Edgy fun
Miss Vermont
Eagles shine
A local acting troupe will stage two comedies at Town Hall Theater next week. See Page 7B.
Alayna Westcom visits Ferrisburgh, shares experience at Miss America pageant. Page 10A.
All 10 members of the Mount Abe girls’ basketball team contributed to a win on Tuesday. See Page 1B.
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT Vol. 70 No. 5
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, February 4, 2016
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30 Pages
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Police get place to ‘hang their hats’ at Bristol Elementary Candidates
sign up for new ANwSU committee
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A  BULLET  SHOT  into  the  Church  of  the  Nazarene  in  Leicester  late  last  month  ricocheted  off  this  pew  in  the  sanctuary  of  the  Route  7  church.  Brandon  Reporter  photo/Lee  J.  Kahrs
Bullets  strike  Leicester  church By  LEE  J.  KAHRS ary  to  hit  the  opposite  wall  of  the  Brandon  Reporter church.  Another  appears  to  have  LEICESTER  —  Parishioners  ar- ricocheted  off  one  of  the  wooden  rived  at  the  Church  of  the  Nazarene  pews.   on  Route  7  in  Leicester  for  Sunday  Another  bullet  is  lodged  in  the  PRUQLQJ VHUYLFHV RQ -DQ WR ÂżQG wall  of  the  nursery  on  the  lower  four  bullets  holes  in  the  church  level,  said  Pastor  Phil  Smith  in  a  sanctuary. phone  interview  Monday. The  bullets  appear  to  have  been  “We  called  the  state  police  and  ¿UHG LQWR WKH FKXUFK IURP RXWVLGH they  said  they  couldn’t  have  anyone  on  the  south  side  of  the  building. come  down  until  later  in  the  week,â€?  One  of  the  bullets  was  lying  on  Smith  said.  “We  said  we  had  a  bul- WKH Ă€RRU RI WKH FKXUFK DQG KDV EHHQ let,  they  said  they’d  send  someone  turned  over  to  Vermont  State  Po- as  soon  as  possible.â€? lice,  who  have  consid- Millington  said  po- ered  a  possible  link  to  lice  were  at  the  church  “We called the an  incident  at  Brandon  investigating  the  inci- Scrap  Metal  four  days  state police and dent  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  they said they earlier. 26. The  sun  was  setting  couldn’t have Sgt.  Paul  Badger  this  past  Monday  eve- anyone come of  the  Vermont  State  ning  as  church  Lay- down until later Police’s  New  Haven  man  Tom  Millington  barracks  is  the  inves- pointed  to  the  most  in the week. We WLJDWLQJ RIÂżFHU LQ WKH obvious  bullet  hole,  said we had case.  A  phone  message  which  came  through  a bullet, they and  an  email  to  Bad- a  window,  creating  a  said they’d ger  requesting  more  large  crack  through  the  send someone information  and  com- glass  above  the  shat- ment  in  the  case  were  as soon as tered  circle  at  the  point  not  answered  by  press  of  entry.  The  dimming  possible.â€? time. — Pastor light  shone  through  all  But  police  have  not  Phil Smith ruled  out  a  connection  the  small  cracks  around  where  the  bullet  exited  to  the  Jan.  21  arrest  of  the  glass  into  the  church.  Kadia  Barenbaum,  56,  of  Middle- Millington  said  he  is  in  the  bury,  who  was  charged  with  aggra- Church  of  the  Nazarene  every  day,  vated  assault  with  a  deadly  weapon  and  the  bullet  holes  were  not  there  and  reckless  endangerment  after  al- on  Saturday,  Jan.  23.  He  said  the  legedly  threatening  the  owner  and  church  building  was  erected  in  employees  of  Brandon  Scrap  Metal  1986  and  currently  has  30  congre- with  a  .45  caliber  handgun  on  Jan.  gation  members. 20.  While  it  is  unclear  what  type  Brandon  Scrap  Metal  is  located  RI JXQ ZDV XVHG WR ÂżUH WKH VKRWV a  mile  north  of  the  Church  of  the  it  appears  to  have  been  a  higher  Nazarene  on  Route  7  in  Leicester. caliber  weapon.  The  bullet  that  Police  from  multiple  agencies  came  through  the  window  traveled  searched  for  Barenbaum  for  about  roughly  40  feet  across  the  sanctu- 12  hours  before  Rutland  police  ar-Â
rested  him  at  about  1  a.m.  on  Jan.  21.  Barenbaum  was  in  possession  of  a  .45  caliber  Ruger  handgun  at  the  time  of  his  arrest,  police  said.  Later  that  day  he  pleaded  innocent  to  the  charges  in  Addison  County  Superior  Court,  criminal  division,  and  he  was  remanded  to  Marble  Valley  Correc- tional  Facility  in  Rutland  for  lack  of  $2,500  bond  set  by  Judge  Samuel  +RDU $FFRUGLQJ WR 09&) RIÂżFLDOV Barenbaum  was  only  in  jail  a  few  hours  before  he  made  bail  and  was  released  with  conditions. Those  conditions  included  stay- ing  at  least  100  yards  away  from  Brandon  Scrap  Metal,  not  to  contact  or  approach  the  owner  or  the  em- ployees,  and  not  to  buy  or  possess  ¿UHDUPV In  an  email  requesting  comment,  Trooper  Adria  Pickin,  who  is  in  charge  of  the  Brandon  Scrap  Metal  case,  referred  questions  about  the  church  incident  to  Sgt.  Badger,  but  ZURWH Âł, FDQ FRQÂżUP WKDW ZH KDYH looked  into  the  possibility  that  both  of  the  cases  were  connected.â€? As  for  the  church,  Millington  said  the  congregation  went  with  its  wor- ship  service  the  day  the  bullet  holes  were  found  and  this  past  Sunday  as  ZHOO +H DOVR VDLG ZKRHYHU ÂżUHG D gun  into  the  church  is  welcome  to  come  to  the  church  and  repent. “We  exist  because  of  Jesus,  who  can  save  any  sinner  from  such  acts,â€?  Millington  said.  ‘We  know  the  dif- ference  between  a  handshake  and  a  ¿VW ´
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  Members  of  the  Vergennes  City  Council  meeting,  at  their  Jan.  26  meeting,  deemed  un- timely  a  petition  submitted  by  for- mer  Alderwoman  Clara  “Ziggyâ€?  Co- meau  and  declined  to  place  an  article  she  requested  on  the  Town  Meeting  Day  ballot.  Petitioned  articles  had  a  Jan.  13  deadline,  earlier  than  the  Jan.  25  deadline  for  submitting  paperwork  for  those  wishing  to  run  for  elective  RIÂżFH &RPHDX SUHVHQWHG KHU SHWL- tion  on  Jan.  21,  Hawley  said,  say- ing  she  had  been  confused  about  the  dates.  Comeau  sought  a  public  vote  on  whether  the  city  council  should  use  all  proceeds  from  the  city’s  Water  Tower  Fund  to  offset  taxes.  The  fund  reaps  roughly  $100,000  a  year  from  cell  companies  to  place  broadcast  equipment  on  the  city’s  former  water  tower.  For  about  17  years,  including  the  time  when  Comeau  was  on  the  city  council,  aldermen  have  used  that  fund  to  pay  for  improvements  to  the  city’s  downtown  area.  Often,  they  have  tapped  the  Water  Tower  Fund  to  pay  the  city’s  local  share  of  state  and  federal  grants. Also  at  that  meeting,  the  council  formed  a  committee  to  consider  ex- tensions  to  the  city  sewers  (see  story  on  Page  2),  and  also: ‡ +HDUG IURP &LW\ 0DQDJHU 0HO Hawley  that  cell  phone  company  AT&T  had  renegotiated  its  contract  with  Vergennes  to  add  equipment  on  the  water  tower  and  that  the  new  deal  would  net  the  city  an  extra  $650  a  month. ‡ :HUH WROG E\ +DZOH\ WKDW GH- linquent  tax  collections  had  gone  exceptionally  well,  boosting  the  city’s  revenue  picture.  Only  11  properties  are  in  arrears,  he  said  on  Wednesday.
Getting  a  big  head MIKAELA  TAYLOR,  LEFT,  and  Rebekah  Irwin  from  the  Middlebury  College  library’s  special  collections  carry  a  large  cutout  of  William  Shakespeare’s  head  through  downtown  Middlebury  Monday  morning.  The  head  was  on  its  way  to  a  display  in  the  National  Bank  of  Middle- bury  to  promote  several  events  around  the  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts  exhibition  “First  Folio!  The  Book  That  Gave  Us  Shakespeare.� Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
Vergennes  (Continued  from  Page  2A) venience  store  in  the  early  1990s.  Other  proposals  that  have  not  come  to  fruition  there  include  Country  Home  Products  and  Specialty  Fila- ments  plants,  and  each  time  the  city  council  was  approached  about  sewer  extensions  —  which,  despite  the  RYHUĂ€RZ LVVXHV DUH UHDOLVWLF EHFDXVH the  plant  is  running  at  less  than  ca- pacity.   The  council  did  in  recent  years  ap- prove  a  sewer  extension  to  the  state-Â
owned  former  Vergennes  rail  station  that  was  moved  from  North  Main  Street  to  a  Ferrisburgh  site  along  the  railroad  tracks  next  to  the  Agency  of  Transportation  park-Âand-Âride  lot,  again  near  the  intersection  of  the  state  highways.  The  1994  proposal  also  was  spe- FLÂżF WR WZR WUDFWV LQ )HUULVEXUJK WKH larger  parcel  at  the  intersection  of  Routes  7  and  22A  out  of  which  the  VTrans  commuter  lot  was  carved,  and  one  of  40  acres  that  ran  along  Route Â
7  south  from  the  railroad  tracks  that  now  houses  the  Ferrisburgh  Solar  Farm.  Now,  Hawley  said,  council  mem- bers,  in  seeking  to  write  a  new  policy,  want  to  explore  what  areas  would  be  acceptable  to  the  city’s  neighbors,  as  well  as  feasible  for  the  city.  And  that  is  part  of  the  task  facing  Hawley,  Benton  and  Perry. “I  told  the  board  we  really  should  at  least  establish  a  geographic  area  we  should  consider,�  Hawley  said.
