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Read about the local parades this weekend and the reason behind them in our special section.
The Middlebury boys’ tennis team continued its enjoyable spring at Spaulding’s expense. See Page 1B.
ADDISON COUNTY
Vol. 72 No. 21
INDEPENDENT
College students develop transportation initiatives
Middlebury, Vermont
Thursday, May 24, 2018
52 Pages
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Those were the days
Town-gown study boosts buses, biking, walking By CHRISTOPHER ROSS this past semester endeavored to MIDDLEBURY — A group of figure out how to make transportation Middlebury College environmental in Addison County more sustainable studies students have been trying and also more equitable. to square two items Divided into four in Vermont’s 2016 teams, students “Increased bus Comprehensive considered the issue ridership means from several angles. Energy Plan: • The state aims to more service One uniting theme reduce total energy — more routes, emerged: cooperation. consumption per capita more frequency, In a May 10 by 15 percent by 2025, especially colloquium they and by more than onepresented their for in-town third by 2050. findings. • Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n shuttling during RIDE THE BUS! fuels account for the the rail bridge Jennifer Damien, largest portion of construction Sebastian LaPointe Vermont’s total energy project.” and Emma Shumway consumption. — Middlebury started a campusClearly, driving selectboard member wide campaign to would have to be Laura Asermily encourage Middlebury reduced in order to College students to meet the goals. ride Addison County So the 13 senior environmental Transit Resources (ACTR) buses. studies students, in partnership with Though nearly all the students several local and state organizations, (See Transportation, Page 11A)
Work motivates Bristol man to earn his degree
By ABAGAEL GILES Next week, Farr will BRISTOL — Trevor not only graduate from Farr wasn’t planning to CCV, he will also be the continue his education student speaker at the after he graduated from June 2 commencement Mount Abraham Union ceremony in Northfield. High School in 2003. The 32-year-old Bristol “When I graduated resident will be awarded high school, I didn’t have an Associate’s Degree any intention of going to in Science, Technology college. It’s normal in and Mathematics from my heritage to work in CCV-Middlebury. construction. My dad The first in his family was a carpenter,” said to earn a college degree, Farr. he was nominated to Fast forward a dozen speak by his professors TREVOR FARR years and the Bristol and classmates. native found he needed some It took Farr three years to complete education to advance in a job that had his studies. During that time he become his career. He started taking worked nights at the Agri-Mark/ classes at Community College of Cabot cheese plant in Middlebury, Vermont’s Middlebury site and found where he was responsible for mixing he could do really well; he even and calibrating the bacterial cultures became a member of the Phi Theta used to make Cabot cheddar cheeses. Kappa Honor Society. (See Farr, Page 11A)
SOME OF THE regulars and staff at The Diner on Merchants Row in Middlebury met for one of the last times on Tuesday morning as the business prepares to close on Sunday, with an auction of its equipment on Memorial Day. The location has served as an eatery for around eight decades. Pictured are, left to right, Hallie Sargent, Joyce Sargent, Travis D’Avignon, Crystal Doran, Tom Broughton, Terry Purinton, Greg Wry, Debby Holmes, Tim Holmes, Anna Cousino and Kurt Fiske. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Closing of local diner marks end of era By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Joyce Sargent can’t travel past The Diner at 66 Merchants Row in Middlebury without thinking of family, food, an occasional good ribbing and the birth of her second child. “From as far back as I can remember my dad went to (what was then Smith’s Park Restaurant) and met his cronies for coffee and a doughnut or toast every morning around 6 a.m., and mom always wondered why,” Sargent said playfully through an email recounting some of her fondest memories of the community eatery, which will
close for good this Sunday, May 27. Sargent eventually found out “why” her dad was so attached to the place after becoming a regular customer herself around 30 years ago, hooked by a steady diet of stick-to-your ribs standards and a cast of employees that served up kind words and occasional good-natured sass along with the meatloaf, steak & eggs and pancakes — with, of course, real maple syrup. College professors, store keeps and farmers sitting elbow to elbow over omelets and a good cup of Joe. “The sad part is that as of the end of May the
diner will no longer be,” Sargent lamented. “This is also the 18th anniversary of my retirement — so what in the world am I going to do?” Sargent and others took some time out early this week to reflect on the impending demise of The Diner, which current owners Carl Roesch and Caetlin Harwood are selling to the Town Hall Theater. The adjacent THT will someday clear the site for a building addition to provide more room for theater programs, storage and maybe even a small restaurant. But faithful customers of The Diner — and of previous incarnations of (See Diner, Page 12A)
Vermont Coffee Company embraces green energy Middlebury-based firm blazes a trail
VERMONT COFFEE COMPANY roaster Ana MacLeod and quality manager Joe Burris roast beans Tuesday afternoon. The Middlebury company now runs its Exchange Street roasting operations with 100-percent renewable energy. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Coffee Company fans now have an extra reason to feel good about savoring their favorite brand of java. The Middlebury company revealed it’s now the first U.S. coffee roaster to use 100-percent renewable biogas to roast its coffee, sourcing both thermal and electric energy from renewable methane. “We firmly believe our customers are going to appreciate this, that they’ll recognize it as a good thing,” company founder and CEO Paul Ralston said during a recent interview. “It’s not a small thing for us. It took a lot of work, a lot of time and a lot of money.” It’s an effort that began three years ago, when Vermont Coffee launched a more than $1 million investment in new, energy efficient roasting technology. “We worked with a company in California and over years of refinements, we’ve been able to reduce, by over 70 percent, the amount of gas that it takes to roast a pound of coffee,” Ralston said. “So regardless of what the fuel source was, it was a big step in efficiency.” Ralston explained that efficiency led to an important second step: The ability to pay a premium for (See Vt. Coffee, Page 3A)
By the way More evidence that Addison Independent readers and contributors know and care about the English language. Reader Will Sipsey of Starksboro drew our attention to the fact that the online Merriam-Webster Word of the Day recently cited Addison County’s newspaper of record as a source for the word “aggress.” The website defined “aggress” as “to make an attack; to act aggressively,” and cited a July 17, 2017, letter from Dottie Nelson that ran in the Independent: “Under-socialized dogs are risks to their owners and to others because (See By the way, Page 3A)
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Wilkerson to address college grads Bestselling author to speak in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY — Isabel Wilkerson, author of the bestselling “The Warmth of Other Suns” and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will deliver the 2018 Middlebury College Commencement address on Sunday, May 27. A National Humanities medalist, Wilkerson spent 15 years working on her book, interviewing more than 1,200 people to tell one of the greatest underreported stories of the 20th century, that of the Great Migration. From 1915 to 1970, six million African-Americans fled the Jim Crow South in what became one ISABEL WILKERSON of the largest internal migrations in United States history and one that permanently changed the social bury President Laurie Patton. “She landscape of the country. brought attention to an important Published in 2010, The Warmth but overlooked episode in Ameriof Other Suns won numerous prizes, can history with her skillful use of including the National fascinating personal Book Critics Circle narratives. Her book Award. Wilkerson’s “Isabel also contributes to book was also named Wilkerson is a an understanding of to more than 30 bestracism that exists in of-the-year lists, in- masterful writer the U.S. today. cluding the New York and storyteller. “It is an honor to Times’ 10 Best Books She brought have Isabel as our of the Year and Ama- attention to commencement zon’s 5 Best Books of speaker,” Patton an important the Year. added. “Her wisdom Wilkerson won the but overlooked and her talent as an Pulitzer Prize for her episode in author and a Pulitzer work as Chicago buPrize-winning jourAmerican reau chief of The New nalist will offer inspiYork Times in 1994, history with ration to our seniors making her the first her skillful use as they begin new black woman in the of fascinating challenges following history of American their graduation from journalism to win a personal Middlebury.” Pulitzer Prize and the narratives. Wilkerson will first African American Her book also receive an honorary to win for individual contributes to an Doctor of Letters reporting. degree at the comShe has also taught understanding mencement ceremoat a number of uni- of racism that ny. versities, including exists in the U.S. Middlebury also Emory, Princeton and will honor four other today.” Columbia. distinguished men — Middlebury and women with The Middlebury President honorary College commencedegrees Laurie Patton this year: Jeanne A. ment ceremony will take place on the main Brink, Elaine Ostroff, quadrangle at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Velcheru Narayana Rao and William May 27. More than 5,000 family P. Stritzler. members and friends are expected to Jeanne A. Brink is an Abenaki attend. artist and activist. She conducts “Isabel Wilkerson is a masterful workshops and programs on Western writer and storyteller,” said Middle- Abenaki storytelling, history, language, culture, basket making, oral tradition, dance, games, and current issues throughout Vermont and New England. Tracing her Abenaki heritage back to the early 1700s, she
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continues the tradition of Western Abenaki ash splint and sweetgrass fancy basketry as a master basket maker. Brink has served on the Vermont Commission for Native American Affairs, the Lake Champlain Basin Program Cultural Heritage and Recreation Advisory Committee, and many other local organizations. She is the author of several books about Abenaki art and language. Elaine Ostroff is a longtime advocate, author, coach and champion of universal design, the practice of creating environments and products that are usable by most people, regardless of their age or ability, and that secure civil rights, dignity, and opportunity for all people, particularly those with disabilities. In 1978 she cofounded the Adaptive Environments Center, now the Institute for Human Centered Design, where she serves on the board of directors. She created the nationwide Universal Design Education Project in 1990 and the national Access to Design Professions Project in 1999. She is coauthor of “Building a World Fit for People: Designers with Disabilities at Work” and is senior editor of the “Universal Design Handbook.” Velcheru Narayana Rao, a professor and author, taught Telugu and Indian literatures for 38 years at University of Wisconsin at Madison. He also taught at the University of Chicago and Emory University. He has written more than 15 books, many of them in collaboration with David Shulman and Sanjay Subrahmanyam, including “Textures of Time: Writing History in South India” and “How Urvasi Was Won,” a translation of Vikramorvasiyam, a five-act Sanskrit play by the ancient Indian poet Kalidasa. William P. Stritzler is the managing director and owner of Smugglers’ Notch Resort in Vermont. A 1960 graduate of Middlebury College, Stritzler began his career at Wells Fargo, where he was a vice president of the bank and president of the data processing subsidiary. He then joined AT&T, where he was a corporate vice president for new ventures and vice president of marketing for the company’s U.S. operations. He became Smugglers’ Notch Resort managing director in 1987 and purchased the company in 1996. Stritzler was named the 2016 Vermont Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year and has served on the boards of many local and statewide organizations in Vermont.
Buckle up
VERMONT TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Joe Flynn, above, discusses the importance of motorists buckling up to save lives and reduce injuries on the Lake Champlain Bridge in Addison on Monday. A two-week national intensive enforcement of “Click It or Ticket” is now underway. Vergennes and Middlebury police, the sheriff’s departments for Addison and Rutland counties and Vermont State Police were among the agencies with officers attending the news conference, along with state troopers from New York. No seatbelt use is a primary violation in New York (meaning police can stop drivers if they suspect a violation) and costs $250, while in Vermont it is considered a secondary offense (police can cite drivers pulled over for other violations) with a $25 fine. Photos by Mike Donoghue
ANWSD articles pass easily in low turnout
By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — In light turnout on Tuesday, a total of 261 voters from the five Addison Northwest School District communities backed a series of articles, some of which had originally been approved at the ANWSD annual meeting in February. Items approved included the creation of a district-wide capital improvement fund, the swap of two small parcels of land between the
town of Addison and ANWSD, and the right of ANWSD officials to borrow money in anticipation of future tax revenue. Some of the articles were re-voted because a citizen raised a concern, confirmed when ANWSD officials obtained a legal opinion, that one decision made by the board and others approved by voters at the annual meeting board were “public questions” that, according to the Articles of Unification that created ANWSD, required residents to weigh in at the ballot box. By way of comparison, 1,503 residents of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham cast ballots on the ANWSD budget on Town Meeting Day. All decision items on the ballot were approved in commingled voting; Article 1 was non-voting boilerplate that asked residents to take care of any business that came before them. Article 2 passed, 183-76. It asked voters to allow the ANWSD board to borrow money in anticipation of tax revenue that will arrive later in the year. Such borrowing is standard operating procedure for school districts because tax money does not typically show up in time to pay bills that arrive early in the school year. Article 3 passed, 200-60. It asked residents to back the ANWSD board’s decision to create a “capital improvements and facility repair and maintenance reserve fund,” and to support the placement into that fund of $124,650 from a surplus from the
previous fiscal year. Article 4 passed, 192-66. That article acknowledged that action was taken at the February annual meeting even though “the vote on such public questions should have been by Australian ballot,” but did not list an action or actions. It also asked voters to back a statement that “any act or action of school district officer or agents pursuant to be readopted, ratified and confirmed by the voters.” According to information on the ANWSD website and Facebook page those actions included: • Establishing salaries for ANWSD board members at $850, $1,275 for the chairperson, and $3,000 for the treasurer. • Allowing the board not to mail out a printed annual report to all residents, but instead to give residents 30 days notice that it would be made available to those who would like a copy before the annual ANWSD meeting. • Approving the long-planned swap of two parcels of land near Addison Central School, one owned by the town of Addison in exchange for one owned by ANWSD. Each parcel is a third of an acre. ANWSD will receive land close to the elementary school, while the town will receive land closer to its former town hall, which Addison hopes can be eventually renovated into a new town clerk’s office and community center. Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.
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Vt. Coffee
ANWSD chooses a new superintendent
(Continued from Page 1A) methane and biogas to ensure its manufacturing process is solely dependent on renewable energy. Vermont Coffee sources its electricity through Green Mountain Power’s “Cow Power” program. This power is derived from anaerobic digesters operated by Addison County dairy farms that extract methane gas from cow manure and convert it into electricity. At the same time, the company is now buying renewable biogas from the Quebec-based company, EBI Énergie Inc. Energy savings derived from the more efficient roasting equipment is offsetting the higher cost (117 percent more than conventional propane) for both the Canadian renewable biogas and the Cow Power electricity, which comes at a 33-percent premium, according to company officials. “Both of these programs are more expensive, and with our investment in efficiency, we’re not going to have to pass those costs on to our customers,” Ralston said. Moving to renewable energy is very much in line with the company’s philosophy. “The idea is, long-term, we believe our customers are going to care about this, that they’ll see this as a really positive step and something they can feel good about,” Ralston said. “They already feel good about the coffee. Now they get to feel good about how we’re roasting it.” Vermont Coffee currently employs 35 full- and part-time workers and has been growing at around a 20-percent clip annually. It is now the largest whole-bean organic coffee company in the Northeast, according to Ralston. Its organic coffee is sold in chain grocery stores, local markets and food co-ops throughout the Northeast. Products are also sold nationally via the company’s online store at vermontcoffeecompany. com. But the company is still a David among the nation’s handful of Goliath coffee manufacturers. Vermont Coffee officials consistently look at ways to distinguish their brand from the Starbucks of the world. And going 100-percent renewable energy is one of those ways. “We can do this because we are a small company,” Ralston explained. “It costs more for this fuel. A large company is never going to do that, because they’re going to have shareholders who would say, ‘No, we don’t want to spend more money if we don’t have to.’” LOCAL BIOGAS Vermont Coffee and other Middlebury businesses are planning for bigger potential advances on the
By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — The Addison Northwest School District board has reached a verbal agreement with a Harwood Unified School District administrator to become the new ANWSD superintendent. ANWSD officials confirmed on Wednesday morning that Sheila Soule, the HUSD Director of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction since 2009, was offered a contract after the ANWSD board met on Tuesday night and reached a verbal agreement. Current ANWSD Superinten-
NEW VERMONT COFFEE Company packaging highlights the Middlebury company’s use of 100 percent renewable energy.
Independent photos/Trent Campbell
renewable energy front. For example: The possibility of building an anaerobic digester plant in the town’s industrial park to supply locally produced biogas. Business leaders are working on the concept with state officials and the Addison County Economic Development Corp., according to Ralston. In basic terms, equipment would be installed at participating farms to separate solids and liquids from cow manure. The liquids would be collected and delivered to a facility in the industrial park. There, the
methane gas would be extracted, scrubbed, and brought up to pipeline-grade gas. Eventually, food scraps could also be added to the mix. “The customers would be the small and medium farms,” said Sue Hoxie, Vermont Coffee’s general manager for marketing. “The smaller farms can’t invest in all that (biogas) technology.” The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Foods & Markets has a “phosphorous innovation challenge,” through which groups are being
VERMONT COFFEE COMPANY founder and CEO Paul Ralston and roaster Ana MacLeod check on freshly roasted beans in the Middlebury company’s Exchange Street headquarters Tuesday afternoon. Vermont Coffee roasts its beans with 100 percent renewable energy.
VERMONT COFFEE COMPANY in Middlebury now uses highly efficient roasters to offset the higher cost of renewable energy, which the company uses for 100 percent of its operation.
Midd food drive ends Friday with big event
By the way (Continued from Page 1A) everyday things, making them more likely to aggress or bite.” Thanks Will and Dottie! Keep reading and writing in. The wildly successful Three-Day Stampede Toward a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis will soon be accepting donated items for the giant lawn sale that will be a main feature of the event, slated for July 27-29 at the Bristol Recreation Field. Beginning on Saturday, May 26, donors can drop off items at a location in the Bristol Works parking lot off Munsill Avenue, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Organizers will then similarly accept drop-offs each ensuing
encouraged to make pitches for projects able to remove phosphorous from the waste stream. The state will offer financial help to the most promising projects. A local anaerobic digester would produce many benefits, according to Ralston. It would take phosphorous out of manure, provide a renewable energy source, generate a high-quality fertilizer, and create a new income stream for farmers. “It’s pretty exciting,” Ralston said. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.
Saturday, with the exception of Saturday, June 23. A list of the items the Stampede is not able to accept can be found at threedaystampede. org, and organizers reserve the right to reject items that can’t be sold. As usual, several Memorial Day parades will be staged in Addison County this coming Monday, May 28. See our special section in today’s paper with the times, locations and special features of the special events aimed at honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Addison County Transit Re-
sources reminds riders that buses will not be running on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. Normal service resumes Tuesday, May 29. CORRECTION: Remember how last week we told you how the brother-sister team of Ben and Romy Munkres of Cornwall are such great traditional music performers, and that Romy had won the Young Tradition Vermont contest? Well, we were only half right; Romy and Ben BOTH won, and they will share a $1,000 prize and opportunities for representing YTV such as at the New World Festival in Randolph. Sorry to leave you out, Ben.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury’s Department of Public Works is bringing attention to National Public Works Week (May 20 – 26) by putting on a food drive. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE). Public Works personnel this week are at various spots around town handing out information and collecting non-perishable food, which can be dropped off at Shaw’s and Hannaford supermarkets, the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, Middlebury Legion Post No. 27, VFW Post 7823 and the Middlebury Post Office. The effort culminates on Friday, May 25, at the town’s new recreation facility on Creek Road with a bouncy house, games and free food and beverage. Kids are invited to “Touch-the-Truck.” Food will be served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
dent JoAn Canning said ANWSD Board Chairwoman Sue Rakowski and Soule would meet soon to make final a contract. Soule was one of three finalists the board interviewed on Tuesday and who toured ANWSD schools and met with members of the public earlier in the day. According to her résumé on the ANWSD website Soule obtained a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Vermont in 2004 and earned her undergraduate degree from Johnson State in 1992.
Carol’s closes; back taxes cited as reason By JOHN FLOWERS Merchants Row and Main Street MIDDLEBURY — Regulars of rail bridges with a concrete tunCarol’s Hungry Mind Café at 24 nel. The work is expected to last Merchants Row on Monday saw three years. Merchants Row has something they’ve been dreading been changed to a one-way street for the past several years as the since last summer, when the two business has continued to navigate 1920s-era bridges were replaced through choppy financial waters: A with temporary spans. “Closed” sign. Melanson said Carol’s receipts Carol’s owner John Melanson are down substantially this year, said on Tuesday the Vermont De- and he blames much of it on the partment of Taxes ordered him to bridge work, which he noted will close the business until he’s able become considerably more invato pay at least a $7,500 installment sive during the next few years. on an outstanding $30,000 fiscal “It was very bad last year and it’s year 2017 tax bill for the looking to be worse this much-beloved but finanyear,” Melanson said. cially challenged venture “Last year I A citizens group in Middlebury’s Battell had to make called Neighbors ToBlock. the decision gether is devising ways “Last year I had to mitigate the impacts to either not to make the decision to of the construction, but either not pay all of my pay all of Melanson fears it might taxes, or pay my food my taxes, or be too late for Carol’s distributor,” Melanson pay my food — unless he receives said. another financial life He believed the food distributor.” preserver. He’d like to — John continue the venture, distributor needed to be Melanson because he said he paid first. Now the state of Vermont wants its loves it and he believes cut, and Melanson doesn’t have there’s a strong community need the cash. An online Gofundme for a downtown coffee shop. The fundraising campaign for Carol’s business has also become an entershowed $11,160 in donations to- tainment hub. ward a $20,000 goal, but Melanson “We have a lot of happy people said he’s gone through those gifts who don’t want me to shut down already in order to keep the café here,” Melanson said. open during the past few months. Meanwhile, Melanson is a little Indeed, Carol’s has been a more upbeat about the second “Carbusiness run with a lot of heart ol’s” location he opened in 2015 at and hard work — intangible 7404 Route 7 in New Haven. He commodities that unfortunately opened that new coffee shop/eatery won’t pay the bills. A coffee shop in part to try and stem some of the is a thin-margin business under financial impact of the downtown the best of circumstances, due to Middlebury rail bridges project. the low-cost items it dispenses The new Carol’s hasn’t been a real and the low turnover in customers, moneymaker to this point, but he many of whom like to sit and read, said, “We are on our way up. Last ponder, or peck away at a laptop as week was our best week.” they sip. For more information about And Middlebury these days Carol’s, go to carolshungrymindhasn’t offered the best of circum- cafe.com. The fund drive site is at stances for downtown businesses. gofundme.com/carolshungrymind. Preliminary work has begun on a Reporter John Flowers is at $72 million project to replace the johnf@addisonindependent.com.
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The hardship is already here; now, what will Middlebury do? With the recent news of two more businesses closing in Middlebury’s downtown, in the immediate vicinity of the construction zone, when is it time to recognize that the hardship that had been predicted is real and must be addressed before more businesses close? There are, after all, two and a half more years of intense construction still to go. Recently the town learned that The Diner, after 80-plus years, will serve its last meals this weekend, and just down the street, Carol’s Hungry Mind Café and coffee shop was forced to shut down due to financial duress. The added stress of the downtown construction project and loss of storefront parking were contributing factors to both businesses shutting their doors. “It was very bad year last year (after the temporary bridges closed the roads for a couple of weeks and parking was lost), and it’s looking to be worse this year,” Carol’s Hungry Mind Café owner John Melanson said of his business since the construction began. And in prior conversations with the owner of The Diner, he said he saw the handwriting on the wall and decided to sell before losses piled up. Two blocks away, on the southern end of the downtown on Main Street, Ben Franklin’s has announced its impending closing, while Clay’s (a woman’s clothing store) across the street has not renewed its lease on that downtown location. That represents four substantial losses of retail or commercial establishments on the Main Street-Merchants Row downtown corridor. And it’s not hard to see another few businesses deciding it’s time to call it quits if the road gets rougher and they’re facing monetary losses partially because of the downtown project. We’ve argued in the past that financial help should be made available to the businesses most effected by the construction, but were assured measures would be taken to boost those businesses through marketing efforts and that would be adequate. Reality suggests a more pragmatic and direct approach, if town leaders want to assure there are viable commercial businesses in the downtown once the rail bridges project is complete. Not all of the stresses, of course, are due to the construction. Online shopping, especially with the Amazon.com juggernaut, has changed the nature of retail shopping for many. To that end, Middlebury would also be well served to commission a report on the type of businesses that would most likely thrive in Middlebury’s downtown in today’s (and tomorrow’s) environment. Then, take measures over the next three years to attract and support those potential businesses — as well as the existing businesses valiantly striving to make ends meet. But act, the town should, and that might require more than a marketing plan that attempts to entice shoppers into a compromised business district where the comfort and pleasantries of a quintessential New England downtown are still a few years away. Angelo Lynn
Gov. Scott’s vetoes vs. leadership The standoff between Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont Legislature is seemingly over Scott’s campaign pledge not to pass any legislation that would raise more taxes. As a political sound-byte, that’s about as safe a proposition and campaign pledge any politician could make. But if maintaining a pledge to not raise taxes also means the governor will do nothing to address fundamental problems facing the state, is that the kind of leadership that helps or hurts? For example, how effectively did Gov. Scott address the state’s most pressing problem — the state’s lack of economic growth. Statistics show significant job and population losses in 10 of 14 counties over the past several years, and the sub-par growth in the other four, which comprise Chittenden, Addison, Lamoille and Washington. Surprisingly, the issue received almost no attention from the governor this session. There were no headlines touting initiatives to boost growth in any economic sector, nor increases to education or vocational training that might better prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow or supply businesses with the workforce they desperately need. Rather, the session was devoted to maintaining his no new taxes pledge, which included rejecting many ideas that would have made the state more affordable for the average Vermonter and, arguably, could have created incentives to attract young families (and workers) to Vermont, stimulating local economies and our business sector. The family leave bill, for example, would have done just that and it received significant bipartisan support in the Legislature. Republican Fred Baser, Bristol, writes in a column in today’s paper (see Page 5A) of those benefits. Noting that he helped write the Family Leave Bill, Rep. Baser lauded the bill as “a good measure for employees, families and business. Childbirth accounts for almost 80 percent of the utilization of paid family leave … studies have also shown women who take leave for childbirth return to their old job at much higher rates than women who do not have this benefit. There is also a positive benefit to employee morale, a good thing for business. Plus this benefit will distinguish us from most other states, making it a good recruitment tool. Employees will pay for this via a 0.13 percent payroll tax. That equates to $1.30 a week for someone earning $52,000 a year.” Despite the good it would provide, it’s minimum tax increase on workers and little impact on businesses, and despite its bipartisan support, Gov. Scott vetoed the bill because it levied that small tax. We appreciate that many Vermonters are siding with the governor on his effort to keep tax increases to a minimum, but when the decision is based on an ideological perspective, rather than on a cost-benefit analysis, such campaign pledges cause more harm than good. Gov. Scott made a similar mistake by vetoing a bill to tax opioid manufacturers, the money from which would have been used to fight opioid addiction and help address the crisis for many families that has caused. Which brings us back to the question of leadership: Is just saying “no” to new taxes the mark of a strategic and successful leader? Or would we rather have a leader who identifies the most pressing problems facing the state, then outlines the strategies to resolve them? Earlier this session, Gov. Scott did an excellent job leading the state to reasonable measures on gun control. He outlined what he thought was needed, explained how far he would go to support various measures and then encouraged the Legislature to act quickly to get bills passed. In contrast, on many spending bills he has drawn a line in the sand about no new taxes, and left it up to the Legislature to figure out how to make that work. That’s the absence of leadership, and it has been at the root of the political partisanship we’ve seen in Montpelier this year. As a political ploy in an election year, Gov. Scott’s strategy may prove effective, but it’s not the straightforward, pragmatic leadership we expected of him, nor does it serve the state well. Angelo Lynn
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Ralston would be asset in Senate
I was excited to read in the Independent that Paul Ralston is considering a run for the State Senate. Mr. Ralston’s previous legislative career proves that he understands the primary function of an elected representative: putting the interests of his constituents above the blandishments and campaign contributions of the lobbyists and special interest groups that infest Montpelier. Mr. Ralston’s track record as owner of the Vermont Coffee Company and his involvement in the community prove that he is someone we can trust to work for us, the residents of Addison County. Please, Mr. Ralston, throw your hat in the ring. We need you! Kevin Commins Middlebury
It’s not time to burn yard waste
Through and through
A SPRING BREEZE flows through two open doors on a storage barn in Weybridge Monday morning.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Is it Boomers versus Millennials?
