MONDAY EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 28 No. 25
Middlebury, Vermont
Monday, September 26, 2016
32 Pages
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A working artist talks • Stephanie Stouffer, who painted this Etruscan horse, will discuss her creative world in a talk. See Arts Beat on Page 10.
Religions and architecture mix • Take a tour of eight houses of worship in Middlebury village. Read the story on Page 14.
Local rivals clash on soccer pitch • The Eagle boys’ and girls’ teams both visited MUHS this weekend. See what happened in Sports, Pages 16-18.
VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE Board Chair James Volz, left, and board member Sarah Hofmann, center, look out over a 27-acre parcel of New Haven land that Green Peak Solar developers Chris Cadwell, second from right, and Nathaniel Vandal, right, are hoping to turn into a 2.2 megawatt solar array.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Field Days Road site raises key solar issues Decision pending on proposed 2.2 MW array By GAEN MURPHREE NEW HAVEN — About 30 Vermonters paced across a pasture off Field Days Road last Monday, looking at sightlines, scanning for orange flags marking boundaries, and trying from various perspectives to reimagine the 27 acres as the site
VUHS students unite for peace • Vergennes students danced, sang and discussed during the Peace One Day celebration last Wednesday. See Page 3.
of a 2.2MW solar development. In the 16 months since Green Peak Solar LLC filed for permission from the Vermont Public Service Board, the Next Generation Solar Farm project has generated plenty of controversy. It has been at the center of the
Department of Public Service’s decision to change its own processes for generating memorandums of understanding. It has shown how the recommendations of rank-andfile Fish and Wildlife biologists can be at variance with final agreements made by the Agency of Natural Resources. And it shines light on the state’s struggle balancing the critical
County bags major grant to steer youths away from drugs
Unification will build community, Reen says By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Addison Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Patrick Reen supports the potential unification of budgets and school governance in the five town area for a simple reason: It would be good for the kids. “For me, the number one reason why this change is important is because it allows this organization to focus on what it wants to achieve for kids in a way that it hasn’t ever
been able to do before,” Reen said. The Vermont Board of Education last week approved the ANeSU’s Act 46 unification plan, paving the way for the proposal to be put before voters on Election Day, Nov. 8. The Independent sat down with Reen to get his views on the plan Unification “helps kids because it enables the organization to focus on helping kids. That’s really what it boils down to,” said Reen. (See Reen, Page 30)
need for renewable energy to reach its goal of 90 percent renewable energy by 2050 against its desire to preserve agricultural land, open space, important viewsheds and wildlife habitat. The iconic Field Days setting, with its sweeping vistas, brings these statewide issues sharply into focus. (See Solar, Page 7)
PATRICK REEN
By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — A new grant will direct more than $600,000 to Addison County over the next five years for programs aimed at preventing local teens and young adults from abusing alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs. After years of fighting the opiate epidemic in Vermont at the point where people need help cleaning up, one local leader charged with spending the new grant money is happy to open a new front in the battle. (See Prevention, Page 23)
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Housing advocate to be honored
Speaking her mind AMISHI JHA DELIVERS the keynote address at Middlebury College’s Clifford Symposium last Thursday night in the Center for the Arts. The three-day symposium explored “The Art and Science of Mindful Engagement.” Independent photo/Trent Campbell
CLARENDON — Elisabeth Kulas, executive director of the Housing Trust of Rutland County, will be recognized next week for promoting smart growth, energy efficiency, renewable energy and strong communities through the development of affordable housing. Kulas, of Clarendon, will receive the Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership from the Vermont Natural Resources Council at VNRC’s annual meeting on Sept. 29, at the Inn at Lareau Farm in Waitsfield. As executive director and project developer of the Housing Trust of Rutland County, Kulas promotes affordable housing solutions, offering services and programs for individuals and communities. The Housing Trust works in rental housing, mobile home parks, special needs housing and offers technical assistance to municipalities and civic groups. Kulas is known for her persistence and tenacity in redeveloping build-
ings and sites often known as white elephants. These are often prominent in communities and have important histories, but also resulting challenges. She leads the design process through the eyes of the user, striving for quality of life for the intended renters, while also creating high quality housing that respects and integrates into its surroundings. “Affordable housing development often isn’t easy, but it’s clear that Elisabeth has worked tirelessly to create quality housing for people, while also revitalizing our communities,” said Kate McCarthy, VNRC’s sustainable communities program director. “She is an innovator, too, integrating energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions to lower energy costs and increase comfort for the people who live in the buildings, while reusing historic buildings.” A native of New England, Kulas earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Smith College before beginning her career in housing at the Rockingham Area Community Land Trust. At 25, she took the helm as executive director of the Housing Trust of Rutland County (formerly the Rutland County Community Land Trust) and has been there ever since. During her tenure, Kulas has overseen 20 major housing projects and oversees a portfolio of projects worth over $37.8 million. “Across her more than 20 year career at the Housing Trust of Rutland County, Elisabeth has demonstrated the leadership, creativity, vision and commitment to public service that
this award recognizes,” wrote Paul Bruhn and Emily Wadhams in nominating Kulas for the award. Her work in housing and conservation has also been a steady economic driver in the region, contributing $4 million dollars a year to the local economy, in addition to new project investments. Connie Snow, executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, wrote in her nomination of Kulas, “Elisabeth believes in Community with a capital “C”: communities that are inclusive and provide opportunity. While that may be the driver, she understands the bigger pictures: that the safe, attractive and sustainable neighborhoods she is working to create — and the economic engine of her construction activity — are integral pieces to overall community health and well-being.” The Arthur Gibb Award has been given since 2006 to a Vermont resident who embodies qualities similar to those of the late Arthur “Art” Gibb, and who has made a lasting contribution to their community, region or state in advancing smart growth policies. First elected to the Vermont Legislature in 1962, Gibb was a Cornwall resident who was deeply involved in passing legislation to ban billboards, enact the state’s bottle deposit law, regulate junkyards and modernize statutes governing local and regional planning. He served on the commission that laid the groundwork for Act 250 and served twelve years on the Vermont Environmental Board, including one year as Chair.
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VUHS students unite for Peace One Day celebration Event features fun, food and speakers By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — The sun shone once again this past Wednesday morning on the Vergennes Union High School Peace One Day celebration, the 12th annual studentorganized, school-wide assembly dedicated to peace in students’ lives, at the school, and in the broader Vergennes community as well as the nation and the world. Student speakers, joined by Ben & Jerry’s Rob Michalak, the company’s Global Director of Social Mission, talked about what peace meant to them and what actions the school community could take. Other students on or near the podium erected on one of “You don’t the school’s wage war soccer fields against those sang, danced you know. or requested You don’t fear a moment of silence, and those you almost all know. You signed the accept them.” annual peace — Student banner pledgKai Williams ing to be more peaceful in their lives. The gathering included students from Mount Abraham and Northlands Job Corps as well as community members. They heard from student Sepehr Belar, whose family fled his native Iran, that VUHS is already doing some things right. Belar’s family moved to Middlebury, but Belar chooses to commute to Vergennes to attend high school. “I want to graduate from VUHS, because in VUHS people and teachers are very nice to me. The other reason that I say this on Peace One
VERGENNES UNION HIGH School advanced art students Lillian Russell, left, Sophia Rippner-Donovan, Alyssa Saunders, Munro McLaren and Madison Ask unveil the school’s 2016 Peace One Day banner with help from teacher Liz Bicknell and her grandson, Robbie Bicknell. This year’s Peace One Day event was dedicated to Bicknell for her longtime promotion of peace.
Photo by Kristine Kirkaldy
Day is to prove that our community in VUHS is the best in the world. Because VUHS is so good I choose to come up from Middlebury every day to go to school here. I want to say thanks to all of you on Peace One Day,” Belar said. Peace One Day at VUHS takes its roots from a film by that name by Jeremy Gilley, who in 2001 helped persuade the U.N. to declare Sept. 21 every year as the International Day of Peace, in the hope that all conflicts would declare a one-day cease fire. In many cases ceasefires have been honored, allowing humanitarian goods to be delivered and vaccines to be administered. VUHS Spanish and Community
Based Learning teacher Kristine Kirkaldy in early September 2005 showed Gilley’s film to a cultural awareness club, with fellow staff members Lee Shorey, Glenn Story and Judy Wiger also on hand. The students were inspired to approach then-principal Ed Webbley to request an all-school assembly to celebrate the day, and it has become an annual student-driven tradition. On this past Wednesday, student event presenters Max Ratti-Bicknell and Aliya Hugo told the crowd that the International Day of Peace’s goal is make it a “day that is selfsustaining, an annual day of global unity, a day of intercultural cooperation on a scale that humanity has
LIZ BICKNELL SIGNS a Peace One Day banner while her grandsons Robbie, left, and Max look on.
Photo by Kristine Kirkaldy
never known.” They also announced the day was dedicated to Elizabeth Bicknell, a founder of local charitable group Women of Wisdom. Bicknell was the first signer of the VUHS Peace One Day banner on Wednesday. Women of Wisdom had donated a “Peace Pole” several years ago,
and the Peace One Day committed have purchased a second Peace Pole. The new one, which eventually be placed in front of the school, says, “May peace be in our homes and communities” in six languages: Hindi, Russian, Chinese, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese and Farsi. (See Peace, Page 29)
VERGENNES UNION HIGH School students Nora Deming, left, and Caroline Johnston serve Ben and Jerry’s ice cream during the school’s Peace One Day celebration last Wednesday. Photo by Kristine Kirkaldy
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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T
Editorial State’s economy: Good news in all income sectors Here’s the good news from the U.S. Census in data released last week: The media household income in Vermont rose 5.1 percent last year. Low-income households — those making up the bottom 20 percent — rose even higher, gaining 8.5 percent, while the top 20 percent rose 7.6 percent and top 5 percent rose 10.5 percent. Vermont’s poverty rate in 2015 also saw the biggest single-year decline in New England, according to the Public Assets Institute in Vermont, dropping two percentage points lower than in 2014. In numbers, that translates to 12,000 fewer Vermonters were living in poverty in 2015 compared to 2014, including 3,300 fewer children. Vermont’s poverty rate is about 10 percent, compared to New Hampshire’s at 8 percent, which is the lowest in New England, with Vermont second lowest. The nation averages about 15 percent, with New England in the lower tier of the states. That’s all good news and belies comments from critics who maintain that Vermont’s economy is worse than it has been in years. Quite the contrary, Vermont’s economy has seen progress over the past six years, even as essential public services — including a significant expansion of health care insurance for uninsured Vermonters, childcare coverage and early childhood education — have grown. The caveat is that in 2015 the median household income is still slightly below what it was in 2007, before the Great Recession hit in 2008. That speaks to two realities: 1) the depth of the Great Recession, and just how significant a blow that was to the nation’s and Vermont’s economy; and 2) the ongoing economic disruption that is changing the rules of the economic scorecard. In today’s economy, what was is almost certainly not what will be tomorrow. How quickly the state or nation might recover from an economic event, therefore, has little to do with comparisons to previous decades. We are in a global economy with rapid changes in technology (think robotics) that dramatically impacts the workplace. What’s needed in the future is increased education — from early education through adulthood — and a community foundation and environment that accepts and promotes change, flexibility and innovation. Those politicians who continue to deride the pace of progress over these past six years, and harken back to past comparisons, are either purposely misleading the public or don’t appreciate the changes that have been happening in the world economy. For the moment, however, Vermonters should take heart that last year’s economy shows dramatic improvement for all sectors of the workforce and a hopeful outlook in the years ahead if we continue to invest in the future. — Angelo S. Lynn
Lunch companions COWS AND BIRDS share some grazing space on a Shoreham farm last Thursday afternoon.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
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Letters to the Editor Utah family seeks dog that went missing in Vermont You’ve probably heard of successful “Lost dog, now found” stories about Sole and Murphy who were missing for weeks in Vermont. Please help me make my own success story! My dog “Lincoln,” a Red Heeler/Cattle Dog, went missing on Aug. 3 near Huntington. We are not from the area and we are only here visiting. I am still in Vermont based out of my truck with my other dog while we search every day. I would really love to get back home to Utah with Lincoln. I am asking everyone in north central Vermont to keep their eyes on the lookout for Lincoln. He is 35 pounds,
has rust colored legs and ears (which are pointy), his coat is a mottled red/ cream color, and tail is long and striped but not overly bushy. The lost dogs mentioned above were eventually reunited because the general public helped report sightings to the owners in a timely fashion. The more sightings we have the better we know where to place a humane trap. When dogs are on their own for this long, they enter a stressful survival mode and they do not recognize familiar smells, their name or their owners. If we can establish a pattern, we can better know where to set a trap.
Visit Facebook.com/FindLincoln to see photos of Lincoln and updates on his latest sightings. Share with anyone in Vermont. The most confident recent sighting was Sept. 12 near Hinesburg on West Hayden Hill Road. Lincoln is used to 20mile adventure runs so it would not be unheard of if he’s moved from the area. Thank you to everyone who has called in already! I have received tremendous well wishes. I hope you can help me get back home to Utah with Lincoln! 917-445-3924. Nick Gottlieb Logan, Utah
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Sen. Ayer touts Bruhl for House I look forward to serving in the Legislature with Taborri Bruhl when he is elected to represent New Haven, Weybridge and Bridport, and urge the folks of those towns to vote for him. He has a breadth of experience that’s impressive and will serve him and his constituents well in the House. He understands the difficulties of financing a college education faced by many Vermonters. Even with a pizza delivery job and the ability to fix large diesel machines, he still needed a Marine scholarship to get himself to graduation. After 21 years of teaching civics and economics, Taborri understands the workings and relationships between government and the economy.
We need folks in Montpelier who “get it” and will put that knowledge to work for us. After working for 10 years to recover from an accident causing neck-down paralysis, Taborri knows that hard work and good choices sometimes aren’t enough to keep people safe. Access to a strong healthcare system and support services is critical to getting people back on their feet and back to work. I look forward to serving with a person with such wide-ranging experience and knowledge. Please vote for Taborri Bruhl to represent Weybridge, Bridport and New Haven. We need him there. Senator Claire Ayer Addison
Sensible pot legalization law needed Having failed to convince the public that our disastrous War on Drugs will find success if we just wait long enough, prohibitionists have frantically switched arguments, and now warn about the supposed evils of “big weed” and “commercialization,” rather than the substance itself. If we legalize cannabis, they say (now), money-hungry corporations will air advertisements on Saturday morning cartoons and hook your kids. There are two main problems with this argument. One, of course, is its rank disingenuity: the same people who now claim to support decriminalizing the cultivation of one or two plants for personal use as a supposed alternative to full legalization actively lobbied against exactly that proposal when the Vermont House of Representatives considered it just four short months ago. The second problem with the “big weed” argument is that it’s entirely divorced from reality. In the real world, as opposed to the fantasyland that prohibitionists want us to believe we live in, cannabis is already a lucrative commercial product. According to a non-partisan report commissioned by the Legislature in 2014, Vermonters spend nearly $200 million per year on cannabis. Collectively, we consume more cannabis per capita than the residents of any other state where it remains illegal. We recently saw a typical example of how cannabis is “commercialized” in Vermont today when police arrested a Bennington couple on Sept. 6 on various drug and weapons charges. Police reports painted a grim picture of the impact of prohibition: instead of cannabis being sold at reputable retailers who check ID, it is sold from people’s homes, often in poor neighborhoods and alongside more addictive and dangerous drugs, and to any willing customer regardless of age. Instead of THC extracts being manufactured in safe, laboratory settings, they are often produced in dense residential neighborhoods, where an accidental butane-fueled explosion could leave multiple families homeless. And it’s safe to assume
that zero sales taxes were collected on the nearly $400,000 in cannabis sales alleged to have been booked by the Bennington couple in the past year alone. This is what the “commercial” cannabis market looks like today, but it doesn’t have to look that way. Legalizing cannabis will clean up the existing unregulated, underground, and often violent market, just as it has in Colorado, Washington and Oregon. Not a single TV commercial for cannabis has ever aired in any of those states, drug dealers have largely fled, and rates of underage use have shown no increase following legalization. I propose we take a smart approach instead. We should craft sensible regulations that protect public health, and prevent chains of dispensaries from clustering in certain neighborhoods, giving municipalities ultimate control. We should demand that legalization includes requirements for instate majority ownership and control of cannabis businesses, to encourage socially responsible business behavior and community reinvestment. Our law should encourage smallscale cultivation, with affordable license fees, so that our farmers have a new option for diversified agriculture, and that our neighbors who already surreptitiously grow cannabis today can “go legit”, as the vast majority desire. And, importantly, any adult should be allowed to bypass the retail market entirely by growing two or three plants at home for their personal consumption. Legalization will not bring commercialization of cannabis to Vermont — it’s already here. Instead of continuing to incentivize the frequently dangerous illicit market, it’s time for Vermont’s legislature to create a reasonably regulated market that gives adults safe, legal access to a substance that is objectively less harmful than alcohol. Dave Silberman Middlebury Editor’s note: The writer is an attorney and pro bono legalization advocate in Middlebury. This letter does not represent the views of any client.
