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INDEPENDENT Vol. 70 No. 22
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 â—† 58 Pages
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Memorial  Day MARY  HOGAN  ELEMENTARY  School  band  director  Chuck  Miller,  above,  marches  with  his  students  in  the  Middlebury  Memorial  Day  parade  Monday  morning.  It  was  Miller’s  last  parade  as  band  leader  as  he  is  retiring  after  this  school  year.  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  marching  band,  right,  kicked  off  the  parade  in  the  Little  City  later  in  the  morning.
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Graduates get big send-off By the way Vermont  Days  are  coming!  On  Saturday  and  Sunday,  June  11  and  12,  Vermont  State  Parks  day  areas  and  state-Âowned  historic  sites  will  be  open  at  no  charge.  And,  on  Sat- XUGD\ RQO\ \RX FDQ ¿VK DW DQ\ )LVK :LOGOLIH ¿VKLQJ DFFHVV ZLWKRXW a  license.  Visit  www.vermontdays. com  for  a  complete  schedule  of  the  activities  going  on  during  this  spe- cial  Vermont  weekend. &KDQJH RI SODQV 7KH &KDPSODLQ 9DOOH\ )LGGOHUV¶ &OXE ZKLFK QRU- PDOO\ PHHWV RQ WKH WKLUG 6XQGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK IURP QRRQ WR S P DW WKH 9): LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ ZLOO PHHW RQ WKH IRXUWK 6XQGD\ LQ -XQH 7KH FOXE LV DOZD\V ORRNLQJ IRU QHZ ¿GGOHUV \RXQJ RU ROG DQG PHHWLQJV DUH RSHQ WR WKH SXEOLF )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ FDOO Eagle’s  Flight  Farm  in  Orwell  will  host  a  showing  of  Michael  Moore’s  (See  By  the  way,  Page  17A)
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Middlebury College sends 517 students into their futures By  GAEN  MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY  —  Five  hun- GUHG DQG VHYHQWHHQ VWXGHQWV IURP VWDWHV DQG FRXQWULHV ² EDFNHG E\ D WKURQJ RI RYHU SDUHQWV DQG ZHOO ZLVKHUV ² JDWK- HUHG XQGHU D EOXH VN\ 6XQGD\ WR UHFHLYH WKHLU GLSORPDV VD\ JRRG E\H WR VWXGHQW OLIH DQG SUHSDUH WR VD\ KHOOR WR WKH ZRUOG 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH¶V WK FRQIHUULQJ RI GHJUHHV DQG FRP- PHQFHPHQW H[HUFLVHV RQ WKH JUHHQ TXDGUDQJOH ZHVW RI 9RWHU +DOO EH- JDQ WR WKH WXQH RI D ORQH EDJSLSH 7KHQ WR WKH WUXPSHWHG VWUDLQV RI D ZHOO NQRZQ 3XUFHOO SURFHVVLRQDO WKH IDFXOW\ WURRSHG LQ EHWZHHQ D FKHHULQJ JDXQWOHW RI EODFN FODG VWXGHQWV LQ JRZQV DQG PRUWDU- ERDUGV ZKR WRRN WKHLU RZQ SODFHV LQ WKH EULJKW VXQ &ROOHJH 3UHVLGHQW /DXULH 3DWWRQ SUHVLGHG RYHU KHU ¿UVW FRPPHQFH- PHQW DV WKH FROOHJH¶V ¿UVW ZRPDQ SUHVLGHQW +RQRUDU\ GHJUHH UHFLSLHQWV LQ- FOXGHG &RUQZDOO UHVLGHQW %LOO 6HV- VLRQV D 0LGGOHEXU\ JUDGX- DWH DQG D IHGHUDO MXGJH ,Q QRWLQJ WKH PDQ\ KLJKOLJKWV RI 6HVVLRQV¶ FDUHHU 3DWWRQ GUHZ VSHFLDO DWWHQ- WLRQ WR KLV ODQGPDUN UXOLQJ LQ WKDW HQDEOHG VWDWHV WR UHJXODWH DXWR emissions.  “We  can  all  breathe  a  bit  easier  EHFDXVH RI \RX ´ 3DWWRQ VDLG 3DWWRQ LQWURGXFHG FRPPHQFH- PHQW VSHDNHU 9DQ -RQHV DV D ³SDV- VLRQDWH DFWLYLVW XQÀLQFKLQJ WUXWK MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  cheer  on  their  fellow  graduates  at  Sunday’s  CNN  POLITICAL  CONTRIBUTOR  Van  Jones  gives  the  WHOOHU LQVLJKWIXO SROLWLFDO DQDO\VW commencement  ceremony.  commencement  address  at  Middlebury  College  Sunday.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell (See  Graduation,  Page  11A) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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“He  came  into  a  mess  here  be- cause  we  were  shorthanded,â€?  Gibbs  said.  “The  knuckleheads  in  the  area  had  just  about  free  run  of  the  place.  But  once  we  got  him  on  board  full- WLPH ZH KDG WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR ÂżJKW back.  I  don’t  think  we’ve  solved  the  problem  but  we’ve  turned  the  corner  and  we’ve  settled  things  down  quite  a  bit.â€? Gibbs  noted  that  Otey  has  “a  high  conviction  rate  on  drug  cases  he  sends  down.â€? On  a  lighter  note,  Gibbs  recalled  KLV ÂżUVW H[SHULHQFH ZLWK 2WH\ ZKHQ he  was  a  young  Vergennes  police  of- ¿FHU “We  were  doing  a  START  (Stop  Teen  Alcohol  Risk  Team)  patrol,  and  we  were  actually  doing  a  patrol  on  a  night  when  they  had  homecoming  at  Mount  Abe.  We  put  him  in  plain  clothes,  basically  dressed  up  like  a  high  school  student,  and  he  went  over  and  hung  out  at  the  homecom- ing  and  learned  about  four  different  parties  that  we  tried  to  visit.â€? Gibbs  chuckles  and  then  adds  that  Otey  also  got  “three  or  four  date  in- quiries  from  girls  over  there.â€? 7KLV LV WKH VHFRQG 2IÂżFHU RI WKH <HDU DZDUG IRU WKH %ULVWRO 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW 2IÂżFHU &KULV 6FUR- din  received  the  honor  a  number  of  years  back,  in  part  for  his  work  on  the  DARE  (Drug  Abuse  Resistance  Education)  program,  said  Gibbs. Otey’s  award  will  be  presented  -XQH DW WKH .LOOLQJWRQ &RQIHUHQFH Center. Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
Grand  old  opera JOSHUA  JEREMIAH  AND  Rochelle  Bard  perform  as  Macbeth  and  Lady  Macbeth  in  the  Opera  Com- pany  of  Middlebury’s  production  of  Verdi’s  “Macbeth�  at  rehearsal  Tuesday  night.  The  opera  opens  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  Friday  night  and  runs  through  June  11. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
BRISTOL  POLICE  OFFICER  Josh  Otey,  right,  shown  with  Bristol  Police  Chief  Kevin  Gibbs  interacting  with  students  at  Bristol  Elementary  School  this  past  February,  was  recently  named  Vermont  Law  Enforcement  Of- ¿FHU RI WKH <HDU E\ WKH 9HUPRQW $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
Mount  Independence  to  fete  ‘Trails  Day’ ORWELL  —  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site  in  Orwell,  Vermont  is  celebrating  National  Trails  Day  on  6DWXUGD\ -XQH ZLWK D KLNH LQWR KLV- tory  at  2  p.m.  Mount  Independence  Coalition  board  member  and  retired  history  teacher  Mark  Brownell  leads  this  hike.  This  is  one  of  many  programs  this  \HDU WR FHOHEUDWH WKH WK DQQLYHUVDU\
of  the  start  of  Mount  Independence,  as  well  as  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  trail  system.  It  is  co-Âsponsored  by  the  Mount  Independence  Coalition.   Walkers  will  meet  at  the  museum.  Wear  sturdy  shoes  or  boots  and  bring  water  if  you  like.  Admission  is  $5  for  adults  and  free  for  children  under  15,  and  includes  the  museum  and  all  the  WUDLOV &DOO IRU PRUH LQ-Â
formation. The  Mount  Independence  State  His- toric  Site  is  one  of  the  best  preserved  Revolutionary  War  archaeological  VLWHV ,W LV ORFDWHG DW 0RXQW ,QGH- pendence  Road,  six  miles  west  of  the  intersections  of  Vermont  Routes  22A  DQG QHDU 2UZHOO YLOODJH &DUHIXOO\ IROORZ WKH VLJQV +RXUV DUH D P to  5  p.m.  daily  through  Oct.  10. Â
ACTR  seeks  feedback  on  possible  bus  route  changes 0,''/(%85< ² $GGLVRQ County  Transit  Resources  (ACTR)  is  seeking  feedback  from  riders  and  other  community  members  on  pro- posed  route  and  schedule  redesigns  for  its  in-Âcounty  services.  The  or- ganization  is  hosting  the  following  open  hours  for  community  feed- EDFN ‡ :HGQHVGD\ -XQH p.m.,  North  Branch  School,  898  Lincoln  Road,  Ripton.
‡ 7XHVGD\ -XQH S P Vergennes  Police  Dept.,  Route  22A. ‡ 7XHVGD\ -XQH p.m.,  Holley  Hall,  North  Street,  Bristol. ‡ 7KXUVGD\ -XQH S P $&75 &UHHN 5RDG 0LG- dlebury.  The  format  for  each  open  house  will  be  the  same,  and  all  are  wel- come  at  any  location.  For  those  in  need  of  transportation  to  any  of Â
the  open  houses,  rides  can  be  pro- YLGHG &DOO $&75 DW OHDVW KRXUV LQ DGYDQFH DW $&75 WR arrange.  In  addition,  a  summary  of  the  proposals  will  be  available  on  $&75œV ZHEVLWH DIWHU -XQH ACTR  will  also  accept  written  comments  on  the  proposal  through  )ULGD\ -XO\
Ladder  truck  (Continued  from  Page  2A) FXVWRPDU\ \HDU OLIHVSDQ IRU D ÂżUH protection  vehicle  because  they  pos- sess  more  sophisticated  electronics,  and  more  rigorous  building  tech- niques  are  used. “Different  materials  are  being  used  in  trucks  now,  different  electronics,  DQG RXU FRQÂżGHQFH OHYHO QRZ LV WKDW we  can  stretch  some  of  that  equip- ment  out  a  little  longer  and  make  the  vehicle  replacement  fund  be  able  to  handle  that,â€?  he  said. While  Shaw  is  recommending  the  purchase  of  a  new  ladder  truck  rather  than  repairing  the  old  one,  he  said  he  has  had  no  problem  exploring  the  repair  option.  In  so  doing,  the  town  DQG ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW ZLOO EH LQ D SRVL- tion  to  accurately  answer  a  potential  question  that  might  come  up  from  the  community  on  “why  can’t  we  rebuild  this  piece  of  equipment  rather  than  re- place  it?â€?  Shaw  noted. It  was  around  two  decades  ago  that  WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW VHW XS D ÂżUH YH- hicle  replacement  schedule  in  order Â
to  make  sure  major,  new  apparatus  is  URWDWHG LQWR WKH Ă€HHW LQ D VDIH DQG RU- GHUO\ PDQQHU )LUHÂżJKWHUV DW WKH WLPH estimated  a  20-Âyear  lifespan  for  its  ladder  truck,  according  to  Shaw.  Mid- dlebury  has  for  many  years  assessed  2  cents  on  the  municipal  property  tax  rate  to  raise  money  for  new  vehicle  SXUFKDVHV IRU WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW DV opposed  to  bonding  for  such  expens- es.  Older  vehicles  are  sold  as-Âis  or  for  parts  in  order  to  help  defray  the  costs  RI WKHLU UHSODFHPHQWV RIÂżFLDOV VDLG Middlebury  has  formed  a  Ladder  7UXFN 6XEFRPPLWWHH WR KHOS WKH ÂżUH department  weigh  its  options. 7KH WRZQÂśV ÂżUH HTXLSPHQW UHSODFH- ment  fund  contains  enough  money  for  the  purchase  of  a  new  ladder  truck,  according  to  Shaw.  Middle- bury  College  —  home  to  some  of  the Â
community’s  tallest  structures  —  will  be  asked  if  it  would  like  to  make  a  contribution  toward  the  new  vehicle. /RFDO RIÂżFLDOV ZDQW WR TXLFNO\ GH- cide  on  a  course  of  action  on  the  lad- der  truck,  as  building  a  new  one  can  take  a  year  from  the  day  it’s  ordered  to  the  day  it’s  delivered,  according  to  Shaw. +DYLQJ D ÂżUH HTXLSPHQW UHSODFH- ment  fund  has  saved  Middlebury  thousands  of  dollars  on  new  vehicle  purchases  throughout  the  years,  ac- cording  to  Shaw.  When  a  department  is  able  to  pay  manufacturers  a  lot  of  money  up  front  for  a  vehicle,  that  can  produce  discounts  of  $5,000  to  $10,000  per  vehicle  as  the  new  truck  LV EXLOW RIÂżFLDOV H[SODLQHG “The  (equipment)  fund  is  working  as  it  was  designed  to  do,â€?  Shaw  said.
