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A collection of important early German printed books is on display at the college library.
A barbecue restaurant has taken over a prominent Route 7, New Haven, location. See Page 3.
The Champs and Marlins swim teams won divisional crowns at the state meet. See Page 1B.
ADDISON COUNTY
Vol. 72 No. 32
INDEPENDENT Middlebury, Vermont
Thursday, August 9, 2018
42 Pages
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Area Democrats to vie in Aug. 14 runoffs for sheriff, House seats By JOHN FLOWERS BRISTOL — Local primary elections typically offer few fireworks and are thus notorious for low voter turnout. But a hotly contested race for sheriff and a crowded runoff for the Addison-4 House district are giving Addison County residents — and
particularly Democrats in the Bristol area — extra reasons to vote on Aug. 14. Local interest is also being generated by Ethan Sonneborn, a 14-year-old Bristol youth who will compete for the Democrat nomination for governor. In addition to the two Addison
County races, area voters will help decide contested statewide primary elections for U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative and Vermont governor, on both the Republican and Democrat sides. Registered voters at their polling places will be given a choice of selecting the Democrat, Republican or Progressive Party
ballot. The primary will determine which candidates advance to the Nov. 6 general election. SHERIFF’S RACE Locally, Democrats Peter Newton and Ron Holmes are both vying for the right to face Independent candidate Kevin Gibbs in the general election for Addison County sheriff.
Newton, 46, currently serves as a lieutenant with the department under incumbent Sheriff Don Keeler, who’s not seeking re-election. Newton has earned Keeler’s endorsement. Newton has already logged 28 years in the public safety field. Certified as an advanced life support EMT, Newton worked for various
Carol’s café closes after 13-year run
Bristol tax rates drop dramatically
By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — Bristol tax rates are down across the board for the coming year, but what that will mean for individual tax bills will vary according to the results of the town-wide reassessment of property values that was completed this past spring. The Bristol selectboard at its Aug. 6 meeting set the 2019 fiscal year municipal tax rate at $0.6989, (a decrease of $0.0627, or about 8 percent), and the police district tax rate at $0.3182 (a decrease $0.0453, or about 13 percent). Residents within the onesquare-mile police district will pay a combined municipal rate of $1.0171 per $100 of assessed property value. The town’s education tax rates also fell, in part due to Act 46 school consolidation incentives, which include a tax discount of $0.08 this year. On July 1 schools in the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union merged into the Mount Abraham Unified School District and will from now on be governed by one school board. Bristol’s FY2019 residential (homestead) education tax rate decreased by $0.2296 (13 percent) to $1.5270. The nonresidential education tax rate decreased by (See Bristol, Page 7A)
By the way Attention people who drive through Middlebury: The temporary rail bridge on Main Street needs to be repaved, and that will mean closing both lanes of the span for portions of Thursday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 11. Jim Gish, Middlebury’s community liaison for the $72 million rail bridges replacement project, noted the temporary Main Street span is around a year old and its pavement is deteriorating due to a combination of hot summer weather and heavy traffic. So on Thursday, workers are slated to close both lanes starting at 7 a.m. in order to safely strip the pavement from the deck of the bridge. That work should last about two hours and affect morning commuter traffic. Then on Saturday, workers will again close both lanes of the bridge starting at around 6 a.m. to repave the bridge deck. They expect to reopen it by 10 a.m., (See By the way, Page 14A)
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emergency response organizations from 1990 to 2003, including Middlebury Regional EMS and Fletcher Allen Coordinated Transport. In 2003, he began his law enforcement career, starting off as a Middlebury Police Department officer before joining the sheriff’s (See Primary races, Page 7A)
New coffeehouse set to open in its place
JUDGE ELIZABETH HALL of East Montpelier talks with contestants Ruby Hubbell, left, and Sarah Hill during Tuesday’s 4-H Youth Dairy Show Conformation Classes at Addison County Fair and Field Days. Independent photos/Trent Campbell
It’s fair time!
It’s about racing pigs, stunt bikers, rides and more, but also about local heritage
Editor’s note: As Addison was brought out, Hall strode County’s Field Days get underway between them with authority, this Tuesday through Saturday, we inspecting each specimen and rushed out on the fair’s opening sporting a black and white floralday to record a few vignettes of printed shirt that could only be life at the fair. Here are three described as cow-patterned. Inspections complete, Hall that show just a small part of the varied activities you’ll find. More grabbed her microphone and congratulated the photos and stories will be in next warmly Monday’s issues as well, and look participants, as she had many times for videos at addisonindependent. over the past few hours. Then she got down to business. com. “You’ve heard me talk about my By NICK GARBER NEW HAVEN — The bleachers type, and that’s a balanced, correct were almost full at the animal cow,” she told the crowd, before show arena at Addison County Fair gesturing at her chosen winner. “I’m going to go with & Field Days as several this Ayrshire yearling. 4-H kids led their cows “You’ve heard She’s flawless, she’s inside for conformation me talk about great to breed off of, classes, angling for a my type, and this young lady wide range of possible and that’s should be proud of awards. this cow.” Hall smiled, Large as that a balanced, and the young lady audience may have correct cow.” been, the 4-H-ers — dairy judge beamed. Dairy judging, like were mostly aiming Elizabeth Hall any other judging, to impress the person isn’t a purely objective whose opinion counted most: dairy judge Elizabeth Hall of endeavor, Hall explained after the show. East Montpelier. (See Field Days, Page 12A) As each new category of cows
A PIG FROM Robinson‘s Racing Pigs takes a flying dive into the water hazard during a race at Addison County Fair and Field Days Tuesday.
By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Downtown Middlebury’s much-loved, but financially challenged, Carol’s Hungry Mind Café sold its last muffin and cup of coffee on Tuesday, with owner John Melanson saying a slow summer and mounting debts finally forced him to throw in the towel. Meanwhile, the Addison Independent has learned that Adam Shafer — co-owner of Shafer’s Market & Deli at 54 College “It’s heart– St. — will breaking for open “the Daily me.” Grind” in the — John Carol’s venue Melanson at 24 Merchants Row. Shafer confirmed the new coffee shop venture will open later this month and will include light meals. That unfortunately brings little solace to Melanson, who said his goodbyes to longtime customers as he rang up the final sales of the day. “There have been tears, presents, hugs and good wishes,” Melanson said during a break from manning the counter at Carol’s, which became a popular gathering spot for folks from all walks of life and economic strata. “It’s heartbreaking for me.” Indeed, Melanson had flirted with closure several times during his 13-year run “I feel with the venture, bad we’re which became losing our a labor of love. ‘Cheers’ in An independent Middlebury, coffee shop is typically a where you modest revenue can come g e n e r a t o r , in and chat specializing in with people beverage and who you pastry sales know and to customers who love to don’t know.” — Salisbury linger over a resident, book, laptop, Earl Corey smartphone or pleasant conversation. Carol’s always seemed to scrape by, in large part due to a loyal clientele, including some regulars who extended Melanson the occasional financial gift to keep the doors open. But Melanson said the beginning of the end really began with construction on the downtown Middlebury rail bridges project, (See Carol’s, Page 13A)
Sheldon exhibit explores local participation in WWI
By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — It was idealistically, perhaps even naively, dubbed “the war to end all wars” after an international accord brought an end to the carnage of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. But man’s inhumanity to man has continued unabated during the century that has followed that first Armistice Day. Now the Sheldon Museum of Vermont History is offering an exhibit that uses period clothing, correspondence, memorabilia, weaponry and photos donated by Addison County families to
convey the drama, violence and local response to WWI through the eyes of some of the people who lived it. “Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters from the Home and Battlefront” debuted on July 31 and will end, symbolically, on Nov. 11. The exhibit boasts a treasure trove of fascinating historical artifacts, roughly 25 percent of them culled from the family of Sheldon Museum Director Bill Brooks. The Sheldon show includes a variety of gear, war souvenirs and family letters penned and received by Brooks’ grandfather, Dr. Jacob
J. Ross of Middlebury, a local physician who served as a flight surgeon in France with the 17th Aero Squadron. Also included are WWI letters written by two other prominent Middlebury citizens: Waldo Heinrichs, a pilot with the 95th Aero Squadron, known then as “luckiest man in the war” for surviving two plane crashes and internment in a German hospital; and Werner Neuse, a German by birth, who enlisted in the German army as a teenager shortly after his father, Richard Neuse (also a German soldier) was killed. Werner Neuse is the grandfather of
longtime Middlebury attorney Karl Neuse. Werner Neuse later immigrated to the United States, became a citizen, earned his graduate degrees and joined Middlebury College’s German Department. He helped to start the College’s German summer language school. Ironically, Neuse and Heinrichs lived on the same block of South Street in Middlebury following the war. Ross was a physician in Middlebury and head of the physical education department of Middlebury College when the United States (See Sheldon Museum, Page 1A)
PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, August 9, 2018
Ferrisburgh seeking Route 7 traffic lights Board also hears side-road issues
By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — Residents’ complaints about a dangerous intersection and speeding honey wagons on Tuesday prompted the Ferrisburgh selectboard to act in one case and promise to take action in the other. The action on the dangerous intersection could potentially have a wider effect. Residents who live on Hollow, Stage and Long Point roads pressed the board to lobby the Agency of Transportation and the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) for a traffic light on Route 7. The intersection in question is the northernmost on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, with Hollow Road to the east and Stage Road to the west. A Mobil gas station sits at its northwest corner. Residents described not only many near misses, but also one unfortunate accident. Charlie Gottlieb said his car was not long ago “T-boned” at the intersection, with his wife suffering a broken back and other fractures. There is a common reaction to news of the accident, Gottlieb said. “When people hear this story, they nearly always say, ‘It could have been me,’” he said. Resident Judy Chaves said she has worked “for years and years” to get a light at that intersection, including getting a petition signed by 453 residents in 2017. “I’ve been just frustrated and frustrated,” she said, adding she had been advised by ACRPC executive director Adam Lougee, ‘You’ve got to keep on bugging VTrans.’” Chaves added, “It would be good if the selectboard is behind this.” Board Chairman Rick Ebel said the board was already prepared to ask formally that the ACRPC study the intersection, with hopes of a recommendation for a light. The board did so a year ago, but ACRPC focused as a transportation priority instead on replacing the burned out covered bridge linking Salisbury and Cornwall. “We’re basically going to resubmit
THIS PAINTING OF Ferrisburgh’s Grange Hall and town office building was donated on Tuesday to the town in memory of Bob Jenkins, a former selectboard member and longtime town resident. Jenkins’ daughter, Robin Curler, presented it to the selectboard on behalf of Mary Jane Jenkins, Jenkins’ widow. It is a rare painting of the building’s north side. The accompanying plaque reads, “In memory of Bob Jenkins, who loved and was loved by his town.” Independent photo/Andy Kirkaldy
the request that we put in last year,” Ebel said of an action the board then took at the meeting. Ebel also asked residents for any supporting data, and Chaves and Gottlieb said they would provide the petition, the official endorsement of the Long Point Association, and resident letters. Selectman Steve Gutowski said VTrans has studied the intersection within the past eight years, and that study resulted in the installation of turning lanes. But he attended meetings with VTrans engineers in which they drew the line short of traffic lights, saying accident data did not warrant them. “We’ve lobbied VTrans before,” he said. “Their engineering data does not support that because of the accident reports.” But he added, “Personal contact from the public can make that change.” Chaves said she and other propo-
nents of signalizing the intersection plan to ramp up their lobbying of officials at ACRPC and VTrans. “We want to take it to another level,” she said. SPEEDING HONEY WAGONS The complaints of speeding manure trucks came from Gerry Blair, a resident of Pea Ridge Road in Ferrisburgh’s southeast corner. Pea Ridge Road, a dirt road about 1.5 miles long, runs north-south and connects Monkton and Plank roads. Blair said the large trucks drive the road several times a day in excess of the 35 mph limit, posing a danger to residents, especially children and animals, and kicking up dust. “I’m all in favor of farms,” Blair said, but added the trucks “don’t need to use this road,” which he described as a narrow and convenient, but dangerous, shortcut. Blair also complained about persistent illegal ATV use. “I’ve politely asked them not to do this,” he said,
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with the response that his vehicles have been egged and BBs have been shot at his windows despite visits from Vermont State Police, to which he also complained. He and other neighbors described these actions as not unusual on the town’s side roads. “Perhaps we need to get a handle on this lawless behavior,” Blair said. “I’d like to see something done.” Ebel said he had contacted the Addison County Sheriff’s Department, with which the town contracts for traffic control, after an earlier letter from Blair. Blair said he had noticed no patrols since sending the letter. Ebel said the board would again contact the sheriff’s department and check with VSP. “We’re going to follow up,” he said, adding, “We’ll do what we can.” Among other business at its Tuesday meeting, the Ferrisburgh selectboard: • Agreed to sign the town’s annual fire protection contract with Vergennes, which increased by more than $9,000 to $69,018 due to the city’s purchase of a new truck. The board, however, agreed to set up a meeting with Ferrisburgh and Vergennes fire chiefs to discus whether Ferrisburgh should act as first responder to more of the town, thus reducing its future payments to Vergennes. Board members noted parts of Ferrisburgh the city covers are actually closer to the Ferrisburgh station. • Signed a contract to continue to allow Ferrisburgh residents to use the Vergennes recycling center through the end of the year. Costs increased at the center due to devaluing of recycled materials on the market, and the future of the center is in question, per Ferrisburgh’s Addison County Solid Waste Management District representative, Steve Huffaker. ACSWMD is partially subsidizing the center through the end of 2018, Huffaker said. • Accepted a donation of a painting of the Grange Hall/town office building in memory of Bob Jenkins, a former selectboard member and longtime town resident. Jenkins’ daughter, Robin Curler, presented the painting, which was donated by Mary Jane Jenkins, his widow.
Farmers cut more trees in town ROW By ANDY KIRKALDY a matter of economics and FERRISBURGH — After the convenience, he said. Vorsteveld Farm recently paid “All the equipment was a contractor to cut more trees there. If we’ve got to move the in the town right of way along equipment back and forth it costs Arnold Bay Road, an issue about money,” Vorsteveld said. “So if which the farm and Ferrisburgh it’s right there we might as well officials are already involved in get it done.” a legal dispute, the Ferrisburgh Neighbors at Tuesday’s selectboard on Tuesday promised meeting, including Tom Spencer, upset neighbors it would take offered their perspective. legal action. Spencer described the change. After neighbors — and “I used to enjoy walking on Selectboard Chairman Rick Arnold Bay Road in the shade,” Ebel — said they were frustrated he said. with the farmers’ actions, the Spencer also said he had in board met with town attorney Jim the past jumped through all the Carroll behind closed doors for necessary hoops to get permission 20 minutes. for a four-lot subdivision, and Afterward, Ebel pledged even paid to repair water valves action: He said the board was not damaged by town road workers ready to be specific, but would because the valves were in the continue to consult with Carroll town right of way. before making a move. “I followed the rules,” Spencer “We are going to be meeting said, in remarks that drew with our attorney,” Ebel said. applause from fellow neighbors. “There are actions that are going “I expect the Vorstevelds to also to be taken.” follow the rules, and I expect the In April 2017 — without first town to enforce the rules.” obtaining permission to work But the rules can be described in the town right of way — the as, at least in part, contradictory. Vorstevelds had almost all the According to one Vermont trees and shrubs along law, landowners the east side of Arnold may not cut trees “They seem Bay Road’s 0.75-mile in a town rightFerrisburgh stretch to think they of-way without removed. Previously get to control first receiving the trees had created someone else’s permission from a a shaded canopy property.” town tree warden along the road. — Hans Vorsteveld or a selectboard, Farm co-owner and the fine is up Hans Vorsteveld has to $500 per tree described what was removed as for “any person who willfully “an overgrown hedgerow,” and he critically injures or cuts down a and his family partners maintain public shade tree without written they own the land and have the permission.” right to work on it. They plan to Ferrisburgh’s tree warden install a tile drainage system on Clifton Mix and Carroll both the fields that abut the road to wrote 2017 letters alleging the improve them as cropland. Vorsteveld Farm technically Ebel said he visited the site could be fined up to $1 million recently and when he discovered for cutting down the trees. the trees were being removed he Carroll referenced several state was not happy that the farmers had statutes the Vorstevelds allegedly not honored an ongoing mediation violated by hiring a contractor to process. The selectboard late last remove, per his letter, 306 shade year asked the Vorstevelds to join trees with trunks at least 6-inches them in mediation, in diameter and and a session was another 1,870 trees “I followed the held in April. and shrubs along Plans had called rules. I expect Arnold Bay Road. for a GPS study of the Vorstevelds But another tree the area that had to also follow warden in the region, to wait until the preferred to the rules, and I who town road crew remain anonymous, completed ditching expect the town identified a statute work along the road, to enforce the that could support probably this month, rules.” the Vorstevelds’ and a Ferrisburgh — Tom Spencer position that the Conservation farm owners had a Commission study of the farm’s right to remove the trees. drainage plans. That statute, 19 V.S.A. § When on the site, Ebel said 901, refers to “Removal of on the advice of the contractor roadside growth.” It reads, “A he called farm co-owner Gerard person, other than the abutting Vorsteveld. landowner, shall not cut, trim, “I was not hearing real nice remove, or otherwise damage things from Gerard on the phone,” any grasses, shrubs, vines, or Ebel said at Tuesday’s meeting. trees growing within the limits “It seems like the Vorstevelds of a State or town highway, have not held up their end.” without first having obtained the Reached by phone on consent of the Agency for State Wednesday morning, farm co- highways or the selectmen for owner Hans Vorsteveld said he town highways.” saw it differently. In a June 2017 meeting devoted “We were just finishing the to the tree-cutting issue, Carroll job,” Vorsteveld said. said the statutes on the question He insisted his family owns the “are not black and white” and land and has the right to improve “have gray about them,” although the land as it sees fit. he added he was also confident in “They seem to think they get to the town’s position. control someone else’s property,” Andy Kirkaldy may be reached Vorsteveld said. at andyk@addisonindependent. The timing of the work was com.
Addison Independent, Thursday, August 9, 2018 — PAGE 3A
Barbecuers expand from food truck into Route 7 site Porky’s opens up in New Haven
By CHRISTOPHER ROSS NEW HAVEN — In May 2017 Lonie and Chrystal Parker started with an empty utility trailer and a Vermont Department of Health checklist spelling out everything required to obtain a food truck permit. Fifteen months later they’ve opened a permanent restaurant. On Aug. 1, after a brief stint in Vergennes, Porky’s Backyard BBQ and Smokehouse served its first meal at 7404 Route 7 in New Haven, (most recently the former home of the Carol’s Diner). “People want a good home-cooked meal,” said Lonie. “We want to cater to that. If someone says, ‘This is what I want,’ if I have the stuff to make it, I’ll make it.” Overlooking New Haven’s rolling hills, Porky’s serves three meals a day, six days a week from a menu chock full of all-American comfort food — bacon and eggs, hamburgers, pizza and “cowzones” — but their main focus, of course, is barbeque. You can get a pulled-pork wrap for breakfast, a pulled-pork cobb salad for lunch and a “Sloppy Burger Basket” for supper — a quarter-pound of locally sourced grass-fed beef, topped with American cheese and ... CHRYSTAL AND LONIE Parker found a permanent home for their successful Porky’s Backyard BBQ and pulled-pork. Smokehouse. Doors opened Aug. 1 at 7404 Ethan Allen Highway in New Haven. One of the Parkers’ specialties is Independent photo/Trent Campbell the cubed “pork belly bite,” which Lonie’s 10-year-old son, Dakota, acquired an impressive array of but their business was so successful 16-year-old son, Grady Devoid. The calls a “little baby bite of heaven.” skills — the sorts of skills that make that expansion into something larger kids also help run Flying Pig Farm. Smoked overnight with Grant Hill it possible to look at an empty utility and more permanent seemed like a “We like working with people Farm maple syrup, the bites impart trailer and say with confidence, “I no-brainer. who are as passionate as we are,” a complex smoky-sweet pork flavor. think I’ll turn that into a food truck.” “We’re passionate about what we Chrystal said. Their customers can’t Though they’ve He met Chrystal in do,” Chrystal said. “We get enough of them, been open only a few 2010. A year later they love sharing our food ADDISON COUNTY “People want Chrystal said. days, the Parkers are started raising cows with people.” a good homeThe Parkers have already thinking about and pigs on his farm in The work is a nice received rave reviews Waltham, which eventu- antidote to her job with cooked meal. We the future. In addition from day one. to outdoor seating on ally acquired the name the state police, where want to cater to “Porky’s is the best barbecue I’ve Flying Pig Farm. their small backyard situations often involve that. If someone found north of Kentucky,” wrote a deck, they’re hoping “If you had asked me when I was people who are not at Nashville, Tenn., native in an online growing up if I’d like to be a pig their best. “Working for says, ‘This is to add a large tent to review last spring. farmer I would have said no way,” Porky’s makes people what I want,’ if I their back field, so A company in Pennsylvania said Chrystal, who also works full- enjoyable again,” she have the stuff to they can host large recently contacted the Parkers about time for the Vermont State Police. said. make it, I’ll make events onsite. franchising Porky’s. Though the “But I love it.” In the meantime, Lonie agrees: it.” couple decided for the moment not the food truck that In 2014, after a few years’ hiatus, “It’s not about the — Lonie Parker to pursue that route, the attention has Lonie took up pig roasting again and, money. As long as the started it all (which certainly been validating. the Vermont state encouraged by friends and family, bills get paid, and we Lonie, who grew up on a Charlotte began to do a little informal catering. can take the kids on trips sometimes, health inspector said was “the nicest farm, cooked his first pig when he The idea for a food truck developed we’re happy.” homemade food truck I have ever was 15. Neighbor and fellow tinker- when Vermont officials notified him At the moment, Porky’s employs seen”), will continue to deliver er Donald Jacques, renowned for his that his enterprise would need a two people full-time and two savory Porky’s goodness all over pig roasts, taught him how. permit. part-time, with help from Dakota Addison County, and beyond. Over 25-plus years of work Porky’s is open Monday through The Parkers’ original plan was to and from Chrystal’s 18-year-old and running businesses Lonie has operate a summertime food truck, daughter, Allysha Devoid, and her Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, including menus, visit porkysbbqvt.com. Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.
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City manager search nearing its conclusion By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Vergennes officials remained optimistic about finding a new city manager after the city council on Tuesday met to conduct online interviews with candidates, but were reluctant to identify those candidates. “Out of respect for our candidates we are unable to yet release names,” said Deputy Mayor Jeff Fritz, chairman of the committee charged with finding a replacement for retiring City Manager Mel Hawley. Fritz said “We are in the committhe final tee hopes to interview a stages candidate or and hope c a n d i d a t e s to being in person negotiating either later with a final this week or early next candidate within the week. “We are next week scheduling to 10 days.” face-to-face — Deputy interviews,” Mayor he said. Jeff Fritz “ We ’ r e shooting for Friday and maybe next Tuesday.” Despite being tight-lipped on identifying a finalist or finalists, Fritz said he remained confident the search would be successful. “We are in the final stages and hope to being negotiating with a final candidate within the next week to 10 days,” he said. Fritz said the committee members have felt little pressure and fielded few questions from residents during a search coordinated also by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. An earlier inhouse search came up empty. “It’s encouraging that our citizens are trusting us to go through this process,” Fritz said. “This is a really important hire. The process is really important.”