One of the most challenging Trade Center was language. The his mind. Somewhere in our darker procedures I face as an Emer- building’s name was itself aspira- unexamined places, his code words gency Physician, believe it or not, tional and symbolic. The Pentagon probe like needles. We may be unis language. The sleek aware that he is doing this, but I is removing a simple modern airliner is believe Mr. Trump is fully aware. shard of glass from the language. The capaci- He knows that he can indistinctly bottom of a person’s ty of art to change our lump all of those forces that have foot — actually not response to a stimu- threatened or have been perceived so much the removlus and even to alter to threaten the entitled American ing, the difficult part our moral compass is white male in the past five decades is trying to anesthetize something we’re of- and speak of them even indirectly the area with a needle ten scarcely aware of. and those who are fearful will get it. and syringe. The foot This is part of what And it is not just white men. will not accept a neetransacted on that fall Deep down, all who fear will get dle without reflexively morning: the ever- it. pulling away. It’s incoarsening language It’s “them,” over and over again. stinctive. We are wired of our global dialogue The events of a September so that when something was taken to an artful, morning 15 years ago seem unsharp enters the skin on disgraceful new level. willing to recede. And new fears the bottom of our foot, And like many that have vaguely similar outlines the hip flexes. We pull This week’s writer t r a n s f o r m a t i o n a l have appeared. We are far from our foot away. works of art, the con- healed. But heal we must, which “Sorry,” I say pulling is Michael Kiernan, ceptualization was means we need to develop a selfthe foot back down to- M.D., a doctor in stunning. compassionate understanding ward me, “I have to do the Emergency Department at The deliberate of our responses to the events of it again.” planning and cold- 9/11. We need to understand with I steady the needle, Porter Hospital in hearted realization specificity who “they” are and to grasp the foot, and say Middlebury. of the event strikes mindfully create discriminating firmly, but with comus at the fundament. and proportionate responses to passion: “They” commandeered airplanes the tragedies of the past and the “Try to hold still.” It’s a reflex. It is subcortical, full of innocent people. “They” threats of today. Most of all, we in that it occurs at a level below flew them into office buildings full need to be awake and alert to those the thinking brain. A reflex cannot of innocent people. “They” con- who would inflame and conflate discriminate. It cannot fire part ceived this and executed this. We our fears for their own purposes who trusted them among us, we and have a finely attuned awareway. It is all or nothing. I don’t think we’ve quite come who witnessed the event must rec- ness whether we are responding to terms with our deep psycho- ognize the absence of discrimina- out of fear or from one of our more logical responses to the events tion and proportion that can occur reliable sensibilities. And we need to wear shoes of Sept. 11, 2001. There are rea- in our spasm of reaction to “them.” Donald Trump recognizes this, more, or at the very least, when sons, I believe, why that tragedy lingers. Certainly the scale of the I believe he has our capacity for barefoot, be more watchful of broloss of life has kept that attack reflexive responses foremost in ken glass. from being eclipsed by the many horrific events that have occurred since. But the principal reason that those sad days are still echoing around inside us is the indelible visual images of that morning: an airplane slicing neatly into the envelope of an office building in the bright September light, like a knife entering between unguarded ribs. It is also the language of the objects themselves. Visit Washington, D.C., and walk around the National Mall — those buildings Back to School, Back to the Club. have language. They speak of a Think ahead about your plan to stay FIT this fall/winter. young nation’s desire to be seen We know the cold, wet weather is coming...be successful as enduring and to be connected to great civilizations of the past. this year with a plan to STAY FIT instead of Get Fit. The rising edifice of the World
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Youths learn by doing during Nat’l 4-H Week BURLINGTON — National 4-H science, healthy living and various Week, from Oct. 2-8, recognizes the other fields such as embryology, role that 4-H plays in helping young rocketry, robotics and farm safety people “learn by doing” through club with tractor training certification. work, community service and activi“All our 4-H programming builds ties that cultivate strong leadership, both life and job skills, introducing citizenship and life skills. participants to career opportunities This year’s theme, #4HGrown, and the skills that are needed to expromotes the message that 4-H cel in those careers,” Kleinman adds. grows leaders, grows responsibil- “If a youth expresses an interest in ity and grows skills. Throughout the a project, we work to find adult volweek, many Vermont unteers willing to faclubs will have dis- “All our 4-H cilitate learning experiplays in local libraries or ences for that child.” storefronts. Others will programming Teen and leaderset up exhibits and visit builds both life ship programs also are with customers at their and job skills, a big part of Vermont local Tractor Supply 4-H. Teens Reaching introducing Company (TSC) store as Youth (TRY) for the part of the fall 4-H Paper participants Environment, an enviClover Campaign. ronmental leadership to career This cooperative ef- opportunities opportunity for stufort of TSC stores and dents in grades 7-12, is National 4-H raises and the skills one of the big success money to support local that are stories. Through this 4-H programs through needed to program, teens teach the purchase of paper excel in those younger kids about reclovers at checkout. The newable energy, waste campaign runs from careers.” solutions, food systems — Sarah Kleinman and forests and trees. Oct. 5-16. “4-H engages all This fall a new TRY youths, not just farm or ag kids,” 4-H effort, using 4-H ambassadors says State 4-H Program Director to introduce 4-H programming, will Sarah Kleinman. “It is about en- be launched in Chittenden, Addison, abling young people to explore their Orleans and other counties. interests whether dairy, photography, Throughout October, many 4-H shooting sports, natural resources or clubs will enroll new members as any of the other 150 projects that 4-H they gear up for the upcoming projoffers.” ect year. It’s also an ideal time for In Vermont more than 6,400 young 4-H alumni to reconnect with 4-H people ages 8 to 18 are involved in through social media (https://www. 4-H. Just over 1,300 of these youths facebook.com/Vermont4H or on are enrolled in 123 4-H clubs, partic- twitter @UVM4H) or become a 4-H ipating in projects, activities and lo- volunteer. For more information, cal and statewide events. Others take contact the University of Vermont part in in-school enrichment and out- Extension State 4-H Office toll-free of-school programs that teach about at (800) 571-0668 or (802) 656-0311.
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Obituaries Roger Durant Dutton, 84, Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY — Roger Durant Dutton, 84, passed away in his home on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Roger was born in Middlebury on Jan. 17, 1932, to Mable (Durant) Dutton and Altie Dutton.
Roger was a graduate of Middlebury High School. He was a veteran, and served in the Korean War from 1953-1954. He spent the remainder of his career working for IBM. He is survived by his wife of 61
years, Doris; his son, Geoffrey; and his granddaughters, Laryssa and Kaitlyn. Services will be private.
Dr. Apolostolos Anastassiou, 79, Flagstaff, Arizona FLAGSTAFF, Ariz — Dr. Apostolos George (A.G.) Anastassiou, 79, of Flagstaff, Ariz., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Flagstaff Medical Center. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. A.G. (or “Toli” for those who knew him best), was born on Nov. 17, 1936, to a Greek/Austrian father (George Anastassiou) and a Swiss/ Italian mother (Carla Flisch Anastassiou) in the Hellenistic metropolis and principal Egyptian port of Alexandria. He is survived by his wife of nearly 26 years, Pam, also of Flagstaff; daughter, Anita Bono (Nick), of Jamesville, N.Y.; son, Basil (Lynn), of Albany, N.Y.; son, Andrew (Trace) of Charleston, S.C.; two grandchildren, Olivia Bono and Nicholas Bono; sister, Giovanna (Dico) Pini-Fara, nephew, Philippe Pini, and niece, Gabriella Pini, all of Switzerland; and special cousin, Ninetta (Nino) Limongelli, of Italy. He is also survived by his first wife, Lubab Freeman, of Albany, N.Y.; and by countless fine friends and former colleagues, both here in the U.S. and abroad. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved uncle and godfather, Vasili Anastassiou, as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Dr. Anastassiou held degrees in Chemistry from the American University of Beirut (B.S., 1959) and Yale University (Ph.D., 1963). His professional career included three years as a research chemist at DuPont’s Central Research Department, under the supervision and tutelage of Dr. Howard E. Simmons (Wilmington, Del., 1962-1965), and subsequent professorships at Syracuse University (1966-1984) and Princeton University (1976). During his tenure at Syracuse
APOLOSTOLOS ANASTASSIOU University, he chose to engage in a two-year leave of absence (19811983), spent as a Visiting Professor at Saudi Arabia’s University of Petroleum and Minerals (UPM) near the Persian Gulf town of Dhahran. He further enriched his Gulf experiences with an 18-month visiting professorship at the University of Kuwait, directly following the first Gulf War (1992-1993). In addition to his 97 chemistry research papers published in scientific journals, he authored several invited review articles and book chapters. He was also the very proud author of two non-scientific books, “Wanted, Blind Men” (Experiences of a Peripatetic Expatriate Guest at Saudi Arabia’s Petroleum and Minerals, 1980), and “A West Bank Ordeal” (Conspiracy at Nablus, 1990). He and his wife, Pam (née Zimmerman), met in 1987 when they
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were both employed at Pittsburg State University (Kan.), where he served as Chemistry Department Professor and Chairman, and Pam as Assistant Registrar. They were married on New Year’s Eve of 1990. They subsequently enjoyed living in Kuwait; Webb City, Mo.; Pueblo, Colo.; Charleston, S.C.; and West Addison, Vt.; before moving to Flagstaff, Ariz., in the summer of 2007. A.G.’s interests were strong and varied: He loved the Swiss Alps, the Arabian deserts, and the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas. He was passionate about Italian and French opera; movies (especially of the 1940s and 1950s); Middle Eastern history, culture and politics; writing; hiking; and lap swimming. He was also a staunch supporter of Native American education opportunities, and he was a tireless advocate and benefactor on behalf of animal welfare. A special memorial fund has been established in his honor, for those who would like to contribute in support of his many causes. The funds will be shared among his favorite charities, examples of which are as follows: ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid); St. Labre Indian School; American Indian Foundation; Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge; Tiger Haven; Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue; Keepers of the Wild; Best Friends Animal Sanctuary; Reservation Animal Rescue; and the Jane Goodall Institute. Please specify charity, if important to you. Memories and condolences can be sent to the family online at www.norvelowensmortuary.com. “Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”— Oscar Wilde (The Critic as Artist). ◊
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Solar (Continued from Page 1) The three members of the Public Service Board, Chair James Volz, Sarah Hofmann and Margaret Cheney came to the Field Days Road site to see it for themselves before making a decision on the case. PSB hearing officer Michael Tousley visited the site over a year ago and earlier this summer submitted his official recommendation that the project be approved. Nathaniel Vandal and Chris Cadwell, principals of Waitsfieldbased Green Peak Solar, led the assembled group across the field, which is a little less than a mile south of the county fairgrounds. The duo explained to the PSB where the arrays would go and how their maps and simulations aligned with the actual landscape. Accompanying Vandal and Caldwell were the project’s aesthetics expert and attorney. Also trudging across the wide, open field were project opponents. These included New Haven Selectman Doug Tolles, the selectboard’s point person on solar issues, town attorney Cindy Hill, the town’s aesthetics expert, and residents concerned about the array. The project would site 20 acres of panels on a 27.5-acre parcel to be subdivided from a larger parcel of 70.5 acres. GREEN ENERGY In an emailed response to questions posed by the Independent, Vandal and Cadwell said the Next Generation Solar Farm is “an important project that will provide clean energy for Vermonters and will help meet state renewable energy goals.” They said the solar energy created on Field Days Road will be distributed to Vermont utilities. Asked about the importance of responding to global warming, Cadwell wrote, “Our mantra is a Robert Swan Quote: ‘The greatest threat to the planet is the belief that someone else will save it.’” Vandal and Cadwell believe that the siting of the project will mitigate its effects on the Field Days Road viewshed. “The setbacks from public roads are some of the largest in the state, with the project located over 750 feet from Field Days Road and a mile from Route 17. The project takes advantage of the sloping topography that shields a majority of (it) from public viewpoints,” they said. Anticipating what will happen to the land after the solar arrays become obsolete, Vandal and Cadwell said they have a decommissioning plan and will post a letter of credit to ensure that the project “is removed and soils remediated.” They also noted that the acreage in question isn’t included in any land preservation program and is not enrolled in the state’s Current Use program. The developers point to their memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with the Agency of Natural Resources as proof of their commitment to minimize impacts
on wildlife habitat. Because the site is prime habitat for bobolinks, they’ve agreed to not build the project between April 15 and Aug. 15 (the bird’s nesting season) and they’ve agreed to restrict mowing and “manage eight acres outside the fence as grassland habitat.” But many of those trailing the PSB across the site saw things differently. Asked one retired dairy farmer, “Why would they want to put that there in that nice field?” He recalled when that acreage was used to grow trefoil clover. “That was farmed for years. It’s good farm land. Rooftop (solar) is fine; I don’t want to see them turn the meadow into this.” State Rep. Harvey Smith, R-New Haven, had his own questions. “The town seems to have been the epicenter of proposals,” said Smith, who is a farmer. “Forty years ago they passed a billboard law to preserve the landscape. As far as I’m concerned, we’re doing just the opposite right now putting all these solar arrays up. It’s a contradiction of terms.” The town, as represented by the selectboard, opposes the installation for a number of reasons, said Tolles. “Number one, it’s an industrial use in a residential area,” he said. “Number two is the open question of what happens after 14 years. It’s our belief that after 14 years of industrial use that property becomes industrially zoned in the middle of a residential/ag area. “Three is that this thing will be visible from (Route) 17 and from Field Days, and we, the selectboard, consider that vista to be very important and worthy of protection. And of course number four, at the time they proposed this we had a town plan that said the limit was 300 kilowatts — this thing is more than seven times that limit.” Tolles said the town wasn’t opposed to solar that is properly sited. In fact, the selectboard is discussing a designated solar park. “New Haven does have industrial
NEW HAVEN RESIDENT Gary DeVoe points out the sightlines from a field near his home that is being considered for a large solar array. DeVoe is an intervenor in the case that is currently before the Public Service Board. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
zones. It just doesn’t belong where they want to put it,” he said. HAVING THEIR VOICE People who have asked for and been given a voice in the PSB’s consideration of this project are called “intervenors.” Intervenors interviewed for this article expressed both strong support for renewable energy — rooftop solar, solar on parking lots and other brown spaces, carefully sited town solar parks, geothermal, hydro — and the belief that 20 acres of solar panels off Field Days Road would despoil the landscape. “You got a commercial business buying that land for next to nothing,” said intervenor Gary DeVoe, who lives nearby. “It’s a huge advantage to them that cheap land.” “There’s enough technology in the world that they can figure out how to do this and not take away our green space,” said Jill DeVoe. “We can go green but don’t take away the green. Why not on the roof of a parking garage? If you look at cell phones and where they first started and what cell phones are now. We know solar
panels are going to be the size of a button one day.” “It seems that all these developers
are rushing to carpet the landscape with these huge arrays” that “may (See Voice, Page 25)
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“Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour’s Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables,” Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m., Orwell Free Library. Science and history writer Rebecca Rupp will discuss the stories behind many common garden vegetables. Find out why a lot of people don’t like beets, how a 17th century pirate named the bell pepper and how George Washington was nearly assassinated by a plate of poisoned peas.