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I  write  to  register  my  intense  surprise  that  the  acceptance  or  UHMHFWLRQ RI WKH $QEDULF SURSRVDO ² WR LQVWDOO D PXOWL VWRU\ HOHFWULF IDFLOLW\ WKH VL]H RI D IRRWEDOO ¿HOG QHDU WKH FHQWHU RI RXU OLWWOH WRZQ ² may  perhaps  not  be  put  to  a  vote  E\ WKH UHJLVWHUHG YRWHUV RI 1HZ +DYHQ $QG \HW DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH ODVW SDUDJUDSKV RI *DHQ 0XUSKUHH¶V excellent  report  in  the  Feb.  1  issue  RI WKH Addison  Independent,  the  selectboard  choosing  to  decide  this  on  its  own  is  a  real  possibility.  For  ZKHQ DVNHG E\ WKH UHSRUWHU ³LI WKH selectboard  would  at  some  point  put  D YRWH WR WKH WRZQ HLWKHU ELQGLQJ RU QRQELQGLQJ 6HOHFWPDQ 7ROOHV VDLG WKDW KDV \HW WR EH GHWHUPLQHG«´ :KHWKHU RU QRW WKH VHOHFWERDUG KDV WKH DXWKRULW\ WR PDNH WKLV KXJH decision  on  its  own  seems  irrel- HYDQW JLYHQ WKH IDFW WKDW DFFHS- WDQFH RI WKLV GHDO ZLOO SHUPDQHQWO\ FKDQJH WKH QDWXUH RI WKH 1HZ +D- YHQ WRZQ FHQWHU DQG YDULRXVO\ DIIHFW many  in  its  larger  community.  The  selectboard  is  doing  its  proper  job  LQ FDUHIXOO\ DQDO\]LQJ DQG SLQQLQJ GRZQ DOO DVSHFWV RI WKLV FRPSOLFDWHG SURSRVDO ,W ZRXOG EH VKRFNLQJ KRZHYHU LI ZH DOO OHDUQHG VRPH day  that  they  had  approved  a  deal  ZLWK $QEDULF RQ WKHLU RZQ ZLWKRXW consulting  all  the  voters. *LYHQ WKDW ZH DUH DVNHG WR VSHQG hours  on  Town  Meeting  Day  to  ap- prove  miscellaneous  road  mainte- nance  expenses  and  minor  dona- WLRQV WR ORFDO FKDULWLHV LW ZRXOG EH D PRFNHU\ RI WKH GHPRFUDWLF SURFHVV QRW WR FRQVXOW WKH FLWL]HQV RI 1HZ Haven  over  what  will  arguably  be  WKH ELJJHVW DQG PRVW IDWHIXO GHDO VR IDU LQ WKH WRZQ¶V KLVWRU\ I  urge  that  the  New  Haven  select- ERDUG FRPPLW LWVHOI WR SXWWLQJ WKH $QEDULF GHDO WR D ELQGLQJ YRWH E\ 1HZ +DYHQ YRWHUV WR JLYH WKLV IDWH- IXO GHFLVLRQ EH LW XS RU GRZQ WKH long-Âterm  legitimacy  it  will  surely  need.  George  Jaeger New  Haven
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Letters to the Editor
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Anti-Âabortion  pamphlet  raised  re-Âtraumatization  risk While  the  Vermont  Right  to  Life  Committee  (VRLC)  distributed  a  pamphlet  about  the  “science  behind  the  prebornâ€?  through  the  Addison  In- dependent,  I  would  like  to  take  space  to  open  the  dialogue  about  the  science  behind  re-Âtraumatization.  I  hope  that  in  writing  this,  I  can  clarify  how  ac- cess  to  reproductive  choice  impacts  people  who  have  experienced  dating,  domestic  and/or  sexual  violence. 5HFHQWO\ LQ WKH :RPHQ6DIH RIÂżFH a  woman  took  note  of  the  Addison  Independent  on  the  table  in  front  of  her.  The  Jan.  21,  2016,  issue  includ- ed,  without  my  knowing,  a  pamphlet  containing  an  objectionable  collec- tion  of  unsupported  facts,  blaming  language  and  triggering  stories  that  spoke  to  trauma  relating  to  the  abor- tion  process.  The  woman  looked  at  it,  and  then  at  me  in  confusion  and  shock;Íž  she  was  almost  in  tears. Re-Âtraumatization  is  a  serious  and  frequent  occurrence  for  many  people  that  happens  when  the  retelling  of  a  trauma  narrative  causes  intense  physical  and  psychological  reactions;Íž  the  VRLC  pamphlet  has  the  potential  WR LQĂ€LFW LQWHQVH WUDXPD UHDFWLRQV RQ the  people  of  our  community. We  must  remember  that  any  reason  a  person  gives  for  why  an  abortion  is  WKH ULJKW ÂżW IRU WKHP LV DXWRPDWLFDOO\ enough  to  justify  it.  People  who  were Â
coerced  into  having  abortions  by  abusive  family  members  or  intimate  partners,  people  who  have  had  abor- tions  for  the  safety  of  their  physical  and/or  emotional  health,  people  who  have  had  abortions  for  their  physi- cal  safety  in  abusive  relationships,  people  who  have  had  abortions  because  of  a  pregnancy  following  a  sexual  assault,  or  any  people  experi- encing  a  complex  issue  around  their  pregnancy  deserve  to  be  safe  and  respected  in  our  community. 7KH KHDGOLQH RQ WKH ÂżUVW SDJH VD\V “Worst  Decision  Everâ€?  in  reference  to  abortion.  VRLC  states  that  there  is  a  tremendous  feeling  of  grief  and  remorse  for  people  who  choose  to  have  an  abortion.  The  American  Psy- chological  Association  has  conclud- ed  that  abortion  rarely  causes  any  long-Âlasting  or  severe  psychological  after-Âeffects.  The  VRLC  also  urges  people  to  consider  adoption  rather  WKDQ DERUWLRQ $GRSWLRQ LV D GLIÂżFXOW route  for  anyone  to  take,  and  it  is  not  fair  to  demand  that  people  make  such  D VDFULÂżFH Lastly,  VRLC  used  a  harsh  tactic  in  giving  a  fetus  a  voice  to  share  its  de- velopment  in  an  effort  to  scare  people  considering  abortion.  The  brain  struc- tures  and  nerve-Âcell  connections  that  characterize  the  thinking  and  feeling  parts  of  the  brain  are  not  completed Â
until  between  the  seventh  and  eighth  months  of  gestation. It  is  essential  to  pay  attention  to  the  many  ways  we  may  uninten- tionally  alienate  members  of  our  community.  WomenSafe  will  now  be  checking  periodicals  that  come  into  RXU RIÂżFH IRU WUDXPDWL]LQJ PDWH- rial  before  we  put  them  out.  If  other  service  and  health  care  providers  do  the  same,  we  could  decrease  the  pos- sibility  of  distancing  survivors  in  our  community.  As  we  take  steps  toward  making  Addison  County  a  safer,  more  supportive  place,  let  us  keep  in  mind  that  any  personal  decision  regarding  one’s  own  body  is  some- thing  that  does  not  deserve  outside  judgment,  but  basic  empathy. WomenSafe  extends  our  support  to  anyone  experiencing  dating,  domes- tic  and  sexual  violence  regardless  of  their  stance  on  reproductive  rights.  We  understand  that  the  impact  of  abortion  is  complex  and  the  effects  are  person-Âby-Âperson.  We  offer  a  KRXU FRQÂżGHQWLDO KRWOLQH WKDW serves  all  of  Addison  County.  You  can  reach  us  at  802-Â388-Â4205,  on  our  ZHEVLWH DW ZRPHQVDIH QHW RU ÂżQG XV on  Facebook. Haley  Renwick Outreach  Advocate WomenSafe Middlebury
Slashing  health  insurance  cost  pays  for  single-Âpayer As  a  physician  for  over  40  years,  I  share  the  frustration  of  my  col- leagues  with  the  waste  and  bureau- cracy  associated  with  the  health  insurance  industry.  They  provide  no  value  to  my  patients  and  create  expense  (more  than  30  percent  of  health  care  dollars).  Most  physi- cians  in  the  U.S.  favor  a  single- payer  system  that  eliminates  health  insurance  interference  with  our  care. A  recent  critique  of  Bernie  Sand- ers’  proposal  for  “Medicare  for  Allâ€?  by  Prof.  Kenneth  Thorpe  of  Emory  University  and  touted  by  the  media,  is  incorrect  and  misleading.  His  analysis  does  not  allow  for  the  huge  savings  implicit  in  the  demise  of  private  health  insurance.  When  we Â
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Cutting  Porter  RNs  not  the  right  way  to  save  money The  news  that  a  number  of  registered  nurses  will  be  laid  off  at  Porter  Hospital  is  disturbing.  Porter  Hospital  obviously  plays  a  very  important  role  in  our  community  and  the  wider  area.  RNs  are  on  the  front  lines  and  give  us  advice  about  medications  and  treatment  when  we  need  it  —  they  cannot  be  replaced Â
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(Continued  from  Page  4A) ended  up  with  black  eyes  and  bloody  noses. It  was  worth  it,  because  my  ac- tors  are  outstanding.  Don’t  tell  any- locations  within  our  communities  one,  but  actors  do  all  the  work.  I  sit  for  energy  storage,  either  electro- back,  treat  them  respectfully  and  chemical  batteries  as  big  as  build- kindly  and  try  to  offer  a  thought  or  ings  or  individual  large  batteries  two.  When  we  were  two  weeks  away  inside  our  homes,  both  of  which  from  opening  during  a  recent  re- KDYH LQVXIÂżFLHQW ORQJ WHUP GDWD RQ hearsal  a  cast  member  asked  if  I  felt  longevity  and  safety. a  heart  attack  coming  on.  I  threw  the  The  more  the  Public  Service  question  back  at  her.  Department  and  the  PSB  ignore  Everything,  I  think,  has  been  go- community  input  and  full  allowance  ing  well.  You  can  judge  for  yourself  of  the  Act  250  process,  the  more  we  on  Feb.  11.  I  still  feel  a  bit  like  a  will  see  our  freedoms  going  the  way  fraud,  but  I  have  been  learning.  We  of  the  past  under  the  guise  of  “the  shall  see  what  I  try  to  tackle  next.  I  public  good.â€?  promise  it  will  not  involve  lasers  or  Charles  Kelly jazz  hands  or  kittens.  I  will  leave  all  Addison that  to  the  seasoned  professionals.
Davis  (Continued  from  Page  4A) presidential  candidates  is  a  Senator  from  one’s  home  state?  Leahy  is  almost  certain  to  be  re- elected  this  fall,  but  the  media,  as  well  as  Vermont  voters,  should  ask  him  to  explain  his  support  for  Clinton  in  his  role  as  a  convention  delegate  in  the  face  of  what  is  likely  to  be  a  substan- tial  majority  for  Sanders  on  primary  day. Welch,  also  a  candidate  for  re-Âelec- tion,  has  not  yet  committed  himself  to  either  Sanders  or  Clinton.  He  may  wait  to  announce  his  decision  until  shortly  before  the  Democratic  con- vention  begins  in  July. Shumlin  and  Dean,  who  will  not  be  on  the  ballot  themselves  this  year,  are  less  accountable  to  the  voters.  However,  many  of  the  most  ardent  Vermont  supporters  of  Dean’s  2004  presidential  campaign,  and  Shumlin’s  2010  gubernatorial  campaign,  are  likely  to  vote  for  Sanders  over  Clin- ton  on  March  1. Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri- tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.
seen  incredible  progress  since  passage.  Communities  all  over  the  state  are  now  working  with  WKHLU QHLJKERUV WR ¿QG ZD\V WR improve  our  education  system  for  kids. In  many  parts  of  Vermont,  im- plementation  has  been  an  over- whelming  success.  But  for  some,  it  was  clear  that  the  cost  con- tainment  threshold  provisions  weren’t  working  as  intended.  A  bipartisan  group  of  lawmak- ers  worked  together  to  craft  a  solution.  Saturday’s  agreement  settles  the  issue  by  reducing  pen- alties  for  certain  districts  without  removing  the  cost  containment  many  Vermonters  have  asked  for. It  is  time  for  us  to  continue  the  challenge  at  hand  —  focusing  on  kids’  educations  and  supporting  the  teachers,  administrators  and  community  volunteers  who  make  sure  our  schools  lead  the  nation.  For  me,  the  visit  from  my  son’s  People’s  Academy  class  was  a  reminder  of  why  we’ve  made  a  commitment  to  public  education.  All  of  those  students,  no  matter  where  they  live,  should  have  the  same  opportunities.  That’s  why  we  acted.  That  is  why  we  must  not  lose  sight  of  the  importance  of  public  investment  in  educa- tion.  It’s  about  the  kids.
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fewer  students,  gaps  in  achievement  and  aspiration,  and  the  demands  of  providing  a  safe  learning  environ- ment  for  all  of  our  students  are  but  a  few  of  the  many  issues  that  we  must  address. 'LVWULFW XQLÂżFDWLRQ ZLOO DOORZ our  communities  to  confront  these  problems  head  on,  and  to  provide  life-Âchanging  educational  experi- ences  for  all  of  our  students.  Please  YRWH \HV IRU GLVWULFW XQLÂżFDWLRQ RQ Town  Meeting  Day.  Disclosure:  In  accordance  with  UD-Â3  policy,  I  am  required  to  dis- close  that,  while  I  sit  on  the  UD-Â3  board  (representing  Middlebury  Union  middle  and  high  schools),  these  thoughts  are  my  own  and  I  do  not  speak  for  the  board. JP  Rees Middlebury
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Obituaries Keith Brown Jr., 51, formerly of Lincoln
BRISTOL,  N.H.  —  It  all  began  on  Jan.  23  1964.  Keith  “Shortyâ€?  Brown  Jr.  was  born  to  Caroline  and  Keith  Brown  Sr.  in  Randolph,  Vt.  He  grew  up  in  Lincoln,  Vt. The  end  of  his  life  here  on  earth  came  on  Jan.  12,  2016.  In  those  51  years  Keith  had  an  incredibly  color- ful  life.  Those  that  knew  him  over  the  years  will  understand. The  best  part  of  his  life  was  when  his  son  Otter  Boone  Brown  was  born.  Otter  joined  the  blended  family  of  Hillary  Hossack  Smith,  Chelsea  Smith  and  Madison  Smith  in  1998.  We  stood  as  a  family  through  thick  and  thin  and  succeeded  in  having  the  best  years  at  the  end.  Keith  was  an  iron  worker  for  30  years  and  that  was  his  passion  until  he  discovered  WXQD Âż VKLQJ LQ WKH $WODQWLF 7KLV ZDV the  best  part  of  his  retirement  that  he  could  imagine. His  last  few  years  were  spent  in  Montana  and  there  he  made  the  best  friends  he  ever  had  and  the  ones  who  knew  his  heart  and  soul. Keith  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  20-Âsome  years,  Hillary  Brown,  and  his  kids  Otter  Boone  Brown,  17,  Madison  Ann  Smith,  24,  and  Chelsea  Keene  Smith.  26.  He  has  three  sisters, Â
KEITH  BROWN  JR. Brenda  Brown,  Pam  Jennings  and  Kay  Brown  Gummoe,  that  survive  him,  along  with  a  niece,  Krystal  Martell,  and  nephew,  Kyle  Jennings. His  healing  words  of  wisdom  were,  “It’s  not  what  you  were  handed  that  matters,  it’s  how  you  deal  with  it  that  does.�  Godspeed  -XQH\ %URZQ ¸
Robert Morris Sr., 93, Vergennes VERGENNES  —  Robert  (Hoover)  Morris  Sr.  passed  away  Tuesday,  Feb.  2,  2016,  at  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  after  a  brief  illness. He  was  born  on  Oct.  25,  1922,  in  Bristol,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Emma  Morris. Robert  retired  in  1978  after  30  years  with  the  VA  and  IRS. He  was  an  avid  Red  Sox,  Vermont  Expos,  and  St.  Mike’s  basketball  fan.  Golf  at  Basin  Harbor  Club  was  his  favorite  pastime. He  was  a  member  of  St.  Peter’s  Church,  Knights  of  Columbus  and  American  Legion  of  Vergennes. Robert  is  survived  by  his  three  children,  Melissa,  Robert  and  wife  Nina  and  Kevin  and  wife  Shelly;Íž  ¿ YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ (ULF $DURQ Joshua  Luc,  Bethany  and  Jesse;Íž  eight  great-Âgrandchildren,  Eric,  Troy,  Emily,  Evan,  Jamison,  Araeya,  Kaylee  and  Riley;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. He  was  predeceased  by  his  loving  wife,  Janet;Íž  his  son  Michael;Íž  and Â
Gerry Wager, 83, Addison $'',621 ² $IWHU D WRXJK Âż JKW with  illness,  Gerry  Wager,  83,  passed  away  in  the  loving  embrace  of  his  wife,  Pat,  on  Jan.  29,  2016.  Born  on  Sept.  21,  1932,  in  Bennington,  Gerry  was  the  youngest  son  of  Everett  Wager  and  Florence  Mason  of  Bennington.  After  graduating  from  Bennington  High  School  (Go  Catamounts!)  Gerry  graduated  from  St.  Joseph’s  College  and  then  joined  the  U.S.  Army  and  proudly  served  his  country  stationed  in  Germany  during  the  Korean  War. Gerry  met  and  married  Mary  Jane  Pollard  and  they  raised  their  children,  Bill  and  Peggy,  in  North  Ferrisburgh  during  his  32-Âyear  career  as  a  credit  manager  at  Simmonds  Precision  in  Vergennes.  Gerry  was  an  active  member  of  the  community  and  served  the  church,  as  well  as  his  contributions  as  a  Free  Mason  and  proud  member  of  the  American  Legion.  Gerry  was  a  dedicated  father  and  husband  and  enjoyed  traveling  with  his  family  and  hosting  countless  barbecues  featuring  his  famous  BBQ  Chicken  recipe.  He  was  by  Mary  Jane’s  side  and  cared  for  her  during  her  battle  with  cancer. Gerry  enjoyed  a  second  career  for  almost  10  years  at  the  Shelburne  Museum  where  he  drove  the  “jitneyâ€?  and  worked  on  the  security  team. In  1997  he  married  Priscilla  “Patâ€?  Cousino  and  started  his  new  life  in  Addison.  Gerry  and  Pat  lived  a  full  life.  He  joined  St.  Peter’s  Parish  in  Vergennes  and  they  were  active  members  of  the  church,  served  the  community  delivering  meals  on  wheels  and  visiting  shut-Âins.  Gerry  was  always  smiling  and  was  always  dancing  at  every  opportunity.  He  loved  all  things  Irish,  especially  Irish  humor.