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Many cheers for Carol’s If you’re an Addison County resident concerned about the strength of your community, read the story on Page 1A about Carol’s Hungry Mind Café closing its doors this Tuesday after a 13-year quest to serve the community. What John Melanson’s story tells us about shops in small towns — be they coffeehouses, bookstores, small retailers, movie theaters, eateries, toy stores, department stores, even community newspapers — is that they live perilously close to the edge and if the community wants to keep them, they have to recognize that vulnerability and act before it’s too late. In Carol’s case, the public was partially forewarned and managed to stave off the end for a perhaps an extra year or two, but the current construction in Middlebury’s downtown, along with decreased parking directly in front of Carol’s, proved too much to overcome. Construction-related obstacles aside, the more important message is that local patronage is critical. What is apparent in Middlebury is that patronage is too often lacking. In just the past couple of months, six businesses have called it quits: Ben Franklin, Green Mountain Shoe and Apparel, Clay’s (women’s apparel), Steve’s Diner, Ollie’s Toy Store and Sears. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We have lost dozens of other stores in the decade prior. The message is clear: We lose what we don’t support. Take that to heart, then reflect on what Carol’s supporters said at the coffeehouse that last day. “I feel bad we’re losing our ‘Cheers’ in Middlebury, where you can come in and chat with people who you know and don’t know,” Salisbury resident Earl Corey said. “Cheers,” of course, was the 1980s TV sitcom about a Boston bar “where everybody knows your name.” “It’s just a very comfortable, welcoming place to be,” Corey said of Carol’s. “And we don’t have anything like this.” Landlord Doug Nedde, whose firm owns the Battell Block, was credited with trying to work things out with Melanson over a generous 18-month period, called Carol’s “a valued community asset for Middlebury” that came to an “unfortunate” end. The misfortune, let’s be clear, was a lack of revenue, or to put it another way, too few paying customers. To be blunt: Not enough of us bought scones, coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, soups or sandwiches. For his part, Melanson created a wonderfully warm environment for Middlebury to meet friends and neighbors, to conduct business, discuss community affairs, to escape the cold or just be with others in that communal way without having to engage personally, if you didn’t want to. What a gift it was to so many, but it didn’t happen without a lot of effort. Melanson poured his heart and soul into the endeavor. At the very least what he should know is that for more than a dozen years, he created a truly special place downtown that served the community well and helped define the town’s character. That’s no small feat. But what the public must also understand is that such recognition doesn’t pay the bills, doesn’t keep the doors open. If we want to nourish such character in our communities, we have to support those endeavors. ********* As the market does, something new will occupy that space. Adam Shafer, of Shafer’s Market over on College Street, has already worked out a lease agreement with Nedde to move into the space and open what he will call the Daily Grind in early September. He plans to extend hours into the evening as well as have a beefed up breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. He says he’ll keep the coffeehouse appeal, but hopefully he’ll also do the things he needs to to keep the doors open. But go back to Carol’s story and read between the lines — about the struggle to make ends meet, about the passion Melanson had for what he was able to provide, about the customers who loved the place more than their own homes, and, now, about the loss the town faces. It’s a story that repeats itself as residents choose to bypass local businesses and shop online, as convenience upstages community. Can we change the story’s ending? Perhaps, but only if we are serious about putting community first. Angelo Lynn
‘A special kind of stupid’
On Tuesday this week, temperatures shot up to 95 degrees in Burlington, beating the city’s previous all-time highs of 93 set in 1947 and 1931. The normal high for the day in Burlington usually tops out at a mild 80 degrees. While a single day record doesn’t define a trend, July was also the hottest month ever recorded in Vermont. It’s the same in places all over the world. The worst fires in California’s history, are raging due to extreme heat and lack of rain due to climate change. Earlier this summer, fires ranged throughout the West. Denver topped 106 degrees in July. Africa saw temps rise to all-time highs in mid-July, registering several days over 120-degrees, and more recently Europe and Asia have seen temps soar to record highs. At home, the south sizzles while Alaska melts. So what does Trump do in the midst of such evidence of global warming? He declared he would reverse measures enacted by President Obama to lower gas mileage standards on the nation’s auto industry, a move Ripton environmentalist Bill McKibben called Trump’s “worst environmental policy move yet,” then added in a text, “it takes a special kind of stupid to embrace gas guzzlers the same day scientists tell us America recorded the hottest month in Earth’s history.” The Obama measures would have saved 6.9 billion barrels of oil and $457 billion in gas costs for American consumers, but Trump would negate that to appease the oil and gas industry and stoke his supporters who think climate change is a hoax. Worse, Trump is also challenging California’s special exemption from the Clean Air Act, which allows the state to set its own mileage standards — an exemption that 13 other states, including Vermont and the District of Columbia, have joined and which has helped force the auto industry to make mileage efficiency a priority. What can be done to counter Trump’s harm? A global movement called Rise for Climate will stage rallies around the world in September, McKibben notes, which are designed “to push local governments toward 100 percent renewable energy, to challenge new pipelines and refineries, and to rack up new victories in the $7 trillion fossil fuel divestment campaign.” So there you are. We can moan and groan about Trump’s actions, or we can mobilize and at the very least fight against Trump’s effort to rollback the environmental protections needed so our children and grandchildren aren’t faced with increasingly dire consequences. Nor is Trump’s plan a done deal, and the more public outcry that can be heard leading up to the mid-term elections in November, the more Republicans will back away from actions they know are poison to the party. Moreover, if Republicans do lose control of either the House or Senate or both, they will quickly become willing to buck a president who might well spell even greater troubles for the GOP over the next two years. The tide could turn even quicker than we dare think, and that is ample reason to challenge Trump’s reckless moves now, not later, with facts, persistence and passion. Angelo Lynn
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ELLI RAMIREZ-RICHER of Shelburne calms her entry in the 4-H Youth Dairy Show Conformation Classes competition at Addison County Fair and Field Days Tuesday. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Best summer ever, right in my ‘backyard’ As the school year creeps along, Middlebury College students expend tons of energy seeking summer jobs, internships, travel opportunities or other “substantive” ways to spend the summer months. Career interests are the main part of the equation; bustling cities like New York and Boston are oft-preferred destinations. When summer arrives students flock to these cities to pursue big-time tech, finance or PR internships; or they return to their hometowns where family, childhood friends and smaller-town summer job opportunities beckon. Students who choose to spend their summers in Middlebury and greater By James Addison County are, relatively Finn speaking, few and far between. There are many reasons for this, but I see the main force keeping students from spending summer here as a failure on our (students’) part to realize what this county has to offer. A tendency to get caught up in schoolwork, sports and our ever-important social lives can make it feel difficult to keep in touch with what’s going on in our own families, much less in the towns and communities around us. Many of us also come from big cities, which might make us slow to want to explore Addison County’s emptier, rural space. As summer nears, we’re left unaware of the wealth of fulfilling, stimulating and engaging pursuits that are open to us right in our proverbial Vermont backyard, and
too often we hurry away before looking near by. The same thing happens after graduation. When I was presented with the opportunity to intern at the Addy Indy this summer, the chance to write journalism every day as a summer job seemed too good to turn down. Besides, a few friends who had spent past summers here painted it as a veritable paradise between May and August: they conjured up images of deep swimming holes, rolling green farm fields and orange sunsets that are scarce during school months. I thought I’d give it a shot. Now, with eight of my nine weeks here in Middlebury in the rearview mirror, I can say with ease that I couldn’t be happier to have spent my summer here — for more reasons than trips I’ve made to Bristol Falls and the Middlebury Gorge. Working with the Addy Indy has taken me all over Addison County, and in doing so it’s made me think hard about the mindset to which many (though certainly not all) Middlebury College students subscribe: the outlook that our lives in Addison County don’t extend beyond College Street. This job has given me a fresh look at the complexities, struggles and triumphs of daily life in communities that we college students so often fail to see as anything more than a distant pastoral backdrop to life (See Clippings, Page 5A)
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Turnout is crucial in the gubernatorial primary With less than a week to go until the Vermont primary election, three key questions remain open. How many voters will turn out for the primary? How will challenger Keith Stern fare against Governor Scott in the Republican primary? Who will finish first in the Democratic primary for governor? Since the Vermont primary was moved from September to August in 2010, the highest turnout – in the low 20 percent range – has been in 2010 and 2016. These were years when there was an open gubernatorial seat. In 2012 and 2014, primary turnout was in the mid-teens or less. With no open-seat race for governor this year, primary turnout is unlikely to exceed 20 percent, and might be considerably lower. Several town clerks report that, through last week, early voting turnout is down significantly from 2016, a year in which there were contested primaries for governor in By Eric L. Davis both the Democratic and Republican parties. While there are some vigorous primaries for county and legislative offices, such as those on the Democratic side for Addison County Sheriff and for the Addison-4 House district in the Bristol area, these races are unlikely to draw the same level of turnout as contested primaries for an open governor’s seat. Stern’s primary challenge to Scott is based on support for Second Amendment rights, conservative fiscal policy, and approval of many of the actions of President Trump. These positions will appeal to conservative base voters in the Republican primary, but such voters do not make up a large share of the overall Vermont electorate. Does
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Stern have enough appeal to make Scott have to work for a primary victory? The Republican Governors’ Association may think so. The RGA has purchased $275,000 in pro-Scott advertising up through primary day. The ads, on the theme of “A Stronger Vermont,” emphasize improvement in the Vermont economy over the past two years and Scott’s opposition to new taxes and fees that were supported by legislative Democrats. The ads seem designed to encourage independent voters who do not normally vote in the GOP primary to choose a Republican ballot and vote for Scott, in order to see off Stern. If Stern ends up with more than 30 percent of the primary vote, that would be a sign that Scott, while not in danger of not being re-elected in November, is losing touch with the conservative and pro-Trump parts of the Republican base. Two of the Democratic candidates for governor – James Ehlers and Christine Hallquist – appear betterpositioned to win the primary. While neither has name recognition much over 40 percent, and neither has raised much money, they both have been campaigning for many months, have some grass-roots supporters around the state, and have picked up some endorsements. Ehlers appears to be focusing his primary campaign on core Democratic voters, especially in Chittenden County. Hallquist appears to be emphasizing voters in more rural areas, especially those in the Central Vermont territory served by the Vermont Electric Co-op, the utility for (See Davis, Page 5A)
Most of my generation probably remembers the book “Profiles in Courage.” It essentially looked at people who had the courage to “take a stand.” Politics today is challenging and it takes courage to become involved. There seem to be only two choices — extreme right and extreme left, no middle. I regard myself as someone who dwells in the middle supporting issues versus party or person. It is with great dismay, since I gravitate more left, that I see the Democratic Party emulating the divisive rhetoric of the Republican Party. A difference of opinion is just that, a different perspective. I have never agreed with everything one candidate says, and I do not believe in blind loyalty to one party. For the first time in a primary I will ask for a Republican ballot. I want to support Phil Scott and the courage he showed in standing up for gun legislation. He is a supporter of gun rights — reasonable gun rights, as am I. The NRA philosophy of all or nothing is damaging to all Americans. There is a reasonable middle ground. Can anyone really imagine our brilliant forefathers standing around supporting assault weapons? I would ask both Democrats and Independents to forgo their usual ballot choice and give up their personal choice for a candidate to send a message that is loud and clear — you do not punish courage; you do not support extremism. You reward leaders who take a stand even if you don’t agree with all their policies. This is a bigger issue than political party. Intimidation should have no role in American politics. Intimidation is the tool of totalitarian governments and dictators. Donna Donahue Middlebury
Cordes backed in House primary
I look forward to voting in Vermont’s primary on Tuesday, Aug. 14, when I’ll throw my support to Democratic candidate Mari Cordes in the Addison-4 Vermont House race. Here’s why: • Mari is a registered nurse with experience in health care policymaking and advocacy (she already fights for accessibility and excellent care for us all). • Mari is a mother and grandmother — the only female Democratic primary candidate in Addison-4 — hoping to be the first woman to represent our district (Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, Starksboro) in nearly 30 years. • Mari is the only Democratic primary candidate in this race who has received statewide education, labor, and environmental endorsements, and in late breaking news has been personally endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders. • Mari has volunteer and professional experience in coalition and consensus building — skills critical to solving Vermont’s greatest challenges and enhancing its economic and independent energy opportunities. I hope you will join me, my good neighbors. Susan Kavanagh Bristol
Poetic farewell to coffee shop They say that every word spoken moves through the universe eternally, and who can tell about thought? Dreamtime recedes but the ways remain. Minds stay hungry. Nothing lasts forever, and nothing is ever lost. Thanks, John
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Holmes deserves voters’ support Upon review of his good health and wise habits, as well as concerns for the safety of his fellow citizens, I encourage voters in Addison County to consider voting for Ron Holmes, with his 25 years as Deputy Sheriff, to the Sheriff of Addison County. John C. Wheeler Rutland
Addison Independent, Thursday, August 9, 2018 — PAGE 5A
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Letters to the Editor Forlenza is top choice in Addison-4 primary race In the Aug. 14 primary Addison-4 voters are fortunate to have four well-intentioned Democrats seeking to fill two seats representing the district in the Vermont General Assembly. The winners of this contest will face Republicans, incumbent Fred Baser and hopeful Valerie Mullin. Of the four Democrats just one stands out for having experienced grass roots governing as a Selectboard member. I’ve had the privi-
lege to work with Paul Forlenza on the Lincoln Selectboard for nearly six years. During this time, Paul has thoughtfully listened to citizen opinions and collaborated well with fellow Selectboard members to best use limited resources to get the job done and keep moving forward. Paul understands that local government is closest to the voter and will carry his awareness of local needs and limitations as our representative in the legislature.
Paul’s local experience puts him a big step ahead of his opponents in the primary. We have a unique opportunity to keep our two seats in the legislature filled with local experience and sensitivity. We can all be well represented by electing Paul Forlenza and re-electing Fred Baser. Please vote on Aug. 14. Bill Finger Lincoln
Middlebury Police earn thanks from MCTV filmmakers Thanks to Chief Hanley and Officer Scott Fisher of the Middlebury Police Department, we were able to safely and professionally film a police chase scene for this summer’s Crowdsourced Cinema. MCTV has supported various
families and organizations over the past four summers of movie remakes, from “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” to this year’s “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” We’ll let the community know when the movie is ready to view, and you can see Officer Fisher
in action! You’ll also recognize a lot of other faces. Thanks again to MPD for supporting our community in so many ways. Kurt Broderson Middlebury
Holmes deserves to be Addison County’s next sheriff I am supporting Ron Holmes for Sheriff as I believe he has proven his dedication to the community. There is no one that cares more about safety in the schools, homes, or streets.
I met Ron about seven years ago at Helen Porter when both our mothers were patients there. He was a consummate and constant caretaker as he quietly showed his loyalty. This is the kind of person that will
best serve Addison County — one that has loyalty, integrity, dedication and honor. Sandy Crossman Bridport, VT
hails from one of the most-strongly Democratic parts of the state, and has tried to use recent debates and forums to present herself as the most progressive candidate in the race. Ethan Sonneborn, of Bristol, has shown a maturity and knowledge about issues facing the state that is unusual for a 14-year-old. If
he remains in Vermont after he graduates from high school, he has the potential for a successful public career in the state, either in elected or appointed office, or on the staff of an advocacy organization. Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.
Davis (Continued from Page 4A) which she previously was CEO. The two other Democratic candidates whose names will be on the ballot are less likely to win, but their votes could determine whether Ehlers or Hallquist ends up as the Democratic nominee. Brenda Siegel, of Windham County,
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blockchain to manage supply and demand in real time. Skyven Technologies’ solar collectors use cutting edge technology to generate hot water for manufacturing applications and other commercial heating needs. Through the Accel-VT program, Skyven was introduced to a number of successful Vermont companies who are now exploring the use of this technology at their facilities. A. F. Mensah is a solar and battery storage integration provider. Through the contacts they made through the Accel-VT program, A. F. Mensah is working with multiple Vermont utilities to potentially provide battery powered traffic lights to Vermont’s streets. While Vermont may be known for our idyllic views and great beer and ice cream, we also have the potential to be known as a thriving economic engine for climate economy entrepreneurs. Our small size, entrepreneurial spirit and close-knit communities make Vermont the perfect place for entrepreneurs to test their emerging businesses and products. Accel-VT will be welcoming another round of climate economy start-up businesses — this time focused on agricultural and food technologies — to apply for our 2018 fall program. The application process is now open. To learn more check out accel-vt.com.
I would like to recommend a I decide that a fee of $50 is a way that we can get more of our good compromise between what needs met no matter how much most people can afford and what money we have. Here’s how I my colleagues are charging. Two discovered it. people, one well off and one with I opened a healthcare practice in little money to spare, want to come 1994. My work was not covered for treatment on a particular day. by insurance. I struggled with how The client with plenty of money much to charge. I felt strongly that pays me the $50 fee. The person healthcare should not be tied in to with little money can’t afford to how much money a person could come. I end the day with $50 and afford to pay for it. I was conflict- one client. ed, too, because as a healthcare If I work by love offering, the provider, my prosperson with plenty perity depended of money comes and on other people pays me, for examgetting sick. This ple, $75. The second was so skewed. person pays $20. Also, many of the Now I end the day people coming to with $95 and two me had been sick clients. See how it for a long time and works? Also, people had already spent who couldn’t afford more than they services like mine in could manage on the past came to me healthcare. Some in large numbers. had lost their jobs It turns out that because of illness. people aren’t stingy; Finally I set up they are generous. a sliding fee, but When I give my this didn’t work best for them, they well. Nearly all reward me. Everymy clients paid one gets healthcare, By Barbara Clearbridge and I make enough the amount exactly in the middle money. Win-Win. of the slide. As Our town wins, too, one person said, “I don’t want to because we have more healthy take advantage of you, and I don’t people, and I believe our society want to be taken advantage of.” benefits when we knock out anothThe people who paid the lowest er hunk of “money = privilege.” rate were embarrassed. Also, the I started teaching workshops by middle of the slide wasn’t enough donation then, too. Only a handful to support me. of people have taken advantage of So I decided to take a chance. I me in all these years. dropped all specific fees and said, Sometimes people are stumped “love offering.” This meant that as to how much to pay. Then I each person would decide how recommend that they pay me per much, and even if, they could hour what they make, themselves. pay. I would also accept barter. I No matter what our particular thought I’d give it three months. work is, an hour of one person’s After all, I wouldn’t starve in three time should be equal to an hour of another person’s time. Our culture months even if it was a disaster. My income tripled the first doesn’t think so, but I do. If somemonth, and stayed within a reliable one still can’t decide how much, I tell them to pay the amount they range for the next 24 years. Here’s how it works. Let’s say hoped it would cost.
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Clippings (Continued from Page 4A) on the college’s campus. Writing about the anticipated struggles of Middlebury’s Planned Parenthood health center in the face of Title X cuts lent human reality to the low-income Vermonters who could be affected by the change. Covering the Great Bristol Outhouse Races gave me a look at a Vermont town’s joyous, family-oriented community through the heat-soaked lens of Fourth of July fun. And attending Panton’s July 23 special town meeting (one of my favorite assignments) showed me a glimpse of how shifts in local politics can represent years of complex societal change in Addison County’s small towns. As a college student, these are stories I wouldn’t have been a part of in any other way. The people I spoke to and the stories they passed on to
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I have just begun to experiment selling books I’ve written this way. I tell people what it costs to produce the book, and invite people to pay what they wish. I’ve seen this done for other products and for events in a slightly different way: a price is advertised with the instructions, “More if you can, less if you can’t.” One difficulty in working by love offering was a surprise. Over the first few years of doing this, I discovered that I wanted to give more help to people who paid me more. I put out a basket so if people paid cash, I wouldn’t know who paid how much. However, most people paid with a check. When people who paid a lot needed me on a weekend or in a hurry, I felt more generous and wanted to give much more of myself than I did for someone who couldn’t pay as much. The idea that I owed people more service if they could pay more was planted deeply in my psyche. It equated peoples’ worth — how much help they deserved — with how much money they had, and I didn’t want to think that way. It took a surprisingly long time to remove that belief. So if you offer some kind of a service, be bold. Try working by love offering for three months and see what happens. We can revolutionize our community this way, along with meeting more of everyone’s needs. Barbara Clearbridge, known around town by her nickname “Shulamith” (“peace”), has recently added interfaith Spiritual Direction to her local healthcare practice. She is the author of “Natural First Aid & Simple Health Solutions,” “Heal With Your Hands”, “Finding God (Prayers & Spiritual Practices from Many Traditions),” and “Recovery: Women’s Words About Healing After Trauma.” Her website is FeelingMuchBetter.org.
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me have become part of the fabric of my understanding of what it means to live in Addison County, which I constructed in the past purely from interactions with friends, teams, professors, clubs and leisure activities on Middlebury College’s campus. As a student at a small college in a small rural town, I frequently find myself pondering questions about communities and how we fit into them: When do we stop being residents of the college and start being residents of Middlebury and Addison County? Do we have an obligation to form meaningful relationships with these communities, or is it acceptable for us to withdraw into the bubble of on-campus life for four years before departing with our degrees? Students must also be aware of our transitional status in Addison County and sensitive to the fact that our
participation and perspective might not always be welcome. I’m not fully sure of the answer to these questions and observations. But to me, it’s problematic to live four years in a place without developing a connection with it beyond the one square mile in which you sleep, eat, socialize and study. I know that I don’t want that to be the reality of my four years in Middlebury; working at the Addy Indy gave me the opportunity to ensure it is not. This summer has been one of my most memorable, enjoyable and fulfilling so far. Thanks to the residents of Addison County for making it so. Editor’s note: As a Feb, James Finn will be a rising sophomore/ junior at Middlebury College this fall and will be one of the editors at The Middlebury Campus, the college’s student-run weekly newspaper.
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Elizabeth Templeton, 88, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Elizabeth (Bunny) Templeton peacefully passed away in the loving company of her family in Middlebury, Vt., on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. She was 88. Born in Waterbury, Conn., on Nov. 5, 1929, she was the eldest daughter of Stewart Scott and Elizabeth (Loomis) Scott. Bunny was raised in West Addison, Vt., on the bucolic Loomis Farm, an apple orchard overlooking Lake Champlain. She attended high school at St. Margaret’s Academy, graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in Biology, and obtained a Master’s Degree of Science from St. Michael’s College. At Middlebury College, she met and married her husband, Dr. Frank Lane. They settled in Cornwall, Vt., and raised three children. This is where Bunny combined her love of history, art, and antiques with her entrepreneurial talents to create a successful antique business. Her intuitive eye for design and ability to identify hidden treasures made her antique business endeavor and earned her the respect of professionals and hobbyists in the antique community throughout northwestern Vermont. Bunny was very active in The League of Women Voters and volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader for many years, along with many other charitable organizations. Bunny was known for her warm and caring personality, her humor and her sharp business sense. She also loved a good game of bridge with her wonderful bridge group. She is predeceased by her
ELIZABETH (BUNNY) TEMPLETON husbands Dr. Frank Lane (1991), and Robert Templeton (1995), and her two daughters, Nancy Scott Lane (1985) and Ellen Kimberly Lane (2010) as well as her sister Nancy Scott Ferraro (2016). She is survived by her son William Stewart Lane of Vergennes, Vt., his wife Christina, and their three daughters: Devon, Sierra, and Riley. Her family will be holding a celebration of her life and laying her to rest at West Addison Lake View Cemetery, overlooking Lake Champlain close to where she grew up, on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Counseling Service of Addison County or Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society.◊
Ruth Hanson, 90, Bristol BRISTOL — Ruth Briggs Hanson, 90, passed away quietly, surrounded by her family and close friends on the evening of Aug. 6, 2018. Ruth was born to Ruth and Arthur Briggs on Dec. 21, 1927, in Lincoln, Vt. Ruth leaves her husband of 68 years, Jesse C. Hanson, daughter Linda R. Hanson, son Brian J. Hanson, daughterin-law Pamela Scheele-Hanson, son Bruce E. Hanson and daughter-in-law Maureen Betz Hanson, grandson Ryan Donovan Hanson, granddaughter Lindsay Paige Hanson, granddaughter Michelle (Daniel) Fleshman-Carmona and great-granddaughters Meriah, Italia and Paloma Carmona. She also leaves her brothers-in-law Earl and Charles Hanson and many loving nieces, nephews and their loving spouses and beautiful families. Ruth greatly cherished her many friends and counted them as true treasures in her life. Her love, kindness and caring of others was her greatest attribute. Our mother spent the last few days in the Estuary Room Hospice Suite at Porter/UVM Medical Center in the wonderful care of the nurses, doctors and staff. This extraordinary place enabled her family and friends to be with her and for this we are grateful.
RUTH BRIGGS HANSON Join us on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 11:30 a.m., at Burnham Hall, Lincoln, Vt. as we honor and celebrate Ruth Alice Briggs Hanson and her life well-lived. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Addison County Home Health & Hospice, Middlebury, Vermont or to ARCH (Addison Respite Care Home) at Porter Hospital, Middlebury, Vt.◊
Sally Bruch, celebration of life ADDISON — A life celebration for Sally R. Bruch will be held on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m. at the home of Alec and Sarah Sparks, 189 Jersey St., Addison. (Note: There are two Jersey Streets, a north and a south section — the residence is located on the north section of Jersey St. near Goodrich Corners Rd.).
Jean Miller, 92, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY - Jean Eisler Keck Miller, 92, died on Aug. 3, 2018. Jean was born in Butler, PA to Margie Eisler Keck and Albert Frederick Keck on July 20, 1926. A graduate of Butler High School and Allegheny College, she was a member of the Allegheny Singers and Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity. While her husband was in graduate school, she was a secretary at the University of Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts. For 28 years, Jean resided in Wallingford, Pa. She belonged to the Wallingford Presbyterian Church and for many years sang in the church choir. From 1972 to 1992, she assisted her husband as secretary of the American Society of Church History. In 1989, she retired to Indialantic, Fla., where she was a member of the Eastminster Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, William; a son, William Bayard Miller, Jr. and his wife Gail of Middlebury, Vt.; a daughter, Marjorie Miller Granat and her husband Ken of Tucson, Ariz.; granddaughters Erin Miller Heins (Jaime), Kirstin Miller Mazzeo (Tony), and Kelsey Jean Vaughan; grandsons Timothy (Ritsa), Jake (Abby) and Ben Miller and Matthew Vaughan; great-grandchildren, Nick and Alex Mazzeo, Brady and Samantha Heins, and Max and Charles Miller; and sister Polly Keck Knight.
JEAN EISLER KECK MILLER Her main joy in life was her family, her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Congregational Church in Middlebury at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, with a burial at the Prospect Cemetery in East Middlebury. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Middlebury Community Care Coalition, 27 N. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 05753. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊
Doris Grimm, 81, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Doris Marie Grimm, 81, passed away on July 31, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on June 29, 1937, to Mildred and Bill Hinderscheid. Doris attended the Merion Mery Academy in Merion, Pa., and Marymount Jr. College in Arlington, Va. After college she worked for two surgeons at Bryn Mawr Hospital for six years. She married Bruce Grimm in 1962 and a year later they moved to Minnesota. Bruce’s business in sales required many moves, which Doris looked forward to as adventures and an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. In 2010, after retiring in Florida near Bruce’s mother, she and Bruce moved to Middlebury to be closer to children and grandchildren. She is survived by her three children — Karen, who resides in Middlebury with her partner Catharine; Bob, who recently moved to Middlebury from Raleigh, N.C.; and Steve, who lives in Charlotte with his wife Heidi. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, Austin, Emily, Elizabeth, Spencer and Adela, and step-grandchildren Rosalie and Forrest, Lindsey and Emily. Her older sister Betty Gray of Gainesville, Ga., is her only remaining sibling. Doris was always active in volunteer work in the schools her children attended and in the many quilt guilds she belonged to over the years. She quilted and knitted both as an artist and as a way to give back to her community. She especially enjoyed making and collecting quilts and knitting sweaters for Head Start programs in Florida and Vermont. She also helped with lunches at the Middlebury Charter House, played Bridge with friends, and volunteered at the Peasant Market. She was an avid reader of literature and
DORIS M. GRIMM belonged to two book clubs. A true lover of life, Doris enjoyed family, friends, dancing, music, flowers and laughter. She will be sorely missed by all those whose lives she touched. Her family would like to thank Dr. Eileen Fuller, Hospice worker Korri Wass, Lucy Pelligrini and all of her close friends who have helped her family through this journey. In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations to be made to HOPE (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effect) 282 Boardman Street, Middlebury Vermont 05753 or The Congregational Church of Middlebury, 30 North Pleasant Street, Middlebury Vermont 05753 A funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 11, at The Congregational Church of Middlebury at 4 p.m. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊
Claire is survived by her three children: Michael Lowell and wife Ann, Brian Lowell and wife Carroll and Bruce Lowell; her sisters, Rita Delphia and husband Everett, Louise Warner and husband Richard, and her brother John Larocque and wife Linda; special granddaughter Jamie Dunkling and many other grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
Gail Hommel, 76, Salisbury A Celebration of the Life of
Thomas Moser will be held on
Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society 2 Duane Court, Middlebury VT, 05753. Lunch/reception to follow at Eastview.
MARIETTA, Ga. — Thomas R. Valley, 48, died peacefully in his home in Marietta, Ga., on July 28, 2018 after a brief but courageous second fight against colorectal cancer. He leaves behind his devoted wife of 14 years, South Starksboro, Vt., native Dawn (Heisler) Valley, parents Rod and Jeanne Valley, brothers Tim and Dan, in-laws Jay and Judy Heisler, brother in-laws Hal Heisler, Dwayne Roberts and Josh Crandall, sisters in law Missy Heisler, Joann Aiken, Nicky Lotowitz and Cassidy Heisler, nephews Hunter Valley, Cole Heisler, William Crandall and Kyle Barnes and nieces Rebecca Valley, Philecia Gile, Jasmin Gile and Meghan Heisler, among other beloved family members and friends. Thom grew up in Winooski, Vt., and spent many summers at his family’s camp on Lake Champlain in St. Albans Bay. He attended Winooski High School and the University of Vermont, where he double majored in English and Theatre. Thom started his career as a computer installer at VIP and began studying programming at night because he was interested in startup technology. About four years ago Thom and Dawn moved from Chesterfield, Mo., to Marietta, Ga., where Thom started work at DataStax as a Solutions Engineer. The four years he spent living and working in Marietta were some of the happiest in his life. Thom was nothing if not a renaissance man, and it showed in his hobbies — his friends knew him as a winelover, amateur brewer, masterful chef, and musician. He played the guitar and the piano, and learned new languages and instruments with ease. He was a methodical and daring chef, and spent hours cultivating the perfect sourdough starter or finding the right grind for his espresso. He made a mean Old-Fashion and Manhattan. He was a connoisseur of everything he loved, and because of that, being loved by Thom was an honor and a privilege. The family would like to thank DataStax for their kindness and
THOMAS R. VALLEY generosity during this difficult time, Homestead Hospice of Cartersville for their excellent care, and the many friends, family, and coworkers who reached out and/or visited Thom during his last weeks. The family will hold a Celebration of Life in memory of Thom in Georgia and Vermont. Georgia service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 6 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta, GA 30060. Vermont service will be held on Saturday, Aug 11, 2018 from 2-5 p.m. at the Marriott Courtyard Burlington, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, VT 05401 in the Harbor Room. Black attire discouraged but blue shoes and hats encouraged. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Homestead Hope Foundation at homesteadhopefoundation.org/donations.html or City of Hope at https://tinyurl.com/yc3zgxo2. To view Thom’s memorial video or offer a message of condolence, kindly go to his on-line guest book at healdfuneralhome.com.◊
David Stewart Jr., 68, Ripton
Claire Lowell, 80, native of Salisbury ESSEX JUNCTION — Claire Larocque Lowell, 80, born in Salisbury on Nov. 3, 1937, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on July 21, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband Donald Lowell, parents Dora and Hyacinthe Larocque, sisters Pauline Berthiaume, Lela Oliver, Rhea Bodette and her brother Rene Larocque.
Thomas Valley, 48, Marietta, Ga.
SALISBURY — Gail P. Hommel, 76, passed unexpectedly on July 20, 2018, residing in the town of Salisbury. Born on June 17, 1942, she is the daughter of pre-deceased George Gordon and Agnes (Dietrich) Gordon, sister of pre-deceased Barbara Havelka. Gail enjoyed the companionship of her dog, Stella, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and dedicated friends, especially in Elaine Pridmore, Tammy Richie and those at Shard Villa. Playing Bingo at the Brandon Senior Center was her favorite pastime. Survivors include, her beloved children, Traceylynn Hommel, Scott Hommel, Mark Hommel, Lisa Hommel, Nephew Joe Havelka GAIL P. HOMMEL Jr., eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A Vermont memorial service will will be a second memorial held in be held on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. Connecticut, late September, for at the Brandon Senior Center. There family members only. ◊
RIPTON — David A. Stewart Jr., 68, of Ripton, Vt., passed away peacefully on August 2, 2018, surrounded by his family. Dave was born on July 9, 1950, in Oneonta, N.Y., the son of David and Marilou (Parsons) Stewart Sr. In 1973 Dave and Wendy (Benson) Stewart were married and moved to Addison County, Vt., where they shared their lives together raising three children. In the 1970s and 80s they farmed in Monkton and Benson, breeding Highland cattle and Scottish Blackface sheep. Dave was an avid cross country skier, cyclist, and vegetable gardener. Survivors include Dave’s wife, Wendy; children, Jane (Casey), David (Haley), and Mary; mother, Marilou;
sister, Deborah; brother, John; grandchild, Oscar; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to an informal celebration of Dave’s life on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Dave and Wendy’s new home, 456 Washington, St. Ext. in Middlebury, Vt. Guests are welcome to visit and share memories of Dave any time between 2 and 5 p.m. Dave will be laid to rest by his family in a private burial in Oneonta, N.Y. The family has designated the Catamount Trail Association for any contributions in Dave’s memory: Catamount Trail Association, 1 Mill Street, Suite 350, Burlington, VT, 05401.◊
Judith VanDerburgh, 88, native of Middlebury PORTLAND, Maine — Judith Slocum VanDerburgh passed away surrounded by loved ones in her home in Portland on Aug. 5, 2018, at the age of 88. She was born in Middlebury, Vt., May 19, 1930, the daughter of Julia Weiters Slocum and Howard Irving Slocum. Howard was the town’s osteopathic doctor through the Depression and WWII. Judy attended Middlebury schools, graduating from Middlebury High School in 1948. Following high school, she attended Saint Lawrence University and Columbia University obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Science and Nursing in 1953. She met her husband Arthur James VanDerburgh as teenagers over seventy years ago; they started a conversation at a toboggan party that hasn’t yet finished. After courting five years through deployment to Korea and multiple schoolings, they were married on June 20, 1954 at the Middlebury Congregationalist Church. A skilled nurse, Judy aided Art in his family practice and put her training to use both in hospital work and in raising six children across seven homes as Art went through his career in osteopathy and pathology. She was an active member in many churches and their choirs, most recently at State Street United Church of Christ, caring especially for the elders in her community. Judy volunteered for meals on wheels for over thirty years and was the first female lay leader at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church. In her younger years, she was also very active with her husband at Mechuwana United Methodist Church Camp as a member of the camp committee, a counselor and even a dean of a weeklong camp program for the seniors. Judy sincerely believed in the dignity and worth of all people. She will be remembered for her ceaseless service to her family, for her open and active mind, and for her intellectual curiosity. She enjoyed cooking, baking, her word-search puzzles, being outdoors watching the birds and keeping up with the lives of every child, grandchild,
JUDITH SLOCUM VANDERBURGH great-grandchild, niece, nephew and friend in her orbit, loving each as a unique individual. She is predeceased by her twin brothers, William and Warren. She is survived by her husband Arthur of Portland, Maine; sister Joanne Slocum Elder of Fremont, Ohio; children Julia VanDerburgh Bell of Allen, Texas, Charles Arthur VanDerburgh of Portland, Maine, Kristen Joanne VanDerburgh of Pittsburgh, Pa., Michael Stewart VanDerburgh of Leominster, Mass., Thomas Fredrick VanDerburgh of Buxton, Maine, Jane Elizabeth VanDerburgh of Biddeford, Maine, and their partners; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren and their partners as well as 10 great-grandchildren, with the 11th due in October. Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 4-7 p.m. at Jones, Rich and Barnes Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland, Maine. A celebration of Judith’s life will be conducted Sept. 8, at 2 p.m., at State Street United Church of Christ, 159 State St., Portland, Maine. In lieu of flowers, donations in Judith’s name can be made to Camp Mechuwana, PO Box 277 Winthrop, ME 04364.◊
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Primary (Continued from Page 7A) for more than 30 years, moving to department in 2012. Lincoln in 2003. Newton has more than 2,000 Cordes has delivered testimony hours of law enforcement training at the Statehouse on behalf of the and is a patrol-procedures instructor UVM Medical Center’s nurses’ and basic training assistant at the union on such issues as health Vermont Police Academy. care reform, paid sick days, and If elected, Newton safe hospital staffing hopes to — among levels for patient other things — establish care. She helped a county-wide school create the Equal Care resource officer Coalition, to advocate position, create a for the elimination “cadet” program of health insurance for local youths policy exclusions for interested in helping transgender patients. law enforcement and She is former treasurer add a second drug for 350VT, a grassroots recognition expert to group that advocates the department. for remedies to climate This will be Holmes’ change. second attempt to She ran NEWTON lead the sheriff’s unsuccessfully for an department, which Addison-4 seat two has a staff of almost 20 full- and years ago, but believes she has the part-time workers performing such support and experience to prevail duties as traffic patrols, prisoner this time around. As was the case in transport, courthouse security, 2016, Cordes will emphasize such fingerprinting and service of court- campaign priorities as a publicly related documents. Holmes waged funded universal health care system, an unsuccessful writean economy that “works in campaign against for all Vermonters,” Keeler back in 2014. development of more Holmes, 63, renewable energy, currently serves as and institution of a Addison County’s High more progressive tax Bailiff. He’s lived in system “that ensures Middlebury since 1985. corporations and the He began his career in wealthy are paying their construction, working fair share.” eight years for Pike • Rob Demic of Industries, and then Bristol. Demic, 62, switched over to the is a local building automotive industry. contractor and theater Holmes worked at enthusiast. He’s worked HOLMES Paul Steele’s service varied jobs in the station in downtown past, including stints Middlebury for around 11 years. cleaning a convent in Bennington He joined the sheriff’s department and working at the Ethan Allen as a part-time deputy in 1989, Furniture Factory. He’s helped leading to a long stint that included care for clients/residents at the traffic enforcement, prisoner Brattleboro Retreat, the former transport and other assignments. Brandon Training School and the Holmes said he left the department Counseling Service of Addison around five years ago after being County. Demic has also worked laid off by Keeler. He’s for the Mary Johnson currently a full-time Children’s Center security officer at the after-school program. University of Vermont A survivor of a major Medical Center. accident in Middlebury Holmes’ priorities for in 2008, Demic has also the sheriff’s department, dedicated himself to if elected, include teaching dance, singing reopening the county and acting techniques jail, re-establishing to younger Vermonters; county-wide dispatching he’s directed the annual for public safety musicals at Vergennes organizations, and Union High School for putting more emphasis the past 24 years. on fighting drug-related If elected, Demic CORDES crime. said he’ll support ADDISON-4 RACE policies to help Meanwhile, Democrat voters Vermont develop and retain “high in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton quality teachers.” He believes it’s and Starksboro will pick two of time for Vermont to stop using the four candidates to advance to the property tax as its main education general election to face incumbent funding source. Demic also wants Addison-4 House Rep. Fred Baser the state to encourage dairy farmers and fellow Republican Valerie to diversify their operations so they Mullin of Monkton. are less dependent on a milk industry Interest in the Addison-4 plagued by over-production and House race is being fanned by the low prices. impending retirement of longtime • Caleb Elder of Starksboro. incumbent Dave Sharpe, a Bristol Elder, 36, has been working in Democrat. Competing in the the renewable energy field for a primary are, in alphabetical order: decade. The Mount Abraham Union • Mari Cordes of Lincoln. Cordes, High School graduate attended 59, has for the past 17 years worked Middlebury College, where he as an RN at the University of earned a degree in environmental Vermont Medical Center. She and studies in 2004. He took a job her family have lived in Vermont as a sales account manager with
STATE POLICE AllEarth Renewables, a Williston-based company specializing in green energy projects. Elder recently joined Bristol-based construction company Smith & McClain, in charge of sales and marketing for its solar division.
