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ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT Vol. 70 No. 3
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
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30 Pages
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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE PRESIDENT Laurie Patton greets François Clemmons, former Alexander Twilight artist in residence and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. spiritual choir Monday night in Mead Chapel before the college’s 18th annual Martin Luther King Day performance celebration. Photo by Todd Balfour
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VUES  budget  calls  for  1%  boost
Police honor Laframboise for helping at scene of fire MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Mid- dlebury  Police  Department  has  honored  community  member  Kathy  Laframboise  for  going  above  and  beyond  what  is  ex- pected  of  most  civilians  when  she  helped  out  some  local  elders  at  D 0LGGOHEXU\ ¿UH /DIUDPERLVH came  to  the  attention  of  the  police  for  her  service  during  an  incident  at  the  Commons,  an  elderly  hous- ing  establishment  on  Buttolph  Drive.  7KHUH ZDV D VPDOO ¿UH LQ WKH building  on  Nov.  27,  explained  0LGGOHEXU\ 3ROLFH 2I¿FHU &KULV- topher  Mason.  The  blaze  was  contained  within  a  stove  in  one  of  the  apartments,  but  thick,  toxic  smoke  was  spreading  through  the  facility  and  the  residents  were  evacuated. Fortunately,  Mason  said,  it  was  not  frigid,  but  still,  many  of  the  folk  forced  out  into  the  parking  lot  were  frail  and  several  didn’t  KDYH WLPH WR JUDE VXI¿FLHQW FORWK- LQJ RQ WKHLU ZD\ RXW ³0DQ\ ZHUH really  feeling  the  cold,�  Mason  said.  Laframboise  was  there  with  her  husband,  Mark,  who  is  the  build- ing  manager.  As  Mark  Lafram- boise  was  busy  coordinating  with  the  Middlebury  Fire  Depart- ment,  Kathy  circulated  through  the  crowd  providing  support  and  comfort. ³6KH UHDOL]HG VHYHUDO RI WKH people  were  uncomfortable  and  immediately  rushed  off  to  her  home  and  fetched  blankets  and  covers  for  them,�  Mason  said.
KATHY  LAFRAMBOISE  RECEIVES  a  Civil  Service  Award  from  0LGGOHEXU\ 3ROLFH 2I¿FHU &KULVWRSKHU 0DVRQ IRU KHU VHOÀHVV VHUYLFH to  the  residents  of  the  Commons  apartments  when  they  were  GLVSODFHG E\ D ¿UH
“Her actions were entirely in character, and we feel her contribution should be honored — both the tangible things and the tremendous emotional support she provided throughout the affair.â€? — 3ROLFH 2IĂ€FHU Christopher Mason Later,  when  the  residents  were  permitted  into  the  building,  but  not  yet  back  into  their  apartments,  she  saw  that  lunch-Âtime  was  approach- ing  and,  realizing  that  many  of  the Â
residents  would  be  hungry  and  had  no  access  to  their  kitchens,  she  sped  off  to  a  grocery  store,  purchased  food,  brought  it  back  and  helped  distribute  it.  ³7KHVH ZHUH VLPSOH WKLQJV EXW profoundly  considerate  and  very  HIIHFWLYH ´ 0DVRQ VDLG ³+HU DF- tions  were  entirely  in  character,  and  we  feel  her  contribution  should  be  honored  —  both  the  tangible  things  and  the  tremen- dous  emotional  support  she  pro- vided  throughout  the  affair.  The  Middlebury  Police  De- partment  hosted  a  brief  cere- mony  on  Jan.  8,  in  which  Chief  Tom  Hanley  presented  Kathy  Laframboise  with  a  Civil  Service  Award.
$1Z68 XQLÂżFDWLRQ (Continued  from  Page  2A) trict  operation,  students  would  at- tend  their  traditional  schools.  During  that  year,  a  new  collective  bargain- ing  agreement  would  also  be  nego- tiated  to  take  effect  when  existing  contracts  expire. The  Final  Report  also  includes  a  chart  of  potential  tax  savings.  The  chart  states,  while  making  no  adjustments  for  Common  Levels  of  $SSUDLVDOV &/$V WKDW XQLÂżFDWLRQ would  shave  about  15  cents  off  tax  rates  in  Ferrisburgh  and  Addison  in  the  2017-Â2018  school  year  and  about  13  cents  in  those  towns’  rates  the  fol- lowing  year.  The  savings  in  those  same  years  in  Vergennes,  Panton  and  Waltham  would  be  between  3  and  5  cents,  ac-Â
cording  to  the  estimates. In  the  following  three  years,  through  the  2021-Â2022  school  year,  savings  in  all  towns  compared  to  pro- MHFWLRQV ZLWKRXW XQLÂżFDWLRQ ZRXOG EH about  17,  15  and  13  cents,  respective- ly,  according  to  the  estimates.  The  report  makes  other  cases  for  XQLÂżFDWLRQ ERWK ÂżQDQFLDO DQG HGX- cational:  ‡ Âł7KH FXUUHQW VWUXFWXUH RI HGXFD- tion  in  the  ANwSU  region  and  the  KLVWRU\ RI XQLÂżHG HIIRUWV PDNH RXU region  ideally  suited  to  come  to- gether  in  a  timely  fashion  in  order  to  DFKLHYH WKH HGXFDWLRQDO EHQHÂżWV RI XQLÂżFDWLRQ WR SRVLWLRQ WKH UHJLRQ WR manage  per-Âstudent  costs  as  we  face  continued  decreases  in  enrollment,  DQG WR DOORZ RXU WD[SD\HUV WR EHQHÂżW
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  The  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  board  on  Monday  adopted  a  $4.75  million  VSHQGLQJ SODQ WKDW VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV said  if  approved  on  March  1  would  preserve  educational  programming  and  slightly  lower  VUES  spending’s  impact  on  property  tax  rates  in  Ver- gennes,  Panton  and  Waltham. It  would  also,  if  backed  by  vot- ers  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  increase  VUES  spending  by  1.05  percent,  or  about  $50,000.  2IÂżFLDOV DOVR VDLG WKH SURSRVDO avoids  any  penalties  for  excess  per- pupil  spending  under  Act  46,  regard- less  of  how  they  are  calculated  —  something  that  came  into  question  at  the  Legislature  late  last  week  —  or  whether  they  are  imposed  right  away,  something  on  which  the  Ver- mont  House  and  Senate  are  disagree- ing. A  fund  balance  that  VUES  is  pro- jected  to  enjoy  at  the  end  of  this  school  year  is  helping  the  VUES  board  reach  all  those  goals.  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  8QLRQ RIÂżFLDOV RQ 0RQGD\ WROG WKH board  that  a  draft  audit  projects  the  fund  balance  to  be  slightly  more  than  EXW WKDW ÂżJXUH LV ODUJHU than  they  had  expected.  They  recommended  the  board  use  about  $140,000  toward  keeping  programs,  controlling  the  tax  rate,  and  reducing  the  school’s  food-Âser- YLFH GHÂżFLW DQG VDLG LI DQ\ FDVK UH- mained  it  should  go  toward  a  needed  URRÂżQJ SURMHFW DQG WKHQ possibly  cutting  that  food-Âservice Â
GHÂżFLW IXUWKHU and  they  lobbied  against  cuts.  On  The  board  reached  consensus  on  Monday,  only  one  resident  attended,  that  approach.  John  Stroup,  and  he  thanked  the  ³,I PRUH PRQH\ LV DYDLODEOH , DP board  for  keeping  students  in  mind. comfortable  with  this,â€?  said  board  ³7KDQN \RX IRU \RXU DGYRFDF\ member  Cheryl  Brinkman. these  past  few  weeks,â€?  Stroup  said. Principal  June  Sargent  said  the  BUDGET  VOTE  DELAY? budget  maintained  several  items  that  The  VUES  board  and  other  AN- had  potentially  been  on  the  chop- wSU  boards  had  considered  moving  ping  block,  including  two  budget  votes  from  Town  of  the  school’s  three  math  Meeting  Day  to  a  later  interventionists  (a  teacher  date  to  allow  residents  to  DQG DQ DLGH ÂżHOG WULSV cast  ballots  while  know- a  receptionist,  a  crossing  ing  how  the  ANwSU  guard  and  iPads. XQLÂżFDWLRQ YRWH KDG Âł, IHHO UHDOO\ FRPIRUW- turned  out  and  whether  able  with  this  budget,â€?  and  how  the  Legislature  Sargent  said. had  dealt  with  Act  46  The  board  retained  the  spending  penalties.  math  interventionists  in  Both  those  issued  the  budget  by  electing  to  FRXOG LQĂ€XHQFH EXGJHW replace  a  retiring  class- YRWHV RIÂżFLDOV VDLG EH- room  teacher  rather  than  FDXVH XQLÂżFDWLRQ ZLOO moving  one  of  the  math  bring  a  10-Âcent  decrease  specialist  teachers  into  in  tax  rates  in  2017  if  ap- SARGENT that  classroom,  as  an  ear- proved,  and  a  delay  in  lier  budget  draft  had  suggested.  Act  46  caps  would  mean  a  major  re- The  math  intervention  program  duction  in  the  tax  impact  of  the  Ver- was  just  expanded  for  the  current  gennes  Union  High  School  budget.  school  year  to  address  longstand- But  ANwSU  Superintendent  JoAn  LQJ LVVXHV LGHQWLÂżHG E\ VWDQGDUGL]HG Canning  said  after  receiving  legal  testing,  Sargent  said  on  Tuesday. advice  she  is  no  longer  recommend- Sargent  said  at  the  Monday  meet- ing  that  delaying  tactic.  ing  she  did  make  spending  cuts  in  ³,WÂśV YHU\ YHU\ FRPSOLFDWHG ´ VKH some  areas,  such  as  supplies  and  told  the  VUES  board. technology,  by  looking  carefully  at  However,  Canning  said  Rep.  Di- actual  usage  patterns. ane  Lanpher,  D-ÂVergennes,  is  intro- ³, EDVHG LW RQ D KLVWRU\ RI H[SHQGL- ducing  a  bill  into  the  Vermont  House  tures  rather  than  on  a  history  of  bud- that  would  allow  communities  vot- geting,â€?  she  said.  LQJ RQ XQLÂżFDWLRQ WR PRYH VFKRRO About  a  dozen  staff  members  had  budget  votes  to  between  April  15  attended  the  board’s  Jan.  5  meeting,  and  May  15.
ANeSU  begins  search  for  school  leaders By  GAEN  MURPHREE BRISTOL  —  The  search  for  a  new  superintendent  is  under  way  in  the  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union.  Former  Vermont  Secretary  of  Edu- cation  Armando  Vilseca  began  his  tenure  as  interim  ANeSU  on  Nov.  30  and  will  serve  through  the  end  of  the  2015-Â2016  school  year. The  newly  formed  search  commit- WHH PHW IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ODVW ZHHN The  group  began  its  work  by  laying  out  a  tentative  schedule  that  includes  a  number  of  weekly  meetings  over  the  next  two  months.  It  aims  to  select  candidates  as  school  contracts  begin  to  come  up  for  renewal  in  March.  The  position  has  been  posted  on  School- Spring,  an  education  job  website.  The  committee  has  also  brought  in Â
consultant  Robert  Stevens  to  assist  with  the  search.  Stevens  —  a  former  teacher,  principal  and  president  of  the  Vermont  Principals’  Association  —  is  well  known  throughout  the  state  as  a  go-Âto  person  in  superintendent  searches. Serving  on  that  committee  are  ANe- SU  board  members  Nancy  Cornell  and  Sarah  Rougier;Íž  administrators  Susan  Bruhl,  Ellen  Repstad  and  Tory  Riley;Íž  faculty  members  Scott  Beckwith,  Mi- kaela  Frank,  Gabe  Hamilton,  Sharon  Primo  and  Sarah  Scrodin;Íž  community  members  Kevin  LaRose,  Amy  Moody  and  Su  White;Íž  and  MAUHS  student  Elizabeth  Siminitus. The  search  for  a  new  Mount  Abra- ham  Middle/High  School  Union  Principal  is  also  underway. Assistant  Superintendent  Catrina Â
DiNapoli  reported  that  committee  members  have  been  selected  and  WKH FRPPLWWHH ZLOO EH KDYLQJ LWV ÂżUVW planning  meeting  this  week. Serving  on  the  committee  will  be  Robinson  Elementary  Principal  Edorah  Frazer;Íž  Mount  Abe  faculty  members  Deb  Van  Schaack,  Addie  Thompson  and  Samantha  Kayhart;Íž  Mount  Abe  nurse  Wanda  Bouvier;Íž  Mount  Abe  Facilities  Manager  Mike  Kenyon;Íž  ANeSU  Facilities  Direc- tor  Alden  Harwood;Íž  school  board  members  Dawn  Griswold  and  Jodi  Bachand;Íž  community  members  Tim  Brokaw  and  George  Crowd;Íž  and  stu- dents  Will  Martin,  Katherine  Moody,  and  Victor  Hinosoja. Carol  Fenimore  is  serving  as  inter- im  principal  for  the  2015-Â2016  school  year.