 GERALD  WAGER *HUU\ QRZ MRLQV KLV Âż UVW ZLIH Mary  Jane,  who  passed  away  in  1995;Íž  his  sisters  Eileen,  Florence,  Frances  and  Nancy;Íž  and  his  brother  Everett.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife  Priscilla  “Patâ€?;Íž  brothers-Âin-Âlaw  Thomas  and  Winfred;Íž  sister-Âin-Âlaw  Anna;Íž  children  Bill  and  Lori  Wager  of  Ferrisburgh,  Peggy  and  Frank  Iafrate  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Michelle  and  Paul  Arthur  RI 0RULDK 1 < DQG Âż YH JUDQG children,  Nicholas,  Olivia,  Tyler,  Samantha  and  Brandon;Íž  as  well  as  nieces  and  nephews. A  Mass  was  celebrated  at  St.  Peter’s  Church  on  Thursday,  Feb.  4,  2016,  at  10  a.m.  A  reception  followed  at  the  parish  hall.  Arrangements  are  by  Brown-ÂMcClay  Funeral  Home. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ suggests  donations  to  the  Ferrisburgh  Fire  Department,  PO  Box  25,  North  Ferrisburgh,  VT  05473;Íž  Parkinson’s  Disease  Foundation  (support.pdf.org);Íž  or  The  American  Heart  Association  GRQDWHQRZ KHDUW RUJ ¸
Dennis Jimmo, 60, Lincoln
ROBERT  MORRIS  SR. brother  Raymond. There  will  be  no  visiting  hours.  A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  at  1  p.m.  on  Saturday,  Feb.  6,  2016,  at  St.  Peter’s  Church  in  Vergennes.  Interment  will  be  LQ WKH VSULQJ ,Q OLHX RI À RZHUV contributions  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Humane  Shelter  in  0LGGOHEXU\ ¸
LINCOLN  —  Dennis  W.  Jimmo,  60,  died  on  Jan.  28,  2016. He  was  born  Feb.  18,  1955,  and  grew  up  in  Bristol.  He  later  moved  to  Downingsville,  Lincoln. He  leaves  behind  his  wife  of  30  years,  Glenda  R.  Jimmo;Íž  sister  Debra  Thompson  (Richey)  of  Bristol;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. Â
He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;Íž  sister  Bernice  Carpenter;Íž  and  brother  Walter  “Chuckyâ€?  Jimmo. Viewing  is  at  Gregory  and  Sons,  472  Meadow  Lane,  South  Burlington,  on  Saturday,  Feb.  6,  at  2  p.m. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV GRQDWLRQV PD\ EH sent  to  Glenda  Jimmo,  43  Starr  Hill  Farm  Road,  Burlington,  VT  05408.
Ruth Gipson, 85, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  —  Ruth  Annie  Funeral  arrangements  are  pending  at  (VanBuren)  Gipson,  85,  died  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  Wednesday,  Feb.  3,  2016,  at  Helen  in  Brandon. Porter  Healthcare  &  Rehabilitation  A  complete  obituary  will  appear  in  a  Center  in  Middlebury. later  edition  of  the  Addison  Indpendent.
Arthur Shields, 78, Addison ADDISON  —  Arthur  William  Shields,  one  of  seven  children  of  Agnes  (Wilson)  and  Virgil  Shields,  was  born  April  15,  1937,  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.  His  growing-Âup  years  were  spent  on  the  family  farm  in  Mosquitoville,  Vt.,  just  up  the  hill  from  the  Walter  Harvey  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church  that  the  Shields  and  their  extended  family  attended.  Schooling  was  at  Barnet  elementary  schools,  Peacham  Academy  for  his  freshman  year  and  ended  at  Groton  High  School  where  he  graduated  in  1956.  The  next  four  years  he  spent  in  the  United  States  Air  Force  as  crew  chief  on  a  B-Â47  Bomber,  stationed  at  Dyess  AFB  in  Texas,  traveling  to  points  abroad  including  Guam,  Hawaii,  Goose  Bay  in  Canada,  Spain  and  Alaska.  Arthur  remained  intensely  patriotic  and  loved  to  recount  to  family  and  friends  those  glory  days.  June  17,  1961,  he  married  the  love  of  his  life,  Carol  Welch  of  Ryegate.  After  a  year  at  Groton  they  immigrated  to  Canada  and  spent  the  next  four  and  a  half  years  at  the  Japan  Evangelical  Mission  Farm  in  Lousana,  Alberta,  where  Arthur  served  as  farm  manager  caring  for  a  500-Âsteer  feedlot  and  small  dairy,  the  proceeds  of  which  funded  missionaries  in  Japan.  May  1967  found  them  back  in  3HDFKDP KH GRLQJ FDUSHQWU\ Âż UVW with  Ralph  Page,  then  partner- ing  with  brother  Wilson  and  later  going  solo  with  his  crew  as  Shields  Builders  in  Barnet.  In  the  fall  of  1977  Arthur  accepted  a  job  in  Vergennes  with  the  Vermont  Forest  and  Parks  and  for  the  next  21  years  was  maintenance  supervisor  for  Region  Two  covering  the  11  state  parks  from  Mt.  Philo  in  Ferrisburgh  to  Woodford  near  Bennington.  All  who  knew  Arthur,  family  and  friends  knew  him  to  be  a  godly  man.  Having  committed  his  life  to  Christ  as  a  boy  of  14  he  never  wavered  but  endeavored  to  lead  a  life  to  honor  the  Lord  he  loved  and  to  raise  his  family  accordingly. His  retirement  years  were  spent  on  Mountain  Shade,  their  10  acre  mini-Âfarm  in  Addison,  ever  busy,  enjoying  every  day,  raising  mini  horses,  chickens,  huge  gardens,  restoring  antique  tractors,  and  working  in  his  immaculate  carpen- ter  shops.  His  family  was  his  joy.  He  is  survived  by  his  loving  wife,  Carol,  DQG WKHLU Âż YH FKHULVKHG FKLOGUHQ and  spouses,  Timothy  (Mary)  Shields  of  Brandon,  Thomas  (Lynn)  Shields  of  Canaan,  N.H.,  Victoria  (Dave)  Jacobs  of  Fort  Covington, Â
ARTHUR  SHIELDS N.Y.,  Carol  Joy  (Gordon)  Dobson  of  Addison  and  Verna  Jean  (Rev.  Douglas)  Aldrich  of  Barkhamsted,  Conn.;Íž  and  13  grandchildren,  Timothy  Jr.,  Esthermarie  and  Stacy  Shields,  Hans  and  Krista  Westenfeld,  Samuel  and  Thomas  Jacobs,  Nathanael  and  Benjamin  Shields,  Kelsey  William,  Abigael  Lyn,  Kaelen  Dobson  and  Rebekah  Aldrich.  He  also  leaves  a  brother,  Paul  (Arlene)  Shields  of  Passumpsic,  Vt.,  and  two  sisters,  Anna  Mae  Benton  of  Vergennes  and  Martha  (Dave)  McConnell  of  Lebanon,  N.H.,  as  well  as  three  sisters-Âin-Âlaw,  Marlene  Shields  of  Sundre,  Alberta,  Evelyn  Shields  of  Groton,  Vt.,  and  Ruth  (Ernie)  Tessari  of  Wetaskawin,  Alberta.  Special  to  his  heart  were  his  many  nieces  and  nephews  to  the  third  generation.  He  held  in  love  Sarah  Barnes  and  John  Curler. Arthur  was  predeceased  by  three  brothers,  Wilson,  Kenneth  and  John.  Arthur  died  Jan.  28,  2016,  at  UVM  Medical  in  Burlington,  his  wife  Carol  by  his  side.  Absent  from  the  body,  present  with  the  Lord.  He  was  a  member  of  Victory  Baptist  Church  in  Vergennes  and  so  loved  his  friends  and  fellowship  there.  The  family  requests  gifts  in  his  memory  be  sent  to  the  Town  Line  First  Response  Squad,  PO  Box  82,  Bridport,  VT  05734,  or  to  the  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  Squad,  PO  Box  11,  Vergennes,  VT  05491,  in  sincere  gratitude  for  their  ongoing  caring  support.  A  memorial  service  was  held  at  the  church  on  Tuesday,  Feb.  2,  2016.  A  spring  interment  will  be  held  at  the  Walter  Harvey  Community  &HPHWHU\ LQ 0RVTXLWRYLOOH ¸
%UDQGRQ EXGJHW SURSRVDO LQFOXGHV QHHGHG RYHUĂ€ RZ FXOYHUW ZRUN By  LEE  J.  KAHRS BRANDON  —  On  Town  Meeting  Day  Brandon  voters  will  consider  a  municipal  budget  that  would  require  the  town  to  collect  about  2  percent  more  in  taxes  than  it  did  last  year. At  its  Jan.  11  meeting,  the  board  signed  off  on  a  proposed  2016-Â2017  spending  plan  that,  if  approved,  will  raise  $2,486,822  in  taxes,  a  2.11  percent  increase  over  the  current  spending  plan. Included  in  the  proposed  budget  is  a  $20,000  bond  payment  on  a  $816,430  bond  question  the  board  also  approved  for  the  Town  Meeting  Day  ballot.  The  20-Âyear  bond  is  being  proposed  to  raise  the  matching  funds  needed  for  the  Neshobe  River  overflow  culvert,  the  Segment  6  upgrade  of  Route  7  through  downtown  Brandon,  and  the  rehabilitation  of  Bridge  114  on  Center  Street  at  the  foot  of  West  Seminary  Street. Town  Manager  Dave  Atherton  said  he  received  the  final  cost  esti- mates  for  the  culvert  project  on  Jan.  8,  allowing  the  town  to  finalize Â
exactly  what  the  matching  funds  on  the  project  would  be. The  Federal  Emergency  Management  Agency  is  funding  75  percent  of  the  culvert  project  with  25  percent  coming  from  Brandon.  Based  on  the  Jan.  8  cost  estimates,  FEMA  would  pay  $1,462,290  and  the  town  has  to  come  up  with  $487,430.  The  total  cost  of  the  project  is  $1.9  million. That  is  by  far  the  biggest  slice  of  the  matching  funds  pie  for  Brandon.  For  the  Segment  6  matching  funds,  the  town  needs  $245,000,  and  for  Bridge  114,  $84,000  is  needed  for  the  town’s  match.  While  the  origi- nal  Segment  6  bond  was  approved  by  voters  in  2006,  the  additional  matching  funds  are  needed  to  engi- neer  and  install  the  underground  power  component  of  the  project,  Atherton  said. Add  all  three  together  and  that’s  the  $816,430  bond. Voters  will  be  asked  to  approve  a  20-Âyear  bond,  which  would  incur  a  payment  of  $20,000  from  the  town  in  the  first  year.  However,  it  will  be  possible  to  pay  ahead  on  the  loan.
“These are important, long-range projects that really need to happen before Segment 6. Now we have the numbers and we know there is no way we can plug those numbers into the town budget and make it work.â€? — Brandon Board Chair Doug Bailey The  board  also  discussed  using  funds  collected  from  the  proposed  local  option  tax  to  make  future  bond  payment,  if  the  tax  is  approved  by  the  Legislature.  It  is  due  to  consider  Brandon’s  local  option  tax  during  the  current  session. The  1  percent  option  tax  was  approved  by  Brandon  voters  last Â
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year,  and  must  now  have  legisla- tive  approval.  If  approved,  the  tax  would  raise  an  estimated  $100,000  to  $120,000  a  year  for  Brandon  by  imposing  a  1  percent  tax  on  sales,  meals  and  rooms,  and  alcohol.  Middlebury  has  a  similar  tax. The  proceeds  of  a  local  option  tax  were  initially  proposed  to  help  pay  for  municipal  and  public  works  projects,  like  street  paving  and  sidewalks.  And  while  the  proposed  bond  payment  is  already  built  into  the  proposed  2016-Â2017  municipal  budget,  Atherton  suggested  that  option  tax  funds  could  help  make  bond  payments  in  the  future. But  Board  Chair  Doug  Bailey  urged  caution,  saying  that  while  he  supports  using  proposed  option  tax  revenue  for  the  bond,  he  would  like  to  keep  that  revenue  earmarked  mostly  for  public  works  projects  and  municipal  equipment  purchases  as  originally  intended. The  board  approved  both  the  proposed  budget  and  the  bond  question  unanimously. “These  are  important,  long-Ârange  projects  that  really  need  to  happen Â
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before  Segment  6,â€?  Bailey  said  of  the  culvert  and  bridge  plans.  “Now  we  have  the  numbers  and  we  know  there  is  no  way  we  can  plug  those  numbers  into  the  town  budget  and  make  it  work.â€? The  selectboard  also  approved  a  ballot  question  regarding  the  use  of  money  from  the  Town  Farm  Fund.  Voters  will  be  asked  to  approve  the  use  of  $18,000  from  the  fund  to  pay  for  the  sidewalk  project  on  Union  and  Maple  streets.  The  board  discovered  last  year  that  the  town  had  accepted  state  funds  for  the  project  almost  a  decade  ago  , Â
but  no  work  was  ever  done.  If  the  sidewalk  is  not  done,  the  town  will  have  to  pay  the  state  back  $78,000. The  Town  Farm  Fund  was  established  in  1940  with  the  sale  of  the  Town  Farm,  Atherton  said,  and  voter  approval  is  needed  any  time  those  funds  are  spent.  There  is  currently  $33,274  in  the  Town  Farm  Fund. If  approved,  $18,000  of  that  money  will  be  used  for  the  Union/ Maple  sidewalk  project,  and  the  tax  rate  will  not  be  affected. “If  we  do  this,  we’re  off  the  hook  for  $78,000,â€?  Atherton  said. Â
By  the  Way (Continued  from  Page  1A) Theater,  which  garnered  a  $15,000  grant,  were  chosen  by  a  panel  with  experience  in  historic  preservation,  programming,  technical  theater,  and  accessibility.  In  FY  2016,  16  orga- nizations  representing  nine  coun- ties  received  a  combined  total  of  $272,474. A  local  boy  has  a  major  role  in  Vermont  Stage’s  upcoming  production  of  “Mothers  and  Sons,â€?  which  will  be  staged  at  the  FlynnSpace  in  Burlington  until  Feb.  14.  Written  by  Terrence  McNally,  “Mothers  and  Sonsâ€?  is  a  gripping  new  drama  about  change,  reconciliation  and  what  it  means  to  be  a  family.  Middlebury  resident  Asa  Baker-ÂRouse  plays  the  role  of  “Bud.â€?  Information  on  show  times  is  online  at  www.vermontstage.org. Speaking  of  the  performing  arts,  the  Chandler  Center  for  the  Arts  in  Randolph  is  looking  for  young  people  who  wish  to  audition  for  next  summer’s  youth  musical,  “Anything  Goes.â€?  Auditions  are  scheduled  for  Sunday,  March  6,  for  teen  lead  roles  and  Sunday,  March  13,  for  elementary  and  teen  chorus  roles.  Performances  will  be  held  on  the  main  stage  at  the  Chandler  on  June  30  through  July  3.  On-  and  off-Âstage  opportunities  are  available  to  students  ages  7  through  18.  Students  wishing  to  audition Â
should  contact  Emily  Crosby  at  outreach@chandler-Âarts.org  by  the  end  of  February  as  preparation  for  auditions  is  necessary.  “Anything  Goesâ€?  is  the  age-Âold  tale  of  boy- meets-Âgirl  and  the  complications  that  ensue.  The  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department  is  seeking  volunteers  who  would  like  to  become  “Let’s  Go  Fishingâ€?  instructors  so  they  can  pass  on  9HUPRQWÂśV Âż VKLQJ WUDGLWLRQ WR WKH next  generation  of  Vermonters.  The  department  will  host  a  one- day  training  workshop  for  new  instructors  on  Saturday,  March  12,  at  190  Junction  Road  in  Berlin.  Instructors  in  the  “Let’s  Go  Fishingâ€?  program  organize  and  lead  clinics  in  their  commu- nities  for  young  people  and  their  families.  Participants  in  the  train- ing  workshops  will  learn  how  to  WHDFK D Âż VKLQJ FOLQLF LQ DGGLWLRQ WR OHDUQLQJ DERXW Âż VKLQJ HWKLFV DTXDWLF HFRORJ\ Âż VKHULHV PDQDJH ment,  habitat  conservation,  and  tackle  craft.  The  class  is  informal,  and  it  is  not  necessary  to  have  a  KLJK OHYHO RI Âż VKLQJ H[SHUWLVH WR become  an  instructor.  There  is  no  charge  for  the  training  and  all  curriculum  materials  and  lunch  will  be  provided.  Pre-Âregistration  is  required,  and  you  must  be  18  to  participate.  Register  by  March  1  by  calling  802-Â505-Â5562.
