09 18 2017

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 29 No. 22

Middlebury, Vermont



Monday, September 18, 2017

• Violinist Pamela Frank will perform here with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. See Arts Beat on Page 10.

$1.00

HOPE seeks new outlets for its aid

Pipeline is still raising concerns • Middlebury will vote on Vermont Gas easements, and a Monkton woman wants an investigation. See Pages 2 & 22.

• The Mount Abe-VUHS squad hosted OV on Friday, with both seeking their first wins. See Sports, Page 16.

32 Pages

Food shelf use rises as crop yields decrease

Orchestra celebrates Vt.

Local football teams square off



MIDDLEBURY FIREFIGHTERS GATHER on the roof of a structure on Seymour Street last Wednesday night for a training exercise. The former three-unit apartment building located at 51 Seymour St. will soon be removed and replaced with one, or possibly two, affordable homes to be built by Habitat for Humanity of Addison County.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Old home makes way for affordable new one

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Two local nonprofits are joining forces to ensure affordable housing will continue to exist at 51 Seymour St. in Middlebury.

The small parcel in question hosts three rental apartments owned and managed by the Addison County Community Trust, the county’s largest affordable housing organization. But the property —

administratively split off from the John Graham Court housing complex around three years ago — has fallen into disrepair, to the extent that ACCT stopped renting (See Housing, Page 20)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) food shelf in Middlebury is seeing a substantial uptick in demand from Addison County residents who are having a hard time making ends meet.

That, in itself, is of major concern to HOPE Executive Director Jeanne Montross. But the problem is compounded by the fact that this demand is occurring before the toughest winter months, and Montross knows there are many other hungry people in more distant reaches of the county who simply can’t get to the HOPE food shelf.

“What we’re seeing is the numbers of people using the food shelf are up, and we are seeing a lot of new customers coming in on a regular basis,” Montross said on Thursday.

John Fallon, a HOPE food shelf volunteer for the past four years, (See HOPE, Page 21)

‘First gens’ break new ground Middlebury students bring purpose and optimism

New Haven looks at its land

• The Town Lands committee is working to identify and evaluate all of the town-owned properties. See Page 2.

By GAEN MURPHREE their families to navigate college admissions, MIDDLEBURY—Eighteen-year-old Clara financial aid and postsecondary coursework.

Loftis, of West Palm Beach, Fla., has just They are likelier to attend two-year schools, completed her first day at Middlebury College. attend part-time, enroll in for-profit schools, She’s excited about the two classes she took come from low-income backgrounds, and take today, intermediate Spanish six years or more to complete and a first year seminar. And “It was really college degrees. she’s looking forward to starting nice to be able Undaunted by statistics, Loftis psychology and chemistry is moving into her first year on to talk to people tomorrow. campus with confidence.

“It was good. I’m definitely who know “If you’re motivated enough feeling Middlebury is the place what you’re no matter what background you for me,” she said. have, no matter what experience experiencing. It It’s not just the first day of definitely gave you’ve had you will go to college for Loftis, it is the first me a sense of college. You will do what you day anyone in her family has desire,” she said. belonging here.” attended college.

Loftis has been buoyed in her — Clara Loftis family’s first step into a college She is one of the 13-14 percent of the incoming class at classroom by her participation Middlebury that are first-generation college in Middlebury’s pre-orientation program for students. first-generation college students: First@Midd.

First-generation students can face many “I definitely think First@Midd has impacted financial, academic and social barriers me more than I can express in words,” Loftis to entering and completing college. The said. “It was so nice to have, honestly, a Postsecondary National Policy Institute points second family. That’s the people I hang out out that these young people are the first in (See First@Midd, Page 30)

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE FIRST-YEAR student Clara Loftis of Florida is the first person in her family to attend college. Loftis said that the First@Midd pre-orientation program helped provide a solid foundation for embracing all that the college experience promises to offer.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

PAGE 2 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Gas pipeline petition filed; meeting looms

By JOHN FLOWERS ments. The community should not MIDDLEBURY — A Middle- give up an asset to a utility that is bury man on Sept. 11 filed a petition deriving revenue from it, he said. with more than enough signatures Middlebury selectboard Chairto force a special town meeting at man Brian Carpenter countered the which residents will weigh in on town traditionally hasn’t charged whether the community should for easements needed by public utilcharge Vermont Gas Systems for the ities that serve town residents. Verpipeline easements it is seeking on mont Gas pays property taxes on its town-owned property. pipeline infrastructure.

The petition, spearheaded by So Conrad decided to bring the resident Ross Conmatter to local voters at rad, asks residents if a special town meeting. they’d like to endorse The He and some helpers ulthe three free easetimately gathered more selectboard ments the selectboard than 400 signatures recently awarded to will now turn on the petition, which Vermont Gas, which is its attention to comfortably eclipsed completing natural gas scheduling the the minimum 245 needconnections to various ed to make it valid. homes and businesses special town The selectboard will in the community. The meeting. now turn its attention first easement involves to scheduling the spethe municipal parking cial town meeting. lot north of Cross Street, behind the According to state statutes, the setown office and Ilsley Library build- lectboard must set the date for the ings. The second easement will af- special town meeting within 60 fect the municipal parking lot south days of the receipt of the petition, of Cross Street, near Mister Up’s which means no later than Nov. 11, Restaurant. And the third easement according to Town Manager Kathwill affect the municipal parking lot leen Ramsay. off Mill Street.

Conrad is pleased he and fellow Each easement will be 10 feet residents will be able to weigh in on wide — five feet on either side of the easements matter. the pipelines as they are installed, “Vermont Gas has had to double and will include rights of access and the costs of their pipeline — why other terms and conditions spelled can’t they spend a fraction of these out in the easement deeds. funds to pay for the town’s land Conrad argued the town should that they are taking to use for profhave negotiated with Vermont Gas it instead of looking for a corporate for a fair market price for the ease- handout?” he said.

m a de i n

VT statewide

PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

GLUCK ................................. “Dance of the Furies” BRITTEN ................................... Simple Symphony PAUL DEDELL .. Breath (World Premiere Commission)* MOZART ............................. Sinfonia Concertante *accompanies video by Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival award-winner Jesse Kreitzer

9.20 - Randolph 9.21 - Woodstock 9.22 - Brattleboro

9.23 - Middlebury 9.24 - Derby Line 9.26 - Castleton

JAIME LAREDO Conductor and viola PAMELA FRANK violin

Tickets available online at www.vso.org/events, by phone 802-864-5741 ext. 10 or at your local box office In collaboration

RIVERSIDE CEMETERY ALONG River Road in New Haven is one of the town properties that the New Haven Town Lands committee has visited and evaluated in its ongoing survey of town-owned property. Among the committee’s recent recommendations to the selectboard is to have volunteers record the cemetery’s historic inscriptions and to have the headstones cleaned.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Swamps, cemeteries and river access New Haven IDs its town-owned acreage

By GAEN MURPHREE NEW HAVEN — The New Haven Town Lands committee has submitted its first series of recommendations and is continuing its work of identifying, visiting, evaluating and making recommendations on town properties.

The committee addresses a need long identified in New Haven, said Tim Bouton, co-chair of the committee, a New Haven fence viewer and town agent and a planner with the Addison County Regional Planning Commission.

“It’s been highlighted in the last three or four town plans since 1998 that the town needs to identify its

properties,” said Bouton. “The committee was put together to … basically lock down what’s what and where’s where.”

He pointed out that the population of New Haven is growing and while people can still be relatively informal about property boundaries, that will not always be the case.

“We’re in an increasingly litigious society,” Bouton said.

Bouton also noted that the upcoming merger of Beeman Elementary School into the Mount Abraham Unified School District provided another impetus to move on the project now.

In its first round of property review, the committee looked at 10 parcels, including Demers Park and Riverside Cemetery on River Road, along with two smaller River Road

properties; lots at and surrounding the town garage; and lots at and surrounding the town hall and town office.

One of the committee’s most pressing recommendations, as expressed in its Aug. 29 written report to the selectboard, is that the board “undertake negotiations immediately with the New Haven school board to ensure that ownership of the land underneath the town hall is transferred to the town prior to the date when the New Haven school district passes ownership of all remaining school property to the new regional school district.”

Other recommendations include: • At Demers Park, clear invasive species to improve visibility from River Road, add signs about hours (See New Haven, Page 3)

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 3

Leicester woman killed in one-car crash in Salisbury SALISBURY — A Leicester woman who was the mother of two was killed in a one-car crash just after midnight this past Wednesday.

Vermont State Police reported that Danielle Austin, 39, was driving a 2013 Chevy EQX westbound on Creek Road in Salisbury around midnight on Sept. 13 when she lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a utility pole near the

intersection with Dewey Road.

Police said she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Troopers believed that alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash, but late last week they were still investigating. The Chevy was considered a total loss.

Austin was initially transported to Porter Hospital in Middlebury to receive treatment for her injuries,

and she was airlifted to UVM Medical Center, where she died the same day.

A 1997 graduate of Middlebury Union High School, Austin is survived by her children, Wyleigh and Kayleigh Austin; her mother, Diane Rheaume of Brandon; her significant other, Bill Skidmore; and other family members (See a full obituary on Page 6).

Equifax faulted in credit data breach

By ERIN MANSFIELD VTDigger.org MONTPELIER — Vermont’s attorney general is considering going to court to protect the more than 240,000 Vermonters affected by a data breach at the credit rating agency Equifax.

The Vermonters affected are among the 143 million Americans whose information was exposed at Equifax, one of three major credit reporting agencies.

Those Vermonters may have had

TIM BOUTON IS co-chair of the New Haven Town Lands committee.

The committee made its first set of recommendations to the selectboard in late August, and is continuing its work of identifying and evaluating town properties and making recommendations for action to the selectboard.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

New Haven (Continued from Page 2) and usage, pressure wash the picnic tables, improve the aesthetics of the current gravel parking spaces.

• At the O’Mara parcel on River Road, remove junk cars lining the riverbank.

• At Riverside Cemetery, repair headstones and enlist volunteers to record inscriptions on historic headstones.

• At the town hall and town office and at the town garage, survey lots to determine where the boundaries are.

According to Bouton, the town owns around 15 to 20 parcels. Some are as small as one-eighth of an acre; some as large as four to five acres.

The town owns a range of kinds of land, Bouton said: town center, town garage, village green, various sites along the New Haven River, road pull-offs, two cemeteries and two wetlands. And there are likely lands unknown or not yet properly identified, Bouton said.

Identifying and evaluating each parcel, said Bouton, is a way for the lands to provide more value to residents. For example, town lots that provide access to the New Haven River have been underused and undervalued.

“The New Haven River is such a resource for this town, which the town has turned its back on over the

years because that’s what towns do when they’re no longer manufacturing there,” Bouton said. “Then it becomes someone’s backyard. For the town to own some access to that river is incredibly awesome.”

The selectboard formed the nine-person committee last April and it began meeting in May. Membership is designed to represent a variety of New Haven interests.

Co-chairs are Bouton and Selectman Taborri Bruhl. Other members are Selectman Steve Dupoise, Brad Bull, Beeman School Board member; Suzy Roorda, Park Committee; Paul Audy, fence viewer; Benjamin Palmer, planning commission; Susan Smiley, conservation commission; and Bev Landon, New Haven Historical Society.

The committee had planned to complete its work by November, in time for the town budgeting process.

But Bouton said the work is likely to take longer than that. The selectboard would, however, be able to discuss allocating funds for surveying or other recommended actions based on reports in by budgeting time.

This coming Saturday, Sept. 23, the committee will conduct a site visit at 9 a.m. at the village green.

The visit is open to the public.

Reporter Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

their names, Social Security numbers, addresses and other personal information exposed to hackers. Some also may have had their driver’s license numbers and credit card numbers compromised. The breach happened July 29. Equifax went public about the event Sept. 7. State law requires notice within 14 days of the breach.

Vermonters who have general questions can go to Consumer.Vermont.gov to read material the attorney general’s office has prepared about the Equifax data breach. They

can also call the state’s Consumer Assistance Program at 1-800-649-2424.

Officials encourage all Vermonters, whether they are affected by the breach or not, to go to FreeCreditReport.com to get a free copy annually of their credit reports. If they notice any suspicious activity, such as a new account they did not open, they can take further action, he said.

To report suspicious activity, Vermonters can notify the police, credit rating agencies or the Federal Trade Commission.

M A MONSTER J

E C N E I R E EXP POWERED BY

BKT

Don’t miss the chance to have your photo taken in the driver’s seat of the GRAVE DIGGER! Tuesday, September 19th • 2-6pm Rouse Tire Sales 28 Willow Dr. Middlebury, VT 05753

PAGE 4 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial

Pledge to make a difference HOPE,United Way see rising need in county Two stories in today’s Addison Independent intersect at a revealing crossroad: on the one hand is a report from HOPE (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects) showing a troubling increase in the demand for its services (particularly the Food Shelf), and on the other is the 50th anniversary of the United Way of Addison County (UWAC) — a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the more than 20 organizations providing services to those in need.

The report from HOPE is worth a careful read, but here are a few highlights: • Food Shelf use is up more than 13 percent from a year prior. In real terms, 725 individuals representing 308 county households sought assistance from the Food Shelf, compared to 655 individuals from 279 households in the prior year. About 30 percent of those individuals are children.

But children aren’t the only ones suffering. On the other end of the age spectrum, more of the county’s elderly are also seeking assistance. John Fallon, a HOPE food shelf volunteer for the past four years, reported that four new elderly residents appeared at HOPE’s doors last week, including a 90-year-old man, Fallon said, who “was about in tears that his life had gotten to this point.” Imagine that: 90 years of living self-sufficiently and then having to ask for food to fight off the hunger.

• While emergency demand for the Food Shelf is rising, HOPE has also been beefing up its food surplus and farm produce services over the past decade. Through August of this year, HOPE drew more than 7,500 visits compared to 7,332 visits by this time last year and 4,895 the year before.

The program supplements its food shelf with local produce harvested from local farms. The gleaning program netted 40,519 pounds of donated food in 2016 (a bumper year), but this year the numbers are down about 40 percent because of the early summer rains and cool temperatures.

Because those numbers are down, HOPE is seeking extra produce from area residents who may have gardens producing more than their owners can eat. If you’re a gardener with a green thumb and have pounds of extra produce, consider giving HOPE a call at 388-3608.

On the heartening side, helping make that program work are 164 volunteers, including culinary students from the Hannaford Career Center who help process vegetables into soups. Equally as heartening is that HOPE’s mission is to reach even more county residents — recognizing that while more than 10 percent of county residents qualify for HOPE’s services, only about 2 to 3 percent are currently being served. To learn more about these programs and how to help, read the story on Page 1. ********* As compelling as HOPE’s story is, it is repeated at various non-profits across the county. That makes this year’s United Way campaign ever more poignant — doubly so because those at the higher end of the wealth scale have seen incomes rise, while those at the bottom continue to struggle.

This year’s United Way campaign is also notable because of the launch of a Legacy Society endowment fund, which seeks to generate $2 million to $3 million in charitable annuities and cash contributions — an ambitious goal, but well within the county’s capacity and a worthy target for the United Way’s 50th anniversary.

Also this year, UWAC will focus its giving to three local causes: the Heroin Epidemic Learning Program (HELP) that delivers drug prevention education to Addison County high schools; a workplace resource coordinator to help employees find the ancillary services they need to stay employed (like child care and transportation); and the creation of an Addison County Mentoring Collaborative to help youth who are not in school nor the workplace. That’s adjusting for the times, and directing money to today’s most pressing needs.

Helping the less fortunate among us, also magnifies one of the stark ironies of today’s economy — income inequality. For those in the upper onethird, times are good and getting better, but for those in the bottom third, it can be a hard-knock life. So count your blessings if you have the means, be grateful for the nine-year bull market if you’ve done well, and learn about this year’s UWAC campaign drive. Then, make a pledge to make a difference. And if you have an extra few pounds of cukes, carrots, apples or the like, don’t forget to give HOPE a call.

Angelo Lynn

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Periodicals Postage Paid at Middlebury, Vt. 05753

Postmaster, send address change to Addison Independent, 58 Maple Street, Middlebury, Vermont • 388-4944 • Fax: 388-3100 • Web: www.addisonindependent.com E-Mail: news@addisonindependent.com • E-Mail Advertising: ads@addisonindependent.com Published every Monday, Thursday by the Addison Press, Inc. Member Vermont Press Association; New England Press Association; National Newspaper Association.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In State – 6 Months $36.00, 1 Year $50.00, 2 years $90.00: Out of State – 6 Months $44.00, 1 Year $60.00, 2 years $110. All print subscriptions include online access. Discounted rate for Senior Citizens, call for details.

802-388-4944. Online Only – 1 Week $3.00, 1 Month $6.00, 6 Months $25.00, 1 Year $44.00 The Independent assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements but will reprint that part of an advertisement in which the typographical error occurred. Advertiser will please notify the management immediately of any errors that may occur.

The Addison Independent USPS 005-380

Dumb and dumber

FOOTBALL DUMMIES STAND at attention across from Youngman Field and Alumni Stadium on the Middlebury College campus last Friday morning. The Middlebury College football team hosted its season-opening game Saturday.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Belts, hats sought to help those stranded on border There is a place in Nogales, Mexico (just over the border from Arizona) called El Comedor. It is a stopping place for migrants who have recently been deported from the U.S. or who are hoping to make the journey into the U.S. At El Comedor, they can have a hot meal, receive medical attention, clothing, personal hygiene supplies, and help with navigating travel back to southern Mexico or Central America.

In memory of my father, who recently passed away and did a lot of volunteer work with migrants

during his retirement in southern Arizona, I’m collecting baseball caps and belts for migrants, which I will bring to El Comedor at the end of the month. Please drop them off at the Bristol town library in the apple crate in the room just inside the front entrance. If the library is closed, you can put them in the book drop box by the back door.

No matter your views about the current immigration policy, this is a way to directly help the people who are living it. Volunteers at El Comedor (which is a bi-national

humanitarian effort by religious organizations) do not encourage migrants to continue their journey across the desert to the U.S. or to return to Mexico — they are only there to dole out generous helpings of respect and care to fellow humans in need.

Why baseball caps and belts?

I was moved by a passage in a book by my father’s friend — “A Land of Hard Edges” by Peg Bowden — about El Comedor that described a man whose pants were falling down around his (See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 5

TV merger would set nation back Porter ExpressCare exceeding its goals In May, the Sinclair Broadcast fying the segments as paid content, Group — one of the largest own- a blatant violation of FCC regulaers of TV stations in the country tions.

— announced plans to spend $3.9 More disturbing than Sinclair’s billion to acquire Tribune Media, commercialism and penchant for parent company of 42 TV stations belt-tightening is the company’s located in larger markets like Chi- habit of imposing a rightwing pocago and Los Angeles. The result- litical slant on its station’s local ing merger would create a broad- newscasts. casting behemoth of more that The Washington Post in Decem230 stations reaching some 72 ber reported that the company’s percent of the telestations routinely vision viewing audigave “neutral or faence coast-to-coast. vorable coverage” to The Federal ComDonald Trump during munication Commisthe 2016 presidential This week’s writer sion and the Justice campaign while givis Steve Macek, Department are both ing Hillary Clinton professor and chair currently reviewoverwhelmingly negof the Department ing the deal, as well ative coverage. of Communication they should. If the According to the and Media Studies purchase is allowed New York Times, Sinat North Central to move forward, it clair forces local staCollege in Napercould have devastattions to air “must run” ville, Ill. ing consequences not political commentarjust for the quality of ies from conservative local television but for democracy pundits such as former Sinclair exitself. ecutive Mark Hyman and one time To begin with, Sinclair has a Trump aide Boris Epshteyn. These well-earned reputation for put- commentaries routinely bash social ting profits ahead of the public welfare spending, Democrats and interest. The stations it absorbs as liberal causes.

Sinclair has a long history of popart of the Tribune Media merger will undoubtedly face layoffs litically-motivated programming and pressure to cut costs. Short- decisions. After the terrorist attacks ly after the company purchased of 9/11, the company ordered its Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO and Baltimore station to “read patriPortland station KATU in 2013, it otic statements praising President fired several of the stations’ em- Bush.” In 2004, Sinclair told its staployees. Local news and public tions to air a film smearing presidenaffairs programming suffered as tial candidate John Kerry’s service in the Vietnam War, only to back off a result.

