Monday, Dec. 12, 2016

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 28 No. 36

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, December 12, 2016

• Big growth and a big vision are powering the start-up company SchoolHack Solutions. See Page 3.

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By JOHN S. McCRIGHT WEYBRIDGE — A Minneapolis developer is readying a proposal to build one of the state’s largest solar arrays in Weybridge.

Ecos Energy LLC sent a letter to Weybridge residents on Nov. 29 saying it is exploring development of two ground-mounted solar power arrays on an open field between Quaker Village Road and Field Days Road. Most of the 73-acre property is in Weybridge (58 acres), and 15 acres is in New Haven.

A preliminary concept described in an attachment with the letter says the solar farm would produce just short of 5 megawatts of electricity; the arrays would be built as two separate projects — one would produce 2.99MW of power and the other would produce 2MW. (See Weybridge, Page 29)

Historic Bristol sign is restored • A local artisan repaired the century-old sign at Greenwood Cemetery. See Page 14.

Men’s basketball wraps semester

• Middlebury hosted Skidmore on Saturday hoping to head into the holiday break with just one setback. See Page 18.

• Some of the area’s most talented musicians will present a jazzy take on familiar tunes.

See Arts Beat on Page 10.

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5-megawatt solar array proposed in Weybridge

Firm hopes to LiFT learning

Middlebury’s jazzy Christmas!

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Scientist explains how Champlain became polluted

Acting up

HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER A.R.T. students Jeremy Gile, left, and Sophie Lefkoe rehearse one of the student-written one-act plays that the students presented last weekend in the A.R.T. black box theater.

For more photos see Page 2.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By ELAINE EZERINS St. Albans Messenger ST. ALBANS — There are six key factors over the course of history that brought Lake Champlain to the point of impairment and at which the state needed legislation to address water quality issues, according to Mike Winslow, a staff scientist for Lake Champlain Committee for over 15 years.

Winslow, who was at one time an environmental education teacher at Keewaydin Environmental Education Center, last month spoke about the history of the Lake (See Lake Champlain, Page 22)

Big band benefit to help feed, house the homeless

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY / VERGENNES — Leaders of the non-profit Charter House Coalition (CHC) are counting on the sounds of Glenn Miller, Count

Basie and other big band legends to inspire donations to feed and shelter the homeless this winter.

The organization will host a Christmas Ball featuring Joe’s Big

Band at the Vergennes Opera House this Saturday, Dec. 17, from 7 to 10 p.m. For suggested donations of $20 for adults and $10 for teens, participants can listen and dance

to what will surely be a rollicking performance by one of the state’s best big bands, which features an Addison County resident — pianist and singer (See Benefit, Page 7)

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Student show

THE HANNAFORD CAREER Center A.R.T. program presented its annual “Never Before Seen” show last weekend in Middlebury. The show is a collection of student-written and acted 10 minute one-act plays. Seen here rehearsing last Wednesday afternoon are, clockwise from top left, Sophie Lefkoe, Chris Price, Noah Bessette and Andrew Trombley; Bessette and Trombley; Elijah Keane and Jeremy Gile; and Lefkoe and Trombley.

Independent photos/ Trent Campbell

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MONKTON — Join in on the ninth annual community wide “A Celebration of Christmas” with carolers and more at the historic East Monkton Church this Sunday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m.

You will hear stories and music, plus everyone will enjoying sing along with the Christmas Carols.

After the program there will be refreshments and conversation.

This fun-filled holiday event is sponsored by the East Monkton Church Association. It is free to all, but any donations will benefit the church restoration fund. Please note that there are no restroom facilities at the church. For more information, Join befo re call 453-7575.

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Learning software firm growing quickly

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — A little more than a year ago, the SchoolHack Solutions had just one official employee and it was beta testing its personalized learning software with three schools in Vermont.

Today the Middlebury company boasts nine employees and it’s “LiFT” software has been adopted by 20 Vermont schools and a growing number nationwide.

And just recently the Vermont Economic Development Authority awarded the startup $350,000 in working capital through a lowinterest loan.

For founders Josie Jordan and David Lipkin, SchoolHack is far more than a business. The husband and wife team — a former educator and former school-based clinician — envisions their product as a means to revolutionize education.

“Our mission is to help make learning an uplifting experience for all kids,” said Lipkin. “We know by understanding kids’ interests and needs and goals and the whole person that learning becomes relevant and their experience is more enjoyable.

Therefore they learn better and faster, and there’s more motivation.”

SchoolHack began with Jordan’s 20-some-odd years as an educator at Mount Abraham Union High School. An English teacher by training, Jordan helped design MAUHS’s first personalized learning opportunity (the Futures Academy), which eventually led to the school’s innovative Pathways program. As she became increasingly engaged in and excited by her work with Pathways and its precursor, Jordan also became one of the movers and shakers behind the state’s official adoption of and shift towards personalized learning, flexible graduation pathways and proficiency-based graduation requirements.

The idea for SchoolHack came in 2013, when Jordan and Lipkin wondered if there was a way to bring the Pathways idea of personalized learning to a wider audience and connect it to a software platform.

“This is where education is heading,” said Lipkin. “Virtually every other segment of our lives is highly personalized, connected with technology. And education is undergoing that same process.”

The name “SchoolHack” itself comes from hacker culture and “the ability to find creative solutions with the tools you have at your disposal right now.”

In 2014, the couple began working with Burlington’s GameTheory on initial software designs and then turned to the Brattleboro-based Green River for core development of the LiFT software.

LiFT, Jordan and Lipkin explained, brings together on one software platform a way for schools, teachers and students to collaborate on personalized learning and a proficiency-based curriculum.

Lipkin and Jordan described it as

the only educational technology they know of that brings under one big tent such functions as student portfolios, personalized learning planning and career and postsecondary planning, as well as teacher functions like tracking grades and tracking assignments. LiFT can also be used school- or district-wide to implement proficiency-based grading or graduation systems.

Lipkin calls it “a learning biosphere.”

Schools have responded positively to the product, said Jordan, in part become it’s customizable. Schools can use LiFT to implement one small part or all of its capabilities.

“It’s like a big box of Legos,” Jordan said.

Schools have also appreciated, said Jordan, the ways that SchoolHack works with each school, step by step, to customize implementation. And both explained how the software is designed to make personalization manageable for teachers and take away the “overwhelm” factor of personalizing for hundreds of individual students.

“We noticed that there was a appetite for this across the country, yet a lot of concern and confusion about how to do it,” Lipkin said. “We knew with personalized learning we needed to show people that it’s possible to transform learnercentered education and that it doesn’t need to be a scary proposition and it doesn’t need to take forever. So our goal is to encourage people, ‘Yes we can do this; we can put the learners at the center.’ And we’re providing the tools to catalyze that process.”

And Jordan’s years in the classroom together with Lipkin’s

SCHOOLHACK SOLUTIONS CO-FOUNDERS Josie Jordan and David Lipkin have grown the Middlebury start-up company from one to nine employees over the past year. It recently won a $350,000 low-interest loan from the Vermont Economic Development Authority to fuel more growth.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

years counseling kids one-on-one in school settings means that the product is grounded in what works for kids.

Jordan reported that a teacher in California said to them, “I love that you understand my world and I don’t have to explain it to you.”

RELATIONSHIPS When asked if a software-based classroom could drive a wedge between the kinds of studentteacher relationships that research has shown are foundational for educational success, Lipkin and Jordan say no, just the opposite, the software is designed to deepen, not short circuit student-teacher interactions.

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relationship building — teacher, student, family, community,” said Lipkin. “It’s one of the things that’s recognized about LiFT: it’s a technology that facilitates relationship not replaces relationship.”

LiFT also helps schools implement personalized learning in a way that supports rigor, Lipkin and Jordan said, and is meant to work as one component in an educational system that could include flexible pathways and traditional classrooms.

Above all, of course, the two envision LiFT as a way to support

students over the long term.

The idea behind LiFT, said Jordan is “not the gimmick, the gizmo of technology. It’s utilizing technology as a tool to truly allow the student to be an active director of his or her learning. We’re regularly hearing about the need for students to be prepared for a changing world, a changing economy, changing career opportunities.

“We’re empowering learners to have the skills they need to succeed in any situation.”

Gaen Murphree is reached at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Guest editorial Why fake news is dangerous

By Lee Hamilton Franklin Roosevelt once said, “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely.” He was talking about why education matters in a representative democracy, but it’s a safe bet that had he known about fake internet news, he’d have said the same thing — except maybe with more pointed words.

Our representative democracy depends on ordinary people making sound judgments about politicians and policy. This is hard to do at the best of times. Issues are complex. Being able to sort out what matters and what’s a diversion takes knowledge and judgment. Being a full citizen in a representative democracy depends on accurate information — and the ability to discern what’s reliable and what’s not.

To fold into that mix deliberately false news makes the citizen’s task much more difficult — maybe even impossible. Yet astoundingly, that’s where we find ourselves now. Millions of people see patently false stories about undocumented workers pouring across the border or Hillary Clinton being involved in the assassination of JFK — and some number of them believe it. Meanwhile, people across the globe — teenagers in the Balkans, disinformation specialists in Russia, entrepreneurs in the U.S. — all seem to be cashing in.

These days, purveyors of fake news get paid to mislead the public.

This is new. These are fantasies masquerading as “news” — misleading, disingenuous and removed from context. They’re outright lies generated without regard for the commitment to accuracy that real journalism strives for. This is very, very dangerous. Outside of criminal activities like bribery, it’s hard for me to imagine a greater disservice to our country.

Americans care about being informed. When I’m in front of an audience, invariably someone asks me to recommend the most reliable source of information I know — because there are a lot of choices out there. People know that they have political decisions to make, that their votes matter, and that they shouldn’t make them in a vacuum. False news makes the basic responsibilities of citizenship much harder.

On the positive side, responsible media outlets are increasingly aware of the problem and are seeking ways to counteract it — as well as to call out politicians who blatantly traffic in misrepresentation. There is no question that in the coming years, real journalists’ ability to identify bogus stories, rebut ignorant claims that go viral, and stymie efforts at misinformation will be a vital part of their responsibilities. Similarly, the platforms that have given an outlet to fake news — Facebook and other social media — are recognizing their obligation to fight it without compromising users’ access to the real stuff.

Which, of course, is what makes what to do about false news so devilishly difficult. As a nation, we thrive on a multitude of voices and news sources. We don’t want to discourage the sharing of information or opinions, nor do we want to restrict Americans’ access to it.

When misinformation has spread in the past, we’ve always been able to depend on the truth catching up and eventually prevailing. Now, however, the circuits are being overloaded — not just by the proliferation of platforms and sources of information, but by people who are using the tools of democracy to undermine it. We must strive for an environment in which truth wins the day in the war over information.

I can’t pretend to know how we will ultimately help Americans sort through what’s truth and untruth, what’s serious argument and what’s propaganda, but I do know that this is one of the key battles of our time. Fake news is a threat to our system, a land mine that can cripple representative democracy by making a mockery of its most basic tenet: that the people will make the right decisions. This is a challenge we need to address head on and without delay — the future of our representative democracy is at stake.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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AN ELM TREE in Addison shows off its deeply crevassed bark on a cold, gray day last week.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Sometimes taking a stand might mean pleading guilty Editor’s note. The writer is a Monkton resident who was a longtime opponent of the Vermont Gas Systems natural gas pipeline, which originally was slated to cross her property but in the end was routed around it.

Early this month in Addison County Court, 12 people were arraigned who were arrested back in September because they walked onto a construction site of the Vermont fracked gas pipeline and refused to leave when asked by the police.

The dozen cited for trespassing ranged in age from in their 20s all the way up into their late 70s. All were individuals whom, I suspect, decided to remain against police orders for their own individual reasons. During the arraignment process, some decided to refuse a trial, the court diversion program offered, or the right to

appeal their sentence, by pleading guilty. Why? On listening to their reasons, what struck me was the eloquence and determination that emitted from those who stood before Judge Hoar that day. What also struck me was a realization that our judicial system is ill-equipped to deal with those who choose to commit a non-violent crime in the name of a greater good. Yes, these people trespassed. But they did it standing up for their beliefs, and they did not try to evade arrest or “get away” with their so called “crimes.”

Offering a chance to redeem themselves through court diversion seemed pointless and ill advised.

Clearly people had thought long and hard about what they were going to do before they committed “the (See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, December 12, 2016 — PAGE 5

Letter (Continued from Page 4) crime” and some may intend to do it again if they feel it is necessary.

For these protesters, the larger crime being committed is the build out of fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when our society is committed, for good reasons, to weaning ourselves off of fossil fuel.

One of the elder “arrestees” pleaded guilty to trespassing and at first refused court diversion.

The judge was baffled by her choice and his comments to her implied she was making the wrong decision. After noting that she had no previous record, the judge asked her if having a criminal conviction was something on her bucket list, something she felt she had to do before she left this earth. The defendant calmly and emphatically responded by admonishing the judge for being condescending. She then explained that at 77 years of age, a criminal conviction is not a deterrent for trying to stop the fracked gas pipeline or for standing in solidarity with others that are trying to stop a pipeline elsewhere.