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Extension offers produce tracking & recall workshop MONTPELIER  —  To  help  Ver- mont  fruit  and  vegetable  growers  better  understand  produce  trace- ability  systems  and  develop  a  recall  plan  for  their  operation,  Univer- sity  of  Vermont  (UVM)  Extension’s  Center  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  will  offer  a  free  Recall  and  Trace- ability  Workshop  on  March  11. It  will  be  held  at  the  Capitol  Pla- za  Hotel  and  Conference  Center  in  Montpelier  from  9  a.m.  to  4:30  p.m.  Participants  will  receive  lunch  and  a  free  copy  of  a  traceability  manual. Registration  is  required  by  Feb.  12.  To  register  online,  go  to  http:// recallandtraceabilitywkshp.event- brite.com.  By  phone,  call  Cheryl  Herrick  at  (802)  656-Â5459.  To  re- quest  a  disability-Ârelated  accommo- dation  to  participate,  contact  Ginger  Nickerson  at  802-Â505-Â8189  by  Feb.  19. Growers  will  hear  about  the  Produce  Traceability  Initiative,  an  industry-Âled  effort  to  improve  trace- ability  of  the  produce  supply  chain  from  grower  to  consumer,  includ- ing  discussion  of  various  traceabil- ity  systems.  These  track  fruits  and  vegetables  from  their  source  to  re-Â
tail  outlet,  helping  farmers  improve  inventory  management  and  busi- ness  planning.  For  quality  issues  or  concerns  about  a  food-Âborne  ill- ness  outbreak,  these  systems  ensure  quick  response  from  supply  chains,  stores  and  public  health  agencies  to  remove  or  recall  these  items. Workshop  attendees  also  will  learn  about  the  components  and  legal  aspects  of  recall  plans  and  participate  in  exercises  based  on  actual  outbreaks.  In  addition,  they  will  develop  both  a  crisis  manage- ment  plan  and  recall  plan  for  their  farm. Instructors  include  Diane  Ducha- rme,  Good  Agricultural  Practices  (GAPs)  Program  coordinator,  North  Carolina  State  University  and  Ag- riculture  and  Technology  State  University  Cooperative  Extension;Íž  “SPRINGWATER,â€?  BY  CHINESE  painter  Li  Xubai,  is  part  of  “Return  of  the  Spring,â€?  an  exhibit  of  Eastern  art  now  showing  at  the  Jackson  Gallery  in  Ginger  Nickerson,  UVM  Extension  Middlebury’s  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  exhibit  also  includes  works  by  Li’s  protĂŠgĂŠe,  Yinglei  Zhang  of  Middlebury,  and  Guo  Ziyu  of  Hong  Kong.  Zhang  GAPs  Program  coordinator;Íž  and  will  give  an  art  talk  on  the  exhibit  during  a  reception  on  Friday,  Feb.  12,  at  the  gallery. Hans  Estrin,  UVM  Extension  Pro- duce  Safety  Accreditation  Program  coordinator. The  workshop  is  funded  through  a  Specialty  Crop  Block  Grant  through  side  with  her  images.  “In  Chinese  art,  ily  of  artists  in  Wenchang,  Hainan  in  the  rocks,  trees  and  waterfalls.  He  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Agriculture,  everything  comes  from  within  your- Province,  China,  in  1946.  His  art  paints  in  the  classical  tradition  and  in  Food  and  Markets. self  ‌  and  you  use  nature  to  express  education  included  both  Eastern  and  quiet  tones  that  seem  to  suggest  not  yourself.â€? Western  and  classical  and  contem- only  the  visual  rhythm  but  also  the  Have a news tip? Call Zhang  loved  drawing  and  callig- porary  techniques  as  he  trained  with  sounds  of  the  natural  scene  depicted.  MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Jack- son  Gallery  at  Town  Hall  Theater  raphy  as  a  child,  but  was  selected  his  family  and  then  at  the  Guangzhou  Li  also  composes  poems  that  appear  Kathy Mikkelsen at 453-4014 in  Middlebury  is  currently  showing  for  training  as  a  teacher  in  her  na- Academy  of  Fine  Art.  He  also  gradu- in  his  own  exquisite  calligraphy. NEWS Born  in  1940  in  the  coastal  city  “Return  of  the  Spring,â€?  an  exhibition  tive  China  where  she  taught  for  12  ated  from  the  Movie  and  Film  Acad- emy  of  Guangdong,  of  Fuzhou  in  southeastern  China,  Li  featuring  the  work  of  Middlebury  art- years  before  coming  LINCOLN  —  Hill  Country  Holi- them  for  you. China.  He  settled  in  started  to  paint  with  watercolors  and  day  is  happening  this  weekend.  I  Is  it  too  cold,  icy  or  snowy  for  ist  Yinglei  Zhang;Íž  her  mentor,  Mr.  Li  to  the  U.S.  in  1985  Mr. Guo Ziyu works for  further  educa- Hong  Kong  in  1980  oils  as  a  youth,  but  became  fascinat- Xubai  from  China,  currently  living  have  no  real  information  to  give  you  to  get  outside  for  a  walk?  Re- with ink on paper where  he  estab- ed  by  the  more  traditional  art  forms.  you,  but  I  heard  there  is  Military  member  the  exercise  classes  at  the  in  Canada;Íž  and  her  teacher  Mr.  Guo  tion.  She  began  her  and often adds a lished  a  studio  in  his  He  received  some  instruction  with  a  Whist  at  Burnham  Hall  on  Friday  library  every  Tuesday  and  Thurs- Ziyu  of  Hong  Kong.  Both  Li  and  Guo  studies  in  Chinese  beautiful range of name,  and  later  an  mentor,  but  was  chosen  to  train  as  a  night,  and  I  assume  the  parade  will  day.  Senior  Exercise  is  from  8:30- have  work  collected  by  private  own- painting  with  Master  color. His images Guo  Ziyu  in  1995,  art  gallery. teacher  and  then  assigned  to  an  el- ers  and  museums  around  the  world. be  at  11:30  a.m.  on  Saturday  morn- 9:30  a.m.  and  RSVP  Bone  Builders  He  works  with  ink  ementary  school  position  in  the  rural  Each  artist  applies  traditional  and  then  with  Mas- cover all three ing.  However,  please  check  at  the  is  from  4-Â5  p.m. on  paper  and  often  mountainous  region  of  inland  Fu- Do  you  enjoy  playing  chess  and  Eastern  forms  in  ink-Âand-Âwash  stud- ter  Li  Xubai  since  areas: birds and Lincoln  store  for  all  the  details  of  helping  others  learn  how  to  play?  ies  of  nature,  but  each  has  a  unique  1996,  moving  to  à RZHUV Ă€JXUHV DQG adds  a  beautiful  jan  Province.  He  continued  his  self- the  weekend. range  of  color.  His  education  during  this  time,  and  also  I  remember  being  part  of  the  pa- The  library  is  looking  for  an  adult  perspective.  Coinciding  with  the  Vermont  in  1997.  landscapes with images  cover  all  began  teaching  Chinese  painting.  By  rade  one  year  and  it  was  so  cold,  to  lead  their  after-Âschool  chess  Chinese  New  Year  celebration,  also  She  has  also  stud- three  areas  —  birds  1989  he  was  able  to  devote  himself  the  mini  Tootsie  Rolls  I  always  group.  Please  call  Debi  if  you  are  known  as  the  Spring  Festival,  the  ied  Western  drawing  equal expertise. DQG Ă€RZHUV ÂżJXUHV full  time  to  his  artwork  and  later  relo- show  is  on  display  through  March  5.  and  oil  painting  and  Paintings are either tossed  to  the  children  were  frozen  interested. Chinese  art  history,  and  landscapes  —  cated  to  the  Toronto  area. framed or mounted Zhang  will  give  an  art  talk  during  the  solid.  Guess  we  don’t  have  to  wor- Toddler/Preschool  Story  Time  with  equal  expertise.  The  Jackson  Gallery  is  located  in  ry  about  that  this  year. is  held  at  10:30  a.m.  each  Friday.  reception  scheduled  for  Friday,  Feb.  and  holds  an  M.A.  on silk in traditional in  art  education  from  scroll form. Paintings  are  either  the  lower  level  of  Town  Hall  Theater,  a  If  you  have  purchased  a  new  They  welcome  babies,  toddlers  and  12,  from  5-Â7  p.m. framed  or  mounted  community  and  cultural  venue  located  Zhang  blends  the  traditional  tech- Saint  Michael’s  Col- book  or  have  received  one  as  a  gift  preschoolers  for  an  hour  of  pup- lege.  She  has  taught  on  silk  in  traditional  in  the  center  of  Middlebury.  Gallery  niques  l earned  f rom  h er  m entors  w ith  and  would  like  to  donate  it  to  our  pets,  songs,  stories,  a  snack  and  a  hours  are  Monday  through  Saturday,  her  own  vision  as  inspired  by  the  Chinese  art  at  a  number  of  Vermont  scroll  form. Lincoln  Library,  please  let  Debi  craft. Mr.  Li  Xubai  has  long  been  in- noon  to  5  p.m.,  and  an  hour  before  any  know  so  she  won’t  order  a  copy.  Here  we  are  already  in  February.  surrounding  Vermont  landscape.  At  institutions  and  received  an  award  for  Not  finished  reading  the  books  Town  Meeting  Day  will  soon  be  home  in  two  cultures,  she  also  enjoys  Distinction  in  the  Visual  Arts  from  VSLUHG E\ PRXQWDLQV ÂżUVW LQ KLV QDWLYH public  events  in  the  building.  For  further  information,  call  802- you  borrowed?  You  can  renew  here,  then  spring.  It  certainly  has  painting  studies  of  bamboo.  As  in  the  Middlebury  College  Friends  of  the  China  and  now  in  Canada  where  he  resides.  In  these  grand  landscapes  he  382-Â9222  or  visit  www.townhallthe- them  via  email  or  call  453-Â2665  been  a  strange  winter.  I  don’t  miss  classical  Chinese  style,  she  writes  Art  Museum  in  2005. 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Teens  and  adults  are  invited  to  learn  how  to  make  a  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  series  of  origami  boxes  and  books.  Reserve  a  space  Thursday,  Feb.  4,  7  p.m.,  49  Wilson  Road.  Program  by  calling  the  Russell  Memorial  Library  at  453-Â4471  on  double  knitting.  Attendees  or  stopping  in.  should  bring  DK  or  worsted  yarn  Otter  Creek  Audubon  lecture  in  Middlebury. and  appropriate  needles.  Info:  Thursday,  Feb.  11,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  As  part  of  453-Â5960.  OCAS’  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  Series,  Gary  Starr  pres- The  Heath  Quartet  in  concert  at  ents  “Birds  of  Paradise  and  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Weds Midday Wheel Other  Stories.â€?  Free. Feb.  4,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  Comedyâ€?  and  “The  begins Feb 10, Thurs AM Oils, Pastels, Mon. PM Oils, Weds AM Paint “Black  for  the  Arts,  Robison  Hall.  This  Real  Inspector  Houndâ€?  & PM Wheel, Thurs. AM Hand Building, Thurs. PM Drawing, Wire on  stage  in  Middlebury. U.K.-Âbased  quartet  is  spending  Jewelry, Figure Drawing-Joe Bolger. Children: Wed. Young Artist, Thursday,  Feb.  11,  8  p.m.,  Winter  Term  2016  at  Middlebury  &ROOHJH DV WKH Âż UVW HYHU TXDUWHW Weds Clay Hand Building, Feb Vacation Hand Building, Build your Town  Hall  Theater.  Two  in  residence.  Program:  Haydn’s  comedies.  In  the  own Tree House. Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol. one-Âact  Op.  20  No.  5,  Beethoven’s  Op.  ¿ UVW E\ 3HWHU 6KDIIHU D com, middleburystudioschool.org. 135,  and  Tchaikovsky’s  Quartet  blackout  plunges  the  char- No.  3.  Tickets  $20/$15/$6.  Info:  acters  into  darkness,  but  the  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  audience  can  see  every- 802-Â443-Â3168. thing.  The  second,  by  Tom  Stoppard,  is  a  parody  of  Last  Train  to  Zinkov  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  the  English  drawing  room  murder  mystery.  Tickets  Feb.  6,  7:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  $12  Thursday,  $17  Friday-ÂSunday,  available  at  the  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  welcomes  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU duo  of  David  and  Nathan  Gusakov.  Admission  org.  Runs  through  Sunday,  Feb.  14. $10/$15/$3.  Info:  http://rcch.org. Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Feb.  5,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Brandon  Artists  *XLOG $QQXDO VWXGHQW DUW VKRZ IHDWXULQJ Âż QH art  by  students  in  all  grades  from  Barstow,  Leicester,  Legislative  breakfast  in  Middlebury.  Blood  drive  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Feb.  Neshobe,  Otter  Valley,  Proctor,  Sudbury  and  Whiting  Monday,  Feb.  8,  7-Â8:45  a.m.,  Middlebury  12,  8:30  a.m.-Â1:30  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  schools.  Exhibit  runs  through  Feb.  28.  American  Legion.  Breakfast  at  7,  program  at  Hall,  85  South  Maple  St.  Stop  in  or  make  an  “Three  Artists  in  the  Working  Forestâ€?  panel  discus- 7:30  a.m.  appointment:  redcrossblood.org  or  1-Â800-Â733-Â2767. sion  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  5,  5:30-Â7  p.m.,  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  A  conversation  on  art,  Community  blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  “Love  Chocolate,  Love  Storiesâ€?  