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Ready to wear

Three in one

A Shakespeare play poses interesting challenges for Bread Loaf costume designers. See Page 11A.

Triathletes set a blistery pace at the 2nd Vt. Sun Triathlon series at Lake Dunmore. See Page 1B.

Future tense A prominent environmentalist tells a local audience why he’s become an activist. See Page 3A.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 30

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

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28 Pages

75¢

Voters  say  ‘no’ Brandon  rejects  town  budget  for  fourth  time;;  what’s  next?

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STEVEN  SICKLES,  20,  of  Addison  bypassed  college  after  graduating  from  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  is  now  a  plumbing  apprentice  and  union  member.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

How to prepare those not bound for college Alternative paths some young adults follow By  MARY  LANGWORTHY 9(5*(11(6 ² 7KH HI¿FDF\ RI D KLJK VFKRRO LV RIWHQ PHDVXUHG E\ WKH SHUFHQWDJH RI JUDGXDWHV WKDW JR RQ WR VWXG\ DW IRXU \HDU FROOHJHV 7R DQ H[WHQW UHVHDUFK VXJJHVWV this  may  be  a  valuable  statistic  to  FRQVLGHU 7KH ZDJH JDS EHWZHHQ WKRVH ZLWK D KLJK VFKRRO GLSORPD DQG WKRVH ZLWK D FROOHJH GHJUHH LV HYHU ZLGHQLQJ DQG KLJKHU HGXFD-­ WLRQ LV QRZ FRQVLGHUHG D SUHUHTXL-­ site  to  greater  career  opportunities.  +RZHYHU LQ VWDWH WXLWLRQ IRU 9HUPRQW VWXGHQWV DW ERWK WZR \HDU DQG IRXU \HDU SXEOLF LQVWLWXWLRQV LV

among  the  highest  in  the  nation.  $W 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO UHFHQWO\ GHSDUWHG DGPLQLVWUDWRU (G :HEEOH\ VDLG KH ZDV NHHQO\ DZDUH WKDW WKH KLJK FRVW RI KLJKHU HGXFD-­ WLRQ FDXVHV PDQ\ 98+6 JUDGXDWHV WR QRW FRQWLQXH WKHLU HGXFDWLRQ ³,W¶V D YHU\ KDUG VWUXJJOH IRU IDPLOLHV DURXQG KHUH ´ :HEEOH\ VDLG LQ DQ LQWHUYLHZ QRW ORQJ EH-­ IRUH KH ZUDSSHG XS DQ HLJKW \HDU WHQXUH DV SULQFLSDO +H UHFRXQWHG VWRULHV RI UHFHQW JUDGXDWHV ZKR DUH trying  to  save  up  money  for  Com-­ munity  College  of  Vermont  tuition  (See  No  degree,  Page  12A)

New VSAC report documents state higher education trends By  ZACH  DESPART ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Ver-­ mont  high  school  seniors  with  at  OHDVW RQH FROOHJH HGXFDWHG SDUHQW DUH PRUH OLNHO\ WR DWWHQG FROOHJH WKDQ FODVVPDWHV ZKR ZRXOG EH ¿UVW JHQHUDWLRQ FROOHJH VWXGHQWV D QHZ

UHSRUW E\ WKH 9HUPRQW 6WXGHQW $V-­ VLVWDQW &RUS IRXQG A  biannual  survey  by  VSAC  of  a  majority  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  high  school  SARAH  BISSONETTE  OF  Ripton  graduated  from  Vergennes  Union  VHQLRUV ² LQFOXGLQJ WKRVH LQ $GGL-­ VRQ &RXQW\ ² UHYHDOHG DQ ³DVSLUD-­ High  School  in  2009  and,  moved  by  her  motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  battle  with  cancer,  pursued  a  career  as  a  hair  stylist.  Bissonette  now  works  at  Shear  Cuts  (See  VSAC,  Page  12A) in  Vergennes.

Pushing  students  to  think  like  scientists College  class  instills  STEM  mindset By  WEYLAND  JOYNER MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  group  of  0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH VWXGHQWV PHW LQ D VL[WK Ã&#x20AC;RRU %LFHQWHQQLDO +DOO FODVV-­ room  one  recent  morning  to  plan  their  hunt  for  bacteria.  Their  ultimate  JRDO ZDV WR UHGXFH RU HOLPLQDWH WKH SRWHQWLDOO\ GDQJHURXV F\DQREDFWHULD that  has  become  a  growing  pollution  SUREOHP LQ /DNH &KDPSODLQ DQG RWKHU ERGLHV RI ZDWHU But  just  as  important  is  that  they  OHDUQ SURFHVVHV DQG KDELWV RI PLQG WKDW ZLOO PDNH WKHP JRRG HQJLQHHUV PDWKHPDWLFLDQV DQG VFLHQWLVWV ³,W¶V D SURIHVVLRQDO PRGHO ´ VDLG %L-­ RORJ\ 3URIHVVRU -HUHP\ :DUG RQH RI WKH SURJUDP¶V IDFXOW\ DGYLVHUV ³7KLV LV ZKDW SURIHVVRUV GR ZKHQ ZH¶UH QRW LQ WKH FODVVURRP ´ 7KH VWXGHQWV ZKR DUH SDUW RI WKH MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENT  Allison  Forrest  looks  through  a  microscope  at  cyanobacteria  while  fel-­ low  STEM  Innovation  Program  students  Chiara  Lawrence,  left,  and  Erin  Birdsall  look  on  recently  in  Bicenten-­ FROOHJH¶V 67(0 6FLHQFH 7HFKQRO-­ nial  Hall.  Several  students  are  spending  eight  weeks  this  summer  developing  a  small  autonomous  research  RJ\ (QJLQHHULQJ 0DWKHPDWLFV ,Q-­ vessel  to  detect  cyanobacteria  in  Lake  Champlain.

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By the way The  up-­and-­coming  country  music  duo  Branch  &  Dean  is  scheduled  to  play  some  acoustic  tunes  at  the  Three  Day  Stampede  Toward  the  Cure  for  Cystic  (See  By  the  way,  Page  3A)

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  July  24,  2014

Shiny and new THE  STRUCTURE  THAT  is  replacing  Mary  Hogan  Elemen-­ tary  Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Kidspace,  which  was  torn  down  last  month,  went  up  quickly  earlier  this  month  in  Middlebury.  Pettinelli  and  Associ-­ ates  in  Burlington  erected  the  new  structure,  which  includes  slides,  swings,  climbing  walls  and  other  apparatus.  Most  of  the  equipment  took  shape  the  week  of  July  7  with  help  from  a  crew  that  included  Jonathan  Ross  and  Bob  Pettinelli,  top  right;Íž  Justin  0DQVÂżHOG ULJKW 'UHZ 0ROO ERW-­ tom  right;Íž  Tom  Taglia,  bottom  OHIW DQG 7RQ\ 6DQÂżOLSSR DQG Moll,  left.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

Pipeline  opponents  ask  PSB  to  reopen  proceedings By  ZACH  DESPART ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Op-­ ponents  of  the  Addison-­Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project  have  asked  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  to  reexamine  its  approval  of  Phase  I  of  the  pipeline,  while  the  Department  of  Public  Service  asked  the  Board  not  to  delay  construction  of  the  proj-­ ect.

Three  residents  who  live  in  towns  affected  by  the  pipeline,  which  would  run  from  Colchester  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes,  on  July  21  petitioned  the  Board  to  investigate  the  reasons  behind  a  40  percent  project  cost  in-­ crease  announced  by  Vermont  Gas  Systems  earlier  this  month,  and  take  appropriate  action.

7KH PRWLRQ ZDV ¿OHG E\ %ULVWRO attorney  James  Dumont  on  behalf  of  Kristin  Lyons  of  Hinesburg  and  Jane  and  Nathan  Palmer  of  Monkton.  The  Palmers  live  along  the  pipeline  route  and  have  not  yet  reached  an  agree-­

ment  for  Vermont  Gas  to  use  their  land.

7KH PRWLRQ LV VLPLODU WR RQH ¿OHG last  week  by  the  Conservation  Law  Foundation,  in  which  that  organiza-­ tion  asked  the  Board  to  amend  the  &HUWL¿FDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG LW LVVXHG for  the  project  last  December.

Vermont  Gas  informed  the  Pub-­ lic  Service  Board  on  July  2  that  the  company  expected  to  spend  $121.6  million  on  the  Phase  I  project,  up  from  the  $86.6  million  budget  the  FRPSDQ\ ¿OHG ZLWK WKH %RDUG LQ 2013.  The  entire  cost  of  the  project  will  be  borne  by  Vermont  Gas  rate-­ payers  in  Addison,  Chittenden  and  Franklin  counties.

The  company  said  the  cost  jump  was  due  to  a  number  of  factors,  in-­ FOXGLQJ GHVLJQ PRGL¿FDWLRQV LQ-­ creased  oversight  and  increased  de-­ mand  for  natural  gas  infrastructure  construction  across  the  country.

Dumont  noted  that  the  Board, Â

which  regulates  all  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  public  utilities,  generally  approves  projects  that  pay  for  themselves  after  10  years.  For  Phase  I  of  the  project,  the  Board  estimated  that  revenues  would  not  exceed  the  cost  of  project  for  20  years.  In  light  of  the  projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  price  tag,  Dumont  estimated  that  revenue  from  the  pipeline  would  not  equal  the  cost  of  the  project  for  nearly  three  decades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now  that  the  cost  of  Phase  1  has  increased  by  40  percent,  based  on  the  analysis  already  in  the  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  order,  it  is  now  evident  that  Ver-­ mont  Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  20-­year  estimate  was  not  conservative,â&#x20AC;?  Dumont  wrote  to  the  Board.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  project  is  not  likely  to  generate  revenue  that  covers  carry-­ ing  costs  for  40  percent  longer  than  that  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  28  years.â&#x20AC;?

Dumont  argued  that  this  new  time-­ line  extends  beyond  any  contingen-­ cies  the  Board  had  studied  while  re-­ viewing  the  project.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  40  percent  increase  means  that  Franklin  and  Chittenden  county  ratepayers  will  be  paying  for  the  Ad-­ dison  upgrade  for  so  long  that  the  analysis  in  the  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  order  no  lon-­ JHU VXSSRUWV RU ÂżWV WKH IDFWV RI WKH case.â&#x20AC;?

6SHFL¿FDOO\ 'XPRQW DVNHG WKH board  to  determine  when  revenues  from  the  project  would  exceed  the  entire  project  cost  and  reexamine  the  HFRQRPLF EHQH¿WV RI WKH SLSHOLQH ,I WKH %RDUG GRHV VR DQG ¿QGV WKDW FRQ-­ clusions  drawn  in  its  December  2013  approval  of  the  project  are  no  longer  valid,  Dumont  said  the  Board  should  reopen  the  approval  process.

REGULATORS  RESPOND In  a  July  21  letter  to  the  Public  Service  Board,  the  Department  of  Public  Service  scolded  Vermont  Gas  IRU IDLOLQJ WR DQWLFLSDWH WKH VLJQLÂż-­ cant  cost  increases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  an  initial  matter,  the  depart-­ ment  was  dismayed  and  disap-­

pointed  to  read  of  the  substantial  in-­ crease  in  the  estimated  capital  costs  of  Phase  I,â&#x20AC;?  special  counsel  Louise  Porter  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  also  ex-­ pressed  our  concern  that  there  be  no  reoccurrence  of  this  event  as  Phase  I  construction  proceeds.â&#x20AC;?

But  despite  its  admonition,  the  Department  of  Public  Service  stated  it  believes  the  project  is  still  in  the  public  good,  and  will  bring  substan-­ WLDO HFRQRPLF EHQHÂżWV WR WKH VWDWH Âł$V WKH EHQHÂżWV FRQWLQXH WR RXW-­ weigh  the  costs,  we  would  urge  the  Board  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  regardless  of  any  addition-­ al  review  it  undertakes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  to  de-­ lay  the  initiation  of  construction,  as  such  action  would  only  exacerbate  the  increases,â&#x20AC;?  Porter  wrote.

In  the  letter,  Porter  said  the  depart-­ ment  declined  to  comment  on  the  Conservation  Law  Foundation  peti-­ tion.

ANOTHER  PROTEST Pipeline  opponents  on  Tuesday Â

staged  a  protest  at  the  Public  Service  Board  headquarters  in  Montpelier.  The  protestors,  who  included  resi-­ dents  of  towns  along  the  Addison-­ Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project  pipeline  URXWH FDOOHG WKH DFWLRQ D ³¿VK LQ´ WR call  attention  to  what  they  said  were  the  bait  and  switch  tactics  used  by  Vermont  Gas  when  announcing  the  cost  hike.

The  protestors  also  delivered  a  pe-­ tition  they  said  was  signed  by  more  than  500  Vermont  Gas  customers,  calling  for  the  Public  Service  Board  WR UH HYDOXDWH WKH &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XE-­ OLF *RRG LW LVVXHG IRU WKH ÂżUVW SKDVH of  the  project,  and  to  halt  construc-­ tion  on  the  pipeline  until  that  process  is  complete. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ratepayers  have  to  stand  up  for  themselves,  because  now  we  know  the  Department  of  Public  Service  will  not  stand  up  for  them,â&#x20AC;?  Corn-­ wall  property  owner  Randy  Martin  said  in  a  statement. Â

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Speth offers vision to save Earth Lawyer, activist takes stand on environment By  MARY  LANGWORTHY MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  Monday  evening,  community  members  gathered  in  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bicentennial  Hall  to  hear  James  *XVWDYH Âł*XV´ 6SHWK VSHDN DERXW his  career  as  an  environmental  lawyer  and  activist,  and  advocate  IRU D ÂłQHZ HFRQRP\´ LI ZH DUH WR effectively  address  the  environmental  destruction  of  Earth. +LV OHFWXUH HQWLWOHG Âł$ :DVKLQJWRQ environmental  insider  goes  radical:  +RZ GLG WKDW KDSSHQ"´ WROG KLV personal  and  professional  story  of  JAMES  GUSTAVE how  a  white-­collar  lawyer  ended  up  â&#x20AC;&#x153;GUSâ&#x20AC;?  SPETH becoming  an  advocate  for  systemic  political  and  social  changes  in  the  VWRSV LWV ÂłVXEVHUYLHQFH WR LQGXVWU\ ´ Âł$OO ZH KDYH WR GR WR GHVWUR\ WKH interest  of  the  environment.  Speth,  a  native  of  South  SODQHW ´ 6SHWK VDLG ÂłLV WR NHHS RQ Carolina,  has  had  a  long  and  varied  GRLQJ H[DFWO\ ZKDW ZHÂśUH GRLQJ ´ 6SHWK UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG RQ WKH HDUO\ GD\V career  providing  leadership  to  groups  combating  environmental  RI HQYLURQPHQWDOLVP VD\LQJ ÂłWKH degradation.  Among  other  positions,  origin  of  environmentalist  pressure  he  was  the  co-­founder  of  the  National  was  not  necessarily  public  sentiment  RU RXWFU\ ´ EXW UDWKHU Resource  Defense  a  forward-­thinking  Council,  former  chairman  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All we have Congress  of  the  1970s  that  of  the  U.S.  Council  on  helped  to  pass  important  Environmental  Quality  to do to legislation  like  the  Clean  during  the  Carter  destroy the Air  Act.  Since  Reaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  administration,  former  planet is to Administrator  of  the  UN  keep on doing presidency,  Speth  said,  ³HYHU\ HQYLURQPHQWDO VWHS Development  Program,  exactly what and  founder  and  former  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.â&#x20AC;? forward  has  been  hard  IRXJKW ´ president  of  the  World  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Speth  stressed  his  belief  Resources  Institute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gusâ&#x20AC;? Speth that  to  truly  address  the  The  Middlebury  issue  of  environmental  College  School  of  the  Environment  sponsored  the  lecture.  degradation,  we  need  to  change  the  The  summer  institute  is  in  its  ZKROH V\VWHP DQG GHYHORS D ÂłQHZ inaugural  year,  and  director  Steve  HFRQRP\ ´ Âł7KH HQYLURQPHQWDO SUREOHP LV Trombulack  introduced  Speth  as  the  ³SHUIHFW LQGLYLGXDO´ WR VSHDN DW WKH URRWHG LQ WKH GHÂżQLQJ IHDWXUHV RI Middlebury  program,  saying  that  he  RXU SROLWLFDO HFRQRP\ ´ VDLG 6SHWK ÂłHSLWRPL]HV´ WKH QHZ VFKRROÂśV JRDO Âł:HÂśUH VWXFN ZLWK KDYLQJ WR VD\ WKDW of  creating  strong  environmentalist  the  reason  to  save  the  environment  is  WKDW LW VDYHV WKH HFRQRP\ ´ leaders.

After  completing  a  10-­year  Spethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lecture  painted  a  disturbing  picture  of  environmental  reality,  and  tenure  as  dean  of  the  Yale  School  of  advocated  for  a  radically  different  Forestry  and  Environmental  Studies,  HFRQRPLF V\VWHP ZKHUHE\ ÂłWKH WUXH Speth  has  assumed  a  professorship  environmental  costs  of  our  actions  at  Vermont  Law  School.  He  serves  DUH LQWHUQDOL]HG´ DQG WKH JRYHUQPHQW also  as  Distinguished  Senior  Fellow Â

at  Demos,  Senior  Fellow  at  The  Democracy  Collaborative,  and  Associate  Fellow  at  the  Tellus  Institute.  These  roles  allow  him  to  advocate  for  this  new  kind  of  economy  and  environmentalism,  Speth  said,  D PRYHPHQW WKDW QHFHVVLWDWHV ³D powerful  fusion  of  progressive  IRUFHV´ DV D PHDQV WR ³EXLOG LQIUDVWUXFWXUH IRU V\VWHPLF FKDQJH ´ 0RUH VSHFL¿FDOO\ 6SHWK VWUHVVHG the  importance  of  developing  common  goals  and  a  universal  measurement  for  environmentalist  gains.  He  talked  about  the  importance  of  recognizing  all  political  issues  as  environmental  LVVXHV DV ZHOO DQG ¿QGLQJ PRUH PHDQLQJIXO ¿JXUHV RI VXFFHVV WKDQ GDP  statistics.

Speth  praised  the  efforts  of  Vermont  environmentalist  Bill  McKibben,  lauding  McKibbenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ³SROLWLFDO DQG VRFLDO VDYY\´ DQG KLV Âł V VW\OH VWUHHW DFWLYLVP ´ 6SHWK fondly  recalled  trying  to  get  arrested  with  McKibben  in  Washington  D.C.  for  a  protest,  and  commended  his  ³JUDFH KXPRU DQG FRXUDJH´ DV OHDGHU RI RUJ Âł:HÂśYH JRW WR GUHDP XS D QHZ $PHULFD DQG EUHDWKH OLIH LQWR LW ´ Speth  concluded,  although  he  FRQFHGHV ÂłWKH RGGV DUH ORQJ ´ Speth  is  the  author,  co-­author  or  editor  of  eight  books,  including  America  the  Possible:  Manifesto  for  a  New  Economy,  published  by  Yale  Press  in  September  2012.  His  most  recent  book,  Angels  by  the  River,  is  coming  out  this  November.  Among  his  awards  are  the  National  Wildlife  Federationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Resources  Defense  Award,  the  Natural  Resources  Council  of  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Barbara  Swain  Award  of  Honor,  a  1997  Special  Recognition  Award  from  the  Society  for  International  Development,  Lifetime  Achievement  Awards  from  the  Environmental  Law  Institute  and  the  League  of  Conservation  Voters,  the  Blue  Planet  Prize,  and  the  Thomas  Berry  Great  Work  Award  of  the  Environmental  Consortium  of  Colleges  and  Universities.

Vergennes  tax  rate  up  24  cents  from  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vergennes  property  tax  bills  have  gone  out  for  ZLWK LQFUHDVHV IURP WKH SDVW ÂżVFDO \HDU The  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  residential  property  WD[ UDWH VWDQGV DW XS cents  from  the  past  year,  or  about  13  percent.  That  translates  to  an  increase  of  about  $243  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value.  Homeowners  eligible  for  income  sensitivity  provisions  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  HGXFDWLRQ ÂżQDQFH ODZV ZLOO HYHQ-­

tually  not  be  responsible  for  the  entire  face  value  of  their  new  tax  levy.  About  two-­thirds  of  Vergennes  residential  taxpayers  received  pre-­ bates  during  the  most  recent  year  for  which  statewide  data  is  available.  That  new  residential  tax  rate  breaks  down  to  72.8  cents  for  mu-­ nicipal  services,  including  a  small  DPRXQW RQ WRS RI WKH FHQW UDWH aldermen  approved  to  account  for  tax  breaks  for  disabled  veterans  and  SURSHUWLHV RZQHG E\ QRQSURÂżWV DQG IRU FLW\ VFKRROV Both  those  rates  rose  from  this Â

past  year,  the  city  rate  by  a  little  more  than  9  cents,  most  of  which  will  go  toward  paying  for  the  new  Vergennes  police  station,  and  the  VFKRRO UDWH E\ FHQWV The  Vergennes  non-­residential  rate  rose  by  almost  17  cents,  or  8.4  SHUFHQW WR Owners  of  commercial  property  or  apartment  buildings  in  Vergennes  will  see  their  taxes  go  up  by  about  $170  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value.