Has my generation of Baby Boomers screwed all the small businesses. But so many others, believing wealth ones that came after us? is the only true definition of success, will start climbing Steven Brill thinks so. And he’s at least partly right. the Big Money Ladder. Brill, an attorney, journalist and entrepreneur, had Maybe JFK’s entreaty that Americans “ask what you a role in glamorizing the big money created by Baby can do for your country” is now just a song for suckers. Boomers. He founded the American Lawyer, a magazine Brill sees an America where the protected few have that documented the astounding rise to riches figuratively and often literally fenced of the legal profession. themselves off from the great majority, “the Now he’s repenting. unprotected.” Since the late 1970s, lawyers have gotten So if healthcare costs balloon and families fat off the financial, technology, healthcare face bankruptcy because powerful interests and other booming sectors they so adroitly used lobbying and legal maneuvers to gut service. even the modest reforms of Obamacare — Brill’s repentance comes in the form of the well, that’s not a problem for the protected: book “Tailspin: The People and Forces BeThe affluent folks know the best docs and hind America’s Fifty-Year Fall — and Those can afford the best care because they’ve got Fighting to Reverse It.” His perspective is great private insurance. summarized in a new cover story in Time If Midwest cities empty out because comcalled “How My Generation Broke America.” panies shipped millions of manufacturing Brill’s thesis is that bright Baby Boomers jobs overseas — well, the affluent long have built an unbudgeable meritocracy by ago migrated to the coastal enclaves and putting core American values — the First high-paying jobs in tech, law, medicine and Amendment, due process and election reform the like. — in the selfish service of “financial and legal If you need an affordable place to live in a engineering (that) turned our economy from by Gregory Dennis large metropolitan area — well, move to the an engine of long-term growth and shared exurbs and commute 90 minutes each way prosperity into a casino with only a few big in exhaust-filled traffic. Or if your job is in winners.” Addison County, find a cheap place on the other side of It’s a thesis worth pondering at this graduation time. the lake and drive a rusty beater across the Crown Point As UVM, our state colleges and Middlebury College Bridge every day. are launching another cadre of graduates, many of them Aside from lawyers, lobbyists and lawmakers in the will join the desperate scramble for profits, position and pocket of big companies, Brill points a finger at other power. villains. Among them: • Laws that weakened the power of labor unions to Of course many other grads will go on to benefit society (See Dennis, Page 10A) by doing amazing things in nonprofits, government and
Between The Lines
Ant invaders pose pesky challenge
At first, I dealt with them the way I deal with most Every time I walked into the kitchen last week, I began singing, “The ants go marching 10 by 10, hurrah, hurrah insects: by squealing in panic and disgust and hoping the noise would drive them away. As soon as they’d see me …” I wasn’t singing for the fun of it. I was singing in coming, they’d scatter. But not for long. They got so bold after four or five days that they’d reaction to the scene before me: We had an ant problem. Ants are nothing new. In an old farmhouse like ours, pounce on any food left out for more than 30 seconds. they’re just one of the varieties of creepy-crawlies that I served dessert one night and returned to the kitchen take up residence in the warmer months. In a normal year, moments later to see a half-full pan of blueberry pudding cake moving steadily across the we’ll have a few days where tiny ants counter on a bed of six-legged power march in line across the countertop, lifters. looking for sweets or maybe just Screaming, it turns out, doesn’t do water. much to deter ants. So I took up a fly Then, during the height of summer, it will be earwigs. Later, spiders will swatter, occasionally going on a full show up, followed in September by berserker rampage around the kitchen. houseflies. Mosquitoes will hang “You kill them?” you may be sayaround for months, with a few who ing. “But aren’t you the bleeding heart missed their flight to Boca Raton By Jessie Raymond who used to save ladybugs?” sticking around all winter. But for the Yes, I still do. But ladybugs, taken most part, the bugs come, they leave, in small doses, are cute and iconic. life goes on. Black ants are too numerous and too cunning to get my This year was different: For the first time, we had an in- sympathy. Granted, they have a fascinating and complex vasion of large black ants. They were fast-moving. They social hierarchy that scientists are just beginning to were far-ranging. And they were better organized than the unravel. That doesn’t give them dibs on the Raisin Bran. few stragglers we’ve seen in previous years. I mean, they I knew the only comprehensive way to get rid of the wore military parade dress. They marched in formation. ants would be to poison them, a move that went against Every morning I’d go downstairs and hear a faint and my live-and-let-live philosophy. But in swarming my tinny fife and drum corps leading a platoon of ants across sugar bowl, they crossed a line. the kitchen floor, up the cabinets and onto the counter. I’m chemical averse, however, especially around food. Then they’d break ranks and run amok. They’d frolic in I didn’t want to spray the kitchen, cook dinner and an the sink and the trash can. They’d pile on a single crumb hour later find my husband lying on his back on the floor, that had been left on the counter. They’d hide on the black legs kicking feebly. stovetop where they knew I couldn’t see them (though I looked on the internet for some more environmentheir nervous whistling usually gave them away). (See Raymond, Page 5A)
Around the bend
For anyone feeling abused by restrictions on burning during our current dry spell, I have a suggestion: be patient. Brush piles that are allowed to remain in place until winter will actually burn better when sticks and limbs can dry out for several months anyway and you might enjoy the presence of song sparrows over the summer as they nest and sing one of the most beautiful songs in creation. By the time there is a foot of snow on the ground they will have flown to the Gulf of Mexico and there is little or no danger of your fire getting out of control. In addition, there is no better way of dealing with weeds from your garden than to add them to the pile. Any ripened seeds will be destroyed, along with your unwanted brush and you will have the pleasure of gazing upon the resulting flames some cold winter’s night. Nick Thornblade Castleton
ANWSD focuses on school safety
Student and staff safety is essential to our entire educational endeavor. It is our top priority. We continue to share in the nation’s collective grief following the Parkland, Fla., and now Santa Fe, Texas school shootings. As our shock and grief increases and decreases in intensity, we hope to remain alert and sensitive to school safety issues. The ANWSD has developed extensive school safety policies and procedures, and will continue to review those directives. We invite members of the public to review and communicate with us about policies and procedures that are directly related to school safety and emergency preparedness, especially policies on School Crisis Prevention and Response (F32) and Firearms (C5) available on our website at anwsd.org. On May 14, we approved revisions to policy that will ensure greater accountability about the effectiveness of our school crisis prevention and response procedures. In addition to our review of policy and procedure, we think it is important to make clear the ongoing work in this area as well as some of our key priorities for ensuring a safe educational environment for all. First, we believe that the most important thing that we can do to protect our students and staff is to create a sense of welcome and belonging for all our students, families, and educators. We want to know each student by name, by strength, and by need. It is well known that the Addison Northwest School District is a leader at creating a nurturing and welcoming climate for all students. We applaud our District staff work in the areas of student and staff wellness, our strong systems of supports for both behavior and emotional issues, the fostering of family and community engagement, and their continued efforts to build a caring and responsible educational community. We are particularly supportive of restorative practices within our district-wide positive behavioral intervention and supports system. There is nothing more important to school safety than making sure that every member of our school community knows that they belong. Second, we continue to work to (See ANWSD letter, Page 10A)
Addison Independent, Thursday, May 24, 2018 — PAGE 5A
Baser offers views on session I write just before we head into bination of one-time money and a special legislative session. Here an increase in the Homestead are my thoughts on this year’s leg- property tax of 2.5 cents and an islative session’s most noteworthy increase in the non-homestead actions. They include: property tax of 5.5 cents. Paid Family Leave, The governor says no to Minimum Wage, Spethat proposal. He points cial Education Reform, out that the state has a revision to Vermont’s enjoyed an injection income tax code, gun of approximately $150 legislation, and a Clean million in extra revenue Water debate. this year. The governor Gov. Scott has been feels this should allow consistent in his policy us to hold the line on of no new or increases taxes and so, there will to fees or taxes during be a special session to this legislative biennisort this out. I believe um. Last year we kept there is a way to keep by Rep. Fred Baser, the education portion of property taxes level R-Bristol using a combination of people’s property taxes one-time money and level and satisfy the other accounting moves. This year Democratic leadership. we entered the final weeks with a I helped draft the Paid Family $58 million gap in the Education Leave Bill. It is a good measure for Fund, so we either raise the educa- employees, families and business. tion property tax or allocate money Childbirth accounts for almost 80 from the General Fund to balance percent of the utilization of paid the education budget. Democratic family leave according to other leadership is suggesting a com- states’ records. Studies have also
Legislative Review
shown women who take leave for childbirth return to their old job at much higher rates than women who do not have this benefit. There is also a positive benefit to employee morale, a good thing for business. Plus this benefit will distinguish us from most other states making it a good recruitment tool. Employees will pay for this via a 0.13 percent payroll tax. That equates to $1.30 a week for someone earning $52,000 a year. The Minimum Wage bill almost did not make it to the House floor due to lack of support in the House Appropriations Committee. Deal making and arm-twisting forced the bill out of committee late in the session and, by a small margin, it passed. I am not a big fan of the way this bill emerged. It is almost certain to put a great deal of stress on our small businesses, with particular hardship being felt by those businesses in Vermont’s rural areas. Special education legislation (See Baser, Page 10A)
Letters to the Editor Vergennes man announces run for Addison-3 seat I am excited and honored to announce my candidacy for State Representative Addison-3, serving Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham. I moved to this community 11 years ago to open 3 Squares Café in Vergennes. I am extremely proud to call Addison County home. My wife Danelle and I received a warm embrace upon our arrival, and you continued to support us as we’ve grown our small business. With this support, we’ve grown a business that is as much a part of the community as we are, possibly even more. As a small business owner, I strive to provide members of the community with skills that they can carry on — regardless of where life takes them. I’ve found my investment in employment practices that lift my employees up to be incredibly valuable to my business. Through my work on the board of Main Street Alliance of Vermont, I’ve been able to give a voice to small business
owners across the state who share these values. Over the last several years, I have become more engaged in policy development in Montpelier as a business owner and advocate. In addition, I had the incredible honor of serving as Democratic Party Delegate in Philadelphia in 2016. I have learned so much through these experiences, and I am inspired to keep working to move our community and state forward. As a life-long Vermonter, I understand what makes this such a unique and wonderful place to call home but realize there is a great deal to be improved. I am running to be your Representative because I believe the families and individuals in Addison County deserve better. As your Representative, the challenges and needs of our community will always be my first priority. I will use my experience as a foundation to give a voice to all of us.
Vermonters deserve solutions, and I am ready to get to work. I’m stepping into this race to make change that supports a healthy economy and thriving local communities. I believe that by investing in infrastructure, addressing local environmental challenges, and improving our tax structure, we will begin to move in the right direction. I can’t do this without your support and feedback. As your Representative, I will be attentive and available to you. I am interested in solving problems and building consensus to get us on the right track, and I believe my 20 years of business ownership and management have prepared me well for this task. I will bring strong yet compassionate representation to Montpelier on behalf of this amazing community. To find out more about me and my campaign visit mattbirong.com Matt Birong Vergennes
Letter carriers really delivered on recent food drive On behalf of all the people in our community who are food insecure, THANK YOU to our local Letter Carriers Association for their tireless efforts to organize this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Joe Laramie and Victoria Gragg led an amazing effort this year that resulted in 1,819 pounds of food coming into HOPE’s food shelf. This would not have been possible
without their dedication to our community. Nor would this have been possible without the muscle and hard work of the many Middlebury and East Middlebury letter carriers who collected all the donated food on May 12. And of course, generous donations of food from countless individuals and families were essential to the success of this effort. Thank you to all who distributed,
filled, and collected those bright yellow bags. These donations come at a critical time, as our food shelf continues to be a much-relied-on source of groceries for families who struggle to make ends meet. We are all fortunate to be part of such a caring and compassionate community. Jeanne Montross Executive Director, HOPE Middlebury
chance to find out. The day I made the list, the ants cleared out, leaving no trace of their visit except a Yelp review (“Pros: The contents of the compost pail under the sink exceeded our expectations, and the single droplet of maple syrup on the counter made for a great Sunday brunch. Cons: Our hostess shrieked a lot and flattened 87 of our buddies with a fly
swatter. Still, we’ll be back next year for sure!”). I don’t know what prompted the ants to show up, and I don’t know what made them leave. I just know that we’re expecting the next wave of invaders to arrive with the first really hot, humid days in June. For my next number, I’ll be singing “Everything’s Coming Up Earwigs.”
Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) tally friendly methods. I wrote up a shopping list of reportedly anti-ant substances, everything from peppermint oil to lemon juice to food-grade diatomaceous earth. (These wouldn’t kill the ants, of course, but I hoped to at least annoy them.) I’d like to tell you how well this approach worked, but I never had a
Introducing John Stuart Mill Editor’s note: This is the 16th in before he entered his teens. this goal were lost sight of, all else a series of essays about political The only other subject he studied would be wasted. liberalism and conservatism and the during this period was arithmetic, It was perhaps this motive that two-party system. but not long after he became brought on a mental crisis. When proficient in geometry and the he was 20, he was overcome by By VICTOR NUOVO John Stuart Mill (1806–73) higher mathematics. Mill wrote profound doubt. He questioned dominated the intellectual life of about all this, not to call attention to whether all this study had made him English speaking peoples during the his extraordinary gifts nor even his happy, and whether if, after all, the massive learning, but purposes in life he envisioned for 19th century. He and his rather as proof of how himself and for humankind were mentor Jeremy Bentham much can effectively be realized, would it make the world (1748–1832) were taught at an early age, happy? And the answer he found in founders of a school of and by implication, how himself was a resounding “No!” social thought known He fell into a deep depression that much time is wasted. It as Utilitarianism, which is a lesson that educators lasted a year, during which time he provided a rationale for and parents should take examined himself and came to the political and economic to heart. Besides all realization that he had lived too much liberalism. this, Mill was a prolific a life of the mind and that he had The central notion reader, and privately neglected to cultivate his emotions. of Utilitarianism is the developed interests Although he was well read in the happiness principle. that would remain with poets and could quote them from Human happiness is him throughout his memory and write critically of their the ultimate good, and life, notably, popular works, he had never taken poetry and whatever promotes this Liberalism vs accounts of the practice the emotions they evoked seriously end, not only in one’s Conservatism of experimental science. enough. Part of his self-prescribed own life but also for all When he was 12, therapy was reading the Romantic An essay by human beings, is good. Mill’s father introduced poets, especially Wordsworth. Moral duties, as well as Victor Nuovo He recovered and resumed his him to the study of civil laws and economic Middlebury College Logic. He read all course of life, continued to write, policies of governments professor emeritus the logical works of and gained a friend. She was Harriet that promote this Aristotle and modern Taylor (1807–58), a person of high end are said to have of philosophy studies on the subject. intellect and moral seriousness, utility, hence the name, He also studied higher and an outspoken advocate for “Utilitarianism.” It should be obvious that this mathematics, history, philosophy women’s rights. They formed a deep doctrine has relevance to the and economics, in which he became friendship. She was married. Their American political system, which is expert. His two major works were relationship was platonic and public. based on a principle of equality for the outcome of these studies: A In 1851, after her husband’s death, all, and claims for all of its people, System of Logic, which is an account they married. Mill repeatedly writes of his as well as all of humanity, the of the method of scientific enquiry inalienable rights of life, liberty and and explanation, and The Principles enormous debt to her and credits of Political Economy, which her with many of his key ideas. It the pursuit of happiness. Bentham was the pioneer in this has become a classic account of was at her behest that he wrote The endeavor. Most notable were his economic liberalism. It is noteworthy Subjection of Woman, which opens critical writings on the English that he treats politics and economics with the declaration that “the legal constitution, which he condemned as parts of a whole, a practice that subordination of one sex to the other is wrong in itself, and now one as an institution of privilege for should be revived. Mill took special note of the of the chief hindrances to human the few, and on the penal laws of England, which he found to be cruel manner in which his father taught improvement. Furthermore, that it and vindictive, and worst of all, him, which was quite advanced. ought to be replaced by a principle “Mine was not an education of cram. of perfect equality, admitting no ineffective, without utility. He made it a principle that the My father never permitted anything power or privilege on the one side, goal of such laws, and of civil which I learnt to degenerate into a nor disability on the other.” The rest punishment in general, should be to mere exercise of memory. He strove is well worth reading. Mill preferred to make the understanding not only to have his works regarded as rehabilitate and restore. I will write more about go along with every step of the collaborations and not due to his sole Utilitarianism in a later essay. My teaching but if possible precede it.” authorship. Postscript: Mill is eminently concern now, is to introduce John They would take long walks together readable. His autobiography and Stuart Mill. He was a Scot, but born and discuss the lessons for the day. Throughout the course of his many of his shorter works are in London, where his father, James Mill, had come to live. His father studies, the motive that drove available in inexpensive paperback was an official in the British colonial Mill—instilled in him by his father editions, in particular, Utilitarianism office, which administered the and clarified by Bentham—was the and On Liberty, which will be the government of India, but he was also moral improvement of mankind. If subject of the next two essays. a noted historian and philosopher. James Mill was also deeply interested in education, and he took upon himself the education of his children, of whom John Stuart was the eldest. In this, he consulted with his friend Jeremy Bentham. Mill (the son) attended no public school or university. He was home schooled. In Deadlines and Office Hours his autobiography, written toward the end of his life he gives a full account Our Office will be closed Monday, May 28, 2018 of his education, and generally of his in observance of Memorial Day. moral and intellectual development, Advertising Deadlines will change as follows: and acknowledges his indebtedness to others for he did not believe that EDITION DEADLINE there was anything extraordinary in Monday, May 28 & Wednesday, May 23, noon himself. His formal education began early Thurs, May 31 Arts & Leisure in life with classical languages and Thursday, May 31 Friday, May 25, 5 p.m. literature. He was only three when he began to study Greek. His first reader was a collection, in Greek, of Aesop’s Fables, followed by 388-4944• 58 Maple St., Middlebury Greek historical works. At seven, he was reading Plato’s dialogues in Greek, the shorter and simpler ones. Eventually, he would read the Iliad and the Odyssey, also in Greek. 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Obituaries
James Kater, 80, Ripton RIPTON — James (Jim) M. Kater of Ripton, Vt., passed away in hospital, Monday, May 21, 2018 at the age of 80 years, following a brief bout of pneumonia and 12 years of managing Parkinson’s Disease. His passing was peaceful with family and friends present. Jim is survived by his devoted wife of 32 years, Cheryl Kater, and his children and grandchildren: daughter Lisa Kate Tomchik of Marietta, Ga., and her children Rachel, Nathan and Rett; son John M. Kater of Wilson, N.C.; daughter Rebecca K. Stadolnik and her husband Joe of Stow, Mass. and their children Henry and Walter; and son Thomas Kater of Marietta, Ga., as well as his dear cousins, the Rev. Dr. John L. Kater of Winchester, Va., and Janet Kater of East Liverpool, Ohio. Jim was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Andrew Kater and Dorothy Clark Kater, his brother Jack and sister Virginia, as well as his former wives Lois Ann DeSha and Nancy Arden. Services for Jim will be conducted at a future date in Winchester, Va., where he will be interred in the Kater family plot. Jim was born in Hackensack, N.J. He was a Korean War era veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of First Lieutenant as a fighter pilot. He attended Middlebury College and thereafter worked for Delta Airlines for 29 years, achieving the position of Manager of Flight Training. During his working career, Jim traveled extensively, but decided to return to the peace and beauty of Vermont to retire. He was an active participant at St. Stephen’s Church and the local American Legion for many years. Jim had a wide range of interests. He was an avid photographer, who worked as a stringer for the Altanta Journal and Constitution and the
Christian Science Monitor. He loved riding motorcycles, sailing, Ham radio, fishing, crossword puzzles, music from baroque to Beethoven to the Beatles, and visiting the pub and the local American Legion to chat with friends over a beer. Jim read and wrote poetry and nonfiction and had an extensive library of books about aircraft, military history, religion, poetry, crime novels and everything to do with Ireland and England. He was known for his great sense of humor, his contemplative demeanor, deep religious views, his love for and dedication to family and friends, his ability to connect with folks from all walks of life, his service to others, and his vast network of acquaintances, both famous and obscure. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, the American Legion VT Post 27, or Porter Medical Center.◊
William Richard Jr. memorial service
Joyce Cameron memorial service
WEYBRIDGE — A memorial service for The Rev. William J. Richard Jr. will be on Sunday, May 27, at 3 p.m. at Weybridge Congregational Church. A reception will follow.
SALISBURY – A memorial service for Joyce A. Cameron will be held on Thursday, May 31, at 1 p.m. in the Assembly of God Christian Center, 1759 U.S. Route 7, Vergennes. She passed away on January 3, 2018.
JAMES M. KATER
Robert Duclos, 88, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Robert J. (Bob) Duclos, 88, of Middlebury, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on May 21, 2018. Bob was born to George and Clarabel (Lathrop) Duclos in a Main Street apartment just yards from the business that would become his career and the building that now bears his name. He lived his entire life in Weybridge and Middlebury, graduating from Middlebury High School and attending Middlebury College. In 1950 he married his high school sweetheart, Anita Ferland. As their family grew, he left his position at the First National grocery store to become a teller at the National Bank of Middlebury. Rising through the ranks, he retired in 1991 as its President. He remained on the Board of Directors until 2005. He served on numerous boards and was active in the community. He had a passion for woodworking and built vast amounts of furniture and cabinetry as well as custom homes for his family. Bob is survived by Anita and his children Cairle Ault (Ray) of Proctor, James (Christina Ellison) of Cornwall, Kathleen of Starksboro, Gail Lapierre (Claude) of Shelburne, Allan of New Haven, daughter-in-law Ann McNamara Duclos of New Haven, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren, his siblings Sr. Isoline Duclos
ROBERT J. DUCLOS of Winooski, Mary Field (Burgess) of Ticonderoga, N.Y., Thomas (Lisa Thompson) of Weybridge and Jane Zimmerman (Wayne) of Michigan. He was predeceased by his son David, his grandson Levi, siblings Helen DeCourval and George. A special thank you to the capable and caring staff at The Residence at Otter Creek. Donations in his name may be made to Addison County Home Health and Hospice or Elderly Services, Inc. A gathering of remembrance will be held at a later date.◊
Jacob Emmons, 87, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Jacob “Jake” Quick Emmons, age 87, died Monday, May 21, 2018, at his home in Middlebury. Mr. Emmons was born in South Branch, N.J. on Oct. 3, 1930. He was the son of William and Louise (Quick) Emmons. He grew up in Branchburg, N.J. and graduated from Sommerville Pioneer High School, class of 1949. He afterwards served in the United States Army in Germany. Following his honorable discharge, he returned home and began a life of farming. In 1961 he moved to Whiting, Vt., where he ran a dairy farm until 1990. He had served the town of Whiting as a selectman for nine years and was a town lister for many years. He had also served as town moderator for many years. He was a charter member of the Whiting Volunteer Fire Department. He was a licensed airplane pilot and owned his own Piper Cub. He belonged to American Legion Post 27 and was a member of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 7823, and was a member of the funeral honors detail for many years. Surviving is his wife, Muriel (Clough) Emmons of Middlebury, whom he married in Vergennes on July 15, 1977; his sister Mary Lou Waller of Locustville, Va.; a stepdaughter Lauri Lee Mather of Keene, N.H. Four step grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive him. He was predeceased by his parents and a brother; William M. Emmons, Jr.
JACOB “JAKE” QUICK EMMONS A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 11 a.m., at Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon. The Rev. William Bartholomew, pastor of the Brandon Congregational Church, will officiate. The graveside committal service and burial with military honors will follow the ceremony in Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in his memory to; The Whiting Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Stacey Freeguard, Stickney Road, Whiting, VT 05778. Condolences can be left at millerandketchamfuneralhome.com.
Elizabeth Deanne Ibold Wolff van de Velde, 89, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Elizabeth Deanne Ibold Wolff van de Velde, or Deane for short, died on May 16, 2018, in hospice care in Middlebury, Vt., after a long struggle with age-related dementia. She was 89. A physician’s assistant, volunteer ambulance crew chief and staunch advocate for reproductive rights and women’s health, she cared for thousands of Champlain Valley residents since the 1960s. Deane deeply appreciated Vermont for its vistas; its culture of professors, farmers and crafters; and its ever-changing weather. An avid downhill skier, traveler, and furniture re-arranger, Deane loved her children, a good book, dogs, the Scottish countryside, and public television. She was the resident wit at cocktail parties she hosted on Chipman Hill in Middlebury, and later in Cornwall.
She grew up in a high rise on the Gold Coast of Chicago, and although raised by atheists she was schooled by the nuns at the Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls. Her education left her with a bemused affection for saints, a social conscience, and a distrust of organized religion. While attending DePauw University in Indiana, she met her future husband Klaus Heinrich Wolff, and they married in 1951. The couple moved to Vermont in 1956 when Wolff joined the faculty of Middlebury College, where he taught economics for 25 years. They raised two daughters, Jenifer Ashley Wolff of Leicester, Vt., and Peregrine Lee Wolff, of Reno, Nev. After graduating from the Physicians Assistant’s Program at Dartmouth Medical School in 1974, she served as a P.A. for Dr. Clark Bryant and delivered
dozens of babies in Addison County. She worked at Charlotte Family Health Center, Planned Parenthood of Vermont, and as lead P.A. at the Shorewell Community Health Center. Earlier, she was trained as an EMT, and was a founding member of the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association. Klaus Wolff died in 1988, and Deane married retired Princeton University professor Col. Robert W. van de Velde in 1989. He also predeceased her. She is survived by her two daughters and grandsons Brennan Russell, of Boise, Idaho, and Rowan Russell, of Los Angeles. A celebration of Deane’s life will be held on July 14, 5-7 p.m. at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. Memorial contributions may be made to Planned Parenthood.◊
ELIZABETH DEANNE IBOLD WOLFF VAN DE VELDE
Robert Warner Jr., 43, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — Robert Lee Warner Jr., age 43, died Friday, May 18, 2018, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Mr. Warner was born in Middlebury on July 3, 1974. He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Gregory) Warner Sr. He grew up in New Haven where he received his early education and graduated from Mount Abraham Union High School, class of 1994. He later attended Job Corps and earned his license as an electrician. He lived and worked in Atlanta, Ga., for several years, but returned to Vermont in 1997. He worked as a truck driver for NOCO in Williston for many years. He enjoyed fishing and loved animals, but trucking was his life. He is survived by his wife; Helen (Hardway) Warner of Ferrisburgh, whom he married in Middlebury on October 16, 2004; three sisters, Stacey (George) Leggett of Vergennes, Michelle (John) Whitney of Sudbury and Connie (Dwight) Slayton of Bridport; many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends also survive him. He was predeceased by his parents Bob and Betty Warner.