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Ladies aide industria rummage sale drop off in Lincoln. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1-7 p.m., Burnham Hall, Lincoln. Drop off from 1-7 p.m. No electronics. Contact info, Mary Rogers 4535995. Story circle in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m., Ilsley Library. The story starter will be “Little Things,” the impact of little things on our lives, relationships and the world. Come listen or share your story. Best of the Fest narrative winners in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival “Best of the Fest” will present “The Best and Worst Days of George Morales’ Unnaturally Long Life” (short) and “Broke” (feature).Tickets $12.
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Dancing in a Minefield: Cartoons, Politics, and Satire in a Crazy World in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 29, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Robison Hall. Kal Kallaugher, international award-winning cartoonist of the Economist, gives a presentation about his 38-year career. He caps off the evening with a live drawing of his favorite targets and a surprise for the audience: their own original cartoons to take home. Free. Biology department talk in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 29, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Middlebury College, McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216. Dr. Steve Palumbi, of Stanford University and Hopkins Marine Center, gives a talk titled, “The Extreme Life of the Sea and What it Tells Us About the Future of the Oceans.” Sponsored by the George B. Saul II Lecture Fund and department of biology. Author reading in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 29, 6:30 p.m., Vermont Book Shop. Nancy Marie Brown, acclaimed Vermont author, will read from and discuss “Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them.” Free. “Rumors” by Neil Simon in Shelburne. Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Shelburne Town Center, 5420 Shelburne Road. Shelburne Players present Neil Simon’s comic farce “Rumors.” Tickets $15. Purchase tickets at Shelburne Market or www.shelburneplayers.com or by calling 343-2602.
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Ladies aide industria rummage sale in Lincoln. Friday, Sept. 30, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Burnham Hall, Lincoln. Shoppers can hunt for bargains. Contact info, Mary Rogers 453-5995. Blood drive in Brandon. Friday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Brandon American Legion, 55 Franklin Street. Red Cross blood drive will be held in Brandon. An Ibis in Three Perspectives: Egypt’s
Rodney King HISTORY, POETRY AND TRAGEDY COLLIDE when stage and film actor Roger Guenveur Smith tackles the thorny odyssey of Rodney King, caught in the glare of the national spotlight as the victim of police brutality that ignited the 1992 L.A. riots. Showing Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at Mahaney Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. Tickets $20/$15/$6.
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Sacred Bird in Art, Science, and Religion in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 30, 12:15 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre and Lower Lobby. Professors Pieter Broucke (history of art and architecture), Shalom Goldman (religion) and Stephen Trombulak (biology) team up for an interdisciplinary contextualization of the late-period Egyptian bronze ibis figurine recently acquired by the museum. $5 donation suggested. “Rumors” by Neil Simon in Shelburne. Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Shelburne Town Center, 5420 Shelburne Road. Shelburne Players present Neil Simon’s comic farce “Rumors.” Tickets $15. Purchase tickets at Shelburne Market or www.shelburneplayers.com or by calling 343-2602. Murder mystery comedy in Brandon. Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town
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Hall. Brandon Town Players present a murder mystery comedy. Seating cabaret style with hors d’oeuvres and dessert. Cash bar. Call 247-6720 or 247-5420 for reservations. Tickets $8 adults/$6 seniors, students, military. Brian Kremer in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Singer, songwriter and native son Brian Kremer returns to his Vermont hometown for a performance at Town Hall Theater. Tickets $15 and may be purchased at www.townhalltheater.org or 382-9222. Rodney King in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Seeler Studio Theatre. History, poetry and tragedy collide when stage and film actor Roger Guenveur Smith tackles the thorny odyssey of Rodney King, caught in the glare of the spotlight as the victim of police brutality that ignited the 1992 L.A. riots. Public $20/ college ID holders $15/ students $6. Observatory open house in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 30, 8-9:30 p.m., Middlebury College Observatory. Middlebury College Observatory and Middlebury Physics will host a stargazing open house, weather permitting. Check the Observatory website http://go.middlebury.edu/observatory/ or call 443-2266 after 6 p.m. on the evening of the event for weather status.
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Ladies Rally in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 1, Vergennes Opera House. Enjoy a 100-mile journey through beautiful Vermont countryside. All
cars and types of drivers are welcome. Proceeds go toward funding a new LED stage lighting system. Ladies aide industria rummage sale in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-noon, Burnham Hall. Shoppers can hunt for bargains. $2 per bag on Sunday. Contact info, Mary Rogers 453-5995. Dead Creek wildlife day in Addison. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, Route 17 west of Route 22A. Bird banding demonstrations will begin at 7 a.m., followed by decoy carving, building bluebird boxes and a waterfowl calling contest with prizes starting at 9:30 a.m. Waterfowl biologist David Sausville will also give a presentation. Vermont old cemetery association fall meeting in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Middlebury VFW, 530 Exchange Street. Lunch menu is meatloaf, gravy, mashed potatoes, maple glazed carrots, apple pie and cider. Author and historian Steve Zeoli will give a presentation at 1 p.m. about Revolutionary War artist John Trumbull, who was a soldier at Mt. Independence. Lunch $12. Reservations must be received by Sept. 20. Make check out to VOCA, Dianne Leary, 4670 Greenbush Road, Charlotte 05445. Fall rummage and food sale in Shoreham. Saturday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Road. Baked goods, food items and clothing will be sold. A special bag sale begins at noon. Clean donated items (no rips or stains) may be dropped off at the church on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 29 and 30, from 1-3 p.m. Info: Jeri 8978591. Addison strides for recovery fundraising walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m., 228 Maple Street, Turning Point Center old location in the Marble Works. Fundraising walk from Marble Works to the Turning Point Center’s new home at 54 Creek Road in Middlebury, followed by an open house, silent auction, raffle, music, food, fun and more. If you do not want to walk, feel free to come at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited. The Measure of a Man in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium. An unemployed factory worker struggles to keep his family afloat and maintain his dignity in this powerful social drama. In French with English subtitles. Free. Best of the Fest audience favorite winners in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival “Best of the Fest” will present “Pony” (short) and “The Guys Next Door” (feature).Tickets $12. Murder mystery comedy in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Brandon Town Players present a murder mystery comedy. Seating cabaret style with hors d’oeuvres and dessert. Cash bar. Call 247-6720 or 247-5420 for reservations. Tickets $8 adults/$6 seniors, students, military. Joe Crookston in Ripton. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., The Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Crookston will perform. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for open mic, followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Info: www.rcch.org or 3889782. WAR and PEACE (and other duets) in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse Theater, 1197 Exchange Street. Deb Gwinn and Jim Cave have been a performing duo for the
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communityc a l e n d a r past 20 years, mostly in the San Francisco Bay area, although locally they are known for their appearances every summer in “Shakespeare in the Barn” at Mary’s in Bristol. Tickets $10. Ethiopian Boogie Benefit in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7-10:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 East River St. Ethiopian dance boogie music by the New Nile Orchestra and Band of the Land, authentic Ethiopian cuisine, arts and crafts for sale to benefit One Love AIDS/HIV Education Theater in Ethiopia. Produced by the Willowell Foundation and the Vermont Folklife Center. Tickets $10/ kids under 12 free. Info: 453-6195. “Rumors” by Neil Simon in Shelburne. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., Shelburne Town Center, 5420 Shelburne Road. Shelburne Players present Neil Simon’s comic farce “Rumors.” Tickets $15. Purchase tickets at Shelburne Market or www.shelburneplayers.com or by calling 343-2602. Rodney King in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Seeler Studio Theatre. History, poetry and tragedy collide when stage and film actor Roger Guenveur Smith tackles the thorny odyssey of Rodney King, caught in the glare of the spotlight as the victim of police brutality that ignited the 1992 L.A. riots. Public $20/ college ID holders $15/ students $6.
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CROP Hunger Walk in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 2, noon, Middlebury town green. Walk starts at 1 p.m. Volunteers and walkers will meet on the town green. In case of rain, meet inside St. Stephen’s Church. Call Patty Hallahm to sign up: 388-1561 or sign up online at www.churchworldservice.org. Ice cream social, lawn party and baked goods raffle in Salisbury. Sunday, Oct. 2, 1-3 p.m., Salisbury Community School. The Friends of the Community School will host an ice cream social, lawn party and baked goods raffle. HarvestFest in Brandon. Sunday, Oct. 2, 1-4 p.m., Central Park. Come make harvest people (scarecrows) with the experts. Hay rides, food, pumpkins and more. Rain location: Methodist church. Info: 2476401. Gallery talk in Brandon. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2 p.m. Compass Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. Stephanie Stouffer gives a talk
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Ethiopian boogie THE ETHIOPIAN BOOGIE BENEFIT will take place Saturday, Oct. 1, from 7-10:30 p.m. at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. The event will feature Ethiopian dance boogie music by the New Nile Orchestra and Band of the Land, authentic Ethiopian cuisine, arts and crafts for sale to benefit One Love AIDS/HIV Education Theater in Ethiopia. Produced by the Willowell Foundation and the Vermont Folklife Center. Tickets $10/ kids under 12 free. Info: 453-6195. on the exhibit “The Creative World of Stephanie Stouffer.” Info: 247-4295. WAR and PEACE (and other duets) in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse Theater, 1197 Exchange Street. Deb Gwinn and Jim Cave have been a performing duo for the past 20 years, mostly in the San Francisco Bay area, although locally they are known for their appearances every summer in “Shakespeare in the Barn” at Mary’s in Bristol. Tickets $10. Mt. Zion hike in Hubbardton. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2-5 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site. Guided hike with battlefield interpreters and historians. $3 adults, free for children under 15. Fee includes visiting the museum and battlefield.
Paul Orgel concert in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 2, 4 p.m., Middlebury Community Music Center, 6 Main Street. Vermont pianist Paul Orgel will perform an all Mozart concert. Tickets by suggested donation: $10/$20 generous donation. Proceeds will benefit MCMC’s scholarship fund. “The Dissipated Eight” in Brandon. Sunday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Don’t miss this incredible performance by Middlebury College’s premiere a cappella group. Tickets $8 adults/$6 students, seniors, military.
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Candidate forum in Vergennes. Monday, Oct. 3, 6-8 p.m., Kennedy Brothers Building. The Addison County Chamber of Commerce and Addison Independent will host a forum where candidates for the Addison-3 Vermont House seats will answer questions. Poetry reading in Middlebury. Monday, Oct. 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main at the Bridge. Poet and translator Fiona SzeLorrain will read from and discuss her new collection of poetry, “The Ruined Elegance,” and her translations of Chinese poetry. Doors open at 7 p.m. for a reception with light refreshments. Books, cocktails and other beverages will be available for purchase. Free.
LIVEMUSIC
Walking for a cause ADDISON COUNTY CROP WALK PARTICIPANTS gathered at the gazebo on the Middlebury town green at last year’s walk, which raised $22,795 for charity. This year’s Crop Walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 2, at noon on the green.
Tony Lee Thomas in Middlebury. Friday. Sept. 30, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main. The Durham County Poets in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Soule Monde in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 1, 8-11 p.m., 51 Main. The DuPont Brothers in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Music Series, 52 River Road, Lincoln. The Dave Keller Band in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Dwight & Nicole in New Haven. Friday, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m., Tourterelle. The Twangtown Paramours in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. The Dave Keller Band in Lincoln. Saturday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Music Series, 52 River Road, Lincoln.
FARMERS’ MARKETS Brandon Farmers’ Market. Fridays, 9 a.m.2 p.m., May 27-Oct. 7, Central Park. Vegetables, flowers, plants, Vermont maple syrup, honey, baked goods, organic beef, goat cheese, hand-crafted and tie-dyed items, jewelry, paintings and more. Middlebury Farmers’ Market. Marble Works, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, May 7-Oct. 29; Wednesdays, June 15-Oct. 12. Baked goods, organic products, cheese and dairy products, crafts, cut flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, honey, jam, jellies, preserves, maple syrup, meat and poultry products, wine, bread, plants, pickles, prepared foods, soap and body-care products, eggs, yarn, and cider. Vergennes Farmers’ Market. Thursdays, 3-6:30 p.m., mid-May through September, Vergennes City Park. Organic vegetables, berries, breads, desserts, crafts and takeout. 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. 897-2744. 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, noon-1:30 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. The Hub Teen Center and Skatepark. 110 Airport Drive, Bristol. Open mike night, first Thursday of the month, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free for all ages; reserve a spot at thehub@ gmavt.net. Info: 453-3678 or www.bristolskatepark.com.
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Rodney King: A powerful story told through poetry at THT History, poetry and tragedy collide when stage and film actor Roger Guenveur Smith (“American Gangster,” “Malcolm X”) tackles the thorny odyssey of Rodney King, caught in the glare of the national spotlight as the victim of police brutality that ignited the 1992 Los Angeles riots. This performance will kick off the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series’ 97th season at 8 p.m., on Friday and Saturday in the Seeler Studio Theatre of the Mahaney Center for the Arts. In this riveting solo theatrical performance, Smith offers a meditation on a flawed, good-hearted man and reveals America’s endlessly complicated relationship with its racial past and present. This powerful solo theater work is a mix of spoken word poetry, strong monologue, urban styling and actual broadcast media clips that all add up to a tour de force performance that is just as relevant today as when Smith originally improvised it at Bootleg Theater in L.A. in 2012, at the 20th anniversary of the beating. “Roger Guenveur Smith gets it all Community House in Ripton. Songwriter, singer, guitarist, and gets it brilliantly,” says The New painter, fiddler, banjo player, ecoYork Times. While at Middlebury, Smith will village member and believer in all things possible, Joe engage with audiences Crookston is not afraid at post-performance to walk outside the trends Q&As, and meet with creating his own version Middlebury College stuof magic. His story songs dents to discuss his work are universal, his rhythm and process. Due to adult infectious and in concert, language and content, this performance is for by Greg Pahl he is funny one moment and transcendent the mature audiences only. next. Tickets are $20 for the Crookston’s music and general public. For more information, or to purchase tickets, songwriting are good-hearted, artcall 443-6433 or go to www.middle- ful and intense. His keen musicianbury.edu/arts. The Mahaney Center ship as guitarist, claw hammer banjo is located at 72 Porter Field Road, player, fiddler, singer and songwriter just off Route 30 south (South Main fuse contemporary and traditional Street). Free parking is available in styles, and his writing simply and beautifully paints pictures with the Center for the Arts parking lot. words. Whether it’s his mesmerizJOE CROOKSTON The Ripton Community Coffee ing guitar sound or bubbling banjo, House, a nonprofit community con- his music draws from his rural Ohio cert series, welcomes back singer- roots and exudes a remarkable intersongwriter Joe Crookston on Sat- generational, universal and timeless urday, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ripton quality.
