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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 3

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

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42 Pages

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VUHS  spending  driven  higher  by  special  ed  costs By  ANDY  KIRKALDY SURSRVLQJ D QHZ EXGJHW 7KRVH QHZ VERGENNES  â€”  A  major  in-­ FRVWV DUH ODUJHO\ LQ RXW RI GLVWULFW FUHDVH LQ VSHFLDO HGXFDWLRQ FRVWV OHG WXLWLRQ DQG WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ H[SHQVHV the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  over  which  they  have  no  control.  ERDUG RQ 0RQGD\ WR SURSRVH D 7KRVH DGGLWLRQDO H[SHQVHV DORQH EXGJHW WKDW LI ZRXOG ERRVW WKH DSSURYHG E\ $GGL-­ FXUUHQW EXGJHW RI son  Northwest  Su-­ URXJKO\ PLO-­ pervisory  Union  vot-­ lion  by  3.3  percent,  HUV LQ 0DUFK ZRXOG RIÂżFLDOV VDLG ERRVW 98+6 VSHQG-­ The  rest  of  higher  ing  by  5.98  percent. SURSRVHG 98+6 7KH ERDUGÂśV Âż-­ VSHQGLQJ LV WKH GL-­ nal  proposal  after  a  rect  result  of  con-­ By  ANDY  KIRKALDY number  of  meetings  WUDFWHG UDLVHV IRU VERGENNES  â€”  With  LV MXVW VKRUW 98+6 WHDFKHUV DQG 0RQGD\ÂśV DGRSWLRQ RI RI PLOOLRQ DQG other  employees  D SURSRVHG PLOOLRQ FDOOV IRU D VSHQGLQJ DQG IRU WKH FRVWV RI Vergennes  Union  High  increase  of  almost  SURYLGLQJ EHQHÂżWV 6FKRRO EXGJHW HVWLPDWHV most  notably  health  IRU $GGLVRQ 1RUWK-­ $GRSWLRQ RI WKH insurance. west  Supervisory  Union  EXGJHW DOVR DOORZHG $1Z68 RIÂżFLDOV school  tax  rates  have  also  VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV WR UH-­ ZHUH WROG WR H[SHFW EHHQ UHOHDVHG DQG VKRZ D OHDVH ÂżQDO HVWLPDWHV an  increase  in  health  (See  ANwSU,  Page  16A) 6,9$1 &27(/ +($' RI RSHUDWLRQV DQG ÂżQDQFH IRU :KLVWOH3LJ JXLGHV D VLWH YLVLW RI WKH 6KRUHKDP FRPSDQ\ÂśV IDUP DQG ERWWOLQJ RSHUDWLRQ 7XHV-­ of  the  impact  of  pro-­ insurance  costs  â€”  day  morning  as  part  of  a  District  9  Environmental  Commission  review.  The  commission’s  decision  could  have  an  effect  on  whether  agricultural  SRVHG DOUHDG\ KLJKHU WKDQ operations  need  Act  250  permits. VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ RQ ORFDO SURSHUW\ PLOOLRQ LQ WKH 98+6 EXGJHW ² Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell tax  rates  (see  story). RI EHWZHHQ DQG SHUFHQW DQG 98+6 RIÂżFLDOV VDLG RI DW WKH UHFRPPHQGDWLRQ RI 6XSHULQ-­ QHZ VSHFLDO HGXFDWLRQ FRVWV LV OHDY-­ WHQGHQW 7RP 2Âś%ULHQ DOO $1Z68 LQJ WKHLU KDQGV HVVHQWLDOO\ WLHG LQ (See  VUHS,  Page  16A) SHUPLW KH QHHGV WR SURFHHG ZLWK KLV SURSRVHG FRXOG KDYH RQ VWDWH UHYLHZ RI IXWXUH DJULFXOWXUDO RQ VLWH ZKLVNH\ GLVWLOOHU\ 6RPH RI KLV QHLJKERUV projects.  KDYH VHUYHG QRWLFH WKH\ ZLOO FRQWHVW WKH SURMHFW ,Q D UHODWHG SDUDOOHO PDWWHU 'LVWULFW (QYLURQ-­ EDVHG RQ WKHLU FRQFHUQV DERXW WKH SURSRVHG HQWHU-­ PHQWDO &RPPLVVLRQ &RRUGLQDWRU *HRIIUH\ *UHHQ By  JOHN  FLOWERS SULVH WKDW LQFOXGH WKH SRWHQWLDO VSUHDG RI D EODFN KDV EHHQ DVNHG WR LVVXH D MXULVGLFWLRQDO RSLQLRQ 0,''/(%85< ² :KLVWOH3LJ RZQHU DQG PROG WKDW WKH\ EHOLHYH ZLOO EH D E\SURGXFW RI RQ ZKDW FRPSRQHQWV RI WKH :KLVWOH3LJ SURMHFW IRXQGHU 5DM %KDWND KDG KRSHG WKLV \HDU WR EHJLQ WKH ZKLVNH\ PDNLQJ SURFHVV ² D PROG WKH\ IHDU VKRXOG EH VXEMHFW WR $FW UHYLHZ 9HUPRQW harvesting  rye  grown  on  his  500-­acre  farm  off  FRXOG HQYHORS DQG GDPDJH DGMDFHQW IRUHVWODQG D DJULFXOWXUDO RSHUDWLRQV KDYH KLVWRULFDOO\ HQMR\HG 6KRUHKDPÂśV 4XLHW 9DOOH\ 5RDG D FURS KH ZDQWV WR EHUU\ DQG IUXLW IDUP DQG D VXJDUEXVK VXEVWDQWLDO SHUPLWWLQJ H[HPSWLRQV %XW RIÂżFLDOV LQ GLVWLOO DQG VWRUH LQ RDN EDUUHOV WR DJH IRU XS WR It  is  a  case  that  will  feature  testimony  from  a  this  case  will  have  to  sort  out  exactly  what  com-­ \HDUV WR PDWXUH LQWR KLJK HQG ZKLVNH\ EODFN PROG H[SHUW ZLWQHVV IURP &DQDGD DQG ZLOO SRQHQWV RI WKH :KLVWOH3LJ RSHUDWLRQ VKRXOG MXVWL-­ %XW QRZ %KDWND LV FRQFHUQHG WKDW KH KLPVHOI EH NHHQO\ PRQLWRUHG E\ IDUPHUV DQG SODQQHUV ÂżDEO\ IDOO XQGHU $FW UHYLHZ 7KDW ZLOO PHDQ ZLOO DJH FRQVLGHUDEO\ EHIRUH JHWWLQJ WKH $FW throughout  the  state  for  the  impact  the  outcome  (See  WhistlePig,  Page  15A)

ANwSU  tax  rates  seen  rising  by  7  to  9.6  cents

Whiskey  proposal  takes  some  shots

Shoreham  case  eyed  for  its bearing  on  farms,  Act  250

Addison County

By the way

Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  Co-­Principal  Jim  Avery  passed  on  the  Brandon  school’s  congratula-­ tions  to  OV  faculty  member  Pattie  &DQGRQ IRU EHLQJ YRWHG Âł2IÂżFLDO of  the  Yearâ€?  by  the  Vermont  Field  Hockey  Coaches  Association.  We  second  that! Vergennes  Union  High  School  teacher  Sarah  Thompson  has  been  VHOHFWHG DV DQ 8QVXQJ +HUR LQ WKH Saint  Michael’s  College  Teacher  5HFRJQLWLRQ 3URJUDP 7KH &RO-­ FKHVWHU FROOHJH VDLG LW ZDV KRQRULQJ 7KRPSVRQ DQG RWKHU WHDFKHUV ZKR SURYLGHG VWXGHQWV ZLWK DFDGHPLF VNLOOV DQG PRUDO VXSSRUW 6KH ZDV QRPLQDWHG IRU WKH KRQRU E\ UHFHQW 98+6 JUDG DQG 6W 0LNHÂśV IUHVK-­ PDQ 1LFN 3DTXLQ +H ZURWH Âł, EH-­ OLHYH 6DUDK VKRXOG JHW WKLV DZDUG because  she  always  went  out  of  her  ZD\ WR KHOS PH WKURXJK P\ VWXGLHV She  was  there  to  help  me  with  any  SUREOHP , HYHU KDG 6KH ZDV OLNH D UHDOO\ FRRO PRP RU JXDUGLDQ 1RW WR mention  she  is  one  of  the  nicest  peo-­ SOH ,ÂśYH HYHU PHW 6KH WUXO\ GHVHUYHV WKLV DZDUG ´ (See  By  the  way,  Page  3A)

Broadband access critical to Vermont’s telecommuters Officials says state will be 100 percent connected by end of 2013 By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  While  nearly  all  Vermonters  rely  on  the  Internet  to  stay  on  top  of  business,  schooling  or  their  social  lives,  no  JURXS LV PRUH GHSHQGHQW RQ IDVW reliable  Internet  service  than  tele-­ commuters. Âł, VSHQG PRVW RI WKH GD\ FRQ-­ QHFWHG UHPRWHO\ WR D V\VWHP WKDW , GR SHUFHQW RI P\ ZRUN RQ ´ VDLG $GGLVRQ UHVLGHQW %UDG &ODUN +HÂśV WKH ,7 GLUHFWRU IRU 5HWDLO9L-­ sion,  a  magazine  sales  promotion  FRPSDQ\ WKDW ODVW IDOO FORVHG LWV RI-­

ÂżFH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG capability  of  tapping  â€œI spend most PRYHG RXW RI VWDWH LQWR ZRUN FRPSXW-­ Âł, DOVR QHHG WR EH of the day HUV DQG WHOHFRPPXW-­ able  to  connect  remote-­ connected ing  because  of  the  ly  to  other  employees’  remotely to a H[SDQGLQJ UHDFK RI systems  to  assist  them  system that I KLJK VSHHG EURDG-­ with  problems  they  ex-­ EDQG ,QWHUQHW VHUYLFHV SHULHQFH ´ &ODUN DGG-­ do 99 percent in  the  Green  Moun-­ HG Âł6RPHWLPHV WKHLU of my work on.â€? tain  State.  â€” Brad Clark GHVFULSWLRQ RYHU WKH *RY 3HWHU 6KXP-­ phone  of  the  problem  lin  late  last  month  re-­ LV QRW HQRXJK DQG , QHHG WR VHH LW SRUWHG WKDW 9HUPRQWÂśV KLJK VSHHG ÂżUVWKDQG ´ EURDGEDQG QHWZRUN KDV H[SDQGHG 2YHU WKH SDVW GHFDGH PRUH DQG WR UHDFK DQ HVWLPDWHG OR-­ PRUH 9HUPRQWHUV KDYH JDLQHG WKH (See  Telecommuting,  Page  13A)

MIDDLEBURY  INTERACTIVE  LANGUAGES  CEO  Jane  Swift  announc-­ es  the  launch  of  the  company’s  international  language  instruction  prod-­ ucts  Monday  at  company  headquarters  in  Middlebury. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

2QOLQH ODQJXDJH Ă€UP DLPV WR SUHSDUH NLGV JURZ MREV By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Twenty-­ two  people  operating  out  of  an  VTXDUH IRRW VSDFH LQ 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ÂśV LQGXVWULDO SDUN DUH SRLVHG WR GHOLYHU LQWHUQDWLRQDO ODQJXDJH LQ-­ struction  to  classrooms  throughout  Vermont  â€”  an  effort  they  hope  will  KHOS EXLOG WKH VNLOOV RI WKH VWDWHÂśV ZRUNIRUFH 7KDW ZDV WKH SURPLVH LVVXHG RQ 0RQGD\ E\ WKH IRXQGHUV RI 0LGGOH-­ bury  Interactive  Languages  (MIL),  ZKLFK RIIHUV YLUWXDO DQG LQ SHUVRQ ODQJXDJH FRXUVHV IRU NLQGHUJDUWHQ WKURXJK WK JUDGH VWXGHQWV 7KH FRPSDQ\ IRXQGHG LQ LV D FRO-­ ODERUDWLRQ ZLWK 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH D QDWLRQDO OHDGHU LQ ODQJXDJH LQVWUXF-­ WLRQ DQG 9LUJLQLD EDVHG . ,QF

which  is  among  the  nation’s  largest  GLJLWDO HGXFDWLRQ SURYLGHUV :H\EULGJH (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO which  has  a  successful  Spanish  lan-­ JXDJH SURJUDP KDV DOUHDG\ EHHQ piloting  MIL  services  with  great  suc-­ FHVV QRWHG 0,/ &(2 -DQH 6ZLIW $QG RWKHU VWXGHQWV WKURXJKRXW WKH VWDWH ZLOO DOVR JHW D GLVFRXQWHG WDVWH RI WKH IRU SURÂżW EXVLQHVVÂśV Âł9HUPRQW :RUOG /DQJXDJH ,QLWLDWLYH ´ D PLOOLRQ HIIRUW WR SURYLGH 0LGGOHEXU\ Interactive  services  to  30  Vermont  schools  over  the  next  four  years  at  ³GHHSO\ GLVFRXQWHG´ SULFHV Âł0LGGOHEXU\ ,QWHUDFWLYH LV D unique  employer  in  that  it  boosts  the  Vermont  economy  while  help-­ LQJ SUHSDUH WKH VWDWHÂśV IXWXUH ZRUN-­ (See  MIL,  Page  16A)

Vergennes,  state  police  bust  three  locals  for  selling  heroin

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  â€”  Vergennes  DQG 9HUPRQW 6WDWH 3ROLFH RQ 0RQ-­ GD\ DUUHVWHG WZR )HUULVEXUJK PHQ DQG RQH &RUQZDOO PDQ RQ D QXPEHU RI GUXJ FKDUJHV PRVW QRWDEO\ WKH sale  of  heroin.  This  was  the  latest  in  a  string  of  arrests  involving  the  sale  of  heroin  in  $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ $W DERXW S P RQ 0RQGD\ VL[ 9HUJHQQHV RIÂżFHUV DQG IRXU 963 WURRSHUV UDLGHG D )HUULVEXUJK KRPH DW /LWWOH &KLFDJR 5RDG DQG DU-­

UHVWHG -DPLH *HER DQG -HVVH %HDYHU DIWHU ¿QGLQJ ZKDW WKH\ HVWLPDWHG DV PRUH WKDQ KHURLQ preparations,  13  grams  of  marijuana,  RWKHU QDUFRWLFV LQ FDVK GUXJ SDUDSKHUQDOLD DQG D FDOLEHU VHPL-­ DXWRPDWLF SLVWRO DQG DPPXQLWLRQ 3ROLFH VDLG WKH KRPH ZDV *HERœV $FFRUGLQJ WR D 9HUJHQQHV 3ROLFH Department  press  release,  Gebo  was  FKDUJHG ZLWK VDOH DQG SRVVHVVLRQ RI heroin,  illegal  possession  of  regulat-­ HG GUXJV DQG SRVVHVVLRQ RI PDULMXD-­ (See  Heroin,  Page  13A)

PAGE  2A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  17,  2013

Middlebury  considers,  activists  back  fossil  fuel  divestment MIDDLEBURY  â€”  As  the  Mid-­ dlebury  College  administration  gears  up  to  hold  a  symposium  to  discuss  the  college’s  endowment  policies  and  practices  next  Tuesday,  student  activists  and  Scholar  in  Resi-­ dence  Bill  McKibben  will  get  a  bit  of  a  jump  on  the  process  with  their  own  divestment  event  this  Sunday. The  college  will  kick  off  a  formal  process  to  consider  divesting  its  en-­ dowment  from  fossil  fuels  and  arms  manufacturers  with  a  major  â€œDo  The  Mathâ€?  event  at  Mead  Chapel  on  Jan.  20  from  7:30  to  10  p.m. “If  you’re  curious  about  divest-­ ment,  this  event  will  be  a  chance Â

to  see  why  it  has  suddenly  emerged  as  the  biggest  student  movement  in  a  very  long  time,â€?  says  McKibben,  Mid-­ dlebury’s  Schumann  Distinguished  Scholar  and  co-­founder  of  the  interna-­ tional  climate  campaign  350.org. Over  200  colleges  and  universities  across  the  country  have  joined  the  new  fossil  fuel  divestment  campaign  that  McKibben  helped  launch  this  past  fall  with  350.org’s  sold-­out  21-­city  â€œDo  The  Mathâ€?  tour.  The  campaign  is  modeled  on  the  1980s  campaign  to  di-­ vest  from  apartheid  South  Africa. This  November,  in  response  to  a  surge  of  student  activism  at  Middle-­ bury,  College  President  Ronald  Li-­

ebowitz  revealed  that  3.6  percent  of  Middlebury’s  $900  million  endow-­ ment  is  invested  in  fossil  fuels.  The  president  agreed  to  a  formal  process  to  consider  divestment  that  will  begin  next  week. “‘Midd  Does  The  Math’  will  offer  the  Middlebury  community  a  chance  to  engage  in  a  movement  that  belongs  to  all  of  us,â€?  said  Greta  Neubauer,  a  student  organizer  on  campus.  â€œWe  ap-­ preciate  the  administration’s  commit-­ ment  to  dialogue  and  look  forward  to  this  conversation  yielding  a  commit-­ ment  to  action.â€? More  than  700  students,  faculty,  ad-­ ministrators  and  community  members Â

are  expected  to  attend  the  Jan  20  â€œDo  The  Mathâ€?  event  at  Middlebury. For  its  part,  the  college  has  sched-­ uled  a  90-­minute  panel  for  Jan.  22  at  7:30  p.m.  in  the  McCullough  Social  6SDFH ,W LV WR EH WKH ÂżUVW LQ D VHULHV RI talks  about  the  endowment  to  address  the  possibility  of  reinvesting  else-­ where  the  $32  million  of  the  endow-­ ment  that  is  currently  invested  in  fossil  fuel  companies. In  an  email  to  the  college  commu-­ nity,  Liebowitz  emphasized  that  this  symposium  will  not  focus  on  global  warming,  but  would  look  instead  from  a  higher  level  at  what  divestment  in  general  would  mean  to  the  college.

“What  are  the  pros  and  cons  of  us-­ ing  divestment  and/or  other  means  to  address  climate-­related  concerns?â€?  Li-­ ebowitz  wrote  in  a  Jan.  9  email  to  the  college  community.  The  panel  in  McCullough  Social  Space  will  be  open  to  the  Middlebury  College  community,  though  an  as-­of-­ \HW XQGHWHUPLQHG RYHUĂ€RZ VSDFH ZLOO “if  warranted,â€?  live  stream  the  talk.  The  public  will  be  invited  to  the  over-­ Ă€RZ VSDFH The  panelists  will  include  McK-­ ibben;Íž  Ralph  Earle,  a  clean  energy  venture  investor  and  former  assistant  secretary  of  environmental  affairs  in  Massachusetts;Íž  Alice  Handy,  the Â

founder  and  president  of  Investure,  the  company  that  manages  Middle-­ bury  College’s  $900  million  endow-­ ment;Íž  Mark  Kritzman,  an  author  and  0,7 DGMXQFW SURIHVVRU LQ ÂżQDQFH DQG John  Tormondsen,  a  1982  Middlebury  College  graduate,  a  college  trustee  and  chair  of  the  trustees’  investment  com-­ mittee. The  panel  will  be  moderated  by  1978  Middlebury  grad  David  Salem,  former  founding  president  and  chief  LQYHVWPHQW RIÂżFHU RI 7KH ,QYHVWPHQW Fund  for  Foundations  (TIFF)  as  well  as  a  past  member  of  the  college’s  board  of  trustees  and  investment  committee.