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it  away  might  be  interpreted  as  a  threat  and  the  animal  may  attack.  Use  caution  in  the  area  and  notify  police  if  you  see  a  bear  or  other  wild  animal  near  your  home.  BPD  has  also  had  reports  of  bear  sight-­ ings  on  Mountain  Street  and  Heath  Road.

10  a.m.  Guest  musicians  will  be  Sounding  Brass.  The  Rev.  Abby  Gackenheimer  will  lead  the  ser-­ vice.  The  public  is  invited.

By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) Fibrosis  in  Bristol  this  weekend.  WOKO  radio  will  interview  the  band  members  during  and  after  the  Sunday  Morning  Radio  Flea  Market,  live  and  onsite  at  the  Bristol  Recreation  Field.  Branch  &  Dean  scored  a  modest  hit  last  year  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Dash,â&#x20AC;?  a  song  about  Steve  Branchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  son  Ther-­ RQ ZKR GLHG RI F\VWLF ÂżEURVLV LQ 2013.  Branch  &  Dean  donate  10  percent  of  their  record  sales  to  the  CF  Foundation.  For  more  information  on  the  many  other  happenings  at  the  Stampede,  vis-­ it  www.threedaystampede.org.

A  citizen  reported  to  Bristol  po-­ lice  on  Sunday  that  he  had  seen  a  bear  behind  31  Main  St.,  the  build-­ ing  that  houses  NDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Darcyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Salon.  According  to  the  citizen  the  bear,  seen  more  than  once  in  that  area,  was  going  through  a  Dump-­ ster.  The  citizen  reported  scaring  the  bear  away.  Bristol  Police  Chief  Kevin  Gibbs  advises  against  such  conduct  as  your  attempt  to  scare  CORRECTION:  An  article  in  the  July  17  issue  of  the  Addison  In-­ dependent  stated  that  Dr.  Chip  Mal-­ colm  was  part  of  the  cast  of  the  new  VKRUW ÂżOP Âł7KH 2IIHU ´ 'U 0DOFROP LV QRW LQ WKH ÂżOP 7KH FDVW PHPEHU VKRXOG KDYH EHHQ LGHQWLÂżHG DV &KLS Mayer,  who  plays  the  role  of  the  Mad  Hatter.

Ilsley  Library  will  be  closed  to  the  public  on  Monday  and  Tuesday,  July  28  and  29,  while  roof  and  attic  upgrade  work  is  completed.  Events  The  New  Haven  Congrega-­ already  booked  in  the  Commu-­ tional  Church  will  hold  worship  nity  Meeting  Room  will  continue  services  at  the  historic  New  Ha-­ as  planned,  but  no  new  meetings  ven  Mills  Church,  at  the  cross-­ will  be  scheduled  for  those  days.  roads  of  Munger  Street  and  Riv-­ The  library  is  expected  to  re-­open  er  Road,  on  Sunday,  July  27,  at  Wednesday,  July  30,  at  10  a.m.

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Swimming  spots  closed  due  to  E.  coli By  ZACH  DESPART ter  quality  of  swimming  holes  along  MONKTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Water  quality  the  creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  watershed,  which  spans  tests  done  by  the  Lewis  Creek  As-­ the  towns  of  Ferrisburgh,  Charlotte,  sociation  late  last  week  Monkton,  Hinesburg,  have  determined  that  Starksboro  and  Bristol. two  swimming  sites  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Âł,Q WKH VXPPHU VHDVRQ northern  Addison  County  absolutely we  test  from  spring  to  fall  are  currently  unsafe  for  need stricter four  times  at  regular  in-­ swimming. agricultural WHUYDOV ´ ,OOLFN VDLG The  sites,  along  Lewis  regulations The  samples  are  then  Creek  at  Route  7  in  Fer-­ sent  to  a  state  labora-­ upstream. I tory  at  the  University  of  risburgh  and  Tyler  Bridge  Road  in  Monkton,  tested  believe the Vermont  for  analysis.  Il-­ for  unsafe  levels  of  E.  state is very lick  said  the  Tyler  Bridge  coli.

Road  site  has  tested  posi-­ behind in The  E.  coli  levels  at  this matter.â&#x20AC;? tive  for  unsafe  levels  of  E.  Tyler  Bridge  were  686.7  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marty Illick coli  many  times.

MPN  per  100ml,  the  unit  ³7KLV RQH KDV EHHQ of  measurement  used  to  declared  unsafe  for  20  detect  E.  coli  colonies.  The  Route  7  \HDUV ´ ,OOLFN VDLG site  tested  at  272.3  MPN  per  100ml.  Illick  said  the  location  has  been  The  state  standard  is  77  MPN  per  ZKDW UHVHDUFKHUV FDOO D ³KRW VSRW´ 100ml. because  it  sits  downstream  from  E.  coli,  short  for  Escherichia  coli,  farms  in  the  Starksboro  Valley,  is  a  bacterium  that  can  cause  severe  where  cows  graze  in  the  stream. food  poisoning.  It  can  cause  a  vari-­ ety  of  malaises,  including  gastroen-­ teritis,  urinary  tract  infections  and  neonatal  meningitis.  It  is  seldom  fatal.

Lewis  Creek  Association  Execu-­ tive  Director  Marty  Illick  said  the  organization  annually  tests  the  wa-­

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Illick  said  the  state  Agency  of  Agriculture  needs  to  adopt  stricter  regulations  for  how  much  phos-­ phorous  and  E.  coli  farms  can  emit.  Both  substances  are  found  in  ani-­ mal  feces. ³:H DEVROXWHO\ QHHG VWULFWHU DJ-­ ULFXOWXUDO UHJXODWLRQV XSVWUHDP ´ ,O-­ OLFN VDLG ³, EHOLHYH WKH VWDWH LV YHU\ EHKLQG LQ WKLV PDWWHU ´ Illick  said  the  levels  found  in  Monkton,  which  are  nearly  10  times  the  state  standard,  are  unacceptable. ³,WœV QRW OLNH LWœV RU LWœV DQG ´ ,OOLFN VDLG ³,WœV GH¿QLWHO\ D SUREOHP DQG WKH FKDO-­ lenge  right  now  is  what  do  you  do  SROLWLFDOO\ DERXW LW"´ Illick  said  the  Lewis  Creek  Asso-­ ciation  has  not  put  up  signs  at  the  two  contaminated  swimming  holes,  but  plans  to  notify  county  residents  through  posts  on  local  newspapers,  through  word  of  mouth  and  digital  platforms.

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$ ÂżQH OLQH WR VWUDGGOH LQ D venue  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  quick  to  judge A  new  political  action  committee,  or  PAC,  announced  this  week  by  Reps.  Paul  Ralston,  D-­Middlebury,  and  Heidi  Scheuermann,  R-­Stowe,  has  set  out  on  the  noble  mission  of  being  a  non-­partisan  supporter  of  candidates  running  for  election  in  Vermont.  The  criteria  for  support  hinge  on  one  primary  issue:  putting  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economy  front  and  center. Âł:H KRSH WR LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH WKH HOHFWLRQ LQ WHUPV RI SXWWLQJ WKH HFRQRP\ at  the  forefront  of  the  debate,â&#x20AC;?  says  Scheuermann.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  approach  is  that  we  want  people  to  focus  on  comprehensive,  long-­term  economic  growth  strategies  for  the  state.â&#x20AC;?

Ralston,  who  is  not  running  for  re-­election  after  serving  two  terms  (while  Scheuermann  is  running  for  re-­election),  said  the  PAC  hopes  to  encourage  more  candidates  who  will  work  to  create  jobs  and  work  to  stimulate  the  economy,  rather  than  candidates  who  are  focused  on  social  issues,  which  Ralston  says,  consumes  too  much  of  the  time  and  energy  spent  on  legislation  in  the  Statehouse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Issues  of  the  economy  are  easier  to  bridge  in  a  nonpartisan  way,â&#x20AC;?  Ralston  told  VTDigger  in  an  interview  earlier  this  week,  noting  that  issues  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;marijuana  or  physician-­assisted  suicide  affect  so  few  people,  while  the  economy  affects  all.â&#x20AC;?  7KDW VDLG WKH 3$& PLJKW VWLOO ÂżQG LW GLIÂżFXOW WR UHWDLQ LWV ELSDUWLVDQ appeal  for  long  if  all  things  must  be  viewed  through  an  economic  prism.  Witness  the  transformation  of  Campaign  for  Vermont  over  the  past  few  years.  What  started  out  as  a  purely  grassroots,  well-­intentioned,  non-­ partisan  organization  by  businessman  Bruce  Lisman,  focused  on  education  issues  and  growing  a  strong  economy,  became  a  mostly  conservative  mouthpiece  criticizing  the  Shumlin  administration  on  a  variety  of  issues,  while  offering  few  ideas  that  were  sound  enough  to  pass  muster  with  those  in  the  legislature.  (The  exception  was  on  the  issues  of  transparency  in  government  and  ethics,  for  which  the  organization  can  take  substantial  credit  for  pushing  those  issues  and  helping  institute  new  laws.)

Part  of  the  problem  is  perception.  While  the  intention  of  Campaign  for  Vermont  was  to  remain  non-­partisan,  the  voice  that  needed  to  EH DPSOLÂżHG IRU WKH SDVW IRXU \HDUV KDV EHHQ DQ HIIHFWLYH \LQ WR WKH Shumlin  administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  yang  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  premise  in  politics  being  that  a  countering  voice  is  needed  to  ensure  the  majorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  approach  is  challenged,  reworked,  and  made  better  by  looking  at  all  sides  of  an  LVVXH DQG WR EULQJ XS RWKHU LVVXHV LI WKHUH LV D YRLG WR ÂżOO Ironically,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  constant  challenge  to  those  in  power,  which  is  often  needed,  that  begins  to  taint  the  organization  as  partisan.  (Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  a  strong,  multi-­party  system  makes  democracy  stronger,  and  why  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  the  absence  of  a  stronger  Republican  Party  in  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; WKHVH WZR QRQ SDUWLVDQ RUJDQL]DWLRQV DUH WU\LQJ WR ÂżOO WKDW YDFXXP

In  the  case  of  Campaign  for  Vermont,  new  executive  director  Cyrus  Patten  has  recently  taken  the  reins  of  the  organization  with  the  stated  mission  to  support  a  strong  economy  through  policy  initiatives,  rather  than  by  focusing  support  on  candidates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  see  Vermont  thrive  economically  and  socially,â&#x20AC;?  Patten  told  VTDigger  this  week.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where  I  would  draw  a  distinction  from  any  other  group  pushing  a  strong  economy  is  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  simply  a  pro-­business  group  or  anti-­regulation.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  our  mission.  We  realize  to  have  a  vibrant  economy  it  takes  a  strong  public  education  system,  a  transparent  accountable  government,  access  to  affordable  health  care.  These  are  all  components  of  a  vibrant  economy  that  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ignore.â&#x20AC;?

3DWWHQ VDLG WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ RI¿FLDOO\ FDOOHG &DPSDLJQ IRU Vermont  Prosperity,  would  work  hard  to  demonstrate  how  apolitical  it  is  going  forward  by  focusing  on  policy  issues  like  school  JRYHUQDQFH WKH HGXFDWLRQ ¿QDQFH V\VWHP OHJLVODWLYH DFFRXQWDELOLW\ and  watchdog  government  agencies  like  the  Agency  of  Human  Services  to  assess  how  it  has  been  able  to  resolve  current  problems.

The  challenge  both  organizations  face  is  being  strong  enough  in  the  advocacy  of  what  they  believe  to  become  effective,  while  not  alienating  those  who  disagree  with  their  perspective,  and  consequently  begin  to  be  perceived  as  partisan  from  one  side  or  WKH RWKHU ,WœV D ¿QH OLQH WR VWUDGGOH LQ DQ HQYLURQPHQW WKDW LV DOO WRR quick  to  judge.

Angelo  S.  Lynn

Quote  of  the  week â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  we  have  to  do  to  destroy  the  planet  is  to  keep  on  doing  exactly  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  comment  by  James  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Speth,  environmentalist,  author  and  activitist  on  issues  related  to  climate  change.  Speth  made  the  comment  at  a  Monday  lecture  at  Middlebury  College  during  which  he  said  that  if  the  nation  and  world  were  to  truly  address  the  problem  of  environmental  degradation,  we  would  need  to  create  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;new  economy.â&#x20AC;?  ³7KH HQYLURQPHQWDO SUREOHP LV URRWHG LQ WKH GHÂżQLQJ IHDWXUHV RI RXU political  economy,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  stuck  with  having  to  say  that  the  reason  to  save  the  environment  is  that  it  saves  the  economy.â&#x20AC;?  See  the  story  on  Page  2A.

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Notes  on  moving  day  from  a  24-­year-­old , ZDV Âż[LQJ D FXS RI FRIIHH D IHZ ZHHNV DJR ZKHQ , mentioned  to  a  colleague  that  I  was  moving.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Again?â&#x20AC;?  she  asked.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seems  like  you  just  did.â&#x20AC;?

I  reminded  her  that  that  was  in  December.  Now  it  was  nearing  summer  and  the  lease  was  be  expiring.  I  was  mov-­ ing  across  town  to  an  apartment  I  would  sublet  until  Au-­ gust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  you  going  to  do  at  the  end  of  the  sum-­ mer?â&#x20AC;?  she  probed.  I  replied  with  a  shrug. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh  to  be  23  again,â&#x20AC;?  she  sighed,  leaving  me  to  my  cof-­ fee.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  24,  by  the  way,  and  I  like  to  think  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  making  progress  toward  some  semblance  of  the  Modern  Man.  In  many  ways,  I  consider  myself  lucky;Íž  I  managed  to  emerge  from  four  years  of  college  with  little  debt  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  gain-­ fully  employed  in  a  job  that  I  enjoy.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  making  strides  in  other  areas  as  well  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  shave  regularly,  dress  well  for  work  and  By  Evan Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  even  stopped  freeloading  on  my  Johnson SDUHQWVÂś 1HWĂ&#x20AC;L[ DFFRXQW , WKLQN , GH-­ serve  some  credit,  but  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  area  ZKHUH , FRQVLVWHQWO\ ÂżQG P\VHOI UXQQLQJ LQWR WURXEOH 9HUPRQW LV RQH RI WKH PRVW FKDOOHQJLQJ VWDWHV WR ÂżQG DQG rent  an  apartment  or  purchase  and  own  a  home.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  clas-­ sic  example  of  too  much  demand  meeting  not  enough  sup-­ ply.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  situation  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  discussed  and  debated  at  the  state  level  and  bemoaned  by  people  my  age  over  beers,  and  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  safe  to  say  that  the  conclusion  is  the  same  no  matter  who  you  ask;Íž  the  rent  is  too  darn  high.

Moving  day  in  Burlington  was  hell  in  a  U-­Haul  trailer.  The  greenway  grew  gardens  of  discarded  coffee  mugs,  lamps  and  futon  frames,  and  the  streets  were  clogged  with  overburdened  trucks  and  vans  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  parking  poorly.  My  entire  life  can  be  packed  into  the  back  of  a  Subaru  Forester  and  can  be  driven  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  albeit  slowly  and  guided  by  rearview Â

mirrors  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  whatever  sublet  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  taking  over.  This  is  the  way  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  since  I  graduated  from  college,  when  I  took  over  a  summer  sublet  in  Middlebury.  Since  then  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  history  repeat  itself  again  and  again.

Studies  dating  as  far  back  as  2005  from  the  Vermont  Af-­ fordable  Housing  Coalition  indicate  that  there  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  enough  housing  in  the  state,  and  Vermonters  spend  much  of  their  income  on  what  housing  is  available.  Even  with  a  reces-­ sion,  the  costs  of  renting  an  apartment  have  continued  to  rise  so  that  today  a  person  needs  to  make  increasingly  more  to  keep  up  with  the  rising  cost  of  rent.  Many  feel  like  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  much  housing  available,  and  when  tough  job  prospects  are  added,  Vermont  seems  less  like  a  welcoming  place  to  raise  a  family  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  statement  WKDW ,ÂśG EH WKH ÂżUVW WR GHFODUH IDOVH The  population  is  continually  skewing  older  and  many  people  raised  here  start  looking  for  an  escape  hatch  after  high  school,  seldom  returning.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  trend  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  reverse.

For  a  young  person  willing  to  play  the  game,  that  means  endless  and  fruit-­ less  searches  on  Craigslist,  wheeling  and  dealing  with  mi-­ serly  landlords  and  some  serious  problems  with  creeping  EODFN PROG 0\ RZQ H[SHULHQFHV ÂżQGLQJ WKH QH[W SODFH lend  themselves  more  readily  to  comedy,  but  for  others,  the  situation  is  far  more  serious,  especially  during  winters  like  the  one  we  just  experienced.  For  me,  the  housing  search  seems  to  be  the  luck  of  the  draw,  and  all  I  do  is  try  to  make  the  best  decisions  based  on  the  options  presented  to  me.  Sometimes,  taking  that  chance  is  rewarding;Íž  I  met  my  girlfriend  through  the  housemates  I  was  living  with  last  summer  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  found  Addison  Coun-­ ty  and  the  Champlain  Valley  to  be  a  great  place  to  live.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  here  for  just  over  a  year,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  no  plans  to  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

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Lt.  Gov.  race  will  be  one  to  watch The  most  competitive  statewide  race  this  year  may  be  the  contest  for  lieutenant  governor  between  incumbent  Republican  Phil  Scott  and  Progressive  challenger  Dean  Corren.

Vermont  is  one  of  the  minority  of  states  where  the  gov-­ ernor  and  lieutenant  governor  are  elected  separately.  The  lieutenant  governor  has  only  two  responsibilities:  to  pre-­ side  over  the  Senate,  and  to  become  governor  if  the  gover-­ nor  resigns,  dies  or  is  otherwise  unable  to  complete  a  term.  The  lieutenant  governor  has  no  executive  or  policymak-­ LQJ GXWLHV 6\PEROLFDOO\ WKH OLHXWHQDQW JRYHUQRUœV RI¿FH is  located  in  the  State  House,  with  the  legislators,  rather  than  in  the  Pavilion  Building,  with  the  governor  and  key  executive  staff  members.

Scott,  a  senator  from  Washington  County,  was  elected  lieutenant  gov-­ ernor  in  2010  when  Brian  Dubie  gave  up  the  post  to  run  unsuccessfully  for  JRYHUQRU $IWHU IRXU \HDUV LQ RIÂżFH By  Eric  L.  Davis Scott  has  high  name  recognition,  is  considered  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;nice  guy,â&#x20AC;?  and  presents  himself  as  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;everymanâ&#x20AC;?  who  is  just  as  comfortable  driving  a  race  car  at  Thunder  Road,  or  bik-­ ing  the  length  of  Route  100,  as  sitting  around  a  conference  table  in  Montpelier.

Corren,  a  Middlebury  College  graduate,  started  in  poli-­ tics  as  a  staff  member  for  then-­Rep.  Bernie  Sanders.  Cor-­ ren  went  on  to  serve  four  terms  in  the  Vermont  House  as  a  Progressive  representing  a  Burlington  district.  He  has  also  served  as  a  board  member  for  the  Burlington  Electric  De-­ partment  and  the  Vermont  Public  Interest  Research  Group. &RUUHQ LV SDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQ 9HUPRQWÂśV SXEOLF ÂżQDQFLQJ scheme  for  statewide  candidates.  He  has  raised  enough Â

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small  contributions  from  in-­state  donors  to  qualify  for  ap-­ SUR[LPDWHO\ LQ SXEOLF ¿QDQFLQJ 7KLV LV DERXW the  same  amount  of  money  that  Democratic  and  Republi-­ can  candidates  for  competitive  down-­ballot  elections  have  raised  in  recent  cycles.

Corren  argues  that  a  candidate  who  participates  in  the  SXEOLF ÂżQDQFLQJ VFKHPH LV QRW GHSHQGHQW RQ EXVLQHVV-­ es,  unions,  lobbyists  and  wealthy  individuals,  the  typi-­ cal  sources  of  large  campaign  contributions  in  Vermont.  (And,  incidentally,  the  sources  of  most  of  the  large  con-­ tributions  to  Gov.  Peter  Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  well-­funded  re-­election  campaign.)  Scott  responds  that  public  funds  would  be  better  spent  on  state  programs  such  as  health  care,  social  welfare,  education  and  highways  than  on  politiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  campaign  expendi-­ tures.

