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Gardner Stone, who found success in tractor pulling, is in the sport’s hall of fame. Page 11A.

A Weybridge woman traveled to 6LFLO\ WR ZRUN ZLWK DQ DQWL PDĂ€D organization. See Page 12A.

The Tiger boys topped the Otters, but the MUHS girls lost a close game to MVU. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 2

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Organizers  of  the  16th  annual  Face  Off  Against  Breast  Cancer  hockey  tournament  have  put  out  the  call  for  adult  hockey  players  who  would  like  to  take  part  in  the  Friends  and  Family  Division  of  the  Jan.  24-­25  event.  The  tournament  was  started  with,  and  still  features,  women’s  hockey  teams  who  play  in  order  to  have  fun  together  and  to  raise  money  to  support  cancer  survivors  and  their  families.  The  tournament  has  grown  to  include  A-­level  and  B-­level  games.  Players  are  asked  to  contribute  a  donation  of  $25  (or  more)  to  participate.  For  info  on  how  to  sign  up,  visit  www. faceoffagainstbreastcancer.org.  If  you  can’t  access  the  Google  doc  to  sign  up,  contact  Dan  McIntosh  at  802-­388-­3444  or  fngdan@mac.com. (See  By  the  way,  Page  17A)

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