Colleges  uniting  to  save  on  purchases

The  big  cheese GOV.  PETER  SHUMLIN,  far  left,  gets  a  tour  of  Cabot/Agri-­Mark’s  Middlebury  facility  from  plant  manager  Bernie  Boudreau  Monday  afternoon.  9HUPRQW &RPPHUFH DQG &RPPXQLW\ 'HYHORSPHQW 6HFUHWDU\ /DZUHQFH 0LOOHU FHQWHU DQG RWKHU VWDWH DQG &DERW RIÂżFLDOV DFFRPSDQLHG WKH governor  on  the  tour. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

By  JOHN  S.  McCRIGHT MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Middlebury  College  is  joining  two  other  Vermont  private  colleges  in  a  consortium  to  re-­ duce  costs  associated  with  purchasing  supplies  and  services  common  to  all  three  institutions. 7KH FKLHI ÂżQDQFLDO RIÂżFHUV RI 0LG-­ dlebury  College,  Champlain  College  and  Saint  Michael’s  College  will  di-­ rect  the  creation  of  the  Green  Moun-­ tain  Higher  Education  Consortium  (GMHEC).  The  group’s  focus  is  to  ¿QG ZD\V WR LQFUHDVH HIIHFWLYHQHVV DQG HIÂżFLHQF\ ZKHQ SXUFKDVLQJ VXS-­ plies,  and  other  business  and  admin-­ istrative  services  common  to  all  three  institutions.  â€œWe  are  simply  envisioning  ways  WR LPSURYH RXU HIÂżFLHQFLHV DQG KHOS drive  down  administrative  costs  in  areas  common  to  all  three  colleges,â€?  said  David  J.  Provost,  senior  vice  SUHVLGHQW IRU ÂżQDQFH DQG DGPLQLVWUD-­ tion  at  Champlain  College,  in  a  press  release.  â€œA  consortium  will  allow  us  to  SRRO RXU SXUFKDVLQJ SRZHU DQG VLJQLÂż-­ cantly  reduce  costs  at  each  college.â€? Patrick  Norton,  vice  president  for  ¿QDQFH DQG WUHDVXUHU DW 0LGGOHEXU\ College  said  it  was  too  early  to  put  an  estimate  on  how  much  money  could  be  saved. “However,  by  leveraging  the  com-­ bined  buying  power  of  the  three  col-­ leges,  and  by  sharing  common  ad-­ ministrative  services,  the  expectation  is  that  we  will  realize  some  savings, Â

LQFUHDVH HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG LQFUHDVH WKH quality  and  depth  and  breadth  of  sup-­ plies  and  services,â€?  he  told  the  Inde-­ pendent. Norton  wouldn’t  say  exactly  what  kinds  of  things  could  be  bought  in  bulk  for  all  three  colleges,  but  he  agreed  that  commodities  like  paper,  cleaning  supplies,  food  and  fuel  could  be  on  the  shopping  list.  On  the  services  side,  he  agreed  that  the  GMHEC  could  con-­ sider  everything  from  garbage  pickup  and  travel  planning  to  legal  services  and  media  buys. “Yes,  those  are  the  types  of  supplies  and  services  will  be  considered,â€?  he  said  in  an  email  response  to  questions.  The  GMHEC  is  due  to  be  formed  by  the  end  of  June  as  a  â€œseparate  501c3  QRQSURÂżW KRXVHG LQ 9HUPRQW WKDW ZLOO contain  consortium  employees  includ-­ ing  purchasing  buyers  to  negotiate  good  prices  for  high  quality  goods  and  services.â€? “The  consortium  has  the  potential  to  slow  rising  administrative  costs  by  le-­ veraging  the  combined  buying  power  of  the  three  colleges,  and  by  sharing  common  administrative  services.  Our  intention  is  to  create  a  successful  con-­ sortium  that  will  address  the  issue  of  cost  over  the  long  term,â€?  Norton  said. Similar  consortia  exist  in  other  areas  of  the  country  including  Boston  and  Amherst,  Mass.,  and  Claremont,  Ca-­ lif.  These  partnerships  have  proven  to  EH EHQHÂżFLDO IRUXPV IRU VKDULQJ LGHDV and  collaborating.

Publisher  suing  Green  Mountain  Power  for  false  arrest Salisbury Case  occurred  at  Lowell  wind  site

By  JUNE  PICHEL  COOK Hardwick  Gazette NEWPORT  â€”  Green  Mountain  Power’s  public  relations  nightmare  has  morphed  into  a  civil  action  by  Barton  Chronicle  publisher  and  journalist  Chris  Braithwaite.  His  ar-­ rest  in  December  2011  while  cover-­ ing  a  demonstration  at  the  Kingdom  Community  Wind  Project  on  Lowell  Mountain  was  dismissed  last  month.  1RZ KH KDV ÂżOHG VXLW DJDLQVW *03 alleging  false  arrest. 7KH FRPSODLQW ZDV ÂżOHG 'HF 2012,  in  the  Orleans  Superior  Court-­ Civil  Division  by  attorney  Phil  White  on  Braithwaite’s  behalf.  Both  GMP  and  former  GMP  communica-­ tion  manager  David  Coriell  (who  has  since  left  the  company  to  attend  law  school  in  New  York)   are  listed  as  defendants.  Braithwaite  is  seek-­ ing  compensatory  and  consequential  damages  of  at  least  $22,530;Íž  legal  interest  at  a  rate  of  12  percent/per  annum;Íž  punitive  damages,  attorneys  fees  and  expenses  related  to  the  civil  action,  and  such  relief  as  the  court  may  deem  just  and  equitable. The  complaint  cites  Coriell  as Â

“knowingly,  intentionally,  mali-­ its  agents,  and  Coriell  had  â€œmain-­ ciously,  and  fraudulentlyâ€?  causing  tained  a  symbiotic  relationship  with  the  false  arrest  of  Braithwaite.  Cori-­ Vermont  State  Police  and  Orleans  ell  was  acting  within  his  authority  as  &RXQW\ ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHUV LQ an  employee  of  GMP,  which  is  vicar-­ coordinating  the  times  and  condi-­ iously  liable  for  the  damages  caused  tions  under  which  protesters  would  by  his  actions,  according  or  would  not  be  arrested  to  the  suit.  It  further  al-­ for  unlawful  trespass.â€? leges  that  Coriell  know-­ The complaint GMP,  its  agents,  in-­ ingly  â€œmade  false  and  cites David cluding  Coriell  and  slanderous  statements  to  Coriell, then Orleans  County  law  D ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHU an employee HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHUV about  Braithwaite,  which  of Green jointly  participated  in  the  wrongfully  induced  the  planning  and  execution  RIÂżFHU WR WDNH DFWLRQ FDXV-­ Mountain of  arrests  of  protesters. Power, as ing  Braithwaite  harm.â€? “GMP  and/or  Coriell  The  complaint  states  â€œknowingly, were  acting  under  the  GMP  and  Coriell  knew  intentionally, color  of  law  and  engag-­ Braithwaite  had  permis-­ maliciously, ing  in  â€˜state  action’  when  sion  to  be  on  the  property,  they  maliciously  gave  and frauduand  misinformation  given  the  government  false  and  to  law  enforcement  led  lentlyâ€? causmisleading  information  to  Braithwaite’s  false  ar-­ ing the false with  the  purpose  of  caus-­ rest  and  prosecution  for  arrest of jour- ing  the  government  to  unlawful  trespass.  Cori-­ nalist Chris engage  in  false  arrest  and  ell  and  GMP  had  a  duty  Braithwaite. wrongful  prosecution,â€?  to  promptly  disclose  the  White  states. true  facts,  but  both  Cori-­ Braithwaite  was  acting  ell  and  GMP  â€œnegligently,  intention-­ within  well  established  First  Amend-­ ally,  maliciously,  and/or  fraudulently  ment  rights,  White  states,  by  voic-­ concealed  information  for  over  12  ing  strong  opinions  and  publishing  months,  all  to  the  harm,  detriment,  ³¿HUFH HGLWRULDOV RSSRVLQJ *03ÂśV and  damageâ€?  of  Braithwaite. commercial  wind  project  on  a  ridge-­ The  complaint  cites  that  GMP,  line  in  Lowell.â€?

They  maliciously  unleashed  the  power  of  government  against  Braith-­ waite  in  retaliation  for  the  exercise  of  his  well  established  First  Amend-­ ment  rights  and  did  so  with  the  intent  to  impair  the  ongoing  exercise  there-­ of,  White  charges.  Their  conduct  is  a  violation  of  Vermont’s  civil  rights  laws  as  well  and  was  a  â€œmalicious  and  unconstitutional  retaliation  for  the  exercise  of  Braithwaite’s  right  to  publish  his  opinions  regarding  the  commercial  wind  project  in  Lowell.â€? Braithwaite  was  arrested  on  Dec.  5,  2011,  along  with  the  protesters  he  was  covering;Íž  and,  like  the  protest-­ ers,  he  was  charged  with  trespassing.  Charges  were  dropped  in  Decem-­ ber  2012,  a  year  later  after  internal  e-­mails  subpoenaed  from  GMP  re-­ vealed  reporters  were  not  to  be  ar-­ rested.  Coriell  was  on  the  mountain  acting  in  conjunction  with  law  en-­ IRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHUV ZKHQ %UDLWKZDLWH was  arrested. White  is  seeking  to  retain  the  sub-­ poenaed  internal  GMP  documents,  which  were  revealed  after  a  jury  had  been  selected  for  Braithwaite’s  trial.  As  of  Jan.  8,  the  court  had  not  ruled  on  the  request. The  complaint  alleges  GMP  failed  to  disclose  information  to  the  Orleans  County  State’s  Attorney’s Â

RIÂżFH UHODWLQJ WR LWV FRQVHQW IRU UH-­ porters  to  be  on  the  property  to  cov-­ er  protests,  and  Coriell  had  explicit  instructions  to  inform  law  enforce-­ PHQW RIÂżFHUV 7KH VWDWH GURSSHG LWV criminal  trespass  charges  against  Braithwaite  after  the  internal  e-­ mails  were  revealed.  Deputy  State’s  Attorney  Sarah  Baker  maintains  the  state  dropped  its  charges  because  of  the  â€œunavailability  of  Coriellâ€?  to  testify  and  refute  the  e-­mails. The  state  dropped  the  charges  against  Braithwaite  without  preju-­ dice,  leaving  the  door  open  to  re-­ instate  them  in  the  future.  White  ¿OHG D PRWLRQ WR KDYH WKH FKDUJHV dropped  with  prejudice.  Judge  Howard  VanBenthuysen  ruled  in  fa-­ vor  of  White’s  motion  at  the  end  of  December. VanBenthuysen  wrote:  â€œNothing  in  the  State’s  response  to  the  Mo-­ tion  (White’s)  explains  how  it  could  resurrect  this  prosecution  in  the  face  of  the  GMP  memoranda,  revealed  at  the  eleventh  and  a  half  hour  to  both  the  Defense  and  the  State.â€? Consent  is  the  key  element  of  the  offense,  VanBenthuysen  stated.  He  said  GMP  apparently  consented  to  the  media’s  presence  at  the  protests  and  instructions  were  given  that  the  media  not  be  arrested.

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SALISBURY  â€”  The  U.S.  Postal  Service  will  hold  a  meeting  on  Tues-­ day,  Jan.  22,  at  5  p.m.  to  discuss  changes  to  the  services  provided  by  WKH 6DOLVEXU\ 3RVW 2IÂżFH 7KH PHHW-­ ing  will  be  held  in  the  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library  in  The U.S. the  town  hall  across  Postal Maple  Street  from  Service WKH SRVW RIÂżFH will hold Changes  suggested  a meeting in  the  recent  survey  on sent  to  Salisbury  citizens  included  Tuesday, receiving  service  Jan. 22, from  other  area  post  at 5 p.m. RIÂżFHV WR GHFUHDV-­ ing  the  hours  of  service  at  the  Salis-­ EXU\ RIÂżFH 6WXGHQWV LQ IRXUWK ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK grades  at  the  community  school  SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ WKH ÂżQDO URXQG RI the  National  Geographic  Geo  Bee  on  Thursday,  Jan.  17,  at  8:15  a.m.  7KH ÂżQDOLVW ZLOO WDNH D ZULWWHQ WHVW to  qualify  to  participate  in  the  state  rounds  later  this  year.

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Booster  booster

MEMBERS  OF  THE  Vergennes  Boosters  Club  present  Brett  Ward  with  an  award  of  appreciation  during  halftime  of  a  boys’  varsity  basket-­ ball  game  on  Jan.  3.  Ward  and  his  City  Limits  Night  Club  contributed  $13,000  to  the  club  last  year.

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Egypt on cusp of change By  Haviland  Smith Voting  on  the  new  Egyptian  constitution,  which  was  written  al-­ most  entirely  by  the  Muslim  Brotherhood,  shows  the  Brotherhood  won.  However,  with  internal  dissent  evident  in  the  low  overall  voter  WXUQRXW RI SHUFHQW DQG VWUHHW SURWHVWV PRXQWLQJ LW LV WLPH WR WDNH D FORVHU ORRN DW WKH OLNHO\ UDPLÂżFDWLRQV RI WKDW GLYLVLYH ZLQ 7R do  that,  it  is  critical  that  we  understand  more  about  Egypt’s  history,  what  the  Muslim  Brotherhood  is  and  what  it  stands  for. Although  Egypt  has  some  of  the  issues  of  tribe,  sect  and  nation  that  affect  stability  in  the  â€œcountriesâ€?  of  the  Middle  East  created  RYHU WKH SDVW \HDUV E\ :HVWHUQ LPSHULDO SRZHUV ZKDW LV KDSSHQ-­ ing  there  right  now  has  its  own  very  distinctive  Egyptian  markings. 6LQFH LWV EHJLQQLQJV EHIRUH % & (J\SW KDV QRW DYRLGHG UH-­ pressive  rule.  The  last  native  Egyptian  dynasty  fell  to  the  Persians  in  the  fourth  century  B.C.  Since  then  Egypt  has  been  ruled  by  Greeks,  Romans  and  Byzantines.  Arabs  have  ruled  only  since  the  seventh  century  A.D. Thus,  Egypt  has  not  escaped  the  one  reality  that  dominates  the  evolving  political  scene  in  the  Middle  East.  Since  the  seventh  cen-­ tury  A.D.,  the  Egyptian  people  have  no  direct,  personal  experience  with  democracy,  only  with  the  realities  of  repression,  Islam  and  Sharia  law  and  military  dictatorship. ,Q WKH (J\SWLDQ SHRSOH RYHUWKUHZ WKH PLOLWDU\ GLFWDWRUVKLS WKDW KDG EHHQ LQ SODFH VLQFH PRVW UHFHQWO\ XQGHU *HQHUDO +RVQL 0XEDUDN 6LQFH (J\SW KDV QR QDWLYH H[SHULHQFH ZLWK governance  except  through  military  repression.  What  makes  Egypt  different  from  the  many  other  Arab  countries  that  suffered  under  PLOLWDU\ GLFWDWRUVKLS LV WKDW VLQFH (J\SW KDV KDG WKH 0XVOLP Brotherhood. The  Brotherhood  was  founded  as  an  Islamist  religious,  political  and  social  organization.  What  has  made  it  unique  in  the  Muslim  Middle  East  is  that,  despite  numerous,  often  brutal,  governmental  crackdowns,  it  has  functioned  as  a  disciplined  political  opposition  to  Egyptian  regimes  in  power.  The  point  is  that  it  has  been  involved  in  governance  for  over  80  years. That  means  that  when  Mubarak  was  overthrown,  the  only  two  or-­ ganizations  with  any  kind  of  practical  political  experience  were  the  Brotherhood  and  the  Egyptian  military.  It  seemed  inevitable  that  one  or  the  other  would  grab  the  reins. 7DKULU 6TXDUH LQ ZDV SRSXODWHG E\ SHRSOH RI ZLGHO\ GLIIHULQJ motivation  ranging  from  the  rigid  Islamist  views  of  fundamentalist  6DODÂżVWV WR WKH UDWKHU IX]]\ GHPRFUDWLF YLHZV RI WKH PDQ\ VHFXODU Egyptians  who  had  had  some  indirect  brush  with  democracy.  Unfor-­ tunately,  the  secular  forces  are  untidy,  uncoordinated  and  disunited.  7KH FORVHVW WKH\ KDYH FRPH WR XQLÂżFDWLRQ RUJDQL]DWLRQ DQG DQ\ hope  for  power  has  come  with  the  National  Salvation  Front  headed  by  Muhammad  el-­Baradei,  former  chief  of  the  International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  and  winner  of  the  Nobel  Peace  Prize. And  while  el-­Baradei  was  getting  his  act  together,  the  Brother-­ hood  was  in  full  swing.  Through  their  new  political  party,  the  Free-­ dom  and  Justice  Party,  it  ran  in  and  won  the  elections  of  November  0XKDPPDG 0RUVL D OHDGLQJ ÂżJXUH LQ WKH %URWKHUKRRG DQG chairman  of  the  Brotherhood’s  party,  ultimately  was  declared  win-­ ner  of  the  election  and  president  of  Egypt. Since  then,  Morsi  has  acted  decisively  to  consolidate  his  position.  He  has,  at  least  for  the  moment,  emasculated  whatever  hopes  the  Egyptian  military  may  have  had  for  power.  He  took  over  the  Con-­ stitutional  Assembly  that  wrote  Egypt’s  future  constitution,  causing  the  resignation  from  that  body  of  virtually  all  those  Egyptians  who  might  have  disagreed  with  the  Brotherhood’s  position. Finally,  he  unsuccessfully  tried  to  arrogate  to  himself  all  the  pow-­ ers  previously  vested  in  Egypt’s  judicial  system,  effectively  neutral-­ izing  any  possibility  that  the  courts  would  rule  the  assembly  or  its  constitution  to  be  illegal.  Hardly  a  democratic  process. The  Muslim  Brotherhood’s  credo  was  and  is,  â€œAllah  is  our  objec-­ tive;Íž  the  Quran  is  our  law,  the  Prophet  is  our  leader;Íž  Jihad  is  our  way;Íž  and  death  for  the  sake  of  Allah  is  the  highest  of  our  aspirations.â€? Its  principles  include  the  introduction  of  Sharia  law  as  â€œthe  basis  for  controlling  the  affairs  of  state  and  societyâ€?;Íž  and  to  work  to  unify  â€œIslamic  countries  and  states,  mainly  among  the  Arab  states,  and  liberate  them  from  foreign  imperialism.â€?  If  this  represents  the  true  beliefs  of  President  Morsi,  then  under  his  rule  Egypt  would  appear  to  be  heading  in  the  direction  of  sectarian  Islamism  of  an  intensity  as  yet  undetermined. So,  the  issue  is:  Will  Egypt  be  ruled  by  an  ideologically  true  Mus-­ OLP %URWKHUKRRG RU KDV 0U 0RUVL RQO\ UHFHQWO\ D VLJQLÂżFDQW SOD\HU in  the  Brotherhood,  really  been  able  to  effect  democratic  changes  as  he  claims  to  have  done  in  an  organization  that  for  84  years  has  been  traditionally  hostile  to  the  most  basic  tenets  of  democracy? 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BTS  memories  sought  for  exhibit The  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center  (CMAC)  is  a  new  organiza-­ tion,  situated  in  the  former  Building  K  of  the  Brandon  Training  School  in  Park  Village,  Brandon.  As  part  of  its  community-­based  and  educational  programs,  CMAC  plans  to  develop  a  small,  permanent  exhibit  about  the  history  of  the  Brandon  Training  School  and  especially  the  history  of  Building  K. However,  this  won’t  be  possible  without  the  personal  stories,  memo-­ ries,  and  artifacts  of  those  who  were  connected  with  the  site.  We  are  look-­ ing  for  former  employees,  students  and  residents,  Brandon  community  members,  and  anyone  else  who  would  like  to  contribute,  to  contact  us  so  that  we  may  portray  the  school  DFFXUDWHO\ ZLWK ÂżUVW KDQG DFFRXQWV CMAC  is  being  developed  by  WKH QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ &RPSDVV Music  and  Arts  Foundation  Inc.  and  Diversions  LLC,  which  operates  the  Brandon  Music  CafĂŠ  on  Country  Club  Road. The  Brandon  Training  School  had  both  a  positive  and  a  negative  effect  on  the  community  of  Brandon,  but  regardless  of  its  lasting  impressions,  it  is  an  important  part  of  our  region  and  state  history.  For  that  reason,  we  at  CMAC  do  not  want  that  to  be  lost. To  share  your  memories,  photo-­ graphs  and  artifacts,  please  contact  me,  Kathryn  Marshall,  at  802-­247-­  or  kathryn@cmacvt.org. Kathryn  Marshall Exhibit  Director Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center Brandon

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First  the  guns,  then  the  cars.  Or  not.  I’m  not  trying  to  scare  business  away  from  my  good  friends  at  Vermont  Field  Sports,  who  tell  me  they  always  see  sales  spike  when  gun  control  hits  the  news,  but  it’s  safe  to  say  the  state’s  law-­abiding  hunters  can  breathe  HDV\ 1R RQH LV FRPLQJ IRU WKHLU ULĂ€HV RU LV JRLQJ WR SDVV a  law  that  says  they  can’t  buy  newer,  better  ones. That’s  not  really  the  point  of  the  current  discussion  on  guns  â€”  and,  make  no  mistake  about  it,  it’s  time  to  talk.  To  start  with,  look  at  it  this  way:  Cars  and  guns  are  both  legal  products,  subject  to  government  control.  Deaths  due  to  automobiles  have  dropped  steadily,  from  D KLJK RI PRUH WKDQ LQ even  though  there  are  more  people  and  cars  on  the  road  today  than  then.  According  to  an  online  USA  To-­ day  article  in  December,  â€œA  total  of  PRWRULVWV ELF\FOLVWV DQG SH-­ GHVWULDQV GLHG LQ D SHUFHQW By Andy GHFUHDVH IURP /DVW \HDUÂśV WROO Kirkaldy UHSUHVHQWV D SHUFHQW GHFOLQH IURP WKH 1DWLRQDO +LJKZD\ 7UDIÂżF Safety  Administration  said.â€? Why?  In  the  article,  Transportation  Secretary  Ray  La-­ Hood  â€œattributed  the  decline  in  recent  years  to  aggressive  enforcement  and  public  education  campaigns  and  con-­ tinuing  improvements  in  technology  aimed  at  building  safer  vehicles  and  roads.â€? Government  regulation  had  a  lot  to  do  with  it,  in  other  words,  because  government  builds  roads.  The  federal  JRYHUQPHQW DOVR ÂżUVW UHTXLUHG VHDW EHOWV DQG WKHQ RYHU WKH SURORQJHG SURWHVW RI FDU PDQXIDFWXUHUV LQ DGG-­ ed  the  requirement  for  front  air  bags.  Those  laws  have  saved  lives.  Credit  also  goes  to  car  manufacturers  for  better  crash  resistance  and  for  antilock  brakes.  Why  is  this  relevant?  (Other  than  that  there  are  ways  that  manufacturers  could  make  guns  safer.)

