Thursday, May 25, 2017

Playtime

Memorial Day

Big win

A local store lets customers play the games it sells, even before they buy them. See Arts + Leisure.

Legionnaires organize parades in service to those who have fallen. See our special Memorial Day section.

VUHS softball finally faced another D-II team, and took full advantage. See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 71 No. 21

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Breaking the barriers

Local women tell stories of their glass ceilings “I was there. I was very Editor’s note: This is the interested in being there. second in a two-part series And I was very interested in looking at the Vermont Women what was happening,” Martin and Leadership report recently recalled. issued by Change the Story VT. She remembers Cone

By GAEN MURPHREE and other selectmen with ADDISON COUNTY — great fondness (“He was an When Peg Martin broke the absolutely astonishing and gender barrier as the first wonderful man; great, big, woman on the Middlebury burly bear of a guy about as selectboard in 1973, board gruff as they came ... and he chair Earl Cone greeted her became a very great friend”). with: “You can’t change the Nevertheless, she also color of the town trucks. We’ve ASERMILY observed: just finally decided.”

“In 1973 it was pretty much Redecorating town equipment, said Martin, was hardly the top a different world. It was all old boys. Hey, of her agenda. She’d cut her teeth with the when you’re the first on the board they’ve League of Women Voters taking on sewage got to be old boys that are sitting on the dumped in Otter Creek, among other issues. ship. It’s just the way it was.”

Over the ensuing four-plus decades, women have made huge strides in state and local leadership. Yet, surprisingly, the “Vermont Women and Leadership” report recently released by the group Change the Story shows that the barrier Peg Martin and other Addison County women — such as Connie Houston (first female alderwoman in Vergennes) and New Haven’s Mary Palmer Marsh — crossed in the 1970s has remained surprisingly resistant.

Across Vermont, women make up only 21 percent of selectboard members, according to the report. In Addison County, women do just slightly better, constituting 23 percent. The report also shows that fewer than 4 percent of Vermont’s statewide office winners have been women, only one woman has been governor and (See Leadership, Page 12A)

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New memorial unveiling and parades on tap this weekend ADDISON COUNTY — veterans’ memorial at its Memorial Day festivities in The town of town park, as part of its Addison County this coming Orwell will Memorial Day celebration. weekend will range from unveil a new The memorial has been three solemn to fun. years in the making and will veterans’ Three parades are planned, honor veterans of World memorial at as well as the dedication of War II and the Vietnam and a new veterans memorial in its town park Korean wars. as part of its Orwell.

The unveiling is scheduled Starting at 1:30 p.m., the Memorial Day to take place at around 2:15 parade will run through the celebration. p.m. at the park, once the middle or town and feature parade has ended. Castleton bands, community groups, Veterans Post 50 will serve as trucks, classic cars and more. Bob and Sue Honor Guard, and other veterans’ groups Arnebold will be the grand marshals. Both have been invited. The Independent will have served Orwell for many years: Sue feature a story on the new memorial next as the town clerk and Bob as an Orwell week. firefighter.

The parades resume on Monday. The The town of Orwell will unveil a new (See Memorial Day, Page 12A)

Blindness no barrier to massage therapist

Police and college close the book on March protest

Fidler hones his craft using other senses

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — None of the demonstrators at the March 2 protest of a controversial political scientist at Middlebury College will face criminal charges, but scores of students have been disciplined by the school.

The Middlebury Police Department Tuesday announced it had concluded its investigation into the events surround Charles Murray’s visit to the college, with no charges forthcoming.

That same day the college announced it had disciplined 67 students with sanctions ranging from probation to official college discipline, which places a permanent record in the student’s file. Some graduate schools and employers require individuals to disclose official college discipline in their applications.

Students shouted so loudly when Murray stood before the podium at McCullough that day that he left the stage and instead the college telecast a conversation between him (See College protest, Page 7A)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Just another day at the office for Steven Fidler.

He welcomes a client into his massage and hypnotherapy office in Middlebury and motions him over to the comfy, cushioned table.

Fidler can hear the client getting ready. But don’t ask him to describe the person whose stress he will be spending the next hour removing.

Steven Fidler is blind.

Blind, but tremendously adept at a craft he has honed without the benefit of eyesight.

“It’s about listening and feeling,” Fidler said in an interview on Monday.

Fidler lost his sight rather suddenly in 1993, at the age of 23. He had been diagnosed at age 4 with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare, genetic disorder that breaks down cells in the retina, a light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eyeball. Blindness had (See Steve Fidler, Page 13A)

Family comedy

OPERA COMPANY OF Middlebury cast members Matt Morgan, left, Bevin Hill, Corey Crider, Alissa Anderson, Joshua Collier, Jeffrey Beruan and Kian Freitas surround Margaret Gawrysiak on the couch as she reads a family will during rehearsal of “Gianni Schicchi” at Town Hall Theater Tuesday afternoon. The opera is one part of Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” All three parts open at THT on June 2.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

VUHS 8th-grader, mom ready to go far for a cause By the way Want to try your hand at competitive horseshoe pitching?

The Mount Abraham Union High School field hockey team will hold a “horseshoe tournament FUNdraiser” this Saturday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sodbusters Horseshoe Club at 56 Airport Drive in Bristol (behind the Bristol Legion Hall). Cost is $20 per player, with all ages and abilities welcome. There will also be a 50/50 (See By the way, Page 12A)

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By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — Fourteenyear-old Kobe Kessler said he was getting restless and wanted to break out of his school-and-sports routine, and not in a small way.

Kessler, a Ferrisburgh resident and Vergennes Union Middle School 8th-grader, found the perfect answer.

He; his veterinarian mother, Denise Kessler; and family friend Tom Stuwe, a Barre veterinarian, will this summer ride bicycles 4,200 miles across America and raise money for a good cause while doing so.

Kobe Kessler said he discussed doing “something big” with his family and embraced a suggestion made by his mother.

“I felt like I’d just fell into the ordinary rhythm of life, and I just wanted to get out and do something crazy, I guess, and this was it,” Kobe said. “My mom shared her idea of doing this with me, and I was psyched. And I’m so excited. This was the only option we came up with, and it’s a great idea.”

Kobe said his mother’s inspiration came from a member of their church in Burlington, Lindy Millington, now 83.

“She had this necklace around her neck with a bicycle on it. And (my mom) asked her what it was, and she (See Kessler, Page 14A)

KOBE KESSLER, 14, and his mom, Denise, of Ferrisburgh, are preparing for a 4,200-mile bike trip across the country this summer. The mother and son, and a family friend, will make the trip to raise money for Christian Veterinary Missions.

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PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, May 25, 2017

People power

FUN TOOK CENTER stage, with a dose of enlightenment on the side, at the first annual Human Powered Parade in Bristol this past Saturday. The event, organized by the Living Tree Alliance, Melanie Kessler and a host of others, celebrated national bike month with a parade of all things that roll petroleum free. Among the activities at the Bristol Recreation Park were bike and bike helmet decorating, a professional skateboarding demonstration starring Vermont native Collin Annie Hale, a performance by the Band of the Land trio and a real parade through the streets of Bristol.

Local organizations also spread the word about public transit, safety, fitness and biking infrastructure.

Photos courtesy of Middlebury UndergrounD

Middlebury project includes $12M investment in rail

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) officials said this week that a $12 million addition to the downtown Middlebury rail bridges project is related to track improvements, equipment purchases and beefed up train crews that will be needed to ensure freight traffic can continue along the state’s western corridor during what will soon be abbreviated — and at times suspended — train traffic through Addison County’s shire town.

The Addison Independent on Monday asked VTrans Structures Division Manager Wayne Symonds to clarify the intended use of the $12 million that officials recently added to what had been a $40 mil-

lion plan to replace the deteriorating Main Street and Merchants Row rail bridges with a 360-foot tunnel.

Middlebury residents and merchants have been asking for details about the rail-related budget addendum, theorizing the money might have been added to indemnify Vermont Rail Systems for potential lost business and inconveniences during a massive, four-year project that calls for suspension of freight service through the downtown for 10 weeks during 2020.

While VTrans is still negotiating with both Vermont Rail and New England Central Railway — a rival company on whose route Vermont Rail will have to divert its traffic during the 10-week closure — Symonds shared the main purposes for

which the $12 million will be allocated.

“Its not like we are negotiating a lump-sum payment that goes to the railroad for this,” Symonds said.

“Around half” of the $12 million is earmarked for new equipment, infrastructure and personnel costs associated with the 10-week suspension of train service through Middlebury, according to Symonds.

The detour, as described by Aaron P. Guyette of VHB, the lead engineering company for the project, is as follows: “It essentially starts in Rutland and travels on the Green Mountain railroad (operated by Vermont Rail) to Bellows Falls. From Bellows Falls the train would travel on the New England Central Railroad (owned

and operated by Genesee and Wyoming) to White River Junction, then Essex, and finally to Burlington.”

(See map on this page.)

Guyette noted the existing Vermont Railway track from Rutland to Burlington is approximately 64 miles long. The total detour length will be 192 miles. Vermont Rail’s cargo will travel 140 miles per trip on New England Central rail line.

During the detour period, Vermont Rail will also need to maintain service to its customers between Rutland and Burlington by providing service from Rutland to Middlebury and from Burlington to Middlebury from each end, according to Guyette.

It means that while trains will continue to haul the freight, it will take longer.

“When we do this detour, it’s going to add one calendar day to the delivery of the primary freight — which is gasoline — up to the Burlington area,” Symonds said. “Now, it’s pretty direct from Whitehall, N.Y., up to Burlington. But because we are adding over 100 miles to the detour, we are adding a day. So we need infrastructure to be able to accommodate twice the number of rail cars in the system.”

That will require, among other things, improving a crossing station in Essex (Vermont), along with rail tracks and switching yards, so that trains can safely pass each other, officials said.

“As you can suspect, it’s kind of complex to move trains from one line to another,” Symonds said.

“There are some locations around the state that need to be improved to allow trains to be turned around and stored to accommodate this movement.”

Plus there are the costs to Vermont Rail to keep its business operating via the detour.

“It is going to accommodate the direct cost of additional crews and cars necessary for that extra day of transit, and for the extra manpower it’s going to take to move this freight,” Symonds said.

“Basically, the geometry of the rail line that Vermont Rail has is flatter that the New England Central Rail lines. So it’s going to take more locomotion power to move this freight in this other manner. So the (See Vt. Rails, Page 3A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, May 25, 2017 — PAGE 3A

A new flavor of ‘community support’ Vt. Rails Farm House expands ice cream CSA locally

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Eliza La Rocca has always loved ice cream.

“I actually went through a period from elementary school to middle school where I was sort of obsessed with it,” said the ice cream impresaria half of Bristol’s Farm House Chocolates and Ice Cream. “Wherever we’d go, I’d immediately point out ‘Oh, there’s an ice cream shop ... and there’s another.’”

A stint in Italy leading food tours got her hooked on “the clean and bold” flavors Italians bring to gelato.

“That’s what I try to bring to my ice cream,” said La Rocca. “I want you to taste interesting and pure flavors. But that said, I do mix it up and get a little crazy. I’m planning on making a peanut butter bacon ice cream this summer. I want people to have fun with it.”

Farmhouse is making it easier for locals to get in on the fun by expanding its ice cream CSI — it’s like a CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) offering in which a farm sells what it has just harvested, but the “I” is for ice cream. Like the chocolates part of the business, Farmhouse’s ice cream has been sold mostly through the Burlington Farmers’ Market and other larger farmers’ markets. Since expanding into a commercial space on Mountain View Terrace last July, La Rocca and husband Erlé LaBounty, head Farmhouse chocolatier, have also begun selling chocolates through various retailers. This July they’ll begin wholesaling ice cream as well.

La Rocca hopes that expanding the CSI will also get more cones of ice cream into the hands of their neighbors.

“We live and work in Bristol. But people in our own town all the time are like ‘Are you new? I’ve never heard of you!’ We’re a really well kept secret,” she said.

SOME FLAVOR COMPONENTS found in Farmhouse Chocolates and Ice Creams sit on a counter in the Bristol company’s production facility.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

La Rocca focuses on local and organic ingredients, sourcing milk from Ferrisburgh’s Kimball Brook Farm, cream from Weybridge’s Monument Farms Dairy, Bee Happy honey from Starksboro, and looking for local fruits and herbs as they ripen seasonally.

For this week’s flavors — Fresh Mint Chip, Honeyed Rhubarb, and Salted Burnt Caramel — she’s just spent days processing fresh ingredients: steeping fresh mint, stewing fresh rhubarb. LaBounty has cooked

up an intensely irresistible batch of dark caramel.

Other possible flavors to come include Persian Vanilla (with cardamom and rose water), Maple Ginger, Sweet Corn and LavenNews der, Really Rich Chocolate, Raspberry-Grapefruit Orange Blossom sorbet.

For the 2017 CSI, she plans to offer seven to 10 flavors each month, including an ice cream and sorbet for vegans. The CSI will run June through December with pickups once a month out of the Bristol production facility.

Good ice cream, La Rocca believes, “should sort of ground you and transport you at the same time.

It’s not supposed to be like the rest of your day. It’s supposed to be special.”

Asked why she thinks ice cream has become such a professional passion, La Rocca hits on what any kid with a cone in their hand can tell you on a hot summer’s day.

“When you eat ice cream, it gives you license to let go of everything else. You just get a pause, you get a break from worrying, from reality.

“When you’re eating an ice cream cone, nothing else matters.”

For more information, go to farmhousechocolate.com.

Gaen Murphree is reached at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

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ELIZA LA ROCCA is the ice cream maker at Farmhouse Chocolates and Ice Cream in Bristol. The company, which uses mostly local and organic ingredients, offers a community-supported ice cream (CSI) program between June and December.

A BOWL OF Farmhouse Chocolates and Ice Cream “Really Rich Chocolate” ice cream invites a bite in the company’s Bristol headquarters.

(Continued from Page 2A) idea is to only reimburse the actual cost, demonstrated by the railroad.

This is not meant to be a one-time gift or somehow an additional profit margin they would get for working with us.”

Adding to the logistics is the fact that Vermont Rail and New England Central are competitors. He compared the temporary agreement between the two to “asking a Ford dealership to sell Chevys for 10 weeks, and then turn it back over to the Chevy dealer.”

20-HOUR WORK DAYS The other half of the $12 million, according to Symonds, will be used during several as-yet-undefined periods during the four-year construction project when crews working on the tunnel project in Middlebury will remove the track, work for 20 hours, then reinstall the track so Vermont Rail trains can send trains through Middlebury for four hours.

Symonds said this pot of money will help guarantee this series of 20-hour work days and keep the project moving as quickly as possible through the 2021 construction season.

Anytime there is a 20-hour work window for construction crews, it will mean Vermont Rail has only four hours to haul freight.

“It means (Vermont Rail) needs to have an extra crew and extra equipment to make that happen,” Symonds said.

That said, Symonds stressed 2019 will not bring 20 hours of noise each day. Some of the time will be spent setting up and de-mobilizing the large drilling rigs that will be used to excavate the rail bed. The 20 hours also has a built-in cushion in case a machine breaks, he added.

Then will come 2020, which will involve a lot more than the 10-week suspension of train traffic through downtown Middlebury, officials said.

“We have work that needs to be done before and after the bridge closures,” Symonds said. “And we are negotiating the possibility that we might have a couple of months in 2021 with (more of) those extended work windows.”

Middlebury residents next month will get a preview of things to come.

That’s when crews are slated to begin installation of temporary spans at the Main Street and Merchants Row rail bridges. The 1920s-era bridges will then be demolished.

Next spring, preliminary work will begin on the tunnel project, including drainage upgrades and extension of a temporary access road to the parking area behind the Battell Block.

Symonds acknowledged the rail bridges project will bring some long-term benefits to Vermont Rail and New England Central, which lease rail infrastructure from the state of Vermont.

“It does have a long-term benefit of adding efficiency into the (rail) system, for sure,” Symonds said of the project.

SUPPORT FOR DOWNTOWN? He reiterated there is no money in the $52 million budget for grants for downtown Middlebury merchants whose businesses will be disrupted by the work. He noted efforts by the town of Middlebury and community liaison Jim Gish to help publicize, promote and minimize impacts on local merchants.

“We really tried to do what was asked of us and I think, long-term, the project is absorbing some extra costs to try and get the major impacts to downtown Middlebury centered on those 10 weeks (of the detour in 2020),” Symonds said. “That one

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WHEN THE RAILROAD is closed during part of the construction of rail bridges in Middlebury, Vermont Rail trains that normally run directly from Rutland to Burlington via Middlebury, will instead detour to Bellows Falls, White River Junction and Montpelier — three times as far.

season is going to be disruptive, no matter what is done. I think we are going to have some pretty significant impacts for one season in downtown Middlebury.”

Kathleen Ramsay, Middlebury town manager, said she and the selectboard continue to explore ways of helping merchants weather the construction storm. Officials are specifically considering the launch of a revolving loan fund containing federal dollars that have been repaid by its initial beneficiary, the nonprofit Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects.

Ramsay said the board will also have a community discussion about potentially giving merchants access to some of Middlebury’s surplus lo-

cal option tax revenue. That money is now earmarked exclusively for debt service and maintenance of the Cross Street Bridge.

Nancie Dunn, owner of the Sweet Cecily store in downtown Middlebury, said merchants are looking for some financial help to survive the most invasive of the project. She and other storeowners voiced that concern at a May 11 public meeting on the environmental and social impacts parts of the project. They said loans wouldn’t be of much help, given thin profit margins.

“We all helped raise that local option tax revenue, so (tapping some of it for merchants) would be an interesting idea to explore,” Dunn said.

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Trump’s budget reflects a shocking lack of compassion For the first 100-plus days of Trump’s presidency, he has ruled by the seat of his pants — undoing sensible measures with the flick of a signature, and with about as much thought. He has been called our “child president” because of his childish antics and spoiled behavior, and because he lacks self-discipline. Nor has he seemed to care or even acknowledge that his actions have immediate as well as long-term consequences for others.

For all the world, this president acts like he is still on the set of the Apprentice and that he is the star of his own reality show.

But with the release of Trump’s budget yesterday, it is clear that more and more people will be adversely affected by the direction Trump takes the country — and that is serious business.

His budget boosts military spending 10 percent of an amount that is already obscenely large. He would spend $1.6 billion on the start of an ill-conceived wall separating this country and Mexico — and American taxpayers, not Mexico, are going to pay for it. And he would cut taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars to give to the richest people in the country, while decimating programs that help the poor and middle class.

He has proposed vast cuts in food stamps, low-income housing, Medicare and Medicaid, student loans, rental assistance, heating assistance to the elderly, rural health and substance-abuse initiatives, work training programs, adult education, and aid throughout the world to name just a few of the programs slated to be cut.

Remember that pledge not to cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security.

He just went back on his word. And that nonsense Trump told you about making his health care plan so much better than Obamacare? All lies to get elected. Nor should you believe the ludicrous spiel from Trump’s team that this budget will reduce the deficit in a decade: only if you assume economic growth double what we currently have and don’t bother to factor in the huge loss of revenue from the tax cuts (which Trump’s budget doesn’t do.)

As economist Lawrence Summers, the former treasury secretary, said this week: “This is a mistake no serious business person would make. It appears to be the most egregious accounting error in a presidential budget in the nearly 40 years I have been tracking them.”

Trump doesn’t seem to care, or even know, and his team is willing to lie to prop up false narratives. The problem is that Trump’s rhetoric and his proposals have real consequences. It’s no longer just a campaign.

In his budget, he would deny hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans the fuel assistance they need to stay warm in the winter; he would deny food to those unable to find jobs; he would axe job training programs so those who lost jobs (through no fault of their own) would not be able to find or afford the necessary training to learn new skills. He would cut drugabuse programs so those suffering from that disease would have a tougher time rebuilding their lives. He would reduce or cut farm subsidies, making an already tough job even tougher. In slashing food aid to Africa, hundreds of thousands of Africans, a report recently stated, would likely die of starvation. There is a reason President George W. Bush supported, and even increased, America’s food aid during his presidency. It is a life and death matter to many people, and America has long demonstrated its willingness to help others in dire need.

The question facing the nation today is when will Americans say this president has gone too far? Will crime have to rise in our streets from Americans who, under this budget, might be without food assistance, or shelter, or the training to get a new job and are pushed to the point of desperation? Will those who have stubbornly supported Trump have to see state taxes rise to make up for federal shortfalls before they understand that Trump’s budget priorities are perverse? Will they have to see the economic divide grow impossibly worse between the top 10 percent and the bottom 90 percent before they understand that a nation’s tax policy is nothing less than a balancing act between wealth distribution and economic growth based on a country’s sense of economic justice and fairness?

While Congress drafts the actual spending and tax plans, the importance of the president’s budget is that it reflects his values and provides a sense of how the administration will govern. And that is why this budget is so shocking — it clearly reflects Trump’s shallowness, his ignorance and his callous disregard for the welfare of others.

It is not a budget that makes America great again. Rather, it ransacks our national treasury, pushes us closer to a military state ruled by corporate elites, and denies the majority of Americans the help they need to afford a college education, or workplace training, and get jobs that allow for financial independence and success. And it is clearly a budget designed to benefit the wealthiest few at the expense of everyone else: we knew that it would be, but to see it cast so blatantly is shocking, too.

If that’s the America you want, Trump’s your man. If not, it’s time to start fighting against policies that will make us a poorer nation in every way.

Angelo Lynn

A budget overshadowed State Rep. Peter Conlon pens a good community forum (see page 5A) in today’s issue, reflecting on the budget accomplishments that were overshadowed by the governor’s last-minute veto threat.

Of note, Rep. Conlon emphasizes the budget’s milestone: it kept spending to 1.5 percent, while revenue is expected to be more than twice that. That reverses the need to use one-time money to finance overspending the state has experienced for the past several years. In any case, the budget accomplishes much and did so with bipartisan cooperation.

That is, until the governor interjected his idea of a statewide teachers’ contract for health care insurance and threatened a veto unless legislative leaders bent to his will. Conlon faults the governor for his intransigence on the issue, and as a member of the House Education Committee has had a front-row seat in the discussion. His views are worth a careful read.

The good news is that the governor and Senate Pro Tempore Tim Ashe have recently signaled that they expect a compromise to be reached, leaving the good work on the budget intact. Let’s hope that is so.

Angelo Lynn

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Government is failing the people Our nation desperately needs to move to a “non-GMO” system.

Governmental administration has launched a campaign of manipulation, mongrelization and modification through massive malfeasance and malpractice assaulting the critical life and quality of life-sustaining organizations and government agencies. We must return to original founding principals and cleanse ourselves of the massive pollution of bodies, minds and souls.

We must return to our OMG: Original founding principles and virtues.

Moral, cultural and philosophical disciplines.

Government and the People must return to thier most noble and sacred calling of becoming a moral beacon and the greatest hope for all mankind. Return to a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

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Columnist right about Trump

Hillside grazers

COWS GRAZE VARIOUS levels of a small hill in Salisbury Monday afternoon.

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‘Garden World’ counteracts Trump

It’s all Trump’s fault: my chronic stiff neck, the persistent headaches, the muscles in my shoulders as tight as steel cables. Those shoulders seized up on election night and haven’t let go yet.

The cracked tooth soon to be extracted — that’s his fault too. I’m sure the unconscious clenching of the jaw when I read the latest outrage or listen to his nasty voice has enough power to shatter the enamel of that previously healthy tooth.

It’s Trump’s fault that my winter projects at home aren’t finished. I have found it hard to get up the gumption to attack my to-do list when my heart is heavy and my mind uneasy. I’m unfocused. I can’t concentrate. Instead of being productive I cruise the online news like a junkie,

By Abi or simply stare out the window feeling Sessions outraged, depressed and depleted.

My son-in-law recently posted photos of my sweet grandchildren posing for fake mug shots at a children’s museum. In ordinary times this would be cute and funny. But now, I reacted with a lump of dread in my throat and tears in my eyes.

It’s too easy to see in these shots the faces of children being detained or deported for real, or to imagine these actual grandchildren in some dystopian totalitarian future, swept up in a raid of the “disloyal.”

Now, I am very aware that my personal Trump-related problems are molehills compared to the mountain of trouble he’s created for immigrants, minorities, people living in poverty, people who need health insurance, women who need birth control, and on and on — millions of my fellow citizens. I care about their welfare and I care about

Ways of Seeing

the future of our incredibly marvelous planet.

Living in Trump World is simply terrifying when you care.

Luckily, with the long-delayed arrival of spring, I have found a new world to live in — Garden World. It’s a beautiful world of my own creation, right here in Cornwall Vt. My day in Garden World begins sitting in a bright yellow chair facing east, surrounded by equally bright yellow perennial alyssum, with the morning sun gently warming my face and body. We’re in lilac heaven this time of year, with their ever-present sweet cinnamony scent. Add in the soothing calls of robins, house sparrows, and mourning doves, and you have a little doorway from my front porch right into paradise.

A few steps will bring me to one of my favorite stone wall corners: graceful coral tulips, sturdy intensely purple grape hyacinth, with the spiky foliage of perennial geranium for contrast of texture and rhythm. In both morning and evening, there is a moment when the sunlight strikes just right and the tulips look like they’re lighted from within.

I love these plants working together in harmonious arrangement.

Down in the lower garden we’re in the blue and purple phase, when dignified low maroon iris, the speckled foliage and miniature blue bells of pulmonaria, and exuberant bachelor’s buttons all tumble around together in joyful chaos under the old apple tree and the locusts. Pe(See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Time to show the garden who’s boss A good gardener isn’t someone who has luck getting most closely resemble conditions in my garden.

In the past, if I was unable to make a determination things to grow. Things will grow whether you want them to or not. The real talent lies in taking charge of what using any of these criteria, the plant — weed or flower — grows and not letting the garden be the boss of you. You would generally get to stay. I never had the heart to stand firm and grow only what I wanted, where I wanted. But have to be ruthless. this year, something in me snapped.

I’m not.

It started when I found a clump of leaves that at some Or, I wasn’t. After years of lamenting my lack of cruel point had taken up residence (or had been lovingly plantstreak, I have finally found my inner garden warrior.

This spring, as usual, I set about the annual task of as- ed, who can remember?) in several spots in the garden. sessing what is sprouting in the garden. Some things, like Already over a foot tall and almost ready to bloom, it was something I had seen often, but my Rambling Rose of Death, I recogwhere? nize immediately. But what about all My three-step ID process yielded the many unfamiliar stems and stalks? no clues. The clumps seemed well I go through this every year. Beestablished, but their unlikely placecause I tend to let the garden self-regment — leaning into the phlox and ulate as the summer wears on, I ofcrowding out the hosta — seemed ten struggle to establish order when suspect. I couldn’t, however, find any spring comes around. Just figuring out roadside or garden-center matches. what’s a weed and what’s a beloved It wasn’t until I was poking around perennial takes up a good chunk of

By Jessie Raymond at the edge of the yard (while lookmy gardening time. ing for a new garden area to claim as I follow a three-step process for my own and later abandon) that I saw the same plant identifying the mystery plants.

1. I look for placement. If a plant is growing randomly growing freely in the woods. It was dame’s rocket. An all over the garden, there’s a good chance it’s an inter- introduced species with pretty pink flowers, it grows all around our house. It’s also invasive enough to be prohibloper.

2. I wait. As the plant grows, I might recognize it, ei- ited in several states.

In the past, I would have grudgingly let the plants stay ther from memory or from a reference photo. The trick is remembering to keep an eye on it while it’s small; forget in the garden, telling myself that the line between flower about it for a month or two, and suddenly my garden is and weed is an arbitrary one. “Weeds are just flowers 90 percent bindweed. growing in the wrong place,” I would say with a sigh.

3. I see if I can find something similar growing else- I wouldn’t have dared to add, “But if the garden is the where, such as at the garden center. I also look for ex- wrong place, yank ’em.” amples in the wild, paying close attention to plants that This year, however, I’ve realized that as a gardener, grow in waste areas or disturbed soil, as those places (See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

Mark Shields is a syndicated columnist and news analyst. He appears, together with David Brooks of the New York Times, on the “PBS News Hour” every Friday evening.

This is what he said last Friday.

“George Washington couldn’t tell a lie, Richard Nixon couldn’t tell the truth and Donald Trump doesn’t know the difference.” You can do with this whatever you want, but I believe it rings true.

Larry Booker Pittsford

Congress must show leadership I am compelled to write a letter and give my opinion on the situation in Washington D.C. Donald Trump continues to act like a benchwarmer on the Junior Varsity team. His leadership, or more accurately lack of it, is of great concern to me. But what concerns me more are the action of the Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives. Their failure to hold the President to any sort of accountability is deeply troubling. Their inaction has allowed us to come to the verge of a Constitutional crisis. It is incredible that they are following Donald Trump over a cliff with their eyes wide open. The obstructionist tactics that they used throughout the Obama presidency were overtly partisan. The failure to consider the Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination is clear evidence of this as they continue on this path today.

At last the Justice Department has heard the voices of the majority of fair-minded Americans and appointed Robert Mueller as Special Counsel for the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. There is light at the end of the tunnel. It is sad that our Democracy is in such disarray that this is necessary, but it will be strengthened as the investigation is led by someone who is not beholden to the Trump administration.

So, as I said, there is light at the end of the tunnel, we can only hope that the Congress recognizes the ineptitude of our current President, do as their oath of office demands, demonstrate that love of country is more important than love of political party or philosophy.

Sincerely, Bruz Brown Bristol

Scott proposal must be rejected The Vermont State Labor Council AFL CIO unequivocally supports the Vermont National Education Association (NEA) in their struggle to protect collective bargaining rights. While Gov. Scott’s administration has put forward a radical “plan” to save taxpayers a projected $26 million, this plan appears to be a cousin to Trump’s skinny budget proposal, half-baked and filled with sound bites and little else.

Not unlike the TrumpCare, which passed the House of Representatives without even a trip to the Congressional Budget Office, this proposal lacks legislative oversight. The Vermont General Assembly vets (See Letter, Page 5A)

Sound state budget faces veto

With the legislative session now in the budget because he did not get the rearview mirror, I wanted to touch his way on control over negotiating on a couple major accomplishments health care for school employees.

Let’s tackle that issue with some and address the issue of school emkey clarifications. ployee health insurance.

First, although the press, the govFirst the good: the Vermont Legislature passed a very responsible ernor and many legislators continued budget. The overall increase is 1.5 to refer to the somewhat mythical percent, while revenue is expected to $26 million in health care savings as rise more than twice that rate. That coming from “teacher” contract nemeans we significantly bent the cost gotiations, to come close, it actually curve to make sure revenue and ex- needs all school employees covered by the Vermont Education penses match without the Health Initiative to move use of one-time funds for to a model insurance plan ongoing costs, which has that includes an 80-20 cost been common practice. share in premiums and The budget needs no new each person covered contaxes or fees. tributing to a health savThe budget was no small ings account. feat and should not be lost While teachers statein the noise of the end-ofwide aren’t that far from session hoopla over health an 80-20 split, support insurance costs for school staff contracts are all over unions. It seemed every the place. Some districts dollar in the budget had to have a 97-3 cost split for be justified. I, personally, low-wage workers and had to appear before the budget committee and was by Rep. Peter Conlon only cover the employee.

Others might have a 60-40 grilled over the cost of a D-Cornwall split, but cover full famifederally mandated special lies. Magically negotiating education committee, the per diem for which was going up $20 all of those non-teacher employees per day per person — about a $6,000 to the model plan seems unlikely — and who would it cover? And moving per year increase.

The result was a House budget that folks currently paying 40 percent to earned the support of every House paying 20 percent, or going from sinmember of every party but one — gle to family coverage costs more, not Rep. Warren Van Wyck, R-Ferris- less.

It’s also important to remember that burgh. The similar Senate version won unanimous support there. Sadly, the savings in just teachers’ health when it came time for the end-of-ses- care is based on the governor sucsion vote on the jointly agreed budget, cessfully hitting the sweet spot of the the House Republicans followed their 80-20 split for the model health plan. marching orders from Gov. Phil Scott He would be negotiating against the and voted against it, despite giving it powerful and skilled NEA. And it is high praise (Scott, too, earlier said he also important to remember that he will not always be governor. would vote for it).

Gov. Scott advocated using most of It was a budget that included high priority items for the governor (and for that savings for spending other than everyone, frankly) such as funding for reducing property taxes. Two-thirds a $35 million low- and moderate-in- would go to higher education and come housing bond for new home childcare subsidies.

It is no secret that in an earlier deconstruction, private and public, and plenty of money for Lake Champlain bate in the House, I voted to shift negotiating health care to the state level. and other waterway cleanup.

Now, Gov. Scott is poised to veto That proposal would have all savings

Legislative Review

used to reduce property taxes. I supported that measure because I feel that these negotiations have become too much for volunteer citizen school boards, and that the effort, emotion and complexity of these issues are keeping good people from running.

I also support the concept of teachers statewide having the same health care benefit — equity for all. This would allow better focus on salaries and working conditions truly reflecting the community, without it being tied up with who pays how much for premiums, for out-of-pocket costs, for yearly caps, etc. The model plan is also excellent.

So what happened? We had a full debate on the issue in the House with all voices and opinions respected and heard, and no political games. It lost.

Yes, narrowly, but that is democracy.