ROBERT LEE WARNER JR. A gathering in celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2018 from 1-5 p.m., at the Middlebury American Legion Post 27. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in his memory to; Addison County Humane Society, 235 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊
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Carol Knauss 80, Bridport BRIDPORT — Carol Elizabeth Knauss 80, died Friday, May 18, 2018, at the home of her daughter in Shoreham after a brief illness. She was born December 16, 1937, in Manhattan, N.Y., the daughter of Albert E. and Martha Eldora (George) Clark. Carol was employed at Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference for many years as the administrative assistant. She enjoyed classical music, good Scotch, her dog Hollie, good literature and traveling to England. Christmas was her favorite time of year. She is survived by her two children; David Knauss of Bridport and Martha Orvis and her husband Randy of Shoreham; her two grandchildren, Patrick John Knauss of Morrisville,
Vt., and William Christopher Mitchell-Knauss of Rutland. She was predeceased by her parents. A Celebration of her life will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Vergennes. Time and date to be announced at a later date. Burial will be in Bridport Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff at Addison County Home Health & Hospice for the great care they provided to Carol. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church or to the Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society at 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊
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Diane Faxon, 78, part-time Lincoln resident EASTON, Conn. — Diane Etienne Faxon, age 78, longtime resident of Stamford, Conn. and recently of Easton, Conn., passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, May 17, 2018. Diane was the beloved wife of 56 years to Raymond Lindwood Faxon. She was born in Boston to Frank and Olive Etienne. She was raised in Milton, Mass., where she met and eventually married her high school sweetheart, Linny Faxon. Diane attended Milton High School and graduated from Boston University School of Nursing in 1961. Diane had many passions and talents. She was a registered nurse, a nationally recognized watercolor artist, painting teacher, master gardener, and gourmet cook. Diane’s artistic creativity and talents revealed themselves through all of her interests and pursuits. Diane was an award winning watercolor artist who taught workshops nationally and in her Stamford studio tucked away in her beautiful and esteemed flower gardens. She was a member of the American and National Watercolor Societies, and a former President of the Stamford Art Association, where she was instrumental in starting the Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show. Diane was a longtime volunteer and supporter of the Bartlett Arboretum and hosted their annual Garden Tour in 2012. She loved to travel with her
favorite destinations being anywhere in Italy and Cornwall, England where she would travel with friends to paint. She was also very active with the local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and honored for her work and dedication in 2004. Diane and her husband were devoted parishioners of St. Francis Episcopal Church. Diane will always be remembered for her warm and engaging smile, her abundant kindness and generosity toward others, her undying love for her grandchildren, and her avid enthusiasm for the Boston Red Sox. Diane and her family enjoyed spending time at their second home in Lincoln, Vt., near Middlebury College. Diane is survived by her husband, R. Lindwood Faxon of Fairfield, Conn.; her sister, Marlene Engdahl of Kennebunk, Maine; and three beloved daughters, Krista (James Atkeson) of Ringoes, N.J.; Julianne (Scott Seymour) of Fairfield, Conn.; and Marlena Faxon (Steve Cox) of Yarmouth, Maine. She was lovingly known and cherished as “Nana” by her eight grandchildren: Meade, Mary and Abigail Atkeson; Stephen, Ryan and Olivia Seymour; and Benjamin and Izabel Cox-Faxon. Diane will also be missed by her many beloved nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their sincere thanks to all the doctors, nurses, aides and therapists at Bridgeport Hospital and the Jewish
DIANE ETIENNE FAXON Senior Services during her illness. We are especially grateful to the Carolton Chronic Convalescent Hospital for their loving care and compassion during Diane’s last days with her family and friends. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 661 Old Post Road, Fairfield, Conn. Memorial donations may be given in Diane’s name to St. Francis Church (stfrancisstamford. org), St. Paul’s Church (stpaulsfairfield.org) and the National MS Society (nationalmssociety.org).◊
LEICESTER — Edward E. Buttolph, WWII veteran, forester, and beloved father, grandpa, and friend passed away peacefully on May 16, 2018, at the age of 99. He was born Aug. 5, 1918, in Middlebury, Vt., the fourth of five children born to Mabel Martin Buttolph and John Lucius Buttolph. He grew up during the Depression. When he wasn’t working on the family farm in Shoreham, Vt., he hunted and ran a long trap line on skis. He attended Shoreham public school through 8th grade. Because there was no local high school, he joined his older brothers and enrolled in Brigham Academy in Bakersfield, Vt. Ed lived with various families. To offset his room and board he did chores, often getting up to milk cows before school. He played soccer and football and graduated in 1937. He attended Middlebury College for the 1938-39 academic year where he also played football. On Feb. 8, 1941, Ed signed up with the Vermont National Guard. After graduating from Officer Training School at Fort Benning, Ga., in June of 1942, he received secret orders to join the 1st Infantry Division and to prepare for overseas movement. After studying the statistics on officer survival in WWI, he left home convinced he would never see his family or beloved Green Mountains again. On his birthday, Aug. 5, 1942, he was aboard the Queen Mary (so overloaded that enlisted men were assigned spaces on the floor for an eight-hour time slot to sleep) heading for training in England. He was 24. After weeks of amphibious training in Scotland, his first landing was on Nov. 8, 1942, as part of an amphibious attack on the City of Oran. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the Oran offensive while serving with Company M, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division near Ferme Combier, Algeria, Nov. 8, 9 and 10, 1942. The citation reads, “During the Oran offensive, Lieutenant Buttolph kept the guns of his platoon in almost constant action, holding off superior enemy forces. During this action, he proceeded from gun to gun under direct enemy machine gun, mortar and artillery fire, reconnoitered ahead of his gun positions and sniped at the enemy who were attempting to advance. His coolness under fire was an inspiration to his men.” Edward also saw action in Tunisia and Sicily. He experienced his third amphibious landing when he landed on Normandy Beach on D-day plus one. Edward proceeded to fight through France and into Germany, including the battle of Hurtgen Forest. His idea to take troops through the woods instead of over a road exposed to heavy German artillery fire likely saved hundreds of lives. By the end of his service he had fought in six major campaigns, spent 14 months in a foxhole, and served as a Company Commander, Company Executive and an Intelligence Officer. He was awarded a
EDWARD EDWY BUTTOLPH Purple Heart for one of his three wounds lovingly cared for in her home until the during combat, a Combat Infantry Badge, time of his death. A hunter for almost 90 years, a highand the ETO Ribbon with six battle stars, light of his life was always the annual and a Presidential Unit Citation. After the Sicily offensive, he was sent deer hunt with his sons Christopher, to Swanage, England, where he met his David, and Martin, along with Bill, future wife, Barbara Coast, who was Will and Chas Mraz, Ray Collins, serving in the Royal Air Force. They Roger Wales, and others over the married on July 14, 1945. A video of their years. His Virginia grandsons David reflections of their wartime experiences and Jason accompanied him on his last is available at vimeo.com/46152528. hunt when he was 98. After the war, he and Barbara settled Ed also loved to play and teach the first in Salisbury, Vt., and then in game of bridge. For years he played Middlebury in 1950. Edward worked duplicate bridge in Briny Breezes, in real estate and began to purchase Florida where he and Barbara spent timberland. In 1949 he went to work winters. He also played regularly in for the Cooperative Fire Insurance Rutland with his friend Harry Smith, Company, where he worked until amongst others. Recently he taught and 1968. From July 1951 to July 1952, he played bridge at The Residence and other returned to active duty in the reserves venues in Middlebury. In the fall of 2017, training troops for the Korean War. he travelled to Canada with his daughter, For many years he was the Coop’s Janet, to play duplicate bridge. The U.S. only claims adjuster for the northern half border guard was pretty surprised when of Vermont. His travels around the state he looked at Ed’s identification, realized allowed him to hear about timberland his age and learned the purpose of the for sale. He and his children spent many trip. In his final days Ed was still teaching weekends searching land records and others how to play. surveying property lines, and by 1968 he He will be remembered for his dedicadecided to work full time managing his tion to his family, his love of nature and timber business and developing Buttolph the state of Vermont, and his support for Acres in Middlebury. Ed and Barbara inclusivity and tolerance. When asked were very committed to conserving land about his even temperament, his favorite in Vermont for future public enjoyment. saying was “I don’t get worried or upset In 2008, with the help of the Vermont unless someone is shooting at me with Land Trust, they conserved more than live ammunition.” He had a wry sense of 2,700 acres of their lands in Moretown, humor that he exhibited to the end. Bakersfield, Waterville and Bolton. He is survived by his children Edward served on the Middlebury Christopher of Jeffersonville, Vt., Janet College Board of Trustees from 1966 Johnson of East Fallowfield, Pa., David to 1968 and again in 1970. He served (Jerilyn) of Lititz, Pa., Martin (Fawnda) on the Town of Middlebury Board of of Middlebury, Vt., and Alison Kutchma Selectmen from 1975 to 1979. He and (David) of Falls Church, Va. He is also Barbara lived in Middlebury until 1988 survived by eleven grandchildren and six when they moved to Leicester to their great-grandchildren. home on Lake Dunmore. In 2012 they A funeral service will be held at the moved to The Residence at Otter Creek Middlebury Congregational Church in Middlebury and lived there until on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at 1 p.m. Barbara’s death in December 2014. Interment will be private. They had been married for 69 years. In lieu of flowers, memorial contriEdward lived for two and a half years butions may be made to Porter Medical with his son Martin and his family in Center, 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury, Middlebury. In his final months he VT 05753, and Camp Thorpe, P.O. Box lived with his daughter Alison and her 82, Brandon, VT 05733. family in Falls Church, Va. When his Online condolences at health took a turn for the worse he was sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊
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Fill a Public Works Truck in Middlebury. Friday, May 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Middlebury Recreational Center, 154 Creek Rd. Help the Town of Middlebury Department of Public Works put an end to hunger. Bring your non-perishable foods to the Rec Center and have fun with music, games for kids, free food and drinks, and “touch the truck” for the little ones. The goal is to fill an entire public works truck with food for the HOPE food shelf. Age Well senior luncheon in Middlebury. Friday, May 25, 11:30 a.m., Rosie’s, Route 7 South. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., meal served at noon. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas, coleslaw, and maple bread pudding. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. “What Do We Do Now? The climate fight in context” lecture in Middlebury. Friday, May 25, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Renowned author and activist Bill McKibben speaks about the many cross-cutting currents right now and how we make sense of where politics, science, and policy are taking us at the moment. Free and open to the public. Refreshments and social hour to follow. Handicap accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com. Table of Grace community meal in Vergennes. Friday, May 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church, 30 S. Water St. Menu includes meatloaf, potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Free.
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29th Annual Lawn Sale in Lincoln. Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Sponsored by Weathervane United Senior Housing. If you would like to have a sale, contact Jodi at 802-453-2785. For $15 you will be included on the map. Spaces are also available on the walkway between the store and town clerk’s office. Annual Plant and Bake Sale in Monkton. Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monkton Friends Methodist Church, 78 Monkton Ridge. More info at 802-453-5192. Plant Book and Bake Sale in Orwell. Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Orwell Free Library, Main St. Find annuals, perennials, delicious baked goods and loads of used books to purchase. All proceeds go directly to purchasing books and supplies for the Orwell Free Library. Plant sale, bake sale and luncheon in Brandon. Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Brandon Congregational Church, 1 Carver St. Brandongrown small trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, veggie and herb starts for sale. A luncheon of Hot Dogs, homemade baked beans and coleslaw, along with a variety of homemade goodies for sale, will be in Fellowship Hall. Note: Depending on construction, plant sale may be in front of the cemetery instead of the church. More info contact Mary Cliver at 802-247-0180 or Phyllis Torrey at 802-247-7897. Vermont Crafts Council Spring Open Studio Weekend. Saturday, May 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., locations around Addison County and Brandon. Take a look at what local artists are up to in this statewide celebration of the visual arts. Meet local artists in their studios a purchase high quality artwork. More info and map of participating studios available at vermontcrafts.com/OSW/maps-directions.html. Pysanky egg demonstration in Bristol. Saturday, May 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Art on Main, 25 Main St. Artist Theresa Somerset of Precision Studio will demonstrate the traditional art of pysanky or Ukrainian egg painting. Pysanky are decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a waxresist method. Part of the statewide Open Studio Weekend. King Pede in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, Route 7. A sandwich supper followed by an evening of fun and card games.
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Masonic Breakfast in Bridport. Sunday, May 27, 7:30-11 a.m., Bridport Community Hall. All-you-can-eat breakfast with plain and blueberry pancakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and eggs, coffee, juice and fruit cup. Adults $8/children $3. All proceeds to benefit Masonic charities. More info call Russ Buck at 802-758-2685. Vermont Crafts Council Spring Open Studio Weekend. Sunday, May 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., locations around Addison County and Brandon. Take a look at what local artists are up to in this statewide celebration of the visual arts. Meet local artists in their studios a purchase high quality artwork. More info and map of participating studios available at vermontcrafts.com/OSW/maps-directions.html. 45th Memorial Day Parade in Orwell. Sunday, May 27, line up at 12:30, parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. Orwell Fortnightly Club members are Grand Marshals for 2018. The parade will include the Catamount Pipe Band, lots of old and new classic cars, and veterans from many branches of the service. It’s a fun parade. *CANCELLED* Honey in the Hive in Middlebury. Sunday, May 27, 3-4 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury. 100 Eastview Ter. A local, skilled and energetic quartet presents a concert of French Canadian and Celtic music using fiddle, piano, bass, banjo and feet. Free and open to the public.
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of this year’s parade is “Keeping Their Memory Alive.” Remember our fallen asked for nothing but to be remembered when sacrificing their all. Those interested in participating in the parade must call Middlebury American Legion Post #27 at 802-3889311 to register by Wednesday May 23rd. Memorial Day Parade in Brandon. Monday, May 28, at 10 a.m. Due to construction on Route 7 through downtown, parade marchers will assemble at the intersection of High and Park streets at 9:30 a.m., and at 10 march down Park Street toward the monument, where flower girls will lay their flowers. Speeches on the porch at the Brandon Inn. Parade questions: Jeanne Lamarre of the American Legion at 247-8179, 465-8013 or work- 770-5409. Memorial Day Parade in Vergennes. Monday, May 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Downtown Vergennes. Vermont’s largest Memorial Day parade, hosted by American Legion Post 14. The theme this year is “Honor and Commemorate: Freedom Isn’t Free.” Expect floats, tractors, classic cars, fire trucks, and much, much more. Memorial Day chicken BBQ in Vergennes. Monday, May 28, noon-2 p.m., American Legion Post 14 100 Armory Ln. Menu includes half a chicken with potato salad, baked beans, a pickle and roll for $9. Take out available.
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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, May 29, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal of spinach quiche, tossed salad, mixed vegetables, wheat roll, and applesauce will be served at noon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.
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The Value of Exceptional Customer Service seminar in Middlebury. Wednesday, May 30, 8-9:30 a.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. Join social relations expert Lauri Brown and learn the importance of a positive attitude, extra attentiveness to customers, and customer-friendly language in this seminar offered by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce. Members free, non-members $10. Fish processing seminar in Vergennes. Wednesday, May 30, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Fish & Wildlife will hold a one-day fish processing seminar at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes. Learn how to clean, fillet and cook fresh Vermont fish. Registration is required. Email letsgofishing@vermont.gov or call 802-265–2279. Democratic candidates meet and greet in Bristol. Wednesday, May 30, 7-8:30 p.m., community room, Bristol Fire House, West St. Meet the Democratic candidates for the Vermont Legislature from Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, and Starksboro. Mari Cordes, Paul Forlenza and Caleb Elder will be on hand to hear your questions and concerns.
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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, May 31, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Lunch of Shepherd’s pie, broccoli florets, dinner roll, and cantaloupe served at noon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Addison County Bike Club Annual Meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St.
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VUHS Pops Concert in Vergennes. Friday, June 1, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Vergennes Union High School, Monkton Rd. “A Streetcar Named Desire” opera in Middlebury.
Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. A pre-performance talk will take place one hour before curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. Tickets: rows B & C $55, Rows D-M $65, Balcony $80/ available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222. More info at ocmvermont. org.
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Branch to Spoon: Carving Workshop in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. Join instructor Robert Palmer for a day of spoon carving at Rokeby Museum using hand tools and traditional Swedish methods. Register at Shelburne Craft School. Cost: $100 plus $75 Hand tool cost (you will keep the hand tools). Rhubarb Festival in Middlebury. Saturday June 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Its’ time for everything rhubarb. For $10, festival-goers get a freshly made sandwich, a green salad with raspberryrhubarb dressing and rhubarb pie with whipped cream. Homemade rhubarb and rhubarb-strawberry pies for sale, and sweets and savories; gently used bling, scarves, ties, books; wide variety of plants and seedlings. Games and face painting for kids, and live music throughout the day. Half the proceeds go to HOPE. Handicapped parking behind the church or at nearby high school. More info at 802-388-8080 or cvuus.org. Garden sale and silent auction in Bristol. Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3319 Route 116 South. Help raise funds for the Brendon P. Cousino Med47 Foundation. There will be a plant sale, bake sale, and a unique selection of home and garden décor. “Punch and Judy” puppet show in Middlebury. Saturday, June 2, 11 a.m.-noon. Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Modern Times Theater will present the troubles and travails of puppetry’s favorite loudmouth, Mr. Punch. This is hand-puppetry at its best in a style that has entertained children for centuries. The program also features live music, sing-a-longs, classic jokes and gags, and audience participation. Free admission. Appropriate for ages 1-100. Eugene Charleboise and Friends in Bridport. Saturday, June 2, noon-3 p.m., Bridport Town Hall, 82 Crown Point Rd. Join Bridport Seniors for a BBQ by Pratt’s Store, country music and a room full of raffle and silent auction items featuring plants and flowers from Golden Russett Farm. 50/50 raffle. Proceeds to benefit Town Line First Response. All ages welcome. Tickets $5. Advanced purchase recommended. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. National Trails Day Hike into History in Orwell. Saturday, June 2, 2-3:30 p.m., Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. It’s National Trail Day. Mount Independence Coalition board member Mark Brownell leads this guided hike into Revolutionary War history. Piano recital in Middlebury. Saturday, June 2, 7-8 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury. 100 Eastview Ter. The younger piano students of Diana Fanning perform a recital. Free and open to the public. Caroline Cotter in Brandon. Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. With a captivating soprano voice and award winning songwriting, Caroline Cotter’s travel inspired songs take listeners all over the world and into the depths of the human heart. Show $20. Dinner & show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net to reserve. Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Ripton. Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125. This trio slides “from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vibe with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith.” Open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission.
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the Brendon P. Cousino Med47 Foundation. There will be a plant sale, bake sale, and a unique selection of home and garden décor. “A Streetcar Named Desire” opera in Middlebury. Sunday, June 3, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. A pre-performance talk will take place one hour before curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. Tickets: rows B & C $55, Rows D-M $65, Balcony $80/ available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222. More info at ocmvermont. org. “The Big Meal” on stage in Middlebury. Sunday, June 3, 4 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St. Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet. Sparks fly. And so begins an expansive tale that traverses five generations of a modern family, from first kiss to final goodbye. A Middlebury Actors Workshop production. Opening and artist talk in Rochester. Sunday, June 3, 4-5 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Edward Koren talks about his work. More info at bigtowngallery.com.
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Legislative breakfast in Bridport. Monday, June 4, 7-8:45 a.m., Grange Hall, Routes 22A and 125. Meet with Addison County legislators and discuss issues important to Addison County. Purchase of breakfast not required to attend but helps our hosts to defray the cost of opening their hall. Sponsored by Bridport Grange 303 and the Addison County Farm Bureau. James Blair talks in Middlebury. Monday, June 4, 3-4 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 11 Eastview Ter. In “Pollution: A Threat to Man’s Only Home … ‘The Past is Prologue,’” well known freelance photojournalist Blair will share his experience and photographs on the subject. Free and open to the public.
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Wildlife photography presentation and bird walk in Addison. Tuesday, June 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area headquarters, Route 17. Spend an evening with Vermont wildlife photographer Brian Machanic when he presents “The Art in Birding.” The presentation will be followed by a one-hour photography bird walk at the Dead Creek WMA. Limited to the first 25 participants. To register, contact Amy Alfieri at amy.alfieri@vermont.gov or 802-759-2398. Reeve Lindbergh: “Two Lives” in Middlebury. Tuesday, June 5, 7 p.m. Lindbergh, daughter of Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, will read from, discuss and sign her new book, in which she reflects on navigating her role as the public face of her family while, at the same time, leading a very quiet existence in rural Vermont. Book signing to follow.
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Free diabetes prevention workshop In Vergennes. Begins Wednesday, June 6. The Diabetes Prevention program offers education and support to help you adopt healthier eating and exercise habits that can lead to weight loss and reduce your risk of getting diabetes. You may qualify if you have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes or are at risk for diabetes. Registration required as class size is limited. More info and registration contact Michele Butler at 802-388-8860 or mbutler@portermedical.org. Choral workshop with Roomful of Teeth in Middlebury. Wednesday, June 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, 2 Main St. Part of the New Music on the Point Series. Free. “Churchill and Roosevelt: The personal element in their partnership” in Middlebury. Wednesday, June 6, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. In the final First Wednesday talk of the year UVM History Professor Mark A. Stoler examines the important personal relationship between Britain’s Prime Minister and America’s President during their World War II alliance.
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Senior meal in Bristol. Thursday, June 7, noon, First Baptist Church of Bristol, 10 Park St. Menu: roast pork, sweet potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, homemade bread and rhubarb dessert. Suggested donation is $4. Please phone Nancy at 453-5276 to put your name on the list. Come early to talk with friends and make new ones. Carnival in Brandon. Thursday, June 7, 5-9 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. Carnival kick-off fun run 5 p.m. World of Hurt Wrestling takes the stage at 7 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com. Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, June 7, 6 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Join the guild for its annual potluck at 6 p.m. followed by a show and tell, general meeting, and spin/knit-in at 7 p.m. All are welcome. More info call 802-453-5960. “All the King’s Men” on Screen in Middlebury. Thursday, June 7, 3:30 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The Middlebury Community Classic Film Club will show this academy award winning film from 1949 — a story of power, corruption and political upheaval in Depression Era America. A discussion of this timely classic will follow immediately afterwards. “A Streetcar Named Desire” opera in Middlebury. Thursday, June 7, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. A pre-performance talk will take place one hour before curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. Tickets: rows B & C $55, Rows D-M $65, Balcony $80/ available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222. More info at ocmvermont.org.
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Artists’ opening celebration in Middlebury. Friday, June 8, 5-7 p.m., The Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Meet the artists and view their work in
the group exhibition of poetry and art called “Birds, Bees and Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey.” The event is a benefit for the Audubon Society. Carnival in Brandon. Friday, June 8, 5-9 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. MSJ Rock band 6 p.m., Arthur Cantrell and the What Dudes at 7 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com. Jeff Salisbury Band in New Haven. Friday, June 8, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Rd. Vineyard opens at 5:30 for picnicking. Bring a lawn chair and relax at the end of your week with a glass of wine and great music. Free. Wine by the glass and hot food and available for purchase.
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Vermont Days. Saturday, June 9. Free admission to all state-owned historic sites and day-use state parks. Affix geolocators in Weybridge. Saturday, June 9, 8 a.m., Bob Collins Conservation Farm,. Net and affix geolocators on Golden-winged Warblers. Park at 8 a.m. at the TAM kiosk on the southwest side of Route 23, just west of Sheep Farm Rd. Joint event of Audubon Vermont, MALT and Otter Creek Audubon Society. More info. call Ron Payne at 802-388-6019. Mount Independence Coalition Annual Meeting in Orwell. Saturday, June 9, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. The site friends group host their annual meeting. All are welcome. “From Farm to Forest” at Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. In 1830 hundreds of acres had been cleared on the Rokeby farm for sheep grazing. Now nature has reclaimed much of this, but the subtle signs of human use still remain. On a guided walk, master naturalist Jacob HolzbergPill will provide insights into the transition of the land, the many different types of trees and plants that have arisen, and point out the often hidden “footprints” of man. Sturdy or waterproof boots and insect repellent are recommended. Senior Meal in Bristol. Thursday, June 9, noon, the First Baptist Church of Bristol, Park St. Menu includes roast pork, sweet potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, homemade bread and rhubarb dessert. Suggested donation $4. Call Nancy at 802-453-5276 to reserve a spot. Come early to talk with friends and make new ones. Carnival in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, noon-11 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. Battle of the bands at noon, One for the Road at 5 p.m., Ben Fuller at 7 p.m., and Jamie Lee Thurston at 9 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com. “Rabble in Arms” book discussion in Orwell. Saturday, June 9, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. The Orwell Free Library offers a group book discussion of this noted 1933 historical Revolutionary War novel by Kenneth Roberts. A key character is Benedict Arnold. Much of the action is about the Northern Campaign and takes place in this area. Bring your book and a picnic lunch. More info at 802-948-2041. Benedict Arnold in history and fiction in Orwell. Saturday, June 9, 2-3:30 p.m., Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. Historian and Benedict Arnold biographer Willard Sterne Randall will offer the annual J. Robert Maguire Lecture. Randall will talk about how the fictional Benedict Arnold stacks up against the historic Arnold. In preparation you might like to read Randall’s book, “Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor.” New England Review annual gathering in Middlebury. Saturday, June 9, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Room 229, Axinn Center, Route 30. Come to the NER’s annual gathering of Middlebury College alumni and faculty authors, including Salena Casha, Laura Irei, Peter Knobler, and J. T. Price, along with Russian translator and Middlebury College professor emeritus Michael R. Katz. The authors will read from a range of poems, stories, essays, and translations. More info at nereview.com. “A Streetcar Named Desire” opera in Middlebury. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. A pre-performance talk will take place one hour before curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. Tickets: rows B&C $55/rows D-M $65/balcony $80/ available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222. More info at ocmvermont.org. Buster Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” on screen in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Pampered Buster returns home from college to help his father, a tough riverboat captain, battle to save the business; falling for the archrival’s daughter doesn’t make things easier. Climaxed by an eye-popping cyclone sequence. Silent film expert Jeff Rapsis will play live accompaniment. Free. Donations accepted, with proceeds to help continuing preservation work. Northern Flyer on stage in Lincoln. Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Rescheduled from April 14. Admission $10 (Free for Teens and Kids!). Part of the Burnham Music Series. All Types of Kinds in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. This a quartet of alternative singer-songwriters made up of guitarists Billy Conahan, Ray Rubio, and Rocco Stoker, with Berk O on percussion are known for how they engage with the audience, giving highly entertaining concerts. Show $20. Dinner & show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net to reserve.
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IT’S RHUBARB FESTIVAL time at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society at 2 Duane Court in Middlebury. Get your fill of all things rhubarb, play some games, shop the gently used items, and get a full lunch for $10. Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Vermont Days. Sunday, June 10. Free admission to all state-owned historic sites and day-use state parks. New exhibit celebration in Addison. Sunday, June 10, Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Vt. Route 17. Time to celebrate Chimney Point’s two new permanent exhibits, “Crossing Paths” and “Point of Contact.” Come visit, meet the Vermont State Archaeologist Jess Robinson, bring your artifacts for identification, and enjoy light refreshments. Race for Sundaes in Middlebury. Sunday, June 10, 9 a.m.-noon, Battell Woods/Trail Around Middlebury, Route 7 trailhead, across from Deneker. MALT, Addison County Bike Club and The Better Middlebury Partnership host this family run/bike race, including trail bike or run, ice cream sundaes, music, games, raffle prizes and more. Registration 8:20 a.m. the day of the race. Adults $8/children $5. Carnival in Brandon. Sunday, June 10, noon-3 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. Cosplay at noon, YouTube karaoke begins at 1 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com. “From Revolution to the Bill of Rights” in Hubbardton. Sunday, June 10, 2-3 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. Historian and site interpreter Paul Andriscin traces the road from the American Revolution to the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Questions and moderated discussion to follow. Joan Hutton Landis Summer Reading Series in Rochester. Sunday, June 10, 5-8 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Come hear authors Sydney Lee and Chard deNiord read from their work. More info at bigtowngallery.com.
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Fall 2018 musical comedy auditions in Middlebury. Monday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Middlebury Community Players will hold auditions for their fall production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Auditioners should be prepared to spend 2-3 hours. A perusal copy of the script will be available at the Town Hall Theater box office two weeks before auditions. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.
L IV E M U S I C Christopher McWilliams in Middlebury. Friday, May 25, 12:15 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Gumbo Ya Ya in New Haven. Friday, May 25, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard. Leo Rondeau and Big Night Cajun in Bristol. Friday, May 25, 8-10 p.m., Hatch 31. Del Rue in Middlebury. Saturday, May 26, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Notte. Mark LaVoie in Middlebury. Sunday, May 27, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. VUHS Pops in Vergennes. Friday, June 1, 6 p.m., Vergennes Union High School. Eugene Charleboise and Friends in Bridport. Saturday, June 2, noon-3 p.m., Bridport Town Hall. Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Ripton. Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House. Caroline Cotter in Brandon. Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Diana Fanning piano students in Middlebury. Sunday, June 3, 7 p.m., EastView at Middlebury. Jeff Salisbury Band in New Haven. Friday, June 8, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery. Northern Flyer on stage in Lincoln. Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 Burnham Hall. All Types of Kinds in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Toast in Middlebury. Saturday, June 9, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Notte. Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked.
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Sanders to seek his third senate term ANWSD letter By ELIZABETH HEWITT VTDigger.org VERMONT — Sen. Bernie Sanders is seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate. The Vermont independent announced Monday that he will run for re-election this year, pledging to work toward longtime hallmarks of his political career, such as single-payer health care and raising the minimum wage. “The ideas that I have been fighting for for years, which at one point were seen … to be fringe ideas, unacceptable ideas, out of the mainstream ideas, well they have now become the ideas that a majority of the American people believe in,” Sanders said in an interview. He also expressed a desire to resist many of the initiatives President Donald Trump has pursued in office. He pointed to Trump’s proposed budget, which would cut money from programs like Medicaid and Medicare. “I want to do everything I can to oppose this disastrous Trump agenda,” Sanders said. Sanders plans to formally kick off his campaign with a series of events around Vermont in June. The 76-year-old is a longtime figure in Vermont politics. Before Sanders was first elected to the Senate in 2006, he served eight terms in the U.S. House. He previously served as mayor of Burlington. Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats in Congress, will run for the Democratic nomination in the primary in August. If he wins it, he will “respectfully decline” and
run in November as an independent — the same approach he has taken in previous years, he said. “That’s how Vermonters know me, and that’s what I will continue to do,” Sanders said. Sanders enters the race with a solid fundraising foundation and a high approval rating among Vermont voters. He had $6.9 million in his war chest as of the most recent disclosures in March. A recent Morning Consult poll found 61 percent of Vermonters feel Sanders deserves another term — almost twice the rate for an average senator. Meanwhile, 32 percent said the felt it was time for him to give it up. Sanders does have some competition in the race. According to Secretary of State records, one Republican candidate, Jasdeep Pannu, is registered for the U.S. Senate race in Vermont this year. Others have indicated plans to run, including Brad Peacock of Shaftsbury, who is running as an independent. While Sanders has broad popularity in Vermont, his family has faced some controversy recently related to his wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, and her handling of a land deal at Burlington College. Middlebury political professor emeritus Eric Davis said it will be interesting to see how many events Sanders holds in Vermont versus how many he holds in other states where Democrats have a potential to pick up a seat. Sanders, who is the chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus outreach committee, has already hit the campaign trail in states
and congressional districts where Democrats have a shot at turning a seat, such as Pennsylvania. “What is more important to him, to spend time among his constituents in Vermont … or to go to some other states and campaign on behalf of a candidate who might take back a seat in the House?” Davis said. Davis noted that campaigning for candidates in other states will also give Sanders opportunities to “continue testing the waters” for another run for the White House. Another consideration for the 2018 midterms in Vermont is what impact Sanders’ re-election run will have on turnout in the state. Non-presidential election years tend to have lower rates of turnout, especially when there are not open seats in any of the state’s top offices. However, Davis said, lower turnout rates could have an impact on state legislative races. Sanders acknowledged that he will be hitting the campaign trail for candidates in other states in the lead-up to November, saying that he thinks it is very important to support progressives around the country this election cycle. However, he vowed to get “to every corner” of Vermont and hold rallies and town meetings. As to whether Sanders has given any thought to a 2020 presidential bid, the senator said Monday that he is focused “with every fiber of my being” on the 2018 elections. “2020 from a political point of view is a very, very long time away and we’ve got to focus on 2018,” he said.
units in ongoing conversations about emergency preparedness. We thank them for their partnership, and we look forward to learning more about school safety and emergency preparedness from them. We thank all the participants who attended our May 3 community forum in which we discussed short and long term plans to address safety, especially our next steps for on-going training. We especially thank Chief Merkel, our local Vergennes police, and our State police for helping us understand what to do in the event of a crisis. Please contact our Superintendent JoAn Canning directly to learn more about this event and the outcomes of this community meeting. Fourth, we know that families play an important role in helping schools remain safe. We ask for your vigilance and support to ensure that any safety concern is immediately reported. If you or your children see something, say something. Call your school administrator — or if it is an emergency — call 911 immediately. Here are some other suggestions that we believe will support all of our efforts to promote a safe learning environment: • Please discuss school safety with your children. • Stay connected and monitor your student’s social media activities. • Familiarize yourself with warning signs provided by the Sandy Hook Promise such as: obsession with firearms; excessive over-reactions for seemingly minor reasons; sudden negative
changes in academic performance; extreme feelings of isolation or social withdrawal; making overt threats of violence whether spoken, written, with pictures, videos, and/ or gestures. • Lock any firearms in a properly functioning storage component or locker. • Ensure your children do not have access to firearms while visiting other homes. • Read about district emergency preparedness and communications. Fifth, we know that Districts and schools alone cannot end gun violence. Therefore, at our May 14 Board meeting, we agreed to publicly endorse the “Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States of America,” authored by the Interdisciplinary Group on Preventing School and Community Violence. Please follow this link and read this call to action: curry. virginia.edu/prevent-gun-violence. Like the authors of this call, we believe in a comprehensive national and local effort that addresses: universal approaches promoting safety and well-being for everyone; practices for reducing risk and promoting protective factors for persons experiencing difficulties; and interventions for individuals where violence is present or appears imminent. ANWSD Board Members John Stroup, George Lawrence, Laurie Gutowski, Diana Raphael, Chris Cousineau, Tom Borchert, Laurie Childers, Sue Rakowski, Kristina MacKulin, Mark Koenig and Finn Yarborough
and other relatives have attended the college. And it admits a large percentage of each first-year class from students at elite public and prep schools — who know enough to apply for early decision and are confident their parents can afford $70,000 a year for a Middlebury education. “American meritocracy has become precisely what it was invented to combat, a mechanism for the dynastic transmission of wealth and privilege across generations,” says Yale Law School Prof. Daniel Markovits. “Meritocracy now constitutes a modern-day aristocracy.” We all seem fascinated by our “generations.” The Baby Boomers were begat by what Tom Brokaw called “the Greatest Generation” (though I always thought it was a fatuous term used to market a book). Then came Gen X, Generation Y and now the Millennials. You can’t tell the players without a scorecard. But it’s a little silly to put all the praise or blame on one generation. Baby Boomers span the years between 1946 and 1964. Those born in the shadow of World War II, certainly see the world differently
than those born in the shadow of the Kennedy assassination. Plus the world is too complex to be explained by when people happen to have been born. Whatever the generational arithmetic, we’ve got even bigger problems than bringing every American under the umbrella of the protected. To Brill’s analysis I would add the preeminent failures of the Greatest and Baby Boomer generations: We have failed to address climate change, overconsumption, sexism, a permanent war footing that finds us fighting battles around the world, and the enduring scourge of racism. But give Brill some credit, too, for identifying part of what ails America. And let’s not give up on Baby Boomers. We’ve got some decades left and our ideals aren’t dead. Perhaps in our later years — having seen all that our country has done for us — we will at last see more clearly what it is we can do for our country. Gregory Dennis’s column appears here every other Thursday and is archived on his blog at www. gregdennis.wordpress.com. Email: gregdennisvt@yahoo.com. Twitter: @greengregdennis.