Well,  nobody  is  coming  for  our  cars  just  because  they  NLOO DERXW SHRSOH D \HDU 7KH\ DUH D OHJDO SURG-­ uct,  subject  to  regulation.  Just  because  the  government  establishes  laws  that  limit  who  can  drive  and  how  fast  they  can  drive,  and  spell  out  what  steps  citizens  must  take  before  they  are  licensed  to  drive,  it  does  not  mean  that  a  ban  on  cars  is  looming.  Likewise,  just  because  the  government  is  looking  at  making  it  harder  for  the  unhinged  or  criminal  to  get  guns,  harder  for  guns  to  be  purchased  without  good  background  checks,  easier  to  perform  those  background  checks,  and  KDUGHU WR EX\ ZHDSRQV WKDW ÂżUH EXUVWV of  bullets,  it  doesn’t  mean  that  a  ban  on  guns  is  looming.  It’s  not  going  to  happen.  So  in  our  conversations  about  guns,  just  stop  with  the  â€œthin  end  of  the  wedgeâ€?  nonsense.  The  govern-­ ment  is  simply  considering  enhanc-­ ing  its  regulations  to  make  legal  products  safer  for  all. Well,  why  should  it?  Getting  back  WR RXU FDUV FRPSDULVRQ WKHUH DUH DERXW GHDWKV D \HDU DWWULEXWDEOH WR JXQV LQ DFFRUGLQJ WR one  source),  with  the  largest  number  of  that  amount  sui-­ cides.  Slightly  more  than  half  of  all  suicides,  more  than  D \HDU DUH DFFRPSOLVKHG ZLWK JXQV Next,  one  argument  often  made  is  that  â€œGuns  don’t  kill  people.  People  kill  people.â€? But  let’s  say  some  poor  excuse  for  a  human  being  (I’d  like  to  use  stronger  language,  but,  well,  you  know)  walks  into  a  movie  theater  with  a  knife.  How  long  would  it  take  him  (and  it’s  always  a  him,  but  that’s  a  story  for  another  day)  to  do  the  same  amount  of  damage  it  would  WR GR ZLWK D %XVKPDVWHU DVVDXOW ULĂ€H" +RZ PXFK VRRQHU (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

Speaking  and  creaking  fries  nerves There’s  a  new,  irritating  speech  fad  going  around.  And  On  a  recent  afternoon,  I  was  stuck  in  the  state  of  sus-­ I  just  found  out  I’m  a  habitual  offender. SHQGHG DQLPDWLRQ WKDW LV &RXUW 6WUHHW WUDIÂżF DW S P I’m  talking  about  a  real  thing:  â€œvocal  fry,â€?  also  known  As  the  same  light  turned  red  for  the  third  time  before  as  â€œcreaky  voiceâ€?  and  â€œglottal  scrapeâ€?  (oh,  those  kooky  I  could  get  through  it,  I  said,  â€œYou  are  not  serioussssâ€?  linguists).  This  particular  affectation  is  more  subtle  but  (with  one  key  emphasis  word  omitted).  Oh,  no.  The  â€œse-­ less  jaunty  than,  say,  talking  like  a  pirate.  It’s  a  legitimate  riousâ€?  had  trailed  off  into  a  noise  like  someone  dragging  speech  pattern  that  you  probably  would  never  have  no-­ a  metal  rake  across  a  gravel  driveway.  Vocal  fry. ticed  or  been  bothered  by  if  I  weren’t  bringing  it  to  your  Some  linguists  suggest  that  overuse  of  vocal  fry  can  attention.  Sorry. be  physically  harmful.  I  agree.  When  I  croak  something  My  coworkers  have  long  been  annoyed  with  my  like,  â€œUgh,  the  printer’s  out  of  paper  â€”  againnnn,â€?  my  speech  â€”  more  in  terms  of  its  abun-­ RIÂżFHPDWHV FKXFN VWDSOHUV DW P\ dance  and  pointlessness  than  its  sound  head. —  but  now  that  I’ve  pointed  out  my  There  are  a  couple  of  reasons  I  may  vocal  fry  habit,  they  recoil  every  time  have  started  talking  this  way.  Studies  I  open  my  mouth. have  shown,  for  instance,  that  people  :KHQ , ÂżUVW OHDUQHG DERXW YRFDO talk  like  those  around  them  to  try  to  fry  last  year,  I  couldn’t  hear  it.  I  saw  ¿W LQ 0\ VWHSVRQ IRU LQVWDQFH DG-­ a  video  in  which  a  newscaster  was  opted  a  drawl  within  four  hours  of  criticized  for  trailing  off  her  sentences  moving  to  Oklahoma  and  now  says  By Jessie Raymond things  like  â€œy’allâ€?  without  a  trace  of  with  an  exaggerated  lowering  of  her  voice  and  a  crackly,  staccato  sound,  irony. like  oil  sizzling  in  a  frying  pan.  I  But  vocal  fry  in  Addison  County?  played  the  clip  over  and  over  and  it  sounded  perfectly  It  occurs  commonly  among  hip  urbanites,  but  those  are  normal  to  me. in  short  supply  around  here.  Anyway,  I’ve  already  done  How  could  I  have  been  so  blind  â€”  or  deaf? my  best  to  talk  Vermontish  by  replacing  the  T’s  at  the  I  dismissed  vocal  fry  as  a  myth,  made  up  by  news  or-­ end  of  my  words  with  a  grunting  sound  and  pronounc-­ ganizations  sick  of  covering  elections,  wars  and  â€œDown-­ ing  â€œmilkâ€?  as  â€œmelk.â€?  And  given  that  most  people  either  ton  Abbey.â€?  But  I  keep  reading  that  vocal  fry  â€”  more  despise  vocal  fry  or  don’t  notice  it  at  all,  what’s  the  point  than  gun  violence  or  crippling  national  debt  â€”  is  proof  of  using  it?  So  far  the  only  social  advantage  I’ve  found  is  that  our  society  is  crumbling.  Slowly,  an  awareness  of  that  people  keep  offering  me  lozenges. vocal  fry  has  crept  into  my  consciousness  in  the  same  Perhaps  more  telling,  vocal  fry  is  common  among  way  that,  without  knowing  how,  I  can  tell  you  the  names  teenage  girls.  There  is  a  teenage  girl  in  my  house.  And  of  the  last  three  boys  Taylor  Swift  has  dated.  And  now,  since  we  no  longer  bond  by  cuddling  and  reading  picture  without  my  knowledge  or  consent,  I’ve  begun  to  â€œfry.â€? (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

McKibben  to  â€˜do  the  climate  math’ I  was  away  from  home  much  of  the  fall,  on  an  extended  speaking  trip  that  we  called  â€œDo  the  Mathâ€?  that  tried  to  explain  to  people  the  current  state  of  our  understanding  of  climate  change  and  to  get  them  involved  in  challenging  the  political  power  of  the  fossil  fuel  companies.  It  seemed  to  go  well  â€”  we  drew  good  crowds  in  concert  halls  around  the  country,  and  E\ WKH WLPH ZH ZHUH GRQH FDP-­ puses  had  movements  asking  their  boards  of  trustees  to  sell  their  stocks  in  coal,  gas  and  oil  companies. One  of  those  colleges  is  Middle-­ bury,  and  some  in  the  college  com-­ munity  have  asked  if  we  might  give  a  version  of  this  program  here.  So  on  Sunday  evening,  Jan.  20,  in  Mead  Chapel,  we’ll  present  what  were  call-­ ing  â€œMiddlebury  Does  the  Math.â€?  I’ll  be  joined  via  video  by  some  interesting  leaders  from  around  the  world,  including  Desmond  Tutu,  Van  Jones  and  Naomi  Klein. If  you’re  curious  about  why  this  drive  for  divestment  has  gained  such  quick  traction  around  the  country,  this  evening  might  be  a  good  way  WR ÂżQG RXW 'RRUV RSHQ DW S P for  students,  staff  and  faculty  with  FROOHJH ,'V DQG DW IRU HYHU\RQH else. It  was  exciting  to  be  out  around  the  country,  but  it’s  much  nicer  to  be  back  home. Bill  McKibben Ripton

Rotary  picks  up  Christmas  trees Kudos  to  the  Middlebury  Rotary  Club  for  annual  pickup  of  Christ-­ mas  trees. I  realize  many  have  very  worth-­ while  plans  but  for  me  it’s  a  helpful  and  greatly  appreciated  endeavor  for  good. Marilyn  Robinson Middlebury

Hospital  failed  to  make  the  grade Recently  I  had  gall  bladder  sur-­ gery  at  a  hospital  here  in  Vermont.  I  received  very  good  care  except  for  two  issues.  Upon  my  discharge  after  staying  for  two  days,  I  never  received  discharge  instructions  on  how  to  care  for  myself  at  home.  I  asked  the  nurses  about  it  but  never  got  any  answer  as  to  why  these  instructions  were  not  included.  The  LQVWUXFWLRQV ZHUH ÂżQDOO\ SLFNHG XS D week  or  so  later  at  my  primary  care  SK\VLFLDQÂśV RIÂżFH I  was  surprised  to  see  no  lifting,  pushing  and  so  on  of  weights  over  SRXQGV DV , FDUULHG RXW RI WKH KRV-­ pital  my  belongings  weighing  more  than  that.  â€œOne  should  not  drive  un-­ til  after  your  follow-­up  visit  with  the  surgeonâ€?  was  another  instruction.  Well,  I  drove  to  and  from  surgeon’s  RIÂżFH DQG WKDW UHDOO\ ZDV WRR PXFK (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  17,  2013  â€”  PAGE  5A

Hope  springs  for  Vt.  agriculture Last  year,  the  Vermont  Legis-­ we  need  a  concentrated  effort,  lature  created  the  Working  Lands  focused  on  ensuring  that  we  as  a  Enterprise  Fund  and  seeded  it  with  state  are  doing  all  we  can  to  en-­ a  small  investment  of  $1  million.  sure  its  success. We  are  now  seeing  The  new  WLEB  our  seeds  growing,  as  rolled  up  their  agricultural  and  forest  sleeves  and  got  products  enterprises  right  to  work.  They  have  actively  applied  developed  criteria  This  week’s  writer  for  their  funding  for  the  funding.  Not  surprisingly,  the  appli-­ is  Leonard  Bull,  a  stream,  wrote  re-­ FDWLRQV IDU H[FHHG WKH retired  professor  and  quests  for  propos-­ small  seed  fund  that  chair  of  Animal  Sci-­ als,  got  the  word  was  started  last  year  ences  at  UVM,  and  out,  and  even  held  (almost  $10  requested  then  head  of  Animal  training  sessions  for  every  dollar  avail-­ Science  at  North  for  entrepreneurs  able).  The  working  Carolina  State  Uni-­ who  wanted  to  ap-­ landscape  is  not  only  versity  where  he  was  ply  for  the  funding.  our  heritage,  but  it  is  also  a  university  ad-­ The  Agency  of  Ag-­ ministrator.  He  is  riculture  has  been  also  our  future. At  the  same  time  the  currently  chair  of  the  supporting  this  ef-­ fund  was  developed,  Vermont  Agricultural  fort  with  dedicated  the  legislators  crafted  and  Forest  Products  staff  and  other  re-­ a  new  board  to  over-­ Development  Board,  sources.  This  com-­ see  this  fund.  Creating  and  lives  in  New  Ha-­ mitment  from  the  a  new  board  was  a  bit  ven. administration  has  controversial,  as  peo-­ been  critical  to  this  ple  asked  whether  the  effort. Vermont  Agricultural  Develop-­ As  we  head  into  the  legislative  ment  Board  couldn’t  do  this  work.  session,  we  have  a  bold  request  In  their  wisdom,  the  Legislature  for  legislators  this  year:  Make  the  added  new  members  and  changed  investment  even  bigger.  We  can  our  name  to  the  Vermont  Agricul-­ see  the  potential  â€”  let’s  ensure  tural  and  Forest  Products  Devel-­ that  we  are  building  on  it.  The  opment  Board  and  also  formed  Vermont  Agricultural  and  Forest  the  new  Working  Lands  Enter-­ Products  Development  Board  sup-­ prise  Investment  Board  (WLEB).  ports  the  Working  Lands  Coali-­ I  say  â€œin  their  wisdomâ€?  because  tion’s  recommendation  to  commit  the  working  landscape  is  a  prom-­ WR PLOOLRQ SHU \HDU IRU WKH QH[W ising  sector  of  our  economy,  and  three  years  for  the  Working  Lands Â

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Enterprise  Fund.  This  â€œ5-­by-­3â€?  investment  will  turn  our  promising  working  land-­ scape  into  a  booming  part  of  our  economic  future.  It  will  increase  our  resilience  and  our  access  to  local  food.  It  will  protect  our  hillsides,  as  a  working  forest  is  a  healthy  forest.  It  will  celebrate  our  heritage  and  ensure  our  future  success. Vermont’s  working  landscape  has  always  been  a  part  of  the  fab-­ ric  of  our  lives.  None  of  us  are  ever  far  from  it,  and  many  of  us  earn  our  living  from  it.  We  all  de-­ pend  on  it.  All  of  us,  whether  we  are  a  ³UHDO 9HUPRQWHU´ RU D ³ÀDWODQGHU´ feel  that  strong  connection  to  the  KLOOV DQG ÂżHOGV DQG HDFK RI XV KDV felt  our  breath  catch  as  we  round  a  corner  or  crest  a  hill  and  see  the  landscape  opening  before  us. Last  year,  sitting  in  on  some  of  the  committee  hearings  for  the  Working  Lands  bill,  I  felt  hope-­ ful.  Despite  the  recession  and  the  tight  budget,  legislators  saw  an  opportunity  to  invest  in  our  future  economy  and  in  our  fu-­ ture  generations,  and  they  seized  on  that  opportunity.  They  took  a  small  step  â€”  they  created  a  fund  and  put  a  little  bit  in  it  to  see  if  there  was  interest  and  need.  This  year,  I  hope  they  will  see  that  their  little  seed  has  sprouted  with  enthusiasm,  and  now  they  can  nurture  it  and  watch  it  grow.

Construction  project  should  not  trump  public  safety South  Street  is  a  very  busy  road,  with  folks  driving  to  and  from  the  hospital,  the  rehabilitation  facility,  Eastview,  students  and  then  the  rest  of  us,  just  good  old  residents.  Middlebury  College  has  been  renovating  the  president’s  home  for  the  last  few  months  and  trucks  have  been  lined  up  at  the  start  of  the  street  and  parked  all  along  the  western  side  of  the  street.  I  asked  the  town  to  put  up  a  â€œGo  Slowâ€?  when  it  was  really  congested  but  they  told  me  they  didn’t  put  up  signs.  I  asked  them  to  do  something  to  stop  folks  from  driving  so  quickly  into  this  con-­ struction,  so  we  had  cones  along  the  center  lane  for  awhile,  but  now Â

those  are  gone. Once  it  snowed,  it  became  near-­ ly  impossible  for  me  to  back  out  of  my  driveway,  between  the  busi-­ ness  of  the  street,  the  snow  piles  and  the  trucks  parked  directly  in  front  of  my  driveway.  I  couldn’t  turn  fast  enough  or  sharply  enough  to  get  out  safely.  , FDOOHG WKH FROOHJH WKH 2IÂżFH of  the  President,  and  asked  if  that  space  could  be  blocked,  for  safety  reasons.  Yup,  no  one  called  back.  I  called  the  town  and  was  told  if  there  was  a  parking  space  desig-­ nated  there,  then  they  could  park  there  (even  if  the  snow  pushes  that  space  into  the  street).  Sigh. When  did  a  construction  project Â

become  more  important  than  resi-­ dent  safety?  And  when  did  simple  requests,  politely  made,  get  so  ignored?  I  pay  a  small  fortune  in  WD[HV EXW HYHU\ WLPH ZH EULQJ XS safety,  there  is  a  town  deaf  ear.  So  here’s  a  request  â€Ś  please  drive  25  mph  on  South  Street,  so  we  can  all  be  safe,  children,  seniors,  residents  and  more.  And  maybe  I’ll  pull  a  trick  from  when  I  lived  in  Boston  years  ago,  and  just  put  a  few  chairs  in  that  park-­ ing  space  and  mark  it  as  taken.  In  that  neighborhood,  we  all  got  that  message. Krista  M.C.  Conley Middlebury

Middlebury  should  only  use  winter  salt  on  main  roads Editor’s  note:  The  writer  sent  this  letter  to  the  Middlebury  selectboard  and  asked  that  we  publish  it  as  a  letter  to  the  editor,  as  well. Having  attended  your  meeting  on  Monday,  Jan.  7,  I  would  like  to  voice  my  support  for  the  position  taken  by  Selectman  Nick  Artim  calling  for  the  town  to  reduce  its  use  of  road  salt  by  abandoning  its  â€œbare  roads  policyâ€?  on  other  than  our  main  arteries.  I  note  that  Mr.  Artim’s  position  was  also  endorsed  in  a  recent  editorial  in  the  Addison  Independent. In  addition  to  its  considerable  cost,  road  salt  also  impacts  the  community  negatively  in  a  number Â

of  other  ways.  By  leaching  into  the  soil,  it  kills  several  species  of  shade  trees,  notably  sugar  maples.  Salt  also  contributes  to  the  breakup  of  asphalt  pavement  by  seeping  through  cracks  and  selectively  thaw-­ ing  sections  of  the  road  substrate.  It  causes  corrosion  of  the  undercar-­ riages  of  our  vehicles,  which  we  owners  then  need  to  spend  money  repairing. I  am  old  enough  to  remember  a  time  several  decades  ago  when  the  use  of  salt  on  the  roads  was  much  less  widespread,  and  yet  we  man-­ aged  to  cope  with  packed  snow  on  all  but  our  most  traveled  roads.  That  at  a  time  when  cars  lacked  front  or Â

all  wheel  drive,  or  radial  tires,  or  even  windshield  washers.  We  dealt  with  snow  by  driving  more  slowly  and  carefully,  without  being  blinded  by  a  constant  spray  of  salt  water. Given  the  pressure  on  our  town  budget  and  the  negative  impact  of  road  salt,  it  seems  time  to  re-­evalu-­ ate  a  practice  that  we  have  come  to  regard  as  normal.  The  idea  of  using  salt  only  on  hills,  at  intersections,  and  on  main  thoroughfares  makes  a  lot  of  sense,  and  I  urge  the  board  to  give  it  more  serious  consideration. David  Andrews Washington  Street  Ext. Middlebury