And it never stood a chance in the Senate. None. Since then, with the threat of a veto, the governor was brought compromise after compromise, including one from the Democratic Speaker of the House that earned strong condemnation from the NEA, but would have really accomplished something. Gov. Scott was having none of it.

So, he ordered his party to vote against a budget that it had overwhelmingly supported and that he also heaped praise on, a budget that met his demand for no new taxes or fees, and that included several initiatives he said were critical, such as the housing bond. Pure politics.

For me, it will not overshadow standing side-by-side with Republicans, fellow Democrats, Progressives and Independents voting for a budget that all Vermonters can be proud of.

It will not overshadow forward steps in criminal justice reform, providing mental health coverage for first responders, finding ways to eliminate the benefits cliff for low-wage workers, providing accommodations for pregnant workers and investing in our state’s infrastructure and environment.

Hopefully, the governor will come to his senses and drop his veto threat.

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) legislation before it becomes law.

Scott’s proposal came too late in the session to partake of the committee process. The Vermont Senate passed the Ashe Amendment to shave the property tax rate by three cents and maintain the integrity of collective bargaining. It turns out reducing property taxes is rhetoric for the campaign trail but didn’t pass muster with Scott Walker-style union busting in the wings.

The Vermont Labor Community

will not go silently into the night.

As Benjamin Franklin so aptly stated, “We must indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we will all hang separately.”

Providing adequate healthcare coverage to educators is not breaking the public bank, corporate welfare is crushing the working people of America. The wealthy have never had it so good and making educators scapegoats will not raise the standard of living for Vermonters.

Raising the minimum wage to $15

an hour and offering paid family medical leave will have a positive impact on life of Vermonters.

I am hopeful that the thousands who came together for the Women’s March on Jan. 21 will stand up for the working women and men of the Vermont NEA. Let’s see how powerful workers, the resident “Feelin’ the Berners,” are in Vermont.

Jill Charbonneau President, Vermont State Labor Council AFL CIO Middlebury

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) onies, poppies, and Siberian iris are on deck here, and further into summer, goat’s beard, phlox, and snakeroot will take us beautifully into fall, when globe thistle and the shrubs will kick in with their astonishing shapes and colors.

Isn’t this why gardeners garden — to create a world of delight? Of joy?

A world to escape the real world for a few hours at a time?

My garden is a world where I am in charge without question — yes, little peony, you’ll be moving over here now, just because it will make

this world a better place. My garden is a world where little things make my heart sing — yes, those new coral bells are the perfect complement to the plants nearby. My garden is a place where I’m always learning to improve — after five years of negotiation I have finally learned how to make the small rhododendron happy, and I’m rewarded with breathtaking blossoms.

And in my garden, on my knees with my hands in the soil, I feel connected to the land which sustains

me, nourishes me, soothes me. In my garden I feel connected to all humanity everywhere, to all who have ever put a seed in the soil and waited. It is a hopeful practice, and hope is what I most need right now. And joy.

Abi Sessions is a retired educator who lives in Cornwall with her husband, Bill. If you wish to join others in Addison County with an interest in creating a welcoming community, please email Abi at abi.sessions@ gmail.com.

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Aristotle’s political equality wasn’t so equal: We’ve come a long way Editor’s note: This is the eighth are generally weaker than men, less capabilities of our minds. None of in a series of essays by Middlebury bold, and, since nature does nothing these differences have any moral College Professor Emeritus Victor in vain, nature must have intended or political value or application; Nuovo on the origins of western that women should be subject to all fall under the general rule to men, wives to their treat everyone the same — that is, political thought. husbands, and that with fairness which entails being Aristotle was a patriarchy should be attentive to their particular needs. naturalist. He believed the rule of the family, However, we should also remind that nature comprised and of the city also. ourselves that the framers of our the whole of reality.

Likewise, he constitution (who were slave He conceived of observed that some owners), and “the People of the nature in two respects: men are strong in United States,” who established as productive power body yet weak in it as the supreme law of the land, and as the totality of mind, and therefore were men who did not mean to its products, which better suited to manual grant political equality to women or he imagined not as a labor than to the more slaves. We’ve come a long way. random aggregate of rarified pursuits of ********** things, but as a well the well born. They Back to Aristotle. He supposed formed universe, are by nature fit to be that only males qualify as ruled by intelligence, Spinoza on servants or slaves, citizens, and of these, the heads and, because it is self generating, eternal.

Nature, God and never citizens, and of households. A city or polis, is a since nature does composite organization of citizens Now there are Politics: nothing in vain, to and their households. Within the two general kinds limit their social household, the head of household of naturalism. One An essay by prospects to menial rules as king; he is a gentleman, supposes that the Victor Nuovo roles and subject them who has no other social function but productive power of Middlebury College to the rule of well to engage in politics and philosophy nature has no purpose born virtuous masters and oversee his property; all menial or end in view, that professor emeritus is just, according to tasks are performed by slaves or the products of nature, of philosophy nature. servants. great and large, are Yet, Aristotle was Not surprisingly, Aristotle’s the results of chance and necessity and mechanical forced to admit that the evidence preference for inequality carries processes. This kind of naturalism was not conclusive: in the over into his account of the is exemplified in Darwin’s theory “Politics,” he remarks that some three main types of government: aristocratic or of the origin of species, and by his of the well born do not meet the monarchic, intellectual ancestors, most notably physical standards of gentility, republican, and their corruptions. A Democritus of Abdera, whose which requires refinement of figure king stands apart from his subjects system of nature was refined by or gracefulness, in contrast to the as a father from his children. He Epicurus and beautifully presented hulking or brute strength of the rules for their sake and always acts

by Lucretius in the Latin poem, servile classes; in such instances for their benefit. A corrupt king, a De rerum natura (On the nature of we must suppose that their souls, tyrant or despot, rules as a slavewhich we cannot see, match their master; his subjects have no rights; things). social their role in life is Lucretius presents nature as respective to serve his interests opportunistic rather than purposive, roles. This is the sort Aristotle and gratify his and yet not without fruitful results, of remark that should desires. some more enduring and more only be made with considered democracy, the Aristocracy is refined than others. That this tongue in cheek. rule of the people, the rule of the most happens is the good fortune of mice ********** qualified. Aristotle and men.

I must pause to as the unstable preferred it above Aristotle’s naturalism differs clarify that political seedbed of other forms of fundamentally from this. His system equality as we now tyranny because all government, for he of nature is sometimes characterized understand it is not believed that every as “teleological,” meaning that a principle grounded he feared that human society nature always acts purposively in nature but in the people were divides naturally towards some good end, or towards equity, which is to imprudent, not a universe of goods. Nature acts say, in fairness and susceptible to the into two groups: aristocrats and the not as a person, but by inherent impartiality. It is a rule of reason. many. Hence, he design. Nature’s purpose is always principle of practical considered it the beneficial, towards a functional reason or good sense, rather than a dysfunctional end— a pragmatic idea. What this means most natural of regimes. Oligarchy, although Aristotle did admit that is that all persons within a legal its evil twin, is the rule of the rich natural processes might go awry. jurisdiction have an equal right to and privileged, dwellers in proud When explaining things, fair and impartial treatment under towers in the central city, or in Aristotle would often make use of the law, and are subject to its country estates, lovers of luxury. a common refrain that nature does demands and penalties so long as They are a counterfeit elite.

Last is constitutionalism— nothing in vain. This belief, which they are able to understand what the Aristotle uses the Greek terms is manifestly false, governed his law prescribes. thoughts about political equality.

This modern notion of equality politeia, or politeuma, to denote a He contended that political has its roots in the naturalism form of rule based on fundamental equality should be granted only of Darwin and Lucretius. They law; a sort of republicanism. to persons who meet certain supposed that every individual Curiously, to illustrate this sort of qualifications, who are fit to be is unique. To be sure, species rule, Aristotle cited the rule of a citizens. Since nature did not make evolve, and in some of them certain husband over his wife. He regarded everyone the same, he concluded characteristics dominate more than marriage as a partnership, where that not everyone is fit to be a citizen. others. But even here there are the woman is the lesser partner, To begin with, he excluded women; differences. Even male and female subject to rational rules with valid he also excluded males who were is not an exact difference; variations reasons.

Finally, Aristotle considered not well born on the grounds that are many, which is why a person’s they are not educable, not capable of gender is best judged by what they democracy, the rule of the people, becoming virtuous in every respect, take it to be. The same applies to the as the unstable seedbed of tyranny and those who were not born Greek. color, form and size of our bodies, because he feared that the people He argued that men and women are and to the number and shape of were imprudent, not susceptible to observably different, that women our limbs and the disposition and the rule of reason.

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Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) you can be a nature lover without being a pushover. Given a chance, nature will trample all over you and your precious daisies. You have to fight back.

So instead of resigning myself to a garden full of dame’s rocket, I jabbed my spade into the ground and lifted each clump out by the roots — without once apologizing. It was exhilarating.

I dumped the clumps on the compost pile, and, when I was sure the neighbors weren’t watching, danced around it while letting out a series of cathartic victory screams.

Still on my adrenalin rush, I then turned to an unidentified but suspicious looking fuzzy plant in the middle of the garden. Without a trace of guilt, I raised a pitchfork high above my head and brought it down full force into the plant’s base. Grinning like Jack Nicholson near the end of “The Shining,” I nodded at the impaled plant and whispered, “See ya.”

I don’t know if it will make me a better gardener in the long run, but so far, I’m really digging this ruthlessness thing.

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Obituaries

Gladys Austin, 82, Middlebury

James Hurlburt, 59, native of Salisbury BLUFFTON, S.C. — It is with great sadness that the family of James Lawrence Hurlburt, announce his passing away from cancer on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina with his loving wife and daughters by his side.

He was 59.

Jim was born in Salisbury, Vt., on June 6, 1957, son of the late and loving parents Earl and Kathy Hurlburt. His love and support for his parents continued even from far away and he was dedicated to caring for them later in their lives. Their lessons of hard work, respect, commitment and honesty were prominent in his upbringing and he carried this throughout his life and on to his children.

Jim received his education at Middlebury Union High School in the mid-1970s. He began working at the age of 12 at neighboring dairy farms. In 1975, Jim entered the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Stewart in Savannah, Ga., and in Stuttgart, Germany. Following his honorable discharge, Jim returned to Vermont and worked in the concrete construction field with S.D. Ireland and then T-Buck Construction of Maine, where he honed his craft and gained his expertise in the concrete construction business.

In 2006, Jim started his successful business in Bluffton, S.C., Hurlburt and Hurlburt Concrete Construction.

Jim was a highly respected and much sought-after businessman in his trade; he was reliable, meticulous, and unfailing. Jim never had his workers do something he wouldn’t do himself.

He loved and respected his workers as much as they loved and respected

JAMES LAWRENCE HURLBURT him. He changed the lives of his employees — empowering those who are often oppressed, giving second chances to those who wouldn’t have it otherwise, and doing it all humbly and without expectation of recognition, just an expectation of mutual respect.

The sheer volume of lives Jim changed is unbelievable and humbling. We’ll feel his impact for generations—what a special gift he gave to all.

Jim took a little time for himself with his family doing what he loved: hunting, keeping up with NASCAR, and working on his farm in Pickford, Mich. He had a lot of fun and he was a lot of fun! Jim also loved his dogs, which were always by his side whether at job sites, on his farm in

Michigan or at his homes. He and his wife, Lisa, were generous and gracious hosts who welcomed guests into their homes with open arms, making every person feel loved and appreciated.

Most importantly, Jim loved spending time with his wife, daughters, family and friends.

Jim is survived by his wife and life partner, Lisa (Schmitigal) Hurlburt of Bluffton, S.C. and Pickford, Mich.; his deeply loving and affectionate daughters Jennifer (Gary) Krull, Jamie Hurlburt and Heather Hurlburt of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; Kaylee, Owen, Autumn, Haidyn, Mason, Jayla, Aaliyah, JJ and Stella.

Jim is also survived by his adoring brother and sisters; Earl (Mary Jamin) Hurlburt, Jr., Laura (Larry) Bougor, Norma (Marcel) Leduc and Deb (Russ Lawton) Hurlburt and many nieces and nephews in Vermont and Michigan; his in-laws Stanley and Marjorie Schmitigal; brother-in-law Chris (Micki) Schmitigal and sister-inlaw Linda (Brian) Schmitigal-Snyder of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Jim is also survived by his good friend, Shawn (Peggy) Sumner of Castleton, Vt. Jim was generous and kind to everyone who crossed his path and gave a voice and hand to those who needed it most. His love to us, and our love for him, is endless and infinite.

The light of his love and impact on this world will shine brightly forever.

If you would like to make a donation in Jim’s name, he loved animals and would have greatly appreciated any donations be made to Homeward Bound in Middlebury.◊

Joseph Gregory, 61, native of Middlebury PORT HENRY, N.Y. — Joseph L. Gregory, age 61, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home in Port Henry surrounded by family after a battle with lung cancer.

Mr. Gregory is survived by his wife, Katherine, four children: James Gregory of Port Henry, N.Y., Tammy Perkins Shaw of Witherbee, N.Y., Monica Opdyke-Pelzer of South Carolina, and Tonia Huizenga of Bennington, Vt.; three stepchildren: Arthur Pelkey of Middlebury, Vt., Karen Pelkey of Middlebury, Vt., and Kelly Bergmans of Ferrisburgh, Vt. He also leaves behind sisters Theresa LaDuc of Brandon, Vt., Bernadette LaBerge of Cottage Grove, Tenn., and brothers Bernard Gregory Sr. of Benson, Vt., Leonard Gregory of Winooski, Vt., Paul Gregory of Ferrisburgh, Vt., Gerald Gregory of Benson, Vt., and Thomas Gregory of Lantana, Fla. Also his grandchildren; Liam, Kyle, William, Emma, Anthony, Lisa, Micayla, Jessica, Thomas, Braden, Keisha, Rayven, Vylette and Aiden, and great-grandchildren Piper, Aubrey and Bentley. He is predeceased by

his father, Leonard Gregory Sr., his mother, Evelyn Gregory, sisters Helena Warner and Elizabeth Warner and brother Lawrence Gregory.

Joe was born in Middlebury, Vt., on July 28, 1955. He attended Middlebury Union High School, and from there, enlisted in the Marine Corps. Always having a love for fishing, Joe, spent his childhood summers fishing local creeks and rivers. The hobby stuck with him throughout his life, participating in fishing derbies and grabbing a pole every chance he had. He was also an avid hunter.

If Joe wasn’t fishing or hunting, his other passion was cars — in his younger days, as a racer at Devil’s Bowl Speedway and in his older years watching NASCAR while catching a nap or two. He worked as a mechanic at Bannister Automotive in Vergennes, Vt. His mechanic skills weren’t limited to the shop, as he never hesitated to help friends and loved ones with car trouble at his home. That’s how Joe will be remembered; for his generosity, friendly nature, and love for his family.

Calling hours will be held

MIDDLEBURY — Gladys C. Austin, 82, died Sunday May 21, 2017 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born March 15, 1935 in Panton, the daughter of Frank T. and Theresa Marie (Marshall) Chaffee.

Gladys married Levi Austin on July 28, 1951 in Weybridge.

She enjoyed baking, cooking, spending time with her family and her friends at the commons. She enjoyed nature and loved fishing, hunting, camping and gardening.

She is survived by her sons; John Austin and his wife Judy of Salisbury, Vt. and Jerry and his wife Janice of Monument Beach, Cape Cod, Mass.; by her daughters Virginia Bubniak and her husband

Michael of Ladson, S.C. and Linda Faggiani and her husband Robert of Chesapeake, Va.; also by her nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren, by her sister Irene Spooner of New Haven, Vt., and brother Bill Chaffee and his wife Alice of East Middlebury, Vt., and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Graveside service will be held on Saturday May 27, 2017 at 1 p.m. in Weybridge Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Assoc. at 434 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT 05495.

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

Online condolences at www. sandersonfuneralservice.com. ◊

GLADYS C. AUSTIN

Ursula Heibges, 88, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — It is with great sadness that the family and friends of Ursula Heibges, age 88, announce her passing on May 18, 2017 after a brief illness. She died peacefully, surrounded by a loving group of friends. Ursula will be missed but not forgotten by the many who were touched by her gentle spirit.

Ursula was born in Paderborn, Germany on December 17, 1928.

She received her early schooling in Germany, where she discovered her love of music at a young age.

Her godfather, Wilhelm Heibges, a missionary in Honolulu, brought Ursula, who was 23 at the time, to the United States to study. She received her Masters degree from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College.

In 1961 she joined the faculty at Middlebury College in the Classics Department, focusing on Latin and Greek, and at a young age was asked to chair the department. Ursula was instrumental in keeping the Classics Department strong and vibrant. She went to the American Academy in Rome, spent time in Greece and was a visiting professor for a year at the University of Indiana.

Ursula loved the outdoors and all aspects of nature. She found great pleasure skiing and hiking in Vermont’s Green Mountains; she especially enjoyed Texas Falls.

Ursula was quite knowledgeable about wildflowers and enjoyed picking blueberries, finishing up at Blueberry Hill Inn for dinner.

When Ursula retired in 1990 as

URSULA MARGARET HEIBGES Associate Professor Emerita of Classics, she received a small grant to continue her work at home. Ursula was an accomplished musician, and combined her expertise in Classics with her love for music. She kept to a rigid schedule, and you could find her most every morning sitting at her desk, playing the recorder and writing down music she created for ancient Greek poems.

Ursula’s love of music and language were always an important part of her life. She was a longstanding member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church choir and the Middlebury College Community Chorus. For many years she played her recorder

with friends on a regular basis. She also enjoyed monthly gatherings with other German-speaking friends from the area.

She loved languages and learning.

At one point, Ursula developed an interest in learning Russian and took a beginning Russian course. Her amazing persistence allowed her to achieve her goal of reading great Russian novels in Russian.

Ursula was an inspiration to all who knew her.

Ursula was predeceased by her parents, Stephan Heibges and Hedwig Heibges (Langmann), as well as her two brothers, Wolfgang Heibges and Bruno Heibges. She is survived by her sister-in-law Margritta Heibges, three nephews: Stephan Heibges of Moers, Germany, Thomas Heibges of Moers, Germany and Marcus Heibges of Osterroenfeld, Germany and two nieces, Birgit Mezele of Berlin, Germany and Barbara Heibges-Segebarth of Muenster, Germany.

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College protest (Continued from Page 1A) Murray left the building. and Middlebury Political Science “They called us and said, ‘We professor Allison Stanger. As Mur- need some help from the police here’ ray, Stanger and a college official ... so we responded back there,” left the building later they were Hanley said. But by the time police confronted by a group, many wear- arrived Murray, Stanger and college ing masks, who jostled Murray and Vice President for Communications Stanger, injuring Stanger to the de- Bill Burger had already left. gree that she was treated at the Por“We spent a little bit of time there ter Hospital Emergency making sure things Department for neck were settling down and pain. then we left. At that Protesters also dampoint we had no reaged the car that took ports of injuries. To us, the trio from the colthe evening was over,” lege and blocked its Hanley said. exit for a time.

Murray’s visit had Middlebury police been on a Thursday on Tuesday said there evening, and not until was “insufficient eviSunday afternoon were dence against any spepolice notified that the cific individual.” They demonstration had gotcould not identify any ten out of hand. Stanger specific individual who and Burger came to the hurt Stanger or who police department with damaged or blocked “We know that written statements; pothe car. lice began their investithe way they Murray had been incoordinated this, gation the next day. vited to campus by the INVESTIGATION student American En- the way they Middlebury police terprise Institute Club weren’t using interviewed more than for a lecture/discus- their hands, 30 people, including sion on his 2014 book they weren’t students, administra“Coming Apart: The specifically tors, faculty and some State of White Amerfrom outside the colica, 1960-2010.” The pushing lege. They also revisit ignited protest or hitting viewed some cell phone over Murray’s visit to anybody, that videos taken at the outcampus more than a they had been side protest and looked decade ago and over instructed on at emails inviting outMurray’s controverside protestors. how to do civil sial 1994 bestseller Hanley said the col“The Bell Curve: In- disobedience lege was very helpful telligence and Class without crossing with his investigation, Structure in American the line.” but that while the colLife,” which posited — Middlebury lege could make use that white men were inPolice Chief of evidence from town nately more intelligent Tom Hanley police, his department than women or people legally couldn’t use of color. evidence from the colMiddlebury Police Chief Tom lege’s own internal investigations.

Hanley emphasized that the student Hanley explained that “they can protests that occurred inside Mc- compel people to talk to them, so we Cullough Student Center were not can’t use that information.” part of his investigation.

Hanley said the investigation de“People have a right to protest and termined that the outside protests voice dissent. We’re not going to in- involved a crowd of more than 20 terfere with that,” he said. Hanley people, “many of whom were not then explained that the Middlebury members of the college community.” police’s “concern was to reconstruct About eight masked individuals these events as they happened out- used tactics that Hanley said “inside McCullough, first putting a dicated training in obstruction and timeline together, then filling in the intimidation.” The masked group — pieces as to who was actually there. “faces covered in hoods, masks or “So we were able to construct the scarves” — turned their backs and timeline and reconstruct the event; deliberately bumped into the Murray but actually putting an identity on group as they exited to the car. any specific person there … to be “We know that the way they coable to prosecute them was where ordinated this, the way they weren’t we had just had a bit of a shortcom- using their hands, they weren’t speing.” cifically pushing or hitting anybody, PLANNING FOR PROTEST that they had been instructed on how Hanley said that in its planning, to do civil disobedience without the college had requested a police crossing the line,” Hanley said. presence at the Murray event. Town Police believe the eight masked police assigned two plainclothes of- people were all from outside the colficers inside the lecture hall and had lege community. five officers standing by on the peThe crowd outside McCullough riphery near College Street. “were there to intimidate and harass “They were there in case things Murray … And when he came out, deteriorated to the point where peo- he was like a little fish dropping into ple were getting hurt,” said Hanley. the shark pool.

The plainclothes officers called “They all just were shouting, yellin the other officers once protestors ing, banging on the drum, inciting started setting off fire alarms inside people to intimidate. They separated the building, but as the crowd began them (Stanger, Murray, others with to disperse college officials told the them) and they were pushing into police they could go, Hanley said. them.

“Things seemed to be getting qui“It was a frenzy and a scrum. Peoet. They had their own security on ple were trying to intimidate and hasite anyway. And they said, ‘Well, rass, shouting invectives. And they looks like things are winding down.’ pretty much accomplished that.

So they had advised the police that “It was a frightening event.” we could leave,” Hanley said.

Potential criminal charges includMiddlebury police checked back ed vandalism (“unlawful mischief”) about 15 minutes later, and were and “disorderly conduct.” again told that things were winding “Keeping people from moving down. freely, folks walking in front of the Events took a turn, however, as car, blocking the car that could be

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By ELIZABETH HEWITT Scott said he has never used mari“I do not see many of our members VTDgger.org juana himself, though he has friends changing their minds on supporting MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott who do. He said he feels it is worth marijuana legalization,” he said. became the first governor in the coun- considering moving The lack of suptry to veto a bill that would legalize forward on this issue port within the mimarijuana. this year, instead of nority could present Scott announced Wednesday he waiting until next year. a logistical problem will send the bill, S.22, back to the Though Scott is open for tackling the issue Legislature because the measure does to taking further action during the two-day not meet his requirements on a few on the bill in June, its veto session. Without key points. future is now back in support from House However, the governor said he is the hands of legislators.

Republicans, there “offering a path forward.” If lawSen. Dick Sears, will not be the votes makers make certain changes to the D-Bennington, chair necessary to skip the legislation, he’d be willing to come of the Senate Judiciary waiting period for all around, he said.

Committee and a probills that come up on Scott believes the Legislature ponent of legalization, the calendar. could satisfactorily revise the bill as said he expected a veto Turner said he feels soon as next month, when lawmakers and was “pleasantthe issue is best dealt are expected to return for a veto ses- ly surprised” that the “This is a huge with when lawmakers sion related to a showdown over the governor expressed an return next year. policy decision state budget. interest in compromise.

“There’s really no The pot legislation, which passed Sears has some con- for us. I think need to bring this up both the Senate and House earlier this cerns about extending that we need to in June,” Turner said. month, would remove all criminal the date for the com- move a little bit “Let it go through the and civil penalties for adult posses- mission’s report on a process.” sion of up to an ounce of marijuana regulated system. Like slower.”

In a statement, — Gov. Phil Scott as of July 2018. It would also allow many others in the House Speaker Mitpeople to grow up to two flowering Senate, he favors such zi Johnson, D-South and four immature plants at home. a system. He is open to the governor’s Hero, called S.22 a “modest, reasonThe bill also would have created other suggestions, and plans to speak able step.” a commission charged with drafting with Senate President Pro Tem Tim “It’s unfortunate that the governor language to create a system of regu- Ashe, D/P-Chittenden, the admin- chose to put his ideas on the table lated sales. istration and other colleagues about after adjournment, rather than work It is the first time any legislature in moving forward next month. with the Legislature over the course the country passed a bill to legalize “I’m feeling pretty positive about of this session to include his ideas into marijuana. Eight states and Washing- the proposal,” he said. the bill during the legislative session,” ton, D.C., have legalized pot, but by Rep. Maxine Grad, D-Moretown, Johnson said. ballot measure. chair of the House Proponents of legalization, includThe legislation drew Judiciary Committee, ing Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, exstatewide and national “It’s unfortunate said she is “disap- pressed disappointment over the govattention from advo- that the governor pointed” Scott vetoed ernor’s announcement. cates on both sides the bill. Grad was a “I am sad to see the governor disof the issue, even chose to put co-sponsor of the bill regard the will of most Vermonters prompting the edito- his ideas on that initially proposed and reduce individual liberties in our rial board of The New the table after to remove all criminal state,” Zuckerman said in a statement.

York Times to pen an adjournment, and civil penalties for Bobby Sand, a Vermont Law op-ed encouraging pot possession.

School professor and former Windsor rather than Scott to sign it.

However, she said, County prosecutor, is a proponent of Scott said Wednes- work with the it is encouraging that legalization. day that he views le- Legislature over Scott indicated a willSand said the announcement is galization through a ingness to work with the “best bad news I have heard in a the course of this “libertarian lens” and lawmakers on the while.” generally believes session to include issue. She was open “With more than 40 years of flawed adults should be able his ideas into to the suggestions he marijuana policy, I can wait 30 more to make their own the bill during made to change the days for a legalization bill that adchoices in private, as dresses the governor’s reasonable legislation. long as they don’t im- the legislative “I’m hoping that concerns and becomes law with his session.” pact others. the governor will take signature,” Sand said.

However, he has Meanwhile, others celebrated — House Speaker leadership across the reservations about leMitzi Johnson aisle in actually show- Scott’s veto and urged him to oppose galization because of ing the path that he future legislation. concerns over how The Vermont chapter of the Amerisees forward,” Grad the change in policy would affect said. can Academy of Pediatrics applauded drug-impaired driving rates, children Though the governor is open to the governor’s decision. and more. S.22, he said, currently moving forward next month on mar“As marijuana is not the harmless does not address those concerns. ijuana legalization, House Minority substance that some special-interest Scott said he will send the bill back Leader Don Turner, R-Milton, does groups suggest it is, Vermont’s pedito the Legislature with recommenda- not expect many members of his party atricians ask Gov. Scott to steadfastly tions for changing it. oppose any forthcoming special-sesto drop their opposition.

“If the Legislature agrees to make Legalization is not strictly a par- sion legislation that would cause harm the changes I am seeking, we can ty issue — Rutland Republican Rep. to Vermont’s children and adolesmove this discussion forward in a Tom Burditt was a sponsor of the ini- cents,” the group said in a statement. way that ensures the public health and safety of our communities,” he said.

Scott will ask lawmakers to alter the framework of the commission that would be charged with studying a taxed and regulated model of marijuana sales.

He asks that the panel include representatives from the departments of Public Safety, Health and Taxes. Currently, the Agency of Agriculture is the only branch of the administration included on the panel.

He also would like to postpone for a year the due date for the commission’s report to the Legislature. The bill calls for that report by November.

“This is a huge policy decision for us,” Scott said. “I think that we need to move a little bit slower.”

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‘disorderly conduct’ and also just intimidation can be disorderly conduct,” said Hanley. “Banging on the windows and screaming invectives at these people.”

He said that for Stanger’s injury to be considered an “assault,” the incident would have had to transpire with “intent to injury.”

Instead police determined that with all the pushing and shoving, Stanger’s hair got yanked accidentally.

Ultimately, said Hanley, with the dark, the number of faces obscured, the disorientation of those being threatened, the presence of outsiders, he and State’s Attorney Dennis Wygmans determined it wasn’t possible to identify individuals such that a strong case could be prosecuted.

In its own investigation, Middlebury College said it reviewed photographic and video evidence of events and gathered multiple eyewitness statements and other accounts.

The sanctions were assessed following findings that students violated either or both of the institution’s polices regarding “Demonstrations and Protests” and “Respect for Persons.”

Forty-one students received sanctions from the college administration for participating in the first stage of the disruptive protest in hall where Murray was supposed to talk. The remaining 26 students, who faced more serious consequences for actions in the hall and outside the building, were sanctioned by the college’s Community Judicial Board, which held group and individual hearings in May. The Community Judicial Board is empaneled from a pool of trained community members and, when hearing a case, consists of up to four students, two faculty members, and two members of the staff.

College officials said information about individual student sanctions is considered confidential under federal law, and they declined to discuss the event further.

NATIONAL DIVIDE Hanley contrasted the Murray events with the peaceful protests 15 or so years ago when thousands marched down Middlebury’s Main Street to protest presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer’s visit to campus.

“We did everything we could to accommodate them so they didn’t get hit by cars marching in the rain,” Hanley said. “They didn’t interfere with the speech that he gave. They stayed respectful. And they voiced their dissent.”

Asked about the number of violent protests that have erupted on campuses nationwide in response to controversial conservative speakers, Hanley said: “There’s just a general divisiveness now that I haven’t seen in a long time. There’s a divide, and it’s concerning. It’s fueled by people on both sides. And that’s concerning to me when we deal with social events like this. What are the passions that have built up so much that somebody can use vulgarities and obscenities and intimidating language against somebody that they disagree with?

“People have a right to protest and voice dissent. But there’s some decorum and there’s ways to do this that you can get your point across.

“This wasn’t a rah rah forum for Charles Murray by any means. They weren’t all going to hold hands, sing ‘Kumbaya’ and chant whatever his mantra was. This was a debate to really get into the substance of this and to question this, and they didn’t let the debate happen.”

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Benefit pizza bake in Ripton. Friday, May 26, 5-6:30 p.m. The Ripton community will hold a benefit pizza bake to support the Kerr Family. Pizza choices include: Cheese, $12; Pepperoni, $15; Veggie Special (mushroom, onion & pepper) $15. Gluten-free crust available. For more info or to place your order, contact Wendy Leeds at 802-388-2208 or wleeds@acsu.org. Orders must be in by noon on May 26.

Deb Brisson and the Hayburners in New Haven.

Friday, May 26, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. The first of the Winery’s free Friday night concerts. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. Rain or shine. Wine and food available for sale. More info at 802-388-7368 or www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

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Burlington Writers Workshop will meet to read and comment on each others’ work in an MFA-style workshop. All writers in all genres are welcome. More info at www.burlingtonwritersworkshop.com/ our-workshops/middlebury.

THE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME Museum is offering a traditional Akwesasne fish trap workshop on Saturday, June 3.

“The Dames” opening reception and gallery talk in Middlebury.

Thursday, May 25, 4-7 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. A public reception and gallery talk to celebrate the opening of an exhibition of large format, color portraits paired with audio interview recordings featuring members of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Vermont. Complementary, locally sourced food and drink. Gallery talk begins at 5:45 p.m.

Artist Kate Gridley in Middlebury. Thursday, May 25, 5:30 p.m., Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row. Gridley will present “Gate to The Moon: Metaphor and Visual Symbolism,” exploring metaphor in visual images with a focus on her three new strands of still life work in paint and photography. For more info contact Edgewater on the Green at 802-989-7419, info@ edgewatergallery-vt.com or edgewatergallery-vt. com.

Author Sonja Yoerg in Middlebury. Thursday, May 25, 6:30 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Vermont author Yoerg will read from and discuss her latest novel, “All the Best People”.

“Death In The Wilderness, A Love Story” on screen in Salisbury. Thursday, May 25, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. The Salisbury Historical Society presents “Death In The Wilderness: A Love Story” written, produced and directed by Brandon resident Kevin Thornton. The updated and final edit is the story of Brandonite Frankie Davenport, and her long search for the body of her husband, George, who was fatally wounded in the Battle of The Wilderness on May 5, 1864. It is also the story of Brandon’s recovery from war. Presented in conjunction with the Salisbury Historical Society.

“The Healthcare Movie” on screen in Middlebury. Thursday, May 25, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library Community Meeting Room. This documentary tells the story of how the Canadian and U.S. healthcare systems, which originally had much in common, evolved very differently A discussion of the film’s relevance to Vermont will led by Deb Richter, M.D., following the film. More information, contact Ellen Oxfeld at 388-7214.

