Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016

Tap your feet DaddyLongLegs spins out an exuberant mix of jazz, folk and blues on its new CD. See Arts+Leisure.

Holy days

Slow start

See our listing of the county’s special religious services for the holidays. Page 16A.

A young Panther men’s hockey team hit with injuries fell to 0-6 on Saturday. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 70 No. 49

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Thursday, December 8, 2016  50 Pages

ANWSD teachers discuss new pact

Driver who killed biker sentenced to 7-16 years Family, friends crowd local courtroom

By JOHN S. McCRIGHT the trial of George Dean Martin, who MIDDLEBURY — Twenty was convicted of capsizing his boat months ago mourners at the funeral on Lake Champlain while drunk, an of beloved local resident Kelly Boe incident that resulted in the deaths of filled the pews and spilled out of the two children. doors at St. Mary’s Church.

Kelly Boe was 55 years old when On Monday locals packed the he died on April 14, 2015. He was house for Boe again. praised by those who This time it was at “Kelly Boe knew him — and the Addison County were many — as was selfless; there Courthouse, where a wonderful person, the man who was always husband, father, friend driving drunk when he interested and neighbor. He worked struck and killed Boe in everyone at Middlebury College was sentenced to a manger of the central else’s life and as substantial jail term. biomass heating plant.

Judge Samuel Hoar wellbeing.”

After work on that sent 29-year-old Nathan — Dan DaPolito Tuesday evening, he and C. Dearing to prison for wife Kathy were biking seven-and-a-half to 16 years. on Hamilton Road in Weybridge The courtroom gallery, which when a red 1997 Subaru Impreza seats 75, was full. Extra chairs were driven by Dearing crossed the center brought in to accommodate the line and hit Kelly Boe in plain view crowd. of his wife. Boe could not be revived “The only time I have seen that at the scene and was taken to Porter many people in the courtroom was Hospital, where he was pronounced in 2004,” Deputy State’s Attorney dead.

Chris Perkett said. That was during (See Kelly Boe, Page 18A)

School board awaits union’s salary terms

By JOHN FLOWERS VERGENNES — The Addison Northwest Teachers’ Association on Dec. 19 will present a salary counterproposal to Vergennes-area school officials in an ongoing effort to forge a new labor contract for district educators.

It is the first negotiation since the five towns in the Addison Northwest school district voted last spring to consolidate governance and budgeting for the district’s four schools under the terms of Act 46.

The teachers — who work at Vergennes Union High School, Vergennes Union Elementary School, and Addison and Ferrisburgh central schools — are in the final year of a three-year pact that expires on June 30. Negotiators confirmed they are currently talking about a new, oneyear deal that would span from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. Both sides have thus far met three times in what has been a mainly public negotiation process.

VUHS Guidance Counselor Susan Oliveira and VUES teacher Rose Wenzel are the lead negotiators for the Addison Northwest Teachers’ Association, known as the ANTA. “I think we have a long way to go,” Oliveira said of the gulf between the two sides’ contract aspirations. “But we’re moving ahead at a steady pace, which I am enthusiastic about.”

“It’s been cordial,” Wenzel said of talks thus far.

Mark Koenig is the leader of the Addison Northwest School District (ANWSD) board’s negotiating team.

Based on interviews with Koenig, Oliveira and Wenzel — along with proposed contract terms and meeting minutes available for public viewing on anwsu.org — here is where (See Contracts, Page 17A)

BALD EAGLE

Checking her list

KAISA REMSEN, 4, of Shoreham goes through her Christmas wish list with Santa Claus at the Middlebury Community House Saturday morning. See more photos on Page 2A and 3A.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Bristol man delivers hurricane relief in Haiti

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Bristol resident Tyler Westbrook has just returned from two months in one of the most devastated places in the western hemisphere — Haiti.

October’s Hurricane Matthew affected 2.1 million Haitians, leaving over 175,000 homeless and over 800,000 in need of food assistance,

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according to the United Nations.

“I knew that I could help in some small way — not in a big way, but if you can help one family get through a disaster then that’s worth the trip,” said Westbrook, who first participated in Haitian disaster relief in the wake of the earthquake that devastated the struggling Caribbean island nation six years ago.

“The thing is that I know Haiti, I know how to operate in Haiti, and I speak Creole,” Westbrooke said. “So as soon as I knew it was going to hit Haiti, I started making plans to go.”

In 2010, Westbrook set off from Vermont to Haiti, accompanying a contingent of Vermont nurses.

He ended up staying nine months, learning the Haitian language,

A CREW OF local Haitian men hired by Bristol resident Tyler Westbrook begins to distribute packages of rice, beans and cooking oil out of the back of their truck to families affected by Hurricane Matthew. Westbrook and his crew delivered emergency food to 200 families and to a local orphanage.

Photo courtesy of Tyler Westbrook

organizing and carrying out his own aid activities and creating a network of friends and associates.

Fast forward to 2016: Westbrook got on a plane within a week of when Matthew struck Haiti. Before setting off, he had raised about $6,000 from Vermont, national and international donors.

Westbrook used those funds to purchase packets of rice, beans and cooking oil for 200 families plus an entire orphanage full of children.

He also used the money to build six houses and roof a seventh.

Hiring a local crew to distribute food and hiring local builders to carry out the construction projects was important to Westbrook. But also key was paying above-rate wages and feeding those workers.

Westbrook carried out his activities in the most close-to-the-bone way possible, renting his own truck “You can from which take a lot to distribute from them, food and living but not their as simply as dignity.” possible.

— Tyler We s t b r o o k Westbrook worked in the vicinity of Les Cayes, a hard-hit region in southwest Haiti. He purposefully chose to work in rural areas because he felt those areas were a better fit for his smallscale operation.

In addition to working closely with Haitians he’d met during his 2010 relief efforts, Westbrook partnered with a local university administrator in the area, who was able to help (See Haiti, Page 12A)

Photo by Mitch Moraski

Charismatic birds see record year for young County’s eagles, falcons, loons on the rise

By GAEN MURPHREE ADDISON COUNTY — If you heard a loon’s wild cry, were lucky enough to spot one of Addison County’s three bald eagle nests or watched a peregrine falcon on the wing this past summer, you shared in the continued resurgence of three of the state’s most charismatic winged species.

Single budget presented for all schools in Middlebury area

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District board on Monday began sailing into uncharted waters, launching what will be a month-long effort to devise a firstever, global spending plan for the district’s nine schools for fiscal year 2018.

ACSD officials got a glimpse of their starting point: An estimate of $35,769,346 in spending to cover the combined needs of Middlebury Union middle and high schools, along with the elementary schools in Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.

Budget planners will get a more complete picture of the ACSD’s budget status after Dec. 15. That’s (See Budget, Page 14A)

Bald eagles, peregrine falcons and common loons — once endangered in the Green Mountain State — hatched chicks in record numbers in 2016, according to state wildlife experts.

Bald eagles fledged 32 chicks statewide, nearly a 20 percent increase from the record 26 in (See Eagles, Page 20A)

By the way This Saturday brings the Middlebury College men’s hockey team’s annual “Skate With the Panthers” opportunity. After the Panthers’ 3 p.m. NESCAC game (See By the way, Page 17A)

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PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, December 8, 2016

Dear boys and girls

(adults too),

on Dec. 3 and rly Christmas celebration ea its g rin du wn to ur yo unity I recently visited at the Middlebury Comm ren ild ch 0 10 t os alm g ks to the had the privilege of meetin d I want to offer a big than an ar, ye y er ev do I t en ev o make “A very House. It’s a terrific e hardworking people wh th d an hip ers rtn Pa y ur e hopes, Better Middleb ful time I had hearing th er nd wo a t ha W . ble ssi Merry Middlebury” po ! children who sat on my lap dreams and wishes of the lpful and folks for being so very he ial ec sp ry ve e m so k an th of the I would also like to are the men and women ey Th y. ur leb idd M in e tim special to me during my e Department.

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Children, until I se riest Christmas! Ho Ho Ho er M d an st be ry ve e th u and wish yo

Santa Claus

Sending love,

North Pole 2016

Sharing wishes

SOME KIDS WERE a little shy when they met Santa Claus at the Middlebury Community House this past Saturday and others got right up on his lap and told him what they wanted for Christmas. All of them came away from the experience knowing that they had a jolly friend at the North Pole. Shown with Santa are, clockwise from top left, Nora Bergevin, 3, of Shoreham; the Cody kids of Whiting, Abigail, Jacob, Andrew and Leah; Myles Palmer, 4, of Salisbury; Juliana Schwind, 5, of Middlebury and Julian Carballo, 3, of Bridport.

Santa will be talking with kids at Maple Landmark Woodcraft on Exchange Street, Middlebury this Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Addison Independent, Thursday, December 8, 2016 — PAGE 3A

Critics of Middlebury rail project table lawsuit plans Lead opponent to meet with Cole

By JOHN FLOWERS any further action on this project on MIDDLEBURY — Opponents hold,” he said. “I look forward with of a $40 million plan to replace great interest to VTrans’ definition Middlebury’s two downtown rail of what constitutes ‘unwarranted bridges on Tuesday withdrew their impacts’ on our community.” threat of a lawsuit to delay the Middlebury officials recently project after they were informed compiled a list of what they believe by state officials that preliminary could be some of the unintended work to remove trees from the consequences of litigation against future construction area would be the bridge project. They include: postponed until next month, at the • Potential failure of one or both earliest. bridges and their replacement with On Nov. 17 VTrans officials temporary bridges for an unknown announced plans to selectively cut amount of time. trees along the length of the project • Further deterioration of track corridor, in conjunction with a conditions. proposal to relocate endangered bat • Another derailment due to poor species that live near the bridges. drainage and deteriorating track Officials at that meeting said the conditions. work could begin this month.

• Possible redirection of Federal Bristol attorney Jim Dumont on Dec. Highway Administration funding 2 wrote to Vermont Transportation that has been earmarked for the Secretary Jim Cole promising court Middlebury project. action unless the agency agreed to Officials also fear that suspension not cut trees, begin construction or or re-design of the Middlebury enter into construction contracts project could result in the loss of until it had obtained a zoning permit some side benefits the town expects and an environmental to realize through assessment of their the current plan, plan to replace the “A delay simply on the state’s dime.

Merchants Row increases the Those include the and Main Street rail hazard. I think undergrounding of the bridges. electric and telecom we have to That announcement address these utilities at the entrance raised concerns among to Marble Works, Dumont’s clients, who two hazards, reconfiguring Printers have aired a myriad and doing Alley and Triangle of potential problems them together Park, and replacing about the estimated is probably the and upgrading town four-year project, most reasonable sewer and storm water including that it should lines. way to go — to be subjected to “There’s an federal environmental, without delay. opportunity to do historic preservation Everyone has a something really good and Endangered right to raise legal for the town,” Selectman Species Act reviews, issues and cause Victor Nuovo said. “We and that its proposed delays, but I wish have a downtown area drainage system would that could become a not properly contain they wouldn’t.” pedestrian-friendly — Victor Nuovo shopping area, more so potential hazardous MIDDLEBURY — Addison during the Nov. 8 election to back waste spills. than it is now.”

Opponents, led by Edgewater But above all, Nuovo believes a County Sheriff Don Keeler took a his preferred candidate for high Gallery owner George Dorsey, are delay would increase the potential step to put to rest questions about bailiff.

Specifically, Keeler use a urging VTrans to simply replace the hazards of having two substandard how he used sheriff’s department two bridges at their current height of bridges. State transportation officials funds to support a candidate in the check drawn on the sheriff’s department’s general fund to pay around 18 feet and revisit the notion have already said that while they recent election.

Last Thursday, the Addison $154 for advertising that had run in of increasing vertical clearance don’t think the spans are in imminent for the spans if future rail traffic danger of collapsing, they have Independent reported that Vermont the Independent in support of high warrants. secured two temporary bridges to Secretary of State Jim Condos bailiff candidate Charles Clark.

While that didn’t violate Vermont Current plans call for the bridges move into place within seven days if and State Auditor Doug Hoffer had criticized Keeler for using campaign finance laws Condos to be replaced with a concrete tunnel the current ones are deemed unsafe. that would provide 21 feet of vertical “A delay simply increases the some of his department’s funds and Hoffer both questioned the clearance in anticipation of double- hazard,” Nuovo said. “I think we stacked rail cars. Dumont’s clients have to address these two hazards, dispute VTrans officials’ assertion and doing them together is probably that the bridges must have 21 feet of the most reasonable way to go vertical clearance.

— without delay,” Nuovo said.

MIDDLEBURY — The Addison joining the chamber, Bishop served Dumont, along with his Dec. “Everyone has a right to raise legal 2 letter, sent Cole another five issues and cause delays, but I wish County Chamber of Commerce as commissioner for the Economic invites its members, non-members Development Department of documents outlining his clients’ they wouldn’t.” concerns about the design, permitting Middlebury, he said, has on and residents to a legislative the Agency of Commerce and and scheduling of the proposed numerous occasions studied preview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from Community Development and project. A link to those documents alternatives to the current rail line 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Ilsley Library’s in the office of former Gov. Jim can be found in the on-line version through the downtown. Those community room in Middlebury. Douglas. She worked with the of this story at addisonindependent. alternatives includes easterly and This legislative preview provides Vermont Chamber and as a private com. westerly bypasses that planners area businesspeople with an economic development consultant of the upcoming before working for the Douglas Dumont and his clients continue deemed too expensive and overview legislative session and issues administration. to wait for answers to a series of problematic, as a result of permitting For more details or to RSVP, affecting the region. The public is questions about the project that and right-of-way acquisitions. they sent to Cole on Oct. 31. And Critics of the project said they, invited to attend and encouraged to contact the Addison County Chamber at 388-7951 or email as the Addison Independent went to too, want to see the two bridges ask questions. sue@addisoncounty.com.

Betsy Bishop, president of the press, the Middlebury selectboard replaced, albeit with a different The Addison County Chamber Wednesday evening was slated to approach. They are happy that, for Vermont Chamber, will serve as the consider an Open Meeting Law now, VTrans officials have agreed guest speaker. She has served at the of Commerce (ACCOC) is complaint filed by Dumont on to pump the brakes on what they helm of the 1,500-member chamber an association of individuals behalf of his clients, alleging the have acknowledged to be the most since July 2009, and will address the representing business interests, board improperly discussed in secret complicated bridge construction business issues before the legislature working together to promote this session including health care, commercial business and tourism — and eventually signed — some project they have ever faced. rail bridge project-related contracts.

“The primary issue always has state tourism funding, labor issues, in Addison County. The Chamber The plaintiffs contend, among other been, and remains, safety,” Dumont economic development issues, can be found on the Web at www. things, that they should have been said. “The two bridges are not safe.” taxes and fiscal policies. Prior to addisoncounty.com. allowed input on those contracts before the board considered them.

But the specter of imminent legal action against the project has subsided, at least for now, Dumont confirmed. It came in the form of a Wednesday, Dec. 7, letter to Dumont from Daniel Dutcher, Vermont assistant attorney general.

The letter, written on behalf of Cole, states, “Please be advised that VTrans does not plan to engage in any tree clearing or enter any construction contracts relating to the above-referenced project in 2016 … VTrans will not proceed with contracting or construction until it has confirmed that the project will not result in unwarranted impacts.”

In addition, Dutcher suggests a meeting between Cole and Dorsey, in an effort to “resolve Mr. Dorsey’s objections to the project out of court,” the letter states. “Resolving Mr. Dorsey’s objections as soon as possible may help avoid additional project delays that could lead to Thank You for Your Patronage! unintended consequences that may not benefit the town of Middlebury or its residents.”

Always Accepting New Patients Dorsey confirmed on Wednesday and Emergencies that he would welcome the suggested meeting with Cole.

Bruce Hiland, another Dumont client and principal of the prominent Battell Block property in downtown Middlebury, also saw promise in the Dutcher letter.

11 COURT STREET • MIDDLEBURY, VT 05753 “I am delighted that VTrans has put

All smiles

SIX-YEAR-OLD MARLEY QUINN, above, of Vergennes gets a big smile on her face, and seven-year-old Josh Ekroos of Salsbury, left, gives a toothy grin while chatting with Santa Claus at the Middlebury Community House Saturday morning.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

County sheriff reimburses department for political ad

Addison County Chamber to hold legislative preview event Dec. 12

H o l y i d p ays p a H to You and Yours!

Dr. Brian Saltzman, DMD 388-7045 • saltzmandental.com

advisability of an elected official using his or her department funds to influence a partisan election.

Last Friday, Sheriff Keeler told the Independent that he had

reimbursed the Addison County Sheriff’s Department for the $154 in question. He said he thought the contribution to a 33-year veteran of the department was fair.

PAGE 4A — Addison Independent, Thursday, December 8, 2016

A DDIS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Letters

Editorials

to the Editor

China and climate change:

Trump creating bigger ‘swamp’

Trump’s mixed messages are all about showmanship What does it say when President-elect Donald Trump invites Al Gore for a visit to talk about climate change on Monday, then on Wednesday nominates Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency? What does it say when he calls the president of Taiwan in a direct affront to China, and then says it was all just an off-handed phone call instigated by Taiwan — even if he knows that is an outright lie?

It says Trump believes in the value of sending mixed messages, of keeping his audience and opponents off-balance just enough to cause confusion and doubt as to what his real message and motive might be. It is a style of leadership that Trump used well in the Republican primary and the general presidential campaign against Hillary Clinton.

It is also a style of government that will require the American public to understand the full story, in order to sort truth from fiction — and to avoid the head-fakes if we are to grasp his objective.

Take a moment to consider both examples: On climate change, many Americans will remember that during his campaign Trump often said climate change was a hoax and dismissed the science behind it. Yet, with Trump’s recent meeting with Al Gore, former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee in 2000 whose campaign focused on climate change and the need to reduce our carbon emissions, many Americans no doubt took that as a sign that Trump may be more “open-minded” about the reality of climate change than they initially thought and might take a reasonable stand. That very sentiment was reinforced by Gore’s comments after Monday’s meeting.

Most Americans are not familiar with Scott Pruitt, the Attorney General for the small state of Oklahoma — a state mostly known for its college football teams, and its oil and gas production. Pruitt is a name that will hit the headlines yesterday and today, and be forgotten tomorrow by most Americans. Trump knows that. Even though Pruitt is in the news this week for being one of the leading opponents of the measures put in place by President Obama to curb carbon emissions; even though as attorney general of Oklahoma he has sued the EPA for trying to impose measures on states and the oil and gas industry to reduce fossil fuel use; and even though he is a huge ally of the oil and gas industry, the majority of Americans will forget Pruitt’s background by next week after other news buries the significance of this week’s announcement.

Trump knows, however, that many Americans will remember that he talked to Al Gore, and that Gore came away from that meeting with positive things to say about how Trump might think about climate change. That will stick in people’s minds, even though nothing came of it. And conservatives likely will use the meeting with Gore, and perhaps even Gore’s initial optimism, to counter criticisms of Trump’s actions when Pruitt and Trump proceed to rollback federal efforts to limit carbon emissions. It was a carefully crafted play that allows Trump to show he has considered both sides. ********** The shenanigans around Trump’s call to Taiwan are more obtuse. First, Trump’s team dismissed the diplomatic affront to China by saying it was just a congratulatory call between two leaders. Next, he tried to pass the blame by saying he didn’t initiate the call, Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen did. More recently, news came out this week that detailed how former Kansas Republican Senator Bob Dole, now 93 and a Republican presidential nominee who lost to President Bill Clinton in 1996, had spent the past six months working as a lobbyist on improved ties with the U.S. and had arranged the call with Trump in a carefully orchestrated event. Dole and his firm earned $140,000 from May to October for the work, and Dole is paid a $25,000 per month retainer for lobbying work on Taiwan’s behalf.

Why would Trump purposely irk China with the phone call to Taiwan, then lie about its genesis, and finally have to own up to his own involvement and that of a paid Republican lobbying firm? Why would Trump purposely antagonize China and then criticize them for unfair trade practices and aggressive military moves? Does he really think he can intimidate China, a country that holds $1.157 trillion of U.S. debt — a third of the debt owned by foreign countries as of September 2016?

Why rebuke the nation’s One China policy, which was adopted in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and embraced by every U.S. president since? Does Trump not think it’s a big deal?

The New York Times called the move “a striking break from nearly four decades of diplomatic practice (which) threatens to precipitate a major rift with China.” A front-page editorial in the overseas edition of China’s People’s Daily took Trump to task for the affront.

But to the average American voter this probably plays fine with them, and most don’t really see the reasoning behind what they might consider diplomatic nonsense. What many in the Rust Belt know is that China has taken a lot of jobs from them, and it’s about time we poked them a bit.

The fear is that for Trump it’s all about showmanship, that in his mind this is “the art of the deal” and he’ll simply back off or deny intent or try to explain it away if his gamble turns sour. Hopefully, China has a sense of humor and doesn’t respond by playing tough in response.

As for climate change and Pruitt’s appointment? Make no mistake that this is a direct assault on President Obama’s policies to reduce carbon emissions.

And for anyone concerned about the environment, it’s a signal for an all-out war pitting America’s oil, gas and mining interests against those who want to support measures to reduce air pollution, reduce water degradation and reduce the harmful gases that are causing a warming climate, which are, in turn, melting glaciers, rising ocean levels and causing more severe storms and droughts throughout the world.

Even small actions from the president of the United States have consequences, and so does every cabinet appointment. Americans are in the early stages of learning how damaging those consequences can be — and learning how to detect Trump’s bull from his real intent.

Angelo S. Lynn

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Trump said he would drain the swamp in Washington. We are watching as he creates a newer and bigger swamp. Watch as he appoints alligators to guard hen houses.

He reads alt news with its made up stories. We find that a town in Moravia was paid to set up websites to spread false stories about Hillary.

Poor Hillary probably didn’t even know since she surely didn’t read such things as Breitbart, with so many important things to do.

Politicians need to assign to helpers to keep track of Internet lies.

But I still find people who couldn’t vote for Hillary due to “all the bad things she did.” When those “bad things” were made up by Trump supporters. Who paid those story makers in Moravia? Hillary? No. The New York Times? No. Guess who is left. What is happening to our democracy if they are swayed by new and disgusting ways on the Internet.

Peter Grant Bristol

Climate change a complex issue

Showing character

AN OLD BARN in need of some weather tightening stands tall and proud in Waltham Tuesday morning.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Seeing evil, good in pipeline battle

Why do we love stories of epic battles, good versus democracy is seriously flawed, but it’s the system we evil, Harry Potter and Dumbledore’s Army against have, and one of two people was going to be president.

Lord Voldemort? Is it because, in the realm of fiction And one of those people has a lot of supporters who and fantasy, things seem more clear cut, simpler, and are Death Eaters, if you’ll forgive my return to the it’s easier to tell which ones are the “good guys?” world of Harry Potter.

Out here in the real world, everything But in spite of the muddiness of this seems much murkier. Sure, we know complicated modern geopolitical system that the pipeline bringing fracked gas we all inhabit, sometimes it is really into Vermont is probably bad for the clear what is good and what is evil. One environment, but many of our friends of these epic battles is happening in the and neighbors, small business owners heartland of our country right now, and and local job creators, want natural I cannot stop thinking about it. gas because it will cut their operating Evil: a multibillion dollar corporation expenses. is building a pipeline to transport crude You can count me as one of millions oil from the Bakken oil fields in North who, in the recent election, was Dakota to the oil tank farm in Patoka, seriously confused. An ardent Bernie Ill. The pipeline, over a thousand miles supporter, I had a hard time getting in length, was originally planned to over Hillary Clinton’s support for the carry oil through Bismarck, N.D. That Iraq war, and her support for military plan was scrapped when the 90 percent endeavors in general. I hated the way white population of Bismarck objected she had referred to Black youth as to the threat the pipeline posed to their “super predators,” and the explosion of water supply. the prison industrial complex under the At that point the pipeline was reClinton administration. routed to travel through land belonging And yet, after reading scores of to the Standing Rock Sioux, and to pipe

by Joanna Colwell articles by journalists, friends, activists, oil beneath the Missouri River. This not professors and other people much only threatens the water supply of the smarter than I am, by November I had become an Reservation, but that of millions of people downstream. enthusiastic Hillary supporter, eager beyond words to Only one tiny section of the pipeline remains unbuilt, welcome our first woman president. But what about the part that will go under the river. that hawkishness, those Goldman-Sachs speeches, Good: A gathering of unarmed Water Protectors that silence on the Keystone XL pipeline? Well, in a have been resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline word, “It’s complicated.” This system of American (See Colwell, Page 5A)

Ways of Seeing

A Danish export worthy of support

Winter’s here, and it’s time to get your hygge on — of “the presence of newly purchased household goods unless you’re already wearing it. designed to give the appearance of a gentle, soothing Just kidding. Hygge is not an article of clothing. It’s a environment, which no one will slow down long enough state of mind. In Denmark, at least. to appreciate anyway. Click here to shop for cashmere Before we go into what hygge is, let’s talk about how blend fireside throws.” it’s pronounced. It doesn’t sound like “higgy” or “highSo far, no one I know has ever heard of hygge, ga” or “hig.” It sounds more like “heurgha,” as if spoken which means I’m an early adopter of what will soon in the voice of the Swedish Chef from the Muppets. be a household word. You, most likely, are still so busy Go ahead, try saying it. It’s fun. Just make sure no saying “hyooga,” “herga,” and “hewga” in your head, Danes are around to snicker at you. you haven’t had a chance to think It’s not surprising that we Americans about what it means yet. can’t pronounce hygge, because we That’s OK, I’ve been there. Keep can’t really define it either. And yet practicing. it’s an integral part of Danish culture, In Denmark, hygge carries a like watching TV is here. connotation of good cheer and Sometimes hygge is translated as warmth that goes beyond hot coffee “cosiness.” But it also encompasses and thick mittens; in fact, the Danish togetherness, conviviality, and practice hygge year round, even

By Jessie Raymond when the harsh winter weather general well-being wrapped in an oversized sweater and served with doesn’t require them to huddle for a hot beverage next to a crackling fireplace on a cold warmth. winter’s night.

Then again, these people know how to enjoy life: I want that.

They have a pastry named after them, and that pretty One website I found describes hygge as “the absence much says it all. of anything annoying or emotionally overwhelming; It’s no coincidence, either. The Danish, from what I taking pleasure from the presence of gentle, soothing have read, actually do eat pastries. Unlike us, however, things.” No wonder we Americans aren’t familiar with they do so while gathered around a table with friends, the term. not hunched over the steering wheel during their There’s also an element of nature associated with morning commute. hygge: spending time outside and decorating by bringing And they enjoy their treats; they don’t lament the the outdoors in. (I can check that second part off my carbs even as they chew. Hygge espouses contentment hygge to-do list; you should see our floors.) and appreciating small experiences for what they are, When hygge does catch on in the U.S., it will evolve without guilt. Crazy, right? But I want to give it a try. into something uniquely American, more along the lines (See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

Mr. Dennis rightly identifies the economy as an important aspect of policy discussion about climate change. However, there is a fundamental misunderstanding about the timeframe in which economic loss will impact people resulting from the effects of climate change.

The sorry reality is that regardless of what we do or don’t do in response to climate change, the impacts of climate change will be felt for another 50 years at the least, because the balance of the destabilizing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will remain there for 50 years or more and will continue to destabilize the climate, even if we move to non-fossil fuel energy resources today, something that is unlikely to happen at the rate necessary to avert catastrophic climate change in this generation or the next. Something more is needed.

The economic argument is better made on the positive side where the global economy can benefit from a 100 year project to address both the downsides of the inevitable climate disturbances — and resulting losses — as well as from the positive benefit of redesigning and rebuilding just about everything to sustainably live in the new reality, including rationally developing local renewable energy, rebuilding transportation to sustainable paradigms, and re-invigorating the maritime, agricultural and forestry sectors as they would be front line agents of carbon capture in any meaningful policy initiative addressing climate change.

Thomas Vanacore Bridport

ANWSD officials applaud letter

As members of Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors, we offer our support for the recent letter to the editor of the Addison Independent (Nov. 28) by Jason Duquette-Hoffman on behalf of the Addison Central School District Board of Directors. We stand with our friends and neighbors in condemning harassment, hazing and bullying targeted at any student or community member of any kind especially with respect to a person’s race, color, religion, creed, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Moreover, we are committed to empowering our own superintendent and all district members, especially our students, to create a safe, civil and positive learning environment for everyone. As board members, we believe that a healthy school system provides opportunities that help students develop empathy and civic-mindedness to contribute as citizens locally and globally.

Our teachers and our administrators have already been leading the way. We thank them for their efforts especially during the last few weeks to create inclusive classrooms and schools that model open and vigorous discussions of our most pressing community issues. As we transition to a unified school board, we want to take this opportunity to make our community members and students aware of our (See Letter, Page 5A)

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Letters to the Editor

Spinoza: the in/sufficiency of nature

Christmas spirit can endure well beyond Dec. 25 Driving home on the Northway the other day, I was getting tired of hearing ads promoting the use of more plastic money; songs supposedly representative of a season, but more so a performer’s take on updating a past favorite; radio personalities editorializing about their take on election results and what the future will bring. I zoned out for a while, thinking of seasons past. I remembered someone saying “It’s too bad summer is gone” and replying that “It does not have to be!”