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Baser (Continued from Page 5A) aims to re-shape how we fund this program and how we teach those students that qualify for special education. A key take away is that the state will develop a special education funding formula based on census data rather than on the current payment for service method. School district demographics, poverty levels, total school enrollment will all go into determining how much a school district will receive for special education. Who teaches qualifying students will also change. The hope is we can obtain better outcomes and save money. Filing your state income taxes next April will be different. Some of the key changes include an exemption on taxable Social Security benefits from state income taxes for single filers with less than $45,000 in adjusted
(Continued from Page 4A) ensure that our buildings are as safe as possible. Passage of the most recent Energy and Security Bond vote was essential in developing greater security systems as Ken Sullivan, our Director of Building, Grounds & Safety, reported at our community meeting on May 3. We have conducted safety and security audits for each of our schools. These reports have helped us prioritize the safety needs for each school. Here are some of the safety precautions we have in place at schools throughout the district: • Security cameras. • Locked external doors with intercom and buzz entry systems. • Greeters at main doors every morning. • Coverings on external and internal windows. • Classroom doors that remain in locked position. • Emergency preparation drills and trainings. • Instruction that encourages and provides clear avenues for students to report suspicious behaviors. As we consider ways of developing protocols and procedures that will prepare us, in so far as possible, to prevent and respond to unexpected crises quickly and appropriately, we are unequivocally against the arming of our teachers and school staff. As a general principle, we desire to have fewer guns in our schools, not more. Third, we have engaged our local police departments, our fire departments as well as medical emergency
gross income (AGI) and married filers with less than $60,000 in AGI. It then phases out the exemption over the next $10,000 in income. We increased the earned income tax credit to 36 percent of the federal benefit for low-income Vermonters. A controversial section was limiting charitable contribution deduction to a 5 percent credit on the first $20,000 of gifting. This will not impact most people, but large donors will find their benefit curtailed. We also decreased everyone’s tax rate. It is not because we don’t need the money, it’s because the change to the federal tax code this year meant Vermonters would have paid an extra $30 million in state taxes. We wanted to be sure this didn’t happen. Public safety in the form of a gun bill, red flag law, and improvements
to school infrastructure dominated a few weeks mid-session. The most meaningful of these bills were those that provide $6 million for school safety, and allowed law enforcement to remove weapons from a household when a situation is deemed dangerous to occupants. We also moved to allow the confiscation of firearms from people who make threatening gestures to public safety. There were a host of bills focusing on water clean up. Some passed, others did not. Those efforts that fell short often had provisions that would have been onerous to our farming community, which is spending millions to improve their management of the land. Providing future funding for clean water was also controversial. While we have full funding through fiscal year 2021, there is no funding strategy for the approximate $7 million shortfall anticipated in 2022 and beyond. A funding battle ensued. Hopefully this will be dealt with in the next biennium. For more details on this biennium’s bills go online to Legislature. vermont.gov.
(Continued from Page 4A) gain a living minimum wage, protect workers’ health insurance and provide safe working conditions; • Underinvestment in infrastructure and mass transit that serve lower- and middle-class families; • Understaffing of the IRS, as a tactic to weaken government; • Courts stacked with judges who too often look to protect corporate interests over those of individuals and families. The now-well-protected winners, Brill writes, have managed “not only to preserve their bounty, but also to root themselves and their offspring in a new meritocracy-aristocracy that is more entrenched than the oldboy network.” We have a good example of that here in Addison County. Middlebury College is much better than it used to be at striving for racial and socioeconomic diversity among students and faculty. But as it slowly evolves, it remains among the many institutions of higher education that unwittingly perpetuate the New Aristocracy. The college gives preference to “legacy” admissions whose parents
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Farr (Continued from Page 1A) Earning this degree may not have been an obvious move for Fare after Mount Abe. He poured concrete for a few years, but eventually took a job at Hinesburg’s former Saputo Cheese factory (the factory closed in 2010) after growing tired of seasonal lay-offs. “Pouring concrete is hard, lowpaying work,” said Farr. At Saputo, he started as a utility operator, and eventually moved into whey and cheese processing. At Agri-Mark, he developed an interest in the science of cheesemaking, and was told he needed to further his education if he wanted to move into a management role in the company. At about the same time, his friend Chris Bohjalian, the successful writer, lent him a book: Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air,” a personal account of a disastrous mission to Mt. Everest. Reading it changed Farr’s thinking. “I thought, we are all afraid of change, you know? I’m lucky in a lot of ways — I have a kid, a house, I’m married — but I was stuck in a dead-end job. Going to college was a leap of faith,” said Farr. “I decided I wanted to be an example for my
six-year-old son, Brayden.” Today, with the aid of his CCVMiddlebury education, Farr has been promoted to the role of Plant Sanitarian. He’s responsible for inspecting equipment, and as he points out, for ensuring the health of the thousands upon thousands of people who eat Cabot cheese, and the livelihoods of the local farmers who rely on the company to buy their milk. He said his CCV-Middlebury coursework gave him a new way to look at his work as Cabot’s culture maker. He jumped between mornings with his son, chemistry and biology labs in the afternoon, and 10-hour graveyard shifts at the cheese plant to pay the bills. He said the hardest part was sacrificing time with Brayden and his wife, Melissa. “I have a few more gray hairs than I used to,” Farr said. Farr says that learning about spontaneity in chemical reactions expanded his interest in food science. “Everybody thinks cheesemaking is automated these days, that it’s simple … but it’s really complex,” he said. “It takes constant changes to the recipe to make good cheddar.”
Farr plans to continue working for Agri-Mark after his CCV graduation. He says his next goal is to enroll in the Nutrition and Food Sciences program at the University of Vermont. AgriMark’s tuition matching program will pay for his continuing education in this field, provided he maintains adequate grades. “It’s not about the money though, it’s about having more responsibility, an impact,” said Farr. “The experience at CCV really built my confidence and selfawareness,” said Farr. “Everybody in my classes was very resourceful. We had similar experiences… We’re all climbing our own mountains. We all have a little Krakauer in us.” Farr’s father is planning to travel from Georgia to attend the ceremony, which starts at 2 p.m. in Shapiro Field House at Norwich University in Northfield. Farr will be one of 20 students from the Middlebury campus to earn their associate degrees that day. When he addresses his fellow students, parents and others at graduation, Farr plans to thank his professors,. “It’ll be a little corny,” he said.
BRISTOL RESIDENT TREVOR Farr worked his way through Community College of Vermont making cheese at the Agri-Mark/Cabot plant in Middlebury. Farr will be the student speaker at his CCV graduation in Northfield on June 2.
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Transportation to a team of dedicated students, in repaving projects.” (Continued from Page 1A) they surveyed knew what ACTR Other improvements to professionals and professors makes was, few were familiar with its infrastructure are needed but are for rigorous and satisfying problem services or destinations, so the team often too expensive, the students solving with win-win results,” she created a website for students to acknowledged. Just as important, said. “The regional Walk-Bike make it easier to find information at least for now, they concluded, is Council hopes this sets a precedent future community-student about public transportation options changing our sometimes-contentious for partnerships.” in the county. They also created road culture. “Walkers seem not to be aware of INNOVATIVE RURAL promotional videos and distributed posters around campus with slogans cars and what drivers can or cannot TRANSPORTATION Communication among like “Need to get to town? Flag us see or do. They also have ear buds down!” and “Need to buy food? Ride in their ears and walk looking at organizations needs improvement, their phones,” wrote one survey said Middlebury students Carson the bus, dude.” Peacock, Austin Stevens, Sam Their most ambitious and far- respondent. “I’ve come on cyclists on narrow Wegner and Simon Willig. reaching program may be the Midd With this in mind they partnered roads riding two abreast Kid Challenge Passport. and not willing to with Transportation for Vermonters Modeled on the Vermont Brewery “As a cyclist, all move to let motorists Coalition and the Greater Middlebury Economy Initiative by,” wrote another. “I Climate Challenge, this program too often I see am willing to share if Transportation Task Force to create partners with restaurants inappropriate, they are. It works both the “Rural Matrix for Innovative and cafes across the even illegal, ways, and it makes me Transportation.” county to provide behavior on the The tool is designed to help that the motorist discounts to students part of cyclists. angry is always made out to be communities assess their own who use ACTR to visit If cyclists want the bad guy.” needs and coordinate efforts them. Doug McKain, a among municipal boards, planning Next fall all first-year to be accepted member of the Walk- commissions and community groups. students will receive the and legitimate Bike Council of Addison Rather than proposing specific Passports and receive road users by County and co-author of solutions, the Rural Matrix tool helps ACTR travel training motorists then the New Haven survey, people engage with one another. during orientation. Case-specific solutions emerging concurred: “The Transportation they need to do “As a cyclist, all too from the tool’s use might include Task Force on which I their part.” — Doug McKain often I see inappropriate, creating new community groups, serve loved the ‘Ride the even illegal, behavior on providing more support for municipal Bus’ effort and wants to replicate it for the wider community,” the part of cyclists. If cyclists want board members or increasing public said Middlebury selectboard member to be accepted and legitimate road engagement in design and decisionLaura Asermily. “Increased bus users by motorists then they need to making processes, the students said. ridership means more service — more do their part. It was good to see that JUSTICE ON WHEELS A fourth team focused on routes, more frequency, especially identified by the project.” for in-town shuttling during the rail Having this additional data on increasing mobility for migrant farm bridge construction project.” sharing roads among cyclists, workers in Addison County. Often, the cultural and language Though it’s too early to measure the walkers and motorists would be results of their work, the students have helpful for his organization going barriers faced by these workers, along with racism and xenophobia, laid the groundwork for continued forward, he added. college/ACTR collaborations and Fellow Walk-Bike Council member tend to isolate them, limiting access created initiatives that can continue Claire Tebbs enjoyed working with to food, health care, education and long after they’ve graduated, said the students, she said, and looks legal services. ACTR community relations manager forward to future collaborations. To counteract this isolation, Mary-Claire Crogan. Esteban Arenas-Pino, “Bringing a citizen-inspired idea students WALKING AND BIKING Another group looked at how walking and biking could be FRIENDS OF MIDDLEBURY BASEBALL encouraged by making those activities safer on roads that are shared with cars and trucks. Cooperation between drivers, riders and pedestrians can TO OUR SPONSORS!! be a matter of life or death, and Maria Celes Abragan, Hunter Cole Fire & Ice Restaurant and Connor Pisano discovered that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Addison County residents have a lot Champlain Valley Apiaries to say about it. Expanding the scope of a survey Marquis Theater conducted in New Haven last year Woody Jackson Cabot Creamery by Doug McKain and Susan Smiley, Middlebury Inn the trio collected data from more than Courtyard by Marriott 300 people, including a new focus Middlebury Floral & Gifts Alycia Duncanson group: motorists. Here’s some of Danforth Pewter what they found: Christine Boyer Mayer Janet & Churchill Franklin • Most people agreed on the need Heather Ryan for wider road shoulders. Pratt’s Store Vermont Natural • Among the areas in Addison The Lobby Ag Products County considered least safe for bicycle riders were Routes 22A and Two Brothers Tavern Joe DeGray 53, downtown Middlebury and all of Vermont Sun Fitness Center Middlebury Bagel Bakery Ferrisburgh. Neshobe Golf Course • Drivers tend to distinguish Monument Farms Dairy between bicycle commuters, Stan & Mary Pratt Kenn Hastings with whom they sympathize, and Lake Champlain Chocolates Duclos Thompson Farm recreational cyclists, whom they often Aqua ViTea perceive as more affluent outsiders Bread Loaf View Farm less likely to show consideration for Happy Valley Orchard G Stone Motors vehicles. Mike Ellis Toby Rheaume With that data, the team created a Forth ‘N Goal number of maps and proposed a TriJP Carrara & Sons Town Loop for bicyclists connecting Vermont Teddy Bear Co. VT Trade Winds Farm Middlebury, Bristol and Vergennes. Middlebury Fitness Jim Ouellette “We saw how close we are to having a wonderful bike loop connecting our Rouse Tire Champlain Valley Equipment three major towns,” said Asermily. Eagle Eye Printing #1 Auto Parts “Only a few road sections need Woodware shoulder and signage improvements. Small City Market Adequate and well-maintained Vermont Soap SPECIAL THANKS to shoulders rose over and over as Rosie’s Restaurant MIDDLEBURY AMERICAN the leading feature in determining LEGION POST 27 Maple Landmark Woodcraft whether a road is suitable for biking. We hope this becomes standardized
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Diner the kitchen. One of her co-workers, (Continued from Page 1A) the eatery that dates back some 80 Jared Provoncha, would become her years — said it will be the end of husband. They’ve been married for an era when the business closes its almost 12 years and now have an 18-month-old daughter, Paislee. doors for the final time. “I will say that the last day I left The restaurant’s equipment will be offered up for sale on premises on the diner was very emotional for me, but the day it gets torn down will be Memorial Day, from noon to 4 p.m. Harwood said more than 15 heartbreaking,” she said. “I literally customers in recent weeks have grew up there and will be sad to regaled her with stories about what no longer see the building there the restaurant has meant to them anymore, but I know the memories through the years. Many of those and stories will make it live on for customers have made The Diner years to come.” Those memories are priceless. their adjunct kitchen as much for the complementary conversation and TRADITIONS They include “football Fridays,” emotional support as for the food when the Middlebury Union High itself. “The staff … had great relations School Tiger football team would with most of our customers,” come in for their weekly breakfast recalled Sarah (Dow) Provoncha, before their game. That tradition, whose parents, Steve and Beth Dow, Provoncha believes, started around owned and operated the restaurant the 1995 season when the team went as Steve’s Park Diner for around 25 11-0 and won the state championship, years before selling it to Roesch and and continued right up until the restaurant changed hands. Harwood in 2014. Another Steve’s tradition: Feeding “Most locals that came in regularly were known by name, and some Middlebury College seniors the people didn’t even need to place morning of commencement after an order because nine times out of they’d been up all night. “The staff always dreaded this 10, your order was already started,” morning because it was always an added Provoncha. Eric Davis, Middlebury College adventure,” Provoncha recalled. Many of the professor emeritus students were still of political science and an Addison “Most locals that suffering from the I n d e p e n d e n t came in regularly effects of having imbibed a little too columnist, was one of were known by of “granddad’s those regulars. He ate name, and some much cough syrup” the breakfast at Steve’s night before. Some Park Diner pretty people didn’t passed out in the much every weekday even need to restaurant booths. from 2006 to 2014. place an order Others dashed outside Steve’s was on his to lose last night’s way to his office at because nine dinner before taking the Gamiliel Painter times out of 10, a stab at today’s House just up the hill your order was on Court Square. His already started.” breakfast. Then-Middlebury order of two eggs, — Sarah Provoncha College President toast, home fries and John McCardell orange juice would be started the moment he walked in the sweetened the deal around 12 years ago when he announced the door. Along with good food, reasonable institution would pay for graduating commencement day prices and great service, Davis seniors’ enjoyed seeing lots of familiar breakfasts at Steve’s. And during people who had come in for the his last year as president, McCardell joined the students for a hearty same reasons. “It was a real gathering spot for morning meal on graduation day, the town,” he recalled. “It’s part of according to Provoncha. “He presented the staff with Middlebury’s history, which we’re Middlebury College T-shirts as losing.” It was a big part of Provoncha’s a thanks for the commencement history. Her parents bought the breakfast mornings,” Provoncha restaurant when she was 7 years old, recalled. Harwood has heard similarly so she pretty much grew up there. stories about the She waited tables and then worked in interesting
PATRONS AT THE Diner check their menus while sitting under of a mural that depicts the history of the 80-year-old restaurant as well as its patrons and owners.
Independent file photo/Trent Campbell
restaurant. Such as the paper boy who would trade a copy of the Rutland Herald to one of the former owners in return for a cup of coffee and a side of hash. “One woman started coming to The Diner decades ago when her mother began chemo and in an attempt to lay eyes on her and determine what her actual condition was, they would meet here for a morning coffee,” Harwood said of another client. “That was 20 years ago, and the two still meet for coffee every morning.” Sargent recalled the days when her dad, the late Leon Turner, spent so much time at the restaurant that it got him into some hot water at home. It was snowy January of 1959, and Sargent was pregnant with her second child. She and her husband lived in Bristol at the time, and her physician suggested they temporarily move into her parents’ house in Middlebury to enhance their chances of getting through a blizzard to Porter Hospital in time for a safe delivery. Snow plowing, she noted, wasn’t as reliable in those days. Well, wouldn’t you know, Sargent’s dad was having coffee at the diner the morning of Jan. 16 when the baby
decided to arrive. There was a roaring blizzard outside and dad had the truck with the chains. So the Sargents had to take their chances with the vehicle they had. “We took off, but did not make it up the hill on the first try, so that meant backing down to the bottom and as far up the hill behind us as we could go to get a really good head start,” she recalled. “That time we just barely made it over the top, and to the hospital. I had just enough time to get up to the top floor of Porter Hospital and in a room when Susan made her appearance into my world. The blizzard went on for another day or two, but my dad got grief about going to the diner every morning for a lot longer than that.” Gary Baker has been a customer at the restaurant for around a half century, eating there at least two or three times per month. Like others, he enjoyed the home-style cooking, the staff and the “friends, acquaintances and pleasant people.” Baker said he’s sad the downtown soon won’t have a traditional diner. “It seems to me Middlebury should be able to support a diner,” he said.
THE DINER, WHICH sits next door to the Town Hall Theater on Merchants Row in Middlebury, will serve its last meals on Sunday and sell off its equipment on Monday. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell
Davis finds the closing of the diner worrisome, especially when placed in context with other recent business trends and an ongoing rail bridges project that will affect the downtown for the next three years. He noted the Ben Franklin store on Main Street — another business with a long history — will close this August. Carol’s Hungry Mind coffee shop is also struggling to keep its doors open (See story on Page 3A). “I’m concerned about what’s happening to the economic base of the downtown,” Davis said. “It’s becoming professional offices, municipal offices and boutique-type stores for special purchases.” Davis is a member of the Neighbors Together citizens group that’s working on ways to keep the downtown a destination point during the rail bridges project. Beth Dow will carry many
memories from the family’s ownership of the restaurant. She’s proud of her daughter for having moved from busing tables to food prep in the kitchen, which in turn laid a strong foundation for her culinary career. If you were a regular customer at Steve’s, you were like family, according to Dow. “If someone didn’t show up for a few days, we’d check on them,” Dow said. Many of the Steve’s Park Diner staff stayed with the restaurant through the Dows’ ownership of the business. Like her daughter, Dow will be sad the day the restaurant building is removed from Merchants Row. “I kind of thought it would be there forever,” Dow said. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.
ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018
ANDY KIRKALDY
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Teams warming up with approach of postseason Spring has finally arrived, and many of the local high school teams are making up for earlier games lost to rain, snow and soaked fields with packed schedules. Middlebury girls’ lacrosse, for example, had eight games stuffed in between May 10 and 25, while their Vergennes-Mount Abraham girls’ lax peers had 10 games crammed in between May 8 and 24. Well, that’s one way to tune up for the playoffs, which will begin next week after the athletes catch their breath over the Memorial Day weekend. There are signs the busier slates helped some teams. The Eagle and Commodore baseball teams both wrapped up last week by taking three out of four, each also improving to 5-9 entering this week after slow starts. Both Mount Abe Coach Jeff Stetson and Vergennes Coach Dwight Burkett said they wanted their teams to keep plugging and trying to get better; looks like that might have happened. It wasn’t so long ago that Stetson’s Eagles surprised teams in Division II when it entered the playoffs with a similar record, so who knows if they or the Commodores in D-III can make a run this year? But the D-II challenge for the Eagles might be greater this year. Otter Valley, the defending champion, is 10-3 and was undefeated in the division this year heading into a tough game at 9-5 Fair Haven on Wednesday. And Lamoille, Harwood, Lake Region and Enosburg will bring solid résumés into the tournament, too. But I won’t bet against the Otters repeating — they have good starting pitching in Josh Beayon and Payson Williams (both threw no-hitters last week), a deep batting order, sound defense, and a knack for winning close games. One more baseball note: How about those Tigers? They entered this week with eight wins, pretty good for a program that had a recent high-water mark of five victories for a full (See Kirkaldy, Page 3B)
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 5/21 VUHS vs. Harwood.........................15-7 5/21 MUHS vs. St. Albans........................9-6 5/22 Stowe vs. VUHS.............................13-4 5/23 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS...................Late Boys’ Lacrosse 5/21 Milton vs. Mt. Abe.............................9-7 5/21 MUHS vs. Mt. Mansfield...............12-10 5/22 St. Albans vs. MUHS........................8-5 5/23 OV at Hartford................................Late Baseball 5/21 St. Albans vs. MUHS........................2-1 5/22 MUHS vs. Mt. Abe..........................10-0 5/22 VUHS at Milton........Suspended to 5/25 5/23 Fair Haven at OV............................Late Softball 5/21 Fairfax vs. VUHS............................15-0 5/22 Fair Haven at OV......Postponed to 5/23 5/22 Mt. Abe at MUHS......Postponed to 5/23 5/22 Milton vs. VUHS..........................Forfeit COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse NCAA D-III Regional at Midd. 5/20 Midd. vs. York...............................11-10 Women’s Tennis NCAA Elite Eight In Claremont, CA 5/21 Midd. vs. Wesleyan..........................5-2 5/22 Emory vs. Midd. (Semifinal)..............5-4 Men’s Tennis NCAA Elite Eight In Claremont, CA 5/21 Midd. vs. Whitman............................5-1 5/22 Midd. vs. Emory................................5-3 5/23 Midd. vs. Bowdoin (Final)...............Late
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 5/24 VUHS at Milton........................ 4:30 PM 5/25 Rice at MUHS.......................... 4:30 PM 5/28..........................Playoff Pairings Posted Boys’ Lacrosse 5/24 Lamoille at Mt. Abe..............................4 PM................................................................. 5/25 Montpelier at OV........................... 4 PM 5/25 MUHS at CVU.............................. 4 PM 5/26 Mt. Abe at U-32............................11 AM 5/28..........................Playoff Pairings Posted Baseball 5/24 Mt. Abe at Spaulding............... 4:30 PM 5/24 Missisquoi at MUHS................ 4:30 PM
(See Schedule, Page 2B)
MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Lane Sheldrick stays on his feet while being pushed by a BFA-St. Albans defender Tuesday afternoon in Middlebury. The Tigers lost the game, 8-5. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
MUHS boys’ lax has to settle for split Tigers at .500 with one game to go
By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ lacrosse team split two home games earlier this week, falling short of its goal of nailing down a winning regular season. The results also dampened the Tigers’ chances of moving up from the No. 8 seed in Division I and dodging a quarterfinal matchup with No. 1 defending champion Champlain Valley. The Tigers are 7-7 heading into their final game — at CVU on Friday afternoon — after defeating Mount Mansfield, 12-10, on Monday and coming up short vs. BFA-St. Albans on Tuesday, 8-5. “Now we’re down to beating CVU on Friday,” said Coach Brian Carpenter. Carpenter was not pleased with the Tigers’ early-game effort on Tuesday, as the Bobwhites took a 6-0 lead midway through the second period, and his team could not quite dig out of that hole. “We didn’t show with the intensity we needed, especially for our senior day,” Carpenter said. “It’s kind of disappointing.” The Tigers did fight back to within 7-4 after three periods on a terrific end-to-end transition play finished by senior Jack Donahue — who scored his 100th career goal on Monday. And they threatened in the (See Tigers, Page 3B)
Tiger, VUHS girls prevail; Eagles fall
ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school lacrosse play earlier this week the Middlebury and Vergennes-Mount Abraham girls picked up wins, while the Mount Abraham-Vergennes boys came up short despite a strong effort. VUHS GIRLS On Monday the Commodores rolled to the most one-sided win in the program’s two-year history, 15-7 over visiting Harwood. Jalen Cook (six goals, an assist and LACROSSE 10 ground balls), Norah Deming (three goals, three assists) and Hannah Kelly (two goals, an assist, seven ground balls) led the way. Erin Lawrence scored twice, Sophie Davis chipped in a goal and an assist, and Bekah Duprey added a goal. Goalie Ashley Tierney stopped four shots, while Harwood goalie Kaylee Cameron made nine saves. On Tuesday host Stowe stopped the Commodores’ modest two-game winning streak, 13-4. Kelly scored twice for VUHS, Cook and Deming added a goal each, and Tierney (See Lacrosse, Page 3B)
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Tiger nine tops Eagles; others idle
ADDISON COUNTY — Middlebury topped rival Mount Abraham on Tuesday to highlight local high school baseball action earlier this week. In other action the Tigers dropped a close road game on Monday, while Vergennes (5-9) and Milton were tied 1-1 in the second inning on Tuesday when rain suspended that game. It will be completed at Milton on Friday after the deadline for this issue. Otter Valley was scheduled to visit rival Fair Haven on Wednesday after the deadline for this issue. OV (10-3) was looking to preserve its perfect record vs. Division III opponents and possibly improve on its third-place standing in D-II. TIGERS VS. EAGLES In the steady rain on Tuesday host MUHS blanked the Eagles, 10-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Wyatt Cameron, who struck out six and walked two. The Tigers (9-5) broke open a close game with six runs in the late innings. Skyeler Devlin led MUHS with four hits, while Jordy Stearns tripled and Cameron doubled. Parker Hines knocked out two of the 5-10 Eagles’ four hits, while Nolan Whitcomb took the loss. On Monday host BFA-St. Albans scored twice in the first inning and hung on to edge MUHS, 2-1. Bobwhite hurler Taylor Yates tossed a three-hitter and allowed only an unearned run scored by Brian Foote. Devlin gave up two runs on six hits and took the tough-luck loss.
Sports BRIEFS Team Paquette wins Brush event
TIGER SENIOR JACKSON Donahue fires a shot on BFA-St. Albans goalie Foster Horton Tuesday afternoon in Middlebury. Donahue scored two goals in the game and tallied his 100th and 101st career goals in Monday’s game against MMU. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
MIDDLEBURY — Team Paquette prevailed in the annual Buster Brush Memorial Tournament, held on Friday, May 18, at Ralph Myhre Golf Course. Rouse’s Tire and Foster Motors placed second and third, respectively, and the Newton for Sheriff! team earned the Best Dressed award. In regular Bill Davidson Thursday Men’s Golf on May 17 the threesome of Deem Schoenfeld, Joe Thilbourg and Dave Foran prevailed, with Thilbourg also earning the event’s low net score. The trio of Fred Belanger, Tom Maxwell and Don Dayton came in second, and the foursome of Russ Reilly, Steve Maier, Uwe Luksch and John Myhre finished third.
MUHS boys’ tennis nets victories, enjoys spring By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team continued a successful season on Monday by coasting past shorthanded Spaulding, 6-1. The victory over the winless Tide moved the Tigers’ record to 6-3 with two matches left in the regular season, thus clinching a winning record for the team. The Tigers were set to visit BFA-St. Albans on Wednesday before wrapping up with a trip to Harwood on Saturday. MUHS handled both the Bobwhites and Highlanders easily earlier this season, and Coach Ken Schoen hopes to move up from the Tigers’ current No. 7 position in the Division I standings when playoff pairings are released on Wednesday. “We’re going to do well in the postseason,” said Schoen, who described the team’s three losses as competitive. “If we win our last two matches we’re going to have a good ranking, and we’re going
TIGER SENIOR ZIVEN McCarty defeated Spaulding’s Chris Cambio, 6-1, 6-3, to help Middlebury to a 6-1 win Monday afternoon.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
to have our first couple matches at home.” The Tigers have winning records
up and down the ladder. Senior Ziven McCarty (“He’s tough to beat,” Schoen said.) and junior exchange
student Mauricio Gonzalez have played at No. 1 and 2, respectively, (See Tennis, Page 2B)
PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, May 24, 2018
Girls’ tennis earns first win BARTON — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team split two recent matches, including picking up the Tigers’ first win of the season on this past Friday, 6-1, at Lake Region. MUHS (1-9) also lost on Monday, 7-0, to host Spaulding. On Friday at Lake Region the Tigers claimed four of five singles matches and won both doubles contests by forfeit. • At No. 1 singles, Sierra Barnicle (MUHS) defeated Meghan Gervais, 6-1, 6-4.