Sinclair’s relentless pursuit because of the ensuing controversy. of profits has also led it to blur On the eve of the 2012 election, the the line between advertising and company compelled stations in batnews. After the company bought tleground states like Ohio to run a Washington D.C. station WJLA in half-hour “election special” loaded 2014, WJLA’s morning news pro- with partisan criticisms of Presigram began hyping Myrtle Beach, dent Obama. Among other things, South Carolina as a tourist desti- the broadcast proclaimed that “the nation as part of a company-wide cost of Obamacare is making many tourist promotion deal. And in Americans sick to their stomachs.”

Veteran reporter David Zuraw2016 dozens of Sinclair stations repeatedly ran commercials for ik of The Baltimore Sun has said the Huntsman Cancer Institute Sinclair, “comes as close to classic during local news without identi- propaganda as I think I’ve seen in

Community

Forum

Letter (Continued from Page 4) ankles; he tried to hold them up with one hand while waiting in line for a meal. When migrants are held in detention centers, their belts and shoelaces are taken away from them. And hats are a must in Arizona and Mexico to protect from the sun.

I see having a belt as a quick way to restore dignity to someone and hats as a way to provide immediate comfort. Plus, I can fit a lot of them in luggage as opposed to, say, diapers or clothes.

Thank you. I hope to find more ways to connect this caring community with the front lines of the immigration issue in the future.

Gillian McGarvey Bristol

thirty years of covering local television or national television.”

The handling of the Sinclair-Tribune merger by the FCC — now under the direction of Trump’s appointed chair, Ajit Pai — raises some serious questions about political favoritism and preferential treatment on the part of government regulators.

Since Pai took the reins at the FCC, the agency has made a number of decisions that directly benefited Sinclair. The agency reinstated an obscure rule — the “UHF” discount — making it possible for Sinclair to own stations reaching a larger share of the national TV audience than would have been permitted previously.

It also established an expedited timeline for review of the Tribune purchase.

What makes this pattern of favoritism so suspicious is that Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House advisor Jared Kushner has boasted publically that in the lead up to the election the Trump campaign “struck a deal” with Sinclair for better coverage.

Following the election, Trump himself met with Sinclair Chairman David Smith to discuss FCC rule changes. And since becoming FCC chair, Pai has met several times with Sinclair officials.

As Craig Aaron of media reform group Free Press commented, “It sure looks like a quid pro quo.”

Fortunately, the FCC has been known to respond to public pressure. The agency has already received close to a thousand comments opposing Sinclair’s proposed takeover of Tribune Media. The Coalition to Save Local Media — a group of independent media companies, local cable distributors and civic organizations — is organizing to fight the merger.

Hopefully, these efforts will be successful. A bigger, more powerful Sinclair would be bad for the TV industry, bad for viewers and bad for democracy.

ExpressCare has been open for deserve the credit, along with their nearly three months and I want to staff: Lindsay Lathrop, Front desk; pass along an update.

Jeannie Dernback, Front desk; NiFirst, a long way back — about cole Friend, Medical Assistant; Kirk a year ago this time — we started Gallipo, Medical Assistant; Scott working on this project. I work with Smith, M.D.; and Sean May, P.A. a team of seven outstanding people.

Other support staff that have proWork from everyone on the team vided assistance: Taylor Paquette, was required to make this project Medical Assistant; David Payne, happen. Finance, planMedical Assistant; ning, medical, nursing, Donna Seguin, Front communications — evDesk; Sam Sturtevant, eryone played a role in Front Desk; Terry this win.

Ringey, Front Desk; I have said that supCapricia Burbo, Medport from our commuical Assistant; Jade nity has been a crucial Hunt, Medical Assisingredient in all we tant; Kristen Gosselin, have accomplished Front Desk; Paige Kerduring the last year and nan, Front Desk; and ExpressCare is a perfect other covering providexample. The capital ers including Jessica cost was approximately Rouse, Lewis Holmes, $500,000 and we unand Mei Lee Frankish. dertook the project at a I learned that opentime when our finances ing a new service like This week’s were less secure. We set Community Forum this is like opening out to raise $150,000 is by Dr. Fred a new business — it from our communi- Kniffin, president is a little scary — if ty and finished with of the UVM Health you build it, will they $250,000 in contribu- Network’s Porter come? Will too many tions. Thank you to our Medical Center. come? Not enough?

Auxiliary, Middlebury Will it work? We College, and our most thought it would, but generous supporters. you never know until you know.

The renovation produced a physNow, three months after the grand ical space that exceeded all of our opening, I can say I could not have expectations, changing conference scripted a better beginning. Our first rooms into treatment rooms — this patient arrived at 8:50 a.m. on day is a great story. My thanks to Asher one for a 9 a.m. opening. A young Nelson and his firm for great design woman with a sore throat, home work. A shout out to John Tenny and from college, too old for her pediMillbridge Construction for on-time atrician, and with no local doctor. and under-budget high-quality work. From opening day, our patient volBut the most impressive work has umes have steadily grown to meet come from our staff. The boots on the expectations we had set for 6-12 the ground folks, the people who months in. I have received tremenplanned and managed the opera- dous feedback from our community. tions and brought the project to life I think it is fair to say we have added — Liza Eddy, Amanda Young, and a service, which serves our mission Tom Beauregard — who provided of improving the health of our comamazing leadership for this project. munity.

To everyone who has touched this Opening this new service line is one of our finer hours and those three project, a hearty thanks.

Community

Forum

Goshen, VT Homeowner Recommends Bristol Electronics Bristol Electronics is the best! They scheduled an on-site visit within days of my call, had a price a week later and started work a week after that. They were finished in a matter of days and since I had a free standing array they even raked and seeded the area around the panels. they get top marks in everything and their customer service is beyond excellent. I highly recommend them if you want the best job for the best price!

Lani Nichols – Goshen, Vt

802 . 453 . 2500 BristolElectronicsVT.com FREE SITE EVALUATIONS

PAGE 6 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

John Provoncha, 67, New Haven

Obituaries

ADDISON COUNTY

Danielle Austin, 39, Leicester LEICESTER — Danielle R. Austin, 39, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont.

She was born December 16, 1977, in Burlington to Peter and Diane (Rivers) Rheaume.

Growing up, Danielle cherished time exploring Seymour Street with her sister and neighborhood friends. She enjoyed her visits to the River’s Family Farm, where she was able to spend time outdoors playing with her cousins and caring for the animals. She had a passion for farming, gardening, canning, cooking and country music.

Danielle was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School class of 1997. She spent over a decade working at Cabot in Middlebury, as a lab technician.

Danielle loved to spend time sharing laughs around the kitchen table with family and friends.

Her greatest joys were her daughters, who made her life complete. She cherished every moment spent with them.

DANIELLE RENE AUSTIN Danielle will forever be remembered for her beautiful smile, her contagious laugh, fiery temperament and her deep inner strength.

Survivors are her mother and best friend, Diane Rheaume of Brandon; her children, Wyleigh and Kayleigh Austin and their

father Seth Austin of Bristol; her sister Casey Fitzgerald and husband John of Salisbury; her nieces Jayden, Reese and Willow Fitzgerald; her significant other Bill Skidmore and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She is predeceased by her father, grandparents, and several aunts and uncles.

“She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible, she walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.”

A Memorial service will be held on Sunday Sept. 17, at 1:00 p.m. at the Memorial Baptist Church in Middlebury. A reception will immediately follow at the Salisbury Community School.

Memorial contributions may be made toward a fund to benefit her young daughters, Wyleigh and Kayleigh at 1046 Rte. 7, Salisbury, VT 05769 or to Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society at 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊



NEW HAVEN — John Robinson Provoncha, 67, of New Haven, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at UVM Medical Center. He was born on August 27, 1950, in Middlebury to Harold and Stella (Shackett) Provoncha.

John was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School class of 1968, and was also a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America class of 1971.

He was head chef at many Addison County restaurants including the Dog Team Tavern. After leaving the restaurant business he was employed

by Primerica until his passing.

John was an avid fisherman and hunter who loved the outdoors. He was a member of the Middlebury College zamboni crew and operated the scoreboard at hockey games for over twenty years. John was also a member of the college and high school chain gangs for football. John loved to attend Middlebury College and High School sports. In his spare time he loved to be with his family and his two new grandkids Paislee and Harrison.

John is survived by two sons Israel Provoncha and wife Kayla of Tunbridge, Jared Provoncha and wife Sarah of Middlebury, and two grandchildren Paislee and Harrison. He is also survived by the mother of his sons Carlene Nelson of Vergennes, brothers Tom of Middlebury and B.J. of Florida as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is

JOHN R. PROVONCHA survived by a special cousin, Becky Shackett, who had taken John in and took care of him in his final year of life. John was predeceased by both of his parents and a sister Patsy.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday Sept. 21, from 4-7 p.m. at Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home located at 117 South Main Street, Middlebury. A celebration of John’s life will be held at a later date.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Victory Junction Gang Camp at victoryjunction.org or to Speedway Children Charities at speedwaycharities.org.◊



Dick Wood, 84, Brandon BRANDON — Dick Wood died Sept. 14, 2017, at the age of 84. He left this message for his family and friends: I was born in Rutland Hospital on March 20, 1933, the son of Ruth (Powers) and Robert Henry Wood.

I attended Brandon schools, graduating in 1951 from Brandon High and the University of Vermont in 1955 with a B.S. in Agriculture and a commission as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

After attending flight schools in Bartow, Fla., and Enid, Okla., I was stationed at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, flying missions in the U.S., Central America and the Caribbean, and in Évreux, France, where I flew missions throughout the European Theater. Discharged in 1958, I worked for Eastern States (later Agway), received my MS in

Obituary Guidelines The Independent will publish paid obitu‑ aries and free notices of passing. Paid obituaries cost 25 cents per word and will be published, as submitted, on the date of the family’s choosing. Paid obituaries are marked with a “◊” symbol at the end.

The Independent offers a free notice of passing up to 100 words, subject to editing by our news department. Photos with either paid obituaries or free notices cost $10 per photo. Obituaries may be emailed to obits@addisonindependent.com, or call 802‑388‑4944 for more information.

Ag Economics at UVM in 1962, and became a building contractor in 1964, building farm and commercial buildings, and then progressing to my most enjoyable vocation, building homes.

I’m proud to say I helped organize and served on the Brandon Area Rescue Squad for several years, helped organize Cub Scout Troop 123, served on the Brandon Select Board and the Brandon Fire Department.

In the early ‘70s I developed a work study program for at-risk students at Otter Valley. While there I met the love of my life, my wife of 42 years, Martha. Together, we have developed land, remodeled and built homes, and traveled the continental U.S. in our motor home. We have visited 49 states — all but Alaska. We have spent 17 winters in Tucson, Ariz., and

RICHARD F. WOOD six winters in Florida, returning each spring to Brandon, where we enjoyed road trips in our convertible, golf, gardening, and living on

Wood Lane, next door to where I grew up. In February we moved to a condominium in Pittsford.

My first wife, Barbara, and I had four children; Vicki, Shari, Rick, and Chris. They have all been a positive influence on society, and for this I am grateful. Vicki made a career of teaching special needs students and is now living in outside Savannah, Ga. Shari lives in Burlington with her partner Eileen Powers and recently opened Sequoia Salon, her own styling shop. Rick is a Deputy Director of Military Training at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he lives with his wife Debi. Chris is a game warden at Fort Riley, Kan. and lives on a 20-acre ranch where he and his wife Lorelle raise goats, chickens and cows.

I have enjoyed seeing my seven

grandchildren grow to maturity and have six good-looking great grandchildren.

I was predeceased by my parents, my brother Bob and my sister Elizabeth.

When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 20 years ago, I was given 8-10 years to live. Each day of that last 20 years has been a bonus. Having lived in 42 different homes, I am finally “dunmovin.”

Please help our family by celebrating my life at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Neshobe Country Club in Brandon. It’s been a great 84 years.

Memorial donations can be sent to the Rutland Area Visiting Nurses and Hospice, 7 Albert Cree Dr., Rutland, VT 05701 or the Foley Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center, 160 Allen St., Rutland, VT 05701.◊

PMC nurses optimistic on reaching new accord

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 7

ADDISON COUNTY

John J. Koskinen of Middlebury, enrolled at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, this fall. Before classes began Sept. 6, Koskinen took part in a weeklong orientation that included a civic

By JOHN FLOWERS engagement component in downMIDDLEBURY — University town Waterville, an introduction of Vermont Health Network-Porter to academic and intellectual life Medical Center officials and nurses’ at Colby. A graduate of Champlain union leaders returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday, Sept. 13, for 11 hours of talks that failed to produce a new pact for PMC’s more than 140 full- and part-time nurses. But negotiators on Thursday were optimistic a new deal would be struck before the nurses’ current, three-year contract expires at the end of this month.

“After an 11-hour bargaining session, we were unable to come to an agreement on all our proposals, but much progress was made,” said Alice Leo, a Porter RN and president of the Porter Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (PFNHP).

“We have agreed to meet again this Sunday.”

PMC nurses and administrators have been in negotiations for several months. Union members have been emphasizing “safe staffing levels” at Porter through colorful yard signs and gatherings near court square and on the Porter campus.

The union includes nurses who work at Porter Hospital, Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, and the network of around a dozen physicians’ offices affiliated with PMC. This will be only the second-ever contract negotiated for Porter nurses and the first since the center’s affiliation with UVM Health Network.

The nurses’ current contract, finalized at the end of 2014, guaranteed salary increases of 2 percent during each of the three years of the deal.

It also addressed some overtime, professional development and wagescale concerns brought forward by the nurses’ union.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

StudentBRIEFS Valley Union High School, Koskinen is the son of Amanda Koskinen of Williston, and Erik Koskinen of Middlebury.

Lewis Short of Shoreham, Sadie Kass of Vergennes and Finn Brokaw of Lincoln were three of over 250 first-year University of Vermont students participating in

UVM’s TREK program. Led by 80 upper class peers, TREK is a unique, seven-day first year enrichment program sponsored by UVM’s Department of Student Life. The program sends new students all over the state of Vermont to explore the region’s wilderness, develop leadership skills, and work on community service projects.

Got Firewood?

We Do! Call to Schedule Delivery

Green or Dry (Kiln Processed)*

Certified for Vermont Heat Treatment

*Dry Wood is heated in our Kilns at 200º until the average moisture is down to 20-25% (802) 453-4884 THE A. JOHNSON CO., LLC BRISTOL, VT 05443

Look for the latest Addison County news on www.addisonindependent.com

PAGE 8 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Sep

18

communitycalendar MONDAY

Red Cross Blood Drive in Brandon.

Monday, Sept. 18, noon-5 p.m., Brandon American Legion, 550 Franklin St. Walk-in or by appointment. More info at redcrossblood.org or 800-733-2767.

Climate Economy Model Communities kick-off in Middlebury. Monday, Sept. 18, 2:30-8:30 p.m., Town Offices, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Ilsley Public Library. Vermont Council on Rural Development, joined by partners Efficiency Vermont and Green Mountain Power will launch a process for Middlebury residents to identify and advance priorities that strengthen the community in the face of climate change, including measures to improve economic opportunity and affordability. More info at vtrural.org, VCRD at 802-2256393 or jon@vtrural.org, or facebook.com/ events/143874326210013.

“Being Mortal” on screen in Bristol. Monday, Sept.

18. 6 p.m., Bristol Fire Station, 1 South St. Join the Addison County End of Life Care Partnership for a screening and discussion of this Frontline documentary. Palliative care specialist Dr. Diana Barnard will lead the discussion. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served. More info at 802-388-4111 or lborden@hospicevs.org.

Cartoonist Harry Bliss in Middlebury. Monday, Sept. 18, 6:45 p.m., Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Come laugh and learn when The New Yorker magazine cover and cartoon artist Harry Bliss, whose books and paintings are on display in the current Henry Sheldon Museum exhibit Draw Me a Story – Tell Me a Tale, is the featured speaker at the Henry Sheldon Museum. Tickets $5 general public/Museum members are free. More info at HenrySheldonMuseum.org or 802-388-2117.

Indivisible Middlebury Monthly meeting in Middlebury. Monday, Sept. 18, 6:30-8 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. We will plan actions in support of an inclusive, free community. Show up. Speak Out. Join in.

Addison County Democratic Committee meeting in Middlebury. Monday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Topics for discussion include planning for the Health Care Forum on Sept. 28 and finalizing the slate of officers for 2017-2019. All Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Sep

19

TUESDAY

Chicken pie supper in Weybridge.

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 5:30-9 p.m., Weybridge Congregational Church, 2790 Weybridge Rd. The harvest meal includes the church’s renowned chicken pie, mashed potatoes and squash, salad, a variety of side dishes, and apple and pumpkin pies. Seatings at 5:30 and 7:00

New Neolithic

p.m. Tickets: adults $12/children 10 and under $6.

Reservations required. More info contact Arlinda Wickland at 802-545-2246.

Bristol Democrats caucus in Bristol. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Bristol Rescue Squad Building, North St. Every four years, Bristol’s Democratic Party members reorganize. We need new people to fill the Party and get things going, to take the opportunity to get active in running our country.

Help us pick an open and public place to meet, maybe at the Town Hall. Come with new names for party officers. More info contact Peter Grant at 802-453-2278.

Sep

20

WEDNESDAY

Paint-N-Sip fundraiser in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m. VFW, 530 Exchange St. Support local veterans programs by painting on your choice of a canvas or a sap bucket lid. Snacks and all materials provided. $35 advance/$40 at the door. More info at 802-349-9315 or facebook.com/paintwithjackie/.

Vermonters in the Civil War talk in Shoreham.

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Vermont author and Civil War historian Howard Coffin will discuss Vermonters central role in the Civil War, from Cedar Creek to Gettysburg. Free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. More info contact Abby Adams at the Platt Memorial Library at 802-897-2647 or platt@shoreham.net.

Sep

21

THURSDAY

Huddlebury and Muddlebury joint meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept.

21, 4-5:30, Community Room, Middlebury Police Department, 1 Lucius Shaw Ln. Clifford Symposium in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 21, 4:30-10 p.m., Middlebury College, locations around campus. This year’s topic is “The Soviet Century: One Hundred Years of the Russian Revolution.” and aims to re-examine the global significance of this watershed moment in modern history in political, social and cultural terms. Keynote address by Susan Buck-Moss at 4:30 p.m., in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, and a screening of “Karl Marx City” at Twilight Auditorium at 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

More info at middlebury.edu/Clifford/2017.

Jim Douglas in Bristol. Thursday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West Street. The Bristol Historical Society will host former Vermont Governor Jim Douglas to talk about his activities and thoughts since leaving the governorship. The public is encouraged to engage him in topics of current concern. Call Steve Ayotte at 453-7709 for details.

Hannah Fair and Kevin Killen concert in Brandon.

Thursday, Sept. 21, 7-10 p.m., Foley Brothers Brewing, 79 Stone Mill Dam Rd. Presented by

ATLATL ENTHUSIASTS WILL test their skills at the 22nd Annual Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship at Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and 24, from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The atlatl has been used by hunters since prehistoric times.

BANDADE, a charitable business that strives to unite music lovers, musicians and fans in the fight against cancer. Tickets are $10 and can be bought online at bandadeontour.us.

“Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika” in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 21, 7-11:15 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The second part of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning two-part play captured live from London’s National Theater.

Set in America in the mid-1980s, in the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Tickets adults $17/students/$10, available at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office, daily except Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Sep

22

FRIDAY

Green Mountain Club Silver Lake hike in Salisbury. Friday, Sept. 22, Falls of Lana/Silver Lake parking lot, Route 53, south of Branbury State Park. Moderate, 5.5 miles round-trip, including a loop hike around the lake.

More info contact Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail.com. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Clifford Symposium in Middlebury. Friday, Sept.

22, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Middlebury College, locations around campus. This year’s topic is “The Soviet Century: One Hundred Years of the Russian Revolution.” and aims to re-examine the global significance of this watershed moment in modern history in political, social and cultural terms. Highlights include a scene from Vsevolod Vishnevsky’s 1933 play, a panel discussion on Art and Revolution, keynote Address by Mark Steinberg. Opening reception, and a piano concert. Free and open to the public. More info at middlebury.edu/Clifford/2017.

Atlatl Workshop in Addison. Friday, Sept. 22, noon-5 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 8149 Route 17W. Atlatl experts Bob and Cheryll Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl teach traditional and modern techniques of atlatl and dart construction, flint knapping, hafting stone points, and cordage making. Enjoy atlatl lore and coaching on the use of your new atlatl. Cost: $70 - includes instruction & materials. Pre-registration required.