Dairy  lobbying  group  defends  rejection  of  farm  bill Sorry,  but  the  Independent  and  0DULH $XGHW KDYH LW Ă€DW RXW ZURQJ (“Dairy  cliff  averted;Íž  back  to  square  one,â€?  Jan.  7,  2013). The  Dairy  Security  Act  includes  a  number  of  dairy  policy  reform  proposals,  on  which  IDFA  and  most  others  in  the  dairy  industry  agree  â€”  particularly  on  the  need  for  a  safety  net,  or  margin  insurance,  for  dairy  farmers.  IDFA  supports  a  bipar-­ tisan  approach  offered  by  Reps.  Bob  Goodlatte  (R-­Va.)  and  David  Scott  (D-­Ga.),  which  would  provide  similar  margin  insurance,  at  less  cost,  to  nearly  every  dairy  farmer  in  Vermont  as  compared  to  the  Dairy  Security  Act.  IDFA  has,  however,  joined  with  consumer  groups,  like  the  Consum-­ ers  Federation  of  America  and  Con-­ sumers  Union,  in  opposing  policies Â

that  have  government  manage  milk  supplies  instead  of  allowing  farmers  to  make  their  own  business  deci-­ sions.  The  milk  supply  management  proposal  included  in  the  DSA,  the  Dairy  Market  Stabilization  Program  (DMSP),  has  been  a  controversial  and  divisive  idea  since  its  introduc-­ tion  and  also  a  major  obstacle  to  passing  a  new  farm  bill.  Under  the  DMSP  â€”  which  dairy  farmers  are  mandated  to  sign  up  for  in  order  to  get  margin  insurance  â€”  the  government  would  periodically  impose  limits  on  milk  production  and  dairy  farmers  would  periodi-­ cally  be  forced  to  either  decrease  production  or  pay  a  stiff  penalty  â€”  up  to  8  percent  in  many  cases.  Be-­ cause  it  is  easier  for  large  operations  to  adjust  production  up  and  down  when  government  limits  trigger  off Â

and  on,  the  program  will  increase,  QRW GHFUHDVH WKH ÂżQDQFLDO SUHVVXUH on  small  dairies  to  call  it  quits.  Supply  management  programs  have  been  abandoned  around  the  world  because  they  restrict  dairy  in-­ dustry  growth  and  cost  jobs.  Due  to  LQFUHDVHG GDLU\ H[SRUWV RYHU WKH ODVW few  years,  U.S.  dairy  production  has  continued  to  increase,  helping  many  small  Vermont  dairies  to  survive.  Limiting  milk  production  growth,  with  supply  management  programs,  like  the  DMSP,  will  only  hasten  their  decline.  Jerry  Slominski Senior  Vice  President  for  Legis-­ lative  and  Economic  Affairs International  Dairy  Foods  Association Washington,  D.C. Â

leaving  the  house  in  see-­through  clothing.)  But  I  can’t  blame  every-­ thing  on  pop  culture.  After  all,  I  have  managed  to  make  it  through  this  year  without  once  saying,  â€œHat-­ ers  gonna  hateâ€?  or  â€œYOLOâ€?  (look  it  up). At  least  now  that  I’m  aware  of  vocal  fry,  I  can  consciously  avoid  using  it.  So  far,  however,  the  so-­ lution  isn’t  much  better  than  the Â

problem.  Rather  than  dragging  my  voice  down  to  a  growl  at  the  end  of  every  sentence,  I’m  trying  to  end  on  an  upswing,  kind  of  like  I  did  in  middle  school  when  the  whole  Val-­ ley  Girl  thing  was  going  on. Unfortunately,  it  sounds  pretty  affected?  So  far,  though,  my  co-­ workers  haven’t  thrown  any  more  staplers  at  me? Oh,  but  they  will.

tice  is  owned  by  the  hospital. Sadly,  if  you  go  to  Patient  Relations  at  the  hospital  you  soon  ¿QG RXW WKDW WKH\ DUH DQ HPSOR\HH of  the  hospital,  paid  for  by  the  hospital  to  protect  the  hospital.  So  commenting  your  concerns  to  them  just  allows  them  to  cover  their  butt  while  making  you  think  they  are  really  concerned  about  your  care. Then  I  decided  to  get  a  copy  of  my  records  of  my  stay  at  the  hospi-­ tal.  There  are  inaccuracies  in  my  re-­ cords  that  I  can’t  believe  happened.  As  now  I  go  through  the  rest  of  my  records  I  note  changes  that  need  to  be  made  and  go  through  the  process Â

RI JHWWLQJ WKHVH HUURUV Âż[HG So  sad  to  think  that  the  hospital  would  not  try  and  work  things  out  amicably. However  we  are  fortunate  to  have  choices  in  medical  facilities  to  use.  My  choice  in  the  future  will  be  Dartmouth  in  Hanover,  N.H.  Sad  to  think  that  we  feel  we  must  go  out  of  state  for  good  care. Brian  E.  Fillioe Brandon Â

Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) books  together,  I  suppose  I  could  be  subconsciously  mirroring  her  speech  patterns  in  an  effort  to  con-­ nect  with  her.  I  doubt  it,  but  what-­ evs. Or  it  could  just  be  something  I  picked  up  from  watching  too  many  Kim  Kardashian  interviews.  (That  ZRXOG DOVR H[SODLQ ZK\ ,ÂśYH VWDUWHG wearing  huge  false  eyelashes  and Â

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Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) would  he  be  overpowered  or  help  arrive? And  other  weapons  don’t  al-­ low  for  the  emotional  detachment  of  guns.  Pulling  a  trigger  30  feet  away  is  not  like  shoving  a  knife  into  someone’s  heart  after  looking  them  in  the  eye.  Would  the  same  person  even  be  capable  of  the  same  crime  without  that  psychological  distance? So  please,  in  this  conversation  that  we  must  all  have,  leave  that  card  in  the  deck.  There  aren’t  other  weapons  like  automatic  and  semi-­ DXWRPDWLF SLVWROV DQG ULĂ€HV I  shouldn’t  have  to  say  this,  but  let’s  please  leave  the  U.N.  heli-­ copters,  foreign  invaders,  or  U.S.  government  conspiracies  out  of  the Â

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discussion  and  sideline  those  who  bring  them  up.  I  mean,  did  moronic  talk-­show  KRVW $OH[ -RQHV EULQJ DQ\WKLQJ WR the  table  when  he  told  Piers  Mor-­ gan  this  on  CNN:  â€œHitler  took  the  guns,  Stalin  took  the  guns,  Mao  took  the  guns.  Fidel  Castro  took  the  guns.  ChĂĄvez  took  the  guns,  and  I’m  here  to  tell  you,  1776  will  com-­ mence  again  if  you  try  to  take  our  ¿UHDUPV ´ Needless  to  say,  I’d  much  rather  we  listen  to  the  parents  of  Sandy  Hook  Elementary  School,  some  of  them  gun  owners,  who  have  started  a  group  called  â€œSandy  Hook  Prom-­ ise.â€?  At  a  Monday  press  conference  they  called  for  the  long  overdue  na-­ tional  conversation  on,  in  nbcnews. com’s  words,  â€œguns,  school  safety Â

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The  Addison  Independent  encourages  readers  to  write  letters  to  the  editor.  We  believe  a  newspaper  should  be  a  community  forum  for  people  to  debate  issues  of  the  day Because  we  believe  that  accountability  makes  for  responsible  debate,  we  will  print  signed  letters  only. Â

and  mental  health.â€? Parent  Nicole  Hockley,  who  lost  6-­year-­old  Dylan,  told  NBC  she  has  met  with  families  from  the  Col-­ umbine,  Aurora  and  Virginia  Tech  tragedies.  â€œI  do  not  want  to  be  someone  VKDULQJ P\ H[SHULHQFH DQG FRQ-­ VROLQJ DQRWKHU SDUHQW QH[W WLPH ´ Hockley  said.  â€œI  do  not  want  there  WR EH D QH[W WLPH ´ Jeremy  Richman,  father  of  6-­year-­old  victim  Avielle,  has  start-­ HG D IRXQGDWLRQ WR VXSSRUW VFLHQWLÂżF mental  health  research.  â€œIt  is  our  responsibility  to  be  out-­ raged,â€?  Richman  said.  â€œIt  is  our  re-­ sponsibility  to  take  action.â€? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com. Â

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(Continued  from  Page  4A) I  spoke  with  staff  at  the  hospital  after  my  release  and  told  them  how  unhappy  I  was  not  to  receive  these  instructions.  What  then  happened  is  that  the  hospital  tried  shifting  the  blame  on  me.  They  said  what  normally  happens  is  ...  However  that  did  not  happen  with  me,  and  staff  never  indicated  this  is  what  normally  happens. I  have  since  decided  to  take  my  health  care  needs  to  Dartmouth  in  the  future.  I  have  since  cancelled  appointments  for  two  procedures  to  be  done  at  this  hospital  as  well  as  a  follow-­up  appointment  in  March  with  a  different  doctor  whose  prac-­

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Murdale Leysath, 88, Brandon BRANDON  â€”  The  Rev.  Dr.  0XUGDOH & /H\VDWK GLHG Sunday,  Jan.  13,  2013,  at  her  home  in  Brandon.  She  passed  away  SHDFHIXOO\ DQG FRPIRUWDEO\ LQ KHU sleep  following  an  extended  period  RI GHFOLQLQJ KHDOWK Rev.  Leysath  was  born  in  Greenville,  S.C.,  on  May  26,  1924,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Bertha  (Love)  and  Murdo  Cameron.  Her  OLIHORQJ FRPPLWPHQW WR VHUYLQJ RWKHUV EHJDQ DW WKH HDUO\ DJH RI with  an  internship  at  the  Settlement  +RXVH &KXUFK RI $OO 1DWLRQV LQ NYC  while  attending  Winthrop  &ROOHJH RI 5RFNYLOOH 6 & 6KH was  to  graduate  with  honors  with  D EDFKHORUÂśV GHJUHH LQ SV\FKRO-­ RJ\ DQG VRFLRORJ\ LQ )URP WR 0XUGDOH FRQWLQXHG KHU VHUYLFH DV D FDVH ZRUNHU DQG VRFLDO ZRUNHU ÂżUVW IRU WKH )ORUHQFH &RXQW\ 'HSDUWPHQW RI 3XEOLF Welfare,  then  for  the  Department  of  :HOIDUH LQ $LNHQ 6 & In  1947,  Murdale  married  Elwin  /H\VDWK D 6RXWKHUQ HGXFDWHG IRUHVWHU IURP ÂłDZD\ XS WKH URDG´ LQ New  England.  Two  years  later,  their  son  Albert  was  born,  and  in  1950  the  family  moved  to  Elwin’s  home  VWDWH RI 9HUPRQW ZKHQ KH DFFHSWHG a  position  as  Rutland  County  Forester,  settling  in  Rutland.  In  1952,  a  daughter,  Dorothy,  was  born,  FRPSOHWLQJ WKH IDPLO\ 7KH\ MRLQHG *UDFH &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK LQ 5XWODQG ZKLFK DW WKH WLPH ZDV LQ D GHFOLQLQJ VWDWH RI GLVDUUD\ 0XUGDOH UHFRJQL]HG WKH QHHG IRU LQYROYH-­ PHQW DW WKH FKXUFK DQG VWHSSHG LQ WR KHOS ZKHUHYHU VKH FRXOG +HU HQHUJ\ SDVVLRQ DQG FRPPLWPHQW WR *UDFH TXLFNO\ HVWDEOLVKHG KHU DV RQH RI WKH FRQJUHJDWLRQÂśV OHDGHUV 0XUGDOH ÂłJRW WKH FDOOLQJ´ WR D life  of  ministry  when  she  was  only  EXW JUHZ XS LQ D WLPH DQG SODFH where  women  simply  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to  follow  that  path.  In  the  1950s,  the  Congregational  &KXUFK ZDV HYROYLQJ LW ZDV PHUJ-­ LQJ ZLWK RWKHU FKXUFKHV WR IRUP DQ DIÂżOLDWLRQ QRZ HVWDEOLVKHG DV WKH 8&& WKH 8QLWHG &KXUFK RI &KULVW $Q HYROYLQJ FKXUFK PHDQW QHZ FKDOOHQJHV 9HUPRQWÂśV UXUDO FKXUFKHV ZHUH IDFHG ZLWK WKH DGGLWLRQDO FKDOOHQJHV RI EHLQJ understaffed.  The  time  was  right  IRU 0XUGDOH WR IROORZ KHU FKLOG-­ KRRG FDOOLQJ VR IURP WR VKH DWWHQGHG /D\PDQÂśV 6FKRRO DW /DQFDVWHU 7KHRORJLFDO 6HPLQDU\ LQ Pennsylvania. In  1965,  Rev.  Leysath  was  ordained  as  a  minister  of  the  UCC  DQG DVVLJQHG WR OHDG KHU ÂżUVW FRQJUH-­ gation  at  the  Sherburne  United  &KXUFK RI &KULVW LQ ZKDW LV QRZ Killington.  During  this  time,  she  REVHUYHG WKDW WKH QHDUE\ FRQJUH-­ JDWLRQV RI 3LWWVÂżHOG DQG *D\VYLOOH were  struggling  with  both  atten-­ GDQFH DQG OHDGHUVKLS 6KH VSHDU-­ headed  the  effort  to  merge  these  FRQJUHJDWLRQV ZLWK 6KHUEXUQH forming  the  Tri-­Valley  Parish,  ZKLFK VKH SUHVLGHG RYHU DV PLQLV-­ WHU +HU UHSXWDWLRQ DV D G\QDPLF IRUFH ZDV JURZLQJ LQ VKH ZDV QDPHG DV WKH FKDLUSHUVRQ RI WKH 9HUPRQW &RQIHUHQFH &KULVWLDQ (GXFDWLRQ 'HSDUWPHQW DQG LQ DSSRLQWHG WR WKH &RQIHUHQFHÂśV ERDUG RI GLUHFWRUV ,Q VKH ZDV DVVLJQHG KHU VHFRQG FRQJUHJDWLRQ at  Cornwall-­Weybridge  Parish. ,Q 5HY /H\VDWK ZDV FDOOHG

Jane Howard, 84, Bristol

Ray Pinson, 52, Brandon

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MURDALE  C.  LEYSATH upon  to  play  a  larger  role  in  the  &KXUFK ZKHQ VKH ZDV DSSRLQWHG DVVRFLDWH FRQIHUHQFH PLQLVWHU RI WKH 0LFKLJDQ &RQIHUHQFH RI WKH UCC,  serving  all  of  Northern  0LFKLJDQ DQG WKH 8SSHU 3HQLQVXOD ,Q VKH ZDV DSSRLQWHG FRQIHU-­ HQFH PLQLVWHU E\ WKH 0LQQHVRWD &RQIHUHQFH RYHUVHHLQJ DOO RI WKH FKXUFKHV LQ WKH HQWLUH VWDWH 6KH ZDV WKH ÂżUVW ZRPDQ WR VHUYH LQ WKLV role  in  the  history  of  the  UCC.  In  5HY /H\VDWK ZDV DZDUGHG DQ KRQRUDU\ GRFWRUDWH RI WKHRORJ\ DW (GHQ 7KHRORJLFDO 6HPLQDU\ ,Q 0XUGDOH ÂłUHWLUHG´ DQG VKH DQG (OZLQ PRYHG EDFN to  Rutland.  She  remained  a  vital  OHDGHU RI WKH FKXUFK XQWLO RIIHULQJ UHJXODU FRQVXOWDWLRQ DQG DFWLQJ DV LQWHULP PLQLVWHU DW &DVWOHWRQ )HGHUDWHG &KXUFK )LUVW &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK RI Wallingford,  and  Shrewsbury  &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK ,Q Murdale  and  Elwin  moved  to  Brandon  to  live  with  their  daughter  and  son-­in-­law,  Edward.  7R KHU &KXUFK 0XUGDOH ZDV NQRZQ DV D VHHNHU RI WUXWK D VRXUFH of  inspiration,  and  a  powerful  advo-­ FDWH WR DGYDQFH WKH EHOLHIV WKDW D VRFLHW\ LV DOO LQFOXVLYH 6KH ZRUNHG tirelessly  to  ensure  that  women  DQG VDPH VH[ FRXSOHV EH WUHDWHG as  equals.  To  her  family,  Murdale  ZDV WKH NHHSHU RI IRONORUH WKH VWRU\WHOOHU DQG WKH URFN WKDW FRXOG DOZD\V EH FRXQWHG XSRQ She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Elwin;Íž  sister,  Jean;Íž  son,  Albert;Íž  GDXJKWHU 'RURWK\ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ Terry,  John  and  Bertha;Íž  and  great-­ granddaughter,  June.  She  will  be  missed  by  all. $ PHPRULDO VHUYLFH ZDV KHOG DW *UDFH &RQJUHJDWLRQDO 8&& &KXUFK &RXUW 6W 5XWODQG 9W 7KH VHUYLFH ZDV 7KXUVGD\ -DQ 17,  2013,  at  2  p.m.  followed  by  a  UHFHSWLRQ DW WKH IHOORZVKLS KDOO ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ DVNV WKDW memorial  donations  be  made  to  the  /H\VDWK )XQG D VFKRODUVKLS HVWDE-­ lished  in  Rev.  Leysath’s  name  assist-­ LQJ ZRPHQ SXUVXLQJ WKHLU FDOOLQJ to  the  ministry.  A  memorial  should  EH VHQW WR 0LQQHVRWD &RQIHUHQFH 8&& :HVW )UDQNOLQ $YH Suite  23,  Minneapolis,  MN  55404.    The  Tossing  Funeral  Home  in  5XWODQG LV LQ FKDUJH RI DUUDQJH-­ PHQWV ¸

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Gladys Quesnel, 88, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Gladys  J.  ³&LG\´ 4XHVQHO D OLIHORQJ Middlebury  resident,  died  Monday,  -DQXDU\ DW )OHWFKHU $OOHQ Health  Care,  Burlington. %RUQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 0DUFK 1924,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Arthur  and  Dorothy  (Cartmell)  Murray. Âł&LG\´ ZDV D JUDGXDWH RI 0LGGOHEXU\ +LJK 6FKRRO FODVV RI 1942.  She  and  her  husband  Alphonse,  ZKR GLHG 6HSWHPEHU owned  and  operated  Middlebury  6WDWH $LUSRUW DQG 'XVWDLU ,QF IRU over  40  years.   6KH HQMR\HG JDUGHQLQJ Ă€RZHUV and  animals.  In  earlier  years  she  HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ DQG ÂżVKLQJ Surviving  family  members  LQFOXGH WZR VRQV -RKQ $ 4XHVQHO and  his  wife  Kate  of  Middlebury  DQG -LP $ 4XHVQHO DQG KLV ZLIH Mary  of  Rutland  Town;Íž  one  sister,  0DULRQ / Âł%XQQ\´ %URFN RI (DVW 0LGGOHEXU\ WKUHH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ 0LFKHOOH 4XHVQHO .HYLQ 4XHVQHO DQG 5\DQ 4XHVQHO DQG ÂżYH JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ 7D\ORU 4XHVQHO 7UHQW 4XHVQHO 3DLJH 4XHVQHO 7UHYRU <RXQJ DQG -DFRE <RXQJ Âł&LG\´ ZDV SUHGHFHDVHG E\ WZR sisters,  Shirley  Martin  and  Anne  Simpson. 3ULYDWH VHUYLFHV ZLOO EH FRQGXFWHG DW WKH FRQYHQLHQFH RI WKH IDPLO\ The  family  suggests  that  memo-­ rial  donations  be  made  to  Addison Â

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Blanche Santaniello Celebration of Life Mass VERGENNES  â€”  A  Celebration  of  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  2013,  at  11  a.m. /LIH 0DVV IRU %ODQFKH 6DQWDQLHOOR $ JDWKHULQJ RI UHPHPEUDQFH ZKR GLHG 'HF ZLOO EH KHOG follows  at  the  home  of  Tom  and  DW 6W 3HWHUÂśV &KXUFK LQ 9HUJHQQHV RQ &DURO 6SHQFHU