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Festival in the Greens — open house event at Spirit in Nature in Ripton. Saturday, May 27, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Spirit in Nature trail, Goshen Road. Come explore the paths and streams of this 70-acre forest and participate in a choice of contemplative walks, poetry exploration, zen drawing, dance, earth stories, and labyrinth walking. Noontime potluck.

More info at www.spiritinnature.org.

Town-wide yard sale in Monkton. Saturday, May 27, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Monkton Fire House, 3747 State’s Prison Hollow Road and homes throughout Monkton. For More info contact Jamie Steadman at 802-338-6731 or jls_2499@ hotmail.com.

Book & Plant Sale and Red Sox Raffle in Lincoln.

Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lincoln Library.

Annual front porch book sale — accepting clean books in good in the library’s Community Room.

Please check the box for mouse droppings. It’s best to deliver them to the Library during business hours. More info at www.lincolnlibraryvt. com. No textbooks, please. Plant donations needed. Accepting plants on the day before the sale. If you have plants you would like us to dig up, contact Sally Baldwin at 453-7231 or 802-233-0243. Be sure all plants are labeled.

Plant Book and Bake Sale in Orwell. Saturday May 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Orwell Free Library. 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.

Annual town-wide lawn sale in New Haven.

Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Maps will be available beginning Wednesday, May 24, at the Town Office and Library, The Village Green Market, New Haven Jiffy Mart & New Haven Mobil.

Plant and bake sale in Brandon. Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m. -1 p.m., Brandon Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 1 Carver St. Brandongrown plants sale and bake sale along with lunch on the lawn of Fellowship Hall. Lunch of hot dogs on a roll with home made baked beans, coleslaw and chips will be for sale from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Chronic disease management workshop in Middlebury. Saturday, May 27, 9:30 a.m.- noon, The Residence at Otter Creek. Free healthier living workshop for people living with a chronic disease such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, obesity or heart disease. Registration is required.

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

Pottery Sale in Middlebury. Saturday, May 27,

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury Studio School, 2377 Rte. 7 South. Held in conjunction with Vermont Open Studio Weekend. Pottery by: Kathy Clarke, Ken Martin, Su Shannon, local potters, studio assistants and students. Find pottery, cards, jewelry, paintings and some surprises. Funds raised will benefit the school.

Horseshoe Tournament in Bristol. Saturday, May 27, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., Sodbusters Horseshoe Club, 56 Airport Dr. Fundraiser for the Mount Abraham Field Hockey team. Check in: 9:30 a.m. $20 per player. All ages and abilities welcome. 50/50 Raffle, silent auction and refreshments. For more info contact Mike Brown at mbrownie56@ comcast.net or www.sodbustershorseshoeclub. com.

Art opening reception in Bristol. Saturday, May 27, 11 a.m., Walkover Gallery. Opening for a retrospective of artist Grace Spring’s 50 years of work, including her clay sculptures, drawings, life-size papier-mâché sculptures, paintings and puppets. Exhibit runs from May 27 & 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.

Pig Roast in Granville. Saturday, May 27, 5-7 p.m., Moss Glen Grange Hall. Roasted pig with all the fixings. BBQ chicken option is available.

Eat there or take out. RSVP. $10 Adult/$5 children under 10. Tickets available at Granville General Store. Limited $12 tickets at the door.

More info at 767-4600 or 767-4345 “King Pede” card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, May 27, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community The socializing begins with a sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games. This is a great way to keep in touch with your neighbors and support our Grange – so all are welcome.

Astronomy star party and workshop in Hubbardton. Saturday, May 27, 7:30-10 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. The Green Mountain Astronomers hold an evening star party and workshop. Not only will they show you the stars but also help you with your personal telescopes, including how to use, collimate (adjust), and clean them. Inside program included. Bring your telescope. Call 802-273-2282 to confirm.

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All-you-can-eat breakfast in Vergennes. May 28, 7:30-10 a.m., Masonic Lodge, 54 School St. Only $8 for eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, blueberry pancakes, french toast, home fries, waffles, corned beef hash, sausage gravy and biscuits, juice, coffee and tea. All are welcome. Proceeds support various local community needs and organizations.

Masonic Breakfast in Bridport. Sunday, May 28, 7:30-11 a.m., Bridport Community Hall. All-youcan-eat pancakes, plain and blueberry, French toast, sausage, bacon, eggs, home fries, coffee, juice, and fruit cup. Adults $8/Children $3, to benefit Masonic charities. More info: Jim Walker 802-758-2414 or Russ Buck 802-758-2685.

Annual town-wide lawn sale in New Haven.

Sunday, May 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Maps will be available beginning Wednesday, May 24, at the Town Office and Library, Village Green Market, New Haven Jiffy Mart & New Haven Mobil.

Pottery Sale in Middlebury. Sunday, May 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury Studio School, 2377 Route 7 South. Held in conjunction with Vermont Open Studio Weekend. Pottery by: Kathy Clarke, Ken Martin, Su Shannon, local potters, studio assistants and students. Find pottery, cards, jewelry, paintings and some surprises. Funds raised will benefit the school.

Memorial Day parade in Orwell. Sunday, May 28, 1:30 p.m. Forty-fourth annual parade featuring bands, community groups, fire trucks, classic cars and more. Bob and Sue Arnebold will be the grand marshals. Town will unveil a new veterans’ memorial at the town park after the parade.

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Memorial Day Parade in Middlebury.

Monday, May 29, 9 a.m., downtown Middlebury. Annual Middlebury American Legion-sponsored parade down Main Street from the college, around the green to the war memorials monument in front of Town Hall Theater for a Memorial ceremony. To participate, call the Middlebury American Legion at 388-9311.

Memorial Day Parade in Vergennes. Monday, May 29, 11 a.m., Main St. Themed ‘Service, Honor, Sacrifice,’ the annual parade will include 11 marching bands, floats, fire engines and much more. American Legion Chicken Barbeque to follow. All are welcome.

Memorial Day Remembrance in Hubbardton.

Monday, May 29, noon-12:15 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. At noon battlefield flags will be raised to full-mast and tribute paid at the battle monument to the soldiers of Hubbardton.

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Spring into the Arts in Middlebury.

Wednesday, May 31, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Artwork displays and performances by Addison Central School District students. Chorus performance at Middlebury Union High School at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more info contact Jill Many at 802-382-1278.

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Thursday, June 1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Artwork and displays by Addison Central School District students. Free and open to the public. For more info contact Jill Many at 802-382-1278.

Senior Meal in Bristol. Thursday, June 1, noon, First Baptist Church of Bristol, 10 Park St. Bristol’s First Baptist Church will serve chicken, spaghetti, peas, coleslaw, oatmeal bread and butter, and rhubarb dessert. Suggested donation is $4. Call Nancy at 453-5276 to be on the list. Come early and meet with friends and make new ones.

Ron Powers in Brandon. Thursday, June 1, 6 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Powers gives a talk on his latest book “No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America.” Powers will also be signing his book. Free will donation. All funds go to the Brandon Library “Raise the Elevator” fund.

Twist O’ Wool spinning guild meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, June 1, 6 p.m., 49 Wilson Way. Middlebury. Potluck, followed by a business meeting and a spin-in. All are welcome.

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Book discussion in Middlebury.

Friday, June 2, 6-7 p.m., the Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Meet and discuss “What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours” by Helen Oyeyemi. Singles Book Club, for literary-minded singles, meets the second (or first occasionally) Friday of every month in the store.

Puccini’s “Il Trittico” in Middlebury. Friday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Opera Company of Middlebury, will stage a trio of one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini. The cast will be directed by Douglas Anderson and the orchestra will be conducted by guest conductor Michael Sakir. Tickets are $55-$80 and available on line at www.townhalltheater.org, by telephone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office. Pre-performance talks one hour prior to curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. For further information, info@ ocmvermont.org or at the OCM web site www. ocmvermont.org.

The Mantis! An Evening of Comedic Storytelling in Middlebury. Friday, June 2, 8-9:30 p.m. The Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Five comedic storytellers will be sharing stories based on the theme of “Lie, Cheat and Steal”. Free. Open to all. Contact Michael Ray Kingsbury at 802-7795488 or mrk4vr@aol.com.

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Tennis play day in Bristol. Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.–noon, Bristol Rec. Field Tennis Courts. Get your kids active and having fun with tennis. Equipment sized right for age and ability. Easy and welcoming Tennis games and activities, even if you’ve never held a racquet. Families and children of all ages and abilities welcome. Equipment provided. Free.

Traditional fish traps and spears workshop in Vergennes. Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.-noon & 1-3 p.m., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Two workshops on techniques for making and using fish traps and fish spears based on research and talking with St. Regis Mohawk tribal elders. Workshop includes storytelling, demonstrations using premade traps and spears, and a walk to the lake to try out spearing fish decoys and checking fish. Included with museum admission Free for LCMM members, children 5 and under, veterans and their families. Information: www.lcmm.org or 802 475-2022.

Rhubarb Festival in Middlebury. Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Duane Ct. Homemade rhubarb pies, sweets and savories for sale.

Café open at 10:30, with a sandwich or salad lunch for $5, including a dessert of rhubarb crisp with whipped cream and choice of coffee, tea or lemonade. Call 388-8080 for information, or www.cvuus.org.

Age Well celebrates 40 years of Bridport seniors in Bridport. Saturday, June 3, 12:30-3 p.m., Bridport Community House. Annual raffle and silent auction featuring plants and flowers from Golden Russet Farm and gift certificates from area businesses. BBQ lunch by Pratt’s, country music by Eugene Charlebois and Friends. Proceeds benefit the Town Line First Response. Advance tickets required, suggested donation $5 if 60+, under 60, $6. More info: Michele Eastman at 802-377-1419 or micsully@ gmail.com.

National trails day hike into history in Orwell. Saturday, June 3, 2-3:30 p.m. Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Celebrate National Trail Day with this guided hike into history. Co-sponsored

by Mount Independence Coalition.

Addison County Community Trust Sip to Support Housing in Middlebury. Saturday, June 3, 6-9 p.m., Woodchuck Cider House, 1321 Exchange St. Each ticket includes four free two-ounce cider samples, appetizers, live music, and raffle entry. A silent auction featuring donations from local vendors will be held as well.

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Express Care Grand Opening.

Monday, June 5, 8:30 a.m., Collins Building, UVM Health Network, Porter Medical Center, 115 Porter Dr. Grand opening & ribbon cutting. Attendees are invited to stop by to see the new space and help launch express care to the Addison County community.

“The Crucible” auditions in Middlebury. Monday, June 5, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Please arrive between 6:30 and 7 p.m. to register.

Lake Champlain Archeological Project info session in Orwell. Tuesday June 6, 7 p.m., Orwell Free Library. The South Champlain Historical Ecology Project, started in 2015 to investigate prehistoric Native American sites around the southern end of Lake Champlain, one of the most ecologically diverse and historically significant settings within the state of Vermont.

Learn more about the project and how to volunteer. Free and open to the public.

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After school LEGO challenges in Shoreham. Wednesday, June 7, 2:45 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. Work to complete the challenge before the time is up. A snack will be served. Ages 5 and up.

Labor historian talk in Middlebury. Wednesday, June 7, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. Labor historian Annelise Orleck will recount the struggle for welfare rights by Las Vegas women in the 1970s in a talk titled “What if Poor Women Ran the World?” Orleck is a professor of history at Dartmouth College.

“The Crucible” auditions in Middlebury. Monday, June 7, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Please arrive between 6:30 and 7 p.m. to register.

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Puccini’s “Il Trittico” in Middlebury. Matinee, Sunday, June 4, 2:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

The Opera Company of Middlebury will stage a trio of one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini. The cast will be directed by Douglas Anderson and the orchestra will be conducted by guest conductor Michael Sakir. Tickets are $55-$80 and are available on line at www.townhalltheater.org, by telephone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office. Pre-performance talks one hour prior to curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. For further information, info@ ocmvermont.org or at the OCM web site www. ocmvermont.org.

Community Meal in Vergennes. Sunday, June 4, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. St Peter’s Church will be holding their Free Community meal, serving hamburgers and hot dogs, pasta salad, chips, pickles, beverages and dessert. Free and open to the public.

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Student recital in Middlebury. Thursday, June 8, 3:30 p.m., Community Room, Eastview at Middlebury. Alex Larrow will perform.

Bill Schubart in Middlebury. Thursday, June 8, 7-9 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Vermont columnist and social commentator Schubart will read from and discuss his new novel, “Lila and Theron.”

Puccini’s “Il Trittico” in Middlebury. Thursday, June 8, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Opera Company of Middlebury will stage a trio of one act operas by Giacomo Puccini. The cast will be directed by Douglas Anderson and the orchestra will be conducted by guest conductor Michael Sakir. Tickets $55-$80 are available on line at www.townhalltheater.org, by telephone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office. Pre-performance talks one hour prior to curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. For further information, info@ocmvermont.org or at the OCM web site www.ocmvermont.org.

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Portrait of Christian Wolff in Salisbury. Friday, June 9, 8 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. New Music On the Point presents a portrait concert and on-stage conversation with the legendary composer Christian Wolff, the only remaining member of the revolutionary New York School of Composers and a Professor Emeritus of Dartmouth College. Performers will include luminaries of the contemporary music world, including the JACK Quartet, pianist Ursula Opens, Bent Frequency Duo, and percussionist Jan Williams.

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SATURDAY Vermont Days at State Parks.

Saturday, June 10, Statewide. Bring the family to your choice of Vermont state

parks (day use), fish at any Fish & Wildlife fishing access (no license required for the day), enjoy free entry at State Historic Sites and free admission to the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, June 10, 7-9 a.m., Otter View Park, intersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Meet at the parking area.

Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. For more information call 388-6019 or 388-1007.

New England Review Annual Gathering in Middlebury. Saturday, June 10, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Room 229, Axinn Center, Middlebury College.

As part of Middlebury College Alumni Weekend, College alumni and faculty authors will gather to read from their stories, poems and essays.

Puccini’s “Il Trittico” in Middlebury. Saturday, June 10, 7:30 p.m. Town Hall Theater. The Opera Company of Middlebury will stage a trio of one act operas by Giacomo Puccini. The cast will be directed by Douglas Anderson and the orchestra will be conducted by guest conductor Michael Sakir. Tickets are $55-$80 and are available on line at www.townhalltheater.org, by telephone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office. Pre-performance talks one hour prior to curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. For further information, info@ ocmvermont.org or at the OCM web site www. ocmvermont.org.

“Voyage Of The Log People” performance in Brandon. Saturday, June 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. A new show from Drum Journeys Of Earth put together by Limbo Lounge, a world beat group made up of violin, key board, guitars, drums, drums, drums and newly added brass instruments, in combination with the West African Djembe Ensemble. Showcasing the log drum with Maori sticks and chants. Tickets: Adults $7. Seniors, Students & Military $5.

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Vermont Days at State Parks. Sunday June 11, Statewide. Bring the family to your choice of Vermont state parks (day use), fish at any Fish & Wildlife fishing access (no license required for the day), enjoy free entry at State Historic Sites and free admission to the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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Kathleen Saville in Middlebury.

Saturday, July 15, 4-5 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Vermont author Kathleen Saville reads from and discusses her new book, “Rowing for My Life.”

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L IV E M U S I C Luke Concannon in Middlebury. Thursday, May 25, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main Deb Brisson and the Hayburners. Friday, May 26, 6 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Cooper and Lavoie in Middlebury. Friday, May 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Phil Yates & the Affiliates in Middlebury. Friday, May 26, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Moose Crossing in Middlebury. Saturday, May 27, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Robin Gottfried Band in Middlebury. Saturday, May 27, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Last Train to Zinkov in Middlebury. Sunday, May 28, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Beatles for Sale in Brandon. Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Deb Brisson and the Hayburners in Brandon.

Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Low Lily in Ripton. Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

Red Hot Juba in New Haven. Friday, June 9, 6 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Portrait of Christian Wolff in Salisbury. Friday, June 9, 8 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church Gypsy Reel in Brandon. Saturday, June 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Morton Feldman’s ‘Crippled Symmetry’ in Brandon. Wednesday, June 14, 8 p.m., Compass Music and Art Center.

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

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

The parade, which steps off at 11 a.m. from Vergennes Union High School, is expected to be about two miles long and will feature 11 bands.

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

Cash prizes will be awarded for floats, and Broughton remarks that any groups interested in entering the parade should plan their float in

accordance with the parade’s theme.

To register a float get a form at the Legion.

The parade marshal this year is World War II veteran Ron Hadley.

As part of the American Legion Auxiliary program on the city green, Kristin DeGraaf, a local resident and junior at Rice High School, will read “In Flanders Field” and Mason Charlebois, a Vergennes Union High School junior, will read the “Gettysburg Address.”

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

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

Fight back against ticks this summer

As Vermonters venture outside to enjoy warm summer weather, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds hikers, hunters and others to be tick smart while fishing, turkey hunting or watching birds.

According to researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y., this is heralding a particularly risky year for Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses. And the Vermont Department of Health reports that annual cases of Lyme disease continue to rise in Vermont.

“Many activities that Vermonters engage in this time of year can put them in the path of disease-carrying ticks,” said Tom Rogers of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “Spending time wading through high grass and brush, or sitting still along the edges of fields and forests, you can easily pick up a tick. Gardeners and landscapers also spend time working along forest edges, mowing grass, or cutting brush, where ticks are common.”

A few simple precautions can help reduce your risk of tick bites and make your time outdoors more rewarding, Rogers notes. He suggests when going outside for an extended time that residents follow these tips from the Vermont Department of Health: REPEL – Before you go outside, apply an EPA-registered insect repellent on your skin and treat your clothes with permethrin. When possible, wear light-colored long sleeved shirts and long pants, and tuck your pants into

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your socks to keep ticks from your skin.

INSPECT – Do daily tick checks on yourself, your children and pets.

REMOVE – Remove ticks right away. Showering within two hours of coming indoors has also been proven

effective in washing ticks off the skin before they attach. Put clothing into the dryer on hot heat for 10 minutes to kill remaining ticks.

WATCH – If you were bitten by a tick, watch for signs of disease during the weeks following the bite. Call your

health care provider if you experience symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, fatigue, or joint pain.

For more tips on staying tick safe outdoors, see the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department homepage www. vtfishandwildlife.com.

Brandon will hold its first carnival in June

Promposal

THEY TELL US that elaborate prom “proposals” are all the rage.

So when Skyeler Devlin from Middlebury Union High School asked if Town Hall Theater staff if they would rearrange their marquee — no easy task in a busy season — to spell out his desire to take Hattie Lindert to the prom, THT thought it well worth the effort. The marquee was arranged to his specs, he “casually” walked her past it, and her response was a joy to behold (THT staffers were watching through the windows, of course). And she said yes! THT Executive Director Doug Anderson said, “I think they’ll both remember it for the rest of their lives.”

BRANDON — This summer, Brandon will hold its first-ever carnival. Brandon Rec and the Brandon Area Toy Project have teamed up to create a family friendly, free event for everyone to enjoy. The town will soon ring with laughter, glow by the lights of a carnival and rock with top shelf musical entertainment.

The Carnival, which will set up at Estabrook Field from June 8-11, will featuring live entertainment daily, as well as dozens of local vendors,

games of chance and Carnival rides

by Millers Amusements of N.H. Its aim is provide a fun time that won’t break people’s budgets.

Events begin on Thursday, June 8, at 5 p.m., with the Race to the Carnival! — a fun, easy 1k run/ walk for everyone, benefitting Otter Valley Union High School’s Cross Country running and Ski team.

Entries are due in as soon as possible and are available by contacting the Brandon Rec Department at

bmoore@townofbrandon.com. The $25 race fee includes a free t-shirt and a ride bracelet for one of the bracelet times.

The race will be followed by Bingo at 7 p.m. under the Rutland Regional Medical Center Women’s Health Event.

The carnival will open at 5 p.m. of Friday, June 9, with vendors, rides and a DJ for a teen dance and light.

The dance is open to all teens and kids in the area.

The Music Festival begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday June 10. The Hogan Engineers will begin the day with a STEM event, followed by a Battle of the Bands, the Tintype Gypsies, Ben Fuller and Jamie Lee Thurston.

Sunday, June 11 will commence with a worship service with Pastor Scott Carlson of the Living Waters Assembly of God, starting at 10:30, followed by a full afternoon of Christian Rock, Country and Folk music.

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Talk on welfare history at Ilsley

MIDDLEURY — Labor historian Annelise Orleck will recount the struggle for welfare rights by Las Vegas women in the 1970s in a talk at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury on June 7 at 7 p.m. Her talk, “What if Poor Women Ran the World?” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public. (Note: This talk is rescheduled from January.)

Orleck will tell the story of nine African-American union maids in Las Vegas who challenged welfare cuts and built a long-lasting, vibrant antipoverty program run by poor mothers.

Orleck is a professor of history at Dartmouth College, where she teaches U.S. Political History, Women’s History and the history of race, ethnicity and immigration, and Jewish studies.

SEVEN Vergennes-area students were selected for Green Mountain Girls’ State this year. They are, from left Nora Hatch, Anneke Boelens, Ally Atkins, Anya Sonwaldt, Norah Deming and Peighton Duprey of VUHS, and Kristin DeGraaf of Rice.

Vergennes-area youths selected for Vt. Girl’s State VERGENNES — The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Vermont and Unit 14 of Vergennes will sponsor seven junior girls as delegates to Vermont Girls’ State, June 17-June 22, at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, Vermont.

Selectees include Ally Atkins, Anneke Boelens, Norah Deming, Peighton Duprey, Nora Hatch, and Anya Sonwaldt, from Vergennes Union High School and Kristin DeGraaf who is attending Rice Memorial High School.

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Thank you to the members of the American Legion Auxiliary for their generous support in this educational program.

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THE EAGLES SOARED at the Champlain College Banquet Center in Burlington this past Saturday night at their annual prom. Clockwise from above, Keion Correll was crowned Prom King and his long-time sweetheart Hannah Wahl reigned over the evening as Prom Queen; formally dressed partygoers arrive at the Banquet Center for the big evening; prom participants pick out goofy costumes to wear in the photo booth (a Mount Abe tradition), from left are Mitchell Tierney, Lizzi Trombly, Maeve McGuinness and Vergennes student Cassie Stevens; dancing the night away; and Casey Ober, left, Madeline Bernoudy and Aine Alexander get their prom photo taken (can you see Sascha Richter squeezed in between Casey and Madi?).

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1st prize: Cub Cadet riding lawn mower, 2nd prize: DR power trimmer, 3rd prize: Jonsered Chainsaw.

Tickets available from any K of C member, Bourdon Insurance or Middlebury Discount Beverage. $20 each or 3 for $50. Limit of 300 tickets sold. Drawing at auction.

Board Member Spotlight Sara Marshall

“For years I have been in awe of the amazing things going on at the Parent-Child Center for the youth of Addison County. So when a chance to serve on the board came up, I jumped on it. Now that I’m on the board I realize I didn’t know the half of the services this organization offers young parents and families. From the childcare to the parenting education to the outreach and more, the center offers opportunities that would not otherwise be available to the county’s young parents. I’m proud to be a part of it!”

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Leadership (Continued from Page 1A) Ready and then-chair Pamela Vermont women have been elected Marsh. Since the 2016 elections, to Congress.

Barrett has been the sole woman Yet at the same time, there have on her town’s selectboard, a pattern been signs of progress that predominates toward gender parity. throughout the county.

To read the full For instance, women Martin has an make up nearly two- “Vermont Women explanation for fifths of the state and Leadership” fewer women on legislature, 46 percent report go to selectboards. of Addison County changethestoryvt.

“You know a lot of school board members, org/reports. selectboard work is and 39 percent of grim and gritty. It’s selectboard chairs. roads and it’s ditches Why this patchwork pattern and it’s a hard area as a woman to compared to the rest of the nation? have the background and be given And within Vermont, why would credence that ‘Hey, you know women surge to leadership in the what, I do know something about General Assembly, yet occupy so roads. You know what, I do walk on few seats on town selectboards? sidewalks,’” she said. “I’m guessing BARRIERS AND CHOICES that on school boards you get a higher “There are a number of barriers representation because … moms are to women in elected acknowledged to know office,” said Ruth something about kids Hardy, executive and something about director of Emerge education.”

Vermont, a nonprofit Nevertheless, that recruits and trains Middlebury selectboard women to run for public member Laura office at all levels, local Asermily says it’s to national. important for women to “One is that women bring their voices to the actually don’t think table at the local level. they’re qualified.

Selectboards, she said, I’ve talked to dozens are more than roads and of women who are infrastructure. supremely qualified for “Women are “You’re supporting anything, have years required to be social services. You’re of experience, multiple both likable managing parks and degrees, have done and strong. And recreation.

You’re it all. And they don’t holding a library. think they’re qualified likable women You’re looking at to be on a selectboard.” are often not keeping the community Yet the qualifications seen as strong safe and healthy,” for being on a and strong Asermily said. “There’s selectboard are fairly women are often a lot if you just look at straightforward, said the budget categories.” not seen as Hardy: BALANCING “You have to want to likable.”

FAMILY — Ruth Hardy do it. You have to love Women often choose your community. You or feel obligated to have to be passionate. You have to balance family and work or public like people. You have to be willing life differently than men, said the to learn and ask questions. And you women interviewed for this article. have to be willing to lead a somewhat One of the first things Martin public life.” mentioned in her interview was what More women gravitate to school an important difference it made in board leadership, suggested New 1973 to have a husband and family Haven selectboard Chair Kathy who supported her desire to hold Barrett, “because of their caretaker public office. role with children.”

Barrett noted that townspeople Barrett began her own years in in her community still have a hard public service as a member and time finding women to serve on the later chair of the Mount Abraham committees like the Development Union High School board. That Review Board and the planning experience led to her appointment commission.

“They have to give up time from and then election to the New Haven selectboard, where she’s been since their children and their families,” 2009. Unusually, the first few years she said. “Personally, I don’t think Barrett served on the New Haven I’d be doing this if I wasn’t raised in selectboard, the board had a female a family where this kind of service majority: Barrett plus Kathleen to town was a priority. That’s huge

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(Continued from Page 1A) first is the traditional Memorial Day Parade in Middlebury in downtown Middlebury, which steps off at 9 a.m.

The Middlebury American Legionsponsored procession marches down Main Street from the college, around the green to the soldiers monument in front of Town Hall Theater for a memorial ceremony with speakers and a fife and drum performance.

Some of the bands and marchers will scurry up to Vergennes for the biggest Memorial Day parade in the state. The theme for the Vergennes parade, which leaves from Vergennes Union High School at 11 a.m., is “Service, Honor, Sacrifice.” The parade marshal this year is World War II veteran Ron Hadley.

The parade winds its way two miles to the City Green, where a ceremony will feature high school

(Continued from Page 1A) raffle, silent auction, refreshments and lots of fun. Contact Mike Brown for more information at mbrownie56@comcast.net, or www.sodbustershorseshoeclub. com.

Vergennes Mayor Mike Daniels will be the featured speaker at the Vergennes Partnership Board of Directors’ 2017 annual meeting on Thursday, June 1, from 5-7 p.m. at Falls Park. The partnership will celebrate recent accomplishments, thank volunteers and update guests on community events and projects.

Cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will be available. The event will be held at Kennedy Brothers in the event of rain.

College-bound residents take heart. The University of Vermont Board of Trustees this week announced the lowest tuition percentage increase in 40 years. Under the resolution approved by the board, in-state tuition will jump by $408, or 2.7 percent (from $15,096 to $15,504 per year); and out-ofstate tuition will rise from $960, or 2.5 percent (from $38,160 to $39,120 per year). The new rates for both Vermont and outof-state students represent the lowest percentage increases since 1977. The university provides financial aid packages that it says help keep UVM accessible for Vermont students. When scholarships and financial aid are taken into account, 42 percent of

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Gov. Phil Scott has appointed two new members to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board, one of whom has some ties to our area. Brian Wiles lives in Forest Dale, is a University of Vermont graduate, and coaches youth hockey in Middlebury. Wiles is an avid hunter of deer and upland birds, as well as an angler; and his two daughters and son also hunt and fish. He will replace Justin Lindholm on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board, a citizens panel that enacts regulations for hunting, fishing, and trapping.

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Scott also appointed Orleans County resident David Robillard to replace Grant Spates on the panel.

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

Tom Scanlon, adjutant at the Middlebury American Legion Post 27, said the parades on Memorial Day are a time when Americans can show their appreciation to those in the armed forces and their families.

“Salute our veterans who are there in the parade and especially those who have fallen in service to our country,” Scanlon said. “That’s what it’s all about; it should be about them.”

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right there.” half of the Middlebury’s all-female Asermily said that when she delegation to the Vermont House). first decided to run for Middlebury “The three of us sat down in Amy’s selectboard in 2014, kitchen and started she had to think deeply talking about it,” Hardy about whether she said. “We had our first could accommodate meeting here with 13 the demands of the women in my living selectboard and still room. A lot of the same give adequate time to original people have her family. continued, and more “I do think we’re have joined.” holding the other job Having the support of home care and child of Middlebury Women care,” said Asermily. for Democracy got “And not that men Asermily to run sooner aren’t contributing to rather than later. that. But I think I feel “I’m guessing “I benefitted from really responsible for that on school being part of a cohort boards you those jobs.” of Middlebury women As part of her get a higher that asked themselves leadership at Emerge, representation how we could become Hardy has tracked the more involved in (of women) research on women in local government,” leadership.

Women, because …

Asermily said. “We she noted are not moms are looked at all areas of only likelier to be acknowledged to service — committees, caregivers, they also know something commissions, review earn less than men and about kids and boards, selectboard, can lack the economic school boards and stability needed to run something about legislature, and for office. In Vermont, education.” challenged each of us to — Peg Martin find a spot to run or be a she said, women still earn 84 cents to every witness by committing dollar men earn. to attend meetings Finally, said Hardy, women regularly. We agree to do this for each continue to face a more subtle other and to offer support.” version of the “old boys network” Emerge, the organization Hardy of yore. These more insidious forms leads, provides that same kind of of sexism continue to undermine support statewide both through its women’s role in society. formal training and recruitment “Women perceive an unfair programs and through its informal playing field in politics and frankly network of women giving each other it’s true,” said Hardy. “Anybody support and feedback. who paid attention to the 2016 Society as a whole benefits when presidential election there’s diversity in knows that there’s an decisionmaking, said unfair playing field. “I benefitted Hardy. Research on The media hold women from being part corporate boards has to different standards of a cohort of shown that diverse and voters hold women Middlebury boards: • Make “more to different standards. women economically beneficial “Women are required decisions for a company. to be both likable and that asked • Consider more strong. And likable themselves options. women are often not how we could • Enable more seen as strong and become more creativity. strong women are often involved in local Research has also not seen as likable. So government.” shown that women as women we have to — Laura Asermily lawmakers at the federal walk this really fine level: line of showing people • Are more likely to cosponsor that we are competent and confident without being ‘bitchy.’ And that’s legislation in a bipartisan way.

• Bring home more money for really hard to do.” their districts.

STEPS AHEAD “When the government shut down To help women move forward in local leadership, three local women the last time, it was the women in formed Middlebury Women for Congress who all came and got it Democracy in 2013: Hardy, Susan going again,” Hardy said.

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Addison Independent, Thursday, May 25, 2017 — PAGE 13A

Steve Fidler (Continued from Page 1A) problem. When you’re blind, you always been in the cards for Fidler, can’t drive, and public transportation but he believes darkness enveloped is hard to use without a companion. his world sooner than it should have.

Instead of descending back into “It wasn’t supposed to take my depression, Fidler decided to change sight until I was 60 or 70 years old,” his professional game plan. Having Fidler said. “I never thought it could been athletic as a youth, he decided possibly do it that early.” to transition to massage therapy. He He had just earned a business enrolled at the Cortivo School in degree from Geneva College in Seattle to become a certified massage Western Pennsylvania when his therapist. world got smaller.

“At the time, it was the best Blindness was a hell of a (massage therapy) school in the graduation present. country,” Fidler said. “But they Suddenly, he no longer felt the weren’t really prepared to teach a unbridled optimism of a young blind student.” graduate with unlimited career Indeed, the notion of a blind options. Fidler’s existence shrank to massage therapist seemed the four walls of his room. implausible to some of the faculty “There came that ‘dark night of members. How would he absorb the soul’ when I got really depressed, course material? How would he had anxiety attacks,” Fidler be able to recognize the recalled. “I couldn’t really inter-relationship between leave the house for two “I would muscles without seeing years. My weight got up to not have them in action? Would over 300 pounds.” been able to his lack of sight present Neither his family nor understand barriers between therapist most of his friends could and client? the relate to what he was Some teachers didn’t going through. Not a lot tremendous want to deal with Fidler’s of positive reinforcement. upsides to disability.

It became a matter of blindness.”

Fortunately, others did. living a solitary life amid — Steven Fidler fondly recalled diminished expectations.

