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Ellen Spring shares the secret to hand painting silk blouses and scarves. See Arts + Leisure.

A wildlife expert has a comeback story to tell about eagles and falcons. See Page 10B.

Local swimmers claimed league titles and set records this past weekend. See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 71 No. 31

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Feds seek Champlain cleanup cuts; state pushes back EPA chief, Vermonters at odds over who pays $2B price tag

By JOHN FLOWERS, GAEN on Lake Champlain water quality MURPREE, WILL DiGRAVIO improvements. and JOHN S. McCRIGHT “The EPA will encourage New VERMONT — Strides have York and Vermont to continue to been made toward cleaning up make progress in restoring Lake Lake Champlain since the Vermont Champlain from within core water Legislature two years ago passed programs,” reads the proposed Act 64, the Vermont Clean Water 2018 budget for the EPA, under Act, and the U.S. Environmental the direction of Administrator Protection Agency released its Lake Scott Pruitt. “This funding change Champlain phosphoruseliminates the Lake reduction targets last “Presidents of Champlain program. summer.

This change returns both parties Steps taken have have supported the responsibility ranged from issuing funding for Lake for funding local new agricultural Champlain ever environmental efforts best-practice rules to since we passed and programs to state curtailing phosphorus legislation in 1991 and local entities.” runoff into rivers to establish the The budget, released and the lake; to the Lake Champlain in May, also reduces repairing of roadsides, Special Designation funding to other which similarly reduces Act. The Trump geographically specific erosion; to taking the Administration’s cleanup projects in first steps in reducing call to eliminate the Gulf of Mexico, spillage of sewage and these investments Chesapeake Bay and road salts into Vermont is a travesty.”

Puget Sound. waters.

Does this mean — Sen. Patrick But some fear Leahy that the huge effort the effort to clean Vermonters have made Lake Champlain of to start restoration of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and Lake Champlain and to improve other toxins and preserve its waters water quality generally will fall by for recreation, drinking, tourism and the wayside? How will Vermont pay natural beauty could be hampered for this? by a change in administration at the The answers vary. No doubt, federal level. programs are well underway The cost of this huge undertaking toward the cleanup goal (see is estimated at $2.3 billion over the story, right). But the Lewis Creek next 20 years. For the current fiscal Association, for one, is preparing year, the EPA allocated nearly $4.4 for less federal money to help it million toward the Lake Champlain achieve its mission. cleanup. But in its proposed FY The association, which is devoted 2018 budget the EPA looks to reduce to restoring this Lake Champlain its overall spending by 30 percent tributary that flows through northern and essentially zero out spending (See Status of cleanup, Page 11A)

EPA ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT PRUITT

A KAYAKER COOLS off with a swim in Lake Champlain two summers ago. Vermont has commenced a 20-year, $2.3 billion effort to improve water quality in the lake and other waterways to preserve the state’s waters for recreation, drinking, tourism and economic development. Some fear the federal government won’t foot its share of the bill.

Photo courtesy of Chris Robbins and Peter Hamlin

Towns, farms move full steam ahead on water quality State programs and transportation projects are as yet unaffected

By GAEN MURPREE VERMONT — While politicians and federal agencies jockey to pay for the $2.3 billion clean up of Lake Champlain and improvement of Vermont’s waters, state and local agencies tasked with making it all happen are moving full speed ahead.

Agriculture officials have written and begun to implement rules for curbing the amount of animal waste and other phosphorous from getting into the lake. Towns are surveying work they need to do to stop runoff from roads and beginning projects.

Municipalities are trying to get their arms around how to reduce the amount of sewage that escapes into rivers.

It is all to meet the mandates of the 2015 Vermont Clean Water Act, as well as the U.S. Environmental (See Agriculture, Page 13A)

Malt maker, Ferrisburgh strike deal for prime land

By the way Organizers of the 39th annual Festival on-the-Green in Middlebury report some spectators left the talent showcase (See By the way, Page 2A)

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By ANDY “We can bring “I’m very hopeful,” KIRKALDY said.

FERRISBURGH grain-growing back Peterson “At this point I’m — The Ferrisburgh to New England committing money selectboard on and Vermont. to attorneys and Tuesday agreed on It went west engineering firms. I a $337,500 deal to certainly wouldn’t do sell the town-owned 150 years ago, that if I didn’t think 34.91-acre parcel at and I think it’s that ultimately we the junction of Routes really important. couldn’t get it done.”

7 and 22A to Andrew It’s good for the Ferrisburgh Peterson of Monkton, sustainability Selectboard owner of Peterson of agriculture in Chairwoman Loretta Quality Malt.

Lawrence said she P e t e r s o n Vermont to be able and other board plans to build a to have it become members are also 1 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - local again.” foot, barn-like — Andrew Peterson hopeful this time around they have a malt-processing buyer who can meet house and to grow barley on the land. He said he is contract contingencies after two optimistic the deal can eventually earlier deals fell apart. She noted close despite the hurdles that remain, Peterson has had encouraging early such as permitting and financing contacts with state officials about his contingencies that are due to be plans. met in January and November, (See Ferrisburgh, Page 3A)

SHOREHAM ROAD FOREMAN Jason Paquette, left, and Addison County Regional Planning Commission Transportation Planner Josh Donabedian examine a road together in Shoreham to inventory water quality-related improvements. To prevent phosphorus from reaching Lake Champlain, this stretch of Lapham Bay Road will likely need two larger culverts. Nineteen Addison County towns have similar work lined up in the coming year.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Stevens keeps Abenaki legacy alive Tribal chief wants to ensure customs and culture endure

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Monday through Friday, Don Stevens ensures the Counseling Service of Addison County’s computers are working in harmony, as the organization’s information technology manager.

The rest of the week, Stevens is responsible for the well being of an entire people, as chief of the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe.

Stevens, 51, explained his role as a Native American leader during a recent interview with the Addison Independent. It’s a responsibility he takes very seriously, knowing that Abenaki language, customs and culture will only be found in history books if they aren’t passed on to future generations.

“I have an awesome responsibility, along with others, to get that recognition that our people didn’t have, so we can carry on our culture and give opportunities to our children,” Stevens said. “You have to have pride in DON STEVENS, CHIEF of the Nulhagen Abenaki who you are.”

Stevens can trace his Abenaki roots back to 1787 and Tribe, leads his late mother, Margaret, at a tribal celebration. Stevens works at the Counseling Antoine Phillips, a former chief of his tribe.

Service of Addison County.

(See Abenaki, Page 7A) Courtesy photo

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, August 3, 2017

Ferrisburgh seeking zoning help Wheeling on leave as workload rising

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — With Ferrisburgh zoning administrator Ken Wheeling out on a leave of absence, the Ferrisburgh selectboard on Tuesday voted to advertise for what Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence on Wednesday described as an “alternate assistant zoning administrator.”

When asked, Lawrence confirmed that alternate assistant would in all likelihood remain on the job on some basis even when and if Wheeling, 78, returns from his second leave of absence in 18 months.

“That’s a fair statement,” Lawrence said. “We just don’t know. We haven’t been in this position before, and we’re looking to the future.

Zoning is becoming so busy.”

In February 2016 Wheeling suffered a stroke while driving in his hometown of Monkton — where he has been a popular longtime town meeting moderator — and his car struck a tree. He did not return to his work as a zoning administrator in Ferrisburgh, Monkton and Waltham until early May. Lawrence declined to discuss why Wheeling has been off the job since July 17.

“Ken is on an indefinite leave of absence. We don’t know when he will be back,” she said. “Legally I can’t say why he’s out or what it is.”

In Ferrisburgh, Lawrence said Wheeling has worked up to 15 hours a week for $24 per hour. The selectboard on Tuesday decided to advertise the new post, she said, for “up to 20 hours a week,” Lawrence said, but did not set a salary. The board

expects pay to be in the same ball- re-write coming.” park as Wheeling’s, however.

In other business on Aug. 1 the se“We’re assuming it would be the lectboard: same at this point,” Lawrence said.

• Ratified small changes in the Lawrence was asked if and when town property tax rates they adopted Wheeling returned if on July 18, when they the new position be set the residential and eliminated. non-residential rates at “No, I don’t think $1.8221 and $1.7289, so,” she said. respectively.

The board also But treasurer Deb heard on Tuesday Healey and assistant from zoning board of treasurer Pam Cousino adjustment chairwomdiscovered those rates an Charlene Stavenow, did not cover the addiwho lobbied for more tional $8,491 residents staff help for her board added to the selectand the town planning board budget at town commission, which meeting to support the just completed a town Bixby Library. Later plan rewrite and will that week they sent out “Ken is on an soon turn to a redo of residential bills reflectFerrisburgh’s zoning indefinite leave ing a rate of $1.8226 laws to adapt them to of absence. and non-residential bills with a rate of a plan that could be We don’t know adopted as soon as this when he will be $1.7305.

They did so to meet week. the mid-July tax-bill “Her concern is she back. Legally I wants to make sure we can’t say why mailing target and with look for someone with he’s out or what the understanding the the latest and greatest selectboard would ratskills,” Lawrence said. it is.” ify those changes of — Chairwoman tiny fractions of a cent “With all the latest Loretta Lawrence on Tuesday, and the changes in the zoning laws and rewrites, we board did so.

• Reviewed the don’t want just anyone to come in. We want the skillset to Disability Rights VT Polling Place move forward at a quick pace. Be- Accessibility Survey results for the cause obviously we hope to adopt a town. Lawrence said there were a town plan soon, and it’s going to be couple of “pretty minor” things the town should address, including some a lot of work.”

On Wednesday, Lawrence agreed settling of ground, stones and cement slab around the south side enthat Stavenow had a point.

“We’re hoping it (the zoning ad- try; tweaking the handicap parking ministrator job) will become full- signage; and possibly covering uptime some day,” Lawrence said. “We stairs interior grates with carpeting are growing, and we have a zoning to protect canes and wheelchairs.

Maple syrup haul approaches record Spectator sport

TODDLERS LINE UP along the chain link fence lining Merchants Row in downtown Middlebury Tuesday morning to get a good look at the rail bridge/tunnel project work.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) with fewer items than they brought with them. Their “lost and found” specifically includes a child’s Monster Truck Rally umbrella, a teal-green umbrella, a child’s pink sunglasses, yellow rain pants, black sunglasses (two pair), an Old Navy extra-small mint-color sweater, a Hatley raincoat with ladybug design, a Lands End 20W wool jacket, an LL Bean yellow jacket, an Eddie Bauer large grey jacket, a black knee brace, a Minecraft T-shirt, a Clone Wars water bottle, a stainless-steel travel mug, reading glasses, and a Sun Realty cup cozy. If you returned home and found yourself missing one of these items, you can claim it at the Middlebury Parks & Rec Department at 154 Creek Road until the end of business on Aug. 15.

Two weeks ago you read about “The Collinwood Fire,” an animated film by Middlebury’s Daniel Houghton, that was one of 25 films in this year’s PBS Online Film Festival. Voters were taken online for

the festival’s best. Though it did not win, six of the festival’s eight judges ranked the film in their top five favorites.

The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing recently released a list of its top events for August, and many of them will take place in Addison County. First off is the ACORN Tour de Farms this Sunday in Bristol. Participants will bike through picturesque farming communities of Addison County during this annual fundraising event for the Addison County Relocalization Network.

After that is Addison County Fair and Field Days on Aug. 8-12 in New Haven. And the third annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will be Aug. 24 to 27 in, where else, Middlebury. Sounds like a good month to stay close to home.

A couple Addison County teams will be racing for fun and fundraising at the 12th Annual Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival and Races Saturday and Sunday at Burlington’s Waterfront Park. The locals are from

United Technologies, Team UTAS and The Woodchuck Cider Pink Paddlers. Each team is comprised of 20 paddlers and a drummer. Teams race in a full sprint, head to head in 41foot long dragon boats over a 200 meter course.

Agri-Mark/Cabot of Middlebury and the Addison County-based Lewis Creek Association were among recipients of Gov. Phil Scott’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards have been given since 1993 to recognize efforts and actions of Vermonters to conserve and protect natural resources, prevent pollution and promote environmental sustainability. Agri-Mark/Cabot was honored for making improvements to its compressed air system to maximize energy efficiency at its Middlebury cheese plant. Lewis Creek was singled out for its project titled “Ahead of the Storm,” which combines data collection, planning, implementation and education to help communities change the way storm water is managed on a variety of properties.

By CYRUS READY-CAMPBELL That’s much earlier than when sugVTDigger.org aring season traditionally began.

Vermont’s maple syrup output this “The old rule of thumb — I used year nearly matched last year’s re- to sugar years ago, too — was that cord, according to the USDA, driven you would tap the day after Town largely by a continuing increase in Meeting Day, which would be the the number of taps. first part of March,” Marckres said.

The state produced 1.98 million “Probably 25 years ago, people gallons in the most recent season, started tapping a little bit earlier and slightly behind the record last year a little bit earlier, but in the last five of 1.99 million, says a USDA report. years people have really started tapHenry Marckres, the Agency of ping early.”

Agriculture’s maple specialist for It’s not just warmer winters that the past 33 years, said the recent are responsible for longer sugaring highs in maple production are con- seasons, though. sistent with a longer trend.

Marckres said that the networks “We’ve had just a of rubber tubing huge increase in the which have replaced number of taps in the “It was all the iconic steel bucklast 15 years,” Marck- weather. Even ets in most operations res said. That increase though we allow sugarmakers reflects growth among to put in taps earlier have all the both large producers than they did in the and smaller opera- technology in past. tions.

Because the tubing the world today, In the early 2000s, Mother Nature is a closed system, Vermont had about 1 he said, the tap holes million taps, Marck- still rules the don’t dry out even if production.” res said. the sap stops flowing By 2015, that num— Henry Marckres for some time. This ber rose to 4.55 milmeans syrup produclion, and this year ers can take advanmaple sugarmakers increased the tage of intermittent bursts of warm number of taps to 5.41 million. weather without needing to put in Marckres said the growth in syrup fresh taps after each time the sap production is due to high demand, stops flowing. especially in the bulk market.

“If your operation has a 100,000 “Right now, the markets are good, taps, a couple days of fairly good both in the U.S. and abroad,” he runs makes a lot of syrup,” Marcksaid. “It’s kind of a good time be- res said. cause people are looking to buy loTwo other innovations have also cal and buy natural.” contributed significantly.

Climatic and technological factors Vacuum technology has increased have also contributed to increased sap yield per tap and reverse osmoproduction. sis filtration systems remove water The USDA report shows that Ver- from sap prior to boiling. Less wamont’s sugaring season opened on ter in sap means higher sugar conJan. 1 each of the past three years. centration, which in turn means sap

doesn’t need to be boiled as long, saving time and fuel costs.

Marckres said the slight decline in total syrup production from last year to this year was entirely about conditions.

“It was all weather. Even though we have all the technology in the world today, Mother Nature still rules the production,” he said.

The 2017 sugaring season came during an ongoing outbreak in Vermont’s population of forest tent caterpillars that began last summer.

The caterpillars prefer the leaves of hardwood species, especially sugar maple. Last year the caterpillars defoliated around 25,000 acres of forest in northeastern and north-central Vermont.

Mark Isselhardt, a maple specialist at UVM’s Proctor Maple Research Center, said this year’s defoliation likely won’t be as bad as the peak of the previous cyclical outbreak in 2006, when 310,000 acres were denuded. But he does anticipate a dramatic increase in acreage from last year.

Just how bad that news is for the 2018 sugaring season is unclear, said Isselhardt.

While defoliation doesn’t affect sap flow, Isselhardt said it’s difficult to measure how it affects syrup production. There’s no systematic sampling of sap sweetness statewide, so there’s very little information on the impact of defoliation on the sugar content of sap, which is just as important to syrup production.

Marckres is optimistic that Vermont’s maples will recover before the summer ends.

“The foliage looks fantastic this year,” Marckres said. “Overall, I think we’re going to be in pretty good shape again.”

Addison Independent, Thursday, August 3, 2017 — PAGE 3A

Ferrisburgh

EVAN BREAULT, RIGHT, plays the title role in Shakespeare on Main Street’s production of “Hamlet,” staged at the Brandon Town Hall on July 29. Here, young Hamlet angrily confronts his mother Gertrude, played by Julie Newirth-Redington.

Photos by Kristen Hixon

‘Hamlet’ still hits home in 2017 Shakespeare on Main Street brings iconic show to Brandon

By WILL DIGRAVIO BRANDON — The opening of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is one of the most famous scenes in all of theater.

Two Danish watchmen, Bernardo and Marcellus, bring Horatio, a friend of Prince Hamlet, to their post to show him what they have seen the past two nights: the ghost of the deceased King Hamlet.

As the trio sits in darkness, the ghost suddenly appears. They stare at the spirit in disbelief until the dawn approaches and the king vanishes. Horatio then runs to tell young Hamlet what he has seen, and thus the play begins.

But that is not the beginning of “Hamlet 2017,” a version of the play staged by Shakespeare on Main Street (SOMS) last weekend at the Brandon Town Hall.

In this production, directed by SOMS Co-Founder Gary Meitrott, that scene is prefaced with a monologue by young Hamlet, who is played by Evan Breault. Joined on stage by the entire cast, Hamlet delivers a humorous speech poking fun at his fellow “players.” He then pulls out his cell phone and begins to do something that is very 2017 — take selfies.

“I wanted to offset the usual beginning of the play and its seriousness,” Meitrott said. “As much as the play moves to a tragic ending, through much of the play there is wit and humor. I wanted to set in people’s minds that aspect.”

After the prologue, the two sentries take the stage, and the play, as Shakespeare wrote it, begins. Those who missed the show in Brandon are in luck: SOMS will present two more performances at the Woodstock Little Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 6 at 2 p.m.

Despite the humor Meitrott cites, for many SOMS actors it is the gravity of the work that has resonated with them the most.

“Any chance you get to be in one of the ‘biggies’ of the Western Canon of literature is just a great opportunity,” said Andrew Carlson, who plays several roles in the show and serves as president of the SOMS Board of Directors. “For people who are actually willing to listen to Shakespeare, they can take part in these questions about what it means to be human.”

This is the very question that Hamlet struggles to answer throughout the play — and why for centuries the work has served as a guide for those trying to understand their own humanity, especially in the wake of a loved one’s death. Just as Hamlet speaks with his father’s ghost to understand the world around him, today folks engage with Shakespeare’s work to understand the problems and tragedies of today.

Breault addressed what it’s like to channel Shakespeare’s ghost in the lead role.

“It’s very challenging, not in a way that feels over-pressuring, but it’s the kind of challenge you step up to and it makes you feel full,” said Breault.

“It’s a four-course meal of words.”

All the actors are fascinated by the chance to engag with Shakespeare. According to Ken Kilb, who plays Laertes, what makes the performance so rewarding is getting up close and personal with those words, actu-

RICHARD REED, LEFT, and Tom Smith play a number of roles in the Shakespeare on Main Street production of “Hamlet” that was staged in Brandon this past Saturday. Here, they play a pair of grave diggers.

ally speaking and immersing oneself in Shakespeare’s language.

“In one part, there’s a lot of hard consonants in the language and using those consonants let me be loud and direct,” said Kilb. “As a quiet person, the chance to be another person, to be loud, is exhilarating and beautiful.”

For many of the actors, the literary and historic nature of “Hamlet” weighed heavily on their minds as they prepared for the performance. However, for Jonathan White, who plays Polonius, it is the humanity of the play, not its literary merit, that compels him as an actor. What’s important to him, he said, is understanding who he is as a human being and how he relates to each of the characters based on his own qualities and personality. “(The play’s role in Western civilization) is great to know, but when you’re on the stage that’s not what you’re about,” he said. “(On stage) you’re about your relationships with the other people … and how you use them to get what you want, which is what we all do as human beings.”

Meghan Wood, who plays Ophelia, agreed that it is important for a performer to get in touch with their character on an individual, human level. But she disagreed that the literary merits of a work are not important when on the stage.

“Part of what’s personally always baffled me about Shakespeare was he wasn’t exclusively emotional or exclusively intellectual. His intellectual decisions, from the iambic pentameter to the use of consonants, were all used in order to emphasize humanity and provide subtle stage directions,” Wood said. “It very much involves an understanding of both sides of what makes great literature.”

Above all, says Gary Meitrott, one of the most important parts of a strong performance is allowing the actors and the audience to become a part of Shakespeare’s play. After all, he said, that is what makes literature great, its ability to transport us to another world.

“I say to the actors, you have to give yourself permission to be other,” he said. “I do not want life reflected on the stage as it is off stage.”

(Continued from Page 1 A) Despite the limitations of his con“We’re very confident, as much as verted building, by Peterson’s calwe can be at this point,” Lawrence culations his business is processing said on Wednesday. “I wouldn’t be about 1.6 percent of the malt used surprised if Andrew gets lots of help. annually by Vermont brewers.

He’s talking about getting grants or He calls that percentage “a tiny help from the state with drop in a big vat of beer,” this agricultural thing. I but said a more efficiently guess there are a lot of “Being able to designed 10,000-squareresources available.” foot building on the build a malt Ferrisburgh has house from Ferrisburgh land would marketed the land for eventually allow him $375,000 since Sep- scratch, where to process much more tember 2010 and has I can design barley into malt for Vertwice had it under con- how I want the mont’s brewers. tract, most recently for malt house to “Being able to build a $350,000 to auto dealer work and look malt house from scratch, Tom Denecker in 2014. where I can design how in an open An earlier sale collapsed I want the malt house to because the prospective space, will work and look in an open buyer could not meet fi- give me a lot space, will give me a lot nancing contingencies, more freedom.” more freedom,” Peterand Denecker backed out — Andrew son said. “Ultimately, I because he said he could Peterson would potentially go to not meet a permitting 20 times the size I am contingency after opponow (within the same sition from Act 250 and Agency of building). That would be several Natural Resource officials and con- years down the line.” servation groups.

GROWING LOCAL GRAIN But Peterson and selling broker Peterson also sees a larger malt Carl Cole took a meeting with Dis- house as creating a new market for trict 9 Act 250 Coordinator Geoffrey the Addison County farmers he exGreen that Cole said went well. And pects to provide more than 90 perPaul Bruhn, executive director of cent of the grain he will process into the Preservation Trust of Vermont, a malt — he foresees a couple thousand former co-owner of the land, called acres of barley planted.

Peterson’s proposal in an email to “We can bring grain-growing back the Independent, “a great use of the to New England and Vermont. It went property.” west 150 years ago, and I think it’s Lawrence said with permitting and really important. It’s good for the susfinancing looking solid the board was tainability of agriculture in Vermont happy to sign a contract once Peter- to be able to have it become local son agreed to the selectboard’s count- again,” he said. er to his original offer, even though As well as a boost to local agriculLawrence acknowledged the price is ture, the fact that Vermont beers can lower than prior deals. use and advertise locally grown in“We thought it a very fair counter- gredients is also a positive marketing offer,” she said. tool in the age of the localvore movePeterson, 48, said his company has ment, Peterson said. grown since its 2013 founding in a “When someone is looking at barn on his Monkton property and where their beer comes from, up unneeds the space that the land will pro- til a couple of years ago, that wasn’t vide for a new building. a topic of conversation at all. For the Peterson Quality Malt processes first 25 years of the craft beer industry Vermont-grown barley into malt, a growing and using local ingredients key ingredient of beer, for the Ver- just wasn’t a possibility,” he said. mont micro-brewing sector and also The Ferrisburgh parcel would help some distilleries. Malt is naturally with that educational mission, Peterfermented barley sugar, and lends son said. He hopes to plant about 20 beer its sweet taste, in contrast to the bitter sharpness of hops, another vital brewing ingredient. Peterson’s malt house remains the only one in the state, although Vermont-grown hops are more widely available.

Peterson said area clients include Hired Hand Brewing in Vergennes, Hogback Mountain Brewing and Bobcat Café in Bristol, Frost Beer Works in Hinesburg, Foam Brewers in Burlington, Appalachian Gap Distillery in Middlebury and several other Chittenden County firms.

CORRECTION: A story on Page 6A of the July 27 edition of the Independent erroneously identified Middlebury businessman Bill Laberge as a member of Gov. Scott’s Vermont Climate Action Commission, when we should have said a different Bill Laberge — the one who is with Grassroots Solar Inc. in Dorset — was on the commission. Apologies to the two Bills.

CORRECTION: In a photo caption on page 14A of this past Thursday’s Addison Independent we incorrectly identified Eric Cutler of Gun Owners of Vermont as Fred Schroeder. We’re sorry for the error.

CORRECTION: In the Community Calendar published on Monday, July 31, we erroneously stated in a photo caption that author Amy Stewart will be at the Vermont Book Shop to discuss her novel “Girl Waits with Gun.” Stewart will not be present, but rather, there will be a book group discussion of the novel on Friday, Aug. 4, 6-7 p.m., at Shafer’s Market & Deli.

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acres of barley on the tillable portions of the land as well as add the malt house in what is about a 4.5-acre building envelope.

“I really want people to see the grain growing on the side of the road and understand where the stuff that’s going into their glass ultimately came from,” he said. “It’s actually supporting local growers in their local area. The beer they buy, the liquor they buy, is coming from fields right around here in Addison County.”

If all goes well, Peterson will expand his employee count from one to five.

“It still wouldn’t be a huge staff.

The malting process is a lot of watching and waiting,” he said.

Included in his Act 250 application is request for permission to have an onsite brewery and bakery, although he acknowledges there are no immediate plans for either, calling them more of “a wish list.” He envisions the site possibly someday hosting local third-party providers.

“I’d love to have a complex with lots of different local uses going on,” Peterson said. “I didn’t want to come back to Act 250 in a couple years and say, can I do these things, too, if they pan out.”

The property was deeded to Ferrisburgh in 2010 after complex negotiations in which the Agency of Transportation ended up with land for the former Vergennes rail station and its park-and-ride lot and much of the remaining land was conserved through the Preservation Trust of Vermont and local partners.

Now, the land might be finally ready to return to the private sector, and boost the town in more ways than one: Ferrisburgh will net more than $300,000 from the sale and gain a taxable property that will boost agriculture.

Lawrence said board members are excited about Peterson’s plans for the parcel.

“It should be good for the economy and bringing something local to Vermont. It’s a Vermont product. It all fits in with the agricultural piece that Act 250 wanted,” she said. “It seems like a perfect match for that property.”

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

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Trump’s distractions, Browder’s testimony and Putin’s kleptocracy If you missed the Senate testimony by financier Bill Browder on July 27 about how Russian operatives use American “enablers to achieve major foreign policy goals without disclosing those interests,” you’re not alone.

On July 26, the date Browder was originally scheduled to testify, Trump seemingly blurted out of nowhere on Twitter that transgender people would not be able to serve “in any capacity” in the military. That caused the expected outcry, the press jumped all over the story, and Browder’s testimony was postponed to the next day when ex-White House Communications Director Anthony “the Mooch” Scaramucci grabbed headlines with a expletive-ridden interview with the New Yorker, again burying all other news for the next 24-hour cycle.

Browder’s testimony, it turns out, was worthy of front-page headlines as well as the lead story on every broadcast channel. Instead, Trump’s distractions worked and the story largely slipped past most readers’ attention. But print lasts, and as his testimony was part of the Senate record, it’s there for everyone to read. It’s a fascinating look into Putin’s Russia and the kleptocracy that nation has become, all told in the first-person and worthy of a best-selling crime-thriller.

Importantly, Browder’s testimony also explains why Putin is so intent on meddling in U.S. affairs. Turns out, back in 2012, Congress passed the Magnitsky Act and President Obama signed it into law, targeting Russian human rights abusers by barring them from America and freezing their financial assets. The act gets its name from Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer employed by Browder and his company and who, Browder testified, was murdered by Putin’s forces. Browder, an English resident, was a successful businessman operating in Russia and, at one time, was on friendly terms with Putin. That all changed when he and Magnitsky uncovered evidence of a $230 million corruption scandal. The two turned the evidence over to Russian authorities, expecting the “good guys” to step forward and put the “bad guys” in jail, but Putin, allegedly, was a beneficiary and the tables were turned on Magnitsky and Browder.

Browder escaped; Magnitsky didn’t, but not before hours, weeks and months of investigation exposed how Putin, now one of the richest men in the world, gained such wealth by appropriating funds from the Russian government and demanding paybacks from Russia’s oligarchs. In recent years, Russia has tried several times to weaken the Magnitsky Act, or kill it all-together, because it threatens Putin’s hold over the oligarchs and his personal money that might be held in deposits overseas.

That President Trump could be caught up in the midst of Putin’s lawlessness is of no surprise, and Browder’s testimony lends even greater credence to that probability.

All of which cycles back to this: Does Trump really care if transgender people serve in the military? Hardly. Does he care whether the Mooch caused a scene with such unseemly profanity about others on his team?

What do you think?

But does he care whether Browder’s story made front-page news?

Apparently so. If you missed it, it’s not to late to gain Browder’s insight.

We link to the Atlantic, July 25 issue, where they reprint Browder’s testimony. Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/yagtadwh.

Working against the public good In President Trump’s budget, he proposes to cut spending at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by 30 percent; part of what would be cut is the federal spending on Lake Champlain’s $2.3 billion cleanup over the next 20 years. If EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has his way, he’ll slash EPA staff and perhaps eliminate the regional offices in Boston and Chicago. It’s all part of Trump’s campaign to cut federal spending on programs that benefit the public good at a cost to those who pay taxes — the majority of which are paid by the rich and super-rich.

In today’s paper, we file a special report (starting on Page 1A) on what that impact might look like if Trump’s proposed cuts went through (it’s bleak), but we also report on state programs to clean up Lake Champlain that are proceeding full-speed ahead; we outline the farm and town road programs that are making progress; and interview a number of state and federal officials to get their take on what the future holds for their part in cleaning up Vermont’s waterways.

It’s long. About 8,000 words in two stories. But it provides a good insight into how politics (what is covered in Washington, D.C.) doesn’t always reflect what is happening in the field, while also posing the threat of what could happen if wayward policies take hold. Sen. Patrick Leahy called Trump’s proposed cuts to clean water efforts “a travesty,” but he’s also quick to add that it’s a budget that will never pass the Senate.

We hope he’s right. In the meantime, we encourage you to read the stories, and learn how the boots on the ground are making things happen while they can, in spite of a president who seemingly works against the pubic good.

Party on! Making the most of it This Wednesday evening in downtown Middlebury — after the noise of construction crews had died down — stores stayed open late, people milled around to shop, listen to live music, eat a bag of popcorn or cotton candy, sample a beverage and enjoy what promoters called a Block Party.

The idea was to demonstrate that downtown businesses were open and eager for business and that despite ongoing construction, the downtown was still a fun place to frequent.