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BRANDON  â€”  Ray  Edward  Pinson,  52,  of  Brandon  died  Friday,  Jan.  11,  2013,  at  Rutland  Regional  0HGLFDO &HQWHU He  was  born  in  Denver,  Colo.,  on  Jan.  21,  1960.  He  was  the  son  of  Edward  and  Beulah  (Carver)  Pinson.  He  grew  up  in  Wheat  Ridge,  Colo.,  ZKHUH KH UHFHLYHG KLV HDUO\ HGXFD-­ tion.  He  graduated  from  Wheat  5LGJH +LJK 6FKRRO FODVV RI +H afterwards  graduated  from  Denver  Automotive  and  Diesel  College,  FODVV RI He  served  in  the  United  States  Army  for  two  years.  Following  his  KRQRUDEOH GLVFKDUJH KH PDUULHG -DQH 0LOOV RQ -XO\ LQ Middlebury. They  made  their  home  in  &DQWHUEXU\ &RQQ ZKHUH KH ZRUNHG DV DQ DXWRPRELOH PHFKDQLF +H ODWHU served  in  the  Air  National  Guard  as  well.  They  moved  to  Brandon  in  +H ZRUNHG DW )RVWHU 0RWRUV in  Middlebury  and  later  taught  auto-­ PRELOH PHFKDQLFV DW WKH +DQQDIRUG Center  in  Middlebury  for  many  \HDUV +H KDG DOVR ZRUNHG DV WKH VHUYLFH PDQDJHU DW +HQG\ %URWKHUV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ +H WDXJKW PHFKDQ-­ LFV DW WKH (DVW 3URYLGHQFH 5 , 9RFDWLRQDO &HQWHU IRU WZR \HDUV EHIRUH EHLQJ IRUFHG WR UHWLUH GXH WR illness,  in  2010. He  was  a  member  of  the  Brandon-­ Forest  Dale  Lions  Club  and  belonged  WR %UDQGRQ $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 3RVW 55.  His  relatives  say  in  addition  to  KLV IDPLO\ KLV SDVVLRQ ZDV FDU UHVWR-­ UDWLRQ +H HQMR\HG ODQGVFDSLQJ DQG gardening. Surviving  are  his  wife,  Jane  (Mills)  Pinson,  and  two  daughters,  Danielle  J.  Pinson  and  Kaylee  A.  Pinson,  all  of  Brandon;Íž  his  mother,  Beulah  Pinson  of  Wheat  Ridge,  Colo.;Íž  and  two Â

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FERRISBURGH  â€”  Judith  (Judi)  N.  Wilson,  72,  passed  away  Saturday,  Jan.  12,  2013,  in  her  Mile  Point  home.  The  wife  of  William  B.  (Bill)  Wilson  for  53  years,  she  was  born  May  15,  1940,  the  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Helen  Noles  of  Sarasota,  Fla.  -XGL ÂżUVW PHW %LOO ZKHQ ZRUNLQJ as  a  summer  employee  at  the  Basin  Harbor  Club  in  1959.  Bill  was  visit-­ ing  his  mother  at  their  nearby  summer  home  on  Mile  Point  and  it  was  love  DW ÂżUVW VLJKW 7KH FRXSOH PDUULHG on  New  Year’s  Eve  the  same  year  then  began  their  treasured  family  of  four  sons  whom  she  loved  a  heart-­ ful:  William  H.  Wilson  of  Clinton,  N.J.;Íž  Kelly  Wilson,  Charlotte,  N.C.;Íž  .XUW :LOVRQ $LNHQ 6 & DQG &DUWHU Wilson  of  Easton,  Pa.  Judi  interspersed  her  role  as  a  PRWKHU RI D TXDUWHW RI LQFUHGLEO\ EXV\ ER\V ZLWK ZRUN DV D PDQDJHU DW KHU KXVEDQGÂśV SODVWLF LQMHFWLRQ PROGLQJ FRPSDQ\ 0RQWURVH 0ROGHUV 6RXWK 3ODLQÂżHOG 1 - ,Q KHU VSDUH WLPH VKH YROXQWHHUHG DV D VFKRRO VHFUHWDU\ DQG PRWKHUHG IDU PRUH FKLOGUHQ WKDQ MXVW her  own  four  boys.  7KRVH ZKR NQHZ KHU VDLG VKH was  a  beloved  member  of  an  ever-­ H[SDQGLQJ IDPLO\ ZHOFRPLQJ HYHU\-­ one  into  her  life.  No  one  ever  left  her  KRPH ZLWKRXW D KXJH KXJ GHOLFLRXV PHDO DQG JUHDW WLPH HVSHFLDOO\ ZKHQ WKH\ UHVLGHG RQ /DNH &KDPSODLQ Judi  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Bill:  four  sons  and  their  wives;Íž  17  JUDQGFKLOGUHQ JUHDW JUDQGFKLOG

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Bristol 453-2301

Vergennes 877-3321

Jan. 18, 1939 - Jan. 30, 2009

In loving memory of

Tommy Wisell

Forever in our hearts. You are missed. Love, Annette

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Little City Family Practice

Dr. Don is Retiring We want to share with you the news that Dr. Don Bicknell retired from our practice in late December. We will be hosting a reception at Little City Family Practice on Monday, Jan. 28 at 4:30 p.m. to thank him for his service to our patients and community.

Please join us to acknowledge Dr. Don! Little City Family Practice 10 North St., Vergennes 877-3466

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 dren’s  librarian  Sarah  Lawton  for  stories,  rhymes  Ugandan  Way!â€?  presented  by  visiting  artist  Samuel  this  year  set  in  the  Sudan.  Local  drummers  will  and  songs  that  help  young  children  develop  early  Bakkabulindi.  play  lively  African  rhythms.  Bring  a  soup  to  share.  OLWHUDF\ VNLOOV 'URS LQ (YHU\ 7KXUVGD\ -DQ Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Info:  453-­3755.  through  Feb.  14.  Jan.  18,  5-­7  p.m.,  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  â€œMiddlebury  Does  the  Mathâ€?  presentation  on  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â€œLabor  of  Love,â€?  created  divestment  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  Jan.  â€œAfter  the  Electionsâ€?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  7KXUVGD\ -DQ S P 1DWLRQDO %DQN by  Vermont  Works  for  Women  in  collaboration  with  S P 0HDG &KDSHO %LOO 0F.LEEHQ MRLQHG of  Middlebury  Community  Room.  Professor  Eric  the  VFC.  The  exhibit  recognizes  Vermont  women  via  video  by  Desmond  Tutu,  Van  Jones  and  Naomi  'DYLV JLYHV DQ LQVLJKWIXO ORRN DW WKH FRQVHTXHQFHV who  are  passionate  about  their  work,  are  an  exam-­ Klein,  discusses  climate  change  and  the  idea  of  RI WKH JHQHUDO HOHFWLRQ IRFXVLQJ RQ WKH ple  to  others,  and  who  exemplify  excellence  in  their  the  college,  among  hundreds  of  others,  divesting  agendas  of  President  Obama  and  Gov.  Shumlin.  ¿HOG ([KLELW UXQV WKURXJK -DQ ,QIR its  portfolio  of  fossil  fuel  companies.  Doors  open  5693 WR or  www.vermontfolklifecenter.org.  at  7:30  for  college  students,  staff  and  faculty;  7:45  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury. 7KXUVGD\ -DQ “The  Method  Gunâ€?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  for  the  public.  p.m.,  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  Portraitist  Mary  College.  Friday,  Jan.  18,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Claire  Carroll,  who  photographed  the  women  Center  for  the  Arts.  A  daring  play  by  the  Rude  celebrated  in  the  VFC’s  current  exhibit,  â€œLabor  of  Mechs,  an  ensemble-­based  theater  company  out  Love,â€?  will  speak  about  her  approach  to  photog-­ of  Austin,  Texas,  based  on  the  work  of  theater  Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  raphy  and  the  process  of  creating  the  images  in  guru  Stella  Burden,  â€œA  Streetcar  Named  Desire,â€?  0RQGD\ -DQ D P S P WKH H[KLELW ,QIR RU ZZZ YHUPRQWIRONOLIH-­ and  a  high-­risk  creative  process.  Strong  content  Memorial  Sports  Center.  center.org.  and  some  nudity;  geared  for  adult  audiences  RQO\ 7LFNHWV ,QIR RU KWWS Stick  and  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  â€œInto  the  Woodsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  -DQ S P 0HPRULDO 6SRUWV &HQWHU 7KXUVGD\ -DQ S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU go.middlebury.edu/arts.  Sondheim  and  Lapine’s  musical  retelling  of  the  DJ  Skate  Night  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  18,  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  celebration  concert  at  Middlebury  College. 0RQGD\ -DQ Grimm  classics,  in  which  a  parade  of  familiar  8-­10  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Friends  of  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  â€œLet  Freedom  Ring,â€?  the  15th  IRONWDOH ÂżJXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR WKH ZRRGV DQG Middlebury  Hockey  and  Addison  Central  Teens  annual  celebration  featuring  the  college’s  Martin  try  to  get  home  before  dark.  A  co-­production  of  co-­sponsor  a  night  of  roller-­rink-­style  ice  skating.  Luther  King  Spiritual  Choir,  François  Clemmons,  the  Middlebury  College  Music  Department  and  Skate  rentals  available.  Adults  $5,  students  $3.  All  Middlebury  College  student  dancers  and  actors  7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW ages  and  abilities  welcome.  and  other  guest  artists.  Free.  Info:  www.middle-­ 443-­MIDD  or  go.middlebury.edu/tickets.  Also  Jan.  EXU\ HGX DUWV RU Orchestral  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  7KXUVGD\ -DQ S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU Zumba  for  middle-­school  girls  at  for  the  Arts.  The  Middlebury  College  Orchestra,  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Jan.  under  Andrew  Massey,  gives  its  fourth  annual  Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  19,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Chellis  House.  The  J-­term  Beethoven  performance,  featuring  the  7XHVGD\ -DQ D P Middlebury  College  Sister-­to-­Sister  Program  is  2YHUWXUH /HRQRUH QR DQG WKH )RXUWK 6\PSKRQ\ Memorial  Sports  Center.  holding  a  Zumba  class  for  all  area  girls  in  middle  )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV RU school.  Casual  clothing.  RSVP  to  sistertosis-­ Figure  skating  in  Middlebury. 7XHVGD\ -DQ 10:45  a.m.-­noon,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  ter@middlebury.edu.  Info:  443-­5937  or  khanta@ Adult  stick  &  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  middlebury.edu.  -DQ QRRQ S P 0HPRULDO 6SRUWV &HQWHU Free  movies  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Jan.  19,  11  Lunchtime  public  skating  in  D P S P 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO DXGL-­ U.S.  Postal  Service  public  meeting  in  Salisbury.  Middlebury. )ULGD\ -DQ QRRQ 7XHVGD\ -DQ S P 6DOLVEXU\ )UHH 3XEOLF torium.  Family  movie  day  featuring  an  hour  of  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Library.  A  meeting  to  discuss  changes  in  the  hours  preschool  cartoon  classics  followed  by  the  feature  DQG RU OHYHOV RI VHUYLFH DW WKH 6DOLVEXU\ SRVW RIÂżFH VFW  spaghetti  supper  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  ¿OP Âł2YHU WKH +HGJH ´ 5HIUHVKPHQWV IRU VDOH S P 0LGGOHEXU\ 9): ([FKDQJH 6W Candlelight  vigil  for  the  homeless  in  Vergennes.  Sponsored  by  Evergreen  Preschool.  Dinner  includes  spaghetti  and  meatballs  (vegetar-­ 7XHVGD\ -DQ S P 9HUJHQQHV &LW\ “Maria  Stuardaâ€?  live  opera  broadcast  in  LDQ DYDLODEOH VDODG DQG GHVVHUW 7DNHRXW DQG Park.  The  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  19,  1-­4:15  p.m.,  Town  FDOO DKHDG RUGHUV DYDLODEOH &RVW sponsors  this  vigil.  All  are  welcome.  Prayers  for  the  Hall  Theater.  Joyce  DiDonato  plays  Mary,  Queen  per  person.  homeless,  stories  and  song.  Bring  canned  goods  of  Scots,  in  a  triumphant  performance  in  this  for  the  Vergennes  Food  Shelf.  Refreshments  to  Standup  Comedy  Revue  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Jan.  Metropolitan  Opera  production,  broadcast  live.  S P +ROOH\ +DOO %ULVWROÂśV ÂżUVW HYHU follow  at  the  church.  7LFNHWV VWXGHQWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ stand-­up  comedy  event,  featuring  Tony  Bates,  Milk  &  Honey  Quilters’  Guild  meeting  in  RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ Nathan  Hartswick,  Natalie  Miller,  Josh  Starr  and  Middlebury. 7XHVGD\ -DQ S P Addison  County  Croki-­Nut  Day  in  New  Haven.  Kevin  Byer.  Doors  open  at  7.  Cost  $7  at  the  door.  American  Legion.  Trunk  show  and  presentation  by  Saturday,  Jan.  19,  1-­7:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  3URFHHGV WR EHQHÂżW WKH %ULVWRO 5HF 'HSDUWPHQW DFFRPSOLVKHG 5XWODQG DUHD TXLOWHUV .D\ %HUTXLVW Vineyard.  Friendly  competition  of  crokinole  and  pitchnut,  open  to  all,  even  if  you’ve  never  played.  Entry  fee:  $5  per  person  in  advance,  $8  at  the  door.  Email  benhaminmeader@gmail.com  or  saramichaela@gmail.com  to  register.  Limited  space.  This  event  is  not  organized  or  produced  by  Lincoln  Peak.  Classic  Country  Band  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  -DQ S P 9HUJHQQHV $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ Dance  to  all  the  old  country  songs  performed  by  this  six-­piece  band.  Food  available,  no  cover.  Info:  Soup  Fest  in  Hancock. 6DWXUGD\ -DQ p.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  Homemade  soups,  stews,  chowders  and  chilies,  and  make-­your-­own  VXQGDHV 7R EHQHÂżW WKH &RPPXQLW\ &KXUFK RI Hancock  and  Granville.  ³, +HOSHG %XLOG D +RPH LQ +DLWL´ EHQHÂżW VXSSHU in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  19,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  0LGGOHEXU\ &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK $ EHQHÂżW WR purchase  building  supplies  for  a  February  church  mission  trip  to  Haiti.  Traditional  Haitian  meal  with  millet  bread  soup  and  spiced  BBQ  pork.  Tickets  SHU SHUVRQ SHU FRXSOH DYDLODEOH DW WKH Middlebury  Inn.  Info:  349-­7074.  â€œSkate  with  the  Panthersâ€? 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dence  François  Clemmons,  and  student  dancers  and  actors  gather  on  Monday,  Jan.  21,  at  0HDG 0HPRULDO &KDSHO IRU WKH WK DQQXDO WULEXWH WR .LQJÂśV OHJDF\ Ages  16  and  up  (mature  themes).  Info:  453-­5885.  â€œInto  the  Woodsâ€?  and  post-­show  talk  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  25,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Sondheim  and  Lapine’s  musical  retelling  of  the  Grimm  classics,  in  which  a  parade  of  famil-­ LDU IRONWDOH ÂżJXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR WKH ZRRGV and  try  to  get  home  before  dark.  A  co-­production  of  the  Middlebury  College  Music  Department  and  Town  Hall  Theater.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  443-­MIDD  or  go.middlebury.edu/tickets.  Also  Jan.  26  and  27.  Followed  by  a  free  post-­show  talk  by  director  Douglas  Anderson:  â€œâ€™Happily  Ever  After’  Is  Unsustainable:  Sondheim  and  the  American  Musical  After  â€™Into  the  Woods.’â€?  Dance  premiere  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Jan.  25,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Dance  Company  of  Middlebury  premieres  its  newest  work,  â€œSimply  Light,â€?  celebrating  the  company’s  30th  anniversary  with  dance  artists  from  the  past,  present  and  future.  The  company  will  then  take  the  show  on  tour.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Info:  443-­6433  or  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.  Also  on  Jan.  26. Â

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“Come  to  Your  Sensesâ€?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  9:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  MVAA  meeting  room.  The  ¿UVW LQ D WZR SDUW VHULHV WR KHOS \RX GHYHORS \RXU LQQDWH DELOLWLHV 3UDFWLFH SHUFHLYLQJ HQHUJ\ ÂżHOGV looking  inside  the  body  and  more.  Includes  remote  viewing  in  a  health  care  context.  Part  2:  Feb.  2.  Admission  by  donation.  Pre-­register  at  www.feel-­ ingmuchbetter.org  or  802-­324-­9149.  Free  community  luncheon  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Shoreham  Congregational  Church.  Homemade  soups,  fresh  bread  and  desserts.  Home  cooking  without  the  effort.  Please  bring  non-­perishable  goods  for  the  food  pantry.  Green  Mountain  Club  annual  meeting  and  potluck  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  5-­8  p.m.,  First  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury.  The  Bread  Loaf  section  holds  its  annual  meeting.  Bring  a  dish  for  the  potluck  and  your  own  place  setting.  Social  hour  5  p.m.,  dinner  at  5:30,  followed  by  business  meeting  and  program.  RSVP:  388-­6289.  Open  to  the  public.  PTO  Beach  Party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School.  Admission:  $5  per  family.  Contra  dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  The  Quinn  family  invites  people  of  all  ages  and  abili-­ ties  to  this  contra  dance.  Soft-­soled  non-­street  shoes  required.  No  partner  or  experience  neces-­ sary.  All  dances  will  be  taught.  Sponsored  by  the  Middlebury  Rec  Department.  â€œInto  the  Woodsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Sondheim  and  Lapine’s  musical  retelling  of  the  Grimm  classics,  in  which  a  parade  of  familiar  IRONWDOH ÂżJXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR WKH ZRRGV DQG try  to  get  home  before  dark.  A  co-­production  of  the  Middlebury  College  Music  Department  and  Town  Hall  Theater.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  443-­MIDD  or  go.middlebury.edu/tickets.  Also  Jan.  27.  Dance  premiere  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Dance  Company  of  Middlebury  premieres  its  newest  work,  â€œSimply  Light,â€?  celebrating  the  company’s  30th  anniversary  with  dance  artists  from  the  past,  present  and  future.  The  company  will  then  take  the  show  on  tour.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Info:  443-­6433  or  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.  Also  on  Jan.  26.  -DPLH 0DVHÂżHOG DQG 6FRWW 5LWFKLH LQ FRQFHUW LQ Bristol.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  8-­10  p.m.,  Walkover  &RQFHUW 5RRP 0DQGROLQLVW -DPLH 0DVHÂżHOG SOD\V ZLWK XSULJKW EDVVLVW 6FRWW 5LWFKLH 7KH ÂżUVW LQ D four-­concert  series  titled  â€œOriginals,â€?  celebrating  local  musicians  (from  Lincoln,  Bristol,  Starksboro,  Monkton  and  Vergennes)  who  are  known  nation-­ ally  and  internationally  for  their  work.  Tickets  $15  in  advance,  $20  at  the  door,  available  at  453-­3188,  ext.  2,  or  walkover@mac.com. Â

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27

SUNDAY

Last-­Sunday-­of-­the-­month  break-­ fast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  7:30-­10  a.m.,  Dorchester  Lodge,  School  Street.  The  Dorchester  Lodge  F&AM  will  serve  all-­ you-­can-­eat  pancakes,  French  toast,  eggs,  and  all  WKH Âż[LQJV SOXV MXLFH DQG FRIIHH “Facing  Islamophobiaâ€?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  noon-­2:30  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society,  2  Duane  Court.  The  Rev.  M’ellen  Kennedy  leads  this  work-­ shop,  which  includes  a  presentation  on  the  basics  of  Islam,  a  small  group  discussion,  snacks  of  food  from  Islamic  cultures  and  a  panel  of  Muslim  spokespeople.  Info:  388-­8080.  Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  2-­3  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Caitlin  Canty  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  6-­8  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Canty,  a  Vermont Â

native  living  in  NYC,  is  a  singer/songwriter  with  folk-­pop  roots  and  a  Western  tone.  General  admis-­ sion  $15;  reservations  encouraged  at  802-­465-­ 4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  â€œInto  the  Woodsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Sondheim  and  Lapine’s  musical  retelling  of  the  Grimm  clas-­ VLFV LQ ZKLFK D SDUDGH RI IDPLOLDU IRONWDOH ÂżJXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR WKH ZRRGV DQG WU\ WR JHW KRPH before  dark.  A  co-­production  of  the  Middlebury  College  Music  Department  and  Town  Hall  Theater.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  443-­MIDD  or  go.middlebury.edu/tickets. Â