• At No. 2 singles, Elizabeth Bright (MUHS) defeated Melanie Joubert, 6-2, 6-2. • At No. 3 singles, Caelyn Gonzalez defeated Anna Scharstein (MUHS), 6-4, 6-7, 1-0. • At No. 4 singles, Anika ShookKemp (MUHS) defeated Emma Locke, 6-4, 6-2. • At No. 5 singles, Isadora Luksch (MUHS) defeated Mary Lovegrove, 6-4, 7-6. On Monday, the Tigers forfeited two singles matches and No. 2 dou-
Schedule (Continued from Page 1B)
5/25 Mill River at OV........................ 4:30 PM 5/28..........................Playoff Pairings Posted Softball 5/24 Mt. Abe at Spaulding............... 4:30 PM 5/24 Leland & Gray at OV............... 4:30 PM 5/24 Missisquoi at MUHS................ 4:30 PM 5/24 VUHS at Fair Haven................ 4:30 PM 5/25 VUHS at Randolph....................... 5 PM 5/28..........................Playoff Pairings Posted
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MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Tre Bonavita smashes a forehand during the Tigers’ win over Spaulding Monday afternoon. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
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years for our team,” Schoen said. Schoen also praised the Tigers’ attitude and work ethic. “It’s been a great season. Guys have practiced really hard and well, and they’ve had really good team spirit,” Schoen said. He also described the members of the team as enjoyable to be around. “They’re fair. They’re incredibly kind and nice,” Schoen said. “Nobody’s getting upset with anybody about anything. They’re just nice kids.” On Monday Spaulding showed up with just four players, thus forfeiting No. 5 singles and both doubles matches. Schoen deployed McCarty at No. 1, but went to his bench to allow others a chance. The individual results were: • At No. 1 singles, McCarty
TIGER AIDEN COLE defeated Spaulding’s Silas Jackson during boys’ tennis action in Middlebury Monday. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
(MUHS) defeated Chris Cambio, 6-1, 6-3. • At No. 2 singles, Loke Lanneskog (MUHS) defeated Gus Hahn, 6-4, 6-2. • At No. 3 singles, Matthias
Tchantouridze defeated Tre Bonavita (MUHS), 6-2, 6-4. • At No. 4 singles, Aiden Cole (MUHS) defeated Silas Jackson, 6-0, 2-6, (10-4).
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(Continued from Page 1B) with junior Jesse Rubin at No. 3 and sophomores Spencer Doran and Hunter Munteanu at Nos. 4 and 5 for most of the season, although freshman Aiden Cole has been pushing for a spot recently. Freshmen Abel Anderson and Andy Giorgio started as the No. 2 doubles team, but unseated the No. 1 team of juniors Sam Daly and Drew Kiernan. Schoen called Anderson and Giorgio collectively the team’s biggest surprise. “They’ve gotten better faster than any kids I’ve coached yet. They’re amazing,” he said. Barring the unforeseen, only McCarty and Gonzalez will not return among this year’s regular starters. “It’s looking good for the future
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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Division III final four for the 19th time in the program’s history by winning a home NCAA regional this past weekend. The Panthers will be seeking the program’s seventh NCAA title and second in Coach Kate Livesay’s three years. In this past Saturday’s regional semifinal, 11 Panthers scored in an 18-4 victory over Illinois Wesleyan, and on Sunday the 19-2 Panthers scored seven straight second-half goals to erase a 9-4 deficit and defeat York College of Pennsylvania, 1110. In this Saturday’s NCAA semifinal in Salem, Va., the Panthers will face The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) at 2:30 p.m. Gettysburg (19-2) will meet Salisbury (21-1) at 11:30 a.m. in the other semifinal. The winners will meet at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Based on comparable scores the four teams appear to be evenly matched. TCNJ (20-2) defeated Middlebury at home, 10-6, on March 27, but lost to NESCAC team Wesleyan, which the Panthers handled easily. The Lions’ other setback came at the hands of Gettysburg. Middlebury has not faced Salisbury, nor are there any common foes
PANTHER EMMA MCDONAGH cuts to the goal surrounded by York defenders in Sunday’s NCAA quarterfinal. The Middlebury junior finished the contest with a career and game high six goals, as Middlebury won and moved on to the final four.
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this spring. However, TCNJ defeated Salisbury, 10-1. Nor have the Panthers and Gettysburg met, although both teams have defeated NESCAC team Amherst. Middlebury won at Amherst, 11-9, during the regular season, while Gettysburg defeated Amherst at home this past Sunday, 13-10, in an NCAA regional final. On this past Saturday’s 18-4 victory vs. Illinois Wesleyan (16-5)
the Panthers scored the game’s first 10 goals, led by 11-1 at the half, and stretched their advantage to 15-1 with 20:39 left in the game. Kirsten Murphy topped the Panthers with three goals and two assists, Jenna McNicholas registered a hat trick, and Claire Russell added to the balanced attack with two goals and an assist. Hollis Perticone controlled six draws, and Erin Nicholas caused
three turnovers. In goal Kate Furber did not face a shot in the opening 15 minutes, while Julia Keith made one save during the rest of the half. Senior Alex Freedman played the final 30 minutes and made one save. Two Illinois Wesleyan goalies combined for 13 saves. York — which finished at 15-5, a record that included wins over Gettysburg and NESCAC semifinalist and NCAA quarterfinalist Trinity — provided a bigger challenge on Sunday. The Spartans took a 3-1 lead on one goal by Regan Cook and two from Meghan Fox, with Perticone scoring at 19:26 before Fox’s second goal. Emma McDonagh scored twice for the Panthers, with a tally by Cook sandwiched in between, to make it 4-3 at 7:16. York closed the half with a 3-1 run to make it 7-4 at the break. The Spartans extended their lead to 9-4 at 23:33 of the second half with goals from Fox and Melissa Meehling, but Middlebury held them scoreless for the next 23:05. The Panthers began their comeback when Perticone beat two Spartan defenders before scoring to make it 9-5 at 22:59. Just 1:09 later, McDonagh found a cutting Grace Getman to make it 9-6. About six minutes later Georgia Carroll’s spin move after a dish from Nicholas brought the Panthers within 9-7. Free positions from McDonagh at 14:49 and Perticone at 11:11 tied the score. After Perticone’s goal she won the draw, and fed McDonagh, who scored just 13 seconds later to put her team on top, 10-9. With 1:33 left in regulation, McDonagh netted a side-arm free-position shot, giving Middlebury some breathing room at 11-9. During that 7-0 run, the Panther defense caused seven Spartan turnovers. With 28 seconds remaining and a Panther sitting after a carded foul, York’s Devin Hursey found a cutting Hayley McCormick, bringing the Spartans within one 11-10. But Middlebury’s Henley Hall controlled the draw and the Panthers ran out the clock for the win. McDonagh’s game-high six goals set a new career high, while Perticone netted three to go along with five draw controls. The Panthers caused 13 turnovers, led by three apiece from Alex White and Evie Keating, who each also picked up three ground balls. Susanna Baker finished with two caused turnovers and three ground balls, and Addy Mitchell caused two turnovers. Furber made with eight saves for Middlebury, while Charlotte Wright made a dozen saves for the Spartans. Fox led York with four goals, while Cook and Meehling each scored twice.
Addison Independent, Thursday, May 24, 2018 — PAGE 3B
Tigers, Eagles win at MUHS meet MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ and girls’ teams on May 16 each took third at a 10-team meet the Tigers hosted at Middlebury College. The Mount Abraham girls were fourth, while the Eagle boys were seventh. The Tigers and Eagles combined for a dozen event wins, seven by MUHS and five by Mount Abe. Tiger CJ Bryant led the way with two individual wins and efforts on two successful relay teams, while teammate Isabel Olson also won two races. Eagle Jackson Counter won two throwing events to pace his team.
Rice won the girls’ team title with 116 points, followed by Champlain Valley (115), MUHS (82), and Mount Abe (66). Burlington’s 96.25 points led the way among boys’ teams, followed by CVU (94.25) and MUHS (77.75). The Eagles scored 36 points in taking seventh. The local girls’ winners were: • Olson, MUHS, 400 meters, 1:03.84, and 800 meters, 2:27.82. • Lydia Pitts, Mt. Abe, 100 hurdles, 16.7. • MUHS, 4x100 relay, 55.88 (Chloe Kane, Virginia Patz, Meredith
Kimble, Emily Pottinger). • Emma Radler, Mt. Abe, pole vault, 9-6. • Emma Carter, Mt. Abe, shot put, 30-7.5. The local boys’ winners were: • CJ Bryant, MUHS, 200, 23.86, and 400, 51.92. • 4x100: MUHS, 46.26 (Tristan Durante, Anthony Garner, Ben Balparda, Bryant). • 4x400: MUHS, 3:37.13 (Bryant, Hunter Heffernan, Joseph Findlay, Bastiaan Phair). • Counter, Mt. Abe, shot put, 40-7, and javelin, 166-10.
seven ground balls. MUHS goalie Raven Payne made seven saves as the Tigers improved to 9-3 and moved into fourth place in Division I by topping the 6-5 Comets. The Tigers were set to host Mount Mansfield on Wednesday and will host Rice on Friday; wins in both could move them at least into third place. EAGLE BOYS On Monday host Milton got past
the Eagles, 9-7, despite three goals and an assist from Lucas Livingston, a strong offensive game from Neo Weaver, and 13 saves from goalie Grady Brokaw. Milton, which earlier had won in Bristol, 10-2, needed 26 saves from goalie Chris Lefebvre to get past the 0-8-1 Eagles in the rematch. The 0-8-1 Eagles close by hosting Lamoille on Thursday and visiting U-32 on Saturday.
(Continued from Page 1B) season and went through a winless season not too long ago. A D-I title is probably not realistic, but the firstround matchup could be reasonable, and then who knows? As for softball the Tigers had a bit of a hiccup on this past Saturday, but their 7-6 record entering the week was fine considering they had to adjust to losing several starters as well as Gatorade Player of the Year Payton Buxton. Meanwhile the biggest softball story in these parts is what looks like an inevitable D-II postseason showdown between defending champion Mount Abraham and Fair Haven — in what would be a rematch of the 2017 semifinal in which the Eagles prevailed, 8-5, at home. Both the Eagles and Slaters entered the final week of play at 12-2 and were running 1-2, respectively, in the standings. The two other teams in the top four, Lake Region and Enosburg, don’t seem to have the quality of
schedule to suggest they can compete with the top two, and there’s a big drop-off to No. 5 Springfield. No predictions here. And no disrespect to the Eagles’ perfectly good hurlers, but the Slaters will have an edge on the mound with ace Olivia Bowen. But the Eagle lineup is deep with hitters, and they can also pick it. OK, one prediction: The D-II final down in Poultney should be a lot of fun barring a true surprise along the way. In lacrosse, three close losses in a row put the Tiger boys under the gun and at 7-6 heading into a must-win game vs. St. Albans on Tuesday. A win there and a little help elsewhere could move MUHS out of the No. 8 slot and a probable quarterfinal matchup with undefeated Champlain Valley — and give the Tigers a fighting chance to make a postseason run. The OV boys’ and Commodore girls’ lax teams have had good moments, and the Commodores, with young talent and more on the way,
could be heard from in D-II in the coming years. But there is one more defending spring champion to talk about, the MUHS girls’ lax team stood in fourth place in D-I on Monday with three losses after an unbeaten 2017. One of those losses came to Mount Anthony amid a flurry of what observers said were unwarranted yellow cards. The other two both came to first-place CVU in competitive games. The schedule favors the Tigers moving up into third place and getting a rematch on the road with MAU. The Tigers are just behind Brattleboro and should pass the Colonels if they win their final two games this week, also assuming MAU defeats Brattleboro on the Patriots’ home field. That would mean a semifinal rematch between MUHS and the Patriots and, if the Tigers’ prevail, in all likelihood a third shot at CVU. A tough road, for sure, but the Tigers have scorers and a championship-caliber defense.
CORRECTION: Our May 17 wrap-up of local placers in the May 12 Burlington Invitational Track and Field Meet incorrectly listed the
name of the Middlebury Union High School runner who took sixth-place in the boys’ 800- and 1,500-meter races. Sam Hodges, who is also start-
ing at midfield for the Tiger boys’ lacrosse team as well as running track, placed in those events. We apologize for the mistake.
Lacrosse (Continued from Page 1B) made 14 saves as the Commodores dropped to 3-10. They conclude the regular season by visiting Milton on Thursday. MUHS GIRLS On Monday the Tiger girls topped visiting St. Albans, 9-6, as Satchel McLaughlin and Ada Anderson tossed in three goals apiece. Anna Hodson scored twice, while Keagan Dunbar scored once and picked up
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TIGER SOPHOMORE DEREK Felkl charges up the field during Tuesday’s game against BFA-St. Albans.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Tigers (Continued from Page 1B) third, when they had two good looks on goal during a 30-second BFA penalty with the score 8-5. “The guys kept their heads up and kept battling and got back in the game in the second half,” Carpenter said. Monday’s game had flowed in the opposite direction. The Tigers took a 12-6 lead in the fourth on two Kolby Farnsworth goals, one assisted by Donahue. MMU then went on a 4-0 run to make it 10-12 with 3:48 to go. At that point Tiger middie Lane Sheldrick won a key faceoff, and the Tigers retained possession most of the rest of the way to hold on. Donahue scored twice to go with two assists, and Ben Crawford joined Farnsworth with a pair of goals, with Crawford chipping in an assist. Kam Bartlett added a goal and an assist, and Fyn Fernandez, Bode Rubright, Mason Kaufman and Sheldrick also scored. Goalie Cam Devlin stopped 14 shots. For MMU (5-9), Jaden Elsinger (four goals, two assists) and Will Hauf (three goals, assist) led the attack, and goalie Ben Mutolo made nine saves. On Tuesday the Tigers struggled with turnovers, particularly early on when they failed to generate a shot
at goal in the first quarter. Despite some fine saves by Devlin (15 in all) and decent defensive work by low defenders Fernandez, Derek Felkl and Quinn Berry and long-stick middie Tyler Giorgio, the Bobwhites began to find the range, scoring three times in the period’s final 5:18. At 5:18, a cutting Cooper Cioffi buried a Noah Vincellette feed, and at 2:28 Vincellette rolled across the middle and whipped a shot home. At 1:40 Mike Adams netted the first of his two goals. Two goals by Keegan Streeter and another by Adams made it 6-0 halfway through the second period. The Tigers finally answered at 1:59, when Farnsworth circled the net counter-clockwise and buried an overhand shot. At 1:59 Sheldrick bounced home a lefthanded shot from long-range, and it was 6-2 at the half. The Tigers got unlucky in the second half’s second minute, when they accidentally tapped a loose ball into their own goal. Two Donahue goals made it 7-4 after three periods. The first was a bouncer on a solo effort. The second came at 0:24, after Giorgio picked off a pass on defense and fed Crawford for a long run. Crawford passed to Farnsworth as he approached the goal, and Farnsworth
quickly relayed to Donahue for the conversion. BFA made it 8-4 early in the fourth on a Griffin Knapp doorstep conversion of a Streeter feed from the right side. Devlin then made big saves on Vincelette and Mac Kennedy to keep the Tigers close, and at 8:09 Ian Ploof smoothly spun and tossed in a Farnsworth pass from the left side to make it 8-5. The Tigers had chances down the stretch. Sheldrick stole the ball from BFA goalie Foster Horton during a clearing attempt, but shot just wide from 30 yards. During BFA’s 30-second penalty Horton (three saves) made one point-blank stop and saw another Tiger shot whistle just wide right. Carpenter noted the Tigers were playing earlier this week without injured starting senior middie Sam Hodges, who could return on Friday, and on Tuesday without Bartlett, who was ill. But the larger issues, he said, were a wet field that negated the Tigers’ speed advantage, and the turnovers. “We just didn’t execute. We had drawn out how to the clear against this particular ride. We had seen it before over at Hanover on Saturday,” Carpenter said. “We got pressured and made some bad passes.”
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I learned we can be more than skin deep Sometimes as a child I would Timmy was slow. He worked lie in bed and stare at the speck- with a tutor and couldn’t read in led wallpaper, lights from pass- fifth grade. But one day all ing cars moving across my bedroom, and I would think of the sixth gradMrs. O’Connell. As beams glided ers had to bring across my face, my bedspread, our desks and the wooden floor, I had a feeling chairs into the gym, where a she knew The Secret. She was the most beautiful substitute teacher woman I ever knew, with straw- spent the whole readberry blonde hair, silky pastel morning dresses and a gentle voice. When ing Oliver Twist my mother became ill, Mrs. out loud. After O’Connell put her hands on my way too many shoulders, looked me in the eyes pages, she paused and offered to help with any of to ask what had thus my girl questions. It seemed to happened far. We slid low in me she had all the answers. I loved any excuse to go our seats and tried across the street to her tidy ranch to turn invisible, home and chat with her. Mrs. but Timmy stood O’Connell’s house smelled like up and retold lemons, and she never seemed the entire story rushed. Her blue eyes smiled, of Oliver’s life, and she seemed so interested in recalling details me. She was surrounded by a I hadn’t heard or force field of love that encom- understood. We passed me, and I wanted to all breathed sighs of relief and amazement. Timmy remain there. Once Mrs. O’Connell told was a hidden prodigy. His brother Patrick had wiry me about her youngest son’s clay sculptures. Terry’s autism hair, bumpy fingernails and a prevented him from speak- knack for math and science. ing or relating to others, but Though as small as Timmy, he he knew and sang the words to looked like an old man. I often every song on the radio. Mrs. heard my parents whisper that O’Connell described the details Patrick was back in the hospiof his elaborate clay suspen- tal. People said Mr. O’Connell sion bridge models that even had worked in radar during the included the New York skyline. Korean War, and that was why I was mesmerized and asked if I three of their four sons had problems. Mr. O’Connell wasn’t could see one of them. home much, “He never but Mrs. lets anyone O’Connell else see handled her them,” Mrs. “…she complimented household O’Connell my father on how well magnificonfided, he had parented his cently on her a small, own. knowing three daughters all Or perhaps smile playthose years on his own. that was an ing on her “Look how wonderfully illusion. One lips. “He they turned out,” she afternoon I a l w a y s came home destroys pronounced with joy. My to find Mrs. them before father beamed. No one O’Connell I can put else had ever acknowll y i n g them on motionless display.” I edged him that way. I on her back felt honored cannot imagine a more on the floor she chose generous gift.” in our den. to share Her hand this family was poised secret with in a graceful me. Her other sons had wondrous extended gesture, as if she was stories, too. Timmy, who was about to comment on the weather older than me but in my grade, or a book she’d just read, a lit was small and impish and looked cigarette resting between her younger than his actual age. fingers. Frightened, I turned to He periodically missed whole my mom. “Mrs. O’Connell was weeks of school. We all thought feeling tired,” she told me as I
stepped backwards, still staring. I had never seen anyone poised that still, cigarette smoke dancing and twirling across the space above her. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I had already sensed Mrs. O ’ C o n n e l l ’s struggle. Caring for her four boys, with their various needs, she sustained a grace that imbued her with wisdom but also took its toll. She was exhausted, yet she was not defeated. Not long afterwards, my mom died. Then my dad switched jobs, and our family moved. It was a confusing time. Lying in the dark of my bedroom, I wanted to ask Mrs. O’Connell all my girl questions. Even more, I wanted to ask her about The Secret, the vast mystery we feel so close to in our youth. Although we now lived far apart, I felt her beside me. Pat O’Connell stopped by years later while I was visiting my dad. Though in failing health, she was fully present. After hearing about our latest exploits, she complimented my father on how well he had parented his three daughters all those years on his own. “Look how wonderfully they turned out,” she pronounced with joy. My father beamed. No one else had ever acknowledged him that way. I cannot imagine a more generous gift. As we sat and spoke, I realized Mrs. O’Connell was probably never outwardly the most beautiful woman imaginable but rather a freckle-faced lady with a huge and gorgeous heart who held out her hand where she saw the need. I felt thankful for her presence in my life and grateful to all the Mrs. O’Connells around the planet who heal the world each day with acts of loving kindness. Alice Leeds, of Bristol, was a public school teacher for 25 years and is currently a writing instructor at the Community College of Vermont in Winooski.
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NEW HAVEN TEEN Lydia Pitts accepts congratulations from Vermont Congressman Peter Welch, who presented her with a Congressman’s Choice Award for her mixed media submission to Welch’s annual art competition.
Pitts honored in Congressional Art Competition MONTPELIER — Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., recently announced the winner of the 37th Annual Congressional Art Competition at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. Aidan Bundock of Shelburne and Champlain Valley Union High School won firstplace honors for his watercolor painting, “Midnight Snacks.” Bundock’s piece was selected from a field of 169 student entries representing 39 high schools across Vermont. New Haven resident Lydia Pitts, a senior at Mount Abraham Union High School, won a Congressman Welch’s Choice Award for her mixed media piece called, “Fragmented Thoughts.” “Every year, I am amazed by the creativity of talented young artists
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across Vermont,” Rep. Welch said. “As always, picking a winner was incredibly tough.” The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school visual art competition initiated in 1981 by then-Rep. Jim Jeffords to celebrate and encourage the artistic talent of young people from across the country. High school students submit entries to their U.S. Representative’s office and panels of local artists in each congressional district select the winners. The first-place pieces are then displayed for one year in the tunnel between the U.S. Capitol building and the three House office buildings — a route traveled daily by members of Congress, their staffs, and tourists from all over the country.
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Police look into burglary at Valley Bible Church MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police investigated a burglary at the Valley Bible Church on East Main Street on May 20. Police said the culprit(s) forced their way into the church and stole a laptop and an unspecified amount of cash. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Middlebury police at 388-3191. In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Investigated a report of bear sightings in the Sugarwood Court area on May 14. Middlebury police earlier had warned citizens that a mother bear and three cubs were living on Chipman Hill and east into Means Woods near Sugarwood, and humans should steer clear of the animals if they see them. • Cited Eric Quesnel, 43, of Middlebury for unlawful trespass on May 14 after he entered the Subway Restaurant on Court Street while there was an active no-trespass order against him. • Assisted on May 15 with a civil dispute between a Jackson Lane couple who had broken up over possession of a car. • Received a report on May 15 that someone had broken into the vacuum cleaner machine at the Creek Road Carwash in order to steal quarters. The matter is still under investigation. • Responded to a report of a man allegedly breaking a window of a Route 7 home where his exgirlfriend was staying on May 15. • Cautioned a Middlebury Union High School student on May 15 to not wear a mask while walking to school. • Got counseling for a Jayne Court resident who was threatening self-harm on May 15. • Cited Stephan Belanger, 24, of Middlebury for driving a motorcycle with a criminally suspended license on Main Street on May 16. • Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with an unconscious child on Mary Hogan Drive on May 16. • Arrested Brandon R. Yandow, 21, of Middlebury on an outstanding warrant on Court Street on May 16. Police added Yandow will also be charged for violating the conditions of his release. • Told an Evergreen Lane resident to turn down their loud music following a complaint on May 16. • Assisted Vermont State Police on a report of an ongoing burglary at an occupied home on James Road in Cornwall on May 16. • Responded to a domestic disturbance at a Seymour Street residence on May 17. • Received a report about a man refusing to leave the Porter Hospital Emergency Department on May 17. Police asked the man to leave, and he did. • Assisted Vermont State Police on James Road in Cornwall on May 17 in response to residents who heard noises in their basement on May 17. • Helped Middlebury Regional EMS officials with an unresponsive, drunken man at a Seymour Street residence on May 17. Police said the man was taken to Porter Hospital for observation. • Received a report of cows damaging lawns and gardens at multiple properties on Case Street on May 18. • Served a temporary restraining order on a local man in the Bakery Lane area on May 18. • Investigated a motorcycle crash
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on Quarry Road on May 18. Police said the driver sustained minor injuries. • Responded to a burglary at the Stone Leaf Tea House in the Marble Works shopping complex on May 19. Police said someone forced their way into the business and stole some cash. The matter remains under investigation. • Found three men walking in the middle of Shannon Street carrying a missing road sign on May 19. Police stood by while the men returned the sign to where they had found it. • Responded, with Middlebury Regional EMS, to a report of a drunken woman on Cross Street on May 19. Police said the woman was taken to Porter Hospital. • Responded on May 20 to a complaint about an ex-caregiver allegedly harassing the local family for which she worked. • Received a report about a drunken man trying to get into a Court Street residence on May 20. Police said the man was trying to see his girlfriend and left the area. • Responded to a reported burglary at Middlebury Scrap Metal on Route 7 South on May 21. Police said the culprit(s) forced their way in to steal and unspecified amount of cash.
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Vergennes Police Log VERGENNES — Vergennes police on May 17 arrested a resident of the John Graham Shelter on three outstanding warrants issued by Chittenden County courts. City police took into custody Brandon Lawrence, 20, whose last address was at a Burlington residence, and lodged him at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. Police said the warrants were for grand larceny, operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, and disturbing the peace by electronic means. Police also said they were acting on a tip from an acquaintance of Lawrence. In other action between May 14 and 20, Vergennes police: On May 14 responded to a report of two drunken men in the city park; police determined they were sober, but asked them not to sit on the Macdonough monument. On May 15: • Went to Falls Park after being told teens were harassing pedestrians using the stairs down to the Otter Creek basin area; police told the teens to stop and said it was the second such report. • Deployed the department speed cart on South Water Street in response
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to complaints of speeding during morning and afternoon commuting hours. On May 16: • Looked into a report of a theft of cigarettes and change from a car on Burroughs Farm Road in Ferrisburgh. • Cited Japheth Kehoe, 34, of Bridport for driving with a criminally suspended license at a Main Street stop; police were alerted by an offduty Vermont State Police trooper. • Were told youths were driving recklessly on West Main Street. On May 17: • Were told of regular suspicious activity on Cataract Place, possibly involving drugs. • Responded to a one-car accident in a West Main Street driveway; police said a driver crashed through his garage door and struck another vehicle inside the garage, blaming the mishap on getting his shoelace stuck on the gas pedal. • Took a man to the Act 1 detoxification center in Burlington and then to the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility after he harassed a Green Street resident; police said he was an ex-boyfriend who only left the Green Street home when he was threatened by the victim’s brother with a shotgun, and he continued to
harass the victim by phone after he left. Police found him on Satterly Road in Ferrisburgh before taking him to Burlington and said his bloodalcohol content tested at 0.229. As a matter of reference, the legal BAC limit for driving is 0.08. On May 18: • Began investigating a woman’s complaint that a man followed her to Small City Market and acted suspicious, including refusing to respond to her when she shouted at him. Police were planning to review store video in an attempt to identify the man. • Served a temporary relief-
from-abuse order to an Alden Place resident. • Dealt with a minor two-car accident on Main Street. • Helped state police by responding to a drinking party on Button Bay Road in Ferrisburgh at which there were allegedly underage drinkers; no underage drinkers were cited at what police said was a large event. On May 19: • Checked a report of two youths hanging over the edge of the Otter Creek bridge, but found no one. • Stopped a car that was reported as being operated erratically, but determined the driver was fine.
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THANK YOU ‑ THE fam‑ ily of Joel Fifield is very grateful and thankful for the thoughts, prayers, caring and support through the last few months. Each card, bouquet of flowers, and food that was provided was greatly appre‑ ciated. Thank you for your presence at Joel’s service at the Congregational Church of Middlebury.
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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednes‑ days, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org.
AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.
AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers wel‑ come. Confidential. St. Ste‑ phen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org .
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm. Discussion Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Daily Reflec‑ tion Meeting, Vergennes, Con‑ gregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Spiritual Awak‑ ening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.
ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednes‑ day at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confi‑ dential, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysitting available.
PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.
VALLEY HANDYMAN SER‑ VICE: electrical, plumbing, carpentry. Resolve projects and that honey‑to‑do list today. Property manage‑ ment upon request. Mowing, landscaping, snow removal. Quality workmanship and references. 802‑458‑2402.
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LINCOLN’S 29TH ANNUAL lawn sale May 26, 9‑3, rain or shine. Sponsored by Weathervane United Senior Housing. If you would like to have a sale, contact Jodi at 453‑2785. For $15 you will be included on the map. Spaces are also available on the walkway between the store and town clerk’s office.
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GARAGE SALE ‑ MAY 25th ‑ 27th. 1218 Ripton Rd., Lincoln. Household, tools, books, fishing, wooden boxes, iron pans.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEK‑ END garage sale/yard sale. All are welcome. 25 School‑ house Hill Rd., Middlebury. Sat., Sun. and Mon. 9am ‑ 3pm.
GARAGE SALE May 26 and 27, from 9am to 3pm. Games, toys, books, cloth‑ ing, hamster cage, many house hold items, and much more. 3703 Case St., Middle‑ bury. Look for pink signs.
