Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017

Oh, Broadway!

Tough losses

On our own?

Carmichael brings Broadway pros to Vergennes for a night of entertainment. See Arts + Leisure.

A young Panther men’s hockey team played well at times, but still fell twice. See Page 1B.

Vermonters find out what happens after secession in Bill McKibben’s new book. Page 3A.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 71 No. 48

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

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Vt. Green Line short-circuits

By GAEN MURPHREE NEW HAVEN — It could be the end of the road for the Vermont Green Line. The companies that wanted to run an electric power transmission line through Ferrisburgh, Waltham and New Haven earlier this month withdrew their request for a permit to build the project. The withdrawal of the petition for a Certificate of Public Good,

which had been in process with the Public Utility Commission since October 2016, was not unforeseen since National Grid and Anbaric Transmission, the VGL development partners, late last year failed to win their bid to sell renewable power to Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Vermont Green Line, which would have transmitted electricity produced through renewable wind

and hydropower, had promised to bring millions of dollars to the three Addison County towns. Joe Rossignoli, director of U.S. business development for energy company National Grid, said that while VGL developers “feel as though the project has a lot of value, we want to find out what commercially the landscape looks like for new transmission lines after (See Vt. Green Line, Page 11A)

City shelter, others help new mom to get fresh start

TEN-YEAR-OLD Carter Audet had this 176-pound, 6-point buck weighed at Buxton’s Store in Orwell. He shot it during opening weekend of rifle season. Photo courtesy of Andy Buxton, Buxton’s Store

Shooters claim success

After 554 bucks taken, rifle season second-best in 13 years By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Area deer hunters enjoyed the second-best rifle deer season since 2005, bringing 554 bucks to Addison County weigh stations during the 16-day season that ran Nov. 11 to 26. That total of deer taken came just 19 short of 2016’s total of 573, the highest since Vermont wildlife officials in 2005 banned the taking of spikehorn bucks during November’s rifle season, the most popular of the state’s deer hunting seasons.

This year’s count easily tops the county’s second-best rifle total since 2005. That came in 2015, when hunters had 444 bucks weighed locally. And the number of deer weighed at county reporting stations this year overall — for rifle, bow, muzzleloader and youth seasons — remains on pace to break the post2005 record of 1,064 set in 2016. The rifle season kill brings the 2017 total to 925 (261 for October bow, 110 for Youth Hunting

Weekend, and 554 for rifle) weighed at one of the following: Vermont Field Sports in Middlebury; Rack and Reel in New Haven; Buxton’s Store in Orwell; Jerusalem Corner Country Store in Starksboro; Lincoln and West Addison general stores; Green Mountain Trails End in Bristol; and C&S Hunting Supplies in East Middlebury. If those eight weigh stations handle more than 139 deer between Dec. 2 and 10, when the muzzleloader and (See Deer season, Page 12A)

By JOHN FLOWERS VERGENNES — At just three weeks old, tiny Hunter holds the distinction of being the youngest resident of the John W. Graham Emergency Shelter in Vergennes. He doesn’t realize he and his 28-year-old mom, Sammie, don’t have a home of their own. But Sammie plans to change all that, and she’s getting a big lift from John Graham Housing & Services (JGHS), the nonprofit that runs the Vergennes shelter and five multi-unit apartment buildings in the county. Sammie, 28, is originally from Burlington. She got involved with some people who became bad influences on her life, leading to a tailspin that she prefers to keep to herself. Let’s just say Sammie found herself in Addison County around a year ago with few resources and no place to stay. She is not close to her folks — literally and figuratively — and had no place to sofa-surf. So she knocked on the door of the John Graham Shelter, which has thrown her a critical life preserver as she works toward a (See Sammie, Page 14A)

SAMMIE, A RESIDENT at the John Graham Shelter in Vergennes since February, gave birth to her son, Hunter, three weeks ago. Sammie will be heading back to her job in Vergennes in a couple of weeks.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Homeless facing wage shortfall Most work, but high cost of shelter, child care challenging By JOHN FLOWERS ADDISON COUNTY — It’s easy to assume the typical homeless person is unemployed and therefore unable to afford a roof and four walls. The reality in Addison County is far different. Almost all the temporary inhabitants of the John Graham

Emergency shelter in Vergennes are employed, but are simply not earning enough to land one of the few vacant apartments in our area, according to local advocates. Having a job gives shelter residents a sense of pride and renewed optimism for eventually living an independent life. But in most cases, these jobs pay

Veteran Christmas tree farmer ready for one last season By JOHN FLOWERS SHOREHAM — Two decades ago, Ray Gauthier and his family were in the market for a Christmas tree. They had plenty of options, but elected to visit the Red Sled Christmas Tree Farm on Route 74 West in Shoreham. “My in-laws lived in Shoreham, “What’s right next to the Shoreham Inn,” most fun Gauthier recalled. “We decided to is when try (Red Sled) out.” families So they did. Again and again. show “It was a family thing,” Gauthier said of the experience of combing up with extended the farm’s expansive tree lot, thinking they had found the perfect family.” one, only to check out several more — Phil Kivlin before hauling their prize back to the lot and strapping it to their vehicle. Part of the experience has been chewing the fat with Red Sled Christmas Tree Farm owner Phil Kivlin. “I enjoyed his company,” Gauthier said. “We became pretty good friends.” That friendship will endure — but without the annual Christmas tree pilgrimage. Kivlin is telling (See Tree farm, Page 12A)

minimum wage, or only slightly above, noted Elizabeth Ready, executive director of John Graham Housing & Services (JGHS). Around $400 a week, before taxes, is not enough to land an apartment in Addison County, where the vacancy rate is approximately 1 percent. (See Homeless, Page 14A)

By the way Ripton-area residents have a delicious way of helping their local school. A Friends of Ripton School Pizza Bake is scheduled for this Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the school. Volunteer chefs will use the school’s wood-fired oven to make and sell pizzas, ranging from $12 (See By the way, Page 14A)

Index Obituaries................................. 6A Classifieds........................ 5B-10B Service Directory............... 6B-7B Entertainment.........Arts + Leisure Community Calendar......... 8A-9A Arts Calendar.........Arts + Leisure Sports................................. 1B-3B

NEXT MONTH PHIL KIVLIN will end a 30-year tradition of choose-and-cut sales at his Red Sled Christmas Tree Farm in Shoreham.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Fixed costs affecting McKibben’s new fable a witty tour de force Middlebury budget

By JOHN FLOWERS fiscal year 2019, on that would result MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury in an additional three-quarters of a selectboard is beginning its review penny on the municipal rate. of a draft fiscal year 2019 municipal Other more modest potential budget that, if left unchanged, would spending increases include: add 2.16 cents to the current local tax • A proposed $5,000 increase to rate of 98.2 cents. $35,000 for Addison Central Teens, But it’s a spending which provides a teen plan that could look center and supervised different when it’s put after-school activities for before Middlebury Addison Central School voters on Town Meeting District youths. Day in March, as • A $2,250 selectboard members contribution to statecould recommend both mandated improvements subtractions and additions to a prominent rail before agreeing to a final crossing along the Trail budget proposal by Jan. Around Middlebury, 23, when it is expected to located at a point on the be finalized. TAM where Fucile Field RAMSAY Middlebury Town and the adjacent playing Manager Kathleen fields merge near the Ramsay on this past Tuesday presented Boathouse Bridge that spans Otter the board with a list of fixed “budget Creek. drivers” that will affect spending and • A $6,000 increase in electionsrevenues for the fiscal year that will related expenses next fall, reflecting begin on July 1 and end on June 30, the November 2018 general election. 2019. Some of those expenses will be “As usual, wages and benefits are offset by anticipated savings and some of the biggest items,” Ramsay higher revenue, Ramsay noted. said. For example, the town is expecting Negotiated labor contracts will a $36,230 reduction in property and create $83,340 in raises for municipal casualty insurance premiums. And the employees, plus a $101,450 bump in Middlebury Police Department’s K-9 benefits, according to Ramsay. That program, entering its second year, will combined $184,790 increase alone be reduced by $24,560 to reflect the translates into roughly 2.5 cents more phase-out of start-up costs. on the municipal tax rate, according to Ramsay is also recommending the preliminary budget figures. selectboard apply $150,000 of an Middlebury’s Infrastructure anticipated fund balance to offset some Committee has tentatively of the tax impacts of the fiscal year recommended a $57,484 boost to the 2019 budget. The board has applied town’s capital improvements plan for $150,000 surplus amounts during each of the past two budget years to soften property tax impacts. Application of that surplus and other HOT OFF THE PRESS! revenue offsets would at this point lead to an increase of $160,336 beyond the $7,106,034 that Middlebury voters ! W E N vol. 5 OK’d in taxes this past March to support the fiscal year 2018 budget. A penny on Middlebury’s tax rate raises around $80,000. Middlebury could be in store for some good financial news that could affect the budget. Town Assessor Bill Benton has tentatively estimated a 1.57-percent in Middlebury’s grand list, VERMONT WILD, increase “the biggest increase we have seen in GAME WARDEN ADVENTURES! quite a while,” Ramsay told the board. Local Denny Gaiotti stories! That increase must still be confirmed by a professional audit before it can Author MEGAN PRICE will sign be built into budget projections, she and dedicate books for gift giving! Sat, Dec. 2, 11am - 2pm stressed. at the Bixby Library. The selectboard will seek budget feedback from residents and businesses Or buy Books at Bookstores during the next two months. The WAGS, Paris Farmers Union, current budget timeline calls for a Jan. Kinney Drugs, etc. 9 public hearing on the spending plan.

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Name of Giver: Address: Phone: List of those to be remembered: 1. 2. 3. 4. (List additional names on seperate paper). Please enclose $3 per name payable to St. Genevieve’s Woman’s Guild, 1633 Vt. Rt. 74 West, Shoreham, VT 05770. For further information, call 897-2633. Names and donations accepted until December 21.

Radio Free Vermont, boosts the allure of political resistance

By ANGELO LYNN MIDDLEBURY — Using humor and wit in his debut novel, “Radio Free Vermont,” environmentalist and Ripton resident Bill McKibben pens a rollicking tale of resistance and political activism through the antics of a handful of Vermont characters whose capers start small then snowball into a full-blown movement to secede from the union — not focused on clever hijinks, but based on “facts, data, ideas.” But it’s the clever hijinks that carry this fable on its fast-paced and delightful romp towards secession and the story’s unexpected climax — all the while laying the groundwork for a serious conversation about climate change, the inherent values of smallness, as well as imaging how worthwhile it can be to stick your neck out and become part of Nature” in 1989, however, many of an active resistance. of books, including “Oil and HonSeventy-two-year-old radio perey,” “Deep Economy,” “Eaarth,” sonality Vern Barclay is the story’s and “The Global Warming Reader,” antagonist. He has spent most of have been science-based — and his life’s work on a popular indeusually with dire consequences for pendently owned radio station that mankind. In a word, he says, “deis sold to a large media corporation. pressing.” Shortly thereafter, he gets a memo Not so with this 240-page fable. saying he can’t speak negatively “It has been great fun to write a about big media. That gets his goat, book that doesn’t depress everyand he plans a humorous act of one,” the lanky 57-year-old author rebellion that cascades out of consays, elated by the response so far trol at the grand opening of a new from reviewers and the public he’s Walmart in St. Albans. met at book signings from Seattle to With crap overflowing, literalthe East Coast and dozens of stops ly, Barclay and his tech-savvy acbetween. complice Perry Alterson go on the While using humorous hijinks to lam and start broadcasting “undercatapult read through this fable, he ground, underpowered and underalso hopes the humor sparks the foot” from a secret location (Starksimagination of would-be resistboro). The movement attracts a ers and stirs people into joining growing following that upsets the a resistance movement. In that seat of power in a fictitious Gov. way, the story is a model of resisBruce administration, which mimtance that promotes community ics the empty bravado and shameand common respect for each othless self-promotion of President er, while rejecting the mean-spirTrump. ited, hateful, partisan place that Trump’s election, in fact, promptwe’ve become, he says — made far ed the author’s decision to finish the worse since Trump’s election. book and get it on store shelves. “My hope is always that more “One reason I published the book people will resist that which needs this year was to give people someto be resisted. It was the reason for thing to laugh about in a year where 350.org; to make it easy for people we really need that,” McKibben to become involved. said. “This president has taken that “I also wrote this book to show sense of humor out of society; evhow fun and enjoyable resistance erything is gloom and doom among can be. We don’t a good segthink enough ment of the Middlebury’s Vermont about that... It public. This Book Shop will host a book doesn’t need to book gives be violent; it’s signing and discussion them a reason with Bill McKibben reading about ideas and to laugh.” wit and perToo often in from his new novel, “Radio sistence. And we today’s poliFree Vermont: A Fable of don’t have Tom tics, McKibClancy writing ben explained Resistance,” on Monday, thrillers about in a recent in- Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m., 38 activists chamterview, critics Main St. in Middlebury. pioning causes. of the Trump This book is my administration small attempt to help people underare self-righteous and shrill. stand how creative and fun this kind “I gotta say, as much as I love and of work can be.” revere the environmental move********** ment, that its sense of humor is not No Vermont-based fable with its best characteristic. We tend to be McKibben as the storyteller would too serious; we need more self-depbe imaginable without a heavy recating humor.” dose of cross-country skiing mixed And McKibben is no stranger to in, and the author uses his favorite humorous writing. He got his start sport — and winter passion — as writing a light-hearted column for a way to spotlight the warming cliThe New Yorker called “Talk of the mate. But Nordic skiing is also an Town,” from 1982-87, which “basieffective plot device conjuring up cally had me walking the streets in a national heroine to gain access to New York City to find interesting the governor’s inner circle at a coufolks to write about in a humorous ple of key events, and set the stage sort of way.” as she, Barclay and her former Since his seminal book “The End Olympic teammates pull off their

ultimate caper leading to a highspeed, death-defying cross-country ski chase scene just made for Hollywood. “I would love for this to become a movie if only to see the Nordic chase scene on the big screen,” McKibben says with a big laugh. “It was terrific fun to write.” Music also plays a key role throughout the novel, with the young, tech-savvy Perry being a veritable encyclopedia of musical knowledge from the 1960s-’90s — reflecting McKibben’s love and knowledge of music of that same period — as they stage a statewide search for new

anthem for an independent Vermont. McKibben is quick to cite his favorite all-time album as Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” and is equally quick to note irony in the fable with the heavy selection of Motown favorites in a state that is notoriously white. For all of Vermont’s virtues, McKibben allows, “diversity is not one of them,” which makes the musical selections and scenes all the more fun. But like much of this fable, the underlying theme — the role music plays in political resistance — is serious. “We’ve been very keen at 350. org to use music as key parts of organizing,” the co-founder of 350.

Org said, but it didn’t come naturally. “Environmentalists, we first appeal to bar graphs and pie charts, and that’s OK, you have to have the facts and science down solid, you have to win the argument. But then you have to win the other part of ourselves, the part that responds viscerally to things. Music helps do that. We’re not doing that well enough today in the resistance to Trump… I’m doing that more and more with the Hip Hop Caucus and the Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., on the climate change front; we need a rich diverse cultural base to do this work.” Aside from Nordic skiing and music, the author also waxes romantic about an idyllic Vermont that may be on the edge of losing its uniqueness, but it is not a lament of a bygone era, McKibben says, as much “as a love letter to Vermont.” “I wrote this book over the past seven or eight years while being off on distant travels with environmental causes,” he admits, “so part of that is homesickness for the state I love and part is to reflect upon what makes Vermont so special. “I don’t know if we can prevent this slide (into corporate facelessness,) but we should try, and if there is one place I would start it would be to revitalize Town Meeting... We can’t stop progress, but we need to do the things we can to preserve the state’s uniqueness.” Still, fables are fables, and not all things in the book, McKibben writes in an author’s note, should be taken literally. “An advantage to writing a fable is that you get to append a moral to the end,” he says. “In this case, it’s not ‘We should all secede.’ Instead, it’s that when confronted by small men doing big and stupid things, we need to resist with all the creativity and wit we can muster, and if we can do so without losing the civility that makes life enjoyable, then so much the better.”

Addison Independent, Thursday, November 30, 2017 — PAGE 3A

Community input, brainstorming focus of Mt. Abe meeting O’Keefe, right-wing activist, swings into Middlebury Provocateur is founder of Project Veritas MIDDLEBURY — This past winter ended with a visit to the Middlebury College campus from author and conservative idol Charles Murray that ended in Murray and two college officials being jostled by a group of protesters sending Professor Alison Stanger to the emergency room. This winter could start with a visit to town of an even more polarizing figure. Middlebury College students and staff received an email, possibly sent from a MailChimp account, alerting them to an appearance in town this Thursday, Nov. 30, of right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe. The emailed flyer describes O’Keefe as “renowned conservative activist” and says he will be addressing “Middlebury’s Free Speech Problem.” The appearance is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott. O’Keefe is founder of “Project Veritas,” an activist organization that produces stories and videos that are created to look like journalism but which follows none of the ethical guidelines that journalists follow. Just this week, The Washington Post published a story that showed how a woman under the direction of O’Keefe’s Project Veritas had tried to trick the Post into writing an erroneous story. The Post said that Jaime Phillips approached the newspaper and told a story of how Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama had impregnated her as a teenager, which resulted in an abortion. The reporters checked out Phillips story and determined it was untrue. When confronted, she told the Post that she was not working for any organization that targets journalists, but on Monday Post reporters saw her walking into the offices of Project Veritas, the Post reported. The Post published the first stories about several women who said Moore had tried to date them when they were teenagers as young as 14 and he was in his 30s. Many nationally prominent Republicans have said they believe the women and urged Moore to withdraw from the Senate race. O’Keefe refused to answer questions from the Post about his involvement with Phillips or Moore. On Monday night O’Keefe shared a video that his organization had made surreptitiously at the Post. College officials quickly let it be known that the institution was in no way connected to O’Keefe’s visit to town. “Middlebury College has nothing to do with this event. Mr. O’Keefe has chosen to travel to town to pursue his own political and personal agenda,” VP of Marketing Bill Burger said in an email to the community Tuesday evening, according to a story by the Middlebury Campus newspaper. The Campus also reported that the college’s American Enterprise Institute club, which had sponsored Charles Murray’s visit to campus, did not support O’Keefe’s appearance and said that it was “likely an attempt to embarrass students.” O’Keefe’s mass email to the college community said his appearance in town was “hosted by The Preservation Society, a group of Middlebury students committed to bringing freedom of speech back to Middlebury College.” There is no group on campus called The Preservation Society, but The Campus newspaper reported that such a group is possibly being founded and will formally ask for recognition after the holidays.

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Close to 60 five-town residents gathered at Monday night’s meeting of the reinstated Mount Abraham Renovation Committee. It was overwhelmingly the largest draw of residents on the subject of what to do with the 49-year-old facility that houses Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School. Although no final decisions were made — the evening was devoted to public input and collective brainstorming — there was one insistent takeaway for those who participated in the three hours of discussion: Schedule the next bond vote on Town Meeting Day. This goal was echoed by citizen after citizen who stood up in the first part of the meeting to give their individual ideas and feedback. Many residents also thanked the committee for their public service on the project, starting with Bristol state Rep. Dave Sharpe. Both Sharpe, a Democrat, and Republican colleague Fred Baser were at the meeting. On Nov. 2, five-town voters defeated the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union’s proposed $35 million bond to A GROUP OF five-town residents take part in a brainstorming exercise to help clarify the community’s goals for renovating Mount Abe. The brainfinance an estimated $36.6 renovation storming session was part of the Renovation Committee’s Monday meeting. project for Mount Abe. School offiIndependent photos/ Gaen Murphree cials have called renovation necessary to support students over the next 50 change, said organizers). Mount Abe expanding the building’s purpose to is holding a wrestling tournament on include adult education. Still others years. suggested the school scrap the current The 1,261-to-1,168 vote yielded a Jan. 6 and is not available. Many have encouraged the comfacility and build from scratch. 93-vote margin of defeat but engaged mittee to hire a professional facilitaIn its earlier deliberations, the Renonly about 32 percent of registered voters. In 2014, five-town voters de- tor to engage the public in discussion, ovation Committee was told by its feated a $32.6 million Mount Abe brainstorming, ascertaining a bond architectural and engineering conrepair plan by a more substantial, amount the community can support, sultants that new construction would cost around twice as much as renova3,328-to-1,239 margin, and with more and sifting through of priorities. Monday’s meeting was indeed the tion. voters participating. The evening was marked overall The reinstated 18-person Renova- first at which the 2017 Renovation Committee took a differby frank opinions, courteously oftion Committee is charged ent tack and structured a fered. At various times, however, tenwith coming up with a meeting as a public brain- sions did spark. At one point after the new bond proposal and On Monday, storming session. Critics public comments section had ended, setting the date for the next citizens bond vote. The committee embraced the of the process thus far a man stood to tell the committee that have stressed that given they’d been going at the project all has been given a Dec. 15 opportunity the second “no” vote on wrong and should lease the building deadline to report to the to weigh a Mount Abe bond, this through public-private partnerships full Mount Abe school in — both kind of public engage- and then build a new facility. He gave board, in preparation for ment is critical to passing his opinion and then walked out. by showing an all-ANESU boards a bond. As the evening moved on to small up and by meeting on Dec. 19. On Monday, citizens group brainstorming, others left but As the public has be- standing up come increasingly active and speaking embraced the opportuni- many stayed to hang in there and ty to weigh in — both by engage in the collaborative proon the bond issue, the suout. showing up and by stand- cess. Mount Abe Principal Jessica pervisory union has been ing up and speaking out. Barewicz led attendees through a criticized for not holding In addition to encouraging the brainstorming exercise, which took an inclusive-enough process. At the committee, repeatedly, to hold any up the remainder of the evening. same time, the Renovation Committee, formed last February, took all in- vote on a new bond proposal on Attendees counted off by fives and terested comers, began and held com- Town Meeting Day, residents offered formed small groups. Each group ment periods at the beginning and end a variety of opinions and perspectives worked together to make a list of priof each meeting, and reached out to on the Mount Abe renovation project. orities, starting from a list of priorities gathered through the communithe community via various social me- These included: MONKTON RESIDENT DENISE Dalton and Bristol resident Simone • Finding a price point the com- ty-engagement sessions that lead up Skerritt watch as others in their group place “votes” on different prioridia sites and other forms of communito the 2014 bond vote. Individuals ties for renovating Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School. Dalton is cation. The lead-up to the vote itself munity can support. • Concerns from both individuals could also add new priorities to the part of the Mount Abe Renovation committee. Skerritt teaches Spanish involved a series of presentations. at Mount Abe. Neither the Renovation Committee and local business owners about ris- list, which they did. As the exercise progressed, smaller meetings nor the vote information ing taxes. • Separating perceived wants from groups then melded and repeated the • Bringing in more natural light. being “corralled into the same consessions were well attended by the needs. process, which culminated in each • Moving tech education to the versation” and about needing more public. • Better engagement of students in individual getting to weigh in on his first floor. avenues to think “outside the box.” The reinvigorated public discussion or her own priorities. These were then • Revamping the school entryway The Mount Abe renovation com— both before and after the bond vote the renovation process. • Better engagement of the com- tallied. to make it less “prisonlike” and more mittee next meets on Wednesday, — has also resulted in the disseminaIn the group process that this report- “welcoming.” Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. at Mount Abe. Comtion of some inaccuracies. School of- munity in the renovation process. • Improvements in school-com- er observed, the clear top vote-get• Moving the library to the front of mittee members encourage the public ficials and committee members have ters were “fiscal responsibility” and the building. to attend. Additionally, the committee encouraged the public to get informed munity communication. • The challenges of renovating a “community engagement,” variously The same series of processes yield- has created a survey about the Nov. and to speak out constructively as the process moves forward. Occasional- building in an era of declining enroll- defined. Both categories were offered ed yet another final brainstorming of 2 vote and about Mount Abe renovaspontaneously by group members, as priorities from another group. tion and are encouraging community ly, the committee has had to remind ment. Several attendees spoke to: the original list of priorities focused The evening concluded with an- members to respond before the Dec. others that it too is made up of com• The need to provide an up-to- on the needs of the building itself. other chance for public comment in 6 meeting at surveymonkey.com/r/ munity members and that the defeated date infrastructure for science and Top priorities for renovating the which concerns were raised about JYMS7ND. bond proposal went through its own building included, in order of voting process of due diligence and opportu- technology. • The need for a middle school tally: nities for public input that went largegym; students in six grades share one • Adding a second gym. ly unavailed. gym. • Addressing safety and code isMore than a Retirement A group of five-town citizens has Others encouraged the renovation sues. begun its own series of meetings and Community... • Improving air circulation and plans to hold a stakeholder brain- project to embrace solar energy or ventilation. in other ways to make the building storming session on Jan. 6 at BrisWe’re a Community • Improving science classrooms. tol Elementary School (subject to more sustainable. 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Iran, Islam, America & nukes By Haviland Smith In 1953, America participated in the overthrow of the only democratically elected government Iran has ever had by removing Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh from office and installing the Shah in his place. Iranians of all political persuasions have never forgotten that fact and the act itself has since played a critical role in souring bilateral relations between our two countries. Viewed against the realities of official Iran’s hatred for all things American, it is not surprising that any number of Iran’s regional sectarian surrogates have run paramilitary operations, now labeled “terrorist operations”, against regional American interests. The bombing of the U.S. Embassy and the Marine barracks in Lebanon come immediately to mind. President Trump has decided to decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This will transfer to the American Congress the right to reinstall sanctions on Iran. Ultimately, if JCPOA is killed, the Iranians will be able to resume their currently suspended nuclear weapons programs. Many Americans, including many of today’s senior military advisors and professional foreign policy specialists, think that the suspension of JCPOA and the concomitant reinstallation of sanctions is a really bad idea. Along with virtually all the Europeans countries, even Russia and China think the suspension could preface a disaster, putting the potential for the unfettered development of nuclear weapons back in the hands of the Iranians. It appears that Trump believes the JCPOA was poorly negotiated. He believes that we should have gone after other activities in which Iran is involved, even though Iran made it crystal clear during the original JCPOA negotiations that they were prepared to discuss and negotiate only the nuclear weapons issue. To have done otherwise would have been to renounce their perceived sectarian responsibilities to regional Shia minorities. What seems perfectly clear is that Trump believes that the JCPOA is essentially worthless without the inclusion of provisions banning what he sees as unacceptable behavior on the part of the Iranians. First and foremost in this behavioral arena is the involvement of Iran in supporting her Shia co-religionists in their centuries-old struggle with Sunni Islam. Ongoing since 632 A.D., this activity is now often labeled “terrorism”. America condemns Iranian behavior simply because we, along with most of the West, have traditionally supported Sunni Islam, probably because that is where we have traditionally found critical supplies of petroleum. Islam split into Sunni and Shia with the 632 A.D. death of the prophet Mohammad and the question of who was going to succeed him. That rift continues to this day. The most influential Sunni state is Saudi Arabia. Iran is clearly the most influential Shia state. As self-appointed leaders, and like their opponents on the Sunni side, they feel an overwhelming motivation to protect Shia interests in the Muslim world — and thus their own. Shia majority countries are Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain. They are also the largest group in Lebanon. Shias constitute 36.3 percent of the entire local population and 38.6 percent of the Muslim population of the Middle East. In addition, there are many countries in the Muslim world where Shias are in the minority but still have significant populations. Where that is the case, those Shia minorities are almost always under the Sunni gun and thus worthy of Shia (read Iranian) protection. Such situations exist and are currently critical in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. In Syria, the Shia, known there as Alawites, are less than 20 percent of the total population, but run the country. They are under the gun from the large Sunni majority of the population (supported by America) and, as a result are supported in every way by Iran. In Yemen, Shia Houthis comprise about 35-40 percent of the population and are involved in a civil war against the Sunni majority. Here we see the perfect international sectarian struggle with Saudi Arabia, (supported by America) openly supporting the Sunnis and Iran supporting the Shia. In the uneasy situation in Lebanon, Iran gives material and political support to the Shia Hezbollah in their ongoing political and military struggles with the Sunni and the Christians (supported by America). In addition to the fact of Iranian support to Shia minorities in the Muslim world, Iran is virtually always condemned here in America as “supporting terrorism”. This is not to say that Shia minorities do not use terrorist tactics. They clearly do. What it does say is that many American political leaders, most emphatically including Trump and his “alternative facts,” indiscriminately use the words “terror and terrorist” to marshal public opinion in support of their policies. It may not change your opinion of Iran and its activities in the region, but what they are doing is what any nation or group might do. They are trying to protect their fellow believers who are under the guns of traditional enemies in other countries. We have been known to do the same. Haviland Smith is a retired CIA Station Chief who served, inter alia, in Lebanon and Iran.