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A  hotter  world  creates  the  climate  for  political  change  On  Wednesday,  scientists  from  NASA  and  NOAA  (the  National  Oceanic  and  Atmospheric  Administration)  released  duel  studies  showing  2015  as  WKH ZDUPHVW \HDU RQ HDUWK VLQFH WKH ÂżUVW \HDU UHFRUGV ZHUH NHSW NOAA  had  previously  reported  that  2015  was  the  second-Âwarmest  year  for  the  continental  United  States,  after  2012. “The  whole  system  is  warming  up  relentlessly,â€?  said  Gerald  A.  Meehl,  a  VFLHQWLVW DW WKH 1DWLRQDO &HQWHU IRU $WPRVSKHULF 5HVHDUFK The  consequences  of  this  global  warming  are  showing  up  around  WKH ZRUOG D ZDYH RI XQXVXDO ZLQWHU Ă€RRGV KDV SODJXHG WKH 0LVVLVVLSSL 5LYHU ZDWHUVKHG D KHDW ZDYH LQ ,QGLD WKH VHFRQG ZRUVW LQ WKDW FRXQWU\ÂśV history)  killed  an  estimated  2,500  people;Íž  and  a  drought  in  southern  Africa  threatens  the  food  supply  of  millions  of  people.  With  97  percent  of  the  world’s  scientists  in  agreement  that  the  man- made  carbon  dioxide  is  accelerating  global  warming,  the  practical  solution  is  obvious:  we  must  reduce  mankind’s  carbon  footprint. 7KH REVWDFOH" 3ROLWLFDO ZLOO ,Q WKLV FRXQWU\ LWÂśV WKH 5HSXEOLFDQ 3DUW\ÂśV denial  of  global  warming  and  its  refusal  to  entertain  measures  (like  a  tax  on  carbon  pollution)  that  would  effectively  reduce  carbon  consumption.  It  is  also  the  GOP’s  loyalty  to  the  oil  industry  in  exchange  for  huge  amounts  RI FDPSDLJQ FRQWULEXWLRQV VXSSRUWLQJ 5HSXEOLFDQ FDQGLGDWHV 7KDWÂśV WKH sad  truth. 7KH KRSH" 0RELOL]LQJ YRWHUV WR RYHUZKHOP 5HSXEOLFDQ RSSRVLWLRQ ********** Presidential  candidate  Bernie  Sanders,  D-ÂVermont,  has  such  a  plan. “The  debate  is  over,â€?  Sanders  said  after  Wednesday’s  news.  “Fourteen  of  the  last  16  years  have  been  the  hottest  ever  recorded.  Climate  change  is  real  and  is  caused  by  human  activity.  This  planet  and  its  people  are  in  trouble.  Unless  we  get  our  act  together,  we  will  see  in  years  to  come  PRUH GURXJKWV PRUH Ă€RRGV DQG PRUH H[WUHPH ZHDWKHU GLVWXUEDQFHV ,W is  absolutely  vital  that  we  act  boldly  to  move  our  energy  system  away  from  fossil  fuels.  That’s  why  I  have  proposed  a  comprehensive  plan  to  put  people  before  polluters  and  reduce  carbon  emissions  80  percent  by  2050  by  putting  a  tax  on  carbon  and  making  aggressive  investments  in  UHQHZDEOH HQHUJ\ DQG HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ ´ $ IHZ RI WKH VSHFLÂżFV RI 6DQGHUVÂś SODQ DUH ZRUWK QRWLQJ +H ZRXOG ‡ &XW 8 6 FDUERQ SROOXWLRQ E\ SHUFHQW E\ DQG E\ RYHU percent  by  2050.  Not  only  would  he  put  a  tax  on  carbon  pollution,  he  would  repeal  fossil  fuel  subsidies  and  make  massive  investments  in  energy  HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG VXVWDLQDEOH HQHUJ\ VXFK DV ZLQG DQG VRODU SRZHU ‡ :RUN WR HOLPLQDWH WKH ELOOLRQ GROODUV LQ WD[ VXEVLGLHV WKH LQGXVWU\ is  in  line  to  get  over  the  next  decade.  ‡ 6SRQVRU WKH .HHS ,W LQ WKH *URXQG $FW WR EDQ IXWXUH IRVVLO IXHO leases  on  public  lands.  The  legislation  would  keep  over  90  percent  of  the  potential  carbon  emissions  from  fossil  fuels  on  federal  lands  and  waters  underground  forever. ‡ &UHDWH FOHDQ GRPHVWLF HQHUJ\ DOWHUQDWLYHV WR SRZHU FDUV DQG WUXFNV noting  that  the  transportation  sector  accounts  for  about  26  percent  of  carbon  pollution  emissions. ‡ %DQ $UFWLF RLO GULOOLQJ DQG RIIVKRUH GULOOLQJ ‡ 6WRS H[SRUWV RI OLTXHÂżHG QDWXUDO JDV DQG FUXGH RLO 7KH 'HSDUWPHQW of  Energy  has  found  that  exporting  even  half  of  the  natural  gas  already  approved  for  export  could  raise  U.S.  prices  by  up  to  54  percent.  Oil  and  natural  gas  exports  must  be  in  the  interest  of  consumers,  the  economy,  our  manufacturing  sector  and  national  security  –  not  merely  the  interest  of  fossil  fuel  companies’  bottom  line,  he  says.  ‡ 6WDQG ZLWK 9HUPRQW DQG RWKHU VWDWHV WR EDQ IUDFNLQJ IRU QDWXUDO JDV ‡ &ORVH WKH ORRSKROHV WKDW DOORZ WKH FKHPLFDO RLO DQG JDV LQGXVWULHV WR pollute  our  air  and  water  via  acid  rain.   ‡ ,QFUHDVH IXHO HFRQRP\ VWDQGDUGV WR PLOHV SHU JDOORQ E\ ‡ ,QYHVW LQ LQWHUVWDWH DQG LQWHUFLW\ KLJK VSHHG UDLO V\VWHPV DQG LQ HOHFWULF vehicle  charging  infrastructure,  comparing  the  effort  to  building  the  interstate  highway  system  in  the  1950s  and  1960s.  ********** As  president  Sanders  also  has  pledged  to  convene  a  climate  summit  with  the  world’s  best  engineers,  climate  scientists,  policy  experts,  activists  and  LQGLJHQRXV FRPPXQLWLHV LQ KLV ÂżUVW GD\V 7KH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV 3DULV climate  talks  in  December  were  an  important  milestone  toward  solving  climate  change,  Sanders  says,  “but  even  optimistic  outcomes  of  these  talks  will  not  put  the  world  on  the  path  needed  to  avoid  the  most  catastrophic  results  of  climate  change.  We  must  think  beyond  Paris.â€?  On  the  issue,  he  is  tougher  than  his  Democratic  challenger  Hillary  &OLQWRQ DQG HRQV DKHDG RI DQ\ RI WKH 5HSXEOLFDQ FDQGLGDWHV 7R JHW DQ\ RI WKHVH PHDVXUHV WKURXJK D 5HSXEOLFDQ &RQJUHVV RI FRXUVH ZLOO EH D EDWWOH but  you  can  be  assured  Sanders  would  not  be  shy  of  using  the  bully-Âpulpit  and  social  media  to  drum  up  public  support  for  what  most  Americans  (polls  suggest)  know  is  the  right  thing  to  do. Having  the  political  will  to  tackle  climate  change  head  on  is  the  real  issue.  To  that  end,  Sanders  also  leads  all  other  candidates. 6D\V RUJ IRXQGHU 5LSWRQ UHVLGHQW DQG OHDGLQJ FOLPDWH FKDQJH DFWLYLVW %LOO 0F.LEEHQ Âł%HUQLHÂśV YLVLRQ RI D WUDQVIRUPHG $PHULFD LV powerful  because  it  recognizes  both  the  ecological  need  and  the  human  priority.  There’s  good  useful  work  that  we  need  millions  of  Americans  to  do—and  he’ll  make  sure  it’s  done  by  the  people  left  out  of  our  economic  booms  of  the  past.  Even  more  important  than  the  plan  is  the  credibility  of  the  planner.  Bernie  has  shown  with  years  of  committed  action  that  he  will  not  just  talk  about  this  stuff  on  the  campaign  trail,  he  will  do  it  in  the  Oval  2IÂżFH ´ It’s  endorsements  like  that,  and  rational  plans  on  tough  issues  (like  his  approach  on  global  warming)  that  has  Sanders  even  in  the  polls  in  Iowa,  surging  ahead  in  New  Hampshire  and  spearheading  a  campaign  that  is  building  enthusiasm  across  the  nation. 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Winter  solitude A  BENCH  SITS  on  the  edge  of  snowy  woods  along  the  Robert  Frost  Interpretive  Trail  in  Ripton  Tuesday. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
Empty  nest  more  vibrant  when  full You  hear  a  lot  of  parents  say  it  during  some  of  their  weaker  moments,  usually  after  a  child  has  created  a  crayon  masterpiece  on  a  wall  or  converted  a  tin  can  into  a  drum:  “We  can’t  wait  to  have  the  house  to  ourselves.â€? I  knew  one  set  of  parents  that  actually  kept  a  calendar  mapping  out  the  days  until  their  children  were  due  to  PRYH LQWR FROOHJH $QG WKDW ÂżQDO FDOHQGDU VORW ZDV festooned  with  colorful  drawings  of  balloons  and  confetti.  You  hear  stories  about  parents  buying  cars  for  their  kids  that  are  laden  with  chamber  of  commerce  brochures  on  great  places  to  live.  I’ve  seen  more  than  one  vehicle  bearing  a  bumper  sticker  stating,  “We’re  spending  our  children’s  inheritance.â€?  There  are  urban  legend  accounts  of  desperate  parents  By John changing  the  locks  on  their  doors  Flowers when  their  young  people  turn  18. I’ve  seen  some  parents  take  the  measuring  tape  to  bedrooms  their  children  had  not  yet  vacated,  in  anticipation  of  conversions  to  man  caves,  storage  or  sewing  rooms. Not  me. At  the  risk  of  sounding  like  someone  who  really  needs  to  “get  out  more  often,â€?  I  miss  the  pitter-Âpatter  of  tiny  and  not-Âso-Âtiny  feet  in  the  house. 2K VXUH , GR RFFDVLRQDOO\ H[SHULHQFH Ă€DVKEDFNV WR more  tumultuous  days  on  the  domestic  front. There  was  the  time  big  sister  accidentally  burned  little  brother  with  the  side  of  a  hot  skillet  while  serving  him  a  meal. There  was  the  colorful  fresco  on  one  of  the  living  room  walls,  courtesy  of  an  aspiring  Da  Vinci. Ah,  and  there  were  the  rollicking  chases  around  the Â
¿UVW ÀRRU RI WKH KRXVH ZLWK DQ DVVRUWPHQW RI FRXVLQV LQ pursuit.  The  whooping  and  hollering  on  one  day  evolved  into  some  shrill  screams  when  one  of  the  participants  banged  his  head  after  tripping  in  his  cowboy  boots. But  there  were  also  the  birthday  parties  that  included  delightful  giggling  sessions,  Barbie  dolls,  Polly  Pockets  and  makeup  shared  amongst  the  girls  who  grew  too  quickly  into  women. There  was  the  occasional  stomping  of  feet  as  a  future  linebacker  tried  his  hand  at  basketball  dunking  on  a  Nerf  hoop  hitched  to  his  bedroom  door. The  front  yard  still  echoes  with  joyful  screams  of  young  teens  sliding  down  a  plastic,  detergent- coated  plastic  tarp.  The  yard  also  served  as  a  soft  landing  for  two  novice  bike  riders  and  the  scene  of  the  crime  where  dad’s  softball  toss  kicked  off  the  heel  of  a  daughter’s  JORYH WR JLYH KHU D VKLQHU WKDW OHIW KHU PRUWL¿HG EXW unbowed  in  her  efforts  to  learn  the  game.  The  baseball  bat  is  now  gathering  some  cobwebs  LQ WKH JDUDJH DIWHU D QLFH UXQ KLWWLQJ SRS ÀLHV WR DQ ambitious  Little  Leaguer.  The  football  has  lost  some  air  after  having  spent  a  lot  of  time  also  in  a  tight  spiral.  Our  children,  Mark  and  Diane,  are  now  settled  in  places  of  their  own  —  and  they  like  it  that  way.  We  are  fortunate  that  they  currently  live  close  enough  to  visit  us  most  weekends  and  rekindle  some  of  the  memories  we  shared  when  we  all  lived  under  one  roof.  Diane  doesn’t  mind  sharing  her  old  bedroom  with  mom’s  sewing  station.  Mark’s  not  sure  he  likes  the  idea  of  the  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)
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Sanders  can  win  with  right  strategy The  next  six  weeks  will  be  critical  for  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders’  presidential  campaign. Sanders  is  doing  better  now  than  many  analysts,  my- self  included,  thought  when  he  became  a  candidate  last  May.  Iowa  polls  indicate  that  state’s  Feb.  1  caucuses  are  too  close  to  call  between  Sanders  and  Hillary  Clin- ton.  Sanders  appears  to  have  a  lead  outside  the  margin  of  error  in  the  Feb.  9  New  Hampshire  primary.  Sanders  will  likely  raise  over  $100  million,  enough  for  a  50-Âstate  campaign.  Almost  all  of  Sanders’  contri- butions  are  $200  or  less,  so  he  will  be  able  to  go  back  to  his  donors  and  receive  additional  support  if  he  demonstrates  momen- tum  in  early  primaries  and  caucuses.  National  polls  show  that  while  Clinton  continues  to  be  the  preferred  candidate  among  Democrats,  Sand- ers  is  closing  the  gap.  Last  week’s  New  York  Times/CBS  News  poll  showed  Clinton  with  only  a  7-Âpoint  By  Eric  L.  Davis lead  over  Sanders,  down  from  20  percent  in  the  same  poll  in  Decem- ber.  Some  Democratic  strategists  in  Washington  see  parallels  between  2016  and  2008,  when  Clinton  was  thought  to  have  an  invincible  lead  LQ ,RZD RQO\ WR HQG XS ÂżQLVKLQJ WKLUG EHKLQG ERWK Barack  Obama  and  John  Edwards. Even  if  Sanders  wins  or  comes  close  in  Iowa,  and  wins  New  Hampshire  convincingly,  he  still  faces  many  challenges  in  becoming  the  Democratic  presidential  nominee.  First,  he  must  substantially  improve  his  sup- port  among  African-ÂAmerican  and  Latino  voters  if  he  is  to  have  any  chance  of  being  competitive  with  Clin- ton  in  the  two  states  that  will  vote  in  late  February, Â
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South  Carolina  and  Nevada.  Generating  a  large  and  enthusiastic  turnout  among  African-ÂAmerican  and  Latino  voters  will  be  a  key  to  Democratic  victory  in  November,  especially  in  com- petitive  states  such  as  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  Flori- da,  Colorado,  New  Mexico  and  Nevada  that  have  been  swing  states  in  the  electoral  college  in  recent  cycles.  Sanders  must  demonstrate  in  the  Nevada  caucuses  and  South  Carolina  primary  that  he  can  expand  his  appeal  beyond  the  white  middle-Âclass  progressives  and  young  voters  that  have  been  the  core  of  his  supporters  to  date. Next,  Sanders  has  to  demonstrate  stronger  appeal  to  working-Âclass  white  voters  to  do  well  in  states  such  as  Michigan,  Illinois,  Mis- souri  and  Ohio  that  will  hold  prima- ries  in  mid-  to  late  March.  Although  Sanders  has  been  endorsed  by  a  few  labor  unions,  he  has  yet  to  receive  the  support  of  any  of  the  manufac- turing  and  industrial  unions  that  are  still  important  in  Democratic  poli- tics  in  the  large  Midwestern  states.  In  many  ways,  Sanders’  message  is  directed  toward  union  voters  in  the  Midwest,  yet  he  has  not  been  able  to  obtain  much  traction  in  those  states  to  date.  How- ever,  national  and  local  union  leaders  are  often  very  pragmatic  in  their  politics,  and  strong  Sanders  show- ings  in  early  primary  and  caucus  states  could  end  up  convincing  organized  labor  to  provide  more  support  to  Sanders  in  the  states  that  will  hold  primaries  later  in  March. Finally,  Sanders  will  need  to  overcome  Hillary  Clin- (See  Davis,  Page  5A)
Editor’s  note:  The  writer  asked  us  to  print  her  response  to  a  letter  she  received  from  Gov.  Shumlin  stating  his  support  for  the  natural  gas  pipe- line  that  will  extend  into  Addison  County. Gov.  Shumlin, Your  response  to  my  letter  is  insulting.  “With  regards  to  the  expansion  of  natural  gas  service  to  Addison  County,  the  Public  Service  Board  has  extensively  reviewed  the  environmental  and  economic  aspects  of  the  project  and  deter- mined  that  it  should  go  forward.â€?  Malarkey! The  board’s  decision  was  forced  RQ WKHP E\ \RXU RIÂżFH DQG WKH Department  of  Public  Service.  The  Memorandum  of  Understanding,  that  you  so  strongly  supported  and  announced  before  the  parties  in  the  GRFNHW KDG EHHQ QRWLÂżHG LV MXVW another  example  of  how  business  is  currently  conducted  in  our  state.  You  have  stated  that  the  PSB  is  a  quasi-Âjudicial  board  and  that  they  would  determine  the  merits  on  their  own  but  you  pushed  them  to  ap- prove  this  project.  How  can  a  board  appointed  by  you  go  against  your  wishes?  You  have  often  said  “We  will  have  to  agree  to  disagree  on  this.â€?  Well,  I  do  disagree  with  the  backroom  deals  struck  between  you  and  a  Canadian  company,  Gaz  MĂŠtro.  The  Board  wrote  that  the  028 KDG D ELJ LQĂ€XHQFH RQ WKHLU decision.  They  also  said  that  there  is  a  25  percent  price  advantage  of  gas  over  fuel  oil.  Please  click  on  this  link  and  see  what  the  actual  savings  are  on  page  3:  http://pub- licservice.vermont.gov/sites/psd/ ÂżOHV -DQXDU\ )XHO 3ULFH 5HSRUW SGI 7KH WZR IXHOV are  almost  on  par.  We  could  go  round  and  round  on  this  but  quite  honestly  your  views  on  this  pipeline  are  so  skewed  that  it  wouldn’t  do  either  one  of  us  any  good.  Your  legacy  will  be  the  big- gest  build-Âout  of  a  dirty  fossil  fuel  in  the  history  of  Vermont,  all  the  while  claiming  Vermont  is  a  leader  in  green  renewable  energy. I  believe  you  knew  after  the  last  election  that  you  had  no  place  in  future  politics  here  in  Vermont.  The  best  thing  you  have  done  to  date  is  to  step  aside. Mary  Martin Cornwall
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It’s  time  to  make  marijuana  legal As  a  medical  resident  some  30  years  ago,  I  chose  to  do  my  re- quired  “grand  roundsâ€?  talk  on  can- nabis  research.  All  the  published  UHIHUHQFHV , FRXOG ÂżQG IRFXVHG RQ GHÂżQLQJ WKH WR[LFLW\ RU RWKHU dangers  of  cannabis  and  THC,  its  active  compound.  Most  were  animal  studies,  and  there  were  VLJQLÂżFDQW DGYHUVH HIIHFWV VHHQ LQ some  laboratory  rats.  They  were  being  given  doses  roughly  equiva- lent  to  a  human  smoking  hundreds  of  “jointsâ€?  at  a  time. The  term  “LD-Â50â€?  refers  to  the  amount  of  any  ingested  substance  that  will  cause  death  in  half  of  the  subjects  (LD  =  lethal  dose;Íž  the  lower  the  number,  the  more  deadly).  In  several  lab  rat  studies  the  LD-Â50  for  THC  was  calculated  at  either  666mg/kg  body  weight  or  1270mg/kg.  The  equivalent  dose  in  humans  would  therefore  predict  that  half  of  the  subjects  who  ate  40  pounds  of  marijuana  would  die.  The  other  half  would  no  doubt  wish  they  were  dead. By  comparison,  the  LD-Â50  for  nicotine  is  60mg/kg,  heroin  is  22,  for  sugar  it’s  30,000  mg/kg  (5  pounds  can  kill  you).  Five  to  10  alcohol  drinks  consumed  within  an  hour  will  kill  most  people  (pass  out,  stop  breathing).  This  certainly  does  not  prove  that  cannabis  is  “safe,â€?  only  that  it’s  extremely  non-Âtoxic.  (There  has  never  been  a  record  of  anyone  dying  from  can- nabis/THC  ingestion.)  My  stated  conclusion  at  the  end  of  grand  rounds  was  that  laboratory  rats  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  21,  2016  —  PAGE  5A
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Green  Line  feedback  a  big  help As  the  New  Year  begins,  the  team  HUJ\ WR 1HZ (QJODQG ² HQRXJK WR ZRUNLQJ RQ WKH 9HUPRQW *UHHQ SRZHU KRPHV GXULQJ SHDN Line  clean  energy  transmission  demand.  The  proposed  cable  route  SURMHFW ZRXOG OLNH WR XSGDWH \RX ZLOO LQWHUFRQQHFW ZLWK WKH H[LVWLQJ the  residents  of  Addison  County,  power  grid  at  a  new  converter  sta- DQG H[SUHVV RXU DSSUHFLDWLRQ IRU tion  in  Beekmantown,  N.Y.,  travel  your  open  and  help- under  Lake  Cham- ful  communications  plain,  and  connect  as  we  go  through  the  to  another  new  con- planning  process.  We  verter  station  in  New  still  have  a  long  way  Haven.  All  cables  will  This  week’s  writer  to  go  to  continue  our  be  underground  or  un- dialogue,  however  is  Joe  Rossignoli,  di- derwater. we’ve  already  gath- rector  of  U.S.  Devel- 7KH 9HUPRQW *UHHQ ered  a  lot  of  valu- opment  at  National  Line  will  stabilize  able  feedback  —  Grid,  one  of  the  the  cost  of  energy  for  and  made  suggested  developers  seeking  consumers  and  will  changes  —  that  will  permission  to  build  improve  power  grid  help  create  the  best  an  underground  UHOLDELOLW\ 7KH SURM- SRVVLEOH SURMHFW IRU power  line  called  the  ect  will  also  provide  Vermont  Green  Line  all  involved.  GLUHFW PXQLFLSDO WD[ The  Vermont  from  New  York  to  revenue  to  New  Ha- *UHHQ /LQH LV D WUDQV- New  Haven,  Vt. ven,  Ferrisburgh  and  PLVVLRQ SURMHFW GH- Waltham  and  will  signed  to  unlock  and  deliver  clean,  spur  local  economic  development,  reliable  and  affordable  power  by  FUHDWLQJ 9HUPRQW MREV GXULQJ harnessing  a  new  wind  supply  in  construction.  1HZ <RUN ÂżUPHG XS E\ K\GURSRZ- Over  the  past  few  months,  we’ve  HU IURP &DQDGD 2XU SURSRVHG presented  our  plans  at  a  number  mile  underground  and  underwater  of  open  forums  and  one-Âon-Âone  electric  transmission  cable  can  de- meetings  in  an  effort  to  hear  every  OLYHU PHJDZDWWV RI FOHDQ HQ- voice  and  understand  every  view-Â
History  will  prove  governor  wrong  on  pipeline  project 'HDU *RY 6KXPOLQ  I’ve  read  your  statements  of  how  the  Addison  gas  pipeline  is  such  a  good  idea.  I  know  history  will  prove  you  badly  wrong  but  by  then  the  damage  will  be  done. Here’s  a  quote  from  a  recent  ar- WLFOH E\ %LOO 0F.LEEHQ ³Here’s  the  EDVLF PDWK LI \RX EXLOG D SLSHOLQH
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swears  we  must  stop.� I  would  feel  so  much  better  if  you  would  quit  claiming  to  be  a  climate  hero  when  you  support  the  fossil  fuel  industry  in  ways  that  may  well  be  the  end  of  civilization. Ron  Slabaugh Middlebury
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points,  while  Cruz  had  a  2-Âpoint  lead  over  Clinton. If  Sanders  can  generate  momen- tum  in  the  early  primary  and  caucus  states,  and  can  follow  that  up  with  wins  in  some  other  states  —  such  as  Massachusetts,  Colorado  and  Minnesota  —  that  vote  along  with  Vermont  in  the  March  1  “Super Â
Tuesday�  primaries,  the  trial  heats  between  Democrats  and  Republi- cans  could  show  him  doing  com- paratively  better  than  Clinton  by  the  time  the  large  state  primaries  are  held  in  mid-  and  late  March. Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri- tus  of  political  science  at  Middle- bury  College.