health care reform. Forlenza has previously served on the boards of Mountain Health Center in Bristol and the Counseling Services of Addison County. During an interview this past spring, Forlenza declared support for universal access to health care for all Vermonters, Elder currently offering paid family serves on the Mount leave, establishing a DEMIC Abraham Unified “livable wage’ of $15 per School District hour by 2024, improving school boards, and was a member child care services, and lowering of Addison Northeast’s Act 46 property taxes while decreasing the Study Committee that laid the state tax on Social Security. groundwork for a successful STATEWIDE RACES governance and budgeting Here’s a rundown of the statewide merger for the five-town school primary races, beginning with the district. Republican ballot: If elected, Elder • Jasdeep Pannu of said he’d emphasize Essex, H. Brooke Paige workforce training and of Washington and what he called “well Lawrence Zupan of paying career paths” in Manchester are running a public school system for the nomination for he believes should U.S. Senator. prepare students for • H. Brooke Paige of pre-K through college. Washington and Anya He said Vermont should Tynio of Charleston are continue to work toward seeking the nomination adopting a universal for U.S. House health care system, Representative. though he realizes such • Incumbent Gov. Phil ELDER a dramatic shift will Scott faces opposition take more time, study from Keith Stern of and a sizable up-front investment. Springfield for the nomination for So in the meantime, Elder wants to Governor. see the state offer universal access to Here are the races on the Democrat primary care. ballot: • Paul Forlenza of Lincoln. • Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bernard Forlenza is former chairman of Sanders of Burlington is being the Addison County Democratic challenged by Folasade Adeluola Committee and a current Lincoln of Shelburne for the nomination for selectman. This is his U.S. Senate. first House bid, though • Dan Freilich of he ran (unsuccessfully) West Windsor and for one of Addison Benjamin Mitchell County’s two state of Westminster are Senate seats back in challenging incumbent 2004. U.S. House Rep. Peter Forlenza ran his Welch of Norwich for own consulting firm the nomination for developing strategic the state’s lone seat in plans for nonprofits. He Congress. spent 15 years helping • James Ehlers of IBM on various policy Winooski, Christine issues — including Hallquist of Hyde FORLENZA health care. He has also Park, Brenda Siegel spent time advocating of Newfane and Ethan for the use of health information Sonneborn of Bristol are vying for technology as a way to advance the nomination for governor.
Truck spills cargo on Rt. 125; police cite area men ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police cited Steven Cadieux, 18, of Milton for driving under the influence after he had allegedly crashed his vehicle into a guardrail on Route 7 in New Haven on Aug. 5. Police said they were informed at around 5:30 a.m. about a northbound vehicle allegedly travelling in the southbound lane of Route 7. Police allege Cadieux’s vehicle sustained “extensive” damage after striking the guardrail on the Route 7 bridge spanning the New Haven River. Police said they screened Cadieux for DUI and subsequently arrested him for that offense. Police said Cadieux is scheduled to be arraigned for the offense in Addison County Superior Court, criminal division, on Aug. 20. State Police cited Kenneth Boule, 82, of Salisbury, for simple assault, after an alleged incident at around 6 a.m. on Aug. 4. Police provided no
details on the exact location of the incident, nor the extent of injuries suffered by the victim, whose gender and age weren’t included in the press release. Police said Boule is slated to answer to the charge in Addison County Superior Court, criminal division, on Sept. 17. Vermont State Police responded to a truck/trailer accident on Route 125 in Ripton, near Lincoln Road, at around 5:50 p.m. on Aug. 6. Police said Sean Stearns, 48, of Cornwall was towing a trailer carrying heavy equipment behind his Volvo truck when he took a sharp corner on Route 125 that resulted in the trailer tipping, prompting its cargo to roll into the road. The equipment blocked both lanes of Route 125, which was temporarily closed to traffic until it could be cleared, police said. Members of the Ripton Fire Department assisted state police at the scene of the accident.
Bristol (Continued from Page 1A) $0.1154 (7 percent) to $1.5650. The overall residential tax rate decreased by 11.61 percent to $2.2259, and the overall nonresidential tax rate decreased by 7.29 percent to $2.2639. The overall police-district residential tax rate decreased by 11.72 percent to $2.5441, and the overall police-district nonresidential tax rate decreased by 7.96 percent to $2.5821. Because the town-wide reassessment was recently completed in Bristol, the Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) now stands at 100 percent, which means there will no adjustment to educational tax rates this year, as there have been in the past. Any adjustments the state may make to Bristol’s CLA, which would likely happen in December, will not apply
to the town’s education tax rates until fiscal year 2020. Bristol residents paying on the full value of their property will see a reduction of $258 per $100,000 of assessed value of their homes, while police-district residents will see a decrease of $298. But whether or not these reductions translate into significantly lower tax bills will depend on how much individual property values have increased as a result of the assessment. Residents who pay based on their incomes are likely to receive prebates for a portion of their school tax bills. About two-thirds of county residents receive prebates. Tax bills are expected to go out in the middle of September. Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent. com.
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Addison County Fair and Field Days in New Haven. Thursday, Aug. 9, Fair Ground Rd. ACTR will provide free fares to the fair, connecting the fair to Bristol, Middlebury, New Haven and Vergennes. Local band Reflection Band plays at 7 p.m. Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section hike in Keene, N.Y. Thursday, Aug. 9, Hurricane Mountain. A strenuous 5.2-mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of 2,000 feet. Spectacular views from the summit and restored fire tower. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, lunch and hiking poles, if needed. Bring bug repellent and sunblock. More info contact leader Ivor Hughes at brhughes@gmvat.net or 802-453-4412. Possible carpooling. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal served at noon of clam and potato chowder, oyster crackers, Scandinavian vegetables, wheat roll, and cake. Bring your own place setting. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-3882287 to inquire. “Speaking across our differences” talk in Middlebury. Thursday, Aug. 9, 10 -11 a.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of Education and History at the University of Pennsylvania will deliver a timely presentation in this era of enormous political polarization. How can we re-establish the norms of civility and decency that democracy demands? And what role might our educational institutions play in that process? Free and open to the public.
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Addison County Fair and Field Days in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 10, Fair Ground Rd. ACTR will provide free fares to the fair, connecting the fair to Bristol, Middlebury, New Haven and Vergennes. Local band Pitz Quatrone & the Freelancers play at 7 p.m. Age Well Senior Luncheon in Bristol. Friday, Aug. 10, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, Route 116. Doors open at 11:30, meal served at noon of watermelon feta salad, summer vegetable pasta with tofu, tomatoes, corn, and pesto sauce, bread, and vanilla ice cream with a cookie. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle as 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Mozart’s “Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe” in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 10, 8:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The German Summer Language School’s “German for Singers” presents their summer opera, an abbreviated version of One of Mozart’s early opera. In German, pre-performance talk in English at 7:45 p.m. Limited seating available More info and tickets $15 available at the THT box office, 802-382-9222, or online at townhalltheater.org.
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Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 11, 7-9 a.m., Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, 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 Meet at Otter View Park parking area. Shorter and longer routes possible. Beginning birders welcome. More info at 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019. Addison County Fair and Field Days in New Haven. Saturday, Aug. 11, Fair Ground Rd. ACTR will provide free fares to the fair, connecting the fair to Bristol, Middlebury, New Haven and Vergennes. Michele Fay band plays at 6 p.m. and the Horsetraders at 8 p.m. Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section Long Trail Day. Saturday, Aug. 11. Hikes along the Long Trail at the Appalachian Gap on Route 17 in Warren and from Sucker Brook to the Middlebury Gap. Check the GMC website for event details and how to choose your hike at greenmountainclub.org/longtrailday.
Vermont Wish Kid Jamie Heath in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m., Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Heath will read, discuss and sign her new picture book, “Wishes are Medicine! How MakeA-Wish Gave me Hope and Helped me Heal.” The book tells the story of Jamie’s recovery from a brain aneurysm and how Vermont Make-A-Wish played an important role in her recovery. Ham, baked beans and salad supper in Vergennes. Saturday, Aug. 11, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church on Main St. across from the Opera House. Menu includes spiral cut ham, baked beans, salad, dessert, and beverage served buffet style. Tickets $9 adults/$5 children. Takeout orders available. More info at 802-877-3150. Mozart’s “Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe” in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The German Summer Language School’s “German for Singers” presents their summer opera, an abbreviated version of One of Mozart’s early opera. In German, pre-performance talk in English at 7:45 p.m. Limited seating available More info and tickets $15 available at the THT box office, 802-382-9222, or online at townhalltheater.org.
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Vermont Sun triathlon in Salisbury. Sunday, Aug. 12, 8:30 a.m., Branbury State Park, 3570 Lake Dunmore Rd. A 600-yard swim, 14-mile bike and 3.1-mile run, nestled against the Green Mountains. Bib pick up 6:40-7:45 a.m. More info and registration at vermontsuntriathlonseries.com. Lake Dunmore Triathlon in Salisbury. Sunday, Aug. 12, 8:30 a.m., Branbury State Park, 3570 Lake Dunmore Rd. A .9-mile swim, 28-mile bike and 6.2-mile run nestled against the Green Mountains. Bib pick up 6:40-7:30 a.m. More info and registration at vermontsuntriathlonseries.com. Ethnic & Cultural Diversity at Mount Independence in Orwell. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2-3:30 p.m., Mt. Independence State Historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. This program, led by historian and site interpreter Paul Andriscin, looks at how a rag-tag force from Vermont and six other states managed to maintain the Northern American Army during the Revolution while facing lack of supplies, disease, starvation and weather conditions and having to overcome prejudices against their fellow soldiers. Community Dinner in Bristol. Sunday, Aug. 12, 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish, 11 School St. Menu includes baked potato bar (top your own potato with several yummy toppings), Caesar salad, rolls and strawberry shortcake along with Beverages. Free.
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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 13, 11:15 a.m., KB Café ,Kennedy Bros, Main St. Arrive after 11:15 a.m. Enjoy shepard’s pie, mandarin orange salad, wholegrain roll, and strawberry shortcake. Advanced reservations required, call Michelle at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Bristol Republican Committee caucus in Bristol. Monday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St. More info call Lynn at 802-453-5161 or802-377-9258.
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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 10 a.m., Vergennes Ares Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. VASA meeting at 11:30 a.m. Meal served at noon of a cold salad plate with sliced turkey, cheddar, peaches and cottage cheese, Italian cucumber slices, wheat roll, and mandarin oranges with cream. Bring your own place setting. Advanced reservations required. $5 suggested donation. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. East Middlebury Historical Society Meeting in East Middlebury. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m., Sarah Partridge Community House Parlor, 431 E. Main St. Eileen Cochoran, Outreach Coordinator for the Vermont Historical Society will be attending.
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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 11 a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11 a.m. Entertainment at 11:15 a.m., Brooks Family Singers. Meal served at noon of beef stroganoff with mushrooms and onions over seasoned rotini pasta, tossed salad, wheat bread, and watermelon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Block party in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 5-8 p.m., Main St. Games. activities, food and a free concert by the Horse Traders, followed at dusk by a free showing of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,” in College Park. St. Ambrose lawn party and chicken barbeque in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 5 p.m.-dusk. Bristol town green. Come for barbequed chicken and fixins, pie contest and sale, fried bread dough, baked goods, white elephant table, face painting and dunking tank. More info at 802-453- 2488. “Aquatic Invasives” lecture in Salisbury. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Join the Salisbury Conservation Commission and the Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association for this talk by Ann Bove. Free
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Bennington Battle Day in Vermont. Thursday, Aug. 16. Free admission at all Vermont State-Owned Historic Sites. Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. SASH health awareness program at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon of baked meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, oatmeal bread, and tapioca pudding with peaches and cream. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-3771419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Pizza on the Farm in Brandon. Thursday, Aug. 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Woods Market Garden, 93 Woods Ln. Join NOFA-VT for farm-fresh pizza and a celebration of Woods Market Garden, a fruit, vegetable and flower farm and seasonal market that has been producing fresh food for the greater Brandon community for over 100 years. Come and enjoy dinner baked in NOFA-VT’s wood-fired pizza oven, followed by a farm tour. Suggested $10 donation. Ladies Union salad supper in New Haven. Thursday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m. New Haven Congregational Church. Varieties of Salads, cold meats, rolls, deserts, beverages. Adults $8, Children 6-12 $4. Info- Carol 453-5059. “History of the Greenwood Cemetery” in Bristol. Thursday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St. The Bristol Historical Society will present local residents Donald Lathrop and Reg Dearborn to discussing Bristol’s cemetery, past and present. Free and open to the public. More info call Steve Ayotte at 802-453-7709.
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Preschoolers at the Point in Addison. Friday, Aug. 17, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Bring your preschooler to enjoy story and craft time at Chimney Point. Topics relate to the history of Chimney Point and may include archaeology, bridges, boats, clocks, post offices or lighthouses. A parent or responsible adult must be with the child. Ages 3 to 5. Well-behaved siblings welcome. Bring snacks if you like. Call 802-759-2412 for topic. Suggested donation $5 per family. Photography opening reception in Bristol. Friday, Aug. 17, 5-7 p.m., Art on Main, 25 Main St. Come see “What I Saw: Photographs by Anne Majusiak.” Majusiak‘s work offers a new way to look at our beloved surroundings with a deep appreciation of the countless details that create the beauty of our world. On display through Oct. 8. All are welcome.
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ZEBRA MUSSELS ARE just one of the invasive aquatic species plaguing Vermont’s waterways. Learn more about aquatic invasives when Anne Bove lectures on the subject on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., at the Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. in Salisbury.
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THE DIAMOND ISLAND Regatta on Lake Champlain takes place on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., starting at Point Bay Marina in Charlotte. The race benefits the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Ferrisburgh.
COURSE 19-mile & 10k timed runs, 2-mile family fun run/walk. All courses are loops on pristine trails through woods, farmland, meadow and river valleys, circumnavigating the town.
LOCATION Start & end at Wright Park in Middlebury, VT. Post-race celebration with refreshments, prizes & music. All welcome, any ability.
Registration open now at http://www.maltvt.org
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Habitat for Humanity benefit dinner in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 17, 5:30-9 p.m., Morgan’s Tavern, Middlebury Inn, Court Sq. East at the tavern and the Middlebury Inn will donate a portion of their profits to support Habitat’s work. Magicians Without Borders in Rochester. Friday, Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m., BigTown Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Come to BigTown Gallery’s intimate outdoor theatre for an evening of laughter, delight and surprise from this magic troupe, which has traveled to over 30 countries using magic to entertain, educate and empower children in refugee camps, orphanages and hospitals. Picnic style seating. Bring a blanket. First come best seat. Wood-fired pizza for sale, $15 - $20, 4-6 p.m. & after performance. Tickets $10/ children 5 and under free. Rain location Rochester School Gymnasium.
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Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section hike in Hancock/Ripton. Saturday, Aug. 18, Burnt Hill. Hike up Burnt Hill then south on the Long Trail to the Middlebury Gap, with car spotting. Moderate/strenuous hike of about five miles with 1,440 elevation gain. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, lunch and hiking poles, if needed. More info contact leader Anne Christie at achristie1026@gmail.com or 802-388.4347. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. Blueberry Breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, Aug. 18, 8-10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Enjoy blueberry pancakes, French toast, home fries, sausages, blueberry muffins, fruit, and beverages. Tickets $8 adults/$4 children/ $20 for families. Bring a non-perishable item for the Food Shelf to help the hungry in our midst. The Diamond Island Regatta on Lake Champlain. Saturday, Aug. 18, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Point Bay Marina, 1401 Thompson’s Point Rd. Charlotte. The race benefits the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Ferrisburgh. The event begins with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at Point Bay, a captains’ meeting at 9:30 a.m., followed by the race itself at 11 a.m. Awards given during the Lobster Fest dinner at 6 p.m. Race is free. Breakfast $5. Lobster Fest dinner for sailors $25. More info at rsyc.org/diamond-island-regatta/. Town-wide yard sale in Bridport. Saturday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Beaver pond trek in Ripton. Saturday, Aug. 18, 9-11:30 a.m., 2936 Natural Turnpike Rt. 59. Take a trek out back to the ever-changing, ever-remarkable beaver pond. It’s a walk of wonder and thoughtfulness through a piece of the forest to see and cherish. The walk is relatively flat--partially on a trail, partially bushwhacking. Good food will be provided. More info contact Nola at 802-388-6107 or email Jennifer at jennifer.stefani@gmail.com. Chicken BBQ in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Aug. 18, 4:30-7 p.m., Ferrisburgh Volunteer Fire Department, 3916 Route 7. Come get your fill of Jerry’s secret recipe BBQ chicken while supporting the fire department. Menu includes 1/2 chicken, or 1/4 chicken for children, baked beans, coleslaw, roll, cookie and drinks. Adults $12/Seniors $10/$6 children under 12. King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, 3279 Route 7. Enjoy a sandwich supper and then an evening of fun and card games. Songs for Today in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 18, 7:30-9 p.m., Unity Hall, The Congregational Church of Middlebury, 2 Main St. The Vermont Folklife Center presents a concert/conversation featuring Vermont folk songs from the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection sung by Jack Debois. Free. Donations welcome.
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Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section Young Adventurers Club hike in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Aug. 19, Button Bay Nature Trail, Button Bay State Park. The pace is geared towards younger adventurers (ages 4-8) and everyone is welcome. Each outing is tailored to the individual participants, and will be fun for the whole family. Bring cost of admission. More info contact Lauren Bierman at 802-349-7498 or laurenbierman1218@gmail.com. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section hike in Underhill. Sunday, Aug. 19, Underhill State Park. A strenuous hike from Stevensville Road parking, up Maple Ridge trail, then Wampahoofus trail and Butler lodge trail down. About 5.5 miles round trip. 2,300 ft. elevation gain. Possible carpooling. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, lunch and hiking poles, if needed. More info contact Ivor Hughes at brhughes@gmvat.net or 802-453-4412. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.
Town-wide yard sale in Bridport. Sunday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrate Senator Claire Ayer and Representative David Sharpe in Bristol. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2-4 p.m., town green. Come to this ice cream to honor and celebrate the years of service from Senator Ayer and Representative Sharpe. All are welcome to come to the Bristol Green for ice cream with a variety of delicious toppings, cookies, brownies and other sweet treats. The RidgeRunners will lift spirits with their music and current local and statewide Democratic candidates will be on hand. Free to all. Joan Hutton Landis Summer Reading Series in Rochester. Sunday, Aug. 19, 5-8 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Come hear authors Rebecca Godwin and Cynthia Huntington read from their work. More info at bigtowngallery.com.
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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Bristol. Monday, Aug. 20, 11 a.m., Cubbers, Main St. Doors open at 10:45, meal served at 11 a.m. Chef’s Choice — always delicious —includes beverage and dessert. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Patrick Phillips in Middlebury. Monday, Aug. 20, 2-3 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. National Book Award Finalist Phillips will discuss his recent nonfiction book “Blood at the Root; A Racial Cleansing in America” on Aug. 20, at 2 p.m., at Ilsley Public Library. The book explores the fraught racial history of his homeplace of Forsyth County, Ga. Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m., City Park.
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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal of BBQ chicken thigh, mashed sweet potatoes, bakes beans, wheat bread, and apple crisp served at noon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-3882287 to inquire. Nature journaling in New Haven. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 6-7:30 p.m., Treleven Farm, 164 Mitchell Dr. Enjoy time outdoors and learn specific ways to record data on our own property that can help you in future land planning and management. Join naturalist/artist/ educator Clare Walker Leslie to explore the art and science of journaling. Bring a pencil, notebook, binoculars, water bottle, bug spray and a few field guides if you have them. Moreinfo and registration contact Lisa Sausville at 802-877-2777 or lisa@vtcoverts.org. “The Glass Menagerie” on stage in Middlebury. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. THT’s Young Company performs one of Tennessee Williams’ most acclaimed plays. Tickets $15/$5 children 5 and under, available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222.
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MNFF Kids and Family Day in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 9 a.m.6:30 p.m., Marquis theater, 65 Main St. Three family friendly films will screen at the Marquis Theater at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Activities run throughout the day including a free flipbook activity at 9 a.m. and a variety of games. Special kids menu in the Marquis Café. Tickets per screening $10 adults/$5 for kids 8-18/children under 8 free. Seating first come, first seated. “Music at the Riverbend” presents Hot Box Honey in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Brandon Town Band opens at 6 p.m. followed by Burlington-based swing & jazz supergroup Hot Box Honey, offering an eclectic mix of swing, latin, funk, reggae and soul rhythms to keep it groovin’. More info contact the Brandon Chamber of Commerce at 802-247-6401 or info@brandon.org. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 7-8:30 p.m., town green. A Vermont tradition since 1870, Come early and enjoy a pre-concert dinner in town or bring a picnic. “The Glass Menagerie” on stage in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. THT’s Young Company performs one of Tennessee Williams’ most acclaimed plays. Tickets $15/$5 children 5 and under, available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802-382-9222.
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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal of cavatappi pasta with sharp cheddar cheese, broccoli, diced beets, wheat roll, orange gelatin with mandarin oranges served at noon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival opening night in Middlebury. Thursday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The film “Personal Statement” opens this year’s festival — a feature length, beautifully realized documentary that follows New York City students Karoline, Christine and Enoch through their high school senior year and into college. More info at middfilmfest.org. Music and Movies series in Middlebury. *RESCHEDULED from July 27* Thursday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., Riverfront Park, the Marble Works. The Better Middlebury Partnership’s series continues with a free concert with Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners. American Flatbread by the slice and beer and wine for purchase starting at 6 p.m.
L IV E M U S I C David Rosane and The Zookeepers in Vergennes. Thursday, Aug. 9, 8-10 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library Maiden Vermont plus Hancock Coffee House Musicians in Hancock. Thursday, Aug. 9, 6:30 p.m., on the green. Reflection Band in New Haven. Thursday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. Amy Heebner in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Pitz Quatrone & the Freelancers in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. Mark Sikora in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 10, 7-9 p.m., Notte. Tom Caswell Blues Band in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m. Rough Cut. Point Counterpoint Faculty Ensemble in Salisbury. Friday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. Michele Fay Band in New Haven. Saturday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked. The Horsetraders in New Haven. Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m., City Park. The Horse Traders in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 5-8 p.m., Main St. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., on the town green. The Eames Brothers Band in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Sarah King in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m., Notte. George Matthew in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 17, 3 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns. LC Jazz in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m. Lincoln Peak Vineyard. Point Counterpoint final camper concert in Salisbury. Saturday, Aug. 18, 1 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. Melissa D. & Friends in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Useless Cans in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Songs for Today in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 18, Congregational Church of Middlebury. Del Rue in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 18, 9:30 p.m.12:30 a.m., Notte. Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m., City Park. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., on the town green. Brandon Town Band in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 6 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Hot Box Honey in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners in Middlebury. *RESCHEDULED from July 26* Thursday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., Riverfront Park, the Marble Works. The Hitmen in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. 24, 7-10 p.m., City Park.
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AIRMAN DONOVAN LAMORE U.S. Air Force Airman Donovan D. Lamore graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Lamore completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Lamore is the son of Sara A. Little of Lincoln, and Don D. Lamore of Barre. He is a 2017 graduate of Mount Abraham Union High School in Bristol.
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MIDDLEBURY — UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center President Dr. Fred Kniffin, has announced that Dr. Elya Vasiliou has accepted a general surgery position with the UVMHN Medical GroupPorter Medical Center and will start this December. “Dr. Vasiliou is a Johns Hopkins fellowship trained head and neck surgeon and will continue Porter’s long tradition of outstanding general surgery services,” he said. Vasiliou earned her medical degree at Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2012 and completed her general surgery residency at Summa Akron City Hospital in 2017 prior to completing her fellowship in head and neck endocrine surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital earlier this year. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. “Our community has been blessed with two long-serving, dedicated and talented general surgeons for many years, and with the tragic and unexpected loss of Dr. Brad Fuller, we knew that we needed to find someone to work with Dr. Carl Petri to ensure that
DR. ELYA VASILIOU our patients continue to have access to this vitally important service” Kniffin added. Vasiliou will begin seeing patients in December and her office will be located in the medical office building on the campus of the UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.
Eggleston joins NBM MIDDLEBURY — Sarah Cowan, Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, National Bank of Middlebury recently announced that Will Eggleston has joined National Bank of Middlebury as Community Business Lender for the bank’s northern market area. He will be working from the bank’s Hinesburg office. Eggleston, who is originally from Texas, has worked in the banking industry for more than 16 years in a variety of roles including credit analysis, commercial underwriting, loan workout and most recently VP of Lending back in Texas. He previously worked at BBVA Compass & Security First Credit Union. He has been involved with United Way of South Texas and was named Loan WILL EGGLESTON Executive of the Year. Eggleston and his family live in Charlotte and have embraced hunting, fishing, hiking and all kinds the Vermont weather. They enjoy of outdoor sports activities.
