Monday, Aug. 14, 2017

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 29 No. 17

Hear bluegrass in the vineyard • Bob Degree & the Bluegrass Storm will perform at Lincoln Peak Vineyard on Friday. See Arts Beat Page 10.

3 Day Stampede raises $125,000

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Bristol chief turning in badge after 31 years Kevin Gibbs retiring at the end of month

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Had he been just a little bit shorter, longtime Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs might have become an Air Force pilot, but at 6-foot-4 he was too tall to fit in the cockpit by Air Force specs.

Instead his desire to serve his

community and — he frankly admits — a love of the adrenaline that comes from being the calm authority figure in an emergency led to 38 years as a policeman, 31 of those with the Bristol Police Department.

Gibbs joined the Bristol police in 1986, and became chief in 1992.

He retires at the end of this month.

“He’s just an icon for law enforcement in Addison County,” Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said of Gibbs. “He’s been a real asset — and replacing his institutional knowledge of all things Addison County is going to be really difficult. Not to mention, just trying to make Bristol a better place.

“There’s been nobody more dedicated than Kevin.”

Gibbs, 57, grew up in Connecticut and came to Vermont in 1979 to attend Norwich University, where he studied criminal justice. While still in school, Gibbs trained for the National Guard security police and began serving in the Air National (See Gibbs, Page 7)

• Huge annual yard sale in Bristol collects funds to find cure for cystic fibrosis. See the Bristol Beat on Pages 16-17.

Middlebury eyes property values

• The shire town is readying for reappraisals of every home and commercial building in town. Find out why on Page 3.

COMPETITIONS AT FIELD Days continued last Thursday with hand mowers, like Danielle Rougeau of Orwell, below, working through some tough grass while competitors like Rebecca Moriarty, above, proudly showed off their animals in the 4-H and Other Youth Sheep Show. See more Field Days photos on Pages 18-19.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Demo derby offers flips, fire and fun • Drivers try to keep their head on a swivel and brace for a crash in fair’s hottest ticket.

See sports on Pages 20-22.

Fairgoers find a world of fun at Field Days Newcomers welcomed, lessons learned

By WILL DiGRAVIO Editor’s note: One of the great things about the Addison County Fair and Field Days is there is so dang much to take in — the farm animals, the food and drink, the competitions, the thousands of friends and neighbors wandering around the crowded fairgrounds

in the middle of a rural paradise.

Here are a few snapshots from the 69th annual fair that we gathered last week.

“The chickens are dead,” yelled one child.

“The farm is still up, though,” yelled another, choosing to take an (See Field Days, Page 13)

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Skillet toss tests skills, brings smiles Competitors drawn from far and wide

By GAEN MURPHREE NEW HAVEN — Forty-eight contestants took part in the Ladies’ Iron Skillet Toss at the Addison County Fair and Field Days this past Wednesday afternoon, including nine gents in the two younger age categories.

Competitors came from as close as Cornwall, Addison and Whiting, and from as far away as Massachusetts, Miami and San Diego — and even Australia, New Zealand, England and Slovakia.

Heftily represented in the 18-and-older category were counselors from nearby Camp Betsey Cox and Camp Sangamon, both in Pittsford.

A good time was had by all.

Field Days volunteer and board member Megan Sutton kept the players on their toes and the audience informed with her play-by-play sportscasting of the event. Sutton called each player forward, along with the player next on deck, announced the results of each throw in real time, and presented the awards to the top three in each category.

“I love this event. It’s somewhat serious and somewhat playful and anyone can participate,” said Sutton.

“It’s so much fun.”

First to line up were the six contestants in the five-to-10-year-olds category. One at a time, each kid advanced to the spray-painted orange line, sixinch skillet in hand and took a throw.

Groans, cheers, shirks, smiles, raised eyeballs and determined faces were the order of the day.

After the regulation two rounds of throws the winners were:

NEVE SAVILLE OF Orwell competes in the ladies’ iron skillet toss competition at the fair last week. Saville competed in the 5-10-year-old age group.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

• First place, Ava Mullin of Addison, at 34 feet, 6 inches.

• Second place, Isaac (no last name given) from Marstons Mills, Mass., at 24 feet even.

• Third place, Helen Curran of Whiting, at 21 feet, 11 inches.

“It was good,” said Beck Saville of Orwell, a first-time contestant, who took part in the event along with his older sister Neve.

After the winners claimed their ribbons, Beck’s three-year-old brother, Penn, took an exhibition round to loud applause.

Twenty-one contestants lined up for the 11-to-17-year-olds class.

Lydia Deppman of Cornwall,

whose winning skillet toss was 46 feet, 3 inches, had competed earlier in the day in the caber toss — in which participants chucked a telephonepole-like post. Other top finishers in the 11-17 skillet toss were Elizabeth Farnham (second at 46 feet) and David Curran of Whiting (third at 44 feet, 3 inches).

One contestant explained her throwing style directly: “I just tried to throw it really hard.

I kind of tried for the middle of the arc, I guess.”

She had a history in the competition: “My mother made me do it once. I got 10 feet then, but I did better this time.”

Rules tightened and the bar was lifted for the 18-and-up category. The regulation skillet size shifted from six to 10 inches. And foot faults (stepping over the orange line) immediately disqualified a throw. Wibs McCain came in as line judge to watch for foot faults. Field judges Jack and Benj Deppman stepped further out into the field in preparation for more powerful throws.

A tense moment came when after just a few contestants the handle broke off the competition’s sole 10-inch iron skillet. Deppman and Deppman conferred and proclaimed that the entire round would start over using a six-inch skillet. Thankfully, despite repeated high, long and brutal throws, the six-inch skillet lasted the full adult round intact.

The crowd stepped up its game for the adult round as well, punctuating the competition with chants for local favorites.

One contestant was cheered on with the cry, “Go mom! Go mommy go!”

ROSE CURRAN OF Whiting threw 60’ 1” to win the 18-and-up ladies’ iron skillet toss at Addison County Fair and Field Days last Wednesday afternoon.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

The loudest chants came from supporters of the camp counselors, who congregated beyond the pitch under the shade of the sole tree in

the vicinity.

Contestants varied in approach and throwing style. The throws must (See Skillet toss, Page 15)

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Middlebury prepares for new townwide reappraisal

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Professional appraisers next month will begin fanning throughout Middlebury to assign updated values to all properties in the community.

It’s all part of Middlebury’s first town-wide reappraisal since 2005.

This state-mandated project calls on communities to adjust property tax assessments to fair market value and “bring all properties into an equitable state,” according to longtime Middlebury Assessor Bill Benton.

The town of Middlebury has hired New England Municipal Resources Center (NEMRC) of Georgia., Vt., to complete its town-wide reappraisal; it is expected to take 18 months. During that time, a handful of NEMRC appraisers will visit all of the community’s property owners. The appraisers will request a walk-through of the home or business. If denied, they will update the record based on an exterior inspection of the property.

As always, residents will have an opportunity to contest, or “grieve,” their new property appraisal if they believe it isn’t fair and have some evidence to back it up.

The need for a reappraisal is being driven by a widening gap between what local homes are currently fetching in the marketplace, versus how those homes are currently being assessed by the town.

“Currently, our residential assessments are about 88 percent of market value and commercial properties are less than that,” Benton stated in a recent Q&A flyer explaining Middlebury’s reappraisal process. “The reappraisal will eliminate differences in property classes and catch up on renovations and interior changes that have not been assessed since 2005.”

Benton also cited Middlebury’s Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) as another factor in calling for the reappraisal. The CLA is an equalization ratio used to adjust the assessed value of property within a municipality to its estimated fair market value. Each municipality’s CLA is used to calculate its actual homestead and non-residential education property tax rates. If a town’s CLA falls below 80 percent, it’s definitely time for a reappraisal, according to Benton, who estimates Middlebury’s could fall below that threshold by 2019.

“I could see it coming,” Benton said during a Thursday phone interview.

“The timing seems to be appropriate.”

Dwellings, according to Benton, will be assessed using a market-derived-cost system that considers such factors as gross living area, building quality, condition, and the contributory value of amenities such as garages, porches, finished basement and outbuildings.

Commercial properties are valued in a similar fashion, Benton noted. If a commercial property includes income generation, an “income approach” to value using net income capitalization, or gross rent multiplier, will be used as well, he said.

Fortunately, the town has banked enough money to pay for the reappraisal, estimated at $236,000, according to Middlebury Town Manager

Kathleen Ramsay. Vermont towns receive a per-parcel payment each year from the state of Vermont to maintain a reappraisal fund.

Ed Clodfelter will be heading NEMRC’s reappraisal work in Middlebury. As luck would have it, Clodfelter oversaw the town’s last reappraisal in 2005, according to Benton.

Benton anticipates NEMRC will

have four or five of its staff on the job at any given time. And Middlebury is advertising for a temporary, part-time assistant to work in the listers office during the reappraisal. The new hire’s duties will include setting up appointments for appraisal inspections and “other clerical duties as needed.” Officials hope to have the new assistant on board later this month for what will be

a two-year run.

Once all the property visits are done, NEMRC and town officials will send change-of-assessment notices to residents in June of 2019. Officials will then schedule grievance hearings.

Residents shouldn’t necessarily expect to see their property taxes rise as a result of the reappraisal, accord-

ing to Benton.

“A reappraisal is intended to level the playing field of assessments and bring everyone into equity,” he said.

“The majority of assessments will increase and the grand list will increase. All other things being equal, the municipal tax rate should be reduced by the same percentage that the grand list increases.”

Close family

FIVE-YEAR-OLD TWINS Beowulf, left, and Elke Yarbrough of Ferrisburgh share some excitement on a ride in the midway at Field Days this past Thursday.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial Trump and his lemmings Trump supporters take note: If he tells you to jump off a cliff, think first.

That unsolicited advice comes on the heels of a week in which Trump stepped deep into it three times: • First, he praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for dismissing 755 of America’s diplomatic staff in Russia with a flippant (and ignorant) comment about thanking him for reducing U.S. payroll and diplomatic expenses.

• Next, he lashed out at North Korea, threatening President Kim Jong-un with “fire and fury” if he continued to threaten the U.S., and then doubled down when he upset the world with escalating the potential of war (causing his military commanders, secretary of state, national security team, our allies, and half the world to worry about Trump’s fitness as president, as his aides rushed to explain that Trump didn’t really mean it.) Playing Trump for his stooge, Kim Jong-un seized the opportunity, promptly called Trump’s bluff and threatened to bomb the U.S. territory of Guam. Having no words to top his “fire and fury” fiasco, Trump folded, and moved on to sound tough on something else.

• That something else happened Saturday when an unruly mob of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia waged a “Unite the Right” rally and were met with counter-protesters. Fights broke out, and an alt-right 20-year-old drove his car into the crowd of counter-protesters killing one 32-year-old white woman and injuring 19 others. He faces manslaughter and other charges. Trump, after an unusually long lull between the time of the incident and his response, finally broke away from his vacation to lay the blame on both sides, saying such an “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides” had no place in America. It wasn’t until Sunday, after much national criticism, that the White House sent out a statement condemning the alt-right, but without attributing it to Trump.

Shockingly, many Republicans were supportive of Trump’s comments toward Putin and his tough talk to North Korea for all the reasons they voted for him in the first place — on a gut level, they like it when Trump goes against conventional wisdom and gives an off-the-cuff, unexpected answer.

But let’s put those comments in context: • Putin’s outrageous call to dismiss 755 diplomats was in response to President Obama’s earlier decision last November to dismiss 35 Russian diplomats and confiscate two Russian properties in the D.C. area because they waged cyber attacks to intentionally swing the election results. Russia’s response has been to not deny they tried to swing the election and call for the dismissal of 755 of our diplomatic corps.

Trump’s response should have been to forcefully threaten to expose Russia’s interference in our election and pledge America’s help to all nations against Russia’s nefarious influence; he should have dismissed an equivalent number of Russian diplomats if Russia didn’t reconsider; and he could have praised those Americans who have served their lives in the diplomatic corps and reassured their reassignment. Instead he dismissed their service, as if it were meaningless, and gave no value to the enormous soft power the United States has built up and maintained for the past 75-plus years. Trump appears ignorant of the value of the diplomatic corps, no doubt like many of his followers. (The stupid part of Trump’s comments is that American diplomats aren’t fired when dismissed by a hostile country. They are reassigned to other posts; so Trump’s supposed savings won’t happen as he naively imagined.)

But even if Trump’s supporters don’t understand the importance of our diplomatic missions, surely they can grasp the inequity of Putin’s demand, and the embarrassingly impotent response by Trump. To Russia and the world, he rolled over, tummy upward, like a cowardly dog. Surely those Americans who championed Trump because of his contrived motto, Make America Great Again, have to be disappointed.

• His response to North Korea was exactly what Kin Jong-un wanted. By being threatening, Trump provides the North Korean president with the cover he needs to make his military stronger. And by making threats that Trump should not (and probably will not) carry out (lest he starts a nuclear war), he weakens America’s integrity and honor.

• As for failing to condemn the alt-right, white supremacist rally, it seems obvious his first instinct was to support that group of his followers (he courted them during his campaign) by trying to spread the blame of the violence that ensued, and only reluctantly had his White House issue the condemnation the next day. Meanwhile, in Virginia, the governor and lieutenant governor responded immediately, condemning the violence and bigotry and appearing in African-American churches the next morning seeking to bring communities together — not inciting them to further hatred as did Trump’s silence. Surely, most Americans don’t think such hatred and bigotry makes our country great, and see instead a president who is making our country weaker and more divided.

How, then, can Trump — this bombastic president, ignorant of policy and diplomacy, and whose tendency is to praise those who incite violence — continue to have the support of his true believers, unless, as he said during the campaign, his followers are so blind that “I could shoot someone in the middle of the street and they’d still support me.” While Trump’s poll numbers are at historic lows, that 33 percent still think he is doing a good job is staggering, and once again brings up the cautionary tale of lemmings following the pied piper over the cliff.

Only in that tale, the pied piper was doing the community a favor. Not so, today. Hopefully, at least some supporters will see the light before they jump.

Angelo Lynn

Crack in the door

A SAGGING DOOR leaves a big gap along an exterior wall of an old Panton Barn.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Support Porter nurses’ staffing needs for better health An important process is occurring at Porter Medical Center, one of personal interest to Addison County residents. The Porter Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals are engaged in contract negotiations with the hospital administration, and this concerns all of us because what is good for the nurses is good for us. When we seek healing in the Porter complex, we depend on the nurses for our care and well-being. The nurses there are our neighbors and friends, even our relatives. It is import-

ant to all of us that the nurses are respected and well treated.

Of central importance to the nurses is the issue of nurse-to-patient ratios. The nurses insist on professional standards regarding the number of patients they are required to care for. The ratios establish the maximum number of patients that a Registered Nurse may be assigned during a shift. The required number of nurses for one unit cannot be lowered to cover inadequate ratios in another unit, and nurses cannot be assigned to units where they

have inadequate experience and training. California began enacting these state-mandated nurse-to-patients ratio rules in 2004, with these positive outcomes: • The favorable nurse-to-patient ratios decreased the incidents of patient death significantly; • Nurses’ job satisfaction improved, the burnout rate decreased, and the quality of care delivered by the nurses improved; • Illness and work-related injury among the nurses decreased by 30 (See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, August 14, 2017 — PAGE 5

Addiction help

Letters to the Editor Trump can’t legally start a war Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war.

Given Mr. Trump’s apparently spontaneous threat to unleash “fire and fury like the world has never seen” against North Korea, it is imperative that Congress reassert its Constitutional responsibility.

Congress must stand united in its declaration that it has the sole power to declare war.

The military must know that, although Mr. Trump is currently

Commander in Chief, he explicitly does not the right to start a war, particularly a nuclear war. The military must be prepared to reject his orders if they violate the Constitution of the United States.

The American people of all political stripes have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness without fear of impulsive threats from our leaders.

