TELESCOPE SPECIALIST JONATHAN Kemp made these images of the different phases of Monday’s partial solar eclipse using a telescope with a filter at Middlebury College’s Mittelman Observatory.
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By JOHN S. McCRIGH T VERGENNES Vergennes Area — When Sara McKirryh er joined the her that night, and it turned out to around 20 years Rescue Squad in August of many shifts have 2000 two or three calls be a good thing. While was getting into. old, and she didn’t know exactly she was first shift had for service, McKirryh eight. what she er’s “I didn’t know “It was abnormall said in a recent what to expect,” the Vergennes The busy pace y busy,” she said, with understate interview. “My seemed to suit the rescue squad, mom (Ann Rivers) resident 46. McKirryher, who ment. was on is now CPR course and and she convinced me to take She stuck with a healthcare join (VARS). month. And she the 12-hour shifts, doing “I just wanted six to eight a stuck with the thing of value,” to give back to the communit her EMR (Emergenc training, too, McKirryher said. y, do somefirst earning y Medical Responder and then her EMT So she did the VERGENNES ) certification, CPR accreditation within training and Squad PresidentAREA RESCUE night as a VARS Today, she’s got two years. volunteer. There showed up for her first a full-time job, is always ready Sara McKirryher (certified Emergenc five shifts were two seasoned and cut back to to serve. y Medical Technician EMTs president a month. But McKirryh four or er, Independent who is the current s) on the job with of VARS, is still photo/ deeply John S. McCright (See McKirryhe involved. As an officer, r, Page 8)
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ACSD takes aim at bias & intolerance in school system Residents of color share their stories By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District (ACSD) board will create a task force to recommend ways of creating a more racially sensitive educational program and campus environment for local students. The ACSD board voted unanimously on Monday to establish a “Task Force on Racism, Bias and Discrimination” following two hours
of emotional debate and testimony, much of it provided by area residents of color who cited specific cases in which they or their children have encountered racism on campus or on school buses — behavior they said the district needs to address. “Talking to students at school would be one way to address this, so that it’s a part of the curriculum,” East Middlebury resident Betty (See ACSU, Page 7A)
Resolution supports inclusivity, rights for all
in our nation to love whom they choose; to practice the religion of their choice; to support their families; to be free from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations; and to be safe and secure in their homes and communities.” Several residents, including Mike Winslow, recommended the council (See Vergennes, Page 11A)
Council’s statement rejects bigotry in city SEVEN-YEAR-OLD MATTEO, left, and three-year-old Linden borrowed special protective glasses from Ilsley Library Monday afternoon to view Monday’s partial solar eclipse. Thousands around Addison County paused between 1:30 and 4 p.m. to see the moon cross in front of the sun.
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Awe and community unite eclipse viewers A diverse crowd of young and old gather at Mt. Abe By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — Monday afternoon in Bristol saw clear skies that were slightly less sunny than usual as a crowd approaching 100 stood next to the Mount Abraham Union High School track, their eyes turned upward. Spectators of all ages had united at a solar eclipse party to watch the moon gradually block their view of about three-quarters of the sun. The event was organized by the Bristol Recreation Department — which provided 25 pairs of NASA-approved viewing glasses — and
by Carl Engvall, a Bristol resident, Middlebury Union High School science teacher, and a selfconfessed eclipse geek. Engvall said with regret he has never viewed a total eclipse, but thought that creating Monday’s viewing event to share his enthusiasm was his second option after his proposal to drive hundreds of miles to see a full solar eclipse, known as a totality, drew a veto. Viewers across the middle of the nation saw a total eclipse on Monday afternoon. “I couldn’t be in the path of the totality. I couldn’t convince my family to drive to South Carolina, so I figured this would be the next best thing, have a little party and share it with people,” Engvall said. “And I wanted to make sure people
who wanted to absorb the eclipse were doing it safely.” Engvall is scheming to see another total eclipse even farther away next year, in part because the next Vermont totality will come in 2024 in April — a month, of course, not known for cooperative weather. “So the next one is going to be in Chile next year, and I’m going to try to convince my wife to get at least one plane ticket,” he said. “Because I really want to see one in totality. And there’s going to be one in Vermont in 2024 in April. But there’s no guarantee there’s going to be blue skies in April in Vermont. We lucked out today.” Those who gathered at Mount Abe on Monday (See Eclipse, Page 18A)
By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — After hearing from about a dozen-and-a-half citizens at its Tuesday meeting, the Vergennes City Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting “the rights of people
Open Door Clinic loses key health care funding By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Leaders of the Open Door Clinic (ODC) in Middlebury are trying to fill a $62,000 budget shortfall that could have a dramatic impact on the nonprofit’s efforts to extend medical care to migrant farm workers and connect
Middlebury in the spotlight as film festival hits screens
By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury takes the regional movie spotlight this week with its hosting of the 3rd Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF), which runs Thursday, Aug. 24, to Sunday, Aug. 27. Hundreds of young directors and cinema enthusiasts have booked rooms and made restaurant reservations, and will be shopping at area stores while they partake in a menu of more than 90 features, shorts and documentaries that will be shown during the festival and will be considered for “VTeddy” awards. As is the case each year, the VTeddy winners will receive MNFF backing to screen their films on a multi-state MORE THAN 80 people of all ages gathered at Mount Abraham Union High School on Monday afternoon to see the solar eclipse. The Bristol tour throughout New England. Recreation Department provided safety glasses that viewers shared. The gathering was the brainchild of Carl Engvall, a Bristol resident, Middlebury “The themes this year are expansion Union High School science teacher and eclipse enthusiast. Independent photo/Andy Kirkaldy (See Film festival, Page 17A)
some Addison County residents to health insurance. The $62,000 shortfall includes the loss of $12,000 in state funding for the ODC’s lone, part-time health care “navigator” who helps uninsured and under-insured Addison County (See Clinic, Page 11A)
By the way Middlebury’s new dog park off South Street will be the beneficiary of Hannaford Supermarket’s book sale through September, as long as the book supply continues to flow. Pet lovers organizing the sale are (See By the way, Page 17A)
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Regulator rejects energy plan from New Haven
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Good clean fun
Young kids had some summer fun on a slip-and-slide and in a foam pit at the Middlebury Fire Department Mini Muster on the town green this past Saturday. The water fun was the first component of the 6th annual Fundraiser for the Middlebury Fire Department and Heavy Rescue, which also included a gathering at Two Brothers Tavern, a raffle and music.
Ferrisburgh selectboard adopts town plan Change to zoning map is not made
By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — After a multiyear process Ferrisburgh has a new town plan. The Ferrisburgh selectboard made it official on Aug. 15 by unanimously adopting the plan as proposed by the Ferrisburgh Planning Commission. The plan creates eight “Planning Areas” and makes recommendations for land use policies and actions for each. Adoption of the plan does not change zoning, but lays the groundwork for the planning commission to rewrite Ferrisburgh’s zoning laws to reflect changes in the plan, which also includes density bonuses for landowners and developers in some districts and some restrictions on the scale and placement of buildings in others. Plan adoption had been held up this summer by a debate over a Route 7 zoning map changed from the previous plan. The selectboard did not agree with moving two properties on the highway’s east side from a Highway Commercial District to a less permissive Conservation zone. Properties across the road and just north of Lewis Creek remained in the Highway Commercial District. Selectboard research into years of plan-
ning minutes uncovered no reason for the change, which was protested by property owner Clark Hinsdale. But Selectboard Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence said the town’s attorney determined that if the selectboard wanted to over-rule the planners and move the map line to its former location it would be considered a “substantial change” to the proposed town plan. And if a selectboard makes a major change to a plan proposed by a planning commission it must then be sent back to planners for more hearings, and then return to the selectboard for yet more hearings. Lawrence said selectboard members at their third and final plan hearing, held on Aug. 8, agreed it was time to put a plan in place and allow planners to move along to their next task — rewriting zoning laws that officials believe are outdated. “I think ideally we would have liked to have the map changed if it was a minor (change),” Lawrence said. “But since that wasn’t the case we didn’t want to hold up the town plan.” Lawrence said the selectboard hopes the status of the Route 7 properties can be dealt with during the zoning rewrite. An amendment to the plan could be a possibility. She said some movement toward compromise looked possible among Hinsdale and planners who attended
the Aug. 8 hearing, although Hinsdale was “disappointed that the planning commission did not work harder” to resolve the map issue during the adoption process. “Clark was there and he was very respectful about the decision and plans to work with the planning commission and zoning board about the rewrites,” Lawrence said. “That bounces back to the planning commission. They all seemed to be in agreement that things could be worked out.” PLANNING AREAS The plan section entitled “Land Use Plan” contains the material on which future zoning will be based; that section describes the eight Planning Areas. One significant change comes in the creation of the Central District Planning Area, which is currently zoned Highway Commercial and Rural Residential. The plan describes it as the area “surrounding the intersection of Little Chicago Road and Middlebrook Road with Route 7.” The plan recommends a zoning change to create a mixed-use district that would help create a “community center.” To do so, the plan recommends Ferrisburgh “incorporate design standards into zoning regulations” that would restrict “scale and massing” of buildings and encourage safe access for cars and pedestrians. Massing and scale requirements typically do not
impose design restrictions on individual buildings, but deal with their size and placement in relation to existing structures. The other planning areas are the North Business, Rural, Shoreland, Conservation, North Ferrisburgh Historic Neighborhood, North and South Business, and Industrial districts. Among notable provisions are: • In the Rural district, the town’s largest, the plan recommends revising zoning to allow development based on density instead of minimum lot size, a change intended to preserve open land by permitting smaller, clustered lots. • In the Shoreland district along Lake Champlain recommended actions include creating standards within Ferrisburgh zoning that at least “meet any requirements set by the State associated with shoreline protection,” including “specific vegetated buffer requirements for all shoreline properties.” • In the North Ferrisburgh Historic Neighborhood, mostly along Old Hollow Road near Route 7, the plan recommends updating zoning to encourage “appropriate re-use and restoration of commercial structures and small-scale businesses,” and to allow clustered lots. • In the South Business district on Route 7 near Vergennes on both sides of Route 7, the plan also suggests scale and massing design standards.
By GAEN MURPHREE NEW HAVEN — New Haven continues to pioneer in its engagements with renewable energy development. It is among the first towns to have submitted a hopeful Act 174-compliant energy plan to the Department of Public Service. Last month, it also became the first town to have its energy plan rejected. “Of course, we’re disappointed,” said New Haven selectboard Chair Kathy Barrett. The town must now amend its energy plan and take its entire town plan (including the energy section) back through the full, official town-plan development process. Signed into law June 2016, Act 174 charts a pathway for towns to receive “substantial deference” (rather that just “due consideration”) in proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission (formerly the Public Service Board). To be deemed “energy compliant” a town must demonstrate that it can meet the state’s energy goals by meeting a series of very specifically defined standards. State goals include: • A 75 percent reduction of 1990 greenhouse gas levels by 2050. • 25 percent of all energy supplied by in-state renewables by 2025. • 25 percent of homes made energy efficient by 2020. The series of 14 standards hold towns to specific criteria, such as establishing “2025, 2035 and 2050 targets for thermal and electric efficiency improvements” or identifying “potential areas for the development and siting of renewable energy resources.” In essence, applying for energy compliance is a process of rigorously checking off a series of 42 boxes in precise categories (or 33 boxes, depending on a given town’s approach to mapping requirements). DPS REPLIES TO NEW HAVEN New Haven came up short in four areas where its energy plan lacked required maps and data. According to the detailed response from Public Service Commissioner June Tierney, New Haven failed to meet criteria for standards: • 5.A: Does the plan estimate current energy use across transportation, heating and electric sectors? • 5.B: Does the plan establish 2025, 2035 and 2050 targets for thermal and electric efficiency improvements, and use of renewable energy for transportation, heating and electricity? • 9.B: Does the plan analyze generation potential through the mapping exercise to determine potential from preferred and potentially suitable areas in the municipality? • 12.A: Does the plan identify potential areas for the development and siting of renewable energy sources (specifically wind and solar), using best available data layers. For the most part, these omissions happened because New Haven was simply too early out of the gate. New Haven submitted its proposed plan on May 18. Yet critical information was not available until June 8, when it was distributed to area towns by the Addison County Regional Planning Commission. The data and mapping layers (which help towns do things like locate vernal pools and FEMA floodways and other areas unsuitable for renewable energy development) were developed by a number of experts and sources including the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, the Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Long Range Energy Alternatives Planning, the American Community Survey, Efficiency Vermont, and the Vermont departments of Labor and Public Service and the Vermont Agency of Transportation. As part of that process, the regional
planning commission created detailed spreadsheets, crunching numbers and making the required projections for each town. But New Haven went ahead before the required data and maps were available. “New Haven didn’t follow all the step-by-step rules,” said Kevin Behm, assistant director of the Addison County Regional Planning Commission. “So Tierney was kind of between a rock and a hard place because she can’t say, ‘You were close.’ She can’t give partial credit. I think she understood the problems New Haven is having. But … the DPS really had no choice but to let them go and say ‘We can’t confirm you at this point.’” Behm also explained that the energy-compliance process will likely be daunting for many towns because it’s new and different. Unlike municipal town plans, which are more of a visionary document, the new energy plan requirements are stringent. “There’s a lot of required ‘shalls’ and processes that have to be stepped through piece by piece.” Barrett explained that in its decision to prepare and submit its energy plan, New Haven faced a series of difficult circumstances. The town plan expired in March 2016, leaving New Haven without a town plan to make its wishes known in any Act 250 proceedings. The Act 174 rules are set up so that any energy plan submitted to the DPS for a determination of “energy compliance” and the resulting “substantial deference” must be part of a town plan. Energy plans can’t be submitted as a standalone to the DPS. Moreover, New Haven wanted to have its town plan (complete with energy section) on the March 2017 town meeting ballot, to get as much voter engagement as possible, said Barrett. Given these motivations for moving ahead, New Haven also had to contend with the lengthy and ever-shifting regulation process that follows any piece of state legislation. Once a law passes, there’s still a distance to be covered to set down the brass tacks. Thus New Haven developed its plan in the summer and fall of 2016, at the same time as a statewide committee hammered out the standards New Haven was trying to meet. “It really was a process that was being rolled out and not everything was in sync yet, which created a problem for people,” said Behm. “New Haven wanted to be first out of the gate.” LACK OF FLEXIBILITY In her 17-page, detailed analysis of why the DPS turned down New Haven, Commissioner Tierney not only praised the town for its efforts but demonstrated a willingness to hear many of New Haven’s main grievances. Said Tierney: New Haven “articulates very compelling cause for concern about any future proposals for siting additional solar generation facilities in New Haven beyond ‘distributed generation that serves local residents with on-site electric use.’” She also assured the town that the Public Utilities Commission would keep “firmly in mind” the constraints on the “present distribution system” is making future decisions. Most of the electrical distribution lines in New Haven (as with much of Addison County) are now rated red for “poor,” because they are at or close to carrying capacity. Tierney also observed that “New Haven has made a compelling point that the planning vision of Act 174 can be an awkward fit for some towns, such as one that generates more electricity than it consumes.” Tierney gave detailed suggestions for how New Haven could meet the required standards and emphasized “that (See New Haven, Page 3A)
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Volunteers complete first segment of Bristol trail By GAEN MURPHREE classroom so room is needed for stuBRISTOL — Bristol residents dents to gather, Knight explained. working to create a trail system On Monday night, Knight aparound Bristol reported that they’ve proached the selectboard seeking completed their first project: extend- approval to further extend the cross ing and improving the cross country country trail along the edge of the trail behind Mount Abraham Union now-capped Bristol landfill. High School. “Not through the landfill because “We continue to be so impressed it’s been capped and we won’t want by the enthusiasm in the area,” said to do anything on the dump for three Porter Knight, the Bristol Recreation years,” explained Knight. “But along Club board member who is spear- the stone wall that has historically heading the gone around the trails initiative. dump. It’s sort “We had people of fallen down from elementanow, but just to ry age to their the left of the mid-70s helping stone wall. It’s on the trail. And still on town I had feedback property and the from several woods are pretty people saying it dense there. You was a ton of fun. can’t see the “It also looks dump, although terrific.” it’s pretty niceKnight said ly mowed,” that close to Knight ob20 volunteers served. put in over 120 The selecthours of work board green the week of Aulighted the proBRENT CRUM gust 7 to widen posed extenand extend the sion, and the Mount Abe cross country trail. The group expects to complete that leg newly extended trail runs about 0.8 this fall. miles behind the high school. StartNext stop for the Bristol trails ing from behind the football field, initiative is the site of the former the trail arcs around the back of the Bristol Manufacturing Company school and now emerges at the north- along the New Haven River, where eastern edge of the school property, hundreds of mill hands once built just beyond the baseball field. coffins, wooden drying racks, doors “Students running there this fall and window components sold across will be pleased to find there’s actu- New England. In the same way that ally some new terrain,” Knight said. the cross country trail is a collaboWork widening the trail was ration between the trail group and planned and orchestrated by Mount the high school, the trail through the Abe cross country coach and mid- coffin factory site brings together dle school teacher Brent Crum. That the Bristol Recreation Club, Brissection was made wider than the tol Conservation Commission and group envisions other legs of the in- Bristol Historical Society. The contended Bristol trail network because servation commission and historical the high school not only practices on society are fundraising to provide the trail, but uses it in cross coun- interpretive signs along the coffin try competitions. In addition, some factory trail. Much of the historical teachers use the trail as an outdoor information for this section of the
A FIRST LEG of the proposed Trail Around Bristol has been completed on. Close to 20 volunteers worked more than 120 hours to widen, improve and extend the cross country trail behind Mount Abraham Union High School. The next trail work day will be this Saturday at the site of the old Bristol coffin factory, starting at 9 a.m. Photos courtesy of Porter Knight
trail has been gathered by historical society member Reg Dearborn. The rec club, with Knight at the helm, is focusing on building the trail itself. Anyone interested in contributing
should gather this Saturday at the site of the former coffin factory at 9 a.m. Dearborn will give a tour of the site and talk about the buildings that once stood and the work once done
there. Trail work will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run through noon. Volunteers are encouraged to bring tools for clearing the trail area (rakes, clip-
pers, shovels, hoes, saws and axes). A second work day is scheduled for Sept. 9. Reporter Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
ning commission to the selectboard to the planning commission, as laid out by state statute and be reapproved by the town before the energy plan can be resubmitted to the Department of Public Service. “I think that the legislators really need to talk to the people in the trenches when they’re making new laws,” said Barrett. “And this is not just for the solar and the
renewable and town plans and all that. They make the laws without regard to how it affects the people who have to enforce the laws or interpret the laws to set standards and regulations. “They really need to do more talking. They didn’t talk to the towns ... No one
came to us — there were some people who went to them. It’s just backwards. It’s a top down instead of a bottom up, and that doesn’t feel right. That’s not the Vermont way.” Reporter Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
New Haven
CSAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bob Thorn congratulates Chris Mason, winner of the 2016 Wilton W. Covey Community Award. Mason is a member of the Middlebury Police Department and served as the school resource officer for Addison Central Supervisory District.
Counseling Service seeks worthy award nominations
MIDDLEBURY — The Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) is accepting nominations for four annual agency awards, to be presented at the CSAC Annual Meeting on November 9, 2017. If you have been touched by the work of a CSAC employee or know of a community member who exemplifies the agency mission “to help people live emotionally healthy and satisfying lives” we encourage you to submit a nomination. Awards are as follows: • Two Wilton W. Covey awards, whch recognize (1) a community member and (2) a CSAC staff member who are committed “to enhancing the quality of life in the Addison County community.” This award was established in 1992 to honor Dr. Covey, who had been the CSAC Medical Director and agency psychiatrist for over 25 years. He passed away in June of this year. • The Holly Clook award acknowledges “any CSAC employee who enhances workplace vitality through his/her creative use of humor, humanity, dedication and commitment.” • The William J. Lippert Jr. Advocacy Award is given to a CSAC employee or community member who displays “a vision toward a caring and inclusive community; in particular, to recognize advocates of high integrity who have consistently expressed the values of fairness, justice, compassion, and respect for individual differences.” These four awards offer an op-
portunity for residents to demonstrate their appreciation to wonderful individuals who weave in and out of our lives every day. Learn more about the awards, download a form, or submit a nomination at csac-vt.org or contact the administrative office at jstaats@csac-vt. org or akensek@csac-vt.org. Submission deadline is Sept. 6.
(Continued from Page 2A) the department is fully committed to providing New Haven with expedited support and feedback to help the town obtain an affirmative determination for a revised plan.” Tierney also criticized aspects of the new energy-compliance process itself, noting that the Act 174 process doesn’t allow her any “flexibility to make a conditional affirmative determination.” She said such flexibility in making Section 4352 determinations would be desirable. Tierney noted that as DPS commissioner she has no option but to accept or reject a plan. And once an energy plan is rejected, a town can’t simply go back to the drawing board and demonstrate compliance in the deficient areas. Instead it must put the energy plan (and with it the town plan) back through each and every step of the town plan process itself. THE PATH AHEAD For New Haven, the selectboard has already made policy recommendations covering two of the deficient areas, using the data and maps from the ACRPC. The selectboard will now pass the process along to the New Haven Planning Commission to address the other two deficiencies, Barrett said. Once all four standards are properly addressed, the entire town plan must move through its series of hearings, and go back and forth from the plan-
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The good, bad and the ugly In a free society, one can believe that out of bad, comes good. Thus, when the nation was shell-shocked by the sight of Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and Ku Klux Klan members parading at night through the streets of Charlottesville with flaming torches, and when the nation heard their angry speech filled with hate toward other Americans they believe are undeserving of equality, and when counter-protesters and the alt-right came to blows, it is possible to believe that by exposing such racism and bigotry and confronting it head on, we as a nation can undertake a national reckoning to heal wounds we once thought had scarred over. That Trump would intentionally inflame the bitterness between the alt-right and the vast majority of Americans who spoke out against their intentions, and that Trump would attempt to confuse the nation’s moral compass by his false equivalency is heinous, but it also helps define the challenges ahead. When you realize the president’s moral compass is set to disrupt all things to his advantage, and pit Americans against each other without concern for the greater good, the need to respond becomes paramount. The positive response across the nation has been heartening. Confederate statutes and symbols of hate are coming down quicker throughout the country than ever before, and with little debate. And community discussions across the nation are happening everywhere there is a sign or symbol of hate. The Addison Independent’s front page story on two Confederate flags last week drew statewide attention and comment, though the local emphasis on those two cases was on understanding the individual circumstances — not persecuting them for it. Other Confederate flags were apparently flown in Vergennes and, no doubt, elsewhere as they have been off-and-on for years without a lot of concern or fanfare — sometimes adopting it as more a sign of rebellion (as the flag used to be considered during the Dukes of Hazard days) than white supremacy. Understanding and tolerance will be a necessary part of moving forward. More importantly, the discussion has moved to local school boards and town governments. The city council of Vergennes moved a resolution condemning racism, white supremacy and hateful speech and embracing a culture that welcomes all people regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or age. And at the Addison Central Supervisory Union board meeting this week, that group spent two hours hearing stories of racial prejudice among school kids right here at home that has shocked most of us (see story on Page 1A), and then established a task force to develop a plan of action. Blatant racial prejudice seems so far removed from most of our daily lives that we have apparently ignored the more subtle instances of it that should be confronted, and corrected, each and every day it happens. The school board has adopted a rational approach. First, don’t wait. Doing something is better than nothing if the intent is to reduce instances of racism and perceptions of inequality. Secondly, pursue a course of action that brings focus to the issue and long-term steps to help change the culture. Eliminating prejudice, however, is a complex issue, and figuring out how to bring lessons of understanding into our schools and homes won’t be accomplished overnight. To that end, establishing a task force to pursue those goals and keep the school district aware of the task at hand — and everyone’s feet to the fire — is a good first step that the larger community can hopefully embrace. The follow-through is up to each of us — to be aware of our individual actions, to fight against hints of prejudice when we see it or hear it, and to reinforce a culture of inclusiveness in our daily lives. And with Trump representing the kind of crass prejudice most Americans find distasteful, we’ll have a constant reminder of the challenges we need to overcome for at least the next couple of years. Angelo Lynn
Walls to divide, bridges to unite On the campaign trail, most politicians promise big things — but few were as boastful and wrong-headed as was “the Donald.” Yet, after his first eight months in office, he’s accomplished very little of what he championed — and for that the nation is all the better. That the proposed wall is anything but campaign nonsense, or as Sen. Patrick Leahy calls it “a bumper sticker boondoggle,” should be apparent to most Americans — but that Trump continues to use the wall as a way to rile up his most xenophobic, misguided supporters and make false threats about defaulting on the national debt unless Congress supports funding for the wall is nothing less than juvenile — yet, once again, puts the nation’s reputation as a dependable world leader at risk. But we’ll let Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, put into context Trump’s threat to shut down the government if Congress does not agree to force American taxpayers to fund a border wall: “This is not President Trump’s first threat to shut down the United States government over his foolish, costly and useless wall, wasting tens of billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars,” Leahy said in a statement issued this Wednesday. “A wall the president promised that Mexico would pay for, and a wall that would be nothing more than a bumper sticker boondoggle. “The last Republican shutdown in 2013 dealt a devastating blow to economic growth, amounting to an estimated $1.5 billion lost for each of the 16 days of the shutdown. That is economic growth we can never get back. “We cannot afford his brand of government by threats of manufactured crisis. I would urge the president to instead put the full force of his administration behind investing in the American people, like the investments Democrats have proposed in the Senate Appropriations Committee. We should be supporting medical research, rebuilding our infrastructure, providing quality education to our children – and we should be building bridges between communities and cultures, not walls to divide us.” Imagine that: building bridges to unite us, not walls to divide us. Do Trump supporters really believe walls to divide us are more useful than bridges to unite us, or has Trump undermined their sense of community so wholly that unity is soon to be a lost cause?
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Flag flown by a visiting relative We were horrified to learn that two Confederate flags were seen flying in Middlebury last week. This flag is a symbol of white supremacy that disgusts us and sows pain and fear among many of us. Its display hurt several fellow community members who passed by. When we discovered that one of the flags was flying at the home of our dear friend Pat Sprague, and that it had been put up by a visiting family member (who continued to put it up each time Pat removed it), we felt compelled to write a letter to the newspaper. This incident not only caused pain to many community members, but to Pat as well. We know that this flag does not represent Pat Sprague. She harbors absolutely no bigotry or resentment toward any person or group. Despite the actions of another family member, we know she stands in solidarity with all who fight racism and hatred in our country, and that her home will never be the site of such a display in the future. Frank Nicosia and Ellen Oxfeld Middlebury
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BEHIND THE REMAINS of an old porch roof or doghouse or some such a neatly mowed field stretches out toward the gap between the Green Mountains and the Hogbacks south of Monkton one day last week.
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Flawed policy exposes Public Safety Dept. The Vermont Department of Public Safety has earned two reputations of late — one good and the other bad. First, the good reputation: The department recruits and employs dedicated public servants who are willing to put themselves in harm’s way to protect us. Every Vermonter should be grateful for their service. On the other hand, there’s the not-so-good reputation. Those in leadership positions at the department have gained a reputation in recent years of being less than transparent, even evasive, when it comes to releasing information to the This week’s writer public. is Mike Smith, who is Unfortunately, if the bad a radio host, political reputation is allowed to continue, analyst, columnist the actions of those few will and former secretary ultimately tarnish the shining of administration and reputation of many. human services. Here are just three examples where the department has been less than forthcoming. In the first example, WCAX-TV had to obtain a court order for the department to release information related to a nearly $4,000 expense for a privately chauffeured limousine service, in addition to a rental car, used to cart Gov. Peter Shumlin and his entourage around Paris for two days. The department argued that the governor’s travel expenses and associated costs were a matter of security and could not be released. A judge disagreed, and the department was ordered to release the limousine costs. The department probably concluded that many Vermonters would be shocked by the price tag of renting the limousine; so, they fought the release of the travel costs. Clearly, there was an attempt to hide these costs.
