Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

Organ man

Snake eyes

13-miler

Emory Fanning has been tickling the ivories for 50 years. Read his story in Arts + Leisure.

Biologists are asking people to help them track Vermont’s 11 species of snake. See Page 5B.

Lynch shrugged off the heat and the competition to win Sunday’s half marathon. See Page 1B.

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Middlebury officials weigh in on pot

Board backs modified VLCT position By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a slightly modified version of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns’ (VLCT) current position

on legalizing marijuana, stating that cannabis should be OK’d for recreational use only after related “public safety, public health and local regulatory and budgetary concerns are adequately addressed.”

The board’s vote comes in wake of a recent townwide survey in which 71 percent of the 773 respondents said they believed Vermont should legalize recreational marijuana. But individual board members said the survey shouldn’t become their only compass in staking out a position

on the marijuana issue, citing their collective responsibility of ensuring public safety when it comes to a drug that can — just like alcohol — impair the judgment and reaction time of drivers. “I feel an obligation to make (See Middlebury, Page 12A)

THE VERGENNES WASTEWATER overflow problems center on the Macdonough Drive pump station, which can’t handle heavy rain or snow runoff events, and is forced to discharge untreated sewage into Otter Creek. City officials are taking steps to solve the problem. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Looking below at overflows

ETHAN SONNEBORN, A 13-year-old eighth-grader from Bristol, has declared his candidacy for Vermont governor. Sonneborn is one of three teenagers running for governorships across the United States.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Bristol teen speaks up for a generation By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — In his run for governor of Vermont, candidate Ethan Sonneborn of Bristol is organized, and he’s serious. He’s also just 13 years old. “Yes I am running to win,” said Sonneborn, an eighth-grader at Mount Abraham Union High School. “We need to really show that young people inherit this planet and this country. And we need to advocate for it now, so that we can make sure that the world and country we get is not irreparably damaged. “I realize that sounds pessimistic, but frankly I have real concerns that that could

be true.” Sonneborn said when he meets potential voters, many tell him they hope he can inspire other young people to engage in the process. “That’s what I want to do. I want to get young people active in politics,” he said. “We need to fight for (the country) now so that it’s in at least a decent shape when we get it.” The drive to enter politics is “not my parents,” said Sonneborn. He said his mom, Jenna Sonneborn, runs the Junebug resale shop and nonprofit in Middlebury and his dad, Dan Sonneborn, is an IT consultant. The younger Sonneborn said he first became interested in

public service as a five-year-old when he read about Robert F. Kennedy in an encyclopedia of American history he found at a garage sale. “I became obsessed with RFK and decided I wanted to become a politician,” said Sonneborn, who said he especially admires the late RFK’s ability to build effective populist coalitions. What prompted his Aug. 17 declaration to run for governor, though, were mid-August events in Charlottesville, Va., when a protester against racism was killed, apparently by a white nationalist sympathizer. (See Sonneborn, Page 10A)

Board OKs new Tractor By the way Supply store Hard work and determination paid off for the 30 4-H dairy members chosen by University of Vermont Extension to represent Vermont in the dairy show at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass. New Haven’s Karissa Livingston and Sarah Hill, along with Weybridge’s Matthew Ouellette, were among those earning top-five finishes in the dairy show. Hill and Ouellette finished first and second, respectively, for showmanship (See By the way, Page 11A)

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Stormwater infiltration plaguing city sewers; issue seen as complex

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Vergennes wastewater treatment plant operator Rick Chaput said what he and his crew found under a Main Street manhole during a recent rainstorm typified how hard it is to solve the city’s problem of untreated wastewater, including human waste, overflowing into Otter Creek. That visit was part of just one Chaput’s department’s ongoing efforts to solve that issue, which centers on the Macdonough Drive wastewater pump station — and which city officials blame on too

much water getting into the system during heavy rains or major snow melts. On that day Chaput and company were inspecting a manhole that collects water just uphill from Otter Creek, and from which stormwater and wastewater flows to the pump station just north on Macdonough Drive. They found five pipes flooding that single manhole, and three in particular that Chaput said were “really ripping.” Those pipes, he said, had in turn collected both wastewater from both private sewer lines and city mains — some of which are clay and between 60 and (See Vergennes, Page 12A)

Some merchants angry about decision

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Development Review Board on Monday gave its unanimous approval to a 19,113-square-foot Tractor Supply retail store off Foote Street, to be sited on a 6.5-acre parcel located behind the A&W Restaurant. The plan must now win an Act 250 permit in order to proceed to construction, which could happen as soon as next spring for a store opening by September or October 2018. Monday’s approval was hailed by representatives of the 1,600-store company, but lamented by the owners and employees of smaller local enterprises with which Tractor Supply figures to compete. “We are very pleased the DRB unanimously approved this project,” said Frank Alexander Jr., project director for Primax Properties LLC, the North Carolina-based company seeking to construct the new building and lease it to Tractor Supply. “We’ve been working with the town over the (See Tractor Supply, Page 10A)

Victory dance

LAUREN MANDIGO, DAUGHTER of Middlebury College football’s defensive coordinator Doug Mandigo, dances past the Wesleyan football team after the Panthers beat the Cardinals, 30-27, on Youngman Field on Sept. 16. Photo by Steve James

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SOME OF THE dozens of volunteers who gave their time and effort to work during United Way of Addison County’s Days of Caring last Thursday gather after the Days of Caring kick-off breakfast.

Days of Caring

GEORGINA MILLIGAN OF Middlebury paints trim inside the Middlebury town pool house during United Way of Addison County’s annual Days of Caring last Thursday.

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VOLUNTEERS FROM MIDDLEBURY College’s Center for Careers and Internships are distracted while working in the Homeward Bound garden by one of the organization’s adoptable dogs, a five-year-old American bulldog named Cookie. The volunteers were working at Homeward Bound as part of the United Way of Addison County’s annual Days of Caring last Thursday.

Hannaford Career Center teachers ink new two-year pact By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) officials on Monday confirmed a new, two-year deal with the school’s 19 full- and part-time teachers that includes annual raises and a requirement that educators pay a greater proportion of their health insurance. The current base pay for a starting teacher at the PHCC is $42,256, according to Jason Larocque, chairman of the career center board. The new contract guarantees

a 1.5 percent increase in that base pay in year one, and a 1.25-percent rise in year two of the pact. Larocque stressed teachers will also be entitled to grade and step increases for longevity, so the more senior educators will see pay raises in excess of the contracted bumps in base pay. The pact calls for PHCC educators to pay 20 percent of the costs of their health insurance, offered through the Vermont Education Health Initiative. The district will pay 80 percent of the equivalent of

a “Gold Plan” through VEHI, according to Larocque. The district is setting up Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) accounts for teachers to help them pay down the higher insurance deductible they will be assuming. Prior to this new contract, PHCC teachers were paying 14.5 percent of their health insurance costs. The bump to 20 percent was driven by the state Legislature’s mandate this year of an 80-20 split in premium contributions by school boards and teachers, respectively.

“I think this is a good contract,” Larocque said during a phone interview on Monday. Aaron Townsend is a forestry and natural resources instructor at the PHCC who served as lead negotiator for the teachers. He, too, believes the new contract is fair. “The teachers feel respected and appreciated, and are pleased with the contract,” Townsend said on Tuesday. Career Center teachers negotiated as a subset of the Middlebury Educators’ Association, which also

represents the interests of Addison Central School District teachers. The career center provides technical and vocational education to students from the 17 Addison County communities that feed Mount Abraham, Middlebury and Vergennes union high schools. It was last fall that the PHCC board and teachers began negotiating the new contract. The previous, three-year deal expired July 1. Career Center Superintendent Dana Peterson said he was pleased to see the two sides come to terms.

“The timing was helpful, as it allows us to enter another budget cycle with important information in place for salaries and benefits,” he said. “It also makes it easier to provide concrete information to VEHI for the upcoming open enrollment period for the health care conversion the will take effect on Jan. 1, 2018. I would also like to commend everyone who dedicated time and energy to help advance the process.” Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Addison Independent, Thursday, September 28, 2017 — PAGE 3A

Vt. seniors benefit from spectrum of services Green Mountain State wins national award By YVETTE SHI MIDDLEBURY — Diane Whitney, 70, worked in health care for 26 years before retiring a couple of years ago and moving into the Middlebury Commons. “My body is (still) not used to the down time,” she said with a laugh. To keep active, Whitney has been going to the Project Independence Adult Day Center on most weekdays. Around 9 a.m., she arrives at the center run by Elderly Services via one VERMONT NATIVE DIANE WHITNEY, 70, is a retired health care worker living in Middlebury. She has been of the 10 designated vans. There she enjoys meals, participates in a wide going to Project Independence Adult Day Center run by Elderly Services for three years and enjoys the support shown by the staff members there. Vermont recently won an award for the quality of services for its range of activities, or simply hangs senior population. out with some friends and puppies Independent photo/Yvette Shi before heading home at 2 p.m. Whitney is one of the many se- into community settings to provide Wheels that deliver healthy meals to him, and the VA covers the hourly niors in Vermont who benefit from new social stimulation and helpful residents, aim to help seniors stay in- fee of $16. The VA is among many departments that Elderly Services a wide array of services and support. physical movement,” said Joanne dependent and healthy at home. For Age Well’s CEO John Michael partners with to make the day center The state’s achievement was recog- Corbett, executive director of ElderHall, who has been working in the more affordable. nized by a Pacesetter Prize for Af- ly Services. Whitney started attending Project field for almost 40 years, aging has “We do a lot of fundraising to help fordability and Access in August, an inaugural award created “to honor Independence at a relatively young come to have different meanings us keep the fee affordable and below states making significant progress age. “It’s just everybody will be fa- over the past few decades. The aver- the cost of hiring an aide to stay with in improving long-term services and miliar with me. When I start having age age of seniors receiving services you at home, which averages $23 supports (LTSS) for older adults, behavior problems, you will know today has risen in the past years hourly,” Corbett said. At the state level, Vermont repeople with disabilities and, family the difference,” she said with her from the late-60s to their 80s. If you trademark sense of ask Vermonters in their sixties, Hall ceived a $17.9-million-dollar Money caregivers.” humor. said, they would hardly consider Follows the Person (MFP) grant in The SCAN Foun- “All the Dick Keesler has themselves as seniors. Meanwhile, 2011, which has been recently exdation, an indepengerontology also been participat- Hall also sees many retired people tended through the next two years. dent public charity, ing in the program who still remain very active and who The grant, which offers up to $2,500 utilizes data from a studies back up for three years. Like have different expectations. for individuals, complements the LTSS State Score- the importance Whitney, he appreci“That means we have to change Choices for Care program to support card, which mea- of getting elderly ates the loving staff. with them. We can’t pretend that we a person’s transition from nursing fasures states’ per“They are all very are still providing the same services cilities to receiving home or commuformance. The data people out of their upbeat and positive that we provided two or three or four nity-based services. showed that Vermont four walls and about everything,” decades ago,” Hall said. With the growing population of has made significant into community One change that Age Well has been elderly people in Vermont, the state improvement in af- settings to provide said Keesler. The 80-year-old retired focusing on is early detection and pre- department and its various agencies fordability and acfarm worker enjoys vention of illnesses among seniors. and community partners goal is to cess, as well as in its new social playing games and “One of the frustrations I think that work to meet the needs of that tarstimulation and overall performance, sports at the center, I’ve had in my career… is that too get population — and that generally moving up to No. 3 helpful physical but also spends a lot much of what we’ve done in the past, means providing ways to help them nationally from No. movement.” of time on wood- and frankly too much of what our live at home. 19 and No. 20 re— Joanne Corbett, working projects health care system does, is we chase “We want to keep older Vermontspectively in the past executive director of at home, including after disease,” Hall said. “We don’t ers healthy and strong so that they six years. Elderly Services making his own do enough to detect it and prevent it.” can age in place,” White said, “and “The award is recanes. On the weekThe organization appoints Well- make decisions about what type of ally indicative of a ends, he prefers to ness Benefit Counselors to meet with support they need and want.” great team effort across all of the clients right from the beginning to partners that we have through all be with his family. The statewide Choices for Care evaluate potential internal and exterthe dimensions of the system,” said Monica White, Director of Oper- program has allowed senior resi- nal risks. They assess their medical ations at the State Department of dents to stay home with confidence. and nutritional situations, as well as Disabilities, Aging and Independent Started in 2005, the program enables home environment. “In the long run, healthiness Living (DAIL). “So it’s really a col- Vermonters to choose where they laborative effort and we are grateful want to receive their long-term ser- doesn’t happen at the hospital, and vices. An increasing number of par- it doesn’t necessarily happen in docfor everyone’s support.” Elderly Services is a close partner ticipants are choosing to remain in tors’ offices,” Hall said. “It happens of DAIL. With the motto “getting home and community-based settings in the day-to-day stuff, in people’s out is good for you,” the organiza- instead of nursing facilities, with living rooms, at their kitchen tables, tion specializes in providing com- the rate rising from 49% to 54% be- and in their backyards.” Almost all of Age Well’s services munity-based out-of-home services tween 2011 and 2015. Age Well is a leading provider are provided for free, and the orgafor seniors at their Project Independence Adult Day Center. Since its of Choices for Care in partnership nization tries to keep funding for the founding 37 years ago, the center with DAIL. The nonprofit organi- Choices for Care program sufficient. has seen the number of participants zation serves Addison, Chittenden, Similarly, programs across the state rise from 12 to 80-85 elderly indi- Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. have also strived to make their serLike DAIL, Age Well recognizes the vices more affordable. viduals daily. Keesler’s doctor at the state Vet“All the gerontology studies back large demand for in-home support up the importance of getting elder- for seniors. The traditional services erans Affairs (VA) clinic recomly people out of their four walls and that they provide, such as Meals on mended Project Independence to

Sheldon to offer ‘beary’ nice activities MIDDLEBURY — It’s a BearA-Palooza at the Henry Sheldon Museum on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 2-4 p.m. Head to the Sheldon for a fun, free family afternoon full of bear-related activities. Those who bring their favorite bear can have their photo snapped with it in a special photo station. Artist and author Ashley Wolff will be on hand to read from some of her books, and a number of hands-on projects, such as making a bear puppet, creating an original print and illustrating one’s own bear story will be on tap. For the mathematically minded, a prize will go to the person who correctly counts the bears in a jar. The Sheldon’s exhibit “Draw Me a Story – Tell Me a Tale,” featuring art and books by 20 Vermont children’s book illustrators/authors, will be on view during the event. Many of the illustrations capture the imagination with animal characters. Two of the authors prominently feature bears in their stories. The exhibit has been extended through Jan. 13. Phoebe Stone colorfully portrays themes of friendship among angels and animal characters — especially bears in her book “When the Wind Bears Go Dancing” and Baby Bear counts wild animals as they prepare for the long winter to come in Ashley Wolff’s book “Baby Bear Counts One.”

Vote on Vermont Gas easements is Nov. 7 By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents on Nov. 7 will vote on whether their community should charge Vermont Gas for three pipeline easements it is seeking on townowned property. The selectboard has tentatively decided to give those easements for free to Vermont Gas, which is building out distribution lines within the community for its Addison Natural Gas Project. But local resident Ross Conrad believes Vermont Gas should have to pay for those easements, and he launched a successful citizens’ petition effort to give residents a say on the matter. “Vermont Gas has had to double the costs of their pipeline… Why can’t they spend a fraction of these funds to pay for the town’s land that they are taking to use for profit instead of looking for a corporate handout,” Conrad told the Independent after he had gathered more than 400 signatures on his petition, which he filed a few weeks ago. Town officials have countered that Middlebury traditionally hasn’t

charged for easements needed by public utilities that serve town residents. Vermont Gas pays property taxes on its pipeline infrastructure. Easements are also provided at no cost to Green Mountain Power. The first easement being sought by Vermont Gas involves the municipal parking lot parcel located on the northern side of Cross Street, behind the town office and Ilsley Library buildings. The second easement affects the municipal parking lot located on the souther side of Cross Street, near Mister Up’s Restaurant. And the third easement will affect the municipal parking lot located on Mill Street. The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday unanimously voted to hold an Australian ballot vote on the easements question on Tuesday, Nov. 7. That vote will be preceded by a special town meeting on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., at the Mary Hogan Elementary School gym. Should that space be unavailable, the meeting will be held at the town office building at 77 Main St. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

New Aurora Learning Center offers wide array of after-school activities

MIDDLEBURY — Aurora Learning Center, a community education and recreation center, opened September 18 at 238 Peterson Terrace in Middlebury. Aurora Learning Center (ALC) is now the principal business of The Aurora School, Inc., a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that operated Aurora School from 1996 to 2017. During after school hours (3:00 to 5:30), ALC will host recreational activities led by educators or talented community members. ALC will charge a fee for each activity. The fees will be in the range of $15 to $25 per participant for each session. Beginning September 18, a Classic Games Club is offered Monday to Friday. The games include chess, Monopoly, Scrabble, hearts and gin rummy; one or two other games will be added in October. (Wednesdays will be chess only, at least until mid-October.) This club is led by Parker “Monty” Montgomery, a former chess master who began teach-

ing chess to children in 1990. Enrollment is limited to boys and girls ages 8 to 14. Beginning September 25, on Mondays only, Girls Circle will be led by Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bogosian, a resident of Burlington. Girls Circle is a nature-based, self-awareness and community-building program for girls ages 11 to 15. Lizzie’s leadership experience includes having directed after-school and camp programs in South Burlington and for Willowell Foundation. ALC will offer additional after-school activities beginning not later than Tuesday, September 26. The center also plans to host occasional morning, evening and weekend activities. For example, it will host National Chess Day activities on Saturday, October 14. For more information, contact Katie McMurray at kathleenm@gmavt. net or Parker Montgomery at middmont@earthlink.net.

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Condos sets record straight on voter registration laws

Tax should be fair and impartial I am appalled to learn from Mike Smith’s Community Forum article on September 21 that the Vermont Department of Taxes considers it acceptable to require payments of the Online/Use Tax by a “select few” Vermont residents, the 20,000 or so taxpayers who received threatening letters from the Tax Department a few days ago. Notwithstanding the possible merits of such a tax, if it is applied at all, payments of such a tax should be required of all Vermonters, not just those who can “afford to pay”. It is impossible to apply this kind of policy in a fair and impartial manner. David W. Pratt Ferrisburgh

Responds to Roper’s ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ By Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Recently, Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper posted an op-ed with the inflammatory, sensational title, “So Second Home Owners Can Vote in Vermont?” Perhaps as intended, Mr. Roper’s attention-seeking commentary caused significant confusion and concern about Vermont’s residency law for voting purposes. As Vermont’s chief elections official, let me set the record straight. Mr. Roper discusses a pending case in Essex County Superior Court that alleges certain individuals on the Town of Victory’s voter checklist are not residents of the town as defined in the election law. Let me be perfectly clear: I do not believe, and would never suggest, that the language in the residency definition means second homeowners in Vermont may register to vote here. Roper cites testimony given during a hearing in this case by Vermont’s Director of Elections, Will Senning: “[Senning] was asked under oath, “When a voter registers, does that voter have to have a principle residence in the town at the moment that they register?” Senning’s answer: “Not necessarily.” Asked “Why not?” His answer was, “Because they may be intending to make that place their principle residence in the near future.” Pressed further with the question, “How far out can that intent be?” Senning testified, “There’s no objective standard in terms of that time frame.” Roper calls this a “wildly loose interpretation” and alleges that it means “there is no legal standard of residence for voting in Vermont.” Later he asserts, “Condos is not only turning a blind eye to but actively facilitating vote fraud.” While this kind of irresponsible rhetoric is fashionable in Washington, D.C. these days – it doesn’t fly in Vermont. As Secretary of State, my role is to administer the law as it is currently written. We do not enforce the law — that is the province of the Attorney General and the courts. We do not write the law — that responsibility lies with the Legislature. Mr. Roper knows this, and I certainly hope that he is not asking me or the elections staff to ignore the law and administer it as we think it should be, not how it is written. ********** For the purpose of registering to vote, Vermont election law defines residency as follows: “resident” shall mean a person who is domiciled in the town as evidenced by an intent to maintain a principal dwelling place in the town indefinitely and to return there if temporarily absent, coupled with an act or acts consistent with that intent.” (Emphasis added). The law does not say you must have slept here for half the nights in the past year, or for 30 days before registering, or that you intend to move here in less than 30 days. With no objective standard, a person’s intent to maintain a principal dwelling place here must be supported by “an act or acts consistent with that intent.” The town/city clerks and local boards of civil authority (BCA), in reviewing a voter application, can request an applicant appear before the BCA and present their evidence of that intent. If the BCA feels it is not sufficient, they may deny the application. That denial may be appealed to a court and the facts ultimately heard by a judge. This is not the wild-West, as Roper would like you to believe. There is a process, a consideration of evidence, and a decision based on that evidence. Essentially, Mr. Roper is saying these local officials are unable to make informed judgments about who is qualified based on the facts of a given case. I would like to think Mr. Roper would have more respect for our hard-working local officials than to suggest they would simply “turn a blind eye” to instances where someone may be trying to abuse the system. Does this definition of residency require a subjective analysis based on the facts and circumstances of each case? Yes. Is that by design? I believe it is. The legislature decided that an objective standard simply could not address the particular, diverse circumstances surrounding an individual’s qualification for residency for voting purposes. It would risk excluding some who have a legitimate interest in registering and voting. Mr. Roper asserts our “wildly loose” interpretation of the residency requirement “does not reflect the spirit or the language of the statute.” I could not disagree more. In fact, I believe our interpretation reflects both the spirit and letter of the law, by relying on the fact-specific, subjective analysis that the law requires. Mr. Roper is quick to tell readers what I think even though he has not contacted me. He had ample opportunity to express his concerns about voter registration in Vermont last year when a comprehensive election bill moved through the legislature, but he never appeared. My door is open and I would be glad to discuss any ways in which the residency definition could be revised as long as it would not unnecessarily disenfranchise legitimate voters.

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A METAL FIRE escape is suspended above Otter Creek in downtown Middlebury Tuesday morning just before a Nop’s MetalWorks crane swings it into position on the south side of the Battell Building.

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Try seeing ‘homeless’ as individuals We lump them all together as “the homeless,” forgetting that they have names. They have parents and they were kids once. They have weathered hands and dreams and hearts. Each of them has a heart beating in their chest, just like you and me. They’re problematic, the homeless. But the problem with the homeless is not that they are in our way when we want to walk down the street, or that they smell or that they might have been drinking beer for breakfast. The problem with the homeless is that they are not invisible, as so many of us like to pretend. The problem with the homeless is that they are there, and in being there, in our communities, on our sidewalks, asking for money or a job, they force By Melissa us to face something about ourselves. O’Brien Will we keep walking, in a hurry to get to work or to the meeting or the grocery store? Or, will we respond? Of course the problem with the homeless is that there are not enough affordable places of shelter in this world, that there are not enough mental health counselors to help those who don’t have the means to make an office visit, that food is very expensive. These are community-level problems, societal issues, reflective of the disparity in our world between those who have more than they need and those who have nothing. These are large problems and there are angels among us who are working to solve these problems every day. On a deeper, more profound level, however, the problem with the homeless is that they pose for us, every one of us, a question — will I pass by or will I help? Most of us who are givers never actually come in con-

Ways of Seeing

tact with the receiver of our giving. We send money to the Red Cross in the aftermath of a hurricane; we put money in the collection plate in church on Sunday; we attend fundraising events for various charities; we sit on boards whose purpose is to serve those who need help, but seldom do we directly encounter the object of our charitable actions. The homeless, however, are blocking the sidewalk when we’re trying to get to the restaurant. They’re sitting on the park bench and sleeping down by the lake. There are more of them every year, making it harder and harder for us to pretend that they’re not there. When winter comes they’re standing in the doorway of the store we need to enter. They are sleeping on the porches of our churches. I was at the First Congregational Church in Burlington the other day, and when I came out I went over and sat down with the folks hanging out on the porch there. They had backpacks filled with their stuff, pieces of cardboard to sleep on. They told me their names, their stories, their struggles. I asked them where they were going to eat dinner that night and they pointed to the Salvation Army kitchen next door. “What would you have if you could have anything for dinner tonight?” I asked one of the men sitting there. “Venison,” he said. Venison. Two blocks away, at the city grocery store, there weren’t enough parking spaces to accommodate all of the people who were asking themselves that question: (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

‘Farmhouse style’ defies rural life

In an effort to address my poor home-decorating skills, tendencies.” I recently joined a Facebook group called “Farmhouse Then again, I have an aversion to clutter. While disStyle.” playing collections of farmhouse-type items can look I don’t think it’s the right group for me. beautiful when done right, at my house, it just looks like I thought it would be a good fit. I already have the I’m sorting stuff into giveaway piles. farmhouse; I just need the style. But as it turns out, the Take that area some people have above the upper cabfarmhouse part is optional. Judging from the pictures inets in their kitchens. Farmhouse Style members load people post, it appears all you need is a shiplap wall and it up with crockery, dried flowers, old cookbooks, and a giant rustic clock to hang on it. And picnic baskets laid on their sides with whitewash. Lots of whitewash. white linens draped casually over the I thought the idea of farmhouse half-open lids (because who doesn’t style was to embrace everything anstore their picnic baskets that way?) tique and vintage. But the look is I tried decorating that space in our actually achieved by buying new, house years ago and discovered that pre-distressed stuff (or doing it yourit just looked like I had run out of self by beating it with a hammer and cupboard space. Plus everything I put sanding off the paint). up there gathered a film of grease and I have to question whether “disBy Jessie Raymond dust I had no intention of regularly tressed” is the direction I want to go wiping off. with my own decorating efforts. EvSo I took it all down. erything we have already looks like crap. The Farmhouse Style members would collectively I do think our house would be more welcoming if I drop their Mason jars in horror if they knew I was breaklearned how to add accent pieces. But no matter how ing the “rules.” many pictures I look at online, I just can’t figure out how But some of those rules make no sense to me. to display random items the way these people do. Take the wooden sign thing, for example. It seems One woman, for instance, took a galvanized chicken that any farmhouse wall display must include at least feeder and made it work as a charming farmhouse table one appropriately banged-up wooden sign. So in nearly centerpiece. At my house, it looked like I was nursing a every entryway photo, you’ll see a sign that says “WELsick hen in the dining room (again). COME.” In the kitchen, you’ll find signs that say “EAT” Another woman arranged a collection of old bottles on or “APPLES.” her sideboard. When I tried it, my husband asked if I was These are fine. But in many — not just a few — of heading to the redemption center. the pictures I’ve seen, there is a sign that literally says Knowing my lack of skill, I tend to keep spaces empty. “FARMHOUSE.” Why? Much better, I think, to say, “Here lives a woman with (See Raymond, Page 5A) no personality” than “Here lives a woman with hoarder

Around the bend

It is time to speak up for community. I fear that Middlebury may be losing its way, as it appears to plunge ahead with one project after another seemingly without deliberation as to the combined effect on the Town as a whole. I applaud the letters written by Janine McDonald and Sheila Khalladeh about the proposed Ilsley Library project. I was raised to revere libraries and books, not glass atrium towers for “natural “light. So many of us moved to Middlebury from places that have such library entrances, that have endless gourmet options at their markets, expensive art galleries and apartments with “European appliances.” Why bring this vision here? The combined effect creates a reality of upscale exclusivity rather than community. Susan Humphrey wrote a concise list of things that need to be fixed at the Ilsley. These repairs and updates can and should be done. But care must be taken to preserve our beautiful library and our community. Catherine Braun Ripton

Town must be transparent I am a Middlebury resident and voter. I am also a professor at the College and a mother to two young children. I am deeply invested in the quality of my community, and as such, I write to express to you my disappointment in the reports of the Middlebury Town Selectboard’s anti-democratic plan to ignore the overwhelming will of their constituents and pursue a fear-based and un-scientific approach to the issue of cannabis legalization. While the arguments in favor of legalizing cannabis, whose harm is far less than that from alreadylegal substances such as alcohol and tobacco (the former lauded as a major economic boon to our town, with a highly marketed “Tasting Trail” for tourists), I will not reenumerate them here. The debate has been going on in Vermont for some years now, and I hope the Selectboard has taken the time to educate itself on the facts through available resources. I write, instead, to express a more fundamental concern about the erosion of our deeply cherished democratic values. This erosion is seen clearly at the Federal level, and is activating a strong resistance nationwide. I never thought that I would have similar concerns about my local government. Yet here we are. Last year, the Selectboard approved the Vermont League of Cities and Towns’ (VLCT) lobbying on a political issue, effectively in secret. But the subsequent (better late than never) Town survey decisively pronounced the will of the people: Middlebury residents oppose VLCT lobbying against cannabis legalization on behalf of our town. And yet, this paper’s reports suggest to me that the Board will ignore this message and pursue a biased and anti-democratic action to re-approve VLCT to do exactly what 65% of town residents said not to do. (And will taxpayer dollars be involved as well?) Some may wonder what cannabis legalization has to do with my being invested in the quality of my community. Here are some reasons: I care about adults who are engaging in an activity that is (See Letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, September 28, 2017 — PAGE 5A

Letters to the Editor Middlebury rejects VLCT fear-mongering on pot In his letter to the editor on September 20, Middlebury Selectboard Chair Brian Carpenter attempts to describe the Vermont League of Cities and Towns’ “new” position on marijuana legalization as something other than opposition. This is absurd. The new position states that marijuana “should only be legalized for recreational purposes after all public safety, public health, and local regulatory and budgetary concerns are adequately addressed.” While the VLCT has carefully massaged the language of its 2018 policy position to outwardly appear to be “neutral”, the fact remains that, under this policy, the VLCT will continue lobbying the

Legislature and Governor not to legalize marijuana in 2018, because the anti-legalization leaders working hand-in-hand with the VLCT will never concede that their concerns have been “adequately addressed”, no matter what the Legislature does. This is not a “balanced” position on legalization as Mr. Carpenter stated; it is a merely a poorly camouflaged one. The legalization of marijuana has not resulted in increased underage use, drugged driving, total crime, or law enforcement costs in Colorado, Washington, or any of the other 6 states that have already acted while our governor dithers with this issue. States with safe and legal access to marijuana have seen large

declines in opioid and opiate abuse, including 24% fewer overdose deaths. Local tax-sharing revenues have exceeded expectations in those Colorado municipalities who’ve allowed retail dispensaries. The people of Middlebury have spoken loudly and clearly in rejecting exactly this sort of anti-legalization lobbying and fear-mongering by the VLCT. The survey’s questions were not ambiguous, and the results were not close. It is perplexing that any Middlebury Selectboard member, let alone the chair, should go to such lengths to convince himself of alternative facts. Dave Silberman Middlebury

Federal health centers face 70 percent cuts — now I am writing in support of Mountain Health Center here in Bristol. As a Federally Qualified Heath Center, they provide medical and dental services to people regardless of insurance, or lack of insurance. For those less fortunate the fees are based on income. Mountain Health is one of about 40 FQHCs in Vermont. There are hundreds around the U.S. If not

extended by Sept. 30 (Friday), federal funding for these essential health centers will be cut by 70 percent. Many will close their doors. Millions across the country will lose affordable care. There is a bill in the House (HR3770) to extend the funding. We are urging Rep. Peter Welch, Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bernie Sanders to support this bill

through both houses before Sept. 30. If you are so inclined, please call them and request their support: Peter Welch (202) 225-4115 Patrick Leahy 202) 224-4242 Bernie Sanders (802) 862-0697 Thank you very, very much. Bob Donnis Bristol

Local veterinarians serve county’s homeless animals As the end of September Hospital, Animal Hospital nears and we get used to of Hinesburg, Vergennes the routines and rhythms of Animal Hospital, Open of appreciation Air Pet Repair, Champlain fall, I am reminded of the consistency and continuity Valley Veterinary Clinic, with which Addison Full Circle Home County’s veterinarians have served Veterinary Care, as well as Otterside the homeless animals at Homeward Animal Hospital in Rutland County, Bound, Addison County’s Humane take turns throughout the year to Society. visit the shelter. They donate their Vets from Bristol Animal time, skills, and resources to ensure

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the animals who call Homeward Bound home are healthy, sound and ready to be adopted by areafamilies. We are grateful for the years of experience and wisdom that supports our work. Jessica Danyow, execuitive dir. and the staff and Board Homeward Bound Middlebury

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) far less harmful than drinking beer having their lives ruined by our criminal (in)justice system. I care that people are already consuming cannabis through an illegal market that brings a criminal element into my community. I care about scientific facts rather than fear and misinformation being the drivers of government policy. But more

than any of this, I care about my representative government doing its job representing the will of the people in a transparent and responsive manner. It’s bad enough that at the national level we are faced with an authoritarian government that ignores the will of the people, but I never thought my local town representation would even

consider doing the same. I urge the members of the Middlebury Selectboard to put their personal prejudices aside, and listen to the members of this community, their constituents. Do not allow VLCT to promote a message on behalf of Middlebury residents that the residents overwhelmingly reject! Eilat Glikman Middlebury

I do like — and envy — much of what I see in the Farmhouse Style group. At the same time, I actively oppose some of the tropes of farmhouse style. (For instance, I refuse to set out collections of chunky rustic white wooden candlesticks in varying heights and shapes.) Maybe I’m just bitter because I’m home-fashion impaired, but I think real style is more than simply copying what everyone else is doing.