If summer only means certain months of the year; flowers in the garden; cutting grass; more sunshine, then of course it vanishes with time. But if you draw a deeper meaning from the experience such as a more positive outlook, then you

can go back to summer whenever you choose.

Our present season can be viewed in a similar manner in that it has a time slot; it has its weather pattern; it has its green pyramidal trees with ornaments and tinsel; it has its presents; and, it has its ever present bigger and better sales. And then you will hear on Dec. 26 that Christmas is over and we should move on to Valentines’ Day. Unless, of course, you decide not to let it be over.

Christmas time has become like the old wood in the 1800s farmhouse the new owner of which decides to paint it so that it can look different and be more up-to-date. It is still there, but it takes some effort to find it.

The old wood represents remembering a time when it was

Christmas, not a holiday season; a time when Christmas trees were found in schools; a time people went out of their way to help the less fortunate than themselves; a time when people thought about others and did not turn inward to themselves; a time when presents were representative of giving and sharing and not of another’s expectations; and, a time when churches rang out with song and positive words.

Christmas is only over if you believe that it ends when you open your last present. It need not be over if you decide to scrape away the painted façade and incorporate the season’s reality into your life throughout the year.

Brian J. Bauer Middlebury

people of this land. Yet even after centuries of brutality, their cultural traditions are strong. On the windswept Sacred Stone Camp in North Dakota, teepees stand, food is offered to strangers, songs of resistance resound. Thousands of Water Protectors, from 300 federally recognized Native American tribes, from Vermont to Washington state are there in camp, along with non-native supporters of all ages.

Around the world, people who understand that “Water is Life” are working in ways large and small to stand in solidarity with Indigenous people and to resist this pipeline. I mean really, what is more important, profits for a multinational corporation or the water that gives us all life?

Here in Middlebury, on Saturday, Dec. 10 (Human Rights Day), we’ll gather on the corner of Main Street and Merchant’s Row from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., to declare our support for the Standing Rock Sioux. We’ll read the names of the Water Protectors who have

been arrested for their resistance to greed and destruction. We’ll collect donations to send to North Dakota. We’ll challenge ourselves to do more to right the wrongs of our American history. Will you join us? Which side are you on?

Update: On Sunday evening, cheers and drumbeats sounded throughout the camp, as thousands of Water Protectors received news that the Army Corps of Engineers denied the permit for the pipeline to go under the Missouri River, and ordered an environmental review of the project. Our vigil in downtown Middlebury on Saturday will go forward as planned. It is now a celebration of gratitude to the courageous Water Protectors and their allies around the world!

Joanna Colwell is the founder and director of Otter Creek Yoga in Middlebury’s Marble Works district. She lives in East Middlebury with her family.

Joanna is an organizer with the Middlebury chapter of the group Showing Up for Racial Justice.

boards, we are engaging in public discussions of the best policies to address these issues going forward.

We welcome your input into these matters, and seek out your feedback and support in creating a learning

environment that is safe and supportive for all of our students.

John Stroup on behalf of the Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors Vergennes

hygge innate or can it be acquired?

Is it possible to achieve peak hygge without spending a lot of money on down comforters? How do you say hygge without sounding like a Model T horn?

Until I meet a Danish expat, I’m going to have to learn about hygge using secondary sources, such as one of the five — yes, five — books on the subject that came out this fall (I’m telling you, this hygge thing is going to be huge). I’m going to

dedicate myself to “taking pleasure from the presence of gentle, soothing things,” starting with eating more cinnamon rolls, which are about as gentle and soothing as it gets.

Of course, it’s going to take longer to learn to appreciate “the absence of anything annoying or emotionally overwhelming,” which won’t leave me with much to talk about.

But you know what they say: Copenhagen wasn’t built in a day.

Colwell (Continued from Page 4A) (DAPL) since last April. Through freezing weather and powerful wind, they have locked themselves to machinery, conducted prayer ceremonies by the sacred water and stood strong in the face of intense police brutality. Heavily militarized police forces from neighboring states have been striking these brave Water Protectors with rubber bullets, high powered water hoses, attack dogs, tear gas and pepper spray.

Ironically, although the city of Bismarck rejected the pipeline out of concern for their water supply, arrested Water Protectors are brought to Bismarck, where they’ve been brutalized while in police custody, pushed into dog kennels, and even have had numbers written on their arms by police, a terrifying reminder of how genocidal practices seem to keep cycling forward into the present time.

The history of the founding of the U.S. is one of tragedy and torment for the Indigenous

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) commitment to the elimination of harassment, hazing and bullying through policy and governance.

As with all of the newly commissioned unified school

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) Not that hygge is all hot coffee and hand knits. In real Danish culture, apparently, hygge can carry an expectation of conformity; outsiders may not feel welcome.

Also, everyone must be cheerful so as not to ruin anyone else’s hygge.

Luckily, in America, we won’t struggle with hygge’s darker side; we’ll be in it mostly for the candles.

I just wish I knew a Dane who could answer my questions: Is

Editor’s note: This is the 16th creatures, who are ruled by physical and final in a series of essays about necessity, these idealists suppose the Dutch philosopher Benedict that we are free and rational and, Spinoza (1632-1677) and his hence, able at will to transcend our thoughts concerning nature, God physical nature, that we are meant for a higher destiny. Spinoza was and politics.

The ambiguity in the title of this surely not one of these flatterers, essay requires an explanation, and even less was he in agreement I shall try to give one. My original with some Christian theologians intention was to call it “The who believe that everything is Sufficiency of Nature.” Because it providential, who imagine that God deliberately left human is the final piece of a nature unfinished as series of essays about a sign of his special Plato, Lucretius, and favor, of his promise Spinoza, that began of a special destiny appearing in this that he foreordained newspaper a year from eternity for his ago, I wanted to end elect.

Nevertheless, with a statement Spinoza believed that, that expresses what unlike other animals, I had learned from human nature is not writing them. My quite finished, morally mind settled upon and politically, and the affirmation of it remains to us to nature, that nature is finish it. However, he the only reality, the Spinoza on saw in this nothing cause of itself, that all things are natural Nature, God and to celebrate, nor any reason to become however unnatural Politics: puffed up by divine they may seem, that ambition. nature itself has no An essay by In fact, Spinoza higher meaning or Victor Nuovo got the idea directly purpose than infinite Middlebury College from Lucretius’ De fecundity, and that rerum natura, or by understanding nature professor emeritus reading Machiavelli, affords us truth of philosophy who was immersed in and consolation.

Lucretius. Lucretius This is the wisdom of Lucretius and Spinoza, and it also imagined that human nature was deficient, that civil society seemed very wise to me.

However, something that I read became necessary for human in Spinoza led me to suspect that survival. Human nature had grown this was not quite right. Spinoza soft from domesticity, from living believed that in some respects in shelters, seeking comfort by the human nature is incomplete, and fire, and clothing itself in skins. therefore imperfect, which seems The so-called great adventure inconsistent with what I just wrote. of civilization began under Specifically, he did not believe penurious circumstances. It had that nature made us perfect social humble beginnings, motivated by animals, rather he supposed that selfishness, by uncertainty, fear and circumstances and bare necessity — hope, which in time was inflated by the precariousness of our situation ambition beyond all boundaries.

Lucretius wrote his poem to in life, our dependence on others whom we cannot always trust, not counteract this vain desire for to mention our own fallibility and power and glory. Like Epicurus he frailty, required that we socialize advocated a retreat from an active ourselves, and to that end fashion a political life and grand ambition; model of being human, an image of he rejected Roman opulence, perfection, of mankind as a social counseled a life in retirement, a animal, an artificial creature, a humble existence; fire, shelter, and fiction, appearing in the guise of a clothing for our bodies should be natural creature, or, better, a natural enough for contentment. Niccolò creature in artificial dress, with Machiavelli (1469-1527) followed which we have clothed ourselves Lucretius in much of this, but he and contrived to enlist others also to took a darker and grander view of wear to our mutual advantage. This politics. He recognized that civil makeshift costume of our souls society was as necessary as fire and its accompanying fictitious and shelter if our species were to countenance are instrumental to our survive. Human nature is selfish, survival as a species. Morality and and therefore in any aggregate of our species there is sure to be envy, civil society are the results.

It appeared that Spinoza was jealousy, suspicion, and conflict. affirming a doctrine of human Anticipating Hobbes, he imagined exceptionalism. This gave me human life in a state of nature as a pause. Surely he did not belong chronic state of war of all against to that group of philosophers all. Only a domineering sovereign who suppose that mankind is power could achieve peace and an extraordinary part of nature, security and make it last. But, destined to transcend it. Unlike other Machiavelli was also a precursor

of nationalism. He was a patriot; he desired great and glorious things for his homeland, the Florentine republic, and he did not worry a lot about the means to achieve it.

Spinoza agreed with Machiavelli about the necessity of civil society; he also sided with Machiavelli’s moral pessimism and political realism. He observed that “men are led more by blind desire that by reason” and “by whatever appetite determines them to act and to strive to preserve themselves.”

Like Machiavelli, Spinoza believed that politics was an art that must be based on human nature, not as idealists might imagine it to be, but as experience teaches us it really and truly is. Seasoned politicians, so far as they can be trusted, are its best teachers. “Experience has taught them that as long as there are men, there will be vices.” They were realists, governed by practical sense, pragmatists, unmoved by sentiments of patriotic gore and glory. But there’s the rub.

For all political life, its policies and institutions, its chronic chauvinism, fall within the scope of nature, inasmuch as they are products of natural powers residing in human beings. But the scope of the imagination reaches beyond the limits of nature, which is evident in our irrepressible longing for a supreme destiny, our obsession with greatness, our imperial stance, our religious fantasies, our longing for perfection, and the justifications we give to excuse our cruelty, exploitation of others, and our extreme wastefulness.

Civilization may have brought us domestic security and created wonders to capture our interest, and great art, but it has also created chronic conditions of political conflict, poverty, crime, war, global warming, earthquake, wind, and fire. Regarded naturalistically, we are an invasive species exceeding all others, driven by vain fantasies of power and pride in our ingenuity, blind believers in unlimited progress, creators of massive suffering, destructive determinants of our inevitable fate. Nature is not sufficient for our pursuits of greatness and our vain exceptionalism. However, in the end, it should be clear that nature will remain, with or without us, sufficient to itself. Is there any consolation in this? Please read the previous essay.

Postscript: For a very engaging introduction to Machiavelli and his influence see Maurizio Viroli, “Machiavelli’s Smile,” published

by Princeton University Press, in paperback. Spinoza’s “Political Treatise,” which he left unfinished, is available in paperback edition, published by Hackett. It is quite readable both for its clarity and relevance. Visit your local bookseller.

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Wendy G. Mitchell, 53, Vergennes

Obituaries Christine Ann Russ, 71, Leicester

LEICESTER — Christine Ann Russ, age 71, passed on peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in her home.

Christine was born Oct. 25, 1945 in Proctor, daughter of Robert Breznick and Gloria (Taranovich) Lapointe.

She was a 1963 graduate of Otter Valley Union High School in Brandon. She was employed at the former Brandon Training School.

Afterward, she was employed as a shift supervisor and day program coordinator at Rutland Mental Health, retiring from there in 2003.

Christine was a member of the Brandon-Forestdale Lions Club. She was also very involved in the local artist community.

Surviving are a son, Jerry Russ and wife Lori and their children Brandon, Zachary and Erika of Rockfall, Conn.; a daughter, Laurie McFarren and her husband Jeffrey and their children Lindsay and Tanner of Saco, Maine; and a daughter, Suzanne Russ of Rutland. She is

CHRISTINE RUSS survived as well by two brothers, William Breznick of Shrewsbury and Joseph Breznik of Londonderry.

She is survived by many close friends and family that includes her chosen sisters, Nancy and Gail; her friend and former husband Richard;

and her friend and companion, Amy Colby. Christine was predeceased by her daughter Sheri Delphia; her granddaughter Shelly Beth Delphia; and two brothers, Ralph Breznick and Robert Breznick, Jr. Chrissie will be best remembered for her zest for life. Her passions included creating works of art, cooking and entertaining. Her most renowned creation being her oneof-a kind gardens where much of her artwork is displayed. Her generosity extended to friends and strangers alike.

A celebration of her life was held at The Brandon Inn, 20 Park Street, Brandon on Wednesday, Dec 7.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made either to Leukemia Research c/o American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, VT 05495 or to Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT 05763.

Miller and Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon will be assisting

John E. Gebo Jr., 76, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — John E. Gebo Jr. passed away unexpectedly at Porter Hospital Dec. 2, 2016 with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 21, 1940 in Norwich, Conn., the son of the late John E. Sr. and Mary (Scovel) Gebo.

John served in the Navy from 1958-1962 as an aviation electrician.

During his time in the service he was involved with the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

John worked for the State of Conn. as a civil engineer before moving to Bristol, Vt. in 1981. He worked for Cooperative Insurance Companies of Middlebury, Vt. until his retirement in 2000.

On Feb. 19, 1966 he married the love of his life Barbara Gardner.

Together they raised two daughters, Melissa and Christine. John was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. John and Barb were a team couple for Marriage Encounter when they lived in Conn.

He loved being out in the woods enjoying nature, going to deer camp in Stockbridge, working on his property, and vacationing on Cape Cod every summer. He was also an

JOHN GEBO JR. avid archer. John loved working with the poor and handicap. He belonged to The Men At Work, which is a prayer group that meets every Monday morning with other men from the community.

John is survived by his wife of 50 years, Barbara; two daughters, Moirakella Areli of Essex Junction, Vt., and Christine (Brady) Fuller of Bristol, Vt.; seven grandchildren, Brandon, Wesley, Aaron, Andy and Shea Lynn Mercy, Kai Areli and Brighton Fuller; and one great-grandson Liam Mercy. Two siblings, Carol (Seymour) Robbins and William (Maureen) Gebo, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings Janet, Robert and Thomas.

John was a member of St. Ambrose Caring Community where a mass of Christian Burial took place Dec. 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Have A Heart Food Shelf or St. Ambrose Caring Community for the Needy Fund at 11 School St. Bristol, VT 05443.

The family would like to thank the Middlebury Rescue Squad, Porter Hospital Chaplin, Matthew Berens and Father Beaudin of St. Mary’s. As well as the doctors and nurses in the Emergency Room at Porter Hospital for the extraordinary care they gave to John.◊

VERGENNES — Wendy G. Mitchell, 53, passed away very peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 4, 2016, while at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Fla. after a courageous battle with cancer. Wendy was born in Altus, Okla. on Oct. 28, 1963, and was from Vergennes, Vt. She is survived by her longtime companion, William (Bill) Ayotte; her son, Timothy Mitchell; and her daughter, Kate Ayotte. Also her father, Richard Mitchell; stepmother, Linda; sisters, Connie and Julie Mitchell; brother, Rick Mitchell; stepsisters, Belynda, Benita and Brenna Kitts; stepbrothers, Mark Kitts and wife Chrissy; and Tommy Valenti; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; as well as Bill’s sisters, Arlene Smith, Lisa Akers, Debra Ayotte; and brothers, Joseph and Dwayne Ayotte.

Wendy was predeceased by her mother, Nancy Mitchell (Mitchell); brother, Jeffrey Mitchell; Bill’s

WENDY MITCHELL mother, Viola Ayotte; and brother, Llewellyn Ayotte.

Wendy graduated from Alhambra High School in Phoenix, Ariz. and received her B.A. at Florida Atlantic

University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in communications. She worked for the FAU Bookstore in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for four years, the Boys and Girls Club in Vergennes for several years, and was a caretaker for her companion Bill after he had a stroke.

A special thank you to Bill’s sisters, Arlene and Debra Smith, they had taken care of Bill, Wendy, Timothy and Kate this past year. I’m not sure what we would have done without their love and devotion to them all, we will always be very grateful for them. Thank you also for all the prayers from all over the country for Wendy, prayers do work, she was with us much longer than expected.

A memorial service will be held for Wendy at North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church in North Ferrisburgh in the summer and a reception afterward TBD. Wendy was loved by everyone who met her, she had a huge heart, funky spirit and lived life to the fullest. ◊

R. Michael ‘Mike’ White, Bridport BRIDPORT — R. Michael White, more often known as “Mike,” passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at UVM Medical Center surrounded by the love of family. He was predeceased by his father, George Robert White, mother Flora (Hill), sister Patricia (White) Hendricks and son-in-law Paul Saenger.

Mike spent his life wearing many hats, most commonly having to do with sales and manufacturing. After moving to Vermont in 1989, Mike and Fran owned and operated the Vites and Herbs Shoppe in the MarbleWorks, along with daughter Wendy and son John. Mike was proud to be a member of the Middlebury Lions Club, even serving as “King Lion” for a time. He

retired to care for his mother-in-law Mary Jennings until her death in 2010 and supported Fran’s career with the Vermont State Housing Authority.

He was always there for his children, grandchildren and friends, and we will miss his support.

Mike is survived by his wife of 60 years Frances H. (Jennings); daughter Rene Saenger with children Ben of Burlington, Andrew and Megan of Lafayette, Ind., Laura and Patrick O’Leary of Hyattsville, Md., and Amy of Waltham, Mass.; son Patrick, his sons Michael and Zachary of Texas; daughter Wendy Vorsteveld of Vergennes with sons Jonathan of Killington, Patrick of Ferrisburgh and Lolke of Vergennes; son John and

Lori with their children Jacob and Olivia of Pittsford, Vt. We would like to thank Bridport Town Line Response and UVM Medical Center for their care and compassion. A private burial was held for family at the Bridport Cemetery on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.

A gathering to celebrate Mike’s life will be held at the Bridport Town Hall at a later date. We will publish notice in this paper and hope that you will join the family and share your memories of Mike.

In lieu of flowers you may donate in Mike’s name to the Bridport Town Line First Response. But more importantly, when you see one of us, share your memories.◊

Donald E. Kinney, Ripton RIPTON — Donald E. Kinney passed away on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Joan (Lott) Kinney, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage, he was born in Trinidad, Colo., to Oliver Earl Kinney and Opal (Sanger) Kinney.

His father was an engineer on the Santa Fe Railroad.

Donald’s life of service to the country began during his junior year of high school when he joined the navy during the last year of World War II. After graduating from the University of Colorado, he became an air force pilot and flew the Korean air lift. Then as a jet pilot, he continued serving as an electrical engineer in weapons delivery. After retiring from

the Air Force, he worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in Boston, and later represented the USAF in a combined program with the FAA to develop a new coastal radar system that still protects the airspace of the U.S. Don will be remembered for his generosity and devotion to his family. He is survived by his wife Joan and sons Crispin, Patrick, William and daughter Donna, as well as ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will gather in LaJunta, Colo., in the summer of 2017, for a memorial service and burial. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Addison County Home Health and Hospice, PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT.◊

DONALD KINNEY

Henry R. Phillips, 90, Monkton MONKTON — Henry R. Phillips passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 on the farm.

He was born May 16, 1926 in Lincoln, the son of the late Charles and Mildred (Poland) Phillips.

He leaves behind his wife of 68

years Martha (Roscoe) Phillips; three children, Terry (Starr), Jeff (Olive) and Jackie Fefee; six grandchildren; seven-great grandchildren; and a sister Elaine Roback of Leonardsville, N.Y. A graveside service will be

held Monday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m. at Monkton Ridge Cemetery in Monkton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Addison County Home Health & Hospice, PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.

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David Moore Allen Jr., 68, Salisbury

Obituaries James E. Petersen, 92, Salisbury

SALISBURY — James E. Petersen, 92, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 2, 2016, with his loving family by his side. Jim was born April 3, 1924, in Salisbury village, the son of James Emil Petersen and Emma Denisia Mayhew. He graduated from Brandon High School in 1941.

Following employment in defense plants in Springfield, Vt., he joined the U.S. Navy in February, 1943, and attended machinist school in Detroit, Mich. Afterward he was assigned to the U.S.S. Megrez, AK 126, and served in the South Pacific. His ship followed up many of the major island invasions, and at war’s end put in at Japan, China and Korea.

In 1946, he enrolled at the University of Vermont, and graduated three years later with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was employed as a journalist during the next three decades, in Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Among other positions, in Connecticut he served as city editor of the Bristol Press, managing editor of the Meriden

JAMES PETERSEN Journal and associate editor of the Meriden Record-Journal.

He returned to his beloved Vermont in 1978, restored houses,

and authored a number of popular local history books, including “Otter Creek: The Indian Road” and “Lord Dunmore’s Lake.”

He is survived by his children, Eric Petersen, Mark Petersen and Elizabeth Petersen; his wife, Joyce Petersen; his grandchildren, Sam Stephenson, Brianna Petersen, James Petersen and Grace Petersen; his daughters-in-law, Jennifer Brennan and Tamara Petersen; his sister, Helen Aulis; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son, James B. Petersen; and his siblings, Max Petersen and Jacqueline English.

He was loved by many, and his life was enriched by various family members and friends. In his later years, he received incredible support from Addison County Home Health (including his special friend, Gina Stiles). Thanks to all for your kindness and love. A memorial service will be held at Holman Cemetery in Salisbury on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m.◊

James Edward Dunn, 74, Vergennes VERGENNES — James Edward Dunn, 74, of Vergennes passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 at McClure Miller VNA Respite House in Colchester, Vt. with his family at his side.

Jim was born on May 1, 1942 in Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Dr. Richard F. and Louise M. Brough Dunn.

Jim attended Bishop Quarter Jr. Military Academy in Oak Park, Ill., Marquette High School in Ottawa, Ill., and graduated from Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Ind. with a degree in electrical engineering. His career took him to various places and evolved over the many years. He worked most of his career as a systems network coordinator and computer programmer. He retired from GE Healthcare in South Burlington, Vt. on April 30, 2014, the day before his seventieth birthday.

Jim had many interests along the way including amateur radio (N1BCL), philately (stamp collector), genealogy, building of several electronic appliances/ gadgetry and traveling. He had a passion to learn and was always

JAMES DUNN willing to help or teach anyone.

Most of the time he could be found hanging out with his little buddies his dogs Shanghai and Beijing.

Jim is survived by the love of his life Ilona Lakatos Dunn whom he married on May 12, 1967 in Pecs, Hungary and affectionately called “his worthy opponent;” daughter

Richard Leslie Pierce, 54 PHOENIX, Ariz. — On Nov. 21, 2016 our beloved Richard Leslie Pierce passed away in the arms of his loving wife, Christine, after enduring pancreatic cancer with grace and courage.

Richard was born Oct. 15, 1962, in Long Island, N.Y. He leaves behind his wife Christine; his mother Lynne LeClair and husband Dave; his father, John Hazard; and grandmother, Vivian Hazard; brother and best friend Tim; brother Nathaniel (Chip) and his wife Cutie Sol; his sister Cathy and many loving aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews and extended family of his wife Christine.

RICHARD PIERCE

Jeffrey Ringey, 55, Salisbury SALISBURY — Jeffrey Ringey, 55, of Salisbury, Vt. passed away on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. He is survived by his mother Barbara and his children Maggie, Dalton and Brennan. Jeff lived with his long-

term companion Dolly in Salisbury, Vt. The family will hold a memorial service near Barbara’s home in Middlebury, Vt. in the summer months. More information to follow.

Obituary Guidelines The Addison Independent does not charge to print a 100-word Notice of Passing. Families may opt for unedited Paid Obituaries, which are designated with “◊” at the end. Guidelines are published on our web site: www.addisonindependent.com/obits.

Linda K. Dunn of Essex, Vt.; son Steven R. Dunn of West Addison, Vt.; sister Maureen L. (John) Wiedeman of Chillicothe, Ill.; brother William F. (Patricia) Dunn of Oswego, Ill.; cherished friend/brother David E. (Judy) Gilsinn of Gaithersburg, Md.; brother in-law Lazlo Lakatos in Himeshaza, Hungary; sister in-law Margit (Allen) Pence of Concord, N.C.; aunt Rita Ann Dunn of Palm Coast, Fla.; several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son Edward T. Dunn, sister Regina Marie Dunn, brother Robert Lamar Dunn, also aunts and uncle.

Visitation will take place on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Brown McClay Funeral Home, 48 South Maple St. in Vergennes, Vt. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 85 South Maple St., Vergennes. Interment will take place at a later date at Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles, Ill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Peter’s General Fund, 85 South Maple Street, Vergennes, VT 05491 in Jim’s memory. ◊

SALISBURY — David Moore Allen Jr. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Dec. 4, 2016. David was born in Philadelphia, Pa. to Barbara Brown and David M. Allen, Sr. on May 2, 1948. David was predeceased by his father and first wife Cheryl. David is survived by his wife Louise, mother Barbara, brothers Wade and Mark, sister-in-law Cathy, and mother-inlaw Norma.

He is also survived by his sons Derek and wife Melissa; Garth and wife Colby; Tyler and wife Caroline; Brad and partner Katie; Phun and wife Rosann. He will be greatly missed by his grandchildren whom he cherished, Turner, Declan, Leila, Ross, Tia and Sammy. He is also survived by his nephews Matthew, Jack, Ryan and Taylor, his favorite uncle Bert, and many beloved cousins and friends.

David grew up in Haddonfield,

DAVID ALLEN JR. N.J. surrounded by a close extended family. He played football as a running back and graduated from Nasson College in Maine. He then relocated to Addison County where he raised his family. He worked as a milk man for Monument farms and then as a carpenter and a furniture

maker. David had a childlike zest for life.

Family and friends will remember the many whiffle ball games, bridge hands, rounds of Liverpool rummy and whatever new game he was excited to play. David was also an artist. He expressed his creativity in his work in the building trades and crafting fine furniture. He loved to tie flies and was passionate about fishing. He was also an avid photographer, his most favorite subjects being his family members.

Family was central to David’s life and all of his interests and passions were nurtured through and shared with his family members.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations being made in his honor to Addison County Home Health and Hospice (PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753) who gave him great care at the end of his life.◊

Dining cards available to benefit shelter

MIDDLEBURY — Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, is hoping the community is hungry this holiday season! The shelter is relying on sales of their 2017 Dining Cards to raise significant funds to support their mission to safeguard, rescue, shelter, heal, adopt and advocate for animals in need.

Homeward Bound development director Hannah Manley says the Dining Card program is one of the shelter’s best fundraising efforts of the year. “The Dining Cards cost next to nothing to

produce and we benefit from 100 percent of the sales thanks to our generous network of participating restaurants who believe in what we do.”

Individuals may purchase a lunch card for $50 or a dinner card for $100. The lunch card includes 15 restaurants and the dinner card boasts 16. The cardholder purchases an entrée and receives another entrée of equal or lesser value free. The card may be used once at each restaurant during the year.

Manley adds, “The Dining Cards are a win all the way

around. It allows the community to stretch their entertainment budget and support local businesses, the restaurants are likely to see some new faces, and Homeward Bound raises funds that enable us to continue caring for the animals in Addison County (and beyond) that need us most.”

Dining Cards are available online through Homeward Bound’s shopping site (http:// shop.homewardboundanimals. org), at the shelter, and at Juice Amour located at 1396 Route 7 South in Middlebury.

Shop Locally Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy

Compared to chain stores, locally owned businesses recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy, enriching the whole community.

— Institute For Local Self-Reliance

You can’t take it with you, but you can decide where it goes.

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Christmas decorating contest in Brandon. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5 p.m., Brandon. Sponsored by the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce, judges will be on the streets starting at 5 p.m. so be sure to have your lights on! There will be four categories judged: residential traditional; residential whimsical (to include blow-ups); civic; commercial. Info: 247-6401 or info@brandon.org.

Hot chocolate hut in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m., Cannon Park, downtown Middlebury.

Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa with all the fixings. 25 cents a cup.

Free gift wrap service in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m., 51 Main. Free wrapping for any gift purchased in Middlebury, just show your receipt!

SD Ireland lighted cement mixer in Middlebury.

Thursday, Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m., downtown Middlebury.

The SD Ireland lighted cement mixer will arrive in Middlebury.

Author reading in Bristol. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library. Jack Mayer, author of “Before the Court of Heaven” will speak on his book that recounts the origins of the Third Reich through the story of Ernst Werner Techow. Co-sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council. Info: 453-2366.

Introduction to SketchUp in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7-8:30 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. Local mechanical engineer Paul Kenyon will demonstrate and lead a workshop in all stages of physical design with the free version of SketchUp. Free, but registration is required. Call 388-4095 to register.

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For a good quarter of a century, the Parent/Child Center’s programs have epitomized all that is best in our human condition. The Center and its outstanding staff work to improve the lives of our young people and help them realize the full potential of their abilities. At the Parent/Child Center these young people find acceptance, dignity, professional guidance and a caring family. I take pride in supporting the work of the P/CC because I think it is performed at a critical time in the lives of many of these young people and allows them to become happy, productive members of society. In addition, and not incidentally, I support the Parent/Child Center programs because for over thirty years they have saved our government (that’s our taxes) long term social service expenses.

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Church Services

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Sunday Services, 10:00 A.M. • Sunday School, 10:00 A.M. Mid-week Services, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 P.M.

All are invited

Story hour program in Monkton.

Friday, Dec. 9, 10-11 a.m., Russell Memorial Library. Story hour program will feature a preview reading of “Sleep Tight Farm.” All are welcome. Info: 453-4471.

Story time author visit in Lincoln. Friday, Dec. 9, 10:30 a.m., Lincoln Library. Author Carol Talmage will read her new book, “A Possum in my Pantry.”

Songs, rhymes, snack and a craft will follow. There may be a holiday surprise inside the book!

Caregiver support group in Lincoln. Friday, Dec. 9, 1-2 p.m., Lincoln Library. For anyone caring for another person, long distance or close by. By sharing with each other, caregivers find ways to care for themselves.

Exhibit and reception in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 9, 5-7 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center. Join us for an exhibit reception and film screening in conjunction with the exhibition, “Amazing GRACE: Celebrating Forty Years of Grass Roots Art and Community Effort.” The 1988 short documentary film “Roland Rochette: A Retrospective,” which profiles one of the exhibit artists, will be screened. Free and open to the public.

Bingo in Salisbury. Friday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m., Salisbury Community School gym. The Salisbury Community School will host a bingo night fundraiser for the fifthgrade and sixth-grade Spring trips. All are welcome.

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Visit with Santa in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-noon, Maple Landmark Woodcraft. Come enjoy an old-fashioned visit with Santa. Free.

Hot chocolate hut in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Park, downtown Middlebury.

Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa with all the fixings. 25 cents per cup.

Christmas cookie and craft sale in Vergennes.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church. Fancy cookies, candies, Dutch goodies and other treats will be sold by the pound. Choose and package your favorites. Enjoy hot cider and festive music while you shop. We do the baking for you so you won’t have to. For more information call Martha at 877-9986.

Artisan fair in Starksboro. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Starksboro Public Library. The Starksboro Library Artisan Fair will feature handpainted silk scarves, pottery, quilts, beeswax candles, art prints, ornaments, note cards, hand-crafted soap, jewelry, toys, homemade dog treats, honey and more.

Delicious soups, warm beverages, cookies and other treats for sale. A portion of the craft sales and 100 percent of food sales will benefit the Starksboro Public Library.

Free gift wrapping in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 10, noon-4 p.m., 51 Main. Free gift wrapping for any gift purchased in Middlebury, courtesy of the Better Middlebury Partnership, just show your receipt.

Prize bingo in Leicester. Saturday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m., Leicester Senior Center. The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. Funds raised help with the maintenance of the historical buildings at the Four Corners.

Holiday story time with Bob Claus in Shoreham.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 3 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. Join us for a holiday story time with Bob Claus. We’ll share Christmas books and do a winter craft, followed by cookies and cocoa.

A holiday reader’s theater event in Shoreham.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. We’ll start with cookies and cocoa and settle in for a series of Christmas and Hanukkah readings to kick off the holiday season. This event is fun for the whole family and includes pieces such as “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” and the spooky “Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins.”

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St. Peter’s Parish breakfast in Vergennes. Sunday, Dec. 11, 8-10 a.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Join us for a delicious breakfast of eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Bring your family and friends!

Adults $8.50; seniors (over 60) $7.50; kids ages 6-12 $6; children under age 6 free. Immediate families of five or more $28. Info: 877-2367.

Day of holiday cheer in New Haven. Sunday, Dec. 11, noon-4 p.m., Golden Well Farm & Apiaries, 1089 River Road, New Haven. Join us for a day of holiday cheer featuring sleigh rides, yoga classes, mini-massages, hot cocoa and farm fresh treats.

Free. Please bring a toy or item of winter clothing for the holiday gift drive. Info: www.goldenwellfarm.com.

Gingerbread house event in Bristol. Sunday, Dec. 11, 1-3 p.m., Holley Hall. Make your own gingerbread house without all of the stress and mess!

We provide fully constructed homemade gingerbread cottage with cardboard base; candy and other items for decorating; frosting; music; hot cocoa and snacks. Reserve your house by Dec. 5.

Houses are $25 each. Email Krista Siringo at ksiringo@gmail.com or Jill Kopel at newleaf@gmavt. net. All proceeds go to support programs that provide food to families in need in our community.

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High school concert in Vergennes.

Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School auditorium. The VUHS Music Department will present a high school instrumental and vocal concert featuring the symphonic band, Commodore Jazz ensemble, concert choir and Commodore singers.

Addison County right to life meeting in East Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Valley Bible Church, East Middlebury. Addison County right to life meeting will be held, visitors are welcome.

Light refreshments available. For more information call 388-2898 or email L2Paquette@aol.com.

SATURDAY

Otter Creek Audubon Society walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8-10 a.m., Otter View Park parking area.

Community members are invited to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and Hurd Grassland. Beginning birders welcome. Come for all or part of the walk. Info: 387-1007 or 388-6019.

Pancake breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8-10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Road. Feast on plain and blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries and beverages. $7 adults; $3 children; $20 families.

Holiday pancake character breakfast in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8:30 and 10 a.m., Middlebury Inn. Holiday pancake character breakfast with coloring, balloons and music. Limited seating. Tickets on sale through Eventbrite. Search for Very Merry Middlebury Character Breakfast. $12 adults; $8 kids age 12 and under.

Green Mountain Club hike in Ferrisburgh.

Saturday, Dec. 10, Kingsland Bay State Park. An easy 2-3 hour hike “on the level” into Kingsland Bay State Park, including both the developed and undeveloped portions. Bring water and lunch. Contact David Andrews 388-4984 or vtrevda@yahoo.com for info. Info: www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

Farmers market annual holiday fair in Brandon.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Neshobe School.

Maple syrup, cheese, honey, baked goods, hand knit items, canned goods, wooden toys, dried flowers, aprons, jams and jellies, holiday décor and more. Contact Wendy Cijka at 273-2655 or cijka4@ gmail.com.

Breakfast with Santa in Bristol. Saturday, Dec. 10, seatings at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Holley Hall. Come and enjoy carriage rides, arts and crafts, live music and Santa. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, coffee or tea. $10 for all ages. Carriage rides from 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Tickets on sale now. Info: 453-5885.

Author talk in Monkton. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10-11 a.m., Russell Memorial Library. Monkton’s own Eugenie Doyle of the Last Resort Farm will be visiting the library to talk with readers and sign a copy of her new picture book, “Sleep Tight Farm.” Bring your own copy of the book for an autograph. All are welcome.

Beloved holiday classic

“IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” comes to Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater as a live radio play on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. Tickets, $22/$10 students.

Holiday tree lighting in Salisbury. Saturday, Dec. 10, 5 p.m., Salisbury Veterans Memorial Park.

Annual holiday tree lighting and celebration will include a bonfire, hay rides, a visit from Santa, sing-a-long, hot cocoa and more!

“Skate with the Panthers” in Middlebury.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 5-6 p.m., Kenyon Ice Rink, Middlebury College. The Middlebury College Men’s Hockey Team will host their “Skate with the Panthers” event where fans young and old are invited to join the panthers on the ice after their 3 p.m. game vs. Amherst. Team pictures will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of Panther Hockey.

Chicken and biscuit supper in Vergennes.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main Street across from the Opera House. Buffet menu includes chicken and biscuits, stuffing, vegetable, roll and dessert. Adults $9, children $5. Takeout available. Info: 877-3150.

Ferrisburgh Grange’s “King Pede” party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center.

Sponsored by the Ferrisburgh Grange, the socializing begins with a sandwich supper and then on an evening of fun and games.

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Chamber of commerce meeting in Middlebury. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 8-9 a.m., Ilsley Public Library. The Addison County Chamber of Commerce invites members, non-members and residents to a preview of the upcoming legislative session and issues affecting the region. Betsy Bishop, president of the Vermont chapter, will be the guest speaker. For more information or to RSVP call 388-7951 or email sue@addisoncounty.com.

Free foot care clinic in Middlebury. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Road. Bring your own basin and towel. Offered by ACHHH. MUHS choir in Middlebury. Tuesday, Dec. 13, noon, Middlebury Congregational Church. The Middlebury Congregational Church will host the MUHS choir in the Sanctuary. The Deacons will provide pizza, cookies and cider for the reception afterwards. Come and enjoy the music, enthusiasm of youth and visit with community teens.

Lights of love tree lighting in Middlebury.

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m., Homeward Bound.

Tree lighting in honor/memory of pets at 7 p.m.

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St. Nicholas party for kids in Lincoln.

Wednesday, Dec. 14, 3:30 p.m., Lincoln Library. Create your own holiday wrapping paper and cards for the holidays. Snack, stories and a special St. Nicholas shoe hunt.

Santa calls in Bristol. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6-8 p.m. The Bristol Recreation Department has reached an agreement with Santa’s North Pole Headquarters to arrange a phone call from Santa to local children. Register at www.bristolrec.org by Dec. 10. $5 per family.

Christmas past in New Haven. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m., New Haven Community Library. The New Haven Historical Society presents “Christmas Past,” and invites community members to bring something from your Christmas in the past and share your story about it with attendees.

“Crossing the Himalayas” slide talk in Vergennes. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7-8 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library. Over 50 years ago when he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal, David Rosenberg crossed the Himalayas on foot to visit the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Mustang on the Tibetan Plateau. Now a Middlebury College Professor Emeritus, Rosenberg will give a talk on his adventure.

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Hanukkah story time in Lincoln. Friday, Dec. 16, 10:30 a.m., Lincoln Library. A special visitor will share Hanukkah traditions along with stories, songs, snack and a craft.

Ugly sweater holiday party in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 16, 5-8 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St. Ring in the season with special festive cocktails, boozy Christmas cookies, an ugly sweater competition and holiday merriment. A variety of delicious pierogis from Luiza’s Homemade with Love available for purchase. Free to attend.

Community Christmas caroling in Bristol. Friday, Dec. 16, 6 p.m., Holley Hall. Join us in front of Holley Hall where we will go out to sing Christmas carols to our community. We will meet back at Holley Hall for cocoa and cookies. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Middlebury does Christmas in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Jazzy takes on your favorite Christmas songs performed by Middlebury’s most talented musicians. Tickets $20 at the door; $15 advance.

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Visit with Santa in Middlebury.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 10 a.m.-noon, Danforth Pewter. Come enjoy an old-fashioned visit with Santa. Free.

Winterfest in New Haven. Saturday, Dec. 17, 4:30 p.m., Congregational Church, Town Hill Road.

Festivities begin with tasty treats and hot refreshments such as hot cocoa, tea, coffee, eggnog or cider.

Memorial Tree lighting in New Haven. Saturday, Dec. 17, 5 p.m., Town Green. The Memorial Tree lighting will take place on the Town Green, sponsored by the New Haven Volunteer Fire Department.

Decorate the Memorial Tree in New Haven.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 5-6 p.m., Town Green.

Decorate the Memorial Tree, take a horse drawn wagon ride, warm your hands by the fire barrels, make and eat s’mores, sing carols and roast marshmallows and chestnuts with family, friends and neighbors. Santa will arrive at the bandstand around 5 p.m.

Sing-a-long in New Haven. Saturday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., Town Green. Join the Congregational Church for the magical sounds of hand bell ringing, caroling with the choir and a sing-a-long! Free hot refreshments and yummy desserts will follow downstairs in the Church. For more information, contact Suzy Roorda at 453-5978 or newhavenrec@gmavt.net.

Songs of the season in Bristol. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Holley Hall. Come listen to performances by area musicians and choirs and children’s groups. Celebrate the music of the season. $5 suggested donation. Interested performers should contact Bristol Recreation office at www.bristolrec.org.

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Lessons and carols

THIS ANNUAL PROGRAM includes Bible readings of Advent and Christmas and carols performed by the College Choir with the congregation.

On Sunday, Dec. 11, there will be performances at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Mead Memorial Chapel at Middlebury College. Donations are collected for area charities. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts.

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Green Mountain Club hike in Ripton.

Thursday, Dec. 15, Water Tower Trails, Ripton. Hike or snowshoe from the Robert Frost Interpretive area. This is a 3-4 mile hike lasting 2-3 hours in duration. Moderate difficulty with an elevation gain of about 500 feet. Poles, water, snacks and depending on weather crampons and/ or snowshoes. Contact Ruth Penfield for meeting time at 388-5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail.com. Info: www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

Brain injury support group in Middlebury.

Thursday, Dec. 15, 6-7:30 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. The Middlebury Brain Injury Support Group will be meeting to discuss “Moving on to a better place and with holiday cheer.” Questions? Contact Lisa at 388-2720.

Santa calls in Bristol. Thursday, Dec. 15, 6-8 p.m.

The Bristol Recreation Department has reached an agreement with Santa’s North Pole Headquarters to arrange a phone call from Santa to local children.

Register at www.bristolrec.org by Dec. 10. $5 per family.

Middle school concert in Vergennes. Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School auditorium. The VUHS Music Department will present a middle school instrumental and vocal concert featuring the concert band, Jazz jammers and chorus.

Hot chocolate hut in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Park. Take a break from shopping to make a cup of hot cocoa from the Hot Cocoa Hut. Just 25 cents for a cup with all the fixings!

Free gift wrapping. Saturday, Dec. 17, noon-4 p.m., 51 Main. Free gift wrapping for any gift purchased in Middlebury, courtesy of the Better Middlebury Partnership, just show your receipt.

Santa visit in Monkton. Saturday, Dec. 17, 1 p.m., Monkton Volunteer Fire Department. Come early to see Santa arrive by fire truck and bring your camera for a picture with the jolly old elf! There will be cookies, juice and candy canes to enjoy while you wait for your visit.

Middlebury does Christmas in Middlebury.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Jazzy takes on your favorite Christmas songs performed

by Middlebury’s most talented musicians. Tickets $20 at the door; $15 advance.

Memory tree lighting in Leicester. Saturday, Dec. 17, 4 p.m., Four Corners. The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring the annual Memory Tree at the Four Corners. Purchase a bulb for $1 or six names for $5 to remember a departed loved one.

Send your payment made out to the Leicester Historical Society, with the names clearly written, to Diane Benware, 1594 Old Jerusalem Road, Salisbury VT 05769. The list of names will be posted at the Town Office. Deadline for submitting names is Monday, Dec. 12.

Christmas ball in Vergennes. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7-10 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Come join Joe’s Big Band and Charter House Coalition for plenty of seasonal refreshments, wonderful dance music and time for good conversation with friends and family. Champlain Orchards will be offering cider. Proceeds from the even will support the emergency housing and food programs of Charter House Coalition. Suggested donation $20 adults and $10 teens. Children are free.

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Annual Messiah Sing in Middlebury.

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m., Middlebury Congregational Church. Annual Middlebury Messiah Sing with Jeff Rehbach conducting.

Signers and players gather each December for a joyful reading and rendering of selections from Handel’s Messiah. Come enjoy this Middlebury holiday tradition! Info: 989-7355.

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ONGOINGEVENTS FUNDRAISING SALES Bixby Memorial Library Book Sale, Otter Creek Room, 258 Main St., Vergennes. MondayFriday, 2-4:30 p.m. (Thursday, 2-6:45 p.m.); and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds support library programs and materials.

Brandon Free Public Library Used Book Sale.

Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The 2016 season runs May 4 through mid-October.

Ilsley Public Library Book Sale. First Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Vermont Room. Ongoing sale in The Last Word during library hours. Info: 388-4095.

St. Peter’s Closet in Vergennes. Behind St. Peter’s.

Open on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Two Brothers Tavern’s Charitable Mondays. First Monday. 10 percent of entire day’s proceeds go to designated charity.

DANCE, MUSIC, ARTS & EDUCATION Bridge at Ilsley in Middlebury. Thursdays, 5:30-8 p.m., Ilsley Library. Single players welcome. Info: 462-3373.

Bristol folk session in Bristol. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Hatch 31, 31 Main St. Open jam. Bring your voices, instruments, songs and tunes. Irish/Celtic, Maritime, Appalachian, Quebecois, Roots/Blues, World Music, Dead, Dylan. Info: www.vtceltic. com/bristol-folk-session.html.

Celtic jam session in East Middlebury. Third Wednesday, 8-10 p.m., Waybury Inn. Open session to play traditional Scottish and Irish tunes on acoustic instruments. All abilities welcome.

Celtic jam session in Middlebury. First Wednesday, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main. Come swap Scottish, Irish and Canadian fiddle tunes. Open to all instruments and players familiar with Celtic sessions and jam etiquette. Info: mfloyd@middlebury.edu or 203-823-8669.

Chess and bridge clinic in Middlebury. Mondays, 3:30-5:30, Ilsley Library. Casual play and gentle coaching in bridge and chess.

Chess club in Brandon. Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., Brandon Library. All ages and abilities welcome.

Chinese conversation group in Middlebury.

Saturdays, 10-11 a.m. Informal discussion in Mandarin Chinese led by native speaker Yinglei Zhang. Info: 388-4095.

Classical string ensemble in Middlebury. Third Friday, EastView at Middlebury. Amateur ensemble looking for violinists. Info: 388-7351.

College Session for Seniors in Middlebury.

Elderly Services, 112 Exchange St. Classes for people over 60 in basic computer, opera, politics, history, international law and more. Call 388-3983 or e-mail college@elderlyservices.org.

Computer lab open hours in Bristol. MondayThursday, 3:30-7 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School library. Free access to the library’s

electronic resources, courtesy of e-Vermont funding.

Craft workshop in Forest Dale. Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m., Living Waters Assembly of God Church, Route 53. Free workshop for knitting, crocheting, or other crafts. Coffee served. Info: 247-3637.

LIVEMUSIC Mimi Bain and Friends in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main.

St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble in Brandon. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Conquer Root in Middlebury. Friday, Dec. 9, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

PossumHaw in Lincoln. Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Road.

Sarah Blacker with Aaron Katz in Brandon.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Aaron Audet Band in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

The Good Medicine Band in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main.

Swing Noire in Middlebury. Thursday, Dec. 15, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Maple Jam in Brandon. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Justin Perdue Quartet in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 17, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

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GIRL SCOUTS FROM Troops 30280 and 30649 received awards at the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountain Council, Young Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony in Concord, N.H., on Nov. 13.

County Girl Scouts bring home awards CONCORD, N.H. — At the Annual Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains Council, Young Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony held on Nov. 13 in Concord, N.H., Parker Chester, Paige Cussanelli, Morgan Poquette, Bailey St.

Louis and Alexis Kouwenhoven of New Haven Troop 30280 received their Girl Scout Silver Award for their project “Brightening Up Homeward Bound;” Bianca Madrigal of Brandon Troop 30649 received her Girl Scout Silver Award

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LEICESTER — The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring their annual Memory Tree(s) at the Four Corners. You may remember a departed loved one by purchasing a bulb for $1, six names for $5. Names clearly written, with your payment made to the Leicester Historical Society, can be sent to Diane Benware at 1594 Old Jerusalem Road, Salisbury, VT 05769. The deadline for submitting names is

WEDDINGS

VERGENNES — Chelsea Grant and Adam Thomann were united in marriage by Pastor Tim Taylor at the Victory Baptist Church in Vergennes, Vt. on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 in the presence of God, family and friends. Standing up with the bride was Daysha Mashak, maid of honor, and bridesmaids Allison Straley, Hannah Whitaker, Tiffany Grant, and the daughter of the groom Savannah Thomann.

Flower girls were the adorable Ella and Lydia Bearor.

Adam’s brother Eric Thomann was the best man, and groomsmen were Kergan Thomann, Nick Thomann, Yosfi Pitts and Nick Audet. The ring bearer was the handsome Kergan Michael Thomann, who carried a special wedding ring pillow made by the bride’s late grandmother Helen Grant.

The bride is the daughter of Gerald and Jill Grant of Addison,

for her project “Keeping Kids Warm;” and Maria Wiles of Brandon Troop 30649 received recognition for her participation in the two week Costa Rica and Panama Service Challenge this past summer as part of the Girl Scout Destinations Travel

Monday, Dec. 12. The trees will be lit at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17.

The list of names will be posted at the Town Office.

The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center.

Refreshments served and all are welcome. Funds raised help with the maintenance of the historical buildings at the Four Corners.

milestones BIRTHS Vt., and a 2012 graduate of Vergennes Union High School.

The groom is the owner of Spectrum Welding.

A reception followed the ceremony at the Vermont Wedding Barn in Bridport, Vt. The couple will be enjoying a winter honeymoon to Jamaica in January.

• Ardenia (Atkins) & Roy Murdock, Brandon, Nov. 26, a son, Keith Edmond Murdock.

• Amanda & Wayne Patenaude, Crown Point, N.Y., Nov. 27, a daughter, Izabella Roxie Patenaude.

• Amy (Yandow) & Nathan Kittredge, Addison, Nov. 28, a son, Nolan James Kittredge.

• Danhee & Raj Bhatka, Shoreham, Dec. 1, a son, Ethan Raj Bhakta.

• Halie Nolan & Nick Bassett, Addison, Dec. 2, a daughter, Letty Marie Nolan.

• Becky Maden & Scott Greene, Orwell, Dec. 4, a daughter, Ruth Frances Greene.

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MIDDLEBURY — Come to an “Amazing GRACE” celebrates exhibit reception and film screening the works of more than twenty-five in conjunction with the exhibition current and past artists supported “Amazing GRACE: Celebrating through GRACE’s hundreds of Forty Years of Grass Roots Art and annual workshops in nursing homes, Community Effort” on Friday, Dec. adult day centers, mental health 9, from 5-7 p.m. at the Vermont agencies, or on-site at GRACE’s Old Folklife Center. Free and open to Firehouse facility in Hardwick, Vt. the public, the program will include over the organization’s forty-fiveremarks from members year history. of the GRACE A treasure from The “Amazing organization, as well as the Vermont GRACE” exhibit is on a screening of the short display at the Vermont 1988 documentary film, Folklife Center Folklife Center’s “Roland Rochette: A Archive, the Vision & Voice Gallery Retrospective,” which 10 minute film through Jan. 21. profiles one of the explores the The Vision & Voice exhibit artists.

Gallery is free and open life and works A treasure from to the public Tuesday of Vermontthe Vermont Folklife through Saturday from Center Archive, the 10 based artist 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The minute film explores Roland Rochette, program is generously the life and works of who himself underwritten by Vermont-based artist was a part of the Rotary Club of Roland Rochette, who the GRACE Middlebury, Cabot himself was a part of the Creamery, the Vermont GRACE phenomenon. phenomenon.

Community Foundation To view a short and our membership at excerpted interview from the film, large. The Gallery is ADA accessible visit: www.vermontfoklifecenter.org. on the first floor of the Vermont Grass Roots Art and Community Folklife Center headquarters building Effort began in the 1970s when Don at 88 Main Street in Middlebury.

Sunseri moved to Vermont to “get The Vermont Folklife Center’s away” from the competitiveness and mission is to broaden, strengthen, hustle of the New York City art scene. and deepen our understanding Working as a dishwasher at the St. of Vermont and the surrounding Johnsbury Convalescent Center, Don region; to assure a repository for our had the idea that a well of untapped collective cultural memory; and to creativity might be lurking in the halls strengthen communities by building and common rooms around him in the connections among the diverse nursing home. peoples of Vermont.

Starksboro meeting house candle service set Dec. 22 STARKSBORO — The annual Starksboro Village Meeting House Christmas Candlelight service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Rev. John Burbank leads the program of lessons and carols. Lois Burbank is the pianist and will be accompanied by Daniel Phillips on violin. Vocalist Joanne Russell will provide a special musical selection.

The sanctuary will be lit by the mirrored oil lamp chandelier, dating from 1884, and many candles. This non-denominational service has been held for at least 50 years and

is a Christmas tradition for many area residents. Special Christmas cookies, treats and hot cider will be served after the program. Everyone is welcome. Please join us.

The Meeting House was built in 1838-1840 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Meeting House is located in the center of Starksboro Village on VT Route 116, just north of the town offices. Parking is available to the rear in the town center parking area or at the First Baptist Church, where the memory tree program begins at 7 p.m.

Festival on-the-Green organizers to start planning for next year’s event MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Summer Festival onthe-Green will celebrate its 39th anniversary season July 9 through 15, 2017. The festival, which is planned and hosted entirely by volunteers, is one of the premier summer arts events in Addison County and was recently named a Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top 10 Summer Event for 2017.

Organizers need lots of interested people to help make this year’s

festival a great success. Everyone is invited to the Festival on-the-Green annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Lane.

Meet your neighbors, co-workers and friends who are current festival volunteers and let festival planners know how you’d like to be involved.

For further information, call 802462-3555, or just show up at the annual meeting.

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MUMS honor roll MIDDLEBURY — The following Middlebury Union Middle School students have been recognized for academic achievement during the first quarter of the 2016-2017 school year.

ACADEMIC HIGH HONORS Abel Anderson, Thomas Ash, Julia Bartlett, Ian Bayliss, Anna Berg, Chloe Clark, Thomas Denton, Ava Devost, Ivy Doran, Catherine Dyer, Viviana Hammond, Anya Hardy-Mittell, Sarah Holmes, Timothy Hunsdorfer, Nora Hyde, Camille Kutter, Camille Malhotra, Ella McKhann, Kaitlyn McNamara, Ben Munkres, Thomas Nevins, Sarah Nicolai, Zoe Noble, Fairley Olson, Oliver Poduschnick, Sophie Pope McCright, Alexander Shashok, Harper Sinclair, Isabella Smith, Alex Tolgyesi, Kathryn Waterman, Paige Williamson, Katrina Yurista and Mischa Yurista.

ACADEMIC HONORS Lois Alberts, Olivia Audet, Abigail Bailey, Megan Balparda, Zachary Bean, Noah Berg, Alyauna Blaise, Alexander Bleich, Elizabeth Bright, Lukas Broughton, Caroline Browdy, Carlisle Brush, Samantha Bushee, Ira Carling, Aiden Cole, Owen Connelly, Talia Cotroneo, Courtney Curler, Megan Daly, Jocelyn Deering, Lydia Deppman, Genevieve Dora, Gabriel Dunn, Riley Farrell, Reese Fitzgerald, Emma Franklin, Avery Gale, Andy Giorgio, Chase Given, Mahaila Gosselin, Bridget Graham, Evan Gregory, Owen Hamilton, Colby Hammond, Wesley Hirdler, Rita Ho, Edwin Hodde, Charles Hodson, Martha Horne, Silas Jackson, Mason Kaufmann, Amanda Kearns, Oni Krizo, Kierra Lacey, Ella Landis, Sophie Larocque, Kaylee Lathrop, Camille Maglienti, Jordan Martin, Nathaniel McVeigh, Clare Molineaux, Lucas Nelson, Abagail Nicholson-Wemette, Astrid Olsen, Kenene Otis, Lucas Palcsik, Andrea Palmer, Kai Pasciak, Sutton Perry, Brianna Pike, Rhys Pitner, Landon Popp, Sarah Reiderer, Chelsea Robinson, Tyler Robinson, Bode Rubright, Jayden Rushton, Audrey Schnoor, Kieran Sheridan, Stirling Sidaway, Holly Staats, Sofia Stefani, Madelyn Stowe, Nicholas Suchomel, Abigail Sunderland, Ryan Thomas-Danyow, Kelsey Treadway, Gwen Troumbley, Alanna Trudeau, Hannah Turner, Camila Van Order Gonzalez, Anna Wagner, Samuel Warren, Katherine Whipple, Brian Whitley, Clara Wolff, Thomas Wolosinski, Kaya Wright and Ireland Young.

WORK HABITS HIGH HONORS Lois Alberts, Abel Anderson, Thomas Ash, Olivia Audet, Abigail Bailey, Julia Bartlett, Anna Berg, Elizabeth Bright, Chloe Clark, Lydia Deppman, Ava Devost, Ivy

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Gero, Adin Girard, Maycee Godshalk-Tidd, Mahaila Gosselin, Bridget Graham, Evan Gregory, Alexandria Griffin, Dean Guran, Madison Hallock, Owen Hamilton, Colby Hammond, Patience Hanley, Wesley Hirdler, Edwin Hodde, Charles Hodson, Sarah Holmes, Martha Horne, Zoe Howe, Timothy Hunsdorfer, Nora Hyde, Silas Jackson, Trystan Jones, Mason Kaufmann, Rosa Kehoe, Matthew Kiernan, Robert Kite, Oni Krizo, Kierra Lacey, Kailyn LaDuke, Ella Landis, Sophie Larocque, Emma Larrow, Kaylee Lathrop, Reilly Lawson, Camille Maglienti, Camille Malhotra, Cady Scout McKibbenBaier, Nathaniel McVeigh, Clare Molineaux, Sarah Nicolai, Kenene Otis, Lucas Palcsik, Grace Paquette, Kai Pasciak, Joseph Pellerin, Sutton Perry, Brianna Pike, Rhys Pitner, Ethan Ploof, Michael Plouffe, Landon Popp, Jared Rancour, Sarah Reiderer, Karic Riche, Joseph Richmond, Jackson Rizzo, Elizabeth Robidoux, Tyler Robinson, Bode Rubright, Peter Scharstein, Audrey Schnoor, Alexander Shashok, Kieran Sheridan, Stirling Sidaway, Harper Sinclair, Chloe Smith, Isabella Smith, Holly Staats, Asher Stokes, Madelyn Stowe, Nicholas Suchomel, Abigail Sunderland, Ryan Thomas-Danyow, Alex Tolgyesi, Kelsey Treadway, Gwen Troumbley, Hannah Turner, Samuel Warren, Emma Welch, Katherine Whipple, Brian Whitley, Clara Wolff, Thomas Wolosinski, Kaya Wright, Ireland Young, Katrina Yurista and Mischa Yurista.