Chili Fest is out, what’s next? In a letter elsewhere on this page, Cornwall resident Bill Bierderman laments the cancellation of the Chili Festival, usually held in March in Middlebury’s downtown. Folks from all over have gathered for a mid-winter chance to congregate, chat and interact in what has been a truly fun event. But all things run their course and with railroad construction looming, perhaps it’s time to consider new ideas. First, let’s note that the Better Middlebury Partnership is replacing the Chili Fest with Winter Fest, a familyoriented event at the town Rec Center this winter. The BMP is also working to host more smaller events, rather than a few big ones like the Wine, Beer and Cheese Festival, which require a lot of labor and money to host. Also MiddleburyUndergrounD, or MUD, continues to sponsor various events downtown and elsewhere, like Foodaroo, and dances at the Marquis Theater. Could there be more? Absolutely. And here’s an idea: Encourage a different town or college association to run one event downtown per year, maximum of four, and let them reap the benefits and bear the burden. Coordination with others, of course, is essential, but certainly manageable. We agree that Middlebury needs more folks having a good time downtown — and more frequent smaller events, may be one way to do that on a consistent basis. Angelo Lynn

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Seeking escape fromTrump rule Donald Trump has a disapproval rating of approximately 70 percent of the American public. He has no interest, knowledge, or regard for the Constitution, Democracy or the Rule of Law. He has proven himself to be corrupt, a habitual liar, and a self-centered, out-of-control child with no interest or compassion for human life. His adolescent insults and criticisms of people and world leaders makes him an embarrassment and a danger to the world. He laughs at the idea of Climate Change, he is working up to changing our First Amendment rights, and he has violated the Emoluments Clause (taken money from foreign countries). Chancellor Trump, excuse me, President Trump is inching us along to an authoritarian society. He changes the rules … Can’t we? What about a no confidence vote. Surely there must be some way out of this disaster. Pat Ullom Orwell

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VERGENNES UNION HIGH School students Maddy Smith, left, and Caitlin Walsh stand at a piano on the Vergennes Opera House stage and rehearse a song for “Broadway Direct.” The show opens on Dec. 8. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Transforming conflict with love This is a small story about a small thing that made a big difference. When I was in my late 30’s I attended a three-week workshop about living a spiritually based life. There was a fellow there who I didn’t want anything to do with. I found him abrasive and disruptive to the workshop and didn’t believe he belonged there. I was unable even to respect him or honor his spiritual path. He made it clear that I also rubbed him the wrong way. It was difficult not to feel continually irritated by him, as the 15 or so of us in the workshop spent most of every day together in lectures, exercises, working around the facility, socializing and in worship. Eventually the workshop ended and I was glad not to have to inBy Barbara teract with him any more. Clearbridge About 18 months later, I attended the next workshop in the series. On the first day, I caught sight of that same fellow. His face fell as he saw me. I felt my three weeks there would be significantly spoiled. That night there was a knock at the door. It was him. With a big smile, he handed me a beautifully wrapped gift. I was shocked. His smile got bigger as I fumbled through my feelings and tried to say something. “I thought it would help us get along better,” he said. Finally I managed to blurt out, with great feeling, “Thank you!” and he left. The gift was a lovely cobalt-blue cut-glass drinking glass from the conference center’s gift shop. He certainly had cut through the bad feelings between us — my opinion of him not only turned around imme-

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diately, but I was humbled by the wisdom of what he had done. I was filled with good feelings for him, as was he for me. The act of buying a gift for his enemy had cured us both. It didn’t change our personalities — we didn’t choose to work together as partners at any time during the three-week program — but our lively good feelings for each other lasted, continuing long past the workshop as we encountered each other over the years. Though we were “enemies” only in a small way, the idea can work in more serious situations. Making a gesture of friendship to someone on the opposite side of an issue removes the feeling of being adversaries. Instead, you now have a situation with two people who recognize they have differences, perhaps major ones, but who have generous feelings and respect for one another. It opens the possibility of achieving a compromise or perhaps, eventually, harmony. This way of love can be extended to groups in conflict. It is difficult to love one’s enemy in the abstract. Buying someone a present means thinking about them as a person — who they are, what will give them pleasure. In a mysterious way, this transforms both people. Barbara Clearbridge has worked as a medical intuitive and energy work practitioner for over 25 years. She is now expanding her practice to include interfaith spiritual direction. Her website is: FeelingMuchBetter.org. She lives in Middlebury.

Trump making impact on judiciary President Trump and Congress have yet to enact any major bills in 2017, although that could change once the legislative process on taxes runs its course. They also face upcoming deadlines to continue federal spending authority after Dec. 8, to develop policy for several hundred thousand undocumented residents brought to the United States as children, and to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known in Vermont as Dr. Dynasaur. There is one area, however, in which Trump and the congressional Republicans can claim more success than their predecessors — confirming judges to the federal bench. With another month to go in 2017, Trump and the Senate have nominated and confirmed more federal judges than in the first year of any presidency since 1977, when Jimmy Carter was in the White House. There was a high number of vacan- By Eric L. Davis cies on the federal bench when Trump took office. So far, Trump has nominated more than 60 people for the federal district and appeals courts, as well as Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court. The large number of vacancies was a consequence of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to blockade President Obama’s judicial nominations in 2015 and 2016. The highest-profile victim of McConnell’s strategy was Merrick Garland, who never received a committee hearing, much less a Senate floor vote, when Obama nominated him to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Many of Obama’s nominees to the district and appeals courts received the same treatment as

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Garland in the Senate. Thus, Trump took office with several years’ worth of vacancies on the federal bench. Once Trump began nominating judges for these vacancies, the Senate has acted on them quite rapidly. In part, this is due to Senate Judiciary Chair Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, deciding to abandon the former Senate tradition of the “blue slip,” which in effect gave senators a veto over the president’s nominees for judicial vacancies in their home states. More importantly, it is due to the decision of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to “go nuclear” in 2013 and remove the minority party’s ability to stop nominations to the lower federal courts by filibustering them. (The Republicans ended the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees earlier this year.) Some congressional observers warned in 2013 that the Democrats’ eliminating the filibuster could come back and haunt them if they ever were the minority in a future Senate. That warning has indeed materialized this year. The number of judicial vacancies may continue to be high for the next several years. Many judges nominated by President Clinton, who have been serving on the bench for 20 to 25 years, are aged 70 or older. While there is no mandatory retirement age for federal judges, many older judges prefer to take what is known as senior status, which allows them to work a part-time schedule, and also be replaced by a full-time judge. The Trump White House and Justice Department have worked closely with the Federalist Society, a group of (See Davis, Page 5A)

I am continually reading about folks thinking particular items are “fast tracked,” which hints at something illegal or underhanded. The selectboard publishes their agenda and minutes openly and the natural gas issue was discussed several times over the last few years. An agreement was entered into before I even got off the board. This is only one example. The Mount Abe vote was another, as well as the fire station. Both held numerous meetings and published articles in various venues. My understanding is many of these meetings were poorly attended as well. Whether you are for or against any upcoming issues, it is your responsibility to stay informed so as to be part of the process. Slamming the folks who spend hours on the committees for any of these and other issues through the years is not productive or, more importantly, not respectful. With so many ways to stay informed these days, I urge folks to make the extra effort and not throw up road blocks at the last minute. Thanks for considering this. Sharon Compagna ex-selectboard member Bristol

Loss of street events lamented So sorry to hear about the cancelling of the Chili Festival on Main Street in Middlebury. It had always been a great way to see neighbors and friends and to see the students from the college downtown enjoying themselves. They cancelled the beer festival a few years back and that was another event that brought people downtown and in from other places in Vermont. These were both events that were good for the members of the community and gave the town of Middlebury some exposure to folks that were otherwise just driving through. Middlebury needs more folks downtown if the downtown is to survive. It needs more exposure. We need to think about more housing downtown, more parking and office space as well as activities where folks can walk from the college or from the numerous neighborhoods around our downtown. Yes it is a beautiful downtown but having more street events when it is nice out and not fewer is what the town needs. So sad to see another event that folks looked forward to in Middlebury cancelled. Bill Biederman Cornwall

Small schools vital to towns

We all have a story to tell. Please tell me your story. I’ll keep it in mind, I’ll hold it close, when I’m seated next to you at the next Otter Valley Unified Union School Board meeting. I am a Vermonter and a taxpayer. In case you missed it, you are invited to public forums on Nov. 30 and Dec. 5 at OVUHS as part of a democratic process to voice your thoughts on how schools are to be configured and funded. Recently when my well water needed to be treated, my husband (See Letter, Page 4A)

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Letters to the Editor Voiding of insurance requirement latest attack on ACA? Republicans want to stop the requirement that all have health insurance. Insuring as many in a market is a concept that has been used for centuries. A bigger coverage area spreads the cost around to make it cheaper for everyone including those who actually suffer a “peril” or have to get an insurance payout. Insurers who covered floods and disasters are facing a disaster as not

enough customers have paid in to cover all the disasters. So, if I become a Republican, can I stop paying insurance that is required but I haven’t needed, like auto insurance. Imagine all the money car drivers could save if they didn’t have to buy auto insurance? Or are the Republicans really trying to sink Obamacare, but hiding

their intent and methods? If so, they are just continuing their “long Train of Abuses and Usurpations pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism” (that quote from the U.S. Declaration of Independence), while trying to hide them under cover of false stories. Peter Grant Bristol

Embracing change the key to reaching our potential

Change, what the hell is it? Whelp, change, by definition, it is the ability to adapt to new things. It is inevitable; so why do we try to resist it? Without change, we would still be stuck in the Stone Age, chucking spears at each other. Change allows for growth, and it allows us to further ourselves from the primitive world. It has allowed us to master our minds and our planet. Eventually, it will allow us to master our universe. Those who fear change are stuck in the past, they are afraid to spread their wings and soar. Regardless of what we do, change will come. Instead of fearing it, and instead of hiding from it, I urge you to embrace it wholeheartedly. Change doesn’t have to be synonymous with bad times. Instead, it should be seen as an opportunity to better ourselves and our communities. So I urge you not to fear the change; rather go out and try new things, push your limits,

and be a better you. Like Gandhi said, I urge you to be the change that you wish to see in the world. Without change, you will not be able to improve your skills and talents. If Thomas Edison didn’t believe in change, he wouldn’t have created the light bulb. Can you imagine our modern world without light? If you do not embrace change, your light will be dimmed. You will be unable to contribute your skills and knowledge to the world. Change will also improve your self-knowledge; it can show you the kind of person that you really are. How you react to it will give you a better understanding of who you are. You will know if you will be able to persevere and you will know what you are made of. Life is not an easy thing, so you should go at it with tenacity. If you embrace change, you will learn to succeed no matter what the world throws at you. It will allow

you to make goals without the fear of failing. It will give you a new outlook on life. Change is also essential to learning; you cannot go into a situation with a closed mind, thinking that your way is the only way. You must go into it with an open mind and be willing to see things from another perspective; there are always two sides to every story. This is the key to becoming a better person and a better member of society. The reason many people are unable to fulfill their dreams is their inability to embrace change. Many people are afraid to go out of their comfort zone, fearing failure. If they would just take the leap of faith, the potential for success is nearly limitless. How can you expect success if you are unwilling to leave your comfort zone and grab it? So I urge you to be the change. Matthew Gorton Bristol

many times does it take someone to read it before it is seen in our minds as true? There is a quality within Vermont that might wisely warn against following the merely popular point of view — not necessarily going along with the group, especially in regard to matters of thought and value. Consensus (as history bears such grim witness) does not guarantee truth. Value and convictions need to evolve from deep within our own experience, knowledge, and search for the truth. Then on Nov. 18 an article in the Times Argus shows us that the conversation about small schools intensifies in Montpelier. According to the nearly three dozen witnesses who testified at a Nov. 7 hearing of the state’s Rural Development Caucus, school mergers are seen as a serious barrier to Vermont’s rural economy. Several witnesses said local schools define their communities and should not be forced to close. Perhaps most clearly stated, this quote from the chairwoman of the West Windsor school board, “Towns with schools grow, towns without schools, don’t.” She speaks as a private citizen and not as a school board member. So, tell me your story. What is it that you want to say? Do you feel given the huge financial issues facing education: the small school must be the root problem? Surely it would be more efficient to consolidate these small schools and it will cost us less? Maybe if we dig a bit deeper, we will find that the truth is quite a bit different. Please read the Times Argus article from Nov. 18, school mergers seen as a barrier to the local economy. These are the important players in the room, and

we should read their testimony. Jeb Spaulding, chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges. Paul Costello, the Council on Rural Development. Study the outcomes of school mergers on student outcomes, especially in rural areas. Find out and speak your truth. In the world of school mergers, let’s stand up together as rural Vermonters to clarify how it is that we are different. In the meantime, we all know that the Leicester Central School is open. Here are some of the reasons it will be open in future years as well: • Location between economic hub of Brandon and Middlebury, with a size that can grow, and enough space for new enrollment; • Strong math outcomes — 65 percent (13 out of 20) of 4th-, 5thand 6th-grader’s meet or exceed Vermont standards in math. Is it possible that Leicester Central School is bending the curve? Is it possible that it is producing students who are achieving in math while in middle school and in high school, outcomes that we know predict success in college and adult life. Do we want to weaken a possible collaborative team approach that may result in these outcomes? Do we want to weaken the outcome? We have great leaders in this region. They need to hear from you. Please find a seat at the public hearings on Nov. 30 and Dec. 5 at OVUHS to support small schools, our teachers and our kids. To support Vermont. And when you have a moment, tell me your story. Olga Pschorr Leicester

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) and I enjoyed the stories as the workers rolled in to the driveway early Sunday morning. I asked, “What? Don’t you eat breakfast?” To which one of the old timers responded, gruffly, “No, it’s not good for you.” I love these conversations with the old time Vermont gentlemen. The banter, the gentle joking, the gruffest in the bunch likely has the softest heart, and if you listen closely you just might smile and hold that gentle humor with you for the rest of a day. Sometimes you have to wait, remain open, to hear a fuller or the true story. On this morning, we all linger after the job is done to share stories, smile and lean in. We talk about Vermont, the state, the economy. They tell me how hard it is, for them, that the young people don’t stay. I learn that these guys know more about the earth, the land, the quality of the water beneath us — from one side of Leicester all the way up one side of the county through Brandon and down the other side. Deep within the stream the huge fish lie motionless facing the current. But State and local leaders have a different story to tell as they struggle to find the right path for Vermont’s children. At times, their story reflects confusion. Last December the superintendent presented a “Plan N” in which Leicester Central School would become a preschool. Now there is word of OVUUS sharing students among Leicester, Whiting and Sudbury. On this critical issue the state and administrative leaders’ story should be clear and consistent as citizens prepare to think and talk together in the search for the right path. How

Investing in Vt.’s outdoor recreation economy means acting on climate This week’s community forum is keeping tourism dollars flowing. But that strategy is not without by Brian Shupe, Vermont Natural Resources Council executive challenges; climate change poses director, and Tom Stuessy, Vermont a serious threat to bicycling as Mountain Bike Association well. Between 1958 and 2012, the Northeast saw more executive director. than a 70 percent As children, many increase in the of us spend fun-filled amount of rainfall hours learning to first measured during ride a bicycle, then to heavy precipitation ride it well. The roots This week’s events, more than and rocks of Vermont community forum in any other region trails provide the is by Brian Shupe, in the United States. perfect training Vermont Natural Looking to the ground for learning Resources Council future, projections to go bigger, jump executive director, forecast continuing a little higher, and and Tom Stuessy, increases in move a little faster Vermont Mountain precipitation. More year after year. Bike Association rain means less As you grow older executive director. bicycling and more and your riding trail damage — and, — hopefully — improves, Vermont meets you just like a lack of snow, climate where you are with a wide range of change in the form of more rain can exceptional bicycling experiences hurt local economies that are now for riders of all kinds — from the depending on outdoor recreation. We are already seeing the mountains to the roads. Of course, the trails and impacts of increased precipitation. infrastructure that support cycling This spring, the sustained and in Vermont didn’t materialize frequent rains resulted in more overnight; they are the result pressure on volunteer trail groups of countless volunteer hours, to keep up with growing demand private and public partnerships, for trail access — but heavy and investments and land-use rain is only part of the problem. planning that keep our forests Vermont leadership has only healthy and intact. Trail systems recently awakened to the economic such as Millstone Trails are a prime potential of mountain biking and example of how natural resource thus is keen to bring more riders conservation can be paired with to our networks. The confluence economic stimulation and love of ridership trends, demands for of the outdoors to support local access, volunteer bandwidth, and landowners and communities. That harder rains provokes serious questions for love translates into real dollars and sustainability cents for local communities, but our Vermonters. These impacts are real and outdoor recreational opportunities are only as good as our ability to could be costly unless we take action now. In Vermont, outdoor maintain and protect them. On that front, Vermont faces a recreation accounts for more than challenge. We have already seen 34,000 direct jobs and $2.5 billion the impacts that shorter winters in consumer spending. Many of with less snow have had on our our communities depend on this skiing communities. In response, revenue to support thriving local many of those areas have turned to economies. We pride ourselves summer recreation — most notably on the beauty of our state and the mountain biking — as strategy for quality of our outdoor recreation

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experiences. As a state, we must take immediate, substantial action on climate change to protect our tourism economy and protect the investments already made in recreational facilities by outlining a plan to meet Vermont’s greenhouse gas pollution reduction commitments and our renewable energy goals. We have an opportunity right now to bring this message home. This autumn, hundreds of Vermonters have gathered for a series of seven public meetings hosted by the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC). VOREC was established in June by Governor Scott to engage stakeholders in a public conversation about recreation, the Vermont economy, and the stewardship of our natural resources. It is heartening to see so many people attend the meetings and voice their support and share ideas relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreational economy. What brought these people together was a shared love in all things outdoors — bicycling, hiking, boating, birding, hunting, fishing, and simply being outside. We want to make sure the future of our climate and its potential impact on recreation opportunities in Vermont is not left out of the conversation. We believe that Vermont can and should do more to protect and sustain our tourism industry — not just through the strategic conservation of more public and private land, but also through substantial action on climate. We encourage Vermonters to voice their support for strong action on climate that protects the investments already made in our outdoor recreation economy. If you were unable to attend a VOREC session in-person, submit comments and ideas online at fpr. vermont.gov/VOREC.

Many helped make United Way’s food drive a success United Way of Addison food shelves. County would like to thank We are so grateful to all of those who participated Jan Phelps of Hannaford in our Holiday Food Drive of appreciation and WVTK’s KG, and to on Saturday, Nov. 18. those generous shoppers Hosted by Hannaford who shared food and cash Food & Pharmacy and produced for those who might otherwise go live by 92.1 WVTK and Ken hungry this holiday week. It was Gilbert, the food drive collected especially heartwarming to see the enough food to supply three local joy of children who came out of the

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store proudly carrying their chosen items to place in the collection carts. Kudos to all the parents who share their attitude of caring and philanthropy with their children. We truly live in a community united. Nancy Luke United Way of Addison County

Davis (Continued from Page 4A) conservative lawyers and law professors, in finding nominees for the district and appeals courts. Some of these nominees graduated from the nation’s leading law schools, clerked for Supreme Court justices, and practiced at a high level in either the public or private sector, or as law

school professors. Others have much more limited records of accomplishment. What almost all of the Trump nominees have in common is an ideology that emphasizes an “originalist” interpretation of the Constitution, and a narrow reading of constitutional provisions such as the First Amend-

ment and the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Many of these judges will remain on the federal bench for many years after Donald Trump has left the White House. Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.

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MIDDLEBURY — William L. Brush, 70, died Sunday morning, Nov. 26, 2017, at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 23, 1947, in Middlebury the son of Howard Earle and Ivis (Dayton) Brush. Bill was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School, class of ’66, and he furthered his education and earned an associate’s degree from Champlain College. After leaving college, Bill joined the Vermont Army National Guard and served for six years. Bill worked most of his life in automotive, starting with the family dealership at Brush Motors and then his own dealership called Brush Auto. He then worked for G. Stone Motors for many years as a car salesman. He was also part owner of a flower distribution business for a few years and a carpet salesman at Phinneys. Bill was a member of the Congregational Church of Middlebury and a former member of the Middlebury Lions Club. He was an active volunteer with the Howard E. Brush Memorial Sports Center managing the Zamboni/ice management system. He enjoyed golfing, boating on Lake Dunmore while listening to Frank Sinatra and spending time at deer camp with family and friends. He is survived by his children; Dagan Brush and wife Thais of Royal Oak, Mich.; Jory Brush and Aaron Brush both of Middlebury; by his sister, Carol Cummings and husband Michael of Ripton; Jeanette Brush of Salisbury; by his brother Howard “Skip” Brush and wife Cindy of

Brenda Parker, 71, Brandon BRANDON — Brenda Jean (Chamberlain) Parker, age 71, died on November 7, 2017, at Porter Medical Center. Brenda suffered from Pulmonary Fibrosis and degenerative disk decease. She was a long time resident of Brandon. Brenda grew up in Bristol, where she married the late Frederick G. Parker. She had three sons Roy, Jim and Todd, and also a daughter Lisa. She worked hard as a homemaker and housekeeper. Later in life she enjoyed buying and selling antiques. She loved deeply and was the best and most loyal friend anyone could ask for. Thanks again for the ice cream Mom, it meant a lot. You will be missed. ◊

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William Telgen Sr., 86, Shoreham SHOREHAM — William Robert Telgen Sr., 86, was surrounded by his family as he passed tenderly into the arms of his Savior on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017. Bill was born on October 27, 1931, to Cornelius and Nellie Telgen in Midland Park, N.J. He married his high school sweetheart, Catherine Siegers, on May 29, 1952. They enjoyed 65 precious years together as they raised seven children, established a successful farm, and watched the Lord bless their family in numbers. Affectionately known as “Pop” to 22 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and more on the way, Bill’s family was his pride and joy. His strong faith, quick wit, and sincere appreciation for a good bowl of ice cream will be dearly missed. Bill always loved the farm, so he and Catherine started their own in Rock Tavern, N.Y. when they got married. They moved their family and the cows to Shoreham in 1968, where they established Wil-Tel Holsteins and spent many years working side by side with sons, Bill Jr. and Ron. After retiring, Bill enjoyed working in his woodshop, building toy barns and doll cradles for his grandchildren. Faith and music were important to Bill. As a teenager in New Jersey, he played the trumpet, guitar, and was a drummer in the local Drum and Bugle Corps. Later, he enjoyed singing gospel songs as a tenor for the Goshen Quartet while living in New York. Bill’s family has fond memories of him playing My Jesus I Love Thee on his harmonica while sitting by the campfire at family camping reunions. He served as an elder and deacon at the Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church and was a founding member of the Champlain Valley Christian School in Vergennes. He enjoyed singing immensely and

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WILLIAM L. BRUSH Middlebury; by his grandson Havyn Brush of Middlebury and by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents and by his brother Fletcher “Buster” Brush. Memorial services will be held on Friday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Middlebury, 27 North Pleasant St. Middlebury, VT 05753. The Rev. Andy Nagy-Benson will officiate. Private burial will take place at a later date in Ripton. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Middlebury Memorial Sports Center at FOMH, P.O. Box 835, Middlebury, VT 05753, and indicate in memory of Bill Brush. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

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WILLIAM ROBERT TELGEN was blessed to gather with his large family, singing hymns of faith with four generations only a few weeks before his passing. Bill was predeceased by his parents. He leaves behind his faithful wife, Catherine (Siegers) Telgen; sister, Evelyn Telgen, and brother, Neal (Midge) Telgen. He will be dearly missed by his children, Sue (Elwyn) Flynn, Sandy Brisson, William (Carleen) Telgen, Laura (Gerry) Koning, Ron (Tina) Telgen, Karen (Roger) Desabrais, Linda (Andre) Larocque, 22 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at the Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church in Vergennes, on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Champlain Valley Christian School, 2 Church St, Vergennes, VT 05491, or to Olivia’s Gift oliviasgift.org. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

EAST MIDDLEBURY —Kenneth Robert Murray (Bob), 91, died Saturday morning, Nov. 25, 2017, at his residence. He was born June 17, 1926, in Middlebury, the son of Kenneth J. and Rena (Whittemore) Murray. Bob left High School to serve gallantly in the Unites States Army during WWII in Germany, where he was injured in the battle of Heilbronn. Upon his return from the war he worked at Polymers Plastic until his retirement. He was a member of the East Middlebury United Methodist Church and served with the East Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department, where after 49 years he retired as Fire Chief. Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Hazel (Mankey) Murray of East Middlebury; by his sons, Scott Murray of Middlebury, Robert Murray and wife Doris “Dorie” of Rutland, Mark Murray and wife Patricia of East Middlebury and Richard Murray of Middlebury; by his sisters, Molly Flagg of Massena, N.Y., Shirley Dwyer and Nancy Abbott, both of Bristol; also by his grandchildren, Joshua, Justin, Jennifer, Courtney, and Skylar; and by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents;

KENNETH ROBERT MURRAY by his son David Murray; and siblings, Bill, Jim, John, Paul, Betty, Patricia and Beverley. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m., at the East Middlebury United Methodist Church. The Rev. Robert Bushman will officiate. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Homeward Bound Addison County Human Society at 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

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Letters to the Editor Humane official: Most cats perfectly happy indoors Got Cats? Like many Middlebury animal lovers, I’ve been following the recent Front Porch Forum discussion about indoor versus outdoor cats. There are well-meaning people on both sides of the issue who are sharing what they see as best meeting the needs of different kind of animals and we applaud that! Homeward Bound advocates for almost every single domestic cat to be an indoor-only pet because indoor cats live longer, healthier, lives; do not get lost or go stray and add the population of cats that potentially end up in shelters or become feral. Nor do they contribute to predation on fragile wildlife populations. It is a win-win for people on both sides of the question! We do not believe it is in “the nature of the cat” to need to be outdoors. It is in the nature of the cat to need visual stimulation and the chance to express their inherited hunting ability — both needs that can be met by strategically placed window perches, cat trees, interactive wand toys, and owners willing to spend time actually playing with their cats — not to mention all the products on the market such Cati-

cos, kitty videos and more. At any given time, there is a cat or two at Homeward Bound whose activity level, predatory playfulness, and resistance to being held and handled by people leads us to recommend an indoor/outdoor home. These cats are simply too physical to be contained in four walls and they do not seek out human contact. These cats are always the exception. In all the discussion of indoor versus outdoor cats, I noted that there was not much Front Porch Forum consideration of a particular category of cat — the feral cat. Just as feral cats live in a no-man’s land between friendly house cats and wild animals, I believe they also deserve special consideration in the question of indoor versus outdoor. Feral cats are cats that have successfully adapted to life outdoors on their own by using their predatory instincts and wariness of humans to their advantage. In general, they survive being abandoned by people or getting lost by reverting to living like a wild animal and we believe they deserve the chance to live out their lives as much as any wild animal does, avian or otherwise. Yes, they are cats, but they are not

pets and to seek to change their way of life by turning them into a shelter or to treat them as nuisance animals does not seem to me very different from seeking the destruction of hawks, or foxes or other medium-sized carnivores that might haunt the birdfeeder. So when we discuss whether cats should be indoor or outdoor animals, let’s be fair and distinguish between our leg-rubbing, head-butting pets and those shadowy felines who survive on their wits and the kindness of strangers who feed them and get them fixed through local trap-neuter-return programs. Trap-Neuter-Return programs are also helpful in reducing predation by ferals as they promote responsible management of colonies, which included regular feeding and sheltering. The ear-tipped (universal sign of a feral cat having been sterilized and rabies vaccinated) feral may hunt for fun, but he shouldn’t hunt for hunger and this can only help. Jessica Danyow, Executive Director Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society Middlebury