Another defendant who was offered court diversion, instead pleaded guilty and requested to be sentenced immediately. The judge asked if he wanted to possibly go to jail. The defendant replied no, jail was not something he wanted to do, but he was prepared to go if that was what his punishment was for trespassing. Brave soul.

My impression was that the court was intent on “processing” the offenders in the most expedient way possible. Court diversion is the shortest route to what the court assumed would be the goal of those arrested ... to put their lawlessness behind them.

Getting arrested that fine day in September was not a lapse in judgment. It was not a poor choice made in the heat of the moment. People who stayed past their welcome on that bucolic farm in New Haven being slashed and bisected by the pipeline construction, did so because they felt it was the right thing to do and the only remaining way to pressure our government officials to also do the right thing.

Once you have committed the act, and have actually been arrested, you have a few options on how to navigate your way through this ill-fitting judicial system. Do you plead guilty and take your punishment? That proves that you are responsible for your actions, but ultimately, how does that help prove your point? Are you actually admitting guilt when you plead guilty? Or are you being literal in your plea? (It was right to trespass and stand up for what you believe in but indeed you are guilty of breaking the law.) Does this make you “lawless”?

Once you cross that line will you, in the future, not be able to discern the difference between unlawful trespass against a morally corrupt

project and say ... shoplifting? Is it a slippery slope where 77-year-olds will suddenly toss away a lifetime of abiding the law to embrace a wild rampage of law breaking, that could escalate to include acts even more harmful than trespassing on a pipeline construction site? Or do you argue that you are innocent and the act of trespassing was something you HAD to do because of your convictions?

So, why did those 12 people do it? What was the final straw that made these law abiding citizens cross that line and end up standing before that judge in his long black robe? From experience, I can say with authority that there is no financial gain to be had from protesting and getting arrested.

Between court fees and fines and missed work and having to travel to court, the costs add up quickly.

Further, if you do end up getting a conviction, having a criminal record means you will be forever saddled with that bit of branding the courts bestow upon you. But the question is, are you guilty? If so, of what? Standing up against a dirty and destructive project?

Obeying your moral compass?

I was arrested earlier, back in July 2014. Along with four of my comrades (four of us landowners being forced to host the pipeline), I went to the Vermont Gas headquarters to speak with the CEO at the time, and make some reasonable demands. We were ignored and VGS employees kept trying to get us out of the building.

The tables were turned and we were persistent in remaining on VGS property, much the same as the company had done on our land. But the difference was, VGS called the cops and I was arrested by the South Burlington Police. I was handcuffed and transported to the police department so I could be fingerprinted and have my mug shot taken. It was a frightening experience but in the end, Vermont Gas ended up dropping the charges and my case was dismissed. The company admitted they had gone too far in having me arrested.

I was, however, prepared to argue to any judge or jury why I had broken the law by refusing to leave when told to. It was my choice to remain once I had been warned that if I stayed any longer, I would be arrested. I am an older white woman and am therefore privileged. The chances of me being physically abused or incarcerated illegally were much less than if I had been younger, of color or a man. I felt I HAD to make a stand. I HAD to disobey the police in order to make my point.

If I had left when told to, there would have been no photo of me in my sundress and sunhat, being handcuffed and placed in a police cruiser. Folks that read the articles about the action and saw photos of the overabundance of police officers there to arrest just

one “diminutive” woman were outraged. Vermont Gas ended up looking like the bullies they are for not speaking with landowners in the first place and then for using excessive police force.

I pushed the envelope on that occasion because I had tried to argue against the viability of this project in lengthy proceedings before the Vermont Public Service Board. To no avail. I, along with many others, was familiar with the arguments for and against the pipeline — from the exorbitant costs, the climate impacts, the destruction of farmland, wetlands, and waterways, and the corporate abuse of the eminent domain process against my neighbors. I knew with every cell of my being that this pipeline should never be built. All along, I was expecting our elected and appointed officials to listen, to learn and realize the facts that were clear as day and abandon the misguided project.

At this point in my life — and

this point in the course of humanity — I feel it is no longer an option to sit back and let bad things simply happen. I am absolutely compelled to do whatever I can. My husband and I fought the pipeline before the Public Service Board with everything we could muster. We do not have a lot of money but we give what we can of our time and energy to bring the shortcomings of this project to the public and government’s attention. If that means standing in the freezing rain, or blustery cold, or oppressive heat under the hot sun along with dozens or even hundreds of other people to make a point, that is what we will do. If that means trespassing and getting arrested, taken to court and ending up with a criminal record, so be it.

I will do so because there appears to be no other recourse.

I have tried reasoning. I have tried standing up to the army of lawyers that were being paid to get this pipeline approved. I

have tried everything I can think of to do. Yet the power of the corporations over our government officials has rendered facts, reasoning and human decency, all irrelevant. What else is there in the circumstance? I can only hold on to the hope that if we all stand up and say no – even to the point of breaking the law in the process, we will have the collective power to sway the “arc of justice” towards the right outcomes.

Our government is there to serve us, we the people, not corporations or those with the most cash in hand. This is OUR country and our future and so far as I can see, to maintain our rights to a decent future, we will all have to step out of our comfort zones. We need to do whatever we can to make sure this environmentally and financially disastrous, unsafe and unnecessary gas pipeline doesn’t get completed.

Jane Palmer Monkton

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Area Religious Holiday Directory 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 candlelighting service with carol singing, special music and visual presentation.

There will be a brief, “come-as-youare” 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, 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 no-rehearsal 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 familyfriendly 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.

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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.

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Benefit (Continued from Page 1) Annette Franklin of Bridport.

All of the proceeds will help the Charter House Coalition’s community meals program and shelter services for families and individuals. Those shelters are located in the Congregational Church of Middlebury’s Charter House at 27 North Pleasant St. Up to 15 individuals at a time can seek refuge there from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. every overnight until April 15. And accommodations are available for up to four homeless families in a separate area of the building, also until April 15.

Established in 2005, the CHC is a non-profit association of local religious groups and individuals who each year donate hundreds of volunteer hours and thousands of dollars to make sure the less fortunate in our midst have access to the basic necessities. The group also organizes free community meals throughout the year and links homeless and lowincome residents to state agencies and organizations to receive additional aid.

The CHC’s shelters are in particular need of support this year, noted Doug Sinclair, CHC director.

The Congregational Church of Middlebury is consolidating its operations in an addition being built onto its majestic building across the road. So the CHC will be taking greater responsibility for the entire Charter House, rather than simply a portion of it.

“Our expenses for maintaining and operating the building will increase substantially,” Sinclair said.

He estimated the CHC will need to raise another $45,000 to $50,000 for the shelter operations, which is supervised by trained volunteers and a few paid staff.

“We now have to make a big jump,” Sinclair said about fundraising.

With that in mind, Charter House Coalition officials are actively soliciting donations and planning fundraisers. So Sinclair was thrilled when Franklin asked him if the CHC would like to have its homeless shelters become this year’s beneficiary of Joe’s Big Band

charitable concert.

“You never know where good things are going to come from,” Sinclair said.

Franklin joined Joe’s Big Band around 17 years ago, after seeing the combo’s ad for a keyboardist. A longtime musician, it was nonetheless Franklin’s first experience with a band. It didn’t take her long to become a key member of the group, lending her vocals and keyboard skills to the diverse selection of jazz, swing and big band classics the group delivers at special events, weddings and other appearances.

Founded by the late Joe Levesque during the 1980s, Joe’s Big Band is made up of accomplished musicians from a wide ranges of backgrounds, including teachers, scientists, bankers, farmers, the military and retirees.

“I love it,” Franklin said of the band and her other musical endeavors. She is omnipresent at the Middlebury Union middle and high school spring concerts, lending her expertise and piano talents. This week, she was scheduled to play at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. She is married to the Rev. Tim Franklin, pastor of the Bridport Congregational Church.

Though hailing mostly from Chittenden County, Joe’s Big Band members are quite familiar with Addison County. The band gave annual performances at the Bridport Grange Hall for more than a decade, content to do so for gas money. It was around six years ago that members decided to transition to an annual benefit concert, and Franklin thought the Charter House would be a logical beneficiary. Past causes supported by the band have included juvenile diabetes, international adoption and Young Life of Addison County.

“I feel strongly about supporting the CHC,” Franklin said. “I am amazed at the things they are able to do every day with volunteers.”

Joe’s Big Band is working up a nice song list for the CHC benefit.

Franklin expects that list to include such favorites as “Baby it’s Cold Outside,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “God Bless the Child,” “In the

ANNETTE FRANKLIN OF Bridport poses with Joe’s Big Band members Ken Grillo, second from left, Craig Benson and Neils Huisman. The band will perform a benefit concert for the Charter House Coalition on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Vergennes Opera House.

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Mood,” and “Moonlight in Vermont.”

The band will, of course, also take request at the Vergennes gig, which will include plenty of seasonal refreshments, and time for good conversation with friends and family.

Champlain Orchards will be offering cider.

For more information about the Charter House Coalition or the show contact Sinclair at jdsinclair@riptoncoop.net, or at 989-9746.

“There’s no dress code, and you don’t have to be a dancer,” Franklin said of the upcoming concert. “It will definitely be accessible to families.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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communityc a l e n d a r 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.

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.

“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.

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.

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SHARE YOUR HOLIDAY cheer with shelter animals and enjoy cookie decoration and seasonal delights at the Homeward Bound tree lighting in honor/memory of pets on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m., at Homeward Bound. Free.

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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.

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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.

Share your holiday cheer with shelter animals and enjoy cookie decoration and seasonal delights. Free.

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.

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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.

Vigil in Middlebury. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 5:30-6 p.m., Middlebury Green gazebo. Come together for a candlelight vigil to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy and to remember the 120,000 people who have lost their lives to gun violence since. Sponsored by Gun Sense of Addison County.

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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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.

Noonday concert in Middlebury. 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.

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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.

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, noon4 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.

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.

Crossing the Himalayas

OVER 50 YEARS ago when he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal, David Rosenberg crossed the Himalayas on foot. Now a Middlebury College Professor Emeritus, Rosenberg will give a talk on his adventure on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 7-8 p.m. at the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.

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

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.

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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DJ skate night in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 17, 8-10 p.m., Memorial Sports Center. DJ skate night presented by friends of Middlebury hockey.

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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.

“No Man’s Land” live broadcast in Middlebury.

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2-4:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

Live broadcast of Harold Pinter’s “No Man’s Land” from Wyndham’s Theater in London starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Tickets $17/$10 students, and may be purchased at www.townhalltheater.org, 382-9222, or at the THT Box Office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Live nativity production in Brandon. Sunday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Baptist Church. Join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with a production of the live nativity on the steps of the church. Following the program, there will be refreshments including soups, cookies, hot cocoa and coffee.

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Blood drive in Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 19, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Middlebury EMS Building, 55 Collins Drive. The Red Cross urges blood donation as one last gift to give this holiday season.

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SPORTS Co-ed volleyball in Middlebury. Pick-up games Monday, 7-9 p.m., Middlebury Municipal Gym. Jack Brown, 388-2502; Bruce at Middlebury Recreation Department, 388-8103.

Family tennis court time in Middlebury. Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Indoor Tennis. Family play drop-in offers families a chance to play together. Equipment is provided. Open to all levels of play. Info: Erin Morrison, emorrison@acafvt.org.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS ACT (Addison Central Teens). Drop-in hours during the school years: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3-6 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 3-7 p.m. 94 Main St. (Middlebury Town Office building), below rec. gym. Teen drop-in space for kids. Hang out with friends, play pool, watch movies, and eat great food. Baking: every Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. Info: 388-3910 or www.addisonteens.com.

Addison County Amateur Radio Association.

Sunday, 8 p.m. On the air on club repeater 147.36/147.96 MHz, 100 Hz access tone. Nonmembers and visitors welcome.

Addison County Emergency Planning Committee. Last Wednesday, 5 p.m. State Police Barracks. Public invited.

Addison County Republican Party. Third Friday, 7 p.m., Ilsley Library, Middlebury. 8972744.

American Legion Auxiliary Post 27. Fourth Monday, 7 p.m. American Legion, Wilson Road, Middlebury.

Addison County Council Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Fourth Tuesday, noon1:30 p.m. Addison County Courthouse in Middlebury. 388-9180.

Brandon Lions Club. First and third Tuesday, 7 p.m., Brandon Senior Center.

Brandon Senior Citizen Center. 1591 Forest Dale Road. 247-3121.

Bristol Historical Society. Third Thursday, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St., Bristol.

Champlain Valley Fiddlers’ Club. Middlebury VFW, 530 Exchange Street. Third Sunday (except Easter), noon to 5 p.m. Donation $3.

Refreshments available. Looking for fiddlers young and old. Open to public. Info: 342-0079.

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Holiday classics with a twist to be performed at THT Dining & Entertainment

The Good Medicine Band

Wednesday, December 14 7-10 pm Join us for a crazy holiday kicker with music from the Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Hendrix and others-played in the style of the Dead with two drummers and extended jams.