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Gun group seeks Gov. Scott’s defeat By XANDER LANDEN–Vt.Digger MONTPELIER — In recent weeks, Ed Cutler has registered about 40 voters for the upcoming primary. He is working to galvanize members of his organization, Gun Owners of Vermont, to defeat Republican Gov. Phil Scott in the primary election Aug. 14 because of his enactment of new firearms restrictions in April. The group also wants to vote out lawmakers who championed gun control measures. Since February, the group has nearly tripled in size to 7,000 members — rapid growth that followed lawmakers’ decision to put a sweeping proposal to restrict the state’s gun laws on the table, Cutler said. Now that the new gun restrictions have become law, he says thousands of gun owners will turn out to unseat Scott and targeted lawmakers. “People are really heated up and I can’t blame them. There’s so many things wrong with that bill,” Cutler said, referring to the centerpiece of last session’s gun legislation, S.55. The legislation Scott signed in April expanded background checks to private sales, raised the age to purchase a firearm to 21, banned bump stocks and limited magazine size for handguns and rifles. In a sleepy, off-year primary for which dismal turnout is expected, gun rights advocates stand out as a small group of energized voters. Many of them feel spurned by Scott, who they believe broke a promise he delivered on the campaign trail in 2016: a pledge to fight against efforts to change state gun statutes. Until April, Vermont had among the least restrictive laws in the country. While political experts say it’s unlikely gun activists will muster the votes to oust the governor, their mobilization could put on full display the extent to which he has lost the support of a segment of the base that helped carry him to political victory two years ago. In an interview Monday, Scott
acknowledged he was concerned about opposition from gun rights advocates, particularly in an election where he anticipates low turnout. “They’re energized because they’re angry,” he said. On the Republican side, Scott’s only challenger Keith Stern, a grocer from Springfield with no political experience, has blasted the incumbent governor for his pivot on gun control and criticized him for his views as a moderate Republican. Another pro-gun politician, Sen. John Rodgers, D-Essex-Orleans, is running as a write-in candidate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, buoyed by supporters who oppose Scott’s embrace of the gun control measures. Scott has stood by his decision, a change of heart he says he experienced after law enforcement reported they had thwarted a mass shooting at a high school in Fair Haven, just days after the deadly February shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. “I know that I disappointed a lot of people. I regret disappointing people, but at the same time I had to look myself in the mirror,” Scott said in a debate with Stern last month. “If that ever happened in Vermont I’m not sure I could say at the time that we had done all we could.” A Morning Consult poll from last month shows that among Republicans and independents Scott’s approval rating dropped dramatically after he signed the gun laws. Political analysts who conducted the poll pinned the plummet on Scott’s decision on guns. His approval rating is highest among Democrats. Scott said Monday that channeling the support of Democrats and independents in Tuesday’s primary will likely be challenging, because voting for him would involve casting a ballot in the GOP primary. “There’s a lot of independents and maybe even a few conservative Democrats that are supporting me, but don’t necessarily want to turn out for a primary where they have to pull
a Republican ballot,” he said. Richard Clark, a professor of political science at Castleton University, said that while Scott’s stance on guns will help him pick up votes in the general election, it makes him more vulnerable in the primary. A mobilized block of Republican voters who oppose him on the issue, could wield large influence in the context of low overall turnout. “When we’re looking at small numbers, large movements can make a difference,” he said. Clark said he doesn’t believe Scott will lose the primary on Tuesday, but noted that it’s the largest obstacle he faces in his re-election bid. “We need to recognize that his primary is his biggest hurdle … If he’s going to stumble this is going to be where it is,” Clark said. “I still find it unlikely, but if I am running the Scott campaign I’m more concerned about the primary than the general. Brittney Wilson, Scott’s campaign manager said that to spur turnout in the Republican primary, the campaign is relying on data it has collected to target Vermonters who are known Scott supporters and reminding them to vote on Tuesday. “We’re not taking anything for granted and certainly working harder than ever to make sure our folks turn out in this primary,” Wilson said. “But I do think at the end of the day we’ll be successful, and our efforts to target our supporters will prove to be a smart move.” Gun Owners of Vermont is encouraging its members to vote for Stern if they’re casting a Republican ballot, or Rodgers, if they’re voting for Democrats, Cutler said. “There’ll be a pretty big turnout in the gun people,” he said. In an unusual move, the Republican Governors Association has dumped $225,000 into independent spending on ads to support Scott’s primary campaign through a political action committee, A Stronger Vermont. Last election cycle the RGA came in after the primary.
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Sheldon Museum for the ominous gas masks, German (Continued from Page 1A) States entered WWI in 1917. He luger pistol, cartridge belts and other volunteered to serve, in spite of the implements of destruction that bear fact he was in his 40s and had three witness to the horrific trench warfare young children at the time. and mustard gas attacks that claimed “He didn’t have to volunteer, but he so many lives during the relentless did,” Brooks said. conflagration. The Rosses would “I can’t tell you how later buy a camp on Long The Sheldon near and dear you are Point in Ferrisburgh. Museum exhibit, to me,” Hannah writes It was there that Jacob to her husband in a Doughboys kept his WWI-related letter dated Oct, 6, memorabilia, according and Flyboys, 1918. “I’d give worlds which runs until to Brooks. to put my head on your “There was a barrel Nov. 11, will be shoulder tonight.” filled with German celebrated with Hannah, in a series helmets and some of a reception at of messages, keeps the things he wore — a her husband informed sword, a bugle,” Brooks the museum on about goings-on said, noting some of Friday, August around Middlebury those items served as 10, from 4-6 p.m. and the state. For very realistic toys for example, she alludes children in the family. to the restrictions But over the years, those WWI imposed in Middlebury by a Spanish relics took on a greater significance influenza epidemic. for Brooks, an avid historian. The “This is a lousy time for the landmark anniversary of the end of doctors, though the worst is over WWI gave him the perfect excuse to here in Middlebury, at least so far as package his grandfather’s wartime the college goes,” she writes. “Colds, collection and showcase it as part of grip and influenza; schools, churches, a broader Sheldon exhibit. The letters movies are closed and everybody is between Ross and his wife, Hannah staying at home. Prof. Robinson’s Elizabeth Holmes Ross, sum up the mother has died. A blessed relief to tender bond and torturous separation her and her family. She was entirely between spouses on the home front out of her head... I wrote you Mrs. and soldiers in war-torn Europe. That Skillings died. There have been a few correspondence provides context deaths at college from pneumonia
following influenza.” Jacob echoes his wife’s affection in his replies, and he doesn’t mince words in describing the hell on Earth he is witnessing an ocean away. On July 14, 1918, he wrote Hannah the following account of his travels through an unspecified community in France: “The street was as completely blocked as if you had blown into the street the Battell block and the block opposite. We passed out of the city and came to the battlefield where the Hun had made a stand. I saw a sight never to be forgotten. British and Hun dead were still on the field.” Approximately 116,500 U.S. soldiers died during WWI, a four-year conflict that resulted in a combined total of 18 million military/civilian deaths. According to statistics compiled by Vermont’s Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service, and 778 were wounded in action. Addison County sent 781 of its own into the war. Forty-one of those local soldiers were killed in action or died in service, and 43 were wounded, according to state figures. Descendants of those soldiers, along with WWI memorabilia buffs, gladly loaned material for the exhibit,
THE HENRY SHELDON Museum’s WWI exhibit features uniforms, soldier gear, posters, letters and other memorabilia from the era. The exhibit is open through November 11.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
BRANDON ARTIST FRAN Bull stands with “In Flanders Field,” her art installation currently on display at Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum. The installation is part of the museum’s World War I exhibit. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
according to Brooks. “The response has been extraordinary and surprising,” he said. Visitors can see vintage photos of local soldiers posing proudly in their military regalia. While the soldiers are long gone, their uniforms of some remain and are part of the exhibit. The late Stephen Freeman trained American WWI pilots stateside before they were unleashed over the skies of France, Belgium and Germany. Freeman, interviewed multiple times by this scribe, passed away on July 10, 1999, at the age of 101. His uniform currently stands at attention at the Sheldon. Colorful period posters urge citizens to volunteer for military service or to financially support the war effort. “Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds,” reads one poster, punctuating the point through its depiction of a shadowy, grimacing German soldier creeping through a bombed-out landscape, blood dripping from his bayonet. “If you want to fight, join the Marines,” reads another poster, which uses the image of a fetching young woman as a recruiting inducement. The focal point of the exhibit is a dramatic art installation created by internationally renowned artist Fran Bull of Brandon. She’s dubbed it “In Flanders Field,” after the famous poem by Lt. Col. John McCrae — a medical officer with the Canadian Army who had taught pathology at the University of Vermont’s Medical School prior to the war. He penned it in 1915 after the Second Battle
of Ypres in the Flanders region of Belgium. In his poem, McCrae notes the irony of how quickly the beautiful red poppies grow on the graves of the many fallen soldiers. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.
THIS UNIFORM IS part of the Henry Sheldon Museum’s exhibit “Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters from the Home and Battlefront.” Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Bull conjures that same irony through her art installation, a combination of sculpture and ivory white fabric evoking a battlefield in Belgium sullied with the grim sounds and sights of war. “I re-imagined the poem as a work of visual art,” Bull explained. “Sky with singing birds; fields of red poppies and white crosses; the lamentations of corpses — these were my points of departure.” The larks depicted in Bull’s artwork become bomber planes, while crosses and coffins morph into formal grids. Flowers and blood-red rags stand for lost treasures and remembrance. Her installation includes white sculptures of the mythical Lysistrarta and her female friends, who promise only to grant their husbands physical intimacy when they abandon war — a concept inspired by the work of fifth-century Greek playwright Aristophanes. Another sculpture depicts a pilot falling helplessly from his damaged plane. Bull hopes her artwork can add to the debate against warfare and violence. “There has to be another solution,” she said. Bull has invited visitors to gently tuck into her art installation messages on crimson paper that sum up their feelings about the exhibit and war in general. “The heart breaks, and breaks again,” reads one. “War is hell,” reads another. “The human race fails to learn the lessons of history.”
‘A real crisis’: WWI spawns the deadly 1918 Spanish flu pandemic By JAMES FINN in American military camps and ADDISON COUNTY — One spread around the world as troops hundred years ago this fall an sent to fight in World War I traveled unwelcome visitor came roaring across the Atlantic. It killed 500,000 through Northern New England and people in the United States and as made a death-dealing stop in Addison many as 50 million people worldwide County. between January 1918 and December The noxious traveler was the 1919, according to Smithsonian.com. Spanish influenza pandemic, which Antiquated medical practices meant was in the middle of its two-year tear that in most cases, doctors could around the globe when it paid visits do little more than make patients to Middlebury, Orwell, Shoreham, comfortable as they grappled with Bristol and other area towns. the fever, bloody Old reports in the local Middlebury cough and chills that Register and The Middlebury Campus, the disease brought. Middlebury College’s student COUNTYWIDE newspaper, show that the Spanish PROBLEM flu made its morbid presence felt in The Register’s Addison County for a relatively brief first lengthy report on period. It touched down here between the flu pandemic in September and late October of 1918, Addison County came a fraction of the time it affected on Sept. 27, 1918, in other areas. But the flu’s impact was a story headlined “60 as deadly as it was short-lived, with Cases Here of Influenza: archived stories painting a picture of One College Student Died a college, town and county caught in Yesterday,” though other the grips of a grave health crisis that issues leading up to Sept. 27 brought dozens of deaths. were increasingly peppered w i t h “Death toll and death notices and sick list is one of the “At Middlebury mentions of illnesses heaviest on record,” an College, all across the county. Oct. 4, 1918, front-page That story reports story in the Register day and night the pandemic arriving screamed. “Scores of the patrols are to Addison County houses are placarded alert towards with the return of with the red sign enforcing Middlebury College ‘influenza.’” quarantine. Even students who brought Along with the flu with them. One the village streets the Great Flood of 1927, of the first deaths was the Spanish Flu is were patrolled a student from New remembered as one of by college men Orange, N.J., named the area’s earliest and with pistols, Harold Thompson, gravest health disasters. making doubly who died of pneumonia Old Register reports certain that no (a common influenza suggest that dozens complication) on of Addison County one escapes the Sept. 26. The Register residents perished in guard on the paints a comforting the pandemic, with hill.” image of the scene of — October 1918 Thompson’s thousands more dying death: Middlebury His parents were at his statewide: Vermont Register story side and “there were documented 43,735 cases of the flu in 1918, no other men now who according to the Vermont were dangerously ill ... it Historical Society. Four percent of was felt that the situation was well those who fell ill — 1,772 people — under control.” died of the disease that year, making A week later, conditions across the up 25 percent of all deaths in the state. county had worsened considerably. Before it arrived to Addison “The influenza scourge became so County, the Spanish Flu incubated threatening in Addison County this
week that practically every town put the ban on all public meetings, closing movies, schools and churches until the epidemic shall abate,” the report in the Register reads. Thirteen died in the county that week and another 11 the following. On Oct. 11, the Register described a “real crisis” in Orwell after the only two physicians there succumbed to the disease themselves. Doctors Alfred Ouellet and Vincent H. Coffee were overworked and exhausted after seeing to hundreds of patients, and when they fell ill it was a matter of days before they died. A “Doctor
Sharon” from Shoreham was called to care for the Orwell patients. Things began to look up by mid-October: An Oct. 18 story documented “abatement in epidemic now” with few new cases reported in the town of Middlebury, and classes at Middlebury College had resumed as of the Oct. 25 issue. LIFE AT THE COLLEGE At Middlebury College, it seems that things weren’t so bad during the flu’s first few days in Addison County. “In many instances the (college students) are so little ill and so well cared for that they are, like the
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wounded soldier, singing ‘I don’t want to get well,’” the Sept. 27 story reads. But the disease spread quickly, and the college was quarantined in a move that led to a bizarre and somewhat eerie separation between the students and residents of Middlebury Village. The Oct. 4 Register documents guards roaming the outskirts of campus. For reasons unexplained, they carried pistols. “At Middlebury College, all day and night the patrols are alert towards enforcing quarantine,” a front-page story reads. “Even the village streets were patrolled by college men with pistols, making doubly certain that no one escapes the guard on the hill.” Armed guards were just one example of sinister imagery the flu brought with it. College students like Lawrence “Law” Pierce, class of 1921, remembered passing stacks of dead while on the train to and from school. “Going from Boston to Vermont by train, I saw coffins lined up at the stations, six to eight deep,” Pierce wrote in a 1990 memoir. “It was so cold that they were unable to inter
their bodies and all the above-ground vaults were full.” POSITIVE OUTLOOK, QUICK RECOVERY Though Addison County suffered in the fall of 1918, this relatively remote, rural area fared much better than other areas across the U.S. and around the world. “We have been very fortunate in the comparatively few fatalities that have resulted,” a front-page story in an October 1918 issue of the Campus reads. “This fact makes us more, not less, sympathetic with those homes which have been so grievously smitten.” As the flu dissipated, reporters seemed to forget the pandemic quickly: in mid-October the county was in the throes of a deadly pandemic, but in early November editions of the Register contain no mention of the flu whatsoever. This is at least partly attributable to Woodrow Wilson’s Committee on Public Information, whose disquieting propaganda efforts encouraged an enthusiastic home front during World War I and averted journalists from writing reports that might be seen as too negative. But it’s likely that Vermonters’ stoicism no doubt played a role, too, that the positively framed reporting reflected a common outlook and was more than just a projection of a propaganda campaign.
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Racing pigs sprint for their prize — Oreo cookies
STUNT BIKE RIDER Robbie Pfunder brings his front tire within a few inches of volunteer Julian Bill’s chin at Field Days Tuesday. Bill is visiting the area from San Francisco.
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Stunt biker wows Field Days’ crowd By NICK GARBER NEW HAVEN — Robbie Pfunder is not a fan of flinching. For the bike stuntman, who wowed a crowd of fairgoers at the Addison County Fair & Field Days last Tuesday, every inch, and every flinch, matters — especially when kids are involved. During one of Pfunder’s most impressive feats, audience volunteers Oscar and Maya formed a human high-bar, holding a cord roughly 40 inches in the air for Pfunder to hop over with his bike. As the audience held its breath, Pfunder completed the leap — and both kids jumped back. “Okay, the name of the game here is, don’t move,” Pfunder said over his headset micro-phone, laughing nervously. “All you’ve got to do is hold the rope.” So the kids got over their nerves and held the rope steadily as Pfunder completed two more jumps. The crowd oohed and aahed, and Oscar and Maya left with new bandanas and accomplished smiles. That was only one segment of Pfunder’s 20-minute show, which
featured abundant leaps around the small obstacle course he’d set up at the fairgrounds. After the show, well over a dozen kids lined up for auto-graphed pictures of the Colorado-based bik-er, including his illustrious volunteers. “How much did you think I was going to quote-unquote hit you when you were hold-ing that?” Pfunder asked Oscar. “Eh, not much,” Oscar replied. “You were doing pretty good.” Pfunder himself considered this perfor-mance, the first of 12 that he would give at this week’s Field Days, a big success. “That beat almost any crowd at the last fair I was at, and this was the very first show,” he said. “That was very promising.” Pfunder has been performing stunt shows like these for about eight years, but riding professionally for close to twenty. Competi-tively, he’s had considerable success, win-ning several regional tournaments of the ob-stacle-clearing sport known as bike trials. Between competitions, Pfunder
takes his show on the road, performing at amusement parks, festivals, trade shows and fairs like this one. This year, however, marked his first-ever appearance at Field Days. “It’s beautiful,” he said, gazing at the Green Mountains beyond the fairgrounds. “The last show I did was in Indiana — this is pretty far away from that.”
By JAMES FINN NEW HAVEN — For the second year running, Addison County Fair and Field Days attendees have the chance to take in a competitive athletic spectacle that tends to turn some heads: Robinson’s Racing Pigs, who made their Field Days debut last year, are back for more. Robinson’s Racing Pigs are pint-sized porkers with names like “Taylor Not-So-Swift” and “Kim Kardashi-pig,” who are trained to race around a 150-foot track that features a 15-foot long pool of water. County fairs, like Field Days, are their time to shine. What makes the pigs move so speedily? Oreos, according to Robinson’s Racing Pigs’ director Randy Ross, which are placed strategically at the track’s finish line. “The races are all based on an award system using sugar,” Ross said. “Pigs love sweets and they especially love the Oreos.” As the faces behind the Floridabased operation, Randy Ross and his wife Sharon travel the country year-round visiting county and state fairs with their speedy baby porkers. Randy has worked with Robinson’s Racing Pigs since the business was established in 1984 and remembers the company as the first original pig-racing outfit around. As the years went on Robinson’s Racing Pigs’ reputation grew. The pigs were even featured on shows like Good Morning America and ABC News. The Rosses take pride in heading the enterprise that they claim is the pioneering pig-racing company in the U.S. “Back 30 years ago when we started doing this it was unique, and people had never heard of pig racing before,” Randy Ross said. “We were the originators of the traveling pig racers. Now, there are probably 30 other pig racers out there.” It is also a full-time job for the couple. “This is what we do,” Randy Ross said. “We’re on the road about 10 months out of the year.” Randy Ross said that he prefers smaller county fairs like Field Days to the larger state events because of the small-town feel they have and the appreciation residents of places like Addison County have for agriculture
A ROBINSON’S RACING Pig has it eyes on the prize (in this case an Oreo cookie) as it dives into the water hazard during a Tuesday race at Addison County Fair and Field Days. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
and farm animals. “The people love the pigs here,” he said. “When people think of pigs they think of dumb, lazy animals that lay around on the farm all day. And when they come out here and see the pigs doing this, it’s something
different.” Field Days attendees can watch the pig races throughout the week at 12:00, 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. each day (the first show on Thursday will be at 12:30 rather than 12:00). If you’re there, don’t miss the fun.
PIGS SWIM THROUGH the water hazard during a Robinson’s Racing Pigs race at Field Days Tuesday.
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Judging dairy at Field Days (Continued from Page 1A) “It’s definitely not factual,” she said. “There’s an opinion to it — how you think the type of cow is most functional, most close to the breed ideal. It’s kind of like showing
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dogs.” Hall’s philosophy guides her towards uniformity, above all else. “There’s a bit of a trend where (judges) don’t want cows to be too big. We want them to be wide-chested, big barrel, big middle,” she said. “We don’t need the super tall, super skinny, angular ones. That was a fad about five years ago, but now we as an industry are going more towards the balancing side of things.” Of course, there’s more to judging than the decisions themselves. There’s also the showmanship of being a judge, which, unlike some of
her peers, Hall appreciates. “A lot of other judges don’t enjoy that. I do, and I don’t know why,” she said. “You don’t want people to be falling asleep inside the ring. I’m still working at it and there are certainly goals for me to hit to get better. I would like to sound even smoother, perhaps give more reasons between each placing.” Working with adult competitors at open dairy shows, Hall said, her commentary can be “pretty strict, and pretty harsh.” Judging kids requires a gentler approach: “You don’t want to hammer them and make them not
come back!” As she works to improve her practices, Hall is setting her sights beyond the confines of New England, hoping to eventually win invitations to shows across the country. “Hopefully, I’ll go to more shows, more people will listen to me, and more people will like me,” she said, and paused. “Or, I could screw up at one show and nobody will ever ask me again.” The animals and the 4-Hers who show them, it seems, aren’t the only ones in the arena under pressure to show their best stuff.
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Carol’s (Continued from Page 1A) can come in and chat with people that meeting spot. John (Melanson) which wiped out some parking spots who you know and don’t know,” devoted his life to making that on the now one-way Merchants Row. Corey said. “Cheers” was the happen.” He believes downtown Middlebury barroom backdrop of the 1980s NBC He noted some businesspeople has — and will — become even TV sitcom, a location that billed used Carol’s as their unofficial more challenging for locals and itself as the place “where everybody office. The coffee shop also provided visitors to navigate due to periods knows your name.” a nice link between the of construction disruption slated Corey enjoyed Middlebury and college through 2021. conversing with members “There have communities, he said. Melanson three years ago of the college community, been tears, Better Middlebury established a second Carol’s at locals, authors and tourists presents, Partnership Marketing 7404 Route 7 in New Haven. who rubbed shoulders in hugs Coordinator Karen Tough financial times forced him the mocha melting pot that Duguay said Carol’s and good to close that business in June. He Carol’s became. will be missed, but she’s had hoped the New Haven Carol’s “It’s just a very wishes.” confident the downtown — John will rebound. would help mitigate some of the comfortable, welcoming Melanson losses he anticipated suffering at place to be,” he said of “Carol’s has been a the Middlebury Carol’s during the the coffee shop. “And we wonderful part of the downtown bridges project. don’t have anything like this.” Middlebury community for many Still, he hoped healthy July But the coffee shop void won’t years,” she said. “Many memories receipts could keep the Middlebury last long, according to Shafer — a have been made there and I know Carol’s afloat for a while longer. former Carol’s employee — who people will miss this gathering That didn’t happen. looks forward to launching the Daily space. Our downtown is at a point of While Middlebury College Grind. transition, and I remain confident our language school attendees and He won’t make many renovations community can meet the challenges locals provided some decent to the Carol’s space. and opportunities that lie ahead.” customer flow, Melanson said “I want to keep the same casual Carol’s experienced a sharp drop-off ambiance it already has,” Shafer in sales to tourists — particularly said. those from other countries. He had The Daily Grind will offer coffee, enjoyed, from year to year, greeting espresso, pastries, sandwiches, soups foreign tourists and trying to guess and fresh pasta for evening meals, (from their accents) from whence according to Shafer. He wants to they hailed. operate seven days per week, 7 a.m. “I used to have a hard time to 8 p.m. Those hours could change finding seats for them,” Melanson depending on customer demands, he said, reflecting on past, high-traffic added. summers. “But the tourists are not Shafer said he’d like the Daily here (this summer).” Grind to offer entertainment and a He credited Battell Block owner meeting spot for groups, as Carol’s Doug Nedde with being tried to do. patient and trying to find He and his wife Jennifer a way to accommodate “I want to Stocker will continue to Carol’s in spite of its keep the operate Shafer’s Market & inability to make rent. same casual Deli. And Stocker recently But Melanson and Nedde ambiance opened Foundation Salon agreed last month that it already & Spa at 32 Merchants Carol’s could no longer Row, right next to Carol’s. has.” survive. Time will tell if the — Adam “We have to close; Daily Grind develops the Shafer there’s no money left,” same following as Carol’s. Melanson said. Doug Patterson “We worked with John during the of Shoreham led an on-line past 12 to 18 months hoping he’d be “gofundme” campaign to try to keep able to turn the business around, and Carol’s afloat. He voiced frustration he gave it his best shot,” Nedde said that state and local authorities of Melanson. have been unable to find resources “It’s unfortunate,” Nedde added. to help subsidize downtown “Carol’s was a valued community merchants during the massive rail asset in Middlebury.” bridges project. As reported by Tuesday morning saw some the Independent, longtime Main Carol’s regulars seated in their Street businesses Ben Franklin and favorite chairs hovering over one Clay’s have both made 2018 their last tea or coffee as they drank in the swansong. The Diner on Merchants familiar, soothing ambiance. Row also called it quits this year. Among them was Earl Corey, Patterson equated Carol’s to the a Salisbury resident who visited Shoreham Inn, in terms of being a Carol’s around four times per week. community hub. “I feel bad we’re losing our “It put a social stamp on the ‘Cheers’ in Middlebury, where you town,” he said. “Carol’s provided
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LINCOLN — It’s almost back to school time. Are you ready? We’re trying to squeeze in some last minute fun during these last few weeks, but we know that it’s right around the corner. I hope you’ve had a chance to do some fun things this summer. We got our jump on at Get Air, hit the lanes at the bowling alley and played a round of minigolf, spent time with friends and family, played outside and enjoyed the comforts of air conditioning during this very hot summer. Now it’s time to start getting back into our daily school time routines. School supplies. Check. Backpack. Check. Back to bedtime and daily routine. Well ... we still have time to work on that. Welcome to all the new teachers/staff, students
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Granville tree farm offers tours in Sept.15 GRANVILLE — Join the Vermont Tree Farm Program on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for a Tree Farmer of the Year Tour. The tour takes place at the historic Old John Vinton Hill Farm, home of Peter and Julie Parker, the 2018 Vermont Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. The Old John Vinton Hill Farm is a 560-acre Certified Tree Farm. Tours depart at 9:30 a.m. At 11:30 a.m. have lunch and do some networking. Following lunch at 1:00pm there will be an awards ceremony and presentations. The Tree Farm Tour, there will offer three different tours of the property: • The northern hardwood woodlands tour will explore over three decades of ongoing tree stand improvement work and multiple commercial harvests completed. Visit old ‘sugaring’ sites and discuss access roads and wildlife habitat considerations. This tour will be on moderate terrain with mostly woods roads. • The two-part pine woodland and 1999 blowdown area tour. For part one, enjoy a walk through a mixed natural and pine plantation
situated on formerly cultivated land. This area has had two harvests along with past timber stand improvement work. Discuss the harvest history of this area, an ongoing white pine “growth” study, and the significant bird habitat provided by this area. Part two follows Old Town Road across Thatcher Brook and on to view the 1999 blowdown area and glacial erratic. This tour will be on easy terrain, with some wet sections on woods roads. • The “mixed bag” tour. Follow Old Town Road across Thatcher Brook and on to view the 1999 blowdown area and glacial erratic. Continue around a loop on log roads past areas of mature red oak, a growth plot, an area with high percent white ash, and on through a northern hardwood area recently harvested. This tour will be on moderate terrain with some wet sections on mostly woods roads. The Tree Farm Tour is $20 for adults and $10 per child 14 and younger (non-refundable). Registration deadline is Sept. 10. Register online at vermontwoodlands.org, by email at info@vermontwoodlands.org, or by calling the Vermont Woodlands Association at 802-747-7900.
No one will see a bigger hardship from the closing of Carol’s than Melanson. He said he put all his resources into the venture, as well as loans and gifts from others that he can’t repay — at least for now. “If I ever come into some money, I will certainly pay them back,” he said. Melanson and friend Carol Ross spent a year planning the coffee shop, which opened in June of 2005. Tragically, Ross was diagnosed with cancer a week before Carol’s opened, and she died 11 days later. Melanson unfortunately now finds himself financially strapped and looking for work at age 64. “I have no idea what I’m going to do,” he said of the next chapter of his professional life. “I never in my life had any passion until (Carol’s) came along.” Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.
CAROL’S HUNGRY MIND Cafe owner John Melanson closed the Middlebury Merchants Row business on Tuesday after a 13-year run.
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By the way (Continued from Page 1A) according to Gish. He added there are no plans to repave the temporary Merchants Row bridge. Town Hall Theater officials are putting out the call for volunteer ushers to assist patrons at the wide assortment of plays, concerts and films staged at the venue. Need is particularly acute given the upcoming Middlebury New Film Festival. Ushering requires only the interest in being involved and enjoying meeting new people. Volunteering as an usher has its benefits, as you get to see the show at no cost. If you would like to volunteer to usher, contact the Town Hall Theater Box Office at 382-9222 Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., or email frontofhouse@ townhalltheater.org. Bristol residents have another opportunity to scope out a new walking trail in their community. On Saturday, Aug. 11, enthusiasts will be led on a tour of the “Coffin Trail” segment of the overall Bristol Trail Network. The Coffin Trail segment is about three-tenths of a mile long and loops through the old
Bristol Manufacturing Co. site (the old coffin factory). The tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. and participants will learn about the history of this unique site, once home to a thriving industry. Participants are asked to meet at the small pull-off at the foot of the hill on South Street, just north of the South St. Bridge. The walk should take approximately a half hour. Middlebury Village residents are still spotting bears in their midst. The latest sighting, early this week, was reported by folks in the Chipman Hill area. One witness said he saw a mother bear up in a tree, with her cubs spotted on a nearby trail. Vermont Fish & Wildlife officials are stressing residents should not feed the bears so that they’re encouraged to go deep into the surrounding forest, where they normally reside this time of year. This also means temporarily taking down bird feeders, which bears love to raid. The Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh will host a Pie and Ice Cream Social on Sunday, Aug. 12 from 1-4 p.m. to benefit its education programs. The popular
annual event will feature homebaked pies of every fresh fruit flavor imaginable, along with ice cream, Wilcox said. Other attractions include live jazz standards performed by the group “Abby’s Agenda,” and lawn games like horseshoes, badminton, bocce and croquet. Meanwhile, the museum continues to offer an exhibit titled “The Fabric of Emancipation: The Lens of American History through Contemporary Fiber Arts,” which features the work of eight of the country’s preeminent fiber, textile and needle artists expressing what it means to be of African descent in the Americas. The exhibit will run through October 28. Get ready for “Monkton Community Day,” to be hosted by the Monkton Boy Scouts at Morse Park from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25. The event will include a potluck dinner (with burgers and hot dogs by the Scouts) at 6 p.m., music in the evening and a big truck/ tractor day to bring everyone out. The Scouts will have rocket kits to build and launch, along with other fun activities. This event is open to the entire community.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
MATT DICKERSON
A big park and a small world
At over four million acres, Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is more than two thirds as big as the entire state of Vermont. Yet the park receives only 23,000 visitors per year, which is less than 1/40th the number that will show up at Vermont state parks in a year. The park’s headquarters sit off a gravel airstrip in the little village of Port Alsworth, whose yearround population is under 200, and whose 2018 graduating class at Tanalian High had seven students: the largest in school history. One of those 2018 visitors to Lake Clark National Park was Orwell resident and Castleton State University student Monica Connor, who got a summer job helping manage the vegetable and flower gardens at the Farm Lodge in Port Alsworth. My wife Deborah and I arrived at the Lake Clark Air hangar at Merrill Field in Anchorage shortly before 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning for our flight to Port Alsworth, where we were booked for a nine-day stay at the Farm Lodge. We got our luggage (and ourselves) weighed in, and shortly before 8 a.m. were boarding the small twin-prop aircraft for the 45-minute flight. Deborah was the first passenger aboard, and with encouragement from me she claimed the best seat in the plane: the co-pilot’s seat. I and the only other passenger followed her and took the other two seats. The rest (See Dickerson, Page 2B)
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Champs, Marlins come home with hardware Swim teams claim state division titles
By ANDY KIRKALDY WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Both the Vergennes Champs and Middlebury Marlins came home with titles from the Vermont Swim Association 2018 Championships, held this past weekend at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction. The Champs won the Division II championship by finishing first in five individual races and one relay, second in four other relays, and third in a fifth relay race. Almost all of those top finishes were earned by swimmers 12 years old or younger, including Connor Husk, 6, who won two races and broke a state record in the 6-andunder 25-yard backstroke set in 2015 by his now 9-year-old teammate Will Clark. Clark won a 10-and-under race, Carlyn Rapoport won an 11-12 race, and Sebastian Giroux and Ellie Brooks won 8-and-under events. Brooks also joined Ellie Bearor, Petra Fearon and Sophia James in winning the girls’ 8-and-under 100yard freestyle relay, and those same four were second in the 8U medley relay. Two more Champ relay teams placed in the top five in the 8U freestyle relay. Rapoport joined her 10U girls’ teammates Madelyn Giroux, Acadia Clark and Hadley Harris to finish second in both relays in that age group. The most notable exceptions to the Champs’ youth movement
MEMBERS OF THE Vergennes Champs swim team pose with their Division II state championship trophy won at the Vermont Swim Association meet held last weekend in White River Junction.