The Better Middlebury Partnership hosted the event, which also provided kids with the opportunity to have their photos taken at the wheel of a big construction rig, courtesy of Kubricky Construction, the primary contractor of the four-year, $52 million project. After the party ended, the crowd moved to the new college park to watch a free outdoor movie.

It will hopefully be one of many such events to attract shoppers to the downtown as merchants prepare for a long period of construction as the two downtown bridges are converted into a rail tunnel spanning from Main Street to Merchants Row. When it’s all done, the town will have reclaimed some land on the town green, buried a maze of power lines behind the National Bank buidling and Printer’s Alley, created a safer railway through the downtown, and hopefully will have sited a new railway passenger station somewhere close to the downtown. And with a little imagination, the project could be the spark that spurs a river-beautification project on the Otter Creek from the Cross Street Bridge to the Pulp Mill Bridge.

What we’ve seen over the first several weeks of this project is a construction company willing to work with the town to make life as palpatable as possible, have a little fun, and keep the conversation open to new ideas. That doesn’t mean the next four years will be pain-free, but if town residents can adopt their thinking to believing the pain is “tolerable,” then we can fill the next four years with beautification projects that make the town better, while also hosting frequent parties to keep it fun.

Angelo Lynn

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Could pols pass citizenship test?

Food for thought?

Suppose that senators and representatives at the state and federal levels had to pass the same test required of immigrants on their path to U.S. citizenship.

Perhaps then we would have more faith and trust in those who are supposed to speak for us … We the people.

Sue Sparks Cornwall

Health care for all is inevitable

Car/cat nap

A MIDDLEBURY CAT finds a shady spot to nap on a recent hot afternoon.

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We must refuse to ignore injustice Last week in Minneapolis a police officer killed a forty-year-old white lady named Justine Damond. She was a soon-to-be married meditation teacher from Australia, who called the police because she thought she heard an assault taking place behind her house. There are many unanswered questions, and because neither police officer had their body cameras activated, we will probably never know exactly what happened. One thing is definitely true, though. Instead of the wedding that was planned for August, there will be a funeral.

Outrage in the twin cities, and across the ocean, in Australia, where police shootings are rare, was swift. The mayor of Minneapolis forced the police chief to resign.

Marchers carried signs reading “Justice for Justine.” Newspaper articles refer to the victim as “bride-to-be.”

The photograph being shared with

By Joanna each news story is one in which she Colwell is the smiling face of white innocence.

Are people looking into whether she ever used drugs or whether there were traces of marijuana in her system? Are people questioning her judgement in approaching armed (and notoriously trigger happy) police officers?

The smiling photo, the tragic descriptions, the assumption of innocence. It seems these are rarely, if ever, afforded to Black victims of police violence. Also rare?

White people demonstrating against police brutality.

It may very well be human nature to more easily empathize with people who look like us. So it must have been jarring for a lot of white Minneapolis residents to see a photo of someone who looked like their wife, their sister, their daughter as the latest victim of a police in-

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flicted lethal gunshot wound. But this killing is right on the heels of the non-indictment of the police officer who took the life of Black motorist Philando Castile, shooting him exactly 74 seconds after pulling him over for a broken taillight.

After the decision not to indict the officer who killed her son, Philando Castile’s mother expressed her anger and heartbreak. “My son loved this city,” she said. “He had one tattoo on his body, an image of the Twin Cities.

My son loved this city, and this city killed my son.”

The reason police officers are so rarely indicted for killing citizens, is a clause in the law that makes lethal force illegal UNLESS the officer fears for their life.

It turns out to be impossible to prove whether anyone “feared for their life.” It becomes the living officer’s word in court against the silence of a dead victim who cannot tell their side of the story. It turns out that it doesn’t matter if the killing is filmed, witnessed by a crowd, live-streamed on Facebook, or even televised.

In the case of Philando Castile’s murder, the gentle school cafeteria worker (who is said to have memorized the names, food allergies and preferences of hundreds of elementary school children) told the officer that he was licensed to carry a gun. Seconds later, the officer used lethal force, shooting Castile in front of his fiancée and her daughter. One might think that the gun rights lobby, who show up en masse whenever any firearm regulation is proposed, might have had something to say about a licensed permit holding gun owner being killed after in(See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Getting older, and getting ‘the look’

On the whole, I’d have to say the pros of aging are so In contrast, when I mention our old antenna to my far outweighing the cons. But I do have one complaint: contemporaries, they jump right in and say, “We only young people. got three channels, remember?” And that leads to a It’s not what you think: I’m not on the “millennials discussion of the shows we watched — “M*A*S*H,” are lazy and entitled” bandwagon. I know a lot of mil- “Mary Tyler Moore” — and how you had to be home lennials who work harder than I ever did at their age. when they aired; none of this “on-demand” nonsense You could say I was a millennial before the millennium. we have today. (Hear my tone? It gets worse every year.)

No, my problem with the Youngs (by whom I mean The Youngs, instead of acknowledging how dull their anyone 30 or younger) is that they have no idea what short lives have been, seem to believe they’re simply life was like for those of us who grew up in the ’70s and too cool to have grown up in an era without cable or ’80s (or earlier) — and they’re fine with that. All they Netflix. know is our childhoods happened It’s kind of annoying. before their own, so who cares?

The older I get, however, the more I care.

I realize that it’s part of a normal patOne of the fundamental memories tern. My childhood experiences don’t of my childhood, for example, is the matter much to the next generation, TV antenna. Down the hallway, far just as theirs won’t hold up for those from the TV, we had a little console who come after them. We all feel that with a knob on it that would rotate our time is objectively the best one. the antenna up on our roof. One of It has only recently occurred to me us would crank the knob and wait

By Jessie Raymond that my grandmother — a well-travfor the antenna to turn — whirr, eled woman who lived through two whirr, whirr — while someone else, World Wars, the women’s suffrage monitoring the TV, would shout when the channel came and civil rights movements, and innumerable personal in somewhat clearly. triumphs and tragedies — perhaps felt similarly indigWhile I think of that as a charming reminder of how nant when I laughed at her for not knowing how to promuch things have changed — now that high-def TV gram her coffeemaker. allows you to see the individual nostril hairs on NFL Every generation has its day, only to be pushed out of players — the Youngs express mild pity. If they manage the top spot by the next round of young people. Someany level of interest at all, it’s only to offer a half-smile day the Youngs will be the Middle-Agers, and they too that says, “Ew. What a primitive childhood you had to will feel the amused dismissiveness of the younger genendure,” before turning back to their phones. eration.

“No, no,” I want to say to them. “Those were the good I’m already seeing it. old days. Don’t you get it?”

(See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

On April 19, 2000, then Vermont Governor Howard Dean signed into law the Civil Union bill granting the same legal protections of marriage for same sex couples. This was considered a major victory, but a bittersweet victory for same sex couples because it went somewhere significant but it still marginalized same sex couples as ‘other.’

This bill was a pioneer bill — nothing like it had ever been done before — and therefore there was a lot of fear and anger about the unknown and what it might mean.

Gov. Dean signed the legislation privately behind closed doors to minimize controversy. But sign it he did, and a symbolic door was opened up. This door has been open since and there is no going back.

That door will never be closed again.

Since April 19, 2000, there has been opposition and there have been some steps back, but steadily, steadily, steadily, the steps forward have been happening again and again and again. Gay marriage is now legal in the United States. Countries all over the world, following the U.S. lead, have legalized same sex marriage or provided civil union protection for same sex couples.

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Obama, this opened the door to universal health care in the United States. The bill was flawed and in the same way that civil unions didn’t go far enough, the ACA had numerous problems and still does. Nevertheless, millions of United States citizens got health care for the first time in their lives.

The Affordable Care Act was our country’s way of saying with legislation ‘health care is a right’ in the same way that the 2000 civil union bill legislated that gay people were entitled the rights of marriage.

The whole debate and controversy about repeal and replace of the ACA for Trumpcare is all about our country coming to terms with the fact that the United States has been on the wrong side of history for decades with not having a government health care system.

Health care is a very personal issue and millions of Americans do not want to lose the health care that they have now and they are willing to fight for it for themselves and for their friends and family.

We don’t know what might happen next with Trumpcare and we don’t know what actions those who oppose the ACA might take next. We might very well have some steps that go back before we move forward again. But what is very clear is that all the fighting to stop Obamacare/the ACA is ultimately destined to fail, just like all the fighting to stop gay marriage has failed.

The door is open now for universal health care. That door will never be closed again. Step by step by step the United States will have a universal health care system and our right as human beings to have health care will be made into law.

Maggie Hall Middlebury

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Reality TV for Vt. and Pres. Drumpf well, that’s just not gonna fly.

No Vermont Republican would be that stupid, right? Republicans are already an endangered species in Vermont. So their leader wouldn’t dare skip special governors’ meetAaron, baby, I’m so excited to ings on a topic as important to Vermake the shows you’re proposing. mont as the opioid epidemic.

I’m all for satire. But Now that it’s mid-2007 let’s keep one foot in reand everyone is starting ality. to think about the upNow let’s take up coming 2008 presidential your idea for a show election, I’m sure there’s about a maverick presgoing to be huge viewerident. He’s a billionaire ship for both shows. real-estate developer, Given your track recasino owner and record with “The Ameriality-TV star who gets can President” and “West elected on a “family valWing” and my work with ues” platform by promyou as the producer, ising to look out for the we’ve got a built-in audilittle people. ence for more. I agree it’s I gotta say, Aaron: a lock that Hillary ClinGreat premise. Mr. ton will be the DemoSmith Goes to Washingcratic candidate in 2008. ton for the 21st century.

So we’ve got to look beBut I’m worried about yond her presidency for

by Gregory Dennis how you’ve scripted out new shows. the show’s presidential First, on your proposal campaign and the first for one about wacky Versix months of the “Drumpf” presimont politics.

I agree that Vermont is finally on dency.

Ok, so our guy Drumpf runs on a everybody’s radar after Howard Dean’s flame-out in the 2004 pri- promise not to cut Medicaid, to remaries when he was supposed to spect the LGBT community and be a win Iowa and came in 17th. (Idea BFF to “the blacks.” That’s realistic for theme music: Maybe we can get enough for TV, though it would of Howie to repeat the Iowa Scream to course be absurd in an actual political campaign. open every episode?)

But your concept pitch goes off But I gotta say, Aaron, I’m puzzled about some of the plot lines you’re the rails when Drumpf gets nominated after a string of mistakes no modproposing.

I mean, Bernie Sanders is every- ern candidate could survive.

He confesses to wanting to date body’s favorite cranky uncle. But I just don’t see him as a major pres- his hot daughter, insults a Gold Star idential candidate. It’s a miracle he family who lost their son defending his country, and runs down McCain even plays well in Vermont.

Bernie’s not going any further. because he got captured. Then he Even for a TV show, it doesn’t make questions whether the sitting presisense for him to be the major hope dent (presumably still Hillary, maybe of an ascendant American Left. Let’s played by Meryl Streep?) is in fact a Muslim who was born in Kenya. be realistic.

I mean, c’mon, Aaron. It was one I’m intrigued by the idea that Vermont would— at least for the thing to have Rob Lowe, as an aide purposes of our little fiction here — on “West Wing,” have a girlfriend consider having another Republican who was hooking her way through governor. But after Jim Douglas law school.

But to have your candidate Drumpf vetoed not only gay marriage, but also the state budget — and then got get nominated, tell his supporters to overturned by the General Assembly punch out protesters, invite the Rus— I just don’t see another GOP gov- sians to hack his opponent’s computers, then call for his opponent to ernor in our lifetime.

And the part of your proposal be locked up? That’s just not gonna where the new Republican governor pass the smell test. Even for TV. You go even further off the rails owns a construction company and races stock cars as a hobby? I like it. when Drumpf gets elected despite But to have the governor skip losing by 3 million votes —thanks to much of the National Governor’s that 200-year-old mistake known as Association annual meeting — so he the Electoral College. can drive his stock car in a race — And when he becomes president, I June 2007 MEMO to: Aaron Sorkin FROM: Dirk Diggler RE: Your proposal for new political shows

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see problems from Inauguration Day onward.

I can buy it that Drumpf might have a few shady aides. But to have a campaign chairman who did millions of dollars of business with friends of the Kremlin? To name as national security adviser a guy who was on the take from the Russians?

To have Drumpf’s son-in-law (also a real-estate developer) become the chief Mideast envoy?

OK, maybe we let some of that go.

After all, this is fiction.

But you really lose me when it turns out that everybody suspects Drumpf colluded with Russia to hack the election, and hand him the presidency.

And do you really think we should swallow an episode where Drumpf cans the FBI director and confesses to the Russian ambassador — in a meeting in the Oval Office, no less — that he did it to shut down the FBI’s investigation into collusion?

See what I mean, Aaron? This stuff is just too far out even for television.

As a quibble, I also think your script is trying to cram too much into one week.

Especially where you have Drumpf hire a new communications director. That prompts the press secretary to quit. A couple days later the new comms guy unloads F-bombs to “The New Yorker,” claims that he’s got everybody wire tapped and calls his new colleagues a bunch of expletives-NOT-deleted.

It’s all so juicy that The New York Times — for perhaps the first-time ever — actually prints the F-word to quote the communication director.

And then — still the same episode! — the chief of staff gets fired, an ex-Marine general steps in to fire the new communications director, North Korea demonstrates it can nuke Peoria, the Russians expel 700 of our diplomats, and Drumpf tweets “There’s no White House chaos!”

You can’t expect viewers to follow all those developments in one week.

That’s an entire season, my friend, not one episode.

So, much as I love all these entertaining fantasies, I gotta say it’s time we go back to the drawing board.

Wait — I just had an idea. How about a show where the United States gets its first black president?

Nah. It’ll never happen.

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

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) forming the police officer that he was armed. Silence.

And in the case of this latest killing, one might think that the Blue Lives Matter people, who consistently fundraise and advocate for police officers that shoot Black people, even children, would have something to say in defense of Officer Noor, who shot Justine Damond while she was speaking to the officer driving the car. But that is not at all what happened. No one is going to bat for a Somali-American cop.

So this is a complicated and toxic web of violence, white supremacy, gun culture, bias and fear. This is our country. Facebook tells me that in the United Kingdom, police have killed 52 people in the last 115 years. Meanwhile, in the land of the free, home of the brave, police have killed 369 people in the past 115 days! I would guess that most

ACTR offering free rides to Field Days MIDDLEBURY — For the fourteenth year in a row, Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) will provide fare-free rides for visitors to Addison County Fair and Field Days. The service will operate Aug. 8-12 and is sponsored by Champlain Valley Equipment.

ACTR’s Tri-Town Vergennes Shuttle will pick up fairgoers in Middlebury, New Haven and Vergennes (the Vergennes Shuttle will meet the Bristol Shuttle for transfers at New Haven Park and Ride). Tuesday thru Friday service includes a midday drop off at the Midway Gate and an early evening return shuttle. On Saturday, a dedicated fair shuttle will run every two hours between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The Saturday shuttle will include direct service from/to Bristol Green.

The fare-free to the fair schedule may be viewed at actr-vt.org or you may ask a bus driver for a printed version.

law-abiding white people don’t experience a massive blood pressure spike when we see a police car. The same cannot be said for most people of color, who know their skin inspires fear and bias and that their lives are not held sacred by courts and juries.

So let us address this crisis of empathy by refusing to look away from injustice. Whether the victim looks like our family members or not, let us intensify our efforts to uphold the value of human life.

Instead of feeling hopeless and helpless, can we educate ourselves about the historic roots of this crisis, and refuse to be silent about what is happening in every state

in the nation. Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” This is what we are called to do.

Joanna Colwell is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher who founded and directs Otter Creek Yoga, in Middlebury’s Marble Works. Joanna lives with her family in East Middlebury. When not practicing or teaching yoga, Joanna enjoys taking walks, cooking, serving on the board of WomenSafe, and working with the Middlebury chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice. Feedback welcome at: joanna@ottercreekyoga. com

Spinoza: Truth a means to peace & piety Editor’s note: This is the 18th in the panoply of Gods, demons, a series of essays by Middlebury invisible spirits, who are taken to College Professor Emeritus Victor be our guardians or destroyers.

Others among us, who are of Nuovo on the origins of western an entrepreneurial spirit, enrich political thought.

The political outlook of themselves by exploiting the anxieties of the Benedict de Spinoza multitude; they are the (1632–77) is much inventors of religious like Hobbes’. This is cults or magical rights, not surprising, for he over which they claim schooled himself in proprietary rights, Hobbes’ writings and and by this means appropriated most of they grow rich and his ideas from them. powerful as purveyors Yet on one theme of superstition. in particular, he far But, Hobbes exceeded Hobbes remarks, there is — the topic of free another kind of human inquiry into the curiosity, which is nature of things, or and as Spinoza described Thinking about disinterested impartial; it is a purely it, the freedom to politics — intellectual desire to philosophize and to know and that leads publish one’s thoughts the origins the mind to conclude and discoveries.

An essay by that there is a first Spinoza devoted cause of existence that an entire book to Victor Nuovo this theme, which he Middlebury College is eternal and infinite, and a supreme entitled Theologicalprofessor emeritus power of nature that Political Treatise of philosophy is omnipotent and (published in 1670). inexhaustible.

In it he makes the This search is remarkable claim that this freedom not only does purely philosophical, impartial, no harm to domestic tranquility disinterested and fearless, and it and religion; rather, he asserts that results in the conclusion that there the peace and piety of a society is a single irresistible power, an depends entirely on it; they cannot ultimate power of nature, which is the source of everything, and be achieved without it.

It is a remarkable claim and which we call God. This is a purely intellectual notion of God, deserves close scrutiny.

Spinoza most likely discovered unaccompanied by neither fear the seed for this claim when nor hope, but seasoned by pure reading Hobbes, which allows wonder.

I believe that Spinoza pondered me to complete some unfinished business. In chapter 12 of over this chapter in Leviathan, Leviathan, Hobbes explains the and was led by it to the signature origin of religion. He observes that idea of his philosophical we humans are curious creatures, system: that God and Nature inquisitive about the causes of are one and the same, and that things, especially those that may this supreme and inexhaustible benefit us or cause us harm. From power of being is not a jealous painful experience we also know person, who requires worship that these causes most often or expects gratitude, but the operate without our knowledge or ultimate principle of everything, bidding, and sometimes their effect a rational principle, whose ways on us is catastrophic. Accidents can be explored and explained.

In the light of this discovery, happen.

Ours, then, is an anxious and we learn that the world was perpetual curiosity, motivated by not created for our sakes, that fear of what may come, by fear our species is an insignificant of the unknown. In this anxious and most likely impermanent state of mind we imagine causes, moment in the realm of being, powerful unnatural forces, which which is an infinite and evolving we personalize, hoping that nature.

How does this guarantee peace by offering them homage we might gain their favor and insure and piety? If we could question ourselves against misfortune. Thus him, I believe Spinoza would arise, in the human imagination, answer that it is by employing

this method of the search for truth that this goal is secured and sustained. The search after truth is an act of pure piety. We honor truth, we respect it, not because it is something we can own, like riches or power that we can use to our advantage, but because truth has no owner. It offers no advantages to anyone.

Truth offers only itself, and it is the ultimate judge of all our reasoning and judgments concerning it.

Truth requires of us the purest of motives in our pursuits of it. It is like a great mountain that sternly challenges fearless climbers; it promises no reward but itself. Yet when even a part of it is discovered, it shows itself to be clear and transparent, like the light of the noonday sun.

It gladdens the mind. There is no mistaking it as it is not mysterious. It is the very opposite of mystery; it is unending clarity, always enlightening.

This is the sort of piety that is not shaped by any historical faith — all of which Spinoza renounced.

Rather, it is pure, unsullied and faultless in fulfilling its promises; it favors no one and is accessible to all.

Moreover, a society founded on the principle that free rational enquiry shall not be abridged will be free of internal conflict. It will not be plagued by internal conflicts between zealous advocates of rival orthodoxies, whether religious or secular, or by the machinations of predatory demagogues, because every claim to truth will be subject to rational scrutiny, to a calm and dispassionate enquiry by everyone everywhere.

In such a society, Spinoza believed, the search for truth becomes everyone’s right, and this commitment to free inquiry is accompanied and fulfilled by a right and duty of everyone to change their minds whenever they discover their beliefs to be false. They will have learned that nothing trumps truth, that truth is the ultimate standard, and they will honor truth and respect the right of all to seek it.

This is the surest means to peace and piety. I believe Spinoza had it right.

Postscript: For more about Spinoza, see http:// w w w. a d d i s o n i n d e p e n d e n t . com/201608victor-nuovo-spinozafirst-secular-jewish-intellectual.

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) The other day, my 28-year-old stepson mentioned that he had just started using Snapchat and was finding the interface less than intuitive.

(Being a Middle-Ager, I have only a vague idea of what Snapchat is, but I do know it’s an app that does some kind of thing.)

“It’s starting,” I told him. “Struggling with technology is the first sign that you’re getting older.”

And then, to confirm it, his 18-year-old sister gave him the look.

It was the look I’m used to seeing from her and any of the other Youngs in my life. They give me the look when I talk about how, when I was a teenager, we had Sony Walk-

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mans for playing music, “and there was no ‘shuffle’ feature on a cassette tape, let me tell you.”

They give me the look because, although I finally figured out how to “back up to the Cloud,” I don’t know how to retrieve anything I send there.

I get the look a lot. And if you’re of a certain age, you probably rec-

ognize it: a disbelieving, mildly disgusted smirk that means “Wow, are you seriously that far behind the times?”

Judging from my stepson’s stung expression, I believe it was the first time he’d ever been on the receiving end of that look.

But he’s a dad now. So you can bet it won’t be the last.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Frances M. Elmore, 86, Middlebury

Irmgard Elisabeth Vock, 102, Lincoln LINCOLN — Irmgard Elisabeth Vock, 102, died on July 29, 2017.

The daughter of Karl and Elisabeth Arnke, Vock was born in Hanover, Germany in 1915. At the age of 21, with 10 Marks in her pocket, she left her family and rode 200 miles on her bicycle to Dresden, Germany to study at the renowned Palucca Hochschule for Dance. She received a degree in Dance, Choreography and Dance Pedagogy and was licensed to teach physical education. Irmgard graduated in 1939 shortly before her teacher, Grete Palucca, was forced to close the school because of her Jewish heritage.

During World War II she founded and directed a very successful School for Dance in Leibzig where she trained students for careers in performance and dance education. Her school was destroyed in a bombing raid at the end of the war.

After the war, she opened a Palucca School in Stuttgart, Germany for professional and amateur dancers.

In her school music, literature, anatomy and the history of art all served as a foundation for the education of a dancer. The focus was on the development of the mind, body and soul.

During her career she danced as a soloist with the Dresden Symphony and performed on stages in Stuttgart, Munich and Leibzig until a foot injury ended her dance career.

One of her dance critics wrote in the 1940s: “Irmgard Vock is forging her

IRMGARD ELISABETH VOCK own path. She has the courage to experiment. Dancing to the poetry of Goethe is a daring accomplishment and even a most sceptic critic must be fascinated by how she translated poetry into dance movements.”

She closed her school in 1950 when her husband, Manfred Vock, a research chemist, was relocated to Northern Germany. Her husband’s career led to relocations to Spain, France and to the United States in 1959. In the 1970s she opened Downia Designers, a small down comforter company in her home in New Jersey. She made German-style comforters and pillows for interior designers in New Jersey and New York.

She and her husband traveled throughout Europe, the United States, Canada, China and Indonesia.

She retired from her business when she and her husband transformed their vacation home in Vermont into

a permanent residence in the 1990s.

There she enjoyed gardening, sewing, making hooked rugs, enjoying the company of friends of the United Church of Lincoln, and her dog Zoey.

She was an avid reader and when her eyesight failed she listened to books on tape. With the help of the wonderful nurses and aides of Addison County Home Health and the volunteers from Meals on Wheels, she remained independent until the last year of her life.

Irmgard Vock approached her life with optimism and enthusiasm and she embraced all her opportunities and challenges with creativity, artistry, energy and vision. She herself stated that “above all, a dancer must have the personality and a presence that is taken from the depths of her soul and her intellect.”

Her husband predeceased her in 1999. Irmgard Vock is survived by daughters Sibylle Brandrup, Annette (Thomas) Lucas, Isabel (Donald) Hart, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

A celebration of Irmgard Vock’s life will be held at the United Church of Lincoln, on Sunday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m., followed by a burial at Maple Cemetery in Lincoln. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Addison County Home Health and Hospice. PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753. To send online condolences to her family please visit brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.◊

Carlos R. Dunn, 90, Orwell ORWELL/SHELBURNE — Carlos R. Dunn, 90, a summer resident of Orwell, passed away April 3 at his home in Shelburne surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 18, 1926 in west Windsor, the son of Roger G. and Ethelynd (Sargent) Dunn. He graduated from Windsor High School in the class of 1944.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Vermont. He married Ethel Swenor at the Brownsville Methodist Church on June 18, 1949. Carlos attended the University of Vermont and later transferred to the University of Chicago, where he earned his Master’s degree in Meteorology in 1952 and was elected to the honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

He was employed by the National Weather Service for many years, first in Washington, D.C., and later on Long Island, N.Y., and then to Atlanta, Ga., where he retired in 1982.

He and his wife purchased land in Orwell and he and his son built a seasonal home. They spent winters in Deltona, Fla., from 1984 until

CARLOS R. DUNN 2013, when they moved to the Residence at Shelburne Bay. He enjoyed the outdoors, boating and water skiing, and was an avid hunter. In Orwell he had a large vegetable and flower garden and enjoyed logging, supplying local residents with vegetables and firewood.

He also coached youth sports for

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He was predeceased by his parents, and by two sisters, Orytha Kenyon and Lucille Dunn. Survivors include his loving wife Ethel Dunn of Shelburne; one son, Roger G. Dunn and his wife Francine of Shelburne; two daughters, E. Lynn Dunn and her husband Alan Griffith of Fort Plain, N.Y., and Diane D. Tokoph and her husband Stephen of Mount Dora, Fla.; one sister, Helen MacLeay and her husband James of Morristown, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Jason, Leah, Michael, Seth, Parker and Garrett; and many nieces and nephews.

His family wishes to acknowledge and thank Dr. Karen Sokol and the caring staff at Shelburne Bay and Bayada Hospice.

Committed services with military honors will be held Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Brownsville Cemetery, West Windsor, Vt. The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor has been entrusted with the arrangements.◊

MIDDLEBURY — Frances “Fran” Elmore, age 86, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.

“Fran” was born in Detroit, Mich., on January 24, 1931. She was the daughter of Leslie and Elsie (Payne) Huff. She grew up in Royal Oak, Mich., where she received her early education and graduated from Royal Oak High School, class of 1949. On April 13, 1957, she married Melvin Earl Elmore in Royal Oak. They moved from Troy, Mich., to Pittsford, Vt., in 1984, where they opened and ran Cox Mountain Inn for several years.

Fran had also worked as a secretary at Brandon Training School from 1985 until it closed.

Fran’s circle of friends was vast, literally from the East to West coast and Canada to London, England, including her Michigan girl friend of more than 55 years, Ellie Wickersham, now of Summerville, S.C. She was a remarkable lady who connected with everyone she met, making them feel like they were the most important. Fran’s passions included traveling, reading, cooking

BRISTOL — A life well lived, Florence Berthiaume passed away July 28, 2017 at the Roscoe Care Home in Bristol. She was 94.

Florence was born Nov. 30, 1922, in North Stanbridge, Quebec, the youngest daughter of Emma and Abraham Berthiaume. At the age of two, she came to West Addison, and lived on the family farm with her seven siblings, now all deceased — Tony Berthiaume, Yvonne Gibeault, Zena Brassard, Ezebeide Quesnel, Leonie Vaillancourt,

Leonard Berthiaume, and Euclide Berthiaume.

Florence loved life on the family farm. She helped out with the daily chores, taking care of the animals, especially her horse Star, driving the tractor and spending time with her brothers.

She is survived by her goddaughter Theresa Berthiaume Simard of Maine and her godson Steve Quesnel of Georgia, as well as numerous grand nieces and nephews.

In gratitude, the family wishes to thank Linda and Kirk Roscoe for their loving care and Dr. Emily Glick of Bristol Internal Medicine.

Graveside services will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Middlebury, on Friday August 11, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Luke Austin as the celebrant.

In honor of Florence, memorial contributions to the Bristol Historical Society are greatly appreciated. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

Louise Baker Mosher, 98, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Louise Baker Mosher, 98, of Middlebury, passed away on July 27, 2017, at the Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury.

Louise was born on January 18, 1919, in Clarkton, Mo. Her family moved to Newton, N.J., where she graduated from high school.

She married Melville C. Mosher in 1942. After Melville completed World War II service, they settled in Hopedale, Mass.

While in Massachusetts, Louise started and ran a very successful business, Mosher Yarn and Fabric Shoppe in Milford, where she also taught evening knitting classes.

After selling the business, she continued teaching and was a volunteer with SCORE, an organization that provides mentoring for people starting or expanding a business.

Louise moved to Middlebury in 1989, where she soon became active in several community orga-

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and spending time with her family, believing her greatest achievement was her children and grandchildren and recently saying that her heart was so full, it could burst. She was a member of Brandon Congregational Church.

Surviving are her five children; Carol Kocik and her husband Bart,

Florence Berthiaume, 94, Bristol

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FRANCES “FRAN” ELMORE

Paul Elmore and his wife Tammy, Tom Elmore and his wife Kathy, Nancy Savage and her husband Bill and Daniel Elmore and his wife Jeana; her grandchildren, Benjamin Elmore, Michael Elmore and his fiancé Rose, Erik Elmore, Bridget Elmore and Colin Elmore. Many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her. She was predeceased by her husband, Melvin and siblings Kenneth, Betty and Donald.

The memorial service “In Celebration of Her Life” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Brandon Congregational Church.

The Rev. Bill Bartholomew, pastor and the Rev. Richard White, will co-officiate. A private burial will take place, at a later date.

Following the ceremony the family will receive friends in the church hall for a time of remembrance.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in her memory to; Addison County Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury VT 05753 or to Porter Hospital’s Arch Room, 1 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

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LOUISE BAKER MOSHER nizations including SCORE and, most notably, the Ilsley Library, where for many years she oversaw the Saturday book sales. Throughout her life she continued to be an

avid reader and knitter.

Louise was predeceased by her husband of 30 years, Melville C. Mosher, and her brothers Charles and Harold Baker. She is survived by her children Maxine (Herbert) Henryson of New York City, Calvin Mosher of New York City, Sandra (Peter) Olivo of Bristol and Aimee (Richard) Lamy of Wilmington, N.C.; her grandchildren Dylan and Stefan Henryson, Seth Olivo, Aimee (Olivo) Hughes, and Danielle and Brian Lamy; ten great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, including Lynne Baker Whitehead and Diana Baker.