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When  the  call  comes  about  mom You  know  the  call  is  going  to  interesting  to  say.  No  one  knew  what  come.  If  you’re  a  Baby  Boomer  with  to  make  of  her,  but  they  all  liked  be- an  aging  parent,  it’s  inevitable. ing  around  her. When  your  mother  is  92  and  living  Now  she  was  an  old  woman  in  a  on  her  own  a  thousand  miles  away,  hospital  bed. you  know  the  news  is  out  there  in  the  Kevin  and  I  huddled  with  a  nurse.  unknowable  future. Mom  had  had  a  heart  attack  the  pre- And  then  one  Monday  the  phone  vious  day  and  was  in  severe  septic  rings  and  the  future  becomes  a  little  shock  from  an  infection  that  had  more  knowable. spread  to  her  blood- “Greg,  this  is  Audrey,  stream.  She’d  received  your  mother’s  house- an  initial  dose  of  IV  anti- keeper.  Miz  Dennis  is  in  biotics.  But  now  she  was  the  hospital  and  not  do- refusing  all  care  except  ing  very  well.â€? for  pain  meds.  I  called  Kevin,  my  only  Her  passing,  the  nurse  sibling,  and  we  pieced  told  us,  was  just  a  matter  together  the  sketchy  de- of  time  —  a  day,  maybe  tails.  It  was  obvious  that  two. we  needed  to  head  south  Kevin  and  I  spent  the  if  we  wanted  to  see  mom  night  at  a  local  hotel  and  before  she  died. came  back  to  the  hos- , IRXQG D Ă€LJKW RXW RI pital  the  next  morning  Albany  that  would  get  —  half-Âexpecting  to  be  me  to  Atlanta  that  night.  told  mom  had  died  in  the  Kevin  and  I  could  meet  night.  But  there  she  was  there  and  drive  over  to  sitting  up  and  semi-Âalert,  Augusta. asking  for  applesauce  He  contemplated  that  by Gregory Dennis and  a  Coke.  for  a  moment.  “Why  Two  MDs  and  a  nurse  don’t  you  come  down  to  joined  us  a  few  minutes  Boston  this  afternoon  and  have  din- later.  ner  with  Rebecca  and  me?â€?  he  re- “I  want  to  die,â€?  my  mother  said,  SOLHG Âł:H FDQ Ă€\ GRZQ WRJHWKHU LQ staring  at  the  doctors.  “Nobody  ever  the  morning.â€? does  what  I  ask  them  to  do  around  I  immediately  agreed  to  make  here.  I  want  to  die  now.  Why  can’t  the  four-Âhour  drive,  thankful  for  you  give  me  something  that  will  kill  the  brick-Âlike  steadiness  my  brother  me?â€? brings  to  things.  As  a  woman  never  known  for  her  Because  my  father  had  ended  his  tact,  Mom  was  at  least  acting  true  to  medical  career  as  a  colonel  in  the  form. Air  Force,  Mom  was  hospitalized  at  “I  understand  you  want  to  die,  Eisenhower  Army  Medical  Center.  Mrs.  Dennis,â€?  said  one  of  the  doc- My  brother  and  I  got  to  the  base  by  tors.  “But  we  can’t  give  you  any- noon  the  next  day. thing  for  that.  It  would  be  illegal  and  But  the  process  to  simply  get  a  unethical.â€? base  pass  stretched  out  for  well  over  Mom  knew  that,  of  course,  having  an  hour.  been  a  doctor’s  wife.  She  turned  her  We  should  just  tell  them  Mom  was  face  to  the  wall  in  angry  resignation. dying,  I  muttered,  and  that  we  don’t  As  that  day  progressed  into  the  have  time  to  get  one  of  their  stinking  next,  it  became  obvious  that  despite  base  passes. her  sincerest  wish,  my  mother  wasn’t  Finally  at  Mom’s  bedside  by  mid- going  to  die  anytime  soon.  The  doc- afternoon,  we  contemplated  her  tors  said  they’d  never  seen  anyone  drawn  face  and  matted  hair.  She  survive  what  she  had.  drifted  in  and  out  of  sleep. Her  pure  bad  luck,  I  guess. I  thought  for  a  moment  of  her  glo- Kevin  and  I  become  regular  visi- U\ GD\V 6KH FRXOG EH GLIÂżFXOW HYHQ tors  at  the  hospital.  I  told  my  mother  then,  but  she  always  had  something  I  loved  her.  She  said  she  loved  me Â
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and  was  proud  of  her  sons. My  brother  and  I  got  to  know  the  nurses  and  their  shifts.  We  conferred  regularly  with  the  social  worker  whose  job  it  was  to  transition  mom  out  of  the  hospital. Neither  of  us  could  stay  long  in  Georgia.  So  we  scrambled  to  arrange  hospice  care  and  24/7  home  health  aides.  Meanwhile,  Mom  kept  downing  Cokes  and  applesauce.  And  com- plaining  that  she  hadn’t  died  yet.  Throughout  it  all,  the  hospital  per- sonnel  proved  to  be  top-Ânotch.  “Why  is  everyone  in  this  hospital  so  nice?â€?  I  asked  a  corpsman  I  met  on  the  elevator. He  sized  me  up  for  a  moment:  “This  is  the  military.  And  in  the  military,  we  put  a  lot  of  emphasis  on  courtesy.â€? Being  in  that  hospital  changed  how  I  see  the  military.  They  get  sent  on  tragic  misadven- tures  to  Vietnam  and  Afghanistan  and  Iraq.  But  they  still  stand,  as  one  hospital  poster  put  it,  “Shoulder  to  soldier.â€?  They  retain  a  commitment  to  car- ing  for  their  own  that  I  found  inspir- ing.  I  will  always  be  grateful  for  that. Today,  a  little  over  two  weeks  after  surviving  sepsis  and  cardiac  arrest,  my  mother  is  back  home  and  spends  her  days  watching  Fox  News.  She’s  a  hardcore  political  conser- vative  who  looks  forward  to  voting  for  Donald  Trump  in  November,  if  she  lives  that  long.  I  joked  with  Kevin  —  in  the  mor- bid  humor  that  one  reaches  for  in  these  straits  —  that  if  Mom  really  wanted  to  die  in  a  hurry,  she  should  just  turn  the  channel  to  the  more  lib- eral  MSNBC  until  she  strokes  out. My  brother  and  I  track  her  prog- ress  every  day.  Kevin,  as  her  health  proxy,  deals  with  the  hospice  nurses  and  home  health  aides. Things  have  stabilized  for  now.  But  we  know  that  one  day,  we’ll  get  another  phone  call. Gregory  Dennis’s  column  appears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.greg- dennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  Greg- DennisVt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @ greengregdennis.
Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) injuries.  It  came  down  to  two  choices:  We’d  have  to  invest  in  some  kind  of  goat-Âproof  barrier  (ideally,  a  20-Âfoot  wall  with  razor  wire  on  top,  though  LW ZDV ÂżQDQFLDOO\ DQG DHVWKHWLFDOO\ repugnant)  or  we’d  have  to  give  the  goats  away.  Ultimately  we  decided  that  if  we  couldn’t  let  the  goats  run Â
IUHH RQ WKH SURSHUW\ ZHÂśG UDWKHU ÂżQG them  a  new  home.  So  Friday,  we  said  goodbye  to  our  beloved  cloven- hoofed  pals. Without  the  goats,  the  Lazy  J  is  calm  but  lonely.  While  their  absence  opens  up  all  kinds  of  possibilities  for  our  future  —  maybe  we  can  have  ÀRZHU JDUGHQV DJDLQ IRU LQVWDQFH just  like  civilized  people  —  my  heart Â
aches  for  the  smiley,  wily,  forever  inquisitive  miscreants  that  used  to  roam  around  the  yard  and  occasion- ally  poop  on  the  front  walk.  They  got  too  adventurous  for  their  own  good,  that’s  all. According  to  the  old  riddle,  it’s  chickens  that  cross  the  road. Leave  it  to  goats  to  want  to  get  in  on  that  action.
Clippings  (Continued  from  Page  4A) “The  New  York  Times  and  Wash- ington  Post  are  both  infested  with  homosexuals  themselves.  Just  about  every  person  down  there  is  a  homo- sexual  or  lesbian.â€? Helms  described  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  known  as  UNC,  as  “the  University  of  Negroes  and  Communists.â€? When  such  charm  failed,  Helms  turned  to  bullying.  He  once  sang  “Dixieâ€?  to  a  black  senator  stuck  in  an  elevator  with  him;Íž  he  said  it  was  a  joke.  In  1994,  Helms  said  that  Presi- dent  “Clinton  better  watch  out  if  he  comes  down  here.  He’d  better  have  a  bodyguard.â€?  The  next  day  he  apolo- gized. 2QH RI +HOPVÂśV GHÂżQLQJ FKDUDFWHU- istics  was  his  determination  to  stand  by  his  friends  —  people  like  right  wing  dictators  Augusto  Pinochet  of  Chile  and  Roberto  D’Aubuisson  of  El  Salvador.  A  news  report  20  years  ago  said  that  Helms  responded  to  evidence  that  D’Aubuisson  ordered  death  squads  to  murder  civilians,  with  his  conviction  that  “D’Aubuisson  is  a  free  enterprise  man  and  deeply  re- ligious.â€?  Well,  I  guess  that  makes  it  all  right. And  he  wasn’t  a  well-Âinformed  man.  Helms  once  introduced  Paki- stan  Prime  Minister  Benazir  Bhutto  as  prime  minister  of  India.  Reminder:  Helms  was  the  chairman  of  the  Sen- ate  Foreign  Relations  Committee  and  should  have  known  that  Pakistan  and  India  were  at  each  other’s  throats.  Or  maybe  he  did  know. It’s  hard  to  know  what  to  make  of  his  1991  comment  that  he  had  served  with  nearly  250  U.S.  senators  during  his  tenure  in  Washington  and  “None  —  none  —  have  been  more  capable  than  Dan  Quayle.â€? Sen.  Ted  Cruz,  the  erstwhile  presidential  candidate,  has  lavishly  praised  Helms  for  his  outspoken- ness  and  candor.  At  one  conserva- tive  gathering  he  reportedly  said  of  Helms,  “The  willingness  to  say  all  those  crazy  things  is  a  rare,  rare Â
characteristic  in  this  town,  and  you  know  what?  It’s  every  bit  as  true  now  as  it  was  then.  We  need  a  hun- dred  more  like  Jesse  Helms  in  the  U.S.  Senate.â€?  It’s  kind  of  funny;Íž  Cruz  himself  has  been  known  to  say  a  crazy  thing  or  two.  But  maybe  he  wasn’t  crazy  enough,  or  maybe  he  was  the  wrong  kind  of  crazy.  Or  maybe  he  just  didn’t  have  enough  money  to  make  his  craziness  re- spectable  to  enough  Republican  pri- mary  voters.  But  there  is  another  guy  who,  like  Helms,  is  known  for  his  political  in-Â
correctness;͞  who  says  things  with- out  knowing  or  even  caring  about  the  facts;͞  who  appeals  to  white,  male  Americans’  baser  instincts;͞  who  knows  how  to  use  the  media  —  particularly  the  electronic  media  —  to  his  advantage;͞  who  has  bought  himself  —  literally  bought,  with  money  —  respectability.  Thank  god  Jesse  Helms  isn’t  around  to  foul  our  public  discourse  and  bring  out  the  beast  in  his  fellow  human  beings.  Let’s  turn  off  the  TV  and  work  to  ensure  that  we  never  see  his  like  in  KLJK SXEOLF RI¿FH DJDLQ
Lucretius: The Meaning of it all Editor’s  note:  This  is  the  15th  to  know  it. Ammons  made  his  living  in  in  a  series  of  essays  on  Lucre- tius,  an  early  philosopher  who  words,  so  we  must  consider  his  provides  a  link  to  “lost  classicsâ€?  remark  carefully  before  we  decide  through  his  epic  poem  “On  the  what  it  means.  Ammons  was  one  of  the  most  celebrated  American  Nature  of  Things.â€? So,  what  is  the  meaning  of  it  poets  of  the  last  century,  which  all?  The  question  keeps  com- shows  that  he  took  his  vocation  LQJ XS ZKHQHYHU RQH UHĂ€HFWV RQ very  seriously;Íž  others  thought  so.  Furthermore,  his  po- life,  the  universe,  and  HPV UHYHDO DIÂżQLWLHV everything.  A  philo- with  Lucretius.  His  sophical  naturalist  has  subject  is  nature.  An- a  ready  answer.  “No  other  American  poet,  meaning  at  all.â€?  Na- Richard  Howard,  has  ture  as  a  whole  has  no  said  it  nicely:  “Am- more  meaning  than  mons  is  our  Lucretius,  the  atom,  which  is  the  swerving  and  side- primary  stuff  of  every- swiping  his  way  into  thing.  It  has  no  more  the  nature  of  things,  meaning  than  the  al- through  domestic  dol- phabet,  an  aggregate  drums,  cardinals  and  of  sounds  or  letters.  TXLQFH EXVKHV ÂżHOGV But  this  meaningless  of  sidereal  force,  out  collection  of  things  is  Lucretius: the instrument  to  a  bound- nature of things into  what  he  so  ac- curately  calls  ‘joy’s  less  universe  of  mean- An essay by surviving  radiance.’â€?  ing.  It’s  like  Scrabble  Ammons’  joy,  how- on  a  grand  scale,  be- Victor Nuovo yond  measure.  And  so  Middlebury College ever,  does  not  break  forth  in  ecstatic  cel- it  is  with  the  manifold  of  nature  and  human  professor emeritus ebration;Íž  it  is  a  joy  in  of philosophy spite  of  our  mortality,  history  spilling  out  on  bittersweet  joy. top  of  it.  They  are  full  I  hope  my  philoso- of  meaning,  or  rather  they  are  sources  of  it,  just  as  they  phy  will  turn out  all  right  and  turn  out  to  be  a  are  the  sources  of  life,  but  sources  need  to  be  ingested  and  processed  philosophy  so  as  to  free  people  (who  are  trapped,  before  life  and  meaning  occur.  It  is  with  respect  to  the  latter  as  I  have  been) from  seeking  any  image  in  the  that  humanity  enters  in.  All  hu- man  meaning  originates  in  the  absolute  or  seeking  any  absolute  whatsoever  except  mind,  or  the  brain  —  Darwin  de- scribed  thoughts  as  “secretions  of  nothingness:  nothingness,  far  from  being  the  brain,â€?  products  of  its  rumina- tions;Íž  its  hidden  processes  repeat- failure’s  puzzlement,  is  really  the  point  of  lovely  lib- edly  burst  forth  in  moments  of  lucid  consciousness,  of  wonderful  eration,  when  gloriously  every  object  in  and  clarity  and  expressiveness,  facili- tated  by  words  and  a  plenitude  of  on  earth  becomes  just  itself,  total  and  marvelous  in  its  symbols  (sounds,  gestures,  facial  JULPDFHV ZKLFK WKRXJK ÂżQLWH LQ exact  scope,  able  to  exist  without  compro- QXPEHU DUH LQÂżQLWH LQ WKHLU UHVXOW Without  words  our  thoughts  mise  out  to  the  precise  skin-Âlimit  of  itself  ‌ would  evade  our  grasp,  and  we  Ammons’  point,  I  believe,  is  would  each  be  imprisoned  in  our  own  mind,  mere  dreamers.  Words  this:  Nature  as  a  whole,  which  is  are  our  liberators.  This  may  seem  all  that  is  really  real,  has  no  mean- cause  for  celebration.  But  one  LQJ EXW LW LV ÂżOOHG ZLWK PHDQLQJ- must  be  cautious.  Words  captivate  ful  things  and  happenings,  diverse  too;Íž  they  just  as  often  entrap  us.  meanings  and  forms  of  life,  some  I  am  reminded  of  the  ironical  re- sad,  some  joyous,  never  far  from  mark  by  the  American  poet,  A.R.  death  and  the  nothingness  that  Ammons  (1926–2001):  “Groom- follows,  hence  poignant  and  bit- ing  does  for  baboons  most  of  what  tersweet.  Poets,  more  than  philos- words  do  for  us,â€?  which  is  to  say  ophers,  are  tasked  with  retrieving  that  they  are  more  often  employed  WKLV PHDQLQJ VR WKDW LW PD\ ÂżOO as  instruments  of  vanity  than  of  our  minds,  and  make  them  satis- wisdom.  There  is  meaning  in  van- ¿HG His  interpreters  like  to  point  ity,  but  those  who  are  vain  are  last Â