Harry Yeo Chaucer New Haven

We must avoid nuclear warfare It has been 72 years since America dropped the atomic bombs on Japan — August 7, 1945, and August 9, 1945.

No more Hiroshimas! No more Nagasakis! It is past time to end the threat and horror of nuclear war!

One estimation of casualties is about 200,000 human beings, with continuing torturous deaths from radiation for years; with extensive destruction of the whole natural environment, and hospitals, police and fire departments and government agencies.

Please note that America and its adversaries are increasing the weap-

ons capabilities and in the U.S., as it stands now, Donald Trump has the sole authority to use them.

We the People do not want another nuclear catastrophe.

In my opinion, we all need to make our voices heard in whatever ways possible. One way would be urging our members of Congress to use their leadership and make every effort to reduce the threat and devastation of nuclear war, by making it a top priority in Congress.

Thank you for your actions.

Bunny Daubner Bristol

Letter (Continued from Page 4) percent. (The profession of nursing experiences more work-related injuries to women than any other career.).

Health center administrators do not, in general, support these nurse-to-patient ratio standards. If a hospital is run like a business, the focus has to be on financial health.

But the nurses caution that attention to the fiscal bottom line should not be an excuse to overload nurses with too many patients or require nurses to serve in units where they are not adequately trained, because the true bottom line is patient wellness — our wellness — the people of the county.

To support the nurses in their quest for a wisely considered and fair contract, express your thoughts to the Porter Medical Center Board, a board that “is made up of community members who are dedicated to helping our medical center achieve high quality compassionate health care services for our community,” and who are identified at portermedical.org/ boardmembers.html. A cookout and rally to show support for the Porter nurses and for Health Care as a Human Right will be held on the Middlebury town green on Aug. 26, Saturday, beginning at 4 p.m. And, the Porter nurses invite the community to join nurses and all working folk on Labor Day, Sept. 4, details

forthcoming.

Millard M. Cox Ripton

What Treatment Options are there for Addiction?

The Counseling Service of Addison County and The Addison County Committee on Opiate Addiction have teamed to put together a series of articles for our community this summer. Our hope is that this column offers information, support and hope for addiction recovery, specifically opiate addiction (heroin/painkillers).

This week’s writer is Jessi de Boer, who is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and a licensed clinical mental health counselor, is coordinator of Adult Recovery Services at CSAC. ••••••• Addiction is a life-long disease. Very much like Type 2 Diabetes or heart disease, addiction treatment requires intensive changes to the physical body and also life-style changes. The brain is damaged by addiction and often the best treatment is one that includes counseling, social changes and medication support if possible.

I like to describe the treatment for this disease much like how we fight cancer. Addiction is not who the person is. This disease is like a toxic tumor that lives inside.

It is important to go to the right program for care to best fight this

disease. Your primary care doctor would never operate on a tumor in his/her office; for addiction, the same is true. People who are sick with addiction need to go to a certified treatment provider to determine the best form of treatment.

It may be that an intensive residential program to strike this disease hard and work to remove it is the best form of treatment.

After that residential care. it makes sense to do intensive outpatient work just as we do with cancer providing chemotherapy and radiation multiple times per week. As this disease becomes more manageable regular outpatient appointments once per week work well in addition to community supports.

For many people, the best treatment program may be an intensive outpatient program that

treats people a few days a week for a few hours each visit. The person who has addiction is able to live at home and start using the skills they learn in the intensive program in their daily life.

Certified treatment providers right here in Addison County can help you decide whether inpatient rehab or intensive outpatient treatment is right for you.

Here in Addison County we have community support and outpatient counseling. We also have certified medication assisted treatment doctors for opiate addiction at Bristol Internal Medicine. Coming up in this column we will review more about what medication choices there are and why this choice is helpful for some individuals and communities.

There is more information online at addictionhelpvt.com.

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Obituaries

ADDISON COUNTY

Judy Kimball, 57, Middlebury BURLINGTON/MIDDLEBURY — Judy Lynn Kimball, 57, died early Wednesday morning, August 2, 2017, at Birchwood Terrace Healthcare in Burlington after a long illness.

She was born June 2, 1960, in Middlebury the daughter of Burton and Margaret (Bruce) Kimball.

Judy was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School.

She had been employed at C.P.C., of Middlebury and had been in private home care. Judy enjoyed crafting, NASCAR, watching her brother race and spending time with her nieces and nephew.

Survivors are her mother Margaret “Peg” Kimball, of Middlebury, by her two brothers, David Kimball of Bristol and Peter Kimball and wife Annie of Middlebury. Also by her favorite aunt and uncle Bonnie and Barry Bradley, several other aunts, uncles, nieces and a nephew.

She was predeceased by her father Burton H. Kimball Jr. on May 21, 2014 and an infant sister Denise Kimball who died in 1958.

Graveside services were held on Friday August 11, 2017 at 1 P.M. at

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JUDY L. KIMBALL Case Street Cemetery, Route 116, Middlebury.

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

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Margaret Cameron funeral service MIDDLEBURY The funeral service for Margaret “Maggie” Cameron, 68, of Middlebury, who died Aug. 5, 2017, will be held Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.

A private graveside committal service and burial will take place in Forestdale Cemetery.

Following the ceremony the family will receive friends at Brandon American Legion Post No. 55, for a time of remembrance.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made to: The Estuary Room at Porter Hospital, 1 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05733.

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Duane Torrey, 76, Bridport BRIDPORT — Duane A. Torrey, 76, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington after complications with cancer.

He was born December 16, 1940 on the family farm in Shoreham the son of Forrest and Iola (Howe) Torrey.

Duane married Diane Duchesne on February 14, 1961.

He was a farmer all of his life.

After selling his cows he drove a truck for Barnes Brothers, in which he did his best to keep the boys going in the right direction.

Duane’s passions were farming, hunting, fishing and family. If you were his friend you were considered family.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Diane Torrey, by his children,

Jeff, Linda and Patrick (Nicolee), by his siblings, Muriel, Susan, June, Mary, Shirley and James. Also by his four grandchildren, two greatgranddaughters and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by his parents, his son Tim and grandson Corey.

A celebration of his life was held on Sunday, August 13, 2017 from 10 A.M.-5 P.M. at “M’as Last Chance” on Torrey Island in Shoreham, all welcome.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Association at P.O. Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.

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Historic Sites offer free admission on Wed. MONTPELIER — Wednesday, Aug. 16 is a Vermont State Holiday commemorating Bennington Battle Day and our victory over the British on Aug. 16, 1777. To celebrate this Revolutionary War victory, admission is free this

Wednesday to the Bennington Battle Monument, Chimney Point (Addison), Mount Independence (Orwell), President Calvin Coolidge (Plymouth), and Justin Morrill (Strafford) State Historic Sites.

Pack the picnic basket, grab the kids, invite your friends and neighbors, and head out to enjoy the great Vermont summer at any of the state-owned historic sites.

For more information, visit historicsites.vermont.gov.

Composter course starts Sept. 26 BURLINGTON — Are you interested in composting, but don’t know how? You can learn the basics of backyard composting through a sixweek online course offered this fall through the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Master Gardener Office.

The Vermont Master Composter course will run from Sept. 26 through Oct. 31 and has seven online modules, four of which include live interactive question and answer sessions.

You will learn about the biology of composting, site and container selection, “recipes” to make compost and how to manage the composting process. The course also will cover troubleshooting, compost as a means

of disease control, worm composting and Vermont’s new universal recycling law.

Registration is $50 for Vermonters, $150 for out-of-state residents. Sept.

15 is the deadline to register. Go to uvm.edu/mastergardener for details and the registration link.

Call the UVM Extension Master Gardener Program office at (802) 656-9562 by Aug. 29 to request a disability-related accommodation to participate. This also is the number to call if you have any questions, or you may contact Lisa Chouinard at master.gardener@uvm.edu.

When you have completed the course, you have the option of seeking certification as a UVM Extension

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Master Composter. You must be a Vermont resident and will be required to volunteer for at least 20 hours for community or school composting projects within the next two years.

You can complete these hours by giving talks, writing articles, staffing exhibits at public events or helping with a UVM Extension Master Gardener project that has a composting component. As a certified Master Composter, you will be expected to provide a minimum of five hours of community outreach every year.

Sign up for the course today, and you will soon be turning your food scraps, grass clippings, leaves, garden debris and other organic wastes into “black gold.”

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Gibbs (Continued from Page 1) Guard. He also began spending long hours volunteering as an emergency medical technician with the Northfield ambulance squad.

Gibbs found his EMT work so rewarding that he left Norwich and sought work fulltime as a police officer. He landed his first municipal police job with the Waterbury Police Department, starting out as a parttime patrolman in 1984.

“I was a big fan of Kennedy — What can I do for my country? I felt service was important,” Gibbs said. “Every police officer I’ve ever interviewed … will say, ‘Well I want to help people.’ And we all do.

But I think, too, there’s something about the adrenalin, managing crisis.

Rescue squad same as police or fire — you’re going into a situation where people are just losing it. And just being able to manage that — it’s kind of exciting to be able to keep your head about you when everyone else is going “It’s kind of nuts.”

Gibbs came exciting to to Bristol as a be able to patrolman in keep your October 1986, head about his first job on a you when municipal force full time. everyone Over the else is going years, he said, nuts.” he thought — Police Chief about moving Kevin Gibbs on to a larger police department or taking a law enforcement job that was more specialized or higher paying. But he realized that he wanted to stay in Bristol.

“There’s something to be said for serving in the community you live in,” he said. “The longer I stayed here, the more I came to feel that Bristol was my home. And I wanted to make my home a safe place.”

Serving in Bristol, Gibbs has had a full range of challenges as a policeman. Bristol has the same crimes as New York City, he said, just in reduced frequency: “The thing I’ve always liked about working in a small town is you get to take on everything. You’re like the country doctor. You’re going to deal with everything. You get to do it all.”

JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS Among the most impressive aspects of Gibbs’s career has been his focus on helping victims of child abuse and of domestic violence.

Common refrains heard throughout his interview with the Independent: “Getting justice for victims” and “Victims need to be made whole.”

As Bristol’s senior patrolman in 1987, Gibbs was tasked with investigating all of the department’s child abuse complaints and sexual assaults, a responsibility he’s maintained until recently.

Throughout Gibbs’s career he continued to expand his experience in these two important areas. In 1991, Gibbs became certified as a Law Enforcement Trainer in Domestic Violence. He’s taken

BRISTOL POLICE CHIEF Kevin Gibbs is retiring from his position after 25 years leading the force. Gibbs is leaving at the end of the month.

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hundreds of hours of additional training in the area of child abuse and domestic violence. He’s extended his expertise by providing training and consultation to other area law enforcement agencies. And he’s carried this responsibility all the way to the grass roots, by helping to train volunteers with WomenSafe.

Gibbs is a founding member of the Addison County Domestic Violence Task Force and a current board member of the Addison County Unit for Special investigations.

Over the course of his career, he’s investigated hundreds of child abuse and domestic violence-

A salute to Chief Gibbs

The town of Bristol will hold a retirement open house in honor of retiring Police Chief Kevin Gibbs on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 3-4:30 related crimes.

As a young officer beginning his career in policing, Gibbs encountered not just a policing culture but an attitude nationwide that domestic violence and even child abuse were private matters in which society shouldn’t interfere. These attitudes were reflected in the law itself, and

p.m. The open house will be held at the Bristol Police Department, at BristolWorks, in Building 6, Suite 603.

police had limited ability to arrest perpetrators of domestic abuse.

This did not sit well with Gibbs.

“I could go to a house in 1989 where a woman had called the police to say ‘My husband assaulted me.’

I could show up. She could have a black eye and a bloody nose. And I could not arrest him because it was

not a ‘witness misdemeanor,’” said Gibbs.

“What I had to do back in those days — and if you talk to any cop who was a cop back in those days — I got really good at getting the perpetrator of a crime like that to take a swing at me or punch me. That’s how I got him out of the house. I got really, really good at getting people to take a swing at me.

“And there were cases where you knew that was what you were going to have to do, because if you left, that woman was going to take another beating because she called (See DARE, Page 35)

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Cider Tasting and Sunset walk in Shoreham.

Friday, Aug. 18, 5‑9 p.m., Champlain Orchards, 3597 Route 74 West. Join head cider maker Jeren Stoneman at the orchard’s new tasting room, then head up to the Pinnacle at sunset for early apples, fresh peaches and a killer sunset.

Tasting $6. Part of Vermont Open Farm Week.

Bob Degree & the Bluegrass Storm on stage in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 18, 6‑8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Straight up wild bluegrass. Part of the Winery’s free Friday night concerts. Bring a picnic and something to sit on.

Rain or shine. Wine and food available for sale.

More info at 802‑388‑7368 or lincolnpeakvine‑ yard.com.

“The Tarnation of Russell Colvin” in Middlebury.

Friday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, Exchange St. Middlebury Actors Workshop presents this one‑man show based on Manchester’s unsolved 1812 murder.

Oliver Wadsworth brings local history to life, playing a motley medley of characters grappling with the slippery truth of the real life murder of eccentric Vermonter Russell Colvin. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the THT Box Office: 802‑382‑9222 or townhalltheater.org.

“The Wizard of Oz” on screen in Bristol.

Friday, Aug. 18, dusk, on the town green. Part of Bristol’s Movies in the Park series. Free and open to the public. Bring a blanket and your bug spray. Rain location Holley Hall.

Parakeets with Dan Zura in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. 18, 7‑9:30 p.m., Northern Daughters, 221 Main St. The Parakeets — Katie Weller, Ben Roy and Colin Gunn — will uplift everyone with Doo‑Wop songs. Dan Zura will open with a set of interesting, heartfelt, occasionally haunting songs. Free event, though tips are welcome for the musicians.

MONDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 14, arrive after 11:15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Bros., 11 North Main St. Chicken salad plate with fruit and crackers and banana bread for dessert.

Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve (802) 377‑1419. $5 suggested dona‑ tion does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Book discussion in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman. Volunteer‑led.

Bixby provides copies for participants.

Auditions in Brandon. Monday, Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. For the Brandon Town Players fall production.

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Auditions in Brandon. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. For the Brandon Town Players fall production.

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

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Bennington Battle Day in Orwell.

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

Paper cut bookmaking workshop in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 9:30‑11 a.m., Sheldon Museum, One Park St. Join “Where is Sam” creators Sandra Stillman Gartner and Marguerite Jill Dye at this workshop for children, families, and the young at heart. Free. Ages 6 and up, Reservations required. More info at 802‑388‑2117. Part of the events during the Sheldon’s exhibit “Draw Me a Story: Tell Me a Tale.”

Chicken barbeque in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 5 p.m.‑dusk, town green. St. Ambrose Parish hosts an evening of barbequed chicken and fixings, a pie contest and sale, fried bread dough, baked goods, white elephant table, face painting and dunking tank. More info at 802‑453‑2488.

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

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

More info at brandon.org.

Sucker Brook Sawmill presentation in Salisbury. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7‑8:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Bill Powers will bring this small sawmill community to life. Sponsored by the Salisbury Historical Society.

“The Sandlot” on screen in Middlebury.

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

Free.

Paint N Sip in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 6‑8 p.m., VFW Post 7823, 530 Exchange St. Local artist Jackie Rivers will lead a Paint N Sip class to benefit the VFW Auxiliary and local veterans groups. Cost: $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Price includes snacks, a sap bucket or 11 x 14 canvas to paint on and painting materi‑ als during the two‑hour class. For more info call the VFW at 802‑388‑9468.

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THURSDAY \Cider Tasting and Sunset walk in Shoreham. Thursday, Aug. 17,

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KEN WESTON CONDUCTS the Bristol Town Band on the green in Bristol this Wednesday at 7 p.m. This follows a 5 p.m. chicken barbeque hosted by St. Ambrose Parish on the green.