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“Broke” at Town Hall Theater As always, the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with an open mike set, followed by the featured performer. Open mike performers are encouraged to call in advance and reserve one of the four open-mike slots. Admission to the coffeehouse is $3 kids (12 and under), $10 general admission and $15 generous admission. The economically challenged may pay what they can afford. Re-
freshments will benefit the coffeehouse. The coffeehouse is held on the first Saturday of each month, except August. For more information, contact Richard Ruane or Andrea Chesman at 388-9782. “BEST OF THE FEST” AT THT With the 2nd Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival having recently concluded, MNFF bring its popular “Best of the Fest” screen-
ings back to Middlebury this fall, giving audiences a chance to see the Festival’s VTeddy Award winners once again or for the very first time. In collaboration with Town Hall Theater, MNFF offers three double bills to its regional audience. Best of the Fest 1 — Narrative Winners: Wednesday. “The Best and Worst Days of George Morales’ (See Arts Beat, Page 11)
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Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) Unnaturally Long Life� (short) and “Broke� (feature). Best of the Fest 2 — Audience Favorite Winners: Saturday. “Pony� (short) and “The Guys Next Door� (feature). Best of the Fest 3 — Documentary Winners will be shown next week. All screenings begin at 7 p.m. Individual tickets are $12 per screening or buy a Best of the Fest Pass to see all three for $30. Tickets are available at the Town Hall Theater box office at 382-9222 or online at www.townhalltheater.org. For more information about Best of the Fest, the VTeddy Award winners or the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, visit www.middfilmfest. org. NATIVE SON RETURNS Town Hall Theater is proud to welcome native son Brian Kremer to the stage on Friday, at 7:30 p.m. Though now a part of the vibrant music scene in Austin, Texas, Kremer still calls Middlebury “my home town.� Kremer is a modern day croonersongwriter who performs Jazz standards, originals and early Country
songs with warmth and charm. His first solo tour will take him to Nashville, Brooklyn, Chicago and back to his hometown of Middlebury. Kremer is a former classical singer who earned a Grammy nomination (2003 with the Dale Warland Singers) and a degree from Berklee College of Music before relocating to Austin, his home for the last dozen years. Kremer only recently discovered his calling to croon from the Great American Songbook and to write songs with the masters of that classic form in mind. He’s also become involved in Austin’s theater scene as an actor, composer and accompanist with Love Me Tinder, a musical sketch revue directed and produced by award-winning playwright Adrienne Dawes. Tickets are $15, and may be purchased at www.townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 382-9222 or in person at the THT box office (daily except Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.). DURHAM COUNTY POETS The Durham County Poets are five guys from Canada’s Chateauguay Valley who have played, and do play, in Blues bands, Gospel (See Beat, Page 13)
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Beat (Continued from Page 11) groups, Cajun, folk, Rock and Country bands. They will perform live at Brandon Music on Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. In listening to their own material you get a mix of sounds and stories, influences and genres that is uniquely their own. Some of their songs had been lying dormant for over a decade, others are newborn. A collective blend of styles from Dan Hicks to James Taylor, the Band to Leon Redbone, theirs is a melting pot full of inspired tunes to enjoy. The eclectic group is made up of lead singer Kevin Harvey, electric and acoustic guitarist David Whyte, acoustic guitarist Neil Elsmore, double bassist Carl Rufh and percussionist James Preimel. Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are recommended for the show and required for dinner. Venue is BYOB. Call 247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be two live performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main Street in Middlebury. Join Two Brothers every Wednesday at 9 p.m. for The Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Alternately hosted by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley, come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage. It’s free to enter and there is no cover charge. Then, on Friday, the tavern presents Bill at 9 p.m. Bill is not one man, but four. Brothers Dave and Matt Nerbak share vocal and guitar duties, while the tight rhythm section of Phil Joseph on drums and Billy Dorsey on bass, round out the sound. They cover artists like The Gales Brothers, Vince Gill and Albert Collins — as well as originals. There is a $3 cover charge. For more information, call Two Brothers at 388-0002. LIVE MUSIC AT 51 MAIN There will be two live music events this week at Middlebury’s 51 Main. At 8 p.m. on Friday, Tony Lee
Thomas will perform. Imagine the energetic strumming of Richie Havens and the intricate finger work of Bert Jansch. Add a vocal style that summons Stevie Wonder and Martin Sexton. Then take a songwriting vocabulary as poignant as Ani DiFranco, playful as John Prine, and add commanding stage presence. That’s Tony Lee Thomas. Finally, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Soule Monde take to the stage. Soule Monde is instrumental, organdriven funk in its purest form. Erupting from the syncopated minds of power-drummer Russ Lawton and organ-wizard Ray Paczkowski, the duo takes Soul-Jazz back to the deep end. All ages, no cover. For more information visit www.go51main.com or call 388-8209. STEPHANIE STOUFFER With a personal, firsthand experience of truly earning a living as a freelance artist, Stephanie Stouffer will give a Gallery Talk at the Compass Music and Arts Center, as part of her current exhibit “The Creative World of Stephanie Stouffer,” on Sunday, at 2 p.m. The exhibit, which showcases many of Stouffer’s original paintings, along with selected licensed products, runs through Oct. 29. The Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive in Brandon (Park Village used to be the Brandon Training School, located 1.5 miles north of downtown Brandon off of Arnold District Road). For more information, visit www.cmacvt.org. INTERNATIONAL FILM The 2016-2017 Hirschfield International Film Series continues on Saturday at Middlebury College with the 2015 French film, “The Measure of a Man,” directed by Stéphane Brizé. At the age of 51 and after 20 months of unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job? The film, in French with English subtitles, will be shown at 3 p.m. and again 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on College Street (Route 125). Free.
Stephanie Stouffer at Compass Music and Arts Center Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children. VCC PLAYHOUSE The Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse presents “WAR and
PEACE” (and other duets) featuring Jim Cave and Deb Gwinn at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10, available at Play-
house@VermontCoffeeCompany. com, or call 398-2776 ext. 819. The Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse is located at 1197 Exchange Street in Middlebury.
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Sheldon to offer tours of eight churches Sunday, Oct. 9 MIDDLEBURY — On Sunday, Oct. 9, the Henry Sheldon Museum sponsors a tour featuring eight houses of worship in Middlebury village, notable embodiments of two centuries of religious culture and architectural craftsmanship. The tour is organized by Glenn Andres, Middlebury College Professor Emeritus of History, Art and Architecture. Participants may visit the eight churches in any order between 1-5 p.m. The walk highlights: the Congregational Church (1806-09); St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church (1826-27); St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (1892-1912), exterior only; the United Methodist Church (1892-93); Memorial Baptist Church (1905-06); Mead Chapel at Middlebury College (1916); Havurah Jewish Congregation (1876; 2001); and the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (2009). At each location, local hosts will be on hand to explain features and
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Middlebury will be featured on a tour of eight houses of worship sponsored by the Henry Sheldon Museum on Sunday, Oct. 9.
stories of the buildings and their histories. Tickets and maps are on sale in advance and on Oct. 9 at $25 per person at the Sheldon Museum, One Park Street or online www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org.
The walk will conclude with a reception at the Sheldon Museum where paintings by local artists of the featured churches will be offered for sale. The Henry Sheldon Museum is located at One Park Street in down-
town Middlebury across from the Ilsley Library. Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday (through Oct. 16) 1-5 p.m.; Research Center hours: Thursday and Friday 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. Admission to the museum is $5 adults; $3 youth (ages 6-18); $4.50 seniors; $12 family; $5 Research Center.
SHOREHAM — The Shoreham Historical Society will host a presentation Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Platt Memorial Library by retired apple grower and former Shoreham Apple Coop member Sanford (Sandy) Witherell, Jr., titled “Shoreham Cooperative Apple Producers Association — Its Rise And Fall.” The Shoreham Apple Coop, best known by its acronym SCAPA, was founded in 1946 by several growers recognizing their orchards’ increasing productions could be better stored, packed and marketed under one umbrella. By the early 1980s, this cooperative facility and a dedicated broker handled up to 500,000 bushels, mostly McIntosh, from 23 grower members. Please join us for a short business meeting followed by this program. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation. ADDISON COUNTY
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Otter Valley Union High School is happy to announce Brigid Elaine Enright as its Student of the Week. Brigid lives in Pittsford with her mom Roberta, and her dad David lives in Miami, Fla. Brigid is a member of National Honor Society and has been on the Principal’s List throughout high school. Currently, she is ranked first in the senior class. Brigid is President of Student Council, and has been involved since 7th grade. Brigid will have taken six AP classes by the time she graduates from OVUHS: AP Calculus, AP Art History, AP Chemistry, AP Bio, AP European History and AP Literature. Brigid is a certified nursing assistant with dual licensure in Vermont and New Hampshire. Two days a week, she volunteers at Rutland Regional Medical Center, where she has been a courier for a little over a year. Brigid has played tennis since 9th grade, and is currently a captain. She is very dedicated to planning blood drives through the school; they host two drives a year. Brigid participates in jazz band, where she plays percussion. She also participates in both district symphonic and jazz band and AllState music festivals. Her favorite instrument to play is either the drum set Brigid Enright or any keyboard percussion. She plans on participating in orchestra for the O.V.U.H.S. upcoming school musical “The Producers.” This will be her sixth and final musical. Over the summer, Brigid attended a pharmacogenomics and genetic medicine course at UVM, as well as MedQuest in Saxton’s River. Brigid loves to play percussion and has taken lessons with Rob Zollman at Whole Music Learning in Brandon for almost eight years. She also loves art history, fashion, drawing mandalas and baking for her friends. Above all, Brigid loves to travel — she has been to 14 countries so far! Brigid’s teacher Ms. Cioffredi says, “Brigid Enright is a multi-talented student and I enjoy having her in a dual enrollment sports medicine class. Although she is a gifted and serious student, she does not take herself seriously and is quick to laugh. Brigid is one of those students that finds the fun in learning and this makes her able to bring the best out in other students in class. ... One of her more impressive skills is her ability to work with a variety of students with different abilities in a way that is inclusive.” After graduating, Brigid plans to attend nursing school where she will specialize in psychiatric nursing. She would absolutely love to attend Northeastern University in Boston (fingers crossed) or UVM. All in all, she wants to make a difference in someone’s life, even if it’s just one person.
Mount Abraham Union High School
Mount Abraham Union High School is happy to announce Margaret Moody as its Student of the Week. Margaret lives in Monkton with her parents, Amy and Jim Moody. Margaret has made it onto the high or highest honor roll for each semester of her high school career. As a junior, she was accepted to attend the 2015 summer term of the High Mountain Institute in Leadville, Co. During her time at the High Mountain Institute, she was recognized as an honors level student. Starting her junior year, Margaret challenged herself academically by taking two AP courses. At the end of junior year, she was accepted into the National Honor Society. Currently, she is enrolled in a college level Forest Ecology class through CCV, is taking AP English and is interested in taking another environmental science course through CCV during the second semester. Margaret has been involved in the following activities/sports during her high school career: Field Hockey: 9th-12th grade; Track and Field: 9th-10th grade; Nordic Ski Club: 10th-12th grade; Monkton Margaret Moody Maples 4-H Club: 7th-12th grade; Mount Abraham Environmental M.A.U.H.S. Action Group: 9th-12th grade; Mount Abraham Garden Club: 9th12th grade; National Honor Society: 12th grade; Bristol Elementary Extended Learning Program Volunteer: 11th-12th grade; Community Council Class Representative: 9th grade. After high school Margaret plans on working in the White Mountains and then attending college in Colorado. Coach Mary Stetson states, “Margaret is a hard-working, dedicated teammate, who is valued and admired by her peers. She is more than willing to fulfill a role that helps her team excel. She has been a pleasure to coach.” Art teacher Bruce Babbitt writes, “Margaret Moody’s commitment to craftsmanship is evident in her work. She takes the extra time to do a job right. I’m sure that the care she takes making a ceramics piece or a piece of jewelry is typical of her work in all her classes and activities.” Melanie Stultz-Backus pens, “Margaret’s self-sufficiency, keen intelligence and physical prowess distinguish her; she dedicates herself to valuing, cherishing and nourishing the natural world. Her way of being is a happy match between the real and the ideal.”
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Soccer: Eagles, Tigers grapple to 1-1 draw
MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School junior Sam Paradee and Middlebury Union High School freshman Ebenezer Jackson battle for a loose ball.
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Changes in girls’ defensive lineup pay off in match against Tigers By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — An overtime penalty kick and a new formation that placed the team’s leading scorers from 2015 on defense led to a big win for the Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ soccer team on Saturday, 2-1 over host Middlebury. Junior midfielder Casey Ober struck the game-winning PK with 3:46 left in the second 10-minute overtime, sending a solid shot into the right corner. Junior forward Abby Mansfield drew the penalty for Mount Abe by making a dangerous run into the left side of the Tiger box. The goal ended a game in which the Tigers controlled much of the play, outshooting the Eagles by 19-11. But Mount Abe’s realigned defense and senior goalie Genysis Berube (eight saves) allowed only Tiger junior Andi Boe’s game-tying blast with 8:08 left in regulation. That defense included senior Ernesta McIntosh and junior Lydia Pitts — who combined for 22 goals last fall — on the flanks and junior Emma LaRose at sweeper, all for the first time this season. Coach Dustin Corrigan said the
Eagles, who improved to 2-4, had been playing well, but giving up too many goals. “The play was kind of even in those matches, but we were losing, 4-0, 2-0. We needed to do something different,” he said. “And I think it paid off big today. We certainly didn’t get as many chances as Middlebury did, but we were able to keep them off the scoresheet. And I think it had a lot to do with those players we had in the back today.” McIntosh, a team captain who has swung back and forth between central midfield and striker for the Eagles for two seasons, said the Eagles, Division II champions two years ago and semifinalists in 2013 and 2015, needed Saturday’s result after their 1-4 start. “It means a lot today. We definitely came together as a team and we gelled. I really think it’s a turning point for the season,” she said. McIntosh said the Eagles were happy to try the new alignment. “You never know when you get thrown into a new position and everything, but I feel like it really worked for the team,” she said. “Depending on which teams we play,
I definitely can see this formation working in the future.” The flip side is that Saturday was a disappointment for the Tigers, who after a slow start in the first half took control at midfield and had an edge in possession and chances. Coach Wendy Leeds was happy with the quality of their play. “We’re getting better each game, and we’re getting better from start to finish. Certainly today we got better as every minute went by,” Leeds said. “Overall I think we’re starting to connect better. We’re trusting each other more. We’re finding each other more.” The Eagles scored on a corner kick eight minutes into the game. McIntosh served the ball from the left side. It bounced through a knot of players to junior midfielder Molly Funk, alone on the far side of the goal for the tap-in. Chances were few in the first half, although the Tigers began to press in the final 10 minutes. McIntosh blocked a shot by Tiger junior Helen Anderson, and Berube tracked down a couple long bids from Anderson (See Girls’ soccer, Page 17)
By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury and Mount Abraham union high school teams both came away with things to be happy about and things to work on after Friday’s 1-1 tie in Middlebury. MUHS Coach Reeves Livesay was pleased with the Tigers’ edge in play, particularly at midfield, something represented in their 27-12 advantage in shots at goal. “In the first half we struggled a little bit finding feet, but that definitely got better in the second half, and I think we started moving the ball well,” Livesay said. “And that opened up some opportunities for us.” The Tiger defense (seniors Lucas Pyle and Harlow Punderson in the middle, senior Eli Miller on one flank and the platoon of senior Jakub Kraus and sophomore Tucker Moulton on the other), which three days before had pitched a shutout in the program’s first win over Champlain Valley in 20 years, also held up well against dangerous Eagle forwards Jack Willis and Silas Burgess. “Our defense, I think has really come together the last couple games and played very, very well,” Livesay said. For the Eagles, their three-man defense of senior Owein LaBarr in the
middle and juniors Eli Rickner and Jackson Counter on the flanks held up well against the Tiger possession, and pressured the Tiger shooters well enough to allow only seven on goal, six of which goalies Toby Bunch and Ethan DeWitt (three saves each) stopped. “We’re going to live and die on our defense,” Corey said. The downsides for both teams relate to those 20 Tiger shots not on goal. Livesay said for the Tigers to pick up the scoring pace they have to put balls on target, and not always be so reluctant to shoot. “The key is first getting those shots on frame. We had good opportunities where we went for the perfect shot,” he said. The fact that the Tigers were in position to shoot so often shows the work the young Eagle midfielders must do to slow their counterparts. On Saturday they struggled to contain their Tiger counterparts, although Eagle junior middie Sam Paradee again played well. “We don’t match up well in the midfield,” Corey said. “We have skilled players in the midfield. They know what they’re supposed to do. It’s just sometimes really hard for them going up against strong, physical players.” (See Boys’ soccer, Page 18)
EAGLE JUNIOR JACKSON Counter knocks Tiger sophomore Benjamin Turner off the ball during Friday’s game in Middlebury. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
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Girls’ soccer (Continued from Page 16) and Boe. The Tigers picked up the pace after the break, with Boe and Anderson threatening again. But the best early chance came from the Eagles. Mansfield broke down the right side and looked to have a clear path to goal. But Tiger senior goalie Riley Fenster came out more than 20 yards to meet Mansfield and block the ball away. The Tiger defense, solid in the first half except the corner kick, then buckled back down. Senior sweeper Darcy Staats, senior stopper Kess Moulton and junior flank back Satchel McLaughlin all defended well and moved the ball smartly into the attack. At midfield, senior Amelia Ingersoll, juniors Sierra Barnicle and Isabel Rosenberg, and sophomores Ada Anderson and Aileen Bosworth all helped keep the pressure on Mount Abe. That pressure finally paid off when Boe found room in the middle of the field from 24 yards out and drilled a shot inside the right post to tie the game. The Tigers had a series of chances in the final 8:00. Bosworth fired just high after a misplay in the Mount Abe box, and MUHS also earned three corner kicks. The Eagle defense blocked a Bosworth bid on the first, and junior forward Emma
Score BOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/21 Mt. Abe vs. Colchester ................3-1 9/21 Mt. Mansfield vs. MUHS..............5-1 9/21 Bellows Falls vs. OV ........ 3-2 (2OT) 9/24 MUHS vs. Burlington ...................4-2 9/24 Woodstock vs. OV.......................2-0 Football 9/23 MUHS vs. Colchester ................27-7 9/23 Mt. Abe vs. N. Country ............28-23 9/24 Windsor vs. OV .......................55-13 Boys’ Soccer 9/21 Mill River vs. OV..........................2-2 9/22 Milton vs. VUHS ..........................3-0 9/23 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS .......................1-1 9/24 OV vs. Springfield .......................1-0 Girls’ Soccer 9/21 Rice vs. MUHS ............................3-0 9/21 Milton vs. Mt. Abe ........................4-0 9/24 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS .............. 2-1 (OT) 9/24 Green Mt. Union vs. OV ..............3-0 9/24 Milton vs. VUHS ..........................3-1 COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 9/24 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .......................3-2 Men’s Soccer 9/21 Midd. vs. Keene St. .....................3-0 9/24 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .............. 2-1 (OT) Women’s Soccer 9/21 Midd. vs. Castleton......................3-1 9/24 Bowdoin vs. Midd. .......................1-0 Football 9/24 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .....................40-3
Carter cleared the ball out of harm’s way on the final two. Carter and junior forward Grace Norman threatened late, but McLaughlin broke up the play, and it was on to overtime. Boe had two shots in the first 10-minute session, but Berube snagged one and the defense blocked the other. Mansfield almost won it for Mount Abe on a corner kick early in second OT, but her header on a McIntosh corner kick went just high. Then the Tigers sent in Anderson alone on Berube near the left post, but Berube cut down the angle and blocked Anderson’s left-footed shot. Fenster then came out to deny a Mansfield run a minute later, but could do nothing with Ober’s wellstruck PK that decided matters. Corrigan agreed it was a must-win for the Eagles. “We were 1-4 going into it, and we really wanted to get a win against a good opponent,” he said. “I think this does a lot for the girls to know we can beat a really good opponent. This was huge for us.” Leeds praised the Tigers’ attitude after a tough loss. “They’re just saying, that was a fun game. That was great soccer,” she said. “And that’s what you want to hear them say after a game like this.”