1R 'HPRFUDWLF FDQGLGDWH ÂżOHG WR run  for  lieutenant  governor,  although  Corren  has  been  endorsed  by  Shum-­ OLQ DQG RWKHU 'HPRFUDWLF RIÂżFHKROG-­ ers.  There  may  be  competing  write-­in  campaigns  for  lieutenant  governor  in  the  Aug.  26  Democratic  primary.  Some  progressive-­mind-­ ed  Democrats  will  write  in  Correnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  name.  Some  moder-­ ate  Democrats,  led  by  Sen.  Dick  Mazza  of  Colchester,  will  write  in  Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  name.  As  lieutenant  governor  for  the  last  four  years,  Scott  has  been  reactive  rather  than  proactive  on  controversial  issues  such  as  single-­payer  health  care,  education  governance  and  school  consolidation,  and  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tax  system.  He  has  often  been  cautious  about  initiatives  being  pursued  by  Shumlin  and  legislative  Democrats,  but  he  has  rarely  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

Aside  from  the  fact  that  I  believe  the  proposed  Vermont  Gas  (Gaz  MĂŠtro)  pipeline  through  Vermont  is  a  gigantic  leap  down  a  wrong  road  that  will  only  exacerbate  the  human-­generated  climate  chaos  we  have  already  begun  to  experience  here,  what  is  most  troubling  to  me  is  the  fact  that  our  own  Public  Service  Board  (state-­funded  through  taxpayer  dollars)  can  and  is  making  decisions  that  deny  the  rights  of  citizens  who  DO  NOT  WANT  to  participate  in,  and  bear  all  the  risk  (to  their  health,  safety  and  property  values)  for,  a  foreign  corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agenda  and  ultimate  ¿QDQFLDO JDLQ You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  agree  with  me  (that  the  future  health  and  safety  of  our  citizens,  farms  and  waterways  will  be  in  dire  jeopardy  if  this  project  advances)  to  acknowledge  that  property  owners  should  have  the  au-­ tonomy  and  guaranteed  right  to  weigh  their  personal  risks  and  OPT  OUT.  A  Vermonter  should  not  be  forced  to  bear  all  the  risk  of  a  Canadian  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  energy  expansion.  And  do  not  be  deceived,  there  is  great  risk  involved  in  transporting  this  fossil  fuel.  If  something  goes  wrong,  those  landowners  will  be  the  ones  who  are  going  to  suffer.

The  Public  Service  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  des-­ ignation  of  such  a  corporate  project  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;in  the  public  goodâ&#x20AC;?  does  NOT  represent  the  interest  of  all  private  citizens  in  our  state.  We,  the  public,  must  stand  up  for  those  rights,  if  the  Public  Service  Board  betrays  them.  We  rely  on  this  board  to  monitor  and  regulate  public  utilities  (because  they  are  inherently  monopolistic)  on  behalf  of  the  citizenry.  We  help  each  other  here  in  Vermont.  We  stand  up  for  each  other.  And  I  hope  we  still  respect  one  otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  personal  rights  and  freedoms.

I  call  upon  the  Public  Service  Board  and  Gov.  Shumlin  to  deny  further  compliance  on  this  project  WKURXJK DVVLJQDWLRQ RI D Âł&HUWLÂżFDWH of  Public  Goodâ&#x20AC;?  on  Phase  2,  which  would  allow  the  principle  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;eminent  domainâ&#x20AC;?  to  abrogate  the  rights  of  any  of  our  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  citizens  in  order  to  EHQHÂżW D XWLOLW\ FRPSDQ\ $QG E\ WKH way,  now  that  Vermont  Gas  projects  it  will  exceed  its  budget  for  Phase  1  by  40  percent,  with  those  costs  passed  on  to  the  ratepayers,  they  should  also  UHFRQVLGHU WKDW &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF Good  for  Phase  1.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  give  this  foreign-­born  utility  company  a  blank  check.

Beth  Thompson Danby

In  support  of  Sheldon,  Nuovo I  urge  Middlebury  voters  to  nominate  Amy  Sheldon  and  Betty  Nuovo  for  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  House  seats  in  the  Vermont  Legislature.

Ms.  Sheldon,  a  25-­year  Middle-­ bury  resident  and  Middlebury  Col-­ lege  and  UVM  alumna,  is  superbly  TXDOL¿HG WR MRLQ 0UV 1XRYR ZKRVH long  and  dedicated  service  speaks  for  itself,  representing  our  town  in  Montpelier.

Both  Amy  Sheldon  and  Betty  Nuovo  are  endorsed  by  the  Vermont  League  of  Conservation  voters  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  very  important  recommendation.  Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  experience  as  the  Middle-­ EXU\ $UHD /DQG 7UXVWÂśV ÂżUVW H[HFX-­ tive  director,  an  active  alternate  with  the  District  9  Environmental  Commission,  a  10-­year  member  of  the  Middlebury  Planning  Commis-­ sion  and  the  founder  of  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury  (TAM)  makes  her  a  strong  and  knowledgeable  advocate  for  the  environment  and  conservation.

Amy,  like  Betty,  considers  health  FDUH D KXPDQ ULJKW DQG LV ÂżUPO\ committed  to  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  transition  to  a  single-­payer  system,  which  will  guarantee  affordable  care  for  all,  regardless  of  age,  employment  or  income.  Funding  for  single-­payer  will  be  one  of  the  most  compli-­ cated  and  contentious  issues  facing  legislators  in  the  coming  session.  We  need  courageous,  determined,  well-­informed  representatives  to  see  the  process  through  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  people  like  Amy  and  Betty,  along  with  Addison  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  other  excellent  House  members  Dave  Sharpe,  Michael  Fischer,  Willem  Jewett  and  Diane  Lanpher.

The  Aug.  26  primary  is  especially  critical  this  year  since  there  is  a  three-­way  Democratic  race  for  the  partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  nominations.  Please  get  acquainted  with  Amy  Sheldon  and  KHU RXWVWDQGLQJ TXDOLÂżFDWLRQV DQG nominate  her  and  Betty  Nuovo  to  represent  Middlebury.

Judy  Olinick Middlebury

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  July  24,  2014  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Stearns  decries  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;omission  of  factsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  in  Independent  story

Letters to the Editor

In  the  June  23,  2014,  article  personality  complaints  as  he  could  public  votes.  Why  does  the  Addison  labeled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ACSU  in  search  of  new  against  me,  primarily  from  those  I  Independent  continue  to  print  only  business  manager,â&#x20AC;?  the  Addison  KDG UHSRUWHG LQ WKH RIÂżFH IRU YLRODW-­ that  I  was  put  on  administrative  Independent  printed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sharon  ing  law,  rule,  policy/procedure,  and  leave  and  resigned,  when  in  fact,  Stearns,  who  had  resigned  in  May  this  list  was  shared  with  boards  and  I  was  put  on  administrative  leave,  secure  and  used  safely. these  shortcomings.  No  regulation  is  of  2011  after  having  been  placed  the  newspaper. asked  to  return  to  work,  and  then  We  also  know  that  loopholes  in  our  perfect.  But  that  is  not  an  excuse  for  on  administrative  leave.â&#x20AC;?  With  the  I  had  paid  the  ultimate  price  for  resigned  citing  safety  and  violation  laws  for  the  sale  of  guns  attract  buyers  doing  nothing  to  address  the  need-­ OHJDO SURFHVV FRPSOHWH , FDQ ÂżQDOO\ being  a  whistleblower  in  reporting  of  law  issues?  Perhaps  because  it  for  guns  used  in  crimes  elsewhere.  less  gun-­related  suffering  Vermonters  respond  to  clarify  the  omission  of  OHJDO DQG ÂżQDQFLDO LVVXHV WR SURWHFW sells  papers  and  they  have  no  con-­ Moreover,  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lax  gun  regula-­ now  endure  and  the  suffering  our  lax  facts  that  continue  to  be  printed. the  public,  and  the  response  was  science  for  what  it  does  to  a  person  tions  are  cited  by  advocacy  groups  regulations  contribute  to  beyond  our  First,  I  was  business  manager  for  classic  textbook  material  (ruin  the  who  did  the  right  thing  in  some  very  OLNH WKH 1DWLRQDO 5LĂ&#x20AC;H $VVRFLDWLRQ borders.  We  urge  you  to  courageously  nine  years,  receiving  appreciation  messenger).  I  received  many  calls  GLIÂżFXOW FLUFXPVWDQFHV 7KH Rutland  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;proofâ&#x20AC;?  that  stricter  gun  regula-­ stand  up  to  the  well-­funded  pressure  from  three  superintendents,  school  of  support  urging  me  to  continue  the  Heraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  article  rightfully  indicated  tions  elsewhere  are  misguided.  These  tactics  of  the  gun  lobby  and  support  board  members,  the  auditors,  and  ¿JKW IRU ZKDW ZDV ULJKW Addison  the  school  district  apology.  In  the  claims  pay  no  attention  to  the  local  efforts  to  pass  common  sense  changes  Independent  stories  continued  leav-­ future,  my  hope  is  the  Addison  cultural  and  population  conditions  to  gun  laws  that  are  widely  supported  the  Vermont  Department  of  Educa-­ tion  for  my  work  for  nine  schools.  ing  out  the  law  violation  facts  and  Independent  will  do  the  right  thing,  that  play  an  important  role  in  our  by  Vermonters,  including  hunters  and  Superintendent  Lee  Sease  repeat-­ adding  personality  accusations  I  too.  The  public  deserves  to  know  safety  record  or  to  the  use  of  Vermont  target  shooting  enthusiasts. edly  told  me  I  was  the  best  business  had  not  heard  before.  I  awaited  the  the  truth  about  their  publicly  funded  guns  in  out-­of-­state  crimes.  Thus,  the  Rev.  Barnaby  Feder,  Middlebury boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  action. school  system. situation  in  Vermont  is  misrepresented  Rev.  Andrew  Nagy-­Benson manager  he  had  ever  worked  with.

In  2010,  the  supervisory  union  $ ERDUG FRPPLWWHH ÂżQDOO\ FRQ-­ Sharon  L.  Stearns,  CPA,  MSA  by  the  NRA  and  others  to  undermine  Rev.  Daniel  Cooperrider school  board  became  aware  of  tacted  me  and  asked  me  to  return  Brandon the  efforts  of  citizens  in  other  states  to  Rev.  Tim  Franklin leadership  issues  and  behaviors  to  work.  The  board  had  no  plan  at  Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  We  regret  that  Sha-­ make  their  neighborhoods  and  cities  Rev.  Susan  McGarry that  time  to  rectify  the  law  issues,  ron  Stearns  did  not  feel  she  was  safer.

Rev.  Lucy  Pellegrini through  the  public  resignation  of  D FHQWUDO RIÂżFH DGPLQLVWUDWRU 7KH WR HQVXUH WKH VXSHULQWHQGHQWÂśV RIÂżFH treated  fairly  in  the  Independent,  The  vast  majority  of  Vermonters  Rev.  Mary  Kay  Schueneman board  began  a  series  of  steps  to  was  a  safe  place  from  threaten-­ and  we  recognize  that  it  can  be  dif-­ agree  that  stricter  gun  regulations  Spencer  Putnam DGGUHVV FRQFHUQV $ YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW ing  behavior  despite  at  least  four  ¿FXOW ZKHQ D SHUVRQ LV FDXJKW XS LQ are  one  crucial  step  in  addressing  work  climate  continued,  and  in  late  employee  reports,  and  they  wanted  an  ongoing  news  story  in  which  her  2010,  I  reported  concerns  to  board  me  to  be  coached.  I  shook  my  head  name  appears.  members  about  the  superintendent  in  disbelief  at  the  board.  When  I  In  looking  back  at  our  coverage  are  out  of  control.  Our  military  has  border  and  we  are  not  stopping.  Now  supervising  staff  directly  that  re-­ received  a  letter  demanding  I  return  of  this  particular  news  story,  we  see  over  700  bases  in  150  countries.  We  we  are  involved  in  more  war.  Nazi  VWULFWHG RYHUVLJKW RI ÂżQDQFLDO ZRUN to  work,  I  resigned  citing  Vermont  that  Ms.  Stearnsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  name  appeared  in  are  doing  now  what  we  have  always  IDVFLVWV DUH ÂżJKWLQJ ZLWK 8NUDLQH :H a  violation  of  state  law  by  mailing  law  and  district  policy  not  being  14  stories  in  the  past  four  years  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  done,  plan  and  assist  in  regime  are  openly  supporting  this  madness  postcards  rather  than  annual  report  followed. four  stories  were  about  her  replace-­ changes  anywhere  on  the  globe.  We  as  we  are  bombing  and  leveling  cities  budgets  to  the  public,  and  being  With  the  law  issues  still  unre-­ ments  at  the  school  district  (there  do  this  because  we  can.  No  one  can  across  the  Middle  East. \HOOHG DW LQ WKH RIÂżFH E\ WKH VXSHU-­ VROYHG , ÂżOHG D ODZVXLW WR EULQJ have  been  three),  two  addressed  Lee  stop  us.  Not  yet.

I  say  â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;?  because  as  Americans  intendent  to  quiet  my  concerns. awareness  to  the  situation.  One  year  Seaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lawsuit  against  the  ACSU,  We  supported  a  right-­wing  dictator-­ we  are  responsible  for  what  our  7ZR FHQWUDO RIÂżFH VWDII PHPEHUV later,  two  school  boards  complied  three  were  about  Seaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  replace-­ ship  in  Honduras  and  now  it  is  the  government  does.  We  are  losing  our  reported  safety  concerns  to  school  with  the  law  by  having  the  public  ment,  one  covered  the  departure  of  most  dangerous  country  in  the  world.  government  fast  to  a  global  corporate  board  members  regarding  the  cen-­ vote  not  to  receive  mailed  annual  D WKLUG KLJKO\ SODFHG $&68 RIÂżFLDO We  helped  create  conditions  that  have  empire  that  is  controlled  by  a  small  WUDO RIÂżFH DIWHU ZLWQHVVLQJ VHYHUDO reports.  One  of  my  goals  had  been  and  four  dealt  with  Stearnsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  own  force  mothers  to  separate  with  their  number  of  extremely  rich  and  power-­ superintendent  communications  accomplished.  lawsuit  against  the  ACSU.  We  be-­ frightened  children  and  send  them  ful  people. with  me.

The  next  goals  were  to  receive  lieve  we  gave  a  fair  voice  to  Stearns,  to  the  U.S.  border  to  save  their  lives  There  is  this  consensus  that  Ameri-­ In  very  early,  January  2011,  the  investigation  results  and  a  let-­ even  when  she  declined  to  speak  to  only  to  be  sent  back  to  Honduras  FDQV DUH ÂżQDOO\ UHDOL]LQJ WKH LQVDQLW\ Superintendent  Lee  Sease  forced  ter  stating  I  should  not  have  been  the  newspaper  directly  and  directed  and  other  countries  to  possibly  be  of  what  our  country  has  been  doing.  me  out  of  my  job,  which  was  under  placed  on  leave  so  I  could  work  all  calls  to  her  lawyer.  We  also  note  murdered.  Have  we  lost  our  soul?  The  And  also  that  the  war  is  not  only  a  two-­year  contract,  citing  I  could  again.  With  each  goal  accomplished,  that,  regarding  the  school  district  scope  of  our  involvement  with  killing  against  the  Islamic  world,  but  sadly  not  be  a  member  of  his  team  and  de-­ I  settled  the  lawsuit  and  used  the  apology,  we  published  more  exten-­ around  the  world  is  nothing  less  than  against  the  poor,  the  sick,  the  middle  manding  a  gag  order  about  ACSU. funds,  that  basically  equaled  the  sively  from  that  apology  than  did  the  immoral. class  and  women.  So  â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  big  I  wrote  to  the  school  board,  citing  second  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  contract,  to  pay  legal  newspaper  Stearns  mentions,  and  in  All  these  murdering  tyrants  some  word  because  â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;?  the  American  a  list  of  concerns  and  requested  an  fees  and  for  my  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  addition  we  printed  in  full  the  writ-­ of  which  we  train  in  the  schools  of  people  are  the  only  ones  that  can  stop  investigation  into  the  superinten-­ in  accounting.  I  recently  became  a  ten  statement  that  Stearns  provided  America,  combined  with  money,  this  madness. dentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conduct  per  district  policy.  &HUWLÂżHG 3XEOLF $FFRXQWDQW D SRVL-­ at  the  time  she  settled  her  lawsuit  weaponry  and  the  rebels  we  help  The  key  is  we  all  have  to  work  The  supervisory  union  board  left  me  tion  that  promotes  strong  ethics.  with  the  school  district. train  and  install  in  dozens  of  countries  together  in  the  community  on  the  RQ SDLG OHDYH IRU ÂżYH PRQWKV DQG In  closing,  the  Addison  Inde-­ We  are  glad  to  get  this  opportu-­ are  causing  millions  of  deaths  and  local  and  state  level.  Making  change  mentioned  superintendent  threats  pendent  had  access  to  the  lawsuit,  nity  for  Stearns  to  tell  her  side  of  the  untold  suffering  throughout  the  world,  by  working  together  on  small  issues,  of  legal  action.  Meanwhile,  the  including  the  report  of  violation  of  story  in  her  own  words  here  in  the  mostly  in  oil-­rich  countries.  This  is  replacing  the  structure  that  has  been  superintendent  gathered  as  many  law  and  the  subsequent  rectifying  Independent. exactly  what  we  have  been  doing  designed  to  keep  us  all  down  and  out  to  Third  World  countries  in  South  of  the  way,  with  too  few  jobs  and  America  and  other  parts  of  the  world  wages  no  one  can  live  on. for  well  over  100  years.  The  Monroe  They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  us.  These  rich,  Dear  Mr.  Lynn, can  presidents  are  the  only  ones  in  amount  is  thought  to  be  much  high-­ Doctrine  told  the  entire  world  that  we  powerful  people  are  sick  people.  They  As  is  sadly  all  too  typical  with  recent  history  to  raise  that  tax  and  er  since  all  government  agencies  do  owned  and  controlled  this  part  of  the  live  their  life  wanting  more  and  more  your  editorials,  everything  is  pre-­ dedicate  the  money  for  infrastruc-­ not  report.  The  primary  culprits  are  hemisphere. and  more  at  the  expense  of  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sented  with  a  liberal  spin.  The  latest  ture.  Reagan  in  1983  dedicated  the  leftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  darlings,  Social  Security,  I  came  out  of  my  sleep  about  20  welfare  and  even  their  lives. example  is  your  editorial  on  the  gas  the  entire  increase  to  the  highway  Medicare/Medicaid,  and  Unem-­ years  ago  when  watching  Senate  , GR QRW WKLQN DOO ULFK SHRSOH ÂżW WKLV tax,  where  as  usual  Democrats  are  fund.  Bush  in  1990  dedicated  half  ployment.  But  the  biggest  offender  hearings  on  TV  about  CIA  involve-­ description.  I  think  we  are  talking  presented  as  the  enlightened  saviors  the  increase  to  the  fund.  Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  was  the  USDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  school  breakfast  ment  in  Salvadoran  training  the  about  a  small  number.  One  of  the  of  society  in  their  never-­ending  increase  in  1993  was  used  entirely  program,  where  25  percent  of  the  right-­wing  government  on  how  to  things  these  people  need  is  endless  battle  to  save  us  from  the  Republi-­ IRU GHÂżFLW UHGXFWLRQ children  taking  part  are  being  raised  torture  and  sometimes  kill  prisoners,  war.  Our  taxes  feed  these  people.  cans.

So  as  you  can  see,  the  gas  tax  by  parents  that  can  afford  to,  but  and  shockingly  discussing  CIA  opera-­ Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  work  together  to  take  this  I  understand  that  this  is  a  progres-­ has  never  been  entirely  dedicated  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,  give  their  kids  a  bowl  of  corn  tives  also  involved  in  torture.  If  I  were  SULYLOHJH DZD\ IURP WKHP /HWÂśV ÂżJKW sive  publication,  in  a  progressive  to  highway  spending,  and  highway  Ă&#x20AC;DNHV LQ WKH PRUQLQJ not  watching  live  Senate  hearings,  I  to  keep  our  boys  home  and  alive.  community,  in  a  progressive  state,  spending  has  never  been  limited  by  So  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  novel  approach  would  not  have  believed  it.

It  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  easy  but  we  have  the  and  that  you  must  give  the  people  gas  tax  revenues.  So  now  the  Demo-­ for  Congressman  Welch  and  his  For  over  a  decade  we  have  been  numbers. crats  want  to  raise  it  by  10  cents,  fellow  Democrats:  Stop  the  fraud,  killing  people  and  destroying  Good  luck  to  all,  and  never  give  up. what  they  want  to  read,  I  get  that,  I  really  do.  But  please  allow  me  the  and  in  all  likelihood  use  a  small  stop  wasting  $106  billion  a  year,  countries  in  the  Mideast,  and  we  are  Fred  Barnes chance  to  present  a  different  view,  a  portion  for  highway  spending  and  and  then  ask  me  about  a  gas  tax  supporting  the  illegal  coup  in  Ukraine  Middlebury view  that  is  based  on  fact  and  real-­ the  balance  for  progressive  social  increase.  I  for  one  feel  the  Repub-­ and  bringing  war  ships  to  Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ity,  without  spin. spending. licans  deserve  our  thanks  for  their  At  its  inception,  the  gas  tax  was  The  Government  Accountability  never-­ending  battle  to  rein  in  the  XVHG IRU GHÂżFLW UHGXFWLRQ ,W ZDV 2IÂżFH UHFHQWO\ UHSRUWHG WKDW LQ Democrats. raised  to  help  fund  World  War  II;Íž  2013,  $106  billion  was  wasted  in  Gary  Murdock it  was  raised  again  for  the  Korean  fraudulent  payments  to  people  that  Shoreham War.  The  reality  is  that  Republi-­ should  not  have  received  them.  The  not  touch  their  glassware.  desires.  People  moving  to  a  new  state  At  the  end  of  this  month,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  want  more  than  just  a  job,  they  want  PRYLQJ WR P\ ÂżIWK SODFH ² D EDUQ LQ (and  deserve)  a  community  with  ame-­ Send  your  letters  by  email the  woods  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  converted  into  a  nities  that  make  it  home,  including  to the editor news@addisonindependent.com living  space.  The  gas  will  be  cheaper  schools,  emergency  services  and  an  and  my  neighbors  will  be  quieter.  But  I  affordable  stock  of  housing  to  choose  will  need  to  furnish  it,  which  I  suppose  from.  is  just  another  part  of  getting  older.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  24  and  I  still  plan  on  sticking  But  roommates  aside,  the  issue  at  around  for  the  foreseeable  future.  least  partially  explains  why  Vermont  However,  if  you  know  anyone  who  has  such  a  hard  time  attracting  the  has  a  spare  coffee  table  or  couch,  young  and  energetic  workforce  it  so  please  be  in  touch. Â

Clergy  recommend  stricter  gun  control  measures Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  This  letter  was  sent  to  state  representatives  and  senators  serving  Addison  County  and  copied  to  the  Independent.