Getting in the spirit

A TEAM OF horses pulls a wagon full of holiday revelers up Main Street this past Saturday during the kickoff to the Very Merry Middlebury downtown promotion.

Photo by Max Kraus

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A HOME IN rural Haiti lies reduced to rubble by Hurricane Matthew, which left more than 175,000 Haitians homeless. The thatched roof rough-stone mortar was no match for the storm’s 145 mile-per-hour winds.

Photo courtesy of Tyler Westbrook

BRISTOL RESIDENT TYLER Westbrook, seen near the Haitian town of Les Cayes, has just returned from two months in Haiti, where he organized and carried out his own relief work following Hurricane Matthew.

Photo courtesy of Tyler Westbrook

Haiti (Continued from Page 1A) Westbrook and his crew create a list of the families most in need of food and housing.

Traditionally built homes in the rural part of Haiti where Westbrook focused his relief efforts are simple shacks, framed with slim tree trunks, with the sides woven out of palm shingles. Many have thatched roofs, some have metal roofs. Fancier homes are made out of concrete blocks. Some are made along traditional lines but out of stones mortared together with crumbly, poor-quality concrete. Many of Westbrook’s photos show these once simple dwellings now reduced to piles of sticks or rubble. In many of the photos, families “camp out” using the scraps or remains of their metal roofs as their only shelter.

“It really gets hot under those metal roofs,” said Westbrook. “You could cook in there.”

One particularly touching photo shows a high school age girl, stooping out from under the salvaged roof, looking neat and trim in a white dress as she heads off for school.

“You can take a lot from them but

A TEENAGER CLIMBS out from underneath all that’s left of the family’s home, neatly dressed and ready for school.

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not their dignity,” said Westbrook.

TURNING PEOPLE AWAY One of the hardest parts of his relief efforts, said Westbrook, was turning people away. Given his limited resources, he knew there was a limit to the food he could distribute, the jobs he could provide, the homes he could build. Westbrook also described the importance of having a well-defined distribution

system and his cognizance that with hunger and desperation on the rise in the hurricane’s aftermath, many relief convoys were traveling with armed guards.

Westbrook hired one guy, who he said turned out to be a cop, but stuck to a clearly defined protocol for how his crew pulled into an area and worked carefully from the back of the truck to distribute to those families identified as the neediest.

Westbrook still has an ongoing online fundraising campaign through the gofundme.com website to raise $4,500 to rebuild one particular family’s home. Because the home is in town, it requires modern construction and a modern foundation (unlike the simpler, traditional homes he built in the countryside). Westbrook said he had made his promise to the family before realizing that a pledged

A WORKER ON Westbrook’s crew hands out a package of rice, beans and cooking oil in a rural Haitian village. Westbrook and his associates worked largely in the rural region around the town of Les Cayes, in southwestern Haiti.

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funding source would not come through in its entirety.

Dearer to Westbrook’s heart, however, are plans to move beyond handouts to something that would help build a more sustainable local economy.

“What Haitians need more than free food is they need work,” Westbrook said. “They need goodpaying jobs, and then they can buy their own food.”

He has in mind two possible long-term projects to benefit rural Haitians. One is collaborating with local agronomists on promoting more

vigorous strains of vegetable seeds.

The other is creating a business in Haiti to make and bottle hot sauce using local Haitian peppers.

“There’s always a bottle of hot sauce on the table and it’s wildly popular,” said Westbrook. “But I’ve never found a Haitian hot sauce. I’ve found them imported from the United States and from the Dominican Republic. I’ve heard stories they exist, but I’ve never seen it.”

Westbrook envisions a transparently run business that benefits local agriculture and the local economy and that provides self-

sufficiency via dependable work.

“I’m interested in creating something where folks are able to help themselves for the long term,” he said. “If we give someone free rice, we can feed him for a couple of days. If we give a man a job, he can feed his own family for years.”

To learn more about Westbrook’s current gofundme campaign, go to www.gofundme.com/vermonthaitirelief. To learn more about Westbrook’s recent relief trip to Haiti, go to his Facebook page.

Gaen Murphree is reached at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

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VUHS honor roll Howell, Emily Jackson, Morgan Lynk, Wade Mullin, Ezekiel Palmer, Hannah Philbrook, Dylan Rapoport, Madeline Smith, Paiton Tolmer, Carter Visicaro and Cedar Winslow.

Honors: Michael Alexopoulos, Joseph Ask, Sepehr Belar, Chandler Brigan, Emma Bryant, Colby Bushey, Benjamin Clark, Holden Clark, Kylie Comeau, Hunter Coyle, Ashley Cray, Rudy Davis, Bethany Delgadillo, Cyrus Devine, Kaelen Dobson, Austin Goodell, Lillian Goodyear, Jameson Haggett, Jack Halpin, Olivia Hutchins, Cheyenne Jewett, Kamren Kiefer, Rachel Leete, Olivia Lorrain, Cameron McLaughlin, Christien Paquin, Sarah Peterson, Sarah Pichlmann, Gabriel Quinto, Richmond Rathbun, Sarah Rathbun, Lydia Sabourin, Abigail Smith, Emily Steen, Sydney Tarte, Brianna Vander Wey, Megan Vorsteveld and Nathan Wojciechowski.

GRADE 9 High honors: Emma Beauchemin, Luke Bergmans, Brianna Billings, Leah Croke, Matthew DeMatties, Sophie Hatch, Marlie Hunt, Rory Patch, Erich Reitz, Emily Rooney, Aidan Scott and Kai Williams.

Honors: Robert Bicknell, Emily Brinkman, Ian Brons, Adelaide Brooks, Kaleigh Campbell, Adrian Chamberlain, Trudy Cosgrove, Benjamin Curtis, Nathan DeVos, Aidan Gardner, Kenneth Garrison, Jackson Hameline, Karyn Kenfield, Justin McEntee, Jeffrey Stearns, Robert Verburg and Kathryn Wyckoff.

GRADE 8 High honors: Xander DeBlois, Emalie Gernander, Emma Jackman, Reagan Kayhart, Kobe Kessler, Jordan Kimball, Natalie Martin, Jarret Muzzy, Anna Rakowski and

Isabel Steen.

Honors: Katherine Anderson, Karrie Ayer, Ryan Baringer, Barret Barrows, Christopher Bolduc, Summer Chabot, Ava Collins, Amanda Cook, Lauren Curtis, Zehra Cushman, Sophia Davis, Joshua Delgadillo, Rebekah Duprey, Alexis Emmons, Jordan Jewll, Gabriel Kadric, Hannah Kelly, Hunter Ladd, Riley Lane, Thomas Lawrence, Hailey Lynch, Alyssa MacKinnon, Chloe Mailloux, Adam Sausville, Tucker Stearns, Pearl Sutton, Macey Thayer, Ashley Tierney, AliciaRose Whitney, Jonathan Willis and Angelina Yantz.

GRADE 7 High honors: Una Fonte, Bradley Kutchukian and Ryley Olsen.

Honors: Sierra Bertrand, Timothy Bolduc, Hayden Bowen, Olivia Brooks, Alisdair Chauvin, Ila Collette, Allison Croke, Audrey Delp, Mykenzie Duffy, Jonathan Forgues, Ethan Gebo, Ella Hameline, Jacob Hanlon, Ian Henderson, Kaitlyn Little, Jonah Mahe, Clarinda McAllister, Felicia Poirier, Gavin Quinlan, Alexandria Rice, Cal Seyler, Audrey Tembreull and Jordan Visser.

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School Briefs Olivia Halnon of East Middlebury, Vt., earned a B.S. in architecture from Roger Williams University in spring 2016.

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ADDISON COUNTY CROP Hunger Walk on Oct. 2 raised over $25,838 this year. Twenty-five percent of that amount stays in Addison County to help feed our community through seven local food shelves.

Co-chairs Ellen McKay and Patty Hallam thanked all the walkers, volunteers and community for this amazing effort, including Green Peppers and Middlebury Bagel and Deli for their continued generous support. Pictured left to right: Ellen McKay, Beth Stanway, Patty Hallam and Megan Miller, CROP representative for the Northeast.

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GRADE 12 High Honors: Caroline Johnston, Eva Kamman, Sadie Kass, Nicholas LaFleche, Sadie Newman, Shay Pouliot and Lauren Scott.

Honors: Madison Ask, Alyse Beauchemin, Sarah Clark, Brandon Cousino, Abigael Dobson, Emma Duprey, Agon Hasani, Anna Huppuch, Tinder Kiely, Devon Kimball, Jacob LaFleche, Rebecca Maloy, Eleanor Martin, James McEvilla, Eli Paquin, Zoey Parker, Max Ratti-Bicknell, Megan Rooney, Rebecca Unger, Howard Vander Wey, Annika Vorsteveld and Samuel Webb, Jr. GRADE 11 High honors: Ally Atkins, Lance Bergmans, Lillian Clark, Adelaide Cushman, Peighton Duprey, Kayla Gevry, Kristina Jochum, Chloe Martin, Benjamin Praamsma, Lianna Sargent-Maher, Grace Smart, Megan Tarte and Ashley Towle.

Honors: Anneke Boelens, David Bowen, Guinevere Brownell, Leigah Burbo, Sierra Chamberlain, Mason Charlebois, Norah Deming, Allysha Devoid, Camden Dieterle, Tucker Dike, Malcolm DonovanCook, Ryan Emmons, Eva Ginalski, Nora Hatch, Haruka Isayama, Benjamin Kayhart, Casey Kimball, Brody King, Erin Lawrence, Munroe McLaren, Judith PortugalDunne, Aaron Premont, Anya Sonwaldt, John Stearns, YungTing (Albert) Tsai and Marigrace Wocjiechowski.

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Budget (Continued from Page 1A) when the Vermont Agency of Education is slated to provide key information to help the district calculate the tax-affecting portion of its proposed budget, which will be put to ACSD voters on Town Meeting Day next March. The fiscal year 2018 budget will cover the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.

So for the first time, ACSD voters on Town Meeting Day will not field an individual elementary school budget and a separate proposal to cover MUMS and MUHS expenses.

It will be one K-12 education budget, and of course a separate funding proposal for the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center.

“What I see with this budget is, we’re moving from these smaller pieces to much larger pieces,” ACSD Superintendent Peter Burrows said in summarizing the new budgeting process.

It was this past March that Addison Central Supervisory Union voters in all seven member-towns approved an Act 46 referendum calling for the phase-out of all the district’s individual school boards in favor of a single panel that will govern the new Addison Central School District.

That panel will make all of the major decisions for the seven elementary schools, middle school and high school — including funding through a single annual budget.

Josh Quinn, ACSD business manager, provided the board with an initial summary of proposed spending for the entire district.

His current calculations call for

$35,769,346 in spending throughout the individual schools’ budgets. the district during fiscal year 2018, The ACSD board will learn which would be a 2.08 percent more tax-impact details about the increase, according to Quinn. draft budget at its Dec. 19 meeting.

Quinn provided a budget That second draft will include new breakdown by categories of major information from the state on what spending throughout the district. districts should estimate for equalized Those categories per-pupil spending, include $22,674,381 and the Common for student instruction; “I think what Level of Appraisal $454,454 for universal needs to happen (CLA). The CLA is an pre-K services; is a shift in equalization ratio used $1,296,689 for ACSD- thinking. You’re to adjust the assessed related expenses going to have a value of property associated with the within a municipality Hannaford Career unified board, so to its estimated fair Center; $5,622,863 you’re no longer market value. Each for special education; responsible to just municipality’s CLA $1,117,404 for district your taxpayers (in is used to calculate office administration; your town).” its actual homestead and $786,317 for and non-residential — board member transportation. education property tax Laura Lass Readers can find rates.

Quinn’s compete It should be noted budget report by linking to this ACSD residents will reap a 10article at addisonindependent.com. cent reduction on the tax-affecting The current budget does not portion of their fiscal year 2018 anticipate any significant staffing school budget, a state reward for changes district-wide, according to endorsing governance consolidation Burrows. The FY’18 budget reflects through Act 46. That dividend will 165 licensed staff — including decrease by 2 cents in each of the teachers, librarians, counselors ensuing four years. and nurses — spread throughout STATE TAX ESTIMATES the ACSD next year, along with While budget planners don’t approximately 45 general education expect firm financial figures from paraprofessionals. the state until Dec. 15, Vermont Tax And in a budget draft rife with Commissioner Mary Peterson on change, here’s another example: Dec. 1 released some data hinting ACSD officials have centralized all of at some good news for education the district’s facilities, maintenance property taxpayers. She projected technology and professional a homestead property tax yield development into three separate of $10,076 (per pupil), compared and distinct funds. In the past, those to $9,701 this year. That greater expenses have been reflected within yield would mean a tax decrease in

districts that choose to level fund the first year of transitioning from autonomous school budgets to a their budgets next year.

“The ($10,076) being higher single spending plan. means that tax rates are lower, which “I need more detail before I can is good,” Quinn said. support this budget at all,” Hardy But Quinn cautioned the $10,076 said. “We need to be able to justify figure will likely change before what we’re doing; unless we have all is said and done, more detail, we can’t. depending on school As an elected official, budget proposals “This is a change I need to do that to do throughout Vermont, in organization, my job.” which will vie for and not a Board member limited resources. change in that Chip Malcolm, also of With the current Middlebury, agreed. funding unknowns at teacher-student “I don’t need every the state level, Quinn interaction.” single piece of it, but I — board member think it’s important for said forecasting the Chip Malcolm every single school tax implications of the ACSD budget draft to know how this right now is akin to a “chasing the is affecting them, whether it’s in a tail” scenario. narrative-type way or not,” Malcolm Quinn added the fiscal year 2018 said. “It’s important for us as elected global budget will need to absorb people to represent the taxpayer that a combined total of $395,768 in we know how our individual schools debt service for various capital are going to be affected.” improvement projects at MUMS, Malcolm added it will be important MUHS, and the elementary schools for school officials to convey to in Bridport, Middlebury, Ripton, voters that governance consolidation Salisbury and Shoreham. is not expected to dramatically affect Board members listened intently the way students are taught. to Monday’s budget presentation, “This is a change in organization, and acknowledged they — and and not a change in that teacherdistrict taxpayers — will need to student interaction, necessarily,” adjust to seeing their school spending Malcolm said. reflected in much broader terms.

PLANNED CHANGES Some board members said they Still, there are some big teachingbelieve local taxpayers will want related changes in the offing at more financial information on their ACSD that have nothing to do with individual schools as Town Meeting Act 46. The ACSD board in October Day 2017 approaches. unanimously approved what will Ruth Hardy, one of the ACSD be a three-year effort to adopt the board’s Middlebury delegates, said International Baccalaureate program she believes such details will be within all nine of the district’s particularly in demand during this, schools.

ACSD school board member Laura Lass of Salisbury urged the board to embrace the new, global nature of the ACSD school budget.

“I think what needs to happen is a shift in thinking,” Lass said. “You’re going to have a unified board, so you’re no longer responsible to just your taxpayers… It’s no longer, ‘I’m responsible to Middlebury.’ You’re responsible to all the towns. So really you need to have an understanding, more so, of all the towns, as opposed to being able to just tell people what happened in Salisbury or Mary Hogan.”

Burrows cautioned that the transition to consolidated governance won’t be accomplished in just one year.

“We see this as a phase in the process of unification,” he said of the current budget proposal. “We have many different programs, staffing patterns and many different cultures in our schools that have grown over many, many years. Part of our process over the next three to five years, as we walk down this path to unification, is talking about what are the things that are critical for all of our schools, what are the things we want to keep and hold dear for our schools that may be different from school to school.”

ACSD board Chairman Peter Conlon of Cornwall agreed.

“We are looking forward to getting more detailed information at our next meeting about local tax rates,” Conlon said. “This is really the first step in a multi-year budgeting process that strives for equity and efficiency across our unified district.”

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Porter staff participates in disaster training MIDDLEBURY — During the week of Nov. 14, healthcare professionals from across Vermont, including 12 staff members from Porter Medical Center, will be traveling to a national emergency preparedness training facility in Anniston, Ala. under a federallyfunded program to train at the “Center for Domestic Preparedness” (CDP).

In 1998, the Center for Domestic Preparedness opened its doors as a training center for the nation’s emergency responders. The CDP’s interdisciplinary training courses promote greater understanding among the following diverse responder disciplines: Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service, Hazardous Materials, Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Public Health and Public Safety Communications.

In 2007, the Noble Training Facility (NTF) was integrated into the CDP training center; Noble is a former Army Hospital that was converted to a training site for health and medical education in disasters. It is the only hospital facility in the U.S. dedicated solely to training hospital and healthcare professionals in disaster preparedness and response.

According to PMC spokesperson Ron Hallman, more than half of Vermont hospitals are sending representatives to this federallyfunded training program, including clinical, support and administrative staff. At the beginning of the five day course, employees will select one of two courses based on their skill sets: the Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents (HCL) or the Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT).

“We are excited to be taking advantage of this week-long exercise at the CDP, side-by-side with other Vermont colleagues from both UVMHN and small community hospitals like Porter, which will allow us to achieve greater coordination and consistency among all of our hospitals,” Hallman said.

“Some potential issues that all Vermont hospitals face include hazardous material incidents from train or truck accidents, as well as industrial accidents. We also have

to contend with “During emergency nor’easters and ice “Some potential situations we storms that have issues that all sometimes need to wiped out power in Vermont hospitals deal with challenges some areas for days face include we don’t normally at a time,” he said. hazardous have to face during “Continuous training day to day work. material incidents our is important on site, Our Porter team will and Porter does that from train or truck have a change to work throughout the year accidents, as closely throughout via disaster drills, well as industrial the week with staff but our goal for next accidents.” members from other week at the CDP is to — PMC spokesperson Vermont hospitals,” learn from others in Ron Hallman Hallman said. our state, learn about The Vermont emerging issues and representatives will maybe help us as leaders to think finish their respective classes on outside of the box,” he said.

Thursday of next week. On Friday, Porter’s 12 team members will they will put their training to the test train in different roles: incident during the Integrated Capstone Event commanders, [Emergency or ICE. The ICE combines multiple Department] nurses, logistics chiefs courses in a final culminating exercise and as a public information officer. that promotes an interdisciplinary

response to a mass casualty incident.

During the ICE, the students will be challenged with realistic scenarios in which role players, human patient simulators and mannequins portrayed survivors of a mass casualty incident.

The exercise will be carried out in various training venues including the CDP’s indoor street scene, subway and at the Noble Training Facility.

A former student from New Hampshire who took this course last year summarized her experience this way, “It’s just cool that we have a real hospital that we can train in.

Very rarely can we bring someone in, decontaminate them, triage them and do the whole gamut. We can’t train like that at our local medical center. Training at the CDP is a great team-building experience. I think everyone should avail themselves of the opportunity.”

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Decorating Orwell

THE GFWC ORWELL Fortnightly Club decorated the town with wreaths from Red Sky LLC. Dylan Lee helped to hang the wreaths along with Dylan Davignon, Devin Russell and Loretta Lee. Local businesses made contributions that helped to fund the wreaths: Dundon Plumbing & Heating, Christine’s Hair Salon, Country Ag Services, First National Bank of Orwell, Lake Home Business Services, Simone’s Village Fashion, Chipman Point Marina and Susan Powers.

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Homeward Bound to light memory tree Dec. 13 MIDDLEBURY — Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, has announced their annual Lights of Love program on Dec. 13 — this is not your average holiday memory tree! This tree honors the pets we have loved, and the ones that are still here to brighten our days.

Homeward Bound executive director Jessica Danyow is proud of this unique tradition. “We believe we are the only organization in Vermont to offer the opportunity to honor a lost or living pet during the holiday

season with a memory tree program.

Pets are incredibly important to their owners and most consider them to be family members. We’re pleased to offer our Lights of Love program as we know people appreciate the chance to celebrate the pets who so profoundly enhance their lives with joy and companionship each and every day of the year.”

Individuals may purchase a colored light to honor a living pet or a white light to remember a pet that has passed. A donation of $3 is requested for each light.

The shelter is hosting a tree lighting and open house on Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 6-8 p.m., however donations to the Lights of Love effort will be accepted all month via the shelter’s website (www. homewardboundanimals.org), by phone at 802-388-1100 ext. 224, or in person at 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury. The tree lighting is made possible by the following sponsors: Iron Thread, Open Air Pet Repair, Beaudoin’s Auto Radiator and Air Conditioning and Otterside Animal Hospital.

Special Holiday Religious Services ADDISON COUNTY — Several Addison County-area churches have set their schedules for special Christmas events and services.

ADDISON The Addison Community Baptist Church will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m.

BRANDON St. Mary’s Church will hold a Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and a Christmas Day Mass on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m. A New Year’s Eve Mass will be held Saturday, Dec. 31, at 4 p.m., and a New Year’s Day Mass on Sunday, Jan. 1, at 10 a.m.

St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas Eve service Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. at Grace Church in Forest Dale.

BRIDPORT The Hope Community Fellowship will have a Christmas Day service at the Bridport Community Hall on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10:30 a.m.

St. Bernadette’s Church in Bridport will hold a New Year’s Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 7:30 p.m.

BRISTOL The First Baptist Church of Bristol will hold its traditional Christmas Eve family candle-lighting service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. There will be readings, carols and special music. There will be a special Christmas Day service at 10:15 a.m.

St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church will hold a Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 5:15 p.m., and a Christmas Day Mass on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 9 a.m.

CHARLOTTE The Charlotte Congregational Church will hold “Carols of Many Lands: A Sing-along” on Friday, Dec. 16, from 6-7:30 p.m.; and a Christmas pageant on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, there will be a family service at 4:30 p.m. and a traditional candlelight service at 7 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 25, there will be a Christmas Celebration with carols and story at 10 a.m.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church will hold Christmas Eve Masses on Saturday, Dec. 24, in several locations: at 4 p.m. at the Old Lantern, at 7 p.m. at St. Jude in Hinesburg, and at 10 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Christmas Day Mass will be held on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m. at St. Jude in Hinesburg. New Year’s Eve Mass will be held on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 4 p.m. at St. Jude in Hinesburg. And a New Year’s Day Mass will be held on Sunday, Jan. 1, at 8 a.m.

and 11 a.m. at OLMC, and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Jude in Hinesburg.

CORNWALL The First Congregational Church of Cornwall will hold a Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Mary Kay Schueneman will preside. The Christmas Morning Worship will be a shared worship with Weybridge Community Church at the Weybridge Church on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m.

FERRISBURGH The Ferrisburgh Center United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. There will be a Christmas morning worship on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 9 a.m.

FOREST DALE St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas Eve service Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. at Grace Church in Forest Dale.

LEICESTER St. Agnes Church will hold a Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 5:15 p.m.

LINCOLN The United Church of Lincoln will hold three candlelight Christmas Eve services on Saturday, Dec. 24: a 6:30 p.m. service with children’s pageant, an 8:30 p.m. traditional service, and an 11:30 p.m. service with carols, readings and Communion. There will be a simple Christmas celebration service on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 9:45 a.m.

MIDDLEBURY St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury will hold Christmas Eve Masses on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 and 9 p.m. A Christmas Day Mass will be held on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 9 a.m. There will be a New Year’s Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 5:15 p.m., and a New Year’s Day Masses on Sunday, Jan. 1, at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

The Congregational Church of Middlebury will hold Christmas Eve services on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Both will include the lighting of candles. There will be a Christmas worship service on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m.

Memorial Baptist Church in Middlebury will hold a service of lessons and carols on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m., there will be a candle-lighting service with carol singing, special music and visual presentation. There will be a brief, “come-as-you-are” morning service on Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will hold a Gentle Christmas service on Saturday,

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Dec. 17, at noon, for those for whom the Christmas season may be difficult. There will be Christmas Eve pageant and Communion service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m.; and a Christmas Eve service with choral music at 10 p.m. The Christmas Day service will take place Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m.

The Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society will hold a Christmas Eve service on Saturday, Dec. 24, ending with candle lighting and the singing of “Silent Night”; at 5 p.m. there will be a Christmas Celebration for all ages, including a norehearsal Christmas pageant, with carols and youth choir; and at 7:30 p.m. a service titled “Unto You This Night a Child is Born.”

Rev. Barnaby Feder and the CVUUS choir will lead our traditional service of carols, lessons and reflection, with special musical guests Bruce Douglas and Molly Pratt.

NORTH FERRISBURGH The North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church will offer two Christmas Eve services on Saturday, Dec. 24: at 5 p.m., a 45-minute family-friendly service that features carols and activities geared toward young children; and at 7:30 p.m. an hour-long traditional service with carols, the choir, sermon and candle lighting. On Sunday, Dec. 25, there will be a Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. featuring 45 minutes of Christmas carols and fun.

PANTON The Panton Community Baptist Church will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 6 p.m., and a Christmas Day service on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 10:30 a.m.

SHOREHAM The Shoreham Congregational Church will celebrate a traditional Christmas Eve Service at 5 PM on Saturday, December 24, upstairs in the sanctuary. Rev. Christina Del Piero will lead the service of carols, candles, and a spiritual message.

St. Genevieve’s Church in Shoreham will hold a Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m.

SOUTH STARKSBORO The Jerusalem Gathering will hold a Christmas Eve service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Jerusalem Schoolhouse behind the Jerusalem Store, just off Route 17. Carols, candles, and the Eucharist will be celebrated in the Episcopal tradition.

Families with children are always welcome.

The annual Starksboro Village Meeting House Christmas Candlelight service will be held Thursday, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Meeting House located in the center of Starksboro Village on VT Route 116.

VERGENNES St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold its Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist, Rite II, on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. with a choir and children’s pageant. On Sunday, Dec. 25, at 8 a.m., there will be a Holy Eucharist.

St. Peter’s Church will hold a Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m., and a Christmas Day Mass on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 9 a.m.

Vergennes United Methodist Church will hold a Candlelight Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. There will be no service on Sunday, Dec. 25.

Victory Baptist Church will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 6:30 p.m.

WEST ADDISON The West Addison United Methodist Church will hold a Candlelight Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. This service takes the place of the regular morning worship that day.

There will be no service on Sunday, Dec. 25.

WEYBRIDGE Weybridge Congregational Church will hold a Christmas Eve carol and candlelight service Saturday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. The church will continue to celebrate Christmas in worship on Sunday, Dec. 25, with a service of carols, reading and reflections at 10 a.m.

WHITING The Whiting Community Church will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight service on Saturday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. There will be a Christmas Day service on Sunday, Dec. 25, at 11 a.m.

To submit holiday services to this listing, email calendar@addisonindependent.com.

Addison Independent, Thursday, December 8, 2016 — PAGE 17A

Contracts (Continued from Page 1A) talks stood on some of the major bargaining issues, as of early this week: Health care For the first six months of the new contract (July 1 to Dec. 31, 2017), the school board is proposing to offer teachers the same health care coverage they are receiving under the current contract. The district currently pays 87.5 percent of the premiums for a Vermont Education Health Initiative (VEHI) health care plan, and the same dollar amount for teachers enrolled in a comparable Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan.

Things would change under the last six months of the contract, however, as the VEHI program as we know it will no longer be offered beginning Jan. 1, 2018. So from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2018, the board is offering to contribute toward the costs of four different VEHI health care options that will be available. Specifically, the board is offering $4,404 annually toward the cost of single-person coverage; $8,256 toward the cost of two-person (adults) coverage; $6,804 toward the cost of a policy covering a parent with children; and $12,180 toward a family plan.

Koenig said the teacher could apply the district’s contribution toward the premiums of a spouse or partner’s health care policy, if they are covered under such a policy.

The teacher would pay the balance of his or her premiums through payroll deduction, according to the school board’s offer.

“Health care in the state is changing,” Koenig said of the VEHI program.

The Addison Northwest Teachers Association is instead proposing that the district pay 95 percent of the premium costs for a single person, two-person or family plan in the VEHI options outlined by the school board. In addition, the ANTA is asking the district to provide each teacher with an “integrated Health Reimbursement Arrangement” sufficient to cover “all medical expenses not covered by the VEHI plan chosen by the teacher.”

Wages and salary At this point, the school board is proposing to elevate the starting annual salary for a new ANWSD teacher from what is now around $36,000, to $42,609, according to Koenig. The board is also proposing to give teachers, across the board, a salary bump of $747 for the 20172018 academic year.