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My family moved to Middlebury in 1994 where I then attended MUJHS (grade 7-8) and MUHS (grade 9-12) in one building for 6 years. As a teenage student new to the area I was oblivious to the plans for improving the school setting for Addison Central students until the work was nearly starting. I went on summer vacation after 8th grade, and returned to a very changed and still changing high school. MUMS was due to be completed for the next school year. Looking back, the project, while expansive, apparently did not cover all potential concerns in the building. A few years after I graduated the high school auditorium received a complete overhaul. Later the cafeteria and adjoining kitchen and bathrooms (for visitor use) received upgrades, and remodels incrementally. They continued to only have a lift in the 4-story H-wing well into the 2000’s until they could finally add an elevator. I can only suspect that some of these later updates were at one point on Addison Central’s wish list for the high school renovations in 199697, only to be cut and addressed at later dates. Some notable changes included: • The library moving against a southern wall to turn the pathway from the cafeteria to the H-wing into a hallway between the library and gymnasium. This made for a much quieter, albeit smaller library. Some resources moved to the new MUMS library, though. • Closing in what had been out door walkways between the main building and the U-shaped C, D, & E-wings. This allowed for many lockers to be moved out of crowded hallways and away from

classrooms. • Another benefit of connecting the two structures was the creation of two student lounge spaces. The more notable lounge was just south of the administrative offices and housed numerous couches and tables to be used during times one did not have class. The close proximity to the cafeteria made it a welcoming, less noisy location to eat lunch. I played basketball in grades 7-9 and remember as a freshman having practices in the elementary school gym. It was not a full size court, but gave us a decent space and time to have practices. Would a similar option be available for Mt. Abe. athletes until your space needs are addressed? All this being said, I do not know the budget spent on improving MUHS and building the new MUMS structure. They made it work and even made improvements to Mary Hogan Elementary School a few years later. I know Addison Northeast District has their own set of problems to solve. I have not been in your building since my high school days. My recommendation is to determine what is more essential for your building at present and address those issues in one big project. If you can determine some items that are more wish list and could be attained over time (perhaps with retaining your extra maintenance budget for a while after renovating), I would recommend making a plan to take that route. One example is to perhaps replace seats and/or stage flooring in the Auditorium, but wait on a full remodel for a few years. Other examples could be possibly building your outdoor eating space and transportation circle around

the building at later dates. I realize delaying some aspects would result in a larger overall expense, but it might be necessary to avoid another No vote on improving your School. I wish your District the best of luck in finding a resolution to this longstanding issue, and hope my words help in some small way. Ian Ross Cornwall

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Armistice: “A pause in a war, brought about by agreement between the two sides; a truce” (Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, 1941). An armistice was signed at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month, 1918 to mark the end of World War I. In 1926, the United States Congress “passed a resolution for an annual observance” of Armistice Day. Twelve years later, the United States Congress passed the Act of 1938. November 11th was “dedicated to the cause of world peace”. World War II and the Korean War forced our Congress to reflect. In 1954, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day. United States soldiers continue to fight in wars. The last time Congress declared war, however, was on June 4,1942. We declared war with Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Acting with moral integrity is not one of our government’s strong suits. Peace and veterans have interacted in an organization called Veterans for Peace. Here is their statement of purpose: “We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work with others to increase public awareness of the costs of war; to restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations; to end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons; to seek justice for veterans and victims of war; and to abolish war as an instrument of national policy.” If you are so moved, send a donation to Veterans for Peace, 1404 North Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102. Patricia Heather-Lea Bristol

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Shared Franklin St. The Friends across three Main St. of the Brandon Free locations, the area’s Public Library’s annual best food and drink holiday auction with producers and craftdonations from over 50 ers will be joining the local patrons, artists and event for holiday shopBrandon businesses — ping and sipping and wreaths, ornaments and of course, chocolate. other seasonal decoraMore info at Bristol tions, works of art, hand Core’s Facebook page. crafted wooden items, Part of Bristol’s Cool dinners for two, birdYule celebration. houses, a fairy house, Tandem Holiday market gift certificates and more. in Bristol. Friday, Dec. Preview the week before 1, 5-9 p.m., Tandem and from 2-2:30 p.m. on Market, 26 Main St. the day of the auction. Two dozen fabulous Music, refreshments and vendors will be selling door prizes. Requested their wares at three donation $1. More info unique locations on SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES in Middlebury aboard one of the Middlebury Fire Department’s call 802-247-8230. Main Street, including trucks on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 9:15 a.m., and will be at the Middlebury Inn until noon for all Middlebury Community the Tandem, Bristol those boys and girls who need to chat with him. He’ll be making appearances in Bristol, Wind Ensemble Winter Bakery & Cafe, and Vergennes and Brandon as well. See calendar listings. Concert in Bristol. Vermont Tree Goods. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell Sunday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m., Free. More info at Robison Hall, Mahaney 802-734-4236 or Center for the Arts, 72 802-760-6076. Porter Field Rd. Ken Weston’s arrangement of the Cross St. Bridge and up Main St. Lu.Lu Chocolate Walk market in Bristol. Friday, Verdi’s “Prelude to I Masnadieri,” featuring his Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m., Lu.Lu, 11 Main St. Delicious Hot cocoa hut in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 2, daughter Alice on euphonium. Also music by Clifton 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Park. Take a break from ice cream, cocktails from Stonecutter Spirits, Williams, Duke Ellington, and a salute to Ringling shopping and have a cup of hot cocoa from the and food courtesy of Mary’s Restaurant. Free. Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Jerome Shedd Hot Cocoa Hut. It’s 25 cents for a cup with all the 802-318-0883. conducts. fixings. Pizza Bake in Ripton. Friday, Dec. 1, 5-6:30 p.m., Ripton Elementary School, 753 Lincoln Rd. Pick Old fashioned Santa visits in Middlebury. Memory Tree Lighting in East Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. 3, 4 p.m. There will be caroling as well as light Saturday, Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Inn. up and take out. Wood fired pizza made on site. refreshments at the church after the lighting. Come Santa will be at the Inn to chat with good little boys Proceeds benefit Friends of Ripton School, which join us. To add your loved ones name to the tree and girls. Free milk and cookies and wooden toys provides support through volunteering and funding kindly send $1.00 per name to: Sandy Hayes, P.O. donated by Maple Landmark Woodcraft. Come to enhance and enrich the school environment. Box 225, East Middlebury VT 05740. early to get your tickets with a time to return to visit Cheese $12, pepperoni $15, Almost Winter special “Politics in the Pulpit” panel discussion in Santa. Free. (sausage, mushroom & onion) $15. Call or email to Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. 3, 4 p.m., Congregational pre-order by 3pm Friday, Dec. 1, 802-388-2208 or Annual Holiday Farmer’s Market in Middlebury. Church of Middlebury, 1 Main St. A theologically Saturday, Dec. 2, 9:30- 2 p.m., Mary Hogan wleeds@acsdvt.org. diverse panel will explore clergy’s responses to the Elementary School Gym, Mary Hogan Dr. Free. Hurricane fundraiser in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. political issues of our time. Panelists include Rev. 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Middlebury Indoor Tennis, 360 Holiday open house in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. Dr. Mary Kay Schueneman, Pastor Tim Taylor, 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Henry Sheldon Museum, Boardman St. BYOB potluck event to raise funds for Father Luke Austin and Rev. Barnaby Feder. Rev. 1 Park St. Enjoy the elaborate model train layout, the island of St. John. All three courts will be open, Andrew Nagy-Benson will moderate. carols played on the Sheldon’s 1831 piano, and a plus silent auction including local gift certificates miniature Christmas tree raffle. featuring 20 creative Chicken and Biscuit Supper in Middlebury. and a week on the island of St. John. Suggested Sunday, Dec. 3, 5-6 p.m., Middlebury United trees decorated by local artists. The exhibit “Draw donation: $40 person or $70 a couple payable with Methodist Church, Seminary and N. Pleasant St. Me a Story – Tell Me a Tale” will also be on view a check at the door. More info and links to donate along with amusing topiaries by the Middlebury Dessert and silent auction of goods and services to organizations online at 802-734-0320. in Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. 3, 6:30-8 p.m., Garden Admission by free will donation. More info Flashlight candy cane hunt in Bristol. Friday, Dec. Fellowship Hall, Memorial Baptist Church, 97 S. at 802-388-2117 or HenrySheldonMuseum.org. 1, 6 p.m., town green. Santa has hidden candy Pleasant St. Find one-of-a-kind gifts for Christmas canes all around the park. Bring a flashlight and Horse drawn wagon rides in Middlebury. Saturday, and, at the same time, help the Haiti team raise Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-noon, Loading at the Middlebury help find them. Meet Santa at the corner near the money for their upcoming trip in February 2018. Community House. Free. veterans’ memorial, where he will count down to From vacations to earrings and everything in Make your own graham cracker gingerbread officially start the hunt. between. More info posted around town or call for house in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10:30 Memory tree lighting in Bristol. Friday. Dec. 1, list at 802-388-7472. a.m.-noon, Community Meeting Room, Ilsley 6:30 p.m., gazebo, town green. Lights on the tree Public Library, 75 Main St. Stop in to create your Spaghetti dinner in Bridport. Sunday, Dec. 3, 5-7 represent memories of loved ones during the holip.m., Bridport Grange. A fundraiser for Green own edible abode. day season. Music, presentations and reading of Mountain Grazers 4H club. Two gift baskets will be names. Bulbs may be purchased for $5 each at the Santa visit in Vergennes. 10:30-11:45 a.m., Bixby raffled off. Memorial Library, 258 Main St. As part of the Recreation Office or Town Office in Holley Hall by Changes Everything” benefit in Holiday Stroll Santa visits the Bixby and reads “Hope Nov. 27. More info at 802-453-5885. Middlebury. Sunday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., Memorial “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Baptist Church, 97 S Pleasant St. Antique enthuCaroling, Cookies and Cider in Middlebury. siasts, come check out the large selection at the Saturday, Dec. 2, 10:45-11:30 a.m., Congregational Extravagant Dessert & Silent Auction to benefit. Church of Middlebury Steps. Christmas bazaar in Bristol. Saturday, Jon Gailmor in Vergennes. Saturday, Dec. 2, Choose from an array of free desserts and bid on Dec. 2, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Bristol Federated favorite items. There will be a short presentation 11-11:45 a.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main Church, 37 North St. Baked goodies sale, on the church’s work in Haiti following the auction. St. Part of Vergennes Holiday Stroll festivities. homemade crafts, attic treasures, and assorted Local author book sale in Vergennes. Saturday, More info contact kws.tapsmith@gmail.com. gift baskets silent auction. Santa Claus visit starts Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 at 10 a.m. A luncheon of homemade soups, sandMain St. Part of Vergennes Holiday Stroll festivities. wiches, and cookies, special silver teapot tea, Holiday Card making for Adults in Bristol. coffee, and regular tea will be served. Saturday. Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., ARTSight, 6 RSVP of Addison County cookie Ski sale in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 a.m.-3 South St. Make your own holiday cards with matedrop-off in Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 4, p.m., MUHS Cafeteria, 73 Charles Ave. The rials provided. All ages welcome but 16 or under 8-10:30 a.m., Middlebury Recreation Center, Middlebury Union High School Nordic Ski team must be accompanied by adult. Come and go as 154 Creek Rd. Join RSVP in making the season hosts its annual sale with great equipment for you please. Free. 802- 989-1333. brighter for area seniors by dropping off seasonal all, both new and used. Famous brands and lots Books and media sale in Middlebury. Saturday, cards, ornaments and cookies to be delivered to of expert help will be on hand. Come support the Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 over 200 seniors through the Meals on Wheels and MUHS Nordic Ski Team fundraiser. Main St. Senior Meal Programs. Cookies should be bagged Holiday Stroll in Vergennes. Saturday, Dec. “Vermont Wild” dedication in Vergennes. by the dozen in a clear sealed storage bag with the 2, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., various locations around Saturday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Bixby Memorial downtown. Library, 258 Main St. “Adventures of Fish & Game ingredients listed. More info at 802-388-7044.

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Lions Club Memory tree in Middlebury. Just show lighting in Middlebury. your receipt. Monday, Dec. 4, 5:30 Prize bingo in Leicester. p.m., Courthouse Saturday, Dec. 9, 1 Square. p.m., Leicester Senior Bill McKibben in Center. Sponsored by Middlebury. Monday, the Leicester Historical Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m., Society. Refreshments Vermont Book Shop, served, all are welcome. 38 Main St. Local and Christmas Storytime noted author and enviin Shoreham. Saturday, ronmentalist McKibben Dec. 9, 1:30-2:30 p.m., will read from, discuss Platt Memorial Library, and sign his new book, 279 Main St. A special “Radio Free Vermont: A Christmas story time Fable of Resistance.” with a visit from Bob A festival of Gregorian Claus, cookies, a craft, chant and seasonal and several Christmasmusic in Vergennes. themed books. Monday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., “How to Eat Like a KEN WESTON, RIGHT, CREATED an arrangement of Verdi’s “Prelude to I Masnadieri,” St. Peter’s Church, 85 Child” on stage in which will feature his daughter Alice, left, on euphonium in two concerts by the Middlebury South Maple St. The Middlebury. Saturday, Community Wind Ensemble. The first, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, at Mt Abraham Union High Vermont Gregorian Dec. 9, 2 p.m., MUHS School will help to kick off Bristol’s holiday celebrations. The Ensemble will also play at the Chant Schola will Auditorium. Based on the Mahaney Center for the Arts on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. Courtesy photo perform. There is no book by Delia Ephron, cost. A free-will offering this play lampoons the will be taken up. adult world through the p.m., Bingham Memorial Elementary School, 112 MUHS Music Department Fall Concert in eyes of children in a series of comedy skits and School Rd. Vermont naturalist Sue Morse will be on Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., MUHS songs. Tickets $7 available through the THT Box hand to talk about coyotes and foxes — what traits Auditorium, 73 Charles Ave. Middlebury Union office, at 802-382-9222 on in persona Middlebury they share and what role they play in maintaining High School’s featured ensembles include Concert Community Players production. a healthy ecosystem — in “Cousins of Our Best Band, Concert Choir, vocal ensembles and Jazz Friends: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes.” Free and Midd Kid Dance holiday fair in Middlebury. Ensemble. Free and open to the public. Saturday, Dec. 9, 3-7 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. open to the public. More info contact Mary Dodge, Amaryllis in Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 4, 7:30 Free. mdodge@middelbury.edu. p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the Maiden Vermont “Come Fly With Us” in Middlebury. green. Vermont’s early voice ensemble will perform Saturday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. “Alleluya: Christmas Hymns and Motets.” The Pleasant St. A holiday spectacular from local favorselect a capella vocal ensemble will perform a ite women’s barbershop chorus, with special guest Magnificat by Nicolas Gombert, motets by other Moira Smiley. Tickets $25 Adults/$22 Seniors/$22 Magic on Main in Vergennes. Friday, 15th- and 16th-century composers such as di Students and children, available at 802-382-9222, Dec. 8, 5-7 P.m., downtown. Stores in Lasso and Sweelink, and settings of beloved old townhalltheater.org, at the box office MondayVergennes are open late for holiday shopGerman Christmas hymns. Susanne Peck directs. Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door. ping. Buy local and enjoy the festive surprises at Suggested donation $13. More info at lunalove@ Chicken and biscuit supper in Vergennes. downtown businesses. gmavt.net, 802-453-3513 or amaryllisvt.org. Saturday, Dec. 9, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Christmas Music night in New Haven. Friday, Dec. Methodist Church, Main St. across from the Opera 8, 7 p.m. New Haven United Reformed Church, House. Menu includes chicken and biscuits, stuffRoute 7, 4 miles north of Middlebury. Christmas ing, vegetable, roll, and dessert. Adults $9/children songs, readings, and refreshments as to prepare $5. Served buffet style. Takeout available. More info for the holiday season All are welcome. More info “The Music of 209” in Middlebury. at 802-877-3150. contact Judy at 802-877-3878. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, “A Christmas Carol” out loud in Shoreham. Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Saturday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m., 279 Platt Memorial Rd. Students from Su Lian Tan’s Music I course Library, Main St. A Reader’s Theater presentation. Talented local voice actors set the tone for a perform original compositions in a semester-end warm season by giving a staged reading of Charles celebration of their work. Free. Breakfast with Santa in Bristol. Dickens’ Christmas classic. Light refreshments will Saturday, Dec. 9, first seating 8 a.m., be served. second seating 9:30 a.m., third seating 10:30 Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Dec. 9, 7-9:30 a.m., Holley Hall. Santa’s presence will be accomp.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. Featuring panied by carriage rides from 8:30-10:30 a.m., Green Mountain Club TAM hike in Adina Gordon calling to live banjo and fiddle music arts and crafts and live music. Breakfast includes Weybridge. Wednesday, Dec. 6. The by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All pancakes, sausages, juice, milk coffee or tea. Blue Trail section of the TAM. A 4.7-mile are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Tickets $10 per person/children two and younger trail through a patchwork of pastures, cropland, and More info at 802-462-3722. are free, available at Recreation Department Office intermittent woodlands. Visit Bittersweet Falls and They Might Be Gypsies on stage in Lincoln. or at bristolrec.org. have stunning views of the surrounding farmland Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Saturday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River and the Adirondacks along the way. This hike is Rd. Inspired by the 1930’s Gypsy Jazz of Django Dec. 9, 8-10 a.m., Otter View Park parking area, rated as moderate in terms of difficulty. Car spotReinhardt and Stephane Grappelli and contempointersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge ting will be necessary. The TAM map is available at rary gypsy masters as well, They Might Be Gypsies Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area www.maltvt.org. More info. contact Kathy Duclos, plays high energy, uplifting music with tremenLand Trust invite community members to help at kduclos@gmavt.net or 802-453-2149. For more dous passion. Part of the Burnham Music Series. survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30. and the Hurd Grassland. Birders of all ages and Chess instruction and friendly play in Middlebury. Admission $10 adults/teens and kids free. More abilities welcome. More info contact 802-388-6019 Wednesday, Dec. 6, 3:15–8:30 p.m., Aurora info at 802- 388-6863. or 802-388-1007. Learning Center, 238 Peterson Terrace. For ages Holiday The DuPont Brothers in Brandon. Saturday, Dec. character pancake breakfast in 14 to 94. Drop in as late as 7:00 p.m. Players of all 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 9, seatings at 8:30 abilities welcomed. Free instruction offered. Chess Lush finger-style guitar work complimented by and 10 a.m., Middlebury Inn. Breakfast with favorite equipment provided and also offered for sale. elegant prose and a vocal blend that could only be characters, balloons music and more. Tickets $12 Sponsored by Chess Club of Addison County. More matched by blood relation. Tickets $20. Pre-concert adults/$8 children 12 and under available at eventinfo contact Parker Montgomery at middmont@ dinner available for $25. Reservations required for brite.com. Search Very Merry Middlebury Character earthlink.net. dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is Breakfast. Limited seating. Moonlight Madness in Brandon. Wednesday, Dec. Green Mountain Club Skylight Pond and Skyline BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon6, 4-7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Over 20 vendors music.net or brandon-music.net. Lodge hike in Ripton. Saturday, Dec. 9. A moderfill the upstairs and downstairs of the hall with food, Vocal Recital in Middlebury. Saturday, December 9, ate 5.2-mile hike or snowshoe up to the ridge on drinks, holiday gifts and more. 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, switchbacks for a gradual ascent to Skylight Pond Holiday book sale in Brandon. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 72 Porter Field Rd. Students of affiliate artists Carol and Skyline Lodge. Lunch at the Lodge. Optional 4-7 p.m., Brandon Free Public Library, 4 Franklin Christensen, Susanne Peck, and Beth Thompson short spur trail for a great western overlook. Wear St. A holiday used book sale as part of Brandon’s cap off a semester of vocal study with an evening appropriate clothing, bring water, food and hiking Moonlight Madness. An assortment of fiction and of songs and arias. Accompanied by affiliate artist poles if desired. This is a dog-friendly hike. More non-fiction for adults, teens, tweens and children Cynthia Huard, piano. Free. More info at middleinfo contact Jill Vickers at jvickers@gmavt.net or as well as CDs for sale, and a special section of bury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168. 802-989-2840. For more activities visit gmcbreadHoliday books as well. Stop by, browse and shop, Public Skating in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 9, loaf.org. and enjoy refreshments. 8-10 p.m., Memorial Sports Center, 296 Buttolph Christmas Cookie sale in Vergennes. Saturday, “Physicists’ Dream of a Theory of Everything” Dr. Concession stand open. Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Valley Christian lecture in Middlebury. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Reformed Church, Church St. Fancy cookies, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Dartmouth profescandies, Dutch goodies, and other treats will be sold sor Marcelo Gleiser describes how physics and by the pound. Choose and package your favorites. astronomy obtain knowledge of the natural world Enjoy hot cider and festive music while you shop. Jack Desbois in Middlebury. Thursday, Nov. 30, and how their limitations preclude us from ever More info contact Martha at 802-349-0229. 12:15 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. getting a “final theory.” Holiday Card making for Adults in Bristol. Saturday. Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble in Bristol. Dec. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., ARTSight, 6 South St. Make Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High your own holiday cards with materials provided. All School. ages welcome but 16 or under must be accompaGeorge Winston in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 1, nied by adult. Come and go as you please. Free. Midd Night Stroll in Middlebury. Town Hall Theater. 802- 989-1333. Thursday, Dec. 7, 5-8 p.m., downtown. Old fashioned Santa visits in Middlebury. Saturday, Led Zeppelin Tribute in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 1, Middlebury stores will be open late for 7:30 p.m., Marquis Theater. Dec. 9, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Danforth Pewter Flagship holiday shopping with goodies and a festive atmoMiro Sprague Quartet in Brandon. Friday, Dec. 1, Store, Seminary St. Free. sphere. Restaurant specials, free tastings, Hot Hot Cocoa Hut in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Cocoa Hut, free gift wrapping at 44 Main, and S D Imani Winds in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Park. Hot cocoa with all the Ireland’s light-encrusted truck to light the night from Mahaney Center for the Arts. fixings, just 25 cents a cup. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Toast in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 1, 10 p.m., Two Free gift wrapping in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 9, Canid slideshow in Cornwall. Thursday, Dec. 7, 7-9 Brothers Tavern. noon-4 p.m., 44 Main St. For any item purchased Jon Gailmor in Vergennes. Saturday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m., Bixby Memorial Library. Maiden Vermont in Vergennes. Saturday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library. Daddy Long Legs in Ripton. Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House Rupert Wales in Brandon. Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Horse Traders in Vergennes. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Twist of Fate in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern. Amaryllis in Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Addison String Quartet in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 7, 12:15 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Maiden Vermont in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater. DuPont Brothers in Brandon. Saturday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. They Might Be Gypsies in Lincoln. Saturday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Burnham Hall. Lessons and Carols for the advent of Christmas in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 14, 12:15 p.m., Mead Chapel.

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Vergennes Holiday Stroll: Light up the Night! VERGENNES — The holiday lights on the Vergennes City Green this Saturday promise to be better than ever. The “Light Up the Night” festivities are a climax each year to the Vergennes Holiday Stroll. Folks that come to Vergennes to kick off the season should be delighted with a whole day of activities in the Little City. Shannon Mahoney has organized the light spectacular this year. She was joined by some members of the Northlands Job Corps Urban Forestry program, as well as professionals from Barretts Tree Service, who put up the Burlington marketplace lights, to give the tall trees on the green some extra sparkle. Mahoney, co-owner of Raintree in downtown Vergennes, was excited to work on the Vergennes holiday celebration. “I grew up near Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and the Christmas lights there are pure magic and one of my favorite childhood memories,” she said. “In talking with locals, everyone seems to have a childhood Christmas lights memory. I decided that we need some Christmas magic here in our little city.” On Tuesday, Mahoney and crew were on the green getting the lights ready for the official lighting ceremony late Saturday afternoon. But that will follow a whole day of activity. The Vergennes Holiday Stroll kicks off early. Santa starts a busy day at the Vergennes Union High School cafeteria at a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Admission is $7 adults; $5 children under 12 years old. There will be craft activities for the kids. After breakfast, see what’s on offer at the 18th annual Winter Holiday Craft Fair at Vergennes Union Elementary School, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The price of admission is $3 or present a canned goods or other nonperishable foodstuff for the local food shelf. This is a well-organized craft fair with lots of great stuff. Bixby Memorial Library will host a holiday open house from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., which will include a silent auction of holiday baskets donated by local businesses and library patrons. At the library, Santa will read Clement Moore’s classic poem, “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” at around 10:45 a.m.

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child). Anna Charlebois-Ouellette will be providing a holiday craft for children to do while waiting as well as the Letters to Santa table. The North Pole Mailbox will be there so kids can get their letters to Santa the official way. Night falls early in December and people in Vergennes will gather to mark the coming of the darkness with celebrations in City Park from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be fire pits, s’mores kits, a photo booth, carolers and more Santa Claus. The evening ends with an appearance by the dazzling SD Ireland Holiday cement truck, which will be bedecked with hundreds and hundreds of Christmas lights — it is breathtaking. The Light The Night is organized and sponsored by Raintree, Malabar, SOME 25,000 CHRISTMAS lights will adorn the SD Ireland cement Basin Harbor the City of Vergennes truck when it drives up to the City Green late this Saturday afternoon with additional donations from local during the culminating event of the Vergennes Holiday Stroll. businesses, residents and organizations of Vergennes — so many people in the community. If you want to get involved and make a donation to Light the Night please contact Mahoney at Raintree in Vergennes. Mahoney will be looking for the lights to shine in the trees on the green during this activity. SHANNON MAHONEY, WHO organized the Light Up the Night celebra“My daughter is 4 and I can’t wait tion on the Vergennes City Green this year, works with Hugh Valaitis to have her see the lights turn on this of Barrett Tree Service on Tuesday during the hanging of lights in the Saturday,” she said. park’s tallest trees.

Then Vermont singer/songwriter Jon Gailmor will entertain the jolly makers at the library around 11 a.m. Jon has delighted generations of families throughout the state for many years. He travels down from his Northeast Kingdom home to spend this special Saturday morning with the Vergennes community. Come and sing along and lift your spirit. After some holiday refreshments, the wonderful Addison County-based women’s barbershop chorus Maiden Vermont will perform at Bixby from 1-1:30 p.m. Bidding on the goodyfilled baskets closes at 1:45, with winners announced at 2 p.m. After Santa leaves the Bixby he will be going to the North Pole! In this case, it is a replica North Pole at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m sw. Kids can get their pictures taken with Santa (Kinney Drugs in Vergennes has generously donated one picture per

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CHRISTINE NOONAN STOWE — Christine Noonan of Brandon recently graduated from the Snelling Center for Government’s Early Childhood Leadership Institute. Middlebury native and VPR host Jane Lindholm gave the keynote address to graduates. Noonan currently teaches Prekindergarten Kindergarten at Leicester Central School. As a participant in the Early Childhood Leadership Institute, Noonan joined 24 other leaders from around the state for six overnight sessions with twelve seminar days from May to October. Graduates were recognized for their dedication to gaining leadership skills and a deeper understanding of the science and landscape of early childhood issues in Vermont and their commitment to making greater contributions in their organizations, communities and Vermont moving forward. As host and creator to “But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids,” keynote speaker Lindholm was well suited to address the crowd of early childhood professionals and elicited chuckles as she shared some of the questions kids ask. Lindholm spoke of her own experiences in the world of early childhood as the mother of two young children and applauded the class for their endless energy, often with boots on the ground themselves, in helping to raise the next generation of Vermonters. The Early Childhood Leadership Institute is a unique leadership and personal transformative institute, initiated in 2014 to stimulate enthusiasm

for and effective participation in efforts to improve early childhood work in Vermont. The Class of 2017 became the third graduating class, with Noonan joining a professional network of more than 900 Vermont Leadership Network alumni and 75 graduates of the Early Childhood Leadership Institute. The Early Childhood Leadership Institute is an initiative of the 2014 Race to the Top, Early Learning Challenge grant. Applications for the Class of 2018 are currently being accepted through January 12, 2018. For more information or an application, visit snellingcenter.org or contact Director Suzanne Trahey at suzanne@ snellingcenter.org or 802-859-3090.