The memorial celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury. Contributions in Louise’s name can be made to Friends of Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

Randall ‘Randy’ Collins, 57 SWANTON — Randall “Randy” Collins passed away peacefully at his home in West Swanton on July 31, 2017.

Randy was born in North Hero, on November 16, 1959, the son of Patrick Collins and Brenda Gillin.

He loved his family and was full of life. He loved and was loved by everyone that he met. Randy and his wife, Joan were inseparable.

They enjoyed being on the boat and found peace together on the water.

Randy also enjoyed his Harley and his “69” Camaro. He was known to his grandchildren as Poppy. They very much enjoyed their adventures with him whenever they came to visit. Randy was currently employed at and managed the Green Mountain Dairy, where he considered the Rowells and all of the employees his family.

Randy is survived by his wife and soulmate, Joan; his mother, Brenda Plattner; his daughters Michelle Marshall, Melissa Stone and her husband Tech Sargent James Stone of the U.S. Air Force, and Tessa Collins; grandchildren Mahaila, Havyn, and Peyton. He is also survived by his sisters Paula and her husband Charles Wakefield and Pam and her husband Chris Hansen, nieces, nephews and extended family.

He was predeceased by his father, Patrick Collins and infant sister, Kimberly Collins.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. at the

RANDALL ‘RANDY’ COLLINS Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton. The Reverend Anne Torrance Bachmann, pastor of the Swanton Memorial United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.

Gifts in Randy’s memory may be made to Children’s Heart Foundation, PO Box 244 Lincolnshire, IL 60068 or Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burlington, 16 South Winooski Avenue Burlington, VT 05401 To offer private online condolences please visit: kiddermemorialhome.com or call 802-868-3331.◊

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Abenaki (Continued from Page 1A) The Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation is based in the Northeast Kingdom. Translated into English, the full tribal name means, “people of the fish traps, in the pines, who see the first light of day.”

Vermont is home to four Abenaki tribes: The Nulhegan, who number around 1,400; a slightly lesser number of the Missisquoi, based in Franklin County; the Elnu, centered in the Jamaica/Putney area; and the Koasek, located in Haverhill, N.H./ Newbury, Vt., area. Stevens said the Elnu and Koasek tribes count around 150 members each.

As recently as 12 years ago, the tribes were autonomous and DON STEVENS nomadic, Stevens noted. Their respective leadership councils were stuff as Indian, you couldn’t apply made up of prominent families, he for grants as Indian, because they said. The different families would hadn’t accepted us as a tribe.” come together to talk about common In 2010, Vermont crafted a resources and priorities. process through which an Indian But that all changed in 2006, when tribe could apply for the state officially legal recognition. The recognized the Formal Nulhegan and Elnu Abenaki as a people. recognition tribes applied in 2011.

The four tribes formed It took several “allows us to act an alliance to help months for the tribes to as a sovereign make that happen. successfully negotiate “When we were organization all the required steps, going for recognition within the state Stevens recalled. in 2006 with the of Vermont. We Three independent Legislature, (state still fall under the scholars looked at officials) came to us the tribes’ genealogy and said, ‘Look, we state of Vermont, and history based on don’t know who is but we have a the tribes’ petition. native and who’s not. governmental The Commission You either come to us relationship with on Native American united, or don’t come the state.”

Affairs signed off on to us at all,’” Stevens it. Both the Vermont recalled.

“They — Don Stevens, chief House and Senate held of the Nulhegan wanted to help us, but Abenaki Tribe three public hearings they didn’t have time before a vote in both to figure it out.” chambers. The state At the same time, lawmakers attorney general vetted the new law created a Vermont Commission on and then Gov. Peter Shumlin signed Native American Affairs, appointed it. by then-Gov. James Douglas of In 2012, the Nulhegan and Elnu Middlebury. Stevens served for became the first Native American several years on that panel, charged tribes to be recognized as “Indian” in with recognizing the historic and Vermont, according to Stevens. The cultural contributions of Native Missisquoi and Koasek tribes soon Americans in Vermont, protecting followed. and strengthening Native American “For me, that’s the biggest heritage, and addressing that accomplishment,” Stevens said. “If I population’s needs in state policy. die tomorrow, I was able to help give Recognition was an important recognition to our people, along with step — but just a first step to what land.” the state’s Native Americans really So now, the four Vermont tribes wanted, according to Stevens: To be can legally apply for federal grants, granted what Stevens called “legal sell their wares under the Indian Arts Indian status.” This would allow the & Crafts Act of 1990, and apply for Vermont Abenakis to meet federal scholarships, according to Stevens. guidelines for representing their “It allows us to act as a sovereign wares as “Native American-made.” organization within the state of It would also increase the Abenakis’ Vermont,” he said. “We still fall eligibility for a variety of federal under the state of Vermont, but we grants for educational and cultural have a governmental relationship programs. with the state.”

“We had to have a state or federal STEVENS ELECTED CHIEF government recognize us as an It was in 2010 that the Nulhegans Indian tribe,” Stevens explained. elected Stevens at their chief, “They hadn’t. They only recognized succeeding Luke Willard. The chief us as a ‘people’ for minority status serves at the pleasure of a council purposes only. But that didn’t hold of 5-13 members, made up of weight with the federal government. various family members of the tribe, You still couldn’t legally sell your according to Stevens.

United Way wants you to help ‘Stuff the Bus!’ with kids’ school supplies MIDDLEBURY — The United Way of Addison County is gearing up for their annual back to school donation drive known as ‘Stuff the Bus!’ Last year with local support and donations of over $3,000, in combination with collected supplies, the United Way was able to prepare over 180 supplies-stuffed backpacks for Addison County elementary, middle, and high school aged youth.

It is United Way of Addison County’s mission to make sure that the entire community is set up for success in areas that determine the overall health and wellness of its members.

Collaboration with community donors of monetary gifts and supplies ensures this outcome.

According to the 2015 VT Youth Risk Behavior Study; “In Addison County nearly 50% of students (grades 9 – 12) do not feel valued by their community”, explains Jesse Brooks, Volunteer Center and Regional Prevention Partnership Coordinator for United Way of Addison County.

Community supported programs like the Back to School Shop exist to assist Addison County youth by providing them with necessary school items which help in achieving academic

success. “It is important that we continue our efforts in promoting prosperous, positive experiences for all students in Addison County and that the students feel like they live in a community that cares about their achievements” she said.

August 30th is the first day of school for most Addison County students; please help the United Way of Addison County make sure that all area youth and schools can get off to a good start this year by continuing to support this program by dropping off new school supplies to one of the 3 locations in Addison County.

Drop off dates and locations are as follows: •Aug. 1-25, at the UWAC offices at 48 Court St. in Middlebury, M-F from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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•Aug. 17, on the green in Vergennes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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“The tribal council makes decisions on how you move forward,” Stevens said. “They elect me to be the spokesperson to do the things I do well — to be the face of the tribe, to work with other people and tribal governments.”

Specifically, Stevens promotes the Nulhegan culture and helps its citizens “in any way.”

He likens his role to that of a town manager: “You’re responsible for the citizens under your care. You report to the council.”

The Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe has been active under the current council and Stevens. This year has seen holiday celebrations, the Snowsnake (traditional Native American) games, tribal council meetings, a Dartmouth Powwow in Hanover, N.H., and the “Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Abenaki Heritage Celebration and Native Arts Marketplace” held in June.

On Sept. 2 and 3, the tribe will hold its Sixth Annual Abenaki Heritage Gathering at the Mount Norris Scout Reservation in Eden Mills, just north of Johnson. The Abenakis use the event to celebrate their cultural heritage and help the public learn about the tribe’s history and culture through songs, story telling and traditional arts and crafts.

Like other Native American tribes, European settlers displaced the Abenaki from their lands over time. In 2012, the Vermont Land Trust and the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board set aside the 68 acres for the Abenakis off May Farm Road in Barton. The land hosts a hunting camp, a tribal garden and maple sugaring facilities that are administered cooperatively by the Nulhegan.

It is the only tribal forest in Vermont and New Hampshire, according to Stevens. The tribe hosts an average of one function per month on the property, which is open to the public, Stevens said.

Barton property is of critical importance to the Abenaki, according to Stevens. The garden has allowed the tribe to re-establish traditional Native American vegetables and maintain a food shelf. The small sugaring operation allows the tribe to raise money for scholarships for Abenaki children. And having a place to call their own is a major boost to the Abenakis’ collective

NULHAGEN ABENAKI CHIEF Don Stevens, a Counseling Service of Addison County employee, is seen here at a tribal event with his grandson Shadow, left, son Don III and mother, Margaret.

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self-esteem. it,” Stevens said. “I want to change “The Creator asked us to be good that from being fearful, to being stewards of the land,” Stevens said. accepted and proud of who they are.

“It’s home; it’s our roots,” he said That can be tough, because there’s of the tribal forest. still a lot of prejudice out there.”

Stevens believes Fortunately, things the Abenaki are have changes since rediscovering their “We have to his grandmother’s era. sense of pride in being educate people S t e v e n s ’ Native Americans. that there might grandmother changed He explained some be someone her name twice in folks of Abenaki sitting right next order to protect herself heritage have found it from Vermont’s easier to blend in to to them who infamous sterilization mainstream society. might be Abenaki, law of 1931. That law Marriages through the and they have no created a sterilization years between Native idea.” policy for people Americans and people — Don Stevens, chief perceived at the time of European heritage of the Nulhegan to have “negative have made it a fairly Abenaki Tribe eugenics.” Abenaki seamless transition for women were among those not wanting to those targeted. acknowledge their Abenaki heritage.

“She was born as Lillian May,” “A lot of people, because of our Stevens said. “She got married complexion, it’s been easy for them as Pauline. She died as Delia, to blend in as a Euro-American because she wanted to avoid being person and not have to be open about sterilized. A lot of people were

afraid of being Indian.”

Stevens’ next big goal as chief: Promoting more education about, and for, the Abenaki people.

“We want to make sure our public schools can educate about the Abenaki,” he said. “We have to educate people that there might be someone sitting right next to them who might be Abenaki, and they have no idea.”

Stevens believes the Abenaki have a story worth telling and preserving for generations to come.

“Before my mother passed, which she did a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to show our heritage and our lineage — not only so our parents and grandparents can hold their heads up high for being proud of who they are, but also to give an opportunity to our children to be proud of who they are, so that we don’t go extinct,” Stevens said.

More information about the Abenaki can be found at abenakitribe.com.

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Book discussion in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 4, 6-7 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. Meet and discuss “Girl Waits with Gun” by Amy Stewart.

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Green Mountain Club trail magic day in Buel’s Gore. Saturday, Aug. 5, 9 a.m., Appalachian Gap Long Trail parking lot, Route 17. Breadloaf Section of Green Mountain Club will host a tent for this club-wide event. GMC member volunteers will be on hand to meet hikers as they make their way along the trail and provide information.

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Cyndy Bittinger in Ripton. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2 p.m., Ripton Community Church. Bittinger will give a talk, “Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History: The Stories of Brave Vermont Women Who Did.” Sponsored by the Ripton Historical Society.

King Pede in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, 3279 U.S Route 7.

Sandwich supper followed by fun and cards. All are welcome.

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Addison County Fair & Field Days in New Haven. Wednesday, Aug. 9, all day.

Fairground Rd. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities, and Vermont products dinner. More info at addisoncountyfielddays.com.

Vermont Day open house at UVM Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 74 Battell Dr. UVM Morgan horses are on display to demonstrate their versatility and heritage. Free.

Bring a picnic lunch. Rain or shine.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Shoreham.

Wednesday Aug. 9, noon, Halfway House Restaurant, Route 22A. Arrive after 11 a.m. Spaghetti with meatballs, vegetable, garlic bread, and dessert. Advanced reservations

Writing Workshop in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 6-8 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The Middlebury chapter of the Burlington Writers Workshop welcomes all skill levels and genres (fiction, memoir, poetry, creative nonfiction) to look closely at each other’s work and help cultivate, inspire, and strengthen our individual craft. More info at MelBach7@gmail.com.

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Addison County Fair & Field Days in New Haven. Thursday, Aug. 10, all day.

Fairground Rd. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities, and Vermont products dinner. More info at addisoncountyfielddays.com.

Lap-sit story time in Shoreham. Thursday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m., Platt Memorial Library. Enjoy the library before we’re open for an hour of literacy-rich playtime. Share stories, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays. A great socialization opportunity for babies and toddlers in a low-stress environment. For ages 0-3 and their parents and caregivers.

Community HU chant in Middlebury. Thursday, Aug. 10, 4-4:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Terrace. All are invited to join in chanting HU, an ancient name for God. It could help you find joy, greater awareness and inner peace. Hosted by ECKANKAR, but all faiths are welcome.

Marriage of Figaro in German in Middlebury.

Thursday, Aug. 10, 8:30-10 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S Pleasant St. Students from Middlebury’s German Language School will perform an abbreviated version of Mozart’s stunning opera. Enjoy Mozart’s mastery of the operatic ensemble and lyricism in this production. Pre-performance talk in English at 7:45. Tickets $15. More info at 802-382-9222 or office@townhalltheater.org.

SUNDAY

10th Annual Tour de Farms in Bristol.

Sunday, Aug. 6, all day.

A 30-mile biking farm tour to raise funds for ACORN. The tour will by followed by the Tour de Farms After Party. Open to the public with live music, dancing and local food and beverages from across Addison County. For more info, visit the acornvt.org/tourdefarms/ or email inof@acornvt.com Hike into History in Orwell.

Sunday, Aug. 6, 2-4 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. On this guided tour, walk in the footsteps of Revolutionary War soldiers. Mount Independence Coalition president Stephen Zeoli is your guide. Wear walking shoes and dress for the weather. Co-sponsored by Mount Independence Coalition.

Free community meal in Vergennes.

Sunday, Aug. 6, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s, 85 South Maple St. Soft and hard-shell tacos, red beans and rice, and dessert. Beverages provided.

Aug

dinner. More info at addisoncountyfielddays. com.

Political Luncheon in Middlebury. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury. Middlebury College Professor Matt Dickinson will lead a discussion on political topics.

Bring your own lunch or buy from our Bistro. Cash or check accepted.

Addison County Gospel Choir in New Haven.

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 7-8 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days, Fairground Rd. Come hear the 35-voice choir and band when they sing traditional and contemporary gospel favorites like “I Go to the Rock,” “Nothing But the Blood,” and “Lord I Need You.” More info contact Suzanne Rood rood@ copper.net or 802-877-3008.

The ultimate film icon

WATCH MARILYN MONROE in “The Seven Year Itch” on Sunday, Aug. 6., 7 p.m., in the Red Barn at Mary’s at Baldwin Creek in Bristol. The event is free and food and drink will be available.

TUESDAY

Addison County Fair & Field Days in New Haven. Tuesday, Aug. 8, all day. Fairground Rd. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities, and Vermont products

required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419 to reserve. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Genealogy Exhibit in Vergennes. Wednesday, Aug. 9, noon-8 p.m., Conference Room, Kennedy Brothers, 11 N. Main St. Ceal Moran brings her traveling genealogy exhibit to the area to honor Vermont’s Geneology Day. Get some ideas on how to research your own family tree. Free and open to the pubic.

Aug

11

FRIDAY

Addison County Fair & Field Days in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 11, all day.

Fairground Rd. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities, and Vermont products dinner. More info at

community

calendar

addisoncountyfielddays.com.

Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol. Friday, Aug. 11, noon, Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, 1868 North Route 116. Arrive after 11:30. Fruit cup with honey yogurt sauce, Santa Fe Chicken Salad Plate, greens, potato salad, cole slaw, vanilla ice cream with cookie. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Marriage of Figaro in German in Middlebury.

Friday, Aug. 11, 8:30-10 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S Pleasant St. Students from Middlebury’s German Language School will perform an abbreviated version of Mozart’s stunning opera. Enjoy Mozart’s mastery of the operatic ensemble and lyricism in this production. Pre-performance talk in English at 7:45. Tickets $15. More info at 802-3829222 or office@townhalltheater.org.

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SATURDAY

Addison County Fair & Field Days in New Haven. Saturday, Aug. 12, all day.

Fairground Rd. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities, and Vermont products dinner. More info at addisoncountyfielddays.com.

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 12, 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.

Lake weed presentation in North Ferrisburgh.

Saturday, Aug 12, 9-10:30 a.m., North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church, 227 Old Hollow Rd. Meg Modley, aquatic invasive species specialist for the Lake Champlain Basin Program will give a talk on what causes excess weed growth, what is being done, and by whom, and what we can do to mitigate the problem. More info contact Linda at 802-7345-2617.

Ham, baked beans and salad supper in Vergennes.

Saturday, Aug. 12, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St. across from the Opera House. Spiral cut ham, baked beans, broccoli salad, roll, blueberry crisp with ice cream, and beverage served buffet style. The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children. Takeout orders are available. More info at 802-877-3150.

Aug

13

SUNDAY

Vermont Sun Triathlon series in Salisbury. Sunday, Aug. 13, Branbury State Park. Sprint and Olympic Distance races. For more info or to register visit vermontsuntriathalonseries.com.

Rokeby pie and ice cream social in Ferrisburgh.

Sunday, Aug. 13, 1-4 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 U.S. Route 7. Peach, apple, berry, pies of every kind with Wilcox’s ice cream on the side. Music courtesy Abby’s Agenda, who play jazz standards. All proceeds support ongoing Rokeby programs. More info at 802-877-3406 or rokeby@comcast.net.

Auditions in Brandon. Sunday, Aug. 13, 2 p.m.,

Brandon Town Hall. For Brandon Town Players Fall Production.

Aug

14

MONDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 14, arrive after 11:15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Bros., 11 North Main St. Chicken salad plate with fruit and crackers and banana bread for dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve (802) 377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Book discussion in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. “A Man Called Ove”

by Fredrik Backman. Volunteer-led. Bixby provides copies for participants.

Auditions in Brandon. Monday, Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. For Brandon Town Players Fall Production.

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Middlebury author and professor John Elder.

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WEDNESDAY

Bennington Battle Day in Orwell.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, all day, Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Free admission at all Vermont State-Owned Historic Sites.

Chicken barbeque in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 5 p.m.-dusk, town green. St. Ambrose Parish hosts an evening of barbequed chicken and fixings, a pie contest and sale, fried bread dough, baked goods, white elephant table, face painting and dunking tank.

More info at 802-453-2488.

Brandon Town Band in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Part of the Brandon Summer Music series. More info at brandon.org.

DC3 in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m. A rich blend of rock, country, folk and blues. Part of the Brandon Summer Music series. Free. More info at brandon.org.

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Auditions in Brandon. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. For Brandon Town Players Fall Production.

Author Robert Finch in conversation with author John Elder in Middlebury. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, Main St. New England author Finch will read from and discuss his latest book, “The Outer Beach” with

Sucker Brook Sawmill presentation in Salisbury.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7-8:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Bill Powers will bring this small sawmill community to life.

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“The Sandlot” on screen in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m., new college park, by the traffic circle. Part of the Better Middlebury Partnership outdoor movie and music series.

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ONGOINGEVENTS FARMERS’ MARKETS Brandon Farmers’ Market. Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., May 26-July 21, Central Park, July 28-through Oct. 20, Crescent Park. Vegetables, flowers, plants, Vermont maple syrup, honey, baked goods, organic beef, goat cheese, hand-crafted and tie-dyed items, jewelry, paintings and more.

Middlebury Farmers’ Market. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the VFW parking lot, Exchange St. Baked goods, organic products, cheese and dairy products, crafts, cut flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, honey, jam, jellies, preserves, maple syrup, meat and poultry products, wine, bread, plants, pickles, prepared foods, soap and body-care products, eggs, yarn, and cider.

Vergennes Farmers’ Market. Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m., June 1 through Oct. 5, Kennedy Brothers, 11 Main St. Up to 20 vendors, live music, free parking, rain or shine. Local food, produce, eggs, cheese, baked goods. jewelry, crafts and gifts.

Whiting Farmers’ Market. Thursdays, 3-6 p.m., Whiting four corners. Maple syrup, honey, baked goods, eggs, pork, bacon, lamb, and many other seasonal offerings.

SPORTS Co-ed volleyball in Middlebury. Pick-up games Monday, 7-9 p.m., Middlebury Municipal Gym. Jack Brown, 388-2502; Bruce at Middlebury Recreation Department, 388-8103.

Community Rowing Club in Vergennes. Thursdays, 5:15 – 7:30 p.m. June-Aug., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Info lcmm.org or 802-475-2022.

Family tennis court time in Middlebury. Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Indoor Tennis. Family play drop-in offers families a chance to play together.

Equipment is provided. Open to all levels of play. Info: Erin Morrison, emorrison@acafvt.org.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS ACT (Addison Central Teens). Drop-in hours during the school years: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3-6 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 3-7 p.m. Warming Hut, 77 Mary Hogan Drive. Teen drop-in space for kids.

Hang out with friends, play pool, watch movies, and eat great food. Info: 388-3910 or addisonteens.com.

Addison County Amateur Radio Association. Sunday, 8 p.m. On the air on club repeater 147.36/147.96 MHz, 100 Hz access tone. Non-members and visitors welcome.

Addison County Emergency Planning Committee.

Last Wednesday, 5 p.m. State Police Barracks. Public invited.

Addison County Republican Party. Third Friday, 7 p.m., Ilsley Library, Middlebury. 897-2744.

American Legion Auxiliary Post 27. Fourth Monday, 7 p.m. American Legion, Wilson Road, Middlebury.

Addison County Council Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Fourth Tuesday, noon-1:30 p.m.

Addison County Courthouse in Middlebury. 388-9180.

Brandon Lions Club. First and third Tuesday, 7 p.m., Brandon Senior Citizen Center, 1591 Forest Dale Road. 247-3121.

Bristol Historical Society. Third Thursday, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St., Bristol.

Champlain Valley Fiddlers’ Club. Middlebury VFW, 530 Exchange St. Third Sunday (except Easter), noon to 5 p.m. Donation $3. Refreshments available.

Looking for fiddlers young and old. Open to public.

Info: 342-0079.

The Hub Teen Center and Skate park. 110 Airport Drive, Bristol. School year hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Summer hours 10 a.m. ‘til dark as staff is available. thehub@gmavt.net. Info: 453-3678 or bristolskatepark.com.

LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer). Youth support group meets Monday nights, 4-6 p.m., Turning Point Center, Marble Works, Middlebury. Info: 388-4249.

Middlebury Garden Club. Second Tuesday. Location varies. Pat Morrow, 462-3741.

Middlebury Lions Club. First and third Monday, 5:30 p.m., Rosie’s Restaurant. Meetings held October through June.

NEAT (Northeast Addison Television) Channel 16.

Fourth Monday, 5-7 p.m. NEAT studio in Bristol.

Bruce Duncan, bduncan@madriver.com.

Neshobe Sportsman Club. Second Monday, 6 p.m. potluck; 7 p.m. meeting. 97 Frog Hollow Road in Brandon.

Otter Creek Poets. Open poetry workshop held Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. Ilsley Library in Middlebury.

Poets of all ages are invited to share their poetry for feedback, encouragement and optional weekly assignments. Bring a poem or two to share (plus 20 copies). Led by David Weinstock. Free.

Orwell Historical Society. Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Orwell Free Library.

PACT (People of Addison County Together). Third Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Vermont state office building on Exchange St. in Middlebury, Health Department conference room. 989-8141.

Samaritan’s Cupboard. Assembly of God Christian Center, 1759 Route 7, Vergennes. Third Thursday through October.

Vergennes Lions Club. First and third Wednesday, 6:45 p.m., American Legion. Club address: PO Box 94, Vergennes, VT 05491. Info: President Tim Cowan, 877-2382.

Vergennes Rotary Club. Tuesday mornings, 7:15-8:30 a.m., Champlain Valley Christian School, 2 Church St. Breakfast served at 7:15 a.m.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Addison Peace Coalition. Saturday, 10:30-11 a.m.

Triangle Park in Middlebury.

Citizens for Constitutional Government in Bridport.

Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Bridport Community School.

Learn about the U.S. and Vermont constitutions and how to defend our rights.

Five-Town Area Vigil for Peace. Friday, 5-5:30 p.m.

Bristol green. All welcome to speak out for world peace.

Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles Mobile Service Van. Second and fourth Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Every Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

Addison County Courthouse, in Middlebury. The van offers written exams, customer service and road tests. 828-2000.

BINGO American Legion Hall, Middlebury. Wednesday.

Doors open 5:30 p.m. with early birds. Jackpot $3,000. Food available. Benefits veterans, scholarships and community programs. 388-9311.

Brandon Senior Center, Brandon. First and third Mondays. 6 p.m. Refreshments sold. 247-3121.

Brandon American Legion. Tuesday, warm-ups 6:15

p.m., regular games 7 p.m. Food available, complimentary hot tea and coffee. Info: 247-5709.

VFW Post 7823, Middlebury. Monday. Doors open 5 p.m., quickies 6:15 p.m., regular bingo 7 p.m.

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FUNDRAISING SALES Bixby Memorial Library Book Sale, Otter Creek Room, 258 Main St., Vergennes. Saturdays, May 6 –Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Proceeds support library programs and materials.

Brandon Free Public Library Used Book Sale.

Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The 2016 season runs May 4 through mid-October.

Ilsley Public Library Book Sale. First Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Vermont Room. Ongoing sale in The Last Word during library hours. Info: 388-4095.

St. Peter’s Closet in Vergennes. Behind St. Peter’s. Open on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Two Brothers Tavern’s Charitable Mondays. First Monday. 10 percent of entire day’s proceeds go to designated charity.

DANCE, MUSIC, ARTS & EDUCATION Bridge at Ilsley in Middlebury. Thursdays, 5:30-7:45 p.m., Ilsley Library. Single players welcome. Info: 462-3373.

Bristol folk session in Bristol. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Hatch 31, 31 Main St. Open jam. Bring your voices, instruments, songs and tunes. Irish/Celtic, Maritime, Appalachian, Quebecois, Roots/Blues, World Music, Dead, Dylan. Info: vtceltic.com/bristol-folk-session. html.

LIVEMUSIC Pete Seeger memorial concert in Hancock.

Thursday, Aug. 3 6:30 p.m., on the town green.

Mellow Yellow in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 4, 6 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Va-et-Vient in Salisbury. Friday, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Meeting House.

Aaron Audet Band in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 4, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

New Dakotas in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

S.O.B. Mobile in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 5, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Addison County Gospel Choir in Vergennes.

Sunday Aug. 6, 6 p.m., Victory Baptist Church.

Rochester Chamber Music Society in Rochester.

Sunday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m., Federated Church of Rochester.

Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m., City Park.

Addison County Gospel Choir in New Haven.

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days.

Emily Sunderman and Elizabeth Reid in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m., new town park.

Stone Cold Roosters in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., on the town green.

The Grift in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

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Age Well offering senior meals

Guild seeks quilts for its fall exhibit MIDDLEBURY — The Milk and Honey Quilters’ Guild is looking for quilts to hang in their show to be held on Oct. 7 and 8 at the Middlebury Recreation Center.

The show, titled “Quilting in the Land of Milk and Honey,” is the fourth biannual show the guild has organized. The guild is inviting quilters throughout the area, as well as guild members, to display their quilts in this non-juried show.

This is the first show that will be held at the Middlebury Recreation Center at 154 Creek Road, and the space allows for approximately 100 quilts to be shown.

“We have about 50 members in the guild,” explains Peg Allen, show co-chair, “and most members will show at least one quilt, leaving room for independent quilters to enter theirs as well. We are looking forward to having a beautiful show and everyone is welcome to share their joy of quilting and creative talents.”

The quilts can be of any size and no entry will be rejected as long as it is registered by the Aug. 22 deadline.

While quilt shows often include judging that analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of each entry, the guild decided to skip the judging so that everyone from beginner to expert will feel comfortable sharing their special quilts.

In addition to show entries, there will be a section featuring quilts

by Rachel Eldredge and Phyllis

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THE “RADIANT LIGHTS” quilt made by the Milk & Honey Quilters’ Guild will be raffled off on Sunday, Oct. 8, at the guild’s biannual quilt show.

Bowdish, two talented members of the Milk and Honey Quilters’ Guild.

And new for this year’s show is a section highlighting projects made by local children aged eight to 16.

Another section will be dedicated to an exhibit of “Quilts of Valor” made for veterans and active duty service members. In addition to the quilts on display there will be vendors, basket raffles, consignments and a raffle quilt. The guild will also have holiday ornaments for purchase to

benefit Everybody Wins! Vermont: a reading mentorship program for Vermont elementary school children.

Anyone wishing to enter a quilt in the show can visit the Milk & Honey Quilters’ Guild website — milkandhoneyquilters.com — to download an entry form or pick up an entry form at Quilter’s Corner at Sew ‘n’ Vac on Route 7 South in Middlebury or at Creative Fiber Designs on Park Street in Brandon.

Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ gets a German makeover MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury’s German Language School and its special program “German for Singers” will once again present their fully staged German opera project to the public. On Thursday, Aug. 10, and on Friday, Aug. 11, students from the program will perform an abbreviated version of Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” in German, of course. The original récits have been replaced with short dialogues in German. Audiences will be able to fully enjoy the best of Mozart’s

mastery of the operatic ensemble, and the artful lyricism of the aria in this production.

With set designer Andreas Ehlers (formerly Gärtnerplatztheater München) as the newest member of the production team, the show will charm audiences both with its cast of high-caliber singers and its own special visual language. Musical direction

by Stefan Rütter, stage directed by Bettina Matthias and Stephan Boving.

A short pre-performance lecture in English at 7:45 p.m. will help

non-German speaking audiences get the most out of this German version of an Italian opera based on a French play performed in Vermont and presented by students from multiple countries.

Approximate running time is 90 minutes. Limited tickets to the general public are on sale for $15.

Tickets may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door Mon.Sat., noon-5 p.m. or 1hr before show time.

For the month of August, Age Well will be hosting special Restaurant Meals for seniors around Addison County. Here is a list of the upcoming Age Well senior luncheons: HALFWAY HOUSE RESTAURANT — Route 22A, Shoreham.

Wednesday, Aug. 9. Arrive after 11 a.m. Meal will be spaghetti with meatballs, vegetable, garlic bread, and dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-3771419 to reserve. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

MARY’S AT BALDWIN CREEK — Route 116, Bristol. Friday, Aug 11.

Arrive after 11:30 a.m., meal served at noon. Fruit cup with honey yogurt sauce, Santa Fe Chicken Salad Plate, greens, potato salad, cole slaw, vanilla ice cream with cookie. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

Open to anyone age 60 and up.