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Secondly, Mike Donoghue, a longtime crime beat reporter, discovered and then reported in the Rutland Herald that six months prior to 26-year-old Alexandra Rookery being found dead on a Poultney property owned by Wayne Oddo, another person — a man — was found dead on that same property. The Vermont State Police never revealed to the public this man’s death or the circumstances surrounding it even though they and the state’s attorney’s office were at Oddo’s residence investigating this death. And thirdly, an elderly woman, Helen Jones of Arlington, was stabbed to death in her home after what appeared to be a botched robbery attempt. What Jones and the rest of the public didn’t know is that, again, the Vermont State Police failed to release information about a series of break-ins in that area before she was killed. So, with the election of a new governor and with the appointment of a new commissioner of public safety, expectations were running high that there would be greater transparency coming from the department — especially since the new commissioner was Tom Anderson. He is someone that has worked closely with the media and the public in various capacities throughout his years in Vermont. But instead, some will contend that the lack of transparency in the department has actually gotten worse under the new leadership. On July 13 the Vermont State Police put into effect a (See Mike Smith, Page 5A)
After Trump’s term, can the nation recover? Donald Trump considers himself a “man of destiny,” and, in his mind, being elected president validates this belief. Trump has also claimed that he is more “presidential” than all previous occupants of the office except Abraham Lincoln. Trump’s place on the list of American presidents cannot be finally determined until he leaves office. However, his performance since January leads many observers to speculate that he will be ranked close to the bottom of that list. Due to his temperament, his lack of political experience and historical knowledge, and his failure to understand and proclaim central elements of the American political tradition, Trump may be the person least suited to the presidency who has ever held the office. Most surveys of historians and other scholars place Warren Harding and James Buchanan at the very bottom of the list of presidents. Harding, who By Eric L. Davis served from 1921 to 1923, may have presided over the most corrupt administration in American history. Two members of Harding’s cabinet, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall and Attorney General Harry Daugherty, were implicated in Teapot Dome and other scandals, although only Fall was convicted of any crimes. Harding appeared to be blissfully unaware of the corruption going on around him. As for economic policy, Harding’s push for “normalcy” consisted of large tax cuts for businesses and wealthy individuals, along with rolling back many Progressive-era reforms and regulations designed to restrain business and protect consumers. Continued by his successors Calvin
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Coolidge and Herbert Hoover, Harding’s policies laid the groundwork for the “boom and bust” economy that culminated in the Great Depression of the early 1930s. In my opinion, James Buchanan, a Democrat who served from 1857 to 1861, ranks as the worst president ever. Although Buchanan had been a member of Congress for 18 years, and had also served one term as Secretary of State, he was both unwilling and unable to do anything about the sectional crisis that had been building since the end of the Mexican War in 1848. Buchanan, from Pennsylvania, was a northerner who was sympathetic to the south and slavery. Buchanan was a strong supporter of the Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott decision, which held that a Negro, whether slave or free, had no rights of American citizenship, and that Congress had no power to regulate the expansion of slavery in federal territories. He supported southern slave interests that wanted Kansas admitted to the union as a slave-holding state, a move that markedly heightened tensions between north and south. Buchanan’s passive reaction to the building sectional crisis led to a split in the Democratic party between northern and southern Democrats, with the recently organized Republican Party taking control of the House of Representatives after the 1858 midterm elections. Buchanan sat idly by during the last two years of his term, as southern states began talking more and more explicitly about seceding from the Union. To Buchanan, secession was unconstitutional, but so was forceful action to prevent a state from seceding. (See Davis, Page 5A)
I agree with the man in your story last Thursday who said he has the right to fly any flag he wishes and the flag only means the “Dukes of Hazzard” to him. He can have that thought because he is a white man and he can have that innocent attachment to the Confederate flag. Yet, the other man in the story recalls a painful memory and he now feels he must have the race conversation with his children about being a child of color in the U.S. I don’t live near this flag but my first memory of the Confederate flag is visiting family in Florence, S.C., and it is Saturday night some of the young white men want to have a good time. They come to the colored section of town as it was known in the ’50s to ride around with their torches and Confederate flags looking to have some fun. I didn’t know what fun to them meant and wasn’t told because I was a child, but it did mean we went in the house, turned off all the lights, closed all the doors, put the windows down, stayed away from the windows and got on the floor. I could tell my uncle and aunt were frightened. They told us we could get up, but we knew because it was quiet outside now, there wasn’t anyone hollering the N word and making scary noises anymore. My cousins and I were visiting from Boston and New York City; of course we were aware of being called the N word but not this kind of behavior. Our aunt and uncle just said get up and didn’t talk about it, but we could see their relief it was over, and none of our neighbors or other kids spoke about it the next day and for some reason we knew not to bring the subject up in conversation. Yes, he has the right to fly his Confederate flag but for a lot of people of color it has a sinister meaning. I thank you for covering both sides of this issue. Beatrice Parwatikar Shoreham
Ilsley Library project needed In the past 10 years or so, Middlebury has provided new facilities for our police department, our fire department, our town offices, and our recreation department, including a new town gym. That’s in addition to the Cross Street Bridge, which has been a godsend during the recent construction in downtown Middlebury. Almost all of these projects were opposed by those who suggested that they were either unnecessary, too expensive, or both. Every one of those projects has had a tremendously positive effect on the town. And have you noticed a huge increase in your tax rate? I haven’t. In every case, the people who worked in those older spaces had been pointing out their inadequacies for years. Ilsley Public Library is more active than practically any similar community library in Vermont. The need for upgrades has been apparent there for years and years, and those needs have been consistently shifted to the back burner while other town projects have been developed. Did you attend (See Letter, Page 5A)
Addison Independent, Thursday, August 24, 2017 — PAGE 5A
Value of seatbelts underscored I write to you today out of a at the time of the crash. Put most directly, seatbelts save grave concern for public safety, both here in Addison County and lives. A person wearing their seatacross Vermont. Since taking office belt is 50 to 70 percent more likely as Addison County State’s Attor- to survive an automobile accident than someone who ney in January of this is not wearing a seat year, I am aware of belt. This holds true an alarming number for backseat occupants of cases where drivas well. The rule I apers operated their veply for myself and my hicles at speeds well family is simple: we do in excess of 80 mph not drive anywhere unon roads here in Adtil everyone in the car dison County. Also, is wearing seatbelts. since January, our ofSpeed is another fice has experienced entirely preventable a sharp increase in contributing factor to a the number of cases large number of crashinvolving impaired es and moving violadrivers. tions in Addison CounSome of these ty and throughout the cases led to criminal state. In the last few charges, some did This week’s writer months alone, police not. Most concernhave stopped at least ing, however, is the is Dennis Wygmans, seven people driving fact that a number of Addison County over 100 mph. In that the cases in Addison State’s Attorney. same time period, our County, and across county experienced Vermont, resulted in senseless deaths and contributed two fatal crashes where speed conto numerous instances of serious tributed to the crash. In another case involving speed, bodily injury. A staggering number of these the operator allegedly sped through cases involved unbelted passen- a highway construction zone at gers and operators. Unbelted op- over 85 mph at midday. The opererators and passengers accounted ator crashed some distance down for seven of the nine deaths during the roadway after reaching speed the past few weeks. Lives claimed well in excess of 100 mph. In anby car crashes are tragic, and that other crash, an allegedly intoxitragedy is only compounded when cated operator drove through the people lose loved ones who would streets of Bristol in excess of 100 have survived had they been belted mph, eventually crashing, resulting
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in his passenger being ejected from the car because she was not wearing her seatbelt. As the facts of this last case suggest, alcohol and drugs play a substantial role in making our local roadways unsafe. At the current pace, this office will be charging nearly as many people with DUI this year as we had total cases — of any kind — last year. While the rate of all other crime is falling, the rate of DUI is increasing. One of the most important decisions you as a driver can make is whether you may be too impaired to drive. My advice? If you have to think about whether you — or someone else — is safe to drive, don’t get behind the wheel. Don’t put yourself or others at risk. It’s not worth it. If you are concerned about someone else’s ability to drive, speak up. You may be saving their life. It is a distinct pleasure to serve our community as the State’s Attorney and to work with its residents and law enforcement. You have probably seen an increased number of cruisers on our roadways as a direct response to all of these concerns. As I see it, it is also a part of my job to educate the public about the dangers posed to all of us by drinking and driving and by failing to follow basic rules of the road. When you are driving, or are just a passenger, remind yourself and loved ones of these things as if all of our lives depend on it — because they do.
Middlebury tunnel a possible deathtrap for homeless With the two temporary bridges in place over the railroad tracks now, I question even more the Town’s decision to opt for the “tunnel” permanent replacement solution. Does the gain of several hundred square feet of new lawn between the fountain park and St. Stephens Church really compensate for the extra time and expense that the tunnel requires, plus the following: I don’t recall any comments on the potential impact of the tunnel on the local population
of drug users and the homeless, who may find the seclusion attractive versus the open nature of individual bridges. My prediction is that the long tunnel will quickly need a video monitoring system (or is one already in the plans?) and that the trains will have to be stopped occasionally to remove a body from the tracks, especially possible in the winter due to the lure of shelter. Seems like “just bridges” is still the better idea, even at this
late date. The project, in general, is an important one for the region for more than one reason. Vergennes, for instance, should be trying to solve its long haul truck traffic problem by working to get all that cargo back into rail cars, like it was many years ago. Trucking should only be for local distribution. Hopefully I’m wrong about the tunnel. Craig Allen Bristol
occurred — are prohibited from being released to the public because they might expose the name of a victim. How does this new policy properly alert the public about crime in their neighborhood? In addition, the Manchester Journal was critical of another part of the policy. The policy commits the Vermont State Police to issuing a news release within 24 hours of a death investigation but only if it “doesn’t impede or cause harm to the integrity of an investigation.” The Manchester Journal wrote: “And who gets to decide what causes harm to the integrity of an investigation? The Vermont State Police. If someone dies in a manner that warrants police investigation, it’s the public’s right to know whether police suspect a crime has been committed — and whether they should be concerned about their safety.” So, the Poultney deaths would not necessarily have to be reported to the public under this policy if public safety leadership deemed that disclosure would cause harm or
impede an investigation. Anderson, a lawyer himself, criticized the editorial in the Manchester Journal with such aggressiveness that it’s reminiscent of how President Donald Trump and others in Washington would respond. In the opinion of some, he came just short of calling the editorial “fake news.” Anderson complained that the editorial wasn’t accurate that, “the Vermont State Police is fully committed to transparency.” He cites statistics on the number of press releases to prove his transparency point. But citing the number of press releases as a reasonable measure of transparency is equivalent to Trump citing the number of tweets as his measure of openness with the American people. It’s the substance of those releases that matters. Anderson’s argument is further illustration of the department’s lack of self-awareness on this issue. He further defended the policy by (See Flawed policy, Page 7A)
Mike Smith (Continued from Page 4A) new public information policy. Most in the media had been clamoring for a new policy for years, precisely because of incidents like those that happened in Poultney and Arlington. Unfortunately, this new policy may make public disclosure matters worse, not better. As the Manchester Journal wrote in a recent editorial: “The public information policy — and let’s be honest, it’s essentially the guide to what Vermont State Police can and cannot tell the press — was enacted despite warnings from the Vermont Press Association that it does not meet the standards of the Vermont Constitution or state public records policy.” Under the new policy, Vermont State Police will not release “person(s) name or information that could identify the victims of a sex crime, assault, including domestic assault, burglary, robbery, or any crime against the person.” The news media have traditionally refused to publish the names of sex crime victims. But this new policy also restricts what traditionally would be public information. For example, burglaries in Arlington prior to the killing of Helen Jones would still not be released because information about the crime — such as residence addresses where the burglaries had
Davis (Continued from Page 4A) The actions, or lack of actions, by both Buchanan and Harding led to two of the greatest crises in American history — the Great Depression and the Civil War. Fortunately for the nation, the political system was able to produce presidents — Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt — who could rise to the occasion of those crises and lead the country through them. One of my greatest worries about Trump is that poor performance on his part will result in some national or international crisis, but that our dysfunctional political system will not be able to produce the quality of leadership necessary to enable the nation — and the world — to recover from that crisis after Trump is no longer in the White House. Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.
Locke saw the evil in ‘Patriarchy’ Editor’s note: This is the 21st essay by Middlebury College Professor Emeritus Victor Nuovo on the origins of western political thought, focusing on the great political thinkers.
according to the biblical narrative, after God created Adam, he granted him sovereignty over the whole of earth, commanding him to “be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it.” This sovereignty was supposed to be transmitBy Victor Nuovo ted to Adam’s male heirs, Patriarchy is a vile which could happen in practice. It is like an inseveral ways: directly vasive weed that has takfrom a father to his son, en root in all human inor if a father had severstitutions: the family, the al sons, he could divide state, churches, and most his dominion and grant a of the professions. Perpart to each of them, as fect equality will not be Noah did to Shem, Ham, achieved until it is rooted out completely and Thinking about and Japheth, granting them each a different cast aside as an odious politics — portion of the earth. weed. It is comparable Or a kingdom could to the practice of slavery, the origins be acquired by usurpawhich it mimics. An essay by tion, as David did. By If one were seeking Victor Nuovo whatever means, and reasons to honor John Locke, one is sure to find Middlebury College however many kingdoms there came to be, one here, for he was the professor emeritus a king’s power was supfirst man to oppose it of philosophy posed to be supreme and publicly. undivided within his doHaving reviled patriarchy, I am obliged to define it. By “pa- minion. For all other human beings, triarchy” I do not mean fatherhood in male and female, they were not born general, which coupled with moth- free and equal, rather they were born erhood, forms the essential social as subjects and servants. However, institution of parenthood. Patriarchy every male had the consolation of beis a political doctrine, drawing upon ing lord of his particular household, the belief that fathers have an abso- his little domain. So much for patrilute right to rule their families as they archy. Enter Locke. His major political see fit; this right of dominion is supposed to range over their wives and work is entitled Two Treatises of children and includes the right of life Government; it was first published in 1689, but written almost a decade earand death. Advocates of patriarchy believed lier. As the title states, it contains two that civil government is an instance parts, which were originally planned of paternal power and authority. as the beginning and concluding They supposed that monarchy is the chapters of a much longer work; the only proper form of government, that missing parts are lost. Locke takes on Filmer in the First only men are rightfully monarchs, and those whom they rule, their sub- Treatise. His refutation is long and jects are their children, and of course, tedious, but it is worth reading, for it “Father knows best.” The state was contains some very enlightened biblisupposed to be like a great family, in cal interpretation. For example, Genwhich children never progress to ma- esis 1: 27–8 is a crucial passage: “So ture adulthood, nor women beyond God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; servitude. This doctrine became fashionable male and female created he them. And in England during the seventeenth God blessed them, and said to them: century and was popularized by a Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the now largely forgotten political writer, earth and subdue it, and have dominSir Robert Filmer, in a book entitled ion over the fish of the sea, and the Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Kings. Now, Locke observes, rightly I beFilmer claimed that the doctrine of patriarchy is grounded in the Bi- lieve, that God’s command to be fruitble, which he regarded as divine ful and multiply is not addressed to a revelation as well as in the nature of particular man, named Adam, but to things. In the former, he claimed that the species of mankind, whose basic Adam is the archetypal monarch and unit is binary: male and female. God representative man. He noted that, addressed both together, and through
them all their successive generations. Note that the Hebrew word adam, is not a proper name, but denotes a species, like eagle, or rabbit, or horse. This dominion, then, is granted to the entire species, which consists of male and female members, which is an essential feature, for without it, there could be no generation and no future, in which case the divine directive would have been idle. It is only in Genesis 2 that an individual man appears; even there, he is not called by name, but referred to as “the man.” From a literary-critical perspective, Genesis 1 and 2 are entirely separate narratives, which cannot be harmonized—but this is going beyond Locke. And what sort of dominion did God grant to the human species in Genesis 1? Locke notes that it has nothing to do with government or sovereignty. God did not make Adam “Monarch of the earth,” rather he granted mankind the use of the earth and all other living things as means to sustain life. It was supposed to be a grant in common of the earth and its resources to all in common, male and female, in their successive generations. Another place in the bible that Filmer claimed supported the doctrine of sovereignty was the fifth commandment. Here too Locke is right that Filmer has misread the text, for the commandment states not “Honor thy father,” but “Honor thy father and thy mother.” Moreover, Locke observes that the commandment does not enjoin that children regard their parents as absolute rulers, but that they show them proper respect. The structure of the family was not meant to be a paradigm for civil government. Moreover, Locke was sure that the authority of parents over their children extends only to the period of their immaturity; it is more properly parental care, which is supposed to nourish and to prepare a child for life; and, when a child attains maturity, it is to be relinquished. What is left when all goes well is affection and gratitude. The conclusion of all this argument is a principle, that man, the species, and hence male and female, are created free and equal and that they possess the earth in common. This is the thesis upon which Locke will build his theory of civil government and offer explanations of how, from this common endowment or state of nature, individuals, societies, and nations can gain exclusive right to parts of it; how, that is to say, not only life and liberty, but also property are to be acquired and secured.
Letter (Continued from Page 4A) any of the open meetings held by the library planning committee to illustrate the needs? I did. There are many, many issues of concern that are costing us plenty of money as it is, such as frequently fixing an old, outof-date elevator, jerry-rigging an ancient heating system, and dealing with damp and mold. Meanwhile, the most frequently used area of the library is that for children. I’m sorry, but the lovely Middlebury College library up the street is in no way equipped to provide services for the three- to 10-year-old set and their parents. And they are the future of our town. I am glad to live in a town that is sufficiently forward thinking to plan for its needs in the future. I am grateful for those who pushed for a new bridge and new town facilities
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and found a way to make it happen, despite opposition. This has always been done in a manner in which a variety of views have been heard respectfully, and I appreciate that, as well. I am somewhat mystified by our continuing method of electing or appointing people to look into problems and issues, provide them with limited resources, expect them to put in years of work, and then immediately rejecting their carefully considered ideas before we have even examined or looked critically at the issues they hope to address.
I would urge those interested or concerned about this project to visit the library’s website and carefully read the 60-page report that outlines the many deficiencies of the present building, and proposes a variety of possible solutions. I would also encourage you to attend the fall meeting of the library building committee (date and time to be announced and publicized) and to learn more about the needs, issues, and concerns with our town library. Thanks. Joe McVeigh Middlebury
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Obituaries
Donald Charbonneau, 85, Brandon
Judy-Kaye Chandler, 72, native of Bristol GLOUCESTER, Mass. — JudyKaye (Hill) Chandler, 72, of Gloucester, Mass., died at home after a long illness on August 16, 2017. She was born in Burlington, Vt. to Marjorie Orvis Hill and Charles Newell Hill in 1945. The youngest of six children, she grew up in Bristol, Vt. She was a graduate of the class of 1963 of Bristol High School. She excelled as a student and
was named Valedictorian of her class. She later attended Jackson College in Medford, Mass. She was preceded in death by her parents and four of her siblings. She is survived by her brother, William Hill of Slidell, La., and several nieces and nephews, including Ellen (O’Neill) Nilsen and Wendy Cramer of Dover, N.H. and Yolanda Hill
of St. Albans, Vt., as well as many devoted friends in Gloucester. In keeping with her wishes, there will be no funeral services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Cape Ann Animal Aid Association, 4 Paws Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930. For online condolences visit greelyfuneralhome.com.◊
Jack McGarvey, 80, Rio Rico, Ariz. RIO RICO, Ariz. — Jack H. McGarvey passed away on July 15, 2017, at the age of 80 years. He died in his beloved home in Rio Rico, AZ. The cause was heart disease. Jack was born in Clearfield, Pa., as the youngest of six children of Violet Richards and Paul McGarvey. As a young adult, Jack at first pursued a path to becoming a minister at Nyack College in NY. Over time, he became disheartened by the hypocrisy he observed among many Christians and changed paths, but the essential teachings of Jesus Christ (whom Jack would argue was a socialist) were never far from his mind — particularly Matthew 25:35, which informed his extensive involvement with helping Mexican migrants during his retirement. Ultimately, Jack graduated from Clarion State College and then the University of Connecticut, where he earned a graduate degree in education. A prolific writer, Jack published hundreds of articles and essays about education, child development, computers, gardening, and travel, always trying to use the written word to educate and provoke. As a middle school English teacher, Jack pushed to integrate Apple computers into the curriculum as part of the creative writing process — this was something new at the time. In the 1980s, working with colleagues in the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Middle School Association (now the Association for Middle Level Education), Jack was active in the movement
JACK H. MCGARVEY to professionalize middle school education as a separate and unique developmental stage and to liberate it from being merely “junior high school.” He was instrumental in the formation of the Junior High/Middle School Assembly within NCTE and authored that group’s position statement, which led to its acceptance in professional teaching organizations. Jack wrote several articles for the JH/MS Idea Factory column in the English Journal. Jack was also active in the Connecticut Council of Teachers of English. After retiring from Coleytown Middle School in Westport, Conn., he moved to southern Arizona near the Mexican border. He taught
himself Spanish and traveled to Mexico often, always going off the beaten path and trying to get as far away from American tourists as possible. He continued to write and publish articles and essays, particularly about border issues. Jack adopted several rescue dogs and cats during his years in Arizona and was particularly fond of golden retrievers. During long, daily walks with his dogs in the valley near his home, he often met migrants who were making the journey to the US on foot through the desert. Inspired by their stories and aware that they were only doing what his ancestors did when they came to the US for a better life, Jack devoted many resources and much of his time to helping migrants over the next 20 years, independently and with the Green Valley Samaritans. Jack is survived by his daughter, Gillian McGarvey, son-in-law, Stephan Markowski, and two grandchildren, Ruby Markowski and Roman McGarvey, of Bristol, Vt.; and his siblings Marilyn Selfridge and Gerry McGarvey. He was predeceased by his siblings Joseph McGarvey, Dean McGarvey, and Duane McGarvey. Memorial donations in memory of Jack can be made to the Santa Cruz Humane Society, 232 East Patagonia Highway, Nogales, AZ 85621 and to the Green Valley Samaritans, The Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 17750 S. La Canada, Sahuarita, AZ 85629 (please write “Samaritan Fund” on the notation line).◊
Fred Euber, 56, Orwell ORWELL — Fred Euber, 56, died suddenly Saturday evening Aug. 19, 2017, at Porter Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1961, in Middlebury, the son of Gordon F. Euber and Mary Catherine (Sampson) Euber. Fred was a graduate of Fair Haven Union High School class of 1979. He was a self-employed general contractor by trade. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, farming, driving his Corvette, riding motorcycles and snowmobiling and was an avid golfer. He is survived by his wife Brenda Gwinn of Orwell, whom he married October 25, 2014; his mother, Mary Catherine Euber of Orwell; his daughter, Grace Catherine Euber of Florence; his sister, Jenni EuberMongeur and husband Chris of Orwell; his brother Daniel Euber and significant other Joanne Hill
of Bristol; his nieces and nephews, Ashli Euber Mongeur and her daughter Jada-Leigh Jennifer Mongeur of Queens, N.Y., Tanaya Hope Mongeur of Lehigh Acres, Fla., Jordon Patrick Euber of Orwell, Sydney Marie Euber of Rutland and Christopher Mason Mongeur of Orwell; and by several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his father Gordon F. Euber, who died Feb. 8, 1991. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at 4 p.m. at his and Brenda’s residence on 219 Young Road, Orwell. Feel free to bring a dish to share, your memories and a story to share. Memorial contributions may be made to the Orwell Fire and First Response. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊
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DONALD CYRIL CHARBONNEAU Shrine. Surviving are his wife; Mary (Barnes) Charbonneau of Brandon, whom he married in St. Paul’s Church in Orwell, on November 10, 1962; his sister, Regina Swenor of Castleton; his sister’s-in-law, Florence McIntyre, Sue and Marge Charbonneau and Martha Hill; and his favorite niece, Lisa Daniels. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother Rudy Charbonneau. A private funeral service will
be held at the convenience of the family. Private burial with military honors, will take place in Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in his memory to Rutland Area Visiting Nurse & Hospice, 7 Albert Cree Dr., Rutland, VT 05701 or to Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733 or to Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT 05763.◊
Patriciaann Boehmer, 81, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Patriciaann T. Boehmer, 81, died Thursday morning Aug. 17, 2017, at Starr Farm Nursing Home in Burlington after a brief illness. She was born July 2, 1936, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the daughter of Joseph and Cherry (Manning) Boehmer. Patriciaann was a member of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church. She was an avid reader, enjoyed word searches, puzzles and coloring, and loved animals. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Culver of Burlington; her niece Dawn M. Key and husband Phillip of Middlebury, who were her care givers; and by several other nieces, nephews and many cousins.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday Aug. 24, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Cooke Cemetery in Ripton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Addison County Humane Society (Homeward Bound) at 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊
Charlotte Delisle, 84, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Charlotte Marie Clark Delisle, 84 years young, passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. She died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends in the Hospice Room at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. She is survived by loving partner of 37 years Dick Merrill; her six daughters, Linda Cousino, Trish Morgan, Sherry Degraw, Cindy Cousino, Susan Haynes and Anita Clark; step son Larry Delisle; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; eight greatgreat-grandchildren; sisters Betty (Hall), Barb (Darling); and brother, Dick Clark. Sharlie was pre-deceased by her parents, Ray & Isabelle Clark of Lincoln; five siblings: Wilbert, Lynwood, Ellsworth, Lyle and
Geraldine (Russell); and grandson Brendon Cousino. Sharlie was known for her love of family and friends. She loved to entertain and was celebrated for her great cooking. Her love of the holidays showed in her fantastic decorations inside and outside of her home over the years. A celebration of life will be held at the Masonic Lodge at 2 Elm Street, Bristol at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 23, followed by light refreshments. Heartfelt thanks to all the nursing staff at Porter for their caring support during her final hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions should be sent to The University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center Estuary Room, 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊
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Paul Rotax, 85, Lincoln LINCOLN — Paul V. Rotax, 85, passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. He was born April 11, 1932, in Burlington, the son of Frederick and
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he Ferrisburgh Volunteer Fire Department membership would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s chicken BBQ fund raising event. Mother Nature gave us a beautiful summer day which resulted in another successful year. We hope everyone enjoyed the chicken prepared with Jerry’s Famous Recipe and the conversations with community members. The membership also thanks those who donated a little extra when paying for their dinners.
The membership is very thankful to the local businesses who supported this year’s event. The following business’s provided product, services, and/or monetary donations towards our BBQ expenses: DH Cameron Construction Co. Ferrisburgh Bake Shop and Deli Dakin Farms Pleasant Valley Landscaping Clover State Windows and Siding Bora Welding Services Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing Wayne’s Tire Inc. Fournier Landscaping BC Motorsports Marine Plus Inc. Our event ran very smoothly with support of friends and family members who volunteered a helping hand. Thank You All for your support and we look forward to our 2018 event.
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BRANDON — Donald Cyril Charbonneau, age 85, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at his home in Brandon. Donny was born in Swanton on January 12, 1932. He was the son of Louis and Hortense (Lucier) Charbonneau. He moved with his family to Leicester at a very early age and received his education in Middlebury, Whiting and Brandon schools. In his earlier years, he worked at the Rutland Railway. He joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and served until his honorably discharged 1961. Donny was a very talented brick and stonemason for more than 45 years. He loved NASCAR — back in the day he raced his own Modified “57” Chevy at Devil’s Bowl. He enjoyed snowmobiling, motorcycles and RVing with family and friends. He was past president of Neshobe Snow Blazers, and was an honorary member of the Neshobe Snowmobile Club. He belonged to the American Legion and was a past member of the Loyal Order of the Moose. He was a past master of St. Paul’s Masonic Lodge. He also belonged to Farmer’s Chapter 9 Royal Arch Masons and Farmer’s Council 9 Royal & Select Masters and well as being a member of Cairo Temple
Bessie (Stillson) Rotax. He has been married to Doris Rathbun Rotax for 62 years. Paul is survived by his wife Doris; four children, Joanie O’Leary, Cindy Gebo, David Rotax and Dennis
Rotax; nine grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. He was predeceased by son Lester Rotax and eight brothers and sisters. To send online condolences visit brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.
Learn Revolutionary War history this weekend ORWELL — On Aug. 26 and 27, the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell will host the annual Soldiers Atop the Mount living history weekend honoring the 240th anniversary of the 1777 Northern Campaign of the American Revolution. The historic ground of Mount Independence will be brought back to life with activities related to Revolutionary-era medicine, gunsmithing, the military road and supplies, the Mount’s role in preparing Benedict Arnold’s fleet on Lake Champlain, garrison strength and much more. The soldiers’ camp opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with the Baldwin Trail walkabout from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Strong Ground 5K Walk, benefiting the Mount Independence
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Coalition’s education and special programs, is back for the second year on Saturday. Registration starts at 10 a.m. The $20 fee (cash or check payable to Mount Independence Coalition) includes a t-shirt, admission to Soldiers Atop the Mount and a simple lunch in the picnic area. Call 802-948-2000 to preregister. The annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, for which the Mount is named, begins on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Reenactors will lead visitors up the hill to a special tactical event and members of Warner’s Regiment will demonstrate a changing of the guard and more in the Southern Battery. Site interpreter and historian Paul Andriscin will offer an illustrated lecture on “Reasons for Revolution” on Saturday and “The Northern Campaign” on Sunday,
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both at 3:30 p.m. Event admission is $6.00 for adults (free for children under 15) and includes access to the museum. Call 802-948-2000 for details. Beverages and light snacks are available for purchase in the museum shop. American forces built Mount Independence in 1776 and 1777 to defend New England and Lake Champlain from the British enemy in Canada. On the nights of July 5 and 6, 1777, the American Army Northern Department withdrew from Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga, as British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne attempted to split New England off from the rest of the United States. Following the Battle of Hubbardton on July 7, the British and Germans occupied Mount Independence until November.
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ACSU (Continued from Page 1A) “I bet if you scrubbed your skin so Betty Kafumbe told the board. “We hard it wouldn’t get clean.” Her revelations brought one board cannot just be quiet. We see what happens when we let things go, member to tears. Kafumbe questioned whether when we just go through the protocols. Things never get done. At the some of children knew what they end of the day, it just slips by and were doing when they said the hurtpeople get hurt. I think it’s necessary ful things to her son. She added she’s wondered if these children were getto get something done quickly.” ACSD board member Ruth Har- ting any information — whether at dy called for the task force as part home or at school — to make them more culturally of a resolution she aware. asked her colleagues Several ACSD to field on Monday. “A sixth-grade girl The resolution also dropped her hat, board members asked the board to and out of courtesy, initially declared a “denounce the ac- my 9-year-old son preference for detions of Nazis and picked it up and laying action on white supremacists a task force until in Charlottesville was trying to give it the panel’s misand other communi- back to her and she sion could be furties throughout our said, ‘Eeuw, don’t ther developed country” and to sup- touch that; now it’s and matched with port the “removal of stained with black.’” efforts to integrate racist monuments principles — Betty Kafumbe, bias-free into the curriculum and symbols, includEast Middlebury and teacher training Confederate stating. ues and flags, from ACSD is transipublic places.” Appointed by the school board tioning to an International Baccaand Superintendent Peter Burrows, laureate program that, among other the task force will come up with things, encourages students to berecommendations by Jan. 15, 2018, come world citizens. The mission on ways “to ensure that the Addison of the IB program is “to develop Central School District is adequately inquiring, knowledgeable and caraddressing explicit and implicit bias, ing young people who help to create a better and more in all forms in our peaceful world schools.” The task force “What I want to through interculwill be comprised of stress, especially tural understanding ACSD faculty, staff, for people who are and respect,” acstudents and parents, not sort of culturally cording to program as well as commuliterature. competent, is that “It’s a hugely nity members “with issue,” specialized expertise the proper response complex board member Nick or perspectives,” ac- should not be, ‘We Causton said. “I cording to Hardy’s didn’t mean it that would like time to resolution. A major- way. Let’s sweep think about it.” ity of the task force this under the rug But Leah Beaumembers will be peoand get over it.’ The champ, a former ple of color. ACSD educator and “ R e c o m m e n d a - proper response is parent of two local tions shall focus on not to be defensive; curriculum, training, it’s to be responsive. students, reminded school officials p e r s o n n e l / h u m a n Engage with the that issues of racial resources, student person who’s been disharmony long support, community pre-date the recent education, or other offended.” — Kemi Fuentes- events in Charlotareas in need of imGeorge tesville and last provement,” Hardy’s week’s display of resolution reads. Confederate flags in Hardy made the resolution an 11th-hour addition to East Middlebury. the board’s agenda after the demonIt was Beauchamp who on Oct. 2, stration by several hate groups in 2015, removed a Confederate flag Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12. She from a truck parked in the MUHS also cited an article in the Aug. 17 is- parking lot. A student video of the sue of the Addison Independent not- debate that ensued at MUHS can be ing community reaction to two Con- seen at tinyurl.com/y78qg2yj. federate flags that had been flown on “Flag-gate has resurfaced,” Beauprivate property in East Middlebury champ said on Monday of the reand on School House Hill Road. newed discussion. “It was disturbing, painful and She believes the ACSD could have mortifying for a lot of people in our used the 2015 incident as a teaching community,” said Hardy, who had moment to potentially bring about encouraged local people of color some systematic change. to turn out at Monday’s meeting to “There’s a part of me that’s a litshare their thoughts. tle annoyed that two years later, we INCIDENTS are actually having this discussion,” And share they did. Beauchamp said. “The moment in Betty and her husband Damascus which we really should have had it Kafumbe, originally from Uganda, was the actual incident with a Conhave lived in East Middlebury since federate symbol at school. We didn’t 2011. They have two young sons, take advantage of it.” both of whom attend Middlebury She said it’s been her experience schools. Betty Kafumbe recounted as a parent that incidents of racism examples of how her sons have been within the district have been “taken victims of racial insensitivity. care of very quietly. I have never had “A sixth-grade girl dropped her hat an incident when things have not (on the school bus), and out of cour- been resolved. But when we should tesy, my 9-year-old (now 10-year- have been having this discussion old) son picked it up and was trying was two years ago.” to give it back to her and she said, Beauchamp recalled a fairly recent ‘Eeuw, don’t touch that; now it’s incident at Middlebury Union High stained with black,’” Kafumbe said. School that involved her son, Nick, She recounted another case in a student-athlete who starred on the which a fellow student told her son, MUHS football team before gradu-
ating last spring. tionships and learn about different “There was a racially charged cultures and practices … I feel like fight in the locker room and a child’s I, as a parent, and we, as a commuhead was split open, and it was not nity, have to work overtime in the my son’s,” Beauchamp said. “And absence of a natural opportunity for the football staff of this district said, community influence to ensure that ‘Nick, go home. our children are reDon’t worry about ally learning about “There’s a part of it.’” the range of history me that’s a little ANSWERS? and language to help Kemi Fuent- annoyed that two them navigate and es-George and his years later, we are be with individuals family were among actually having this with different expemany East Midriences.” dlebury residents discussion. The She asked the concerned to see moment in which school district to two Confederate we really should partner with her in flags flying on pri- have had it was helping to raise her vate property with- the actual incident child with compein their community tency in cultural with a Confederate this month. Fuentawareness. es-George hails from symbol at school. “I would really Jamaica. He agreed We didn’t take like to see an inwith Beauchamp that advantage of it.” tentional plan deit’s better to confront — Leah Beauchamp, veloped with some issues of racism Middlebury timelines on how we head-on. are going to take ad“I know people vantage of both local might have good intentions, but and national resources to help us mess up from time to time,” Fuen- make measurable progress in these tes-George said. “What I want to areas,” Guttentag said. stress, especially for people who Mark Stefani is a member of Haare not sort of culturally competent, vurah, the Addison County Jewish is that the proper response should congregation. The congregation was not be, ‘We didn’t mean it that way. hit with a hate crime last year when Let’s sweep this under the rug and someone left swastika graffiti at its get over it.’ The proper response is gathering spot on Seymour Street. not to be defensive; it’s to be respon“I support the proposal and the sive. Engage with the person who’s goals of putting together this (task been offended.” force) to examine these issues, but Fuentes-George said he’s con- I also agree that it needs to be done cerned that people might think “sys- very carefully and very thoughttematic racism” is a thing of the past fully so that we don’t provoke a because everyone is now considered retrenchment in the very attitudes equal under the law. we are trying to bring together,” he “We might be all equal in a human said. sense, but that doesn’t mean we’re Different people can provide difgoing to all be treated equal under ferent accounts of what the Confedthe system,” he said. erate flag means to them. But Stefani Fuentes-George added he has said it’s clear that hate groups are been racially profiled just about ev- “re-branding the Confederate battle flag as an all-purpose, erywhere he’s lived anti-government sym— including in East “I support the bol.” Middlebury, where proposal and the Natasha Ngaiza is his family moved a Tanzanian-Amertwo years ago. He goals of putting ican filmmaker and said a Middlebury together this (task Middlebury resident. police officer called force) to examine She has two small him one day because these issues, but children, one curhe “fit the descrip- I also agree that it rently enrolled in tion” of someone the ACSD schools. they were looking needs to be done very carefully and She said the lack of for. diversity instruction “In telling people very thoughtfully within the school — especially stu- so that we system makes for dents of all ages — don’t provoke a labor” at ‘We are all equal,’ retrenchment in the “additional home in making sure the emphasis should her daughters, whom therefore be, ‘But very attitudes we she said are Tanzawe’re not all being are trying to bring nian-Chilean, “know treated equally,’” together.” Fuentes-George said. — Mark Stefani where they come from” and “are feelGetting outside of ing proud about the one’s comfort zone to talk about race, Fuentes-George said, skin they are in.” She thanked the board for initiatis a “small price to pay for ensuring the more vulnerable people can feel ing a dialogue on race that could pay more comfortable, particularly since dividends in the classroom for stuthey are the ones who face the bur- dents of all colors and creeds. “Please look at yourselves,” she dens of not dealing with these issues cautioned. “But this is awesome, this adequately.” East Middlebury resident Karen is great. It’s better to start and just Guttentag spoke of some of her chal- try to do something, anything, than lenges being a “single, white Jewish not do anything because it might be mother with an adopted bi-racial offensive and might not really work. Jewish child.” She said she wants I think it’s better to get started, like her daughter to be able to see herself we’re doing today.” reflected in her school curriculum School board members agreed and better understand herself and her to support the task force and lay its community. groundwork at their upcoming, Sept. “That’s a high goal in a place as 18 meeting. white as Vermont, and I take my “I think we have to start someresponsibility very seriously,” Gut- where,” ACSD board Chairman Petentag said. “I realize she’s not going ter Conlon said. “This is a place to to have a lot of natural encounters start.” with a diverse community that will Reporter John Flowers is at allow her to develop a lot of rela- johnf@addisonindependent.com.