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were Olivia Hawkins, whose strong 17-18 and 18U finishes included a second place, and the 18U girls’ free relay quartet of Anna Rakowski, Emma Beauchemin, Jordan Jewell and Hawkins, who swam to a thirdplace result. Hawkins and another Champ
senior swimmer who posted strong results, Ethan Sausville, were swimming in their last meets for the team. In all, the Champs scored 1,557 points, good for fourth overall in Vermont behind the three large Division I Chittenden County teams
that also dominated the Champlain Valley Swim League meet the week before: repeat state champion The Edge (4,406), followed by Essex (2,416) and Burlington Tennis Club (2,005). Within Division II Brattleboro (1,369.5), St. Albans (1,354.5)
and Manchester (1,228) trailed Vergennes. Meanwhile, the smaller Marlins team relied on older swimmers to take first place in Division IV, scoring 643.5 points to edge Quechee (585.5), with Bennington (534) and (See Swim meet, Page 3B)
Sports BRIEFS Ace, Hawaii event headline golf play MIDDLEBURY — A hole-in-one and the Hawaiian Open highlighted recent action at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course. Steve Goodman nailed the ace on Saturday, Sept. 4, sinking his tee shot on Hole No. 4 with a 7 wood. The recent Hawaiian Open included awards for Best Dressed Couple (the Whittemores), Best Dressed Individual (Jesse Wing), and Best Cart (the Illicks). On the course, the foursome of John Myhre, Tucker Myhre, Jeff Maier and Hogan Beazley edged out the quartet of Wing, Jimmy Pratt, Josh Newton and Steve Poplawski for first place. They were followed by: Thirdplace team of Dave Holbrook, Patrick Fallon, Derek Quenneville and Larry Provencher; fourth-place team of Jerry Greeno, Dave Kellogg, Jim Pratt and Mike Coombs; fifthplace team of Bernie Andrews, Liz Andrews, Joanie Guertin and James Guertin; and, in sixth, Trevor Emilo, Willy Varno, Andy Myhre and Nick Leach. In regular weekly action the foursome of Anders Fogel, Bo Cramer, Sean Cleary and James Walker prevailed in the Wednesday Men’s Scramble on Aug. 1, with Bert Phinney, Ric Wheeler, Josh Newton and Dale White taking second. In Bill Davidson Thursday Men’s Golf on Aug. 2, the threesome of Mike Davis, Dayton Wakefield and Gary Starr finished first, with Carsen Sanchez, Nick Causton and Deem Schoenfeld in second. Davis earned the day’s low net score. On Aug. 3, the Friday Mixer saw a tie for first place between the teams of Sara Cotroneo, Joe Cotroneo, Deb Hadeka and James Hadeka, and Liz Andrews, Bernie Andrews, Beth Illick and John Illick. Course officials also want to announce a delay in green aeration. Work was postponed to Wednesday morning, weather permitting, and was expected to last until Friday. Work on Thursday, if on schedule, will be focused on the back nine, and additional wrap-up efforts will be completed on Friday as needed, officials said. The course is offering reduced greens fees during the work: 18 holes for $26 and nine holes for $16.
VERGENNES CHAMP CONNOR Husk was a two-time first place winner at last weekend’s Vermont Swim Association champioships. Husk set a state record in the six-and-under 25-yard backstroke. Courtesy photo
Former Vergennes Union all-star joins Panther staff MIDDLEBURY — Former Vergennes Union High School and Skidmore College standout basketball player Connor Merrill has been hired as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Middlebury College. The Panton native joins the Panther program after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Springfield College in Massachusetts. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join the Middlebury men’s basketball program and strive to continue the unprecedented successes in recent years,” said Merrill. “I am looking forward to working alongside Head Coach Jeff Brown and learning from him, as well as getting to know our players and help them achieve their goals.” Brown welcomed Merrill aboard. “We are excited about Connor joining our Middlebury basketball family,” Brown said. “He was a tremendous
CONNOR MERRILL and versatile player at Skidmore. His coaching experiences at Springfield and Vermont Academy will serve our (See Merrill, Page 2B)
VEREGENNES SWIMMERS CARLYN Rapoport, left, Acadia Clark, Madelyn Giroux and Hadley Harris took second in both the 12-and-under medley relay and freestyle relay at the Vermont Swim Association championships last weekend. Courtesy photo
Shrine team wins third straight By ANDY KIRKALDY CASTLETON — The Vermont team of recent high school graduate all-star football players on Saturday picked up the state’s third win in a row over New Hampshire, 24-13, in the 65th annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, which was played at Castleton University. Strong defense and running sparked Vermont, which cut New Hampshire’s all-time lead in the series to 47-16-2 in front of 5,229 fans at Spartan Stadium. Proceeds support Shrine hospitals for children. Middlebury Union High School senior defensive lineman Tyler Hotte, who was moved from nose guard to defensive tackle in a four-man front, helped Vermont hold New Hampshire to 209 yards of total offense, included 51 yards rushing. Hotte’s Tiger teammate Cody
Pomainville, a defensive back, was on June 30, featured 86 N.H. high also set to play. But Pomainville school football all-stars, none of missed the contest after being whom played in the Shrine Game. injured in an automobile accident Rules do not allow high school on the Friday before the week of all-stars to play in two summer practice leading up contests. to game day, accordNew Hampshire ing to MUHS Coach Strong defense struck first this past and running Dennis Smith. Saturday at CastleBefore Vermont’s sparked Vermont, ton after an early three-game win- which cut New Vermont fumble. ning streak, Green Hampshire’s allThat turnover set Mountain teams up a 29-yard touchhad lost 15 straight. time lead in the down pass from An intrastate New series to 47-16-2 N.H. quarterback Hampshire football in front of 5,229 Matthew Harkins all-star game found- fans at Spartan to Matt Simco that ed seven years ago, Stadium. made it 7-0. the CHaD NH EastBut Vermont West High School turned three N.H. All-Star Football Game, appears to interceptions into two touchdowns. be syphoning off Granite State tal- Jay McCoy made it 7-6 at the half by ent and helping Vermont become returning a pick 35 yards for a score. more competitive. As the second half opened This year’s CHaD game, played (See Shrine Game, Page 2B)
PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, August 9, 2018
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spent in and around Port Alsworth, writing, visiting with folks from the National Park Service include a pilot, ranger, and biologist, and going to a presentation with the park historian. I was also scheduled to make a couple presentations in town. After passing on to Monica the hug from her family, and getting a private tour of the greenhouse and gardens, Deborah and I headed out for a sixmile hike up to Tanalian Falls to glimpse one of the headwaters of the famed Bristol Bay. The Tanalian River is short considering the size of the state. At roughly three miles long, it is only one quarter the length of Lake Kontrashibuna, which it drains down into Lake Clark. Yet it is a surprisingly diverse and rich ecosystem—or, rather, multiple ecosystems. The 30-foot waterfall forms a barrier impassable to migrating salmon. Below the falls, the river is similar to many in Alaska in that sockeye salmon migrating a hundred miles up from Bristol Bay bring in a tremendous amount of nutrients from the ocean where they provide energy not only for aquatic life but also for bears, otters, eagles and other birds, and even trees. In early August, the sockeye are just beginning to arrive in the lake. By the middle of the month, they will be stacking up at the river mouth to make their way up to spawn between Lake Clark and the falls. The lower river is full of grayling that grow up to 20 inches. Lake trout— sometimes exceeding ten pounds— hang off the river mouth to feast on drifting salmon eggs and fry. Above the falls at the outlet of Kontrashibuna Lake there are no salmon. It’s an entirely different
ecosystem. The glacial-fed lake is long enough that by the time the water comes out the outlet most of the silt has settled leaving the water a gorgeous turquoise. The water has an abundance of aquatic insects and sculpin, and therefore also a hearty population of lake trout and arctic char, which thanks to the cold water remain near the surface all the way through August. On the way to the falls, we passed another pair of hikers: a 92-yearold woman named Marguerite and her son Michael, the youngest of three helping Marguerite visit every national park in the country. Half an hour later, they caught up to us at the falls. We chatted for a while and heard their story about their quest, which was near to completion with only three parks left to visit. We also carried their message back to the lodge: they were moving too slowly to make it for dinner. If our reunion with Monica and our conversation with Marguerite— who at 92 was able to accomplish the same hike we did—made the world feel small, the weather the next few days made Alaska seem big. Heavy rain, fog, low clouds, and some wind grounded most of the excursions for the next two days, including our one planned excursion to see bears feeding on salmon in Katmai National Park. So now I sit working on some of the writing that brought me to the park. The sun has just popped out for the first time in three days. If all goes well, we’ll get down to Katmai on Thursday, and Monica will join us, and my next column will tell the story. But it’s a big and wild place, so who knows?
Dickerson (Continued from Page 1B) of the plane was loaded with plywood and building supplies. The stunningly beautiful flight took us at low altitude across Cook Inlet, where we saw a small pod of beluga whales feeding on salmon at the mouth of the Susitna River, and on through Lake Clark Pass in the shadows of 10,000-foot volcanic peaks, over and around numerous glaciers—many hanging out of valleys higher than the plane—and past waterfall after waterfall. Shortly after we landed, we headed down to the farm to give Monica a big hug from her family. Despite the size of the park, and of the state of Alaska, sometimes it seems like a small world after all. However, running into another Vermonter in a little village in a vast landscape wasn’t a complete coincidence. I had helped Monica land the job. We were looking forward to seeing her and hearing from her. I was on my forth visit to Port Alsworth in four years, and had gotten to know the folks at the Farm Lodge fairly well. As with Monica, it was a working trip for me. I was there to learn and write about the park and some of its ecology and history, and about the changes and challenges facing Alaska from climate change and the ravages of resource extraction—especially the proposed Pebble Mine, a massage openpit copper mine that, if ultimately permitted, would sit right on the edge of the park, with a toxic heavy-metal tailings pond at the headwaters of the world’s most important salmon water behind the longest and second highest dam in the United States. Most of my nine days would be
(Continued from Page 1B) Tyler Hamilton picked off another New Hampshire pass, and Vermont moved 58 yards for the lead, with the key play a 22-yard pass from Seth Balch to Will Fischer on third and long. McCoy ran in the score from
10 yards out to make it 12-7. Vermont made it 18-7 at 8:42 of the fourth quarter. Balch capped a long drive with with a 3-yard run. New Hampshire answered with a 34-yard TD pass from Harkins and Simco at 4:54, but Vermont moved
81 yards for the clinching score, a 6-yard Balch run. Hamilton, from Hartford, led Vermont with 67 yards rushing and Balch, from Windsor, added 59. Harkins completed seven of 16 passed for 102 yards.
2014-2015 tri-captain graduated as Skidmore’s career leader in blocked shots (212) and ranked ninth in rebounds (543). Merrill became the program’s 14th 1,000-career point scorer and stands seventh in career scoring with 1,256 points and helped lead Skidmore to NCAA Division III tournament appearances in 2012 and 2015. At VUHS during his senior year Merrill averaged 18.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game, leading all local players in each of those categories. He reached 1,000 points in the Commodores’ first-round
playoff win that season. Merrill has been a part of the Springfield coaching staff for the past two winters. In 2018 he helped guide the program to its first NCAA D-III Final Four appearance with a 22-9 record. Following graduation from Skidmore, he served as an assistant boys’ varsity basketball coach at Vermont Academy. While there, Merrill was a part of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class AA Coaching Staff of the Year and helped lead the team to the school’s first NEPSAC Class AA Championship.
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Scarborough claimed his second NASCAR Whelen All-American Series win of the season by prevailing in a 30-lap Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified race. Scarborough moved up from 16th to take the lead and then held off a tough challenge from Fair Haven’s Billy Lussier in the final laps. In race in which area drivers excelled, Jake Scarborough of Brandon, Joey’s twin brother, took third; Tim LaDuc of Orwell was fourth; Shoreham’s Jimmy Ryan, was fifth; Brandon’s Vince Quenneville Jr. came in eighth; and Middlebury’s Justin Comes took 10th. Point leader Kenny Tremont Jr. finished sixth and holds an eightpoint lead on LaDuc (439-431), with Joey Scarborough third, 33 points behind Tremont. In an event with three separately scored 10-lap segments, Fletcher’s Joey Roberts picked up his third win
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Addison Independent, Thursday, August 9, 2018 — PAGE 3B
THE VERGENNES EIGHT-and-under relay team of Sophia James, left, Ellie Brooks, Petra Fearon and Ella Bearor won the freestyle relay at last weekend’s state championship meet.
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THE MIDDLEBURY MARLINS swim team won Division IV at last weekend’s Vermont Swim Association championships in White River Junction. Pictured with coach Colleen Rueppel, center, are swimmers Archie Milligan, left, Fraser Milligan, Lucy Poduschnick and Will Carpenter.
Swim meet (Continued from Page 1B) the CRV Stingrays (467) trailing. The Marlins did not win any events, but 18U swimmer Archie Milligan posted two seconds and swam on two third-place relay teams, joining Oliver Poduschnick, Fraser Milligan and Will Carpenter in the freestyle relay, and Fraser Milligan, Poduschnick and Nathan Stone to win the medley relay bronze. Also earning a second-place finish for the Marlins was one younger swimmer, Lucy Poduschnick, in the 8U 50 breaststroke. She also placed fifth in the 50-Fly. Athletes in most age ranges scored points for both teams, many of them with top-five finishes and many in multiple events. Swimmers for both teams who posted top-12 results were: GIRLS’ RESULTS: • 6U 25-yard freestyle: 6. Isabella De La Cruz, V, 27.02. • 7-8 25 free: 6. Sadie Chance, M, 19.37; 7. Bearor, V, 19.54; 11. Fearon, V, 20.13. • 7-8 25 back: 1. Brooks, V, 21.01; 5. Aurora, Foley, M, 23.49; 9. Annika Smits, V, 24.15. • 8U 50 free: 2. Brooks, V, 43.15; 4. Bearor, V, 443.83. • 8U 50 breaststroke: 2. M. Poduschnick, M, 23.74; 3. James, V, 24.68; 4. Sadie Chance, M, 25.90; 9. Jordan Hutchins, V. 27.87; 12. Reese Muzzy, V, 28.38. • 8U 50 fly: 3. Bearor, V, 22.24; 4. James, V, 22.47; 5. M. Poduschnick, M, 22.79; 6. S. Chance, M, 22.88; 9. Foley, M, 23.86; 12. P. Fearon, V, 25.65. • 8U individual medley: 5. James, V, 1:54.50; 8. Brooks, V, 1:58,76. • 8U 100 free relay: 1. V, 1:19.95: (Bearor, Fearon, James, Brooks); 3. V (Husk, Kruse, Smits, Muzzy); 5. V (Buskey, Clark, Maneen, Hutchins). • 8U 100 medley relay: 2. V, 1:32,91 (Bearor, Fearon, James, Brooks). • 10U 100 free relay: 11. V, 1:17.36 (Isabella Romond, Libby Ringer, Marianne Webb, Adrienne Smits). • 10U 100 medley relay: 6. V, 1:24.31 (Ringer, Smits, Ellie Eckels, Romond). • 11-12 50 free: 6. Harris, V, 29.09. • 11-12 100 free: 8. M. Giroux, V, 1:08.53; 10. Bee Eckels, V, 1:11.19. • 11-12 50 back: 5. Harris, V, 34.70. • 11-12 50 breast: 2. Rapoport, V, 35.74; 4. Harris, V, 37.33.
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• 11-12 50 free: 6. Giroux, V, 31.81; 11. Ac. Clark, V, 33.16. • 12U IM: 4. Ac. Clark, V, 1:14.57; 7. Harris, V, 1:16.14; 8. Giroux, V, 1:16.51; 10. Rapoport, V, 1:18.86. • 12U 100 back: 6. B. Eckels, V, 1:21.93. • 12U 100 breast: 1. Rapoport, V, 1:10.76; 2. Ac. Clark, 1:22.71. • 12U 100 fly: 4. Giroux, V, 1:17.61; 6. Clark, V, 1:19.92. • 12U 200 free relay: 2. V, 1:56.19 (Giroux, Clark, Rapoport, Harris). • 12U 200 medley relay: 2. V, 2:12.83 (Giroux, Clark, Rapoport, Harris). • 13-14 50 free: 11. Allie Croke, V, 28.43. • 13-14 100 back: 9. A. Croke, V, 1:11.70. • 13-14 50 breast: 6. Holly Staats, M, 35.05. • 13-14 100 breast: 4. Staats, M, 1:17.14. • 13-14 50 fly: 6. Staats, M, 30.93; 10 Natalie Rockwell, M, 31.37. • 13-14 IM: 7. A. Croke, V, 1:11.56. • 14U 200 free relay: 11. M, 2:06.30 (Rockwell, Catherine Carpenter, Lucy Poduschnick, Staats). • 14U 200 medley relay: 9. M, 2:19.79 (Maddie Crowne, Rockwell, Staats, Carpenter). • 15-16 50 free: 4. Leah Croke, V, 26.05; 9. Rakowski, V, 27.15; 11. Beauchemin, V, 27.58; 12. Jewell, V, 27.72. • 15-16 100 free: 6. Leah Croke, V, 58.83; 8. Rakowski, V, 1:00.21; 10. Beauchemin, V, 1:01.75; 12. Grace LeBeau, V, 1:02.49. • 15-16 200 free: 5. Rakowski, V, 2:16.12; 7. Beauchemin, V, 2:21.38; 12. Emma Huestis, V, 2:37.81. • 15-16 100 back: 10. Rakowski, V, 1:12.43. • 15-16 50 breast: 10. Rachel Merrill, M, 36.98; 12. LeBeau, V, 38.45. • 15-16 100 breast: 10. Merrill, M, 1:22.66. • 15-16 50 fly: 7. Croke, V, 29.66; 12. Merrill, M, 30.51. • 15-16 100 fly: 6. Merrill, M, 1:13.22. • 17-18 50 free: 6. Hawkins, V, 27.61. • 17-18 100 free: 4. Hawkins, V, 1:02.72. • 17-18 50 breast: 2. Hawkins, V, 34.74. • 17-18 100 breast: 3. Hawkins, V, 1:18.63. • 18U free relay: 3. V, 1:50.19 (Rakowski, Beauchemin, Jewell,
Hawkins). • 18U medley relay: 5. V, 2:04.45 (L. Croke, Jewell, Hawkins, Rakowski). BOYS’ RESULTS: • 6U 25 free: 1. Husk, V, 19.78. • 6U 25 back: 1. Husk, V, 24.28, state record. • 7-8 25 free: 3. Flint Crary, V, 17.38. • 7-8 25 back: 10. F. Crary, V, 25.10. • 8U 25 breast: 1. S. Giroux, V, 23.44; 7. F. Crary, V, 26.70; • 8U 25 fly: 6. F. Crary, V, 25.26. • 9-10 25 free: 4. W. Clark, V, 14.35. • 9-10 50 free: 4. W. Clark, V, 32.28; 12. Clark Clary, V, 37.49. • 9-10 25 back: 1. W. Clark, V, 17.19. • 9-10 25 breast: 3. W. Clark, V, 20.26; 10. C. Clary, V, 21.98. • 9-10 25 fly: 12. Quinn LeBeau, V, 20.24. • 10U 100 free relay: 2. V, 1:08.45 (C. Clary, LeBeau, Tiegen Buskey, W. Clark). • 10U 100 medley relay: 2. V, 1:21.14 (W. Clark, C. Clary, Buskey, Cohen Howell); 8. V (Potter, LeBeau, Smits, De La Cruz). • 11-12 50 back: 8. Calder Rakowski, V, 38.03. • 11-12 IM: 12. C. Rakowski, V, 1:24.01. • 12U 100 back: 7. Ethan Croke, V, 1:22.09. • 12U 100 fly: 7. E. Croke, V, 1:31.63. • 12U 200 free relay: 7. V, 2:23.11 (Tyler Kimball, Luke Davis, Grey Fearon, C. Rakowski). • 12U 200 medley relay: 8. V, 2:45.81 (C. Rakowski, E. Croke, Kimball, Davis). • 13-14 50 free: 7. Carson Hoffman, V, 26.69; 10. Adam Clark, V, 27.97; 12. Aidan Chance, M, 28.99. • 13-14 200 free: 7. Ad. Clark, V, 2:24.56. • 13-14 50 back: 8. Ad. Clark, V, 34.17. • 13-14 100 back: 7. Ad. Clark, V, 1:14.66; 8. A. Chance, M, 1:16.59. • 13-14 50 breast: 6. Hoffman, V, 34.07. • 13-14 50 fly: 4. Hoffman, V, 28.82. • 13-14 IM: 11. A. Chance, M, 1:17.52. • 15-16 50 free: 5. O. Poduschnick, M, 23.59; 6. F. Milligan, M, 24.45; 7. W. Carpenter, M, 24.46; 8. Devon Kearns, M, 24.83; 9. Stone, M, 25.24. • 15-16 100 free: 5. F. Milligan, M, 53.79. • 15-16 50 back: 4. W. Carpenter, M, 29.90; 6. Andy Rockwell, M, 31.07. • 15-16 50 breast: 5. F. Milligan, M, 29.70; 6. O. Poduschnick, M, 29.89; 7. W. Carpenter, M, 30.43;
10. Kearns, M, 32.15; 11. Stone, M, 32.23. • 15-16 100 breast: 5. F. Milligan, M, 1:04.78; 7. O. Poduschnick, M, 1:07.41; 9. Kearns, M, 1:11.76. • 15-16 50 fly: 4. O. Poduschnick, M. 26.59; 5. W. Carpenter, M, 26.69; 6. Kearns, M, 29.01; 10. A. Rockwell, M, 29.52; 12. Jarret Muzzy, V, 30.24. • 15-16 200IM: 7. A. Rockwell, M, 2:41.80. • 17-18 50 free: 11. Sausville, V,
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Last Dog at the Dog Park You and me and the fenced-in faux hydrant. Private land gone public. Half-field. Half-lawn. Here in Middlebury. Where you wouldn’t think we’d need a half-acre of closed space. For you to run around, eat, do your daily business. We owners take account of. Making sure no one forgets. Doesn’t look to see what’s incumbent on each of us to see, pick up and save inside a plastic, inside-out bag. Dispose in a worthy cannister. Tonight one of our town’s citizens will volunteer to empty. Make her rounds in the prickly darkness. Before this weekend comes and sits, eager to surround the park. This Friday afternoon, it’s just you and me, the braided leash between us. Gary Margolis Cornwall “Below the Falls” is available at the Vermont Book Shop or online at www.addisonindependent. com/201002below-falls-gary-margolis.
TOWN HALL THEATER’S Young Company takes on Tennessee William’s “The Glass Menagerie” on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug 21 and 22, at 7 p.m. Photo courtesy Town Hall Theater
Young Company’s ‘The Glass Menagerie’ on Aug, 21 MIDDLEBURY — Town Hall Theater’s Young Company takes on Tennessee Williams when they perform his great American classic play “The Glass Menagerie” Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 21 and 22, at 7 p.m. This classic play focuses on the Wingfield family: Southern matriarch Amanda and her children, the restless poet Tom and the damaged introvert Laura.
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The THT Young Company includes 11 actors, which is rare for a four-character play. “The play is a memory play,” says Lindsay Pontius, THT’s Education Director and co-director of the production. “Williams is such a brilliant writer and this is his most autobiographical play. He has endowed each character with his memory and also part of himself, making it a brilliant and delicate tribute to humanity. As perspectives
and memory shift so does the casting.” The actors range in age from twelve to fifty-four and are training together as an ensemble. “The Glass Menagerie” was Williams’s first great popular success and has been performed multiple times on Broadway. The latest version starred Sally Field as Amanda. The Young Company cast includes Talin Teague, Abigail Stafford, Sophie Pope-McCright, Devyn Pratt, Amanda
Kearns, Theo Wells-Spackman, Tim Hansen, Noah Sabourin, Jack Wallace and Jack Desbois. It is co-directed by Kendra Gratton and Lindsay Pontius and stage managed by Catherine Isham. Tickets are $15 adults/$5 for children 12 and under and are available at the THT Box Office at 802-3829222, townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., at 68 S. Pleasant Street in Middlebury.
School to perform German opera at THT MIDDLEBURY — The German Summer Language School’s “German for Singers” program will once again present their summer opera project to the general public. On Friday, Aug. 10, and again on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 8:30 p.m., participants in the program will perform an abbreviated version of Mozart’s “Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe,” KV 196 (his German version of La
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Finta Giardiniera) at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Though written when Mozart was just 18 years old, the opera features musical and plot characteristics found in more mature works as well. A comedy of mistaken identities and love triangles combined with a crisis of trust, “Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe” is half Commedia dell’ Arte and half Opera Seria, providing the
composer with the opportunity to deeply explore the lyrical and comedic idioms as well as the art of the ensemble. In German, with a pre-performance talk in English at 7:45 p.m. Show starts at 8:30, $15- limited seating available. Tickets and more information at the THT box office, 802-382-9222, or online at townhalltheater.org.
Author to speak at Ilsley MIDDLEBURY — National Book Award Finalist Patrick Phillips will discuss his recent nonfiction book “Blood at the Root; A Racial Cleansing in America” on Aug. 20, at 2 p.m., at Ilsley Public Library. The book explores the fraught racial history of his homeplace of Forsyth County, Ga. In Forsyth County in the fall of 1912 a wave of white terrorism drove out more than 1,100 African American residents. Using archival sources, oral history, and his own experience growing up in the county, Phillips describes how Forsyth remained “all-white” for nearly a century, and well into his childhood there in the 1970s and 80s. This reading and discussion will focus on the process by which white supremacy is perpetuated, and the role of storytelling in the struggle for racial justice.
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WOMENSAFE’S CAPITAL CAMPAIGN got a boost this summer through the generosity of local artist Carol Calhoun, and the support of community arts patrons who donated to the campaign during WomenSafe’s annual Mother’s Day fundraiser. Calhoun offered a painting titled “Affordable Housing” for adoption through a drawing held at her home in June. Anyone who donated more than $100 during the Mother’s Day campaign was entered into the drawing for the painting. Linda Goldstein, shown here on the right with WomenSafe Executive Director Kerri Duquette-Hoffman and artist Carol Calhoun, was the fortunate winner of the drawing to take home the painting. Goldstein’s win was especially serendipitous, as Calhoun had painted the piece on Goldstein’s property. WomenSafe thanked everyone who participated in the annual fundraiser, and offered special thanks to the artists in Addison County who consistently support the organization’s work and help. Photo credit/Jason Duquette-Hoffman
Police dealt with a variety of crime VERGENNES — In an otherwise mostly quiet week between July 30 and Aug. 5, Vergennes police dealt with cases of alleged threats, citizens feeling suicidal, and unwanted nude pictures. In those seven days, Vergennes police: On July 30: • Heard from a Short Street resident that her boyfriend had threatened her and was also possibly feeling suicidal. City police could not immediately find the man, but Vermont State Police later did and took him to Porter Hospital for counseling. • Dealt with a minor fender-bender on the Northland Job Corps campus. • Were told by a Main Street resident that she had twice received, from an unknown sender, letters containing pictures of naked women. Police are investigating. On July 31: • Referred a complaint about a sick and neglected cat on Walker Avenue
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to the city’s animal control officer. • Held a forum on Walker Avenue in an attempt to clear the air and defuse ongoing disputes among several neighbors there; police said they believe the meeting helped. • Looked into vandalism on King Street in which a vehicle’s tire was punctured. On Aug. 1: • Issued a no-trespass order to a Panton Road resident on behalf of Champlain Farms. • Did a background check on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps. On Aug. 2: • Determined a report of animal abuse on North Maple Street was unfounded. • Checked the welfare of Short Street and Walker Avenue residents,
both of whom were found to be OK. • Helped VSP by responding to a report of a suicidal woman at an Addison home on Route 22A; VSP and city police determined she was OK. On Aug. 4 heard from a city resident that he was concerned that a Middlebury resident who had allegedly threatened him with a knife in Middlebury the day before was now in Vergennes. City police checked with Middlebury police, who confirmed they were investigating the incident, and Vergennes police advised the man to obtain a no-stalking order. On Aug. 5: • Cited Gary Fisk, 55, of Bristol for driving with a suspended license, criminal offense, after a Green Street traffic stop. Police said Fisk’s license had been suspended for a drivingunder-the-influence conviction. • Helped VSP by calming a landlord-tenant dispute on Route 66 in Waltham.