We  are  members  of  the  Middlebury  Area  Clergy  Association.  In  writing  you  today  in  support  of  stricter  regula-­ WLRQ RI JXQV DQG JXQ WUDIÂżFNLQJ ZH speak  as  individuals,  not  as  represen-­ tatives  of  our  congregations.  Vermont  is  fortunate  for  various  reasons  not  to  suffer  the  levels  of  gun  violence  seen  in  many  other  areas  of  the  country.  But  we  know  that  each  year  many  Vermonters  are  killed  or  injured  in  crimes  and  accidents  involving  guns.  Many  others  are  threatened  by  armed  relatives,  friends  or  strangers,  or  simply  live  in  unnec-­ essary  fear  because  it  is  too  easy  for  guns  to  end  up  in  the  hands  of  people  who  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  or  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  sure  they  are Â

United  States  should  withdraw  itself  from  world  affairs It  seems  the  world  has  a  country  with  power  unequaled  in  all  history.  It  is  the  United  States  of  America,  a  title  that  I  was  once  proud  of  when  I  was  very  young.  I  grew  up  in  a  propagan-­ da  system  so  complete  with  movies,  great  music  and  testimony  from  a  corporate  media,  which  constantly  spent  great  effort  describing  the  U.S.  as  the  greatest  country  and  the  great-­ est  democracy  in  the  world.  Then  it  was  described  as  the  great-­ est  on  the  globe,  then  on  the  planet.  Why  all  this  effort  to  convince  us?  How  lucky  we  were  to  be  shielded  from  the  truth.  It  was  a  great  country  and  still  is,  but  it  was  always  a  system  designed  to  support  the  rich  and  the  powerful. :H KDG WR ¿JKW DQG VRPHWLPHV GLH to  establish  unions,  which  helped  cre-­ ate  the  middle  class.  But  it  certainly  was  never  the  greatest  in  the  world.  Americans  should  reject  this  kind  of  propaganda  because  it  says  to  the  middle  class,  you  have  our  support  for  any  policy  you  carry  out.  We  do  have  a  Constitution  admired  by  the  entire  world,  but  we  are  in  danger  of  losing  it.

We  were  always  a  warring  nation.  One  only  has  to  read  our  foreign  policy  for  the  last  100  years  or  more  to  learn  the  real  truth.  We  almost  com-­ pletely  killed  all  Native  Americans.  Then  annexed  part  of  Mexico,  then  controlled  Cuba,  then  the  Philippines,  killed  over  a  million  North  Koreans  and  between  1  and  2  million  Vietnam-­ ese.

Noam  Chomsky  described  how  our  Marines  were  sent  to  Third  World  countries  over  100  times  through  the  years  to  protect  American  investment.  With  all  this  blood  on  our  hands  we  can  see  why  our  leaders  make  certain  we  see  ourselves  as  only  spreading  democracy  in  these  Third  World  countries.  This  we  hear  constantly.

Now  at  this  time  in  history,  we Â

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) leave  yet.  But  this  spring  has  proven  to  be  the  other  side  of  the  coin.  These  days,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sharing  a  room  with  my  brother  while  he  interns  for  the  summer  in  the  Bur-­ lington  area.  The  splitting  of  a  room  harkens  back  to  the  earliest  days  of  our  youth,  but  it  saves  us  both  hundreds  on  rent.  Meanwhile,  our  housemates  leave  us  passive  aggressive  notes  on  the  fridge  reminding  us  to  clean  or  to Â

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Davis (Continued  from  Page  4A) advanced  alternative  policies  of  his  own.  Scott  has  kept  his  distance  from  national  Republicans.  Some  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  small  band  of  conser-­ vative  Republicans  believe  he  has  not  done  enough  to  sharpen  lines  of  difference  between  GOP  and  Democratic  positions  on  key  issues  facing  the  state.  Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  response  is  that  moderate  Republicans  are  the  only  Republicans  who  can  win  in  Vermont.

Corren  will  campaign  as  an  en-­ thusiastic  supporter  of  single-­payer  health  care.  He  will  also  urge  state  government  to  do  more  to  transition  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  energy  mix  away  from  fossil  fuels  and  toward  renewable  sources.  In  2012,  Scott  defeated  his  Dem-­ ocratic  opponent,  Cassandra  Gekas,  by  57  to  40  percent.  Can  Corren  in  2014  do  better  than  Gekas  in  2012?  And  as  long  as  the  governor  is  healthy,  does  it  really  matter  who  is  elected  lieutenant  governor?

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Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middle-­ bury  College.

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Obituaries

Pearl MacKissock, 85, Brandon %5$1'21 ² 3HDUO &DUH\ MacKissock,  85,  died  Thursday,  July  17,  2014,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  &  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  in  Brandon  on  July  7,  1929.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Dayton  and  Clara  (Varney)  Carey.  She  grew  up  in  Brandon  and  received  her  education  in  Brandon  schools.  She  began  her  working  career  in  childcare.  She  later  worked  in  the  food  service  department  at  the  old  Brandon  Training  School  for  over  21  years.  She  retired  in  1991.  She Â

Virginia Worn, 94, Brandon %5$1'21 ² 9LUJLQLD ³-LQQ\´ McElroy  Worn,  94,  died  Tuesday,  July  15,  2014,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury.

6KH ZDV ERUQ LQ %URRNO\Q 1 < on  Dec.  30,  1919.  She  was  the  daugh-­ ter  of  John  and  Elfriede  (Hartman)  Mulreany.

She  grew  up  in  Brooklyn  and  later  moved  to  Mobile,  Ala.,  where  she  graduated  from  Mobile  (Ala.)  High  School,  class  of  1937.  On  Jan.  2,  1943,  she  married  James  G.  McElroy  at  St.  Jeromeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Brooklyn.  They  raised  their  children  LQ :HVWÂż HOG 1 - VSHQGLQJ PDQ\ summers  on  Lake  Hortonia,  and  later  retired  to  Brandon  in  1986.  He  prede-­ ceased  her  on  Dec.  20,  1991.  She  married  Philip  Ross  Worn  at  the  Brandon  Congregational  Church  on  July  8,  1995,  and  they  were  fortunate  to  live  together  in  Brandon  for  19  years.  She  was  a  member  of  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  Church  in  Brandon  and  the  Couples  Club  at  the  Brandon  Congregational Â

Church.  She  served  as  president  of  ERWK WKH :HVW¿ HOG 1 - DQG %UDQGRQ garden  clubs.  She  volunteered  at  the  Brandon  Thrift  Shop  and  Brandon  Senior  Citizens  Center.  Relatives  say  her  greatest  love  was  for  her  family  and  friends;͞  she  provided  endless  love  and  care  for  others.

Surviving  are  her  husband,  Philip  Ross  Worn  of  Brandon,  and  two  sons,  Bob  McElroy  of  Brandon  and  Tom  McElroy  and  his  wife  Judy  of  Sudbury.  Also  surviv-­ ing  are  six  grandchildren  and  two  great-­grandchildren. ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR KHU ¿ UVW KXVEDQG VKH was  predeceased  by  a  son,  James  G.  McElroy  Jr.,  in  1976.

A  gathering  of  family  and  friends  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Celebration  of  Her  Lifeâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  July  27,  2014,  from  noon  until  2  p.m.,  at  the  Brandon  Inn  in  Brandon.

A  private  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place,  at  a  later  date,  in  Pine  Hill  Cemetery.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to Â

for  several  years  at  Friendlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  restau-­ rant.  He  later  worked  at  Book  Press  for  several  years.  He  was  forced  to  retire  due  to  a  disability  in  1995.  His  family  says  he  enjoyed  his  computer  and  playing  the  guitar.

He  is  survived  by  three  broth-­ ers,  Stacey  Euber  of  Dover,  Jammie  Euber  of  Forest  Dale  and  Glen  Euber  of  Brattleboro;͞  and  his  sister,  Michele  Y.  Blake  of  Brattleboro.  Many  aunts,  uncles,  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  him.

VIRGINIA  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;JINNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  WORN The  Brandon  Senior  Citizens  Center,  P.O.  Box  237,  Brandon,  VT  05733,  or  to  the  Brandon  Food  Shelf,  c/o  Kathy  Mathis,  P.O.  Box  345,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  was  held  on  Tuesday,  July  22,  2014,  at  Forest  Dale  Cemetery.  Family  and  friends  shared  in  the  service.

Following  the  ceremony  the  family  received  friends  at  the  home  of  brother  Jammie  Euber,  for  a  time  of  remembrance.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  the  Vincent  Euber  Memorial  Fund,  c/o  Miller  &  Ketcham,  26  Franklin  St.,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

Wanieta Zeno, 85, Vergennes 9(5*(11(6 ² :DQLHWD M.  Zeno,  85,  of  School  Street,  Vergennes,  lifelong  resident  of  this  area,  passed  away  on  Tuesday,  July  22,  2014,  at  the  home  of  her  sister  and  brother-­in-­law,  Brenda  and  Harold  Bell,  in  Vergennes,  where  she  made  her  home  for  the  past  10  years.  She  was  born  in  Burlington  on  May  7,  1929,  the  daughter  of  Lester  and  Phyllis  (Barrett)  Martin.

Wanieta  leaves  three  children,  Margaruiette  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peggyâ&#x20AC;?  (Stearns)  and  her  husband  Thomas  L.  McGrath  of  Vergennes,  Bryon  Stearns  and  his  wife  Vickie  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  Sharon  Pinette  and  her  husband  Michael  of  Terryville,  Conn.;Íž  several  grandchil-­ dren,  Jeffrey  McGrath  of  Salisbury,  Adam,  Dawn  and  Kenny  Stearns  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  Hope,  Carol  and  1LFKRODV 6WHDUQV RI %ULVWRO &RQQ and  Steve,  Michael,  Bradley  and  Kaylee  Pinette  of  Terryville,  Conn.;Íž  15  great-­grandchildren,  Cassandra,  Ashley,  Patience,  Autumn,  Melody,  Luke,  Elijah,  Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dejiah,  Merle  Jr.,  Rikki,  Kyle,  Cody,  Logan,  Ryan  and  Mikey;Íž  along  with  her  great-­great-­ grandson,  Trenton.

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parents  and  stepfather,  Harry  Gordon;Íž  husbands  Howard  Stearns  and  Melvin  Zeno;Íž  several  brothers  and  sisters;Íž  and  her  daughter  Virginia  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jennyâ&#x20AC;?  Stearns  and  grandson  1DWKDQ 3LQQHWWH She  was  a  member  of  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  Addison  County  Auxiliary  3801  in  Vergennes,  where  she  was  blessed  with  many  friends.

Prior  to  her  illness  Wanieta  enjoyed  crocheting  and  making  many  wonderful  crafts.  Her  casual  life  found  her  playing  bingo  or,  cards  or  singing  and  playing  the  harmonica.

Special  thank  you  is  given  to  her  sister  Brenda  Bell  and  her  family,  husband  Harold  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frogâ&#x20AC;?),  children  and  grandchildren  that  cared  for  her  XQVHOÂż VKO\ IRU PDQ\ \HDUV 7KH\ were  her  guardian  angels.

The  family  would  also  like  to  thank  Emily,  Lisa  and  Liz  and  every-­ one  else  at  Bayada  Home  Care,  Rutland;͞  TylaAnn  and  Regina  and  everyone  else  at  Bayada  Hospice,  Essex  Junction;͞  and  her  private  care-­ givers  Lisa  Gray,  Cindy  Sumner  and  Jesse  Eldred.

A  graveside  service  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  at  St. Â

member  of  Himrod  Conservation  Club.  He  worked  for  32  years  at  Plattsburgh  Air  Force  Base  doing  plumbing  and  electrical  work.  He  also  owned  a  TV  repair  shop  and  delivered  fuel  oil  in  Port  Henry.  He  served  in  the  86 1DY\ GXULQJ :RUOG :DU ,, He  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  61  years,  Glee  (Long)  Brooks;Íž  his  chil-­ dren  Martin  Brooks,  Marcia  Brooks,  Melanie  Lashua  and  Michael  Brooks;Íž  nine  grandchildren;Íž  10  great-­grand-­ children;Íž  his  siblings  Robert  Brooks, Â

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  John  Allen  Wetmore,  age  76,  took  the  hand  of  his  beloved  daughter  Kelly  and  jour-­ neyed  to  Heaven,  on  July  18,  2014.  John  was  born  in  Middlebury,  VT  on  July  19,  1937,  the  eldest  son  of  Walton  and  Rosa  Wetmore.  He  was  raised  on  the  family  farm  and  lived  his  life  in  Middlebury  working  within  earshot  of  the  Middlebury  Airport.  Early  on,  John  developed  an  interest  LQ Ă&#x20AC; \LQJ DQG LW ZDV WKHUH WKDW KH PHW his  beloved  soul  mate  and  future  wife  Laurette  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laurieâ&#x20AC;?  Wetmore.  John  and  Laurie  were  married  on  Sept.  13,  1958,  and  raised  four  children.

In  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s  and  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s,  John  was  a  residential  building  contractor.  He  constructed  and  remodeled  many  homes  in  the  area.  He  was  well  NQRZQ IRU KLV Âż QLVK DQG FDELQHW making  skills.  In  1968,  John  and  Laurie  started  Bix  Antiques  and  Furniture  Restoration,  and  for  46  years  he  lovingly  restored,  repaired  and  sold  antiques  and  used  furniture.  Always  humble,  John  would  never  suggest  that  he  was  a  craftsman,  but  anyone  who  knew  him  knows  differ-­ ent.  He  was  gifted  and  well  respected  as  a  master  craftsman  and  his  knowl-­ edge  of  all  things  old.  Always  appre-­ ciating  the  beauty  and  function  of  antique  furniture,  he  would  carefully  and  with  great  skill,  restore  damaged  furniture  to  its  original  condition.  Using  the  simplest  of  tools,  John  created  beds,  harvest  tables  and  other  unique  pieces  from  heirloom  crafted  parts  and  pieces.  Many  families  around  the  United  States  enjoy  the  efforts  of  his  labors.  Perhaps  even  PRUH VLJQLÂż FDQW -RKQ ZDV D PHQWRU to  the  numerous  people  who  learned  the  art  and  craft  of  woodworking  while  apprenticing  with  him.

Most  importantly,  John  was  a  dedicated  and  devoted  son,  husband,  father  and  grandfather.  He  never  missed  the  opportunity  to  share  and Â

Peter  Cemetery  in  Vergennes,  with  5HY -RDQ 2Âś*RUPDQ RIÂż FLDWLQJ ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV GRQDWLRQV PD\ EH made  to  the  Project  Independence,  112  Exchange  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  Remembrances  may  be  sent  to  her  Sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  home  at  18  School  St.,  9HUJHQQHV 97 ¸

Jane  McGrath  and  Anne  Ansen;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  three  sisters,  Mary  Masell,  Helen  Brooks,  and  Catherine  Thomasman;͞  and  a  brother,  William  Brooks.

A  gathering  will  be  on  Saturday,  July  26,  at  American  Legion  Post  14  in  Vergennes  from  1  p.m.  to  3  p.m.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ be  made  to  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  Squad,  PO  Box  11,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.

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A  memorial  will  take  place  Thursday  July  31,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  East  Middlebury  Methodist  Church,  with  reception  to  follow  at  the  East  Middlebury  Sarah  Partridge  &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZ ers,  for  friends  wanting  to  make  a  donation  in  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory,  please  consider  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  or  the  cancer  fund  of  your  choice.

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Middlebury  Summer  Festival  on-­the-­ each  Monday,  at  the  town  office,  Polls  are  open  from  10  a.m.  to  Green,  July  6-­12: from  9  a.m.  to  noon.   7  p.m. )ORSS\ VWUDZ KDW 'HHUÂż HOG EODQ ket,  calico  doll  dress,  narrow  wooden  cutting  board,  yellow  Local  Motion  T-­shirt,  plaid  blanket  with  fringe,  Basic  Editions  button-­down  shirt,  Hawke  &  Co.  brown  leather  jacket,  Columbia  Ă&#x20AC; HHFH MDFNHW QDPH RQ WDJ 5K\OHH

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teach.  He  was  always  there  for  his  family  and  enjoyed  the  simple  plea-­ sures  of  family,  including  the  annual  camping  weekends  in  Lincoln,  card  games  with  family  and  friends  DQG HQMR\HG WKH ODVW ¿ YH ZLQWHUV LQ Homosassa,  Fla.,  with  Laurie.  Every  summer  he  could  be  found  back  at  his  shop  where  friends  old  and  new  would  stop  by  for  a  visit.  There  he  built  many  more  pieces  of  furniture  with  his  grandchildren  at  his  side.  Through  it  all,  John  never  failed  to  express  his  love  and  support  for  his  family.  We  will  forever  miss  his  quiet,  patient  and  gentle  spirit.  In  the  end,  it  was  sarcoma  cancer  that  took  him  from  us  far  too  early,  but  even  in  his  last  days  he  greeted  everyone  with  a  positive  attitude.

John  leaves  behind  his  wife  Laurie  of  55  years;Íž  son  David  and  his  wife  Joyce  of  Lincoln  and  their  children,  5HEHFFD DQG Âż DQFp 1XZW +HQU\ and  daughter  Zoey,  Christopher  and  Allyson  Wetmore;Íž  daugh-­ ter  Lynda  Bushman  her  husband  Robert  of  Middlebury  and  Lyndaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  children,  Benjamin,  Louise  and  1LFKRODV 0DVWHUVRQ DQG VRQ -DUHG :HWPRUH DQG ZLIH 5HEHFFD RI 1RUWK 6PLWKÂż HOG 5 , DQG WKHLU FKLOGUHQ =DFKDU\ DQG 1DWKDQ :HWPRUH son-­in-­law  Rick  Lowd  and  his  wife  Deb  of  Salisbury;Íž  brother  Frank  Wetmore  and  wife  Kathy  of  Florida;Íž  $XQW (YHO\Q 1LFNHUVRQ DQG FRXVLQV of  Brandon;Íž  sisters-­in-­law  Rachel  Codding  of  Middlebury,  Louise  Seith  and  husband  Sandy  of  Florida,  Rena  Kindregan  of  Oregon;Íž  brothers-­in-­ law  Andy  Bourdon  and  his  wife  Betsy  of  Middlebury,  Francis  Angier  of  Williston  and  Don  Kenyon  of  Middlebury;Íž  many  nieces  and  neph-­ ews;Íž  and  special  friend  Tom  Comes.

John  was  predeceased  by  his  parents,  Walton  and  Rosa  Wetmore;͞  in-­laws  Ernest  and  Juliette  Bourdon;͞  and  his  daughter  Kelly.

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Donald Brooks, 89, North Ferrisburgh 1257+ )(55,6%85*+ ² Donald  A.  Brooks,  89,  died  Sunday,  July  20,  2014,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington  surrounded  by  his  loving  family.

He  was  born  June  29,  1925,  in  3RUW +HQU\ 1 < WKH VRQ RI -RKQ DQG Catherine  (Tryell)  Brooks.

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Agnes  Pudvah;͞  two  brothers,  Edgar  Carey  and  Victor  Carey;͞  and  her  sister,  Susie  Brink.

The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  took  place  on  Monday,  July  21,  2014,  at  11:30  a.m.,  at  Forest  Dale  Cemetery.  Bertram  Coolidge  RI¿ FLDWHG Following  the  ceremony  the  family  received  friends  at  the  home  of  Ron  and  Melinda  MacKissock  for  a  time  of  remembrance.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Squad,  P.O.  Box  232,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

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Vincent Euber, 49, Brandon %5$1'21 ² 9LQFHQW /HH (XEHU 49,  of  Brandon  died  Thursday,  July  17,  2014,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington.