For that reason, I find myself wanting to upend the blind conformity of the group’s decorating choices. So for kicks this morning, I posted one of my own pictures: a chicken feeder in my dining room, complete with a recuperating hen eating out of it. I’m just waiting for the message from the moderator: “I don’t think this is the right group for you.” At least we’ll agree on something.

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) If you live in a farmhouse, the label is unnecessary. If you don’t, who are you trying to convince? And some farmhouse design trends, while popular, strike me as silly. I mean, yes, you can turn an inverted wire egg basket into a lampshade for a hanging light. But what’s the point of a shade that doesn’t actually filter the blinding light from the bare bulb?

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) “What do I want for dinner tonight?” and then buying it and taking it home. It’s a little piece of freedom most of us take for granted. I tracked down some venison and my mom, who is a much better cook than I, turned it into a delicious stew. I brought it to the people on the porch a few days later. They remembered my name. They asked me how I was doing and they shared the venison stew. They were kind to each other. They had good manners. The problem with the homeless is, of course, that they are homeless. And that’s a very big problem. You and I can’t solve that today. But we can make stew and we can sit down and we can reach inside and find that place of our humanity and we can bring it forth and put it in contact with a person who is hungry, lonely, cold, homeless. It starts from the most basic place of all: “Tell me your name.” The homeless are not a giant amoebic mass of addiction and violence. They might inspire fear, but not because they’re going to hurt us. Its because we are unwilling to help. That is the greatest thing to fear in this life, that we might choose to make the needs of the world nameless and invisible. “Are you OK?” “How can I help?” Try it today. I promise it won’t hurt one bit. Melissa O’Brien is the pastor of the Pawlet Community Church. She is a student at the Fordham School

of Religion and Religious Education and in the summer she sells bouquets of flowers she grows in her gardens as Harriet Honeybee. She keeps a

blog of her thoughts and experiences at melissaannobrien.com and hopes one day that someone will come up with a better word than “blog.”

Power to ‘The People’ is freedom’s foundation So it is likely that the United States proponents to justify secession, was Editor’s note: This is the 26th of 28 essays by Middlebury College acquired this land by usurpation. that the government of the United Professor Emeritus Victor Nuovo These nations still existed and, States had become tyrannical. on the origins of western political therefore, granting citizenship to Secessionists appealed to the law of its members is, to say the least, an nature. They argued, citing Locke, thought. ambiguous act. The Constitution that the national government has By Victor Nuovo I return to the question: Who are does not explicitly recognize this the duty to protect the life, liberty the People? Surely, it is more than a fact, but there is recognition in and property of the people, and that Section 1 of the 14th Amendment, slaves are property—not people. useful fiction or abstraction. “We the People” refers to actual that there may be persons residing The U.S. government’s intention to people: those who directly or in the states who are not under the abolish slavery was a violation of jurisdiction of state natural law and hence tyrannical. indirectly authorized the or federal laws. The By their tyranny, tyrants forfeit their adoption and ratification legal and moral issues right to rule. Therefore, secession is of the Constitution. But involved are too great justified. The argument is odious in the beginning these and complex to be and fallacious. were not all the people examined here, but But to return to my theme, dwelling in the land. they cannot justly be almost a century more would pass Women were excluded, ignored. before legislative measures were also slaves, and native Slavery was taken to guarantee equality of civil Americans who were abolished in 1865 rights. In 1954, the Supreme Court the original occupiers of by the adoption of declared segregation to be illegal; the land. Only freeborn the 13th Amendment. and a decade later the Civil Rights males were counted: The 14th Amendment Act was passed. And still the effort white, English, and granted full rights to establish freedom and equality mostly Protestant. immunities for all continues. It was met with In the 2nd of the Thinking about and of citizenship to violent resistance, epitomized by the Federalist Papers, politics — all persons born murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., Alexander Hamilton the origins or naturalized in in 1968, and the violence continues credits divine the United States today with police brutality against providence with having An essay by and required that people of color a cornerstone of the brought to this rich Victor Nuovo representation in Black Lives Matter movement. and fertile wilderness Middlebury College legislative bodies Nevertheless, through all of this a united people: “a professor emeritus be apportioned “The People of the United States” people descended from according to “the has increased in substance and in the same ancestors, of philosophy whole number of reality. For it has come to encompass speaking the same persons in each not only white Protestant males, language, professing the same religion, attached to the state.” Finally, in 1870, the 15th but all persons — male, female, same principles of government, Amendment was ratified prescribing black, brown, white, gay, lesbian, very similar in their manners and the right of all citizens to vote, transgender, pious and freethinking customs, who … fighting side by regardless of their “race, color, or — and the trend toward diversity and inclusiveness continues. side through a long and bloody war, previous conditions of servitude.” Although there is reason to believe Because we can appeal to all of have nobly established their general that these liberating measures might these persons to exercise their equal liberty and independence.” It was not until 1920 that women have come about in the course of right and duty as citizens to vote, to were granted the right to vote. And time, and fear of their inevitability raise their voices against injustice, the matter of their full political and may have prompted the so-called to seek a redress of grievance and to social equality remains unfinished Confederate States to secede, there participate in the administration of justice — the notion is no doubt that their business. of “The People” is The 14th Amendment, ratified in proximate cause was The act of not a mere fiction 1868 and which grants citizenship the American Civil secession by 11 or legal abstraction, to all persons born or naturalized War. but an unshakable Which raises states (during the in the United States and guarantees of them equal protection of the the question of the Civil War) violated foundation freedom. laws, should have applied also to meaning of this the Constitution “Power to the Native Americans residing in the terrible, cataclysmic of the United People,” although According States. By their states. Yet, that right was not fully event. under the rule of law. realized until 1924, with passage to law, it was an A u t h o r ’ s of the Indian Citizenship Act, illegal rebellion and vote to secede, the Postscript: Why has which granted full citizenship to insurrection. The act legislators of the it been so difficult “non citizen Indians born within of secession by 11 seceding states for us to achieve full the territorial limits of the United states violated the became outlaws. equality? And why States.” During the First World War, Constitution of the Their waging does the difficulty Native Americans served in armed United States. By war against the remain? The fault forces and were granted citizenship, their vote to secede, and this act came as a consequence the legislators of government of the does not lie in the it the seceding states United States was Constitution; and in recognition of their service. has been our only outlaws. an act of treason. However, there was and became reliable means to waging remains a problem with regard to Their achieve it. Rather Native Americans. They were not war against the immigrants to this land. Rather, government of the United States it lies in ourselves. Human beings they were indigenous residents; was an act of treason. Viewed under are just not very nice animals. They it was their land. Nor were their the cool light of reason, secession take comfort in their prejudices, ancestors nomadic transient was simply illegal. It may also have and when the demands of justice dwellers, as is sometimes assumed, been a tragedy, and the figure who seem inconvenient, they imagine who never really occupied it. On the best represents this is Robert E. Lee. themselves the victims of it. And contrary, the territory of the United But Lee was no hero. In any case, they have an inexhaustible capacity States was not a wilderness, when attempts to romanticize the Civil to rationalize almost any unjust Europe began the colonization of War are misguided, misleading and practice when it is in their interest. It is because of these dismal facts America. There were Indian nations unjust. It is noteworthy that a leading that constitutionalism is our only here before any of the states, and an argument put forth by its reasonable mode of action. international order.

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James Foster Jr., 47, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — James H. Foster Jr., 47, died as the result of a farming accident on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. He was born January 29, 1970, in Middlebury, the son of James and Joyce (Warner) Foster. Jim was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School class of 1988 and received his Associates degree in Ag Business Management from Vermont Technical College in 1990. He furthered his education at Kansas State University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science in 1992. He married Tricia Eastwood on October 9, 1993, at the Middlebury Congregational Church. Jim was an owner of Vermont Natural Ag Products and Foster Brothers Farm in Middlebury. He was a dedicated husband and father whose values of integrity guided him each day. Jim was a humble and kind leader on the Addison County Fair SHIRLEY MAY NEW and Field Days board, the Vermont FFA Foundation and the Central may be made, in her memory to; Cemetery Association. Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. He is survived by his wife Tricia Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733. ◊

Shirley New, 86, Leicester LEICESTER — Shirley May New, age 86, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, surrounded by her family, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Mrs. New was born in Leicester on May 16, 1931. She was the daughter of Roy and Elsie (Fiske) Cole. She received her early education in local Leicester schools. She belonged to 4-H for many years and attended the 4-H congress in Chicago in 1950. She graduated from Brandon High School, Class of 1949. In her earlier years she worked at the Ayrshire Breeders Association. On June 24, 1952, she married Robert M. New in Leicester, where they made their home and raised their family. Mr. New predeceased her on April 7, 2005. She worked for over 28 years at the Brandon Inn, and later at the Lilac Inn. She enjoyed quilting and spending time with her family. Surviving is her daughter; Janet Ann Bigelow and Husband Matt of Clearwater, Fla., five sons; Robert M. New and his fiancée Penny of

Chittenden, David A. New and fiancée Heidi of Brandon, Donald G. New and fiancée Nancy of Hubbardton, Jeffrey L. New and wife Alice of New Haven and Kevin J. New of Leicester. Twelve grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her. In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by a son, Richard W. New; her brother, Burton Cole; two sisters, Alice Kilburn and Virginia Farrar; and a granddaughter, Amanda New. The funeral service was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., at the Old Leicester Meeting House. The Rev. Phil Smith, pastor of the Leicester Church of The Nazarene officiated. The graveside committal service and burial followed in Brookside Cemetery. Following the ceremony the family received friends at the Leicester Church of The Nazarene church hall, for a time of remembrance. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers

Ann Gipson, 84, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Ann Rebecca Gipson, 84, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Middlebury. Ann was born in Middlebury on Sept. 7, 1933, the daughter of Edward and Marjorie (Tarble) Gipson. She received her early education in Middlebury, attended Brandon High School in Brandon for three years and graduated in 1951 from Middlebury High School. She studied to become a laboratory technician at Boston School of Technology in Boston, Mass., and held employment as a medical professional at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vt., and at Helen Porter Nursing Home in Middlebury. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Middlebury, Middlebury High School-Middlebury Union High School Association and RSVP. She did volunteer work for

Round Robin, American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, Mittens for Christmas Shop and Hats for Newborns. She served as an assistant election official in Middlebury since 1992. Ann’s hobbies included reading, knitting and her volunteer work. Survivors include her nephews David Gipson and his wife Luella of Bridport, and John Gipson and his wife Carolyn of Burlington, her nieces Chantel, Lea, Jessica and Lauren and her nephew Christopher. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother Edward “Pete” Gipson. The graveside committal service and burial will take place, on Saturday, Sept. 30, at noon at Pine ANN REBECCA GIPSON Hill Cemetery in Brandon. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in her memory to Association, 19 Elm Street, Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

Horace Bronson Jr., 89, native of Bridport SOUTH BURLINGTON — Horace A. Bronson Jr., 89, of South Burlington, died on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Starr Farm Nursing Center. He was born in Bridport on Feb. 7, 1928, the son of the late Horace and Alice Myrick Bronson. Horace served with the U.S. Air Force. He was married to Joyce Jimmo on Dec. 13, 1957. She predeceased him on Nov. 5, 2010. Horace is survived by his three sons; Michael Bronson and wife Niki of Middletown, Md., Wayne Bronson and wife Melissa of South. Burlington and Scott Bronson of South Burlington; his grandchildren Christian, Hannah, Gabrielle, Patrick, and Maxwell; his brother

Thad Bronson and wife Ginny of Bridport; and a sister-in-law Isabelle Bronson of Bridport. He was predeceased by his brothers Wymond, Lloyd, Malcolm, and Bernard, and by his sister Thelma. Visitation was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m.-noon, with a memorial service at noon at the Ready Funeral & Cremation Service South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Rd., Burlington. Burial was due to follow in Colchester Village Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Vermont, 300 Cornerstone Dr. Suite 130, Williston, VT 05495. To send online condolences to his family please visit readyfuneral.com.◊

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Joseph Tisbert, 90, Panton PANTON — Joseph Albert Tisbert, 90, passed away Monday Sept. 25, 2017, surrounded by family. He was born January 26, 1927, in Andover, Mass., the son of Hector Arthur Sr. and Olivene (Cloutier) Tisbert. In 1959 Albert moved his family from Andover to Panton, Vt., to live out his dream of dairy farming. He spent his life farming. Albert was active in the farming community, serving as a member of the Farm Bureau and as an Officer of the NFO. He was active in the town of Panton and was an advocate of his community and the farming community. Albert also was an accomplished farrier — he loved to take on the cases that needed special attention, often working with Cornell University on special cases. Albert loved to sing and gave the gift of music to his family. He was a member of St. Peter’s Church and was an outstanding member of the choir. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Albert had a love of horses and spread that love amongst his daughters. He raised and trained Standard bred racehorses. He had a heart to help people in need, and was always there to take someone in, or listen.

Albert was a devoted husband of 67 years to Dorothy Rita Tisbert. (Mack). Albert was a proud and loving father of eight children. He is survived by his children and their spouses: Catherine Palmer and Patrick, Susan Hatch and Patrick, Joy Abbott and Dave, Thomas Tisbert and Michelle, John Tisbert and Ruth Cohen, David Tisbert, Andrew Tisbert and Mardi, Julie MacCarty and Brian; 17 grandchildren; Carolyn, Andrew, Michael, Jesse, Jacob, Audrey, Anthony, Brianne, Roxanne, Ryan, Meghan, Jill, Abbie, Sharon, Ginseng, Tully, and Kale; and 13 great grandchildren. His brothers Louis Tisbert and Robert Tisbert, sisters Pauline Gilbert and Janet Gerrad, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive him. Albert is pre-deceased by his wife, Dorothy Rita Tisbert (Mack), and seven siblings. The family would like to thank McClure-Miller Respite House for their kindness and the care that Al received. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes. A mass of Christian

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of Middlebury; his parents James and Joyce Foster of Middlebury; his children, MaKayla, Caleb and Jocelyn Foster all of Middlebury; his sister Karen Foster-Baccei and husband David of Middlebury; and his brother Mark Foster and wife Nicole of Middlebury. Also surviving him are his aunts and uncles; Robert and Nancy Foster, Judith and Bill Roy, Sharon and Robert Chalecki, Dorothy and James Douglas, Joyce and David Wetmore, Linda and Craig L’Heureux and Bettee and Keith LeBeau; his nieces, Ashlynn Foster, Tatum Eastwood and Remy Eastwood; his nephew, Colin Foster; and his goddaughter Mackenzie LeBeau. He was predeceased by his grandparents Howard and Helen Foster and Robert and Gladys Warner, and by his aunt Susanne Gove. A celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m., at the Middlebury Congregational Church, with the Rev. Andy NagyBenson officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to “The James H. Foster Jr.

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ADDISON — Paul A. Boivin, 64, died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Born Nov. 6, 1952, in Rumford, Maine, to Albert and Jacqueline Caron-Boivin, Paul was the youngest of six children. In 1958 his family moved to Addison, Vt. to begin a life of farming. After graduating Rice Memorial High School in 1971, Paul pursued a dairy-farming career in partnership with his family. With his brother, Mark Boivin, the farm doubled in size and implemented many farming innovations. In cooperation with UVM, they installed the first solarheated milking parlor in Vermont. After 50 years, the dairy farm was converted to production of soybeans and corn for feed and fuel. Later, with UVM, they did a controlled study of strip-till planting of corn in Addison County. Paul also managed Boivin Farm Supply and the sale and installation of corn–burning boilers. Passionate about community service, Paul partnered with his brother Mark as a vocal and active participant in his community while milking twice a day. Paul worked on the planning commission for the town of Addison, was a founding member of Town Line First Response Squad, and served on the Addison fire department for a number of years. As a certified CPR instructor and EMTI, he was an active member on the Vergennes Rescue Squad for nearly four decades. He also trained fellow members of the Mad River

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Glen Ski Patrol, and many community organizations. Paul was instrumental in developing the Farm Medic Program, which is used statewide to instruct health providers in the specialized skills needed for working with farmers. Paul also served his community though his work as a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus. With a zest for life and a keen curiosity, Paul was very forgiving and never held a grudge. Along with the demands of farming he was able to pursue many interests and had a willingness to help all whom he met. He was always eager to try new experiences and to share what he had learned from his participation in various sports and service organizations. His interest included hunting, skiing, kayaking, barbequing, scuba diving, motorcycling, tinkering with machinery, traveling, and flying. He enjoyed learning and visiting with people of all walks of life. A family man, Paul loved people, visiting, and learning. A loving husband, father, brother and owner, he is survived by his wife Marianna Shadroui Boivin, his daughter Aimée, and four siblings: Carmelita Boivin-Cole, Claire, John and Mark Boivin, and numerous nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, his brother Robert, and his good friend and pet Biscuit. Visiting hours will be on Friday, Sept. 29, at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes from 5 to 8

PAUL A. BOIVIN p.m. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at St. Peter’s Church in Vergennes. Paul strongly supported the immigrant community; therefore, contributions may be made in his honor to the to The Open Door Clinic, 100 Porter Drive Middlebury, VT 05753. Please consider sharing your stories and memories of Paul in written form to be placed in a memory book for his family. Mail to the Brown-McClay Funeral Home. Send online condolences to brownmcclayfuneralhomes. com.◊

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Tours to key on early learning programs

ADDISON COUNTY — As a means of exploring early learning options in the county, Addison County Building Bright Futures has set up a series of visits to early care and learning programs throughout the region. The tours will take place Oct. 2-5. Each visit will include a 20-minute tour, and conversation with staff. A post-visit panel discussion and luncheon on Oct. 5 will provide participants the opportunity to discuss what they saw and to generate ideas for the continuing improvement of early learning in Addison County. Many regional community partners agree that investing in the first years of life are crucial, and that high quality childcare is a priority for supporting families. Programs in the region, however, struggle with

Days of Caring

VICTORIA LUKSCH ROLLS a fresh coat of paint onto the walls of Middlebury’s town pool house during United Way of Addison County’s Days of Caring last Thursday.

Independent photo/ Trent Campbell

Mosquito spraying plan opposed Letter circulates in BLSG district

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Efforts to renew a notice of intent to spray for mosquitoes in the local insect control district are being met with resistance. The Brandon Leicester Salisbury Goshen Insect Control District recently issued a notice of intent, or NOI, to spray the insecticides Malathion and Permethrin in the member towns next season. The NOI is issued under the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s Vermont Pesticide General Permit and, if approved, is good for five years. The BLSG has been using the same two insecticides to control mosquitoes in the district for roughly 20 years. But a letter to property owners along the spray routes in Leicester and Brandon issued in the last few weeks was urging property owners to submit public comments on the NOI to the Agency of Natural Resources in an effort to prevent the permit from being issued. The Vermont Public Interest Research Group was also involved in the cause, urging property owners in a separate letter to submit comments by the Sept. 25 deadline “to make Vermont toxic free.” But BLSG Board Chair Dr. Ben Lawton said that the letter to “neighbors” along the spray routes contains a host of misinformation and untruths that he addressed in an interview with The Reporter on Monday. Lawton said he believes one property owner, Lesley Wright of Leicester, is behind the letter. Wright brought suit against the district three years ago with the Vermont Law School. Wright’s property is on the district’s “no spray” list, claiming she has an organic farm. Lawton said Wright’s testimony was taken at the DEC rules committee meeting and many of her concerns were incorporated into the new permit guidelines for the BLSG, particularly as it relates to spraying insecticide near waterways. A man who answered the phone at Wright’s residence on Fern Lake Road Tuesday morning confirmed that Wright drafted the letter to neighbors regarding the BLSG Notice of Intent, but Wright did not return a call for comment by press time Tuesday. Malathion is a pesticide used widely across the U.S. to combat nuisance insects around homes, orchards and cropland since the 1950s. As a pesticide, Malathion and Permethrin are not without their drawbacks. According to the National Pesticide Information Center, Malathion is highly toxic to bees, some fish and birds, but is considered lowly toxic to mammals. There is no known cancer risk to humans, and the risk to pregnant women is considered low as well. Permethrin is more toxic to fish than insects or mammals, according to the National Pesticide Information Center, but offers little threat to pregnant women. If eaten in large quantities, it can cause cancer, but there is no evidence that limited exposure from spraying causes cancer. But the letter to neighbors claims that exposure to the pesticides used by the BLSG “during pregnancy and early childhood has been associated with developmental delays, neurological disease, leukemia, and lowered sperm count,” among other afflictions, but cites no sources for this information. Q&A The letter’s first claim is that the BLSG does not properly notify residents when insecticide spraying will occur. “That’s not true,” Lawton said. “It’s posted on our website. In fact, now we’re even posting more specifics as to when and where we’re going to be spraying. That was a requirement of the permit.”

The letter also claims that the BLSG does not operate the adulticide spraying based on scientific data, but on complaints or the BLSG administrator’s judgment call. “That’s not true,” Lawton said. “It’s all part of the Pesticide General Permit. We have thresholds we have to meet that are set by the state.” The letter goes on to say that the BLSG “does not recognize the need for formal buffer zones for schools, summer camps, state parks, organic farms, or the homes of chemically-sensitive individuals.” “Wrong,” Lawton said. “First of all, anyone with a sensitivity, all they have to do is notify the district that they don’t want to be sprayed. We put a notice in the newspaper every spring asking people with sensitivities or those who don’t want to be sprayed to notify us. And schools and parks generally want to be sprayed because there are mosquitoes and kids playing. We’ve generally always treated those areas but at nighttime when there is nobody there.” Lawton added that the BLSG does not spray state parks since those areas are under state jurisdiction. People who do not want to be sprayed must notify the BLSG in writing every year, regardless of how many years they have been a no-spray area. The district says that’s because people move, property changes hands and the district, an all-volunteer organization, can’t keep track from one year to the next without something in writing. As for honoring the buffer zones, Lawton said that BLSG spray truck drivers are required to honor those zones and do so. The letter goes on to claim that the BLSG is not required to do any water testing of local water bodies to back up the claim that the pesticide is not affecting those lakes and streams. “That’s what this whole permit is about,” Lawton said. “Water quality. We don’t spray water or water areas.” As for concerns about drifting pesticides toward the lakes and streams during spraying, Lawton said the pesticides being used are designed not to drift. “There is no residue with the fogging pesticides we use,” Lawton said. “It’s an ultra-low volume form of pesticide. Nighttime spraying dissipates before morning. We don’t spray when it’s raining or if there is a chance it will rain, or if it’s breezy or windy to also reduce the chance of any drift.”

Lastly, the letter claims that the BLSG’s primary responsibility is nuisance control of mosquitoes, and although their NOI suggests that chemical sprays can deter EEE and West Nile, they offer no supporting evidence to indicate that spraying adulticides will impact these diseases—if and when they emerge.” In 2013, Brandon and Sudbury were both ground zero for the state’s first two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, a disease carried by mosquitoes. Both cases resulted in fatalities, and led the state to perform aerial pesticide spraying over the area in an effort to prevent more cases. No new cases of EEE have been reported in the area since 2013. The same cannot be said for West Nile Virus, which is also carried by mosquitoes. Cases come up in Vermont every year. In fact, just this week, the state Department of Health announced that the first case of West Nile in the state this year was confirmed in Addison County last week (see story, pg. 2). A visit to the Department of Health website urges Vermonters to prevent mosquito bites and the threat of contracting mosquito-borne illnesses by covering up exposed skin and wearing insect repellent. Lawton said the BLSG has spent more money this year on mosquito control than any other time since it began in the 1970s, roughly $350,000. He said $286,000 came from the state to buy and apply larvacide to the swamp areas and keep mosquito hatchings to a minimum. An additional $70,000 of the BLSG budget was spent on the spraying of adulticides, Malathion and Permethrin. Towns in the district pay into the BLSG to have their towns sprayed each year. “In an ideal world, we’d love to have unlimited funds to control mosquitoes with just the larvacide,” Lawton said, ‘but they aren’t all killed that way, and the ones that hatch and mature are the ones that can carry EEE and West Nile. “We are dedicated to protecting the public health of the residents of our area who enjoy the outdoors and to not have an adverse effect on the environment,” Lawton said. For more information about the BLSG, visit the website, blsgmosquito.wordpress.com. Click on the “Menu” box in the upper righthand corner of the home page for information regarding public notices, applying for “no spray” status, maps and pesticides.

finding a viable solution. Addison BBF has created the Addison Early Care and Learning Showcase Tours school so that community partners, business, employers, school administrators and decision-makers can join the and see for themselves what high quality early education actually looks like. The culminating luncheon event will be held at Middlebury College’s Kirk Alumni Center. It will focus on the capacity crisis in Addison County, and why it matters to our schools, businesses, and community. Panelists include; Dave Donahue, Middlebury College; Peter Burrows, ACSD; and Donna Bailey, Addison County Parent Child Center. Cheryl Mitchell will moderate. Regional data and stories will guide an interactive panel dis-

cussion, and participants will be charged with building a community movement to discover how we might work together to meet the increasing need for high quality programming. Addison BBF is also working closely with the Addison County Director’s Network, to better understand what programs need in order to best provide service for families. Retaining highly qualified staff is the biggest challenge for programs to maintain quality. Addison BBF is exploring opportunities to increase staff retention through a shared services model, and to empower staff through opportunities for growth. Those interested in the tour or subsequent luncheon and panel can sign up by calling 802-349-1518 or go to https://tinyurl.com/y8lworcj.

Theater entertainment meets social experiment at THT MIDDLEBURY — An actor walks on stage and is handed a script in a sealed envelope. The actor (MacArthur Stine) has never seen the script. He opens the envelope, begins to read, and the play begins. No one in the room knows what it will be about, what the actor will be asked to do, or how it will end. He just has to finish reading the play. No matter what. On Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m., local audiences can experience Stine’s efforts at Town Hall Theater. “This show, unlike any other, really unites the actor with the audience. Both are experiencing the play for the first time, both are going on a journey together and both are complicit in making an evening of theater,” says producer Haley Rice. “The actor for this show has to be incredibly brave

and quick on their feet. Most actors have weeks, sometimes months of preparation before they perform. MacArthur hasn’t even read the script. Fortunately, he trained at Second City and has amazing improvisation skills, so he’s perfect for this piece.” “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” has been called a play. But it’s a lively, global sensation that no one is allowed to talk about. Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this ‘theater entertainment meets social experiment’ is unlike anything, and will make you question everything. Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” is a work about contemporary Iran and of Nassim’s

generation — born amidst the hardship of the Iran-Iraq war, a generation of computer-literate, well-informed young people who have never known an Iran other than the Islamic Republic. His words have escaped censorship and are awaiting our audience. “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” has been performed over one thousand times worldwide. Past performers include Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, George Takei, Alan Cumming, Cynthia Nixon, Wayne Brady, Martin Short, Kyra Sedgewick and more. It has been translated into more than 20 languages. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and may be purchased at townhalltheater. org, 802-382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door Mon- Sat, noon5pm or one hour before show time.

OPEN HOUSE OCTOBER 1st, 2017 1 pm – 4 pm Come enjoy some fresh cider & donuts and meet the Tri-Town Water Crew & Board Members. Take a tour of the water plant, learn how the lake water is treated to be potable and learn some facts & history about the water system. The Open House will be held at the water plant at 822 Tri-Town Road, Addison, VT 05491. (off of Lake Street in Addison.) Hope to see you there! Thank you, Tri-Town Water Board of Commissioners.

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Italian Spaghetti Dinner in Bristol. Friday, Sept. 29, 5‑7 p.m., St Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. “Knights in Italy,” hosted by the St. Ambrose Knights of Columbus to raise funds for victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. All‑you‑can‑eat spaghetti with sauce, garlic bread, salad, beverages and dessert. Adults $10/$5 for children 12 and under/$25 for family.

to age‑appropriate toys and books, a story and songs, and a brief activity. Contact Megan Sutton at 545‑2113 for more information. “Writing the Marathon” workshop in Vergennes. Monday, Oct. 2, 6‑8 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. The first evening of a five‑week class led by Jay Dubberly that focuses on preparing would‑be writers for the grueling process of writing a longer work. Free and open to the public. Class continues Mondays, Oct. 9, 16, 23, and 30. Limited space available. Registration required. More info contact Muir Haman at muir.haman@bixbylibrary. org or 802‑877‑2211 x208. Applying to college information night in Middlebury. Monday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m., Middlebury Union High School Auditorium, 73 Charles Ave. For students and parents throughout the county, college admissions officers will discuss the ins and outs of the college application process, concluding with a round table discussion. Presenters include Nicole Curvin, Middlebury College’s Admissions Director, and representatives from VSAC and Stonehill College. More info contact Sarah Soule 802‑382‑1119.

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Artist Brian Novatny in Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 12:15 p.m., Room 304, Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Cameron Visiting Artist Novatny is an innovative artist, equally at home with paint‑ ing and drawing, with a remarkable approach to mark‑making, line, and materiality. His work has been exhibited across the country. Free. He will be leading a four‑day intensive drawing workshop Oct. 2‑5 for on‑ and off‑campus participants. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802‑443‑3168. Youth swim team information night in Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m., Middlebury College Natatorium. Swimmers ages 5‑18 are invited to come learn about the Middlebury Aquatic Club. Try‑outs for news swimmers for the fall/winter season will be on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. at the college pool. More information and online regis‑ tration middleburyaquaticclub.wordpress.com or email MiddleburyAquaticClub@gmail.com. “VT Wildlife Biologist in Alaska — A First‑Hand Account” in Orwell. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m., Orwell Free Library, Main Street. Carol Shaw will present her experience while visiting Cape Krusenstern National Monument in Alaska, where she worked along side the Wildlife Conservation Society on their Lagoon Monitoring Project and began field research to discover local the Muskox herd integrity.

in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 5, 6:30‑9 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Co‑hosted by the nonprofit Vermont Coverts, Vermont Fish & Wildlife department staff will: introduce you to who hunters are and what hunting is and is not; review landowner rights and the laws and regu‑ lations that govern hunting; and provide a forum to discuss concerns about hunters or hunting on your property. Pre‑registration not required. More info contact Chris Saunders at chris.saunders@ vermont.gov or 802‑343‑5487.

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Ladies Aid rummage sale in Lincoln. Friday, Oct. 6, 8 a.m.‑6 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 East River Rd. More info at 802‑453‑5995. Senior Luncheon in Bristol. Thursday, Oct. 6, noon, First Baptist, 10 Park St. Chicken and biscuits, cranberry sauce, peas and carrots and brownie a la mode. Suggested donation is $4. Call Nancy at 453‑5276 to be on the list. Come early and enjoy talking with friends and meet new ones. Artist’s Reception in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 6, 5‑7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come to the opening reception for “Lyn DuMoulin: Places of the Heart” and see DuMoulin’s watercolors. The exhibit runs from Oct. 6‑Nov. 12. More info at 802‑382‑9222 or townhalltheater.org.

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Ladies Aid rummage sale in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 a.m.‑noon, Burnham Hall, 52 East River Rd. Saturday is $2/bag day. More info at 802‑453‑5995. 16th annual Dead Creek Wildlife Day in Addison. Saturday, Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m.‑4 p.m., Dead Creek Management Area, 966 VT Route 17. Celebrate Vt. Fish & Wildlife’s Dead Creek area with presen‑ Annual book, baked goods and tations and nature walks and family activities and pumpkin sale in Orwell. Saturday, Sept. explore the new visitor’s center. More info at 30, 9 a.m.‑1 p.m., Orwell Free Library, Main 802‑828‑1000. Street. Delicious baked goods, a great selection of Girls’ soccer clinic in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. used books and pumpkins will be for sale to benefit 7, 9:30‑10:30 a.m., Creek Road athletic fields. the Orwell Free Library. For girls in grades three to six. Skill‑building clinic Girls’ soccer clinic in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. with the MUHS varsity girls’ soccer team. Work 30, 9:30‑10:30 a.m., Creek Road athletic fields. on skills, learn more about the game and have For girls in grades three to six. Skill‑building clinic fun. Cost $5. More info contact Wendy Leeds at with the MUHS varsity girls’ soccer team. Work 802‑388‑2208 or wleeds@acsdvt.org. on skills, learn more about the game and have The Year 1777 and the American Revolution fun. Cost $5. More info contact Wendy Leeds at in Orwell. Saturday, Oct. 7, 1‑2:30 p.m., 802‑388‑2208 or wleeds@acsdvt.org. Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Benefit road race in Sudbury. Mt. Independence Rd. What Saturday, Sept. 30, 9:45 a.m., was happening elsewhere in the Sudbury Country School, 31 American Revolution in 1777, 240 Schoolhouse Rd. The Sudbury years ago, as the British under Road Race is a 5K & Fun Run Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne headed on to raise funds for Whiting toward Saratoga? Site interpreter and Sudbury Learning Academy and historian Paul Andriscin gives students. Early bird registration an illustrated talk about events on through Sept. 23. Adults $16/18 Long Island, New York City, and & under $9. After Sept. 23, adults British Gen. William Howe’s effort to $20/18 & under, $10. Register capture Philadelphia. in person or by mail at: Sudbury Madaila on the Mountain in Country School attn: road race. Hancock. Saturday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m., 31 Schoolhouse Rd. Sudbury, Middlebury College Snow Bowl. A VT 05733. Everyone is welcome. fundraiser and celebration of United More info contact Shirley and Don Way’s 50 years in Addison County, Evans at 518 643‑2414 or runfor‑ featuring Vermont’s acclaimed pop jon.com. band Madaila, celebrated local youth Recovery Month open house in bands, food trucks, fall foliage chair Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 30, lift rides, wine and craft beer cour‑ noon‑5 p.m., The Turning Point tesy of Two Brothers Tavern, kids Center of Addison County, 54 activities and many other surprises Creek Rd. In honor of National for all ages. General Admission $15 Recovery Month, come to Turning in advance/$18 at the door; students Point and learn more about $12 in advance/$15/at the door; kids substance use, addiction, or under 12 free. All proceeds benefit recovery. A family‑friendly event United Way of Addison County. More including heirloom apple tasting info at rockthesnowbowl.com or the and hands‑on homemade apple Middlebury College Box Office. sauce demos. More info at 802 Pre‑performance Dinner in 388 4249 or turningpointaddi‑ Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 7, sonvt.org. 6:30 p.m. Lower Lobby, Mahaney ARTIST BRIAN NOVATNY is an innovative artist, equally at home with “Fatima” on screen in Middlebury. Center for the Arts, Middlebury painting and drawing, with a remarkable approach to mark making, line, Saturday, Sept. 30, 3 and 8 p.m., College. Join fellow Danish String and materiality. He will be leading a four-day intensive drawing workshop Sunderland Language Center, Quartet concertgoers for a deli‑ at the Johnson Memorial Building at Middlebury College on Oct. 2-5 for Dana Auditorium, Middlebury cious, seasonal meal. Catered on- and off-campus participants. He will give a talk on his work on Tues‑ College. A Moroccan‑born single buffet dinner, seated family style. day, Oct. 3, at 12:25 p.m. in Johnson 304. mother living in France works as a Meal tickets: $35; cash bar. On sale maid to provide for her daughters: to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 18‑year old Nesrine, who is just 9/11, general public 9/14. middle‑ beginning medical school, and 15‑year old Souad, bury.edu/arts/boxoffice or 802‑443‑3168. who is struggling with her teenage years. Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802‑443‑3168. Toulouse Lautrec biography on Hurricane relief dinner in Bristol. Friday, Sept. 29, screen in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 5‑7 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Knights of Columbus breakfast in 4, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater. Great Art “Knights in Italy” spaghetti dinner hosted by St. Vergennes. Sunday, Oct. 8, 8‑10 a.m. Wednesdays, Town Hall Theater’s art film series, Ambrose Knights of Columbus. All‑you‑can‑eat a.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple returns with the biography of Toulouse‑Lautrec spaghetti with sauce (with or without meat), garlic St. Vergennes invites you to our parish breakfast. by Waldemar Januszczak Tickets are $13/$8 bread, salad, beverages, and dessert. All proceeds We will be serving eggs, omelets to order, hot students, which includes $1 preservation fee. will go to those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Tickets may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, Irma. $10 for adults/$5 for children 12 and under/ Adults $8.50/seniors over 60 $7.50/kids 6‑12yrs. 802‑382‑9222, at the THT box office, or at the door $25 for a family. Handicapped accessible. $6.00/children under six years old free/and imme‑ Mon.‑Sat., noon‑5 p.m. or one hour before show King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, diate families of five or more $28.00. time. Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and 30th Annual Ripton Ridge Run in Ripton. Sunday, Community Center The socializing begins with a “Willa Cather’s Prairie Landscapes” lecture in Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m., Ripton Elementary School, Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct 4, 7 p.m., Ilsley sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun 753 Lincoln Rd. This benefit for the Friends of Public Library, 75 Main St. European immigrant and card games. A great way to keep in touch with Ripton School includes 10K and 5K footraces and farmers fail as often as they succeed in Willa your neighbors and support the Grange. All are a 5K fun walk, all on scenic country roads. T‑shirts Cather’s novels. Amherst College professor welcome. to the first 175 paid registrants. Prizes, lunch and Michele Barale examines the relation between raffle. Race‑day registration from 11‑ a.m.‑noon. Cather’s art and her very tangible earth. More info at 802‑388‑2208 or riptonridgerun.org. Phebe Orvis presentation in Shoreham. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Green Mountain Club Mt. Philo hike Library, Main St. The Shoreham Historical Society in Charlotte. Sunday, Oct. 1, Mt. Philo welcomes Dr. Susan Ouellette, who will present State Park. An easy/moderate two‑mile hike a program on Phebe Orvis, an early 19th century Pottery and poetry talk at Middlebury with an elevation gain of 636 feet with breathtak‑ woman from Bristol, Vermont. Born in 1801 Orvis College. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., ing views of the Champlain Valley and New York’s left a diary written between 1820‑1830. Light Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts. Adirondack Mountains. Wear appropriate cloth‑ refreshments served, followed by a brief business Edmund de Waal, world‑renowned ceramicist ing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking meeting. and best‑selling author of “The Hare with Amber poles, if used. This is a dog friendly event. Contact The Full Vermonty in Middlebury. Wednesday, Eyes,” will deliver a talk titled “‘I placed a jar’: Ralph Burt at 802‑355‑4415 or at reburt@gmavt. Oct. 4, 7‑8 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main poetry, porcelain and place.” De Waal’s ceramic net. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org. St. Vermont author and journalist Bill Mares and work is included in an exhibition currently on Chicken and biscuit dinner in Middlebury. contributors Bill Schubart and Steve Terry will pres‑ view at the college museum of art. His talk is in Sunday, Oct. 1, 6 p.m., Fellowship Hall, Middlebury ent their new book, “The Full Vermonty: Vermont in honor of the late Charles Moffett, a celebrated United Methodist Church, 43 North Pleasant St. the Age of Trump.” Impressionist scholar, who for many years was a Buffet‑style all‑you‑can‑eat. Homemade main close friend and collector. course, side dishes and desserts. Suggested Financial aid workshop in Bristol. Tuesday, Oct. donation Adults $8/Children 5‑12 $5/Under 5 free. 10, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Abraham Union High School. All profits go to charity. Served in church fellowship Green Mountain Club Snake Mountain Offered by VSAC, this free workshop is designed hall. All are welcome. hike in Addison. Thursday, Oct. 5, Snake to help families fill out the FAFSA and Vermont Mtn. An easy/moderate two‑mile hike with a grant applications, ask questions, and learn about gradual ascent of 980 feet. The summit offers great the college financial aid process. Internet access views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. available and space is limited. Register at fsaid. Storytime in Weybridge. Monday, Appropriate clothing, water, hiking poles and lunch ed.gov. Oct. 2, 10‑11:30 a.m., Weybridge School or snack. This is a dog friendly hike. More info Red Green on stage in Vergennes. Tuesday, Oct. library. Children ages birth to five and their contact Mike Greenwood at mike802vt@comcast. 10, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main caregiver are invited to come every Monday that net or 802‑349‑5653. For more activities, visit St. In “I’m Not Old, I’m Ripe.” Green, otherwise school is in session until Memorial Day for an infor‑ gmcbreadloaf.org. known as Steve Smith, will reflect on the twists mal gathering that incorporates free play, access Hunter access seminar for Vermont landowners and turns of his life.

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A mother’s struggle

“FATIMA,” A FRENCH film about an immigrant mother’s struggle to raise and protect her two daughters in what, to her, is a strange and hostile environment, will be screened this Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., in Dana Auditorium at Middlebury College. After a fall that prevents her from working, she begins to compose letters to her daughters in Arabic, saying things she could never say in French. The film is free and open to the public.

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Computer scam presentation in Vergennes. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m.‑noon, Otter Creek Room, Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Addison County Retired Teachers hosts a presentation “Frauds, Scams, and Con Artists: Coming to a Computer Near You,” Presented by Elliott Greenblott, Vermont Coordinator AARP Fraud Watch Network. Barney Frank and John Sununu debate in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 4:30 p.m., Wilson Hall, Middlebury College. The Common Ground Committee, an organization devoted to engaging in civil discussion and constructive debate in order to move issues forward, presents The Honorable Congressman Barney Frank (D‑MA) and former Governor (R‑NH) and White House Chief of Staff for George H.W. Bush, John Sununu, who will discuss the government’s role in creating economic opportunity. Financial aid workshop in Brandon. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m., Otter Valley Union High School. Offered by VSAC, this free workshop is designed to help families fill out the FAFSA and Vermont grant applications, ask questions, and learn about the college financial aid process. Internet access avail‑ able and space is limited. Register at fsaid.ed.gov. Robert Madrygin in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, Main St. This Vermont author will read from and discuss his novel, “The Solace of Trees.” Book Club Meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Rd. and Short St. John le Carré’s novel “The Night Manager” will be the focus of the discussion. All interested readers welcome. More info at 802‑758‑2858.

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Rural economy meeting in Salisbury. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2‑4 p.m., Salisbury Town Office, 25 Schoolhouse Rd. A hearing for the public to give recommendations for improving Vermont’s rural economy. Specifically, the Committee on Agriculture requests suggested ways or actions to encourage the growth or increased productivity of Vermont’s farming industry, forest product industry and rural businesses. “Seeing the World, as the First Step Toward Saving It” in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Schumann Distinguished Scholar Bill McKibben discusses recent ways of seeing provided by today’s satellites and scientific instruments. In conjunction with the Museum exhibit Land and Lens. Free. museum.middlebury.edu or 802‑443‑2291. Financial aid workshop in Vergennes. Thursday, Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m., Vergennes Union High School. Offered by VSAC, this free workshop is designed to help families fill out the FAFSA and Vermont grant applications, ask questions, and learn about the college financial aid process. Internet access avail‑ able and space is limited. Register at fsaid.ed.gov. “L’Elisir D’Amore” on stage in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents Donazetti’s roman‑ tic comedy about a lovesick waiter who tries to win the love a beautiful woman. Pre‑performance talk at the Middlebury United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. Prosecco reception with the cast. Tickets Rows B‑C $45/Rows D‑M $50/Balcony $60, available at 802‑382‑9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday‑Saturday noon‑5 p.m., or at the door.

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Green Mountain Club Watershed Center hike in Bristol. Friday, Oct. 13, Watershed parking area. Moderate four‑mile hike on the Middle Forest Trail with possible exten‑ sions on side trails if group is interested. Wear appropriate clothing. Bring water, food and hiking poles if desired. More info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@gmail.com or 802.388.5407. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org. “A New Acquisition after Titian” in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 13, 12:30 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. In the 1660s, David Teniers the Younger compiled the first‑ever visual inventory of an art collection, creating 243 small‑scale copies of paintings owned by Archduke Wilhelm Leopold of Austria. Pieter Broucke discusses one such work, recently donated to the museum, depicting Titian’s early masterwork “Rest on the Flight to Egypt.” Free. museum.middlebury.edu or 802‑443‑2291. Art opening reception in Bristol. Friday, Oct. 13, 5‑7 p.m., Art on Main, 25 Main St. Reception for the show “Bringing the Outside In” with terrariums made Susan Goldstein, photos by Krista Cheney and collages by Aurora Davidson. Show runs through Nov. 12. Book Discussion in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 13, 6‑7 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. Meet and discuss “The Fortunes” by Peter Ho Davies. Friday Night Book Club, for literary‑minded folks, meets the second (or first occasionally) Friday of every month. New members are always welcome. Writing workshop in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court. Writers for Recovery, a Vermont nonprofit that provides writing workshops for people recovering from addiction, is holding a reading by members. Six Middlebury‑area writers will share their stories of addiction and recovery. Led by fiction writer Gary Lee Miller, the workshop ran at the Turningpoint Center of Addison County for 10 weeks over summer and early fall. “L’Elisir D’Amore” on stage in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents Donazetti’s romantic comedy about a lovesick waiter who tries to win the love a beautiful woman. Pre‑performance talk at the Middlebury United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. Tickets Rows B‑C $45/Rows D‑M $50/ Balcony $60, available at 802‑382‑9222, town‑ halltheater.org, at the box office Monday‑Saturday noon‑5 p.m., or at the door. Soovin Kim, violin, performs in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Kim celebrates the release of his new solo Bach CD by perform‑ ing Bach’s six sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Reserved seating. Tickets: $28 General public/$22 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students. On sale to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 9/11, general public 9/14. middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice or 802‑443‑3168. Comedy night in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 13, 8‑9:30 p.m., Marquis Theatre, 65 Main St. Tina Friml and Katie Gillespie host a night of comedy, games, interviews, and more.! Featuring stand up perfor‑ mances by Sky Sandoval (Vermont’s Funniest Comedian, 2017 Finalist), Tim Bridge (Vermont’s Funniest Comedian, 2017 Winner), and Kendall Farrell (Vermont’s Funniest Comedian, 2015 Winner). Donations accepted.

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True rebel

TOULOUSE LAUTREC, A true tortured artist and innovator, will be the subject of the season opener of Town Hall Theater’s Great Art Wednesday Series on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m., in a biographical film. His works, such as “Avril,” above, revolutionized painting in the late 19th century.

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. UNDUN in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern. Strangled Darlings in Bristol. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m., Hatch 31. Downtown Bob Stannard in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Durham County Poets in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Joe K. Walsh in Ripton. Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House. Danish String Quarter in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Second Half in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct 7, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern. Alex Smith in Bristol. Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Hatch 31. Go online to see a full listing of ONGOINGEVENTS

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QUILTING IN THE LAND of MILK AND HONEY Two day quilt show in Middlebury Saturday, Oct 7 10 am – 5 pm Sunday, Oct 8 10 am – 3 pm

Featured artists are Phyllis Bowdish and Rachel Eldredge. Quilts, Quilts of Valor, Vendors, Raffle Quilt, Consignments, Basket raffles, Ornament sale to benefit “Everybody Wins” mentored reading program.

Middlebury Recreation Center, 154 Creek Road INFO: www.milkandhoneyquilters.com ADMISSION: $5

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Tractor Supply (Continued from Page 1A) what you already have available. past year and went through a very “One could argue that Sears, thorough permitting process.” Agway, and Aubuchon Hardware are But leaders of local stores with chain stores already in Middlebury, similar product portfolios are but they have been established concerned the new Tractor Supply regionally for enough years that they store will usher in “big box”-caliber have a certain clientele, and don’t competition. largely impact their Representatives of competition,” Knight Martin’s Hardware and added. “Why would Agway were among you want to approve a around a half-dozen store that adds nothing people who showed up new or fills something on Monday to speak at that’s ‘missing’ the DRB’s final review from Middlebury of the store, which or the surrounding will sell such items communities?” as clothing, footwear, Scott Jacobs pet supplies, lawn is co-owner of and garden supplies, Agway located propane and heating on Middlebury’s equipment, tools, Exchange Street. Like fencing and lawn the Clarks, he said mowers. Tractor Supply could “It is an everyday directly affect the struggle to keep “No matter what viability of several business local,” reads interpretation local businesses — a statement submitted you take, primarily hardware and to the DRB on behalf there’s nothing auto supply stores. of Martin’s Hardware He called Tractor in the zoning owners Martin and Supply “a true big box Kathleen Clark. “There regulations or store” with substantial are many options to the town plan overlap of products buy online and the which is intended that can already be struggle has been felt to regulate found locally. hard for our business in competition, “You’ll be able the last two years.” to find virtually The Clarks pointed or create a everything that store to language in the 2012 moratorium on sells within a half mile Middlebury Town Plan new businesses of its location,” Jacobs they believe speaks coming into said. against bringing in town.” Headquartered in large, competing Tenn., — Middlebury Brentwood, businesses. They Supply Town Planner Tractor specifically cited page Jennifer Murray operates more than 161, section 6 that 1,600 retail stores in includes “goals and 49 states. There are land use policies” for the Planned currently six Tractor Supply stores Highway District encompassing land in Vermont, including in Shelburne. on Route 7 South (beyond Boardman There is also such a store in nearby Street). That town plan language Ticonderoga, N.Y. calls for supporting “the viability He believes the Tractor Supply of existing businesses on Route 7 application took a lot of local folks by South.” surprise. “To entertain to bring a business “I feel Middlebury’s first big box entity into the town of Middlebury that store probably warranted at little sells items that for the majority can more public input,” he said. already be purchased in Middlebury That said, Jacobs believes Agway — and for that matter, right on Route will continue to earn its following 7 South — does not support the from a loyal customer base that places ‘viability of existing businesses,’” the a premium on personalized service. Clarks wrote in their letter. “We will continue to do what we do Several other people have weighed well,” Jacobs said. in on the Tractor Supply store through COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE letters to the editor in the Addison Alexander of Primax believes the Independent. Among the letter writers Middlebury market can absorb the was Bristol resident Carolyn Knight. Tractor Supply store and that it won’t “There are several local retailers place similar local retailers in peril. already in Middlebury that provide “I, of course, understand that the same service(s) and goods,” no merchant wants to see new Knight wrote in her letter. “Many of competition, and I appreciate the these are locally owned and staffed. various opinions expressed at the There is little to gain by adding to public hearings,” Alexander said.

“But part of any growing community on Monday and concluded its is new business investment, new jobs, deliberations 9:53 p.m. The new tax base.” application was reviewed at a total of Alexander said he’s been working four public meetings — two held by with Tractor Supply in New England the DRB and two by the Middlebury for more than a decade, locating a Design Advisory Committee, dozen new stores in Vermont and according to Murray. New Hampshire during that time. Primax, Murray said, agreed to reHe said he recently revisited the design its Tractor Supply building competitive landscape in the 12 when town officials raised concerns towns where Tractor Supply opened, about the corporate look of the and found that only one of the 50-plus original plan. The current design calls competing stores had closed since for a pre-fabricated steel building Tractor Supply arrived. with a stone-blocks exterior. The “Some of those stores have even building also features an awning and expanded operations,” Alexander some shutters. claimed. “There sure seems to be “It is intended to blend into the enough business for everyone across landscape,” Murray said. Vermont. I suspect the same will be Primax Properties is acquiring the true in Middlebury.” Foote Street property Middlebury Town from Rollason “To entertain Planner Jennifer Properties LLC. The Murray said it is not to bring a lot has 1,092 feet of within the DRB’s business entity frontage along Foote purview to consider into the town of Street and is located competition when Middlebury that in Middlebury’s reviewing business sells items that Protected Highway applications. District. The store “No matter what for the majority plans to provide 75 interpretation you take, can already be parking spaces in front there’s nothing in the purchased in of the store. A fenced, zoning regulations or Middlebury … outdoor display the town plan which does not support area immediately is intended to regulate west of the building the ‘viability competition, or create is being proposed a moratorium on new of existing for the storage and businesses coming into businesses’” as sales of larger farm town,” Murray said. products that can’t be outlined in the “In fact, there town plan. easily stored indoors. are several goals in outdoor — Martin’s Additional the Local Economy Hardware owners display areas along the section of the plan that Martin and southern face of the encourage bringing Kathleen Clark building will feature new businesses and new seasonal retail items jobs into Middlebury. such as snow blowers This proposal fits the definition of a and riding lawnmowers. retail store, which is allowed in this Tractor Supply Co. also sells district, and satisfies all the other utility trailers and small, towed review criteria. We can’t discriminate farm implements, and an area of the between applicants if they are parking lot will be set aside for their following the approval process and display, according to the company’s meeting the regulations. I know application. Customers would be able to access some people will be disappointed, but I support the DRB’s decision to the property from Foote Street, at the approve the application. I remain southern edge of the parking area. Primax has pitched a landscaping optimistic that this new business will provide an overall benefit to the plan calling for the planting of trees community by creating new jobs, and shrubs on the property, as well expanding the tax base, and attracting as construction of a 5-foot-tall berm customers from surrounding towns to north of the building. Lighting around the property would shop in Middlebury.” Middlebury’s town plan does consist of LED fixtures mounted on not include an outright ban on poles at a fixture height of 24 feet big box retail proposals, though above ground. “Overall, the light the community doesn’t permit levels are uniform and are sufficient franchise prototype architecture. The to provide public safety, but not McDonald’s Restaurant on Court bright enough to cause a nuisance,” Street Extension was originally the application states. “Light does not approved during the 1970s before trespass onto adjoining properties.” Tractor Supply stores are typically Middlebury drafted its rules on open Monday through Saturdays franchise-type architecture. The DRB began discussing from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays the Primax application at 7 p.m. from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

(Continued from Page 1A) His campaign has already “Really, the thing that drove gathered considerable media me to say ‘OK, I have to do this’ attention, including such outlets was Charlottesville and seeing the as Newsweek, Fox News, and President fail to condemn white Scholastic News. CNN and NBC host Megyn Kelly have voiced an nationalists,” Sonneborn said. Sonneborn has a platform. He’s interest in interviewing him, said advocating: Sonneborn. • Universal healthcare Most states require a governor to • Commonsense gun reform be at least 30. Vermont and Kansas • Strengthening public education have no age requirements. Democrat • Protecting immigrants and Jack Bergerson, 16, of Wichita, “dreamers” (those who qualify for Kan., is running for governor; and legal work permits under President Bergerson and Sonneborn have Obama’s DACA order) been in touch. Sonneborn said he • Protecting civil liberties, heard recently that another young including those of the LGBTQ Kansan, 16-year-old Republican community Tyler Ruzich, has also thrown his • Protecting free and fair hat in the ring. elections Before the 2017 legislative • Combating global warming session, all that was required of He’s got a staff: Campaign Vermont gubernatorial hopefuls Manager Riley Wells, Chief was a Candidate Consent Form Strategist Cameron Sprigg, together with 500 signatures. As Communication Director Miles of the recently passed ethics bill, Burgess and Chief of Staff Alex would-be governors must also Yaggy. Many of these fellow eighth- submit a Financial Disclosure Form graders were part of a successful and their most recent IRS Form fall 2015 campaign against Bristol 1040, said Director of Elections and Elementary School’s silent lunch Campaign Finance Will Senning. policy. When Bristol Elementary Senning said that because the law sixth-graders (led by was just passed, the Sonneborn) protested, Financial Disclosure school administrators “That’s what Form is still under eased the no talking I want to do. development. He policy. anticipates it will I want to get Sonneborn is young people be completed by actively engaged in or February. active in politics. January the electoral process. Given Sonneborn’s • He recently spoke We need to fight age, Senning said his at a state meeting of for (the country) assumption would the Democratic Party now so that be that Sonneborn in Montpelier. would have to file the it’s in at least • He’ll be speaking a decent shape Financial Disclosure in November at a Form but not the Democratic Party when we get it.” 1040 (if Sonneborn’s — candidate Ethan never filed a 1040, meeting in Orange Sonneborn there County. would be • He plans to attend no requirement to a state legislative Democratic submit that document as part of a fundraiser in December, headlined gubernatorial campaign, Senning by Democratic National Committee reasoned). Vice Chair Keith Ellison. Sonneborn said that as he • He’s planning fundraising campaigns for governor, he’ll and campaigning events with continue to pursue other avenues the Vermont Young Democrats of engagement. At Mount Abe, organization. he participates in Model United • He’s chair of a new High School Nations; and he’s applied to be a Democrats of Vermont chapter, as legislative page in the upcoming part of the nationwide High School legislative session in Montpelier. Democrats of America. Sonneborn said that if he loses • He’s met a number of Vermont his primary in August 2018, he elected officials, including State and fellow gubernatorial candidate Rep. David Sharpe, D-Bristol; Bergerson have next steps already Vermont Treasurer Beth Pearce; in mind. Attorney General T. J. Donovan; “We’re interested in starting and Vermont Senate Majority some kind of political action Leader Becca Balint. At the Labor committee to engage young people Day Bernie Sanders rally in in the process and identify young Middlebury he met the president candidates to run for office in our of Vermont’s AFL-CIO chapter and states and anywhere eligible.” the president of the Porter nurses’ Reporter Gaen Murphree is at union. gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

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Middlebury man dies in farm accident By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — A member of a well-known Vermont farming family was killed in a tragic accident in Brandon last week. According to Brandon Police, James H. Foster Jr., 47, of Middlebury, was working at a farm on Hollow Road on Thursday, Sept. 21 with two co-workers from his business, Vermont Natural Ag Products. The men had arrived at the farm just after 11 a.m. with a loader on a flatbed trailer, towed by a dump truck. Police said that after removing the loader from the trailer, Foster began working to release the brakes on the trailer in order to move it with the loader. Partial work had begun in disconnecting the trailer from the dump truck although the two were not disengaged from each other. Foster’s co-worker, Scott R. Bouton of Shoreham, entered the dump truck to pull it away from the trailer not knowing Foster was on the ground working on the trailer to release the brakes. The vehicle pulled forward causing a fatal head injury to Foster. Foster was treated on scene by members of the Brandon Area Rescue Squad and transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center where Foster was pronounced deceased. Both Bouton and another co-worker were checked by rescue

JAMES H. FOSTER JR. personnel due to the trauma of the event. The accident is still under investigation. Police do not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor. Foster was well known in the Addison County farming community. His family owns and operates Foster Bros. Dairy on Lower Foote Street in Middlebury, as well as Vermont Natural Ag Products, which is well-known for its product Moo-Doo, a very successful line of all-natural cow manure compost products. Foster was secretary of the

farm operation and vice president of operations at VNAP. Foster’s uncle Bob Foster, with whom he worked at the farm and VNAP, said he and his daughter were filling in at VNAP now that Jim Foster Jr. is gone. “He left some big shoes to fill, that’s for sure,” Bob Foster said. Jim Foster Jr. was the current president of the Addison County Fair and Field Days Board, and was a member of the Vermont FFA Foundation and the Central Cemetery Association. A 1988 graduate of Middlebury Union High School, Foster received his Associate’s Degree in Ag Business Management from Vermont Technical College in 1990. He furthered his education at Kansas State University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science in 1992. Foster is survived by his wife, Tricia, of Middlebury, his parents James and Joyce Foster of Middlebury, his children, MaKayla, Caleb and Jocelyn Foster, all of Middlebury, his sister Karen FosterBaccei and her husband David of Middlebury, and by his brother Mark Foster and his wife Nicole of Middlebury. A celebration of Foster’s life will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. A full obituary appears on Page 6A.

Bixby to offer variety of writing programs VERGENNES — Bixby Memorial Library will offer a full plate of writing programs this fall and winter that promises to take writings from idea to a finished draft. A new class from local educator and writer A. Jay Dubberly kicks off the program that includes weekly workshops, monthly table read events, dedicated writing periods, and more hosted by the Vergennes library. Beginning this Monday, Oct. 2, Dubberly will lead a new five-week class titled “Writing the Marathon,” meeting at the Bixby on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The course will focus on preparing would-be writers for the grueling process of writing a longer work, taking them through topics like three-act structure and the makings of compelling story and character. The class will be appropriate for writers with interest in or already engaged in a novel, screenplay, teleplay, stage play, graphic novel, novella, or collection of short stories or poetry. The course will function as a supportive community to get each

writer through a project and aspires to foster a group that will continue to meet after the six-week period to share feedback. Organizers said the class would be excellent for any writers aspiring to take on the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge. A. Jay Dubberly is a graduate of Goddard College’s MFAW program with a focus on screenwriting. He has taught at Keene State College, Goddard College, Burlington College and currently works for Community College of Vermont. He is co-founder and editor in chief of Zig Zag Lit Mag. Following the “Writing the Marathon” class, the library will be a “Come Write In” location for NaNoWriMo in November. Organizers have scheduled regular work periods, continued weekly workshops, and other events, including a book display highlighting resources that will help aspiring writers. The library’s book discussion groups will also be given optional writing prompts when they discuss

this year’s Vermont Reads book, “Brown Girl Dreaming.” Keith Morrill of Little City Editing and Zig Zag Lit Mag will lead a workshop beginning in January on the subject of revising longer works of creative writing. Writers, including those who have joined the library’s classes and NaNoWriMo events or who have been working on their own, are invited to examine, assess and improve the narrative structure of their work. Bixby Library’s writing program and associated events will be free and open to the public. The calendar dates for the Writing the Marathon class are Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 — there is limited space available so please make sure you are able to attend all of the classes. Registration is required for some programs, including the “Writing the Marathon” class. Contact Muir Haman, Bixby Library’s adult services librarian, at muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org or 802-877-2211 x208 with inquiries or registration.

goals and 14 points this season.

Guide said, “I rank this Chopin among the best available” while Music and Vision’s Gerald Fenech called it “an innovative Chopin adventure in luscious sound and presentation which I recommend unreservedly.”

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) in the summer yearling heifer category, while Livingston took her animal to third within the Holstein category. Keep up the good work! Brandon native Emily Lowell, a student-athlete at Castleton University, was named North Atlantic Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 24. Lowell was particularly impressive during a period that saw the Castleton Spartans go 3-0, including a crucial come-from-behind 3-1 victory over league opponent Colby-Sawyer College last Saturday. Lowell, a senior forward, notched her second career hat trick in Castleton’s 4-3 win versus Rensselaer on Sept. 20. She now has a team-leading six

Brandon-based classical recording company Divine Art Recordings was awarded a Silver Medal at the 2017 Global Music Awards for its “Chronological Chopin” album. Pianist Burkard Schliessmann, the performing artist on the album, was awarded two Silver Medal awards: One for his work as an instrumentalist and one for “Outstanding Achievements as a Classical Artist.” The album “Chronological Chopin” features works by Chopin in order, showing the composer’s development through a chronological program including the 24 Preludes, Op. 28, the complete Scherzi and Ballades and other works. James Harrington of American Record

On Monday the Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) announced the 2017 “Spirit of the ADA” awardees from across the state, including TJMaxx in Middlebury. The awards are given to employers who reflect the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their employment practices. An award ceremony for the Middlebury TJMaxx, along with branches in St. Albans and Berlin, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m., at the Middlebury store.

Frozen food jackpot

JACKIE RIVERS OF Ferrisburgh stands with the freezer she won in the annual Freezer Pleaser Raffle run by the Vergennes American Legion Auxiliary Unit 14. The freezer from Lowes is filled with donated products from Cabot Cheese, Dakin Farm, DitWhitt’s Snack Bar, Ferrisburgh Bake Shop, Half Baked Pizza, McKenzie Meats, Misty Knoll Farms, Pratt’s Store, Rhino Foods, Smith Family Farm, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 14, and Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing. Proceeds from the raffle support Unit 14’s Veterans Recognition Program, Fuel Program and Veterans Assistance Program.

Police respond to speeding with patrols VERGENNES — Vergennes police between Sept. 18 and 24 dealt with a variety of incidents, including child custody disputes, driving under the influence of alcohol, two issues at Vergennes Union High School, an arrest on an outstanding warrant, and a runaway juvenile. City police also continued to run a number of patrols in areas from which they have received citizen complaints about speeding, including during that seven-day span on Hopkins Road and Main Street. In that week, Vergennes police: • On Sept. 18 tried unsuccessfully to find a city resident on behalf of New York State Police; police said the resident had left a car in a New York police lot. • On Sept. 18 told a woman who thought she might have bought a stolen car that her paperwork was all in order. • On Sept. 19 helped Vermont State Police and Fish & Wildlife officials deal with a Route 7 crash near the city in which a vehicle struck and killed a deer. • On Sept. 19 dealt with a tobacco violation at VUHS. • On Sept. 19 handled a minor two-car crash on South Water Street. • On Sept. 20 were told a man was rummaging through a car on Macdonough Drive; he was gone when police arrived. • On Sept. 20 helped state police process a driving under the influence case at the city station. • On Sept. 20 helped a runaway with a New York City address who came to the city station; police notified New York State Police and child welfare advocates. • On Sept. 21 helped a motorist

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get into a locked vehicle. • On Sept. 21 went to Thomas Circle when a resident said someone knocked on the outside walls of a home; police found no one. • On Sept. 22 at about 12:30 a.m. asked noisy skateboarders to leave the Vergennes Union Elementary School area. • On Sept. 22 took a report of a fender-bender at Basin Harbor Club for insurance purposes. • On Sept. 22 cited Matthew Davis, 24, of Burlington for violating a relief-from-abuse order. • On Sept. 22 went to VUHS to help handle a complaint of a student stealing a teacher’s keys; police said the student wanted to get into the gym and the situation was handled by the school administration. • On Sept. 23 cited Michael McLeaf, 53, of Middlebury for DUI after stopping his vehicle for failing to honor a Green Street stop sign. Police alleged he failed a roadside sobriety test, that they

confiscated a marijuana pipe from him, and his preliminary bloodalcohol test read in excess of the legal limit. They cited him, although his evidentiary test taken back at the station read at 0.063, below the legal limit of 0.08. • On Sept. 23 and 24 went to the same First Street home to calm a child custody dispute. • On Sept. 23 helped state police at a Ferrisburgh accident. • On Sept. 23 arrested Mark K. Kennedy, 30, of Burlington on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for a status conference at a Chittenden County court. Police stopped Kennedy’s vehicle on Green Street for defective equipment and allege they also found paraphernalia and a small amount of marijuana, both of which they destroyed. Police lodged Kennedy at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. • On Sept. 24 ticketed two residents of a Main Street apartment for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and informed the Department for Children and Families that the residents had allegedly used drugs in front of children.

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Vergennes (Continued from Page 1A) from those sewer mains and many roof drains, sump pumps and catch basins. And, Chaput said, it was virtually impossible to tell what part of Vergennes each of those pipes served. “It’s a puzzle, a big puzzle,” he said. That one manhole offers a look at how complex solving a problem will be in a system with up to 12 miles of sewer mains, some of them broken clay, and hundreds of private perimeter drains, sump pumps and private lines hooked into to those sewer mains, many of those private lines also made of clay. And that manhole shows what Chaput and City Manager Mel Hawley say is the biggest problem — stormwater pouring into the system from multiple sources.

“It’s not a single-point problem. It’s a holistic problem,” Chaput said. Hawley believes when the Vergennes sewer plant was built on the west bank of Otter Creek in 1964 stormwater was not taken into account. “It was based somewhat on water consumption, on the assumption that only water that was consumed is flushed down the toilet and down the sink drain,” Hawley said. “But the fact of the matter is there are roof drains and old clay tile pipes and all kinds of other conditions beyond that that enter the sewer system. And that’s what we have been battling since 1964.” One thing Chaput noted is the treatment plant itself is having no trouble. “The wastewater plant works just fine,” Chaput said. “The problem is where is the water coming from.”

Also, despite the volume of the city problem — seven overflows totaled 459,200 gallons in 2016 and four totaling 661,300 gallons in 2017, the largest being 332,000 gallons over two days in this past February — in the larger scope of Lake Champlain basin pollution it is not huge. For example, a recent EPA study stated that only 2 percent of Lake Champlain’s phosphorus intake from the Otter Creek watershed could be traced to municipal treatment plants. Still, clean water advocates, environmental agency administrators and city officials are all calling for the raw sewage problem to be solved. And city officials and the sewer department have taken a number of steps in that direction, including an ongoing mapping project and efforts to improve the performance of the Macdonough Drive pump station and learn how unwanted stormwater is entering the collection system. SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM And city sewer plant workers have been able to accurately measure the overflows since the beginning of 2016. Before 2014, when Chaput came aboard, the only way city officials knew if there had been an overflow was if a block of wood in the Macdonough Drive pump station — at the bottom of Comfort Hill, next to Potash Brook — had floated off its perch. That pump station — one of three along Otter Creek, each with two pumps and a wet well — handles the most populous area in Vergennes, including downtown and the neighborhoods that surround it. The others handle the Panton Road trailer park and nearby homes and businesses, and the state-owned Northlands Job Corps. That latter station formerly

FIBROUS WIPES FLUSHED into the Vergennes sewer collection system clog the Macdonough Drive pump station and contribute to the wastewater overflow problem the system experiences. Courtesy photo

overflowed, but the state several station. years ago took measures to control Overflows are now diverted into stormwater on the roughly 60-acre that pit, which Chaput described Northlands campus. Hawley said as a square box divided in half by those steps resolved a concrete barrier that the issue, offering “The wastewater does not reach all the hope the city can plant works way to the top. During fix its larger-scale overflows wastewater stormwater problem. just fine … The crests the barrier, and its In 2014 the problem is where volume is then measured city responded to is the water and charted. one in a series of coming from.” Although the metering Agency of Natural system was put in place — Vergennes Resources 1272 in 2014, Chaput said it wastewater orders to work on the did not work properly treatment plant overflow problem manager Rick until 2016. In 2015, he — Vergennes has Chaput said, for example, he complied with all of would find the meter them, Hawley said spinning when only “a — by installing a metering pit under trickle” was entering the box. Macdonough Drive near the pump Chaput said that the overflows

occur only during heavy rains, and they consist mostly of the runoff that infiltrates the collection system, not just untreated sewage. “It gets portrayed as ‘so many tankers of raw sewage’ were spilled. And that’s not the case,” he said. Regardless, Hawley said the situation is unacceptable. “We are all serious about eliminating every overflow,” Hawley said. “I don’t like using the word ‘only’ with the words ‘108,000 gallons.’ One gallon is too many.” Next week, look for a story on the details of steps Vergennes has taken and what might lie ahead. Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

development step we will have taken in the past 10 or 20 years.” Colwell called the War on Drugs “an unmitigated disaster,” and noted the extent to which U.S. prisons are overcrowded with inmates, many of them of color serving time for drug offenses. She also referred to recent studies

— including one published by the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2014 — suggesting overdose deaths from opioids have declined in states that have legalized cannabis. “I urge you not to use your office for any kind of stalling on this vital issue,” Colwell said.

MIddlebury (Continued from Page 1A) were Middlebury residents. That Artim said. sure public safety is preserved in 599 is fewer than 10 percent of the But he added he’s concerned that any legislation that’s enacted,” town’s total population (including some people who use it might “cross selectboard Chairman Middlebury College the threshold of civil responsibility,” Brian Carpenter students), according thereby affecting other people’s told his colleagues. to Seeley. So the 425 safety. Carpenter and fellow Middlebury residents “The potential hazards in Selectman Nick Artim who said they favored Middlebury can increase, and that’s were both out of town marijuana legalization why as a selectboard we have to be but participated in the represented around 5 concerned,” Artim said. “We, as a meeting via speakerpercent of the town’s selectboard, don’t have the luxury phone. total population, of viewing this issue only from a The VLCT has been according to Seeley. favorable position of the responsible looking for feedback “It’s not a majority consumer… on how it should lobby (of the town),” Seeley “Legalization is coming, and for the Legislature during said of the survey some it can’t come soon enough,” the 2018 session on results. “It’s a majority Artim added. “But as an elected major issues, including of those responding to official, along with my fellow board bill(s) that would the survey… I think members, I have to do what I can for legalize possession that should weigh a the safety of Middlebury residents.” of small amounts of “We, as a little in considering the A handful of local residents — recreational marijuana. selectboard, don’t results.” including former Rep. Betty Nuovo, The VLCT has altered have the luxury Nuovo said board D-Middlebury — listened to the its position on pot of viewing this members should ask selectboard’s comments, and offered during recent weeks. themselves if the use some of their own. issue only from a Earlier this month, of cannabis is a “public Resident Jack Watts told the organization was favorable position good.” selectboard members they should be proposing to advise of the responsible He believes the asking themselves if legalization of lawmakers that consumer … answer is ‘no ” — marijuana would make Middlebury “marijuana should Legalization is except for medical unsafe, rather than beginning with not be legalized for coming, and for purposes. the premise of whether such an action recreational purposes “It takes the mind would keep the town safe. until all public some it can’t come away from reality,” Resident Winslow Colwell said safety concerns are soon enough, but Nuovo said of it was time Vermont joined states adequately addressed.” as an elected marijuana. like Washington and Colorado that But it amended that official, I have Still, Nuovo believes have already legalized recreational proposed stance to the to do what I can it will only be a cannabis. He said there has been no version the Middlebury matter of time before evidence of a boost in traffic-related for the safety selectboard considered recreational marijuana deaths or emergency room visits in on Tuesday evening: of Middlebury is made legal, and he states that have legalized. “Marijuana should residents.” said local, state and He disputed Seeley’s reservations only be legalized for — Selectman federal officials should about the validity of the recent recreational purposes Nick Artim continue to look at Middlebury marijuana survey and after all public safety, ways of regulating its pointed to the results of recent public health, and local availability. national polls on the subject. For regulatory and budgetary concerns are Shashok said it would be unwise example, a CBS News poll conducted adequately addressed.” for the selectboard to take a leap of this past August indicated 61 percent “The VLCT has moved to a faith in advocating of Americans believe position of conditional acceptance,” for the legalization marijuana should be said Selectman Victor Nuovo, adding of marijuana with legal. the town survey preceded the VLCT’s the expectation “We live in a modified stance on marijuana. the associated state that is more “I am pleased the VLCT changed its details would work progressive and we stance from where it was, to where it themselves out. live in a town which is now,” Selectwoman Susan Shashok “We need to make is that much more said. “It is much closer to where I sure the details get progressive within want it to be.” worked out, and we are our state,” Colwell Middlebury officials — following responsible for those said. “For you to an hour of debate — decided to details.” infer that less than endorse the VLCT’s proposed Artim said his 10 percent approved lobbying position, minus one word: business travels take of legalization is… “All.” Board members argued that him into states in which using anecdote and insisting “all” public safety, health, marijuana is legal. misdirection to try to regulatory and budgetary concerns be He said he therefore take the discussion addressed prior to legalization would knows many people “The VLCT has away from a rational be too rigid a stance that could lend who use cannabis, moved to a position discussion.” itself to a more extreme lobbying and he has seen how of conditional Resident Joanna strategy than they could support. it is marketed and Colwell is a member acceptance.” While the 773 responses were the displayed. of a Middlebury group — Selectman called “Showing Up most Middlebury has ever received “Personally, I don’t Victor Nuovo for Racial Justice,” for an on-line survey, Selectwoman object to an adult who Heather Seeley said the numbers chooses to consume which provides should be put into context with the marijuana for personal reasons, and I education on the negative impacts of community’s larger population. She know people across the country who white supremacy on society. noted 599 of the 773 respondents do use it for a variety of reasons,” “I believe from the bottom of my

heart that this is a social good,” she said of legalization, a means by which the town could derive some tax revenues for — among other things — fixing and expanding the Ilsley Library. Quoting Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, she said “Cannabis reform would be the biggest economic

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

KARL LINDHOLM

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‘Thank you for your service’ A golf story, more or less: On the way down to the 13th hole, Buzzell poked me and said, “Watch this. Let’s have some fun. Play along.” We had been dispatched by the Caddy Master to “relieve” a foursome estimated to be about at the 13th in their round, judging from when their group had teed off. This was the way it worked. At noon, boys who were available relieved those out on the course for a few holes so they could get some lunch at the “zoo,” the employee dining hall. I still have a vivid recollection of Buzzell’s performance on this day, many years ago now. His suggestion, “let’s have some fun” concerned me. I was 15 and in my third year at Caddy Camp; Buzz was 16 and was also a three-year vet at Poland Spring Caddy Camp, a 10-week overnight work camp at the grand Poland Spring Hotel, mostly for boys from the Boston area. He was known to be something of a character, in the main a positive presence but a wiseguy, a tough Irish kid from Arlington, Mass., who could enliven your day. When we reached the foursome and the other boys ran off to the zoo, Buzzell introduced us to their golfers, hotel guests, with extravagant formality: “Greetings, Gentlemen. My name is Richard and this is Karl and we will have the pleasure of being your caddies for a few holes while these lads go off for some lunch.” This was well in advance of today’s service conventions. Caddies might mumble their name to their golfer, if asked, but that was about it: we were meant to be seen and not heard. Buzzell’s golfer was first on the green at 13, so when my golfers were also safely on and had their putters, I gave Buzz their drivers and took all four bags out to forecaddy on the next hole, which (See Lindholm, Page 2B)

No stopping them

THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE women’s rugby club team braved the heat and humidity Tuesday evening and ran a practice on the college’s athletic fields. Most local teams, both college and high school, had to make adjustments to their schedules because of the heat.

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VUHS, OV defeated in girls’ soccer

ADDISON COUNTY — In high school girls’ soccer action between Sept. 21 and 26 Vergennes lost to a top team and Otter Valley dropped its homecoming contest. Middlebury was set to host Milton and Vergennes to host Missisquoi on Wednesday after our deadline. Mount Abraham defeated the Tigers, 6-2, in a game covered for the Sept. 25 edition of the Independent. COMMODORES On Sept. 22 Division II’s firstplace team, Rice, defeated the host Commodores, 3-1. Kaitlyn Brace, with an assist from Morgan Lynk, scored for VUHS, and goalie Anya Sonwaldt stopped nine shots. OTTERS On Saturday visiting Green Mountain Union remained unbeaten by topping the Otters, 6-0. OV will look to bounce back on Friday at Bellows Falls.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/25 S. Burlington vs. MUHS....................7-0 9/25 Mt. Mansfield vs. Mt. Abe.................2-2 9/27 Colchester at Mt. Abe.....................Late 9/27 OV at Woodstock............................Late Girls’ Soccer 9/23 Green Mt. Union vs. OV...................6-0 9/27 Milton at MUHS..............................Late 9/27 Missisquoi at VUHS........................Late Boys’ Soccer 9/25 OV vs. Springfield at Arlington..........1-1 9/26 VUHS at MUHS.....Heat Postponement 9/26 Milton vs. Mt. Abe.............................2-1 Cross Country 9/26 Meet at Mt. Abe.....Heat Postponement COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 9/27 Midd. at Keene St...........................Late Men’s Soccer 9/27 Skidmore at Midd............................Late

Lyndon pulls away from Eagle eleven

Vt. Sun races lure runners to Dunmore

Schedule

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Teams come up short in field hockey ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school field hockey play between Sept. 20 and 26, Mount Abraham earned a tie, but Otter Valley and Middlebury came up short. EAGLES On Monday the Eagles and visiting Mount Mansfield settled for a 2-2 tie in which both goalies — Mount Abe’s Chessley Jackman and MMU’s Amelia Sanborn — stopped penalty strokes. Jackman finished with 15 saves for the 3-2-2 Eagles and Sanborn stopped 14 shots. Abby Perlee scored with a minute left in regulation to forge the tie, and Jalen Cook scored the other Eagle goal. Cougar standout Perry Willett tallied twice for MMU (4-2-1). OTTERS On Sept. 20 host St. Johnsbury blanked OV, 4-0. Tatum Loggere scored twice for St. J. and goalie Michaela Roy stopped four shots. (See Field hockey, Page 2B)

ScoreBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 10/2 OV at Fair Haven.........................4 p.m. 10/3 MUHS at U-32........................3:45 p.m. 10/3 CVU at Mt. Abe.......................3:45 p.m. 10/5 Mt. Abe at MUHS....................3:45 p.m. 10/6 Burr & Burton at OV.....................4 p.m. Football 9/29 MUHS at Rutland.........................7 p.m. 9/30 Milton at Mt. Abe..........................1 p.m. 9/30 OV at Bellows Falls.....................1 p.m. 10/6 Burr & Burton at MUHS...............7 p.m. 10/6 OV at Mt. Anthony.......................7 p.m. 10/7 Bellows Falls at Mt. Abe..............1 p.m. Girls’ Soccer 9/29 OV at Bellows Falls................4:30 p.m. 9/30 Mt. Abe at Rice............................. Noon 10/2 OV at Long Trail...........................4 p.m. 10/3 Missisquoi at MUHS....................4 p.m. 10/4 Mt. Abe at Rice............................4 p.m. 10/6 Spaulding at MUHS.....................4 p.m. 10/6 OV at Leland & Gray...................4 p.m. 10/7 Mt. Abe at VUHS....................2:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer 9/28 or 29................OV at Arlington Tourney 9/29 Mt. Abe at Missisquoi..............4:30 p.m. 9/29 MUHS at Milton......................4:30 p.m. 10/2 VUHS at Spaulding.................6:30 p.m. 10/4 MUHS at Missisquoi....................4 p.m. 10/4 Milton at VUHS............................4 p.m.

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PHILIP LYNCH, ABOVE right, of Saranac, N.Y., shrugged off the record heat and the competition to win the Vermont Sun Half Marathon that started and finished at Branbury State Park in Salisbury on Sunday. Above left, 22-year-old Grace Kennedy of Williston was fifth overall and the first woman across the finish line in the 13.1-mile race.

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SALISBURY / LEICESTER — In a 13.1-mile road race around Lake Dunmore and Fern Lake this past Sunday morning, Philip Lynch of Saranac, N.Y., broke away from Connor McCormick of Dover, Mass., at the two-mile point to go on to win the final event in the Vermont Sun Run and Triathlon Series of races. Lynch’s winning time for the Vermont Sun Half Marathon was 1:25:36. He was followed by McCormick in 1:28:47. The top female finisher was Grace Kennedy of Williston. She outran Caitlin Hollister of Waterbury, 1:45: 56 to 1:47:48. Vermont Sun also held a 10K and 5K run race at the same time at Branbury State Park on Lake Dunmore. Nearly 100 people, in total, took part in the day’s races. The record high temperature for the date was broken as the high (See Half-marathon, Page 2B)

LYNDON CENTER — Host Lyndon scored four touchdowns in the third quarter on the way to a 42-6 Division II high school football victory over Mount AbrahamVergennes on Saturday. The Vikings’ Justin Duncanson ran 19 times for 173 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Justin Joyal threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 68 yards. Kayden Lewis returned an interception 27 yards for a TD to cap the third quarter for the Vikings, who led by 7-6 at the half. Quarterback Parker Hines ran for the Eagle touchdown, and Jon Jennings rushed for 64 yards. The Eagles host undefeated Milton on Saturday afternoon.

Raiders too much for Otter football BRANDON — Visiting U-32 pulled away in the second half of a game in Brandon this past Saturday to take a 47-14 Division II victory over the Otter Valley Union High School football team. The Raiders improved to 2-1 as the rebuilding Otters dropped to 0-3. The Raiders took a 27-0 lead as Logan Wolf tossed a 40-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Green, and Logan Wedge, Austin Bressett and Hayden Roberge ran for scores. The Otters cut the lead to 27-14 at the half on a 3-yard Dylan Mackie run and a 54-yard pass from Tyler Rowe to Payson Williams. But the Raiders got second-half scores from Wedge, Bressett and Ian Voyer to cement the win. The Otters visit Bellows Falls on Friday night.

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Bowdoin men end Panther soccer’s winning streak

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Host Bowdoin on Saturday defeated the Middlebury College men’s soccer team, 3-1, ending the Panthers’ fourgame winning streak and dropping them to 5-2, 2-2 in NESCAC play. Bowdoin improved to 5-2, 3-1 in the league. The Panthers will host Colby at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The Polar Bears scored on a 25yard direct kick by Ethan Ellsworth 14:32 into the contest that hooked around the wall and past diving Middlebury keeper Jeremy Yeager (four saves). That goal ended

Yeager’s scoreless streak at 367:45. Middlebury countered less than four minutes later, when Daniel O’Grady headed in a pass from Drew Goulart. The Polar Bears claimed a 2-1 lead when Moctar Niang headed in a feed from Matty McColl with 8:14 left before the break. Niang made it 3-1 just 1:50 after the break with another header. The Panthers’ best chance came in the 68th minute, but Bowdoin goalie Stevie Van Siclen (four saves) denied Goulart after a restart.

Field hockey (Continued from Page 1B) Ellie Ross made eight saves for OV, which dropped to 3-2-1. The Otters’ Saturday home game vs. Springfield was postponed due to what Otter Valley Athletic Director Steven Keith called a “numbers issue” for Springfield. No makeup date was immediately set. TIGERS On Saturday visiting Mount Mansfield doubled up the Tigers,

4-2, as Willett scored three times and two MMU goalies combined for five saves. Phoebe Smith and Maeve Hammel scored for the Tigers, and goalie Bridget Audet stopped seven shots. On Monday host South Burlington remained unbeaten with a 7-0 victory over the Tigers. The Wolves erupted in the second half after leading by 1-0 at the break. Audet made 10 saves for the 0-6 Tigers.

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EVENTUAL WINNER PHILIP Lynch, above right, gets a fast start in Sunday’s Vermont Sun Half Marathon at Branbury State Park in Salisbury. At left, Connor McCormick of Dover, Mass., pushes himself to second place in the race.

Half-marathon (Continued from Page 1B) reached 88 degrees on Sunday. Race organizers said the athletes didn’t seem too bothered by the heat as 90 percent of the course is shaded and they finished right on the lake where they could jump in to cool off. They also had plenty of refreshments to reward their hard work. Top local finishers included Laura Turner of Middlebury who was

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Middlebury field hockey splits BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Middlebury goalie Abby Furdak Middlebury College field hockey earned the shutout with five saves team split two games vs. ranked and picked up her first career win. teams this past weekend. The Both teams had a handful of Panthers (4-2, 3-1 in NESCAC scoring opportunities deep in the play) entered the week- e n d circle, but a strong defenranked No. 7 in NCAA sive presence on both Division III. They were ends led to a scoreless set to host Skidmore first half. on Wednesday and will After a scorehost Colby at 11 a.m. FIELD HOCKEY less first overtime, on Saturday. the Panthers scored On this past Saturday, Annie quickly in the second extra sesLeonard scored 26 seconds into sion. Erin Nicholas carried the ball the second overtime to lift the across the circle from left to right Panthers past No. 10 Bowdoin, and finding Leonard on the right 1-0. The Polar Bears dropped to side for the game-winner. The goal 3-2 overall and in NESCAC play. was the 61st of Leonard’s career, The Panthers outshot the Polar moving her into third place in the Bears, 25-8, and Bowdoin goalie program’s career scoring list. Maddie Ferrucci made 14 saves. On Sunday No. 2 Babson (9-0)

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edged the Panthers, 2-1, despite Middlebury’s advantages of 16-11 in shots and 14-6 in penalty corners. Middlebury scored 3:39 into the game, when Grace Jennings tapped home a feed from Molly Freeman. The Panthers had an opportunity to increase the lead just two minutes later, but Babson goalkeeper Deirdre Barry kicked away Jennings’ breakaway bid. The Beavers tied the game 1-1 at 28:40, when Kate Driscoll redirected a chip-in from Maddy Paro. The game winner came at 49:10, when Lauren Drakeley took a penalty corner insert from Elise Towers and slid a pass to Ashley Tango, who blasted the ball past Furdak (five saves).

was the Middlebury Union Middle School cross country team. Many of their athletes and parents staffed the aid stations along the course. Local sponsors of the event included the Addison Independent, Middlebury Inn, National Bank of Middlebury, JP Cararra and Sons, and Frog Hollow Bikes. Complete results can be found online at tinyurl.com/ydc5kzay.

Tiger girls to host two soccer clinics MIDDLEBURY — There is no doubt that getting an early start playing a sport has great rewards down the road. With that in mind, the Middlebury Union High School girls’ varsity soccer team will host two skill-building mini-clinics this fall. The clinics, aimed at girls in grades three through six, will take place on two Saturdays, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, from 9:30-10:30 a.m., at the athletic fields on Creek Road in Middlebury. The MUHS girls’ soccer team, led by coach Wendy Leeds, will help girls work on their soccer skills and learn more about the game in fun one-hour sessions. The clinic cost $5 per session, and there is no advanced registration required. For more information contact coach Leeds at 802-388-2208 or wleeds@acsdvt.org.

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second overall in the 10K in 51:27. Middlebury’s Jason Grant was the best male in the 10K at 57:29. Kim Kurak of Middlebury was 10th overall in the 5K with a 32:45 time. Middlebury’s Gavin Noble had the best local Half Marathon time with his 7th place overall finish in 1:49:53. The race’s primary beneficiary

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(Continued from Page 1B) had trouble on the right. On the 14th tee, Buzzell asked the golfers if they wanted their golf balls washed (always golf balls) which he undertook with exaggerated vigor. He held the ball up between thumb and forefinger as if it were the Hope Diamond: “Here you go, sir, clean as a whistle and ready for a long flight!” The job of the caddy on the tee is to indicate with arm signals to the forecaddy the direction of any errant drives — right arm thrust out for a ball headed for trouble to the right; left arm outthrust for one in that direction; arm straight up for a dub off the tee. With every successive drive, Buzz’s signals became more flamboyant, with circular motions and up thrust fists and a variety of other ridiculous pantomimes: he gave a good drive in the fairway an armsstraight-up “touchdown!” signal. When the last golfer had teed off, he raced out to me as fast as he could run, to recover his bags. He sprinted from one of his golfers to the other, scooting like a duck, hands over the club heads so they wouldn’t rattle, knees bent, back straight.

RICHARD BUZZELL He then stood at rigid attention while the golfer selected his club (“Oh, very good, sir, four iron, just the right club”). This act was repeated on the next hole. I was sure he would be reported for this foolishness, and I would be

implicated, but that didn’t happen. It was a great performance — Bill Murray comes to mind. After graduating from Arlington High School in 1961, Buzz joined the Navy. Once in the service, he decided he wanted to attend the Naval Academy. He secured an appointment from the Secretary of the Navy, contingent upon a year of preparation at Bainbridge Academy in Maryland, the prep school for Annapolis. He finished 663rd in a class of 841 at Annapolis. His academic deficiencies were compensated for by the personal qualities he possessed that make a good soldier. His final evaluation by his company officer was positive indeed: “Buzzell will be one of the more successful of his class, I believe. He has an excellent manner of dealing with people, and can motivate the most stubborn to accomplish any task.” Lieutenant (JG, Junior Grade) Richard Buzzell was in his fourth year of active duty and his fifth month in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot in the Mekong Delta, when he was killed in action, along with

three crew members, just a few days before Christmas in 1970. You will find his name on the “Wall,” the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, on Panel 6W Row 131. Buzzell has been much on my mind as I have watched, nearly every night for the past week and a half, Ken Burns’ riveting video documentary “The Vietnam War.” I have been thinking too of another Caddy Camp friend, Al Schofield (Panel 43W Row 9), who overlapped with me for five summers. He had been in Vietnam only one month as an infantry platoon leader when he was killed in September 1968. And my Middlebury College friend Bayard Russ (Panel 34E Row 45). They are just three of the 58,318 American lives lost in Vietnam — and untold hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese dead. What a waste. The Vietnam War. Karl Lindholm Ph.D. is Dean Emeritus of Advising at Middlebury College. He taught a Vietnam War class, “Telling a True War Story: Vietnam,” in the American Studies Program.

Addison Independent, Thursday, September 28, 2017 — PAGE 3B

Panther football tops Polar Bears, hits 2-0

Tigers blank Eagle boys; VUHS, OV claim wins

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Middlebury College football team on Saturday bolted to a 27-0 firsthalf lead on the way to a 41-14 victory over host Bowdoin. The Panthers improved to 2-0 and will host Colby at 1 p.m. this Saturday. Middlebury took a 7-0 lead on a four-yard touchdown run by Matt Cardew with 3:28 remaining in the first quarter. Quarterback Jared Lebowitz set up the score with a 24-yard scamper. Lebowitz next connected with Maxwell Rye for an eight-yard scoring strike at 13:43 of the second quarter; it was the first touchdown catch of Rye’s career. On its next possession, Middlebury went up 21-0 when Lebowitz found Maxim Bochman for a 13-yard touchdown. Lebowitz hooked up with tight end Frank Cosolito twice for a total of 31 yards on the drive. The Panthers increased their lead to 27-0 when Lebowitz found Conrado Banky for his third touchdown pass of the first half, this one a 48-yard strike. The Panthers made it 34-0 on their second possession of the third quarter, as Lebowitz hit Jimmy

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury blanked Mount Abraham to highlight recent boys’ soccer play. In other action between Sept. 20 and 26 the Eagles dropped a road contest, Vergennes won twice, and Otter Valley earned a win and a tie. Vergennes was set to visit MUHS on Tuesday, but that game was postponed due to excessive heat and humidity. TIGERS VS. EAGLES At MUHS on Saturday the Tigers scored three times in the second half to prevail, 3-0. Tyler Giorgio scored the go-ahead goal and assisted a goal by Devon Kearns, and Camden Simpson created the final score with a late penalty kick. Tiger goalie Santiago Fernandez SOCCER saved a firstWrap-Up half penalty kick and finished with five saves as MUHS improved to 3-1-2. Goalie Ethan DeWitt stopped seven shots for the Eagles. EAGLES On Tuesday the Eagles fell to host Milton, 2-1, on a pair of Chance Rose goals, including a tiebreaker with 11 minutes to go. Owen Maille’s second-half penalty kick tied the score, and Dewitt made nine saves for the 4-3 Eagles. Goalie Jacob Whitcomb made four saves for Milton (4-2). COMMODORES On Saturday, Josias Salomao scored the game-winner in the 73rd minute as the 4-2 Commodores edged visiting Missisquoi, 4-3, after the T-Birds had rallied to tie the game. Ezekiel Palmer led VUHS with three goals, one assisted by Salomao, and goalie Jeffrey Stearns stopped six shots. Kyle Gilbert made eight saves for MVU, which got three goals from Mitchell Bourdeau, including the equalizer in the 70th minute. On Sept. 21 the Commodores edged Mill River, 2-1, as Palmer scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the 52nd minute from Salomao. Stearns stopped a half-dozen shots, and MRU’s Tyler Regula made eight saves. OTTERS On Sept. 22 the Otters cruised past visiting Proctor in their homecoming game, 9-0. Josh Letourneau (three goals), Maxwell Williams (two goals, three assists) and Justin Tremblay (two goals) led the attack. Sawyer Heath and Patrick McKeighan also found the net, and OV goalie Clay Hays made four saves, a total matched by Proctor keeper Jake Bartlett. On Tuesday the Otters (3-2-1) tied Springfield, 1-1, in the first round of Arlington’s four-team tournament. Details were not immediately available.

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Connell for his first career reception, a 25-yard touchdown pass. The lead grew to 41-0 at 2:27 mark of the third quarter, when Charlie Ferguson scored his first career touchdown with a five-yard run. Bowdoin scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to create the 41-14 final. Middlebury racked up 528 yards of total offense, including 192 on the ground. Lebowitz connected on 20 of 26 passes to 11 receivers for 316 yards, adding 54 yards on the ground to his four touchdown passes and 54 yards rushing. Cardew finished with 74 yards on the ground, while Ferguson gained 44 yards on seven carries. Banky caught five passes for 101 yards. Aaron Slodowitz led the defense with seven tackles, while Kevin Hopsicker had six solo stops. Burr & Burton Academy Griff Stalcup went 12 for 21 for Bowdoin, throwing for 105 yards and rushing for 54 and a score. Nate Richman paced the Polar Bear rushers with 67 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown.

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Doe permit winners announced Literacy foundation is offering grants MONTPELIER — Deer hunters who applied for a Vermont muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit by the Aug. 24 deadline can now go to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife website (vtfishandwildlife.com) to see if they won a permit. Fish & Wildlife announced the winners on Sept. 22, after conducting a randomized computer drawing. Permit winners are listed in two categories: regular lottery winners and landowners. Landowners who apply for a landowner antlerless permit are prohibited by law from posting their land against hunting. “Hunters can go to our website to find out if they are recipients of A LOTTERY DRAWING for winners of Vermont muzzleloader seaa muzzleloader season antlerless son antlerless deer permits was held Sept. 22. Results are posted on permit,” said Fish & Wildlife the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department website. VTF&W photo by John Hall Commissioner Louis Porter. “Knowing early if they’ve won, will help them plan their hunting be sent in regular mail like in the moderate population growth in this fall.” past. other parts of the state,” said Nick They can follow a link on the A total of 24,500 December Fortin, Vermont’s deer project left side of the home page to go muzzleloader season antlerless leader. to the listing of permit winners. permits are authorized for use in “Harvesting antlerless deer Those who applied online will 18 of Vermont’s 21 Wildlife affords Vermont hunters the chance receive an email notification. Management Units (WMUs) which to secure locally sourced food for This year permit recipients is estimated to result in 3,670 their families,” Porter noted. “It will need to reprint their licenses, antlerless deer being taken. also helps the department balance which have been reformatted to “The permits are intended to the deer population with the include their antlerless permits. stabilize or reduce deer densities available habitat.” Paper “post card” permits will not in some areas while allowing

Ralph Myhre stages tournaments MIDDLEBURY — Ralph Myhre Golf Course hosted a busy slate of events last week, adding the Middlebury College Employee Tournament on Sept. 20 and the Alternate Shot Tournament on Sept. 23 to the usual weekly competitions. The college tournament saw two teams of winners. The threesome of K.J. Krasco, Katie Ritter and Mark Lewis prevailed on the Front 9, and the foursome of Brent Raymond, Luther Tenny, Mark Brouillard and Bob Cameron won on the Back 9.

Four participants won Closest To the Pin competitions: Lewis, Chris Ayers, Don Dayton and Tenny. There were also two Closest To the Center Line victors, Jen Erwin and Mark Brouillard. In Saturday’s Alternate Shot Tournament the Low Gross winning pair was Jim Rubright and Tom Maxwell, while Dave Wemette and Jim Craig earned Low Net honors. In the regular Tuesday Evening Men’s Scramble on Sept. 19, the threesome of Craig, Wemette and

Gary Weise prevailed. In weekly Thursday Night Bill Davidson Men’s Golf action on Sept. 21, Joe Bartlett, Tom Maxwell and Fred Belanger comprised the winning threesome; Ed Sommers shot the low net score; and Maxwell won the Closest to the Pin competition. In Sept. 22’s Friday Evening Mixer play, the trio of Frank Broughton, Maryann Broughton and Jim Hadeka emerged victorious, while Nicole Laberge was the Closest to the Pin winner.

Women’s soccer blanked by Polar Bears BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Middlebury College women’s soccer team on Saturday dropped a 2-0 NESCAC contest at Bowdoin. The Panthers (3-2-1, 1-2-1 NESCAC) were set to visit Keene State on Wednesday and will host league foe Colby on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Panthers carried play early, as Polar Bear keeper Rachel Stout jumped to deny Sara DiCenso just before Virginia Charman fired a shot just high. The Panthers also hit a post after an Emma Shumway cor-

ner kick. Bowdoin (2-2-1, 1-2-1 NESCAC) then struck for a pair of goals 3:16 apart late in the half. Emma Beane opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 5:08, and Brigit Bergin doubled the lead by taking advantage of a turnover inside the Middlebury penalty area. The Panthers took three shots in the opening half-dozen minutes of the second-half, when Stout (nine saves) denied Charman and Amanda Dafonte, and Dafonte had another

Waterfowl hunters must be aware of invasive species in building blinds

ESSEX — Fall heralds the season waterfowl hunters look forward to all year. But before hunters begin building waterfowl blinds, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds them to pay attention to the materials used and to avoid spreading invasive plants. The transport of invasive plant species is illegal in Vermont. “Most knowledgeable waterfowl hunters avoid using invasive plants,” says David Sausville, Vermont’s waterfowl biologist, “but sometimes people mistakenly add Phragmites, Japanese knotweed, and purple loosestrife as blind building materials. These plants can easily establish in new wetlands and devastate habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Sometimes just a single stem is enough to allow a new species to take over, pushing out the native plants that ducks and geese use for food and cover.” Sausville recommends that hunters instead use cedar bows, corn stalks, or cattails for waterfowl blinds. Cattails should be cut above the waterline to avoid transporting invasive snails or other plants that may be attached to them. Additionally, hunters should prac-

tice Clean, Drain, and Dry techniques on all boats, trailers, and equipment to ensure it is free of aquatic hitchhikers. • Clean off any mud, plants, and animals from boat, trailer, motor and other equipment. Discard removed material in a trash receptacle or on high, dry ground where there is no danger of them washing into any water body. • Drain all water from boat, boat engine, and other equipment away from the water. • Dry anything that comes into contact with the water. Drying boat, trailer, and equipment in the sun for at least five days is recommended. If this is not possible, then rinse your boat, trailer parts, and other equipment with hot, high-pressure water. “Remove all plants and mud from your boots and hunting gear, and don’t forget to clean the mud and plants off your hunting dog’s vest too,” said Sausville. “By exercising a few simple precautions, we can ensure that Vermont’s waterfowl habitat remains healthy.” More information on waterfowl hunting can be found at the vtfishandwildlife.com.

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10/5 Twin Valley at OV........................4 p.m. 10/6 OV at Fair Haven.........................6 p.m. 10/7 Spaulding at MUHS.....................4 p.m. Cross Country 9/30 Mt. Abe/MUHS/VUHS at Randolph Invitational...............................................10 a.m. 10/3 OV at Long Trail......................4:30 p.m. 10/7 Mt. Abe/MUHS/VUHS/OV at Thetford... ............................................................9 a.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 9/30 Colby at Midd.............................11 a.m. 10/3 RPI at Midd..................................4 p.m. 10/7 Midd. at Tufts.............................11 a.m. 10/7 Midd. at Wesleyan.....................11 a.m.

Men’s Soccer 9/30 Colby at Midd.............................11 a.m. 10/1 Plymouth at Midd.........................1 p.m. 10/7 Midd. at Tufts..........................2:30 p.m. 10/7 Midd. at Wesleyan..................2:30 p.m. Field Hockey 9/30 Colby at Midd.............................11 a.m. 10/3 RPI at Midd.............................6:30 p.m. 10/7 Midd. at Tufts.............................11 a.m. 10/7 Midd. at Wesleyan........................ Noon Football 9/30 Colby at Midd...............................1 p.m. 10/7 Midd. at Amherst..........................2 p.m.

Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

shot go over the net. But Bowdoin allowed only two shots the rest of the way. Middlebury goalie Ursula Alwang made four saves, while Stout posted nine. Middlebury outshot the Polar Bears, 17-12, including a 12-6 in the first half.

WATERBURY — The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is offering a Community Building grant to organizations — including elementary school classrooms, after-school programs, clubs, and non-profits — that serve low-income, at-risk, and rural kids in Vermont and New Hampshire. The grant is intended to help build connections between children and other members of their communities through reading and writing. Applicants may choose to apply for the grant to start a Reading Buddies with Seniors program, in which children and local senior citizens read together, launch a “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” initiative for young children (see 1000booksbeforekinder-

garten.org), or a new My Community Story initiative offered by Vermont’s Young Writers Project. Those awarded grants to launch either Reading Buddies with Seniors or 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten programs will receive an on-site children’s library for their classroom, club, or organization; a training session with one of CLiF’s professional author/ illustrators or storytellers; and a book giveaway in which all program participants choose two new books to keep. Grants awarded to launch the Young Writers’ Project’s new My Community Story digital platform will receive access to their own website designed for students to privately share their writing, prompts and resources for sto-

rytelling, research, digital media and editing. The program will also include a writing workshop with one of CLiF’s professional authors and funding up to $150 for a community celebration for children to share their writing with family members and friends. The goals of this grant are to build empathy for others by connecting with new groups, create excitement around books and writing, inspire children and adults to read and write for pleasure, and support young readers and writers. Applications may be found at clifonline.org under Literacy Programs and are due Oct. 15. Any questions about this grant can be directed to Meredith Scott at meredith@clifonline.org.

place Sept. 9. • Provided security at an MAUHS football game on Sept. 15. • Calmed a Sept. 15 dispute between two parties taking place via electronic communications. • On Sept. 16 advised a person in the town park after dark of park hours. • Received a dog found in the roadway on River Road on Sept. 16. Police located the owner, and the dog was returned. • Assisted the Bristol Rescue Squad with a person being transported to the hospital on Sept. 17. • Responded to West Pleasant Street to help a woman reported as lying in the road, unconscious at 8:10 p.m. on Sept. 17. The rescue squad took the person to the emergency room. • Responded to East Street for a vehicle parked and left running and unattended for around 10 minutes on Sept. 18 at 6:09 p.m. The vehicle left before the officer arrived. • Investigated a report of kids shooting airsoft pellets at a trailer, on Sept. 18 around 8 p.m. Police found no one in the area. A check of the trailer revealed no damage. • Investigated a reported suspicious item in the garden at the town park on Sept. 19. The object was identified as part of a treasure hunt. • Issued tickets for a number of vehicles parked in the MAUHS fire lane on Sept 19. • Received a complaint from a Dunwright Taxi driver on Sept. 19

at 8:50 p.m. that a woman had failed to pay fare for a ride from South Burlington to Bristol. Police cited Mirabai Verner-Lust, 29, of Lincoln for theft of service and for resisting arrest. She was lodged at the correctional center in South Burlington for lack of $250 bail. • Responded to an alarm at a police district business on Sept. 20 at 12:29 a.m. The alarm had been activated accidentally. • Assisted the rescue squad with a person with dementia who had been hallucinating and being aggressive on Sept. 21. The person was transported to the hospital for evaluation. • Helped resolve a custodial dispute at a Bristol residence on Sept. 22. • Took a report on Sept. 21 at 5:05 p.m., of a driver who had earlier left the scene of motor vehicle accident in the Shaw’s parking lot. • Conducted a welfare check, together with state police, in response to a concerned citizen on Sept. 22. Contact was made and no action was taken. • Completed a webinar training on internet-related topics on Sept. 22. • Provided security at the soccer jamboree on Sept. 23. • At the request of state police, responded to a report of two gun shots at Broadview Estates on Sept. 23 at 8:25 p.m. Investigation showed the sounds were caused by fireworks not gunshots. • Assisted Vermont State Police at a Starksboro residence with a reported altercation on Sept. 23 at 11:38 p.m. • Spoke with a non-police district resident about a child custodial issue on Sept. 24.

Bristol police called to cow issue Bristol Police Log BRISTOL — On Sept. 21 at 9:50 p.m. Bristol police were called to assist Vermont State Police with a reported traffic hazard of cows in the roadway on Burpee and Plank roads. Upon the arrival, the Bristol officer found that farm hands had rounded up the cows and removed them from the road. In other activity between Sept. 11 and 24, Bristol police: • Conducted 25 foot patrols on Main Street and in the surrounding area, on almost every day, at multiple times of day, including morning, afternoon and evening. Police found businesses unsecured on five occasions and took steps to secure them. • Completed fingerprint requests for more 60 persons — including 33 people applying for volunteer positions on Sept. 21. • Conducted security checks of Mount Abraham Union High School on Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 23 and 24. • Began investigating, on Sept. 11, a juvenile issue that resulted in an assault at a police district residence. • Received a complaint from a school bus driver, on Sept. 12 at 3:03 p.m., of a vehicle passing a stopped school bus with red lights on earlier in the day. Police are following up. • Provided guest instruction at a Montpelier training on the financial abuse of vulnerable adults, on Sept. 13. • Assisted another law enforcement agency with a forensic investigation of a cell phone on Sept. 14. • Collected information on Sept. 15, from a person who stopped at the station to report an accident that took

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Bohjalian, Sharrow get top arts awards Parathlete inspires students Writer, folklorist get statewide honor

MONTPELIER — Two local folks will be among the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards. These awards, selected by the Vermont Arts Council, are presented annually to recognize outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts. Awards are given to educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators, volunteers, and scholars. In 2017, Vermonters will be recognized for their contributions in five categories. Chris Bohjalian of Lincoln will receive the Walter Cerf Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts. He is the author of 18 books,

most of which have been New York Times bestsellers, including “Sandcastle Girls,” “The Light in the Ruins,” and “The Guest Room.” His work has been translated into more than 30 languages, and three of his books have been adapted for film. Bohjalian’s books have been chosen as “Best Books of the Year” by, among others, the Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Gregory S. Sharrow of Middlebury will receive the Arthur Williams Award for Meritorious Service to the Arts. Sharrow has worked at the Vermont Folklife Center for the past 29 years, serving as co-executive director, director of education and folklorist. He has conducted field research and worked collaboratively

to present research materials in a variety of media including video, audio, and exhibition. He has served on NEA grant review panels and folk arts review panels throughout New England. The other Governor’s Arts Award recipients will be David Macaulay of Norwich, author of “The Way Things Work”; choreographer and director Taryn Noelle of Stowe; and Cornelia Carey of Calais, who runs an organization that provides emergency relief assistance for artists. The Governor’s Arts Awards celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. Tickets for the event will be available Sept. 26. More information is at vermontartscouncil.org.

Arts grants open to programs serving kids BRISTOL — 5-Town Friends of the Arts (5-TFA), is now accepting grant applications for its fall round of community grants. The Community Grants program helps to fund experiences and events in the fine arts, performing arts, history, and other cultural experiences to enrich the lives of people living in Monkton, New Haven, Bristol, Lincoln and Starksboro. Previous recipients have included

the libraries of the five towns, schools seeking funding for special events or artists in residence, elder projects, teen projects, and other community groups and individuals who have a great idea. Preference is given to projects and events that reach as many folks as possible. This year, 5-TFA is also giving preference to applicants who serve young children in the five town community. The goal is to

expose our youth to the arts and culture: from pre-school through high school, with emphasis on the younger grades. The applications are due on or before Oct. 15 at 25 Main Street, Bristol. Applications can be downloaded from the organization’s website at 5townfriendsofthearts.org For more information email the organization at: info@5townfriendsofthearts.org.

Help track Vermont’s 11 snake species

MIDDLEBURY — “Vermont’s snakes Biologists are asking are generally harmthe public to report less, and they play an snake sightings this fall important role in the to the Vermont Reptile ecosystem in addition and Amphibian Atlas to directly benefitting to help document the people,” said Doug extent of the state’s 11 Blodgett, wildlife biolsnake species. ogist for the Vermont “Fall is an ideal time Fish & Wildlife to see snakes as they Department. “Larger move to their winter snakes eat rodents like den sites,” said Jim mice or voles, which Andrews, coordinator carry the ticks that of the Vermont Reptile spread Lyme disease and Amphibian Atlas. and other tick-borne “Vermont’s snakes illnesses, while some can be identified by of our smaller snakes SALISBURY RESIDENT JIM Andrews of the Vermont Reptile eat slugs and snails.” their wide variety of patterns and markings, and Amphibian Atlas is seeking reports of snakes as they miCooler mountainwhich can be quite grate to winter denning sites this fall. ous areas of the state beautiful.” and the Northeast many species of snakes will warm up The first hard frost each fall signals enough to start moving uphill. They Kingdom only have 3 known snake to snakes that it’s time to move to their are especially easy to spot on quiet species — common gartersnake, redwinter denning sites. On the first warm back roads that separate overgrown bellied snake and ring-necked snake. day after a frost when temperatures wet fields or beaver meadows from a Warmer lowland areas have a wider approach the 60s and the sun is out, dry rocky hardwood forest. variety of species including milksnakes, DeKay’s brownsnakes, and common watersnakes. Timber rattlesnakes are Vermont’s one venomous species; they are found only in isolated pockets of western Rutland County, and are generally secretive and docile. births “Sadly, many snakes get hit while • Melinda Piper and Jason McNolty of Sudbury, Sept. 1, adopted a girl, crossing the road or sunning themMakenzie Rell McNolty. selves on the road during this fall • Sophie (Andrews) and Riley Benoit of Shoreham, Sept. 12, a girl, migration,” said Andrews, a Salisbury Evelyn Grave Benoit. resident. “If you find a crossing area, • DoraLeann Soberal and Efrain Rivera of Bristol, Sept. 14, a girl, please photograph each species crossTatianna Luisa Rivera. ing and report them, making sure to be • Lilah (Brown) and Paul Desabrais of Brandon, Sept. 19, a girl, careful of traffic as you do.” Meredith Rose Desabrais. Snakes and other reptiles and • Heather Osicky and Caleb Rockwood of Bristol, Sept. 19, a girl, amphibians can be reported online via Kinsley Reese Rockwood. VtHerpAtlas.org or by email directly • Polly Lynn Mikula and Jason Mikula of Killington, Sept. 22, a girl, to Jim Andrews at jandrews@middleEsmé Madison Mikula. bury.edu.

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By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Chris Waddell knows all about challenges. He thrives on them. In fact, when life didn’t hand him enough of a challenge, he created his own. Waddell was paralyzed from the waist down after a skiing accident on the first day on Christmas break from Middlebury College in 1988. He had been a promising member of the Middlebury College Ski Team, but all of that changed when his ski popped off and he fell, broke two vertebrae and damaged his spinal cord. He was 20 years old. Waddell, now 48, spoke to a group of middle school students at Otter Valley Union High School recently, and talked about resiliency, facing challenges, and being themselves. It was all part of Waddell’s One Revolution Nametags Educational Program, which travels to schools all over the country using speakers discussing personal triumph stories to teach students tools in resilience. “It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do with what happens to you,” Waddell told the kids at OV. That is the program’s motto and message, and Waddell, seated in INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER AND former paralympian Chris Waddell his wheel chair at the front of the earlier this month. OV auditorium, had the young- addressed Otter Valley students in Brandon Brandon Reporter photo/Lee J. Kahrs sters repeat it again and again. “When I think back to when field that was impassable with his Waddell is an expert on overI went back to school, that was bike, the team had to carry him coming challenges. Two months crazy,” he said. “But it’s what I 100 feet over the boulders, and after his accident, he returned needed to do because my friends then he continued on. to Middlebury College to finish were my team.” “To me, that meant I failed,” his education. That same year, Each OV student was handed a Waddell said. “I was so mad at he learned to cruise down the blank nametag when they entered my guide, Dave, for scoping out slopes on a monoski. It allows the high school auditorium, and our route knowing I wouldn’t be paraplegics to Waddell talked able to get over those boulders. I ski seated over a about the name- blamed him. Do you know what single ski, with sake idea behind he said? ‘Nobody climbs a moun“It’s so easy to poles attached his foundation. tain alone. Everyone climbs as to small skis on follow the crowd, “We all wear part of a team.’” each arm. but if you follow nametags in Waddell then quoted Thomas A l w a y s life,” he said. Edison, who in trying to invent competitive, the crowd, you’ll “Mine was the electric light for many years, Waddell didn’t never figure out ‘student’ and is quoted as saying, “I have not just learn to ‘skier,’ and then failed. I have found 10,000 ways who you are.” ski again as a it was ‘paraple- that it does not work.” paraplegic. He — Chris Waddell gic,’ ‘world Then there is Hall of Fame became the best champion’ and hockey player Wayne Gretzky, monoskier in the ‘superhero.’” who said, “You miss 100 percent world, winning Waddell said overcoming his to the shots you don’t take.” 13 Paralympic medals over four injury was just one challenge in his Finally, as part of Waddell’s games, and spending 11 years on life. He said he worked so hard to short film presentations, there is the U.S. Disabled Ski Team. He spoke to the kids about the be an inspiration to those around basketball great Michael Jordan, importance of taking risks, even him that he was completely unpre- who was heard talking about all pared for the day he had to retire the times he failed, the number when it was scary. of games his team lost when he “The greatest risk you can take from competitive sports. “It was harder to retire from didn’t make the winning shot. in school is to take no risk at all,” competitive sports than it was to In closing, Waddell told the he said. “It’s so easy to follow break my back,” he said. “But I students to write down on their the crowd, but if you follow the crowd, you’ll never figure out was acting, I was playing a role blank nametags how they want because I had no idea where the other people to see them, whether who you are.” He said not being able to walk role of superhero stopped and I it’s “creative,” “smart,” “a leader,” was the worst situation he could started. I felt like I fell off a cliff. “independent” or any other word How can I figure out my power?” they chose to aspire to be. have imagined at the age of 20. So, in 2009, he decided to climb The point is to rise above your“It was like death,” Waddell Mount Kilimanjaro, the highself and your circumstances, said. “But I didn’t have the luxury est mountain in Africa at 19,341 Waddell said. After all, it’s not of being frustrated, because I had feet. Using a specially designed what happens to you, it’s what you to get better.” His quick return to Middlebury four-wheeled hand bike, Waddell do with what happens to you. For more information about College was the best thing for pedaled up the mountain with a team of climbers in an attempt Chris Waddell and the One him, Waddell said, emphasizing the importance of having been a to become the first paraplegic to Revolution program, visit onerevolution.org, or chriswaddellpart of a team, whether it’s family, climb the mountain unassisted. 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Public Meetings ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org. AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings. AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRANDON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRISTOL MEET‑ INGS: Sunday, Discussion Meeting 4:00‑5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00‑7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Mid‑ dlebury. Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Ste‑ phen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

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

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

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Dis‑ cussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Mid‑ dlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY M E E T I N G S M O N D AY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY M E E T I N G S S AT U R ‑ DAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Mid‑ dlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meet‑ ing 10:00‑11:00 AM. Begin‑ ners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NEW HAVEN MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NORTH FER‑ RISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS RIPTON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.

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ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysitting available. MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs. NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. 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 ANON‑ YMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ days at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT. ( O A ) O V E R E AT E R S ANONYMOUS Saturday’s at 1:00pm. Located at Law‑ rence Memorial Library, 40 North St. in Bristol, VT. OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org. OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) step meeting. Tuesdays, 3 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 9‑4 9X12 hand braided rug, outboard motor, genera‑ tor, butter churn, Thule rack, old sets of dishes, clothes and lots more items.

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

PROFESSIONAL PAINT‑ ING; interior/exterior, resi‑ dential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experi‑ ence. Best prices. Refer‑ ences. 802‑989‑5803.

Free BUTTERNUTS ARE FALL‑ ING all over my front lawn. Free to you if you bring rake and bag. 802‑453‑4597.

Garage Sales BRISTOL VILLAGE CO‑ HOUSING multi‑family yard sale Saturday September 30, 10 to 4. 16 North St. across from the park.

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HUGE GARAGE SALE. Carolyn’s Closet plus. Cloth‑ ing, kitchenware, linens, ap‑ pliances, antiques. Every‑ thing priced to go. Saturday, Sept. 30. 9am‑2pm. 2270 Route 7, Leicester. Watch for signs.

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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.

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volunteer at Homeward Bound. Colette, age 8, began volunteering as a Cat Pal in July. Cat Pals provide socialization, exercise, and affection to the cats residing in the cat community rooms. Colette says, “I entertain the cats and play with them. I pay extra attention to the ones that had something bad happen to them.” Colette enjoys seeing the animals every week and keeping them company while they await adoption. She also loves seeing the animals find their new homes. “At my last visit, I realized my favorite cat to visit was adopted and I felt happy for him.” Thank you, Colette!

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

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SPIRITUAL AWAKEN‑ INGS MEETING of Alcohol‑ ics Anonymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Friday, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middle‑ bury, VT.

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ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Custodian ACSD is seeking a custodian to work at the Bridport Central School after school for three hours a day, Monday through Friday. Experience is a plus, but not required. Please call Eric Warren at 802-382-1459 for more information. To apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to:

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

FULL TIME DELI POSI‑ TION. Set hours, Mon‑ day‑Friday 6:00am ‑ 2:00 pm. Prior work experience with food preparation in a commercial kitchen / deli required. Experience mak‑ ing pizza a plus. Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market in Ver‑ gennes or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

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

BRIDPORT: SHARE A HOME w/ professional in her 60s who enjoys skiing & VPR. $500/mo., plus a little help with dog walk‑ ing. Shared bath. No smok‑ ing/add’l pets. No deposit. 863‑5625 or HomeShareV‑ ermont.org for application. Interview, refs, background checks req. EHO.

Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. E.O.E.

Help Wanted

SALES & MARKETING COORDINATOR

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR full‑time salaried Property Manager in support of Ad‑ dison County Community Trust’s (ACCT’s) mission of providing affordable hous‑ ing. The Property Manager will be a key member of the property management team and is responsible for leas‑ ing, tenant relations, main‑ tenance coordination, and compliance activities within a portfolio of 240 affordable rental units. Prior property management experience desired; federally assisted housing program compliance a plus. Must demonstrate teamwork, ability to work in‑ dependently, flexibility, good judgment, organization, and ambition to develop new skills. Respond with resume and cover letter to jobs@ addisontrust.org. Position open until filled. EEO.

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. This individual will work closely with sales account executives and other sales managers to build growth strategies and coordinate their successful execution. 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: Christy Lynn Director of Sales, Associate Publisher christy@addisonindependent.com 58 Maple St, Middlebury

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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

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

Experienced Carpenters- Excellent learning environment with great opportunities.

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.

Come work for a growing company that offers great benefits with opportunities to advance and learn alongside accomplished construction superintendents. Founded in 1978, Naylor and Breen Builders, Inc is a leader among construction companies in Vermont, we perform a wide variety of commercial and residential new construction and renovations, from multi-phase commercial to high end residential to substation infrastructure. We are seeking full time Experienced Carpenters with the potential for growth within the company. In this role, you will have experience in most aspects of commercial and residential rough and finish carpentry and roofing. Applicants should have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Travel within Vermont or New Hampshire will be required. • Competitive Pay • Paid Health Insurance • Dental/Vison/ Disability Insurance • 401(k) with 2% Match • Annual Discretionary 401(k) Profit Sharing

• Paid Holidays • 40hrs Paid Time Off • Transportation provided for jobsites outside of a 30min travel radius from Brandon • Company Supplied Shirts • Use of Company Gym

Candidates should submit a resume with 3 references to: Amanda Locke — alocke@naylorbreen.com Job applications are available on our website, www.naylorbreen.com or by calling 802-247-6527. Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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

Founded in 1978, Naylor and Breen Builders, Inc is a leader among construction companies in Vermont, we perform a wide variety of commercial and residential new construction and renovations, from multi-phase commercial to high end residential to substation infrastructure.

Your local newspaper is your BEST RESOURCE for local job opportunities!

We are currently seeking an experienced concrete form worker to join our inhouse concrete crew. Our ideal candidate will be able to prepare, erect, strip and dismantle forms for pouring concrete. Mix and pour concrete into formwork. Spread, compact, finish and cure concrete for buildings and sidewalks using hand tools, troweling machinery and other power tools. Applicants should be able to lift 75-100lbs and have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. • • • • • • • •

Competitive Pay Paid Health Insurance Dental/Vison/ Disability Insurance 401(k) with 2% Match Annual Discretionary 401(k) Profit Sharing Paid Holidays 40hrs Paid Time Off Transportation provided for jobsites outside of a 30min travel radius from Brandon • Company Supplied Shirts • Use of Company Gym

addisonindependent.com

LOOKING FOR CARING PERSON or persons to pro‑ vide evening and night time supervision/care for elderly couple in exchange for room and board. Colonial house in country setting, 15 minutes from Middlebury. Contact lincolnexpress@comcast. net or call 802‑999‑6373. PART TIME CUSTODIAN To work when regular cus‑ todian is out sick for short periods of time. Job might lead to summer employ‑ ment doing summer work. Work involves cleaning of the rooms, bath‑ rooms and hallways. Must be able to do light lifting occasionally up to 50lbs. and be able to run a vacuum cleaner for the carpets. For more informa‑ tion, contact Allen Kimball at Bristol Elementary School at 453‑3227. Employment would require the standard background check. WANTED‑ HANDYMAN, MUST have own chainsaw. 802‑462‑3313. WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler. Eye for detail and accuracy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whis‑ tlepigrye.com.

Candidates should submit a resume with 3 references to: Amanda Locke — alocke@naylorbreen.com Job applications are available on our website, www.naylorbreen.com or by calling 802-247-6527. Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

The Town of Ferrisburgh

is looking for a qualified person to perform various administrative and clerical tasks to support our Town office. The ideal candidate must be reliable, hardworking, and familiar with office equipment, procedures and Microsoft Office. Must enjoy working with the general public and have ability to multi-task with attention to detail and accuracy. 15-20 hours/week. No benefits. Compensation based upon experience. Please submit your letter of interest to the Ferrisburgh Select Board, 3279 Route 7, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 or email to ferrisburghselectboard@ comcast.net, by 4:00 p.m. October 6, 2017. EOE

For Sale 2009 DOUBLEWIDE HOME 3 bedroom with 2 bathrooms. In very nice condition. Needs to be moved. 802‑462‑3624. ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage fire‑ arm. $185. 802‑989‑5803. PYRENEES‑ 4 YEAR OLD female. 92lbs., beautiful buff color, excellent health. Incredible and wonderful dog. Moving south. $200. 802‑989‑9554. Will confirm for best possible home. TWIN AND FULL SIZE beds. Sofa and recliners, treadmill, bookcases, rock‑ ing chairs, bureaus and other furniture items. Very reasonable. 352‑4375.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp. Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802‑349‑4212, no texts. COZY MIDDLEBURY B&B 1 night‑1 week stay. $70/ night or $300 for the week. Perfect for 1 person or cou‑ ple. Call 802‑349‑6006.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092. ADDISON ‑ 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH mobile home with garage on 22A. $1,350 a month. Deposit, first month, last month and references required. Call 802‑482‑3765, afternoons please. BRIDPORT 1 BEDROOM, 4 room apartment with porch/ lawn. Washer/dryer, heat/hot water included. No smoking, no pets. References and credit check. $800/mo. plus security deposit. For more info, Charlie 802‑758‑2218.

Experienced Concrete Form Workers- Immediate Full-Time Opening & Competitive Compensation

Looking for something different?

Also available online:

HOPE IS HIRING‑ HOPE’s growing resale store seeks 2 new team members: a 29.5 hour/week ware‑ house assistant, a 29.5 hour a week retail associ‑ ate. Both positions require the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, be self‑motivated and detail oriented. To apply, send re‑ sume and letter of interest to receptionist@hope‑vt.org.

Part-Time Clerical

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

BRISTOL 2 BEDROOM HOUSE, extra large living room and bath, nice porch, undercover parking for two cars. Private with views. First floor living. New gas stove. Washer and dryer. Garden space available. Lawn care and snow removal provided. No pets. No smoking. Credit check, security, references and lease. Available October 1st. $985/mo. Leave mes‑ sage. 802‑352‑4266.

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BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT Heat, trash, snowplowing, lawn care, parking included. $1,175/ mo. 802‑453‑2566. BRISTOL: SHARE A SPA‑ CIOUS HOME with a profes‑ sional woman & her son who enjoy the outdoors, reading and public radio. $400/month plus utils. Shared bath. No smoking. No deposit. 863‑5625 or HomeShareV‑ ermont.org for application. Interview, refs, background checks req. EHO.

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CARPETED, HEATED CAR/ motorcycle storage; month‑ ly, seasonal, yearly rates. Trickle charging allowed. 877‑3207. DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com. FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. Available Oct. 1. 802‑758‑2494. HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bed‑ room, fully furnished. Nine month rental from 9/15/17 ‑ 6/16/18. Washer, dryer, all appliances, gas grill, ful‑ ly equipped kitchen, deck, screened porch, private dock on Lake Dunmore. No smok‑ ing, no pets. Snow plowing and lawn maintenance in‑ cluded. $1,100/month plus utilities, security deposit. 802‑352‑6678. MIDDLEBURY 1 BED‑ ROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities in‑ cluded. 388‑0401. MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown. Ap‑ pliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Available Sept. 1. Real Net Manage‑ ment Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY, BRIGHT SUNNY studio apartment. Friendly, quiet neighbor‑ hood. Walk to store. Private porch. $525 includes heat, electric, trash. No smoking, no pets. Security deposit, references. 388‑4109.

Help Wanted

ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE FOR FULL & PART TIME We are seeking people with winning personalities and great attitudes to join our team. Full & Part-time positions available with flexible scheduling. Must be willing to work some nights & weekends. Full & Part-time Cashiers & Deli Employees needed. Apply in person or pick up an application at: Maplefields –– Shoreham Service Center

Corner of Routes 22A and 74 • Shoreham, VT EOE

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Public Notices

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS For Rent

For Rent

can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on this Page 10B.

Addison (1)

Wood Heat

Addison County Fair and Field Days (1)

FIREWOOD FOR SALE seasoned 2 years. $275 per cord. 802‑558‑1069.

MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT Income Limits Apply. No Utilities Included. Modern apartment, carpet/tile, W/D connections plus onsite laundry facility. Efficient gas heat/hot water. Ample parking and storage. Includes trash, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. In quiet Middlebury neighborhood. References Required. To request an application, call 802-472-5016 or e-mail pinemeadow@maloneyproperties.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

OPENING SUMMER/FALL 2017 Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Christine Golden Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

For Rent

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY: FOR RENT PRIME retail space. 1,303 square feet. Location, loca‑ tion. Front door parking. Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

SUGARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/ assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NP/NS. W/D hook‑ups. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment. Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $900/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

CORNWALL, VT‑ A BEAU‑ TIFUL building lot for sale. Amazing view. Septic permit in place. 760‑807‑6187. MORIAH, N.Y., 65 ACRES on pond with 3 bedroom house. Garage, barn, pas‑ ture, wood lot and unper‑ mitted sand pit. $165,000. 518‑597‑9760.

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.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

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

Ads Classified

(Published

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of James E. Dunn late of Waltham, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: September 21, 2017 Linda K. Dunn 25 Jackson Heights Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-872-7605 Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: September 28, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 9/28

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

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE 32 V.S.A. § 5253

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Ferrisburgh
in
the
County
of
Addison
are
hereby
notified
that
taxes
assessed
by
such
Town
 for
the
tax
years
2015/2016
and
2016/2017
remain,
either
in
whole
or
in
part,
unpaid
on
the
 following
described
property
in
such
town,
to
wit; Being
all
the
same
lands
and
premises
conveyed
to
Frank
C.
Luyster
by
Warranty
Deed
from
 Mary
C.
Shields
f/k/a
Mary
C.
Westenfeld,
dated
December
8,
2010
and
recorded
in
Book
136,
 pages
484-485
of
the
Ferrisburgh
Land
Records Said
real
estate
being
situated
in
the
Town
of
Ferrisburgh,
County
of
Addison
and
State
of
 Vermont. For
a
more
complete
description,
visit
the
Town
Clerk’s
Office. And
pursuant
to
32
V.S.A.
§
5253
and
§
5257
so
much
of
such
property
will
be
sold
at
Public
 Auction
at
the
Ferrisburgh
Town
Clerk’s
Office,
3279
Route
7,
a
public
place
in
such
Town,
 on
the
2nd
day
of
November,
2017
at
ten
(10)
o’clock
in
the
forenoon,
as
shall
be
requisite
to
 discharge
such
taxes
with
costs,
unless
previously
paid. Dated
at
Ferrisburgh,
Vermont,
this
15
day
of
September,
2017 Sally
Torrey Collector
of
Delinquent
Taxes 9/28,
10/5,
12

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE 32 V.S.A. § 5253

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Ferrisburgh
in
the
County
of
Addison
are
hereby
notified
that
taxes
assessed
by
such
Town
 for
the
tax
years
2015/2016
and
2016/2017
remain,
either
in
whole
or
in
part,
unpaid
on
the
 following
described
property
in
such
town,
to
wit; Being
 all
 the
 same
 land
 and
 premises
 conveyed
 to
 Lauren
 Hunter
 Gymrek
 Billings
 by
 Trustee’s
Deed
from
Tove
Nicole
Gymrek
Tower,
dated
April
24,
2012,
and
recorded
in
Book
 141,
pages
192-193
of
the
Ferrisburgh
Land
Records. Said
real
estate
being
situated
at
564
Old
Hollow
Road
in
the
Town
of
Ferrisburgh,
County
of
 Addison
and
State
of
Vermont. For
a
more
complete
description,
visit
the
Town
Clerk’s
Office. And
pursuant
to
32
V.S.A.
§
5253
and
§
5257
so
much
of
such
property
will
be
sold
at
Public
 Auction
at
the
Ferrisburgh
Town
Clerk’s
Office,
3279
Route
7,
a
public
place
in
such
Town,
 on
the
2nd
day
of
November,
2017
at
ten
(10)
o’clock
in
the
forenoon,
as
shall
be
requisite
to
 discharge
such
taxes
with
costs,
unless
previously
paid. Dated
at
Ferrisburgh,
Vermont,
this
15th
day
of
September,
2017 Sally Torrey Collector
of
Delinquent
Taxes 9/28,
10/5,
12

Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944. Talk to our sales professionals.

IN RE THE ESTATE OF JAMES E. DUNN

The Addison Planning Commission will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. To consider the following: 1. To approve the meeting minutes of the September 18, 2017 meeting. 2. To transact any business found necessary before the board: 3. To allow time for public comment interaction at beginning of meeting. 4. The Zoning Regulations for discussing a future presentation of the 2013 copy of revisions. We will begin working on the “Subdivision” Regulations so to bring them into compliance. We have updating to do pertaining VSA24, Chapter 117 for making correct referencing. 5. Continue working on items that are considered to be projects in progress. We will invite Z.A., Ed Hanson, to join our meeting for assistance on several issues pertaining to the “Subdivision” and “Zoning Regulations”. Ed is working on a draft pertaining to “Density-zoning” for our town. We are looking over the first 29 pgs. For next meeting. 6. We will continue working on Zoning Regulations (2013 copy) & Subdivision Regulations to bring them into compliance with the revised Town Plan. Frank Galgano, Chair Starr Phillips, Secretary Addison Planning Commission 9/28

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

FIRST CUT HAY for sale. Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

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.

Salisbury (1)

STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

Att. Farmers

Wanted

New Haven (1)

• Home • Estates • Commercial • Consignments

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 316-7-17 ANPR

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residential De‑ velopment. One is a beauti‑ ful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream. Lots are supported with vil‑ lage water and approved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Middle‑ bury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

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

Auctioneer

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for September 21 & 25 BEEF P. Lussier H. Deering Foster Bros. Farm Nop Bros & Sons R. Crown Hatch Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb 1415 .62 1710 .60 1540 .60 1400 .60 1680 .58 1360 .57

CALVES A. Farr Monument Farms Conants Riverside R. Scholton Layn Farms

Lbs. 105 95 74 102 99

Dollars 877.30 1026.00 924.00 840.00 974.40 775.20

Costs per lb Dollars 1.25 131.25 1.05 99.75 1.00 74.00 .95 96.90 .90 89.10

Total # Beef: 263 • Total # Calves: 410 We value our faithful customers. Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs. For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

Waltham (1)

TIMBERWOLF FIRE‑ WOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802‑388‑7300.

ROOMS FOR RENT in his‑ torical Vergnnes Inn. Mid October through Mid May. Perfect for UTC, Travel‑ ing nurses or other travel‑ ing professionals. $650 to $1,000 per month. Call Bill 802‑877‑3293.

For Rent

New Hampshire Department of Human Services (1)

MIDDMEN‑FIREWOOD WWW.MIDDMEN.COM. Green‑Seasoned‑ Free de‑ livery‑ Free kindling. Call: 1‑855‑MIDDMEN. Email: custserv@middmen.com.

2009 DOUBLEWIDE HOME 3 bedroom with 2 bath‑ rooms. In very nice condi‑ tion. Needs to be moved. 802‑462‑3624.

Tom Broughton

Ferrisburgh (5)

METCALFE FIREWOOD. QUALITY, clean hard‑ wood for sale. Cut and split. $225/cord. Call Ja‑ son 802‑989‑8180 or email:metcalfefirewood@ gmail.com.

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

For Rent

Charlotte (1)

3

ROOMMATE WANTED IN Vergennes. Call for more info. 802‑363‑7640.

SHOREHAM 2 BEDROOM upstairs apartment. All appli‑ ances. Electric and heat in‑ cluded. $1,000 a month plus security deposit. No smok‑ ing. No pets. 802‑236‑2656.

Addison Rutland Supervisory Union – Orwell (1)

FIREWOOD; CUT, SPLIT and delivered. Call for in‑ formation, 802‑247‑9782.

Real Estate

Auctions

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

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Contact Your U.S. Senators

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Rep. Peter Welch 1-888-605-7270

1404 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 www.welch.house.gov

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Addison Independent please email information to legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

ORWELL TOWN SCHOOL BOARD - PUBLIC NOTICE POLICY WARNING

The Orwell Town School Board will conduct a public hearing at their regular meeting on October 17, 2017 at 7:00 P.M., at the Orwell Village School, Orwell, VT, and take action on the following policy: Wellness Copies of the policy are available from the Superintendent of Schools’ Office, 49 Main Street, Fair Haven, Vermont. Brooke Olsen-Farrell Superintendent of Schools Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union 9/28

ADDISON COUNTY FAIR AND FIELD DAYS, INC. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

G N I ET LLED E M NCE CA

All residents of Addison County are hereby given notice of the annual meeting of Addison County Fair & Field Days, Inc., to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Weybridge Congregational Church, in Weybridge, Vermont. AGENDA I. Welcome and Introduction of Board Members II. Review of 2017 Fair III. Financial Report IV. Audience Comments & Questions V. Election of Board Members and Officers VI. Refreshments will be served. Cara N. Mullin, Business Manager 9/28

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE 32 V.S.A. § 5253

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Ferrisburgh
in
the
County
of
Addison
are
hereby
notified
that
taxes
assessed
by
such
Town
 for
the
tax
years
2015/2016
and
2016/2017
remain,
either
in
whole
or
in
part,
unpaid
on
the
 following
described
property
in
such
town,
to
wit; Being
all
the
same
land
and
premises
conveyed
to
David
Joseph
Booth
and
Norma
Asacelli
 Hernandez
Gatica
by
Quit
Claim
Deed
from
David
Joseph
Booth,
dated
February
29,2008,
and
 recorded
in
Book
126,
page
198
of
the
Ferrisburgh
Land
Records. Said
real
estate
being
situated
at
192
Bird
Haven
Lane
in
the
Town
of
Ferrisburgh,
County
of
 Addison
and
State
of
Vermont. For
a
more
complete
description,
visit
the
Town
Clerk’s
Office. And
pursuant
to
32
V.S.A.
§
5253
and
§
5257
so
much
of
such
property
will
be
sold
at
Public
 Auction
at
the
Ferrisburgh
Town
Clerk’s
Office,
3279
Route
7,
a
public
place
in
such
Town,
on
 the
2nd
day
of
November
at
ten
(10)
o’clock
in
the
forenoon,
as
shall
be
requisite
to
discharge
 such
taxes
with
costs,
unless
previously
paid. Dated
at
Ferrisburgh,
Vermont,
this
15th
day
of
September,
2017 Sally Torrey Collector
of
Delinquent
Taxes 9/28,
10/5,
12

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE 32 V.S.A. § 5253

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Ferrisburgh
in
the
County
of
Addison
are
hereby
notified
that
taxes
assessed
by
such
Town
 for
the
tax
years
2015/2016
and
2016/2017
remain,
either
in
whole
or
in
part,
unpaid
on
the
 following
described
property
in
such
town,
to
wit; Being
all
the
same
lands
and
premises
conveyed
to
Christopher
E.
Dennis,
Trustee
of
the
 Dennis
Family
Revocable
Trust
by
Deed
into
Trust
from
Wilfred
A.
Dennis
and
Ilean
D.
Dennis,
 dated
May
16,
2007
and
recorded
in
Book124,
pages
173-174
of
the
Ferrisburgh
Land
Records Said real estate being situated in the Town of Ferrisburgh, County of Addison and State of Vermont. For
a
more
complete
description,
visit
the
Town
Clerk’s
Office. And
pursuant
to
32
V.S.A.
§
5253
and
§
5257
so
much
of
such
property
will
be
sold
at
Public
 Auction
at
the
Ferrisburgh
Town
Clerk’s
Office,
3279
Route
7,
a
public
place
in
such
Town,
 on
the
2nd
day
of
November,
2017
at
ten
(10)
o’clock
in
the
forenoon,
as
shall
be
requisite
to
 discharge
such
taxes
with
costs,
unless
previously
paid. Dated
at
Ferrisburgh,
Vermont,
this
15
day
of
September,
2017 Sally Torrey Collector
of
Delinquent
Taxes 9/28,
10/5,
12

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE 32 V.S.A. § 5253

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Ferrisburgh in the County of Addison are hereby notified that taxes assessed by such Town for the tax years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described property in such town, to wit; Being all the same land and premises conveyed to Mark Bowen by Warranty Deed from Alan F. Chamberlain, dated June 17, 2015 and recorded in Book 151, page 244 of the Ferrisburgh Land Records. Said real estate being an unimproved parcel of land, situated at Rock landing in the Town of Ferrisburgh, County of Addison and State of Vermont. For a more complete description, visit the Town Clerk’s Office. And pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5253 and § 5257 so much of such property will be sold at Public Auction at the Ferrisburgh Town Clerk’s Office, 3279 Route 7, a public place in such Town, on the 2nd day of November at ten (10) o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to unless previously paid. Dated at Ferrisburgh, Vermont, this 15th day of September, 2017 Sally Torrey Collector of Delinquent Taxes 9/28, 10/5, 12

Addison Independent, Thursday, September 28, 2017 — PAGE 11B

New York, Vt. troopers join efforts for safety ADDISON COUNTY — In recent action Vermont State Police cited four local residents, in separate incidents, for driving under the influence of intoxicants. In the first case, state police were investigating a motor vehicle crash on Creek Road in Salisbury on Sept. 13. While speaking with a witness that came upon the crash, the trooper detected signs of impairment, screened William Skidmore, 43, of Leicester for DUI and cited him for DUI, second offense. The next incident occurred on Sept. 20 when at approximately 5:27 p.m. troopers stopped a vehicle driven by Stephen Mackenzie on Main Street in Vergennes. Troopers said they detected several signs of drug impairment in Mackenzie, 56, of Port Henry, N.Y. They screened him for DUI, processed him at the Vergennes Police Department, and cited him for driving under the influence of drugs and driving with a criminally suspended license. Then, on Saturday, Sept. 23, at around 8 p.m. troopers responded with personnel from the Starksboro Fire Department and Vergennes Area Rescue Squad to a report of a car crashing into a barn off Route 116 in Starksboro. State police report that 53-year-old Lonny Urban of Starksboro was driving his 2011 Nissan truck north on Route 116 when he sideswiped a guardrail, nearly struck an oncoming vehicle, traversed a lawn and crashed into a barn. Police found Urban’s truck

TROOPERS FROM BOTH the Vermont (left) and New York state police forces stood for a photo on the New York side of the Lake Champlain Bridge on Sept. 20 as they prepared to conduct saturation patrols on their respective sides of the bridge to promote safer driving in the region.

lodged inside of the barn. VARS took Urban to UVM Medical Center. While at the medical center police screened, processed and cited Urban for DUI. This incident remains an active investigation by the state police. Finally, on Sunday, Sept. 24, at a little past 10:30 p.m., state police received a report of a vehicle being driven erratically on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. Police found the vehicle in question parked at a residence off Little Chicago Road and identified the driver as Kaylie Flint, 24, of Ferrisburgh. While speaking with Flint, troopers detected signs of impairment and they screened Flint for DUI. They took Flint into custody and transported her to the New Haven barracks for processing. Police cited Flint for DUI. In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. stopped a vehicle driven by Tiffany Bedard, 27, of Vergennes for speeding on Route 7 in New Haven and cited Bedard for driving with a criminally suspended

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license. • On Sept. 13 at a few minutes past midnight responded to a report of a one-car crash on Creek Road at Dewey Road in Salisbury. Driver Danielle Austin, 39, of Leicester was taken to Porter Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries and life-flighted to UVM Medical Center in Burlington, where she died at 3:32 p.m. due to injuries she sustained during the collision. This case is active as Vermont State Police on Sept. 19 said they were still investigating the incident. A longer story appeared in the Sept. 18 edition of the Independent. • On Sept. 13 at around 7 a.m. responded to a report of a property damage crash that occurred on Route 22A in Shoreham. Police said Jose Ramon CarbucciaLahoz, 30, of Allentown, Penn.,

had driven his commercial motor vehicle off of the road and struck a power pole, destroying the pole and causing significant damage to the truck’s trailer. Carbuccia-Lahoz fled the scene and was stopped by Vergennes police at the Kennedy Brother’s complex. State police cited Carbuccia-Lahoz for leaving the scene of a crash. • On Sept. 18 were told that some time that day between 3:30 and 9 p.m. someone broke into a vehicle parked in the parking lot of the Long Trail at Lincoln Gap and removed items from within a vehicle before leaving. Vermont State Police would like to hear from anyone who may have been in this area on this date and may have seen anyone acting suspicious, witnessed those involved, and/or may have seen a vehicle leaving the area quickly. Call VSP at 388-4919. Investigation continues. State police remind all those using hiking trails during this fall season to remove all valuables from vehicles before leaving them unattended. • On Sept. 20 conducted a

saturation patrol on Routes 22A, 125 and 17 in Addison County not far from the Lake Champlain Bridge. At the same time, New York State Police Troop B troopers conducted a saturation patrol on Route 185 in Crown Point. The purpose of this patrol was to enforce motor vehicle laws in both states and to promote safe driving practices. VSP troopers from the New Haven barracks stopped 29 vehicles for various violations. New York State Police enforcement numbers were not available at press time. Both agencies said they would continue joint traffic safety details in the future. • On Sept. 20 cited 26-year-old Deandre Gay of Burlington for negligent driving; the case stems from a crash on Aug. 21 at 6:45 a.m. on Route 22A at Lapham Bay Road in Shoreham in which a passenger was critically injured. • On Sept. 23 at a little after 6 p.m. stopped Stephanie Brace, 28, of Ripton driving on Route 7 in Middlebury and cited her for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On Sept. 25 at approximately 9:20 a.m. received word of a twocar crash on Munger Street at the intersection of Cobble Road in New Haven. Police report that a Honda Civic driven by Virginia Logan, 63, of Middlebury rear-ended a car waiting at a stop sign; the second car was a Honda CRV driven by Susan Record, 63, of Bristol, Middlebury Regional EMS took Record to Porter Hospital for evaluation and treatment of neck and back injuries. Police issued Logan a ticket for following too closely. • On Sept. 27 reported that they are investigating a burglary on Pond Road in Monkton that occurred between 8:20 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Police report that someone gained entry into the house through a mud room door. There were numerous items taken from the residence including gaming systems and a television. Anyone with information regarding this burglary is asked to contact the state police in New Haven at 802388-4919.

Middlebury man cited for aggravated domestic assault and DUI MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Christopher Fitzpatrick, 27, of Middlebury for first-degree aggravated domestic assault and driving under the influence, after responding to a Sept. 18 report of a couple arguing near a vehicle on Seymour Street. Police said they measured Fitzpatrick’s blood-alcohol content at 0.174 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08. Police said they initially released Fitzpatrick into the custody of a family member, but later ended up taking him to the Grace House in Rutland after the family member called to say they couldn’t control him. In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Got help for a local man experiencing mental health problems on Sept. 18. Police said the man had been stopping traffic at the intersection of High and Seminary streets, warning drivers of a storm front. • Responded to a barking dog complaint in the Forest Ridge Drive area on Sept. 18. • Investigated a report on Sept. 19 of someone allegedly screaming on a portion of the Trail Around Middlebury between Deerfield Lane and Route 7 South. Police found no one in the area. • Responded to a report of a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident on Washington Street on Sept. 19. • Issued court diversion paperwork to a youth in possession of marijuana at Middlebury Union High School on Sept. 19. • Assisted firefighters at the scene of a fire off Water Street on Sept. 19. • Served a temporary restraining order on a local person on Court Street Extension on Sept. 20.

Public Notices can be found on Pages 10B & 11B PUBLIC NOTICE THE SPORTS CAR CLUB OF VERMONT PRESENTS THE HISTORIC MT. PHILO HILLCLIMB OCTOBER 13, 14, 15, 2017 AT MT. PHILO IN CHARLOTTE, VT

The Mt. Philo mountain road and hiking trails will be closed to the general public from 8:00 AM to approximately 5:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday. The Park will also be closed to cars at noon on Friday while the SCCV sets up safety equipment on the hill. A hillclimb is a speed event up the mountain road with drivers racing against the clock. If you are interested in driving or working, please check out www.SCCV. org. We again thank the residents of Charlotte and the State Parks for being a wonderful host for this historic event. Thank you!

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Middlebury Police Log

• Helped the Vermont Department for Children & Families with a youth in their custody on Sept. 20. • Responded to a report of a barking dog in the Maecliff Court neighborhood on Sept. 20. • Located the parents of a child who had become separated from another family member while in the

downtown on Sept. 21. • Responded to a report of a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident on Washington Street on Sept. 21. • Investigated a fraud complaint on Sept. 22 involving a check written on the account of a local business. • Located — thanks in part to Middlebury PD’s new, four-legged recruit — a mental health patient who had left Porter Hospital’s emergency room prematurely on Sept. 23. Middlebury police Officer Bill Austin and his K-9 Neila found the patient a short distance from the

TOWN OF SALISBURY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Salisbury Development Review Board (DRB) will hold a public hearing in the Town Office (25 Schoolhouse Road) at approximately 7 PM on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, to consider the following application: #2017-04: Christopher (Kip) Andres, a Conditional Use Permit for restoration and change of use for the former blacksmith shop located at 925 Maple Street (Parcel ID# 1401044.) This application will be reviewed under Article III §3.4 and Article IV §4.0.5 of the Salisbury Unified Zoning Regulations. Pursuant to 24 VSA 117 §4464(a)(1)C and §4471(a), participation in this hearing is necessary to establish status as an interested person and the right to appeal. Application materials are available for inspection in the Town Office during regular business hours. Mary Anne Sullivan, DRB Clerk 9/28

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE JUDICIAL BRANCH NH CIRCUIT COURT

1st Circuit - Family Division - Berlin 650 Main Street, Suite 100 Berlin NH 03570-2471

Telephone: 1-855-212-1234 TTY/TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964 http://www.courts.state.nh.us

CITATION BY PUBLICATION – TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

To: Stephen Paquette 31 Main Street, Apt. B2 Bristol, VT 05443 Case Number: 623-2017-TR-00012 Initial Hearing: Terminate Parental Rights A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filled in this Court. You are hereby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted. Date: November 22, 2017 650 Main Street, Suite 100 Time: 9:00 AM Berlin, NH 03570-2471 Time Allotted: 30 Minutes A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted. CAUTION You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and your parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing. IMPORTANT RIGHTS OF PARENTS THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/ CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES, AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY, VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN). You are hereby notified that you have a right to be represented by an attorney. You also have the right to oppose the proceedings, to attend the hearing and to present evidence. If you desire an attorney, you may notify this Court within ten (10) days of receiving this notice and upon a finding of indigency, the Court will appoint an attorney without cost to you. If you enter an appearance, notice of any future hearings regarding this child(ren) will be by first class mail to you, your attorney and all other interested parties not less that ten (10) days prior to any scheduled hearing. Additional information may be obtained from the Family Division Court identified in the heading of this Order of Notice. If you will need an interpreter or other accommodations for this hearing, please contact the court immediately. Please be advised (and/or advice clients, witnesses, and others) that it is a Class B felony to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon as definied in RSA 625.11, V in a courtroom or area used by a court. BY ORDER OF THE COURT Terri L. Peterson Clerk of Court 9/28 September 20, 2017

hospital, according to authorities. Neila is a puppy currently enrolled in basic training at the Vermont Police Academy. • Dealt with a very intoxicated man who had been denied admission into Two Brothers Tavern on Sept. 23. Police said the man was turned over to a sober person. • Responded to a report about an intoxicated woman who was

thinking about driving her vehicle from a Bakery Lane location on Sept. 24. Police ensured the woman got a ride from a sober person. • Were informed of the theft of some clothing from a Jayne Court apartment on Sept. 24. • Issued court diversion paperwork on Sept. 24 to a person for underage drinking on Short Shannon Street, where police

had been asked to investigate a complaint about loud music and people drinking and swearing. • Received a report about gunshots in the Gorham Lane area on Sept. 24. Police said hunters were in the area. • Helped Middlebury College Public Safety locate a student on campus on Sept. 24.

PAGE 12B — Addison Independent, Thursday, September 28, 2017

Newton Rd. residents look to state officials for flooding options

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — At least one family on Newton Road in Brandon is ready for a buy out. Mike and Stacey Lee were among roughly 65 people at a Sept. 18 public meeting at the Brandon Town Hall to get information from a host of state officials about the continued flooding issue on Newton Road and what the options are for homeowners there. “I’ve got my keys ready,” Mike Lee said during the comment period. “I’ve thrown away kids’ projects. I’ve thrown away wedding photos. I can handle floods. It’s the waiting and not knowing that’s torture. You think about it driving to work. You think about it mowing your lawn. I’m ready. Sign me up.” The Lees will likely be the first Newton Road family to start the buy out process, one of the many topics discussed at the meeting. On hand were a group of state officials, led by the Vermont Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation Emily Boedecker. Also on hand were DEC Floodplain Manager Dave Rosa, Former Brandon Selectman and DEC Watershed Coordinator Ethan Swift, River Corridor Easement official Shannon Pytlik, DEC River Engineer Josh Carvajal, and Vermont Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Officer Lauren Oates. Oates coordinates the buy out process between the town, the homeowner and the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) program. There was a lot of anger in the meeting room, as many residents blamed the removal of the old Tubbs building for making the flood hazard from the Neshobe River even worse along Newton Road. But officials said that the building, owned by Karl Fjeld, who opted to take a buy out from FEMA after Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, had to be demolished or the buy out wouldn’t have happened. But despite what officials said, all the Newton Road residents said the flood on this past July was worse than 2011 because that building was gone. “You scientists can talk all you want,” one woman said angrily. “What are you people doing to prevent this from happening again? You’re not going to give us what our property is worth. I don’t care what you say, you don’t know what it’s like to see every goddamn thing you own ruined!” The flood caused by Tropical Storm Irene flooded homes along Newton Road and damaged the roadway in 2011, but the flood that occurred on July 1 caused even more damage. The water was more widespread, completely destroyed the road, and all of the houses on south side of Newton Road were completely flooded. The houses on the north side were also damaged, although not as severely. Two 100-year flood events in six years have made Newton Road homeowners hungry for answers and bitter about how the state has handled the issue.

MIKE LEE, WHO owns a Brandon home that was damaged in the July 1 flood, said at a meeting last week that he was ready for FEMA to buy his house.

Brandon Reporter photo/Lee J. Kahrs

A PROBLEM RIVER The problem is that Newton Road lies in a known Neshobe River floodplain, and as officials have repeatedly said, there is not much the state can do to prevent future floods. That point was reiterated again and again at the Sept. 18 meeting. “There are limited options to manage a river,” Boedecker said. “The really harsh reality is that whatever we do, there will be another

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flood. I would be doing you all a the area, raising one’s home above great disservice if I told you we could the base flood level is the best armor the riverbanks and prevent preventative measure to take, said future floods. We can’t.” Carvajal, the DEC engineer. The Neshobe along Newton Road Oates said DEC has a program to has been flooding for over 100 years, help homeowners pay to have their and Swift displayed black and white homes raised. photos showing flood damage in the If homeowners actually own a part neighborhood from 1913, 1927 and of the river, they also have the option 1938. of removing up to 50 cubic yards of A 1977 FEMA flood map shows the material from the river, above the floodplain and the flood hazard areas water line, to improve water flow. along Newton Road. The ongoing The stipulation is that the material flood threat from has to either be the Neshobe River reused elsewhere For more information exists because the on the property, or on the FEMA buy out river is so dynamic hauled away and and mitigation grant in that area, Swift not re-sold, all at programs, contact said. Stormwater the homeowner’s comes down the Lauren Oates via email expense. mountain from If a home has a at Lauren.oates@ Goshen, a steep basement: Fill it vermont.gov decline, and is in and replace it For information about with a crawlspace funneled into the other flood mitigation Neshobe River in with flood vents Forest Dale, and options and ideas, visit that allow the wants to spread floodwater to floodready.vt.gov out once the land move through flattens out along the building. Newton Road. This area is called Basements fill with water and destroy an alluvial fan, where sediment and furnaces and other utility equipment, debris is crossed and built up by and increase the amount of pressure streams and rivers that spread out on walls and floors, which can cause over a plain. the entire foundation to fail. By The alluvial fan along Newton moving utilities to a high floor and Road is not allowed to spread until creating the crawl space with flood the Nop corn field on the east end of vents, the home and utilities will the road, past all of the homes. The sustain less flood damage. build-up of sediment and debris also Funding to help homeowners pay blocks water flow and contributes to for these kinds of alterations can be flooding. obtained through the FEMA Hazard Coupled with climate change and Mitigation Grant Program. an increase in the frequency and Then there is a buy out, where severity of torrential rainstorms as FEMA buys the home through the we’ve seen over the last decade, Swift town and demolishes it, and future said floods will only become more building on that site is prohibited. common. FEMA will pay 75 percent of the Even in the back of the FEMA project cost, which includes buying handbook on retrofitting structures to the home at fair market value and mitigate flood damage, Rosa pointed the demolition of the home. The out a caveat regarding homes that lie homeowner must come up with the within an alluvial fan because it is remaining 25 percent, either cash such an unpredictable flooding area. or in-kind, such as allowing a local “The guidance is limited when it fire department to use the home as a comes to an alluvial fan area,” he said. controlled burn exercise, thus saving WHAT TO DO the cost of demolition. So, what are the options for The buy out process begins with homeowners? Short of selling a an appraisal of what the property was home to the government and leaving worth before the July 1 flood. Then

Salisbury SALISBURY — The Salisbury Community School is participating in a Way to Go Challenge this week and next. The goal of this challenge is to have students and staff come to school using other means of transportation than private cars thus reducing carbon pollution. The school needs to have one day when 75 percent of the students and staff or three days when 50 percent either

the town and the homeowner sign a voluntary transaction agreement. The town obtains the relevant permits, and the town attorney drafts the closing documents. The property then transfers from the homeowner to the town. A lead and asbestos check and remediation is performed, if applicable. The structure is then demolished, and the property is seeded and graded. The lot then remains open in perpetuity. Oates said that since Tropical Storm Irene, 150 Vermont properties have been purchased by FEMA and demolished. “Those homeowners no longer have concerns about flooding or their insurance,” she said. “And the river has room to go where it needs to go.” She said there are three FEMA grant programs open for applicants right now, one with an Oct. 27 deadline. It should be noted that the buy out program is completely voluntary. But there is one big drawback, and that is time. Oates said processing buy out applications can take six to 18 months, or longer. “It is slow,” she said. “It is very, very slow. It’s not fast.” Karl Fjeld was on hand and said his buy out process began in 2012 and was not completed until 2016. Brandon Selectman Doug Bailey, a retired banker, offered a few other pieces of information. He said even if someone doesn’t have a mortgage, they can still buy flood insurance. He also offered to help any residents who asked about the paperwork for the buy out or mitigation processes. He also addressed the grey mood among the group at the meeting. “There’s a lot of anger in this room, but these are not the people you should be mad at,” he said, pointing to the state officials. “They’re here to help you through the process.” Mike Lee spoke again, saying he was grateful for the meeting. “First of all, I want to thank the town of Brandon for setting this up,” he said. “We’re good people. We work hard. Any one of us would give you the shirt off our back. We’re just frustrated, and we’re passionate about our homes. We’re clawing for information and we need it.”

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come to school by bus or by riding a bike, carpooling (with people outside the immediate family), walking (escorted by staff or parent), or rolling (scooter, skateboard, etc.). The school receives credit for meeting these goals and would be entered to win a Solar Tracker. People owning property in town are reminded that property taxes are due next Thursday, Oct. 5. The office

will be open this Saturday, Sept. 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for payments. On Thursday, Oct. 5, the office will be open the regular hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Herpetologist Jim Andrews is collecting data on the numbers and varieties of snakes seen in the area this fall. You can call him at 352-4734 or email jandrews@middlebury.edu.

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September 28, 2017

The Addison Independent

Professor Emeritus Emory Fanning celebrates 50 years at Middlebury College with a concert of organ music on Oct. 1, 4 p.m., in Mead Chapel.

INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL

Fanning fills Mead Chapel with 50 years of music

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mory Fanning sat down lightly on the seat, stretched his fingers over the keys, and let his feet hover at the ready over the foot pedals. A gentle pull of a stop, flickering of his right fingers and the great hall of Middlebury’s Mead Chapel filled with a traditional organ melody. The sounds grew as he employed his left hand, and then feet, reaching a crescendo that held tones ringing in the 1917 building’s ceiling.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

“Can you imagine how much music is up in this ceiling,” Fanning asked, looking up at the wooden ceiling he’s performed under for the past 50 years.

Molta! A lot.

going to be interesting and exciting.”

And soon to be more. Fanning will perform a free concert on the Gress-Miles organ at Mead Chapel on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m., to celebrate his 50 years at the college.

Indeed. The organ has been an instrument that’s held Fanning’s interest since he was a boy. Raised in Wilmington, Del., Fanning started with piano at age six and did pretty well. By high school, he was a proficient pianist and picked up the clarinet. Then one day, a friend invited him to come sing at his church’s choir where there was an organ accompanist.

“There will be a variety of music,” he said, citing works by Bach, Franck, Ernst, Couperin, Dello Joio and Howells. About half-way through the concert, Fanning will perform with his wife, Diana (an accomplished solo and concert pianist herself, who has been teaching at Middlebury College for the past 35 years). After a short break, Emory Fanning will continue solo with five more pieces. “I did my best to have balance in the program,” he noted of the hour-long concert. “It’s all

“That was the first time the organ jarred me,” Fanning, now 82, remembered. He continued his musical training at Oberlin College, where he studied organ and choral conducting. From Oberlin, Fanning studied at the University of Illinois. There he was proud to be the only SEE FANNING ON PAGE 3

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ART ‘Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters’ PHOTOGRAPHS & STORIES BY ETHAN HUBBARD SHARED AT VERMONT FOLKLIFE CENTER IN MIDDLEBURY

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or nearly 50 years, Ethan Hubbard drove the back roads of rural Vermont in search of old-time Vermonters. A new exhibition at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury, “Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters,” is a retrospective of Hubbard’s documentary work and his life living alongside the people of north central Vermont.

the speaker, while others play as ambient sounds filling gallery spaces with thick accents, laughter, and at times, gentle, intimate conversations. In barns and fields, from forest walks to kitchen tables, Hubbard’s photographic portraits and audio recordings transport the viewer to rural Vermont and to the moments he shared with the people he met there. “What might consensus say is the commonality of these people?” Hubbard asks. “What attributes were acquired from each generation and passed on? What have their eyes and ears and hearts retained from knowing the sky, the rising and setting of the moon over the same mountain for a lifetime, a neighbor’s gift of a cord of wood? What has our hauntingly beautiful landscape etched in the psyche?”

In 1964 Hubbard began photographing and tape recording the most intriguing rural Vermonters he could find. “From the very start of my living and working in the Green Mountain State, I have pondered the virtues of men and women born and raised in Vermont, especially those who trace their families back eight or 10 generations and who proudly state, ‘I’m a native Vermonter, my people came to these lands in the 1770s and stayed,’” Hubbard writes. The exhibition showcases more than 40 of Hubbard’s large-format black and white photographic portraits — drawn from some 600 rolls of film that he shot across five decades. Audio excerpts chosen from 125 of Hubbard’s tape recordings and interviews are presented as well — in some instances paired with a portrait of

Ethan Hubbard shares photographs and recordings of Vermonters in the new exhibit “Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters” now on view at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. PHOTO / ETHAN HUBBARD

“The notion of documentarian as objective observer is a dangerous illusion,” explained Ned Castle, Director of the Vision and Voice Gallery at the Folklife Center. “Ethan’s colorful storytelling gives us personality and relationship in place of objectivity. As a result, Ethan gives us perhaps a more honest picture of these people through the unapologetic vantage of his direct experiences among them.” “I love Vermont’s past, I love Vermont at the present, and I look forward to what the future brings to us here in these Green Mountains,” Hubbard writes. “There are generations of Vermonters still to come and they carry the seeds of what matters most: family, community and tradition. The light in the mountains cannot be extinguished. It’s been lit too long.” An opening reception will be held this evening, Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5-7 p.m., at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. 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. The exhibit will be on view through Jan. 6.

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chromelodeon CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 player in the Harry Partch Ensemble — chromelodeons are pump organs modified by Partch to conform to his unique tonality system (thanks Wikipedia). Fanning earned his Master’s in Music in 1959, and then, after a few years teaching at Southwestern College in Kansas, he continued on to Boston University for his doctorate.

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details When: Sunday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m. Where: Mead Chapel, Middleury College Cost: Free

especially for the event. “After all these years, I take away the wonderful ongoing relationships I have with my former students. They’ve become wonderful friends,” Fanning said. “It’s so heartening to hear about former students’ performances and them becoming leaders in their musical life.”

Info: (802) 443-6433 or middlebury.edu/arts Since his ’97 retirement, Fanning was appointed to the position of College Organist. He has played for all sorts of occasions for nearly 20 years. “The organ is like an orchestra with different voices,” he said, pulling stops and pressing keys to demonstrate the different sounds: trumpets, oboe, clarinet… “It’s all very mechanical.”

Fanning received his D.M.A. in 1964 and stayed at BU to teach for another three years. By 1967, Middlebury College had listened to tapes Fanning had sent and brought him north to interview. The rest is history.

And complex. Fanning’s tenure at the college has been impressive to say the least. Besides teaching a wide range of courses in music theory, history and performance, Fanning was also conductor of the Middlebury College Choir, which toured the country and appeared nationally in two Public Television Christmas specials in 1984 and 1988.

When you look at the organ from the front, you can’t see half of what’s going on. There are 2,800 free standing pipes (give or take). Each pipe makes a different sound and corresponds to certain combinations of keys, pedals and stops. Air is pumped into the wind chest from a motor in the basement and then released into the pipes, depending on which keys are depressed, creating its melodious sound.

“Olin Robison was the president at the time and he was very supportive,” Fanning remembered. The two PBS Christmas specials featured “Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas,” which Fanning founded with then Chaplain Charles P. Scott in 1971. But, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Fanning also initiated the Alumni Choir, conducted the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and College Orchestra, led the Community Chorus and College Choir, served as Chairman of the Music Department and Concert Series, performed as a concerto soloist with the VSO, and worked with past-president Robison to replace the old 12-note carillon in the Mead Chapel tower with the present 48-bell instrument that offers weekly recitals in the summer. Oh, and he and Diana owned and directed Point Counterpoint Chamber Music Camp on Lake Dunmore from 1979-1988.

Emory Fanning conducts in Mead Chapel in the early ’70s. PHOTO / JUDY MCCORMACK

“It’s a really hospitable instrument,” said Fanning, who’s now retired from his role as college organist. “It’s a medium size and can be adapted for all organ literature.” But simply playing all the right notes on the organ doesn’t make you a good organist. “It’s not about the sound,” Fanning explained. “It’s about the way the organist can deal with time… An organist is dealing with different problems than a vocalist or instrumentalist; the organ is limited in its dynamic range. So the organist has to be aware of consonants and pauses in the music. Time — t-i-m-e — is so very important in the way the notes are connected or not… You have to figure out how to make the piece stand out, how to articulate it in a different way — it has to pop!”

All that in 30 years. “As a conductor, I think about making each of my gestures as clear as possible to draw out the most beautiful musical sound that I can in space and time,” Fanning explained. “I take and translate music into a life-giving impulse — that’s what I try to do… It’s wonderful to try to impart that, even if it takes waving your arms wildly and making a fool of yourself.” It worked. At his retirement celebration in 1997 the Middlebury resident conducted an incredible performance of Brahms’ German Requiem with over 200 singers, including more than 100 of his former students who returned

The Gress-Miles organ in Mead Chapel was installed in 1971 during Jim Armstrong’s presidency at the college, and refurbished in 2006 for $60,000. It’s a well respected instrument and has been played by many accomplished organists including Paul Jacobs, the chair of the Juilliard School’s organ department.

Emory Fanning at the Middlebury College organ in 1971. PHOTO / JUDY MCCORMACK

It’s such insight of this unique musical instrument that earned Fanning the Artist of the Year designation by the New HampshireVermont chapter of the American Guild of Organists in 1995, and the audience can expect plenty of “pop” during the Oct. 1 concert that is bound to be an incredible showcase of Fanning’s 50 years.

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OUT OF TOWN Vermont Stage starts 24th season with ‘Fun Home’

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ermont Stage kicks off its 24th Season in October with “Fun Home,” a musical with book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. Recently coming off of its Broadway National Tour, “Fun Home” is a gripping portrait of a daughter’s determination to understand and connect with her brilliant and enigmatic father. This groundbreaking new musical, about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, is the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical and is based on Vermonter Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic memoir.

“I am absolutely thrilled to bring Fun Home ‘home’ to Vermont,” said Artistic Director Cristina Alicea. “I have tremendous admiration for Alison Bechdel’s touching and thoughtful graphic novel and couldn’t imagine a better homage to her book than this Musical. Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori did a terrific job adapting the novel to the stage and created a unique work of art in its own

Moira Stone stars as Alison, John Jensen as Bruce, Gina Fearn as Helen, Elise Killian as Medium Alison, Lulu Barr-Brandt as Small Alison, Rowan Williams (Brother of Oscar Williams, who starred in the Original Broadway production of Fun Home) as John, Luke Fitzgerald as Christian, Shea Dunlop as Joan, Owen Leavey as Roy et al.

Moira Stone stars in “Fun Home,” a musical coming to FlynnSpace in Burlington Oct. 4-29.

right. I am so happy that the stars have aligned and allowed us to bring this show to Vermont audiences.” “Fun Home” runs from Oct. 4-29 at FlynnSpace in Burlington. Performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday matinee (first week only), at 2 p.m., and Sunday matinees, at 2 p.m.

The show will also feature live music with Brian Johnson on Drums & Percussion, Cleo Fleming on Cello, Joe Cleary on Violin, Barbara Wagner on Reeds, James O’Halloran on Acoustic and Electric Guitar, and Dan Bishop on Bass. The show is directed by Robin Fawcett with Musical Direction by Randal Pierce. Scenic Design by Chuck Padula, Lighting by Dan Gallagher, Costumes by Suzanne Kneller, Sound Design by Zach Williamson, and Production Stage Management by Kelsey Vivian. For more information visit vermontstage.org or call (802) 862-1497.

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IN TOWN Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project comes to town

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he transnational performance group Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project (BTDP) — based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Philadelphia, Penn. — will draw from Africanist and postmodernist aesthetics to present “Declassified Memory Fragment” on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30, 8 p.m., at the Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury. This dance theatre work with live music is inspired by memory, history, and images of the political and cultural realities currently affecting the continent of Africa. The Dafra Kura Band is an integral part of BTDP; they perform live during the dance performances. Dafra Kura 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. Middlebury Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll points out BTDP’s special connection to Middlebury: “BTDP’s willingness to do outreach with students in dance, world music, and international studies made this residency richer, and they even had a local connection: co-founders Olivier Tarpaga and Esther BakerTarpaga are brother-in-law and sister to Middlebury Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Mez Baker-Medard.” Tickets are $22 for adults; $16 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni; and

Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project.

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$6 for Middlebury College students. Tickets are available at the Middlebury College box office, by calling (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or online at middlebury.edu/arts/tickets.

Boogie Ethiopian-style this Saturday in Lincoln WILLOWELL FOUNDATION HOSTS EVENING TO BENEFIT ONE LOVE AIDS HIV AWARENESS THEATER most committed wall flower to get up and dance.

Have you ever been to an Ethiopian Boogie Benefit? Didn’t think so. Well now’s your chance. This Saturday, Sept. 30 at Burnham Hall in Lincoln, the Monkton-based Willowell Foundation will present an evening of Ethiopian food prepared by local Ethiopian chefs, arts and crafts recently brought back from Ethiopia and music by New Nile Orchestra.

Admission is $10, kids under 12 are free. Food is $10 for adults and $5 for kids. The Boogie begins at 7 p.m. and wraps up around 10:30 p.m.

The New Nile Orchestra has been performing their high-energy brand of world music for more than 20 years across New England. Singer/ dancer Kiflu Kidane and his band create infectious rhythms that, combined with Kidane’s remarkable dancing and singing, inspire even the

All proceeds will benefit One Love AIDS HIV Awareness Theater — a theater troupe in Hawassa Ethiopia that performs shows about AIDS and gender equality in rural towns in Southern Ethiopia. One Love Theater was founded by street children in Hawassa Ethiopia in 1998. Now it’s 19th year OLT has performed for hundreds of thousands of people throughout Ethiopia and in UN refugee camps.

Aside from performances OLT offers theater, gymnastics, visual arts and music classes at no cost to children in Hawassa and each year recruits promising performers to join its touring company. Many auxiliary programs have grown from OLT, including the Vermont Ethiopia Teacher Exchange, sponsored by the Willowell Foundation and Castleton State University, and Long Live the Girls, a writing program for girls in Ethiopia sponsored by Break Arts, an organization based in Chicago. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information and to RSVP, visit willowell.org, email info@willowell.org or call (802) 453-6195.

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This Sunday, WomenSafe will present “I RISE,” a multi-layered program of literary and performance SUNDAY OCT. art inspired by, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury and in service to people impacted by domestic and sexual violence. To be held at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, 2-3:30 p.m. Tickets ($10 in advance, $15 at the door) are available at townhalltheater.org and in person at the box office, open Monday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m.

Great Art Wednesdays, the popular art film series at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater, returns with the definitive WEDNESDAY OCT. biography of Town Hall Theater, Middlebury ToulouseLautrec by Waldemar Januszczak. Lautrec produced a revolutionary body of art during his short and turbulet life. Runtime is approximately two hours. Show starts at 11 a.m. Tickets are $13/ $8 students. Visit townhalltheater.org for more information.

This Saturday, the Vergennes Opera House Ladies’ Rally invites drivers to come for a fall drive through the Vermont SEPT. countryside. Bring SATURDAY Vergennes City Green your own car to the Vergennes City Green by 9 a.m. to start the 100-mile tour, then return to the Little City for the Eat on the Green Festival. It costs $250 per vehicle (details at vergennesoperahouse.org). This year’s theme is the Roaring ’20s. Costumes are encouraged.

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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. 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. ARTIST BRIAN NOVATNY IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 12:15 p.m., Room 304, Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Cameron Visiting Artist Novatny is an innovative artist, equally at home with painting and drawing, with a remarkable approach to mark-making, line, and materiality. Free. He will lead a four-day intensive drawing workshop Oct. 2-5 for on- and off-campus participants. More info at middlebury. edu/arts or 802-443-3168. ARTISTS’ RECEPTION IN BRISTOL. Friday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m., ARTSight Gallery, 6 South St. “The Art of Word” features mixed media, collage, installation and paintings by Lily Hinrichsen, Karla Van Vliet, Rachel Baird, Basha Miles, Annie Perkins and Reagh Greenleaf Jr. Show runs Sept. 1-Dec. 31. More info at kvavlie@middlebury.edu or lilyhinrichson@gmail.com.

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PAINT-N-SIP FUNDRAISER IN BRANDON. Saturday Sept. 30, 2-4 p.m., Neshobe Golf Club, 224 Town Farm Rd. Raise funds for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Registration includes snacks and all painting materials for 11 x 14 canvas. $40 advance/ $45 at the door. For more info at 802-349-9315 or facebook.com/paintwithjackie/. TWIST O’WOOL SPINNING GUILD MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday Oct. 5, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. A show and tell followed by a general meeting, and spin/knit-in. All are welcome. More info at 802-453-5960. “QUILTING IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY” IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

and Sunday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Middlebury Recreation Facility, 154 Creek Rd. A two-day quilt show to raise funds for the “Everybody Wins!” reading mentor program and the Milk and Honey Quilters’ Guild. Featuring 100 quilts, vendor booths, raffle baskets, ornaments and other handmade items. Lunch available for purchase. Tickets $5, available at the door. Lunch available for purchase. More info at milkandhoneyquilters.com.

HAVE YOUR TINTYPE PICTURE TAKEN IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 U.S. Route 7. Photographer and tintype expert Jeff Howlett will be offering his services and showing folks how tintypes are made. Tintypes were the most popular form of photography from the 1860s to 1890s, and now you can have one too. Howlett will be making tintypes for $50 each throughout the day.

DANCE

BAKER & TARPAGA DANCE PROJECT IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. 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. More info at middlebury.edu/arts/ boxoffice or 802-443-3168.

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“FATIMA” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 30, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. A Moroccanborn single mother living in France works as a maid to provide for her daughters: 18-year old Nesrine, who is just beginning medical school, and 15-year old Souad, who is struggling with her teenage years. Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168. TOULOUSE-LAUTREC BIOGRAPHY ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater. Great Art Wednesdays, Town Hall Theater’s art film series, returns with the biography of Toulouse-Lautrec by Waldemar Januszczak Tickets are $13/$8 students, which includes $1 preservation fee. Tickets may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. or one hour before show time. MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Ten finalist films from

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the festival will screen simultaneously around the world and viewers will vote for Best Film and Best Actor. Films hail from nine countries. Tickets $10. JAPANESE FILM “AKANEZORA” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center. Based on Yamamoto Ichikiri’s award-winning novel, set in Edo in the mid-18th century, the film tells the story of a couple whose successful tofu shop is threatened by family problems. Sponsored by the 13th Japan Foundation Film Series and the Japanese Studies Department. Free and open to the public. “A QUIET PASSION” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 7, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. Cynthia Nixon plays 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies’ biopic. Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

JUST FOR FUN

LADIES CAR RALLY IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., beginning on the city green. Spiffy vintage cars drive around the Champlain Valley to raise money for the Vergennes Opera House. “EAT ON THE GREEN” IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Sept. 30, 3-8 p.m., city green. Sample a variety of dishes served up by Vergennes-area eateries while listening to music performed by three local bands. Craft crews for adults, kids activities, including face painting, plinko, and hula hoop contests with prizes. Free entry, with food and beverage tickets — 1 for $1, 12 for $10. ETHIOPIAN BOOGIE BENEFIT IN LINCOLN. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7-10:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 East River St. The Willowell Foundation presents the New Nile Orchestra, “New England’s Finest Ethiopian Funk,” who will be playing to benefit One Love AIDS HIV Awareness Theater. Ethiopian food and crafts will be available. Tickets $10/ kids under 12 free, Food: $10/kids $5. Available at the door. More info at willowell.org, info@willowell.org or 802-453-6195. HARVESTFEST IN BRANDON. Sunday, Oct. 1, 1-4 p.m., Estabrook Park. Come make harvest people — stick figures, scarecrows, leaf people, etc. You can even take one home for free. Hay rides, food, pumpkins. Family fun, kids and adult activities. Music. More info at 802-247-6401 or 802-247-3635, ext. 213. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

STARGAZING OPEN HOUSE AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE OBSERVATORY. Friday, Oct. 6, 8-9:30 p.m., weather permitting. Mittleman Observatory is atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall. A variety of interesting 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. 16TH ANNUAL DEAD CREEK WILDLIFE DAY IN ADDISON. Saturday, Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Dead Creek Management Area, 966 VT Route 17. Celebrate Vt. Fish & Wildlife’s Dead Creek area with presentations and nature walks and family activities and explore the new visitor’s center. More info at 802-828-1000.

MUSIC

SHAKESPEAREAN ART SONGS IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 30, 3-4 p.m., Chateau Grand Salon, 139 Chateau Rd. Middlebury College. Middlebury College Departments of English and American Literature and Music present songs by Schubert, Quilter, Finzi, Stanford, Coleridge-Taylor, and the anonymous balladeers of Elizabethan England. Jack DesBois, bass, and Mal Chase, piano. Free and open to the public. DISSIPATED 8 A CAPELLA IN BRANDON. Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Middlebury College’s premier a capella group, founded in 1952, sings a range of songs, from modern day pop to traditional barbershop songs. Their stage presence and comedic routines will certainly entertain you in addition to the wonderful harmonies, solos and group numbers. Tickets available at the door: Adults $7; seniors, students & military $5. ADAM KARCH PLAYS IN BRANDON. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Guitarist Karch, of Montréal, plays a hybrid acoustic blues that consists of precise fingerpicking and an innovative percussive technique. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@ brandon-music.net, or brandon-music.net. DICK FORMAN JAZZ GROUP IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Sophisticated mainstream jazz and a chance to look behind the curtain and see how jazz is created. Free. More info at 802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FIDDLERS IN BRANDON. Sunday, Oct. 1, noon-5 p.m., American Legion, Route 7. All fiddlers welcome. Refreshments available. Donations accepted. 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT BY EMORY FANNING IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College. Professor Emeritus of Music Emory Fanning plays a

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concert on the magnificent organ in Mead Chapel to celebrate his 50 years at Middlebury College. Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. The Middlebury debut program includes Bartók’s first quartet, Beethoven’s first Razumovsky quartet, and arrangements of traditional Nordic folk tunes Reserved seating. Tickets: $28 General public/$22 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students. On sale to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 9/11, general public 9/14. middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice or 802-443-3168.

MADAILA ON THE MOUNTAIN IN HANCOCK. Saturday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m., Middlebury College Snow Bowl. A fundraiser and celebration of United Way’s 50 years in Addison County, featuring Vermont’s acclaimed pop band Madaila, local youth bands, food trucks, fall foliage chair lift rides, wine and craft beer courtesy of Two Brothers Tavern, kids activities and more fun for all ages. General Admission $15 in advance/$18 at the door; students $12 in advance/$15/at the door; kids under 12 free. All proceeds benefit United Way of Addison County. More info at rockthesnowbowl.com. DOWNTOWN BOB STANNARD ON STAGE IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Stannard and his band Those Dangerous Bluesman will rock the house. DURHAM COUNTY POETS ON STAGE IN BRANDON. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. A lively group playing soulful folk/roots with hints of blues and jazz. Tickets $20. Add a pre-concert dinner for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@ brandon-music.net or brandon-music.net. JOE K. WALSH BAND ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, 1305 Rt. 125. Walsh will play with Avril Smith on guitar, Brittany Karlson, bass, and John Mailander on fiddle. 7:30 p.m. open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Open mic sign-up and info at 802-388-9782 or rcch.org. DANISH STRING QUARTET PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Robison Hall,

STORYTELLING

“BEHIND THE PUNCH LINE: AN EVENING OF COMEDIC STORYTELLING” IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct. 6, 8-9:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Come hear seven storytellers tell first-person, true comedic stories without notes. If you would like to tell a story contact Michael Kingsbury at 802459-2145 or mrk4vt@aol.com. Space closes quickly.

THEATER

“I RISE” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Oct. 1, 2-3 p.m. Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant St. A fund- and awareness-raising event for WomenSafe, “I Rise” is a multi-layered program of literary and performance art inspired by, and in service to people impacted by domestic and sexual violence. The performance promotes advocacy through dance, short plays, and readings. Tickets in advance $10/$15 at the door. WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Actor MacArthur Stine will open the never-seen sealed script of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit in front of a live audience and perform it as he reads it. MET LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Live screening on the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “Norma.” A free talk about the opera at 12:15 p.m. in the Jackson Gallery precedes the show. Tickets, adults $24/Students $10, available at 802382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door.

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where food, flowers and friendships flourish Beautiful Brussels sprouts and zinnias hide Alice Leo’s garden gnome in her plot at the Middlebury Community Garden.

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Here you will find 16 individual garden plots filled with ripening vegetables and bountiful flowers. Each plot measures 20-feet long by 4-feet wide, and is separated from its neighbor by a neat 2-foot wide straw covered path.

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Since I was eager to learn more about communal gardening in Vermont, I asked Megan Battey, the current leader of this Community Garden, and fellow plot holders, Susan Smiley and Alice Leo, to tell me how it all worked.

MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY GARDEN For a small annual fee ($30), anyone can rent a plot in the Community Garden. Indeed, some avid gardeners rent two plots. It falls to Battey, an impeccably organized person, to maintain a record of the names of the plot holders, as well as the availability of plots in the coming year. Currently

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she anticipates that there will be a few plots available for new gardeners next spring. So, if you are interested, this would be the perfect the time to contact her (battey@middlebury.edu).

Also, to foster connections among everybody, from time to time there are “Work Mornings” where fellow gardeners can get to know one another, share tips and maybe even swap excess plants.

It came as no surprise for me to learn that several plot holders are apartment dwellers who jumped at the opportunity to grow more food than they could possibly raise in containers on their balconies. Battey also recounted how, each spring, one dedicated gardener grows all the seedlings for her summer garden right on the sunny windowsills of her apartment.

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Other people find the available space around their own houses is too shady to grow vegetables successfully. So for them, the Community Garden complements their home garden environment. It is also apparent that many Community Gardeners truly relish the opportunity to get together with fellow gardeners. Leo, a nurse at the Medical Center, told us how she absolutely loves the social aspect of communal gardening. In addition she admits to keeping a close eye on her plot, just in case her friends once again decide to hide her special garden gnome among the zinnias.

Just as each gardener has his or her individual reasons for joining the Community Garden, so too each plot acquires its distinct personality.

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Most people grow at least some veggies. On my visit I saw tomatoes ready for picking, some beautiful maturing Brussels sprouts and plenty of health-giving kale. At this stage in the season the beets, green beans and lettuce had mostly been harvested, but several gardeners still had basil, dill and chives available for their kitchens.

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A number of plots also sported a wonderful mix of flowers and veggies, with sunflowers and zinnias happily growing alongside the tomatoes and kale — an added enticement for butterflies and bees.

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is sandwiched between the ocean and the mountains. And all along the route we saw clusters of little gardens — separated from one another by tidy low fences — each filled to the brim with leafy green vegetables.

When I enquired about problem pests, I was not at all surprised to hear that the number one scourge is the local deer population, but flea beetles are also a menace. To combat the deer several gardeners have resorted to wrapping their special plants in invisible deer netting. And Leo told us that she was able to entrap those annoying flea beetles with “yellow sticky sheets” (available at your local garden center).

I also recall the incredibly steep hillsides that embrace the city of Taipei on three sides. Here the ancient technique of terracing — carving flat areas of manageable land, or terraces, into the hillside — had been used to create level growing spaces. And, driving up out of the city, we could see how many of these terraces were again being used by individual people to raise their own food.

SHARED GROWING SPACES

COMMUNITY GARDENS TAKES HOLD

For many people, our gardens are those personal and often private spaces that surround our homes, where we strive to grow beautiful plants plus some favorite veggies.

Today, all across Vermont, Community Gardens are springing up in both urban and rural communities. Indeed, according to the Vermont Community Garden Network website, there are almost 400 communal gardens throughout the state.

But communal growing — where people create gardens in a shared growing environment — is a very different kind of gardening.

We are ever grateful to our local garden club members who work together to grow the beautiful flowers in our public spaces and downtown streets. Also, a little less visible but no less valuable, groups of the master gardeners nurture therapeutic gardens with the residents in nursing homes and other care facilities.

And then there are community gardens — shared growing spaces where individuals can grow their own food and flowers — which nowadays seem to be mushrooming everywhere.

However, community gardening is by no means solely some new-fangled American phenomenon. As a child growing up in post-war Britain, when food was strictly rationed and arable land at a premium, I vividly remember how every inch of spare land was an opportunity to create a garden.

For instance, I still recall those long triangles of free vacant land where the railroad lines from outlying towns merged before entering the London terminus. But, rather than letting these triangles just succumb to weeds, each was filled with individual gardens — or “allotments” as the Brits call them — reached via little footbridges above the tracks. Here working people from the surrounding communities would devote countless hours of their free time, tending their allotments and raising food for their families.

Even today, although local food is abundant in the stores, the tradition of growing one’s own, both in home gardens and in communal allotments, still flourishes throughout Britain.

About 10 years ago and half a world away, we also visited Taiwan, another island nation where arable land is at a premium. We took the coastal train down the eastern side of the island, following the narrow strip of land that

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Over half of these are associated with schools and colleges, where young people are exposed to the value and fun of growing their own food. (Of course we all remember the excitement of those few lucky children who were able to join Michele Obama in her White House garden and learn about growing healthy food.) A few communal gardens are sponsored by particular organizations, such workplaces and housing projects, and not available for the public. But there are also about a hundred Community Gardens, like the one in Middlebury, with individual growing plots that are open to all area residents. Are you interested in communal gardening? Perhaps you work in an office building with a large unproductive lawn, or maybe you live in an apartment complex or a retirement community that is surrounded by ample open space. Approach the management and suggest that some of this vacant land be converted to a shared garden for the use of your coworkers or fellow residents. Maybe there is a community garden already functioning in your own town: ask your town clerk or check the Vermont Community Garden Network website (vcgn.org). And, if nothing is available, the VCGN is an excellent starting point if you want to start a new one.

Judith Irven and Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden. Judith is a Vermont Certified Horticulturist and teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. You can subscribe to her blog about her Vermont gardening life at northcountryreflections.com. Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see more of his photographs at northcountryimpressions.

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Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org

Sun 10/1 2-3:30pm $10 advance; $15 at the door

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WomenSafe presents I RISE, a multi-layered program of literary and performance art inspired by, and in service to people impacted by domestic and sexual violence.

Wed 10/4 11am $13/$8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAYS

TOULOUSE LAUTREC: THE FULL STORY

This definitive two-hour biography documents Lautrec’s turbulent, infamous life, and violent, obsessive behavior. He produced a revolutionary body of work – decimating the barriers between high and low art.

Thu 10/5 7pm $15/$10 Students

WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT

The actor performing this show has never seen the script. No rehearsals. No director. Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this “theater entertainment meets social experiment” is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced, and will make you question everything.

In the Jackson Gallery 10/6 - 11/12

LYN DUMOULIN: Places of the Heart

Watercolors by the Middlebury artist reflect her passion for nature and outdoor activities with scenes from Vermont and the Adirondacks. Artist’s Reception Friday, October 6th 5 - 7 pm.

Sat 10/7 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

NORMA

This new and evocative production of Bellini’s masterpiece sets the action deep in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule. A free talk by Jim Pugh in the studio at 12:15pm.

Thu 10/12 & Fri 10/13 @ 7:30pm; Sat 10/14 @ 2pm $45-$60 OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY

L’ELISIR D’AMORE (THE ELIXIR OF LOVE)

A staged concert production directed by Douglas Anderson, with a full orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Rink. The Middlebury College Choir under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Buettner serves as the chorus.

Thu-Sat 10/19-21 @ 7:30pm & Sun 10/22 @ 2pm $22/$12 Students MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP

THE METROMANIACS

Love in disguise! Scheming servants! Mistaken identity! Rhymes Galore! A side-splitting comedy from the creative mind of David Ives (All in the Timing, Venus in Fur).

EXHIBITS A STORY OF ART. On exhibit Sept. 5-Dec. 10, featuring the gifts and bequests from collector Charles Moffett — a Middlebury alumnus from the Class of 1967 — and his widow Lucinda Herrick. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. ATTENTION TO DETAIL. On exhibit Aug. 18-Oct. 1, featuring fine-detail work by local artists Mike Mayone, Catherine M. Palmer, Gayl Braisted and Reed Prescott. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE. On exhibit June 13-Oct. 15, featuring original artwork, sketches and more from 17 Vermont children’s book illustrators/authors. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org. DRIVING THE BACK ROADS: IN SEARCH OF OLD-TIME VERMONTERS. On exhibit, Sept. 23-Jan. 6, featuring photographs and stories by Ethan Hubbard. An opening reception and gallery talk will be held on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5-7 p.m., with a Q&A session at 6 p.m. Complementary food and drink will be served. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org. LAND AND LENS: PHOTOGRAPHERS ENVISION THE ENVIRONMENT. On exhibit Sept. 15-Dec. 10, featuring 71 photographs spanning the mid19th century to the present day. An informal walk through this exhibit will be lead by curator Kirsten Hoving on Friday, Sept. 29, 12:30 p.m. Free. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. LAND, SEA & SKY. On exhibit July 27-Oct. 21, featuring shimmering, dreamlike oil paintings on panel and canvas by artist Peter Brooke. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 349-0979 or bigtowngallery.com. LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT: TWO GALLERIES, SIX ARTISTS. On exhibit for the month of September, featuring work by Kathryn Milillo, Faye Mylen, and photographer Jim Westphalen. Edgewater Gallery on the Green (6 Merchants Row) and at Middlebury Falls (1 Mill Street), Middlebury. (802) 989-7419, (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com. NATURAL AFFECTION. On exhibit Aug. 25-Oct. 28, featuring paintings of the natural beauties in by Susan Bull Riley’s surroundings. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or cmacvt.org. PORTRAITS OF THE VERMONT LANDSCAPE. On exhibit Sept. 1-Oct. 31, featuring paintings and pastels by Middlebury artist Norma Jean Rollet. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org. THE ART OF WORD. On exhibit Sept. 1-Dec. 31, featuring mixed media, collage, installation, paintings by Lily Hinrichsen, Karla Van Vliet, Rachel Baird, Basha Miles, Annie Perkins and Reagh Greenleaf, Jr. A public reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m. ARTSight Gallery, 6 South Street, Bristol. Lilyhinrichsen@gmail.com. THE SOVIET CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. On exhibit Sept. 22-Dec. 10, featuring highlights from the museum’s holdings of Russian art, including photographs, luxury items by the firm of Fabergé, and a recently acquired Soviet poster. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-3168 or museum.middlebury.edu. THE STRONG AND THE WEAK. On exhibit Sept. 1-Oct. 15, featuring paintings by Patrick Shoemaker. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

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MUSIC

Adam Karch brings acoustic blues to Brandon

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randon Music welcomes guitarist, Adam Karch, this Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Although Karch is from Montreal, his music embodies the spirit of Americana like a scenic ride across the country. He plays a hybrid acoustic-blues that consists of precise fingerpicking and an innovative percussive SATURDAY SEPT. technique. His style is Brandon Music thoroughly modern, while somehow primal and anchored in tradition.

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Karch picked up the guitar at an early age, and by the age of 14, he was fronting bands, headlining clubs and dazzling audiences with both his spirited guitar playing and soulful singing.

His sound has evolved over the years, from his rock beginnings, to his own acoustic fingerpicking style and an album that was a fullfledged celebration of the blues. With his third album, Karch deconstructed the blues showing listeners that a pop song — when stripped down to its essence — is simply a blues song. Karch, the artist, is at once a chameleon and an innovator. He is able to interpret any guitar style note for note, but more impressively, he is able to deconstruct the content and build it into something deliciously unique and completely his own. He is now a veteran, playing music festivals from Pensacola (Blues Society of Northwest Florida) to Vancouver (Vancouver Island Blues Bash). His performances bring him across the

live music JESTER JIGS. Friday, Sept. 29, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury. DISSIPATED 8. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. WILL HATCH. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Hatch 31, Bristol. ADAM KARCH. Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music. EMORY FANNING. Sunday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury. UNDUN. Friday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury. STRANGLED DARLINGS. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m., Hatch 31, Bristol. DOWNTOWN BOB STANNARD. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. DURHAM COUNTY POETS. Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. JOE K. WALSH. Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House. DANISH STRING QUARTER. Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury. SECOND HALF. Saturday, Oct 7, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury. HAVE A GIG YOU WANT PUBLISHED?

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country, often times riding the rails. These real-life railway adventures became the centerpiece for his fourth and latest record, “Moving Forward.” It is an even mix of original songs and cover songs. “Every once in awhile a record comes along that just quietly grabs you by the heart and takes your breath away,” said The Rock Doctor, Gonzo Okanagan. “For me, that record is Moving Forward… This is definitely a contender for album of the year”. Tickets for Saturday’s concert are $20. Add $25 for a pre-concert dinner. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 2474295, email info@brandon-music.net or visit brandon-music.net for more info.

Shakespearean art songs at Chateau Jack DesBois, bass, and Mal Chase, piano, present a delightful program of songs from Shakespeare’s plays. The Bard of Avon knew the dramatic power of music and wielded it skillfully throughout his works. However, virtually no scores or indications of his songs’ settings survive, leaving posterity to guess at the tunes he intended for his words — or to write new tunes altogether. Actor, singer and Shakespeare enthusiast Jack DesBois will offer some of his favorite songs from the plays in their conjectured original settings alongside re-workings of the same texts by the masters of 19th and 20th century art song. Come this Saturday, Sept. 30, and listen to a delightful hour of Shakespearean art songs by Schubert, Quilter, Finzi, Stanford, Coleridge-Taylor, and the anonymous balladeers of Elizabethan England. The concert will be held in the grand salon of Chateau, at Middlebury College, from 3-4 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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the movie REBEL IN THE RYE — RUNNING TIME: 1:46 — RATING: PG-13 Making a movie about an eccentric recluse who detested public scrutiny is a risky undertaking. Add to that the difficulty of drawing a portrait of the writer who created The Catcher in the Rye, and the challenge becomes even tougher. J.D. Salinger wrote 13 short stories and one novel that sold 65 million copies and still sells 250,000 each year. Kenneth Slawenski wrote a biography and Danny Strong directed Rebel in the Rye. Reviews have been negative. I liked it very much. When someone develops an involuntary inner passion, little else matters. J.D. Salinger’s uninvited passion was writing. From a young age he saw the adult world as a collection of phony people while for him children were real. This movie follows the discomfort of a writer who is locked in his passion without wanting to be. He had to get that story out because it wouldn’t leave his head. He was living the story as he was writing it and he knew early on that he had to live the whole thing before he could finish it Salinger himself was Holden Caulfield in every way. He lived in a family with an encouraging mother and a father who insisted he must earn money in a traditional job. His father’s command was “Grow up!” He became friends with Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey), his writing teacher at Columbia. Burnett recognized his student’s talent and became a demanding advisor as he led him through the tough hurdles of becoming a published writer. As a soldier in WWII the violence he saw knocked Salinger down. After watching the deaths of the D-Day invasion and the concentration camps at war’s end, he came home emotionally broken. His wartime experience and losing the woman he loved, Eugene O’Neill’s daughter Oona (Zoey Deutch), stopped him cold before he was able to finish the book. Called arrogant by many, he was a tortured man.

Kevin Spacey and Nicholas Hoult in Rebel in the Rye (2017).

recluse is a tough assignment. Kevin Spacey is thoroughly convincing as the exacting advisor who offers encouragement when he sees the talent in his difficult student. Credit Sarah Paulson as Salinger’s agent along with Hope Davis and Victor Garber as his parents. After moving to isolation in the woods of Cornish, N.H., Salinger finished the book, wrote a few essays and disappeared from public view until the obituaries announced his death at 91. This was a man who detested the ruckus that accompanied the success of his novel and refused to recognize, much less to capitalize on the fame that had engulfed him so suddenly. He saw the adult world as a world of fools. Salinger was an introvert writing from his own experience as it unfolded. For me, and I hope for many others, his life story is as compelling as the fine book he wrote about it. The movie is a brave first shot at understanding a genuine introvert. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis

Nicholas Hoult is convincing as Salinger though creating a portrait of a

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EPIC SAGAS

THE HALF-DROWNED KING — BY LINNEA HARTSUYKER (Harper)

“Centuries ago, in a blood-soaked land ruled by legendary gods and warring men, a prophecy foretold of a high king who would come to reign over all of the north. . . .” Norsemen grapple and plunder the land and seas in the era before Norway’s first king, Harald the Fair-Haired, united the warring nations and brought peace to the violent ninth century era of this Scandinavian country. The first in a trilogy, this assured debut novel launches an epic Viking saga to rival all those that came before it. Ragnvald Eysteinsson, displaced by the suspicious death of his father, is nearly been killed on his return home from a raiding party, in a plot conceived by his brutal stepfather Olaf. Unable to claim the property due to him by rights, he is so forced to make his own way in the world and exact revenge on Olaf while also providing for his sister, Svanhild. The journey is a transformational one, as the brother’s and sisters’ choices determine their paths. Hartsuyker’s pacing and superb storytelling skills make this an enjoyable and rollicking adventure. — Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin The Son, by Philipp Meyer Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry Kristin Lavransdatter, by Sigrid Undset The Fellowship of the Ring, by J. R. R. Tolkien The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson Shōgun, by James Clavell

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FILM Film-lovers unite for the Manhattan Short Film Festival

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ilmgoers in Middlebury will unite with over 100,000 film-lovers around the world this week, Sept. 28-Oct. 8, when the 20th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Marquis Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Manhattan Short is the only event of its kind. The final 10 films are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by audiences in each participating cinema. In Middlbury, The Marquis will screen the Shorts in the large downstairs theater. “I love the Shorts because they are so different from what I tend to show the rest of the year,” said Marquis owner Ben Wells. “They’re from all over the world and a neat way to see a lot of different films in one sitting. It also allows me to bring in more artistic style films that are approachable for a lot of people.” These final 10 films represent the best short films among a record 1,615 submissions from 75 countries received by Manhattan Short for 2017. This year’s final 10 represent an extraordinary range of film genres with comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi, animation and martial arts. The 10 Manhattan Short finalists hail from nine countries, with films from Syria, Latvia and Georgia representing their respective countries for the first time in this event. Two short films come from Spain, the only country with multiple final 10 selections.

YOU BE THE JUDGE Which of these 10 short films is the best? That’s up to a worldwide audience to decide. Cinema-goers in Middlebury, across the United States and around the globe will become instant film critics as they are handed a ballot upon entry that allows them to vote for the Best Film and Best Actor. Manhattan Short is the ultimate audience award that salutes the creative talents of both directors behind the camera and actors in front of it.

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Do No Harm (New Zealand)

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Fickle Bickle (USA)

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Hope Dies Last (United Kingdom)

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Just Go! (Latvia)

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Viola, Franca (Italy)

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8 Minutes (Georgia)

Votes will be sent through to Manhattan Short HQ with the winner announced at ManhattanShort.com on Monday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m. EST. “Twenty years ago, I started the Manhattan Short Film Festival when I mounted a screen to the side of a truck in Mulberry Street in Little Italy in New York City to a crowd of just over 200 people,” Founding Director Nicholas Mason explained. “This year, there will be over 100,000 film lovers gathered in over 250 venues across six continents for the same event. Looking back, what fascinates me most is the Manhattan Short was never once reliant on celebrities or corporate sponsors to exist. It was all about great films, a great concept, great venues and an appreciative audience. It was that combination that has made Manhattan Short one of the largest short film festivals in the world today. I’m so proud to be part of it because it was the public that created it.” Tickets to the Middlebury show are $10, and are available at the door or in advance starting Friday, Sept. 29.

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