A $750 raise amounts to a roughly 1-percent increase for the district’s highest-paid teachers and more like a 2-percent raise for newer teachers, according to Koenig.

“We felt the starting salary for new teachers in Addison Northwest was on the lower side (compared to neighboring) districts, so we bumped it up,” Koenig said.

Teachers are currently working under a contract (2014-2017) that

ADDISON COUNTY assures them annual increases of 2 percent in base salary (plus additional increases if they achieve certain educational milestones) during the three-year pact.

Oliveira said the ANTA is slated to present its financial requests — including salary figures — to the school board at the next negotiating session, on Dec. 19.

“I hope it will make an impact on the board and the public,” Oliveira said of that presentation.

Not having received salary terms from ANTA has made it difficult to make progress on the overall contract, according to Koenig.

“We want to talk about a full package,” Koenig said. “Having the one thing that constitutes 85 percent of the money, and having no idea what it is, it makes it hard to talk money.”

Length of school day The school board is seeking to increase the length of the school day from the current 7 hours and 15 minutes to eight hours, Koenig said.

In addition, the board is proposing that new teachers have two additional non-student work days on their calendars during their first year with the ANWSD for “orientation and other district-designated work.”

The board’s contract proposal calls for a school year spanning 190 days “with no fewer than the minimum number of student days required under Vermont law.”

ANTA proposal calls for a school year of up to 185 days, made up of 176 teaching days and nine inservice days.

Teachers are also requesting to maintain the current workday of 7 hours and 15 minutes, including duty-free lunch and prep time.

Professional development The ANWSD board is proposing to offer annual funding of $150,000 for professional development, which qualifying teachers could tap on a first-come, first-served basis. The district currently spends around $130,000 annually for professional development for its teachers, according to Koenig.

A complete list of ANTA’s and the school board’s proposals can be found at anwsu.org.

NEGOTIATION PROCESS ANTA suggested 19 specific ground rules for the negotiating process, including that each session last no longer than two hours, each side have caucus rights, each

side use consultants as they deem necessary, and that there be no press releases issued unless or until an impasse is declared. Oliveira said she’s disappointed the board has not chosen to subscribe to the union’s proposed ground rules for negotiations, and believes their adoption would have improved the tenor and tone of the talks.

ANTA, according to Oliveira, did not favor negotiating the teachers’ contract in public. She said public disclosure of the board’s initial contract proposal can be unnerving to rank-and-file teachers.

“It’s a tough blow to teachers, I think. It doesn’t add to the overall climate in a positive way,” she said. “They have (historically) been protected from that first blow and see the final product, which is the culmination of a lot of work and negotiating to get to a better place.”

“This was one of the ground rules that the board wanted,” ANWSD Superintendent Joann Canning said of the public negotiations. She added her research has indicated most school districts in Vermont are now doing contract talks in open session.

The public talks on a new teachers’ contract, Koenig believes, are also in line with what he sees as a new era of openness under Act 46.

“We felt Act 46 was passed by the voters because they were looking for more accountability and transparency,” Koenig said. “You can’t really understand the contract if (the process) isn’t transparent.”

Koenig added the board is looking at this negotiating period as an opportunity not only to engage in talks with teachers, but also clean up some of the archaic verbiage in the old contract.

That’s why the school board’s first contract proposal to teachers is 41 pages long, he said.

The teachers union’s most recent proposal, in contrast, is eight pages long and focuses on the major bargaining issues.

“The contract that exists now has been tweaked a little bit here and a little bit there,” Koenig said.

“We wanted to just start fresh, in a way, and clean up language of a lot of legalese. There’s no substantive changes; we’re just trying to make it more readable to the average person.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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By the way (Continued from Page 1A) against Amherst, players will take to the ice with fans and sign team photos, which will be provided.

PossumHaw, the popular folk band that has played around Vermont for 12 years, will play its last Addison County show this Saturday evening at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. Ryan and Colby Crehan, the husband and wife leaders of the band, sent us a note this week saying that they will relocate to Wyoming at the end of winter. They said their final shows will be a time to celebrate and enjoy some original Vermont-grown music. “Vermont has been our home for the past 13 years, and I can’t image a better place to create and share PossumHaw’s music,” Colby said. “We will truly miss all the wonderful venues and people around this beautiful state.” The show starts

at 7:30 p.m.

A schnauzer mix dog that was recently adopted from a shelter by a Vergennes family has gone missing, and folks would like help finding him. Trey slipped his collar during a Dec. 2 walk and didn’t return when called. His handler said he is scared and will run, so please don’t chase him. Instead, if you see him, call 413-355-0705 or the Vergennes police at 802-8772201.

Congratulations to the Middlebury Union High School Scholars Bowl team, which placed third in the PreHoliday Academic Tournament in South Burlington on Dec. 2. This group of brainiacs, who answer questions in a contest that is similar to the TV show “Jeopardy,” competed against 69 other teams from around

New England — it was the largest Scholars Bowl competition in the six-state region. Essex High School won, and Northampton (Mass.)

High School was second. MUHS, with seven wins and one loss in the tournament, was the competition’s top small school. Mount Abraham’s A team placed 40th overall. With the third-place finish, MUHS qualified to compete in the National Scholastic Championship in Chicago next June.

A collection of urban and rural landscapes made with oil and encaustic from the Vergennes gallery Peter Fried Art are on display at the Shelburne Vineyard in Shelburne. These works explore our relationship with what may deemed mundane and seek to find life in the spaces between. An opening reception for the show is this Sunday, 3-5 p.m.

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Kelly Boe

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(Continued from Page 1A) At the time, the Boes’ daughter Sara was a 19-year-old freshman at McGill University in Montreal, and daughter Andi a 15-year-old freshman at Middlebury Union High School.

Under a Sept. 12 plea agreement, Dearing agreed to plead guilty to driving under the influence resulting in a fatality and driving with a criminally suspended license, fifth or subsequent time, for DUI; State’s Attorney David Fenster consented to not ask for more than 10-20 years of jail time.

At Monday’s sentencing hearing, three people gave testimony for Hoar to consider in sentencing.

Kelly’s friend Dan DaPolito, a local eye doctor, spoke on behalf of the community, telling Hoar that Kelly Boe’s life was “defined by service to others,” and his absence is widely felt.

“He surrounded everyone with kindness and carried with him a positive energy in a gentle, friendly manner,” DaPolito said. “He was selfless; always interested in everyone else’s life and wellbeing.

He was charming, funny and always had a twinkle in his eye longing to make people laugh with his spontaneous witty comments. Just hearing his voice made everyone feel comfortable and at ease … There was a special bond between Kelly and Kathy; they were inseparable.”

(See DaPolito’s full statement with this story online at addisonindependent.com.)

Everyone who knew Kelly has said he was a devoted father.

In her statement in court Monday, daughter Andi Boe spoke of how she wakes up every day and misses her father, of her struggles to continue to live a normal life.

COURTROOM SCENE It was during Andi Boe’s presentation that Ed Hutchins rose from the gallery and began shouting and making a scene. Hutchins was described as a friend of Dearing’s and a father figure to him; at one time they shared the same address in Whiting.

Hutchins said he didn’t like the way Dearing was being vilified and that Dearing was hurting, just like everyone else was hurting. Judge Hoar told Hutchins that he had to be quiet and when he was not quiet, ordered Hutchins to leave the courtroom, which he did.

Everyone in the room was impressed with the grace with which the young Boe, a junior at MUHS, handled the interruption.

Some people may have been surprised that Sara Boe was not at the sentencing hearing, given the closeness of the family. Kathy Boe explained in an interview that when Kelly was killed in 2015, Sara had to leave McGill in the middle of final exams, deal with the loss of her father and then return to Montreal to finish those finals. This week she was again in the middle of final exams and her mother counseled Sara against

KELLY BOE dropping everything again.

“She was going to have to go through that again and come down here and just feel sad, and I wasn’t going to make her do that,” Kathy said.

All of Kelly’s family submitted to the judge written letters that described what his loss meant to them; they came from not only his widow and daughters, but also from his sisters and his brothers- and sisters-in-law.

Kathy herself addressed the court, taking the opportunity to tell everybody what Kelly meant to the family, addressing the loss of her best friend, speaking for long stretches without referring to her notes.

She also directly addressed Dearing, telling him that if he did half the things her husband did he would be a pretty decent man. She expressed hope that he could turn his life around.

In his own statement, Dearing told the Boes that he would switch places with Kelly if he could.

He apologized — “That meant a lot to us,” Kathy Boe said.

Dearing’s attorney, public defender Jim Gratton, said that his client had made efforts to turn himself around.

While in jail awaiting trial, he has taken classes and earned a “Safe Serve” certificate for food service workers; he now works in the prison kitchen.

“He’s joined (Alcoholics Anonymous) for the first time, acknowledging his problems with alcohol,” Gratton said.

But Perkett noted that Dearing showed a pattern of disregard for the law and for the safety of others.

“Based on the way he was driving, it was not ‘if’ but ‘when’ he ended up taking someone’s life by driving recklessly,” he said.

Perkett said the prosecutor and the courts had given him chances.

Dearing’s criminal record included a 2013 conviction for drunk driving in which he drove the car into a field and struck a tractor, Perkett

said. Court records show a felony conviction (grand larceny in 2012) and five misdemeanor convictions, including for careless and negligent driving.

Perkett said that while Dearing’s was not the longest criminal record he had seen, “he had been given chance after chance.”

Perkett saw some progress in reducing such deadly incidents when the Legislature raised the minimum jail time that repeat drunk drivers must be sentenced to. For a secondoffense DUI, a defendant must either serve 60 hours in jail or 200 hours of community service; 96 hours jail time for DUI number three; and 192 hours jail time for DUI number four.

Fenster hopes that continued education of the community could one day reduce the number of drunk driving fatalities.

In a long address from the bench, Judge Hoar spoke directly to Andi Boe, getting emotional when he told her how he had lost his own father.

He spoke to Kathy Boe, urging her to keep living her life and to continue to bike and hike like she had with Kelly.

“It was quite moving,” DaPolito said.

Hoar told Dearing that he felt confident that he would be an asset to society once he served his time.

Because he has already been in jail a year and a half, Dearing will be behind bars for a minimum of six more years. He was also ordered to pay $354 in court fees, $100 to the DUI Enforcement Fund, $100 to the Public Defender Fund, and a $100 Special Investigations Unit surcharge.

Kathy Boe on Wednesday said she was not at a point were she could evaluate the sentence that Dearing will serve. She was glad that she got a chance to speak about what her husband meant to her and their family.

“This is a tragedy for everybody involved — for Kelly, for us, for Mr. Dearing and his family,” she said.

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Peregrine falcons came off the national endangered species list in 1999 and off the Vermont list in 2005. Loons came off the Vermont endangered list in 2005. Buck emphasized, however, that it’s important to keep monitoring the health of these species, given both their environmental sensitivity and the high level of public concern.

In Addison County, chick numbers doubled from 2015 to 2016. In 2015, nesting pairs at Bristol Cliffs and at Elephant Mountain in Bristol produced five chicks. Territorial pairs checked out Deer Leap in Bristol, Rattlesnake Point in Salisbury and Snake Mountain in Addison, but didn’t nest. A nest on Mt. Horrid in Goshen failed.

This year nesting pairs at Bristol Cliffs and Deer Leap fledged two chicks each, and nesting pairs at

Elephant Mountain and Mount Horrid fledged three chicks each, for a whopping Addison County total of 10 chicks.

A territorial pair checked out Snake Mountain, and a nest failed on Rattlesnake Cliffs. Fowle noted that Rattlesnake Cliffs continues to have a low success rate, with no chicks in the last six years and only 18 in the 14 years before that.

COMMON LOONS Goshen’s Sugar Hill Reservoir was the site of one of Vermont’s seven first-time loon nests (post-recovery).

Vermont Center for Ecostudies biologist Eric Hanson explained that loons tend to do better when there is a group of lakes not too far apart, as is the case with Lake Dunmore, Silver Lake and Goshen Dam reservoir.

And thus there’s a good chance that the new nesting pair on Sugar Hill Reservoir could be offspring from Lake Dunmore, where there’ve been chicks since 2007.

Statewide loons set what Hanson

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described as “another modern day nesting record in 2016.” This year 93 nesting pairs produced 80 surviving chicks. An additional 24 territorial pairs scoped out Vermont sites for a place to raise their young but did not nest.

In Addison County, the new nest at Sugar Hill Reservoir produced one chick. A pair of loons nested at Lake Dunmore but the nest failed.

And a nesting pair at Silver Lake successfully produced one chick after their initial clutch failed. Hanson said that eggs from the first nest disappeared, so they could have been taken by predators. He also noted that “human activity could have played a role in keeping birds off the nest as the nest was not far from a remote campsite and the trail.”

The two surviving chicks in 2016 put this year on par with 2015. Last year (2015) a nesting pair at Silver Lake produced one chick, loons scoped out Sugar Hill but did not nest, and a nest on Lake Dunmore produced two chicks but one was killed by a passing boat.

Over the past 15 years, the number of adult loons in Vermont has risen from 135 tallied in 2001 to 301 tallied in 2014 and 2016.

CONTINUING STRIDES One important way for Vermonters to contribute to the resurgence of these magnificent species is keeping a respectful distance during nesting season.

“We had many close calls with disturbance to the Sugar Hill Reservoir nest as people at first paddled right up to the nest without thinking it could cause a problem,” Hanson said. “We put out nest

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warning signs within a few days of “As we become more and more discovering the nest but many people suburbanized and that becomes the continued to ignore the floating signs. norm and the expectation, how do It’s a steep learning curve for people we maintain a sensitivity to the wild to learn to give loons their space things?” Buck pondered, and then when nesting. Dunmore answered. was the same situation a “A big dead carp “Go look for few years ago as people peregrines from a learned what was on the side of distance with your Dead Creek would spotting scope, and appropriate and not.”

Similarly, for be a perfect eagle if you don’t see example, wildlife meal or a dead peregrines enjoy the experts believe that the deer that died turkey vultures that you poor performance at might have seen that in the woods of Rattlesnake Cliffs may day and all the other be due to curious hikers starvation. That’s birds that you might see and climbers trespassing classic eagle and all the other things on restricted areas food.” that you might see that during the sensitive — state biologist day. Observe the colors nesting season.

John Buck and the smells and the At the same time, behaviors of the plants experts emphasized and the animals that how much there is to celebrate in the you’re going to encounter. And incite three species’ continued resurgence. a certain curiosity about what you Habitat preservation, Buck see out there so that you can become emphasized, is key to preserving more fluent with the language of wild Vermont, but so is just taking the nature. time to get out and enjoy it.

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(Continued from Page 1A) 2013. Peregrine falcons: at least 81 chicks, surpassing the previous record of 67 in 2015. Common loons: 80 chicks, surpassing the 2009 record of 74. Vermont Fish and Wildlife partners with Audubon Vermont and with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies` in monitoring these birds.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologist John Buck, who directs the recovery efforts for all threatened and endangered bird species in Vermont, says those numbers are something to celebrate.

“Having that number of nests in the state says that we as Vermonters have done a good job of getting these species back here,” he said. “What is more to celebrate is that we’re able to keep them here. That’s the sign of success.”

The statewide success was reflected in Addison County. Here the number of nesting pairs was up for bald eagles and loons, though the number of chicks overall held steady with recent years. The county’s six cliff sites for peregrine falcons produced double the chicks hatched as last year.

BALD EAGLES In Vermont as across the nation, bald eagles were driven to the brink of extinction. By 1963 only 487 nesting pairs remained in the contiguous United States. The pesticide DDT, introduced in the 1940s, looked to be the final nail in the coffin of a species already decimated by loss of habitat, polluted water and human predation (the birds were seen as threats to domestic livestock and were shot and poisoned as pests).

Recovery began with the passage of federal laws such as the Clean Water and Endangered Species acts and the banning of DDT. In Vermont, by the mid-20th century the state’s forests had begun to return.

By 1995 bald eagles were downlisted from endangered to threatened at the federal level. By 2007, bald eagles were delisted entirely. In Vermont, bald eagles remain on the state’s endangered species list.

But the resurgence of eagles since the mid-2000s leaves state experts hopeful that if recovery continues at current rates, eagles could be downlisted or perhaps taken off the state’s threatened and endangered list entirely within five years, said Buck.

Addison County is central to the Vermont bald eagle recovery story.

When state biologists began the bald eagle reintroduction program in 2004, Addison’s Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area was chosen as the sole site for hand raising eaglets brought from Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.

“Dead Creek is perfect (eagle habitat),” said Buck.

“Lake Champlain is perfect. Otter Creek is perfect. All of our major rivers are good eagle habitat.”

Buck described eagles as liking to nest in big sturdy trees on the forest edge, surrounded by other big sturdy trees, but liking to hunt over open ground.

“They’re more scavengers than predators,” he said. “A big dead carp on the side of Dead Creek would be a perfect eagle meal or a dead deer that died in the woods of starvation.

That’s classic eagle food.”

At Dead Creek, volunteers constructed special eagle “nests” on top of old telephone poles and the birds were hand fed, but in such a way as to prevent their imprinting on humans. The process is known as “hacking.”

From 2004 to 2006, 29 individuals were raised and released at Dead Creek Wildlife Area. Ironically, said Buck, to the best of the department’s knowledge those former chicks have chosen to nest in nearby states, not in Vermont. The resurgence of the state’s eagle population has come from eagles who’ve come from the wild populations in surrounding states.

Vermont had a single nesting pair in 2002, then went to zero in 2003 and 2004, and then to two nesting pairs in 2005. The state its got its first chick in 2008. In 2016, 21 nesting pairs statewide produced 32 chicks.

Bald eagles built their first nest in Addison County in 2010 and that nest produced one chick. Since 2012, Addison County has typically hosted two nesting pairs, who’ve produced around four chicks each season.

2015 saw a dip to one nesting pair that produced two chicks and one territorial pair (birds that scope out a site together but don’t nest). This year Addison County numbers rose to three nesting pairs and one territorial pair. But despite this boost in adults, the county tallied just four chicks.

PEREGRINE FALCONS Peregrine falcons in Vermont “reached a new post-DDT record of at least 51 territorial pairs and fledged a new record of at least 81 chicks in

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016

KARL LINDHOLM

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The importance of community — and hoop!

It’s gratifying when a Vermont kid does especially well at the local college.

One student from Vermont in this year’s senior class at Middlebury College has had a significant impact on student life — as well as the larger community.

First and foremost, this Vermonter is an ambitious and accomplished student, an Economics major with minor in Education Studies — with a GPA approaching 3.5.

He’s writing a senior thesis on “Green Dot Bystander Intervention: A Reduction of Sexual Violence Rates.” He’s using economic means to evaluate the effectiveness of the Green Dot program on the Middlebury campus.

Green Dot is a nationwide sexual assault prevention program adopted

by Middlebury and over 200 schools and businesses. Our Vermont student is one of the leaders of the program at Middlebury. He spoke about sexual assault issues to the entire first-year class at their orientation this fall.

Noreen Pecsok, co-director of the Green Dot Program at the college said: “He is a smart, thoughtful guy who has embraced the challenge of making our campus a safer place.

His impact has been tremendous and we are so grateful to have him on our team.”

He is also a leader in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Program as the “Team Recruitment Chair” at Middlebury. He explains, “It’s really important to me. I’ve been doing Relay since high school up in Franklin County. It makes me feel part of a family.”

Right now, as a part of his Education Studies coursework, he is enjoying his “field studies” placement in the Cornwall elementary school in Mrs. Beck’s third-grade class. “I love working with kids,” he says. “I love their energy.”

Another commitment he takes (See Lindholm, Page 2B)

ScoreBOARD COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 12/2 Conn. vs. Midd..................................3-1 12/3 Midd. vs. Conn..................................3-1 Men’s Hockey 12/2 Conn. vs. Midd..................................4-2 12/3 Tufts vs. Midd...................................5-3 Women’s Basketball 12/6 Midd. vs. Colby-Sawyer................65-44 12/7 Clarkson at Midd.............................Late Men’s Basketball 12/7 Midd. at S. Vermont........................Late

Schedule

COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 12/10 Midd. at Castleton......................3 p.m.

Men’s Hockey 12/9 Hamilton at Midd..........................7 p.m.

12/10 Amherst at Midd.........................3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball 12/10 Skidmore at Midd.......................2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball 12/10 Skidmore at Midd.......................4 p.m.

(See Schedule, Page 3B)

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE FRESHMAN goalie Brian Ketchabaw lifts his glove to a rising shot during Saturday’s game against Tufts. Ketchabaw made 35 saves in Middlebury’s 5-3 loss.

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Young Panther skaters drop to 0-6 Team close, but wins prove elusive

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The rough start for the Middlebury College men’s hockey team continued this past weekend, when the Panthers dropped their season’s first two home games, both to NESCAC foes, 4-2 to Connecticut on Friday and 5-3 to Tufts on Saturday.

The Panthers are now in uncharted territory for the storied program — 0-6 despite being competitive in all of their games. Only once have they lost by more than two goals, at NCAA Division III power Plattsburgh, 5-2, and in that contest they rallied from a 2-0 hole to tie the game before the Cardinals scored three times in the third, including an empty-netter.

This past Friday they led Connecticut after two periods before falling short in the third period, and on Saturday Tufts led by 5-1 before the Panthers fought back.

After Saturday’s game secondyear Coach Neil Sinclair pointed to the team’s grit as a plus.

“They’re trying. They’re working.

And I thought they played hard in the last 10 minutes trying to find their way, so there are some positives there,” Sinclair said. “We’ll work to keep building on that.”

Sinclair and his assistants are trying to integrate young players

Women’s hoop uses runs to tip Chargers

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s basketball team coasted past visiting Colby-Sawyer on Tuesday, 65-44, improving to 4-1 heading into a Wednesday contest vs. Clarkson played after the deadline for this edition of the Independent.

The Panthers will wrap up firstsemester play on Saturday when they host Skidmore as part of a doubleheader with the men’s basketball team. The Panther men (5-1 heading into a Wednesday game at Southern Vermont) will meet the Thoroughbreds at 4 p.m. in Pepin Gymnasium as they also conclude pre-holiday action.

On Tuesday, two runs by the Panther women proved decisive.

Middlebury went on an 18-5 surge in the second quarter using points from six Panthers, including five from Colleen Caveney, to extend a 15-12 lead to 33-17.

A late Charger hoop by Tiana Sugars made it 33-19 at the break, and Colby-Sawyer then scored the first five points of the second half to cut the Middlebury lead to nine at 33-24.

The Panthers responded with a 9-0 surge capped by a Catherine Harrison layup to take a 40-24 advantage with 5:50 to go in the (See Basketball, Page 3B)

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PANTHER FRESHMAN TREVOR Turnbull skates away from Tufts defender Machlan Sawden during Saturday’s game in Middlebury.

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— nine freshmen skated regular shifts vs. Tufts — while at the same time dealing with several injuries.

Sinclair wouldn’t say who was hurt, but three players on the roster who played at least 17 games last winter

did not skate on Saturday: junior defenseman Zach Weier, sophomore defenseman Matt Doherty and sophomore forward Kamil Tkaczuk.

“We’ve got a lot of young guys, and it’s going to take some time

for everybody to adjust to college hockey. We’ve also had some injuries to key guys, so you have some guys playing roles that they haven’t played before,” Sinclair said. “So there just (See Panthers, Page 3B)

Women’s hockey splits with Connecticut NEW LONDON, Conn. — In a duel of two women’s college hockey teams that entered the weekend ranked in the top 10 among NCAA Division III teams, visiting Middlebury and Connecticut College settled for a split this past Friday and Saturday.

The Camels, then ranked No. 9, won the opener, 3-1, while the Panthers, then ranked No. 3, bounced back to win the Saturday rematch,

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also by a 3-1 final.

Middlebury (4-2, 3-1 NESCAC) and Connecticut (4-1, 3-1 NESCAC) finished the weekend in a four-way tie for first place in NESCAC with Hamilton and Williams, also 3-1 in league play.

The Panthers will wrap up firstsemester play on Saturday with a 3 p.m. game at non-league foe Castleton.

On Saturday Jessica Young scored

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twice and Carly Watson netted the game-winner as the Panthers earned the weekend split.

Connecticut opened the scoring 3:35 into the game on a power play goal from Kyla Floresca. The goal was the first power-play goal the Panthers had given up this season after killing 21 previous opportunities.

Young evened the game at 15:39 of the second period, putting home

the rebound of and Elizabeth Wulf shot.

Watson netted the game-winner on a power play 6:39 into the third period. Her shot from the top of the left circle came after a feed from Maddie Winslow. Young added an empty-net strike with 1:06 remaining.

Middlebury’s Lin Han made 27 saves in goal, while Katherine (See Women’s hockey, Page 3B)

ADDISON COUNTY — Sixteen members of the Mount Abraham, Otter Valley and Middlebury union high school field hockey teams earned postseason honors in 2016 from either the Metro Conference or the Marble Valley League A Division.

Two Eagles were named First Team Metro All-Stars: senior midfielder Ashley Turner and senior forward Jackie Reiss. Joining them on the Metro First Team was Tiger senior forward Lily Smith.

The MVL A Division coaches named two Otter seniors as First Team All-Stars: forward Allison Lowell and midfielder Courtney Bushey.

Earning Second Team Metro honors were two Tiger juniors, forward Nina Schroeren and midfielder Laura Whitley, and two Eagle juniors, defenders Robyn Arena and Emily Aldrich.

Four Tigers earned Metro Honorable Mention: junior goalie Bridget Audet, freshman forward Lexi Bartlett, senior midfielder Kiana Plouffe and senior forward Calista Carl. Two Eagles also earned Metro Honorable Mention, senior forward Hannah Wahl and sophomore goalie Chessley Jackman.

OV senior defender Meghan Hallett earned MVL A Division Honorable Mention.

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Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) seriously is to the SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee).

Athletic Director Erin Quinn said of his effort: “He ‘walks the talk.’

He is among the best all-around student-athletes I have encountered at Middlebury when combining contributions on and off the court.”

So that brings us to another important commitment: he’s an athlete, and a pretty good one too.

This Vermonter’s name is Matt St. Amour, and he’s one of the best basketball players ever to come through the place.

Last year, Matt was first team all-NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference, Middlebury’s league) and second team All-Northeast Region (D3 Hoops). Despite missing six games his first year, due to an ACL tear, he has scored over 1,000 points in the three years before this one.

His 566 points last year was the second highest total in school history (19.5 per game). While he is a terrific shooter, who can score from distant precincts on the court, he plays a very complete game. He is among the league leaders in assists and steals — and averages over five rebounds a game.

Matt is a co-captain of this year’s team, off to a fast 5-1 start, after winning the NESCAC Championship last year and earning a victory in the post-season NCAA tournament. The other co-captains are his best friends and backcourt teammates Jake Brown and Jack Daly.

“We’re very close,” Matt says.

“We have the same goals, the same drive. I think it shows up in our play.

We feed off each other. We lead the league in assists.” Coach Jeff Brown adds, “I wouldn’t trade them for any trio in the league.”

It was big news in the spring of 2013 when Matt chose to come to

PANTHER MATT ST. AMOUR, shown in a game last February, is a Vermont native who is making a big impact not only on the men’s basketball team, but at Middlebury College as a whole.

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Middlebury after compiling a high school basketball career to compare with any in the history of the sport in Vermont: In high school he scored over 2,000 points (over 30 points a game!) and reaped a host of honors.

His high school years in Swanton were both conventional and unconventional: He stayed home. For Vermont athletes of extraordinary ability, the convention now is to go away to a prep school where they will find greater competition and exposure.

Matt acknowledges he and his family talked about alternatives, but says, “I didn’t want to go to prep school. I was strongly against it. I never wanted to leave the kids I grew up with. I felt a sense of pride for my town and community.”

You can see that community at Middlebury games, as just about the whole town of Swanton shows up. The St. Amour contingent — family, teachers, coaches, friends, occupies the northwest corner of the gym. “My dad hasn’t missed any games, home or away,” Matt reports. “My mom has missed just two. Everybody gets together. It’s

great to see them there.”

His college decision came down to Middlebury or UVM as a “walkon.” “We had season tickets to UVM games — we went to every home game.” About the decision, he says now, “definitely no regrets.

“I felt a little overwhelmed at first — I may be the only student from Missisquoi to ever attend Middlebury, but Middlebury has inspired and challenged me, made me interested in learning, not just getting good grades.”

His plan after graduation? He says he would like to get an internship in management consulting next summer, using his economics degree and “working with people on a team, not just crunching numbers.”

Then he’d like to try his hand playing basketball overseas, like recent Middlebury players Ryan Sharry (Luxembourg), Peter Lynch (Ireland), and Joey Kizel (Israel).

“You can see his passion,” Coach Brown says of Matt. “He’s a terrific player. His leadership has meant a lot to the program, on and off the court.

“He’s given a lot back to the college.”

VSMA honors Windsor, Terrier athletes

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BETSY ALMETER RETURNS a volley during the early rounds of the Middlebury Recreation Department’s first pickleball tournament held Sunday at the new Creek Road town gymnasium. Almeter and her partner, Ken Schoen, won the tournament.