I  believe  every  Vermont  commu- nity  and  family  should  have  access  to  quality  afterschool  and  summer  learning  programs  for  their  children. Students  thrive  after  school,  es- pecially  when  it  comes  to  learning.  Afterschool  learning  opportunities  in  Addison  County  allow  students  to  participate  in  programs  that  enrich  them  academically;Íž  literacy,  math,  science,  technology  and  art  are  presented  in  workshops  that  appeal Â
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(Continued  from  Page  4A) potential  conversion  of  his  sleeping  quarters  into  a  laundry  room.  But  they  always  know  they  will  have  a  place  with  us. <HV P\ ZLIH DQG , KDYH MRLQHG the  ranks  of  the  empty  nesters.  But  it  sure  is  great  when  the  baby  birds  come  home.
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Champlain  history.  The  Hannaford  students  learned  history  through  oral  interviews  and  crafting  a  replica  of  a  Lake  Champlain  trapping  boat.  Perhaps  future  careers  as  historians  or  boatbuilders  await  the  students. William  F.  Brooks,  Jr. Executive  Director Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History Middlebury
to  students  in  a  unique,  low-Âpressure  environment. Afterschool  learning  opportuni- ties  spill  over  to  the  school  day.  So  while  many  students  might  be  at  home  watching  TV,  others,  whose  families  can  afford  it,  are  develop- ing  skills  in  science,  technology,  engineering,  art  and  math.  This  is  JUHDW H[FHSW SURJUDPPLQJ OLNH WKLV MUST  be  available  to  ALL  stu- dents.  After  school  matters.
([SDQGHG OHDUQLQJ RSSRUWXQLWLHV are  an  integral  part  of  Vermont’s  education  system;Íž  we  need  to  make  sure  that  they  are  fully  utilized,  sus- tainable  and  accessible  to  all.  Dedicated  state  funding  for  after- school  and  summer  programs  would  be  a  great  step  to  help  achieve  this  goal. Mandy  Chesley-ÂPark Bristol
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and  boat  historian  Douglas  Brooks.  The  class  is  being  funded  by  a  grant  RI IURP WKH 3DWULFN )RXQGD- WLRQ DQG D JUDQW RI IURP WKH Regatta  for  Lake  Champlain,  both  administered  by  the  Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Middlebury.  The  class  supports  the  longtime  mission  for  the  Henry  Sheldon  Mu- seum  to  advance  the  study  of  Middle- bury,  Addison  County,  and  mid-ÂLake Â
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(Continued  from  Page  4A) ton’s  argument  that  she  would  be  the  strongest  Democratic  candidate  in  November.  As  of  last  week,  the  Real  Clear  Politics  average  of  polls  showed  that  Sanders  was  ahead  of  Donald  Trump  by  2  points,  the  same  margin  by  which  Clinton  led  Trump.  Sanders  led  Ted  Cruz  by  3 Â
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Neighbors,  Together  is  a  community  partnership  group  that  includes:  St.  Stephen’s  Church,  The  Local  Project  Management  Team,  Better  Middlebury  Partnership,  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Downtown  Improvement  District  Commission,  Middlebury  College,  Town  Hall  Theater  and  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union.  For  more  info,  contact:  NeighborsTogetherVT@gmail.com
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several  reasons,  notably  to  repre- sent  my  town  of  Ripton  in  the  new  governance  order.  Fighting  for  small  town  schools  is  a  priority.  ,œP VNHSWLFDO RI $FW DQG ZDQW to  make  the  best  of  it.  Lastly,  I  hope  to  encourage  local  schools  to  make  greater  use  of  technology. Please  vote  for  me. Bryan  Alexander Ripton
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Obituaries Arthur Levy, 85, Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY  —  Arthur  Maurice  Levy,  M.D.,  of  Middlebury,  age  85,  passed  away  on  Thursday,  Jan.  7,  surrounded  by  his  family.  Art  was  born  on  Nov.  20,  1930  in  Saranac  Lake,  N.Y.,  son  of  Dr.  Edward  and  Mildred  (Aaronson)  Levy.  Art  received  his  undergraduate  degree  from  Harvard  University  in  1952,  and  graduated  from  Cornell  University  Medical  School  in  1956.  He  continued  his  medical  train- ing  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Center  in  New  York  City,  completing  a  residency  in  Medicine  in  1958.  He  came  to  Burlington,  Vt.,  the  follow- ing  year,  completing  a  residency  at  Mary  Fletcher  Hospital  in  1959.  Art  EHFDPH WKH Âż UVW &DUGLRORJ\ IHOORZ at  Mary  Fletcher  and  the  University  of  Vermont  in  1960.  He  completed  a  fellowship  in  Pediatric  Cardiology  at  Children’s  Hospital  in  Boston  in  1963,  applying  his  training  to  the  University  when  he  returned.  $W WKDW WLPH WKH Âż HOG RI FDUGLRO ogy  was  advancing  rapidly  and  Art  was  one  of  an  elite  group  of  physi- FLDQV WR EH DZDUGHG D Âż YH \HDU WHDFK ing  scholarship  from  the  American  Heart  Association.  This  opportu- nity  allowed  him  to  bring  emerging  NQRZOHGJH LQ WKH Âż HOG WR SDWLHQWV E\ ensuring  practitioners  were  provid- ing  the  most  up-Âto-Âdate  care.  As  a  native  of  Saranac  Lake,  in  the  Adirondacks,  it  was  important  to  Art  to  give  something  back  to  the  region.  In  1975  he  implemented  an  outreach  cardiac  clinic  in  Malone,  N.Y.  He  made  monthly  visits  to  Alice  Hyde  Medical  Center  and  subse- quently  included  the  Canton  Potsdam  Hospital  and  other  hospitals.  He  personally  conducted  these  clinics  for  more  than  30  years.  His  pioneer- ing  work  resulted  in  greatly  improved  quality  and  access  to  medical  care  in  the  northern  region  of  New  York,  and  in  Vermont. Art’s  kind,  relaxed,  compassionate  manner,  coupled  with  his  vast  cardiac  knowledge  and  experience,  gave  a  special  comfort  to  those  facing  the  uncertainty  of  cardiac  illness.  His  ability  to  integrate  the  art  of  medi- cine  with  the  science  of  medicine  positively  impacted  the  lives  of  all  the  patients  he  cared  for.  Throughout  his  career,  Art  exhib- ited  a  lifelong  quest  for  knowledge  and  education.  He  took  two  sabbati- cals  abroad  to  further  his  knowledge  LQ WKH Âż HOG RI &DUGLRORJ\ ,Q he  was  an  Honorary  Consultant  in  Medicine  at  Guy’s  Hospital  in  London  where  he  researched  electro- physiology.  He  returned  to  Vermont  to  HVWDEOLVK WKH Âż UVW (OHFWURSK\VLRORJ\ Lab  in  New  England  at  MCHV.  He  continued  his  education  while  serving  as  visiting  consultant  at  St.  Bartholomew’s  Hospital  in  England.  During  his  tenure  at  the  Fletcher Â
Allen,  Art  served  as  the  Director  of  Cardiology,  and  the  Director  of  Clinical  Cardiology.  Art  was  appointed  Professor  of  Medicine  and  Pediatrics  for  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  and  was  honored  as  an  Emeritus  Professor  of  Medicine  in  2010.  As  with  medicine,  Art  applied  the  same  passion  to  all  his  pursuits  in  life.  Growing  up  in  Saranac  Lake,  Art  embraced  the  Adirondacks,  espe- cially  the  winters.  As  a  youth  he  was  DQ RXWVWDQGLQJ Âż JXUH VNDWHU ZKR competed  in  nearby  Lake  Placid,  a  career  highlighted  by  competitions  with  Dick  Button.  “80  Yard  Levyâ€?  enjoyed  football  and  was  an  excep- tional  baseball  player,  eventually  making  the  Ray  Brook  Ramblers,  a  minor  league  team.  Later  on,  Art  became  a  devoted  New  York  Giants  football  fan,  win  or  lose.  Each  year  he  looked  forward  to  seeing  his  brother  Allan,  longtime  physician  for  the  team,  and  the  staff  and  players  at  the  Giants  Training  Camp.  Art  was  a  true  family  man.  He  married  his  high  school  sweetheart  from  Saranac,  Sally  Smith,  in  1955.  They  shared  the  same  love  of  art,  music,  education,  nature,  the  out-Âof- doors,  traveling  and  friends.  He  and  Sally  spent  a  great  deal  of  their  time  on  Saranac  Lake  and  Lake  Champlain  boating  and  camping  with  family  and  friends.  Their  love  of  travel  began  when  they  were  stationed  in  Okinawa,  Japan,  while  Art  served  as  a  physician  in  the  U.S.  Army,  Medical  Corps.  They  spent  extensive  time  in  England,  Europe,  Canada  and  the  United  States,  exploring  cities,  towns  and  countrysides.  Art  had  a  particular  fondness  for  all  things  Italian,  especially  the  language.  While  traveling,  Art  developed  a  keen  interest  in  antiques,  especially  oil  and  watercolor  paintings,  and  ceramics.  He  enjoyed  searching  for  unique  treasures,  researching  signa- WXUHV VW\OHV DQG DUWLVWV DQG Âż QG ing  under-Âappreciated  paintings  to  lovingly  restore  and  reframe.  He  also  had  a  deep  sensibility  for  music.  Art  JRW KLV Âż UVW WDVWH SOD\LQJ LQ D MD]] EDQG in  his  early  teens,  joined  the  Harvard  University  Band  in  college,  and  later  he  developed  a  strong  appreciation  for  the  jazz  greats.  He  enjoyed  shar- ing  his  interest  by  taking  his  family  to  the  Saratoga  Jazz  Festival  in  the  summer.  More  than  anything,  “Papaâ€?  loved  to  gather  his  children  and  grand- children  for  annual  events,  travel  and  family  celebrations.  Known  for  his  storytelling  and  witty  sense  of  humor,  he  kept  everyone  laughing.  He  was  sweet,  generous,  and  adored.  Art  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Sally;Íž  his  son,  Alan  Levy;Íž  his  daughters,  Susan  Levy  Guran  and  Lynn  Levy  Bosworth;Íž  his  son-Âin-Âlaw,  David Â
David Flight, 89, Middlebury
ARTHUR  LEVY,  M.D. Bosworth;͞  his  six  grandchildren,  Tucker  Levy,  Emma  Levy,  Andie  Guran,  Burt  Guran,  Aileen  Bosworth  and  Trey  Bosworth;͞  his  nieces,  Debbie  Volusher,  Lisa  Wells,  and  Katie  Smith;͞  his  nephew,  David  Smith;͞  and  his  brother,  Allan  Levy.  The  family  wishes  to  thank  Dr.  Brad  Armstrong,  Dr.  John  Hayden,  Dr.  Bill  Hopkins,  and  Dr.  Diana  Barnard;͞  the  staff  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  and  Porter  Medical  Center;͞  the  staff  at  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice;͞  the  staff  at  the  Residence  at  Otter  Creek  and  the  Haven  with  great  appreciation  to  Fawnda  Buttolph,  Deb  Wilkinson,  Tim  Ryan,  Elizabeth  Pelletier,  Crystal  Phelps,  Stephanie  Schmidt,  Lori  Cyr,  Connie  Tupper,  Danielle  Spaulding,  Karen  Shackett,  Amy  Rochon,  Kenadi  Datillio  and  Emily  Leopold.  The  family  held  a  private  memorial  in  January.  A  celebration  of  Art’s  life  will  be  held  at  the  All  Souls  Interfaith  Gathering  Center,  291  Bostwick  Farm  Road  in  Shelburne,  Vt.,  at  4:30  p.m.  on  Sunday,  July  17,  2016.  For  those  wishing  to  make  a  dona- tion  in  Art’s  memory,  please  consider  a  donation  in  memory  of  Arthur  M.  Levy,  M.D.,  to  Pediatric  Cardiology  at  The  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center,  at  363  UVM  Courtyard  at  Given  North,  3rd  Floor,  111  Colchester  Avenue,  Burlington,  VT  05401  .  Information  on  the  Arthur  M.  Levy,  M.D.,  Scholarship  Fund  will  be  announced  at  his  service  in  July.  Condolences  may  be  sent  to  the  Levy  Family  c/o  The  Residence  at  Otter  Creek,  350  Lodge  Road,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  If  you  would  like  to  contribute  photos,  videos,  memories  and  stories  of  Art,  please  visit  his  memorial  Facebook  page  at  $UWKXU 0 /HY\ 0 ' ¸
Charlotte Elliott, 85, native of Leicester NORTHAMPTON,  Mass.  —  Charlotte  M.  (Trudeau)  Elliott,  better  known  as  Bunny,  85,  of  Northampton,  passed  away  on  Friday,  Jan.  15,  2016,  at  Cooley  Dickinson  Hospital  surrounded  by  the  love  of  her  family. She  was  born  in  Leicester,  Vt.,  on  April  4,  1930,  to  the  late  Alfred  and  Alice  (Benedict)  Trudeau. Charlotte  attended  Vermont  schools  and  worked  for  many  years  at  the  former  Northampton  State  Hospital  as  a  nurse’s  aide.  She  left  Vermont  by  bus  at  age  16  accom- panied  by  her  sister  Viola.  As  they  were  getting  off  the  bus  they  met  a Â
young  sailor  retuning  home.  Viola  sang  “Bell  Bottom  Trousersâ€?  to  the  sailor  and  on  that  day  Bunny  met  the  love  of  her  life,  Bob  Elliott.  They  were  married  for  47  years  before  his  death  in  1995. She  leaves  her  loving  and  devoted  daughters,  Candace  Roberts  and  her  husband  Paul  of  Northampton,  and  their  sons  Paul  Roberts  III  of  Hadley  and  Heath  Roberts  and  Alyssa  Kabat  of  Conway;Íž  and  Sharon  Elliott  and  her  son  Clifford  Twinning  Jr.  also  of  Northampton,  with  whom  she  lived.  Sharon  and  Clifford’s  loving  and  devoted  care  allowed  Bunny  to  stay  at  home  during  her  declining  health. Â
She  also  leaves  many  nieces  and  nephews. Besides  her  husband  Robert  and  her  parents,  she  was  predeceased  by  her  siblings,  Dorothy  Mitchell,  Viola  Blasko,  Evelyn  Elliott,  and  Merill,  Joseph  and  Calvin  Trudo. There  are  no  calling  hours  and  burial  will  be  at  the  convenience  of  the  family.  Drozdal  Funeral  Home  of  Northampton  is  in  charge  of  WKH DUUDQJHPHQWV ,Q OLHX RI À RZ ers,  donations  may  be  made  in  Charlotte’s  name  to:  Sidney  F.  Smith  Toy  Fund,  Daily  Hampshire  Gazette,  P.O.  Box  299,  Northampton,  0$ ¸
Donald Burchard Celebration of Life SALISBURY  —  A  gathering  “In  11,  2015,  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  27.  Friends  are  invited  to  join  the  Celebration  of  the  Life�  of  Donald  Jan.  23,  2016  at  11  a.m.,  at  the  family  in  refreshments  and  a  time  of  Burchard  of  Salisbury,  who  died  Dec.  Middlebury  American  Legion  Post  remembrance.