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HUGE BARN/HOUSE SALE Antiques, tools, furniture, glass, industrial design. Sat‑ urday, May, 26. 8am. 548 Dan Sargent Rd., Starks‑ boro, VT 05487. HUGE BENEFIT SALE for Alzheimer’s on May 26th. 9‑2. at Northfield Savings Bank on Shelburne Rd., South Burlington. Rain date May 27th. HUGE PLANT SALE. Over 100 varieties and more daily. Perennials, herbs, bushes, fruits, limited veg‑ etables and annuals. Yard sale items also. 9:00 ‑ 1:00; Saturday, May 26. 400 Jokey Lane, Monkton; Saturday, June 2. 91 Seymour St., Middlebury (limited selec‑ tion) or by appointment starting May 18. Wildflow‑ er Estate, Jenne Morton. jennemorton@gmail.com. 877‑3742. MASSIVE YARD SALE. Fur‑ niture, lamps, accessories, baskets, glassware, paint‑ ings, electronics, outdoor furniture, tools. May 26‑27, 9:00am. 3999 Munger ST., New Haven.
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ACORN PAINTING; PAINTERS wanted. Must have 2 years experience, valid driv‑ ers license, tools and reliable transportation. Strong work ethic and good attitude earns excellent pay. Call 453‑5611 for interview.
BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL/ Paralegal. WhistlePig Whiskey Distill‑ ery is growing and needs an administrative profes‑ sional/paralegal to work at our lovely farm location in Shoreham, Vermont. Ap‑ plicants must be organized, proficient with Excel and Word. The individual will be working with finance and our CEO to support our regulatory and shareholder reporting requirements. Our employees enjoy our infor‑ mal surroundings and vari‑ ous benefits, including 401k and medical benefits. Send resume and 3 references to: info@whistlepigrye.com.
LOOKING FOR SEASONAL workers on Lake Dunmore to help with our milfoil removal operation. Looking to hire June 1st through August. $12/hour, Monday ‑ Friday, 8am‑4pm. Please send resume to: milfoilman@rocketmail. com .
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Accountant Needed
The Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District is looking for a student-centered automotive instructor with ASE Certification (or equivalent) to join our collaborative Transportation Cluster for the 2018-19 school year. The successful candidate will have experience and proven success working with young people in addition to a minimum of two years of experience in general automotive repair. Candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain a Vermont Licensure endorsement in Career and Technical Education in Transportation 11-17C This position offers some flexibility and can accommodate candidates interested in both 1/2-time and full-time employment.
WhistlePig is growing and needs an accountant with good analytical skills. Experience with SAP Business One or similar ERP software and/or manufacturing process/COGS/inventory experience preferred. Would also help with GL reconciliations, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and expense account audits and general office tasks.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
The Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District is seeking a teamoriented, well organized, confidential administrative assistant to join our collaborative office team beginning July 1, 2018. The successful candidate will hold an associates’ degree and three years of office experience or ten years of experience working in a multifaceted professional office that emphasizes multitasking, problem-solving and flexibility in assignments and schedules. In addition the successful individual will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, computer and web-based application skills and also have experience promoting positive relationships among co-workers, board members, community members, volunteers and service representatives. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, résumé, three letters of reference, and any applicable transcripts and/or certificates to: Dana Peterson, Interim Superintendent Hannaford Career Center 51 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE These positions will remain open until filled. A candidate’s packet must be complete before an interview will be granted.
Please send resume and three professional references to: info@whistlepigrye.com with the subject line “Accounts Position”.
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Seeking part-time Zoning Administrator Duties include assisting public with permit applications, administer and enforce the town zoning bylaws. Detailed job description available at Shoreham Town Office. Please send letter of intent with qualifications to; Shoreham Planning Commission, 297 Main Street, Shoreham, VT 05770 or shorehamtown@shoreham.net 897-5841
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Love Cooking? Can you provide caring supervision to others? Any experience cooking for a large group?
COOK/SHIFT LEADER (Part-time or full-time)
7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday - Friday Elderly Services is looking for a good-natured and skilled cook for Project Independence noon dinner. Our cook is retiring after 29 years. Must provide caring support, guidance, and training to Kitchen Assistants. Enthusiasm for eldercare and a flexible positive attitude essential. Will train the right person.
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Please send resume with 3 references by June 1st to:
Melissa Brown Elderly Services, P. O. Box 581 Middlebury, VT 05753 or mail@elderlyservices.org
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Do you enjoy older people? Are you committed to helping frail elders enjoy life and live at home with our support?
Ditch the suit and come join our dynamic sales team. We’re looking for an advertising representative with some sales experience to sell new and service established accounts in Addison, Rutland and Chittenden Counties.
ACTIVITY LEADER/CAREGIVER (Part-time or full-time)
If you like helping others succeed, have strong communication skills, stay cool under pressure and have a creative, can-do attitude, we want to meet you!
Join our team of eldercare caregivers in our elderly day care center. Bring fun and connection into elders’ lives by leading musical programs (no music skills necessary), discussions, exercise and sports activities. Assist with walking, wheelchairs, toileting needs. Hours fall between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. B.A. or equivalent experience. Candidates should be patient, flexible, goodhumored, and creative. Rewarding work in a caring environment.
Send your resume and cover letter to Christy. Christy@addisonindependent.com 58 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
Please send letter of interest, resume, and references by June 1st to:
Eric Covey Elderly Services, P. O. Box 581 Middlebury, VT 05753 or mail@elderlyservices.org
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HELP WANTED SLATE VALLEY MODIFIED UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY TEACHER VACANCIES
The Slate Valley Modified Unified Union School District is seeking two 1.0 FTE multi-age elementary classroom teachers to support students at the Benson Village School. Small class sizes with a very positive school community. The qualified candidates will provide Guided Reading and Primary Literacy knowledge/ experience. VT Licensure is required. For additional information, contact Kim Prehoda, Principal, Benson Village School at (802) 537-2491 or email at kprehoda@ arsu.org. Applicants must apply on www. SchoolSpring.com. Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union 49 Main Street Fair Haven, VT 05743 EOE Positions will remain open until filled
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Farm to Preschool Position: COOK Busy early childhood program with a progressive farm to school food program is seeking a cook to prepare and serve nutritious lunches to children and staff. 30 hours per week, preparing scratch-cooked meals using as many unprocessed local foods as possible. Yearround position. Knowledge of food preparation, federal nutrition guidelines, meal planning, purchasing, daily record keeping, ability to work in a busy environment. Competitive wages, benefit package. Please send letter of interest or resume by 6/2 to:
Search MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S CENTER 81 Water Street; Middlebury, VT 05753 or e-mail office@mjccvt.org EOE employer
Vermont State Housing Authority needs two top-notch, organized individuals – one full time and part time to handle maintenance & repair needs for residential properties in Middlebury, Brandon and/or Vergennes. Individuals must be able to perform the necessary maintenance & repair work, respond at odd hours, work within budgets & time constraints & maintain records. High School + minimum 3 years related experience, reliable transportation & required level of vehicle insurance, valid driver’s license, clean driving record, your own hand tools & ability to move appliances & lift up to 100 # up or downstairs. For complete details and job description, visit www.vsha.org. Cover letter & resume to: HR, VSHA, 1 Prospect St., Montpelier, VT 056023556. Equal Opportunity Employer.
HOPE is currently accepting resumes for the following positions. Resale Store Associates – two positions, one 29.5 hours per week and one 40 hours per week. Solid cash handling and customer service skills required. Warehouse Associate, 29.5 hours per week. Solid communication skills, ability to multi-task. Duties include answering phone, assisting donors, cleaning, repairing, and more. Holiday Shop Coordinator, 20 hours per week. This new year-round position will include a variety of tasks, beginning this summer with assisting at HOPE’s reception desk, as well as holiday program prep, including soliciting items needed for the Holiday Shop. In the fall, the job will shift to focus solely on managing the setup and implementation of the Holiday Shop. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills required. To apply for one of these jobs, send resume and cover letter to: receptionist@hope-vt.org or mail to 282 Boardman Street, Ste 1A, Middlebury. Be sure to clearly indicate the position for which you are applying.
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Join our Middlebury plant and be part of a co-operative that makes awardwinning cheese and dairy products! We are seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to oversee the warehouse operations in our Middlebury, VT manufacturing plant location. This individual will provide a high level of support and direction to employees, including scheduling of employees, oversight of work assignments, and overall work productivity/employee performance. This position also handles inventory counts, coordinating of trucking, supply ordering, and other misc. warehouse deadlines. Preferred candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree or an Associate’s degree with at least five (5) years of experience in a warehouse/logistics management capacity, preferably in the refrigerated food industry. Individual must have demonstrated skill using Microsoft programs, and be a strong leader and team member who can work across multiple functions and disciplines. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and much more. Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:
WOMENSAFE OUTREACH ADVOCATE‑ Full time position to provide direct services to survivors & outreach to underserved populations. Strong advocacy & organizational skills required. Bilingual (Spanish/English) skills desired. Letter of interest and resume to: cg@womensafe.net or Hiring Committee, WomenSafe, PO Box 67, Middlebury, VT 05753. People of all genders and diverse communities encouraged to apply. WomenSafe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ASSISTANT DIESEL MECHANIC at Champlain Orchards, Shoreham. Responsible for repair maintenance of equipment and machinery. Mon - Fri, 7am to 5:30pm. Possible weekend work. Understanding and ability to operate all pieces of orchard/farm equipment and thorough knowledge of mechanical operations of engines, electrical and hydraulics. CDL preferred. Please forward your resume to: hr@ChamplainOrchards. com.
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For more information about this position or other employment opportunities at Agri-Mark / Cabot Creamery, please visit our website at www.cabotcheese.com.
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Join our Middlebury plant and be part of a co-operative that makes awardwinning cheese and dairy products! Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery has full-time immediate openings for SECOND SHIFT (4pm-12am) and THIRD SHIFT (12am-8am) Maintenance Mechanics. Flexible work schedule required, including rotating weekends, and working scheduled holidays. • The preferred candidate on second or third shift will be well versed in PLC & VFD’s. • The other position on second shift should be well versed in pneumatics, hydraulics, servicing motors, gear boxes and other general equipment maintenance. Mechanical background is a must. Excellent troubleshooting with a strong safety record and awareness. There is a wide variety of work to do. Willing to train the right candidate on the specific equipment. Must have ambition to learn and be willing to work both independently and as a strong team member. Position provides 40+ hours per week, paid leave and holidays. We offer a competitive starting wage and excellent benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and much more. Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:
Agri-Mark Attn: Ashley Jacobs 869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE M/F/D/V For more information about this position or other employment opportunities at Agri-Mark / Cabot Creamery, please visit our website at www.cabotcheese.com.
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FARM MARKET MANAGER - Champlain Orchards. June-November; should be willing to commit to the full duration of the market season. Full-time, most weekends expected. Outgoing, enthusiastic, self-motivated, dedicated and dependable with an interest in working with people. An interest and knowledge of local foods desirable, work with team and as leader, enjoy retail and multitasking. Coordinate orchard tours and serve customers on a daily basis. Maintain the beauty of the landscaping around the market. Manage Farm Market inventory. Keep all items stocked – displays full and interesting, oriented to sales. Help organize Pick Your Own and other on site events. Visit our website for a more comprehensive description champlainorchards.com. Please email your resume and 3 references to: hr@champlainorchards.com.
SEEKING A MOTIVATED and compassionate individual for a one‑year AmeriCorps VISTA position to work closely with the Middlebury College Center for Community Engagement team and help coordinate youth and mentoring programs. The VISTA will help build capacity in programs and community partnerships. See more information at: go.middlebury.edu/middvista.
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS is looking for a reliable early morning riser to deliver copies of the newspaper in Middlebury. Interested parties must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and liability insurance. Potential earnings of $1,300/mo. plus tips. Please contact Monique at 802‑316‑7194 for more information.
SUMMER CAMP NURSE position. We are looking for a great nurse who enjoys working with kids, being in the outdoors and living simply. Join us at Songadeewin of Keewaydin for girls. Meet and work with friendly people and make a difference in the lives of children. RN or LPN from July, 18 ‑ August, 18. This is a residential position. Competitive salary and 100% tuition for camper‑age children. For more information, please contact Ellen Flight at 802‑352‑9860 or ellen@keewaydin.org.
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S M A L L A PA R T M E N T WANTED IN Crown Point, NY area. 2 employed adults, no pets. 802‑456‑1200.
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ADDISON: LAKE CHAMPLAIN waterfront camp. Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802‑349‑4212, no texts.
For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092. 3 BEDROOM RANCH in Cornwall. 1 and 3/4 baths. Full heated basement. Very large yard. Country setting with beautiful views. 352‑4424 for more details. Leave message with contact information. BRANDON ‑ IN THE VILLAGE, large 2 bedroom duplex. Sunny three level living. South facing deck. Washer/ dryer. $1,150/mo. Includes heat, water and sewer. batesproperties@yahoo.com. BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS is currently accepting applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity. DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addison. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@ yahoo.com. EXECUTIVE 1 BEDROOM APT with office (not a bedroom) in Brandon. Beautiful location, close to town. All brand new. Complete with all appliances: stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer; energy star rated. Long term lease. No smoking and no pets on property. $850/mo. plus utilities. Credit check, references and deposit required. 802‑352‑6678.
MIDDLEBURY 1 BEDROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities included. 388‑0401. MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. A p p l i a n c e s , o ff s t r e e t parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE for rent. 400 sq.ft., second floor. Contact Eric at 802‑388‑6054. M I D D L E B U R Y‑ F U R NISHED ONE or two room suites. Private entrance, private baths, kitchen. All included; w/d, wifi, internet, utilities, off‑street parking. Tasteful. Immaculate. Serene. In classic 1840 home. $400‑$500. Call/text Susan, 802‑989‑8941. MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., central location, parking. Can be subdivided. Real‑Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent. 1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054 (Countryside Carpet & Paint). NEW HAVEN VILLAGE, large sunny kitchen. East/ West views, garden space, porch and deck, hard wood floors. No pets, no smoking. References. $925/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040. MIDDLEBURY: ONE BEDROOM apartment, within walking distance of downtown and college. Second floor, above professional office. No smoking and no pets. Off street parking. $1100.00 per month, includes heat and rubbish removal. References and deposit required. One year minimum lease. Contact: 388‑7268. ONE BEDROOM, FIVE‑STAR energy efficient apartment in Salisbury, close to Lake Dunmore. One half of duplex. Large bedroom with full bath up. Living room and kitchen with all appliances on first floor. Heated basement with W/D. Private sun deck. $850/month, plus utilities. Absolutely non‑smoking, no pets on premises. Deposit and references required. One year minimum lease. Available 4/1/2018. Call 802‑352‑6678.
SHOREHAM 2‑BEDROOM, 2nd floor apartment. 920 Square feet. Pine floors. Eat‑in kitchen. Huge living room. Propane heat & stove; electric hot water. Walking distance to elementary school. 20 minute ride to Middlebury. No smoking. No pets. Available April. $775/mo + utilities. 802‑388‑5411. SMALL UPSTAIRS STUDIO apartment. Available June 1st. $600/mo. Heat included. 4 miles south of Middlebury. Contact: fsneil@gmx.com. WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Available September through May. 860‑878‑9580.
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FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110. SIMPLY READY‑2‑BURN™ Everyday low prices; free delivery ‑ free kindling; seasoned, clean, split, mixed hardwood. Small orders OK. Click www.MIDDMEN.com or call 1‑855‑MIDDMEN™.
Real Estate REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. The building season is upon us. If you’re considering a new home you should look at our two remaining lots on East Middlebury’s Daisy Lane. This is an established residential development with town water, nearby tennis courts, playground and only minutes away from the Snow Bowl and Lake Dunmore. Call Jack at 388‑2502 or 388‑7350. NEW 2018 ENERGY Star display models, modular, doublewides and singlewides. Open 7 days a week. Beanshomes. com. 600 Rte. 7, Pittsford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@beanshomes. com.
Att. Farmers HAY FOR SALE small first cut, $2.50. Small second cut, $3.50. 802‑377‑5455. HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281. HAY FOR SALE; small square bales. Some from first cut 2016, some is older. 802‑453‑2054. WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.
Boats CATALINA CAPRI 14.2 sailboat in excellent condition. 1988 model with roller reefing jib, sail cover for main, tiller extension, hiking straps and compass. Comes with older galv. Trailer. Located at Lake Dunmore. $1,750. Contact Tom at 802‑369‑0451. STARCRAFT V‑HULL 14FT aluminum boat. Minor gunale damage. Excellent lake boat. $400 obo. Karavan 14‑16ft 2007 boat trailer. In new condition. Half the price of a new trailer. 4.80 X12 inch tires. $650 obo. Buy whole package for $950 obo. 453‑4235.
Cars HONDA ACCORD BLACK SE Sedan. $6,700. 121,000 miles. Leather, heated, electric seats. Well cared for. Snow tires included. Call 802‑462‑2366.
Wanted LIONS CLUB NEEDS ‑ stuff for their annual auction. Please NO appliances or electronics. Call for pick up, 388‑7124. Help us, help others. OLD LICENSE PLATES. If you have very old Vermont plates that the new generation does not cherish, why not sell to a life long collector. Cash buyer. Conrad Hughson, Putney. 802‑387‑4498. Please leave a message or chughson@svcable.net. TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collectibles, etc. Visit bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.
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Addison (1) Addison County Courthouse (1) Addison County Probate Court (2) Bristol (2) Middlebury (2) Orwell (1) Shoreham (1) Smart Storage LLC (1) PUBLIC NOTICE – TOWN OF ADDISON
The Addison Planning Commission will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. To consider the following: 1. To approve the meeting minutes of the May 14, 2018 meeting. 2. To transact any business found necessary before the board: 3. To allow time for public comment interaction at beginning of meeting. 4. The Zoning Regulations for discussing a future presentation of the 2013 copy of revisions. We are working on the “Zoning” Regulations page by page & section by section. We need to work on updating & referencing correctly according to VSA 24 Chapter 117. Z.A. Ed Hanson will assist with this for us and plan for him to attend. 5. Continue working on items that are considered to be projects in progress. We will read and discuss the rough draft of “Density-zoning” as prepared with suggestions from the Z.A. for our implementation in the Town Plan. We will invite him to other meetings. We will continue looking over the next 25 pgs. at the next meeting. 6. We will continue working on Zoning Regulations (2013 copy) & Subdivision Regulations to bring them into compliance with the revised Town Plan. We will review the revised copy of the PUDS section on rearrangement of the sequence order. Frank Galgano, Chair; Starr Phillips, Secretary Addison Planning Commission 5/24
TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF TAX SALE
The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of the real estate in the Town of Shoreham, in the County of Addison, and State of Vermont are hereby notified that real estate taxes for the 2017 tax year assessed by the Town of Shoreham remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid upon the following described real estate in the Town of Shoreham as indicated below, to wit: Frederick P. Hart and Kathy M. Hart: Delinquent 2017 Property Taxes Being that certain leasehold interest, with any and all improvements now thereon, located at 4054 Lapham Bay Road, as conveyed to Frederick P. Hart and Kathy M. Hart by Assignment of Lease of Frances M. Hutchins, survivor of Fred and Frances Hutchins, dated August 30, 1991, and recorded in the Shoreham Land Records in Book 40 at Page 265 (Parcel I.D. #20-0189.000). And so much of said real estate will be sold at public auction at the Shoreham Town Clerk’s office, a public place in said Town on the 21st day of June, 2018 at 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid. Any questions or inquiries regarding the above-referenced sale should be directed to the following address: Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C. ATTN: James F. Carroll, Esq. or Wanda M. Murray, Paralegal 64 Court Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753 Telephone: (802) 388-6711 Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C. and the Town of Shoreham do not give any opinion or certification as to the marketability of the title to the above-referenced property as held by the current owner/ taxpayer. The only acceptable forms of bid payment at the day of tax sale are: bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account; letter of credit from bank followed by bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account; and/or cash. No personal checks will be accepted. Dated at Shoreham, Vermont this 7th day of May, 2018. Kathleen Brisson, Town of Shoreham Delinquent Tax Collector 5/10
TOWN OF BRISTOL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
ANNUAL WATER DISTRICT and SEWER DISTRICT MEETING Monday, June 11, 2018, 7:30pm, Holley Hall The Bristol Selectboard, acting in its role as the Water Commission and the Sewer Commission, will be holding a public hearing for the purpose of receiving input regarding the proposed annual budgets and annual rents or charges for the Water Department and the Sewer Department on Monday June 11, 2018, 7:30pm, at the Town Office located in the lower level of Holley Hall. The proposed budgets are available for review at the Bristol Town Office, 1 South Street, Bristol, VT 05443, pages 54 – 58 in the 2017 Town of Bristol Annual Report, and on-line at www.bristolvt.org. For more information, contact Town Administrator Valerie Capels at (802) 453-2410 or townadmin@bristolvt.org. 5/24
PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 198-5-18 ANPR
PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 205-5-18 ANPR
STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.
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IN RE THE ESTATE OF ELSIE MARGARET MUNSON
IN RE THE ESTATE OF DIANA DEGRAY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Elsie Margaret Munson late of Shoreham, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: May 22, 2018 Ella May Ash PO Box 701 East Middlebury, VT 05740 (802) 377-1399 eash64372@gmail.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Diana DeGray of Middlebury, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: May 22, 2018 Amanda Gosselin P.O. Box 4033 Burlington, VT 05406 (802) 349-4693 agosselin21@gmail.com
Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: May 24, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753
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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT INVITATION TO BID
Harold Curtis Park 2018 Basketball Court Renovation Sealed competitive bids for renovations to the basketball court at Harold Curtis Park in East Middlebury will be opened at the Town of Middlebury Recreation Center Building on Wednesday May 30, 2018 at 2 PM. Information for Bidders and Bid Forms can be obtained without charge at the Municipal Building at 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, or can be accessed on the Town’s webpage at www.townofmiddlebury.org. Please contact Beth Dow at 388-8100 ext. 202 for additional information. Bids must be received by 1 PM on Tuesday May 29, 2018 to be considered for the contract. 5/10
INVITATION TO BID TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY
Bid number 05-18-18 Sealed competitive bids for the “Town of Middlebury Concrete Sidewalks Replacement Project” will be received at the Department of Public Works, 1020 S. Route 7 (mailing address 77 Main Street) Middlebury, Vermont 05753 until 11:00am on June 4, 2018. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @ 10:00am. Meeting will begin at the Public Works Building 1020 S. Rt 7 Middlebury, VT 05753. The Town of Middlebury, Vermont reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or reject any and all bid deemed to be in the best interest of Town. Kathleen Ramsay Town Manager 5/21
One hurt in three-vehicle crash ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are looking into the cause of a three-vehicle crash on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. At a little before 3 p.m. that Thursday, troopers responded to the report of the crash at the intersection of Route 7 and Monkton Road in Ferrisburgh. Carissa Berry, 29, of Vergennes told police that her Nissan Rogue was stopped at the red light at the intersection. Police said she told them that she wasn’t paying attention and assumed the light had turned green and proceeded to travel east through the intersection. Berry’s Nissan collided with a northbound Dodge Caliber, struck a guardrail and became lodged under a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the other side of the intersection. Eric Hoffman, 48, of Vergennes, who was driving the Dodge Caliber, told police that he was driving 50 mph when he saw Berry’s Nissan going through the intersection and he slammed on his brakes, but to no avail. The tractor-trailer driver, Paul Connor, 66, of Middlebury, described to police what he saw. Only Berry was taken to the hospital; she was treated at Porter Hospital for treatment of unreported injuries. Hoffman and Connor were both uninjured. State police do not believe that alcohol or drugs played a factor in the collision. Troopers were assisted on scene by the Vergennes fire and police departments and the Vergennes
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Area Rescue Squad. Police said civil charges were pending completion of an investigation. In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On May 5 cited Gregory Weisse, 32, of North Chittenden for trespassing at Branbury State Park in Salisbury and for giving false information to police. Troopers report that Weisse entered several buildings at the state park without permission. • On May 13 cited Russell Hulst, 58, of Rutland for driving with a criminally suspended license on Green Street in Waltham. • On May 16 at approximately 10:42 p.m. were told to be on the lookout for a white Audi that had left a Bristol gas station where the driver was stumbling around. Troopers found the vehicle, stopped it on South Street in Bristol and cited Sarah Luke, 29, of Bristol for driving under the influence. • On May 17 at around 10:30 p.m. stopped a vehicle on North Pleasant Street in Middlebury after observing a moving violation. Police cited Nicholas Peterson, 22, of Fairfax Station, Va., for driving under the influence. • On May 20 at 10 minutes before 11 a.m. rushed to a one-car rollover crash on Route 7 near Lotsawater Road in Salisbury. Police report
that Raymond Sevigny, 72, of West Rutland was driving a 2009 Honda Civic southbound at approximately 55 mph when, for an undetermined reason, the car traveled left of center and into the opposing lane of travel, then left the traveled portion of the roadway. After leaving the roadway the vehicle became airborne for a short distance. After it hit the ground, the Civic overturned onto its roof, and then came to a position of uncontrolled rest in a culvert. Drug and alcohol impairment do not appear to be contributing factors of this crash. Sevigny was transported to Porter Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment of a possible head injury. Anyone who may have witnessed this crash is asked to contact the Vermont State Police barracks in New Haven at 802-388-4919. Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by members of the Salisbury Fire Department, Middlebury Regional EMS and Middlebury Heavy Rescue. • On May 20 at approximately 10:30 p.m. responded, with Vergennes police, to a domestic dispute at a Waltham home. Police arrested and cited Stephen Walter, 34, of Waltham for 1st degree aggravated domestic assault after hearing he had threated a person with a knife. He pleaded innocent to the charge the next day. See a full story below. • On May 22 took Christopher Sumner, 36, of Panton into custody because he had a warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear in court.
Man pleads innocent to assault
MIDDLEBURY — A Waltham man on Monday pleaded innocent in Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division, to a charge of aggravated domestic assault after being cited into court on Sunday for allegedly holding a knife against the throat a woman police identified as his girlfriend and then pushing her down a flight of basement stairs. After entering his plea, Judge Helen Toor released Stephen H. Walter, 34, with conditions that include Walter not make contact with or harass the victim, buy or use firearms or other deadly weapons, or enter 150 Crosby Heights Road. According to the affidavit filed by Vermont State Police Trooper Robert Helm, he and Vergennes Police Officer Adam O’Neill arrived at that address at 10:38 p.m. on Sunday, four minutes
after the victim called 911. According to the victim’s written statement that she gave Helm, she and Walter argued about their relationship and “A fight escalated, he threatened me and pulled a knife on me, while holding my throat with the other hand and pushing me backwards to the stairs. He pushed me down the stairs, I fell to the bottom, got up, returned to the top where he was still standing.” There, the victim wrote, the fight continued: “We argued some more, he hit me, pushed me to the ground. I bit him, his thumb, which was over my mouth and we fought on the floor, he choked me while threatening me.” Soon afterward the victim called 911. She described the weapon as a folding knife that Walter allegedly regularly carried, and said it was about eight inches long when unfolded.
Helm wrote he saw “red blotchy marks” around the victim’s neck, and later that she told her ex-husband that she “started to feel pain in her left shoulder, and tailbone.” Photographs of her injuries were taken at the state police barracks in New Haven, according to Helm’s affidavit. According to the affidavit, Helm called Judge Toor that evening, and she set conditions early Monday morning that Walter be held “until his BAC (blood-alcohol content) was below a 0.08 percent;” that is the legal limit for driving. According to Helm, Walter’s BAC just after midnight was 0.166 percent, and he was lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility and ordered to appear in court in Middlebury the next afternoon. Walter’s next court appearance is scheduled for June 25.
Addison Independent, Thursday, May 24, 2018 — PAGE 11B
Watch for falcon nests while hiking MONTPELIER — Hiking Vermont’s hillsides is a great way to enjoy a spring day, but the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Audubon Vermont recommend that hikers check to see if the area they plan to hike or climb is open. Several cliff areas are currently closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons. “Peregrine nesting is well underway this spring,” said John Buck, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department biologist. “The falcons are very sensitive to human presence so we ask climbers and hikers to please avoid the nest sites with a respectful distance. The closures help people to choose an alternative route in advance.” In Addison County, Deer Leap in Bristol, Mt. Horrid Great Cliff overlook in Goshen, Snake Mountain overlook in Addison and Rattlesnake Point cliff top in Salisbury have been closed for the nesting season. For those planning to hike outside the county, eight other cliffside and cliff top sites are closed: Barnet Roadcut, Bolton Notch upper west cliff, Bone Mountain, Eagle Ledge, Fairlee Palisades, Hazens Notch, Marshfield Mountain, and Nichols Ledge. “The areas closed include the portions of the cliffs where
Public Notices can be found on Pages 10B & 11B. HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF ORWELL SELECT BOARD
The Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Orwell Town Office to consider the proposed 2018 All Hazards Mitigation Emergency Management Plan. The regular Select Board meeting for June 25, 2018 will follow. The proposed Emergency Management Plan can be viewed M, T, and Th, from 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:30 pm and F from 9:30-12:00 and 1:00 to 6:00 pm at the Town Clerk’s Office. 5/24
PEREGRINE FALCON CHICKS look out from their nest on a Vermont cliffside. Hikers in Addison County can help nesting peregrine falcons by avoiding cliff areas. Photo/C.P. Merrill
the birds are nesting and the trails leading to the cliff tops or overlooks,” said Buck. “We will update the closure list as more nesting data are reported.” The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department partners with Audubon Vermont to monitor the sites throughout the nesting season. These sites will remain closed until August 1, but if a falcon pair doesn’t nest or if the nest is not successful, the sites will be reopened sooner. Last year was a respectable nesting season for Vermont’s peregrine falcons, with more than 51 pairs successfully producing at least 63 young birds.