event  in  Middlebury.  Feb.  8,  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Friday,  Feb.  12,  10  a.m.-Â7  p.m.  Third  annual  day-Âlong  documentary  and  representation  with  Kathleen  Kolb,  Universalist  Society.  Info:  1-Â800-ÂRED-ÂCROSS  or  chocolate  celebration  and  competition.  Showcase  of  Verandah  Porche,  and  George  Bellerose.  Painter  redcrossblood.org. chocolate  confections,  baked  goods  and  desserts  Kolb  and  poet  Porche  collaborated  on  the  center’s  from  10  a.m.  on,  with  a  Valentine’s  Day  program  at  4  exhibit  “Shedding  Light  on  the  Working  Forest,â€?  while  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Feb.  8,  7  p.m.,  St.  Mary’s  Parish  Hall.  Light  p.m.  and  a  tasting  session  from  5-Â7.  Enter  a  choco- photographer  Bellerose  contributed  to  the  exhibit  refreshments.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  388-Â2898  or  late  treat  in  the  professional  or  amateur  category  to  “Portraits  of  the  Forest:  Men  and  Machine.â€?  Free.  L2Paquette@aol.com. a  chance  to  win  a  cash  prize.  Entry  forms  due  Feb.  Info:  388-Â4964  or  www.vermontfoklifecenter.org. 8,  creations  due  Thursday,  Feb.  11.  Registration:  “Rock  On  Filmâ€?  series  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  5,  www.vermontfolklifecenter.org,  802-Â388-Â4964,  or  in  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  “Don’t  Look  Back,â€?  a  person. %RE '\ODQ Âż OP 3DUW RI D QHZ 7+7 VHULHV RI WKH Âż QHVW “Loves  Me,  Loves  Me  Not:  The  Origin,  Tradition  URFN DQG UROO Âż OPV HYHU PDGH 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH Ways  of  Seeing  discussion  in  DQG 6XUYLYDO RI WKH 'DLV\ 2UDFOH RI /RYH´ WDON LQ DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Feb.  9,  4:30-Â5:30  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  12,  4  p.m.,  Vermont  Folklife  ater.org  or  at  the  door.  p.m.,  EastView  at  Middlebury  library.  Addison  Center.  UVM  professor  Wolfgang  Mieder  talks  about  Independent  columnist  Johanna  Nichols  discusses  history  of  the  daisy  as  a  common  divination  tool  her  Feb.  5  Ways  of  Seeing  column,  “Sending  Love  for  true  love.  Part  of  the  folklife  center’s  daylong  to  My  Ancestors.â€? Valentine  celebration. GMC  cross-Âcountry  ski  outing  in  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Orwell.  Tuesday,  Feb.  All-Âyou-Âcan-Âeat  spaghetti  dinner  in  Weybridge.  Goshen.  Saturday,  Feb.  6,  time  and  meet- 9,  7-Â8  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Celebrating  the  Friday,  Feb.  12,  5-Â8  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  ing  place  TBA.  Moderate  4-  to  8-Âmile  outing  opening  of  an  exhibit  of  oil  paintings  by  local  artist  School.  Spaghetti  and  meatballs,  green  salad,  garlic  (depending  on  weather  conditions)  on  rolling  terrain  Susan  Powers.  Meet  the  artist.  Info:  802-Â948-Â2041. bread,  homemade  desserts  and  beverage.  Proceeds  with  some  hills.  Some  on  Catamount  Trail.   If  condi- go  to  the  Weybridge  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  tions  don’t  allow  a  ski,  this  will  be  a  2-Âmile  hike  in  Adults  $8,  children  6-Â12  $5,  under  6  free.  Tickets  Ripton.  Contact  leader  Ann  Christie  for  details:  DYDLODEOH DW WKH WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂż FH RU DW WKH GRRU achristie1026@gmail.com  or  802-Â388-Â4347.  More  Art  talk  and  exhibit  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Free  foot  care/blood  pressure  clinic  info:  gmcbreadloaf.org. Feb.  12,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery  at  Town  Hall  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Feb.  10,  10:30  Indoor  yard  sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Feb.  6,  8  a.m.-Â3  Theater.  Celebrating  “Return  of  the  Spring,â€?  featur- a.m.-Ânoon,  American  Legion,  10  Airport  Drive.  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  large  ing  the  work  of  Middlebury  artist  Yinglei  Zhang;Íž  her  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Offered  by  ACHHH. cafeteria.  A  fundraiser  for  the  Mount  Abe  Travel  mentor  Mr.  Li  Xubai  of  China,  currently  of  Canada;Íž  Club.  Great  deals  on  clothes,  sporting  goods,  books,  ³'DLV\ 7XUQHUÂśV .LQ´ SUHVHQWDWLRQ LQ 9HUJHQQHV  and  her  teacher  Mr.  Guo  Yiyu  of  Hong  Kong.  Wednesday,  Feb.  10,  6  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Vermont  Fish  fry  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Feb.  12,  5-Â7  p.m.,  St.  housewares  and  more.  Bake  sale.  Donations  can  be  folklorist  Jane  Beck  will  share  the  multigenerational  dropped  off  on  Friday,  Feb.  5,  between  3-Â6  p.m.  (no  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  The  Knights  of  Columbus  host  story  of  the  Turner  family,  as  told  to  her  by  Daisy  large  furniture,  outdated  electronics  or  car  seats).  this  meal  of  battered  baked  haddock,  fries,  macaroni  Turner,  daughter  of  an  escaped  slave  who  settled  in  Info:  Shawna@vermonthoneylights.com. and  cheese,  green  beans,  coleslaw,  rolls,  punch,  Vermont.  Preschooler  play  date  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Feb.  milk  and  coffee.  Adults  $11,  children  under  12  $6,  6,  9:30-Â11  a.m.,  Evergreen  Preschool,  30  South  ³7KLV &KDQJHV (YHU\WKLQJ´ GRFXPHQWDU\ Âż OP immediate  family  $32.  Bring  a  dessert  to  share.  Info:  screening  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Feb.  10,  7  Water  St.  Children  ages  2-Â4  with  their  caregivers  877-Â2367. S P 0DUTXLV 7KHDWHU 7KH Âż OP H[SORUHV KRZ ZH FDQ “Olives  and  Oranges:  *URZLQJ D 0DÂż D )UHH 6LFLO\´ are  invited  to  come  play.  Open-Âplay  activities,  snack.  empower  our  communities  by  changing  the  way  we  Free.  Info:  802-Â877-Â6702  or  www.evergreenpre- talk  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  12,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  think  about  climate  change.  Sponsored  in  part  by  schoolvt.com. Library.  Grace  Weber  of  Weybridge  talks  about  her  the  Sierra  Club.  Free.  Local  renewable  energy  and  Open  swim  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Feb.  6,  9:30  ZRUN LQ 6LFLO\ ZLWK WKH DQWL 0DÂż D RUJDQL]DWLRQ /LEHUD HQHUJ\ HIÂż FLHQF\ UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV ZLOO EH RQ KDQG WR a.m.-Ânoon,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  pool.  Terra.  Free.  Info:  388-Â4095. answer  questions.  Doors  open  at  6.  Music  and  fun  for  all.  Cost  $3  per  swimmer.  Children  “Black  Comedyâ€?  and  “The  Real  Inspector  Houndâ€?  under  10  must  be  with  an  adult.  Offered  by  the  Bristol  “Freedom  and  Unity:  The  Vermont  Storyâ€?  screen- on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  12,  8  p.m.,  ing  in  Salisbury.  Wednesday,  Feb.  10,  7  p.m.,  Rec  Department  on  select  Saturdays  through  April.  Town  Hall  Theater.  Two  one-Âact  comedies.  In  the  6DOLVEXU\ )UHH 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ 7KH Âż QDO LQVWDOOPHQW RI Check  dates  at  388-Â5885,  bristolrec@gmavt.net  or  ¿ UVW E\ 3HWHU 6KDIIHU D EODFNRXW SOXQJHV WKH FKDUDF the  series. on  Facebook.  Also  on  Feb.  15,  17,  19  and  27. ters  into  darkness,  but  the  audience  can  see  every- “Pop-ÂUpsâ€?  craft  program  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  Feb.  10,  thing.  The  second,  by  Tom  Stoppard,  is  a  parody  of  7  p.m.,  Bridport  Highway  Department  Conference  Feb.  6,  10:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  Monkton  Friends  Methodist  the  English  drawing  room  murder  mystery.  Tickets  Room.  This  month:  “Arthur  and  George,â€?  by  Julian  Church.  Ages  10  to  adult  are  invited  to  learn  how  to  $12  Thursday,  $17  Friday-ÂSunday,  available  at  the  Barnes.  Info:  758-Â2858. create  pop-Âup  paper  designs.  Reserve  a  space  by  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU calling  the  Russell  Memorial  Library  at  453-Â4471  or  org.  Runs  through  Sunday,  Feb.  14. stopping  in.  Staged  reading  of  “American  Radicalâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  6,  3-Â5  p.m.,  Town  Hall  “Alternative  Financing  Resources  for  Theater,  Byers  Studio.  Playwright  and  performer  GMC  snowshoe  outing  in  Middlebury.  Businessâ€?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Kate  Redway  gives  an  intimate  and  moving  portrayal  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  time  TBA,  Wright  Park.  Thursday,  Feb.  11,  8:30-Â10:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  of  women’s  rights  activist  Elizabeth  Cady  Stanton.  Explore  paths  on  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury,  /LEUDU\ $ IUHH ZRUNVKRS IRU VPDOO EXVLQHVV WR Âż QG Free.  Info:  www.townhalltheater.org. 2-Â3  miles  for  2  hours.  Bring  snowshoes  or  micro- spikes,  water  and  snacks.  Contact  leader  Ruth  3HQÂż HOG IRU PHHWLQJ WLPH RU UXWKSHQ Âż HOG#JPDLO FRP 0RUH LQIR ZZZ JPFEUHDGORDI RUJ Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  8  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-ÂMALT  event  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Birders  of  all  ages  and  abilities  welcome.  Shorter  and  longer  routes  possible.  Info:  388-Â6019  or  388-Â1007. Pancake  breakfast  and  silent  auction  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  8-Â10  a.m.,  Monkton  Central  School.  Cub  Scout  Pack  525  will  serve  up  pancakes,  sausage,  bacon,  milk,  orange  juice  and  coffee.  Adults  $8,  children  10  and  under  $6.  Info:  453-Â4859. Nordic  Rendezvous  evening  ski,  meal  and  barn  dance  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  3-Â9  p.m.,  Rikert  Nordic  Center.  Evening  ski  with  luminaries  along  the  trail,  hearty  dinner  buffet  in  the  Bread  Loaf  Barn,  and  a  barn  dance  with  Atlantic  Cross.  Continues  Sunday  with  a  Back  to  the  Barn  Tour   half-Âmarathon  (or  shorter)  ski.  Numbers  are  limited;Íž  register  at  www. rikertnordic.com/nordicrendezvous. &KRFRODWH 'HOLJKW 1LJKW LQ 1HZ +DYHQ  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  Annual  fundraiser  for  the  New  Haven  Community  Library  featuring  a  variety  of  chocolate  desserts.  Tasting  fee  $10  per  person.  The  Woedoggies  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  This  northern  Vermont-Âbased  band  brings  a  repertoire  of  originals  as  well  as  classic  country,  blues  and  folk.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended:  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@ brandon-Âmusic.net. The  Michele  Fay  Band  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  7:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Part  of  the  2015-Â2016  Burnham  Music  Series.  Doors  open  at  7  p.m.,  concert  at  7:30.  Admission  $8  adults,  free  for  kids  and  teens.  See  the  Burnham  Music  Series  Facebook  page  for  full  schedule  of  monthly  concerts.  Info:  388-Â6863. “Black  Comedyâ€?  and  “The  Real  Inspector  Houndâ€?  ³0$1'$/$ ´ %< 352&725 (OHPHQWDU\ IRXUWK JUDGHU 1RDK %XIIXP LV SDUW RI WKH %UDQGRQ on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  13,  8  p.m.,  Artists  Guild’s  annual  student  art  show,  which  runs  Feb.  5-Â29.  An  opening  reception  is  on  7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 7ZR RQH DFW FRPHGLHV ,Q WKH Âż UVW Friday,  Feb.  5,  from  5-Â7  p.m.  at  the  guild. by  Peter  Shaffer,  a  blackout  plunges  the  characters Â
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Shoreham Maplefields and Manager Helen Gosselin are pleased to announce that Shoreham Elementary School has received a $500.00 grant from Exxon Mobil Education Alliance Program. The school will be using the money to have the VINS program bring in the birds. The photo was taken with the school Principal Michael Lenox. Â
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Vermont  Med  Ed,  LLC  is  proud  to  recognize  our  graduates  who  recently  passed  their  Vermont  LNA  licensure  (Licensed  Nursing  Assistant)  test.   Their  hard  work  and  dedication  has  now  prepared  them to  serve  their  communities  as  professional   caregivers.  We  are  very  proud  of  our  graduates  and  know  they  will enhance  and  protect  the  lives  of  the  many  patients they  will  care  for.