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28

MONDAY

Early  Literacy  Story  Time  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Jan.  28,  10:30-­ 11:15  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Join  children’s  librarian  Sarah  Lawton  for  stories,  rhymes  and  songs  that  help  young  children  develop  early  literacy  skills.  Drop  in.  Every  Thursday,  Jan.  21  through  Feb.  14.  Tai  Chi  for  Seniors  class  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  -DQ S P 0LGGOHEXU\ )LWQHVV 7KH ÂżUVW LQ a  series  of  winter  tai  chi  classes  meeting  Mondays  and  Wednesdays  through  March  20.  Sponsored  by  CVAA,  these  free  classes  can  help  improve  EDODQFH Ă€H[LELOLW\ DQG PXVFOH VWUHQJWK LQ VHQLRUV Register  at  1-­800-­642-­5119  or  visit  www.cvaa.org.  Addison  County  Democratic  Committee  meet-­ ing  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Jan.  28,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library. Â

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29

TUESDAY

Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  9-­10:30  a.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Figure  skating  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  10:45  a.m.-­noon,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Adult  stick  &  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  noon-­1  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  â€œThe  Threepenny  Operaâ€?  auditions  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  A  second  round  of  auditions  for  Middlebury  Community  Players’  April  production  of  Bertolt  Brecht  and  Kurt  Weill’s  â€œThe  Threepenny  Opera.â€?  Fourteen  roles  still  to  be  cast,  singing  and  non-­ singing.  All  ages  and  experience  levels  welcome  to  try  out.  Info:  bmatthia@middlebury.edu  or  373-­2556.  Palliative  care  talk  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  Dr.  Ira  Byock,  director  of  palliative  medi-­ cine  at  Dartmouth-­Hitchcock  Medical  Center,  will  give  a  community  presentation  on  hospice  and  palliative  care.  Info:  388-­4738  or  lborden@porter-­ medical.org. Â

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30

WEDNESDAY

Toddler  TaeKwon  Do  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  10:15-­11:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Instructor  Kellie  Thomas  leads  a  playful  introduction  to  an  ancient  martial  art.  Toddlers  and  preschoolers  will  learn  basic  movements  to  help  improve  their  balance,  focus  and  coordination.  Drop  in.  Info:  388-­4097.  Wednesdays  through  Feb.  13.  /HJR 5RERWV 7DOHQW 6KRZ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  2-­5  p.m.,  Great  Hall,  McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall.  Students  from  the  /HJR 5RERWV FODVV VKRZ RII WKHLU ÂżQDO SURMHFWV Come  see  the  interactive  and  fun  exhibits  and  meet  the  students  who  built  them.  Youth  media  lab  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  in  grades  3  DQG XS DUH LQYLWHG WR MRLQ OLEUDU\ DQG 0&79 VWDII to  make  movies  and  learn  about  technology  using  MCTV’s  state-­of-­the-­art  media  stations.  Every  Wednesday.  Space  is  limited;  pre-­register  at  the  children’s  desk,  by  calling  388-­4097,  or  by  email-­ ing  sarah.lawton@ilsleypubliclibrary.org.  &ODVVLFDO MD]] Ă€XWH DQG SLDQR FRQFHUW LQ Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  musicians  Cathy  2WW RQ Ă€XWH DQG 7LP *XLOHV RQ SLDQR MRLQ IRUFHV with  Peter  Williams,  bass,  and  Craig  Benson,  drums,  for  a  concert  exploring  the  intersection  of  MD]] DQG FODVVLFDO PXVLF 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH-­ ater.org. Â

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31

THURSDAY

Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  31,  9-­10:30  a.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Early  Literacy  Story  Time  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  31,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Join  chil-­ dren’s  librarian  Sarah  Lawton  for  stories,  rhymes  and  songs  that  help  young  children  develop  early  literacy  skills.  Drop  in.  Every  Monday  and  Thursday  through  Feb.  14.  0\VWHULRXV +RJZDUWV 5HDGLQJ 6RFLHW\ PHHW-­ ing  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  31, Â

By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  2UJDQL]DWLRQV *RYHUQPHQW 3ROLWLFV %LQJR Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. )$50(56Âś 0$5.(76 Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  market  at  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  every  Saturday  in  November,  December,  March  and  April,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  No  market  in  January  or  February.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  JRRGV MDPV SUHSDUHG IRRGV DQG FUDIWV (%7 DQG debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  989-­6012  or  www. MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org. 632576 Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103. &/8%6 25*$1,=$7,216 ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com. Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  0+] +] DFFHVV WRQH 1RQPHPEHUV DQG YLVL-­ tors  welcome. Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited. Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744. American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury. Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180. Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center. %UDQGRQ 6HQLRU &LWL]HQ &HQWHU )RUHVW 'DOH Road.  247-­3121. The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  'ULYH %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW ÂżUVW 7KXUVGD\ RI the  month,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com. LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-­4249. Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Barbara:  388-­8268. NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com. Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon. Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free. Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library. PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RIÂżFH building  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141. Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­ 10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. Samaritan’s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Come  share  ideas  and  craft  simple  items  for  Operation  Christmas  Child  shoeboxes.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion.  Social  hour  at  6,  dinner  at  6:45  with  meeting  following.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  (802)  870-­7070  or  membership@ vergenneslions.com. *29(510(17 32/,7,&6 Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury. &LWL]HQV IRU &RQVWLWXWLRQDO *RYHUQPHQW LQ %ULGSRUW Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights. Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  to  speak  out  for  world  peace. Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  written  exams,  customer  service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000.

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New  Haven  man  cited  for  2nd  DUI Editor’s  note:  As  a  result  of  a  recent  switch  in  computer  software  at  the  Middlebury  Police  Department,  the  weekly  crime  log  that  is  provided  elec-­ tronically  by  police  does  not  include  the  level  of  detail  to  which  our  read-­ ers  have  grown  accustomed  through  the  years.  The  Addison  Independent  is  working  with  Middlebury  police  to  ¿QG D ZD\ WR UHVWRUH WKH FULPH ORJ WR its  previous  level  of  detail. MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Middlebury  police  cited  Robert  A.  Martineit,  30,  of  New  Haven  for  driving  under  the  LQĂ€XHQFH VHFRQG RIIHQVH IROORZLQJ a  stop  on  Exchange  Street  on  Jan.  9. In  other  action  last  week,  Middle-­ bury  police: ‡ /RRNHG LQWR D UHSRUW RI D VXVSL-­ cious  person  in  Printers  Alley  on  Jan.  7. ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D ODUFHQ\ FRPSODLQW in  the  Court  Street  area  on  Jan.  7. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D IUDXG FRPSODLQW in  the  Court  Street  area  on  Jan.  7. ‡ 'HDOW ZLWK DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG DOFR-­ hol  offense  in  the  College  Street  area  RQ -DQ ‡ 7HQGHG WR D ODQGORUG WHQDQW GLV-­ pute  at  a  Cross  Street  apartment  on  -DQ ‡ 6HUYHG D QR WUHVSDVV QRWLFH RQ -DQ RQ D SHUVRQ ZKR ZDV QRW wanted  at  a  Mill  Street  address.

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‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG incident  at  Middlebury  Union  High  6FKRRO RQ -DQ ‡ 7HQGHG WR DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG DOFR-­ hol  offense  on  Court  Street  on  Jan.  9. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D GRPHVWLF GLVWXU-­ bance  report  at  a  Washington  Street  residence  on  Jan.  9. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW DERXW D VXVSL-­ FLRXV SHUVRQ LQ WKH 'HHUÂżHOG /DQH neighborhood  on  Jan.  9. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR DQRWKHU XQVSHFL-­ ÂżHG LQFLGHQW DW 08+6 RQ -DQ ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D WKHIW FRPSODLQW on  North  Pleasant  Street  on  Jan.  10. ‡ 7HQGHG WR DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG MXYH-­ nile  problem  in  the  John  Graham  Court  area  on  Jan.  10. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG ZLWK RWKHU HPHUJHQ-­ cy  services  providers,  to  an  accident  (with  injuries)  on  Court  Street  on  Jan.  10. ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D UHSRUW RI D VXVSL-­ cious  person  on  Cross  Street  on  Jan.  10. ‡ &LWHG 6KDQH ( %RKDQQRQ of  Middlebury  for  possession  of Â

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BRIDPORT  CENTRAL  SCHOOL  third-­graders,  with  teacher  Peggy  Laro,  laugh  while  trying  to  pro-­ nounce  the  longest  word  â€”  1,909  letters  â€”  in  their  new  dictionaries.  The  dictionaries  were  donated  by  Dan  and  Linda  Tublitz,  repre-­ sentatives  of  Rotary  International  and  part-­time  Bridport  residents.  Right,  pictured  outside  the  school  are,  from  the  left,  BCS  Adminis-­ trative  Assistant  Linda  Barrett,  who  arranged  the  donation;Íž  Dan  Tublitz;Íž  BCS  Principal  Kathleen  Kilbourne;Íž  and  Linda  Tublitz.

Investigation  leads  to  felony  pot  count VERGENNES  â€”  Vergennes  po-­ lice  on  Jan.  9  cited  a  20-­year-­old  city  resident  for  a  felony  count  of  selling  marijuana. Cited  was  Chelsea  Barrows  of  West  Street.  Police  said  the  citation  was  the  result  of  a  lengthy  investiga-­ tion.  In  other  action  between  Jan.  7  and  13,  Vergennes  police:  Â‡ 2Q -DQ UHFHLYHG D FDOO IURP the  Addison  Northwest  Supervi-­ VRU\ 8QLRQ RIÂżFH WKDW D ZRPDQ KDG made  phone  threats  to  them.  Police  were  then  informed  she  was  on  the  way  to  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  and  backed  up  Vermont  State  Police  there;Íž  VSP  cited  the  woman  for  driv-­ LQJ ZLWK D VXVSHQGHG OLFHQVH 2Q -DQ 11  police  were  told  she  was  driving  her  children  to  school  illegally  again,  and  informed  VSP. ‡ 2Q -DQ UHFHLYHG D WLS DERXW LO-­ legal  drug  activity  in  the  area.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ DQG KHOSHG 9HU-­ gennes  Union  High  School  person-­ nel  deal  with  students’  behavioral  and  academic  problems. ‡ 2Q -DQ VHUYHG VXESRHQDV WR city  residents  on  behalf  of  the  state’s  DWWRUQH\ÂśV RIÂżFH ‡ 2Q -DQ ORRNHG LQWR YDQGDOLVP —  driving  across  a  lawn  â€”  on  Alden  Place.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ FDOPHG D PRWKHU daughter  dispute  at  a  West  Street  home.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ RQ EHKDOI RI 963 checked  out  a  report  of  gunshots Â

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marijuana,  following  an  investiga-­ tion  at  a  Cady  Road  location  on  Jan.  10. ‡ 'HDOW ZLWK DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG DOFR-­ hol  offense  in  the  Court  Street  area  on  Jan.  11. ‡ 7HQGHG WR DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG MXYH-­ nile  problem  in  the  John  Graham  Court  area  on  Jan.  11. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D GLVRUGHUO\ FRQ-­ duct  complaint  in  the  Court  Street  area  on  Jan.  11. ‡ &LWHG -HIIUH\ ) 0D\R RI Bristol  for  simple  assault,  following  an  incident  at  a  Main  Street  location  on  Jan.  12. ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D SXEOLF LQWR[LFD-­ tion  complaint  on  College  Street  on  Jan.  12. ‡ :HUH DVNHG WR UHVSRQG WR D “mental  health  issueâ€?  at  a  Cross  Street  residence  on  Jan.  12. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR DQ XQVSHFLÂżHG DO-­ cohol  offense  in  the  Franklin  Street  area  on  Jan.  12. ‡ :HUH LQIRUPHG RI D VXVSLFLRXV person  in  the  North  Pleasant  Street  neighborhood  on  Jan.  13. ‡ :HUH DVNHG WR UHVSRQG WR D “mental  health  issueâ€?  at  a  Cross  Street  residence  on  Jan.  13. ‡ 7HQGHG WR D GLVRUGHUO\ FRQGXFW complaint  in  the  Porter  Drive  area  on  Jan.  13.

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on  Fuller  Mountain  Road  in  Ferris-­ burgh,  but  found  nothing.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ VHQW WKH GHSDUWPHQW Drug  Recognition  Expert  to  help  VSP  at  its  New  Haven  barracks;Íž  the  DRE  determined  that  a  driver  was  XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH ‡ 2Q -DQ DFFHSWHG D UHSRUW RI a  hit-­and-­run  car  accident  in  a  Fer-­ risburgh  church  parking  lot.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ UHVSRQGHG WR D FDOO of  a  suspicious  person  outside  a  First  Street  home;Íž  police  found  footprints.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ WLFNHWHG RQH RI WKH drivers  involved  in  a  minor  two-­car  accident  on  Main  Street.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ FDOPHG D PRWKHU VRQ dispute  at  a  Green  Street  residence.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ UHVSRQGHG WR D RQH car  accident  on  Route  7  in  Ferris-­ burgh  on  behalf  of  VSP.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ DFFHSWHG WKUHH WLSV about  illegal  drug  activity  in  Ver-­ gennes  and  Ferrisburgh.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ EDFNHG XS 963 DW D Monkton  domestic  situation  in  which  police  said  a  man  with  a  weapon  was  threatening  harm  to  himself  and  his  family.  Police  said  the  man  surren-­ dered  the  weapon  to  VSP.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ ZHUH WROG WKH WLUHV RI a  car  parked  on  Victory  Street  had  been  punctured. Â

‡ 2Q -DQ WZLFH UHVSRQGHG WR the  John  Graham  Shelter  to  help  personnel  there  deal  with  a  loud  and  argumentative  resident,  who  was  asked  to  leave  the  second  time.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ ZHQW WR D 0DLQ Street  apartment  because  its  oc-­ cupant  said  she  wanted  a  guest  re-­ moved,  but  learned  the  occupant  had  changed  her  mind.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ GLUHFWHG WUDIÂżF DURXQG D FDU ÂżUH RQ 5RXWH LQ )HU-­ risburgh.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ VHFXUHG DQ XQORFNHG door  at  the  St.  Peter’s  Church  Par-­ ish  Hall.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ GHDOW ZLWK D PLQRU two-­car  accident  on  Main  Street. ‡ 2Q -DQ WROG D PDQ VTXDW-­ ting  in  an  empty  Main  Street  apart-­ ment  to  leave.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ WROG WKUHH 1RUWK-­ lands  Job  Corps  students  who  had  SXW XS D WHQW DQG OLW D FDPSÂżUH QHDU WKH 2WWHU &UHHN IDOOV WR SXOO XS stakes.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ FKHFNHG RXW D UH-­ port  of  gunshots  in  New  Haven  on  behalf  of  VSP,  but  found  nothing.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ KHOSHG WKH 9HU-­ JHQQHV 3DQWRQ :DWHU 'LVWULFW ÂżQG a  line  break  on  Monkton  Road  and  GLUHFWHG WUDIÂżF ZKLOH LW ZDV UH-­ paired.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ DUUHVWHG -DSKHWK .HKRH RI :H\EULGJH RQ DQ RXW-­ standing  Rutland  County  warrant  and  lodged  him  at  the  Chittenden  County  Correctional  Center. Â

$'',621 &2817< ² 7KXUV-­ day,  Jan.  10,  was  a  bad  night  for  a  23-­year-­old  man  from  Elizabeth-­ town,  N.Y.,  when  it  came  to  driving  on  Addison  County  roads. $W D IHZ PLQXWHV DIWHU S P WKDW evening  Vermont  State  Police  re-­ sponded  to  a  one-­car  crash  on  Route  LQ &RUQZDOO 7URRSHU 7LPR-­ thy  Hanley  reported  that  the  driver,  Nickolas  Mahler,  told  him  that  he  swerved  to  miss  a  deer,  and,  in  doing  so,  drove  his  2011  Chevy  Impala  off  5RXWH DQG LQWR D VPDOO JURYH RI WUHHV 7KH DFFLGHQW UHVXOWHG LQ IURQW end  damage  to  the  vehicle,  but  no  one  was  injured. Less  than  three  hours  later,  at  S P 6HQLRU 7URRSHU -RVHSK Pregent  from  the  New  Haven  bar-­ racks  of  the  VSP  responded  to  an-­ other  one-­car  accident  in  which  the  GULYHU ZDV LGHQWLÂżHG DV \HDU ROG Nickolas  Mahler  of  Elizabethtown,  1 < 7KLV RQH RFFXUUHG RQ 5RXWH north  of  Ferrisburgh  village. Pregent  reported  that  Mahler  was  driving  a  2011  Ford  Escape  south-­ bound  on  Route  7  when,  he  told  po-­ lice,  he  heard  a  pop,  after  which  he  ZDV QRW DEOH WR VWHHU 7KH )RUG ZHQW off  the  east  side  of  the  road  and  col-­ lided  with  a  mailbox  and  utility  pole.  Mahler,  who  was  wearing  a  seatbelt  at  the  time  of  the  crash,  was  not  in-­ jured.  Police  said  the  car  was  a  total  loss. Anyone  with  information  on  this  crash  is  encouraged  to  contact  the  963 DW ,QIRUPDWLRQ can  also  be  submitted  anonymously  online  at  www.vtips.info  or  by  tex-­ ting  â€œCRIMESâ€?  (274637)  to  Key-­ ZRUG 97,36 Meanwhile,  state  police  are  inves-­ tigating  a  number  of  burglary  reports  in  the  past  week  or  so. ‡ 2Q -DQ D 0RQNWRQ 5RDG UHVL-­ dent  in  the  town  of  Monkton  told  police  that  she  had  left  her  home  for  approximately  one  hour  and  when  she  returned  she  found  someone  had  en-­ tered  the  place  and  stolen  various  items  of  jewelry,  loose  change  and  cash. ‡ 6HSDUDWHO\ WKDW VDPH GD\ 963 UH-­ ceived  a  report  of  a  burglary  at  a  Route  116  home  in  Bristol  where  the  perpe-­ trator  entered  through  the  back  door  and  stole  jewelry. ‡ 2Q -DQ 963 UHFHLYHG UHSRUWV of  two  residential  burglaries.  Someone  forced  entry  into  a  home  on  Richville  Road  in  Shoreham  and  stole  multiple  SLHFHV RI DQWLTXH DQG PRGHUQ MHZHOU\ as  well  as  cash  and  change.  State  po-­ lice  are  asking  for  assistance  in  locat-­ LQJ VHYHUDO VSHFLÂżF SLHFHV RI MHZHOU\ QDPHO\ D VLOYHU DQWLTXH ORFNHW ZLWK “DADâ€?  inscribed  on  the  front  in  gold Â