Admission price: Any food or supplies for Hope food shelf or Homeward Bound Animal Shelter.

Swing Noire

Thursday, December 15 8-10 pm Some call it Gypsy Jazz, some Hot Swing, in either case it is acoustic jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Swing Noire invokes the energy of a swingin’ jazz club. Violinist David Gusakov, guitarist Jim Stout and twin brothers Rob and Jim McCuen on guitar and double bass make up Vermont’s tightest acoustic, Hot Swing ensemble.

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Very Merry Middlebury

Saturday, December 17 12-4 pm Free gift wrapping for any gift purchased in Middlebury courtesy of the Better Middlebury Partnership; just show them your receipt.

Justin Perdue Quartet

Saturday, December 17 8-10 pm Featuring jazz guitarist Justin Perdue and longtime collaborators bassist Jeremy Harlos, keyboardist Cobey Gatos, and drummer Daniel Scharstein, along with Rob DeBruyn on saxophones. This adventurous band of seasoned jazzmen digs into everything from ballads and blues to modal jazz and funky soul as they push the envelope of improvisation with their unique repertoire of original compositions and post-bop standards.

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“Middlebury Does Christmas” will be performed twice at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater, on Friday at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday at 2 p.m.

It began with a little concert titled “Middlebury Does Motown.” The people at Town Hall Theater had the idea of letting local singers live out the dream of singing the great Motown classics, backed by topflight professional musicians. The show was such a hit that it was followed in rapid succession with “Middlebury Does Woodstock,” “Middlebury Does Swing” (in which local singers got the chance to sing with a swinging’ big band), and “Middlebury Does the History of Rock & Roll,” which drew over a thousand people when it was revived at Middlebury’s Festival on the Green.

This year THT revives the franchise with “Middlebury Does Christmas.” The idea is to give the Christmas songbook a brand new look, with the classic numbers performed in a surprising variety of styles — Jazz, Swing, Pop, Latin, a cappella, and anything else musical director Chuck Miller can dream up.

“The sheer repetition of Christmas songs on the radio can be a little deadening,” says director Douglas Anderson. “But these really are great songs, and we thought if we put together some terrific singers and some fresh and exciting arrangements we’d have a heck of a concert.”

Once again THT has invited the best local singers to present the songs you know and love (and several you don’t know). Taking the stage will be Bill and Mindy Bickford, Justin Bouvier, Matt Bouvier, Vanessa Ament, Leigh Guptill, Sarah Stone, Kerianne Severy, Middlebury college student Ashley Fink and Mary Hogan student Hannah Cormier. Doug and Debby Anderson will take a turn at the microphone as well. Chuck Miller directs the exiting seven-piece band.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, 382-9222,

Messiah Sing at the Middlebury Congregational Church at the THT box office (Monday to Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.) or at the door.

MAPLE JAM AT BRANDON Maple Jam is Vermont’s own a cappella Jazz octet specializing in close-harmony vocal arrangements of sweet love songs and swinging big band favorites. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Brandon Music.

No one in New England does it the way Maple Jam does, drawing inspiration from The Swingle Singers, the Real Group, Singers Unlimited and Pink Martini, among others. On their first December visit to Brandon Music, they will bring some of their wintry mix along, with seasonal songs, snow and Santa.

The repertoire will also include a standard or two, instrumentals, a Bossa Nova, or maybe a samba, including some arrangements by their own Maarten van Ryckevorsel and Jose Schmidt.

The group has delighted audiences at numerous venues around Vermont (and Quebec and Ontario), as well as venturing across the river to New Hampshire.

Vermont Public Radio host Walter Parker notes that Maple Jam’s “clever, often amusing, arrangements, sweet close harmony, and jazzy Swing make for an irresistible blend. It’s a cappella singing in the finest tradition.”

Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 2474295 or email info@brandon-music. net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is

located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon.

ANNUAL MESSIAH SING The Middlebury Congregational Church again hosts the area’s annual “Messiah Sing” that attracts hundreds of singers and players from throughout Addison County, and the extended Champlain Valley region each year. Jeff Rehbach, conductor of the Middlebury College Community Chorus, leads the sing-along of this famous work

by George Frederic Handel for choir and orchestra.

Come join friends and neighbors for a joyous afternoon of community music-making at the Middlebury Congregational Church, beginning (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

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JOIN US THIS CHRISTMAS AS WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST! THE SHOWING WILL BE ON THE FRONT STEPS OF THE CHURCH REFRESHMENTS WILL FOLLOW AFTER THE PROGRAM INCLUDING: SOUPS - COOKIES - HOT COCOA AND COFFEE! at Brandon Baptist Church, 6:30 pm, December 18, 2016

Maple Jam sings at Brandon Music

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of December 12

Live Broadcast Of “No Man’s Land” At THT

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Singers, instrumentalists and all who enjoy music are warmly welcomed to sing and play, or simply to watch and listen.

This year’s reading continues the tradition of featuring soloists drawn from Middlebury and other communities throughout Vermont, including Leila McVeigh, Grace Weber, Jim Wright, Joe McVeith, Adam Hall and Erin Grainger.

Solo numbers will be accompanied by string players from nearby towns and villages: Molly Bidwell, Carole Fenn, Hilary Hatch, and Emily Sunderman. Harpsichord maker Robert Hicks, Jr. of Lincoln, provides one his fine hand-crafted keyboard instruments, played

by Jenny Bower, organist at the Vergennes Congregational Church.

A $5 contribution ($10/family) is requested at the door. The Middlebury Community Chorus will provide refreshments for all to enjoy during intermission. For more information, email rehbach@ middlebury.edu or leave a message at 989-7355.

NO MAN’S LAND AT THT Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen (“X-Men,” “Lord of the Rings”) and Patrick Stewart (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s “No Man’s Land,” broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London. “No Man’s Land” is captured live and will be rebroadcast at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Sunday at 2 p.m.

One summer’s evening, two aging writers, Hirst (Stewart) and Spooner (McKellen), meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.

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LIVE MUSIC AT 51 MAIN There will be three live music events this week at Middlebury’s 51 Main. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, The Good Medicine Band will play.

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2017 hunting, fishing licenses available online MONTPELIER — Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 2017 will be available on the Fish & Wildlife Department’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife. com) on Dec. 12.

“Vermonters really enjoy hunting and fishing,” said Vermont Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter.

“Many people like to purchase their new licenses before Jan. 1 so they will be ready to go ice fishing.”

According to a federal survey, Vermonters rank first among residents of the lower 48 states when it comes to participating in fish and wildlife recreation — with 62 percent of Vermonters going fishing, hunting or wildlife watching, and they led in the New England states in hunting and fishing with 26 percent of residents participating in one or both.

“Our online license sale system makes buying a year-round license as easy as purchasing a movie off Amazon.com and hunting and fishing are way more rewarding, said Porter.

“By purchasing a license, you also support conservation statewide.”

Porter noted that proceeds from license sales have leveraged federal funding that have provided some of Vermont’s greatest wildlife conservation success stories, including restoring common game species such as moose and wild turkey as well as endangered peregrine falcons, bald eagles, loons and ospreys. These funds also go to managing more than 133,000 acres of conserved land that provide critical habitat for many species as well as recreational opportunities for all Vermonters.

Addison Independent, Monday, December 12, 2016 — PAGE 13

Get a permanent hunting license before Jan. 1

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding hunters and anglers of changes to permanent license laws that go into effect starting Jan. 1, 2017. A permanent hunting and fishing license is currently available to Vermont residents aged 65 and older for a one-time fee of $50.

Starting Jan. 1, the eligible age will be raised to 70 and the license will be free.

The department is urging hunters and anglers aged 65 to 68 who don’t yet have a permanent license to purchase one before midnight on Dec. 31. Eligible current 2016 license holders can purchase a permanent license in person at a license agent or Fish & Wildlife Department district

office. Those who have not purchased a 2016 license yet can either purchase a permanent license in person at a license agent or district office or online at www. vtfishandwildlife.com.

Hunters and anglers who already have a permanent license do not need to purchase another but should renew theirs in 2017.

Those without a permanent license who will turn 70 before the next hunting or fishing season should wait until their 70th birthday to pick up a 2017 permanent license, at which time it will be available to them for free.

Shoreham memory Tree Honor your deceased loved ones by lighting a bulb.

Memorial list will be published.

In order that the tree be lighted, we urge you to send donations as soon as possible.

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Please enclose $3 per name payable to St. Genevieve’s Woman’s Guild, 1633 Vt. Rt. 74 West, Shoreham, VT 05770.

For further information, call 897-2633.

Names and donations accepted until December 21.

The change in eligibility was made to bring Vermont’s permanent license structures in line with neighboring states.

In New York and Massachusetts, hunters and anglers are eligible for a permanent license at age 70. New Hampshire does not offer a permanent license, but instead offers a discount on annual licenses starting at age 68.

A permanent license allows the holder to hunt and fish without purchasing additional licenses for the rest of their lifetime. Vermont’s permanent license includes all regular season tags, including

archery, muzzleloader and turkey tags. An additional tag for second archery, moose and antlerless lotteries, and waterfowl stamps must be purchased separately.

Permanent licenses must be renewed every year, which is free of charge online or at any district office.

Permanent licenses are different from lifetime licenses, which can be purchased at any age and are generally purchased for young children.

Anyone with questions about the change should see the department website (www.vtfishandwildlife. com) or call the licensing office at 802-828-1190.

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BRISTOL — The sign that was installed over the middle gate of the Greenwood Cemetery in Bristol in 1904 stood proudly for many years.

But the elements took their toll on the metal gateway, which stood just north of Route 116 near the base of Stone Hill, less than a mile west of the village. And the sign, which had been damaged at least three times since it was installed, was removed after being badly damaged the last

time about 25 years ago.

Thanks to some local people the sign was restored to its former beauty and now stands on the lawn in the southwest corner of the cemetery.

The broken pieces of the sign had been stored behind Brown’s Welding until this past August when Kevin Corkins, a member of the Greenwood Cemetery Association, volunteered to take a look at

restoring it.

Over the span of about eight weeks Corkins worked straightening, rewelding and fabricating missing letters to restore the sign to its original shape and condition. He then used two corner posts from the original fence that was removed this summer to make posts to mount the sign.

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Mary’s holiday meal set Dec. 18 BRISTOL — All Addison County residents are invited to take part in the 34th Annual Holiday Project of the Harmon family and the Inn at Baldwin Creek when they stage Bristol’s Christmas Dinner and Festival this Sunday at Mary’s Restaurant.

The Dec. 18 celebration will feature dinner and festivities starting at 11:30 and continue until all are served. The Inn at Baldwin Creek & Mary’s Restaurant provides the meal, supported by donations from local businesses, and dozens of volunteers coordinate the event.

This holiday event is free and all Addison County residents are invited to share in the holiday spirit.

A bountiful turkey and ham dinner buffet paired with superb local entertainment are the highlights of This is the Greenwood Cemetery sign as it appeared above the this annual event. Over 200 county residents usually partake in the entrance around 1910.

Photos provided by Reg Dearborn festivities, from seniors delighted to

(Continued from Page 14) Bristol Electronics equipment, Corkins poured footings to mount the sign on. On Oct. 20, the restored sign was returned.

Also with thanks to very generous

and interested people a new fence has been installed along the south side of the cemetery.

Editor’s note: This story and photos were provided by Reg Dearborn.

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Learn what you can do here at home to support local organizations that are working to protect human rights and the environment for all people.

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Police ask for help with toy drive

BRISTOL / MIDDLEBURY — The Bristol Police Department is teaming up with the Middlebury Police Department for their annual holiday toy drive. Anyone wishing to donate toys can deliver them to either department over the next couple of weeks.

The toys will be delivered by uniformed officers on Christmas Day to children and families throughout Addison County.

The police departments of Middlebury and Bristol invite local residents to join them in delivering a positive Christmas experience to families and children in need throughout our communities.

Plays were a success thanks to the community Thank you, all!

What more can we say? In the words of “Mary Poppins:” “Anything can happen if you let it.” The support, enthusiasm and cooperative spirit of the Mount Abraham five-town-community-andbeyond audiences for the play were unprecedented. There were more folks in the seats over these four performances than in any other production run of the past of appreciation twenty years’ worth of fall musicals.

Elementary school outreach was extended further than in previous years, and the volunteers assisting in this prep and presentation outnumbered earlier annual participants. Additionally, both the Five Town Friends of the Arts and the Tari Shattuck Educational Foundation have endorsed the fall musical as an arts and education event that they will now support financially in their annual budgets.

All of these aspects made for a successful, entertaining fall season.

It couldn’t have been done without any of these contributions. The cast, crew and production team truly appreciate the school and community acceptance of this tradition. From Principal Barewicz on through teachers, administrative staff and custodians, it all worked together for good — “practically perfect” in all the ways that count.

Individuals interested in aiding the Friends of Mount Abraham Fall Musicals in their continuing commitment to upgrade lighting instruments and systems in the auditorium, and to provide annual scholarships for two graduating seniors may contribute at: FMAFM; Andrea Gordon; 44 West Pleasant Street, Bristol, VT 05443. You may also speak with any member of the musical production team.