MONKTON — Vermont Reads is a statewide community reading program, in which the Vermont Humanities Council invites citizens across the state to read the same book and participate in community activities related to the book’s themes. The 2018 selection is “Bread and Roses, Too” by Katherine Paterson. The novel of historical fiction tells the story of the 1912 “Bread and Roses” strike in the Lawrence, Mass., textile mills through the eyes of an ItalianAmerica girl and a runaway boy. The novel relates their journey as they are sent temporarily out of harm’s way to foster families in Barre, Vt., as children actually were during the strike. The East Monkton Church Association, in collaboration with the Monkton Museum and Historical Society, and with the support of the Russell Memorial Library, is hosting this year’s program. Books, provided by the Vermont Humanities Council, are available at the Russell Memorial Library during the regular patron hours or from Candace Polzella at the contact info below. The following events related to the book are offered: • Sept. 3 at 1 p.m.: Tour of the Old Labor Hall where the children were first welcomed to Barre. Carpool from the East Monkton Church. • Sept. 9 at 2 p.m.: Book discussion to explore some of the themes of the book held at the East Monkton Church For more information or to request the loan of a book contact Candace at 802-453-7575 or candace.polzella@ uvm.edu.
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AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org .
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm. Discussion Meeting, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Daily Reflection Meeting, Vergennes, Congregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Spiritual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.
ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? 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 confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysitting available.
WALK THROUGH ESTATE sale ‑ Aug 9,10,11 at 7 Cres‑ cent Drive,Vergennes, 9‑6 Yamaha Organ, Antiques/ Collectibles, furniture, glass‑ ware, kitchenware, books and lots more.
Public Meetings 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 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org.
AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.
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MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs. NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org. PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.
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C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.
5 FAMILY GARAGE sale. 8am‑4pm, August 11th, rain or shine. 49 School House Hill Road, East Middlebury. Lots of items. 32 inch flat screen TV, toys, books, household items, heater, tools, clothes, Ninja, and much more.
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.
CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.
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LOOKING FOR A CLEAN‑ ING SERVICE? P+B clean‑ ing service would love to help you out. We are a family business with over 30 years experience. Fully insured. We do residential and com‑ mercial cleaning,window cleaning. (802)247‑8036 or PBLester@comcast.net. PAINTING SEASON IS here. Wet Paint, interior and exterior quality paint‑ ing. 30 years experience. References and insured. 802‑458‑2402.
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PROFESSIONAL PAINT‑ ING; interior/exterior, resi‑ dential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experi‑ ence. Best prices. Refer‑ ences. 802‑989‑5803. TREE REMOVAL, ROOF‑ ING, carpentry, painting, property maintenance and much more. Insured and references available. 24 hour emergency service .802‑458‑2178. VALLEY HANDYMAN SER‑ VICE: electrical, plumbing, carpentry. Resolve projects and that honey‑to‑do list today. Property manage‑ ment upon request. Mowing, landscaping, snow removal. Quality workmanship and references. 802‑458‑2402.
Help Wanted
BRIDPORT TOWN‑WIDE Yard Sales, August 18th and 19th 9:00 ‑ 4:00. Maps avail‑ able at sales, Town Clerk’s and Pratt’s Store. LAWN SALE ‑ AUG., 11 9‑4. 301 Quaker Village Rd., Weybridge, VT. MIDDLEBURY, AUG 4 & 5 and 11 & 12. 8 a.m. ‑ 5 p.m. 24 High St. Many good items from our mother’s home. Rain or shine.
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MOVING SALE‑ 692 Nich‑ ols Rd., Monkton. Aug. 10 thru Aug. 1, 8am until 4pm. Four piece antique bedroom set, kitchen pots and pans, ceramics, tools, books and bookcases, gently used Kubota B2100 tractor with mower deck and tiller, Toyota Tacoma (manual transmis‑ sion) with 73k miles and much, much more. MULTI‑FAMILY GARAGE sale. Sat. August 11th, 9am‑1pm. Commodore Drive, Vergennes (Locat‑ ed across from the Strong House Inn).
Work Wanted EXPERIENCED CARE‑ GIVER/ nanny. Will care for children in your home or mine. Located close to Orwell elementary, walking distance. I offer an abun‑ dance of learning, explor‑ ing, singing, playing, inter‑ acting, and most of all a safe loving environment. Please call for references 802‑233‑9261 or email me at tc777pd@hotmail.com. Flex‑ ible Hours.
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EXPERIENCED HOUSE‑ KEEPER for weekly or bi‑weekly cleaning has avail‑ able openings in area towns between Middlebury and Pittsford areas. References are available. Please call 802‑683‑9922 for additional information.
Help Wanted BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.
YA R D S A L E : A D U LT clothes, books, dvd’s, dresser, desk and more. 21 Brookside Drive., Middle‑ bury. Saturday 8/11. Open at 8am. Rain date 8/18.
CLASS B CDL DRIVER wanted. Sunrise Orchards is hiring for an experienced class A truck driver. The job requires apple and cider deliveries 5‑6 days/week starting at 4:00 a.m. within a 250 mile radius of Corn‑ wall, Vt. Must pass drug test and background check. Please contact Chris at chodges@sunriseorchards. com or call (802) 989‑0694 if interested.
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We are seeking volunteers of any age to help us stuff back packs for our Back to School shop program. We will have elementary, middle and high school back packs that will need to be stuffed with school supplies (such as pencils, pens, paper, folders and more!) for students in Addison County. If you are interested in helping us get ready for the back to school season please call the United Way of Addison County office at 802-388-7189.
The United Way of Addison County is searching for mom/youth and dad/youth duos for the filming of a professional PSA about substance use prevention, for youth/young adults from age 10-21. Please contact our Prevention Coordinator Jesse Brooks at the United Way office for more details or if you are interested in volunteering! 802-388-7189
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Learn more about job opportunities at Walk-in Wednesday, when you can take a facility tour and interview on-the-spot! Walk in at 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury any Wednesday between 9AM and 6PM. For more information about available openings, visit UVMHealth.org/PMC and click on “Careers.”
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CLASSIFIEDS Distribution & Logistics Service Representative Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC is a leading hard cider producer in the United States with a state of the art cidery located in Middlebury, VT. We are looking for a Distribution & Logistics Service Representative to join our Team. Put your multitasking, high energy, creativity and strong people skills to work! This individual will work with our Distribution customers from across the country to resolve day to day issues, manage inventories, and be their first point of contact. Logistics includes pairing orders to get the transportation rates and scheduling some shipments. Responsibilities include providing support to our customers and sales staff via telephone and email; inventory tracking; insuring the smooth flow of orders and shipments, and processing invoices. Qualifications include a minimum of three years of office-setting customer service supporting a fast-paced manufacturing/sales environment. Proven skills in Microsoft Office Suite, most importantly Microsoft Excel are essential. Candidate will need to be a team player with exceptional multitasking and problem-solving skills and the ability to handle challenging situations. Vermont Hard Cider Company provides a strong total compensation package including a bonus program, insurance coverages, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching. EOE Email cover letter and resume to jobs@vtciderco.com. Please reference DF201807 in the subject line.
Workforce-Development/ Mentor Program Coodinator Dynamic candidate will provide leadership to workforce-development training and mentoring programs serving 18 – 24 y/o youth in partnership with the Hannaford Career Center and United Way of Addison County. To learn more about this full-time Middlebury-based position, please visit vtadultlearning.org Application Deadline: Friday, August 10 Anticipated Start Date: Tuesday, September 4 TO APPLY: Send a cover letter, resume and three professional references (preferably supervisor or manager level) electronically to: droberts@vtadultlearning.org Vermont Adult Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer
DELI, BARISTA & Baker Positions. Online appli‑ cation on our website or stop in and apply in per‑ son Otter Creek Bakery, Middlebury. 388‑3371, ottercreekbakery.com.
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NOW HIRING: Full- and Part-Time Sales Associates for flexible shifts Nights & Wkends
If you want work that makes a positive difference in the community, come join our team! HOPE is looking for a temporary, parttime receptionist to fill in on Monday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons, early August through October. And, we are still taking applications for a 29.5 hour a week warehouse assistant for our resale store. Both positions require good customer service skills. To apply, email cover letter and resume to: receptionist@hope-vt.org or mail to 282 Boardman Street, Ste 1A, Middlebury. Please, no phone calls or drop ins.
MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL Coaching Positions Middlebury Union High School is seeking an Assistant Varsity Coach or JV Head Coach for Field Hockey. Applicants must possess a strong knowledge of Field Hockey coaching principles with previous coaching experience preferred. Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate and relate to student athletes. Interested parties should send a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to: Sean Farrell/Athletic Director Middlebury Union High School 73 Charles Avenue Middlebury,VT 05753
Plus! FT Assistant Manager Position available reliable, flexible leader. 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
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OVER THE ROAD DELIVERY DRIVER needed for New York, primary route would be out Route 90 to the Finger Lakes with occasional overnights depending on weather. Class A CDL and two years’ experience required. Must have a clean driving record and be able to lift 50lbs repetitively. Taking loaded truck home at night could be an option. Pay based on experience, paid vacation and IRA available. Stop by to fill out an application at Green Mountain Feeds Main Street, Bethel, Vermont or send resume to tlittle@greenmountainfeeds.com
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Addison Central School District is seeking a full-time Cook in Salisbury with experience in preparing nutritional meals, breakfast and lunch, and managing a meals program. The successful candidate must be organized, have strong communication, collaborative and computer skills, and have interest in participating in school wide health and nutrition initiatives. Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, and three current reference letters via School Spring. Applications will be accepted until July 20, 2018. E.O.E.
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HOSTS, BUSSERS, DISHWASHERS Please apply in person at: 3 Mill Street Middlebury, VT
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ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Systems Tech Addison Central School District is seeking a full time Systems Tech to provide support for the Student Information System, GSuite, and other systems throughout the district. As part of the technology team, the successful candidate provides professional customer service to staff and students. Qualifications include the ability to be positive, organized, and communicate effectively, Bachelor’s degree preferred.The ideal candidate will possess strong computer skills, including familiarity with GSuite applications and strong excel skills. Pay commensurate with experience. Full benefits package including medical, dental, life, LTD, paid holidays, sick, personal and vacation time. Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, and complete transcripts via School Spring. Applications will be accepted until position has been filled with consideration given to applications received by August 10, 2018. E.O.E.
Primarily night and weekends. Positions avaialble for reliable, flexible, food service workers.
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EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to provide hands‑on care in our dynamic retirement community. Openings: full‑time evenings, part‑time weekends. Email acoyle@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7502.
EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks FT housekeep‑ er who is friendly and detail oriented to provide quality cleaning service in our re‑ tirement community. Email acoyle@eastviewmiddle‑ bury.com or call 989‑7502. EXPERIENCED COOK, FULL‑TIME. Noon to 8pm. Position available imme‑ diately. Halfway House Restaurant, Shoreham, family‑style dining. Ap‑ ply in person, mornings. 802‑897‑5160.
Please apply in person at: Maplefield’s Middlebury 60 North Pleasant St. Ask for Maggie or fill out an application. EOE
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Basin Harbor is now hiring for pastry chefs, cooks, disherwasher, servers, boat driver, laundry attendant, and trash/recycling! We will train the right person for the job. If you are interested in the hospitality industry or starting a new career, we want to hear from you. Interested applicants please apply online at: www.basinharbor.com/jobs/.
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FULL TIME ‑ YEAR ROUND deli position. Set hours Mon‑ day ‑ Friday 6am ‑ 2pm. Prior work experience with food preparation in commercial kitchen/deli required. Appli‑ cants should apply in person at Small City Market or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.
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LABORER, MUST BE re‑ liable. Light farming, tree cutting. Call 802‑458‑2178.
For Rent
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NOW HIRING: Reliable, responsible Part-Time cashiers and deli help needed for flexible schedule – the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays is essential. Apply in person at:
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PART‑TIME CAREGIVER FOR 18 year old disabled boy in Middlebury. Appli‑ cants must have child care experience, references and be reliable. Some lifting required. Flexible hours. Criminal background check. Send resume to: sstone7716@gmail.com.
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SECRETARIAL POSITION: temporary secretarial po‑ sition at State of Vermont Addison County State’s At‑ torney’s Office. Monday‑Fri‑ day, approximately 6‑8 hours per day, for approximately 3 months. $15.08 per hour. Data entry, photocopying, filing and mailing; prepar‑ ing correspondence, forms and documents; answer telephone, emails and in‑person inquiries. Must adhere to state and federal confidentiality policies. Must professionally interact with staff, partner organizations and the public. To apply, send brief cover letter, re‑ sume and list of references with phone numbers to: dennis.wygmans@ vermont.gov; and to ashley.perry@vermont.gov. SECURITY OFFICERS: Vergennes and Jericho, VT. Full‑time and part‑time positions available. Willing to work nights and weekends. No experience required, we will train. Qualified appli‑ cants must apply online at scisjobs.com or contact Lakeisha Henderson at L a k e i s h a .H e n d e r s o n @ scisusa.com or call 410‑872‑4970, ext. 130. Select SCIS positions, Areo Space and Defense open‑ ings and then your state to find a location near you. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabilities. SHARED LIVING PROVID‑ ER sought for an engaging young man in his early 20s. He enjoys watching movies and playing video games and has interest in muscle cars and demo derbies. He needs an accessible home without young children. Ideal provider will be highly skilled in providing medical assistance, and is able to provide support in all as‑ pects of daily living, including feeding and personal care. He is looking forward to in‑ creasing his independence. Generous tax‑free stipend is commensurate with experi‑ ence, with monthly room and board payment and a respite budget. For more details, call Keiko at Community Associates. 802‑388‑4021.
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PART TIME ‑ DELI position. Set hours Saturday 5:45am ‑ 12 noon. Prior work experi‑ ence with food preparation in commercial kitchen/deli required. Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT ‑ provide 1:1 support to in‑ dividuals with developmental disabilities in a community setting. Help them increase independence through skill acquisition, create friend‑ ships and connections, and achieve personal goals. This job requires dependability, mentoring skills, commit‑ ment to building relation‑ ships, respect for individual choices, and ability to think on your feet and set clear boundaries. Seeking a per‑ son who enjoys outdoor activities and can provide personal care assistance. Need good driving record, use of personal vehicle, and high school diploma or GED. M‑F daytime hours, 30+ hours per week with com‑ prehensive benefit package. To apply, visit csac‑vt.org.
Full and part time positions available for reliable workers who can be flexible and work nights, weekends and holidays. Additional openings for weekend help also available.
The Storm Café has immediate openings for
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PART‑TIME WORK avail‑ able. 10‑40 hours. Work when you want. Work where you can. Light work. Pay based on hourly work day. 802‑989‑4479. growney‑ const@shoreham.net
ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2018-19 Food Service Director/Cook
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Applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled. E.O.E.
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CLASSIFIEDS For Sale DINING TABLE, SOLID OAK trestle, 6 high back chairs, 2 leaves. $550. 802‑877‑6320. FOR SALE: GRAND pia‑ no with bench, Young and Chang excellent condition. Walnut wood finish. Bought new 23 years ago, one owner. Aking $4,000. Call 518‑597‑3932.
Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp. Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802‑349‑4212, no texts.
For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092. 2 bedroom, 2 story apart‑ ment. 10 miles from Middle‑ bury, quiet setting. Wash/ dryer hookups. Large kitch‑ en, living, and baths. $1,100 per month plus utilities and deposit. No smoking, no pets. 802‑897‑5447. AA WHY RENT, buy this very nice 2 bedroom, 1 ½ bath home set up in a small park in Brandon (Forestdale). Willing to finance with $5000 down. Total monthly payments $750 +/‑ for 5 years +/‑. Gene 802‑917‑5460/Dolly 802‑733‑8018.
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BRANDON ‑ IN THE VIL‑ LAGE, large 2 bedroom duplex. Sunny three level living. South fac‑ ing deck. Washer/dryer. $1,150/mo. Includes heat, water and sewer. batesproperties@yahoo. com.
DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Ad‑ dison. Available storage space in my barn for sum‑ mer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or run‑ ning water. The barn is also available for lease. The en‑ trance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.
BRIDPORT: SUNNY, SPA‑ CIOUS 1/br. apartment. Beautiful views, garden space. All utilities included except heat. Washer/dryer. No pets. No smoking. $900 per month. 802‑349‑9624. BRISTOL, LARGE 1 BED‑ ROOM and a 2 bedroom apartment. Excellent condi‑ tion. Includes water, sewer and wi‑fi. No pets. No smok‑ ing. $760 and $965 monthly. 802‑635‑9716. BRISTOL FAMILY HOUS‑ ING: $1,035 3 BD Apart‑ ment. Rent includes heat, hot water, trash and snow removal. Washer dryer hookup & storage space. Income restrictions ap‑ ply. For further details call E.P. Management Corp at 775‑1100 Ext. #7 or e‑mail shelly@epmanagement. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity. COZY, NEWLY RENO‑ VATED 3 bedroom, one bathroom house on a quiet road in Middlebury, three miles to downtown. New dishwasher, washer/ dryer, hardwood floors and yard. Excellent public school. $1,575 per month. Non‑smoking, no pets. Utili‑ ties not included, lawncare included. One‑year lease and references required. Email pam.panicucci@ gmail.com.
EAST MIDDLEBURY‑ FUR‑ NISHED tworoom suite. Private entrance, private baths, kitchen. All included; w/d, wifi, internet, utilities, off‑street parking. Taste‑ ful. Immaculate. Serene. In classic 1840 home. $500. Call/text Susan, 802‑989‑8941. FOR RENT: ADDISON two bedroom house on Lake Champlain. Private setting with great views, central air, one car garage. Lawn care included. References and security deposit re‑ quired. $1,500/mo. Call 802‑989‑1284. EAST MIDDLEBURY, SPA‑ CIOUS 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, quaint neighbor‑ hood. W/D hookup, yard space, screened porch. New carpet, paint. Lawn care and trash removal included. First, last plus deposit. Credit reference. 1 year lease. $1,200/mo. 802‑352‑4124, leave mes‑ sage. F O R R E N T: B R I D ‑ P O R T, C o m m e r c i a l / retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu.
LAKE DUNMORE: 2 bed‑ room winterized cottages available September/Octo‑ ber to May/June. Comfort‑ ably furnished and appli‑ anced, turn key shape. Free wi‑fi, satellite TV, plowing, trash collection, recycling. Rates start at $800/mo. plus heat and electricity. 10 minutes to Middlebury or Brandon. Smaller cot‑ tages available through Fall for shorter periods. 802‑352‑4236, karen@ northcovecottages.com . LEICESTER; PRIVATE, NEWLY renovated 1 bed‑ room, 1 bath duplex apart‑ ment with second floor loft. Available 9‑1, includes use of beach front on Lake Dun‑ more, in‑ground swimming pool. $800. plus utilities. Call Kathy 802‑349‑2948. MIDDLEBURY ‑ PROFES‑ SIONAL office suite. 1,205 sq. ft. office space. Conve‑ niently located in Middle‑ bury ‑ Court St./Creek Rd. 2 private offices, large re‑ ception area, large central open space for additional offices/cubicles or board‑ room. Private bathroom. Ready to move in. Call Eric at 388‑6054. MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., central location, parking. Can be subdivided. Re‑ al‑Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM house. 2 bath‑ rooms. Ranch style house. Spacious on quiet street. Close to college and close to schools. Available Sep‑ tember 1st. Partially fur‑ nished (optional). No pets. No smoking. $1,500/mo. 1st and security deposit. 802‑382‑9283.
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Downtown Middlebury - Single Offices or Multiple-Office Suites Available for Lease!
Administrative Rules of the Board of Public Accountancy. Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P040 AGENCY: Board of Public Accountancy CONCISE SUMMARY: These rules adopt a standard format matching rules in other professions; requires that applicants supply a valid social security number and affirm an intention to practice accountancy in Vermont; parallel AICPA model rules where possible, for consistency with other jurisdictions; clarify professional obligations relative to accountancy clients confronting conflicting State and federal marijuana laws; simplify continuing-education requirements by ending carryover credit and recognizing fractional-hour credit; and simplify peer-review and facilitated state board access, in order to improve enforcement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Gabriel M. Gilman, Office of Professional Regulation 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Montpelier, VT 05620-3602 Tel: 802-828-2492 Email: gabriel.gilman@sec.state.vt.us URL: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professionalregulation/list-of-professions/accountancy.aspx. FOR COPIES: Aprille Morrison, Office of Professional Regulation 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Montpelier, VT 05620-3602 Tel: 802-828-2373 Email: aprille.morrison@sec.state. vt.us. Stormwater Permitting Rule. Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P041 AGENCY: Agency of Natural Resources CONCISE SUMMARY: The Rule updates and combines all the stormwater rules, except the Vermont Stormwater Management Manual, into one comprehensive rule. The Rule includes the stormwater permitting requirements for all stormwater discharges the Agency must regulate pursuant to its authority to administer a permit program consistent with the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); these include requirements for construction stormwater, municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), industrial stormwater, and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The Rule also includes stormwater permitting requirements unique to the State, which include operational stormwater requirements for impervious surfaces of one or more acres, impervious surfaces of three or more acres, and municipal roads. To avoid duplicative permitting, the Rule has been drafted so that all permits issued under the Rule shall meet the minimum requirements of the Agency’s authority to administer a program consistent with NPDES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Padraic Monks, Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier VT 05620 Tel: 802-490-6169; Email: padraic.monks@vermont.gov URL: http://dec.vermont.gov/watershed. FOR COPIES: Matt Chapman, General Counsel; Agency of Natural Resources, Davis Building - 2nd Floor, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier VT 05620 Tel: 802-249-4393; Email: matt.chapman@vermont.gov. 8/6
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. The building season is upon us. If you’re considering a new home you should look at our two remaining lots on East Middlebury’s Daisy Lane. This is an established residential development with town water, nearby tennis courts, playground and only minutes away from the Snow Bowl and Lake Dunmore. Call Jack at 388‑2502 or 388‑7350.
LARGE QUANTITIES OF 2017 BMR and conventional corn silage, haylage and 1st cut dry round bales for sale. Discounts for large quantities. Putney, Vermont. 802‑579‑4739.
88 Main Street, Middlebury, VT info@vermontfolklifecenter.org • 802-388-4964 Individual offices or multiple-office suites available starting September 1st, at 88 Main Street, a superb historic brick building in Downtown Middlebury! Four spacious (300 s/f) offices on second floor available; elevator-accessible with natural light, wood floors, 10-foot ceilings, located in the landmark John Warren House. All spaces include electricity, independently controlled air conditioning and heat, shared waiting/sitting area, and access to a fully equipped shared kitchen. Phone and Internet connectivity available. Options available for shared conference room and on-site parking.
W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.
Monthly rent for single office from $500 to $700, all-inclusive. Contact Bob at Vermont Folklife Center for more information or to tour spaces: info@vermontfolklifecenter.org or 802-388-4964.
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MIDDLEBURY RETAIL ‑ great location. Ollie’s other place. 13 Washington St. next to The Middlebury Ba‑ gel and the Co‑Op. Across from Shaw’s. Great parking and visibility. Light and ap‑ pealing space, easy to heat. 802‑425‑3400.
MIDDLEBURY: SHARE A home w/ busy professional & teenaged son. Reduced rent of $200/mo. in exchange for help w/ housekeeping, pet‑care & snow shovel‑ ing; some help in the yard. Shared bath. No smoking. No deposit. 863‑5625, HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refs, background check req. EHO.
R I P T O N : S PA C I O U S HOME to share w/ active woman in her 70s who enjoys travel, antiques and crafts. $400/mo, plus utilities, as well as light help in the yard. Private bath. Must be pet‑friend‑ ly. No deposit. 863‑5625, HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refs, background check req. EHO.
OFFICE SPACE OR artist’s studio. 12 Park Street, Bran‑ don. $225 plus electric. 2 rooms, second floor, 450 ft., private bath. 802‑558‑8555.
PENTHOUSE/ROOF TOP apartment. One bedroom roof top apartment avail‑ able for rent July 1st in a quiet, convenient location situated close to downtown Middlebury. Secure off street parking and laundry on site. Heat included along with lawn care, trash, recy‑ cling and snow removal. No smoking, no pets. One year lease. 950.00 monthly with one month security deposit. Please do not stop by. Call 989‑0337.
MIDDLEBURY‑ 2 BED‑ ROOM, 6 rooms, 880 sq. foot apartment for rent. On Rte 7 south of town, second floor apt. Includes applianc‑ es, wifi, some heat, plow‑ ing and lawn care, trash. $1,000/month plus security deposit. No smoking or pets. References required. Email ewaldewald@aol.com or call 247‑3702.
ONE BEDROOM EFFI‑ CIENCY apartment. In‑ cludes heat, electric stove, refrigerator, trash removal. Ample parking near bus route. Available immedi‑ ately. No smoking. No pets. 349‑7555 or 388‑4455.
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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).
VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes. All income/as‑ sets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. El‑ derly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website w w w. s u m m i t p m g . c o m . Equal Housing Opportunity.
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HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.
Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 10B & 11B.
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ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT Model Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. These rights are: (1) The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the School receives a request for access. Parents or eligible students should submit to the School principal [or appropriate school official] a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The School official will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. (2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA. Parents or eligible students who wish to ask the School to amend a record should write the School principal [or appropriate school official], clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it should be changed. If the School decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the School will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing. (3) The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the School as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the School Board; a person or company with whom the School has contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using its own employees or officials (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. [Optional] Upon request, the School discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. [NOTE: FERPA requires a school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or student of the records request unless it states in its annual notification that it intends to forward records on request.] (4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the School District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are: Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-5920 [NOTE: In addition, a school may want to include its directory information public notice, as required by § 99.37 of the regulations, with its annual notification of rights under FERPA.] 8/9, 8/16
Cars Wood Heat 10 CORDS OF poplar wood for sale. $150/cord. Can be delivered. 802‑558‑1069. FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110.
Real Estate NEW 2018 ENERGY Star display models, modular, doublewides and single‑ wides. Open 7 days a week. Beanshomes.com. 600 Rte. 7, Pittsford, V T. 1 ‑ 8 0 2 ‑ 7 7 3 ‑ 2 5 5 5 . tflanders@beanshomes. com.
FOR SALE: 2001 Acura 3.2CL Type S 3.2L V6. 134,400mi. Leather inte‑ rior, sun roof, 6CD changer. Runs great. Asking $1,800. Call Alan 388‑2986 before 9pm.
Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, an‑ tique collectibles, etc. Visit bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/appraisal ser‑ vices available. House calls made free of charge.
ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
The following schedule of the Board of School Directors’ meetings is announced for the month of AUGUST, 2018. Friday, August 10 7:30 AM Facilities Committee Meeting At the ANWSD Office Monday, August 13 6:00 PM ANWSD Regular Board Meeting At Ferrisburgh Central School ** Tuesday, August 14 1:00 PM Negotiations Committee Meeting At the ANWSD Office Thursday, August 16 5:30 PM Community Engagement Committee Mtg. Bixby Library Monday, August 20 6:00 PM ANWSD Regular Board Meeting At Ferrisburgh Central School ** Thursday, August 23 4:00 PM Finance Committee Meeting At the ANWSD Office 8/6 ** Relocation due to current construction project
TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY SELECTBOARD PRESENTATION OF DESIGN PLANS FOR ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ON MERCHANTS ROW AFTER THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOWNTOWN BRIDGES
Community Meeting Room at the Ilsley Public Library Tuesday, August 14, 2018 • 7:15 p.m. At its regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 7:15 p.m., the engineer from Downtown Bridge & Rail Project will present design plans for oneway traffic on Merchants Row after the completion of construction of the downtown bridges in 2021. A link to the preliminary design concept is available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, under Latest Events on the home page. If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 802-458-8000 as early as possible. If you are not available to join us on the 14th, we invite you to submit written comments to: Middlebury Selectboard Town Offices 77 Main Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753 kramsay@townofmiddlebury.org Comments received before Thursday, August 9th will be included on-line in the Selectboard’s packet for the meeting. Please contact Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay with any questions about the meeting, 802-458-8000. 8/9
MOUNT ABRAHAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRISTOL, LINCOLN, MONKTON, NEW HAVEN, STARKSBORO AND MT. ABRAHAM UMHS) NOTICE OF RECORDS DESTRUCTION
ATTN: Parents & eligible students who received Special Education services up to June 2012. The Vermont Agency of Education’s State Board of Ed. Manual of Rights and Practices, Section 2366,2.13(a) Destruction of Information, states: “For purpose of an audit, when a participating agency has counted a child to justify receipt of IDEA funds, the district shall retain copies of the child’s IEP and special education eligibility evaluations, for a minimum of 5 years from the end of the school year in which the document was in effect.” If you received Special Education services and graduated in 2012 you are entitled to a copy of your records. The MAUSD will destroy these Special Education records on Monday 8/20/18. If you want a copy of your records, contact MAUSD Superintendent’s office at 453-6951. Your request must be received prior to Friday, 8/17/18 7/30
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found on Public can bePages Notices 10B & 11B. PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 296-7-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF CHERYL NAOMI WHITE NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Cheryl Naomi White of Bridport, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: July 31, 2018 Matthew Anthony Napilotonia 23314 Seven Winds San Antonio, Texas 78258 (352) 672-1530 mattnapiltonia@hotmail.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: August 9, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 8/9
PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 298-7-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARY R. ROWE NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Mary R. Rowe of Cornwall, 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 6, 2018 Karen M. Rowe 2 Crawford Street, Apt. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139 karen_rowe@harvard.edu Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: August 9, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 8/9
PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 994-7-18 CNPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF WALTER R. BUSHEY NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Walter R. Bushey 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: August 3, 2018 Steven E. Bushey 19 Briar Lane Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-878-8311 Steven.Bushey@comcast.net Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: August 9, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 8/9
NOTICE TO VOTERS Primary Election
The Town of Bristol Board of Civil Authority has approved the deposit of early voter absentee ballots into the vote tabulator on the day preceding the election, pursuant to V.S.A. 17 § 2546a. On August 13, 2018 at the Bristol Town Offices, located at 1 South Street in Bristol, at 12 pm, the Town Clerk and at least two election officials will process all returned absentee ballots for the August 14, 2018 Primary Election. The process will include the count, inspection and depositing of the ballots through the voting machine. Any ballots received after the count is complete will be handled on Election Day. Approved at the meeting of the Board of Civil Authority of the Town of Bristol duly called, noticed and held on June 8, 2018. Board of Civil Authority, Peter D. Ryan, Chair Jen Myers, Town Clerk 8/9
PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos. REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.