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lettering.  Also,  a  home  on  Route  7  in  New  Haven  was  broken  into  via  the  back  door  and  jewelry  and  silver  were  re-­ ported  stolen.  Anyone  with  information  about  any  of  these  incidents  is  encouraged  to  contact  VSP. In  other  recent  activity,  VSP:  Â‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P VWRSSHG D vehicle  with  an  expired  registration  on  5RXWH LQ )HUULVEXUJK 7KH\ FLWHG WKH GULYHU LGHQWLÂżHG DV -HIIUH\ % 6PLDOHN 23,  of  Burlington,  with  driving  with  a  criminally  suspended  license  and  with  providing  false  information  to  a  law  HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHU DIWHU KH DOOHJHGO\ told  police  his  passenger  was  operat-­ ing  the  vehicle.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P UHFHLYHG D complaint  of  a  vehicle  that  had  struck  a  gas  pump  at  the  New  Haven  Jiffy  Mart  and  failed  to  stop  to  render  as-­ sistance.  Police  stopped  the  vehicle  DQG WKH GULYHU ZKR LGHQWLÂżHG KHUVHOI as  Rhonda  Hill,  40,  of  Rutland,  alleg-­ edly  admitted  to  colliding  with  the  gas  SXPS DQG GULYLQJ DZD\ 7KH WURRSHU cited  Hill  for  leaving  the  scene  of  an  accident. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P VWRSSHG D PR-­ tor  vehicle  driven  by  Steven  Allen,  42,  of  Hinesburg  on  Route  116  in  Starks-­ ERUR 7KH WURRSHU FLWHG $OOHQ DQG KLV passenger,  46-­year-­old  Pamela  Fuller  of  Starksboro,  for  possession  of  mari-­ juana.  Allen  was  also  processed  for  VXVSLFLRQ RI GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€X-­ ence  of  drugs  but  was  not  charged  with  DUI  as  a  blood  test  is  pending. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P UHVSRQGHG to  a  crash  on  Satterly  Road  in  Ferris-­ burgh,  where  police  said  Amanda  L.  Jerry,  27,  of  Ferrisburgh  lost  control  of  her  2003  Dodge  Neon  on  a  curve  dur-­ ing  an  episode  of  sleet  with  icy  condi-­ WLRQV 7KH 1HRQ FROOLGHG ZLWK D EULGJH damaging  both  sides  of  the  car;Íž  there  ZHUH QR LQMXULHV 7KH WURRSHU VDLG SRRU road  conditions  were  a  contributing  factor  to  the  collision,  and  he  issued  Jerry  a  written  warning  for  speeding. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P UHVSRQG-­ ed  to  a  one-­car  accident  in  which  \HDU ROG (O\VH .DXIIPDQ RI $G-­ dison  was  driving  a  Ford  Explorer  northbound  on  East  Street  in  Bridport,  lost  control  of  the  vehicle  and  went  off  the  east  side  of  the  road  striking  a  tree.  Kauffman  was  uninjured  and  the  vehicle  was  towed  from  the  scene  without  issue. ‡ 2Q -DQ UHFHLYHG D UHSRUW WKDW

an  unknown  individual  operating  a  dark  red  Mitsubishi  Eclipse  on  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh  went  through  a  snow  bank  and  struck  state  highway  signs  DV ZHOO DV D SULYDWH PDLOER[ 7KH YH-­ hicle  then  left  the  scene  and  has  not  been  located.  Anyone  with  informa-­ tion  regarding  an  Eclipse  with  re-­ cently  sustained  damage  is  asked  to  contact  VSP. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW D P DUUHVWHG 23-­year-­old  Joshua  Wells  of  Bridport  after  the  New  York  State  Police  con-­ tacted  VSP  with  information  that  they  suspected  Wells  had  stolen  a  vehicle  in  New  York  and  driven  it  to  Vermont.  VSP  said  that  they  found  Wells  in-­ deed  had  stolen  the  vehicle  and  driven  it  into  Vermont  with  a  criminally  sus-­ pended  driver’s  license.  Police  lodged  Wells  at  the  Chittenden  County  Cor-­ rectional  Center  as  a  fugitive  from  MXVWLFH DIWHU 1HZ <RUN RIÂżFLDOV LVVXHG an  extraditable  felony  warrant  for  the  offense  in  their  state. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P FLWHG .HOO\ Barrows,  21,  for  domestic  assault  at  his  residence  in  Addison.  He  was  arrested  and  released  with  court-­or-­ dered  conditions. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P ZHUH FDOOHG WR D UHSRUW RI D IDPLO\ ÂżJKW RQ 7\OHU %ULGJH 5RDG LQ 6WDUNVERUR 7URRSHUV DUUHVWHG +DVVLPLRX %DQ-­ goura,  33,  of  Starksboro,  cited  him  for  domestic  assault  and  lodged  him  at  the  Marble  Valley  Correctional  Center. ‡ 2Q -DQ MXVW EHIRUH S P stopped  a  motor  vehicle  driven  by  0DWWKHZ 3DTXHWWH RI :KLWLQJ RQ Wooster  Road  in  Whiting  for  defec-­ WLYH HTXLSPHQW 3ROLFH FLWHG 3DTXHWWH for  a  misdemeanor  count  of  posses-­ sion  of  marijuana.  Â‡ 2YHU WKH SDVW WKUHH ZHHNV WURRS-­ ers  have  been  investigating  a  case  that  began  on  Dec.  23,  when  a  66-­year-­old  Vergennes  woman  reported  her  wal-­ let  â€”  including  a  credit  card  and  debit  card  â€”  had  been  stolen  out  of  her  car  in  Ferrisburgh.  During  the  investiga-­ tion  police  discovered  that  the  debit  and  credit  card  were  used  in  Chit-­ tenden  County  at  numerous  stores  to  PDNH SXUFKDVHV 7KH WRWDO FKDUJHV to  both  cards  were  approximately  $1,946.  7KLV ZHHN WURRSHUV FLWHG -XVWLQ / 3HUNLQV RI :LQRRVNL LQWR &KLW-­ tenden  County  Court  for  six  counts  of  fraudulent  use  of  a  credit  card,  and  cited  him  into  Addison  District  Court  for  petit  larceny  for  allegedly  stealing  the  wallet.  Police  also  cited  Priscilla  A.  Perkins,  30,  of  Colches-­ ter  into  Chittenden  County  Court  for  one  count  of  fraudulent  use  of  a  credit  card.

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Cottrell, Perkins BRANDON  â€”  Katelyn  Cottrell  and  Bryon  Perkins,  along  with  their  parents,  announce  their  engagement. The  future  bride  is  the  daughter  of  Lauri  Cottrell  of  Salisbury.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Hoosick  Falls  Central  School,  Hoosick  Falls,  N.Y.,  and  of  SUNY,  Albany.  She  is  employed  at  Green  Mountain  Power  in  Rutland. The  future  groom  is  the  son  of  Gary  and  Susan  Perkins  of  Weybridge.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  of  Vermont  Technical  College.  He  is  also  employed  at  Green  Mountain  Power  in  Rutland. They  reside  in  Brandon.  A  May  18,  2013,  wedding  is  planned  in  Bridport.

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Sas  Carey  is  in  Mongolia  trying  not  to  buy  a  New  Haven  family  welcomes  By  JOHN  S.  McCRIGHT drum.  It  is  a  shaman’s  drum,  made  with  three-­ year-­old  female  deer  skin  with  a  sheep’s  tail  support  after  home  burns beater.  It  is  perfect,  but  she  is  running  out  of  BY  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN NEW  HAVEN  â€”  At  3:30  a.m.  on  New  Year’s  Day,  New  Haven  residents  Matt  and  Jackie  Schlein  received  a  frantic  call  from  their  daughter,  informing  them  that  their  KRPH ZDV RQ ÂżUH The  Schleins  were  out  of  town  visit-­ ing  relatives  in  Saugerties,  N.Y.  When  they  arrived  home  in  New  Haven  a  few  hours  after  receiving  the  phone  call,  their  house  was,  as  Schlein  wrote  on  his  Facebook  page,  a  â€œtoasted  shredâ€?  of  the  structure  that  he  and  his  family  had  lived  in  for  18  years.  They  lost  their  cat,  their  belongings,  and  the  structure  of  their  home.  But  Schlein,  who  is  the  founder  and  director  of  the  Willowell  Foundation  and  runs  the  Walden  Project  (an  alter-­ native  education  program  run  through  Vergennes  Union  High  School  in  Monkton)  told  the  Independent  via  email  that  many  community  members  had  turned  out  in  droves  to  support  him  and  his  family. “This  tragedy  has  only  reinforced  our  ties  and  appreciation  for  this  community,â€?  Schlein  wrote. The  VUHS  community,  he  said,  has  organized  fundraisers,  and  offered  meals  and  support.  At  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School,  where  his  youngest Â

daughter  is  a  junior,  students  raised  money  to  buy  her  a  new  wardrobe.  On  Feb.  9,  at  7  p.m.,  the  Vergennes  2SHUD +RXVH ZLOO KRVW D EHQHÂżW SHUIRU-­ mance  by  local  band  Panton  Flats.  And  Schlein’s  students,  past  and  present,  from  the  Walden  Project  have  reached  out  to  offer  whatever  help  they  can. Schlein  said  that  even  his  insurance  agent  has  been  fantastic. “I  taught  her  children,  who  are  now  grown,  so  I  feel  like  there  is  a  trust  there  that  you  can  only  get  from  living  in  a  community  and  being  here  for  a  prolonged  period  of  time,â€?  he  said. In  an  interview  and  in  his  frequent  online  updates  to  the  community,  Schlein  seems  hopeful  and  upbeat. “I  wanted  to  let  everyone  know  that  , DP ÂżQH DV LV WKH UHVW RI P\ FODQ ´ he  wrote  in  a  Jan.  1  post.  â€œWe’ve  been  knocked  down,  but  we  are  in  the  process  of  getting  ourselves  back  up.â€? He  was  also  aware  of  how  compar-­ atively  lucky  he  and  his  family  were. “We  are  acutely  aware  of  the  many  people  in  Vermont  who  are  homeless  but  do  not  have  all  the  support  we  do,â€?  he  said.  â€œWhile  this  is  a  tragedy  for  us,  there  is  also  much  hope  for  a  better  tomorrow.  Many  folks  don’t  have  a  chance  to  rebuild  and  look  to  tomor-­ row  with  hope.â€?

money  and  she  has  told  herself  and  her  friends  she  is  not  going  to  buy  it.  She  lies  in  bed  sleepless.  Her  heart  beats.  She  feels  desire.  She  tells  herself  she  is  not  going  to  buy  the  drum. A  friend  brings  the  drum  for  her  to  see.  He  tells  her  to  beat  it  â€”  really  smack  it. “Thunder.  The  deep  resonant  sound  shakes  my  heart,  my  soul,  the  room,  waking  the  walls  â€”  and  the  drum,â€?  Carey  writes  of  the  experience.  â€œI  know  it  is  mine.â€? After  buying  the  drum,  Carey  still  can’t  sleep.  She  feels  silly  giving  an  inanimate  object  living  characteristics;Íž  but  she  knows  that  the  drum  is  still  vibrating  and  it  won’t  let  her  sleep. She  calls  a  friend  who  knows  about  shamanism  and  is  told  to  feed  the  drum  tobacco  and  talk  to  it.  After  performing  a  ritual  she  sleeps. “But  this  is  only  the  beginning  of  the  drum  making  its  presence  known,â€?  Carey  writes. After  18  years  of  traveling  to  Mongolia  as  a  nurse  and  a  traveler,  Sas  Carey,  67,  of  Middlebury  has  produced  a  book  on  the  subject,  â€œReindeer  Herders  in  My  Heart:  Stories  of  Healing  Journeys  in  Mongolia.â€?  The  book  gives  readers  an  oppor-­ tunity  to  join  Carey  as  she  follows  her  calling  to  a  remote  community  of  nomadic  reindeer  herders  in  the  northernmost  reaches  of  Mongolia.  :ULWWHQ LQ WKH ÂżUVW SHUVRQ WKH ERRN LV DQ opportunity  to  live  her  experiences  and  encounter  the  ancient  ways  of  healing,  truth  and  the  spirit  world  â€”  including  the  story  of  the  drum. Although  Carey  went  to  Mongolia  as  a  nurse Â

SAS  CAREY  IN  MONGOLIA and  started  an  health  care  organization  called  Nomadicare  to  help  the  herdsmen  and  women,  she  says  the  book  is  really  about  cultural  stories.  She  hopes  it  opens  readers  to  universal  truths. “Shamanism  is  the  basic  religion  of  all  people,â€?  Carey  says.  â€œBeing  in  the  community  where  they  use  shamans  is  pretty  universal.â€? While  in  the  central  Asian  country  she  studied Â

shamanism  as  a  way  to  connect  with  the  spirit  world,  but  Carey  says  she  also  carries  with  her  a  very  traditional  Connecticut  upbringing. “Shamanism  is  so  much  more  dramatic  than  I  am.â€? Along  the  way  she  also  learned  much  more  about  the  nomadic  lifestyle  in  Mongolia.  It  is  a  country  of  3  million  people  with  about  half  living  in  the  capital,  Ulaanbaatar.  With  a  short  growing  season  and  soil  that  is  not  rich,  Mongolia  is  a  land  that  could  not  support  much  more  than  the  herd-­ ing  and  grazing  of  animals. Carey  worries  that  21st  century  pressures  could  end  the  nomadic  lifestyle. “About  15  years  ago  the  prime  minister  of  Mongolia  said  we  won’t  have  any  nomads  left  in  15  years;Íž  but  he  was  wrong,â€?  she  says.  â€œStill  38  percent  of  Mongolians  are  Nomads,  so  I  don’t  know  how  long  they  will  be  around.â€? As  such,  she  is  striving  to  document  a  country  and  a  people. In  addition  to  creating  this  book,  she  is  working  RQ D ÂżOP DERXW EHFRPLQJ D VKDPDQ LQ 0RQJROLD She  says  she  needs  some  funding  and  technical  KHOS WR JHW WKH ÂżOP PDGH “I  have  all  the  footage  â€”  500  hours  of  footage  of  Mongolia,â€?  Carey  says.  â€œI  really  believe  that  if  they  aren’t  sustainable  they  need  documentation  of  the  lifestyle.â€? Carey’s  book  carries  endorsements  on  the  back  cover  from  Bill  McKibben,  Jane  Goodall  and  Bekhbat  Khasbazar,  the  Mongolian  Ambassador  to  the  United  States.  She  wrote  it  over  a  15-­year  period  during  which  time  Carey  attended  a  writ-­ ing  group  at  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury. “I  have  lived  in  town  for  over  four  decades  and  visited  my  Mongolian  friends  for  nearly  two  decades.  It  is  time  to  introduce  the  nomads  to  Americans,â€?  says  Carey. Sas  Carey  will  discuss  her  new  book  and  her  travels  in  Mongolia  in  a  talk  at  Ilsley  Library  on  Thursday,  Jan.  17,  at  7:30  p.m.

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BRISTOL  â€”  The  Bristol  Rec-­ reation  Department  will  present  â€œComedy  Night  in  Bristol,â€?  the  WRZQÂśV ÂżUVW HYHU VWDQGXS FRPHG\ revue,  on  Friday,  Jan.  25,  at  7:30  p.m.  at  Holley  Hall. “Bristol  is  ready  for  this,â€?  said  comedian  Tony  Bates,  who  is  producing  and  hosting  the  show.  â€œWe’ve  done  multiple  shows  in  Vergennes,  Middlebury,  and  Bran-­ don.  Bristol’s  due. “We’ve  put  together  an  awesome  lineup  of  talent.  These  comics  are  really  hard  to  get,â€?  said  Bates. Standup  comedy  has  grown  throughout  Vermont  in  the  last  two  years,  with  opportunities  to  see  live  performances  most  nights  of  the  week.  â€œWe  were  the  last  state  in  the  union  to  get  its  own  brick-­ and-­mortar  comedy  club,â€?  said  Bates.  â€œIt’s  called  â€˜Levity’  on  Cen-­ ter  Street  in  Burlington  and  it’s  in-­ cubated  a  ton  of  talent.â€?  Darla  Senecal,  director  of  the  Bristol  Recreation  Department,  said,  â€œWe’re  very  excited  to  have  this  kind  of  a  lineup  making  the  trip  to  entertain  us.  We’ve  never  had  anything  like  this  before.  It’s Â

TONY  BATES going  to  be  so  much  fun. “Folks  should  know,â€?  she  added,  â€œthat  all  proceeds  go  to  the  Bristol  Recreation  Department  to  support  all  of  our  local  programs.â€? The  show  will  feature: ‡ 7RQ\ %DWHV KRVW %DWHV LV D teacher  at  Middlebury  Union  Middle  6FKRRO DQG ZDV D VHPLÂżQDOLVW DW WKH 2012  Funniest  Comic  in  New  Eng-­

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Teens  to  perform  with  rising  opera  stars BURLINGTON  â€”  Eleven  stu-­ dents  from  Addison  County  will  per-­ form  in  the  Vermont  Youth  Orches-­ tra’s  Opera  Extravaganza,  featuring  two  of  opera’s  most  sought-­after  ris-­ ing  stars.  Internationally  acclaimed  soprano  Latonia  Moore  and  tenor  Jesus  Garcia  will  join  the  VYO,  the  VYO  Chorus  and  the  Vermont  Youth  Concert  Chorale  for  a  3  p.m.  concert  on  Jan.  20  at  the  Flynn  Center  for  the  Performing  Arts  in  Burlington. “We  are  extremely  fortunate  to  have  a  chance  to  see  opera  sing-­ ers  of  this  caliber  in  a  live  perfor-­ mance  here  in  Vermont,â€?  said  Jeffrey  Domoto,  VYOA  music  director.  â€œIt’s  an  especially  exciting  opportunity  for  our  young  musicians  because Â

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Aging  by  ear THIS  OTOLITH,  OR  â€œear  stone,â€?  came  from  a  20.75-­inch  lake  trout  from  Maidstone  Lake.  Fisheries  bi-­ RORJLVWV FDQ XVH ERQ\ SDUWV RI ÂżVK WR GHWHUPLQH WKHLU DJHV MXVW OLNH IRUHVWHUV FDQ GHWHUPLQH D WUHHÂśV DJH E\ FRXQWLQJ ULQJV %DVHG RQ WKH RWROLWK SLFWXUHG ELRORJLVWV HVWLPDWH WKDW WKLV ÂżVK ZDV \HDUV ROG /DNH WURXW DUH D ORQJ OLYHG VORZ JURZLQJ ÂżVK EXW WKLV ÂżVK JUHZ D ELW IDVWHU WKDQ DYHUDJH

Aurora  students to  host  health  and ÂżWQHVV IDLU )HE MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Aurora  School  in  Middlebury  invites  the  pub-­ lic  to  its  New  You  Health  &  Fitness  )DLU RQ 6DWXUGD\ )HE IURP D P S P DW WKH $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ LQ 0LG-­ dlebury.  This  event  is  free  and  open  to  all  ages. Those  who  attend  will  be  able  to  meet  and  talk  with  several  local  health  DQG ÂżWQHVV EXVLQHVVHV 0DQ\ RI WKHVH businesses  have  also  donated  items  for  $XURUDÂśV UDIĂ€H DQG KDYH DJUHHG WR JLYH demonstrations.  There  will  be  a  play  area  for  children  that  will  include  hula  hooping  and  arm  wrestling. Aurora  students  and  their  families  will  be  preparing  and  selling  healthy  foods  and  snacks,  and  will  share  the  recipes.   Among  the  participating  businesses  are  Middlebury  Fitness;Íž  Middlebury  Indoor  Tennis;Íž  Whirlie’s  World;Íž  Re-­ Ă€H[RORJ\ IRU WKH 6ROH &U\VWDO 5RVH Healing  &  Meditation  Center;Íž  Middle-­ bury  Chiropractic;Íž  Clear  Connection  Chiropractic;Íž  Village  Spa  of  Brandon;Íž  No  Excuses  Wellness  Club  and  Herbal-­ ife  Representatives;Íž  Windancer  Move-­ PHQW &HQWHU *DLD %LOOLQJV FHUWLÂżHG massage  therapist;Íž  Memorial  Sports  Center;Íž  TaeKwon  Do  K.I.C.K.S.;Íž  and  Vermont  Fencing  Alliance. For  more  information,  or  to  par-­ WLFLSDWH FDOO WKH $XURUD 6FKRRO DW RU GXULQJ QRQ VFKRRO KRXUV FDOO .HOOLH 7KRPDV DW