Fidler a student assistant and “My family thought my a handful of Cortivo life was pretty much over,” teachers who gave him the guidance Fidler said. “So I kind of agreed. I and special assistance he needed to didn’t know what else to do. It was complete the 750 hours required scary.” to become a certified massage Fortunately, Fidler had an therapist. He memorized lectures, as epiphany that brought him out of note taking was not an option. He got the doldrums and onto a new path of some special audio and computerself-sufficiency. related tools to assimilate more “I had to come to a turning point,” knowledge. he recalled. “I figured I was either “A couple of the teachers saw my going to die, or come back.” potential, and they are the ones who He came back, and it began with really saved me,” Fidler said with a renewed commitment to physical a smile. “They were building new fitness. He dove — rather recklessly, curriculum on the fly.” he admits — into strenuous Fidler’s learning had to be workouts. kinesthetic — hands-on, out of “I went home and I worked out as necessity, since his blindness hard as I could, from that day on,” precluded visual cues.

Fidler said. “I was either going to go And nothing can really take the out, or I was coming back.” place of practicing on a person.

It took him about a decade to crawl “You are taught technique, but out of the proverbial abyss and into it is so different than that in real a more healthy lifestyle with solid practice,” Fidler said. “When you career plans. He made Seattle the can’t see it, you sort of ‘feel it.’ The next stop in his life’s journey. Fidler more you feel it, the more habitually wanted a change of scenery and a you go deeper into feeling it. It fresh start in the business world. becomes sort of a meditation where Unfortunately, corporate doors I’m not thinking of anything else; did not open for a man in his early I’m deeply into the tissue. The world 30s, without sight or much of a goes away, and people tend to go on resumé. His options were largely that journey with me.” limited to minimum wage jobs. And He also learned hypnotherapy transportation was a problem. A big under a Seattle-based practitioner

named Jack Elias.

“His approach fully synthesized Buddhist practice with hypnosis,” Fidler said.

Hypnotherapy, Fidler explained, seeks to dispel any limiting thought a person might have that is holding them back from living a more true life, whether it be fear of public speaking, alcoholism, or any other kind of self-defeating behavior.

“It’s about examining a person’s limits, and expanding them,” he said.

A FRESH START Fundamentals in hand, Fidler made his way back east — first to Pennsylvania.

It was a relatively short stop.

“I found the same kinds of dead ends,” he said of the lack of moral support and opportunities. “I couldn’t get a start. There was no way forward.”

Until he imagined a life in Vermont, a state with a national reputation for acceptance and helping others. He had previously visited the Green Mountain State, where he had family.

“I just loved the area,” he said.

Fidler was welcomed to the Middlebury area with open arms by his family and members of Vermont’s martial arts community. Martial arts movement, Fidler explained, helped him increase his range of motion.

“People didn’t treat me like an outsider here,” Fidler said. “There was no awkwardness or avoidance.”

He knew he wanted to open his own massage/hypnotherapy business, and got some key assistance from state and local human services officials.

Folks at Addison Community Action/Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity helped him successfully apply for a $5,000 business start-up grant. Three years ago, he opened Steven Fidler Massage and Hypnotherapy at 12 Court St. It’s been a dream come true for Fidler, who has built up a loyal clientele. His schedule is around 65 percent full, so there’s room for more. He has many repeat customers.

“There is a curiosity factor to it,” Fidler admitted of the novelty of going to a blind massage therapist.

But after receiving one treatment, most come back.

“There is a difference,” he said.

Ironically, his “disability” has proven to be an undeniable asset in honing his craft, he said.

With no visual distractions, Fidler can focus fully on the task at hand — relieving stress in his clients.

MASSAGE THERAPIST STEVEN Fidler has been running his own practice in Middlebury for the last three years. He believes his blindness has become an asset to providing his services.

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The loss of one sense has heightened the acuity of others: Including his hearing and sense of touch.

“I would not have been able to understand the tremendous upsides to blindness,” Fidler said. “It’s not something I saw at the beginning, because I defined (blindness) as such a limiting idea. It’s not different or better; it’s such a different way of moving through the world.”

‘NO JUDGMENT HERE’ Fidler has memorized the layout of his massage/hypnotherapy room.

He confidently gets his clients settled onto the massage table. He reaches out to clients with the backs of his hands to remove any trepidation they might have about accidentally being touched in a wrong spot.

He also believes his blindness can help ease the sense of embarrassment or modesty some clients might feel.

“There is no judgment here,” he said. “They don’t have to worry

about body issues.”

Once he gets started, Fidler doesn’t get caught up in a specific routine.

He said his sense of touch — and of course the client — let him how he should attack the person’s stress areas.

“You’re not thinking as much about a pattern (of treatment),” Fidler said. “You are, in real time, moving through the work and are not distracted by anything. There’s a different level of focus.

“You can feel it all the way to the bone, just by lightly touching,” he added. “I would not have expected so many upsides to not seeing.”

Tammy Burnette had been looking for 28 years before finding a massage therapist like Fidler. In a testimonial, she called Fidler’s technique “magic.”

“I have never come away from any of his massages sore,” she wrote in an email. “I have a very sensitive body; some massage therapists

would leave me sore for days after.

Steven has worked with me for months now. He has released many spots on my body that have bothered me for years.”

Trust goes both ways in Fidler’s relationship with his clients. Being blind and without administrative support, Fidler takes payment by cash or check. So it’s the honor system. He provides clients with the necessary paperwork if they are eligible for reimbursement through their insurance companies.

Ron Crawford has been one of Fidler’s clients for almost two years.

Now in his 70s, Crawford has tried many massage therapists. He praised Fidler for his skill and intellectual understanding of the craft he practices.

“You don’t deal with him as a blind person; you deal with him as a gifted person,” Crawford said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

PAGE 14A — Addison Independent, Thursday, May 25, 2017

College admits its largest class Members of the incoming class are MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College will welcome one of its from 41 states, Washington, D.C., and largest incoming classes in years this 41 countries.

The college will award fall following a stronger-than-usual response from this year’s admitted approximately $14.5 million in financial aid to the students. As of May 1, when admitted students “We’re delighted incoming class next year, an average annual were required to inform by the fact that with grant of $45,000. the college of their “We’re delighted by decision, 644 students Middlebury the fact that Middlebury said they planned to College College continues to enroll in September, continues to attract such a strong and with another 107 in attract such diverse group of students February, for a total of a strong and from around the world,” 751. said Greg Buckles, dean A record 28 percent diverse group of admissions. “Our of the Middlebury of students College Class of 2021 from around the yield this year was 43 percent, our strongest in (and 2021.5, as the world.” college refers to students — Greg Buckles the last five years. We’re particularly happy with starting in February) the positive response will be students of color — the highest percentage in the from international students given the college’s history. The incoming class concerns we have heard about how also showed an increase in students welcome international students might eligible for Pell Grants, to 15 percent, feel in the country and questions raised and a slight increase in international by the presidential travel bans issued students. The college also continues to earlier this year.”

According to Buckles, the appeal to first-generation students; 13 landscape becomes percent of the class will be the first in admissions more competitive every year, but their families to attend college.

Middlebury continues to stand out.

“The college is fortunate to have an unusually strong reputation, and our office works closely with admitted students and their families to help them appreciate the benefits of a Middlebury education,” he said. “The strongest high school students see the value of acquiring a strong liberal arts education and are attracted to the vibrancy and engagement of our community.”

Buckles noted that record-breaking attendance at Preview Days in April was a positive sign of things to come.

Almost 1,500 students and their family members attended Preview Days April 17–19. The event offered admitted students a chance to visit campus, stay overnight, and attend classes and programs designed to help them learn more about Middlebury. Sixty percent of the students who attended part or all of Preview Days made Middlebury their college of choice.

Buckles noted that the final number for the Class of 2021 fall arrivals will come down from the 644 number as some students inform the college about gap year plans and others change their plans over the summer.

Bristol’s Pocock Rocks set June 17 BRISTOL — The gateway to the Green Mountains will be rockin’ with music, food and fun as the eighth annual Pocock Rocks Music Festival and Street Fair takes over downtown Bristol on Saturday, June 17, from 3 to 8 p.m.

Main Street will be hopping with performances by regional bands, food and beverage service from local eateries, brewers, and distillers, plus a street full of vendors, and kids’ and family activities. The town’s restaurants and shops will also be open for business for this official

kick-off of summer in Addison County’s five towns.

At the event’s core is an all-star line-up of well-known musical acts including: Josh Panda and the Hot Damned, Aaron Flinn’s Salad Days, HAIL — featuring Ashade Pearce, Cookies Hot Club, The Michele Fay Band, The Patrick Fitzsimmons Trio and Last Train to Zinkov. An after party at Hatch 31, 31 Main St., will feature Joe Adler opening for Robert Lighthouse.

In addition to back-to-back musical performances on two stages,

visitors to this free, rain-or-shine community event can enjoy the Vermont National Guard Climbing Wall, SunCommon’s Bouncy House, and Photobooth Planet’s VW PhotoBus, as well as shop the street for jewelry, crafts, clothing, books, and more.

Bites and beverages provided by more than twenty-five Vermont specialty food and drink purveyors will fuel the day.

For more information, call 802453-7378 or visit facebook.com/ pocockrocks.

VERGENNES UNION MIDDLE School eighth-grader Kobe Kessler will ride a bicycle 4,200 miles across the country this summer with his mom and a family friend.

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Kessler (Continued from Page 1A) but that anything helps, they added. said, ‘Oh, I biked across America Those interested may go online to when I was 50, and then I did it donate.cvmusa.org/Kessler. again,’” Kobe said. “And my mom, Some non-financial sponsorship she’s an avid biker, she’s done many has already come forward: Denise tours, she just felt she had to do it said Terry Bicycles of Burlington now before it’s too late.” donated a saddle that “should enable Denise Kessler, who will turn me to complete the journey,” while 53 about the time local fabric crafter their journey starts “On days we’re Laura Socinski the day after VUHS offered a Garmin GPS graduation, laughed at going through navigator. the memory. mountains we ON THE ROAD “She said to me, ‘It’s For the first half of might get 30 from when I rode my the trip the trio will bike across the U.S.’ or 20 miles, camp out, carrying And I said, ‘When did because it’s small tents and other you do it?’ And she necessities in bicycle said, ‘When I was 50.’ really steep saddlebags called And I’m staring at her through the panniers.

Kobe’s going wow,” Denise father, Tom Kessler, said. “And she said, Cascades.” will join them halfway ‘Yeah, and I did it — Kobe Kessler through and follow again when I was 77.’ I them in a camper, went, whoa, I’ve got to do this.” allowing for a little more luxury and The charity they chose is Christian a lighter load.

Veterinary Missions, which sends The trio plans to start in Seattle veterinarians to developing countries and head east over the Cascade around the world to vaccinate and Mountains, definitely the most treat livestock and teach animal physically challenging part of the husbandry and marketing to farmers. ride. Once they reach the Great Denise Kessler said volunteers are Lakes they will decide to skirt them inspired by their faith, to the north and reach but no strings are the Atlantic Ocean attached to the help “I have seen in Maine, or to the they offer. their (Christian south and finish their “I have seen their journey in New work and how they Veterinary Jersey. faithfully use their Missions) work The northern route funds,” Denise said. might be a little and how they “(They) teach people shorter, Kobe said, how to take care faithfully use and the decision of their livestock, their funds. might hinge on their vaccinate, de-worm, progress when they do whatever they can (They) teach hit the fork in the … to teach people how people how to road. to have an income.”

“We’re hoping to Kobe — who, his take care of finish within eight mother said, “has their livestock, weeks, which will be always had a heart the whole summer. for people who are vaccinate, So we’ll be back for hungry” — readily de-worm, do school in time,” Kobe agreed to the choice of whatever they said. the cause.

To keep that “They teach them can … to teach schedule means about how to grow certain 70 miles a day, but the people how crops and how to take number of days they care of their animals,” to have an actually pedal that Kobe said. “It’s animal income.” distance could be few. husbandry and it’s also “An average really — Denise Kessler doesn’t tell too much,” giving them a food source, which I think Kobe said. “On days is really important, and my mom we’re going through mountains we also really believes in their cause. I might get 30 or 20 miles, because it’s think it’s a great thing to fundraise really steep through the Cascades. for.”

Or if the wind is in front of us and A penny-a-mile sponsorship it’s downpouring or it’s sleeting or means a $42 donation, they noted, snowing, which can happen, we’ll

probably only get around 30 or 40 miles. But if it’s just flat land and we’re just going for a day in pristine conditions we hope to be up around 100, or at least 80.”

Denise and Kobe have been preparing for the ride, at least when Kobe is not playing basketball and soccer.

“I have a lot of sports and activities and stuff, but on the weekends I try to get at least 50, 40 miles in,” Kobe said.

Denise is not concerned about Kobe’s ability to handle the trip. She described a recent weekend in the Adirondacks.

“On the second day he wanted to reverse and come back towards Vermont and go over Graphite Mountain, which I think is over 2,000 feet. And, my goodness, this was, like, I don’t want him to be discouraged. But he really wanted to come back this way, so we did,” Denise said.

“And he was way ahead of me. He was beyond the corners. I couldn’t see him. I don’t have any worries about Kobe making the trip. It will be heavier when we have panniers with cookwear and tents and stuff, but I think he’ll do fine. He’ll have to pull these old people with him.”

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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

ANDY KIRKALDY

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At Independent, all sports are appreciated Last week I hung out for a while at the Middlebury College track.

Middlebury Union High School was hosting Vergennes and three other teams at the only local high school track and field meet of the spring, and the weather was finally cooperating — mostly sunny and around 80 degrees with a pleasant breeze.

About the first thing that happened was Tiger senior Josh Girard popping a long jump. Turned out it was his personal best, and he broke 19 feet for the first time.

The boys’ four-by-800-meter relay came shortly afterward. VUHS sophomore Wade Mullin was too far behind on the anchor leg to win for his team, but made up a lot of ground.

From near the jumping pits, I watched him churn along the final curve, alone on the far side, silhouetted against the college playing fields. It was the essence of track, a graceful runner, competing at that point only against himself and giving it all he had.

I wandered over to the other side of the track. Tiger junior Chloe Kane burst out of the blocks and held off several lankier competitors in the 100-meter dash. Tiger freshman Annie Lapiner gamely came in fourth behind three Essex and CVU runners in the 110-meter hurdles. “They’re so fast,” she told Coach Ed Blechner. “You’re tough,” he said. “You’ll learn from watching them.”

Then something odd happened. I ran into an acquaintance and said I was having fun.

“I thought you didn’t like track,” he said.

Well, as they say back in the Old Country, I was gobsmacked. Just in the last couple of weeks I had talked twice — with my editor, John McCright, a Division I collegiate runner, and with Middlebury College women’s soccer coach Peter Kim, also a track assistant — about the fact I enjoy track and field.

As well as being graceful, the sport is beautifully basic: Whoever runs fastest, throws farthest or jumps highest wins. And officials (unless they are fussy about uniforms or jewelry, but that’s another story) do not determine outcomes.

I then asked a dumb question, prompted by the fact it’s not the first time someone has said I don’t care for a particular sport: “Who told you that?”

To his credit, he responded, “I (See Kirkaldy, Page 2B)

College foursome wins Brush event

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School freshman Jeffrey Stearns tries to tag a Milton baserunner at third base Tuesday afternoon in Vergennes. The Commodores won the game, 9-2.

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Commodore, OV nines nab victories

COMMODORE SENIOR DEVON Kimball, second from right, walks back to the dugout with teammates after smacking a three-run homerun in the second inning of Tuesday’s game against Milton. Vergennes won the game, 9-2.

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ADDISON COUNTY — Vergennes and Otter Valley won home games to highlight local baseball action, all on Tuesday, when also Mount Abraham and Middlebury came up short on the road.

Teams are playing their last regular season games this week, and the Vermont Principals’ Association will announce playoff pairings on Monday morning.

COMMODORES The Commodores got a complete-game effort from Hunter O’Connor and a three-run homer from Devon Kimball to cap a sixrun second inning as they defeated visiting Milton, 9-2. O’Connor allowed six hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out nine.

VUHS took a 6-0 lead with the big second inning. Hits by Jeffrey Stearns, Aidan Gardner and O’Connor (See Baseball, Page 3B)

Lax: Tiger girls trounce SB; other teams fall

ADDISON COUNTY — In high school lacrosse earlier this week, the Middlebury girls took a big step toward the No. 1 seed in Division I, while the Vergennes-Mount Abraham

Score

(See Scoreboard, Page 3B)

MIDDLEBURY — The foursome of Russ Reilly, Neil Mackey, Brad Williams and Bill Beaney won the annual Buster Brush Memorial Golf Tournament on May 12 at Ralph Myhre Golf Course. They played representing Middlebury College.

The first-place mixed team was Jim Reynolds, Nicole Laberge, Chuck Rose and Steve White, who took to the course representing NFP Insurance.

In regular Bill Davidson Thursday Men’s Golf on May 18 the threesome of Joe Bartlett, Joe Thilbourg and Nick Causton, prevailed, with the trios of John Davis, Doug Biklen and Don Dayton, and Tom Maxwell, Mike Adams and Reilly taking second and third, respectively.

Bartlett posted the low net score of the day, and Thilbourg won the closest-to-the-pin competition.

In Friday Evening Mixer play on May 19, Georgia Best, Jim Hadeka, Deb Hadeka and Jim Craig were the first-place foursome, and the firstplace threesome were Torrie Blake, Nicole Laberge and Bill Laberge.

Otters in line for Sodbusters host high seed; Eagles, memorial tourney Tigers defeated BRISTOL — The Sodbusters

In tennis, Tiger BOARD boys improve to 6-4; girls are 3-7

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls Lacrosse 5/22 Stowe vs. VUHS.............................16-9 5/23 MUHS vs. S. Burlington..................16-4 5/24 Burr & Burton at MUHS..................Late Boys’ Lacrosse 5/22 Hartford at OV........................Canceled 5/22 U-32 vs. Mt. Abe.............................14-8 5/22 Essex at Midd. .......................Canceled 5/24 Midd. at Colchester.........................Late Softball 5/22 Mt. Abe at OV.................... Ppd. to 5/27 5/22 VUHS at Rice.......................Postponed 5/23 St. Albans vs. MUHS........................4-1 5/23 VUHS vs. Milton.............................17-2 5/23 Mt. Abe vs. St. J..............................11-5 5/23 OV vs. Springfield.............................9-1 5/24 Burlington at MUHS........................Late Baseball 5/23 OV vs. Springfield.............................8-0 5/23 St. Albans vs. MUHS......................10-0 5/23 VUHS vs. Milton...............................9-2 5/23 St. J vs. Mt. Abe................................8-0 5/24 OV at Fair Haven............................Late Tennis 5/22 MUHS Boys vs. St. Albans...............6-1 5/23 St. Albans vs. MUHS Girls................5-2 5/24 U-32 at MUHS Girls........................Late 5/24 MUHS Boys at U-32.......................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse NCAA D-III Regional at TCNJ 5/21 TCNJ vs. Midd..................................8-4 Men’s Tennis NCAA D-III Elite Eight 5/22 Midd. vs. Gustavus Adolphus...........5-1 5/23 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps vs. Midd...5-4 Women’s Tennis NCAA D-III Elite Eight

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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team topped BFA-St. Albans on Monday, 6-1, to clinch a winning regular season, while the Tiger girls fell at home on Tuesday to BFA, 5-2.

Both Tiger teams were set to wrap up their regular seasons on Wednesday with matches vs.

U-32, with the girls hosting and the boys on the road. The Tiger boys were carrying a 6-4 mark into Wednesday’s finale, while the Tiger girls were 3-7.

The Vermont Principals’ association will announce playoff pairings on Monday morning.

The Tiger boys benefited from three forfeit wins on Monday, at No. 4 and 5 singles and No. 2 doubles.

In contested matches: • At No. 1 singles, Ziven McCarty, MUHS, defeated Lauren Gagne, 6-3, 6-1.

• At No. 2 singles, Owen Hammel, MUHS, defeated Brook Hodgman, 6-0, 7-5.

• At No. 3 singles, Jesse Rubin, MUHS, defeated Kevin Yeung, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0.

• At No. 1 doubles, Danny Boyvens/Ian Bowler defeated Hunter Munteanu/Spencer Doran, MUHS, 6-1, 6-4.

In individual matches when the Tiger’ girls took on BFA on (See Tennis, Page 3B)

boys’ and girls’ teams both lost.

The Otter Valley boys’ last game, at home vs. Hartford on Monday, was canceled. OV finished its regular season at 3-9.

The Tiger boys’ Monday game vs.

Essex was postponed and will not be made up. The 6-7 Tigers were set to visit Colchester on Wednesday and host Spaulding on Saturday morning.

It appears they will host a first-round playoff game.

The Vermont Principals’ Association will announce playoff pairings (See Lacrosse, Page 2B)

Horseshoe Pitching Club hosted 48 pitchers in the Sodbusters Memorial Tournament at the club’s home courts in Bristol on Sunday.

Dan Gonyaw was winner in Class A with seven wins against one loss; he hit ringers 58.74 percent of the time.

Two members of the local club won their divisions. Mistylee Baird claimed the Class B crown, going 6-1 with ringers 36.77 percent of the time; and Brianna McCormick won Class C with a 7-1 record and ringers on 27.53 percent of her tosses.

Tournament participants came from around Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Other Sodbusters who placed in the tournament, with their win-loss record and ringer percentage, were: Class A: 3. John Remy, 5-2, 46.38; 5. Michael Devino, 3-4, 41.94.

Class B: 5. Ron Williamson, 4-3, 28.93; 6. Dawn Coleman, 2-5, 34.16; 8. Michael Brown, 1-6, 29.72.

Class C: 2. Matt Coleman, 6-2, 29.10; 6. Donna Lewis, 4-4, 26.54.

Class D: 8. Maurice Cyr, 0.5-6.5, 17.58.

Class E: 3. Lou Cousino, 5-2, 19.81; 4. Alan Curler, 3-4, 15.36.

Class F: 5. Jackie Gorton, 3-3, 15.00; 6. Hunter Gorton, 2-4, 4.67.

VUHS softball breaks through for big win

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — How tough has the schedule been for the Vergennes Union High School

softball team? Seven of their 14 games have come against Division I programs with winning records, and another two against two of the top

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School senior Becca Maloy got two hits and five RBIs in the Commodores’ 17-2 win over Milton Tuesday afternoon.

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three teams in D-II. Just last week alone, the Commodores absorbed setbacks from Colchester, Missisquoi and Essex, as of this Wednesday the first-, secondand fourth-place teams in D-I. On this Tuesday, the 3-10 Commodores finally had a chance to trade punches with someone in their own weight class, and they made the most of it: D-II Milton showed up at VUHS with one win and left with a 17-2, six-inning loss.

Despite the run total, the Commodores did not exactly pound the ball, totaling seven hits. But they made Milton pitcher Lily Winterbottom throw strikes, or at least try to: She walked 14 and hit a batter and tossed a number of wild pitches, and the Commodores took advantage.

Coach Mike Martin said his team prepared to face slower offerings after facing the state’s top hurlers last week, and ran the bases well.

“We worked hard this week, because last week we saw great pitchers, so we had to get them geared back down for a little slower pitching,” Martin said. “They waited, made her work, and she got a little tired there at the end. So we weren’t tearing the cover off of it, but we were patient enough and making good decisions on the basepaths.”

Seniors Becca Maloy (two hits, five RBIs), Xzavia Berry (two hits, a walk and five runs) and Aly Gebo (a two-run double) led the attack. Gebo also tossed a strong game on the mound, keeping her fastball inside on the hitters and her changeup away from them. She allowed four hits and one walk and struck out four.

“She was using the plate a lot better, both sides,” Martin said. “All year she’s been changing speeds good. It’s been location, and today she had it going.”

The Commodores scored in every inning ex(See VUHS softball, Page 2B)

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Women’s lax defeated in NCAAs Panthers reach quarterfinal round

dlebury goalie Kate Furber (seven saves) stopped Lions Erin Harvey and Mia Blackman.

The Lions took a 4-0 lead into the half, with Blackman scoring twice.

Middlebury’s best chance to break onto the scoreboard in the opening half came when Lion goalie Miranda Chrone (seven saves) denied Mary O’Connell’s free-position shot.

Amanda Muller netted back-toback goals for the Lions to start the second half. The Panthers got on the board when Delaina Smith ran the length of the field in transition and fed Bea Eppler, who tallied at 23:22 left. That score ended TCNJ’s streak of not allowing a goal at 100:53 of NCAA tournament play. Middlebury’s Emma McDonagh scored less than two minutes later to make it 6-2 contest.

At 18:23 O’Connell circled the cage and bounced a shot into the upper-right corner to make it 6-3, but goals by Kristen Harvey and Blackman pushed TCNJ’s lead to 8-3.

Middlebury’s Susanna Baker added a goal in the closing seconds.

Baker and Evie Keating each scooped up four ground balls.

O’Connell finished her Middlebury career third all-time in points (244) and assists (111).

Middlebury had the edge in ground balls (18-17), but TCNJ had the advantage in shots (20-13) and draw controls (9-4).

The Panthers reached the quarterfinal by defeating No. 19 Brockport on Saturday, 14-7. The Panthers rolled to a 10-1 halftime lead and allowed Brockport (16-3) to come no closer than six goals in the second half.

O’Connell led all players with four goals and an assist. Eppler chipped in with three goals, and Hollis Perticone scored twice and set up two others to go along with five draw controls. McDonagh collected a team-high four ground balls and caused two turnovers, and Furber made six saves. Brockport goalie Sara Shaddock stopped 11 shots.

(Continued from Page 1B) hockey, tennis, golf, baseball and have my sources,” the same answer softball, and don’t feel the need to I, as a journalist, would give. He did explain why I like those sports. add I’m also not supposed to like What’s that leave in these parts cross-country. to appreciate? Starting in the fall, in Because in the past football there’s the I’ve been accused of Cross-country discipline 11 people not favoring some need to work together sports, including at requires stamina as one unit to accomone point boys’ la- and adaptability to plish a goal, big plays crosse and football, a wide variety of on offense, and, like I’m sensitive to ac- terrain and weather in all sports, good decusations of being conditions. And as fense. biased in favor of Field hockey, like what charitably some at the expense all full-field sports, could be called a of others. offers free-flowing Now, do I prefer short-twitch athlete, tactics and rewards playing and even at least back in intelligence and offwatching some sports the day, I am ball movement. And, over others, sure. constantly amazed like Leo Messi and For example, from Liam Neeson, field fifth to ninth grade, I by distance hockey players must played both flag foot- runners. possess a particular ball (yes, it’s true, set of skills: They coaches, I was mostly a running back may only use one side of the stick and defensive end) and soccer at my and in many cases may not use body school. But when I went to prep positioning to their advantage, unschool I had to choose, and it was like almost every other sport. soccer. Likewise, I grew up playing Cross-country requires stamina baseball, and I didn’t switch to la- and adaptability to a wide variety of crosse when I had the chance. terrain and weather conditions. And I have also played basketball, as what charitably could be called a

short-twitch athlete, at least back in the day, I am constantly amazed by distance runners.

Winter: Gymnastics requires strength, balance, flexibility and grace. Wrestling rewards hard work, pits people of the same size against one another, and is as pure and elemental as it comes. Nordic is cross-country on skis, with the added element that athletes have to master more technique.

As for spring, we’ve covered track. Lacrosse blends the hand-eye coordination of field hockey with the tactics and ball control of basketball — and then adds a goalie. And lacrosse goalie is tied with baseball catcher for the toughest position in sports. What’s not to like?

Look, it took me a number of years to figure out what I should really be doing for a living, and that it should include writing about sports. Sometimes the weather, logistics, quirky schedules or, like last week, my own health might mean a particular team gets shortchanged in coverage despite the sports department’s best efforts to be fair.

But its not because we here don’t like what they’re doing.

EWING, N.J. — The College of New Jersey on Sunday defeated the Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team, 8-4, in an NCAA Division I quarterfinal.

Top-ranked TCNJ, which hosted the game, improved to 18-1 and avenged its only loss of the season, 6-4 in March to the Panthers. The Lions have allowed an NCAA-best 3.18 goals per game this season, and nobody scored more against them than Middlebury.

Defending champion and No. 8 Middlebury’s tournament run ended after three wins and a 16-5 record.

The Panthers graduated seven seniors from their 2016 championship team and lost two more starters and three more team members to season-ending injuries this season.

Early in Sunday’s game both teams excelled defensively and Mid-

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COMMODORE SENIOR ALY Gebo struck out four Milton batters and allowed just one earned run in Tuesday’s 17-2 Vergennes win.

VUHS softball (Continued from Page 1B) cept the second. In the first, catcher Sarah Rathbun walked and came home on an error on a ball hit by Berry. Berry scored on a wild pitch after a walk to Taylor Bresnick and a Maloy infield hit loaded the bases.

In the bottom of the inning Hannah Philbrook at third and Sophie Rippner-Donovan at second base teamed up to get a key out, Philbrook making a good stop and Rippner-Donovan scooping her low throw for the force after the leadoff batter reached.

In the third VUHS made it 4-0.

Berry singled, Bresnick walked, both moved up on stolen bases, and Maloy singled them home.

The Commodores began to break the game open in the fourth with five runs on one hit. Rippner-Donovan walked to lead off, and Megan Tarte beat out a bunt. Berry bunted and reached on an error to load the bases, and Philbrook walked and Winterbottom hit Maloy with a pitch

to drive in two runs. A wild pitch scored Berry, and Winterbottom walked Gebo and Maranda Aunchman to force in another run before tossing another wild pitch to make it 9-0.

In the fifth VUHS made it 11-0.

Tarte bunted her way on again, but was erased on a Rathbun fielder’s choice. Berry walked and the runners moved up on a wild pitch. Philbrook singled in Rathbun, and Berry scored on Maloy’s RBI grounder.

Milton got its two runs in the sixth on a double, a walk, and a single and then a dropped fly ball in right field.

A third runner tried to score on the error, but Bresnick at first base relayed a bullet to Rathbun at the plate for the third out.

Martin noted the two outstanding plays as well as the three miscues.

“They played really good in the field again,” he said.

The Commodores scored six runs in their half of the six to invoke the mercy rule. Walks to Rippner-Don-

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ovan, Sydney Tarte and Cheyenne Jewett loaded the bases, and Berry picked up an RBI when Milton booted her ground ball. A walk to Emily Jackson scored another run, and Maloy made it 14-2 with another RBI groundout. Gebo then doubled to straightaway center to make it 162. Fittingly, two wild pitches brought in the game-ending 17th run.

The Commodores were already in good spirits before the game as they enjoyed their Senior Day, and Martin said that attitude has been typical.

“Even during those games we were getting beat bad, everyone was staying positive,” Martin said.

“We played through all the way to the end. Nobody was putting their heads down. We coached them up on that, saying, you know, these teams are probably going to get some ugly wins here, and we’ve just got to keep using it as practice, getting better, and we are. We’re still getting better. And we’ll see what happens next week when we get to the playoffs.”

Softball: Eagles, Otters win; Tigers fall ADDISON COUNTY — In high school softball earlier this week, Mount Abe took a big step toward the top seed in Division II, and Otter Valley won to move over .500, but Middlebury’s hopes of a top-four seed took a hit.

Teams are playing their final regular season games this week, and the Vermont Principals’ Association will release playoff pairings on Monday morning.

EAGLES The Eagles won at D-I St. Johnsbury, 11-5, to improve to 10-4 and pick up key points to solidify its lead over Lyndon in the race for the top spot for the playoffs.

Winning pitcher Rachael McCormick allowed six hits, no walks and two earned runs, and her four hits included a home run and two doubles.

She drove in three runs and scored twice. Erika Tracey drove in four runs with a pair of hits, and Katelynn Ouellette added two hits and scored twice.

Mount Abe’s game at OV on Monday was moved to Saturday at 4 p.m.

The Otters will host Hartford at 11 a.m. first that day. The Eagles will also visit Spaulding on Thursday.

OTTERS OV pitcher Courtney Bushey tossed a four-hitter as the Otters topped host Springfield, 9-1, to improve to 7-6 and crest .500 for the first time this spring.

Springfield errors accounted for several OV runs, but Bushey had two hits, including an RBI double, and Alyssa Falco singled home two runs.

The Otters are set to visit Fair Ha-

ven on Thursday before Saturday’s morning-afternoon home doubleheader vs. Hartford and Mount Abe. TIGERS Host BFA-St. Albans rallied late to defeat the Tigers, 4-1. Tiger hurler Payton Buxton kept the Comets off the board until the bottom of the sixth, when the Comets rallied for all four of their runs. In all, she allowed five hits and struck out nine vs. the 9-6 Comets. BFA’s Alexa Ross also tossed a five-hitter, and she struck out seven; she allowed a double to Darcy Staats.

The loss allowed Essex (10-3) to pass the Tigers for fourth place in the D-I standings, and MUHS (11-4) had to defeat visiting Burlington on Wednesday and hope for help elsewhere in order to move back ahead of the Hornets.

Emily LaFramboise (three goals) led the Tiger attack. Kate Donahue, Satchel McLaughlin and Ada Anderson added a goal and an assist apiece, and Lexi Bartlett, Ella Nagy-Benson and Sarah Broughton each chipped in a goal. Goalie Raven Payne made four saves, while Rebel goalie Claire Phillips stopped 11 shots.

EAGLE BOYS On Monday, visiting U-32 defeated the Eagles, 14-8. Owein Labarr (five goals and an assist) and Max Ratti-Bicknell (three goals and an assist) combined for all the goals, and Jack Willis and Addison King picked up assists. Goalie Patrick

Davison stopped nine shots for the Eagles, who dropped to 4-7 with two games to go in their regular season.