Eagles, Tigers take field hockey wins ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school field hockey action in the latter half of last week, Mount Abraham continued its recent winning ways; Middlebury split two games, including claiming its first victory; and Otter Valley suffering its first two setbacks. EAGLES On Wednesday Mount Abe defeated host Colchester, 3-1, as three Eagles scored, Jalen Cook and Hannah Wahl in the first half and Jackie Reiss after the break. The Eagles improved to 3-2 with the Division I road win, their third straight victory, while the Lakers dropped to 1-3-1. TIGERS On Wednesday, host Mt. Mansfield topped the Tigers, 5-1, despite 21 saves from goalie Bridget Audet. Alexis Bartlett scored for the Tigers against the 2-2 Cougars. On Saturday, the Tigers defeated visiting Burlington, 4-2, to break into the win column at 1-3. Lily Smith scored three times to spark MUHS, Kiana Plouffe added the fourth score, and Calista Carl and Bartlett chipped in assists. Audet
stopped five shots as the Tigers improved to 1-3, while Devin Libby made 11 saves for the 2-4 Seahorses. OTTERS In a Wednesday showdown between undefeated teams and defending champions, visiting D-III Bellows Falls edged the Otters, 3-2, in overtime. BF’s Madison Streeter tallied at 7:51 in OT, after the Terriers had knotted the score with 4:56 left in regulation. Allison Lowell and Livia Bernhardt, off a Lowell assist scored for OV, and goalie Myliah McDonough made eight saves. Terrier goalie Emma Lober made one save. On Saturday, host Marble Valley League rival Woodstock knocked off the Otters, 2-0, in a defensive battle. The Wasps held a 4-3 edge in shots on goals and scored twice in the first half. McDonough made one save, and Ellie Ross also played in goal for OV and made one stop as the Otters dropped to 4-2. Molly Henne worked a threesave shutout for the 5-1 Wasps.
Football: wins for Eagles and Tigers, Otters fall ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school football action this past weekend, Middlebury claimed a home victory, the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team earned its first win, and Otter Valley dropped its second straight contest. TIGERS The 3-1 Tigers broke away from a 7-7 halftime tie to defeat visiting Division I foe Colchester (1-3) on Friday, 27-7. Quarterback Andrew Gleason accounted for 115 yards of total offense and two touchdowns to lead the way. Gleason’s five-yard run at 10:44 of the second quarter gave MUHS the lead, but the Lakers answered as QB Alex O’Connell tossed a fouryard TD pass to Tom Meadows at 5:58, a play set up by a 27-yard Matt Hesford run. Tiger defensive back Lane Sheldrick helped preserve the halftime tie by picking off O’Connell at the MUHS 2-yard line as time expired. Two Tiger fumbles in the second quarter hurt their momentum; the second set up the Lakers’ late scoring bid. A three-yard run by Spencer Carpenter, who ran for 61 yards on 14 carries, gave the Tigers the lead at 7:41 of the third quarter to make it 13-7 after a bad snap caused a failed point-after try.
Gleason (four of six passing for 71 yards) tossed a 15-yard TD pass to Doug DeLorenzo at 3:01 of the quarter to make it 20-7. A 28-yard halfback-option pass from Trey Kaufmann to DeLorenzo sparked that drive. Sheldrick capped the scoring with a four-yard run at 3:31 of the fourth quarter. Cody Pomainville intercepted a pass for the Tigers in the fourth. Matt Hesford led the Laker rushers with 49 yards on 13 carries as the Tigers stiffened up on the ground after struggling in their loss to Brattleboro the week before. O’Connell finished 10 of 16 through the air for 80 yards. The Tigers, who have yet to face a team with a winning record, will visit struggling South Burlington on Friday night before heading to Essex the following week. Their final regular-season home game comes on Oct. 14 vs. Rice. EAGLES In D-II action on Friday, the Eagles knocked off host North Country, 28-23, as quarterback Coleman Russell threw for two touchdowns and 210 yards. Russell also ran nine times for another 56 yards, and the Eagle defense forced and recovered four fumbles, three in the second half as the Eagles came from behind. One of Russell’s TD passes was a
35-yarder to Dylan Bradford, and it gave the Eagles the lead in the fourth quarter after North Country QB Evan Sarault tossed a 19-yard TD pass to Ethan Sarault with 10:23 left in the game. Bradford snagged four of Russell’s passes for 122 yards. Casey Kimball rambled for 58 yards to lead the Eagles on the ground as they outgained the Falcons, 355-223. The 1-3 Eagles will look to make it two straight when the host D-II foe Lyndon at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. OTTERS On Saturday, host Windsor thumped the defending D-III champion Otters, 55-13. The 4-0 Jacks took advantage of early OV miscues to score two touchdowns in the first five minutes and led at the half, 350. OV scored in the third quarter on a 24-yard pass from second-string QB Tyler Rowe, a sophomore, to Payson Williams. Collin Parker rushed for a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Otters. The Jacks, who had allowed just three touchdowns in the first three games, held OV leading rusher Brent Nickerson to about 60 yards. The 2-2 Otters will entertain Missisquoi at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/21 Mt. Abe vs. Colchester ................3-1 9/21 Mt. Mansfield vs. MUHS..............5-1 9/21 Bellows Falls vs. OV ........ 3-2 (2OT) 9/24 MUHS vs. Burlington ...................4-2 9/24 Woodstock vs. OV.......................2-0 Football 9/23 MUHS vs. Colchester ................27-7 9/23 Mt. Abe vs. N. Country ............28-23 9/24 Windsor vs. OV .......................55-13 Boys’ Soccer 9/21 Mill River vs. OV..........................2-2 9/22 Milton vs. VUHS ..........................3-0 9/23 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS .......................1-1 9/24 OV vs. Springfield .......................1-0 Girls’ Soccer 9/21 Rice vs. MUHS ............................3-0 9/21 Milton vs. Mt. Abe ........................4-0 9/24 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS .............. 2-1 (OT) 9/24 Green Mt. Union vs. OV ..............3-0 9/24 Milton vs. VUHS ..........................3-1 COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 9/24 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .......................3-2 Men’s Soccer 9/21 Midd. vs. Keene St. .....................3-0 9/24 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .............. 2-1 (OT) Women’s Soccer 9/21 Midd. vs. Castleton......................3-1 9/24 Bowdoin vs. Midd. .......................1-0 Football 9/24 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .....................40-3 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/27 CVU at MUHS ........................4 p.m. 9/27 S. Burlington at Mt. Abe .........4 p.m. 9/28 Burr & Burton at OV ...............4 p.m. 9/29 Mt. Abe at CVU ......................4 p.m. 9/29 S. Burlington at MUHS ...........4 p.m. 9/30 OV at Hartford ........................4 p.m. 10/1 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS ..........3 p.m. Football 9/30 MUHS at S. Burlington ...........7 p.m. 10/1 Missisquoi at OV ...............2:30 p.m. 10/1 Lyndon at Mt. Abe .............3:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer 9/27 OV vs. Springfield at Arlington5 p.m. 9/28 Milton at MUHS .................4:30 p.m. 9/28 Rice at VUHS ....................4:30 p.m. 9/28 Mt. Abe at Missisquoi .............7 p.m. 9/29 & 30 OV at Arlington Tourney ....TBD 10/1 MUHS at Rice ........................3 p.m. 10/1 Mt. Abe at Milton ....................3 p.m. 10/1 Missisquoi at VUHS ..........5:30 p.m. Girls’ Soccer 9/27 Rice at VUHS ....................4:30 p.m. 9/27 Milton at MUHS .................4:30 p.m. 9/27 Mt. Abe at Missisquoi .............7 p.m. 9/28 OV at Leland & Gray .........4:30 p.m. 9/29 Mt. Abe at Milton ...............4:30 p.m. 9/30 Windsor at OV ...................4:30 p.m. 9/30 MUHS at Rice ...................4:30 p.m. 10/1 Missisquoi at VUHS ..........3:30 p.m. Cross Country 9/27 MUHS at Mt. Abe ..............3:30 p.m. 9/27 OV at Mill River .................4:30 p.m. 10/1 Thetford Invitational..............10 a.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 9/28 Midd. at Skidmore ..................4 p.m. 10/1 Midd. at Colby ......................11 a.m. Men’s Soccer 9/27 Midd. at Hamilton ..............4:30 p.m. 10/1 Midd. at Colby ...................1:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer 9/28 Keene St. at Midd...................4 p.m. 10/1 Midd. at Colby ......................11 a.m. Football 10/1 Midd. at Colby ........................1 p.m. Late games were played after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.
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Boys’ soccer (Continued from Page 16) Play was most even in the scoreless first half, during which each team had three shots on goal, with Bunch and Tiger goalie Santiago Fernandez, both juniors, stopping them all. Willis, a senior, and Burgess, a freshman, were dangerous on counterattacks for the Eagles, while the Tigers midfielders — notably seniors Sully Swearingen and Owen Hammel, sophomore Henry Hodde and freshman Eben Jackson — more patiently worked the ball to junior forwards Cam Simpson and J.D. Goettelmann and senior George McKeever-Parkes. Bunch stopped Swearingen after a Jackson cross early on, and Simpson shot just high midway through the half. The Eagles best chance came in the 31st minute, when Fernandez tipped Eagle sophomore middie Weston Allred’s long shot over the crossbar. After a 9-4 edge in shots in the first half, the Tigers outshot the Eagles, 13-4, in the second half. Hodde had a couple bids go wide early on, while at the other end Eagle sophomore William Wright struck two nice serves that his teammates couldn’t quite reach. Simpson gave the Tigers the lead at 27:07. Swearingen sent in a ball from the right sideline that deflected to Simpson at the top of the box, and he turned and fired into the upper left corner. The Tiger chances kept coming, and they kept just missing. Junior
Jake Ingenthron shot a couple feet wide left in the 22nd minute, and Jackson headed wide from Miller in the 27th minute. Fernandez came off his line to break up one Burgess bid, but could do nothing with the equalizer. Allred sent the ball in from the left sideline. Burgess headed it back toward the left, and it deflected into the left side of the goal off a Tiger defender in the 32nd minute. The Eagles pressed for a bit, and Hodde blocked a bid by sophomore Owen Maille. The Tigers had chances down the stretch, but again missed high, and it was on to overtime. In the first 10 minutes Miller broke up one good Eagle threat, and Counter headed high on a corner kick. The best OT chance for both teams came in the second session. Hammel shot well from long range, but DeWitt jumped up and back to deflect it off the crossbar. Corey was pleased to see his team battle through the Tiger pressure and come away with a positive result, and he still believes they have potential to be a dangerous group by the end of the season. “I’m pretty excited to have a team that just keeps playing and just keeps working hard,” he said. “They don’t let the emotions or the ebb and flow get in their head. They just keep going.” Livesay was happy with his team’s play in a game he called fun to watch. “We came off a great win for us,”
TIGER HENRY HODDE and Eagle Owein Labarr chase down a loose ball in front of Eagle goalie Toby Bunch Friday afternoon. The Eagles and Tigers tied, 1-1.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
he said. “We were very emotional and excited about that, and then today we came and really started to
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presents the
2016 Garden Game
We had a busy week for the garden game, which started when Wendy Goodwin brought in an amazing pepper from her garden in Middlebury. It was an impressive 21 inches lengthwise around by 14 inches around sideways. Wendy said “the vagaries of soil, insects and weather always make me appreciate our farmers who work so hard to feed us.”
Pam Thomas came back in last week with more entries for our game. She brought in a big onion and a very big sunflower. Pam said her secret to her big veggies is the rabbit manure she uses as fertilizer. Her sunflower was 12.5 inches across and her onion was 15.25 around. Her onion was big enough to beat the frontrunner, but was beaten later in the week.
Richard Lilly held the frontrunner spot for his sunflower and amazed us when he brought in an even larger one this week! The new was one an impressive 20 inches across. Richard said he would bring it home to Bridport and leave it for the birds. He also brought in a giant rutabaga that was 24 inches around! He said his rutabagas weren’t as big as the ones he grew last year.
CATEGORIES & FRONTRUNNERS s "EETS (circumference) Cheri Waterman, Addison - 19” TIE! Peter Fournier, New Haven - 19” s "ROCCOLI (diameter) Kelley Mills, Pittsford - 12” s #ABBAGE (circumference) Allen LaFountain, East Middlebury - 33.5” s #ANTALOUPE (circumference) Roger Scarborough, Lesicester - 29.25” s #ARROT (length x circumference) Donna Bezanson, Weybridge - 14.5”x15” s #AULImOWER (diameter) Debbie Bagley, Salisbury - 18.5”
Fernande Washburn plays our game every summer and we enjoy seeing what she has for us each year! She gardens at the Benson Heights Senior Garden which is a UVM Extension Master Gardener project. Fernande brought in some rutabagas and turnips since she knew our game didn’t have any yet. Her rutabaga was 11.5 inches around and her larger turnip was 8 inches around.
We love to see return players to our game, so we were pleased to see Peter Fournier stop by this week. He brought in two first-rate onions and a beet from his garden in New Haven. The larger onion was a whopping 16 inches around! The beet was 19 inches around and ties for first place in our game! Peter said he started many varieties of onions this spring and they had all taken, so now he has over 300 onions!
s #UCUMBER (length x circumference) Steve Reigle, Weybridge - 21”x10.25” s %GGPLANT (circumference x circumference) Kathy Hubbard, Middlebury - 33”x7” s 'REEN "EAN (length) Kanyrat Menard, Shoreham - 32” s /NION (circumference) Peter Fournier, New Haven - 16” s 0OTATO (length x circumference) Fran Putnam, Weybridge - 11.5”x16.5” s 0EPPER (circumference x circumference) Wendy Goodwin, Middlebury - 21”x14” s 0UMPKIN (circumference x circumference) Allen Swain, New Haven - 8.5”
Kanyarat Menard blew us away last summer with her long bean that she grew in her garden in Shoreham. This year her bean was a little shorter, but still the largest one in our game. We think it will be pretty hard to beat at 32 inches long! She also brought in some amazing garlic and loofahs to share.