Anne Gleason Co-director/“Mary Poppins” Bristol

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Addison Independent, Monday, December 12, 2016 — PAGE 17

’Tis better to give

MEMBERS OF THE children’s group at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society show their excitement over the gifts they collected for the HOPE Holiday Shop. These gifts will provide happiness to local children who otherwise wouldn’t have any gifts to open on Christmas morning. HOPE is very grateful for the thoughtful efforts of this group.

SPORTS

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey 12/10 Hartford vs. MUHS.........................2-1 Boys’ Basketball 12/10 Burr & Burton vs. MUHS.............49-31 12/10 Mt. Abe vs. Randolph.................44-38 Girls’ Basketball 12/10 Mt. Abe vs. Mt. Mansfield...........49-43 12/10 VUHS vs. Harwood.....................60-35 12/10 MUHS at Mill River.......... Ppd. to 1/16 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 12/10 Midd. vs. Castleton.........................2-0 Men’s Hockey 12/9 Hamilton vs. Midd.............................3-0 12/10 Amherst vs. Midd............................4-1 Women’s Basketball 12/7 Midd. vs. Clarkson........................54-40 12/10 Midd. vs. Skidmore.....................52-47 Men’s Basketball 12/7 Midd. vs. S. Vermont....................86-72 12/10 Midd. vs. Skidmore.....................72-71

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey 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 12/13 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.

Girls’ Basketball 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.

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PANTHER SENIOR MATT St. Amour is fouled as he drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Skidmore. The Middlebury men won the game, 72-71.

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Men finish semester 7-1 after one-point win

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — Big plays by senior guards Jake Brown and Matt St. Amour late in Saturday’s home game allowed the Middlebury College basketball team to hold off a Skidmore rally from 17 points down and win, 72-71.

Brown’s offensive rebound and layup with 1:16 to go erased a 71-70 Thoroughbred lead, and St. Amour blocked a shot with two seconds to go to seal a victory that pushed the Panthers to 7-1 heading into their holiday break.

It was fitting that offense from Brown made the difference at one end: He finished with 22 points and nine assists. And when the Panthers struggled in the second half after taking a lead of 45-28 late in the first half, Brown answered: He went fourfor-six from the field and was the only Panther to make more than one shot from the floor in the second half.

And it was fitting that defense sealed the win.

Skidmore (5-3) shot 53.8 percent from the floor, but the Panthers forced 21 turnovers, stole the ball 15 times, blocked five shots, and outrebounded the Thoroughbreds, 33-28.

“That’s a really good Skidmore team, a tournament team the past couple years,” St. Amour said. “What we did defensively is really

why we won that game.”

Opponents have only twice scored more than 80 points vs. Middlebury, most notably when No. 20 Endicott rallied for a 93-89 win over the Panthers on Nov. 27. They are allowing 72.8 points per game, and opponents are shooting 42.5 percent.

St. Amour, who finished with 11 points, four assists and game highs of six rebounds and four steals, said if the Panthers repeat as NESCAC champs it will be because of defense.

“When we dig in and have that sense of urgency on defense, communicate, we’re a pretty good defensive team, which is how we won it last year,” he said. “And that’s what we have to do again this year.”

It would also help if they play offensively like they did in Saturday’s first half, when the ball moved crisply, seven Panthers scored, and the defense forced 13 turnovers to created transition hoops.

The key stretch came when Middlebury led, 2825 at 6:51, after leading Skidmore scorer Edvinas Rupkus broke loose for a couple of hoops (he finished with 16 points) to erase most of an earlier Panther 11-point lead.

Then, hoops from Brown, St. Amour, Nick Tarantino (six points, five rebounds, two blocks off the bench) and a putback by freshman forward

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Matt Folger pushed the lead to the game-high 17, 45-28, with 0:43 to go in the half. A three-point play from Skidmore’s Pat Gallagher made it 4531 at the break.

The second half opened with two Middlebury turnovers and a drive from Rupkus followed by a trey from guard Royce Paris (13 points) to cut the lead to nine, and Coach Jeff Brown called time to refocus the Panthers.

It didn’t help. St. Amour said the Panthers have had trouble in some second halves, notably the Endicott game, in which the Gulls erased a 17-point Panther lead after the break.

The solution, he said, is just to play basketball.

“We’ve got to come out and just play the way we play, come out with energy, come out defensively and get some steals, get out in transition and do what we do,” St. Amour said.

On Saturday, Skidmore chipped away. Paris, center Marcus Jackson (13 points), Rupkus and point guard Aldin Medunjanin kept making plays.

After a Folger jumper made it 64-58, Panthers, with 8:25 to go, Skidmore went on a 9-0 run to take its first lead, 67-64, at 4:10. While the Panthers sputtered on the attack and missed free throws, Rupkus sank two from the line, Paris hit two lay-ups, Jackson converted inside, and Medunjanin nailed a go-ahead trey.

St. Amour answered with a tying three, and the crowd of about 800 came back to life. Medunjanin (See Panthers, Page 19)

Addison Independent, Monday, December 12, 2016 — PAGE 19

Hartford slips past Tiger boys’ hockey

MIDDLEBURY — Visiting Hartford edged the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team on Saturday, 2-1, in what will be the Tigers’ only game against a Vermont Division II foe this winter as they transition to D-I play.

The Tigers will hit the road on Wednesday for their league opener at Spaulding at 7:30 p.m.

On this past Saturday, the Tigers earned a 36-16 edged in shots on goal, but Hurricane goalie Richie Morrill stopped everything except an Erik Sherman third-period bid that created the final score.

Ben Rouillard scored once and set up a Jacob Derosier goal for Hartford.

Tiger goalie Doug DeLorenzo made 14 saves.

Tweaks made to divisions for high school football in Vt. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SENIOR Jake Brown scored a career-high 22 points in the Panthers’ 72-71 win over Skidmore Saturday.

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Panthers (Continued from Page 18) restored the Skidmore lead with a jumper at 2:30, but junior guard Jack Daly (seven points, three steals) drove and converted a three-point play to make it 70-69 at 2:13. Rupkus answered with a drive at 1:50, and Skidmore had the lead.

Daly missed a trey from the wing, and it looked like Skidmore’s Charlie Williams had the board. Instead, Brown cut in from the right side, ripped the ball away and dribbled into the left corner. Brown headed back to the lane and converted a tough layup in traffic at 1:16.

“He’s just so good at getting into paint and attacking,” St. Amour said. “That play was just tough. That’s what Jake does.

That was a great play to finish off an amazing game by him.”

St. Amour then stole the ball from Rupkus, but missed with 23 seconds to go, giving Skidmore one more chance.

Medunjanin drove into the paint from the right side, but Tarantino, Zach Baines (who chipped in 11 points) and Brown denied him. He dished to the left corner to Paris. St. Amour, who had stepped to the middle to help, recovered to tip Paris’ shot away, grab the loose ball and toss it toward midcourt as time expired.

“When he kicked it out I tried

to close out as fast as I could, tried to get back, because I didn’t want to see what would happen if they kicked it to my guy and he was wide open and he hit a three,” St. Amour said.

On Wednesday, the Panthers earned an 86-72 win at Southern Vermont for an 86-72.

Middlebury trailed early in the second half, but outscored the 2-6 Mountaineers 44-29 over the final 17:12.

The Panthers took a 4036 lead into the locker room.

After the Mountaineers took a 43-42 lead early in the second, four straight points inside from Baines, the second two on a dunk, gave the Panthers the lead for good.

Daly led Middlebury in points (20) and rebounds (eight), while adding seven assists. Adisa Majors tied a career high with 18 points and Brown recorded 11 points and 10 assists. Baines added 10 points, and Tarantino chipped in eight points and seven rebounds.

The real drama and satisfaction came in Pepin Gymnasium three days later, when the Panthers made their holidays a little brighter.

“It wouldn’t have been a happy next three weeks,” St. Amour said. “Going into the break it’s always nice to win that last one.”

PANTHER JUNIOR JACK Daly puts up two of his seven points against Skidmore Saturday in Middlebury.

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By ANDY KIRKALDY MONTPELIER — As expected, the Otter Valley Union High School football program will be moving back to Division II after many years in D-III, in the last three of which the Otters have reached the championship game and won one title.

Meanwhile, at a Dec. 6 meeting at the Vermont Principals’ Association’s Montpelier headquarters, the Vermont Interscholastic Football League adopted an alignment that will, also as expected, leave Middlebury in D-I and the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team in D-II. According to meeting minutes, the coaches also, over the protests of the schools involved, moved Burlington and Mount Mansfield up to D-I from D-II. Burlington had enjoyed success in D-II, and the vote went 16-12 against their appeal to remain.

The coaches voted in favor of Mount Mansfield’s appeal to stay down in D-II, 18-10, but the margin fell short of the two-thirds majority required for an appeal to be successful.

Mount Mansfield officials argued that the program’s Quality Points Rating (QPR) over the past four years was 24th out of the 32 schools active in all four.

They did back unanimously Rice Memorial’s petition to stay in D-I. Rice had fought the move to D-I two years ago, but requested to stay, according to minutes, because “they feel that they can be competitive in this division and they have found that the team and coach want to compete at the highest division.”

After Mount Anthony was dropped to D-II and U-32 was promoted to D-II along with OV, that means there will be 13 teams in D-I and 11 in D-II, with eight remaining in D-III. (See Football, Page 20)

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In high school hoop

Eagles claim victories

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — The Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ basketball team broke through for the program’s first win since the 2014 campaign to highlight seasonopening basketball action this past Saturday.

In other games, the Vergennes and Mount Abe girls each picked up road victories, while the Middlebury boys dropped a home game. The Tiger girls’ game scheduled at Mill River on Saturday was postponed until Jan. 16.

EAGLE BOYS Mount Abe snapped the program’s 49-game skid by rallying for a 4438 victory at Randolph as several Eagles made big plays. Coach Martin Clark, who earned his first varsity head-coaching victory, said the Eagles played solid man-to-man defense for most of the game, but switched to a 3-2 zone in the fourth quarter, a move that created Ghost turnovers.

Chris Wood converted two of those turnovers into fast-break hoops, and a Ryan Thompson three-pointer made it 36-35 with a little less than three minutes to go. Coleman Russell, who scored a game-high 15 points, then took advantage of another Ghost turnover for the go-ahead layup with 2:15 to go.

Up by 37-36, the Eagles then hit their free throws to seal the win, including five of six in the final minute, when Russell went fourfor-four from the line. In all, Russell

hit nine of 10 free throws. Jackson Counter added 13 points, including a three-pointer at the end of the first half that made it 23-19 at the break after the Eagles had trailed by 23-14.

EAGLE GIRLS The Eagle girls also won by six points on the road, 49-43, at Mount Mansfield, and they also sealed the game from the free throw line. The Cougars cut a larger lead to three points in the late going, but the Eagles hit their charity tosses to win their opener.

Eagle junior Emma Carter led all scorers with 24 points.

VUHS GIRLS The Commodore girls took charge of their game a little earlier, outscoring host Harwood by 26-8 in the third quarter on the way to a 60-35 victory. The Commodores had led by just seven points at the break before the surge.

Morgan Lynk’s 23 points led the Commodores in her varsity debut.

Ciara McClay scored 10 points and added eight steals, and Shay Pouliot chipped in nine points.

TIGER BOYS Visiting Burr & Burton used balanced scoring and strong defense to defeat the Tiger boys, 49-31.

Sophomores Jake Nicholson, Will Frink and Pat Fortsmann combined for 29 points for the Bulldogs, who played without standout Griff Stalcup, out for at least six weeks with a broken ankle.

Cody Pomainville and Trey Kaufman led the Tigers with seven points each.

In a crowd

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE JUNIOR Nick Tarantino puts up a shot under heavy pressure from Skidmore defenders Saturday afternoon in Pepin Gymnasium.

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Football (Continued from Page 19) D-I will consist of Middlebury, Rutland, Essex, Champlain Valley, BFA-St. Albans, Hartford, St. Johnsbury, Burlington, Colchester, South Burlington, Brattleboro, Mount Mansfield and Rice.