He  was  born  in  Proctor  on  March  14,  1965.  He  was  the  son  of  Philip  and  Wilma  (Cram)  Euber.  He  grew  up  in  Salisbury  where  he  received  his  early  education  and  graduated  from  Middlebury  Union  High  School,  class  of  1983.

He  moved  with  his  family  to  Brattleboro  in  1984  where  he  worked Â

continued  working  with  the  elderly  DW /RFNZRRG 1XUVLQJ +RPH LQ +DQRYHU 1 + DQG 9DOOH\ 7HUUDFH 1XUVLQJ +RPH LQ :LOGHU 9W +HU family  says  she  enjoyed  crafts  and  cooking.

Surviving  are  three  sons,  Everett  Mitchell  of  Rutland,  Dana  Carey  of  Wallingford  and  Ronald  MacKissock  of  Brandon;͞  her  daughter  Robin  Karvo  of  Shoreham;͞  14  grandchil-­ dren;͞  12  great-­grandchildren;͞  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

She  was  predeceased  by  two  daughters,  Sandra  Malinowski  and Â

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Wine,  beer  on  tap  at  Aug  2  event Being white is still a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ticket to rideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Local  spirits,  music  and  more  at  Summerfest  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Midd  Summer  Festival  committee  is  in  WKH Âż QDO VWDJHV RI SODQQLQJ IRU the  fourth  annual  Midd  Summer  Festival,  to  take  place  in  the  historic  Marble  Works  District  on  Aug.  2,  from  3-­7  p.m.

This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  festival  will  build  on  the  overwhelming  success  of  the  past  three  years,  where  beer-­,  wine-­,  cider-­,  spirits-­,  food-­  and  music-­ lovers  gathered  to  celebrate  some  RI WKH VWDWHÂśV Âż QHVW SURGXFWV 7KLV yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  festival  will  feature  over  30  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  renowned  breweries,  vineyards  and  distilleries  as  well  as  some  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  artisan  cheese  and  food  producers.  Live  music  from  two  acclaimed  music  groups  will  offer  grooves  that  will  get  people  out  dancing  on  the  lawn.  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  are  a  rockabilly  bluegrass  band  featuring  upright-­bass  player  Billy  Bracher,  guitar  and  banjo  player  Danny  Coane,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big  Al,â&#x20AC;?  the  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  harmonious  guitar  player.  Following  them,  the  Seth  Yacavone  %DQG ZLOO WDNH WKH VWDJH Ă&#x20AC; RRGLQJ the  festival  with  a  fusion  of  blues,  jazz  and  funk  music  that  appeals  to  audiences  of  all  kinds.  Fans  of  the  band  are  used  to  hearing  them  at  Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  Burlington  and  many  other  local  venues,  so  there  are  sure Â

FESTIVALGOERS  GATHER  UNDER  the  tent  for  samples  of  beer,  wine,  cider  and  spirits  at  a  past  Midd  Summer  Festival  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Marble  Works.  The  fourth  annual  event  is  on  Saturday,  Aug.  2.

to  be  some  folks  in  the  audience  ready  to  sing  along.

Proceeds  from  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  festival  will  help  support  the  Addison  County  )LUHÂż JKWHUV +23( WKH $GGLVRQ County  River  Watch  Collective  and  the  Better  Middlebury  Partnership,  VRPH RI WKH PDQ\ ORFDO QRQSURÂż W organizations  working  to  make  Middlebury  thrive.

Tickets  for  those  21  and  over  wish-­ ing  to  sample  alcohol  are  $25  ($20  LQ DGYDQFH DQG IRU WKRVH QRW purchasing  drinking  tickets  or  those  under  the  age  of  21;Íž  children  under  6  are  free.  Adult  tickets  include  admission  to  the  event,  a  souvenir  beer  or  wine  sampling  glass,  10  tast-­ ing  tokens  and  open  access  to  music, Â

cheese  and  food  samples  and  a  great  local  celebration.   Tickets  can  be  purchased  online  at  www.middsummerfestival.com  or  at  the  following  retail  loca-­ tions  in  downtown  Middlebury:  Noonie  Deli,  Two  Brothers  Tavern,  Middlebury  Inn,  Clementine,  and  Sweet  Cecily.

Many  exhibitors  will  not  only  have  samples  to  try,  but  will  also  have  bottled  product  for  purchase,  so  plan  to  bring  home  your  favorites  of  the  day.  Also  for  purchase  will  be  T-­shirts  and  reusable  souvenir  bags.

For  more  information  visit  the  festival  website  at  www.middsum-­ merfestival.com  or  follow  the  event  at  facebook.com/middsummerfest.

Program  that  helps  seniors  stay  at  home  meets  July  29  in  Shorham SHOREHAM  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  SASH  (Support  DQG 6HUYLFHV DW +RPH LV D IUHH program  now  available  in  Shoreham  and  Orwell  to  anyone  on  Medicare.  The  SASH  program  is  designed  to  provide  personalized  coordinated  care  to  help  participants  stay  safely  at  home  regardless  of  their  age  or  resi-­ dential  setting.

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SASH  program  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  July  29,  at  10  a.m.  at  the  Platt  Memorial  Library  in  Shoreham.  Refreshments  will  be  served.  Over  3,000  Vermont  seniors  and  people  with  disabilities  are  partici-­ pating  in  SASH,  which  is  available  in  every  county  in  the  state.  SASH  provides  preventative  health  care,  self-­management  education  and  coaching  and  transitions  of  care  after Â

hospital  or  rehab  stays.  According  to  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  data,  the  SASH  pilot  program  has  resulted  in  a  19  percent  reduction  in  hospitaliza-­ tions  and  has  reduced  falls  and  nutri-­ tion  risk  for  participants.

For  more  information,  call  Nina  Welsh,  SASH  coordinator,  at  802-­8997-­5667.  SASH  is  sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Community  Trust. Â

For  the  sixth  year  in  a  row  we  are  adapted  and  much-­reduced  version  In  Addison  County  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  not  vacationing  on  Nantucket,  renting  of  that  survey.  Take  this  little  survey,  to  think  about  race  and  racism,  for  a  house  where  our  whole  family  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  answering  as  yourself.

I  seldom  encounter  individuals  of  kids  and  grandkids  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  can  gather  Â&#x2021; &DQ \RX DUUDQJH another  race.  Most  for  a  week  of  fun  in  the  sun.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  be  in  the  company  of  the  time,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  much  to  love  about  Nantucket,  of  people  of  your  think  about  my  own  but  one  thing  I  do  not  love  is  the  own  race  most  of  the  White  Privilege.  racial  divide,  which  is  observable  time?

At  home  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  everywhere. Â&#x2021; &DQ \RX EH VXUH to  forget  about  the  On  the  ferry  to  the  island,  99  WKDW LI D WUDIÂż F SROLFH doors  my  whiteness  percent  of  passengers  are  white.  stops  you,  it  is  not  has  opened  for  me:  At  the  local  grocery  store,  the  vast  due  to  your  race?

My  white  parents  majority  of  the  customers  are  white,  Â&#x2021; &DQ \RX WXUQ RQ were  welcomed  in  contrast  to  the  cashiers,  who  are  the  television  or  open  into  the  neighbor-­ women  of  color.  Almost  all  the  the  newspaper  and  hood  with  the  best  workers  maintaining  the  gardens,  see  people  of  your  schools,  where  my  painting  the  houses,  and  repair-­ race  widely  repre-­ teachers  had  high  ing  the  sidewalks  are  men  of  color.  sented  in  a  positive  expectations  for  me,  Caregivers  with  dark  skin  push  the  light? enabling  me  to  get  fair-­skinned  babies  in  their  prams. Â&#x2021; &DQ \RX EH into  a  good  college,  I  feel  like  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  stepped  way  back  sure  that  your  chil-­ which  opened  doors  in  time,  or  into  the  alien  culture  dren  will  be  given  to  employment,  an  of  the  Deep  South,  or  into  some  curricular  materials  advanced  degree  and Â

By Abi Sessions unfamiliar  apartheid  society  where  at  school  that  testify  ¿ QDQFLDO VHFXULW\ the  whites  enjoy  all  the  perks  and  to  the  existence  and  At  home  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  privileges  and  the  accomplishments  to  forget  about  the  behaviors  my  people  of  color  of  their  race? whiteness  allows  me:  In  the  summer  onâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t white work  to  make  it  Â&#x2021; &DQ \RX EH I  often  go  into  town  directly  from  all  possible. pretty  sure  that  the  garden  (sweaty,  mud  on  my  people But  wait!  How  if  you  ask  to  talk  NQHHV GLUW XQGHU P\ Âż QJHUQDLOV DQG everyunfamiliar  is  that,  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  person  in  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  worry  that  people  will  think  really?  Where  we  charge,â&#x20AC;?  you  will  less  of  me  or  my  race.  The  Mexican  where in live  it  may  be  less  be  facing  a  person  farm  workers,  on  the  other  hand,  do  America enjoy visible,  less  obvi-­ of  your  race? their  shopping  in  their  Sunday  best.  ous,  but  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Â&#x2021; &DQ \RX At  home  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  forget  about  White Privilege white  people  easily  buy  post-­ the  comfort  and  security  my  white-­ every day in everywhere  in  ers,  postcards,  QHVV SURYLGHV PH ,W LV QRW GLIÂż FXOW hundreds of America  enjoy  picture  books,  WR JHW D EDQN ORDQ , FDQ FRQÂż GHQWO\ White  Privilege  greeting  c ards,  and  approach  strangers  believing  I  will  big and small every  day  in  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  maga-­ be  well  received;Íž  when  I  go  shop-­ ways? hundreds  of  big  zines  featuring  ping  I  do  not  fear  being  followed  or  and  small  ways?  the  people  of  your  ignored  by  sales  staff.

Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  average  race?  But  on  Nantucket  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  impossible  white  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  path  through  life  less  Now  take  the  survey  again,  for  me  to  forget  the  privileges  of  obstructed,  less  challenging,  than  answering  to  the  best  of  your  abil-­ whiteness.  the  path  of  a  person  of  color,  simply  ity  as  a  person  of  another  race  living  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  much  to  love  about  because  of  the  color  of  their  skin? in  mainstream  American  society.  Nantucket.  Perhaps  I  should  also  In  their  2006  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Courageous  Better  yet,  have  a  friend  of  another  learn  to  appreciate  the  reminder  of  Conversations  About  Race,â&#x20AC;?  authors  race  take  the  survey  himself  or  what  is  otherwise  so  easy  to  forget:  Glenn  E.  Singleton  and  Curtis  herself.  I  bet  your  answers  will  be  my  own  unearned  privilege  that   Linton  include  a  survey  to  help  quite  different.  The  difference  in  the  comes   from  being  white. readers  understand  the  many  faces  answers  for  people  of  different  races  Abi  Sessions  is  a  retired  educa-­ of  White  Privilege,  which  are  invis-­ represents  a  few  aspects  of  White  tor  who  lives  in  Cornwall  with  her  ible  to  many  white  people.  Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  Privilege.  husband,  Bill.

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Jay  Parini  to  speak  in  Ripton  church RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Renowned  Vermont  professor  and  author  Jay  Parini  will  share  his  journey  of  researching  and  writing  a  biography  of  Jesus  of  Nazareth  in  a  talk  entitled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing  Jesusâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  Ripton  Community  Church  on  Sunday,  July  27,  at  7  p.m.

His  new  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesus,  The  Human  Face  of  God,â&#x20AC;?  explores  what Â

theologians,  believers  and  skeptics  have  pondered  and  disputed  for  centu-­ ries:  Was  he  human  or  divine?  Was  his  life  the  stuff  of  myth  or  history?  Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Weekly  says  Pariniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  research  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  gentle  goad  to  recon-­ sider  the  power  of  myth  to  tell  truths.â&#x20AC;?

Jay  Parini  is  Axinn  Professor  of  English  and  Creative  Writing  at Â

Middlebury  College.

Copies  of  his  book  will  be  avail-­ able  for  sale  and  signing.  There  is  no  charge  for  his  presentation,  but  contri-­ butions  will  be  welcome  to  support  the  restoration  and  preservation  of  the  historic  Ripton  Community  Church.  The  church  is  located  on  Route  125  in  the  village  center.

Program explores New France settlement ADDISON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Site  interpreter  Karl  Crannell  offers  the  second  of  three  programs   in  the  summer  series  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blast  from  the  Past:  How  They  Did  It  in  New  Franceâ&#x20AC;?  at  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site  in  Addison  on  Saturday,  July  26,  from  1:30-­3:30  p.m.

Chimney  Point  was  the  site  of  a  1731  French  fort  and  French  settle-­ ment  until  1759.  Crannell  will  talk  to  visitors  about  the  people  who  lived  there  during  that  time,  where  they  got  their  supplies,  what  they  ate  and  what  grew  in  their  gardens,  and  will  tell  stories  about  life  on  the  New  France  military  frontier.

People  may  drop  in  any  time  from  1:30  to  3:30.  The  hands-­on  activities  and  discussion  will  be  on  the  Chimney  Point  porch,  weather  permitting.  In  the  special  exhibit,  see  some  of  the  French  artifacts  discovered  during  the  recent  archaeology  work  during  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridge  project.

The  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site  is  located  at  8149  VT  Route  17,  at  the  foot  of  the  new  Lake  Champlain  Bridge.  It  presents  the  history  of  the  three  earliest  cultures  here  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Native  American,  French  Colonial  and  early  American.  Call  802-­759-­2412 for  information.  Admission,  which  includes  this  program,  is  $5  for  adults Â

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Dorchester  Lodge  F&AM  will  serve  its  regular  all-­ you-­can-­eat  breakfast  with  pancakes,  French  toast,  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee  and  a  smile  from  the  cooks.  SOAR  Summerfest  in  Brandon.  Three-­Day  Stampede  Lawn  Sale  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  Thursday,  July  24,  5-­8  p.m.,  Neshobe  July  27,  8  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Bristol  Recreation  Field.  School.  Food,  fun  and  entertainment  in  %HQH¿ WV F\VWLF ¿ EURVLV UHVHDUFK *LDQW ODZQ VDOH support  of  the  Neshobe  SOAR  after-­school  and  under  tents,  silent  auction,  motorcycle  ride,  chicken  summer  program.  Pig  roast  at  5  p.m.  Live  music  with  barbecue,  5K  run,  walk-­a-­thon  and  more.  Info:  www.

Feral  Godmother  at  6:30  p.m.  Auction.  Bring  a  blan-­ threedaystampede.org  or  on  Facebook  at  Three  ket  or  chair.  Day  Stampede.  Pete  Seeger  Memorial  Concert  in  Hancock.  All-­music  non-­denominational  service  in  Thursday,  July  24,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Hancock  town  Salisbury.  Sunday,  July  27,  10-­11  a.m.,  Salisbury  green.  Featuring  our  own  valley  musicians  and  Congregational  Church.  Led  by  Helen  Weston  and  members  of  the  Seeger  family.  Part  of  the  Hancock  Friends.  Info:  www.salisburychurchvt.org.  2014  Summer  Concert  Series.  Indoor  rain  site  avail-­ Guided  history  walk  across  the  Lake  Champlain  able.  Sponsored  by  Hancock  Town  Pride.  Bridge.  Sunday,  July  27,  1-­3  p.m.,  meet  at  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Future  of  Retailâ&#x20AC;?  community  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  museum.  State  historic  site  Thursday,  July  24,  7-­9  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  managers  Elsa  Gilbertson  of  Chimney  Point,  Vt.,  Center.  A  public  discussion  about  enhancing  and  Thomas  Hughes  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  pres-­ Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  retail  environment,  stemming  from  last  ent  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Shortest  Distance  Between  Two  Points,â&#x20AC;?  a  springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Future  of  Retail  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;?  study.  Input  guided  walk  across  the  bridge  explaining  the  history  and  ideas  are  welcome.  of  what  can  be  seen.  Rain  or  shine.  Info:  759-­2412.  Band  concert  in  Orwell.  Thursday,  July  24,  7:30-­8:30  Piano  trio  in  Rochester.  Sunday,  July  27,  4-­6  p.m.,  Orwell  village  green.  Weekly  summer  concerts.  p.m.,  Rochester  Federated  Church,  15  N.  Main  Run-­through  in  the  Orwell  Village  School  band  room  St.  Rochester  Chamber  Music  Society  presents  preceding  each  concert  at  6:30  &KULVWLQD -HQQLQJV Ă&#x20AC; XWH 0DWW 'DQH YLROD DQG p.m.  Info:  www.facebook.com/ Cynthia  Huard,  piano.  Free,  but  donations  in  support  OrwellTownBand.  of  the  RCMS  concert  series  are  always  appreciated.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  More  information:  767-­9234  or  rcmsvt.org.  Thursday,  July  24,  8-­11  p.m.,  The  Summer  Reading  Series  in  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  Rochester.  Sunday,  July  27,  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adult: Tues. & Weds. Night 116  North.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  BigTown  Gallery.  Wheel Classes, Weds. AM Int/Adv Painting, Photography at Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ RI 6KDNHVSHDUH Henriette  Power  and  Rebecca  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  Makkai  read  from  their  own  work.  Dawn Aug. 4-8, Collage Aug. 6 & 13, Ceramic Bird Houses tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Free.  Refreshments  follow.  Info:  Children: Pottery on the Wheel & Hand Building-Tues, Weds, Admission  is  $10.  Reservations:  www.bigtowngallery.com.  Thurs. all summer, please pre-register. Art Camps: Bird Brains 989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing  Jesusâ&#x20AC;?  talk  in  Ripton.  Movies  in  the  Park  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  July  27,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ripton  & Feather Heads July 28-Aug. 1, Art Around the World, Thursday,  July  24,  8-­10  p.m.,  Bristol  Community  Church.  Vermont  Crafty Creatures, Art in Nature. Contact Barb at 247-3702, town  green.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goonies.â&#x20AC;?  Free  movie  professor  and  author  Jay  Parini  will  ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org ` on  a  theater-­sized  screen,  starting  at  share  his  journey  of  researching  dusk.  Suitable  for  all  ages.  Desserts  and  writing  his  biography  of  Jesus  and  refreshments  will  be  available.  of  Nazareth,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesus:  The  Bring  a  blanket  and  bug  spray.  Rain  location:  Holley  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  26,  2-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Human  Face  of  God.â&#x20AC;?  No  charge  but  donations  will  Hall.  Info:  www.bristolrec.org  or  453-­5885.  Theater.  The  THT  screens  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Gooniesâ&#x20AC;?  (PG).  be  accepted  to  support  the  restoration  and  preser-­ Refreshments  available.  Tickets  $5,  available  at  the  vation  of  the  Ripton  Community  Church.  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  July  27,  8-­11  ater.org  or  at  the  door.  p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  116  Preschool  afternoon  matinee  in  Shoreham.  1RUWK Âł7KH /DVW +DPOHW´ LV WKH Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ RI Three-­Day  Stampede  Lawn  Sale  in  Saturday,  July  26,  2-­4  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Shakespeare  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  Bristol.  Friday,  July  25,  8  a.m.-­8  p.m.,  Enjoy  a  movie  for  kids  ages  3-­5,  popcorn,  and  the  tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  %ULVWRO 5HFUHDWLRQ )LHOG %HQHÂż WV F\VWLF cool  air  conditioning  of  the  library.  Info:  897-­2647  or  Reservations:  989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  ¿ EURVLV UHVHDUFK *LDQW ODZQ VDOH XQGHU WHQWV VLOHQW platt@shoreham.net.  auction,  motorcycle  ride,  chicken  barbecue,  5K  run,  Free  community  supper  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  walk-­a-­thon  and  more.  Info:  www.threedaystam-­ July  26,  5-­7  p.m.,  Shoreham  Congregational  pede.org  or  on  Facebook  at  Three  Day  Stampede.  Church.  A  free  supper  of  baked  beans,  ham,  corn-­ Band  concert  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  Continues  July  26  and  27.  bread,  salad,  beverages  and  dessert.  Donation  of  July  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  City  Park.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family  Fridaysâ&#x20AC;?  craft  activity  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  non-­perishable  items  for  the  food  pantry  are  appre-­ The  Vergennes  City  Band  plays  in  the  park  July  25,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Rokeby  Museum.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper  ciated.  Families  are  welcome.  every  Monday  night  through  Aug.  18,  weather  Quiltsâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drop  Spindle  Spinning.â&#x20AC;?  Weekly  summer  Lobster  and  Chicken  Fest  in  North  Ferrisburgh.  permitting.  make-­and-­take  craft  program.  Cost  $3  per  participant  Saturday,  July  26,  5-­8  p.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  or  free  with  museum  admission.  Info:  802-­877-­3406  United  Methodist  Church.  Lobster  $23,  chicken  $12.  Point  CounterPoint  faculty  concert  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  July  28,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  or  rokeby@comcast.net.  Seatings  at  5  and  6:30  p.m.  Reservations  required.  The  Constance  Holden  Memorial  Concert  featur-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic  Hat  Dayâ&#x20AC;?  for  kids  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  July  25,  Call  for  reservations  by  July  23:  1-­802-­425-­3741.  ing  chamber  music  played  by  PCP  staff  and  well-­ 10:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Guest  reader  ³7KH 2IIHU´ VKRUW Âż OP SUHPLHUH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  known  pianist  Diana  Fanning.  Fanning  will  play  Janet  Fredericks,  a  k  a  LaFleur  the  clown,  will  lead  Saturday,  July  26,  6-­8  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  A  Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Trio  Op.  11.  Arun  Nadgir  will  be  the  story  time  for  younger  children.  Older  kids  will  learn  magical  comedy  about  a  lost  man,  his  umbrella  and  pianist  for  Schubertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Trout  Quintet.  Free  but  dona-­ magic  tricks  with  magician  Tom  Verner.  Everyone  will  the  wildly  unexpected  company  who  shows  up  to  tions  appreciated.  House  opens  at  7  p.m.  have  snack  and  make  magic  hats  and,  time  permit-­ set  him  on  his  way.  Film  was  shot  in  Middlebury  and  ting,  Verner  will  put  on  a  mini  magic  show.  Info:  features  a  local  cast.  Meet  the  cast  and  enjoy  hors  453-­2665.  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres  after  the  screening.  Tickets  $10,  available  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  25,  DW WKH 0DUTXLV ER[ RIÂż FH RU OHV#ODXJKLQJGRJ QHW noon-­2  p.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Also  showing  on  Aug.  31.  SASH  (Support  and  Services  at  partner  to  offer  a  home-­cooked  meal  of  chicken  Blockbuster  Saturday  movie  screening  Home)  presentation  in  Shoreham.  salad  cold  plate  and  cookie.  Suggested  donation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  July  29,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Platt  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  Memorial  Library.  Come  learn  about  this  615.  free  program  now  available  in  Shoreham  Carillon  concert  at  Middlebury  and  Orwell  to  anyone  on  Medicare.  SASH  College.  Friday,  July  25,  5-­6  provides  personalized,  coordinated  care  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel  and  surround-­ to  help  participants  stay  safely  at  home.  ing  grounds.  Sergei  Gratchev,  Refreshments  served.  Info:  802-­897-­5667.  instructor  and  carillonneur  in  Hulst,  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Netherlands,  and  at  the  Middlebury  July  29,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Summer  Russian  School,  performs.  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  a  noon  Free.  Info:  443-­3168  or  www.middle-­ OXQFKHRQ RI ,WDOLDQ FKLFNHQ Âż QJHUV VZHHW bury.edu/arts.  and  sour  vegetable  sauce,  peas  and  Family  chicken  barbecue  in  Brandon.  carrots,  seasoned  penne,  Italian  bread  Friday,  July  25,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  and  pineapple  chunks.  Suggested  dona-­ Congregational  Church  Fellowship  tion  $4.  Please  bring  your  own  place  Hall.  The  Brandon  Congregational  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­ Church  Choir  hosts  this  event,  featur-­ 642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  ing  barbecued  chicken,  assorted  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  salads,  baked  beans,  rolls  and  dessert.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Archaeology  in  Actionâ&#x20AC;?  summer  Free-­will  offering.  reading  event  in  Orwell.  Tuesday,  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  July  29,  3-­4  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Friday,  July  25,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Archaeologist  Scott  A.  McLaughlin  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  invites  school-­aged  children  to  join  in  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  a  simulated  archaeological  dig  based  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on  a  Lake  Champlain  canal  boat  ship-­ Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  wreck.  Examine  artifacts  and  discover  and  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  churches.  Free,  but  dona-­ what  life  was  like  100  years  ago.  Info:  tions  accepted.  This  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  menu:  cold  948-­2041.  ham,  salads,  bread,  dessert.  The  8  Cuerdas  Duo  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  July  25,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  Salisbury  Church.  Sarah  Cullins,  soprano,  and  Daniel  Gabiria,  classical  guitar,  play  music  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weed  and  feedâ&#x20AC;?  gardening  get-­ Spain:  Garcia  Lorca,  Rodrigo,  DeFalla,  together  in  Monkton.  Wednesday,  Torroba.  Part  of  the  35th  annual  Summer  July  30,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Willowell  THE  PAUL  ASBELL  Jazz  Quartet  brings  Performance  Series.  Info:  www.salisburychurchvt.