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COLCHESTER – A standout football player from Windsor High School and a four-year star field hockey player from Bellows Fall Union have been voted as the state’s top male and female Athletes of the Month for October by the Vermont Sports Media Association.

The VSMA selected Hunter

Patenaude, a senior at Windsor, and Murphy Hicks, a senior at Bellows Falls, in statewide balloting for the top high school athletes for the month.

Association members submit detailed nominations about top individual performances by studentathletes across the state for the previous month, said VSMA President

Andy Kirkaldy of the Addison Independent. All full-time and parttime sportswriters and sportscasters, including play-by-play announcers and analysts covering Vermont, are eligible for VSMA membership.

Patenaude, a standout running back, scored five touchdowns, at (See Awards, Page 3B)

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Awards (Continued from Page 2B) least one in each game, as the Yellow Jackets went 4-0 in October. But he saved his best for the showdown of VPA Division III unbeatens — against Woodstock. Patenaude had TD runs of 45 and 55 yards, and had the Jacks’ only pass completion, to Dakota Page, to put Windsor on top to stay in the fourth quarter in a 27-20 victory.

Patenaude also was a key contributor in the defensive secondary during the month.

Patenaude edged three other finalists: football players Shane Clark, a Bellows Falls junior, and Brent

Nickerson, an Otter Valley senior, along with soccer player Skyler Boyd, a Twin Valley senior.

Hicks, a senior halfback for the Bellows Falls Terriers, had an outstanding month of October for the undefeated field hockey team. Murphy was a leader for the Terrier defense that allowed only two goals in six games — including four shutouts. The Bellows Falls goaltenders made fewer than four saves per game. As a fouryear starter on defense, Hicks helped BF to 58 wins, 5 losses and 3 ties.

Hicks edged two other finalists: senior soccer players Ashley Bates

of Leland & Gray and Kassidy Cummings of Green Mountain Union.

Patenaude and Hicks will be eligible for the VSMA Athletes of the Year award when the honors are voted at the end of the 2016-17 year.

They join all the statewide monthly honorees, including previous winners: for September, soccer players Mack Walton, a Green Mountain Union senior and Brooke Raiche, a West Rutland senior.

More information about the VSMA is available by calling (802) 6542442.

start, scored 17 points and hauled in a game-high eight boards. Rachel Collins chipped in with 10 points off the bench, and Harrison scored eight points and tied Knox for game-high honors with eight rebounds. Harrison leads the Panthers in rebounding at 8.4 per game.

Lily Kuntz added eight points and five rebounds off the bench in 21 minutes, while Huffman contributed

six rebounds, six assists and three steals. Junior guard Sarah Kaufman, the team’s leading scorer the past two season, continued to struggle to find her shooting touch, making one of eight shots from the field after a 0-for-11 day at RPI last week.

Sugars led the 5-2 Chargers with 13 points to go with seven rebounds.

The Panther defense limited the Chargers to 28.6 percent shooting.

Basketball PANTHERS BRAEDEN QUAST, center, and Travis Stephens block out Tufts player Matt Pugh during Division III hockey action at Chip Kenyon Arena Saturday afternoon.

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Panthers (Continued from Page 1B) has to be a lot of teaching going on in practice in terms of D zone, neutral zone, offensive zone, getting a lot of guys going.”

Given the dual challenges of inexperience and injury, Sinclair said he is not disappointed in the Panthers’ commitment.

“Overall, we’re real proud of their effort and how hard they’re working, and I think they’re going to do just fine,” he said. “It’s just going to take some time.”

CAMELS, 4-2 On Friday, the Panthers outshot PANTHER JUNIOR MARK McLellan follows a shot to the net during Connecticut, 22-8, through two Saturday’s game against Tufts. Middlebury lost the game, 5-3.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell periods in taking a 2-1 lead.

Middlebury scored first in the opening period. Trevor Turnbull won goals, with both those numbers work from Mark McLellan and the puck in the corner and tossed it boosted by the 10 penalties assessed Danny Jacobs. But back-to-back toward the slot. It banked off of the to Middlebury, compared to four on penalties late in the period created a five-on-three for Tufts, and Sean side of the net to Vincent Gisonti, Tufts.

Sinclair was asked if he thought Kavanagh slapped home a oneand he backhanded a shot past Camel the Panthers could afford to take so timer from the top of the left circle. goalie Austin Essery at 12:58.

Through two periods, the Jumbos The Camels (1-5, 1-3 NESCAC) many penalties.

“I don’t disagree,” he said. “I’m outshot the Panthers, 27-17. knotted the score 11:33 into the Two more power play goals in middle stanza. Jon Paris caused a going to have to look at the film, turnover behind the Middlebury though, to really decide how I feel the first 6:10 of the third made it 5-1. Kavanagh skated left-to-right net and found Jeff Thompson at the about some of the calls.”

All three goals scored through the slot and whipped a shot bottom of the left circle. in the first period, two inside the left post on another fiveThompson lifted a shot

by Tufts, came at even on-three chance, and at 13:50 Tyler into the upper right Coach Sinclair corner. believes games strength, although the Scroggins beat Ketchabaw with a Panthers — notably low shot from the right circle.

Gisonti struck again like this past Then the Panthers, who outshot the freshman defenseman with 3:52 left in the weekend’s will Brendan Dawson, Jumbos by 14-13 in the period, came period. The Panther forward took a pass begin to tilt the forward Greg Conrad to life. At 10:56 Mitchell Allen made and defenseman it 5-2 on a power play, one-timing a from Joey Piccinini as other way as Spencer Cage — Neary pass from the left circle, with he cut through the slot. the Panthers launched several good Dawson also assisting. At 14:04, Essery stopped Gisonti’s get healthier bids on Jumbo goalie Conrad made it 5-3. As he exited initial bid, but he netted — and more Mason Pulde (28 saves) the penalty box, Conrad picked up a the rebound. puck that McLellan chopped out of on an early power play.

Then the Camels experienced.

Tufts took the lead the zone, skated into the Jumbo end outshot the Panthers, at 6:45 when Oliver and beat Pulde with a low wrister.

15-4, in the third period, scoring three times in the first 9:55. They Takacsi-Nagy circled clockwise The Panthers pulled Ketchabaw with tied the game 2:44 into the period from behind the net and launched 2:29 to go and had a couple chances, on a power play: Jacob Moreau a backhand on Panther freshman but couldn’t convert.

Sinclair believes games like this blasted a shot from the slot through goalie Brian Ketchabaw. Ketchabaw traffic. Just over four minutes later, (35 saves) made the stop, but past weekend’s will begin to tilt Jon Paris poked in a rebound. The Takacsi-Nagy had time — maybe the other way as the Panthers get healthier — and more experienced.

Camels made it 4-2 at 9:55, when too much — to net the rebound.

“I think there’s a bunch of very Conrad equalized at 8:13, tipping Kevin Doyle stole the puck at center ice, skated in and wristed a shot from home a shot from the center point by good hockey players on this team. defenseman Andrew Neary, as two They’re very young. They’re trying the left circle off the post and in.

Panther goalie Stephen Klein of the team’s four seniors combined, to find their way. They’re doing the made 19 saves, while Essery made with the second assist going to Mark best they can,” he said. “They’re going to put it together. It’s just 22 stops as the Camels ended a 17- Lyman.

Tufts took the lead at 12:18, when going to take some time.” game winless streak (0-16-1).

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at Clay Berger, in a scrum at the left TUFTS, 5-3 Tufts improved to 5-1-1, 3-0-1 post, poked home the rebound of a andyk@addisonindependent.com.

NESCAC, by winning on Saturday. David Lackner wraparound bid.

In the second period, the Panthers The Jumbos outshot the Panthers, 40-31, and scored three power-play killed two penalties well, with good

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(Continued from Page 1B) third, and they maintained at least a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

The lead peaked at 23 (58-35) on a layup from Caveney with 8:47 left in the fourth quarter.

Caveney, who now leads the Panthers with 11.0 points per game, paced a balanced Middlebury attack with a season-best 18 points, while Knox, a freshman making her first

Women’s hockey (Continued from Page 1B) Chester made 24 stops for the Camels.

On Friday, the Panthers came up short despite outshooting the Camels, 37-24. Connecticut scored all three of its goals in the first 16:06.

Julie Beattie opened the scoring

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18:38 of the middle period, with an assist from Winslow.

Chester made 36 saves. Julia Neuburger started and made seven saves in 16:06 while allowing the Camels’ three scores, and Han relieved and stopped 14 shots.

Girls’ Basketball 12/10 Mt. Abe at Mt. Mansfield.....12:30 p.m.

12/10 VUHS at Harwood.....................1 p.m.

12/10 MUHS at Mill River...............2:30 p.m.

12/13 St. Albans at MUHS...................7 p.m.

12/13 Mt. Abe at Mill River...................7 p.m.

12/15 Winooski at VUHS.....................7 p.m.

12/17 MUHS at Winooski....................2 p.m.

12/20 OV at Mt. Abe............................7 p.m.

Wrestling 12/10 ... VUHS at Conval, N.H., Tournament

12/10 ... OV/Mt. Abe at St. Johnsbury Tourn.

12/14 MUHS Hosts..............................6 p.m.

12/14 VUHS Hosts..............................6 p.m.

12/14 OV at Burr & Burton...................6 p.m.

12/17 OV Invitational...........................9 p.m.

12/17.......Mt. Abe/MUHS/VUHS at Granville Gymnastics 12/14 Randolph at MUHS....................6 p.m.

Late games were played after deadline.

Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

Schedule (Continued from Page 1B) HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey 12/10 Hartford at MUHS......................7 p.m.

12/14 MUHS at Spaulding..............7:30 p.m.

Girls’ Hockey 12/13 St. Albans at MUHS...................7 p.m.

12/17 Midd. at Beekmantown..............4 p.m.

Boys’ Basketball 12/10 Burr & Burton at MUHS......12:30 p.m.

12/10 Mt. Abe at Randolph.............2:30 p.m.

12/13 Colchester at MUHS..................7 p.m.

12/13 Harwood at VUHS.....................7 p.m.

12/15 OV vs. MSJ at Proctor..........5:30 p.m.

12/16 OV at Proctor Tourney...5:30 or 7 p.m.

12/16 S. Burlington at VUHS...............7 p.m.

12/16 Mt. Abe at Fair Haven................7 p.m.

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DIRECTORY

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• tree services • veterinary services • wedding • woodworking

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CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted ATTENTION PCA’S: PART TIME and full time, day and night shifts available. On the job training, competitive wages and flexible scheduling. Call Angie at 802-8771363 or e-mail ringerhomecare@gmail.com if interested.

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

Your Job

Help Wanted FULL SUN COMPANY in Middlebury seeks an independent designer with CAD skills and software to model our food processing facility layout to our specs. 802377-8585 or info@fullsuncompany.com

DRIVER POSITION Casella Waste Systems, Inc. We are currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Driver position in Middlebury, VT This position requires the right individual to possess…

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Positive attitude and behavior

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Work well with customers and employees

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Reliable transportation to and from work

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Physically able to lift 100 pounds

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Clean driving record

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Minimum of Class B CDL

Casella offers…

Stock Purchase Plan, 401k, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Benefits, Uniforms, Boot Allowance and Safety Bonus and Growth Opportunities.

To fill out an application please stop by our office 533 Exchange Street, Middlebury, VT Also apply on-line at Casella.com/careers If you have submitted an application in the past, please feel free to submit again for consideration.

533 Exchange Street, Middlebury, VT Casella.com/careers • An equal opportunity employer

Counseling Service of Addison County

Emergency Team Clinician!

Seeking an experienced mental health clinician for interesting work on our Emergency Team. Crisis mental health is a clinical specialty that is challenging, collaborative, varied, and worthwhile. Provide phone and face-to-face assessment, crisis intervention and stabilization counseling. Primarily office-based with some evening and weekend on call required. Master’s Degree is preferred, excellent engagement and assessment skills are required, plus the ability to think on your feet, and a strong team orientation. Must have reliable transportation and the ability to be in Middlebury within about 30 minutes during on call shifts.

Full benefits package, excellent clinical supervision, and supportive team-based work environment.

Submit resume and cover letter to apply@csac-vt.org. For more opportunities please visit www.csac-vt.org

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Help Wanted

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For Rent

For Rent

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB of Greater Vergennes seeks a 35-hour per week Program Manager to provide leadership and oversight to club’s overall program.

Responsibilities will include planning, development and implementation of programs; establishing strategies for recruitment and retention of youth and: program related administrative duties. Minimum two years of experience working with children in a group setting required, college degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Competitive compensation including generous benefit package. Send letter of interest and resume to Jill@ bgcvergennes.org.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS- EARLY CHILDHOOD substitute teaching positions open at Middlebury, East Middlebury and Orwell locations. Work with a team on overall classroom management,indoor and outdoor play and activities. Experience/training in early childhood education required. Send resume and three references to: Mary Johnson Children’s Center, 81 Water Street Middlebury,VT 05753,office@mjccvt.org.

BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS is currently accepting applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury.

All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry. Call 802-247-0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

NEW HAVEN; 1 BEDROOM furnished apartment. $650/ mo. plus deposit. References. No smoking, no pets.

802-453-3183.

CCE, INC IS CURRENTLY hiring. We are a small commercial general contractor that self performs most phases of construction work.

Applicants must have a valid drivers license, be able to pass a background check and be willing to work flexible hours. Some out of town night work is required. Applicants must pass the OSHA 30 hour general construction training. We offer competitive pay, paid holidays and paid vacation. Our current work load involves general construction, equipment installation and flooring.

Please email your resume in confidence to al@cce-VT. com. Immediate openings.

ELCTRO/MECHANICAL ASSEMBLER Nathaniel Group is hiring an Electro/ Mechanical Assembler. Temporary position to start and could lead to permanent work. All applicants must be self-motivated, detail oriented and able to thrive in a cooperative team environment. Applicants must have excellent mechanical and assembly skills. Have IPC610 solder certification and the ability to work with small components as necessary. Applicants must be able to read and interpret prints as well as work with hand tools. High school diploma or equivalent required. Nathaniel Group offers a comprehensive benefits package to qualified individuals. Interested applicants can apply via email,mail or in-person. www. nathaniel.com

EXPERIENCED,RELIABLE AND DEDICATED caregiver with many specialized skills seeks position assisting the elderly,disabled and chronically ill individuals. Record of long-term loyal commitment to patients. References readily available. Please call 802-234-9725 or e-mail HomeCareVT@gmail.com HANDYMAN WANTED: WITH HUD-SON bandsaw mill experience. Part time, primarily outdoor work for good weather days. 802462-3313.

For Sale 21” SAMSUNG TELEVISION, built in VHS. 2-175 tapes. $300. 802-453-2162.

55 GALLON SAND AND SALT barrels, plastic, with pressure treated legs. $75. each. Also 55 gallon pickle barrels with spin-off covers.

Make great sand and salt barrels, $25. each. Delivery available. 802-453-4235.

‘96 HONDA WAGON one owner, garaged, moon roof, ski rack. Recent: Goodyear tires, muffler, distributor, brake pads, battery. 150,000 mi. $1,800. 802-989-7768.

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802-989-5803.

DOG TEAM ORIGINAL RECIPE Sticky Buns for Christmas. Order 802-3499473. Pickup on or before December 24 from 10am2pm, 658 Exchange Street, Middlebury.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE as is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802-558-6092.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, Cornwall, 8 miles from the college. $925/month. Heat, snow removal and lawn care included. Garden space available. First, last, security and references required.

Call 802-462-3624.

281 MAIN STREET, VERGENNES Available now, medium size 2 bedroom apartment. $900 per month.

Laundry hookups, large enclosed porch & full bath.

Heat and hot water included.

Call 802-862-7467.

FIND IT HERE in the Addy Indy classifieds!

Help Wanted

ADDISON CENTRAL SUPERVISORY UNION Substitute Teachers Early Childhood Substitute Teachers are needed for the ACSU Early Education Program at the Mary Hogan School. Experience required. For more information, contact Beth Hill at 3821760.

Stop by the ACSU Superintendent’s Office at 49 Charles Avenue in Middlebury to complete an application form. Please bring your resume, letters of reference and transcripts with you.

E.O.E.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $875/ month plus utilities. 802236-2040.

BRIDPORT 2 BEDROOM mobile home. Quiet road. $900 month, includes heat and electric. No pets, no smoking. Deposit, credit check, 1 year lease. 802758-2369.

OFFICE SPACE IN MIDDLEBURY. Court Street/ Creek Road, 2nd floor. Utilities included. 280 square feet. Contact Eric at 802388-6054.

BRISTOL 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, ground level, private off-street parking. $700/mo. Call 802-4533454.

OFFICE SPACE IN MIDDLEBURY. Court Street/ Creek Road, 2nd floor. Utilities included. 400 square feet. Contact Eric at 802388-6054.

BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT heat, hot water, snow and lawn care included. Basement. Garage.

802-453-2566.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addison. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weathertight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease.

The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802-363-3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

FERRISBURGH, UPSTAIRS 2 BEDROOM apartment. $1,000 month plus security deposit. References.

Includes heat, electricity, water and snow removal.

Call 802-989-8031 or 802343-6112.

SUNNY/CONDO MIDDLEBURY EAST 1 bedroom, 1 bath, slate floors, deck, propane parlor stove, W/D, bonus attic/studio space.

One pet ok. $1,000/month plus utilities. 802-247-3377.

TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS available for occupancy. Modern apartments, carpet/tile, w/d hookups plus onsite laundry. Ample parking and storage. Includes trash,snow removal,professional management and 24 hour maintenance. Efficient gas heat/ hot water. In quiet Middlebury neighborhood. Rents are $546-$778 per month plus utilities. Income limits apply. References required.

Please call us at 802-4725016 for more information.

Equal housing opportunity.

Wood Heat

Att. Farmers

CLICK, CALL & SAVE www.1-844-KILNDRIED. com - Ready-2-burn kiln dried split 16” firewood. Free delivery.

LOCAL FEED: NON-GMO verified oilseed meal available in bulk totes from our Middlebury mill. Protein rich, plant-based, no chemicals, no soy. Also available; highfat finishing feed in smaller quantities. Full Sun Co: 802989-701.

FIREWOOD, MIXED HARDWOOD. Green and seasoned. Cut, split, delivered.

Call 802-282-9110.

MOUNTAIN ROAD FIREWOOD. Wood for sale-cut, split and delivered. Green, ash, beech, hickory, maple.

Also available: partially dry wood, cut and split 5 months.

Call 802-759-2095.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462-2755, John Whitney.

Cars READY-2-BURN: SEASONED www.1-855-MIDDMEN.com - Perfectly seasoned split 16” firewood.

Free delivery.

TIMBERWOLF FIREWOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802-388-7300.

Real Estate BUILDING LOT, DAISY LANE, East Middlebury.

Town water, underground telephone, cable and electric service. Good perking soil. Regular septic. Site approved for 4 bedroom home.

Jack Brown, 802-388-2502 or 802-388-7350. Email: brownnov@together.net.

FOR SALE BY OWNER 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2,500 square foot home. Back up generator. Attached two car garage. On 13+ acres in Bridport. $199,000. Call 802989-9099.

2014 SUBARU IMPREZA (2L,H4)- white exterior, black interior, four door, hatchback, automatic transmission. 17,225 miles. In very good condition. Minor scratches on front fender.

One owner. No accidents.

Regularly serviced. Asking 13,750 which is Kelley Blue Book value. Please call Natasha at 802-461-3611.

Wanted

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collectibles, etc. Visit www. bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802-272-7527. Consulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

Let us help you get that job done!

LEICESTER - COZY 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath house on Route 7. No pets. No utilities.

1st, last and security. 1 year lease. $1250 per month.

Includes 2 car garage. 802247-3708, leave message.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT conveniently located walking/ biking distance to college campus and town. Heat, hot water, snow/trash/recycling and off street parking included. $1,120/mo. Available 2/1/17. Please call 802-9890694 or 802-989-0255.

MIDDLEBURY 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT conveniently located walking/ biking distance to college campus and town. Heat, hot water, electric, snow/ trash/recycling and off street parking included. $1,710/ mo. Available 2/1/17. Please call 802-989-0694 or 802989-0255.

For Sale

For Sale

POLICE CRUISERS FOR SALE

The City of Vergennes is selling two former police cruisers. Both vehicles are Ford Crown Victoria. One is a 2007 with 130,000+ miles and the other is a 2010 with 121,000 + miles.

Both have V8 engines. The vehicles are parked on the north side of the Vergennes Police Station at 8 Main Street. Sealed bids must be delivered to City Hall at 120 Main Street by 4 p.m. on December 16, 2016. Payment is required within 7 days. The City of Vergennes reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

For further information about the vehicles call Chief George Merkel at 802-877-1152.

From “Services” to “For Sale,” our classifieds are the perfect tool!

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Public Notices Index

Public Notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Page 8B Addison County Court House (1) Addison County Probate Court (1) Addison Northwest Supervisory Union – Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham (1) Festival on-the-Green, Inc (1) New Haven (1) Vergennes (1) Vergennes Panton Water District (1) Vermont Community Development Program – Middlebury (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1)

CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Vergennes Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 7 p.m. at City Hall for the following purposes.

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4384, the Planning Commission proposes to amend Section 4.2 of the Municipal Development Plan by incorporating a map that depicts the boundary of the downtown development district as required by 24 V.S.A. § 2793(c) and 24 V.S.A. § 2793a and a list of capital improvements projects within said district. The map does not alter the current boundary of the downtown development district.

A copy of the full text of the proposed amendment is on file in the City Clerk’s office.

12/8 December 6, 2016

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.

802-388-1966

NOTICE TOWN OF NEW HAVEN INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS The Town of New Haven requests proposals for a yearly or multiple year contract to provide legal services to the Town. All proposals must be received on or before December 20, 2016. The Selectboard will open all the bids at their meeting on December 20th. The contract would begin January 21, 2017.

Please send proposals, including a cover letter outlining your experience in municipal law to Pam Kingman, Town of New Haven, 78 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472.

12/08

WARNING - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDDLEBURY SUMMER FESTIVAL ON-THE-GREEN, INC.

The officers, directors, and all parties interested in the Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green, Inc. are hereby warned and notified to meet at Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Lane, Middlebury, Vermont, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, to transact the following business: 1. To approve the minutes of the last Annual Meeting; 2. To hear reports from Festival Committees; 3. To elect Directors/Officers for 2017; 4. To discuss unfinished business from 2016; 5. To discuss new business for 2017.

Dated at Middlebury, Vermont December 8, 2016 Patricia A. Boera, Secretary Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green 12/8

Email Us! News Articles news@addisonindependent.com

Advertise ads@addisonindependent.com PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 474-11-16 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA F. BURKARD NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Virginia F. Burkard late of Middlebury, 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: December 5, 2016 Carolyn Burkard 501 Cooper Run Rochester, VT 05767 (802) 767-4334 cariandbrad@yahoo.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: December 8, 2016 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 12/8

VERMONT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FINAL PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Middlebury received $450,000 from the State of Vermont for a grant under the Vermont Community Development Program. A public hearing will be held at 7:15 on December 27 at 77 Main St to obtain the views of citizens on community development, to furnish information concerning the range of community development activities that have been undertaken under this program, and to give affected citizens the opportunity to examine a statement of the use of these funds. The VCDP Funds received have been used to accomplish the following activities: Construction and rehabilitation of 22 affordable units at Pete Coe Village Apartments, including 31 & 37 North Pleasant St and 31, 37, 51, 53, and 56 John Graham Court.

Information on this project may be obtained from and viewed during the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM at 272 Main St in Vergennes or 77 Main St in Middlebury daily MondayFriday. Should you require any special accommodations please contact Beth Dow (?) at (802)388-8100 X 202 to ensure appropriate accommodations are made. For the hearing impaired please call (TTY) #1-800-253-0191.

12/8

ADDISON NORTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION Board of Directors’ Meetings The following schedule of the Board of School Directors’ meetings is announced for the month of DECEMBER, 2016.

Friday, December 2 7:30 AM VUHS Facilities Committee At VUHS Wednesday, December 21 6:00 PM Addison Northwest Supervisory Union Board Regular meeting in the VUHS Library 7:00 PM Addison Central School Board Ferrisburgh Central School Board Vergennes Union Elementary School Board Vergennes Union High School Board Regular monthly meeting at VUHS ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD Thursday, December 8 6-8 PM ANWSD Negotiations Subcommittee & ANW Teachers’ Association Meeting in the VUHS Library Thursday, December 8 6:15 PM ANWSD Policy Subcommittee

Meeting in the VUHS Main Office Conference Rm. Tuesday, December 13 6-7:15 PM ANWSD Community Engagement Subcommittee Meeting at the Bixby Library Monday, December 19 6-8 PM ANWSD Negotiations Subcommittee & ANW Teachers’ Association Meeting in the VUHS Library Wednesday, December 28 6:00 PM Addison Northwest School District Board Meeting at the VUHS Library The purpose of each meeting is to transact regular business, including a review of correspondence, reports, approval of bills, and any other business proper to be brought before said meetings, unless otherwise specified.

12/5

A lesson on raptors

SOAR AFTERSCHOOL STUDENTS happily have their photos taken with Sen. Kevin Mullin and Sen. Brian Collamore at the annual Lights ON Afterschool event at Neshobe School in Brandon on Friday, Oct. 14. The SOAR students from left to right: Max Potter, Jaelyn Martin, Evelyn Manchester and Sean Bozzuto. The event featured VINS with their presentation of “Raptor Encounter,” in which the students had a firsthand encounter with falcons, hawks and owls! Right, Anna Autillo, VINS educator, holds an owl much to the excitement of the crowd of students and adults at the Lights ON SOAR Afterschool event at Neshobe School in Brandon on Friday, Oct. 14.

City police seek information on injured man VERGENNES — Vergennes police are seeking more information about the circumstances surrounding a man found unconscious and unresponsive in a Green Street parking lot at about 5 a.m. on Nov. 28.

Police said the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad took the man to Porter Hospital, but he was soon transported to the UVM Medical Center. There he was diagnosed with what they described as internal head trauma, and police said as of earlier this week he remained in an induced coma.

Police also said the man had fallen the week before, and that they do not suspect foul play; for that reason they asked that the patient’s name not be made public.

However, police would like to understand how the man came to be lying in the parking lot that morning, and are asking anyone who might have seen anything or has any information to please call

Vergennes Police Log

Chief George Merkel at 877-1152.

In other action between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4, Vergennes police: • On Nov. 28 went to Bristol Road in Monkton to help the Addison County Sheriff’s Department screen a motorist for impaired driving and to search a vehicle, in which drug paraphernalia and a small amount of marijuana was found.

• On Nov. 28 placed flyers on windshields of cars parked downtown to remind residents of the city’s winter parking ban; cars may not be left on streets between 2 and 6:30 a.m. between Dec. 1 and March 31.

• On Nov. 29 took a report that a man’s personal information

had been fraudulently used to open a credit card account at a city bank; the case remains under investigation.

• On Nov. 29, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 helped motorists get into their locked cars at the Small City Market, on South Water Street and on Main Street, respectively.

• On Nov. 30 contacted the owner of a wallet turned in by a resident, who found it in the Shaw’s Supermarket parking lot.

• On Nov. 30 ordered to be towed and grounded a tractor-trailer truck that had stalled on Meigs Road, action take after police learned the driver had falsified his log and failed to keep it up to date; the driver was ticketed for those offenses.

• On Dec. 1 began trying to contact the Ferrisburgh owner of a MasterCard that a resident had turned in after finding it at Champlain Farms.

• On Dec. 2 checked the welfare

of a Monkton Road resident who had reportedly screamed and ended a phone call; police learned she had seen her dog hurt and taken it to be cared for.

• On Dec. 2 ordered a car to be towed after stopping it at the intersection of Routes 7 and 22A for lacking a registration sticker; police discovered the car was unregistered and warned the driver, and ticketed the motorist for driving without insurance.

• On Dec. 2 cited Veronica Woodhouse, 36, of Middlebury for driving with a criminally suspended license and violating the conditions of her release (no driving), after a Route 7 traffic stop.

• On Dec. 3 began investigating an allegation made by a city business owner that his girlfriend was stealing from the firm.

• On Dec. 4 helped VARS lift a patient on White Street.

ACTR sets Snow Bowl run schedule

WARNING ANNUAL MEETING OF THE VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT, INC. DECEMBER 13, 2016

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 13th day of December, 2016 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 28TH day of November, 2016 Maria L. Brown, Clerk VERGENNES-PANTON WATER DISTRICT 11/28

PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https:// secure.vermont.gov/SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Vermont Sales and Use Tax Regulations.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 16P077 AGENCY: Dept. of Taxes, Agency of Administration CONCISE SUMMARY: This is a revision of the sales and use tax regulations, which were last updated November 1, 2010. The revision will help taxpayers better understand how to comply with sales and use tax law by adding language to reflect changes in the underlying statute and to address ambiguity in the current regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Candace Morgan Department of Taxes 133 State Street, Montpelier VT 05633-1401 Tel: 802-828-0141 Email: candace.morgan@ vermont.gov URL: http://tax.vermont.gov.

FOR COPIES: Kirby Keeton Vermont Department of Taxes 133 State Street, Montpelier VT 05633-1401 Email: kirby.keeton@vermont.gov.

12/08

MIDDLEBURY — ACTR kicks off its daily Snow Bowl Shuttle Bus Ski Season Schedule on Monday, Dec. 19, just in time for school vacation! The Snow Bowl bus connects Middlebury to Rikert and the Snow Bowl via East Middlebury. The ski season weekday schedule will offer six runs Mondays through Thursdays and eight on Fridays. The ski season weekend schedule will offer six runs on both Saturdays and Sundays.

Regular fare on the Snow Bowl Shuttle is $1 each way. Reduced fare is 50 cents each way for those ages 6-17, 60+, or ADA eligible. Monthly passes for January and/or February are now available for purchase in addition to the 10-ride passes that are available year-round. Middlebury College students with valid ID can ride the Snow Bowl Shuttle fare-free thanks to support from their Student Government Association.

ACTR announces its holiday

Salisbury

schedule information. On the Saturdays of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, there will be no change to Middlebury or Snow Bowl Shuttle schedules. However, different holiday afternoon hours are scheduled for Burlington LINK and Rutland Connector, ending the service day earlier: the last LINK loop of the day will depart Middlebury’s Merchants Row at 3:15 p.m.; the afternoon Rutland Connector buses will depart Middlebury’s Merchants Row at 12:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.

There will be no bus service on Christmas Day. On New Year’s Day, the Snow Bowl Shuttle will be the only bus running. On the Mondays following Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Snow Bowl Shuttle will be the only ACTR bus running and ACTR’s administrative office will be closed. For more schedule information visit www.actr-vt.org or call 388ACTR(2287).

NEWS

SALISBURY — Tree Lighting and Holiday Party will take place Saturday, Dec. 10, at 5 p.m. at the Veterans’ Park across from Maple Meadow Farm. There will be a bonfire, hot cocoa, caroling, Santa’s arrival and the lighting of the huge tree on Tichacek’s lawn. Thank you, Tichaceks, for arranging to have the lights checked every year and letting the community share the beauty of your tree each holiday season.

Following the lighting there will be wagon rides down to the Town Hall where the library trustees will serve refreshments and Marilyn McDowell, librarian, will read the book dedicated to all children born in Salisbury during the past year.

Have a news tip?

Call Mary Burchard at 352-4541

Santa will come in to read “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Everyone is invited.

The Salisbury Community School is hosting a Bingo Night Friday, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. in the school gym. Art Howard will be the caller as he has been for many years. The public is cordially invited to attend; all proceeds will help fund the fifthand sixth-graders spring trip to the Keewaydin Environmental Center.

The Friends of the School are also accepting donations for the Dollar Sale to be held on Dec. 21. All items should be clean and in good condition and may be dropped off at the school during regular school hours.

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Police investigate slashed tires

Helping the homeless

THIS BEAUTIFUL OWL sculpture by Panton artist Eben Markowski was shown at Northern Daughters Gallery on Main Street in Vergennes and recently sold for $4,000. All proceeds went to help homeless families at John Graham Housing and Services of Vergennes.

Thief drops cell phone at crime scene ADDISON COUNTY — A man who broke into vehicles parked at a local trailhead apparently dropped his cell phone in one of the cars, and he surprised the owner of the car when he returned to retrieve it.

Vermont State Police report that someone broke the windows of and stole items from two motor vehicles at the parking area at the Watershed trail off Plank Road in New Haven late in the afternoon on Monday, Nov. 28. A local woman told a trooper that she came back to her vehicle to find a rear window smashed; she found a cell phone inside her vehicle that did not belong to her, and she put it in her pocket.

The woman recounted to police how a man arrived at the scene while she was sizing up the situation, grabbed onto her, took the cellphone in question from her pocket and fled the scene.

She described the man as a white male possibly in his late 30s, 5 feet9 inches tall, approximately 160 pounds, wearing a black knit beanie, beige Carhartt pants and a dark jacket. He was last seen driving a red pickup — it was believed to be a Chevrolet S10 — with Vermont plates travelling westbound on Plank Road in New Haven.

Police said the woman was not assaulted when the man retrieved the cell phone from her pocket.

Anyone with information is asked to contact of the Vermont State Police at 802-388-4919. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at www.vtips.info or by texting “CRIMES” (274637) to Keyword: VTIPS. The Vermont State Police remind hikers parking in secluded areas and trail parking lots to please avoid leaving any property in plain view from outside of the vehicle on seats or floor areas.

They are currently investigating this and other car break ins throughout Addison County.

Troopers are also looking into break-ins a few days later at Mount Philo State Park in nearby Charlotte.

On Dec. 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. troopers responded a report of two car break-ins at the park’s trailhead. Someone had broken side windows in both cars and stole approximately $3,700 of personal property, including an Apple Mac Pro laptop computer, designer purse and wallets, $600 in cash, and other personal belongings. The total value of damaged vehicle glass is approximately $500. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Cpl. Andrew Leise at VSP Williston 1-802-878-7111.

Meanwhile, Sgt. Matthew Daley of the New Haven state police barracks announced that law enforcement agencies will conduct sobriety checkpoints in Addison County over the next three weeks.

This will be done in an effort to monitor the flow of traffic along Vermont’s highways in the interest of detecting and arresting drivers

Vt. State

Police Log

under the influence of alcohol or any drug that has impaired their ability to operate a motor vehicle.

In other recent activity, troopers: • On Nov. 28 at 3:50 p.m. were conducting a directed patrol concentrating on impaired and suspended drivers on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh when they stopped a vehicle driven by 40-year-old Justin Bassett of Vergennes for an expired vehicle registration. Troopers seized the vehicle’s registration plates and had it towed; then they cited Bassett for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On Nov. 29 responded to a twovehicle collision on Route 7 in New Haven. No one was injured. Police alleged that 51-year-old Christopher Driscoll of Bristol struck a second vehicle from behind. They cited Driscoll for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On Nov. 30 at 11:15 p.m. responded to a one-car crash on Route 17 east of the intersection of Mountain Road in Addison. Police believe that the driver, identified as 20-year-old Sierra Pomainville of Addison, was under the influence of intoxicants. Police cited Pomainville for driving under the influence.

• Report that on Dec. 1 at approximately 6:50 a.m. Dahcila Curley, 26, of Hancock was driving a 2016 Ford Fiesta eastbound on Route 125 in Hancock when he lost control of the car and it left the roadway.

The rear end of the Ford struck a telephone pole and the vehicle

rolled onto its roof. Curley was not injured in the crash and the vehicle was towed from the scene. Green Mountain Power had to replace the broken telephone pole.

• On Dec. 2 at approximately 6:20 p.m. were notified of a one-car rollover with entrapment on Route 17 in Starksboro. State police report that 59-year-old Joseph Natale of Howell, N.J., was driving a 2014 Honda CRV northbound on Route 17 near Stave Brooke Drive. The Honda began to slide on the snowy and slick road and it travelled down a small embankment and overturned.

Natale and his passenger sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash. Natale’s vehicle was totaled as a result of the crash. Neither alcohol nor drugs played a part in the crash.

• On Dec. 3 at a few minutes after midnight, troopers stopped a vehicle on Route 7 near Thomas Dairy in Rutland for a motor vehicle violation.

Police said driver Christopher M. Lovelette, 25, of Brandon displayed signs of alcohol impairment, and that Lovelette’s privilege to operator a motor vehicle was suspended for a prior DUI conviction. Lovelette was screened for DUI and a preliminary sample of his breath showed a breath alcohol content of 0.113 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08. Police cited Lovelette for driving under the influence and released him to a sober party. He was issued a civil ticket for marijuana possession. A passenger in the vehicle was also issued a notice of violation for having consumed alcohol under the age of 21.

Vermont State Police on Monday dealt with a raft of motor vehicle crashes attributed to the snowy and slippery road conditions; see details in accompanying story.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police investigated two separate reports of tires being slashed on vehicles parked off Seminary Street Extension on Dec. 1. Both vehicles belonged to people who were hiking in Means Woods. One of the vehicles had two tires slashed, while the other had all four tires put out of commission, according to police.

That same day, police were informed that someone had slashed a tire on a vehicle parked on Middlebury College’s Old Chapel Road. It was unknown if these incidents were related.

Anyone with information on these cases is asked to call Middlebury police at 388-3191.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Helped state police with a suicidal, mental health patient in the Lake Dunmore Road area of Salisbury on Nov. 28.

• Returned two truant students back to Middlebury Union High School on Nov. 28.

• Went to the Ilsley Library on Nov. 28 on a request by staff that a man be removed from the premises.

• Heard allegations from a parent on Nov. 28 that some students at MUHS had been selling marijuana.

• Broke up a verbal dispute between a man and woman at the intersection of Brookside and Buttolph drives on Nov. 29.

• Gave a distraught woman a ride home after she had lost her shoes on South Street on Nov. 29.

• Assisted Porter Hospital staff with some people who were having an argument in the lobby on Nov. 29.

• Took a Jackson Lane resident to Porter Hospital after she had allegedly suffered a mental health episode on Nov. 29.

• Took an MUHS student to the Counseling Service of Addison County offices following a Nov. 29

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incident.

• Responded to a report of a parent aggressively confronting a Bet-Cha Transit school bus driver at MUHS on Nov. 29. Police said the parent’s actions impeded students from exiting the school bus.

• Assisted the Vermont Department for Children & Families in checking on the welfare of a child at a Seminary Street Extension home on Nov. 30.

• Asked four men to leave Triangle Park on Nov. 30 after they had allegedly been swearing at passing drivers on Merchants Row. • Checked the welfare of a Jayne Court resident who was allegedly considering self-harm on Dec. 1.

Police said they found the man to be “somewhat intoxicated, but otherwise OK.” • Heard from a local resident who alleged someone had fraudulently diverted funds from a Go Fund Me fundraising account on Dec. 1.

• Cited Dale Vanleuven, 56, of Bristol for driving under the influence, after a Vermont State Police trooper at the Addison County Courthouse reported a potentially drunken driver pull into the parking lot on Dec. 1. Police said they measured Vanleuven’s blood-alcohol content at 0.142 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08.

• Responded to a noise complaint at a Court Street apartment building on Dec. 2.

• Issued a no-trespass order to a man whom police said had become belligerent and refused to leave Shaw’s Supermarket after being refused alcohol on Dec. 2.

• Served a temporary restraining order on a local man near Weybridge Street on Dec. 2.

• Served a no-trespass order on a local man after he allegedly threatened a bank employee on Court Street on Dec. 2.

• Ticketed a juvenile for being a minor in possession of tobacco on Charles Avenue on Dec. 2.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with a drunken woman on Water Street on Dec. 2.

• Turned a drunken man over to a sober person on Dec. 3.

• Investigated a report of an underage drinking party at a Halladay Road home on Dec. 3. Police said several people fled the area when they arrived. Those who remained at the scene were of legal drinking age, according to police.

• Responded to a report of a drunken man standing at a Seymour Street resident’s front door at around 4 a.m. on Dec. 3. Police said the man had left upon their arrival.

• Checked the welfare of a man thought to be suicidal on Dec. 4.

• Heard from an East Middlebury resident who on Dec. 4 alleged that a caller had tried to scam her out of some money.

• Were informed of the theft of two chainsaws, a pair of chaps, and two gas cans from an unlocked garage off Case Street on Dec. 4.

• Cited Stephen T. Myhre Jr., 49, of South Burlington for driving under the influence, following a stop for defective equipment on Court Street on Dec. 4. Police said they measured Myhre’s blood-alcohol content at 0.069 percent. Although his blood alcohol content was below the 0.08 standard for drunk driving, police felt he demonstrated cause for the citation and ultimately it will be up to the state’s attorney whether to pursue charges.

Snowy roads contribute to multiple crashes ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police on Monday morning dealt with numerous motor vehicle crashes attributed to the snowy and slippery road conditions.

Troopers were assisted in various incidents by the Addison County Sheriff’s Department, Town Line First Response, the Addison Volunteer Fire Department and the Ferrisburgh Volunteer Fire Department.

Among the crashes state police investigated were the following: • At around 6 a.m. a 2016 Subaru XCV driven by 25-year-old Alissa Pabon of Ferrisburgh crashed on Basin Harbor Road near Panton Road in Panton. Pabon was southbound when she lost control of the Subaru due to ice and snow on the roadway.

The vehicle crossed the center of the road, left the road and hit a large tree at an estimated 30 mph. Pabon, who was wearing her seat belt, was the only occupant of the vehicle and she was taken to Porter Hospital for evaluation. The Subaru sustained massive impact damage to the front end, and the right front wheel was torn from the vehicle.

The road conditions at the time of the crash were, as well as the vehicle’s lack of sufficient tires for the weather, were found to be a contributing factor.

• At approximately 6:17 a.m. troopers went to a reported twocar crash on Route 125 at Chimney Point in Addison. Police report that a silver Honda driven by 25-year-old Cody Tompkins of Saugerties, N.Y., collided with a guardrail at the foot of the Champlain Bridge and was then struck by a tan Hyundai driven

by John Milholland, 49, of Creswell,

Ore. Tompkins was traveling east from New York to Vermont, descending from the bridge, when he lost control of his Honda, it struck the guardrail and came to rest in the center of the roadway. Tompkins exited his vehicle and was attempting to warn approaching motorists when his vehicle was struck by the Hyundai driven by Milholland, who was also traveling east from New York to Vermont. Neither man was injured.

• A just before 7 a.m. state police and the Ferrisburgh Fire Department responded to a twovehicle crash on Route 7 near Pierce Lane in Ferrisburgh. Police said that Genevieve Williamson, 42, of Ferrisburgh attempted to enter onto Route 7 from her driveway, miscalculated and failed to yield to oncoming traffic. A southbound

tractor-trailer driven by Justin Morway, 36, of Williston was unable to slow down in time and collided with Williamson’s 2016 Acura MDX in the southbound lane due to snow and ice conditions. There were no injuries.

• At about 8 a.m. a 2010 Chrysler 300 sedan driven by Svetlana Newman, 24, of Vergennes crashed on Route 22A Nortontown Road in Addison. Police report that Newman was driving southbound when she lost control of her vehicle due to some ice and snow on the road.

It traveled off the shoulder of the southbound lane and stuck a small tree. Newman estimated her speed to be about 20-25 mph at the time of the crash. The Chrysler sustained moderate damage to the front end, and was towed away from the scene.

Newman was uninjured.

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From left: Rick Ceballos, David Gusakov and Matt Witten released their first CD, "DaddyLongLegs." The trio will play live at Bristol's New Year's Eve celebration.

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DaddyLongLegs spins out jazz, folk and blues

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et ready to tap your feet. The irresistibly exuberant music of DaddyLongLegs is now available on CD. The three-man group — banjo player Rick Ceballos, violinist David Gusakov and guitar player Matt Witten — has released the trio’s first CD, entitled simply “DaddyLongLegs.”

Drawn together by a love of roots music, the three musicians have an eclectic sensibility that runs the gamut of musical styles. They have played together as DaddyLongLegs for about three years now, and their repertoire includes 15th century French country dances, 1930s jazz, Celtic folk melodies, Southern old-timey tunes and banjo-pluckin’ numbers from the American minstrel tradition

BY GAEN MURPHREE

“We’re omnivorous folkies,” Witten says.

“We’ll play a light classical piece and then go into an Irish reel in a

set,” Ceballos adds. The result is upbeat, whimsical, delightful — and is guaranteed to brush away the blues.

In voraciously combing various musical traditions for their catalogue, Witten emphasizes that “we like to cherry pick ones that are unique and catchy and usually a little bit quirky.”

Part of what anchors the group’s sensibility is Ceballos’s in-depth scouring of the banjo repertoire and research into the history of the banjo, an instrument central to the West African griot storyteller tradition brought to America on slave ships.

“The early minstrel music, that’s got African roots, some of the other early banjo stuff has African roots, the early jazz has African roots. So there’s this strain of Africa that comes to us through the banjo that really flavors a lot of what we do,” Ceballos says. “You see elements of it in all forms of music — jazz, rock, blues. It’s just there in all forms.”

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Susan Raber Bray

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ON EXHIBIT AT EDGEWATER GALLERY ON THE GREEN, MIDDLEBURY

Susan Raber Bray holds one of her goat sculptures in her home-studio in Charlotte.

hen you see one of Susan Raber Bray’s sculptures, they instantly grab your attention. The effortlessness of her forms paradoxes the meticulous technique used to create them. Her primitive animals and their rustic appearance act as a vessel for the viewer to connect with their own personal memories and emotions prompted by the pieces.

Raber Bray has perfected her forms over years of working hard at her craft. Her successful career, however, started from a unique introduction into the world of pottery.

Still in college, Raber Bray remembers going on a date with her boyfriend of the time to Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. While roaming around the historical reenactment museum, she stumbled into the potter’s studio.

“I remember being so taken by the man at the wheel.”

She was intrigued by how the clay could go from being soft and malleable on the wheel to hard and durable after being fired. On the way home that day, Raber Bray remembers going into a bookstore to find a how to book on ceramics and pointing at the cover and telling her boyfriend, “I am going to do that.”

And that is what she immediately began to do. A few ceramics courses later, Raber Bray found herself in search of an apprenticeship.

In the states, Raber Bray struggled to find someone who would take her, because she explained, “the majority of apprenticeships at the time were going to men.”

However, at the age of 22, she found her opportunity when visiting her brother who was at medical school in Brussels.

Her sister-in-law called the consulate to get the numbers of all the best studios in Belgium, and with a little negotiating SEE ART ON PAGE 4

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Not surprisingly, syncopation — that skiphappy, gotta-dance, “ragged” rhythm — is a key element in many DaddyLongLegs tunes.

Part of the group’s energy also comes from bringing together performers from different backgrounds and traditions. Gusakov is a classically trained violinist who also performs with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. Witten traces his musical roots to environmental rabble rousing aboard Pete Seeger’s Hudson River sloop Clearwater, a replica 19th century river vessel that Seeger built to promote environmental education and activism. Ceballos started out as a blue grass guitarist who “got volunteered to learn the banjo.” All three of them play with a variety of small groups across the state in addition to DaddyLongLegs.

The new CD dances artfully amongst these disparate traditions, with Gusakov on violin, viola and vocals; Witten on piano, guitar, vocals and percussion; and Ceballos on his range of

contemporary through traditional banjos (back to his early banjo replicas), button accordion and vocals.

The CD opens with a medley of Scottish, Irish and Southern old-timey dance tunes. In contrast is the catchy rendition of “Exactly Like You,” a swing tune from “Lew Leslie’s International Review,” a Broadway hit in 1930 that also introduced “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”

“THIS IS MUSIC THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO SHARE.” — Rick Ceballos

| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, December 8, 2016 — PAGE 3 “Our chicken coop has a little window and it faces the house,” Witten says. “And so every night we see the chickens up on their perch and they’re looking up at the house and we’re looking, looking out from our little, lit up, warm window. They’re in their cold little hen house, and we’re in our nice warm house.”

Ceballos contributed “Last Days of Autumn,” “Twin Bridges” and “Waterworks Solstice.”

Ceballos describes the first as a musical tribute to our current dark, gray time of year. The second celebrates the New Haven River, and the third is in honor of Bristol’s annual winter solstice gathering where “we play our pagan tunes,” Ceballos chuckles.

Gusakov’s violin soars through most melodies (for a few he instead picks up the viola), and all are anchored in Witten’s and Ceballos’s playing on guitar, percussion, banjo and the rest.

“This is music that we really wanted to share,” Ceballos says.

The CD features a few original pieces. One, Witten’s tender waltz, “Good Night My Hens,” is the only piece on the CD in 3/4 time. The piece is dedicated to the Witten family’s chicken flock and the Vermont phenomena of getting the chickens locked up for the night.

To learn more about DaddyLongLegs, visit the trio’s Facebook page at www.facebook. com/60rick. You can next hear the group as part of Bristol’s New Year’s Eve celebration, Best Night.

For schedule information, go to bestnight.org.

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| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, December 8, 2016 for his studio. “People were blown away when they realized that the little American girl was the one creating the pottery they were buying from [Orlandini’s] studio.”

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When the apprenticeship was over, it was hard for Raber Bray to leave Brussels. Coming back to the states, Raber Bray was secure in her skills and technique, but it was hard for her to start to develop her own style after having worked in Orlandini’s for so long. She was given the advice to slow down, produce less, and instead exert more energy into being inspired and exploring her own creative process.

was able to persuade one of the top ceramicists in the world, Mirko Orlandini to take Raber Bray in as an apprentice for two years.

Having just completed a three-month advanced pottery course in California, Raber Bray felt confident with her skills until she began working beside Orlandini. “I realized I knew nothing working with him.”

Every day she would sit with her wheel right next to his and try to watch his technique as closely as possible. “The only French I knew were the few phrases I could remember from high school, so we would play a version of charades to try to communicate with one another.”

For the first six months, Raber Bray remembers coming into work every morning to see that Orlandini had already destroyed all her pieces from the day before. He would always leave one piece untouched for her arrival only to point out what she did wrong before destroying that one as well. She never was defeated by this, explaining

Raber Bray finally began to master Orlandini’s forms. She remembers how excited he was the first time she created a piece to his satisfaction; “he lifted me up and twirled me around the studio, he was so excited.”

And with this advice, Raber Bray created one of her most memorable collections. Inspired by her pet dove, Joey, the show consisted of pastels of the views she imagined Joey seeing and archetypal bird sculptures. People responded well to the collection and connected with the birds.

Raber Bray loved that her own personal story was not needed for people to understand her works.

Raber Bray’s animals throughout her collections find success in their ability to resonate with many people and cultures that have symbolic or personal connections to the animals she creates.

From then on, she began to master every form he made. Orlandini ended up breaking his back while she was there, so for months he could not work and she was producing most of the works

Raber Bray produces all of her work from her home studio in Charlotte. “The way I connect to the universe, the divine, or whatever it is, is through my work.”

Musing goat, by Susan Raber Bray

that “I just kept telling myself that I had to suffer to be an artist and this was just my period of suffering.”

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IN TOWN ‘The Summer of Walter Hacks’ shows in Ferrisburgh

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he Ferrisburgh Historical Society welcomes the director/co-writer George Woodard and producer/ co-writer (and Ferrisburgh resident) Gerianne Smart, to show their award-winning film “The Summer of Walter Hacks” this Sunday afternon. Set in the 1950s in Vermont, the film tells SUNDAY DEC. the story of two brothers Ferrisburgh Grange who try to make life work on the family farm in the midst of life’s trials and surprises.

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Viewers from the area will recognize many familiar faces and locations throughout the film including areas in Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh and Charlotte.

“I’m thrilled the Ferrisburgh Historical Society is screening our film,” said Smart. “The film is gritty and memorable and it hasn’t been shown in this area in quite a while. We’re looking forward to sharing this with friends and neighbors once again.”

The screening will take place at the new Ferrisburgh Grange/Town Hall on Route 7 at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:15 for general seating. The film’s run time is approximately 125 minutes.

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POSSUMHAW COMES TO LINCOLN Banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass come together around Colby Crehan’s singing and songwriting. Hear original bluegrass with three- and four-part harmonies, jazz and blues inflections, and powerful lyricism. Get up and dance or just sit back and let the music roll in. Join PossumHaw (Colby and Ryan Crehan, Stephen Waud, Charley Eiseman and Mitch Barron) at the Burnham Music Series in Lincoln (52 River Road) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10.

"The Summer of Walter Hacks" will show at the Ferrisburgh Grange on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.

“The Summer of Walter Hacks” premiered in 2010, when it was a Vermont International Film Fest winner.

suggested donation of $5. Refreshments will be served. Both the director and producer will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening.

Tickets are available at the door only for a

For more information call 802-587-6321.

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Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 • www.townhalltheater.org Fri–Sun 12/9 7:30pm, 12/10 2pm & 7:30pm, 12/11 2pm $22/$10Students

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE A LIVE RADIO PLAY

This beloved American holiday classic comes to life as a ‘40’s radio broadcast. Directed by Haley Rice.

Sun 12/11 7pm $24/$10 Students METROPOLITAN OPERA IN HD

L’AMOUR DE LOIN

Described by the New York Times as “transfixing… a lushly beautiful score” L’Amour de Loin’s Metropolitan Opera premiere is a dazzling new production by Robert Lepage.

Fri & Sat 12/16 7pm & 12/17 2pm $15 Advance/$20 at Door

MIDDLEBURY DOES CHRISTMAS

Jazzy takes on your favorite Christmas songs performed by Middlebury’s most talented musicians.

Sun 12/18 2pm $17/$10 Students NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

NO MAN’S LAND

Following their hit Broadway run, Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s classic. Exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias follows the broadcast.

Sat 12/31 Doors 8pm; Show 9pm $15*

EXHIBITS ADDISON COUNTY IN PROFILE: SILHOUETTES FROM THE HENRY SHELDON MUSEUM ARCHIVES. On exhibit through December at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early fifteenth-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

BLOOM AND DOOM: VISUAL EXPRESSIONS AND REFORM IN VIENNA 1900. On exhibit through Dec. 11 at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery. 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, featuring landscapes

by American painters Jasper Cropsey and John Frederick Kensett alongside sixteenth- and seventeenth-century European religious and devotional images and American and European sculpture. Cerf Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury.

(802) 443-5007.

MORE LIGHT. On exhibit Dec. 1 through Jan. 15 featuring a group show of small works by Bonnie Baird, Anne Cady, Sobelman CortaPega, Rebecca Kinkead, Katie Loesel, Cameron Schmitz and Pamela Smith. Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main Street, Vergennes. Thursday-Sunday 11 a.m.7 p.m. (802) 877-2173.

‘PEACE ON EARTH.’ On exhibit Nov. 4-Jan. 7 featuring the good in people, the beauty of this world, and that as human beings, we are all in this together. The exhibit was an open call to artists for that which celebrates and strengthens the ideals of ‘Peace on Earth’. The resulting compilation of work presents an eclectic view of the theme. Compass Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. (802) 247-4295.

POST POP: PRINTS OF KEITH HARING. On exhibit through Dec. 11.

Following the illustrious career of Keith Haring from 1982, when he made his first silkscreen prints, to his death from AIDS related complications in 1990. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH THE GRIFT

7 ARTISTS FOR OUR 7TH BIRTHDAY: A SMALL WORKS SHOW. On exhibit Nov. 1-Dec. 31 featuring the works of Sara Katz, Patty Sgrecci, Irma Cerese, Hannah Sessions, Amy Brnger, Michael Egan and CJ Hockett.

Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury. (802) 458-0098.

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ROBERT F. REIFF GALLERY OF ASIAN ART. Ongoing exhibit of East Asian ceramics. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

Bid farewell to 2016 and welcome 2017 with Middlebury’s favorites – The Grift!

Sat 1/7/17 1pm $24/$10 Students METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD

NABUCCO

The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Jim Pugh gives a free talk in the studio at 11:45am.

Sun 1/18/17 2pm $20/$10 ages18 & under

JOHNNY PEERS AND THE MUTTVILLE COMIX

Six personality-plus canines will tickle your funny bone!

These mutts have even played the White House.

A show for the whole family and for the dog lover in each of us, bringing 1,000 laughs to Town Hall Theater.

THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON: MY FAVORITE THINGS. On exhibit Nov. 4-Jan. 31 featuring a holiday themed show by the ensemble company of the Brandon Artists Guild. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon.

(802) 247-4956.

WORLD CHALLENGES. On exhibit Nov. 15-Jan. 14 featuring three local artists Sansea Sparling, Sarah Ashe and Chuck Herrmann and their viewpoints on climate change, the refugee/immigration crisis and the Syrian Civil War. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

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Vermonters explore World Challenges HENRY SHELDON MUSEUM SHOWS INTERPRETIVE WORK OF THREE VERMONT ARTISTS

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he Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, presents World Challenges — highlighting Climate Change, the Refugee/Immigration Crisis, and the Syrian Civil War. The exhibit opened on Nov. 15, and will run through Jan. 14, 2017.

often ill equipped for the journey, are loaded beyond capacity; life saver vests become the only hope of survival.”

SYRIA New Haven, textile collector Sansea Sparling was introduced to Syria over a decade ago on a tour led by Deborah Harte Felmeth of Waltham, and her Syrian-native husband.

CLIMATE

The exhibit was initiated by Vermont timber historian and wood carver Chuck Herrmann of Shoreham, whose grandson Sam Herrmann, while studying climate change at Lake Forest College in Illinois, alerted his grandfather to deteriorating conditions in the Arctic. For two years Herrmann created the colorful white pine triptych backdrop of varying shades of blue and white and inventive interpretations of melting and jagged ice with Artic animals.

Beluga Whale – Arctic Triptych detail – by Chuck Herrmann.