U-32 goalie Chandler Stevens made six saves.

VUHS GIRLS On Monday, host Stowe outscored the Commodores, 16-9. Ashley Turner’s five goals and six ground balls led VUHS. Jackie Reiss added a goal and two assists; Jalen Cook recorded a goal, an assist and four ground balls; Norah Deming scored one goal and set up another; Chloe Johnston scored a goal and scooped two ground balls; and Sara Pichlmann grabbed three ground balls. VUHS dropped to 0-10 with two games left.

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TIGER GIRLS On Tuesday the Tiger girls rolled to a 16-4 victory over rival South Burlington, dropping the Rebels to 12-2 and improving to 14-0. Although Mount Anthony (12-0) is also undefeated, the Tigers will earn the No. 1 seed if they win their final two games, both at home, vs. Burr & Burton on Wednesday and Mount Mansfield on Friday. They have played nine road games and will have earned more quality points than the Patriots.

Vs. South Burlington, Andi Boe (four goals, two assists), Isabel Rosenberg (three goal, assist) and

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Tennis

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School pitcher Hunter O’Connor struck out nine on his way to a complete-game win over Milton Tuesday afternoon.

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Baseball

COMMODORE FRESHMAN JEFFREY Stearns got two hits and scored three runs during Tuesday’s game against Milton.

(Continued from Page 1B) and walks to Will Wormer and Samir Kadric produced the first three runs before Kimball unloaded his three-run blast. The Commodores added two more runs in the third on a walk to Stearns and singles by Wormer and Gardner, and their final run in the fifth on a Stearns double and a Cooper O’Brien single.

VUHS improved to 5-9. The Commodores could earn a home Division II playoff game with a win at North Country on Thursday and losses by two teams ahead of them in the standings.

OTTERS The Otters blanked visiting Springfield, 8-0, as Josh Beayon struck out 10 and allowed only one hit in five innings. Derek Aines, Colby McKay, Kollin Bissette and Daniel Allen all poked two hits as OV improved to 8-6. The Otters moved into fourth place in the D-II standings heading into a Wednesday game at Fair Haven, and they will wrap up by hosting Mill River on Friday.

EAGLES Host St. Johnsbury blanked the Eagles, 8-0.

Mount Abe ace Adam Whitcomb took the loss as the Eagles dropped to 6-9 heading into their finale on Thursday at Spaulding. A win in that game or a loss by one or two other teams will clinch a home D-II playoff contest for the defending champion Eagles.

TIGERS The Tigers fell at BFA-St. Albans, 10-0, and dropped to 1-14 heading into their Thursday finale at home vs. Burlington. The Tigers must upset the 11-4 Seahorses to have a shot to make the D-I playoffs as the No. 16 seed.

(Continued from Page 1B) Tuesday: • At No. 1 singles, • At No. 2 singles, • At No. 3 singles, • At No. 4 singles, • At No. 5 singles, • At No. 1 doubles, • At No. 2 doubles, LAST WEEK’S RESULTS In action late last week, the Tiger boys swept two matches on Wednesday before falling on Friday, all at home, while the Tiger girls lost twice on Wednesday and once on Friday, all on the road.

On Wednesday in Middlebury, North Country forfeited all doubles matches as the Tigers swept, 7-0, 7-0. Individual matches were one eight-point set apiece to allow two overall matches to be played to make up for an earlier rainout. The results were: Match 1: • At No. 1 singles, McCarty defeated Connor Davis, 8-0.

• At No. 2 singles, Rubin defeated Nick Bliss, 8-1.

• At No. 3 singles, Sam Daly defeated Gabe Blake, 8-0.

• At No. 4 singles, Doran defeated Colin Archer, 8-4.

• At No. 5 singles, Tre Bonavita defeated Evan Tremblay, 8-4.

Match 2: • At No. 1 singles, Hammel defeated Davis, 8-1.

• At No. 2 singles, Rubin defeated Bliss, 8-4.

• At No. 3 singles, Drew Kiernan defeated Blake, 8-0.

• At No. 4 singles, Munteanu defeated Archer, 8-2.

• At No. 5 singles, Alex Marohnic Tremblay, 5-0.

Visiting Harwood defeated the Tigers on Friday, 6-1, with only Rubin at No. 3 posting a victory.

TIGER GIRLS VS. NCU In Newport on Wednesday, individual matches were also shortened to make up for an earlier postponement as North Country swept MUHS. The Tiger girls’ individual results were: Falcons, 6-1: • At No. 1 singles, Claire Wulfman lost, 7-7 (1-7).

• At No. 2 singles, Charlotte Keathley won, 8-3.

• At No. 3 singles, Monroe Cromis lost, 6-8.

• At No. 4 singles, Tasha Hescock lost, 2-8.

• At No. 5 singles, Calista Carl lost, 3-8.

• At No. 1 doubles, Amelia Ingersoll/Nora Draper lost in a tiebreak, 7-7 (5-7).

• At No. 2 doubles, Megi Hoxha/ Hattie Lindert lost, 2-8.

Falcons, 4-3: • At No. 1 singles, Keathley won, 8-5.

• At No. 2 singles, Ingersoll won, 8-3.

• At No. 3 singles, Carl lost, 6-8.

• At No. 4 singles, Draper lost, 2-8.

• At No. 5 singles, Diana Kliykbayeva, 3-8.

• At No. 1 doubles, Cromis/ Wulfman won, 8-2.

• At No. 2 doubles, Hattie Lindert/Hescock lost, 6-8.

Host Harwood defeated the Tigers, 6-1, on Friday. Keathley at No. 2 singles was the only winner.

Individual results from the Tigers’ match vs. BFA were not available before deadline on Wednesday.

Scoreboard (Continued from Page 1B)

5/22 Midd. vs. Johns Hopkins...................5-1 5/23 Williams vs. Midd..............................5-4

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls Lacrosse 5/25 VUHS at Lamoille...................4:30 p.m.

5/26 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS...........4:30 p.m.

5/27 VUHS at U-32............................ 11 a.m.

5/29 .............................. Playoff Pairings Set Boys’ Lacrosse 5/25 Mt. Abe at Stowe.........................4 p.m.

5/26 Mt. Abe at Rice............................4 p.m.

5/27 Spaulding at Midd......................11 a.m.

5/29 .............................. Playoff Pairings Set Softball 5/25 OV at Fair Haven....................4:30 p.m.

5/25 Mt. Abe at Spaulding..............4:30 p.m.

5/25 VUHS at North Country..........4:30 p.m.

5/25 Burlington at MUHS................4:30 p.m.

5/27 Hartford at OV...........................11 a.m.

5/27 Mt. Abe at OV..............................4 p.m.

5/29 .............................. Playoff Pairings Set Baseball 5/25 Mt. Abe at Spaulding..............4:30 p.m.

5/25 VUHS at North Country..........4:30 p.m.

5/25 Burlington at MUHS................4:30 p.m.

5/26 Mill River at OV.......................4:30 p.m.

5/29 .............................. Playoff Pairings Set Tennis 5/26 Spaulding at MUHS Boys.......3:30 p.m.

5/26 MUHS Girls at Spaulding........3:30 p.m.

5/29 .............................. Playoff Pairings Set Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

ROTARY 5th Annual Rotary Flag Raising The Middlebury Rotary Club is pleased to announce its Fifth Flag Raising Project to promote patriotism and to raise funds for charitable use in our community.

We invite you to join your Middlebury neighbors by permitting us to display an American flag in one of several ways during the following time periods: Memorial Day Weekend Flag Day (June 14) Independence Day Weekend Labor Day Weekend Veteran’s Day (November 11)

Porter Medical Center is now part of the University of Vermont Health Network.

By investing in our community to keep care local and keep people healthy, we’re working together to improve the lives in Addison County. And by forming stronger relationships with other physicians, specialists, and health care professionals in the network to bring the best care possible closer to home, we’re strengthening the relationships that matter most – the ones we have with patients. That’s the power of the network. That’s the heart and science of medicine.

In exchange for an annual $50.00 subscription, our Rotarians will place one 3’ x 5’ flag on a 10’ pole into a short pipe which is driven into the ground so it will not interfere with lawn maintenance. The flag will be installed just after sunrise and removed before sunset for storage until the next holiday. Seeing these flags throughout town is an impressive sight.

Local charities are selected annually to benefit from your generosity and patriotism.

Homeowners and Businesses may select to have their flags on their lawns in front of their home or business, if they live close to town or the center of East Middlebury.

- OR Homeowners who live in outlying areas can have their flags flown at the top of the Town Green along Rt 7 with a small plaque engraved “in honor of” or “in memory of” a friend or family member.

- ORBusinesses that do not have a lawn or are located away from the town center, may have their flag placed on Court Square opposite the Middlebury Inn. Signs and Newspaper articles will memorialize your generosity.

- OR Finally, for those who wish to honor a Veteran, Rotary will install a flag with many others in Cannon Park opposite the Library. A Plaque with the Veteran’s name, rank, branch of service and tour of duty will be affixed to the flag pole.

This year’s beneficiaries are: HOPE, Homeward Bound. Elderly Services, ACHHH and VT Special Olympics.

Please contact us at: rotaryflagproject@gmail.com or Judson Hescock at 802.989.5113

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

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

434 WHITFORD RD. ADDI‑ SON May 27‑28 and 29. 9‑4 pm. Kayak, camping supplies, building supplies, antique win‑ dows, hobby airplane parts and more. 518‑645‑5514.

LINCOLN‑ TOWN WIDE SALE Sat. 5/27, 9‑3. Maps available. For info call 453‑4280.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NORTH FER‑ RISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRANDON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thom‑ as Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Services

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congre‑ gational Church, Water St. NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016

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The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of RSVP and the United Way of Addison County, posts dozens of volunteer opportunities on the Web.Go to county.org/ VolunteerDonate

OA (OVEREATERS ANON‑ YMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ days at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT.

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

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

PARTY RENTALS; CHI‑ NA, flatware, glassware, linens. Delivery available.

802‑388‑4831.

Garage Sales 3 FAMILY SALE Huge mov‑ ing yard sale. May 26, 27 and 28th. 8‑4. Lake St./Sunflower Lane. Antiques, furniture, Misc. items. No children’s stuff.

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Addison County Home Health and Hospice is seeking a volunteer to spend time with an elderly, homebound patient. If you would enjoy offering your time visiting, reading , working on puzzles, and the like, please give RSVP a call at 388-7044.

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

Mail in your classified ad with payment to : 58 Maple Street, Middlebury VT 05753 OR Email your ad to: classifieds @addisonindependent.com OR stop in and drop it off to Alicia at our office in the

GARAGE/YARD SALE Saturday May 27, 2017. 59 River Road, Bristol, VT. 10‑3, please no early birds. Cash only. Furniture, dressers, chairs, cabinets. Machinist and other tools. Sporting, exercise equipment. Men’s, women’s motorcycle gear.

Camping tools and equip‑ ment. Games, books, toys, fabric. Much more.

MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE 96 Royce Hill Road, Orwell, VT. Sat, Sun, Mon. May 27,28,29. 9‑4 pm. Tools, household items, a little bit of everything. Everything must go.

LARGE ESTATE SALE in Cornwall. Corner of North Bingham and Route 74.

Furniture, housewares, high end linens, gardening tools, many classic board games and much more. Saturday May 27, 8:30‑2:00, Sunday 9‑noon.

MEMORIAL GARAGE SALE lawn sale across Whiting Fire Department. Lots of good‑ ies. A lot of new stuff. Furni‑ ture, kids toys, lots of DVD’s, VHS. Good deals. Rain or shine. Sat. 9am‑5pm. Sun 9am‑3pm. Mon 9am‑4pm.

MULTIFAMILY YARD SALE lots of misc. items, furniture.

May 27 and 28. 9am‑3pm.

Villa Drive, Bristol. Near Liv‑ ingston’s Farm.

SHOREHAM, YARD SALE 425 Barnum Hill Rd, Sat: May 27, 9‑3, Sun: May 28, 9‑3, camping equipment including a tent and screen house, baby items including a high‑ chair, strollers, crib mattress and clothing, scrap booking items, picture frames, books, microwave, toaster oven, bed frames, two chairs. Lots of other misc. items. South on 22A through Shoreham Vil‑ lage. Turn right on Barnum Hill Rd. 4th drive on the left.

Opportunities STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown. Ap‑ proved for seating for 24.

Plenty of parking, lots of pos‑ sibilities. Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

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Garage Sales

GARAGE SALE, MIDDLE‑ BURY, Saturday, May 27 & Sunday, May 28, 9am‑3pm.

Indoor sale featuring antique and new furniture, collectible dolls and plates, milkglass, silver, Lenox, framed art, mir‑ rors, home decor, stoneware, oversized books, keyboard, housewares and more. Rain or shine. 46 Gardiner Close, off of Middle Road South, across from MUMS.

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MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/ her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs.

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

MOVING SALE. KITCHEN ITEMS, linens, garden items, furniture, patterns (some vin‑ tage), jewelry, collectibles, canning jars, odds & ends.

Rain or shine. No previews or early birds please. Saturday, May 27, 9am-2pm. 11 Union Street, Brandon.

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NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Garage Sales

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Anne Collins, of Cornwall, has been a dedicated member of the Porter Auxiliary Board for four years.

Anne is currently President of the Auxiliary and appreciates the opportunity to support the continued work of Porter Hospital and Helen Porter. Anne describes, “Our focus this year has been funding for Porter Express Care, PMC’s new clinic that will provide health care options for patients who might otherwise go to the emergency room. Through the generosity of our community, we have been able to provide $75,000 towards the cost of the clinic.” Anne also serves on the Cemetery Commission for the Town of Cornwall and is on the Boards of the Addison County Parent Child Center and the Middlebury Garden Club. She also volunteers with Town Hall Theater. Thank you for your many contributions, Anne!

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) step meeting.

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

GARAGE SALE‑ MUNSON Road, Middlebury. Fri/Sat/ Sun. 9‑3. Contents of camper, some household items, full Weber grill with tank and lots of accessories.

MAY 26, 27, 28 from 8:30‑2:00 pm and Saturdays, June 3,10,17 & 24 from 8:30‑2:00 pm. Lots of great stuff. You tell me what you would like to pay.

312 Peet Road, Cornwall, VT. Hope to see you.

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Addison Independent, Thursday, May 25, 2017 – PAGE 5B

• accounting • appliance repair • auto glass • auto body • automotive • business cards

Accounting

Engineering

Rene Many - CTPA, Inc.

1438 S. Brownell Rd. • PO Box 159 • Williston, VT 05495 802-862-5590 • www.gmeinc.biz

Tax Preparation & Accounting

• carpentry/contractors • computers • engineering • equipment rentals • floor care • insulation

Heating & AC Ductwork Design • Sealing Fabrication • Installation Insulation • Replacement Plasma Art • Torches • Welding Plasma Table • Duct Cleaning H.R.V. / E.R.V. Installation Ductwork Video Camera

Corporate Partnerships, Small Businesses & Personal Returns

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Dryers Ranges Microwaves Air Conditioners

Jack Alexander

982 Briggs Hill Road • Bristol

New Construction Remodels and Additions Window and Siding Installation Smaller Home Repairs

• landscape design • lawn care • lumber • masonry

Buy Local! 802.989.0396 Specializing in Ductwork for Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning Systems

Alan Huizenga, P.E., President Kevin Camara, P.E. Jamie Simpson, P. E. • Middlebury Brad Washburn, P. E. • Montpelier

Commercial/Residential . Owner Operated . Fully Insured . Neat & Clean

“INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS WITH A COMMON SENSE APPROACH DELIVERED TO OUR CLIENTS IN A PROFESSIONAL, COST EFFECTIVE AND PERSONAL MANNER”

Insulation

Auto Body Zutell’s Auto Body

Dense Pack Cellulose • Blown In Insulation Complete Air Sealing

Sudbury, VT

802-545-2251 • Maurice Plouffe

Established in 1986

1736 Quaker Village Road, Weybridge, VT 05753

We work with all insurance companies

Landscape Design

It’s your choice!

802-623-7290 zute@sover.net

Equipment Rentals 40 TYPES OF RENTAL EQUIPMENT TO CHOOSE FROM

• material forklifts • excavators • bulldozers • mini-excavators • skidsteers

Desabrais Means Glass & Affordable Service

• Windshield Repair • Insulated Glass • Plate Glass • Window Glass • Plexiglass • Safety Glass • Mirrors • Auto Glass • Storm Windows • Screen Repairs • Custom Shower Door Enclosures Vinyl Replacement windows and Complete Installation

• Man lifts up to 80’ • man basket w/crane up to 188

• concrete compactors • backhoes

MHS, LLC

3025 Vt. Rte. 22A, Bridport, VT 05734 (802-349-8123) Office

Specialized Landscaping & Retaining Walls

Insurance Approved discounts

Middlebury, VT 05753 • 388-9049

Automotive

275 South 116 Bristol, VT116 05443 275 South 116 275 South Bristol, VT 05443 Bristol, VT 05443

Siding, Windows, Garages, Decks & Porches New Construction, Renovations and Repairs

Maurice plouffe

Over 30 yrs. experience

Field Automotive Inc.

Complete Auto Service • Domestic & Foreign Repairs

Preventive Maintenance Brakes • Tune-ups Exhausts • Alignments Air Conditioning • State Inspections 62 Meigs Rd., Vergennes

877-9222

802-545-2251 1736 Quaker Village Road Weybridge, VT 05753

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40’ to 80’ manlifts Scissor Lifts up to 32’ mini excavator

Scissor Lifts up to to 32’ 32’ Floor Care Scissor Lifts up excavator

40’ to 80’ manlifts manlifts 40’ 80’ 42’to material forklifts 42’ material forklifts 42’ material Fork lifts up forklifts to 15,000 lbs.

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WINDOW & SIDING CO., INC Windows • Vinyl siding • Garages Roofs • Additions • Decks

Business Cards ards Business C der r Made to O

Quaker Village Carpentry

Waste Management – Roll-off container service

Fast, friendly, reliable service & competitive rates.

802-877-2102 Toll Free: 888-433-0962 mlbrunet@gmavt.net

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excavator excavator Skid Steer Skid Steer Steer Skid

mini excavator mini excavator air Compressor air Compressor Compressor air

Lawn Care

Bear Mountain Mowing LLC Eco-Friendly All Electric Lawn Care Low Noise and Zero Emission Mowing!

Residential and Commercial – Fully Insured

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Specializing in Hardwood & Softwood Floors Commercial Oil and Waterborne Finishes Quality Workmanship - Competitive Pricing 54 Daigneault Hill Road Orwell,Vermont 05760

Seasonal Clean Ups Mulching Hedge Trimming Brush Hauling Snow Plowing

Lumber

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Call Vicki at 388-4944 or stop by our office in the Marble Works between 8am & 5pm Monday- Friday.

GENERAL CARPENTRY HOME IMPROVEMENTS LOCAL CONTRACTOR Remodeling • Additions Painting • Roofing

WINNER of “Best Local Contractor” THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS by READERS CHOICE AWARDS!

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• Fast, Reliable Repairs • Hardware & Software Installations & Upgrades • Spyware Removal & Virus Protection • Secure Wireless Network Setup • Computer Purchasing Assistance • Affordable Rates at Your Convenience

Paul Claudon • 802-734-6815 pcmedic@gmavt.net

Carpet Cleaning & Water Removal Stripping - Waxing - Buffing 802-759-2706 802-349-6050 phone or fax

OR

cell phone

email: cmulliss@gmavt.net 1900 Jersey St., S. Addison, VT 05491

Matt Sheldrick Masonry Over 15 years of experience in Historic Restoration on Stonework, Fireplaces, Chimneys, etc.

Carpentry Painting Roofing

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DIRECTORY

Business Service Masonry

Plumbing & Heating

• masonry • medical supplies • painting • plumbing & heating • renewable energy • roofing

Short Surveying, inc.

Jamie Masefield

SEPTIC SERVICE

Certified by the Dry Stone Wallers Association of Great Britain

802-233-4670 jmasefield@gmavt.net

MASONRY

Professional Installation • Heating Systems • Plumbing Supplies • Bathroom Design • Water Treatment Great Advice

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UNDON'S

Rt. 22A, Orwell 948-2082 388-2705

Plumbing & Heating

TANK & CESSPOOL PUMPING ELECTRONIC TANK LOCATING TANK & LEACH FIELD INSPECTIONS NEW SYSTEMS INSTALLED ALL SEPTIC SYSTEM REPAIRS DRAIN & PIPE CLEANING Full Excavation Service

Salisbury, VT

802-352-6050

Medical Supplies

SALES & RENTAL Knowledgable Staff

Personalized Service

Plumbing • Heating 125 Monkton Road Bristol, VT 05443 802-453-2325 cvplumbingheating.com

Fuel Delivery 185 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-4975 champlainvalleyfuels.com

Call Jeff 802-948-2950

Serving all your plumbing and heating needs.

Owned and operated by: Bill Heffernan, Jim & David Whitcomb

Tree Service

Renewable Energy

25 Yrs Experience 60’ bucket truck wood chipper available Fully Insured Free Estimates

Don’t spend your hard-earned money making the hot water or electricity that you use today– SOLAR IS MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER! We’ve been here for you for 43 years – Let us help you with your solar projects today.

STORAGE 4 Sizes ~ Self-locking units Hardscrabble Rd., Bristol

Fax: 388-4146 Marble Works, Middlebury, VT

Monthly prices

6’x12’ $30 • 8’x12’ $45 10’x12’ $55 • 12’x21’ $75 Go Green with us –

Call for a FREE on-site evaluation •

DaviD vaillancourt Painting & Carpentry

802-352-4829

2321 W. Salisbury Rd.Salisbury, VT davama53@myfairpoint.net

• Interior/Exterior • Drywall • Taping • Building Maintenance • Fully Insured

Roofing

VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

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• Slate

Free estimates • Fully Insured

Phone (802) 537-3555

Fully Insured

Serving Vermont for over 42 years!

BROWN’S TREE & CRANE SERVICE

FREE ESTIMATES FOR TREE SERVICES

WE HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE RIGHT JOB – TO GIVE YOU REASONABLE RATES Dangerous Trees Cut & Removed Stumps Removed Trusses Set Trees Trimmed Land Clearing

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Window Treatments

AIRPORT AUTO Self Storage • Low Rates

Also a good selection of used vehicles 44 School House Hill Road, E. Middlebury

388-0432 • 388-8090

HESCOCK PAINTING References

owner/operator

Reasonable Rates • Year-round Service • Fully Insured

roofing Michael Doran • Standing seam Asphaltseam shingles ••Standing metal • Asphalt shingles • Slate

A friendly, professional, and affordable family business.

Brett Sargent

(802) 453-3351 • Cell (802) 363-5619

as seen at Addison County Field Days!

Free Estimates

135 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 388-3511 ssi@sover.net

24 hr Heavy Towing & Recovery Heavy Truck Repair & Diagnosis Heavy Haul, Oversize, Local & Long distance

388-9801

Painting

Property Line Surveys • Topographical Surveys FEMA Elevation Certificates

Shoreham, Vermont

Soak Up The Sun! Medical Equipment and Oxygen

Timothy L. Short, L.S.

TREADWAY & RINGEY

Chimneys, Fireplaces, Outside Barbecues, Steps, Patios, Stone Walls

Call Bruce

Serving Addison County Since 1991

Towing

Middlebury, VT

NEW & REPAIR Residential • Lake Camps (Dunmore) Brick – Block – Stone

27 Years Experience Honest & Fair Pricing Free Estimates Fully Insured

• towing • tree services • window treatments • masonry

Septic & Water

Fine Dry Stone Masonry

Bruce A. Maheu’s

• septic • septic & water • siding • stamps • storage • surveying

Septic & Water

462-3737 or 989-9107

LAROSE SURVEYS, P.C.

Premium window treatments, retractable screens and awnings.

298 Maple Street Middlebury, VT 802.247.3883 vtshadeandblind@gmail.com VermontShadeandBlind.com

Ronald L. LaRose, L.S. • Kevin R. LaRose, L.S.

Kim or Jonathan Hescock hescock@shoreham.net

Land Surveying/Septic Design “We will take you through the permitting process!”

Celebrating 31 Years

Environmental Consultants – Licensed Designers Steve Revell CPG, LD#178 BW Jeremy Revell LD#611 BW • Tyler Maynard LD#597 B • Water Supply - Location, Development and Permitting • On-Site Wastewater Design • Single & Multiple Lot Subdivision • Property Development & Permitting • State and Local Permitting • Underground Storage Tank Removal & Assessment Toll-Free: 800-477-4384

802-453-4384

Fax 802-453-5399 • Email: jrevell@lagvt.com 163 Revell Drive • Lincoln, VT 05443

25 West St. • PO Box 388 Bristol, VT 05443 Telephone: 802-453-3818 Fax: 802- 329-2138

larosesurveys@gmail.com

Barnard & Gervais, LLC Land Surveying - Water & Septic Designs State & Local Permitting Environmental Consulting

www.lagvt.com

FOR SEPTIC TANK PUMPING & DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE,

Michael Gervais

Licensed Designer

Licensed Surveyor

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Serving Vermont from offices in Hinesburg and Enosburgh

Rt. 7 So., Middlebury •388-2705

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NDO N RESTROOMS DUPlumbing & 'S Rt.PORTABLE 22A, Orwell • 948-2082 Heating

Jason Barnard

made you look. imagine what white space can do for you.

Addison Independent, Thursday, May 25, 2017 — PAGE 7B

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

ANWSD Food Service Cooperative has exciting positions open in school nutrition services.

Positions Available – School Year 2017-2018 School Nutrition Manager – High School – 35-40 hours/week Feed students well! School nutrition manager needed to manage high school nutrition program with multiple serving lines and menus. Daily responsibilities of planning, preparing and serving healthy breakfast and lunch to students and adults using wholesome fresh foods. Lead a team to bring good nutrition as well as food education to the school community. Excellent scratch cooking skills needed along with detail oriented planning and organizational skills to efficiently manage meal preparation, food ordering, inventory, program reporting and accounting, as well as catering. Must love working with kids and creating community with food.

School Nutrition Cook Assistants – High School – 30-35 hours/week Work as part of a team in a fun, fast paced kitchen environment.

Lots of scratch cooking and daily preparation of fresh foods as well as line service, cashier duties, and clean up. Must love cooking and food and be able to work efficiently and quickly to get the job done.

Previous kitchen work including knife skills and use of commercial kitchen equipment is a plus. Looking for someone who wants to feed students and staff well so they can all learn and thrive in school.

Contact: Kathy Alexander at kalexander@anesu.org or 802-453-7002(work) or 802-233-4439(cell) Visit www.SchoolSpring.com and complete an online application.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Audy Trucking LLC Audy Trucking LLC is hiring for an

experienced class A driver. Our fleet hauls grain, minerals, and aggregate with dump and hopper bottom trailers. The job requires weekly overnights and home weekends.

We offer health benefits, paid vacation, as well as mileage and safety bonuses.

Please inquire by email to Jeff Audy at audytrucking@hotmail.com or call Jeff at 802-989-5024. Clean Driving Record A MUST!

CELEBRATION RENTALS OF BRANDON is looking to increase its team for the 2017 season. Paying additional seasonal bonus.

Call 802-247-0002 to set up an interview.

SALISBURY

HIGHWAY MAINTAINER

The town of Salisbury is currently seeking a highway maintainer position.

Must have CDL, pass drug test, be dependable, willing to plow snow and operate and maintain equipment.

Starting pay and benefits depend on experience. Call or stop at the town shed for more information.

Contact: Tom Barker, Road Foreman Shed: 802-352-1017 or Cell: 802-734-3341

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled mill positions due to employee retirement. Must be in good physical condition with good math skills, very reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others.

An ambition to learn and tolerance of heat and cold are important.

The most challenging jobs such as sawing and grading take years to learn well and pay well for the skilled work. Mill work has a production bonus.

SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be very reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus.

TRUCK DRIVER to replace an experienced employee who retired. Truck driving experience required and valid CDL. Summer and winter 60 plus hours; spring and fall 50 hours, and some maintenance work since hauling is slow during those times. Haul lumber and logs in a 75 mile radius around Bristol, VT. Wages based on experience and ability. A patient approach to driving is important. Please either send resume or visit the address below.

MAINTENANCE person to work on machinery in our mill, lumber sorters, planers and lumber drying kilns. There is a wide variety of work to do and many things to learn, particularly as machinery becomes more computerized. You must have maintenance or mechanical experience, have a strong commitment to safety and be interested in learning new skills. You must be physically fit and able to both lift and push/pull 50 pounds regularly throughout the day. Monday to Friday, about 50 hours per week.

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

NOW HIRING:

Full-Time Sales Associate for Night Shift & Weekends Benefits available.

Apply in person at:

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

The Inn seeks individuals with high standards, experience, the ability to assume responsibility for assigned projects and positive communications within a team and guest environment.

Wait staff – Evenings & Catering Line Cook – Part Time/Full Time Mornings & Evening, Prep & Baking Skills Bartenders – Part Time, Catering Maintenance – Full Time Positions at the Inn may be permanent or seasonal.

Responsibilities may require morning hours as well as evening. Weekends and holidays are often required.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

2 FULL TIME POSITIONS 1 kitchen help and 1 house‑ keeper. Both are 40 hr posi‑ tions. Both are $12 per/hr to start. Both positions offer 401k, health, life and dental insurance, PTO and employ‑ ee discounts. Candidates must pass background and drug checks. Job is located in Vergennes. ma3024@ metzcorp.com.

ACORN PAINTING IS NOW hiring for the exterior sea‑ son. Experienced painters preferred but willing to train the right candidates. Must have valid drivers license, transportation and be reli‑ able. This is a fun job for people with a solid work ethic. Excellent starting pay with incentives to earn more.

For an interview, or to learn more, please call 453 5611.

ADDISON 4 CORNER STORE is hiring for deli position. Afternoons until closing and weekends. Call 802‑759‑2332.

AMERICAN FLATBREAD IN Middlebury is hiring.

Sick of being a cog in the wheel? Employees are more than just “warm bodies” to us‑we want you to like your job as well as your peers.

This is a fun kitchen with a multigenerational staff and a focus on good food.

We thrive on cross‑training between all positions. No previous kitchen experience required for the right person.

Must be motivated, highly responsible with a positive attitude. Nights/weekends required. We foster a sup‑ portive work environment, prize open communication and take care of our em‑ ployees. Pick up an applica‑ tion or email middlebury@ americanflatbread.com.

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

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CAREGIVERS NEEDED FOR Residential Care Home in Vergennes. Openings for the 3 to 11 p.m. shift and the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift every weekend. Need to be a team player, willing to work, kind, gentle and capable of pass‑ ing our background checks.

This is an opportunity to join a caring team and may lead to full time work with many added benefits. Call Barbara at 877‑3562 or stop in to 34 North Street and fill out an application.

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GOOD POINT NORTH RE‑ CYCLING is looking for both summer help (PT and FT) and full time experienced shipping and receiving co‑ ordinator. Priority interviews will be given to those who complete an online applica‑ tion at http://retroworks.net/ contactus/jobsatgoodpoint. html.

For Rent

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IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR Director of Property Manage‑ ment (DPM) in support of Addison County Community Trust’s (ACCT’s) mission of providing affordable hous‑ ing. The DPM oversees property management for a growing portfolio of mul‑ tifamily affordable housing and mobile home parks.

The DPM is responsible for supervising staff, managing performance, and developing policy and strategy related to property & asset manage‑ ment functions, e.g. tenant selection, fair housing, oc‑ cupancy procedures, capital plans, etc. Proven supervi‑ sory and property manage‑ ment experience required; federally assisted housing program compliance pre‑ ferred. Respond with resume and cover letter to: jobs@ addisontrust.org. Position open until filled. EEO. MARY’S AT BALDWIN CREEK in Bristol, is seek‑ ing individuals for front of the house positions, both server and bartender. Fine dining experience serving the best of local food is preferred, but we are happy to train a positive, hardworking pas‑ sionate server. Bartenders should have solid foundation in craft cocktails. Send your resume with a cover letter indicating why you feel you would be a great addition to our crew. Email: info@ innatbaldwincreek.com.

802‑453‑2432.

MR. MIKE’S COMMER‑ CIAL Cleaning Service has openings for part to full time. Must have reliable transportation, be flexible and reliable. Available to work nights a must, and need to pass background check. Self motivated, able to work independently.

E‑mail resume to: info@ mrmikescleaningservicevt. com. Application also avail‑ able online at: www.mrmikes‑ cleaningservicevt.com. No phone calls please. We en‑ courage all to apply. E.O.E. OTTER CREEK CHILD CENTER is looking for a lunch helper to pickup lunches daily from Beeman Elementary School, deliver them to Otter Creek, distrib‑ ute lunches to classrooms and help with lunch clean up. Additional hours include weekly grocery shopping and menu planning. 10 to 12 hours a week, daily Monday‑Friday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Hourly wage be‑ tween $11‑$12. Please email cover letter, resume and 3 written letters of reference to marcy@ottercreekcc.org.