Foundation  (Stoney  Meadow  Lane  and  Bristol  its  blend  of  bluesy  swing,  New  Orleans  org.  Road).  Weekly  summer  gathering  for  all  ages  and  JURRYHV OXVK PHORGLHV DQG Âż HU\ /DWLQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Friday,  July  25,  8-­11  levels  of  experience  to  lend  a  hand  at  the  Willowell  tempos  to  51  Main  in  Middlebury  on  p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  116  Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  teaching  garden  and  farm,  followed  Thursday,  July  31,  from  8-­10  p.m.

1RUWK Âł7KH /DVW +DPOHW´ LV WKH Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ by  a  lunch  of  brick-­oven  pizza.  Produce  harvested  of  Shakespeare  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  goes  to  the  Walden  Project  and  local  schools  and  tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  food  shelves.  Check  for  weather-­based  decisions:  Reservations:  989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  Saturday,  July  26,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  www.willowell.org  or  info@willowell.org.  Comanchero  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  The  THT  screens  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jurassic  Parkâ&#x20AC;?  (PG-­13).  July  25,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  MUHS  grad  Refreshments  available.  Tickets  $5,  available  at  the  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  July  30,  noon-­1  p.m.,  Sheldon  Museum.  Sheldon  Museum  Sam  Margolis  comes  back  to  town  with  his  Boston-­ 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH Executive  Director  Bill  Brooks  talks  about  the  current  based  band,  Comanchero.  His  dad,  local  poet  Gary  ater.org  or  at  the  door.  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost  Gardens  of  New  England  and  Creative  Margolis,  comes  on  stage  for  a  musical  poetry  jam.  Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Posse  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Carvings  by  Norton  Latourelle.â&#x20AC;?  The  exhibit  pres-­ Crazyhearse  opens  the  show.  Tickets,  $12,  include  July  26,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  Pete  ents  drawings,  watercolors,  photographs  and  oil  a  complimentary  drink.  Tickets  available  at  the  THT  Sutherland,  Oliver  Scanlon  and  Tristan  Henderson  paintings  of  New  England  gardens  now  long  gone,  ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU DW play  incredible  Vermont  folk  music.  Tickets  $12  at  as  well  as  Latourelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whimsical,  colorful  garden  the  door.  the  door,  $10  in  advance.  Available  at  Carrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Florist  sculptures.  Info:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldon-­ &  Gifts.  museum.org.  The  Jonathan  Lorentz  Trio  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  July  26,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Tween  movie  screening  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  July  30,  1:30-­3:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  For  kids  Jazz  saxophonist  Jonathan  Lorentz  returns  to  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Ripton.  9  and  older.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Chronicles  of  Narnia:  Prince  Brandon  Music  with  keyboardist  Andy  Carballeira  Saturday,  July  26,  Robert  Frost  Mountain.  Caspian.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  453-­2665.  and  drummer  Gabe  Jarrett.  The  trio  plays  gospel,  Gentle  hike  on  old  logging  road,  approxi-­ spirituals  and  blues,  a  concept  Lorentz  calls  the  ³)L]] %RRP 5($'´ Âż QDO VXPPHU ZRUNVKRS LQ mately  3  miles  round  trip.  Plan  on  bugs  and  wet  Bristol.  Wednesday,  July  30,  2-­4  p.m.,  Lawrence  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soul  Revival.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $15,  available  at  802-­465-­ feet.  Nice  views  to  west  of  lower  Champlain  Valley.  Memorial  Library.  Lego  speed  building  challenges  4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  Reservations  Contact  Beth  Eliason  for  meeting  time  and  place:  with  a  chance  to  win  Lego  sets.  For  ages  8  and  up.  recommended.  802-­989-­3909.  Snacks  provided.  Info:  453-­2366.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  July  26,  Three-­Day  Stampede  Lawn  Sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  8-­11  p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living  with  Bearsâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Salisbury.  July  26,  8  a.m.-­8  p.m.,  Bristol  Recreation  Field.  Wednesday,  July  30,  7-­9  p.m.,  Salisbury  1RUWK Âł7KH /DVW +DPOHW´ LV WKH Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ %HQHÂż WV F\VWLF Âż EURVLV UHVHDUFK *LDQW ODZQ VDOH Congregational  Church.  Presented  by  Forrest  of  Shakespeare  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  under  tents,  silent  auction,  motorcycle  ride,  chicken  Hammond,  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Bear  Project  tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  barbecue,  5K  run,  walk-­a-­thon  and  more.  Info:  www. leader.  Part  of  a  free  summer  series  organized  by  Reservations:  989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  threedaystampede.org  or  on  Facebook  at  Three  Day  the  Salisbury  Conservation  Commission  and  the  Stampede.  Continues  July  27.  Lake  Dunmore/Fern  Lake  Association.  Family  hike  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  26,  9-­11  Auditions  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Got  Talentâ&#x20AC;?  in  a.m.,  Battell  Woods.  MALT  member  Suzanne  Young  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  July  30,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Last-­Sunday-­of-­the-­month  breakfast  leads  a  hike  geared  for  kids  2-­5  and  their  families.  Hall  Theater.  Singers,  dancers,  pickers,  grinners,  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  July  27,  7:30-­10  Search  for  animal  homes,  play  forest  games  and  use  puppeteers,  actors  and  anyone  else  who  wants  a  a.m.,  Dorchester  Lodge,  School  Street.  The  your  senses.  Meet  at  Monroe  Street  entrance.  Info:  chance  to  shine  is  invited  to  this  last  call  for  THTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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info@maltvt.org.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Experiment  with  Light  Retreatâ&#x20AC;?  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  July  26,  9:30  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Treleven  Farm.  A  day  of  guided  meditations,  periods  of  silence,  jour-­ naling  or  drawing,  sharing  thoughts,  silent  lunch  and  sharing  of  thoughts  on  the  day.  Based  on  Quaker  practices.  No  fee  but  donations  welcome.  Those  who  register  ahead  of  time  will  be  sent  two  reading  selections.  Directions  at  http://treleven.wordpress. directions.  Info:  802-­324-­9149.  5HG .QLJKWV EHQHÂż W PRWRUF\FOH ULGH LQ %ULVWRO  Saturday,  July  26,  11:30  a.m.-­2:30  p.m.,  leave  from  Bristol  Rec  Field.  Join  the  Red  Knights  VT  IV  to  EHQHÂż W WKH FXUH IRU &\VWLF )LEURVLV /HDYH DW QRRQ arrive  back  in  Bristol  around  2:30  for  a  chicken  BBQ.  Cost  $25  per  driver,  $10  per  passenger.  Rain  or  shine.  Info:  802-­578-­1650  or  802-­877-­3564.  Part  of  the  Three-­Day  Stampede.  Historical  crafts  and  skills  demonstrations  in  Addison.  Saturday,  July  26,  1:30-­3:30  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  Site  interpreter  Karl  Crannell  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blast  From  the  Past:  How  They  Made  It  in  New  France,â&#x20AC;?  a  hands-­on  demonstration  of  the  crafts  and  skills  practiced  by  those  living  here  on  the  fron-­ tier  of  New  France.  Info:  759-­2412.  Blockbuster  Saturday  movie  screening  in Â

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old  favorites  as  well  as  contemporary  worship  songs  and  spirituals.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.

Sunday,  Aug.  3,  8-­11  p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  116  1RUWK Âł7KH /DVW +DPOHW´ LV WKH Âż QDO production  of  Shakespeare  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  Reservations:  989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  8-­10  p.m.,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater,  Bread  Loaf  campus.  The  Bread  Loaf  School  of  English/Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  performs  this  Shakespeare  play.  Tickets  free,  available  by  reservation  at  802-­443-­ 2771.  Runs  through  Aug.  3. Â

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Senior  luncheon  in  Historical  society  meeting  Bristol.  Thursday,  July  in  Lincoln.  Monday,  Aug.  31,  noon-­2  p.m.,  Bristol  4,  1-­3  p.m.,  Lincoln  Historical  American  Legion.  CVAA  invites  Society  Museum.  The  Lincoln  Historical  seniors  to  a  great  meal  each  Society  Museum  will  be  open  to  honor  the  Wednesday.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­ 65th  anniversary  of  the  Lincoln  Volunteer  642-­5119,  ext.  610.  Fire  Company.  ANDREW  POLEC  AND  Shelley  Fort  play  the  lead  roles  in  Band  concert  in  Orwell.  Thursday,  July  Band  concert  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  William  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressida,â&#x20AC;?  the  Bread  31,  7:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Orwell  village  green.  Aug.  4,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  City  Park.  The  Loaf  School  of  English/Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensembleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sum-­ Weekly  summer  concerts.  Run-­through  Vergennes  City  Band  plays  in  the  park  every  mer  2014  production.  Performances  are  July  30-­Aug.  3  at  in  the  Orwell  Village  School  band  room  Monday  night  through  Aug.  18,  weather  the  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater  on  the  Bread  Loaf  cam-­ preceding  each  concert  at  6:30  p.m.  Info:  permitting.  pus  in  Ripton. www.facebook.com/OrwellTownBand.  Photo  by  Mary  Spence â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  July  31,  8-­11  p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  116  North.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth  Nightâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Aug.  Addison  County  Gospel  LV WKH Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ RI 6KDNHVSHDUH LQ WKH %DUQ 2,  3-­5  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  Bristol  Gateway  Choir  in  New  Haven.  Tuesday,  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Players  present  the  William  Shakespeare  comedy  Aug.  5,  7-­8  p.m.,  Addison  County  Fair  and  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  Reservations:  989-­7226.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth  Night  (or  What  You  Will)â&#x20AC;?  on  the  town  Field  Days,  Show  Tent.  The  choir  boasts  45  voices  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  green.  Suggested  donation  $10  per  person  or  $30  accompanied  by  drums,  piano,  jazz  organ,  bass  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Ripton. per  family.  and  guitar.  Enjoy  old  favorites  as  well  as  contempo-­ Thursday,  July  31,  8-­10  p.m.,  Burgess  Meredith  Midd  Summer  Fest  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  rary  worship  songs  and  spirituals.  Little  Theater,  Bread  Loaf  campus.  The  Bread  Loaf  3-­7  p.m.,  Marble  Works  lawn.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  beer,  wine,  School  of  English/Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  hard  cider,  spirits  festival.  Live  music  by  Starline  performs  this  Shakespeare  play.  Tickets  free,  avail-­ Rhythm  Boys  and  the  Seth  Yacovone  Blues  Trio.  able  by  reservation  at  802-­443-­2771.  Runs  through  Tickets  on  sale  at  http://bit.ly/SBjYkV.  Aug.  3.  Soup  and  salad  supper  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  Aug.  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Movies  in  the  Park  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  July  31,  8-­10  2,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Salisbury  Church.  All  you  can  eat.  Leicester.  Wednesday,  Aug.  6,  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;National  Velvet.â&#x20AC;?  Free  Adults  $10,  kids  under  12  $5.  Moosalamoo  National  Recreation  Area.  movie  on  a  theater-­sized  screen,  starting  at  dusk.  Concert  and  barbecue  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Aug.  Hike  along  the  Minnie  Baker,  Leicester  Hollow  and  Suitable  for  all  ages.  Desserts  and  refreshments  will  2,  6-­9  p.m.,  Neshobe  Golf  Club.  Live  music  by  Chandler  Ridge  trails.  Moderate,  approximately  10  be  available.  Bring  a  blanket  and  bug  spray.  Rain  Ivory.  Chef  Jim  Doriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Green  Mountain  barbecue  miles  with  1,500-­foot  elevation  change.  Bring  water,  location:  Holley  Hall.  Info:  www.bristolrec.org  or  at  the  Long  Iron  Restaurant  and  Pub.  Bring  a  lawn  snacks/lunch,  bug  spray.  Meet  at  Minnie  Baker  trail-­ 453-­5885.  chair.  Info:  247-­6401  or  www.brandon.org.  Part  of  head  on  Route  53  in  Fernville.  Call  Chip  Morgan  for  Brandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  free  summer  concert  series.  meeting  time:  802-­388-­9868.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth  Nightâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  Bristol  Gateway  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weed  and  feedâ&#x20AC;?  gardening  get-­together  in  Monkton.  Wednesday,  Aug.  6,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Players  present  the  William  Shakespeare  comedy  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family  Fridaysâ&#x20AC;?  craft  activity  in  Willowell  Foundation  (Stoney  Meadow  Lane  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth  Night  (or  What  You  Will)â&#x20AC;?  on  the  town  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  Bristol  Road).  Weekly  summer  Aug.  1,  10  a.m.-­noon,  gathering  for  all  ages  and  levels  Rokeby  Museum.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stencil  a  of  experience  to  lend  a  hand  at  Notecardâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make  a  Drum.â&#x20AC;?  the  Willowell  Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  teach-­ Weekly  summer  make-­and-­ ing  garden  and  farm,  followed  by  a  take  craft  program.  Cost  $3  per  lunch  of  brick-­oven  pizza.  Produce  participant  or  free  with  museum  harvested  goes  to  the  Walden  admission.  Info:  802-­877-­3406  or  Project  and  local  schools  and  food  rokeby@comcast.net.  shelves.  Check  for  weather-­based  Swing  Peepers  in  concert  in  decisions:  www.willowell.org  or  Brandon.  Friday,  Aug.  1,  10  info@willowell.org.  a.m.-­noon,  Brandon  Library.  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury.  This  engaging  music  duo  enter-­ Wednesday,  Aug.  6,  noon-­1  tains  with  music  and  story  telling  p.m.,  Sheldon  Museum.  Sheldon  for  all  ages.  See  more  at  www.