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, December 13 5 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 5:30 a.m. ACEDC Annual Meeting 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs Wednesday, December 14 5 a.m. Development Review Board (DRB) 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 10 a.m. Selectboard, Green Mountain Care Board 5 p.m. Lifelines 5:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Selectboard, DRB 10 p.m. ACEDC Annual Meeting Thursday, December 15 5 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 7:30 a.m. ACEDC Annual Meeting 9 a.m. Development Review Board 12 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Through the night: Public Affairs Friday, December 16 5:30 a.m. Green Mountain Care Board 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 3:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Development Review Board 8 p.m. ACEDC Annual Meeting 9:30 p.m. Selectboard Through the night: Public Affairs Saturday, December 17 5:30 a.m. Development Review Board, Green Mountain Care Board 9:30 a.m. Eckankar

10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. ACEDC Annual Meeting 8 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Through the night: Public Affairs Sunday, December 18 6 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 10 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 12:30 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. ACEDC Annual Meeting 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 8:30 p.m. Eckankar 9 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board, Public Affairs Monday, December 19 5 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange 10 a.m. Selectboard, ACEDC, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church 5:30 p.m. Lifelines 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Selectboard, DRB, Public Affairs MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, December 13 7 a.m. Senior Moments Jazz Class 8 a.m. Energy, Climate Change: Visions, Path Forward 10 a.m. Growing Bright Futures 10:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 11:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence 12 p.m. The Story Matters 12:30 p.m. ID#4 Board 1:30 p.m. UD#3 Board 2 p.m. ACSD Board 3:30 p.m. Hannnaford Career Center 4:44 p.m. State Board of Education

D-II will include OV, Mount Abe/VUHS, Burr & Burton, Mount Anthony, Spaulding, U-32, Lyndon, North Country, Bellows Falls, Milton and Fair Haven.

D-III will include Missisquoi, Woodstock, Mill River, Springfield,

Windsor, the Poultney/Mount St. Joseph cooperative team, BFAFairfax and Oxbow.

The coaches did discuss four equal divisions, but a motion to establish that approach was withdrawn after a majority spoke against it.

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9 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Wednesday, December 14 6:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7 a.m. The Story Matters 7:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness and Wellness 7:50 a.m. Senior Moments (VMX) 12:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 1 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 2:30 p.m. ID#4 Board 3:30 p.m. UD#3 Board 4 p.m. ACSD 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone Thursday, December 15 6:40 a.m. YOGA - Mindfulness & Wellness 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 7:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence 8 a.m. The Story Matters 8:30 a.m. ACSD 10 a.m. ID#4 Board 11 a.m. UD#3 Board 12 p.m. Energy, Climate Change: Visions, Path Forward 3:30 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 4 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 4:30 p.m. Climate Solutions Summit (VMX) 7:30 p.m. Hannaford, ACSU & ACSD Meetings Friday, December 16 5 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 6 a.m. Yoga Sequence (2013) 6:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7 a.m. Growing Bright Futures 8 a.m. Chronique Francophone 12 p.m. Senior Moments 1:30 p.m. Hannaford Career Center Board 4 p.m. UD#3 Board 4:30 p.m. ID#4 Board 5:30 p.m. ACSD Board 7:30 p.m. The Story Matters 8 p.m. Chronique Francophone 8:30 p.m. Energy, Climate Change: Visions, Path Forward

Saturday, December 17 5 a.m. The Story Matters 5:30 a.m. Mary Hogan Skateboard Science 6:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence (2013) 7 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7:30 a.m. ACSD 9 a.m. ID#4 Board 10 a.m. UD#3 Board 10:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11 a.m. Hannaford Career Center Board 2 p.m. Mary Hogan Skateboard Science 3 p.m. Senior Moments 6:30 p.m. Mary Hogan Skateboard Science 7:30 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 8 p.m. Senior Moments – History of Jazz Sunday, December 18 6:50 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7:07 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 9 a.m. State Board of Education 1:16 p.m. School Board Meetings 5 p.m. The Story Matters 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 6:30 p.m. Mary Hogan Skateboard Science 7:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange (VMX) Monday, December 19 5:55 a.m. Tiger TV 9 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9:30 a.m. Yoga — Mindfulness & Wellness 10 a.m. The Story Matters 10:30 a.m. Tiger TV 11: 00 a.m. State Board of Education 3:20 p.m. Tiger TV 3:30 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 4 p.m. ACSD School Board Meetings 7 p.m. Tiger TV 10 p.m. Middlebury Five-0

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

We are pleased to recognize Abigail (Abby) Benz as the Middlebury Union High School Student of the Week. Abigail lives in Middlebury with her parents, Hannah and Eric Benz. She is a talented musician who enjoys challenging herself academically. Abigail loves learning and especially enjoys class discussions with her peers and teachers. She is currently taking three Advanced Placement courses: English, Environmental Science and Government/Political Science.

In addition, she opted to enroll in her first year of Latin after having studied Spanish extensively.

Abigail spent two summers studying Spanish with the Middlebury Monterey Language Academy. In the summer of 2014 she spent four weeks on the campus of Green Mountain College in Poultney where she was totally immersed in the language. The following summer she traveled to Spain and dove into the culture and heritage of Granada.

She describes the two summers as “life changing.”

Music is another one of Abigail’s passions, and she has played the clarinet for seven years, four of which have been in the MUHS school Abigail Benz band and wind ensemble. She adds her talents as a clarinetist to the MUHS Bristol Community Band and the Green Mountain District Symphonic Band. Abigail has been named to the All State Music Festival where she plays the clarinet. She has been involved in each of the fall musicals in either the pit orchestra or technical crew during her high school years.

Abby says she especially enjoyed working on this fall’s production of “A Little Mermaid.”

Abigail is focusing on evaluating small, four-year liberal arts colleges that she might attend after graduation. She hopes to major in Political Science with a minor in Spanish and may eventually work in international relations. Her interest in government stems from her involvement in the Green Mountain Girls State program, where she served as a senator.

Abigail enjoys writing, and at the end of her sophomore year, she participated in the Young Writers Conference at Bread Loaf. She went on to study at the Governor’s Institute for a week-long focus on environmental science during her junior year. Abigail has rounded out her high school years by volunteering at the Open Door Clinic, where she served as a translator. She assists students in the school’s Learning Lab as a peer tutor in Spanish and received an award from the United Way for her commitment to community service. We are confident that Abigail has a bright future ahead of her.

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

Vergennes Union High School

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Maxwell Ratti-Bicknell as its Student of the Week. Max lives in Ferrisburgh with his parents, Casey Ratti and Tim Bicknell. Max has a younger brother, Robbie, who is a 9th-grader at VUHS. Max has been on honor roll throughout high school and was inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior. Last year he took both AP Calculus and AP English Literature and Composition. This year he continues to challenge himself by taking Chemistry, Physics and AP English Language and Composition.

Outside of the classroom Max excels on the varsity soccer team, having made Lake Division First Team, Division II First Team and the Addison Independent All Star Team. He is also captain of the VUHS team. He has played varsity lacrosse since his sophomore year. In the greater Vergennes community Max is part of the Vergennes and Middlebury swim teams.

Not only is he an athlete but he is a participant in the music Max Ratti-Bicknell program. He plays both the alto and tenor saxophone. He has VUHS had two major roles in two of the past musicals: Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid” and Danny Zuko in “Grease.” Max is also a member of the Student Council and the Math Team.

Max works as part of the recreational staff at the Basin Harbor Club during the summer season.

Max has helped to raise awareness regarding homelessness by participating in the Sleep-Out to End Homelessness in Middlebury. He has helped organize the Peace One Day annual event at VUHS. Max gives this advice to other high school students: “Join a team. Whether it be a sports team or an academic team, being on a team teaches you to put others before yourself and sportsmanship.

I’ve learned more about life on a field than in a classroom.”

Chris Clark, a science teacher at VUHS says, “Max enters the class full of enthusiasm and energy and willingness to try whatever the day has in store for him. He is a role model for his peers in classroom engagement, effective team collaboration, and in his patient and empathetic tutoring of other students.”

Following graduation from VUHS, Max would like to attend a small, four-year college in New England.

The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Max the very best in the future.

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

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Lake Champlain (Continued from Page 1) Champlain watershed and how water quality reached its current levels at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in St. Albans.

For the first factor, Winslow went back in history to when glaciers receded, leaving behind Lake Champlain, much larger than its current size. Most of the watershed

was underwater, he said.

“If you had a 40 story building on the shores of present day Lake Champlain, it would have been underwater at this time,” Winslow painted the picture.

“Lake Champlain is disappearing,” he said. “It’s filling in … From a geological perspective, lakes are blips on the landscape. They don’t

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exist for very long. growing grass, but its topography is anything but good,” he said. “It “That’s the natural progression bad for harvesting it. helped crops grow.” of all lakes,” Winslow explained.

“Since the 1960s, we’ve seen a Ten years later, scientists made “What our management practices do dramatic reduction in the number the connection between phosphorus is determine how fast that happens.” of dairy farms,” Winslow said. and the algae blooms. Since then, The second factor has “We have not seen the amount of phosphorus added to to do with deforestation an equally dramatic fields has decreased and the amount in the 1800s, he said. “The changes reduction in the number coming off the fields has increased, The amount of forest we’re making of milk cows.” he said. cover in New England in the policies He attributed this However, Winslow said, “it’s dropped dramatically today, we can’t to the introduction going to take a long time to undo as populations expect to have of industry health this 80 to 90 years of bringing in increased, hitting a requirements, like the more phosphorus than we were low point in 1860, immediate pasteurization of milk. exporting.” according to Winslow. (impacts) in the Small farms couldn’t Winslow said he doesn’t know if He said research watershed.” produce enough milk planting corn for feed is better from shows that when the — Mike Winslow, to justify their costs of a production standpoint, but from a forests were removed, scientist sending it to market, he water quality perspective, “corn is all the soil the trees said. terrible for the lake.” were holding in place According to He said, “Grass is definitely washed downstream and ended up in Winslow, some farms increased better.” the lake. On the up side, since 1860, in size to afford the necessary The fourth factor contributing to forest cover has increased. investments while others went out the cyanobacteria problem in Lake “There’s no better land use from of business. The ones that remained Champlain is the channelization of a water quality perspective than in production were on streams, according to forest,” he said. “We are reversing the best soil, typically Winslow. that situation, but it’s not undoing the watershed, where “How we “We’ve changed the what was done in the past.” the lake sediment got here is a way our streams flow,” The third factor is agriculture and remained post glacier. reflection of the he said, citing multiple in Vermont, that has always meant Winslow said that’s ghosts of what examples of rivers in livestock, Winslow said. why there are more the watershed the state that take right At the start of the 19th century, farms in Franklin and angle turns around there were more sheep in the state Addison County than used to look like important features than people, he said. According to anywhere else in the in the past.” instead of following Winslow, Vermont made the switch state.

— Mike Winslow, its natural course. “In from sheep to cows for two reasons: To fertilize the scientist nature, rivers don’t take regulation and technology. crops for livestock those right turns.”

The U.S. dropped tariffs on wool feed, farmers imported “The channelization from Europe, lowering the price, phosphorus into the state for many of streams has consequences,” he Winslow said. The U.S. also opened years from places like Florida and continued. “When we straighten markets in the west where sheep Morocco, he said. Between 1924 streams, we make them steeper,” could be raised more economically. through 2007, around 48,000 tons causing the streams to pick up heavy Raising sheep in Vermont became of phosphorus was imported into the sediment. less competitive so farmers switched state, according to Winslow.

All the extra sediment is delivered over to dairy, he said. Farmers stuck “For a long time, in the ’50s down to the lake, Winslow said. with livestock because Vermont’s and ’60s, there was no recognition He said the channelization of climate and soils are good for that adding extra phosphorus was streams is “difficult to undo.”

The state needs major events, like Tropical Storm Irene, to go and unstraighten those streams, he said.

“But as soon as that happens, people want to put them right back where they were,” Winslow continued. “The streams need access to a wider flood plain.”

The fifth contributing factor is developed land, he said. Growing populations means more pavement and wastewater treatment facilities, he said.

Winslow said water runs off pavement instead of absorbing into the ground like it does with soil.

Pavement therefore increases the volume of water going into streams, he explained.

He said there’s evidence that cyanobacteria has been a problem in St. Albans Bay since the 1960s.

Data collected from the sediment suggests there was an increase in the type of species associated with algae blooms when the wastewater treatment facility was built.

Thirty years later, the phosphorus loading from the wastewater treatment facility was reduced dramatically; however the amount of phosphorus in the sediment in the bay remains about the same, according to Winslow.

“We knew that phosphorus (See Run off, Page 23)

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Run off (Continued from Page 22) had built up in the sediments and expected that over time it would be depleted,” Winslow said, “but it hasn’t.”

“How we got here is a reflection of the ghosts of what the watershed used to look like in the past,” he said. Lake Champlain’s current state reflects the uses of the watershed fifty years ago rather than today’s usage, he explained.

“The changes we’re making in the policies today, we can’t expect to have immediate (impacts) in the

watershed,” Winslow said.

The sixth and final factor is water quality standards, which in Winslow’s opinion are “unrealistic.”

“There are different standards for the different watersheds,” he said.

“Where did (the standards) come from to begin with?”

Winslow said in the 1990s, there was a push to develop numeric standards. The people who monitored the lake were asked to label the lake’s health with one of four categories: great, acceptable, not so great, and terrible.

Scientists then correlated the category with the level of phosphorus at the time, according to Winslow.

He said the correlation showed that when the lake’s phosphorus levels were 25 micrograms per liter, there were algae blooms. A one percent chance of seeing algae blooms worked out to be about 14 micrograms per liter, so that became the base amount, according to Winslow.

Some segments of the lake were already below the base level, so

their water quality standard was set lower to make sure they didn’t worsen. Where the phosphorus levels were higher and the goal of 14 micrograms per liter unattainable, an aspiration standard was set, according to Winslow.