KB CAFÉ — Kennedy Bros. on Main St., Vergennes. Monday, August 14. Arrive after 11:15 a.m. Meal will feature a chicken salad plate with

fruit and crackers and banana bread for dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

BASIN HARBOR CLUB MAIN DINING ROOM — Basin Harbor Rd., West Ferrisburgh. Friday, August 18. Enjoy the grounds and gardens from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Dining room opens at 11:40, meal at noon.

Vegetable minestrone soup, half a Basin Harbor chicken salad club sandwich with Dakin Farm bacon, apples, lettuce, tomato and mayo on whole wheat bread served with mixed greens with a light summer vinaigrette. Pastry Chef’s choice for dessert. Advanced tickets required.

Call Michelle at 802-377-1419 for information. $5 donation does not include gratuity. A collection for Meals on Wheels will be taken during the luncheon. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

CUBBERS — Main St., Bristol, Monday, August 21. Arrive at 10:45 a.m., meal at 11 a.m. Lunch will be Chef’s Choice. Advanced reserva-

tions required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

Open to anyone age 60 and up.

ROSIES — Route 7 South, Middlebury. Friday, August 25. Arrive after 11:30 a.m. Meal served at noon.

Lunch will be a Picnic Platter featuring roast chicken and assorted side salads. Yellow cake with hard sauce for dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-3771419 to reserve. $5 donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Along with these special luncheons, Age Well offers senior luncheons year-round in Vergennes at Armory Lane Senior Housing every Tuesday and Thursday. Advanced reservations required. Free transportation may be available through ACTR. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Open to anyone age 60 and up. Vergennes Area Seniors Association has Bingo and Coffee hour at 10 a.m. before the meal. Call Michelle at 802-349-6370 for monthly menu, more information and to reserve a spot.

Salisbury history talk set Aug. 16

SALISBURY — From 1864 to the 1930s the Newton and Thompson sawmill at Sucker Brook on the east side of Lake Dunmore was a microcosm of rural community life and activity. On Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Salisbury Congregational Church, Bill Powers will bring to life some of the activities and memories of the forgotten mill. Included are over 70 photographs along with historical documentation. Also discussed will be the Falls of Lana, Loyal Kelsey (18211893) who farmed the present day Branbury Beach, Charles Wesley Sanderson, (18381905), a foremost landscape painter from Brandon, “Aunt Jennie” Rickert (18561934) who ran a teahouse nearby and Harley Rowe (1866-1931), a blacksmith who lies beneath a millstone grave marker in Forest Dale, VT.

THE VIBRANT COMMUNITY around the Sucker Brook Sawmill in Salisbury will be the subject of a talk by Bill Powers at the Salisbury Historical Society’s August meeting.

milestones BIRTHS

Lauren (Stefanic) and Sean Broe of Middlebury, June 27, a girl, Margo Louise Broe.

Katie and Lee Anderson Jr., of Middlebury, July 20, a girl, Arabella Lynne Anderson.

Linda January and Justin St. Louis of Cornwall, July 23, a girl, Evelyn Helen St. Louis.

Amanda (Hurlburt) and Christopher Lake of Addison, July 26, a boy, Henry Edward Rider Lake.

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Status of cleanup (Continued from Page 1A) Addison County, has relied on federal funding to pay a significant amount of the costs of many projects. One of these is a rain garden at Shelburne Community School that filters stormwater from the school roof Many Vermonters are and parking lot before it enters the unaware of the true reach of nearby McCabe’s Brook. Funding Lake Champlain, noted Sen. from government sources currently Chris Bray, D-New Haven makes up about 75 percent of LCA’s and chairman of the Senate budget in a given year, with federal Natural Resources & Energy funding contributing to a third of Committee. that.

The lake and its tributaries “Needless to say, we are working touch 136 of Vermont’s 246 toward a large shift in our income municipalities, including from government to private sources parts of all Addison County to make up for unknown government municipalities. funding down the road,” said LCA “It almost extends as far east Program Coordinator Krista Hoffsis. as the Connecticut River,” Bray MONEY FROM THE FEDS said in marveling at Champlain’s When considering the massive geographic influence. “Many cleanup of Lake Champlain it has places that don’t feel a long been hoped that the federal connection to Lake Champlain, government would provide the but they are the headwaters, largest share of funds — some in tributaries and rivers that empty direct spending but more by targeting into the lake.” money through state agencies. Of That’s why, when it comes to the federal sources, the EPA is water quality, “Everybody is allprobably the largest, but some funds in,” Bray said, adding, “Water also come to Vermont through the reaches into everything.”

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Vermont has more than 11,000 Administration’s National Sea Grant miles of roads, all of which Program. contribute a degree of pollution In order to become law, Scott from the vehicles that use them, Pruitt’s EPA budget proposal according to Bray. must first pass the Appropriations “There is no one who is not Committees in both the U.S. House part of the problem,” he said. of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Each of these committees will review the budget proposal, make changes or “markup” and rebuilding our country’s the proposal and then adopt an infrastructure, to protecting Lake appropriations bill.

Champlain, fighting efforts to roll Once the House and Senate each back protections of our air, water approve their own version of the bill, and public lands, and pressing the two bodies will then enter into forward with action on climate conference to write a final version. change,” Leahy said at the time. “I Once this final appropriations bill is am determined to give Vermonters drafted, both chambers must pass it, a front-and-center seat as budget and the president must sign it, before and policy priorities are decided. it becomes law.

Right now, at this unusual time, with On July 18, the House these results, the best way for me to Appropriations Committee passed an amplify Vermonters’ voices is as the initial appropriations Ranking Member of bill that eliminated the Appropriations funding for the Lake Committee.”

Champlain basin EPA PROJECT program. As of press OVERSIGHT time, the Senate The EPA set Appropriations the “Total Daily Committee has Maximum Load” or yet to adopt an TMDL, thresholds appropriations bill of for Lake Champlain its own. last year.

The Though nothing is TMDL identifies the certain, Vermonters maximum amount have reason to of a pollutant that believe the Senate a body of water Appropriations can receive while Committee will still meeting water adopt a bill that quality standards. funds the Lake Authorities aim to SEN. LEAHY Champlain Project; clean the lake by that’s because the ensuring that farms, committee’s vice chairman is Sen. roads, sewers and other sources Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. of contaminants send less than the As vice chairman of the committee TMDL of phosphorus into Lake and the Senate’s most senior member, Champlain and its tributaries.

Leahy has and will continue to play At present, the EPA’s day-toa leading role in the negotiation of day role in the Lake Champlain the EPA’s 2018 budget. He and his project is minimal compared to the office are committed to ensuring that state’s, since Vermont has assumed the project is funded. jurisdiction over the program. The “Presidents of both parties EPA reviews annual progress reports have supported funding for Lake submitted by the state and regularly Champlain ever since we passed checks on its progress. Emily Bender legislation in 1991 to establish the is a spokesperson from the EPA’s Lake Champlain Special Designation Region 1 office in Boston, which Act. The Trump Administration’s oversees all Vermont operations. She call to eliminate these investments said the EPA issued its first interim is a travesty,” Leahy told the report card on the state’s progress Independent. “It should not stand, it this past February, which said the must not stand, and I will do all I can state had made “very good progress on the Appropriations Committee overall.” A final report card on the to protect Vermont and Vermonters first two years of the project will be from the Trump administration’s issued in 2018. attacks on the “EPA has several environment and from Region 1 Office staff “Roughly this war on science.” working on TMDL The deep cuts the one-third of implementation and Trump administration the Vermont overseeing the state’s has proposed to federal progress right now, and Agency of agencies, including the we cannot speculate what EPA, have been met Natural will happen with the with some bipartisan Resources’ future budget,” Bender budget flows opposition. wrote in an email to the “Sen. Leahy has been from federal Independent. working on both sides dollars.”

However, many in of the aisle against these Washington and Vermont — Sen. Chris deep cuts in EPA and are worried that the Bray other science agencies, agency will no longer as well as other parts of be a partner in ensuring the Trump budget. Much of what the that the project is completed, even president has proposed in slashing if funding for the cleanup is secured. these science agencies will not stand “Another major concern is the in Congress,” Leahy Press Secretary ability of the EPA to even function as David Carle told the Independent. an agency — and deliver resources “But, of course, we’re early in the and regulatory programs across the process.” board in Vermont and everywhere Last November, after the else — because it is threatened by an presidential election, Leahy administration that proposes to cut announced that he would vacate the budget across the board by more his position as the ranking member than 30 percent,” Tom Berry, Leahy’s of the Senate Judiciary Committee, agriculture and natural resources a committee he had chaired adviser, told the Independent. intermittently for a decade, for the The fear is not that the EPA will vice chairmanship of Appropriations. take action to impede the project, It is clear that Leahy’s decision to do rather that proposed cuts to the so was, in part, in anticipation of agency’s staff and operating budget these proposed cuts. will hinder their ability to be a “My ongoing efforts range from resource for the state. economic development in Vermont “The concern is more with the

Champlain affects almost all Vermonters

capacity of the EPA to be a partner than it is with undermining the regulatory framework within which we all operate,” Berry said.

According to Berry, there are rumors currently circulating around Washington that the EPA is taking a serious look at closing regional offices. The rumors are focused most intensely on their offices in Chicago and Boston.

“That has not been confirmed in a really strong way, but it is part of what is a fairly up-front intent by the administration to very, very significantly reduce the capacity of the EPA to deliver their programs,” Berry said.

According to the EPA’s Bender, the goals have remained the same and the EPA remains committed to the project.

“EPA remains committed to cleaning up America’s waters, as laid out in the Clean Water Act. In the case of Lake Champlain, we plan to continue our partnership with Vermont to restore the lake,” she wrote.

SEA GRANT PROGRAM In addition to the EPA, the Trump Administration has also proposed cuts to NOAA’s National Sea Grant Program. Established in 1966, the program funds research at universities to address specific environmental problems. Lake Champlain has been a part of the program since Sen. Leahy first secured the funding in 1998. Since then, funding has gone to institutions throughout the state, including the University of Vermont.

On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted an appropriations bill that, if passed

by Congress as a whole, would reinstate funding for the Sea Grant Program. The House Appropriations Committee also reinstated funding for the program.

“This bill makes meaningful investments in the lives of Vermonters and in communities across the country by rejecting the misguided and unbalanced priorities outlined in the Trump Budget,” Leahy said in a statement. “These are the investments we should be making in Vermont and in the American people and their communities. But we can — and should — be doing more, and I look forward to continuing to fight for Vermonters on the Senate Appropriations Committee.”

But it’s not just EPA and NOAA funding that helps pay for Lake Champlain cleanup. The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Agency of Transportation (VTrans) both provide money to municipalities for water quality projects.

VTrans funding for municipal water quality-related projects is a mix of state and federal funds, according to Michele Boomhower, VTrans director of the Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division.

While about half is from the Federal Highway Administration, Boomhower said this money is not at risk.

“These funds have been authorized through the five-year Federal Transportation Bill and are appropriated on an annual basis by Congress,” she told the Independent.

“Our risk review does not reveal any concerns regarding the availability of these funds.”

But on the DEC side of things, the budget impact of changes in federal spending could be significant.

Three of the DEC’s four programs are entirely Vermont funded, but the $87 million Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund — DEC’s largest chunk of change by far — is

programs, including the Clean Water mostly federal dollars.

“For every four dollars of federal Act. “In the President’s budget, money we draw down, we need to put in one dollar of state money,” he proposed to reduce the state said ANR Secretary Julie Moore, assistance grant by as much as, I believe, 30 percent explaining the matching and that grant pays for funds ratio. approximately 100 FTEs For Moore, a far larger “Everything I’ve heard is (full-time-equivalent concern is DEC staff. personnel) here at the Close to a third of the that it’s an agency.

DEC’s 308 employees incredibly “So it could have a are funded through difficult time significant effect if it federal money. And were to come to pass ... among the many assaults to be an EPA If there are cuts to those on the EPA in President employee.”

Trump’s proposed budget — ANR Secretary state assistance grants, are cuts that could result Julie Moore the place they will be felt most is in our ability to in 30 fewer employees staff all these programs.” working on water quality Moore remains optimistic, at Vermont’s DEC. “Frankly, in terms of our clean however, because thus far it seems water work, where the agency faces unlikely that the President’s budget the greatest risk is in terms of our as submitted will come to pass.

“Our sense in everything we’ve staff,” said Moore. “About a third of the agency’s budget is federal. And heard from the congressional what that translates to is we receive delegation is that (President Trump’s a state-assistance grant from the EPA proposed) budget is not a starting to implement our core environmental place for the conversation,” she said.

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Beyond DEC dollars and manpower, Moore noted that damage to the EPA will inflict collateral damage on states, in any number of ways. She is concerned for the EPA’s role as a critical partner in Vermont’s work to provide clean water, clean air and a clean environment to its citizens.

“There are innumerable places that our work intersects,” said Moore.

“The EPA is an important partner in a lot of our work, both directly and indirectly.”

She also expressed concern for the EPA itself. ANR has heard that the EPA is looking to reduce its workforce by as many as 1,500 positions nationwide through attrition and retirements, Moore said.

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Oversight (Continued from Page 11A) State Treasurer Beth Pearce She said this would be ineffective got the discussion going this because job cuts would not be past January when she submitted strategic, and morale would suffer. her “Clean Water Report” to the “Everything I’ve heard is that it’s Legislature. That report assesses an incredibly difficult time to be an potential cleanup costs and pitches EPA employee,” Moore said.

65 possible revenue sources for $1.25 BILLION STATE the state’s share of the Clean Water FUNDING GAP Initiative, including an excise tax on Vermont began pesticides, a gas tax, a preparing a TMDL for “We’re fully $50 annual flat fee per Lake Champlain during parcel, and/or a sales tax committed the late 1990s, when it on auto repairs. was recognized that the to doing A complete menu of body of water didn’t meet whatever we the potential revenue federal Clean Water Act can to clean sources can be found water quality standards. up the lake. online at tinyurl.com/ The Environmental It’s going to y9r8dgd9.

Protection Agency Pearce was candid approved Vermont’s be a 20-year in her portrayal of the proposed Lake process. We financial challenge Champlain TMDL in didn’t get here facing the state. She 2002. said Vermont is on pace overnight, But the Conservation and we’re not to receive a total of Law Foundation sued the around $1.06 billion in going to get EPA in 2008, claiming federal revenues for its the agency’s 2002 ourselves out clean water mandates approval of the TMDL of it overnight.” during the next two was “arbitrary, capricious — Gov. Phil Scott decades, with the total then for years three and on, we and not in accordance” cost estimated at $2.3 don’t have that (bonded) money any with law under the Clean billion. That leaves a more — or at least we don’t have Water Act. Essentially, the foundation 20-year gap of $1.25 billion the state that much. What’s the plan going argued the TMDL was flawed and not will have to find to fulfill its cleanup forward?” strong enough to comply with Clean obligations.

The Senate Finance Committee Water Act standards.

Put another way, Vermont will will take the lead in devising After considerable litigation and have to come up with $55 million per funding scenarios for the cleanup negotiations, the EPA withdrew its year for the next 20 years to comply plan, according to Bray. That will 2002 approval of Vermont’s TMDL with the Clean Water Initiative. happen after several other legislative and pressed for development of a To dig deeper into the question of committees — including agriculture, new TMDL, relating particularly lake cleanup funding, the Legislature natural resources and energy, and to phosphorous runoff into Lake last session established the “Act 73 transportation — have taken their Champlain.

Working Group on Water Quality turns shaping the legislation.

State and federal officials Funding,” tasked with drafting “My goal is to make sure we can negotiated a new TMDL for Lake legislation “to establish equitable say with confidence that we know Champlain in 2015 and the EPA set and effective long-term funding we are asking Vermonters to spend the TMDL phosphorus limits in June methods to support clean water money in a well-designed and 2016. While Lake Champlain is by efforts in Vermont.” The working effective program,” Bray said. far the state’s largest body of water, it group’s recommendations are due to That program will, of course, have is not the only one being scrutinized the General Assembly by to pass muster with under the state’s Clean Water Nov. 15. federal authorities. And Initiative, a massive cleanup effort Bray said Vermont is With Pearce’s $55 “If we don’t expected to take around 20 years and million-per-year fortunate to have been price have federal cost around $2.6 billion, according tag in mind, Sen. Chris funds, I think able to have significant to state officials. A combined total Bray, D-New Haven input in its quest to meet of 11 other TMDL plans are being will be looking for the we will be the TMDL standards. developed for other waterways in the task force to offer some looking at “Vermont has taken state. a more comprehensive concrete proposals. Bray staffing cuts, That includes three spots in is chairman of the Senate to be direct approach that has a Addison County: Middlebury River Natural Resources & about it. lot more details that and part of Otter Creek in Middlebury Energy Committee. very specific to Programs and are because of bacteria, and Otter Creek Vermont’s terrain and “We didn’t tell the task below Vergennes because of sewer force that we wanted a people. I don’t how Vermonters live overflows. report,” Bray said. “We think Vermont on the land,” Bray While state leaders in Vermont said, ‘Let’s get right to will be able to said, citing measures agree that clean water is of paramount the work at hand. Come raise enough to specifically address importance, what Legislators and the to the Legislature with money to pollution emanating administration of Gov. Phil Scott are draft legislation that from farms, roads, keep all those sewer plants, businesses likely to differ on is how Vermont will establishes equitable pay for its share of the water quality and effective long- programs and and other sources. improvements — all of which will term funding methods people going.”

“I think it’s good that have an impact on farms, wastewater to support clean water — Sen. we have a TMDL that’s treatment plants, businesses and efforts in Vermont.’ It will Chris Bray tailored to Vermont and rank-and-file Vermonters. that the state maintains be interesting to see what its responsibility for they come back with.”

Fortunately, Vermont is off to a implementing the plan.”

Vermont would find far less decent start in covering the first two palatable a one-size-fits-all approach of the 20 years of cleanup.

Treasurer Pearce has from Washington.

“The federal government looks at recommended the state earmark $25 million in unused bonding water quality through a more narrow capacity to help bridge the funding window,” Bray said.

Absent an approved TMDL on gap for cleanup for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. That will still leave Vermont’s terms, Bray said the the Legislature a combined $54.8 federal government could have taken million to make up for those two action on Vermont through: • More rigorous permitting years, Bray noted. Lawmakers will need to adjust the fiscal year 2018 standards for the state’s wastewater budget and craft a fiscal year 2019 treatment plants.

• A requirement that farmers budget beginning next January.

“It’s only two years and only obtain water quality permits, half the total number of dollars we technically referred to as “National identified we needed to spend,” Bray Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permits.” said.

• Municipal water quality projects He made these and other concerns known to the task force through a for storm water runoff.

Under the current scenario, the July 17 letter.

“Are we putting off that $54.8 feds share authorship of the TMDL million?” Bray said. “Are we going and the consequences if it doesn’t to try to find it another way? And work out.

SEN. BRAY

GOV. SCOTT “Because the EPA wrote (the exciting.” substantial revenues to apply to lake TMDL) with Vermont, the EPA Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, cleanup efforts. owns the Lake Champlain TMDL,” said he himself has not sensed a “I believe that if we make the right Bray said. “If there’s a failure to reduced commitment from the investments … we can grow revenue perform, complaints would be Trump administration on clean organically,” Scott said. “We’ll have made to the EPA, and it would be water priorities. But he believes the more money coming into the coffers up to the EPA to take steps to ensure situation bears watching. if we grow our business sector and we were meeting the terms of the “Obviously, we’re all concerned grow the businesses that are already TMDL.” about what’s happening there, and here. I believe that’s viable.

Bray and other state officials are you never know,” Scott told the “When you take a look at it in its wondering how far the EPA will Addison Independent last week entirely, we don’t have to have a be able to press enforcement of during an exclusive interview. “But knee-jerk reaction with a new tax or the cleanup plan given the Trump at this point in time, we fee to support the cleanup,” he added. administration’s stated haven’t heard anything State economists last month desire to gut the agency’s “I believe that different. We’re fully reported state revenues will come resources. committed to doing in at almost $29 million less than if we make “Under the current whatever we can to had been anticipated for this fiscal (Trump) administration the right clean up the lake. It’s year. But Scott believes the state will ... they seem much less investments going to be a 20-year be able to reverse that trend thanks inclined to protect air … we can process. We didn’t to new investments in workforce quality and water quality grow revenue get here overnight, housing, downtown development, than the EPA has been for organically and we’re not going workforce education and support decades — right back to to get ourselves out of incubator space for nascent … we don’t the 1970s, when the Clean of it overnight. We enterprises.

Water Act and Clean Air have to have want to make sure “There’s a sense of optimism in Act were passed,” Bray a knee-jerk we spend our money Vermont,” Scott said, citing feedback said. “I don’t know what reaction with a wisely and that we he’s received during his statewide the federal government’s new tax or fee show our constituents travels. predisposition to to support the that everything we’re Scott should anticipate Lake enforcement will be.” putting into place has Champlain cleanup as being a major And any cut to the EPA cleanup.” a meaning, is effective campaign issue should he run for reis likely be felt at the state — Gov. Phil Scott and efficient.” election next year. That’s because level, according to Bray.

Scott believes the environmentalist James Ehlers, a “Roughly one-third of the state is well positioned financially Winooski Democrat, confirmed last Vermont Agency of Natural to tackle the first two years of the week he will run for governor.

Resources’ budget flows from cleanup program, and he’s hoping Ehlers is executive director of federal dollars,” Bray said. “We the Act 73 Working Group on Water Lake Champlain International, an will still have the legal obligation Quality Funding will put together a organization that advocates for the to execute the terms of … all the solid plan to raise adequate revenues health of the lake. federal (environmental) laws that for the ensuing 18 years.

Scott welcomes the challenge. we have been delegated. If we He cited one potential revenue “I’ve know James for a number of don’t have federal funds, I think source as particularly promising: years,” Scott said. “I’m not surprised we will be looking at staffing cuts, The New England to have opposition. I’m to be direct about it. Programs and Clean Power Link, a “Another sure there will be many people. I don’t think Vermont will $1.2-billion electric others.” be able to raise enough money to power line designed to major concern Back at the Lewis keep all those programs and people bring renewable energy is the ability Creek Association, going.” from Canada to the of the EPA to Krista Hoffsis said she SCOTT ADMINISTRATION northeast United States. even function is confident Vermonters In the meantime, people are A portion of the line as an agency will come together and looking to see how Scott, in his is slated to be buried change their habits and … (it) is first year as governor, addresses the beneath Lake Champlain, find ways to support water quality issue. including off the west threatened improved water quality.

Julie Moore, secretary of the coast of Addison County. within an “Now more than ever, Agency of Natural Resources, Project developers have administration it is crucial that people said Gov. Scott adopted Treasurer agreed to some financial that proposes who live in the Lake Pearce’s recommendations on concessions, including to cut the Champlain watershed funding Lake Champlain cleanup a promise to contribute get involved and whole hog this year. $202 million (about $5 budget across support this extremely “I would just note that the million annually over 40 the board by valuable resource,” governor’s budget this year, years) to Vermont’s Clean more than 30 she said. “I remain really the increase in funding Water Fund. optimistic about Lake percent.” for clean water is in some ways “From my standpoint, cleanup — Tom Berry Champlain unprecedented,” Moore said. “The this would be beneficial,” because I believe that budget that was passed has a 70 Scott said. “There is a communities can come percent increase over last year in the direct relationship here between this together to educate one-another, amount of state dollars committed to project and the lake cleanup. It’s volunteer and donate to conserve clean water funding. found money, if (the project) comes the health of the lake for its drinking “We’ve had just this incredible to be.” water, as a place to recreate, and as uptick in resources available to us Ultimately, Scott hopes economic a treasured part of the landscape. It for this year and next year, which is growth within the state can generate truly is up to all of us.”

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Agriculture implement the law, then you do (Continued from Page 1A) Protection Agency’s demand that some public outreach to engage key Vermont improve not just the beauty players, then you create effective of the lake but the quality of its pipelines for money and projects. water for drinking, recreation and And these process have all been economic development. unfolding since the Clean Water Act “Right now everything is was signed into law in June 2015. moving forward,” But the acceleration said Adam Lougee, “Farmers are also reflects policy executive director of choices. Both the the Addison County really stepping up Vermont Department Regional Planning and trying to work of Transportation C o m m i s s i o n , hard to do what (VTrans) and the which has a stake they need to do Agency of Natural in proper land use to make a living Resources (ANR) and management. have rolled out new but also to make “There have not been grant programs that any federal policy sure that they are are oriented toward implications to date. doing their best improving water And the (Gov. Phil) too. Because in quality and have Scott administration is the end a better reallocated funds moving forward with environment is within some of implementing the their existing grant better for them as programs, Lougee Clean Water Act.” Not just moving well.” said.

— Agriculture ahead, but moving Moreover, the Secretary administration has ahead faster.

Anson Tebbetts chosen to prioritize “Scott’s a builder.

His business was roads as a way to contracting. He wants get moving on lake to see things get done,” Lougee said. cleanup.

“I think they’re working hard to put “Under the Scott administration, funding where they can implement VTrans and ANR have been working projects the quickest. I think that’s together to really try and frontload why they’re focusing on roads first. the work that they’re doing on roads They want to show progress.” so that they can start the process Part of the acceleration has to and show some progress on water do with the natural timeline that cleanup,” Lougee said. unfolds when legislation is enacted, Road improvement, along he explained. First you pass a law, with stormwater and wastewater then you pass the regulations to management, are the three key areas

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Anson Tebbetts praised farmers for their work to update their practices so less phosphorus gets into Vermont streams and lakes. He hasn’t seen a change in lake cleanup funding, but is monitoring that.

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where the Clean Water Act requires towns to meet higher standards.

While stormwater and wastewater requirements vary with the size of the town and other factors, all towns must now get a new kind of permit called a Municipal Roads General Permit. The permit requires that new roads meet (still evolving) MRGP standards and that existing roads be brought up to snuff.

To get the permit, towns must draw up a list of what needs to be fixed to improve water quality, prioritize that inventory, schedule projects and get to work. Roughly speaking, towns have until 2020 to complete their inventories and 20 years TO complete projects.

This work is well under way in Addison County.

Of our 22 towns, all but Hancock and Granville are in the Lake Champlain watershed. West of the Green Mountains, 19 towns — all but Addison — are lined up to carry out 38 water quality-related road-improvement projects in the coming year. These projects include inventorying roads, upgrading and/ or replacing culverts, lining ditches with stone, creating grass-lined ditches, and stabilizing slopes and stream banks. Other water quality road work includes grading roads to promote better draining and prevent erosion.

Total costs for all 38 water quality-related road projects is estimated at $627,621 for fiscal year 2018. Close to 73 percent of project funds will be provided by state agencies; the rest must come from the towns. Seventeen of the county’s 38 projects are funded through the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC); 21 projects are funded through VTrans.

STORMWATER, WASTEWATER In addition, Vergennes recently got a $50,000 DEC grant for stormwater planning. It allows Vergennes to begin a project that ultimately will stop the mixing of rainwater and sewage that has resulted in sewage spills into Otter Creek, Lougee explained. But the town will need additional money to complete that project.

“You can’t just go from idea to building,” Lougee said. “They know they have a sewer/stormwater

JEFF CARTER, LEAD agronomist with UVM Extension, talks about protecting the Lake Champlain watershed during a bus tour of Addison County farms last September in Middlebury. Carter says farmers have accepted their role in cleaning up Vermont waterways.

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problem. But first they’ve got to define the problem. Then they’ve got to engineer the solution to the problem. Then they’ve got to build that.”

Elsewhere across Vermont, towns have lined up water quality-related road, wastewater and stormwater projects similar to those slated for Addison County.

All told the DEC has allocated about $12.6 million to fund municipal water quality-related projects between now and June 30, 2018, and VTrans has allocated $11.1 million.

While this funding also goes to water quality-related projects along other Vermont waterways, Lake Champlain remains the top priority.

Altogether, total funds available to the state’s municipalities for water quality related-projects is roughly $23.7 million.

The state makes water quality funds available to towns through a variety of programs.

VTrans administers three programs: Better Roads, Municipal Highway and Stormwater Mitigation, and Transportation Alternatives.

DEC (part of the ANR) administers four: the Municipal Roads Grants-

in-Aid pilot, Ecosystem Restoration Grants, Multi-Sector Clean Water Block Grants, and the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund.

ANR Secretary Julie Moore noted that the Revolving Loan Fund is only budgeted for $6 million in fiscal year 2018, but the fund actually has $87 million in it because of an “accumulated balance from several years of not expending the full amount that we receive” and as the result of recent lump sum loan repayments, such as one just received from Burlington.

Nevertheless, the Revolving Loan Fund requires that the state match some federal dollars, so Vermont won’t be able to touch some of that $87 million without spending state money.

FARM ASSISTANCE For agriculture, two of the most important components of Lake Champlain cleanup are technical and financial assistance. Farmers need access to expert know-how to learn new farming practices that will help keep phosphorus out of the lake.

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Technical assistance includes information on such practices as using more cover crops, planting corn with no tilling, injecting manure into the ground instead of spreading it on top of fields, creating a nutrient management plan, using buffer zones next to ditches and waterways.

Infrastructure might be a new or improved manure pit or improvements to the barnyard area.

A host of state and federal entities work together to provide farmers with technical assistance: the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; the UVM Extension offices; the regional conservation districts, and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Money for water quality-related farm practices or infrastructure upgrades comes through the Agency of Agriculture and through the NRCS. Understanding these interlocking (See Assistance, Page 14A)

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Assistance (Continued from Page 13A) partnerships is key to understanding how Lake Champlain cleanup could be affected by policy changes under the Trump administration.

In general, the ag view on lake cleanup looks similar to that for municipalities. From the state and local point of view, programs are in place, work is well under way, and both farmers and key state players are engaged in addressing farm infrastructure and farm practices to help clean up the lake. Indeed, agriculture is perhaps the sector of the Vermont economy that is farthest along, that has taken the most steps and embraced the most changes to support water quality.

Clouds, however, could be looming if important federal programs suffer Trump-proposed cuts.

Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts underscored the state’s support for cleaning up Lake Champlain.

“The Scott administration has a strong commitment to water quality signified by the investment of $5.2 million over the next two years just in agriculture,” he said. “The farm community also has a strong commitment to working with the agency on the new regulations. We spend a tremendous amount of time working with them, getting them technical assistance, working on compliance, making sure that there are avenues and revenue streams of funding to help with projects.”

Tebbetts praised farmers for making a serious effort.

“They are really stepping up and trying to work hard to do what they need to do to make a living, but also to make sure that they are doing their best for the environment, too,” he said. “Because in the end a better environment is better for them as well. And they know that.”

From his office in Middlebury, local UVM Extension office head Jeff Carter is sanguine about farmers’ buy-in to the program and about funding being available to support them.