PART‑TIME YARD WORK/ cleaning cottage rentals at Lake Champlain. Resume and vehicle/driver’s license required. Call 802‑353‑6188.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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ARTICAT 86‑89, 340 JAG, 440 JAG 500 El Tigre, 500 Pantera, 6000 El Tigre (mo‑ tor stuck), 340 Jag parts sled, 1 trailer‑ double. 2 Go‑Karts, new motors, 8 HP, good shape. 802‑324‑4237.

POLISHED CONCRETE APPRENTICE: Vermont eco‑floors. Opportunity to join a small, innovative pol‑ ished concrete business with a dedicated staff. Projects include award‑winning com‑ mercial and residential proj‑ ects throughout New Eng‑ land. Must be hardworking and friendly with a positive attitude, proactive, self‑mo‑ tivated, clean driving record.

Mechanical aptitude, atten‑ tion to detail, and willingness to learn the craft of polished concrete. Please visit our website for more information and examples of our work: www.vermontecofloors.com.

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

WE ARE LOOKING for someone to join our team as a Full Time Inventory Analyst. Two‑year degree in accounting or related field. Experience in manu‑ facturing/inventory helpful.

Responsible for tracking inventory production using SAP 1 Software, Work with warehousing, distillery and bottling personnel in Shore‑ ham, VT and Moriah, NY. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bot‑ tler. Eye for detail and ac‑ curacy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds.

Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

WHISTLEPIG FARM IS look‑ ing for a part time, weekend employee for our Distillery and team. Applicants must be able to complete physi‑ cal tasks in a timely manner with minimal direction. Daily activities include cleaning, mashing, running distillery equipment, and barreling.

Experience in brewing and chemistry is a plus. Also ex‑ perience in operating and repairing machinery. Please send cover letter, resume and 3 professional refer‑ ences to info@whistlepigrye. com.

For Sale ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

For Rent

For Rent

CEDAR POSTS for sale.

8 footers, no points.

802‑388‑4831.

STIHL WOOD BOSS chain‑ saw 028. Sells for $400.

Asking $225. OBO, senior owned. 802‑453‑4235.

THE BARREL MAN; plastic and metal barrels, 275 gallon food‑grade totes. 55 gallon plastic food‑grade barrels with spin‑on covers. Great for rain barrels. A barrel for every need. 802‑453‑4235.

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THE WORLDS FINEST road tandem. Santana No‑ venta. Large frame and fork.

Asking $3,500. Call Brad at 802‑388‑0050.

Vacation Rentals 2 BEDROOM SUMMER RENTAL. Enjoy Lake Dun‑ more in your own private camp. Hillside camp over‑ looking Lake Dunmore with 320’ private frontage. Across from road on East side above Branbury State Park. Rental to one family, $6,000. for whole season. Mostly fur‑ nished, with all appliances.

Beautiful views, great swim‑ ming, sun deck and dock on water. Call 802‑352‑6678.

ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for week‑ ends. 802‑349‑4212.

LAKE DUNMORE, SMALL lake front two bedroom cot‑ tage available June 12‑Au‑ gust 12. Fully equipped kitch‑ en, bathroom with shower. All NorthCove Cottages ameni‑ ties. 802‑352‑4236. karen@ northcovecottages.com.

VACATION HOME ON Lake Hortonia available July 29‑August 19. Weekly only.

4BR, 2BA, sleeps 10. WiFi, W/D. Call 802‑948‑2235.

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

3 BR MOBILE HOME ready June 1 in Salisbury. $650. a month plus deposit and utilities. Call 802‑352‑4221.

A FRESHLY PAINTED ONE BEDROOM apartment. $900 month, heat and electricity in‑ cluded. No pets, no smoking.

New Haven, 802‑453‑7117.

For Rent

Please call the Inn, email info@wayburyinn.com or stop in to complete an application.

Waybury Inn Route 125, East Middlebury 388-4015 phone 388-6440 fax

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CLASSIFIEDS For Rent

For Rent

Wood Heat

BRIARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury.

All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry.

Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

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

802‑236‑2040.

METCALFE FIRE‑ WOOD‑QUALITY and clean hardwood for sale. $225/ cord. Call 802‑989‑8180 or email metcalfefirewood@ gmail.com for questions and delivery.

ORWELL: SHARE A home with a woman who enjoys yoga, social causes, veg‑ etarian cooking, and dance. $400/mo, could be reduced in summer in exchange for gardening help. Shared kitchen. 863‑5625 or Ho‑ meShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks required. EHO.

TIMBERWOLF FIREWOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices.

802‑388‑7300.

STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION LOCATION. In the heart of downtown.

Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of opportunities. Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

NEW 2017 ENERGY STAR display models. Modular, double and single wides.

Open 7 days a week. Up to $27,500 down payment assistance available on new homes if you qualify.

FactoryDirectHomesofVT. com. 600 Rte. 7 Pittsford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@ beanshomes.com.

BRISTOL APARTMENT, 1 LARGE bedroom with bo‑ nus room and 1 bath. Ef‑ ficient gas heat. Excellent condition. Wi‑Fi, water & sewer included. No pets. No smoking. $745 month. Call 802‑635‑9716.

BRISTOL TWO AND THREE bedroom apartments. Ga‑ rage, full basement, heat and lawn care. 802‑453‑2566.

BRISTOL: SHARE A spa‑ cious home with a profes‑ sional woman & her son who enjoy the outdoors. $400/mo. plus utilities. Shared bath.

No smoking. No deposit.

863‑5625 or HomeShareV‑ ermont.org for application.

Interview, references, back‑ ground checks required.

EHO.

WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront.

Washer, dryer. No smok‑ ing. Available September through May. $1,000/month.

860‑878‑9580.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease.

The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

NEW HAVEN, 2 BED‑ ROOM upstairs apartment.

Bright and spacious. Need 1st and last month’s rent.

Price includes heat, electric‑ ity & rubbish removal. No pets, $1195 per month. Call 802‑453‑4037.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residen‑ tial Development. One is a beautiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream. Lots are supported with village water and ap‑ proved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Mid‑ dlebury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

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

Two bedroom and three bed‑ room available on June 1.

Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE available next to Valley Voice on Exchange Street. $500. 802‑388‑4831.

DEER CAMP, ORWELL, Vermont. Wooded lot, 11 acres, water, sewer, pow‑ er, garage, long driveway. $115,000. 802‑989‑2330.

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PERSON LOOKING TO RENT; rent to own house, cabin in Vermont.

802‑238‑4097.

2016 HARLEY DAVIDSON softtail slim. Many extras, plus booklet for all service and more. $25,000. 2300 miles. 802‑238‑4097.

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

House calls made free of charge.

CLICK, CALL & SAVE‑ Green & Ready‑2‑Burn seasoned & kiln‑dried 16” split hardwood; free local deliveries; small orders OK; easy ordering ‑ Click: w w w. M I D D M E N . c o m ; Call: 1‑844‑KILNDRIED or 1‑855‑MIDDMEN.

Public Notices

Index

Public notices for the following are found on this Page 8B

Act 250 Notice (1)

TOWN OF LEICESTER LISTERS GRIEVANCE NOTICE Grievance meetings will be held on June 6, 2017 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:30 pm to 4 pm At the Lister’s office - 44 Schoolhouse Rd., Leicester, VT 05733 Hearings by appointment only Call before June 6 for an appointment 802-247-5961 Listers: Dianne Harvey, NEMRC 5/25

Addison County Court House (1) Addison County Pro‑ bate Court (3) Addison Northwest School District – Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham (4) Bristol (1) Leicester (1) Middlebury (2) New Haven (2) Notice of Abandonment – Salisbury (1) Vergennes (1)

5/25

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASE PURSUANT TO 29 V.S.A. §563(g) and (h)

Name of Record Owners of Interest: Doran & Associates, Inc. 200 Roessler Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Description of the Land: All lands owned by Chad J. Brunet located in the Town of Salisbury, Vermont.

Nature of the Interest: Oil and Gas Lease of Norbert Considine and Alexandra Considine to Doran & Associates, Inc., dated January 21, 1983, and recorded in Book 31 at Page 526 of the Salisbury Land Records.

Name and Address of the Person Giving Notice Anthony R. Duprey, Esq. Agent for Chad J. Brunet c/o Neuse, Duprey & Putnam, P.C. One Cross Street Middlebury, VT 05753 It is presumed that this Oil and Gas Lease is abandoned.

Dated at Middlebury, Vermont, this 19th day of May, 2017.

Submitted by: Anthony R. Duprey, Esq. Agent for Chad J. Brunet

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 213-5-17 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF JOHN S. MCLAUGHLIN NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of John S. Mclaughlin late of Leicester, 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, 2017 Hugh S. McLaughlin 151 Hill Road Groton, MA 01450-1609 (978) 448-6066 • hsmclaughlin@verizon.net Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: May 25, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 5/25

The Bristol Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a hearing on June 13, 2017 at the Town Offices located at 1 South Street beginning at 7:30 P.M. to consider zoning permit #17-26, Dane VanNosdeln (Parcel #23-50-23), requesting a waiver to setback requirements for an accessory structure, per Bristol Zoning Regulations Article III, Section 380.

Copies of the complete zoning applications are available for review at the Bristol Town Office during regular business hours.

5/25

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Agreeably to the provisions of Title 32, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 4111, notice is hereby given that the undersigned listers within and for the Town/city of Middlebury have that day completed the abstract of individual lists of persons, co-partnerships, associations and corporations owning taxable property in said town/city on the first day of April, 2017; that they have this day lodged the same in the office of the Clerk of said town/city for the inspection of taxpayers; that on the 7th day of June 2017 at 9:00 in the forenoon, said town/city, to hear grievances of persons, co-partnerships, associations, and corporations aggrieved by any of their appraisals or by the acts of such listers, whose objections thereto in writing shall have been filed with them by noon Wednesday June 7th, as prescribed by statute, and to make such corrections in said abstract as shall upon hearing or otherwise be determined by them; and that unless cause to the contrary be shown, the contents of said abstract will, for the year 2017-2018, become the grand list of said town/city and of each person, co-partnership, association or corporation therein named.

Given under our hands at Middlebury, in the County of Addison, this 25th day of May, 2017. Call Beth Dow for appointments, 388-8100 x 202.

Middlebury Board of Listers 5/25, 29, 6/1, 5

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Att. Farmers

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

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

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

Real Estate

Negotiations Subcommittee Members of the Addison Northwest School District Board Negotiations Subcommittee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. in ANWSU Conference Room.

The Negotiations Subcommittee and the Addison Northwest Support Staff Association will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the VUES Library.

Finance Subcommittee Members of the Addison Northwest School District Board Finance Subcommittee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the VUHS Library.

TOWN OF BRISTOL NOTICE

WARNING - POLICY ADOPTION ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Addison Northwest School District will be reviewing and adopting the following policies: • A23 Community Engagement and Vision Policy • A24 Board/Superintendent Relations • C2 Student Drugs & Alcohol (formerly F7) • C9 Wellness Policy (formerly F28) • C22 Student Activities (Elementary) (formerly F10) • C24 Interscholastic Sports (formerly F12) • E1 Title 1 Parental Involvement Compacts (formerly H7) • E20 Community Use of School Facilities • E21 Distribution of Non-School Sponsored Literature in Schools (formerly H4) The Addison Northwest School District Board will take action of adopting the above stated policies on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Vergennes Union High School.

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

Addison Northwest School District 11 Main Street, Suite B100, Vergennes, VT 05491 802-877-3332

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 12, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application by Chuck Steady for conditional use review of a contractor storage yard and setback waiver. This property is located at the corner of Quarry Road and Route 116, parcel ID 6:073 in the AR zoning district.

2. An application by Mr. Tony Neri for conditional use review of a proposed miniature golf facility to be located behind the existing A&W drive-in restaurant. This application was reviewed as a sketch plan on 1-25-15.

This property is located at 1557 Route 7 South in the PHD zoning district.

3. An application by Dustin Simmons for conditional use review to operate a restaurant. This property is located at One Washington Street in the VRC zoning district.

Plans and additional information regarding these applications may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 388-8100, Ext 210. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Jennifer L. Murray Town Planner/Zoning Administrative Officer 5/25

ACT 250 NOTICE - MINOR APPLICATION #9A0366 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 – 6093

On 5/9/2017, Green Mountian Power, filed application 9A0366 for a project generally described as relocation of approximately 7,700’ overhead electric and communications lines. The project is located intersection of VT Routes 22A and 74 in Shoreham, Vermont.

The District #9 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 -- Minor Applications. A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below. The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “9A0366”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before June 7, 2017, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion.

Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by June 7, 2017.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex, Vermont this 18th day of May, 2017.

By: /s/Clancy DeSmet, District Coordinator - District 5 Environmental Commission 5 Perry Street, Suite 60, Barre, Vermont 05641 802-476-0186 • clancy.desmet@vermont.gov

5/25

ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION BID INFORMATION AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Notice is hereby given that the Addison Northwest School District will receive proposals to provide school bus transportation services until 1:00 PM on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.

All proposals should be sent to: Addison Northwest School District Attention: Tonia Mears 11 Main Street, Suite B100 Vergennes, VT 05491 Proposals must be submitted and securely sealed in a suitable envelope that is clearly marked on the outside as follows: DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 1:00 PM 5/31/17 SEALED PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION The District is not responsible for proposals not properly marked.

The Carrier will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, wholly or in part, to waive any informality therein, to accept any proposal even though it may not be the lowest proposal, and to make any award which in its sole and absolute judgment will best serve District’s interests.

No award will be made at the time of opening.

5/15

FERRISBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS REQUEST FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Ferrisburgh Central School Parking Lot Improvements will be received by the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union at the Central Office (11 Main Street, Suite B100, Vergennes, VT 05491) until 2:00 p.m. local time on June 6, 2017, at which time the Bids received will be privately opened and reviewed. The Project consists of the constructing improvements to the Ferrisburgh Central School Parking Lot including: earthwork, paving, pedestrian safety features, curbing, signage and drainage infrastructure.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: East Engineering, PLC (802) 9896686 or tyler@eastengineeringplc.com Prospective Bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union Office (11 Main Street, Suite B100, Vergennes, VT 05491) on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 a.m. local time on May 23, 2017 at the Ferrisburgh Central School (56 Little Chicago Road, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456).

Attendance at the pre-bid conference is mandatory.

Addison Northwest Supervisory Union Tonia Mears, ANWSU Business Manager 5/15

CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given in accord with 32 V.S.A. § 4111, that the undersigned listers within and for the City of Vergennes have this day completed the abstract of individual lists of property owners as of the first day of April, 2017.

The listers have this day lodged the abstract in the office of the clerk of said City for the inspection of taxpayers On the 6th day of June, 2017 at 5:00 p.m., the undersigned listers will meet at City Hall in Vergennes to hear appeals of taxpayers aggrieved by actions of such listers from whom timely grievances have been received.

To be timely, such grievance must be in writing and received (postmarks not accepted) by the close of business on the 6th day of June, 2017.

At the close of grievance hearings, the listers shall make such corrections in the abstract as were determined upon hearing or otherwise Unless cause to the contrary is shown, the contents of said abstract will, for the year 2017, become the grand list of said city and of each taxpayer named therein.

Signed at Vergennes in the County of Addison this 15th day of May, 2017.

Listers of the City of Vergennes Karen Quigley William Poquette Christopher Bearor Please call the City Clerk’s Office at 8772841 for an appointment.

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

The New Haven Development Review Board (DRB) will hold a public hearing on the following application(s) beginning at 7:00 P.M. on Monday June 19, 2017 at the New Haven Town Office.

1. Application #2017DRB-07-SD is a request for 2-lot minor subdivision of parcel # 0595-000 on map #11. Parcel #0595-000 is a 70+/- acres owned

by Gayle Forbes and Linda Schmidt.

As proposed, lot #1 will be 41.2 acres fronting on Field Days Road and lot #2 will be 29.47 acres accessed by a 50ft. right-of-way. The property is located at 688 Field Days Road in the Rural Agricultural 2 acre and 10 acre districts.

Review will be conducted pursuant to the New Haven Subdivision Regulations sections 260, 320 and article IV. This application will be the first agenda business item.

Applications are scheduled to be heard in the order they are listed above.

However, applicants and interested persons should refer to the Boards agenda that will be posted pursuant to State law, for changes. The above application(s) are available for review at the Town Office. Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing, or send a representative. Pursuant to 24 VSA § 4464(a)(1)(C) and 4471(a), participation in this local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

David Wetmore, Administrative Officer Dated: May 25, 2017 5/25

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.

802-388-1966

5/25

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 229-5-17 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 217-5-17 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF NANCY M. NIEBUHR

IN RE THE ESTATE OF JENNIFER BRUCH NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Jennifer Bruch late of Bridport, 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 25, 2017 Whitman B. Schofield Lilly Schofield C/O Powers & Powers PC 1205 Three Mile Bridge Road Middlebury, VT 05753 Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: May 25, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 5/25

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Nancy M. Niebuhr late 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 25, 2017 R. Gustav Niebuhr Sarah Niebuhr C/O Powers & Powers PC 1205 Three Mile Bridge Road Middlebury, VT 05753 Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: May 25, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 5/25

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN INVITATION TO BID

78 North Street New Haven, Vermont 05472 (802) 453 – 3516 The Town of New Haven is now accepting bids for a three (3) year contract for roadside mowing. Roadsides will be mowed two separate times during the summer season as follows: First mowing will be 2 passes; the second mowing will be done with a minimum of 8 feet with a boom or over the rail system to get behind guardrails and partial tree canopy if necessary. Mowing is at the direction of the Road Commissioner, using your own equipment. Proof of insurance provided to the Selectboard. For more information, please call the Road Commissioner @ 802 – 316 – 6125.

Please submit your sealed bid to the Town of New Haven by 4:30 on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. All bids are subject to approval by the Selectboard, who reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

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Police chase suspect in lawn mower theft Vermont State Police Log

MIDDLEBURY / NEW HAVEN — Several police agencies combined captured a man who allegedly drove away from a Middlebury store without paying for a lawn mower last week.

Michael Francis, 56, of Colchester reportedly stole a push mower from in front of the Sears store on Exchange Street around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16.

Middlebury police allege Francis loaded the mower into a 2005 Ford Explorer and then sped off.

Vermont State Police joined the chase when they saw the Explorer

traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to stop it. Francis led police on a high-speed pursuit on Plank Road near Lime Kiln Road in New Haven. After chasing the Ford for several miles police saw that it was traveling too fast for conditions, and the vehicle left the roadway and overturned.

Police report that Francis had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for his arrest out of Chittenden County.

Middlebury Regional EMS took Francis to Porter Hospital for evaluation of non-life-threatening

injuries. The Ford was considered a total loss.

Due to the outstanding warrant, Francis was lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.

Middlebury police cited Francis for retail theft. State police cited him for driving with a criminally suspended license, speeding, grossly negligent driving and attempting to elude a police officer.

Other charges may be forthcoming as this investigation is ongoing.

Vergennes police and fire departments assisted in this case.

Cops break up fight in Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a reported fight between two men at the Maplefields store off North Pleasant Street on May 20.

Police stopped the dispute and sent both men on their way.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded to a dispute between Court Street neighbors on May 15.

• Removed two men who were not welcome at a Court Street apartment on May 15.

• Responded to a verbal dispute in the parking lot of Fire & Ice Restaurant on Seymour Street on May 15.

• Were informed of the theft of plants and a planter from outside the Edgewater Gallery on Merchants Row on May 15.

• Responded to a noise complaint in the North Pleasant Street area on May 15.

• Responded to a report of marijuana smoke emanating from the Middlebury Union High School girls’ bathroom on May 16. Police said they cited a minor for providing false information to a police officer in connection with the incident.

• On May 16 cited Michael

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Francis, 56, of Colchester for retail theft, alleging he stole a push mower from in front of the Sears store on Exchange Street and drove away. Vermont State Police joined the chase until Francis crashed his vehicle in New Haven (see related story on this page).

• Were informed someone had vandalized a door at the Counseling Service of Addison County offices on Main Street on May 16.

• Were informed on May 17 about the recent theft of a chainsaw from a Seminary Street Extension home on May 17.

• Ticketed a driver for possession of marijuana following a traffic stop at the intersection of Case Street and Cady Road on May 17.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with an unruly patient in the Jackson Lane area on May 18.

• Were informed that someone had left dogs in a hot vehicle while it was parked off Merchants Row on May 18.

• Investigated a burglary

complaint at a Jackson Lane home on May 18.

• Responded to a Washington Street store on May 19 to a report of an intoxicated customer. Police said the man left the store prior to their arrival.

• Investigated on May 19 to a three-car accident on Route 7 south that resulted in major property damage, but no injuries.

• Received a report from a local woman on May 19 who said someone had fraudulently used her credit card.

• Responded to a report of an unwanted person at a Woodland Park residence on May 21. Police said the person had left the home upon their arrival.

• Investigated a report of a verbal argument between people off MacIntyre Lane on May 21.

• Were informed of the suspected theft of a checkbook from a Lindale Circle home on May 21.

• Received a report that a .20-gauge Remington shotgun had been stolen from a Piper Road residence on May 21. Police continue to investigate the case.

• Investigated a dispute between people in a parking lot off Court Street on May 21.

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police cited Addison County residents in two separate incidents late last week.

On Thursday, May 18, at 4 p.m. troopers received a complaint about a citizen dispute in the Beaver Lane neighborhood of Monkton. After investigating, police came to believe that Brian Brown, 72, of Ferrisburgh arrived at the residence and was involved in a brief altercation with his tenant, a 50-year-old man.

Police cited Brown for simple assault.

Then on Saturday, May 20, at approximately 3:40 p.m., state police were dispatched to a Route 116 home in Starksboro on the report of a physical altercation. Through investigation police determined that Jasmine Heath, 21, of Starksboro was the dominant aggressor and assaulted a 59-year-old woman. The victim and offender in this case are not related nor are they household members, police noted.

Police cited Heath for simple assault.

In other recent activity, troopers: • On May 15 at approximately 10:45 p.m. got word of a family fight at a home on Belden Falls Road in New Haven. Police alleged that Whitney Grady, 37, of New Haven assaulted a household member at the residence by choking them. Troopers cited Grady for domestic assault.

• On May 16 cited Michael Francis, 56, of Colchester for driving with a criminally suspended license, speeding, grossly negligent driving and attempting to elude a police officer after a high-speed chase in New Haven (see related story on this page).

• On May 17 at approximately 6:51 p.m. received word of a twovehicle crash on Route 7 in Pittsford.

State police report that Stephane Goulet, 37, of Pittsford — a Pittsford police officer — was driving a 2015 Ford Explorer while engaged in motor vehicle enforcement when the Ford was involved in a crash with a 2017 Dodge pickup driven

by Burt J. Allen, 72, of Lincoln.

Troopers gave no information on the nature of the crash and cast no guilt on either party in their statement, noting only that the Pittsford police officer’s Explorer sustained contact damage to the left front fender and left front wheel and had to be towed and Allen’s pickup sustained contact damage to the right running board and was driven away on its own power; no one was injured. The crash is under investigation.

• On May 18 at around 9:15 p.m. were advised of a tractortrailer truck that had gone off the roadway and was blocking the travel portion of the roadway on Route 7 at the intersection of Route 22A in Ferrisburgh. Deshane Largie, 24, of New Britain, Conn., told police

that he was driving the truck and attempting to turn left from 22A onto Route 7 and misjudged the corner causing his truck to get stuck.

A heavy wrecker was called and pulled the tractor-trailer back onto the roadway. No other vehicles were involved in this incident. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in this crash. Largie was ticketed for going outside his lane. Vergennes police assisted troopers.

• On May 21 at 2:43 a.m. stopped a motor vehicle on Satterly Road in Ferrisburgh after observing the vehicle commit multiple traffic violations. Police say the driver, George Bailey III, 49, of Monkton, showed signs of impairment. State police screened Bailey roadside and subsequently took him into custody, processed him for driving under the influence and cited him for DUI. • On May 22 at 1:30 a.m. responded to a motor vehicle that had driven off the roadway on Route 7 in New Haven. Troopers said they saw signs that driver James R. See, 27, of Rutland was impaired. Police cited See for driving under the influence of drugs.

Auctions

City farmers market starting season at new home VERGENNES — This summer the Vergennes Farmer’s Market will move to a new site with new hours.

Chris and Sandy Reck, the new managers of the market, have set the start of the 2017 summer market on June 1 at its new home at Kennedy Brothers on Main St. Last summer, the Recks started Route 7 Pie Co. as a means to get to know more Vergennes residents.

Sales were good and they enjoyed the experience. In part because of “Our their success, philosophy Chris and Sandy is to create were approached a ‘farmers to start an market indoor winter farmer’s market plus.’ We at Kennedy want to Brothers. add to the The winter ‘Vergennes market proved vibe’ of successful — it being a supported up to 12 vendors and foodie destination. 100 customers Saturday By providing on mornings. a place to At that time, be, rather the existing than just Ve r g e n n e s Farmer’s Market a place to buy, we can m a n a g e m e n t approached do that.”

Chris and Sandy — Chris Reck to take over the summer market.

Interviews with vendors and customers told the Recks that while successful, the market could be improved. Lack of parking, bathrooms, visibility and a rainy day location all were cited as issues.

By moving the market to Kennedy Brothers, these issues were all solved. The Recks have rebranded the market and initiated professionalquality promotion in order to draw

ADDISON COUNTY

School Briefs Michael John of Brandon graduated from Becker College at its 229th Commencement ceremony on May 6, 2017. John earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Media Design.

Harmony Taggart, a resident of New Haven, has been named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for the Spring 2017 semester.

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

in more customers. Their aim is to eventually include approximately 20 vendors, with farmers and food providers comprising about 50 percent of the spaces. Live music will also be a staple.

“Our philosophy is to create a ‘farmers market plus,’” Chris Reck said. “We want to add to the ‘Vergennes vibe’ of being a foodie

destination. By providing a place to be, rather than just a place to buy, we can do that.”

The Vergennes Farmer’s Market will run on Thursdays from June 1 through Oct. 5 from 4-7:30 p.m.

Rain location will be inside the Kennedy Brothers building.

For more information, email Reck at vergennesfm@gmail.com.

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for May 18 & May 22

PUBLIC AUCTION JCT. ROUTES 22A & 125 • BRIDPORT, VERMONT Thursday Evening – JUNE 1 5:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. We have been commissioned to sell the personal property of the late “Jack” Runyon home of Middlebury. This sale offers an excellent variety of Antiques, Furniture and Collectibles. The following will be sold…

Early pine corner cupboard – pr. early twin pineapple top beds – commodes – wash stands – 2/4 Birds eye chest – cherry drop front writing desk – lg. wash bowl and pitcher set – lg. asst. of sterling and coin silver including flatware, tea set, awards bowl, napkin rings and more – nice collection of Gary Starr decoy carvings – Singer Featherweight sewing machine – flax wheel – Quilts, linens and buttons – lg. gold framed wall mirrors – brass & wrought iron floor lamps – fancy oak Morse chair – 2/3 twist leg chest – Hitchcock table & 6 chairs – 9 x 12 American style oriental rug and braided rugs – iron bookends – 10 drawer cherry dresser – Military buttons, medals, helmets etc. – binoculars – lg. wall barometer and shelf clocks – tintypes and daguerreotype – brass candlesticks – old photo albums – Prospector photo and diary – early snowshoes – wooden sap buckets – child’s doll dressers – lg. trencher – blue decorated jugs and crocks – child wicker rocker – fancy iron fireplace screen – mahogany dining room table w/8 chairs – brass bed warmer – 8’ pine Adirondack style table – wicker patio furniture – sev. cast iron parlor gas stoves – early fireplace style heaters – maple glass door corner cupboard – cedar chest – fancy round ball & claw pie crust table – sev. prints including Maxfield Parrish, Remington, Woody Jackson, signed wildlifes, oil on canvas and others – handmade rooster weathervane – early flow blue china – 3 lg. Limoges bird plates, ironstone, cobalt blue, Spode tea set, Wedgewood – Oriental figurines and more – cherry drop leaf table – Kabar knives and jack knives – cannon balls – lg. assortment of costume jewelry – fancy wall hat rack – pitcher pump – lg. early dovetailed storage box – assorted rockers – Wayne Filion art glass – oak wall telephone – 5 & 15 hp Mercury out board motors – several “wake” boards – John Deere space heater – and much more...

Terms: Cash, check, MC, Visa Lunch by Bridport Grange AUCTIONEER: Tom Broughton PO Box 53, Bridport, VT 05734 802-758-2494 AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Preview 3:30 p.m. – Due to early advertising deadline, partial listing only. Still unpacking. All items sold as is, where is, with no implied warranty. 10% buyer’s premium cash or good check. 13% buyer’s premium with credit card.

www.tombroughtonauctions.com

BEEF Hatch Farms Elysian Fields Vorsteveld Farm Bartholomew Bros.

Foster Bros. Farm Four Hills Farm Gosliga Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb 1475 .82 1350 .80 860 .775 1565 .75 1335 .745 1835 .71 1500 .70

Dollars 1209.50 1080.00 666.50 1173.75 994.58 1302.85 1050.00

CALVES P. Lussier Barnes Bros.

M. Churchill Duboise Bros.

M. Brisson

Lbs. 82 88 84 90 88

Costs per lb 1.875 1.825 1.825 1.80 1.725

Dollars 153.75 160.60 153.30 162.00 151.80

Total # Beef: 379 • Total # Calves: 354 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

AUCTION

SATURDAY – JUNE 3RD, 2017 - STARTING @ 10 AM

As we are selling our property, we will sell the following at public auction located at 1539 Gulf Rd, Barnard, VT 05031.

Located just of RT 12 in Barnard, VT, onto Gulf Rd and watch for auction signs.

SELLING EQUIPMENT & SHOP TOOLS EQUIPMENT 1929 Ford model A 2 door sedan (very nice), JD 5220 4WD tractor w/loader, cab, heat, A/C, 1180 hrs; JD Q/A forks, JD 2520 4WD tractor w/belly mower, 210 hrs; Case 311 tractor w/narrow front end, Farmall H tractor w/wide front end, Kubota 900 RTV diesel w/cab, Big Tex 6 x 12 tandem dump trailer, Giant-Vac tow behind leaf vacuum w/ 20hp Kohler engine; Toro wheel horse lawn tractor, JD 828D snow blower, Troy Bilt 33T

wood splitter, Lawn sweeper, 2 Douglas finish mowers, Curtis 8’ Q/A power angle snow plow, Danseur hyd post auger w/JD mount, Bush Hog 8’ 3PTH box blade, York 3PTH rake, Flail 3PTH mower, Wagon chassis, Sleigh and more.

SHOP TOOLS & Misc. Items Shindawa power broom, Echo trimmer, Husky Pro 80 gal air compressor, Craftsman 12” grinder, Large vise on stand, ProMaster drill press, Acco 80T

shop press, Magnetic locater, David White transit, floor jacks, jack stands, Husqvarna 350 chainsaw, air tank, portable air compressor, shop vac, Craftsman 55 tool box, DeWalt cordless tools, chain falls, stepladder, chains, table saw, wrenches & sockets, chop saw, shop benches, 14’ Round Screen house w/furniture, Tread mill, Orbitek exercise machine, Inversion table, and more.

LUNCH BY WRIGHT’S CATERING

CASH or GOOD CHECK OWNER: Tom & Florence Murray ,Barnard, VT

AUCTIONEERS: C W GRAY & SON’S, INC.

EAST THETFORD, VT 802-296-5806 • VT LIC # 128 • 802-785-2161 Email address: cwgray@valley.net Web address: www.cwgray.com

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Police helped with bicycle safety BRISTOL — On May 12 a Bristol police officer assisted in coordinating and completing a bicycle rodeo with a volunteer group at the Bristol Elementary School.

Students were instructed on safety checks and practiced safe operation of their bicycles without incident.

Between May 8 and 14, Bristol police conducted town-contracted traffic patrol in the area of Daniels Four Corners, Route 116 North near O’Connor Drive, Lincoln Road (twice) and Lover’s Lane and issued one ticket for speeding, and a warning for stop sign violation, speeding and lack of insurance.

Officers also checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School and found no issues on May 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14. On one of these checks a door was found unlocked.

In other recent activity, Bristol police: • On May 8 completed fingerprints for a Starksboro resident scheduled to attend a school field trip and collected the out-of-district fee for the service.

• On May 8 received a report of a vehicle entering the village and operating erratically. An officer stopped the vehicle and the driver was found not to be impaired other than having difficulty seeing.

• On May 8 assisted state police by responding to Monkton Road for a vehicle that had struck a deer. The deer had run off and there was minor damage to the vehicle.

• On May 9 took fingerprints for a background check for the local schools.

• On May 9 began an investigation into a report of contact by a defendant in a Bristol police case. Investigation

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is ongoing and multiple court order condition violations are involved.

• On May 9 checked a vehicle identification number for a police district resident.

• On May 9 started looking into a hit-and-run crash reported to have occurred April 17. A Williston man reported the incident at the Bristol town offices. No suspect is known.

• On May 9 served notice of truancy to the parents of 10th-grade students from Monkton and Bristol.

• On May 10 worked out of the office at Bristol Elementary School.

The officer assisted two students with a school project, and visited with students and staff.

• On May 10 received a report from a North Street resident about a vehicle on her property. Police confirmed the vehicle was not stolen, identified the owner and the vehicle removed.