“As far as I can tell, the numbers

were pulled out of thin air,” he said.

Winslow said he’s unsure how certain areas of the lake are going to meet the water quality standards. However, it is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s job to set the standards and the state’s job to figure out how.

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It’s time to put out your birdfeeders MONTPELIER — With winter weather now taking hold, Vermonters are readying their bird feeders. But before residents put up their avian offerings, Vermont Fish & Wildlife recommends a review of the bird feeding basics.

“Birds of all species have very interesting behaviors, shapes, and plumage, and being close to them to be able to observe this is a great source of enjoyment throughout the winter months,” said John Buck, Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s migratory bird biologist.

According to Buck, birds don’t generally need food from backyard feeders to survive, but the activity is a great way for people to interact with nature and if done properly, won’t harm bird populations.

Many local hardware stores sell bird feeders and a variety of seed mixes that will appeal to different types of birds. For an all-purpose food, black oil sunflower seeds will attract many native bird species.

Vermonters who feed birds will have plenty of company. According to a 2011 report by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, nearly half of households in Vermont feed birds. The state also leads the nation with 39 percent of residents participating in bird watching away from home.

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Bird feeding and watching can be a boon to local businesses too, with an estimated $12.4 million in annual bird seed sales, and a total of $65 million in all bird watching supplies sold in Vermont each year.

While the Fish & Wildlife Department generally recommends that people only put bird feeders out from Dec. 1 through March 31, variable winter weather can sometimes dictate that birdfeeders should be removed even during this period if the ground becomes uncovered during a thaw.

Buck recommends that people only feed birds during the winter

months to avoid attracting bears.

Bears are very fond of suet and bird seed, especially black oil sunflower seed. Bringing feeders in at night doesn’t work, because bears will still feed on seed that is spilled on the ground. Bears that are lured by birdfeeders can become unafraid of people, which can result in the bear needing to be put down.

“A good rule of thumb is that if it’s generally ‘wintery’ out for an extended period of time, with consistent snow covering the ground and For an alltemperatures at purpose or below freezing, food, you can put your black oil birdfeeder out,” sunflower said Buck. seeds will Buck also urges people to clean attract birdfeeders at many least once a month native to prevent a bird buildup of harmful species. pathogens.

Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites can be spread through dirty feeders and make birds ill. Particularly vulnerable species are common redpolls, pine siskins, sparrows, finches and cardinals.

Buck recommends using a solution of one part bleach to nine parts hot water to kill bacteria.

Hot water with unscented dish detergent also does an excellent job. Bottle brushes work well in tube feeders. He recommends thorough rinsing and drying before refilling feeders, and cleaning up seeds and droppings below the feeder. Buck also recommends checking feed after rain or wet snow to look for clumping or rotting seeds. And feeders are best placed away from larger windows that birds can sometimes crash into. With some forethought and precautions, bird feeding can be a really rewarding activity on a dark winter’s day.

Vermonters wishing to do more for birds and other wildlife can make a tax deductible donation to the Nongame Wildlife Fund on line 29 of the state tax returns, or by donating the fund directly at www. vtfishandwildlife.com.

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Pumpkin 10 years, Shepherd mix, spayed female. Pumpkin is a sweet, affectionate older gal who is looking for a home where she can be the only pet. Once attached she can become very possessive and protective of her person and can be very reactive to new people. For these reasons, in order to make a successful match for Pumpkin we are requiring that she be adopted into an adult only home. The ideal home for Pumpkin would be with an experienced dog owner in a settled household where there isn’t a lot of guests coming and going. Pumpkin is a loving, playful dog looking for the right person to give her the chance she deserves.

Sailor 1.5 years, Lab/Collie mix, neutered male. Sailor is a sweet, smart, energetic young guy who just LOVES to play fetch and play with puzzle toys! He has lived with children and did great with them, but would become overprotective of them if their friends visited.

Sailor typically gets along with dogs who have been properly introduced to him, and while he hasn’t lived with cats he didn’t show any interested in the cats here at the shelter. If you are looking for a playful, affectionate, smart dog, then Sailor is your guy!

Kitty 8 years, Dilute Tortie, spayed female.

Kitty is a very loving lady who came to the shelter when her owner had move to a nursing home. She loves to snuggle and get belly rubs, and would make a great addition to any family. Won’t you give her a new home for Christmas? If you are age 55+ you can adopt Kitty with a donation in lieu of her adoption fee through our Senior-to-Senior program!

Freddie 10 months, DSH Black, neutered male. Like a black panther, Freddie is long, sleek, and black with mesmerizing eyes. This sweetheart loves attention and snuggles, and will climb up on your lap to sniff noses and butt heads. He gets along great with other cats, and while we don’t know what his history is with dogs, he has a mellow, confident personality.

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Email the photo (at original resolution) and story to: news@addisonindependent.com, or mail to the Addison Independent, Pet Page, 58 Maple St., Middlebury, Vt., 05753.

HOMEWARD BOUND Since we can never be too mindful of the special dangers that holiday preparations and celebrations may present to our pets, this week’s “tip” contains yet more advice for pet safety during the holidays. While enjoying the holiday season, please be aware of the following: Wires and batteries from lights and electric toys. A wire can deliver a potentially lethal electrical shock, and a punctured battery can cause burns to the mouth and esophagus.

Salt used for melting ice, in homemade play dough or in saltdough ornaments (even when dry) can all be a tempting salty treat for pets, but can cause life-threatening imbalances in electrolytes.

Medications, including those of your house guests, should be kept in closed cabinets so that pets

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Candles should not be lit and left unattended when pets are around. A long tail or a curious paw can knock over a lit candle and potentially start a fire or burn your pet.

Snow globes may contain ethylene glycol, a substance that is highly toxic to all pets. If a snow globe is broken, the sweet smell may attract a pet, leading to a potentially fatal intoxication.

Wrapped presents can pose a threat depending on their contents.

Just because you can’t see (or smell) the contents of a wrapped food item doesn’t mean your pets can’t smell them. Keep such items out of your pet’s reach.

Also beware of the ribbons on those presents as pets may try to eat them, leading to chocking or stomach blockage.

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In a recent “tip of the week” we spoke about the dangers of certain holiday plants but we failed to mention holly and mistletoe, which can also cause gastrointestinal upset and cardiovascular problems when ingested by pets. Also, some varieties of lilies that are often found in holiday bouquets can cause kidney failure in cats.

Christmas trees should be tightly secure to avoid tipping or falling over. The tree water should be kept covered and inaccessible to pets as it may contain fertilizer and other harmful chemicals. Tree water can also become a breeding ground for bacteria that can cause nausea, diarrhea or stomach upset.

Tinsel, when ingested by your pet, can cause severe vomiting and can obstruct the digestive tract, even leading to a need for surgery.

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4H dairy challenge winners named BURLINGTON — The annual 4-H Dairy Challenge on Nov. 19 provided an opportunity for 83 4-H participants to explore dairy-related topics and compete with fellow 4-H’ers in buzzer rounds to test their dairy knowledge.

The event, sponsored by the University of Vermont (UVM) 4-H, took place on the UVM campus in Burlington. In addition to the dairy challenge, the 4-H’ers also attended learning sessions on rumination, milking systems, diseases, soils and forages, followed by a written quiz to assess their comprehension.

Placing in the top 10 in their

respective age groups in the dairy challenge, in order of placement, were: 12- and 13-year-olds: Courtney Curler, Bridport; McKenna Phillips, Bridport; Michael Plouffe, Bridport.

10- and 11-year-olds: Alexandra Williams, Orwell; Emma Oliver, Bridport.

8- and 9-year-olds: Chyanna Stone, Leicester.

Contact Wendy Sorrell, UVM Extension 4-H livestock educator, at (802) 656-5418 or (800) 571-0668, ext. 2 (within Vermont) to learn more about the 4-H dairy program.

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FOUR VERMONT TEENS and their coaches traveled to Wisconsin in October for the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging contest. From left: Elizabeth and Ricky Hall, East Montpelier (coaches); Jacob Patenaude, Holland; Cole Goodhue, Fairfield; Maggie Kirby, East Montpelier; and Addy Parsons, Weybridge.

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BURLINGTON — Four Vermont teens were among the 112 4-H’ers from throughout the country chosen to participate at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis., earlier this fall.

Comprising the Vermont dairy judging team were Cole Goodhue, Fairfield; Maggie Kirby, East Montpelier; Addy Parsons, Weybridge; and Jacob Patenaude, Holland. All earned a spot on the state team for their outstanding individual scores in University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H dairy judging events this past year.

The national dairy judging contest was held Oct. 3 in conjunction with the World Dairy Exposition. A total of

28 teams took part, judging five cow and five heifer classes and providing oral reasons for their placements in five of those classes.

Vermont placed 19th overall and 13th for oral reasons. The team came in 14th in Ayrshire, 17th in Brown Swiss and 24th in Guernsey breed classes. In both Holsteins and Jerseys they placed 18th.

Cole Goodhue was 21st high individual scorer and 24th in oral reasons in the Brown Swiss classes.

Addy Parsons finished in 27th place overall judging Ayrshires.

On the two days preceding the competition, practice sessions for all teams were held at five area farms including the Hoard’s Dairyman

Magazine’s registered Guernsey farm.

The 4-H’ers also toured the National Dairy Shrine Museum and Nasco International in Fort Atkinson, Wis. The trip was funded in part by the State 4-H Foundation and Poulin Grain. Each team member also received a K. Stewart Gibson award, given in memory of the longtime UVM Extension dairy specialist, to help offset trip expenses. Elizabeth and Ricky Hall of East Montpelier coached the team and accompanied them to the national contest.

For more information about the Vermont 4-H dairy program, contact Wendy Sorrell, UVM Extension 4-H livestock educator, at wendy.sorrell@ uvm.edu.

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Brad Wilson, the Ecos project (Continued from Page 1) Vermont’s largest solar project developer who sent the letter to the is a 4.7MW project in Williston Weybridge residents, said in the run by Green Mountain Power. letter that the proposal is “a very It features around 20,000 solar preliminary site plan concept and subject to change based panels on 55 acres on a number of factors, owned by computer including input from the chip manufacturer “I will offer a town, neighbors, and G l o b a l F o u n d r i e s . presentation various state agencies.”

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HP CUMMINGS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; the CM for the Park House Improvements, is looking for qualified subcontractors who may be interested in providing bids for framing, openings, site work, finishes, mechanical and electrical. The project consists of an existing 3 story occupied building plus a basement. Construction consists of structural framing upgrades, renovating the kitchen and reconfiguring the 2nd and 3rd floor residences, upgrades to the sprinkler, HVAC, fire alarm and new replacement windows throughout the building. Construction start January 2017, completion June 2017. We anticipate the bid period to be early December to late December 2016. Minority owner, women owned, locally owned and section 3 businesses are encouraged to submit bids. Please send a letter of interest by mail to HP Cummings Construction Company, PO Box 269, Woodsville, NH 03785 or email cnutting@hpcummings. com. Please contact us with questions at 603-747-3303.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRANDON MEETINGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:008:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00-10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:002:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon1:00 PM. AND 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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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.

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.

OPIATE OVERDOSE RESCUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required. For info call 802388-4249 or 802-683-5569 or visit www.turningpointaddisonvt.org.

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at the Mountain Health Center in Bristol. For info call APDA at 888-763-3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth.org.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plastering.

Also tile. Call Joe 802-2345545 or Justin 802-2342190.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDITIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802-989-0009.

Part-Time Front Office Staff We are seeking a front desk staff to monitor use of the tennis facility, answer phones, take court reservations, and other duties as assigned.

Applicants should have a professional and warm demeanor coupled with strong communication skills. Weekend availability a must. Tennis experience a plus.

Please send cover letter and resume

by December 31 to: humanresource@vermontcf.org Or mail to: The Vermont Community Foundation, 3 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

The Vermont Community Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer.

COLLEGE STREET CHILDREN’S CENTER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR College Street Children’s Center is looking for a nurturing, creative, enthusiastic center teacher to join our team of childcare professionals. The position is guaranteed 20 hours a week, with more hours available, and begins as soon as possible. Person must have flexibility to work varied hours. We are also looking for substitute teachers. Experience with children birth to three and a degree in Early Childhood Education or related field is preferred.

Send resume and 3 letters of reference by December 16th to: Jenne Morton College Street Children’s Center 228 College Street | Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-2401 | E-mail: cscc1@sover.net

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experience. Best prices. References. 802-989-5803.

PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens.

Delivery available. 802-3884831.

ATTENTION STA/Bet-Cha Transit Inc.

Now seeking route & trip school bus drivers in Addison County & the Charlotte area.

Work 2-4 hours a day. We provide training to qualified applicants. Train over the summer to start at the beginning of the school year.

Eliminate childcare costs and collect unemployment during summer and holidays.

Please contact Lori at 388-7800.

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

Searching for someone to complete your team? or

Are you searching for a job?

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CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted 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.