“Yes, the funding is there. Yes, it’s going to continue to be there,” Carter said. “The funding for my group, for Extension, to help work with farmers, yes the money’s there. The state’s committed to it. And we’re feeling that we’re increasing the amount of

JULIE MOORE, AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES SECRETARY work we can do with farmers, which goes against what you’d think if you watch the national news.”

Carter said he anticipates very little change — at least for the time being. In fact, in some ways the Extension’s funding picture looks better than ever.

“At a local farm level here in Addison County our funding does not seem to be immediately affected,” he said. “Down the road it might be, but we are getting more grants to look at water quality than ever before.”

Looking “down the road,” Tebbetts, too, largely concurred.

“Currently we’ve not seen any difference. We’re status quo,” he said. “But I think the big concern is what is the actual (federal) budget going to look like when the (Trump) administration has its stamp on it. So that’s where the big concern is.

“What we are watching closely and we need to keep our eye on is what happens in October when they develop the new budget. There’s a number of things in the President’s new budget that would impact what we’re doing here on the ground for the environment.”

Federal money is likely to have very little effect on the Agency of Agriculture’s own programs. All are state funded. And unlike the DEC with its 100 employees funded by the feds, the Agency of Agriculture has just three such staff positions.

Two are funded by the EPA and

one by the USDA. Ditto for UVM Extension. Carter explained that over half of Extension’s funding is from grants, the next largest chunk is from the state of Vermont, and the smallest is from the feds. So he believes those programs and dollars are insulated from changes at the national level.

Where the proverbial cow manure is likeliest to reach the barn fan is with the technical assistance and funding provided by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. NRCS is by far the state’s largest provider of funds and of technical assistance. It has 64 employees in Vermont (though that figure also includes summer interns, explained Vermont NRCS head and State Conservationist Vicky Drew). NRCS has regional offices at 10 locations around the state, including Middlebury. Six work in the Middlebury office, providing expertise in things like soil conservation, project engineering, cartography and conservation planning. Other offices include wildlife biologists, archeologists and storm water specialists.

“Our role is to bring technical and financial resources to help farmers address their natural resource concerns,” Drew said.

Of Vermont NRCS’s $25 million fiscal year 2017 budget, about $7.6 goes for staff/technical assistance, $13.5 million for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) program and $3.9 million for other financial assistance to farmers.

All experts interviewed for this article agreed that the NRCS EQIP program is the single most important source of water quality improvement funding for the state’s farmers.

EQIP has more money, and it gives the largest grants. Agency of Agriculture funding tops out at $75,000 per farm; NRCS tops out at $450,000. And while EQIP funds can go to farm practices and infrastructure besides water quality, Vermont’s EQIP money is focused on water quality.

“Because of the feedback we’ve received from our partners (such as Agency of Agriculture and UVM Extension), we have prioritized roughly 75 percent of that $13.5 million toward water quality practices,” Drew said.

Much of this money goes to solving problems in Lake Champlain.

A SAMPLE OF water from Kingsland Bay State Park confirms a blue green algae bloom in Lake Champlain in July 2015. A $2.3 billion, 20-year program to improve lake water quality is under way.

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“Farmers in the Connecticut have taken what we call sensitive River Valley constantly say ‘All the agricultural land that might have work’s in Lake Champlain. When been a challenge for the farmer to are you going to fund work here work out of production,” she said. in the Connecticut River Valley?’

“When we restore wetlands, we It’s a balancing act of making sure increase capacity for the watershed that we focus on the most urgent to store and hold back that water and and compelling issues in Vermont let that sediment drop out and let the without leaving other ecosystem assimilate critical resource the nutrients before “At a local farm concerns behind,” they get into the level here in Drew said. lake.”

The USDA’s budget Addison County The farming proposal for the our funding does community is coming year proposes not seem to be concerned about additional funding for immediately NRCS because the EQIP. USDA (of which In addition to EQIP, affected. Down the the NRCS is a part) the Natural Resources road it might be, came in for big cuts Conservation Service but we are getting in President Trump’s also provides money more grants to look proposed budget, first to purchase easements at water quality released in March. for farmland Trump budget than ever before.” The conservation and to proposes 21 percent — Jeff Carter, UVM cuts to the USDA, take farmland along Extension the third largest after sensitive waterways out of agricultural proposed cuts to the production. Drew said that NRCS EPA and the State Department. And had purchased several conservation like the NRCS, many of the USDA easements to restore sensitive areas programs Trump proposed to slash or along the main waterway through eliminate serve rural communities.

Addison and Rutland counties.

“We have a number of easements BRAIN DRAIN along the Otter Creek, quite an When the White House ended extensive array of contiguous the hiring freeze President Trump projects all along the river there that had implemented on his third day in

office, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue extended the freeze for most of the USDA, including the NRCS. Drew said that since January seven positions have become vacant in Vermont. While she can make entry level hires, the freeze restrains her from hiring senior personnel.

Right now two of the NRCS’s most important positions remain unfilled: the state conservation engineer and the state resource conservationist.

Nonetheless, Drew remains optimistic. She’s been at the NRCS for 34 years and has served under six Presidents (four Republican and two Democrats). Every administration wants to make its mark, she said.

Moreover, the NRCS’s dual focus on agriculture and conservation has historically given it wide support from both parties.

“I remain optimistic that we will continue to provide great service to the agricultural and forest landowner community in Vermont. No matter what the circumstances are, we’re going to do the best that we can with what we’re given,” Drew said.

“We do that every year and whenever there’s a change in administration. This is not the first time we’ve seen changes as the result of a change in administration … It happens every single time.”

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Spot Poles: Great Name, Great Player, Great Time Ever hear of Spottswood Poles?

An arresting name, to be sure — and a terrific baseball player in the first half of the game’s segregated era, although hardly a household name among fans of baseball history.

Known as the “Black Ty Cobb,” Spot Poles played on black teams in the 19-teens and ’20s, the same years that Cobb played in the white major leagues.

Cobb and Poles had similar skills and style of play, batting for a high average, playing aggressive outfield defense, and using speed on the bases to create havoc.

Poles was once timed running 100 yards in less than 10 seconds, world record time.

A 5’9”, 1 6 5 - p o u n d switch-hitter, he was the leadoff batter and centerfielder for some of the best Negro league teams of the era: During eight of his 14 seasons, he played for the New York Lincoln Giants (1911-14; 1919-23).

Paul Robeson, actor, singer, activist, and athlete (All-American football player) and Poles’ contemporary, declared Spot the best baseball player ever saw — and grouped him with Jesse Owens and boxers Jack Johnson and Joe Louis as the greatest black athletes of all time.

None other than New York Giants manager John McGraw said that the four Negro league players he most wished he could sign for the Giants were John Henry Lloyd, Cannonball Dick Redding, Smokey Joe Williams, all Hall of Famers — and (See Lindholm, Page 3B)

Duo of White, Highter earn golf crown MIDDLEBURY — The team of Dale White and Tyler Highter edged the duo of Steve Maier and Pete Maier to win the top flight of the annual Dud Phinney Member-Guest Tournament, held this past weekend at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury. The pairing of Ross Lengyel and Stephen Merrill rounded out the top three in the tourney’s No. 1 flight.

Sharing medalist honors for the tournament were Kris Kelton and Dana Robinson: Each fired a 69.

The top three finishers in the other six tournament flights were: • Flight 2: 1. Josiah Bartlett and Dave Anderson; 2. Kirk Goodman and Brett Everest; 3. Kyle Kelton and Taylor Kelton.

• Flight 3: 1. Patrick White and Jim Pratt; 2. Luther Tenny and Pete Mulgrew; 3. Mark Gagne and Chris Gagne.

• Flight 4: 1. Bob Cameron and Gabe Cameron; 2. Raymond Gale and Eric Leno; 3. Steve Myhre and Dennis Smith.

• Flight 5: 1. George Wendel and Gary Hutchinson; 2. Jeff McDonough and Marc McDonough; 3.

Skip Doane and Dick LaFave.

• Flight 6: 1. Robert Keiner and Michael Sirotkin; 2. Mike Bordeleau and Pierre Bordeleau; 3. Josh Newton and P.J. Larocque.

• Flight 7: 1. Ric Wheeler and Clark Bryant; 2. Bill Laberge and Bob Kellogg.

Tournament closest-to-the-pin contest winners were Eric Bergland (twice), Rick James, Pete Mulgrew, Dave Anderson, Joe Bartlett, Laberge, Pete Maier, Patrick White, Kyle Kelton, Keiner and Brett Everest.

In other action at Ralph Myhre last week, the foursome of Dale White, Thomas Politano, Lucas Politano and Matthew Blake were the Place Gross winners at the July 25 Tuesday Evening Men’s Scramble, while the quartet of Josh Newton, Bert Phinney, Ric Wheeler and Brian Lind claimed the Place Net victory.

In July 26 Wednesday Evening Women’s League play, the trio of Amey Ryan, Amy Nuceder and Jenn Nuceder emerged victorious.

In July 27 Thursday Night Bill Davidson Men’s Golf, the foursome of Dave Foran, John Davis, Marsdin Van Order and John Myhre prevailed, and Myhre and Foran shared the low net score.

VERGENNES SWIM TEAM’S Siobhan Potter takes the backstroke leg of a medley relay race in St. Albans last weekend.

Photo by Josh Kaufmann/St. Albans Messenger

Local swimmers nab league titles

Champs claim eight, MST takes five

By ANDY KIRKALDY ST. ALBANS — Vergennes Champs swimmers won eight events at the Champlain Valley Swim League championship meet this past weekend, four of them by 8-year-old Will Clark. And the Champs set two records, one by Clark and one by the eight-and-under boys’ 100-yard freestyle relay team of Clark, Cohen Howell, Juan De La Cruz and Clark Clary.

Meanwhile, the Middlebury Swim Team earned five first places, two

by Nathan Stone, 14, and one by the MST U-14 boys’ 200-yard medley relay team that included Stone.

The MST U-14 boys’ 200 free relay team of Oliver Poduschnick, Stone, Will Carpenter and Fraser Milligan also swam well enough to break the CVSL record, only to finish second as the Edge Swim Team lowered the mark even further.

Overall, The Edge cruised to a CVSL meet victory following its unbeaten regular season, amassing 2,683.5 points to runner-up Town of Essex Swim Team’s 1,878. Burlington Tennis Club (1,109) edged the Champs (1,097) for third, while MST (718) took seventh out of eight teams.

Also winning titles for the Champs were Ethan Sausville, Adrienne Smits, Carson Hoffman, and the U-8 girls’ 100 free quartet of Smits, Ellie Brooks, Ellie Eckels and Isabella Romond. Also taking home gold for MST were Molly Thalen and Ellie Ross.

Some margins were razor-thin. In winning the U-8 girls’ 25-yard backstroke, Smits defeated Thalen in second by 1/100th of a second, 21.9621.97.

Stone twice edged Podushnick to win his titles. In the U-14 50-yard butterfly, Stone’s margin of victory was 2/100ths of a second (28.3328.35), and in the 50-yard breaststroke it was 13/100ths of a second (31.55-31.68).

When Stone and Poduschnick swam together and finished second in the 200 free relay to The Edge, the MST time was three-tenths of a second off the winning pace (1:42.881:43.18).

Rematches are scheduled this weekend at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, which will host the Vermont Swim Association state championships on Friday and Saturday.

On the other hand, no one came close to Clark. In setting the record of 15.05 seconds in the 25-yard free, the runner-up was 2.35 seconds be-

hind — and that was his closest race. The Champs’ winning U-8 100 free relay time of 1:11.31 was more than 10 seconds faster then the second-place team.

Vergennes and Middlebury swimmers scoring points at the CVSL meet with top-12 finishes were: BUTTERFLY • U-8 boys 25: 1. W. Clark, V, 19.65; 3. Q. LeBeau, V; 5. Howell, V; 9. C. Crary, V. • U-10 girls 25: 12. Lucy Poduschnick, M. • U-10 boys 25: 4. Ethan Croke, V; 9. Grey Fearon, V. • U-12 girls 50: 2. Madelyn Giroux, V; 5. Natalie Rockwell, M; 12.

Carlyn Rapoport, V. • U-12 boys 50: 3. Hoffman, V. 8. Connor McNamara, M; 10. Aidan Chance, M. • U-14 girls 50: 4. Ross, M; 6.

Holly Staats, M; 8. Anna Rakowski, V; 10 Mischa Yurista, M; 11. Allie Croke, V; 12. Sydney Jewell, V. • U-14 boys 50: 1. N. Stone, M, (See Swim meet, Page 2B)

Photo by Josh Kaufmann/St. Albans Messenger

MIDDLEBURY SWIMMER MADDIE Crowne competes in the U-12 100 IM race at the Champlain Valley Swim League Championships in St. Albans last weekend.

Photo by Josh Kaufmann/St. Albans Messenger

Vermont eyeing second straight Shrine victory CASTLETON — On Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Castleton University Vermont will try to make it two straight wins in the annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, which pits recently graduated all-star high school football players from the Green Mountain State against their New Hampshire counterparts.

In 2016 eight athletes from the Otter Valley, Middlebury and Mount Abraham/Vergennes union high school collective teams helped Vermont snap a lengthy losing streak by pounding New Hampshire, 50-2. But the Granite State still holds a 4714-2 lead in the series.

OV running back and lineback-

MIDDLEBURY AND VERGENNES swimmers compete in a medley relay at last weekend’s Champlain Valley Swim League championships in St. Albans.

er Brent Nickerson was the only local player named in March to the Vermont team, which will be led by Bellows Falls head coach Bob Lockerby. Practices at Castleton began on Sunday.

Game day will include a parade starting at 3 p.m. featuring Shrine units from throughout New England and parts of Canada.

The Shrine Bowl is played for the benefit of the Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled and Burned Children.

Game day tickets are $15.

Tickets can also be purchased online at www.shrinemaplesugarbowl.com by selecting the “Game Ticket” heading. Parking will be offered at $10 per car.

Ryan, LaDuc, Comes finish 2-3-4 WEST HAVEN — neville (416).

Drivers Jimmy Ryan of Series points Also in Sunday’s Whiting, Tim LaDuc leader Vince main event on the dirt of Orwell and Justin Quenneville Jr. track, Brandon’s Joey Comes of Middlebury crashed early Scarborough finished ran 2-3-4, respectively, 10th.

Ryan’s secbehind New York’s Ken- on and finished ond-place was a seany Tremont Jr. in Sun- 12th, allowing son’s-best result in the day’s 35-lap dirt-track both Tim LaDuc series.

Sportsman Modified and Kenny In the Super Stock feature to provide the Tremont to Feature, a two-race weekend’s local highof 15 laps each, pass him in the event light at Devil’s Bowl Chris Murray of Fair points race.

Speedway.

Haven won for the third While Tremont was time in July. Garrett picking up his second straight win Given of Cornwall finished eighth, in the NASCAR Whelen All-Amer- and Orwell’s Ronnie Alger was 13th. ican Series race, series points leader Chris Conroy of Newport, N.H, Vince Quenneville Jr. crashed early won the 15-lap Mini Stock feature. on and finished 12th, allowing both Brandon’s Dakota Desabrais took LaDuc and Tremont to pass him in third, Middlebury’s Joe Malzac was the points race. LaDuc’s 434 points sixth, and Cornwall’s Jake Barrows now lead Tremont (419) and Quen- finished 14th.

Aaron Mulready of Buskirk, N.Y., prevailed in the 15-lap Mini Sprint feature. Shoreham racers Colby Beinhaur and Sean Beinhaur finished third and 10th, respectively.

In Saturday asphalt racing, Swanton’s Dylan Rabtoy won the 30-lap Super Stock feature. Bristol’s R.J. Germain finished eighth, and Given was 11th.

In the main event, a 50-lap Northeast Mini Stock Tour Feature Jarrod Soucy of Marlboro, Mass., cruised to victory. No local racers competed.

Cam Gadue of Highgate won the 15-lap Mini Stock feature, with Given in fifth and New Haven’s Kaleb Shepard in eighth.

Stephanie Roberts of Fletcher claimed Saturday’s 10-lap Ladies Mini Stock feature, in which Bristol’s Sami Sargent finished fourth.

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Swim meet (Continued from Page 1B) 28.33; 2. O. Poduschnick, M, 28.35; 4. Carpenter, M. • U-18 girls 50: 6. Leah Croke, V; 8. Rachel Merrill, M; 11. Calista Carl, M; 12 Ciara Eagan, M. • U-18 boys 100: 10. Devon Kearns, M. • U-18 girls 100: 8. Madelyn Giroux, V. • U-18 boys 100: 1. Sausville, V, 1:06.70.

BACKSTROKE • U-8 girls 25: 1. Smits, V, 21.96; 2. Thalen, M, 21.97; 3. Eleanor Orten, M; 6. Reese Muzzy, V; 10. Ella Bearor, V; 12. E. Brooks, V. • U-8 boys 25: 1. W. Clark, V, 20.29; 12. C. Crary, V. • U-10 boys 25: 3. E. Croke, V; 10. Julian Potter, V. • U-12 girls 50: 7. Hadley Harris, V; 11. Acadia Clark, V. • U-12 boys 50: 3, A. Chance, M; 10. Calder Rakowski, V. • U-14 girls 50: 7. A. Croke, V; 11. M. Yurista, M. • U-14 boys 50: 5. Carpenter, M; 6. Charlie Hodson, M. • U-18 girls 50: 4. L. Croke, V. • U-18 boys 50: 2. Archie Milligan, M; 11. Spencer Doran, M; 12.

Jacob Brookman, M. • U-18 boys 100: 3. A. Milligan, M; 6. Andy Rockwell, M. BREASTSTROKE • U-8 girls 25: 9. Mitzi Poduschnick, M; 10. Thalen, M. • U-8 boys 25: 3. De La Cruz, V; 5. Noah Smits, V; 8. C. Crary, V. • U-10 girls: 4. Kaitlyn Sulik-Doty, M; 5. L. Poduschnick, M. • U-12 girls 50: 3. Harris, V; 4. A. Clark, V. • U-12 boys 50: 1. Hoffman, V, 37.04; 4. C. McNamara, M; 5. Gideon Palmer, V; 11. Nate Muzzy, V. • U-14 girls 50: 1. Ross, M, 34.76; 3. Staats, M; 10. A. Rakowski, V; 11.

K. McNamara, M. • U-14 boys 50: 1. N. Stone, M, 31.55; 2. O. Poduschnick, M; 3. Carpenter, M; 5. Noah Engvall, V; 6. C. Hodson, M. • U-18 girls 50: 4. Olivia Hawkins, V; 9. Merrill, M; 12. Adelaide Brooks, V. • U-18 boys 50: 9. Kearns, M. • U-18 girls 100: 9. Merrill, M. • U-18 boys 100: 4. F. Milligan, M; 9. Dylan Rapoport, V. FREESTYLE • U-8 girls 25: 1. Thalen, M, 18.48; 4. Brooks, V; 9. Petra Fearon, V. • U-8 boys 25: 1. W. Clark, V, 15.05; 2. Howell, V; 3. Q. LeBeau, V; 4. De La Cruz, V; 6. C. Crary, V; 9. Flint Crary, V. • U-8 girls 50: 6. Romond, V. • U-8 boys 50: 1. W. Clark, V, 34.31; 2. Howell, V; 4. Q. LeBeau, V. • U-10 boys 25: 4. E. Croke; 10.

G. Fearon.

• U-12 girls 50: 4. Harris, V; 8. N. Rockwell, M. • U-12 boys 50: 3. Patrick Stone, M. • U-12 girls 100: 3. N. Rockwell, M; 5. C. Rapoport, V. • U-12 boys 100: 3. Hoffman, V; 9. C. McNamara, M; 10. P. Stone, M; 11. C. Rakowski, V. • U-14 girls 50: 2. Ross, M; 3. J. Jewell, V; 6. Grace LeBeau, V; 9. A. Croke, V; 11. A. Rakowski, V: 12. M. Yurista, M. • U-14 boys 50: 3. O. Poduschnick, M; 4. N. Stone, M; 6. Carpenter, M; 7. F. Milligan, M; 8. Jarret Muzzy, V; 9. Engvall, V; 10. A. Rockwell, M. • U-14 girls 100: 6. G. LeBeau, V. • U-14 boys 100: 4. F. Milligan, M; 8. C. Hodson, M. • U-14 girls 200: 3. G. LeBeau, V. • U-14 boys 200: 8. Adam Clark, V. • U-18 girls 50: 3. 6. O. Hawkins, V; 10. Carl, M; 11. Ciara Eagan, M; 12 Siobhan Eagan, M. • U-18 boys 50: 6. (tie) A. Milligan, V, and Max Ratti-Bicknell, V; 9.

Kearns, M; 11. Sausville, V. • U-18 boys 100: 8. Sausville, V. • U-18 girls 100: 3. L. Croke, V; 7.

O. Hawkins, V; 10. Emma Beauchemin, V; 12. Carl, M. • U-18 boys 100: 8. Sausville, V. • U-18 girls 200: 5. E. Beauchemin, V; 9. Sophie Rippner, V. • U-18 boys 200: 3. Ratti-Bicknell, V. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY • U-12 girls 100: 8. C. Rapoport, V; 9. N. Rockwell, M. • U-12 boys 100: 6. A. Chance, M; 10. P. Stone, M; 11. C. Rakowski, V. • U-14 girls 100: 4. A. Croke, V. • U-14 boys 100: 8. A. Rockwell, M; 11. J. Muzzy, V; 12. A. Clark, V. • U-18 girls 100: 5. L. Croke, V; 8. Merrill, M; 12. O. Hawkins, V. • U-18 boys 100: 6. Ratti-Bicknell, V; 8. D. Rapoport, V. RELAYS • U-8 girls 100 medley: 2. V (Smits, E. Brooks, E. Eckels, Romond).

• U-8 boys 100 medley: 2. V (De La Cruz, Q. LeBeau, C. Crary, F. Crary).

• U-8 girls 100 free: 1. V, 1:33.10 (Smits, Brooks, E. Eckels, Romond); 4. V (E. Eckels, Reese Muzzy, Sophia James, Ella Bearor; 6. M (Louisa Orten, Sadie Chance, Lilly Allen, Thalen; 8. V (Skylar Lamothe, Casey Clark, Isabella De La Cruz, Annika Smits).

• U-8 boys 100 free: 2. V, 1:11.51 (De La Cruz, Q. LeBeau, C. Crary, F. Crary); 5. V (Joey Maneen, N. Smits, Sebastian Giroux, F. Crary).

• U-10 girls 100 medley: 9. M

MIDDLEBURY SWIMMER AIDAN Chance fights through choppy water during the U-12 100 IM race at the league championships last weekend.

Chance finished the race in sixth place.

Photo by Josh Kaufmann/St. Albans Messenger

(Margaret Orten, Lila Cook Yoder, L. Podushnick, Sulik-Doty).

• U-10 girls 100 free: 8. M (M. Orten, Cook Yoder, L. Podushnick, Sulik-Doty); 10. V (Kate Silverman, Amelia LaMothe, Hannah Botala, Amelia Giroux).

• U-10 boys 100 free: 5. V (G. Fearon, Rudolf Vorsteveld, Maxwell Goodfellow, E. Croke).

• U-12 girls 200 medley: 3. V (Harris, M. Giroux, A. Clark, C. Rapoport); 9. V. (Siobhan Potter, Bee Eckels, Maci Forgues, Mackenzie Flint).

• U-12 boys 200 medley: 3. V (C. Rakowski, Hoffman, N. Muzzy, Palmer).

• U-12 girls 200: 6. V (C. Rapoport, A. Clark, Eckels, Harris).

• U-12 boys 200: 4. V (Tyler Kimball, Palmer, Jackson Coffey, N. Muzzy).

• U-14 girls 200 medley: 5. V (A. Rakowski, G. LeBeau, S. Jewell, J. Jewell); 7. M (Katrina Yurista, Kaitlyn McNamara, Staats, Ross).

• U-14 boys 200 medley: 1. M, 1:57.14 (O. Poduschnick, N. Stone, C. Hodson, F. Milligan); 6. V (A. Clark, J. Muzzy, Engvall, Derek Vorsteveld); 8. M (P. Stone, A. Rockwell, C. McNamara, A. Chance).

• U-14 girls 200 free: 3. M (K. McNamara, Staats, M. Yurista, Ross); 4. V (A. Rakowski, G. LeBeau, A. Croke, J. Jewell); 10. V (Jor-

THE VERGENNES SWIM Team U-8 100 free relay team of Juan De La Cruz, left, Cohen Howell, Will Clark and Quinn Lebeau won their event at last weekend’s Champlain Valley Swim League championships in St. Albans.

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dan Kimball, Olivia Brooks, Kaitlyn Little, S. Jewell.)

• U-14 boys 200 medley: 2. M. (O. Poduschnick, N. Stone, Carpenter, F. Milligan); 5. V (Hoffman, J.

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Last MHS grads

THE MIDDLEBURY HIGH School class of 1957 held its 60th reunion July 28 and 29. As part of the event, Maurice and Barbara Laframboise hosted a cocktail party on Friday evening, July 28, followed by a dinner at the Waybury Inn on Saturday, July 29. The Class of ‘57 was the last to graduate from Middlebury High School, which dissolved and became MUHS. These same students endured the inconvenience when fire destroyed a large part of the high school during their freshman year.

Lindholm This year, the Harrisburg Senators (Continued from Page 1B) took on the Portland Sea Dogs. The Spottswood Poles.

According to the “Negro Leagues game was played on Island Park, Database,” Poles batted well over an actual island in the middle of the wide Susquehanna River, .300 in his 14 years of which runs through Harplay in Negro leagues, risburg. Baseball games in his four years of winhave been played on that ter ball against top flight site since the 1890s. competition, black and The Negro League white, in Cuba, and in his Conference is about my exhibition play against favorite thing to do each teams of white major summer. leaguers.

As for the name I was actually intro“Spottswood”: duced to Spot Poles’ caLocal Harrisburg hisreer by Stephen Harris, torian Calobe Jackson Jr. local author of military explained that the name histories. He was work“Spotswood” is both a ing on a book on the legfirst and last name for Afendary Harlem Hellfightrican Americans in Harers, the 369th Infantry risburg.

Regiment, who fought There’s a Spotswood, so fiercely and heroically Virginia, a tiny comunder French command SPOTTSWOOD munity about 100 miles in World War I. POLES south of Poles’ birthplace Steve had discovered in Virginia, probably in his research that the Hellfighters included a top baseball named after colonial Virginia govplayer, Spottswood Poles. Spot in- ernor Alexander Spotswood. Maybe deed left baseball in 1917 at age 30 to there’s a connection. I’ll keep digjoin the war effort and was assigned ging.

Poles was nominated for the Hall of to the 369th. He earned five battle stars and a Purple Heart for his ser- Fame in Cooperstown in 2006 when 17 Negro Leaguers were inducted vice in combat in Europe.

Born in Winchester, Va., in 1887, into baseball’s shrine all at once after Poles began his baseball career at a formal process of evaluation. Spot age 17 with the Harrisburg (Penn.) missed by a whisker, determined by Colored Giants. Before long, he was the experts to be in the next tier of competing at the highest levels of excellence.

He may yet get in. If so, you can professional black baseball, first with the Philadelphia Giants (1909) and be sure I’ll go to the induction certhen with the Lincoln Giants (1911). emony.

(The profusion of black teams named the “Giants” in black baseball derives from the respect black players felt for the New York Giants, the best white team at the turn of the century, and their manager, McGraw, an avowed foe of the color ban, who often expressed his admiration for black ballplayers.)

While in baseball, and then after his career ended, Poles called Harrisburg home. He lived there in Pennsylvania’s capital for most of his long life, and lived well, owning his own taxi service, among other enterprises.

He died at 74 in 1962 and is buried with his wife Bertha at Arlington National Cemetery. As baseball historian John Holway has written, “although he didn’t get the recognition he deserved for his ball playing, he did get final recognition for service to his country.”

Spottswood Poles is particularly on my mind now because I spent last weekend in Harrisburg at the 20th annual SABR (Society of American Baseball Research) Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, each year held in a different city having a distinctive Negro league history. Harrisburg also hosted the first Negro League Conference in 1998.

In the 1920s, the Harrisburg Giants, under the great Oscar Charleston as player-manager, and with stalwarts Ben Taylor, Rap Dixon, and Fats Jenkins on the team, played in the Eastern Colored League (ECL) with teams from New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and Brooklyn.

The Conference consists of three days of papers, presentations, and various events, all dedicated to the study of the Negro leagues and to paying homage to these great players and teams.

Friday night we conduct “field work” by attending a ball game.

Police follow trail of leaked fluids to find driver ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police were called to a one-vehicle crash near the intersection of West Shore and Maple roads near Lake Dunmore in Salisbury on this past Sunday evening at a little after 8:30 p.m.

Troopers found that a pickup truck had been traveling northbound on West Shore Road when it left the roadway and struck a utility pole.

Witnesses at the scene told police that the driver drove away from the scene, leaving a trail of oil from the damaged vehicle.

After following the vehicular fluids in the roadway, troopers found the damaged/disabled truck — a 2005 Dodge Dakota — and identified the driver as Timothy Landwehr, 46, of Middlebury.

While speaking with Landwehr, troopers detected signs of impairment. Landwehr performed standardized field sobriety tests and police took him into custody and transported him to the New Haven state police barracks for processing.

Police cited Landwehr for driving under the influence, first offense, and leaving the scene of an accident.

Landwehr was uninjured but police judged the truck to be a total loss.

That was just one DUI citation; Vermont State Police issued three more locally.

First, on July 28 at almost a quarter past 6 p.m. state police stopped a car driven by 55-year-old Lori Bullock Sullivan of Burlington after seeing her fail to maintain her lane while driving on Route 7 in Salisbury. Police cited Sullivan for driving under

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the influence of drugs.

Almost exactly 24 hours later, troopers were called to Royce Hill Road in Orwell for a reported threatening complaint. Police said their investigation showed that David A. Patterson, 70, of Orwell arrived at a residence and made threats to individuals there. Police found Patterson and alleged he had driven a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Patterson resisted arrest and after a brief altercation he was taken into custody, driven to the New Haven barracks and cited for DUI and resisting arrest.

About that same time, another trooper stopped a motor vehicle on Panton Road in Panton after observing a violation. She ended up citing Richard Packard Jr., 35, for DUI. On Monday, state police at the New Haven barracks announced there will be a sobriety checkpoint(s) conducted in Addison County by area law enforcement within the next four weeks. This will be done in an effort to monitor the flow of traffic along Vermont’s highways in the interest of detecting and arresting persons under the influence of alcohol or any drug that has impaired their ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Meanwhile, in other recent activity, troopers: • On July 25 at approximately

1:54 p.m. responded to a one-vehicle crash on Leland Road in Salisbury.

State police report that Ricky E. Devoid, 60, of Salisbury was driving a 1941 Dodge truck southbound on Leland Road when he lost control of the vehicle when it went onto a soft shoulder. The vintage Dodge travelled left of the center line, left the road and rolled onto its right side, facing north. Speed appears to be a contributing factor in the crash, police report.

Devoid was assisted by Middlebury Regional EMS and transported to Porter Hospital for evaluation.

Police said there was a passenger in the truck, but didn’t say if she was injured.

Police issued Devoid tickets for not having insurance, unreasonable and imprudent speed for conditions and not being registered when required to be.

This investigation remains active.

Sgt. Stephen McNamara asks that any witnesses to the crash please contact him and the Vermont State Police at 388-4944.

• On July 26 at around 5:30 p.m. stopped a vehicle driven on Route 22A in Addison by Joseph A. Gould, 21, of Addison for a defective muffler and failure to display registration. Police cited Gould for driving with a criminally suspended license.

At the state level, Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Thomas D. Anderson and VSP Director Col. Matthew T. Birmingham on Sunday issued the following statement on the use-of-force by law enforcement: “All Vermont communities right-

fully expect that law enforcement in Vermont will have an uncompromising commitment to principles of professionalism, including responsibility and compassion for all individuals with whom they come into contact.

This includes the general public, motorists, and those taken into custody for criminal activity.

“Under no circumstance is a police officer permitted to use force that is not reasonable or legally permissible. All certified police officers in Vermont, including the Vermont State Police, receive extensive training on the proper use of force to ensure the prudent, reasonable and careful use of force under the circumstances. The Vermont State Police also receive ongoing training on use of force, are required to report when force has been used, and face significant disciplinary penalties for the improper use of force or mistreatment of any person in their custody, up to and including dismissal.

“Statements by any public official condoning or encouraging the unreasonable use of force or the mistreatment of individuals in police custody are inappropriate and antithetical to professional policing and the mission of the Department of Public Safety.”

The statement from Anderson and Birmingham came after President Donald Trump on Friday addressed police and said police could be “rough” with suspected criminals and need not protect their heads when putting them into a police car.

“Please don’t be nice,” Trump said.

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ADULT ALL- RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders.

Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802-388-4249 or 802683-5569 or visit www.turningpointaddisonvt.org.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon1:00 PM. AND 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al-Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

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

SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS MEETING of Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Friday, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middlebury, VT.

BARN/YARD SALE Saturday August,5th. Rain/shine.

Route 73, one mile East of Orwell Village. Canoe, snowshoes,butcher-block table, rug, antique plow, china, camp grill and chairs, linens and housewares.

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

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

ADDISON COUNTY HOME Health and Hospice, is seeking the right candidate to fill the role of VP of Clinical Services. This is a Senior Management position responsible for overseeing the management of clinical service of both Home Care and Hospice. This position requires an RN Degree; BSN or Masters preferred, five+ years Home Care and Hospice experience, three years management or supervisory experience, excellent communication and organizational skills a must. A VT RN License is required. To apply, please email or send resume to Kristen Smith, P.O. Box 754 Middlebury, VT 05753 or hr@achhh.org.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP - For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anonymous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30-8:30 PM Friday evenings.

AL-ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers welcome. Confidential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15-8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRANDON MEETINGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:008:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

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

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:0010:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church.

Discussion Meeting 10:0011:00 AM. Beginners’ Meeting 6:30-7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM 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 1:002:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon1:00 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 ANONYM 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. Discussion Meeting Noon-1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NEW HAVEN MEETINGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00-9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St.

MAKING RECOVERY EASIER (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 discussing our feelings about the 12-Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12-Step Programs.

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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( O A ) O V E R E AT E R S ANONYMOUS Saturday’s at 1:00pm. Located at Lawrence Memorial Library, 40 North St. in Bristol, VT. OPIATE OVERDOSE RESCUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required. For info call 802388-4249 or 802-683-5569 or visit www.turningpointaddisonvt.org.

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

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) step meeting.

Tuesdays, 3 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury.

For info call APDA at 888763-3366 or parkinsoninfo@ uvmhealth.org.

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and a small tax free hourly stipend if their annual income is less than $42,000. This position requires an interview, application and background check. FGP consistently receives positive reviews from principals, teachers, students, parents and Volunteer Grandparents alike! Please contact RSVP at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org more information.

All day Yard Sales Beginning at 9 am. Pick up Official Yard Sale Map at www.brandon.org starting at 7 am on Aug. 5 or Visitor Center at the Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace next to church at routes 7 and 73 West. Rain or Shine.

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ACCT, AN AFFORDABLE housing provider based in Vergennes, is seeking a Community Engagement Coordinator to assist residents with their housing needs and engage with community partners to identify resources and promote collaboration. This is an AmeriCorps position, 20hrs/wk, flexible schedule. www.addisontrust.org/ americorps. EOE.

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TWO FAMILY GARAGE SALE Saturday, August 5th.

9:30-4:00. 223 Woodland Park (Buttolph Acres). Infant and toddler toys and things (some new), bird feeders, kitchenware, glassware, men L and XL clothes, vintage things including tools, lawn chair cushions, plant cart and more.

PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens.

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WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plastering.

Also tile. Call Joe 802-2345545 or Justin 802-2342190.

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Center, a collaboration of This fall, two Middlebury educational programs are seeking RSVP and the classroom aides for pre-school aged children through the Foster United Way of Grandparent Program. FGP is a federally funded program Addison County, that has successfully placed thousands of volunteers in schools nationwide. Individuals must be at least 55 and willing to posts dozens of volunteer opportunities work a minimum of 15 hours per week. Volunteers will receive travel reimbursement, fifty paid vacation/sick days on the Web.Go to

OA (OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS) MEETS on Thursdays at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT.

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AUTO MECHANIC/SHOP FOREMAN - Need people skills, 50-50 split, set own hours. All makes and models serviced, NY state inspections/repair facility. Port Henry, NY. 518-572-8800.

AMERICAN FLATBREAD IN Middlebury is hiring. Sick of being a cog in the wheel?

Employees are more than just “warm bodies” to uswe 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 supportive work environment, prize open communication and take care of our employees. Pick up an application or email middlebury@americanflatbread.com. EOE.

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

COURTLAND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION is seeking a heavy equipment operator. We are currently looking for an operator to primarily run an excavator. The ideal candidate would also be able to operate bulldozers and loaders as needed. Experience with roadway and underground utility projects preferred. EOE, benefits and travel per diem stipend when travel is required. Call Julie 802-503-4565.

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NOW HIRING:

Full- and Part-Time Sales Associates for flexible shifts Nights & Weekends included Benefits available for F/T staff

Apply in person at:

Maplefields of New Haven Route 7, New Haven, VT Ask for Sherry or pick-up an application EOE

NOW HIRING: Part-time cashiers & deli help needed for flexible schedules, especially afternoons & evenings.

Plus Cooler Person for nights & weekends.

NIGHTS & WEEKENDS A MUST FOR ALL PART- & FULL-TIME POSITIONS. Apply in person at: East Middlebury Maplefields 3201 Rte 7 South, E. Middlebury Ask for Brittany or pick-up an application EOE

Casella Construction, headquartered in Mendon, Vermont, is looking for skilled equipment operators and skilled laborers to join our team.

Skilled equipment operator applicants should have experience operating equipment safely and efficiently.

Skilled laborer applicants should be hardworking, self-motivated individuals who have the ability to work in a fastpaced environment while maintaining a focus on safety.

Both positions require the ability to administer safe work practices, complete daily paperwork, and communicate effectively with all Casella personnel.

We offer competitive wages, health care, dental, 401k, paid vacations and holidays.

Please submit your contact information by email to jobs@casellainc.com, calling (802) 773-0052, or stopping at our main office in Mendon, Vermont.

The Inn seeks individuals with high standards, experience, the ability to assume responsibility for assigned projects, has high motivation to work and positive communications within a team and guest environment.

Wait staff – Evening & Catering Line Cook – Mornings and Evening, Prep & Baking Skills Dish Room Attendant – Part Time Bartender – Part Time, Catering Front Desk/ Host – Part Time, Nights, for more details contact HR Manager Housekeeping – Part Time

BRIDGE SCHOOL IS accepting applications for an upper elementary maternity leave replacement teacher for November 2017 through June 2018. Bridge is an independent school in Middlebury. 802-388-3498. www. bridgeschoolvermont.org.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLEBURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to provide hands-on care in our dynamic retirement community. Email resume to acoyle@eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 802-9897507.

Receptionist Our busy pediatric office is looking for a reliable part-time receptionist to join our team.

Must have excellent phone & customer service skills and must be able to multi-task cheerfully.

Hours are Monday & Wednesday evenings 4:30 - 7 and Thursday & Friday 8-5. Occasional weekends required.

Please send resume and 3 references to:

Rainbow Pediatrics

Attn: Lisa Ryan 44 Collins Drive, Suite 202 Middlebury, VT 05753 OR Email them to: lisaryan@sover.net

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR Director of Property Management (DPM) in support of Addison County Community Trust’s (ACCT’s) mission of providing affordable housing. The DPM oversees all aspects of property management for 240 affordable apartments at 12 properties and 340 mobile home lots in nine parks. The DPM is responsible for supervising staff, managing per-

formance, and developing policy and strategy related to leasing and occupancy, maintenance, fair housing, capital planning, ect. At least seven years of proven supervisory and property management experience required; federally assisted housing program compliance preferred. Respond with resume and cover letter to jobs@addisontrust.org.

Position open until filled.

EEO.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE Position:

Diesel and Automotive Instructional Aide 1.0 FTE School Year Responsibilities: Provide instructional assistance to the Diesel and Automotive instructors as well as provide educational support via Student Services.

Requirements: • Associates Degree or 60 credits beyond a high school diploma.

• Experience in auto or diesel required.

• Experience or training working with high school age students preferred.

Salary: Based upon education and experience.

Closing Date: Open until filled Starting Date: Late August

3x5 P. hannaford

Interested parties should send a letter of interest, resume, transcripts, and letters of reference to: Dana Peterson, Superintendent 51 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 E.O.E.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Positions at the Inn may be permanent or seasonal. Responsibilities may require morning hours as well as evening.

Please call the Inn, email mgr@wayburyinn.com or stop in to complete an application.

Waybury Inn Route 125, East Middlebury 388-4015 phone 388-6440 fax

Northlands Job Corps Center VERGENNES, VT 4x10

help wanted northlands cmyk

JOB CORPS WORKS AND YOU CAN BE PART OF THAT SUCCESS. We need creative, caring individuals to join our team to provide students with training in independent living, leadership and job skills. Join us today and help make a difference for our group of motivated students.

COOK HELPER ASSIST COOKS WITH MEAL PREPARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREPLANNED MENUS. WORKS CLOSELY WITH STUDENT FOOD SERVICE TRAINEES. $12.50 HOURLY

RESIDENTIAL ADVISOR OVERSEES STUDENT ACTIVITIES IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL DORMS. RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A SAFE AND POSITIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT DELIVERS GUIDANCE TO STUDENTS TO ENSURE POSITIVE GROUP LIVING AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TRAINING GOALS. $14.25 HOURLY

TO APPLY VISIT WWW.CHUGACHJOBS.COM Chugach is an equal opportunity employer.

Maintenance Mechanic Technician Middlebury, VT

Agri-Mark has a full-time immediate opening for a THIRD SHIFT (12am-8am) Maintenance Mechanic Technician to work in our Middlebury, VT facility. Flexible work schedule required, including rotating weekends, and working scheduled holidays.

Preferred candidate will have a journeyman’s electrical license and/or strong PLC experience.

The candidate should be well versed in VFD’s, pneumatics, and production plant equipment.

Must be able to work both independently and as a team member. Excellent troubleshooting and maintaining plant equipment in a food production environment.

Position provides 40+ hours per week, paid leave, and paid holidays. Agri-Mark offers a competitive starting wage and an excellent benefits package. This includes health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and much more.

Agri-Mark

Attn: Ashley Jacobs ajacobs@agrimark.net 869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE M/F/D/V

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DIRECTORY

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

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

Floor Care

Accounting

Rene Many - CTPA, Inc.

The PC MediC of VerMonT

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Call 758-2000 Today!

Advertising

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

Advertise your business or service both in print and online in Addison County’s go-to source for local news and services.

Over two decades experience!

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

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

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Insulation

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

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• landscape design • lumber • marketing • masonry

Dryers Ranges Microwaves Air Conditioners

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Jack Alexander

982 Briggs Hill Road • Bristol

Lumber  Rough Lumber

Desabrais Means Glass & Affordable Service

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

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Quaker Village Carpentry Maurice plouffe

802-545-2251

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

Business Cards

Waste Management – Roll-off container service 275 South 116 Fast, friendly, reliable service & competitive rates.

Bristol, VT116 05443 275 South 116 275 South Bristol, VT 05443 802-877-2102 Toll Free: 888-433-0962 Bristol, VT 05443

mlbrunet@gmavt.net

www.cloverstate.com

802.388.0860 MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT

Bristol Marketing LLC

up to 188

“Providing businesses with measurable marketing results.”

• concrete compactors • backhoes

Marketing & Competitive Analysis Search Marketing Email Marketing Social Media | Website Analysis

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

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

Scissor Lifts up up to to 32’ 32’ Scissor Lifts excavator excavator excavator Skid Steer

Floor Care Skid Steer Steer Skid

Fork lifts lifts up up to to 15,000 15,000 lbs. lbs.

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Masonry Fine Dry Stone Masonry

Jamie Masefield

Certified by the Dry Stone Wallers Association of Great Britain

802-233-4670 jmasefield@gmavt.net

Specializing in Hardwood & Softwood Floors

Free Estimates

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

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

Windows • Vinyl siding • Garages Roofs • Additions • Decks

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

Remodeling • Additions Painting • Roofing

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

WINDOW & SIDING CO., INC

Addison Independent.

GENERAL CARPENTRY HOME IMPROVEMENTS LOCAL CONTRACTOR

Marketing

40 TYPES OF RENTAL EQUIPMENT TO CHOOSE FROM

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1736 Quaker Village Road Weybridge, VT 05753

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mikeysmill.com

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

Automotive

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Commercial Oil and Waterborne Finishes Quality Workmanship - Competitive Pricing 54 Daigneault Hill Road Orwell,Vermont 05760

802-948-2004

BUILDING•REMODELING CUSTOM CABINETRY•DESIGN TILEWORK•INTERIORS Trusted Team of Professionals Exchange St. • Middlebury, Vermont 05753 Cell: (802)989-9170 • Phone: (802)388-9781 www.woodlandwoodworks.com woodlandwoodworks@yahoo.com

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Chimneys, Fireplaces, Outside Barbecues, Steps, Patios, Stone Walls 27 Years Experience Honest & Fair Pricing Free Estimates Fully Insured

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

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

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DIRECTORY

Business Service Medical Supplies

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

• roofing • septic & water • siding • specialized services

• storage • surveying • tree services • window treatments

Septic & Water LAROSE SURVEYS, P.C. SEPTIC SERVICE

Medical Equipment and Oxygen

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

SALES & RENTAL Knowledgable Staff

Personalized Service

Fax: 388-4146 Marble Works, Middlebury, VT

388-9801

Full Excavation Service

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

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

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

larosesurveys@gmail.com

Middlebury, VT

Painting

Barnard & Gervais, LLC

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Celebrating 31 Years

Painting & Carpentry

Environmental Consultants – Licensed Designers Steve Revell CPG, LD#178 BW Jeremy Revell LD#611 BW • Tyler Maynard LD#597 B

802-352-4829

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

• 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

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

Toll-Free: 800-477-4384

802-453-4384

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

www.lagvt.com

made you look.

Land Surveying - Water & Septic Designs State & Local Permitting Environmental Consulting

Jason Barnard

Michael Gervais

Licensed Designer

Licensed Surveyor

Serving Vermont from offices in Hinesburg and Enosburgh

802-349-8433 802-482-2597 www.barnardandgervais.com

LIST YOUR SERVICE!

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Tree Service

HESCOCK PAINTING A friendly, professional, and affordable family business.

Free Estimates References Fully Insured

Renewable Energy Soak Up The Sun!

462-3737 or 989-9107 Kim or Jonathan Hescock hescock@shoreham.net

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.

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

NDON'S DU Plumbing & Heating

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

Specialized Services 3025 Vt. Rte. 22A, Bridport, VT 05734

(802-349-8123) Office Repairs & Maintenence Custom Built Trailers & Hitches, Transporting Cars & Compact Equipment, Specialized Landscaping & Retaining Walls

Go Green with us –

Roofing

roofing Michael Doran

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

Monthly prices

6’x12’ $30 • 8’x12’ $45 10’x12’ $55 • 12’x21’ $75

Serving all your plumbing and heating needs.

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

owner/operator

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 Reasonable Rates • Year-round Service • Fully Insured

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Brownswelding.com

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as seen at Addison County Field Days!

• Standing seam Asphaltseam shingles ••Standing metal • Asphalt shingles • Slate

Brett Sargent

Motor Home Specialties, LLC

Call for a FREE on-site evaluation

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

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

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

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CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

Stump Grinding, Trimming, Tree Evaluation, Storm Damage, Firewood & Lot Clearing

www.livingstonfarmlandscape.com

Serving Addison County & Area Lakes

• Slate

Free estimates • Fully Insured

Phone (802) 537-3555

Dangerous trees our specialty!!

AIRPORT AUTO Self Storage • Low Rates

Also a good selection of used vehicles

802-282-9110 Free Estimates • Fully Insured!!!

Window Treatments

44 School House Hill Road, E. Middlebury

388-0432 • 388-8090

Septic & Water

Short Surveying, inc.

Serving Addison County Since 1991

FOR SEPTIC TANK PUMPING & DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE,

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UNDON'S PORTABLE RESTROOMS

Plumbing & Heating

Rt. 22A, Orwell • 948-2082 Rt. 7 So., Middlebury •388-2705

Timothy L. Short, L.S. Property Line Surveys • Topographical Surveys FEMA Elevation Certificates 135 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 388-3511 ssi@sover.net

Premium window treatments, retractable screens and awnings.

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

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Help Wanted

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted MARY’S AT BALDWIN CREEK is hiring waiter-waitress for full and/or part-time position (employee choice).

Come join team committed to service excellence and outstanding farm-to-table cuisine. Experience preferred, but will train enthusiastic foodie. Great position for second job. Send resume

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

to info@innatbaldwincreek. com or call 453-2432 for interview.

PART-TIME CAREGIVER FOR 17 year old disabled boy in Middlebury. Applicants must have child care experience, references and be reliable. Some lifting required. Flexible hours. Criminal background check. Send resume to: sstone7716@ gmail.com.

PART TIME HELP needed for around the house and farm. Weekdays preferable.

760-807-6187.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

RETAIL HELP WANTED Responsibilities include providing top notch service to our customers at the store counter as well as in our yard, pulling and loading orders for delivery, receiving incoming shipments, putting away inventory, delivering orders, and general yard and warehouse maintenance.

CDL’s not required, but those with are encouraged to apply. The position requires strong communication skills, and an ease when dealing with the public. It is can also be physically demanding and requires using forklifts, hand and power tools. Applicants must have a clean driving record and knowledge of basic building materials.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Qualified applicants should send their resume to jobs@ bethelmills.com or apply in person at Brandon Lumber and Millwork, 9 Grove Street, Brandon, Vermont.

THE TOWN OF ORWELL is currently seeking a full time highway worker. Must have CDL, pass drug test, be dependable, on call on-off hours for emergency road repairs, willing to plow snow and operate and maintain equipment, sick leave, vacation, holidays and personal days upon completion of the probationary period. For an application please call the Town Office at 948-2032 or visit website @townoforwellvt.org. Application is due at the town office by 3:30pm on August 14, 2017. The Town of Orwell is an equal opportunity employer.

THE TOWN OF HINESBURG is currently seeking an individual to fill a highway maintainer position with the Highway Department. A Class B CDL (commercial driver’s license) with tanker and trailer endorsements is preferred. For an application or with questions, contact the Town Administrator’s office (rmarshall@hinesburg. org; 482-2281, ext. 222) or visit the website (www. hinesburg.org). The Town of Hinesburg is an equal opportunity employer.

2x5 whistlepig generic

58 Maple Street • Middlebury, Vermont 05753 • (802) 388-4944

Material Handler Help Wanted

AGENT ASSISTANT – IPJ Real Estate, a fast-paced, leading real estate firm in Middlebury, VT is seeking a professional and courteous employee to assist our top-producing real estate agents in day-today activities. Applicant must have a friendly and helpful attitude, be organized, resourceful and highly detail-oriented. Must also be proficient on Mac and PC and be able to honor the confidential details of real estate transactions. A reliable and clean vehicle and professional dress is also required. We will consider applicants with or without industry experience as we are willing to train the right candidate. This is a supportive role. Compensation based on experience and necessary training. Must be willing to take classes (Montpelier) and obtain a Vermont real estate license. Applications will be considered until September 1, 2017. Start day is flexible, but we’d prefer to have someone in place by October 1, 2017.

3x6 IPJ

MARKETING COORDINATOR – IPJ Real Estate is seeking a motivated individual to handle all aspects of our marketing efforts.

Applicant must be resourceful and organized, have a very good telephone manner, be creative and be proficient on a computer. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Publisher, Word and Excel as well as InDesign, Photoshop, Facebook and Instagram. This is a 20-25 hour/week position with competitive compensation. Hours or days worked are flexible. Applications will be considered until August 21, 2017. Start day is flexible, but we’d prefer to have someone in place in early September.

Please submit a cover letter, your resumé & references, as well as compensation requirements to Amey@middvermontrealestate.com.

Green Mountain Beverage, located in Middlebury, VT and maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider has an opening for an experienced Material Handler in our Brandon warehouse.

Put your forklift experience and strong organizational skills to work!

This position will unload and receive pallets of product coming from Middlebury, will organize and store appropriately, and will load waiting trucks for shipments. The Material Handler will also coordinate space for inventory management, and will perform warehouse maintenance and cleaning.

2x6 grn. mtn materians Qualifications include a High School Diploma or equivalent, strong communication skills, a mechanical handler aptitude, computer skills and the ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis. brandon Forklift experience and experience in a manufacturing environment are required. Forklift certification is preferred. Candidate will need to be a team player with exceptional multitasking skills.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Green Mountain Beverage provides a strong total compensation package, including incentive plan, insurance coverages, 401(k) plan and paid time off.

EOE Please email cover letter and resume to jobs@gmbeverage.com with MH0817 in the subject line to apply for this position.

Packaging Line Operator

3 x 6OPERATION FAMILY LUMBER

Seeks To FillA The Following Positions: Johnson

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.

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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.

Green Mountain Beverage located in Middlebury, VT, maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider, is seeking a full-time Packaging Line Operator to assist our production team with product packaging. Come join our team!

2x6 grn. mtn pkg line oper Qualifications include a high school

Responsibilities include operating automated packaging machinery safely and efficiently, ensuring the quality of packages produced, loading machines with raw materials as needed (boxes, labels, glue, etc.). diploma or equivalent, strong communication skills, reading skills, the ability to work on your feet most of the day, to lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis and a reliable team player with a positive attitude. Experience in a food or beverage environment a plus, Mechanical aptitude a plus.

Green Mountain Beverage provides a strong total compensation package, incentive plan, insurance coverages, 401(k) plan and paid time off. EOE Please email cover letter and resume to jobs@gmbeverage.com with PL0817 in the subject line to apply for this position.

TOWN HALL THEATER seeks a technical director with experience in theater technology, especially theatrical lighting. Full-time position, but flexibility is key.

Hours change from week to week depending on the events in the theater that week. Experience in all aspects of theater tech (set construction, sound, lighting) is a plus. Town Hall Theater is a busy performing arts center in a historic 232-seat state-of-the-art theater in Middlebury, Vermont. Competitive salary, paid vacation and IRA. Send cover letter and resume to office@townhalltheater.org.

TOWN HALL THEATER, an exciting non-profit performing arts center with a closeknit staff seeks a custodian to become a core member of our team. The custodian’s duties include routine cleaning and maintenance, ordering and stocking supplies, repairs, paint touch ups, and theater seating setup. Consistent, flexible hours. Approximately 20 per week. Seeking a self-starter willing to tackle a variety of projects. Competitive salary and IRA. Send letter of interest and resume to: office@ townhalltheater.org or mail to: P.O. Box 128, Middlebury, VT 05753.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler.

Eye for detail and accuracy.

Flexible duties and hours Monday-Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

YEAR ROUND WAITSTAFF needed for busy family restaurant. Apply in person to Rosie’s Restaurant, Rte 7 South, Middlebury.

For Sale ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802-989-5803.

HUGE CHINA CABINET $200.00. 31 new kitchen cabinet panels. Assorted sizes, $50.00. 518-546-8622.

SAILBOATS 16’ PROA $600. 18’ Outrigger $800.

12’ PUNT $800. WW1- 60% replica, Fighter plane $800.

1800’s one-horse Shay, needs restoration $500. 10’ Runabout $600. 802-7589276.

SIMMONS BEAUTY REST mattress and box spring.

Used less than 1 year. Perfect condition. Paid $3,500 new. Sell for $800 obo. Call 897-2630, ask for Maureen.

For Sale TRAVEL OUR STATE far and wide. Shop for the best buy of all, visit our shop we have 9 rooms full to please all. Compass Treasure Chest open seven days 10 to 5. Located in Compass Music and Art Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon, VT.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAMPLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802-3494212, no texts.

For Rent 1 BEDROOM, SECOND STORY apartment with small office (not a bedroom). 85 Court Street, Middlebury.

Available August 1. Non-pet, non-smoking. $800/mo. plus utilities. Credit references and deposit required. Snow plowing and lawn maintenance included. 802-3526678.

1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802-558-6092.

2 BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR apartment with full private basement. W/D hookups. Located in Middlebury, close to town on Court St. Off street parking, lawn care and snow plowing included. $1,100 per month plus utilities. No smoking or pets. 802-352-6678.

ADDISON - 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH mobile home with garage on 22A. $1350 a month. Deposit, first month, last month and references required. Call 802-482-3765, afternoons please.

BRANDON: TWO BEDROOM duplex in the village.

Three level living. Washer, dryer, deck, yard. $1,150 includes heat. batesproperties@yahoo.com.

BRIDPORT 1 BEDROOM, 4 room apartment with porch/ lawn. Washer/dryer, heat/hot water included. No smoking, no pets. References and credit check. $800/mo. plus security deposit. For more info, Charlie 802-758-2218.

BRISTOL LARGE ONE bedroom. One bath. In excellent condition. Efficient gas heat with new windows, high ceilings and wood floors. Wifi, water and sewer included.

No pets or smoking. $745 per month. 802-635-9716.

CORNWALL: COZY ONE bedroom apartment. 15 minutes to college. $775 includes all. batesproperties@yahoo.com.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addison. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weathertight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease.

The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802-363-3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

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

Location, location. Front door parking. Good visibility.

Call Eric at 388-6054.

For Sale

For Sale

For Sale 2 Buses with Lift

2 large buses: Bus 1- 2008 Ford E450 12 seat cutaway with 110,000 miles, with a/c, radio, seatbelts and wheelchair (hydraulic) lift; inspected, starts and runs well, some rust. Bus 2 - 2008 Ford E450 12 seat cutaway with 127,000 miles, with a/c, radio, seatbelts and wheelchair (hydraulic) lift. Starts and runs well, some rust and a fuel tank that needs replacement; will accept any reasonable offer.

To inspect vehicles and/or submit bids in writing, contact Paul Vachon at Elderly Services Inc. PO Box 581, Middlebury, Vt. 05753 or at 802 388-3983.

Bids for buses, in as is condition, will be accepted on one or two buses through 4 pm Friday, August 11. ESI reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

For Rent FULLY EQUIPPED STUDIO apartment. Rent $1,200 includes everything. Available August 20. 802-385-1902.

LAKE DUNMORE: COZY, winterized, two bedroom cottages available September or October to June 2018.

Fully equipped kitchens, bathrooms with showers, comfortable furnishings.

Wifi, satellite TV, plowing, trash collection, recycling included. Other cottages available now until late October. Ten minutes to Middlebury or Brandon. References required. 802-352-4236 or karen@northcovecottages. com.

For Rent

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

NP/NS. W/D hook-ups. Call 802-247-0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Available September through May. $1,000/ month. 860-878-9580.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BEDROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities included. 388-0401.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Available Sept. 1. Real Net Management Inc. 802-388-4994.

Account: Addison Independent 1 Cols Wide #55243 Equal Housing

MIDDLEBURY, 1,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., central location, parking.

Can be subdivided. RealNet Management Inc. 802388-4994.

NEW HAVEN: UNIQUE and recently renovated, fun filled apartment. Includes many extras. No smoking. No pets.

References. $900 per month plus utilities. 802-236-2040.

ORWELL: SHARE A HOME with woman who enjoys yoga, vegetarian cooking and dance. $400/mo. could be reduced in summer in exchange for gardening help. 802-863-5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks required. EHO. SHOREHAM: SHARE A HOME 25 minutes to Middlebury, with professional in his 40’s interested in cooking, NPR, reading, hiking. $400 plus utilities. Private bath. 802-863-5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks, required. EHO.

For Rent

Wood Heat KILN DRIED- FREE DELIVERY Local biz – 24/7 online ordering MC/VISA/AMEX/DISC – 16” split hardwood.

Click: www.MIDDMEN.com – Call: 1-855-MIDDMEN – custserv@MIDDMEN.com.

MATCHLESS SERVICE™FREE KINDLING Free kindling on every order of green, seasoned or kiln dried firewood. Local biz – 24/7 online ordering - MC/VISA/ AMEX/DISC – 16” split hardwood. Click: www.MIDDMEN.com – Call: 1-855-MIDDMEN – custserv@MIDDMEN.com.

METCALFE FIREWOOD. QUALITY, clean hardwood for sale. Cut and split. $225/ cord. Call Jason 802-9898180 or email: metcalfefirewood@gmail.com.

For Rent

OPENING SUMMER/FALL 2017 Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Alice Quesnel 802-349-9901 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

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SUMMER SPECIAL- FREE FIREWOOD Free ½ cords – a $139 value – on 4-cords order of seasoned firewood– Only $999. Local biz – 24/7 online ordering - MC/VISA/ AMEX/DISC – 16” split hardwood Click: www.MIDDMEN.com – Call: 1-855-MIDDMEN – custserv@MIDDMEN.com.

PORT HENRY, NY 1,175 sq. ft. home. 3 BR, 2 baths.

Totally remodeled 10 years ago. Small lot, minimum maintenance. Lake and mountain views. Detached garage with electric. $59,000. Payment for 15year loan is approximately $650/month, taxes included.

518-597-3984.