RXW KLV DIÂżQLW\ ZLWK HDUO\ *UHHN philosophers  and  Lucretius;Íž  like  Democritus,  he  found  all  human  pretense  laughable.  Furthermore,  he  was  a  materialist,  and  there- fore  deeply  sensitive  to  the  fact  that  all  things  perish  and  bequeath  their  remains  to  other  things  in  an  endless  cycle  of  becoming.  He  imagined  this  to  be  the  way  of  everything,  and  hence,  the  way  of  DOO Ă€HVK But  whereas  ancient  philoso- phers  whom  he  liked  only  consid- er  two  aspects  of  natural  things,  generation  and  corruption,  Am- mons  ironically  but  meaningfully  added  a  third:  Everything  comes  to  be,  perishes,  and  is  recycled.  And  he  found  nothing  more  repre- sentative  of  this  cycle  of  existence  than  garbage  heaps,  “mounds  or  heights  of  discard,â€?  which  are  the  great  monuments  of  human  civili- zation,  great  Ziggurats  of  civiliza- tion. To  illustrate  his  point,  or  to  prove  it,  in  1993  he  published  a  long  poem  titled  “Garbage,â€?  which  he  dedicated  “to  the  bacteria,  tum- blebugs  (i.e.,  beetles),  scavengers,  wordsmithsâ€?  whom  he  hailed  as  ³WUDQVÂżJXUHUV UHVWRUHUV ´ ,I ZH interpret  meaning  as  use,  then,  the  fact  that  garbage  dumps  are  alive  is  evidence  of  the  creation  of  meaning:  Bacteria  and  dung  bee- tles  do  their  thing  out  of  sight,  and  if  we  can  help  it,  out  of  smell,  yet  as  recyclers,  they  discover  and  cre- ate  new  life  and,  for  us,  poignant  symbols  of  existence  out  of  the  discards  of  civilized  society.  Every  garbage  heap  is  a  future  archaeological  site,  a  testimony  to  future  generations  of  human  life  that  went  before,  a  symbol  of  its  monuments  and  their  inevitable  decay.  This  may  seem  a  grim  but  unmistakable  truth,  testimony  to  KXPDQ H[WUDYDJDQFH SURĂ€LJDF\ and  environmental  irresponsibil- LW\ ,W LV ÂżWWLQJ WKDW $PPRQV GHGL- cated  his  poem  to  bacteria  and  dung  beetles.  They  are  nature’s  recyclers,  envoys  of  the  creativity  of  nature  in  the  face  of  human  fol- ly  and  wastefulness.  Everything  is  recyclable.  And  so  far  as  one  can  tell,  there  is  no  end  of  it. This,  I  suspect,  is  as  close  to  eternity  as  we  shall  ever  reach.  It  is  not  an  unpleasant  prospect.  Indeed,  there  is  much  quiet  plea- sure  in  the  thought  of  it,  although  it  requires  an  ironic  sensibility  to  see  it.  And  it  gives  inspiration  and  useful  occupation  to  the  word- smith.
Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) dette’s  Parish  and  Town  Line  First  Response. In  addition  to  those  listed  above,  there  are  countless  others  who  we  could  not  get  along  without.  They  all  play  their  part  in  help- ing  build  a  stronger  community:  Broughton’s  Farm  Supply,  Randy  and  Barb  Palmer,  Northlands  Job  Corps  students  and  the  Bridport  Fire  Department. New  this  year  we  welcomed  the  Pitch  Benders  String  Band  live  musical  entertainment.  They  found  us  and  we  can’t  be  happier.  We  look  forward  to  them  returning  next  year.
Last  but  not  least,  we  wish  to  thank  those  who  come  and  dine  with  us.  Without  you  this  would  totally  be  fruitless.  Your  dona- tions,  friendly  smiles,  fabulous  conversations  and  attendance  make  this  all  worthwhile  for  everyone  involved.  We  are  truly  blessed  to  have  made  new  friends  ourselves  and  to  foster  others Â
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Obituaries
Edward Cyr, 69, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
BryanAshley-Selleck Sr., 48, native of Middlebury CASTLETON  —  Bryan  R.  Ashley-ÂSelleck  Sr.,  48,  passed  away  Friday,  May  27,  2016,  at  his  home  in  Castleton. He  was  born  May  2,  1968,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Roy  and  predeceased  Holly  (Provencher)  Ashley  Sr. Bryan  greatly  enjoyed  spending  KLV WLPH RXWGRRUV Âż VKLQJ KXQWLQJ and  bird  watching  with  his  children.  Bryan  spent  years  volunteering  his  time  coaching  youth  wrestling  in  Middlebury.  He  attended  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Marine  Corps  shortly  after.  He  served  seven  years  and  completed  one  tour  of  combat  duty  in  the  Gulf  War.  Later  in  life,  he  attended  college  at  CCV  work- ing  towards  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  psychology,  to  help  other  veterans.  In  the  past  several  years,  he  spent  much  time  traveling  and  healing  with  other  veterans. Bryan  is  survived  by  son  Bryan  R.  Ashley-ÂSelleck  II,  daughter  Amelia  M.  Ashley-ÂSelleck,  grandson  Owen  M.  Ashley-ÂSelleck,  brothers  Jeffery  Selleck  and  Roy  Ashley,  and  uncles  Monte  Provencher  and  Randy  Provencher. Visiting  hours  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  June  4,  at  Brown-ÂMcClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes  from  5 Â
CORREAN Â CUSHMAN
Correan Cushman, 94, Middlebury
BRYAN  R.  ASHLEY-ÂSELLECK  SR. to  8  p.m.  A  celebration  of  life  will  be  held  2  p.m.  on  Sunday,  June  5,  at  Cross  Roads  Church  in  Ferrisburgh,  with  a  burial  following  at  Lake  View  Cemetery  in  Shoreham.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ be  made  to  Project  Healing  Waters  or  Camp  Resilience,  both  veteran  outreach  programs  Bryan  attended.  The  family  requests  no  black  cloth- LQJ EH ZRUQ WR WKH VHUYLFHV ¸
Madeline Denis, 92, Whiting WHITING  —  Madeline  Grace  Denis,  age  92,  died  Saturday,  May  28,  2016,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury. Mrs.  Denis  was  born  in  Mendon  on  July  17,  1923.  She  was  the  daugh- ter  of  Archie  and  Grace  (Johnson)  McCarty.  She  grew  up  on  the  family  farm  in  Mendon.  She  received  her  education  in  Rutland  schools  and  graduated  from  Rutland  High  School,  class  of  1941.  Following  graduation  she  worked  at  a  local  area  department  store. Oct.  17,  1943,  she  married  Lawrence  A.  Denis  in  Brandon.  The  ¿ UVW PDGH WKHLU KRPH LQ 6XGEXU\ DQG later  moved  to  Whiting  around  1950.  Mrs.  Denis  was  a  cook  at  the  Whiting  Elementary  School  for  over  30  years,  providing  hot  lunches  for  the  staff  and  students.  She  later  worked  a  short  time  at  Dowty  Electronics  in  Brandon.  She  enjoyed  her  gardens,  ERWK YHJJLH DQG Ă€ RZHUV 6KH ORYHG dancing  and  traveling  to  Florida  with  her  late  husband,  but  her  family  was  her  life. Surviving  are  her  daughter  Linda  White  and  her  husband  Stephen  of  Shoreham,  and  her  son  Randy  Denis  and  his  wife  Suzanne  of  Whiting.  Eight  grandchildren,  nine  great- grandchildren  and  several  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Larry,  in  January  2015;Íž  a  son,  Paul  Denis;Íž  her  daughter  Sherry  Kerr;Íž  and  her  brother,  Archie  L.  McCarty. The  funeral  service  was  held  on Â
MADELINE  DENIS Wednesday,  June  1,  2016,  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon.  The  Rev.  Lance  Harlow,  a  IDPLO\ IULHQG RI¿ FLDWHG 7KH JUDYH side  committal  service  and  burial  followed,  in  the  family  lot,  at  St.  Mary’s  Cemetery. Following  the  ceremony  the  family  received  friends  at  St.  Mary’s  Parish  Hall,  for  a  time  of  remembrance. 0HPRULDO JLIWV LQ OLHX RI À RZ ers  may  be  made  to  the  Whiting  First  Response  Squad  and  Whiting  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  c/o  Stacey  Freeguard,  Stickney  Road,  :KLWLQJ 97 ¸
MIDDLEBURY  —  Correan  Walker  Cushman,  94  years  old,  of  Middlebury,  Vermont,  daughter  of  Dr.  Dora  Walker  and  Dr.  Thomas  Walker,  passed  away  on  May  26,  2016. Born  in  Great  Falls,  Mont.,  on  Dec.  30,  1921,  she  graduated  from  Northwestern  University  in  1943,  where  she  met  her  future  husband,  Robert  V.  Cushman.  They  had  three  daughters  together.  They  lived  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  for  16  years  where Â
she  was  the  manager  of  Stevenson’s  Bookstore. When  they  retired  in  1976,  they  moved  to  the  Cushman  family  home  in  Middlebury,  where  she  remained  very  active  in  the  Middlebury  Congregational  Church  and  other  civic  organizations. Correan  is  survived  by  two  daugh- ters,  Nancy  Cushman  of  Albuquerque,  N.M.,  and  Susan  Cushman  Cutchins  of  Goshen,  Ky.;͞  four  grandchildren;͞  DQG JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ ¸
LaVonne Solomon, 93, Lincoln LINCOLN  —  LaVonne  “Bonnieâ€?  B.  Solomon,  age  93,  of  Lincoln,  Vt.,  died  Friday,  May  27,  2016,  at  her  son’s  home.  Mrs.  Solomon  was  born  Feb.  12,  1923,  in  New  York  City,  N.Y.  She  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Coy  E.  and  Gladys  (Natusch)  Bonner.  In  addition  to  her  parents  LaVonne  was  preceded  in  death  by  her  husband  of  23  years,  Howard  R.  Solomon,  in  1984;Íž  and  her  two  brothers,  Coy  Bonner  and  wife  Sue,  and  Dwayne  Bonner  and  wife  Barbara,  both  of  Indiana. LaVonne  graduated  from  Isaac  C.  Ellston  High  School,  Michigan  City,  Ind.  She  returned  to  New  York  in  1942  where  she  attended  the  Bellevue  School  of  Nursing.  Unfortunately  during  this  time  she  had  to  leave  school,  being  admitted  to  Trudeau  Sanatorium  with  turb- erculosis  for  two  years.  She  later  UHWXUQHG WR %HOOHYXH WR Âż QLVK KHU degree. Most  recently  she  was  the  Coordinator  of  Volunteers  for  RSVP,  Middlebury,  Vt.,  for  10  years  before  retiring  at  age  87.  Prior  to  that  she  worked  in  various  positions  during  her  life.  LaVonne  was  most  proud  working  as  Head  Nurse  for  Bellevue  Hospital  for  13  years  following  her  graduation  from  college.  In  1942  she  entered  the  Bellevue  School  of  Nursing  and  graduated  in  1947.  In  addition  she  returned  to  college  and  graduated  in  1956  from  Hunter  College  with  a  BS  in  Education  with  majors  in  Nursing  Education  and  English. She  was  a  member  of  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church,  Middlebury,  Vt.,  was  active  in  preserving  the  envi- ronment,  loved  to  knit  and  was  an  avid  reader. She  is  survived  by  her  son,  Howard Â
LAVONNE  ‘BONNIE’  SOLOMON R.  Solomon  and  his  companion,  Carlos  Abril;Íž  one  AFS  son,  Harold  Kirschner;Íž  one  grandson,  Eljah;Íž  two  sisters,  Charmian  Melnick  and  Mardelle  Reed;Íž  four  nieces,  Janolin,  Catherine,  Marina  and  Loretta;Íž  and  ¿ YH QHSKHZV 'DYLG *DU\ 3DXO Coy  and  James. A  memorial  service  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  June  4,  at  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church,  3  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  Cremation  was  private.  Funeral  arrangements  are  under  the  direction  of  the  Cochran  Funeral  Home,  905  High  St.,  Hackettstown,  NJ  07840. For  those  desiring,  donations  may  be  made  to  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church  or  to  an  educational  insti- tution  of  choice  in  memory  of  /D9RQQH ¸
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EDWARD  CYR Mannigan;Íž  sister-Âin-Âlaw  Terry  and  husband  Michael  Quinn;Íž  and  numer- ous  nieces  and  nephews,  all  of  whom  were  very  special  to  him.  Ed  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  his  mother  and  his  daughter  Jenna  and  her  unborn  son  William,  as  well  as  his  nephew  Matthew.  Ed’s  son  Andrew  gave  his  father  the  gift  of  16  more  years  of  life  in  2000  by  donat- ing  a  kidney  to  his  dad.  Ed  was  a  good  man  who  will  be  dearly  missed. A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  held  Friday,  June  10,  2016,  at  1  p.m.  at  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church,  326  College  St.,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  William  Beaudin  as  Celebrant.  Arrangements  are  under  the  direction  of  Sanderson- Ducharme  Funeral  Service.  Online  condolences  can  be  made  at  www. VDQGHUVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸
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MURRELLS  INLET,  S.C.  —  Edward  Charles  Cyr,  69,  of  Murrells  Inlet,  S.C.,  and  formerly  of  Shelburne,  Vt.,  died  on  May  9,  2016,  at  McCleod  Hospital  in  Florence,  S.C.,  after  a  long  illness. He  was  born  on  April  3,  1947,  in  New  Haven,  Vt.,  to  Andrew  and  Helen  (Hagan)  Cyr.  Ed  was  a  dedi- cated  public  servant.  He  served  a  total  of  10  years  between  the  Air  Guard  and  Army  Reserve.  Early  on,  he  served  on  Bristol  Rescue. His  law  enforcement  years  began  as  a  Special  Deputy  Game  Warden  and  later  as  a  Special  Deputy  Sheriff  for  Addison  County.  He  worked  part  time  for  both  Middlebury  and  Vergennes  police  departments  while  holding  a  full  time  job  at  Polymers  Plastics.  He  was  also  an  honored  member  of  the  National  FBI  Academy. Eventually  he  went  full-Âtime  with  the  Middlebury  Police  Department,  from  which  he  retired  as  a  Sergeant  in  2009  after  32  years  of  service.  Ed  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  31  years,  Susan  (Hunt)  Cyr;Íž  his  in-Âlaws,  Donald  and  Joy  (Bishop)  Hunt  of  Vergennes;Íž  daughter  Tamra  and  husband  EJ  Thorne  and  their  two  children,  Addison  and  Tyler,  of  Newburyport,  Mass.;Íž  son  Andrew  Cyr  of  Penn  Yan,  N.Y.;Íž  stepson  Robert  Svendsen  of  Florida;Íž  stepdaughter  Kristi  Gorton  of  Hinesburg,  Vt.,  and  her  three  children,  Alec,  Tayler  and  Kacey;Íž  grandchildren  Ashley,  Kaitlin  and  Jacob  Jurgens;Íž  eldest  sister  Janet  and  husband  Bob  Edwards;Íž  eldest  brother  James  Cyr  and  wife  Penny;Íž  brother  Phil  Cyr;Íž  sister  Yvonne  DQG KXVEDQG 'RQDOG +DEEHUÂż HOG sister  Patricia  and  husband  Mark  Richardson;Íž  sister-Âin-Âlaw  Gail Â
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BRANDON  —  Janice  Flanders  Rougier  Ryan,  born  in  Fletcher  on  Nov.  23,  1929,  passed  away  peace- fully  at  her  home  in  Brandon  on  May  24,  2016.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  husbands,  Clarence  Rougier  and  William  “Billâ€?  Ryan,  and  sons  Clarence  Jr.  and  Eugene  Rougier. She  is  survived  by  Sandra  Appelgate,  Nancy  Stearns  Alexander,  Michael  and  Renee  Rougier,  Joanne  and  Randy  Zeno.  Rose  and  Wayne  Zeno,  Mark  Rougier  and  Terry,  Gregory  and  Pamela  Rougier;Íž  sisters  Lucille  Brooker,  Mary  Flanders,  Linda  Gouslin  and  husband  Roger.  GG  has  22  grandchildren,  49  great- grandchildren,  eight  great-Âgreat- grandchildren,  and  several  nieces,  nephews,  cousins  and  friends. JANICE  RYAN A  celebration  of  life  will  be  held  on  June  26,  2016,  at  the  American  Legion  Post  27,  49  Wilson  Road,  made  to  St.  Jude  Children’s  Research  Middlebury,  from  noon  to  4  p.m.  In  Hospital  or  Fletcher  Vermont  OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV FDQ EH +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ ¸
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The  threatening  behavior,  according  to  Middlebury  Police  Det.  Kris  Bowdish,  escalated  between  August  and  December  of  2015  and  allegedly  involved  threats  of  deadly  violence  directed  against  employees  and  their  families.