CLEAN TOUCH GROUP is seeking energetic housekeepers. Great pay. Apply in person at the Courtyard Marriott, 309 Court Street, Middlebury, VT.

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

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

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

Used Office Furniture We have various desks, filing For Rent For Rent

For Sale

For Sale 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.

Used Office Furniture We have various desks, filing cabinets, conference room table & chairs, Account:tables Tucel & cafeteria Industries, Inc. chairs and more 1 Cols Wide # 70141 Used Furniture for sale.

Call 802-462-3624.

Phone: 802-247-6824 DRY, WINTER/SUMMER

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.

Call for more information.

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.

802-247-6824 Tucel Industries, Inc. 2014 Forestdale Rd Forestdale, VT

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.

cabinets, conference room table and chairs, cafeteria tables and 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, more sale.

BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM Cornwall,chairs 8 milesand from the for APARTMENT heat, hot wacollege. Call $925/month.

Heat, for more information. snow and lawn care insnow removal and lawn care ter, Tucel Industries, Inc. included. Garden space cluded. Basement. Garage.

2014 Forestdale Road available. First, last, secu- 802-453-2566.

Forestdale, Vermont 05745 rity and references required.

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

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

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

HAY ELEVATOR 75 feet total. Great condition, new motor, barn kept. $1,500.

802-377-5972.

HANDYMAN WANTED: WITH HUD-SON bandsaw mill experience. Part time, primarily outdoor work for good weather days. 802-462-3313.

MECHANIC/ EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE/ REPAIR SPECIALIST – MIDDLEBURY

Help Wanted

The Arbors at Shelburne: A benchmark Senior Living Community is focused entirely on serving people living with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and all memory related diseases.

$1,500 SIGN ON BONUS LNA’s – full time days Non-licensed Nurses’ Aides – full time days We offer competitive wages and benefits package. Must mention this ad and accept full time day shift employment to receive the sign on bonus.

Please call and ask for Alysha to schedule an interview or to stop in to complete an application and on-the-spot interview.

The Arbors at Shelburne Attn: Alysha Curtis 687 Harbor Road Shelburne,VT. 05482 (802) 985-8600 • acurtis@benchmarkquality.com A Benchmark Assisted Living Community, EOE

The essential responsibilities include diagnosing, adjustment, repair and maintenance of trucks, front end loaders, trailers and excavators. Performs inspections and preventative maintenance of vehicles & equipment. Tunes, adjusts and regulates equipment engines, valves, pumps, carburetors and other mechanical components with variable settings.

This position requires a working knowledge of:

2x7 carrara

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Paint and body work Electrical systems (12 volt & 24 volt) Keeping work environment clean Gas & diesel vehicles & equipment Hydraulics Air brake systems

Educational and/or experience requirements are: Certificate from college or technical school preferred.

Within the last 10 years, 5 years of experience and/or training in vehicle/construction equipment repair and maintenance shop or any combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

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

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

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.

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.

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For Rent

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

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

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

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

SUGARWOOD APARTMENTS is currently accepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/ assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

NP/NS. W/D hook-ups. Call 802-247-0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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.

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.

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FIREWOOD, MIXED HARDWOOD. Green and seasoned. Cut, split, delivered.

Call 802-282-9110.

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.

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.

READY-2-BURN: SEASONED www.1-855-MIDDMEN.com - Perfectly seasoned split 16” firewood.

Free delivery.

Wood Heat CLICK, CALL & SAVE www.1-844-KILNDRIED. com - Ready-2-burn kiln dried split 16” firewood. Free delivery.

TIMBERWOLF FIREWOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802-388-7300.

Att. Farmers 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.

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.

For Rent

For Rent

1937 OLD TOWN CANOE. Good/fair condition. Hanging in barn 25 years. Need to sell, moving. Call for details, delivery available. $1,295.

OBO. 802-453-4235.

Cars 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.

SUBARU FORESTER 2014 Ticonderoga, NY. 30,400 miles, remote starter, all wheel drive. Five star safety rating. Husband got a company car and we no longer need it. Runs great. Long scrape diver’s side, subtle stains on seats. Cash or bank check only. Sale price based on Kelly Blue Book value. Warranty: powertrain until 8/6/18 or 60,000 miles, emissions 150,000 miles. katiepangia@yahoo.com.

518-503-5117.

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.

Ads Classified

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

And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say.

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

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LEICESTER PLANNING COMMISSION ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Leicester Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on December 27, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. in Town Office in Leicester, Vermont, on the proposed Leicester Unified Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. This hearing is held pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 4441. This notice is issued pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 4444(b).

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND AREAS OF TOWN AFFECTED The Unified Zoning and Subdivision Regulations implement and enforce the Town Plan.

They govern all types of development within the town. The Regulations impact all areas within the Town of Leicester. Topic areas for discussion include: ARTICLE I: Authority, Purpose and Applicability SECTION 1.0 ENACTMENT AND AUTHORITY SECTION 1.1 PURPOSE SECTION 1.2 APPLICABILITY SECTION 1.3 INTERPRETATION SECTION 1.4 EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF FORMER REGULATIONS SECTION 1.5 SEVERABILITY SECTION 1.6 AMENDMENTS ARTICLE II: ZONING DISTRICTS SECTION 2.0 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS SECTION 2.1 ZONING MAP SECTION 2.2 INTERPRETATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES SECTION 2.3 ZONING DISTRICTS - GENERAL STANDARDS SECTION 2.4 ZONING DISTRICTS – SPECIFIC STANDARDS ARTICLE III: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT SECTION 3.0 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS SECTION 3.1 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR SECTION 3.2 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD SECTION 3.3 APPLICATION, PUBLIC NOTICE AND REVIEW PROCEDURE SECTION 3.4 CONDITIONAL USES SECTION 3.5 APPEALS TO THE DRB SECTION 3.6 VARIANCES SECTION 3.7 WAIVERS SECTION 3.8 SITE PLAN REVIEW AND OTHER APPLICATIONS SECTION 3.9 APPEALS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURT ARTICLE IV: GENERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 4.0 REQUIRED REGULATIONS SECTION 4.1 GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING LOTS SECTION 4.2 ACCESS, DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING SECTION 4.3 STRUCTURES SECTION 4.4 SIGNS, LIGHTING, OUTDOOR DISPLAYS AND STORAGE SECTION 4.5 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SECTION 4.6 FREEDOM TO FARM SECTION 4.7 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ARTICLE V: SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS SECTION 5.0 SPECIFIC STANDARDS SECTION 5.1 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS SECTION 5.2 CHILDCARE HOME SECTION 5.3 GROUP HOME SECTION 5.4 SPECIAL PUBLIC USE EXCEPTIONS SECTION 5.5 COMMERCIAL CAMPING AREA STANDARDS SECTION 5.6 CAMPERS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRUCK TRAILERS SECTION 5.7 EXTRACTION OF SOIL, SAND OR GRAVEL SECTION 5.8 MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATIONS SECTION 5.9 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES SECTION 5.10 SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS SECTION 5.11 FARM LABOR HOUSING SECTION 5.12 OUTDOOR BOILERS ARTICLE VI: Subdivision Standards and Review SECTION 6.0 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS SECTION 6.1 MAJOR SUBDIVISION REVIEW SECTION 6.2 FINAL PLAN APPLICATION (For both Major and Minor Subdivisions) SECTION 6.3 PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF ROADS OR OTHER AMENITIES SECTION 6.4 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 6.6 DESIGN REVIEW STANDARDS ARTICLE VII: FLOOD HAZARD REGULATIONS SECTION 7.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURES SECTION 7.1 ADDITIONAL SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD CRITERIA SECTION 7.2 INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES SECTION 7.3 APPEALS SECTION 7.4 WARNING OF DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY SECTION 7.5 PRECEDENCE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 7.6 ANNUAL REPORT TO FEMA ARTICLE VIII: DEFINITIONS Copies of the proposed Unified Zoning and Subdivision Regulations can be viewed at the following locations: Town Clerk’s Office Leicester, Vermont Additionally, interested parties may view or download complete copies of the proposed regulations and Planning Commission’s Report from the Town of Leicester Website: www.

Leicestervt.org For further information please call Donna Swinington at (802) 247-8497.

Leicester Planning Commission BY: Donna Swinington, Chair 12/12

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SPECIAL SELECTBOARD MEETING TUESDAY December 13 • 6 P.M.

ROOM 116 - LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM 77 MAIN ST., MIDDLEBURY, VT **PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE** AGENDA 6:00 1. **Call to Order 2. *Approval of Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of November 29, 2016 and December 7, 2016 Special Selectboard Meetings Comments 6:05 4. **Citizen [Opportunity to raise or address issues that are not otherwise included on this agenda] 6:10 5. **Fire Chief David Shaw, Fire Department Budget Request for FY18 6:20 6. **Police Chief Thomas Hanley, Police Department Budget Request for FY18 6:30 7. **Director of Public Works Planning Dan Werner, Public Works Budget Request for FY18 6:40 8. *Public Works Committee Recommendation Regarding FY18 Capital Budget 6:50 9. **Preliminary Board Discussion About Setting a Tax Rate Impact Target for the FY18 Budget 7:05 10.*2017 Grand List Errors & Omissions 7:10 11. *Appointment to Fill Vacancy on Energy Committee 7:15 12.**Barbara Otsuka and Matt Whitten, of the Addison County River Watch Collaborative, with an Update on Recent Activities & Petition for Funding by the Town 7:25 13.**Karen Duguay of the Better Middlebury Partnership with an Update on Recent Activities 7:30 14.*Jamie Gaucher, Director of Business Development & Innovation, Regarding Use of the Town’s Revolving Loan Fund for Infrastructure Investments for a Beverage Hub; Phase 2 of the Effort to Improve the Local Region’s Broadband Infrastructure; and Letters of Intent Related to Proposed USDA Rural Business Development Grant Funding 7:45 15.*Discussion of Downtown Bridge Replacement Project and Consideration/Reconsideration of Motions Adopted on October 26, 2016 (Motions Regarding Executive Session and Motions Approving Grant Agreement and Finance & Maintenance Agreement with the Vermont Agency of Transportation).

16.*Consideration/Adoption of Open Meetings Policies 8:00 17.*Consider Assigning Contract with Kubricky Construction Corporation for Construction Manager/General Contractor Services for the Downtown Bridges Project to the Vermont Agency of Transportation.

8:05 18.*Approval of Check Warrants 19.*Town Manager’s Report 20.Board Member Concerns 21.*Executive Session – if needed 22.**Action on Matters Discussed in Executive Session 8:20 23.*Adjourn * Decision Item ** Possible Decision If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible.

Additional information about most Agenda items is available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, on the 12/12 Selectboard page.

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: CLEANING SERVICES

ISSUE DATE: December 9, 2016 PROPOSAL DUE: Friday, December 23, 2016 by 12:00 PM CONTACT: Patti Johnson, Business Manager (802) 388-2333 The ACSWMD is soliciting bids from qualified cleaning service providers to provide cleaning services for the District Transfer Station & Office in Middlebury, VT for the calendar year 2017. The following locations are to be included as part of the proposal: Scalehouse, Transfer Station Bathroom, and the entire Administrative Office located onsite. The Proposal should include an estimate of time to do regular cleaning once per week, preferably on the weekend: after hours on Saturday (closes @ 1:00 pm), or on Sunday. The one-year term of this contract will begin on 1/12/17.

For a copy of the complete RFP, call the District at 802-388-2333, or visit our website at www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org.

Proposals should be sent to: ACSWMD, 1223 Rt. 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753, or via e-mail to businessmgr@acswmd.org or fax to 388-0271.

12/12

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

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ADDISON COUNTY WARNING

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 133(3)(a), the taxpayers of the County of Addison are hereby given notice that a public hearing regarding the proposed county budget for 2017-2018 will be held at the Judge Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. This budget is for fiscal year July 1, 2017- June 30, 2018.

More information and extra copies of the budget may be obtained at the Addison County Superior Court, Frank Mahady Court House, Middlebury, Vermont. Tel. 802-388-1966 Alice M. George, Assistant Judge & Irene Poole, Assistant Judge 2017-2018 EXPENSES 2017-2018 Proposed (continued) Proposed REVENUE: County Tax $ 166,906.00 Estimated 0.03963% 2017-2018 Passports $ 4,000.00 Notaries $ 1,600.00 Interest Earned $ 175.00 Wills for safekeeping $ 4,000.00 Rent Income – Jail Bldg. $ 22,800.00 TOTAL INCOME $ 199,481.00 Anticipated Surplus

$ 30,000.00 $ 229,481.00

EXPENSES: Court: Court and County Personnel Salaries $ Benefits $ Dues & Memberships $ Office Expense $ Advertising- Passports $ Insurance $ Legal $ Professional Services $ Contracted Services $ Contingency $ Subtotal $

45,420.00 4,200.00 2,500.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 2,930.00 550.00 1400.00 3,600.00 300.00 65,500.00

Sheriffs Department: Personnel: Salaries Benefits Office Expense Telephone Insurance/Bonds Training VIBRES/VLETS Radio Subtotal

$ 81,600.00 $ 20,045.00 $ 500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 13,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 4,500.00 $ 750.00 $ 122,806.00

Probate Court: Supplies/Equipment Dues Contingency Subtotal

$ $ $ $

Jail Building: Utilities Bldg & Grounds Insurance Inspections Custodial Capital Improvements Subtotal

$ 25,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 3,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 2,750.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 40,250.00

TOTAL EXPENSE

$ 229,481.00

Public Notices Index Public Notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Page 33 & 34

Addison County (1) Addison County Solid Waste Management District (1) Leicester (1) Middlebury (3) New Haven (1) Housing Vermont (1) P. Hannaford Career Center (1) Vergennes Panton Water District (1) TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION (DIDC) ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING

A public hearing will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Town Office Conference Room, 77 Main St, Middlebury, VT, regarding the Downtown tax district revenues and budget / project recommendations that the DIDC should make to the Selectboard for the upcoming Town budget year, July 2017 through June 2018. For additional information in advance of the hearing, you may call Kathleen Ramsay at 4588000.