Allen Swain made us laugh this week when he stopped by to enter our game. He said that a good gardener can grow a big veggie, but it takes a great one to grow a pumpkin like the one he brought. It was the tiniest pumpkin we have ever seen at just 8.5 inches around! He knew we had no pumpkins yet and wanted to bring this little one in to get us started. The turnip he brought in was the opposite of the pumpkin and was the biggest one we’ve seen yet at 22.25 inches around.
GARDEN GAME RULES s 2ADISH (circumference) Gary Miller, Middlebury - 12.75” s 2UTABAGA (circumference) Richard Lilly, Bridport - 24” s 3UMMER 3QUASH (length x circumference) Debbie Bagley, Salisbury - 25”x16.25” s 3UNmOWER (diameter) Richard Lilly, Bridport - 17” s 4OMATO (circumference) Barb Saunders, Bristol - 17” s 4URNIP (circumference) Allen Swain, New Haven - 16” s :UCCHINI (length x circumference) Mohan Family, Forest Dale - 26”x24”
Entries must be home grown in the greater !DDISON #OUNTY AREA s /NLY produce brought to the Addison Independent office between Mon-Fri, AM PM WILL BE ELIGIBLE s 7EEKLY FRONT RUNNERS WILL BE LISTED IN THE h'ARDEN 'AMEv COLUMN UNTIL ANOTHER CONTESTANT PROVIDES A LARGER SAMPLE OF THAT PRODUCE CATEGORY 4HE LARGEST ENTRIES AS OF 4HURSDAY NOON DEADLINE WILL BE THE FRONT RUNNERS LISTED IN THAT -ONDAY S EDITION s /NE WINNER PER CATEGORY s *UDGE HAS lNAL WORD s &IRST PLACE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED at sign of first frost.
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Spotlight on Vergennes Vergennes area students recently started at Castleton University CASTLETON — Ten Vergennesarea residents have recently registered to attend Castleton University this fall. The newest Spartans from northwestern Addison County are: • Brendan Burrell, Tyler Crown-
ingshield, Matthew Mullin, Molly Prufer and Jane Russell of Vergennes. • Justin Connor, Jeb Hodsden and Joshua Sickles of Addison. • Jordan Racine and Kristen Toal of Ferrisburgh.
A. JAY DUBBERLY will teach a six-week writing class at Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes beginning Monday, Oct. 17.
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Bixby to offer fall writing class VERGENNES — Local screenwriter Jay Dubberly will lead a new six-week class at the Bixby Memorial Library on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The course will focus on preparing would-be writers for the grueling process of writing a longer work. Aimed at reducing and eliminating obstacles to completing longer works, writers with interest in or already engaged in a novel, screenplay, teleplay, stage play, graphic novel, novella, or collection of short stories or poetry are encouraged to participate. Preparing to write any work of
significant length is often a daunting task to take on alone. This workshop will perform as a community to get you through your longer project. The workshop will guide writers of all abilities through the ins-andouts of three-act structure, as well as what makes for a compelling story and characters. There will be no charge for the six-week class, which will be held on Monday nights from 6-8 p.m., starting Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Oct. 31, and Nov. 7, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21. There is limited space available so please make sure you are able to at-
tend all of the classes. Contact Muir Haman, Bixby Library’s Adult Services Librarian, at 877-2211 with questions or for registration. A. Jay Dubberly, MFA, is a Vermont transplant from Southern New Hampshire. He has taught Film, English and Creative Writing at Burlington College and Community College of Vermont. He has also been a guest lecturer at Goddard College and Keene State College. He is the cofounder and Editor-inChief of Zig Zag Lit Mag. For questions, email Jay at ajaydubberly@ gmail.com
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• June 12, 2015, Alan Chamberlain to Mark Bowen, 0.5 acre on Rock Landing, $36,000. • June 11, 2015, Loren and Iona Smith to Todd Milazzo, home at 825 Old Hollow Road, $55,000. • June 25, 2015, Fannie Mae to Morris and Jane Palmer, home at 685 Old Hollow Road, $71,500. • June 26, 2015, Bradley and Susan Swanson to Cole and Andrea Rees, home at 142 Jockey Lane, $297,000. • July 7, 2015, Bertram and Amanda Kennedy to Waterman Trust, home at 246 Green Meadow Lane, $387,800. • July 9, 2015, Jacquelyn Charbonneau to 836 Old Hollow Road LLC, home at 836 Old Hollow Road, $125,000. • July 21, 2015, Bruce and Amy Barr to Jon and Patricia Erickson, 30 acres on Monkton and Dean roads, $90,000. • July 24, 2015, Terrence Thomas
to Deborah and Thomas Vallieres, camp at 654 Sleepy Hollow Road, $75,000. • July 23, 2015, Patrick Whitley to Chad and Lacy Couture, home at 237 Brunet Lane, Ferrisburgh, $260,000. • Aug. 1, 2015, Philip Wildasin to William Devine, home at 133 Church St., $50,000. • Aug. 7, 2015, Conrad Lowther to Nicolas and Dana Sardet, 7.46 acres at 454 Echo Road, $185,000. • Aug. 12, 2015, Morris Bouchard to Gerry Farrington and Aaron Collins, home at 889 Old Hollow Road, $214,900. • Aug. 20, 2015, Alyth and Melody Hescock to Jason Brough and Shauna Gaby, home at 165 Fuller Mountain Road, $295,000. • Aug. 26, 2015, Betty and William Baker to Amanda Crocker and Josh Romond, home at 575 Middlebrook Road, $246,000. • Sept. 1, 2015, William and Con(See Transfers, Page 21)
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Transfers Barn Farm Road, $385,000. • Oct. 9, 2015, Sullivan Trust to Kenneth and Nicole Newcomb, home at 160 Ferry Road, $290,000. • Oct. 14, 2015, Timothy Barrows to Craig Linke, home at 4240 Basin Harbor Road, $169,000. • Oct. 21, 2015, Daniel Barrows to Brandon Connel, home at 388 Sleepy Hollow, $142,000. • Oct. 28, 2015, Andrew and Zara Daly to Jonathan Laramee and Holly Forbes, home at 1111 Sand Road, $250,500. • Oct. 29, 2015, Joan and Lawrence Panton to Jon-Taylor and Anne Vincent, 10 acres at 1273 Monkton Road, $91,000. • Oct. 30, 2015, Jeanett Bergmans to Hol-Ket Farms LLC, 295acre farm on Middlebrook Road, $670,000. • Nov. 4, 2015, Hinsdale Trust to Ferrisburgh, 2.23 acres off Route 7, $40,000. • Nov. 9, 2015, Hall Trust to Jonathan Zimmers, home at 304 South Middlebrook Road, $252,000. • Nov. 10, 2015, Robert Davis to James DeRosia, home at 49 Dakin Road, $200,000. • Nov. 12, 2015, Neil Aguiar to Castillo Trust, 97.9 acres on Plank Road, $83,000. • Nov. 19, 2015, Patricia Smith and Lorinda Clauson to Lyttleton Trust, seasonal home at 796 Woods Road, $890,000.
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• Dec. 4, 2015, James Hillier to Steven Konczal, seasonal home at 34 Pleasant Bay Road, $275,000. • Dec. 15, 2015, Corvan Trust to Noon Trust, home at 86 Wild Turkey Lane, $380,700. • Jan. 4, 2016, Leslie Goldring to Steven Audy and Anne Dunham, home at 3344 Route 7, $219,500. • Jan. 5, 2016, Rivers Edge Campground LLC to Donovan Lane Properties LLC, campground with cabins, homes, docks et al. at 47 Donovan Lane, $800,000. • Jan. 11, 2016, Lewis and Constance Rheaume to Elaine Cousineau, home at 23 Brunet Lane, $253,000. • Jan. 19, 2016, Larry and Susan Hayes to Ronald and Cynthia Ulmer, home at 230 Lewis Creek Road, $390,000. • Jan. 27, 2016, Fannie Mae to Jeffrey and Claudia Sherwin, home at 401 Long Point Road, $66,500. • Jan. 28, 2016, Roland and Michelle Ayer to B. Danyow Farm LLC, 295-acre farm on Greenbush Road, $780,976.76. • Feb. 4, 2016, John and Mary Rice to Charles Boswell and Sarah Rutledge, home at 551 Mile Point Road, $860,000. • Feb. 11, 2016, George Douglas to Laura Wright, home at 217 Ferry Road, $223,900. • Feb. 16, 2016, Alyth and Melody Hescock to Mark Dwire and
Gina Hutchins, 11.14 acres on Fuller Mountain Road, $79,500. • Feb. 15, 2016, Cutting Trust to Kym Boyman and Beth Robinson, 10.1 acres on Robinson Road, $180,000. • Feb. 12, 2016, PennyMac Corp. to Michael and Rachel Totten, home at 6808 Route 7, $150,000. • March 10, 2016, Paul and Michele Caplan to Justin Rose, home at 453 Old Hollow Road, $257,000. • March 11, 2016, Susan Lavigne to Joseph and Mackenzie Seeley, home at 516 Old Hollow Road, $175,000. • March 11, 2016, Conrad Lowther to Maren Vasatka and Ricky Clark, 6.72 acres on Old Ledge Lane, $102,000. • April 5, 2016, Janet Parker to Shannon Warden, home at 455 Plank Road, $158,500. • April 8, 2016, Henry Prange and Julien Martindale to Gerald Racette Jr. and Mary Anne Michaels, home at 345 Four Winds Road, $465,000. • April 14, 2016, Peter Fenn to Henry Prange and Julien Martindale, new home at 523 Fuller Mountain Road, $329,000. • April 14, 2016, John and Irene Pierce to Hilary Gifford, 8.5 acres off Quaker Street, $98,000. • May 10, 2016, Scott and Alysha Curtis to Gerald Regnaud, home at 357 Quaker St., $135,000. • May 13, 2016, Jeremy Adams
to Shawn and Katie Benoit, home at 5653 Route 7, $268,000. • May 10, 2016, Vanessa Courcy and Peter Johnson to Christopher Downing, home at 5014 Route 7, $192,500. • May 16, 2016, Peoples United Bank to Anne and Caleb Howard, home at 262 Pond Lane, $267,000. • May 25, 2016, Wisteria LLC to Mark Rosenthal and Kimberly Gross, 6.73 acres on Blue Heron Lane, $115,000. • May 12, 2016, Fannie Mae to Eric Bresnick and Amie Bates, home at 137 Field Road, $265,000. • May 31, 2016, Amy Rivers to Megan Maloy and Adam Delisle, home at 546 South Middlebrook Road, $110,000. • June 3, 2016, Danyow Estate to Rosamond and Ralph Smith, home at 183 Lewis Creek Road, $272,000. • June 10, 2016, Stephen and Andrea Eaton to Helen Lyons and Shane Whaley, home at 16 Dakin Road, $260,000. • June 17, 2016, George Morrill and Michelle Provost to David Kolos, 10.75 acres at 19 Mountain Meadow, $117,500. • June 23, 2016, Wisteria LLC to Taylor Harmeling, 3.36 acres on Blue Heron Lane, $218,000. • March 4, 2016, Vermont Energy Co. LLC to Dockview LLC, commercial property at 2707 Route 7, $385,000.
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Prevention (Continued from Page 1) “Let’s really (attack) the root causes,” said Kate McGowan, executive director of the United Way of Addison County. The major new federal grant was recently awarded through the Regional Prevention Partnerships initiative, and it calls for annual infusions of $130,000 in each of the next five years for anti-drug efforts focusing residents ages 12 to 25. The United Way of Addison County and the Middlebury office of the Vermont Department of Health will administer the grant money. United Way volunteer coordinator Jesse Brooks will serve as coordinator of the Addison KATE MCGOWAN County Regional Prevention Partnerships initiative. “I’m excited about executing our has come later because its subplan,” Brooks said on Thursday. stance abuse situation is not as bad It’s a five-year plan that the Unit- as in other areas of the state, aced Way, Department of Health and cording to Cook. She and her colBrooks will spend the next four of leagues believe receiving the prefive months developing. And the vention money a little later might group will create that plan using have a silver lining in that it will feedback from local stakehold- allow Addison County to learn ers — including youths, parents, from the programming successes police and area nonprofits that and setbacks in other regions. work in the drug prevention field. “The exciting thing is that we But first, the group will review haven’t had prevention resources the latest statistics showing drug in this county for a while,” Cook abuse trends in Addisaid. “We have a small son County, and then tobacco control grant vet proven programs “Any young through the Boys & that could successfully adult who’s Girls Club of Greater divert young people using Vergennes, but this is away from the use of the biggest influx of pot, pills and alcohol. (marijuana or prevention-focused Local officials said binge drinking) dollars in a while.” the grant will allow at an early A SUBSTANTIAL them to broaden what age is a real PROBLEM has been a reactive While Addison battle against drug concern for County is not a subthis whole abuse. stance abuse hotbed “We’ve spent the community.” for youth compared past seven years work— Moira Cook, to some other areas of ing around the opiDepartment the state, there is still ate crisis and the gap of Health a substantial problem, that we were focused local officials noted. on filling is in-county Cook pointed to statreatment,” McGowan said. tistics from the 2015 Youth Risk With progress made on the treat- Behavior Survey of Addison Counment front, McGowan and her col- ty students in grades 9 to 12. That leagues are pleased to have more survey revealed that: resources now to allow human ser• 28 percent of local respondents vices agencies pivot to prevention said they’d consumed alcohol durstrategies. ing the past 30 days, compared to Moira Cook is director of the the statewide average of 30 percent Middlebury District Office of the in that peer group. Vermont Department of Health. • 15 percent of local responShe noted six other Vermont coun- dents said they’d binged on alcoties have already received similar hol (five or more drinks in a row) grant funding through the Regional during the past 30 days, compared Prevention Partnerships initiative. to the statewide average of 16 perAddison County’s grant funding cent.
• 20 percent of local respondents admitted to having used marijuana during the past 30 days, compared to 22 percent statewide. • 5 percent of local students answering the survey admitted to have consumed a prescription drug not prescribed to them during the past 30 days, which mirrored the statewide average. “Any young adult who’s using at an early age is a real concern for this whole community,” Cook said. “Just having an opportunity to get further ahead to try and prevent kids from using marijuana and binge drinking is a huge opportunity for us.” Organizers are planning an Oct. 25 community meeting, at which the Regional Prevention Partnerships team will explain the parameters of the grant to local stakeholders and share statistics on substance abuse among young people in Addison County. They will ask for ideas on how to use the money. McGowan said up to 10 percent of the grant funding can be spent on law enforcement activities — such as more party patrols, sobriety checks and the training of officers to better diagnose those suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana. All of the proposals will be closely scrutinized, she added. State and federal officials will require very strict reporting on how the grant money is spent and how the resulting programs are — or aren’t — making a difference for Addison County youths, McGowan noted. “This grant is focused on some very clear deliverables that are founded on evidence-based practices,” she said. “We are quite limited in this grant, in that the vast majority of the work that can happen will be off of a menu of things that have truly been vetted and proven to work.” Some of those proven programs, according to McGowan, include: • School-based mentoring programs. • Prescription drug drop-off sites and information. • Outreach through social media and other platforms, helping parents recognize the signs of substance abuse in their children and help them confront their problems. Organizers stressed the funding will be used to complement, and not duplicate, current Addison County programs that help youths
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Voice (Continued from Page 7) very well be obsolete in five or 10 years,” said Ed Rybka, who lives nearby. The intervenors have spent, according to their own estimates, hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars participating in the PSB review process. For Rybka’s partner, Kevin Commins, one of the most disturbing aspects of challenging the proposed development is his experience of “residents being treated like nuisances who can be ignored.” CHANGING THE PROCESS According to standard procedure, the Agency of Natural Resources issued its MOU with the developer before intervenor testimony was even due, explained Commins. The Department of Public Service, which is separate from the PSB and is supposed to represent the public, issued its MOU about a month after intervenor testimony was submitted. But months later at a Jan. 16 hearing, when Rybka asked point blank whether the Department of Public Service had even read the intervenor testimony before issuing its own MOU he got no answer.