• On May 11 at 7:28 a.m. responded to a report of an untimely death at a Kountry Trailer Park residence. Police found the Michelle Calcagni, 45, was deceased. Police said investigation revealed her death was accidental.

• On May 11 at 7:39 received a report of a school bus broken down on Briggs Hill causing a traffic hazard. Bristol officers were tied up with an untimely death and referred the bus break down to state police.

• On May 11 received a request

from state police to be on the lookout for a vehicle, but did not locate it.

• On May 11 at 2 p.m. received a report from a motorist that three children were walking on North Street unsupervised, the oldest estimated as 7 years old. The children were found with family and investigation revealed a parent had been monitoring the children as they walked.

• On May 12 fingerprinted a woman applying for a job in the schools.

• On May 12 examined an electronic device as part of an investigation.

• On May 12 at 11:50 p.m. checked businesses on Main Street, West Street, Prince Lane and surrounding areas and found no issues.

• On May 13 at 6:10 p.m. responded with fire and rescue officials to a car crash near the Lord’s Prayer Rock on Route 116 east of the village. Although police found the car on its roof in the westbound lane, no one was injured. Police cited the driver, Benjamin Scott Fitzgerald, 32, of Bristol, for driving under the influence and for careless and negligent driving. Bristol police report that Fitzgerald’s blood alcohol content was 0.089 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08.

• On May 14 stopped a vehicle driven by a Williston man on West Street for an inspection violation and ended up issuing tickets for driving a car that was unregistered and uninsured. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

• On May 14 investigated a 911 hang-up call at a Maple Street home.

A resident said it was an accident.

4-year-old reunited with family VERGENNES — The case of a wandering toddler preoccupied Vergennes police and state officials for several hours on May 15.

Police that Monday morning responded to a report of a 3- or 4-year-old boy walking barefoot down the middle of North Green Street and brought him to the station.

Eventually, they were able to identify him through an item in his pockets and contact his father in an apartment not far from where he was found.

They also contacted the Department for Children and Families.

Officials determined that the father believed the child’s mother had taken him to work because his backpack was missing, as it usually was when he went with his mother. They decided the father was not negligent because that assumption was reasonable and he did not realize the child, who police described as smart and energetic, had let himself out of the apartment and wandered off.

Police Chief George Merkel also thanked citizen volunteer Brittany Brunet, who stayed with the child for the duration while officials sorted things out.

In other action between May 15 and 21, Vergennes police: • On May 15 looked into an alleged assault at Northlands Job Corps. Police referred the incident to the state’s attorney, and it was

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determined two students were horsing around when one poked the other with a screwdriver and charges were not warranted; however, police said one student was dismissed from the program.

• On May 15 heard about a suspicious man offering free paper towels to a South Maple Street resident; police determined it as a vacuum cleaner salesperson.

• On May 15 took a report that a wallet had been lost near Three Squares restaurant.

• On May 16 backed up Vermont State Police on Plank Road, where a vehicle fleeing them had rolled over, trapping and injuring a suspect.

City police helped right the vehicle and stood by until rescue personnel arrived.

• On May 16 stopped a tractortrailer truck on West Main Street for not having working taillights and ticketed the driver for lack of a commercial license, insurance and registration, and grounded the vehicle.

• On May 17 investigated an alleged assault at Northlands.

Police said one student snatched

headphones off another, and they declined to file charges. But they said the student faced expulsion.

• On May 18 responded to the theft of a purse from a vehicle on North Main Street.

• On May 18 responded to an accident on Park Street in which a child suffered a broken leg and scrapes. Police said the child darted out between parked cars, and the driver was not at fault.

• On May 18 found a truant Vergennes Union High School student at his home.

• On May 18 helped VSP by directing traffic around a truck that was partly off the road at the intersection of Routes 7 and 22A. • On May 20 helped a woman who was locked in her car.

• On May 21 ticketed a man for possession of marijuana who was slumped over his steering wheel unconscious in a Hillside Drive parking lot. Police said the drug was in a pipe in the passenger seat, along with a gun. Police picked up the gun and took a knife from the man before they woke him up.

• On May 21 checked out a report of possible drug activity in the city’s East Street recreation area, but found no problem.

• On May 21 dealt with a two-car crash at the intersection of Main and Green streets.

Salisbury hosts Walk to School Day June 6 SALISBURY — Salisbury Community School will be holding a special Walk to School Day on Tuesday, June 6. Kelley Cross Road will be closed to through traffic by order of the town Selectboard so that students can walk the half-mile to school from either Holman Road or West Salisbury Road.

The event is being organized by science teacher Amy Clapp and her fifth grade Green Team, with support from the Vermont Energy Education Program. It will conclude a monthlong study of natural resources and human impact on the environment for the school’s K-6 students.

On June 6, when they arrive at Kelley Cross Road by car, students will be given long, narrow plastic tubes called Bernoulli bags, which hold air equivalent to the carbon dioxide saved by walking the rest of the way to school instead of driving. Students will carry these

On June 6, when they arrive at Kelley Cross Road by car, students will be given long, narrow plastic tubes called Bernoulli bags, which hold air equivalent to the carbon dioxide saved by walking the rest of the way to school instead of driving. representations of the emissions they’re preventing — about one pound per car and five pounds per bus — on their walk to provide a visual of the abstract idea of carbon savings.

“The hope is that students will see how much CO2 is saved by walking short distances,” says Clapp, “and that this will help them make good

choices when making short trips.”

Thanks to a grant from the Vermont Energy Education Program, families will also receive a free tire gauge on June 6, with information about how keeping tires pumped up will increase the efficiency of their car and reduce CO2 emissions.

The fifth grade team has been studying energy use and transportation this school year and working to educate the school about the benefits of walking instead of driving. They presented their plan for a Walk to School Day to the Selectboard earlier this year and were given special approval to close Kelley Cross Road.

“It has always been difficult for our school to have a Walk to School Day because our community is bisected

by Route 7, making it dangerous for many students to cross the road,” says Clapp. “This is a creative, unique solution to that problem.”

Ron Powers to read from his book in Brandon, June 1 BRANDON — Castleton author and Pulitzer Prizewinner Ron Powers will discuss and sign copies of his recent book, “No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America.” at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at Brandon Town Hall.

The book is a brief history and a survey of present conditions of the mental healthcare system in America, which Powers calls an “atrocity.” Interspersed is an intimate accounting of the Powers family’s struggles after schizophrenia struck

both their sons. Kevin took his life in the Powers home in Middlebury in 2005, a week from his 21st birthday, after battling the brain disease for three years. His older brother Dean, now 35, has survived the affliction, and now lives with his parents in Castleton.

In its review, the New York Times commented, “No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change.” Susannah Cahalan, author of the bestselling “Brain on Fire,” wrote, “What makes this book soar is the passion of Powers’s

conviction based on his own intimate experiences with schizophrenia. I put this book down days ago and I’m still reeling. It’s the rare book that breaks your life into a before and an after.”

Powers has announced that he will offer signed books at the author’s discount of $14, half the retail price of bookstore copies. Proceeds will be donated to the Brandon Free Public Library.

Admission is free. For more information, please contact Colleen Wright at opsarge@earthlink.net.

Artistic eye

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School junior Erin Lawrence of Addison poses with U.S. Rep. Peter Welch at a May 8 ceremony in Montpelier marking the 36th Annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students.

Lawrence holds a Congressman’s Choice Award that Welch bestowed for her untitled photograph of a dog in a car (above). “I am so impressed by the talent and creativity of these young Vermont artists,” Welch said. “Their work continues Vermont’s storied tradition of artistic excellence and is a reflection of our state’s first-rate art programs.”

Salisbury SALISBURY — There will not be a service at the Salisbury UCC Church this Sunday, May 28.

The members of the church have scheduled a work day that morning and will be doing various cleaning and organizing projects. Services will resume on Sunday, June 4 at 10 a.m.

The church will be holding a

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raffle this summer. Various prizes, including a denim and flannel handmade patchwork throw, will be offered. Tickets, $2 each or 6 for $10, will be available at the “Summer Series” programs or from church members.

The Salisbury Community School will be participating in the Spring into the Arts program on Wednesday,

May 31. Students will be bussed to the events during the day. Some Salisbury students will be performing in the ACSD chorus and band.

The school will be participating in a Walk to School Day on Tuesday, June 6. Students will walk from either end of Kelley Cross Road to the school, a distance of one half mile.

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May 25, 2017

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Scott and Rebecca Gemignani, with their children Megan and Miles, have created a welcoming atmosphere in their Main Street Middlebury game shop, Tinker and Smithy.

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Tinker & Smithy: More than a game store

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alk in to Tinker and Smithy Game Store, recently relocated from Creek Road to Main Street in Middlebury, and you’ll find, well — games.

Hundreds of them. Big games, little games, board games, card games, strange games, familiar games, games in boxes and opened games, spread about the shops on various tables.

doesn’t sell video games, computer games, or any other games that require a screen, but owner Scott Gemignani sounds off a slogan that anyone with a smartphone will recognize: “There’s a game for that.”

While the store sells traditional board games familiar to gamers older than, say, 15 — Sorry, Monopoly, Risk — a resurgence of gaming culture has given rise to an entirely new diversity of board games. Tinker and Smithy

Tinker and Smithy has about 300 games for sale, but 250 of those games are available to play for free.

BY EMMA COTTON

“You like trains?” he says. “We’ve got a game for that. If you want to play a card game that’s based off of a 1980s 8-byte graphic Nintendo game, we have a game for that. (Game makers) are trying to touch on every genre of pop culture, and every genre of interest.

You want to be a 1950s oil baron? We have a game for that. The sky is the limit.”

“We want people to be able to come in, sit

down, bring their meal if they want, and play as much as they want. Thus far, people have responded quite positively to that. We’ve also seen folks who normally would not consider themselves into board games at all. They have come in and experienced this, and now they’re regulars here.”

And the store isn’t only seeing new types of people — they’re seeing more people than ever before. A week and a half after Gemignani and his wife and co-owner, Rebecca, moved to the storefront on Main Street in early spring, they had already seen more foot traffic than the entire last month at their Creek Road location.

“On Creek Road, we were very much a destination location. You had to know about SEE TINKER ON PAGE 3

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ART Artists in Vermont open studio doors, May 27-28

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VERMONT CRAFT COUNCIL’S SPRING OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND CELEBRATES 25 YEARS right yellow signs compete with a multitude of greens along Vermont’s roads enticing visitors to the studios of craftspeople and other artists across Vermont during the 2017 Spring Open Studio Weekend, this Saturday and Sunday.

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, handmade artwork.

The self-guided Open Studio tour 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.

Art of Main in Bristol acts as an information

center for Open Studio weekend. They will have Open Studio maps and can help answer questions. The gallery will also have demonstrations of bookmaking techniques by Jane Ploughman on Saturday from 12-3 p.m.; and of traditional letter-press printing by John Vincent, Revolutionary Press on Sunday from 12-3 p.m.

Reach Art on Main at (802) 453-4032 or visit www. artonmain.net. The gallery will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 27 and 28.

DON’T MISS THESE LOCAL STUDIOS ON YOUR TOUR: BRANDON Art on a Whim “Clouds” stained glass panels Laura Rideout 8 East Prospect (802) 683-7844 www.artonawhimstainedglass.com Joan Curtis Mixed media artwork 10 Union St (802) 247-4337 Dancing Ear Design Whimsical, fun, colorful, jewelry Jill Listzwan 519 Lover’s Lane (802) 247-6081 Jim Samler Art Colorful wildlife and landscapes Jim Samler 48 Richmond Rd (802) 377-0395 Judith Reilly Gallery Textile art, mixed media Judith Reilly 24 Conant Square (802) 247-8421 www.judithreilly.com

BRISTOL Dale Helms - Fine Furniture Custom contemporary furniture Dale Helms 2886 Mountain Rd (802) 453-5798 www.dalehelms.com Robert Compton Pottery Handthrown woodfired pottery

Robert Compton 2662 N 116 Road (802) 453-3778 www.robertcomptonpottery.com

CORNWALL The Oxford Rug Hooking School Punch needle rug hooking classes Amy Oxford 4174 Rte 30 (802) 462-2011 www.amyoxford.com

FERRISBURGH Two Worlds Forge Decorative, artistic metal work Michael Imrie 737 Quaker St (802) 734-4657 www.twoworldsforge.com

LINCOLN York Hill Pottery Functional stoneware pottery Elizabeth Saslaw 166 York Hill Rd (802) 453-3400 www.yorkhillpottery.com

MIDDLEBURY Danforth Pewter Ornaments, oil lamps and more Judi and Fred Danforth PO Box 828, 52 Seymour St (802) 388-8666 ext 224 www.danforthpewter.com Danielle Gori-Montanelli Felt jewelry and accessories Danielle Gori-Montanelli 21 Fields Rd (802) 989-7443

www.studiodgm.com Middlebury Studio School Clay, art and craft classes for everyone Barb Nelson 2377 Rte 7 (802) 247-3702 middleburystudioschool.org Mike Mayone Paintings, prints, cards and lessons Mike Mayone 8 Case St (802) 388-7401 www.mikemayone.com Norma Jean Rollet Paintings and handcut wooden puzzles Norma Jean Rollet 185 Cottage Lane (802) 989-5607 www.normajeanrollet.com Patty Sgrecci - Mobiles and More Kinetic sculpture, hanging mobiles Patty Sgrecci PO Box 1025 (360) 461-5612 www.PattySgrecci.com Perfect Scents by Shelley Artisan made, bath, body, skincare Shelley DeBouter 450A Quarry Rd (802) 342-0750 www.facebook.com/PSbyShelley Trillium Art & Beyond Traditional Chinese ink painting Yinglei Zhang

56 High Street (802) 388-8229

NEW HAVEN Anne Cady Paintings Vermont landscapes, paintings 653 Quarry Rd (802) 989-2294 www.annecady.com

ORWELL Stratford House Pottery Functional salt-fired, stoneware Stacey Stanhope Dundon PO Box 132 (770) 853-1099/ (802) 948-2105 www.facebook.com/stacey. stanhope

RIPTON True Water Gallery Portraits, landscapes, abstracts, multimedia Molly Hawley PO Box 28 (802) 388-4940 www.mollyhawley.com

SALISBURY Naturally Inspired Handwoven baskets, traditional shapes Kristine Myrick Andrews 642 Smead Rd (802) 352-4734 www.naturallyinspiredbaskets.com

SHOREHAM Lee Greenewalt Handwoven blankets, rugs 315 Riggs Rd SEE STUDIO ON PAGE 3

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to truly open its doors to the community. That comes first, he said — acting as a community center.

Though he acknowledges it might be a slow business model, it’s CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 working. Gemignani was recently able to hire his “One thing that was first employee, and he has incredibly important to me plans that will help Tinker when I was growing up us, and you had to be and Smithy grow, including was having a place to go willing to drive there,” he online sales, hiring a few said. “A number of more employees, people who lived and maybe even just down the street buying his own “PARENTS CAN BRING THEIR from the Creek building where he CHILDREN HERE AND FEEL Road location had can install a bowling never heard of us SAFE IF THEY WANT TO LEAVE, lane or foosball before. They had tables.

OR IF THEY WANT TO HANG driven past the store a multitude As for the immediate OUT,” THEY CAN STAY. of times, and they future, while the — Scott Gemignani had never noticed hectic demand of it. So that’s primarily the new location what’s changed. Our begins to subside, to explore these different physical visibility.”

Gemignani plans to rest. concepts — games, ideas,” he said. “Parents can bring With that new visibility, “There are a lot of sacrifices their children here and feel the store has been able you have to make, primarily safe if they want to leave, to expand its programs. based on time,” he said. “It’s or if they want to hang out, Gamers can participate difficult. It takes three to (they can stay). The most in leagues, which involve five years for a business to important thing is that become solvent, off-credit, paying a small fee, and free those who are underserved and secure and stable, so events are often held for by our community and our they tell us. We’ve managed youngsters. Most recently, state and our government, to do that in two. Now Tinker and Smithy has they have something that it’s time to go home and partnered with a nearby they can do that’s stress actually get to spend time eatery — The Lobby — free, that’s safe, that they with my dogs and my cats which hosts a restaurant don’t have to pay for.” and my kids and my wife, game night, enabling and play games there.” gamers and diners to eat and drink while playing favorites like Cards Against Humanity, Settlers of Catan, chess and dominoes.

TINKER

The store’s packed calendar of events has it staying open until 10 p.m. each evening, and sometimes, on Tuesday and Friday nights, until midnight or later. And when a new set of Magic the Gathering cards — a popular game that has won the hearts of 50 million gamers worldwide — are produced, Tinker and Smithy has a 72-hour prerelease event that starts on Friday at midnight and lasts until 2 or 3 a.m. on Sunday.

While those events are great for sales, Gemignani admits that they can be exhausting. But he knows that staying open late is necessary if the store wants

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Shoreham, VT (802) 758-2598 www.leeweaves.weebly. com Lemon Fair Sculpture Park Monumental sculptures Elaine Ittleman 4547 Rte 74 (802) 383-8161 www. lemonfairsculpturepark. com Norton’s Gallery Woodcarvings, dogs, birds Norton and Marlene Latourelle 51 Rte 73, PO Box 201 (802) 948-2552, (802) 3490079 www.nortonsgallery.com

STARKSBORO Ellen Spring Hand dyed silk wearables Ellen Spring 2476 Ireland Rd

(802) 453-5538 www.ellenspring.com Vermont Folk Rocker Handcrafted rocking chairs Jim Geier 3820 Vt Rte 116 (802) 453-2483 www.vermontfolkrocker. com

VERGENNES Ross Sheehan Studio Painting, sculpture, printmaking Ross Sheehan 37 Green St (775) 303-8863 www.rosssheehanart.com

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OUT OF TOWN CAKE leads Ben and Jerry’s summer concerts MUSIC SERIES RETURNS TO THE GREEN AT SHELBURNE MUSEUM WITH EIGHT CONCERTS

If

you don’t already have tickets, sorry, too bad, they’re sold out.

If you do, you’re a true CAKE fan, and are all ready for their show openings the Ben and Jerry’s Concerts on The Green at Shelburne Museum this Saturday, 8 p.m.

Seventeen years on from their inception, CAKE is still an outsider — defiantly and proudly cutting their own path. Both their music and their way of operating in the ever-evolving marketplace are fueled by the same core principles of self-reliance, democracy and integrity that inspired their formation.

tools now. The intellectual and emotional components are consistent, but the scenario and the scale are always changing.”

These values, which initially set CAKE apart from the crowded California club scene and thrust them into the national spotlight, continue to flourish, “WE’RE USING THE expanding outward into new PROCESSES THAT directions and roles. “It goes along with maturing as a band,” WE HAVE ALWAYS said multi-instrumentalist USED, BUT WE’VE Vince DiFiore. “We keep on adding more to the job GOT DIFFERENT description.”

TOOLS NOW.”

— John McCrea

“We’re using the processes that we have always used,” explained lead singer and guitarist John McCrea, “but we’ve got different

The Ben and Jerry’s Concerts will present seven more concerts on the Shelburne Museum’s green this summer, including Lake Street Dive, Bob Dylan and his Band, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Alabama Shakes, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and The Avett Brothers.

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IN TOWN Blueberry Hill starts longest trail race in state

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INFINITUS KICKS OFF 8K, 80K, MARATHON, 100-MILE, 250-MILE OR 551.8-MILE OPTIONS IN GOSHEN he longest trail race in the state, the third Infinitus 888K (551.8-mile) starts on May 18, 8:08 a.m., and gives runners 10 days to complete laps in the wilds of the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area. Based out of Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen, the weeklong event gives lesser mortals a chance to run the trails of the Moosalamoo with an 8k, 80k, marathon, 100-mile or 250-mile options. In 2015 and 2016, only one person finished the 888k.

Plenty more tried.

did you know?

ONLY ONE PERSON HAS EVER FINISHED THE INFINITUS.

The Endurance Society sponsors a series of wicked footraces that kick off with Infinitus. ​ Andy Weinberg is the spirit and inspiration behind it all. He lives in Pittsfield with his wife Sloan and daughters Grace and Jade. Weinberg teaches Health, Human Movement and Sport at Castleton University, is a member of Killington Search and Rescue and serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Vermont.

Weinber has been directing endurance events for over 15 years. He started the McNaughton Ultra-marathons, Peak Adventure Racing and co-founded the Spartan Race. His endurance accomplishments include double, triple, and quintuple ironman triathlons, a 1,200-mile, solo bike ride from Illinois to Vermont, open-water swimming events, adventure races, and ultradistance trail races.

Racers begin Infinitus (a 551.8-mile trail race) last year at Blueberry Hill in Goshen.

Co-founded in 2014, the mission of The Endurance Society is twofold: “To create unique, lifechanging, and mind-blowing experiences for

adventure enthusiasts; and to utilize our members for community involvement.”

from all disciplines to join us, and to continue challenging and supporting one another.”

“​ The Endurance Society embodies physical strength, mental fortitude, integrity, loyalty, courage, teamwork, and the indomitable human spirit,” or so says www.endurancesociety.org. “We encourage athletes and adventure seekers

Are you ready to challenge yourself? Or watch others as they kick off the start of Infinitus? Head up to Blueberry Hill and cheer the participants on — then go get a cookie.

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Middlebury artist Kate Gridley, in a Thursday, May 25, presentation at Edgewater on the Green Gallery in Middlebury, will talk about metaphor in visual images with a focus on her three new strands of still life work in paint and photography. Gridley says her exhibit “A Few True Things” is “a collection of paintings about objects and space. Objects have personality … Groupings of objects might represent a group of characters, posed or in conversation. The spaces between, the cast shadows, hold emotion.”

Her talk begins at 5:30 p.m.

Celebrate spring and nature this Saturday, May 27, at Spirit in Nature off Goshen Road in Ripton, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Explore enchanting and interconnecting paths and streams. Participate in guided walks and meditation, poetry, dance, drawing and song on a 70-acre forest. It is home to 14 winding paths, each one reflecting a different faith perspective. Poems and quotes are posted along the pathways, and a labyrinth set in a pine stand invites contemplation.

All are invited to a potluck lunch at noon.

Pulitzer Prizewinner THURSDAY JUNE Ron Powers will discuss and sign copies of his recent book, “No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America,” on Thursday, June 1, 6 p.m., at Brandon Town Hall. The book is a brief history and a survey of present conditions of the mental healthcare system in America, which Powers calls an “atrocity.” The book gives an intimate account of the Powers family’s struggles after schizophrenia struck both their sons, and one of them — Kevin — took his life in the Powers home in Middlebury in 2005, a week from his 21st birthday.

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ARTIST KATE GRIDLEY IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 25, 5:30 p.m., Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row. Gridley will present “Gate to The Moon: Metaphor and Visual Symbolism,” exploring metaphor in visual images with a focus on her three new strands of still life work in paint and photography. For more info contact Edgewater on the Green at 802-989-7419, info@edgewatergallery-vt.com or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

STUDIO GRAND OPENING IN VERGENNES. Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28. 10 a.m.5 p.m., Ross Sheehan Studio, 37 Green St., next door to Bar Antidote and Hired Hand Brewing.

Part of the Vermont Open Studio Weekend.

First 10 visitors during the opening receive a complimentary woodcut print.

POTTERY SALE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury Studio School, 2377 Rte. 7 South.

Held in conjunction with Vermont Open Studio Weekend. Pottery by: Kathy Clarke, Ken Martin, Su Shannon, local potters, studio assistants and students. Find pottery, cards, jewelry, paintings and some surprises. Funds raised will benefit the school.

ARTISAN BLACKSMITH OPEN STUDIO IN NORTH FERRISBURGH. Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Two Worlds Forge, 737 Quaker St. As part of the Vermont Crafts Council’s annual spring open studio event, Two Worlds Forge will be open to the public with forging demonstrations throughout the day. The forge is located in the red barn. More info at 802734-4657 or mike.imrie@TwoWorldsForge.com.

PAINTING STUDIO OPEN HOUSE IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 653 Quarry Rd. Come and see works by painter Anne Cady as part of the Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio weekend.

Refreshments served and children welcome.

ART OPENING RECEPTION IN BRISTOL. Saturday, May 27, 11 a.m., Walkover Gallery.

Opening for a retrospective of artist Grace Spring’s 50 years of work, including her clay sculptures, drawings, life-size papier-mâché sculptures, paintings and puppets. Exhibit runs from May 27 & 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m.

SPRING INTO THE ARTS IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, May 31, and Thursday, June 1, 9 a.m.2 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Artwork displays and performances by Addison Central School District students. Chorus performance at Middlebury Union High School at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more info contact Jill Many at 802-382-1278.

FILM “DEATH IN THE WILDERNESS, A LOVE STORY” ON SCREEN IN SALISBURY. Thursday, May 25, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. The Salisbury Historical Society presents “Death In The Wilderness: A Love Story” written, produced and directed by Brandon resident Kevin Thornton. The updated and final edit is the story of Brandonite Frankie Davenport, and her long search for the body of her husband, George, who was fatally wounded in the Battle of The Wilderness on May 5, 1864. It is also the story of Brandon’s recovery from war. Presented in conjunction with the Salisbury Historical Society.

MUSIC LUKE CONCANNON IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 25, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

DEB BRISSON AND THE HAYBURNERS IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, May 26, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. The first of the Winery’s free Friday night concerts. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. Rain or shine. Wine and food available for sale. More info at 802-388-7368 or www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

COOPER AND LAVOIE IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

SENIOR WEEK CHOIR CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 26, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts. The Middlebury College Choir’s annual performance, featuring the favorite repertoire of the members of the Class of 2017. Sponsored by the Department of Music.

Free. www.middlebury.edu/arts or 443-3168.

PHIL YATES & THE AFFILIATES IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 26, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury.

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MOOSE CROSSING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, May 27, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

ROBIN GOTTFRIED BAND IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, May 27, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury.

LAST TRAIN TO ZINKOV: DAVID AND NATE GUSAKOV IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, May 28, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. This father and son duo will play cuttingedge acoustic folk — mindful of the heart, mindful of ancestry, mindful of life and death and joy; with strings, vocals, and original compositions, the Gusakovs (father and son) create music that reflects their love of Appalachian old-time, classical, gypsy jazz, and their own Eastern European roots. Free and open to the public.

Handicap accessible. RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com or 802-3881220.

BEATLES FOR SALE IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. A New England-based Beatles tribute band committed to recreating the sounds of the Beatles. Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors/Students/ Military $10, at www.facebook.com/Friends-ofthe-Brandon-Town-Hall or at the door. More info at 802-247-5420.

DEB BRISSON & THE HAYBURNERS IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. LOW LILY ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community House, Route 125. String and Vocal Trio Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique sound. Refreshments available. The Ripton Community House is wheelchair accessible but the bathrooms are not. Call ahead for a slot on the open mic list.

Admission: $15 generous admission; $10 general admission; $3 for children. For more information: 388-9782. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

LECTURE “THE DAMES” OPENING RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 25, 4-7 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. A public reception and gallery talk to celebrate the opening of an exhibition of

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large format, color portraits paired with audio interview recordings featuring members of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Vermont. Complementary, locally sourced food and drink. Gallery talk begins at 5:45 p.m.

AUTHOR SONJA YOERG IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 25, 6:30 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Vermont author Yoerg will read from and discuss her latest novel, “All the Best People”.

RON POWERS IN BRANDON. Thursday, June 1, 6 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Powers gives a talk on his latest book “No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America.” Free will donation. All funds go to the Brandon Library “Raise the Elevator” fund.

TRADITIONAL FISH TRAPS AND SPEARS WORKSHOP IN VERGENNES. Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.-noon & 1-3 p.m., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Two workshops on techniques for making and using fish traps and fish spears based on research and talking with St. Regis Mohawk tribal elders.

Workshop includes storytelling, demonstrations using pre-made traps and spears, and a walk to the lake to try out spearing fish decoys and checking fish. Included with museum admission Free for LCMM members, children 5 and under, veterans and their families. Information: www. lcmm.org or 802 475-2022.

GARDENS & NATURE FESTIVAL IN THE GREENS — OPEN HOUSE EVENT AT SPIRIT IN NATURE IN RIPTON. Saturday, May 27, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Spirit in Nature trail, Goshen Road. Come explore the paths and streams of this 70-acre forest and participate in a choice of contemplative walks, poetry exploration, Zen drawing, dance, earth stories, and labyrinth walking. Noontime potluck. More info at www.spiritinnature.org.

BOOK & PLANT SALE AND RED SOX RAFFLE IN LINCOLN. Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lincoln Library. Annual front porch book sale — accepting clean books in good in the library’s Community Room. Please check the box for mouse droppings.

It’s best to deliver them to the Library during business hours. More info at www.lincolnlibraryvt. com. No textbooks, please. Plant donations needed. Accepting plants on the day before the sale. If you have plants you would like us to dig up, contact Sally Baldwin at 453-7231 or 802-2330243. Be sure all plants are labeled.

PLANT BOOK AND BAKE SALE IN ORWELL. Saturday May 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Orwell Free Library. 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 AND BAKE SALE IN BRANDON. Saturday, May 27, 9 a.m. -1 p.m., Brandon Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 1 Carver St. Brandongrown plants sale and bake sale along with lunch on the lawn of Fellowship Hall. Lunch of hot dogs on a roll with home made baked beans, coleslaw and chips will be for sale from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

THEATER STORIES YOU SHOULD KNOW: ITALIAN AND GERMAN FOLK TALES IN ROCHESTER. Thursday, May 25; Friday, May 26; Saturday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 28, 2 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 South Main St. Seven European folk tales will be performed by Ethan Bowen, artistic director of Bald Mountain Theater. Tickets $10. More info at Baldmountaintheater.org, 802-767-4800 or baldmountaintheater@gmail.com. Continued on May 26, 27 and 28.

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Sakir. Tickets are $55-$80 and available on line at www.townhalltheater.org, by telephone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office. Pre-performance talks one hour prior to curtain at the Memorial Baptist Church. For further information, info@ ocmvermont.org or at the OCM web site www. ocmvermont.org.

THE MANTIS! An Evening of Comedic Storytelling in Middlebury. Friday, June 2, 8-9:30 p.m. The Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Five comedic storytellers will be sharing stories based on the theme of “Lie, Cheat and Steal”.

Free. Open to all. Contact Michael Ray Kingsbury at 802-779-5488 or mrk4vr@aol.com.

“THE CRUCIBLE” AUDITIONS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, June 5, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

Please arrive between 6:30 and 7 p.m. to register.

WRITING WRITING WORKSHOP IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, May 31, 6 p.m., Ilsley Public Library Community Room. The Middlebury Chapter of the Burlington Writers Workshop will meet to read and comment on each others’ work in an MFA-style workshop. All writers in all genres are welcome. More info at www.burlingtonwritersworkshop.com/ourworkshops/middlebury.

BOOK DISCUSSION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 2, 6-7 p.m., the Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Meet and discuss “What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours” by Helen Oyeyemi. Singles Book Club, for literary-minded singles, meets the second (or first occasionally) Friday of every month in the store.

PUCCINI’S “IL TRITTICO” IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 2, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 4, 2:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Opera Company of Middlebury, will stage a trio of one act operas by Giacomo Puccini. The cast will be directed by Douglas Anderson and the orchestra will be conducted by guest conductor Michael

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Meet the farmers

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fter 15 years of making cheese, you might think that Hannah Sessions and Greg Bernhardt are sick of the stuff.

But that’s simply untrue. “We still love cheese,” said Bernhardt; Sessions nodded by her husband’s side in a recent interview. “It has to be the greatest food.”

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

They are true turophiles — cheese lovers.

and the return on the investment is much faster — good for a growing business with limited storage space.

In 2004, Blue Ledge Farm sold their development rights to the Vermont Land Trust, which ensured that their 110 acres would always remain open — it also gave them the financial resources to construct their cheeseroom. Four years later, they added a three-room cheese cave.

“We built that for the future,” Sessions said. The caves can easily hold the 50,000 pounds of cheese that Blue Ledge Farm produces every year, and gives them a comfortable buffer to grow and room to be competitive with larger cheese brands.

Sessions and Bernhardt met while But for now, Sessions and Bernhardt studying art and culture of Europe are content with the in Florence, Italy, size and scope of where the dream their business. “We to make their own want to stay in that cheese began. After range,” Sessions graduating from said. “We’re happy Bates College, the “WE’RE A TAG with the lifestyle that two 23-year-olds TEAM. I MANAGE affords us … We’re bought an old dairy a tag team,” she barn in Leicester THE GOATS, HE added. “I manage the (formerly owned by MANAGES MAKING goats, he manages the Laroque and making cheese. I Pierpont families) and CHEESE. I SELL THE sell the cheese and founded Blue Ledge CHEESE... HE DOES do the marketing, Farm. They got to THE BOOKS AND and he does the work transforming books, makes hay the barn; what used MAKES HAY.” and takes care of the to hold upwards of 60

— Hannah Sessions equipment.”

Holstein cows would soon be home to Sessions has 125 Alpine and LaMancha milking goats. Every dairy goats. freshening season (when kids are born) “We grew our family she will raise between 30 and 40 and our business at the same time,” goats to replace the older goats, but Sessions said. She and Bernhardt had their daughter in 2002; the same will keep the herd at 125. The math time they started processing cheese. doesn’t add up, however; if you have Their son came two years later. “That 125 goats freshening every season (give or take a few) and they average was when we had endless energy twins, that’s a potential 250 goats! and really good backs. We gave up our 20s and our 30s to this business.” So how does Sessions keep her herd to 125? The extras are sold as pets, to other dairies and for meat.