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AGENDA PATRICIA A HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER WED., DEC. 14, 2016

5:00 PM – A208 1. Introduction of Board Members 2. Visitors Comments 3. Correspondence Consent Agenda 4. Minutes of Sept. 14, 2016 & Nov. 9, 2016 5. Monthly A/P for Dec. a. Adult Program b. Revolving c. Director’s Orders Action Agenda 6. Policy 2.4 Financial Planning & Budgeting 7. 2017-18 Budget Adoption 8. 2017-18 Adult Tech. Ed. Budget 9. Approve Warnings for Annual Meeting 10. Approve Announced Tuition for 2017-18 11. Approve Warnings for Annual Meeting 12. Approve State Equipment Grant Purchase Informational Agenda 13. Introduction Bob Steven’s – Superintendent Search 14. Superintendent’s Report 15. Dean of Students Report 16. Adult Tech Ed Report 17. Facility Committee Report [No mt’g in Dec.] 18. Policy 4.1 Governing Style 12/12

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Housing Vermont and Addison County Community Trust request Construction Management firms to submit proposals for the renovation of 16 units along with minor site improvements at Pleasant Hills Apartments in Bristol Vermont. Qualified applicants will have comparable experience and a bonding capacity of at least one (1) million dollars. To obtain a proposal response form and specific project information, contact Ted Samuelsen at Housing Vermont at 802-863-3821 or ted@hvt.org. Response forms must be submitted and received by Friday December 30, 2016. Minority-owned, women-owned, Section 3 businesses and locally-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Shop Locally Financial return For every $100 spent at a local small business, $68 returns to the community.

— Civic Economics 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.

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY- SELECTBOARD Tuesday, December 27, 2016 7:30 p.m. Town Office Conference Room

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PUBLIC HEARING and INFORMATION MEETING on PRELIMINARY PROPOSED TOWN GENERAL FUND BUDGET (Includes capital project funds) for FY18 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) Your comments, suggestions and input are important and appreciated. If you can’t make the meeting on the 27th, we invite you to submit your input via e-mail, kramsay@ townofmiddlebury.org, or mail, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753.

Copies of the proposed budget may be obtained from the Town’s website, www.middlebury. govoffice.com, at the Town Manager’s office, 77 Main Street, or by calling 802-458-8000.

If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office as early as possible.

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

GRADE 9 High Honors: Kenneth Barkdoll, Kamrin Bartlett, Caleb Benz, Celeste Berenbaum, Quinn Berry, Eli Billings, Nicolas Brayton, Eryn Diehl, Katherine Donahue, Spencer Doran, Mary Ann Eastman, Joseph Findlay, Hunter Gale, Alice Ganey, Timothy Goettelmann, Maeve Hammel, Hale Hescock, Malia Hodges, Emma Huntington, Ebenezer Jackson, James Jette, Devon Kearns, Annie Lapiner, Journey LaRose, Brianna Lathrop, Martine Limoge, Mira Maglienti, Taylor Moulton, Rosemary Munkres, Hunter Munteanu, Mary NagyBenson, Isabel Olson, Owen Palcsik, Emily Pecsok, Eva Phair, Logan Pierson-Flagg, Olivia Pottinger, Devyn Pratt, Julian Roy, Alison Seaton, Nekaiya Shine, Gwen Stafford, Cassie Stearns, Thatcher Trudeau, Grace Tucker, Sabina Ward, Theo Wells-Spackman and Peter Wolosinski.

Honors: Alexis Bartlett, Ellen Berg, Katherine Berthiaume, Isaiah Bullock, Carly Burger, Kelsey Buteau, Tyler Buxton, William Carpenter, Nicholas Carrara, Gabriel Cason, Jacob Corkins, Camden Devlin, Timothy Dyer, Anthony Garner, Eloe Gile, Liam Hamilton, Hunter Heffernan, Jenna Howlett, Alexia Huestis, Kira Kemp, Ethan Kent, Anna McIntosh, Tamhas Morgan, Ryan Nadeau, Arleth Perez-Santos, Spencer Pratt, Nadya Sato, Phoebe Smith, Dalylah Sorrell-Cushman, Brooke Tabor, Talin Teague, Kobe Terk, Sylvia Vorsteveld, Charles Welch III, Michael Whitley, Mayson Wisnowski, Franklyn Wolff, Rielly Wright-Quesnel and Tea Zizis.

Honorable Mention: Jesse Audet, Teagan Baumann, Siobhan Eagan, Lillian Fleming, Evan Forbes, William Forbes, Morgan Galipeau, Andrew Hinman, Zayne Lacey, Rosemary Maheu, Rozlin McLeod, Colleen Oster, Isabella Pistilli, Sydney Provencher, Emma Quesnel, Trysten Quesnel, Josie Rheaume and Kassidy Sunderland.

GRADE 10 High Honors: Ada Anderson, Parker Beatty, Hogan Beazley, Aileen Bosworth, Silas Conlon, Samuel Daly, Colin Dowd, Nora Draper, Jayden Fitzgerald, Lacey Greenamyre, Anabel Hernandez, Marina Herren-Lage, Henry Hodde, Michael Huber, Audrey Huston, Larkin Kenney, Suzanne Klemmer, Carly Larocque, Maisie Newbury, Emma Pope McCright, Sophie Poppenga, Joel Pyfrom, Jesse Rubin, Anna Scharstein, Arianna Slavin, Jordan Stearns, Megan ThomasDanyow, Benjamin Turner and Grace Widelitz.

Honors: William Barber, Jacob Broughton, Cameron Wyatt, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Heather Cloutier, Brenna Cook, Benjamin

Crawford, Zachary Dunn, Tristan Durante, Kolby Farnsworth, Derek Felkl, Winston Forbes, Bethany Gale, Jacob Galvin, Max Hirdler, Anne Kappel, Isaiah Kelly, Joshua Kerr, Drew Kiernan, Justin Koontz, Sarah Grace Kutter, Emily Laframboise, Kristin Landry, Abigail LaRock, Will Larocque, Eleanore McGarry, Tucker Moulton, Olivia Odell, Peter Orzech, Colton Paquette, Virginia Patz, Jacob Peluso, Emily Pottinger, Ethan Reiderer, Kyra Roberts, Camden Schnoor, Nina Schroeren, Kaylee Shum, Natali Sullivan, Diya Taylor, Silas Wisell, Xavier Wyncoop and Carson Yildirim.

Honorable Mention: Trinity Bryant, Isaac Buttolph, Spencer Cadoret, Simon Fischer, Sophia Goldring, Niccolo Gori-Montanelli, Deanna Hilaire, Ayanna Mason, Alexis Matot, Ethan Poploski, Ruth Simpson and Ashley Sunderland.

GRADE 11 High Honors: Lydia Alberts, Helen Anderson, Bridget Audet, Jacob Brookman, Anna Browdy, Anna Buteau, Alyson Chione, Hunter Cummings-Washburn, Keagan Dunbar, Tyler Giorgio, Lucy Groves, Magreta Hardy-Mittell, Justin Holmes, Diana Kiiykbayeva, Katherine Koehler, Steven Landry, Cassandra Manning, Kayli Manning, Ezra Marks, Sophia Marks, Satchel McLaughlin, Ella Nagy-Benson, Francesca Palitta, Bastiaan Phair, Isabel Rosenberg, Julian Schmitt, Natasha Shepard, Justine Smith, Blair Stone, Michael Stone, Katalin Tolgyesi, Jack Waterman, Laura Whitley, Daniel Wisell and Alexander Yurista.

Honors: Josephine Abbott,

Benjamin Balparda, Janet Barkdoll, James Baroz, Kathryn Billings, Andrea Boe, Jakob Boeckermann, Tre Bonavita, Brennan Bordonaro, Sarah Broughton, Arden Carling, Rebekah Chamberlain, Cade Christner, Brianna Cotroneo, Duncan Crogan, Cassidy Cushman, Megan Delorme, Jack Deppman, Dylan Disorda, Jackson Donahue, Shannon Doolan, Henry Dora, Ciara Eagan, Thomas Eastman, Santiago Fernandez, Ashlynn Foster, Abigail Gleason, John David Goettelmann, Krystian Gombosi, Polly Heminway, Tulley Hescock, Samuel Hodges, Anna Hodson, William Huntington, Jake Ingenthron, Alexandria Johnson, Emma Jones, Chloe Kane, Nikolaus Kaufmann, Brynna Kearns, Brian Kiernan, Makayla Kimball, Caroline Kimble, Marina Lafountain, Sophie Lefkoe, Cassidy Lucia, Brooks Maerder, Elizabeth Marini, Jacob Martin, Ziven McCarty, Joseph Miller, Matthew Ouellette, Bethany Palmer, Nicole Palmer, Addy Parsons, Raven Payne, Jaro Perera, Brandon Porey, Meilena Sanchez, Jared Schauer, Nicholas Scott, Gaia Sheridan, Camden Simpson, Spencer Smith, Gabrielle Sullivan, Shannon Sunderland, Lauren Sylvester, Alexandra Tellier, Andre Trudeau, Lucy Ursitti, Rosie Vanacore, Caileb Vaudrien, Brendan Wagner, Oziah Wales, Joseph Whitley and Christina Wiles.

Honorable Mention: Sierra Barnicle, Ella Beattie, Olivia Beauchamp, Cooper Bullock, Skyeler Devlin, Fyn Fernandez, Wyatt Galipeau, Lauren Greig, Colin Grier, Lanelle Hogan-Mairs, Tyler Hotte, Alexa Lapiner, Carter Leggett,

Mary Lynch, Zachary Mason, Jared Messner, Archie Milligan, Georgina Mraz, Ryan Quenneville, William Stanley, Keira Thorpe, Matthew Townsend and Megan Townsend.

GRADE 12 High Honors: Ian-Tor Bright, Tobias Broucke, Patricia Burkins, Payton Buxton, Meigan Clark, Tamika Davis, Dace Eaton, Hannah Forbes, Anne Garner, Erin Gebo, Tiffany Gile, Joshua Girard, Tasha Hescock, Megi Hoxha, Charlotte Keathley, Bryce Kowalczyk, Jakub Kraus, Katelyn Larocque, Eli Miller, Shelby Monica, Katherine Moulton, Bethany Orvis, Kiana Plouffe, McKenna Poppenga, Lucas Pyle, Brooke Rubright, Lilia Smith, Darcy Staats, Sullivan Swearingen, Andrew Trombley, Nathan Warren, Maria Wiles and Indigo Woods.

Honors: Owain Alexander, Asaiah Anderson, Brittany Baker, Charles Barber, Nicholas Beattie, Pierson Beatty, Joshua Bechhoefer, Abigail Benz, Leigh Boglioli, Calista Carl, Spencer Carpenter, Samuel Chamberlain, Allison Cherrier, Ryan Cook, Monroe Cromis, Ross

Crowne, Hadley Evans Nash, Riley Fenster, Marissa FreegardRougier, Henry Ganey, Andrew Gleason, Owen Hammel, Rowan Hendy, Amalia Herren-Lage, Ronan Howlett, Amelia Ingersoll, Karl Kaufmann, Trey Kaufmann, Nicolas Koontz, Josef Langevin, Ally Larocque, Chanyiah LawrenceMeacham, Hattie Lindert, Kelsey Many, Alexander Marohnic, Thomas Maron, Lauren Martin, Damien Morris, Fiona O’Neil, Katherine Oster, Sierra Phillips, Harlow Punderson, Garrett Pyfrom, Allison Raymond, Mikayla Robinson, Hannah Roque, Micah Rubin, Douglas Sandler, Erin Stocker, Molly Taylor, Malcolm Thompson, Elijah Tucker, Lauren Turner, Maria Welch, Colleen Wilson and Claire Wulfman.

Honorable Mention: Alura Bacon, Raymond Bushey, Robert Carter, Douglas DeLorenzo, Hayden Heffernan, Faith Joyal, Sylvia Lash, George McKeever-Parkes, Patrick Messenger, Leah Raymond, Jessica Rich, Cooper Smith, Shayla Smith, Wade Terrier and Brett Viens.

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