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Vt. Green Line (Continued from Page 1A) the past two years. But the VGL this giant Massachusetts procurement companies had not said anything of takes place.” substance on how they plan to pay The “Massachusetts procurement” Ferrisburgh since November 2015. is a request for proposal, or RFP, put That’s when in a public meeting out by Massachusetts to purchase VGL representatives suggested said 9.45 terawatt-hours of renewable they would pay the town at least energy a year for 20 years. $350,000 a year for 20 years, on Massachusetts has scheduled a top of an estimated $150,000 a year decision on the RFP by late January in local property taxes the project 2018. would generate. They Rossignoli said “We know they also left the door open that VGL developers pulled their for further talks that had submitted a have not occurred. bid involving two CPG. We do The VGL firms other high-voltage not know what did agree to spend transmission lines their plans $40,000 to support under development Ferrisburgh’s research are moving but not the Vermont efforts on project Green Line. One of forward.” details and on fees for — New Haven lawyers and technical these would run from Selectman experts. Vermont’s border with Steve Dupoise Canada through the Adam Lougee, Northeast Kingdom executive director and into New Hampshire, the other of the Addison County Regional would run from New York into Planning Commission, that the Massachusetts. proposed power line would have Concerning the withdrawal of been a “relatively benign” project the Vermont Green Line’s permit, in the county. He would not be Rossignoli continued: “Rather than surprised to see more proposals to continue with the process when run power lines from Canada to there’s this sort of span of time Southern New England, as the cost while we’re waiting on an outcome of renewable energy in Montreal is in another process, we just felt as much cheaper than it is in Boston. though it would be best to withdraw He wasn’t sure that New Haven and then resubmit the project after and Ferrisburgh, or other county its commercial value becomes towns, could take away any lessons clearer.” from the experience with the VGL The announcement leaves New other than to continue asking for Haven “in limbo,” said Selectman just compensation and insisting the Steve Dupoise, who has been the construction details are fair. selectboard’s lead negotiator with “Selectboards should make sure VGL developers. it’s a good project for your town,” “Joe (Rossignoli) called me a Lougee said. couple of weeks ago and said that they were going to be pulling that, and I said, ‘OK, where does that leave us?’” Dupoise said. “And he said, ‘Well there’s some other RFPs coming in Massachusetts and that might turn into something.” In Ferrisburgh the VGL companies had been talking with officials about millions of dollars for the town over 20 years for use of town road rightsof-way. The VGL partnership sought to lay 60 miles of high voltage direct current cable to transmit 400 megawatts of electricity produced by renewable sources from Beekmantown, N.Y., into the New England grid at the VELCO substation in New Haven. The cable would have gone under Lake Champlain to Ferrisburgh and then underground to New Haven. Dupoise said that in response to the withdrawal of the permit, the New Haven selectboard sent a letter asking for clarification as to whether the project has been put on hold or cancelled. The selectboard has yet to hear back, he said. “We know they pulled their CPG. We do not know what their plans are moving forward,” Dupoise said. “Do they want to continue to have this agreement with us? Do they want us to tear it up and scrap it and we’re done and if they decide to come back then we have to start over again? Is there an opportunity for someone else to try and do the same thing? We don’t know what’s going on.” Asked about New Haven’s most recent letter, Rossignoli said only “we will respond.” SUBSTANTIAL LOSS? New Haven stood — or perhaps still stands — to gain considerably from the Green Line project. After more than nine months of intense debate within New Haven over the project’s desirability, New Haven residents said “yes” to the Green Line, 252-to-128, in a townwide survey in May 2016. Highlights of the New HavenVGL contract included: • Payments of $1.4 million per year to the town for 40 years, with yearly 1 percent adjustments for inflation. • $4 million to build a new fire station and a new town garage. • A VGL Compensation Fund for designated abutters, with an initial amount of $1 million. The VGL companies had proposed to run the power line along about a half-dozen miles of Ferrisburgh roads between Kingsland Bay and Route 7 at its intersection with Tuppers Crossing, just north of Vergennes. From there the line would have followed Route 7 to New Haven. The proposed Host Town Agreement between Ferrisburgh and the VGL firms included not only unspecified compensation to the town for allowing work in the road rights-of-way, but also such items as design details, including how the work will handle culverts and where the line will cross town roads; construction techniques; restoration of affected land; and easement language. Some of those issues had been resolved, or at least discussed, in

One group that’s breathing a sigh of relief over the apparent demise of the VGL was the Friends of Kingsland Bay, which enlisted about 200 people, largely boaters, who saw the Vermont Green Line as a threat to the recreational use of one of Vermont’s most beautiful state parks. It urged the developers and the state regulators to relocate the power line so that it would exit the lake in an area of less harmful impact. “FoKB’s position has not been to oppose the power line itself, simply the planned exit route through Kingsland Bay’s swimming and mooring area,” said the organization’s president, David Andrews. “While the developers claimed to be considering our proposal to change the exit route over to Hawkins Bay on the other side of MacDonough Point, we’ve had no assurance that this route was likely to be adopted. In view of that,

the withdrawal of the application is good news for us. It is not such good news for the towns of Ferrisburgh and New Haven.” HALTS AND SETBACKS The announcement to pull the application for a Certificate of Public Good follows a series of halts and setbacks. After VGL developers lost the bid to sell power to Southern New England last year, spokespeople for the project at the time said they would continue to submit bids on other large-scale renewable energy customers and that it was “business as usual.” This past April, developers said that they were taking a new tack of peddling the project to other energy suppliers — rather than to energy purchasers — as a sort of highvoltage toll highway. Then at the end of May, Green Line developers announced that they were requesting a voluntary

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Meanwhile, New Haven is “just on hold,” as Dupoise said. “We don’t know what’s going to happen at this point in time,” he said. “We’re hoping that they will respond to our letter and that will give us some sense of what their true plan is.” Additional reporting by Andy Kirkaldy and John S. McCright.

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Deer season

Tree farm (Continued from Page 1A) his faithful customers that after 33 years in the business, this is last season for choose-and-cut sales. “I’m starting to recognize the limitations of what my body can do,” Kivlin, 72, said during an interview at the farm on Monday. “It’s been really fun.” Truth be told, Kivlin didn’t get into the Christmas tree growing business until relatively late in his professional life. He studied mechanical engineering at Penn State University. Upon graduation in 1967, he was eager for adventure. He embarked on a four-year tour with the United States Navy, spending much of it off the coast of Vietnam, aboard a Navy destroyer, the USS Hoel DDG-13. It was during the height of the Vietnam War. The Hoel, as Kivlin described it, provided protection for aircraft carriers and was called upon to fire its 5-inch guns to soften inland targets for the ground troops. “I never had to dodge any bullets,” Kivlin said modestly, though he and the Hoel provided important service. Still that service could be rather dull and monotonous — ship maintenance, standing watch on deck and performing various administrative duties. But Kivlin got to see a lot of Asia and ports around the Pacific. His Navy experience steered him away from his mechanical engineering background and into a new vocation: oil field diver. “I had been skin diving in the Pacific on my days off during my Navy tour,” Kivlin said of his preparation for a career that

promised “high-paid travel and Douglas) since the 1850s. Kivlin’s parents had stopped farming adventure.” Well, it delivered travel and the property in order to teach at adventure — but not so much the Bowling Green University in Ohio. high pay. For around a dozen years, The land was — and still is — Kivlin was part of a team that being rented out to area farmers for would assemble and troubleshoot growing crops. underwater infrastructure, including A REVENUE STREAM Phil built the house to which the pipelines, at oil drilling platforms and other installations, mostly Kivlins returned those 33 years ago. But he wasn’t ready to along the Gulf Coast. retire, and that meant Living in Louisiana, “We observed finding a reliable Kivlin and his team there are tree revenue stream. would work 12-hour “You can’t take the days, though each planters and farm out of the boy,” would only spend there are tree around an hour growers. It turns Kivlin said. “But I wasn’t interested in underwater, depending out the latter having a menagerie on depth and required is much more (of animals). I was not decompression time. difficult and is interested in farming, Pay was decent, but I still had this though work was a much longer connection to the land project.” unpredictable and seasonal. He credited — Phil Kivlin and growing things.” He looked no farther his “New England than beyond his front thrift” for helping him stay on budget during times when door. There stood around 10 acres he didn’t have a diving paycheck of fertile land that wasn’t being coming in. Kivlin also credited farmed, in part due to the steepness his spouse, former Shoreham of the terrain. Then-Addison town treasurer Barbara Kivlin, for County Forester Tom Bahre was helping make the most of the family leading a workshop at the time on how to grow Christmas trees, and finances. He decided to shed his wetsuit in Kivlin decided to check it out. The rest is history. 1984. Kivlin initially went at it with “It was a good time to quit,” he recalled. “I was starting to hurt, gusto and was perhaps, in retrospect, was a little too enthusiastic. physically.” “I planted way more than I could At the same time, many of the Gulf Coast oil fields were drying handle, to start with,” he said in recalling the approximately 2,500 up, the diving work along with it. So the Kivlins looked at the seedlings — mostly balsam firs — compass and went in what to them that he introduced to the farm. That early enthusiasm was the logical direction: North, to the Shoreham farm that had been in unfortunately out-paced his ability the family of Kivlin’s mom (Laura to sell, but he got through it. He has always stuck primarily with hearty balsam firs, though he has sprinkled in some more exotic breeds on occasion. Turkish firs and Nordmann firs, to mention a few. A self-described do-it-yourselfer, Kivlin through the years mastered the tricks of spacing, mowing and manicuring his tree fields. “We observed there are tree planters and there are tree growers,” he said. “It turns out the latter is much more difficult and is a much longer project.” He has occasionally hired parttime help to get him through the busy period of late November to

Christmas Eve. But customers have primarily just dealt with Kivlin. He’s an old hand at passing out saws to folks on their way into the tree lot and then passing along candy canes to children in each group who promised they were “good helpers.” Two of his former candy cane recipients showed up recently with their own daughters, confirming Red Sled is well into its second generation of service to some families. “What’s most fun is when families show up with extended family,” said Kivlin, who feels privileged to have provided a picturesque backdrop for many harmonious holiday moments. He’s also proud one of his trees made some state headlines. Gov. Howard Dean plucked a Red Sled tree for his Montpelier office back in 2001. Kivlin will miss it, but the tree work has been taxing. He wants to save his energy and health for some of his other favorite pursuits — such as tennis, traveling and crosscountry skiing. He will continue to do some wholesaling of his remaining trees, but choose-and-cut will conclude in December. And he fears other tree farmers will soon follow, noting the advanced age of many in the Christmas tree industry. Addison County once had a Christmas Tree Association, which he headed at one time. “Christmas tree meetings tend to have a gray-haired demographic, which is true of most agriculture,” Kivlin said. Once the last trees are removed, Kivlin will return as much of the Red Sled property to farming as possible. It’ll take a few years for the tree roots to rot before the soil is tillable for conventional crops. It’ll also take him a while to adjust to a life that isn’t tree-centered. He really enjoyed buzzing around his tree rows aboard his trusty Kubota garden tractor, dwarfed by the gargantuan machinery working the surrounding fields. “I enjoyed being outdoors and watching the farming scene go on around me, thinking I was a small part of it,” he said. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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(Continued from Page 1A) New Haven, 172-8; Luc Charlebois, second bow seasons run this year, a Bristol, 171-6; Allan Willey, new mark will be set. In 2016 191 Bristol, 170-10; Shawn Freegard, deer were taken in December. Weybridge, 169-8; Peter Norris, Other county totals between 2009 New Haven, 169-6; Charles and 2015 have ranged from a low Johnson, Charlotte, 169-8; Kevin of 671 in 2011 to a high of 1,021 in Kayhart, Waltham, 168-9; and 2010 — a number that 2017 appears Michael Collette, Addison, 168-6. ready to overtake. Also, Michael Preston, Panton, Regardless, 2017 is already a 167-4; Samuel Martin, Charlotte, banner year, with plenty of freezers 166-6; Bethany Hallock, Salisbury, full of venison and photos of hunters 166-8; Jason Harvey, Charlotte, and their kills posted on Facebook. 164-8; Lance Perlee, Bristol, 164Lincoln General Store owner 7; Nick Curtis, New Haven, 161-6; Vaneasa Stearns takes Daniel Smith, Panton, pictures of successful 161-8; Ryan Paquin, hunters at her store This year’s Addison, 161-10; and said she was count easily James Foley, New running out of room Haven, 159-8; Scott tops the to pin them up. Brace, Ferrisburgh, “I put them on a county’s second- 156-5; Chad Rule, door frame. It was best rifle total New Haven, 156so full I couldn’t fit since 2005. That 5; Mason Coleman, any more,” Stearns Monkton, 155-7; said. “Everyone was, came in 2015, Richard Ambrose, ‘Wow, look at all the when hunters Colchester, 155-8; deer.’” and Ryan Cornellier, had 444 bucks Weigh station weighed locally. Ferrisburgh, 154-6. operators described Also, Evan the herd as healthy, Fleming, Ferrisburgh, and hunters took home a number of 153-7; Travis Kirby, Bristol, 149-6; trophy bucks. Timothy Casey, Granville, 149-6; “There were some decent-size Billie Baslow, New Haven, 148-4; deer this year,” said Buxton’s Store David Schmidt, Starksboro, 148owner Andy Buxton. 8; Brian Novak, Middlebury, 147Buxton’s Store weighed the 3; Todd Hunter, Monkton, 146-3; three biggest deer, a 223-pound, Mason Livingston, New Haven, 3-pointer that Wright Myrick shot 145-5; Jonathan Audy, New Haven, in Bridport; a 213-pound, 9-pointer 145-6; Randy Sargent, Starksboro, Taylor Patterson brought down 143-6; Lucius Cousino, Bristol, in Shoreham; and a 212-pound, 142-5; Eric St. Cyr, Starksboro, 1428-pointer Stephen Parise killed in 4; and Zachary Lavoie, Ferrisburgh, Orwell. 141-6. Vermont Field Sports in Also, Bryan Ashley-Selleck, Middlebury handled Erik Richman’s Weybridge, 140-6; Edward Sears, trophy buck, a 202-pound, 8-pointer Ferrisburgh, 140-5; Donald Stearns, he shot in Ripton, and another big Hinesburg, 139-8; Lee Lapell, buck, a 198-pound, 8-pointer Gene Fayston, 139-7; Nicholas Ouellette, Torrey took in Salisbury. Lincoln, 138-6; Ronald Adams, Ben Cayer took a 197-pound, Ripton, 138-7; Alex Barrows, 7-pointer to Rack and Reel in New Lincoln, 137-7; Adam Crary, Ripton, Haven. 135-8; Bruce Isham, Monkton, Buxton’s weighed the only 135-8; Phillip Williams, Cornwall, 200-pound deer taken on opening 135-6; Dean Gilmore, New Haven, weekend, one exactly that weight, 134-7; Michael Robert, Huntington, an 8-pointer shot by Emilee Huntley 133-4; Thomas Walker, Monkton, in Orwell. 132-6; and Garth Gaboriault, The Independent listed hunters Richmond, 130-4. who took deer during opening Also, Kyle Charron, Ferrisburgh, weekend in our Nov. 16 edition. 130-6; William Allenson, New Hunters who were successful Haven, 130-3; John Pickering, shooting bucks Nov. 13-26 and had New Haven, 129-3; Alan Bessette, their deer weighed locally were Ferrisburgh, 128-4; Silas Shepard, (listed by name, town of kill, pounds Bristol, 128-6; Ryan Thomasand points): Danyow, Ferrisburgh, 127-6; Jason RACK AND REEL Sabourin, Ferrisburgh, 127-8; Ben Cayer, Starksboro, 197 Scott Crane, New Haven, 127-9; pounds, 7 points; Cooper Harvey, Gary Smith, Addison, 124-3; Mark Charlotte, 184-8; Corey Hutchins, Livingston, New Haven, 126-6; Ferrisburgh, 180-6; Jim Demilt, Danielle Norris, New Haven, 125-5; Lincoln, 180-8; Walter Stone, Ethan Gevry, Addison, 124-3; and Monkton, 176-8; Thadeus Sorrell, Carl Laberge, Bristol, 122-6. Charlotte, 174-8; Shane McGrath, (See Weigh stations, Page 13A)

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Weigh stations (Continued from Page 12A) 6; Robert Therrien, Charlotte, 136Also, Bailey Smith, Ferrisburgh, 7; Susan French, Addison, 136-6; 120-3; Dustin Proulx, Monkton, Christopher Mulliss, Addison, 117120-6; Tallon Real, New Haven, 5; Derek Campbell, Addison, 113120-3; Geoffrey Lavelette, Monkton, 6; Ryan Fortune, Cornwall, 156-4; 119-7; Terry Hier, Weybridge, 118- Ashley Bodington, Addison, 133-4; 3; Amos Higbee, Monkton, 118-4; Klancy Dunbar, Bridport, 113-3; Alexis Perlee, New Haven, 116-4; Kelly Heath, Panton, 118-5; and Richard Kemp, Middlebury, 115-6; Michael Hinsdale, Ferrisburgh, 186Jesse Therrien, New Haven, 115-4; 8. Also, Joseph Coyle, Monkton, and Bruce Meader, Ripton, 114-6. Also, Joshua Preston, Panton, 140-6; Scott Curtis, Monkton, 146112-3; Jody Bartlett, Bristol, 112-6; 8; Foster Tucker, Bridport, 120-5; Joshua Baldwin, New Haven, 110- Jameson Bannister, Addison, 119-4; 6; Jim Kastner, Weybridge, 109-3; William Feldman, New Haven, 158Shawn Russell, New Haven, 109-3; 7; Andrew Warren, Bridport, 135-4; Alan Whittemore, Ferrisburgh, 107- Russell Bishop, Shoreham, 117-5; 4; Kevin Masse, Monkton, 105-5; Andrew Raymond, Ferrisburgh, 190-7; and Edward Devino, Ripton, and Diane Higbee, Monkton, 95-4. 120-3. VERMONT FIELD SPORTS Erik Richman, Ripton, 202-8; LINCOLN GENERAL STORE Richard Antone, Jr. Williston, Gene Torrey, Salisbury, 198-8; Ralph Dragon, Middlebury, 173-8; 127-5; Jonathan Haley, Lincoln, Blake Emilo-Webb, Ripton, 165- 124-5; Richard Antone, Williston, 6; Danny Dragon, Ripton, 165-6; 163-8; Adam Thomas, Lincoln, Judson Mumford, Leicester, 160-8; 142-4; James Donegan, Granville, Charles Mraz, Ripton, 159-8; Justin 144-5; Aaron Thomas, Bristol, 145Maheu, Cornwall, 157-8; Matthew 6; Mark Cousino, Lincoln, 145-7; Broughton, Bridport, 154-8; Colin Adam Coyle, Starksboro, 117-4; Foster, Middlebury, 154-8; Cynthia James Ferland, Lincoln, 132-8; Erik Frobel, Middlebury, 153-8; Timothy Mayer, Starksboro, 124-4; Brayton Whitney, Cornwall, 153-8; and Gillette, Ferrisburgh, 110-3; John Barrows, Ripton, 150-7; Craig Richard Wood, Ripton, 152-7. Also, Colin Clohessy, Ripton, Desautels, Lincoln, 110-4; and Brian 152-10; David Doria, Goshen, 152- Baillargon, Lincoln, 137-6. Also, Ross Norton, Lincoln, 1496; Karl Kelton, Middlebury, 151-8; Michael Carter, Bridport, 148-6; 5; Robert Jimmo, Lincoln, 159-7; Jay Smits, Bridport, 147-6; Shawn Patrick Hendee, Starksboro, 1476; Jody Conant, Gero, Cornwall, 147Duxbury, 111-4; 4; Pamela Whitney, Michael Murphy, Cornwall, 145-8; Terry “I put them Lincoln, 142-5; Peter Aldrich, Cornwall, (photos of Brown, Lincoln, 152145-7; Gary Gorton, successful 4; Scott Manning, Salisbury, 143-6; Karl hunters) on a Starksboro, 123-3; Kaufmann, Bridport, John Chamberlain, 142-4; Israel Dwire, door frame. It Bristol, 116-4; Salisbury, 140-3; was so full I John Buonincontro, Mark Humiston, couldn’t fit any 183Hubbardton, 140more. Everyone Huntington, 7; Jeremy Francis, 6; Mort Pierpont, Salisbury, 140-8; was, ‘Wow, look Bridport, 142-5; Ruth Antone, Williston, and Brian Blake, at all the deer.’” 127-6; Todd Beauvais, Salisbury, 140-5. — Lincoln General 110-3; Also, Joseph Store owner Lincoln, Cousino, Dragon, Ripton, Vaneasa Stearns Darwin Ripton, 121-3; and 140-4; Arthur Cyr, Shaun O’Connor, Bristol, 137-8; Robert Whittemore, Ripton, 135- Lincoln, 120-3. 4; Edward Malzac, Middlebury, JERUSALEM CORNERS 135-4; Patrick Fifield, Ripton, 135- COUNTRY STORE Benjamin Emmons, Hinesburg, 4; Scott Whitman, Ripton, 134-5; Sanford Holbrook, Larry Smith, Ripton, 134-5; Andrew 120-6; Gosselin, Middlebury, 133-4; Daniel Starksboro, 136-6; Christopher Bourgeois, Hinesburg, 133-8; Levi Breen, Starksboro, 137-7; Michael Doria, Ripton, 132-4; Morgan Chenette, Huntington, 131-8; Robert Dragon, Ripton, 132-4; David Ayers, Huntington, 180-8; Shawn Dushaney, Weybridge, 132-4; and Roscoe, Bristol, 108-3; Bradley Barry Whitney, Middlebury, 130-4. Palmer, Charlotte, 189-8; Heidi Also, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Vincent, Starksboro, 130-3; Cindy Cornwall, 130-6; Andrew Hutchison, Aube, Charlotte, 124-8; Nathaniel Leicester, 130-6; Peter Laframboise, Dyer, Huntington, 171-7; Kyle Cornwall, 130-6; Fred Ramsburg, Bezanson, Lincoln, 125-6; and Ripton, 126-6; Ronald Devoid, Dustin Haselton, Huntington, 125-6. Middlebury, 124-7; Whitney Durgin, Also, Richard Lucia, Huntington, Whiting, 124-3; Mark Lee, Leicester, 116-5; Mark Mashia, Huntington, 123-6; Andrew Filion, Salisbury, 115-5; Henry Roberts, Starksboro, 122-3; Josh Roscoe, Lincoln, 122-4; 121-3; George Lavalette, Shelburne, Steven Ouellette, Bridport, 122-6; 145-6; Richard Mason, Starksboro, and Jason Lucia, New Haven, 120-5. 149-6; Matthew Niquette, WEST ADDISON GENERAL Starksboro, 138-8; David Whitcomb, STORE Starksboro, 120-4; Jeffrey Brown, Kathryn Kayhart, Waltham, 110- Buel’s Gore, 170-8; Eben Clifford,

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Shoreham, 110-3; Donald Dolliver, Starksboro, 146-6; and Adam Lafountain, Starksboro, 165-8. Also, Jason Berry, Lincoln, 1584; Devin Belisle, Starksboro, 122-3; Larry Orvis, Bristol, 140-4; Bradley Boss, Starksboro, 116-3; Tim Taft, Huntington, 135-6; Ben Smith, Lincoln, 160-7; Adam Thompson, Fayston, 170-6; Danny Grace, Bristol, 170-5; Jared Martin, Fayston, 136-6; Victor Atkins, Lincoln, 1444; Alfred Thompson, Starksboro, 184-10; Roy Catella, Warren, 150-4; Damion Mitchell, Charlotte, 1224; and Randy Blanchard, Monkton, 116-4. BUXTON’S STORE Hannah Williams, Whiting, 1073; Roger Bougor, Orwell, 115-3; Timothy Short, Orwell, 141-6; Daniel Desforges, Shoreham, 1808; Duane Kehoe, Shoreham, 18010; Robert Leno, Whiting, 117-4; Sarah Washburn, Orwell, 190-8; John Gosselin, Shoreham, 164-6; Wyatt Stearns, Cornwall, 171-8; Kyle Trudo, Orwell, 127-3; Rupert LaRock, Sudbury, 143-7; Donald Gaiotti, Shoreham, 145-5; Wyatt Traverse, Shoreham, 105-8; and James Carmichael, Shoreham, 1659. Also, Daniel Gosselin, Orwell, 150-0; Thomas Bouchard, Orwell, 115-7; Gabe Laberge, Shoreham, 130-4; Christopher Davis. Shoreham, 124-4; Jeffrey Williams, Whiting, 125-4; Taylor Patterson, Shoreham, 213-9; Robert Doane, Shoreham, 175-6; Mark LeBeau, Shoreham, 175-6; Stephen Parise, Orwell, 2128; Michael Matot, Shoreham, 1406; Stephen Blaise, Orwell, 112-5; Raymond Bradish, Orwell, 191-8;

Steven Brileya, Shoreham, 180-7; and Travis Little, Shoreham, 132-3. Also, Lloyd Davis, Bridport, 1388; Edson Lanpher, Shoreham, 1203; Nicholas Audet, Bridport, 115-3; Garrett Given, Orwell, 196-7; Steve Myrick, Bridport, 118-8; Jeremy Audet, Orwell, 158-7; Darryl Davis, Shoreham, 165-6; Anthony Davis, Shoreham, 126-4; Aaron Ouellette, Bridport, 117-6; Tyler Hotte, Bridport, 135-8; Wright Myrick, Bridport, 223-3; Louis Lee, Orwell, 179-6; Jesse Booska, Orwell, 1405; and Andrew Fletcher, Orwell, 184-8. GREEN MT. TRAILS END Gary Briggs, Lincoln, 149-7; Linda Barrows, Lincoln, 140-8; Jeremy Jennings, New Haven, 1204; Stephen Aruzza, Middlebury, 113-4; Matthew Bartlett, Shelburne, 120-4; Ambrose Cousino, Weybridge, 120-3; Cory Jennings, Charlotte, 106-3; Daniel Nugent, Starksboro, 139-4; Daniel Bromley, Hinesburg, 155-5; Percy Jennings, Charlotte, 145-6; and Andrew

SARAH WASHBURN HAS been hunting for more than 18 years, but this was the first buck she brought down with a rifle. Looks like she thinks it was worth the wait, Buxton’s Store recorded it at 190 pounds and 8 points. Photo courtesy of Andy Buxton, Buxton’s Store

Wernhoff, Bristol, 164-7. Also, Nolan Whitcomb, Starksboro, 160-4; Anthony Porter, Starksboro, 136-6; Todd Jennings, Starksboro, 127-3; Caleb Tucker, New Haven, 149-4; George Coro, Middlebury, 149-4; Lucas Livingston, Bristol, 146-6; Daniel Briggs, New Haven, 142-5; and Mark Roberts, Grand Isle, 110-3. Also, Kristin Butler, Bristol, 1816; Ronald Swenor, Ferrisburgh, 1078; Ronald Gorton, New Haven, 1624; Mike Betourney, Salisbury, 110-3; Timothy Brown, St. George, 107-4; Dylan Roscoe, Huntington, 142-6; Richard Billings, Middlebury, 161-

6; and Carroll Griggs, Starksboro, 112-3. C&S HUNTING SUPPLIES James Warner, Ripton, 137-4. C&S BOW SEASON (These hunters were successful during the October-November archery season; their names could not be obtained earlier.) Bruce Cram, Ripton, doe 122 pounds; Hunter Warner, Middlebury, buck 113-3; Francis Simons, Middlebury, doe 113; Scott Whitman, Ripton, doe 105; Toby Rheaume, Salisbury, doe 101; Richard Miller, Middlebury, doe 70; and Richard Tatro, Brandon, female 61.

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BILL CARMICHAEL REHEARSES some of the student cast members who will perform in his upcoming “Broadway Direct” show at the Vergennes Opera House on Dec. 8. Pictured with Bill are, left to right, Sydney Tarte, Jonny Barden, Caitlin Walsh and Maddy Smith. Read Elsie Lynn Parini’s story on the show in today’s Arts + Leisure section. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Legendary game warden Gaiotti featured in ‘Vermont Wild’ book MIDDLEBURY — A caricature of the late game warden Denny Gaiotti and his story of a defiant skunk grace the cover of the newly released “Vermont Wild, Adventures of Fish & Game Wardens, Volume 5.” A Whiting resident and game warden for 39 years, the cover art pays homage to the legendary law enforcement officer affectionately called “Bigfoot” by Addison County

outdoorsmen. Looking for Gaiotti’s size-14 boot tracks was one way hunters would attempt to ascertain if the big lawman was nearby. Gaiotti died earlier this year, and hundreds of friends gathered in Middlebury to honor him, including former and current game wardens from across the state. Before Gaiotti’s passing, author Megan Price met with him several times at

his home to learn his stories. “Vermont’s retired game wardens have some of the best stories I’ve ever heard,” the former awardwinning reporter and state legislator said. “They lived outdoor adventure and danger every day. Good books demand great stories and game wardens have them. Their tales of outsmarting poachers and protecting wildlife are enjoyed by all ages and I

want to save them.” In addition to the memorable skunk, the new volume features some clever Lake Champlain problem solving by Gaiotti along with a little trick pulled on some fishermen. Author Megan Price will be at the Bixby Library in Vergennes talking about her book this Saturday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. during the Holiday Stroll.

released this past January (she was a Brandon resident then, if you recall our story on the book). Earlier this month, Amazon.com announced its list of the best books of the year, and the retailing behemoth picked “The Bear and the Nightingale” as “Best of 2017” in the Science Fiction and Fantasy category. Incidentally, “The Bear and the Nightingale” is the first of a projected trilogy.

of United Way of Addison County and the many local nonprofits it helps support. Friends of Panther Hockey and Middlebury College authorized a 50/50 raffle during the women’s and men’s games this past weekend, which netted more than $1,500 that will go directly to programs supporting health, education, and financial stability in Addison County. United Way officials thanked FOPH President Scott Needham and the Panther hockey coaches for their support.

The American Red Cross is asking Vermonters to nominate a slate of “Everyday Heroes” awards for 2018. These folks will be lauded as “ordinary people doing extraordinary things,” according to Red Cross officials. Categories for recipients include Good Samaritan, military member, firefighter, law enforcement officer, international services group, animal rescue citizen, aquatics (lifeguard or ordinary citizen, medical professional, community impact group, community service individual and Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominees must be Vermont residents and the heroic act/rescue must have taken place between Dec. 1, 2016, and Nov. 30, 2017. Nominations are due by Dec. 15. More information can be found at redcross.org/local/ new-hampshire-vermont/everydayheroes-vt.