TIMBERWOLF FIREWOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802-388-7300.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residential Development. One is a beautiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream.

Lots are supported with village water and approved for simple in-ground septic.

Located in East Middlebury, just 15-20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore.

802-388-2502 or 802-3887350.

Real Estate CORNWALL, VT- A BEAUTIFUL building lot for sale.

Amazing view. Septic permit in place. 760-807-6187.

CROWN POINT, NEW YORK 18.95 acres, beautiful parcel, desirable location.

Level terrain surrounded by woods. Electric, water and septic. Minutes to Lake Champlain. Mobile home on lot. $78,000. 518-597-3823.

MONKTON BUILDING LOT 5 acres, state sewer permit, private setting, brokers welcome. $37,895. Call 802236-5144.

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.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802-349-9281.

HAY, STRAW. FIRST CUT dry round bales, 4x4, $35.

First cut baleage 4x4, $35.

Rye straw, 4x4, $40. Brad 802-222-7700.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462-2755, John Whitney.

Cars 2002 SUBARU LEGACY GT limited with 164k mi. Leather heated seats, moon roof, power windows, power drivers seat. Brand new exhaust from cat back. New rear suspension bushings. Good tires. Full size spare tire in addition to donut. Fresh oil change. Owners manual included. Underneath rust in decent shape. EQS six channel equalizer and Alpine subwoofer drive power amplifier included. Asking $2,000 OBO. Contact Andrew 802-989-5348.

87 VOLVO SW will run. If not sold it will be scrapped. Text 703-231-2848. BO.

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

WANTED 55 GALLON PLASTIC food grade barrels. Want to buy wholesale.

Will take 30 per trip. 802453-4235, evenings.

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Public Meetings Public Meetings REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ADDISON NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION

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

ANESU is requesting proposals from vendors to provide contracted physical therapy services to access instruction for the 2017-2018 school-year.

The Supervisory Union will receive sealed proposals from qualified contractors by mail or delivered to Susan Bruhl, Director of Student Support Services, ANESU, 72 Munsill Ave, Suite 601, Bristol, VT 05443.

Copies of the request for proposals may be obtained on our website at www.anesu. org and at the Office of the Superintendent at the above address between 8AM and 4PM, Monday through Friday, prior to the date specified to submit proposals.

Period of Contract: Addison Northeast will enter into written agreements through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from a qualified vendor for the period of August 14, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

Proposal Acceptance Period: Proposals must be received by 4PM on or before August 4, 2017.

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PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 301-6-17 ANPR

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 321-7-17 ANPR

STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

IN RE THE ESTATE OF FRANKLIN D. HIER

IN RE THE ESTATE OF DIANA MOONEY VANDEVELDE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Franklin D. Hier late of Bristol, 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: July 27, 2017 Wanda Bouvier 58A Pine Street Bristol, VT 05443 (802) 349-9984 bouvierwanda@yahoo.com

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Diana Mooney Vandevelde 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: July 28, 2017 Frederick E. Mooney lll PO Box 356 Tabernash, CO 80478 (970) 685-1045 lmooney@winterparkresort.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: August 3, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 8/3

Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: August 3, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 8/3

STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 77-3-15 ANCV

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HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. v.

LESLIE J. PAPA AND SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT OCCUPANTS OF 85 TAYLOR MEADOW, HANCOCK, VT

Public Notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Page 9B Act 250 Notice (1) Addison (1) Addison County Court House (1) Addison County Probate Court (2) Addison County Superior Court (1) Addison Northeast Supervisory Union – Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, Starksboro (1) Middlebury (3) Notice of Dissolution – Weybridge (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1)

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION ELECTRICAL POWER SOLUTIONS, LLC WEYBRIDGE, VERMONT

To: Creditors of Electrical Power Solutions, LLC This Notice is given in accordance with Title 11, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 4108 relating to the dissolution of a Vermont Limited Liability Company. You are hereby notified that Electrical Power Solutions, LLC has stopped doing business on July 31, 2017 and is dissolving effective October 31, 2017. If you believe you have a claim against or debt owed by Electrical Power Solutions, LLC, please provide a written claim as follows: 1) State your claim with specificity including the amount owed, the date the debt was incurred, and the service or product provided by you; 2) The claim should be mailed to Gary W. Perkins, 424 Quaker Village Road, Weybridge, Vermont 05753; 3) Any claims against the limited liability company or its members will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce a claim is commenced within five (5) years after publication of this Notice.

A copy of this Notice is being sent to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office.

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #9A0103-5 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On July 17, 2017, Tire Barn Realty Trust, c/o Peter Gerry, 275 East Main Street, Orange, MA 01364 filed application #9A0103-5 for a project generally described as the subdivision of an existing 10.99 acre lot into a 5.91 acre lot, known as Lot 1 that contains the existing commercial building, and Lot 3, a new 4.99 acre lot containing the existing residence and a proposed 50’ x 80’ building for a welding business. Lot 2 will remain unchanged. The project is located 112 Hunt Road in New Haven, Vermont.

The District #9 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 -- Minor Applications. The application and proposed permit are available for review on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “9A0103-5”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before August 14, 2017, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion.

Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by August 14, 2017.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 20th day of July, 2017.

Geoffrey W. Green, District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 879-5657 geoffrey.green@vermont.gov 8/3

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered July 7, 2016, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given

by Leslie J. Papa to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Real Estate Mortgage Network Inc., dated November 22, 2011 and recorded in Book 31 Page 243 of the land records of the Town of Hancock, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. to Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. dated March 25, 2013 and recorded in Book 32 at Page 409 of the land records of the Town of Hancock and further name change from Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. to Homebridge Financial Services, Inc. effective February 3, 2014, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 85 Taylor Meadow, Hancock, Vermont on August 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises as conveyed to Leslie J. Papa by warranty deed of Anthony Papa and Diane Papa, which deed is of even or approximate date herewith and to be recorded herewith in the Handcock Land Records. Being a parcel of land, containing 0.43 acres, more or less, together with dwelling house and other improvements thereon standing, identified by Hancock municipal parcel identification number 01-1088 and State of Vermont SPAN NO. 279-088-10310 and commonly known as 85 Taylor Meadow, Hancock, Vermont; and being more particularly described as all and the same lands and premises as conveyed to the said Anthony Papa and Diane Papa by Confirmation Order of the United States of America to Anthony and Diane Papa, is dated July 16, 2010 and recorded August 10, 2010 at Book 30, Pages 423-426 of the Handcock Land Records.

The parcel herein is .48 acre lot, shown as Lot 3E on a survey map entitled, “Property of Addison County Community Trust Hancock, Vt”, dated July 22, 2003, by Norman R. Smith, Inc., Plat Number 87-62A-02, recorded in Slide Number 151 of the Hancock Land Records.

The following easements shall run in with title to the land benefitted and burdened by each easement: A. An Easement for pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress and underground utilities over and upon a strip of land 33 feet wide extending from the easterly edge of Vermont Route 100 over and upon and contiguous to the southerly boundary of the lands of the Town of Hancock shown as Lot 2A on the Survey to other lands of the Town of Hancock shown as Lot 1 on the Survey.

B. An easement for pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress and underground utilities over and upon a strip of land 12 feet wide extending from the easement described in the preceding paragraph, at the southeast corner of Lot 2A, as shown on the Survey, over and upon said Lot 2A and contiguous to the easterly boundary of said Lot 2A to other lands of the Town of Hancock as shown on the Survey.

C. SUBJECT to and together with the benefit of permanent setback easementsfor wastewater treatment systems and appurtenances, including but not limited to leachfields, constructed on or serving the herein conveyed lot, or any adjacent lot conveyed by Grantor, in accordance with said Permit #WW-3-0797. Meaning and intending hereby to provide that if any portion of any such wastewater system does not strictly meet the boundary line setback requirements of applicable local or state law or permits, the herein conveyed lot shall have the benefit of a setback easement over adjoining lots to the extent required to comply with setback requirements.

D. SUBJECT FURTHER to utility easements and rights-of-way appearing of record, including easements to be conveyed to Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Verizon; provided, however, that any encumbrances otherwise extinguished by the Record Title Act are not hereby revived.

The lands and premises herein conveyed are subject to the terms and conditions of State of Vermont Permit No. WW-3-0797, dated August 8, 2003 and recorded at Book 25, Page 214 of the Hancock Land Records.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: July 3, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

Public Meetings Public Meetings ADDISON COUNTY

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School News County students make Rice honor roll SOUTH BURLINGTON — Rice Memorial High School has announced the following Addison County students achieved Honor Roll status for the fourth quarter: First Honors: Olivia Rooney (Ferrisburgh) and Beatrice Shlansky (Ferrisburgh).

Second Honors: Carolyn Cutting

ADDISON COUNTY

(Ferrisburgh), Asa Shlansky (Ferrisburgh), Frederick Pohlen (Middlebury), Liam Peterson (North Ferrisburgh), Kristin DeGraaf (Vergennes) and Jasper Williams (Vergennes).

Honorable Mention: Allie Clark (Vergennes).

School Briefs

Middlebury native Olivia Nop, a student at Sienna College in Loudonville, N.Y., will participate in the college’s study abroad program for the Fall 2017 semester. Olivia will be studying in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Neil Guertin of Cornwall graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) with a B.S. in Computational Mathematics. Some 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students received their degrees during RIT’s 132nd commencement celebration in May.

MIDDLEBURY SELECTBOARD TO DISCUSS VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS’ LEGISLATIVE POLICY Middlebury Town Offices 77 Main Street Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Four Addison County students were named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College for the spring 2017 semester. They include Mary-Katherine Clark of Bristol, Eliot Brett of Lincoln, Jacob Dombek of North Ferrisburgh and Dana Ambrose of Vergennes.

Starting at 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, the Middlebury Selectboard will discuss development of the Vermont League of Cities & Town’s 2018 Legislative Policy with VLCT Municipal Policy Advocate Gwynn Zakov. The League’s 2018 Legislative Policy will be adopted by member municipalities at the VLCT Annual Meeting in early October 2017.

The League’s Legislative Policy for 2017 is available on the Vermont League of Cities & Towns website, vlct.org/resource/ municipal-policy.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

The Addison Planning Commission will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office.

To consider the following: 1. To approve the meeting minutes of the July 17, 2017 meeting.

2. To transact any business found necessary before the board: 3. To allow time for public comment interaction at beginning of meeting.

4. The Zoning Regulations for discussing a future presentation of the 2013 copy of revisions. We will begin working on the “Subdivision” Regulations so to bring them into compliance. We have updating to do pertaining VSA24, Chapter 117 for making correct referencing.

5. Continue working on items that are considered to be projects in progress.

We will invite the Z.A. to join our meeting for assistance on several issues pertaining to Subdivision and Zoning Regulations.

6. We will continue working on Zoning Regulations (2013 copy),& Subdivision Regulations so as to bring them into compliance with the revised Town Plan.

Frank Galgano, Chair Starr Phillips, Secretary 8/3 Addison Planning Commission

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY

(Owner) 77 Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of: Chipman Park & South Street Improvements Project will be received by the Town of Middlebury Public Works Department at 1020 S. Route 7 (hand delivered); or by mail to 77 Main Street; until 1:00pm on Monday, August 07, 2017 when bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Green Mountain Engineering, Inc. 1438 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 Town of Middlebury, Public Works Offices, 1020 South Rt 7, Middlebury, Vt 05753 Works in Progress, 20 Ferrell Street, Suite 103, South Burlington, Vt 05403 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Green Mountain Engineering, Inc., located at 1428 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 upon payment of $120.00 for each set.

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

Federal minimum wage rate and public employment laws are applicable.

Any BIDDER, upon returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS within 30 day after the actual date of BID opening and in good condition, will be refunded the payment, and non-bidder upon so returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS will be refunded $60.00.

July 28, 2017 Department of Public Works 8/3

MIDDLEBURY ECONOMIC HEALTH COMMITTEE

The Town of Middlebury Selectboard seeks candidates with backgrounds in economic development, business or finance for appointment to the newly-created Middlebury Economic Health Committee. With the goal of helping businesses in all states of growth to retain and create good-paying jobs in Middlebury, as a preliminary focus, the Economic Health Committee will work with the Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) to develop Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) guidelines, application evaluation criteria and collateral materials for consideration by the Selectboard. The Economic Health Committee will review loan applications and prepare lending recommendations to the Selectboard. The loan fund will be administered by ACEDC. The Committee will meet quarterly (perhaps more frequently in the beginning), produce an annual report each year and recommended strategies for the coming year based on its review of current economic trends.

More background on the formation of this Committee is available on the Town of Middlebury’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, go to: Meetings & Minutes > Town Task Forces > Economic Health Task Force and click on Final Recommendations.

If you are interested in serving on the Middlebury Economic Health Committee, please submit a letter of interest and a brief summary of your qualifications and experience not later than Friday, September 8 to: Middlebury Selectboard Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager 94 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753 kramsay@townofmiddlebury.org

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PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record.

The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont. gov/SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Judicial Nominating Board Rules.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 17P020 AGENCY: Judicial Nominating Board CONCISE SUMMARY: The amendments conform the Judicial Nominating Board Rules with statutory changes made by the Legislature in Act 123 of 2015, and comprehensively update and restructure the Rules for the first time since they were initially adopted in 1987. The rules incorporate the confidentiality and open meeting provisions of Act 123, clarify the processes and requirements for applying for a vacant judicial or Public Service Board position, detail Judicial Nominating Board procedures for considering and acting upon applications, and reorganize and rewrite the language to improve its accessibility to the reader.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: John Evers, Esq. Chair Judicial Nominating Board 84 Pine Street, 4th Floor, Burlington, VT 05401 Tel: 802-861-6666 Fax: 802-861-6070 Email: jevers@seglawyers.com URL: www.leg.state.vt.us.

FOR COPIES: Erik Fitzpatrick Vermont Legislative Council 115 State Street, Montpelier VT 05633-5301 Tel: 802-828-2231 Fax: 802-828-2424 Email: efitzpatrick@leg.state.vt.us 8/3

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Eagles and falcons make gains in Vt. SALISBURY — Both peregrine falcons and bald eagles have returned to nest in Vermont and Salisbury after having been extirpated by pesticides. Learn about this remarkable conservation success story from Vermont Fish and Wildlife Nongame Bird Project Leader John Buck. He will give a PowerPoint presentation on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m., at the Salisbury Congregational Church.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Presented by the Salisbury Conservation Commission and the Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association.

KATHY DICK TOOK this photo of a bald eagle at Lake Dunmore.

Cornwall man cited for assault VERGENNES — With the help of an off-duty Shelburne police officer, Vergennes police on July 28 cited a Cornwall man for an assault in a Vergennes parking lot on West Street.

Cited for aggravated domestic assault was John H. Quesnel, 54.

Police responded to a report of yelling and a woman lying on the ground in the West Street area. They learned that Quesnel had allegedly punched a female identified as his girlfriend while she was sitting in his pickup truck in the parking lot.

Police said the Shelburne officer, who was nearby, heard the commotion and saw Quesnel try to leave the scene in his vehicle. That officer then detained him until city police could arrive, sort things out and take statements — after which Vergennes police cited Quesnel.

In other incidents between July 24 and 30, including a busy weekend, Vergennes police: • On July 24 dealt with a barking dog complaint from a Green Street resident, who said it was an ongoing issue.

• On July 24 handled a minor onecar accident on Main Street.

• On July 25 went to the Route 22A-Route 7 area to look for a car reported for erratic operation, but could not find it.

• On July 25 checked out a report of a suspicious package outside of the bank on North Maple Street and discovered it contained empty beer cans.

• On July 26 returned a found wallet to its owner.

• On July 26 checked out a report of graffiti at the city skate park.

• On July 26 investigated a complaint that a South Maple Street

Salisbury SALISBURY — Correction: in last week’s column the number of children receiving 2 free books during the event at Branbury Beach on August 20 should have been 55.

This Saturday, Aug. 5, librarian Ruth Bernstein will present the last of the summer reading programs at the Salisbury Free Public Library.

The final raffle winners’ names will be drawn, a story read and ice cream served. It all begins at 9 a.m.

This week’s program in the Salisbury Congregational Church’s Summer Series will be a vocal and instrumental concert by Vaet-Vient. The group plays French, Quebequois and Cajun music. The free will donation event begins on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the

Hope Church in Bridport to fete anniversary Aug. 6

BRIDPORT — Hope Community Fellowship will publicly celebrate its 20th anniversary as a church on Sunday morning, Aug. 6, at the Bridport Community Hall.

Established on Aug. 8, 1997, Hope Community Fellowship was founded in Middlebury by Rev. Jeffrey L. Kauffman, who has served as the congregation’s pastor for two decades.

Starting at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 6, the congregation will observe the anniversary by sharing memories, taking a group photo, hearing a sermon based on God’s Word, thanking God for all that has been learned together, and for countless blessings. There will be a cake and punch reception. The event location is 52 Middle Road, just west of Vermont Route 22A, in Bridport. All are welcome. For more details, the public may telephone Pastor Kauffman at 802759-2922.

Vergennes Police Log

resident had been texted and offered drugs for sale, but could not locate the sender of the text.

• On July 27 while on foot patrol noticed an unlocked Main Street business and contacted its owner.

• On July 27 after a report of a car’s erratic operation in the Route 22A-Route 7 area stopped it and determined the driver was tired.

• On July 27 helped a car owner get into a locked vehicle on Alden Place.

• On July 27 were told a church’s free breakfast sign had been stolen, but learned the Public Works Department had picked it up because it was illegally placed. Police returned the sign and told church officials they had to find a different site.

• On July 27 checked the welfare of a Main Street resident on behalf of a family member; the man was fine, police said.

• On July 27 checked a report of a driver slumped over the wheel of his vehicle at the intersection of New Haven Road and Church Street; the vehicle was gone when police arrived.

• On July 27 looked unsuccessfully for a man dressed in black after dark reported to be walking on Route 7 south of the city.

• On July 28 picked up a barefoot and shirtless man walking and drinking on a Panton Road sidewalk.

Police first offered him a ride home, but he became uncooperative and they took him to the Act 1 detox facility in Burlington; when he became more

belligerent, they dropped him off at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.

• On July 28 went to the John Graham Shelter to try to find a man for Vermont State Police, but he wasn’t there.

• On July 28 checked out a report of the smell of marijuana at the skate park, but found no problem.

• On July 28 called the department Drug Recognition Expert to help state police with a case at the city station.

• On July 29 responded along with the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad to the Hillside Drive apartment complex, where police said a drunken woman decided to leave an apartment by jumping out of a second-floor window and thus injured her ankle.

• On July 29 served a no-trespass order to a Main Street apartment resident on behalf of the resident’s daughter.

• On July 29 took a report of a one-car accident at the Whispering Pines campground in Panton.

• On July 29 cited Tyler Dunton, 23, of Middlebury for driving under the influence of drugs; police had stopped his vehicle on Main Street.

• On July 29 cited Cleber DaSilva, 36, of Vergennes for simple assault; police allege he punched another man at a South Water Street residence.

• On July 30 returned to its owner a wallet that a citizen had found on Main Street.

• On July 30 checked a report of a suspicious person on a North Street porch; he was gone when police arrived.

• On July 28 sent the department Drug Recognition Expert to help state police at their New Haven Barracks.

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The final program, on Friday, Aug. 11, will be music by the faculty at Camp Point Counterpoint.

Two events are happening at the church during the week of Aug. 13. On Wednesday, Aug. 16 the Salisbury Historical Society

will present “The Sucker Brook Sawmill Community” with Bill Powers and on Thursday, Aug. 17, the Conservation Commission will present “The Return of Eagles and Falcons to Vermont” with John Buck. See more about this event above.

Middlebury Police Log MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police were informed on July 26 about a suspected burglary that occurred sometime during the previous week at Champlain Valley Equipment on Exchange Street.

Store officials said the culprit(s) made off with “several” chainsaws, according to police. The matter remains under investigation.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Helped a local woman locate her mother on July 24.

• Responded to a landlord/ tenant dispute at a Route 7 North residence on July 24. Police said the tenant alleged the landlord had entered her apartment to remove some of her belongings. Police said they left a message with the landlord informing him of the tenant’s rights.

• Responded to a traffic accident, with minor injuries, on Route 30 on July 24.

• Investigated a domestic disturbance in the Happy Valley Road area on July 25.

• Helped out at the scene of a dispute between some Washington Street neighbors on July 25.

• Responded to a traffic crash, with minor injuries, on College Street on July 25.

• Launched an investigation into the possible physical abuse of a child at a residence in the South Village Green neighborhood on July 25.

• Warned a person not to sleep in the gazebo on the town green off Main Street on July 25.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with an uncooperative patient in the Court Street area on July 26.

• Helped the Vermont Department for Children & Families with an investigation in the Elm Street area on July 26.

• Responded to a noise complaint in the Seminary Street Extension area on July 26.

• Assisted at the scene of a downed phone/cable wire on Weybridge Street on July 27. Police said a large truck had downed the wire.

• Helped calm a domestic dispute in the Route 7 South area on July 27.

• Mediated a dispute involving some Jackson Lane neighbors on July 28.

• Responded to a report of gunshots in the Happy Valley Road area on July 29. Police said they followed the sounds of voices and the smell of smoke, which led them

to a person who was hosting a party at which fireworks had been set off.

Police warned the resident about the fireworks infraction.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with a drug overdose patient at the Hill House on Route 7 North on July 29.

• Destroyed some drug-related contraband found in the River Road area on July 30.

• Attempted to locate a runaway juvenile male for Vermont State Police on July 30.

• Were asked on July 30 to investigate an alleged sexual assault that allegedly occurred around three years ago in town.

• Responded to a reported domestic dispute in the Jayne Court neighborhood on July 31.

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August 3, 2017

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Ellen Spring stands in her home-studio in Starksboro where she hand-paints and dyes silks to create jackets, scarves and other wearables.

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The secret to hand-painting silks for 35 years

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atience is a virtue — or so they say.

Many of us consider ourselves patient, thoughtful Vermonters; enjoying the beauty of our natural world, taking a moment for art and appreciating the slow pace of country life. But then, there’s a traffic jam that has you throwing up your hands, a chirping fire alarm that nags you to change the batteries, endless loads of laundry and missing socks ... Whatever it is, most of us have suffered a moment when our patience (and virtue) went out the window.

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Ellen Spring is just about as patient as they come. She’s spent the past 35 years handpainting silk. How? She applies a cassava paste to the silk in her own patterns and designs.

Then the paste acts as a dam when she adds

the color. “I can’t sneeze, cry or laugh when I’m doing this,” she said. “It’s very precise work, but there’s something wonderfully meditative about it.”

“I keep it interesting with new techniques and building on my knowledge,” Spring explained.

“I try to get better at things and then there’s always something new to try.”

But even Spring has moments when her patience wanes.

That, and Spring has an undeniable draw to color.

For example, a few years ago Spring’s husband, Louis DuPont (a local woodworker), renovated their Starksboro barn into a twostory art studio. With the new space and new skills in Shibori — a bound-to-resist style of silk dying that Spring describes as “serendipitous” — the 58-year-old Craftsbury native almost gave-up on her hand-painting.

“I’m a colorist; I love color,” she said, remembering back to her first silk-painting workshop in 1982. “Silk takes the dye so beautifully ... I still remember the exact moment I touched a dye-laden brush to the shimmering silk. Ah, the color!”

“I thought I was done coloring in the lines,” she said. “But I guess not. I just needed balance.”

That’s her secret.

That was a summer during her on-again offagain college/work pattern. School had always had an art-backdrop for Spring, so it wasn’t a big deal for her to take seven years to finally earn her degree from the University of Vermont.

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ART ‘Old friends and new faces’ come to Edgewater SIX ARTISTS FEATURED AT BOTH EDGEWATER GALLERIES IN MIDDLEBURY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

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dgewater Gallery will feature six artists between the gallery’s two Middlebury locations during the month of August in its group show “Old Friends and New Faces.” Edgewater at the Falls will be showing the work of two “old” favorites Woody Jackson and Homer Wells along with a new favorite, Philip Frey. Edgewater on the Green will be showing the work of three new artists, Timothy Horn, William B. Hoyt and Kim Alemian.

Here’s a snapshot of the three artists on view at the Falls:

WOODY JACKSON Woody Jackson graduated from Middlebury College in the early ’70s and then went on to get a master’s degree from the Yale University School of Art. The artist lives just outside of Middlebury and calls Vermont “home for the body as well as the soul.” Jackson’s work has been part of Edgewater’s collection since 2009. Famous for Holstein cow paintings, Jackson is inspired by the barns and hills of Vermont and has been painting this landscape for over 40 years.

“I am still learning and am still intrigued by my Vermont homeland. My Vermont landscape is filled with old memories as well as present impressions.”

HOMER WELLS Homer Wells’ career as an artist has crossed several disciplines. He has been a member of Edgewater’s family of artists since 2012. He is a pre-eminent metal sculptor whose luminescent metal pieces reflect and refract light and draw the viewer to observe the work from multiple angles. Each piece changes and shifts gently as the viewer moves around it.

Wells had a successful career as a sign maker and he has incorporated the skills he developed there in his art. Using micro-engraving techniques, brushing, auto paint and sealants, the artist’s distinctive pieces are about movement and light.

His work continues to evolve. “Although

at times I let accident and imagination lead me in the creation of my paintings,” Wells said. “I feel ready to explore in a more detailed and representational style the subtle beauty of the Vermont landscape and the sky scape near my home in Monkton.”

PHILIP FREY Philip Frey is a nationally exhibiting artist whose work creates a connection to the here and now and to everyday experience through his subject matter, inviting color palette, depiction of light and his loose gesture.

“Spring Warmth” by Woody Jackson – 11” x 15” – gouache on paper – $795.

For the artist, the work is about the act of painting itself.

“When a painting is going well, I experience a palpable feeling of being in the groove, an experience of being present,” Frey explained. “Many artists, writers, musicians and athletes also experience this state of being, where one is not overly thinking about what came before, or what is to come.

Essentially, in those carefree, clear and joyful moments, there is ‘no painter’ and ‘no painting.’”

Frey maintains a full time studio practice in northern Maine and teaches select painting workshops throughout the year, one of which is being offered Aug. 18-20 at Edgewater’s Mill Street gallery.

“Firebreaking” by Homer Wells – 26.5” x 38.5” – autopaint on aluminum – $1,600.

Look for a summary of the remaining other artists exhibiting at the gallery on the green in next week’s Arts+Leisure.

For more information call Edgewater at (802) 458-0098, email info@ edgewatergallery-vt.com or visit edgewatergallery-vt.com.

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“Old Friends and New Faces” EDGEWATER GALLERY AT THE FALLS, MIDDLEBURY.

“Two Lights” by Philip Frey – 24” x 24” – oil on canvas – $3,200.

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Growing up, her mom, Janet Spring, was the art teacher at the Craftsbury school, and a watercolor artist herself.

“We had a class of 14 people.

It was a warm environment and there were no cracks to fall through,” Spring said. “Mom encouraged all creative endeavors. There wasn’t anything she couldn’t do if she turned her creative energy to it. She was always making us look a little closer.”

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Starksboro fiber artist Ellen Spring has been painting silk by hand using a resist method since 1982.

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“Art was always around me,” Ellen Spring remembered of her mother’s artwork during childhood. “It wasn’t intimidating for me to become an artist because it was right there all the time.”

have also had a deep influence on my work.”

A silk jacket made by Ellen Spring with a hand-painted flower panel.

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That’s probably why Spring counts her mom as the number-one influence on her own work. “With her guidance, I learned of the impressionist painters, especially Monet, and that really opened my eyes to the world of color,” Spring wrote in a mini-interview for Art on Main’s e-newsletter.

“The celebration of the natural world found in Japanese block prints and in the Art Nouveau decorative style

ERS NOW IL A R T & E L U D E SCH

Most recently Spring has been mixing silk with wool at her studio to create Nuno fiber — a relatively new felting technique developed

by Polly Stirling, a fiber artist from New South Wales, Australia (thanks Wikipedia).

“You sandwich open weave silk and fine carded wool,” explained Spring, a former sheep owner. “Then you proceed as if you’re felting.”

To agitate the fiber, Spring gathers up the sandwiched fibers and rolls them with a pool noodle — back and forth, and back and forth … “It

takes awhile,” she laughed.

“So I put on some music and think about all the money I’m saving on a gym membership.”

Her hope is to make jackets and vests for the fall/winter season with this new material.

“It’s all I want to do right now,” she said. “It’s nice to have something new to be really excited about.”

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In order to make room for the new garments, Spring must sell her existing wares.

She’s been traveling to trade shows less these days, but still makes the trip down to a few major ones in New York City and upstate. She also has an Etsy store online and sells locally at Art on Main in Bristol and at her studiostore.

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One of Spring’s silk jackets retails for about $220. Smaller pieces are less. To help balance her offerings with some lower budget items, Spring also does block prints on cotton t-shirts, jumpers and other comfy clothes.

What keeps her patiently plugging along? It’s simple really, she said: “It’s fun!”

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OUT OF TOWN Dragon Boats fire up fundraising

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ANNUAL EVENT BENEFITS CAMP TA-KUM-TA AND DRAGONHEART VERMONT urlington’s waterfront will swarm with the red boats racing across the bay this weekend for the 12th annual Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival.

Sixty-four teams are signed up this year. The festival continues to be a popular team-building event for businesses and groups who want to compete together and raise money to support cancer survivors.

If you’re not on a registered team yet, there still might be time to join. Visit ridethedragon.org to sign up, or find a way to volunteer.

Saturday kicks off with the Sisters at Heart Breast Cancer Survivor celebration and the evening Sunset Dragon Fest Dance Party. Then Sunday is race-day for all community teams and breast cancer survivor teams.

Over the last 12 years the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival (organized by Dragonheart Vermont)

has raised $1.8 million dollars to support critical cancer programs in Vermont. This year, festival proceeds will support Camp Ta-Kum-Ta; a camp in South Hero that provides year-round programs and activities for kids with cancer and kids who have had cancer.

“The Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival fundraising focused on Camp Ta-Kum-Ta in 2009 and 2010,” said Linda Dyer, founder of Dragonheart Vermont. “We were thrilled at that time to be able to help the camp raise the funds needed for their activities cabin. This year, we hope to rally around Camp Ta-Kum-Ta once more.”

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Dragonheart Vermont to raise funds to help provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences for children who have or have had cancer and live in Vermont or are treated here,” said Camp Ta-KumTa executive director Hattie Johnson. “We are excited for the Festival this year and most grateful for Dragonheart’s loyal support.”