NOTICE OF SELF-STORAGE LIEN SALE SMART MOVE STORAGE MIDDLEBURY, LLC 1485 ROUTE 7 NORTH ~ MIDDLEBURY, VT 05753
Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public auction. This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges and expenses of the sale. The entire contents of each self-storage unit listed below will be sold, with the proceeds to be distributed to Smart Move Storage Middlebury, LLC for all accrued occupancy fees, sale expenses, and all other expenses in relation to the unit and its sale. Contents of each unit may be viewed on SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 commencing at 10AM. Bids will be taken on the entire contents of each self-storage unit. The highest bidder must remove the entire contents of the unit within 48 hours after notification of their successful bid. Purchase must be made in cash and paid in advance of the removal of the contents of the unit. A $50.00 cash deposit shall be made and will be refunded if the unit is broom cleaned. Smart Move Storage Middlebury, LLC reserves the right to accept or reject bids. The contents of the following tenant’s self-storage units will be included in the sale: Lawrence “Chip” Gamache, Unit 102 Deb Anderson, Unit 100 71 A South Pleasant Street 3 Union Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Brandon, VT 05733 Dawn Anderson, Unit 116 308 Cram Road #2 Leicester, VT 05733
TOWN OF BRISTOL HEARING NOTICE
The Bristol Planning Commission will hold a continuation hearing on June 5, 2018 at Holley Hall located at 1 South Street beginning at 7:00 P.M. for zoning permit application #18-900 by Stoney Hill Properties for parcels #22-50-37.01 & 22-50-38, requesting Planned Unit Development approval for an multi-unit development, consisting of one, two and multi-family units, per Bristol Zoning Regulations Article III Section 390. Copies of the complete zoning applications are available for review at the Bristol Town Office during regular 5/24 business hours.
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.
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“The peregrine’s recovery is a great success story,” said Margaret Fowle, Audubon Vermont Conservation Biologist. “The population continues to do well thanks to the efforts of our many community scientists and partners.” “We appreciate the public’s support in respecting the cliff closures,” said Buck. “The peregrine falcon was removed from the endangered species list in 2005 — due, in part, to people respecting the falcon’s nesting period.” You can report peregrine sightings by calling Vermont Fish & Wildlife or emailing fwinformation@state. vt.us.
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FURNITURE • ANTIQUES • TOOLS • COLLECTIBLES • LUMBER We have been commissioned to sell the following at public auction…… 6 oak fancy pressed back chairs – oak hall tee – 2 small delicate woodstoves – nice corner what-not shelf – Eastlake double sided glass door bookcase – Military coats – sleigh bells – several oak and walnut commodes – 2 maple 3-drawer dressers (Dog Team Tavern) – 2 morning glory phonograph horns – Madam Alexander, & Barbie dolls – Betty Boop collection – Griswold cast iron cookware – stainless steel kitchen island – 5 pc. Bird’s eye maple bedroom set – Enamel & granite ware – 2 lg. school house globes – crocks and bean pots – lg. ice cream maker – D & S table w/8 chairs – nice assortment wall mirrors – early blanket box – early glass drawer spool cabinet – Cast Iron fire alarm box – 2 matching corner cabinets – sheet music – wardrobes – type trays – drop front desk – Machine chest – toy farm tractors – square and round oak tables – sterling candle holders – Ernest Borel 17 jewel wristwatch – 3 gold rings – Aunt Jemima iron doorstop – Watts pottery – Brass bucket – lg. oak floor mirror – 2/6 tall chest – early rotary telephones –marble top commodes – marble shelves – curved glass china cabinet – Gurney oak ice box – ladies oak writing desk – Hanging store scale – 3 Van Derk, Orleans, VT Paintings – JSK oil painting (chickens) Eishinski 1963 landscape – Jim Bushey folk art – trunks – quilts – toboggan and snow sleds – sm. Mission arm chair – child’s Larkin drop front desk – adv. Boxes – nice 66” oak flat top computer desk – oak stands – assortment of old bottles and much, much more……. TOOLS • TOOLS (To be sold inside) (To be sold inside) 10” American Contractor table saw – Bico 12”; 12 speed pedestal drill press – American 14” band saw – Rockwell Delta Model 11 – 100 angle drill press – 6” Craftsman joiner – Craftsman routers – mortising attachment – Ryobi biscuit jointer – Delmhorst moisture meter – Vintage Ulmia 600 & 220 wooden planes – Campbell low pressure finishing spray system – C & Pipe clamps – spring clamps – 8 Rockwell 4 way panel clamps – and much much more ….. LUMBER • LUMBER Approx. 160 ft. black walnut – 9” x 36” x 2 slabs of rosewood – misc. maple, Bird’s eye maple and others…. AUCTIONEER: Tom Broughton Lunch by Bridport Grange PO Box 53, Bridport, VT 05734 802-758-2494 Note: Preview 3:30 day of sale – Partial Listing only – Still unpacking – Selling outside at 5:00 p.m. Lg. power tools sold inside at 6:00 p.m. All items sold as is, where is and with no implied warranty. 10% buyer’s premium cash – 13% buyer’s premium credit cards. www.tombroughtonauctions.com
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Song lyrics touch too close to everyday life
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LINCOLN — The Lincoln Community School will hold its regular assembly on Friday, May 25, at 8:15 a.m., followed by a Memorial Day Observance walk to the cemetery. This is a decades-old tradition for LCS. The observance will be led by Reverend David Wood. Return time to school will be approximately 10:30 a.m. Please join us. The town offices, library and LCS will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day. The Lincoln Library is offering a Quest Writing Workshop on Wednesday, May 30 from 3:15-4:15 p.m. This is a more serious workshop for children working with adults or older children. Inspired by Valley Quests, we will be writing some of our own, which takes a bit of concentration, some planning, and some rhyming. Please sign up at the library to learn how to write a quest. We will break into groups and then try each other’s quests. The Gap Road is officially open for the summer, but please use caution while navigating this high elevation road. It is not unheard of to see heavy frost, hail, or even snow up in the mountains during any month of the year. The town crew has also taken down the posted signs on dirt roads, a sure sign that spring is here. REMINDER: The Lincoln Historical Society will be accepting donations of clean, sellable items (no electronics) at the museum on Thursday, May 24 from 1-5 p.m. and Friday, May 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for their sale at the town-wide yard sale. For more information please contact Eleanor Menzer at 453-2807. The town-wide yard sale is Saturday, May 26, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Lincoln Fire Company will be selling food at the firehouse and the Library will be holding their annual plant and book sale. Until next time ... Happy Shopping. Remember Those Who Died While Serving Our Country. Give Thanks.
Blast zone
DRILLING WORK CONTINUED last Friday morning on the site of the former Lazarus building in downtown Middlebury. The drilling and future blasting will accommodate a new drainage system for the rail tunnel project. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
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MONKTON — It’s that time of year again. Monkton Friends Methodist Church is hosting its annual plant and bake sale on Saturday, May 26, starting at 9 a.m. There will be a wide selection of hardy perennials, all from local gardens, so you know they will grow well in Monkton soil and thrive in Vermont temperatures.
A wonderful variety of pastries, desserts, rhubarb and those super baked beans will be available at the bake sale. This is a great opportunity to see old friends, shop local and support the Monkton Friends Church all at the same time. Don’t miss it. For more information call Marilyn Cargill at 453-5192.
All are also welcome to a fun morning at the Russell Memorial Library on Saturday, May 26, from 10-11 a.m. for “Saturday Stories.” This month’s theme is ‘shapes,’ with crafts for the younger set along with simple songs and stories. Come join in on the activities. For more information, call the library at 453-4471.
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Strawberry Festival and Book Sale on Sunday, June 24, at the Monkton Volunteer Fire Department. The library will be hosting the annual event serving those ever-famous strawberries with cake and ice cream. The book sale will as usual be an opportunity to get some books at a great price and the silent auction always has a great array of items to bid on. There will be live entertainment, which will be announced at a later date, to shop and eat by. If you would like to donate some books for this great sale, the library will begin accepting donations on Thursday, May 31 (during open hours only please). The library cannot accept magazines, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest condensed books or textbooks. Keep in mind that they are hosting a sale, not a recycling service, so make sure your donations are suitable. The library’s hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 3-7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thank you in advance for your donations. For more information, call 453-4471; leave a message if no answer and someone will get back to you.
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May 24, 2018
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Professional opera tenor Josh Collier, second from left, came to Vermont to understudy the lead in Middlebury Opera’s production of “Turandot” and ended up performing in the role before a paying audience. Collier and his family moved here and have begun drawing more professional opera singers to the area.
Collier is making Vermont a diva destination
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osh Collier is a force of operatic nature. The opera tenor has been a Brandon resident for just over a year, but in that short time has not only embraced the town, but embarked on a mission to bring opera to Brandon. Now, Collier, 30, is looking to expand on that goal. “If you think you know what opera is, and you don’t like it, give me a chance,” Collier said during a recent wideranging interview.
BY Lee J. KAHRS
But it’s not just about bringing opera to the masses. Collier sees opera in Vermont as an economic development opportunity. And he has plans. “Madama Butterfly” was the first offering of Barn Opera, Collier’s non-profit brainchild
in partnership with Brandon Music and the Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. The February event featured Collier and seven other Vermont-based opera singers performing at Brandon Music. The performance sold out in a matter of hours and was a rousing success. The first 50 donors to give $50 or more received tickets, and the net proceeds were used to support the goals of the Compass Music and Arts Foundation to expand artistic opportunities for local youth.
Soprano Kimberly Hilton and Baritone Suchan Kim to sing in the show.
Barn Opera’s next gig was “Opera’s Greatest Hits” this past Friday and Sunday, in the same venue. There were arias, duets, trios and quartets from some well-known operas such as “The Magic Flute” and “La Boheme,” as well as lesser-known works like “The Pearl Fishers.” Collier brought Lyric Soprano Michelle DeCoste, Coloratura Soprano Natalie Logan, Mezzo
Collier and his wife, Hilary, moved to Brandon from Boston last year for the peace and quiet. Tired of city life and the constant travel that comes with forging an opera career, Collier was looking for a home base where he and his wife could raise their daughter, Lily. He discovered the area in 2015 when he drove up from
A charismatic and energetic man with a voice that carries, Collier can’t contain his love for opera or his new hometown. “I see this company as Brandon’s company,” he said of Barn Opera. “Specifically, I don’t want Brandon to feel it has to bleed for this company. I want them to see it as a gateway into this art form that I love.”
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ant to see the signs of a creative mind? Go visit an artist in their studio this weekend. Vermont Crafts Council is sponsoring its 26th annual Open Studio Weekend, which will allow you to visit more than 220 artists at 179 sites across Vermont. Whew — there are a dozen in Addison County and three more in Brandon if you want to limit yourself to ones closer to home. On Saturday and Sunday, May 26 & 27, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., look for bright yellow “Open Studio” signs along Vermont’s roads to guide you to these artists’ places of work. There is a regional open studio information center at Art on Main, 25 Main St., Bristol. Further south, maps and information can be found at the Brandon Artists Guild at 7 Center St. in Brandon. Open Studio Weekend is a statewide celebration of the visual arts and creative process, offering a unique opportunity for visitors to meet a wide variety of local artists and craftspeople in their studios, and purchase high-quality, hand-made artwork. The self-guided Open Studio tour
3056 Route 116, Starksboro. Ellen Spring Painted Silk. Dyed, painted, silk fiber wearables. 2476 Ireland Road, Starksboro. Robert Compton Pottery. Handthrown functional and decorative pottery. 2662 Route 116 North, Bristol. Art on Main. Cooperative gallery with works in many media. 25 Main St., Bristol. “Lake Dunmore” by Caleb Kenna Photography
features the work of glassblowers, jewelers, printmakers, potters, furniture makers, weavers, ironworkers, painters, sculptors, quilt makers and wood carvers. Many participating galleries will host gallery talks and feature special exhibits in conjunction with this event. A list of artists taking part — from north to south — follows: Vermont Folk Rocker/Jim Geier. Handcrafted hardwood rocking chairs. 3820 Route 116, Starksboro.
Deborah Holmes Watercolors. Watercolors, giclee prints and acrylagouache paintings. 24 Garfield St., Bristol. Anne Cady Paintings. Colorful Vermont landscape oil paintings. 653 Quarry Road, New Haven. True Water Gallery/Molly Hawley. Portraits, landscapes, abstracts, fabric art. 1266 Route 125, Ripton. Mike Mayone Fine Art. Paintings, prints, note cards, realism, landscapes. 8 Case St., East Middlebury.
Judith Bryant. Functional and decorative pottery. The Oxford Rug Hooking School/Amy Oxford. Hooked rug demonstrations and mini lessons. 4174 Route 30, Cornwall. Mud Puppy Pottery/ Andy Snyder. Pottery demonstrations, exhibits and sales. 2386 Sunset Lake Road, Orwell. Brenda Hall Wood Design. Organic, sculptural, sensuous, wooden furniture. 1516 Goshen Ripton Road, Goshen. Caleb Kenna Photography. Vermont photography, images, prints, notecards. 40 Old Farm Road, Brandon. 16 Creek Road, Middlebury
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Judith Reilly Studio and Gallery. Original pieced fabric art, artist designed hooked rugs, prints. 24 Conant Square (Route 7), Brandon. Brandon Artists Guild. Cooperative gallery for Vermont artists and artisans. 7 Center St. (Route 7), Brandon.
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Boston for an audition at Opera Company of Middlebury at the Town Hall Theater. “I had never been north of Portsmouth,” he said. “I got to Woodstock and I was like, ‘Oh my God, people live here?’ It was like Narnia. Then I got to Middlebury and I just fell in love with the area.” Collier was the understudy for the lead on Middlebury Opera’s production of “Turandot,” and when the lead tenor wasn’t available, he did three rehearsals with principal cast and sang a performance for a paying audience. He and his wife
rented a house on Lake Dunmore. They settled in and their daughter Lily, who was 13 months old at the time, was sitting on the couch looking out at the lake when she put her hand to her cheek and said, “Wow…” Collier snapped a photo of that moment and still carries it in his phone. “This was the reason we moved here,” he said, showing the photo. “I had been traveling for nine months. I missed Lily’s first birthday, I missed weddings, I missed funerals, I missed all that stuff. My wife and I looked at each other and said, ‘Something’s gotta give.” They haven’t looked back,
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and last month the couple welcomed their second child, a daughter named Chloe. The goal of Barn Opera is not just to bring opera to Vermont. Collier also sees it as an economic opportunity for Brandon. He is hoping to get all the local inn owners together to discuss discounted room rates for opera patrons and performers, who he said don’t just come here for the singing. “They shop in our stores, they visit the area,” Collier said. “It’s like a working vacation for them. I’m trying to bring in a quality of singing and a quality of person because they’re coming into our community. They will be staying here and they will be shopping here.” And there have been some exciting developments for Barn Opera. On Aug. 11 at 7 p.m., the cast from the opera company’s “Madama Butterfly” will perform live at the Vermont Public Radio studios in Colchester. The event will also be recorded. Tickets are available now at barnopera.com. Collier has also created a vocal competition that will be held at the Brandon Town Hall on Nov. 17. The Vermont Vocal Competition has drawn 30 contestants so far from within a 250-mile radius of Brandon. After preliminary judging, 12 contestants will move on to the finals. First Prize is $500, Second Prize is $300, and there will also be an audience choice
Josh Collier and Bevin Hill rehearse a scene from the Opera Company of Middlebury’s concert production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Life” this past October. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell
Tenor Josh Collier was all smiles recently at Gourmet Provence in Brandon when he discussed his plans for Brandon’s Barn opera. Brandon Reporter photo/Lee J. Kahrs
prize. Judges will be Doug Anderson, artistic director of the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, and conductor Andy Anderson. A third judge will be named later. Finally, Collier has recently applied for a $5,000 grant from the Vermont Arts Endowment Fund for Barn Opera’s Open Door. The program allows the public into the performance space before a performance, free of charge, to listen to some select opera pieces and ask questions about opera. “It won’t be a full performance, but the public will get to hear music and ask questions,” Collier said. “If you’re into opera, I want you there.” And that is what drives Collier to keep inventing
new ways to bring opera to Brandon. He said opera’s image is preventing its growth. “I’m an opera singer and I can’t afford the opera,” he said. “It has this hoity-toity elitism that I just hate. I don’t want people to think opera isn’t for them.” As for his new town, Collier couldn’t be happier. He still travels to perform, but on a more regional level, and he is always happy to come home. For the Opera Company of Middlebury’s June 2017 production of “Il Trittico” he jumped in at the last minute and learned the role of Gherardo in two weeks.
He was well received in the OCM’s “The Elixir of Love” this past October, and will sing in the company’s “A
Streetcar Named Desire” next month. Collier said he can’t help but try to promote the art form he loves so much, and Brandon and Vermont has welcomed him with open arms. “When someone says ‘You can’t do that,’ I say, ‘Watch me,’” he said with a smile. “There are so many people who say, ‘No,’ and I can’t accept that. It’s a combination of stubbornness, stupidity and creativity, and the fact that this community has fully embraced my crazy is really special.” For more information about Barn Opera visit barnopera. com.
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OUT OF TOWN Va-va-va-voom! Risque cabaret plays Burlington
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ip-roaring musical numbers, burlesque beauties, naughty innuendos and even bathtub gin. What is this — the Roaring ’20s? No, it’s the Spielpalast Cabaret.
Vermont’s longest-running cabaret troupe returns this weekend and next to Burlington with a theatrical experience that’ll have you blushing. The troupe takes audience members on a journey back to the Weimar years in post-World War I German, when sass, jazz and wit were always in great supply. With dazzling gals in silk and garters, the scintillating tunes of the Spielpalast Band, and a dash of political satire, you’re sure to be leaving feeling most satisfied. Beginning May 25-27, and continuing May 31 through June 2, Spielpalast will transform the Black Box Theater at Main Street Landing into a world of yesteryear, buzzing with the energy of a 1920s and ’30s cabaret. Performances will begin at 8 p.m. with additional oh-so-scandalous late night show times at 11 p.m. on the two days — Saturday, May 26, and Friday, June 1 — and a
Get a taste of the bawdy side of vaudeville when the Spielpalast Cabaret puts on an adults-only show at Main Street Landing in Burlington on the next two weekends.
special 8 p.m. scandalous show on Sunday, May 27. All shows will be preceded by a cocktail hour (one hour before the show) that will feature a cash bar and titillating entertainment. Come join us for an evening of bawdy vaudeville and vintage burlesque.
Tickets for the 2018 production of Spielpalast Cabaret are $25 in advance/ $27 day of show. Buy them through the Flynn Box Office at 153 Main St. in Burlington, call (802) 86-FLYNN, or head online to flynntix.org. Show producers said they anticipate that most shows will sell out in advance, and they reminded parents to leave the kiddies at home (of course)!
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IN TOWN Vermont state historic sites take you to the past
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ermont is a history buff’s paradise. Beginning this Saturday, May 26, a couple great repositories of American history will reopen for the summer. Three State Historic Sites — Chimney Point in Addison, Mount Independence in Orwell, and Hubbardton Battlefield — open for the 2018 season at 10 a.m. that day. Come when the doors open, or plan an outing this summer to explore Vermont’s interesting history and beauty spots. These sites also host a variety of engaging programs. Chimney Point is right at the foot of the Lake Champlain Bridge. Opening this year are two new permanent exhibits. “Crossing Paths” and “Point of Contact” focus on the Native American, French Colonial, English and early American history of the area, incorporating archaeological findings from the building of the bridge. The special seasonal exhibit in the ballroom is “A Brush with Nature: The Art of Lillian Kennedy.” Grounds include picnic tables and a short trail with interpretive signs and a historic pier from the 1929 Lake Champlain Bridge. Events include the first ever astronomy program on Aug. 18, 7:30 to 11 p.m., night skies permitting, and the annual Northeast Open Atlatl Championship on Sept. 23. Orwell’s Mount Independence, a National Historic Landmark, is named after the Declaration of Independence. It is one of the largest Revolutionary War defenses built by the Americans. Visit the museum and then choose one or more of our trails — six miles in all — to walk. This Saturday features the annual spring bird walk led by Sue Wetmore; meet outside
An 18th century tavern is the home of the Chimney Point State Historic Site — one of three local historic sites opening for the season this weekend.
the museum at 8 a.m. The year’s highlight is Soldiers Atop the Mount living history weekend, Sept. 8 and 9, with a 5K walk on the 9th. The Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site is the location of the only Revolutionary War battle fought in what would become Vermont. It is one of the best-preserved battlefields in America, retaining most of its original setting. On Monday, May 28, at noon is a short Memorial Day ceremony at the battle monument. The annual battle weekend is July 7 and 8. Scores of re-enactors and lively new offerings are expected. This year the site is open an extra day
— Wednesday. The Chimney Point and Hubbardton sites are open Wednesdays through Sundays and Monday holidays; Mount Independence is open daily. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for adults is $5 at Addison and Orwell and $3 at Hubbardton; children under 15 are free. For special events information is online at historicsites.vermont.gov/events. The last day of the season will be Sunday, Oct. 14 — make sure you plan a visit before then.
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Almost everyone loves a parade. Orwell stages its Memorial Day parade on Sunday with the Fortnightly Club SUNDAY MAY leading the way MONDAY MAY through town beginning at 1:30 p.m. Middlebury’s downtown parade steps off at 9 a.m., which should give you time to get to the Vergennes parade, which starts at 11 a.m. Hungry? Chicken barbeque at the Vergennes American Legion at 1 p.m.
The Town of Middlebury Department of Public Works is holding an event to help put an end to hunger. Bring non-perishable foods to the town Rec Center, 11 a.m.-4 FRIDAY MAY p.m., deposit them in the Public Works truck, then have fun with music, games for kids, free food and drinks, and “touch the truck” for the little ones. The goal is to fill an entire public works truck with food for the HOPE food shelf.
Learning how to properly prepare the fish you catch for the table is easiest when you can watch someone else do it well. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department WEDNESDAY MAY will show you how to clean, fillet and cook fresh Vermont fish in a seminar at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration required: email letsgofishing@vermont.gov or call 802265–2279.
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JUST FOR FUN
45TH MEMORIAL DAY PARADE IN ORWELL. Sunday, May 27, line up at 12:30, parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. Orwell Fortnightly Club members are Grand Marshals for 2018. The parade will include the Catamount Pipe Band, lots of old and new classic cars, and veterans from many branches of the service. It’s a fun parade. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, May 28, at 9 a.m. The theme of this year’s parade is “Keeping Their Memory Alive.” Remember that our fallen asked for nothing but to be remembered when sacrificing their all. The parade runs from the Middlebury College Arts Center parking lot down Main Street, around the green and two the Memorial in front of the Town Hall Theater, where there will be a formal remembrance. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE IN VERGENNES. Monday, May 28, at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The theme of the American Legion Post No. 14-sponsored parade is “Honor & Commemorate: Freedom Isn’t Free.” Veterans Capt. Brian Gebo and Ron Nimblett will serve as the keynote speaker and parade marshal, respectively. Parade begins at Vergennes Union High School and winds its way through the Little City, with two miles of antique tractors, classic cars, floats, bands of all sorts, fire departments, rescue squads and more. A formal Memorial Day remembrance in the city park will follow at approximately 12:30 p.m. and then a chicken barbeque at Post 14. FISH PROCESSING SEMINAR IN FERRISBURGH. Wednesday, May 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Vermont Fish & Wildlife will hold a one-day fish processing seminar at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road. Learn how to clean, fillet and cook fresh Vermont fish. Registration is required. Email letsgofishing@ vermont.gov or call 802-265–2279. RHUBARB FESTIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday June 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. It’s time for everything rhubarb. For $10, festivalgoers get a freshly made sandwich, a green salad with raspberry-rhubarb dressing and rhubarb pie with whipped cream. Homemade rhubarb and rhubarb-strawberry pies for sale, and sweets and savories; gently used bling, scarves, ties, books; wide variety of plants and seedlings. Games and face painting for kids, and live music throughout the day. Half the proceeds go to
HOPE. Handicapped parking behind the church or at nearby high school. More info at 802-3888080 or cvuus.org.
BRANCH TO SPOON: CARVING WORKSHOP IN FERRISBURGH. Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. Join instructor Robert Palmer for a day of spoon carving at Rokeby Museum using hand tools and traditional Swedish methods. Register at Shelburne Craft School. Cost: $100 plus $75 Hand tool cost (you will keep the hand tools).
ACTIVE EARLY BIRD NATURE WALK IN ORWELL. Saturday, May 26, 8-10 a.m., Mount Independence, 497 Mount Independence Road. Bird expert Sue Wetmore, guides this walk to identify the birds of spring and spring migration. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. No pets please. Meet in front of the Museum. More info at 802-948-2000 or historicsites.vermont. gov/directory/Mount Independence. NATIONAL TRAILS DAY HIKE INTO HISTORY IN ORWELL. Saturday, June 2, 2-3:30 p.m., Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Road. It’s National Trail Day. Mount Independence Coalition board member Mark Brownell leads this guided hike into Revolutionary War history.
ARTS VERMONT CRAFTS COUNCIL SPRING OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND. Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., locations around Addison County and Brandon (see Page 2). Take a look at what local artists are up to in this statewide celebration of the visual arts. Meet local artists in their studios a purchase high-quality artwork. More info and map of participating studios available at vermontcrafts. com/OSW/maps-directions.html.
MUSIC PIANIST CHRISTOPHER MCWILLIAMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 25, 12:15-1 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. In this concert, Mr. McWilliams will feature his original works for solo piano including a Prelude and Fugue and a four-movement sonata.
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GUMBO YA YA IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, May 25, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Road. Vineyard opens at 5:30 for picnicking. Bring a lawn chair and relax to the sounds of this a rock and roll stew, cooking up soul calypso, ska, reggae, worldgroove, and n’awlins funk. Free. Wine by the glass and hot food and available for purchase. MARK LAVOIE PLAYS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, May 27, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. LaVoie has been playing harmonica, and performing for 40 years. His solo-voice and harmonica performance is a unique acoustic style reminiscent of the late, great, blind legendary harmonica player Sonny Terry. Part of the Residence’s Sunday Music Series. Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com
HONEY IN THE HIVE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, May 27, 3-4 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Terrace. A local, skilled and energetic quartet presents a concert of French Canadian and Celtic music using fiddle, piano, bass, banjo and feet. Free and open to the public. VUHS POPS CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Friday, June 1, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Vergennes Union High School, Monkton Road. “A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE” OPERA IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 3, 2 p.m. Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant St. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. A preperformance talk will take place one hour before curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. Tickets: rows B & C $55, Rows D-M $65, Balcony $80/ available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222. More info at ocmvermont.org. EUGENE CHARLEBOISE AND FRIENDS IN BRIDPORT. Saturday, June 2, noon-3 p.m., Bridport Town Hall, 82 Crown Point Road. Join Bridport Seniors for a BBQ by Pratt’s Store, country music and a room full of raffle and silent auction items featuring plants and flowers from Golden Russet Farm. 50/50 raffle. Proceeds to benefit Town Line First Response. All ages welcome. Tickets $5. Advanced purchase
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A Middlebury Actors Workshop production.
PIANO RECITAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 2, 7-8 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Terrace. The younger piano students of Diana Fanning perform a recital. Free and open to the public.
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CAROLINE COTTER IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Road. With a captivating soprano voice and award winning songwriting, Caroline Cotter’s travel inspired songs take listeners all over the world and into the depths of the human heart. Show $20. Dinner & show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music. net to reserve. HEATHER PIERSON ACOUSTIC TRIO IN RIPTON. Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125. This trio slides “from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vibe with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith.” Open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission.
THEATER “THE BIG MEAL” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, June 3, 4 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St. Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet. Sparks fly. And so begins an expansive tale that traverses five generations of a modern family, from first kiss to final goodbye.
PILGRIMAGE PRESENTATION IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 24, 3-4 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Terrace. The Rev. Dr. Lawrence Jones presents an illustrated reading of poetry, travel log writing and video in the wake of his 500-mile hike of El Camino de Santiago de Compostela last summer in France and Spain. Free and open to the public. OPENING AND ARTIST TALK IN ROCHESTER. Sunday, June 3, 4-5 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Edward Koren talks about his work. More info at bigtowngallery.com. JAMES BLAIR TALKS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, June 4, 3-4 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 11 Eastview Terrace. In “Pollution: A Threat to Man’s Only Home … ‘The Past is Prologue,’” well known freelance photojournalist Blair will share his experience and photographs on the subject. Free and open to the public. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTATION AND BIRD WALK IN ADDISON. Tuesday, June 5, 5:307:30 p.m., Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area headquarters, Route 17. Spend an evening with Vermont wildlife photographer Brian Machanic when he presents “The Art in Birding.” The presentation will be followed by a onehour photography bird walk at the Dead Creek WMA. Limited to the first 25 participants. To register, contact Amy Alfieri at amy. alfieri@vermont.gov or 802759-2398.
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Farm garden:
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Sights & smells of springtime was already the third week of April when “Old Man Winter” decided to pay us one more snowy visit. But I was in a springtime paradise, inside a vast tunnel greenhouse surrounded by hundreds of vigorous fivefoot high tomato plants. I was at Woods Market Garden (just a couple of miles south of Brandon and not far from where I live in Goshen) and the owner, Jon Satz, was graciously giving me a guided
BY JUDITH IRVEN tour.