Floating and flying amidst the ice formations are Herrmann’s basswood carvings of Artic creatures. Herrmann’s Arctic Triptych with its unique animal carvings and ice formations will delight children and confirm climate change conclusions of environmentalists.

REFUGEE

of whom are children, with almost 6.6 million refugees from Syria alone, she has fashioned these sculptures.

World Challenges offers artistic interpretations

by Vermonters of issues that we face in the world. In the aftermath of a divisive presidential campaign, the exhibit summons us to seek solutions. Visitors are encouraged to share their responses in an exhibit journal.

Central to her presentation are small-scale replicas of the overcrowded vessels traversing hazardous seas between Africa and Europe. One such vessel is titled “Desperate Crossing,” with the notation: “Boats and rafts, under repair and

The Henry Sheldon Museum is located at 1 Park Street, Middlebury. Admission to the Museum is $5 adults; $3 youth (6-18); $4.50 seniors; $12 family; $5 research center. For more info call 802-388-2117 or visit www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org.

Desperate Crossing – by Sarah Ashe.

Middlebury artist Sarah Ashe has created a miniature artistic testament to her ongoing concerns about the refugee situation brought on by war, violence and poverty. Using paper sculpture techniques and found materials, she searches for understanding and solutions to alleviate the suffering brought on by these calamities. Cognizant that over 60 million individuals are currently displaced worldwide, of which nearly 20 million are refugees, half

Sparling offers vivid reminders of the oncethriving textile artists in Syria. On view are a shawl woven from camel hair and embroidered with silk and a man’s cummerbund woven in a technique that no longer exists. An Arab gentleman would wrap the pleated cummerbund on his waist; wear it over a long gown, topped by a tailored jacket, perhaps pinstriped. A custom-made multicolored jacket from Damascus based on a design of several centuries is featured. It depicts the battles of Syrian hero Saladin (1137-1193).

Domestic textiles include a tablecloth from recycled scraps of fabric, then embroidered, as well as an elegant pillow cover.

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December weekends are jam packed with top notch holiday events, which makes deciding what to do tricky!

After the big Very Merry Middlebury kick off weekend, this week we’re leaning toward less crowded, quieter events. Like traditional toys, these events might not have all the bells and whistles, but they are the ones your kids will talk about again and again. Visit the Helen Porter Christmas Tree Forest to experience multigenerational joy after school this Friday from 2-5 p.m.

— Eliza Eaton, MiniBury.com

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA IN BRISTOL. Sunday, Dec. 10, seatings at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Holley Hall. Carriage rides from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tickets and info: 453-5885.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE EVENT IN BRISTOL. Sunday, Dec. 11, 1-3 p.m., Holley Hall. Make your own gingerbread house. Reserve your house by Dec. 5. Houses are $25 each. Email Krista Siringo at ksiringo@gmail.com or Jill Kopel at newleaf@gmavt.net. All proceeds support programs that provide food to families in need.

SANTA CALLS IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, Dec. 14 and Thursday, Dec. 15, 6-8 p.m.

Come talk to Santa on the phone. Register at www.bristolrec.org by Dec. 10. $5 per family.

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ACTIVE

CRAFTS

DJ skate night in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 17, 8-10 p.m., Memorial Sports Center. DJ skate night presented by friends of Middlebury hockey. All ages and abilities welcome. $5 adult; $3 student.

Snack bar will be open and rental skates available.

Info: www.memorialsportscenter.org.

FLY TYING EVENT IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Swift House. The New Haven River Anglers Association will hold a fly tying event.

Gather up your gear and come join us for an evening of conversation and creation. There will be a couple of stations with tools and materials set up for anyone who wants to “give it a try” and many will be available to help you get started.

ARTS OPENING RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Friday, Dec. 9, 3-7 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center. An opening reception for the “Peace on Earth” exhibit, which arose from an open call to artists to express their ideas and ideals of “Peace on Earth.”

OPENING RECEPTION IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, Dec. 9, 5-8 p.m., Tourterelle Restaurant, New Haven. Opening reception for “more light” group show at Northern Daughters Gallery in Vergennes.

The reception includes cocktails by Stonecutter Spirits, hors d’oeuvres by Tourterelle Restaurant and music by The Meat Packers.

Holiday Happenings BRISTOL

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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROLING IN BRISTOL. Friday, Dec. 16, 6 p.m., Holley Hall. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

SONGS OF THE SEASON IN BRISTOL. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Holley Hall. Come listen to performances by area musicians and choirs and children’s groups. $5 suggested donation. Interested performers should contact Bristol Recreation office.

BRANDON CHRISTMAS DECORATING CONTEST IN BRANDON. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5 p.m., Brandon.

Judges will be on the streets starting at 5 p.m. so be sure to have your lights on! There will be four categories judged: residential traditional; residential whimsical (to include blow-ups); civic; commercial. Info: 247-6401 or info@brandon.org.

DANCE WORKS IN PROGRESS SHOWING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Dance Company of Middlebury presents: Works in Progress Showing.

See excerpts from Border|Zones, a new work under development for performance in January.

Free. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 802-4433168.

CONTRADANCE IN BRIDPORT. Saturday, Dec. 10, 7-9:30 p.m., Bridport Community/Masons Hall, on the green just off 22A. Contradance featuring Adina Gordon calling to live music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome Info: 462-3722.

FARMERS MARKET ANNUAL HOLIDAY FAIR IN BRANDON. Sunday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Neshobe School. Contact Wendy Cijka at 273-2655 or cijka4@gmail.com.

LEICESTER MEMORY TREE LIGHTING IN LEICESTER. Saturday, Dec. 17, 4 p.m., Four Corners.

Purchase a bulb for $1 or six names for $5 to remember a departed loved one. Send your payment made out to the Leicester Historical Society, with the names clearly written, to Diane Benware, 1594 Old Jerusalem Road, Salisbury VT 05769. The list of names will be posted at the Town Office.

Deadline for submitting names is Monday, Dec. 12.

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“TAKING FLIGHT” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. A “lightly produced” showing of dance experiments by the new batch of choreographers emerging from the Improvisational Practices course, facilitated by Lida Winfield. Sponsored by the Dance Program.

Free.

FILM FILM SCREENING IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2-4 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Offices. The Ferrisburgh Historical Society welcomes director/ co-writer George Woodard and producer/ co-writer Gerianne Smart to show their awardwinning film “The Summer of Walter Hacks.” Set in the 1950s in Vermont, the film tells the story of two brothers who try to make life work on the family farm in the midst of life’s trials and surprises. Suggested donation $5.

MUSIC NOONDAY CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, 12:15-12:45 p.m., The St. Stephen’s String Quartet, directed by Emily Sunderman, featuring Corelli’s Christmas Concerto and a Handel organ/strings concerto. Thursday, Dec. 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer

singing Mozart and Bach and Jim Berg, flautist, playing Fauer and Harald Rohlig. Event is free.

Bring a lunch and enjoy as you listen to the music.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. MUSIC IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

Original compositions from Su Lian Tan’s Music I course are performed by the students in a semester-end celebration of their work. Free. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

VOCAL RECITAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Students of affiliate artists Carol Christensen, Susanne Peck and Beth Thompson cap off a semester of vocal study with an evening of songs and arias. Accompanied by affiliate artist Cynthia Huard, piano. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free. Info: www. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

HOLIDAY CONCERT FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED IN VERGENNES. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church, 30 South Water Street.

Performers include Champlain Brass Quintet, Ridgerunners Jazz Band, Chris Wyckoff and Jenny Bower at the church’s historic organ. Adults $10, children ages 6-18 $5, under age 6 free. Tickets available at Vergennes Wine, the Congregational Church and at the door. Every dollar raised will go to assist local people with fuel, electricity, medical expenses, transport, rent and more.

BRANDON FESTIVAL SINGERS CONCERT. Sunday, Dec. 11, 3-5 p.m., Brandon Congregational

Holiday Happenings Lincoln Library. Create your own holiday wrapping paper and cards for the holidays.

Snack, stories and a special St. Nicholas shoe hunt.

HANUKKAH STORY TIME IN LINCOLN. Friday, Dec. 16, 10:30 a.m., Lincoln Library. A special visitor will share Hanukkah traditions along with stories, songs, snack and a craft.

MIDDLEBURY HOT CHOCOLATE HUT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 and Saturday, Dec. 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Park, downtown Middlebury. Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa with all the fixings. 25 cents a cup.

FREE GIFT WRAP SERVICE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 and Saturday, Dec. 17, noon-4 p.m., 51 Main. Free wrapping for any gift

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SD IRELAND LIGHTED CEMENT MIXER IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m., downtown Middlebury. The SD Ireland lighted cement mixer will arrive in Middlebury.

BE YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CHARACTER IN MIDDLEBURY. Dec. 1-31, downtown Middlebury. Free.

HOLIDAY PANCAKE CHARACTER BREAKFAST IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8:30 and 10 a.m., Middlebury Inn. Info on Eventbrite.

VISIT WITH SANTA IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-noon, Maple Landmark Woodcraft. Free.

| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, December 8, 2016 — PAGE 9 Church. The Brandon Festival Singers, under the direction of Gene Childers, present the 35th Annual Brandon Carol Festival featuring traditional, contemporary and original music for the Christmas season.

LESSONS AND CAROLS FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Dec. 11, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College. Modeled after the longstanding British tradition, this annual program includes Bible readings of Advent and Christmas and carols performed by the College Choir with the congregation. Donations collected for area charities. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 802443-3168.

DAVID ARKENSTONE’S WINTER FANTASY IN VERGENNES. Sunday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Windham Hill artist David Arkenstone, a three-time Grammy nominee known for his holiday music, presents his winter fantasy show “Around the World One Winter’s Eve.” Full family entertainment! Tickets and information: www.vergennesoperahouse.org.

HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School auditorium. The VUHS Music Department will present a high school instrumental and vocal concert featuring the symphonic band, Commodore Jazz ensemble, concert choir and Commodore singers.

MUHS CHOIR IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Dec. 13, noon, Middlebury Congregational Church.

The Middlebury Congregational Church will host the MUHS choir in the Sanctuary. The Deacons will provide pizza, cookies and cider for the reception afterwards. Come and enjoy the music, enthusiasm of youth and visit with community teens.

SEE CALENDAR ON PAGE 17

LIGHTS OF LOVE TREE LIGHTING IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m., Homeward Bound. Tree lighting in honor/ memory of pets at 7 p.m. Share your holiday cheer with shelter animals and enjoy cookie decoration and seasonal delights. Free.

MIDDLEBURY DOES CHRISTMAS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

Jazzy takes on your favorite Christmas songs performed by Middlebury’s most talented musicians. Tickets $20 at the door; $15 advance.

VISIT WITH SANTA IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 17, 10 a.m.-noon, Danforth Pewter. Come enjoy an old-fashioned visit with Santa. Free.

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Meet the baker

Abigail Wentz from Middlebury Inn & Carol's

If

Marilyn Monroe were a hipster, she just might be Abigail Wentz ― the baker at Carol’s Hungry Mind Cafe and Middlebury Inn. Instead of Monroe’s signature beauty mark, Wentz rocks a piercing.

In place of golden curls, Wentz caps her head with a loose toque. The two share similar alabaster skin, but Wentz has colored hers with thoughtful ink, right down to her knuckles that read “HAND WORK.”

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

Though Wentz chooses layers of cotton and colorful tights over fur and floor length dresses, she has placed Monroe squarely on a pedestal.

At at age 16, Wentz was baking primarily cupcakes. “They were my thing. But then they became so popular ― and I was over it. Moving on from cupcakes made me want to learn more. I discovered my love of cooking.”

Wentz moved to Vermont a few years ago, and recently graduated from the New England Culinary Institute with a pastry and baking degree. Why not become a chef?

“The meat room freaked me out at NECI,” she said. “I’m not a vegetarian, but the hanging meat made me want to get outta there and go back to the cakes and pastries.”

“I LOVE MARILYN MONROE.” — Abigail Wentz

“I love Marilyn Monroe,” said Wentz in a recent interview. “She is an amazing icon.”

Like Monroe, Wentz sings and is teaching herself how to play ukulele. But you won’t catch Wentz up on stage anytime soon. She only gives private shows to her 1-year-old tuxedo cat Jack.

Another big difference between Monroe and Wentz is baking.

Although, oddly, Monroe’s mother’s name was Baker (Gladys Pearl Baker). Go figure.

“My mom has always been interested in food,” said Wentz.

“She really inspired me. Both my parents pushed me to pursue my interest in cooking and baking.”

That seems reasonable.

Plus, she likes to decorate, and draw, and paint and take photographs...

“Baking is an art,” Wentz explained.

“You can make anything. I like adding details.”

Scones are the 26-year-old’s favorite things to make, and they’ll be your favorite too. Try one, they’re amazing.

Since coming to Vermont, Wentz has been working part-time as a barista and baking for Carol’s.

She picked up the gig baking for Middlebury Inn just a few weeks ago.

As a kid, the New Jersey native would vacation on Lake George with her family. “We came to Middlebury when I was 12 and I told my mom someday I would live here,” Wentz remembered. “It was a fun phone call, telling her were I live now.”

Abigail Wentz is the new baker at the Middlebury Inn. She also bakes for Carol's Hungry Mind Cafe.

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It's a

WONDERFUL LIFE

Lindsay Pontius, Robert Harte, Paul Schnabel and Karen Lefkoe rehearse a scene from "It's a Wonderful Life" last week. The show plays this weekend at Town Hall Theater.

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veryone knows It’s a Wonderful Life, the 1940s Christmas film. Some of us look forward to it every year, others, well, been-there-done-that, right?

Wrong. This weekend the Middlebury Actors Workshop (MAW) brings It’s a Wonderful Life to the Town Hall Theater’s stage and it doesn’t look anything like the classic you saw on TV.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

There will be five actors, one pianist and one sound technician on stage. The actors will perform the entire show (with over 40 characters), Sam Hurlburt will be creating all the sound effects (he gets bonus points for only using materials that would have been available in the ‘40s) and Randall Pierce will be on keys, adding a live soundtrack.

Haley Rice, the Town Hall Theater operations manager, is directing MAW for the first time this year. Though she’s been an actor in too many plays to remember, Rice can count the number of times she’s directed on two hands.

“I love working with really good actors,” Rice said. “It’s fun to see what they come up with... It’s like Christmas all the time, every day they bring something new.”

And Rice, has picked some good ones.

George Bailey is played by Robert Harte, screenwriter, actor and former cast member of “One Life to Live.” Prolific Vermont actress Karen Lefkoe, who will star in Vermont Stage’s upcoming play Blackberry Winter, plays Mary. Shakespeare and Co. actor and THT’s esteemed education director Lindsay Pontius plays siren Violet Bick and many others. Paul Schnabel, a seasoned actor who played the title role in Richard III and Duncan in Macbeth for Middlebury Actors Workshop, shifts gears to play Clarence the Angel among other characters. MacArthur Stine, Second City alum

“I LOVE WORKING WITH REALLY GOOD ACTORS... IT’S LIKE CHRISTMAS ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY THEY BRING SOMETHING NEW.”

— Haley Rice

and stand-up comic, also plays many diverse characters, including host Freddie Filmore and the play’s villain, Henry Potter.

Plus the sound-guy, Hurlburt, has come up with all the sound effects — be proud, he’s an Addison County native and an ART grad (1999).

“It’s interesting visually for the audience,” said Hurlburt, “and it adds a very authentic sound and feel to the show.”

One of the stranger things Hurlburt will be using are cornflakes on a cookie sheet to imitate shoes crunching in snow. Yup, it’s creative and awesome.

“This is a beautiful piece,” said Rice. “It’s lifeaffirming in such a charming way, and I feel we all need that right now. It’s a Wonderful Life shows us the bigger picture of our lives — how many lives we touch without even knowing.

It’s the antidote to the current political climate where lies, bullying and greed seem to be the norm. In Bedford Falls, friendships are more valuable than money and the good guys ultimately win. I want to live in that world.”

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characters MARY HATCH How would you describe yourself?

I’m just an ordinary girl from a small town, I guess. I try to be kind and loving. I left to go to college but then I came right back.

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Of course when George kisses me the first time. I’ve actually had a crush on him forever but he doesn’t know that.

Do you have a wonderful life? Why? I do. My family is very close and very supportive. My parents really want the best for me. The town is really wonderful. And then there’s George and our four kids Zuzu, Jamie, Pete and Tommy.

HENRY F. POTTER How would you describe yourself?

Rich. Wise. Fair. No, I don’t have a family; no children ― they’re really kind of a waste of time.

There wouldn’t be a town without me. I own the town.

Everyone has to come to me, which is great because I know best.

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It’s between when Billy Bailey, that S tin e o f C as tle to n , V T idiot, gives me the $8,000 and when George Bailey comes crawling to me because of that $8,000. It’s great to see how desperate he was. I finally had the Baileys by the throat. rt h

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Do you have a wonderful life? Why? Oh, absolutely. A fool and his money are soon parted and I’m surrounded by fools.

showtimes Rated G. Run time is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes with a 15 min intermission.

How would you describe yourself?

I am the eldest son with a kid brother, Harry. We grew up in the small town of Bedford Falls. I always try to do the right thing.

What is your favorite part?

The redemption at the end.

It takes me a while, but I finally realize how lucky I am.

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Do you have a wonderful life? Why? I definitely do. It’s not the life I had mapped out for myself, but I think we rarely get that. In the end, I wouldn’t trade any of it.

CLARENCE ODDBODY ASC (Angel Second Class) How would you describe yourself?

I’m on a long journey to become and Angel First Class ― to earn my wings. It’s been an epic journey for me because I’ve kinda screwed up a lot.

What is your favorite part?

Pa ul When I jump into the river to save Sc T h na ,V George. I save George by attempting b e l of B u rli n g to n to kill myself and I think that’s a huge victory because I’ve done my job.

Do you have a wonderful life? Why? Aw, yeah. I do have a wonderful life. I am an optimist and a realist. I try to keep my mind in the right frame. I see everything as wonderful, even my journey to become an Angel First Class.

ZUZU How would you describe yourself?

I saved a flower.... it was thirsty and lost some of its petals....

Flower needed to know that somebody would help it....

Daddy helped me. He put the petals in his pocket.

What is your favorite part?

When Daddy tells me that if I ds go to sleep and then I wake up ay Po there will be a whole garden. Also n ti us o when Daddy comes home that night... f We st p o rt, N Y he’s so happy. n

Tickets: $22, $10 students and may be purchased at www. townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door.

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Showtimes: Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.

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Do you have a wonderful life? Why? I have the best Daddy and Mommy and a big house....but sometimes my brother Tommy pushes me around too much. I just learned about bells.... listen carefully because every time a bell rings an angel get his wings.

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MUSIC

Blacker and Katz play on Brandon’s stage

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randon Music is excited to bring back Sarah Blacker with Aaron Katz on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The singersongwriter is a Brandon Music favorite and is known as Boston’s “Sundress Rocker.” No Depression said she is “one of the brighter artists to grab our attention recently” and the Huffington Post states: “Infectious, well-written songs, she’s her own artist.” The concert will include new songs by Blacker, in addition to originals by Katz.

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Blacker has a knack for songwriting. She writes in an uninhibited, honest and fearless style, producing “a constant flow of material” that, according to South Shore Magazine “is a testament to the fact that she is such a prolific writer.” Along with Katz, a percussionist with the national band Percy Hill, Blacker artfully spans rock, pop, indie-folk, and Americana.

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In 2014, Blacker was nominated for song and songwriter of the year at the New England Music Awards, in addition to winning Female Performer of the Year in 2013. She was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year in the Boston Music Awards in 2013.

Blacker has toured extensively and shared stages with dozens of internationally renowned artists including Mishka, Sara Bareilles, Leon Russell, Rusted Root, Carbon Leaf, America, Eddie Money, Richard Thompson, 10,000 Maniacs, Loudon Wainwright III, Livingston Taylor, Paula Cole and others.

Concert tickets are $20. Grab dinner before for an extra $25.

Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB if you want to sip something while Blacker sings.

Tickets and more info at (802) 247-4295, info@brandon-music.net or visit www.brandon-music.net.

Sarah Blacker and Aaron Katz will perform at Brandon Music on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

live music Conquer Root. Friday, Dec. 9, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

PossumHaw. Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd, Lincoln.

Aaron Audet Band. Saturday, Dec. 10, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

The Good Medicine Band. Saturday, Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

Swing Noire. Thursday, Dec. 15, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

Maple Jam. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Justin Perdue Quartet. Saturday, Dec. 17, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

The Grift. Saturday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Middlebury.

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Mimi Bain and Friends. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main, Middlebury.

St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble. Thursday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

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MONKTON SANTA VISIT IN MONKTON. Saturday, Dec. 17, 1 p.m., Monkton Volunteer Fire Department. Come early to see Santa arrive by fire truck and bring your camera for a picture with the jolly old elf! There will be cookies, juice and candy canes to enjoy while you wait for your visit.

NEW HAVEN CHRISTMAS PAST IN NEW HAVEN. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m., New Haven Community Library. The New Haven Historical Society presents “Christmas Past,” and invites community members to bring something from your Christmas in the past and share your story about it with attendees.

WINTERFEST IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Dec. 17, 4:30 p.m., Congregational Church, Town Hill Road. Festivities begin with tasty treats and hot refreshments such as hot cocoa, tea, coffee, eggnog or cider.

MEMORIAL TREE LIGHTING IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Dec. 17, 5 p.m., Town Green. The Memorial Tree lighting will take place on the Town Green, sponsored by the New Haven Volunteer Fire Department.

DECORATE THE MEMORIAL TREE IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Dec. 17, 5-6 p.m., Town Green. Decorate the Memorial Tree, take a horse drawn wagon ride, warm your hands by the fire barrels, make and eat s’mores, sing carols and roast marshmallows and chestnuts with family, friends and neighbors. Santa will arrive at the bandstand around 5 p.m.

SING-A-LONG IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., Town Green.

Join the Congregational Church for the magical sounds of hand bell ringing, caroling with the choir and a sing-a-long! Free hot refreshments and yummy desserts will follow downstairs in the Church. For more information, contact Suzy Roorda at 453-5978 or newhavenrec@gmavt. net.

SALISBURY HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING IN SALISBURY. Saturday, Dec. 10, 5 p.m., Salisbury Veterans Memorial Park. Annual holiday tree lighting and celebration with a bonfire, hay rides, a visit from Santa, sing-a-long, hot cocoa and more!

SHOREHAM HOLIDAY STORY TIME WITH BOB CLAUS IN SHOREHAM. Sunday, Dec. 10, 3 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. Story time with Bob Claus, crafts, cookies and cocoa.

A HOLIDAY READER’S THEATER EVENT IN SHOREHAM. Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m., Platt Memorial Library.

STARKSBORO ARTISAN FAIR IN STARKSBORO. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Starksboro Public Library.

VERGENNES CHRISTMAS COOKIE AND CRAFT SALE IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church. 877-9986.

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the movie NOCTURNAL ANIMALS — RUNNING TIME: 1:56 — RATING: R If I tell you that Nocturnal Animals is about an art gallery owner and a novelist, that might be a lure — as it was for me. If I then add that it is a first rate production on all counts, your mind will be made up, right?

But what if I add — from some weird sense of honor — that it is possibly the most violent movie I’ve ever seen. The violence is both physical and emotional, a combination that gains its hypnotic power from the high quality of the script, direction, acting and the atmosphere.

If Nocturnal Animals sounds like an odd title, not so. The good guys are victimized by the bad guys in the barren wastes of Texas scrub.

Both location and mood from beginning to end are heavy and dark, the happenings just plain grim. All of this is done so well that we are right up there in the story and director Tom Ford never lets us go.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals (2016).

After a bizarre series of opening scenes grabs our attention, we meet Susan (Amy Adams), an art gallery owner who is facing the unhappiness of life with her second husband (Armie Hammer). Twenty years earlier, she had left first husband Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal) after telling him he was too weak to become the writer he wanted to be. Now, like a shot in the dark, Susan receives a novel written and dedicated to her by Edward, the first. Prepare yourself.

From that minute forward, the movie alternates between Susan’s reading of the novel and director Ford’s filming of what she is reading. That combination adds up to an unimaginably vicious form of vengeance. The more she reads, the more terrible it gets. It was at this point that I began to wonder who possibly had the imagination to devise this complex exercise in malice. Tom Ford, of course. He wrote the script and directed the film.

The central performance that gives reality to the mayhem comes from Jake Gyllenhaal — who plays the novel’s protagonist Tony Hastings.

Completely convincing as the discarded husband and as the author

of the novel, he is the backbone of the film. Prolonged and villainous performances by Aaron Taylor Johnson and Kar Glusman will leave you speechless.

After the core horror, Tony enlists Bobby, a quirky lawman to help him track the guilty men. Appropriately for this movie Michael Shannon makes this lawman anything but the kind, understanding hero we want him to be.

Be warned that the revenge exacted by the ex-husband on his wife may be beyond anything you want to see. But if you love a good thriller, rest assured that master craftsman Tom Ford has made one of the best. As you watch this wicked tale unfold, ask yourself how Ford could have imagined, scripted and directed anything as horrific and spellbinding as this. A gentle suggestion, park your car near the theater. You won’t want a long walk in the dark after this one.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book

GREAT BOOKS FOR KIDS Recommended by Amy Graham, The Vermont Book Shop’s children’s bookseller

MOONGLOW — BY MICHAEL CHABON (Harper)

Anyone who read and loved The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay or Telegraph Avenue will love this new book by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Michael Chabon. As Michael sits at his bedside, his grandfather, bleary from painkillers to alleviate discomfort from his terminal illness, and a bit out of it, begins sharing stories Chabon had never heard before, good stories, bits of a history almost forgotten. Over the course of a week, his grandfather talks and from those reminiscences, Chabon has created a beautiful book, weaving in world history, from World War II to the space race, from prewar industrial America to present day retirement in Florida. This novel is warm-hearted and enjoyable, filled with inventive and luminous writing as particular to Chabon. Recounting a single life, yet encompassing a lifetime, this is an autobiography wrapped in a novel disguised as a memoir, a true meld of fiction and history.

Chabon’s grandfather emerges as a fully realized character, brave, courageous, perhaps a bit unhinged, but passionate. This is a book to immerse yourself and savor every turn of phrase.

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

Nanette’s Baguette,

by Mo Willems (ages 3 to 5) The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles,

by Michelle Cuevas (ages 4 to 8) The Mermaid’s Purse,

by Patricia Polacco (ages 5 to 8) We Came To America,

by Faith Ringgold (ages 5 to 8) The Seventh Wish,

by Kate Messner (ages 8 to 12) Our Chemical Hearts,

by Krystal Sutherland (ages 14 and up) Mighty Jack, by Ben Hatke (ages 10 to 14) Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (ages 8 to 12)

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MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School auditorium. The VUHS Music Department will present a middle school instrumental and vocal concert featuring the concert band, Jazz jammers and chorus.

JOE’S BIG BAND CHRISTMAS BALL IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

Joe’s big band, an 18-piece orchestra, does Jazz in a big way! Fun for the entire family.

Tickets and information: www. vergennesoperahouse.org.

SHOP I SPY CONTEST IN MIDDLEBURY. Dec 1-31, downtown Middlebury. Try to find the hidden ornaments designed by artist Ashley Wolff in ten store windows in downtown Middlebury and be entered to win $100 in Middlebury Money. Rules and contest details will be displayed in the window of the Vermont Bookshop starting Dec. 1. Free.

MIDD NIGHT STROLL IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m., downtown Middlebury. Come enjoy evening shopping and so much more in Middlebury!

MOONLIGHT MADNESS IN BRANDON. Thursday, Dec. 15, 4-9 p.m., downtown Brandon. Moonlight Madness in Brandon is a time for sales, discounts, specials, exceptional deals, warm drinks and sweet treats. Many shops offering 20 percent off storewide. Shop local.

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‘TIS THE SEASON FOR SCHOOL CONCERTS. VUHS HOSTS THEIR WINTER MUSIC CONCERT ON MONDAY EVENING; MIDDLESCHOOLERS FOLLOW ON THURSDAY. MUHS CHOIR HAS A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ON TUESDAY AT NOON.

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THEATER ADDISON REPERTORY THEATER PERFORMANCE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 8, Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m., Black Box Theater, Hannaford Career Center, Charles Avenue.

Addison Repertory Theater presents “Never Before Seen Ten Minute One Acts.” Tickets $7 students; $10 adults. Info: 382-1036.

“IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE:” A LIVE RADIO PLAY IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The beloved American holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast. $22/$10 students.

BROADWAY DIRECT IN VERGENNES. Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Local talent and Broadway veteran Bill Carmichael is joined on stage by his Broadway professional friends and some local youth as they present an evening of familiar show and holiday tunes. www. vergennesoperahouse.org.

MET BROADCAST OF “L’AMOUR DE LOIN” IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Town Hall Theater will broadcast the MET premiere production of “L’Amour de Loin,” Finnish composer Kaija Saaraiho’s breakthrough opera. Tickets $24/$10 students. Info: www.townhalltheater.org.

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