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Please join us for a retirement open house, honoring Chief Kevin Gibbs for 31 years of service to the Bristol Police Department. Thursday, August 31, 2017 from 3 – 4:30 pm at the Bristol Police Department, Building 6, Suite #603, 72 Munsill Ave, Bristol, VT
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has vehemently objected to the new policy in meetings with state officials. And then there’s the old political tactic of playing the victim — a tactic that Anderson tries to employ during his condemnation of the Manchester Journal editorial. The commissioner writes: “To suggest they — or I — are not concerned about the public’s safety or would deliberately withhold information that could negatively impact the safety of the public is simply false.” It’s a clever tactic, and it’s subterfuge, because no one is accusing the commissioner of saying what he is accusing others of saying. Instead, what critics of the new policy are asking is to let the public decide what is newsworthy, not public safety. From a political perspective you have to sit back and admire the chutzpah of the leaders in the Department of Public Safety. In some ways it’s a brilliant strategy, because if the media were upset by the inadequacies in the old policy, then the department has just created a new policy that’s even worse. The hope, perhaps, is that the media will now clamor for the old inadequate policy to be put back in place. Many Washington politicians would probably admire the Machiavellian aspect of this maneuver. The state of Vermont has a public disclosure problem, not only in public safety but also elsewhere in state government. We have fallen woefully short, especially when compared to other states, in the area of government transparency. The Department of Public Safety’s new public information policy is just another reminder of our deficiencies. Editor’s Note: Mike Smith hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” on WDEV and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio, and a regular newspaper columnist. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas.
Immediate Openings for 2017-18 School Year
The North Branch School, a recognized independent school in Ripton is reopening admissions for this upcoming school year for both 7th and 9th grades. For more information and application details please go to www.northbranchschool.org and “contact us” or email nbs@northbranchschool.org. In hiring, admissions and administration, NBS does not discriminate on the basis of physical ability, gender, race, national or ethnic origin, creed, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation.
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(Continued from Page 5A) stating it attempts to strike a balance between the public’s right to know, the privacy of crime victims, and the offender’s constitutional rights to a fair trial. But other departments have struck that balance while providing necessary information to the public. One can go to most local police departments in Vermont and examine their publicly available “law incident summary reports” — or their logs, as most call them — and find out more information than what’s allowed to be released under the new Vermont State Police public information policy. In Burlington, the Police Department has a public information policy that allows officers to release “the time, date, location, type of crime, and status of the investigation.” According to its new policy, the Vermont State Police will not allow for the release of the same information. And a review of information made available to the public by the New York City Police Department provides more crime and crime victim information than allowed by Vermont’s new policy. So are these other departments less committed to the objectives of the commissioner? Of course not. In fact, these departments may have achieved a better balance — especially as it relates to public protection — than the new Vermont State Police policy. Anderson contends that this policy was developed in conjunction with the media. The wording of his contention is carefully phrased, because the media may have been invited to meetings, may have made suggestions at those meetings, but there was no sign-off on the new policy by either the Vermont Press Association and others because they had similar concerns to those that were pointed out in the Manchester Journal. The VPA president, Adam Silverman, confirmed his organization has not signed off on the new policy. And, according to sources, the VPA
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Bristol will host an open house in honor of retiring Police Chief Kevin Gibbs, above left, on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 3-4:30 p.m., at the Bristol Police Department.
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Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in Middlebury. Thursday, Aug. 24, at venues around town. middfilmfest.org. Annual rummage sale and flea market in Vergennes. Thursday, Aug. 24, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 85 South Maple St. Items are half price. Sale continues Friday and Saturday. For more info call 802-877-2367.
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Addison County Democratic Committee meeting in Middlebury. Monday, Aug. 28, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Topics for discussion include the rally for Senator Bernie Sanders on Labor Day, a health care forum to be held in September, and the process of electing new officers for the coming two years. All Democrats are encouraged to attend.
Annual rummage sale and flea market in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. 25, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 85 South Maple St. Bring a bag to fill. Sale continues Saturday. For more info call 802-877-2367. VERGENNES MOVEMENT STUDIO ‑ Mindfulness Based Lake Champlain Quest Guide Stress Reduction, a suite of meditative practices improving wellness, Tour in Addison. Friday, offered at Vergennes Movement Studio, 179 Main St., Vergennes, Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., An evening of local Chimney Point State Historic weekly beginning Thursday, September 28th – November talent in Brandon. Site, 8149 VT Route 17 W. 16 @6:00 p.m. – 8:30 visit www.ronidonnenfeld.com, 802 Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Join Jim Brangan, Assistant -793-5073. Registration Deadline – September 21 behind the Brandon Inn. Part of the Director of Champlain Valley Summer Music series. Free. National Heritage Partnership MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Mon Midday On Brandon More info at brandon.org. for special tour and quest of & Off the Wheel, Mon PM Oils, Weds AM Paint/Pastels, the Lake Champlain Heritage Weds PM Wheel, Thurs AM Oils, Thurs PM Drawing, Thurs PM area. Age Well senior luncheon in Pastels. Children: After School Clay Classes-Mon & Weds Wheel, Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 25, Tues Clay Hand Building, Fri AM Home School Teen Drawing Chief Gibbs salute in noon, Rosie’s, 886 Route & Painting. middleburystudioschool.org Contact Barb 247Bristol. Thursday, Aug. 7 South. Arrive after 11:30. 31, 3-4:30 p.m., Bristol Police Picnic Platter featuring roast 3702, ewaldewald@aol.com Department, Bristolworks, Building 6, chicken and assorted side Suite 603. A retirement open house in salads. Yellow cake with honor of retiring Police Chief Kevin Gibbs. hard sauce for dessert. Advanced reservations name, medium, title and delivery date to designTwist O’ Wool spinning guild in Middlebury. required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. $5 donatotable@gmail.com. Submission fee $8. Thursday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 tion does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age Health care worker rally in Middlebury. Saturday, Wilson Rd. A show and tell followed by a general 60 and up. Aug. 26, 4-6 p.m., town green and St. Stephens meeting and spin/knit-in. All are welcome. More Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in Church. Join the Porter Federation of Nurses info at 802-453-5960. Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 25, at venues around and Health Professionals and Vermont Workers town. middfilmfest.org. Center for a free meal and a rally to support the Arts Walk in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. 25, 5-8 p.m. nurses’ contract negotiations with Porter Medical Art on view and for sale at participating locations Center. throughout downtown Vergennes, including all Summer picnic in West Addison. Saturday, Aug. Starline Rhythm Boys on stage in along Main St. After-hours events at art galleries 26, 4 p.m., Bodette’s Grove, off Rt. 17, behind the New Haven. Friday, Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m., and local businesses invite you to explore this walk Bodette. The Addison Town Historical Society’s Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Vintage able historic downtown. Browse shops, antiques annual event. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers and country and rockabilly. Part of the Winery’s free and artwork. Information VergennesDowntown. hot dogs will be provided. Attendees bring someFriday night concerts. Bring a picnic and someorg. thing to for pot luck, plates, cutlery, napkins, beverthing to sit on. Rain or shine. Wine and food availArtist’s Reception in Brandon. Friday, Aug. 25, 5-7 age and cup. Rain date Sunday, Aug. 27, same able for sale. More info at 802-388-7368 or lincolnp.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones time and place. Bring interesting local artifacts or peakvineyard.com. Dr. Show opening and reception for “Susan Bull historical items for display or discussion. Riley: Natural Affection,” a collection of paintings Civil War talk in Orwell. Saturday, Aug. 26, 5 p.m., “Rogue One” on screen in Vergennes. Friday, Sept 1, 6:30 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Part of the natural beauties in Riley’s surroundings. Chipman Point. The talk will be given by Janet of Bixby’s Friday Night Movie series. Free admisThe exhibit runs through October. Audet. Free and open to the public. sion, free popcorn. Rated PG-13. Table of Grace free meal in Vergennes. Friday, Aug. DaddyLongLegs in Brandon. Saturday, Aug. 26, 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Point CounterPoint faculty concert in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., at Middlebury Church. The menu will include hamburgers, Come see this trio of well-known Vermont musiCongregational Church. Handicap accessible. hotdogs, potato salad, broccoli salad and dessert. cians — David Gusakov, Rick Ceballos and Matt Request of good will donation. Come and bring your friends. Free. Witten — play celtic and “old-timey” melodies and Vergennes Day kick-off street dance in Vergennes. early minstrel and jazz. Tickets are $20. A pre- Auditions for Brandon Has Talent in Brandon. Friday, Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. If Friday, Aug. 25, 7-10 p.m., Vergennes City Park. concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations you like to sing, play an instrument, dance, play Join us for a street dance featuring The Hitmen. are required for dinner and recommended for the in a band or have a special talent, don’t miss this Vermont food featured on INSP Television show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, opportunity to perform on your Town Hall stage. Network. Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m., on Comcast info@brandon-music.net or brandon-music.net. A showcase of talent — no judges, no prizes. To channel 264, DirecTV channel 364, or Dish The Rumpus in Proctor. Come for an evening of schedule an audition call 802-247-5420. channel 259. Taylor Hicks tastes his way across live storytelling. Saturday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Wilson Vermont in the second season of “State Plate.” Castle, 2708 West Street, Proctor. Suggested $10 Hicks explores cheese, maple syrup, common donation. All proceeds benefit the Wilson Castle crackers, fiddleheads and apple pie. Restoration Fund. More info at 802-773-3284 or wilsoncastle.com. Pancake Breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, Sept. 2, 8-10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Annual rummage sale and flea Enjoy plain or blueberry pancakes with Vermont All-you-can-eat Breakfast in market in Vergennes. Saturday, Aug. 26, maple syrup, scrambled eggs, home fries, Vergennes. Sunday, Aug. 27, 7:30-10 8-10 a.m., St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 85 sausages, juice, and beverages and a special a.m., Masonic Lodge. Open to the public, South Maple St. Come take what’s left. Donations surprise as you begin your rounds of the Townall are welcome. $8 per person. welcome. For more info call 802-877-2367. Wide Yard Sale. Breakfast Sandwiches also availMiddlebury New Filmmakers Festival in Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in able. Tickets: $8 adults/$4 children under 12/$20 Middlebury. Sunday, Aug. 27, at venues around Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 26, at venues around families with small children. Breakfast sandwiches town. middfilmfest.org. town. middfilmfest.org. $5. Yard Sale Maps also available at the breakfast. Soldiers Atop the Mount in Orwell. Saturday, Soldiers Atop the Mount in Orwell. Sunday, Aug. Town Wide Yard Sale in Shoreham. Saturday, 27, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Mount Independence Aug. 26, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mount Independence Sept. 2, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Maps available at Half Way State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. House Restaurant, Shoreham Service Center Re-enactors take over the Mount, honoring the Re-enactors take over the Mount, honoring the (Maplefield’s), and the Shoreham Congregational 240th anniversary of the American, British, and 240th anniversary of the American, British, and Church. German occupation of 1777. Activities for children. Bring your mushrooms foray in Orwell. Saturday, German occupation of 1777. Includes interactive Call 802-948-2000 for details. “walkabout” on trails and grounds and reading Sept. 2, 10 a.m.-noon, Mount Independence State of the Declaration of Independence. Activities for New Haven Union Church Service in New Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Back at Haven. Sunday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m., New Haven children. Call 802-948-2000 for details. the Mount by popular demand, the public is invited Union Church, at corner of East St. and River Strong Ground 5K walk in Orwell. Saturday, to bring mushrooms for identification by mycoloRd. Registered with National Historic Places, the Aug. 26, 9:30-1 p.m., Mount Independence State gist Sue Van Hook. Sort and learn how to identify Union Church will hold the second of two services Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Enjoy common edible and medicinal fungi, venture onto this year the service will feature harpist Margie the trail system and support this fundraiser for the trials to see what is fruiting, or a bit of both.
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All ages welcome. Bring a hand lens or magnifying glass, if you have one. Lens available to share. Co-sponsored by Mount Independence Coalition. Auditions for Brandon Has Talent in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2-4 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. If you like to sing, play an instrument, dance, play in a band or have a special talent, don’t miss this opportunity to perform on your Town Hall stage. A showcase of talent — no judges, no prizes. To schedule an audition call 802-247-5420. The Press Gang in Ripton. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125, Ripton. Doors open at 7 p.m. Open mic begins at 7:30 followed by the featured performers. $10 general admission, $15 generous admission and $3 for kids under 12. More info at rcch.org or 802-388-9782. R.D. King live in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Boston’s R.D. King brings his acoustic guitar fuse pop melodies, metal rhythms, folk fingerstyle and hints of jazz harmony to the Brandon Music stage. 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.
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“Good Naked” workshop in Vergennes. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 4 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Joni B. Cole, author of “Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better and Be Happier” for a talk and workshop on techniques to tap into your creativity.
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Monthly Wildlife Walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 9, 7-9 a.m., meet at the parking area of Otter View Park at the intersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help us survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. For more information, call 802-388-6019 or 802-388-1007. 12th Annual Kelly Brush Ride in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 9. For registration and information visit kellybrushfoundation.org. Woofstock in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. Memorial Sports Center/Middlebury Town Pool. Walk for the Animals and annual doggie dip in the town pool. homewardboundanimals.org. Harvest Fair in Rochester. Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Rochester Village park. The White River Valley Players presents their 29th annual Harvest Fair with live music, food, crafts, markets, information booths and the popular flower show on the park’s bandstand. For more info Martha Slater at 802-767-3025. Inquiry into the Revolutionary Mind: What Were You Thinking John Burgoyne and Friedrich von Riedesel in Orwell. Saturday, Sept. 9, 1-2:30 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Modern-day historian Paul Andriscin turns back the time machine to interview British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne and German Maj. Gen. von Riedesel about the events on Lake Champlain, Mount Independence, and further south 240 years ago in 1777. 4th Annual “Brandon Has Talent” show in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m., Brandon town Hall. The Friends Of Brandon Town Hall host this fundraiser for the town hall, showcasing the
multi-talented community members from Brandon and the surrounding area. Tickets available at the door: adults $7. seniors, students & military $5. Children 5 and under free. Cradle Switch debut in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. This five-piece acoustic Americana group plays originals and a range of songs drawing from bluegrass, country, folk and blues. The set will include songs from their upcoming debut album. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, e-mail info@brandon-music.net or brandon-music.net.
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Clam bake in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Buffet meal followed by New England clam chowder, raw clam bar and steamers, lobster, one half chicken and corn on the cob, with games of chance and other activities. Tickets $35, available until Sept. 3 at Middlebury American Legion, Joe’s Barber Shop, and Pratt’s Store. Proceeds go to veterans’ and community service projects. More info at 802-388-9311. Chicken and Biscuit Dinner in New Haven. Sunday Sept. 10, seatings at noon and 1 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. Adults $10/children 6-11 $5/under six Free. Take out available. Walk-ins are welcome but reservations are appreciated. Call Betsy prior to 7 p.m. at 802-453-2726 for reservations. Modern Slavery/Antislavery presentation in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Sept. 10, 3 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 U.S. 7. Learn about the modern antislavery movement at Rokeby Museum with historian Robert Wright, who will describe contemporary slavery and other forms of trafficked, coerced, and “unfree” labor. $2 program only or free with Museum admission. “Marjorie Prime” staged reading in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 10, 4 p.m. Town Hall Theater Studio, 68 Pleasant St. The Middlebury Actors Workshop presents this work by young playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison. The play explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits—if any—of what technology can replace. Sheldon Uncorked in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 10, 5-7 p.m., 1 Park St. Come for an evening of wine, hors d’oeuvres and historic curiosities, offering attendees chances to win fine bottles of wine. Tickets are $50 a person and are available by calling the Sheldon Museum (802) 388-2117 or online at HenrySheldonMuseum.org.
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L IV E M U S I C 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. R.D. King in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Cradle Switch debut in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd.Dissipated 8 in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall Toast in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 8, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge. Blind Dog & Mama Medicine in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 p.m., Two Brothers.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR REENACTORS will take over Mount Independence in Orwell this Saturday, Aug. 26, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m to honor the 240th anniversary of the American, British, and German occupation of 1777.
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Book discussion in Vergennes. Monday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. “The Zookeeper’s Wife” by Diane Ackerman. Volunteer-led. Bixby provides copies for participants.
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Correia, Heffernan ADDISON/BRISTOL — Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Pamela Correia of Addison are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Morgan Correia to Ethan Heffernan, son of Steven and Erin Heffernan of Bristol. Miss Correia is a graduate of Castleton University and received her BSN, RN at Southern New Hampshire University. She is employed as a registered nurse at the University of Vermont Health Network/Porter Medical Center. Mr. Heffernan is co-founder/ owner of 802 Excavating, LLC. A June 2, 2018, wedding is planned and will be held at An Affair by the Lake in Addison. The couple will plan a honeymoon for a later date.
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• Katie-Jo (Lao) and Thomas R. Gould of Brandon, July 24, a girl, Aubrey Belle Gould. • Faye Murphy and Cooper Smith-Stackhouse of Leicester, July 30, a girl, Cora Rose Stackhouse. • Joanna (Fontaine) and Levi Doria of Ripton, Aug. 2, a girl, Esme Fontaine Doria. • Addison County natives Katie (Hoxsie) and Dustin Paquette of Clarksville, Tenn., Aug. 2, a girl, Madelyn Marie Paquette. • Stephanie and Jesse Wilbur of Orwell, Aug. 8, a boy, Graham Robert Wilbur. • Molly (Spaulding) and Kyle Kerr of Shoreham, Aug. 10. a girl, Raelyn Kerr.
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HILDA BURNHAM OF Cornwall was pleased as pie to see that a monarch butterfly had landed on her shoulder during a butterfly release event at on Aug. 16 at Elderly Services Inc.’s Project Independence.
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Red Sox honor recent VUHS grad
Notes of appreciation
BOSTON — Sophia Parker of Vergennes was recognized as a recipient of the Vermont Red Sox Service Scholarship during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park before the food for camping trips, Eagle projects Red Sox-White Sox game on Aug. 5. and Jamborees. The program awarded students from Drop off is anytime. Scout pick-up public high schools across Vermont twice a month. with $1,000 scholarships towards their Thank you again. college education based on academic Michael Jewett performance, financial aid eligibility, Troop 539 and demonstrated community service. Vergennes Parker graduated from Vergennes
Thanks to all who helped Boy Scouts with bottle drive Boy Scout Troop 539 has rebuilt the bottle trailer at the Vergennes recycling site. The troop would like to thank the Vergennes community for their bottle donations. The scouts have used the money for trips to summer camp and for a trip in Key West, Fla. Thanks to the collection of the bottles
and donations, the older Scouts were able to build a new trailer. Michael Jewett, Ethan Sausville, Phillip Armell and David Bowen, along with some dedicated Scout Leaders. Troop 539 has been able to purchase new gear, attend summer camp, purchase items for making their Memorial Day float,
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Union High School this past June. After she was recognized by the Addison Independent as a Student of the Week, Parker told the newspaper that she was headed to the University of Vermont for college. The scholarship recipients were congratulated on the field at Fenway Park by Red Sox President & CEO Sam Kennedy and Red Sox Executive Vice President Troup Parkinson. Other dignitaries were also on hand for the ceremony.
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CATEGORIES & FRONTRUNNERS • Beets David Quenneville, Whiting, 13.25” (circumference)
• Broccoli Kelley Mills, Pittsfield 16” (diameter) • Cabbage Nola Kevra, Ripton, 33” (circumference) • Cantaloupe (circumference) • Carrot (length x circumference) Mary Dodge stopped by to show us a big pepper that she grew in her garden in Cornwall. She said that she has several bell pepper plants and is trying a few other peppers this year. She’s growing a tiny Thai pepper and some multi-colored hot peppers. This green one she brought in was 13 inches around by 9.5 inches around.
Ken Tichacek had us laughing last week when he came by with a head of broccoli that he grew in his garden in Salisbury. He said that a few years ago he brought in a veggie and was surprised when he read the paper and found out that he had beaten a local kid for the frontrunner spot. We promised this time that his broccoli wasn’t beating a cute kid. It was 14 inches across.
Nola Kevra stopped in with “Francisco the famosa cabbage” that she grew in her garden in Ripton. This massive cabbage was 33 inches around. Nola told us that gardening makes her think of a Robert Frost poem called “Putting in the Seed.” Its too long for us to print here, but is worth checking out.
A lengthy cucumber found its way into our office last week with Barbara Clearbridge. She said she doesn’t usually let them get so big, but this one was hiding in her garden in Middlebury. It was 8 inches long and 8.75 inches around.
Stan Bigelow has been a winner in our Garden Game before and has won ribbons at the Addison County Fair and Field Days for his vegetables. This year he brought in a beet that was 11 inches around. We don’t know if he brought anything to Field Days this year, but this beet looks like a fine specimen.
• Cauliflower (diameter) • Cucumber David Quenneville, Whiting 20”x9” (length x circumference)
• Eggplant (circumference x circumference) • Green Bean Linda Miller, Ferrisburgh, 8.5” (length)
• Onion (circumference) • Potato (length x circumference) • Pepper Mary Dodge, Cornwall, 13” by 9.5” (circumference x circumference)
• Pumpkin (circumference x circumference) • Radish Pam Thomas, Whiting, 15” (circumference) • Rutabaga (circumference) • Summer Squash Pam Thomas, Whiting, 19”x13.5” (length x circumference) Gale Quenneville dropped by to show us a big cucumber and beet that her husband David grew in their garden in Whiting. She says that he usually saves a few big vegetables for our Garden Game, but this year the grandkids stopped by to “help” and accidentally picked some of the larger ones he was saving! The beet was 13.25 inches around. The cucumber was 20 inches long and 9 inches around. Both take over as frontrunners.
Linda Miller was picking her long green beans over the weekend and realized that she should save some to enter into our Game. We’re glad she did! Her longest bean from her garden in Ferrisburgh was 8.5 inches long and is our first one of the season!
Pam Thomas had a tough start to her gardening season with weird weather, but seems to be doing much better now! She came by to enter a huge radish and a couple big squash into our Game. The radish was a whopping 15 inches around! The larger of her two squash was 13.5 inches around and 19 inches long. The radish beats her own previous frontrunner entry!
Gary Miller has been telling us about a gigantic cabbage that he is growing in his garden in Middlebury and we’re excited for when he finally decides to pick it. In the meantime, he sent in some silly pictures that he took with his granddaughters. He says he has “often heard that this is where they come from! Now I know for sure!”
• Sunflower (diameter) • Tomato Gary Miller, Middlebury 13” (circumference)
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Vergennes OKs values resolution Clinic VERGENNES — At the urging of a number of city residents, the Vergennes City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution that affirmed the city’s commitment to the values of inclusion, tolerance and justice for all. It read: “RESOLUTION Reaffirming the Vergennes City Council values of inclusion, respect, and justice. WHEREAS, the phrase “We the People” encompasses every American from every background and every walk of life, and WHEREAS, the United States was founded by immigrants, many fleeing true persecution, who
enshrined the Bill of Rights as one of our nation’s fundamental legal and ethical principles, and WHEREAS, the Vergennes City Council supports the rights of people in our nation to love whom they choose; to practice the religion of their choice; to support their families; to be free from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations; and to be safe and secure in their homes and communities, and WHEREAS, the Vergennes City Council supports freedom of speech — the same freedom of speech that allows even the most offensive views to be expressed while also protecting the right to condemn those offensive
views in the clearest and plainest language possible, all while done peacefully, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Vergennes City Council does hereby reject the message of all hate groups; declare that those who want to spread hatred, bigotry, and violence have no place in our city; and commit to ensuring that Vergennes remains an inclusive, respectful, and just city that is proud to support people of diverse cultures, faiths, beliefs, and identities, and to celebrate both our individuality and our commonality; a place where hate is not welcome. Adopted this 22nd day of August, 2017.”
suggested a study committee to identify any issues that might exist within the department and recommend steps if necessary to correct them. Daniels eventually asked her to lead such a committee, on which Alderman Jeff Fritz and Rep. Diane Lanpher, D-Vergennes, volunteered to serve. “By being proactive and doing the right thing we save ourselves from future problems,” Brooks said. Both Mayor Michael Daniels and City Manager Hawley agreed to study this issue, but also said the study was flawed. Daniels urged residents to speak to Merkel directly, and said Merkel could be invited to address a future council meeting on the question. “You need to know all the information to make a fair judgment on the topic,” Daniels said. Merkel has noted many of the traffic stops are of cars passing through Vergennes on Route 22A, a major north-south highway in Vermont, while the survey methodology only compares the ethnicity of the people stopped by the department with the local population. He said a more accurate assessment would have been percentage of tickets given by ethnicity after stops were made. Hawley said the survey’s small sample size is also a problem, but said more data is available since then. He told the several residents who cited the study that the city would follow up on results to make sure there are no issues. “It’s worthy of continued review, and we should do that,” Hawley said. RESOLUTION DEBATE There was also debate on the language of the resolution, on whether it should be rewritten jointly by residents and council members and adopted at a future meeting, and if the council should wait for citizens to draft their own resolution and petition for a citywide vote. Raphael criticized the statement as it was first presented, particularly language the council later agreed to remove, that the council “on behalf of ourselves” rejected hate and supported inclusiveness. “There are a lot of ways this statement doesn’t go far enough for me,” Raphael said, but said that phrase “undermines” the resolution and makes it “equivocal.” Daniels said the council tried to strike a balance in a statement that the council could issue “without taking a (city-wide) vote.” “We realize it was middle of the line,” he said. Fritz said the “on behalf of ourselves” language had been debated as the resolution was
drafted, and he did not favor it. Hawley said he believed the language was redundant. “I don’t really think it’s necessary,’ Hawley said. “It’s a resolution of the Vergennes City Council.” Alderman Renny Perry said a council resolution would have “about the same impact” as a citizen-driven resolution, while Fritz said given recent events and the strong feelings of many he backed a quicker council action, while at the same time council could “look to the voters to bring us their own resolution” in the future. “I would prefer to not wait,” Fritz said. “It’s important to make a start now.” Lanpher, who in November helped Vermont representatives and senators draft a similar statewide resolution after post-election incidents, said a council action would also carry weight for residents and potential victims of hate and discrimination alike. “They look to officials like yourselves and me in my other role to stand up for them,” Lanpher said. Resident Mabrouka Liebhaber also said she would appreciate an “official confirmation” of the city’s values. After almost an hour of discussion with residents, the council agreed quickly to strike “on behalf of ourselves” and adopt a resolution that concludes by describing Vergennes as a “just city that is proud to support people of diverse cultures, faiths, beliefs, and identities, and to celebrate both our individuality and our commonality; a place where hate is not welcome.”