Arts Walk in Vergennes. Friday, Sept. 22, 5-8 p.m., Downtown. Vergennes. Receptions from 5-8 p.m. Art on view and for sale at participating locations throughout downtown Vergennes.

Discover artwork at venues all along Main Street, after-hours events at art galleries. More info: info@ creativespacegallery.org.

Table of Grace free meal in Vergennes. Friday, Sept.

22, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church. The menu will include chicken and biscuits, stuffing, vegetable, cranberry sauce and dessert. Come and bring your friends. Free.

Exhibition opening reception in Middlebury.

Friday, Sept. 22, 6-7:30 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center. Join us for light refreshments and the chance to view this installation on “The Soviet Century: 100 Years of the Russian Revolution,” with highlights from the museum’s holdings of Russian art, including photographs, luxury items by the firm of Fabergé, and a recently acquired Soviet poster. Brief remarks at 6:30 p.m. In collaboration with the 2017 Clifford Symposium, which marks the centennial of the Russian Revolution. Free. More info at www. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

VPR’s Nina Keck discusses the Syrian Refugee crisis in Bristol. Friday, Sept. 22, 7-8:30 p.m., Holley Hall, 1 South St. Hosted by the One World Library Project, Keck will share photos and talks about her recent reporting trip to Jordan, one of the countries most impacted by the crisis. Free and open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities.

“The Grift” dance party in Brandon. Friday, Sept.

22, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. An evening of booty shaking grooves, improvisation with radiofriendly hooks, witty lyrics and tight vocal harmonies. Tickets available at the door: Adults $12; Seniors, students & military $10.

Stargazing open house at Middlebury College observatory. Friday, Sept. 22, 8-9:30 p.m., weather permitting. Mittleman Observatory is atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall. A variety of interesting

What’s up Gov?

FORMER VERMONT GOV. Jim Douglas will share his thoughts on life since stepping down from the governorship on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., as part of the Bristol Historical Society meeting at Howden Hall.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

stars, star clusters, and nebulae visible through the observatory’s telescopes, which range up to 24 inches. Check the website go.middlebury.edu/ observatory/ or call the observatory at 443-2266 after 6 p.m. on the evening of the event for weather status. Free.

Sep

23

SATURDAY

Hurricane relief breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, Sept. 23, 8-10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Enjoy French toast with local maple syrup, breakfast casseroles, home fries, sausages, beverages, and a surprise. $8 for Adults $8/children under 12 $4/$20 for families with small children. All proceeds will benefit Hurricane Relief Efforts and the Church Restoration Fund.

WomenSafe volunteer training in Middlebury.

Saturday, Sept. 23. The first session of WomenSafe’s fall training. Acquire the tools needed to aid WomenSafe in their work in the community. Space is limited. More info at 802-3889180, info@womensafe.net or womensafe.net.

Annual Silent Auction in Bristol. Saturday, Sept.

23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bristol town green. Art on Main will hold a silent auction as part of Bristol’s Harvest Fest.

Harvest Festival in Bristol. Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., town green. Bristol’s annual fall celebration. Crafters and other vendors, children’s venue, apple pie contests, bandstand music and more. More info at BristolHarvestFest.com.

Clifford Symposium in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept.

23, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Middlebury College, locations around campus. This year’s topic is “The Soviet Century: One Hundred Years of the Russian Revolution.” and aims to re-examine the global significance of this watershed moment in modern history in political, social and cultural terms.

Highlights include a Keynote Address, by Minkah Makalani, panel discussions on “The Revolution Abroad” and “The Dark Side of Utopia,” and closing keynote address by Mark Harrison. Free and open to the public. More info at middlebury.edu/ Clifford/2017.

22nd Annual Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship in Addison. Saturday, Sept. 23, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 8149 Route 17W. Participate in or watch this annual atlatl championship testing skills in

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 9

communitycalendar

accuracy and distance. The sport of using the atlatl to throw darts is based on the ancient hunting technique. Newcomers to experts welcome. Children’s activities. Workshops and demonstrations on flint knapping, Woodland pottery, and other crafts and skills. Competitors: $7 pre-registered, $8 same-day registration; visitors: $5 adult, free for children under 15. Call for details.

Contemplative natural history of trees and shrubs walk in Orwell. Saturday, Sept. 23, 1-3 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mt. Independence Rd. Marc Lapin, an expert on natural community ecology and botany, leads this guided walk to enjoy the trees and shrubs on Mount Independence.

Co-sponsored by Mount Independence Coalition.

Fall ham dinner in Brandon. Saturday, Sept.

23, 5:30-7:00 p.m., St. Thomas Church, Route 7. Tickets: good will offering. Proceeds go to support outreach efforts of the parish. More info contact Barb Brown at 802-247-3194.

Dave Keller performs in Brandon. Saturday, Sept.

23, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Keller, one of the finest soul and blues men of his generation, is a first-class singer, guitarist and songwriter who has produced three acclaimed albums. Concert tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music. net, or brandon-music.net.

“Caregivers” first look in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Filmmaker Jesse Kreitzer and composer Paul Dedell present clips from Kreitzer’s documentary “Caregivers” accompanied by a live chamber ensemble. Part of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Made in Vermont Statewide Tour.” Tickets $25 adults/$10 children 6-17 at flynntix.org. or middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice or 802-443-3168. Free for children under six.

Vermont Symphony Orchestra in Middlebury.

Saturday, Sept 23, 7:30-9 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. The program includes the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival collaboration between composer Paul Dedell and filmmaker Jesse Kreitzer. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, and lighthearted works by Gluck and Britten. Tickets available through the Flynn Center for Performing Arts or the box office at the Middlebury College. More info contact Grace Spain, grace@vso.org, 800-VSO-9293 ext. 10, or 802-864-5741 ext. 10.

“Paradise” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 23, 3 and 8 p.m. Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College.

Olga, a Russian emigrant and member of the French Resistance, French collaborator Jules and German SS officer Helmut cross paths in 1940s wartime. Sponsored by the Holocaust Film Fund.

A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Sep

24

SUNDAY

Vermont Sun Triathlon series in Salisbury. Sunday, Sept. 24, Branbury State Park. Vermont Sun Half Marathon.

For more info or to register visit vermontsuntriathalonseries.com.

13th Annual Better L8 Than Never Car Show in Bristol. Sunday, Sept. 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bristol Recreation Field, 100 Airport Dr. Expecting more than 200 classic cars and trucks. Vendors, food, live DJ, raffle drawings, 50/50 raffle, piston toss, kids’ activities, bake sale and more. Fun for the whole family. Free for spectators. Donations accepted for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Vehicle entry fee — all makes, all models — $15 by Sept. 1, or $20 at the gate. More info at BetterL8ThanNever.com.

Green Mountain Club Young Adventurer’s Club hike in Ripton. Sunday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m., Robert Frost Trail. A family fun time at the interpretive trail of Robert Frost’s poetry. Geared towards adventurers between four and eight, but all are welcome.

Outings are tailored to individual participants.

More info contact YAC Leader Lauren Bierman at 802-349-7498 or laurenbierman1218@gmail.com.

For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Chicken pie dinner in West Addison. Sunday, Sept.

24, 12:30 p.m. West Addison Community House.

Adults $10, ages 6-10 $5, age 5 and younger Free.

27, 4:30 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center. Writer Katha Pollitt and scholar Janell Hobson discuss what feminism can, and cannot, speak to, and how it has turned out to be an extremely powerful political force. Free and open to the public.

Sep

28

Classy chassis

THE BETTER L8 Than Never car show returns to Bristol on Sunday, Sept 24, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Bristol Town Recreation Fields with more then 200 classic cars and trucks for motor enthusiasts to enjoy.

Sponsored by the U.M.W. of the United Methodist Church of West Addison.

Lake Champlain Bridge Guided Walk in Addison.

Sunday, Sept. 24, 1-3 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 8149 Route 17W. Learn the history of what surrounds you as you walk across the Lake Champlain Bridge. Chimney Point site administrator Elsa Gilbertson and Crown Point site manager Michael Roets lead this guided round trip walk.

Meet at Chimney Point. Rain or shine, dress for the weather. Tickets $6.

“Peter Pan” in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 24, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Enjoy the live stream of the National Theater’s production of J. M. Barry’s beloved play direct from London. Tickets, adults $17/Students $10, available at 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office MondaySaturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door.

Rotary Fall Festival in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept.

24, 2-6 p.m., in tents behind Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts. This event will feature music by the Horse Traders, contra dancing with Red Dog Riley, a beer and wine tent plus more than 20 food and craft vendors. Admission to this family-friendly event with activities for all ages will be $10 for adults and $5 for children with tickets on sale at the Middlebury Inn, Countryside Carpet and Paint and Holden Insurance. More info: middleburyrotary.org.

Zig Zag Lit Mag Launch Party in Middlebury.

Sunday, Sept. 24, 2 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St. Help this local literary magazine celebrate the publication of their third issue.

Eliza Marsh’s Book of Sentiments talk in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Sept. 24, 3 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 U.S. Route 7. Brandon resident Eliza Marsh had an unusual hobby — she collected the autographs of leading abolitionists in the 1840s. Vermont Historian Kevin Thornton discovered her project and will share his research on her life and labor. $2 program only or free with Museum admission.

Lake and Land dinner in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m., Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Rd. A culinary celebration of Vermont’s local foods — highlighting Lake Champlain fish in a family-style dinner. Appetizers created by guest chefs and a cruise on the Escape also included. Tickets $55 general public/$45 Vermont Fresh Network/Lake Champlain International members/$30 children 12 and under. More info contact grace@vermontfresh.net or eric@ mychamplain.net.

Reading the Night Sky presentation in Salisbury.

Monday, Sept. 24, 7:30-9 p.m., Turner Residence, 662 Leland Rd. Join retired Middlebury College physicist Crispin Butler in finding and discussing stars, constellations, and planets and look for the International Space Station. Attendees can bring binoculars, telescopes, star charts, smart phones, or a dim flashlight, though they are not needed. A blanket and/or a jacket may be needed. Free and open to the public. Call 802-352-4442 on the eve of the event for status.

Annual Jamaican Hymn Sing in Shoreham.

Sunday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m., Shoreham

Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. The Jamaicans who come to work in local apple orchards each fall come together with rousing song. All are invited, and a free will offering will support mission work in Jamaica. Refreshments served.

Sep

25

MONDAY

Sun Style Tai Chi classes in Vergennes.

Monday, Sept.

25, 9-11:15 a.m., St Peter’s Parish Hall. Free.

Intermediate, 9 – 10 a.m., through Monday, Dec. 11. Beginner, 10:15-11:15 a.m., through Monday, Oct. 30. More info contact Lee Francis 802-8772464 or lhfrancis1@myfairpoint.net.

“Nelson Mandela”: State Song Patronage and Censorship in Tanzania in Middlebury. Monday, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m., Conference Room, Robert A. Jones ‘59 House, Middlebury College. Frank Gunderson, associate professor of ethnomusicology at Florida State University, discusses how Radio Tanzania invested in song composition and censorship from 1973–1993. Free. middlebury. edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Sep

26

TUESDAY

Sounding Out the “Afropolitan” lecture in Middlebury. Tuesday, Sept.

26, 4:30 p.m. Room 221, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Ethnomusicologist Frank Gunderson of Florida State University explores the connections between Tanzanian singer and band leader Muhidin Gurumo’s 1973 musiki wa dansi dance genre piece Nimwokoe Nani? (Whom Should I Rescue?) and Trinidadian Lord Kitchener’s 1950s calypso song “Wife and Mother.” Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Dafra Kura Band in Middlebury. Tuesday, Sept.

26, 7:30 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. Hailing from Burkina Faso, the Dafra Kura Band fuses the high energy of the griot ancestral tradition and the contemporary sounds of modern African cities sourced from Manding tradition, nomad desert blues, and Afrobeat. Tickets: $10 General public/$10 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students (See related event September 29). On sale to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 9/11, general public 9/14. middlebury.edu/ arts/boxoffice or 802-443-3168.

Sep

27

WEDNESDAY

Storymatters in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m., Vermont Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. A local story-sharing gathering. Drawing on the image of fire, the night’s theme will be “Sparks, flames, embers – cope and hope: tales from our lives.” Come listen and share.

“What can feminism speak to?” — A feminist dialogue in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept.

THURSDAY

“How to publish your book – let me count the ways” in Vergennes.

Thursday, Sept. 28, 3-5 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. “Vermont Wild” author Megan Price will lead this workshop about getting your work published. Free. Registration required. Limit 20. More info contact Muir Haman at 802-877-221 or muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org.

Opening reception and gallery talk in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5-7 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. A public event to celebrate Ethan Hubbard’s exhibit “Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters.”

Complementary, locally sourced food and drink, including beer, wine, craft cheeses, produce, and more will be served. A Q&A session with the artist will begin at 6 p.m.

Evolving health care in Addison County forum in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 28, 7-8:30 p.m.

Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Hosted by Addison County Democrats, speakers include Senator Claire Ayer, Porter CEO Fred Kniffin, Dr. Deb Richter, Universal Primary Care advocate, Dan Barlow, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and Dr. Allen Ramsey, former Green Mountain Care Board member.

Sep

29

FRIDAY

An introduction to “Land and Lens” in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 29, 12:30 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center for the Arts. Curator Kristen Hoving will lead an informal walk through the new photography exhibit at the museum. Free. museum.middlebury.edu or 802-443-2291.

Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project in Middlebury.

Friday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. The transnational performance group, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Philadelphia, draws from Africanist and postmodernist aesthetics. BTDP presents Declassified Memory Fragment, a dance theatre work with live music, inspired by memory, history, and images of the political and cultural realities currently affecting the continent of Africa. Tickets: $22 General public/$16 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students (See related event September 26.) On sale to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 9/11, general public 9/14. www. middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice or 802-443-3168.

LIVEMUSIC The Grift in Brandon. Friday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Stella Blue Sky in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 22, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Vermont Symphony Orchestra in Middlebury.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Dave Keller Band in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music Del Rue in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept 23, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Dafra Kura Band in Middlebury. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College.

Jester Jigs in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 29, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Dissipated 8 in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Will Hatch in Bristol. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Hatch 31.

Adam Karch in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music.

Emory Fanning in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., Mead Chapel.

Go online to see a full listing of ONGOINGEVENTS

www.addisonindependent.com

PAGE 10 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

VSO to perform Sept. 23 as part of a Vermont tour As summer turns to fall, the piece on viola from the podium Vermont Symphony Orchestra while also leading the VSO. (VSO) will cover the state from top The second remarkable aspect of to bottom for its Made in Vermont the statewide tour is VSO’s tradition Statewide Tour. On Saturday, Sept. of premiering a commissioned piece 23, at 7:30 p.m., the orchestra by a Vermont composer — this will perform in Robison Hall at year, Paul Dedell’s “Breath.” This Middlebury College’s Mahaney commission is a pioneering new Center for the Arts in venture between the Middlebury.

VSO and the Middlebury The concert program will New Filmmakers include Mozart’s Sinfonia Festival, representing Concertante, Gluck’s the VSO Award for Best “Dance of the Furies” Integration of Music into from Orfeo, Britten’s Film, given to filmmaker Simple Symphony, and the Jesse Kreitzer in 2016.

by Greg Pahl new work, “Breath,” by General admission Vermont composer Paul tickets are $25 for Dedell. adults; $10 for students The Made in Vermont Statewide (children ages 6–17 and fullTour will be a unique experience time college students with ID); for even the most seasoned classical free for children ages five and music concertgoers, and a delight under. Tickets are available at the for newcomers. First, renowned college box office at 443-6433 or violin soloist Pamela Frank, a long- middlebury.edu/arts/tickets, or via standing friend and colleague of vso.org. The Mahaney Center is VSO Music Director Jaime Laredo, located at 72 Porter Field Road in will perform Mozart’s famous Middlebury, just off South Main Sinfonia Concertante, a richly Street (Route 30). Free parking is inventive double concerto for violin available curbside on Route 30 or in and viola. Laredo will perform the the Center for the Arts parking lot.

arts beat

CAPTAIN HOOK, PLAYED by Anna Francolini, rallies her pirate crew in the National Theater/Old Vic production of “Peter Pan,” which will broadcast live at THT on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m.

THE DAVE KELLER BAND AT BRANDON MUSIC The Dave Keller Band returns to Brandon Music at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Dave Keller is one of the finest soul and blues men of his generation.

He’s a first-class singer, guitarist and songwriter who has produced three acclaimed albums, turning his personal experiences into universal ones. His latest CD, “Right Back Atcha,” showcases his powerful voice, dynamic guitar playing and his meaningful, memorable songs.

Keller launched The Dave Keller Band in Vermont in 1996. Over the years he’s worked with soul singer Mighty Sam McClain and soul/blues greats Johnny Rawls and Robert Ward, adding further depth to his music. Keller has earned a devoted fan base extending far beyond Vermont by “paying his dues” — and his bills — with thousands of gigs, from coffeehouses and bars to the largest festivals in the Northeast.

In 2009, Keller was discovered by legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl, and

featured as singer and co-writer on Earl’s award-winning CD, “Living In The Light.” Keller won the 2012 International Blues Challenge Best Self-Produced CD Award (“Where I’m Coming From”), and earned a 2014 Blues Music Award nomination for Best Soul/Blues Album (“Soul Changes”).

Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25.

Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. Call 247-4295 or e-mail info@brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information.

Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon.

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES The 2017-2018 Hirschfield International Film Series continues on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Middlebury College with the 2016 Russian/ German film, “Paradise,” directed

by Andrey Konchalovskiy.

Paradise tells the story of three individuals and the fateful decisions they make. Olga (Julia

Vysotskaya) is a beautiful Russian aristocratic émigré and member of the French Resistance; Jules (Philippe Duquesne) is a FrenchNazi collaborator who is assigned to investigate her case; and Helmut (Christian Clauss) is a high-ranking yet naïve German SS officer who once fell madly in love with Olga and meets her again when she is shipped to a concentration camp.

While they recount their stories, the film flashes back to the end of World War II and the days when their destinies crossed.

The film, in Russian, German, French, and Yiddish with English subtitles, will be shown at 3 and again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on College Street (Route 125). It’s free. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children.

ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 2 BROADCAST AT THT Town Hall Theater’s National Theatre Live series continues with a 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 broadcast of the second part of Tony (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

DAVE KELLER BRINGS his blues talent to Brandon Music on Saturday, Sept 23, at 7:30 p.m.

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 11

Cosmic Forecast For the week of September 18

PAMELA FRANK JOINS Jamie Laredo and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra for their Made in Vermont Tour performance on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) Kushner’s multi-award winning two-part play, “Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika,” captured live from London.

Set in America in the mid-1980s, in the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

The new staging of the play is directed by Olivier- and Tony-Award winning director Marianne Elliott and stars Andrew Garfield as Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey.

“Andrew Garfield gives one of the performances of year in Tony Kushner’s hallucinatory epic,” says TimeOut. Tickets are $17/$10 for students, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 382-9222 or in person at the THT box office (daily except Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.).

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be three live musical performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main Street in Middlebury.

Join Two Brothers every Wednesday, at 9 p.m., for the Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Alternately hosted

by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley, come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage. It’s free to enter, and there is no cover charge.

Then, at 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, Two Brothers presents Middlebury’s newest band, Stella Blue Sky. They will be covering the Allman Brothers, the Grateful Dead along with other sweet psychedelic rock covers. There is a $3 cover charge.

Finally, at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, Del Rue, an alternative band out of Rutland, take to the Tavern’s stage. Their style ranges from blues to grunge but they enjoy

playing it all. There is a $3 cover. For more information, call 388-0002.

PETER PAN FLIES IN TO THT Captured live at the National Theatre, a recorded performance of J.M. Barrie’s much-loved tale, “Peter Pan,” comes to Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Sunday, Sept.

24, at 2 p.m.

When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow, headstrong Wendy helps him to reattach it. In return, she is invited to Neverland, where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook await. A riot of magic, music and make-believe ensues. A delight for children and adults alike, Sally Cookson (NT Live: Jane Eyre) directs this wondrously inventive presentation, a co-production with Bristol Old Vic theatre.

Tickets are $17/$10 for students, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 382-9222 or in person at the THT box office (daily except Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.).

NEW EXHIBIT AT COLLEGE There will be an opening reception for a new exhibition, “The Soviet Century: 100 Years of the Russian Revolution,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, in the lower lobby of Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts and the Museum of Art. View this installation of highlights from the museum’s holdings of Russian art, including photographs, luxury items by the firm of Fabergé and a recently acquired Soviet poster. There will be brief remarks at 6:30 p.m. and light refreshments will be served.