That simple question, said Rybka, “ignited a firestorm.” That exchange has prompted changes in how the DPS, which is charged with being the public’s advocate, has now decided to do business. A new law created a new group to “review the current processes for citizen participation in Public Service Board proceedings.” When Rybka attended the Aug. 5 meeting of that newly created group, he again described what happened at that January hearing. “We submitted all of this evidence and we’re very upset that the Department of Public Service ignored it all. As far as we could tell they didn’t read it, didn’t take it at all into consideration,” he said. “My point here is that if you’re going to encourage people to participate in the process there’s no point in participating if their participation is going to be ignored.” Public Service Commissioner Chris Recchia, who is part of the working group, responded by acknowledging that the DPS had made a mistake and explained how the New Haven case had led it to
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ADULT ALL- RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Fridays, 3-4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802-388-4249 or 802-683-5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.
AL-ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers welcome. Confidential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15-8:15 pm.
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 WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discussion Meeting Noon-1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.
ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al-Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysitting available.
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP - For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anonymous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:308:30 PM Friday evenings.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRISTOL MEETINGS: Sunday, Discussion Meeting 4:00-5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00-7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:0010:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meeting 10:0011:00 AM. Beginners’ Meeting 6:30-7:30 PM. These two meetings are 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 FRIDAY: Discussion Meeting Noon-1:00 PM 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.
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.
SPOTLIGHT
Jeff Garner and Joe Smith, from
Middlebury, worked together along with over 80 community volunteers to help re-side Charter House during the Charter House Challenge this past July. The duo worked in a lift generously donated to by project by the Middlebury Inn to re-side the peak. Joe also serves on the Habitat for Humanity Board and spent a full week helping out during the challenge. Jeff and Joe have also worked together in New Orleans on a past service trip and have donated their time to help with other construction projects in Addison County. Many thanks for your contributions, Jeff and Joe!
ALCOHOLICS ANONYM O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. Speaker Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NEW HAVEN MEETINGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd.
Services
Services
The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of RSVP and the United Way of Addison County, posts dozens of volunteer opportunities on the Web.Go to www.unitedwayaddison county.org/ VolunteerDonate
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Wednesday Morning Drivers Needed The John Graham Housing and Services in Vergennes is seeking volunteers to help pick up a local food donation and deliver it to the organization one time per week. Pick-up and delivery will take place on Wednesday mornings before 9:00 a.m. Staff will be available to help volunteers unload their car and the total time commitment of the pick-up and delivery would be approximately one half hour. If you are interested in helping, please call 3887044. Thank you!
M A K I N G R E C O V E RY EASIER (MRE). Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12-Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discussing our feelings about the 12-Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12-Step Programs.
NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Mondays, 6 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00-9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St.
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OA (OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS) MEETS on Thursdays at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 228 Maple St. Middlebury, VT (In the Marble Works Complex).
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.
TEEN ALL-RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone 15-18 years old who is struggling with addiction disorders. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. For info call 802-388-4249 or 802-683-5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.
UNIFORMED SERVICES ALL RECOVERY Support Group will be starting at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, located at 54 Creek Road. The group is directed toward those that have or are currently involved in the uniformed services such as Fire, Police, Veterance, EMS, Rescue, ER and DOC. This is a facilitated Peer to Peer group gathering to support our brothers and sisters with their struggles. Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Contact Bill Brim 802-683-5569 or the center at 802-388-4249.
Services
C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plastering. Also tile. Call Joe 802-2345545 or Justin 802-2342190.
Services
CLEANING SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL, Small Business, and Vacation Rentals. I provide cleaning in Addison County and Charlotte. 20 years experience and am honest and dependable. Great references. Call 802-377-1275. Leave message.
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.
METICULOUS HOUSE CLEANING. 12 years’ experience. Detail oriented. Now has openings. Call 802282-1903.
PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens. Delivery available. 802-3884831.
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experience. Best prices. References. 802-989-5803.
Free YOUNG BARRED ROCK ROOSTER and 6 older non laying hens of different varieties. Call 802-382-1589 if interested.
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IN NEW HAVEN VERMONT, I need gravel drawn and spread on my driveway. 802-453-4597, write to me at 772 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472; include your phone number.
Help Wanted BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802-388-1156.
CASELLA CONSTRUCTION IS SEEKING a qualified truck mechanic to work at our Pittsford VT Transportation Garage. We operate 30 trucks and trailers. They’re diesel and alternative fuel vehicles. With education and training opportunities. We offer relocation package for external candidates. This is a full time year round position with benefits and over time opportunities. Send resume to: jobs@casellainc.com
EVERYBODY WINS reading mentoring site coordinator at Shoreham Elementary, part time. Job description at www.everybodywinsvermont.org. Email letter, resume to: beth@everybodywinsvermont.org. EOE.
EXPERIENCED FARM HELP. No housing. Call 802-233-1249.
GUEST SERVICES PERSON WANTED. Responsible for taking reservations, checking in guests, which includes walking guests to their rooms, light cleaning, helping guests plan their day. Good computer skills a must. Must be available day shifts, evening shifts, and weekends. Job requires using stairs, walking. Prior experience a plus.
LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE EARLY morning riser to deliver copies of the Burlington Free Press in the Vergennes and North Ferrisburgh area. Interested parties must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and liability insurance. Potential to earn $1100 per month plus tips. Please contact Monique at 802-3167194 for more information.
MIDDLEBURY PT FLORAL MERCHANDISER. Morning availability, Tue., Fri., & Sun. with additional hours required for holidays. Please contact Cindy at: 518-4104028.
NEW LEAF MONTESSORI, licensed early education program seeks nurturing, energetic professional to join our team. Early childhood education and experience is preferred, part-time position. Send resume and 3 reference letters to New Leaf Montessori, 484 Maple Run Road, Leicester, VT 05733 or e-mail newleafmontessori@pshift.com. Deadline: September 30, 2016.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT POSITION for Brandon/ Middlebury area. Job description: grounds keeping, painting, carpentry. Pay commensurate with amount of experience and skills. Please send detailed resume to: branddlebury@ gmail.com.
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ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802-989-5803.
BILL’S BARRELS SELLING plastic and metal food grade 55 gallon barrels of all sorts. Also, 275 gallon food grade totes; great for water, sap, etc. 802-453-4235.
2x3 NOW HIRING: maplefields
Full-Time Sales Associate new haven for Night Shift & Weekends Benefits available. Apply in person at:
CEDAR POSTS for sale. 8 footers, no points. 802388-4831.
Maplefields of New Haven Route 7, New Haven, VT Ask for Sherry or pick-up an application EOE
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC/PLC Technician 3 x 4.25Middlebury, VT Agri-Mark has aAgrimark full-time immediate opening for a THIRD SHIFT Maintenance Mechanic to work in our Middlebury, VT facility. Flexible work schedule required, including rotating weekends, and holidays. A successful candidate will have at least a journeyman’s electrical license and/or strong PLC experience or have a strong maintenance background. The candidate should be well versed in PLC control systems, VFD’s, pneumatics, and production plant equipment. Must be able to work both independently and as a team member. Excellent troubleshooting and maintaining plant equipment in a food production environment. Agri-Mark offers a competitive starting wage, health, dental and vision, pension, 401(k), etc. Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:
Agri-Mark
Attn: Ashley Jacobs 869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE
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Solar Installation Repair Technicians Openings for solar installation and repair technicians. Ideal candidates must be able to lift and carry large loads throughout the day, work in 3 a non-smoking environment, be able to work x 3.75 in a group as well as alone, have good problem solving skills bristol electronics and be comfortable working at heights. Typical tasks include installation of solar photovoltaic systems consisting of: racking installation, ground mount framework, wiring, possibly using heavy equipment, mounting electrical boxes and conduit as well as Dish Network installation and repair from time to time. Being mechanically inclined is a must. Experience is not necessary. Willing to train. This work is mostly outdoors year round.
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RETIRED GRANDPA, AKA Bill’s Barrels has a 1-ton pickup truck and 16’ trailer. Willing to haul most anything. $35/hour. Call with your needs. 802-453-4235.
SEWING MACHINES, 4 PIECE suitcase set, children’s VHS movies & deluxe folding cot. Call 802-5452504.
SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make and save money with your own bandmill, cut lumber any dimension. In stock, ready to ship. Free info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com, 1-800578-1363, ext. 300N.
WOODS MD160, 5’ ROTARY brush mower. $950 OBO. 802-767-3615.
Lawn and Garden PRIVACY HEDGES, LIMITED SUPPLY, 6 ft Arborvitae, fast growing, reg $129 now $69. Beautiful, bushy, nursery grown. Free installation /free delivery. Other trees available. 844-592-3327, www.lowcosttreefarm.com.
Vacation Rentals Help Wanted
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
ADDISON: LAKE CHAMPLAIN waterfront camp. Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802-349-4212.
Middlebury Physical Therapy Full Time-Flexible Hours
2 x 3.75 We are looking for a PT committed to personalized care to join our team. We specialize phys ther-Orthopedics and in Sports Midd Medicine, General Back Rehabilitation with subspecialties in apy Lymphedema, Women’s Health and Pelvic Pain. We are seeking a full time Physical Therapist with strong manual skills to treat patients one on one. We are committed to providing quality care in an ever changing health care environment. New grad considered. Send Resume to: Judy Holmes Middlebury Physical Therapy 295 Colonial Drive Middlebury VT 05753 mptjudy@sover.net
TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY
Board Clerk 2x5
Selectboard
This is a town part-time of position midd to take minutes at the Selectboard meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, beginning at 7:00 P.M. Excellent writing and communication skills are required, as well as a high degree of accuracy. Must be able to produce draft minutes within 5 calendar days from the date of the meeting for distribution and posting on the Town’s website. A job description and application can be obtained on the Town’s website, www. townofmiddlebury.org. Send cover letter, resume and application to: Town of Middlebury, Attn: Beth Dow, Executive Assistant to the Town Manager, Town Offices, 94 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, or e-mail bdow@townofmiddlebury.org. Review of applications will begin on October 7, 2016.
For Rent 1 BEDROOM COTTAGE APT in Middlebury. $750/ month plus deposit, including some utilities. No smoking. Phone 802-388-0401.
1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE as is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802-558-6092.
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5000 SQ. FT., EXCHANGE Street, Middlebury; includes 2 operating kitchens, large freezer and cooler. Both state health dept. approved, FDA approved, former USDA approved. Available January 1, 2017. Further info 802349-8544.
B R I S T O L R E N TA L S , W O O D L A N D A PA R TMENTS. Included: heat, water, trash pickup, parking, snow removal, mowing, range, refrigerator, dishwasher. We fix things. Efficiency $560. 1 Bedroom $755. Located on Woodland Drive. Coin washer & dryer in each building. Pets negotiable. No smoking. susan_bowen@comcast.net,
DRY, SUMMER/WINTER STORAGE SPACE in Addison. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather-tight 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.
RIPTON, SMALL 1 BEDROOM cabin. Available 10/1. Most furnishings. All wheel drive advisable. No smoking, no pets. 1st month and deposit. $700 plus utilities. Call 802-388-2641.
ADDISON - 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH mobile home with garage on 22A. $1350 a month. Deposit, first month, last month and references required. Call 802-482-3765, afternoons please.
ADDISON HOUSE TO SHARE. Convenient location, 8 miles from Middlebury or Vergennes. Large bedroom, shared kitchen/ dining area, shared laundry. Available October 15th. $375 includes all utilities and internet. First, last, references. 802-759-2133.
BRANDON CHARMING LARGE 1 BEDROOM apartment. $850, heat included. 802-352-4700 or visit zillow. com.
BRISTOL 1 BEDROOM FURNISHED cottage. Full bath, large kitchen, large living room. $800 monthly. Excludes heat & electric. Short term rental or longer. No pets, no smoking. Call: 802-453-3079.
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802-662-3136.
BRISTOL, 1 LARGE BEDROOM, with office and 1 bath. Efficient gas heat. New windows. Excellent condition. Wi-fi, water & sewer included. No pets. No smoking. $735 month. 802-6359716.
BRISTOL, 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX with washer/ dryer. Just outside town. Yard space, back deck and storage shed. $850 month. No pets. References, credit check and deposit required. 802-233-4508.
LEICESTER - AVAILABLE SEP 15TH. 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. 802-247-3708, leave message.
BRISTOL: SHARE A HOME with woman and her son. Enjoy reading, VPR. $400/ month plus utilities and help out around the house. Unfurnished bedroom, shared bath. No smoking. 802-863-5625 or www.HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks required. EHO.
MIDDLEBURY – PRIME RETAIL SPACE at 44 Main St. 740 sq. ft., prime retail space in the center of town. Available Dec. 1, 2016. Call Bruce: 206-715-5344 or e-mail: eich05753@icloud. com.
CORNWALL, 1 BEDROOM 12 minutes to college. Clean and quiet. $750 includes all. E-mail: batesproperties@ yahoo.com.
AGRONOMY TECHNICIAN Requirements: • HIgh School Diploma • Understanding and knowledge of MS Excel and Word • Knowledge of GPS/GIS and site specific technology a plus • Positive work history • Excellent written & oral communication skills • Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation. • Ability to take soil sample based in approved procedures & prepare information for agronomy sales group.
Please send cover letter & resume to: bourbush@together.net
DRIVER WANTED Full time driver wanted. Seeking an individual with a CDL Class A. Willing to work many jobs. Immediate employment available. Compensation based on experience. Medical & 401K offered.
Inquire at: 88 Seymour Street • Middlebury, VT 388-7000
LAKE DUNMORE, 2 bedroom furnished chalet. Half bathroom. No utilities. $950 month. Deposit and first month rent. References required. Available now until end of school year. No pets. No smoking. 802-352-4697.
2x5 whistlepig
NEW HAVEN: Beautiful views, sunny apartment. Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $875/month plus utilities. 802-236-2040.
SALISBURY - 1 BEDROOM, 2nd floor, unfurnished. No pets, no smoking. Access to beach and pools. First, last and security along with references required. Available 10/1. $750/month plus utilities. 802-352-4501.
SALISBURY - 2 BEDROOM, basement walkout, unfurnished. No pets, no smoking. Access to pools and beach. Includes heat & electricity. First, last and security along with references required. Available 10/1. $950/month, 802-352-4501.
VALLEY VIEW APARTMENTS is currently accepting applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. Elderly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802-247-0165 or visit our website: www. summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.
WINTER RENTALS, 6-10 month periods. All furnished, modern houses. No old camps. 1 and 2 bedroom, all non-smoking, no pets. On Lake Dunmore. $900-$1100 monthly plus utilities, security and credit check. 802-352-6678.
Looking for a place to rent? Read the classifieds every Monday and Thursday.
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CLASSIFIEDS Wood Heat CLICK, CALL & SAVE www.1-844-KILNDRIED. com - Ready-2-burn kiln dried split 16” firewood. Free delivery.
FOR SALE, UP TO 6 CORDS of split, dried firewood. $200 per cord. Nondeliverable. 802-453-3041.
METCALFE FIREWOOD. QUALITY, DRY mixed hardwood. Fuel prices are low, firewood is too. $225/cord. Call Jason: 802-989-8180. metcalfefirewood@gmail. com.
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.
TIMBERWOLF FIREWOOD: Dry or green. Call for prices. 802-388-7300.
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Att. Farmers
ADDISON, VERMONT HOUSE & SHOP for sale. 3 bedroom house, 40 x 80 ft shop, 26 x 60 ft building, 3.9 acres. Motivated seller. Call 802-759-2562.
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.
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.
CORNER CONDOMINIUM IN OTTERSIDE Court, for sale: $154,000. 802-5580874.
ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, BRIDPORT - small farm, barn, shed and 13+ acres. Water power and septic system for a home. Beautiful views, $250,000. Call Rene: 802-343-0181.
Trucks 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4x4 v8 4.8L truck. Auto. 4 speed w/od, A/C, power w/d/l & tow. Excellent condition, $11,500. Scott 802-453-2692.