Vergennes (Continued from Page 1A) take up a resolution condemning hate and supporting inclusion after the events in Charlottesville, Va., and after two Confederate flags recently appeared on city properties, sparking debate in Vergennes, particularly on social media. Resident Stacy Raphael advocated for a resolution at Tuesday’s meeting. Raphael said the issue was more than one or two residents flying Confederate flags. She noted no one has gone to take down those flags, while at the same time repeated attempts by residents to put Black Lives Matter or similar signs on their lawns have led to theft and vandalism. “No one’s talking about one man’s right to fly his flag,” Raphael said. “Let’s not pretend this isn’t about racism, intolerance and bigotry.” Resident Jeane Posner thanked the council for its “prompt response” to the citizens’ request for the resolution, which she said would “respect the Constitutional right to display that symbol (Confederate flag),” but also “disavow what those symbols stand for.” (See related story for full text of the resolution.) Several others cited the results of the “Driving While Black And Brown In Vermont” study conducted by University of Vermont and Cornell professors and released in January. It concluded African-American and Latino drivers were more likely to be stopped in Vergennes than in any other Vermont community. Resident Tim Cook said he was “proud of Vergennes citizens” for taking the initiative to present a resolution request to the council, and was one of several to refer to the study. Cook asked that the council “hold city employees” to the same standard expressed in the resolution, “including the city police department.” Cook said the department has “good leadership under Chief (George) Merkel,” but was concerned the city’s reputation and ability to lure new businesses could be hurt because of “perceived racism.” “We need to unravel the perceived racism in our community,” Cook said. Resident Jason Farrell also pointed to the survey and how many from outside Vergennes have come to view the city because of it. “The perception of this community is minimally one that we should be concerned about,” Farrell said. “It’s still brought up.” Farrell said city officials should work to “ensure the public knows we’re not a community that stands for that.” Resident Catherine Brooks
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(Continued from Page 1A) residents find coverage through Vermont Health Connect. That navigator, Melanie Clark, largely assists residents who are unable — due to literacy, language and/or comprehension issues — to negotiate the Vermont Health Connect website, which features a plethora of plans. “We serve all community members, especially the most vulnerable in our community; uninsured, employed individuals with low literacy skills, who generally come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, have mental health issues or can’t speak English,” said Clark who has been an ODC navigator for several years. “For these individuals, our services are invaluable.” Some clients have said they would have gone without insurance or let their insurance lapse had they not had the assistance of the clinic’s navigator, according to ODC officials. But the biggest financial hit to the ODC comes with the scheduled sunset next April 30 of a grant from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). The grant has given the ODC $50,000 in each of the past nine years to deliver health care to isolated migrant workers who are an increasingly essential part of the Addison County agricultural workforce. Specifically, the HRSA grant has helped the clinic fund an outreach nurse and a patient services coordinator who are wellversed in Spanish, according to ODC Executive Director Heidi Sulis. For larger health care organizations, a $62,000 loss can be backfilled. But the $62,000 in question represents 18 percent of the ODC’s total operating budget of $354,000. And the clinic is not allowed to charge for its medical services, donated by local health care providers. Still, Sulis said the clinic will try to maintain the navigator/migrant worker services that so many have come to depend upon. In 2016, the ODC held 91 clinics, saw 829 unduplicated patients (including 368 new patients) and provided 1,145 medical visits and 136 dental procedures. Its Vermont Health Connect navigator (Clark) enrolled 202 individuals into a health insurance plan and logged a total of 908 health insurance interactions with community members. The clinic launched a new dental program and visited 30 local farms at which 244 farmworkers were vaccinated in the
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field. Many of these workers now have chronic diseases, according to ODC officials. Absent clinical care, many would likely delay care until they become very ill, or have to use urgent care and emergency rooms. “We will do everything we can to deliver the services we are delivering right now,” Sulis said. “It will depend on successful fundraising and grant writing.” The Department of Vermont Health Access has been gradually ratcheting down its navigator grants as more people have become integrated into the state’s health care system. In 2013, there were four full and part-time navigators in Addison County. State funding for health care navigators was initially $24,000 per year, a sum that decreased to $12,000 last year and was completely phased out this past June 30, according to Clark. At that point, Clark’s position became redefined as a “certified application counselor.” As such, Clark — now working exclusively on the clinic’s dime — primary ensures the county’s most financially strapped citizens find the best coverage. Clark these days has been fully booked during her 20 hours a week at the clinic. Certified application counselors receive no state funding and are primarily staffers of local health care organizations who have assumed this extra role to help their patients find quality health insurance. Many free clinics across the state have already elected to limit their health insurance counseling to their low-income clients. The ODC is hoping to avoid that step, however. “We are trying not to exclude the general public,” said Clark, adding, “I feel this is a service the state should be funding.” A list of “in-person assisters” available at area health care organizations can be found at tinyurl. com/yb9nz5fu. But again, many of those assisters are only available to help their respective organization’s patients. Seán Sheehan is deputy director of the health access eligibility and enrollment Unit for the Department of Vermont Health Access. In an email exchange with the Addison Independent, Sheehan outlined the evolution of what he called the “InPerson Assister Program” since the advent of the Affordable Care Act and Vermont Health Connect: “In short, (the program) has
certainly evolved over the past five years, changing in response to federal and state funding availability as well as to program needs and the needs of Vermonters at various stages of the program,” he said. “The first couple of years focused on helping folks with private insurance transition into the marketplace, while the major lift of the subsequent couple years centered around helping Vermonters on Medicaid transition into the new system. Now that most people who need to be in the marketplace are in the marketplace, the focus can be on supporting these members with their changing needs, as well as engaging the smaller stream of people who move into the state or have had employment changes or other changes in the way they need to access health coverage.” Sheehan, during a phone interview Wednesday morning, promised no Vermonters will be left out of the process. He said the Vermont Health Connect website (info.healthconnect. vermont.gov) includes a customer support center (toll-free 855-8999600) and help for people who speak different languages. Moreover, he said the Department of Vermont Health Access, upon request, will try to pin down one-on-one navigation counseling to people who can’t find such help in their county. Clark has found that her clients have become the best advertisers for her service. It leads to referrals, which in turn has prevented some Addison County residents from accidentally becoming uninsured. “Navigators have largely contributed to the large number of people becoming insured,” Sulis said. The ODC has tried to recruit volunteers to serve as navigators, but the complexity of the system and the highly-technical nature of position has made it tough to recruit and retain people, officials said. It should also be noted that open enrollment for Vermont Health Connect will begin as usual on November 1, 2017. However, it will close on December 15, 2017 this year instead of at the end of January, according to Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (of which the ODC is a member). So Vermonters who are accustomed to having a 90-day enrollment period will only have 45 days to do so this year. Anyone wishing to help the ODC should contact the clinic at 388-0137.
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2017 Vergennes Day On the BANDSTAND Vergennes City Band
Playing a wide variety of music from early Sousa marches to current shows on Broadway.
Mark LaVoie
LaVoie has been playing harmonica, and performing for 40 years. His solo-voice & harmonica performance, is a unique acoustic style, that is reminiscent of the late, great blind legendary harmonica player, Sonny Terry.
Simply Acoustic
Cousins Tom and Mike Boise offer a range of musical styles that keep listeners wanting more.
1-1:15 p.m.
Building Better Readers
Drawing sponsored by Bixby Library and Vergennes Rotary. Enter by August 21.
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LC Jazz
This 17-piece “big band” ensemble has been playing jazz standards from the big band era — Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Sammy Nestico and other swing jazz greats.
Little City 5K Run and Walk Little City 10K Run Kids’ Fun Run
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60+ Crafters and Vendors
A variety of handcrafted items, community services and food trucks.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Horse & Wagon Rides
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Let’s Go Fishing Program will be leading an introductory to casting and knot tying station. This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the program and talk fishing, as well as practice their knot tying and casting skills.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Lions Club Chicken Barbecue
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Friends of the Bixby Annual Vergennes Day Book Sale--boxes and boxes and shelves of books to choose from. SPECIAL: 2 for the price of 1. No book morethan $2. Children’s books are $0.25. All profits benefit the Bixby Library.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fire Department
Open House with bubble pit and games for kids.
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Creative Space Gallery 214 Main Street
Come celebrate Vermont Clean Water Week at the gallery with hands-on art activities for all ages. Enjoy the new exhibit “The Colors of Water” from 11 am- 5pm. Free.
All day!
Vergennes Opera House 120 Main Street
Step into the lobby and pick up this season’s schedule of shows and events. Plan ahead for all of this year’s fun.
All day!
Sweet Charity 141A Main Street
Celebrating 10 years – one day only – 10% off any purchase over $10
ELSWHERE in Vergennes 3:30 p.m. At dusk
Fall Park at the Basin
Rubber Duckie Race by Rotary – Tickets available at Rotary booth in City Park
Otter Creek Falls
Lighting of the Falls. View from Mechanic Street or MacDonough Drive.
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2017 Vergennes Day Little City will be a hive of activity this Saturday
RUNNERS JOCKEY FOR position at the start of a Little City 10K race on Vergennes Day a couple years ago.
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On your marks! Runners & walkers take to the streets
Vergennes Day wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of its sponsors: Addison County Chiropractic Center, Addison County Eagles Aerie No. 3801, City of Vergennes, Dorchester Lodge 1 F&AM, Gaines Insurance Agency, Jackman Fuels, National Bank of Middlebury, Neat Repeats and Vergennes Redemption Center.
so check out the lay of the land online here: tinyurl.com/y7ao6gyf. Organizers are hoping for a large turnout of runners and walkers this year, so those interested in taking part are urged to register online here: register.chronotrack. com/r/29838. The entry fee for adults for the 5K (3.1 mile), 10K (6.2 mile) and 15 K (9.3 mile) races is $23 for adults when registering online, for youths the fee is $10. Add $5 if you register on race day. The longer 15K starts at 8:30 a.m.; the kids’ fun run starts at 8:35 a.m. and the 5K and 10K races start at 9 a.m. Racing begins and ends near the Vergennes Union Elementary School.
Vergennes Day sponsor Addison County Chamber of Commerce is an association of individuals representing business interests, working together to promote commercial business and tourism in Addison County. The Chamber can be found on the web at addisoncounty.com.
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the streets of Vergennes. More information and online registration is available at RunVermont.org. The bandstand on City Green will be occupied throughout the day by several musical groups: • 10 a.m.: Vergennes City Band • 11:15 a.m.: Mark LaVoie • 12 p.m.: Simply Acoustic • 1:30 p.m.: LC Jazz From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. City Green is also the site of more than 60 crafters’ and vendors’ booths offering fine handcrafts, locally made products, food and more. There will be horse and wagon rides and face painting for kids. Always a favorite, the Vergennes Lions Club will be selling barbequed chicken starting at noon. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. kids can enjoy games and the ever-popular bubble pit at the Vergennes Fire Department. At 1:15 p.m. Bixby Library will hold its “Building Better Readers” drawing at the bandstand, which has been sponsored by the library and Vergennes Rotary Club. Entries are accepted until Aug. 21. Lastly, at 3:30 p.m. the Vergennes Rotary presents the beloved Rubber Duckie Race — tickets are available at the Rotary’s booth on the green. Also, many downtown merchants will be offering sales and specials. For more information call 802-388-7951 or email sue@addisoncounty.com.
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VERGENNES — From the fastest runners to most pedestrian walkers and everyone in between is invited to join the 5K, 10K and 15K races at Vergennes Day this coming Saturday morning. The 36th annual Little City Road Races and Fun Run will kick off the Saturday morning activities and support a local charity. The 5K run and walk will take you through city streets, finishing at the City Green. It’s a great opportunity for friends and family to get out and participate in a funfilled and healthy event. There will also be a 10K run for more serious runners, which includes a challenging hill climb on Route 66 at the 3-mile mark. There are new courses this year,
Vergennes Day kicks off its 36th year this Friday, Aug. 25, with the monthly Vergennes Arts Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. and a street dance on the City Green featuring the music of “The Hitmen” from 7 to 10 p.m. The kick-off street dance is sponsored by the Masons’ Dorchester Lodge 1 F&AM. Saturday’s activities, hosted and sponsored by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce, City of Vergennes and area businesses, is a celebration of city and community to be enjoyed by all ages. Full details of the event and a schedule of activities are on Page 12A and available online at VergennesDay.com. Activities on Saturday, Aug. 26, take place between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and culminate at dusk with a lighting of the Otter Creek Falls. The day begins with a pancake breakfast at the Vergennes Fire Station from 7 to 10:30 a.m. This year’s Little City Road Races feature new routes, distances, start times and start/ finish location. A kids’ fun run has been added, as well as a 15K (9.3 miles) distance. All races start and finish at the Vergennes Elementary School, 43 School St. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.; runners in the 15K depart at 8:30; the fun run (on school grounds) starts at 8:35 a.m. and the 5K and 10K distances start at 9 a.m. Even though the routes are slightly different, spectators can cheer on several hundred runners and walkers as they race through
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We would like to thank all of the individuals and businesses that so generously contributed their time, money and energy to help to raise more than $11,000 as part of the 6th Annual Middlebury Emergency Services Fundraiser.
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2017-2018 Middlebury school bus routes announced MIDDLEBURY — Mary Hogan School’s staff is busy preparing for opening day on August 30. In a letter to the community, Principal Thomas Buzzell and Assistant Principal Steven Lindemann have laid out procedures and information important for Mary Hogan students and parents for the 2017-2018 school year. A Classroom Parents Meet and Greet will be held in the school gymnasium from 7:50 - 9:00 a.m. on the first day of school, August 30. Parents and guardians are invited to bring their children to their classrooms on the first day and then to stop in the gymnasium to spend a few minutes visiting with other families, board members and members of the school and district staff. If you are a veteran Mary Hogan parent, please come and welcome new Mary Hogan families. If you are new to our school, please come and meet a great group of parents. Coffee and tea will be provided. Mary Hogan School, along with all the schools of the Addison Central School District, will be an International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate school in the coming year, with professional training for teachers and new units of study for students. The mission of the International Baccalaureate is “to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.” IB programs provide an educational framework for establishing learning environments with similar philosophies, organization, and instructional practices where students learn about the world from both the curricula and their interactions with teachers, peers, and others within and beyond the school community. The school and district will be sharing more information about IB and how it will positively impact the educational experience for our students in the coming months. Mary Hogan School opens each school day at 7:50 a.m. Breakfast is available to students from 7:50 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. Students are required to be settled into their classrooms for daily attendance by 8:10 a.m. Students arriving after 8:10 a.m. will be marked tardy. Bus routes are designed to drop off students by 8:00 a.m. Parents are welcome to drive or walk their child(ren) to school, but please keep in mind this is a busy time and drop-off routines may take longer than normal. At the end of the day, bus riders are dismissed at 2:50 p.m., followed by walkers and car riders at 2:55 p.m. We ask parents to stay with their vehicles when dropping off or picking up their child(ren). Again this year, the Abbey Group will be the food service provider for Middlebury K-12 schools. The Abbey Group is a Vermont company committed to providing delicious, healthy, locally sourced foods for school meals. Details about pricing and menus are being mailed home to parents at the end of August. Families new to Mary Hogan are encouraged to register their children prior to the first day of school. This enables the principals to make a thoughtful placement for each child. The Mary Hogan staff looks forward to working with parents to make the 2017-2018 school year academically productive and enjoyable for your children. Contact the school office at 388-4421 to register or if you have any questions. Updated bus routes for all Middlebury elementary, middle school and high school students are printed below and on the school website at acsdvt.org/maryhogan. NOTE: Students in grades K-12 ride together on all morning and afternoon runs, except for the “Red” Bus. Please review routes carefully and contact Mary Hogan School at 388-4421 with any questions. Times for bus routes can vary by several minutes, depending on traffic, construction, and
ridership. Students should be at their bus stop at least five minutes earlier than the published time. For safety reasons, drivers will not wait for students to come to the stop. P/U = Pick Up D/O = Drop Off BLUE BUS (PETER “NERF” NEFF, DRIVER)
AM Route 7:15 Right on Rt.116, P/U west side to town line, turnaround. 7:25 Rt.116N, P/U east side to town line (including Lindale Tr Pk), turnaround. 7:35 Rt.116S, P/U west side to Mead La. 7:40 Mead Lane 7:45 Right on Quarry Rd. 7:55 Mary Hogan 8:00 MUHS 8:05 MUMS PM Route 2:55 Depart Mary Hogan 3:00 MUHS 3:10 MUMS 3:22 Quarry Rd. 3:30 Right on Rt.116, D/O west side to town line, turnaround 3:35 Rt.116N, D/O east side to town line (including Lindale Tr Pk), turnaround 3:45 Rt.116 S, D/O west side 3:50 Mead Lane 3:53 Turn right on Rt. 116S, D/O west side to Quarry Rd. 3:55 Right on Quarry Rd. (no D/O’s)
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AM Route 7:25 Quarry Rd. 7:27 Intersection of Rolling Acres & Quarry Rd. 7:30 Lindale Trailer Park 7:31 Rt.116, P/U east side (turnaround) 7:33 Rt.116, P/U west side 7:35 Right on Lower Mead La. 7:36 Butternut Ridge 7:39 Right on Mead La. 7:40 Right on Rt.116, then right on Quarry Rd. 7:53 Mary Hogan PM Route 2:55 Depart Mary Hogan 2:57 Quarry Rd.; intersection of Rolling Acres & Quarry Rd. 3:00 Lindale Trailer Park 3:01 Rt.116, D/O east side (turnaround) 3:01 Rt.116, D/O west side 3:02 Right on Lower Mead Lane 3:03 Butternut Ridge 3:04 Right on Mead Lane 3:06 Right on Rt.116, then right on Quarry Rd.
GREEN BUS (CAROL MARTIN, DRIVER) AM Route 7:05 *Corner of South St. and Chipman Park 7:06 *358 South Street Ext. 7:10 South St. Ext. 7:20 *Corner of Weybridge St. and Gorham La. 7:30 *Briarwood (Valley View) 7:32 Right on Seminary St. Ext. 7:34 Foote St. 7:38 Lower Foote St. 7:40 Right on Rt.7N 7:45 Stonegate Dr. 7:50 Left on Creek Rd. 7:51 *Village Green Circle 7:55 Mary Hogan School 8:00 MUHS 8:05 MUMS PM Route 2:55 Depart Mary Hogan 3:05 MUHS 3:10 Right on Creek Rd. 3:11 *Village Green Circle 3:13 MUMS
(See ACSD buses, Page 15A)
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Addison County Fair & Field Days Results
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THE ADDISON COUNTY Sheriff’s Department, in conjunction with the Vermont State Police – New Haven barracks, Shelburne Police Department and the Chittenden County Sheriff’s Department, kicked off a DUI Patrol from the Addison County Fair and Field Days site on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The DUI Patrol consisted of nine cruisers patrolling the roads around Field Days in the towns of Weybridge, New Haven and Addison.
Dairy Fitting and Showmanship NEW HAVEN — The following are the results in the 4-H Dairy Showmanship and Fitting competition on Aug. 8. Junior Division, 12 years old: 1. E. Rose Jones, Whiting Cloverleaves; Junior Division, 11 years old: 1. Elizabeth Crawford – B. 2. Morgan White – R. 3. Andrew Lester – R. Junior Division, 10 years old: 1. Casey Calzini – B. 2. Taylor Marchand – B. 3. Jordan Bertrand – R. 4. Evan Rakowski – R. 5. Brailey Livingston – R. 6. Mason Livingston – W. 7. Emma Oliver – W. 8. Dylan Mason – W. Junior Division, 9 years old: 1. Madeline Cairns – B. 2. Lia Calzini – R. Ruby Hubbell – W. Novice Class B, 9 to 12 years old: 1. Sophie Pidgeon – B. 2. Emma Deering – B. 3. Natalie Atkins – R. 4. Lucas Allen – R. 5. Reigin Gracie – W. 6. Hailee Allen – W. Novice Class A, 8 years old: 1. Samuel Luis – B. 2. Calvin Almeida – R. 3. Joseph Mason – R. Intermediate Division, 12 years old: 1. Colin Foster – B. 2. Sara Hill – B. 3. Michael Plouffe – R. 4. Ashton Thomas – R. Intermediate Division, 13 years old: 1. Riley Marchand – B. 2. Lena Ashooh – B. 3. Karissa Livingston – R. 4. Courtney Curler – R. 5. Abby Reen – R. 5. Isabelle Gilley – R. 7. Bailey Farrell – W. 8. Ben Boutin – W. 9. Ethan Bessette – W. Intermediate Division, 14 years old: 1. Ellie Bissell – B. 2. Alexis Farr – B. 3. Addison Hubbell – R. 4. Rylee-Mae Mason – W. 5. Rosa Kehoe – W. Senior Division, 15 years old: 1. Aislynn Farr – B. 2. Brianna Vanderwey – B. 3. Jonathan FloresTorres – R. Averi Salley – R. Senior Division, 16 years old: 1. Renee Bolduc – B. 2. Matthew Ouellette – R. 3. Abigail Armstrong – R. Senior Division, 17 years old and older: 1. Tasha Hescock - B. 2. Bethany Orvis - B. 3. Kelsey Cram R. 4. Dakotah Heuckeroth R. AWARDS Milk and Honey Genetics Award, Junior Showmanship and Fitting: Champion - Elizabeth Crawford. Reserve Champion - Taylor Marchand. Dan Huestis Memorial Award, Novice Showmanship Class B: Sophie Pidgeon. Eric Pope Award, Novice Showmanship Class A: Samuel Luis. Uncle George Highter Award, Senior Showmanship: Champion – Renee Bolduc. Reserve Champion – Tasha Hescock. Tristan Quinn Memorial Award, Master Showman/Showmanship: 1. Ellie Bissell. 2. Alexis Farr.
Home & Garden ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY Best Entry in Art Any Age: Faie Shepard Superintendent’s Award: $50 — Mary Howard, watercolor, “Bessie the Cow.” Best Oil/Acrylic Adult: Main Street Stationary, $25 gift certificate — Preston Turner, acrylic, “Op Art.” Youth 4-12: art Supplies, pastels or art kit — Rhylee Macedo, acrylic, “On the Road.” Youth 13-18: art supplies, watercolor pencils — Timothy Curran, “Scenery.” Best Black and White Rendering Adult: Otter Creek Frame Shop
$25 gift certificate — Mike Fidalgo, “Two Children at Button Bay.” Youth 4-12: art Supplies, pastels — Katherine Moran, “Owl and Moon.” Youth 13-18: art supplies, watercolor pencils — Sofia Stefani, “Charcoal Portrait.” Best Water Color/Pastel/ Colored Pencil Adult: Middlebury Frame Shop and Gallery, formally Ben Franklin Frame Shop, $25 gift certificate — Ellyn Mack, Pastel, “Red Barn on Town Line Road.” Youth 4-12: art Supplies, pastels — Lake Segel, Pencil, “Warbler.” Youth13-18: art supplies, pastels — Rebekah Chamberlain, “Wonton, Watercolor.” Best Entry in Folk Art Adult: Vermont Folklife Center, $25 gift certificate — Barb Spaulding, “Explore.” Youth 6-18: Laurel Lynn “Tigger” Folk Art Award $25 — Lillian Curran, “Painted Guitar.” Best Photograph Adult: Nancy Snow Kurrelmeyer Photography Award, $50 — Andrea Way, “Morning Dew on Plant.” Youth 6-12: Abi Sessions Photography Award, $25 — Lake Segel, “Female Cardinal in February.” Youth 13-18: Anonymous Donor, $25 — James Baroz, “Solace and Solitude Still: 911 Memorial.” Photo Challenge, Black and White Silhoutte Any Age: Kinney Drug, Middlebury, $25 Gift Certificate — Justin Tierney, “Wells, Maine Beach.” People’s Choice Art Award of $25 — Mary Howard, “Bessie the Cow.” People’s Choice Photography Award of $25 — Jean Cross, “Farm Barn in the Fog.” FLOWER SHOW Most Outstanding Exhibit by a Youth — $30 award sponsored by the Law Firm of Fred Peet Winner: Daniel Moore Most Outstanding Exhibitor — $30 gift certificate sponsored by Middlebury Agway Winner: Sophia Miller Most Unique Design by an Adult — $30 award sponsored by Cole’s Flowers Winner: Sophia Miller Most Outstanding Plant Entry — $30 award sponsored by Shallow Rock Farm Winner: Janice Jackson Best Entry by a Youth age 4-8 yrs. old — $25 award sponsored by Field Days Winner: Gabriel Foster FOODS Maple Meadows Farm Award — $25 for The Best Cake with preference being given to a sponge, angel or chiffon cake. Winner: Michael McGuire for his Orange Chiffon Cake Otter Creek Bakery Award — $30 Gift Certificate for The Best Decorated Cake. Winner: Raven Payne for the Chocolate Frosted Decorated Cake **NEW** Kiss the Cook Award — $25 Gift Certificate for a Superintendent’s Award Winner: Meredith Foster for her Blueberry Pastry. Happy Valley Orchard Award — $30 prize to The Best Apple Pie or Apple Tart in Apple Baked Goods. Winner: Debra Stone for her Apple Tart. Happy Valley Orchard Award — $30 to any other item in Apple Baked Goods. Winner: Nathan Moore for his
Apple Muffins. Monument Farms Dairy Award — $25 for A Superintendent’s Award Winner: Chelsey Giuliani for her Cinnamon Rolls. **NEW** Champlain Valley Apiaries Honey Award — A 3lb Jar of Raw Honey to the best entry in Honey Baked Goods. Winner: Mary Grace Moore for her Honey Thumbprint Cookies. **NEW** Carol Morrison Foods Award — sponsored by the Ferrisburgh Bake Shop: $25 gift certificate is awarded to the best entry in Cookies. Winner: January Stearns for her Molded Snickerdoodles. She also received second place in this category. **NEW** Grace Weber Youth Award sponsored by Rosie’s Restaurant — $25 gift certificate to the best Youth Entry in Cupcakes. Winner: Paige Hescock for her Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes. **NEW** Cafe Provence Award — $25 Gift Certificate is awarded to the Best Muffin, Biscuit or Scone. Winner: Sue Bird for her Coconut Lime Greek Yogurt Scones. **NEW** The Middlebury Bagel Award — $25 Gift Certificate for A Superintendent’s Award Winner: Perry Lessing for his Long Loaf. KING ARTHUR FLOUR AWARDS 1st place in Adult category — $75 gift certificate to the Baker’s Catalogue/kingarthurflour.com Winner: Michaela Whitman for her New York Style Cheesecake. 2nd place in the Adult category — $50 gift certificate to the Baker’s Catalogue/kingarthurflour.com. Winner: Debbie Whitman for her Chocolate Cheesecake. 3rd place in the Adult category — 8”x8” baking pan and a King Arthur flour logo tote bag, Winner: Doug Tolles for his Currant Cheesecake. **NEW** Whirlie’s World’s King Arthur Flour’s Youth Contest Awards for ages 7 through 17. 1st Place — 6 Bounce House Passes. Winner: Corinna Hobbs for her Belgian Spice Cookies. 2nd Place — 4 Bounce House Passes. Winner: Grace Tolles for her Speculaas. Otter Creek Bakery — $30 Gift Certificate  is awarded to The Most Outstanding Exhibitor in Canning. Winner: Margaret Surprenant. Grand Prize — $30 to The Most Outstanding Yeast Entry, sponsored by Field Days. Winner: Debra Stone for her Rosette Rolls. Grand Prize — $30 to The Most Outstanding Pastry Entry (any baked goods from Pastry), sponsored by Field Days. Winner: Michael McGuire for his Orange Chiffon Cake. GARDEN PRODUCTS Outstanding Youth Gardener — $30 award sponsored by Peg Allen. Winner: Hailee Allen Premier Gardener — $30 gift certificate sponsored by Middlebury Agway. Winner: Hannah Sessions Commercial Gardeners 1st Place — $100 sponsored by Field Days.
Winner: Lalumiere Farm. 2nd Place — $80 sponsored by Field Days. Winner: Red Sky Farm HANDICRAFTS Ervin Henecke Award from Twist O’Wool Guild — $25 to the Most Outstanding Natural Fiber entry in Knitting & Crocheting. Winner: Ardys Fisher Patricia Henecke Award from Twist O’Wool Guild — $25 for Most Outstanding entry of Socks Winner: Helen Freismuth. Deb Kinder McClay Award — $20 for an outstanding crocheted or knit baby item demonstrating creative use of color and design. Winner: Marlene Duell Yarn & Yoga — $25 gift certificate to Top Youth winner, 18 year & under, in Knitting & Crocheting. Winner: Corinna Hobbs Twist O’Wool Guild — Award $25 for the Most Outstanding Item made from Hand Spun Yarn. Winner: Ardys Fisher. Eleanor Boucher Memorial Award from Twist O’Wool Guild — $25 for most outstanding woven article (includes baskets). Winner: Candace Polzella Middlebury Sew ‘N’ Vac — $50 Gift Certificate for Best Sewn Garment. Winner: Wendy Butler Middlebury Sew ‘N’ Vac — $25 gift certificate for the most outstanding garment sewn by a youth. Winner: Hannah Moore Loewer & Associates — $50 for Most Outstanding Quilt. Winner: Mary Howard Loewer & Associates — $50 for Most Outstanding Quilt. Quilted by a Professional on a Commercial Machine. Winner: Susan James Loewer & Associates — $50 for Most Outstanding other Quilted Item. (pillow, bag, wall hanging, etc.). Winner: Phyllis Bowdish Quilters’ Corner at Middlebury Sew N’ Vac — $25 gift certificate for most outstanding quilt by a youth. Winner: Veronica Redondo Rae Dwight Award — $50 for a Most Outstanding entry in Embroidery & Needlepoint. Winner: Judy Baker Rae Dwight Award — $25 for an Outstanding entry in Embroidery & Needlepoint. Winner: Debbie Kirby Quilters ‘Corner at Middlebury Sew ‘N’ Vac youth award — $25 for and outstanding entry in embroidery and needlepoint by a youth 18 or under. Winner: Juna Segal
Bethany Barry Award — $75 to Outstandingly Creative Beadwork (displaying color, technique & design in beadwork) Winner: Corinne Kehoe. Bethany Barry Award — $75 Outstandingly Creative Wire and Bead. Winner: Debbie Foster. The Oxford Rug Hooking School Award — $50 to the Most Outstanding entry in Hooking and Braiding. Winner: Julie Burroughs. Brown Novelty Company — Three $50 for Outstanding entries in Woodworking & Woodcarving, (three individuals, preferably one exhibited by a youth). Winners: Michael Newkirk, Edward Malzac, Jonathan Moore (youth). Golden Years Award — $25 for Outstanding Handicraft entered by an exhibitor over 80 years old (Marked over 80 on entry form). Winner: Edward Malzac. Jerry & Cheryl Connor Award — $50 for The Most Outstanding Youth entry in Handicrafts by a Youth (18 years & under). Winner: Veronica Redondo. Grand Prize — $100 for The Most Outstanding Entry in the Handicrafts Department. Winner: Judy Baker.
BAKED BEAN BONANZA Wanda Goodyear Memorial Award 1st — $100. Winner: Sue Bird. 2nd — $50 Gift Certificate from Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op. Winner: Chris McCarron. 3rd — $50 from Loewer & Associates. Winner: Fred Peet. 4th — Pampered Chef Baking Dish from January Stearns, Realtor Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty. Winner: Shirley Pominville 5th — Bean Pot from Paris Farmers Union. Winner: Grace Tolles FRANCES MONROE YOUTH AWARD Sponsored by Loewer & Associates — to a youth between the ages of 13 and 18 with two top scores in at least two Home and Garden departments. Winner: Grace Tolles LEONA THOMPSON AWARD Sponsored by Loewer & Associates — to the exhibitor with the total of the two top scores in Handicrafts and Foods. Winner: Mary Howard.
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SHOREHAM RESIDENT BAILEY Farrell, a member of the Mt. Independence 4-H Club, earned a blue ribbon for Open Show for her Jersey spring calf at the Addison County Fair and Field Days this year.
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Authorities launch investigation into alleged sexual misconduct MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury on Aug. 17 that he would have to police on Aug. 14 launched an inves- leave. tigation into allegations of sexual • Responded to East Main Street contact initiated by a boy toward a on Aug. 18 on a report of “multiple local girl. explosions.” Police determined the Police said the Vermont Department noises were a result of fireworks for Children and Families asked them being set off from an unknown to investigate the matter. location. In other action last week, • Investigated a report of a dog Middlebury police: being left alone in a hot car on • Received a report on Aug. 13 that Seymour Street on Aug. 18. a local woman had posted on social • Investigated an alleged animal media that she wanted to harm herself. neglect incident at a Jackson Lane Police made sure the woman was residence on Aug. 18, but detertaken to a family member’s residence. mined the animals to be in good • Helped Addison County Sheriff’s health. Department deputies at the county • Helped the Middlebury Fire courthouse with a man whom they Department at the scene of a gas feared might become combative on leak at a construction site off Charles Aug. 15. Avenue on Aug. 18. • Were informed three cars had • Responded to a reported altercabeen vandalized on Jayne Court on tion between two people staying at Aug. 14. the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel on • Investigated a noise complaint at Route 7 South on Aug. 19. the Jayne Court apartments on Aug. • Investigated a fight that involved 14. two attendees of the “Ciderstock” • Served a temporary restrain- celebration at the Vermont Hard ing order on a local resident for a Cider headquarters off Exchange Woodland Park residence on Aug. 14. Street on Aug. 19. Police said a • Served a temporary restrain- family member picked up the two ing order on Aug. 14 on a person not combatants. wanted at a Mill Street address. • Responded to a motor vehicle • Served a accident, with no-trespass order minor injuries, on Aug. 14 on a on North Pleasant person not wanted Street on Aug. 19. Police Log at a Route 7 South • address. Investigated a • Were informed of the theft of report of a dog being left in a warm a locked bicycle from a Main Street car parked off Court Street on Aug. rack near the Ilsley Library on Aug. 19. Police said the vehicle had left 15. upon their arrival • Responded to a dispute between • Responded to a two-vehicle some Jayne Court neighbors on Aug. crash, with minor injuries, at the 15. intersection of Case Street and • Investigated a two-car crash in a Quarry Road on Aug. 19. Seymour Street parking lot on Aug. • Investigated an incident on 16. South Pleasant Street on Aug. 19 • Were informed someone had involving stolen clothing. driven way from the Maplefields • Assisted Middlebury Regional store on North Pleasant Street with- EMS with a man who was having out paying for $15 in gas on Aug. 16. a panic attack at the Courtyard by • Checked on a homeless man Marriott Hotel on Aug. 19. who had been sleeping behind the • Responded to an Overbrook Ilsley Library on Main Street on Drive home on Aug. 20 on a report Aug. 16. of someone experiencing some • Assisted Addison County mental health problems. Sheriff’s Department deputies with • Investigated a report of unlawa vehicle that had failed to stop ful mischief in the Munson Road for blue lights and sirens on North neighborhood on Aug. 20. Pleasant Street on Aug. 17. • Served a no-trespass order on • Responded to a report of loose, Aug. 20 on a person who was no aggressive dogs on Seminary Street longer welcome at a Route 7 South Extension on Aug. 17. business. • Served a temporary restrain• Responded on Aug. 20 to a ing order on a man in the Seminary report of an “out-of-control” mental Street Extension area on Aug. 17. health patient who was allegedly • Helped a South Street Extension flooding the basement of a Birchard resident who had been receiving Park home with a garden hose. suspicious phone calls on Aug. 17. • Received on Aug. 20 a report • Told a man sleeping in the park of a hit-and-run accident on Main
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By the Way (Continued from Page 1A) asking anyone with unwanted books (no textbooks or children’s books needed), consider donating them to this effort. Simply drop books at Hannaford’s service counter. They offered many thanks from area canines and owners. Please also remember opportunities to donate bottle-return money to the dog park. Middlebury Discount Beverage and Redemption Center has an ongoing account for the park.