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“I have worked with Jill Charbonneau for over 20 years on issues facing working Vermonters. Jill is a strong advocate for good paying jobs, affordable healthcare, and tax fairness. I am pleased to endorse her for the Vermont House, and am confident she will be an excellent state representative for the residents of Middlebury.” -- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 The Auction will begin at 6:00 PM Tom Broughton, Auctioneer
The Knights of Columbus are pleased to offer a diverse range of gift certificates and items generously donated by area businesses, individuals & Saint Mary’s parishioners. Come to eat and browse the items before the auction! Food and Drinks available from 5pm on.
Bring your own chair. 50/50 raffle to be held during auction.
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Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  June  2,  noon,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  On  the  menu:  baked  ziti,  garlic  bread,  salad  bar,  cottage  cheese  and  rhubarb  dessert.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  potluck  and  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  2,  6  p.m.,  49  Wilson  Road.  Potluck  at  6  p.m.  followed  by  a  JHQHUDO PHHWLQJ HOHFWLRQ RI RIÂż FHUV discussion  about  summer  activities  and  a  spin-Âin/knit-Âin  at  7  p.m.  All  are  welcome.  Info:  453-Â5960.
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CVAA  senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  3,  11  a.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  Noon  meal  of  BBQ  beef  steak,  various  salads,  dinner  roll  and  fresh  fruit  with  cream.  Regular  and  decaf  coffee.  Suggested  dona- tion  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-Â800-Â642-Â5119,  ext.  1070.  Free  transportation  with  ACTR:  802-Â388-Â1946.  Flea  market  in  South  Starksboro.  Friday,  June  3,  noon-Â5  p.m.,  Jerusalem  Schoolhouse.  Proceeds  to  be  used  for  the  upkeep  of  the  schoolhouse.  Donations  may  be  dropped  off  Thursday,  4-Â7  p.m.  or  Friday,  9  a.m.-Ânoon.  Info:  453-Â4573. “Bioblitzâ€?  presentation  and  activities  in  Bristol.  Friday,  June  3,  12:30  p.m.,  Watershed  Center,  Plank  Road.  A  team  of  Mount  Abe  eighth-Âgraders  studying  ecology  and  the  environment  invite  the  public  to  learn  about  seven  different  ecosystems  through  scavenger  hunts,  workshops,  games,  and  crafts  based  on  the  animals  and  plants  found  in  each  ecosystem.  People  can  come  as  early  as  10  D P WR WRXU VSHFLÂż F HFRV\VWHPV President  John  Adams  portrayed  by  George  Baker  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  3,  2-Â3  p.m.,  EastView  at  Middlebury  community  room.  Info:  802-Â989-Â7501.  Pizza  bake  in  Ripton.  Friday,  June  3,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Elementary  School.  Pick  up  and  take  out  fresh  cheese,  pepperoni  or  “spring  specialâ€?  (fresh  PR]]DUHOOD WRPDWR DQG EDVLO ZRRG Âż UHG SL]]D $12-Â$15  each.  Call  or  email  to  pre-Âorder  by  3  p.m.:  RU ZOHHGV#DFVX RUJ 7R EHQHÂż W )ULHQGV of  Ripton  School. “Macbethâ€?  opera  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  3,  8-Â11  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  presents  Verdi’s  rarely  performed  “Macbeth,â€?  with  a  cast  of  professional  singers  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  orches- tra  conducted  by  musical  director  Emmanuel  Plasson.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  7  p.m.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Also  on  June  5,  9  and  11. Â
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Green  Mountain  Club  spring  trail  work  day  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  June  4,  time  TBA,  meet  at  Ripton  Community  House.  Contact  Trail  Manager  David  Morrissey  at  dfmorrissey117@gmail.com  or  802-Â352-Â1060  to  FRQÂż UP SDUWLFLSDWLRQ 7RROV DQG KHOPHWV SURYLGHG Bring  water  and  snacks/lunch.  Rain  date  June  5.  More  info:  www.gmcbreadloaf.org. Flea  market  in  South  Starksboro.  Saturday,  June  4,  8  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  Jerusalem  Schoolhouse.  Proceeds  to  be  used  for  the  upkeep  of  the  schoolhouse.  Donations  may  be  dropped  off  Thursday,  4-Â7  p.m.  or  Friday,  9  a.m.-Ânoon.  Info:  453-Â4573. Plant  sale  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  June  4,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  The  Friends  of  the  Bixby’s  annual  plant  sale,  featuring   annuals,  perennials,  vegetables,  shrubs  and  berry  bushes,  as  well  as  farm-Âfresh  eggs,  spring  asparagus,  rhubarb  and  horseradish.  The  used  book  sale  will  be  open.  Limited  amounts  of  composted  manure,  cedar  mulch  and  baled  hale  will  also  be  available.  Info:  877-Â6392.  Vermont  Gran  Fondo  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  4,  9  a.m.,  starting  from  Woodchuck  Cider,  Exchange  Street.  Third  annual  event  with  rides  over  the  Roxbury  Gap,  Moretown  Mountain,  Appalachian  Gap  and  Lincoln  Gap.  Choose  from  Gran  (105  miles),  Medio  (64  miles)  and  Piccolo  (43  miles)  rides.  Registration  info:  www.vermontgran- fondo.com. Bristol. Tennis  Play  Day  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  June  4,  10  D P QRRQ %ULVWRO UHF Âż HOG (rain  location  Holley  Hall).  Families  and  children  of  all  ages  welcome  to  come  play  tennis,  even  if  they’ve  never  held  a  racquet  before.  Equipment  provided. Rhubarb  festival  Middlebury. in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  4,  10  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  Seventh  annual  celebration  of  all  t h i n g s Â
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rhubarb.  Turkey-Ârhubarb  luncheon,  three  sittings:  11:15,  noon  and  12:45  p.m.  Adults  $8,  kids  under  12  $5.  Takeout  $10.  Rhubarb  pies  and  sweets  for  sale;Íž  used  bling,  plants,  books.  Kids’  activities,  live  music.  Half  of  the  proceeds  go  to  HOPE.  Park  at  the  high  school.  Info:  388-Â8080. National  Trails  Day  and  Hike  Into  History  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  June  4,  2-Â3:30  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Mount  Independence  Coalition  board  member  and  retired  history  teacher  Mark  Brownell  leads  a  hike  into  history.  Info:  948-Â2000. John  Elder  reading  and  performance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  4,  2-Â3  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Elder  will  read  from  his  latest  book,  ³3LFNLQJ 8S WKH )OXWH ´ DQG ZLOO SOD\ ,ULVK Ă€ XWH DV part  of  the  presentation.  Reception  to  follow.  Info:  388-Â2061. %HQHÂż W FRQWUD GDQFH LQ 1HZ +DYHQ  Saturday,  June  4,  6:30-Â9:30  p.m.,  Tourterelle  Restaurant.  All-Âages  event,  with  the  music  of  Brian  Perkins  and  friend,  with  Mary  Wesley  calling.  Adults  $10,  kids  IDPLOLHV &DVK EDU $OO SURFHHGV EHQHÂż W BeeFriends,  Beeman  Elementary’s  PTA.  Old-Âtime  radio  plays  from  the  1940s  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  June  4,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  The  Brandon  Town  Players  turn  the  town  hall  into  an  old-Âtime  cabaret  theater  with  classic  readings  of  shows  such  as  “Burns  &  Allen,â€?  “Superman,â€?  “Dick  Tracyâ€?  and  “Flash  Gordon.â€?  Complete  with  costumes  and  original  sound  effects,  cash  bar,  complimentary  cheese  and  crackers  and   conces- sions.  All  tickets  $4.  Reservations  and  info:  247-Â6720. Jeremiah  McLane  and  friends  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  June  4,  7:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  welcomes  Jeremiah  McLane,  who  will  be  joined  by  an  all-Âstar  band  featuring  Tim  Cummings,  Christine  Bellec,  Owen  Marshall  and  Corey  DiMario.  Featured  performers  follow  an  open-Âmike  set.  Tickets  $10/$15/$3.  Info:  http:// rcch.org  or  802-Â388-Â9782.
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Antique  tractor  ride  in  Weybridge.  Sunday,  June  5,  10  a.m.,  leaving  from  Weybridge  Farms,  1601  Lemon  Fair  Road.  Antique  and  older  tractors  will  be  taking  a  17-Âmile  fun  ride  through  Weybridge,  Addison  and  Bridport.  Spectators  welcome  to  watch  them  go  by.  There  will  be  stops  and  lunch  at  a  local  farm  along  the  way.  Info:  758-Â2919  or  545-Â2446. Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  June  5,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  “The  Sky’s  the  Limit,â€?  a  juried  exhibit  of  work  by  members  of  the  Vermont  Pastel  Society.  Exhibit  runs  June  3-ÂJuly  29.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.  “Macbethâ€?  opera  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  June  5,  2  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  presents  Verdi’s  rarely  performed  “Macbeth,â€?  with  a  cast  of  professional  singers  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  orches- tra  conducted  by  musical  director  Emmanuel  Plasson.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  1  p.m.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Also  on  June  9  and  11. Historical  society  meeting  and  potluck  in  Addison.  Sunday,  June  5,  4  p.m.,  Addison  Fire  Station.  The  Town  of  Addison  Historical  Society  will  hold  a  business  meeting  followed  by  a  program  based  on  Bill  Doyle’s  television  program  “Addison  County  in  the  Early  1900s,â€?  led  by  Geoff  Nelson.  Audience  participation  encouraged.  Potluck  supper  follows.  Bring  a  dish  to  share,  place  setting  and  cup.  Coffee,  decaf,  tea  and  juice  provided.  Free  community  dinner  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  June  5,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  Bring  family  and  friends  for  a  home-Âcooked  meal.  This  month’s  theme,  “Take  Me  Out  to  the  Ball  Game,â€?  features  a  menu  of  hot  dogs,  macaroni  salad,  potato  chips,  fruit  and  ice  cream.  Info:  802-Â877-Â2367. Summer  reading  series  in  Rochester.  Sunday,  June  5, Â
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“New  England  Fiddle  Music:  History  and  Characteristicsâ€?  presentation  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  June  8,  10:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  Bixby  Library.  Fiddler,  ballad  singer  and  poet  Burt  Porter  illustrates  his  talk  with  lively  ¿ GGOH SOD\LQJ DQG D GLVFXVVLRQ RI WKH JHRJUDSKLF economic  and  cultural  factors  that  have  shaped  the  music.  Presented  by  Addison  County  Retired  Teachers.  Info:  cjkress77@gmail.com. Historic  architecture  talk  in  Addison.  Wednesday,  June  8,  7-Â8  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  Architectural  historians  Glenn  Andres  and  Curtis  B.  Johnson,  present  “Buildings  of  Vermont,â€?  an  illustrated  talk  on  Vermont’s  architectural  heri- tage.  Info:  802-Â759-Â2412  or  www.historicsites. vermont.gov/chimneypoint. Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  June  8,  7  p.m.,  Bridport  Highway  Department.  The  Bridport  Book  Club’s  last  meeting  of  the  season.  Title:  “The  Readers  of  Broken  Wheel  Recommendâ€?  E\ .DWDULQD %LYDOG 7KH JURXS ZLOO DOVR Âż QDOL]H book  choices  for  the  fall.  Info:  758-Â2858. Historical  society  meeting  in  New  Haven.  Wednesday,  June  8,  7  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library.  The  New  Haven  Historical  Society  will  have  a  meeting  about  picnics  and  the  old  “box  socials,â€?  presented  by  honorary  member  Betty  Bell.
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Brass  band  concert  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  June  9,  7  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  A  free  public  concert  by  U.S.  Air  Force  Heritage  Brass,  which  is  currently  touring  northern  New  England. “Macbethâ€?  opera  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  9,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  presents  Verdi’s  rarely  performed  “Macbeth,â€?  with  a  cast  of  professional  singers  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  orchestra  conducted  by  musical  director  Emmanuel  Plasson.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  7  p.m.  Tickets  $55/$60/$75,  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ townhalltheater.org.  Also  on  June  11. Â
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Free  college  counseling  workshop  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  June  10,  8:15  a.m.-Â12:30  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  hall.  Event  is  open  to  all  but  prefer- ence  is  given  to  high  school  juniors.  The  program  gives  an  overview  of  the  general  selective  college  application  process.  Parents  and  students  will  attend  separate  events  concurrently.  Registration  deadline  June  6.  Registration  and  info:  http://www. middlebury.edu/admissions/start/ccworkshop. Classical  concert  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  June  10,  7:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.  The  Tyson  Trio,  with   Anne  Tyson  on  piano,  Dianne  Pettipaw  on  violin  and  Gabriel  Mairson  on  French  horn  play  a  program  of  Beethoven,  Bruch  and  Brahms.  Free-Âwill  donations  appreciated.  “Macbethâ€?  opera  cover  cast  performance  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  10,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury’s  cover  cast  presents  Verdi’s  rarely  performed  “Macbeth,â€?  with  a  cast  of  professional  singers  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  piano  accom- paniment.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  7  p.m.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU www.townhalltheater.org.
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Tai  Chi  for  Seniors  class  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  June  6,  4-Â5  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Free.  The  ¿ UVW FODVV LQ DQ ZHHN VHULHV for  seniors  (50  and  older).  Meets  Mondays,  4-Â5  p.m.  Info:  388-Â2651. Vergennes  City  Band  rehearsal  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  June  6,  6:30-Â8:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School  Band  Room.  All  ages  and  abilities  welcome.  Summer  concerts  on  Mondays  at  7  p.m.  in  City  Park,  starting  June  27.  Info:  vergennescityband@gmail.com. Legislative  breakfast  in  Bridport.  Monday,  June  6,  7-Â8:45  a.m.,  Bridport  Grange  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7,  program  at  7:30  a.m. Â
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5:30  p.m.,  BigTown  Gallery.  Poet  Daniel  Tobin  and  novelist  Sue  Miller  will  read  from  their  work.  Info:  www.bigtowngallery.com. “Death  in  the  Wilderness,  A  Love  Storyâ€?  encore  screen- ing  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  June  5,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  'XH WR WKH RYHUĂ€ RZ FURZG DW LWV premiere,  Kevin  Thornton’s  Civil  War  documentary  of  a  Brandon  woman  and  her  soldier  husband  will  be  shown  one  more  time.  Free-Âwill  donations  support  ongo- ing  restoration  of  the  town  hall. Â
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Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  11,  7-Â9  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-ÂMALT  event  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Birders  of  all  ages  and  abilities  welcome.  Shorter  and  longer  routes  possible.  Info:  388-Â6019  or  388-Â1007.  Silhouette  Portrait  Day  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  11,  10  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  Sheldon  Museum.  Silhouette  artist  Carolyn  Guest  will  cut  silhouette  SRUWUDLWV ERWK EXVW DQG IXOO Âż JXUH UHVHUYDWLRQV required  for  15-Âminute  time  slots.  Info,  pricing  and Â
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reservations:  802-Â388-Â2117.  Offered  in  conjunc- tion  with  the  Sheldon’s  exhibit  “Addison  County  LQ 3URÂż OH 6LOKRXHWWHV IURP WKH 6KHOGRQ $UFKLYHV ´ 6DWXUGD\ -XQH S P Prize  bingo  in  Leicester. 6DWXUGD\ -XQH S P /HLFHVWHU 6HQLRU &HQWHU 5HIUHVKPHQWV VHUYHG No  bingo  in  July  or  August. Painting  demonstration  in  Middlebury. Painting  demonstration  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  -XQH D P S P (GJHZDWHU *DOOHU\ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ )DOOV 7- &XQQLQJKDP (GJHZDWHUÂśV VROR H[KLELWLRQ DUWLVW IRU -XQH GHPRQVWUDWHV KLV WHFKQLTXH $Q H[KLELW RI KLV 1HZ (QJODQG ODQG VFDSHV Âł)URP %ULGJHV DQG %HOIULHV ´ LV RQ YLHZ through  June.  Info:  802-Â458-Â0098  or  edgewater- JDOOHU\ YW FRP Middlebury  College  alumni  and  faculty  author  readings  at  Middlebury  College.   Saturday,  June  11,  1-Â2  S P $[LQQ New  England  Review   presents  Katherine  Arden,  Cedar  Attanasio,  Theo  Padnos,  Christopher  Shaw  and  Jeneve  %XUURXJKV 6WRQH ZKR ZLOO UHDG IURP D UDQJH RI Âż FWLRQ DQG HVVD\V ,QIR FNXHEOHU#PLGGOH bury.edu. “Getting  to  Know  the  Heroes  of  the  Revolutionâ€?  lecture  in   Saturday,  June  11,  2-Â3:30  Orwell.  Saturday,  June  11,  2-Â3:30  S P 0RXQW ,QGHSHQGHQFH 6WDWH Historic  Site.  Historian  and  journal- ist  Jack  Kelly  discusses  Revolutionary  War  characters  Seth  Warner,  Henry  Knox  and  others.  Info:  948-Â2000. Chicken  and  biscuit  supper  in  Vergennes. 6DWXUGD\ -XQH S P 9HUJHQQHV 8QLWHG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK %XIIHW VW\OH GLQQHU RI FKLFNHQ DQG ELVFXLWV VWXIÂż QJ YHJHWDEOH UROO DQG GHVVHUW Adults  $9,  children  $5.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-Â3150. Haven. Saturday,  “The  Otter  Rompâ€?  in  New  Haven.  -XQH S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG )DPLO\ IULHQGO\ IXQGUDLVHU IRU 2WWHU &UHHN &KLOG &HQWHU LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ )UHH DGPLVVLRQ 0XVLF E\ 'LVFROLFLRXV )RRG VROG E\ *UHHQ 3DVWXUH )RRG 7UXFN +RPHPDGH SLH UDIĂ€ H ,QIR 802-Â388-Â9688. Old  Bones  in  concert  in  Brandon.   Saturday,  June  S P %UDQGRQ 7RZQ +DOO %LOO &DVDYDQW DQG KLV EDQG EULQJ GRZQ KRPH 9HUPRQW IRON VLQJLQJ WR WKH WRZQ KDOO )DPLO\ IULHQGO\ $GXOWV DGXOWV VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV DQG PLOLWDU\ ,QIR 247-Â6720. Gypsy  Reel  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  June  S P %UDQGRQ 0XVLF 7LFNHWV &HOWLF DQG 2OG :RUOG PL[ 5HVHUYDWLRQV UHFRPPHQGHG RU ZZZ EUDQGRQ PXVLF QHW “Macbethâ€?  opera  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  -XQH S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 7KH 2SHUD &RPSDQ\ RI 0LGGOHEXU\ SUHVHQWV 9HUGLÂśV UDUHO\ SHUIRUPHG Âł0DFEHWK ´ ZLWK D FDVW RI SURIHVVLRQDO singers  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  RUFKHVWUD FRQGXFWHG E\ PXVLFDO GLUHFWRU (PPDQXHO 3ODVVRQ 3UH SHUIRUPDQFH WDON DW S P 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ
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Lap-Âsit  story  time  in  Shoreham.  7KXUVGD\ -XQH D P 3ODWW 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ 6SHFLDO ÂłVWDUW RI VXPPHU´ VWRU\ WLPH IRU DJHV SURJUDP QRUPDOO\ UXQV RQ WKH VHFRQG 7KXUVGD\ 6WRULHV UK\PHV VRQJV DQG Âż QJHUSOD\V LQ D ORZ VWUHVV HQYLURQPHQW EHIRUH WKH library  opens.  Info:  www.plattlib.org  or  897-Â2647. Lego  Night  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  June  16,  S P 3ODWW 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ $JHV DQG ROGHU DUH LQYLWHG WR FRPH EXLOG ZLWK WKH OLEUDU\ÂśV Legos.  Info:  www.plattlib.org  or  897-Â2647.
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“New  Music  from  the  Point�  concert  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  June  17,  7:30  S P 6DOLVEXU\ &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK 3UHPLHUH FRQFHUW QR RI QHZ PXVLF IURP &DPS 3RLQW &RXQWHU3RLQW &RPSRVHUV LQVWUXPHQWDO LVWV YRFDOLVWV )UHH DGPLVVLRQ
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Jinxbox  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  2,  7-Â9  S P 0DLQ Swing  Noire  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  June  3,  6-Â8  S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG Ida  Mae  Specker  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  3,  6  S P 7ZR %URWKHUV 7DYHUQ Alicia  Phelps  Jazz  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  -XQH S P 0DLQ Jester  Jigs  in  Middlebury. )ULGD\ -XQH S P 7ZR %URWKHUV 7DYHUQ Myra  Flynn  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  4,  S P 0DLQ Radio  Flyer  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  4,  9  S P 7ZR %URWKHUV 7DYHUQ The  Horse  Traders  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  June  S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG David  and  Mimi’s  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  -XQH S P 0DLQ The  Doughboys  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  S P 0DLQ Rehab  Roadhouse  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  June  S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG
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Interest  in  the  Addison-Â1  seat  is  heightened  this  year  in  the  wake  of  the  retirement  of  longtime  Demo- cratic  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo. Once  again,  no  Republican  can- didates  have  elected  to  run  in  Ad- dison-Â1;Íž  Middlebury  is  perhaps  the  “bluestâ€?  legislative  district  in  the  county. Addison-Â2 Cornwall  Democrat  Peter  Con- lon  is  the  lone  taker  for  the  House  seat  representing  Cornwall,  Gos- hen,  Hancock,  Leicester,  Ripton  and  Salisbury.  It  is  a  seat  currently  held  by  incumbent  Rep.  Willem  Jewett,  D-ÂRipton,  who  has  decided  not  to  run  for  re-Âelection  after  a  career  that  included  service  as  House  majority  leader. Conlon  is  a  former  Addison  In- dependent  news  editor  who  cur- rently  serves  as  chairman  of  the  UD-Â3  school  board  that  governs  Middlebury  Union  middle  and  high  schools.  He  is  also  Cornwall’s  rep- UHVHQWDWLYH WR WKH QHZO\ XQLÂżHG $G- dison  Central  School  District  board. Addison-Â3 Four  candidates  are  in  the  running  for  the  two  House  seats  representing  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton,  Ver- gennes  and  Waltham. In  the  mix  once  again  are  incum- bent  Reps.  Diane  Lanpher,  D-ÂVer- gennes,  and  Rep.  Warren  Van  Wyck,  R-ÂFerrisburgh. /DQSKHU LV VHHNLQJ KHU ÂżIWK WZR year  term  in  the  House.  She  served  several  years  on  the  House  Trans- portation  Committee  before  being  assigned  to  a  coveted  spot  on  the  House  Appropriations  Committee  last  year.  Lanpher  has  served  on  the  Vergennes  City  Council  and  the  Ad- dison  County  Transportation  Advi- sory  Board,  and  is  a  current  board  member  of  Addison  County  Transit  Resources.  She  and  her  husband,  Jim  Lanpher,  recently  sold  their  Horace  Mann  Insurance  agency  in  South  Burlington,  though  they  con- tinue  to  work  part-Âtime  for  the  new  owners. Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  appointed  Van  Wyck  to  the  House  on  Feb.  7,  2013,  following  the  tragic  death  of  then-ÂRep.  Greg  Clark,  R-ÂFer- risburgh.  Addison-Â3  voters  elected  Van  Wyck  to  the  job  in  2014.  Van  Wyck  currently  serves  on  the  House  Natural  Resources  &  Energy  Com- mittee  and  is  vice  chairman  of  the  Legislative  Information  Technology  Committee.  He  has  worked  for  the  University  of  Vermont  as  a  comput- er  analyst  programmer  since  1987. -RLQLQJ WKH ÂżHOG RI $GGLVRQ candidates  this  year  are  Republican  Monique  Thurston  and  Democrat  Fritz  Langrock,  both  of  Ferrisburgh. Thurston,  a  retired  radiologist, Â
moved  to  Vermont  in  2013  after  having  lived  for  33  years  in  western  Maine.  She  has  taken  a  particular  interest  in  the  subject  of  renewable  HQHUJ\ DQG KDV WHVWLÂżHG EHIRUH OHJ- islative  committees  considering  sit- ing  and  noise  issues  associated  with  green  energy  projects. Langrock  is  a  partner  in  the  Mid- GOHEXU\ ODZ ÂżUP /DQJURFN 6SHUU\ &  Wool.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Vermont  Association  of  Criminal  Defense  Attorneys  and  the  National  Association  of  Criminal  Defense  Attorneys.  Langrock  is  currently  the  Vermont  State  Delegate  to  the  American  Bar  Association  House  of  Delegates.  He  is  a  former  presi- dent  of  the  Vermont  State  Amateur  Hockey  Association,  and  is  a  direc- tor  of  USA  Hockey. Addison-Â4 There  should  be  no  shortage  of  excitement  in  the  two-Âseat  dis- trict  representing  Bristol,  Lincoln,  Monkton  and  Starksboro. Residents  of  those  four  communi- WLHV ZLOO ÂżUVW JR WR WKH SROOV WR GHFLGH a  Democratic  primary  involving  Mari  Cordes  of  Lincoln,  Stephen  Pilcher  of  Monkton  and  incumbent  Rep.  Dave  Sharpe  of  Bristol.  The  WRS WZR ÂżQLVKHUV ZLOO JR RQ WR WKH General  Election  to  face  incumbent  Rep.  Fred  Baser,  R-ÂBristol,  and  Monkton  Republican  Valerie  Mul- lin. Sharpe  is  a  14-Âyear  veteran  of  the  House,  where  he  currently  chairs  the  Education  Committee.  He  served  for  more  than  a  decade  on  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  a  pan- el  that  deals  with  the  state’s  tax  laws  and  revenue  picture.  Sharpe  is  also  a  member  of  the  state’s  Joint  Fiscal  Committee.  He  recently  retired  as  an  automotive  technology  teacher  at  regional  technical  centers  in  Mid- dlebury  and  then  in  Essex  Junction. Sharpe  has  already  announced  that  he  will  run  for  House  speaker  should  he  be  re-Âelected  to  his  Addi- son-Â4  post  this  fall. Pilcher,  61,  is  chairman  of  the  Monkton  selectboard.  He  graduated  from  Middlebury  College  in  1977,  then  attended  graduate  school  at  the  University  of  Vermont,  which  set  him  up  for  a  lengthy  career  in  com- puter  engineering.  Pilcher  worked  for  35  years  for  a  variety  of  small  tech  companies  in  and  around  Ver- mont,  including  Irvine  Sensors,  Ascension  Technology  and  Micro- processor  Designs.  Pilcher  recently  stepped  away  from  computers  in  order  to  devote  more  time  to  public  service. Cordes,  a  registered  nurse,  has  for  the  past  15  years  worked  at  the  UVM  Medical  Center.  She  and  her  family  have  lived  in  Vermont  for Â
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** Addison-1 Middlebury (2 seats) Jill Charbonneau (D/P) * Amy Sheldon (D) (inc.) Robin Scheu (D) Addison-2 -
Cornwall, Goshen, Hancock, Leicester, Ripton, Salisbury (1 seat) Peter Conlon (D)
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Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham (2 seats) Fritz Langrock (D) * Diane Lanpher (D) (inc.) * Warren VanWyck (R) (inc.) Monique Thurston (R)
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Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, Starksboro (2 seats) * Fred Baser (R) (inc.) Mari Cordes (D) Stephen Pilcher (D) Valerie Mullin (R) * Dave Sharpe (D) (inc.)