This event and exhibition are offered in conjunction with the 2017 Clifford Symposium, which marks the centennial of the Russian Revolution. It’s free. For more information, visit middlebury.edu/ arts.

ARIES: March 21-April 20. Aries, communication is essential in any relationship, including ones of a romantic nature.

Learn to get your point across without being too forward.

TAURUS: April 21May 21. Taurus, you may have little desire to go above and beyond what is necessary this week. You may want to spend much of your time sticking to familiar routines.

GEMINI: May 22June 21. Gemini, you can probably use a good dose of peace and quiet right now, but there are too many things on your calendar for this to be possible anytime soon.

CANCER: June 22July 22. Cancer, enjoy a boost in ambition, stamina and overall energy in the coming days. This will help you initiate and complete projects with amazing precision.

LEO: July 23-Aug. 23. Intense desires are simmering just beneath the surface, Leo. But you’re not sure how to express your feelings just yet.

Usually you are direct, but this may require finesse.

VIRGO: Aug. 24-Sept.

22. Hanging out with friends seems like a great idea, especially when all of your tasks at work and at home have been completed, Virgo. Don’t let anything hold you back.

LIBRA: Sept. 23-Oct. 23. Libra, spend some time relaxing at home in the coming days. The rest and relaxation will do your body good. Rise to action when you are called upon.

SCORPIO: Oct. 24Nov. 22. Pay careful attention to all details, Scorpio. They are trying to tell you something about your future. You just

Huge Member Only Sale coming in September!

Join today and save $ all year long.

See website or stop in for details

25A Main St., Bristol 453-7799 Mon & Wed–Sat 10-5:30; Sun 11-3 Yoga Schedule & Workshops: yarnandyoga.com

We’ve got Mums!

And so much more!

Rt 7 South, Middlebury • 388-2800 Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30, Sat. 9-2 www.middleburyfloralandgifts.com

New Fall Fashions are arriving!

Main Street • Vergennes 877-2320

Get the thread out

&

Sew Something

September is National Sewing Month

LET’S CELEBRATE! 1428 Route 7 South Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-3559 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm middleburysewnvac.com

do not know where the road will bend.

SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21. Sagittarius, it is not uncommon to feel on edge when leaving your comfort zone. Embrace this sense of adventure and uncertainty and make the most of a unique opportunity.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20. Capricorn, you desire stability even though you take some chances in the coming days. You may appear sure-footed to others, but your nerves may be out of control. Take things slowly.

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21-Feb. 18. Aquarius, thoughts keep tugging at your emotions and leaving you with lingering feelings of doubt. It is time to push away those feelings once and for all.

PISCES: Feb. 19-March 20. Pisces, find different ways to express your feelings to your partner. This can open the lines of communication and strengthen your bond.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS SEPTEMBER 17 Andrew East, Athlete (26) SEPTEMBER 18 Ronaldo, Athlete (41) SEPTEMBER 19 Trisha Yearwood, Singer (53) SEPTEMBER 20 Sophia Loren, Actress (83) SEPTEMBER 21 Bill Murray, Actor (67) SEPTEMBER 22 Andrea Bocelli, Singer (59) SEPTEMBER 23 Jason Alexander, Actor (58)

PAGE 12 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

PUZZLES

Sponsored by:

help keep the mind independent and active throughout life.

This week’s puzzle is rated

Easy

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Across 57 Junior ___ 1 At 58 Jellied the home of 12 13 14 1 At the home of 39 Lots 5 ___ Holiday 5 ___ Holiday 59 Notices 41 Creed 15 16 17 8 Saintly glow 8 Saintly glow 44 Ball and socket joint sites 18 19 12 Fairy of the East 12 Fairy Downof the East 45 ____ chamber 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 13 Ostrich kin 1 Taxkin preparer, for short 46 Everglades deposit 13 Ostrich 14 Calculus calculation 2 The Pointer Sisters’ 47 Soak (up) 14 Calculus calculation 27 28 29 30 31 “___ So Shy” 15 “Right away!”

48 Yearly interest rate (abbr.)

15 "Right away!"

3 Time in history 32 33 34 35 16 Where Gulliver 49 Green papaya salad 16 Where Gulliver traveled to traveled to 4 Homemade pistol (2 51 Flowery verse 36 37 38 39 18 Road words) repair vehicle 18 Road repair vehicle 52 Shackle 5 Sandwich 20 Army ____ bar 40 41 42 20 Army ____ 53 Belonging to something 6 Leave out 23 Detestation 23 Detestation 43 44 45 46 7 Kind of film 27 Intermittently (3 27 Intermittently (3 words) words) 8 Cut SUDOKU by Myles Mellor and Susan 47 Flanagan 48 49 50 51 52 53 31 Not deceived by 31 Not deceived by 9 Sculptor Jean 54 grid that has been subdivided 55 32 Children's game Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 into nine smaller56 32 Children’s game 10 Romanian money grids of 3X3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must contain each 33 Chilled (2 words) 57 58 59 33 Chilled (2 words) 11 Grass type of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult.

35 Set afire 35 Set afire 17 Sign after Cancer Level: Medium 36 Remote 36 Remote 19 Make again 38 Impinge 20 Smidgens 38 Impinge 20 Smidgens This week’s puzzle solutions 40 Japanese raw fish 40 dish Japanese 21 Can ofraw worms fish dish 4 5 3 21 Can of worms can be found on Page 31.

42 “_____ out” Costner 22 Heroic talesCostner movie (2 words) 42 "_____ out" movie (2 words) 6 3 7 22 Heroic 5 tales 24 Husband’s mom (2 43 Like some plumbing pipes 43 Like some plumbing words) 24 Husband's mom (2 words) 4 5 1 9 pipes 47 Area of work involving drudgery and 25 A New York city confinement (2 words) 47 Area of work 7 1 325 A New 2 York city 26 Full of wool eaters involving drudgery and 26 Full of wool eaters 50 French novelist Pierre ___ 28 Unified confinement (2 words) 1 2 5 28 Unified Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 54 Brilliant fish 29 Flipper has one 50 French novelist Pierre has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 3 2 5 4 29 Flipper has one To solve the puzzle each row, column ___ squares.

55 Org kidforwelfare, for short 30 for Board TV must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. regulations 2 8 630 Board 4 forand 54 Brilliant fish TVbox regulations 56 Revise Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and 55 Org for kid welfare, for 34 Marine flier 8 2 5 4 34 Marine flier difficult.

57 Junior ___ short 37 Beat 58 Jellied 7 1 3 37 Beat 56 Revise Level: Medium.

39 Lots 59 Notices 41 Creed Down 44 Ball and socket joint sites 1 Tax preparer, for short 45 ____ chamber 2 The Pointer Sisters' "___ So Shy" 46 Everglades deposit 3 Time in history 47 Soak (up) 4 Homemade pistol (2 words) 48 Yearly interest rate (abbr.)

5 Sandwich bar 49 Green papaya salad 6 Leave out 51 Flowery verse 7 Kind of film 52 Shackle 8 Cut 53 Belonging to something 9 Sculptor Jean 10 Romanian money

Across

Sudoku

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 13

How to deal with fruit fly problems

By ANN HAZELRIGG Plant Pathologist University of Vermont Extension VERMONT — The University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener Helpline has received several calls recently from Vermont gardeners complaining about their blueberries getting soft right after picking. This is likely a result of an infestation by a pest called the spotted wing drosophila (SWD).

This small fruit fly first showed up in the state in 2011 just after Hurricane Irene and has caused problems in all soft fruits, especially those that ripen late in the season such as blueberries, fall raspberries and grapes.

The fly overwinters in Vermont, and as the fruit starts to ripen the female lays an egg, cutting into the fruit with a saw-like ovipositor. The eggs hatch and develop into small white larvae or maggots that feed on the inside of the fruit.

After 10 to 14 days, the larvae turn into adults and fly away to mate and lay more eggs. Each female can lay up to 300 eggs in her lifetime and as a result, populations can build up rapidly as the season progresses.

The injury to the fruit during egg laying allows fungi and bacteria to get into the fruit and cause the berry softening and rot.

Home gardeners can try to avoid the pest by planting cultivars that ripen earlier in the season when the SWD populations are not as high.

To minimize damage, gardeners should pick ripe fruit daily and chill immediately. When berries are left unharvested or allowed to drop, the larvae continue to complete their lifecycle and increase the adult population.

To test if your fruit is infested with SWD larvae you can perform a simple salt test by putting at least a cup of berries in a sealable bag and crushing lightly. Mix up a salt solution with the proportions of one cup salt to one gallon of water and cover the berries.

You can add food coloring to provide more contrast, but it is not necessary. Seal the bag, removing as much air as possible and let it sit for 30 minutes. Place the bag against a dark surface with good lighting to check for small white larvae.

Although there is no harm in eating a few larvae, chilling or freezing the fruit immediately after harvest will slow or stop egg hatch and minimize larval growth and fruit rot. Insecticides are available for control, but a better option for home gardeners with a just a few plants is to exclude the female fly with netting as the berries begin to ripen.

Using netting with holes smaller than one millimeter is necessary to exclude the pest. You need to place this over the plants just before the fruit ripens. Secure the bottom of the netting, sealing it at the soil line so no adults can slip in under the nets.

Remove the nets during picking and replace immediately after.

For more information, call the Master Gardener Helpline at 800639-2230.

King of the parking lot

A CAT KEEPS his eyes on a Middlebury parking lot on a hot afternoon.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

VSO to perform in 3 county schools on Oct. 5 ADDISON COUNTY — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Fanfare” Brass Trio will present performances at schools in three Addison County schools on Oct. 5.

Students at Beeman, Weybridge and Ripton elementary schools will get a chance to hear these professional musicians thanks to a grant from Neat Repeats Resale Shop.

Fanfare members Glendon Ingalls, trumpet, Ron Wold, French horn, and Bear Irwin, trombone, These play a performances variety of are part of musical the Vermont styles and demonstrate Symphony how the Orchestra’s instruments statewide produce SymphonyKids their sounds education and how each one program, which reached has changed since its over 22,000 beginnings. schoolchildren This rave last year. review from a school is typical: “Fanfare’s performance was entertaining, informative, and tuned in to the attention spans and interests of young children. Our students were a rapt audience, even on the day before vacation.”

These performances are part of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s statewide SymphonyKids education program, which reached over 22,000 schoolchildren last year with 257 presentations serving 139 schools in 111 different towns.

The VSO’s traveling ensembles visit all corners of the state as part of an outreach program known as the Lois H. McClure “Musiciansin-the-Schools” Program.

On Thursday, Oct. 5, the trio will first perform in New Haven at Beeman 10:30 a.m., and then have dates in Weybridge at noon and Ripton at 2:15 p.m.

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is a state-supported, non-profit institution founded in 1935 and exists for the purpose of fostering and encouraging the

appreciation of music in all its various forms, with emphasis on orchestral, choral and chamber music.

PAGE 14 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

Addison County’s Humane Society Cricket. 3 years, Lab mix, spayed female.

Looking for a companion who is wonderful with everyone and everything? Look no further… Cricket is chirping your name!

Cricket loves other dogs, cats, children, adults and everything between! She cannot get enough of her stuffed toys, snuggling, and loves to go for long walks. Cricket has an autoimmune condition that impacts her skin, which is successfully managed with an inexpensive medication and by limiting exposure sun without sunscreen. This wellrounded, sweet and loving girl will make a wonderful companion for most families. Will your home be hers to call her own? Cricket is not currently at the shelter, she is in foster care. If you are interested in Cricket, please call us at 388-1100 for more information and to make arrangements to meet this sweet gal.

Suzy. 5 years, Chocolate Lab, spayed female. Suzy is a sweet gal who loves belly rubs, carrying around toys, and playing fetch.

She’s super friendly, loves to snuggle, and would do well in a home with kids 13 and up (young children are too stressful for her). You may have noticed that Suzy is missing an eye. That’s because she needed to have it removed due to glaucoma. Suzy needs daily eye drops, which she will patiently accept when a treat is included in the deal. Suzy is a wonderful gal who would make a great addition to most families!

Cookie. 5 years, American Bulldog, spayed female. Cookie is as sweet as her name implies! This affectionate, playful gal enjoys snuggling and sleeping with her people, and loves to play with toys– tire toys especially!

According to Cookie’s previous guardian she knows sit, come, lie down, and speak.

She is AMAZING with children, and has lived with other dogs, though she can be dog selective. Would would love to be an active part of a family.

Homeward Bound

Tip of the Week

Your pet may be in pain. How can you tell?

By Erin Forbes, DVM September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Pain comes in many forms: arthritis, cancer, postsurgery, acute injuries and chronic injuries. Acute pain is obvious and distressing and hard to miss —think of a broken leg or an injury from falling down the stairs. Chronic pain can be subtle — some may just think their pet is getting old. However, while old age is not a disease, pain is and can be treated.

There are many options to treat the various causes of pain in animals, including pain medications, physical rehabilitation, and integrative medicine options — acupuncture and chiropractic.

Common signs of pain can vary among animals. In dogs these include decreased social interaction, an anxious expression, whimpering, decreased appetite, self-mutilation, and changes in posture. In cats, we see reduced activity, loss of appetite,

loss of curiosity, changes in urinary/ defecation habits, hiding, excessive grooming (especially over joints), stiff gait or matted fur. In horses, they might arch their back, shift their weight, stand abnormally, and be very stiff when moving.

The good news is there are multiple ways to treat pain in animals. No longer is it limited to one medication that not every pet can tolerate.

Veterinarians now have a variety of medications to help treat pain specifically made for animals. The treatments can range from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to joint injections to medications that treat neurological pain.

Along with medication, it is important to incorporate exercise and physical therapy into pain management.

There are professionals who have specific training in physical therapy for companion animals. There are facilities with underwater treadmills and agility courses specifically meant

Think of Agway when you think of your pets!

Proud to help you provide quality care for all of your pets, we know your animal companions are a central part of your life!

PET FOOD

Quality Brands Including:

ASK ABOUT OUR

Pet Food Club

Earn rewards for your pur

chases!

Mischief. 2 years, short hair tiger, spayed female. This outgoing bobtailed kitty would love a new home where she can stay out of mischief! Mischief is very talkative, playful and curious. She is iffy with the other cats here at the shelter but her previous owner said she adored the other cat in her home.

She also lived with a dog but was fearful of him. Mischief can be a bit shy at first but warms up quickly– especially if you bring out the toys. She is a wonderful cat who would make a great match for most anyone!

Simone. 6 years, medium hair calico, spayed female. Sweet, sweet Simone is a very affectionate middle-aged gal who is looking for an equally affectionate human to cuddle with. Her previous owner said Simone is friendly, independent, affectionate, and a couch potato. She loves to be brushed, as well! Simone likes a sheltered spot where she can hide away and observe her surroundings from a distance. Simone will make some lucky person a wonderful companion!

Gerbils. 5-6 weeks, female, black. Surprise!

Turns out not all of our gerbils were males, now we have four lovely little girls looking for homes. They were born at the shelter and immediately went to foster care, where they grew up with daily handling and love. Now these snuggly, friendly little sweethearts are back at the shelter looking for homes! Their mom would like to go home with one or two of them. We have adult males as well!

Everything you need for pet support!

TOYS & TREATS Accessories & Grooming Supplies

SELF SERVE

Leashes • Harnesses Collars • Clothing Food Dishes Storage Bins Beds & Baskets Brushes, shampoos, skin treatment, ointments to keep your pets’ coats healthy and problem free!

Kennels, Dog Houses & Carrying Cases Come in and check the variety we have in stock!

Wild Bird Large & Small Animal Products Supplies

• Feed • Supplements • Training & Grooming Supplies Feeders, • Cages, Foods, Treats & Bedding Seed & Suet, Houses & • Bird food, toys and cages Accessories.

• Basics for fish, too!

MIDDLEBURY AGWAY Call or check our website. We may have a pet for you ...

388-1100 • www.homewardboundanimals.org 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury

Join our email list for preferred customer savings!

338 Exchange Street, Middlebury 388-4937 • www.MiddleburyAgway.com Mon - Fri 8-6 • Sat 8-5 • Sundays 9-4

Open 7 days

YOUR YARD, GARDEN AND PET PLACE™ • www.middleburyagway.com

to increase our animal’s strength and decrease their pain.

Another area of veterinary medicine that helps control pain is integrative medicine. This includes therapeutic laser, chiropractic manipulation and acupuncture. Veterinary chiropractic can often eliminate the source of acute or chronic pain syndromes.

It can be used to treat chronic musculoskeletal problems, such as arthritis, or acute problems such as tension or stiffness.

It can also help enhance performance ability of sport animals, and work as a complementary treatment for chronic lameness such as bone spavin, navicular syndrome or tendon problems in the horse, as well as arthrosis, spondylosis or tendon problems like cruciate ligament in the dog.

Acupuncture is based on the idea that bodily functions are regulated by an energy called qi, which flows through the body. To fulfill its functions, qi has to steadily flow from the inside of the body to the “superficial” body tissues. Disruptions of this flow are believed to be responsible for disease. The goal of acupuncture is to correct imbalances in the flow of qi by stimulation of anatomical locations on or under the skin. Acupuncture can be used to treat chronic and acute pain, post-operative pain, and many types of inflammation.

Therapeutic Laser is a non-invasive treatment that can make your pet more comfortable and give them a better quality of life. The analgesic effect of laser is caused by inhibiting the cellular function of nerves.

The light suppresses receptors that send pain signals to the brain and increases the production of the body’s natural painkillers, endorphins and enkephalins There are many signs of pain in animals, but also many different ways to treat pain. One should never ignore signs of pain in their animals.

Please contact your veterinarian to discuss any questions or concerns you might have.

Shoreham hosts Civil War talk SHOREHAM — The Platt Memorial Library will host Vermont author and Civil War historian Howard Coffin On Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. for a presentation on the contributions of Vermonters in the Civil War. From Cedar Creek to Gettysburg, Vermonters were central to the Union cause. Coffin has written five books on the Civil War and given over 300 talks on the subject.

The talk is a Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by the Platt Memorial Library as part of the Orwell and Shore-

ham Libraries Keynote Speakers Series: Spotlight on Vermont 2017. It is funded through the Humanities Council under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and a generous local contribution from the Shoreham Historical Society. Light refreshments will be served.

This event is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact Abby Adams at the Platt Memorial Library at 802-897-2647 or platt@shoreham.net.

Zig Zag Mag to celebrate new release

MIDDLEBURY — Zig Zag Lit Mag, Addison County’s arts and literature magazine, will release the third issue of their semiannual publication at Stonecutter Spirits on Exchange St. in Middlebury on Sept.

24 at 2 p.m. This reading and release party is free and open to the public of all ages.

Following the same format as previous release parties, attendees will have the chance to meet the editors, the writers and the artists featured in the magazine. A selection of writers featured in the issue

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 15

ZIG ZAG LIT Mag will celebrate its third issue release at Stonecutter Spirits on Saturday, Sept. 24, with author readings and cocktails.

will read some of their work, and Stonecutter Spirits will sell drinks, including a cocktail conceived especially for this event.

Issue three features the work of 25 writers and artists from across Addison County. From block printing, photography and fine art, to poetry, short stories, and personal essays, issue three, shows the breadth and depth of Addison County’s artistic

community. The issue will be available at the event for $5. Copies will be available for purchase after the event at the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes, the Lincoln Library in Lincoln, and the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

The magazine will also be available in digital form for free through the magazine’s website zigzaglitmag.org.

HALF MARATHON 10k, 5k run... September 24 • 10am Branbury State Park on beautiful Lake Dunmore

25

%

Discount on all events for Vermont Sun members!