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.
Att. Farmers JD 3600 5X18 MOLDBOARDS, land hitch, $1500. Call 802-683-6394. Custom combining. Call for pricing, 802-683-6394.
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For Rent
STUDENTS FILL A grassy slope for last Wednesday’s Peace One Day celebration in Vergennes.
Photo by Kristine Kirkaldy
Peace (Continued from Page 3) Student Kai Williams then spoke about fighting being “fundamentally about fear,” stating, “You don’t wage war against those you know. You don’t fear those you know. You accept them.” On a personal level, Williams urged students to step outside their “comfort zone” at school and talk to those they don’t know. “What I challenge you to do today to help foster peace is to invite someone to into your conversation that you don’t usually include, talk to someone you haven’t talked to in a while, and just try to get out of your social comfort zone by exploring other social groups. It doesn’t have to be an earth shattering effort, but if we all do this diversification, we will be well on the path to peace,” he said. Michalak spoke about the Greyston Bakery in New York that
VERGENNES UNION HIGH School student Kai Williams speaks during the school’s 12th annual Peace One Day event last Wednesday.
Photo by Kristine Kirkaldy
supplies brownies for Ben & Jerry’s flavors. Greyston practices “open hiring” — it doesn’t matter if applicants have had substance abuse problems or criminal records, if they can learn to bake brownies they can be considered for employment. Michalak said over time this practice has helped create 3,500 jobs, $65 million in paychecks and 19,000 families served through the Greyston Foundation. After VUHS students and fire and rescue cadets Tyler Shortsleeve and Schuyler Cole requested a moment of silence for children in conflict zones and people in the armed services who risk their lives to save lives, student Anneke Boelens talked about learning of the value of synergy and taking action while attending a leadership program, and she noted the invitations to Mount Abe and Northlands students. “Today, we are all here so we can create that synergy and work with each other to fix issues that affect us or are important to us,” Boelens said. “Sitting here together, we are a part of something bigger along with nations all over the world who are trying to end violence and help those in need. We need to take action to create more synergy in our communities in order to create a better tomorrow, a better week, month and year. We have the power to create better lives for the generations to come.” Also speaking were Mason Charlebois and Hunter Ladd. Teacher Christopher Wyckoff unveiled a new Peace One Day Anthem, the Commodore Singers and VUHS Dancers performed, Ratti-Bicknell and Eva Kamman dueted, and Emma Husk read a poem, “Kindness,” by Naomi Shihab Nye. Students were also invited to sign a petition requesting a law banning the sale of ivory in Vermont, a major
VERGENNES UNION HIGH School students Aliya Hugo and Max Ratti-Bicknell introduce speakers at the school’s Peace One Day celebration last week. Photo by Kristine Kirkaldy
theme of the 2015 Peace One Day event; pies were sold to benefit a Haitian school; items were collected for the local food shelf; and jackets were collected for refugee families. The VUHS event also appears to be about to be recognized by Unify, an international organization promoting the International Day of Peace. According to an email sent to Shorey last week, VUHS Peace One Day could soon join Unify’s 984 other official events. “We are honored to have you join us on this World Peace Day journey by registering your Peace Event VUHS Peace Day Celebration on our UNIFY map. We are reviewing the information you have provided, and will update your location on the UNIFY map once it has been approved. This process usually takes 24-48 hours,” the email said. “Thank you for sharing your gifts with the world and unifying the global community for World Peace Week 2016.”
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AGENDA 7:00 . *Call to Order . *Approval of Minutes of August electboard ite isit to dirondac iew roval of inutes of e te ber Regular Selectboard Meeting . *Approval of Agenda 7:05 . **Citizen Comments [Opportunity to raise or address issues that are not otherwise included on this agenda] 7:10 . **Resident Mike Davis, Regarding the Munson Road Water Line Repair 7:20 . *Ladder Truck Subcommittee of the Fire Department Presentation of its Recommendation for Purchase of a Replacement Ladder Truck 7:35 . **Transportation Alternatives Grant Program: Consider Submission of an Application for Supplemental Funding for a Shared Use Path on Exchange Street 7:45 . *Downtown Bridge Replacement Project Community Liaison Jim Gish with an Update on the Project, Review of Revised Agreements with the Agency of Transportation and Assignment of the Town’s Contract with Kubricky onstruction to Trans 8:00 . *Selectboard’s Report on the Discontinuance of Adirondack iew rive 8:05 . **Committee Reports a. ublic afety ealth Committee Meeting of September
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The Leicester Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the eicester Town Office at . . to consider the followin a lication (19-16-ZBA) applicant Andrew & onna utchison hac ett d. for application for a Change of Use permit and permit for a small addition of an entryway to the north end of building from an auto repair shop to retail maple syrup equipment hardware store and office s ace. arcel at Route 7, currently owned by Craig & Lynn elancey. Application is available for inspection at the Town ler s Office choolhouse d. eicester T durin re ularly scheduled hours. artici ation in this roceedin is a prerequisite to the right to take any subse uent a eal. eter eld ZBA Chairman 9/26
TOWN OF NEW HAVEN PROPERTY TAX NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town and Town School District of New Haven. It was voted at the 2016 Annual Town Meeting that property taxes will be due in the Town Office by Monday, October 3, 2016. Property taxes will be considered late if not received in the Town Clerk’s Office by the close of the business day. Sorry….POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TIMELY. Checks are deposited when received. Please date your check for the date you deliver it to the office. Delinquent taxes are charged an 8% penalty and Interest charges of 1% per month will be added to unpaid taxes after October 3, 2016. (per Vt. State Statute) Barbara Torian, Treasurer Town of New Haven, VT
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TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
A public hearing before the Weybridge Zoning Board of Adjustment will be held at the Weybridge Elementary School Library on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. to pursue the following business: The Board will review application #16-12 submitted by John Grennan, on behalf of the Green Mountain Power Corportation, for recreation enhancements, including the installation of a new portage put-in stairway downstream of the Huntington Falls Dam tailrace. Pursuant to Section 504, paragraph C of the Weybridge Zoning Regulations, this application requires a Conditional Use review. The Board will review application #16-13 submitted by Chris and Michael Newkirk for a bed and breakfast. Pursuant to Section 304 of the Weybridge Zoning Regulations, this application requires Conditional Use review. The application and plans are available for ins ection at the Town ler s Office. NOTE: Participation in the local proceedings is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Notice submitted by 9/15,19,22,26 Megan Sutton, ZBA Chair.
Reen (Continued from Page 1) for local input. Reen believes this “I think it benefits kids when evprovision is unique among unificaeryone in the organization from the tion plans in Vermont. superintendent to their classroom That article, said Reen, is “about teacher and the support staff in their 1. It would create a unified, wanting to capture that community buildings are focused, that we have a pre-K to 12 school district in the members’ voice. That is really implan, that we know it will work, and five ANeSU towns. portant. we can focus on enacting that plan 2. This new Addison North“It’s really important that we have to improve outcomes for kids. That’s east Supervisory District would a sense from the community about really what it’s about.” have one unified budget. what’s working well and what are He explained that the current gov3. All five town residents some areas that could use improveernance structure of 34 school direcwould vote on the budget by ment in each of our schools and, tors on seven boards (one for each Australian ballot. even bigger, in our school system — elementary school, one for Mount 4. The new ANSD would have and not just once in a while but more Abe, and an overall ANeSU Board a single school board with 13 of a continual loop. So the notion of plus one executive committee) pulls members. having those advisory councils at the the superintendent away from edu5. Based on population, the local level makes great sense to me.” cational leadership. board would have five members Reen points to the ways he used “A huge portion of time on the from Bristol and two members parent-principal coffees when he superintendent’s part — and not just each from Lincoln, Monkton, was principal at Middlebury Union the superintendent’s but the business New Haven and Starksboro. Middle School. office’s part, my administrative as6. Each town would vote for “Those parents who came to my sistant, a number of folks in central its own board members. parent-principal coffees didn’t make office, as well as some principals 7. Board members will be the decision, but their input was re— so much of our time has had to elected Nov. 8; the new board ally valued and it helped inform debe dedicated to preparing for board would begin its work soon therecisions going forward.” meetings and working with board after; the new district would be• More protections against school members to create agendas and docome fully operational on July 1, closures than other districts. ing all of that work. That’s mostly 2018. While Act 46 itself stipulates that just to kind of keep things going,” no school can be closed within the said Reen. first four years of a unified district, “So the energy it takes to really it doesn’t make those students all the ANeSU plan requires two steps move forward is diminished because that different. A third-grade boy over for any school closure. Both the so much time is spent essentially here and a third-grade boy over there governing board and the town itself keeping everybody inhave a lot more in com- must vote to close the school. formed about what’s mon than they do dif“Having that language in the arti“For me the happening.” ferent. And if they have cle adds a huge sort of reassurance to With a unified district town you live something that’s dif- folks that we’re only going to close and one board, Reen in shouldn’t ferent it’s not because a school if the majority of you that believes that ANeSU drive what your they live in different live in that town believe it ought to could instead focus on town,” said Reen. happen,” Reen said. experience is what it wants and how “When people speak Reen notes that the idea of what’s like and how to get there. of ‘our students,’ for a “small” school is often relative to Reen also outlined that impacts the most part they’re other schools within a supervisory several other reasons he what your talking about the stu- union. For example, New Haven’s supports ANeSU unifi- experience is dents that live in their Beeman Elementary, which is the cation: when you get to town. This would give smallest school within ANeSU • Educational equity us an opportunity to re- would actually be the second-largest and expanding what Mount Abe.” define ‘our students’ to — Superintendent the kids that live within school in Addison Central. Moreis meant by “our stuover, Reen believes that unification Patrick Reen Addison dents.” Northeast will in fact help preserve the finan“For me the town Supervisory Union.” cial viability of smaller you live in shouldn’t drive what your • Distinguishing beschools, because reexperience is like and how that im- tween “local control” “A vote against jecting a unification pacts what your experience is when and “involvement in my unification is plan means the loss of you get to Mount Abe. The students school.” “Small School Grants” perhaps a faster at Lincoln Community School and ANeSU’s unification from the state. the students at Robinson Elementary plan contains important route to a small “A vote against uniare pretty much the same kind of provisions to strength- school closing.” fication is perhaps a students. There’s a fine line between en local involvement, — Superintendent faster route to a small Starksboro and Lincoln. A student Reen said. He points to Patrick Reen school closing. Losing can live 10 feet on this side of the Article 15, “Commuthe small schools grant line or 10 feet on that side of the line; nity Engagement and Input,” which is considerable in terms of keeping a calls for the creation of local advi- school open.” sory councils, or similar structures, (See Unification, Page 31)
ANeSU unification plan
ADDISON NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION INVITATION TO BID SNOW REMOVAL
The Addison Northeast Supervisory Union requests proposals for a 3-year contract, starting this winter for snow removal, clearance and sanding/salting of school roadways and parking lots at Starksboro Elementary School. Proposal deadline: Friday, 10/14/16, 4:00 PM. School boards reserve right to re ect any and all bids. ecifications available by contacting: Alden Harwood, Facilities Director Addison Northeast Supervisory Union 72 Munsill Ave., Bristol, VT 05443 802-453-6957 9/26, 9/29
TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCIES
TOWN OF MONKTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
We have vacancies on the Middlebury Parks and Recreation Committee and the Town Energy Committee. If you are interested in either of these positions, please submit a letter of interest to the Town ana er s Office ain Street, Middlebury, or send an e-mail to bdow@townofmiddlebury.org, no later than riday October . f you would li e to find out ore about any of these positions, please contact us at xt .
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Real Estate
Area 4-Hers win Eastern States ribbons VERMONT — Thirty Vermont 4-H club members competed at the Eastern States Exposition 4-H dairy show in West Springfield, Mass., Sept. 15-18, walking away with several championships. Two Addison County youths captured first place ribbons: Addy Parsons of Weybridge and Jonathan Flores-Torres of Ferrisburgh. Vermont 4-H’ers took part in both fitting and showmanship classes in which they are judged on their poise and presentation and handling of their animal and in conformation classes where the animal is evaluated on body condition and appearance. In addition, awards were presented at the dairy show for the best state herds by breed with Vermont winning first place for Brown Swiss and Holstein and third for Jersey.
Because of the large number of competitors, several fitting and showmanship classes for juniors (ages 12-14) and seniors (ages 1518) were held. The first place winner in each class in each division competed for grand and reserve championship awards. Vermont swept the Junior Division with Courteney Simpson of Sutton winning the Junior Grand Champion, and Caroline Kirby of East Montpelier winning the Junior Reserve Grand Champion. Placements of Vermont 4-H’ers from Addison County in their respective fitting and showmanship classes were: Junior Division — Group 1: Katy Waterman, Weybridge (fourth). Group 4: Audrey Huston, Waltham (fifth); Jonathan Flores-Torres, Fer-
risburgh (tenth). Group 6: Ginny Patz, Shoreham (fourth). Senior Division — Group 2: Addy Parsons, Weybridge (first). Group 3: Matthew Ouellette, Weybridge (seventh). In the conformation classes, arranged according to age and breed of the animal, top finishers from Vermont included: AYRSHIRE: Fall Calf: Addy Parsons, Weybridge (first). Winter Calf: Jonathan Flores-Torres, Ferrisburgh (first); Audrey Huston, Waltham (second); Katy Waterman, Weybridge (third). Summer Yearling Heifer: Matthew Ouellette, Weybridge (second) JERSEY: Summer Yearling Heifer: Ginny Patz, Shoreham (second).
dison Northeast votes by Australian ballot already. And currently everyone — including Starksboro and Lincoln — votes by Australian ballot for the Mount Abe budget vote,� said Reen. “There’s a lot of power and control in being able to vote from the floor, but it’s a lot of authority by a very small percentage of the electorate typically when you think about the folks who will actually physically be present at a town meeting to be able to make those decisions vs. the electorate that really are there in large.� While Reen is still the new superintendent — he began on July 1 — he is also a familiar face to many. He and his family are longtime Bristol residents, Reen has two children in the ANeSU school system, and he began his career in education as a teacher at Bristol Elementary School. “My interest in the passage of ANeSU’s unification plan goes beyond my role as superintendent. As
someone with two children of my own in our schools, as well as two nephews and many children of close friends, I can’t imagine having any greater interest in making decisions that are best for our kids. “With this perspective in mind it reassures me to think that a more efficient governance structure will enable the organization to have an increased focus on teaching and learning. As a parent, I am also intrigued to think about the possibility of enhancing the existing schoolfamily-community partnership through local school advisory committees as described in Article 15 of the unification plan. “As a taxpayer, the thought that we can increase the focus on teaching and learning and hopefully strengthen partnerships while also saving a few dollars in taxes makes a lot of sense to me.� Reporter Gaen Murphree is reached at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
Unification (Continued from Page 30) Beeman is the only ANeSU school that currently receives a small schools grant. That grant is around $70,000. • Unification stabilizes the number of equalized pupils within a district, which stabilizes state funding, which is based on pupil numbers, and thus stabilizes school finances. “A change in 10 kids in or out of a school has a pretty significant effect,â€? said Reen. “That’s 10 percent of Beeman ... And with finances now being tied to equalized pupils that can produce pretty significant shifts within a school.â€? Reen continued, “As a unified district, one budget, one number of equalized pupils creating one cost per pupil, we can absorb those shifts. If Beeman loses 10 or 15 students that 10 or 15 students is significant for Beeman. But in almost 1,500 students across the (supervisory union), it doesn’t make that much of an impact on our spending per equalized pupil.â€? • Unification protects and promotes the ability of individual schools to do local fundraising. “A number of our schools have money that they receive each year for a specific purpose, earmarked by some foundation or something,â€? Reen said. “All of those things can still happen, like the money that has been earmarked for the school’s band program by some generous donor years ago will still go to that school for its band program. PTOs can still operate. And we encourage them to continue to operate for those fundraising efforts for their schools.â€? • District-wide Australian ballot for budgets. Many Starksboro and Lincoln residents have raised concerns about losing the floor vote at town meeting at which they discuss, often revise, and reach agreement on the elementary school budget. For Reen, the switch to Australian ballot makes the most sense for the most voters. “Currently I think something like 70 percent of the electorate in Ad-
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