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MIDDLEBURY  —  David  Strong  Flight,  89,  died  peacefully  Thursday,  Jan.  14,  2016,  at  his  home  at  EastView  in  Middlebury  under  the  loving  care  of  his  family,  hospice  nurses  and  EastView  staff.  Among  his  family  and  friends,  as  among  his  colleagues,  David  will  be  remembered  for  his  natural  kind- ness,  for  being  an  attentive  listener,  for  a  witty  sense  of  humor,  and  for  a  demeanor  —  twinkling  eyes  and  generous  smile  —  that  lighted  up  the  spirits  and  lives  of  all  he  touched.  David  was  soft-Âspoken  and  humble,  equally  respectful  of  all  people,  from  janitors  to  CEOs.  In  this  he  exempli- ¿ HG WKH Âż UVW SULQFLSOH RI WKH 8QLWDULDQ Universalist  religion  he  joined  in  the  1960s:  respect  for  the  inherent  worth  and  dignity  of  every  person.  His  attachment  to  Vermont  dated  back  to  1940,  when  his  mother  purchased  property  in  Hubbardton,  affectionately  called  “The  Farm.â€?  A  lifelong  outdoorsman,  he  began  attending  Camp  Keewaydin  the  following  year,  attending  and  work- ing  at  the  boys’  camp  for  17  summers  as  a  camper,  staffman  and  wigwam  director.  He  and  his  family  found  an  important  anchor  in  their  lives  among  fast  friends  in  the  Keewaydin  family.  Throughout  his  life  David  lived  the  camp’s  motto:  “Help  the  Other  Fellow.â€? Music,  singing  in  particular,  was  central  to  David’s  happiness.  At  camp  he  sang  in  a  group  called  “The  Warahackersâ€?;Íž  with  friends  in  Chicago  they  sang  madrigals;Íž  he  sang  with  the  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Choir,  and  he  was  a  found- ing  member  of  Wellspring  Singers  of  Hospice  Volunteer  Services.  Fittingly,  the  Wellspring  Singers  sang  several  of  David’s  favorite  songs  to  him  at  his  bedside  in  recent  weeks,  and  arrived  just  after  his  death  to  sing  his  soul  on  its  way.  He  retired  in  1995,  and  he  and  his  wife  moved  to  Middlebury  in  2002.  David  volunteered  for  several  area  organizations,  including  Hospice  Volunteer  Services,  the  Unitarian  Universalist  Society  as  head  usher,  the  Friends  of  Ilsley  Public  Library  as  membership  chair,  and  the  Addison  Central  Educational  Endowment  Fund Â
DAVID  STRONG  FLIGHT as  board  member.  For  several  years  he  served  as  chair  of  the  Overbrook  Condominium  Association. From  1944-Â1946  David  served  in  the  United  States  Navy,  achiev- ing  the  rating  of  Seaman  First  Class,  Quartermaster.  An  educator  by  profes- sion,  David  earned  his  AB  degree  in  sociology  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  (cum  laude)  in  1950;Íž  KLV WHDFKHU FHUWLÂż FDWLRQ DW 7HDFKHUV College  in  Connecticut;Íž  and  his  MA  and  Ed.S.  degrees  in  school  adminis- tration  at  Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  in  1956.  For  six  years  David  taught  and  served  as  principal  in  elementary  schools  in  Connecticut  and  Missouri  before  entering  the  Graduate  School  of  Education  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  On  earning  his  Ph.D.  in  Educational  Administration  in  1969,  he  joined  the  faculty  of  the  School  of  Education  at  the  University  of  Massachusetts,  Amherst,  where  he  served  as  chairman  of  the  Department  of  Leadership,  Research  and  Administration.  In  1975  David  accepted  the  posi- tion  of  Director  of  Practicums  in  the  National  Ed.D.  Program  for  Educational  Leaders  at  Nova  University  in  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  In  this  illustrious  career,  David  was  proudest  of  his  30-Âplus  years  at  UMass  and  Nova  University  where  his  students  were  public  and  independent  school  administrators  from  all  across  the  country.  He  focused  on  support- ing  minority  students  to  help  develop  leaders  within  minority  communities. Â
David  was  truly  a  teacher  of  teachers  whose  work  has  had  a  lasting  impact  for  generations.  David  was  born  April  22,  1926,  in  Winsted,  Conn.,  the  son  of  the  late  Rev.  John  W.  Flight,  Congregational  minister  and  Haverford  College  professor  and  Marjory  Strong  Flight,  homemaker  and  music  teacher. David’s  survivors  include  his  wife  of  62  years,  Elvira  (Vera);͞  their  children,  David  Hurdman  Flight  of  Bennington,  Ellen  Marjory  Flight  of  Middlebury  and  Susan  Flight  /DUUDEHH DQG KHU KXVEDQG :KLW¿ HOG of  Brookline,  Mass.;͞  three  grandchil- dren,  Zachary  Strong  Larrabee,  Emma  Goodspeed  Larrabee  and  David  Raina  Flight;͞  two  siblings,  J.  William  Flight  of  Annapolis,  Md.,  and  Lois  Flight  Myburgh  of  Stellenbosh,  RSA;͞  a  cousin,  Stephen  Strong  (Louise);͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. A  Memorial  Service  and  Celebration  will  be  at  the  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society  in  Middlebury  on  April  16,  2016,  following  cremation.  Ashes  will  be  spread  at  the  beloved  family  home- stead  in  Hubbardton,  Vt. David’s  family  would  like  to  thank  the  loving  caregivers  who  helped  him  during  the  last  two  years  of  his  life  including  those  at  Helen  Porter,  EastView’s  GardenSong,  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  and  Hospice  Volunteer  Services.  Gifts  of  remembrance  can  be  made  to  Hospice  Volunteer  Services  and  the  Wellspring  Singers  or  an  educational  organization  RI \RXU FKRLFH ¸
Thomas Larkin, 69, Waltham WALTHAM  —  Thomas  E.  Larkin,  69,  died  Sunday,  Jan.  17,  2016,  at  his  beloved  home  in  the  woods. Tom  was  born  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  Oct.  7,  1946,  second  son  to  John  and  Cecile  Larkin.  Tom  attended  the  University  of  Vermont,  landing  a  job  at  Sanel  Auto  Parts  in  Burlington.  When  offered  a  managerial  position  at  Sanel  Auto  Parts,  Tom  decided  to  make  a  career  change.  Following  many  months  of  adventures  traveling  the  coun- try  contemplating  his  next  career  move,  Tom  returned  to  Vermont  and  attended  Vermont  Technical  College,  graduating  with  a  two-Âyear  degree  in  Architecture  and  Building  Engineering. In  1979,  Tom  began  his  work  at  J.W.  &  D.E.  Ryan,  earning  his  Master  Plumbing  Licensure.  Tom’s  remark- able  gifts  were  his  superior  and  masterful  technological  problem- solving  skills  along  with  his  great  care  and  concern  he  gave  to  his  clients.  Tom  was  a  well  respected,  highly  valued  and  well-Âloved  member  of  the  J.W.  &  D.E  Ryan  “family.â€? Tom  left  J.W.  &  D.E.  Ryan  in  2004  due  to  an  illness.  With  great  courage  and  perseverance,  Tom  overcame  numerous  obstacles  due  to  the  debili- tating  effects  of  his  illness.  In  2008,  he  became  a  volunteer  driver  for  Addison  County  Transit  Resources,  a  stunning  accomplishment.  There  he  met  an  amazing  and  fascinat- ing  group  of  folks  he  cared  deeply  about  spending  untold  hours  making  it  possible  for  his  clients  to  attend  their  daily,  sometime  life  saving,  appointments.  The  rich  and  varied Â
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conversations  held  during  these  drives  brought  great  joy  to  Tom.  He  was  a  committed  man  to  his  ACTR  clients. Tommy  will  always  be  remem- bered  for  his  wonderful  ability  to  deeply  connect  with  family,  friends  and  clients.  A  lover  of  storytell- ing,  a  gifted  listener  along  with  his  wonderful  ease  in  his  willingness  to  laugh  at  himself  and  the  foibles  of  we  humans  made  Tom  Larkin  a  beloved  friend  to  many. Tom  was  serious  about  cars.  He  took  great  care  of  both  his  “every- day�  car  along  with  his  treasured  and  prized  sport  cars,  particularly  his  Italian  Alfa  Romeos  and  string  of  British  MGs. Tom  so  enjoyed  his  unique  home,  particularly  the  wooded  setting  and  became  very  involved  creating  a  landscape  of  perfection,  particularly  with  his  gardens. Tom  was  also  an  avid  sports  fan,  spanning  the  years  from  his  own  Windsor  High  School  football  expe- rience  and  as  an  undersized  state  champion  in  the  shot  put  to  profes- sional  sports.  Tom  and  his  brother  Fran  shared  an  avid  interest  in  the  University  of  Vermont  men’s  basket- ball  team.  Annually,  the  brothers  traveled  to  support  the  men’s  UVM  basketball  team  at  American  East  Basketball  Championship.  As  they  drove  to  the  various  destinations,  their  conversations  were  wide  and  varied,  ranging  from  the  deeply  philosophical  to  “drivel,�  thor- oughly  enjoying  the  joys  of  their  shared  lifetime  memories,  strength- ening  their  bonds  of  brotherhood.
THOMAS  LARKIN Tom  is  survived  by  his  sister,  Leanna  Larkin  Willard  of  Windsor,  Vt.;Íž  brother  Francis  of  Burlington,  Vt.;Íž  and  numerous  nieces  and  nephews. He  was  predeceased  by  his  brother  Jimmy  in  2011;Íž  and  Bob  Willard,  his  brother-Âin-Âlaw,  in  2011. A  celebration  of  Tommy’s  life  will  be  held  at  the  Brown-ÂMcClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes.  The  gathering  will  be  held  Friday,  Jan.  22,  2016,  from  5  to  8  p.m.  The  family  would  be  honored  to  hear  stories,  anecdotes  and  remembrances  of  their  dear  brother  Tom. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Transit  Resources  located  at  297  Creek  5RDG 0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸
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0,''/(%85< ² 3HWHU 3DGXD 93,  of  Middlebury  died  peacefully  on  Jan.  16,  2016,  at  EastView  at  Middlebury,  where  he  had  resided  for  the  past  20  months. He  was  born  on  April  17,  1922,  in  New  York  City  to  Carmella  and  *LRYDQQL 3DGXD ZKR ZHUH LPPL JUDQWV RI 5DJXVD 6LFLO\ 3HWH VSHQW his  childhood  in  West  New  York,  New  Jersey  with  his  mother  and  older  sister,  Sadie.  They  lived  a  simple  life,  full  of  love  and  great  Italian  cooking. 'XH WR KLV VL]H DQG VWUHQJWK 3HWH was  recruited  to  play  football  in  high  school,  much  to  his  protective  mother’s  chagrin.  He  graduated  from  Memorial  High  School  in  3HWH KHOSHG RXW LQ KLV XQFOHÂśV grocery  store  and  took  good  care  of  his  mother  and  sister.  3HWH ZDV LQ WKH DUP\ GXULQJ WWII  in  the  Construction  Engineer  Division.  After  returning  from  his  time  in  the  service,  he  married  the  love  of  his  life,  Julie  Cernek,  RQ )HE 3HWH DQG -XOLH lived  in  River  Edge,  N.J.,  for  40  years,  where  they  raised  their  three  children. He  worked  for  many  years  as  a  draftsman  and  designer  at  Bendix  Corp.,  working  on  gyroscopes  IRU WKH 8 6 6SDFH 3URJUDP +H went  on  to  work  at  Burns  and  5RH &R 3HWH DQG -XOLH SXUFKDVHG D ORW RQ D ODNH DQG 3HWH SXW XS D log  cabin,  where  they  spent  many  happy  summers.  It  provided  years  of  summer  fun.  He  thoroughly  enjoyed  the  building  process  and  talked  about  it  for  many  years.  His  love  of  rowing  a  boat  and  fishing  was  born  and  passed  on  to  his  sons.  'XULQJ WKRVH \HDUV 3HWH HQMR\HG coaching  his  kids’  sport  teams,  summer  road  trips  and  gathering  with  family  and  friends.   Once  their  children  grew  up  and  OHIW KRPH 3HWH DQG -XOLH ZHUH RIWHQ visiting  the  kids  and  grandkids.  He  wanted  to  help  his  kids  get  settled  in  homes  of  their  own  and  could  be  found  in  a  cellarhole  parging  a Â
PETER  PADUA foundation,  cutting  boards  or  help- ing  to  lift  a  wall  when  necessary.  Over  the  years,  if  his  kids  were  building  something,  he  was  there  helping. 3HWH ZDV D ZRQGHUIXO JHQWOH loving  Grandpa  to  his  five  grand- FKLOGUHQ 3HWH DQG -XOLH PRYHG to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  in  1996  to  be  closer  to  their  family.  He  could  be  found  carving  in  his  shop  in  the  basement  of  their  home,  coming  upstairs  for  lunch  and  a  game  of  Rummikub  with  Julie. 7KURXJKRXW KLV DGXOW OLIH 3HWH was  always  creating  things,  espe- cially  from  wood.  He  made  many  beautiful  pieces  of  furniture  for  his  family.  He  began  the  tradition  of  carving  a  Christmas  tree  ornament  HYHU\ \HDU IRU KLV FKLOGUHQ 3HWH completed  a  collection  of  all  the  state  birds,  with  incredibly  detailed  painting  and  feathering.  When  he  ran  out  of  ideas  for  a  new  project,  a  family  member  or  friend  would  suggest  something  and  he’d  be  back  in  the  basement,  sketching  it  out  and  getting  started. He  won  several  awards  at  carv- ing  competitions  and  had  his  work  displayed  locally  at  the  Sheldon Â
Mary Cauchon, 87, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  —  Mary  Margaret  Cauchon,  87,  died  peace- fully  on  Jan.  17,  2016.  She  was  born  in  Bridport  on  Nov.  23,  1930,  to  the  late  Guy  Aiken  and  Ada  (Selleck)  St.  George.  She  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  and  resided  in  Middlebury  for  over  60  years.  Mary  was  a  devoted  wife  and  mother.  She  worked  for  Middlebury  College  for  many  years  in  the  reprographic  department,  from  which  she  retired.  She  was  active  in  her  community  and  volunteered  at  3RUWHU 0HGLFDO &HQWHU IRU \HDUV from  1994-Â2012.  She  completed  a  total  of  9,000  volunteer  hours.  She  volunteered  in  various  locations  at  the  hospital  including  acting  as  mail  courier,  but  her  favorite  job  was  helping  in  the  cafeteria.  Staff  said,  “Mary  was  very  helpful  and  always  had  a  smile  on  her  face  for  the  folks  who  came  in  for  break- fast.  She  was  an  amazing  woman  who  had  a  huge  heart.â€? Mary  was  also  an  active  member  of  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church.  Mary  enjoyed  playing  Skip-ÂBo, Â
cribbage  and  cards,  and  had  a  fond  love  of  football.  She  was  a  spunky  woman  who  had  an  infectious  laugh  and  kind  heart. Mary  was  preceded  in  death  by  her  husband,  Lloyd;Íž  daugh- ter,  Linda  Ruotolo;Íž  and  brother,  Kenneth. She  is  survived  by  her  three  sons,  Joseph  and  Belinda  Cauchon  of  Yulee,  Fla.,  Mike  Cauchon  of  Middlebury,  and  Robert  Cauchon  of  New  York;Íž  grandchildren  Matthew  Ruotolo  of  South  Carolina,  Christina  Ruotolo  of  North  Carolina,  Desiree  Chistopherson,  Heidi  Givens  and  Josh  Cauchon;Íž  great-Âgrandchildren  Michael,  Deanna,  Izik  and  Zachary  Cauchon,  Mckaela  Collins,  Donovan  Cauchon,  and  Hayley  and  Landon  Givens,  all  from  Florida. A  memorial  service  will  held  at  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church  in  Middlebury  at  10  a.m.  on  Jan.  29,  2016,  with  Father  William  R.  %HDXGLQ SUHVLGLQJ ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZ ers,  contributions  can  be  made  to  WKH 0HPRU\ &DUH 8QLW DW 3RUWHU 0HGLFDO &HQWHU 3RUWHU 'ULYH 0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸
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Darlene LaFountain, 65, East Middlebury EAST  MIDDLEBURY  —  Darlene  LaFountain,  65,  died  Friday,  Jan.  DW +HOHQ 3RUWHU +HDOWKFDUH and  Rehabilitation  Center  after  a  year-Âlong  battle  with  brain  cancer.  She  was  born  Aug.  17,  1950,  in  Auburn,  N.Y.,  the  daughter  of  William  D.  and  Edna  L.  (Brock)  Clarkson.  Darlene  work  for  many  years  in  the  area  as  a  housekeeper  and  retired  from  Swift  House  Inn.  She  enjoyed   gardening  and  cooking.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Michael  Freeman  of  East  Middlebury,  and  her  daughter,  Toni  LaFountain,  and  several  brothers Â
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Talk  on  the  use  of  art  and  technology  in  civic  engagement  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Jan.  21,  5:30  p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  Building,  Room  304.  Researcher,  artist  and  software  developer  Catherine  D’Ignazio  speaks.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. “Charlotte’s  Webâ€?  puppet  show  in  “GMOs?  We  Need  to  Talkâ€?  class  in  Middlebury.  Bristol.  Monday,  Jan.  25,  10:30  a.m.,  Thursday,  Jan.  21,  6:30  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  For  families  with  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  An  adult  education  young  children;Íž  siblings  welcome.  Info:  453-Â2366  class,  open  to  the  public,  about  the  science  behind  or  lmlkids009@gmail.com. the  genetic  engineering  of  plants  “Improvisation  Within  a  Disciplineâ€?  discus- and  animals  for  use  as  food,  with  sion  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  Jan.  25,  D GLVFXVVLRQ RI WKH FRVWV EHQHÂż WV 7:30-Â9  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  and  risks.  Info:  388-Â8080. multi-Âdimensional  exploration  of  Addison  County  Beekeepers  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL- NEW-Figure Drawing-Joe basketball,  President  Barack  Obama  Association  meeting  in  Bolger, Fri. AM Pastels, Basket Making, Mon. PM Oils, Weds. and  American  culture,  politics  and  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  21,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Regional  Midday Wheel, Weds. AM Paint & PM Wheel, Thurs. AM Hand society.  Alex  Wolff,  author  of  “The  of  Hoop:  Basketball  and  EMS  community  room,  55  Collins  Building & AM Oils, Thurs. PM Drawing & Pastels. Children:Wed. Audacity  the  Age  of  Obama,â€?  opens  the  Drive.  Scott  Wilson  of  Heavenly  Young Artist 3:30-5, Feb. Vacation Hand Building, Mon. Wheel, discussion,  followed  by  commen- Honey  Apiary  will  discuss  hive  Weds. & Thurs. Clay Hand Building. Contact Barb at 247-3702, taries  from  Matt  Dickinson,  Clause  building,  ordering  bees  and  other  Johnson,  Rachael  Joo  and  Jim  winter  preparations  for  2016.  Free. ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org Ralph.  Audience  questions  and  opin- “Experiences  of  a  Peace  Corps  ions  follow. Volunteer  in  the  Dominican  Republicâ€?  talk  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Jan.  21,  7-Â8:30  p.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Bridport  engineer  Paul  Kenyon  will  give  a  free  illustrated  lecture  on  his  recent  Peace  Corps  work  in  the  village  of  Piedra  Abi  Sessions  talk  in  Middlebury.  Blanca,  where  he  attempted  to  introduce  a  fuel-Âsaving  Tuesday,  Jan.  26,  4:30  p.m.,  EastView  cooking  box  to  the  locals. at  Middlebury.  Abi  Sessions,  one  of  the  writ- The  Heath  Quartet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  ers  of  the  “Ways  of  Seeingâ€?  column  in  the  Addison  Thursday,  Jan.  21,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Independent,  will  talk  about  her  column.  Info:  Arts,  Robison  Hall.  This  U.K.-Âbased  quartet  is  spend- 989-Â7500. ing  Winter  Term  2016  at  Middlebury  College  as  the  Osteoporosis  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  ¿ UVW HYHU TXDUWHW LQ UHVLGHQFH 3URJUDP %pOD %DUWyNÂśV Jan.  26,  6  p.m.,  REV  Fitness  for  Women,  175  Wilson  String  Quartets  2,  4  and  6.  Free.  Info:  www.middle- Road.  Physical  therapist  Tracy  Horne  will  present  bury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. “Stay  on  Your  Feet:  Ways  to  Improve  Balance  and  “Raptors  —  Birds  of  Preyâ€?  presentation  in  New  Prevent  Falling.â€?  Limited  space;Íž  register  in  advance  Haven.  Thursday,  Jan.  21,  7:30  p.m.,  New  Haven  DW RU UHYÂż WQHVVIRUZRPHQ#JPDLO FRP Town  Hall.  Presented  by  Craig  Newman,  accom- panied  by  a  couple  of  native  raptors,  as  part  of  the  New  Haven  Conservation  Commission’s  Armchair  Naturalist  Speaker  Series.  Free. Â
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Free  baby/kids’/maternity  clothes  giveaway  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  22,  noon-Â4  p.m.,  Caring  Hearts  Pregnancy  Center,  52  Merchants  Row,  Suite  B.  Drop  in  for  Fill-Âa-ÂBag  Friday  and  take  home  a  free  bag  of  clothes  from  preemie-Â5T  boys/girls.  Also  winter  gear  and  maternity.  Info:  deb.caringhearts@live.com  or  802-Â388-Â7272. Nuclear  power  conference  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Jan.  22,  12:15-Â3:30  p.m.,  Robert  A.  Jones  ’59  House,  148  Hillcrest  Road.  This  conference,  “Power  and  Protest:  Global  Responses  to  Atomic  Energy,â€?  will  focus  on  how  the  world  responded  to  and  protested  against  nuclear  power  in  the  wake  of  the  Fukushima  Daiichi  disaster  of  March  2011.  See  full  schedule  of  events  at  bit.ly/1ORaw2y.   Caregiver  support  group  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  Jan.  22,  1-Â2  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  For  all  caregivers,  whether  they  are  caring  for  someone  in  their  home  or  from  a  distance.  Info:  453-Â2665. Blood  drive  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  Jan.  22,  2-Â7  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Town  Hall  and  Community  Center.  Donors  of  all  types  are  needed.  Eligible  donors  with  types  O,  B  negative  and  A  negative  are  encouraged  to  donate  double  red  cells,  where  available.  Info  and  appointments:  redcrossblood.org  or  1-Â800-Â733-Â2767. Sister-Âto-ÂSister  Pajama  Party  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Jan.  22,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Chellis  House,  56  Hillcrest  Road.  Area  middle-Âschool  girls  are  invited  to  join  female  Middlebury  College  students  for  a  movie  screening,  popcorn  and  a  hot  chocolate  bar.  Info:  sistertosister@middlebury.edu  or  khanta@middle- bury.edu. Annemieke  and  Jeremiah  McLane  in  concert  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Jan.  22,  8  p.m.,  WalkOver  Concert  Room,  15  Main  St.  On  piano  and  accordion,  this  husband-Âand-Âwife  duo  plays  arrangements  of  clas- sical  works  based  on  traditional  folk  melodies  from  the  18th  to  21st  centuries,  by  such  composers  as  Piazzolla,  Grieg,  Tchaikovsky  and  more.  Tickets  $15  in  advance,  $20  on  day  of  show.  Reservations:  802-Â453-Â3188,  ext.  2,  or  walkover@mac.com.  More  about  the  music  at  www.jeremiahmclane.com.