R U N & T R I AT H L O N S E R I E S

388-6888 • vermontsun.com

SPORTS

PAGE 16 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

MONDAY

Eagle football team stems Otter Valley’s rally

EAGLE SENIOR JON Jennings pushes off a tackle by Otter Dylan Mackie during the Eagles’ 24-20 win Friday night in Bristol.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

In girls’ soccer

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/13 South Burlington vs. MUHS..............5-1 9/13 Mt. Anthony vs. OV...........................0-0 9/13 Colchester vs. Mt. Abe......................1-0 9/15 Rutland vs. OV.................................3-0 9/15 Mt. Mansfield vs. Mt. Abe.................2-0 Football 9/15 St. Johnsbury vs. MUHS..................9-7 9/15 Mt. Abe/VUHS vs. OV...................24-20 Girls’ Soccer 9/13 MUHS vs. Spaulding........................1-0 9/13 U-32 vs. Mt. Abe...............................2-1 9/15 Windsor vs. OV.................................4-2 9/16 Mt. Abe vs. Missisquoi......................7-0 9/16 Spaulding vs. VUHS.........................2-1 Boys’ Soccer 9/14 Woodstock vs. OV............................3-1 9/14 Mt. Abe vs. Mill River........................5-0 9/15 Burlington vs. VUHS.........................6-0 9/15 MUHS vs. Rice.................................5-0 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 9/13 Midd. vs. Plattsburgh........................2-1 9/16 Midd. vs. Amherst.............................2-1 9/17 Hamilton at Midd...............................1-1 Men’s Soccer 9/16 Midd. vs. Amherst.............................1-0 9/17 Midd. vs. Hamilton............................1-0

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — In a Division II game between two high school teams needing a positive result, host Mount Abraham-Vergennes outlasted visiting Otter Valley on Friday, 24-20, in a hard-fought Friday game played under rented lights.

The outcome was not decided until junior tailback Kevin Pearsall rushed 15 yards on third-and-14 with 40 seconds to go, allowing the Eagles to run out the clock.

That play kept the ball away from OV junior quarterback Tyler Rowe, who completed 26 of 38 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns and led OV to two scores in eight seconds of the fourth quarter to turn the game into a nailbiter.

Eagle Coach Lee Hodsden saw his team improve to 1-2, 1-1 in D-II, despite a few injuries that included a sprained ankle to senior captain Casey Kimball, the team’s top running back and linebacker. A limping Kimball rushed for 45 yards on nine carries, but left after their second possession.

Hodsden said the loss hurt even more on the other side of the ball, and the Eagles’ depth was tested. But, he said, they came through.

“It was a total team effort,” Hodsden said. “The backups had to come out and play. They might not have known the assignments as well as they should have, but they did a great job.”

At the same time, Hodsden said his (See Eagles vs. Otters, Page 17)

Tigers & Eagles claim victories

Field Hockey 9/16 Midd. vs. Amherst.............................2-1 9/17 Hamilton vs. Midd.............................3-2 Football 9/16 Midd. vs. Wesleyan......................30-27

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/19 Colchester at MUHS....................4 p.m.

9/20 OV at St. Johnsbury...............4:30 p.m.

9/19 Mt. Abe at Burlington...................4 p.m.

9/23 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS..............10 a.m.

9/23 Springfield at OV.......................11 a.m.

Football 9/22 Essex at MUHS...........................7 p.m.

9/23 Mt. Abe at Lyndon........................1 p.m.

9/23 U-32 at OV...................................1 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer 9/19 Rice at MUHS..............................4 p.m.

9/19 Spaulding at Mt. Abe..............4:30 p.m.

9/19 VUHS at Milton............................7 p.m.

9/19 OV at Twin Valley........................6 p.m.

9/22 Rice at VUHS.........................4:30 p.m.

(See Schedule, Page 18)

ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school girls’ soccer play late last week, Middlebury won to remain unbeaten, Mount Abraham split two games, and Otter Valley and Vergennes came up short.

TIGERS On Wednesday a shorthanded Tiger team made Ailey Bosworth’s first-half goal, set up by Helen Anderson, stand up in a 1-0 win at Spaulding. MUHS was missing several players due to injury and illness, including its starting central defenders.

Coach Wendy Leeds credited the defense of Gwen Stafford at sweeper and Annie Lapiner at stopper and the defensive work of Anderson and Andi Boe at midfield. Goalie Abby Gleason worked a nine-save shutout, while Spaulding’s Lindsay LaPan stopped eight shots. The Tigers improved to 4-0 heading into a stretch of tough games.

EAGLES

On Wednesday visiting U-32 scored twice in the second half to rally for a 2-1 win over the Eagles.

Jenna McArdle, from Emma Carter, gave Mount Abe the first-half lead, but ultimately an Isabella Hayes goal with 13:31 to go gave the 2-1 Raiders the win. Eagle goalie Olivia Paine made six saves, while U-32’s Jordon Keller stopped nine shots.

On Saturday the Eagles coasted at winless Missisquoi, 7-0, scoring five times in the first half. Carlotta Tow scored twice; Vanessa Dykstra, Lydia Pitts and Delana Tow notched a goal and an assist apiece; McArdle and Becca Laurent added a goal apiece; and Carter picked up an assist. Paine made one save to earn the shutout as the Eagles im-

SOCCER

proved to 3-2, and MVU’s Madison Conley made 14 saves.

OTTERS On Friday host Windsor doubled up the Otters, 4-2, as the Jacks’ Olivia Rockwood scored three times. Julia Eastman scored both goals for OV, and goalie Gabby Poalino made nine saves as OV dropped to 1-4.

COMMODORES On Saturday visiting Spaulding rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Commodores. Morgan Lynk gave VUHS the first-half lead, but the Tide equalized before the break and Grace Patterson scored the late second-half game-winner.

LaPan stopped 10 shots for Spaulding, and Anya Sonwaldt made nine saves for the 1-3 Commodores.

Wrap-Up

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 17

In high school field hockey

Local squads defeated ADDISON COUNTY — Area high school field hockey teams hit bumps in the road late last week, as a tie for Otter Valley proved to be the only positive result in five collective outings for OV, Mount Abraham and Middlebury.

OTTERS On Wednesday visiting Mount Anthony got a dozen saves from goalie Savannah Rogers in holding OV to a 0-0 stalemate. Otter goalie Ellie Ross stopped six shots in a game in which OV earned 12 penalty corners to the Patriots’ five.

On Friday, host Rutland dealt the 3-1-1 Otters their first setback, 3-0. The Raiders scored twice in the first half and held OV to four shots on goal, all of which Raider goalie Emily Lanzillo denied. Ross made seven saves for the Otters.

EAGLES On Wednesday host Colchester edged the Eagles, 1-0 on an early Petra Bajuk goal. The Lakers improved to 4-0 as Mount Abe took its first setback. Laker goalie Ciera Morse and Eagle goalie Chessley Jackman each were credited with three saves.

On Friday host Mount Mansfield allowed only one shot on its goal in a 2-0 win over the Eagles. A Cougar defender stopped that shot.

Jackman stopped six shots as the Eagles dropped to 3-2.

TIGERS On Wednesday visiting South Burlington remained undefeated with a 5-1 victory over the Tigers.

The 4-0 Wolves took charge with four first-half goals. Phoebe Smith scored for the 0-3 Tigers.

St. J Hilltoppers edge Tiger football MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School football team gave undefeated Division I rival St. Johnsbury a battle on Friday night, but the visiting Hilltoppers came away with a 9-7 victory.

The 3-0 Hilltoppers took a 6-0 second-quarter lead via Jacob Cady’s 2-yard run. Cady finished with 88 yards on 21 rushing attempts for St. J, which outgained the Tigers, 359-

187. Cady also completed 15 of 21 passes for 199 yards.

The Tigers seized a 7-6 advantage in the third quarter on a Cody Pomainville run and a Jackson Donahue kick.

But James Hayes kicked a 25-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to create the winning margin.

Lane Sheldrick rushed 10 times for 73 yards to lead the Tigers, and

Pomainville ran nine times for 55 yards and completed one pass for 21 yards.

The Tigers are 1-2, with the other setback coming at defending D-I champion Hartford on the road the previous weekend.

Essex (0-3) will visit Doc Collins Field for the MUHS homecoming this Friday at 7 p.m.

OTTER VALLEY UNION High School junior Nathaniel Hudson finds some running room against the Mt. Abe/Vergennes team Friday night.

Eagles vs. Otters (Continued from Page 16) team will not always be able to afford as many mistakes: A bad snap killed one drive, an onsides kick caught them napping, and OV receivers too often got open deep.

“We do film work Sunday night.

We do it every week, and back to the drawing board, back to the fundamentals, and try to cut down on the mistakes,” he said.

OV Co-Coach Chas Hall said his

team’s mistakes were the story. The 0-3 Otters outgained the Eagles, 376278, but OV penalties kept an Eagle scoring drive alive and thwarted a promising OV march, a sure TD pass was dropped, and the Eagles returned a kickoff for a TD. “I told the kids we’re extremely proud of their effort,” Hall said.

“Execution is why we lost this game.

We made too many mental mistakes, missed blocks and tackles and

OTTERS PAYSON WILLIAMS, left, and Douglas Coburn try to bring down Eagle Casey Kimball during Friday night’s game in Bristol. Kimball rushed for 45 yards in the Eagles’ 24-20 win.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

dropped passes. It’s that simple. We make a couple more plays and we win this game.”

The Eagles opened by marching 65 yards behind Kimball’s running to the OV 9, but a high snap that junior quarterback Parker Hines couldn’t handle set them back on the 17. OV’s Jacob O’Connell and Nate Hudson stopped Kimball at the 3 on fourth down.

Rowe completed five passes to move OV to the Eagle 38, but two penalties ended the threat, and the Eagles took over on their 37. From there Hines (136 yards rushing on 18 carries) led a drive that put the Eagles on top, 6-0, at 7:28 of the second. He ran for 20 yards on third-and-9 and for 11 yards on third-and-11 from the OV 45 to keep the drive alive.

It apparently ended with an incomplete pass on fourth down, but a late hit on Hines drew a flag and put the ball at the 15. From there, Hines waltzed in over the left side.

OV responded with a 65-yard march in which Rowe hit all five of his attempts, the last a 14-yard bullet to Hudson in the end zone. Senior (See Football, Page 18)

PAGE 18 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Boys’ soccer: Eagles, Tigers win on road ADDION COUNTY — Mount Abraham and Middlebury earned victories in boys’ soccer action late last week, while Otter Valley and Vergennes came up short.

EAGLES On Thursday the Eagles breezed to a win in the consolation match of Rutland’s Loyzelle tournament, 4-0 over Mill River (1-3). William Wright, Sam Schoenhuber, Eric McKean and Silas Burgess found the net as the Eagles improved to 3-1, while goalie Ethan DeWitt worked a four-save shutout. MRU goalie Tyler Regula stopped eight shots.

TIGERS The Tigers blanked host Rice, 5-0, on Friday to move over .500 at 2-1-1. Eben Jackson paced the attack with three goals, including half of the Tigers’ four-goal first-half outburst, and added an assist. Camden Simpson chipped in a goal and three assists, and J.D. Goettelmann opened the scoring for MUHS early in the first half. Tiger goalie Santiago Fernandez made two saves, while two Rice goalies combined for three stops.

OTTERS On Thursday visiting Woodstock topped OV, 3-1, as Wasp Will Vick-

er scored twice. OV’s Josh Letourneau, from Justin Tremblay, made it 1-1 in the 15th minute, but the Wasps took the lead before the break and added a second-half pad goal. OV goalie Clay Hays made one save as OV fell to 2-1, and Steven Townley stopped five shots for the 1-1-1 Wasps.

COMMODORES On Friday Division I power Burlington remained undefeated by overpowering visiting VUHS, 6-0.

The loss was the first for the 2-1 Commodores, who visit Mount Abe this Monday.

all forced an incompletion on fourth down at the 32.

From there the Eagles scored again. The drive started with Hines scrambling for 36 yards and ending with him sweeping left for a 17-yard TD at 9:51 of the fourth.

The Eagles next dodged a bullet when an OV receiver streaking behind the defense couldn’t handle Rowe’s pass on third-and-12. Junior lineman Cyrus Devine then sacked Rowe on the next play, and the Eagles were set up on the OV 46. But the Otters held, and got the ball back on their 32.

And Rowe completed four passes and ran three times, the last a oneyard plunge, and it was 24-13 at 4:47.

And then the Eagles hesitated as OV pounced on an onsides kick. And on the next play Rowe lofted a 40-yard strike to Hudson alone on the goal line, and the extra point made it 2420 at 4:39.

This time the onsides kick rolled

out of bounds. But OV held the Eagles and took over on the Eagle 44.

The Eagle defense responded: Junior Jacob Thomas and Pearsall sacked Rowe on back to back plays, and OV turned the ball over on downs at 1:51.

And Pearsall (10 carries, 44 yards) and the line had the push to run out the clock. Jon Jennings (10 carries, 37 yards) also contributed as the Eagles rushed for 260 yards.

Hodsden hopes for good health as the Eagles travel to Lyndon Saturday.

“It’s a huge win. With the schedule I think we can be competitive with some of these teams,” he said. “If we get some of these people healed up we can keep the winning ways going, I hope.”

For OV Rowe added 11 rushes for 87 yards. Six receivers caught passes, including Hudson (seven catches, 118 yards), Mackie (six for 41), Williams (five for 55) and Douglas Coburn (three for 33).

Despite Friday’s miscues, Hall

Schedule (Continued from Page 16)

9/22 Mt. Abe at MUHS....................4:30 p.m.

9/23 Green Mt. Union at OV..............10 a.m.

Boys’ Soccer 9/18 VUHS at Mt. Abe....................4:30 p.m.

9/19 Leland & Gray at OV..............4:30 p.m.

9/20 Rutland at MUHS....................4:30 p.m.

9/21 Mill River at VUHS..................4:30 p.m.

9/22 Proctor at OV..........................4:30 p.m.

9/23 Missisquoi at VUHS...................10 a.m.

9/23 Mt. Abe at MUHS.......................10 a.m.

Cross Country 9/16 MUHS/Mt. Abe/VUHS at U-32...10 a.m.

9/19 Mt. Abe at Milton.....................3:30 p.m.

9/19 OV at MSJ..............................4:30 p.m.

9/23 VUHS at Manchester, NH.......9:30 a.m.

COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 9/23 Midd. at Bowdoin.......................... Noon Men’s Soccer 9/20 Midd. at Keene St. ......................7 p.m.

9/23 Midd. at Bowdoin.......................... Noon Field Hockey 9/23 Midd. at Bowdoin.......................11 a.m.

Football 9/23 Midd. at Bowdoin.........................1 p.m.

Football (Continued from Page 17) Payson Williams’ extra point made it 7-6 at 2:59.

But senior Eagle first-year football player Thomas Richards answered with an 85-yard kickoff return at 2:43. The Eagles led at the half, 12-7.

The Eagle defense began to pressure Rowe in the second half. A holding call and a Pearsall sack killed one drive, and on OV’s second drive Eagle senior linebacker Mason Wood picked off a hurried Rowe pass and returned it 26 yards to the OV 41.

The Eagles capitalized. Hines hit senior tight end Kyle Beatty for 20 yards on third-and-nine, his only completion in five tries, to put the ball on the OV 20. Three plays later Hines bolted in from the 3 to make it 18-7.

A 21-yard Rowe completion to junior Dylan Mackie moved the Otters into Eagle territory, but Eagle senior Ian Greenia broke up a pass in the end zone, and pressure from Pears-

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, Sept. 19 5 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange (VMX) 6:30 a.m. Public Hearings, Public Affairs 10 a.m. Selectboard 11:35 a.m. Development Review Board (DRB) 3 p.m. Energy Week 4 p.m. Congregational Church 7 p.m. Selectboard 10:30 p.m. Vote for Vermont 11:30 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB) Wednesday, Sept. 20 5 a.m. Development Review Board 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 9:30 a.m. Lifelines 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Hearings 5 p.m. Vote for Vermont 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Gov. Scott Press Conference 8 p.m. Selectboard, Public Hearings Thursday, Sept. 21 5 a.m. Energy Week 6 a.m. Public Affairs from VMX 7 a.m. Vote for Vermont 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 11:30 a.m. Eckankar 12 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Lifelines 7:30 p.m. DRB, Green Mt. Care Board Friday, Sept. 22 5 a.m. Eckankar 5:30 a.m. Gov. Scott Press Conference 6 a.m. Public Affairs 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Hearings

4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Eckankar 7 p.m. DRB 8 p.m. Selectboard 9 p.m. Public Affairs Saturday, Sept. 23 5 a.m. Public Affairs 8:30 a.m. Lifelines 9:30 a.m. Eckankar 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. DRB 6:45 p.m. Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Public Affairs 10:30 p.m. Energy week 11:30 p.m. Green Mt. Care Board Sunday, Sept. 24 5 a.m. Public Affairs (VMX) 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Abled and On Air 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 12:30 p.m. Selectboard 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6:45 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 7:30 p.m. Public Affairs Monday, Sept. 25 5 a.m. Energy Week 8 a.m. Public Affairs 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB 6:45 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Energy Week 8 p.m. Lifelines

OTTER VALLEY UNION High School senior Payson Williams brushes off a tackle after making one of his five catches against the Eagles of Mount Abraham/Vergennes Friday night. Williams picked up 55 yards.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

said he saw things his young team, which hosts U-32 on Saturday, could build on.

“That’s our attitude. We’re building every week. We had a great run there for a couple years, and all those

kids graduated,” he said. “Now we have low numbers and guys who just didn’t play very much varsity football and some guys who didn’t play football at all. So we’re looking at just building it back up.”

MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY TELEVISION: P.O. Box 785, Middlebury, Vt. 05753

Please see the MCTV website, www.middleburycommunitytv.org, for changes in the schedule; MCTV events, classes and news; and to view many programs online. Submit listings to the above address, or call 388-3062.

9:30 p.m. Green Mt. Care Board MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, Sept. 19 5 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange (VMX) 8:30 a.m. New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) 9:30 a.m. Vermont State Board of Education 4:30 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 8:35 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting 11:30 p.m. New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) Wednesday, Sept. 20 5 a.m. MNFF – Interviews & Presentations 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. Vermont State Board of Education 2 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting 5 p.m. The Story Matters 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6:55 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 8:05 p.m. MNFF Interviews & Presentations Thursday, Sept. 21 5 a.m. Keep Talking-Autism Spectrum Disorder 5:30 a.m. All Things LGBTQ 6:36 a.m. Author Talk 8 a.m. The Story Matters 12 p.m. MNFF Interviews & Presentations 3:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 4:15 p.m. All Things LGTBQ 9 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting Friday, Sept. 22 5 a.m. Vermont State Board of Education 11 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11:35 a.m. Keep Talking-Autism Spectrum Disorder 6 p.m. All Things LGBTQ

7:06 p.m. Chronique Francophone 8:15 p.m. MNFF Interviews & Presentations 10 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 11:05 p.m. Abled and On Air Saturday, Sept. 23 12:30 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange 6:30 a.m. Abled and On Air 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 7:36 a.m. The Story Matters 9 a.m. Southern VT Idol – Singing Contest 12 p.m. MNFF Interviews & Presentations 1: 24 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting 4 p.m. Chronique Francophone 7 p.m. Southern Vt Idol – Singing Contest Sunday, Sept. 24 5:30 a.m. Southern Vt Idol – Singing Contest 7:30 a.m. The Story Matters 8 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8:36 a.m. Authors at the Aldrich 1 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting 4 p.m. Chronique Francophone 5 p.m. Keep Talking – Autism Spectrum Disorder 5:30 p.m. Southern Vt Idol – Singing Contest 7:30 p.m. The Story Matters 8 p.m. Chronique Francophone 9 p.m. MNFF Interviews & Presentations 11 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Monday, Sept. 25 5 a.m. Interviews with New FIlmmakers 7 a.m. Vermont State Board of Education 1 p.m. Chronique Francophone 5 p.m. The Story Matters 6:30 p.m. ACSD Board Meeting 10 p.m. Vermont State Board of Education

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 19

Best of Luck in the future to all Addison County Students!

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

Students of the Week from area High Schools Middlebury Union High School

Vergennes Union High School

Middlebury Union High School is pleased to introduce Andrea “Andi” Boe, a lifelong resident of Middlebury, as our first student of the week. She is the daughter of Kathy and Kelly Boe and a member of the Class of 2018 at MUHS. Her older sister, Sara, is a senior at McGill University in Montreal.

Andi was the recipient of one of the school’s highest honors in the spring of her junior year when she was presented with the Dorey Cup. It is given annually to a male and female student based on their academic record, athletic ability and leadership skills.

Andi attended St. Mary’s and MUMS prior to enrolling at the high school, where she is actively involved as a Tiger. A three-sport athlete, Andi plays center mid on the varsity soccer team and is a forward on the hockey and lacrosse teams. She says with a smile, “I can’t choose a favorite sport as I love each of them equally!” Andi admits that winning the Vermont Division I state championships in lacrosse last spring was a special highlight.