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VERMONT  â€”  The  annual  Ver-­ products  and  machinery,  attend  trade  mont  Farm  Show  returns  to  the  association  meetings,  and  network  Champlain  Valley  Fair  Grounds  in  within  the  farm  community. (VVH[ -XQFWLRQ WKLV -DQ WR FHO-­ The  show  also  holds  wide  appeal  HEUDWH LWV VW \HDU for  the  general  public.  With  tractors,  /DVW \HDU ZDV WKH ÂżUVW \HDU WKH farm  animals,  and  agricultural  prod-­ show  was  held  at  the  ucts  on  display,  there’s  Champlain  Valley  Fair-­ something  for  everyone  at  grounds.  Previously,  it  There is the  Farm  Show. was  hosted  by  the  Barre  no cost for This  year  Consum-­ Civic  Center.  The  new,  parking or er  Night  will  be  held  more  spacious  venue  pro-­ admission :HGQHVGD\ -DQ vided  a  better  experience  to the Farm Show  hours  will  be  ex-­ IRU JXHVWV DOLNH LQ tended  until  7  p.m.  that  Show, but according  to  Farm  Show  evening.  Food  enthusiasts  attendees are will  enjoy  the  Buy  Local  management. At  last  year’s  Farm  encouraged Market,  which  will  show-­ Show,  Andrea  Ochs,  to bring case  foods  and  products  president  of  the  Addison  a nonfrom  Vermont  farms.  County  Farm  Bureau  and  perishable The  â€œCapital  Cook-­offâ€?  promotion  and  education  will  be  staged  again  this  chair  of  the  Vermont  Farm  food year.  It  is  an  Iron  Chef-­ %XUHDX ZDV VWDIÂżQJ WKH donation for type  competition  in  which  Vermont  Farm  Bureau  the Vermont teams  from  the  Vermont  booth.  She  said  the  show,  Food Bank. House  of  Representa-­ which  in  Essex  Junction  tives;Íž  Senate;Íž  and  Agency  was  situated  right  between  of  Agriculture,  Food  and  Vermont’s  prime  farming  counties  of  Markets  face  off  in  a  battle  of  culinary  Addison  and  Franklin,  provided  a  VNLOOV 7HDPV ZLOO KDYH PLQXWHV WR chance  for  the  organization  to  reach  create  a  dish  using  Vermont  products  RXW WR IDUPHUV DQG WR ÂżQG RXW DERXW bought  at  the  Buy  Local  Market. their  biggest  concerns. There  is  no  cost  for  parking  or  â€œIt’s  a  chance  to  meet  farmers  so  admission  to  the  Farm  Show,  but  they  can  tell  us  what’s  going  on,  and  attendees  are  encouraged  to  bring  a  it’s  also  a  chance  to  educate  farmers  non-­perishable  food  donation  for  the  on  what’s  happening  in  the  Legisla-­ Vermont  Food  Bank. ture,â€?  Ochs  told  the  Independent. University  of  Vermont  Extension  The  Farm  Show  is  Vermont’s  larg-­ RIÂżFH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ LV HQFRXUDJLQJ est  agricultural  showcase.  For  agri-­ local  farmers  and  those  involved  in  culture  professionals,  it  is  an  oppor-­ agriculture  of  all  sorts  to  enter  their  tunity  to  meet  with  vendors,  preview  crops  into  the  Product  Contest  at  the Â

Farm  Show.  Not  only  can  entrants  ZLQ VRPH FDVK XS WR IRU D %HVW of  Show  entry),  but  they  can  help  the  UVM  Extension  team  make  the  Crops  Exhibit  spectacular. “We  will  be  working  hard  to  tell  your  story  to  Farm  Show  attendees,  EXW ZH FDQÂśW GR LW ZLWKRXW ÂżOOLQJ WKH booth  full  of  entries  of  your  crops,â€?  said  Rico  Balzano,  UVM  Extension  Agronomy  Outreach  Professional. Crop  categories  include  corn  si-­ lage,  haylage,  ear  corn/high  moisture  shell  corn,  and  dry  grain.  Anyone  can  bring  oats,  wheat,  barley,  soy-­ beans,  or  other  crops  they  grow.  Dry  hay  can  be  entered  as  grass,  mixed,  or  legume  hay.  For  information  on  the  exact  commodities  being  judged,  visit  www.vtfarmshow.com/product-­ contest.html. Two  very  good  judges  will  re-­ view  the  samples  and  select  the  best  in  each  class  and  best  in  show.  The  top  samples  in  each  class  and  best  in  show  will  receive  a  special  rosette  and,  of  course,  a  nice  cash  prize. Drop  off  samples  at  the  UVM  Ex-­ WHQVLRQ RIÂżFH DW 3RQG /DQH 6XLWH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ DV ODWH DV QRRQ RQ 0RQGD\ -DQ RU GLUHFWO\ WR WKH &KDPSODLQ 9DOOH\ ([SR E\ S P RQ -DQ For  more  information  about  enter-­ ing  your  crops  into  the  product  con-­ test,  contact  Rico  Balzano,  Jeff  Cart-­ HU RU 'RQQD %URZQ DW For  more  information  on  the  Farm  Show,  including  a  list  of  scheduled  H[KLELWRUV YLVLW ZZZ YWIDUP-­ show.com.

Change of seasons changes our chores A  few  years  ago  I  used  this  space  to  describe  the  life  cycle  of  a  cow  from  birth  to  her  exit  from  the  dairy  farm.  In  this  year’s  series  of  col-­ umns,  I  thought  I  would  expand  that  idea  a  little  and  describe,  each  month  and  season,  what’s  happening  on  the  farm.  Each  season  brings  new  and  different  challenges  and  chores  on  our  sheep,  goat,  beef  and  dairy  farms  in  Addison  County. It’s  pretty  quiet  in  January  for  our  shepherds  caring  for  sheep  and  goats.  These  small  ruminants  are  called  short  day  breeders  and  were  exposed  to  bucks  and  rams  in  the  fall.  By  now,  hopefully,  most  ewes  and  does  are  pregnant  waiting  for  spring  to  deliver  their  youngsters.  Shepherds  should  be  assessing  their  winter  forages  to  make  sure  they  meet  the  requirements  of  the  grow-­ ing  pregnancy  and  subsequent  lacta-­ tion.  Hay  should  be  fed  in  elevated  UDFNV VLQFH IHHGLQJ RQ WKH Ă€RRU FDQ expose  sheep  and  goats  to  para-­ sites  even  in  the  winter.  Shepherds  should  also  make  sure  and  monitor Â

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) veloped  MIL’s  courses  based  on  the  force,â€?  said  Swift,  who  addressed  a  college’s  immersion  method  of  teach-­ packed  crowd  at  MIL’s  new  head-­ ing  languages.  Students  are  expected  quarters  at  230  Pond  Lane.  The  crowd  to  practice  speaking  the  language  they  included  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin,  former  are  studying  inside  and  outside  of  the  Gov.  James  Douglas  of  Middlebury,  classroom.  MIL  has  also  translated  the  Vermont  Education  Secretary  Arman-­ college’s  world  language  curriculum  do  Vilaseca,  local  legis-­ into  a  digital  online  for-­ lators,  entrepreneurs  and  â€œWe are a mat,  allowing  it  to  be  im-­ educators. plemented  across  wide  melting pot of “We  believe  that  the  distances  at  client  K-­12  extraordinary market  for  world  lan-­ schools.  Swift  added  the  guage  learning  is  blos-­ creativity from MIL  program  includes  soming  and  that  demand  all nations a  training  program  for  will  fuel  our  expansion  coming teachers  so  that  they  in  Vermont  for  years  to  together to be can  lead  their  students  come,â€?  Swift  added. through  courses  in  Chi-­ innovators. ,QGHHG RIÂżFLDOV DW nese,  French,  German,  MIL,  which  has  tripled  If you can’t Latin  and  Spanish. its  employee  headcount  communicate Shumlin,  who  in  his  in  the  past  year,  are  pre-­ in a variety of inaugural  address  on  Jan.  dicting  the  need  to  double  languages, as 10  made  education  ex-­ their  Middlebury  work-­ we approach cellence  and  workforce  force  again  by  2015.  The  training  his  top  priorities  21st-century new  company  also  has  for  the  next  biennium,  workers  in  Provo,  Utah,  jobs, we will was  effusive  in  his  praise  and  in  other  parts  of  the  not succeed for  MIL. country.  But  Swift  â€”  a  and will not “This  is  a  big  deal,â€?  former  acting  governor  of  prosper as a he  said.  â€œIt  is  without  a  Massachusetts  who  will  nation and as a doubt  the  most  challeng-­ soon  relocate  with  her  ing,  thoughtful  curricu-­ family  to  Addison  Coun-­ state.â€? lum  for  online  language  â€” Gov. Peter ty  â€”  said  MIL  will  keep  Shumlin learning  that  could  be  Middlebury  as  its  head-­ developed  anywhere  in  quarters.  She  cited  two  the  world.â€? reasons  for  that  decision:  The  proxim-­ He  credited  Middlebury  College  for  ity  to,  and  ability  to  partner  with,  Mid-­ lending  its  expertise  to  the  venture  and  dlebury  College  and  its  internationally  for  the  program’s  ability  to  make  area  renowned  language  programs;Íž  and  the  students  more  marketable  in  an  in-­ quality  of  life  that  Addison  County  can  creasingly  global  employment  arena. afford  MIL  employees. “Vermont’s  job  future  â€”  and  our  na-­ “We  are  thrilled  to  have  this  space  tion’s  job  future  â€”  in  competing  with  and  to  be  a  national  model  for  what  we  other  countries  is  tied  directly  to  how  do,â€?  Swift  said. we  teach  the  21st-­century  skills  our  IMMERSION  METHOD workforce  is  going  to  need,â€?  Shumlin  Middlebury  College  professors  de-­ said.  â€œAnyone  who  believes  that  work-­

force  is  going  to  be  communicating  He  explained  he  started  K12  Inc.  13  only  in  English  is  missing  the  very  im-­ years  ago,  while  looking  to  boost  the  portant  ingredient  of  job  success  here  math  instruction  his  young  daughter  in  America.  More  and  more  â€Ś  we  are  ZDV JHWWLQJ LQ ÂżUVW JUDGH +H IRXQG D a  melting  pot  of  extraordinary  creativ-­ large  void  in  Web-­based  teaching  re-­ ity  from  all  nations  coming  together  to  sources  and  decided  he  would  work  to  be  innovators.  If  you  can’t  communi-­ ÂżOO WKDW YRLG cate  in  a  variety  of  languages,  as  we  â€œI  got  the  vision  that  there  is  no  rea-­ approach  21st-­century  jobs,  we  will  son,  with  Web-­based  technology,  that  not  succeed  and  will  not  prosper  as  a  you  couldn’t  go  to  an  entire  school  nation  and  as  a  state.â€? online,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  Middlebury  College  watched  a  com-­ “I got the vision have  President  Ron  Liebowitz  pany  grow  to  where  said  the  college  is  pleased  that there is no we  are  serving  130,000  to  be  a  major  player  in  reason, with kids  full-­time,  have  the  MIL  effort,  and  in  the  Web-based over  500,000  kids  using  â€œVermont  World  Lan-­ technology, that courses  around  the  coun-­ guage  Initiativeâ€?  that  will  you couldn’t try  â€”  there  has  been  make  discounted  MIL  an  amazing  amount  of  services  available  for  the  go to an entire change,â€?  Packard  said. next  four  years  for  up  to  school online.â€? Web-­based  educa-­ — Ron Packard, tion,  Packard  said,  can  30  schools  in  the  state.  CEO of K12 Inc. be  done  in  an  economi-­ Any  public  or  private  school  in  Vermont  is  cal  way  throughout  the  HOLJLEOH WR VHHN WKH VHUYLFHV RQ D ÂżUVW year  that  can  woo  back  drop-­outs  and  FRPH ÂżUVW VHUYHG EDVLV 0,/ ZLOO be  easily  worked  into  one’s  personal  provide  courses  to  those  schools  at  a  schedule. combined  discount  of  around  $1.9  mil-­ “We  are  taking  the  best  expertise  lion  over  the  four  years;Íž  participating  available  in  language  instruction  and  schools  will  pay  $6,000  annually. making  it  available  to  everyone,â€?  In  addition,  the  college  will  cover  Packard  said. $3,000  for  course  content  and  $2,750  Swift  said  MIL’s  online  offerings  for  on-­site  teacher  professional  devel-­ are  not  intended  to  supplant  school  opment  training  for  each  participating  language  teachers;Íž  they  are  meant  to  school  per  year,  amounting  to  another  complement  what’s  going  on  in  the  LQ EHQHÂżW classroom. “We  are  pleased  that  MIL  is  leveling  â€œWe  think  we  are  a  great  resource  WKH SOD\LQJ ÂżHOG IRU VWXGHQWV WHDFKHUV for  teachers;Íž  of  our  employee  base,  and  administrators  who  lack  access  to  PRUH WKDQ KDOI DUH WHDFKHUV FHUWLÂżHG excellent  language  instruction  today,â€?  in  states  throughout  the  country,  and  Liebowitz  said,  noting  tightening  re-­ we  employ  hundreds  of  the  teachers  sources  in  K-­12  schools. during  the  summer  for  our  summer  THE  VISION academies,â€?  Swift  said.  â€œIn  some  cas-­ Ron  Packard  is  CEO  of  K12  Inc.  es  we  can  supplement  what  (teachers)  and  the  individual  who  hired  Swift  to  are  doing  or  expand  their  capacity.â€? organize  MIL. Vilaseca  believes  MIL’s  programs  can  help  Vermont  schools  maintain  quality  education  programming  in  the  face  of  declining  enrollment  and  resources.  In  1997,  Vermont  had  a  K-­12  population  of  around  107,000,  according  to  Vilaseca.  That  number  has  now  dropped  to  approximately  82,000,  he  said,  with  further  projected  reductions  of  around  1  percent  annu-­ ally  going  forward.  He  believes  MIL  could  get  children  introduced  to  a  second  language  earlier  and  therefore  EHFRPH PRUH SURÂżFLHQW E\ WKH WLPH they  graduate. “A  program  like  this  is  a  great  way  of  particularly  getting  our  elementary  school  kids  (language  instruction)  without  having  to  hire  a  French  teach-­ er  or  a  Spanish  teacher  or  whatever,  by  taking  online  classes,â€?  Vilaseca  said.  â€œSo  by  the  time  they  get  to  Mid-­ dlebury  Union  Middle  School,  where  WKH\ VWDUW DQ RIÂżFLDO IRUHLJQ ODQJXDJH program,  students  are  already  familiar  with  the  language  and  may  be  able  to  start  at  a  higher  level,  which  would  mean  they  would  be  able  to  get  to  a  much  more  advanced  level.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ GOV.  PETER  SHUMLIN  speaks  at  Middlebury  Interactive  Languages  in  Middlebury  Monday  morning. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell addisonindependent.com.

VUHS (Continued  from  Page  1A) boards  budgeted  for  a  13.5  percent  hike. School  board  chairwoman  Kris  Bristow  said  on  Tuesday  that  there  are  no  major  additions  or  subtractions  to  programs  or  personnel  proposed  for  VUHS  next  year.  Bristow  noted  VUHS  made  cuts  while  essentially  level  funding  the  school  over  the  past  three  years  â€”  the  board  called  for  a  2  percent  spending  increase  a  year  ago  after  calling  for  no  increase  two  years  in  a  row. Â

Given  that  history,  Bristow  said  board  members  said  they  did  not  be-­ lieve  they  should  make  program  or  personnel  cuts  because  of  the  hike  in  special  education  costs.  â€œIt’s  a  good  budget,â€?  Bristow  said.  ³, GRQÂśW IHHO \RX FDQ VDFULÂżFH RWKHU programs  for  special  education.â€? O’Brien  backed  the  plan,  saying  it  LV ÂżVFDOO\ UHVSRQVLEOH ZKLOH FRQWLQX-­ ing  to  meet  the  needs  of  VUHS  stu-­ dents.     â€œIn  the  scheme  of  things,  over  a  period  of  time,  the  budget  growth, Â

I  think,  has  been  very  conservative  across  the  board,â€?  he  said.  The  VUHS  board  is  also  asking  voters  to  consider  a  two-­phase  im-­ SURYHPHQW ERQG LQ )HEUXDU\ 7KH ÂżUVW choice  will  be  to  spend  $4.2  million  to  make  improvements  to  the  school’s  DXGLWRULXP NLWFKHQ DQG FDIHWHULD Âż[ URRÂżQJ LQ WZR DUHDV SDYH WKH ZHVWHUQ SDUNLQJ ORW Âż[ RQH VLGHZDON DQG DGG DQRWKHU DQG LPSURYH WUDIÂżF Ă€RZ DW the  pick-­up  and  drop-­off  area.  Voters  will  also  be  asked  to  spend  DQRWKHU PLOOLRQ WR SXW DQ DUWLÂżFLDO

surface  on  the  school’s  varsity  soccer  DQG ODFURVVH ÂżHOG DQG WR VXUURXQG LW with  a  six-­lane  track.  That  extra  mon-­ ey  cannot  be  approved  unless  AN-­ wSU  residents  also  back  the  larger  bond  for  improvements  in  and  around  the  school.  Payments  on  those  bonds  would  not  have  an  impact  on  the  2013-­2014  budget,  according  to  ANwSU  busi-­ ness  manager  Kathy  Cannon. “If  the  bond  passes,  it  would  not  af-­ fect  the  budget,â€?  she  said.  â€œIt  would  affect  the  following  year.â€?

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) A  7.1-­cent  increase  translates  to  range  of  increase  from  about  7  to  9.6  $71  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  FHQWV LQ WKH ÂżYH WRZQV assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ Residents  who  are  paying  based  dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  on  income-­sensitivity  provisions  in  value  of  a  home. WKH VWDWHÂśV VFKRRO ÂżQDQFLQJ ODZV ZLOO ‡ Ferrisburgh,  an  increase  of  8.31  not  necessarily  see  the  full  impact  of  cents  to  $1.423. any  changes  in  school  spending  or  Ferrisburgh’s  CLA  is  now  100.36,  a  WD[ UDWHV $ VLJQLÂżFDQW PDMRULW\ RI ÂżJXUH WKDW &DQQRQ VDLG WKH WRZQ LV DS-­ homeowners  in  all  ANwSU  towns  pealing.  If  it  stands,  it  would  lower  the  receive  prebates,  per  the  most  re-­ increase  to  8.28  cents.  cently  available  state  data.  An  8.28-­cent  increase  translates  The  ANwSU  estimates,  prepared  to  almost  $83  in  higher  taxes  per  by  business  manager  Kathy  Cannon,  $100,000  of  assessed  value,  assuming  assume  that  all  four  ANwSU  school  that  a  resident  is  paying  taxes  based  on  budgets  pass  as  proposed  the  full  value  of  a  home. (the  three  AnwSU  elemen-­ $ VLJQLĂ€FDQW ‡ Panton,  an  in-­ tary  school  boards  adopted  majority of crease  of  8.91  cents  to  budgets  last  week,  and  the  homeowners $1.324. Independent  will  take  a  in all Panton’s  CLA  is  now  closer  look  at  those  plans  96.7,  and  would  raise  that  ANwSU next  week)  and  that  the  amount  to  92.1  cents.  Legislature  makes  no  sig-­ towns A  92.1-­cent  increase  QLÂżFDQW FKDQJHV WR VFKRRO receive translates  to  roughly  $92  in  funding  laws  this  winter. higher  taxes  per  $100,000  prebates, Factors  that  play  into  per the most of  assessed  value,  assum-­ each  town’s  rates  include  recently ing  that  a  resident  is  paying  their  overall  number  of  taxes  based  on  the  full  value  pupils,  the  ratio  of  stu-­ available of  a  home. dents  at  their  elementary  state data. ‡ Vergennes,  an  schools  and  at  VUHS,  increase  of  9.03  cents  to  per-­pupil  spending  at  each  elemen-­ $1.325. tary  school,  and  the  towns’  Common  Vergennes’  CLA  is  now  104.21,  Levels  of  Appraisal  (CLAs),  which  a  number  that  Cannon  said  city  of-­ measure  how  accurate  are  their  as-­ ÂżFLDOV DUH DSSHDOLQJ ,I WKDW ÂżJXUH sessments  of  property  values,  ac-­ stands,  it  would  lower  the  tax  rate  cording  to  state  data  analysis. increase  to  about  8.7  cents.  7KH ÂżYH $1Z68 WRZQV KDYH DOO UH-­ A  8.7-­cent  increase  translates  to  appraised  in  recent  years,  and  the  mar-­ $87  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  ket  has  been  relatively  stable.  Thus,  assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ their  CLAs  are  all  relatively  close  to  dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  100  percent,  ranging  from  94.82  in  value  of  a  home. Waltham  to  112.40  in  Addison,  ac-­ ‡ Waltham,  an  increase  of  9.08  cording  to  Cannon.  cents  to  $1.327.  The  estimates  â€”  exclusive  of  the  Waltham’s  CLA  stands  at  94.82,  portion  of  tax  rates  need  to  support  and  would  raise  that  increase  to  municipal,  non-­school  spending  â€”  about  9.6  cents.  are: A  9.6-­cent  increase  translates  to  Â‡ Addison,  an  increase  of  7.99  $96  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  cents  to  $1.403.  assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ Addison’s  CLA  of  112.4,  because  dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  it  is  higher  than  100  percent,  would  value  of  a  home. lower  that  increase  to  about  7.1  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  cents.  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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