MONDAY Â Â EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 26 No. 22
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Middlebury, Vermont
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Monday, August 4, 2014
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Bears  making  more  Side  judge  posts  draw  contact  with  humans three  write-Âin  candidates  Sightings  made  in  Cornwall,  Weybridge By  PHOEBE  LEWIS ADDISON  COUNTY  —  If  you  hear  something  go  bump  in  the  night,  it  might  be  your  neighborhood  bear  rummaging  for  a  snack. Since  early  spring  there  have  been  a  series  of  sightings  of  a  black  bear  traveling  throughout  Weybridge  and  Cornwall,  and  its  activities  in  resi- dents’  backyards  seems  to  be  on  the  rise.  The  bear  appears  to  be  attracted  to  any  kind  of  food  left  outside  and Â
has  even  entered  screened-Âin  porch- es  in  search  of  a  late-Ânight  meal.  While  it’s  unclear  if  there  is  only  one  bear  in  the  area  or  if  there  are  several  roaming  residential  areas,  residents’  sightings  suggest  a  lone  bear. Ingrid  and  Woody  Jackson  of  Cornwall  have  had  their  screened- in  porch  broken  into  twice  since  this  past  spring.  The  bear  was  initially  attracted  to  a  metal  bird  feeder  they  (See  Bears,  Page  30)
By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  There  were  no  takers  for  two  Addison  County  side-Âjudge  positions  ZKHQ WKH FDQGLGDWHVÂś ÂżOLQJ GHDG- line  passed  on  June  12. Suddenly,  three  area  residents  KDYH FRQÂżUPHG WKH\ ZLOO ZDJH write-Âin  campaigns  during  the  Aug.  26  primary  in  an  effort  to  get  on  the  Nov.  4  General  Elec- tion  ballot  for  the  pair  of  four- year  terms.
Former  Vermont  State  Police  Sgt.  Mark  Smith  of  Middlebury  and  deputy  county  Clerk  Irene  Poole  of  Ripton  announced  their  write-Âin  campaigns  late  last  month.  Then,  as  the  Addi- son  Independent  went  to  press  on  Friday,  Registered  Nurse  Al- ice  George  of  Middlebury  con- ¿UPHG WKDW VKH WRR LV MRLQLQJ WKH ÂżHOG Incumbent  Addison  County  (See  Race,  Page  31)
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+DELWDW Ă€QLVKLQJ XS HQHUJ\ HIĂ€FLHQW &RUQZDOO KRPH By  JOHN  FLOWERS CORNWALL  —  Kayla  Selleck  will  have  an  extra  special  story  to  tell  her  6-Âweek-Âold  daughter,  Zoey,  if  she  ever  asks  about  the  origin  of  her  family’s  Cornwall  home. “I  was  out  working  (on  the  home)  the  day  before  I  delivered  her,â€?  Sell- eck  said  on  Thursday. It  was  all  part  of  the  obligatory Â
“sweat  equityâ€?  that  Habitat  for  Hu- manity  home  clients  pay  into  the  construction  of  their  homes,  which  are  built  with  volunteer  labor  and  low-Âcost  supplies  to  produce  afford- able  abodes  for  people  of  modest  means. Kayla,  her  husband  Scott  and  their  four  children  will  make  the  move  later  this  month  into  their  new, Â
1,400-Âsquare-Âfoot  home  off  Caroth- ers  Lane.  It  is  the  second  of  four  Habitat  for  Humanity  of  Addison  County  homes  planned  for  Corn- ZDOOÂśV ÂżUVW HYHU DIIRUGDEOH KRXVLQJ subdivision.  Habitat  worked  in  con- cert  with  the  town  and  a  multitude  of  donors  to  lay  the  foundation  for  the  subdivision  on  a  13-Âacre  parcel,  of  which  11  acres  will  remain  open.
“Since  as  far  back  as  1991,  we  have  been  preaching  the  fact  that  we  have  been  needing  to  have  afford- able  housing  for  Cornwall,�  said  Roth  “T�  Tall,  a  longtime  resident  of  that  town  and  leader  of  Habitat’s  building  committee.  “This  was  a  golden  opportunity. Hall,  amid  the  hum  of  skill  saws  (See  Housing,  Page  14)