Addison-5 Bridport, New Haven, Weybridge (1 seat) * Harvey Smith (R) (inc.) Addison-Rutland- Benson, Orwell, Shoreham, Whiting (1 seat) * Alyson Eastman (I) (inc.) State Senate -
Addison County Huntington, Buel’s Gore (2 seats) * Claire Ayer (D) (inc.) * Chris Bray (D) (inc.) Peter Briggs (R) Lynn Dike (R) * = incumbent ** = primary contest needed on Aug. 9 also  served  on  the  ACEDC  board  and  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission. Addison-ÂRutland Incumbent  Rep.  Alyson  Eastman,  I-ÂOrwell,  is  again  unopposed  in  her  run  for  the  seat  that  represents  Ben- son,  Orwell,  Shoreham  and  Whit- ing.  Born  and  raised  in  Orwell,  East- PDQ ZDV ÂżUVW HOHFWHG WR WKH +RXVH in  2014  and  served  during  the  past  biennium  with  Smith  on  the  House  Agriculture  and  Forest  Products  Committee.  In  2010,  she  founded  Lake  Home  Business  Services  Inc.,  a  company  that  among  other  things  helps  farms  complete  immigration  paperwork  for  foreign  workers  tak- ing  part  in  the  H2A  seasonal  work  visa  program.  She  currently  serves  on  both  the  Orwell  and  the  Addison- Rutland  Supervisory  Union  (ARSU)  boards.  Eastman  is  also  chairwoman  of  the  ARSU  Act  46  Study  Commit- tee,  which  is  exploring  school  gov- HUQDQFH XQLÂżFDWLRQ IRU 2UZHOO DQG ÂżYH QHDUE\ 5XWODQG &RXQW\ FRP- munities.  On  June  21,  Orwell  will  hold  a  revote  on  school  governance  XQLÂżFDWLRQ WKDW ZRXOG HQFRPSDVV all  ARSU  communities. State  Senate The  race  for  the  two  state  Senate Â
seats  representing  Addison  County,  Huntington  and  Buel’s  Gore  will  involve  incumbent  Democratic  Sens.  Claire  Ayer  of  Addison  and  Chris  Bray  of  New  Haven,  along  with  Republican  challengers  Peter  Briggs  of  Addison  and  Lynn  Dike  of  Bristol. Ayer  is  rounding  out  her  14th  consecutive  year  in  the  Senate.  She  currently  chairs  the  Senate  Health  &  Welfare  Committee  and  serves  as  Senate  majority  whip.  Ayer  is  a  registered  nurse  and  also  possesses  a  degree  in  environmental  studies  from  Middlebury  College.  She  has  previously  served  as  chairwoman  of  the  Weybridge  School  Board  and  president  of  the  Vermont  Associa- tion  of  Conservation  Districts,  and  on  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust  board.  Ayer  has  also  served  on  the  Judicial  Retention  and  Health  Ac- cess  Oversight  committees  and  was  elected  to  the  UVM  Board  of  Trust- ees  for  six  years,  where  she  chaired  the  College  of  Agriculture  Board  and  the  Educational  Policy  and  In- stitutional  Resources  Committee. Ayer  also  currently  serves  on  the  Senate  Finance  Committee,  Health  Reform  Oversight  Committee  and  (See  Senate,  Page  18A)
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(Continued  from  Page  1A) districts,  and  a  four-Âperson  race  for  the  two  state  Senate  seats  represent- ing  Addison  County,  Huntington  and  Buel’s  Gore. Meanwhile,  there  will  be  no  com- petition  —  barring  the  emergence  of  some  independent  or  write-Âin  can- didates  —  in  the  Addison-Â2,  Addi- son-Â5  and  Addison-ÂRutland  House  districts. Here  is  a  round-Âup  of  the  candi- dates  currently  in  the  mix  for  Addi- son  County’s  two  Senate  seats  and  its  combined  total  of  nine  House  seats  representing  six  districts.  The  list  features  nine  incumbent  legisla- tors  and  10  challengers.  The  Inde- pendent  has  already  published  ar- ticles  on  several  of  the  announced  challengers  and  will  write  pieces  on  all  of  them  prior  to  the  Aug.  9  pri- mary  elections. Addison-Â1 Three  Democrats  are  in  the  run- ning  for  the  two  House  seats  rep- resenting  Middlebury  —  incum- bent  Rep.  Amy  Sheldon,  Addison  County  Economic  Development  Corp.  (ACEDC)  Executive  Direc- tor  Robin  Scheu  and  former  U.S.  Postal  Service  worker  Jill  Charbon- neau,  who  is  also  running  under  the  Progressive  Party  banner.  An  Aug.  9  primary  will  be  needed  to  whittle  the  three  Dems  down  to  two  for  the  General  Election,  though  Charbon- neau  will  maintain  the  option  of  running  in  November  as  a  Progres- sive  even  if  she  does  not  make  the  cut  in  the  Democratic  primary. 6KHOGRQ LV URXQGLQJ RXW KHU ÂżUVW term  in  the  House,  where  she  serves  on  the  Fish,  Wildlife  and  Water  Re- sources  Committee.  The  Middlebury  College  graduate  (class  of  1988)  is  a  consulting  natural  resource  planner  and  river  scientist  at  her  business  Landslide  Natural  Resource  Plan- ning.  She  has  previously  served  on  the  Middlebury  Planning  Commis- sion,  the  District  9  Environmental  Board  and  on  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust  board. Scheu  is  a  former  bank  executive  ZKR KHOG WRS SRVLWLRQV LQ ÂżQDQFLDO institutions  in  both  Massachusetts  in  Vermont.  She  worked  stints  as  man- ager  of  the  Addison  County  Solid  Waste  Management  District  and  as  interim  director  of  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust  before  being  ap- pointed  to  her  ACEDC  job  in  2008. Charbonneau  is  a  retired  USPS  letter  carrier  who  served  Middle- bury  beginning  in  1987.  She  has  been  very  active  in  union  causes.  Charbonneau  is  the  former  presi- dent  of  the  Vermont  State  Labor  Council  AFL/CIO  and  is  the  current  president  of  the  State  Association  of  Letter  Carriers.
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MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  SENIORS  throw  their  mortarboard  caps  in  the  air  at  the  conclusion  of  Sunday’s  commencement  ceremony.  The  college  graduated  517  students  Sunday.  Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
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Prince  asked  why  it  was  that  for  so  many  people  a  black  kid  in  a  hoodie  must  be  “a  thug,â€?  but  a  white  kid  in  a  hoodie  must  be  “Mark  Zuckerberg.â€?  So  in  answer  to  the  tragedy  of  Tray- von  Martin,  why  not  nurture  more  Af- rican  American  Mark  Zuckerbergs?  And  thus  Jones’  Yes  We  Code  initia- tive  was  born. An  economic  idea,  often  the  realm  of  the  right,  was  brought  to  address  a  social  injustice,  more  often  the  con- cern  of  the  left. “Civility  is  not  some  little  dainty  thing,â€?  Jones  emphasized,  punching  each  word  for  clarity.  “It’s  the  corner- stone  for  civilization.  And  great  na- tions  fall  when  they  forget  that.â€? -RQHV WKHQ JDYH KLV ÂżQDO H[DPSOH RI D ELUG WKDW ÂłQHHGV WZR ZLQJV WR Ă€\´ by  reminding  his  listeners  of  the  “lib- erty  and  justice  for  allâ€?  that  they  had  been  reciting  since  kindergarten. “They  made  you  stand  up  and  say  something  about  ‘liberty  and  jus- tice  for  all.’  Liberty.  The  right  wing.  Liberty.  Concerned  about  individual  rights,  limited  government,  liberty.  Justice.  The  left  wing.  Concerned  about  small  groups  being  run  over  by  big  groups.  “But  somebody  had  enough  sense  to  put  those  two  concepts  together.  Liberty  and  justice  for  everybody.  That’s  what  you  have  been  given:  the  ability  at  a  high  intellectual  level  and  at  a  deep  personal  level  to  stand  up  for  liberty  and  justice  for  all  and  not  just  here  but  around  the  world.  “You  are  the  few  who  can  appreci- ate  both  wings.  We  need  you  now  to  À\ ´ Jones’  passionate  and  inspiring Â
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“young  folks,â€?  as  Jones  occasionally  called  them,  was  the  very  liberal  arts  speech  was  answered  by  a  lengthy  education  they  had  received  at  Mid- standing  ovation. dlebury,  which  trained  them  to  en- After  the  valedictorian  and  saluta- gage  in  open  and  respectful  dialogue,  torian  received  their  diplomas,  it  was  across  a  range  of  views. then  time  for  the  march  across  the  “What  is  missing  in  our  country  stage  for  all  graduates  from  American  on  both  sides  of  this  political  divide  Studies  through  Theater  and  Dance.  is  what  has  been  encouraged  in  you,  A  handshake,  a  hug,  a  diploma  and  a  planted  in  you,  nurtured  in  you.  What  cane  for  each  student  (each  received  is  missing  is  the  ability  to  talk  where  a  beech  and  ash  replica  of  the  famous  other  people  can  listen  and  to  listen  cane  left  to  the  college,  along  with  his  deeply  so  that  other  people  can  talk  fortune,  by  early  Middlebury  resident  ...  That  is  a  very,  very  rare  gift  that  *DPDOLHO 3DLQWHU D VPLOH DQG D Ă€DVK you’ve  been  given,  and  it  is  desper- from  the  camera,  as  each  left  the  stage  ately  needed  now.â€? to  cheers  and  applause  from  friends  Jones  sounded  his  main  theme,  and  family. saying  that  those  graduating  in  the  At  the  ceremony’s  end,  the  bag- biological  sciences  have  something  SLSHV VRXQGHG WKH ÂżQDO QRWHV DQG D to  teach  the  political  sciences:  “A  bird  roaring  cheer  went  up  as  close  to  517  QHHGV WZR ZLQJV WR Ă€\ ´ PRUWDUERDUGV Ă€HZ XS LQWR WKH DLU DQG +H WKHQ JDYH D VHULHV RI H[DPSOHV hovered  just  seconds,  like  black  soar- from  his  career  as  an  advocate  for  so- ing  birds,  before  plunging  back  to  cial  and  environmental  justice  initia- earth. tives  that  would  not  have  succeeded  Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  without  cooperation  from  both  sides  gaenm@addisonindependent.com. and  without  ideas  from  differing  sec- tors. It  was  George  W.  Bush,  said  Jones,  who  signed  the  federal  legislation  that  took  his  program  to  connect  inner  city  kids  with  jobs  in  the  green  economy  and  “spread  that  program  across  America.â€?  His  number-Âone  partner  in  combat- ing  racial  injustice  in  incarceration  has  been  Newt  Gingrich  because  both  found  common  ground  in  addressing  a  system  that  wasn’t  working. When  the  African  American  teen- ager  Trayvon  Martin  was  shot  by  a  white  neighbor  and  “everybody  was  upset,  everybody  was  talking,  every- body  was  fussing,  everybody  was  preaching,â€?  it  was  a  simple  question  from  the  musician  Prince  that  helped  Jones  envision  his  Yes  We  Code  ini- JUDGE  WILLIAM  K.  SESSIONS,  a  Middlebury  College  graduate  and  tiative  to  “get  young  folks  from  Oak- land  ready  to  have  jobs  in  Silicon  Val- Cornwall  resident,  is  presented  with  an  honorary  degree  at  the  college’s  commencement  Sunday.  ley.â€? Â
MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  ATHLETIC  Director  Erin  Quinn  talks  with  his  daughter,  Hannah,  as  he  prepares  to  help  pres- ent  her  with  her  diploma  at  the  college’s  commencement  cer- emony  Sunday. Â
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By  GAEN  MURPHREE BRIDPORT  —  “There  are  so  many  closed  loop  systems.  It’s  all  about  that  on  our  farms,â€?  said  Brid- port  dairy  farmer  Marie  Audet,  em- phasizing  the  ways  that  sustainabil- ity  is  also  a  part  of  commonsense  farm  practice. “We  grow  crops  to  feed  the  cows,  and  they  make  milk.  Their  milk  makes  Cabot  c h e e s e .  “Unlike my And  in  the  family, our c h e e s e - cows have a making  pro- nutritionist cess  there’s  who carefully some  left- over  stuff  balances —  whey  —  their daily that  instead  feed. And of  going  into  depending on the  munici- what’s around pal  waste  system  in  us from the Middlebury  human food gets  brought  DQG Ă€EHU back  here,â€?  industry, she  said,  we can referring  to  her  family’s  incorporate Blue  Spruce  a lot of that stuff as a very Farm.  The  farm  valuable feed is  part  of  a  additive.â€? pilot  project  — Marie Audet with  Casella  O r g a n i c s  WR WDNH OHIWRYHU IRRG DQG ÂżEHU DQG LQVWHDG RI SXWWLQJ LW LQWR D ODQGÂżOO turn  it  into  electricity  using  a  meth- ane  digester  similar  to  the  one  used  to  harvest  methane  from  the  farm’s  cow  manure.  Blue  Spruce  is  getting  food  waste  to  power  the  digester.