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All-Âyou-Âcan-Âeat  pancake  breakfast  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  Jan.  24,  7-Â10:30  a.m.,  New  Haven  Town  Hall.  Plain  or  blue- berry  pancakes,  French  toast,  pure  Vermont  maple  syrup,  scrambled  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  home  IULHV FRIIHH WHD DQG MXLFH 7R EHQHÂż W WKH 1HZ Haven  Volunteer  Fire  Department. Open  ice  skating  in  Shoreham.  Sunday,  Jan.  24,  noon-Â3  p.m.,  Trade  Winds  Farm  outdoor  rink,  886  Route  74.  Helmets  required  for  kids  under  12.  During  warm  or  bad  weather  check  skiat- tradewindsfarm.com  or  call  802-Â897-Â2448  for  conditions.  Skating  is  offered  every  Sunday  during  the  season. The  Cracker  Duo  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Jan.  24,  8 Â
Financial  aid  forms  workshop  in  Brandon.  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  9:30  a.m.-Â6  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  VSAC  leads  an  informal  workshop  to  help  students  DQG SDUHQWV Âż OO RXW FROOHJH Âż QDQFLDO DLG IRUPV VXFK DV the  FAFSA.  Internet  access  available.  Space  limited.  Participants  should  bring  Social  Security  number,  most  recent  federal  tax  return  and  most  recent  W-Â2  or  year-Âend  pay  stub.  To  reserve  a  space  or  check  for  weather-Ârelated  cancellation,  call  802-Â247-Â6833. “Bernie,  The  Donald  and  the  Race  for  the  Presidency,  2016:  Who  Will  Win?â€?  talk  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  4-Â6  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  On  the  eve  of  the  Iowa  Caucus,  Professor  Matthew  Dickinson  will  examine  the  state  of  the  presidential  race.  Free. “Learning  from  the  Environmentâ€?  architecture  talk  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  4:30  p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  Building,  Room  304.  Architects  Andrea  Murray  and  Ashar  Nelson,  found- ers  of  Vermont  Integrated  Architecture  in  Middlebury,  GLVFXVV EXLOGLQJ VSDFHV WKDW EHQHÂż W FRPPXQLWLHV and  their  respective  environments.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168.  Book  discussion  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  This  month’s  book:  “The  Warmth  of  Other  Sunsâ€?  by  Isabel  Wilkerson.  Info:  453-Â2665. “Special  Treasures  of  the  Woodsâ€?  slideshow  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Lincoln  resident  Bob  Patterson  shares  photos  taken  over  many  years  in  the  woods.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  453-Â2665.
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Open  swim  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  9:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  pool.  Music  and  fun  for  all.  Cost  $3  per  swimmer.  Children  under  10  must  be  with  an  adult.  Offered  by  the  Bristol  Rec  Department  on  select  Saturdays  through  April.  Check  dates  at  388-Â5885,  bristolrec@gmavt.net  or  on  Facebook.  Green  Mountain  Club  walk  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  10:30  a.m.,  meet  at  entrance  to  Button  Bay  6WDWH 3DUN (DV\ ZDON RQ Ă€ DW WHUUDLQ WR WKH SRLQW DQG along  the  lake.  Dress  for  the  weather,  and  bring  water  DQG D VQDFN &RQÂż UP SDUWLFLSDWLRQ ZLWK OHDGHU &ODLUH Rivers:  802-Â877-Â2263. “Take  Flightâ€?  paper  airplane  workshop  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  10:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  Monkton  Friends  Methodist  Church.  Kids  ages  8  and  older  are  invited  to  learn  how  to  make  paper  airplanes  and  other  À \LQJ REMHFWV 5HVHUYH D VSDFH E\ FDOOLQJ WKH 5XVVHOO Memorial  Library  at  453-Â4471  or  stopping  in.  Basketball  free  throw  competition  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  1  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  For  boys  and  girls  ages  9-Â14.  Each  contestant  gets  15  shots  from  the  foul  line.  Winners  in  each  age  class  get  a  regulation  Knights  of  Columbus  basketball.  Winners  can  proceed  to  District,  State  and  National  competition.  Applications  available  at  Vergennes-Âarea  schools.  Info:  802-Â881-Â8836  or  802-Â877-Â2367. Winter  wassail  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  2-Â5  p.m.,  Champlain  Orchards.  Fourth  annual  orchard  celebration  featuring  warm  soup,  bread  and  mulled  cider  (hard  or  not),  and  a  warming  hut.  Bring  sleds,  snowshoes,  skies,  musical  instruments  and  warm  clothes.  Toasting  begins  at  4  p.m.  under  the  full  moon.  Free.  Info:  www.champlainorchards.com.  “The  Look  of  Silenceâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  $XGLWRULXP 2QH RI WKUHH Âż OPV RULJLQDOO\ VFUHHQHG DW the  2015  Vermont  International  Film  Festival.  Free.  Info:  vtiff.org. All-Âyou-Âcan-Âeat  soup  buffet  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall,  1097  VT  Route  100.  Soups,  chowders  and  stews  served  with  a  roll  or  bread  and  butter,  with  a  beverage  and  ice  cream  sundae.  Adults  $10,  children  12  and  under  $5.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  6:30-Â8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  donation:  $2.50.  Staged  reading  of  “The  Gin  Gameâ€?  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Jan.  23,  7  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Bristol  actors  Diana  Bigelow  and  Jim  Stapleton  perform  a  staged Â
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$&251 JURZHU PHHWLQJ LQ 6KRUHKDP Thursday,  Jan.  28,  9-Â11  a.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  One  of  a  series  of  meetings  hosted  by  Addison  County  Relocalization  Network  to  give  growers  a  chance  to  talk  about  the  challenges  and  opportunities  they  face  in  their  business,  how  ACORN  might  best  support  their  work,  and  how  they  can  collaborate.  Light  refreshments  served.  RSVP  to  Lindsey@acornvt.org. Âł&KDUORWWHÂśV :HE´ SXSSHW VKRZ LQ %ULVWRO Thursday,  Jan.  28,  10:30  a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  For  families  with  preschool  children;Íž  siblings  welcome.  Info:  453-Â2366  or  lmlkids009@gmail.com. $UW OHFWXUH ZLWK +LODU\ %HUVHWK DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Thursday,  Jan.  28,  5:30  p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  Building,  Room  304.  Berseth  discusses  his  unique  use  of  processes  of  nature  to  seed,  grow  DQG VKDSH IRUPV WKDW EDODQFH EHWZHHQ WKH DUWLÂż cial  and  the  natural,  such  as  the  sculptures  in  his  “Programmed  Hivesâ€?  series,  which  are  co-Âcreated  by  bees.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-Â3168. Âł&KLFDJR´ RQ VWDJH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Thursday,  Jan.  28,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  College  students,  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson  and  musi- cal  director  Carol  Christensen,  bring  the  popular  Broadway  musical  to  the  THT  stage.  Bear  Irwin  directs  the  student  orchestra.  Tickets  $16/$10/$6,  are  SOLD  OUT.  More  info  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168.  Also  on  Jan.  29  and  31,  and  Feb.  1.
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6SDJKHWWL DQG KRPHPDGH PHDWEDOO GLQQHU LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Friday,  Jan.  29,  5:30  p.m.,  VFW  Post  7823.  Spaghetti,  meat- balls,  tossed  salad,  garlic  bread  and  homemade  dessert.  Cocktails  at  5:30  followed  by  dinner.  Cost:  $8  per  person.  Take-Âout  available.  Info:  388-Â9468. Âł&KLFDJR´ RQ VWDJH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Friday,  Jan.  29,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  College  students,  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson  and  musical  director  Carol  Christensen,  bring  the  popular  Broadway  musi- cal  to  the  THT  stage.  Bear  Irwin  directs  the  student  orchestra.  Tickets  $16/$10/$6,  are  SOLD  OUT.  More  info  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168.  Also  on  Jan.  31  and  Feb.  1.
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30
SATURDAY
*0& KLNH LQ %UDQGRQ Saturday,  Jan.  30,  time  and  meeting  place  TBA.  Pre-Âannual  meeting  hike,  traveling  4.5  miles  south  from  Brandon  Gap.  Moderate  pace,  snowshoes  required.  Contact  leader  Dave  Hardy  for  time  and  meeting  place:  802-Â343-Â9017.  More  info:  www.gmcbreadloaf. org. &UDIW VDOH LQ %UDQGRQ  Saturday,  Jan.  30,  10  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  Annual  event  offering  a  mix  of  supplies  and  homemade  crafts  at  reduced  prices.  Yarn,  fabrics,  patterns,  kits  and  how-Âto  books.  Spaces  available  through  Jan.  28.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org  or  802-Â247-Â4295. 3UHVFKRRO SOD\ GD\ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  Jan.  30,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Bridge  School,  1469  Exchange  St.  Children  ages  3-Â5  are  invited  to  come  play  together  at  the  school.  Free.  Light,  healthy  snacks  provided.  ³7KH $VVDVVLQ´ RQ VFUHHQ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH Saturday,  Jan.  30,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  2QH RI WKUHH Âż OPV RULJLQDOO\ VFUHHQHG DW WKH Vermont  International  Film  Festival.  Free.  Info:  vtiff. org. Âł+DOI 0LOOLRQ WURQJ´ FHOHEUDWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Saturday,  Jan.  30,  3:30-Â9  p.m.,  on  the  grounds  of  the  Memorial  Sports  Center.  A  party  to  accompany  the  17th  annual  Face  Off  Against  Breast  Cancer  hockey  tournament,  with  games  on  Jan.  30  and  31.  A  heated  tent  outside  the  sports  center  will  have  a  bar,  live  PXVLF E\ 7KH +RUVH 7UDGHUV DQG D UDIĂ€ H 'RQDWLRQV accepted  in  lieu  of  cover  charge.  *0& %UHDG /RDI 6HFWLRQ DQQXDO PHHWLQJ DQG SRWOXFN GLQQHU LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  Jan.  30,  5  p.m.,  Middlebury  Congregational  Church.  Social  time  at  5  p.m.,  dinner  at  5:30,  followed  at  7:15  by  featured  program,  “Hiking  the  Chilkoot  Trail  to  the  Yukonâ€?  with  guest  speaker  Ivor  Hughes  of  Monkton.  Bring  a  place  setting  and  dish  to  share.  RSVP  to  Jill  Vickers  at  jvickers@gmavt.net  or  802-Â759-Â3227.  Meeting  open  to  the  public  as  well  as  members.  More  info:  www. gmcbreadloaf.org. Âł6NDWH ZLWK WKH 3DQWKHU 0HQ´ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Saturday,  Jan.  30,  6-Â7  p.m.,  Kenyon  Arena.  Fans  young  and  old  are  invited  to  join  the  Panther  men’s  hockey  team  on  the  ice  after  their  4  p.m.  game  against  Tufts.  Team  pictures  provided.  ,DQ (WKDQ &DVH LQ FRQFHUW LQ %UDQGRQ  Saturday,  Jan.  30,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  This  Boston-Âbased  multi-Âinstrumentalist,  best  known  for  his  innovative  approach  to  the  18-Âstring  acoustic  double-Âneck  guitar, Â
has  become  a  favorite  at  Brandon  Music.  Case  will  be  joined  by  Berklee  College  of  Music  percussion- ist  Bertram  Lehmann.  Reservations  recommended.  Tickets  $20,  available  at  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@ brandon-Âmusic.net. Âł)URP 6RPHZKHUH´ GDQFH SHUIRUPDQFH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Saturday,  Jan.  30,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Dance  Company  of  Middlebury  performs  a  program  including  “The  Opposite  of  Killingâ€?  and  “Motorless  Park.â€?  Info:  www. middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168.  Also  on  Jan.  31.
Jan
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3XEOLF EUHDNIDVW LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Sunday,  Jan.  31,  7:30-Â10  a.m.,  Masonic  Lodge,  54  School  St.  Only  $8  for  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  SDQFDNHV EOXHEHUU\ SDQFDNHV ZDIĂ€ HV )UHQFK WRDVW home  fries,  corned  beef  hash,  sausage  gravy  and  biscuits,  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  Proceeds  support  vari- ous  local  community  needs  and  organizations.  ³&KLFDJR´ RQ VWDJH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Sunday,  Jan.  31,  2  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  College  students,  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson  and  musical  director  Carol  Christensen,  bring  the  popular  Broadway  musi- cal  to  the  THT  stage.  Bear  Irwin  directs  the  student  orchestra.  Tickets  $16/$10/$6,  are  SOLD  OUT.  More  info  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168.  Also  on  Feb.  1. Âł)URP 6RPHZKHUH´ GDQFH SHUIRUPDQFH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Sunday,  Jan.  31,  2  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Dance  Company  of  Middlebury  performs  a  program  including  “The  Opposite  of  Killingâ€?  and  “Motorless  Park.â€?  Info:  www. middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168.
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1
MONDAY
/HJLVODWLYH EUHDNIDVW LQ %ULGSRUW Monday,  Feb.  1,  7-Â8:45  a.m.,  Bridport  Grange  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7,  program  at  7:30 Â
a.m.  &KLOGUHQÂśV VQRZĂ€ DNH FHOHEUDWLRQ LQ %ULVWRO  Monday,  Feb.  1,  10:30  a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  &HOHEUDWH 6QRZĂ€ DNH %HQWOH\ÂśV VW ELUWKGD\ DQG KHOS PDNH VQRZĂ€ DNH FXWRXWV )RU IDPLOLHV ZLWK young  children;Íž  siblings  welcome.  Info:  453-Â2366  or  lmlkids009@gmail.com. &9$$ 7DL &KL IRU 6HQLRUV FODVV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Monday,  Feb.  1,  4-Â5  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  start  of  an  8-Âweek  session  of  beginner  tai  chi  classes  for  seniors  50  or  older.  Classes  meet  Mondays  and  Thursdays.  Free.  Info:  388-Â2651.  For  a  full  schedule  of  Tai  Chi  for  Seniors  classes  around  Addison  County,  visit  http://cvaa.org/tai-Âchi-Âfor-Âarthritis-Âprograms.html. Âł&KLFDJR´ RQ VWDJH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Monday,  Feb.  1,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  College  students,  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson  and  musical  director  Carol  Christensen,  bring  the  popular  Broadway  musi- cal  to  the  THT  stage.  Bear  Irwin  directs  the  student  orchestra.  Tickets  $16/$10/$6,  are  SOLD  OUT.  More  info  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  802-Â443-Â3168.
Feb
2
TUESDAY
)UHH IRRW FDUH EORRG SUHVVXUH FOLQLF LQ 9HUJHQQHV Tuesday,  Feb.  2,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  For  Armory  Lane  residents  9-Â10  a.m.,  open  to  the  public  10  a.m.-Ânoon.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Offered  by  ACHHH.
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)UHH IRRW FDUH EORRG SUHVVXUH FOLQLF LQ %ULGSRUW Wednesday,  Feb.  3,  10:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  Bridport  Grange  Hall,  Route  22A.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Offered  by  ACHHH. Âł6KDNHVSHDUH LQ $PHULFD´ WDON DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Wednesday,  Feb.  3,  7  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Columbia  University  professor  James  Shapiro  explores  how  the  history  of  Shakespeare  in  America  is  also  the  history  of  America  itself  —  in  particular  in  terms  of  revolution,  slavery,  war  and  social  justice.  A  Vermont  Humanities  Council  First  Wednesdays  event.  Info:  www.vermonthumanities- council.org  or  802-Â262-Â2626.