Museum  Executive  Director  Bill  swingpeepers.com.  Free.  Info:  Brooks  talks  about  the  current  247-­8230  or  www.brandonpubli-­ exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost  Gardens  of  New  clibrary.org.  England  and  Creative  Carvings  Carillon  concert  at  Middlebury  by  Norton  Latourelle.â&#x20AC;?  The  exhibit  College.  Friday,  Aug.  1,  5-­6  p.m.,  presents  drawings,  watercolors,  Mead  Chapel  and  surrounding  photographs  and  oil  paintings  of  grounds.  Tatiana  Lukyanova,  New  England  gardens  now  long  carillonneur  at  the  First  Church  gone,  as  well  as  Latourelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whim-­ of  Christ  Congregational  in  New  sical,  colorful  garden  sculptures.  Britain,  Conn.,  performs.  Free.  Info:  388-­2117  or  www.henryshel-­ Info:  443-­3168  or  www.middle-­ donmuseum.org.  bury.edu/arts.  Observatory  open  house  at  â&#x20AC;&#x153;An  Evening  to  Rememberâ&#x20AC;?  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  social  in  Addison.  Friday,  Aug.  Aug.  6,  9-­10:30  p.m.,  McCardell  1,  6-­8  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  %LFHQWHQQLDO +DOO WRS Ă&#x20AC; RRU &RPH â&#x20AC;&#x153;FENCE,â&#x20AC;?  BY  LINCOLN  photographer  Lester  C.  Anderson,  is  part  of  an  Historic  Site,  Addison.  Twelfth  see  stars,  star  clusters  and  nebu-­ exhibit  of  his  works  at  the  WalkOver  Gallery  in  Bristol.  A  reception  for  the  annual  evening  social.  Spend  a  lae.  Event  occurs  only  if  skies  exhibit  is  on  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  from  4-­5:30  p.m.  Three  short  documentaries  by  relaxing  summer  evening  in  an  are  mostly  clear;Íž  if  in  doubt  call  Anderson    will  be  screened  during  the  reception. old  resort  on  Lake  Champlain.  443-­2266  after  7  p.m.  or  visit  http:// Museum,  music,  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activi-­ sites.middlebury.edu/observatory.  ties,  historic  re-­enactors.  Info:  Free.  759-­2412.  green.  Suggested  donation  $10  per  person  or  $30  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth  Nightâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Aug.  per  family.  1,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  Bristol  Gateway  The  Yabuno  Ettun  Project  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Players  present  the  William  Shakespeare  comedy  Aug.  2,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  The  impro-­ CCV  Information  Session  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth  Night  (or  What  You  Will)â&#x20AC;?  on  the  town  visory  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;conversationalâ&#x20AC;?  YEP  is  a  highly  creative  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Aug.  7,  10:15-­ green.  Suggested  donation  $10  per  person  or  $30  collaboration  between  Japanese  pianist  Haruka  11:15  a.m.,  10  Merchants  Row.  Find  out  per  family.  Also  on  Aug.  2.  Yabuno  and  Israeli  bassist  Ehud  Ettun.  Learn  more  about  Community  College  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  classes.  PossumHaw  bluegrass  quintet  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  at  www.yabunoettun.com.  Tickets  $15,  available  at  Info:  388-­3032  or  jennifer.stefani@ccv.edu.  Aug.  1,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  Salisbury  Church.  Instrumentals  Brandon  Music.  Reservations  at  802-­465-­4071  or  Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Aug.  7,  noon-­2  and  vocals  in  the  acoustic  bluegrass  tradition.  Part  info@brandon-­music.net.  p.m.,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Monthly  meal  of  the  Summer  Performance  Series.  Free-­will  dona-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  8-­11  for  seniors.  On  the  menu  for  August:  macaroni  and  tions.  Info:  www.salisburychurchvt.org.  p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  116  cheese,  kidney  bean  salad,  corn  bread  and  lemon  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Hamletâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Aug.  1,  8-­11  1RUWK Âł7KH /DVW +DPOHW´ LV WKH Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ RI Ă&#x20AC; XII 6HUYLQJ VWDUWV DW QRRQ 6XJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQ p.m.,  The  Barn  at  Baldwin  Creek,  1868  Route  116  Shakespeare  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  No  dishes  needed.  1RUWK Âł7KH /DVW +DPOHW´ LV WKH Âż QDO SURGXFWLRQ RI tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  Vintage  pictorial  tour  of  Fern  Lake/Lake  Dunmore  Shakespeare  in  the  Barn  at  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  an  18-­year  Reservations:  989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  Aug.  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Salisbury  tradition.  Directed  by  Deb  Gwinn.  Admission  is  $10.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Congregational  Church.  The  Salisbury  Historical  Reservations:  989-­7226.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  8-­10  p.m.,  Burgess  Meredith  Society  welcomes  Bill  Powers,  who  will  share  over  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Friday,  Little  Theater,  Bread  Loaf  campus.  The  Bread  Loaf  200  pictures,  most  over  100  years  old,  of  the  lakes.  Aug.  1,  8-­10  p.m.,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater,  School  of  English/Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  Bread  Loaf  campus.  The  Bread  Loaf  School  of  performs  this  Shakespeare  play.  Tickets  free,  avail-­ English/Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  performs  this  able  by  reservation  at  802-­443-­2771.  Runs  through  Shakespeare  play.  Tickets  free,  available  by  reser-­ Aug.  3.  vation  at  802-­443-­2771.  Runs  through  Aug.  3.  Eight  02  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  July  24,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Red  Hot  Juba  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  July  25,  6-­8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early  Clocksâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Green  Mountain  Club  canoe/kayak  in  Addison.  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  11  a.m.  and  2  Conqueror  Root  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  25,  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  Around  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  p.m.,  John  Strong  Mansion  Museum.  Clock  Little  Otter  Creek  and  Kingsland  Bay.  expert  Fred  Ringer  will  talk  about  the  early  clocks  in  Rehab  Roadhouse  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  July  25,  0RGHUDWH SDGGOLQJ RQ Ă&#x20AC; DW ZDWHU %ULQJ FDQRH RU 9  p.m.-­12:30  a.m.,  The  Red  Mill  at  Basin  Harbor.  the  museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  collection.  Appraisals.  Admission  $7.  kayak,  paddles  and  PFD.  Contact  David  Andrews  The  Wolfpack  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  25,  9  Repeats  at  2  p.m.  for  meeting  time  and  place:  802-­388-­4894  or   Hike  Into  History  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  2-­4  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  vtrevda@yahoo.com.  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Sunrise  Speakeasy  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  Town-­wide  yard  sale  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  26,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Mount  Independence  Coalition  President  Stephen  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  downtown  Brandon.  Scores  of  yard  Zeoli  leads  a  walk  in  the  footsteps  of  Revolutionary  7KH 5HWURÂż W LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  July  26,  9  sales  all  over  town.  Rain  or  shine.  Map  available  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  War  soldiers.  Wear  sturdy  shoes  and  dress  for  the  that  morning  at  the  Visitor  Center  at  the  Stephen  A.  Paul  Asbell  Jazz  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  weather.  Info:  948-­2000.  Douglas  birthplace  and  online  at  www.brandon.org.  Exhibit  reception  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  4-­5:30  July  31,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Blueberry  festival  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  1-­4  p.m.,  WalkOver  Gallery,  15  Main  St.  Celebrating  an  p.m.,  Cornwall  town  green.  The  First  Congregational  exhibit  of  photographs  by  Lester  C.  Anderson  of  Church  of  Cornwall  UCC  hosts  its  second  annual  Lincoln.  On  display  through  Aug.  29.  festival,  featuring  homemade  blueberry  cobbler  with  Summer  Reading  Series  in  Rochester.  Sunday,  See  an  extended  calendar  and  ice  cream,  blueberry  sundaes,  blueberry  pies  and  Aug.  3,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  BigTown  Gallery.  Cynthia  more.  Duck  pond,  face  painting  and  water  balloon  a  full  listing  of  Huntington,  Michael  Collier  and  Cleopatra  Mathis  toss.  Live  music.  Rain  or  shine.  read  from  their  own  work.  Free.  Refreshments  Summer  reading  program  party  in  Shoreham.  follow.  Info:  www.bigtowngallery.com.  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  1-­3  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Addison  County  Gospel  Choir  in  East  Middlebury.  Celebrate  the  end  of  the  program  with  a  party,  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  6:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Valley  Bible  www.addisonindependent.com including  crafts,  games,  snacks  and  prizes.  Info:  Church.  The  choir  boasts  45  voices  accompanied  897-­2647  or  platt@shoreham.net.  by  drums,  piano,  jazz  organ,  bass  and  guitar.  Enjoy Â

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Donna Belcher, M.A. ........388-3362 or 879-1207 Licensed Psychologist - Master

JoAnne Kenyon, NCTMB, LMT(NM)..... 388-0254 Be your best! Energy Balancing: Brennan Healing ScienceÂŽ, Quantum TouchÂŽ, Matrix EnergeticsÂŽ. Relaxing Integrative Massage. www.joanne.abmp.com

Ron Slabaugh, PhD, MSSW, CBP........ 388-9857 The BodyTalkâ&#x201E;˘ System Irene Paquin, CMT 377-5954 or 388-4882 ext.1 Integrative Energy Work & Therapeutic Massage. Ortho-BionomyÂŽ & Reiki Master Robert Rex................................. (802) 865-4770 CertiĂ&#x17E; ed RolferÂŞ, Movement Educator Gail Rex...................................... (802) 989-1989 Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine

I practice a holistic approach to health and wellness, which means that I look at how all areas of your life are connected. Does stress at your job or in your relationship cause you to overeat? Does lack of sleep or low energy prevent you from exercising? As we work together, we will look at how all parts of your life affect your health as a whole.

My approach is not to dwell on calories, carbs, fats, and proteins.

It is not to create lists of restrictions or good and bad foods. Instead, I work with my clients in a way that is flexible, fun and rewarding.

Charlotte Bishop ....................... 388-4882 ext. 4 Therapeutic Soft & Deep Tissue ...or 247-8106 Neuro Muscular Reprogramming

Karen Miller-Lane, N.D., L.Ac. .............. 388-6250 Naturopathic Physican, Licensed Acupuncturist, CranioSacral Therapy.

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Bread  Loafâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  costume  designers  consider  every  Shakespearian  detail Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  This  is  the  third  in  a  fresh  air  for  us,â&#x20AC;?  Donnelly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  series  of  stories  on  summer  theater  in  giving  us  a  different  set  of  skills  and  Ripton. responsibilities  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  learning  how  to  By  PHOEBE  LEWIS navigate.â&#x20AC;?

RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Bread  Loaf  As  the  only  two  people  creating  costume  shop  is  housed  in  a  tiny,  costumes  for  this  summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bread  white  clapboard  attachment  at  the  Loaf  production  of  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  far  end  of  the  Little  Theater  on   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressida,â&#x20AC;?  Donnelly  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bread  Loaf  and  Dulude  have  a  lot  more  free-­ campus.  It  opens  dom  and  respon-­ onto  a  screened-­ sibility  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  in  porch  where  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came in and design  and  create  actors  can  rest  costumes  them-­ between  scenes.  this room was totally selves,  instead  The  shop  is  Ă&#x20AC; OOHG ZLWK VWXII :H of  following  the  lined  with  plas-­ of  Trinity  VSHQW WKH Ă&#x20AC; UVW ZHHN dictates  tic  boxes  full  of  Rep  costume  lace,  sequins,  FUHDWLQJ RXU RZQ coordinators.  elaborate  cloth  VKRS DQG ZH IHOW OLNH Despite  the  and  feathers;Íž  challenge  of  the  sewing  table  OLWWOH NLGV EHLQJ DEOH completing  all  is  strewn  with  WR PDNH RXU RZQ the  costume  work  needles  and  with  just  two  pairs  threads,  and  FOXEKRXVH EHLQJ LQ of  hands,  Donnelly  a  large  cloth-­ FRQWURO Âľ and  Dulude  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ing  rack  in  the  who  have  worked  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rachel 'XOXGH at  Trinity  Rep  corner  holds  FRVWXPH WHFKQLFLDQ with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  costumes  for  the  nearly  30  cast  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  director  members.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  Brian  McEleney  small  space  in  which  to  make  a  lot  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  excited  to  have  been  given  the  of  costumes,  but  for  costume  tech-­ reins  to  design  and  create  the  ward-­ nicians  Erin  Meghan  Donnelly  and  robe  for  the  Bread  Loaf  production.

Rachel  Dulude,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  right. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  answer  to  a  handful  of  Dulude  and  Donnelly  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  have  people  that  are  above  us  at  Trinity,â&#x20AC;?  worked  professionally  as  costumer  Dulude  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  to  have  technicians  for  the  past  eight  years  at  the  creative  control.â&#x20AC;?

Brown  Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Trinity  Repertory,  Part  of  that  freedom  came  with  the  a  graduate  Theater  program  based  in  costume  shop  itself  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Dulude  and  Rhode  Island  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  excited  to  spend  Donnelly  said  they  had  often  imag-­ WKHLU Âż UVW VXPPHU ZRUNLQJ DW WKH ined  designing  their  own  costume  Bread  Loaf  School  of  English.  shop  while  working  at  Trinity  Rep,  They  say  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  fun  and  valu-­ and  so  they  were  eager  to  make  the  able  learning  experience,  bringing  small  shop  at  Bread  Loaf  their  own. a  new  title  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  costume  coordinators  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  came  in  and  this  room  was  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  new  duties  above  and  beyond  WRWDOO\ Âż OOHG ZLWK VWXII ´ 'XOXGH VDLG their  work  with  the  troupe  known  as  ³:H VSHQW WKH Âż UVW ZHHN FUHDWLQJ Trinity  Rep.  our  own  shop  and  we  felt  like  little  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  really  nice  breath  of  kids  being  able  to  make  our  own Â

clubhouse,  being  in  control.â&#x20AC;?  At  Bread  Loaf,  Donnelly  and  Dulude  have  control  over  every  aspect  of  the  creative  process,  from  FRQFHSWXDOL]LQJ FRVWXPHV WR Âż WWLQJ WKHP WR WKH DFWRUV 7KH\ VNHWFK RXWÂż WV WKDW Âż W FKDUDFWHUVÂś SHUVRQDOLWLHV DQG then  construct  them  by  hand  using  the  vast  array  of  second-­hand  clothes,  paints,  cloth  and  other  materials  from  the  costume  shop.

Shakespearian  plays  often  pose  an  interesting  challenge  to  costume  designers,  Donnelly  said,  explaining  the  need  to  highlight  character  traits  through  costumes  as  a  way  to  keep  track  of  the  multiple  people  on  stage  at  one  time.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  is  no  different:  The  play  is  largely  based  DURXQG FRQĂ&#x20AC; LFWV EHWZHHQ WKH 7URMDQV and  the  Greeks,  so  Donnelly  and  Dulude  were  focused  on  differentiat-­ ing  the  two  groups.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Shakespeare  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  two  sides,  so  how  do  you  make  them  differ-­ ent?â&#x20AC;?  Donnelly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(McEleney)  was  really  interested  in  how  to  make  the  Trojans  really  decorated,  and  the  Greeks  more  weathered.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trying  to  play  up  the  difference  between  the  Trojans,  who  get  to  be  at  home,  and  the  Greeks,  who  have  been  in  a  battle-­ Âż HOG IRU KRZHYHU PDQ\ \HDUV 3DUW RI our  concept  â&#x20AC;Ś  was  to  use  body  art  and  hair,  and  work  in  some  modern  things  that  will  give  you  an  idea  of  the  character.â&#x20AC;?

Donnelly  and  Dulude  have  also  sat  in  on  several  rehearsals  in  an  effort  to  better  understand  the  char-­ acters  they  will  costume.  They  said  this  was  an  exciting  opportunity  for  them,  as  they  are  often  separated  from  the  rehearsal  process  when  making  costumes  for  Trinity  Rep.  At  Bread  Loaf,  however,  they  sat  in  the  front  row  during  run-­throughs  and  later  met  with  McEleney  to  discuss  costume  choices. Â

ERIN  MEGHAN  DONNELLY,  left,  and  Rachel  Dulude  are  the  costume  technicians  for  this  summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressidaâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  Bread  Loaf  School  of  English  campus  in  Ripton.  The  play  opens  on  Wednesday.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  really  awesome  and  inter-­ esting  to  see  (McEleney)  as  the  director  in  that  room  with  us  observ-­ ing.  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  normally  get  to  see  that,â&#x20AC;?  Dulude  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  part  of  it  (at  Trinity)  to  a  certain  extent,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  cool  for  us  to  be  really  close  to  it  â&#x20AC;Ś  It  was  really  magical  to  watch  him  direct.â&#x20AC;?

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unpredictable  one.  During  previ-­ ous  summers  the  theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  electric-­ ity  has  been  knocked  out  by  raging  storms  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  few  years  ago,  the  cast  RI Âł+DPOHW´ SHUIRUPHG WKH Âż QDO DFW under  the  power  of  one  generator-­ powered  chandelier.  This  summer  has  been  no  different:  A  few  weeks  ago,  Donnelly  said,  the  stage  went  dark,  but  the  rehearsal  continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  a  massive  storm  that  blew  out  the  power,  and  there  were Â

people  having  an  emotional  scene  while  the  screen  doors  were  blow-­ ing  open  and  the  storm  was  coming  up  the  mountain,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  a  magical  place  to  be.â&#x20AC;?

Ticket  sales  have  opened  for  Bread  Loaf  School  of  Englishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troilus  and  Cressida,â&#x20AC;?  which  will  run  July  30-­Aug.  2.  To  reserve  free  WLFNHWV FDOO WKH %UHDG /RDI %R[ 2IÂż FH at  443-­2771.  Tickets  are  limited  due  to  the  small  venue. Â

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The  Hub  Teen  Center  &  Skatepark  LV D QRQSUR¿ W WHHQ FHQWHU VHUYLQJ youth  up  to  age  19  with  the  mission  of  providing  a  safe,  supervised,  substance-­free  environment  when  school  is  not  in  session.  The  Hub  provides  an  alternative  to  traditional  after  school  activities  by  giving  teens  a  place  of  their  own  to  socialize,  study,  access  the  internet,  hear  music,  explore  interests  like  visual  arts  or  videography,  feel  safe  and  experi-­ ence  the  support  and  supervision  of  adults  who  respect  the  challenges  of  young  adulthood.

The  Bristol  Hub  is  located  at  110  Airport  Drive  in  Bristol,  right  across  from  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.

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BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Food  and  teenagers  go  together.  Everyone  knows  that.  The  Hub  Teen  Center  in  Bristol  will  now  be  able  to  better  honor  that  truth  as  it  will  soon  be  sporting  a  brand  new  kitchen  thanks  to  the  efforts  of  Community  Advisory  Board  (CAB)  member  Chuck  Richardson  of  White  Dog  Construction  and  many  helping  hands  in  the  community.

The  Hub  Teen  Center  has  had  various  versions  of  a  kitchen  on  the  premise  for  many  years.  Different  components  were  donated  now  and  then  and  from  here  and  there.  Classes  on  nutrition  were  taught  there,  weekly  meals  were  made.  Taco  Tuesdays,  Pizza  Wednesdays,  and  Quesadilla  Thursdays  were  a  hit  this  past  school  year  along  with  impromptu  servings  of  pancakes  and  other  comfort  foods.  There  was  a  community  Thanksgiving  held  at  the  Hub  as  well.

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Eventually  the  conversation  turns  to  the  question  of  the  LEDs  them-­ selves.  Eli  Feinberg,  a  rising  junior  physics  major,  draws  a  diagram  of  the  EDQN RI IRXU OLJKWV DQG WKH FLUFXLW WKDW powers  them.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  we  need  a  separate  resistor  for  each  LED?â&#x20AC;?  one  of  the  students  DVNV $V WKH WHDP VWDUWV WR FRQVLGHU the  physics  involved,  Professor  Ward  raises  an  interesting  question  from  the  EDFN RI WKH URRP Âł/HWÂśV VD\ /('V ZHUH HDFK Can  you  guys  justify  why  you  chose  to  use  four?â&#x20AC;? :DUGÂśV TXHVWLRQ KLJKOLJKWV D XQLTXH element  of  the  STEM  Innovation  pro-­ gram,  compared  to  most  classroom  H[SHULHQFHV 7KHVH VWXGHQWV DUHQÂśW EH-­ ing  graded  on  their  ability  to  provide  the  correct  answers  to  standard  ques-­ tions.  They  are  instead  being  evaluat-­ ed  on  their  ability  to  identify  relevant  problems  and  use  interdisciplinary  DSSURDFKHV WR ÂżQG HIIHFWLYH VROXWLRQV $V 3URIHVVRU :DUG VDLG Âł7KHUHÂśV D more  salient  evaluation:  the  boat  has  WR ZRUN ´ 3URIHVVRUV )UDQN 6ZHQWRQ 0DWK

1RDK *UDKDP 3K\VLFV DQG :DUG GH-­ veloped  the  program  at  the  request  of  college  President  Ron  Liebowitz.  The  SURJUDP LVQœW DI¿OLDWHG ZLWK DQ\ SDU-­ ticular  academic  department;͞  instead,  it  is  funded  directly  through  the  Col-­ OHJH 3UHVLGHQWœV 2I¿FH 1DWLRQDOO\ 67(0 ¿HOGV KDYH EHHQ D PDMRU IRFXV RI WKH :KLWH +RXVHœV education  agenda,  as  the  United  States  falls  behind  other  nations  in  SHUIRUPDQFH LQ VXEMHFWV OLNH VFLHQFH and  math.

0LGGOHEXU\œV 67(0 SURJUDP LV funded  in  part  through  a  grant  from  William  Hearst  III,  the  parent  of  a  Middlebury  College  alumna.  Hearst  believes  that  college  STEM  education  has  become  too  content-­beholden  and  less  innovative,  according  to  Ward.  He  contacted  Liebowitz  in  search  of  alternative  educational  methods.

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Earth malfunctions in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Snowpiercerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Snowpiercer;Íž  Running  time:  2:06;Íž  grand  as  oppressor  of  the  survivors).  Armed  with  handmade  hatchets,  Rating:  R  This  much  was  a  given  going  in:  the  team  makes  its  way  forward,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snowpiercerâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  post-­apocalypse  chopping  the  armed  guards  into  bits  and  pieces  as  they  go.  In  the  thriller  that  takes  place  af-­ FRQÂżQHV RI WKDW WUDLQ ZLWK ter  scientists  failed  in  their  no  escape  for  either  the  on-­ revolutionary  effort  to  screen  rebels  or  the  theater  bring  temperatures  down  audience,  we  endure  am-­ as  the  planet  warmed.  In  an  putation  and  decapitation  unexpected  malfunction,  to  a  soundtrack  of  groans,  the  planet  and  its  inhabit-­ screams,  breaking  bones  ants  froze  into  extinction.  and  spurting  blood.  It  is  a  Except,  that  is,  for  1,000  new  frontier  for  violence,  survivors  who  managed  to  or  so  we  thought  until  we  board  a  long  train  that  will  discovered  the  severed  circle  the  globe  forever  limbs  would  be  served  up  through  an  ice-­covered  for  dinner.  world.

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While  the  team  moves  forward  through  a  pack  of  armed  guards  to  the  engine  where  the  captain  of  the  to  the  cars  that  contain  unimagined  train  rules.  He  who  controls  the  en-­ luxury,  we  begin  to  understand  that  gine,  controls  the  world.  That  would  South  Korean  writer/director  Joon-­ be  Mr.  Wilford  (Ed  Harris,  typically  Ho  Bong  has  created  a  class  system Â

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as  a  metaphor  for  America,  2014  style.  The  99  percent  from  the  tail  section  have  made  their  way  through  the  cars  that  provide  the  essentials  and  now  they  stand  at  the  door  of  the  1  percent  where  Mr.  Wilford  and  his  minions  dine  and  dress  in  luxury  at  the  hands  of  a  barber,  a  tailor  and  others  who  tend  to  their  personal  needs.  Their  lives  are  fueled  by  alco-­ hol,  drugs  and  material  goods.  After  17  years,  the  desperate  reb-­ els  have  conquered  the  wild-­eyed  guards  and  stand  at  the  gate  of  the  very  few.  When  Mason  announces  with  contempt,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  suffer  from  the  misplaced  optimism  of  the  doomed,â&#x20AC;?  we  wince  at  its  contemporary  echo.  Will  the  many  be  tempted  by  the  phi-­ losophy  of  the  few?