They started with fresh chevre.

Why? There’s no aging process

Hannah Sessions and Greg Bernhardt fulfilled a dream of making cheese for a living by fo goats and create award-winning chevres, Camembrie and blue cheeses.

“Goat meat business is growing,” Sessions said. “It’s very good for you. It’s the highest in iron and lowest in cholesterol.” But Sessions admits it’s hard to let them go. “The hardest part of the job is not getting attached because ultimately it is a business,” she said. “ But I do have a heart.”

their spring, summer and fall days browsing in the woods bordered by open fields and 50 acres of conserved wetland. They return to the barn for 4 p.m. milking, where they file in 16 at a time. Then start the whole process over 12 hours later when they’re due for milking again.

For the 26 new goats that join the milking herd, Sessions names them thematically. Last year they were goddesses, this year they’re tomato varieties. The goats spend

Considering the amount of work tha goes into it, Sessions is still amazed when cheese is actually produced.

“It’s a miracle,” she said. “First your raise the goat, then breed, freshen,

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Ledge Farm in Salisbury

They’re also passionate about look at the business, it is something sustainable farming practices. They we’d want to buy and so we keep are champion composters doing it.” and use a clean-burning EPA-approved biomass But the couple has hired furnace to heat their two full-time and two home, cheesehouse, barn part-time employees to and the hot water used help run things. “We’re “THE FARM in the cheese plant with moving in a good direction, GENERALLY locally produced wood finding employees who PROVIDES pellets. In 2015, Blue are passionate about what Ledge Farm installed we’re doing,” Bernhardt US WITH A solar panels on the south added. Both Sessions NICE LIFE facing roof of their barn. and Bernhardt are artists The panels provide and sell their paintings BALANCE.” nearly half of the farm’s locally. “The farm generally electricity usage in the — Hannah Sessions provides us with a nice life and Greg Bernhardt balance,” they reflected. summer.

“We get to live in this “Essentially the goal is beautiful place, participate to make our business in a great community and something we would want make food for people — to buy,” said Bernhardt. what could be better than “When we step back and that?”

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feed, collect the milk, process and age the cheese.”

“If you lose about 5 percent of the product you’re doing well,” Bernhardt quantified.

In the caves, Bernhardt is the master.

Among the varieties that Blue Ledge produces, Lake’s Edge is probably the most popular; it’s an ash-veined goat cheese that’s aged for three weeks. Bernhardt’s other creations include Camembrie, Middlebury Blue, Crottina, fresh chevres, maple

chevre (Sessions helped with this one), La Luna and Riley’s Coat. “We make what we love,” Bernhardt said.

“For example, I was not a huge blue cheese fan. I wanted to make it the way I love it — more nuanced.” And so he did, and people love it.

About 45 percent of Blue Ledge Farm cheese is sold in Vermont. A strong local presence is important to Sessions and Bernhardt. “We have to stay strong in Vermont,” Sessions said.

Hannah Sessions and Greg Bernhardt stand in one of the cheese caves at Blue Ledge Farm.

Roughly speaking, Bernhardt leads the cheesemaking and Sessions looks after the goats.

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Opera Company of Middlebury – 14th Season

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Puccini’s collection of three one-act operas featuring professional singers from across the country and the OCM Orchestra. Directed by Douglas Anderson.

$55 – $80 Fri 6/2, Thu 6/8 & Sat 6/10 @ 7:30pm; Sun 6/4 @ 2pm

EXHIBITS ELAINE ITTLEMAN PAINTINGS. On exhibit May 19-June 25, featuring large, bold and colorful abstract landscapes. An artist’s reception will be held Friday, May 19, 5-7 p.m. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or www.townhalltheater.org.

FISH, FOWL & FLOWERS: WOODCARVING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. On exhibit May 3-June 27, featuring floral photographs by Richard Conrad and wildlife woodcarving by William Barnard. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

AN ITALIAN FEAST PUCCINI WOULD LOVE!

GRACE SPRING: RETROSPECTIVE. On exhibit May 27-28, featuring 50 years of art by activist and Middlebury resident Grace Spring, including her clay sculptures, drawings, life-size paper-mache sculptures, paintings and puppets. WalkOver Gallery, 15 Main St, Bristol. (802) 4533188.

An opening night feast at THE DINER, next door to the theater. Enjoy a fabulous Italian feast created especially for OCM. Seating is limited. Call 382-9222 or visit the box office to reserve.

JOE BOLGER: NEW WORKS. On exhibit through the month of May, featuring new paintings by Shoreham artist Joe Bolger. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

Fri 6/2 5-5:30pm seating $40 (incl. tax & tip)

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MICHELANGELO: LOVE AND DEATH

A cinematic journey of Michelangelo’s 89 years reveals why he may be the greatest artist of all time.

Sun 6/18 2pm Reception/3pm Performance $10 General/$20 Generous MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER

BENEFIT CONCERT

Students and faculty members from the Middlebury Community Music Center present a diverse concert – classical to bluegrass to jazz.

For more info: www.mcmcvt.org

Fri 6/23 7pm $17/$10 Students

THE MIKADO

Jonathan Miller’s much-loved production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s farce, The Mikado is full of wit, charm and catchy tunes. Captured live from the English National Opera.

Sat 6/24 2pm $12 Adults/$8 12 & under

THE RED TURTLE

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Winner of the Special Jury prize at Cannes, Oscarwinning director Michael Dudok de Wit’s mesmerizing animated feature is “a visually stunning poetic fable.”

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Sat 6/17 6pm Tickets $25

LIGHTS! CAMERA! AUCTION!

A PARTY with great food, drinks, entertainment, live and silent auctions.

Support THT by bidding on vacations & getaways, amusements, art, services and items for home and garden, food, drink and more. Something for everyone and every budget.

Checkout the items at www.townhalltheater.org/auctioncatalog/ and the new online auction at www.townhalltheater.org/onlineauction/

KATE GRIDLEY: A FEW TRUE THINGS. On exhibit in May, featuring Middlebury painter Kate Gridley’s work. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

SABRA FIELD, NOW AND THEN: A RETROSPECTIVE. On exhibit May 26 through August 13, Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Rd., Middlebury. On the occasion of Sabra Field’s 60th Middlebury reunion, this retrospective exhibition explores the depth and diversity of her six decades as a printmaker. (802) 443-5007 SPLASH OF COLOR. On exhibit May 5-July 2, featuring Norma Montaigne’s vibrant and varied work. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr, Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or www.cmacvt.org.

SUSPENDED MOMENTS. On exhibit April 13-May 28, featuring abstract oil paintings from Cameron Schmitz. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or www. northerndaughters.com.

“THE DAMES.” Large format color portraits of Vermont members of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. Paired with interview recordings. On exhibit May 19 through August 19 at the Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. Opening reception, Thursday, May 25, 4-7 p.m. 802-388-4964 or www.vermontfolklifecenter.org THE LOVINGS, AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREG VILLET. On exhibit May 26–August 13 Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Rd., Middlebury. Drawing its title from the publication of photos by Grey Villet with a text by his colleague and widow Barbara Villet, Middlebury Class of 1952, this installation includes photographs of the aptly named Virginia couple whose interracial marriage was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1967. (802) 443-5007 YOUNG AMERICA: ROY LICHTENSTEIN AND THE AMERICA’S CUP. On exhibit May 26–August 13, Mahaeny Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd, Middlebury. In 1994 Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein was invited by PACT, a syndicate created to compete in the America’s Cup trials the following year, to create a design for the hull and spinnaker of their boat. (802) 443-5007 HAVE AN EXHIBIT YOU WANT PUBLISHED?

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EXHIBITS

Joe Bolger PAINTING INSTRUCTOR LEARNED BY TEACHING

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casual afternoon conversation about painting with artist Joe Bolger can leave you with the knowledge most cannot gain in a semester enrolled in a traditional painting course.

His constant desire to learn from inspiring artists drove him to read, reread, dog-ear, and underline all of their writings. He immersed himself in these books until the concepts were part of his own process and understanding. His passion for creating these visions from figures and portraits, to landscapes is the true force behind his genius.

Bolger was born in New Jersey where he spent most time by the shore of Sandy Hook. He attended Catholic school where there were no art programs offered. Even so, Joe explains that he was still recognized as a strong drawer, but never thought it would become a career. He attended college in Kentucky with a major in history and began a minor in art. When Joe left college is when he truly began his journey as an artist, taking an art teacher position first in Montana and then at Middlebury Union High School for about 30 years.

Bolger explains that teaching the fundamentals has really ingrained them in his own practice.

Being able to teach color theory, value scales, and proper edging are the techniques that are crucial to these burgeoning artists, and to his own artistic development. Each day in the classroom Joe would also focus on a particular artist in history where he almost always proclaimed, “Now this artist is one of my favorites.” These icons are the very people who inspired his own work, sharing them with his students he hopes will do the same for them. He does not recall any difficult students in his many years of teaching and feels truly blessed to have had the opportunity. Every project was a problem for his students to solve using these fundamental skills.

Art was not just a job or a hobby, but a constant adventure of discovery and uncovering the mysteries of the great impressionists. That adventure began with a book written by John Carlson — “Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting” — which was one that was most influential on Bolger’s development as an artist. It explained a theory called “angles and consequent values,” which explains how the value scale flows in relation to landscape painting and how the artist can use the sky as a light source and lightest value.

Emile Gruppe is another inspiring artist for Joe. Gruppe studied this “angle and consequent

“Lazy Lemon Fair River” by Joe Bolger, 12” x 24” oil on linen

“Bridport Barn” by Joe Bolger, 20” x 30” oil on linen

“Through the Trees” by Joe Bolger, 20” x 30” oil on linen

values” theory but wanted to take it a step further and learn more about the color in impressionistic painting. Gruppe studied color at the Cape Cod School of Art, and Joe Bolger decided to attend that same school to gain similar knowledge. One lesson that stands out in Bolger’s mind is one he has repeated with his own students. Each student is given a pallet of paint and they need to apply all the color using only a pallet knife. This, Joe explains, teaches one to locate the abstract shapes within a still life or a landscape and not focus on the object itself.

of the sky. He captures the shadows to contrast his brightly lit surfaces of an old barn at just the right time of day. When discussing his pallet Joe explains that it is hard to limit himself to just primary colors, instead he usually uses both a warm and cool shade of each primary to get the correct mixtures.

He explains that he has heard two different theories, one related to a very limited pallet to create a harmony within the piece. The other came from a professor who found himself having up to 20 colors on a pallet at one time. Joe feels that his technique is somewhere in the middle.

“Up until an art student is about 11 years old they see the world as symbols that they replicate in their drawings. I try to get them to see their subject as a series of abstract shapes, with colors, values, and edges,” Bolger says.

“If there is one thing I have learned in my years as an artist it is that there are no rules but many different theories.”

Joe believes that you can have all of these skills but intellect alone cannot create the painting.

A successful painting has a concept and a goal.

When there is passion behind this goal, that is the force that brings it all together. Bolger uses his skills to make selections in his pieces, moving particular forms in his painting and changing color intensities are just some of the ways he creates harmony within the landscapes.

Joe Bolger’s landscape paintings are golden and really bring a royalty to his surroundings. The rich glow of the treetops harmonize with the soft blues

It doesn’t take long to see in a Joe Bolger painting that there is more than just a landscape or a figure.

There is an understanding of shapes, light, and color strategically placed to take the viewer on a journey through the artwork.

Today Joe resides in Shoreham, Vt., where her has lived for 40 years. He is constantly inspired by the changing weather and vast lands of the Vermont area.

A beautiful collection of impressionistic landscapes by Joe Bolger are on display at Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury through the month of May.

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the movie PARIS CAN WAIT — RUNNING TIME: 1:32 — RATING: PG See “Paris Can Wait” when you’re feeling peaceful. It’s a lovely, subtle portrait of a quiet woman who begins to discover who she is. That portrait is delivered by Diane Lane in grand collusion with Arnaud Viard. The movie unfolds in such a way that its fans and foes will be predictable. Men over 60 may find it boring. Women of that age may find it an intriguing, new key to middle age. The old among us will love comparing today’s rules for women with those of our day. The certainty: There will be a follow-up movie.

Anne (Diane Lane) and her movie producer husband Michael (Alec Baldwin) have arrived at the Cannes Film Festival on a typical wifesupports-her-husband business trip. When Michael is summoned to another city, he leaves Anne in the hands of his business partner, Jacques (Arnaud Viard), who turns the short trip to Paris into a twoday tour of his favorite vistas, historic sites and towns. At every mealtime Jacques produces a magical meal in a beautiful place. “This is the best time of year to eat young animals,” he says as the American hides one under her napkin.

Jacques’ attraction to Anne is an immediate given but it also becomes clear that in his mind, that will be her choice, not his. His specialty is the seductive process. As they travel, Anne takes dozens of pictures of everything with increasing attention to close ups of art and tapestry. She is falling in love with textures, and when Jacques looks at her pictures, he realizes she is discovering who she is and who she wants to be. His desire for an affair is enriched by wanting to help her see more of what she is discovering about herself.

As Anne begins, in several ways, to grow beyond the supportive wife role into self-discovery, a quiet feeling rolls over us. She will enrich her life in a way women have never, until quite recently, been encouraged to do. The light in Anne’s eyes tells us not what she will choose but that for the first time, she sees options. She has begun to discover herself.

Diane Lane and Arnaud Viard get to know each other in “Paris Can Wait” (2016)

Eleanor Coppola has written and directed this movie with such quiet beauty that nothing seems overdone. Successful husband Michael still loves his wife; Jacques wants an affair with her, and Anne, for the moment anyway, has, in an involuntary way, found out who she wants to become. Instead of seeker and sought, they are equals contemplating future pleasures. Arnaud Viard’s courtship via beautiful food and flowers provides comic relief and future possibility.

We all owe a salute to Eleanor Coppola, who has made a small film say so much that we suspect she has been there herself. No sermons here, just the quiet certainty that, yes, there is someone else inside a woman when she reaches middle age. She is just beginning. Diane Lane delivers a beautiful and very quiet portrait of a woman finding her core.

the book

— Reviewd by Joan Ellis

BOOKS BY AND ABOUT 80 years after they were written, the last complete unpublished stories by author F. Scott Fitzgerald have

THE HUE AND CRY AT OUR HOUSE: A YEAR REMEMBERED — BY BENJAMIN TAYLOR

been published.

I’d Die for You: And Other Lost Stories

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

(Penguin Books)

In this loving, thoughtful memoir, 11-year-old Benjamin Taylor coexists with present-day Benjamin Taylor seamlessly, the learned adult inflecting the younger boy’s voice with wisdom and emotional understanding as he relates the experiences of just one year of his life. Taylor captures at once the brilliant innocence of a boy living in a world just before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, then witnessing the changes that occurred in the aftermath, in his immediate family, his community, his friends and the country, and growing up. By restraining the narrative to just one year, Taylor’s slim memoir has an accessible quality that comes, in large part, from this framework. It just was such an enjoyable and illuminating look back at the country in 1963 and the American story that was unfolding at that time through one person’s point of view. Taylor is also the author of “Proust: The Search,” named a Best Book of 2016 by The New York Times; “Naples Declared”; and two award-winning novels, “Tales Out of School” and “The Book of Getting Even.”

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

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald

by David S. Brown So We Read on: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures

by Maureen Corrigan West of Sunset

by Stewart O’Nan

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Aug. 22: Joshua Worley to Samantha and Kaylie Flint, home at 520 Little Chicago Road, $154,000.

Aug. 24: Taylor Living Trust to Peter Voorhees and Maia Zimmerman, camp at 251 East Road, $125,000.

Aug. 25: Patrick and Valerie Norton to Matthew and Rose Scott, home at 141 Steeplewood Lane, $331,000.

Aug. 30: Mark and Bonnie Chaffee to Corey and Kendra Hutchins, home at 115 Piney Wood Road, $347,000.

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“The town plan is very comprehensive, and a large portion of it is devoted to solar and renewable energy,” said Selectboard Chair Kathy Barrett.

“We’re trying to adhere to Act 174, and it’s taken a lot of work.”

According to Addison County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Adam Lougee, the updated New Haven Town Plan is definitely the first town plan in Addison County that tries to meet the standards set out in Act 174, and it very well may be the first in the state.

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By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Supporters of a plan to merge school governance in the six-town Addison Rutland Supervisory Union are hoping the third try will be the charm in getting support from the lone community that has consistently opposed the idea — Orwell.

Residents in the ARSU-member towns of Benson, Castleton, Fair Haven, Hubbardton,

West Haven and Orwell will again vote on the measure — driven by Vermont’s Act 46 — by Australian ballot next Tuesday, March 7. If approved, all schools within the newly created Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) would be governed by one 18-member board that would preside over a single, K-12 budget.

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By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh selectboard plans to review its proposed town charter with voters at Ferrisburgh’s annual town meeting, and the board will also recommend to residents that hearing and vote dates on the charter be set for as soon in the spring as possible, according to Selectboard Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence.

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Huge parade takes military precision Memorial Day event planning is thorough

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — The Vergennes Memorial Day Parade, a production of American Legion Post 14, is generally acknowledged as Vermont’s largest.

But according to Post 14 Service Officer and longtime parade organizer Henry Broughton, the parade got off to a humble start: It ran along just a short stretch of Main Street.

“It went from the memorial service down to the bridge,” said Broughton, now 85. “We only had two bands. We had a “It started small little band from the high school, with just a and the Weeks bunch of guys, School had a pretty goodand then it just sized band.” mushroomed.”

And acc— Post 14 ording to Commander B r o u g h t o n and Post 14 Ralph Wenzel Commander Ralph Wenzel, exactly when the parade started is a little fuzzy, even if the motive was crystal clear.

“The veterans coming back from service joined the Legion, and to pay their respects for their comrades they decided to celebrate and honor them with a parade,” said Wenzel.

“I remember Martin Casey saying, and he’s passed away now, that he couldn’t remember, and he was a 60-year member. It was right after the war, but the parade didn’t get started until ’48, or maybe ’47. But, like Henry said, it started small with just a bunch of guys, and

HENRY BROUGHTON, LEFT, and Ralph Wenzel of American Legion Post 14 are among the 60 or so volunteers who plan and stage the Vergennes Memorial Day Parade — the largest in Vermont. Broughton has five decades experience at this task; this is Wenzel’s first year on the job.

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then it just mushroomed.”

Broughton said he believed prominent Vergennes citizen Sam Fishman (the city pool is named after him) delivered the first keynote address, and that Fishman’s brotherin-law Ben Gould was next in the lineup.

Then the politicians got involved, and the parade started growing a reputation — and simply growing.

“From then on we started getting senators and representatives from Washington and all

that,” Broughton said. “It took three or four years, and next thing you know we started getting big.”

Now the route begins at Vergennes Union High School and winds through city streets before ending at the City Green, and given the size of the Little City the parade is like a Slinky on a stairway: At one point both ends are still while only the middle moves.

“It’s about a two-mile parade route, and (See Organizers, Page 3)

D-Day vet to lead parade in Vergennes American Legion Post 14 has chosen Ron Hadley of Middlebury as the grand marshal of the Vergennes Memorial Day Parade this year. Hadley joined the U.S. Navy in the midst of World War II, completed his training in the fall of 1943, and then served all over the world before rounding out his duty in June 1946. He gave this account of his war service: My war experiences started with my assignment as a junior officer (ensign) to an attack transport ship destined for the invasion of Normandy. Our cargo was 900 Army men and 20 landing craft.

We sailed the Atlantic through threatening U-boats. While awaiting D-Day, German Junker airplanes bombed our ship concentration.

On D-Day I was assigned command of the fifth wave. This was changed to the third wave because more troops were required immediately on the beach. I fear none of those Combat Engineers in the first wave made it through the cross fire. My boat returned to our ship and our boat brought more soldiers to a neutralized area.

The next orders took us to the Mediterranean to relocate troops and take part in the Southern France invasion. After reconditioning our ship in Brooklyn we were assigned to Pacific Theater duty.

(See Hadley, Page 2)

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IN THIS 2012 photo, U.S. Navy veteran Ron Hadley shows a photo of the ship that took him and other service members to the English Channel for the invasion of Normandy in World War II. Hadley will be Grand Marshal of the Vergennes Memorial Day Parade on Monday.

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Hadley (Continued from Page 1) We soon were ordered to take part in the Invasion of Iwo Jima. The beach was volcanic ash and not suitable for wheeled vehicles. It was estimated we would be there for four days. Fourteen days later we were still there.

Next, we went to the Okinawa invasion, which was noted for the Japanese Kamikazes.

They were like flies. Several of them made

determined runs at our ship, but missed.

Soon the war was over, but we still had duties. Our ship was assigned to Operation Magic Carpet, which transported American servicemen and women home to the United States. Someone had to bring our service people home and we were suited for that task.

By this time I was ship’s navigator and a full lieutenant USNR (equivalent to a captain in the Army).

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Organizers (Continued from Page 1) the parade procession is longer than the parade route, believe it or not. Usually the chief of police leads the procession, and is then followed by the color guard. The color guard is waiting at the light while the parade is going by still,” said Wenzel, 65, who was elected post commander a year ago. “It’s going to get to the point where we’re going to have to make the parade route longer to accommodate everybody.”

At this point, of course, Post 14 has a solid template for paying for and organizing the annual parade. Member dues, proceeds from renting out its Armory Lane banquet room, and beverage and snack sales at the clubhouse take care of funding.

“We shoulder it all,” Wenzel said. “We have a downstairs banquet hall, all the revenue that comes in. We have a fantastic Finance Officer (Wally Howard). He keeps us straight. He’s right on the ball.”

The post’s parade committee, about nine people consisting of post officers and the leaders of the Post 14’s Sons of the American Legion and Ladies’ Auxiliary groups, meets in February each year to start organizing that spring’s parade.

“We get everything set up so there’s no inconvenience (for paradegoers) We’ve got bathrooms open. We’ve got porta-potties,” Wenzel said. “We line up our guest speakers, our parade marshal. Different people on the parade committee take over different aspects of the parade so that at the end we all come together.”

Broughton, for example, lines up the marshal and guest speakers for the postparade ceremony and writes press releases for the event, while Wenzel handles promoting the parade, ordering the food and tent, obtaining portable toilets, rounding up the Sunday volunteers, organizing the color guard, and making “sure the different people are contacted to bring what they’ve got to bring.”

Wenzel guessed up to 60 people help out on game day.

“It takes a lot of people behind the scenes that don’t get recognition,” he said. “It’s a real group effort. It’s a real Post effort that puts it on.”

ALL IN ORDER The Vergennes police chief always leads the parade itself, followed by the Legion Color Guard and Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Fire departments — including those from Ferrisburgh, Addison, New Haven, Weybridge, Monkton, Cornwall and Weybridge — join the city department in

CHILDREN AT THE Memorial Day parade in Vergennes last May get a brush with real members of the U.S. military. Memorial Day gives children the opportunity to ask questions about what sacrifices servicemen and women make for our country.

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bringing up the rear.

But it’s still a challenge, Wenzel said organizers “It takes a lot of more for a commander keep the bands “dispersed running his first parade than a throughout the parade,” and people behind 50-year veteran. sprinkle in Boy Scouts, Little the scenes “There’s quite a lot to Leaguers, Civil War reremember of what’s got to be that don’t get enactors, politicians, antique done,” Wenzel said. tractors, Shriners and pageant recognition. It’s “I don’t have a problem winners in between. with that,” Broughton said. a real group The lineup is set in advance “Everything’s been good.” to allow the announcer at the effort. It’s a real “Henry’s been doing it for city green viewing stand to Post effort that 50 years. It’s not a challenge announce it accurately. to him. To me, it’s my first “She doesn’t have to look to puts it on.” year,” Wenzel said. “I’m see who it is. She knows who — Post 14 trying to pick stuff up.” it is,” Wenzel said.

In fact, Wenzel said Commander The tried-and-true format Broughton’s service on the Ralph Wenzel parade is just the tip of the has not changed radically over the years. iceberg. The Legion offered “We use the same format him the honor of being its from the previous parades,” Wenzel said. Grand Marshal this year, but, typically, he “We might tweak it a little bit, but not much, declined. Instead, another worthy candidate because it works.” was chosen, World War II veteran Ron

Hadley.

But Wenzel said Broughton deserves to be recognized, a comment that led to a debate.

“He’s held every office in this post. He’s been on the state Finance Board for the Department of Vermont. And he’s been instrumental in bringing this Post from the old home here. And as a Finance Officer the Post (building) was paid off in five years,” Wenzel said. “Henry and Lucille, Henry’s wife, would put on the banquets downstairs, raise money for the Post. He’s done it all.

The Post owes him a lot of gratitude for what he’s done in the past to bring it to where it is. It (the parade) is just one example.

Fantastic.”

“I don’t need to take any credit,” Broughton said.

“You’re too modest, Henry,” Wenzel said.

“Maybe I’m modest, but no, I don’t have to take any credit,” Broughton said.

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@ addisonindependent.com.

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SHRINERS, ABOVE, WAVE just about as many flags as possible on their vehicle in Vergennes last year, while little Clara Crowley, right, gives a wave to the Vergennes Fire Department ladder truck as it passes by during the Vergennes Memorial Day parade.

Clara’s grandfather Pat Crowley (she calls him “Papa”) returns the wave from the driver’s seat.

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Vt. Route 22A is dedicated to Desert Storm veterans In recognition of Vermonters who served in the armed forces during the conflict in Kuwait and Iraq in 1991, the Vermont State Transportation Board has approved a petition to dedicate Vermont Route 22A as the “Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Highway.”

The official designation covers Route 22A in its entirety from the New York/ Vermont border in Fair Haven to the Route 22A/Route 7 intersection in Ferrisburgh.

Desert Storm veterans and their families were honored by Vermont veterans service organizations and by the state with an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Fair Haven American Legion Post 49 on May 20.

Past Vermont State VFW Commander Steve Leach petitioned the state in 2015 to designate the highway in honor of veterans of this conflict. He attributed his success to tremendous support from citizens,

the Vermont VFW, Vermont American Legion posts, Veterans of Vermont and the government of Vermont.

Twenty-six years ago this summer, the U.S. military was given the mission of reestablishing Kuwait’s freedom, after the tiny country was invaded by Iraq. More than 600,000 American military members answered the call and they along with allies from several nations achieved victory in short order over a regime that simply wanted to occupy a small neighboring and sovereign nation.

Route 22A was officially named and the ribbon was cut on Armed Forces Day, May 20, to mark the fact that Vermont remembers veterans’ heroic deeds now and forever. It honors and remembers not only living veterans, but also all service members who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives so others could be free in this conflict.

The 24-note melancholy bugle call known as “Taps” is thought to be a revision of a French bugle signal, called “tattoo,” that notified soldiers to cease an evening’s drinking and return to their garrisons. It was sounded an hour before the final bugle call to end the day by extinguishing fires and lights. The last five measures of the tattoo resemble taps.

The word “taps” is also an alteration of

The story of Taps the obsolete word “taptoo,” derived from the Dutch “taptoe.” Taptoe was the command — “Tap toe!” — to shut (“toe to”) the “tap” of a keg.

The revision that gave us present-day Taps was made during America’s Civil War by (See Taps, Page 6)

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VETERANS OF THE United States Marine Corps ride up Main Street in Vergennes on a float with a nautical theme on Memorial Day 2016 enjoying some recognition from appreciative spectators.

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Taps (Continued from Page 5) Union Gen. Daniel Adams Butterfield, heading a brigade camped at Harrison Landing, Va., near Richmond. Up to that time, the U.S. Army’s infantry call to end the day was the French final call, “L’Extinction des feux.” Gen. Butterfield decided the “lights out” music was too formal to signal the day’s end. One day in July 1862 he recalled the tattoo music and hummed a version of it to an aide, who wrote it down in music.

Butterfield then asked the brigade bugler, Oliver W. Norton, to play the notes and, after listening, lengthened and shortened them while keeping his original melody.

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The first time Taps was played at a military funeral may also have been in Virginia soon after Butterfield composed it. Union Capt. John Tidball, head of an artillery battery, ordered it played for the burial of a cannoneer killed in action. Not wanting to reveal the battery’s position in the woods to the enemy nearby, Tidball substituted Taps for the traditional

three rifle volleys fired over the grave. Taps was played at the funeral of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson 10 months after it was composed. Army infantry regulations by 1891 required Taps to be played at military funeral ceremonies.

Taps now is played by the military at burial and memorial services, to accompany the lowering of the flag and to signal the “lights out” command at day’s end.

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w? o n k u Did yo Both Veterans Day and Memorial Day are important holidays in the U.S. to honor people who have been members of the military. Memorial Day, on the last Monday in May, is when we remember and honor men and women who died while serving in the military. Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, is the day to thank all the men and women who have served in the military during wars and peaceful times.

What can you do on Memorial Day? Visit a memorial or send a card to someone in the military. Do you have relatives who are in the military? Ask them to tell you some stories. Remember to say thanks to a veteran for help keeping us and our country safe.

KIRI QUESNEL PASSES out candy during the Memorial Day parade in Vergennes in 2014. That surely made her pretty popular with the kids.

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A special Thank You to those who have served and those who continue to serve.

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We salute all U.S. Service Members who sacrificed their lives for our country.

We proudly work to tell your stories and recognize your dedication throughout our pages.

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Silence makes room for a moment of remembrance The “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution, which was passed more than 16 years ago, asks that at 3 p.m. local time each Memorial Day, all Americans “voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to ‘Taps.’”

The following is the National Moment of Remembrance from President William J. Clinton: As Memorial Day approaches, it is time to pause and consider the true meaning of this holiday. Memorial Day represents one day of national awareness and reverence, honoring those Americans who died while defending

our Nation and its values. While we should honor these heroes every day for the profound contribution they have made to securing our Nation’s freedom, we should honor them especially on Memorial Day. In this time of unprecedented success and prosperity throughout our land, I ask that all Americans come together to recognize how fortunate we are to live in freedom and to observe a universal “National Moment of Remembrance” on each Memorial Day. This memorial observance represents a simple and unifying way to commemorate our history and honor the struggle to protect our freedoms.

Accordingly, I hereby direct all executive (See Remembrance, Page 9)

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Remembrance (Continued from Page 8) departments and agencies, in consultation with the White House Program for the National Moment of Remembrance (Program), to promote a “National Moment of Remembrance” to occur at 3 p.m. (local time) on each Memorial Day. Recognizing that Memorial Day is a federal holiday, all executive departments and agencies, in coordination with the Program and to the extent possible and permitted by law, shall promote and provide resources to support a National Moment of Remembrance, including:

• Encouraging individual department and agency personnel, and Americans everywhere, to pause for one minute at 3 p.m. (local time) on Memorial Day, to remember and reflect on the sacrifices made by so many to provide freedom for all.

• Recognizing, in conjunction with Memorial Day, department and agency personnel whose family members have made the ultimate sacrifice for this Nation.

• Providing such information and assistance as may be necessary for the Program to carry out its functions.

Thanks to our Veterans for Keeping us Connected to our Freedoms.

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In traditional observance of Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day. The half-staff position remembers the more than 1 million men and women who gave their lives in service of their country. At noon, their memory is raised by the living, who resolve not to let their sacrifice be in vain, but to rise up in their stead and continue the fight for liberty and justice for all.

The flying of the POW-MIA flag on all federal and U.S. military installations on Memorial Day was added to the tradition in 1998. The POW-MIA flag is to be half-staffed until noon along with the National flag.

Memorial Day started off as a somber day of remembrance; a day when Americans went to cemeteries and placed flags or flowers on the graves of our war dead. It was a day to remember ancestors, family members, and loved ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

But now, many people “celebrate” the day without more than a casual thought to the purpose and meaning of the day. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War asks, How do we honor the 1.8 million that gave their lives for America since 1775? How do we thank them for their sacrifice?

Memorial Day is one day to remember.

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”

— Gen. George S. Patton

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration maintains 135 national cemeteries in 39 states (and Puerto Rico) as well as 33 soldier’s lots and monument sites.

There is not a VA national cemetery in every state. In Vermont there are two: • Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers’ Lot at 250 State St., Montpelier • Prospect Hill Cemetery Soldiers’ Lot at 94 South Main St., Brattleboro Vermont has two State Veterans Cemeteries: • Vermont Veterans’ Home War Memorial Cemetery at 325 North St., Bennington • Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at 487 Furnace Road, Randolph Center

“Thank you for your dedication and service.”

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THE DRUM MAJOR leads the trombone section and the rest of the Vergennes Union High School marching band past the Opera House last Memorial Day, before a ceremony was held on the city green to honor and remember those who gave their lives protecting America.

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Honoring our country’s Armed Forces – past, present and future

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We salute all military personnel for the sacrifices they have made for our freedom.

Brick forms for the Memorial are still available.

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The Bristol American Legion Post 19 meets at 7pm the 4th Wednesday of every month.

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With great appreciation & gratitude to: Bristol American Legion, Post #19 Middlebury American Legion, Post #27 Vergennes American Legion, Post #14

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