Home-grown tomatoes in early June In my own garden I am lucky if the cherry tomatoes are ripening by the end of July, with the larger varieties only ready several weeks later. Of course, this is two months after we switch from winter soups to summer salads for lunch, and I am truly coveting some tasty fresh tomatoes. Thus I was particularly interested to learn how Jon has luscious home-grown heirloom tomatoes for sale at his farm stand by the first week in June! Jon grows his tomatoes in long double rows directly in the native soil of the greenhouse. And, to keep the soil moist and warm, under all the rows he has installed underground heating pipes and drip irrigation tubes. On the end wall of the greenhouse an impressive-looking bank of instruments monitors the temperature and humidity of the air while also controlling the various venting systems. For instance the ideal humidity for growing tomatoes is 85 percent. So, when the humidity gets too high, the top greenhouse panel is pushed up for a few minutes. Jon opens his tomato greenhouses in the first week of February. However he is able to buy large trays of tomato “starts” — young plants that are large enough to transplant into their final growing spot — from a colleague with a season-long greenhouse operation. I was also interested to learn that, to create one adult plant, Jon actually grafts two “starts” together — a variety with excellent tasting fruit is hand-spliced above a variety with a sturdy rootstock. Once the plants are in the ground a team of three workers carefully attach the plants to vertical twine supports and then remove all the superfluous side shoots and bottom shoots that could sap energy from the main fruiting stems. Also I was fascinated to see some “non-human helpers” busy at work. Dozens of bumble bees, emerging from their cardboard hive at the far end of the greenhouse, buzzed from flower to flower to pollinate the tomatoes.
Growing thousands of plants from seed
From there we went to another greenhouse with thousands of baby plants of all kinds growing in trays on huge tables. Heating Old and new: Woods venerable red barns across the field from a crowd of cheery sunflowers. coils beneath the trays kept the soil at the At that time Jon was working for an organic far correct temperature the various plants. This was the Massachusetts, when he decided he wanted to province of nursery manager, Beth Wimett, and her farming his career. So he set off in search of a f two colleagues. The plants were all bursting with for sale that would meet his needs and his bud vitality and, in a few more weeks, would be ready for Along the way he came to Brandon, met the W planting outdoors. and saw their farm. Everything clicked! The lan For our flower gardens there were hundreds of perfect and he established an easy rapport wit varieties of both common and not-so-common and Sally. plants — everything from Alyssum to Zinnias — as But, as everyone knows, buying a beautiful pie well as dozens of vines and ornamental grasses. And of land is expensive. So, to help with financing, the ceiling was filled with beautiful hanging baskets, Jon secured a low-interest loan from the Verm each brimming with cascading flowers. There were Community Loan Fund. Furthermore the Verm also plenty of vegetable starts, both for customers’ Land Trust stepped up to buy the developmen gardens as well as for planting in the farm’s own of the entire farm. (This is the difference betwe fields. the price of the land had it been be sold for ho I could only imagine the elaborate task of deciding development and its value as agricultural land which varieties to grow each year and then planning addition helping finance his purchase, by sellin the planting schedule for all the different varieties development rights Jon has ensured this beau (each needing a different seeding date to have land will remain as farmland in perpetuity. the plants ready for sale in May). So it came as no After the sale, Jon approached Bob and Sally surprise when Jon and Beth showed me some of their retaining the Woods name for the farm. They detailed spreadsheets, with everything they would be delighted! Now, although Woods Market Gard growing this season organized by seed planting date. not actually owned by a member of the Wood From early May onwards all these plants and hanging their farming tradition continues. To this day, S baskets will arrayed at the farm stand, ready for eager Wood, who lives just down the road on Wood gardeners to pop into their gardens and hang by their continues her involvement with the farm; inde front doors. her delicious home-made jams are a huge se Woods Market Garden – a Brandon icon The Farm Stand. And each spring she uses a p of Jon’s greenhouse space to start seeds for h For over 100 years Woods Market Garden, with its cut flowers that she sells at the Brandon Farm weathered red barns and wide open fields backed Market. by the Green Mountains, was owned and farmed by successive members of the Wood family, most recently Bob and Sally Wood. Then, about 20 years ago, as they decided it was time to step back from the long hours and responsibilities of running the farm, they began to look for a buyer.
Farming in the 21st century
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A rainbow caresses Woods Market Garden in Brandon. Photos by Dick Conrad
Courtney are also moving with the times. For instance, the Locavore movement — where people strive to buy food that is both locally grown and gently raised on local family farms — is flourishing in Vermont. Indeed according one survey, since 2013 Vermont has more Locavores per capita than any other state! Today, to cater to all the “foodies” among us, Woods Market Garden offers an amazing array of their own home-grown fruit, veggies and herbs, as well as local cheeses, jams and baked goods, at their farm stand. Special favorites include luscious strawberries for three weeks in June and fieldgrown corn from the first week of July onwards. Locavores also love organic food and, while Jon has always used organic techniques, his entire farm is now certified as “fully organic” by NOFA-VT. And, like other family farms today, Woods also has CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) customers who pre-pay for their farm stand produce to help with the farm’s up-front costs, and then are compensated with free bonuses during the summer months.
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And finally, all home gardeners, myself included, love to experiment in our own gardens with different varieties of vegetables and flowers. But, with our short growing season, all warm-weather crops — such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers — need to be planted in the garden as little plants. And, since most of us do not have heated greenhouses, the huge diversity of readyto-plant “starts” grown by today’s farmers is
nothing short of amazing. Judith Irven and her husband Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden. Judith is a landscape designer and Vermont Certified Horticulturist. She also teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. She writes about her Vermont gardening life at www.northcountryreflections.com. You can reach her at judithirven@gmail.com
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T HEATER
OWN HALL
Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket
EXHIBITS
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
1968: THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. A year of upheaval and transformation in the U.S. and the world is portrayed through the lens of art, music and literature with prints, photographs, videos, paintings, and sculpture from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s. Also included is a snapshot of Middlebury College in 1968. Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery, May 25-Aug. 12.
Fri 6/8 5-7pm In the Jackson Gallery
“JUST KIDS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE NICHOLAS GIFT” AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Children have always been a magnet for photographers. Drawn from every corner of the globe and representing a broad spectrum of social and economic circumstances, the images here portray children in good times and bad, in states of blissful play or harrowing isolation. College Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery, May 25-Aug. 12.
Fri 6/1 7:30pm & Sun 6/3 2pm; Thu 6/7 & Sat 6/9 both @ 7:30pm $55–$80 OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY – 15TH SEASON Douglas Anderson directs André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. Michael Sakir conducts the OCM orchestra.
GALLERY OPENING
BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY A Group Exhibition of Poetry and Art – Benefit for the Audubon Society. On display June 1 – July 8, 2018.
SUMMER CLASSES
Classes for Rock-Stars, Actors, Dancers, Warthogs and Meerkats: The Lion King Summer Camp Rock-It Science The Glass Menagerie A Spoonful of Sugar THT Kids Hip Hop and Broadway Dance
AMERICAN WOOD SCULPTOR JOHN CROSS: A CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE FOLK ARTIST. On view March 20-July 8, featuring the whimsical wood carvings of folk artist John Cross. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org. THE NEW PAINTINGS OF DAVID FIFIELD: HEAD IN THE CLOUDS. On view May 4-June 26 at the Brandon Artists Guild. Fifield, who grew up in Vermont, says he is fascinated by the infinite possibilities of abstract art, believing it is more about discovery than creation. The BAG is at 7 Center St., Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org. BARN ART. On view April 6-June 16, featuring a juried collection of works from 31 different artists in celebration of barns. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or cmacvt.org. “WHERE TO LAND” AT NORTHERN DAUGHTERS GALLERY. A solo exhibit of oil paintings by Bonnie Baird is on view at 221 Main St., Vergennes, from May 3 through June 10. Baird is known for her authentic, personal paintings of the Vermont landscape. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.
Visit townhalltheater.org or call 382-9222 to register. Scholarships are available.
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YELLOW SUBMARINE
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THE LAST OF THE HILL FARMS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHARD BROWN. On display April 10-June 23, this exhibit offers the chance to experience the Vermont that Brown entered and began to photograph in the 1970s. Fifty years later, the lives, landscapes and time period he so lovingly captured are available for viewing through these large-format, finely detailed, photographic prints. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org. OUR TOWN OUR TOWN: LOVE, JOY, SADNESS AND BASEBALL — 100 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE SHELDON MUSEUM. On view March 20-July 8, featuring three dozen photographs from the museum’s Research Center curated by James Pease Blair. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org. TRANQUILITY. This solo exhibition by Liz Hoag is on exhibit for the month of May at Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. Hoag, a new artist to the gallery, blends the ideas inspired by her nature experiences into her work, using mostly acrylic paint on canvas. Opening reception on Friday, May 11, from 5-7 p.m. Edgewater, (802) 989.7419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com. “IMPRESSIONS” AT EDGEWATER AT THE FALLS GALLERY. Lithographic print artist Daryl Storrs will be the featured artist for the month of May. 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com. “FISH AND FEATHER: THE WILDLIFE ARTISTRY OF PAINTER NICK MAYER AND CARVER GARY M. Starr.” This exhibit at Art on Main in Bristol reflects the exceptional artistry and technique of a master carver and an awardwinning painter, and reveals their passion about the natural world. On display until July 1. 25 Main St. (802) 453-4032.
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MUSIC Wind down on Fridays with summer concerts
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or the past seven years Lincoln Peak Vineyards has offered a great way to begin the weekend: a relatively informal Friday evening concert that is played outside close to the vines that grow the grapes that make the winery’s excellent beverage. The vineyard will kick off its 8th season of community concerts this Friday with a performance by a local group of musicians known as Gumbo Ya Ya. Come between 5:30 and 6 p.m. to the venue on River Road in New Haven, just a few hundred yards east of Route 7, and bring a picnic basket and some lawn chairs or a blanket. And get comfortable. Gumbo Ya Ya, which will perform from 6 to 8 p.m., is a rock ‘n’ roll stew, cooking up soul calypso, ska, reggae, worldgroove, and something they call “n’awlins” funk (that’s New Orleans — The Big Easy). They top it off with delicious spicy solos and improvisations, served with an uplifting message and fine vocals. You may recognize the flavors of the Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat, Traffic and The Band. Tunes will be dished up by the superbly funky Felix Anderson and Glenn Goodwin on drums and bass, Jim Carroll and John Dickason on guitars, and taken into the interstellar reaches by Ron Rost on keys and Poppy Rees on vocals.
Gumbo Ya Ya, which will play at Lincoln Peak Vineyard on Friday, is a Vermont band made of up quality musicians playing soul, world and funk tunes for dancing fun.
Admission is free. Delicious hot food will be available from The Antidote, and wine by the glass. Please don’t bring your own alcohol onto the grounds, and leave your pets at home. The concert series happens rain or shine — there’s room on the winery porch in case of rain.
These picnic concerts on the lawn are slated to happen every other Friday night through the summer. After this week, the schedule includes: June 8 – Jeff Salisbury Band, June 22 – Sabouyouma, July 6 – Mellow Yellow, July 20 – Snake Mountain Bluegrass, Aug 3 – Sidewinders, Aug 17 – LC Jazz Band, and Aug 31 – Starline Rhythm Boys.
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the movie BOOK CLUB — RUNNING TIME: 1:44 — RATING: PG-13 Odds are about 50/50 as to whether the public will like or not like “Book Club.” Four strong, independent women have enjoyed becoming a book club together. When the selections become too boring for Vivian (Jane Fonda), she suggests they read “50 Shades of Grey,” which they do with a combination of reluctance and interest that moves them back into being interested in the dating world. The fun of it is watching four actresses we have enjoyed in movies for years and seeing them again in their 70s. The not so fun part is that directors Bill Holderman and Erin Simms have pretended that when a woman that age returns to the dating game, she becomes a giddy teenager. Thinking of a judge (Candice Bergen), a successful founder of a luxury hotel (Jane Fonda), a strong, independent wife (Mary Steenburgen), and the fluttery widow (Diane Keaton) as reinventing themselves as mindless dates is wacky. That probably wouldn’t be true if the writers hadn’t planted the whole story in a culture resembling the 1950s. But they did. Result? These smart, fine actors look silly most of the time as they meet new men or reunite with old ones. Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen manage to hold on to their professional dignity and win our support while Jane Fonda seems just silly as the successful rich hotel owner who sleeps around town with whoever catches her eye. As much as we may love Diane Keaton — and who doesn’t? — the role of a widow convincing her children she is not moving west for them to take care of her is a long, drawn out ordeal without much charm. Our good old pal falls into the trap of playing her silly younger self as opposed to the woman she now is. Judge Candice Bergen plays her age well, reluctant to join in her friends’ newly devised dating game. She holds her dignity as she wonders
Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen play four 70-something women in “Book Club” (2018).
whether to re-enter the man/woman culture. It is Mary Steenburgen who carries the movie. As she tries to reignite life with her dour husband (Craig T. Nelson) she remains an adult while her friends suddenly seem like teenagers. And when she breaks into a superb dance routine she shows that the good life at 70 doesn’t have to mean reverting to childhood. She pulls smiles and even a tear from the audience. Andy Garcia, Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, and Don Johnson are fine because they act their age as they fall for these women. Not one of them becomes childish. Result? We like all of them. Why do women have to become silly at 70? It would have worked if they had approached the guys with their adult selves. Question: How old are the writers of the script? Too young, I suspect, to understand that after writing strong contemporary scenes for these fine women, they then dropped them into the rather inane culture they had inhabited 50 years earlier.
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THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK — MARK MANSON (Harper)
Any book that starts off with Charles Bukowski as a success story is a book that needs a broad readership. Everyone, young people especially should know why — Bukowski never tried to be anything other than what he was. He didn’t care about success. He only cared about being unflinchingly honest. The author, Mark Manson, who happens to be a mega-successful blogger, contends that improving our lives begins with acceptance. You’re not exceptional. You’re flawed, we all are. Let’s be honest, handle adversity, and get on with it. “This book will help you think a little bit more clearly about what you’re choosing to find important in life and what you’re choosing to find unimportant.” It’s not about alleviating your problems or your pain. It’s straight talk, albeit academically researched straight talk, delivered in an honest, forthright way, and sometimes delivered by Disappointment Panda. Targeted story topics communicate the Subtle Art and how it was achieved and a series of “Subtleties” lay out the process. It’s entertaining, revealing, surprising, profane and funny. Sometimes counterintuitive is the way to go. — Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.
What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson Assume the Worst by Carl Hiaasen
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“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” by Richard P. Feynman You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis Failing Up by Leslie Odom
Am I There Yet? by Mari Andrew When by Daniel H. Pink
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HOME Make home renovations worth the investment
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he cost of remodeling a home is easier to stomach when homeowners can expect to recoup a sizable percentage of the costs of the renovation. While basing renovations on their potential impact on resale value may be unwise, return on investment is something homeowners must consider when mulling renovation projects. Many homeowners wonder which renovations will resonate most strongly with potential buyers when a home is put up for sale. According to Remodeling magazine, homeowners are less likely to recoup their investment in a major kitchen or bathroom remodel than they would with basic home maintenance, such as new siding. That’s because buyers are most interested in how the bones of the house — or those elements that keep the house protected and can be costly to fix — were maintained. Each year Remodeling magazine issues its “Cost vs. Value Report,” which highlights the projects that offer the most return on investment. In 2016, the No. 1 project was the installation of fiberglass attic insulation, which could produce 116.9 percent recouped cost and a resale value of $1,482. Rounding out the top five were manufactured stone veneer for the exterior, a standard new garage door, a steel entry door, and an upscale garage door. Projects with the least return on investment tended to be more expensive undertakings that offered returns of roughly 57 percent. Such projects included bathroom additions, upscale bathroom additions, upscale master suite additions, upscale bathroom remodels, and deck additions. For those considering more expensive renovations, keep these figures in mind, courtesy of Forbes. • A major remodel of a 200-square-foot kitchen can cost around $113,000, with homeowners recouping 60 percent. • Replacing 1,250-square feet of siding with new fiber siding can cost $13,000, but homeowners
can expect to recoup 80 percent of that cost at resale.
The same can be said about combining two small bedrooms into one larger space.
• Replacing 10 existing double-hung windows with vinyl low-e glass windows is valued at $14,000, and the return can be between 68 and 73 percent.
Homeowners should investigate potential renovations before committing the time and money to something that may offer little value at resale. — MetroCreative
There are even renovations that seem like good ideas but can actually hurt the resale value of a home. MSN Money lists these projects as moneywasters. • Lavish lighting fixtures can look dated in a few years when trends change. • Wallpaper or textured walls can be notoriously hard to change, and buyers know that. • Kitschy renovations, such as 1950s diner tiles, may appeal to only a select number of people. Neutral renovations are better if resale is the goal. • Many real estate experts warn against converting a bedroom into anything other than a bedroom — even for the purposes of a home office. Such conversions can immediately devalue the property.
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Memorial Day
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Remember our veterans, see friends & neigbors and have a good time at four area parades ADDISON COUNTY and BRANDON — On around the village green to the soldiers’ monument a day for remembering those who have fought at the top of Merchants Row. and died for our country, Memorial Day honors The theme of this year’s parade is “Keeping Their these brave men and women through parades with Memory Alive.” Officials at American Legion veterans and others. Marchers, floats and politicians Post No. 27, organizers of the parade, ask us to will be seen in at least four local venues this coming remember that our fallen asked for nothing but to Sunday and Monday. be remembered when sacrificing their all. Orwell will ring in the holiday with its traditional The Brandon Memorial Day parade will be Sunday afternoon parade. This 45th scaled back somewhat this year because Memorial Day Parade in Orwell lines up of the construction on Route 7 through at 12:30, and the parade steps off at 1:30 Monday, of downtown. There will be some changes p.m. Orwell Fortnightly Club members are course, is to the route, but the monument will be the big day Grand Marshals for 2018. accessible for the girls to continue the The 45-minute parade will feature for parades. long tradition of placing their flowers American Legion color guards, local Middlebury’s there. The parade route will have to be Shriners, the Catamount Pipe Band, the spectacle gets shortened considerably and relocated for Fair Haven Union High School band, lots under way at the safety of participants and motorists of old and new classic cars, and veterans 9 a.m. at the due to many issues throughout the from many branches of the service. It’s a Middlebury construction zone. College Center fun parade. Participants in Brandon’s parade will The parade will start out on North for the Arts. gather near the intersection at the top of Orwell Road and run east on Main Street Park Street, just before the High Street/ before heading onto Church Street, Park Street intersection at 9:30 a.m. circling Roberts Avenue, and bending back to head Beginning at 10 a.m., they will proceed down Park west on Main Street. Marchers will conclude with a Street to the monument area. Activities will take ceremony on the town green that will feature a gun place in that general area due to the inaccessibility salute, the presentation of flowers at the veterans of Central Park. The Dunmore Hose Company will memorial on the town green, and the Mount only bring two trucks this year and will use one to Independence Fife and Drum Corps. block traffic at the Park/High Street intersection. It Monday, of course, is the big day for parades. will be down Park Street far enough to allow cars to Middlebury’s spectacle gets under way at 9 a.m. pull in and drop off participants, out of the traveled at the Middlebury College Center for the Arts and lanes. Parents may also walk their kids up Park follows the traditional route down Main Street and (See Holiday parades, Page 3)
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Holiday parades (Continued from Page 2) Street. The Brandon Inn is allowing organizers to use the porch of the old Inside Scoop for the sound system. All speeches will happen at that location. It will also provide protection for equipment and people in case of rain. Any parade questions can be directed to Jeanne Lamarre of the American Legion at 247-8179, 465-8013 or work- 770-5409. VERGENNES PARADE Vermont’s largest Memorial Day celebration — a parade that usually stretches to two miles — will begin at 11 a.m. in Vergennes. Look for color guards, veterans’ groups, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, lots of colorful floats, antique cars, parade horses, fire trucks, many marching bands, and much more. Longtime Vergennes Union High
School teacher and U.S. Navy veteran Ron Nimblett will be parade marshal. Organizers hope to have a fly-over by Vermont Air National Guard jet fighters during the parade. Following the parade, Memorial Day services will be held at the Vergennes City Park. After the National Anthem, U.S. Navy veterans an Vergennes native Brian Gebo will give the Memorial Day address. (See Page 6 for more on the parade marshal and keynote speaker.) At the conclusion of the address, the Vermont National Guard will render a 21-gun salute to honor the fallen service men and women for whom Memorial Day exists. Following the ceremony in the park, the public is invited to attend the annual chicken barbeque at the Legion Post on Armory Lane.
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Navy veterans offer an example as city parade leaders Nimblett went under the sea, Gebo flew over it VERGENNES — Two of the men at the Jack, serving his country not on top of the center of the Vergennes Memorial Day ocean, but under its surface. The Jack was a parade are both U.S. Navy veterans, but fast attack submarine armed with torpedoes neither served on what most people think of and nuclear missiles. The boat, SSN 605, as typical ships. was nearly 300 feet long and 31 feet wide Ron Nimblett, who will serve as marshal and according to some records had a crew of Vermont’s largest Memorial Day parade, of around sailors. It was commissioned in did his tour of duty in the 1967 — the height of the 1970s under the waves in a Vietnam War — but it saw submarine. Capt. Brian Gebo, initially in the North Ron Nimblett spent duty who will give the keynote Atlantic. During Nimblett’s address at the close of the more than two time on board the Jack’s parade, recently completed years cruising the mission had more to do with his 25 years in the Navy flying North Atlantic, keeping an eye on subs from helicopters above the waves. the Soviet Union. Both men are Addison Caribbean and Nimblett spent more than County natives, and both are Mediterranean two years cruising the North excellent examples of service aboard the Atlantic, Caribbean and to the country. Mediterranean about the The parade, organized by submarine USS Jack, rising to the rank of American Legion Post No. Jack, rising to Petty Officer 2nd Class. 14, will begin at 11 a.m. the rank of Petty Once he returned to with a long route leaving Vermont, Nimblett landed from Vergennes Union High Officer 2nd Class. on the idea of becoming School, snaking through the a teacher. After earning Little City and ending at the undergraduate and graduate City Green. It will conclude with a formal degrees, he began teaching at Vergennes Memorial Day remembrance on the green Union Middle School, where, according beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m. to a resolution of the Vermont Legislature Nimblett now lives in Waltham, just recognizing his service, Nimblett was outside the Vergennes city limits, but he “known as the heart and soul of the middle grew up on a farm in Bridport. school.” He graduated from Middlebury Union He taught history, geography and civics in High School in 1971 and soon after enlisted Vergennes for 20 years. in the U.S. Navy. He is proud of his service in the U.S. After training, he ended up on the USS Navy. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Brian Gebo grew up in Waltham. The son O O O O O O O O O O O O of Albert and Valli Gebo, he graduated from VUHS in 1988. Sure of his intended life on the sea, Gebo went straight to the Maine Maritime Academy and formally joined 112 Exchange St., Middlebury the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer in 1992. Thus began an odyssey that took him Serving Elderly Veterans & to many exotic locations around the world. Their Families Since 1981 Not the least of those exotic locations was the seat of Navy helicopters. We are a Veterans’ Administration Gebo learned to flight propeller-driven Contract Adult Day Center birds at a naval base in Florida with a squadron called the Airwolves of HSL-40, with “HSL” short for “Helicopter antiSubmarine squadron Light.” It was quite the opposite tack of Petty Officer Nimblett. The same year he entered the Navy — 1992 — Gebo married his high school sweetheart, Heather Holzschuh. Over the past 26 years they have raised a family of 388-3983 • www.elderlyservices.org three boys: Brady (who is now 17), Aidan
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A Veteran Died Today He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, and he sat around the Legion telling stories of the past. Of the war he had fought in and the deeds that he had done. In his exploits with his buddies they were heroes, everyone. And ‘tho sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke, all his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. But we’ll hear his tales no longer, for ol’ Bob has passed away, and the world’s a little poorer for a veteran died today. No, he won’t be mourned by many, just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a family, quietly going on his way; and the world won’t note his passing, ‘tho a veteran died today. When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, while thousands note their passing and proclaim they were great. Papers tell their life stories, from the time they were young, but the passing of a veteran goes unnoticed and unsung. Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land some jerk who breaks his promise and cons his fellow man? Or the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife, goes off to serve his country and offers up his life? The politician’s stipend and the style in which he lives are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives. While the ordinary veteran, who has offered up his all, is paid off with a medal and perhaps a pension, small. It’s so easy to forget them, for it is so long ago, that our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys went to battle, but we know. It was not the politicians and their compromises and ploys, who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand, would you really want some cop-out, with his ever-waffling stand? Or, would you want a veteran, who has sworn to defend his home, his kin and country, and would fight until the end? He was just a common veteran and his ranks are growing thin, but his presence should remind us we may need his likes again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the military’s part is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
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If we cannot do him honor while he’s here to hear the praise, then at least let’s give him homage, at the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that might say Our country is in mourning, for a veteran died today. — Author Unknown
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Let’s not lose the real meaning behind Memorial Day Decoration Day, the name was changed to Memorial Day in 1882. It was originally a day where families, veterans, communities decorated the graves of all military members who perished in their respective wars. As the years went by more decorations were put up, families gathered to watch parades filled with proud military units, decorated bikes and bands playing music. Cemeteries in the town were decorated with American flags placed on the graves of past military members, some even had flowers left by families or school children who chose to honor the fallen.
As more and more years passed the Indianapolis 500 race was run on this day. The parades got bigger each year with more float entries around themes honoring the fallen, bands, baseball teams, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and others waving flags, marching and smiling. In my opinion some who have joined in on marching in the parades detract from the real meaning of the day, that of honoring those brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I don’t want a sticker with someone’s name on it, shake a hand or
get brochures, in fact I will be honest — when any politician strolls down the parade route I turn my back, not because I don’t agree with their ideas, but to close my eyes and say a prayer for those departed souls. My wish would be for all politicians to honor those who have died for our freedoms by not showing up to march in a parade. Let’s spend the day remembering the fallen, putting flags and flowers on cemeteries, being with family and friends and forget about the politics. Barbara Mercier Bridport
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How did we come to celebrate veterans every May? Though many people are quick to refer to Memorial Day as the unofficial beginning of summer, the day is much more than that. Initially known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a day to remember those military members who died in service of the country. The origins of Memorial Day remain a topic of debate. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., as the official birthplace of Memorial Day. However, the roots of Memorial Day likely run much deeper, as researchers at Duke University note that during the Civil War, organized women’s groups in the South had begun to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. Memorial Day as we know it today can likely be traced to Charleston, S.C., where teachers, missionaries and some members of the press gathered on May 1, 1865, to honor fallen soldiers. During the Civil War, captured Union soldiers were held at the Charleston Race Course and hundreds died during captivity. Upon their deaths, soldiers were buried in unmarked graves. When the Civil War ended, the May Day gathering was organized as a memorial to all the men who had died during captivity. The burial ground was landscaped, and those freed as a result of the Civil War played an
integral role in the event at the Charleston Race Course. While the event in Charleston might have been the first Memorial Day-type celebration in the southern United States,
Gen. John A. Logan is often cited as inspiring similar events in the north. As commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans’ organization for men who served in the Civil War, Gen. Logan issued a proclamation just five days after the Charleston event that called for Decoration Day to be observed annually across the country. Logan preferred the event not be held on the anniversary of any particular battle, and thus the day was observed for the first time on May 30. Celebrating the day in May also was significant to event organizers because May is a month when flowers are in bloom, making it easier for observers of the holiday to place flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers. In 1868, events were held at more than 180 cemeteries in 27 states, and those figures nearly doubled in 1869. By 1890, every northern state officially recognized Decoration Day as a state holiday. But southern states honored their dead on a different day until after World War I, when the holiday was changed to recognize Americans who died in any war and not just the Civil War. Nearly every state now celebrates Memorial Day, a name for the holiday first used in 1882, on the last Monday in May. — Metro Creative
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Memorial Day 2018
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Virginia with the rank of captain. (Continued from Page 6) Along the way, Gebo served in various Capt. Gebo retired from active Naval capacities, including as an instructor, service on July 1, 2017, and returned with evaluator, administrator. His command his family to Vermont. He works in his responsibilities grew, and hometown, Vergennes, at he was named a “Junior UTC Aerospace, which just Officer of the Year.” Later, Cmdr. Brian Gebo so happens to specialize he earned a “Pilot of the was named a “Junior in equipment for military Year” distinction. He was Officer of the Year.” helicopters. commanding officer of a American Legion Post squadron known as the Later, he earned a No. 14 Commander Ralph “Pilot of the Year” “EasyRiders.” Wenzel last week said Gebo earned a Master’s distinction. He was parade organizers are Degree in National Security hoping to have jets from commanding officer Studies at the Naval the Vermont Air National Command College in of a squadron known Guard do a flyover of the Newport, R.I., where he was as the “EasyRiders.” 2018 Memorial Day parade in a select class of 47 naval in Vergennes. Although they officers from 44 countries. will represent a different Gebo flew more than 3,400 mishap- branch of the armed forces than Petty Officer free flight hours in the SH-60B Seahawk Ron Nimblett and Capt. Brian Gebo, you can helicopter and landed on over 50 U.S. and bet both men will give a smile when they foreign naval vessels. He concluded his look up and see their brothers in arms fly Naval career in a command of 150 sailors in overhead.
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Memorial Day Parades in Addison County
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AROUND THE COUNTY last year Memorial Day parades saw, clockwise from above, marchers in Orwell spreading their message with their families, Orwell Cub Scouts carrying a variety of flags, Korean War veteran Henry Broughton keeping dry in Vergennes, classic cars showing off their stuff in Orwell, and Vets from World War II and Korea acknowledging applause in Middlebury. File photos/Trent Campbell and Mark Bouvier