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Musicians to perform in support of food shelf By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — It’s not un- usual for aspiring musicians to sim- ply play for food or drink as com- pensation for a gig in order to get a foot in the entertainment door. Clint Bierman and his band, The Grift, are fortunate enough to have the tal- ent and reputation that ensures their performances are rewarded with a paycheck rather than free beer or leftovers from a buffet table. But on Monday, Dec. 22, Bierman and around 15 other well-known Vermont acts will go back to playing IRU IRRG ² WKLV WLPH IRU WKH EHQH¿W of others who might otherwise go STUDENTS TIFFANY MORRICETTE and Lianna Sargent check out the Swap and Shop preview at Middlebury hungry. Union High School last Thursday morning. MUHS this week will be the site of a two-day Swap & Shop “store” %LHUPDQ LV FDOOLQJ LW WKH ¿UVW DQQX- that will offer for sale gently used, affordable clothing and accessories, including those below, for teens. al “Holiday Hootenanny” to be held Independent photos/Trent Campbell at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater, and all of the proceeds will go to Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) and the Addison County Food Shelf. “Living in this area for 20 years now, I feel fortunate and I want to By JOHN FLOWERS give back,” Bierman said on Thurs- MIDDLEBURY ² ,W FDQ EH WRXJK IRU WHHQV WR ¿OO RXW day. their wardrobes given the current price of clothing and “This could be pretty epic.” the cost and hassle of getting to some of the regional Epic, because several of the Green fashion hubs. Mountain State’s top vocalists and Jutta Miska, co-director of the Addison Central Teens musicians have agreed to loan their organization, knows the problem well and two years talents to the Hootenanny. They in- ago came up with a novel clude Josh Panda, Bob Wagner, Russ way of bringing afford- Lawton, Rich Price, Sean Preece, “I want to break able clothing directly to Steve Hadeka, Peter Day, Jeff Val- local youths at Middle- down stereotypes lone, Alexander Budney, Eric B. bury Union High School. and hopefully Maier, Leon Campos, Zach Nugent, It’s called the “Two-Day Mike Pederson, Ed Grasmeyer and make secondClothing Swap & Shop,” Matt Schrag, who have all signed on hand shopping and it will be held on the dotted line. Tuesday, Dec. 9, and cool.” And they did so without hesita- Wednesday, Dec. 10, at — Jutta Miska tion. MUHS. “I sent one e-mail out to 16 peo- There, between classes ple,” Bierman said, “and all 16 said and during their lunch period, students will be able to ‘yes.’” browse through a variety of gently used T-shirts, blouses, Bierman got the idea for the chari- slacks, jeans, dresses, coats, jewelry and even the ran- table event several months ago. It re- dom prom dress or tuxedo — all available at rock-bottom mained just an idea for a spell while prices — and in many cases, for the value of whatever Bierman tended to a variety of musi- garments the purchaser wants to put up for trade. cal responsibilities, including record- Miska debuted the Swap & Shop in 2012 after hear- ing studio work, his coordination of (See Swap & Shop, Page 18) (See Hootenanny, Page 33)
Cast-off clothing a hot commodity Treasures abound at MUHS shop
National forest considers backcountry skiing plan By EVAN JOHNSON GOSHEN — Every winter, ski- ers and snowboarders venture into the woods and hillsides in search of untracked snow. In the future, skiers
in southern Addison County may not have to venture far. This winter the U.S. Forest Service is considering a proposal to develop four backcountry skiing glades total-
ing approximately 210 acres on land in the Green Mountain National For- est in the towns of Goshen, Rochester and Chittenden. The initiative is being spearheaded
by the Rochester Area Sport Trails Alliance (RASTA), a group of moun- tain bikers and backcountry-oriented skiers that has been exploring devel- (See Backcountry, Page 43)