Her other activities in high school include being involved in the Andrea Boe Student Senate and serving as a Peer Leader to entering ninthMUHS graders. As Andi reflects back on her first three years in high school, she appreciates her friends, the challenging classes and the opportunity to have been involved in sports.

Andi volunteers at Charter House in Middlebury, where she prepares community dinners. She has enjoyed participating in the farm-to-table dinners through a joint program with the Nash Farm in New Haven. Produce from the farm is used to prepare healthy dinners to community members at Charter House. Andi is excited about her senior year in which she will take several Advanced Placement classes and serve as a TA in Spanish.

Andi enjoyed the summer and worked as a house painter in Addison County. She took a brief break and attended a 10-day summer college immersion at Boston University, where she studied journalism and law.

Andi found it to be a wonderful introduction to college study and life in the city and enjoyed meeting other students from around the country. It further confirmed her desire to focus her college search on institutions that are located in the northeastern corridor.

Andi’s positive attitude and outlook are greatly appreciated at MUHS where she is a valued member of the school community. We’re confident she is in for a great senior year and are excited to see her many contributions in the classroom, on the fields, and on the ice this season.

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Ally Atkins as its Student of the Week. Ally lives in Ferrisburgh with her dad and mom, Ron and Shannon Atkins. Ally has an older brother, Chase, who lives and works on a farm in Addison.

Ally has made high honor roll all four years at VUHS. She was inducted into the National Honor Society last year. Ally has received numerous underclassman awards in the areas of Social Studies, Math, English and German. She also was the recipient of the Williams College Book Award her junior year. This year Ally is the recipient of the Green and Gold Scholarship. Ally has challenged herself by participating in the UVM Health and Medicine Academy during the summer of 2016. This past summer Ally took a course through UVM on Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies.

Ally is also a contributing member of our Vergennes Union High School community. She has been on the lacrosse team since grade nine. She is a member of both the Commodore Ally Atkins Jazz band and the Commodore Singers. Ally was also a VUHS participant in the Commodore Community Project last year and this year.

Ally says, “It’s hard to grow as a learner without challenging yourself and pushing beyond your limits. I learned a lot about myself and what I was capable of by participating in activities and classes I wouldn’t normally take.”

VUHS English teacher Karl Steen has been impressed by Ally.

“I can think of no senior more deserving of our first Student of the Week recognition for the 20172018 school year than Ally Atkins,” Steen says. “Ally’s dedication to scholarship is admirable. An outstanding student, Ally sets a high bar for our learning community while harboring a contagiously optimistic and energetic attitude. Ally Atkins is the real deal, and we Commodores are proud to call her one of our own. Congratulations, Ally!”

Following graduation from VUHS, Ally plans to attend a four-year university to study neuroscience and find a career in the medical field. The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Ally the very best in the future.

Middlebury Students of the Week receive a free pizza from Green Peppers.

Vergennes Students of the Week receive a free sandwich and drink from 3 SQUARES.

Students of the week from all area high schools will receive a gift certificate from Vermont Book Shop.

Students of the Week are chosen by school teachers and administration.

We’re proud to support all area students and want to say “Thanks” to those who volunteer with us!

2 nd ue each T monst.h

SALE DA YS!

To volunteer call 388-7044 or visit unitedwayaddisoncounty.org

Congratulations,

3255 Rt. 7 So., East Middlebury • 388-6229 • Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,

802-388-8999

877-3188 Main St., Vergennes, VT

Francis & Dianne Stevens midantct@myfairpoint.net middantiques.com

Congratulations,

Jackman Fuels, Inc.

Keep your Eye on your future goals!

Telecommunications Sales and Service Data Cabling & Fiber Optics

Bert & & Ernie Andrea Ally

Middlebury

Warmest Congratulations, Andrea & Ally Plumbing & Heating 125 Monkton Rd., Bristol, VT 453-2325 cvplumbingheating.com

Fuel Delivery 185 Exchange St., Middlebury, VT 388-4975 champlainvalleyfuels.com

Andrea & Ally

Keep up the great work!

TINKER + SMITHY 72 Main Street, Middlebury VT

GAMES KEEP YOUR MIND ACTIVE — KEEP PLAYING!

Serving the Champlain Valley since 1945 Congratulations to:

Andrea & Ally

7 days or by appt.

Mon 8-4 • Tues–Fri 8-5

205 Main Street, Vergennes 877-2661 • jackmanfuels.com

27 Main Street,Vergennes

PAGE 20 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Housing International is an organization (Continued from Page 1) the apartments in early 2015. Elise that builds basic, affordable homes Shanbacker, executive director of in partnership with families who ACCT, explained her organization have no possibility of obtaining typically doesn’t have access to a dwelling through conventional funding for redevelopment of small- means. The organization sells the scale, single-family ownership new homes to the partner families projects or rental projects of fewer for cost, kept low by using volunteer than 15-20 units. labor.

Construction And ACCT also supply stores often doesn’t have another “Given the insell materials to nearby property that town location Habitat projects at a could be combined and residential reduced price. And the with 51 Seymour that neighborhood partner families are would enhance the expected to physically prospects for project of single-family participate in the funding, Shanbacker homes, it’s a construction of their great site for noted. homes, a practice So things were affordable known as “sweat looking grim for housing equity.” the property and its The Addison ownership future as an affordable County Habitat group housing site — until housing, and was born in 1998 officials from Habitat Habitat is a great and has built around for Humanity of fit for providing 10 homes. Ashley Addison County that.”

Cadwell heads up stepped forward with — Elise Shanbacker Habitat for Humanity an offer to redevelop of Addison County’s the site for one, building committee. perhaps two, new homes for families The organization is working on that can’t afford a conventional a planned unit development off mortgage.

DeLong Road in Cornwall that “Given the in-town location and will ultimately contain four Habitat residential neighborhood of single- homes. Volunteers are currently family homes, it’s a great site for finishing the third home and will affordable housing ownership begin work on the fourth next housing, and Habitat is a great fit for summer, according to Cadwell. providing that,” Shanbacker said.

Habitat had been looking for a Habitat for Humanity new Addison County home site, and

A MIDDLEBURY FIREFIGHTER practices a quick exit maneuver during a training exercise last Wednesday night on Seymour Street.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Cadwell is excited about the ACCTHabitat partnership and what it will mean to a lucky family. He noted 51 Seymour St. is very close to the downtown, local grocery stores, schools and public transportation to job sites in Addison, Chittenden and Rutland counties.

“Not only will the unit(s) be affordable, they will be located near town services,” Cadwell said.

Habitat officials stressed the new home or homes at 51 Seymour St. will not materialize overnight. It will likely be 2019 before construction is completed.

Cadwell explained the speed at which Habitat can move is based on volunteer availability, resources and careful planning.

Still, residents are already seeing signs that something is about to happen on the property.

Middlebury firefighters on Sept.

13 used the former apartments for practice, cutting holes into walls as they simulated rescue and venting situations during a pretend blaze. This training is a precursor to demolition and removal of the apartment building, likely to occur during the first week of October, according to Cadwell. A contractor from Massachusetts has generously agreed to do that work for free — a gift that will pay dividends to future owners of the Habitat home(s).

“The goal is to keep the costs at a minimum so the house is available at an affordable price,” Cadwell said.

Once the lot is cleared, Habitat officials will turn their attention to planning the project. And they will get a big assist from Middlebury College faculty and students. Pieter Broucke and John McLeod of the college’s Architecture Department have agreed to loan their and their students’ talents in the design of the new home(s), according to Cadwell.

That expertise, Cadwell believes, will also help ensure that anything built at 51 Seymour St. will be weather-tight during cold Vermont winters.

“We will have a project that is highly energy efficient, which is of great importance in this economy,” Cadwell said.

ACCT deeded the property to Habitat earlier this month, and Shanbacker is pleased to see 51 Seymour St. begin a new chapter as affordable homes.

“We are excited this property can finally be redeveloped and made affordable to new families in the community,” she said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 21

HOPE (Continued from Page 1) agreed with Montross’s assessment.

“Three weeks ago, we had four new elderly people come through the food shelf we had never seen before,” Fallon recounted. “One of them, a 90-year-old man, was about in tears that his life had gotten to this point.”

Here’s what Montross and her poverty-fighting colleagues are seeing at the Community Services Building on Boardman Street: • Food Shelf use is up an average of 13 percent over the same time last year. Statistics provided by HOPE specifically show that a combined total of 725 individuals representing 308 county households availed themselves of HOPE food shelf supplies between January and August of this year. By comparison, the food shelf served 655 individuals from 279 households during the same period last year, and 549 individuals from 249 households during that timeline in 2015.

Around 30 percent of this year’s clients have been children, according to Montross. People can typically use the food shelf once a month, and receive enough food for 3 meals for 3 days for each member of their household.

• HOPE’s food surplus and farm produce section drew more than 7,500 visits through August of this year, according to Montross. That compares to 7,332 visits during the same timeframe last year and 4,895 visits through the same period in 2015.

People are allowed to take food from the food surplus/farm produce area every day the HOPE offices are open.

HOPE has, for almost a decade, made strides in supplementing its food stores with surplus produce harvested from area farms. This gleaning program generated 40,519 pounds of donated foods from farms during 2016, which was a stellar year for growers. The top five gleaned crops last year were carrots (10,435 pounds), winter squash (3,264 pounds), zucchini (5,362 pounds) and potatoes (2,202 pounds). This food might otherwise have remained unused and instead helped supplement the diets of hundreds of low-income Addison County residents.

HOPE has a display cooler and a freezer to help extend the life of the veggies. The organization also collaborates with the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, whose culinary students help process

LUNA SHEN, RIGHT, a Middlebury College student intern from the Middlebury College FoodWorks Program, leads a recent volunteer effort to process donated crops from area farms that will fortify Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects’ food shelf. The processing took place at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center’s kitchen in Middlebury.

Photo courtesy Lily Bradburn

vegetables into nourishing soups.

In all, 164 volunteers contributed a combined total of 379 hours to HOPE’s gleaning program, under the direction of Lily Bradburn, local food access coordinator.

Unfortunately, this year’s harvest is not looking as good as last year’s, according to HOPE officials, who pointed to weather factors that have choked some vegetable crops.

Donated farm produce is down roughly 41 percent this year, according to HOPE statistics.

As of last week, HOPE this year had: • Gleaned 12,431 pounds of food.

• Processed 403 pounds of food for its freezer.

• Made 290 quarts of soup using gleaned veggies.

• Attracted 60 volunteers to do gleaning-related work.

Montross said the peak gleaning period will likely end in midOctober, so HOPE officials are hoping for more veggie donations before the first heavy frosts begin to set in. The organization will also accept produce donations from people whose gardens yield more

2017 Garden Game Visit ADDISONINDEPENDENT.COM for updates on THE GARDEN GAME! ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY L NEWSPA P PER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • ww w.AddisonIndependent.com

than they can use. She stressed those making produce donations should only give veggies that they would eat themselves.

Rather than hunker down and stretch food reserves as far as they will go, HOPE is looking at ways to expand accessibility to the food shelf.

“There are more people eligible for our services than we are currently serving,” Montross said.

To wit: More than 14 percent of the populations of both Granville and Goshen are deemed to be living below federal poverty guidelines, but HOPE is currently serving fewer than 2 percent of the residents of those two towns, according to Montross.

In Ripton, 12.7 percent of the

population qualifies for HOPE services, yet the agency is only serving 2.72 percent of that’s town population, Montross said. In Bridport, 9.3 percent of the residents qualify for HOPE assistance, but only 3.61 percent are availing themselves of it.

“Part of our strategic plan is to serve more people in need,” Montross said.

That will likely require HOPE to export its food shelf amenities to people who currently can’t get to Middlebury. That might entail setting up small satellite offices in a few other communities, according to Montross.

HOPE a few years ago tried to reach more households by sending food along with Meals on Wheels

delivery volunteers. But the program “wasn’t getting the right food to the right people,” Montross lamented.

Meals on Wheels primarily serves the elderly, some of whom are unable to take raw ingredients and turn them into a meal.

But HOPE officials are counting on continued community support to make sure no one goes hungry this year. As usual, Middleburyarea schools will conduct food drives to benefit the food shelf.

Anyone interested in donating or volunteering to the food shelf should call HOPE at 388-3608.

“The community support is growing and there has been more awareness,” Montross said. “And our local farms have been incredibly generous.”

PAGE 22 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Another gas pipeline investigation sought

presents the

2017 Garden Game

Monkton blasting raises questions

By GAEN MURPHREE the blasting mats that are made of MONKTON — Monkton resident tires chained together.”

Kristin Lyons is asking the Public After the June 21 call from VGS, Utilities Commission (PUC) to in- Lyons went out to inspect her propvestigate a blasting incident that af- erty. fected her Monkton property in June “It was quite a scene,” Lyons 2016. Bristol attorney Jim Dumont said. She said that an area of several filed the request with the PUC on hundred feet that had been “heavily Sept. 13. shrubbed” now looked “like it had Lyons says an investigation is been clear cut pretty much.” necessary to hold the company acPipeline workers had removed countable for not adhering to agree- several trees, leaving stumps (in viments set out in the Certificate of olation, she said, of the no trespass Public Good (CPG) authorizing order). Many saplings were broken construction of the Addison Natu- in half. And a number of full-grown ral Gas Project, the pipeline that is trees had scorch marks going nine to bringing natural gas from Colchester 10 feet high up their trunks. to Middlebury.

She immediately called Dumont Lyons said she is asking for an in- and filed a lawsuit in civil court. Via vestigation now because the blasting mediation, the VGS settled the suit accident was extremely frightening. for $10,000 to Lyons plus legal fees.

“As I learned more to get to the Additionally, Vermont Gas agreed bottom of how that to report to the Public possibly could have Utilities Commission happened and why, it “As I learned

by Aug. 11, 2017, to got more frightening more to get address any of Lyons’ by the moment because to the bottom allegations that were as it turns out many of how that still outstanding. different violations of In a letter submitthe blasting order oc- possibly could ted to the PUC on curred,” Lyons said. have happened Aug. 11, Vermont Gas “There was absolutely and why, countered each of five no accountability from outstanding allegait got more Vermont Gas about any tions and gave its own of this. They blamed frightening by arguments for how its the subcontractors, the moment processes abided by who in turn blamed because as the CPG in relation to them. And it was very Lyons’ claims of: clear that nothing was it turns out • No 24-hour notice going to happen un- many different of blasting. less I pursued it. This violations of • No posting. would have been swept the blasting • No pre-blast secuunder the rug.” rity outside the easeVermont Gas spokes- order ment area. person Beth Parent said occurred.”

• No VGS on-site her company would — Kristin Lyons representative. defend its record.

• Breach of the “We are confident Monkton memoranwe met all notification requirements dum of understanding/board order as set forth in the blasting plan and by denial of liability. do not believe an investigation is Parent said that in response to needed,” she said. “Of course we the incident, the company took apstand prepared to provide the PUC propriate action. with any additional information “During our work, some damage needed to conclude this matter.” to trees occurred on Ms. Lyons’s According to Lyons, the compa- property. We immediately notiny contacted her on June 21, 2016, fied her and have resolved this isto let her know that a blasting in- sue with Ms. Lyons,” Parent said. cident had affected her property.

In his Sept. 13 filing, Dumont The blasting took place along Old reiterated and expanded on arStage Road, toward the rear of the guments as to why the incident 20.7-acre property where Lyons demonstrated that Vermont Gas lives with her two teenage sons. violated the CPG in this particular Originally, the Addison Natural blasting incident and cited VGS’s Gas pipeline was to go through Ly- Aug. 11 answers to the allegations ons’s property. But she issued a no as insufficient. trespass order, and VGS relocated Dumont asked that the PUC not the route to avoid imminent domain only investigate the June 20, 2016, litigation, according to legal docu- incident but called on the PUC to ments. investigate whether “these violaA video of the blast taken by tions of the blasting plan ... were subcontractor Maine Drilling and typical of VGS’s and its contracBlasting, as part of its routine blast- tors actions when blasting along ing processes, shows an explosion the entire pipeline route.” that throws rocks, dirt and debris Both parties are now awaiting into the air. the Public Utilities Commission’s “What you see in that video is not response. supposed to happen,” Dumont said.

Reporter Gaen Murphree is at “Normally it’s all contained under gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

Peter Fournier says his garden has been less than mediocre in general this year, but he sure grew a massive cucumber and a bunch of onions that will successfully top our frontrunner charts! He says while his soil is well draining, the wet and cool summer has caused the rest of his garden to take quite a major hit. He said he planted the onions from seed on a rainy day and added a bunch of manure to the soil. From there they just took off and grew like crazy!

We received a beautiful and huge cauliflower entry this week from Robert Keren, who said that they have to pretty significantly modify their heavy clay soil with sulfur to lower the PH and loads of compost and manure. Whatever they do, it certainly seems to work!

Holy cow! The Higbees brought in a gigantic zucchini this week, which despite stiff competition this year will beat out the others and top our charts.

We received a beautiful and delicious looking tomato entry this week, from seeds that were originally gifted to Cindy Watrous

by Barb Saunders. While it’s not quite big enough to take the lead, we’re still glad Cindy brought it by to share!

Gary Miller came by this week to show off a beautiful carrot, which he said was a tender sweet variety that he said was the best you’d ever eat! He also brought us a little cantaloupe to start the competition in that category. Do you have a larger one growing? Bring it by!

Pat Atkins’ Lincoln soil must have some good nutrients within it, because she sure grew a strong zucchini! It wasn’t quite big enough to beet the Higbee’s entry, but we loved checking it out!

Joshua Sherman came in this week with a large zucchini to share and a watermelon as well. While we don’t have a specific category for watermelon in this year’s contest, we’re thrilled that he brought it in — and was generous enough to leave it for the staff at the Addy Indy to enjoy. Thanks Joshua!

Wow, what a sunflower we saw this week from Richard Lilly! He says he planted this batch two years ago for his daughter-in-law’s wedding and they’ve been self-sowing ever since. The one he cut to bring in this time was towering at least 11 feet in the air — and he says he thinks there are more even larger! Richard’s rutabaga was nothing to scoff at either — what a beauty!

Rabbit and chicken manure (and a lot of water) are Pam Thomas’ secrets to growing massive vegetables, like the pumpkin she brought in this week. Wow, Pam, keep working your magic!

We were thrilled to see Kanyarat Menard pull up this week to share her bounty. She brought us a green bean that would knock your socks off — 33” long! However, she said that while she was able to baby this one bean, the rest of the yield this year has been much worse than in other years. Regardless, her beangrowing skills continue to impress!

Paul Hoxsie dropped by the office this week with a truly perfect looking potato! He says he planted them with his granddaughter, which must by why they’re so lovely.

CATEGORIES

• Beet: Richard Lilly, Bridport, 16” (circumference) • Broccoli: Kelly Mills, Pittsfield, 16” (diameter) • Cabbage: Gary Miller, Middlebury, 48” (circumference) • Cantaloupe: Gary Miller, Middlebury, 15.25”

(circumference) • Carrot: Gary Miller, Middlebury, 6.5” x 16” (circumference x length) • Cauliflower: Robert Keren, Middlebury, 14” (diameter) • Cucumber: Peter Fournier, New Haven, 16” x 7.5” (length x circumference) • Eggplant: Gary Miller, Middlebury, 12.5” x 13.25” (circumference x circumference) • Green Bean: Kanyarat Menard, Shoreham, 33” (length) • Onion: Peter Fournier, New Haven, 16.5” (circumference) • Potato: Paul Hoxsie, Cornwall, 9” x 10.5” (length x circumference)

• Pepper: Linda Miller, Ferrisburgh, 14.25” x 15” (circumference x circumference)

• Pumpkin: Pam Thomas, Whiting, 58” x 56” (circumference x circumference)

• Radish: Pam Thomas, Whiting, 18” (circumference) • Rutabaga: Richard Lilly, Bridport, 20.25” (circumference) • Summer Squash: Pam Thomas, Whiting, 19” x 13.5” (length x circumference)

• Sunflower: Richard Lilly, Bridport, 14” (diameter) • Tomato: Eli & Daisy Madden, Middlebury, 18.25” (circumference)

• Turnip: (circumference) • Zucchini: J Higbee, Salisbury, 30” x 19.75” (length x circumference)

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY L NEWSPA P PER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • ww w.AddisonIndependent.com

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 23

SERVICES DIRECTORY CLEANING SERVICES

Michelle Nolan’s

CONTRACTOR

FLOOR CARE

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

cleaning service

Stripping - Waxing - Buffing Carpet Cleaning & Emergency Water Removal

802-759-2706 phone or fax or

802.355.6500 vtbestcleaners@gmail.com michellenolanscleaning.com

802-349-6050 cell phone

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

DENTISTRY

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

C

LOCKSMITH

LOCK-N-GLASS CRAFTERS

OUNTRY HOMES C L E A N I N G

Commercial Cleaning Spots OPEN!

• Safe Services • Repairs • Combination Changes

Offices • Churches Real Estate Properties Construction Cleaning • and MORE! All types of cleaning

NOW AVAILABLE

Free Quotes ~ Insured ~ Years of experience

Gun/Trigger locks Key & combination operated

Dennis Cassidy 388-7633 63 Maple Street, Middlebury

Call Maureen

in the Marble Works

802-282-8410

www.middleburysafeandlock.com

EQUIPMENT RENTALS

MASONRY

40 types of rental equipment to choose from

Fine Dry Stone Masonry

CONSTRUCTION David Walker Construction 298 Biddle Road Lincoln, Vermont 05443

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

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

• concrete compactors • backhoes

Jamie Masefield Certified by the Dry Stone Wallers Association of Great Britain

802-453-7318 cell: 802-989-0320 email: dwconstruction@gmavt.net Residential - Remodeling Additions - Utility Buildings Garages - Doors - Windows

CONTRACTOR

275 South 116 Bristol, VT116 05443 275 South 116 275 South Bristol,VT VT05443 05443 Bristol,

www.brownswelding.com oVer 40 LiFTS 275 South 116, Bristol, Vermont 05443 oVer 40 LiFTS oVer 40 (802) 453-3351• CellLiFTS (802) 363-5619

1-800-880-6030 Fax:1-800-880-6030 (802) 453-2730 1-800-880-6030 Fax:(802) (802)453-2730 453-2730 Fax:

Please give us a call.

Please give us a call.

We have the lift for you!

ENGINEERING We have the lift for you!

1438 S. Brownell Rd. • PO Box 159up • Williston, 05495 40’ to 80’ manlifts Scissor Lifts to 32’ VTmini excavator

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

Fork lifts lifts up up to to 15,000 15,000 lbs. lbs.

Fork

802-862-5590 www.gmeinc.biz Scissor Lifts up up to to•32’ 32’ mini excavator Scissor Lifts mini excavator excavator air Compressor excavator air Compressor excavator air Compressor Skid Steer

Skid Steer Steer Skid

SerVing VermonT NEW & neW York SERVING VERMONT YORK FOR For OVER30 30YearS! YEARS! SerVing VermonT& & neW York For 30 YearS!

Call on Connor for your next project!

Design/Build • Post & Beam Stone & Brick Masonry and Foundation work Slate Roofs • Window Restoration Remodeling

802-897-5555 Check us out at: ConnorInc.com

Alan Huizenga, P.E., President Kevin Camara, P.E. Jamie Simpson, P. E. • Middlebury Brad Washburn, P. E. • Montpelier “INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS WITH A COMMON SENSE APPROACH DELIVERED TO OUR CLIENTS IN A PROFESSIONAL, COST EFFECTIVE AND PERSONAL MANNER”

802-233-4670 jmasefield@gmavt.net

PAINTING NOW BOOKING

for 2018!

Paint Prep IT’S WAY MORE THAN THE PAINT! INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • INDUSTRIAL Phil King 802-989-8544

Free Estimates Fully Insured

PAGE 24 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Flanders Award offering stipends to traditional Vermont musicans MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Folklife Center has announced the creation of the Flanders Award for Traditional Vermont Music.

Created by Vermont musician Deb Flanders to honor the work of her great aunt, Helen Hartness Flanders, the Flanders Award for Traditional Vermont Music provides a stipend to a Vermont musician aged 15-29 to support the perpetuation and performance of the traditional Yankee and FrancoAmerican musical repertoire of the state.

Award funds are intended to offset the cost of travel to one or more Vermont archival repositories so the recipient can work in person with collections of field recordings, manuscripts and rare books of vocal song or instrumental music rooted in the cultural heritage of the state.

“As a kid I remember loving the smell of our library, taking books off the shelf, leafing through the pages and looking at pictures before making my selection” says, Flanders. “As an adult, discovering

“As an adult, discovering my great aunt’s folk song collection was dejávu — the smell of the old books in the library and listening to the old recordings until I found a melody I loved.”

— Deb Flanders

my great aunt’s folk song collection was dejá-vu — the smell of the old books in the library and listening

to the old recordings until I found a melody I loved.”

In addition to assisting with travel costs, award funds also serve to encourage learning and rehearsal of songs and music as well as basic research into the history and performance of the selected materials.

“Vermont’s archives, libraries and historical societies have preserved a rich collection of the state’s traditional music,” says Andy Kolovos, Vermont Folklife Center director of archives and

research, “the goal of the Flanders Award is to give these treasures new voice in the present.”

“I hope the recipient(s) of this scholarship will feel the same excitement as I did. There are still so many more songs just waiting to be heard,” says Flanders.

Applications are due by October 9, 2017. For more information contact Andy Kolovos at akolovos@vermontfolklifecenter. org. Full details on the Award are available at vermontfolklifecenter. org/flanders.

SERVICES DIRECTORY PERSONAL ERRANDS

katie on call personal assistant services

errands • house sitting elder assistance • more free consultations

Katie McMurray, Middlebury, VT

802-377-3034 katieoncall.com

RENEWABLE ENERGY Soak Up The Sun! Don’t spend your hard-earned money making the hot water or electricity that you use today– SOLAR IS MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER! The #1 Solar Hot Water Systems Installer in the state of Vermont for 2011.

We’ve been here for you for 40 years – Let us help you with your solar projects today.

Call for a FREE on-site evaluation

BRISTOL ELECTRONICS 802-453-2500 Go Green with us –

www.bristolelectronicsvt.com

ROOFING

roofing Michael MichaelDoran Doran

as seen at Addison County Field Days!

• Standing seam • Standing seam • Asphalt shingles • Asphalt • Slateshingles

• Slate Free estimates • Fully Insured mpdoransr@gmail.com Free estimates • Fully Insured

Phone (802) 537-3555 Phone (802) 537-3555

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING Moose Rubbish

and

Recyling

Randall Orvis

Self Inking & Hand Stamps

MADE TO ORDER Available at the Addison Independent in the Marble Works, Middlebury

388-4944

TREE SERVICE Serving Vermont for over 42 years!

BROWN’S TREE & CRANE SERVICE

FREE ESTIMATES FOR TREE SERVICES

WE HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE RIGHT JOB – TO GIVE YOU REASONABLE RATES

802-897-5637 802-377-5006 2744 Watch Point Rd • Shoreham, VT 05770 Email: BR213@yahoo.com

SEPTIC

RENT-A-SPOUSE

STAMPS

Dangerous Trees Cut & Removed Stumps Removed Trusses Set Trees Trimmed Land Clearing

Reasonable Rates • Year-round Service • Fully Insured

(802) 453-3351 • Cell (802) 363-5619 24 Hour Emergency Service 453-7014

Brownswelding.com

TREE SERVICE

The Pampered Home Rent-a-Spouse/Home Economist

Stressed for time? • Chores piled up?

Home economist to the rescue!

I will...

Call Katie Grocery Shop 802-388-1254 Run Errands or Drive to appointments kbs10@comcast.net Light Housekeeping Do Laundry Let me make your Mend & Sew house tidy & cheerful Gift Wrap for you to come home to! & more!

BS in Home Economics Education • References Available

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

Middlebury, VT

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

Brett Sargent

owner/operator

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 25

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS Cards of Thanks

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

THANKS HOLY SPIRIT and St. Jude for favors answered.

MA.

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems.

Newcomers welcome. Confi‑ dential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

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

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street.

Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Cen‑ ter, 54 Creek Rd.

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

MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in recov‑ ery 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.

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 recov‑ ery. 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. Anonymous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday evenings.

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

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

Services Learn more about local volunteer opportunities!

If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388‑7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.

Or contact The United Way of Addison County’s Volunteer Center at www. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ VolunteerDonate and click on VOLUNTEER NOW!

Services

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion 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.

Services

50th Anniversary Campaign Volunteers Want to be involved in kicking off the United Way of Addison County›s 50th Anniversary celebration?!

United Way is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming campaign committee›s work to assist with tasks in communication, marketing, and creativity.

Interested? Call 802-388-7189 or visit:http:// unitedwayaddisoncounty.galaxydigital.com/need/ detail/?need_id=281210

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. Speaker Meet‑ ing 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Ste‑ phen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

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

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd.

Services

RATES

Services

Help United Way of Addison County thank our fabulous and generous donors! Thank you & follow up volunteers will help thank all donors with hand written notes, be willing to make phone calls thanking donors for their generosity, hand deliver thank you notes to area businesses that are participating with UWAC, brainstorm ideas about enhancing the way we say Or contact The United thank you, and follow up with high-profile and Way of Addison County’s leadership donors to learn more about their interests Volunteer Center at www. in UWAC and the community. Interested? Call 802unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ VolunteerDonate 388-7189 or visit: http://unitedwayaddisoncounty. and click on galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=281233 If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388‑7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.

VOLUNTEER NOW!

• 25¢ per word • minimum $2.50 per ad • 50¢/issue internet listing • minimum 2 insertions Cash in on our 4-for-3 rates! Pay for 3 issues, get 4th issue free! Example: A 20-word ad is just $5.00. An ad placed for consecutive issues (Mondays & Thursdays) is run 4th time free. Cost is $17.00 for 4 issues includes $2.00 internet charge. (Special 4 for 3 rates not valid for the following categories: Help Wanted Services, Opportunities, Real Estate, Wood heat, Attn. Farmers, & For Rent).

Name: Address: Phone: Email:

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

Thank you & Follow Up Volunteer!

CLASSIFIED ORDER FORM D E A D L I N E S Thurs. noon for Mon. paper Mon. 5 p.m. for Thurs. paper CATEGORIES Notices Card of Thanks Personals Services Free** Lost & Found** Garage Sales Lawn & Garden Opportunities

Work Wanted Public Meetings** For Sale Help Wanted For Rent Want to Rent Real Estate Real Estate Wanted Vacation Rentals

Spotlight with large ✓$2

** No charge for these ads

Wood Heat Animals Att. Farmers Motorcycles Cars Trucks SUVs Snowmobiles Boats Wanted Adoption

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Mon‑ day, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.

Services Learn more about local volunteer opportunities!

ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and fol‑ low signs). Anonymous and confidential, we share our ex‑ perience, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

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

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

ADDISON INDEPENDENT 58 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-4944

email: classifieds@addisonindependent.com

PLEASE PRINT YOUR AD HERE

The Independent assumes no financial responsibility for errors in ads, but will rerun the ad in which the error occured at no charge. No refunds will be made.

Advertisers will please notify us of any errors noted.

Number of words: Cost: # of runs: Spotlight Charge: Internet Listing: TOTAL:

$0.50

PAGE 26 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS

Public Meetings

Services

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.

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

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) step meeting. Tuesdays, 3 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth.org.

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

Services

CLEANING SOLUTIONS. For your home, camp, or organiza‑ tion; weekly, bi‑weekly, month‑ ly. Experienced, professional, reliable. References available.

Saige, 802‑458‑5635.

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.

HOUSE CLEANING‑ SMALL or large jobs. References avail‑ able. Call 802‑558‑6136 or email at: ennis987@gmail. com.

PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens. De‑ livery available. 802‑388‑4831.

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

Garage Sales

$

3

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/ commercial, pressure wash‑ ing. 20 years’ experience.

Best prices. References.

802‑989‑5803.

Garage Sales 4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sept. 23 and 24. 8am to 5pm.

379 Rte 125, East Middlebury.

CHIPMAN HILL WIDE yard sale. Something for everyone.

Middlebury, 9/23/17. 9am‑2pm.

Springside Road/Chipman Hill.

CORNWALL GARAGE SALE Sept. 30, 9‑12 rain or shine.

Dining table and chairs, desk, assorted end tables, lamps, costume jewelry, kid games, dishes, linens and more. No early birds. 985 N. Bingham St. GARAGE SALE‑ SATURDAY, September, 23rd. 9am‑2pm.

Tools, vintage baby dishes, garden stuff, variety of house‑ hold items. 11 Springside Road, Middlebury.

Garage Sales

STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Mid‑ dlebury. Approved for seat‑ ing for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities. Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

Help Wanted ADDISON COUNTY HOME Health & Hospice is seek‑ ing an experienced Human Resources Director. The HR Director will oversee the func‑ tions of the HR department, including employment, ben‑ efits, HRIS, compensation and employee relations. The right candidate will oversee the department’s operating budget and HR staff. The HR Director is also responsible for staffing needs, maintaining and updating job descriptions, developing a performance ap‑ praisal program, and research‑ ing changes in policies and procedures. For a complete job description please visit to our web site at achhh.org. To apply to this position please e‑mail resume and cover let‑ ter to Kristen Smith at hr@ achhh.org.

Garage Sales

SALE Season...

Let us get the word out for you!

ONLY $7 PER RUN (up to 30 words) – includes a FREE internet listing.

Additional words are 25¢ per word / per run.

YOUR AD INFORMATION

TOWN:

Deadlines: Thursday Noon for Monday papers Monday 5pm for Thursday papers Mail in your classified ad with payment to : 58 Maple Street, Middlebury VT 05753 OR Email your ad to: classifieds @addisonindependent.com OR stop in and drop it off to Alicia at our office in the Marble Works, Middlebury

Is your total $12 or more?

If so, come get your FREE GARAGE SALE KIT!

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

HUNT BIG DEER in the Ad‑ irondacks. Members wanted.

518‑597‑3270.

Garage Sales

It’s GARAGE

7

Opportunities

DATES & TIMES:

7

$

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.

Are you a person who loves to be in the know? t acting a d o o g d n ganized a ur toes? o y n Are you or o g in d stay quickly an Do you love seeking creative solutions and developing new ideas?

SALES & MARKETING COORDINATOR

If you answered yes to these questions, then you may be the perfect fit for the Addison Independent’s dynamic sales team.

We are seeking a coordinator for all sales and marketing programs with the Addison Press, primarily focusing on the Addison Independent and Brandon Reporter.

STREET ADDRESS:

This individual will work closely with sales account executives and other sales managers to build growth strategies and coordinate their successful execution.

DESCRIPTION:

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION NAME:

PHONE:

The successful applicant should be highly organized, a good communicator, friendly and willing to step in to a wide range of tasks within the office.

This is a full time position with benefits and room to grow as our local media company changes and adapts to new demands over time.

If you are looking for a job where you’re never bored and are excited to help spread the local news of Addison County, please send a résumé and cover letter to:

MAILING ADDRESS: E-MAIL:

7

$

x ___ # of runs

# of additional words x 25¢ x # of runs Total Payment Enclosed $

Christy Lynn Director of Sales, Associate Publisher christy@addisonindependent.com 58 Maple St, Middlebury ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY L NEWSPA P PER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • ww w.AddisonIndependent.com

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 27

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

CARPENTERS‑ FRAME & FINISH Tired of short work weeks, no overtime and lay‑ offs? Then join our company today. Jobsites in the Bur‑ lington and Middlebury ar‑ eas. 45+ hours/week, secure employment, opportunity to advance. Call Sweeney & Belisle at 802‑644‑5695 or 802‑355‑0836.

CDL‑A DRIVER WANTED part time possibly be‑ coming full time. Based in Addison County. Call Randy at 802‑897‑5637 or 802‑377‑5006.

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 acoyle@eastview‑ middlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

NOW HIRING — MIDDLEBURY LOCATION FOREMAN — PRECAST CONCRETE

Organizes crew and ensures quality and safety of the crew’s work. Perform tasks involving physical labor. Works with other foreman, precast engineer, precast supervisor and the precast quality control personnel to coordinate work and schedule manpower needs. Performs checks on setups and finished products for accuracy and conformance to plan and specifications.

Requirements: • 2-5 years supervisory/lead experience.

• Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in construction work.

• Experience in concrete finishing, tying rebar and/or carpentry required.

• Knowledge of prestressing operations preferred.

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN — PRECAST CONCRETE

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN

HELP WANTED

Highway Department – Full and Part Time Positions available depending on expertise and experience.

Desired qualifications: • CDL and medical card – clean background and drug test • Equipment operator – backhoe, loader, grader, dump truck, snow plow, chain saw, etc.

• Knowledge of road maintenance and building, culvert installation, etc.

• Responsible for equipment maintenance and records • Ability to work both independently and with others. Physical labor and outside work required • Ability to work with the public • Snowstorm ability required – may require long hours or odd hours • Supervisory ability a plus • Grant writing a plus

This position verifies product conformity with approved shop drawings, PCI, and DOT specifications and identifies items that are non-conforming.

Requirements: A combination of education and/or work experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are demonstrated; including, but not limited to: • Associates Degree in Civil Technology, Construction Management, Engineering or equivalent work experience.

• Inspection or construction experience and fundamental concrete knowledge preferred.

• Ability to generate detailed inspection reports and documentation of non-conformances.

• Possess or able to acquire ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I certification.

• Possess or able to acquire PCI Level I certification.

Our benefit package includes: Health Insurance/Paid Vacation/401(k) and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan/STD/Life Insurance.

Please email your resume to lynn@carraraconcrete.com Attn.: Lynn/ HR, fax to 802-775-1048 or complete an application at 2464 Case Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 Equal Opportunity Employer

Normal working hours are Monday thru Friday from 7am to 3pm Salary and benefits will be determined based on hours and experience. 12 paid holidays after probationary period for full time.

Please request a job description and application form from the Town of New Haven Town Clerk.

Application with references to be submitted by 4pm on Monday, September 25, 2017 at the Town of New Haven – 78 North St., New Haven, VT 05472

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

Searching for someone to complete your team? or

Are you searching for a job?

Either way you are on the right track with the

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.

ADDISON COUNTY

58 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 addisonindependent.com • 388-4944

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

Classified

Ads (Pub

lished: 5/5

/11)

llege.

For Rent Close to co TMENT furbished.

OM APAR 1 BEDRO Middlebury, newly re 00. , 00 Main Street , includes heat. 000th ury $750/mon of Middleb 0000.

T, mile north TMEN 0OM APAR , electric, rubbish, 1 th plus deposit. 00 O R D BE 1 on cludes heat ly, $595/m upstairs, in Available immediate ference on Route 7. osit and re e BILE hom utilities. Dep O M us pl M O o.

O /m t. $650 2 BEDR . Private lo in Salisbury 0-0000. s required.

00 d. ire qu re Reference NDO OUSE/CO age and basement. .

H N W TO 00 ar G OM 2 BEDRO mons, Vergennes. heat. No pets. 000-00 d om Country C excluding utilities an r, o. /m llite, washe etely pl $1,000 m co , ternet, sate energy ERN ry Hi-speed in OM, MOD 2 BEDRO ke Dunmore house. 85’ lake frontage. Ve rough June th 6678.

La ell, furnished h, drilled w ting August 29, 2009 us utilities. 802-352ened porc ar dryer, scre 10 month rental; st tiable. $1,000/mo. pl r go efficient. Fo -smoking. Pets ne Non 26, 2010.

PAGE 28 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted 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 acoyle@eastview‑ middlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

The Woodworks by Silver Maple Construction is seeking a finish person with at least 5 years of experience spraying conversion varnishes and lacquers.

Additional duties will include all aspects involved with cabinet construction.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregiv‑ ers to provide hands‑on care in our dynamic retire‑ ment community. Email resume to acoyle@east‑ viewmiddlebury.com or call 802‑989‑7507.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a resume and 3 references to: Silver Maple Construction 46-1 River Road, New Haven, VT 05472 or msweeney@silvermapleconstruction.com

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY‑ Servers/Dishwahers.

EastView at Middlebury seeks individuals who are passionate about quality food and service to work in our dynamic retirement community. acoyle@east‑ viewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

HELP WANTED‑ needed for around the house and farm.

760‑807‑6187.

PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST We are seeking the talents of a warm and friendly person to slide into our job share Receptionist position. Can you deliver warm and inviting service to all our customers? Can you project an upbeat and friendly telephone voice? Can you present a positive and professional demeanor?

Can you remain calm under pressure? Are you willing to work three days a week for a total of 19 hours. Does an hourly rate of $14.25 appeal to you? Did you answer “yes” to all of these questions? If so, we invite you to stop by one of our offices to complete an application packet.

Help Wanted

Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork, a division of Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc., specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of custom cabinetry, built-ins and architectural woodwork, including stairs, mantel assemblies, and interior and exterior doors.

We are seeking candidates for a carpenter in our millwork shop. You will need to have a comprehensive knowledge of custom millwork production, and experience crafting custom cabinets and millwork using state-of-theart technology and tools. This is a full time position offering a competitive salary and benefits including insurance, paid holidays, PTO and a 401(k) retirement plan. Please send your resume and three references to: Amanda Locke, Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. 191 Alta Woods, Brandon, VT 05733 or email to alocke@naylorbreen.com

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 27th, 2017 EOE

Hawk Hill Cabinetry and Custom Woodwork and Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. are equal opportunity employers. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

WE HAVE NURSE OPENINGS! Come join our dedicated team and enjoy the independence and satisfaction of providing care to patients in their home Full Time Weekend Triage Nurse • Work primarily from home • Take patients calls Friday 4 pm to Monday 8 am.

• Minimum 5 years experience as an RN Hospice Nurse, Full Time Part time Community Health Nurse • Weekday or Weekend hours available Please visit our website at achhh.org to learn more or call Kristen Smith, HR Coordinator at 388-7259 or email hr@achhh.org for more information about open positions.

Help Wanted

YEAR ROUND WAITSTAFF ‑ needed for busy family restaurant. Apply in person to Rosie’s Restaurant, Rte 7 South, Middlebury.

Interested person must apply in person at one of our convenient locations.

Millwork Carpenter Needed – Great Benefits, Room to Grow!

Help Wanted

SHARD VILLA A residential care home in the country and a national historic site

NOW HIRING

Shard Villa in Salisbury Vt. is now hiring LPN’s, Medication Technicians, Personal Care Givers, Cooks & Housekeepers.

All shifts available, part time & full time.

Must be a reliable & compassionate team player.

Send resume to shardvilla@myfairpoint.com or Shard Villa 1177 Shard Villa Rd. Salisbury VT 05769.

Or apply in person.

OVERNIGHT STAFF POSITIONS AT THE CHARTER HOUSE COALITION EMERGENCY SHELTER IN MIDDLEBURY, VT

Are you interested in helping your community? Join Charter House Coalition in providing a safe, welcoming and warm space for those in our community who are experiencing homelessness.

We are looking for individuals to provide overnight staffing each night of the week for the winter season Oct 15, 2017 to Apr 15th, 2018. Shifts are from 8:15pm to 8:15am. The shelter will house up to 36 guests each night including 5 - 6 families. Responsibilities include overseeing the safety and security of guests, breakfast preparation-cleanup, laundering of linens, general housekeeping, and management tasks. Staff are expected to be awake through the night. Training will be provided. Demonstration of excellent communication skills is required. Prior experience in supporting individuals under stress and those with mental illness or substance abuse challenges is desirable.

Some training in health and safety protocols is a plus.

Email resume to jdsinclair@ripton-coop.net with the subject line “CHC shelter staff.” $11/hour part-time

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 29

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted 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 unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 profes‑ sional references to info@ whistlepigrye.com.

COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER sought for In‑ dependent Living Program.

Assist individuals with de‑ velopmental disabilities in meeting personal goals, managing challenges day to day, obtaining or main‑ taining housing, applying for and maintaining benefits, and managing finances. Ex‑ cellent communication skills and personal boundaries required. Ideal candidate should have applicable re‑ lated experience and good problem solving skills. Good driving record and Associ‑ ate’s Degree required. 39.25 hours per week, with an‑ nual compensation of $28K. Excellent benefit package including onsite gym mem‑ bership. Visit csac‑vt.org, or respond to CSAC HR, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, 802‑388‑6751, ext. 425.

For Sale ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage fire‑ arm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

FOR SALE: NEW FULL size mattress with bed frame. 1 year old‑never slept on.

Comes with bedspread and pillow covers. $500 firm.

Call 802‑989‑8923.

MICROWAVE $70, TWIN BED $60. Sears‑Kenmore ‑ washer and dryer $450 pair, antique bureau $70.

802‑398‑7636.

R19 FIBERGLASS FACED 8 rolls of insulation. Cov‑ ers 48.96 sq. feet, for 16 inch studs for $18.00 a roll.

352‑4488.

3

SNOW BLOWER $250.

Large kennels, $20 each.

Hammock, $15. Call 345‑7734.

Vacation Rentals

For Rent

ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 week‑ ly, or call for weekends.

802‑349‑4212, no texts.

B R I A R W O O D A PA R T‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury.

All income/assets must be verified to determine month‑ ly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry.

Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summ‑ itpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

COZY MIDDLEBURY B&B 1 night‑1 week stay. $70/ night or $300 for the week.

Perfect for 1 person or couple. Call 802‑349‑6006.

For Rent

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 Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

1 ,8 0 0 S Q. FT. WA R E ‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

2,500 SQ.FT. LIGHT IN‑ DUSTRIAL or food‑based business. Vermont state or USDA inspected. 656 Ex‑ change Street, Middlebury, Vermont. 802‑388‑4831.

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.

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER. LARGE 2 story, 2 bed‑ room, 2 bath apartment.

12 minutes from Middle‑ bury. Fridge/stove included and washer dryer hookups. $1,050 plus heat and elec‑ tric. No pets or smoking please. 802‑897‑5447.

For Rent

OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE

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

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

Available November 1.

Shown by appointment only.

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

For Rent

OPENING SUMMER/FALL 2017

For Rent

For Rent

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

3

For Rent NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $900/month plus utilities.

802‑236‑2040.

ONE BEDROOM APART‑ MENT will be available for rent on October 1. Rent is $800/month and includes electricity and heat. Secu‑ rity deposit required. No smoking. No pets. Please call 802‑316‑7166 for more details.

ONE BEDROOM IN CORN‑ WALL 12 minutes to col‑ lege. $775 per month. In‑ cludes all. batesproper‑ ties@yahoo.com.

MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT

Real Estate 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. tflan‑ ders@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.

Animals CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES, 8 weeks. Available Sep‑ tember 16. Vet checked.

Health guarantee. $650.

802‑233‑2591.

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

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

Att. Farmers 2017 CORN SILEAGE, standing, in milk stage, 18 kernels corn around base.

Morrisville, VT close to Route 100. 802‑917‑2467.

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

250 ACRES STANDING corn for sale. Addison/Pan‑ ton area. 802‑238‑9118.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

For Rent DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Ad‑ dison. Available storage space in my barn for sum‑ mer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with elec‑ tricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The en‑ trance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

C A R P E T E D , H E AT E D CAR/ motorcycle storage; monthly, seasonal, yearly rates. Trickle charging al‑ lowed. 877‑3207.

FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office.

1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. Available Oct. 1.

802‑758‑2494.

CORNWALL: COZY ONE bedroom apartment. 15 minutes to college. $775 includes all. batesproper‑ ties@yahoo.com.

HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bed‑ room, fully furnished. Nine month rental from 9/15/17 ‑ 6/16/18. Washer, dryer, all appliances, gas grill, fully equipped kitchen, deck, screened porch, private dock on Lake Dunmore.

No smoking, no pets. Snow plowing and lawn mainte‑ nance included. $1100/ month plus utilities, security deposit. 802‑352‑6678.

For Rent M I D D L E B U RY 1 B E D ‑ ROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities in‑ cluded. 388‑0401.

M I D D L E B U RY 2 B E D ‑ ROOM near downtown. Ap‑ pliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Available Sept. 1. Real Net Manage‑ ment Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

M I D D L E B U RY 3 B E D ‑ ROOM, one is tiny, ground floor apartment. Large porch. Mostly natural gas heat. $1,100. plus utilities.

802‑989‑8399.

MIDDLEBURY: FOR RENT PRIME retail space. 1,303 square feet. Location, loca‑ tion. Front door parking.

Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

NEW HAVEN, 2 BEDROOM apartment with all appli‑ ances, heat and rubbish re‑ moval. No pets, no smoking. $800/month, $850. deposit.

802‑453‑2275.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD FOR SALE seasoned 2 years. $275 per cord. 802‑558‑1069.

3

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

METCALFE FIREWOOD. QUALITY, clean hardwood for sale. Cut and split. $225/cord. Call Jason 802‑989‑8180 or email: met‑ calfefirewood@gmail.com.

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

TIMBERWOLF FIRE‑ WOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802‑388‑7300.

Wanted

Real Estate CHARMING YEAR ROUND or vacation home in the Northeast Kingdom. $89,000. 2 bedroom, 1 bath.

1 acre country setting. Deck overlooking brook. 20 min‑ utes to Kingdom Trails and Burke Mt., Close to VAST. Email for pictures and more info. Nekhouse@yahoo. com.

CORNWALL, VT‑ A BEAU‑ TIFUL building lot for sale.

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

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique col‑ lectibles, etc. Visit www. bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Con‑ sulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

Our Classifieds Work!

Check the Classifieds twice a week in the Addison Independent.

PAGE 30 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

First@Midd (Continued from Page 1) with now; that’s my friend group.

It was really nice to be able to talk to people who know what you’re experiencing. It definitely gave me a sense of belonging here.”

The program also helped her see something that could be stigmatized in a whole new light.

“Being a first gen — some people see as a huge disadvantage. But to me, I now see it as a huge opportunity because I came here without really any help. I did the work on my own.

I pushed myself to do it,” Loftis said.

“You just can’t take things for granted. Maybe a lot of people do, “You just but I know first can’t take gens definitely things for don’t.”

FIRST@MIDD granted.

Now in its Maybe second year, a lot of First@Midd people do, gives students but I know four and a half first gens days together before classes definitely start to get don’t.”

— Clara Loftis t h e m s e l v e s rooted at the college.

During that first week at college, the program introduces students to the full range of campus services: healthcare, financial aid, learning resources, and internship and study abroad opportunities. It takes them on a campus tour. It connects them with campus specialists in time management, self-advocacy and life

JENNIFER HERRERA AND Roberto Sagarena are the associate director and director, respectively, of Middlebury College’s Anderson Freeman Resource Center. The center’s mission is to support historically underrepresented students on campus, including first generation college students.

Photo by ToddBalfour

skills. Entering first gens meet with faculty. They have breakfast with college President Laurie Patton. They move into their dorm rooms. They get to talk candidly with peer leaders — student-to-student only — about what life on campus is really like.

There were also fun activities.

They danced together, played games

together, ate pizza together.

“I don’t know what I would have done without it,” Loftis said. “I would have been here, but I feel like I would have been way more isolated.”

Jennifer Herrera is associate director of Middlebury’s Anderson Freeman Resource Center, which

NOTICE - MIDDLEBURY REPUBLICAN TOWN CAUCUS

All Republican voters of the town of Middlebury, county of Addison are hereby notified to meet in caucus on Tuesday, Sept.

26, 2017 at the Middlebury Police Station Community Room at 6:30 p.m. This caucus will organize and elect Town Committee and County Committee Officers and consider new business.

9/18

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 VSA § 2509, on Monday, September 25, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., Christopher Zeoli, Tree Warden for the Town of Middlebury will hold a public hearing at the Middlebury Town Offices, 77 Main Street, Middlebury to consider removal of white pine and spruce trees from a portion of the right-of-way on the south side of #342 and #334 Chipman Park Road.

Please contact the Middlebury Town Manager’s Office, 802-458-8000, to request special accommodations to attend the meeting.

Christopher Zeoli Tree Warden Town of Middlebury September 13, 2017

Be sure to check out the flyers in our paper this week!

Great information from: • Kinney Drugs ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

9/18

TOWN OF SALISBURY INVITATION TO BID The Town of Salisbury is seeking bids for survey work on the Town Forest. The area to be surveyed is the portion west of Upper Plains Rd including the access road to Plains Rd. Work would include the survey, any research, plot plan and recording fees. Deadline for bids is 3PM on October 3, 2017. Bids may be mailed or delivered to the Town Office. Bids will be opened on October 10, 2017.

The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids. A packet of information regarding the project is available at the Town Office.

9/14

SELL IT

that students also get welcomed to a second home away from home at the Anderson Freeman Resource Center. The center provides a place to just hang out and feel welcome and connected.

Herrera noted that “first generation” is a category at (See Events, Page 31)

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY TREE WARDEN PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REMOVAL OF TREES ON CHIPMAN PARK ROAD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 MIDDLEBURY TOWN OFFICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

sponsors First@Midd and all programming to support students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. She said the new students in First@Midd “start to unpack their hopes and fears” during that first week together.

Herrera and AFRC Director Roberto Sagarena both observed

classifieds@addisonindependent.com

A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Town of Ferrisburgh will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 to consider the following applications and other business: 7:00 PM Approval of minutes from September 6, 2017.

7:05 PM Application # 17-103 (Brakeley) to move and roof over an existing 5x10 deck; property ID # 99/99/99.027, 14 Shore Point Road, Long Point, N. Ferrisburgh; conditional use permit.

7:15 PM Application # 17-108 (Lyon) to add additions and a porch to an existing residence; property ID # 19/20/46, 933 Kimball Dock Road, Ferrisburgh; conditional use permit.

The above applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office.

Persons wishing to appear and be heard may do so in person or be represented by an agent or an attorney.

PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Communications about the above applications may be filed in writing with the Board or at such hearing.

9/18

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN PROPERTY TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town and Town School District of New Haven, VT. It was voted at the 2017 Annual Town Meeting that property taxes are due on Monday, October 2, 2017.

Tax Bills were mailed on July 17, 2017.

Property taxes will be considered late if not received in the Town Office by the close of the business day on Monday, October 2, 2017 @ 5:00 p.m.

POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TIMELY. POST-DATED CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please allow several days for delivery.

Please pay promptly to avoid penalty and interest charges; Interest charges of 1% per month - and 8% penalty fee will be added to any late payments, per State Statute.

Tax bills are mailed to the owner of record as of April 1st of each year.

Please make sure your Escrow Company has a copy of your tax bill.

If you do not have a bill, or have any questions please call the Town Office @ 4533516.

Respectfully, Barbara Torian New Haven, Town Treasurer

9/18, 21, 25, 28

Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017 — PAGE 31

Events (Continued from Page 30) Middlebury that defies boundaries.

“They are the most diverse cohort that exists,” she said. “They come from all backgrounds … They come from rural Vermont to the Midwest, both coasts, up and down the middle of America, rural, urban and every place in between. Their socioeconomic status runs the spectrum. Their racial and ethnic backgrounds run the spectrums.

The types of high schools they went to run the spectrum.”

Of those roughly 100 incoming first-gen students at Middlebury this year, 50 attended First@Midd.

Sagarena, himself a high school dropout who went on to get a PhD from Princeton, reflected on the importance of mentorship to young adults’ success.

“I never thought I would go to college,” Sagarena said. But he made his way to a local community college, where a conversation with a staff member changed his life.

“She explained what it took to get into the University of California system. So I worked my butt off — this was in my 20s — and got into Santa Cruz. It was that one counselor who made all the difference. Those kinds of small interventions can have life changing consequences.”

PAY IT FORWARD Senior Maria Del Sol Nava is a first-generation college student who served as a First@Midd peer leader this year and last.

Nava is the second oldest of four siblings, all born and raised in Los Angeles. Her parents had minimal MARIA DEL SOL Nava, a Middlebury College senior majoring in math education and came to the United States seeking a better life for their and Italian, is a first-generation college student from Los Angeles. Nava as a peer leader in the First@Midd pre-orientation program’s family. From an early age, Nava’s served inaugural year in 2016 and again this year. parents instilled the idea that they Independent photo/Trent Campbell had to work hard and get a good education. get to campus. Luckily, she saw let them down.”

Nava’s dad is an auto mechanic, other students with Middlebury A turning point for her was her mom a homemaker. joining the Evolution Dance Crew, a t-shirts and hopped a ride.

“My dad was like, ‘We didn’t Her first semester, especially, dance group that welcomes all body have the privilege was tough, she said. types, all levels of experience and to go to school. This She didn’t know that embraces urban, Caribbean, is the only way that “It was that one about most campus Latin American and African dance. you’re not going to counselor who After trial and error, Nava found resources. She didn’t work the kind of job made all the know how to ask her major: math and Italian. Last that I work. I don’t difference. Those faculty for help. She year, she studied abroad in Florence. want you to be a Paying it forward as a First@ didn’t even know mechanic. That is not kinds of small the right questions Midd peer leader has been a real what I want for you,’” interventions to ask. She felt, too, joy, Nava said. she said. “We were can have life “It’s been an amazing opportunity. that she was looking definitely forced to be changing for a friend group that I feel like these kids are going to good students, which consequences.” could help her feel have such a better start than I did,” I think is a good she said. “And it just made me happy and supported.

— Roberto Sagarena, thing.”

Nava persisted and so happy because it was a way to director of the When Nava arrived empower them and their experience found her way.

Anderson Freeman at the Burlington “Giving up has — just knowing that it could be a Resource Center airport for the first never been an option,” little bit easier.” time three years ago, Reporter Gaen Murphree is at Nava said. “Going alone with just her suitcases, she home was not an option. My parents gaenm@addisonindependent.com. didn’t even know how she would instilled that in me and I couldn’t

Check out more Real Estate in the

Arts + Leisure Section every Thursday in the Addy Indy!

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

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

WE’VE GOT IT COVERED!

1

7

4

9

5

8

3

1

1 4

8 3

9 5

6 8

3 1

7 2

4 7

2 6

5 9

5

6

8

9

7

1

3

4

2

7 3

4 9

1 2

3 5

2 4

8 6

5 1

9 8

6 7

2

5

3

7

8

9

6

1

4

8 9

1 7

6 4

2 1

5 6

4 3

9 2

7 5

3 8

C

12

P

15

A

2

H E S

3

E

4

R A

6

D O

I

27

O

32

T

21

S N A

36

A

F U

22

P

L

I

L

I

T

T

19

U

E

A

N

D O 33

A S

O

37

H

54

O

57

P

48

A P

49

L

A

T H

R O M

N 38

R

E

41

29

F I

N

30

C

10

L

44

H

M

I 55

P

58

S

45

A

N T E

46

P E A T

11

O

E

A

L

I

P

U

T

E

R D 31

O

24

I

26

U M T

O

L

I

T

A

C

H

N O W A

Y

34

N

25

35

E 39

R O 42

I

S

A R

F

C

9

A

17

O

28

H

14

23

S

G

8

C

E M U

16

G R

20

7

13

I 18

S

Karl Lindholm

5

Z

Y

Matt Dickerson

Tom

2

47

Andy Kirkaldy

Claire

Please call Kelly, Claire, or Tom

6

43

Trent Campbell

Kelly

Puzzle Solutions

S

SPORTS

48 Mountain Terrace Bristol, VT 05443 PH: 802-453-4670 • Fax 802-453-5898 Visit our websites at: www.wallacere.com www.greenbuiltvermont.com

Sudoku Solution September 18

40

LOCAL

Wallace Realty

E

D 50

L

56

E

59

S

51

O

52

T

53

I

D

I

T

E

E

S

PAGE 32 — Addison Independent, Monday, September 18, 2017

LATE - SEPTEMBER SAVINGS! Summer Clearance! Super Deals! Stock Up Now!

Cedar Mulch

3

$

Top Soil

Potting Mix

179

$

$

99

3 cu.ft.

FALL BULBS Assorted Tulips, Daffodils & Narcissus

1999

$

699

.75 cu. ft.

SUET

Regularly $12.99

2199

$

Offers valid on in-stock items only – while supplies last.

1 cu.ft.

Nutty Butter

Black Oil Sunflower Seed

50 Pack

Your Choice

Premium

50 lbs.

10 PACK

8

$

99

Sale Ends 9/30/17

FALL IS HERE!

PUMPKINS Are Here!

AUTUMN DÉCOR

Time to get your

Houseplants

Mums

Middlebury Agway Coupon

TAKE $5.00 OFF

OUR HARDWORKING PANTS IT’S LIKE FINDING $5 IN AN OLD PAIR OF PANTS - ONLY THE PANTS ARE NEW DISCOUNT NOT INCLUDING JEANS Offer Valid through September 30, 2017

20 OFF

% NEW FALL & WINTER SWEATSHIRTS & LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN

Offer valid on in-stock items only – while supplies last.

Cannot be combined with any other sale or offer, or used for items already on clearance.

Expires 9/30/17

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

YOUR YARD, GARDEN AND PET PLACE™

OPEN

7 DAYS