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THURSDAY
$&251 JURZHU PHHWLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Thursday,  Feb.  4,  9-Â11  a.m.,  UVM  Extension,  23  Pond  Lane,  Suite  300.  One  of  a  series  of  meetings  hosted  by  Addison  County  Relocalization  Network  to  give  growers  a  chance  to  talk  about  the  challenges  and  opportunities  they  face  in  their  business,  how  ACORN  might  best  support  their  work,  and  how  they  can  collaborate.  Light  refreshments  served.  RSVP  to  Lindsey@acornvt.org. &KLOGUHQÂśV VQRZĂ€ DNH FHOHEUDWLRQ LQ %ULVWRO  Monday,  Feb.  1,  10:30  a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  &HOHEUDWH 6QRZĂ€ DNH %HQWOH\ÂśV VW ELUWKGD\ DQG KHOS PDNH VQRZĂ€ DNH FXWRXWV )RU IDPLOLHV ZLWK preschool  children;Íž  siblings  welcome.  Info:  453-Â2366  or  lmlkids009@gmail.com. 7ZLVW 2Âś :RRO 6SLQQLQJ *XLOG PHHWLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Thursday,  Feb.  4,  7  p.m.,  49  Wilson  Road.  Program  on  double  knitting.  Attendees  should  bring  DK  or  worsted  yarn  and  appropriate  needles.  Info:  453-Â5960. Â
7KH +HDWK 4XDUWHW LQ FRQFHUW DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH Thursday,  Feb.  4,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Robison  Hall.  This  U.K.-Âbased  quartet  is  spend- ing  Winter  Term  2016  at  Middlebury  College  as  the  ¿ UVW HYHU TXDUWHW LQ UHVLGHQFH 3URJUDP +D\GQÂśV 2S 20  No.  5,  Beethoven’s  Op.  135,  and  Tchaikovsky’s  Quartet  No.  3.  Tickets  $20/$15/$6.  Info:  www.middle- bury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168.
Feb
5
FRIDAY
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ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fundraising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. )$50(56Âś 0$5.(76 Brandon  Farmers’  Market.  Fridays,  mid-ÂMay  through  mid-ÂOctober,  9  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Brandon  Central  Park.  Fresh  produce,  breads,  jams,  honey,  maple  prod- ucts  and  crafts.  Info:  802-Â273-Â2655. Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Summer  hours:  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-Â12:30  p.m.,  outdoors  at  the  Marble  Works,  May-ÂOctober.  Local  produce,  meats,  fresh  breads,  granola,  prepared  foods,  maple  syrup  and  more.  Info:  www.middle- buryfarmersmarket.org  or  on  Facebook. Vergennes  Farmers’  Market.  Thursdays,  3-Â6:30  p.m.,  City  Park.  Rain  or  shine.
The Better Middlebury Partnership will host a “iiĂŒÂˆÂ˜} ĂŒÂœ Â…i>Ă€ > ÂŤĂ€iĂƒiÂ˜ĂŒ>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ vĂ€ÂœÂ“ Ć‚ -1 ÂœvwVˆ>Â?Ăƒ about what it would mean for Middlebury and surrounding towns. Bring your questions! Monday, January 25th at 7:00pm in the Community Room at Ilsley Library. -˜>VÂŽĂƒ >˜` LiĂ›iĂ€>}iĂƒ ÂŤĂ€ÂœĂ›Âˆ`i`°
632576 Co-Âed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-Âup  games  Monday,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-Â2502;Íž  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-Â8103. &/8%6 25*$1,=$7,216 ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-Âin  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-Â6  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-Â7  p.m.  94  Main  6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂż FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF gym.  Teen  drop-Âin  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-Â5  p.m.  Info:  388-Â3910  or  www.addisonteens.com. Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visi- 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-Â2744. 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-Â1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-Â9180. Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center. Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-Â3121. Bristol  Historical  Society.  Third  Thursday,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.,  Bristol. Champlain  Valley  Fiddlers’  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  $3.  Refreshments  available.  /RRNLQJ IRU Âż GGOHUV \RXQJ DQG ROG 2SHQ WR SXEOLF Info:  342-Â0079.  The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK 5:30-Â7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-Â3678  or  www.bristols- katepark.com. LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-Â6  p.m., Â
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Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-Â4249. Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Pat  Morrow,  802-Â462-Â3741. NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-Â7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com. Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;Íž  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon. Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-Â3  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  Thursday,  11:30  a.m.-Â1  S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RIÂż FH EXLOGLQJ RQ ([FKDQJH 6W LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ +HDOWK Department  conference  room.  989-Â8141. Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-Â10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. Samaritan’s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6:45  p.m.,  American  /HJLRQ &OXE DGGUHVV 32 %R[ 9HUJHQQHV 97 ,QIR 3UHVLGHQW Tim  Cowan,  877-Â2382. Vergennes  Rotary  Club.  Tuesday  mornings,  7:15-Â8:30  a.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  School,  2  Church  St.  Breakfast  served  at  7:15  a.m. GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-Â11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury. Citizens  for  Constitutional  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  7-Â9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitu- tions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights. Five-ÂTown  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-Â5:30  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.-Â4  p.m.;Íž  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-Â3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  written  H[DPV FXVWRPHU VHUYLFH DQG URDG WHVWV BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  p.m.  with  HDUO\ ELUGV -DFNSRW )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQHÂż WV YHWHUDQV VFKRODU ships  and  community  programs.  388-Â9311. Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-Â3121. Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-Âups  6:15  p.m.,  regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  complimentary  hot  tea  and  coffee.  Info:  247-Â5709. VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  quickies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-Â9468. FUNDRAISING  SALES %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ %RRN 6DOH 2WWHU &UHHN 5RRP 0DLQ 6W Vergennes.  Starting  April  18,  2015:  Monday-ÂFriday,  2-Â4:30  p.m.  (Thursday,  2-Â6:45  p.m.);Íž  and  Saturday,  10  a.m.-Â2  p.m.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials. Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-Â2:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Room.  Ongoing  sale  in  The  Last  Word  during  library  hours.  Info:  388-Â4095. St.  Peter’s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peter’s.  Open  on  Thursdays  and  Fridays  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m. Two  Brothers  Tavern’s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Monday.  10  percent  of  entire  day’s  proceeds  go  to  designated  charity. DANCE,  MUSIC,  ARTS  &  EDUCATION Bridge  at  Ilsley  in  Middlebury.  Thursdays,  5:30-Â8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Single  players  welcome.  Info:  462-Â3373. Celtic  jam  session  in  East  Middlebury.  Third  Wednesday,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Waybury  Inn.  Open  session  to  play  traditional  Scottish  and  Irish  tunes  on  acoustic  instruments.  All  abilities  welcome.  No  sessions  in  November  or  December  2015. Celtic  jam  session  in  Middlebury.  First  Wednesday,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Come  VZDS 6FRWWLVK ,ULVK DQG &DQDGLDQ Âż GGOH WXQHV 2SHQ WR DOO LQVWUXPHQWV DQG SOD\HUV IDPLOLDU ZLWK &HOWLF VHVVLRQV DQG MDP HWLTXHWWH ,QIR PĂ€ R\G# middlebury.edu  or  203-Â823-Â8669. Chess  and  bridge  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Mondays,  3:30-Â5:30,  Ilsley  Library.  Casual  play  and  gentle  coaching  in  bridge  and  chess.  Chess  club  in  Brandon.  Saturdays,  12:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Library.  All  ages  and  abilities  welcome. Chinese  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Saturdays,  10-Â11  a.m.,  starting  April  14,  2015.  Informal  discussion  in  Mandarin  Chinese  led  by  native  speaker  Yinglei  Zhang.  Info:  388-Â4095. Classical  string  ensemble  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  EastView  at  Middlebury.  Amateur  ensemble  looking  for  violinists.  Info:  388-Â7351. &ROOHJH 6HVVLRQ IRU 6HQLRUV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ (OGHUO\ 6HUYLFHV ([FKDQJH St.  Classes  for  people  over  60  in  basic  computer,  opera,  politics,  history, Â
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international  law  and  more.  Call  388-Â3983  or  e-Âmail  college@elderlyser- vices.org. Computer  lab  open  hours  in  Bristol.  Monday-ÂThursday,  3:30-Â7  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  library.  Free  access  to  the  library’s  electronic  resources,  courtesy  of  e-ÂVermont  funding.  Craft  workshop  in  Forest  Dale.  Tuesday,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  Living  Waters  Assembly  of  God  Church,  Route  53.  Free  workshop  for  knitting,  crocheting,  or  other  crafts.  Coffee  served.  Info:  247-Â3637. &UHDWLYH ZULWLQJ ZRUNVKRS LQ 9HUJHQQHV 7KXUVGD\ S P %L[E\ /LEUDU\ Free.  Librarian  Muir  Haman  guides  participants  through  short-Âform  writing  DQG FUHDWLYH H[HUFLVHV $OO H[SHULHQFH OHYHOV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU PXLU KDPDQ#EL[E\OLEUDU\ RUJ Dancing  in  Middlebury.  Sundays,  6:30-Â7:30  p.m.,  EastView  at  Middlebury.  Come  dance  to  swing,  blues  and  waltz  music.  Wear  clean,  dry,  soft-Âsoled  shoes.  Info:  475-Â2349  or  jscondon@mac.com. 'UDPDWLF ZULWLQJ ZRUNVKRS LQ 9HUJHQQHV 0RQGD\ S P %L[E\ /LEUDU\ Free  workshop  led  by  screenwriter  Jay  Dubberly  in  which  participants  help  each  other  work  on  long-Âform  writing  projects.  Info:  802-Â877-Â2211  or  muir. KDPDQ#EL[E\OLEUDU\ RUJ Drum  Collective.  Group  drumming.  Every  Monday,  10-Â11  a.m.,  111  Maple  St.  in  the  Marble  Works  at  Huard  Studio.  Led  by  local  percussionist  Will  Smith.  Open  to  all.  Info:  www.drumcollective.org. Drum  gathering  in  Bristol.  Last  Friday  of  the  Month,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont.  Info:  453-Â5982  or  www.recycledreadingofvt.com. Duplicate  bridge  at  EastView  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  6:20-Â9  p.m.  Info:  462-Â3373. French  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Saturday  (deuxième  Samedi)  of  the  month,  1  p.m.,  location  varies.  Enjoy  casual  conversation;Íž  all  levels  welcome.  Info:  slater@middlebury.edu. Jam  session  for  teens  in  Middlebury.  Second  and  fourth  Thursdays  of  each  month,  3:30-Â4:30  p.m.,  Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St.  Bring  your  own  instrument  or  borrow  one  of  ours.  To  register,  call  Robin  or  Jutta  at  388-Â3910. Journaling  for  Self-ÂDiscovery  group  in  Lincoln.  Third  Thursday  of  every  month,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Info:  453-Â2665. Knitting  and  Rug  Hooking  in  Brandon.  First  and  third  Wednesdays  of  each  month,  6:30-Â8:30  p.m.  Brandon  Library.  Project  sharing,  idea  gathering  DQG WH[WLOH FDPDUDGHULH Knitting  group  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  247-Â3121. .QLWWLQJ JURXS LQ 9HUJHQQHV 7KLUG 6DWXUGD\ D P S P %L[E\ 0HPRULDO Library.  Informal  assistance  provided.  Arabella  Holzapfel,  443-Â5284  (week- days),  877-Â2172  (evenings)  or  araho@verizon.net. Maiden  Vermont  women’s  barbershop  chorus,  under  the  direction  of  Lindi  Bortney,  is  open  to  women  of  all  ages.  The  group  sings  four-Âpart  a  cappella  music  from  traditional  barbershop  to  doo-Âwop  and  Broadway.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-Â9:15  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  Info:  388-Â1012  or  go  to  www.maidenvermont.com. Meditation  in  Vergennes.  Fridays,  6-Â7  p.m.,  2Wolves  Center.  Walk-Âin  medi- tation.  Cushions  and  chair  provided.  Timer  present.  Free  but  donations  appreciated. Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus.  Mead  Chapel.  Open  to  all  singers  without  auditions.  Conductor  Jeff  Rehbach,  443-Â5811;Íž  manager  Mary  Longey,  236-Â7933. 0RYLH FOXE LQ 9HUJHQQHV )LUVW )ULGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P %L[E\ /LEUDU\ $ Âż OP RI QRWH LV LQWURGXFHG ZDWFKHG DQG GLVFXVVHG )UHH SRSFRUQ )RU LQIR DQG XSFRPLQJ WLWOH RU PXLU KDPDQ#EL[E\OLEUDU\ RUJ Parler  Français  Comme  Des  Vaches  Espagnoles.  Every  Thursday,  7  p.m.  35B  West.  St.  in  Bristol  (above  Paige  &  Campbell).  Conversational  French  for  speakers  of  all  abilities.  Info:  453-Â2285. Round,  line  and  square  dancing  in  Brandon.  Second  Friday,  September  2015-ÂMay  2016,  7-Â10  p.m.,  Neshobe  School.  Info:  247-Â5544. Sacred  Harp  (Shape  Note)  Sing.  Second  Sunday,  1-Â3  p.m.  Middlebury.  All  DJHV DQG OHYHOV RI H[SHULHQFH ZHOFRPH 'HEE\ RU ZZZ IDVROD org. Spanish  conversation  group  in  Brandon.  Every  Saturday,  11  a.m.-Ânoon,  Gourmet  Provence,  37  Center  St.  All  levels  welcome. Teen  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  First  Friday  of  every  month,  6-Â10  p.m.,  Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St. Twist  O’  Wool  Guild.  First  Thursdays,  7  p.m.  American  Legion  on  Wilson  Road. Vermont  Ukulele  Society.  Second  and  fourth  Mondays,  beginners  6:30-Â7  p.m.  regular  session  7-Â9  p.m.  at  Howden  Hall  in  Bristol.  Call  453-Â6411  or  VHH KWWS YWXNHV ZHEV FRP IRU LQIR ([WUD XNXOHOHV IRU EHJLQQHUV :RRO\ %XOO\V Âż EHU HQWKXVLDVWV JURXS )LUVW 7XHVGD\V 2UZHOO )UHH /LEUDU\ Info:  802-Â948-Â2041.