VTEDDY AWARDS FOR this year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival are displayed on a new trophy stand designed by local architect John McLeod to look like a length of film and built by expert metalsmith Lou Nop of Middlebury. The gorgeous metallic stand and complementary podium will be seen on Town Hall Theater stage during distribution of the MNFF awards on Sunday evening. Independent photo/John S. McCright
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The third annual Middlebury New Filmmakers (Continued from Page 1A) and diversity,” MNFF co-founder and producer Lloyd Festival will also screen a diverse lineup of short films Komesar said of the growing four-day festival. made by Vermont teens, selected from the winners of “Diversity” speaks to the vast array of topics and the Freedom & Unity Youth Film Competition, and subject matter that viewers will find in the films with Conversations from the Open Road. roots in 16 countries. Representatives of 40 of the Freedom & Unity invites young Vermonters to create submitted films are expected to be on films that explore the life and culture hand for the festivities. of their state, and Conversations from A complete “Expansion” sums up the new territory schedule of the Open Road showcases the work of this year’s MNFF is blazing in terms of screening times Vermont high school and college students, content, screening venues and awards. as part of a two-week digital journalism and other Komesar and MNFF artistic director and storytelling media program. festival details Jay Craven have lined up a fifth screening The MNFF this year is also partnering venue — the 50-seat National Bank of can be found at with the Jacob Burns Film Center to Middlebury community room on Main middfilmfest.org. present six short films from the center’s Street — to supplement the two at the Fall 2016 Creative Culture semester, Marquis Theater and one each at the Town Hall Theater which will be shown at the Marquis Screening Room on and Middlebury College’s Dana Auditorium. Saturday, Aug. 26, at 10:30 a.m. Thanks to local insurance agent Sue Bourdon, the new In addition, the Burns Film Center is offering Alex filmmakers festival will be able to sell its merchandise Gonzalez’s “Beyond The Mountain,” a virtual reality and dispense festival programs — and lu.lu’s ice cream short, which will be festival’s first virtual reality film — from the former Bud’s Barber Shop at 44 Merchants exhibition. The VR will run Saturday and Sunday at the Row. The temporary shop will be open from 10 a.m. to Marquis Theater Cafe from 2-4 p.m., and screening slots 5 p.m., Thursday through are limited. Saturday, and on Sunday This year’s festival is not from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., just about the silver screen. when the final curtain Author, journalist and comes down on the educator Dick Lehr — Films with Middlebury ties festival. a former Boston Globe • “Gathering Time,” an eight-minute documentary reporter who was part of the “We’ve made phenomenal strides by Middlebury resident Corey Hendrickson that follows publication’s investigative in (merchandising) Northeast Kingdom residents Meghan Stotko and Andy reporting unit. He will this year,” said MNFF Paonessa as they tap 1,200 trees by hand and distill be on hand to talk about associate producer maple syrup in their wood-fired farmstead. the making of the film • “It’s Criminal” by Vermonter Signe Taylor presents “Black Mass,” based on Phoebe Lewis. In addition to vying a critique of the social and economic inequities within his heralded book about for VTeddy awards, the U.S., as seen through the lens of women prisoners mobster Whitey Bulger. participating filmmakers in a rural jail. Dartmouth students and prisoners worked MNFF attendees will for the first time this together to write and perform an original play about the get a chance to see some year will get a shot at lives of these incarcerated women. films from a legend of the • “The ‘F’ Word,” Middlebury College graduate craft. A scheduled tribute to two separately endowed Sasha Whittle’s short documentary, explores failure Robert Altman will include $1,000 prizes. The Michele in traditional academic institutions, and the pressures screenings of the films H e r n a n d e z / B r u c e students face when grades often seem to be conflated “Nashville” and “McCabe Bayliss prize will go to with character. & Mrs. Miller” as part of • “Dad’s 50th Surprise Party,” a dark comedy by the accolade. the filmmaker whose feature submission “best Middlebury College graduate Matt Lennon that could “(Altman) opened a demonstrates the triumph make viewers nervous about family outings in the lot for doors for a lot of woods. of the human spirit.” people,” Craven said. • “32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide,” a feature “Actors loved him.” The second $1,000 prize, underwritten by documentary produced by Middlebury College alumna Also receiving tributes Lola Van Wagenen and Beth Levison that explores the immense impact of a will be celebrated character George Burrill, is called sister’s suicide on the surviving sibling. actors Michael Murphy “The Clio Visualizing — who appeared in eight History Prize for the Altman Films — and M. Advancement of Women in Film.” It will be awarded to Emmet Walsh, a Vermont resident. Walsh’s 118 film a first- or second-time female filmmaker whose feature credits include “Midnight Cowboy,” “Raising Arizona” film “boldly portrays the story of a person or events of and “Blood Simple.” Both actors will be on hand. historical significance.” MNFF will offer a series of workshops this year As was the case last year, the Vermont Symphony focusing on cinematography. Two experienced Orchestra will select a rising composer of its choice cinematographers will help the new filmmakers and with whom to collaborate on a musical score for his general public understand the role of the camera in or her next project. This year’s festival will feature creating the final movie product. screening of a 10-minute excerpt from a new film Attendees can buy festival passes for $80 that allow called “Caregivers” by last year’s winner of the VSO access to any film screened at any of the venues for prize (Middlebury College alum Jesse Kreitzer) that the entire four-week event. Day passes cost $32, and will include a simultaneous performance of the original individual tickets go for $12. musical score by orchestra members. Both Kreitzer and College and high school students can purchase festival the music’s composer, Paul Dedell, are Vermonters. passes for $50, for day passes for $20. Middfilmfest.org And this year’s festival offers a sampling of films with offers purchasing details. Middlebury ties. The Vermont Collection, as organizers Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent. are calling it, includes submissions from local residents com. and Middlebury College graduates (see box for details).
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Student Briefs William Koller of Bridport was named to the dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, for the semester ending April 2017. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher. Koller, the son of Sharon N. Koller of Bridport, is a 2013 graduate of Middlebury Union High School. He is majoring in Psychology and French and Francophone Studies.
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JONATHAN KEMP, THE telescope specialist at Middlebury College’s Mittelman Observatory, photographs Monday’s eclipse through a 4-inch refracting telescope equipped with a Hydrogen-alpha (H-alpha) filter. Credit: Mittelman Observatory/Middlebury College
EAST MIDDLEBURY RESIDENT R.J. Adler, above left, joined the all-ages eclipse-viewing gathering on Monday at Mount Abraham Union High School. Above right, Liann Spindeldraher, 9, of Berlin, Germany, casts her gaze skyward — and through NASA-approved safety glasses — at the same event. Spindeldraher’s family was visiting Bristol, and her father said he was thrilled to give Liann and her sister a chance to view the partial solar eclipse at an event organized by the Bristol Recreation Department and Bristol resident Carl Engvall.
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Solar eclipse (Continued from Page 1A) came from around the county and said they were happy to get a look at the partial eclipse. “I just thought it would be a neat thing to see and experience with other people,” said Addison’s Ed Blechner. “And it’s seven years to the next one, and you never know what’s going to happen in seven years.” Blechner said it would have been even more “amazing to not know it was coming and all of a sudden it happens,” the way “the ancients” experienced eclipses. But he still believed seeing the rare alignment of celestial bodies created a sense of wonder. “There are some things we can’t control,” he said. “Those are the things that bring out the wonder and the awe, and this is one of them.” Blechner was one of several who commented on the turnout, which included members of the Mount Abe girls’ soccer team, families with young children, a group of young day campers, seniors, and at least a few representatives of every generation between. “I think people also are wondering why there are so many people here,” he said. “It’s because people want to do it with other “There are people, some things have a sense of we can’t control. Those community it.” are the things about Engvall that bring out was happy the wonder to see so many show and the awe, and and this is one up share the of them.” viewing — Ed Blechner glasses. “ Y o u throw a party and you never know,” he said, adding that interest in the eclipse nationwide appeared to be strong. “I just heard the NASA site crashed there were so many people logging in.” Some who showed up shared Engvall’s scientific bent. “I’m intensely interested. I took a physics class in college,” said East Middlebury’s R.J. Adler, who selfidentified as about 33 percent of the millennial generation in attendance. Adler also confessed to a professional connection to the eclipse: He is an employee of a solar energy firm. “I work for SunCommon, so I can actually probably say on the record I apologize to all my customers for the slight dip in production they’re going to experience today,” he said. Adler saw the eclipse as a unifying event. “I think about all the things that are going on in the world, and this happens regardless,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun to have people from all
different walks of life experiencing excitement about this thing, because we’re here, not because we’re of one group or on one side of the aisle or something like that.” Probably the farthest-flung
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ADDISON RESIDENT ED Blechner observes the moon partially obscure the sun, using safety glasses provided by the Bristol Recreation Department on Monday afternoon. Blechner was one of close to 100 people who came together at Mount Abraham Union High School to watch the effect of the celestial bodies aligning themselves in space.
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his wife had no idea to expect the eclipse, and they, like many other parents from closer to Bristol, wanted to make sure their children could experience it. “Actually, I was not aware that there was an eclipse at this time here, and my aunt told me,” he said. “It was really luck. The last time we had an eclipse in Germany it was many years ago, and the kids were very small. So we can’t miss that chance.”
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Jim Stapleton and Diana Bigelow, a husband-and-wife team, will play the two characters in “Love Letters” this Saturday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 27, 2 p.m., at the Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL
‘Love Letters’ sends theater a message
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lays always take place on large, raised stages, complete with lights, sets and oversized velvet curtains, right? Wrong. There’s a whole genre of theater the Addison County scene has been missing that doesn’t need any of these frills. It’s black box theater.
BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI
These plays — known in the biz as “equity waiver plays” — are often more obscure and are presented in theaters with 99 seats or fewer. This weekend, a new offshoot of Middlebury Community Players — Company Be — will present “Love Letters,” written by A. R. Gurney, in the intimate 75-seat playhouse at Vermont Coffee Company.
The play has two actors, no props, no sets and no memorizing. “Two people read a lifetime of letters to each other,” explained Kevin Commins, MCP board of directors vice president and founder of Company Be. “It’s a beautiful play … The actors are free from the constraints of props, sets and memorization, which means they can focus on acting.” Jim Stapleton and Diana Bigelow, who are married to each other, will play the two characters in “Love Letters” for the second time. The couple first performed this play at Holley Hall in their hometown Bristol last fall as a benefit show, but that was far from their first show together. Stapleton and Bigelow have been active
in local theater since their arrival from the Pacific Northwest in 2009. They have worked as writers, actors, directors, vocalists and storytellers in Ripton; Vergennes; Rutland; Ocracoke, N.C.; and Off-Broadway in New York City. “We thought, well we’ve done a number of things that were well received in Bristol, so why not bring something to Midd?” explained Bigelow, who hasn’t left the stage since fourth grade. So, during artist Susanne Peck’s opening reception at Jackson Gallery in the lower level of Town Hall Theater in July, Bigelow was chit-chatting with Commins and found her chance to bring “Love Letters” to Middlebury. SEE COMPANY ON PAGE 3
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ART Botany, birds and brushes “SUSAN BULL RILEY: NATURAL AFFECTION” OPENS FRIDAY AT COMPASS MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER IN BRANDON
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usan Bull Riley’s primary muse is Vermont’s natural world, which was hers to explore as she grew up in a family that spent as much time outdoors as in. Riley’s new exhibit “Natural Affection” opens Friday, Aug. 25 at the Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. An artist’s reception will be held at the gallery from 5-7 p.m on Friday. The show reflects three facets of her work: a love of botanical watercolor, a bottomless affection for birds, and a need to release, via art, the intensity of her affinity for the landscapes of her native state. This is Riley’s second time exhibiting at the Compass Center. Patrons and admirers are captivated by the beauty and precision she brings to her work, responding strongly to the fondness she has for the natural world and how it speaks to the soul. “A thread in all my paintings is close observation of my subjects,” she said. She reveals just enough detail to focus the eye and illustrate the exquisite play of light in the natural world, be it on petals or
feathers, or in a larger landscape. Riley’s ability to give creatures life in an elegant and stunning way are reflected in her oil paintings of hummingbirds feeding in a spray of Solomon’s Seal; her watercolor technique depicting a summer afternoon in Waitsfield; and a bluebird perched on the praying hands of a graveyard Madonna. Although she was formally trained in music rather than art, Riley’s paintings have received honors in regional, national and international galleries and institutions. They have been sought by organizations such as The New York State Museum, The National Science Foundation, the Vermont Community Foundation, the American Chestnut Foundation, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and from many local land trusts. Her work can be found in public and private collections in this country and beyond. The exhibit runs through Oct. 28 and is a part of Vermont Arts 2017, celebrating public funding for the arts. The Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. For more info visit cmacvt.org.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL. On exhibit Aug. 18-Oct. 1, featuring fine-detail work by local artists Mike Mayone, Catherine M. Palmer, Gayl Braisted and Reed Prescott. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. DEBORAH HOLMES. On exhibit Aug. 4-Aug. 31, featuring her paintings of classic farms, old barns, trees, mountains, long views, woodpiles and the occasional chicken. Art on Main, 25 Main Street, Bristol. (802) 4534032 or artonmain.net. DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE. On exhibit June 13-Oct. 15, featuring original artwork, sketches and more from 17 Vermont children’s book illustrators/authors. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org. LAND, SEA & SKY. On exhibit July 27-Sept. 10, featuring shimmering, dream-like oil paintings on panel and canvas by artist Peter Brooke. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 349-0979 or bigtowngallery.com. NATURAL AFFECTION. On exhibit Aug. 25-Oct. 28, featuring paintings of the natural beauties in by Susan Bull Riley’s surroundings. An artist’s reception will be held Friday, Aug. 25, 5-7 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or cmacvt.org. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FACES. On exhibit for the month of August, featuring work by Philip Frey, Woody Jackson, and Homer Wells, at our Falls location, and Kim Alemian, Timothy Horn and William B. Hoyt. Edgewater Gallery on the Green (6 Merchants Row) and at Middlebury Falls (1 Mill Street), Middlebury. (802) 9897419, (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com. SEE YOU AT THE LAKE. On exhibit July 13-Aug. 27, featuring paintings by Anne Cady. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com. SWIPES AND SLASHES: ABSTRACT MONOTYPES. On exhibit July 21-Aug. 31, featuring 10 abstract expressionistic monotypes by Ross Sheehan. Otter Creek Custom Framing, 3 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 3882370 or visit Sheehan’s website at rosssheehanart.com. WARREN KIMBLE — FOLK ART 2017. On exhibit June 30-Aug. 29, featuring the universally appealing folk art that has made Warren Kimble famous since 1987, as well as a new body of folk art imagery. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.
“Solomon’s Seal and Hummingbirds” by Susan Bull Riley – oil on canvas. An artist’s reception will be held at the Compass gallery on Friday, Aug. 25, 5-7 p.m.
ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early fifteenth-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.
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“It’s funny and witty,” Stapleton said of the play. “There are a lot of laughs, and yet it’s a very touching story.” This weekend’s performance of “Love Letters,” though just pitched to Commins last month, has been two years in the making. Commins has been stewing on the idea for Company Be, but didn’t have a good venue … until now. “The playhouse has a light grid, stage, sound, parking and comfy seats,” Commins said of the Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse on Exchange Street. “It’s the kind of black box theater everybody dreams of.” “Love Letters” however is the first and only play scheduled for Company Be so far. The new company is not intended to add expense or stress to the MCP board. Instead, Commins is looking for folks willing to direct plays; people who may have theater backgrounds with a small pet project they’ve always wanted to produce.
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between the college and town theater,” he said. “They are both very talented.”
“THE GOAL IS TO DO PLAYS WE DON’T NORMALLY DO... PLAYS THAT DEMAND MORE FROM THE AUDIENCE, PLAYS THAT COVER TOPICS THAT ARE CONTROVERSIAL, CLASSIC THEATER THAT’S NOT IMMEDIATELY APPROACHABLE AND ALSO NEW PLAYS BY LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS.”
Don’t miss Company Be’s the first production of “Love Letters” this Saturday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 27, 2 p.m. Editor’s Note: Interested in talking with Kevin Commins more about directing a play? Email info@middleburycommunityplayers.org.
“The goal is to do plays we don’t normally do,” he said, clarifying that MCP is not changing its core repertoire of more traditional plays meant for the large stage of Town Hall Theater. “We’re looking for plays that demand more from the audience, plays that cover topics that are controversial, classic theater that’s not immediately approachable and also new plays by local playwrights.” It’s an opportunity for thespians to stay fresh, work on their craft and be seen; an opportunity to “be in the theater.” Hence, Company Be. “I understand directing is a huge commitment,” Commins said, but Company Be directors will have lots of freedom. Once the play is approved by the MCP board, the director will receive a modest budget and “go with God,” said Commins. “We’ll stay out of it.” Commins, a 1976 Middlebury College grad who spent 32 years in Los Angeles writing and developing made-for-TV movies that aired on the Hallmark Channel and the like, also hopes this will connect the town with the college. “I want to bridge the gap
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OUT OF TOWN
Diana Fanning plays across the lake
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iddlebury’s Diana Fanning, an accomplished pianist who’s been teaching in the community and at Middlebury College for more than 35 years, will give a concert across the Lake this Sunday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., at the Community Church in Essex, N.Y. Traveling by car? Take the Charlotte ferry over and walk up the hill from the landing to the church. The concert will be over in time to catch the ferry home. Last ferry leaves the New York side at 9:30 p.m. Or go by boat. Old Dock House and Marina, Essex Marina and Essex Shipyard are all easy docking options. This out-of-state show is not Fanning’s first rodeo. She has toured extensively as a solo performer and chamber musician throughout the eastern U.S. and in England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, the Czech Republic, Canada and
details When: Sunday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. Where: Community Church in Essex, N.Y. Tickets: $10 available at the door.
Germany. Fanning has performed on numerous occasions as a concerto soloist with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and was featured as soloist in the debut concert of the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra. Though Fanning often performs with local cellist Dieuwke Davydov, who also teaches at Middlebury College, Sunday’s concert will be solo. The program features works by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and the enchanting “Doll Suite” by Villa-Lobos. There will be a reception with refreshments after the concert. Tickets are $10 and sold at the door only. For more information call (518) 962-2688.
Diana Fanning will perform a solo piano concert at the Community Church in Essex, N.Y., on Sunday evening. PHOTO / TAD MERRICK
did you know? Diana Fanning’s introduction to Villa-Lobos came many years ago. “When I was a child, my piano teacher played a recording for me of the great pianist Arthur Rubinstein performing VillaLobos’ “Baby’s Family,” she told the Independent. “The idea of bringing dolls to life – the Porcelain Doll, the Witch Doll, the Rag Doll – through music made a big impression on me. It is wonderful to return to these pieces all these years later and still be enchanted by them.”
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IN TOWN Discover something new at the film festival
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estivals provide us with the equivalent of extra holidays. They allow us to suspend business as usual and take time off from work or our daily routine to discover the unexpected. We get to see friends in a new setting or catch up with people we haven’t seen for a while. Maybe we punctuate our comings and goings with a shared meal or hot fudge sundae.
BY JAY CRAVEN
The first festival I remember was the annual Strawberry Festival at my Quaker elementary school. In first grade, my classmates and I played sunbeams in the festival pageant. There wasn’t much to do except wear homemade yellow cardboard sunrays and bend our knees and open our arms to the sky. The following year, we performed a Mexican hat dance. Lucky for me, my grandmother grew up in Texas. She dug her father’s old Mexican rug out of mothballs and cut slits for my arms and head. No other kid had anything as authentic, so I was placed in the front row for the dance. Film festivals provide us with a rare opportunity — the chance to see multiple films we’d never encounter anywhere else. All of this exposure can produce a tonic effect — we can feel stimulated, restored, and refreshed afterwards. Not a bad idea for a late summer weekend. Our 3rd annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival opens today (Thursday) and although we don’t have any strawberry shortcake or pageants planned, we will stage an all-original moviethemed edition of the Queen City Radio Hour at American Flatbread, 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. The show will include radio comedy sketches written and performed by a young troupe whose credits include The Onion, Adult Swim and The Upright Citizens Brigade. The musical Hokum Brothers will play afterwards. We’ve got 94 films slated this year — and at least 35 filmmakers will join us in Middlebury. And we’ll offer a retrospective tribute to independent maverick filmmaker Robert Altman. His longtime collaborators, actor Michael Murphy and assistant director/actor/musician Allan Nicholls will join our conversation after a screening of Altman’s tour de force, “Nashville.” I’ve written here about Pulitzer Prize finalist/ investigative writer Dick Lehr, who will join us for a Friday conversation and screening of “Black Mass,” about notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger. I didn’t mention Dick’s most recent book, “Birth of a Movement,” that digs deep into the national revival
of the Ku Klux Klan that was triggered by D.W. Griffith’s 1915 controversial epic film drama, “Birth of a Nation.” Recent events in Charlottesville will likely prompt discussion about Lehr’s deep research. We’re thrilled with this year’s selection of films. Among our documentaries, “The Peacemaker” provides an intimate portrait of Padraig O’Malley, an international mediator who helps make peace for others but struggles to find it for himself. “Dina” renders a sometimes startling and intimate portrait of a 49-year-old woman struggling to overcome mental disability and past trauma to embark on a new romance. “Death by a Thousand Cuts” reveals growing tension between island neighbors Haiti and the Domincan Republic, played out through illegal charcoal production by Haitians on the Dominican side of the border. “Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators” shows what the title suggests — an exploration of the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the creators of the popular children’s books. “Untouchable” goes behindthe-scenes to show people struggling in the challenging aftermaths of their convictions as sex offenders. Our closing night film, “Swim Team,” shows what happens when parents of a boy on the autism spectrum form a competitive swim team, recruiting other teens on the spectrum and training them with high expectations and zero pity.
highlights Opening Night screening of “Take My Nose Please” with filmmaker Joan Kron; on-stage Q&A to follow. Thursday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m., at Towh Hall Theater On-stage events with Michael Murphy and M. Emmet Walsh, including screenings of “McCabe & Mrs. Miller,” “Blood Simple” and “Manhattan.” Tribute to filmmakers Annie Sundburg and Ricki Stern, including screenings of “Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing” and “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.” Conversations with Pulitzer Prize finalist Dick Lehr, former member of The Globe’s Spotlight team and author. Friday, Aug. 25, 1:30 p.m., Marquis. Friday Night Party at Two Brothers and Saturday Night Party at American Flatbread (with entertainment and cash bar!). Parties kick off around 9:30 p.m. Barbara Kopple presents her most recent film “This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous.” Saturday, Aug. 26, 1:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater.
Dramatic Festival films will include the comedy, “Fun, Mom, Dinner” which I just think is funny. It charts the course of an evening when four moms, whose only connection is their kids’ preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.”
Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture screening. Saturday, Aug. 26 at 10:30 a.m., Marquis Screening Room.
“Abundant Acreage Available” showcases what I wrote about last week — fabulous character acting by Amy Ryan and Terry Kinney. After their characters’ father dies, a middle-aged brother and sister wrestle with legacy and ownership when three brothers, whose family farmed the land for earlier generations, return after 50 years.
Expanded VTeddy Awards featuring additional awards from Vermont Symphony Orchestra for Best Integration of Original Music, The Hernandez / Bayliss Award for Triumph of the Human Spirit, and the Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture Award. Open to all. at Sunday, Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater,
I wish I had room to write more — but we’ve got special guests, tributes and films galore. Check us out. Editor’s Note: Jay Craven is artistic director of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, which takes place this weekend (Aug. 24-27) at five in-town venues. Daily schedules, film descriptions, and festival passes, including day passes, are available at middfilmfest.org. Individual film tickets will be available the day of the show.
Distribution Panel. Saturday, Aug. 26, 4-5 p.m., Middlebury Inn.
Closing Night screening of “Swim Team. Free and open to all. Sunday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Vermony Symphony Orchestra performs live to the first 10 minutes of MNFF2 winning filmmaker Jesse Kreitzer’s newest film, “Caregivers,” Sundady, Aug. 27, 1 p.m., Robinson Hall.
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MONTHLY WILDLIFE WALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 9, 7-9 a.m., meet at the parking area of Otter View Park at the intersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help us survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. For more information, call 802388-6019 or 802-388-1007.
WOOFSTOCK IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. Memorial Sports Center/Middlebury Town Pool. Walk for the Animals and annual doggie dip in the town pool. homewardboundanimals.org.
AUDITIONS FOR BRANDON HAS TALENT IN BRANDON. Friday, Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. If you like to sing, play an instrument, dance, play in a band or have a special talent, don’t miss this opportunity to perform on your Town Hall stage. A showcase of talent — no judges, no prizes. To schedule an audition call 802-247-5420.
12TH ANNUAL KELLY BRUSH RIDE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 9. For registration and information visit kellybrushfoundation.org.
ARTS ARTS WALK IN VERGENNES. Friday, Aug. 25, 5-8 p.m. Art on view and for sale at participating locations throughout downtown Vergennes, including all along Main St. After-hours events at art galleries and local businesses invite you to explore this walk able historic downtown. Browse shops, antiques and artwork. Information VergennesDowntown.org. ARTIST’S RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Friday, Aug. 25, 5-7 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr. Show opening and reception for “Susan Bull Riley: Natural Affection,” a collection of paintings of the natural beauties in Riley’s surroundings. The exhibit runs through October. FIFTH ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL IN FERRISBURGH. Saturday, Aug. 26, 3-8 p.m., Milkhaus, 888 Botsford Rd. Design to Table sponsors this open competition to all kinds of artists, makers and creatives, music, food and drink all day. To submit a piece email name, medium, title and delivery date to designtotable@gmail.com. Submission fee $8.
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CANCELLED – WARREN KIMBLE TALK IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 26, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St. This talk was cancelled. FIFTH ANNUAL ART FESTIVAL IN FERRISBURGH. Saturday, Aug. 26, 3-8 p.m., Milkhaus, 888 Botsford Rd. Design to Table sponsors this open competition to all kinds of artists, makers and creatives, music, food and drink all day. To submit a piece email name, medium, title and delivery date to designtotable@gmail.com. Submission fee $8. ARTIST RECEPTION WITH NORMA JEAN ROLLET IN BRANDON. Friday, Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street. Middlebury artist Norma Jean Rollet is exhibiting “Portraits of the Vermont Landscape” at the BAG from Sept. 1-Oct. 31 featuring her paintings and pastels. For more info call 802247-4956 or visit brandonartistsguild.org.
AUDITIONS FOR BRANDON HAS TALENT IN BRANDON. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2-4 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. If you like to sing, play an instrument, dance, play in a band or have a special talent, don’t miss this opportunity to perform on your Town Hall stage. A showcase of talent — no judges, no prizes. To schedule an audition call 802-247-5420.
CRAFTS TWIST O’ WOOL SPINNING GUILD IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. A show and tell followed by a general meeting and spin/knit-in. All are welcome. More info at 802-453-5960.
DANCE VERGENNES DAY KICK-OFF STREET DANCE IN VERGENNES. Friday, Aug. 25, 7-10 p.m., Vergennes City Park. Join us for a street dance featuring The Hitmen.
FILM MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 24-Sunday, Aug. 27, at venues around town. middfilmfest.org. “ROGUE ONE” ON SCREEN IN VERGENNES. Friday, Sept 1, 6:30 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Part of Bixby’s Friday Night Movie series. Free admission, free popcorn. Rated PG-13.
FOOD BRING YOUR MUSHROOMS FORAY IN ORWELL. Saturday, Sept. 2, 10 a.m.-noon, Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Back at the Mount by popular demand, the public is invited to bring mushrooms for identification by mycologist Sue Van Hook. Sort and learn how to identify common edible and medicinal fungi, venture CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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onto the trials to see what is fruiting, or a bit of both. All ages welcome. Bring a hand lens or magnifying glass, if you have one. Lens available to share. Co-sponsored by Mount Independence Coalition.
JUST FOR FUN 36TH ANNUAL VERGENNES DAY IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Pancake breakfast, crafters, music, children’s venue, horse drawn wagon rides, Lions Club chicken BBQ, Rubber Duckie race. Sponsored by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Vergennes. vergennesday.com. THE RUMPUS IN PROCTOR. Come for an evening of live storytelling. Saturday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Wilson Castle, 2708 West Street, Proctor. Suggested $10 donation. All proceeds benefit the Wilson Castle Restoration Fund. More info at 802-773-3284 or wilsoncastle.com. AN EVENING OF LOCAL TALENT IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Part of the Brandon Summer Music series. Free. More info at brandon.org. LABOR DAY CELEBRATION WITH BERNIE SANDERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Sept. 4, 4-7 p.m., Middlebury town green. Join U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and local and statewide speakers and musicians for a celebration as Rights and Democracy launches its People’s Platform for Vermont. Co-sponsored by Vermont AFL-CIO. Music by A2VT and Mimi Bain Family and Friends. Catering by Mama Dogs Catering food truck and Lulu’s ice cream. More info
contact Ellen Oxfeld ellenoxfeld@yahoo.com or Jill Charbonneau 802-595-5354. 4TH ANNUAL “BRANDON HAS TALENT” SHOW IN BRANDON. Saturday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m., Brandon town Hall. The Friends Of Brandon Town Hall host this fundraiser for the town hall, showcasing the multi-talented community members from Brandon and the surrounding area. Tickets available at the door: adults $7. seniors, students & military $5. Children 5 and under free. HARVEST FAIR IN ROCHESTER. Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Rochester Village park. The White River Valley Players presents their 29th annual Harvest Fair with live music, food, crafts, markets, information booths and the popular flower show on the park’s bandstand. For more info Martha Slater at 802-767-3025.
MUSIC DADDYLONGLEGS IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come see this trio of well-known Vermont musicians — David Gusakov, Rick Ceballos and Matt Whitten — play celtic and “old-timey” melodies and early minstrel and jazz. 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. STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS ON STAGE IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Vintage country and
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rockabilly. Part of the Winery’s free Friday night concerts. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. Rain or shine. Wine and food available for sale. More info at 802-388-7368 or lincolnpeakvineyard.com. POINT COUNTERPOINT FACULTY CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., at Middlebury Congregational Church. Handicap accessible. Request of good will donation. THE PRESS GANG IN RIPTON. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125, Ripton. Doors open at 7 p.m. Open mic begins at 7:30 followed by the featured performers. $10 general admission, $15 generous admission and $3 for kids under 12. More info at rcch.org or 802-388-9782. R.D. KING LIVE IN BRANDON. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Boston’s R.D. King brings his acoustic guitar fuse pop melodies, metal rhythms, folk fingerstyle and hints of jazz harmony to the Brandon Music stage. Tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandonmusic.net or brandon-music.net.
WRITING “GOOD NAKED” WORKSHOP IN VERGENNES. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 4 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Joni B. Cole, author of “Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better and Be Happier” for a talk and workshop on techniques to tap into your creativity.
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pick up, take home and eat, or eat in if they want. It would just be one thing per night — on Tuesday’s it would be meatloaf, on Wednesdays it’s turkey, that kind of thing.
back that I’m thinking could be a flea market area, it could be an antique show or a car show — and that’s just one thing. There’s all these other things that we’re trying.
WHO MAKES THE FOOD?
HOW HAS THE MIDDLEBURY BUSINESS BEEN DOING THIS SUMMER WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION?
We have two chefs (Ben Gibbud and Yohanan Svitavsky), and I also cook on occasion. They’re both relatively young, but they’ve been in the restaurant business for a number of years. They know the ins and outs of the kitchen. As soon as I hired them, I could see their enthusiasm — they’re always giving me something to try. They were very excited about coming here for a couple of reasons. One of them is that they’re in charge of everything, and that it’s the ground floor of a new business, and they’re able to change the menu the way they want, which I encourage both here and at Middlebury.
CAROL’S
John Melanson opened Carol’s Hungry Mind in Middlebury in 2004. Renovations were completed last month at the second location on Route 7, north of the New Haven Junction, and the coffeeshop/diner is open for business. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL
Middlebury coffeeshop opens a diner on Route 7
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rive between Middlebury and Vergennes, and you’ll probably notice the little red diner on the east side of Route 7 a couple miles north of New Haven Junction. Surrounded by a large gravel lot, passers-by might not be sure what to expect of the restaurant. But John Melanson, owner of Carol’s Hungry Mind, Middlebury’s neighborhood coffee shop, is inviting newcomers to grab a cup of joe at his new Route 7 location, or to come and sit down for a full meal.
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Melanson recently finished work on this second location for Carol’s, adding new tables and chairs and putting the finishing touch on the newly redone commercial kitchen. A new layer of beige paint gives the interior a fresh look — complimented by the stunning eastward views of the Green Mountains out the restaurant’s back windows. The restaurant is fully serviced, with two waitresses (Ella Hoague and Kayla Lincoln; Hoague has served at this location in the past).
IT’S BEEN 13 YEARS WITH CAROL’S, AND WE’VE TRIED EVERYTHING ... THERE WAS NO REAL WAY TO EXPAND. SO THIS (NEW LOCATION) BECAME A MORE INTERESTING WAY TO DO THAT. IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL. — John Melanson
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING? We’re going to try and get that going pretty soon. There will be scones and baked goods and coffee — the same as in Middlebury. The menu will be pretty much the same.
WHAT MADE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS LOCATION? It was a couple of things. One was the bridge (work in Middlebury) — that was the big thing. I was looking at the bridge as something that was really going to hurt Carol’s. With the construction that’s been going on, it’s not been easy. Also, too, I wanted something else. It’s been 13 years with Carol’s, and we’ve tried everything — we’ve had music, and we had long hours and then we cut them shorter, we tried doing events at night, and nothing really ever paid off. There was no real way to expand. So this became a more interesting way to do that. It has a lot of potential. There’s a whole
It varied. At the beginning, in June, sales were really down. But this past (bout of construction) hasn’t been as bad. It depends on how you look at it, because the summer is really when I make most of the money, because of tourism, and that was down. So we just about broke even, but we should be making a lot more at this time of year.
WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT HAVE YOU SEEN FROM THE COMMUNITY? I still have regular people who want to come, and we still did get tourists, just not as many. I have had several contributions — just individuals giving me money and saying “please stay open.” Some anonymous, some I know. For a lot of regulars, that’s their regular routine. That’s where they work, and they really enjoy going there. A lot have made the trip around, hiking that whole loop. Even myself, I think about how I have to park so far away and walk all the way around. I think about 25 percent of the people we’ve gotten here (in the new New Haven diner) are customers from Middlebury coming up to check it out, but the majority of our customers here are locals. I’ve got a few regulars already. I’ve enjoyed meeting the people in the area. You can learn so much by simply talking to people.
Editor’s Note: Carol’s on Route 7 in New Haven is open from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. daily. It can be reached at (802) 877-2565.
just did basically what we do in Middlebury — espresso, coffee and scones. I was hoping to get the commuters going by, and I did, to a point, but everyone who came in was saying, “Where’s the diner?” and we had a lot of people who just stopped and left because they couldn’t sit down. Not only did people who had been here before want a diner again, but other people that were stopping were looking for a place to sit. So I had to find some money, and that took a while, so we finally got this place going. We’re on the increase.
WHEN DID YOU OFFICIALLY OPEN? We first opened last year for the summer. We
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It’s basic diner food — bacon and eggs, hamburgers and fries. That was the model of the place. There’s tuna melts and onion rings and fried clams. We have our own farmer’s breakfast and logger’s breakfast. Another cool thing: I actually have an app where you can order and pay ahead. People can order and come sit down or take the food out. Another thing I’d like to try is a to-go in the evening for commuters. It would be turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetables, or meatloaf and mashed potatoes — a meal they can CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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WHAT KIND OF FOOD TO YOU SERVE? He opened the restaurant, in part, to offset any dips in business at his flagship coffee shop on Merchants Row in Middlebury that may be caused by the town’s big rail bridge construction project. But Melanson says he also just wanted to try something new. The renovations were completed in mid-July, and the restaurant — complete with a Carol’s Hungry Mind sign on the roof — is now open for business.
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the movie KIDNAP — RUNNING TIME: 1:21 — RATING: R How often does a movie pull you so deeply into the screen that you forget where you are? Try Kidnap. Call it a B movie as the reviews do, but then explain to me why it grabs an audience, holds it, and needs only one hour and twenty-one minutes to wrap them in fear that lasts long after leaving the theater. Maybe that’s the definition of a good B movie: many faults wrapped in emotional overkill. Let’s look. Karla Dyson (Halle Berry) has taken her adorable eight-year-old son, Frankie (Sage Correa), to the amusement park for some fun. She answers her cellphone when she sees the call is from the lawyer defending her against her ex-husband’s suit for custody of their son. As she hangs up, she sees Frankie being hauled into a car. As Karla rushes to her Chrysler minivan, she drops her phone and loses her only way to summon help during the unfolding chase. She has only seconds to follow the turquoise car. Whether it’s a good, bad, or mediocre movie to you, the theme goes to the heart of every mother’s deepest fear. We are given just enough time in the amusement park to see the love between Karla and her son. It’s right there that we begin to appreciate Halle Berry and Sage Correa. Because the boy is whisked away so early, Kidnap falls entirely into the hands of Halle Berry, who comes through in grand form. She drives at breakneck speed, causes pileups on highways, and slices across interstates. The fact that in reality none of this could happen matters not a bit. Director Luis Prieto and writer Knate Lee wisely avoid following anything but Karla, and that brings up the only suspense lapse. Alone in her car without her phone, there can be no conversation so they have her say a prayer and reminisce a little. The effect? This is the only time the tension slows. The fuel of this story is adrenaline, and we don’t need to be relieved of our fear.
Halle Berry in Kidnap (2017).
Halle Berry is so effective that we’re rooting for her through every single awful moment. Forget that none of the sudden plot changes could happen in real life. Not one of them is predictable or possible and each comes as a jolting surprise. It is the abduction itself that can and does happen in reality and that is what generates fear in the audience. So don’t waste time criticizing the ridiculous twists and turns. Just think about Frankie. The best solution is to cheer this brave mother on and enjoy the cockeyed twists and dangers that challenge her at every turn. And remember that Halle Berry is convincing in all the incredible situations. This is a B movie? Of course, but I promise you will never figure out what’s coming next to make you slam your eyes closed and you can thank special effects and Halle Berry for that. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis
the book STAY WITH ME — BY AYOBAMI ADEBAYO (Knopf)
Yejide and Akin are a young, professional couple living comfortably in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria. They have been married for a while, but there is no child, so their more tradition-bound families have arranged for a second wife. Neither husband or wife is particularly pleased with the intrusion, but Yejide takes it particularly badly, going to great lengths of supernaturalism and even psychosis to regain the respect afforded only by fecundity in traditional African marriages. When these approaches inevitably fail, Akin’s genuine love for his wife drives him to make arrangements that will give them children, but that will ultimately destroy more than just the marriage. Told in alternating perspectives, Yejide’s and Akin’s, across two decades, and in the context of Nigerian culture and politics, Stay With Me, is a kaleidoscopic novel. But just when the reader has formed an image, Adebayo twists the scope. Stay With Me is sure to appeal to a wide range of readers’ tastes, from those whose primary desire is entertainment to those who demand cultural significance and literary merit. Adebayo’s debut novel is very promising. — Reviewed by Becky Dayton of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.
AFRICAN NOVELISTS TO DISCOVER Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah Teju Cole, Every Day is for the Thief Helen Oyeyemi, Boy, Snow, Bird Imbolo Mbue, Behold the Dreamers Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing Aminatta Forna, The Hired Man Taiye Selasi, Ghana Must Go
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MUSIC DaddyLongLegs skitters to Brandon Music’s stage
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addyLongLegs is the confluence of three well-known Vermont musicians whose talents merge to form a highly original acoustic trio. David Gusakov, Rick Ceballos and Matt Witten infuse catchy folk songs, Celtic and “old-timey” melodies, and early minstrel and jazz pieces with passion and intricacy. Catch the playful and dynamic trio at Brandon Music on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Rick Ceballos is a banjo and button accordion player from Bristol who has been playing and promoting traditional folk music in the Champlain Valley for over 25 years. He has performed solo and with various groups. Ceballos recorded a solo CD of his original works in 2002 called “Spring is Near.” He has written music for film scores and often performs his “History of the Banjo” program for libraries and festivals David Gusakov arrived in Vermont in 1973 and has been playing music in the state full-time ever since. A long-time member of the Vermont Symphony, he has explored a variety of other genres with any number of ensembles. Currently, in addition to DaddyLongLegs, this Bristol resident plays as a member of Last Train to Zinkov with his son Nate, and Swing Noire, an acoustic Parisian jazz ensemble.
Local musicians Rick Ceballos, left, David Gusakov, center, and Matt Witten bring DaddyLongLegs to Brandon Music this Saturday for an evening of catchy folk songs and “old-timer” melodies. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL
Matt Witten began his performing career on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater with Pete Seeger and a bunch of other sailors and enviros. Witten’s main gig is with the Swing Peepers, who carry on the tradition of earth-friendly songs for families in Vermont and surrounding states. With DaddyLongLegs, the Starksboro
live music DADDYLONGLEGS. Saturday, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.
DJ JAM MAN. Saturday, Aug. 26, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, Middlebury. BRISTOL TOWN BAND. Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., on the town green. MOOSE CROSSING. Friday, Sept. 1, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, Middlebury. THE PRESS GANG. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Coffee House. R.D. KING. Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. STATION MOUNTAIN BAND. Saturday, Sept. 2, 9 p.m., Two Brother’s Tavern, lounge.
Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25 more. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 247-4295, email info@brandon-music.net or visit brandonmusic.net for more info.
Final summer concert in Brandon’s music series Next Wednesday, the last concert of Music at the Riverbend — Brandon’s free summer concert series — will strike up on the lawn behind the Brandon Inn. The winners of the Battle of the Bands, The Threatles, will close the series. Music starts at 7 p.m. The Threatles is a Beatles cover band, encompassing all musical eras of the Fab Four! Featuring three siblings from Orwell: Faith Holzhammer on lead guitar/ vocals, Jeremy Holzhammer on Rhythm guitar/vocals/ harmonica, and Joy Holzhammer on drums/vocals/ percussion. As usual, bring something to sit on and a picnic if you’d like. No outside alcohol; beer and wine will be available for purchase. For more info visit Brandon.org.
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gardens The Middlebury Garden Club has announced the winners of its annual Roadside Attractions Awards. These accolades recognize gardens cultivated by people around the county who are not members of the club. The winners for 2017 include Holly Fulton’s gardens at 18 Brookside in Middlebury, Manjula and John Bombard’s gardens at the Mill at Lewis Creek in Starksboro, Dave Furney’s gardens at 39 Garfield Street in Bristol, Ian and Lindsay Hart’s gardens at 3 Springside in Middlebury and Frances Hall’s garden on Washington Street in Middlebury.
IAN & LINDSAY HART, MIDDLEBURY The neighbors say that there is something going on throughout season at No. 3 Springside in Middlebury. The Harts’ yard is a symphony of color in three parts. The front beds are mixed with willow, hosta, ajuga and red roses. The side garden holds up an embankment with yellow daylilies, nepeta, Sweet William and Japanese primroses. A wooden stairway bracketed by ninebark and lace-cap hydrangea, echinacea, lobelia and star-gazer lilies, and then tomatoes, leads from there up to a quiet, shady patio with a bench and pots of impatiens – a great place to read.
DAVE FURNEY, BRISTOL MARJULA & JOHN BOMBARD, STARKSBORO Just off Route 116 at 442 Prison Hollow Road, rising high over the Lewis Creek, is the c.1799 Hoag Millhouse, once an operating grist mill. The Bombards (John and Marjula) now operate it as a bed and breakfast and have made clever gardens around the stone walls and pathways that surround the building. A patio for sitting, red roses, driftwood sculpture, and hanging baskets of pink and purple petunias frame the entrance, while peach-colored daylilies lead the eye to the stone walkway meandering to the back deck over the falls. It is a truly spectacular spot, and the sound of the water falling into the gorge below is magical.
HOLLY FULTON, MIDDLEBURY
Holly Fulton’s gardens at 18 Brookside in Middlebury contain a surprising variety of plants — some of which are not common to many perennial beds in our area. Early in the season and partially under the shade of a large maple and a white pine which anchor her front yard, are penstemon, the sumac groundcover “Gro-Lo”, and along her fence, sweet magnolia vine. In August there is still an extensive show of color: rodgersia, Black Beauty lilies galore, daisies, blue thistle, yellow daylilies, joe-pye weed, monarda, dwarf comfrey, dwarfbush honeysuckle, and balloon flowers, to name just a few. This display is punctuated by large clumps of tall Tardiva hydrangea, smoke bushes, lilacs, and Bottle Brush buckeye. And that is just the front garden!
Dave Furney has designed a set of very private “rooms” in the garden at the back of his property on the corner of Garfield and Mountain streets in Bristol. Being on his back deck feels very much separate from the neighborhood, protected from the street by a “screen” of Dutchman’s pipe, bougainvillea, morning glories and strategically placed pots of Royal Velvet purple petunias, red geraniums and bright pink begonia. Urns of grass and sculpture create surprise throughout, and in the southwestern corner is a fenced vegetable garden behind a stone pagoda. Hidden against the back of the house is a small patio with café table and a wall fountain – perfect for a quiet morning coffee or a glass of wine in the afternoon.
FRANCES HALL, MIDDLEBURY The flower garden in the dooryard of Frances Hall’s place on Washington Street is bursting with life and color this time of year. An abundance of green foliage is complemented by Zenias in all of their warm colors — reds, oranges and a variety of vivid pinks. Lowergrowing white flowers and climbing green vines add the effect of effervescent life everywhere. High above the beautiful plantings in the courtyard is a porch with several beautiful clumps of red flowers, petunias, perhaps, accented with a few pink blossoms (geranium?) and some green tendrils cascading down toward their siblings in the main garden below. Chairs on that porch offer the perfect spot for a quiet respite with a first-class view.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017
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ODINN, ABOVE LEFT, FROM Lake Champlain Yacht Club, and Alchemy, from Lake Champlain Yacht Club and Malletts Bay Boat Club, head downwind during the 2017 Diamond Island Regatta, held this past Saturday off the coasts of Ferrisburgh and Charlotte. Upper right, Dragonfly, foreground, and Spirit, both from the Royal Savage Yacht Club, round the leeward mark together.
Photos by Buzz Kuhns
Regatta ties turnout mark, raises funds for LCMM FERRISBURGH/CHARLOTTE — The fifth annual Diamond Island Regatta, on Saturday, Aug. 19, matched last year’s record turnout
MATT DICKERSON
Eating salmon eggs in Alaska As the Cessna 205 float plane touched down on the tundra lake in Alaska earlier this month and taxied toward a gravel shore, our pilot and guide Glen Alsworth Jr. began to explain bear etiquette: the expectation for our behavior in territory with a significant number of brown bears. “Stay together. Make ourselves appear as a single object so the bears only have to pay attention to one thing, and not four different things. It will make it easier for them to move around us if they want without getting agitated. They’ll keep an eye on us, but they are much more interested in what the other bears are doing.” Glen had my attention. During the final five minutes of our flight from Port Alsworth down to Katmai National Park and Preserve on Bristol Bay, we counted eight bears feeding in the creek below us. The bright red sockeye salmon were thick in the water, and big enough to see from the plane. We understood why so many bears were there. “We carry everything with us,” Glen continued. “If a bear decides he wants to come our way, we want to be able to clear out space for it quickly without leaving anything behind.” Glen didn’t say this because he thought we were in danger; his concern was for the long-term safety of the bears. If we left anything edible behind, the bears would come to associate humans with free food. He also noted that pretty much anything we leave behind — edible or not — will get chewed on. Before we got to the bears, however, we had to do some fishing. We weren’t interested in the myriad sockeye. They had already climbed upriver dozens of miles from the ocean, gaining over a thousand feet in elevation. Though they hadn’t spawned yet, they were spent and would not have tasted good. But just as huge numbers of egg-laden salmon had brought in bears from (See Dickerson, Page 3B)
drawing 30 competitors for a day of sailboat racing on Lake Champlain. Again this year, the benefit race, sponsored by the Royal Sav-
age Yacht Club (RSYC) and Point Bay Marina (PBM), netted more than $1,000 for the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) in Fer-
risburgh. The race, which in its five years has become one of Lake Champlain sailors’ favorites, began just after 11
a.m., took competitors south from the start/finish line in Town Farm Bay to Diamond Island off Ferrisburgh, north to Sloop Island off Charlotte,
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back south to Diamond Island and then to the finish. The fastest time for the 15-mile course was just over two and a half hours. The race began in a southerly breeze that came and went throughout the day, dropping to a whisper at times but topping out at 15 knots. For racers and club members, the day began and ended under the RSYC tent at the marina, starting with a pre-race breakfast and wrapping up with the awards ceremony at the club’s annual Lobster Fest. About 100 people attended this year’s dinner. “Our thanks go to all those who sailed and everyone who attended the Lobster Fest for their support of the club and the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum,” said Gary Russell, RSYC commodore. As has been the case for all five editions of the race, entry was free. RSYC makes a donation of $1,000 to LCMM, made possible in part via the sale of Diamond Island Regatta logo items to racers and fans, and also through the sale to competitors (See Regatta, Page 2B)
Record smashed in Vermont Sun Triathlon Locals take Brandon resident seconds at wins other event Devil’s Bowl
TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Greg Grosicki of Charlestown, Mass., shows not only who is number one in the Vermont Sun Triathlon contested in Salisbury on Aug. 13, but who has the number-one fastest time on the course ever. He is the first to break 59 minutes.
SALISBURY — Triathlete Greg Grosicki not only broke a 12-yearold course record at the Vermont Sun Triathlon contested in Salisbury and Leicester on Sunday, Aug. 13, but he also broke through one of those psychological barriers that make participating in and watching sports so much fun. Grosicki, a 29-year-old from Charlestown, Mass., finished the sprint triathlon in 58:33 by posting the fastest splits of the day in each of the three disciples — a 600-yard swim, 14-mile bike ride and 3.1mile run. “He was the first one to go under 59 minutes,” said race organizer Steve Hare. “Those guys have been going after that, and he’s the first one.” Under mostly sunny skies, Grosicki, 29, cut 31 seconds off the previous record set in 2006 by Darby Thomas on the course, which starts in Lake Dunmore and continues on area roads and finishes up at Branbury State Park. More than 17,000 athletes have run this course since 1990. Another Massachusetts man, Richard Fineman of Cambridge, took second in 1:03:49. Peter Dodds of Burlington, 48, finished third in 1:04:30. Meanwhile, Brandon’s Corey Robinson, who has been making his name known in the sport, raced to victory in the longer Lake Dunmore Triathlon, which was contested simultaneously. Julia Schofield of Charlotte won the women’s sprint triathlon in 1:11:50. Dot Martin of Montpelier, 57, was second in 1:14:57. Schofield was only in 12th place after the swim but, took the lead with the best women’s bike ride of the day (39:36) and followed that up with the best women’s run in (20:01). In the men’s race, Jacob Hannah, 33, of Bristol was the best local finisher, taking 7th in 1:11:07.4. Sam Hodges, 17, of Cornwall claimed 9th in 1:12:57. Jeff Schumann, 61, of Salisbury won his age group (See Triathlon, Page 3B)
WEST HAVEN — Second-place finishes by Orwell’s Tim LaDuc, Brandon’s Vince Quenneville and two Bristol drivers, R.J. Germain and Sami Sargent, highlighted local racers’ efforts this past weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. LaDuc’s second-place finish came in Sunday dirt-track action in the 54lap Charlie LaDuc Memorial — a race honoring LaDuc’s late father. But Kenny Tremont Jr., whose father raced against LaDuc’s father, squeaked out a win in a race-long head-to-head duel between two drivers who entered the evening tied for the points lead in the dirt track Sportsman Modified series. Tremont led the feature race for the final 45 laps, but never by than four car lengths of breathing room over LaDuc, who made several serious bids to take the lead away. Tremont’s win gave him a two-point edge (614-612) with two point-counting races remaining. That margin equals the difference of one position in a feature race. New Hampshire racer Tanner Siemons took third, holding off Whiting’s Jimmy Ryan. Middlebury’s Justin Comes was seventh. Also on Sunday, Hydeville’s Bill Duprey won the 20-lap Super Stock feature. Cornwall’s Garrett Given was third in that event. West Rutland’s Andrew FitzGerald claimed a 15-lap Mini Stock feature. Brandon’s Dakota Desabrais finished third, and Monkton’s Jake Barrows was sixth. New York driver Aaron Mulready won another Mini Sprint Feature, with Shoreham’s Colby Beinhaur and Sean Beinhaur running 3-4, respectively. On Saturday, Germain finished second the main event, a 50-lap race in Super Stock division of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. Germain benefitted from crashes from cars ahead of him, but also recovered from crashes on laps 4 and 36 to post the strong finish. The Sportsman Modified division was in action with two 20-lap, sprintstyle features. Quenneville finished second behind Ron Proctor of Charl(See Devil’s Bowl, Page 3B)
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JOYRIDE FROM THE Malletts Bay Boat Club and Li’l Bot from Royal Savage Yacht Club approach the finish line during Saturday’s Diamond Island Regatta.
THE RACQUETTES WOMEN’S tennis team from MIT take a break for a photo at the New England Championships in New Hampshire early this month. Pictured from left are, back row, Jill Thomas, Rene Saenger, Barbara Kivlin, Andrea Torello, and Barbara Beatty; front row, Emily Lyons, Mary O’Shea, Linda Peake, Melissa Lourie and Donna Baldwin. Not pictured is Molly Smith.
MIT team competes at regionals ADDISON COUNTY — The Vermont champion women’s tennis team, which plays out of the Middlebury Indoor Tennis club (MIT), competed for the regional title earlier this month. The “Racquettes,” who play at the NTRP 3.0 (intermediate) level, finished a perfect season with a 6-0 record over The Edge at South Burlington, The Edge at Essex and Topnotch at Stowe. On Aug. 4-6 most of the full team traveled from their
home base at MIT to the Portland, N.H., area to compete for the New England Championship for players ages 18 and over. Members of the team, consisting of athletes ages 28 to 71, are: Barbara Kivlin (Shoreham) and Mary O’Shea (Weybridge), captains; Donna Baldwin (Vergennes), Barbara Beatty (Middlebury), Megan Frankovic (Cornwall), Melissa Lourie and Molly Smith (Weybridge), Emily Lyons (Brandon), Linda Peake (Orwell),
Rene Saenger, Karen Shackett and Jill Thomas (Shoreham) and Andrea Torello (Waltham). Although the team did not reach the semi-finals, they did win three of 15 individual matches, including two of three singles events, and were competitive in many of the doubles events. Observers said the ladies enjoyed the high level of play and the experience of participating at the championship level.
Ralph Myhre golfers top Neshobe team, notch holes-in-one
MIDDLEBURY — Two holesin-one on Aug. 20 helped the Ralph Myhre Golf Course team defeat Brandon rival Neshobe Golf Club in the annual challenge between members of the two courses. Meanwhile, a third Ralph Myhre member picked up an ace in Middlebury on the same day. Scoring holes-in-one during Ralph Myhre’s victory over Neshobe were Kit Wilson and Joe Bartlett, both on the Neshobe course on this past Sunday. Wilson scored his on Hole No. 12, and Bartlett sank his tee shot on
Hole No. 16. Back at Ralph Myhre in Middlebury, Steve Gronlund aced Hole No. 7 on the same day. Ralph Myhre members will take on their Basin Harbor Club counterparts over Labor Day weekend. In other Ralph Myhre competitions last week, the Tuesday Evening Men’s Scramble on Aug. 15 produced a tie between two teams. Dale White, Bernie Andrews, Dean George, Kevin Newton and Jim Craig comprised one group, and Josh
Newton, Brian Lind, Bert Phinney and Ric Wheeler were the other. In Thursday Night Bill Davidson Men’s Golf on Aug. 17 the trio of Joe Thilbourg, Dave Foran and Charlie Grigg prevailed. Earning second were Bill Brown, John Myhre and Eric Bergland, and Mike Adams, Neil Mackey and Pete Damone took third. In the Friday Night Mixer on Aug. 18 the quartet of Nancy Reynolds, Nicole Laberge, Bernie Andrews and Joan Guertin took top honors.
Regatta
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system, which ranks boats based on Bolton & Mark Damico, LCYC & (Continued from Page 1B) of race photos taken by professional their speed potential and is used for MBBC. 2. Sleeper, John Hammel, most sailing competitions on Lake MBBC. 3. Lift Ticket, Samuel Pratt, photographer Buzz Kuhns. MBBC. LCMM also raises some money Champlain. • Spinnaker C: 1. Sundance, Tom Winners are determined based on on the day of the regatta through the sale of museum-themed items — in- corrected time, with the faster boats Glynn, LCYC. 2. Muse, Doug Fricluding hats, pint glasses and books “giving time” to the slower boats. ant, RSYC & LCYC. 3. Talisman, — at the breakfast and the Lobster The six fleet winners this year re- Les Velte, LCYC. • Spinnaker D: 1. Li’l Bot, BenedFest. This year, LCMM’s Hele- ceived trophies at the awards cerena Van Voorst attended the awards mony. Here are the top three in each ek Erdos, RSYC. 2. Osprey, Thomas Porter, RSYC. 3. Twig, Fritz Martin, dinner and handed out museum day division: • Spinnaker A: 1. Odinn, Kjell RSYC. passes to racers and club members. • JaM A: 1. Absolut, Stephen & Competitors were divided into two Dahlen, VSC. 2. Dunder, John Thougeneral categories, those who sailed ron, LCYC. 3. Corbeau, Jeanne Francine Ramsey, RSYC. 2. Kinsale, Robert Finn, LCYC. 3. Avengers, with spinnakers and those who sailed Pierre Turgeon, VSC. • Spinnaker B: 1. Alchemy, Dana Jocelyn Duteau, CPFC. only with jib and mainsail (JaM). • JaM B: 1. DragonBoats came from the local fly, John Beal, RSYC. 2. Royal Savage Yacht Club, Spirit, Steve Koch, RSYC. Lake Champlain Yacht 3. Mackinac, Tim & Betsy Club in Shelburne, Malletts Etchells, RSYC. Bay Boat Club (MBBC) in Courbeau, in the SpinColchester, Valcour Sailnaker A fleet, was also the ing Club (VSC) in Plattsfirst boat to cross the finburgh, N.Y., the Point au ish line, with an elapsed Fer Sailing Club (CPFC) time of two hours and 32 near Rouses Point, N.Y., minutes. RSYC sailors and elsewhere on the lake. captured three of the six There were 16 boats in fleets, and made up the the four spinnaker fleets, entire eight-boat JaM B A through D, and 14 in the fleet. two JaM fleets, A and B. Complete results can The fleets were determined be found at rsyc.org/reby each boat’s rating under CORBEAU FROM THE Valcour Sailing Club was the the Performance Handi- first boat to finish in the 2017 Diamond Island Regatta. sults-2017-diamond-isPhoto by Buzz Kuhns land-regatta/. cap Racing Fleet (PHRF)
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Triathlon
A BROWN BEAR catches one of the many bright red Sockeye salmon swimming through a river in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve last week, where our columnist was fishing.
Independent photo/Matthew Dickerson
Dickerson (Continued from Page 1B) all around, so also they had brought rainbow and Dolly Varden trout, which lay on the river bottoms behind the sockeye sucking up eggs that dislodged. They also dined on chunks of salmon flesh floating downstream. With so much easy protein at hand, these trout were fat. We hoped to catch some. We climbed out of the plane, set up our rods, stuffed our lunches and whatever gear we needed into our packs and pockets, and started around the lakeshore toward the outlet. We were well above the timberline. The tundra was soft and spongy, covered with blueberry plants that looked more like ground-creeping vines than bushes. The nearby hillside had patches of snow still melting down a ravine. There were four of us on the trip: myself, Glen, and also David O’Hara and his son Michael, both Middlebury College graduates. At the end of the lake, we descended a low bank to the river and began to fish. The water was only ankle deep in many places, with a few knee-deep runs, and an occasional waist-deep hole or undercut bank. It was also clear, and the fish had spent the last several days dodging bears splashing through the river after them. Between the bears and the shallow clear water, the fish were skittish. But there were plenty of them. Bright red sockeye salmon were spread across the river, sometimes in water so shallow their fins were in the air. Mixed among them were the trout I hoped to find. They were much more difficult to see with their mottled backs blending with the river bottom. But we knew they were there. We began to cast flies. We fished a variety of patterns: egg-sucking leeches, and leeches without eggs, gaudy red streamers, little imitation
eggs, and even flies imitating chunks of rotting salmon flesh. With water so clear and shallow, the hardest challenges were spotting the trout without spooking them, and keeping from accidentally hooking the salmon. It was impossible not to accidentally hook salmon from time to time, especially since the trout we were trying to catch lay in the river directly behind or in the midst of the salmon trying to eat their eggs. Sometimes our movement would spook a bunch of salmon, and they would dart off in all directions — including right through our lines. We were fishing with five-weight rods and leader size appropriate for trout, so it was very difficult to bring in a ten-pound sockeye. I did manage to land one accidentally-hooked salmon. And on other occasions I was able to wiggle a hook free. More often, though, the accidentally hooked salmon resulted in broken line. A lot of time was spent tying on new hooks, and I had far few flies at the end of the day. After trying a leech pattern through some deeper water where the salmon were just passing through, I got into an ankle-deep stretch where they were actively spawning. I switched to an egg pattern and drifted it through the middle of the salmon. As my fly passed over a slightly deeper depression, a dark shadow separated from a rock and slammed my fly. I had on a big Dolly Varden trout. I landed it, and a few minutes later just a few yards downstream I landed a fat rainbow trout. Those would be the only two trout I landed that day. We all saw many more, but some wouldn’t hit, some broke us off, some spit hooks. And we kept hooking sockeye and getting our lines broken. Eventually, we fished our way down to some waterfalls. As we came over a crest in the
hill, we saw four brown bears in the river below us, only 70 yards away. At our appearance, two of the bears loped off up a steep hill. The other two stayed around. We descended the slope and watched the bears as we ate our lunch atop a rock ledge. They were chasing salmon as they passed upriver through the shallows. The bigger bear had the prime location. A slightly smaller bear watched. Five or six salmon would make the run at time, which seemed to confuse the bear. It would start after one salmon and then change its mind and turn and chase another, splashing this way and that as though playing some grand game of tag. We watched for several minutes as the big bear worked in futility. Finally the smaller bear stepped in, and in about 30 seconds grabbed a big salmon in his jaw. The bigger bear charged at him at once, and like a playground bully made the smaller one give up his lunch. He took it and headed 10 yards up the hill to eat. The smaller one didn’t seem bothered. A minute later it had caught another. It stood up on its hind legs and played with its food for a while before ripping the fish open and eating the eggs out. The scenes repeated. After an hour, the bears wandered a few yards further down river. Glen told me it was safe to get the video I had come to get. I climbed down to the river and shot some underwater footage of the huge numbers of salmon preparing to leap the falls and continue upstream. Then we headed back toward the plane, following the salmon upriver on their final journeys. So much of the Alaskan ecology depends upon salmon and their eggs. We might have made use of that fact and stopped to fish once or twice on our way back to the plane.
(Continued from Page 1B) and finished right behind Hodges in 10th overall at 1:13:00. Carl Lane Quakenbush, 71, of Salisbury won his age group and was 46th overall in 1:30:48. Annie Rossier of Bristol finished in 1:25:24.6 to become the top local female finisher at 8th overall. Sandy Chicoine of Leicester finished 12th overall in 1:27:39 and claimed second in the women’s 45-49 division. Jennifer Hubert of Bristol was 8th and Middlebury’s Katherine Wagner took 16th in women’s 40-44, in 1:40:51 and 2:09:17, respectively. Bristol’s Andrea Halnon was third in women’s 60-64 in 1:49:49. In the Olympic-distance Lake Dunmore Triathlon, Robinson triumphed over defending champion David Connery of Shelburne, finishing in 2:12:39 to Connery’s 2:17:51. Mike Bazylewicz of Burlington shattered the 0.9-mile swim course record by 1:07, but Robinson had the day’s best bike time of 1:07:58 on the 28-mile course, 1:12 better than Connery’s second best. And Robinson out-ran Connery on the 6.2-mile run by 3:32, with the second-best time (39:13). Robinson’s father, Doug, finished second to Middlebury’s Steve Hare in the 60-64 age group. Robinson placed 34th overall in 2:56:26. Hare was 6th overall in 2:28:57. Doug Robinson and Hare were the two oldest men to finish the longer Olympic Triathlon. Lindsey Rooskelly, 35, of Falmouth, Maine, won the women’s race in 2:29:05, with Philadelphia’s Susan Horstman-Miller (2:32:48) in second. The two triathlons were supported by many local businesses including the Addison Independent, National Bank of Middlebury, Frog Hollow Bikes, Middlebury Inn, J. P. Carrara
CHARLOTTE’S JULIA SCHOFIELD posted the best time on the 14-mile biking portion of the Aug. 13 Vermont Sun Triathlon and went on to win the women’s division of the race.
& Sons, Graph-X, and Drop-In Brewing. One of the race’s beneficiaries, Middlebury Union Middle School’s cross-county team, provided support on the run course. The team will also be on hand to
support the Vermont Sun Half-Marathon at Branbury on Sunday, Sept.24. Ten- and 5-kilometers races will also be held at 10 a.m. Complete triathlon results and details on the half-marathon are available at vermontsun.com.
Devil’s Bowl (Continued from Page 1B) ton, N.Y., in the first and third behind Billy Lussier of Fair Haven and Fletcher’s Joey Roberts in the nightcap. Quenneville’s results were good enough to maintain a championship lead of eight points over Proctor, 541533, as the season nears its end. Roo Forrest of West Rutland picked up his third win of the season in a 15lap Mini Stock event. Panton’s Mike Preston and New Haven’s Kaleb Shepard finished 4th and 5th, respectively. Sargent came up just short in the Ladies Mini Stock division, losing out to Lynn Denton of Milton by inches in a photo finish a 10-lap feature race that had its share of bumps and bruises. Denton beat Sami Sargent – who took a momentary flight off the track on the second lap – by inches. A 50-lap Enduro Series race was run in quick fashion with Rutland’s Cory “Cubby” Gray. “Wild Bill” Fountain was 2nd with 14 year-old Johnny Bruno third. Josh Payea and Hunter Murray, each one lap behind, completed
the unofficial top five; however, the full finish is under scoring review. Nate Corcoran of Vergennes won
the Street-Legal Spectator Races: His 2011 Honda Civic defeated Josh Jerger’s 1994 Jeep Cherokee in the finale.
A BIGGER BROWN bear steals a salmon caught by a smaller ursine in an Alaskan river. Salmon fish and eggs play a pivotal role in the ecosystem of the region.
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Public Meetings ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednes‑ days, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org. AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings. AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers wel‑ come. Confidential. St. Ste‑ phen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRANDON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thom‑ as Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRISTOL MEET‑ INGS: Sunday, Discussion Meeting 4:00‑5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00‑7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congre‑ gational Church, Water St.
NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.
PARTY RENTALS; CHI‑ NA, flatware, glassware, linens. Delivery available. 802‑388‑4831.
MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE August 26, 8am‑2pm. 98 West Main St., Vergennes.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.
ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Baby‑ sitting available.
NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Dis‑ cussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discus‑ sion Meeting 10:00‑11:00 AM. Beginners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NEW HAVEN MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NORTH FER‑ RISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.
Services
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Thank our Donors
The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of UWAC is seeking volunteers to help us thank our fabulous and RSVP and the generous donors! Thank you & follow up volunteers will: United Way of Addison County, help thank all donors with hand written notes, be willing posts dozens of to make phone calls thanking donors for their generosity, volunteer opportunities hand deliver thank you notes to area businesses that on the Web.Go to are participating with UWAC, brainstorm ideas about www.unitedwayaddison county.org/ VolunteerDonate and click on VOLUNTEER NOW!
enhancing the way we say thank you, follow up with high-profile and leadership donors to learn more about their interests in UWAC and the community. If you are interested please call the United Way of Addison County office at 802-388-7189.
L o c a l age n c ie s c a n p o s t t h e i r v o l u n te e r ne e d s w i t h Th e Vo l u n te e r C e n te r by c a l l i ng RSV P at 388-7044. The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of RSVP and the United Way of Addison County, posts dozens of volunteer opportunities on the Web.Go to www.unitedwayaddison county.org/ VolunteerDonate and click on
Campaign Mailing United Way of Addison County is seeking volunteers for their annual campaign mailing beginning the week of Sept. 5-8th from 9am - 3pm. United Way is in need of 4 individuals each day, for multiple shifts throughout the day. If you are interested please call the United Way of Addison County office at 802-388-7189.
VOLUNTEER NOW!
L o c a l age n c ie s c a n p o s t t h e i r v o l u n te e r ne e d s w i t h Th e Vo l u n te e r C e n te r by c a l l i ng RSV P at 388-7044.
MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/ her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs. NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
OA (OVEREATERS ANON‑ YMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ days at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT.
Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plaster‑ ing. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.
( O A ) O V E R E AT E R S ANONYMOUS Saturday’s at 1:00pm. Located at Law‑ rence Memorial Library, 40 North St. in Bristol, VT.
CLEANING SOLUTIONS. For your home, camp, or or‑ ganization; weekly, bi‑week‑ ly, monthly. Experienced, professional, reliable. Ref‑ erences available. Saige, 802‑458‑5635.
OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org. OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) step meeting. Tuesdays, 3 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.
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Garage Sales BRASS BED, SHAKER BLANKET box, mahogany extension table, maple butch‑ er block, Birdseye maple bookcase, oak bookcases and more. 802‑453‑5906. DONATIONS WANTED for Town Hall Theater’s Sep‑ tember 16, Fabulous Flea Market. Drop off at Smart Move(next to used book‑ store). 1485 Route 7 North. 9‑12 Friday’s and Saturday’s, September 1,2,8,9. House‑ hold goods, antiques, col‑ lectibles, jewelry, ect. Watch for our signs. Questions? 802‑345‑1596.
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STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of park‑ ing, lots of possibilities. Avail‑ able September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.
AFTERNOON MILKER WANTED on an organic dairy farm in Cornwall. Ex‑ perience preferred but will‑ ing to train the right person. Must be reliable and timely. 603‑359‑6504 or butterwick‑ farm@standardmilk.com. ALL‑ AROUND FARM HAND, 802‑233‑1249 or 802‑233‑3849.
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• accounting • advertising • appliance repair • auto glass • automotive • business cards
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H. D. Oliver 3025 & 3233 Vt. Rte. 22A, Bridport, VT 05734
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Dave’s Tree Removal Stump Grinding, Trimming, Tree Evaluation, Storm Damage, Firewood & Lot Clearing
Short Surveying, inc.
Serving Addison County & Area Lakes
Serving Addison County Since 1991
Timothy L. Short, L.S. Property Line Surveys • Topographical Surveys FEMA Elevation Certificates
Middlebury, VT
135 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 388-3511 ssi@sover.net
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Window Treatments
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Sawmills
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Free estimates • Fully Insured
Heating
25 Yrs Experience 60’ bucket truck wood chipper available Fully Insured Free Estimates
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as seen at Addison County Field Days!
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Assistant Zoning Administrator The Town of Middlebury is accepting applications for a full time Assistant Zoning Administrator to fill an important role in the Department of Planning and Zoning. This position reports to the Director of Planning and Zoning. This person will assist the Director in the day- to-day operations of the local permitting and DRB review process, including assisting customers, responding to zoning inquiries and taking-in applications. Candidates must possess proficient writing, research and logical reasoning skills. Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities, and identify and resolve problems are required qualifications for success. The successful candidate must also possess the interpersonal and communication skills needed to foster effective, cooperative working relationships with Town Staff, property owners, the development community and citizens at large. We offer a friendly, dynamic work environment focusing on customer service, and an excellent benefits package. The Middlebury Planning Department is located in a beautiful new facility in the heart of Downtown Middlebury. Position requirements: • A commitment to administering the zoning ordinance fairly and equitably, and offering assistance to applicants in an unbiased manner. • Ability to perform detailed research and employ logical reasoning skills to collaborate with the Director in rendering fair, consistent interpretations of the regulations. • An interest in working with the public, as well as an ability to communicate the permitting and development process to a variety of customers in a patient and friendly manner. • Excellent listening and customer service skills, including the ability to calmly diffuse potential sources of conflict. • Proven ability to create clear and accurate reports and correspondence. • Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. • Occasional night meetings (2-3/mo.) may be required. • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point. Adobe and GIS skills preferred. • Education and experience in planning or a related field (e.g. legal, regulatory, education, public policy, social sciences). For a complete job description, please visit our website www.townofmiddlebury.org Qualified applicants should send a resume and cover letter to jmurray@townofmiddlebury.org Position open until filled.
Seeking CDL-A Drivers –Sign-on Bonus- Home Daily! McDermott’s, Inc. is currently seeking CDL-A Company Drivers for routes out of Enosburg, Irasburg and Shoreham, VT. Overview Drivers transport milk, cream, condensed milk and ice cream mix via tanker. Runs throughout New England. All three shifts available. Company operates 24 hours a day. Schedule varies depending on shift and position. Drivers responsible for loading/unloading tankers. Home daily. Requirements CDL-A “N”-Tanker endorsement required Benefits $2500 Sign-on Bonus Accident Insurance Paid vacations Medical Short-term disability XM Radio 401-k Safety bonus Life insurance Paid holidays Please fax resume to 802-524-4015, email to HR@Mcdermottsinc.com or mail to: St. Albans Co-Op C/O McDermott’s Inc Attn: HR 138 Federal Street St Albans, VT 05478
PART-TIME & FULL-TIME TELLER POSITIONS
National Bank of Middlebury has part-time and full-time teller positions available. The ideal candidate must be committed to providing quality customer service and superior teamwork. A positive attitude is essential, flexibility a plus. Cash handling experience desirable. Middlebury (2)
24 hours per week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & 39.5 hours per week (FT) Monday – Friday
Brandon (1)
22 hours per week Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Saturdays on rotating basis Competitive compensation package Salary range beginning at $15.39 per hour
Warehouse Worker Job Purpose: Loading and assisting with customer orders from the Yard, Warehouse and Store. Stocking Shelves and Filling Propane Tanks. Skills/Qualifications: Ability to lift 50lbs repeatedly throughout the day. Weekends and dependability a MUST! Preferable age 18+ by September 1st.
PLEASE FILL OUT AN APPLICATION IN PERSON. Middlebury Agway – 338 Exchange St. – Middlebury, VT.
Bus Driver Do you enjoy working with the public? Are you interested in doing valuable work that supports our community and environment? Consider joining our team as a Bus Driver! Bus Driver? Has this career opportunity never been on your radar? Want to find out more? We will train the right candidate! Please stop by and learn how fulfilling it is to be an ACTR bus driver. Position Requires: • Clean driving record • Strong customer service skills, professionalism and a positive attitude • Ability to lift/move up to 25 lbs and maneuver large mobility devices • CDL Class B with Passenger Endorsement • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality • Sense of humor a plus For more information and for an application, please visit us at: http://actr-vt.org/job-openings/. Application and resume can be submitted to: Gina Tindall, HR Director at gina@actr-vt.org. In addition to a good working environment, we offer a competitive salary and provide excellent benefits including health insurance, generous paid time off, and long-term disability. Employment is contingent upon passing required background checks and pre-employment drug testing. ACTR, a Division of Tri-Valley Transit, Inc. is an AA/EO Employer.
If you are interested, please apply in person at:
5 Carver St., Brandon 240 Court St., Middlebury
30 Main St., Middlebury 29 Green St., Vergennes
28 Main St., Bristol 140 Commerce St., Hinesburg
For a copy of the job description or questions, please contact Sandra Trombley (802) 388-4982 or email strombley@nbmvt.com Deadline for applications: September 1, 2017 EOE
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. 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.
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INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE Position:
Diesel and Automotive Instructional Aide 1.0 FTE School Year Responsibilities: Provide instructional assistance to the Diesel and Automotive instructors as well as provide educational support via Student Services. Requirements: • Associates Degree or 60 credits beyond a high school diploma. • Experience in auto or diesel required. • Experience or training working with high school age students preferred. Salary: Based upon education and experience. Closing Date: Open until filled Starting Date: Late August Interested parties should send a letter of interest, resume, transcripts, and letters of reference to:
58 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 addisonindependent.com • 388-4944
Dana Peterson, Superintendent 51 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 E.O.E.
MIDDLEBURY VERMONT As an Aubuchon Hardware Associate, You Will Be Responsible For Providing Legendary Customer Service Offering Helpful Solutions to Customer’s Hardware Store and Outdoor Green Needs
REQUIREMENTS: Previous Retail and/or Cashier experience is a Definite Plus Strong People Skills Nights and Weekends Required WE OFFER: Variable Hour Scheduling PT • Success Sharing Incentive Competitive Wage • 401(k) Plan/Company Match Paid Time Off After 90 Days • Employee Discount Advancement Opportunities Equal Opportunity Work Place We promote a Smoke Free Work Environment
Please apply in person at 40 Court Street (Village Court Shopping Center) OR on-line at
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CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.
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CALF MANAGER/FEEDER WANTED The Goodrich Family Farm is looking for someone to be manager and maintain the farm’s calf herd. Competitive compensa‑ tion on a family farm atmo‑ sphere. For more information please call Chase Goodrich at 802‑989‑8848.
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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!
NOW HIRING!
Big Barn Furniture Sales Associates - Have a passion for helping people, are up-to-date on the latest trends, and are trained to work with a range of design styles from classic to contemporary. If you enjoy working with people in a competitive team environment, are friendly and energetic, and have a proven ability to drive sales, this position has the potential to offer you a creative and rewarding career. Weekends are required. 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
Service Technician McDermott’s Inc. is accepting applications for a service technician in Shoreham, VT. Duties to include but not limited to the following: oil changes, tire changes, greasing of vehicles, brake repairs, overall preventative maintenance of our vehicles, maintain clean shop area and work with terminal manger on inventory. Candidate must be detail orientated, team player, have the ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and willingness to learn. Ideal Candidate should have a Class A CDL license but it is not required. Pay commensurate with experience. Full benefit package available including health insurance, 401k, vacation/holiday pay and a $2500 sign-on bonus. Please fax resume to 802-524-4015, email to HR@Mcdermottsinc.com or mail to: St. Albans Co-Op C/O McDermott’s Inc Attn: HR 138 Federal Street St Albans, VT 05478 Or stop by for an application at the Shoreham Garage (2949B Route 22A Shoreham, VT 05770). Any questions please call Jon Pariseau at 802-897-2144 or 802-585-6534.
Help Wanted 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 posi‑ tive work environment. All ap‑ plicants including those from women, people of color, in‑ dividuals with disabilities and veterans. Pick up an applica‑ tion or email: middlebury@ americanflatbread.com. EOE. CHAMPLAINSIDE FARM IS looking for a person that works with equipment in a safe manner. 50 hr week with relief feeding duties every other weekend. Me‑ chanical skills preferred an valid driver’s license required. Successful can‑ didate will also work well with others in a fast paced environment on a multitude of tasks. Housing may be available. Send resume to: twhowlett@yahoo.com. CHAMPLAINSIDE FARM IS looking for a Young Stock Manager. Successful candi‑ date will possess skills includ‑ ing observation of animal health issues, organization of workload and work collabora‑ tively with others. Responsi‑ bilities include maternity and newborn care, raising and monitoring calves within a group fed system, organizing and maintaining the vac‑ cination and reproduction program and animal move‑ ments from birth to freshen‑ ing. In exchange for your efforts, we provide salary commensurate with experi‑ ence, and housing may be available. Submit resume to: twhowlett@yahoo.com. 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.
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Special Projects Assistant Middlebury seeks an organized and responsible person to manage the Fund for Innovation (FFI). The FFI was established to provide support for experimental and unconventional projects that have the potential to create lasting, positive change and strengthen the Middlebury experience. This position will also support stewardship of additional funds overseen by the Provost. This is a staff position in the Office of the Provost. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and oral communications skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Bachelor’s degree required. To view the full job description and apply online, please visit: http://apptrkr.com/1069862 Middlebury College employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation; competitive health, dental, retirement, and vision benefits; and educational assistance programs. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability
Town of Salisbury Needs Positions Filled:
Minute taker for Select Board: 2 meetings each month starting in September. $60. per meeting. Contact Town Clerk at 352-4228 Fulltime Highway Worker: Must have CDL and pass random drug tests. Operate equipment and plow snow. Pay and benefits based on experience. Opportunity for promotion. Vacation, sick pay. Health benefits. Contact Road Foreman at 352-1017. Auditors for town level work. Annual audit conducted by CPA. Hours flexible. Contact Town Clerk at 352-4228
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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.
ROUSE TIRE SALES in Middlebury and Williston, VT is looking to fill the fol‑ lowing positions: Service truck driver(commercial/ag/ otr tires). Mechanic(auto/light truck) Tire Technician. Align‑ ment Technician must be able to work in a fast paced environment, be dependable, have good mechanical skills and work ethic, have a valid driver’s license and have good customer service skills. Previous experience pre‑ ferred. Please send resume and prior employment refer‑ ences to: Rouse Tire Sales, Inc. Attn: Carolyn Rouse. P.O. Box 902, Middlebury,VT 05753. Applications also available in both locations. No phone calls please.
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. FULL TIME DELI POSITION. Set hours, Monday‑Friday 6:00am ‑ 2:00 pm. Prior work experience with food preparation in a commer‑ cial kitchen / deli required. Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market in Vergennes or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101. FULL TIME HOUSEKEEP‑ ER 40/hr per week. Pay based on experience. Can‑ didate must pass background check and drug test. We offer health and life insur‑ ance, 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 facilities at 23 Upper Plain in Bradford or 1 Alden Place, Vergennes, VT. GREEN PASTURE MEATS is hiring for a part time retail position in our New Haven store. Approximately 30 hrs. per week. Retail expe‑ rience preferred and some knowledge of meat cuts. Training provided. Contact Suzanne at 802‑349‑6781 or milepointvt@yahoo.com.
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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 Landscaping. 802‑343‑4820. North Fer‑ risburgh, VT. PART TIME HELP needed for around the house and farm. Weekdays preferable. 760‑807‑6187. RESIDENTIAL INSTRUC‑ TOR SOUGHT: Join a team of dedicated professionals supporting a group of indi‑ viduals with developmental disabilities in their home in Middlebury. The home is a therapeutic and fun environ‑ ment that promotes learning life/social skills, empower‑ ment and community in‑ clusion. Experience with personal care and medical oversight for this popula‑ tion a plus. Patience, good judgment, attention to de‑ tails and flexibility neces‑ sary. HS diploma/equivalent and valid driver’s license required. Sun. through Wed. with two overnights per week. Comprehensive benefit pack‑ age. Apply to CSAC HR, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, 388‑6751, ext. 425, or visit: csac‑vt.org. 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 rais‑ es available to those able to use personal vehicles. Learn more and apply online: www. gmfvt.com/employment. TREE CUTTING, CLEAR‑ ING and weed‑whacking work available. Please call 802‑349‑4230.
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Administrative Assistant Bristol, Vermont The Town of Bristol is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant. This position works as a liaison between all departments and the public. Successful candidate will be self-motivated and detail oriented. A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt.org. Salary range $16.00 to $17.60 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, or email it to jstetson@gmavt.net. Position open until filled. The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS is looking for reliable early morning riser with a valid driver’s license and car insurance to deliver our newspaper in the North Fer‑ risburg area. Deliveries are to be completed by 6 am (the route takes 3 hours) Mon‑Sat and 7:30 on Sunday. Earn an estimated profit of $1,400 per month plus tips. This is a great way to earn extra mon‑ ey without interfering with your day job. Please contact Kathy at 802‑458‑5049 for more information. VERMONT SOAP IS NOW hiring for the following posi‑ tions: Plant Engineer‑ Looking for someone to maintain our machines and factory equip‑ ment. Must be self‑motivated and able to work indepen‑ dently as well as part of a team. Production Assistant‑ Must be able to lift 50 pounds and stand a good portion of the day. Basic computer skills needed. Packer/Floater‑ Must be able to lift 50 pounds and do a variety of work includ‑ ing packing and production work. Basic computer skills needed. Vermont Soap offers a variety of benefits including competi‑ tive starting wages, vacation time and free gym member‑ ship! Email your resume to hr@vermontsoap.com. WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bot‑ tler. Eye for detail and ac‑ curacy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.
For Sale ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.
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DODGE CARAVAN SE 4 cylinder with 136,000 miles. Great shape for the year. Interior near mint. Has rust on rocker panels underneath and tube that goes to the water pump is damp. All very inexpensive fixes. Runs and drives good. $1,500 or best reasonable offer. Inspected. 877‑2934. FRESH GARLIC FOR SALE $2 a bulb. Call 475‑2112.
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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: Christine Golden 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com
SNOW BLOWER $250. Large kennels, $20 each. Hammock, $15. Call 345‑7734. 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.
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.
For Rent 1 BEDROOM, SECOND STORY apartment with small office (not a bedroom). 85 Court Street, Middlebury. Available August 1. Non‑pet, non‑smoking. $800/mo. plus utilities. Credit references and deposit required. Snow plow‑ ing and lawn maintenance included. 802‑352‑6678.
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BRANDON: PARK VIL‑ LAGE is now accepting applications for 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Rents starting at $700, includes heat and trash. No pets. Laundry onsite. Income re‑ strictions apply. Call Summit Property Management Group at 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com.
BRISTOL 2 BEDROOM HOUSE extra large living room and bath and nice porch, undercover park‑ ing for two cars. 1,000 sq ft. Private with views. First floor living. New gas stove. Washer and dryer hookups. Garden space available. Snow removal provided. No pets. No smoking. Credit check, security, references and lease. Available October 1st. $985/mo. Leave mes‑ sage. 802‑352‑4266.
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 3 BEDROOM. 802‑453‑2566.
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.
ADDISON: SEEKING PET FRIENDLY housemate. $400/mo. plus help with dog‑walking and yard work. Private bath. No smoking. 802‑863‑5625 or Home‑ ShareVermont.org for appli‑ cation. Interview, references, background check required. EHO.
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CHARMING 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 Bath home for rent. Built in 2011, this home is well designed, efficient, and en‑ joys spectacular views of the Adirondacks from a pastoral setting in Bridport. Country living that’s convenient to Middlebury, Front and back decks, a living room that features a soaring cathedral ceiling and wall of west facing windows. Laundry appliances are included in the finished basement. Outside ameni‑ ties include a large open yard, large storage shed, and raised bed gardens. Great neighborhood, great location, great house. Available after September 1st. References required, pets negotiable. $1,750. Call for an appoint‑ ment – 802‑758‑2930 or 802‑363‑7247.
1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092.
ADDISON ‑ 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH mobile home with garage on 22A. $1350 a month. Deposit, first month, last month and references required. Call 802‑482‑3765, afternoons please.
CORNWALL: COZY ONE bedroom apartment. 15 min‑ utes to college. $775 includes all. batesproperties@yahoo. com.
DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.
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It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing. Particularly on sites like Craigslist. And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say. The federal government is watching for such discrimination. Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law. Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944. Talk to our sales professionals.
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FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. Available Oct. 1. 802‑758‑2494. MIDDLEBURY ‑ ONE BED‑ ROOM, ground floor. Very nice, very convenient. Free satellite, on‑site laundry. No smoking, no pets. $700 plus utilities. 802‑388‑5474. 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. MIDDLEBURY, 1 BED‑ ROOM sunny ground level apartment within walking distance of downtown Mid‑ dlebury. Off street parking. No smoking. No pets. $850. Tenant pays electricity. Lease and one month’s security deposit required plus first month’s rent. Call George: 802‑388‑9999. MIDDLEBURY: FOR RENT PRIME retail space. 1,303 square feet. Location, lo‑ cation. Front door parking. Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.
For Rent STUDIO APARTMENT‑2 ROOMS, bath. All utilities, wifi included. Outside deck. No smoking. No pets. $600/ month. 802‑578‑7284. WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smok‑ ing. Available September through May. $1,000/month. 860‑878‑9580.
Wood Heat FIREWOOD FOR SALE seasoned 2 years. $275 per cord. 802‑558‑1069. MIDDMEN‑FIREWOOD WWW.MIDDMEN.COM. Green‑Seasoned‑Kiln Dried. Free delivery‑ Free kindling. Call: 1‑855‑MIDDMEN. Email: custserv@middmen. com. TIMBERWOLF FIREWOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802‑388‑7300.
Real Estate CORNWALL, VT‑ A BEAU‑ TIFUL building lot for sale. Amazing view. Septic permit in place. 760‑807‑6187. CROWN POINT, NEW YORK 18.95 acres, beauti‑ ful parcel, desirable loca‑ tion. Level terrain 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 50 ACRES STANDING CORN will be mature 10/1. Six miles west of Vergennes. 802‑349‑8891. 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.
Wanted LOOKING FOR OLD TRUCKS or cars not to be crushed, and antique dress‑ ers. I’m in a wheelchair and looking for projects to work on. 802‑877‑9237. 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 services available. House calls made free of charge. d: 5/5/11)
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ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Addison Central School District is requesting proposals from vendors to provide contracted physical therapy services to access instruction for the 2017-2018 schoolyear. The District will receive sealed proposals from qualified contractors by mail or delivered to Vicki Wells, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Addison Central School District, 49 Charles Avenue, Middlebury, VT 05753. Period of Contract: Addison Central will enter into written agreements through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for contracted service providers from a qualified vendor for the period of September 4, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Proposal Acceptance Period: Proposals must be received by 4PM on or before August 31, 2017. Required Specifications 1. Description of instructional services available to the School District. 2. Proposed school-year (September 4, 2017 through June 30, 2018) cost with details of hourly rate for direct services, consultations, indirect services (e.g., report writing), and any additional charges (e.g., mileage). 3. Description of services, if applicable, for staff training including the number of available training per the contract timeline, duration, number of participants, and costs per training session. 4. Assurance that the level and extent of services for each student must be approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services (or designee) prior to commencing any services. 5. Assurance that all direct student services, if applicable, must be only as specialized as necessary to support improvement in goals directly related to the Vermont Early Learning Standards (EEE) or Grade Level Expectations/Common Core (students in grades Pre-K to 12). 6. Description of indirect services (e.g., consultations, coaching, training), if applicable, and the supports through which these services 1) build capacity for services to be provided by ACSD staff and 2) can occur in the least restrictive environment. 7. Assurance that educational services will be determined by IEP teams and include approval from the LEA. 8. Assurance that the vendor is acting as an independent contractor, and therefore, as such, is responsible for own insurance coverage (liability, health, dental, workers compensation insurance, etc.) payroll tax matters and will not receive compensated leave time. 9. Assurance that the vendor if selected to provide services for ACSD for the 2017-18 school year can provide the following documents, if not already on file, for the school district: acceptable criminal records check; proof of liability insurance; copy of current licensure and registration; and taxpayer identification number (IRS Form W-9). Review of proposals will take into account: cost, quality of service (satisfaction of prior clients), as well as proximity of the provider. ACSD has the right to reject any and all proposals in accordance with Vermont Statutes. 8/24
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Chapter 98 of the Vermont State Lien Law, Prime Storage – Middlebury located at 220 Exchange St, Middlebury, VT 05753 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following units in default for non-payment of rent. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.StorageStuff.bid on 09.05.17 at 1pm. Unless otherwise stated the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings, boxes, misc. #282H Beverly Burch All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. Contact manager at 802-388-7920 or www.StorageStuff.bid for details.
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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Middlebury Planning Commission hereby provides notice of a public hearing being held pursuant to 24 VSA §4384 and §4441 for the purpose of hearing public comments concerning the proposed amendment to the Middlebury Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The public hearing has been scheduled for: DATE: September 7, 2017 at 6:30pm PLACE: Municipal Office Building, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 Large Conference Room Statement of Purpose: The proposed 2017 Amendment to the Middlebury Zoning and Subdivision Regulations will modify and replace the current Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The purpose of these regulations is to provide for orderly community development and growth, to further the purposes established in §4302 of the Act, and to implement the Middlebury Town Plan. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on the amended regulations and to discuss any comments provided by the public. The primary purpose of the proposed amendments is to clarify the existing zoning and subdivision regulations, meet the requirements of state planning laws (24 VSA, Chapter 117), and to comply with the Middlebury 2012 Town Plan. No changes are proposed to the zoning map. The proposed amendments include clarifications and minor technical corrections to the following sections: Definitions; Section 510, What Requires a Permit; Section 520, Application and Administrative Review Process; Section 540, Conditional Review Process; Section 564, Plat Recording Requirements; Section 620, Lot Area, Width, Coverage, Height and Setback Requirements for Districts; Section 705, Lots Without Frontage; Section 724, Setback Waivers; Section 736, Accessory Apartment Unit; Section 766, Landscaping and Screening; Section 769, Lighting; Section 780, Agricultural and Forestry Uses – Special Regulations; Section 830, Resumption of Nonconforming Use; Section 835, Nonconforming Structures and Section 930, Certificates of Occupancy and Compliance. Content has been added to the landscaping and lighting review standards. Definitions have been added for Guest House, Hotel and Motel. The maximum allowable square footage for an accessory apartment has been increased. The minimum setback allowed by right in the central business district has been increased from 0ft to 5ft. Certain types of house-sharing have been added to the list of zoning exemptions. Standards have been added for the appearance of survey plats to be recorded with the Town. These amendments apply to all geographical areas of the Town. Location where full text may be examined: A full report outlining proposed changes to the regulations, and the full text of the proposed regulations can be viewed in the Planning & Zoning Office or the Town Clerk’s Office at 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT. The proposed regulations may also be viewed online on the Town’s web site www.townofmiddlebury.org. 8/10
TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Middlebury Planning Commission hereby provides notice of a public hearing being held pursuant to 24 VSA §4384 (Preparation of Plans) and §4447 (Public Hearing Notice) for the purpose of hearing public comments concerning the proposed 2017 Middlebury Town Plan Amendment. The public hearing has been scheduled for: DATE: September 7, 2017 at 7:30pm PLACE: Municipal Office Building, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 Large Conference Room Statement of Purpose: Under Vermont State Law, town plans must be updated every 5 years (future versions of the plan must be updated every 8 years). The current 2012 Town Plan will expire in December 2017. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on the updated, draft plan and to discuss any comments provided by the public. Geographic Area Affected: This Plan shall apply to all areas in the Town of Middlebury, VT Table of Contents: (abbreviated) Context Goals and Themes Historical Development Natural and Scenic Resources Local Economy Housing Energy Transportation Education Colleges and Institutions Community Facilities, Services and Utilities Land Use Implementation Maps Appendices Location where full text may be examined: Copies of the full text of the proposed Town Plan amendment for the Town of Middlebury can be viewed in the Planning & Zoning Office or the Town Clerk’s Office at 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT. The proposed amendment may be viewed online on the Town’s web site www.townofmiddlebury.org. 8/10
PRODUCT: One (1) Used DOT-Legal Yard Truck ISSUED BY: Addison County Solid Waste Management District (ACSWMD) DATE ISSUED: August 18, 2017 BID DUE DATE: By 4:00 PM, October 2, 2017 BID OPENING: October 3, 2017, 10:00 AM ACSWMD Office, 1223 Rt. 7 South, Middlebury, VT SEND BIDS TO: ACSWMD, 1223 Rt. 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753 OR teri@ acswmd.org OR Fax: (802) 388-0271 CONTACTS: Gary Hobbs or Teresa Kuczynski Tel: (802) 388-2333 Fax: (802) 388-0271 E-mail: gary@acswmd.org, teri@acswmd.org The ACSWMD is soliciting bids for one (1) Used DOT-Legal Yard Truck. Prospective bidders may obtain a copy of the RFB and bid specifications by contacting the ACSWMD office at the above address. The ACSWMD reserves the right to reject any and all bids in the best interest of the District. 8/24
ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Addison Central School District is looking for Bids on Fuel Oil and Propane for the 2017-2018 season. If interested, contact Eric Warren at 802-382-1183 or ewarren@acsdvt.org for bid form. 8/17
TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 11, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application by Eric Highter for Final Subdivision review of a proposal for a two-lot subdivision. The property is located at 494 South Munger Street, parcel ID 05:017, in the ARR zoning district. 2. An application by Charles H. Roy for a Preliminary review of a proposal for a two-lot subdivision. The property is located at 651 Blake Roy Road, parcel ID 11:034, in the FOR zoning district. Plans and additional information regarding these applications may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 388-8100, Ext 210. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Jennifer L. Murray Town Planner/Zoning Administrative Officer 8/24
TOWN OF NEW HAVEN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The New Haven Development Review Board (DRB) will hold a public hearing on the following applications beginning at 7:00 P.M. on Monday September 18, 2017 at the New Haven Town Office. 1. Application #2017DRB-11-NCU is a request by John Roleau (applicant) and Roleau Real Estate. LLC (owner of record) for a change to an existing non-conforming use (salvage yard) on parcel #0254-000 on map #5. Specifically, the applicant proposes to change the method used to crush automobiles by the addition of a car crusher within an existing structure. Review will be conducted pursuant to the New Haven Zoning Bylaws, section 512. The property is located at 88 Town Hill Road in the Neighborhood Commercial District. Applications are usually scheduled to be heard in the order they are listed above. However, applicants and interested persons should refer to the Boards agenda that will be posted pursuant to State law for changes. The above applications are available for review at the Town Office. Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing, or send a representative. Pursuant to 24 VSA § 4464(a) (1)(C) and 4471(a), participation in this local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. David Wetmore, Administrative Officer 8/24
STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 38-3-16 ANCV
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. ROBIN L. EPPERSON AND CARL L. EPPERSON, II OCCUPANTS OF: 35 East Ossie Road, Middlebury 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 September 19, 2016, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Robin L. Epperson and Carl L. Epperson, II to National Bank of Middlebury, dated May 31, 2007 and recorded in Book 229 Page 265 of the land records of the Town of Middlebury, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from National Bank of Middlebury to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Merrimack Mortgage Company dated May 31, 2007 and recorded in Book 229 Page 520 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Merrimack Mortgage Company to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated September 24, 2015 and recorded in Book 279 Page 506, both of the land records of the Town of Middlebury for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 35 East Ossie Road, Middlebury, Vermont on September 5, 2017 at 10:30AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises to be conveyed to Carl L. Epperson and Robin L. Epperson by Trustee’s Deed of Reginald E. Bishop and Nancy L. Bishop, Trustees of the Reginald Bishop & Nancy Bishop Revocable Trust dated January 12, 2005 and being more particularly described therein, in part, as follows: “Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Reginald E. Bishop and Nancy L. Bishop by Warranty Deed of Ermona McNally Austin, formerly Ermona McNally (a.k.a. Mona McNally) dated September 8, 1982 and recorded in Book 99 at Page 210 of the Middlebury Land Records, and being more particularly described therein as follows: ‘PARCEL I - Being all the same lands and premises conveyed by Marcel J. Rheaume and Anne M. Rheaume to Cleon McNally and Mona McNally by warranty deed dated 8 October 1968 recorded in Book 64, Page 168 of the Middlebury Land Records and being described therein as follows: ‘Being a portion of the same lands and premises described in the deed of Edmund G. and Jean K. Wisnowski to Marcel J. Rheaume and Anne M. Rheaume dated 26 July 1967 and recorded 28 July 1967 in Book 62 at page 583 of the Middlebury Land Records. The piece of portion herein conveyed is more particularly described as follows: Commencing at an iron pipe in the northerly edge of the right of way of Vermont Route 116, which said pipe marks the southwesterly corner of lands conveyed by the Grantors to Raymond M. Rheaume by deed dated 28 July 1967, recorded in Book 62, Page 584 of the Middlebury Land Records; thence N 01° 50’ E, 150.00 feet in the west line of lands of Raymond M. Rheaume to an iron pipe; thence N 88° 10’ W, 145.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 01° 50’ W, 150.00 feet to an iron pipe in the northerly edge of the right of way of said highway; thence in an easterly direction in the northerly edge of said highway right of way to the point or place of beginning. The Grantees by the acceptance of this deed, agree and covenant that no house trailers or mobile homes shall be used as a permanent or temporary residence on the lands herein conveyed. This covenant is to be construed as running with the land. Subject to applicable zoning ordinances of the Town of Middlebury.’ ‘PARCEL II - Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed by Jessica Brush, widow and survivor of Chester and Jessica Brush to Cleon McNally and Mona McNally by warranty deed dated 27 August 1970 recorded in Book 67, Page 320 of the Middlebury Land Records and being described therein as follows: ‘Being a parcel of land situate on the northerly side of Route 116, also known as Ossie Street. Bounded on the South by the said Route 116, on the East by McNally and the north and west by lands now or formerly of Wisnowski. Reference is made to a survey map of the area drawn by Lee Lowell in aid of this description. Said lot having a frontage of 200 feet, more or less, on the said Route 116 and being 150 feet deep, more or less. Being more specifically described as parcel Number One and Parcel Number Two in a deed to the Grantors from Edmund G. and Jean K. Wisnowski dated February 27, 1967 and recorded in Book 62 at Page 303 and also known as Lots 36 and 37 on a Plan of Lots of the Hamilton Development dated July, 1954, drawn by Lee Lowell as aforesaid.’ Reference in aid of this description is made to a quitclaim deed of Cleon L. McNally to Ermona L. McNally dated 28 August 1981 recorded Book 96, Page 251 of the Middlebury Land Records. SUBJECT TO easements and rights of way of record.’ Reference is made to a Deed Into Trust from Reginald E. Bishop and Nancy L. Bishop to Reginald E. Bishop and Nancy L. Bishop, Trustees of the Reginald Bishop and Nancy Bishop Revocable Trust dated January 12, 2005, said Deed into Trust dated January 12, 2005 and recorded in the Middlebury Land Records in Book 214 at Page 80.” 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 2, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032
CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. in City Hall for the following purpose: 1. To consider the request by the City of Vergennes for site plan review to place an accessory structure (shipping container) on property north of 7 Canal Street. The request will be reviewed pursuant to Article VII of the zoning and subdivision regulations subject to the limitations on development review as set forth in Section 311 thereof. A copy of the application is available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office. August 21, 2017 Mel Hawley Administrative Officer 8/24
CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 7 p.m. in City Hall for the following purpose: To consider the request by Scott Hardy to subdivide his property at 184 Green Street into two lots. The request will be reviewed pursuant to Article IX of the zoning and subdivision regulations. A copy of the proposed subdivision is available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office. August 21, 2017 Mel Hawley Zoning Administrator 8/24
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Selling trucks, forklift, tools, shop equipment, Real Estate Boise Citgo Jct Rte 22A & Rte 125 Bridport, Vt. 05734 Wednesday August 30, 2017 10:00 AM After 45 years, Ray Boise has decided to retire and has commissioned to sell the following at public auction located at 2953 Vt Rte 22A. VEHICLES: 2009 GMC C5500-Duramax-Automatic-w/21’ Danco alum roll back body-side pullers & outriggers-169500 miles, 2004 International 4300 diesel-automatic-extra cab-19’ Century alum roll back body-267113 miles with 7000 miles on motor job, 1996 Ford F350 box truck, 1940 Dodge tow truck w/Manley wrecker body-flat head 6-(sells with reserve), 28’ storage trailer, Allis Chalmers ACP80 propane forklift w/duals-15000 lbs, 1 ton dump body, 2000 & 1000 gal skid fuel tanks, 500 gal skid tank with pump. MISCELLANEOUS: Large 2 piece Snap-On tool box loaded with tools, Craftsman tool box loaded, 50 ton press, bench grinder, Bico 12 speed drill press, Snap-On wire feed welder, Ammco brake lathe, many hand & power tools, jack stands, Major Muffler pipe bender, Ram 5hp single phase comp, Handy gas caddy, Gray air bumper jack, yellow Coats tire machine, engine crane & stand, Snap-On wheel balancer, Coats 5030E tire machine, transmission jack, Ranger RT-15X transmission flush clean & fill, Sun VAT45 diagnostic machine, Symtech SCA1 headlight aimer, torches, pressurized oil drain tank, Titan oil sprayer, engine/transmission cleaning oven, American engine oil calibrated oil gun & tank, 2 Mohawk 9000# heavy duty car lifts, anvil, cut off saw, floor jacks, battery chargers, chains, ceiling propane heater, library, bolt bins, many tires, oil & supplies, display sign & glass cases, 2 old metal Valvoline signs, Coke & Snapple coolers, 9 door walk in cooler with comp, some toys, Xerox copier, plus many more items. Terms: Cash or Good Check Sale Day www.lussierauction.com for pictures
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Lincoln man investigates addiction St. Mike’s prof gets big grant to study the good and bad of E-cigarettes COLCHESTER — “E-cigarettes variety of other chemical agents that initially were developed as a cessation are a part of smoke-based products.” Kirshenbaum, who has studied tool for tobacco dependence, but now it appears they are also a tool heroin addicts, too, said he has been for introducing young adults to involved in nicotine studies since other tobacco products,” says Ari shortly after his hire at Saint Michael’s Kirshenbaum of the Saint Michael’s in 2005. “I’ve been trying to figure College Psychology Department out why nicotine is so dependenceproducing — because it’s easy to faculty. Kirshenbaum, a Lincoln resident, understand why heroin, for example, has received a $365,865 grant from is dependence-producing, but for the National Institutes of Health to nicotine it’s a little less clear since it support his research on the abuse doesn’t produce the same degree of potential of electronic cigarettes in high produced by heroin.” The researcher said he started with young adults. “The idea is that we don’t know a series of nicotine studies with rats how much abuse is going to be more than a decade ago. “This most recent grant with inspired by these humans is based on products, so the key data we were getting thing may be to find “It’s a fine line, with rats,” showing out if the E-cigarettes because you want that some negative are dependenceto be able to use behavioral effects producing on their appear rapidly after own,” he said, E-cigarettes as a the initial exposure explaining how his cessation tool, but to nicotine. The key work focuses on need to be careful to evaluating the the psychological about how we effects of nicotine consequences of market it and how in humans is to use nicotine delivered via a constellation of electronic cigarettes it’s available so it psychological tests (E-cigarettes; vaping) doesn’t become an that are acutely such as effects on introduction to the sensitive to drug attention, cognition tobacco world.” and emotion. — Ari Kirshenbaum effects, he said, so “much of the grant This NIH grant money will go will support three toward research and years of research in Kirshenbaum’s long-established development since we are going to psychopharmacology laboratory. develop the computerized tests we Some of the funding will go to pay use with humans to study the effects student researcher assistants and of nicotine. The study subjects will possibly take them to professional be between 18 and 22 because this academic conferences in the areas is the population being targeted by of psychology, pharmacology, and E-cigarette companies.” substance abuse. The research proposed in the grant will involve exposing young adults to small amounts of nicotine via E-cigarettes. In doing so, it will help to reveal the abuse potential of these devices, and also help to further the scientific understanding of what makes nicotine a dependenceproducing drug. Naturally, there are ethical considerations in exposing young adults to nicotine, and for this reason, Kirshenbaum and his research team will recruit research participants who have already experimented with, but are not dependent upon, tobacco . products. Kirshenbaum said young adults are especially vulnerable to E-cigarette abuse because the products are commonly seen as healthier, riskless alternatives to other tobacco products, and marketing campaigns by E-cigarette manufacturers specifically target young adults. He said that a disturbing trend shows that young people are being “introduced to nicotine by E-cigarettes and then they graduate to other tobacco products — and that is not a good situation.” Given the astronomical health and economic burden posed by tobacco ($193 billion annually in the U.S., estimated by the Centers for Disease Control) there is “good reason to be cautiously critical of novel tobacco products, such as E-cigarettes,” he said. “We’re evaluating what are the immediate effects of the drug in the brain from a psychologist’s perspective — does it affect attention, information processing, emotional outlook like depression, anxiety?” he said. “E-cigarettes specifically give us an opportunity to see the effects of nicotine by itself, apart from the
“Our basic hypothesis is that nicotine results in a myriad of behavioral and psychological effects that contribute to its dependence — but as of now those effects are rather unclear,” he said, specifically in relation to E-cigarette vaping technology. E-cigarettes have been around for a while, he said — at least since the late 1990s in tests as a smoking-cessation tool — and early over-the-counter brands started to appear around 2010, he estimated. “One public policy question,” he said, “is, are people using E-cigarettes able to get more nicotine from them than they can from standard tobacco products?” He said some tobacco regulatory science funded by NIH and the FDA shows that if nicotine content is reduced in regular tobacco cigarettes, it encourages less use, indicating that nicotine concentration in tobacco is driving use, “so we can safely assume perhaps that this is true for E-cigarettes as well.” He said he has heard anecdotally that E-cigarettes are the first cessation tool that truly gave smokers a certain degree of satisfaction that nicotine gum or a patch don’t, sharing that he and a coauthor in an article once likened those other methods to “replacing a tiramisu dependence with a cup of sugar” — that is, the main ingredient is the same, but the experience of satisfaction is fundamentally different. He says that vaping provides an experience that is more similar to smoking tobacco, and for that reason, E-cigarettes may be a more effective cessation tool for smokers than nicotine gum or the patch.
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By JOHN S. McCRIGHT VERGENNES — When Sara McKirryher joined the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad in August of 2000 she was around 20 years old, and she didn’t know exactly what she was getting into. “I didn’t know what to expect,” the Vergennes resident said in a recent interview. “My mom (Ann Rivers) was on the rescue squad, and she convinced me to take a healthcare CPR course and join (VARS). “I just wanted to give back to the community, do something of value,” McKirryher said. So she did the CPR training and showed up for her first night as a VARS volunteer. There were two seasoned EMTs (certified Emergency Medical Technicians) on the job with
her that night, and it turned out to be a good thing. While many shifts have two or three calls for service, McKirryher’s first shift had eight. “It was abnormally busy,” she said, with understatement. The busy pace seemed to suit McKirryher, who is now 46. She stuck with the 12-hour shifts, doing six to eight a month. And she stuck with the training, too, first earning her EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) certification, and then her EMT accreditation within two years. Today, she’s got a full-time job, and cut back to four or five shifts a month. But McKirryher, who is the current president of VARS, is still deeply involved. As an officer, (See McKirryher, Page 8)
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2017 ROSTER
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~ A Salute to Addison County Rescue Workers ~ Addison Independent, Thursday, August 24, 2017 — PAGE 3
2017 ROSTER
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Bristol Rescue Squad, Inc. 47 Years of Service 1970–2017 Dear Friends of Bristol Rescue, Each year at this time we appeal to you for subscriptions and donations so that we are able to continue to serve the communities of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, and Starksboro. It is through your support and our dedicated volunteers that we are able to provide 24 hour emergency service to this area. Along with the Annual Subscription Service we make our emergency medical service possible through generous donations from our community. Our recent fundraiser on the 4th of July was able to raise about $2,000. Thank you to our outstanding and supportive community!
Benefits of our Annual Subscription Service:
Help Wanted: In addition to the contributions and subscriptions necessary to make our Emergency Service possible, we are always looking to add more members to the squad. For those interested in providing Emergency Service care to our friends and neighbors please stop in for one of our meetings. Our business meetings are the second Wednesday of each month and training meetings are the fourth Wednesday of each month. Our annual awards dinner, when officers are elected, will be held on Wednesday, September 13th at Rosie’s. We also have some upcoming training opportunities. We will offer an Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT) class starting in November. In January 2018 classes will be held on Monday and Thursday evenings. Please contact ronniesunderland@yahoo. com for more details.
Bristol Rescue Squad, Inc.
+ We bill insurance carriers for service to all patients transported. + Subscribers will not be billed personally for any amount. + Subscription can help cover policy deductibles & co-payment amounts. + Subscriptions begin September 1st. Bristol Rescue Squad, Inc. PO Box 227, Bristol, VT 05443
Please direct any questions to Ron Sunderland at 388-7052.
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Ferrisburgh First Response
Chief Dennis Rheaume / EMT Cpt. Lisa Northup / EMT Lt. Lew Castle / EMT David Guertin / EMR Jason Gagne / EMS Training Officer
Jonathan McCluskey / EMT Rich Isenberg / EMT Gail Isenberg / EMT Haley Stearns / EMT
2017 ROSTER
2017 ROSTER
Cornwall First Response
Anthony Porter Bill Wager Justin Soter
Adam Bunde Trevor Patterson
Deep Appreciation THANKS
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Granville First Response Danial Sargeant, EMR Dave Winborn, EMT Nancy Shaw, EMT Dave Chase, EMT
2017 ROSTER
Gregory Millard, EMR Kerin Doyle, EMT Harley Vadnais Victor Ribaudo Brennan Bordonaro Kira Sargeant Wesley Sargeant Brian Sargeant Seamous Doyle Benjamin Smith Theodore Smith Nicholas Beattie Brianna Roussell Brandon Stone
Thank you to all our area Rescue Squads and first responders for your dedication and service to our communities.
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~ A Salute to Addison County Rescue Workers ~ Addison Independent, Thursday, August 24, 2017 — PAGE 7
2017 ROSTER
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TWO FIRST RESPONDERS wait with their Vergennes Area Rescue Squad ambulance at the tractor pad during the tractor pulling competition at Addison County Fair and Field Days earlier this month. Ambulance crews from Middlebury and Bristol were also on duty at the fair. When they weren’t tending to the needs of people at the tractor pulls, the Vergennes crews were on call at the demolition derby.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
McKirryher (Continued from Page 1) she has a monthly business meeting. And, like other rescue squad members, she goes to one or two training sessions a month. There’s a lecture to provide structure for each training session, which might give new information or be a refresher of things that squad members already have been trained to do. Then there is the practical training. “It’s really hands-on,” McKirryher said of the monthly training sessions. “Some of the stuff you do only once in awhile … Some things we don’t use a lot but we train on them so when we have to we can do them, like traction splints, which are used to relieve pain. “Or a stair chair,” she continued. “Things you may not touch for a couple shifts.” One aspect of training that McKirryher has seen increase is treatment for those afflicted by drug overdoses. VARS crew members, like other first responders across the county, learn what an opioid drug overdose looks like, and how to treat it, including with Narcan, the drug that is said to bring an overdose patient back to life after they stop breathing. McKirryher said that Narcan is fairly expensive and has a relatively short shelf life, but VARS keeps it on hand.
The rescue squad members also train with local police, who help them learn what to keep an eye out for in terms of drug abuse among patients. “The drug epidemic has hit us here but not as much as in other counties,” McKirryher said. WHAT A RESCUE SQUAD DOES VARS services encompass a broad array of activities. Some of those services include CPR classes for schools, businesses and others; child safety, such as car seat checks at its station at 106 Panton Road twice a
month on the first Thursday and the third Saturday and bicycle helmets and fittings; and response to natural disasters around the country, such as the VARS response to Hurricanes Rita in Texas and Sandy in New Jersey. It’s most high profile service — like the rescue squads in Bristol, Middlebury and Brandon — is a 24-hour ambulance service for emergency transports and emergency care
of the sick and injured. VARS is a non-profit And like those other “It makes the organization that supports agencies that have rigs, patient feel its operations mostly VARS works with volunteer through three funding rescue squads, like those in more comfortsources: 1. it bills patients Ferrisburgh, New Haven, able because it’s and their insurance for Monkton and Bridport/ services, 2. it gets grants Addison (Town Line First someone from the from towns it serves, and 3. Response). These first community who it holds fundraisers. response squads provide McKirryher said VARS, about 90 percent of the pre- helps them.” like some other agencies, hospital emergency care — Sara McKirryher, has a subscription service, in Vermont and are staffed president of VARS where local residents can by volunteers. Officials pay a certain amount per agree that there is a critical year and then if they need need for more volunteers ambulance service it is in Addison County and all over Vermont. already paid for. Several squads in Addison County have One thing McKirryher wishes that VARS hired a couple paid staff for some shifts due had is more volunteers. to shortage of daytime members. “We just took on four new members in the For those who volunteer, a first response last two months, so if we could gain five to unit provides training, organizational support seven more we would be good,” she said. and a chance to serve the community. As the Those on the rescue squad, like those on VARS website emphasizes: local first response teams, manage to balance “The most important thing we do is save their emergency services with a paying job. lives!” McKirryher, herself, has a full-time job McKirryher really appreciates what her as an accountant in an office working for partners on the local first response teams do. Green Mountain Power. She said she likes She said they are often the first on the scene the balance of the work outside in fast-paced — “Some parts of Addison and Bridport, it situations that the rescue squad provides. “Both jobs play off of each other,” she said. takes us a long time to get there,” McKirryher said — and they have the training to help “In the emergency response world we make stabilize a patient and take a history so that decisions on our feet quickly and that carries the EMR or EMT in the ambulance will have through in our jobs.” And then there is the payoff of seeing a head start when they arrive on scene. Plus, the first response squads have an clients brighten when you, the first response added benefit for people who are in pain and volunteer, show up. “When any rescue squad shows up, for the may be unsettled. “It makes the patient feel more comfort- clients there is that glimmer of hope — ‘Oh, able because it’s someone from the commu- you’re here,’” McKirryher said. nity who helps them,” McKirryher said.
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Middlebury College Emergency Response Jamie Carroll Jim Dougherty Chris Ayers Tim Parsons Ray Gale
2017 ROSTER
David Guertin Ed DeMatties Maria Farnsworth Mike Wakefield Erin Kilpeck Kimberly Bickham Tom Sullivan Dennis Rheaume Eric Leno Howie McCausland Scott Barker Derek Doucet Sean Grzyb Rick Iffland Jen Kazmierczak James Logan Curt Wemette
2017 ROSTER
Middlebury College Ski Patrol Sean Grzyb, Director Robin “Tucker” Angier, Assist. Director Daryl Morrison Sophie Leitner Emily Kohutnicki Ben Michel Maggy Mulhern Pete Kirby-Miller Philip Klinck Kaitlyn Frances Atticus Proctor Tegan Whitney Sam Ferguson Asher Brown Trevor Hopkins Danielle Fisher Will Henriques Reed Hutton Sydney Shuster Jessie Klinck Kye Moffet Caroline Daley Michael Kravitz Timothy Brendan Murphy Andrew Schwartz Spence Peterson Eli Susman Greta Hulleberg Emily Vicks Abigail Jameson Cole Ellison Eve Lablame Caroline Corbally Octave Lepinard Sarah Fossett Sam Scatchard Roger Winters Abby Jones
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2017 ROSTER
Middlebury Regional EMS Teena Betourney Ben Masterson Jonathan McCluskey Margo Reigle Bill Cotell Donnie Sweet Nicole Friend Mark Nelson David Fuller Courtney Crane David Cohen Wendy Mason Carl Leduc Richard Cota Kylie Leach Ryan Donnelly Jeff Reed Margaret Weber Ryan Emilio John Hughes Nick Iocco Matt Booska Marie Vasitas Devin Dwire Paul Miller Reid Peck Lisa Lee Will Pennington Eric Martens Fitzgerald Liz Orr Cortland Fischer Mary Miller Muriell Lavelle Peter Ochs Eddie the French Kate Ingwersen Bulldog Jamie Carroll (station dog) Kirk Gallipo Jack Beatty Marlene Ringer Josh Deppman Capricia Burbo Ron Dragon Jim Ringer Matt Abare Mike Hendrickson
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EMS workers give Vermont so much
BURLINGTON — For National Emergency Medical Services Week and throughout the summer, communities around the state are honoring the more than 2,800 neighbors, friends and family members who stand at the ready as Vermont’s emergency medical service providers. Gov. Phil Scott in late May officially kicked off this year’s celebration with a proclamation declaring May 21 – 27 as EMS Week. Vermont Emergency Medical
Services Chief Dan Batsie said it’s difficult to underestimate the contribution EMS providers make to their communities. “Vermont’s EMS personnel are an incredibly dedicated cadre of professionals and volunteers,” Batsie said. “They work 24/7 to promote and protect public health in ways ranging from conducting infant and child car seat safety checks, to working with older Vermonters about fall prevention, to responding to individual and
community emergency situations.” “There are many people with us today who know first-hand the life and death difference EMS responders make,” he added. With many EMS units in Vermont made up of volunteers, the Health Department encourages people to visit OnCallforVT.org to learn more about serving their communities as an emergency medical technician or as a member of the Medical Reserve Corps.
Community cheer
TOWN LINE FIRST Responder Barb Wagner shows off her red, white and blue smile as she has a good time in the Vergennes Memorial Day parade this past spring.
Photo by Mark Bouvier
Volunteer! Support for MREMS
THE MIDDLEBURY LIONS Club present a check for $1,000 to Middlebury Regional Emergency Medical Services (MREMS) this past May toward their next ambulance purchase. At the check passing ceremony were, from left, MREMS President David Pistilli; Teena Betourney, MREMS Communication Director & Co-Director; Middlebury Lions President Randy Bigelow; and Lions board member Heidi Cunningham.
‘Patient’ monitor
BRANDON AREA RESCUE Squad EMT candidate Abby Lancour puts one of BARS’s new Lifepak 15 cardiac monitors on the arm of EMR David Cahill as paramedic Darryll VanDetta works the system during a training session in Brandon last week. BARS, which has three ambulances equipped at the advanced life support level, is a paramedic-licensed EMS provider responding to 911 calls in Brandon, Goshen, Leicester and Sudbury. It also provides mutual aid to Middlebury Regional EMS and Regional Ambulance of Rutland when requested. Photo courtesy of Bill Mapes
Hands-on training
CHIEF DENNIS RHEAUME applies some first aid to fellow Cornwall first responder Lisa Northup during a training session at the Route 30 firehouse in Cornwall last month.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
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2017 ROSTER
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Ripton Rescue Squad
Ceredwyn Alexander, EMT Justin Allen
2017 ROSTER
Jake Codding Ron Dragon Erik Eriksen Erica Godin Jay Harrington Marty Kulczyk Will Mathis Mark Nelson Reid Peck Chris Pike
2017 ROSTER
Orwell Rescue
Peter Ochs Mary Miller Lynn Gallagher Liz Orr Jim Dougherty
Louis Hall (Charter Member) Natalie LaDuc Paul Metcalf Maria Jones
The Town of Middlebury salutes its dedicated volunteer rescue workers.
Thank you all for the commitment you show and the service you provide us! www.townofmiddlebury.org
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Shoreham First Response
2017 ROSTER
Dick Treadway Joan Treadway Bill O’Neill Rene Saenger Dave Waag Kali Waag Katie Riesterer
2017 ROSTER
Starksboro Rescue
Charlene Phelps Cheryl Estey Tracey Orvis
Dave Schantz Stephanie Machia
To volunteer contact Charlene Phelps at luvtwins@gmavt.net or 802-363-4276.
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Town Line First Response Barb Wagner Sue Stocker Ron Sunderland Jessica Torrey
2017 ROSTER
Bill Taylor Paul Miller Chuck Welch Alice Grau Paul Callicott Jess Morse Donna Woods Sue Nelson Geoff Nelson Josh Deppman Tony Korda Jennelle Boulanger
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2017 ROSTER
Vergennes Area Rescue Squad Richard Catchapaw Chelsea Ross Annie Jackson Justin Soter Niki Lauziere Allison Rimmer Sandy Korda Kelly Ashe Rick Loyer Eric Martens Jessica Torrey Josh Deppman Lisa Lauziere Sara McKirryher Chris McKirryher Steven Sickles Steve Fleming Sophia Parker Brian Fraiser Tom Leeman Justin Lafond Ashley Eriksen Brian Goodyear Nicole Friend Rik Roberts Kristen Hamel Christina Brace Richard Cota Kate Ingwersen Chuck Welch Donnie Sweet Paul Boivin
Whiting First Response
Rick Iffland
2017 ROSTER
Keith Hartline Larry Wilbur Tammy Wilbur Marie Berry Bob Wood Cody Quesnel Laura Dame Avery Thurston
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MREMS
MIDDLEBURY-REGIONAL
Emergency Medical Services
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. Thank you, MREMS Staff
Membership Application
(ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE)
Middlebury Regional EMS Annual Membership Program Membership year: July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018 Why Should You Become a Member? You never know when you or a loved one might need this critical emergency service. MREMS responds to over 2000 incidents a year, providing state-of-the-art patient care. Without this membership, your cost could exceed $1000 for 911 ambulance services. As a non-profit organization, MREMS needs your support. Subscription Plans: $60 Single: a single person who has no other persons living in the household. $70 Double: two people living at the same physical address. $85 Family: all people living at the same physical address, including all legal dependents. Business: The business must be registered with the state of Vermont. Minimum of 5 employees for this membership. Cost per employee $45. 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. We bill your insurance company directly. Your membership is not an insurance policy— it covers any outstanding fees that your insurance carrier does not cover.
Name (primary member or business): __________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________________________________________________ Please list names of household or business members to include in membership: ________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________
Membership $60 Single
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Business: $45 per employee Total # of employees ________ X $45/per employee = $ ___________ I would like to include an additional donation of $______________towards the purchase of a new ambulance Payments can be made by check payable to MREMS, or by Visa or Mastercard. MREMS reserves the right to any third-party billing. All program fees are tax deductible – a copy of your application is your receipt. Method of payment Check #_______________
MasterCard Visa Card # __________________________________________________________________________________ Expiration date: ________________________________________ 3 or 4 digit security code ______________ Cardholder Name _________________________________________________________________________ Billing address (if different from above) ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Signature _________________________________________________ Date: _________________________ MREMS respects your privacy. We will not share any of your information with 3rd parties.
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Membership is valid form July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 and must be renewed annually.
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT TERMS I hereby apply for the Middlebury Regional EMS (MREMS) service subscription membership program as indicated on the reverse side of this form. I understand that the indicatedfee provides local emergency ambulance services to members and their registered associates as indicated and qualified, and as determined to be medically necessary within the service area of MREMS at no additional cost during the time of the prescribed agreement (MREMS fiscal year period of July 1 to June 30). I also understand that this membership permits MREMS to collect directly from any third party agency whatever benefits may be available at no charge to me, my family, or my constituents, and that this membership is non-refundable and non-transferrable. I request that any payment of any authorized insurance benefits be made on my behalf to MREMS for any services furnished by this health care provider or supplier. I authorize any holder of medical information about me to be released to the Health Care Financing Administration and its agents any information needed to determine these benefits payable for related services. Signature ____________________________________ Date ________________________________________
Send form & payment to: MREMS Attn: Subscription Membership 55 Collins Drive, Middlebury VT 05753 (802) 388-3286 • (802) 989-7245 Fax