By  ROGER  ALLBEE There  are  many  reasons  to  cel- ebrate  Vermont’s  dairy  industry,  and  many  facts  bear  that  out.  We  know  that  dairy  brings  in  $2.2  bil- lion  to  Vermont’s  economy  and  accounts  for  70  percent  of  agricul- tural  sales.  Six  thousand  to  7,000  jobs  in  our  state  depend  on  dairy.  In  addition,  New  England  depends  on  the  state’s  milk  production  with  63  percent  of  the  region’s  supply  coming  from  farms  in  the  Green  Mountain  State.  There  have  been  many  changes  in  Vermont’s  dairy  industry  over  the  years.  History  shows  that  dairy  started  slowly.  The  commercial  dairy  in- dustry  in  Vermont  did  not  begin  until  the  demise  of  the  world- renowned  Merino  sheep  sector  in  the  mid-Â1800s.  It  started  slowly  DW ÂżUVW ZLWK EXWWHU EHLQJ WKH PDLQ product  produced  on  the  farm. Â
Dairy,  from  the  begin- state’s  butter  produc- History ning,  has  been  well  tion  came  from  that  suited  for  our  state’s  shows that area.  grassland  economy.  By  dairy started There  was  increased  the  mid  to  late  1800s  slowly. The attention  to  dairy  cow  there  was  a  growth  in  commercial genetics  as  many  farm- local  creameries  due  dairy industry ers  came  to  realize  that  to  the  fact  that  milk  making  good  butter  re- could  not  be  shipped  in Vermont did quired  good  milk  and  long  distances.  For  ex- not begin until more  than  milking  the  ample,  by  1900  there  the demise old  family  cow.  Entire  were  186  creameries  of the worldnew  support  indus- and  66  cheese  factories  renowned tries,  like  the  butter  tub  in  the  state.  factories  in  Montgom- Merino sheep By  the  mid  to  late  ery  and  Stowe,  and  1800s  St.  Albans  was  sector in the the  Vermont  Machine  known  as  the  butter  mid-1800s. Factory  in  Bellows  capital  of  the  world,  Falls  that  made  butter  with  one  butter  train  per  week  churns,  grew  up  around  the  butter  leaving  for  the  Boston  market.  trade.  During  this  period,  Vermont  Buyers  from  as  far  away  as  New  butter  won  international  awards  York  and  Boston  came  to  the  town  for  best  butter  in  the  world. each  week  to  bid  on  blocks  of  but- Laws  were  enacted  at  the  state  ter,  and  by  1880  one-Âfourth  of  the  (See  June,  Page  13A)
Schools  net  healthy  diet  grants MIDDLEBURY  —  to  help  them  jumpstart  “The fruit Research  shows  that  and  sustain  healthy  nutri- physical  activity,  in  smoothies tion  and  physical  activ- combination  with  good  have ity  improvements.  This  nutrition,  is  essential  to  been very nationwide  funding  pro- a  healthy  lifestyle  and  popular with gram  offers  schools  up  to  leads  to  academic  suc- Middlebury $4,000  to  support  a  vari- DAIRY  COWS  ARE  amazing  animal  factories  that  turn  nutrients  sup- cess.  That  is  why  UD-Â3  ety  of  activities  including  plied  by  farmers  into  milk  that  we  can  process  into  cheese  or  yogurt  or  was  awarded  $1,975  to  students.â€? foodservice  equipment,  simply  drink  up.  The  nutrients  don’t  all  come  in  the  form  of  grains  and  — Nina Hansen nutrition  and  physical  support  its  Fuel  Up  to  grasses. Play  60  initiative. education  materials,  stu- ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO Middlebury  Union  Middle  and  dent  and  staff  incentives,  staff  de- “Some  of  that  stuff  we  feed  to  their  nutritionally  balanced  diet.  And  High  schools  were  selected  from  velopment  and  overall  Fuel  Up  to  the  cows.  It  has  good  protein  for  then  some  of  it  is  not  really  helpful  among  hundreds  of  schools  across  Play  60  implementation.  Funding  the  cows  to  eat  and  gets  mixed  into  the  country  that  applied  for  funding  for  this  program  is  provided  by  New  (See  Cows,  Page  14A)
England  Dairy  &  Food  Council  and  the  dairy  farmers  of  Vermont  and  New  England. A  large  portion  of  the  funds  were  used  to  purchase  industrial  size  blenders,  allowing  the  schools  to  offer  students  nutritious  smoothies  made  fresh  daily  with  fruit,  yogurt  and  milk  at  breakfast. “The  fruit  smoothies  have  been  very  popular  with  Middlebury  stu- dents.  The  favorite  so  far  has  been  the  banana  strawberry  with  vanilla  yogurt.  We  mix  them  fresh  on  the  (See  Breakfast  grant,  Page  14A)
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(Continued  from  Page  12A) with  the  feed,  so  we  can  put  it  right  through  our  digester.â€? Many  leftovers  from  the  human  IRRG DQG ÂżEHU LQGXVWU\ WDVWH JUHDW WR cows,  explained  Audet.  These  “left- RYHUV´ QRW RQO\ EHQHÂżW WKH FRZVÂś GLHW EXW NHHS IRRG ZDVWH RXW RI ODQGÂżOOV (see  related  story  in  the  May  30  edi- tion  of  the  Independent). Âł8QOLNH P\ IDPLO\ RXU FRZV KDYH D QXWULWLRQLVW ZKR FDUHIXOO\ EDODQFHV their  daily  feed.  And  depending  on  ZKDWÂśV DURXQG XV IURP WKH KXPDQ IRRG DQG ÂżEHU LQGXVWU\ ZH FDQ LQ- corporate  a  lot  of  that  stuff  as  a  very  YDOXDEOH IHHG DGGLWLYH ´ $XGHW VDLG Alongside  their  hay  and  corn  si- ODJH ZKDW PLJKW D KDUG ZRUNLQJ GDLU\ FRZ HDW RQ WKH ZD\ WR PDNLQJ PLON FKHHVH EXWWHU RU \RJXUW" $X- GHW QDPHG D IHZ WKLQJV WKDW ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR %OXH 6SUXFH FRZVÂś GLHWV MARIE  AUDET ‡ +RSV DQG UHVLGXDO \HDVW IURP OR- FDO PLFUREUHZV ‡ ,QGLYLGXDO SDFNHW FUHDPHUV ‡ &RRNLH PHDO IURP WKH FRRNLH ‡ &UXVKHG FDQROD VHHG OHIW RYHU dough  made  to  go  into  ice  cream. after  the  oil  is  extracted. ‡ &LWUXV SXOS OHIWRYHU IURP RUDQJ- ‡ $SSOH PDVK OHIW RYHU IURP DSSOH es  pressed  for  juice. juice  and  apple  cider.
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June is Dairy Month
Nature's refresher. . . It just doesn’t get any more wholesome!
NEW  ENGLAND  DAIRY  &  Food  Council  Representative  Laura  Hardie,  right,  presents  $1,975  in  funding  to  the  UD-Â3  district  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School  recently.  The  money  will  allow  Middlebury  Union  Middle  and  High  schools  to  provide  fresh  fruit  smoothies  to  their  students  each  morning.  Pictured  with  Hardie,  from  left,  are  MUHS  student  Alek  B.  of  Shoreham,  Bill  Greene  of  the  Abbey  Group  and  Dan  James  of  Monument  Farms  Dairy.
Schools (Continued  from  Page  14A) to  consume  local  dairy  products  like  milk  and  yogurt  via  smoothies  ev- ery  day,  said  Jill  Hussels,  registered  dietitian  from  the  New  England  Dairy  &  Food  Council.  “That’s  why  New  England  dairy  farmers  and  the  New  England  Patriots  are  teaming  up  to  bring  this  program  to  schools Â
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Parade day THOUSANDS CAME OUT to watch and march in Memorial Day parades in Vergennes and Middlebury on Monday. Our photographer Trent Campbell captured many traditional slices of life, including, clockwise from top: the Middlebury Union High School band leading the parade down South Main Street;; star-spangled girls waving IURP WKH 5RWDU\ ÀRDW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ *LUO 6FRXWV in Vergennes surveying the spectacle;; a classic Cadillac cruising past the Middlebury town RI¿FHV YHWHUDQV HQMR\LQJ VRPH UHFRJQLWLRQ LQ 9HUJHQQHV 6KULQHUV ZDYLQJ MXVW DERXW DV PDQ\ ÀDJV DV SRVVLEOH RQ WKHLU YHKLFOH LQ 9HUJHQQHV members of the Middlebury Union Middle School band catching their breath between songs;; and organizers of the Festival on-the-Green promoting the summer music extravaganza’s return to the Middlebury green this summer.
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Porter (Continued  from  Page  1A) nies.  This  program  is  mandated  by  ¿VFDO \HDU EXGJHW WKDW ORRNV WR Congress  and  has  faced  an  assault  in  spend  just  shy  of  $90  million,  which  recent  years  from  the  pharmaceutical  will  soon  be  submit- lobby,  though  hospi- ted  for  review  by  Ver- tals  across  the  coun- mont’s  Green  Moun- WU\ DUH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU WKH tain  Care  Board.  That  funding. state  regulator  has  set  a  It  is  a  draft  spending  cap  of  3  percent  on  net  plan  that  also  frees  up  service  patient  revenue  $4.3  million  for  PMC  growth.  PMC  is  pitch- to  invest  in  capital  im- ing  a  0.7-Âpercent  jump  provement  projects  on  in  that  category. campus.  Such  projects  “We  are  well  under  have  been  delayed  WKH FDS ´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG DPLG WKH WLJKW ÂżQDQFLDO The  PMC  budget  constraints  that  PMC,  DOVR UHĂ€HFWV D SHU- like  hospitals  nation- cent  increase  on  pricing  wide,  has  had  to  en- for  services,  “which  we  dure  amid  health  care  anticipate  will  be  mid- “The good news reforms  and  an  under- dle  of  the  pack,  or  rear  is that we are funded  federal  Medic- of  the  packâ€?  in  com- not going broke. aid  insurance  program. parison  to  other  state  The bad news is “It’s  an  ambitious  KRVSLWDOV .QLIÂżQ VDLG capital  goal,  but  that’s  that it looks like That  5.3-Âpercent  price  what  we’re  going  to  increase  would  gener- ‌ we are just not VKRRW IRU ´ .QLIÂżQ DWH ZKDW .QLIÂżQ FDOOHG performing well said. a  “thinâ€?  $600,000  mar- enough to really If  the  Green  Moun- gin  for  error.  That  mar- fully support our tain  Care  Board  ap- JLQ RIÂżFLDOV VWUHVVHG capital needs and proves  the  PMC  bud- UHĂ€HFWV DURXQG get  this  September,  it  million  in  operating  save at the rate will  allow  Porter  to  revenue  through  the  that we need to accrue  an  additional  federal  340b  Drug  Pric- really become 3.8  days  of  “cash  on  ing  Program. hand,â€?  or  savings.  That  ÀQDQFLDOO\ The  340b  Program,  healthy.â€? would  bring  PMC’s  which  requires  drug  savings  up  to  a  little  — )UHG .QLIĂ€Q manufacturers  to  pro- more  than  83  days  of  vide  outpatient  drugs  cash  on  hand,  an  im- to  eligible  health  care  organizations  provement  to  the  39  days  of  cash  the  DW VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ UHGXFHG SULFHV LV institution  reported  back  in  2012. funded  by  large  pharmacy  compa- Moving  from  39  days  of  cash  on Â
hand  to  83  days  represents  some  SURJUHVV DFFRUGLQJ WR .QLIÂżQ DQG Porter  spokesman  Ron  Hallman,  but  they  conceded  it  is  still  substantially  below  the  industry  standard  of  120  days  of  cash  on  hand  to  be  deemed  a  healthy/sustainable  organization. “The  good  news  is  that  we  are  not  JRLQJ EURNH ´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG Âł7KH EDG news  is  that  it  looks  like  our  budget  of  the  last  three  or  four  years,  where  we  are  just  not  performing  well  enough  to  really  fully  support  our  capital  needs  and  save  at  the  rate  of  savings  WKDW ZH QHHG WR UHDOO\ EHFRPH D ÂżQDQ- cially  healthy  organization.â€? PMC  maintains  a  graph  showing  a  “survivalâ€?  line,  a  “sustainâ€?  line  and  a  “thriveâ€?  line.  Porter  is  currently  track- ing  close  to  —  but  still  below  —  the  VXVWDLQ OLQH DFFRUGLQJ WR .QLIÂżQ 1(: &(2 .QLIÂżQ PDGH D FRPPLWPHQW WR serve  one  year  as  interim  CEO,  a  pe- riod  set  to  expire  next  March  21.  He  feared  a  shorter  commitment  might  have  forced  PMC  trustees  to  rush  into  hiring  a  new  person  who  might  not  XOWLPDWHO\ ÂżW WKH ELOO “A  year  seemed  like  a  reasonable  DJUHHPHQW ´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG Tentative  plans  call  for  the  CEO  search  to  begin  in  earnest  this  sum- mer  and  result  in  a  hire  who  would  begin  work  next  March. $)),/,$7,21 7KH FRQVXOWLQJ ÂżUP RI 6WURXGZD- ter  Associates  is  preparing  a  strategic  plan  for  Porter  Medical  Center  that  ZLOO LQFOXGH WKH QRWLRQ RI LWV DIÂżOLD- tion  with  a  larger  medical  institution,  such  as  the  University  of  Vermont Â
Medical  Center.  As  he  did  at  the  PMC  seek  their  input  on  how  they  envision  annual  meeting  in  early  April,  Knif- 3RUWHUÂśV IXWXUH ´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG ÂżQ VWUHVVHG DIÂżOLDWLRQ DW WKLV SRLQW LV For  example,  PMC’s  constituents  just  a  concept  that  PMC  is  exploring,  will  be  asked  what  kind  of  core  medi- and  any  such  action  would  need  to  be  cal  services  they’d  like  to  see  Porter  vetted  by  the  hospital  maintain  or  acquire.  board  and  community. Then  the  dialogue  be- To  that  end,  PMC  has  “Though there comes  about  how  PMC  formed  a  25-Âmember  are still some can  go  about  measuring  Community  Advisory  hard feelings up  to  the  desires  of  its  Committee  that  will  and a lot of work service  population. help  Porter  explore  to do to rebuild “Are  we  better  served  the  pros  and  cons  of  our primary going  it  alone,  or  are  we  partnering.  The  com- care network, I better  served  to  part- mittee  will  seek  feed- QHU"´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG RI back  from  three  major  feel that morale the  broader  questions.  constituency  groups:  has certainly “We’ll  be  sharing  and  Porter’s  medical  staff,  improved since receiving  information  its  employees  and  the  'U .QLIĂ€Q ZDV and  looking  hard  at  the  community  at  large. appointed interim issue  during  the  next  Later  this  month  the  CEO.â€? couple  of  months.â€? Independent  will  pub- — Dr. Kris Anderson While  partnering  lish  a  follow-Âup  article  decisions  usually  take  RQ WKH DIÂżOLDWLRQ RU around  a  year  of  explo- “partnering,â€?  exploration  that  PMC  ration,  Hallman  said  PMC  will  not  tie  has  launched. LWVHOI WR D VSHFLÂżF WLPHOLQH Stroudwater  consultants  have  spent  “We  need  to  do  it  right,  we  need  the  past  few  months  interviewing  to  do  it  comprehensively  and  have  it  around  40  PMC  stakeholders  —  in- be  an  honest  process,  not  one  where  cluding  members  of  the  medical  team  the  decisions  have  already  been  made  and  trustees  —  to  gather  data  for  a  and  we  are  going  through  the  mo- PMC  long-Ârange  vision.  Porter  con- tions,â€?  Hallman  said. vened  a  retreat  in  January  to  further  “We  need  the  input  we  receive  to  discuss  the  organization’s  future. dictate  where  and  how  we  go,  and  at  “We  are  now  rebooting  this  pro- what  pace.â€? cess  of  communication,  where  we  are  Members  of  PMC’s  medical  and  reaching  out  to  our  employees,  medi- QXUVLQJ FRUSV DUH JLYLQJ .QLIÂżQ VRPH cal  staff  and  community  to  bring  them  good  marks  for  his  performance  thus  up  to  speed  on  where  we’re  at  and  to  far.
“The  medical  staff  is  partnering  with  the  new  administration  under  'U .QLIÂżQ WR PRYH 3RUWHU IRUZDUG after  the  turmoil  of  the  last  half  year,â€?  said  Porter  Medical  Staff  President  Dr.  Kris  Anderson.  “Though  there  are  still  some  hard  feelings  and  a  lot  of  work  to  do  to  rebuild  our  primary  care  network  in  Addison  County,  I  feel  that  morale  has  certainly  improved  VLQFH 'U .QLIÂżQ ZDV DSSRLQWHG LQ- terim  CEO.  ³0DQ\ RI WKH ÂżQDQFLDO DQG ORJLVWL- cal  challenges  Porter  has  been  facing  are  still  active  problems,â€?  Anderson  continued.  “The  medical  staff  are  looking  forward  to  working  with  Dr.  .QLIÂżQ DQG ZKRPHYHU WKH QHZ &(2 WKH ERDUG LGHQWLÂżHV WR ZRUN LQ D VSLULW of  respect  and  collaboration  to  over- come  the  hurdles  Porter  is  facing  and  make  sure  we  all  are  able  to  continue  to  provide  the  best  quality  healthcare  available  to  our  patients  and  commu- nity.â€? Alice  Leo,  RN,  president  of  Por- ter  Federation  of  Nurses  and  Health  Professionals,  said  she  and  her  col- leagues  are  looking  forward  to  work- LQJ ZLWK .QLIÂżQ “We  are  cautiously  optimistic  about  working  with  the  Porter  administra- tion  for  our  shared  goal  of  high-Âqual- ity,  safe  patient  care,â€?  Leo  said.  “It’s  FOHDU 'U .QLIÂżQ LV YHU\ FRPPLWWHG WR Porter,  and  that’s  a  plus.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisoninidependent.com.
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is  a  great  organization  that  gives  our  youth  constructive  things  to  do  over  the  summer  and  throughout  the  year.  RSVP  to  kerry@unboundgrace.org  or  377-Â1066.  This  event  will  go  off  rain  or  shine.
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tion  of  parishioners  last  November,  will  go  to  two  local  organizations.  Addison  County  Community  Action,  also  known  as  HOPE,  got  $3,000  to  help  repair  existing  homes  of  very  low  income  individuals  to  help  them  stay  in  their  homes.  It  is  also  going  into  a  fund  to  provide  emergency  ho- tel  rooms  for  homeless  families  and  equip  the  homeless  with  basic  gear  to  ease  their  daily  survival.  In  Ver- gennes,  John  Graham  Shelter  received  a  $4,000  grant  to  help  fund  a  part-Âtime  shelter  case  manager  who  will  work  with  homeless  families  and  children.  A  $1,000  grant  to  Rutland’s  Dismas  House,  which  serves  Addison  County  residents,  will  support  summer  activi- ties  that  reconnect  former  prisoners  with  their  children.
Man  cited  for  DUI  after  crash MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  hiking  on  the  Appalachian  Trail  to  police  cited  William  J.  Alexander,  58,  New  Jersey  from  Vermont. •  Assisted  with  “Click  It  or  Ticketâ€?  of  Shoreham  for  driving  under  the  in- ÀXHQFH IROORZLQJ D RQH YHKLFOH FUDVK seatbelt  use  monitoring  at  the  intersec- on  Court  Street  Extension  on  May  23.  tion  of  Court  Street  and  Mary  Hogan  Drive  on  May  26. Police  said  Alexander  re- •  Received  a  report  fused  to  provide  an  evi- about  some  forged  checks  dentiary  breath  sample. being  cashed  at  a  local  In  other  action  last  Police Log bank  on  May  26. week,  Middlebury  police: •  Investigated  a  re- •  Responded  on  May  23  to  a  possi- ble  overdose  case  in  the  Forbes  Circle  port  on  May  26  of  a  woman  walking  area  and  gave  the  man  in  question  a  down  Lower  Plains  Road  “looking  confused.â€?  Police  said  they  found  the  courtesy  ride  to  Porter  Hospital. •  Assisted  Middlebury  Region- woman  safe  at  her  nearby  home. •  Cited  Daryn  Barsalou,  20,  of  al  EMS  with  a  woman  authorities  deemed  to  be  out  of  control  in  the  %ULVWRO IRU GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH IROORZLQJ D WUDIÂżF VWRS RQ 2YHUEURRN Painter  Road  area  on  May  23. •  Received  a  report  that  a  Munson  Drive  on  May  26.  Police  said  Barsalou  Road  resident’s  mailbox  had  been  de- refused  a  breath  test. •  Warned  the  host  of  a  loud  Middle- stroyed  on  May  23.  Police  believe  the  PDLOER[ ZKLFK ZDV Ă€DWWHQHG ZDV bury  College-Ârelated  party  at  a  Wey- bridge  Street  home  on  May  26. struck  by  a  vehicle. •  Cleared  out  a  loud  Middlebury  •  Took  into  protective  custody  a  woman  who  was  acting  combative  College-Ârelated  party  at  a  Weybridge  and  suicidal  in  the  Route  7  North  area  Street  home  on  May  26.  Police  said  on  May  24.  Police  took  the  woman  to  they  took  the  action  after  receiving  a  second  complaint  about  the  party. Porter  Hospital  for  assistance. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D IDPLO\ ÂżJKW EH- •  Calmed  a  dispute  between  land- scapers  and  an  angry  neighbor  in  the  tween  two  children  at  a  Jackson  Lane  East  Main  Street  neighborhood  on  residence  on  May  27. •  Screened  a  possible  drunken  driv- May  24. •  Turned  over,  to  a  sober  party,  a  er  in  the  Bakery  Lane  area  on  May  27.  drunken  Middlebury  College  student  The  results  were  still  not  in  as  the  Ad- dison  Independent  went  to  press. on  May  24. •  Warned  a  student  for  holding  •  Assisted  Vermont  State  Police  in  locating  a  possibly  suicidal  male  walk- a  loud  college  graduation  party  at  a  South  Main  Street  residence  on  May  ing  on  Route  30  on  May  24. •  Arrested  Christopher  J.  Shores,  28. •  Responded  to  a  disorderly  con- 22,  of  Middlebury  for  allegedly  vio- lating  “numerousâ€?  conditions  of  his  duct  complaint  in  the  Court  Street  release,  following  an  investigation  on  area  on  May  28.  Police  arriving  at  the  scene  found  two  of  the  three  men  Route  7  North  on  May  25. •  Responded  to  a  Court  Street  store  allegedly  involved  in  what  a  witness  on  a  report  of  a  man  panhandling  on  FDOOHG D ÂżJKW 7KH WZR PHQ DW WKH scene  were  “heavily  intoxicated,â€?  May  25. •  Helped  calm  a  dispute  between  according  to  police,  but  suffered  no  some  Case  Street  neighbors  after  an  apparent  injuries.  The  third  alleged  argument  broke  out  over  a  small  dog  combatant  had  left,  and  the  two  other  men  declined  to  identify  him,  accord- fence  on  May  25. •  Responded  to  a  complaint  of  a  ing  to  police. •  Investigated  a  report  of  underage  person  selling  stamps  in  the  Kinney  Drugs  parking  lot  off  Court  Street  on  drinking  at  the  Gorge  swimming  area  off  East  Main  Street  in  East  Middle- May  25. •  Responded  to  a  report  of  a  dog  bury  on  May  28. •  Spoke  with  a  North  Pleasant  having  been  locked  in  a  car  for  an  extended  period  of  time  in  the  Porter  Street  resident  about  some  men  who  allegedly  swore  at  him  as  they  walked  Hospital  parking  lot  on  May  25. •  Fielded  a  call  on  May  25  from  a  by  his  home  on  May  28. •  Assisted  Middlebury  College  mom  concerned  about  her  daughter Â
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Public  Safety  with  a  drunken  person  on  Middlebury  College  campus  on  May  28. •  Responded  to  a  reported  burglary  at  a  Weybridge  Street  home  on  May  29.  There  were  no  signs  of  forced  entry  into  the  home,  according  to  au- WKRULWLHV 3ROLFH FRQ¿UPHG D ZDOOHW and  other  personal  items  were  taken  from  the  home. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUWHG ¿JKW RQ Bakery  Lane  on  May  29.  Police  deter- mined  the  parties  were  just  wrestling  for  fun. •  Were  informed  that  someone  drove  away  from  a  Court  Street  Ex- tension  gas  station  without  paying  for  the  gas  they  pumped  on  May  29. •  Investigated  a  report  of  a  dog  bit- ing  a  small  child  on  Middlebury  Col- lege  campus  on  May  29. •  Received  a  complaint  about  a  ve- hicle  hitting  a  mailbox  on  Ossie  Road  and  then  driving  off  on  May  29. •  Assisted  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  with  a  call  in  the  Seminary  Street  area  on  May  29. •  Responded  to  noise  complaints  in  the  Shannon  Street  and  Washington  Street  neighborhoods  on  May  29. •  Found  a  drunken  man  walking  along  Route  7  South  on  May  30.  Po- lice  turned  the  man  over  to  his  wife.
Bridport,  VT  Homeowner  Recommends  Bristol  Electronics “We  want  to  thank  Dave  and  everyone  at  Bristol  Electronics   for  our  new  solar  installation.  It  looks  great  on  the  roof.  We  had  talked  to  your  installers  at  a  job  they  were  doing  up  the  road  from  us.  They  were  extremely  friendly  and  very  willing  to  answer  our  questions.  We  had  been  thinking  of  solar  and  our  visit  with  them  cinched  it.  Dave  came  out  to  see  our  house,  collect  the  information  he  needed,  and  explain  how  everything  would  work.  The  installation  was  so  fast.  Just  love  watching  the  arrow  on  the  meter  go  the  other  way! Thanks  again,  Leighton  &  Linda  Riley  –  Bridport
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MOUNT  ABRAHAM  UNION  High  School  Athletic  Directors  Mary  and  Jeff  Stetson  are  retiring  this  year  after  more  than  three  decades  at  the  Bristol  school.  The  Stetsons  will  continue  to  coach  at  the  school. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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