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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON
The Addison Development Review Board will convene a public hearing on Monday, August 27, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Addison Central School on VT RTE 17 W to address the following applications: 1. Application (#18-05) Michael Reed for approval of a boundary-line adjustment between his properties on VT RTE 17 West (tax map ID#s 09-01-14.100 & 0901-25.000) and the neighboring agricultural properties of Dubois Farm, Incorporated, involving the transfer of approximately 284.4 +/- acres from the Reed property to the Dubois properties. Both lots are now conforming with the road frontage and minimum lot size requirements of the Town’s Zoning Regulations, and will remain so after the proposed transfer. Plans for final mylar signing and paper copies. 2. Application (#18-06) Donald Clark for conditional-use approval of the use of the existing detached garage/barn located on his residential property on Grandview Lane (tax map ID# 11-00-59.200) as the site of a machine shop and a light manufacturing business, in accordance with the provisions of S.S. 2.4, Table 2.2(C), 3.2, 4.9, 4.11 and 5.7 of the Town’s Zoning Regulations. 3. Application (#18-08) Michael Reed for a single-lot subdivision of 5.1 +/- acres from a parent parcel of 66.7 +/- acres on the West side of VT RTE 17 West (tax map ID# 09-00-15) in accordance with the provisions of S.S.220 & 230 the Town’s Subdivision Regulations. 4. Application (#18-09) Michael Reed for approval of a boundary-line adjustment between his properties on VT RTE 17 West (tax map ID# 09-01-14.100 & 0901-14.200) involving the transfer of approximately 2.76 +/- acres. Both lots are now conforming with the road frontage and minimum lot size requirements of the Town’s Zoning Regulations, and will remain so after the transfer. The application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal office hours. Interested parties who wish to appeal or to be heard at the hearing may do so in person, or may be represented by an agent or an attorney. Communications relating to the application may be filed in writing with the Board either before or during the hearing. N.B.: Participation in a hearing is necessary to establish status as an “interested person” and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 S.S.4464 (a) (1) (C), 4465(b) and 4471 (a). Participation consists of offering through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing. Respectfully Submitted, John Spencer, Chair Starr Phillips, Board Secretary E. W. Hanson, Administrative Officer 8/9
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SHARD VILLA, MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT BANK REPAIR & STABILIZATION
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Shard Villa Road Bank Repair & Stabilization will be received by the Town of Middlebury Public Works Department (1020 S. Route 7, Middlebury, VT 05753; mailing address- 77 Main Street) until 2:00 p.m., on August 14, 2018, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. This project includes bank repair and stabilization along Shard Villa Road, located in Middlebury, Vermont. Slope stabilization and road improvements include installation of a rip-rap wall or gabion baskets, slope protection with rip-rap, water control measures, erosion and traffic control, surface restoration and appurtenant work. The site is located approximately 500 feet south of the Shard Villa Road crossing of the Middlebury River. Each BID must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the OWNER for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the BID. A BID BOND may be used in lieu of a certified check. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Work in Progress DuBois & King, Inc. 20 Farrell Street 25 Union Street South Burlington, VT 05403-6112 Brandon, VT 05733 ISSUING OFFICE: The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: DuBois & King, Inc., 28 North Main Street, P.O. Box 339, Randolph, VT 05060, Contact: Dawn Conant at 802-728-3376, dconant@dubois-king.com. Bidding Documents may be obtained via one of the following methods: 1. Via Download Electronic Copy: Download Bid Documents as a pdf at www.dubois-king. com/projects-bidding-active for a non-refundable charge of $75.00. Note: When purchasing download bid documents, the purchaser will receive an e-mail notification with a link to the downloadable plans and specifications. Depending on individual computer settings, the e-mail may go to the spam folder. Please check the spam folder and allow e-mails from dubois-king.com 2. If Hard Copies are wanted: Please contact the Issuing Office Contact identified above to discuss the details of this method and to confirm cost. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Only Bid Documents obtained from DuBois & King, Inc. (Website or Issuing Office) shall be used for submitting a Bid. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. IMPORTANT Any change to the Bidding Documents during the bid period will be made via addenda and posted at www.dubois-king.com/projects-bidding-active. The prospective Bidder is responsible for checking the web site as required to obtain any/all addenda that may be issued. The Issuing Office is NOT responsible for notifying prospective Bidders when addenda are posted. This responsibility lies with the prospective Bidder. A Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the site at 4:30 PM on August 8, 2018. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting. A Performance BOND and a Payment BOND each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price will be required. 8/6 Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager
STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION ADDISON UNIT DOCKET NO:101-7-17 Ancv KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff v. BENJAMIN H. RESNIK; VIRGINIA M. RESNIK; OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT: 262 VT ROUTE 100 HANCOCK, VT 05748-9763 Defendants
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Benjamin H. Resnik and Virginia M. Resnik to KeyBank National Association, dated September 19, 2014, and recorded in Book 33 at Page 344 of the Hancock Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder and for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 AM on August 30, 2018 at 262 VT Route 100, Hancock, VT all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To Wit: CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN HANCOCK, IN THE COUNTY OF ADDISON AND STATE OF VERMONT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, VIZ. BEING A PART OF THE LAND AND PREMISES DESCRIBED AS THE HOME PLACE AND DECREED TO MURIEL EATON BY DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION, REAL ESTATE ENTERED IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN C. EATON, DATED DECEMBER 27, 1990 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 20, PAGES 81 TO 87 OF THE HANCOCK LAND RECORDS. THE PART OF THE HOME PLACE CONVEYED HEREIN IS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 1 ON A SURVEY PREPARED BY NORMAN R, SMITH, DATED JUNE 7, 1992, REVISED JUNE 23, 1993 AND TO BE RECORDED IN THE HANCOCK LAND RECORDS. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BENJAMIN H. RESNIK AND VIRGINIA M. RESNIK, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, DATED 07.03.1993 AND RECORDED ON 07.19.1993 IN BOOK 21, PAFE 15, IN THE ADDISON COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE, PARCEL NO. 01 1880 The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. 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 sale. KeyBank National Association, Jennifer L. Maynard, Esq. Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP 1080 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 877-575-1400 Attorney for Plaintiff jmaynard@shslawfirm.com Dated: July 30, 2018 8/2, 9, 16
A BEAR DESTROYED the interior of this vehicle in Killington after entering the car in search of food and becoming trapped inside.
Photo Courtesy Vt. Fish & Wildlife Dept.
Vermonters seeing more bear damage MONTPELIER — As incidents of bears breaking into homes, garages, sheds and vehicles in Vermont increases, so too should efforts by residents to bear-proof their homes and secure potential outdoor food sources that can attract bears. While searching for food in early July, one bear broke into a Killington home through an open window, and another Killington bear entered the Northstar Lodge through an open door. A Pownal woman awoke to the sound of a bear breaking through a kitchen window to access a honey comb that had been left within reach, while a similar incident occurred in Townsend where a bear broke into a kitchen freezer. According to Vermont State Game Warden Sergeant Chad Barrett, bears don’t naturally break into homes. They must first have had experience receiving food from humans. The process of habituation begins with attractants that residents leave out such as birdseed, pet food, or unsecured garbage. “When bears get into garbage,
pet food, beehives and birdfeeders without any consequences, their behavior escalates as they lose fear of humans and begin to cause more damage,” said Barrett. “Once a bear is conditioned to associate people with food, little can be done to fix the problem. Relocating bears is ineffective. Bears that have been lured into a neighborhood by one careless resident quickly become a problem for the entire community.” Some bears have also taken to entering cars in search of food, including a bear in Warren this past week that became trapped in a car. To protect human safety, Barrett ultimately had to shoot the bear, which is the unfortunate result of many of these cases. While nobody was harmed in any of these incidents in Vermont, a New Hampshire woman was badly injured when a bear entered her home early on the morning of July 17. If a bear enters a home, Barrett urges people to get to a safe place and call 911. If a bear is near the house or is attempting to make
entry, he recommends people make as much noise as they can to scare it off. In addition to removing birdfeeders and securing garbage, Barrett recommends residents avoid giving bears an easy entrance by locking doors and shutting downstairs windows at night. Motion-activated lights and alarms can also be used to deter bears that wander too close to homes. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking the public to report all bear conflicts to the department’s website at vtfishandwildlife.com. Reporting an incident helps track problem areas and allows wardens or biologists to advise residents on ways to mitigate the problem. Residents are reminded that it is now illegal to feed bears in Vermont, even unintentionally. “Black bears naturally search for food. That behavior will not change,” said Barrett. “It’s the people’s responsibility to keep human food inaccessible, so that bears remain healthy and wild.”
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MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES
RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for Aug. 2 & Aug. 6 BEEF Monument Farms Kayhart Bros. Champlainside Farm Defreest Farm Barnes Bros. Nolan Family Farm Hall & Breen Farm
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Dollars 614.25 886.60 738.15 971.80 671.55 880.00 852.50
Costs per lb Dollars 1.03 91.35 1.00 93.00 .90 94.50 .75 74.25 1.275 103.28
Total # Beef: 290 • Total # Calves: 305 We value our faithful customers. Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs. For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661
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Police help man who felt threatened MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Sheriff’s Department deputy had Police assisted a local man who on experienced a medical emergency at Aug. 3 claimed he had been threatened around 4:45 p.m. on July 31. by another man in the Maple Street • Investigated a car accident at the area on Aug. 3. Police intersection of Court are investigating the Street and South Village incident. Green on Aug. 1. In other action last Police said one person week, Middlebury Police Log sustained minor injuries Police: in the accident. • Investigated a report of a • Turned over, to Middlebury man exhibiting some “unwanted, College Public Safety, a drunken man inappropriate behavior” toward a who had refused to leave a business in woman working at the Inn on the the Main Street area on Aug. 2. Green on South Pleasant Street on • Interviewed a Middlebury July 30. Police said they’re trying to College worker who reported some identify the man and will then serve money missing from her home off him with a no-trespass order. South Main Street on Aug. 2. • Received a report on July 30 about • Assisted Middlebury Regional a woman allegedly using someone EMS officials with a medical call on else’s debit card to deposit empty Middlebury College’s Chateau Road envelopes at area ATMs. The matter on Aug. 2. remains under investigation. • Were informed someone had • Tracked down a woman who stolen an inspection sticker from a had driven away from a Court Street vehicle parked at G. Stone Motors on filling station on July 30 with a gas Route 7 south on Aug. 2. nozzle still in her tank, thus damaging • Responded to a report of an unruly the gas pump. Police said the woman customer at People’s Bank off Court provided her insurance information to Street Extension on Aug. 2. the filling station. • Investigated the alleged theft • Middlebury police converged, of some merchandise from a along with other emergency convenience store on Court Street on responders, to a River Road location Aug. 2. in Bristol where an Addison County • Served a no-trespass order on
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PROUD POOCH MAGNUM won the Ultimate Dog House through a summertime fundraiser conducted by Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society. The house was constructed and donated by three different Hannaford Career Center adult education classes. Of the 20 entries, Magnum was deemed the most deserving. Pictured here, left to right are Corey James/G. Stone Motors, Hannah Manley/Homeward Bound, Magnum, Elizabeth Bolduc/Magnum’s Mom, and Dana Peterson/Hannaford Career Center. Photo courtesy Homeward Bound
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Salisbury SALISBURY — The final event in the Summer Series takes place this Friday evening, Aug. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Salisbury church. The Camp Point Counterpoint faculty ensemble will perform Mendelssohn’s String Quartet #2, Op 13 in A Minor and Brahms’ Piano Trio #1, Op 8 in B Major. The concert is free; accessible through the rear entrance. Also on Wednesday, Aug. 8, the
a local man on Aug. 3 who was not wanted at Hannaford’s Supermarket. • Investigated a report of someone moving a Rogers Road resident’s flowers into her driveway on Aug. 4. • Warned a man who was driving a lawn tractor down Route 7 south on Aug. 4. • Assisted an Addison County Transit Resources driver with a passenger who was confused about where she was going on Aug. 4. • Were informed of the alleged theft of some items from behind an Exchange Street business on Aug. 4. • Received a report about an alleged home invasion and fight in progress at a Court Street home on Aug. 4. Police said it was a false alarm and the resident was having some mental health problems. • Responded to a reported dispute between some Case Street neighbors on Aug. 5. • Helped mediate a dispute between some North Pleasant Street neighbors on Aug. 5. • Interviewed a local man on Aug. 5 who said his ex-wife hasn’t been allowing him to visit their child. • Assisted a local parent in talking to her child on Aug. 5 about the dangers of misusing social media.
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Historical Society presents historian Bill Powers who will speak about “The Legendary Nettie Jones”, at 7 p.m. in the church. The Salisbury Conservation Commission and the Lake Dunmore/ Fern Lake Association will present “Aquatic Invasives” with Ann Bove on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. The lecture is free. There will be a primary election on
Tuesday, Aug. 14 to elect candidates for county, state and national offices. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting has begun and citizens may vote during town office hours or request an absentee ballot. Copies of the voter checklist are at the town office, the post office and the public library. You may register to vote during regular office hours or on Aug. 14.
Nature walk, journaling event set Aug. 21 NEW HAVEN — A workshop of nature journaling will take place at Treleven Farm, 164 Mitchell Drive in New Haven, on Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 6-7:30 p.m. In the tradition of British garden journals, the journals of Henry David Thoreau, the Voyage of Discovery and other property record keepers, come enjoy a little time outdoors learning specific ways to record data on your own property
that can help you in future land planning and management. Join naturalist/artist/educator Clare Walker Leslie to explore the art and science of journaling. Find out what is important to document. Learn some very simple methods using both writing and simple illustration and what will help you see how both subtle and obvious changes are happening to the nature
of where you live. To register and get directions contact Lisa Sausville at 802-8772777 or lisa@vtcoverts.org. For more information on Clare visit clarewalkerleslie.com. Participants should bring a pencil, notebook, binoculars, water bottle, bug spray and a few field guides if you have them. There will be some on hand to share.
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Exhibit opens rare medieval books
O BY NICK GARBER
n a recent afternoon, Rebekah Irwin hefted a massive tome out of a display case on the bottom floor of Middlebury College’s Davis Family Library and hiked open its heavy calfskin cover. Though you wouldn’t know it from the outside, the interior reveals page after page of spectacular, colorful illustrations — a marvel, given that the ink was laid more than 500 years ago.
The book is the “Nuremberg Chronicle,” a biblical world history produced in 1493, considered by some to be the most important book in the history of printing. Irwin is the director of the library’s Special Collections, where the chronicle is featured as part of a new exhibition, “In the Footprints of the First German Printers: 1450– 1500,” open free to the public through Sept. 30. The SEE BOOKS ON PAGES 2-3
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| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, August 9, 2018 book like this. They’re not only reproducing Christian thought, but also things from antiquity. It’s mostly Old and New Testament, but once in a while someone like Homer or Plato pops up.”
BOOKS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
“WE SAY TO STUDENTS THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO READ A BOOK TO READ A BOOK, IN THE SAME WAY THAT YOU CAN READ A PAINTING.”
— Rebekah Irwin
chronicle is just one of a dozen books on display throughout the library, produced by pioneering German book printers on the cusp of the Renaissance. The works themselves, Irwin explained, showcase the new ideas that were just beginning to arrive in the area after originating elsewhere in Europe. “The Renaissance had begun in Italy and it had started to spread,” she said. “In Germany and Austria, it took a long time for the Renaissance to come. But there’s some of the intellectual curiosity, at least, in a
The exhibition was guest-curated by Marie Théberge, the parent of a Middlebury graduate, who volunteered her services after studying French medieval books as part of her master’s program at New Jersey’s Montclair State University. Mikaela Taylor, who graduated from Middlebury in 2015, designed the exhibition along with Théberge, Irwin and college archivist Danielle Rougeau. Remarkably, all 12 of the books were already in the college’s possession — a formidable collection for an institution of Middlebury’s size. Almost all were donated to Middlebury in the 1930s and 1940s by Helen and Arthur Tashiera, a California
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couple who spent summers in Shrewsbury, Vt. The copy of the “Nuremberg Chronicle,” however, was given to the college by Ruth Hesselgrave, a longtime Middlebury resident who graduated from the college in 1918 and lived in town for decades.
decades after Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, their fanciful text still mimics the handwritten manuscripts that had once been the standard — showing the overlap that existed between two eras.
Though all of the books are written in Latin or German, English speakers need not fear: Irwin noted that visitors can appreciate the works aesthetically, and simply by learning their history.
“It isn’t as though one day, Johannes Gutenberg prints a book on a mechanized press and everything changed,” Irwin said, comparing it to our continued use of print newspapers in the internet era. “These books in many ways represent a new technology that will eventually change everything, but it still exists in a point where other things survive.”
“Often, we say to students that you don’t need to know how to read a book to read a book, in the same way that you can read a painting,” she said. “We’re hoping to give visitors those skills to ‘read’ a very old book without being afraid of it — to understand that it’s a technology, the beginning of the book trade.” Aside from the intellectual curiosity on display, the books also came at the forefront of a technological revolution. In an email, Théberge noted that these printers had begun experimenting with various new bookmaking practices. “Tools like titles, tables of content, indentation, punctuation and pagination were used to help readers navigate the books more efficiently,” she said.
This isn’t the only anachronism visible in the pages of the chronicle — its illustrations of biblical stories, fanciful and in vivid color, contain startling collisions between the ancient and the medieval. The deserts of Egypt are depicted as rolling, green, European hills; the Pharaoh looks more like a German monarch as Joseph stands before him to interpret the ruler’s dreams. “Our effort is to keep alive the history of the books,” Irwin said. That history — depicted in their pages and embodied by the books themselves — is on display at the library for all those who wish to see it.
And while most were printed just a few
Above: The Nuremberg Chronicle, (1493) considered by some to be the most important book in the history of printing, is renowned for its fanciful depictions of biblical tales and world history. The woodcut ink prints were hand-colored by an artist shortly after printing. PHOTO / TODD BALFOUR FOR MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Cover image: Rebekah Irwin, Curator and Director of Special Collections at Middlebury College, points out finer details of a 525-year-old medieval book to visitors of a current library exhibit. This is one of 12 medieval German books on display at Davis Family Library through September. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL
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FILM Middlebury festival celebrates Vermont connections
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he 4th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will roll out this Aug. 23-26 and will feature more than 86 films from around the world at venues throughout downtown Middlebury and on the Middlebury College campus — all the work of first and second-time filmmakers. This year there are more than a dozen films with ties to Vermont and Middlebury College.
“We are proud to support and champion the impressive efforts of first and second-time filmmakers from around the world,” said MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven. “It is a happy bonus that many of these filmmakers hail from our home state. These filmmakers’ superior creativity and storytelling is evident in the caliber of filmmaking, and their dedication to the craft.” “MNFF draws real strength from its commitment to showcasing the outstanding work of Vermont-based filmmakers or films that are Vermont-centric in their focus,” noted Lloyd Komesar, MNFF Festival Producer. “And we share the enjoyment that our audiences feel when these films are presented.” For tickets and more info visit middfilmfest.org.
OPENING NIGHT FILM Personal Statement — Middlebury Karline, Christine and Enoch are high school students who are determined to get their entire senior class to college, even though they aren’t even sure they will make it there themselves. Working as as college counselors in their Brooklyn schools, these extraordinary teens become sources of support and compassion for many of their peers and friends who have nowhere else to turn. Producer Beth Levison graduated from Middlebury College and screened her film, “32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide” at MNFF in 2017. Filmmaker Juliane Dressner, Producer Beth Levison and members of the film team will attend the opening night screening on Aug. 23 at the Town Hall Theater.
FEATURE FILMS: DOCUMENTARY Burned: Are Trees the New Coal? — Marlboro Filmmakers Alan Dater and Lisa Merton, of Marlboro, take an unwavering look at the latest energy industry solution to climate change. The film tells the story of how woody biomass has become the fossilfuel industry’s renewable, green savior. And it explores the people and parties who are both fighting against and promoting its adoption and use. Through interviews with activists, experts and citizens, the film interweaves the science of climate change, the escalating energy-policy disputes, biomass industry practices, and the actions of activists and citizens who are working to protect their own health, their communities, the forest, and the planet’s climate. MNFF will present Dater and Merton with
FEATURE FILMS: NARRATIVE MNFF is proud to honor the dynamic Oscar winning production design team of David Wasco and Sandy ReynoldsWasco with screenings of “La La Land” and “Molly’s Game” followed by onstage events featuring the Wascos. The Wasco’s other design credits include Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums;” Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” “Jackie Brown” and “Inglourious Basterds;” and David Mamet’s “Heist.” And, at the start of it all, they worked on Jay Craven’s first feature film, “Where the Rivers Flow North.” David Wasco hails from Bennington. Both he and Sandy will attend the Festival.
a VTeddy Award for Sustained Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking at the closing night ceremonies on Aug. 26 at Town Hall Theater. Break the Silence — Brattleboro This powerful documentary features raw, powerful, intimate interviews with 18 Southern Vermont women about their personal sexual and reproductive health histories. Filmmaker Willow O’Feral, of Brattleboro, is a filmmaker, artist and community organizer. She is a co-founder of the Women’s Action Team, a feminist collective working to advance reproductive justice and fight misogyny in southern Vermont. Man Made — Middlebury This extraordinary film follows the lives of four transgender men as they compete at TransFitCon, the only all-trans bodybuilding competition in the world. Their personal and diverse journeys take them on the path of self-identity and empowerment, with their stories told through the intimate and authentic lens of trans filmmaker T Cooper. Cooper is a graduate of Middlebury College. Vermont Fancy — Chelsea “Vermont Fancy” is the story of Doug Densmore, a subsistence farmer in bucolic Chelsea, Vt. Doug grew up next door to his grandparents’ farm, and bought their farm when they died. As a young man, Densmore worked alongside his grandfather, Sabin,
learning everything he had to teach about farming his small hilltop. Moving through the four seasons on his farm, Doug — a charming, often hilarious raconteur and natural philosopher — shares his concerns and dilemmas as he makes maple syrup, cuts his wood, operates his small sawmill, raises cattle and pigs, puts up hay and grows his vegetable garden. Filmmaker Kathleen Huxley will attend the festival. Wild And Precious — Pittsford Filmed on the Cadwell family farm in Vermont, Steve Cadwell’s film is a musical, magical realist docu-drama, a memoir that presents one man’s narrative of 60 years of gay liberation. Filmmaker Steve Caldwell was raised in Pittsford. Moroni for President — Middlebury Moroni Benally runs for the presidency of the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American nation in the United States. Young, gay, Mormon and armed with a degree in public policy, he wants to shake up the status quo and kick out old leadership. Contrasting Moroni’s story with those of two other campaigns led by central LGBTQ characters, this is an eye-opening and humorous portrait of a political race that runs surprisingly parallel to the current political landscape of the U.S. at large. Filmmaker Saila Huusko is a graduate of Middlebury College. SEE FILLMS ON PAGE 4
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IN TOWN Brandon hosts silent comedies with live music PROGRAM FEATURING ‘STAN & OLLIE’ PROMISES ANOTHER FINE MESS, PLUS FUN AND LAUGHTER
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aughter for the whole family is on tap at Brandon Town Hall, where classic silent comedies starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy will be screened with live music on Saturday, Aug. 11. The show starts at 7 p.m.; admission is free, donations are encouraged.
The program, the latest in the Brandon Town Hall’s summer silent film series, will feature short comedies made by the iconic comedy team prior to the advent of talkies. Music will be provided by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based composer who specializes in improvising live accompaniment for silent films. Laurel and Hardy were already successful comic actors when they teamed up in 1927 during the twilight years of the silent film era. The pair, sporting derby hats and a unique gift for slapstick incompetence, began starring in a series of short comedies that quickly rocketed them to worldwide fame. Four of the duo’s best early films are on the Aug. 11 program in Brandon, which will be highlighted by “Big Business” (1929), recognized as one of the best short comedies ever produced. In “Big Business,” while selling Christmas trees door to door in sunny California, Stan and Ollie do battle with an irate customer, producing mayhem that’s quite the opposite of “Peace on Earth.” “The Laurel and Hardy silent comedies are fun to revive because they’re so simple and basic,”
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Christmas tree salesmen Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy battle an irate customer in “Big Business” (1929), one of a quartet of Laurel & Hardy silent comedies to be screened with live music on Saturday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. at Brandon Town Hall and Community Center. Admission is free; donations are encouraged.
said Rapsis. “Audiences still love them, and it’s refreshing, because their style of comedy is so timeless, and also so different from what’s on television and in today’s movies.” “All of these films were designed to be seen in theaters by large audiences, not on a small television screen by people sitting at home,” Rapsis continued. “In showing silent films at
Brandon Town Hall, we aim to recreate the lost magic of early cinema comedy by bringing together crucial elements for its success — the best available prints, projection on the big screen, a live audience, and, in the case of silent films, live music.” For more information, visit brandontownhall.org. For more info on the music, visit jeffrapsis.com.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK
BLOCK PARTY ON GRASS IN MIDDLEBURY For this year’s Block Party and Midd Night Stroll on Wednesday, Aug. 15, Middlebury is turning Main Street into a park with Come Alive Outside’s Green Streets Challenge. They’ll lay down sod, and then fill it with kids activities,
lawn games, food, live music by the Horse Traders (5:30-7:30 p.m.) and more. Plus, $2,000 worth of prizes will be given away in the raffle. Downtown stores will stay open until 8 p.m. —
offering sales, pop-ups and free tastings. The festivities kick off at 4 p.m. on the closed-off Main Street in downtown Middlebury. Free to attend the event, but bring some moolah.
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CALENDAR
ARTS
“PHOTOGRAPHIC WONDERINGS: MICHAEL KELLOGG,” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 9, 3-4:15 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury. 100 Eastview Ter. Explore a wide variety of photography through the vision of Michael Kellogg, a photographer with over 40 years of professional experience. This show and talk will walk you through more than 100 images ranging from National Monuments, sports, wildlife, portraits, landscapes and street photography. Free and open to the public. AN EVENING OF ART IN NATURE IN ADDISON. Thursday, Aug. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dead Creek Visitor Center, 966 VT Route 17. A short talk and refreshments at the Visitor Center, followed by an excursion into the wildlife management area for some nature exploration through art creation. Led by Vermont Fish & Wildlife naturalist and artist Ariel Burgess. Beverages provided. Bring your own preferred materials — a note book and pencil, colored pencils, paint, or anything that works for you. Be prepared to be and work outside. All ages and artistic experience welcome. Preregistration required at ariel.burgess@vermont.gov. OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 4-6 p.m., Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Come view the new exhibit “Doughboys and Flyboys: World War I Stories by Vermonters from the Home and Battlefront.” WWI photographs, letters, posters, and memorabilia, most of which relate to Vermont’s Addison County residents who were in the service during WWI are on view. Includes an installation “In Flanders Field” by Brandon artist Fran Bull. Free and open to the public. More info at HenrySheldonMuseum.org or 802-388-2117. ARTIST’S RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater on the Green, 6 Merchants Row. Opening reception for “Timothy Horn: The View From Here.” In conjunction with reception at Edgewater on the Falls.
natural world, and her deep concern for its future.
“DRAWING AND PAINTING THE LAND” WORKSHOP IN ORWELL. Sunday, Aug. 11, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site,472 Mt. Independence Rd. Wear a hat, dress for the weather, bring a lightweight folding stool and become one with the land under the guidance of artist Lillian Kennedy. $35 includes all materials and admission to sites. Register 802-759-2412.
BOOKS
“GET LIT!” in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Join Vermont authors Robin MacArthur (“Heart Spring Mountain”) and Meg Little Reilly (“Everything That Follows”) for a literary discussion and margaritas. Friends since high school, these two authors will have a lot to talk about. Books, food & drink will be available for purchase.
CRAFTS
3D PRINTING WORKSHOP IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Makery at Hannaford Career Center, 51 Charles Ave. A free workshop on the design and production of small novelty objects. Center tour and info session on future opportunities. Limited space. Register at goo.gl/forms/xOGg60FMonnBhher1. Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. More info call Hannaford Career center at 802-382-1012. “BLAST FROM THE PAST: WORKING WITH FIBER” IN ADDISON. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2-4 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Members of the Twist O’Wool Guild and others will be in residence on the Chimney Point porch to demonstrate a variety of fiber skills, crafts, and arts important historically and relevant today. Bring your project or ask questions. Light refreshments.
FILM
ARTIST’S RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater on the Falls, 1 Mill St. Opening reception for “Ellen Granter: High Tide.” In conjunction with reception at Edgewater on the Green.
“WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, Aug. 12, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. An intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this film takes goes beyond zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe. A Q & A with Officer François Clemmons will follow the 3 p.m. show.