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Hill  Country  Holidays  will  be  here  very  soon.  There  should  be  more  happenings  besides  the  pa-­ rade  and  Be-­Bop  Car  Hop,  and  I Â

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Sally,  our  town  clerk,  told  me  that  the  primary  election  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  Aug.  26.  This  includes  governor,  state  represen-­ tatives  and  representatives  to  Con-­ gress.  Early  voting  may  be  done  DW WKH WRZQ RI¿FH RU \RX PD\ FDOO or  email  to  have  ballots  mailed  to  you.  Remember  to  get  them  back  in  time  for  them  to  be  counted.  If  you  are  not  registered  to  vote  in  Lincoln,  you  must  do  this  before  Wednesday,  Aug.  20.

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SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Summer  Se-­ ries  at  the  Salisbury  Congregational  Church  continues  this  Friday,  July  25,  with  a  performance  of  classical  Spanish  music  by  the  husband  and  wife  duo  of  Daniel  Gaviria,  clas-­ sical  guitar,  and  Sarah  Cullins,  so-­ prano.  These  two  have  performed  in  Colombia  for  many  years  and  won  many  awards.  Daniel  teaches  stu-­ dents  of  all  ages  using  the  Suzuki-­ method.  Susan  is  a  professor  of  voice  at  UVM  and  has  performed  with  the  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury.  They  will  perform  Iberian  music  ranging  from  soft  lullabies  to  high-­ powered  zarzuela  arias  by  compos-­ ers  Garcia  Lorca,  Rodrigo,  DeFalla  and  Torroba.  The  free  performance  begins  at  7:30  p.m.  and  the  church  is  handicap  accessible.

The  following  Friday  the  series  will  present  Possumhaw,  a  bluegrass  quintet.

Sunday,  July  27,  the  church  will  hold  a  mostly  musical  service  by  pia-­ nist  Helen  Weston  and  friends.  The  service  begins  at  10  a.m.  and  every-­ one  is  welcome.

On  Wednesday,  July  30,  the  Salis-­ bury  Conservation  Commission  and  the  Lake  Dunmore/Fern  Lake  As-­ VRFLDWLRQ ZLOO SUHVHQW WKH ÂżQDO SUR-­ gram  of  this  summer,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living  With  Bears.â&#x20AC;?  Forrest  Hammond,  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  biologist,  will  speak  about  the  habits  of  bears  and  FDXVHV RI FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV ZLWK SHRSOH 7KH program  begins  at  7  p.m.  in  the  Salis-­ bury  Church.

The  Salisbury  Congregational  Church  will  host  a  soup  and  salad  supper  on  Saturday,  Aug.  2,  from  5:30  to  7  p.m.  Cost  is  $10  adults  and  $5  for  children  under  12.

Last  week  the  Salisbury  select-­ board  and  Robert  Clark  and  Brandon  Strykes,  representatives  of  Phelps  Engineering,  spoke  to  the  public  about  the  need  to  replace  the  bridge  in  the  village.  Although  the  bridge,  which  was  built  in  1919,  has  about  10  years  of  use  left  there  is  con-­ siderable  deterioration  to  both  the  bridge  and  its  abutments.  A  36-­inch  diameter  penstock  owned  by  Green  Mountain  Power  Company  which  passes  through  the  south  abutment  is  also  deteriorating  and  leaking.  The  town  has  secured  a  Vermont  Agency  of  Transportation  grant  of  $175,000  and  GMP  has  agreed  to  pay  costs  re-­ lated  to  the  penstock  replacement  in  the  area.

If  both  projects,  the  bridge  and  penstock  replacements,  are  done  at  the  same  time  the  costs  will  be  re-­ GXFHG $OWKRXJK WKH ¿QDO FRVW LV QRW yet  known  it  is  expected  that  the  town  would  need  a  bond  of  $625,000.  This  would  mean  an  increase  on  the  tax  rate  of  $0.011;͞  a  home  appraised  at  $200,000  would  see  approximately  a  $22  increase  in  taxes  per  year.  If  the  bond  vote  to  be  held  in  November  2014  passes,  the  project  would  begin  construction  in  the  summer  of  2015.

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Homemade  blueberry  cobbler  with  ice  cream  and  blueberry  sundaes  will  sell  for  $4  each.  And  since  there  was  a  shortage  of  homemade  pies  last  year,  the  church  promises  plenty  of  blueber-­ ry  pies  for  sale  this  year  in  addition  to  other  delicious  blueberry  baked  goods.

A  duck  pond  and  face  painting  will  be  on  hand  for  kids,  as  will  the  water  balloon  toss  that  kept  folks  of  all  ages  laughing  last  year.  Winners  of  the  bal-­ loon  toss  will  receive  a  coupon  for  a  free  dessert.  Live  music  will  keep  toes  tapping  throughout  the  event.  The  green  and  church  are  at  the  in-­ tersection  of  Vermont  Routes  30  and  74,  just  a  few  miles  southwest  of  Mid-­ dlebury.

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Photo exhibit is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;eye catchingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Art  on  Main  in  Bris-­ uses  these  techniques,  combined  with  tol  announces  its  July-­August  featured  the  tools  of  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cameras,  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;get  artist  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;World  in  your  Hand.â&#x20AC;?  closerâ&#x20AC;?  to  his  subjects  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  resulting  in  The  exhibit  features  photography  by  macro  images  that  both  focus  on  the  Cal  Williams  of  Essex  Junction  and  essential  nature  of  the  subject  and  pro-­ pottery  by  Leslie  Koehler  of  Plain-­ vide  a  completely  new  and  different  ¿HOG perspective  on  what  we  might  have  Cal  Williams  is  a  self-­taught  pho-­ thought  of  as  a  simple,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ordinaryâ&#x20AC;?  tographer,  active  in  the  art  since  he  object.  A  growing  exploration  of  such  borrowed  his  brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  camera  and  macro,  almost  abstract,  photography  SXUFKDVHG KLV ÂżUVW UROO RI ÂżOP RYHU RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV ZDV LQVSLUHG LQ SDUW E\ WKH years  ago.  Through  three  Georgia  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe  exhibit  college  degrees  and  ca-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many at  the  Shelburne  Museum  reers  in  engineering,  man-­ subjects catch in  2006. agement  and  consulting  my eye, but Viewers  often  com-­ he  maintained  his  interest  ment  on  the  striking  viv-­ and  developed  his  skills  at heart I idness  of  the  colors  in  on  the  side.  Now  retired,  am a nature Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  photographs  he  is  able  to  devote  the  photographer, and  the  delicacy  of  the  de-­ time  and  attention  to  his  striving for tails  he  captures.  His  en-­ art  that  he  always  wished  a unique gineering  background  is  to. evident  in  that  attention  to  perspective â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many  subjects  catch  detail  and  faithful  repre-­ my  eye,â&#x20AC;?  he  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;but  at  on the beauty sentation  of  color,  as  well  heart  I  am  a  nature  pho-­ RI Ă RZHUV as  technical  precision  and  tographer,  striving  for  a  EXWWHUĂ LHV high-­quality  materials.  unique  perspective  on  the  birds, animals More  unexpected  is  his  EHDXW\ RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV EXWWHU-­ and scenic sense  of  humor  and  love  Ă&#x20AC;LHV ELUGV DQLPDOV DQG of  sharing  his  knowledge  scenic  landscapes.â&#x20AC;?  Ver-­ landscapes.â&#x20AC;? and  experience.  A  New  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cal Williams England  native,  Williams  mont,  of  course,  provides  ample  subject  matter,  as  was  born  and  grew  up  in  GRHV KLV RZQ Ă&#x20AC;RZHU JDUGHQ :LOOLDPV New  Hampshire,  and  he  and  his  wife,  also  travels  to  venues  like  the  MontrĂŠ-­ Barbara,  have  made  their  home  in  Ver-­ al  Botanical  Garden  and  Magic  Wings  mont  for  over  40  years. %XWWHUĂ&#x20AC;\ &RQVHUYDWRU\ DQG *DUGHQV Potter  Leslie  Koehler  received  a  de-­ in  Massachusetts,  and  stays  alert  for  gree  in  art  history  from  the  University  the  perfect  shot  on  vacation  in  farther  of  Massachusetts  focusing  her  studies  Ă&#x20AC;XQJ ORFDOHV OLNH %DQII ,WDO\ DQG ,UH-­ on  Japanese  ceramics.  After  gradua-­ land. tion  she  held  a  yearlong  apprentice-­ He  says  he  enjoys  studying  and  VKLS WKHQ WUDYHOHG ÂżUVW WR $ODVND WKHQ practicing  techniques  that  can  open  to  Africa  where  she  worked  with  tradi-­ a  window  upon  aspects  of  the  world  tional  potters  to  learn  the  artistic  skills  that  people  might  not  otherwise  be  of  indigenous  cultures.  She  moved  to  aware  of  in  their  busy  lives.  Often  he  Vermont  in  1985  and  established  her Â

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HANCOCK  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  is  JHDULQJ XS IRU LWV DQQXDO Ă&#x20AC;HD PDUNHW to  be  held  at  the  Hancock  Town  Hall  Saturday,  Aug.  9,  from  9  a.m.  to  2  p.m.  If  you  have  anything  in  good  condition  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  donate  for  the  church  table,  or  to  rent  a  space,  contact  Marge  Ross  at  767-­9157.

The  church  is  also  currently  in  search  of  a  part-­time  music  director.  Students  with  a  degree  in  music  are  encouraged  to  apply.  If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in-­ terested  and  would  like  details  call  Roger  Comes  at  767-­9034.

own  studio  in  1989.

Koehlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  majolica-­style  pottery  in-­ corporates  the  many  elements  of  her  worldwide  interests:  Mediterranean  pottery,  the  tiles  of  the  Middle  East  and  North  Africa,  and  Japanese  ink  painting  with  its  simple,  yet  elegant  brushwork.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Travel  is  a  great  inspira-­ tion  for  me,â&#x20AC;?  she  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;and  adds  im-­ mensely  to  my  designs  and  my  life  as  an  artist.â&#x20AC;?

Inspired  by  the  earthenware  and  peasant  pottery  of  rural  societies,  Leslieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pottery  is  handmade  and  de-­ signed  for  daily  use.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  vibrancy  of  red  earth  has  always  attracted  me,â&#x20AC;?  she  says.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  me,  clay  is  a  living  ma-­ WHULDO DQG , ZLVK WR DOORZ LW WR UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW the  earth  from  which  it  came.â&#x20AC;?  The  unglazed  terra  cotta  exterior  of  her  pieces  gives  the  user  this  sense  of  the  material,  and  the  thick  rims  provide  a  sturdy  appendage  to  hold  onto.

The  interiors  of  the  bowls  are  glazed  with  majolica  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  technique  that  involves  a  white  base  glaze  and  overlapping  colorants  painted  by  hand.  Koehlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  style  is  free  and  loose  DQG UHSUHVHQWV PDLQO\ LPDJHV RI Ă&#x20AC;RZ-­ ers,  plants  and  insect  life.  Her  full  line  of  functional  ware  includes  unique  chopstick  bowls  with  holes  below  the  rim  to  hold  the  chopsticks,  as  well  as  plates,  platters,  bowls,  cups,  mugs  and  vases.

Koehler  is  also  a  consultant  for  ce-­ UDPLF ZDWHU ÂżOWHU SURMHFWV LQ WKH GH-­ veloping  world,  mainly  in  East  Africa.  ³7KH FHUDPLF ÂżOWHU LV RQH RSWLRQ IRU household  users  to  be  directly  in  con-­ trol  of  their  familiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  safe  drinking  wa-­ ter  supply,â&#x20AC;?  Leslie  says.

In  2011-­2012,  she  spent  a  year  vol-­ unteering  in  Tanzania  with  Safe  Water  1RZ 6:D1 D QRQSUR¿W EDVHG LQ $W-­

Quakers offer meditation retreat NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Local  Quakers  this  month  will  host  a  day  of  learn-­ ing  about  meditation.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Experi-­ ment  with  Light  Retreatâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  held  Saturday,  July  26,  from  9:30  a.m.-­3  p.m.  at  the  Treleven  Farm  in  New  Haven.

During  this  retreat  participants  will  practice  the  meditation  that  Rex  Ambler  believes  was  the  basis  of  most  early  Quaker  personal/fam-­ ily  practice.  The  group  will  listen  to  guided  meditations  and  spend  time  in  silence  and  discussion  together,  with  spacious  periods  for  personal  UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQ MRXUQDOLQJ RU GUDZLQJ DOO in  a  beautiful  pastoral  setting.

The  retreat  leader  is  Jean  Rosen-­ berg,  who  has  worked  with  this  approach  for  several  years  now. Â

Her  assistants  are  shulamith  eagle  and  Cheryl  Mitchell.  All  are  from  Middlebury  Friends  Meeting  (also  known  as  the  Quakers).

There  is  no  fee  for  the  retreat;͞  free  will  donations  are  welcome.  Regis-­ tration  is  not  required,  but  organizers  will  send  two  suggested  readings  in  advance  to  those  who  register.  Very  limited  camping  is  available  on  the  farm  for  those  who  wish  to  stay  over-­ night.

Directions  to  the  farm  can  be  found  online  at  http://treleven.word-­ press.com/.

For  more  information  contact  Jean  Rosenberg  at  jrosenbe@middle-­ bury.edu,  shulamith  eagle  at  802-­ 324-­9149,  or  Cheryl  Mitchell  at  cheryl.w.mitchell@gmail.com.

Bumbeckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art  displayed in  Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Local  artist  David  Bumbeck  will  exhibit  a  selec-­ tion  of  recent  work  at  Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing  in  Middlebury  from  Aug.  8  through  Sept.  5.  A  re-­ ception  will  be  held  on  Friday,  Aug.  8,  from  5-­7  p.m.  during  the  Middle-­ bury  Arts  Walk.  David  Bumbeckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  includes  collages,  paintings  and  sculpture.  The  work  is  based  on  poetic  meter  in  metaphysical  imagery.  One  ma-­ jor  theme  is  the  Greek  poetess  Sap-­ pho  (620-­565  B.C.)  whose  timeless  revered  work  survives  only  in  frag-­ ments.

Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing  is  at  3  Park  St. DAVID  BUMBECKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  ARTWORK  will  be  on  exhibit  at  Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing  in  Middlebury  through  early  September.

New  Haven,  VT  Homeowner  Recommends  Bristol  Electronics â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  looked  into  installing  a  solar  system  ten  to  twelve  years  ago.  I  wish  we  had  done  it  back  then.  The  payback  has  been  amazing.  Bristol  Electronics  is  such  a  friendly  company.  The  guys  are  great,  everyone  is  easy  to  work  with  and  so  professional.  :KHQ , EXLOG D QHZ KRPH LQ WKH IXWXUH , ZLOO GHÂżQLWHO\ SODQ RQ incorporating  solar  and  using  Bristol  Electronics.â&#x20AC;?                          Karen  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  New  Haven,  VT

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;ORANGE  GERBERA,â&#x20AC;?  A  photograph  by  Cal  Williams,  is  part  of  the  summer  featured  artist  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;World  in  Your  Handâ&#x20AC;?  at  Art  on  Main  in  Bristol.

lanta,  Ga.,  facilitating  the  manufacture  DQG GLVWULEXWLRQ RI ¿OWHUV WR LQFUHDVH access  to  safe  drinking  water.

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be  found  at  www.SWCEA.org  and  www.SafeWaterNow.org.

The  exhibit  will  be  on  view  in  the  gallery  through  Sunday,  Aug.  17.  Art  on  Main  is  open  Monday-­Saturday  from  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  and  Sunday,  11 Â

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SUZANNE  GERMAIN,  FRONT  left,  and  Corinne  Almquist,  along  with  the  rest  of  the  Mountain  Health  Center  VWDII KDYH EHJXQ JURZLQJ D FRPPXQLW\ JDUGHQ LQ IURQW RI WKHLU %ULVWRO RI¿FHV DV SDUW RI DQ HIIRUW WR IRFXV RQ preventative  care.  The  produce  is  available  to  staff,  patients  and  community  members.

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Garden  (Continued  from  Page  1A) later  expand  the  garden  to  hold  more  Suzanne  Germain  called  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;focus  on  SODQWV EXW IRU QRZ WKH JDUGHQ SUR-­ health  more  than  on  disease.â&#x20AC;?

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VRXUFHG IURP 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV (OPHU Farm;Íž  Kevin  Harper,  owner  of  the  complex  in  which  the  health  center  is  ORFDWHG EURXJKW LQ PDQXUH IURP KLV KRUVH IDUP LQ 6WDUNVERUR WR ÂżOO WKH ZRRGHQ EHGV &RPPXQLW\ PHPEHUV DUH HQFRXU-­ DJHG WR SODQW RU WDNH ZKDWHYHU WKH\ ZRXOG OLNH DQG LWÂśV FRPPRQ WR ÂżQG KHDOWK SUDFWLWLRQHUV SLFNLQJ D IHZ leaves  of  lettuce  for  lunch.  Wulfman  has  also  volunteered  to  help  maintain  the  garden  after  Almquist  returns  to  school  in  the  fall.  While  the  garden  is  in  its  early  stages,  Almquist  remains  optimistic  that  the  garden  will  continue  in  her  DEVHQFH Âł, WKLQN QRZ WKDW SDWLHQWV KDYH VHHQ LW DQG KDYH EHHQ VR VXSSRUW-­ LYH RI LW , WKLQN WKH\ ZLOO EH ZLOOLQJ to  pitch  in  and  lend  a  hand.  This  ZDV YHU\ PXFK WKH ÂżUVW SLORW RI WKLV SURMHFW DQG WKHUH KDYH EHHQ D ORW of  really  positive  responses  from  people.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vision  wise,â&#x20AC;?  Wulfman  added,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  we  would  expand  to  not  RQO\ KDYH IRRG EXW Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DQG WKLQJV SHRSOH FRXOG WDNH RQ WKHLU way  home  after  a  visitâ&#x20AC;Ś  Something  WR HDW RU PDNH WKHLU KRPH SUHWWLHU 3LFN D OLWWOH OHWWXFH RU D WRPDWR DQG chew  on  it  on  your  way  home.â&#x20AC;? Â

(Continued  from  Page  12A) The  report  places  an  emphasis  on  the  state  and  it  has  enrollment  impli-­ ing  this  gap,  according  to  Giles,  is  encouraging  students  to  enroll  in  the  cations  for  all  of  the  Vermont  colleg-­ measuring  when  students  and  their  FODVVHV WKDW ZLOO EHVW SUHSDUH WKHP es,â&#x20AC;?  Giles  said.

SDUHQWV ÂżUVW EHJLQ WR WDON DERXW FRO-­ for  college,  noting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;students  who  REFORMS  NEEDED lege.  According  to  the  senior  sur-­ FRPSOHWHG $OJHEUD ,, DQG KDG D *3$ In  evaluating  this  data,  the  VSAC  vey,  students  with  college-­educated  RI % RU EHWWHU ZHUH PXFK PRUH OLNHO\ report  concludes  that  the  state  needs  SDUHQWV DUH PRUH OLNHO\ WR KDYH GLV-­ to  plan  to  continue  their  studies  after  to  place  more  of  an  emphasis  on  high-­ FXVVHG FROOHJH SODQV E\ QLQWK JUDGH graduating  from  high  school.â&#x20AC;? er  education.

WKDQ ÂżUVW JHQHUDWLRQ VWXGHQWV ² WKH *LOHV VDLG D NH\ SDUW RI WKH VROX-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  critical  state  education  pri-­ PRVW VWULNLQJ GLVSDULW\ WLRQ WR WKLV SUREOHP LV RULWLHV VKRXOG QRW EH OLPLWHG WR LP-­ EHWZHHQ JLUOV ZLWK FRO-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody more  individualized  proving  the  test  scores  and  academic  lege  educated  parents  needs some counseling  for  stu-­ performance  of  elementary  and  sec-­ SHUFHQW DQG ÂżUVW dents. ondary  students,â&#x20AC;?  the  report  states.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  JHQHUDWLRQ ER\V training or â&#x20AC;&#x153;On  one  level,  we  reinforces  the  need  for  a  fundamen-­ degree after high NQRZ RQH RI WKH NH\V tal  shift  in  education  policy  and  sys-­ percent).

The  report  posits  school. A high to  this  is  middle  school  tems  to  provide  all  students  with  the  that  the  longer  the  col-­ school diploma and  early  high  school  NQRZOHGJH VNLOOV DQG FRQFUHWH SODQV lege  conversation  is  is necessary but counseling  and  sup-­ they  need  to  prepare  for  and  succeed  GHOD\HG WKH OHVV OLNHO\ port,â&#x20AC;?  Giles  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  life  after  high  school.â&#x20AC;?

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As  is  the  case  in  other  measure-­ per  capita  income  is  directly  tied  to  $FFRUGLQJ WR FRXQW\ VSHFLÂżF VWD-­ PHQWV WKH JDS LV ZLGHVW EHWZHHQ the  education  levels  of  its  citizens.  tistics,  VSAC  provided  grants  total-­ girls  with  college-­educated  parents,  With  more  college  degree  holders,  ing  $1.2  million  to  802  students  in  54  percent  of  whom  have  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;?  av-­ per  capita  income  is  higher,  which  Addison  County  last  year,  which  is  an  erage  and  just  7  percent  have  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;?  translates  to  higher  tax  revenues.

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