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) for cheese, $15 for pepperoni, and $15 for sausage/mushroom/onion. Proceeds will benefit Friends of Ripton School Inc., which supports school enrichment programs for the students. Call or email to pre-order by 3 p.m. on Friday — 388-2208, or wleeds@acsdvt.org. Congratulations to East Middlebury writer Katherine Arden, whose debut novel, “The Bear and the Nightingale,” was a hit when it was

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(Continued from Page 1A) Rent for the average two-bedroom apartment in Addison County is $1,016 per month. So a family would need to earn $40,000 annually to afford a twobedroom apartment. But a minimum wage earner can only afford $475 per month and still hope to pay other household bills. “Today, people living in our housing work at Shaw’s, Hannaford’s, the Gulf Station, local farms, community care homes, Junction Subaru, Dunkin Donuts, Porter Hospital, the Counseling Service of Addison County, Middlebury College, Three Squares Café and United Technologies, to name just a few,” Ready said. “Often, the hours offered are at night or on the weekend. Transportation and childcare are tough to come by. But even though minimum wage is rising, people still don’t take home enough to pay for the high cost of housing. “People can do all the right things and still not quite make it,” she added. Many shelter residents have a high school diploma or less, thus limiting their opportunities for professional advancement. “They are competing with people who have access to better paying jobs,” Ready said. So the shelter is finding itself increasingly housing folks that are working, but who can’t afford a place of their own. And there are limited subsidies to help folks get into affordable housing, Ready noted. This is a major reason why JGHS has now become more than a place to get three hots and a cot until the weather gets warmer. And that’s why JGHS has expanded its role to include many services aimed at making its homeless clients more self-sufficient. The organization works in cooperation with other Addison County social service groups to offer counseling, tenant skills, employment advice, and information on how to access other support services for which they might qualify. “Our job is to bridge the gap, and sometimes it’s a big gap,” Ready said. During the past year, JGHS provided shelter/housing and services to 254 people at its five multi-unit houses in Vergennes, Middlebury and Shoreham. Approximately one-third of the households served were fleeing violence. The JGHS served people from 15 countries, many of them refugees or people seeking asylum. There continues to be a lengthy waiting list for homeless-related services, not only in Vergennes, but throughout the state. On one particular day last week, the John Graham Shelter was at capacity, hosting seven families with children, along with 12 individuals. “There are 60-70 people in our buildings every day,” Ready said. JGHS this past year also delivered

services to another 89 people needing help with housing applications, food shelf assistance and other resources, according to Ready. While resources are stretched thin, Ready had some good news to share last week. John Graham Housing & Services will administer eight new “Rapid Rehousing vouchers” that will benefit homeless families in Addison County. The two-year vouchers are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and entitle the holder to rental assistance, case management and help finding work. Addison County’s Local Housing Solutions group will approve applications for the vouchers. The panel has already OK’d three shelter households. Eligible clients of such organizations as WomenSafe, the Addison County Parent-Child Center and the Counseling Service of Addison County will also be considered. John Graham Shelter officials will continue to follow past clients to make sure they don’t stumble along the way. “Once people are out of their (subsidized) units, we don’t want them to be homeless again,” Ready said. SLEEPOUT The annual “Sleepout” near the Otter Creek Falls is one of JGHS’s biggest fundraising efforts. This year’s edition will take place on Saturday, Dec. 2. It will begin with a candlelight vigil on the Middlebury green beginning at 4 p.m. Participants can bring a bag of food, a box of diapers, toiletries, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, a new quilt or set of sheets for a family moving into a home. The Sleepout will take place on the Marble Works side of the Otter Creek Falls, following a meal at St. Stephen’s Church. Participants will pitch tents or other makeshift shelters and spend one night experiencing what the homeless feel on a regular basis — cold, anxiety and uncertainty. Each Sleepout member is seeking financial sponsors, with the money going to JGHS. For information on how to contribute and/or donate, log on to tinyurl.com/yajub2gf. As of last Wednesday, Sleepout pledges stood at approximately $35,000. Ready was hoping for more support as time ticks away toward the big event. Area advocates for the homeless said raising funds for local causes is becoming more challenging. One of the major reasons: other worthy causes on the national (Hurricanes Harvey and Irma) and global (Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico) stages are competing for limited philanthropic dollars. “We really need local people to support local services and the United Way,” Ready said.

Sammie (Continued from Page 1A) better life for herself and Hunter. “I don’t want Hunter to go through a roller-coaster life like I have,” Sammie said last week as she gently cradled the little sprout from which she hopes a better future will bloom. She was unaware of her pregnancy during her early weeks at the shelter. She was somewhat alarmed upon learning the news. It would be another mouth to feed when she couldn’t feed her own. “I was really scared, at first,” she recalled. “I didn’t know if I was

ready.” But Sammie said she found confidence thanks to support at the shelter — not only from staff, but from other residents with whom she shared her pregnancy experience. Then came the ultrasounds and the anticipation. “(Hunter) won,” she said with a smile. A new life flickering during a time of despair. A glimmer of hope. Another catalyst for motivation and self-sacrifice. Sammie spent more time exercising and eating right — things she said she might not have done were she still homeless and surrounded by the “wrong people.” She was referred to the Addison County Parent-Child Center, which gave her information on how to bring her baby into the world. When it came time to have Hunter, one of her shelter-mates accompanied her to Porter Hospital to provide support. And another of her former sheltermates — now living in an apartment — will serve as Hunter’s caregiver when Sammie returns to work at a Vergennes food-service business in a couple of weeks. Like other John Graham Shelter residents who are employed, Sammie maintains her sense of optimism by holding a job. She knows it will be an uphill climb, but she wants to pay it forward. Sammie has earned her high school diploma and wants to continue her education so she can become a drug addiction counselor. “I want to help other people,” she said. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017

MATT DICKERSON

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Women’s hoop nets two road victories

Giving the gift of time (and Nordic skiing)

My wife, Deborah, and I both come from families with traditions of Christmas gift-giving: wrapping objects in boxes with bows and pretty paper, placing them under an evergreen tree for a few weeks, and then gathering around that tree as a family on Christmas morning and tearing off the wrapping we spent so much time putting on. For the first 30 years of our lives together — including especially our first 27 years as parents — we continued that tradition. Thus every year our collection of material possessions (and our corresponding need for additional storage space) increased. Though I have nothing against that tradition, this year we are breaking it. Sort of. We have reached a liminal moment. A few months ago, our youngest “child” turned 20; we no longer have teenagers living in the home. And this year, we also won’t be putting presents under our tree. Not for our kids. Not for each other. We are giving instead the gift of time. In particular, we are giving the gift of time together. We are forcing our kids (and their significant others) to go on a family three-day, two-night, lodgeto-lodge cross-country ski trip in the Maine backcountry. The seed of the trip was planted a year and a half ago when I visited the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Little Lyford Lodge east of Greenville, Maine, on their 100-Mile Wilderness property between Moosehead Lake (See Dickerson, Page 3B)

PANTHER FRESHMAN MICHAEL Fahie tallied a goal and two assists in Middlebury’s 6-3 loss to Lawrence in the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout Friday night.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Men’s hockey falls at home tourney Young team shows signs of promise

ScoreBOARD COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 11/24 Lawrence vs. Midd..........................6-3 11/25 Norwich vs. Midd............................5-1 Women’s Hockey 11/25 Elmira vs. Midd...............................4-1 11/26 Adrian vs. Midd. .................... 3-2 (OT) Women’s Basketball 11/21 Midd. vs. Johnson.......................74-27 11/26 Midd. vs. Clarkson......................53-49 Men’s Basketball 11/21 Midd. vs. Johnson.......................84-77 11/26 Midd. vs. Endicott.......................78-67

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey 12/8 Brookline at MUHS....................... 7 PM Wrestling 12/9 .........OV & Mt Abe at St. J Tournament COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 12/1 Midd. at Conn............................... 7 PM 12/2 Midd. at Tufts................................ 4 PM 12/8 Midd. at Hamilton.......................... 7 PM 12/9 Midd. at Amherst........................... 3 PM Women’s Hockey 12/1 Conn. at Midd............................... 7 PM 12/2 Conn. at Midd............................... 3 PM 12/9 Castleton at Midd.......................... 3 PM Women’s Basketball 11/29 RPI at Midd...................................Late 12/1 Midd. at Colby-Sawyer............ 5:30 PM 12/5 Plattsburgh at Midd.................. 5:30 PM 12/7 Sage at Midd................................ 7 PM 12/8 Midd. at Skidmore......................... 8 PM Men’s Basketball 12/5 Plattsburgh at Midd.................. 7:30 PM 12/8 Midd. at Skidmore......................... 6 PM Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

PANTHER SENIOR VINCENT Gisonti redirects a shot in front of the Lawrence goal during Friday night’s opening round of the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout at The Chip.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — Despite speed in its play and flashes of promise, the young Middlebury College men’s hockey team came up short twice this past weekend, when the Panthers hosted the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout. On Friday Lawrence (Wisc.) pulled away late to defeat Middlebury, 6-3, and on Saturday Norwich bested the Panthers by what could be fairly called a misleading 5-1 final. Coach Neil Sinclair’s young Panthers are coming off a three-win season and fell to 0-4 with those results. But Sinclair believes there is reason for hope for a team with only five seniors and five juniors on a roster of more than 30 and is relying on young players in key roles. Sinclair said as the team matures, both in adapting to the speed of the college game and in learning to be smarter about penalties, he expects its fortunes to improve, especially if it can maintain the positive frame of mind it has displayed so far. “I’m obviously disappointed. We’re disappointed in the last two years, and

that’s hard,” Sinclair said. “But I think in terms of the energy and the enthusiasm, yes, we’re feeling good about it. We feel like we’ve got a really good core.” “Pushing through” mental hurdles will pose as big a challenge as any, he said. “It’s learning how to win hockey games. And that’s the hard part for us now, figuring that part of things out and understanding how to manage those key moments in the game,” Sinclair said. “It’s managing those moments and getting through them. And with our youth that’s part of the culture we’re trying to rebuild again. It’s developing the winning attitude and how do you win games and close them out.” For example, vs. Norwich the Panthers were outplaying the Cadets in the first period, in which they ended up outshooting Norwich, 9-6. But a five-minute major penalty killed their momentum and allowed Norwich to escape the period with a 1-1 tie. The Panthers then controlled play early in the second, but then allowed a goal (See Panthers, Page 2B)

Men’s basketball tops Endicott, reaches 4-0 BEVERLY, Mass. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team went on an 11-0 run to close the first half on the way to a 78-67 victory over host Endicott on Sunday. The 4-0 Panthers, ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division III in the early going, return to action on Dec. 5 with a 7:30 p.m. home game vs. Plattsburgh. Endicott, which defeated the Panthers in Middlebury a year ago, dropped to 2-1.

The game was tied at 15-15 before the Panthers went on a pair of big runs on the way to a 38-23 lead at the break. A 10-1 surge capped by an Adisa Majors jumper at 5:51 made it 26-26. The Gulls cut it to 27-23 before the Panthers’ 11-0 run, highlighted by Hilal Dahleh’s five points. Middlebury opened the second half with an 11-6 run to lead by a game-high 20, 49-29. The Gulls fought back to within six twice —

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59-53 on a Joe Del Ricci three with 7:30 and 61-55 on a Keith Brown layup at 6:32. But Middlebury scored five points on its next two possessions on a three from Dahleh and a layup by Nick Tarantino to nail down the win. Jack Daly led Panthers with a game-high 19 points to go along with nine assists and nine rebounds. Tarantino collected 17 points and 10 boards, while Matt Folger contrib-

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uted 14 points and nine rebounds. Dahleh finished with a career-high 18 points on six-for-seven shooting, with four threes, four rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Brown, the nation’s leading scorer at 41.5 points per game entering the day, led Endicott with 15 points, while Del Ricci added 14. Middlebury held big advantages in points in the paint (44-16) and rebounds (58-30).

POTSDAM, N.Y. — The Middlebury College women’s basketball team won twice on the road recently to improve to 4-0 heading into the Panthers’ home opener vs. RPI, which was played on Wednesday after deadline for this paper. The Panthers will play at Colby-Sawyer on Friday before hosting Plattsburgh on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. On this past Sunday the Panthers outlasted host Clarkson, 53-49. The Golden Knights fell to 3-2. The Panthers outscored Clarkson, 16-7, in the second quarter to lead at the break, 31-22. Middlebury pushed the lead to 37-26 at 5:57 of the third on a Kira Waldman trey, but Clarkson answered with a 13-2 run to cut the lead to 39-37. A late three from Sabrina Weeks helped the Panthers retain a 42-40 lead after three. A jumper from Sarah Kaufman, a Colleen Caveney free throw, and two free throws from Maya Davis gave the Panthers a 47-40 lead with 6:13 left. Clarkson moved to within one at 3:39 and was down by 51-48 with 15 seconds left, when Molly Stewart got a good look at a game-tying shot. But Alex Huffman rebounded the miss for the Panthers, and they held on. Davis and Catherine Harrison led Middlebury with eight points apiece, while Huffman and Weeks each had (See Basketball, Page 2B)

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(Continued from Page 1B) against the run of play, and Norwich seized the momentum. “We took a five-minute major in the first period,” Sinclair said. “We had to get through it, and we almost did. I thought we were playing really well, and then we hit a lull in the second, and we just couldn’t get through it. Part of it is our youth, and part of it is us just trying to get confident and get through those moments. And those are some of the hurdles we have to get over.” In Saturday’s first period Norwich goalie Tom Aubrun made solid stops on Panther freshman Michael Fahie (twice) and sophomores Trevor Turnbull and Danny Tighe as the Panthers launched the game’s first five shots, three on an early power play. But a boarding major at 5:30 opened the door for the 5-3-1 Cadets, who after sophomore goalie Brian Ketchabaw stopped two shots and junior defenseman Jimmy McKee blocked another, took the lead at 9:05. Kale Kane did the damage with a high shot from the bottom of the right wing circle. Fahie, who was named to the all-tournament team, equalized for Middlebury at 14:38, when he tipped McKee’s shot from the right point inside the far post, with sophomore center Owen Powers getting the second assist. Early in the second Aubrun denied junior Kamil Tkaczuk from the high slot and then made a kick save on freshman defender Eric Jeremiah as the Panthers pressed. Ketchabaw made two stops on Jack Griffin, but Middlebury had the territory. But the Cadets’ Jordan Hall struck next. He beat a Panther defender to the bottom of the right wing circle, and his shot from a sharp angle trickled in off Ketchabaw at 6:31. Norwich picked up the pace and, Taeron Lewis scored three minutes later, roofing the rebound of a Christian Thompson wraparound bid. David Robertson made it 4-1 on the power play at 13:32, blasting a one-timer from the center point that beat Ketchabaw, who finished his afternoon with 13 saves: Sinclair then put senior Stephen Klein in goal. Ketchabaw, after an excellent .919 save percentage a year ago, has stopped pucks at a .733 clip in three appearances, one start, this winter. Klein made 15 saves and allowed one score, Alec Brandrup’s screened shot at 14:12 of the third from the top of right circle. The Panthers’ best chances in the third came on a McKee deflection with 3:12 to go and a Mark McLellan bid at 1:40, but Aubrun smothered both. On Friday Lawrence (which fell to Plattsburgh, 4-2, in Saturday’s tourney final) scored three times in the final 8:20, including an empty-netter, to defeat Middlebury, 6-3. Fahie’s first career goal gave Middlebury the lead 3:32 into the game. Powers won a faceoff back to freshman defender Ryan Ashe, and Fahie

(Continued from Page 1B) seven. Waldman chipped in with six points on two threes, while Harrison pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds to go with three blocked shots. Huffman added nine rebounds and a four assists for the Panthers. Madison Shea paced Clarkson with game-highs of 15 points and seven assists to go along with nine rebounds. Middlebury outrebounded Clarkson, 53-36, and limited Clarkson to 23.7 percent shooting, including two for 16 in the fourth quarter. On Nov. 21 Middlebury bolted to a big early lead in a 74-27 win over host Johnson State (0-2). Middle-

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redirected Ashe’s shot. The Vikings’ Zach Briscoe tied the game about three minutes later, and Middlebury regained the lead at 8:59, when Tkaczuk took a Fahie pass in the slot and pinged a shot in off the left post with the teams skating four-on-four. Lawrence knotted the score at 2-2 at 8:59 of the second on a Matt Beranek one-timer from the right circle after a Panther turnover. Late in the period the Panthers got the short end of the calls when a rare fight broke out, with Middlebury receiving a two-minute minute and a five-minute major and game misconduct to Vincent Gisonti, while the Lawrence received two minors even though Lawrence instigated the fray. Gisonti then had to sit out on Saturday. In the third period, the Vikings still had power-play time, but Lawrence goalie Evan Cline had to use his left pad to deny Alex Heinritz’ shorthanded breakaway. Less than a minute after Middlebury successful killed off the penalty Viking Jack Roeper scored from the slot to make it 3-2. Middlebury tied the game at 8:51 when Powers scored his first career goal. Powers cut into the high slot from the right-wing circle and ripped a wrister home. But at 11:40 Lawrence took advantage of a failed clear, and Nick Felan tapped in a shot that bounced off the boards behind the net. The Panthers pressed for the equalizer, but Lawrence’s Josh Koepplinger made it 5-3 with 2:55 to go on a twoon-one break, and an empty-netter created the final. Klein finished with 30 saves, while Cline made 24 stops for Lawrence. Sinclair said he can point to costly mental mistakes in each of their four games, but can also fairly state the Panthers “play with pace and energy”

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE FRESHMAN Alex Heinritz fights for a faceoff during Friday’s game against Lawrence.

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and have plenty of potential. “I think we’re playing really well in spurts,” he said. “We’re playing the high-tempo, high-pressure game we

want to play, and we’re doing it really well, and there are times when it breaks down. And those are the things we’re working on fixing.”

Women’s hockey falls to ranked teams in Plattsburgh PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Middlebury College women’s hockey team dropped two games to top NCAA Division III competition in this past weekend’s Panther-Cardinal Classic, hosted by Plattsburgh State. On Friday No. 3 Elmira defeated the No. 8 Panthers in the first round, 4-1, and on Saturday No. 4 Adrian edged the Panthers in overtime, 3-2. The 2-2 Panthers, who were still playing shorthanded due to injuries in Plattsburgh, will look to get back on track this weekend, when they host NESCAC rival Connecticut on Friday at 7 p.m. and on Saturday at 3 p.m. On this past Friday Elmira (7-0), which defeated Plattsburgh, 4-2, in Saturday’s championship, scored the game’s final three goals in the Soaring Eagles’ 4-1 victory. Elmira’s Shannon Strawinski netted a power-play rebound to give her team the lead with 2:52 left in the first period. The Panthers’ Jessica Young tied the game with a power-play goal 4:33 into the second session. Young converted a cross-crease pass from Maddie Winslow. The assist was the 100th point of Winslow’s career (42 goals, 58 assists). Elmira went back on top at 11:12 of the period, when Emma Crocker scored in front after a shot bounced off the backboards right to her stick. The Soaring Eagles made it 3-1 game 2:48 into the third when Crocker netted her own rebound. Kristin Chivers made it 4-1 with 4:38 remaining. Elmira held a 35-34 shots advantage in the game, and Elmira goalie Kelcey Crawford made 33 stops. Lin Han made 31 stops for Middlebury. On Saturday Adrian (7-2-1) scored 4:05 into overtime to win, 3-2 in the consolation game. Young put Middlebury on top with 3:19 remaining in the first period. After winning a faceoff to Anna Zumwinkle at the left point, Young tipped

bury led by 27-4 after one quarter and 50-9 at the half. Thirteen Panthers scored and the Middlebury defense forced 31 turnovers that resulted in 40 points. Caveney scored 10 and Weeks added six points in the first quarter as the Panthers took charge. They finished tied for the game high with 12 apiece. Kirsten Long and Betsy Knox added eight points apiece for the Panthers, while Huffman dished out four assists and picked up six steals. Jocelyn Pellerin led Johnson with nine points, and Christle Page added six.

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AMERICAN MIKAELA SHIFFRIN carves through the slalom course at Killington Sunday, right, on her way to victory in the FIS World Cup race. Above, Shiffrin, the defending Olympic champion in the slalom and onetime Burke Mountain Academy student, acknowledges cheers from a crowd of thousands that showed up for the two-day event. On Saturday, Shiffrin was second to Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg in the giant slalom. Photos by Alex Klein

Dickerson (Continued from Page 1B) and Baxter State Park. While staying at the lodge to do a story on wild brook trout and the AMC’s river restoration project, and becoming enamored with some of the roughly 80,000-acre property, I read a brochure on their cross-country skiing. Between three historic wilderness lodges on the property, and another private lodge nearby, it is possible to do a lodgeto-lodge trek up to five days and four nights, staying at a different lodge each night. You do the skiing. The AMC provides a warm place to stay (including hot showers) and takes care of your meals and hauling your gear on snowmobile from lodge to lodge. Deborah and I have enjoyed some wonderful cross-country skiing in Vermont over the past three decades, including an inn-to-inn ski tour beginning at Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen making use of the Catamount Trail. Spending an afternoon skiing through quiet New England woods is especially delightful when you know there is a hot shower and hot meal awaiting you at the end of the day. The “Country Inn” tour in Vermont was delightful enough to prompt us to try something closer to a wilderness lodge experience on the AMC property. So last March, when

the snow was nearly gone in Vermont but a blizzard had dropped several feet of fresh snow in Maine, we booked a night at Little Lyford, and then a second night eight miles away at Gorman Chairback. Although it is possible to drive to Little Lyford in the summer on gravel lumber roads, in the winter guests go in on skis. It’s part of what makes it feel like a wilderness lodge rather than a country inn. We arrived at the winter parking lot just after midday, tagged our duffle bag to be transported by snowmobile and left in the shed, then started down the trail. The ski in from the parking lot to Little Lyford is a relatively easy trek a little over a half-dozen miles through rolling wooded terrain. There are a couple routes to choose from: a quiet trail through the woods and a more open trail along the snowmobile route. Though in hindsight I should have picked the former, we ended up on the latter, which made for some long, fast downhills. We passed a few snowmobile hauling sleds of food and supplies, and also passed (and were passed by) a few other skiers, but for the most part the trail was quiet as we skied through forests of evergreens and hardwoods, over streams and past wetlands, with occasional views

of distant hills. When we arrived and were shown to our private cabin, we found it already warm with a fire going in the woodstove. We felt spoiled. We had time for another short excursion on the trails near the lodge, and then made our way to the main lodge for a delicious, family-style meal ending with hot, homemade pies. The lodge is off the grid, and the cabins are heated by wood and lit with gas lamps. But there is power there, and the dining area is lit with electric lamps. More importantly, the showers are hot. We made use of them. The second day was much the same. We skied from Lyford to Gorman — a slightly newer and larger main lodge — along a much narrower (groomed but snowmobilefree) winding trail through the woods along the West Branch of the Pleasant River. The air grew warm enough to ski in t-shirts. As we paused trailside for a lunch in the sunshine, we began to think how enjoyable it would be to take an adventure like this with the whole family. By the time we had settled into a private cabin up at Gorman — where once again the woodstove was already lit when we arrived — and watched the sun set over the lake in front of

the cabin, our wishful thinking was turning into actual planning. What would it be like to skip all the shopping and wrapping, skip the accumulation of more possessions we don’t really need, skip the excessive American demands on world resources, and ignore the constant appeal of consumerism in the commercials that would bombard us from October until Dec. 23? The more we thought about it, the more we liked the idea. After another amazing meal, the decision was solidified. This would be our family Christmas present in 2017. I know it is cliché to speak of time speeding up when you get older, but some things have become cliché because they are true. Part of our motivation for our plans this year were how much we enjoyed our March 2017 ski trip and our (selfish) desire to do it again ourselves, part was the less selfish desire to share the delightful ski trip with our family, and part was the conscious decision to step back from the consumerism of our culture. But mostly it was just a desire to value time with family (especially time away from the constant distractions of internet and cell phones) more than possessions. Our only regret is wishing we had done it earlier.

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McVay, Birdsey RIPTON – Rosemary McVay, science teacher at the North Branch School in Ripton, is to be married to Tal Birdsey, head teacher at the North Branch School, in Ripton this December. Rose is the daughter of Elaine and Jim McVay, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Tal is the son of Ginger and Ralph Birdsey of Atlanta, Ga. The wedding will be a small family affair two days after the winter solstice at the home of Rose and Tal in Ripton. Joining the wedding party will be the children of Rose: Bianca Messner, Henry Birdsey, Calder Birdsey, and Reed Messner, Chase Messner, and Dalia Wolkoff. Cindy and Michael Jared Messner; and Tal’s children: Seligmann, of Ripton, will officiate.

THE VERGENNES CONGREGATIONAL Church Choir, conducted by Bill Bowers, will be one of many musical performances at the church’s fundraising holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m.

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• Hannah Brown and Sean Seguin of Orwell, Nov. 20, a girl, Normandie Marie Seguin. • Carrie (Daigneault) and Nathaniel Smith of Ferrisburgh, Nov. 20, a girl, Saylor Addison Smith. • Heather and Jason Disorda of Leicester, Nov. 22, a girl, Ruth Ann Disorda. • Amanda Warren and David Dolginow of Weybridge, Nov. 24, a girl, Harriet Appell Dolginow.

VERGENNES — For the second year, the Vergennes Congregational Church is hosting a musical event to aid Addison County neighbors in need. The Church sanctuary will echo with music from many performers on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Performers include the O’hAnleigh Irish Folk group; Emily Sunderman, classical string music; Ava Kelly, vocalist; Josh, Addie and Olivia Brooks, vocals and guitar; Margie Bekoff, harpist accompanied by Jim

Morse; Vergennes Congregational Church Choir conducted by Bill Bowers and Sue O’Daniel; and Jenny Bower, Vermont’s organist of the year, at the Church’s historic 1879 Hook and Hasting organ. Each of these talented musicians is donating their time and musical abilities to raise dollars to assist many local people with heat, electricity, doctor and dentist bills, rent, transportation expenses and more. Just recently, Reverend Gary Lewis

supplied bus dollars to an asylum seeker to attend English language classes in Middlebury. He helped others with auto repairs and a veterinary bill. Every month locals reach out to him directly for aid, but he also works with a number of County agencies, including HOPE, the Counseling Service, WomenSafe, area schools, and the John Graham Shelter, which come to him for special needs. The Church is grateful to all who contributed to last year’s event and

hope this year will be as successful. Admission is free, but any donation, large or small, will be appreciated, and every dollar will go toward community folk who need a boost. Come to the Church at 30 S. Water Street, Vergennes, on Dec. 10 and enjoy. A reception with light refreshments will follow the concert. Contact 802-877-2435 or vucc@vergennes. org with any questions. Donations are tax deductible.

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THE MIDDLEBURY GARDEN Club decorated Ilsley Public Library Tuesday with an array of not only holiday greens, but also seasonal sweets. The theme of the decorating scheme this year is “It’s a Candy Cane Holiday.” Club members had a workshop to create all kinds of candy cane trees, gingerbread houses and red-and-white wreaths made from straws. They decorated a big tree by the reference desk. Club members also created beautiful arrangements of all kinds of greens and special ornaments. This year, for the first time, arrangements were made by the club for the library to sell them to benefit The Friends of Ilsley Library. The club hoped that people would stop by and enjoy the display this Saturday during the Very Merry Middlebury activities downtown. Photos by Barbara Blodgett

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Man cited for not registering as sex offender BRISTOL — On Nov. 14, Bristol police arrested Aaron Orbit Gould, 28, of Bristol and cited him for failing to register as a sex offender. Gould had moved from the address he’d listed with the Vermont Sex Offender Registry and had failed to notify the appropriate agencies in the required time. Gould had been convicted of a separate Sex Offender Registry violation in September. After arraignment on this latest charge, Gould was released on conditions imposed by the court. In other recent activity, Bristol police: • Conducted morning and afternoon foot patrols on Main Street and on Mountain Street and in areas near Bristol Elementary School on Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. • Check security at Mount Abraham Union High School on Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19. • Processed fingerprints on Nov. 14, 15, 16 and 17, for four individuals total. • Began investigating a report of the theft of medication on Nov. 13. • Conducted 30 minutes of town-

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OA (OVEREATERS ANON‑ YMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ day’s 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.

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TAG SALE. HUGE CLEAN OUT! Building materials, small tools, doors, windows, misc. office supplies and lots of free stuff. Mill Bridge Construction, 319 Pulp Mill Bridge Road, Middlebury. Fri‑ day, December 8, 8am‑4pm. Saturday, December 9, 8am‑2pm.

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Opportunities 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.

Help Wanted BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

SPIRITUAL AWAKEN‑ INGS MEETING of Alcohol‑ ics Anonymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Friday, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middle‑ bury, VT. WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plaster‑ ing. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190. CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

Services

CDL BOOM TRUCK DRIVER

Candidate must have valid CDL driver's license and a clean and safe driving record. Ability to operate a boom is a plus. We will train the right person. Knowledge of building and construction materials helpful. Candidate must have a positive attitude and ability to provide excellent customer service in the yard and at jobsites. Physical Requirements include ability to be on feet all day when not driving a truck, including repeated walking throughout job sites and up and down stairs. Ability to lift products weighing up to 100 pounds and place on truck or unload from truck, and carry up-and-down ladders. Ability to work outdoors in all seasons and in all weather conditions. We offer competitive wages, a full array of benefits and a pleasant work environment. Stop in our 88 Exchange Street store and fill out an application or mail, fax or email your resume and cover letter to: r.k. MILES, Inc. attn: Human Resources PO Box , Manchester Center, VT  email hr@rkmiles.com • tel    • fax   

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OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) big book meet‑ ing. Thursday’s, 2 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.

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r.k. Miles, Inc. in Middlebury, VT is seeking a positive, energetic individual for the following position.

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THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT IS SEEKING A WEB PRODUCER/REPORTER

Account: New Haven, Town Of 2 Cols Wide To apply, please send a cover letter and resume Attn: Pam Correia, Town Treasurer/Clerk, Town of Panton, 3176 Jersey Street, Panton, VT 05491, or email to clerk@pantonvt.us. The position is open until filled. The Town of Panton is an equal opportunity employer.

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Otter Creek Child Center seeks Classroom Helpers!

Otter Creek Child Center was founded in 1984 in a turn-of-the–century farmhouse and strives to maintain the homelike atmosphere it provides. A private, non-profit organization, the center serves children ranging in ages 6 weeks to 6 years. Otter Creek is committed to providing high quality early care and education for all families. We believe diversity is an essential part of any community of learners. Otter Creek strives to be a leader in early childhood education by offering a curriculum which respects the rights of children and reflects their ability to construct their own knowledge. Interactions between teachers and children are nurturing, caring, and respectful of childrenʼs individual needs. The role of the teacher at Otter Creek is to be a researchers; paying close attention to what children are telling us about their Or contact The United Way of Addison County’s interests. Teachers are collaborators; working as partners with parents, children and each other in the support of childrenʼs search for Volunteer Center at www. understanding. In this way, learning becomes an interactive process that values imagination, creativity, joy and fosters a love of learning. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ For more information please call Tracy Corbett at 802-388-7189 or visit our volunteer site at: VolunteerDonate and click on http://unitedwayaddisoncounty.galaxydigital.com/need/. If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388-7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.

The Addison Independent in Middlebury, Vt., is seeking an energetic multimedia journalist to join the award-winning, twice-a-week newspaper’s staff. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellence in reporting and producing stories in text, audio and video formats. This position will feature a mix of classic print media and cutting-edge online news. As such, those applying should have a demonstrated experience in journalism and understanding of news writing and feature writing, as well as be interested and engaged in social media with an eye toward understanding the community and building reader loyalty. Some knowledge and experience with posting multimedia stories and content management systems a big plus. The job will include a lot of hands-on work improving the website, so candidates should bring ideas for doing that. Addisonindependent.com has been named the best news site in Vermont many times — our new hire will be responsible for making sure we continue and improve upon this tradition of excellence. The person we hire will be intelligent, curious, indefatigable and work well as part of a team. Also, the candidate must have a car, as in-person interviews are a must. Send a letter outlining your qualifications, resume and examples of your work to: news@addisonindependent.com. ADDISON COUNTY

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DIRECTORY

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Accounting

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LEAD BAKER: CHAM‑ PLAIN Orchards is search‑ ing for an energetic leader for our bakery department. You will lead our bakery staff in the production of our amazing apple pies & turnovers, delicious cider donuts and other value‑add‑ ed products such as apple butter & cider syrup. If you are a great leader, excellent baker and have a passion for awesome fresh foods please get in touch with us by sending your resume and 3 professional references to: hr@champlainorchards. com.

SUBURBAN PROPANE, NATIONWIDE provider of propane & related services has the following opening in the Rutland/Middlebury, VT area: Propane Support Tech‑ nician ‑ full time. Qualifica‑ tions: HS diploma or equiv‑ alent propane experience and/or Class B CDL with Hazmat preferred. Responsi‑ ble for inspecting, maintain‑ ing and filling cylinders. Sub‑ urban offers a competitive salary. Visit our website at: suburbanpropane.com. Search for job opening ID 17758. Background checks and pre ‑ employment drug tests are performed. Sub‑ urban Propane is proud to be an equal opportunity, af‑ firmative action employer of females, minorities, in‑ dividuals with disabilities and protected veterans in accordance with all appli‑ cable laws.

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.

SEEKING LIVE IN CARE‑ GIVER, compensation and room and board for eve‑ ning and overnight care for elderly couple. Addison County location. 15 minutes from Middlebury. Contact lincolnexpress@comcast.net or call 802‑999‑6373.

to the Addison Independent Call 388-4944 today

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MAINTENANCE TECHNI‑ CIAN/EQUIPMENT Opera‑ tor: Champlain Orchards has a full‑time opening for a talented Maintenance Tech‑ nician and Equipment Op‑ erator. If you have skills in Diesel Mechanics, Plumbing, Heavy Equipment operations and Carpentry, are good with your hands and love to make things work this could be a dream job for you. If you feel you are qualified for this position, want to be a part of a great team, have a strong work ethic and appreciate lo‑ cal food/agriculture we would love to hear from you. To apply send your resume and 3 professional references to: hr@champlainorchards. com.

Send resume and references to: Middlebury Family Health Attn: Stacy Ladd, Practice Administrator 44 Collins Drive Suite 201 Middlebury, VT 05753 sladd@middfam.comcastbiz.net

NOW HIRING:

Full- and Part-Time Sales Associates for flexible shifts Nights & Weekends included

FRESH FRUIT & SWEET CIDER production lines: Champlain Orchards has several full and/or part‑time, year‑round positions in our fresh fruit packing production area. As a part of our pro‑ duction & packing team you will ensure that our apples & specialty fruits are packed and ready for shipment to our customers. You will also be a part of our Sweet Cider production process. If you feel you are qualified for one of these positions, want to be a part of a great team, have a strong work ethic and appreciate local food/ agriculture we would love to hear from you. To apply send your resume and 3 professional references to: hr@champlainorchards. com.

Benefits available for F/T staff

Apply in person at:

Maplefields of New Haven Route 7, New Haven, VT Ask for Sherry or pick-up an application EOE

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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.

Zoning Administrator Starksboro, Vermont

Apply in person or pick up an application at:

The Town of Starksboro is seeking a part-time Zoning Administrator. Duties to include: implementation of land-use regulations; administering zoning permits; enforcement actions for non-compliance with land-use regulations; and assistance to the public, Planning Commission, and Development Review Board, including taking minutes at meetings. Position will also help the Selectboard and Town Clerk with planning and land-use related issues. Interested candidate must be available for evening meetings and daytime work at town offce; estimated 24 hours per week.

Corner of Routes 22A and 74 • Shoreham, VT

Maplefields –– Shoreham Service Center EOE

Applications preferred by Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Position open until filled. The Town of Starksboro is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Vermont State Housing Authority needs a topnotch, organized individual full time to handle maintenance & repair needs for residential properties in Middlebury, Brandon and/or Vergennes. Individual must be able to perform the necessary maintenance & repair work, respond at odd hours, work within budgets & time constraints & maintain records. High School + minimum 3 years related experience, reliable transportation & required level of vehicle insurance, valid driver’s license, clean driving record, your own hand tools & ability to move appliances & lift up to 100 # up or downstairs. For complete details and job description, visit www.vsha.org. Cover letter & resume to: HR, VSHA 1 Prospect St., Montpelier, VT 05602-3556. Equal Opportunity Employer

is seeking a Zoning Administrator to fill a part time position, approximately 20-24 hours per week. Prior zoning experience is desired. For a complete job description, please view the advertisement posted at the town website www.newhavenvt.com Please submit resume by December 9, 2017 to: New Haven Planning Commission Attn: Pam Kingman, Town Clerk 78 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472.

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MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Middlebury, VT

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled lumber mill positions due to employee retirement. You must be in good physical condition, have a desire to learn, be reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others. We will teach you the skills you need to use the technology investments we are putting in place. Mill work has a production bonus. SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus but not required, we will teach you the skills you need. Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

Agri-Mark has a full-time immediate opening for a THIRD SHIFT (12am-8am) Maintenance Mechanic. Flexible work schedule required, including rotating weekends, and working scheduled holidays. Mechanical background is a must. There is a wide variety of work to do. Willing to train, must have ambition to learn. Must be able to work both independently and as a team member. Excellent troubleshooting and ability to maintain equipment, and have a strong safety awareness. Position provides 40+ hours per week, paid leave and holidays. Offers a competitive starting wage and excellent benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and much more. Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:

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Attn: Ashley Jacobs 869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE M/F/D/V

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. E. MIDDLEBURY: SHARE A home w/ man in his 70s. Provide some companion‑ ship, housekeeping and cook 3‑4 meals/wk in ex‑ change for minimal rent. Pri‑ vate Bath. Would consider a pet. No deposit. 863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks req. EHO.

DOG TEAM ORIGINAL RECIPE Sticky Buns. Call 802‑349‑9473 for order and pickup time. 658 Exchange Street, Middlebury. HUDSON 21’ SAWMILL. 18 foot track, 3 blades. Barely used ‑ 5 hours total. Owner had a stroke and not fit to run it any longer. Like new. $2,900 for all. 802‑462‑3313 or 802‑349‑4230. Busy phone, keep trying.

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LOOKING FOR THAT unique, one of a kind gift, check out Compass Trea‑ sure Chest we have furni‑ ture, collectibles, new cloth‑ ing, toys, cherish teddies, stamp collection, Decora‑ tions and more. Come find treasures to create memo‑ ries. Located in Compass Music and Art Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon VT. Open Monday thru Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 10 to 5. SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: NorwoodSawmills. com. 1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N. SNOW TIRES ‑ 4 Fires‑ tone winter force. 205/60/16. Used 1/2 a season. $275 firm. 349‑8907.

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THOMASVILLE BEDROOM FURNITURE, like new con‑ dition. Large dresser with mirror, chest of drawers and night stand. Priced to sell. Call 802‑545‑2282. U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems. 802‑388‑4831.

A detailed job description is available at www.starksborovt.org. Salary will depend on qualifcations and experience. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to Town of Starksboro. P.O. Box 91, Starksboro, VT 05487 or starksboro@madriver.com

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WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bot‑ tler. Eye for detail and ac‑ curacy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

BRISTOL VILLAGE, LARGE 1 BEDROOM apart‑ ment, 1st floor of large Victo‑ rian house, sunny southern exposure, heat included. No pets or smoking. Ref‑ erences, Lease, security deposit. $825/mo. Available December 1st. Call Doug, 802‑578‑6049.

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

F O R R E N T: B R I D ‑ P O R T, C o m m e r c i a l / retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu. MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM Court St. apt. $1,100 per month plus deposit. Washer, dryer and heat in‑ cluded. 388‑2925. MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM ranch. Two car at‑ tached garage with automat‑ ic opener. Fully furnished, even beds and bedding. Big screen Sony. Central vacuuming, central air, 2 bathrooms, dishwasher, garbage disposal, all appli‑ ances, including washer and dryer. Front and back porch. Paved driveway. Nice lot, nice neighborhood. 3 miles or 7 minutes to Middlebury College, or Porter Hospi‑ tal. Lawn mowing, snow, and satellite dish included. $2,000 plus utilities. One month security deposit. (802) 388‑5474. MIDDLEBURY; 3 BED‑ ROOM apartment available, fully furnished. All inclusive heat, electric and water. $1,800/mo. 802‑349‑8544.

15 MINUTES FROM MID‑ DLEBURY spacious 2 bed‑ room, 2 bath apartment in country. $900 plus utilities and 1 month deposit. No pets or smoking please. Available December 1st. Call for photos. 802‑897‑5447.

MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent. 1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054. (Countryside Carpet and Paint)

2 CAR GARAGE in Bran‑ don. 24’x24’ with two 7’8”x6’8” high garage doors. Electricity and snow plowing included. $250/mo. Available immediately. 802‑352‑6678.

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE APT. Bright, hard wood floors, possible home office space. No pets, no smok‑ ing. References, security deposit, lease. $895/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

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.

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ORWELL: SHARE A HOME with a woman who enjoys yoga, vegetarian cook‑ ing, and dance. $400/mo. plus some help around her farm. 863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks req. EHO.

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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.

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RIPTON ONE BEDROOM CABIN, furnished or un‑ furnished. No smoking, no pets. $800/mo., plus utili‑ ties. 388‑2641.

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

VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes. All income/as‑ sets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. El‑ derly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www. summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110. NEXT WINTER’S WOOD, cut, split. Truck your own. $200 per cord. 802‑247‑6061.

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Real Estate CORNWALL, VT‑ A BEAU‑ TIFUL building lot for sale. Amazing view. Septic permit in place. Please call between 9a.m‑10a.m 802‑462‑3313. 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.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale. Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281. F I R S T C U T, 4 X 4 WRAPPED haylage bales. 802‑247‑6076. Can leave a message. WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, an‑ tique collectibles, etc. Visit www.bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/appraisal ser‑ vices available. House calls made free of charge.

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Public Notices Index Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on this Page 10B .

Addison County Courthouse (2) Addison County Solid Waste Management District (1) Cornwall (1) Ethan Allen Highway Storage (1) Leicester (1) Notice to Creditors (2) Orwell (1) Vergennes-Panton Water District (1) Weybridge (2) TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 7:00 PM, to pursue the following business: To review a subdivision request submitted by the Mary Lew Collins Trust to subdivide her land into a major subdivision of 5 lots as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission. The property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 23 and Perkins Road in Weybridge, Vermont. Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal. The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission 11/30 PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 247-5-17 ANPR

TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 7:00 PM, to pursue the following business: To review a subdivision request submitted by David Starr and Anne Hambleton to subdivide their lands into a minor subdivision of 2 lots as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission. The property is located at 1816 Morgan Horse Farm Road in Weybridge, Vermont. Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal. The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission 11/30 PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 489-11-17 ANPR

STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

IN RE THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND J. VANDERWAY

IN RE THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROBINSON PROVONCHA

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Raymond J. Vanderway late of Ferrisburgh, 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: November 22, 2017 Linda Vanderway, Administrator 22 Botsford Road Ferrisburgh, VT 05456

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of John Robinson Provoncha late of New Haven, 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: November 29, 2017 Steve Dow 2602 Case Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 989-3730 stevedow50@yahoo.com

Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: November 30, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 11/30

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Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: November 30, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 11/30

WARNING ANNUAL MEETING OF THE VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT, INC. DECEMBER 12, 2017

SEEKING A LIVE‑IN CAREGIVER compensa‑ tion and room and board for evening and overnight care of elderly couple. Addison County location. 15 minutes from Middlebury. Contact lincolnexpress@comcast. net or call 802‑999‑6373. STARKSBORO SMALL HOUSE, 1 bedroom with ex‑ tra room. House on shared owner’s property. $700/mo. plus all utilities. Security de‑ posit, references required. No smoking, no animals. 453‑5526.

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The legal voters of VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT, INC. are hereby notified and warned to meet at the V.P.W.D. office building on Canal Street in the City of Vergennes in said District, on the 12th day of December, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. to transact the following business to wit: ARTICLE I: To elect by ballot the following officers: (a) a moderator (b) a clerk (c) a treasurer ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports from the officers of the VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT, INC. ARTICLE III: To have presented by the Board of Commissioners of the VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT, INC. their estimate of expenses for the ensuring year and to appropriate such sum as it, the VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT, INC. deems necessary for said expenses together with the amount required to pay the balance, if any, left unpaid expressing said sum in dollars in its vote. ARTICLE IV: To establish salaries for the Commissioners and other elected officers of the Water District. ARTICLE V: To see whether the voters of said Water District will authorize its Board to borrow money pending receipt of water rents, by issuance of its notes or orders payable not later than one(1) year to date. ARTICLE VI: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting. Dated at Vergennes, Vermont, this 27THday of November, 2017 Maria L. Brown, Clerk VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT 11/27

Auctions Tom Broughton Auctioneer • Home • Estates • Commercial • Consignments Bridport, VT • 758-2494 tombroughtonauctions.com

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for November 23 & November 27 BEEF Pinello Deer Valley Elysian Fields R. Allen Blue Spruce Farm Foster Bros.

Costs Lbs. per lb 1760 .57 1605 .55 1555 .55 1530 .55 1425 .535 1810 .52

CALVES M. Wilbur Monument Farms102 Champlainside Farm Tudhope Farm D. Williams

Lbs. 110 102 96 109 95

Costs per lb 1.30 1.20 1.15 1.10 1.425

Dollars 1003.20 882.75 855.25 841.50 762.38 941.20 Dollars 143.00 122.40 110.40 119.90 135.38

Total # Beef: 212 • Total # Calves: 285 We value our faithful customers. Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs. For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF ADOPTED 2018 RATES

The Addison County Solid Waste Management District Board of Supervisors adopted its 2018 Annual Budget, including the Rate Schedule for Calendar Year 2018. The rate changes, effective 1/1/2018, are the following at the District Transfer Station in Middlebury: (1) No charge for Film Plastic & Plastic Bags; (2) $11/ea. for 35-gallon container of Business Food Waste; (3) Residential Motor Oil - No Charge up to 10 gallons/day, and $0.30/gal for >10 gallons/day; (4) Oil Filters – $5/pail for Business 5-gal pail full (crushed or uncrushed); (5) $15/cu.yd for stumps; and (6) General purpose mercury bulbs, No Charge for 10 or </day. For a copy of the 2018 Annual Budget and/or CY2018 Rate Sheet, please call the District at 802-388-2333, or e-mail the office at acswmd@acswmd.org. A copy of the 2018 Rate Sheet will be posted on the District’s website at www. AddisonCountyRecycles.org.

TOWN OF ORWELL HEARING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

The Orwell Development Review Board will meet on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Town Clerk’s Office to conduct the following business: 1. Permit #11-60-17: Orwell Village School District Glen Cousineau, OVS Chair for subdivision of property located at 494 and 436 Main Street. Information pertaining to this matter may be viewed M, T, Th, 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 and Fr. 9:30-12:00 and 1:006:00 at the Town Clerk’s Office. Ray Papandrea, Chair 11/30

PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos. REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

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ETHAN ALLEN HIGHWAY STORAGE NOTICE OF SALE

Here is notification of sale property of Courtney Forrest - unit #188 and Charles Jacien- unit #101 at Ethan Allen Highway Storage at 229 Ethan Allen Highway in New Haven, VT 05472. To be sold at public auction on December 9, 2017 at 9:00 am to the highest cash bidder. All sales are final. Unit must be broomed cleaned. 11/30, 12/7

AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

The Assistant Judges of Addison County invite the public to a meeting to discuss the preliminary proposed county budget for FY2018-2019 (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019). This meeting will not take the place of the Annual Meeting, which will be held in January 2018, but will allow for public participation in the preliminary budget process. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 9:00am at the Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury, VT. Alice M. George, Assistant Judge Irene Poole, Assistant Judge 11/20

TOWN OF LEICESTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SELECTBOARD TOWN PLAN REVIEW DECEMBER 18, 2017 • 6:30 PM TOWN OFFICE

PURPOSE OF HEARING: PUBLIC REVIEW FINAL DRAFT OF 2017 LEICESTER TOWN PLAN TOWN PLAN INFORMATION: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The Leicester Selectboard adopted the first Municipal Town Plan in 1971. The 2017 update is not only a vision for Leicester’s future, but a strategic road map for current and future planning decisions. Its purpose is to reflect the environmental, social, and economic issues and opportunities of the town, celebrate the many aspects of Leicester’s unique character, and provide guidance for protecting and cultivating the things that residents value most. This update includes a new Enhanced Energy Plan. Leicester’s Town Plan serves a number of planning and legal purposes. It serves as a visionary guide for the town. As such, it should be a reference for town officials to aid their decision making processes. It establishes goals for action and implementation, and suggests specific implementation steps. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AFFECTED: TOWN OF LEICESTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..........................................................................1 Leicester’s Past, Present, & Future .....................................2 Population & Housing...........................................................4 Economy ..............................................................................9 Utilities & Services ............................................................. 14 Emergency Management ...................................................17 Community Facilities ..........................................................19 Recreation ..........................................................................21 Education and Childcare ....................................................22 Transportation ....................................................................23 Enhanced Energy Plan ......................................................27 Natural Resources .............................................................52 Historic & Archaeological Resources .................................65 Land Use Plan....................................................................68 Compatabiltiy .....................................................................74 Implementation...................................................................76 Full text is available for review at the Town Office during office hours (m, t, th 9am -2pm). Town of Leicester, 44 Schoolhouse Road, Leicester, VT 05733 www.leicestervt.org

TOWN OF CORNWALL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CORNWALL TOWN HALL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 • 7:00 PM

Discussion Topic: One-Year Extension of Interim Bylaw Regarding Screening and Siting Requirements for Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Generation Plants 1. Authority; Implementation A. This interim Bylaw was enacted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §§ 2291(28), 4414(15), and 4415. B. In accordance with 24 V.S.A. §§ 2291(28)(A), 4414(15)(A) and 4415, this interim Bylaw is intended to be no more restrictive of ground-mounted solar electricity generation plants than the screening requirements governing new commercial development in Cornwall. C. The Cornwall Select Board is hereby designated as the municipal body to make recommendations to the Public Service Board applying this Bylaw to groundmounted solar electricity generation plants. D. This interim Bylaw was adopted by the Town of Cornwall due to the sudden changes wrought by Act 56 of the Vermont Legislature in the 2015 session and to set forth a clear, written community standard regarding the aesthetics of ground mounted photovoltaic systems. The effectiveness of this interim Bylaw, adopted as an emergency measure, shall be extended for one year from the date of its extension by the Cornwall Select Board, or for such extended term as may be allowed by 24 V.S.A. § 4415, while the Cornwall Select Board and Planning Commission continue to study the issue of ground mounted solar screening, siting, and setbacks in the Town. The Cornwall Select Board is extending the effectiveness this interim Bylaw for one year in order to protect the general welfare of Cornwall residents and land owners and to provide for orderly physical and economic development within the Town. 2. Definitions 3. Screening Requirements 4. Set Backs 5. Decommissioning 6. Good Neighbor Policy 7. Waiver 8. Severability 9. Effective Date: This interim Bylaw shall become effective upon the affirmative vote of the majority of the Cornwall Select Board, subject to the notice and public hearing requirements of 24 V.S.A. §4415. The full text of the interim by-law is available at the Town Clerk’s office or on the town’s website at www.cornwallvt.com. You may call Ben Marks, Selectboard Chair at 462-3536 or Ben Wood, Selectboard Member at 462-3216 with questions about the Interim By-law. 11/30

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Winter weather conditions might have caused several accidents ADDISON COUNTY — The light snowfall may have contributed to a couple car crashes that Vermont State Police responded to this past Sunday morning. First, on Nov. 26 at approximately 7 a.m., troopers at the New haven barracks were notified of a one-car crash on Tyler Bridge Road in Monkton. Police report that driver Viktoriia Tokarenko, 21, of Rochester, N.Y., attempted to slow down for a curve near Turkey Lane when the 2006 Honda Civic she was driving went off the roadway. Slippery road conditions were determined to play a factor in the collision. The Civic struck a mailbox and a utility pole. Tokarenko was uninjured, but the car was judged to be a total loss. Neither alcohol nor drugs were determined to be contributing factors in the collision. Vermont State Police were assisted by the Monkton Fire Department and Bristol Rescue Squad. Then, at around 8:30 a.m., state police were called to Wooster Road, near South Bingham Street, in Cornwall for a report of a one-car rollover crash. Police report that Carolina Harper, 33, of Burlington was driving too fast for conditions on the wet, muddy road, which caused the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek she was driving to leave the road and collide

with a tree, which caused the vehicle to roll onto its roof. Harper, who was wearing a seatbelt, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Porter Medical Center. The car was considered a total loss. State police issued a ticket for driving too fast. VSP were assisted by the Cornwall Fire Department and Middlebury Regional EMS. Separately, Vermont State Police are investigating a Nov. 24 burglary at the Vermont Cookie Love business off Route 7 in North Ferrisburgh, during which the culprit(s) made off with a store safe containing an unspecified amount of money. VSP Trooper Adria Pickin said the burglary was reported at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Preliminary investigation revealed the culprit(s) forced their way into building and removed a safe that had been bolted to the floor. The burglar(s) then left the business through a back door. Police said they have collected evidence from the scene and are looking for anyone who might have information that could help in the ongoing investigation. Anyone who can help solve this crime is asked to call VSP at the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at www. vtips.info or by texting “CRIMES” (274637) to Keyword: VTIPS. Meanwhile, on Nov. 22

— Thanksgiving Eve — between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. officers from the Vergennes, Bristol and Vermont State police departments and wardens from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department conducted a DUI (driving under the influence) checkpoint on Route 7 at Hunt Road in New Haven. Officers focused their efforts on locating individuals operating under the influence of alcohol and drugs. P o l i c e contacted a total of 551 cars with approximately 1,378 people during this checkpoint. Several persons were screened for impairment. These multi-agency checkpoints and high visibility patrols will continue in the Addison County area. In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On the morning of Nov. 21 conducted two, simultaneous saturation patrols on Route 22A and Route 7 in Shoreham and Salisbury, respectively. The purpose of these patrols was to focus on speeding, operator’s use of hand-held devices while driving, to ensure seatbelt use and to promote driver safety and education. Troopers stopped 14 vehicles and issued several traffic tickets and written warnings. Four of the tickets were for use of a hand-held

device while driving, two were to the commercial vehicles drivers; one traffic ticket was issued for a civil violation of possession of marijuana. These high visibility patrols will be continuing throughout the Addison County area in an effort to improve safety on public roads. • Received a call from Alan Mayer on Nov. 21 reporting that someone stole several gallon jugs of maple syrup and vandalized sugaring equipment at his maple sugar building at 4393 South Route 116 in Bristol sometime between 5 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 7:30 a.m. the next morning. State police ask anyone who may have seen and/or heard anyone in the area during this time to please contact Cpl. Michelle LeBlanc at the New Haven barracks at (802) 388-4919. • On Nov. 22 at approximately 1:35 p.m. were notified of a 2011 Silverado pickup running into a tree on South Lincoln Road near Orvis Road in Lincoln. Police said driver Ronald Brown, 63, of Lincoln told them that he was briefly distracted, looked away from the road and collided with the tree. A branch from the tree subsequently fell onto a nearby power line. There was light

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snow and the road was wet. Brown sustained no injuries but his vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage. Neither alcohol nor drugs played a factor in the collision, police said. State police were assisted on scene by the Lincoln Fire Department and Green Mountain Power. • On Nov. 24 at 10:48 p.m. stopped a motor vehicle on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh and ended up citing Megan Russell, 25, of Winooski for driving under the influence of drugs after a police Drug Recognition Expert evaluated Russell. • On Nov. 25 at approximately 11:18 a.m. stopped a 1997 Saturn SL on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh and cited John Ryea for driving with a criminally suspended license. Vermont State Police release a daily log of a selection of their activities. In Addison County, those activities included: • Nov. 20, agency assist, Lovers Lane behind the school, Bridport. • Nov. 20, directed patrol, Route 7 and Main Street, New Haven. • Nov. 21, consent search, Route 7, Salisbury. • Nov. 21, agency assist, Steeple Wood Lane, Ferrisburgh. • Nov. 21, citizen assist, Sunset Knoll Road, Panton. • Nov. 21, vandalism, Singing Cedars Road, Orwell. • Nov. 21, vandalism, Old Gravel Lane, Starksboro.

• Nov. 21, missing person, Route 116, Bristol. • Nov. 21, motor vehicle disturbance, Routes 7 and 125, Middlebury. • Nov. 21, suspicious person, River Road at Route 7, New Haven. • Nov. 21, citizen assist, Bisbee Road, Ferrisburgh. • Nov. 22, directed patrol, Route 7, New Haven. • Nov. 22, false alarm, Whiting. • Nov. 22, citizen assist, South Bingham Street, Cornwall. • Nov. 22, motor vehicle disturbance, Route 22A, Ferrisburgh. • Nov. 22, driving with a criminally suspended license, Stage Road, Benson. • Nov. 22, directed patrol, Main and North streets, Bristol. • Nov. 22, directed patrol, Main and Green streets, Vergennes. • Nov. 24, agency assist, Monkton Road, Vergennes. • Nov. 24, directed patrol, Route 7 and 22A, Ferrisburgh. • Nov. 24, alarm, West Street, Cornwall. • Nov. 24, vandalism, Leland Road, Salisbury. • Nov. 24, motor vehicle disturbance, Route 7, Ferrisburgh. • Nov. 25, traffic crash, Route 22A at Route 74, Shoreham. • Nov. 26, alarm, Sherman Lane, New Haven. • Nov. 26, agency assist, Main Street, Vergennes.

Shire town police issue drunk-driving citation during busy week MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Derek St. George, 22, of Jacksonville, N.C., for driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop on Route 23 on Nov. 23. Police said they measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.141 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08. In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Located a student who had run away from the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center on Nov. 20. • Served temporary restraining orders on two local men on Nov. 20. • Agreed to provide increased patrols in the town’s industrial park

in response to a local business owner who reported suspicious activity in the Exchange Street on Nov. 20. • Investigated a trespassing complaint at a Boardman Street business in Nov. 20. • Investigated a domestic disturbance at a Sidney Way residence on Nov. 21. • Check the welfare of a local man in the Court Square area on Nov. 21. Police said the check was requested by the man’s daughter, who said she had not heard from her dad in two years. Police contacted the man and asked him to call his daughter. • Heard from a Seymour Street resident on Nov. 21 who alleged a

“dark-skinned” woman pulled up to his property and stole a bench from his lawn. Police said the woman was wearing a parka and the bench was green, with wooden legs. The matter remains under investigation. • Seized some marijuana and related paraphernalia from a vehicle during a traffic stop on Route 7 North on Nov. 21. • Responded to four separate noise complaints in the areas around North Pleasant, Shannon and Weybridge streets on Nov. 21. Police said they also found

“underage drinking violations” at the Shannon Street location. • Investigated a trespassing complaint filed by a North Pleasant Street resident on Nov. 24. • Told a Wa s h i n g t o n Street resident to lower the volume of his music at around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 22. • Were asked to check on the status of an aircraft overdue at the Middlebury State Airport at around 10 p.m. on Nov. 22. Tragically, the plane was that of 89-year-old Norman Baker, who as the Addison

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Independent reported, perished when his aircraft crashed in Pittsford earlier that evening. • Located a woman on Nov. 25 in the Porter Hospital parking lot whom Counseling Service of Addison County officials believed might have overdosed on pills. Police said the woman was admitted to the hospital. • Helped an elderly woman who had become confused and lost while in the Marble Works complex on Nov. 25. • Received a report that a wallet had been stolen from the Middlebury Recreation Center on Nov. 25. The matter remains under investigation. • Responded to a noise complaint

in the North Pleasant Street area at around 4 a.m. on Nov. 25. Police said the culprits were told to quiet down. • Stopped a reportedly impaired driver on Main Street on Nov. 26. Police said the driver was fine. • Stopped a driver who had allegedly been seen driving erratically on Court Street on Nov. 26. Police said the driver was not impaired. • Warned a dog owner whose pet was running loose in the Methodist Lane area on Nov. 26. • Received a report about a person allegedly being assaulted while at Mister Ups Restaurant on Bakery Lane on Nov. 26. Police said the matter is under investigation.

State nets $18.9M for heating aid MONTPELIER — Vermont’s Congressional Delegation recently secured $18.9 million in federal funding for the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program. These funds will help 20,000 Vermont households keep warm this winter. Low-income households across Vermont can expect to receive an average of $879 to assist with winter heating costs. As the temperatures drop, many Vermonters are filling their heating tanks. For some households, it may be the first time they have filled their tanks since the revised Act 76 aboveground storage tank (AST) rules went into effect on August 15. The revised rules require inspections of fuel tanks by August 15, 2020 and offer steps homeowners can take if their tank fails inspection. In 2016, the Vermont General Assembly adopted Act No. 76, which required the Agency of Natural Resources to adopt rules to establish a mandatory inspection program for aboveground storage tanks. This program defines the inspection criteria and requirements for tagging tanks upon inspection failure, and offers ways to address noncompliant tanks. The rules were originally adopted to prevent fuel spills like those seen during Tropical Storm Irene, when thousands of gallons of fuel from over 100 tanks spilled into Vermont’s waterways and contaminated numerous businesses and homes. While the average cost for tank repairs is $400, the average cost of cleanup for a tank spill is $16,000. With an average of 75 spills each year, Vermonters end up paying more than $1 million dollars annually in cleanup costs. The revised rules which require an inspection every three years will reduce costly cleanups by identifying tanks that

are at risk of leaking or tipping over before a spill occurs. Under the revised rules, tank inspections must be performed at the following times: • Immediately after a new tank installation, • Immediately after initial delivery of fuel to a new tank system, • Prior to the initial delivery of fuel when the tank owner switches fuel carriers, • If not otherwise required by any of the above circumstances, the tank system shall be inspected once every three years; and • Upon removal of a tank system. If a tank does not meet inspection requirements, indicating that the tank has failed or is likely to fail, the tank will be ‘red-tagged.’ Because of the risk of a spill, the tank cannot be filled by a fuel truck until the tank is repaired or replaced. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association (VFDA) are working together to ensure every Vermonter has access to heating fuel and a safe fuel tank. DEC and VFDA are encouraging fuel dealers to conduct routine inspections during the spring and summer when there is ample time to secure financial assistance and make repairs. If dangerous tanks are encountered in the winter months and need to be ‘red-tagged,’ fuel companies can work with homeowners to install a temporary tank until the tank is replaced or repaired. A red-tagged tank can also be filled by hand with small amounts of fuel until the dangerous tank can be repaired or replaced. To review DEC guidance on hand-filling to ensure this process is done safely, visit tinyurl.com/ ycjlbxsc.

DCF runs the Weatherization Program and has allocated $100,000 to respond to “heating emergency” situations that may result from redtagged tanks this winter, and has an additional $750,000 available for other types of heating emergencies. DEC manages the Petroleum Cleanup Fund financial assistance program. This fund helps 300 Vermonters upgrade or replace their tanks every year. For homeowners seeking financial assistance to help with the cost of fixing or replacing a red-tagged tank, here are four places to start: • The Vermont Petroleum Cleanup Fund offers financial assistance to low-income residential tank owners for the removal, replacement and upgrade of an aboveground fuel oil storage tank. Go to tinyurl.com/ y8d9rhgd or call 802-828-1138 for more information. • The Emergency Furnace Repair and Replacement Program operated by the Office of Economic Opportunity can assist with financing the repair or replacement of a red tagged tank. Contact your local Community Action Agency for more information. • The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a Rural Economic Development loan and grant program for low income households. Go to rd.usda.gov for more information. • Green Energy Improvement Loan offered by VSECU is a lowincome loan for tank replacements. Go to vsecu.org or call 800-3715162 for more information. Beyond the winter season, DEC, DCF, and VFDA will continue to work with homeowners to provide financial assistance to repair or replace unsafe fuel tanks, and to reduce the cost of avoidable fuel spills for all Vermonters.

New Haven to host holiday party NEW HAVEN — The Town of New Haven and the New Haven Congregational Church are throwing a holiday party. Their Winterfest celebration will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, on the town green. Festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. with tasty treats and hot refreshments at the Congregational Church located on Town Hill Road across from the Town Green. Bundle up, get a cup of hot cocoa, tea, coffee, eggnog or cider, and come across the street to the town green.

At 5 p.m., the Memorial Tree, sponsored by the New Haven Volunteer Fire Department, will be lit on the town green. From 5-6 p.m. decorate the Memorial Tree, have a horse drawn wagon ride, warm hands by the fire barrels, make and eat s’mores, sing carols, and roast marshmallows and chestnuts on the town green with family, friends and neighbors while waiting for Santa to arrive at the bandstand around 5 p.m. The magical sounds of hand bell ringing, caroling with the choir, and

sing-a-long will begin at 6 p.m. at the New Haven Congregational Church. Free hot refreshments and yummy desserts will follow downstairs in the Church. Get together with family, friends and neighbors for some, or all of the free festivities and good cheer. All are welcome and all locations are ADA accessible. For more info, directions, to volunteer, or to make yummy treats to share, please contact Suzy Roorda at 802-4535978 or newhavenrec@gmavt.net.

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JACOB O’CONNELL, LEFT, and Storm Brown with their Abenaki economics and culture exhibit.

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LOGAN LEWIS AND Savannah Blanchard staff the Proctor and Marble Valley exhibit.

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OV students create ‘Moosalamoo Museum’ By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Students in the Moosalamoo Center program at Otter Valley Union High School have taken presentational learning to whole new level. Students this month unveiled their Moosalamoo Museum, which closed Nov. 21. The Moosalamoo Outdoor Education Program began at OV in 2005 and offers 10th-12th-grade students interested in the outdoors a chance to learn about ecology by doing. It’s called experiential learning, and it links traditional academics with real-life applications in the outdoors. Deep in the lower level of OV, students transformed their usual meeting place into a museum featuring exhibits based on local history and research that the group has done during their “Paddle and Portage” learning unit. The unit included a three-day canoe trip down the Connecticut River, plus the study of local watersheds and their historical importance to the local economy and way of life from the time of the Native Americans through the 1800s to present day. In addition to the Upper Connecticut River, students also studied the local watersheds of Otter Creek and Leicester River. “The museum serves as capstone of our past unit,” said Moosalamoo founder and teacher Josh Hardt. “It represents some impressive work and is complete with artifacts and powerful information about local watersheds, their history and importance.” Indeed, the museum contained seven displays and each one was staffed by two students ready to present their findings and answer questions. Perhaps one of the most interesting exhibits was the result of a modern day “dumpster dive” into the old Tenement Hill dump in

There was a display of canoe paddles. Each student carved their own paddle out of ash, using different styles of paddle for different uses. Proctor. The dump was near where Proctor Marble quarry workers and their families lived and is where they disposed of their trash. In just a few hours of looking, the Moosalamoo students found great treasures, including old medicine bottles from the “Proctor Drug Company,”

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Bill Carmichael brings Broadway Direct to the Vergennes Opera House stage for the 12th year with help from pros and local high school students (pictured from left) Maddy Smith, Sydney Tarte, Jonny Barden, Caitlin Walsh and Sam Dickin (not pictured). INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL

Broadway Direct taps a dozen years in Vergennes

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here’s nothing quite like a Broadway show. They are simply magical.

If you’ve never been, picture this: As the sun sets, Broadway lights up. The strip is radiant with lights bounce off the theater signs, reflecting on buildings and damp city streets. People bustle down the sidewalks, others hop out of doubleparked cabs, scurrying out of the chilly city air and into ornate theaters. Once seats are taken, the actors are ready, the orchestra is tuned and sets are in place, the velvet curtains go up on show after show.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

No matter how many times a performance is played, the audience is treated to an otherworldly experience. Each show feels fresh; every scene feels real. How does Broadway pull this off?

No idea. But one guess might be that it has to do with the exquisite caliber of each show’s cast and crew. Lucky for us, we don’t have to travel to New York City to get a taste of Broadway’s magic. Vergennes resident and owner of the Emerson Guest House on Main Street Bill Carmichael is a Broadway veteran, and he’s been bringing a show he calls “Broadway Direct” to the Vergennes Opera House stage for the past 11 years. Carmichael and several of his Broadway friends are once again going to bring the sounds of Broadway to Vergennes for one spectacular evening on Friday, Dec. 8. “Hands down Broadway Direct is our most anticipated show of our season,” said Gerianne Smart, president of the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House. “Every year, Bill and his friends transport us to the lively theaters of Broadway with their big voices and exceptional theatrical talents. How they do this so exceptionally well, with such little rehearsal, is a testament to their professionalism and their

commitment to their art and desire to entertain.” The show this year will focus on the music and lyrics of two well-known Broadway talents: Cole Porter and Frank Loesser. These two composers are behind the music of “Anything Goes,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Begin the Beguine” and many others. Carmichael will be joined by fellow Broadway professionals Kathryn Markey, Amanda Ryan Paige and Jeffrey Todd Parrott. As in years past, area high school students will join the pros. This year, Carmichael hand-picked his daughter Caitlin Walsh, Sydney Tarte and Maddy Smith (all from Vergennes), and Colchester residents Jonny Barden and Sam Dickin. The cast will once again, be expertly accompanied on the Vergennes Opera House grand piano by Scott Nicholas, a long-time friend of Carmichael’s who resides and teaches in Boston. SEE BROADWAY ON PAGE 3

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A night of Led Zeppelin LAURA THOMAS AND THE GRIFT COVER CLASSICS AT MARQUIS

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rom San Francisco to New York, Laura Thomas has packed prestigious venues, such as the Rockwood Music Hall (New York), Uncommon Ground (Chicago) and Red Devil Lounge (San Francisco). On Dec. 1, this local singer teams up with The Grift’s FRIDAY DEC. Clint Bierman (guitar), Middlebury Marquis Peter Day (bass), Jeff Vallone (drums) to offer a hometown Led Zeppelin show at Middlebury’s Marquis Theater.

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Thomas sings with Ani DiFranco’s tell-itlike-it-is defiance, Grace Potter’s sheer, clear power, and the insight of Patty Griffin. The result is an audio-shock of emotional truth. Thomas co-produced five albums — solo and with The Laura

Thomas Band: “Little Bones” (2013); “Live at Rockwood” (2008); “Step to the Wire” (2005); “Slow” (2004); “On My Sleeve” (2002). According to The Washington Post, Thomas’ voice “is capable of tracing melodies as sinuous as the Rock Creek Parkway, and she has a soft spot for writing tender, compassionate or introspective ballads that help set her apart from the rant ‘n’ roll crowd.” Don’t miss Thomas channel Robert Plant this Friday alongside her fellow Middlebury College alumni, Clint Bierman, Peter Day and Jeff Vallone. Tickets are $8 at the Marquis Theater door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m.

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ext week, PhotoPlace Gallery will open a new exhibit “Celebrating the Creative Process” that will be on view through Dec. 30. This exhibit was judged by Kat Kiernan, editor-inchief of the photography magazine Don’t Take Pictures, as well as the director of Panopticon Gallery in Boston, Mass. “We make choices each time we press the shutter,” Kiernan explained in her juror’s statement. “The strongest photographers have always been those who understood their choices and could intuit which variables to hold tightly and which to set wandering. This philosophy is central to my approach to photography as an image-maker, curator and publisher of Don’t Take Pictures. “Celebrating the Creative Process is an open call, giving artists free range to explore the myriad choices that go into the making of a considered photograph,” she continued. “When jurying this exhibition, I sought works that embraced the idea of

photographing with intention and of carefully considering the elements of each image. This exhibition contains imagery in which the photographer meticulously transformed an idea in their mind into a final print. Some of these photographs reflect careful planning. Others rely on choices made in the moment when light, composition, and movement came together for one fraction of a second, just long enough for a photographer with carefully honed instincts to frame and record. Still others were created through the art of post-production, when a group of photographs are transformed into something new and magical through composite imagery. Each is a photograph that is made and not taken, and reflects deliberate choices that make it more than the sum of its parts.” The selected images will be on view at the Middlebury gallery, located at 3 Park Street. Recipients of the Juror’s Award and Director’s Award will be entitled to a portfolio review by Kiernan. For more info call (802) 388-4500 or visit photoplacegallery.com.

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“This year the students will perform a medley of ‘Anything Goes,’” said Carmichael, who has been working with the students. “They’ll be tapping, too!” Yes, that’s right, the students, along with Markey and Paige, will be tap dancing! “The students help bring a bigger sound to the show,” Carmichael explained. “Plus it’s always great to showcase local talent.” Though Carmichael is an ol’ pro at it these days, producing “Broadway Direct” is unlike anything he did during his professional acting career. A native of New York City, Carmichael got his start with music as a choirboy at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. It was a rigorous program with two rehearsals a day and an evening sing. “I couldn’t wait for my voice to change,” he half-joked. As a teenager he moved to New Canaan, Conn., and took a lead role in his high school play “Arsenic and Old Lace.” “I got to play Jonathan Brewster — it’s a pretty evil part — and thought, ‘Wow! This is fun.’” He followed the standard path to college at Hiram in Ohio, where he studied history, but that didn’t stick. After bouncing to Italy and England for semesters abroad, Carmichael decided to head back to home sweet home in NYC. For about a year, he peddled around the city as a bike messenger while taking classes at The Herbert Berghof Studio, better known as HB Studios — a non-profit that offers professional training in the performing arts. He continued his theater studies at the University of Connecticut, but came up short of graduating. Instead, at age 21, he moved back to the city (and in with his folks) and got his first part with Light Opera of Manhattan, or LOOM — an off-Broadway repertory theater. “I did 13 shows in a little over a year,” said Carmichael. “In 1979, I got into ‘Peter Pan’ with Sandy Duncan and George Rose.” “Peter Pan” was his ticket. Carmichael was able to move out of his parents’ house, get his own place and get on with his

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professional acting career. After playing a pirate in “Peter Pan” for about two years, Carmichael moved on. He played in “Forbidden Broadway,” “Cats,” “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Ragtime” and “Mama Mia,” to name a few. He’s also performed at many regional Equity theaters including Vermont Stage, Northern Stage, The Depot Theater and St. Michael’s Playhouse. Yup, you can safely say, Carmichael “made it” as an actor on Broadway. But one day, about 13 summers ago, when he and his wife, Susan Burke Walsh, were attending a family wedding in Vermont, they passed through Vergennes. “It was a picture-perfect spring day,” Carmichael remembered. “I swear there was even a rainbow over the city.” Bill and Sue were looking for a second home outside New York City, and Vergennes was the winner. “I was at a burnout phase with the Broadway theater life,” said the 63-year-old, who was working “Mama Mia” at the time. So what did he do? Bought a bed and breakfast in Vergennes and moved. “We live full-time on the third floor of the guest house,” Carmichael said. “I’m not crazy about all the cleaning but meeting people has been awesome. It’s been very fulfilling.” But Carmichael couldn’t quite leave Broadway behind. The first year he was in Vergennes, he called on his friends in “Mama Mia” to come put on a show in Vermont. The rest is history. “How wonderful it is to do something like this for the community,” Carmichael reflected. “Vergennes gives so much back — it makes me realize what a great community we live in.” This year’s show takes the Vergennes Opera House stage on Friday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors (65+), and $5 for students 18 and younger. They are available online at vergennesoperahouse.org or at Classic Stitching in Vergennes and at the door. For more info call the Opera House at (802) 877-6737. The next day, Carmichael and crew will take “Broadway Direct” up to the St. Michael’s Playhouse in Colchester for a Saturday performance on an Equity stage. Catch it here, or catch it there, but you won’t want to miss this show.

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IN TOWN Middlebury College actors present ‘Middletown’

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he Middlebury College Department of Theatre will continue its 2017-18 theatre season on November 30 with Will Eno’s 2010 play, “Middletown,” directed by Alex Draper.

Inspired by “Our Town,” the play, according to the New York Times, is a “delicate, moving and wry amble along the collective road to nowhere,” and one “that glimmers from start to finish with tart, funny, gorgeous little comments on big things: the need for love and forgiveness, the search for meaning in life, and the long, lonely ache of disappointment.” Eno, who has been described as the Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation, is the author of “Thom Pain: Based on Nothing” (Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005) and “The Realistic Joneses” (Drama Desk award winner in 2014), among others. “Middletown” was awarded the inaugural Horton Foote Award for Most Promising New Play. “Middletown” will take the Wright

details When: Thursday, Nov. 30— Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: Wright Memorial Theater, Middlebury College Tickets: $15 for the public; $12 for Middlebury College ID card holders; and $6 for Middlebury College students. Contact: (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or go.middlebury.edu/arts

Memorial Theater stage this Thursday, Nov. 30, and will run through Saturday, Dec. 2. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $12 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders; and $6 for Middlebury College students. For tickets or information, call (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or visit go.middlebury.edu/arts.

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Middlebury College students will perform Will Eno’s 2010 play “Middletown” at Wright Memorial Theater this Thursday through Saturday. Pictured from left to right: Madeleine Russell ’19, Miguel Castillo ’18, Sam Martin ’19. PHOTO / MARK EVANCHO

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IN TOWN Students and faculty dance for fall concert

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he Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance will present a Fall Dance Concert, an evening of new works titled “Future Felt,” this Friday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Six dances will make up an evening of work that celebrates the sharing of Middlebury dance students’ creative processes and research. The performance is coordinated by artist-inresidence Julian Barnett. The choreographers’ work explores the art form of choreography as an act of social, political and artistic inquiry. The evening traverses rich emotional and conceptual landscapes and presents individual perspectives of beauty, faith, transformation, society and resistance by interrogating personal layers of identity, meaning, memory, perception and experience. Barnett will begin the evening, at 8 p.m., by presenting the Newcomers’ Piece, an annual work featuring dancers new to the Middlebury College Dance Program. “New to You” explores the possibilities of how curiosity creates encounters that can dissolve assumptions and expand the scope of what we see, feel and learn.

The Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance presents the Fall Dance Concert, “Future Felt,” this Friday and Saturday at the Mahaney Center for the Arts. PHOTO / ALAN KIMARA DIXON

“A Reprogramming” is a piece created by Roxy Adviento ’18 that experiments

with the mechanics of creating “humans” who create performances. “What We Do with the Rest of Our Time,” choreographed by Matea Mills-Andruk ’18.5, visually describes the love and complexity of connections within protest culture and displays the coexistence of the mundane, the silliness and care found in friendship, and the seriousness of protest demands. “BoUnd,” choreographed by Asia M-Funches ’18, is a duet that rhythmically reveals the fragmented navigation and awareness of identity within the confines of relationships and boundaries in life. “Hesed,” choreographed by Deborah Leedy ’18, uses improvisation to explore what faithfulness and unfaithfulness looks like onstage. “Hype,” choreographed by Maggie Phillips ’19, is for the curious, the experimental, and the self-expressive trying to make sense of the invigoration and frustration of polarized emotions. Come experience “Future Felt” this Friday and Saturday, at 8 p.m., in the Dance Theatre of the Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury. Tickets are $12; $10 for Middlebury College ID card holders; and $6 for Middlebury College students. For tickets or information, call (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or visit go.middlebury.edu/arts.

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Middlebury College’s swingin’ big band presents a SATURDAY DEC. program of compositions by Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie this Saturday in Robison Hall at the Mahaney Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Monk and Dizzy were among the earliest proponents of bop — a style that dominated jazz from the late 1940s through the ’60s and continues to influence today’s players. Directed by Dick Forman. Free.

A new exhibit at BigTown Gallery in Vergennes will feature a THURSDAY DEC. number of African and European objects as well as works by BigTown Gallery Artists. We’ll be introducing the work of Lou Fink, Alison Weld and Jason Horwitz. The installation is inspired by André Breton’s studio at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. A reception will be held Thursday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. RSVP to info@ bigtowngallery.com

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Middlebury Community Players Foundations presents “How To Eat FRIDAY DEC. Like A Child And Other Lessons On Not Being a Grown-Up,” opening Friday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Middlebury Union High School auditorium. The show continues on Saturday and Sunday with 2 p.m. matinees. Tickets are $7 and are on sale through the Town Hall Theater Box Office, or at the door at Middlebury Union High School starting one hour before show times.

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ARTS

ART OPENING IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m., ARTSight, 6 South St. Opening reception for the new exhibit “Fire and Light.” Chocolate treats and warm beverages served, and Celtic Harpist, Bo Price, playing in the gallery. Free. 802-989-1333. ILLUSTRATOR STEPHANIE STOUFFER IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2-8 p.m., Compass Music and Art Center, 333 Jones Dr. Meet Stouffer while and view her exhibit “Holiday Legacy,” shop for the holidays, take advantage of special deals, have dinner provided by SoundBite’s chef Vicky Regia, and more. JIM BLAIR, “THE PAST IS PROLOGUE” EXHIBIT IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 8, 12:30 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 73 Porter Field Rd. Using photographs from many stories Blair discusses “how we have made some progress but are still

always playing catch up.” Part of the Fridays at the Museum series. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/ arts or 802-443-3168.

HOLIDAY CRAFT WORKSHOP IN BRANDON. Saturday, Dec. 2, 9-11 a.m., Furnace Brook Wesleyan Church, 1895 Forest Dale Rd. Advent wreath making, children’s activities. Free. MOONLIGHT MADNESS IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 4-8 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Over 20 vendors with food, drinks and gifts.

BRISTOL “STAR OF WONDER” CHRISTMAS MARKETPLACE IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 1, 1-5 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Ambrose Church, 11 School St. Featuring a craft shop, bakeshop, mercy creation gift shop, doll and jewelry shop, Wonder jars, silent auction, attic treasures, raffles and more. Silver Tea at 2:30 p.m. (Friday only). CHOCOLATE WALK IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m., locations around town. More info at Bristol Core’s Facebook page. Part of Bristol’s Cool Yule celebration.

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ID holders/$6 Middlebury College students.

FILM

CRAFTS

WARREN MILLER’S “LINE OF DESCENT” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The latest film by a ski film icon. Get excited for winter. Tickets $15-$18. 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.

DANCE

“ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS” VIDEOS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 1, 12:30 p.m. Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The annual Visual AIDS’ Day With(out) Art Video Series — seven videos, each seven minutes long — highlights the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis. This year’s program places particular emphasis on those marginalized within broader Black communities nationwide, including queer and trans populations. Free.

POTTERY SALE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sat, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Middlebury Studio School, 2377 Route 7 South. Pottery by Kathy Clarke, Ken Martin, Su Shannon, local potters, studio assistants and students. Find wonderful handmade pottery, also cards, jewelry, paintings and some surprises. Proceeds benefit the school.

FALL DANCE CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A dynamic evening of ideas in motion showcases choreography by emerging student dance artists, and the annual Newcomers’ Piece, choreographed this year by Artist in Residence Julian Barnett. Tickets: $15 general public/$12 Middlebury College

Holiday Happenings BRANDON

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

“JACKIE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman) struggles with grief as she attempts to comfort her children, renew her faith, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

TANDEM HOLIDAY MARKET IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m., Tandem Market, 26 Main St. Two dozen vendors will be selling their wares at three locations on Main Street, including Tandem, Bristol Bakery & Cafe, and Vermont Tree Goods. More info at 802-734-4236 or 802-760-6076.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR IN BRISTOL. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Bristol Federated Church, 37 North St. Baked goodies, homemade crafts, attic treasures, and assorted gift baskets silent auction. Santa Claus visits at 10 a.m. A homemade luncheon will be served.

LU.LU CHOCOLATE WALK MARKET IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m., Lu.Lu, 11 Main St. Delicious ice cream, cocktails from Stonecutter Spirits, and food courtesy of Mary’s Restaurant. Free. 802-318-0883.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR IN BRISTOL. Saturday, Dec. 2, 9-2 p.m., First Baptist Church of Bristol, 10 Park Sr. Crafts, baked food, attic treasures, silent auction items, and gift baskets. Warm up with a homemade lunch.

FLASHLIGHT CANDY CANE HUNT IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., town green. Santa has hidden candy canes all around the park. Bring a flashlight and help find them. Meet Santa at the corner near the veterans’ memorial.

HOLIDAY CARD MAKING FOR ADULTS IN BRISTOL. Saturday. Dec. 2, and Saturday. Dec. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., ARTSight, 6 South St. Make your own holiday cards with materials provided. All ages welcome but 16 or under must be accompanied by adult. Free. 802-989-1333.

MEMORY TREE LIGHTING IN BRISTOL. Friday. Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m., gazebo, town green. Music, presentations and reading of names. Bulbs may be purchased for $5 each at the Recreation Office or Town Office in Holley Hall by Nov. 27. More info at 802-453-5885.

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and make her husband’s death meaningful. Free. “MENASHE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MNFF Winter Film Series offers this film about a widower within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox and quite insular Jewish community who battles for custody of his son. Tickets $12/$60 season pass, available at 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door. “CANALETTO AND THE ART OF VENICE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Journey into the life of Venice’s famous view-painter in this film documenting over 200 paintings, drawings and prints. Part of THT’s Great Art Wednesdays series. Tickets: adults $13/students $8 available at 802382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door. “LOVING” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 4 and 7 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. The second offering in Showing Up for Racial Justice’s Seeing Color/Seeking Justice film series, this Academy Award-nominated film tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Suggested donation of $10. Benefit for Rokeby Museum and Middlebury SURJ.

MUSIC

VOCAL RECITAL BY JACK DESBOIS IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 30, 12:15-12:45 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the town green. DesBois will sing arias from Handel’s Messiah, and selections from his own epic, The Western Star, accompanied on piano and organ by Ronald Romano and George Matthew Jr. Free. MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY WIND ENSEMBLE WINTER CONCERTS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday Dec. 1, 3 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Ken Weston has written an arrangement of Verdi’s music: the “Prelude to I Masnadieri,” featuring his daughter Alice as euphonium soloist, along with music by Clifton Williams, Duke Ellington, and a salute to Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Jerome Shedd conducts. Free. This concert will repeat on Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., at Mt. Abraham Union High School/ Middle School, 220 Airport Dr. GEORGE WINSTON PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. An evening of acoustic piano music from the wellknown musician. Tickets $55, available at 802-3829222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office MondaySaturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door. LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Powerhouse vocalist Laura Thomas joins the Grift to recreate the sounds of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and the rest of this iconic rock band. Tickets $8, available at the door.