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We  prune  out  branches  of  plants  and  of  human  faults It’s  late  January  —  time  to  start  thinking  I  can’t  help  but  notice  that  tree  pruning  about  pruning  our  fruit  trees.  In  commer- is  a  metaphor  for  my  work  as  an  educa- cial  orchards,  some  of  the  professional  tor  and  parent.  For  over  40  years  I  have  pruners  have  already  begun  this  winter  been  a  pruner  of  children!  I  have  sought  by  chore  of  orchard  maintenance.  They’re  active  interventions  to  shape  beautiful  and  already  strategically  placing  their  ladders,  productive  works  of  living  art. clipping  suckers  and  lopping  limbs,  with  ³6D\ SOHDVH DQG WKDQN \RX ´ Âł+DQJ XS an  eye  for  where  blossoms  and  fruit  will  your  jacket.â€?  “Write  a  nice  thank  you  note  form  next  season  for  the  to  your  Uncle  Mark.â€?  My  best  production. children  would  have  called  As  for  me,  I  prune  our  it  nagging.  I  would  call  it  VHYHQ WUHHV Âż UVW ZLWK DQ pruning  out  the  branches  of  eye  for  beauty  and  second  self-Âcenteredness,  allowing  for  production.  I  do  love  HQHUJ\ WR Ă€ RZ LQWR FRXUWHV\ the  look  of  a  well-Âpruned  and  thoughtfulness. tree,  open  to  the  sun  and  Likewise  in  the  classroom.  air,  well  balanced,  with  “You  can’t  exclude  Simon  DQ DFWLYH Ă€ RZ DQG UK\WKP from  your  game.â€?  “Move  among  the  branches  and  a  over,  please,  and  let  Julia  shape  of  grace  and  integ- into  the  circle.â€?  “Everybody  rity.  A  well-Âpruned  tree  gets  a  turn.â€?  My  students  is  a  work  of  art,  a  living  might  have  called  these  sculpture.  rules.  I  would  call  it  letting  When  I  pass  by  trees  the  sunshine  of  respect  in  to  that  have  never  known  every  student.  the  blessing  of  a  good  Just  as  carefully  placed  pruning,  I  often  make  a  cuts  of  branches  can  avoid  mental  plan  for  how  I  tangles  and  encourage  grace- By Abi Sessions would  tackle  the  tangled  ful  and  productive  develop- mess  of  overlapping  and  ment,  careful  choice  of  words  misplaced  branches.  What  would  the  tree  can  do  the  same  for  children.  Our  words  look  like  if  that  limb  were  gone?  Which  are  powerful  in  teaching  children  what’s  FXW ZRXOG , PDNH Âż UVW" +RZ PXFK ZRXOG important,  where  to  channel  their  energy. 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Easy  as  pie FOR  THE  SAKE  of  charity,  a  number  of  Vergennes  Union  High  School  teachers  and  administrators  agreed  to  take  “pies�  in  the  face  in  the  school  gymnasium  on  Jan.  15.  Students  were  encouraged  to  donate  to  the  John  Graham  Emergency  Homeless  Shelter  by  signing  up  to  toss  whipped  cream  on  foil  plates  into  volunteers’  faces,  an  event  that  VUHS  Principal  and  pie  recipient  Stephanie  Taylor  said  raised  about  $150.  Pictured  is  VUHS  freshman  Chris  Paquin  accurately  completing  his  assignment  for  Spanish  and  Community  Based  Learning  teacher  Kristine  Kirkaldy.  Other  teacher/administration  volunteers  were  Jay  Stetzel,  Peter  Maneen,  Sarah  Thompson,  Nancy  Ambrose,  Janet  Kepes,  Becky  Dowdy,  Chris  Wyckoff,  Sandy  Chicoine  and  Isabel  Caldwell. Photos  courtesy  of  Stephanie  Taylor  and  Kristine  Kirkaldy
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Symposium eyes ‘sense of self’ as  do  the  students.  And  perhaps  as  a  result,  they  learn  less. “Our  hope  is  that  the  symposium  will  encourage  students  to  slow  MIDDLEBURY  —  A  sympo- down  a  little  and  decide  what  mat- sium  at  Middlebury  College  will  ters  to  them.  Social  entrepreneur- explore  why  those  who  are  the  ship  is  just  one  way  to  help  them  most  effective  at  seeking  positive  do  that,â€?  added  Isham.  change  in  our  society  often  have  The  symposium  will  kick  off  on  a  strong  sense  of  self.  The  event,  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  at  7:30  p.m.  “On  Leading  a  Life  of  Meaning  when  MacCormack  joins  Middle- and  Purpose,â€?  is  the  Middlebury  bury  President  Laurie  Patton  in  a  Center  for  Social  Entrepreneur- conversation,  “Social  Engagement  VKLSÂśV &6( ÂżIWK and  a  Life  of  Meaning,â€?  annual  symposium,  “Our hope is in  Mead  Chapel.  Mac- which  will  take  place  Cormack  is  currently  Jan.  27-Â29.  Cheryl  that the sym- a  fellow  at  Harvard  Dorsey,  a  pioneer  in  the  posium will University’s  Advanced  social  entrepreneurship  encourage Leadership  Initiative.  movement  and  presi- He  served  as  executive  students to GHQW RI QRQSURÂżW (FKR- in  residence  at  Middle- ing  Green,  and  Charles  slow down bury  from  2012  through  MacCormack  ’63,  for- a little and 2015.  He  was  president  mer  president  of  Save  decide what of  Save  the  Children,  the  Children,  will  join  the  world’s  leading  in- Middlebury  Presi- matters to GHSHQGHQW QRQSURÂżW dent  Laurie  Patton  for  them. Social organization  serving  separate  keynote  con- entreprechildren  in  need,  from  versations  during  the  neurship is 1993  to  2011. symposium.  Dorsey  The  following  eve- and  MacCormack  will  just one way ning,  on  Thursday,  each  receive  one  of  the  to help them Jan.  28,  at  7:30  p.m.,  center’s  2016  Vision  do that.â€? Dorsey  and  Patton  will  Awards  as  well.  — John Isham engage  in  a  discussion,  “Since  the  fall,  we’ve  “Unleashing  Next  Gen- had  discussions  at  Mid- eration  Talent  in  Social  dlebury  about  creating  opportuni- Innovation,â€?  in  the  McCullough  WLHV IRU VWXGHQWV WR UHĂ€HFW PRUH RQ Student  Center.  As  president  of  what  they  learn,â€?  said  Jon  Isham,  Echoing  Green,  Dorsey  leads  the  director  of  the  CSE  and  professor  organization’s  global  effort  to  sup- of  economics.  “With  the  ‘Slow  port  the  next  generation  as  it  works  Food’  movement  in  mind,  it’s  time  to  solve  world  problems  ranging  to  create  ‘Slow  Learning.’  Too  of- from  hunger  to  lack  of  adequate  ten  we  rush,  we  assign  more,  we  healthcare  and  education.  As  an  expect  more,  and  we  pursue  more,  Echoing  Green  Fellow  herself  in Â
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Scholar discusses Shakespeare in the USA MIDDLEBURY  —  Columbia  Museum  of  Art  Shakespeare’s  First  University  professor  James  Shapiro  )ROLR ,W LV WKH ÂżUVW FROOHFWHG HGLWLRQ will  explore  the  history  of  Shake- of  Shakespeare’s  plays  and  is  cur- speare  in  America  in  a  talk  at  Mid- rently  on  a  national  tour. dlebury  College’s  Mah- Shapiro  is  the  Larry  aney  Center  for  the  Arts  Shakespeare Miller  Professor  of  Eng- Concert  Hall  on  Wednes- has been a lish  at  Columbia  Univer- day,  Feb.  3,  at  7  p.m.  sity,  where  he  has  taught  His  talk,  “Shakespeare  prism through since  1985.  His  books  in  America,â€?  is  part  of  which crucial include  “Shakespeare  the  Vermont  Humanities  American and  the  Jewsâ€?  (1996),  Council’s  First  Wednes- issues — “1599:  A  Year  in  the  Life  days  lecture  series  and  is  revolution, of  William  Shakespeareâ€?  free  and  open  to  the  pub- “Contested  Willâ€?  slavery, war, (2005),  lic. (2010),  the  anthology  Shakespeare  has  been  social justice “Shakespeare  in  Amer- a  prism  through  which  — have been icaâ€?  (2014),  and  “The  crucial  American  issues  refracted and Year  of  Lear:  Shake- —  revolution,  slavery,  understood. speare  in  1606â€?  (2015).  war,  social  justice  —  He  has  also  co-Âauthored  have  been  refracted  and  and  presented  two  BBC  understood.  Drawing  upon  his  recent  documentaries:  “Shakespeare:  The  anthology  of  writings,  Shapiro  will  King’s  Manâ€?  and  “The  Mysterious  explore  how  the  history  of  Shake- Mr.  Webster.â€?  He  serves  on  the  board  speare  in  America  is  also  the  history  of  directors  of  the  Royal  Shakespeare  of  America  itself. Company,  the  board  of  governors  of  The  talk  is  presented  with  Middle- the  Folger  Shakespeare  Library,  is  bury  College,  which  throughout  Feb- Shakespeare  Scholar  in  Residence  ruary  will  have  on  display  at  their  at  New  York’s  Public  Theater,  and Â
has  been  inducted  into  the  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences. ABOUT  FIRST  WEDNESDAYS The  Vermont  Humanities  Coun- cil’s  First  Wednesdays  series  is  KHOG RQ WKH ÂżUVW :HGQHVGD\ RI HY- ery  month  from  October  through  May  in  nine  communities  state- wide,  featuring  speakers  of  nation- al  and  regional  renown.  Talks  in  Middlebury  are  held  at  Ilsley  Pub- lic  Library  unless  otherwise  noted.  All  First  Wednesdays  talks  are  free  and  open  to  the  public. Upcoming  talks  in  Middlebury  include  “Building  Monticelloâ€?  with  Dartmouth  College  senior  lecturer  Marlene  Heck  on  March  2;Íž  “The  Legacy  of  Rachel  Carsonâ€?  with  Dartmouth  professor  Nancy  Jay  Crumbine  on  April  6;Íž  and  “Robert  Frost  in  the  Worldâ€?  with  Frost  bi- ographer  Jay  Parini  on  May  4. For  more  information,  contact  the  Ilsley  Public  Library  at  802- 388-Â4095  or  the  Vermont  Humani- ties  Council  at  802-Â262-Â2626  or  The  Hateful  Eight;Íž  Running  time:  a  criminal  to  Red  Rock  to  be  tried  info@vermonthumanities.org,  or  and  hanged  for  murder.  The  killer  is  2:47;Íž  Rating:  R visit  www.vermonthumanities.org. Quentin  Tarantino  did  one  thing  the  infamous  Daisy  Domergue  (Jen- right  in  his  latest  movie;Íž  he  nailed  nifer  Jason  Leigh)  and  Mr.  Ruth  has  the  title:  “The  Hateful  Eight.â€?  And  her  handcuffed  to  his  arm  to  prevent  Have a news tip? her  escape.  Bringing  her  in  you  will  be  stuck  with  all  Call Kathy Mikkelsen at 453-4014 will  net  him  $10,000. of  them  in  a  blood-Âsoaked  Things  change  when  the  barn  for  2  hours  and  47  NEWS storm  ravaged  stagecoach  minutes.  Tarantino’s  mov- LINCOLN  —  Welcome  to  winter.  person,  long  distance  or  close  by.  By  has  spent  many,  many  hours  in  the  ies  usually  contain  a  few  re- is  stopped  by  another  Are  the  birds  and  squirrels  chowing  sharing  with  each  other,  the  caregiv- woods  hunting  over  the  years.  During  deeming  features.  Just  two  bounty  hunter,  Union  of- down  at  your  feeders  and  suet  like  HUV RIWHQ ÂżQG ZD\V WR FDUH IRU WKHP- this  time  he  has  seen  sights  that  few  here,  and  they  are  dwarfed  ¿FHU :DUUHQ 6DPXHO / eyes  have  seen.  He  has  captured  these  they  are  at  mine?  It’s  fun  to  try  to  selves,  too. Jackson)  who  talks  his  by  the  problems.  But  to  be  identify  all  the  different  tracks  in  the  The  monthly  Book  Discussion  with  his  camera  and  will  share  them  fair,  let’s  start  at  the  begin- way  on  board  for  the  ride  little  bit  of  snow  we  have  when  I  take  Group  will  be  meeting  on  Wednes- will  all  who  are  interested.  There  will  ning  as  if  we  know  nothing  to  Red  Rock.  Five  minutes  my  dog  for  his  walk.  His  nose  is  very  day,  Jan.  27,  at  7  p.m.  They  will  be  also  be  refreshments  served. LQWR WKH ÂżOP ZH DUH LQ WKH about  the  awful  unfolding.  The  library  was  delighted  with  the  busy  with  his  own  forms  of  identify- discussing  the  book  “The  Warmth  of  company  of  two  rough  In  post-ÂCivil  War  Wyo- UHVSRQVH WR WKHLU ÂżUVW SURJUDP LQ WKH ing  all  the  smells. Other  Sunsâ€?  by  Isabel  Wilkerson.  men  and  an  unrepentant  ming  the  West  is  being  Your  Lincoln  Library  Caregiver  Come  see  the  photo  slideshow  fall  series  “Things  Come  Apart:  A  settled  and  a  blizzard  is  murderer  with  a  black  By Joan Ellis Group  will  meet  on  Friday,  Jan.  22,  “Special  Treasures  of  the  Woodsâ€?  on  Maker  Program.â€?  They  had  27  chil- sweeping  the  landscape.  eye,  bloodied  cheeks  and  a  from  1-Â2  p.m.  This  support  group  is  Wednesday,  Jan.  27,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  li- dren  and  19  adults.  While  this  is  won- A  tiny  speck  appears  in  sharp  tongue. for  anyone  who  is  caring  for  another  brary.  Lincoln  resident  Bob  Patterson  derful,  there  were  some  drawbacks,  the  distance.  It  is  a  black  stagecoach  They  decide  to  seek  refuge  at  such  as  space  and  supervision. pulled  by  teams  of  black  and  white  Minnie’s  Haberdashery,  a  barn  of  a  Please  sign  your  child  or  children  horses  —  a  glorious  sight  against  place  known  for  its  woodstove  and  up  now  if  you  are  interested  in  attend- the  vast  whiteness  of  the  windswept  food.  It  is  here  that  we  begin  to  en- Merchants Row ing  the  next  workshop,  which  will  snow.  The  opening  minutes  —  all  set  dure  the  introduction,  one  by  one,  be  held  in  early  February.  Include  Middlebury, VT to  Ennio  Morricone’s  grand  score  —  of  stragglers  from  the  storm.  We  the  ages  of  the  children  so  organiz- Tickets: are  breathtaking.  Who,  we  wonder,  meet  Chris  Mannix  (Walton  Gog- ers  may  plan  accordingly.  You  may  gins),  Joe  Gage  (Michael  Madsen),  would  be  out  in  that  storm? 802-382-9222 call  the  library  at  453-ÂBOOK(2665)  He  who  dares  is  John  Ruth  (Kurt  and,  already  there,  angry  old  general  www.townhalltheater.org or  email  Debi  at  lincolnlibraryvt@ Russell),  a  bounty  hunter  bringing  (Bruce  Dern)  who  is  looking  for  his  gmail.com.  Thanks  so  much  for  your  Thu 1/28 & Fri 1/29 8pm; Sun 1/31 2pm; Mon 2/1 8pm $6-$16 help  with  this. Debi  is  working  with  Bob  Lang  and  Middlebury College and Town Hall Theater Present Mark  Mulqueen  to  determine  a  date.  “Yes,  Virginia,  there  is  a  Santa  The  Vermont  Department  They  are  in  need  of  items  to  take  apart  for  Children  and  Families  such  as  VCRs,  pencil  sharpeners,  old  Claus.  In  fact,  there  are  several  The scintillating musical of crime, sex and media. and  they  live  in  Addison  County.â€? in  Middlebury  would  like  to  phones,  remote  controls,  etc.
1992,  she  helped  launch  The  Fam- ily  Van,  a  community-Âbased  mo- bile  health  unit  in  Boston.  Dorsey  EHFDPH WKH ÂżUVW (FKRLQJ *UHHQ Fellow  to  head  the  social-Âventure  fund  in  2002. Since  2009,  she  has  served  as  vice  chair  for  the  President’s  Com- mission  on  White  House  Fellow- ships.  Dorsey  earned  a  medical  de- gree  from  Harvard  Medical  School  and  a  master’s  in  public  policy  from  Harvard  Kennedy  School.  Prior  to  Dorsey’s  discussion  on  Thursday,  Tracy  Himmel  Isham  of  Middlebury’s  Center  for  Ca- reers  and  Internships  will  lead  workshops  using  Echoing  Green’s  “Work  on  Purposeâ€?  curriculum.  The  activities  are  designed  to  help  students  and  other  participants  identify  the  issues  they  care  most  about  and  think  boldly  about  their  tactics.  2Q WKH V\PSRVLXPÂśV ÂżQDO GD\ Friday,  Jan.  29,  participants  will  engage  in  interactive  discussions  with  faculty,  staff  and  students  on  the  topics  of  mindfulness  and  cur- rent  global  challenges.  Students  who  have  already  pursued  work  on  social  issues  with  the  help  of  fel- lowships  and  internships  available  through  Middlebury  will  speak  about  their  experiences.  The  sym- posium  will  wrap  up  with  a  design  thinking  session  led  by  all  partici- pants.  All  symposium  events  are  free  and  open  to  the  public.  For  a  full  schedule  and  more  information,  visit  http://mcse.middlebury.edu/ event/symposium/  or  contact  Mus- tafa  Babak  at  mbabak@middle- bury.edu  at  802-Â443-Â3285. Â
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son.  The  hateful  eight  are  assembled. We  suffer  close-Âups  of  heads  ex- SORGLQJ DV EORRG DQG LQQDUGV Ă€RRG the  air  while  violent  beatings  leave  victims  just  this  side  of  dead.  Even  worse,  if  that’s  possible,  only  Dai- sy  and  Samuel  L.  Jackson’s  Major  spark  our  interest.  The  rest  are  rot- ten,  dull  thugs  who  are  verbally  and  physically  violent  while  yelling  ludi- crously  in  modern  slang. When  we  learn  that  no  one  is  who  he  says  he  is,  that  mystery  fails  to  stir  us  because  the  alternate  identi- ties  are  as  densely  uninteresting  as  the  initial  ones.  But  hearken!  The  one  exception  to  these  discouraging  generalizations  is  a  crackerjack  per- formance  by  Jennifer  Jason  Leigh  who  endures  the  entire  167  minutes  handcuffed  and  bloody  while  spit- ting  out  her  own  venomous  insults.  Who  is  this  nasty,  brave,  nutcase?  In  this  movie,  she  is  the  only  character  who  tweaks  our  curiosity.  Certainly  her  creation  of  Daisy  Domergue  will  stand  as  a  classic  of  Hollywood  vil- lainy. Leigh  and  the  blizzard  are  Taranti- no’s  redeeming  features  here,  though  neither  is  enough  to  save  this  movie.
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PAGE  14A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  21,  2016
New  Otter  Valley  district  gets  new  board By  LEE  KAHRS BRANDON  —  Voters  in  all  eight  Rutland  Northeast  towns  on  Tuesday  not  only  approved  the  proposed  VFKRRO JRYHUQDQFH XQLÂżFDWLRQ SODQV they  also  voted  for  candidates  to  create  one,  13-Âmember  Otter  Valley  8QLÂżHG 8QLRQ 6FKRRO %RDUG DQG D four-Âmember  Barstow  District  Board  to  oversee  the  new  school  districts.  While  the  number  of  board  representatives  a  town  receives  is  based  on  population,  there  are  also  four  “at-Âlargeâ€?  board  seats  weighted  equally  to  the  town  seats. Residents  in  every  town  voted  on  each  of  the  board  seats. The  new  OVUU  Board  will  be  a  13-Âmember  board  broken  down  as  follows: ‡ 2QH PHPEHU HDFK IURP *RVKHQ Leicester,  Whiting  and  Sudbury. ‡ 7ZR PHPEHUV IURP 3LWWVIRUG ‡ 7KUHH PHPEHUV IURP %UDQGRQ ‡ )RXU DW ODUJH PHPEHUV IURP any  of  the  six  towns. 7KH %DUVWRZ 8QLÂżHG 8QLRQ School  District  Board  would  be  a Â
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GOSHEN David  Bishop  (two  years) 7KH QHZ %DUVWRZ 8QLÂżHG 6FKRRO Board  is  comprised  of: MENDON Erica  McLaughlin  (three  years) Michelle  Erickson  (at-Âlarge) CHITTENDEN Debra  Singiser  (three  years) Kathleen  Cunningham  (at-Âlarge) In  district-Âwide  voting,  Markowski  got  the  most  votes  overall,  621. There  were  only  two  head-Âto  head  races  decided  on  Tuesday.  For  a  three-Âyear  term  as  a  Brandon  representative  on  the  board,  Kenyon  outpolled  Michael  Lufkin,  408-Â234.  In  the  race  for  a  three-Âyear  at-Âlarge  term,  Kokinis  (313)  defeated  Tierney  O’Meara  (228). The  new  boards  will  convene  in  the  near  future  to  lay  out  the  plan  going  forward,  said  Superintendent  Jeanne  Collins.  There  is  much  work  to  be  done  regarding  an  overarching  budget  that  will  be  presented  to  voters  on  Town  Meeting  Day  in  March.
OVUU  district (Continued  from  Page  1A) she  was  surprised  by  the  strong  endorsement  by  voters.  There  was  a  78  percent  overall  approval  rate  for  voters  from  six  towns  on  the  OVUU  question,  and  98  percent  approval  from  voters  in  Chittenden  and  Mendon  on  the  Barstow  ques- tion. “I  had  hoped  that  every  town  would  approve  proposal,â€?  she  said.  “But  I  was  surprised  by  the  over- whelming  approval.  The  school  boards  and  the  Act  46  Study  Com- mittee  did  an  excellent  job  relaying  the  information  to  the  communi- ties.â€? The  breakdown  of  the  vote  re- sults  by  town  is  as  follows: BRANDON:  Yes-  269,  No-  87 GOSHEN:  Yes-  30,  No-  9 LEICESTER:  Yes-  59,  No-  12 PITTSFORD:  Yes-  156,  No-  39 SUDBURY:  Yes-  72,  No-  21 WHITING:  Yes-  51,  No-  16 CHITTENDEN:  Yes-  226,  No-  2 MENDON:  Yes-  121,  No-  4 While  the  goal  of  the  law  is  to  FUHDWH HIÂżFLHQFLHV LQ VHUYLFHV DQG spending  across  districts,  that  has  already  happened  in  RNeSU.  For Â
several  years,  RNeSU  has  been  a  model  to  other  SUs  having  already  consolidated  transportation,  food  service,  administration,  curriculum  and  special  education  across  the  existing  school  districts. Some  local  taxpayers  will  see  a  lower  tax  rate,  but  not  all.  Districts  that  consolidate  and  are  voter-Âap- proved  by  2017  will  see  8  cents  off  WKH ORFDO VFKRRO WD[ WKH ÂżUVW \HDU cents  off  the  second  year,  4  cents  off  the  third  year,  and  2  cents  off  WKH IRXUWK DQG ÂżQDO \HDU Brandon  will  use  that  8  cent  cut  to  break  even  on  the  town  tax  rate  in  the  coming  tax  year.  Taxpayers  in  Sudbury,  Leicester  and  Whiting  may  see  a  much-Âneeded  drop  in  the  local  tax  rate. The  approved  districts  will  also  continue  to  receive  annual  $200,000  Small  School  grants  until  2020,  as  well  as  $130,000  in  state  merger  funding. Once  the  boards  are  set  (voters  also  cast  votes  for  school  board  candidates,  see  story  on  Page  15)  and  the  budgets  are  approved,  el- ementary  school  students  through- out  the  new  OVUU  district  could Â
have  school  choice,  which  would  increase  student  population  at  the  smaller  schools  like  Sudbury,  Whiting  and  Leicester.  If  any  of  those  schools  continue  to  see  a  drop  in  enrollment,  in  four  years  the  OVUU  Board,  not  the  state,  could  vote  to  close  the  school  with  a  two-Âthirds  majority  vote. Collins  has  said  she  also  sees  the  merger  as  a  chance  to  level  the  SOD\LQJ ÂżHOG ZLWK VWXGHQWV LQ WKH district’s  smaller  schools.  The  new  district  opens  up  the  opportunity  to  create  specialized  elementary  schools,  or  magnet  schools,  where  each  school  offers  a  unique  disci- pline,  be  it  science,  math,  technol- ogy,  languages,  the  arts,  or  some  FRQÂżJXUDWLRQ RI WKRVH DUHDV “I  think  this  plan  opens  up  a  lot  of  opportunities  for  our  students  to  have  choice,â€?  Collins  said.  “We  can  have  equity  across  the  board  for  all  students.â€? She  cited  a  sign  made  by  students  that  she  saw  outside  the  Chittenden  7RZQ 2IÂżFH RQ YRWLQJ GD\ “It  said,  ‘Vote  Yes  so  all  students  can  unlock  their  potential,’â€?  Col- lins  said.  “That  about  sums  it  up.â€?