Vermont  Med  Ed,  LLC  salutes  and  congratulates:
Ann Little Lorraine St. Clair-Hannah Bamidele Ladipo Kristen Blow We  are  very  proud  of  you! YHUPRQWPHGHG FRP ‡
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Monday-ÂSaturday,  and  noon-Â4  p.m.  on  Sundays.  453-Â4032,  info@artonmain.net  or  www.artonmain.net.  51  Main.  Main  Street,  Middlebury.  388-Â8209  or  www.go51main. com.  On  exhibit  starting  Dec.  19,  2015:  “Land  Views:  A  Photography  Exhibit  of  the  Alchemy  Between  Soil,  Water  and  Community,â€?  large-Âformat  photos  by  Gioia  Kuss. Basin  Harbor  Club.  Ferrisburgh.  475-Â2311  or  www.basinharbor. com. BigTown  Gallery,  99  North  Main  St.,  Rochester.  767-Â9670.  Bixby  Memorial  Library,  Vergennes.  877-Â2211.  Bobcat  CafĂŠ.  5  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-Â3311. Brandon  Artists’  Guild.  7  Center  St.,  Brandon.  Gallery  open  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.  daily.  247-Â4956  or  www.brandonartistsguild. com.  Brandon  Free  Public  Library,  Brandon.  247-Â8230  or  www.brandonpubliclibrary.org.  On  exhibit  Feb.  5-Â28:  annual  student  art  show. Brandon  Museum  and  Visitor  Center  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  4  Grove  St.,  at  the  corner  of  routes  7  and  73  West.  www.brandon.org  or  247-Â6401.  Open  daily  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  through  mid-ÂOctober. Brandon  Music  CafĂŠ,  62  Country  Club  Road,  Brandon.  www. brandon-Âmusic.net  or  (802)  465-Â4071.  On  exhibit:  The  abstract  expressionist  landscapes  of  Tom  Merwin. Bristol  Bakery.  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-Â3280. Carol’s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury,  388-Â0101.  Chimney  Point  Vermont  State  Historic  Site,  7305  Vermont  Route  125,  Addison.  759-Â2412.  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center,  333  Jones  Drive,  Brandon.  www.cmacvt.org.  Creative  Space  Gallery  and  Sean  Dye  Studio.  214  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-Â3850  or  www.creativespacegallery.org.  EastView  at  Middlebury.  100  Eastview  Terrace,  Middlebury.  802-Â989-Â7500.  Edgewater  Gallery  at  Middlebury  Falls.  1  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  802-Â989-Â7419  or  www.edgewatergallery-Âvt.com.  Edgewater  Gallery  on  the  Green.  6  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury.  802-Â989-Â7419  or  www.edgewatergallery-Âvt.com.  Galerie  Provenance.  1  Frog  Hollow  Alley,  Middlebury.  388-Â3101  or  Michael@galleryprovenance.com. Gallery  @  85  North  Street.  85  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-  5813  or  349-Â7551. Gallery  in-Âthe-ÂField.  685  Arnold  District  Road,  Brandon.  RU ZZZ JDOOHU\LQWKHÂż HOG FRP Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History.  1  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Museum  hours  Tuesday-ÂFriday,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Research  Center  Thursday  and  Friday,  1-Â5  p.m.  Museum  admission:  Adults  $5;Íž  seniors  $4.50;Íž  children  6-Â18  $3;Íž  families  $12.  Research  Center  admission:  $5.  Information:  388-Â2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.  Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-Â4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-Â8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  On  exhibit  in  January:  “Highway  to  the  Sun,â€?  photographs  of  a  1951  road  trip  across  the  U.S. Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  4472  Basin  Harbor  Road,  Vergennes,  475-Â2022  or  www.lcmm.org.  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-Â2366. Lincoln  Historical  Society  Museum.  88  Quaker  St.  Second  and  fourth  Sunday  of  every  month,  noon-Â4  p.m.,  June  through  October.  Free.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Road,  Lincoln,  453-Â2665.  Monday,  2-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-Â3  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-Â8  p.m.;Íž  Friday,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â1  p.m.   On  display  January  2016:  “Dolls  Through  the  Ages.â€?  On  exhibit  in  the  community  room  January  2016:  Paintings  by  Sheila  O’Leary  Scharf. Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  142  River  Road,  New  Haven,  388-Â7368,  www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com. Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-Â5229  or  lizamy- ers.com.  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.  daily.  Featuring  the  work  of  Warren  Kimble,  Liza  Myers  and  other  selected  artists. The  M  Gallery.  3  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  Middlebury  College  Davis  Family  Library.  443-Â3168  or  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  Middlebury  College  Johnson  Memorial  Building.  443-Â3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Jan.  27-Â31:  “Senior  Studio  Art  Thesis  Exhibition.â€?  On  the  mezzanine  Jan.  29-ÂFeb.  11:  “Winter  Term  Studio  Art  Exhibition.â€? Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  72  Porter  Field/Route  30  South.  443-Â3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Museum  is  closed  Mondays.  On  exhibit  in  the  Christian  A.  Johnson  Memorial  Gallery  Jan.  29-ÂApril  24:  “Deco  Japan:  Shaping  Art  and  Culture,  1920-Â1945.â€?  On  exhibit  in  the  Overbrook  Gallery  Feb.  2-Â28:  “First  Folio!  The  Book  That  Gave  Us  Shakespeare.â€?  Info:  http://shakespeare.middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  497  Mount  Independence  Road,  Orwell.  802-Â948-Â2000  or  www.historic- sites.vermont.gov/MountIndependence. Â
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Blues/funk/jazz SAXOPHONIST  JOE  MOORE  brings  his  band  to  Two  Brothers  Tavern  in  Middlebury  on  Friday,  Feb.  5,  at  9  p.m. The  National  Museum  of  the  Morgan  Horse.  34  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  388-Â1639.  Winter  hours:  Thursdays  and  Fridays,  1-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Saturdays,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.;Íž  and  by  appointment. Norton’s  Gallery.  Route  73,  Shoreham.  948-Â2552  or  www.norton- sgallery.com.  Studio/gallery  of  Norton  Latourelle’s  whimsical  woodcarvings.  Open  most  days  and  by  appointment. Orwell  Free  Library.  802-Â948-Â2041.  Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  388-Â2370.  Outerlands  Gallery.  37  Green  St.,  Vergennes.  www.outerland- sgallery.com.  Peter  Fried  Art.  245  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Friday-ÂSunday,  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  starting  Feb.  20,  2015. PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-ÂFriday,  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Saturday  by  appointment.  Info:  388-Â4500  or  www.vtphotoworkplace.com.  Rokeby  Museum.  Route  7,  Ferrisburgh.  877-Â3406.  Open  May  17-ÂOct.  25,  2015.  Starksboro  Public  Library.  Monday,  10  a.m.-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  453-Â3732.  Starry  Night  CafĂŠ.  5371  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday-ÂSunday,  5:30-Â9  p.m.  802-Â877-Â6316.  Stone  Leaf  Tea  House.  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Exhibit:  “Foreign  Language  Featurel:  Collaborative  Conceptual  Works  by  Yinglei  Zhang  and  Rachel  Baird.â€? The  Storm  CafĂŠ.  3  Mills  St.,  Middlebury.  6WXGLR 9 0DLQ 6W 9HUJHQQHV DERYH $GGLVRQ 2XWÂż WWHUV Info:  877-Â6524  or  www.bethanyfarrell.com. Stratford  House  Pottery  gallery  and  studio,  294  Route  22A,  Orwell.  Weekdays  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  call  proprietor  Stacey  Stanhope  at  948-Â2105  to  ensure  it  is  open  the  day  you  wish  to  visit. Tourterelle.  3629  Ethan  Allen  Highway  (Route  7),  New  Haven.  Wednesday-ÂSaturday,  5:30-Â9  p.m.;Íž  Sunday,  10  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Town  Hall  Theater  Jackson  Gallery,  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury.  Monday-ÂSaturday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  382-Â9222.  On  exhibit  Jan.  15-ÂMarch  5:  “Return  of  the  Spring,â€?  works  by  Yinglei  Zhang,  Li  Xubai  and  Guo  Yiyu. Vermont  Folklife  Center.  88  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-ÂSaturday,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.  Admission  by  donation.  388-Â4964.  On  exhibit  Jan.  15-ÂApril  30:  “Shedding  Light  on  the  Working  Forest.â€? Vermont  Studio  Furniture  Gallery.  718  Old  Hollow  Road,  North  Ferrisburgh.  Gallery  hours,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â2  p.m. Walkover  Gallery.  15  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  hours  are  Monday-ÂFriday,  9  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  453-Â3188.
L IBRAR YPR OG R AMS Bixby  Memorial  Library.  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-Â2211.  Monday,  12:30-Â7  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday,  12:30-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday, Â
10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  10  a.m.-Â7  p.m.;Íž  Friday,  12:30-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â2  p.m.  Preschool  multi-Âage  story  time  Thursday,  10:30  a.m. Brandon  Free  Public  Library.  Hours  through  Oct.  18,  2014:  Wednesday,  4-Â7  p.m.,  Friday,  10  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â2  p.m. Preschool  story  hour  every  Friday  at  1  p.m.  with  Deb  Lendway.  Movies  shown  every  Friday  at  1:30  p.m.  (17  and  under  must  be  accompanied  by  a  parent  or  guardian).  247-Â8230.  Summer  programs:  “Sally’s  Music  Circleâ€?  with  Rob  Zollman,  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  July  8-Â29,  10  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  and  up;Íž  “Stories  and  Craftsâ€?  with  Kathy  Hirschberger,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays,  July  9-Â31,  10  a.m.,  ages  preschool  and  up. Hancock  Free  Public  Library.  Wednesday,  1-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  noon-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Books,  videos  and  DVDs.  Other  items  available  through  interlibrary  loan. Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-Â4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-Â8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  October-ÂApril,  Sunday,  1-Â4  p.m.  Baby  and  Toddler  Story  Time,  Tuesdays,  10:15-Â10:45  a.m.,  Jan.  6-ÂMay  12.  Preschool  Story  Time,  Thursdays,  10:30-Â11:15  a.m.,  Jan.  8-ÂMay  14.  Saturday  Story  Time:  10:30-Â11  a.m.,  Jan.  3-ÂMay  16.  Youth  Media  Lab,  Tuesdays,  3:30-Â4:30  p.m.,  for  kids  in  grades  4  and  up.  The  Zone,  for  grades  4  and  up,  Wednesdays  following  the  school  calendar,  3:30-Â4:30  p.m.  Foodie  Friday,  Fridays,  3:30-Â4:30,  for  kids  in  grades  4  and  up.  For  a  complete  listing  of  ongoing  and  special  children’s  activities,  visit  www.ilsleypubliclibrary. org  or  call  the  Children’s  Room  at  388-Â4097. Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol,  453-Â2366  or  www.lawrencelibrary.net.  Monday,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-Â8  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Friday,  1-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Monday,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  free  walk-Âin  computer  help.  Family  Fun  and  Games,  second  and  fourth  Fridays,  3:15  p.m.  Lego  Club,  Wednesdays,  3:15-Â4:30  p.m.,  for  school-Âage  children.  Fall  2015  preschool  story  times:  Mondays,  10:30-Â11  a.m.,  Thursdays,  10:30-Â11:30  a.m. Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Rd.,  Lincoln,  453-Â2665.  Monday,  2-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-Â3  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-Â6  p.m.  (additional  evening  hours  on  a  volunteer  basis);Íž  Friday,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Chess  Afternoon,  7XHVGD\V 6HSW 1RY 6WRU\ WLPH DJH Âż YH DQG XQGHU Friday,  10:30  a.m.  Senior  program,  second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.  Book  discussion  group,  fourth  Wednesday,  7  p.m.  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Located  in  the  new  library/ WRZQ RIÂż FHV EXLOGLQJ 7XHVGD\ D P S P :HGQHVGD\
1-Â8  p.m.  Thursday,  1-Â8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Story  Hour,  Tuesday,  10:30  a.m.  Information  on  Facebook  at  New  Haven  Community  Library  (Vermont),  at  the  website  nhcl.org,  or  by  phone  at  453-Â4015. Orwell  Free  Library.  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.  and  6-Â8  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  3-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Friday,  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m. Platt  Memorial  Library.  Shoreham.  897-Â2647.  Monday,  11  a.m.-Â7  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  2  p.m.-Â7  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Programs  on  website:  www.plattlib. org.  Summer  programs  (June  23-ÂJuly  30):  Preschool  story  time,  ages  3-Â5,  Mondays,  11  a.m.-Ânoon;Íž  youth  story  time,  ages  6  and  up,  Mondays  and  Wednesdays,  1-Â2  p.m.;Íž  drop-Âin  crafts  and  activities  for  all  ages,  Mondays  and  Wednesdays,  11  a.m.-  noon. Russell  Memorial  Library.  Monkton.  453-Â4471.  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  3-Â7  p.m.;Íž  Friday  and  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Friday  Story  Hour,  second  and  fourth  Friday,  10-Â11  a.m.  WiFi  avail- able.  Weekly  summer  reading  program  “Fizz,  Boom,  Readâ€?  starts  Friday,  July  11,  10-Â11  a.m.  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  352-Â4198.  Tuesday,  2:30-Â5:30  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-Â1  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  2-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Ânoon.  Children’s  Time,  Tuesday  2:30-Â4  p.m.  Info:  http://salisburyfreelibrary.blogspot.com.  Story  hour,  pre-ÂK  through  grade  4:  Tuesdays,  9:30-Â10:30  a.m.,  read-Âaloud  book  followed  by  arts  and  crafts  project.  Children  must  be  accompanied  by  an  adult.  Sarah  Partridge  Community  Library.  East  Middlebury.  388-Â7588.  Ilsley  Library  cards  accepted.  Tuesday,  9  a.m.-Ânoon;Íž  Thursday,  2-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Ânoon.  Book  sale  on  Saturdays. Starksboro  Public  Library.  2827  Route  116,  Starksboro  (in  town  KDOO 3DUNLQJ EHKLQG WRZQ RIÂż FHV 0RQGD\ a.m.-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  Story  time  (ages  3-Â5)  Monday,  10:30  a.m.  453-Â3732. Whiting  Free  Library.  Main  Street  opposite  the  church.  623-Â7862.  Call  for  hours.  Story  time  with  Deb  Lendway,  10  a.m.  Wednesdays.
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Caryn Etherington ................... 388-4882 ext. 3 Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Nancy Tellier, CMT ......................... 388-4882 ext. 1 Therapeutic Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Ortho-BionomyÂŽ, Soul Lightning Acupressure Donna Belcher, M.A. ............................ 388-3362 Licensed Psychologist - Master, Psychotherapy & Hypnosis Charlotte Bishop ....................... 388-4882 ext. 4 Therapeutic Soft & Deep Tissue ...or 247-8106 Neuro Muscular Reprogramming JoAnne Kenyon, NCTMB, LMT(NM)..... 388-0254 Be your best! Energy Balancing: Brennan Healing ScienceÂŽ, Quantum TouchÂŽ, Matrix EnergeticsÂŽ. Relaxing Integrative Massage. www.joanne.abmp.com Karen Miller-Lane, N.D., L.Ac. .............. 388-6250 Naturopathic Physican, Licensed Acupuncturist, CranioSacral Therapy. Ron Slabaugh, PhD, MSSW, CBP........ 388-9857 The BodyTalk™ System Irene Paquin, CMT 377-5954 or 388-4882 ext.1 Integrative Energy Work & Therapeutic Massage. Ortho-BionomyÂŽ & Reiki Master Robert Rex................................. (802) 865-4770 CertiĂž ed RolferÂŞ, Movement Educator Gail Rex...................................... (802) 989-1989 Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine If  you’d  like  to  be  listed   in  this  Wellness  Directory,  call  Pam  at  388-Â4944.
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Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine Gail has been healing with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for 18 years. In that time, she has gained experience with a wide variety of ailments and has found it particularly rewarding to treat children and teens, as well as those whose health issues have not responded to Western medical treatment. Gail’s warm personality and decades of experience creates a relaxed and comfortable setting for anyone wishing to explore treatment with Chinese medicine. Gail is a graduate and former faculty member of the Tri-State Institute for Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, and is also the author of Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life (Kodansha, 1998). Gail specializes QV LQNÅ K]T\ \W \ZMI\ KWVLQ\QWV[ QVKT]LQVO I]\W QUU]VM LQ[WZLMZ[ \PM symptoms of Lyme disease, and developmental delays in children.
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WKDW WRXFKHV VHYHUDO $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ IDPLOLHV 7KH 7KUHH 'D\ 6WDPSHGH 7RZDUG WKH &XUH IRU &\VWLF )LEURVLV held  annually  in  Bristol,  is  one  of  the  PRVW VXFFHVVIXO IXQGUDLVHUV LQ $GGL- VRQ &RXQW\ “When  a  new  drug  like  this  is  in- YHQWHG ZH KDYH D FKRLFH ´ 6KDUSH VDLG RI WKH GLIÂżFXOW FDOO RQ ZKHWKHU to  cover  it  through  Medicaid,  or  not  cover  it  in  an  effort  to  keep  insurance  expenses  down. Rep.  Fred  Baser,  R-ÂBristol,  said  he  questions  whether  the  state’s  Medic- DLG SURJUDP LV EHLQJ UXQ DV HIÂżFLHQW- O\ DV LW FRXOG $QG KH HFKRHG *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ &DUH %RDUG &KDLUPDQ $O *REHLOOHÂśV DVVHUWLRQ WKDW 9HUPRQW FRXOG GR D EHWWHU MRE FKHFNLQJ DQG re-Âchecking  Medicaid  recipients’  eligibility  status.  He  said  there  are  VRPH SDWLHQWV ZKR PRYH RQ WR RWKHU coverage,  but  continue  to  appear  on  WKH SURJUDP UROOV Âł,W FRXOG VDYH PLOOLRQV ´ %DVHU said  of  the  greater  vigilance. %DVHU FDOOHG WKH 9HUPRQW +HDOWK &RQQHFW LQVXUDQFH SURJUDP D ÂłWUDLQ wreck.â€? Âł:H KDYH VSHQW PLOOLRQV RQ D KHDOWK V\VWHP WKDW GRHVQÂśW ZRUN ´ Baser  said,  referring  in  part  of  the  WHFKQLFDO GLIÂżFXOWLHV WKDW SHRSOH DUH encountering  while  trying  to  register  IRU WKH SURJUDP RQOLQH Editor’s  note:  The  Vermont  Sen- ate  gave  its  preliminary  approval  to  earned  sick  leave  legislation  on  Tuesday. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.
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VDLG 3RUWHU 0HGLFDO &HQWHU DQG RWKHU FRPPXQLW\ KRVSLWDOV DUH KDYLQJ WR substantially  change  the  way  they  do  EXVLQHVV LQ WKH HUD RI WKH IHGHUDO $I- IRUGDEOH &DUH $FW ZKLFK DPRQJ RWK- HU WKLQJV VWUHVVHV FRVW FRQWDLQPHQW Health  care  providers  are  now  being  given  incentives  to  keep  people  well  and  out  of  the  hospital,  Boggs  noted. Âł,WÂśV D ZKROH GLIIHUHQW PLQGVHW ´ %RJJV VDLG Âł,W UHDOO\ LV DOO DERXW FRVW FRQWDLQPHQW ´ 30& KDV EHHQ RSHUDWLQJ LQ D QHJD- WLYH PDUJLQ VLQFH DFFRUGLQJ WR Boggs.  “We’ve  been  fortunate,  in  that  we  KDYH KDG QRQ RSHUDWLQJ UHYHQXH FRP- LQJ LQ LQ WKH IRUP RI % ´ VKH VDLG 7KH % SURJUDP %RJJV H[- plained,  is  a  federal  offering  to  pro- vide  lower-Âcost  drugs  to  patients  of  OLPLWHG PHDQV /DUJH SKDUPDFHXWL- FDO FRPSDQLHV IXQG LW +RVSLWDOV OLNH 3RUWHU DOVR EHQHÂżW ÂżQDQFLDOO\ IURP WKH GLVFRXQWHG GUXJV 7KDW % UHY- HQXH KDV KHOSHG 30&ÂśV ERWWRP OLQH EXW %RJJV ZDUQHG WKDW LWÂśV D EHQHÂżW WKDW FRXOG EH HOLPLQDWHG DW DQ\ WLPH %LJ SKDUPDFHXWLFDO FRPSDQLHV KDYH EHHQ OREE\LQJ IHGHUDO ODZPDNHUV WR GLWFK % Âł:H KDYH VHHQ LQFUHPHQWDO ELWHV off  the  apple,â€?  Boggs  said.  “We  lost  WR WKLV \HDU GXH WR a  change  in  legislation.â€? %RJJV DGGHG VKH KDV VHHQ WKH ÂżUVW GUDIW RI D QHZ PDVWHU IDFLOLWLHV SODQ IRU 30& WKDW VXJJHVWV DURXQG PLOOLRQ LQ NH\ FDSLWDO LPSURYHPHQWV WR WKH FDPSXV LQIUDVWUXFWXUH GXULQJ the  next  several  years. Âł:H GRQÂśW KDYH WKDW PRQH\ ULJKW now,â€?’  Boggs  said. $VNHG LI DGGLWLRQDO OD\RIIV DUH LQ WKH RIÂżQJ %RJJV UHSOLHG Âł,ÂśYH OHDUQHG D ORQJ WLPH DJR QHYHU WR VD\ ‘always,’  or  ‘never’;Íž  those  are  not  good  words  in  our  vocabulary.  But  we  GRQÂśW KDYH DQ\WKLQJ RQ WKH KRUL]RQ DW all  that  would  be  additional  layoffs.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisoninidependent.com.
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Internal Revenue Service gears-Âup for tax season :$6+,1*721 ² 7KH ,QWHUQDO IRS  has  been  working  closely  with  the  Revenue  Service  expects  that  more  tax  industry  and  state  revenue  depart- than  150  million  tax  returns  will  be  ments  to  provide  taxpayers  with  stron- ¿OHG WKLV \HDU ger  protections  against  identity  theft  People  will  have  several  extra  days  GXULQJ WKH WD[ ÂżOLQJ VHDVRQ ´ WR ÂżOH WKHLU WD[ UHWXUQV WKLV \HDU 7D[- The  IRS  encouraged  taxpayers  to  payers  have  until  Mon- plan  ahead  and  take  ad- GD\ $SULO WR ÂżOH vantage  of  the  online  their  2015  tax  returns  resources  available  on  and  pay  any  tax  due  IRS.gov. because  of  the  Eman- “IRS.gov  is  the  The IRS anticipates best  cipation  Day  holiday  place  for  taxpay- in  Washington,  D.C.,  issuing more than ers  to  go  for  informa- IDOOLQJ RQ )ULGD\ nine out of 10 WLRQ DERXW ÂżOLQJ WKHLU April  15.  Taxpayers  refunds in less income  tax  returns  in  Maine  and  Massa- than 21 days. WKLV \HDU ´ .RVNLQHQ chusetts  will  have  un- said.  “Although  we  WLO 7XHVGD\ $SULO will  have  more  people  because  of  Patriots  Day  observances  VWDIÂżQJ RXU SKRQH OLQHV WKLV \HDU ZH on  April  18. expect  those  lines  to  remain  busy  so  The  IRS  expects  more  than  70  per- we  encourage  people  to  visit  the  web  cent  of  taxpayers  to  again  receive  tax  ¿UVW DV WKH TXLFNHVW DQG HDVLHVW ZD\ WR refunds  this  year.  Last  year,  the  IRS  JHW DVVLVWDQFH ´ LVVXHG PLOOLRQ UHIXQGV ZLWK DQ E-ÂFILE  AND  FREE  FILE DYHUDJH UHIXQG RI 0RUH WKDQ IRXU RXW RI ÂżYH UHWXUQV “IRS  employees  have  been  work- DUH H[SHFWHG WR EH ÂżOHG HOHFWURQLFDOO\ ing  hard  to  get  ready  to  help  taxpay- with  a  similar  proportion  of  refunds  HUV WKLV ÂżOLQJ VHDVRQ ´ ,56 &RPPLV- issued  through  direct  deposit. sioner  John  Koskinen  said.  “As  part  ,56 RIÂżFLDOV VD\ WKDW XVLQJ H ÂżOH of  our  Security  Summit  initiative,  the  and  direct  deposit  for  refunds  remains Â
WKH IDVWHVW DQG VDIHVW ZD\ WR ÂżOH DQ DF- curate  income  tax  return  and  receive  a  refund.  The  IRS  anticipates  issuing  more  than  nine  out  of  10  refunds  in  less  than  21  days. 7KH ,56 )UHH )LOH SURJUDP DYDLO- able  at  IRS.gov,  opened  Jan.  15,  and  the  IRS  began  accepting  and  process- LQJ DOO WD[ UHWXUQV RQ -DQ &RP- mercial  partners  of  the  IRS  offer  free  brand-Âname  software  to  about  100  million  individuals  and  families  with  LQFRPHV RI RU OHVV 6HYHQW\ percent  of  the  nation’s  taxpayers  are  HOLJLEOH IRU ,56 )UHH )LOH All  taxpayers  regardless  of  income  will  again  have  access  to  free  online  ¿OODEOH IRUPV ZKLFK SURYLGH HOHF- tronic  versions  of  IRS  paper  forms  to  FRPSOHWH DQG ÂżOH 7KLV RSWLRQ DYDLO- able  through  IRS.gov,  is  free. The  IRS  also  reminded  people  to  plan  ahead,  especially  students  and  home  buyers  who  request  a  copy  of  a  tax  transcript  or  tax  return  informa- WLRQ IRU D VSHFLÂżF \HDU XVLQJ WKH RQ- OLQH *HW 7UDQVFULSW WRRO 7KH\ VKRXOG DOORZ ÂżYH WR GD\V IURP WKH WLPH they  make  the  request  to  receive  it  by  mail.
REFUND  FRAUD The  IRS  is  working  diligently  with  state  tax  authorities  and  the  tax  in- dustry  to  address  tax-Ârelated  identity  theft  and  refund  fraud.  As  part  of  the  Security  Summit  effort,  stronger  protections  for  taxpayers  and  the  na- tion’s  tax  system  have  gone  into  ef- IHFW IRU WKH WD[ ÂżOLQJ VHDVRQ The  new  measures  attack  tax- related  identity  theft  from  multiple  sides.  Many  changes  will  be  invis- ible  to  taxpayers  but  help  the  IRS,  states  and  the  tax  industry  provide  new  protections.  There  will  be  new  security  requirements  when  you’re  preparing  your  taxes  online,  espe- cially  when  you  sign  in  to  your  tax  software  account,  to  better  protect  your  tax  software  account  and  per- sonal  information.  Despite  these  security  improve- PHQWV WR ÂżJKW LGHQWLW\ WKHIW LVVXHV the  IRS  says  it  will  still  process  nine  out  of  10  federal  refunds  within  21  days.  States  have  their  own  refund  processing  timeframes  that  may  vary,  and  some  states  may  make  ad- ditional  reviews  to  ensure  refunds  are  being  issued  properly.