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MIRO SPRAGUE QUARTET IN BRANDON. Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. The Miro Sprague Quartet is a jazz ensemble performing original music and arrangements with an emphasis on melodic clarity, deep grooves, and creative improvisation. Tickets $20. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music.net or brandonmusic.net. IMANI WINDS PERFORM IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Come hear this Grammynominated quintet on their 20th Anniversary Tour. Tickets: $28 adults/$22 Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni/$10 youth 18 and under/$6 Middlebury College students, available at 802-443MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets. MAIDEN VERMONT IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 1-1:30 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. An a capella serenade to those gathered in the lobby. Part of Vergennes Holiday Stroll festivities. DADDY LONG LEGS ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, 1305 Rt. 125. 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. RUPERT WATES IN BRANDON. Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Wates returns to Brandon Music to debut material from his new CD, ‘The Lights Of Paris,’ a showcase for his original, acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz and vaudeville. Tickets $20. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music.net or brandon-music.net. HORSE TRADERS IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. A well-loved local rock band will play as part of Hired Hand Brewing’s Opera House Music Series. THE SOUND INVESTMENT JAZZ ENSEMBLE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The Sound Investment celebrates the centennials of two of the giants of jazz: Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. The program features original compositions as well as standards they loved to play. Free. DIE ZAUBERFLOTE LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MET’s music director emeritus James Levine conducts the full-length German version of Mozart’s magical fable, with production by Julie Taymor. A free talk will be given in the studio in the lower level at 12:15 p.m. Tickets, adults $24/students $10, available at 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office MondaySaturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door. “THE MUSIC OF 209” IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Students from Su Lian Tan’s

Music I course perform original compositions in a semester-end celebration of their work. Free. THE ADDISON STRING QUARTET IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 7, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the town green. Directed by Emily Sunderman of Middlebury Community Music Center, the group will perform the “Allegro” from Beethoven’s Quartet, opus 59, no. 1 and Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto,” accompanied by George Matthew Jr., organist. Free. JAZZ SHOWCASE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Some of the College’s top jazz instrumentalists and singers will present selections from their term’s work. It’s a celebration of the music that’s been called America’s National Treasure. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

THEATER

“MIDDLETOWN” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 30, and Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Wright Memorial Theater, Chateau Rd., Middlebury College. Inspired by “Our Town,” the play is about the “need for love and forgiveness, the search for meaning in life, and the long, lonely ache of disappointment.” Awarded the inaugural Horton Foote Award for Most Promising New Play of 2010. Tickets $15 general public/$12 Middlebury College staff & ID holders/$6 students. “ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - THE MUSICAL” AUDITIONS IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parish hall (across the street from the gazebo on the green). Join the fun and be a part of this beloved story, to be performed March 16-18, 2018 at Town Hall Theater. Casting ages 8-88! Complete information at bit.ly/PLCPaogg18. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ ORGANIZATION SHOW IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 5:30 and 8 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center. An evening of cultural exchange featuring beautiful poetry, moving songs and energetic dances from around the world. Tickets $5/children 5 and under free available at the Middlebury College Box Office. middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice. More info at iso@ middlebury.edu. BROADWAY DIRECT IN VERGENNES. Friday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Bill Carmichael brings a few of his talented friends from Boston and New York to put on a show celebrating music from Broadway and more. “HOW TO EAT LIKE A CHILD” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m., MUHS Auditorium. Based on the book by Delia Ephron, this play lampoons the adult world through the eyes of children in a series of comedy skits and songs. Tickets $7 available through the THT Box office, at 802-382-9222 on in person. A Middlebury Community Players production.

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The ‘Spirit Keeper’ by Bill Heise keeps watches over Judith’s winter garden. Photos / Dick Conrad

BEAUTY W

BY JUDITH IRVEN

THE WINTER GARDEN

inter has settled in across the northcountry and a light snow covers my Goshen garden. I know it will be six more months before the snowdrops and daffodils pop up to announce the arrival of spring.

During the warmer months of the year our gardens, brimming with colorful flowers and abundant vegetables, are surely beautiful. And of course,

from spring until fall, a host of different gardening activities beckon us outside — there are seeds to plant, weeds to pull, vegetables to harvest and so much more. By contrast, for gardeners at least, winter is the quiet season — with time to read a book or perhaps order some seeds in preparation for next spring. But the winter garden, while completely different from its summer counterpart, has an elegant beauty all its own. So, rather than mourning the passing of summer, right now I am enjoying the tranquility of winter and the abstract beauty of my snowy garden.

As the French would say: “Vive la Différence” or “Long live the difference!”

EARLY WINTER Today, as I sit at my computer, basking in the warmth of the ancient Jotul wood stove (affectionately called “The little Giant”) my eyes drift across the sleeping garden to the distant hills beyond. What do I see and what draws me to this scene? For me, my garden is like a vast “picture on the ground” where the outlines of the lawn, flower beds and garden paths, coalesce into a peaceful CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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of regular forest evergreen trees. Plant geeks love to seek these out and then, back in the nursery, asexually clone the most promising.

In summer, I am so busy looking at the flowers that I barely notice this underlying picture. But today, outlined by a light dusting of new snow and framed by my windows, the garden’s intrinsic framework comes to life.

As a result, a huge number of different conifer cultivars are available for sale, offering gardeners a remarkable variety of shapes, sizes and textures. For instance there are upright growers, which may be either stiff and formal or weeping and cascading. Then there are those that grow primarily outwards that will never get very tall.

Of course, not every winter day will be picture perfect. Some days it pours with rain or the garden is shrouded in a gray mist. But I savor the days when the sun returns, perhaps with a layer of new snow, and my garden scene is recreated once more.

Textures vary too — from the stiff sharp needles on members of the spruce family, to the soft smooth needles of pines or hemlocks.

Eventually as winter progresses and the snow becomes deeper, the shapes on the ground become blurred. But even then, strong aboveground features serve to highlight my garden’s skeleton, including a number of small trees, plenty of shrubs, a gazebo, sundry garden benches, a row of free-standing metal trellises and four beloved wrought-iron sculptures by Vermont sculptor Bill Heise, who sadly is no longer living.

ORIGINS OF DESIGN At the outset, before there was a garden, our property consisted of a long meadow interspersed with a few huge rocks and some scattered blueberry bushes, culminating in a small pond — it was like a big blank canvas waiting for a picture. During that initial winter I spent hours at my drafting table, making a scale drawing of the meadow superimposed with potential designs for my gardento-be. I focussed on creating a graceful and fluid ground plan that would look beautiful year-round, both in summer as we strolled around outside, and also when seen from our windows in winter. Eventually the final ground plan emerged. Then, still at my drafting table, I added plenty of woody plants, showing them as circles that represented their full grown size. That way I knew how close I could plant them so that, as they matured, they would just touch one another, without becoming a tangled mess. Gradually over several years, as we implemented the various piece-parts of the design, our new garden was born.

WOODY PLANTS It goes without saying that trees are star performers in the winter garden. A group of three serviceberries can define the shape of a flower bed, while a single beautiful crabapple, with its branches etched by the snow, creates a living sculpture. There are also plenty of shrubs that shine in winter, including red-twigged dogwoods, high-bushed blueberries (which also have reddish branches in winter), ninebarks (with a peeling bark) and lowgrowing spireas that catch and hold the snow in the tips of their finely divided branches. I also love our native winterberries — members of the holly family. Unless discovered by a flock

Steps wind their way past a slow-growing Norway Spruce cultivar to a small upper patio in Judith’s winter garden.

of robins looking for a tasty November feast, their beautiful red berries usually last well into February. And finally, let’s not forget those stalwart evergreen shrubs like rhododendrons and boxwood with shiny leaves that, perhaps surprisingly, can take a Vermont winter. To create a winter focal point I like to plant delicate shrubs like spireas and blueberries in informal groups of three or five. I have also used rows of lowgrowing shrubs to outline the edges of our circular patio and some of the paths. The book “Landscape Plants for Vermont,” describes these and many more woody plants, all of which are hardy in Vermont. It also has a most useful chart listing those with multi-season interest. So next spring, when shopping for a pretty shrub or tree, look for one that will not only give you flowers in summer but also light up your winter landscape.

WINTER QUEENS When it comes to woody plants in winter, our thoughts automatically turn to evergreen conifers (which have needles and produce their seeds embedded in cones) that will stand out beautifully against the snow. But beware of planting the regular species of conifers like White Pine, Blue Spruce or Hemlock, all of which will become huge forest-sized specimens and completely overwhelm a typical garden. Instead look for one or more slow-growing conifer cultivars (this is shorthand for “cultivated varieties”) that, over the years, will stay within bounds. Most conifer cultivars actually originated as strange genetic mutations called “witches brooms” that can occasionally be found high up among the branches

It is important to realize that slow-growing conifers are just that — they actually keep on growing, both upwards and outwards, for their entire lives, albeit very slowly. So, when you look for a particular cultivar, it helps to check the anticipated growth rates (both height and width), which may range from less than an inch a year, or perhaps a few inches a year for dwarf varieties, up to two feet or more in just 12 months for the largest varieties (which may quickly outgrow the allotted space in your garden). Rocky Dale Gardens in Bristol is the perfect place to discover the world of slow-growing evergreens. When I last counted they offered over 200 different cultivars for sale, and Ed Burke (the owner) or Amy Rose-White (the nursery manager) will happily share their extensive knowledge and help you choose the best ones for your particular garden setting. You can also see many gorgeous mature specimens, some planted over 20 years ago by previous owners, Holly Weir and Bill Pollard, as part of the beautiful display gardens at Rocky Dale.

THE SUPPORTING CAST Finally, a number of ornamental grasses like Miscanthus, Switch Grass, Little Bluestem and Blue Oat Grass, as well as perennials such as Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Achillea and Astilbe, have strong skeletons that will withstand all but the heaviest snowfalls. So, if you have not tried this before, next fall when you cut back your perennials, try leaving the more robust standing to grace your winter garden. In addition to looking nice for people, they also provide food for birds and other wildlife during the coldest months when they need it most.

Judith Irven and Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden. Judith is a landscape designer and Vermont Certified Horticulturist. She also teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. She writes about her Vermont gardening life at northcountryreflections.com. Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see his photographs at The Brandon Artists Guild and at northcountryimpressions.com. You can reach Judith at judithirven@gmail.com

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OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Fri, 12/1 7:30pm $55

GEORGE WINSTON

Grammy-winning master of the melodic folk piano.

Sat 12/2 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts the full-length German version of Mozart’s magical fable. Julie Taymor’s spectacular production captures the opera’s earthy comedy and noble mysticism.

Sun 12/3 2pm $12/$60 Series Pass MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL WINTER SCREENING SERIES

MENASHE

Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox and insular Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son.

Sat 12/9 4pm $25/$22 Seniors, Students & Children MAIDEN VERMONT

COME FLY WITH US!

A holiday spectacular from our favorite women’s barbershop chorus with special guest Moira Smiley.

Fri & Sat 12/15-16 8pm; Sat & Sun 12/16-17 4pm $25/$21 Seniors/$20 Students

NIGHT FIRES

This annual winter solstice play will be a big shout of hope inside a passionate prayer for this beautiful, aching county of ours. A delicate yet dramatic intertwining of prose, poetry, song & dance.

Sun 12/31 8pm Doors/9pm Show $18 Doors/$15 Advance

NEW YEARS EVE WITH THE GRIFT

Middlebury’s favorite band rocks the region’s biggest dance floor for a New Year’s Eve Party with a free champagne toast at midnight (for 21+). Cash Bar on site.

In the Carolyn & Will Jackson Gallery thru 12/31

TENTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW

ORIGINAL WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISTS Original, handmade and hand printed art and fine crafts by talented regional artists comprise THT’s holiday show that has become a tradition – featuring unique and affordable works available for immediate purchase.

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 one of the most highly regarded world authorities on Impressionism — and his widow Lucinda Herrick. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. BRIDGE WHARF RAFT. On exhibit Oct. 25-Dec. 2, featuring large wood relief sculptures by Paul Bowen. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 349-0979 or bigtowngallery.com. DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE. On exhibit June 13-Jan. 13, 2018, 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. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org. FIRE AND LIGHT. An opening reception will be held Friday, Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m. Enjoy chocolate treats, warm beverages and music by Celtic harpist, Bo Price. Free. The gallery will be open by appointment and on Dec. 2, 9, 15 and 22. ARTSight, 6 South St., Bristol. (802) 989-1333. GINGERBREAD HOUSES. On exhibit Dec. 1-Dec. 22, featuring handmade gingerbread houses. Come vote for your favorite. An opening reception will be held Friday, Dec. 1, 4-6 p.m. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org. HOLIDAY SHOW. On exhibit Nov. 18-Dec. 31, featuring work by 22 area artists in a variety of mediums and genres. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.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, including work by Ansel Adams, Arthur Rothstein, Eliot Porter and Alfred Stieglitz, as well as other contemporaries. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. SMALL WORKS. On exhibit for the month of November, featuring small works inspired by the holiday season by a variety of artists. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com. STEPHANIE STOUFFER’S “HOLIDAY LEGACY.” On exhibit Nov. 17-Dec. 31, featuring original paintings and commercial products over this Vermont artist’s 35-year career. Meet the artist on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., at the gallery. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. (802) 2474295 or cmacvt.org. 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, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-3168 or museum.middlebury.edu. WINTER IN VERMONT. On exhibit, Nov. 3-Jan. 3, 2018. Featuring an ensemble show by the membership of season-appropriate artwork. The show includes a Christmas tree full of ornaments (for sale). Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

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MUSIC Horse Traders in Vergennes

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his Saturday, catch Horse Traders as they rock the Vergennes Opera House stage. The Dec. 2 show is part of Hired Hand Brewing’s Opera House Music Series. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

The Horse Traders have five veteran performers with a wide and rollicking repertoire. Members include Deb Brisson on vocals, keyboards and percussion; Jon Rooney, vocals and guitar; Rick Marshall,

guitar, mandolin and harmonica; Pete Ryan, bass, 12-string guitar and vocals; and John Wallace, drums. The group’s music ranges from modern pop and oldies to classic rock, soul and country. They cover artists like the Pretenders, Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones, Pink, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Meghan Trainor, Neil Young, 4 Non Blondes and more. For more info visit vergennesoperahouse. org or call (802) 877-6737.

Hear Rupert Wates at Brandon Music this Saturday evening.

Rupert Waites brings original folk back to Brandon stage Folk singer-songwriter Rupert Wates returns to Brandon Music on Saturday, Dec. 2. He’ll be debuting material from his new CD, “The Lights Of Paris,” an album which showcases his original, acoustic, melodic art/folk with flavors of jazz and vaudeville. Wates has been a professional songwriter since the late 1990s when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Limited. Since then he’s won more than 30 songwriting awards. The Horse Traders will rock the Vergennes Opera House stage this Saturday evening.

live music GEORGE WINSTON. Friday, Dec. 1, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. MIRO SPRAGUE QUARTET. Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE. Friday, Dec 1, 7:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, Middlebury. MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY WIND ENSEMBLE. Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School, Bristol. IMANI WINDS. Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury. TOAST. Friday, Dec. 1, 10 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury. JON GAILMOR. Saturday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m., Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes. MAIDEN VERMONT. Saturday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes. DADDY LONG LEGS. Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Coffee House. RUPERT WALES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. HORSE TRADERS. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. TWIST OF FATE. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury.

A storyteller at heart, Wates’ albums often tell tales. For example, his recent release, “Colorado Mornings,” is an album that depicts the journey of two lovers, as they travel like wild west outlaws in search of new frontiers and freedoms; and “Joe’s Café” is an album of 15 original songs based on true stories of ordinary American people. Given his preference for more intimate settings, Wates regularly performs house concerts. He was voted an Artist Of The Year in both 2013 and 2016 by the international house concert network Concerts In Your Home. He is the only artist on the entire CIYH database to have been honored with this title twice. Wates has released nine albums. He averages 120 live shows per year, in every state in America, in Canada and in Europe. Audiences everywhere respond to his haunting songs that ring true. Saturday’s concert in Brandon begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the concert and an extra $25 for dinner before the show. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 247-4295, email info@brandon-music.net or visit brandon-music.net for more info.

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the movie THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI — RUNNING TIME: 1:55 — RATING: R How often during this year’s barren movie scene have you been surprised? Hustle off to “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” for a fix. Martin McDonagh has created a movie that is made for the oddball talents of Frances McDormand and she embraces his script with abandon. It’s odd to suggest that you will laugh often and not be much bothered by the violence, but that’s true. Take a look. The daughter of Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) has been raped and murdered and Ebbing’s local police department has not turned up a clue to the murderer in over a year. In her anger, Mildred rents three decrepit billboards on a seldom used highway entrance to the town for a month with an option to extend if she can raise the money. Papered with a bright red background, she paints enormous white letters. On #1: “And Still No Arrests.” #2: “How Come, Chief Willoughby?” #3: “Raped While Dying.” Mildred then visits the police department where all conversation is wrapped in profanity. Take that as the announcement that the rest of the movie will unfold in an odd mixture of accusations, comic moments, physical violence and shifting alliances all delivered in obscenities. We get to know Dixon (Sam Rockwell), second in command, who unfurls an odd character who keeps going home to his mother to refuel his brutal self for all other encounters. Woody Harrelson creates William Willoughby, the tough talking police chief who confesses to Mildred that he has cancer. This dying police chief is a grand portrait of a man who actually wants to find the truth, but is wrapped in fear of dying and leaving his family. Even his search for the truth doesn’t derail Mildred’s foul mouthed verbal attack. McDormand, looking the same in every scene with uncombed hair and jeans, lets us know with just a few atypical gestures that a human being

Frances McDormand in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017).

lives within this angry woman. She creates a character like none we’ve ever seen on screen. When I promise that you’ll both laugh and shiver as she unleashes her rage, you won’t believe me until you watch that odd combination unfold violently in the hands of this unpredictable actor. She’s not just an original; she’s very good. Other than the three billboards, there is little time spent on the town or its inhabitants. We meet just nine characters brought together by McDormand’s actions. As they destroy each other verbally and physically in that grim police station, the station itself becomes a stage for the eruption of the violence just resting in the minds of all the players. By now you are probably deciding this one isn’t for you, but I urge you to go. If you think I’m crazy to recommend a movie saturated in fire and blood and guns and bad language, just go see for yourself what writer/ director Martin McDonagh and Frances McDormand have done. And did I forget to tell you that you’ll laugh a lot? — Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book

HIDDENSEE: A TALE OF THE ONCE AND FUTURE NUTCRACKER — BY GREGORY MAGUIRE

NEW VERMONT BOOKS The Girl in the Tower, by Katherine Arden Breaking Bread, by Martin Philip

(Morrow)

Best-known, and much beloved, for his book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire is a master of creating alternative worlds, hybrids of history, mystery, and fairy tale come to life. In Hiddensee, he retells the origin story of “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” originally written by German author, E.T.A. Hoffmann, in the 1800s. Those fantastical characters are now part of an annual holiday tradition, Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker ballet. Maguires begins his version with Drosselmeier, called Dirk, a foundling boy raised deep in the forest, who becomes a toymaker, and later, the godfather to Klara (the girl who will receive the Nutcracker). This fascinating reimagining follows Dirk as he grows up alone, forging his own life and forced to fend for himself as the creatures and trees in the forest press upon him in a dark and foreboding manner. It’s a magical tale, with childhood experiences glimpsed through the eyes of an innocent boy, yet the tone is dark and enchanting. A perfect winter’s tale. — Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

Radio Free Vermont, by Bill McKibben Vanishing Vermonters, by Peter Miller My Brigadista Year, by Katherine Paterson John Locke, by Victor Nuovo Vermont Wild, Volume 5, by Megan Price Trace: A Joe Gunther Novel, by Archer Mayor The Exact Location of Home, by Kate Messner Where, Oh Where, Is Baby Bear? by Ashley Wolff A Farm for Maisie, by Jennifer and John Churchman

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p.m., and Monday, Dec. 4, 8-10:30 a.m., Middlebury Recreation Center, 154 Creek Rd. Join RSVP in making the season brighter for area seniors by dropping off seasonal cards, ornaments and cookies to be delivered to over 200 seniors through the Meals on Wheels and Senior Meal Programs. More info at 802-388-7044. I SPY CONTEST TEN TINY CHICKENS IN MIDDLEBURY. Dec. 1-31, downtown. Try to find the hidden ornaments in ten store windows in downtown Middlebury and be entered to win $100 in Middlebury Money. BE YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CHARACTER IN MIDDLEBURY. Dec 1-31, downtown. Ever wonder what you’d look like as a snowman or a gingerbread girl? Pose for a picture with an adorable assortment of character cutouts around town. GINGERBREAD HOUSE OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 1, 4-6 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. Come see the gingerbread houses and vote for your favorite Wizard of Oz themed construction. Exhibit runs through Friday, Dec. 22. More info and entry forms available at vermontfolklifecenter.org/events/ gingerbread-2017. SANTA ARRIVES IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 9:15 a.m., Downtown. Line the streets to welcome Santa as he arrives via fire truck for two spins over the Cross St. Bridge and up Main St. HOT COCOA HUT IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Park. Take a break from shopping and have a cup of hot cocoa from the Hot Cocoa Hut. It’s 25 cents for a cup with all the fixings. OLD FASHIONED SANTA VISITS IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec.

2, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Inn. Santa will be at the Inn to chat. Free milk and cookies and wooden toys donated by Maple Landmark Woodcraft. Come early to get your tickets with a time to return to visit Santa. Free. ANNUAL HOLIDAY FARMER’S MARKET IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 9:30- 2 p.m., Mary Hogan Elementary School Gym, Mary Hogan Dr. Free. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 3, noon-4 p.m., The Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Enjoy the elaborate model train layout, carols played on the Sheldon’s 1831 piano, and a miniature Christmas tree raffle. featuring 20 creative trees decorated by local artists. More info at 802-388-2117 or HenrySheldonMuseum.org. HORSE DRAWN WAGON RIDES IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-noon, Loading at the Middlebury Community House. Free.

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Center Orchestral Caroling Party. Musicians, bring a stand. Susanne Peck will conduct. Info: info@ mcmcvt.org. COMMUNITY ADVENT WREATHMAKING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m., Middlebury United Methodist Church, Join the fourth annual Advent Wreath-making event. All greens and supplies necessary will be provided for making holiday wreaths and swags to take home. Refreshments and holiday music as well. MEMORY TREE LIGHTING IN EAST MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Dec. 3, 4 p.m. There will be caroling as well as light refreshments at the church after the lighting. To add your loved ones name to the tree send $1.00 per name to: Sandy Hayes, P.O. Box 225, East Middlebury VT 05740. DESSERT AND SILENT AUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Dec. 3, 6:30-8 p.m., Fellowship Hall, Memorial Baptist Church, 97 S. Pleasant St. Find one-of-a-kind gifts for Christmas and help the Haiti team raise money for their upcoming trip in February 2018. Call 802-388-7472.

MAKE YOUR OWN GRAHAM CRACKER GINGERBREAD HOUSE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Stop in to create your own edible abode.

“HOPE CHANGES EVERYTHING” BENEFIT IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Baptist Church, 97 S Pleasant St. Antique enthusiasts, come check out the large selection at the Extravagant Dessert & Silent Auction to benefit. There will be a short presentation on the church’s work in Haiti following the auction. More info contact kws.tapsmith@gmail.com.

CAROLING, COOKIES AND CIDER IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10:45-11:30 a.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury Steps.

LIONS CLUB MEMORY TREE LIGHTING IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 4, 5:30 p.m., Courthouse Square.

GIFT-WRAPPING STATION IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 9, noon-4 p.m., 44 Main St. Anything purchased in Middlebury can be wrapped for free. Just show your receipt.

AMARYLLIS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the green. Vermont’s early voice ensemble will perform “Alleluya: Christmas Hymns and Motets.” Susanne Peck directs. Suggested donation $13. More info at lunalove@gmavt.net, 802-453-3513 or amaryllisvt.org.

CAROLING PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2-4 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury. Come sing or play your instrument at the 4th Annual Middlebury Community Music

MIDD NIGHT STROLL IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 7,

5-8 p.m., downtown. Middlebury stores will be open late for holiday shopping with goodies and a festive atmosphere. Restaurant specials, free tastings, Hot Cocoa Hut, free gift wrapping at 44 Main, and S D Ireland’s light-encrusted truck to light the night from 5:307:30 p.m.

NEW HAVEN CHRISTMAS MUSIC NIGHT IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. New Haven United Reformed Church, Route 7. Christmas songs, readings, and refreshments to prepare for the holiday season. Contact Judy at 802-877-3878.

ORWELL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR IN ORWELL. Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9-2 p.m., Orwell Town Hall. St. Paul’s annual event, featuring handmade gifts and crafts, Christmas decorations, raffle, silent auction, flea market, bake sale, lunch and refreshments. Proceeds benefit St. Paul’s Church. More info contact Kathy Buxton at 802-948-2049.

SALISBURY HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING IN SALISBURY. Saturday, Dec. 2, 5 p.m., Salisbury Veterans Memorial Park, across from Maple Meadow Farm. Festivities include a bonfire, hayrides, a visit from Santa, sing-along, hot cocoa, and more. A holiday party with food and refreshments, stories, and a chance to spend more time with Santa, will follow at the Salisbury Town Library. All are welcome. More info contact 802-352-4836.

VERGENNES HOLIDAY STROLL IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., various locations around downtown. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Vergennes Union High School Cafeteria, 50 Monkton Rd. Eat the most important meal of the day and have a chat with Santa. GIFT BASKET SILENT AUCTION IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, all day, Bixby Memorial CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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Simple ways to dress up your home for the holidays

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ecorating for the holiday season can be time-consuming. While decking the halls may not consume as much time as holiday shopping and wrapping presents, according to data from a 2013 American Time Use Survey, interior and exterior decorating for the holidays may consume anywhere from 2.5 to 3 hours per session. Though elaborate displays can take hours to erect, time-crunched holiday celebrants can still create festive, welcoming displays.

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Library, 258 Main St. Baskets will be on display to bid on. All proceeds from help the Friends of the Bixby Library. Part of Vergennes Holiday Stroll festivities.

Hang holiday wreaths. Invest in a couple of holiday wreaths, which can be dressed up as much or as little as you prefer. If you don’t have the time to string lights on the house, wrap them around wreaths hung in windows or hang the wreaths on a home’s main entrance. Less traditional wreaths are made of holly, citrus fruits, ribbons or any other greenery instead of the more customary evergreen wreaths.

WINTER HOLIDAY FAIR IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Vergennes Union Elementary School, 43 East St. Come to this holiday fair to benefit the VUES after school Fusion program. More than 60 vendors. Entry fee is a non-perishable food item to donate to the local food shelf or animal shelter.

Decorate with ornaments. Ornaments are not exclusive to Christmas trees. Fill a vase or bowl with metallic ornaments and place it in a prominent location, such as a busy hallway or the foyer of your home. Hang ornaments on clear filament from the mantle or within the main window of the house, where they can reflect tree lights and sparkle. Bring in more greenery. Drape evergreen boughs on staircase hand railings or on the mantle, or use greenery to frame doorways. The scent will be inviting and things instantly will look more festive. Use throws and decorative pillows. Change the look of a room with holiday-colored decor. A red and green blanket draped over the sofa can give off a comforting holiday vibe. Place LED candles in windows. Rather than contending with twinkle lights and electric cords, use battery-operated faux candles in windows and hallways for a homey holiday feel. — MetroCreative

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reads “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” JON GAILMOR IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 11-11:45 a.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. Part of Vergennes Holiday Stroll festivities. LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK SALE IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. Part of Vergennes Holiday Stroll festivities.

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT IN CITY PARK. Saturday, Dec. 2, 3-5:30 p.m. Fire pits, s’mores, songs, lighted cement mixer.

A FESTIVAL OF GREGORIAN CHANT AND SEASONAL MUSIC IN VERGENNES. Monday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. The Vermont Gregorian Chant Schola will perform. There is no cost. A free-will offering will be taken up.

SANTA VISIT IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 2, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St., and 11:30-1:30 at St. Paul’s Church. As part of the Holiday Stroll Santa visits the Bixby and

MAGIC ON MAIN IN VERGENNES. Friday, Dec. 8, 5-7 P.m., downtown. Stores in Vergennes are open late for holiday shopping. Buy local and enjoy the festive surprises at downtown businesses.

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