ARTIST’S OPENING RECEPTION IN VERGENNES. Friday, Aug. 10, 5-8 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main St. Come see “A Crossing Place,” a solo exhibit of new work from Anna Dibble, whose work is driven by her love of, and place within the
“LAUREL & HARDY: A SILENT FINE MESS” ON SCREEN IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. The beloved comedy team got their start in silent film. Get ready to laugh as Stan and Ollie make fine messes
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out of everything from a day in the country to a night on the town. Silent film aficionado Jeff Rapsis will provide live accompaniment. Free. Donations accepted, with proceeds to help continuing preservation work.
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ADDISON COUNTY FAIR AND FIELD DAYS IN NEW HAVEN. Thursday, Aug. 9, Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11, Fair Ground Rd. ACTR will provide free fares to the fair, connecting the fair to Bristol, Middlebury, New Haven and Vergennes. Local band Reflection Band plays at 7 p.m. BUILDING FAIRY AND OTHER IMAGINARY HOUSES IN ORWELL. Saturday, Aug. 11, 1-4 p.m., Mt. Independence State Historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. Children and parents can drop in for this activity in the picnic area. Be inspired by nature, the history of Mount Independence or flights of the imagination and use natural materials to build small “fairy houses.” Children under 15 free; accompanying adults pay regular admission. PIE SOCIAL IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, Aug. 12, 1-4 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. Bring the kids or your friends to Rokeby for music, lawn games and pie. Homemade pies of every type, served plain or with scrumptious Vermont ice cream, in the Museum’s shady back yard. The jazz trio Abby’s Agenda will perform. Proceeds support the Museum’s work, so have a second piece. BLOCK PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 5-8 p.m., Main St. Games. activities, food and a free concert by the Horse Traders, followed at dusk by a free showing of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,” in College Park. SOLAR, DEEP SKY, AND MARS ASTRONOMY NIGHT IN ADDISON. Saturday, Aug 18, 7:30-11 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Members of the Green Mountain Astronomers come to Chimney Point will share their telescopes and knowledge as we explore the night sky. Discover the wonders of the solar system, deep sky, and take a special look at Mars. Dependent on night sky conditions. Call 802-759-2412 to confirm. Bring a flashlight, and blanket or lawn chair if you like. Admission by donation.
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MAIDEN VERMONT PLUS HANCOCK COFFEE HOUSE MUSICIANS IN HANCOCK. Thursday, Aug. 9, 6:30 p.m., on the green. Bring a chair and a picnic. Free. Rain site available. Part of the Hancock Green Summer Concert series.
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DAVID ROSANE AND THE ZOOKEEPERS IN VERGENNES. Thursday, Aug. 9, 8-10 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. This Green Mountain folk-rock-protest band visits Bixby as part of their two month library benefit tour. The event will help to raise funds and advocate for literacy, community and freedom of speech. All donations go to support literacy programs, science events for kids, building repair and ecofriendly materials for the hosting library. AMY HEEBNER CARILLON IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Middlebury College. Middlebury College graduate Heebner is the City Carillonneur for Albany, New York. Come hear this a staple of summer life on the Middlebury campus. Free. More info at go.middlebury.edu/carillon. POINT COUNTERPOINT FACULTY ENSEMBLE IN SALISBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 7:30, p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Come hear these talented musicians as they play Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 in A Minor, and Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 in B Major. Part of the Salisbury Summer Performance Series. Free-will donation. VERGENNES CITY BAND IN VERGENNES. Monday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m., City Park. “MUSIC AT THE RIVERBEND” PRESENTS THE EAMES BROTHERS BAND IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. behind the Brandon Inn. Vermont‘s foremost purveyors of “mountain blues,” The Eames Brothers Band are known for their late night sets that drift seamlessly through lowdown psychedelic blues funk to uplifting soul songs and back again. More info contact the Brandon Chamber of Commerce at 802-247-6401 or info@brandon.org. BRISTOL TOWN BAND IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7-8:30 p.m., town green. A Vermont tradition since 1870, Come early and enjoy a preconcert dinner in town or bring a picnic. GEORGE MATTHEW CARILLON IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 17, 3 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Middlebury College. Matthew, the Carillonneur for both Middlebury College and Norwich University, will play the final concert of the summer, before Language Schools Graduation. Come hear this a staple of summer life on the Middlebury campus. Free. More info at go.middlebury.edu/carillon. LC JAZZ IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Rd. Vineyard opens at 5:30 for picnicking. Bring a lawn chair and relax at the end of your week with a glass of wine and great big band music. Wine by the glass and hot food are available for purchase. FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY PERFORMANCE AND WOOD-FIRED PIZZA IN ROCHESTER. Friday, Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Magicians Without Borders entertains the family.
More info at bigtowngallery.com. POINT COUNTERPOINT FINAL CAMPER CONCERT IN SALISBURY. Saturday, Aug. 18, 1 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. “VERMONT’S MUSICAL LADIES” IN ADDISON. Saturday, Aug. 18, 1 p.m., John Strong DAR Mansion Museum, 6656 VT Route 17. Singer and researcher Linda Radtke, joined by pianist Arthur Zorn, explores the contributions of Vermont women to the traditions of parlor songs, women’s club music contests, and social reform efforts. Free. CIDERSTOCK IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Aug. 18, gates open at 2-10 p.m., the Woodchuck Cidery, 1321 Exchange St. Come hear headliner 311, with special guests Moon Taxi, Jukebox the Ghost, along with Vermont’s Seth Yacovone Band. The musical lineup will be supported by great food trucks, a Firkin Frenzy, and of course, Woodchuck cider. Tickets $35, are available via Ticketfly, woodchuck.com/ciderstock or at the Woodchuck Cider House in Middlebury, or $40 day of. MELISSA D. & FRIENDS IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Come hear singer Melissa D. Moorhouse’s distinct voice. Sit back, relax and experience the coffeehouse vibe with the warm ambient music of Americana folk/rock. Tickets adults $8/seniors and students $6. USELESS CANS PERFORM IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Useless Cans play a mix of old-time jazz, folk and traditional Russian tunes, combining elements of music’s past with a contemporary perspective. Show $20. Dinner and show $45. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295 or info@brandon-music.net.
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“THERE ONCE WAS …” ON STAGE IN ROCHESTER. Thursday, Aug. 9 and Friday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 12, 2 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 S Main St. Focused on tales from Ireland, professional actors, directors, and musicians will gather for a week-long exploration of fickle fairies, rowdy ghosts, forlorn selkies and magic-wielding priests. Tickets $10 at the door. More info at baldmountaintheater.org. “CHURCH & STATE” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 16, Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 19, 2 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Company Be presents this play by Jason Odell Williams that takes a look at how religion influences politics and how politics has become a religion. Tickets $10 at the door. Cash or check only - no presales.
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live music DAVID ROSANE AND THE ZOOKEEPERS IN VERGENNES. Thursday, Aug. 9, 8-10 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library MAIDEN VERMONT PLUS HANCOCK COFFEE HOUSE MUSICIANS IN HANCOCK. Thursday, Aug. 9, 6:30 p.m., on the green. REFLECTION BAND IN NEW HAVEN. Thursday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. AMY HEEBNER IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, PITZ QUATRONE & THE FREELANCERS IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. MARK SIKORA IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 7-9 p.m., Notte. POINT COUNTERPOINT FACULTY ENSEMBLE IN SALISBURY. Friday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. MICHELE FAY BAND IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. BLUES JAM IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked. THE HORSETRADERS IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days. VERGENNES CITY BAND IN VERGENNES. Monday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m., City Park. THE HORSE TRADERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 5-8 p.m., Main St. BRISTOL TOWN BAND IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., on the green. THE EAMES BROTHERS BAND IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. SARAH KING IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m., Notte. GEORGE MATTHEW IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 17, 3 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns. LC JAZZ IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m. Lincoln Peak Vineyard.
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DESIGN
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Judith used gentle curves to delineate all the beds in her own garden in Goshen.
ugust is a quiet month in the life of a gardener — a wonderful time to relax and enjoy our creations. Spring weeding and planting activities are far behind us and fall clean-up chores are still weeks away.
BY JUDITH IRVEN
And, since you can readily see WITH PHOTOS BY what aspects of the garden you like or don’t like, August is also the perfect time to mull on changes you might want to make sometime in the future and even experiment with your design ideas on paper.
DICK CONRAD
So, whether you have a minuscule garden that you would love to expand, or a huge garden that cries out for a makeover, here are some suggestions for how to get started.
THINK LIKE AN ARTIST Creating a lovely garden is an inherently visual process, not unlike making a lovely painting. We love to ponder which plants will bloom together and all the different ways we might combine them to produce a kaleidoscope of beautiful images — ever-changing
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throughout the season. Indeed I often have visions of plein-air artists like Claude Monet, working outdoors in diffuse natural light, carefully mixing their paints to recreate their mesmerizing gardens on canvas.
foundation for every beautiful garden is a compelling spatial composition that delineates the different garden spaces and the way they interrelate. It is like making pictures on the ground.
But I am also mindful that, before putting a dab of color on the canvas, many artists spend considerable time conceiving the spatial composition for their painting — be it a stilllife, a pastoral scene or an abstract mosaic. They contemplate the space the subject will occupy — often called positive space — how it should be positioned, how much room it will need and how the different elements of the subject relate to one another.
Furthermore, since the spatial design shows the size and shape of the individual beds, it becomes your basis for choosing the plants — trees, shrubs and perennials — that will populate those beds.
They also consider the background — the negative space — that will frame the subject. Differentiated from the subject in both color and texture, the negative space further dramatizes the final composition. And finally, they take note of the edges — the lines formed on the canvas where the positive and negative spaces abut one another — that are another component of the picture’s spatial composition.
PICTURES ON THE GROUND And, as with a lovely painting, the
As I look out across my own garden I am continually struck by the interplay of the shapes of all the different spaces — the flowerbed, lawn, paths and sitting areas — that are loosely organized around an imaginary axis running 45 degrees to the house. And, off in the distance, an outer border — in my case a meadow and the forest — frames this whole picture. Closer to the house, of necessity, most of the edges are functional and straight. However, as I look beyond the vicinity of the house, the edges — such as the lines that separate the flowerbeds and the lawn — are gently curved. Furthermore, since my garden is on a hillside, in most places that involve is a change in elevation I have used a retaining wall to
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HOW TO DESIGN YOUR GARDEN 1. Make a drawing that shows what is currently there, including the outline of the house, paths, hardscape and beds. This is called the base plan. If possible draw this to scale (1/8 inch = 1 foot is ideal) using squared paper as a guide.
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2. Cover your base plan with a large piece of trace paper and experiment with shapes and sizes for the new planted areas and sitting areas you would like to develop.
it is the flowerbeds, sitting spaces and paths that become the main focus, and thus form the positive spaces in your picture. Here smooth flowing shapes, such as one might see on a contour map, will impart a relaxed informal ambience to the finished design.
3. Gradually refine the shapes of all the various spaces, from both an aesthetic and a functional perspective. Aim for nice smooth shapes — no squiggly lines or awkward corners.
Typically these positive spaces will be surrounded and framed by the lawn, a space that invites us out into the garden and allows us to visit our plants up close. Thus the lawn is akin to the negative space in a painting, taking its shape from the beds and further dramatizing them.
4. Make fewer but larger flowerbeds (which results in less edge to trim and thus lower maintenance) that are deep enough to hold between two and five layers of plants — so a minimum of five feet, but possibly up to 12 feet deep.
However, as you proceed to refine the shapes of the positive spaces, it helps to check and recheck to make sure the shape of the lawn will be attractive in its own right. Remember too that lawns must be easy to mow, without any sharp points or tight corners.
5. Ensure that the hardscape is
Judith Irven and Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden. Judith is a Vermont Certified Horticulturist and teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. You can subscribe to her blog about her Vermont gardening life at northcountryreflections.com. Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see more of his photographs at northcountryimpressions.com.
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attractively shaped and fully functional — especially a patio or a deck where people will sit and relax. Make sure there’s enough space for both table and chairs and for people to move around. 6. Make the paths easy to navigate by using straight lines or gentle curves. To allow two people to walk together, make your major paths four feet or more wide. 7. Shape the lines of any retaining walls to complement the other parts of your spatial design. 8. Once you are happy with how it all looks, place a clean piece of trace paper over everything, create a final drawing and get it reproduced on a copy machine. 9. With your spatial plan as your guide, now you can choose beautiful plants for your new garden beds. Need help? Check out Judith’s article at northcountryreflections. com/ground-up for some advice on what to plant.
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T HEATER
OWN HALL
Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket
Fri & Sat 8/10 & 8/11 8:30pm $15 Limited Seating
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE GERMAN FOR SINGERS LANGUAGE SCHOOL
DIE GÄRTNERIN AUS LIEBE
The Middlebury College German for Singers Language School presents Mozart’s Opera Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe. Pre-performance talk in English at 7:45pm
Tue & Wed 8/21 & 8/22 7pm $15/$5 ages 12 & under YOUNG COMPANY’S
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Williams’ memory play is given the Young Company treatment. Using physical theater, non-traditional casting and character exploration, Young Company students bring a fresh perspective to this classic piece.
MNFF Thu 8/23 – Sun 8/26 Great films, spectacular guests, cool parties – MNFF4 is shaping up to be the best yet, with 90+ films from all over the world!
1968: THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING. On view May 25-Aug. 12, featuring prints, photographs, videos, paintings and sculpture from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s that depict a year of upheaval and transformation in the U.S. and beyond. Also included is a snapshot of Middlebury College in 1968. Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery, located in the Middlebury College Museum of Art at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. A CROSSING PLACE. Featuring new work from Anna Dibble, whose work is driven by her love of, and place within the natural world, and her deep concern for its future. Artist’s opening reception in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. 10, 5-8 p.m. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com. CRISTINE KOSSOW’S PASTELS. On view through Aug. 19, featuring new works by Middlebury artist Cristine Kossow. Storm Café, 3 Mill St., Middlebury. (914) 943-6265 or cristinekossow@gmail.com. DEBORAH GOODWIN: FABRICATIONS IN CLAY. On view June 29-Aug. 28, featuring Stockbridge artist Deborah Goodwin’s ceramic pieces that look like fabric. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St., Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org. ELLEN GRANTER: HIGH TIDE. On view in August, featuring Ellen Granter’s paintings and mixed media. An opening reception will be held at the gallery Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m., in conjunction with reception at Edgewater on the Green. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.
Fri & Sat 8/31-9/1 and Fri & Sat 9/7-9/8 9am – 12noon
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THE FABULOUS FLEA MARKET Town Hall Theater is seeking donations for our yearly fundraising flea market! We want your unwanted antiques, jewelry, art, collectibles and nice things. Please bring them to the former Diner next to THT. Proceeds benefit Town Hall Theater.
Wed 9/5 11am & 7pm $13/$8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAY
HITLER VERSUS PICASSO AND THE OTHERS
Picasso, Matisse, Renoir and Chagall were among the artists who fell victim to the Nazis’ mission to rid Germany of “degenerate” art.
Sat 9/8 5:30pm $45- $100
OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY GALA
It’s an elegant evening of unforgettable performances, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect with OCM’s brilliant family of singers.
FLYBOYS & DOUGHBOYS: WWI STORIES BY VERMONTERS FROM THE HOME AND BATTLEFRONT. On view July 31-Nov. 11, featuring histories, memorabilia, photographs and letters from Addison County residents who were in the service during WWI. A reception will be held Aug. 10, 4-6 p.m. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org. JUST KIDS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE NICHOLAS GIFT. On view May 25-Aug. 12, featuring photographs of children from every corner of the globe; the images here portray children in good times and bad, in states of blissful play or harrowing isolation. Overbrook Gallery, located in the Middlebury College Museum of Art at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. LAND MARKS…THE LAND WE MARK, MARKS US. On view July 13-Sept. 9, featuring Janet Fredericks’ drawings and paintings of the world around her. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. TIMOTHY HORN: THE VIEW FROM HERE. On view in August, featuring the paintings of Timothy Horn. An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m., in conjunction with reception at Edgewater on the Falls. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com. WATERFOWL WONDERS AND AMUSING ANIMALS. On view through Nov. 11, featuring work by three local carvers with very different styles — Chuck Herrmann, Bill Holway, and Gary Starr. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.
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WORKING METAL, CREATING ART. On view June 29-Aug. 12, featuring the work of six Vermont artists: Kate Pond, sculptor; Chris Cleary, sculptor; Warren Rinehart, blacksmith; John Arthur, coppersmith; Kathy Mitchell, silversmith; and Meg Walker, sculptor. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or creativespacegallery.org.
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EXHIBITS ART RECEPTION ROUND-UP EXHIBIT: A CROSSING PLACE Where: Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, Vergennes Reception: Friday, Aug. 10, 5-8 p.m. Northern Daughters welcomes new work by Anna Dibble in the exhibit “A Crossing Place” on view Aug. 2-Sept. 30. Dibble has been painting, drawing, making sculpture and writing for over 45 years. She has designed and created sets for opera and theater, taught workshops in both visual art and writing in Vermont schools and art organizations. Her work is always based in the wild and driven by her love of the natural world and her deep concern for its future. Dibble’s vibrant works are composed through a combination of shape, color and continuous exploration with a diverse range of mediums and tools. The artist mixes acrylic and gouache paints, and inks with substances like beach sand, aluminum oxide grit and flakes, powdered graphite and cold wax. She also uses a variety of tools — old and new, bad and good brushes, palette knives, razor blades, toothbrushes, clay tools, wood sticks, pens, knives, sandpaper, her hands and fingers. For more info call (802) 877-2173 or visit NorthernDaughters.com.
Looking to see some art this weekend? Well Saturday, Aug. 10 is the day. There will be four art receptions at four different galleries in Middlebury and Vergennes on August 10 between 4 and 8 p.m. Make an evening of it and consider yourself classy and cultured.
EXHIBIT: DOUGHBOYS AND FLYBOYS Where: Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury Reception: Friday, Aug. 10, 4-8 p.m. Nov. 11, 2018, marks the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI. To commemorate that anniversary and those who served, Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit “Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters from the Home and Battlefront,” which runs from July 31-Nov. 11. The exhibit concentrates on Vermont’s Addison County residents who were in the service during WWI. A public appeal for WWI memorabilia resulted in a startling treasure trove of submissions from local families. Statistically, 781 Addison County men served, half overseas. Of those 41 were killed in action or died in service and 43 were wounded in action. Central to the exhibit are the histories, memorabilia, photographs and letters of three Middlebury residents: Jacob J. Ross, M.D., Waldo Heinrichs and Werner Neuse. For more info call (802) 388-2117 or visit HenrySheldonMuseum.org.
EXHIBIT: THE VIEW FROM HERE Where: Edgewater Gallery, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury Reception: Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m. Edgewater Gallery’s Merchants Row location in Middlebury welcomes new paintings by Timothy Horn in a solo exhibition on view for the month of August. Horn paints scenes of rural areas, vibrantly capturing the simplicity of daily life. He is drawn to unexpected subjects and compositions, finding random inspiration to be an essential element in his work. His subject matter often includes structural elements such as old buildings, antique cars, and Airstream trailers. Born and raised in a rural Ohio town, Horn graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City and worked as a graphic designer for almost 15 years before discovering his love for painting. For more info call (802) 989-7419 or visit edgewatergallery-vt.com.
EXHIBIT: HIGH TIDE Where: Edgewater Gallery, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury Reception: Friday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m. Edgewater Gallery’s Mill Street location in Middlebury presents recent works by Ellen Granter in “High Tide” — a solo exhibition up for the month of August. Granter’s new work migrates from the subject of birds to the environments they inhabit. Granter was drawn to the flooded estuaries of the New England coast, intrigued and delighted by their fullness, green grasses, meandering waterways and interrupted reflections. Granter grew up outside of Rochester, N.Y. In 1984 she received a BA from the University of Vermont and then went on to study Chinese in Hong Kong and Beijing, and at Middlebury College. She returned to UVM to finish her Chinese studies, where she earned a MA in Chinese History in 1988. Her early exposure to Chinese art, tradition and culture left a lasting impression. Granter’s preference for minimalism and flat perspective are inspired by traditional Chinese art. For more info call (802) 458-0098 or visit edgewatergallery-vt.com.
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the movie MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT — RUNNING TIME: 2:27 — RATING: PG-13 Tom Cruise and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie have nailed us to our seats with suspense — again. As the credits roll for “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” you are likely to sit immobile in in your seat in wonderful fear. If that sounds crazy, it is. The tale unfolds in Belfast, Berlin, Paris and London and we follow as the action moves through all the monuments we recognize and love. The secret, as always, is to forgive ourselves for not understanding the plot or the characters. Just listen to the music and watch Cruise race through the explosions. The predictably violent sound track is a constant warning of what lies ahead. Here’s the gut of it: Terrorist John Lark has designed a plan for the destruction of the world with three nuclear spheres that will do the job when one person has all three plus the key to ignite one. Lark’s plans are being carried out by his supporters, The Apostles. Where is the missing plutonium ball? That’s the gut of the film. Can Cruise find it and save the world? Don’t worry about the world or the details or the confusing identities. Just watch the inventive tricks as they unfold. Watch for a Paris bathroom scene of confined bloody violence, a nightclub scene of the same, and enjoy the sight of each horrifying switch unfolding under amazing light. We’re never sure who is good or who is evil. Watch Vanessa Kirby as “the White Widow,” Henry Cavill as CIA operative August Walker, villain Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) and enjoy a fine turn by Alec Baldwin as Cruise’s boss. Baldwin drops a strong note of wisdom into the otherwise ridiculous happenings. Whether Cruise is riding a bike against traffic in a Paris tunnel or dodging bullets everywhere, the tension spirals up. Why are we caught when we know the whole thing is ridiculous? It’s simple. Cruise doing the impossible, especially in the melodramatic, ludicrous finale that absorbs
Tom Cruise clings to a cliff in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (2018).
a whole theater. Why, I asked myself, am I sitting here tied in knots about whether he will fall off a cliff, be hit by a truck, or shot by a traitor when I know perfectly well none of that will happen? The reality of that is the music, the extraordinary filming and the colors put together create tension very successfully. Don’t even wonder who is who; it doesn’t matter a whit. One appealing thing in all the violence: Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, for all his tough guy stuff, cares far more about one man or woman in danger than he does about the end of the whole world, and as he protects each one, we begin to like him. The plot? Forget it. Just look for the hints of good and bad in the characters, and feel yourself sinking into your chair hoping you can just disappear. Challenge: During the last 20 minutes, see how much you can watch before slamming your eyes shut in fear.
the book EAGER: THE SURPRISING SECRET LIFE OF BEAVERS AND WHY THEY MATTER BY BEN GOLDFARB (Chelsea Green Publishing) As an environmental journalist covering wildlife management and conservation biology, Ben Goldfarb has written extensively about birds, bears, fish and more, but it was beavers, of all critters, that inspired him to write a book. And what a book it is! While fantastically well researched, “Eager” rarely — if ever — gets bogged down by its own comprehensive heft. This is a function of Goldfarb’s genuine enthusiasm for his subject, his healthy appreciation for the humor inherent in smelly, buck-toothed rodents, and his entertaining way with words. “Eager” is, above all else, fun to read. The opportunity it presents to learn almost everything there is to know about these surprisingly bright, if maddening, rodents is almost secondary to the pleasure of consuming Goldfarb’s lively, storyteller’s prose. But learn you will — about the rich natural and cultural history of Castor canadensis. Goldfarb leaves no stone unturned in his investigation, visiting 12 US states and the UK to interview and “go into the field,” i.e., wade into the pond, with everyone from wildlife management biologists to civilian enthusiasts of various stripes, the whole range of “Beaver Believers.” The takeaway — that, contrary to popular opinion, beavers and humans can live harmoniously — is practically a foregone conclusion; it’s the getting there in Goldfarb’s company that makes it entirely worth your time. — Reviewed by Becky Dayton of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury
— Reviewed by Joan Ellis
NARRATIVES OF THE NATURAL WORLD Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees, by Thor Hansen American Wolff: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West, by Nate Blakeslee The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben The Soul of an Octopus, by Sy Montgomery Spying on Whales, by Nick Pyenson Mind of the Raven, by Bernd Heinrich H Is for Hawk, by Helen MacDonald
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SHORT FILMS: DOCUMENTARY
For the Love of Mary — Manchester The first time 97-year-old runner George Etzweiler completed the race up the northeast’s tallest peak, Mount Washington, he was 69 years old. Despite having a pacemaker, the State College, Pennsylvania resident continues to compete in the grueling 7.6-mile race up nearly 4,700 feet of paved road, breaking his own record each year for oldest finisher. In addition to his ancient, lucky, green running shorts, Etzweiler carries something else special with him: the memory of his late wife of 68 years, Mary. Director Simon Perkins is a Middlebury College graduate and lives in Manchester.
Meeting George — Middlebury This heartfelt short auto-documentary follows filmmaker Matt Lennon’s search to reconnect with his father after his sudden death in 2006. Director Matt Lennon is a graduate of Middlebury College. Raising Son — Thetford A story of mentorship anchored around building hot air balloons in Vermont, this delightful short film follows Brian, a 67-year-old man who takes on Jordan, 21, as his apprentice. Unbeknownst to Jordan, Brian looks at him more as a son than someone who is learning the art of building airships. Director Ben Bishop directed this film at Post Mills, Thetford.
Four Keys — Stowe Faced with possible separation from her daughter, Rosa decides to give up the life that she has built for them in the U.S. and self-deport to Canada. Since January 2017, roughly 25,000 undocumented immigrants have crossed into Canada seeking asylum from arrest and deportation in America. Director Israel Brooks was raised in Vermont and South America and currently resides in Stowe. Hidden Blueprints – The Story of Mikey — Burlington Jeremy Lee McKenzie began drafting an intricate art collection while incarcerated in a Kentucky prison. Now living in Burlington, McKenzie has since carved those designs into a rich, impressive mahogany tapestry. The designs tell the story of Mikey, a praying mantis originally captured for prison entertainment in mantis fights. The film seeks to illustrate the inner life of prisoners through ancient themes and creative storytelling, and offers a non-traditional, nonfiction hybrid short film. Director Jeremy Lee McKenzie lives and works in Burlington. Lake Effect — Williston Lake Effect is a 30-minute documentary produced by fatherdaughter filmmakers, Jackie and Jim Heltz. Amidst the rising threat of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, blooms in the water bodies of Vermont and New Hampshire, the team sets out to investigate the possible link between exposure to neurotoxins found in cyanobacteria and the onset of sporadic cases of the terminal disease, ALS. Through interviews and interactions with neurologists, researchers, politicians and more, the film explores the concerns and challenges surrounding this nascent and very serious public health concern that has dominated local news coverage. Directors Jackie and Jim Heltz reside in Williston.
SHORT FILMS: NARRATIVE Heimlich — West Glover Nina and Alex are married with their toddler Elsie. Nina’s had enough. Heimlich is a story of a woman who slowly comes to realize that the life she thinks she’s leading is entirely separate from her reality. Filmmaker Lisanne Sartor has deep familial ties to West Glover. Lily — Middlebury Cooper reconsiders his life plans after his wife Lily convinces him to go on a tour of the local nursing home. Director Danilo Hererra is a Middlebury College graduate.
Ninety-seven-year-old runner George Etzweiler stars in the film “For the Love of Mary” directed by Simon Perkins.
Rodney — Middlebury A delightful animated short, Rodney follows a young penguin who tries to make it in the human world. Director Will Lupica is a Middlebury College graduate. Talking to Tony: Five Attempts — Montpelier “In 2011 my best friend from college committed suicide at the age of 26, leaving behind an unfinished novel,” writes filmmaker Mojo Lorwin. “‘Talking to Tony’ is a narrative/doc hybrid film which attempts to make sense of his death. At the same time, it is an exploration of the differences between memory, dreams, fiction and video.” Director Mojo Lorwin directed the film with the support of the Vermont College of Fine Arts in completion of his thesis.
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lot at 91 South Water St., $61,500. •
Feb. 23: Lucas Fairbrother to Fischer Van Gulden, home at 43 South Water St., $190,000.
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Feb. 27: Douglas Todd to Nial Rele, home at 21 S. Water St., $362,500.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS IN VERGENNES
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he following real estate sales were recorded in Vergennes during the first six months of 2018: • Jan. 19: Anita Hayden to Arlen Flynn, home at 282 Main St., $139,500.
• Feb. 13: Richard Esty to Kelly Boelens, condo at 3C Country Commons, $184,500.
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Feb. 16: Russell Hulst to Lori Brinkman, home at 25 New Haven Rd., $163,000.
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March 16: HUD to Grace Amao Ciffo, condo at 47 Booth Woods Rd., $47,000.
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March 21: Brent Perkins to Richard Charlebois, mobile home at 12 Second St., $18,000.
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March 28: Scott Hardy to Case Investments LLC, home at 186 Green St., Lot B, $102,500.
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April 3: Rheal Gevry Trust to James Amblo, multi-family home at 3 Battery Hill, $80,000.
Feb. 20: James Amblo to James Dragon, home at 89 South Water St., $197,000. •
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April 20: River’s Edge Associates to Michael B. Forster, new home at 122 Commodore
Feb. 20: James Amblo to Glynda McKinnon,
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April 27: David Gross to Christopher Gallup, home at 22 Thomas Circle, $247,000.
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May 11: John Wallner to Benjamin Rule, home at 33 Thomas Circle, $239,500.
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June 7: Shear Properties LLC to White Sulphur LLC, commercial property at 171 Main St., $365,000.
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Angela LaFleche to Lyle Fulton, home at 26 Thomas Circle, $231,000.
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June 13: Scott Hardy to James Derosia, Lot A at 184 Green St., $90,000.
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June 15: Wendy Warren to Sivan Cotel, home at 27 South Maple St., $280,000.
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June 18: Kyra Freeman to Anthony Morse, home at 59 Monkton Rd, $205,500.
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June 18: Joseph Duffy to Maria Harris, mobile home at 31 First St., $31,000.
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