A  little  organizing  ahead  of  time can  prevent  deadline  frustrations (MS)  —  If  you  haven’t  begun  pre- paring  for  the  tax  season,  now  is  a  great  time  to  start. :KLOH WKH GHDGOLQH WR ÂżOH UHWXUQV may  be  several  months  away,  getting  a  head-Âstart  gives  you  the  chance  to  organize  your  tax  documents  so  you  aren’t  racing  against  a  deadline  come  April.  The  following  are  a  handful  of  ways  to  start  preparing  for  your  returns  now. ‡ )LQG ODVW \HDUÂśV UHWXUQ <RX ZLOO need  information  from  last  year’s  re- WXUQ LQ RUGHU WR ÂżOH WKLV \HDU VR ÂżQG last  year’s  return  and  print  it  out  if  you  plan  to  hire  a  professional  to  work  on  your  return.  ‡ *DWKHU GHSHQGHQWVÂś LQIRUPDWLRQ While  you  might  know  your  own  So- cial  Security  number  by  heart,  if  you  have  dependents,  you’re  going  to  need  their  information  as  well.  New  parents  or  adults  who  started  serving  as  their  elderly  parents’  primary  caretakers  over  the  last  year  will  need  their  kids’  and  their  folks’  Social  Security  num- bers.  If  you  do  not  have  these  numbers  XSRQ ÂżOLQJ \RXU UHWXUQ ZLOO OLNHO\ EH delayed  and  you  might  even  be  denied  potentially  substantial  tax  credits. ‡ *DWKHU \RXU \HDU HQG ÂżQDQFLDO statements.  If  you  spent  the  last  year  investing,  then  you  will  have  to  pay  taxes  on  any  interest  earned.  Inter- est  earned  on  the  majority  of  savings  accounts  is  also  taxable,  so  gather  all  RI \RXU \HDU HQG ÂżQDQFLDO VWDWHPHQWV from  your  assorted  accounts  in  one  SODFH 'RLQJ VR ZLOO PDNH ÂżOLQJ \RXU
return,  whether  you  do  it  yourself  or  work  with  a  professional,  go  more  quickly. ‡ 6SHDN ZLWK \RXU PRUWJDJH OHQGHU Homeowners  should  receive  forms  documenting  their  mortgage  interest  payments  for  the  last  year,  as  the  mon- ey  paid  in  interest  on  your  home  or  homes  is  tax  deductible.  If  these  forms  are  not  received  in  a  timely  manner,  VSHDN ZLWK \RXU OHQGHU <RX PLJKW even  be  able  to  download  them  from  your  lender’s  secure  website. ‡ 0DNH D OLVW RI \RXU FKDULWDEOH contributions.  Charitable  contribu- tions,  no  matter  how  small,  are  tax  deductible.  While  it’s  easiest  to  main- tain  a  list  of  all  charitable  donations  you  make  as  the  year  goes  on,  if  you  have  not  done  that,  then  you  can  make  one  now.  Look  for  receipts  of  all  con- tributions,  contacting  any  charities  you  donated  to  if  you  misplaced  any  receipts. ‡ %RRN DQ DSSRLQWPHQW ZLWK \RXU tax  preparation  specialist  now.  As  April  18  draws  closer,  tax  preparers’  schedules  get  busier  and  busier.  The  earlier  you  book  your  appointment,  the  more  likely  you  are  to  get  a  favor- able  time  for  that  meeting.  In  addi- tion,  if  you  have  gathered  all  of  the  LQIRUPDWLRQ \RX QHHG E\ HDUO\ )HEUX- ary,  then  booking  your  appointment  HDUO\ PHDQV \RX FDQ ÂżOH HDUOLHU DQG receive  any  return  you  might  be  eli- gible  for  that  much  quicker.  It’s  never  too  early  to  start  prepar- ing  your  tax  return. Â
What  you  need  to  know  about  health  care  and  taxes Similar  to  last  year,  meeting  the  tax  obligation  of  the  Affordable  Care  Act  for  the  vast  majority  of  taxpay- ers  will  simply  mean  checking  a  box  to  verify  everyone  on  their  return  has  health  coverage,  according  to  the  In- ternal  Revenue  Service. )RU RWKHUV ,56 JRY DFD IHDWXUHV useful  information,  tips  and  inter- active  online  tools  to  help  taxpay- ers  with  the  premium  tax  credit,  the  individual  shared  responsibility  re- quirement,  and  other  tax  features  of  the  ACA. The  Affordable  Care  Act  requires  that  a  taxpayer  and  each  member  of  their  family  either  has  qualify- ing  health  coverage  for  each  month  RI WKH \HDU TXDOL¿HV IRU DQ H[HPS- tion,  or  makes  an  individual  shared  UHVSRQVLELOLW\ SD\PHQW ZKHQ ¿OLQJ their  tax  returns. Here  are  some  important  ACA  re- minders:
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VUHS (Continued  from  Page  1A) many  school  leaders  argued  that  the  expected  8  percent  hike  in  health  care  premiums  for  Vermont  schools  alone  would  push  many  districts  into  what  was  originally  a  dollar-Âfor-Âdollar  tax  penalty.  A  majority  of  legislators  agreed,  and  shortly  after  midnight  on  Satur- day  the  House  voted  to  reduce  the  penalty  to  40  cents  for  each  dollar  VSHQW DERYH $FW ÂśV GHÂżQHG SHU pupil  spending  guideline.  They  also  agreed  to  up,  by  0.9  percent,  the  al- lowable  per-Âpupil  spending  increase  IRU HDFK GLVWULFW WR UHĂ€HFW WKH ULVLQJ costs  of  health  care. Lawmakers  also  decided  to  forgo  imposing  any  per-Âpupil  spending  re- VWULFWLRQV RU SHQDOWLHV IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU 2018,  according  Rep.  Dave  Sharpe,  D-ÂBristol.  Sharpe  helped  design  Act  46  as  chairman  of  the  House  Educa- tion  Committee. The  Legislature  will  revisit  ways  of  containing  school  costs  in  the  up- coming  months,  Sharpe  said,  after  this  past  weekend’s  compromise  be- tween  those  who  wanted  to  retain  Act  46’s  cost-Âcontrol  measures,  and  those  who  believed  they  were  too  harsh  for  many  of  the  state’s  schools.   “We  had  to  thread  the  needle,  is  the  way  I  describe  it,  between  those  that  wanted  full  repeal  and  those  that  felt  the  threshold  was  important  to  re- tain,â€?  Sharpe  said.  “What  we’ll  have  to  do  now  as  a  part  of  the  rest  of  the  \HDU LV ÂżJXUH RXW KRZ WR GR FRVW FRQ- tainment  in  a  better  fashion  than  the  thresholds  in  Act  46.â€? This  past  weekend’s  new  legisla- tion  also  allows  school  districts  to  calculate  the  spending  penalty  thresh- old  one  of  two  ways  —  under  as- sumptions  lawmakers  had  used  while  writing  the  law,  or  in  the  manner  the  Agency  of  Education  had  planned  to  calculate,  but  had  not  communicated  to  the  Legislature  until  recently.  That  difference  had  changed  the Â
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game  for  many  school  districts  in  the  middle  of  budget  deliberations  —  in  Sharpe’s  words,  “It  put  a  whole  dif- ferent  set  of  schools  in  jeopardy.â€?  Lawmakers  decided  it  was  unfair  to  penalize  local  school  and  taxpayers  for  the  confusion. Budget  circumstances  are  stable  enough  in  the  Addison  Central  Super- visory  Union  that  regardless  of  how  lawmakers  tweaked  Act  46  or  which  threshold  the  Agency  of  Education  applied,  taxpayers  would  not  see  a  difference.  “We  are  all  set  and  are  under  the  cap  in  both  instances,â€?  said  ACSU  Superintendent  Peter  Burrows  (see  story  on  Page  1A). Addison  Northeast  Interim  Super- intendent  Armando  Vilaseca,  who  signed  on  this  past  fall  during  the  budget  process,  said  ANeSU  boards  worked  hard  to  avoid  triggering  Act  46  thresholds  with  or  without  help  from  the  Legislature.   “I  believe  they  had  minimal  im- pact,â€?  Vilaseca  said  in  an  email  about  this  past  weekend’s  changes. ADDISON  NORTHWEST The  story  is  different  in  Addison  Northwest,  and  probably  in  other  districts  around  Vermont  that  lob- bied  against  Act  46’s  dollar-Âfor-Âdollar  penalties  over  the  per-Âpupil  spending  threshold. Clearly,  the  new  law  will  help  AN- wSU  taxpayers,  but  it  came  too  late  IRU RIÂżFLDOV WKHUH WR SUHVHQW DFFXUDWH tax  estimates  in  Town  Meeting  Day  warnings.  Those  estimates  are  based  on  penalties  for  hundreds  of  thou- sands  of  dollars  for  excess  spending  in  a  $10  million  VUHS  budget,  penal- ties  that  will  now  be  reduced  by  more  than  half.  ANwSU  Superintendent  JoAn  Can- ning  said  the  challenge  now  becomes  making  sure  residents  know  that  the  tax  impact  will  not  be  as  dramatic  as  the  district  itself  is  advertising.  ³:HÂśUH JRLQJ WR KDYH WR ÂżJXUH DOO
right,  how  are  we  going  to  get  all  this  information  corrected  in  the  commu- nities?â€?  Canning  said. Canning  said  ANwSU  should  have  good  tax  estimates  by  early  next  week,  and  then  will  start  shouting  them  from  the  rooftops  as  loudly  as  possible.  “I  need  some  clear  numbers  before  I  talk  about  that  publicly,  and  do  a  re- ally  good  job  of  communicating,â€?  she  said. Despite  the  hassle,  the  late  news  is  not  unwelcome.  In  creating  a  spend- ing  plan,  the  VUHS  board  would  have  had  to  cut  $1.2  million  in  spending  —  spending  that  would  pay  for  its  sports  teams,  alternative  education  and  cho- ral  music  programs,  and  annual  musi- cal  —  to  get  under  the  threshold.  But  the  board  refused  to  make  all  those  reductions  after  making  other  deep  cuts  this  year  and  having  already  cut  11  full-Âtime  equivalencies  in  the  past  few  years. Now,  the  possibility  of  a  lower  tax  increase  if  the  VUHS  budget  passes  could  have  a  ripple  effect  on  the  Vergennes  Union  Elementary,  Addi- son  Central  and  Ferrisburgh  Central  school  budget  votes  on  Town  Meet- ing  Day,  Canning  said.  “The  boards  are  breathing  a  sigh  of  relief  from  at  least  the  catastrophic  impact  it  could  have  had,â€?  she  said.   The  Legislature’s  decision  helps  in  other  ways,  too.  Ferrisburgh  Cen- tral  School  warned  a  spending  plan  that  would  have  warranted  a  small  penalty  but  now  it  won’t.  The  FCS  board  last  month  approved  $28,000  of  over-Âthreshold  spending,  betting  that  lawmakers  would  at  least  back  the  0.9-Âpercent  threshold  hike,  and  won  that  gamble.  “Ferrisburgh  will  be  in  good  shape,â€?  Canning  said. Meanwhile,  both  the  VUES  and  Addison  Central  boards  plan  to  apply  projected  cash  balances  at  the  end  of  WKLV ÂżVFDO \HDU LQ -XQH DV UHYHQXH WR
avoid  the  Act  46  penalties.  The  new  wrinkles  could  give  them  some  wig- gle  room  to  use  those  fund  balances  for  other  purposes,  Canning  said  —  for  example,  VUES  needs  some  roof  repair.  BIG  PICTURE Sharpe  acknowledged  that  the  struggles  of  school  districts  like  AN- wSU  helped  convince  lawmakers  that  the  cost  containment  provisions  of  Act  46  were  not  ideal,  even  if  they  will  still  seek  ways  to  control  the  state’s  school  spending.  “There  was  pretty  widespread  be- lief  they  didn’t  work  very  well.  You  look  at  Vergennes.  If  they’re  being  punished  for  past  sins,  so  to  speak,  of  trying  to  pay  for  special  educa- WLRQ DQG D EXVLQHVV RIÂżFH WKDW GLGQÂśW keep  books  as  good  as  they  should  have,  should  we  punish  them  for  that?â€?  Sharpe  said.  “So  I  think  there Â
was  pretty  widespread  belief  that  we  shouldn’t  punish  school  districts  for  spending  what  they  have  to  spend  in  order  to  provide  a  decent  education  for  students.â€?  In  the  meantime,  Sharpe  said,  Montpelier’s  weeks-Âlong  debate  on  whether  to  tweak,  abandon  or  de- lay  Act  46’s  threshold  penalties  has  drawn  attention  from  the  real  value  of  Act  46  —  promotion  of  school  dis- trict  mergers  as  way  to  better  educate  students  and  control  costs. Sharpe  noted  there  are  about  a  GR]HQ XQLÂżFDWLRQ YRWHV VFKHGXOHG IRU before  June  30,  including  three  that  touch  Addison  County,  one  of  which  has  already  been  held  —  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  towns  2.ÂśG D XQLÂżFDWLRQ SODQ RQ -DQ and  ANwSU  and  ACSU  both  will  YRWH RQ WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH XQLÂżFDWLRQ plans  on  March  1. Â
“In  the  rest  of  Act  46,  really  excit- ing  things  are  happening.  You  see  it  in  Addison  Northwest.  You  see  it  in  Addison  Central.  You  see  it  in  Rut- land  Northeast  and  in  other  areas  of  the  state  where  these  larger  school  districts  are  being  formed,  and  they’re  really  going  to  be  able  to  deliver  bet- ter  education  to  kids,  and  they’re  go- ing  to  be  able  to  control  costs  better,â€?  Sharpe  said.  “And  that’s  really  excit- ing,  and  that’s  really  the  purpose  of  Act  46.â€? &HUWDLQO\ DIWHU WKH /HJLVODWXUH Âż- nally  acted  this  past  weekend,  Can- ning  said,  she  and  other  ANwSU  of- ¿FLDOV DUH UHDG\ WR VSHQG PRUH WLPH promoting  the  district’s  March  1  vote  on  whether  to  unify  its  governance  under  one  12-Âmember  board.  “Now  I  hope  we  can  focus  on  some  RI WKH EHQHÂżWV RI XQLÂżFDWLRQ QRZ WKDW this  is  done,â€?  she  said.
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ON HIS RECENT trip to Cuba, Bristol resident Rick Ceballos was re- united with cousin Luis, whom he hadn’t seen since 1953. Courtesy photo
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