Festival of Fools Festival of Fools will take over downtown Burlington for the 10th year, on Aug. 4-6. The Festival of Fools, produced by Burlington City Arts, is a curated festival of street theater devoted to community engagement through the celebration of circus arts, music and comedy for family audiences. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be packed with free events, open to the public and appropriate for all age groups. Shows start around 9 or 10 a.m. and continue through the night with late night performances at Vermont Comedy Club and after parties at Nectars.

International street performers from around the globe will perform on four main stage locations surrounding the Church Street Marketplace and City Hall Park. The festival wraps up on Sunday with a grand finale featuring all the performers of the festival.

Check out vermontfestivaloffools.com for details on performance times and locations.

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IN TOWN Line-up announced for 3rd annual film festival

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here’s a great line-up of films at this year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (Aug. 24-27) produced by Vermont residents, members of Middlebury College and international filmmakers.

“We’re seeing an increasing number of strong films by emerging Vermont filmmakers,” said MNFF artistic director Jay Craven, “including fascinating and deeply committed films by high-school filmmakers through the Freedom and Unity and Conversations from the Open Roads projects.”

Vermont filmmaker Jesse Kreitzer, who won last year’s inaugural award from the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO), will preview a portion of his new film “Caregivers” with a live performance of its musical score-inprogress by a select group of VSO members on Sunday, Aug. 27, 1 p.m., at Robinson Hall in the Mahaney Center for the Arts at Middlebury College.

The international filmmakers hail from Switzerland, Iran, Finland, Mexico, Poland, Australia, France, Canada, Lebanon, India and beyond. Among them are comedies, tragedies, satires, animated works and even a feature film shot in one astonishing extended take.

VERMONT FILMS Gathering Time, by Corey Hendrickson An eight minute documentary about sugaring in the Northeast Kingdom, by a Middlebury resident.

It’s Criminal, by Signe Taylor A powerful critique of inequities as seen through the lens of women prisoners in a rural jail.

Sunlight Man, by Joel Gardner The son of author John Gardner struggles to reconcile his father’s genius and love with his innate darkness. Joel Gardner attended UVM. Death in the Wilderness, Kevin Thornton A film exploring a letter from 1985 found in the Brandon Town Library, about the story of a woman whose husband died in the Civil War. Three Red Sweaters, Martha Gregory This short film takes footage from Gregory’s grandfather’s 1950-1970s collection of films.

Dad’s 50th Surprise Party, Matt Lennon

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

A dark comedy that will have you nervous about family outings in the woods.

The “F” Word, Sasha Whittle A short documentary exploring failure in traditional academic institutions.

Good Funk, Adam Kritzer The VT premiere of a feature that follows three generations of Brooklyn neighbors 32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide, Beth Levison This feature documentary explores the impact of a sister’s suicide on the surviving sibling.

Freedom & Unity Conversations From the Open Road Showcase A diverse line-up of short films made by Vermont teens, selected from the winners of the Freedom & Unity Youth Film Competition and Conversations from the Open Road.

Caregivers, by Jesse Kreitzer An exclusive first-look at this documentary hybrid about eldercare in of rural Vermont,.

Immortality (Iran) Light Sight (Iran) The Owl and the Lemming (Nanavut) Farewell (Switzerland) 8 Borders, 8 Days (Lebanon) I Shot Einstein (UK) Death By A Thousand Cuts (Dominican Republic/Haiti) 833 (UK)

“We’re quite excited to have a strong selections of international films,” said Craven.

The Sun At Midnight (Canada) Sisak (India) A Pact Among Angels (Canada) Untitled (France) Unnatural Selection (France) The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Australia) Julia’s Piece (Mexico) An Autobiography (Finland)

Film screening times and locations are available at middfilmfest.org.

Editor’s note: Look for Will DiGravio’s story in the Aug. 17 Arts+Leisure for more about the international filmmakers coming to this year’s festival. For details on all of the films at the festival visit middfilmfest.org.

one two three THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK ADDISON COUNTY FAIR & FIELD DAYS

TOUR DE FARMS AFTERPARTY

BAROQUE CONCERT IN ROCHESTER

Head to New Haven next Tuesday through Saturday for Addison AUG. County Fair & Field Days. It’s Vermont’s largest agricultural fair and you won’t want to miss it! Check out the children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, fair rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities and Vermont products dinner. More info at addisoncountyfielddays.com.

If you’re up for the challenge, join the 10th anniversary of the Tour SUNDAY AUG. de Farms on Sunday and bike 28 miles on the tasting tour of Addison County. Skip the peddling and come to the Bristol Rec Club, from 12-4 p.m., for the afterparty. Left Eye Jump will get the party going with high-impact funk, rumba boogies and ballads. Food and beverages for sale. Bring the whole family!

This Sunday, the Rochester Chamber Music Society and the SUNDAY AUG. Vermont Festival of The Arts will present a baroque concert at the Federated Church of Rochester, 4 p.m. Cynthia Huard, artistic director of the Rochester Music Society and affiliate artist at Middlebury College, will play harpsichord with several other string performers. Admission by donation. Info: (802) 767-9234 or rcmsvt.org.

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10TH ANNUAL TOUR DE FARMS IN BRISTOL. Sunday, Aug. 6, all day. A 30-mile biking farm tour to raise funds for ACORN. The tour will by followed by the Tour de Farms After Party. Open to the public with live music, dancing and local food and beverages from across Addison County. For more info, visit the acornvt.org/tourdefarms/ or email inof@acornvt.com

ANIMALS VERMONT DAY OPEN HOUSE AT UVM MORGAN HORSE FARM IN WEYBRIDGE. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 74 Battell Dr. UVM Morgan horses are on display to demonstrate their versatility and heritage. Free. Bring a picnic lunch.

Rain or shine. More info at uvm.edu/morgan.

ARTS ARTIST’S RECEPTION IN BRISTOL. Friday, Aug. 11, 5-7 p.m., Art on Main, 25 Main St. A reception for Artist Deborah Holmes, whose work will be on display beginning Aug. 4.

ARTIST’S TALK IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St. Contemporary folk artist Warren Kimble will discuss his work. More info at 802-247-4956, art@ pattysgrecci.com, or BrandonArtistsGuild.org.

FILM TWO SAS CAREY FILMS ON MONGOLIAN MIGRATION ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 3, 7-9 p.m., 248 Washington St. Ext, gazebo in back. See “Migration,” Carey’s 2016 Award-winning documentary its precursor, “Dukhas Moving.” Suggested $10 donation per evening to Nomadicare. Bring a chair and a picnic.

More info: sas@nomadicare.org or 802 388-1301.

“GET OUT” ON SCREEN IN VERGENNES. Friday, Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Part of Bixby’s Friday Night Movie series. Free admission, free popcorn. Rated R. “FANTASTIC BEASTS” ON SCREEN IN BRISTOL. Friday, Aug. 4, dusk, on the town green. Part of Bristol’s Movies in the Park series. Free and open to the public. Bring a blanket and your bug spray.

Rain location Holley Hall.

“BLONDES AND BRUNETTES” FILM SERIES IN

BRISTOL. Sunday, Aug. 6. 7 p.m., the Red Barn, Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N Rt 116. Marilyn Monroe stars in “The Seven Year Itch.” Free. Food and drink available.

DOCUMENTARY FILM ON SCREEN IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Aug. 12, 10:30 a.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. “Every War Has Two Losers” is based on the journals of poet William Stafford, WWII conscientious objector and National Book Award winner. Free.

BUSTER KEATON’S “GO WEST” ON SCREEN IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. In ‘Go West’ (1925) Buster Keaton heads out to ranch country, where the stone-faced comedian encounters romance with — a cow! Can he save his love from a trip to the livestock yards?

Part of Brandon’s silent film and live music series.

JUST FOR FUN TOWN-WIDE YARD SALE IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 5, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Brandon Town Hall and around town. Town hall booths sponsored by Friends of the Brandon Town Hall. Maps available at Stephen Douglas Birthplace Visitor Center.

More info at 802-247-6401 or brandon.org.

ADDISON COUNTY FAIR & FIELD DAYS IN NEW HAVEN. Tuesday, Aug. 8, Wednesday, Aug. 9, Thursday, Aug. 10, Friday, Aug. 11, Saturday, Aug. 12, all day. Fairground Rd. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Children’s barnyard, cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment, pony and ox pulling, midway, parade, youth activities, and Vermont products dinner. More info at addisoncountyfielddays.com.

LOCAL SIGHTSEEING CLUB ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 10, 5 p.m., large meeting room, Ilsley Public Library.

Anyone interested in organizing a new group to travel around the area to see interesting sights is invited to this first meeting. The tentative name is the TSA – Traveling Sightseeing Associates.

More information from Jan Walker at 388-4220 or janwalkervt@together.net.

ROKEBY PIE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, Aug. 13, 1-4 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 U.S. Route 7. Peach, apple, berry, pies of every kind with Wilcox’s ice cream on the side. Music courtesy Abby’s Agenda, who play jazz standards. All proceeds support ongoing Rokeby programs. More info at 802-877-3406 or rokeby@ comcast.net.

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MUSIC PETE SEEGER MEMORIAL CONCERT IN HANCOCK. Thursday, Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m., on the town green. Bring a chair and a picnic, rain site available. Free and open to the public. Part of the Hancock Green summer concert series.

Sponsored by Hancock Town Pride Committee.

MARGARET PAN, CARILLON, IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 4, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Middlebury College. Margaret Pan, Associate Carillonneur, Cohasset, Mass. will play for Middlebury College’s Summer Carillon Concert series as it celebrates its 32nd season.

Free. Learn more at go.middlebury.edu/carillon, middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

MELLOW YELLOW ON STAGE IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Aug. 4, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Golden era of Top 40 hits. Part 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 lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

VA-ET-VIENT IN SALISBURY. Friday, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. Salisbury Meeting House. Quebequois, French and Cajun vocal in instrumental music. Part of the Salisbury Summer Performance Series. Free will donation.

NEW DAKOTAS PERFORM IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. This Boston-based group plays “upbeat and infectious pop rock” and puts on quite a show. Tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandonmusic.net or brandon-music.net.

ROCHESTER CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY FINAL CONCERT IN ROCHESTER. Sunday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m., Federated Church of Rochester, North Main St. Na’ama Lion, flute; Julia McKenzie and Gigi Turgeon, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Rebecca Shaw, cello; Evan Premo, bass and Cynthia Huard, harpsichord, will play Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 and the Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067. Admission by donation. More info at 802-767-9234 or visit rcmsvt.org.

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Baptist Church, 862 U.S. Route 7. The 35-voice choir and band brings you traditional and contemporary gospel favorites like “I Go to the Rock,” “Nothing But the Blood,” and “Lord I Need You.” More info contact Suzanne Rood rood@ copper.net or 802-877-3008.

ADDISON COUNTY GOSPEL CHOIR IN NEW HAVEN. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 7-8 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days, Fairground Rd. Come hear the 35-voice choir and band when they sing traditional and contemporary gospel favorites like “I Go to the Rock,” “Nothing But the Blood,” and “Lord I Need You.” More info contact Suzanne Rood rood@copper.net or 802-877-3008.

EMILY SUNDERMAN AND ELIZABETH REID IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m., new park corner of South Main and College streets.

Part of the Middlebury Community Music Center/ Better Middlebury Partnership Concerts in the Park series. Free.

Dzuris, Carillonneur for Clemson University, performs as part of Middlebury College’s Summer Carillon Concert series. Free. Learn more at go.middlebury.edu/carillon, middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

POINT COUNTERPOINT CHAMBER PLAYERS IN SALISBURY. Friday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Meeting House. Final Concert in the Salisbury Summer Performance Series. Free will donation.

THE GRIFT ON STAGE IN VERGENNES. Friday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. An evening of booty-shaking grooves and tight vocal harmonies. The band will include their horn section. Sponsored by the Hired Hand Brewing Co. ALEX SMITH & JACOB BRILLHART IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Folk singer Smith and Scottishstyle fiddler Brillhart bring their blend to Brandon.

Tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music.net or brandon-music.net.

STONE COLD ROOSTERS IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Americana from the Green Mountains. Part of the Brandon Summer Music series. Free. More info at brandon.org.

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LINDA DZURIS, CARILLON, IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 11, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Middlebury College. Linda

LOLITA CHAKRABARTI’S ‘RED VELVET’ READING IN RIPTON. Friday, Aug. 4, and Saturday, Aug. 5, 2 p.m., Burgess Meredith Little Theater,

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Bread Loaf School of English, Route 125. Directed

by Roger Q. Mason. Free. To reserve tickets call 802-443-2771.

THEATER “OTHELLO” ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Thursday, Aug. 3, Friday, Aug. 4, Saturday, Aug. 5, Sunday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m., Burgess Meredith Little Theater, Bread Loaf School of English, Route 125. Directed by Brian McEleney. Free. For ticket reservations call 802-443-2771.

“OKLAHOMA!” on stage in Bristol. Friday, Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m., on the town green. Presented by Very Merry Theater, a theater company for children that performs one-of-a-kind plays all over Vermont.

Rain Location Holley Hall. Free and open to the public.

“THERE ONCE WAS …” ON STAGE IN ROCHESTER. Thursday, Aug. 10, Friday, Aug. 11, and Saturday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 13, 4 p.m., Spice Studio, 432 South Main St. Three Chechnyan Fairy Tales interpreted by six actors and two musicians with no rules. Tickets $10. More info at baldmountaintheater.org.

AUDITIONS IN BRANDON. Sunday, Aug. 13, 2 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. For Brandon Town Players Fall Production.

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yellow, three-foot-wide “special purpose” buoys, to which divers can moor their boats. Then, the divers follow the buoy line all the way down to the wreck.

“In the past, as a diver, you found a shipwreck to dive on by dragging your anchor along the bottom until you snagged on something, and then you dove down and took a look at it. That’s obviously not good for the wrecks,” LCMM’s Sabick said. “This way, it’s much safer for the diver, and for the wreck itself.

That’s the guiding principle here, that it’s better for everybody.”

Research by museum historians has revealed snippets of the U.S. La Vallee’s history. The tugboat first launched from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1880 under the name Henry Lloyd, when hundreds of coal-fired steamers served as towing and service boats in the shipping industry. Then, it moved to New Jersey for three years, and was finally sold to a firm in Georgetown, South Carolina, where it stayed for 37 years. In 1920, the boat’s license was surrendered in New York City and deemed “dismantled, unfit for use.”

But in 1923, John E. Matton bought the Henry Lloyd, renaming it U.S La Vallee.

When it was finally passed to Vermont, sold to James E. Cashman in Burlington in 1929, the boat was so old that crew members nicknamed it “The Useless Vallee.” In 1931, Cashman stopped mending the old tugboat’s leaks. He pulled it out to the middle of Shelburne Bay and scuttled it — sinking it 100 feet down, and has remained on the lake floor ever since.

“Like many things that are utilitarian and everyday, in their working life, they were deemed to be that exactly: utilitarian and everyday, and therefore not documented to any great extent,” Sabick said. “It had become a useless piece of junk to them, but for us, it’s a really neat little time capsule, particularly with that little steam engine, which is just not something we see on a boat that size — and certainly not on Lake Champlain.”

Tours from the Waterfront Dive Shop ($50 per person) will be announced on the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s website, lcmm.org.

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MUSIC Summer break brings New Dakotas to Brandon Music

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ew Dakotas are a folk-rock-poppsych band coming to Brandon Music on Saturday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. Alasdair MacKenzie (drums, vocals), Chris Haley (guitar, vocals), Juan Carlos Fernandez del Castillo (piano) and David Baler (bass) bring an easy-listening concert — at just about the right AUGUST speed for four college students touring on summer break.

MacKenzie, Haley, and del Castillo attend Harvard College and Baler attends New York University.

“We are coming to Brandon Music because we were excited by the venue’s commitment to supporting up-and-coming artists,” said MacKenzie. “We’ll be in Vermont for other gigs (at Skinny Pancake and Manhattans Pub in Burlington) the week of our Brandon performance, so it made sense to stop by and play wherever we could.”

Middle Tennessee Music, an online indymusic-scene-source, calls the New Dakotas’

Brandon Music welcomes New Dakotas — four musicians on summer break from Harvard and New York University — this Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. Pictured are Alasdair MacKenzie and Chris Haley, who co-produce the music and perform on stage.

music “upbeat and infectious pop rock,” but you’ll find yourself falling for their infectious personalities too.

With influences like the Beatles, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Big Star, Fleet Foxes and Ben Folds, New Dakotas likes to give people something to move to. They do some covers but mostly perform original songs which aim to be easy to dance to and sing along with.

Mellow Yellow gets their groove on at Lincoln Peak Take a trip (back in time) this Friday, Aug. 4, from 6-8 p.m., with Mellow Yellow at Lincoln Peak Vineyard in New Haven.

This ’60s and ’70s tribute band captures FRIDAY AUGUST all the hey-man-peace-and-loveLincoln Peak Vineyard, grooviness of the songs that helped New Haven define a decade.

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The groovy crew includes Brad DaddyO (David Cooper) on vocals and Mellowyellowtron; Dusty Love (Linda Bassick) on vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, flute and trombone; Kenny Diggit (Ken French) on guitars, keyboards and vocals; Apollonius “Flip” Funk (Brad Sourdiffe) on bass; and Saratoga Sunshine (Sean Preece) on drums.

The vineyard opens at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking. Food will be available for purchase by Antidote of Vergennes, and wine will be sold by the glass. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or a picnic blanket, but leave your own alcohol and pets at home.

The Wine Down Friday series happens rain or shine — there’s room on the winery porch in the case of rain. For more info call the vineyard at (802) 388-7368 or visit lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

Check out their self-titled debut EP of original songs or head to the concert for a fresh treat.

Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for an extra $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 2474295, e-mail info@brandon-music.net or visit brandon-music.net.

live music PETE SEEGER MEMORIAL CONCERT. Thursday, Aug. 3 6:30 p.m., Hancock town green.

ROCHESTER CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY. Sunday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m., Federated Church of Rochester.

VA-ET-VIENT. Friday, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Meeting House.

VERGENNES CITY BAND. Monday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m., Vergennes City Park.

AARON AUDET BAND. Friday, Aug. 4, 9 p.m., Two Brothers, Middlebury.

STONE COLD ROOSTERS. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn.

S.O.B. MOBILE. Saturday, Aug. 5, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury.

BRISTOL TOWN BAND. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., on the Bristol town green.

ADDISON COUNTY GOSPEL CHOIR. Sunday Aug. 6, 6 p.m., Victory Baptist Church, Vergennes; and Tuesday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days, New Haven.

EMILY SUNDERMAN AND ELIZABETH REID. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m., new town park, Middlebury

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EXHIBITS ALNÔBAK: WEARING OUR HERITAGE. On exhibit June 24-Aug. 12, featuring wearable art by contemporary Abenaki artists, with photographs and prints from previous generations. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes. (802) 475-2022 or lcmm.org.

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org

Thur 8/10 & Fri 8/11 8:30pm* $15 (limited seating available)

DAILY ART BY SUSANNE PECK. On exhibit June 30-Aug. 13, featuring abstract and expressionist works as well as representational drawings. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

MOZART’S FIGAROS HOCHZEIT

DEBORAH HOLMES. On exhibit Aug. 4-Aug. 31, featuring paintings of classic farms, old barns, trees, mountains, long views, woodpiles and the occasional chicken. An artist reception will be held Friday, Aug. 11, from 5-7 p.m. Art on Main, 25 Main Street, Bristol. (802) 453-4032 or artonmain.net.

Featuring Middlebury College’s The German for Singers Language School presenting an abbreviated version of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Sung in German.*Talk in English at 7:45pm

DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE. On exhibit June 13-Oct. 15, featuring original artwork, sketches and more from 17 Vermont children’s book illustrators/ authors. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

LAND, SEA & SKY. On exhibit July 27-Sept. 10, featuring shimmering, dream-like oil paintings on panel and canvas by artist Peter Brooke. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 349-0979 or bigtowngallery.com.

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE’S GERMAN FOR SINGERS SCHOOL

Fri 8/18 7:30pm $12

THE TARNATION OF RUSSELL COLVIN AT THE VERMONT COFFEE COMPANY PLAYHOUSE

Based on Manchester’s unsolved murder case of 1812, local history comes alive in this one-man virtuoso tour-de-force. Oliver Wadsworth portrays a medley of characters as they grapple with the murder of Russell Colvin, an eccentric Vermonter whose ghost haunted the town of Manchester.

Tue 8/22 & Wed 8/23 7pm $10/$5 12 & under THT’S YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS

OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FACES. On exhibit for the month of August, featuring work

by Philip Frey, Woody Jackson, Homer Wells, Kim Alemian, Timothy Horn and William B. Hoyt. Edgewater Gallery on the Green (6 Merchants Row) and Middlebury Falls (1 Mill Street), Middlebury. (802) 989-7419, (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

SABRA FIELD, NOW AND THEN: A RETROSPECTIVE. On exhibit May 26-Aug. 13, featuring 70 prints that span six decades of Middlebury College alumnae and Vermont artist Sabra Field. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

SEE YOU AT THE LAKE. On exhibit July 13-Aug. 27, featuring paintings by Anne Cady. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

SWIPES AND SLASHES: ABSTRACT MONOTYPES. On exhibit July 21-Aug. 31, featuring 10 abstract expressionistic monotypes by Ross Sheehan. Otter Creek Custom Framing, 3 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-2370 or visit Sheehan’s website at rosssheehanart.com.

THE DAMES. On exhibit May 19-Aug. 19, featuring the oral history recordings and photographic portraits featuring 13 members of the Vermont Society of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

THE LOVINGS, AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT: PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREY VILLET. On exhibit May 26-Aug. 13, featuring 20 photographs by Grey Villet. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum. middlebury.edu.

THE SELF. On exhibit July 7-Aug. 19, featuring a series of 10 large paired drawing installations by Bill Ramage. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr, Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or cmacvt.org.

WARREN KIMBLE — FOLK ART 2017. On exhibit June 30-Aug. 29, featuring folk art, as well as a new body of folk art imagery. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

YOUNG AMERICA: ROY LICHTENSTEIN AND THE AMERICA’S CUP. On exhibit May 26-Aug. 13, featuring the actual 77-foot hull of Young America, preliminary works by Roy Lichtenstein and more. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443–5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

A blisteringly funny comedy of manners that pokes fun at status and high society.

Thu 8/24 – Sun 8/27 A new slate of outstanding films from all over the world are featured at THT and other Middlebury venues. With special events, famous guests and rousing parties, this year’s MNFF is better than ever!

Sun 9/10 4pm Free Donations accepted in the Byers Studio MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP PRESENTS A STAGED READING OF :

MARJORIE PRIME

Part of The Cutting Edge Play Reading Series. 85 year old Marjorie is a jumble of fading memories, but her new companion is programmed to feed back to her the stories of Marjorie’s own life.

Part 1 Sept 14 and Part 2 Sept 21 7pm $17/ $10 students NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN HD

ANGELS IN AMERICA

Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Angels in America, a play in two parts, features Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane and Russell Tovey.

Sat 9/16 9am-2pm FREE

THE FABULOUS FLEA MARKET

Treasures abound at THT’s amazing annual Flea Market.

Proceeds benefit the Theater and its many worthy projects and shows.

THT also presents its own booths with a wide array of donated items, jewelry, art,.etc. Income from the THT booths supports THT performances.

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the movie THE MIDWIFE — RUNNING TIME: 1:57 — RATING: NR The Midwife opens with a series of births in the hands of solemn, accomplished Claire who is dedicated to her profession and to the clinic that is her workplace. Actor Catherine Frot learned the trade for this role in the interest of reality. Most countries have a protective time limit on filming newborns that means the new babies we have seen on film were usually more than three months old. This is the real deal.

In addition to introducing us to Claire in her profession, the long scene of live births suggests that each of these newborns will grow up to lead different lives in families that grow as they grow. This is how their lives began and the story of the family they become.

Within minutes we learn that outside of the clinic Claire lives a healthy, if reclusive life. She rides her bike to and from work, dislikes alcohol, grows and eats healthy vegetables in her backyard and works at something she believes in deeply. The sad part for her is that her clinic is slated to be closed by a modern hospital.

Claire’s earnest world is pierced suddenly by an invitation from Beatrice (Catherine Deneuve) who was once mistress to Claire’s father and eventually left him. Would she meet for lunch? For Claire, that’s an invitation from Hell.

Beatrice left Claire’s father because she couldn’t stand the dullness of living in the country. And we soon learn why. “How come there’s no fun in your life?” she asks Claire, and answers her own question: “I believe in the power of pleasure.” And then, suddenly, we learn Beatrice has brain cancer and has come to her former lover’s daughter for help.

As the two of them begin to learn from each other’s wildly different selves, Claire slowly begins to open to a wider world by letting herself know Paul (Oliver Gourmet), the friendly neighbor she sees while they garden in the backyard. Beatrice gains strength from Claire’s new fidelity.

Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot in The Midwife (2017).

This story would have paled in lesser hands.

Catherine Frot creates an earnest woman with deep integrity whose only love is her fine work of delivering babies. Catherine Deneuve’s Beatrice drinks, gambles and thrives on the bustle of the city and uncertainty. She paints a vivid portrait of a woman devoted to risk, fun and pleasure of all kinds.

This movie is the story of the unlikely journey toward friendship between a dying lover of life and a living lover of work. Each gives to the other while Beatrice opens Claire’s eyes to the possibility of Paul (Oliver Gourmet), the fine man who would make either woman happy for different reasons.

Martin Provost, wrote and directed the story and worked with the two grand actors to create a relationship that teaches each woman a lot about herself. It is the delicacy of their acting that is so remarkable here.

They take us on that journey and they do it with rare grace.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book THE GRAYBAR HOTEL: STORIES — BY CURTIS DAWKINS

STELLAR SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS The Refugees,

by Viet Thanh Nguyen

(Scribner Book Company)

A healthy skepticism may well be an appropriate response when approaching a book whose author has been incarcerated since 2004 for a drug-related homicide, for which he is serving life without parole, but this surprising collection of short stories is well worth a look. The author, Curtis Dawkins has portrayed, in his fictional accounts of men struggling to keep their heads together, life behind bars in an honest and forthright manner. This is not a collection of brutal misery, though brutality and tedium do exist and are depicted, but rather dimensional portraits of prisoners brought to light by piercing details of daily life and daily hardships. In one story, an inmate places collect calls to random numbers on the off-chance that someone, anyone, will accept the charges and talk to him, connect him to the world, even for a minute or two. In another, a man recently transferred from county lockup to federal prison is unable to overcome the senselessness of his predicament and walks out of line, towards the fence, towards certain death. Dawkins may have to live the rest of his life behind bars, but he has given voice to the voiceless in a profoundly real and empathetic collection of stories that never stray into sentimentality or sensationalism.

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

Difficult Women,

by Roxane Gay The Accomplished Guest,

by Ann Beattie Men Without Women,

by Haruki Murakami Trigger Warning,

by Neil Gaiman Interpreter of Maladies,

by Jhumpa Lahiri A Life of Adventure and Delight,

by Akhil Sharma

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FILM Women filmmakers take center stage in festival

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he road for independent filmmakers is tough. This is one reason that film festivals are important — they reach audiences outside the commercial distribution system.

The path for women filmmakers is especially difficult. This is true for women independents and, especially, in Hollywood.

Last year, women made up 52 percent of moviegoers.

But, for the top 100 films at the box office, only 4 percent were directed by women and only 11 percent had women writers.

Only 3 percent of these films had women cinematographers; 19 percent had women producers; 14 percent had women editors; and 3 percent had women composers. And just 26 percent of these leading films had women protagonists.

BY JAY CRAVEN

Alexandra Dean shares Hollywood actress Heady Lamarr’s story in “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story.”

For lower budget films, the numbers are somewhat better. In 2016, women directed 28 percent of narrative shorts and 27 percent of narrative independent films. But in film criticism, women are also outnumbered by men, 27 to 73 percent, respectively.

This year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival highlights the work of many women filmmakers, including documentary filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg. They will screen their newest film, “Marathon: The (Boston) Patriot’s Day Bombing,” that navigates the still-difficult aftermath of the April 2013 tragedy. Boston Globe critic Peter Keough called the film “restrained, eloquent, and artfully composed.”

Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan praised it as, “a very human, very moving documentary.”

We will also screen Stern and Sundberg’s probing documentary, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,” that goes behind the scenes to reveal multiple dimensions of the late comedienne’s life and work.

Two-time Academy Award winning documentarian, Barbara Kopple, will return to Middlebury with her new film, “This Is Everything: GiGi Gorgeous,” which centers on Gigi Gorgeous, a YouTube star formerly known as Gregory, who underwent a gender transition in 2013. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

And our opening night film, the sharp and humorous documentary, “Take My Nose, Please,” will be presented in person by the picture’s firsttime filmmaker, 89 year-old journalist Joan Kron.

“Marathon: The (Boston) Patriot’s Day Bombing” by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.

Judy Gold in “Take My Nose Please” by Joan Kron.

The film explores the phenomenon of plastic surgery, focusing on several prominent women who elected to undergo the procedure.

In her captivating documentary, “It’s Criminal,” Vermont filmmaker Signe Taylor tracks the lifechanging experiences of Dartmouth College students who face questions of privilege, poverty, and justice as they work with New Hampshire women inmates to create a reality-based play.

Actress Hedy Lamarr was more than a legendary leading actress during Hollywood’s Golden Age — she was also a self-taught inventor who came up with technology that was intended for World War II service against torpedoes but later proved useful to the development of modern wireless communications, including WiFi and Blue Tooth. Alexandra Dean’s stunning documentary, “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” tells the complex story of this Hollywood icon.

Filmmaker Dean will also join us at the festival.

Other notable films, this year, were made by women and explore issues of gender. Alankrita Shrivastava’s narrative film, “Lipstick Under My Burkha” shows three women determined to break social constraints in contemporary India.

Althea Jones’s hilarious gal pal picture, “Fun Mom Dinner” promises plenty of knowing laughs.

Several short films also break ground this year. In her visually rich satire, “Buckets,” Julia Jones dramatizes the sacrifices one young woman must make to satisfy her love. Actress and cirque nouveau star, Aurelia Thierree, will be on hand to screen her untitled short film that conjures a magical world of surrealistic characters outside a stone farmhouse in the French countryside. Thierree’s vivid film shows fertile imagination and a clear belief in film pioneer Jean Cocteau’s credo, that all cinema should aspire to the condition of a dream.

Editor’s Note: Jay Craven is artistic director of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.

2017 passes, film descriptions and screening schedules are available at middfilmfest.org.

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Ripton

Natural Turnpike

MLS #4648106

PRICE REDUCTION!

Cornwall

3958 Route 30

Prime Ripton Location Approved for 2 BR

Handsome Colonial Farmhouse

2.09 ACRES

5BR|8BA|4232 SF 2.60 ACRES now

$39,000

MLS #4648280

was

$399,000 $425,000

MLS #4632899