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5‑9 p.m., Champlain Orchards, 3597 Route 74 West. Join head cider maker Jeren Stoneman at the orchard’s new tasting room, then head up to the Pinnacle at sunset for early apples, fresh peaches and a killer sunset. Tasting $6. Part of Vermont Open Farm Week.

Ladies union salad supper in New Haven.

Thursday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. Variety of salads, cold meats, rolls, desserts and bever‑ ages. Adults $8, Children 6‑12 $4. More info contact Carol at 802‑453‑5059.

Greg Ryan and Rani Arbo in Hancock. Thursday, Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m., on the town green. Bring a chair and a picnic, rain site available. Free and open to the public. Part of the Hancock Green summer concert series. Sponsored by Hancock Town Pride Committee.

Religious aspects of the Revolutionary War talk in Bristol. Thursday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. Howden Hall, 19 West Street. The Bristol Historical Society will host the one‑time Civil War re‑enac‑ tor Michael Blakeslee, who will discuss the reli‑ gious aspects of the Revolutionary War. Open to the public. Call Steve Ayotte at 802‑453‑7709 for details.

Eagles and falcons return to Vermont in Salisbury. Thursday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Learn about the remarkable conservation success story as John Buck of VT Fish & Wildlife gives a presentation on the return of bald eagles and falcons to the Salisbury area and Vermont in general. Free and open to the public.

802‑352‑9080.

Addison County Chamber mixer on the Lake Champlain Bridge. Thursday, Aug. 17, 5:30‑7 p.m., Crown Point State Historic Site, Crown Point, N.Y. Start on the New York side of the Lake Champlain Bridge and walk across to the Chimney Point State Historic Site on the Vermont side. Enjoy the Lake Champlain Bridge Heritage area by stopping at any of the six historic loca‑ tions along the way. Free. RSVP to Sue: email sue@addisoncounty.com or call 388‑7951.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Ferrisburgh. Friday, Aug. 18, noon, Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Rd West. Enjoy the grounds and gardens from 10:30‑11:30 a.m. Dining room opens at 11:40 a.m. Vegetable minestrone soup, half a Basin Harbor chicken salad club sandwich with Dakin Farm bacon, apples, lettuce, tomato and mayo on whole wheat bread served with mixed greens with a light summer vinaigrette. Pastry Chef’s choice for dessert. Advanced tickets required.

Call Michelle at 802‑377‑1419. $5 donation does not include gratuity. A collection for Meals on Wheels will be taken during the luncheon.

Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Artist lecture and slide presentation in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 18, time TBA, Edgewater at the Falls, Frog Alley. Artist Philip Frey, whose pieces will be included in the featured gallery show in Aug., will show and discuss his work. Visit edgewatergallery.co for more info.

Miss Debbie’s famous tea party in Brandon.

Friday, Aug. 18, 3 p.m., Brandon Public Library, 4 Franklin St. Wear your fancy hat or bow tie for a picnic on the lawn. 802‑247‑8230.

George Matthew Jr., carillon, in Middlebury.

Friday, Aug. 18, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Middlebury College.

Matthew, Carillonneur for Middlebury College and Norwich University, performs music entirely composed by women as part of the college’s Summer Carillon Concert series. Free. Learn more at go.middlebury.edu/carillon, middlebury. edu/arts or 802‑443‑3168.

Artist’s Reception in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 18, 5‑7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater. Sharp pencils and the tiniest brushes — these are the tools of four Addison County artists who specialize in realistic art in fine detail. “Attention to Detail” features work by Gayl Braisted, Mike Mayone, Catherine M. Palmer and Reed A. Prescott. On exhibit Aug. 18‑Oct.

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Town‑wide yard sale in Bridport.

Saturday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m.‑4 p.m. Maps available at Boise’s Citgo, Pratt’s Store and sales around town.

Green Mountain Club hike — Mt. Abraham in Lincoln. Saturday, Aug. 19. A strenuous 5.2 mile hike on the Long Trail with an eleva‑ tion gain of approximately 2,500 feet, some steep pitches, a few areas of flat hiking and an extremely rocky ascent to the summit. Rare arctic‑alpine plants and 360‑degree views. This is a dog friendly hike. Contact leader Mike at mike802vt@comcast.net or 802‑349‑5653 for details. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf. org.

Firefighters Mini Muster and other events in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m.‑noon and beyond. As part of Adam Myers Day, chil‑ dren are encouraged to join members of the Middlebury Fire Department on the town green for fun games, refreshments and a tour of fire engines. At 6 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern Lounge will celebrate the Middlebury Fire Department, Middlebury Heavy Rescue and the life of Adam Myers while raffling off more than $2,000 worth of merchandise and gift certificates.

Kids Pirate Festival in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m.‑5 p.m., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. The Museum campus will be taken over by pirates, sailors, rogues and mutineers from distant shor es for this family friendly swashbuckling good time. Costumes, music, pirate‑themed activi‑ ties, shows, sing‑alongs and make‑and‑take crafts for the whole family. Live pirate stage shows by Pirates of Fortune’s Folly, see the Pirate Fleet on Lake Champlain, visit the Pirate Camp to learn all about life on the high seas, find treasure, join in the Great Pirate Tug‑o‑War and more! Information: lcmm.org or 802‑475‑2022.

Farm tour and more in New Haven. Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m.‑4 p.m., Lester Farm and Market, 2297 Ethan Allen Highway. Meet dwarf goats, sheep, chickens and geese in the petting zoo, taste the tomatoes and other produce and take a wagon ride tour of the farm. Part of Vermont Open Farm week.

Genealogy workshop in Vergennes. Saturday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m.‑1 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main

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Brandon Inn. More info at bran‑ don.org.

Mad Mountain Scramblers in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Mad River Valley’s premier bluegrass band.

Part of the Brandon Summer Music series. Free. More info at brandon.org.

Marijuana legalization talk in Vergennes.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Vergennes. Police Chief George Merkel will discuss some of the challenges and health risks of legalization and how it might affect public safety.

Town Hall Theater’s Young Company perfor‑ mance in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. “The School For Scandal” is a fun cross between “Gossip Girl” and “I Love Lucy.” It’s a comedy with the perfect dose of wit, confusions, gossips and insults. Tickets are $10, $5 for children 12 and under. Contact the theater for tickets or more info at 802‑388‑1436.

Annual rummage sale and flea market in Vergennes. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 9 a.m.‑7 p.m., St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 85 South Maple St. Items are full price. Sale continues Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For more info call 802‑877‑2367

military $5; kids 5 and under free.

Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Cooie Defrancesco and her band bring you iconic tunes from the Great American Songbook. Tickets are $20. A pre‑concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. More info at 802‑247‑4295, info@brandon‑music.net or brandon‑music.net.

Pancake Breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, Aug. 19, 8‑10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Road. Feast on plain or blueberry pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, home fries, beverages and a special surprise. Tickets: $8 for adults and older chil‑ dren, $4 for children under 12, and $20 for a family with small children.

Farm to table dinner and garden party in Goshen. Saturday, Aug. 19, 6‑9 p.m., Blueberry Hill Inn, Goshen. Celebrate the tastes of Vermont summer with a meal featuring local farmers and artisans. Appetizers in the garden, dinner with friends and wine from Lincoln Peak Vineyard. More info at blueberryhillinn.com/ farm‑to‑table or 802‑247‑6735.

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Birds are back

FALCONS AND BALD eagles, includ‑ ing this one captured on film by Kathy Dick near Lake Dunmore, have returned to Vermont in good numbers. John Buck of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife De‑ partment will discuss this conservation success on Thursday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m., at the Salisbury Congregational Church.

St. Genealogist Ann Watson will lead an infor‑ mation and instruction session on researching your family. Free. Call to RSVP. Part of the Bixby Library Cultural Events series. More info contact Muir Haman at 802‑877‑221 or muir. haman@bixbylibrary.org.

Diamond Island Regatta on Lake Champlain.

Saturday, Aug. 19, racing starts at 11 a.m. from Point Bay Marina in Charlotte. The fifth annual yacht race, hosted by the Royal Savage Yacht Club and Point Bay Marina, can feature two dozen boats or more racing 6‑14 miles from Charlotte in the north to Basin Harbor in the south. RSYC lobster dinner for $25 and awards ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. Race proceeds to benefit the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. More information online at rsyc.org/ diamond‑island‑regatta.

Wagon rides, solar panels and peaches in Shoreham. Saturday, Aug. 19, noon‑2 p.m., Champlain Orchards, 3597 Route 74 West.

Ride in the orchard’s wagon, see it’s solar track‑ ers and finish up your visit with pick‑your‑own organic and eco‑certified peaches. Tour & wagon ride Free. Peaches at pick‑your‑own price.

Ciderstock Music Festival in Middlebury.

Saturday, Aug. 19, 2 p.m., Woodchuck Cidery, Exchange St. woodchuck.com.

Chicken barbeque in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Aug. 19, 4:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Fire Station, U.S. Route 7. Try Jerry’s world‑famous secret barbeque sauce recipe and help raise funds for the Ferrisburgh Fire Department.

King Pede in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, 3279 U.S Route 7. Sandwich supper followed by fun and cards. All are welcome.

Old Bones Band Of Addison County on stage in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. A group of mostly retired, mostly hobby musicians, mostly having fun.

Older country with a bit of bluegrass and gospel mixed in. It’s a family show so bring every‑ one. Tickets: Adults $7; seniors, students and

SUNDAY

Town‑wide yard sale in Bridport.

Sunday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m.‑4 p.m. Maps available at Boise’s Citgo, Pratt’s Store and sales around town.

Green Mountain Bicycle Club Bound for Bristol Bakery ride. Sunday, Aug. 20, meet at 9:15 a.m., Clifford Lumber, Rt. 116 Hinesburg.

A 40‑mile ride on the less traveled roads around Bristol, New Haven and Hinesburg. Shorter 27‑mile ride to Bristol Bakery and back. More info contact Jessica Barnum 802‑335‑1889, omsideofthings@gmail.com, or Amy Ross 802‑324‑2137, vtamy@comcast.net.

Kids Pirate Festival in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Aug. 20, 10 a.m.‑5 p.m., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Continuation of event that started on Saturday.

Champlain Valley Fiddlers in Middlebury.

Sunday, Aug. 20, noon‑5 p.m., VFW, Exchange St. All fiddlers welcome. Refreshments will be available, Suggested $3 donation.

Wagon rides, solar panels and peaches in Shoreham. Sunday, Aug. 20, noon‑2 p.m., Champlain Orchards, 3597 Route 74 West.

Ride in the orchard’s wagon, see it’s solar track‑ ers and finish up your visit with pick‑your‑own organic and eco‑certified peaches. Tour and wagon ride Free. Peaches at pick‑your‑own price.

Blast from the Past: Working with Fiber in Addison. Sunday, Aug. 20, 2‑4 p.m. Chimney Point State Historic Site, 8149 Vt. Route 17W. Members of the Twist O’ Wool Guild 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.

Zen meditation for everyone in Middlebury.

Sunday, Aug. 20, 4‑7 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. For those new to meditation, or those with experi‑ ence who would like a refresher. Meditation instruction and discussion about Zen in today’s world. Sensei Joshin Byrnes, vice abbot and president of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, N.M. will lead the session. Bring a small dish and stay for a potluck dinner and dharma conversation afterwards from 5:30‑7:30 p.m. Free and open to all. Registration is not required. For more info email Sensei Joshin at joshin@upaya.org.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol.

Monday Aug. 21, 11 a.m., Cubbers, 8 Main St. Arrive at 10:45. Chef’s Choice.

Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802‑377‑1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

Like Babe Ruth

PATRICK RENNA PLAYS Hamilton “Ham” Porter in the 1993 film “The Sand‑ lot,” which will screen in the new park near the traffic circle in Middlebury this Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 8 p.m. The mov‑ ie, set in 1962, portrays a new kid in town who is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team.

Historical Society Meeting in Monkton.

Monday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m., Monkton Town Hall.

Have photos from the last half of the 20th century? Come scan them and share your stories. Society members, Monkton residents, and others with photos and stories to tell about their Monkton photos are encouraged to attend.

For more info call 802‑482‑2277 or email monk‑ tonmhs@gmail.com.

Pie and ice cream social in Vergennes.

Monday, Aug. 21, 6‑8 p.m., Vergennes City Park. Enjoy homemade pies topped with vanilla ice cream and a cold beverage while listening to the Vergennes City Band perform live. Cost $6. Proceeds benefit the Champlain Valley Christian School. For more info call Martha at 802‑349‑0229.

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Political Luncheon in Middlebury.

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 12:30‑2:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury. Middlebury College Professor Matt Dickinson will lead a discussion on political topics. Bring your own lunch or buy from our Bistro. Cash or check accepted.

Town Hall Theater’s Young Company perfor‑ mance in Middlebury. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. “The School For Scandal” is a fun cross between “Gossip Girl” and “I Love Lucy.” It’s a comedy with the perfect dose of wit, confusions, gossips and insults. Tickets are $10, $5 for children 12 and under. Contact the theater for tickets or more info at 802‑388‑1436.

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Justin Perdue jazz quartet in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., new park corner of South Main and College streets. Part of the Middlebury Community Music Center/Better Middlebury Partnership Concerts in the Park series. Free.

Aikido Yoshokai demonstration in Brandon.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., behind the

LIVEMUSIC Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m., City Park.

Brandon Town Band in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. DC3 in Brandon. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug 16, 7 p.m., on the town green.

Middlebury Blues Jam in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 8:30 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.

Greg Ryan and Rani Arbo in Hancock.

Thursday, Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m., on the town green.

Bob Degree & the Bluegrass Storm in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 18, 6 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

One For The Road in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 18, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.

Old Bones Band of Addison County in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 19, 7 :30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Adam Meyers in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 19, 6‑9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge. Benefit show for the Middlebury Fire Department.

Fiddlewitch in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.

Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m., City Park.

Justin Perdue Jazz Quartet in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., new town park.

Mad Mountain Scramblers in Brandon.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., on the town green.

DaddyLongLegs in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

DJ Jam Man in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 26, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., on the town green.

Moose Crossing in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.

The Press Gang in Ripton. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

Station Mountain Band in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 2, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.

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Cooie’s ensemble brings jazz classics to Brandon \COOIE’S JAZZ ENSEMBLE AT to the soul and her passion for a BRANDON MUSIC song’s meaning and spirit will evoke Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble will the same feelings in you. perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Accompanied by veteran Aug. 19 at Brandon Music. musicians Robert Gagnon (guitar), Drawing from the vast catalog of Andy Smith (bass) and Rob Zollman jazz classics of the 20th (drums), DeFrancesco century, Cooie’s Jazz will take you on a musical Ensemble lures you deep journey that you’ll find into the music. Cooie “unforgettable.”

DeFrancesco reaches the Music has been heart of a lyric and brings DeFrancesco’s lifelong her own special blend of companion, from pathos and humor. You harmonizing with her

by Greg Pahl might laugh, you may family in the car as a weep, but on Saturday child, listening late at at Brandon Music, you night to the artists that will remember this evening of song. still inspire her — until the transistor DeFrancesco brings to each song radio batteries gave out — to finally a true and melodic voice as well following her heart and bringing her as unique interpretive skills, using voice to others. DeFrancesco now expressive vocal arrangements to touches her audiences, leading their take a lyric back to its foundation. emotional journey through the music Her beautiful and full voice is a joy that has always brought her comfort.

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“ATTENTION TO DETAIL” is now on exhibit at the Jackson Gallery at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater, featuring work by Addison County artists, Mike Mayone, Catherine M. Palmer, Gayl Braisted and Reed A. Prescott III.

Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 2474295 or e-mail info@brandonmusic.net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon.

“MUSIC AT THE RIVERBEND” IN BRANDON The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Music at the Riverbend” summer concert series continues at 7 p.m. this Wednesday, Aug. 16, with DC3 on the lawn behind the Brandon Inn located at 20 Park Street in Brandon.

Duane Carleton is the newest voice of rural America. His songs capture the essence of working class life. Whether he is describing the everyday people of small town America and their relationships or the struggles that they encounter in their day-to-day lives, he conveys the beauty and tragedy of a disappearing lifestyle.

His music, which is a rich blend of rock, country, folk and blues, falls into the Americana genre. He paints a vast and colorful landscape with his songwriting as he covers the spectrum from poetic ballads, to upbeat rockers, to political story songs that could be aptly described as the offspring of The Band and The Allman Brothers.

There will be a pre-concert concert by the Brandon Town Band at 6 p.m.

Enjoy a diverse musical menu, the sweet sounds of the Neshobe River and the summer nights. Bring a lawn chair, blanket and a picnic, or pick up dinner from local eateries; many will be offering concert specials.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase, No BYOB permitted.

These concerts, which will be happening every Wednesday night in August, are free, thanks to generous donations from community members and area businesses. For more information visit brandon.org.

NEW EXHIBIT AT JACKSON GALLERY There will be an artist’s reception

COOIE DEFRANCESCO AND her ensemble will perform jazz classics of the 20th century at Brandon Music on Saturday evening.

on Friday, Aug. 18 for the new exhibit, “Attention to Detail,” from 5-7 p.m. in the Jackson Gallery at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

Sharp pencils and the tiniest brushes — these are the tools of four Addison County artists, Mike Mayone, Catherine M. Palmer, Gayl Braisted and Reed A. Prescott III, who specialize in realistic art in fine detail.

Characterized by a way of seeing and a level of patience that allows them to go beyond form and into the small elements and textures of the scene, these artists render their images in sharp focus with precision and passion.

The exhibit, which runs through Oct. 1, is free. The Jackson Gallery is located in the lower level of Town Hall Theater, a community and cultural venue located in the center of Middlebury. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday noon to five, and an hour before any public events in the building. For further information, call 382-9222 or visit the web site

at townhalltheater.org.

THE TARNATION OF RUSSELL COLVIN The Tarnation of Russell Colvin is coming to The Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18 at 1197 Exchange Street in Middlebury Based on Manchester’s very own unsolved murder case of 1812, local history comes alive in this one-man virtuosic tour-deforce. Oliver Wadsworth portrays a motley medley of characters, as they grapple with the slippery truth of the real life murder of Russell Colvin, an eccentric Vermonter whose ghost haunted the town of Manchester until the malefactors were brought to justice and sentenced to hang.

Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the THT box office, 3829222, or online at townhalltheater. org. Running time: one hour and ten minutes, with no intermission.

Suitable for ages 12 and up.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be three live musical (See Arts Beat, Page 10)

BOB DEGREE & the Bluegrass Storm will perform their original tunes, traditional bluegrass and blazing instrumentals at Lincoln Peak Vineyard on Friday.

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of August 14

OLIVER WADSWORTH BRINGS to life the murder mystery of Russell Colvin in a solo performance at the Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse on Friday evening.

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main Street in Middlebury.

Join Two Brothers every Wednesday at 9 p.m. for the Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Alternately hosted by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley, come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage. It’s free to enter, and there is no cover charge.

Then, at 9 p.m. on Friday, Two Brothers presents the classic rock band, One For the Road. There is a $3 cover.

Finally, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Fiddle Witch take to the Tavern’s stage for a dinner show. Fiddle Witch is a progressive bluegrass group with great vocals, harmonies and instrumentation. For more information, call 388-0002.

BOB DEGREE & THE BLUEGRASS STORM AT LPV Bob Degree & the Bluegrass Storm will perform at Lincoln Peak Vineyard on Friday, Aug. 18 from 6-8 p.m. Be prepared for a toetapping, knee slapping good time to the band’s original tunes, traditional bluegrass and blazing instrumentals.

The vineyard opens at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking. Food will be for sale

by Antidote of Vergennes, and wine by the glass. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or a picnic blanket.

The Wine Down Friday series happens rain or shine — there’s room on the winery porch in the case of rain. No alcohol may be brought onto the grounds, and please leave your pets at home. Lincoln Peak Vineyard is located at 142 River Road

in New Haven. More information is at lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

CARILLON SERIES The Middlebury College Summer Carillon Series concludes its 32nd year of concerts with a 3 p.m. performance on Friday, Aug. 18 in Mead Chapel by George Matthew Jr. the carillonneur for both Middlebury College and Norwich University.

He will be playing a program of music entirely composed by women.

Enjoy the sounds of the carillon bells from inside the chapel or, weather permitting, on the surrounding lawns. It’s free.

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Spend time with an eclectic group of friends who can offer a new experience.

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Lean on a loved one for support.

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VIRGO: Aug 24/Sept 22. Virgo, even though you know what needs to get done, you may experience difficulty adhering to a schedule. Look to a friend to get you back on course.

LIBRA: Sept 23/Oct 23.

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CAPRICORN: Dec 22/Jan 20. A calm demeanor may help you get through a situation unscathed, Capricorn.

Try not to attract any attention right now and everything should be fine.

AQUARIUS: Jan 21/Feb 18. Aquarius, coworkers may demand more from you this week, but you don’t really have the time for extra work.

Find someone who can share in some of these additional tasks.

PISCES: Feb 19/Mar 20. Every action carries extra weight this week, Pisces. People may be watching you more closely, so exercise caution.

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Field Days (Continued from Page 1) optimistic view of the situation in the 4-H and Youth Building. Suddenly, a wave of water came rolling through.

“The bridges are down,” shouted a third, sensing defeat. Her instincts were right, the entire town was soon completely flooded.

Luckily, all of this action took place on a flume simulation table last Thursday at the Addison County Fair & Field Days. The table is essentially a big sandbox, where visitors are able to design a miniature town using figurines and then mold sand to build culverts and bridges to prevent their town from flooding. Once their town is constructed, water is pumped through at various levels to see if it would survive a flood.

The table is owned and operated

by Lake Champlain Sea Grant, which partnered with University of Vermont Extension to exhibit the table at the fair. Sea Grant is a federally funded program dedicated to educating folks about the management of watersheds and other bodies of water. Their goal is to promote environmental health and sustainability. The table was a hit with children at the fair.

“It’s very tactile so they get very into it, and then they’ll go, ‘Oh my house fell off the road,’” said Kirsten Workman, an agronomy outreach professional at UVM Extension.

The goal of the table, one of several that Sea Grant uses throughout the state, is to educate children about watersheds, flooding, erosion, and other water-related issues.

“We teach the kids proper stream ecology. We teach about erosion and give them a hands-on experience,” said Kat Lewis, a Sea Grant intern charged with operating the table at Field Days.

Lewis used the table to demonstrate to children how culverts work, and how they need to be wide enough so that fish are able to swim through with ease. The tables are often used in schools, where teachers find them to be a far more effective way to teach ecological terms to students.

“Without a hands-on experience it’s hard to understand,” Lewis said. “(The table) is a living textbook.”

Hawaii native sees the real Vermont Before he visited the Addison County Fair & Field Days last week, Masayuki “Masa” Sakamoto had never been within an arm’s reach of a cow.

“They’re huge,” he said with a laugh. “The size of the cow was kind of shocking. I’ve never seen someone actually milking a cow before.”

For the Honolulu, Hawaii, native, his visit to the fair last Wednesday marked the first time he was truly exposed to many everyday agricultural practices that are common throughout Addison County. He said there are similar festivals and events in Hawaii, but there are some major differences.

“They were eating pigs here but

it was barbeque, whereas in Hawaii it’s a roast pig, which is a classic Hawaiian food,” he said. “In Hawaii it would be a luau as opposed to a barbeque here.”

Sakamoto is also a rising junior at Middlebury College. Though he has lived here for two years as a student, he said this was the first time he was actually immersed and interacting with folks in the broader community. He said college students too often isolate themselves, and that they should do more to support and engage with the community.

“All of these people are providing Midd with milk, meat, and you see the farm maps in dining halls, but you don’t actually see the people, the actual animals,” Sakamoto said.

“I thought getting to meet and see the people was very enjoyable and I learned a lot.”

— Will DiGravio

Republican seeks to start conversations In the 4-H Exhibit Building, guests found a number of vendors looking to make a sale, a connection with a potential client, or spark enough interest in their business that a visitor may make a purchase down the road.

However, one vendor at this year’s fair, Jon Christiano, was mostly there for one thing: to start a conversation.

Christiano is the chair of the Addison County Republicans, who

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LILLY, 8, LEFT, and Chloe Dolan, 7, play with sand and water at a flood simulation table at the Addison County Fair & Field Days this past Thursday. The table is used by the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program to teach children about floods, erosion and other water-related issues.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

for the second consecutive year set up a table at Field Days to talk with folks about the state of the GOP at a local, state and national level.

Annual Fundraiser for

Middlebury Emergency Services, Aug. 19th

Thanks to the generous support of Woodchuck Cider, the Addison Independent, IPJ Real Estate, Otter Creek Brewing, Bread Loaf View Farm, WhistlePig, Deppman Law, Drop-In Brewing, Two Brothers Tavern, Langrock Sperry & Wool, Addison Advisors, Misasi & Misasi, JP Carrara & Sons, Dennis Newton Electric and the National Bank of Middlebury, more than $7,000 has already been raised in support of the Middlebury Fire Department and Heavy Rescue.

Let’s work together to surpass last year’s mark of $10,000 and support our local emergency services crews!

The organization was also hosting a raffle, and had two items for sale: “Phil Scott For Governor” t-shirts, (See Conversations, Page 23)

10:00am-12:00pm

Middlebury Fire Department Mini Muster

Children of all ages are encouraged to join members of the Middlebury Fire Department on the Town Green behind Saint Stephen’s for fun games, refreshments and a tour of fire engines

6:00pm

Two Brothers Tavern Lounge Celebration

for the Middlebury Fire Department and Middlebury Heavy Rescue Raffling off more than $2,000 worth of merchandise and gift certificates Tickets are $2.00 each or $5.00 for three and will start going on sale Monday, August 14th Two Brothers Tavern will be donating 10% of their total sales from Saturday to the Middlebury Fire Department

10:00 pm Bluegrass

Stick around Two Brothers for bluegrass sensation Fiddle Witch

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THANK YOU for your past support of MREMS. We have been providing emergency service in Addison County for more than 4 decades. We started as a citizen-led, all volunteer organization and have evolved into a dual volunteer and career staff service. Today, MIDDLEBURY REGIONAL EMS is much more than just ambulance services.

We also provide: • Paramedic-Level service • 911 Ambulance Response • First Responder services • Heavy Rescue services • Community Education • Dispatch & Answering services • Switchboard service for Porter Hospital • Ambulance billing services We are here to serve you and your family in your time of need. As a non-profit organization providing critical service to the community, we ask you to become a member to support our mission.

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Membership applies to resident and business subscribers who live and work in the 10 towns we service: Middlebury, East Middlebury, Bridport, Cornwall, Orwell, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Weybridge, Whiting, and parts of New Haven.

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Addison Independent, Monday, August 14, 2017 — PAGE 15

Bristol man pleads innocent to assault BRISTOL — A 24-year-old Bristol man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman at a party at his parents’ home in June.

Tyler Ford pleaded innocent to the sexual assault charge in Addison Superior Court, Criminal Division, on Aug. 7.

The alleged sexual assault took place in the early morning hours of June 25, at a party at Ford’s family home on Lower Notch Road in Bristol. Ford lives with his parents, Suzanne and Glenn Cota.

After what Vermont State Police called, in an Aug. 2 press release, a “thorough investigation” by state police detectives, authorities charged Ford. They also charged his parents, Suzanne Cota, 54, and Glenn Cota, 53, with enabling consumption of alcohol by individuals under the legal drinking age of 21.

The Cotas are scheduled to answer the charges in the same court on Sep. 11.

The essence of the accusation, as spelled out in an affidavit by VSP Det. Trooper Craig Hansen, is that the alleged victim became extremely intoxicated at the party, passed out and woke up to find Tyler Ford with “his hands all over her body,” penetrating her with his penis. The young woman then became very upset and was taken from the party to Rutland Regional Medical Center for a sexual assault examination and hospital personnel contacted state police.

While accounts vary amongst

presents the

the various statements gathered by VSP detectives, the basic events are sketched as follows. The Cotas’ party began early in the evening of Saturday, June 24, and was attended by college-age and older adults.

A variety of alcoholic drinks were served, and the host cautioned those underage not to drink the alcohol, according to the affidavit. The alleged victim was invited by a family member and arrived sometime around 7 p.m. According to the alleged victim’s statement and a number of other witness statements, she began to drink, continued to drink for several hours and became “extremely intoxicated.” A friend of the woman told police that she “consumed multiple drinks of multiple kinds of alcohol.”

At around 9:30 p.m., she jumped into the Cotas’ pool and swam around without her clothes on. This upset the hosts and a friend took the drunken woman to a bedroom, where she apparently fell asleep, vomited onto the floor, but was unaware she had vomited.

By around 11:30 the alleged victim rejoined the party and according to some accounts appeared “sobered up a bit” and then went back to the bedroom to lie down.

Reports differ as to how the alleged victim got to be with Tyler Ford in his downstairs bedroom.

The woman herself reported that Ford himself moved her from the livingroom couch to his room downstairs and that she then passed out. Ford told police that the two

began kissing in the laundry room and that she went with him willingly to his room.

One person at the party stated that she checked in on the alleged victim while she was downstairs in Ford’s room and that the alleged victim signaled that she was OK. Another friend said that when she heard that the alleged victim was in Ford’s room she went immediately to check on her. The second friend said she found the door locked, banged on it, and after “a little while” Ford came to the door in only his boxer shorts. According to this friend, he first claimed that the victim was asleep and that he had been sleeping. He later told VSP detectives that the two were in his bed together and “snuggled” consensually but that he did not penetrate her.

This friend told police that said she found the alleged victim “lying face down in the twin bed with her dress hiked up over her butt.”

When the friend approached, the alleged victim began “sobbing and hyperventilating” and ran out of the room. The friend followed and found her continuing to sob, rock back and forth and hyperventilate (other witnesses described it as a stress-induced asthma attack).

This friend took the alleged victim to Rutland Regional Medical Center at around 1:20 a.m. At 3:07 a.m., hospital personnel reported to police that the victim was at the hospital and that she reported being raped.

Skillet toss (Continued from Page 2) be underhand. Many rocked back and forth. A few walked into their throws, almost like a professional softball pitcher. Some threw long and low. Some arced high into the sky, still covering a good distance. Most faced off the pitch with looks of intense concentration. Some smiled and focused on just having a good time.

After the results were tallied, the Curran family proved to be a powerhouse.

Ladies’ 18-and-up winner was Rose Curran of Whiting, at 60 feet, 1 inch. Third place went to her sister Lillian Curran (54 feet, 10 inches).

Second place went to Camp Sangamore counselor Rhyanna Martinassen, who happened to be an Australia citizen.

Curran siblings David and Helen (as noted above) placed in the 11-to17 and 5-10-year-olds categories.

Interviewed after her victory, Rose Curran said she has been competing in the Ladies’ Iron Skillet Toss for four years and has won two years in a row. The 20-year-old said she had been home schooled and that the family played soccer and other sports.

Asked what she liked most about the skillet toss, Curran replied: “I like the competition. And also it’s so unique.”

Reflecting on the event after the field had been cleared and the crowd moved on, Sutton noted that one of her favorite things about being a

2017 Garden Game

AVA MULLIN OF Addison repeated this year as champion of the 5-10 age group in the ladies’ iron skillet toss at Field Days. Mullin threw 34’ 6” at Wednesday afternoon’s competition.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Field Days board member is organizing events like the skillet toss that are fun for kids and adults alike.

The Weybridge native, now in her second year on the board, is a longtime Field Days volunteer. And she’s been a Field Days fan and attendee all her life.

“I just love this fair,” said Sutton, who grew up about a mile and a half from the New Haven fairgrounds.

“We lived so close, we could ride our horses here,” she said. “And we would ride in the 4-H show.”

CATEGORIES

• Beets (circumference) • Broccoli Kelly Mills, Pittsfield 16” (diameter) • Cabbage Allen Lafountain, East Middlebury 29” (circumference)

• Cantaloupe (circumference) • Carrot (length x circumference) • Cauliflower (diameter) • Cucumber Denise Gibeault, Shoreham 11”x7” (length x circumference)

Last year’s broccoli winner came back this year to defend her title!

Kelley Mills dropped by to show us a big head of broccoli that she grew in her garden in Pittsford.

It was an impressive 16 inches wide! Kelley said she has been harvesting broccoli for three weeks already! Sounds like a great crop this year!

Gary Miller brought in what

we expect will be the first of many entries from his garden this summer! Gary stopped by to show us a big tomato that he grew in Middlebury. He said he has many that are ready to go, but we bet he will still have bigger ones that come in the next few weeks. This one was 13 inches around. Gary also told us he has a gigantic cabbage growing in his garden that he is keeping as long as he possibly can before he brings it in.

Sounds like it might be a recordbreaker! We can’t wait!

Our last visit last week was a fun one from Allen Lafountain. Allen has been playing our Garden Game for years and has a small farm stand at his home in East Middlebury. Allen turned 94 this weekend and he says he’s slowing down a bit. He’s scaled back his gardens, but still has plenty to keep him busy. He did say that this year was tough and he had some flooding early on.

The cabbage he brought in to show us was still very large for a garden that had a tough start. It was 29 inches around!

While he was here, Allen pulled out an old picture from the mid 1970s that he thought we would like to see. He says its a picture of two banana squash that he grew and that were huge! One was 27 inches long and the other was 28 inches long. Allen told us that a banana squash is sort of similar to a butternut squash, but can get very long. In this photo they were being towed by a lawn tractor since they were so large!

• Eggplant (circumference x circumference) • Green Bean (length) • Onion (circumference) • Potato (length x circumference) • Pepper (circumference x circumference) • Pumpkin (circumference x circumference) • Radish Pam Thomas, Whiting 9” (circumference) • Rutabaga (circumference) • Summer Squash (length x circumference) • Sunflower (diameter) • Tomato Gary Miller, Middlebury 13” (circumference)

• Turnip (circumference) • Zucchini (length x circumference)

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TENTS AND TRACTOR-TRAILERS covered the Bristol Rec Field the last weekend in July for the Three Day Stampede toward the Cure for Cystic Fibrosis. The annual event raised more than $125,000 in those three days.

Bristol ‘Stampede’ raises $125K

BRISTOL — One days of weather that of the state’s biggest “This year’s we had,” Bedard said. fundraisers once again success can be “However we have to brought in a large haul partly attributed give the most credit of money to battle to the incredible to the amazing volunagainst a dreaded dis- three days of teers, customers and ease. sponsors who make The 2017 Three Day weather that we this event possible evStampede toward the had.” ery year!”

— Bonita Bedard Cure for Cystic FibroThe centerpiece of sis was an incredible the July 28-30 event, as success earning over usual, was the big lawn $125,000 that will go directly to the sale under almost three dozen tents Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for re- on the Bristol Recreation Field. search and programs.

It also included a used book sale, A press release from Stampede craft and flea market, food bunk, organizer Bonita Bedard said that bake sale, silent auction, motorcycle brings the total raised over 26 years ride and 5K running race. to $1.9 million.

Volunteers ranged in age from 4 to “This year’s success can be part- 85 with the young people being the ly attributed to the incredible three largest in attendance.

“This event renews your faith in the human spirit, you have folks giving their whole weekends to unload trucks, sort goods, cook food, take care of trash, put up and take down tents and just be an overwhelming source of support,” Bedard added.

“They recruit their friends and family and the event continues to grow.”

Out of the five tractor-trailer loads of donated items that were collected every Saturday starting June 1 until the event, $68,000 was earned from that haul. The silent auction raised well over $20,000.

“The event belongs to Bristol and it is truly the highlight of our year,” Bedard said. “Thank you all for volunteering, attending, sponsoring, baking, donating and supporting.

Let’s hit 2 million next year!”

Conservation summit set for Sept. 23

STARKSBORO — Vermonters are using new technologies, engaging youth, and finding value in ecosystems services as communities respond to conservation opportunities and challenges that connect us locally and globally. Practitioners and interested citizens can shape the future of our state by reducing forest fragmentation, protecting our waterways, and adapting to the effects of climate change.

The Association of Vermont Con-

servation Commissions’ (AVCC) annual Summit, September 23, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at the Common Ground Center in Starksboro, is an opportunity for conservation commission members and citizens alike to learn how changing technologies, community engagement and prioritization tools provide pathways forward.

The Summit is a day-long educational and networking event for conservation leaders and communi-

ty volunteers alike. With a variety of sessions and workshops, everyone engaged in planning and caring for natural resources will have the opportunity to share experiences and ideas on the many issues communities face in managing natural resource assets from town forests to town plans.

This year’s theme is “Conservation into the Future.” The Summit will focus on exploring the skills, (See Summit, Page 17)

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Lincoln maple farm featured on TV show

THIS YEAR’S OFFICERS at Bristol’s American Legion Post 19 include Sons of the American Legion Commander Jeremy Revell, left, Auxiliary President Linda Revell and Commander Ron LaRose.

LINCOLN — A cable TV network is putting a Lincoln maple producer on a show about foods that are intrinsically linked to each state.

For Vermont that food is maple.

Tony Gadhue of Solar Sweet Maple Farms in Lincoln will be featured in INSP’s television series “State Plate” hosted by American Idol winner Taylor Hicks on Friday, Aug. 25.

Gadhue’s featured dish will be maple-glazed ham.

Also featured on the show will be a cheddar cheesemaker from Shelburne Farms, and apple pie vendor from Bondville and common crackers from Weston.

The show starts at 8 p.m.; consult your cable listings to see where to watch it.

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Bristol Legion installs officers BRISTOL — American Legion Post 19 in Bristol this summer held a joint installation ceremony for the new slate of officers for the Legion, the Sons of the American Legion and the Auxiliary for the 2017-2018 year. These officers are: Legion: Commander Ron LaRose, First Vice Commander Don Lynaugh, Second Vice Commander Denny Cota, Adjutant Alan Smith Sr., Finance Officer Steve Barsalou, Service Officer Brad Bedard, Judge Advocate Marc Prime, Chaplain Eldon Sherwin, and Sargent at Arms Loren

Lathrop.

The Sons of the American Legion will be led by Commander Jeremy Revell, Senior Vice Commander Ross Brown, Junior Vice Commander Ray Barrows, Adjutant and Sargent at Arms Cody Smith, Finance Officer Steve Gebeault, Chaplain Edson Rathbun, and Historian Ted Lylis.

The Auxiliary officers are: President Linda Revell, Vice President and Historian Cheryl Gebeault, Secretary Megan Harris, Treasurer Sharon Bushey, Chaplain Mary Rathbun, and Sargent at Arms Carol Hogaboom.

All three organizations have asked their members to become more involved by attending monthly meetings and/or working on events at Post 19. They ask that members share their comments, suggestions, questions, etc. with the appropriate leader of each organization.

On a separate note, at the recent Department of Vermont Annual Convention Ron LaRose was elected Northern Area Commander for the American Legion and Jeremy Revell was elected Northern Area Commander for the Sons of the American Legion.

Summit (Continued from Page 16) partnerships, science, and technologies that are changing the face of conservation. Keynote speaker Allan Thompson of Northern Stewards Consulting and Waterbury Conservation Commission will highlight the strategies and results of innovative partnerships, years of scientific inquiry and a multi-

pronged effort to maintain connectivity in the Shutesville Hill collaborative.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and registration fees include lunch. Register before September 1 to take advantage of early-bird discounts.

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Wagon ride around the farm (weather permitting).

The only other Addison County farm taking part in Open Farms Week is Champlain Orchards & Cidery on Route 74 West in Shoreham.

That farm will host cider tasting and sunset walks on Thursday, Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18, 5-9 p.m.; and wagon rides and solar tours on Saturday and Sunday, noon-2 p.m.

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ADDISON COUNTY FAIR and Field Days wrapped up i en. The 4-H & Other Youth Sheep Show was held Thursd top left, steadies her entry, judge Dave Holck chats with and Corrina Hobbs and Moriarty, above, await judgment Annabelle Boyes, top, came all the way from South Caro rides. On Wednesday the popular Ladies’ Iron Skillet To three different age categories. Pictured throwing are, clo Rabinowitz, three-year-old Penn Saville and Briana Fox.

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its five-day run Saturday in New Havday in the sheep tent. Riley Ochs, 14, h competitor Rebecca Moriarty, left, t. Sophie Tidwell, Abby Boyes and olina to enjoy the fair and the midway oss attracted many competitors across ockwise from top right, Katie, Asher .

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MONDAY

It’s Demo Derby time!

ROXIE HALL FEELS the heat of an engine fire during last Wednesday’s demo derby at the fair in New Haven.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Contest features flips, fire & fun

AARON DESOBARIS, bottom, and Dylan Bougor, top, box in driver Dustin Tierney during the demolition derby last Wednesday night at the fair.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Fans roar as cars crash and smash

By WILL DiGRAVIO NEW HAVEN — An estimated crowd of more than 6,000 fans enjoyed a cool breeze and even colder drinks last Thursday as competitors faced off in one of the most beloved events the annual Addison County Fair and Field Days has to offer: the No. 1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby.

“The event is huge for our fair.

Everybody just loves it,” said Diane Norris, the fair’s vice president.

Demo Derby devotees watched as decked-out cars — many painted with vivid colors and the names of family members and girlfriends — smashed into one another for a chance to win not just a trophy and prize money, but to earn bragging rights in front of a crowd comprised of their neighbors and friends. Over the course of the two-night competition, 149 cars roared through the gladiatorial arena, otherwise known as the tractor pad.

“I think the fan draw is that everybody here watching knows somebody that’s in there with a car.

Everybody loves to watch some(See Demo derby, Page 21)

DUSTIN TIERNEY, CAR #63, tries to slip between cars driven by Joe Bell, left, Zachary Stone, right, and Dylan Bougor, top left, during last Wednesday night’s running of the No. 1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Addison Independent, Monday, August 14, 2017 — PAGE 21

Demo derby top. Volunteers from the Vergennes (Continued from Page 20) body they know. It’s family fun at its Fire Department quickly responded, and the competitors then collected best,” Norris said.

Thursday night, the final stage their hardware.

This was Clark’s first demo derby. of the competition, declared win“It’s pretty crazy. You have to ners in five features: four-, six- and eight-cylinder; mini-van; and pickup keep your head on a swivel. I just made sure when people were comtruck. ing at me to brace for it and made PICKUP TRUCK FEATURE The winner of this year’s pickup sure the truck stayed running,” he truck feature was Kevin Clark of said. “It hurts when you get hit. I’m Bristol. His 2002 Chevy Suburban good right now but I’m sure I will was sponsored by his employer, G. hurt later. I’ve just gotta suck it up Stone Motors of Middlebury. The and go to work.” orange and black truck was painted MINI-VAN FEATURE It didn’t take long for this year’s and prepared by Clark and his colleagues, and was one of the most mini-van feature to deliver some aesthetically pleasing vehicles to action. Just seconds into the heat, Ethan “Hog Wild” compete in last ThursGevry and Maverick day’s event.

Payne delivered a dou“We had a crew, it ble hit on Shane Wood, was a bunch of guys at causing his vehicle to the shop. We’re all serflip on the driver’s side vice techs,” Clark said. door.

“We all came together “I’ve waited two on it and got it done.” years to see something This bout got off to a flip,” announcer Dick slow start, then Caroll Therrien roared over Hallock, driving a green the microphone. and black truck, got the After Wood was safeaction going with a ly removed from his vecouple of solid hits on “It’s family fun hicle, the action recomEthan Gevry, aka “Hog menced. Gary English, Wild,” and Clark. Clark at its best.” responded by landing a — Diane Norris who finished third in this year’s heat, quickly solid hit on a blue and got to work. He delivgreen truck driven by Morgan Delorme, who got caught ered hits to nearly all of his fellow competitors, including a hit on Scott on a cement barrier.

Delorme, unable to reverse off the Cram, aka Crash Cram, that resultbarrier, motioned to a forklift opera- ed in an audible gasp from the auditor who then pushed the vehicle back ence. “Hog Wild” Gevry then got to into the arena. For a few minutes, it work, delivering a series of blows to seemed as though Delorme was back Tim Whitney Sr. The two went back in play; but the feature paused when and forth until Whitney’s car began officials determined that help from a to smoke, and he was eliminated.

This year’s winner was Brian forklift driver was not allowed. DeBlake, who faced off against Gevry lorme was out.

Clark got back to work, exchang- for the title. The two exchanged ing blows with Dustin Tierney and heavy blows, backing one another Hunter Given, who finished second into barriers on either side of the and third, respectively. Clark’s ra- arena. However, it was Blake who diator got pushed into the fan and delivered the fatal blow, backing almost stopped the engine. But he into Gevry and causing the largest dealt a final blow to Tierney, which fire of the evening. Gevry quickly caused his competitor’s Dodge to jumped out of his vehicle, the VFD catch fire, and Clark came out on responded, and Blake was declared

MATT TITUS TAKES a hit to his door during last Wednesday night’s demolition derby at Addison County Fair and Field Days.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

the winner.

EIGHT-CYLINDER FEATURE The winner of the eight-cylinder

ETHAN GEVRY, CENTER, looks for an escape from drivers Tim Frederick, right, and Jeffrey Grant, top left, during the first heat of last Wednesday night’s demo derby.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

feature was Brent Warren, whose red and black vehicle went by the name “Kid Dynamite.” When it

came down to the final three competitors, Warren dealt a series of (See Features, Page 22)

CARTER LEGGETT does some smashing during heat 2 of last Wednesday’s demo derby at the fair.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Features (Continued from Page 21) blows to Wade Steele and Wilfred “Boomer” Lafountain, who finished second and third, respectively.

Of all the cars to make it to the feature, Lafountain’s appeared to be in the worst shape. However, it’s who is behind the wheel and what’s under the hood that matters, not the outside. Lafountain delivered a series of blows to Steele, who responded in kind and, with the help of Warren, put Lafountain out of commission.

Warren and Steel then took turns dealing heavy blows and backing one another into different corners of the arena. At one point, as the competitors battled, a cloud of smoke engulfed the area.

“We can’t see anything,” Therrien exclaimed.

Shortly thereafter, Warren delivered a final blow and was named the champion. Both drivers exited their vehicles, embraced, and demonstrated the high level of sportsmanship that spectators witnessed throughout the night.

SIX-CYLINDER FEATURE Third-place finisher Brandon Tierney dealt a series of devastating blows early in the six-cylinder feature. His hits marked the end of several competitors. He also sustained some hits earlier on from Wendall Mason and Kylie Martell, both of whom he would face in the final three.

Mason delivered a number of hits to Martell. After sustaining heavy blows, Martell then got to work, returning a hit from Tierney, engaging in a back-and-forth with Ben Huestis until he was eliminated, and then landing a heavy blow on Mason.

DEVIN PARKER, LEFT, puts a big hit on the back end of Brady Larocque’s car at the demo derby at Addison County Fair and Field Days last Wednesday evening.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Martell and Mason then engaged in a back-and-forth of their own until Mason’s hood popped. Martell kept up the pressure, landing a number of hits until, finally, coming out on top.

FOUR-CYLINDER FEATURE The four-cylinder feature was the day’s final event. Earlier that night, 30 drivers competed in three separate heats to earn a place in the title

round. Those who finished in the top three of their heat advanced to the feature.

Johnny Hill made sure the feature got off to a hot start, after he delivered a big hit to Phillip Armel.

“Hog Wild” Gevry, then went after Hill, dealing him a series of heavy blows. RJ Towle also got to work, landing several hits on Hill and Gevry. However, Gevry soon re-

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sponded, landing two consecutive hits to Towle, who was eventually eliminated.

Second-place finisher Phillip Jerome then found himself in the middle of the action, where he landed several hits on Hog Wild, and sustained even more from Gary Grant, who finished third after his vehicle caught fire.

At this stage, Gevry began to

deal a series of blows to Jerome.

At one point, it seemed as though Jerome’s vehicle had stalled, but, it suddenly came to life and returned Hog Wild’s hits.

In the end, it was Ethan “Hog Wild” Gevry who came out on top.

He trapped Jerome in a corner and began pounding away until he was named the champion and the crowd erupted in one final cheer.

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JON CHRISTIANO, CHAIR of the Addison County Republicans, sits behind his organization’s booth, where he sold “Make America Great Again” hats and “Phil Scott For Governor” t-shirts last week at the Addison County Fair & Field Days.

Independent photo/ Will DiGravio

HAWAII NATIVE MASAYUKI Sakamoto is flanked by fellow Middlebury College students Caleb Walcott, left, and Noah Levine as they examine vegetable last week at the Addison County Fair & Field Days.

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Conversations (Continued from Page 13) and “Make America Great Again” hats.

It is somewhat ironic that the campaign gear of Vermont’s current governor and President Donald Trump are being sold at the same table, since the two Republicans have disagreed on a host of issues, most notably the president’s approach to immigration and the environment. The two items represent a Republican Party that is divided and the contrast between what it means to be a Republican in Vermont and in the nation at-large.

In his role as chairman, Christiano emphasized that it is important to support candidates who Republican voters chose in the primary voting process, even if he may prefer one over the other. He cited last year’s gubernatorial race, where several individuals wanted to start fundraising for Scott before the primary was over.

Christiano said no, insisting that they wait until the voters had made up their minds.

“Everybody is entitled to their own opinion,” Christiano said. “I think (Phil Scott) should fall in line behind the president, but that’s just me.”

For Christiano, the important thing is to engage in a meaningful dialogue about the issues and candidates, and respecting the opinions of others, even if they differ from his own.

Last week at the fair, a group of roughly 20 young people angrily approached the booth and confronted him about the “Make America Great Again” hats he had for sale. They asked him about Hillary Clinton and assumed that he would never vote for a woman.

“I think Hillary is dishonest. I don’t have any problem voting for a woman,” he told them. “If you want to find a woman candidate that would be really good, watch what (United

Nations Ambassador) Nikki Haley is doing. Just watch her, don’t listen to me, make up your own mind. She’d be a good candidate and I’d vote for her.”

Christiano said he has seen a decline in the civility of political discourse, especially in the wake of last year’s election.

“I don’t think people want to engage,” he said “They walk by and someone will look very disgustedly at the hats instead of engaging in a dialogue, which I would be happy to do.”

— Will DiGravio

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Authors to host bookmaking workshop for kids MIDDLEBURY — Where is young at heart at the Henry Sheldon Sam? Where is Sandy? Where is Museum in downtown Middlebury.

Silas? “Where is…?” are common The workshop, personalized book refrains in the timeless game of hide signings, and readings of the book, and seek. will be held in conjunction with the Two Baby Boomer exhibit “Draw Me a grandmothers Story – Tell Me a Tale.” collaborated on “The moment The event is free and creating a brand- I read the appropriate for ages six new children’s book, lively tale, and up. Reservations “Where is Sam?” that paper cuts à la are required by calling follows a boy to his Matisse came the Sheldon at 802“Gamma’s” house 388-2117, and children where the two play to mind! With a under 12 must be their favorite game all colorful palette accompanied by an day. Sam finds new and sharply adult. discoveries around edged shapes Sandra Stillman every bend, and my vivid paint Gartner, Vermont experiences excitement author, journalist, samples took and fun as he makes actress, producer, and new friends. Readers on new life.” filmmaker, was inspired — Marguerite to write the engaging of “Where is Sam?” Jill Dye story while playing with enjoy his escapades and delight in the her grandson, Sam. surprise at the end. The endearing “Whenever he covered his eyes story and 3-D art mesmerize readers with his hands, he believed that I of all ages. couldn’t see him,” she said. “After On Wednesday, Aug. 16, from we played from morning till night, 9:30-11 a.m., the book’s creators, we collapsed in a heap, sprawled out Sandra Stillman Gartner and on the floor.”

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Participants will create pictures with colorful paper shapes, torn or cut out to illustrate the story they write.

The Henry Sheldon Museum is at 1 Park St. in downtown Middlebury across from the Ilsley Library. Museum hours: Tues.Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and through October 15, Sun. 1-5 p.m. Research Center hours: Thurs. and Fri. 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. Admission to the Museum is $5 Adults; $3 Youth (6-18); $4.50 Seniors; $12 Family; $5 Research Center. For more information, call 388-2117 or HenrySheldonMuseum.org.

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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednes‑ days, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

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AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers wel‑ come. Confidential. St. Ste‑ phen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS T H U R S D AY: B i g B o o k Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NEW HAVEN MEETINGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congre‑ gational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Dis‑ cussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St.

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

AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Cen‑ ter, 54 Creek Rd, Middle‑ bury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday evenings.

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

ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednes‑ day at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confi‑ dential, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

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

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

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meet‑ ing 10:00‑11:00 AM. Begin‑ ners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Method‑ ist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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The Residence at Otter Creek is seeking arts performers to share their special interests with residents. All forms of performing arts are welcomed, from music and singing to demonstrating art forms such as painting, dance, flower arranging, etc. This opportunity is ideal for both individuals and groups. Please contact RSVP at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org for more information.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meet‑ ings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleas‑ ant Street. Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Mon‑ day, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. MIDDLEBURY INDIVISIBLE WILL BE holding their monthly meeting at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universal‑ ists Society in Fenn Chapel (4 Duane Court) on Monday August 14th.

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

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NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016 OA (OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ days at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT. (OA) OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS Saturday’s at 1:00pm.

Located at Lawrence Memo‑ rial Library, 40 North St. in Bristol, VT.

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SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS MEETING of Alcoholics Anon‑ ymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Fri‑ day, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middlebury, VT.

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Help Wanted At Big Barn Furniture, employees are treated with respect, helped to succeed through support & training, and encouraged to grow personally and professionally. Come realize your potential. Your future is here!

AGENT ASSISTANT – IPJ Real Estate, a fast-paced, leading real estate firm in Middlebury, VT is seeking a professional and courteous employee to assist our top-producing real estate agents in day-today activities. Applicant must have a friendly and helpful attitude, be organized, resourceful and highly detail-oriented. Must also be proficient on Mac and PC and be able to honor the confidential details of real estate transactions. A reliable and clean vehicle and professional dress is also required. We will consider applicants with or without industry experience as we are willing to train the right candidate. This is a supportive role. Compensation based on experience and necessary training. Must be willing to take classes (Montpelier) and obtain a Vermont real estate license. Applications will be considered until September 1, 2017. Start day is flexible, but we’d prefer to have someone in place by October 1, 2017.

MARKETING COORDINATOR – IPJ Real Estate is seeking a motivated individual to handle all aspects of our marketing efforts.

Applicant must be resourceful and organized, have a very good telephone manner, be creative and be proficient on a computer. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Publisher, Word and Excel as well as InDesign, Photoshop, Facebook and Instagram. This is a 20-25 hour/week position with competitive compensation. Hours or days worked are flexible. Applications will be considered until August 21, 2017. Start day is flexible, but we’d prefer to have someone in place in early September.

Please submit a cover letter, your resumé & references, as well as compensation requirements to Amey@middvermontrealestate.com.

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions:

MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled mill positions due to employee retirement. Must be in good physical condition with good math skills, very reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others. An ambition to learn and tolerance of heat and cold are important. The most challenging jobs such as sawing and grading take years to learn well and pay well for the skilled work. Mill work has a production bonus.

MAINTENANCE person to work on machinery in our mill, lumber sorters, planers and lumber drying kilns. There is a wide variety of work to do and many things to learn, particularly as machinery becomes more computerized. You must have maintenance or mechanical experience, have a strong commitment to safety and be interested in learning new skills. You must be physically fit and able to both lift and push/pull 50 pounds regularly throughout the day.

Monday to Friday, about 50 hours per week.

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

NOW HIRING!

Guest Service Associate /Frontline - Support Sales Team by providing top quality face-to-face customer care, accurately record customer payments, review and confirm accuracy on customer orders, use basic problem solving and customer service skills in dealing directly with customers to resolve any issues.

Must be flexible. Weekends are a must.

Warehouse Associate/Sales - Duties to include delivering merchandise, assembling furniture, preparing orders for delivery, inventory management, receiving merchandise, and the operation of an Isuzu box truck, plus assisting with sales when needed, direct customer involvement both in-person and taking orders over the phone.

Applications available at the store or send or drop off your resume with references to: belinda@bigbarnhomecenter.com 16 New Haven Rd Vergennes, VT 05491-1336 EOE

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

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

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH Alternate/Assistant Zoning Administrator

The Town of Ferrisburgh has an immediate opening for a part-time (20 hours per week) alternate/assistant zoning administrator. The position of the Zoning Administrator is the town’s “Administrative Officer” as described in 24 VSA Chapter 117 and is responsible for processing permit applications, enforcement duties related to implementation of the Town’s Zoning and Subdivision regulations and serves as support staff in preparing for meetings of the Planning Commission and Zoning Board. Must be a good team player with the ability to work well with the public and all town boards; ability to communicate effectively with applicants and able to multitask. Knowledge or experience with land use planning or enforcement preferred but not required.

A job description can be viewed at www.ferrisburghvt.org.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to ferrisburghselectboard@comcast.net or to Ferrisburgh Selectboard, 3279 US Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 EOE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Zoning & Planning Director Bristol, Vermont The Town of Bristol is seeking a part-time Zoning & Planning Director. Duties to include implementing zoning regulations and zoning permit process, enforcement actions for non-compliance with zoning regulations, assistance to the public and assistance to the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment and Downtown Review Commission, including minute taking. Position will also provide assistance to Selectboard and Town Administrator with economic development. Interested candidate must be available for evening meetings and daytime work at town office; estimated 20 hours per week.

A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt. org. Salary range $20 to $23 per hour, commensurate with experience.

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to Town of Bristol at P.O. Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443. Deadline to apply is Friday, August 25, 2017. The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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CARPENTERS‑FRAME AND FINISH Tired of short work weeks, no overtime and layoffs? Then join our com‑ pany today. Jobsites in the Burlington and Middlebury areas. 45+ hours/week, se‑ cure employment, opportuni‑ ty to advance. Call Sweeney and Belisle at 802‑644‑5695 or 802‑355‑0836.

FULL TIME HOUSEKEEPER 40/hr per week. Pay based on experience. Candidate must pass background check and drug test. We offer health and life insurance, 401k, paid vacation and sick days as well as other employee benefits. All candidates should send their resumes to ma3024@metzcorp.com or hand them in personally at one of our Valley Vista fa‑ cilities at 23 Upper Plain in Bradford or 1 Alden Place, Vergennes, VT.

AMERICAN FLATBREAD IN Middlebury is hiring.

Employees are more than just “warm bodies” to us‑we want you to like your job as well as your peers. This is an open kitchen with multi‑ generational staff, focus on good food, and emphasis on cross training. No previous kitchen experience required for the right person. Must be motivated, highly respon‑ sible with a positive attitude.

Nights/weekends required.

American Flatbread Middle‑ bury Hearth is dedicated to promoting a diverse and positive work environment.

Pick up an application or email: middlebury@ameri‑ canflatbread.com. EOE. PART TIME HELP needed for around the house and farm. Weekdays preferable.

760‑807‑6187.

FULL TIME DELI POSITION. Set hours Monday‑Friday 2:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Prior work experience w/food preparation in a commer‑ cial kitchen/deli required.

Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market in Vergennes or call Cory: 802‑349‑7101.

DISHWASHING‑THIS SUP‑ PORT position performs a variety of services in the kitchen area such as dish‑ washing, basic food prep, line prep, food storage, general kitchen cleaning and as assigned, performs bus services in the main or auxiliary dining rooms.

Email greatplacetowork@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

HOPE is hiring!

HOPE’s growing resale store seeks 3 new team members: • 29.5 hour/week warehouse assistant • 25 hour/week textile sorter • 40 hour/week retail associate For all positions, applicants should be physically fit, able to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, detail oriented, and motivated. To apply, send resume and letter of interest (including the name of the position for which you are applying) to receptionist@hope-vt.org.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks a FT House‑ keeper who is friendly and detail‑oriented to provide quality cleaning service in our retirement community.

Email greatplacetowork@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

Store Manager, full time

Clay’s, a locally owned women’s clothing store, is looking for an energetic individual who loves fashion and sales. Stop into our Middlebury location to fill out an application or call Elke at 802-238-4200.

60 Main Street, Middlebury

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to provide hands‑on care in our dynamic retirement community. Email resume to acoyle@eastviewmiddlebury. com or call 802‑989‑7507.

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IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR Director of Property Manage‑ ment (DPM) in support of Addison County Community Trust’s (ACCT’s) mission of providing affordable hous‑ ing. The DPM oversees all aspects of property man‑ agement for 240 affordable apartments at 12 properties and 340 mobile home lots in nine parks. The DPM is responsible for supervising staff, managing performance, and developing policy and strategy related to leasing and occupancy, mainte‑ nance, fair housing, capital planning, ect. At least seven years of proven supervisory and property management experience required; feder‑ ally assisted housing pro‑ gram compliance preferred.

Respond with resume and cover letter to jobs@addi‑ sontrust.org. Position open until filled. EEO.

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GREEN PASTURE MEATS is hiring for a part time retail position in our New Haven store. Approximately 30 hrs. per week. Retail experience preferred and some knowl‑ edge of meat cuts. Training provided. Contact Suzanne at 802‑349‑6781 or mile‑ pointvt@yahoo.com.

42X72 SOLID CHERRY ta‑ ble, $550. Kid’s John Deere riding tractor with loader and trailer, $100. All like new.

453‑3146.

THE BARREL MAN; plastic and metal barrels, 275 gallon food‑grade totes. 55 gallon plastic food‑grade barrels with spin‑on covers. Great for rain barrels. A barrel for every need. 802‑453‑4235.

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LANDSCAPERS AND LAWNMOWERS and paint‑ ers. Looking for honest, hard working people for the sum‑ mer/fall season. Valid drivers license required. Call Mark at Pleasant Valley Landscap‑ ing. 802‑343‑4820. North Ferrisburgh, VT. MR. MIKE’S COMMERCIAL Cleaning Service has open‑ ings for part to full time.

Must have reliable trans‑ portation, be flexible and reliable. Available to work nights a must, and need to pass background check. Self motivated, able to work inde‑ pendently. E‑mail resume to: info@mrmikescleaningser‑ vicevt.com. Application also available online at: www. mrmikescleaningservicevt. com. No phone calls please.

We encourage all to apply.

E.O.E. PART‑TIME CAREGIVER FOR 17 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.

TRAFFIC CONTROL‑IM‑ MEDIATE openings. Green Mountain Flagging is hir‑ ing now. No experience required‑we will train you.

Great for people who enjoy working outside. Starting raises available to those able to use personal vehicles.

Learn more and apply on‑ line: www.gmfvt.com/em‑ ployment.

TREE CUTTING, CLEAR‑ ING and weed‑whacking work available. Please call 802‑349‑4230.

VERMONT SOAP IS looking for an experienced Plant Engineer to keep our ma‑ chines running smoothly.

Production Assistant: we train, mix, measure and fill.

HR@vermontsoap.com.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler.

Eye for detail and accuracy.

Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whis‑ tlepigrye.com.

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

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HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL or setting up a new place? Come to Com‑ pass Treasure Chest Con‑ signment Shop for your shop‑ ping needs. Lamps, desks, pots and pans, small fridge.

We have what you need.

Open daily 10 to 5 located in Compass Music and Art Center 333 Jones Drive, Brandon VT.

For Rent

For Rent 1 BEDROOM, SECOND STORY apartment with small office (not a bedroom). 85 Court Street, Middlebury. Available August 1. Non‑pet, non‑smok‑ ing. $800/mo. plus utilities.

Credit references and deposit required. Snow plowing and lawn maintenance included.

802‑352‑6678.

1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092.

For Rent

OPENING SUMMER/FALL 2017 Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Alice Quesnel 802-349-9901 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT Income Limits Apply. No Utilities Included. Modern apartment, carpet/tile, W/D connections plus onsite laundry facility. Efficient gas heat/hot water.

Ample parking and storage. Includes trash, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. In quiet Middlebury neighborhood. References Required.

To request an application, call 802-472-5016 or e-mail pinemeadow@maloneyproperties.com.

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OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE

39 Court Street, Middlebury, VT Over 1500 Sq. ft.

Four office spaces (2 upstairs; 2 downstairs), 2 bathrooms, Conference room, Waiting area, spacious file area. Has its own parking area.

Available November 1.

Shown by appointment only.

Ph (802) 388-3600 or midd@americanlandtitle.com

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For Rent

ADDISON ‑ 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH mobile home with ga‑ rage on 22A. $1350 a month.

Deposit, first month, last month and references required. Call 802‑482‑3765, afternoons please.

2‑BEDROOM, 920 SQ. FT. 2nd floor apartment. Pine floors. eat‑in kitchen. Huge living room. Small 2nd floor porch.

Walking distance to elementary school and across the street from the Shoreham Inn and Pub. No Smoking. No pets.

Available September 15. $775/ mo. plus utilities. 802‑388‑5411.

2 BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR apartment with full private base‑ ment. W/D hookups. Located in Middlebury, close to town on Court St. Off street parking, lawn care and snow plowing included. $1,100 per month plus utilities. No smoking or pets. 802‑352‑6678.

For Rent

BRANDON: TWO BEDROOM duplex in the village. Three level living. Washer, dryer, deck, yard. $1,150 includes heat. batesproperties@yahoo.com.

For Rent BRIDPORT 1 BEDROOM, 4 room apartment with porch/ lawn. Washer/dryer, heat/hot water included. No smoking, no pets. References and credit check. $800/mo. plus security deposit. For more info, Charlie 802‑758‑2218.

BRISTOL LARGE ONE bed‑ room. One bath. In excellent condition. Efficient gas heat with new windows, high ceilings and wood floors. Wifi, water and sewer included. No pets or smoking. $745 per month.

802‑635‑9716.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also avail‑ able for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@ yahoo.com.

CORNWALL: COZY ONE bed‑ room apartment. 15 minutes to college. $775 includes all. batesproperties@yahoo.com.

MIDDLEBURY‑2 BEDROOM, 2 bath ranch house. $1,300 per month plus utilities. Security deposit, no pets. Available Sept.

1. Call Kathy: 352‑4302.

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For Rent

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Att. Farmers

FOR RENT PRIME RETAIL space. 1,303 square feet. Loca‑ tion, location. Front door park‑ ing. Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

MIDDLEBURY‑RTE 7 ef‑ ficiency apartment. Heat, water and trash removal in‑ cluded. No pets. No smok‑ ing. $650/month. Available September 1. 802‑388‑1917.

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 de‑ termine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

Elderly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

PORT HENRY, NY 1,175 sq. ft. home. 3 BR, 2 baths. To‑ tally remodeled 10 years ago.

Small lot, minimum mainte‑ nance. Lake and mountain views. Detached garage with electric. $59,000. Payment for 15‑year loan is approxi‑ mately $650/month, taxes included. 518‑572‑8800.

FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Com‑ mercial/retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. Avail‑ able Oct. 1. 802‑758‑2494.

LAKE DUNMORE: COZY, winterized, two bedroom cot‑ tages available September or October to June 2018. Fully equipped kitchens, bathrooms with showers, comfortable furnishings. Wifi, satellite TV, plowing, trash collection, recy‑ cling included. Other cottages available now until late October.

Ten minutes to Middlebury or Brandon. References required.

802‑352‑4236 or karen@north‑ covecottages.com.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe includ‑ ed. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802‑349‑4212, no texts.

Wood Heat

MIDDLEBURY 1 BEDROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities included. 388‑0401.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease.

No pets. Available Sept. 1.

Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

VERGENNES: SHARE A HOME A rural home with a senior woman. Minimal rent in exchange for meal prep, overnight presence, and com‑ panionship. 802‑863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for ap‑ plication. Interview, references, background checks required.

EHO. NEW HAVEN: UNIQUE and recently renovated, fun filled apartment. Includes many extras. No smoking. No pets.

References. $900 per month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

For Rent

For Rent

WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront.

Washer, dryer. No smok‑ ing. Available September through May. $1,000/month.

860‑878‑9580.

ORWELL: SHARE A HOME with woman who enjoys yoga, vegetarian cook‑ ing, and dance. $400/mo, could be reduced in sum‑ mer in exchange for garden‑ ing help. 802‑863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks required. EHO.

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Amazing view. Septic permit in place. 760‑807‑6187.

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The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

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802‑388‑7300.

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CROWN POINT, NEW YORK 18.95 acres, beautiful parcel, desirable location. Level ter‑ rain surrounded by woods.

Electric, water and septic.

Minutes to Lake Champlain.

Mobile home on lot. $78,000.

518‑597‑3823.

NEW 2017 ENERGY STAR display models. Modular, double and single wides.

Open 7 days a week. Up to $27,500 down payment assistance available on new homes if you qualify.

FactoryDirectHomesofVT. com. 600 Rte. 7 Pittsford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@ beanshomes.com.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residen‑ tial Development. One is a beautiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream. Lots are supported with village water and ap‑ proved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Mid‑ dlebury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

FIRST‑CUT HORSE HAY small square bales (50 lbs avg). $4 at barn. Delivery at cost. 802‑462‑3912. jwelkey7606@gmail.com.

HAY, STRAW. FIRST CUT dry round bales, 4x4, $35.

First cut baleage 4x4, $35.

Rye straw, 4x4, $40. Brad 802‑222‑7700.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Cars 87 VOLVO SW will run. If not sold it will be scrapped. Text 703‑231‑2848. BO. WIFE SAYS GOTTA GO: 1 9 9 2 P o l a r i s AT V 4 x 4 , 1992 E350 one ton van, 1999 Chevy Silverado/au‑ tomatic, 2000 Buick, 1997 GMC Suburban, 1996 Jeep Cherokee, Utility trailer 8x8.

518‑597‑3270.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, an‑ tique collectibles, etc. Visit www.bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527.

Consulting/appraisal ser‑ vices available. House calls made free of charge.

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STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 66-4-16 ANCV WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 v.

DARRYL DAVIS, OPTION ONE MORTGAGE, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION AND CHAD ZENO –OCCUPANTS OF 2846 ROUTE 22A, SHOREHAM, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered January 4, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given

by Darryl Davis to Option One Mortgage, a California Corporation, dated May 15, 2006 and recorded in Book 65 Page 669 of the land records of the Town of Shoreham, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. as successor-in-interest to Option One Mortgage Corporation to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-2 dated October 9, 2009 and recorded in Book 73 Page 156 of the land records of the Town of Shoreham for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2846 Route 22A, Shoreham, Vermont on September 6, 2017 at 10:00AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being a parcel of land consisting of 1.10 acres, more or less, with dwelling house and other improvements thereon depicted as Lot 2 on a survey plat entitled “SURVEY PLAT Proposed Subdivision of Lands of Russmann, LLC Westerly of VT Route 22A Shoreham, Addison county, VT” prepared by Short Surveying, Inc. dated November 15, 2005 and recorded in Map Hanger 1 as Map No. 162 in the Town of Shoreham Land Records (hereinafter referred to as the “Survey”) and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point marking the southeasterly corner of the parcel described and conveyed hereby and a northeasterly corner of lands of the Town of Shoreham; thence, Proceeding on a bearing of N 72° 41’ 26” W, a distance of 265.25 feet, to a point marked by an iron pin set, said point marking the southwesterly corner of the parcel described and conveyed hereby; thence, Turning to the right and proceeding on a bearing of N 17° 03’ 10” E, a distance of 189.51 feet, to a point marked by an iron pin set, said point marking the northwesterly corner of the parcel described and conveyed hereby and the southwesterly corner of lands retained by the Grantor and shown as Lot 1 on the Survey, thence, Turning to the right and proceeding on a bearing of S 64° 53’ 57” E, a distance of 292.05 feet, to a point marked by an iron pin set, said point marking the northeasterly corner of the parcel described and conveyed hereby and the southeasterly corner of Lot 1 as depicted on the Survey, thence, Turning to the right and proceeding along the presumed right of way of Route 22A on a bearing of S 22° 53’ 33” W, a distance of 150.63 feet, to a point, said point marking the point and place of beginning.

Also conveyed, by Quitclaim only, are those lands lying between the easterly boundary line of the lands described and conveyed hereby and the centerline of Route 22A as depicted on the Survey.

In the event of discrepancy between the above description and the Survey, the Survey shall control.

Being a PORTION ONLY of lands and premises conveyed to Russmann, LLC by Warranty Deed of the Town of Shoreham dated September 22, 2005 and recorded in Volume 64 at Page 373 of the Shoreham Land Records.

Also conveyed and reserved is an easement and right of way for purposes of ingress, egress, and access over an existing driveway located along the northerly line of the parcel described and conveyed hereby and the southerly line of lands retained by the herein Grantor. Said easement and right of way shall be used in common with the Grantor and its successors and/or assigns. Each of the parties shall share in the maintenance and upkeep of the portion of the driveway used in common.

Grantor hereby reserves and hereby excepts and the lands and premises are conveyed subject to a twenty-five (25) foot wide sewer easement across, over and upon the lands and premises conveyed hereby as depicted on the above referenced Survey (although the above referenced Survey plat incorrectly refers to the easement as being twenty (20) feet wide, the easement retained herein is twenty-five (35) feet wide.)

Subject to and together with the benefits of the terms and conditions of Potable Water Supply and Wastewater System Permit WW-9-0404-30 dated May 5, 2006 which has been received for recording in the Shoreham Land Records.

Subject to easements to Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and Tri-Town Water District No. 1 as the same may affect the premises conveyed hereby.

The lands and premises described and conveyed hereby are subject to the Town of Shoreham Zoning and Subdivision Regulations.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: August 1, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq.,Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 8/14, 21, 28

Public Notices Index

Public notices for the following can be found on this Page33 & 34.

STATE OF VERMONT RUTLAND UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

Addison County Superior Court (1)

Rutland County Superior Court (1)

Middlebury (2)

Vermont Public Utility Commission (1)

New Haven (1)

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 242-5-15 RDCV

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR NATIONSTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-C v.

SANDRA A. GALICKI, FLOYD L. GALICKI AND HOUSATONIC TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION OCCUPANTS OF 25 PEARL STREET, BRANDON, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered October 21, 2016, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Sandra A. Galicki and Floyd L. Galicki to Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage, dated April 2, 2007 and recorded in Book 188 Page 307 of the land records of the Town of Brandon, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage to The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-C dated December 1, 2014 and recorded in Book 225 Page 320 of the land records of the Town of Brandon for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 25 Pearl Street, Brandon, Vermont on August 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF BRANDON, IN THE COUNTY OF RUTLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, VIZ: BEING ALL THE SAME LAND AND PREMISES CONVEYED TO WILLIAM BARRETT AND MARSHA BARRETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, BY WARRANTY DEED OF CONSTANCE KENNA, WIDOW, DATED OCTOBER 3, 1977, FILED IN THE BRANDON TOWN LAND RECORDS, OCTOBER 3, 1977, AT BOOK 83 AT PAGE 510 .

REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE QUITCLAIM DEEDS TO ESTABLISH A COMMON BOUNDARY LINE FROM ROBERT J. MALINOWSKI AND LAURA MALINOWSKI, TO WILLIAM BARRETT AND MARSHA BARRETT DATED APRIL 14, 1987 WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 95 AT PAGE 208 AND FROM WILLIAM BARRETT AND MARSHA BARRETT TO ROBERT J. MALINOWSKI AND LAURA MALINOWSKI DATED APRIL 15, 1987, WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK 95 AT PAGE 206 IN THE TOWN OF BRANDON LAND RECORDS. LOCATED ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF PEARL STREET IN BRANDON VILLAGE AND CONTAINING THREE ACRES OF LAND, BE THE SAME MORE OR LESS, AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: NORTHERLY AND WESTERLY BY LANDS OF DR. GEORGE T. NORTON; EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY BY PEARL STREET; SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY BY LAND OF THE RUTLAND RAILROAD. THERE IS EXPRESSLY EXCEPTED AND EXCLUDED FROM THE OPERATION OF THIS CONVEYANCE THOSE CERTAIN LANDS AND PREMISES THAT WERE CONVEYED BY THE GRANTOR HEREIN AND HER LATE HUSBAND TO EDWARD AND MERRY HANDY BY DEED DATED 11 APRIL 1975, RECORDED IN THE BRANDON LAND RECORDS, BOOK 82, PAGE 376, AND THEREIN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF PEARL STREET IN THE TOWN OF BRANDON, THE SAME POINT BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LANDS AND PREMISES NOW OR FORMERLY OWNED BY THE RUTLAND RAILROAD AND BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LANDS AND PREMISES BEING CONVEYED; THENCE RUNNING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION 200 FEET, MORE OR LESS, ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF PEARL STREET TO A MAPLE TREE, SAID MAPLE TREE BEING ON THE EDGE OF A DRIVEWAY; THENCE TURNING AT APPROXIMATE RIGHT ANGLES AND RUNNING IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION 175 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE TURNING AT APPROXIMATE RIGHT ANGLES AND RUNNING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION 200 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OWNED BY THE RUTLAND RAILROAD; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND BY QUITCLAIM DEED OF ROBERT J. MALINOWSKI AND LAURA MALINOWSKI DATED APRIL 14, 1987 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; VIZ: THE HEREIN QUITCLAIM PREMISES ARE A PORTION OF THOSE LANDS AND PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A WARRANTY DEED FROM TERRANCE W. HUGHES AND GAYLA S . HUGHES TO THE HEREIN GRANTORS, SAID DEED BEING DATED OCTOBER 30, 1986, AND RECORDED IN THE BRANDON LAND RECORDS IN BOOK 93 AT PAGE 548 . REFERENCE IS ALSO MADE TO A WARRANTY DEED FROM CONSTANCE KENNA TO WILLIAM BARRETT AND MARSHA BARRETT, WHICH DEED IS DATED OCTOBER 3, 1977 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 83, PAGE 510 OF THE BRANDON LAND RECORDS. THE PRESENT DEED IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HEREIN GRANTORS AND THE HEREIN GRANTEES AND IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE TWO (2) DEEDS REFERRED TO ABOVE AS WELL AS ANY INTERVENING DEEDS IN OUR CHAIN OF TITLE. THE COMMON BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE LANDS AND PREMISES OF THE HEREIN GRANTORS IS AGREED TO BE AS DESCRIBED BELOW, AND THE HEREIN QUITCLAIMED PREMISES CONSISTS OF ALL THE PROPERTY LYING GENERALLY TO THE NORTHWEST, NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF SAID LINE. PROPERTY BEARING IN THIS DESCRIPTION ARE REFERRED TO THE TRUE (ASTRONOMIC) MERIDIAN BASED ON SOLAR OBSERVATION. REFERENCE IS MADE TO A SURVEY PLAT BY TIMORTHY R. HECEI, ‘’LANDS ADJACENT TO PEARL STREET’’, BRANDON TOWNSHIP RUTLAND COUNTY VERMONT’’, WHICH SURVEY PLAT IS TO BE RECORDED IN THE BRANDON LAND RECORDS. BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LANDS OWNED BY ROBERT AND LAURA MALINOWSKI, A 5/8’” IRON REBAR WITH A PLASTIC YELLOW CAP STAMPED “JESS STANLEY LS 549”, FOUND AS A PROPERTY CORNER. THENCE NORTH 19 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, 111.21 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH BY 48 INCHES IRON REBAR WITH AN ALUMINIUM CAP STAMPED ‘’T .R . HECEI L.S. 578’’ SET FOR A PROPERTY CORNER. THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST, 64.06 FEET TO THE CENTER OF A 24 INCH RED PINE AGREED TO AS A PROPERTY CORNER. THENCE SOUTH 74 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, 129.30 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH IRON REBAR WITH A PLASTIC YELLOW CAP STAMPED ‘’JESS STANLEY LS 549’’, FOUND AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID MALINOWSKI LAND. TAX ID# 0068-0025 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: July 6, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq., Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

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Salisbury SALISBURY — The final event in the church’s Summer Series took place on Friday evening, Aug. 11. The Camp Point Counterpoint faculty presented a program of Haydn String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 in C major; Stravinsky Concertina for String Quartet and Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47 in E flat major.

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On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Salisbury Historical Society will present “The Sucker Brook Sawmill Community” with Bill Powers.

The Newton & Thompson Sawmill was active on the east side of Lake Dunmore from 1864 to the 1930s.

A small but active rural community developed around the mill site

Public Notices

Can be found on pages 33 & 34.

MIDDLEBURY ECONOMIC HEALTH COMMITTEE

The Town of Middlebury Selectboard seeks candidates with backgrounds in economic development, business or finance for appointment to the newly-created Middlebury Economic Health Committee. With the goal of helping businesses in all states of growth to retain and create good-paying jobs in Middlebury, as a preliminary focus, the Economic Health Committee will work with the Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) to develop Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) guidelines, application evaluation criteria and collateral materials for consideration by the Selectboard. The Economic Health Committee will review loan applications and prepare lending recommendations to the Selectboard. The loan fund will be administered by ACEDC. The Committee will meet quarterly (perhaps more frequently in the beginning), produce an annual report each year and recommended strategies for the coming year based on its review of current economic trends.

More background on the formation of this Committee is available on the Town of Middlebury’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, go to: Meetings & Minutes > Town Task Forces > Economic Health Task Force and click on Final Recommendations.

If you are interested in serving on the Middlebury Economic Health Committee, please submit a letter of interest and a brief summary of your qualifications and experience not later than Friday, September 8 to: Middlebury Selectboard Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager 94 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753 kramsay@townofmiddlebury.org

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONVEYANCE

In accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1061, the Middlebury Selectboard hereby gives notice of the proposed terms of conveyance of three easements from the Town of Middlebury (the “Town”) to Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. (“VGS”).

The proposed terms are set forth in three proposed Easement Deeds and accompanying plans, all of which are on file in the office of the Middlebury Town Manager. The following is a summary of the key terms of the proposed transaction: 1. The Town will convey to VGS three easements authorizing VGS to construct, reconstruct, maintain, move, relocate, alter, inspect, repair, replace, remove, change the size of, and abandon in place pipelines to be used by VGS for the distribution of gaseous energy products. The terms of the easements are more particularly set forth in the proposed Easement Deeds.

2. The proposed locations of the easements are shown on the plans. The first easement will affect the municipal parking lot parcel located on the northerly side of Cross Street, behind the Town Office and Ilsley Library buildings. The second easement will affect the municipal parking lot located on the southerly side of Cross Street, near Mister Up’s Restaurant. The third easement will affect the municipal parking lot located on Mill Street. Each easement will be ten feet in width, five feet on either side of the pipelines as they are installed, and will include rights of access and other terms and conditions set forth in the Easement Deeds.

3. If the Town determines that the location of an easement unreasonably interferes with the present or future use of the Town’s land, then VGS will be obligated to relocate the easement at no cost to the Town. In addition, if any of the easements are abandoned, then unless the Town and VGS agree otherwise in writing, VGS will be obligated to remove the pipeline and related infrastructure and return the area to its pre-removal condition, save normal wear and tear. The provisions described in this paragraph will terminate in the event that the Town conveys its property to a third party.

4. VGS will reimburse the Town’s reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with completing the transaction and the costs of publishing this notice.

This notice will be posted in three public places in the Town of Middlebury (the Town Office Building, the Post Office and the Ilsley Public Library). Notice shall also be published in the Addison Independent, a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, at least 30 days prior to the date of the proposed conveyance. Unless a petition objecting to the conveyance is filed in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1061(2), the Selectboard may proceed with the conveyance.

If a petition signed by five percent of the legal voters of the municipality objecting to the proposed conveyance is presented to the municipal clerk within 30 days of the date of posting and publication of this notice, the Selectboard shall cause the question of whether the municipality shall convey the easement to be considered at a special or annual meeting called for that purpose. After the meeting, the easement may be conveyed unless a majority of the voters of the municipality present and voting vote to disapprove of the conveyance.

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Vaccine made to smell like food to attract wild animals

to support the people working in the mill and the procuring of the raw materials and shipment of the finished product.

Bill will show photos and discuss the history of the community; he will also discuss the Falls of Lana, Loyal Kelsey, Charles Wesley Sanderson, Aunt Jennie Rickert and Harley Rowe. The program begins at 7 p.m. in the church and is free and open to the public.

“The Return of Eagles and Falcons to Vermont,” a program originally scheduled for July 19, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m., in the church. John Buck, Vermont Fish and Game Nongame Bird Project Leader, will present a PowerPoint presentation detailing this successful conservation story.

The program is presented by the Salisbury Conservation Committee and the Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association and is free and open to the public.

The Salisbury UCC Church will hold their summer raffle drawing on Sunday, Aug. 27, 11 a.m. Tickets for the quilted throw, maple syrup and a Vermont Home lamp are available from any church member or by calling 802-352-4541.

Thank you to Henry Haskell who spent a lot of time last month restoring the grave of Phineas Riley Rice on the Lower Plains Road. The stone has been cleaned, vegetation trimmed and a new fence installed.

BURLINGTON — Vermont is once again taking part in a nationally coordinated effort to halt the spread of rabies. The annual Rabies Bait Drop began this past Monday, Aug 7.

The weeklong bait drop is part of a cooperative effort between Vermont and the USDA Wildlife Services to stop the spread of the potentially fatal disease.

Rabies vaccine, in the form of sweet-smelling oral bait attractive to raccoons and skunks, was dropped in rural areas from low-flying aircraft and placed by hand in residential centers. The more than 450,000 quarter-size blister pack baits was scheduled to be distributed in 115 Vermont communities across nine counties.

In Addison County, the targeted towns were Ferrisburgh, Monkton, North Ferrisburgh, Starksboro and Vergennes.

THE RABIES VACCINE bait be“The bait is not harmful to adults, children, pets or other wildlife, and ing dropped across northern Vermont this week is not much bigger you can’t get rabies from it,” said than a quarter.

Vermont Public Health Veterinarian Robert Johnson. The plane’s copilots control an “on/off” switch to keep rabies vaccine is nearly 100 percent the bait from being dropped on road- effective when given soon after a ways, near homes and other places person is bitten by a rabid animal. where people may be.

So far this year, 23 animals in Anyone who comes across any Vermont have tested positive for bait is asked to leave it undisturbed rabies, and 14 of those have been so that it can be eaten by the animals. raccoons.

If the bait must be moved, use According to wildlife officials, gloves. If your pet eats a bait, or a rabid animals often show a change child brings one home, let officials in their normal behavior, but you know what happened to it by calling cannot tell whether an animal has the Vermont Rabies Hotline (1-800- rabies simply by looking at it.

472-2437) or the toll-free number People should not touch or pick up To publish a legal notice in printed on the bait. wild animals or strays — even baby The Addison Independent Rabies is a deadly viral disease of animals. email information to the brain that infects mammals. It is In addition to the bait drop, a most often seen in raccoons, skunks, USDA study in Burlington that legals@addisonindependent.com foxes and bats, but unvaccinated pets began in 2015 is evaluating the or fax it to (802) 388-3100. and livestock can also get rabies. impact of human residential density The virus is spread through the bite and vaccine bait density on the effecDeadline for the Monday edition is the previous Thursday at noon. of an infected animal or contact with tiveness of the oral rabies vaccine Deadline for the Thursday edition its saliva. If left untreated, rabies is used in the bait. almost always fatal in humans and Find out more about rabies in is the previous Monday at 5pm. animals. However, treatment with the Vermont and the oral rabies vaccine bait drop at healthvermont.gov/ rabies.

VERMONT PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Watch a video of a 2016 aerial NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING bait drop over West Virginia: GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPORATION h t t p s ://youtu.be/hGbnICU5Monday, August 21, 2017- 7:00 PM V8?list=PL46328461CF9E31E4.

Monday, August 28, 2017 - 7:00 PM If you suspect an animal may *Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 7:00 PM The Vermont Public Utility Commission will hold hearings to gather public input on have rabies, call the Rabies Hotline: Green Mountain Power Corporation’s petition requesting approval of a temporary 1-800-472-2437 (1-800-4- RABIES) limited regulation plan. (PUC Case No. 17-3232-PET). or 1-802-223-8697.

Hearing locations: The public hearing on Monday, August 21, 2017, will be conducted in the Montpelier High School Auditorium at 5 High School Drive, Montpelier, Vermont.

The public hearing on Monday, August 28, 2017, will be conducted in the Rutland Free Library Nella Grimm Fox Room at 10 Court Street, Rutland, Vermont.

Prior to these public hearings, at 6:00 P.M., the Vermont Department of Public Service will host a presentation by Green Mountain Power Corporation during which time the utility will describe the requested temporary limited regulation plan and be available to answer questions.

The public hearing on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, will be conducted in the Brattleboro Union High School multi-purpose room, 131 Fairground Road, Brattleboro, Vermont. *PLEASE NOTE: the Tuesday, August 29, 2017 public hearing in the Brattleboro Union High School multi-purpose room, 131 Fairground Road, Brattleboro, Vermont will begin at 7:00 P.M. regarding GMP’s temporary limited regulation plan followed by a public hearing in PUC Case No. 17-3112-INV regarding Green Mountain Power Corporation’s requested rate increase in the amount of 4.98% to take effect January 1, 2018.

Prior to the August 29, 2017 public hearing, at 6:00 P.M., the Vermont Department of Public Service will host a presentation by Green Mountain Power Corporation during which time the utility will describe both the requested temporary limited regulation plan and the requested rate increase, and be available to answer questions.

Hearing sites are handicapped accessible. Please contact the Clerk of the Commission if you require accommodation (802-828-2358).

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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN, VERMONT INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids For: Ditching 6035 ft of Pearson Road. Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Town Clerk at 78 North Street, New Haven, Vermont, 05472 until 12 noon, Tuesday August 15, 2017.

Bids will be publicly opened at the Selectboard meeting on August 15 at 7:00 pm at the New Haven Town Clerk’s office.

Specifications for bidders and bid forms may be obtained without charge at the New Haven Town Clerk’s Office or from www. newhavenvt.com.

The Town of New Haven, Vt reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of New Haven.

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Addison Independent, Monday, August 14, 2017 — PAGE 35

Human resources workshop set Aug. 22 MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) and the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) are co-sponsoring a “New HR Requirements Workshop” later this month.

Attendees will learn about updated human resources topics covering: • Regulations (overtime, sick

time, etc.).

• Benefits (health coverage, etc.).

• Forms ( I-9, etc.).

The speaker will be Teresa Miele of HR Acquired, who will share important personnel solutions and available HR resources.

The workshop will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 9 a.m.–12 noon in the ACEDC’s second-floor

conference room, 1590 Route 7 South, Suite 8, in Middlebury.

The charge for this workshop is $49. Register online at: vtsbdc. centerdynamics.com/workshop. aspx?ekey=51370011.

For more info, go addisoncountyedc.org/services/ events/Updated-HR-RequirementsWorkshop or call 802-388-7953.

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DARE a watershed moment for Bristol’s (Continued from Page 7) the police. So the only way I could hardworking police chief.

She died on May 23, said Gibbs, keep her safe was to get the guy to the date etched indelibly on him take a swing at me.”

In addition to his work protecting memory. He then adds it was in 2011. victims of child abuse “She died in my and domestic assault “There’s arms,” he said. and bringing those Her struggle perpetrators to justice, something to against cancer and Gibbs is proudest of be said for its aftermath was for his work with Bristol’s serving in the Gibbs the lowest point DARE program (Drug community in his life.

Abuse Resistance you live in. The He remarried last Education). Working in fall to Dina Short, collaboration with then- longer I stayed who is also in law Bristol Elementary here, the more enforcement.

And School Principal Terry I came to feel Evarts, Bristol police that Bristol was now he would like to ran a DARE program my home. And I spend more time with family, including from 1993 to 2006. wanted to make his daughters Kate and What Gibbs found most important about my home a safe Caroline.

Gibbs mentions, too, the program was the place.” relationships he and — Police Chief that he’s scheduled for other officers built with Kevin Gibbs some hip surgery and describes himself as kids, establishing trust “like a rusty old Chevy over time.

Not only did those relationships that spends a lot of time in the shop.”

As police chief over the past 25 help kids make good choices as they grew older, said Gibbs, the program years, Gibbs said it’s been more had other positive results as well. difficult to take time off than to just He remembers one victim of sexual keep working. And his work ethic abuse who wouldn’t speak with other and sense of the responsibility to the investigators. She agreed to speak community has led to routinely long with Gibbs, though, because she days, long weeks and long hours. knew him from the DARE program and trusted him enough to talk about what had happened to her.

Gibbs is also proud that the Bristol Police Department has a long-term lease on its own office space. He feels he is leaving the department in good hands with Bristol police Lt. Bruce Nason as officer in charge. He knows that the fight against drugrelated crime, especially, is in a better place than it was five or so years ago when the department had reduced manpower and Gibbs himself was dealing with his wife’s ultimately losing battle against ovarian cancer.

And he feels that over a career with its own challenges and accomplishments, he’s kept to a high bar for serving the community.

“My most important tool is my integrity and credibility,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs also noted that sometimes it can feel bad to have to uphold the law. He described arresting a woman for shoplifting, knowing she’d stolen those diapers because she didn’t have any money. He still arrested her. It was the right thing to do. But he also bought her several packs of diapers and let her know about area resources to help her pull through.

MOVING ON Losing his wife to cancer was

Gibbs’s daughter Kate is already grown up and in her 20s; Caroline is entering her senior year at Mount Abraham Union High School. He said he wants to spend more time with her while she’s still at home.

“I’ve always told both my daughters that if you need me for anything, you call. I’ve answered calls from my daughters in the middle of an arrest,” said Gibbs. But equally typical is his exchange with his younger daughter on a recent morning.

“She wanted me to take her to the movies tonight, but I’ve got a meeting with the board,” he said.

“Life is short,” says Gibbs, who said that every day before he leaves home his wife makes him promise to come home safe.

For Gibbs all this now means it’s time to take a new path.

While Gibbs’s wife and daughters will get more of his time, Bristol and his law enforcement colleagues will see less of him when he retires.

Chief Hanley of Middlebury, like many others, wishes him well.

“Kevin’s been a terrific colleague both as a chief and an officer,” Hanley said. “He’s going to be greatly missed.”

Reporter Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

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Labor Day Sept. 4th

338 Exchange St., Middlebury • 388-4937 Monday - Friday 8-6, Saturday 8-5 • Sunday 9-4

YOUR YARD, GARDEN AND PET PLACE™

OPEN

7 DAYS