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Mt.  Abe  budget (Continued  from  Page  1A) day  evening. “Ultimately  it’s  about  how  do  you  maintain  programs  for  kids.  How  do  you  make  sure  that  your  offerings  for  students  provide  what  they  need  to  be  able  to  get  into  whatever  the  next  level  of  education  is,  whether  it’s  university,  technical  training,  whatever,â€?  he  con- tinued.  “We’ve  been  able  to  not  touch  extracurricular  activities,  which  is  very  important.â€? ACT  46  THRESHOLD One  of  the  challenges  for  the  school  LQ ÂżJXULQJ WKLV \HDUÂśV 0RXQW $EH EXG- get,  as  for  all  schools  around  the  state,  was  staying  within  the  tight  spending  guidelines  set  by  Act  46,  which  was  enacted  last  spring. For  Mount  Abe,  the  state  set  an  “allowable  percentage  increaseâ€?  in  spending  of  1.35  percent.  For  every  dollar  budget  over  that  threshold  the  state  would  impose  an  extra  dollar  of  property  taxes.  Like  many  schools,  Mount  Abe  was  doubly  challenged  because  the  spend- ing  guideline  was  based  on  spending  per  “equalizedâ€?  pupil  (when  the  state  counts  students  at  a  school  it  weights  them  based  on  special  needs  and  many  other  criteria  to  create  an  “equalized  pupilâ€?  count). Administrators  project  that  Mount  Abe  will  see  a  drop  in  “equalizedâ€?  pu- pils  from  this  year’s  795.41  to  742.01  next  year.  (Actual  enrollment  in  2014- 2015  was  711  students;Íž  enrollment  for  the  2015-Â2016  school  year  is  659  stu- dents.) Spending  per  equalized  pupil  for  the  2015-Â2016  school  year  is  $15,480  at  Mount  Abe;Íž  the  proposed  budget  would  nudge  spending  to  $15,610  per  equalized  pupil  for  2016-Â2017  —  an  increase  of  about  1  percent. Although  the  Legislature  is  debating  eliminating  or  easing  the  threshold,  it  has  not  agreed  on  a  plan  of  action.  And  Vilaseca  explained  to  the  board  that  he  thought  it  was  important  to  arrive  at  a  budget  under  the  Act  46  1.35  percent  threshold  to  allow  the  district  some  wiggle  room  in  case  there  are  further  changes  from  either  the  Legislature  or  from  the  Agency  of  Education. Just  last  Friday,  Vilaseca  said,  the  $JHQF\ RI (GXFDWLRQ QRWLÂżHG VFKRROV that  its  calculation  of  allowable  spend- ing  didn’t  match  the  Legislature’s  interpretation  of  the  law.  For  Mount  Abe,  though,  the  agency’s  last  minute  calculations  didn’t  really  change  the Â
ÂżQDO QXPEHU DFFRUGLQJ WR $GGLVRQ Northeast  Supervisory  Union  Chief  )LQDQFLDO 2IÂżFHU +RZDUG 0DQVÂżHOG LITTLE  BY  LITTLE  Vilaseca  credited  much  of  the  hard  work  of  crafting  the  budget  to  Man- VÂżHOG 0RXQW $EH ,QWHULP 3ULQFLSDO Carol  Fenimore  and  others  on  the  ad- ministrative  team,  who  painstakingly  ZHQW RYHU WKH VSHQGLQJ SODQ WR ÂżQG ways  to  shave  small  savings  across  multiple  line  items. As  Vilaseca  moved  through  the  proposed  budget  with  the  MAUHS  school  board,  he  repeatedly  pointed  out  individual  areas  where  the  budget  team  had  achieved  small  savings  from  hundreds  to  thousands  of  dollars.  A  glance  at  individual  line  items  shows  repeated  small  savings,  from  a  $6  de- crease  in  costs  for  English  Department  audiovisual  materials  to  an  $82,884  re- duction  in  Industrial  Arts  spending  that  resulted  from  a  voluntary  reduction  of  a  0.63  full-Âtime-Âequivalent  position  on  the  part  of  an  instructor. Another  huge  help  in  budgeting,  and  one  not  easily  repeated,  is  a  $333,963  surplus  carried  over  from  previous  budgets. Also  helping  to  keep  the  proposed  budget  under  the  Act  46  threshold  and  prevent  staff  or  programming  cuts,  the  FHQWUDO RIÂżFH GUDPDWLFDOO\ GHFUHDVHG its  own  budget  by  over  $200,000,  Vilaseca  said. Important  to  those  crafting  the  bud- get,  said  Vilaseca,  was  maintaining  the  current  level  of  academic  and  extracur- ricular  programming. “Maintaining  programming  is  what’s  most  important,â€?  he  said.  “That’s  the  number-Âone  priority,  and  I  think  we  were  able  to  do  that.â€? An  example  of  one  small  move  to  accomplish  this  includes  reassigning  some  teachers  from  an  11th-Âgrade  study  hall  to  other  academic  classes.  “That  is  one  of  those  ways  that  work- LQJ WRJHWKHU ZH ZHUH DEOH WR ÂżJXUH RXW how  can  we  increase  opportunities  for  kids  without  costing  us  any  more  mon- ey  and  not  reducing  staff,  which  you  guys  did  last  year,â€?  Vilaseca  said.  “You  took  some  hits  here  last  year.â€? Although  overall  enrollment  is  pro- jected  to  go  down,  Vilaseca  said  mid- dle  school  enrollment  is  expected  to  increase  by  around  48  students. Among  the  few  new  expenditures  the  budget  includes  is  $13,533  for  new  math  textbooks  to  bring  Mount  Abe’s  math  program  further  in  line  with  the Â
BRISTOL  —  Addison  North- HDVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ RIÂż- FLDOV QRWLÂżHG WKH Independent  on  Wednesday  that  the  Mount  Abra- ham  Union  High  School  Board  will  likely  need  to  revote  the  re- cently  adopted  2016-Â2017  spend- ing  plan  at  a  later  meeting  to  for- mally  approve  it. This  revote  results  from  yet  another  snag  in  interpreting  Act  46,  not  from  any  actual  change  in  the  spending  plan.  There  has  been  confusion  statewide  as  to  whether  or  not  Act  46  requires  state  funds  for  technical  centers  to  be  part  of  WKH RIÂżFLDOO\ ZDUQHG VFKRRO EXG- gets,  said  ANeSU  Interim  Super- intendent  Armando  Vilaseca. &RQVHTXHQWO\ WKH VSHQGLQJ ÂżJ- ure  that  the  school  board  OK’d  at  its  Jan.  19  meeting  —  $13,141,695  —  did  not  include  the  $248,219  in  state  funds  for  Patricia  A.  Han- naford  Career  Center.  Wednesday  morning,  administrators  learned  IURP WKH VWDWH WKDW WKH RIÂżFLDO budget  going  to  voters  did  indeed  need  to  include  this  amount,  and  VR WKH RIÂżFLDO EXGJHW ZDUQLQJ ZDV corrected  to  $13,389,914  at  press  time. —  Gaen  Murphree Common  Core  standards.  Vilaseca  emphasized  the  “bare  bonesâ€?  nature  of  this  year’s  budget  and  said  it  was  important  to  be  look- ing  ahead  to  needed  maintenance  on  the  building.  The  proposed  budget  includes  badly  needed  repairs  to  the  ORFNHU URRPV DQG J\P Ă€RRU )HQLPRUH noted.  But  Vilaseca  said  that,  given  the  age  of  the  building  and  the  overall  need  for  a  variety  of  repairs,  the  com- munity  will  want  to  be  thinking  ahead  to  maintain  the  facility. “The  good  news,â€?  Vilaseca  in- formed  the  MAUHS  board,  “is  that  WKLV EXGJHW UHĂ€HFWV D EXGJHW WKDW VWD\V below  the  1.35  perfect  threshold  that  was  given  to  us  by  the  state.  That’s  a  good  thing.  Another  good  thing   is  that  we’re  able  to  provide  the  same  level  of  programs  for  kids  next  year  as  we’re  providing  this  year,  which  to  me  is  huge,  making  sure  that  program-Âwise  we’re  moving  forward.  And  we’re  not  having  to  reduce  any  staff.   We  have  the  same  staff,  and  we  have  a  growing   middle  school  even  though  our  overall  population  at  the  school  has  declined.â€?
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Brandon  State  Rep.  Steve  Carr  cited  for  DUI By  LEE  J.  KAHRS BERLIN  —  State  Rep.  Steve  Carr,  D- Brandon,  was  cited  for  suspicion  of  driv- LQJ XQGHU WKH LQÀXHQFH ODVW ZHHN LQ WKH town  of  Berlin  after  being  stopped  by  lo- cal  police. According  to  a  press  release  issued  by  the  Berlin  Police  Department,  Carr,  66,  was  pulled  over  on  Thursday,  Jan.  14,  at  S P DIWHU FRPPLWWLQJ ³PXOWLSOH WUDI¿F infractions�  while  driving  along  Route  62  in  Berlin. 7KH RI¿FHU ZKR VWRSSHG &DUU VDLG KH SHUIRUPHG ¿HOG VREULHW\ WHVWV RQ &DUU DQG
then  took  Carr  in  to  custody  and  cited  him  to  answer  the  DUI  charge  in  Washing- ton  Superior  Court,  criminal  division,  in  Barre  on  Feb.  4. 7KH UHVXOWV RI WKH ÂżHOG VREULHW\ WHVWV were  not  released.  Reached  via  email  Tuesday  night,  Carr  said  he  could  not  comment  on  the  case  at  this  time.  Carr  was  also  asked  if  he  had  a  message  for  his  constituents. “I  would  like  the  voters  to  know  that  my  work  on  their  behalf  will  not  be  af- fected,â€?  Carr  replied. Carr  serves  the  towns  of  Brandon,  Pitts-Â
ford  and  Sudbury,  along  with  Rep.  Butch  Shaw,  R-ÂPittsford.  Carr  was  elected  in  November  2012  after  redistricting  made  Brandon  a  two-Ârepresentative  district  and  combined  it  with  Pittsford  and  Sudbury.  Carr,  who  tallied  1,986  votes  in  that  race,  beat  challenger  Seth  Hopkins,  who  had  1,185  votes.  Carr  serves  on  the  House  Committee  on  Commerce  and  Economic  Develop- ment.  He  lives  in  Brandon  and  works  as  a  ¿QDQFLDO DGYLVRU DQG VPDOO EXVLQHVV FRQ- sultant.  He  previously  served  on  both  the  Brandon  selectboard  and  Zoning  Board.
Merkel,  also  present,  said  if  the  select- board  awarded  his  department  a  one-Âyear  contract  that  during  its  hours  of  service  it  ZRXOG EH WKH ÂżUVW UHVSRQGHU DQG UHJDUG- less  of  the  decision  would  continue  to  re- spond  on  behalf  of  VSP  if  troopers  were  tied  up  elsewhere. “If  you’re  talking  law  enforcement  service  and  we’re  on  duty,  we’re  taking  the  call,â€?  Merkel  said.  “If  we’re  off  duty  and  we’re  needed,  we’re  going  to  go.â€? Money  could  be  a  factor  in  the  board’s  decision.  The  selectboard  will  make  its  EXGJHW SURSRVDO ÂżQDO RQ Thursday  at  5  p.m.  Its  draft  called  for  cutting  the  line  item  for  law  enforcement  from  $25,000  a  year  to  $20,000.  The  town  is  currently  spending  much  less  than  that  after  cutting  the  sheriff’s  de- partment’s  hours  in  Ferrisburgh  to  three  a  week.  The  board  will  be  deciding  between  spending  $48.10  an  hour  without  mile- age  for  city  police  service,  or  $27  an  hour  plus  mileage  for  the  sheriff’s  de- partment.  Including  mileage  charges,  the  sher- iff’s  department’s  bills  to  Ferrisburgh  under  the  previous  contract  —  $25  per  hour  plus  mileage  —  translate  to  be- tween  $32  and  $35  per  hour.  Regardless  of  whether  city  police  or  VKHULIIÂśV GHSXWLHV ZULWH WUDIÂżF WLFNHWV RQ town  roads,  most  of  the  revenue  is  re- turned  to  the  town.  Board  members  said  about  18  months  ago  they  cut  back  the  sheriff’s  depart- ment  from  about  10  hours  a  week  to  the  current  three.  At  their  previous  meeting  with  Keeler,  they  also  said  there  had  been  in  the  past  concerns  with  the  de- partment’s  performance,  but  they  agreed  work  had  improved  under  his  leadership.  Gutowski  said  at  an  earlier  meeting  the  decision  would  not  be  something  the  ERDUG ZRXOG PDNH SXUHO\ LQ D ³¿QDQFLDO
mode,â€?  but  quality  and  nature  of  services  would  factor  into  the  choice. Warden  said  at  the  same  meeting  there  could  be  some  basis  for  increasing  cov- erage:  In  2014  Ferrisburgh  generated  72  criminal  cases  and  438  other  less  serious  incidents. CITIZENS  WEIGH  IN Comments  at  board  meetings  have  supported  both  agencies.  On  Tuesday,  some  residents  just  wanted  more  law  enforcement  presence,  both  on  the  roads  and  for  home  protection.  Robert  Peisch  said  he  would  like  to  VHH PRUH WUDIÂżF HQIRUFHPHQW Âł7KH ELJ thing  I  see  is  crazy  driving.â€? Marsha  Hoffman  said  more  patrols,  even  at  night,  might  prevent  burglaries:  “I  want  to  know  someone  does  come  by  the  neighborhoods.â€? Bob  Jenkins  and  George  Gardner  said  the  board  might  want  to  consider  in  the  long-Âterm  a  more  dramatic  increase  in  the  hours,  with  Gardner  suggesting  40  hours  and  Jenkins  citing  35  hours. “If  you  want  real  police  work,  you’re  going  to  have  to  pay  for  it,â€?  Jenkins  said. Others  pointed  to  city  police,  includ- ing  Liz  Markowski,  who  did  praise  the  sheriff’s  department  as  well:  “I  lean  toward  the  Vergennes  police.  They  can  respond  easily.â€? Bob  McNary  said  the  Vergennes  po- lice  have  more  direct  experience  deal- ing  with  drug  investigations  and  serious  gang-Ârelated  crime. “The  Vergennes  Police  Department  has  been  aggressively  confronting  this  type  of  activity,â€?  McNary  said.  “The  Vergennes  Police  Department  has  the  personnel,  the  training  and  the  geo- graphic  location  ‌  to  provide  us  with  the  best  service.â€? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  an- dyk@addisonindependent.com.
Ferrisburgh  (Continued  from  Page  1A) those  who  spoke  leaning  toward  city  po- lice.  Selectboard  Chairman  Steve  Gutows- ki  said  that  sentiment  around  Ferrisburgh  was  “pretty  much  cut  down  the  middle.â€?  He  announced  the  vote  would  be  delayed  because  board  member  Red  Muir  could  not  attend  Tuesday’s  meeting. In  December,  board  members  re- ceived  a  detailed  proposal  from  Merkel,  who  touted  his  department’s  existing  service  to  Ferrisburgh  while  helping  963 LWV WUDFN UHFRUGV LQ WUDIÂżF DQG GUXJ enforcement,  its  detective  who  special- izes  in  drug  investigations,  its  depart- ment  canine,  and  its  Drug  Recognition  Expert,  who  is  trained  to  detect  im- paired  drivers. On  Tuesday,  Keeler,  who  earlier  touted  his  department’s  comprehensive  service,  told  the  board  the  sheriff’s  department  would  be  responsive  to  community  con- cerns  and  would  tailor  its  patrols  to  what  LW KHDUG IURP UHVLGHQWV DQG RIÂżFLDOV He  recommended  a  Public  Safety  Committee  that  would  serve  as  a  conduit  to  his  department.  “That  would  be  a  real  plus  for  both  us  and  the  town,â€?  Keeler  said.  Gutowski  agreed  responsiveness  to  the  community  would  be  critical,  but  later  in  the  meeting  said  that  rather  than  form  a  committee,  the  town  would  instead  prob- ably  continue  to  rely  on  residents’  com- ing  forward  to  meetings  or  contacting  WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV SHUVRQDOO\ Selectboard  member  Jim  Warden,  also  the  Shelburne  police  chief,  asked  Keeler  how  the  town  would  have  access  to  the  department’s  investigators. Keeler  responded  that  VSP  would  continue  to  be  the  primary  responders  and  that  the  state  police  “wouldn’t  ap- preciate  us  jumping  their  calls.â€? Vergennes  Police  Chief  George Â
Icy  buildup THE  MIDDLEBURY  RIVER  is  nearly  covered  with  ice  near  its  source  in  Ripton  Tuesday. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell