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Bristol teacher emphasized risk-taking and discovery By the way You  can’t  say  that  little  Justice  Anthony  Brown  was  born  with  a  silver  spoon  in  his  mouth,  but  the  newborn  is  starting  life  with  an  unexpected  100  bucks  in  the  bank.  You  see,  Justice  was  born  at  Por- ter  Hospital  on  May  29  —  or  5-Â29  if  you  want  to  render  the  date  in  all  numbers.  The  Vermont  Student  Assistance  Corp.  last  month  an- nounced  that  it  would  give  all  ba- bies  born  in  Vermont  on  5-Â29  a  gift  of  $100  to  start  a  529  college  savings  account.  A  529  account,  named  af- ter  Section  529  of  the  Internal  Rev- enue  Code,  allows  families  to  defer  WD[HV RQ VDYLQJV WKDW DUH VSHFLÂż- cally  set  aside  for  college  expenses.  Little  Anthony,  the  son  of  Julianne  McCarthy  and  Thomas  Brown  of  Pittsford,  was  one  of  12  babies  born  at  Vermont  hospitals  on  May  29.  (See  By  the  way,  Page  11A)
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Sandy Haddock to retire after 42 years By  GAEN  MURPHREE BRISTOL  —  “In  my  classroom,  ‘I  FDQÂśWÂś LV QRW DQ RSWLRQ ´ VDLG %ULVWRO (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO WHDFKHU 6DQG\ +DGGRFN Âł, WHOO WKHP Âľ<HV \RX FDQ <RX PD\ QHHG KHOS JHWWLQJ WKHUH Âś $QG , JLYH WKHP H[DPSOHV OLNH Âľ0UV +DGGRFN FDQÂśW GUDZ ZRUWK EHDQV EXW , VWLOO NHHS WU\LQJ ϫ )RU \HDUV +DGGRFN KDV EHHQ HQFRXUDJLQJ DQG LQVSLULQJ NLGV $I- ter  the  Bristol  Elementary  school  bell  ULQJV RQ )ULGD\ +DGGRFN ZLOO UHWLUH +DGGRFN GHVFULEHV KHUVHOI DV D VK\ SHUVRQ ZKR IRXQG KHU YRLFH LQ WKH FODVVURRP ÂłKHOSLQJ NLGV WR IHHO VXF- FHVVIXO DQG HQMR\ WKHLU OHDUQLQJ ´ %XW VKHÂśV DOVR FOHDUO\ DQ HGXFDWLRQDO SRZHUKRXVH ZKRVH YHU\ GHVFULSWLRQV RI WKH FODVVURRP DFWLYLWLHV VKH KDV GHYLVHG PDNH \RX HDJHU WR VLW ULJKW EDFN GRZQ LQ WKRVH WLQ\ VHFRQG JUDGH FKDLUV :KR ZRXOGQÂśW ZDQW WR OHDUQ VFL- HQFH LI LW LQYROYHG SOD\LQJ ZLWK ZLQG XS WR\V DQG HDWLQJ FKRFRODWH bars? +DGGRFN JUDGXDWHG IURP -RKQVRQ 6WDWH &ROOHJH LQ ZLWK D EDFK- HORUÂśV LQ HOHPHQWDU\ HGXFDWLRQ Âł7KHUH ZDV D Ă€RRG RI WHDFKHUV RQ WKH PDUNHW VR LW ZDV D OLWWOH FKDOOHQJ- LQJ ´ VDLG +DGGRFN DV VKH UHPHP- EHUHG ODQGLQJ WKDW ÂżUVW MRE +DGGRFN EHJDQ KHU FDUHHU WHDFK- LQJ LQ VSHFLDO HGXFDWLRQ SURJUDPV 6$1'< +$''2&. 5,*+7 VHHQ KHUH ZLWK KHU %ULVWRO (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO VHFRQG JUDGH FODVV DQG HGXFDWLRQDO DVVLVWDQW 3HJJ\ -DUYLV LV UHWLULQJ DW VFKRROV LQ 6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ DQG WKLV PRQWK DIWHU WHDFKLQJ WKH \RXQJHVW VWXGHQWV DW WKH VFKRRO IRU WKUHH GHFDGHV (See  Haddock,  Page  11A) ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
PAGE  2A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  June  9,  2016
Veteran educator to explore new horizons Suzy Way retiring from Monkton Central By  GAEN  MURPHREE “That  was  a  really  interesting  job.  MONKTON  —  Retiring  Monkton  Challenging.  I  was  new,  trying  to  Central  School  teacher  Suzy  Way  is  ¿QG P\ ZD\ DQG ÂżW LQ ZLWK ZKDW WKH\ planning  big  adventures  in  the  com- expected,â€?  she  said. ing  years,  including  travel  to  places  From  England,  Way  returned  to  like  Egypt,  Morocco,  England,  Bra- Florida  where  she  landed  another  zil  and  Germany.  That  same  sense  of  kindergarten  job  —  and  took  on  a  adventure,  enthusiasm  for  broader  completely  different  kind  of  chal- horizons  and  eagerness  to  learn  lenge.  Way  ran  a  Head  Start  pre- about  new  things  and  new  places  school  centered  in  an  African  Ameri- lights  up  in  her  eyes  when  she  talks  can  church,  in  a  community  hit  hard  about  her  students. by  racism  and  lacking  in  economic  “They’re  always  eager  to  learn  opportunity.  about  the  world,â€?  said  “Talk  about  oppo- Way. sites.  I  was  in  this  little  “They’re $ FRPELQHG ÂżUVW always eager church  basement  in  a  and  second-Âgrade  black  church  in  a  black  teacher  at  Monkton  to learn about section  of  town  with  Central  for  the  past  the world.â€? extreme  poverty,â€?  said  — Suzy Way Way.  “I  loved  those  kids  10  or  so  years,  and  a  Monkton  kindergarten  and  those  parents.  They  teacher  for  most  of  the  decade  be- were  so  kind  to  me  and  they  trusted  fore  that,  Way  has  spent  most  of  her  me  and  they  would  talk  to  me.  And  40-Âplus  years  teaching  kindergarten  the  discrimination  back  then  in  the  through  grade  two.  She  loves  these  South  in  the  ’70s  —  it  was  terrible.  early  grades.  She  loves  the  capabili- “It  was  very  rewarding,â€?  she  said  ties  these  young  learners  bring  to  the  of  the  experience. classroom,  their  joy  in  learning,  and  From  Florida,  Way  moved  to  Rip- their  willingness  to  form  a  commu- ton  and  began  teaching  kindergarten  nity  and  support  each  other. at  the  Mary  Johnson  Children’s  Cen- :D\ ODQGHG KHU ÂżUVW MRE VRRQ DIWHU ter,  a  position  she  held  for  20  years,  earning  her  bachelor’s  in  elementary  before  coming  to  Monkton  Central  education  at  the  University  of  Flor- School  in  1995.  Along  the  way,  she  ida.  Married  to  an  Englishman,  she  also  picked  up  a  master’s  in  educa- moved  to  England  and  began  teach- tion  from  the  University  of  Vermont  ing  kindergarten  at  a  private  school.  and  has  continued  to  log  additional  Way  laughs,  remembering  the  con- hours  in  classes,  workshops  and  trast  between  her  somewhat  hippy- trainings. ish  younger  self,  circa  1972,  and  the  One  day  last  week,  Way’s  class,  Miss  Marple-Âlike  women  who  ran  along  with  their  third-  and  fourth- the  small  elite  school. grade  big  buddies,  voted  on  how  to Â
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spend  the  money  they’d  raised  do- ing  extra  chores  and  donating  their  allowances  to  purchase  animals  for  families  in  need  around  the  world  through  Heifer  International. “We  bought  a  pig,  a  sheep  and  an  assorted  basket  of  geese,  chickens  and  ducks,â€?  said  Way.  “We  did  a  lot  of  background  research  about  the  program.  We  watched  some  videos.  :H UHDG VRPH ERRNV $QG , ÂżQG WKDW they  have  such  kind  hearts  when  it Â
comes  to  other  kids  and  how  little  other  families  have  around  the  world  compared  to  what  we  all  have  and  KRZ JHQHURXV WKH\ DUH , ÂżQG WKDW very  touching.â€? Among  Way’s  and  her  students’  favorite  units  have  been  their  stud- ies  of  China  and  Australia.  Way  got  interested  in  teaching  about  China  from  traveling  there  with  a  group  of  teachers  through  UVM.  And  she  says  the  kids  love  the  stories  and  ar-Â
tifacts  she  brought  back. “At  the  end  of  the  year  when  we’re  reminiscing,  they  talk  about  wanting  to  go,  these  young  kids  they  say,  ‘Oh  yeah,  I  really  want  to  go  to  China.’  They’re  eager  to  get  out  there.  It  opens  the  world  to  them.â€? In  China,  Way  especially  loved  seeing  out-Âof-Âthe  way  places  as  far  out  as  the  borders  with  Myanmar  and  Tibet.  She  also  appreciated  the  deep  respect  for  education  ingrained Â
in  the  culture. “Teachers  are  held  in  high  regard.  They  want  their  children  to  have  ed- ucation.  They  were  anxious  if  they  could  speak  a  little  English  to  talk  with  us,�  said  Way.  “There’s  such  a  fear  of  China  for  so  many  reasons  but  when  you’re  there  you  really  see  these  people  with  families  who  want  their  children  to  have  the  things  we  want.  It  was  just  wonderful.  So  I  was  (See  Suzy  Way,  Page  3A)
/HJLVODWRUV WR PHHW RQ VRODU YHWR By  JOHN  FLOWERS MONTPELIER  —  The  Vermont  General  Assembly  will  meet  on  Thursday,  June  9,  to  address  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin’s  recent  veto  of  S.230,  also  known  as  the  solar  siting  bill. Shumlin  vetoed  the  bill  on  Monday.  The  law  was  designed  to  give  greater  say  in  the  siting  of  solar  projects  to  communities  that  draft  energy  plans  that  are  compatible  with  the  state’s  renewable  energy  goals.  Some  town  RIÂżFLDOV KDYH H[SUHVVHG IUXVWUDWLRQ DW the  current  system,  which  gives  the  three-Âmember  Vermont  Public  Ser- vice  Board  broad  powers  in  the  per- mitting  of  renewable  energy  projects. The  PSB  review  process  has  drawn  VLJQLÂżFDQW SURWHVW LQ $GGLVRQ &RXQ- ty  —  and  particularly  in  the  town  of  New  Haven  —  which  has  proved  a  popular  spot  for  solar  energy  proj- ects.  Last  month  New  Haven  sued  the  PSB,  claiming  in  a  Supreme  Court  brief  that  the  board  did  not  follow  its  own  rules  in  OK’ing  a  solar  project. 6KXPOLQ FLWHG IRXU VSHFLÂżF SURE- lems  with  bill  S.230  —  two  of  them  having  to  do  with  regulation  of  wind  power  generation  —  and  asked  the  Legislature  to  reconvene  on  Thurs- day  to  make  changes  to  S.230  so  he Â
could  sign  it. new  temporary  wind  sound  stan- ³6 ZDV ÂżQDOL]HG YHU\ ODWH LQ dards,  the  bill  unintentionally  relies  the  legislative  session,  and  unintend- on  a  standard  used  in  a  small  150  ed  changes  were  made  at  the  last  min- kilowatt  project  as  the  standard  for  ute,â€?  Shumlin  said  in  a  press  release.  all  wind,  large  and  small,  going  for- “After  consulting  with  legal  experts  ward.  That  standard,  a  complex  and  at  the  Public  Service  variable  formula  that  Department  and  the  would  require  no  Public  Service  Board,  sound  higher  than  10  I  have  determined  that  decibels  above  am- in  a  few  critical  in- bient  background,  stances  the  language  could  have  the  clearly  in  the  bill  does  not  unintended  effect  of  match  what  I  under- pushing  wind  projects  stand  to  be  the  intent  closer  to  homes  where  of  the  Legislature.â€? the  background  noise  Shumlin  wants  the  is  higher. Legislature  to  return  “A  third  concern  is  on  Thursday  to  change  a  provision  in  the  bill  four  aspects  of  the  bill: requiring  notice  of  “First,  in  seek- FHUWLÂżFDWHV RI SXEOLF ing  temporary  rules  JRRG WR EH ÂżOHG ZLWK for  new  wind  sound  GOV.  PETER  SHUMLIN land  records,  which  standards  the  bill  un- could  create  problems  intentionally  invokes  for  residential  solar  a  provision  in  3  V.S.A.  844(a)  that  customers  when  they  go  to  sell  their  ZRXOG PDNH 9HUPRQW WKH ÂżUVW VWDWH LQ home. the  country  to  declare  a  public  health  “Finally,  $300,000  in  planning  emergency  around  wind  energy,  funds  for  communities  was  uninten- without  peer-Âreviewed  science  back- tionally  left  out  of  the  bill.â€? ing  that  assertion  up. Sen.  Chris  Bray,  D-ÂNew  Haven,  is  “Second,  in  setting  a  ceiling  for  (See  PSB,  Page  7A)
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Ghostly MELANIE  ASHKAR,  LEFT,  Kristin  Gornstein  and  Heather  Jones  rehearse  their  roles  as  witches  in  the  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury’s  production  of  Verdi’s  “Macbethâ€?  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  last  week.  7KH ÂżQDO SHUIRUPDQFHV RI WKH VKRZÂśV UXQ DUH WKLV ZHHNHQG )RU D UHYLHZ DQG PRUH SKRWRV VHH WKH $UWV +  Leisure  section  in  this  edition  of  the  Addison  Independent. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  —  The  Ferris- burgh  selectboard  on  Tuesday  met  with  the  town’s  Vermont  Green  Line  (VGL)  committee  and  town  attorney  behind  closed  doors  to  discuss  the  proposed  deal  for  the  town  to  host  several  miles  of  underground  power  line  between  Lake  Champlain  and  Waltham  on  Route  7. But  Selectboard  Chairwoman  Lo- retta  Lawrence  said  an  agreement  between  Ferrisburgh  and  the  Mas-Â
sachusetts  companies  proposing  the  $650  million,  400-Âmegawatt  VGL  —   Anbaric  Transmission  and  Na- tional  Grid  —  remains  a  long  way  off.  “We’re  still  drafting  mutual  lan- guage.  We  should  now  in  the  next  two  months  where  that’s  going  to  go,â€?  Lawrence  said,  adding,  But  Lawrence  said  she  believes  Ferrisburgh  and  the  VGL  companies  will  strike  such  a  deal,  called  a  Host  Town  Agreement. Â
“I’m  very  optimistic  that  we  can  come  to  an  agreement,�  she  said.  That  agreement  will  deal  with,  among  other  issues,  compensation  to  the  town  for  allowing  work  in  its  road  rights  of  way;͞  design  details,  notably  how  the  work  will  handle  culverts  and  where  the  power  line  will  cross  town  roads;͞  construction  techniques;͞  restoration  of  affected  land;͞  and  easement  language.  “So  much  is  involved,  and  there  (See  Ferrisburgh,  Page  3A)
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  June  9,  2016  —  PAGE  3A
Deal  to  run  Northlands  up  for  bid By  ANDY  KIRKALDY He  wrote,  “We  believe  that  these  VERGENNES  —  The  U.S.  De- and  other  improvements  create  the  partment  of  Labor  (DOL)  has  re- necessary  conditions  for  improve- opened  the  contract  to  operate  ment  in  some  of  the  outcome  mea- Northlands  Job  Corps  for  new  bid- sures  on  which  Northlands  lags  be- ders.  On  Thursday,  June  9,  inter- hind  expectations.â€? ested  parties  will  inspect  the  federal  Raik  also  wrote  a  change  in  job-Âtraining  center  on  Macdonough  Northlands  leadership  would  be  Drive,  and  could  conduct  additional  counterproductive  for  its  students:  research  there  and  in  Vergennes  in  “We  believe,  too,  that  students  at  the  days  to  come.  Northlands  will  be  much  better  off  if  Current  operator  CHP  Interna- CHP  and  ETR  are  permitted  to  con- tional,  the  Illinois  company  that  tinue  the  work  we  have  begun  than  if  has  operated  the  center  Northlands  is  disrupted  for  the  past  30  months  by  another  transition  so  under  contract  with  the  “I’ve taken the soon  after  the  last  one  DOL,  will  seek  to  stay  hard line, that in  December  2013.â€? on  board,  according  to  if you don’t do Northlands  Center  a  letter  sent  last  week  Director  George  Sabol  what you’re to  community  members  said  Northlands  has  supposed to do, done  well  in  some  of  and  the  Independent.  “I  am  writing  to  let  I’ll terminate the  measures  the  DOL  you  know  that  CHP  you from the uses  to  evaluate  the  International,  in  part- program ‌ centers  it  oversees:  Its  nership  with  Educa- It takes time students  have  shown  tion  and  Training  Re- gains  in  math  and  lit- sources  (ETR),  intends  to send that erature  and  done  well  to  compete  vigorously  message to the in  Northlands’  high  to  remain  the  operator  students that school  diploma  pro- at  Northlands,â€?  wrote  we don’t put up gram,  and  students  CHP  President  Howard  with stuff.â€? who  have  completed  Raik. the  program  have  often  — Northlands The  DOL  oversees  gone  on  to  work  in  their  Director the  more  than  120  Job  chosen  trades,  worked  George Sabol Corps  centers  nation- for  competitive  pay,  wide,  almost  all  oper- and  retained  their  jobs. ated  by  private  contractors  under  “In  some  of  the  categories  we’re  ¿YH \HDU FRQWUDFWV 7KH '2/ KRZ- in  the  top  10  in  the  country,â€?  he  said. ever,  can  choose  to  re-Âopen  those  But  not  enough  of  the  students  FRQWUDFWV DIWHU WKH ÂżUVW WZR \HDUV RQ who  have  entered  the  program  at  their  annual  anniversary  dates,  in  the  Northlands  are  seeing  it  through  to  case  of  Northlands  on  Dec.  1.  completion.  Sabol  said  at  least  in  Raik’s  letter  acknowledges  that  part  that  statistic  is  due  to  his  stricter  Northlands,  which  employs  more  enforcement  of  discipline.  than  100  and  can  host  up  to  280  “Quite  frankly,  I  have  had  a  much  economically  disadvantaged  youths  higher  termination  rate  than  just  from  New  England  and  New  York,  about  any  center  in  our  region.  I’m  has  underperformed  in  some  of  the  well  above  the  national  average,â€?  he  methods  that  the  DOL  uses  to  evalu- said.  “Basically  what  I’m  saying  is  ate  center  performance. I’ve  taken  the  hard  line,  that  if  you  But  Raik  wrote  that  CHP  has  laid  don’t  do  what  you’re  supposed  to  do,  the  groundwork  for  improvements  I’ll  terminate  you  from  the  program.  in  Northlands’  ability  to  serve  those  Well,  that  hurts  us  when  I  do  that.  It  students. hurts  us  statistically  when  I  do  that,  Raik  cites  “vastly  improved  re- but  it  takes  time  to  send  that  message  lations  with  the  community  of  Ver- to  the  students  that  we  don’t  put  up  gennes;Íž  steady  improvement  in  the  with  stuff.â€? results  of  the  twice-Âyearly  student  Time  is  the  key  message  Sabol,  satisfaction  survey;Íž  and  steady  im- who  has  led  Northlands  for  a  little  provement  in  the  caliber  of  the  man- more  than  a  year,  would  like  to  send  agers  and  staff  working  at  the  center.â€? to  DOL  decision-Âmakers.  He,  like Â
Raik,  points  to  progress  that  he  be- lieves  will  pay  off  in  more  comple- WLRQV DQG VDLG KH WROG '2/ RIÂżFLDOV when  he  took  the  job  that  not  all  numbers  would  improve  immedi- ately.  “People  who  have  come  here  have  said  the  center  looks  better,  the  cul- ture  on  the  center  is  better.  We  do  studies  every  six  months,  actual  stu- dent  surveys  on  how  safe  students  feel  on  center  that  is  done  nationally,  and  each  time,  the  last  three  surveys,  every  six  months,  it’s  gone  up  each  time,  we  have  improved,â€?  Sabol  said.  “That  tells  me  we  may  not  have  the  numbers  where  we  want  yet,  but  we  need  more  time  to  do  it.â€? He  also  cites  improved  relations  with  the  host  community. Âł, IHHO FRQÂżGHQW LQ WKH UHODWLRQ- ship  with  the  police  department,  the  city,  etc.  I  know  they  know  we’re  turning  things  around.  We’re  doing  the  right  things  to  do,  and  hopefully  the  numbers  will  follow,â€?  Sabol  said. Vergennes  Police  Chief  George  Merkel,  who  has  been  critical  of  the  level  of  cooperation  his  department  has  received  from  Northlands  of- ¿FLDOV LQ WKH SDVW DJUHHG GLVFLSOLQH and  communication  have  improved  under  Sabol. “I  think  it’s  been  much  better,â€?  Merkel  said.  &+3 RIÂżFLDOV GR QRW NQRZ ZKHUH they  stand  in  the  application  process,  or  how  many  other  competitors  to  expect  on  the  64-Âacre  state-Âowned  campus  this  week. According  to  an  email  forwarded  by  DOL  spokesperson  Ted  Fitzger- ald,  “The  procurement  for  a  new,  two  base  years  and  three  options,  contract  to  start  December  1,  2016,  has  been  initiated  by  the  Department  as  a  full  and  open  competition.â€?  6DERO VDLG RI '2/ RIÂżFLDOV ÂłOH- gally,  they  have  toâ€?  take  CHP’s  bid  seriously  to  stay  in  charge  of  North- lands,  and  he  hopes  to  be  able  to  walk  to  work  from  his  downtown  Vergennes  rental  home  for  the  fore- seeable  future.  “I’m  hoping  we  keep  the  contract.  I  want  to  stay  in  Vermont,â€?  Sabol  said.  “I’m  committed  to  staying  here  until  I  retire,  and  I’m  not  ready  to  re- tire  yet.â€? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.
Mosquito  district  buys  vehicle New  rig  to  allow  swamp  spraying
the  mosquito  district  wanted  to  pur- sue  this  funding,  but  they  were  short  on  resources  to  tackle  it.  I  decided  to  get  personally  involved  and  assist  By  LEE  J.  KAHRS with  the  proposal.â€? BRANDON/LEICESTER/ Michael  said  the  district  expects  SALISBURY/GOSHEN/PITTS- to  take  delivery  on  the  Argo  around  FORD  —  It’s  been  a  year  since  -XQH ,W ZLOO WKHQ EH RXWÂżWWHG ZLWK the  area’s  mosquito  control  dis- spray  machines  and  put  to  use  by  the  trict  raised  the  idea  of  buying  an  middle  of  June. amphibious  vehicle  to  apply  lar- Last  July,  BLSG  Board  Chair  Ben  vicide  in  swamp  areas.  Now,  that  Lawton  presented  a  proposal  for  notion  is  a  reality,  thanks  to  some  the  purchase  of  an  Argo  at  a  cost  of  help  from  interested  parties. about  $25,000.  But  Lawton  said  the  The  Brandon-ÂLeicester-ÂSalis- state  wanted  more  information  on  bury-ÂGoshen-ÂPittsford  Mosquito  the  proposal.  Michael  added  that  the  Control  District  re- state  wasn’t  sure  that  an  cently  acquired  a  “It’s in our $UJR ÂżW WKH GHVFULSWLRQ 50/50  match  grant  of  a  capital  appropria- best interest through  the  Vermont  tion. Agency  of  Agricul- (to support Âł7KH\ ÂżQDOO\ GHFLG- ture  to  purchase  a  the BLSGP), ed  that  it  did,  through  $40,000  Argo  XTI  there’s no doubt the  Agency  of  Agricul- all-Âterrain  amphibi- about it. We’ve ture,â€?  Michael  said. ous  vehicle.  The  made modest On  Tuesday,  Lawton  Argo  will  be  used  to  said  State  Reps.  Steve  distribute  larvicide  contributions in Carr  and  Butch  Shaw  across  roughly  600  the past, and were  instrumental  in  acres  of  swamp  area  we just stepped helping  to  usher  the  in  Whiting  and  Salis- up this year.â€? grant  proposal  through  bury,  where  mosqui- — Jay Michael the  proper  channels  in  tos  breed  in  standing  Montpelier. water. While  the  BLSGP  is  responsible  The  grant  proposal  was  pre- for  the  cost  and  treatment  of  adult  pared  and  presented  to  the  state  mosquito  spraying,  or  adulticide,  the  by  Lake  Dunmore  resident  Jay  Agency  of  Agriculture  pays  for  the  Michael.  Although  he  has  been  cost  and  application  of  larvicide  to  a  trustee  of  the  Lake  Dunmore  kill  mosquito  larvae  in  the  swamps  Fern  Lake  Association  for  many  where  mosquitos  breed.  That’s  why  years,  Michael  said  last  Tuesday  the  BLSGP  was  hoping  the  state  that  his  work  on  the  grant  propos- would  pay  for  at  least  half  of  the  cost  al  was  as  a  private  citizen. of  an  Argo. “I  had  done  many  fundraisers  The  need  for  an  alternative  method  in  the  past  with  the  LDFLA,â€?  of  distributing  larvicide  came  about  he  said,  “and  I  had  heard  that  last  spring.  The  BLSGP  used  to  use  an  airplane  owned  by  the  Lemon Â
Suzy  Way  (Continued  from  Page  2A) happy  to  share  that  with  kids  because  they  eat  this  stuff  up.â€? Much  closer  to  home  —  in  fact,  just  outside  the  school’s  front  door  —  Way  says  students  equally  love  digging  in  the  dirt  to  plant  the  school  garden. “And  then  our  wonderful  cooks  use  what  we  grow  for  school  lunches,  and  the  kids  eat  it,â€?  she  said.  “They  love  it.  They’ve  written  poetry  about  the  garden.  They’ve  done  art  proj- ects.  Digging  potatoes  —  it  really  inspired  them  to  write! Way  has  also  enjoyed  the  inge- nuity  her  budding  scientists  have  brought  to  their  units  on  technology,  whether  it  was  the  years  in  which  they’ve  built  vehicles  of  the  future  out  of  recycled  materials  or  this  year’s  new  unit  on  engineering.  “We  built  a  class  structure,  and  it  was  all  out  of  recycled  materials.  All  kinds  of  stuff  —  straws,  socks,  plas- tic.  We  learned  the  principles  of  en- gineering  and  we  talked  about,  what  kind  of  base  would  you  have?  What  kind  of  connectors  should  we  use?  So  they  did  all  these  experiments  and  then  they  also  did  a  drawing  and  built  their  own  structure  out  of  re- cycled  things  and  they  invented  new  things  of  the  future.â€? TALENT  SHOW Alongside  their  intellectual  cu- riosity,  Way  is  equally  enthused  about  the  courage  and  creativity  her  young  students  have  shown  in  the Â
Monkton  Central  talent  show. “They  were  nervous  and  they  got  up  and  they  were  spectacular  and  everyone’s  respectful  no  matter  what  their  talent  is.  The  applause  was  like  thunderous  applause  for  everyone,â€?  said  Way. Students  must  audition  to  be  in  the  talent  show,  said  Way.  So  they  have  to  plan  and  practice  before  they  put  themselves  on  the  line.  A  second-Âgrade  girl  from  Way’s  class  wrote  and  performed  her  own  VRQJ $ ÂżUVW JUDGH ER\ JRW XS DQG sang  “Memoriesâ€?  from  the  musi- cal  “Cats,â€?  and  one  boy  danced  to  Michael  Jackson’s  “Thriller,â€?  com- plete  with  costume. After  20  years  at  Monkton  Central  6FKRRO :D\ GHFODUHV Ă€DW RXW WKDW it’s  “just  my  favorite  place  to  work,  truly,  that  I’ve  ever  been.  These  little  schools  are  just  real  gems.  We  don’t  necessarily  always  have  the  resources  that  bigger  schools  in  Burlington  might  have,  perhaps,  but  there’s  a  lot  of  sharing  and  a  lot  of  creative  ideas.â€? Way  has  especially  loved  the  col- laborative  nature  of  teaching  and  the  chance  to  work  closely  with  so  many  of  her  colleagues.  “It’s  a  col- laborative  effort.  I  have  enormous  respect  for  my  colleagues  here  at  Monkton  Central  School.  They’re  educated  and  dedicated  and  cre- ative.  I’ve  found  that  any  time  I  needed  help  or  support  people  were  willing  to  help  me,  and  I  love  that Â
atmosphere  because  it  is  a  demand- ing,  challenging  job.  And  the  more  people  involved  the  better.â€? Way  continued,  “Education  is  re- ally,  really  important  and  worth  the  money  we  put  into  it  so  that  we  can  offer  all  these  services  and  supports.  I  feel  like  with  young  children  there  is  a  payoff  to  our  society  and  tak- ing  care  of  problems  now  and  sup- porting  them  I  think  it  does  lead  to  fewer  dropouts  and  fewer  issues  with  drugs  and  unemployment  and  all  of  those  big  issues  in  our  world,  our  communities,  and  in  our  coun- try.  This  is  the  place  to  do  it.â€? Asked  what  she  most  likes  about  ¿UVW DQG VHFRQG JUDGHUV :D\ FRQ- sidered.  “Young  kids  often  have  surprised  me  at  what  they’re  capable  of  do- ing,â€?  she  responded.  “I’m  not  sure  everyone  knows  how  capable  they  are  and  how  proud  of  themselves  they  are  when  they  feel  competent.  That  sense  of  being  more  indepen- dent  and  thinking  of  themselves  as  readers  and  writers  and  mathemati- cians  and  scientists  is  a  huge  boost  and  just  being  independent  in  a  lot  of  things.â€? Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
THE  ARGO  XTI  is  an  eight-Âwheeled  amphibious  off-Âroad  vehicle  WKDW ZLOO EH RXWÂżWWHG ZLWK VSUD\HUV DQG XVHG LQ WKH ZHWODQG DUHDV of  Whiting,  Salisbury  and  possibly  Pittsford  where  mosquitos  breed.  The  Brandon-ÂLeicester-ÂSalisbury-ÂGoshen-ÂPittsford  Mosquito  Con- trol  District  will  use  the  Argo  to  treat  the  wetlands  with  larvicide. Courtesy  photo Â
Fair  Mosquito  District  in  Corn- wall,  but  the  district  sold  the  plane  last  year.  Since  then,  lar- vicide  has  had  to  be  distributed  manually  by  volunteers  in  wad- ers  —  a  time-Âconsuming  process.  And  now  that  the  state  rules  have  changed  on  the  amount  of  acreage  a  district  must  have  to  treat  before  triggering  state  as- sistance,  Lawton  said  the  Argo  will  save  money  in  the  long  run. “We’re  excited  at  the  prospect  of  having  it  because  of  the  state  changes  in  minimum  acreage,â€?  he  said.  “Now  you  have  to  have  a  minimum  of  1,000  acres  to  treat  to  call  in  a  helicopter  for  larvi- cide,  which  costs  $1,850  an  hour  and  takes  two  hours  just  to  get  here  and  back.â€? The  Argo  will  also  help  the  BLSGP’s  newest  member  town,  Pittsford.  Last  month,  the  Pitts- ford  selectboard  voted  to  join  the  district  for  the  purposes  of  treat- ing  wetland  areas  with  larvicide,  but  will  not  participate  in  the  adulticide  spraying  done  by  the  BLSGP. And  while  the  district  has  to  contribute  $20,000  of  its  own  money  toward  the  Argo,  it  is  get- ting  help  from  the  LDFLA  and  the  Keewaydin  Foundation.  Mi- chael  said  the  LDFLA  is  contrib- uting  $3,000,  as  is  the  Keeway- din  Foundation,  which  oversees  venerable  Camp  Keewaydin  on  Lake  Dunmore. Mosquitos  have  been  a  nui- sance  in  the  Lake  Dunmore  area  for  decades,  which  led  to  the  for- mation  of  the  mosquito  control  district. “It’s  in  our  best  interest  (to  support  the  BLSGP),  there’s  no  doubt  about  it,â€?  Michael  said.  “We’ve  made  modest  contribu- tions  in  the  past,  and  we  just  stepped  up  this  year.â€? While  the  Argo  XTI  costs  more  than  the  district  planned  to  spend,  Michael  said  it  was  recommended  after  contacting  a  number  of  mosquito  districts  in  the  North- east. “They  all  said  get  this  one,â€?  he  said.  “It  has  all  the  capabili- ties  they  need  as  far  as  really  being  in  the  water.  They  all  said  the  Argo  XTI  was  worth  the  extra  dollars.â€? Michael  added  that,  to  their  credit,  the  district  re- searched  a  number  of  used  ve- KLFOHV ÂżUVW EXW FRXOGQÂśW ÂżQG RQH that  would  work. “This  machine  will  last  them  at  least  10  years  and  will  provide  good  service,â€?  Michael  said.
Ferrisburgh  (Continued  from  Page  2A) are  so  many  pieces,  so  to  speak,  that  we  need  to  have  appropriate  lan- guage,â€?  Lawrence  said. The  VGL  companies  have  already  agreed  to  pay  Ferrisburgh’s  legal  fees  and  costs  of  analyzing  the  construc- tion  plans  and  evaluating  the  VGL  property  for  tax  purposes;Íž  they  have  placed  $40,000  in  an  escrow  account  for  those  purposes.  2IÂżFLDOV LQ 1HZ +DYHQ ZKLFK will  host  a  large,  above-Âground  con- verter  station,  this  spring  agreed  with  the  VGL  companies  on  a  deal  that  includes  $1.4  million  a  year  for  40  years,  plus  $4  million  toward  a  new Â
RECEPTION TO THANK RETIRING STATE REPRESENTATIVE BETTY NUOVO For her service to the town of Middlebury, Addison County & the state of Vermont Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Middlebury Town Offices 77 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont State Representative Betty Nuovo Reading of the Middlebury Selectboard’s Resolution Recognizing Representative Nuovo’s Service & Words of Thanks at 6 p.m. All are invited to attend and join us in thanking Representative Nuovo for her service!
ÂżUH VWDWLRQ DQG WRZQ JDUDJH At  a  November  meeting  in  Fer- risburgh,  VGL  representatives  said  they  would  pay  the  town  at  least  $350,000  a  year  for  20  years  on  top  of  the  estimated  $150,000  a  year  in  local  property  taxes  the  project  would  generate,  and  left  the  door  open  for  further  talks.  The  VGL  is  intended  to  bring  hydro  and  wind  power  from  upstate  New  York  by  cable  under  Lake  Champlain  and  into  the  New  Eng- land  power  grid  via  the  converter Â
station  in  New  Haven. Plans  call  for  bringing  the  line  into  Lake  Champlain  from  Beek- mantown,  N.Y.,  to  Ferrisburgh  at  Kingsland  Bay.  From  there  it  would  run  underground  in  a  two- foot-Âby-Âfour-Âfoot  concrete  box  along  Kingsland  Bay,  Sand,  Little  Chicago  and  Botsford  roads  and  Tuppers  Crossing  on  the  way  to  Route  7.  Junction  boxes,  about  120  square  feet,  will  be  needed  along  the  road  about  every  2,500  feet  to  hold  line  splices.
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Turner  sends  anti-Âbusiness  message  politicizing  S.230 Rep.  Don  Turner,  R-ÂMilton,  is  conducting  a  public  lesson  on  how  to  po- OLWLFL]H OHJLVODWLRQ UDWKHU WKDQ VLPSO\ Âż[LQJ D SUREOHP And  as  House  Minority  Leader,  and  one  of  the  leading  Republicans  in  WKH /HJLVODWXUH KH LV DOVR WHDFKLQJ 9HUPRQWHUV KRZ WKH VWDWH JHWV YLHZHG DV anti-Âbusiness. The  issue  is  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin’s  veto  of  S.230,  the  Legislature’s  effort  to  GHÂżQH UXOHV IRU VLWLQJ UHQHZDEOH HQHUJ\ SURMHFWV 6SHFLÂżFDOO\ WKH JRYHUQRU noted  that  in  the  rush  to  complete  the  bill  during  the  last  hours  of  the  session,  IRXU VSHFLÂżF PLVWDNHV LQ WKH ELOOÂśV ODQJXDJH ZHUH PDGH WKDW GR QRW UHSUHVHQW the  Legislature’s  intent.  Two  measures  deal  with  the  siting  of  wind  power,  one  measure  deals  with  the  siting  of  solar  power,  and  the  fourth  is  adding  $300,000  for  training  to  help  towns  understand  the  legislation  and  incorpo- rate  it  into  their  town  plans  —  a  provision  that  was  mistakenly  left  out  of  the  original  bill.  Each  of  the  items  is  essentially  a  housekeeping  measure  that  could  easily  be  resolved. Sen.  Chris  Bray,  D-ÂNew  Haven,  chairman  of  the  Senate  Natural  Resourc- es  &  Energy  Committee  that  crafted  S.230,  sent  an  email  to  his  fellow  leg- islators  on  Monday  urging  them  to  salvage  S.230.  He  included  a  draft  of  a  UHSODFHPHQW ELOO WKDW KH VDLG ³¿[HV WKH LWHPV FLWHG E\ WKH JRYHUQRU ´ $OO WKH /HJLVODWXUH KDV WR GR LV PHHW FRQÂżUP WKH FKDQJHV LQ WKH QHZ GUDIW DQG YRWH on  the  corrected  bill. Âł7KH DFKLHYDELOLW\ RI WKLV ¾¿[Âś LV UHĂ€HFWHG LQ WKH GUDIW ELOO LWVHOI ,Q D page  bill  there  are  only  14  changed  lines,  and  one  section  inserted  (Section  $ ZDV OHIW RXW RI WKH ÂżQDO ELOO GXH WR D GUDIWLQJ HUURU ´ %UD\ VDLG Âł,Q short,  the  changes  are  very  narrow,  maintain  all  the  original  provisions,  and  precisely  correct  the  ambiguities  which  caused  the  veto.  This  Thursday,  I  hope  to  see  the  Senate  and  House  come  together  one  more  time  to  get  our  best  work  —  a  ‘replacement’  S.230  —  passed  into  law.â€? In  past  veto  sessions,  Bray  noted,  lawmakers  have  adopted  new  bills  in  as  little  as  three  hours.  “Really  all  this  stuff  depends  on  deciding  to  get  work  done,  rather  than  slowing  the  process  down,â€?  Bray  said.  “From  my  point  of  view,  if  we  were  in  a  normal  legislative  day  ‌  by  Friday  or  even  the  same  GD\ LI ZH ZDQWHG WR ZHÂśG PDNH WKH Âż[ DQG QRERG\ ZRXOG GHEDWH ZKHWKHU to  eliminate  ambiguity  and  make  it  more  clear.â€? But  Rep.  Turner  smells  political  opportunity  and  he’s  seeking  to  exploit  it.  On  Tuesday  this  week,  he  said  his  Republican  caucus  is  prepared  to  override  the  governor’s  veto,  and  would  prevent  any  attempt  to  modify  the  bill.  He  DOVR WULHG WR SXOO +RXVH 6SHDNHU 6KDS 6PLWK LQWR WKH IUD\ E\ GHFODULQJ Âł,I Shap  doesn’t  support  an  override,  he’s  an  obstructionist.â€?  1DPH FDOOLQJ EXOO\LQJ EHLQJ DQWDJRQLVWLF ² WKH YHU\ GHÂżQLWLRQ RI D G\V- functional  politician  advocating  for  dysfunctional  government. But  it’s  not  madness.  Turner’s  political  ploy  would  seek  to  drive  a  wedge  between  residents  opposed  to  wind  power  and  Democrats  who  are  propos- ing  legislation  to  which  some  residents  remain  steadfastly  opposed.  Turner  is  politicizing  the  issue  to  get  some  Democrats  to  switch  political  allegiance. What  Turner  is  proposing,  however,  has  a  political  pitfall  for  Republi- cans.  If  the  legislation  passes  as  is  (as  Turner  hopes  it  will),  it  would  bring  to  D KDOW DQ\ FRPPHUFLDO VFDOH ZLQG SRZHU LQ 9HUPRQW DQG PDNH LW KDUGHU IRU VPDOO VRODU IDUPV WR EH GHYHORSHG 9HUPRQW ZRXOG EH WKH ÂżUVW VWDWH LQ WKH QD- tion  to  essentially  decree  wind  power  as  a  health  hazard  at  any  commercial  scale  and  prevent  its  siting.  The  message  would  be  decidedly  anti-Âbusiness. House  Speaker  Smith  has  the  right  approach  when  he  refutes  Turner  and  explains  he  (Smith)  is  simply  “trying  to  bring  clarity  to  what  happens,  and  (to  put)  some  funding  in  place  for  the  process  that  municipalities  want.  I  would  think  the  Republicans  would  want  the  same  thing.â€? 0DQ\ SUREDEO\ GR :KDW 9HUPRQWHUV VKRXOG QRW ZDQW DUH SROLWLFDO OHDG- ers  sabotaging  legislation  for  political  gain  against  the  common  good  and  contrary  to  common  sense.  We  hope  Addison  County  Republicans  will  push  back  against  the  anti-Âbusiness  message  Turner  is  advocating,  and  instead  help  solve  the  issue  at  hand  as  Sen.  Bray  has  so  rationally  suggested. Angelo  Lynn
Clinton  +  Bernie’s  revolution  After  Tuesday’s  determining  primaries,  in  which  Hilary  Clinton  won  con- vincingly  in  California  and  New  Jersey  and  even  slipped  past  Bernie  Sanders  LQ 6RXWK 'DNRWD WKH GLH LV FDVW &OLQWRQ ZLOO EH WKH QRPLQHH 6KH ZRQ WKH majority  of  the  pledged  delegates,  the  most  states  and  contests,  her  stead- fast  support  is  across  more  demographic  sectors  of  the  population  and  far  stronger  in  the  most  populated  regions  of  the  nation.  She  also  has  a  sure  lead  among  the  Democratic  Superdelegates,  as  well  she  should.  She  earned  it. But  that  does  not  mean  Sanders  should  not  continue  to  carry  his  message  LQWR :DVKLQJWRQ ' & IRU WKH ÂżQDO SULPDU\ FRQWHVW QH[W 7XHVGD\ DQG WR FRQ- tinue  carrying  his  momentum  to  the  national  conventional  in  Philly.  On  the  FRQWUDU\ WKH SDUW\ VKRXOG ZDQW KLP WR NHHS KLV VLJQLÂżFDQW EDVH RI VXSSRUW energized  —  even  in  the  form  of  Bernie’s  political  revolution. What  Bernie  wants  is  to  continue  that  revolution.  He  has  kept  up  the  rheto- ric  because  he  knows  the  minute  he  walks  off  that  stage  —  and  Clinton  adopts  old-Âschool  politics  and  moderates  her  positions  toward  the  middle  ² WKH UHYROXWLRQ Âż]]OHV DQG WKDW EDVH RI VXSSRUW LV ORVW 7KDWÂśV QRW VPDUW politics.  Smart  is  understanding  that  Bernie  and  Hillary  together  encouraged  650,000  new  people  to  register  to  vote  in  California  alone  during  the  past  few  weeks.  Smart  is  not  rushing  Bernie  off  into  the  political  hinterland.  What  Bernie  instinctively  knows  is  that  his  revolution  is  good  for  the  Dem- ocratic  Party  and  for  the  nation,  and  he  is  loathe  to  let  that  energy  die.  He  is  willing  to  concede  the  presidency,  but  he  is  not  willing  to  crush  the  dreams  of  all  of  those  people  who  have  embraced  the  hope  for  political  change;Íž  for  all  the  things  his  campaign  has  advocated.  That  is  why  he  will  stay  in  the  race  until  the  convention. What  Bernie  has  to  accept  is  that  while  he  swayed  45  percent  of  the  party,  Hillary  swayed  the  other  55  percent. No  doubt  he  brought  his  message,  and  his  acceptance  of  Clinton’s  victory,  to  President  Obama  on  Thursday.  The  challenge  now  is  to  navigate  a  way  in  which  the  revolution  continues,  and  Bernie  carries  that  energy  all  the  way  to  1RYHPEHU IRU +LOODU\ÂśV DQG WKH QDWLRQÂśV EHQHÂżW Angelo  Lynn
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Town  building  needs  plantings I  was  happy  to  see  the  three  VPDOO Ă€DJV RQ WKH QRUWK VLGH RI WKH municipal  building  that  indicate  tree-Âplanting  sites.  I  had  been  sad  when  the  big  tall  black  locust  trees  were  cut  down  from  back  of  the  white  house  that  was  there. I  still  miss  those  trees,  especially  in  June  when  the  big  fragrant  white  ÀRZHUV EORRPHG VR VZHHW DQG buzzed  with  bees.  They  were  good  trees  for  the  birds,  too,  giving  them  shelter,  shade  and  insects  to  eat.  Birds  and  mammals  ate  the  seeds. Black  locust  trees  are  native  to  the  eastern  U.S.  and,  like  other  native  plants,  are  at  home  with  our  insects,  birds  and  weather.  (I  know  they  are  badly  weakened  right  now  by  tree- borers‌)  %XW WKH ZRUG RQ WKH WKUHH Ă€DJV E\ the  Municipal  Building  is  “Ginkgo.â€? Ginkgo  trees  are  native  to  China  and  at  home  inside  China’s  ecology. In  the  U.S.,  though,  ginkgos  host  few  bugs,  are  avoided  by  birds  and  EXWWHUĂ€LHV JLYH QR IRRG RU VKHOWHU to  mammals.  One  scientist  wrote  on  Wikipedia  that  ginkgos  are  “biologi- cal  deserts.â€?  (Ginkgos  do,  though,  produce  a  potent  pollen  rated  very  high  on  the  allergen  scale).  Ginkgo  trees  are  planted  in  big  cities  because  they  resist  pollution  and  are  pretty.  But  Middlebury  isn’t  a  big  city.  We  can  grow  plants  that  are  both  pretty  and  welcome  bees,  EXWWHUĂ€LHV DQG ELUGV Next  door  to  the  municipal  building,  the  Ilsley  Library  garden  is  home  to  bees,  rabbits,  moles,  beetles,  toads,  caterpillars,  butter- MARY +2*$1 (/(0(17$5< 6FKRRO ÂżIWK JUDGHU $GHODLGH 5LFKH KROGV VLJQV FRQJUDWXODWLQJ KHU ROG Ă€LHV DQG ORWV RI ELUGV DV ZHOO DV D HU VLVWHU %U\QQD DV WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO VHQLRU FODVV PDUFKHV E\ WKH HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO nice  place  for  people.  Even  a  small  RQ WKHLU ZD\ WR WKHLU ÂżQDO DVVHPEO\ LQ WKH 0HPRULDO 6SRUWV &HQWHU 7XHVGD\ PRUQLQJ living  green  space  growing  native  ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO plants  can  be  a  welcoming  place  for  us  and  for  the  animals  we  share  our  town  with.  Let’s  do  that  around  the  new  municipal  building,  too.  Anna  Rose  Benson Weybridge When  retiring  Bristol  Elementary  School  teacher  San- How  could  she  even  think  such  a  thing?  Miss  Kolb  Ilsley  Library  gardener dy  Haddock  told  me  about  how  she  often  makes  mistakes  was  scary.  But  ...  Brenda’s  mom  did  know  a  lot.  She  was  —  deliberately  —  so  that  students  will  catch  her  out  and  our  school  music  teacher,  played  the  piano  beautifully,  learn  for  themselves  how  essential  mistakes  are  to  learn- cooked  a  mean,  farm-Âstyle  chicken  fricassee  and  got  her  ing,  I  could  think  of  only  one  person. hair  cut  right  across  the  street  from  Fort  Hays  State  Col- Emma  Kolb.   lege  (which  meant  that  Brenda  and  I  had  the  run  of  the  That’s  Miss  Kolb  to  me  —  forever  and  eternally,  even  FROOHJH PXVHXPÂśV VKUXQNHQ KHDGV JLDQW ÂżVK ZLWKLQ D $PHULFD DQG 9HUPRQW QHHG WR in  my  memory  (oh,  and  I’ve  just  stopped  slumping  in  my  ¿VK IRVVLO DQG EDIĂ€LQJO\ WLQ\ &KLQHVH VKRHV chair  in  front  of  this  computer  and  am  trying  to  sit  ram- Still,  despite  Brenda’s  assertions  to  the  contrary,  I  get  a  grip.  A  mere  72  years  ago  the  rod  straight,  just  thinking  about  her). stood  my  ground.  How  on  earth  second  World  War  was  at  a  tipping  Miss  Kolb  stood  six  feet  tall.  She  could  Miss  Kolb  be  “really  niceâ€?  point  where  a  major  victory  on  either  side  would  tip  the  balance  in  their  wore  heavy-Âframed,  black-Ârimmed  when  I  knew  she  was  terrifying? mannish  glasses  and  a  man’s  watch.  Then  I  landed  Miss  Kolb  as  my  favor  and  forever  seal  the  fate  of  the  She  wore  her  dark  brown  hair  twisted  sixth-Âgrade  teacher  and  learned  the  free  world. June  6,  1944,  the  allies,  led  by  the  tight  to  her  scalp  in  two  braids,  pinned  real  truth.  United  States,  invaded  the  beaches  up  high.  And  —   like  a  fair  number  Emma  Kolb  was  a  genius  of  a  By  Gaen of  folks  in  the  small  town  in  western  teacher.  Yes,  she  was  strict.  Yes,  she  of  Normandy,  France,  on  their  way  Murphree Kansas  where  I  attended  grade  school  was  very  tall.  Yes,  she  could  look  to  eventually  defeating  the  Nazis  in  the  1960s  and  ’70s,  descendants  scary  (especially  if  you  were  being  (national  socialist  German  workers’  of  the  northern  European  immigrants  a  knucklehead  and  certainly  if  there  party). Two  years  earlier  from  June  4-Â7,  who  brought  Turkey  Red  hard  winter  wheat  to  farm  the  was  even  the  least  whiff  of  bullying).  But  she  was  com- plains  —  she  spoke  with  something  of  a  German  accent,  passionate,  kind  and  thoughtful.  She  was  inventive  in  the  1942  (six  months  after  the  attack  her  voice  clipped  and  precise,  her  s’s  sibilant. classroom.  She  loved  us  and  she  wanted  us  to  learn.  And  on  Pearl  Harbor),  the  United  States  To  my  younger  self  —  meaning  before  I  reached  the  she  remains  in  my  heart  —  despite  a  Phi  Beta  Kappa  won  the  pivotal  battle  over  Midway  heights  of  maturity  and  worldliness  that  constituted  sixth  B.A.  from  a  liberal  arts  college  renowned  for  its  teach- ,VODQG LQ WKH 3DFLÂżF WKDW SURYHG WR EH grade  —  I  knew  Miss  Kolb  as  the  terror-Âinspiring  disci- ing,  despite  two  graduate  degrees  at  wildly  different  in- the  beginning  of  the  end  for  impe- rial  Japan’s  navy  and  expansionist  plinarian’s  disciplinarian  of  Lincoln  Elementary.  stitutions  —  as  the  best  teacher  I’ve  ever  known. She  was  so  tall.  She  was  so  strict.  Those  brown  eyes  Great  teachers,  I  think,  do  two  things,  one  expanding  ambitions. There  are  over  100,000  American  could  pierce  you,  basilisk  like,  with  just  one  look.  That  out  and  the  other  drilling  in.  They  inspire  you  to  learn  strong  beak  of  a  nose  could  smell  out  even  the  smallest  new  things,  thus  expanding  your  knowledge  base,  your  soldiers,  airmen,  Marines  and  sea- infraction. approach  to  the  world,  your  horizons.  And  they  also  see  men  buried  in  dedicated  cemeteries  I  was  sure  my  best  friend,  Brenda  Kessler,  had  her  you  so  that  you  can  better  see  yourself.  They  see  your  all  over  Europe  alone,  and  survivors  facts  mixed  up  when  she  told  me  that  Miss  Kolb  was  potential.  They  see  strengths  you  don’t  know  you  have  came  home  to  an  appreciative  nation  as  reluctant  heroes.  Japanese  and  Eu- “really  nice.â€?  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A) ropean  cities  destroyed  by  the  arsenal  of  war  rebuilt  themselves  into  thriv- ing  and  increasingly  modern  centers  of  commerce  and  opportunity.  All  was  well  in  the  world,  at  least  for  a  On  June  23,  British  voters  will  cast  their  ballots  in  a  EU.  International  economic  organizations  have  said  that  while. referendum  on  whether  to  remain  in  the  European  Union,  Brexit,  by  increasing  global  economic  uncertainty,  could  With  the  daily  passing  of  thou- of  which  Britain  has  been  a  member  since  1973,  or  to  PDNH LW PRUH GLIÂżFXOW IRU WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV WR DWWDLQ D sands  of  these  truly  brave  and  leave.  Next  to  the  U.S.  presidential  election,  the  “Brexitâ€?  better  level  of  economic  performance. patriotic  men  and  women  we  lose  an  referendum  is  the  most  important  election  scheduled  The  proponents  of  Brexit  have  tried  to  rebut  the  gov- important  link  to  our  proud  tradi- anywhere  in  the  world  this  year.  Its  outcome  will  affect  ernment’s  economic  arguments,  but  in  recent  weeks  their  tion  of  self  reliance,  genuine  charity,  the  global  economy,  and  will  provide  a  good  test  of  the  case  has  rested  increasingly  on  nativist  and  anti-Âimmi- patriotism,  character  and  common  appeal  of  nationalist  and  populist  politics  at  the  ballot  grant  themes.  They  claim  that,  unless  Britain  leaves  the  sense  that  is  sorely  lacking  in  society. box. EU,  the  UK  will  be  overwhelmed  with  migrants  from  The  best  measure  of  one’s  charac- The  European  Union  does  suffer  from  a  democratic  eastern  European  nations,  who  will  take  jobs  away  from  ter  is  to  monitor  their  actions  when  GHÂżFLW 9RWHUV DQG QDWLRQDO SDUOLDPHQWV RIWHQ KDYH OLWWOH Britons  and  place  great  demands  on  public  services  such  the  cameras  are  nowhere  to  be  found. LQĂ€XHQFH RYHU GHFLVLRQV PDGH E\ as  the  National  Health  Service.  Ivan  St.  George regulators  across  a  wide  range  of  Racist  and  anti-ÂMuslim  overtones  Vergennes policy  issues.  At  the  same  time,  the  are  not  absent  from  the  Brexit  cam- EU,  through  its  single  market,  has  paigners’  message.  They  are  raising  made  Europe  more  prosperous.  It  the  specter  of  Turkey’s  becoming  a  has  also  played  a  very  important  role  member  of  the  EU  “within  the  next  in  integrating  former  authoritarian  ¿YH \HDUV ´ IROORZHG E\ PLOOLRQV RI The  Addison  Independent  encourag- states,  such  as  Spain  and  Portugal,  Muslims  migrating  from  Asia  Minor  es  readers  to  write  letters  to  the  editor.  and  former  Soviet  satellites,  such  as  By  Eric  L.  Davis to  the  UK.  This  theme  has  been  tak- We  believe  a  newspaper  should  be  a  Poland  and  the  Czech  Republic,  into  en  up  by  some  of  the  British  tabloid  community  forum  for  people  to  debate  the  world  of  pluralist  and  competitive  press,  in  spite  of  the  belief  among  issues  of  the  day politics. nearly  all  experts  that  the  moves  of  Because  we  believe  that  account- Arguments  about  the  economic  and  political  advan- the  Erdogan  government  in  Turkey  to  suppress  political  ability  makes  for  responsible  debate,  tages  of  EU  membership  seem  to  be  gaining  little  trac- competition  and  freedom  of  the  press  make  it  most  un- we  will  print  signed  letters  only.  Be  sure  tion  with  British  voters.  With  the  polls  on  Brexit  being  likely  that  Turkey  would  be  accepted  as  a  member  of  the  to  include  an  address  and  telephone  closely  balanced,  advocates  of  remaining  in  the  EU  have  EU  for  the  foreseeable  future. number,  too,  so  we  can  call  to  clear  up  increasingly  based  their  strategy  on  the  potentially  dire  The  Obama  Administration  very  much  wants  Britain  any  questions. economic  consequences  of  leaving  the  union.  to  stay  in  the  EU,  and  the  President  said  so  on  his  recent  If  you  have  something  to  say,  send  it  Businesses  that  depend  on  trade  with  Europe  have  said  visit  to  London.  The  U.S.  believes  that  Britain,  as  our  to:  Letters  to  the  Editor,  Addison  Inde- Brexit  could  result  in  a  loss  of  jobs  in  Britain.  The  British  FORVHVW DOO\ KDV PXFK PRUH LQĂ€XHQFH RQ JOREDO DIIDLUV pendent,  58  Maple  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  Treasury  has  released  reports  trying  to  show  that  Brexit  as  an  EU  member  than  as  an  independent  actor.  Don- 05753.  Or  email  to  news@addisoninde- ZRXOG UHVXOW LQ D KLJKHU EXGJHW GHÂżFLW KLJKHU LQWHUHVW ald  Trump,  who  is  no  fan  of  international  political  and  pendent.com. rates,  and  slower  economic  growth  than  remaining  in  the  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)
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DQG EXLOG FRQÂżGHQFH RXW RI KHOSLQJ you  better  appreciate  yourself.  Especially  when  you  most  need  it. In  sixth  grade,  the  world  looked  pretty  good.  After  all,  one  of  my  older  brothers  had  the  lead  in  the  high  school  musical.  What  could  be  cooler  than  that?  We  had  an  incred- ible  school  orchestra  conductor  we  knew  as  “Mean  Dean  Angeles,â€?  who  had  us  sawing  away  furiously  at  a  baby  version  of  “Eine  kleine  Nacht- musikâ€?  (his  contrastingly  sweet  wife,  who  we  called  “Angel  Face,â€?  taught  fourth  grade),  I  could  run  around  town  after  school  on  my  bike  with  my  great  gang  of  girlfriends,  hanging  out  and  making  up  low-Âkey  fun  like  sliding  down  the  incline  of  an  abandoned  slate  factory  or  pull- LQJ ÂżHOG WXUQLSV RXW RI D PXGG\ ÂżHOG during  a  torrential  downpour  or  just  going  to  the  Dairy  Queen. But  it  was  also  the  year  my  old- er  sister  ran  away  from  home  to  California,  got  caught  shoplifting,  put  into  juvenile  custody  and  then  shipped  off  to  a  girls’  home  in  Texas  run  by  a  religious  fanatic  so  abusive  and  loathsome  that  even  the  state  of  7H[DV ÂżQDOO\ VKXW KLP GRZQ So,  looked  at  from  an  adult  per- spective,  it’s  unlikely  that  that  year  was  all  sunshine.  And  my  adult  self  wonders  if  Miss  Kolb  didn’t  look  out  for  me  in  ways  I  never  even  realized. She  certainly  encouraged  me  in  ways  that  made  that  year  wonder- ful  and  exciting.  Among  my  favorite  projects,  we  created  our  own  staged  adaptation  of  Rudyard  Kipling’s  “The  Elephant’s  Child,â€?  with  funny  characters  and  funny  voices  and  cho- ral  readings  and  a  tremendous  tug  of  war  when  the  wily  crocodile  grabs  the  Elephant  Child’s  nose.  And  I  got  to  be  the  narrator.  I  can  still  recite  almost  every  word.  “In  the  High  and  Far-ÂOff  Time,  the  Elephant,  O  Best  Beloved,  had  no  trunk  ...â€? Miss  Kolb  really  did  make  de- liberate  mistakes  in  math  and  then  encouraged  us  —  exhorting  us  with  that  Germanic  accent  —  to  think  for  ourselves  and  catch  her  out.  She  once  described  to  Brenda  and  me  after  school  (both  teachers’  kids,  we  had  the  run  of  the  building)  how  she  started  out  as  a  strict  disciplinar- ian,  concerned  that  the  desks  be  in  perfectly  straight  rows,  but  now  her  vision  was  to  blow  out  the  walls,  put  in  a  wall-Âsize  glass  window  and  let  those  of  us  who  were  ready  go  learn  independently,  surrounded  by  big  tables  and  a  lot  of  books.  She’d Â
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be  watching  us,  and  she  could  just  wave  through  the  glass  wall. At  the  end  of  the  school  year,  we  expressed  our  appreciation  by  buy- ing  for  her  that  thing  we  NQHZ  she  most  desired:  an  ironing  board.  Brenda’s  mom,  again,  gave  us  the  inside  scoop.  She  knew  Miss  Kolb  wanted  a  new  ironing  board,  so  we  thought  we’d  surprise  her.  We  were  incredibly  proud  of  the  way  we  wrapped  the  awkward  thing  in  brown  paper  and  painted  it  all  over  ZLWK SLQN Ă€RZHUV $QG ZKHQ ZH brought  it  out  at  the  school  assem- bly  she  said,  “What  is  that?!  Is  it  a  surfboard?!?â€? To  our  11-Âyear-Âold  eyes  she  looked  pretty  pleased.  And  we  felt  proud  that  we  had  given  her  something  useful.  Now  I  wonder,  couldn’t  we  have  instead  chipped  in  our  pennies  for  a  trip  to  Tahiti?  Some  relaxing  beach  somewhere?  Something  more  exotic  or  frivolous? But  she  probably  wouldn’t  have  wanted  it.  A  descendant  of  pioneers  who’d  braved  locusts  and  sod  houses  and  hot  summers  and  blinding  bliz- zards,  work  and  service  were  the  rod  and  staff  that  comforted  her,  even  long  after  her  ostensible  retirement. According  to  an  article  in  the  +D\V (Kan.) 'DLO\ 1HZV  from  10  years  ago,  Miss  Kolb  retired  from  teaching  in  1984,  after  47  years  of Â
service.  Then  for  the  next  22  years  she  volunteered  at  Lincoln  Elemen- WDU\ ² HYHU\ GD\ ² XQWLO VKH ÂżQDOO\ retired  from  retiring,  close  to  her  88th  birthday. So  extraordinary  were  her  69  years  of  service,  that  Kansas  legis- lator  Jerry  Moran  made  a  speech  in  the  U.S.  House  of  Representatives  in  honor  of  her  passion  for  education  and  her  dedication  to  the  school  and  its  students. Said  Moran,  “The  length  of  her  tenure  may  only  be  over-Âshadowed  by  the  amount  of  joy  she  gave  to  those  she  worked  with  and  worked  for.â€? Oh,  and  at  88,  being  interviewed  for  her  retirement  party,  Miss  Kolb  let  the  journalist  know  “I  still  clean  my  own  house  and  wash  and  iron.  When  you  do  all  that,  as  slow  as  I  am,  it  keeps  you  busy.â€? Some  crazy  part  of  me  wants  to  imagine  she’s  still  ironing  with  that  same  board  —  likely  an  impossible  hope  as  she  approaches  98.  That  as  she  runs  that  iron  back  and  forth,  LURQLQJ VRPH FULVS SOHDW ZLWK ÂżHUFH precision,  she  feels  that  board  sup- porting  her  and  knows  that  the  love  she  gave  to  so  many  is  still  sustain- ing  her. 5HSRUWHU *DHQ 0XUSKUHH LV UHDFKHG DW JDHQP#DGGLVRQLQGH- SHQGHQW FRP
Lucretius: ‘Where shall wisdom be found?’ Editor’s  note:  This  is  the  16th  be  known  completely  after  a  long  DQG ÂżQDO LQ D VHULHV RI HVVD\V RQ process  of  historical  development.  /XFUHWLXV DQ HDUO\ SKLORVRSKHU Nothing  escaped  it;Íž  things  in  all  ZKR SURYLGHV D OLQN WR ÂłORVW FODV- their  detail  and  concreteness  were  VLFV´ WKURXJK KLV HSLF SRHP Âł2Q preserved  and  included  in  a  grand  synthesis  of  everything  that  he  sup- WKH 1DWXUH RI 7KLQJV ´ When,  in  my  youth,  I  began  to  posed  to  be  the  end  of  history. Hegel  supposed  that  since  his- study  philosophy,  I  fell  under  the  spell  of  the  German  philosopher  tory  was  the  career  of  a  universal  intelligence,  its  se- Georg  Wilhelm  Fried- quences  must  have  a  rich  Hegel  (1770– rational,  or  logical  or- 1831),  and,  I  confess,  der.  He  employed  the  I  have  not  entirely  term  “dialecticâ€?  to  sig- broken  free  of  it,  even  nify  a  rational  move- though  I  am  decidedly  ment  in  the  stages  of  not  a  Hegelian,  but  a  universal  history.  Dia- naturalist  and  an  em- lectic  begins  with  op- piricist  of  sorts,  which  position  followed  by  a  places  me  diametrically  synthesis  or  reconcili- opposite  him.  Many  of  ation  of  them  on  what  his  works  still  sit  on  was  supposed  to  be  a  my  bookshelves,  and  higher  plane.  Philo- whenever  I  pass  by  sophical  interpretation  them  I  feel  a  longing  to  Lucretius: the take  one  up  and  read  it.  nature of things of  history  aims  to  de- scribe  this  movement  What  attracted  me  then,  An essay by in  its  actual  operation. as  it  does  even  now,  This  insight  into  the  was  his  massive  learn- Victor Nuovo ing.  His  lectures  cov- Middlebury College meaning  of  history  makes  me  reluctant  to  ered  everything:  nature,  religion,  art,  history,  professor emeritus disavow  Hegel  alto- of philosophy gether.  His  method  of  politics,  law,  domestic  interpreting  history,  if  life,  and  anything  else  applied  modestly  and  I’ve  failed  to  mention.  Hegel  loved  learning,  and  so  do  I.  circumspectly,  sometimes  makes  Hegel  took  universal  human  his- sense,  although  regarded  uncriti- tory  seriously,  regarded  it  compre- cally  it  is  grossly  optimistic  in  a  hensively,  and  attempted  to  show,  if  not  very  nice  way,  for,  like  Leibniz,  not  prove,  its  true  meaning,  which  Hegel  subscribed  to  the  notion  that  explains  his  enduring  appeal.  Philo- everything  happens  for  the  best  sophically  considered,  history  is  in  the  best  of  all  possible  worlds,  a  narrative  of  all  events  contem- nothing  is  just  plain  bad,  because  it  plated  by  an  interested  observer,  a  contributes  in  some  way  to  univer- universal  intelligence  aspiring  to  be  sal  good.  But  in  fact  some  things  the  soul  of  the  world,  a  great  mind  are  just  plain  bad. ,W ZDV ZKLOH UHĂ€HFWLQJ RQ P\ in  search  of  a  great  body.  The  uni- versal  mind,  as  Hegel  conceived  it,  two  previous  series  of  essays,  and  was  not  just  an  onlooker  of  things.  wondering  where  to  go  next,  that  It  was  the  director  and  interpreter  of  a  Hegelian  solution  dawned  on  everything,  so  that,  Hegel  claimed,  me.  Plato  and  Lucretius  represent  world  history  regarded  absolutely  opposite  standpoints.  Plato  was  in  and  in  its  totality  was  the  object  of  a  PRUWDO FRQĂ€LFW ZLWK 'HPRFULWXV supreme  creative  mind  contemplat- and  materialism,  and,  accordingly,  ing  and  facilitating  its  own  becom- GHQLHG WKH VXIÂżFLHQF\ RI PHUH QD- ing.  He  borrowed  this  idea  from  WXUH 7KH LQVXIÂżFLHQFLHV RI QDWXUH Aristotle  but  deliberately  altered  it  were  compensated  by  eternal  ideas,  operating  from  above,  although  WR ÂżW KLV SXUSRVHV Aristotle  imagined  that  the  uni- without  perfect  effect.  Lucretius  verse  was  empowered  by  a  perfect  staged  a  counterattack,  sustained  intelligence  that  did  nothing  more  by  the  forces  of  boundless  nature  than  contemplate  its  purely  intel- WKDW KH WRRN WR EH DOZD\V VHOI VXIÂż- ligible  self,  a  universal  intelligence  cient,  always  productive,  although  without  any  interest  in  concrete  not  supremely  purposeful  in  any  things  and  their  historical  fate.  Its  way  that  might  satisfy  purely  hu- creative  power  resided  in  the  fact  man  interests. Whereas  Plato  believed  that  the  that  it  was  the  supreme  object  of  de- sire;Íž  it  was  therefore  the  Unmoved  causes  of  value  and  order  tran- Mover  of  all  motion,  change,  and  scended  nature,  Lucretius  attribut- generation.  Hegel  considered  uni- ed  them  to  a  native  or  spontaneous  versal  intelligence  to  be  the  stan- ingenuity  of  natural  things.  Natural  dard  and  standpoint  of  all  truth;Íž  things  struggle  for  survival,  and,  as  where  everything  would  come  to  Darwin  would  later  observe,  some Â
succeed  and  others  fail.  The  laws  of  nature  were  covenants,  products  of  experiments  and  experience. Is  it  possible  to  achieve  a  creative  reconciliation  of  these  opposing  points  of  view  as  Hegel  supposed?  I’m  certain  he  would  answer  “Yesâ€?;Íž  and  if  asked  by  whom,  he  would  point  to  himself.  But  I  believe  that  this  was  accomplished  before  him  in  a  far  better  way,  during  the  17th  century,  in  Holland,  by  Benedic- tus  de  Spinoza  (1632–1677).  This,  then,  is  my  longwinded  way  of  an- nouncing  a  third  series  of  essays,  its  subject,  and  purpose.  But  there  must  be  a  reason  for  do- ing  this.  Here  is  what  I  think.  There  is  truth  in  both  standpoints:  the  sovereign  intelligibility  of  ideas,  and  the  boundless  productivity  of  nature.  Yet,  they  stand  apart  his- torically  in  the  systems  proposed  by  Plato  and  Lucretius.  Adhering  to  these  two  truths  is  like  having  two  homesteads.  The  philosophical  mind  needs  to  dwell  in  one  place.  Spinoza  realized  this  need  and  met  LW VLPSO\ DQG HIÂżFLHQWO\ Besides,  he  was  the  only  early  modern  philosopher  who  grasped  WKH VLJQLÂżFDQFH RI WKH VFLHQWLÂżF revolution  for  our  understanding  of  the  nature  of  things;Íž  the  most  compelling  advocate  of  freedom  of  thought  upon  which  not  only  science  and  philosophy  depends,  but  also  civil  society.  He  was  not  only  a  great  metaphysician,  but  a  great  political  philosopher  also.  All  things  consid- ered,  there  is  none  wiser  than  he. Spinoza  also,  like  Hegel,  bor- rowed  Aristotle’s  idea  of  an  Un- moved  Mover.  But  unlike  Hegel,  he  equated  it  with  Nature,  which  he  equated  with  God.  God  or  Na- ture  is  the  sum  of  all  things,  which  makes  very  good  sense  when  you  think  of  it.  Finite  things  like  you  and  I,  the  chair  I  am  sitting  on,  the  house  I  live  in:  none  of  them  exists  by  itself;Íž  everything  comes  from  something  and  while  it  exists  de- pends  upon  others,  and  if  we  trace  things  back  to  their  ultimate  point  of  origin,  we  discover  that,  like  all  organic  and  inorganic  things,  our  ultimate  parent  and  constant  up- holder  is  Nature.  But  Nature  is  an  idea  as  well  as  a  productive  power,  the  order  of  Nature  is  intelligible,  a  sequence  of  causes  and  effects  that  proceed  with  regularity,  according  to  law.  So,  whatever  exists  is  inherent  in  and  is  conceived  through  Nature  or  God,  which  operates  without  beginning  or  end.  To  this  end,  Spinoza  found  it  necessary  to  exchange  an  empiri- cist  method  with  a  rationalist  one  that  proceeds  from  an  original  idea.  More  will  follow.
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Oletha ‘Lee’ Bickford, 96, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  —  A  memorial  service  will  be  held  Sunday,  June  26,  at  2  p.m.,  in  the  Coach  Barn  at  Shelburne  Farms  for  Oletha  “Leeâ€?  Bickford,  96,  who  passed  away  May  14,  2016,  in  Middlebury.  She  was  born  Nov.  1,  1919,  in  Starksboro,  the  third  oldest  of  11  children  of  the  late  Vesper  C.  and  Kate  Belle  (Moody)  Thompson. Lee  graduated  from  Bristol  High  School  in  1937,  from  the  University  of  Vermont  in  1941  with  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  elementary  education,  and  from  Boston  University  in  1963  with  a  master’s  degree  in  education.  Lee,  who  taught  school  for  42  years,  said  her  passion  for  education  was  inspired  by  nightly  history  discus- sions  with  her  father  during  her  childhood. In  1944,  she  married  Robert  “Bobâ€?  Bickford,  and  they  lived  in  several  communities  throughout  Vermont  and  Massachusetts,  with  Lee  teach- ing  school  at  each  stop.  In  1963,  they  moved  to  Ho-ÂHo-ÂKus,  N.J.,  and  she  taught  sixth  grade  in  Ridgewood  Township  for  21  years.  After  retiring  in  1984,  Lee  became  a  very  success- ful  real  estate  agent  for  two  decades. She  and  Bob  traveled  extensively,  visiting  more  than  100  countries  and  making  friends  around  the  world.  But  they  always  returned  to  Vermont  at  every  opportunity  and  considered  it  their  home.  They  were  active  philan- thropists  who  donated  both  their  time  and  money  to  institutions  throughout  the  region,  especially  the  University  of  Vermont  and  Shelburne  Farms.  UVM  awarded  Lee  an  honorary  doctorate  in  1996,  and  she  received  the  2003  Distinguished  Service  Award  from  the  UVM  Alumni  Association. Lee  is  survived  by  her  sister  Leona  Fawaz  of  Manhattan  Beach,  Calif.;Íž  her  brother  Elwyn  Thompson  and Â
OLETHA  BICKFORD his  wife  Vivian  of  Olney,  Md.;Íž  her  brothers-Âin-Âlaw  Glendon  R.  Bickford  of  Newport,  Daniel  Bickford  of  Henrico,  Va.,  Elwood  Bickford  of  6SULQJÂż HOG DQG $UWKXU $ %LFNIRUG of  Turlock,  Calif.;Íž  her  sisters-Âin-Âlaw  Evangeline  of  Newport  and  Betty  of  Underhill;Íž  and  numerous  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Bob,  who  died  in  2007;Íž  by  three  sisters,  Celia  Clime  of  Olney,  Md.,  Theda  Moran  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and  Winona  Thompson  of  6WDUNVERUR DQG E\ Âż YH EURWKHUV Warren  Thompson  of  Bristol,  Robert  Thompson  of  Lincoln,  Kenneth  Thompson  of  White  River  Junction,  and  Rudolph  Thompson  and  Vesper  Thompson  Jr.,  both  of  Starksboro. Donations  in  Oletha’s  honor  may  be  directed  to  Shelburne  Farms,  or  to  the  Vesper  &  Kate  Thompson  History  Department  Endowment,  UVM  Foundation,  411  Main  St.,  %XUOLQJWRQ 97 ¸
Donald Markwell, 81, Timmonsville, S.C. TIMMONSVILLE,  S.C.  —  Donald  L.  Markwell,  81,  of  Timmonsville,  S.C.,  died  at  home  on  April  24,  2016. He  was  born  on  June  24,  1934,  in  Keene,  N.H.  He  graduated  from  6SULQJÂż HOG 9W +LJK 6FKRRO LQ 1953.  He  farmed  in  Proctorsville,  Vt.,  then  Cornwall,  Vt.,  from  1956  to  1989. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Deanna, Â
of  Timmonsville,  S.C.,  and  children  Jo  Ann  Demarais  of  Timmonsville,  S.C.,  Brian  of  Alburgh,  Vt.,  and  David  of  Keene,  N.H. He  was  predeceased  by  son,  Arthur  of  Cornwall. A  memorial  service  will  be  held  June  19,  2016,  at  11  a.m.  at  the  Ascutneyville  Cemetery,  Ascutney,  Vt.
Robert Parker, 84, Willimantic, Maine WILLIMANTIC,  Maine  —  Robert  F.  Parker,  84,  of  Willimantic,  Maine,  died  May  20,  2016. He  was  born  June  11,  1931,  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  son  of  Robert  B.  and  Luna  (Field)  Parker.  He  is  survived  by  three  children,  Mark  Parker  and  wife  Vicki,  Bradley  Parker,  and  Betsy  Parker;Íž  three  step-Âdaughters,  Lorri  Jerry  and  husband  Matt,  Linda  Haley  and  husband  Tim,  and  Janet Â
Rokeby  Museum  wins  top  award  for  its  book FERRISBURGH  —  The  New  England  Museum  Association  has  awarded  Rokeby  Museum  in  )HUULVEXUJK Âż UVW SODFH IRU %RRNV in  its  annual  publications  competi- tion.  The  winning  title  —  “Farming  &  Feasting  with  the  Robinsons  —  pairs  the  work  of  a  contemporary  food  writer  with  the  work  of  an  artist  who  died  more  than  100  years  ago. Four  generations  of  the  Robinson  family  farmed  at  Rokeby,  their  home  now  operated  as  a  museum.  “Farming  &  Feastingâ€?  author  Jesse  Natha  checks  in  with  the  Robinsons  each  season  to  see  what’s  on  their  minds,  on  their  plates,  and  on  their  chore  lists.  Natha  pulls  from  the  museum’s  rich  collection  of  letters,  diaries,  photographs  and  household  accounts  to  explore  the  family’s  ways  of  farming,  preserving  and  eating  more  than  a  century  ago. Artist  Rowland  Evans  Robinson  was  born  at  Rokeby  in  1833  and  died  there  in  1900.  Depicting  the  many  mundane  chores  Vermont  farm- ers  shouldered  day  in  and  day  out,  Robinson  left  an  intimate  record  of  a  vanished  way  of  life.  Artistically,  WKH SLFWXUHV PD\ VHHP LQVLJQLÂż FDQW DW Âż UVW JODQFH ² WKH\ DUH VPDOO DQG drawn  in  pencil  —  but  they  reward  the  viewer  who  takes  the  time  for  a  closer  look.  Robinson’s  skill  with  a  pencil  is  sometimes  astounding,  and  the  drawings  are  often  charm- ing,  belying  the  artist’s  unmistak- able  warmth  and  affection.
“FARMING  &  FEASTING  with  the  Robinsons,�  which  chronicles  farm  life  and  food  in  the  19th  century  on  what  is  now  the  Rokeby  Museum  in  Ferrisburgh,  has  received  a  book  award  from  the  New  England  Museum  Association.
“Farming  &  Feastingâ€?  served  as  an  exhibition  catalog  for  the  museum’s  2015  exhibit,  “The  Farm:  Drawings  of  Rowland  Evans  Robinson,  1850- 1880,â€?  which  is  currently  on  view Â
MIDDLEBURY  —  Richard  Hawley  will  read  from  and  sign  “The  Three  Lives  of  Jonathan  Force,â€?  at  a  book  launch  to  be  held  Tuesday,  June  14,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Vermont  Book  Shop  in  Middlebury.  “The  Three  Lives  of  Jonathan  Forceâ€?  is  a  major  new  novel  by  the  author  of  the  beloved  classic,  “The  Headmaster’s  Papers.â€?  Told  in  three  parts,  the  book  sets  forth  the  life  of  LWV WLWOH FKDUDFWHU IURP Âż UVW VHQVH LPSUHVVLRQ WR Âż QDO EUHDWK -RQDWKDQ )RUFH LV ERUQ LQ WKH Âż QDO KRXUV RI World  War  II  and  lives  through  the  early  decades  of  this  century.  Written  in  Hawley’s  vivid,  rich  prose,  “The  Three  Lives  of  Jonathan  Forceâ€?  is  an  invigorating  book  of  ideas,  a  medi- tation  on  the  lives  of  boys  and  men,  and  a  moving  story  of  one  man’s  search  for  meaning. Richard  Hawley  grew  up  in  Arlington  Heights,  Ill.,  before  attending  Middlebury  College,  where  he  completed  his  B.A.  in  political  science.  Further  studies  took  him  to  Case  Western  Reserve  University  and  St.  John’s  College,  Cambridge  University.  He  began  his  teaching  career  at  Cleveland’s  University  School  and  would  go  on  to  teach  history,  economics, Â
philosophy  and  English  literature,  while  also  serving  the  school  as  history  department  chairman,  dean  of  students,  director  of  the  Upper  School,  and,  from  1988  until  his  retirement  in  2005,  headmaster. $ ZULWHU RI Âż FWLRQ SRHWU\ DQG OLWHUDU\ QRQÂż FWLRQ +DZOH\ KDV published  more  than  20  books  and  several  monographs.  His  essays,  articles  and  poems  have  appeared  in  dozens  of  literary,  scholarly,  and  commercial  journals,  including  The  New  York  Times,  the  Atlantic  Monthly,  and  the  Christian  Science  Monitor  and  is  represented  in  many  literary  anthologies.  For  10  years  KH WDXJKW Âż FWLRQ DQG QRQÂż FWLRQ writing  at  the  Bread  Loaf  Writers’  Conference  in  Vermont,  and  he  continues  to  teach  developing  writ- ers  in  a  variety  of  settings.  Recent  work,  including  work  in  progress,  draws  increasingly  from  depth  psychology  and  classical  philoso- phy  to  illuminate  contemporary  problems. Hawley  lives  with  his  wife,  Mary  Hawley,  a  painter  and  fabric  artist,  in  Ripton. For  more  information,  contact  Jenny  Lyons  at  802-Â388-Â2061  or  jenny@vermontbookshop.com. Â
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VERMONT  —  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  on  May  31  signed  a  law  to  help  Vermonters  who  have  had  their  licenses  suspended  and  seen  the  debt  pile  up  to  the  point  where,  in  many  cases,  they  can  no  longer  DIIRUG WR SD\ WKH Âż QHV WR JHW EDFN on  the  road  legally.  It  is  estimated  that  around  50,000  Vermonters  have  suspended  licenses  due  to  failure  to  pay  non-Âcriminal  traf- ¿ F Âż QHV 7KH JRYHUQRU VLJQHG the  law  just  over  a  year  after  he  and  Chittenden  County  State’s  Attorney  TJ  Donovan  launched  a  series  of  Driver  Restoration  Days  to  help  Vermonters  in  this  situa- tion.  The  new  law  makes  further  Restoration  Days  unnecessary.  “The  system  is  clearly  broken  when  there  are  tens  of  thousands  of  Vermonters  with  suspended  OLFHQVHV IRU IDLOXUH WR SD\ WUDIÂż F Âż QHV ´ *RY 6KXPOLQ VDLG Âł)LQHV are  supposed  to  serve  as  a  deter- rent,  not  a  permanent  economic  disability  that  keeps  people  from  legally  driving  to  work  or  taking  their  kids  to  school.  This  law  will  help  those  Vermonters  who  have  fallen  into  the  trap  of  DGGLWLRQDO Âż QHV DQG PRXQWLQJ debt  get  back  on  the  road  legally  and  will  enhance  public  safety.  I  want  to  thank  State’s  Attorney  TJ  Donovan  for  recognizing  this  problem  and  taking  the  lead  on  solving  it.â€?  The  legislation,  H.571,  termi- nates  all  non-Âcriminal  suspen- sions  from  before  July  1,  1990,  and  creates  a  statewide  Driver  Restoration  Program,  which  will  allow  Vermonters  to  pay  RII RXWVWDQGLQJ WUDIÂż F WLFN ets  for  $30  a  piece.  Under  that  program,  Vermonters  will  have  from  Sept.  1,  2016,  to  Nov.  30,  2016,  to  participate  and  pay  off  outstanding  tickets.  Details  on Â
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this  program  will  be  forthcoming  from  the  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles.  The  law  also  ends  the  practice  of  issuing  license  suspensions  for  underage  posses- sion  of  tobacco,  failure  to  pay  purchase  and  use  tax,  and  false  public  alarm  convictions.  In  February  2015,  Gov.  Shumlin  and  State’s  Attorney  Donovan  launched  Driver  Restoration  Days  as  a  way  to  help  Vermonters  ZKR KDG IDOOHQ EHKLQG RQ WUDIÂż F Âż QHV 7ZR 5HVWRUDWLRQ 'D\V ZHUH held  in  Chittenden  County  and  Windsor  County  and  thousands  of  9HUPRQWHUV SDLG RII RYHUGXH WUDIÂż F Âż QHV 7KH JRYHUQRU VLJQHG + at  Costello  Courthouse,  the  site  of  WKH Âż UVW 'ULYHU 5HVWRUDWLRQ 'D\ Christopher  Curtis,  staff  attorney  for  Vermont  Legal  Aid  and  co-Âchair  of  the  Governor’s  Council  on  Pathways  from  Poverty,  was  also  on  hand  for  the  bill  signing.  The  council’s  latest  annual  report  to  Gov.  Shumlin  LGHQWLÂż HG OLFHQVH VXVSHQVLRQ DV D VLJQLÂż FDQW EDUULHU WR HFRQRPLF advancement  for  Vermonters  ZKR Âż QG WKHPVHOYHV XQDEOH WR SD\ WKHVH Âż QHV &XUWLV VDLG WKDW almost  40  percent  of  Reach  Up  families  identify  transportation  as  a  primary  barrier  to  success  —  he  said  many  of  them  cannot  DIIRUG WR SD\ WLFNHW Âż QHV DQG HQG up  being  unable  to  drive. “This  is  an  important  step  in  getting  thousands  of  Vermonters  back  on  the  roads  safely,  legally  and  affordably,â€?  said  Christopher  Curtis,  a  Legal  Aid  attorney  and  co-Âchair  of  the  Governor’s  Council  on  Pathways  from  Poverty.  “We  see  transportation  barriers  every  day  in  our  prac- tice  and  this  new  law  will  help  many  to  get  back  on  the  road  to  opportunity.â€?
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$&6' ERDUG WR KROG ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ New  panel  that  will  run  former  ACSU  to  gather  on  June  22 By  JOHN  FLOWERS and  secretary. MIDDLEBURY  —  Vermont  Edu- It  was  on  Town  Meeting  Day  cation  Secretary  Rebecca  Holcombe  WKDW VFKRRO JRYHUQDQFH XQLÂżFD- on  June  22  will  bring  to  order  the  tion  received  an  overwhelming  ¿UVW HYHU PHHWLQJ RI WKH QHZO\ FUH- endorsement  from  residents  in  the  ated  Addison  Central  School  District  ACSU-Âmember  towns  of  Bridport,  Board. Cornwall,  Middlebury,  Ripton,  Salis- 7KH ÂżUVW $&6' ERDUG JDWKHULQJ bury,  Shoreham  and  Weybridge.  The  will  begin  at  6  p.m.  at  the  Middle- ACSD  board  will  eventually  sup- bury  Union  High  plant  all  of  those  com- School  auditorium,  with  PXQLWLHVÂś HOHPHQWDU\ a  reception  to  follow.  school  boards,  along  The  primary  task  at  that  with  the  UD-Â3  panel  meeting  will  be  to  elect  that  presides  over  Mid- a  moderator,  clerk  and  dlebury  Union  middle  treasurer,  according  to  and  high  schools. Addison  Central  Super- Plans  call  for  the  visory  Union  Superin- ACSD  board  to  begin  tendent  Peter  Burrows.  GUDIWLQJ D ÂżUVW HYHU ÂżV- Holcombe  will  serve  as  cal  year  2017  spending  the  temporary  presiding  plan  for  the  entire  uni- RIÂżFHU XQWLO WKH QHZO\ ÂżHG GLVWULFW 7KH SDQHO elected  moderator  takes  will,  over  the  course  of  over,  Burrows  said. the  ensuing  year,  take  ³7KH ERDUGÂśV DJHQGD over  additional  tasks,  DW LWV ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ ZLOO “It’s really such  as  teacher  contract  be  light,â€?  Burrows  said. exciting. negotiations  and  policy  Board  members  will  Having a development,  Burrows  also  be  asked  to  set  single board said. compensation  for  their  Meanwhile,  the  RIÂżFHUV %XUURZV KDV is going to UD-Â3  school  board  reached  out  to  other,  al- facilitate what and  elementary  school  UHDG\ XQLÂżHG GLVWULFWV WR we do for boards  will  continue  to  DVN DERXW RIÂżFHUVÂś FRP- meet  —  though  likely  kids.â€? pensation.  He  has  found  on  a  more  sporadic  ba- — Superintendent sis  —  to  pay  bills,  han- WKDW IRU H[DPSOH WKH Peter Burrows dle  student  discipline  WUHDVXUHU IRU D XQLÂżHG board  has  been  voted  and  other  operational  annual  salary  ranging  from  $1,000  tasks  that  might  arise.  The  13-Âmem- to  $3,000.  The  treasurer,  Burrows  ber  ACSD  board  will  assume  full  noted,  will  be  required  to  perform  control  on  July  1,  2017,  according  to  VRPH WDVNV DW WKH FHQWUDO RIÂżFH Burrows,  while  the  other  boards  will  The  new  ACSD  board  will  follow  WHFKQLFDOO\ H[LVW XQWLO WKH HQG RI WKDW XS LWV ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ ZLWK D UHWUHDW RQ calendar  year. July  16.  This  will  allow  members  $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO to  discuss  long-Ârange  plans  and  po- meet  on  June  21  to  discuss  pos- tentially  elect  their  chair,  vice  chair  VLEOH UHYLVLRQV WR WKH ERDUGVÂś PHHW-Â
ing  schedules. The  breadth  of  work  to  be  un- dertaken  by  the  new  ACSD  board  will  likely  warrant  twice-Âper-Âmonth  meetings,  Burrows  believes.  The  panel  will  form  various  subcommit- tees  to  do  the  legwork  on  such  major  issues  as  budgeting,  personnel  and  policy  development. Âł,WÂśV UHDOO\ H[FLWLQJ ´ %XUURZV said  of  the  new  era  that  is  about  to  EHJLQ LQ $GGLVRQ &HQWUDOÂśV KLVWRU\ “Having  a  single  board  is  going  to  facilitate  what  we  do  for  kids.â€? Meanwhile,  other  Vermont  com- munities  this  week  either  voted  on  VFKRRO JRYHUQDQFH XQLÂżFDWLRQ RU DUH preparing  to  do  so. Orwell  residents  on  June  21  will  ¿HOG IRU WKH VHFRQG WLPH D SURSRVDO XQGHU 9HUPRQWÂśV $FW WR MRLQ ÂżYH Rutland  County  communities  in  a  XQLÂżHG 6ODWH 9DOOH\ 8QLÂżHG 8QLRQ School  District.  Orwell  citizens  back  on  April  12  voted  211  to  121  against  joining  Castleton,  West  Haven,  Hub- bardton,  Benson  and  Fair  Haven  in  D QHZ XQLÂżHG XQLRQ VFKRRO GLVWULFW that  would  be  governed  by  a  single,  18-Âmember  board.  Orwell  was  the  only  member  of  the  current  Addi- son-ÂRutland  Supervisory  Union  that  YRWHG DJDLQVW WKDW XQLÂżFDWLRQ SODQ Addison  Northeast  voters  are  gearing  up  for  a  vote  on  governance  XQLÂżFDWLRQ WKLV 1RYHPEHU Meanwhile,  residents  in  four  oth- er  supervisory  unions  in  Vermont  ¿HOGHG VFKRRO JRYHUQDQFH XQLÂżFD- tion  votes  on  Tuesday,  June  7.  The  measure  passed  in  the  Chittenden  South  and  Washington  West  supervi- sory  unions.  It  failed  in  the  Franklin  Northeast  and  Orleans  Central  su- pervisory  unions. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.
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&OHUJ\ KRVW 98+6 VHQLRUV DW RSHUD KRXVH VERGENNES  —  The  Vergennes  area  clergy  hosted  Vergennes  Union  High  School  class  of  2016  baccalau- reate  service  at  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  on  Sunday,  June  5.  This  was  WKH ÂżUVW \HDU WKH FOHUJ\ ZHUH DVNHG to  host  the  service  off-Âsite  from  the  high  school.  They  said  they  were  pleased  at  the  great  turnout  of  almost  200  people,  including  graduates.  The  crowd  sang  and  enjoyed  mu- sic  by  the  Victory  Baptist  Church  or-Â
chestra  and  a  solo  by  graduate  Emily  Lalumiere.  The  graduates  and  com- munity  were  challenged  by  graduate  6KDZQQD 9DQGHUZH\ÂśV VWRU\ RI IDLWK DQG /LVVD *HERÂśV 98+6 reading  of  Romans  12  from  “The  Message.â€?  VUHS  Ag  Science  teach- HU %LOO 9DQ 'H :HHUW 98+6 delivered  a  baccalaureate  address. Participating  clergy  and  churches  included  the  Vergennes  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  Champlain Â
Valley  Christian  Reform  Church,  Vergennes  Methodist  Church,  St.  3HWHUœV &DWKROLF &KXUFK DQG 9LF- tory  Baptist  Church.  The  Gideons  provided  free  Bibles  to  the  graduates  and  their  guests.  A  reception  after- ward  provided  an  opportunity  for  the  graduates  and  their  families  to  visit  with  one  another. The  participating  clergy  said  they  were  appreciative  and  grateful  for  the  community  support.
PSB (Continued  from  Page  2A) chairman  of  the  Senate  House  Natu- ral  Resources  &  Energy  Committee  that  crafted  S.230.  Bray  sent  an  email  message  to  his  fellow  legislators  on  Monday  urging  them  to  salvage  S.230.  He  included  a  draft  of  a  re- SODFHPHQW ELOO WKDW KH VDLG ³¿[HV WKH items  cited  by  the  governor.� ³7KH DFKLHYDELOLW\ RI WKLV ¾¿[œ LV UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH GUDIW ELOO LWVHOI LQ D SDJH ELOO WKHUH DUH RQO\ FKDQJHG lines,  and  one  section  inserted  (Sec- WLRQ $ ZDV OHIW RXW RI WKH ¿QDO ELOO
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ful  special  session  was  facing  some  push-Âback  as  the  Independent  went  to  press  Wednesday  afternoon. VT  Digger  reported  that  House  Republican  Leader  Rep.  Don  Turner,  R-ÂMilton,  said  his  caucus  is  prepared  WR VXSSRUW DQ RYHUULGH RI 6KXPOLQÂśV veto,  but  would  oppose  any  attempt  to  modify  the  bill.  An  override  would  require  a  two-Âthirds  majority  vote  of  lawmakers,  while  passage  of  a  new  bill  would  require  a  simple  majority. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.
MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  Union  High  School  students,  teach- ers  and  administrators  gathered  at  the  Memorial  Sports  Center  on  Tuesday  IRU WKH VFKRROÂśV ÂżQDO DVVHPEO\ RI WKH year.  A  large  number  of  awards  were  given  to  students  to  recognize  their  achievements.  The  honors  awarded  ZHUH COMMUNITY  SERVICE MUHS  Community  Service  $ZDUGV SOXV KRXUV %HQMDPLQ Balparda,  Nicholas  Beauchamp,  Abigail  Benz,  MaKayla  Foster,  Lucy  Groves,  Alyssa  Lucia,  Jacob  Martin  and  Joshua  Girard. 7KH 3UHVLGHQWÂśV 9ROXQWHHU 6HUYLFH $ZDUG 1LFKRODV %HDXFKDPS 6W 0LFKDHOÂśV %RRN $ZDUGV $EL- gail  Benz  and  Dace  Eaton. The  North  Country  Federal  Credit  8QLRQ &RPPXQLW\ 6HUYLFH $ZDUG Nicholas  Beauchamp. United  Way  Volunteer  Youth  $ZDUG 0D.D\OD )RVWHU GUIDANCE  AWARDS *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ *LUOVÂś 6WDWH 3URJUDP $ELJDLO %HQ] DQG &ODLUH Wulfman. *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ %R\VÂś 6WDWH 3URJUDP 6SHQFHU &DUSHQWHU +HQU\ Ganey,  Andrew  Gleason,  Jakub  Kraus,  Josef  Langevin,  Patrick  Mes- senger,  Lucas  Pyle,  Douglas  Sandler  and  Brett  Viens. GOVERNOR’S  INSTITUTES 7KH 6XPPHU ,QVWLWXWH RQ WKH $UWV Hadley  Evans-ÂNash,  Lucy  Groves,  Kayla  Hoffman  and  Indigo  Woods. The  Institute  on  Current  Issues  <RXWK $FWLYLVP 6LODV &RQORQ Tulley  Hescock,  Anna  Hodson  and  Katherine  Wallace. 7KH ,QVWLWXWH RQ 0DWKHPDWLFV Dace  Eaton  and  Bastiaan  Phair. The  Institute  on  Environmental  6FLHQFH 7HFKQRORJ\ %HQMDPLQ Balparda,  Abigail  Benz,  Leigh  Bo- glioli  and  Lillian  Cotell. The  Institute  on  Engineering;Íž  Jack  Deppman,Krystian  Gombosi,  Jakub  Kraus  and  Ethan  Reiderer. The  Institute  on  Information  Tech- QRORJ\ +DQQDK :LOOLDPV 7KH ,QVWLWXWH RQ (QWUHSUHQHXUVKLS Ezra  Marks. 7KH ,QVWLWXWH RQ <RXQJ :ULWHUV Allison  Cherrier. Twenty-ÂFirst  Century  Discovery  Awards  *UDGH %HQMDPLQ &UDZIRUG 0L- chael  Huber,  Justin  Jackson,  Justin  Koontz,  Sarah  Grace  Kutter,  Natali Â
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SALISBURY  —  The  Tyson  Trio  —  Dianne  Pettipaw,  violin;Íž  Gabriel  Mairson,  horn;Íž  and  Anne  Tyson,  pi- ano  —  will  present  a  concert  at  the  Salisbury  Congregational  Church  RQ )ULGD\ -XQH DW S P They  will  play  works  by  Beethoven,  Schumann,  Bruch  and  Brahms.  The  church  is  handicap  accessible  through  the  rear  entrance;Íž  a  free-Âwill  donation  would  be  appreciated.
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Wednesday,  June  15 Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  June  15,  9:30  a.m.-Â2:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  EMS  Building,  55  Collins  Drive.  All  blood  types  needed.  Info  and  appointments  to  donate  blood  or  platelets:  redcrossblood.org  or  1-Â800-Â733-Â2767. Blood  drive  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  June  15,  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Mountain  Health  Center,  74  Munsill  Ave.  All  blood  types  needed.  Info  and  appointments  to  donate  blood  or  platelets:  redcrossblood.org  or  1-Â800-Â733-Â2767. Free  community  meditation  group  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  June  15,  6-Â6:45  p.m.,  Yarn  &  Yoga,  25A  Main  St.  Silent  night  practice.  Peace  within  ‌  peace  to  all.  Info:  802-Â453-Â7799. $QQXDO EHQHÂż W DXFWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Wednesday,  June  15,  6  p.m.,  behind  St.  Mary’s  Rectory,  326  College  St.  Knights  of  Columbus  auction  featur- ing  many  donated  local  goods  and  services.  Food,  drinks  and  preview  starting  at  5  p.m.  Auctioneer:  Tom  %URXJKWRQ %ULQJ \RXU RZQ FKDLU UDIĂ€ H GXULQJ auction.
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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Special Book Signing with author Megan Price at Rutland Free Library on June 11 from 2:30 to 4pm
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Lap-Âsit  story  time  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  June  16,  11  a.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Special  “start  of  summerâ€?  story  time  for  ages  0-Â3  (program  normally  runs  on  the  second  7KXUVGD\ 6WRULHV UK\PHV VRQJV DQG Âż QJHUSOD\V in  a  low-Âstress  environment  before  the  library  opens.  Info:  www.plattlib.org  or  897-Â2647.
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Farmers’  market  anniversary  celebra- tion  in  Brandon.  Friday,  June  17,  9  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Central  Park.  The  Brandon  Farmers’  Market  celebrates  its  35th  year  with  live  music  by  the  Pitch  Benders,  face  painting,  drawings  of  items  donated  by  local  merchants  and  lots  of  great  food.  Nearly  50  vendors  will  be  on  site.  National  Theatre  live  broadcast  of  “A  View  from  the  Bridgeâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  17,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  great  Arthur  Miller  confronts  the  American  dream  in  this  dark  and  passionate  tale.  Tickets  $17,  $10  students,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ
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4-ÂH/Open  Horse  Show  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  June  18,  8:30  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  grounds.  New  Haven  Twilight  BACKYARD BOOT CAMP — High intensity, interval workout Tails  4-ÂH  club  hosts  its  14th  annual  IRU VWUHQJWK FDUGLRYDVFXODU Ă€ WQHVV DJLOLW\ HWF :HGQHVGD\V two-Âday  horse  show.  Food  available  D P DQG 6DWXUGD\V D P DOO VXPPHU DQG IDOO for  purchase.  Continues  Sunday. yard  sale  in  Vergennes.  ,Q :H\EULGJH 97 $OO OHYHOV ZHOFRPH 2QJRLQJ FODVVHV FDOO City-Âwide  Saturday,  June  18,  9  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  802-343-7160 RU HPDLO ginger54@sover.net ZHEVLWH www. around  the  city.  Dozens  of  yard  sales  all  around,  plus  on  the  city  gingerlambert.com green,  with  both  businesses  and  UHVLGHQWV SDUWLFLSDWLQJ 2IÂż FLDO PDS Chicken  and  biscuit  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  will  be  online  at  addisoncounty. June  11,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  com/yardsale  or  at  the  info  booth  on  the  green.  Rain  Church.  Buffet-Âstyle  dinner  of  chicken  and  biscuits,  or  shine. VWXIÂż QJ YHJHWDEOH UROO DQG GHVVHUW $GXOWV FKLO Celebrate  Solar  event  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  dren  $5.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-Â3150. June  18,  11  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Champlain  Orchards.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  June  11,  Summertime  tours  throughout  the  state  to  give  Free  college  counseling  workshop  at  6:30-Â8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Vermonters  the  opportunity  to  get  an  up-Âclose  view  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  June  10,  8:15  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  solar  systems  and  learn  about  the  technology,  a.m.-Â12:30  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  hall.  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  VRODU HFRQRPLFV DQG EHQHÂż WV WR WKH FRPPXQLW\ Event  is  open  to  all  but  preference  is  given  to  high  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  Info:  www.revermont.org/celebtrate-Âsolar. school  juniors.  The  program  gives  an  overview  of  the  donation:  $2.50.  general  selective  college  application  process.  Parents  “Macbethâ€?  opera  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  11,  “New  Music  from  the  Pointâ€?  concert  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  June  18,  1:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  and  students  will  attend  separate  events  concur- 8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  Congregational  Church.  Premiere  concert  no.  rently.  Registration  deadline  June  6.  Registration  of  Middlebury  presents  Verdi’s  rarely  performed  2  of  new  music  from  Camp  Point  CounterPoint.  and  info:  http://www.middlebury.edu/admissions/start/ “Macbeth,â€?  with  a  cast  of  professional  singers  directed  Composers,  instrumentalists,  vocalists.  Free  ccworkshop. by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  orchestra  conducted  by  admission. Gallery  talk  and  reception  at  Middlebury  College.  musical  director  Emmanuel  Plasson.  Pre-Âperformance  Pocock  Rocks  music  festival  and  street  fair  Friday,  June  10,  2  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  talk  at  7  p.m.  Tickets  $55/$60/$75,  available  at  the  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  June  18,  3-Â8  p.m.,  down- Dance  Theatre  and  Museum.  Museum  Director  and  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ town  Bristol.  Regional  bands,  wine,  microbrews,  Professor  of  History  Richard  Saunders  talks  about  hard  ciders,  specialty  food  and  craft  vendors  the  current  exhibit,  “Paul  Strand  in  Vermont:  1943- and  kids’  activities.  Info:  ian@bristolcore.org  or  1946.â€?  Many  of  Strand’s  photographs  are  on  exhibit.  802-Â760-Â6076. Reception  follows.  Free.  Info:  http://museum.middle- “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  orches- tra  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 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Also  on  June  11. Â
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bury.edu. “2nd  Friday  in  Middleburyâ€?  arts  event.  Friday,  June  10,  5-Â7  p.m.,  downtown  Middlebury.  Numerous  Middlebury  businesses  will  offer  extended  hours  and  special  exhibits  or  art  performances.  Participants  include  Edgewater  Gallery  on  the  Green,  51  Main,  Dog  Lake  Trading  Co.  and  more.  Info:  802-Â989-Â7419  or  info@edgewatergallery-Âvt.com. Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  10,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Edgewater  Gallery  on  the  Green.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  “Janis  Sanders:  Back  Roads  &  Country  Places,â€?  which  runs  through  June.  Info:  802-Â989-Â7419  or  edgewatergallery-Âvt.com. Open  studio  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  10,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Sarah  Wesson  studio,  Battell  Building  204,  10  Merchants  Row.  Sarah  Wesson  opens  her  studio  GXULQJ WKH Âż UVW Âł QG )ULGD\V´ DUWV ZDON LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Free  guided  meditation  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  10,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Chocolates.  Jennifer  Parmelee,  local  yoga  teacher,  doula  and  author,  will  give  a  short  talk  and  lead  a  guided  meditation  featur- ing  practices  presented  on  her  new  CD,  “Sit  Within  Yourself.â€?  Q&A  follows.  Coffee  and  chocolates  avail- able  for  purchase. “Macbethâ€?  opera  cover  cast  performance  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  10,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury’s  cover  cast  pres- ents  Verdi’s  rarely  performed  “Macbeth,â€?  with  a  cast  of  professional  singers  directed  by  Douglas  Anderson,  and  piano  accompaniment.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  S P 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.
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Prize  bingo  in  Leicester.  Saturday,  June  11,  1  p.m.,  Leicester  Senior  Center.  Refreshments  served.  No  bingo  in  July  or  August. Middlebury  College  alumni  and  faculty  author  read- ings  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  June  11,  1-Â2  p.m.,  Axinn  229.  New  England  Review  presents  Katherine  Arden,  Cedar  Attanasio,  Theo  Padnos,  Christopher  Shaw  and  Jeneva  Burroughs  Stone,  who  ZLOO UHDG IURP D UDQJH RI Âż FWLRQ DQG HVVD\V ,QIR FNXH bler@middlebury.edu. “Getting  to  Know  the  Heroes  of  the  Revolutionâ€?  lecture  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  June  11,  2-Â3:30  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Historian  and  journalist  Jack  Kelly  discusses  Revolutionary  War  characters  Seth  Warner,  Henry  Knox  and  others.  Info:  948-Â2000.
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Special  Civil  War  church  service  in  Starksboro.  Sunday,  June  12,  11  a.m.,  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  House.  Chaplain  Michael  Blakeslee  of  the  Second  Vermont  Volunteer  Infantry,  accompanied  by  Lois  Burbank,  leads  a  re-Âcreation  of  a  typical  Civil  War-Âera  church  service.  Community  picnic  in  East  Middlebury.  Sunday,  June  12,  noon,  Sarah  Partridge  Community  House.  East  Middlebury  residents  are  invited  for  the  annual  town  picnic.  Meal  served  at  12:30  p.m.,  with  hot  dogs,  hamburgers,  beverages,  cake,  ice  cream  and  table  settings  provided.  Bring  a  dish  to  share.  Free  community  dinner  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  June  12,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Parish  Hall.  Enjoy  a  meal  with  family,  neighbors  and  friends.  Menu:  sliced  ham,  SDVWD VDODGV DQG WKH Âż [LQJV DORQJ ZLWK EHYHUDJHV and  dessert.  Info:  802-Â453-Â2563. Public  readings  in  Rochester.  Sunday,  June  12,  5:30  p.m.,  BigTown  Gallery.  Prize-Âwinning  journalist  and  author  Thomas  Powers  and  poet,  playwright,  memoir- ist  and  performance  artist  Chin  Woon  Ping  read  from  their  work.  Part  of  the  Joan  Hutton  Landis  Summer  Reading  Series. Â
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Addison  County  Democratic  Committee  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  June  13,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library  meeting  room.  Come  meet  Democratic  candidates  for  the  next  legislative  biennium  and  learn  about  plans  for  the  2016  election  season. Â
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Gubernatorial  candidates’  forum  in  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  June  14,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Eric  Davis,  profes- sor  emeritus  at  Middlebury  College,  moderates.  Peter  Galbraith,  Bruce  Lisman,  Sue  Minter  and  Phil  Scott  will  participate.  Come  with  questions.  Free.  RSVPs  to  the  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce  are  appreciated:  388-Â7951  or  info@addisoncountry.com.  Refugee  resettlement  conversation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  June  14,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  The  Rotary  Club  of  Middlebury  hosts  a  community  conversation  titled  “Integrating  New  Vermonters:  Understanding  the  Opportunities  and  Challenges  of  Refugee  Resettlement  and  Immigration.â€?  At  6:45  there  will  be Â
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4-ÂH/Open  Horse  Show  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  June  19,  8:30  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  grounds.  New  Haven  Twilight  Tails  4-ÂH  club  hosts  its  14th  annual  two-Âday  horse  show.  Food  available  for  purchase. Kids’  Pirate  Festival  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  June  19,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  Come  in  costume  and  enjoy  pirate- themed  activities,  sing-Âalongs  and  make-Âand-Âtake  crafts  for  the  whole  family.  Info:  www.lcmm.org. Chicken  barbecue  in  Lincoln.  Sunday,  June  19,  11:30  a.m.,  Lincoln  Fire  Station,  34  Gove  Hill  Road.  The  Lincoln  Volunteer  Fire  Company  hosts  its  annual  chicken  BBQ. Â
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Blood  drive  in  Brandon.  Monday,  June  20,  noon-Â5  p.m.,  Brandon  American  Legion.  Walk  in  or,  for  an  appointment,  visit  redcrossblood.org  or  call  1-Â800-Â733-Â2767. Vergennes  Partnership  annual  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  June  20,  5:30-Â7  p.m.,  Kennedy  Brothers.  Come  celebrate  recent  accom- plishments  and  discuss  community  projects  in  prog- ress.  Presentation  of  a  community  service  award.  Guest  speaker  is  Gary  Holloway,  coordinator  of  the  Vermont  State  Downtown  Program,  who  will  talk  about  the  importance  of  investing  in  the  future  of  downtowns.  Cash  bar,  hors  d’oeuvres.  Info:  vergen- nespartnership@gmail.com. Vergennes  City  Band  rehearsal  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  June  20,  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:  vergennescity- band@gmail.com. Town  Republican  Committee  meeting  in  Bristol.  Monday,  June  20,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.,  upstairs.  No  potluck.  Info:  453-Â5161  or  453-Â3439. Movie  Night  in  Shoreham.  Monday,  June  20,  7  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  The  library  will  screen  a  brand-Ânew  animated  Disney  release  (PG)  on  a  10-Âfoot  screen.  Popcorn  and  soda.  Info:  www.plat- tlib.org  or  897-Â2647.
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Free  foot  care/blood  pressure  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  June  21,  10  a.m.- noon,  Middlebury  Rec  Center,  154  Creek  Road.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Offered  by  ACHHH. Â
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Teddy  Bear  Picnic  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  June  22,  noon-Â1  p.m.,  veterans’  memorial  on  the  town  green.  Join  Ted  E.  Bear  of  the  Vermont  Teddy  Bear  Co.  for  a  parade  to  the  playground,  where  there  will  be  stories,  songs  and  games.  Free  lunches  for  the  ¿ UVW FKLOGUHQ Backpack  Theater  in  Brandon.  Wednesday,  June  S P %UDQGRQ 7RZQ +DOO 7KLV 6KHOGRQ theater  troupe,  consisting  of  actors  ages  6-Â17,  SUHVHQWV Âł6OHHSLQJ %HDXW\´ DQG Âł:LOG 7KLQJV ´ $GXOWV VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV DQG PLOLWDU\ Story  Matters  storytelling  group  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  June  22,  4  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Addison  Central  School  District  organiza- tion  meeting  and  celebration  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  June  22,  6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  +LJK 6FKRRO DXGLWRULXP &HOHEUDWH WKH IRUPDWLRQ RI WKH QHZ XQLÂż HG VFKRRO GLVWULFW ZLWK D UHFHSWLRQ DIWHU the  organization  meeting.  Divine  sleep  yoga  nidra  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  -XQH S P <DUQ <RJD $ 0DLQ 6W )UHH JXLGHG UHOD[DWLRQ WKDW FUHDWHV D KHDO ing  space  between  awake  and  asleep  where  you  can  receive  the  ultimate  power  nap  that  goes  well  EH\RQG QRUPDO VOHHS ,QIR Town  band  concert  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  June  22,  7  p.m.,  town  green.  Bring  a  lawn  chair,  blanket  or  picnic  dinner  and  enjoy  an  evening  of  small- town  entertainment. Â
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Junior  Fishing  Derby  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  June  24,  all  day,  Vergennes  Falls  Basin.  Annual  event  packed  with  learning  DFWLYLWLHV ERDW ULGHV PXVLF IRRG DQG ORWV RI Âż VK LQJ ,QIR RU PDUVXOOL#DRO FRP Arts  Walk  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  June  24,  5-Â7  p.m.,  downtown  Vergennes.  Monthly  summer  arts  walk  IHDWXULQJ H[KLELWV PXVLFLDQV FRPHGLDQV DFWRUV DQG SRHWV DQG ORFDWLRQV DURXQG WKH /LWWOH &LW\ ,QIR KWWS YHUJHQQHVGRZQWRZQ RUJ DUWV ZDON Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  June  S P 9HUJHQQHV &RQJUHJDWLRQDO Church.  Meals  are  held  the  fourth  Friday  of  the  PRQWK 7KLV PRQWKÂśV PHQX FROG WXUNH\ VDODGV bread  and  dessert. PTP/NYC  work  in  progress,  “Good,â€?  at  Middlebury Â
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Arts  center  open  day  in  Brandon.  7KXUVGD\ -XQH S P &RPSDVV Music  and  Arts  Center.  The  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Foundation  is  holding  an  open  day  to  show  some  of  the  work  of  the  foundation  over  the  past  three  years.  Tours  of  the  Phonograph  Room,  electric  train  demonstration,  children’s  reading  time,  puppets,  free  ice  cream  and  more.  2Q H[KLELW Âł7KH 6N\ÂśV WKH /LPLW´ SDVWHOV )UHH ,QIR RU HGQD#EUDQGRQ PXVLF QHW Strawberry  festival  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  June  S P 6KRUHKDP &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK Annual  event  featuring  strawberries,  plain  or  in  pie  or  sundaes,  or  with  ice  cream. Emily  Dickinson  poetry  discussion  in  Bristol.  7KXUVGD\ -XQH S P %ULVWRO %DNHU\ Vermont  Family  Forest  welcomes  long-Âtime  Middlebury  College  professor  John  Elder  for  an  HYHQLQJ RI H[SORULQJ 'LFNLQVRQÂśV SRHWU\ 9LVLW ZZZ familyforests.org/public-Âeducation/events.shtml  IRU D OLVW RI SRHPV WKDW ZLOO EH GLVFXVVHG 'URS ins  welcome.  Free  event.  Coffee,  tea  and  cookies  available  for  purchase.
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Heroes  of  the  Revolution HISTORIAN  AND  JOURNALIST  Jack  Kelly  will  be  at  the  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site  in  Orwell  on  Saturday,  June  11,  at  2  p.m.  to  give  a  talk  titled  “Getting  to  Know  the  Heroes  of  the  Revolution.�  The  event  is  part  of  Vermont  Days  Weekend,  June  11  and  12,  when  there  is  free  admission  to  all  Vermont  State  Historic  Sites  and  day  use  state  parks.
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Vermont  in  the  ’40s “SLAB  HOLLOW  SHOPâ€?  is  an  image  from  the  summer  exhibit  “Paul  Strand  in  Vermont:  1943-Â1946â€?  at  the  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  Museum  Director  Richard  Saunders  will  give  a  free  gallery  talk  on  the  exhibit  on  Friday,  June  10,  at  2  p.m.,  at  the  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  with  a  reception  following. Â
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BRANDON  COUSINO,  PICTURED  with  Head  Lion  Chuck  Burkins,  recently  donated  $2,402  to  the  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  junior  and  state  champion  wrestler’s  donation  was  supported  by  a  half-Âdozen  local  businesses  and  several  of  his  family  PHPEHUV 7KH Âż QDO WRWDO ZDV EDVHG RQ KLV RXWVWDQGLQJ SHUIRUPDQFH RQ the  mat  this  winter,  with  the  amount  of  his  and  other  donors’  gifts  de- pending  on  his  results.  Photo  courtesy  of  Kirk  Cousino
Wrestling champ raised $2.4K for Lions charity By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  Vergennes  Union  High  School  junior  Brandon  Cousino  recently  handed  a  $2,402  check  to  the  Vergennes  Lions  Club,  some  of  it  his  own  money,  most  of  it  community  donations,  and  all  of  it  based  on  his  state  championship  wrestling  season  at  182  pounds  this  past  winter.  Cousino,  a  17-Âyear-Âold  Ferrisburgh  resident,  recruited  a  half-Âdozen  businesses  in  the  Vergennes  area  and  elsewhere  in  the  county  plus  several  family  members  to  donate  to  the  Lions’  charitable  initiatives,  with  the  amounts  depending  on  how  well  Cousino  fared  on  the  mat. And  that  turned  out  to  be  about  as  ZHOO DV SRVVLEOH +H Âż QLVKHG won  a  number  of  tough  out-Âof-Âstate  tournaments,  breezed  to  the  state  championship  in  his  weight  class, Â
and  earned  his  100th  victory  this  winter. Cousino  asked  donors  to  give  $6  per  victory  by  pin,  $5  per  technical  fall  (a  win  by  15  points  or  more),  $4  per  major  decision  (a  win  by  8  to  14  points),  and  $3  per  decision  (a  win  by  1  to  7  points). Cousino  then  chipped  in  $92  of  his  own  cash.  He  donated  $2  per  victory,  plus  when  Cousino  did  suffer  a  rare  setback,  he  matched  the  same  amounts  his  donors  gave  for  his  wins  —  for  example  if  he  lost  by  pin,  Cousino  donated  $6. Cousino  said  he  hoped  the  money  would  make  a  difference  for  the  Vergennes  Lions,  a  group  that  has  taken  on  projects  such  as  building  handicap  ramps  for  those  in  need,  as  well  as  donating  eyeglasses  to  many  folks.    Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.
By  SAM  HARTLEY MIDDLEBURY  —  Usually  we  say  that  the  kids  are  “going  away  to  collegeâ€?  because  they’re  doing  just  that:  going  away  and  leaving  their  parents  behind.  Not  so  for  Caitlin  McCluskey,  who  this  past  Saturday  graduated  from  Community  College  of  Vermont  alongside  her  mother,  Angela  McCluskey. While  the  two  Cornwall  residents  have  not  actually  attended  class  together  during  their  time  at  CCV,  Angela,  46,  says  the  opportunity  to  graduate  with  her  20-Âyear-Âold  daughter  LV D UHZDUG LQ LWVHOI DQG D VLJQLÂż HU RI the  close  relationship  between  the  two. “The  fun  part  about  graduating  with  my  daughter  —  my  mini-Âme  —  is  that  it’s  like  that  little  cherry  on  top  of  doing  all  of  this,â€?  said  Angela.  “It’s  really  great  because  we’re  pretty  close.â€? 6XUSULVLQJO\ WKLV LVQÂśW HYHQ WKH Âż UVW time  that  mother  and  daughter  have  graduated  together  in  the  McCluskey  family.  “In  1991  I  graduated  with  my  bache- lor’s  with  my  mom  in  criminal  justice,â€?  Angela  said.  “I  wanted  to  be  a  police  RIÂż FHU ZKHQ , JRW RXW RI KLJK VFKRRO ´ “It’s  like  our  little  mini-Âtradition  almost,â€?  Caitlin  added. In  a  June  4  graduation  ceremony  at  Norwich  University’s  Shapiro  Field  +RXVH LQ 1RUWKÂż HOG ERWK 0F&OXVNH\V received  associate’s  degrees  —  Caitlin  in  liberal  studies  and  Angela  in  accounting.  They  were  among  more  than  550  students  from  across  the  state  who  received  degrees  at  the  event,  where  the  main  speakers  were  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  and  Mark  Redmond,   executive  director  of  Spectrum  Youth  and  Family  Services. CCV  is  Vermont’s  second  largest  college,  serving  over  7,000  students  each  semester,  with  12  locations  plus  online  learning  options. Whereas  Angela  has  taken  her  courses  exclusively  online,  Caitlin  has  attended  CCV  classes  both  online  and  in-Âperson  at  the  Middlebury  and  Rutland  locations.  Yet,  while  their  different  degree  programs,  differ- ent  methods  of  attending  classes  and  Angela’s  prior  bachelor’s  degree  have  prevented  the  two  from  crossing  paths  in  CCV’s  classrooms,  the  two  VWLOO Âż QG ZD\V WR VXSSRUW RQH DQRWKHU academically. “I  had  this  complete  breakdown Â
THE  MOTHER-ÂDAUGHTER  DUO  of  Angela,  right,  and  Caitlin  McClusky  last  weekend  both  earned  degrees  at  the  Community  College  of  Vermont  commencement  ceremony. Independent  photo/Sam  Hartley
DERXW P\ Âż QDO 6HPLQDU LQ (GXFDWLRQDO Inquiry  paper  and,  silly  me,  left  it  until  the  last  minute,â€?  said  Caitlin.  “(Mom)  was  like,  ‘You  have  to  do  this.  Just  do  it.’â€? “I  gave  her  a  bunch  of  ideas,  some  writing  prompts,â€?  said  Angela. It  would  appear  that  her  mother’s  help  did  the  trick  for  Caitlin.  “She  got  on  the  President’s  List  with  a  4.0  GPA,  with  a  full  course  load  of  classes,â€?  the  proud  mother  said. “I  was  so  pumped,â€?  Caitlin  said. Angela  also  received  some  welcome  acknowledgment  for  her  academic  achievements  at  CCV.  With  a  3.76  GPA,  Angela  was  accepted  into  Phi  7KHWD .DSSD WKH RIÂż FLDO KRQRU VRFL ety  recognized  by  the  American  Association  of  Community  Colleges.  “That’s  an  accomplishment  for  me,â€?  she  said. Both  Caitlin  and  Angela  had Â
positive  things  to  say  about  CCV.  Angela  appreciated  the  versatility  of  her  new  accounting  degree.  “The  knowledge  that  I  gained  from  (my  previous  degree)?  That  was  good.  The  knowledge  that  I  gained  from  CCV?  That  will  take  me  so  much  further  forward  than  what  I  already  have,â€?  Angela  said. “With  the  accounting  degree,â€?  she  continued,  “I  can  move  forward  and  get  my  bachelor’s  in  accounting,  or  my  master’s  in  business  administration  with  a  specialization  in  accounting.  Five  more  classes  and  I  can  (become  D FHUWLÂż HG SXEOLF DFFRXQWDQW ´ Caitlin,  who  has  taken  steps  to  attend  Castleton  University,  most  appreciated  the  personalized  help  that  she  got  from  her  adviser  at  CCV.  “I  mean,  I  like  my  adviser  at  Castleton,  but  my  adviser  at  CCV  is  just  amazing,â€?  she  said.
While  Angela  is  weighing  her  options  for  where  she  wants  to  go  next  with  her  degree,  Caitlin  has  a  more  GHÂż QLWH SODQ 1H[W VHPHVWHU VKH ZLOO attend  and  live  on  campus  at  Castleton  University,  where  she  will  major  in  Health  Science.  “Everything  that  I’ve  done  so  far  just  feels  like  a  stepping  stone  to  the  next  thing,â€?  Caitlin  said.  “Liberal  studies,  health  science  —  which  I  can’t  really  get  a  job  in,  you  have  to  go  to  grad  school  for  that  —  then  I’ll  ¿ QLVK ZLWK SK\VLFDO WKHUDS\ VWXII ´ It  would  appear  then  that  Caitlin  is  closely  following  her  mother’s  advice,  which  is  to  think  beyond  the  short-Âterm.  “You  think  of  short-Âterm  when  you’re  getting  out  of  high  school,â€?  Angela  said.  “It’s  just  your  one-Âto- ¿ YH \HDU JRDO 0\ DGYLFH WR ERWK RI my  kids  is  to  think  long-Âterm.â€?
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‘2nd  Fridays  in  Middlebury’ kicks  off  season  this  week MIDDLEBURY  —  The  follow- ing  Middlebury  businesses  will  be  participating  in  “2nd  Fridays  in  Mid- dleburyâ€?  this  week  on  June  10,  from  5-Â7  p.m.  unless  otherwise  noted.  The  listed  business  will  offer  extended  hours  and  special  exhibits  or  art  per- formances.  •  Edgewater  Gallery  on  the  Green.  Opening  reception  for  “Back  Roads  and  Country  Places,â€?  works  by  Janis  Sanders. •  Sarah  Wesson  Studio.  Oils  and  watercolors.  Follow  the  signs  on  the  VHFRQG Ă€RRU RI 0HUFKDQWV 5RZ •  Otter  Creek  Kitchenware  and  Electronics.  Screening  of  “The  Sound  of  Musicâ€?  as  a  special  home  WKHDWHU GHPRQVWUDWLRQ ÂżOOLQJ WKH store  with  “the  happiest  sound  in  all  the  world.â€? •  Middlebury  Chocolates.  The Â
store,  in  conjunction  with  the  Ver- mont  Book  Shop,  hosts  a  signing  and  guided  meditation  with  author  Jenni- fer  Parmelee,  6:30-Â8  p.m. •  Buy  Again  Alley.  Sale  on  jeans,  tees  and  button-Âups. •  51  Main.  Art  by  the  students  of  Tim  O’Leary  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  David  and  Mimi  Bain  perform  American  roots  music •  Edgewater  Gallery  at  Middle- bury  Falls.  Oil  paintings  by  TJ  Cun- ningham. •  Dog  Lake  Trading  Co.  Artwork  by  Brian  Hewitt. •  Vermont’s  Own  Products.  Sam- ples  of  local  goodies. For  further  information  on  Mid- dlebury  2nd  Fridays,  contact  the  in- dividual  businesses,  call  Edgewater  Gallery  at  802-Â989-Â7419  or  email  info@edgewatergallery-Âvt.com.
was  Haddock’s  principal  at  Bristol  Elementary  for  a  number  of  years. Among  the  honors  Haddock  has  received  are  an  ANeSU  special  edu- cation  award  (1997),  the  ANeSU  Ed- ucation  Award  (2003),  and  the  Patri- cia  Cummings  Pierce  Excellence  in  Teaching  Award  (2005).  In  2013  she  was  among  those  honored  statewide  on  Vermont  Outstanding  Teachers  Recognition  Day. Looking  ahead  to  where  her  path  will  go  after  June  9,  Haddock’s  zest  for  living  is  evident.  Along  with  continuing  to  help  her  husband  in  the  family  business,  Shelburne’s  Gardenside  Nurseries,  Haddock  has  a  range  of  hobbies  and  interests  to  explore. “I  love  photography,  especially  nature  photography.  I  love  to  kayak.  I  love  my  gardens.  I  love  hiking.â€? These  and  many  loves  will  surely  occupy  Haddock’s  time,  after  she  takes  some  well-Âearned  time  to  pause  DQG UHĂ€HFW But  tellingly,  this  veteran  educator  DGGV RQH ÂżQDO ORYH WR KHU SODQV IRU retirement. “I  have  to  read  books  to  kids.â€? Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
(Continued  from  Page  1A) You’re  never  too  young  to  start  sav- ing  for  your  dreams. A  winner  of  a  different  kind  will  be  selected  up  in  the  Northeast  Kingdom  town  of  Hardwick.  Ross  Connelly,  publisher  of  the  Hardwick  Gazette  for  30  years,  announced  that  he  is  hold- ing  an  essay  contest  and  the  winner  will  get  ownership  of  the  127-Âyear- old  weekly  newspaper.  Here’s  what  you  gotta  do:  Write  an  essay  of  400  words  or  less  about  your  skills  and  vision  for  owning  a  newspaper  in  the  new  millennium,  and  send  it  to  Ross  with  a  $175  entry  fee.  He  said  he’ll  accept  up  to  1,889  entries  (the  Gazette  was  founded  in  1889  —  get  it?).  It’s  a  tantalizing  offer  and  a  beautiful  part  of  the  Green  Mountain  State.  If  you  want  more  information  go  online  to  hardwickgazette.com. Camping  and  day  use  in  the  Green  Mountain  National  For- est  is  free  this  Saturday,  June  11,  as  part  of  National  Get  Outdoors  Day.  “Providing  fee-Âfree  days  is  our  way  of  thanking  our  visitors  while  encouraging  more  people  to  enjoy  their  national  forests,â€?  said  Forest Â
Supervisor  John  Sinclair  in  a  For- est  Service  press  release.  Because  of  high  maintenance  costs  the  NFS  is  unable  to  waive  the  overnight  fee  at  the  Hapgood  Pond  Campground  in  Peru.  The  U.S.  Forest  Service  plans  to  waive  fees  several  times  through  2016  and  reminds  outdoor  enthu- siasts  that  two-Âthirds  of  its  18,000  recreation  sites  nationwide  are  free  year  round. The  public  is  invited  to  a  reception  for  retiring  state  representative  Betty  Nuovo,  which  will  take  place  at  the  0LGGOHEXU\ WRZQ RIÂżFH 0DLQ 6W next  Tuesday,  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.  Betty,  of  course,  has  represented  Middlebury  in  the  Legislature  off  and  on  (mostly  on)  since  1980.  She  is  not  running  for  re-Âelection  next  year.  The  Brandon  Farmers’  Market  is  marking  35  years  on  the  green  in  Central  Park  with  a  celebration  on  Friday,  June  17,  from  9  a.m.  to  2  p.m.  The  Pitch  Benders  will  pro- vide  live  music  during  the  market,  which  will  feature  nearly  50  ven- dors.  There  will  also  be  face  paint- ing  for  children  and  a  drawing  of  items  donated  by  local  merchants. Â
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STARKSBORO  —  The  historic  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  House  returns  to  the  1860s  on  Sunday,  June  12,  at  11  a.m.  Chaplain  Michael  Blakeslee  of  the  Second  Vermont  Volunteer  Infantry,  accompanied  by  Lois  Burbank,  will  lead  a  recreation  of  a  typical  Civil  War-Âera  church  service. During  the  1860s  the  meeting  house  was  the  center  of  the  community  of  Starksboro.  Many  Starksboro  Civil  War  soldiers  enlisted  in  that  very  building,  DQG ZKLOH WKH XSSHU Ă€RRU KHOG regular  Sunday  services,  the  lower  level  functioned  as  a  town  meeting  hall. The  June  12  worship  service  at  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Starksboro  will  not  be  held  at  its  usual  location.  Instead  the  congregation  will  be  worshiping  with  Chaplain  Blakeslee  at  the  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  House.
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Haddock  has  never  stopped  push- “We  wanted  a  natural  environment  ing  herself  to  be  a  better  educator.  In  so  we  could  sit  in  the  woods  and  1998,  she  earned  a  master’s  in  edu- write  and  paint.  And  now  we  have  cation  from  Saint  Michael’s  College.  the  opportunity  to  take  kids  and  do  a  And  every  year  she’s  taken  a  class  or  lot  more  exploration.  We’re  thrilled.â€? two  to  add  more  tools  to  her  peda- Haddock  has  also  introduced  her  gogical  toolbox. students  to  bird  watching  and  has  Not  surprisingly,  Haddock  has  found  that  this  nature  activity  has  been  repeatedly  honored  by  her  col- generated  a  lot  of  enthusiasm  from  leagues.  families. “Sandy  is  an  incredibly  dedicated,  “I  do  a  lot  on  bird  watching,  listen- thoughtful  and  skilled  educator  who  ing  to  their  songs,  going  out  and  just  will  be  greatly  missed  at  Bristol  and  sitting  and  listening  and  do  a  whole  across  the  SU,â€?  said  Assistant  Su- bird  unit.  And  parents  have  really  perintendent  Catrina  DiNapoli,  who Â
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MUHS names class of 2016 top students
SALUTATORIAN XAVIER Â PROVENCHER
VALEDICTORIAN Â JOSHUA NEWTON
THIRD Â HONORS Â KYRA DUGGENTO
Joshua Newton earns top honors at VUHS The  student  who  holds  the  title  of  valedictorian  is  the  student  who  holds  the  highest  overall  average  of  the  graduating  class  and  who  will  deliver  the  valedictory  speech  at  graduation.  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  class  of  2016  valedictorian  is  Joshua  Newton,  son  of  Brent  and  Diana  New- ton  of  Vergennes.  Josh  has  earned  high  honor  roll  throughout  his  high  school  career,  while  consistently  challeng- ing  himself  with  numerous  advanced  placement  and  college-Âlevel  courses.  His  senior  year  has  been  no  excep- tion  as  he  has  spent  his  senior  year  attending  Vermont  Technical  College  through  the  VAST  program.  While  at  VUHS,  he  was  an  active  member  of  our  rowing  and  basketball  teams.  He  has  also  been  regularly  recognized  at  underclass  awards  assemblies  for  ex- cellence  in  mathematics,  so  it  comes  as  no  surprise  that  he  was  a  vital  part  of  the  mathematics  team  for  three  years.  At  the  end  of  his  junior  year,  he  was  our  Williams  College  Book  Award  re- cipient  and  he  also  earned  the  honor  of  being  named  our  Green  and  Gold  Scholar  at  the  University  of  Vermont,  where  he  plans  to  major  in  the  study  of  computer  science.  The  graduating  class’s  salutatorian  is  the  student  who  ranks  second  in  the  class  after  four  years  of  academic  work,  and  who  will  deliver  the  welcoming  address  at  the  graduation  ceremony  on  June  10,   is  Xavier  Provencher.  He  is  the  son  of  Mr.  Benjamin  Provencher  of  Panton  and  Ms.  Mani-ÂKui  Fuller  of  Bolton.  Xavier  has  consistently  been  recognized  for  his  academic  achieve- ments  by  his  unvarying  presence  on Â
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the  high  honor  roll.  He  has  been  rec- ognized  at  our  annual  Underclassmen  Recognition  Event  for  achievements  in  science,  social  studies,  the  arts  and  world  language.  He  has  been  a  mem- ber  of  our  math  team,  cross  country  WHDP DQG WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG WHDP +H ZDV inducted  into  our  National  Honor  So- ciety  as  well  as  the  National  Technical  Honor  Society  at  the  Hannaford  Ca- reer  Center,  where  he  is  a  member  of  the  Medical  Professions  program. The  student  who  earns  the  distinc- tion  of  third  honors  is  the  student  who  ranks  third  in  the  graduating  class  and  who  will  deliver  the  Challenge  to  the  Class  of  2017  speech.  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  class  of  2016  student  earning  third  honors  is  Kyra  Duggento,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Nina  Duggento  of  Vergennes.  Kyra  has  been  an  honor  student  throughout  her  four  years  at  VUHS  and  has  been  recognized  at  our  underclass  awards  night  with  an  award  for  excellence  in  social  studies  and  also  with  the  Clark- son  University  Achievement  Award  for  overall  excellence  in  her  academic  endeavors.  Each  year  at  VUHS,  she  has  been  an  active  member  of  both  chorus  and  the  annual  musical  and  joined  the  Commodore  Singers  her  junior  and  senior  years.  She  has  also  made  a  positive  impact  within  the  community  by  dedicating  her  time  to  numerous  service  projects  throughout  her  years  at  VUHS.  She  was  accepted  into  the  Women  in  STEM  Honors  Pro- gram  at  Bay  Path  University,  where  she  will  major  in  biochemistry  with  the  ultimate  goal  of  attending  veteri- nary  school. Â
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St.  Michael’s  names  recent  grads
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BA,  History;Íž  Nicholas  Paul  Paquin  of  Ferrisburgh,  BA,  cum  laude,  En- vironmental  Studies;Íž  and  Christina  Elise  Friml  of  New  Haven,  BA,  Media  Studies  &  Digital  Arts. Â
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VALEDICTORIAN Â CLAIRE ARMSTRONG
VALEDICTORIAN Â MARCELO HANTA-ÂDAVIS
VALEDICTORIAN Â JAMES WHITLEY
literature  course  at  Mid- dlebury  College,  Multi- variable  Calculus  online  through  Johns  Hopkins  and  Constitutional  Law  at  Georgetown. Marcelo  has  found  equal  success  both  in  the  classroom  and  out- side  the  classroom.  De- scribing  Marcelo  would  not  be  complete  without  mentioning  his  skill  and  SALUTATORIAN SALUTATORIAN  passion  for  music.  He  SOPHIE HARRIET plays  the  Alto  Saxo- SAUNDERS MILLIGAN phone  for  the  MUHS  Concert  and  Jazz  Band.  He  has  formed  his  own  jazz  quartet,  completed  AP  Statistics  in  the  fall.  He  and  is  the  very  worthy  recipient  of  is  a  teaching  assistant  in  Chemistry  the  2016  All  State  Jazz  Performance  and  is  currently  working  on  an  inde- Scholarship.  Marcelo  was  selected  for  pendent  study  in  Organic  Chemistry.  Districts  Symphonic  Band  in  2013,  He  received  the  American  Legion  for  Districts  Jazz  Band  in  2014,  and  he  Department  Awards  for  science  and  was  awarded  the  Dan  Humphrey  Mu- world  language.  Recognized  for  his  sic  Scholarship  in  2014.  Before  he  left  leadership  qualities,  James  is  presi- for  France,  Marcelo  was  our  Student  dent  of  the  MUHS  National  Honor  Senate  President.   He  also  participated  Society  and  is  one  of  the  Peer  Leader  in  Model  UN  and  tutored.  Marcelo  re- Coordinators.  James  is  also  captain  of  sumed  tutoring  this  year  and  is  a  Peer  the  MUHS  wrestling  team,  and  holds  Leader.  He  combines  his  passions  for  the  school  record  for  most  wins  in  languages  and  social  justice  as  a  vol- a  season.  James  is  a  member  of  the  MUHS  cross  country  and  spring  track  unteer  at  the  Open  Door  Clinic.   The  faculty  and  staff  at  Middlebury  DQG ÂżHOG WHDPV ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR KLV FRQ- Union  High  School  wish  Marcelo  tributions  to  our  school  community,  well  as  he  continues  his  education  at  James  serves  as  a  coach  for  the  Mid- dlebury  Area  Wrestling  Association,  Harvard  University. James  Whitley  is  the  son  of  Pat- and  assists  with  catechism  classes.   The  faculty  and  staff  at  Middlebury  rick  and  Lisa  Whitley;Íž  they  live  in  Weybridge.  He  has  achieved  High  Union  High  School  wish  James  well  Honors  at  MUHS,  earning  the  Presi- as  he  continues  his  education  at  the  dential  Award  for  Academic  Excel- University  of  Vermont. Harriet  Milligan  is  the  daughter  lence  in  grades  9,  10  and  11,  and  is  a  member  of  the  National  Honor  Soci- of  John  and  Georgina  Milligan  of  ety.  As  a  sophomore,  James  was  the  Middlebury.  She  has  achieved  High  MUHS  representative  for  the  Rotary  Honors  for  most  of  her  high  school  Youth  Leadership  Conference.  Dur- years  and  is  a  member  of  the  National  ing  his  junior  year,  James  was  the  Honor  Society.  As  a  high-Âachieving  recipient  of  the  Harvard  Book  Award,  student,  last  year  Harriet  was  award- the  Clarkson  University  Leadership  ed  the  Advanced  Placement  Scholar  Scholarship  and  a  Boys’  State  Hall  Award.  In  addition,  Harriet  received  of  Fame  recognition  and  scholarship.  the  Society  of  Women  Engineers  James  was  awarded  the  UVM  Green  Highest  Honor  in  science  and  math  and  Gold  Scholarship  last  summer.  and  scored  in  the  top  10  percent  of  the  He  also  received  the  Advanced  Place- UVM  state  mathematics  competition  ment  Scholar  Award  for  achievement  in  grade  11.  Other  awards  of  distinc- in  AP  courses;Íž  Biology,  Calculus,  and  tion  include  the  American  Legion  De- U.S.  History.  He  is  currently  enrolled  partment  Award  in  9th,  10th  and  11th  in  AP  English,  AP  World  History  and  grades  in  science  and  in  9th  and  11th Â
grade  in  math,  and  the  Presidential  Award  for  Academic  Excellence  in  grades  9  and  10. As  a  senior,  while  maintaining  a  rigorous  course  load,  she  pursued  an  independent  study  project  in  organic  chemistry  coinciding  with  an  intern- ship  at  Twincraft  Skincare.  In  addi- tion,  she  completed  Linear  Algebra  at  Middlebury  College.  Harriet  is  an  active  member  of  the  MUHS  commu- nity.  She  is  a  Peer  Leader,  a  member  of  the  Brain  Science  Club,  and  a  peer  tutor  in  math  and  chemistry.  Outside  of  school,  Harriet  is  a  dedicated  mem- ber  of  both  the  Middlebury  Aquatic  Club  and  Middlebury  swim  team.  She  not  only  competes  but  also  is  a  life- guard  and  teaches  swimming  in  the  summer.  Harriet  also  enjoys  skiing  and  has  been  a  ski  instructor  at  Mad  River  Glen  for  the  past  three  seasons.  The  faculty  and  staff  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School  wish  Harriet  well  as  she  continues  her  education  at  The  University  of  Vermont. Sophie  Saunders  is  the  daughter  of  Katie  Saunders  and  Tom  Saunders  of  Middlebury.  She  has  achieved  High  Honors  each  semester  at  MUHS  and  is  a  member  of  the  National  Honor  Society,  serving  as  secretary.  Over  the  last  3  years  Sophie  has  received  12  American  Legion  Awards  as  well  as  the  Presidential  Award  for  Academic  Excellence  in  9th  and  10th  grade.  As  a  10th-Âgrader,  Sophie  was  accepted  to  the  New  England  Young  Writers’  Conference.  As  an  11th  grader,  So- phie  received  The  Society  of  Women  Engineers  Award  for  high  achieve- ment  in  science  and  mathematics.  So- SKLH LV D ÂżQDOLVW LQ WKH 1DWLRQDO 0HULW Scholarship  competition.  She  has  taken  a  rigorous  Advanced  Placement  course  load  including  AP  classes:  Cal- culus,  U.S.  History,  Spanish,  English  and  Statistics. 6RSKLH SOD\V WKH Ă€XWH DQG KDV SHU- formed  annually  since  9th  grade  in  the  District  and  All-ÂState  festivals.  In  ad- GLWLRQ 6RSKLH TXDOLÂżHG IRU WKH (DVW- ern  Honors  Ensemble  and  the  New  England  Music  Festival  last  year.  She  is  also  one  of  only  four  Vermont  stu- dents  to  be  chosen  for  the  National  Association  for  Music  Education  (NAfME)  Honors  Concert  Band.  Outside  of  the  classroom,  Sophie  is  a  member  of  the  Student  Coalition  on  Human  Rights  (SCOHR)  at  MUHS  and  she  participated  in  the  group’s  service  trip  to  Nicaragua  last  April.  She  has  also  been  active  with  Girl  Scouts  and  as  a  Hebrew  school  aide  at  Havurah  Synagogue  throughout  high  school.  Sophie  has  volunteered  at  the  Community  Suppers  and  has  tutored  several  young  students  in  math  and  science. The  faculty  and  staff  at  Middle- bury  Union  High  School  wish  Sophie  well  as  she  continues  her  education  at  Tufts  University.
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MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  Union  High  School  announces  its  2016  valedictorians,  Claire  Arm- strong,  Marcelo  Hanta-ÂDavis  and  James  Whitley;Íž  and  salutatorians,  Harriet  Milligan  and  Sophie  Saun- ders. Claire  Armstrong  is  the  daugh- ter  of  Lucy  McKeon  and  Brad  Arm- strong  of  Cornwall.  Over  the  years  at  MUHS,  Claire  has  taken  a  rigorous  course  load  of  AP  classes  in  the  fol- lowing  subject  areas:  Biology,  US  History,  Statistics,  Calculus  I  and  II,  DQG 6SDQLVK +HU ÂżQH ZRUN LQ VFL- ence  and  mathematics  has  earned  her  awards  and  citations  from  the  Society  of  Women  Engineers,  the  President’s  Education  Program  and  the  American  Legion.  Last  year,  Claire  was  selected  to  participate  in  the  Mathematical  Sci- ences  program  at  the  Governor’s  In- stitute  of  Vermont,  and  she  is  a  mem- ber  of  the  National  Honor  Society.  In  12th  grade,  Claire  was  selected  as  an  MUHS  Peer  Leader. Claire’s  achievements  represent  a  remarkable  balance  of  academics  and  athletics.  She  is,  for  example,  both  an  AP  Scholar  and  a  two-Âtime  All  State  soccer  player.  And  while  Claire  played  varsity  soccer  and  lacrosse  from  ninth  through  12th  grade,  she  maintained  High  Honor  status  the  entire  time.  As  a  result,  she  was  recognized  last  year  as  a  high  school  All  Academic  player. Outside  of  the  school  environment,  Claire  works  at  the  local  ski  mountain  as  a  ski  instructor  all  winter  as  well  as  babysits  through  her  Youth  Group.  She  is  an  active  member  of  her  com- munity  and  participates  in  service  projects  through  various  organiza- tions:  Humane  Society,  tutoring  in  the  MUHS  Learning  Lab,  and  Middle- bury  Community  Suppers.  As  you  can  see,  Claire  is  a  community  member  who  enjoys  the  challenge  of  taking  on  multiple  commitments  at  one  time.  The  faculty  and  staff  at  Middle- bury  Union  High  School  wish  Claire  well  as  she  continues  her  education  at  Haverford  College. Marcelo  Hanta-ÂDavis  is  the  son  of  Karin  Hanta  and  Darien  Davis  of  Mid- dlebury.  He  has  achieved  High  Hon- ors  at  MUHS,  earning  the  Presidential  Award  for  Academic  Excellence  in  grades  9  and  10.   In  11th  grade,  Mar- celo  studied  abroad  in  France  at  the  Lycee  International  St.  Germaine  En  Laye.  Lycee  International  is  a  highly  respected  international  school  where  most  courses  were  taught  in  French,  and  he  achieved  the  highest  overall  grades  in  his  class. In  Marcelo’s  three  years  at  MUHS,  he  has  been  recognized  for  academic  achievement  in  each  of  the  four  core  academic  departments.  He  has  been  enrolled  in  a  full  range  of  AP  courses:  Calculus  I  and  II,  American  Litera- ture,  US  History,  French  History,  and  English.  He  has  also  taken  a  French Â
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Career  prep AUTO  TECHNOLOGY  INSTRUCTOR  Hayden  Thomsen,  Patricia  A.  Hannaford  Career  Center  2016  Teacher  of  the  Year,  addresses  auto  tech  students  from  around  Addison  County  at  the  career  center’s  Celebration  of  Success  on  May  26,  held  this  year  at  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  auditorium.  The  celebration  honored  the  84  students  who  have  completed  more  than  700  hours  of  study  in  a  single  career  and  technical  program  at  Hannaford  Career  Center.
Cijka earns top honors at OVUHS Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  is  She  ran  on  the  cross-Âcountry  team  she  earned  excellence  in  advanced  pleased  to  announce  the  valedictorian  all  four  years  of  high  school,  acting  as  American  studies. and  salutatorian  for  the  class  of  2016.  captain  her  senior  year,  and  has  been  She  also  received  the  Wellesley  Emma  Cijka  of  Hub- on  the  Nordic  ski  team  College  Book  Award  in  11th  grade  bardton,  daughter  of  Ste- since  10th  grade  (also  and  was  inducted  into  the  National  phen  and  Wendy  Cjika,  captaining  her  senior  Honor  Society.  At  the  beginning  of  is  this  year’s  valedictori- year).  She  has  played  in  senior  year,  she  was  named  an  AP  an.  Jonna  Keith,  daugh- jazz  band  all  four  years  Scholar,  for  achievement  on  multiple  ter  of  Jon  and  Monica  of  high  school,  as  well  advanced  placement  tests.  During  her  Keith  of  Pittsford,  is  the  as  playing  in  the  pit  or- senior  year  she  took  courses  in  AP  salutatorian. chestra  for  the  musical  chemistry,  AP  literature,  and  AP  Eu- Emma  Cijka  has  since  8th  grade.  She  ropean  history. held  a  straight-ÂA  aver- is  actively  involved  in  Keith  has  been  involved  in  a  num- age  throughout  all  years  Lakes  Region  Youth  Or- ber  of  activities  over  the  years.  She  of  high  school  and  has  chestra  and  the  Brandon  was  involved  in  Nordic  skiing  from  completed  all  the  AP  Town  Band,  playing  9th  to  11th  grade  and  named  a  captain  courses  offered  at  Otter  VALEDICTORIAN  ÀXWH LQ ERWK VLQFH WK in  10th  grade  and  again  in  11th  grade.  Valley.  As  a  junior  she  grade. She  has  also  been  on  the  tennis  team  EMMA  CIJKA took  AP  Biology  and  is  Besides  music  and  since  the  10th  grade,  and  named  a  cap- currently  enrolled  in  AP  chemistry,  sports,  Emma  is  kept  busy  on  High  tain  for  11th-  and  12th-Âgrade  seasons.  AP  calculus,  AP  literature  and  AP  Pond  Goat  Farm,  the  She  has  been  involved  European  history.  She  has  taken  10  family  farm.  She  espe- in  Walking  Stick  The- science  credits  and  was  awarded  the  cially  enjoys  kidding  DWUH VLQFH WKH WK JUDGH Bausch  and  Lomb  Science  Award  last  season  and  has  helped  portraying  Cinderella  in  year.  Additionally,  in  her  junior  year  with  all  aspects  of  the  the  fall  musical  and  then  she  was  inducted  into  the  National  process.  She  plans  to  at- directing  a  one-Âact  play  Honor  Society,  awarded  Highest  tend  Cornell  University  that  she  wrote. Honors  from  the  Society  of  Women  and  study  animal  sci- She  has  been  involved  Engineers,  and  presented  with  the  ence. in  the  student  council  Patrick  Gilmore  Band  Award. Jonna  Keith  has  since  10th  grade,  serv- She  was  accepted  into  District  been  on  the  Scholar’s  ing  as  co-Âsecretary  dur- and  All  State  Bands  all  years  of  Roll  every  marking  pe- ing  11th  grade  and  as  KLJK VFKRRO DQG ZDV ÂżUVW FKDLU Ă€XW- riod  of  high  school  and  the  president  during  SALUTATORIAN  ist  in  the  Vermont  All  State  Band  last  has  earned  numerous  her  senior  year.  She  has  JONNA  KEITH year  (11th  grade).  This  fall  she  was  academic  excellence  been  the  treasurer  of  her  selected  as  one  of  Vermont’s  Presi- awards.  In  9th  grade  she  class  since  10th  grade,  dential  Scholars  (recognized  for  aca- earned  excellence  in  biology,  French  a  member  of  the  jazz  band  and  one  demic  achievement)  and  was  recently  and  global  studies.  In  10th  grade  she  of  the  student  representatives  to  the  QDPHG D VHPLÂżQDOLVW 1DWLRQDO earned  excellence  in  advanced  Amer- OVUHS  School  Board.  Keith  plans  Presidential  Scholar.  ican  history  and  French.  In  11th  grade  to  attend  Middlebury  College.
Addison  County  students named  to  UVM  dean’s BURLINGTON  —  The  follow- ing  local  students  were  named  to  the  dean’s  list  at  the  University  of  Ver- mont  for  the  spring  2016  semester: Danielle  Norris  of  New  Haven,  an  Environmental  Studies  major  in  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Life  Sci- ences;Íž  Mia  Faesy  of  Starksboro,  a  Public  Communication  major  in  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Life  Sci- ences;Íž  Hannah  Hatch  of  Vergennes,  a  Molecular  Genetics  major  in  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Life  Sci- ences;Íž  Erin  Connor  of  Bridport,  a  Public  Communication  major  in  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Life  Sci- ences;Íž  Sharon  Palmer  of  Weybridge,  undeclared,  in  the  College  of  Agri- culture  and  Life  Sciences;Íž  and  Tyler  Hogan  of  Middlebury,  a  Microbiol- ogy  major  in  the  College  of  Agricul- ture  and  Life  Sciences. Also,  Holly  Micklas  of  Lincoln,  an  Art  History  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Leyla  Dickason  of  Bristol,  an  Anthropology  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Stephen  Van  Wyck  of  Ferrisburgh,  a  Chemistry  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Addison  Camp- bell  of  Starksboro,  an  English  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Emily  Delgadillo  of  Vergennes,  a  Linguistics  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Rowan  Kamman  of  Vergennes,  a  Geography  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  and  Jordan  Stearns  of  Vergennes,  a  Biology  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences. Also,  Suma  Lashof  of  Brandon,  an  Environmental  Sciences  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Sophie  Ryan  of  Middlebury,  a  Geography  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sci- ences;Íž  Robert  Hamilton  of  Lincoln,  a  Japanese  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Selina  Hurley  of Â
Middlebury,  a  Global  Studies  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Matthew  Schildkamp  of  Middlebury,  a  Film  and  Television  Studies  major  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences;Íž  Taylor  Farnsworth  of  Bristol,  an  El- ementary  Education  -  K-Â6  major  in  the  College  of  Education  and  Social  Services;Íž  and  Dominique  Powers  of  Middlebury,  an  Art  Education  major  in  the  College  of  Education  and  So- cial  Services. Also,  Drew  Junkins  of  New  Ha- ven,  a  Mathematics  major  in  the  College  of  Engineering  and  Math- ematical  Sciences;Íž  Anna  Waldron  of  Shoreham,  an  Environmental  Engineering  major  in  the  College  of  Engineering  and  Mathematical  Sciences;Íž  Tia  Hunt  of  Vergennes,  an  Exercise  and  Movement  Sciences  major  in  the  College  of  Nursing  and  Health  Sciences;Íž  Eli  Karren  of  Brandon,  a  Communication  Science  &  Disorders  major  in  the  College  of  Nursing  and  Health  Sciences;Íž  Grant  Robin  of  Brandon,  a  Radiation  Therapy  major  in  the  College  of  Nursing  and  Health  Sciences;Íž  and  Chelsea  Robbins  of  Orwell,  a  Medi- cal  Laboratory  Sciences  major  in  the  College  of  Nursing  and  Health  Sciences. Also,  Sierra  Martin  of  Bristol,  an  Exercise  and  Movement  Sciences  major  in  the  College  of  Nursing  and  Health  Sciences;Íž  Matthew  Gorton  of  Bristol,  a  Wildlife  &  Fisheries  Biolo- gy  major  in  the  Rubenstein  School  of  Environment  and  Natural  Resources;Íž  Samuel  Usilton  of  Middlebury,  a  Wildlife  &  Fisheries  Biology  major  in  the  Rubenstein  School  of  Envi- ronment  and  Natural  Resources;Íž  and  Nicole  Boudah  of  Middlebury,  an  Environmental  Sciences  major  in  the  Rubenstein  School  of  Environment  and  Natural  Resources.
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Stirling  Adams  of  Middlebury  has  been  named  to  the  Champlain  College  dean’s  list  for  the  spring  2016  semester. Adams  is  majoring  in  Graphic  De- sign  &  Digital  Media. Patrick  W.  Gulrajani  of  Lincoln  and  Carrie  Lynn  Turner  of  Bran- don  graduated  from  Clarkson  Uni- YHUVLW\ RQ 0D\ Gulrajani  received  a  bachelor  of  science  degree  in  computer  science,  with  a  war  studies  minor. Casey  Covey,  the  son  of  Eric  and  Helen  Covey  Middlebury,  was  named  to  the  spring  2016  dean’s  list  at  Thomas  College  in  Waterville,  Maine.  Covey  is  a  senior  criminal  justice  student.  Nicolle  Shandrow  of  New  Haven  was  named  to  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute’s  spring  2016  dean’s  list. Katherine  Townsend  of  Middle- bury  has  been  named  to  the  dean’s  list  at  Bucknell  University  for  the  spring  semester  of  the  2015-Â2016  academic  year.  Daniel  Weinstock  of  Middlebury  was  named  to  the  dean’s  list  at  Le- high  University  during  the  spring  2016  semester. Jessica  Gipson,  a  nursing  major,  was  named  to  the  dean’s  list  for  the  spring  2016  semester  at  Saint  An- selm  College  in  Manchester,  N.H. Gipson,  a  resident  of  Vergennes,  is  a  member  of  the  class  of  2016. Jack  DeVoe  of  New  Haven  and  Thomas  Shahan  of  North  Ferris- burgh  were  named  to  the  Lyndon  State  College  dean’s  list  for  the  spring  2016  semester.
Gabrielle  Schlein  of  New  Haven  Schlein,  a  member  of  the  class  of  Nathaniel  Smith  of  Leicester  achieved  high  honors  on  the  dean’s  2018,  is  majoring  in  theater  and  so- graduated  from  Eastern  Nazarene  list  at  Connecticut  College  for  the  ciology. College  on  Mass.,  with  an  associate  spring  2016  semester. of  arts  degree.
It  is  important  to  have  friends.  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson’s  es- ed  his  friends  to  be  themselves.  Friends  help  us  to  live  longer  say  on  friendship  maintains  that  “Better  be  a  nettle  in  the  side  of  and  better.  The  famed  Nurses’  there  are  two  great  requirements  your  friend  than  his  echo.â€?  He  Health  Study  from  Harvard  Med- for  friends.  One  is  truth;Íž  friends  believed  that  true  friends  would  ical  School  found  that  the  more  must  somehow  avoid  lies  and  come  to  recognize  and  trust  the  friends  women  deceptions  even  deep  identity  that  unites  them  be- had,  the  less  likely  when  these  com- neath  their  diversities. they  were  to  de- fort.  The  other  The  other  element  of  friend- velop  physical  im- great  requirement,  ship  is  tenderness.  “When  a  man  pairments  as  they  Emerson  says,  is  becomes  dear  to  me,â€?  said  Emer- aged,  and  the  more  tenderness.  He  son,  “I  have  touched  the  goal  of  likely  they  were  to  recognized  and  fortune.  It  is  for  aid  and  comfort  be  leading  a  joyful  insisted  on  this  es- through  all  the  relations  and  pas- life.  sentially  emotion- VDJHV RI OLIH DQG GHDWK ,W LV ÂżW IRU When  the  re- al  quality  in  real  serene  days,  and  graceful  gifts,  searchers  looked  at  relations  between  and  country  rambles,  but  also  for  how  well  the  wom- friends.  Emer- rough  roads  and  hard  fare,  ship- en  functioned  after  son’s  friendship  wreck,  poverty,  and  persecution.  the  death  of  their  was  described  by  It  keeps  company  with  the  sallies  spouse,  they  found  Thoreau  as  “an  of  the  wit  and  the  trances  of  re- that  even  in  the  infusion  of  love  ligion.â€? face  of  this  big- from  a  great  soul.â€? For  decades,  I  have  gathered  gest  stressor  of  all,  Emerson’s  essay  several  times  a  year  with  three  those  women  who  was  about  friend- friends.  We  are  about  the  same  had  a  close  friend  ships  made  “of  the  age.  We  share  what  we  are  learn- were  more  likely  WRXJK ÂżEUH RI WKH ing  about  life,  our  joys,  our  sor- By Johanna Nichols to  survive  the  ex- human  heart.â€?  He  rows,  and  our  questions.  We  perience  without  wrote:  “I  awoke  listen  deeply  with  full  attention.  any  new  physical  impairments  or  this  morning  with  devout  thanks- One  of  them  puts  it  this  way: permanent  loss  of  vitality.  giving  for  my  friends,  the  old  and  When  we  share  as  truthfully  Friends  may  do  even  more  —  the  new.  Who  hears  me,  who  un- as  it  pours  from  our  heart  ...  And  at  least,  for  women  —  writes  derstands  me,  becomes  mine,  —  it  is  witnessed  and  received  ...  Gale  Berkowitz.  A  landmark  a  possession  for  all  time.  Nor  is  Somehow  it  makes  all  the  differ- UCLA  study  suggests  that  wom- nature  so  poor  but  she  gives  me  ence  in  the  world.  I’m  not  sure  HQ UHVSRQG WR VWUHVV ZLWK D Ă€RRG this  joy  several  times,  and  thus  why  this  is.  I  only  know  this  has  of  brain  chemicals  that  cause  us  we  weave  social  threads  of  our  been  true  for  me. to  make  and  maintain  friendships  own,  a  new  web  of  relations.â€? Some  friends  can  be  silent  with  others.  Until  this  study  was  I  just  lost  one  of  with  us  in  a  mo- published,  scientists  generally  those  friends.  She  ment  of  despair  believed  that  when  people  ex- was  a  minister  too,  cientists or  confusion,  can  perience  stress,  they  trigger  hor- younger  and  not  stay  with  us  in  an  now mones  that  tell  the  body  to  either  retired.  She  lived  hour  of  grief  and  VWDQG DQG ÂżJKW RU Ă€HH DV IDVW DV with  her  cats,  Jack  bereavement,  can  suspect possible.  It’s  an  ancient  survival  and  Elvis.  When  tolerate  not  know- mechanism  left  over  from  the  she  didn’t  show  up  that being ing  ‌  not  healing,  time  we  were  chased  across  the  for  church  on  Sun- with friends not  curing  ‌  that  planet  by  saber-Âtoothed  tigers. day  morning,  it  was  is  a  friend  who  can actually Scientists  now  suspect  that  discovered  that  she  cares.  I  have  lost  being  with  friends  can  actually  died  in  her  home  counteract the such  a  friend.  Do  counteract  the  kind  of  stress  most  over  the  week- kind of stress you  have  a  friend  of  us  experience  on  a  daily  basis.  end.  Sudden  death  who  has  been  on  It  seems  that  when  the  hormone  shocks  us;Íž  it  robs  most of us your  mind?  Pick  up  oxytocin  is  released  as  part  of  the  us  of  that  impor- experience on the  phone  and  call.  stress  responses,  it  buffers  the  tant  process  of  say- “The  only  way  to  ¿JKW RU Ă€LJKW UHVSRQVH ,W HQFRXU- ing  goodbye.  Along  a daily basis. have  a  friend  is  to  ages  women  to  tend  children  and  with  grief,  I  am  left  be  one,â€?  Emerson  gather  with  other  women  instead.  with  guilt.  I  meant  claimed.   It  produces  a  calming  effect.  Men  to  call  her  to  ask  about  her  trip  Johanna  Nichols  is  a  grand- also  release  oxytocin,  but,  due  to  to  Italy  and  where  she  was  going  mother,  a  mother,  and  a  retired  testosterone,  it  does  not  have  the  for  her  next  interim  ministry.  Too  minister  who  ponders  how  to  live  same  effect.  Yet,  men  can  and  late  now. a  meaningful  life  and  who  enjoys  do  choose  to  bond  with  friends  She  was  a  quirky  friend  with  a  writing.  She  hosts  a  blog  at  river- (www.sciencedaily.com). quick,  sharp  wit.  Emerson  want- sidemusings.wordpress.com.
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PAGE  14A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  June  9,  2016
Man cited for theft of steaks & maple syrup Merkel recognized VERGENNES  POLICE  CHIEF  George  Merkel  received  a  plaque  on  May  26  at  the  annual  conference  of  Vermont  chiefs  of  police  and  sheriffs  that  honored  his  work  in  representing  law  enforcement’s  opposition  to  the  legalization  of  marijuana  in  Vermont.  Merkel,  right,  is  pictured  with  Vermont  Sheriffs  Association  President  William  Bohnyak. Â
Boa  on  the  loose  in  Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  police  responded  to  a  report  of  a  missing  pet  snake  in  the  Jackson  Lane  area  on  May  30.  The  snake  is  described  as  being  a  one-Âyear-Âold  Colombian  red-Âtailed  boa  constrictor,  approximately  5  feet  long  and  2  inches  in  diameter.  The  snake  was  still  at  large  as  the  Independent  went  to  press. In  other  action  last  week,  Middlebury  police: •  Investigated  a  report  of  some  missing  hikers  on  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury  off  Seymour  Street  Extension  on  May  30.  Police  said  the  hikers  ultimately  returned  to  the  parking  lot. •  Contacted  two  ATV  drivers  following  a  complaint  they  were  operating  on  a  Lower  Foote  Street  property  without  the  owners’  permission  on  May  30. •  Served  a  no-Âtrespass  order  on  a  man  who  allegedly  knocked  the  hat  off  a  Creek  Road  resident  while  he  was  mowing  his  lawn  on  May  30.  Police  said  the  complainant  also  alleged  the  same  individual  had  verbally  accosted  her. •  Turned  over,  to  his  wife,  a  drunken  man  found  walking  along  Route  7  South  on  May  30. •   Investigated  an  alleged  assault  on  Route  7  South  on  May  31.  Police  continue  to  investigate  the  incident. •  Helped  the  Addison  County  Sheriff’s  Department  search  for  a  YHKLFOH WKDW KDG Ă€HG IURP D GHSXW\ ZKR KDG WULHG WR PDNH D WUDIÂżF VWRS on  Exchange  Street  on  May  31. •  Were  informed  that  a  book Â
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bag  containing  personal  items  was  stolen  from  the  Middlebury  College  campus  on  May  31. •  Received  a  report  that  an  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice  worker  had  been  “verbally  accostedâ€?  by  a  neighbor  while  doing  a  home  visit  at  a  Cross  Street  residence  on  May  31. •  Assisted  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  on  a  medical  call  on  Seminary  Street  on  May  31. •  Responded  to  a  noise  complaint  at  a  Seminary  Street  residence  on  May  31. •  Visited  Porter  Medical  Center  on  June  1  on  a  report  of  a  patient  who  ZDV DOOHJHGO\ LQWR[LFDWHG DQG QRW ÂżW to  drive.  Another  party  picked  up  the  patient,  according  to  police. •  Assisted  the  sheriff’s  department  ZLWK WUDIÂżF FRQWURO IRU DQ RYHUVL]H load  traveling  through  Court  Square  on  June  1. •  Responded  to  two  reports  of  cows  walking  on  Route  7  North  on  June  2. •  Ticketed  a  driver  for  not  having  a  valid  operator’s  license  on  Seymour  Street,  following  a  tip  on  June  2. •  Responded  to  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  on  a  report  of  an  upset  parent  on  June  2. •  Conducted  a  welfare  check  on  June  3  at  a  Munson  Road  home  at  the Â
request  of  the  Vermont  Department  for  Children  &  Families  (DCF). •  Responded  to  a  report  of  a  child  allegedly  threatening  another  child  with  a  knife  in  the  Jackson  Lane  area  RQ -XQH 3ROLFH KDYH QRWL¿HG '&) about  the  incident. •  Received  a  report  about  a  local  runaway  juvenile  on  June  3.  Police  said  the  youth  was  ultimately  located  at  the  parents’  home. •  Responded  to  a  report  of  two  children  missing  from  the  Old  Chapel  Road  area  on  June  4.  Police  said  someone  located  the  children  prior  to  their  arrival. •  Were  informed  of  the  alleged  theft  of  some  jewelry  from  an  East  Main  Street  home  on  June  4.  Police  continue  to  investigate  the  matter. •  Assisted  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  with  a  mental  health  patient  on  Court  Street  on  June  5. •  Responded  to  a  reported  verbal  dispute  between  some  friends  at  a  Blake  Roy  Road  home  on  June  5.  Police  said  the  parties  had  left  prior  to  their  arrival. •  Responded  to  a  neighbor  dispute  at  a  Court  Street  residence  on  June  5. •  Investigated  a  motorcycle  crash,  with  injuries,  on  Cady  Road  on  June  5.  Police  said  the  motorcycle  driver  was  taken  to  Porter  Hospital  for  treatment  of  his  injuries. •  Received  a  report  about  an  unconscious  woman  in  need  of  assistance  at  the  intersection  of  Cross  and  Water  streets  on  June  5.  Police  said  they  found  the  woman  was  battling  mental  health  problems.
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State  police  do  not  believe  alcohol  or  drugs  played  a  factor  in  the  collision  and  no  court  action  was  expected. •  On  May  31  at  approximately  9:17  p.m.  received  a  report  from  Lincoln  Road  in  Ripton  that  a  man  LQYROYHG LQ D FLWL]HQ GLVSXWH ZDV stabbed  with  a  knife  and  was  outside  a  residence.  State  police  arrived  and  IRXQG D PDQ LGHQWLÂżHG DV \HDU old  Travis  Huestis  of  Ripton.  Police  said  their  investigation  showed  that  Huestis  was  involved  in  a  physical  altercation  with  other  members  in  the  household  and  was  subsequently  stabbed  with  a  knife.  Huestis  was  treated  for  his  injuries  a  the  Univer- sity  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  and  cited  for  domestic  assault. •  On  June  3  at  2:03  p.m.  respond- ed  to  a  motorcycle  crash  on  Route  LQ *UDQYLOOH 3ROLFH UHSRUW WKDW 44-Âyear-Âold  Tibor  Pelle  of  Trumbull,  Conn.,  was  driving  a  2014  Kawasaki  VN1700-ÂD  southbound  on  Route  100  when  the  motorcycle  travelled  off  the  west  side  of  the  roadway  into  a  ditch.  Pelle  sustained  minor  injuries  but  not  taken  to  the  hospital  and  the  motorcy- cle  was  damaged  on  both  sides.   State  SROLFH ZHUH DVVLVWHG E\ WKH *UDQYLOOH Volunteer  Fire  Department. •  On  June  6  at  a  little  past  3  p.m.  responded  to  a  report  of  a  burglary  at  a  Route  125  East  home  in  Bridport.  Police  said  a  13-Âyear-Âold  came  home  from  school  and  discovered  the  front  door  had  been  kicked  in.  The  teen- ager  immediately  called  911  to  re- port  the  burglary.  State  police  arrived  and  cleared  the  residence  and  docu- mented  the  scene.  Anyone  who  has  information  regarding  this  incident  is  asked  to  contact  state  police  at  802- 388-Â4919.  Information  can  also  be  submitted  online  at  www.vtips.info  or  by  texting  “CRIMESâ€?  (274637)  to  Keyword:  VTIPS. TRAFFIC  ENFORCEMENT Vermont  State  Police  report  that Â
GXULQJ VSHFLDO WUDIÂżF HQIRUFHPHQW operations  over  the  Memorial  Day  weekend  —  May  23  to  30  —  troop- ers  made  a  total  of  1,426  enforcement  stops.  These  resulted  in  638  tickets  for  speeding  violations,  and  402  speeding  warnings.  Over  that  period  VSP  recorded  87  crashes  —  24  of  those  crashes  resulted  in  injuries  and  ¿YH SHRSOH ZHUH NLOOHG LQ IRXU GLIIHU- ent  crashes.  Alcohol  played  a  role  in  14  crashes;Íž  24  drivers  were  arrested  IRU GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH Starting  June  7  and  running  through  Labor  Day,  Vermont  State  Police  will  be  increasing  enforce- ment  efforts  focusing  on  speed  and  aggressive  driving  on  all  state  road- ways.  Called  Operation  STRIVE  (Safe  Travel  on  Roads  In  Vermont  Everyday),  the  goal  is  to  deter  and  LGHQWLI\ KD]DUGRXV YLRODWLRQV WKDW increase  the  risk  of  motor  vehicle  crashes. So  far  in  2016,  Vermont  has  seen  SHRSOH GLH LQ WUDIÂżF LQFLGHQWV This  is  a  considerable  increase  is  motor  vehicle  deaths  compared  to  the  last  three  year  average  at  this  time  of  year.  Many  of  these  colli- VLRQV LQYROYH KD]DUGRXV YLRODWLRQV like  speeding,  lack  of  seatbelt  use,  distracted  and  impaired  driving. “While  the  role  of  law  enforce- ment  is  keeping  the  public  safe,  this  is  also  a  matter  of  personal  respon- sibility,â€?  VSP  Director  Col.  Matthew  Birmingham  said.  “We  ask  that  all  who  get  behind  the  wheel  remember  that  our  children,  our  parents,  our  friends  and  neighbors,  all  share  the  road  with  you.  Please  choose  to  keep  them  and  yourself,  safe.   Most,  if  not  all  of  these  crashes  are  preventable.  Our  goal  is  to  reduce  crashes  and  VWULYH IRU ]HUR OLYHV ORVW ´ In  Operation  STRIVE,  troopers  will  be  working  collaboratively  with  other  state,  county  and  local  law  en- forcement  agencies  in  high-Âvisibility  enforcement   to  reduce  overall  crash- es  on  our  highways.   The  Vermont  *RYHUQRUÂśV +LJKZD\ 6DIHW\ 3URJUDP DQG 1DWLRQDO +LJKZD\ 7UDIÂżF 6DIHW\ Administration  are  providing  support  and  funding  for  this  campaign.
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9(5*(11(6 ² $OOHJDWLRQV RI assaults,  car  accidents  and  motor- ists  locked  out  of  their  cars  were  among  the  calls  that  kept  Ver- gennes  police  busy  between  May  31  and  June  5.  In  that  week,  city  police:  •  On  May  30  handled  crowd  and  WUDIÂżF FRQWURO GXWLHV IRU WKH DQQXDO Vergennes  Memorial  Day  parade. •  On  May  30  heard  a  complaint  IURP D *UHHQ 6WUHHW DSDUWPHQW building  manager  about  unwanted  visitors,  but  told  the  manager  that  if  the  people  were  guests  of  the  resi- dents  that  it  was  a  civil  issue  be- tween  the  manager  and  the  tenants.  •  On  May  30  conducted  a  grant- funded  Click-ÂIt  or  Ticket  detail  in  the  Bristol  area. •  On  May  30  cited  Matthew  Montgomery,  22,  of  Vergennes  for  simple  assault  for  allegedly  repeat- edly  punching  a  family  member  at  a  Short  Street  residence,  causing  minor  injury. •  On  May  30  were  informed  by  the  mother  of  a  Northlands  Job  Corps  student  that  her  son  and  an- other  student  had  been  involved  in  a  back-Âand-Âforth  assault  case  a  week  before:  One  allegedly  hit  the  other  with  a  belt,  and  the  other  re- sponded  by  throwing  feces  at  the  other  while  he  was  in  the  shower.  Police  forwarded  statements  to  the  Addison  County  State’s  Attorney’s  2IÂżFH IRU SRVVLEOH SURVHFXWLRQ •  On  May  31,  acting  on  a  tip  from  a  Burlington  teen  center  oper- ator,  investigated  an  allegation  that  a  teen  had  been  struck  the  day  be- fore  by  another  teen  while  staying  at  a  South  Maple  Street  residence.  Again,  police  forwarded  state- PHQWV WKLV WLPH FRQĂ€LFWLQJ WR WKH Addison  County  State’s  Attorney’s  2IÂżFH IRU SRVVLEOH SURVHFXWLRQ
•  On  May  31  dealt  with  a  com- plaint  from  a  local  business  manag- er  that  a  customer’s  son  had  threat- ened  him  during  a  dispute  over  a  transaction;Íž  police  calmed  both  parties  and  told  them  to  complete  the  transaction,  and  suggested  the  customers  take  their  business  else- where  in  the  future.  •  On  May  31  helped  two  motor- ists  get  into  their  locked  cars  out- side  of  Shaw’s  Supermarket  and  Kinney  Drug  Store. •  On  May  31,  at  the  request  of  Middlebury  police,  searched  a  Main  Street  apartment  for  a  stolen  ODSWRS ZKLFK WKH\ GLG QRW ÂżQG •  On  May  31  checked  a  com- plaint  that  a  dog  had  been  left  in  a  locked  car  at  Shaw’s  in  the  heat;Íž  the  car  was  gone  when  police  ar- rived. •  On  May  31  called  the  dog  war- den  to  check  a  complaint  of  a  loose  dog  on  Main  Street. •  On  June  1  helped  Vermont  State  Police  by  responding  to  an  accident  on  Route  22A  in  Panton. •  On  June  1  were  asked  by  Dun- don’s  Plumbing  to  keep  an  eye  on  the  portable  toilet  near  the  city  re- cycling  center,  which  the  company  said  had  been  tipped  over  several  times  recently. ‡ 2Q -XQH KHDUG IURP D FLWL]HQ who  reported  an  attempted  scam  from  a  caller  pretending  to  be  an  IRS  agent  and  who  sought  personal  data.  •  On  June  1  took  a  report  of  a  minor  two-Âcar  accident  on  Main  Street. •  On  June  2  were  told  that  a  woman  was  acting  strangely  at  the  intersection  of  South  Maple  and  School  streets,  including  trying  to  jump  in  front  of  a  car;Íž  she  was  gone  when  police  arrived. Â
•  On  June  2  called  a  friend  to  come  pick  up  a  woman  with  a  men- tal  disorder  who  was  harassing  an- RWKHU ZRPDQ ZKR ZDV ÂżVKLQJ DQG who  refused  to  give  her  cigarettes,  including  by  pulling  down  her  pants  and  mooning  the  angler.  •  On  June  2  tried  unsuccessfully  WR ÂżQG D GUXQNHQ PDQ ZKR ZDV harassing  the  owner  of  the  Main  Street  liquor  store  after  the  owner  refused  to  sell  him  alcohol. •  On  June  3  conducted  a  grant- funded  Click-ÂIt  or  Ticket  detail  in  the  Vergennes  area. •  On  June  3  helped  a  motorist  get  into  a  locked  car  outside  of  Ver- gennes  Union  High  School. •  On  June  3  ticketed  a  driver  for  passing  a  stopped  school  bus  and  for  possession  of  marijuana  and  drug  paraphernalia.  •  On  June  3  checked  a  report  of  the  smell  of  marijuana  in  a  Main  Street  apartment  building,  but  could  not  detect  it. •  On  June  3  searched  unsuccess- fully  for  a  car  that  was  reported  to  be  driven  erratically  on  Monkton  Road. •  On  June  4  helped  the  Ver- gennes  Area  Rescue  Squad  with  a  possible  prescription  drug  over- dose  on  Church  Street. •  On  June  4  went  to  Shaw’s  to  check  a  report  of  a  dog  left  in  a  car,  but  found  the  car  with  a  window  down  and  the  dog  in  no  danger.  Po- lice  warned  the  owner  to  be  careful.  •  On  June  5  took  a  report  of  a  minor  two-Âcar  accident  on  Main  Street. •  On  June  5  helped  a  motor- ist  get  into  a  locked  car  outside  of  VUHS. •  On  June  5  returned  a  wal- let  found  at  the  New  Haven  Road  Laundromat  to  its  owner. Â
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Robert  Thodal  of  Middlebury  and  Miles  Zwicky  of  Ripton  received  degrees  from  Lehigh  University  on  May  23. Thodal  graduated  with  a  doctor  of  philosophy  degree  in  mechanical  en- gineering. Zwicky  graduated  with  a  bachelor  of  science  degree  in  computer  engi- neering.
Local  students  receive  degrees from  St.  Lawrence  Univerisity CANTON  —  The  following  local  students  received  bachelor’s  degrees  from  St.  Lawrence  University  on  May  22: Benjamin  J.  Brisson  of  Shoreham,  BA,  economics,  magna  cum  laude;Íž Â
Meredith  H.  Cross  of  Vergennes,  BA,  sociology;Íž  Matthew  J.  Dier  of  Brandon,  BS,  biology,  summa  cum  laude;Íž  and  Carolyn  A.  Wright  of  Middlebury,  BS,  conservation  biol- ogy. Â
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CASTLETON  —  The  following  local  Castleton  University  students  recently  graduated  with  BS  degrees  Colleen  M.  Rueppel  of  Middle- LQ QXUVLQJ DQG ZHUH UHFRJQL]HG DW WKH bury  recently  graduated  cum  laude  annual  Castleton  Nursing  Pinning  from  Wilmington  College  with  a  bach- Ceremony: Jennifer  Arthers  of  Addison,  elor  of  arts  degree  in  education  studies.  Rueppel  was  also  named  to  the  dean’s  Christine  Baker  of  Middlebury,  Danielle  Hausler  of  North  Ferris- list  for  the  spring  2016  semester.
burgh,  Julianna  Kimball  of  Brandon,  Pamela  Larson  of  New  Haven,  Zo- sha  Livingstone-ÂPeters  of  Salisbury,  Shayna  McDonough  of  Brandon,  Ashlie  Whittemore  of  Brandon,  Jade  Blodgett  of  Shoreham,  Tanya  Lehm- an  of  Middlebury,  Hayley  Savage  of  Orwell  and  Shelby  Sheehan  of  Ver- gennes.
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  June  9,  2016  —  PAGE  15A
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(Continued  from  Page  1A) the  homes  she  visits  to  get  residents’  feedback  on  the  problems  they’d  like  to  see  solved  in  the  Vermont  State- house. “I’ve  gotten  to  know  a  lot  of  peo- ple  in  Middlebury,â€?  Charbonneau  said  on  Monday  during  an  interview  at  the  Addison  Independent.  “You  get  to  know  people,  their  families,  when  children  are  born  and  you  see  them  grow  up.â€? Charbonneau,  60,  is  among  three  Democrats  in  the  running  this  year  in  Addison-Â1,  the  House  district  that  encompasses  Middlebury.  The  other  candidates  are  incumbent  Rep.  Amy  Sheldon,  D-ÂMiddlebury,  and  Addi- son  County  Economic  Development  Corp.  Executive  Director  Robin  Scheu. 7KDW ÂżHOG RI WKUHH 'HPV ZLOO EH JILL   CHARBONNEAU whittled  down  to  two  during  the  Aug.  9  primary  election.  But  regard- less  of  how  that  Democratic  primary  XQLRQ KDV EHHQ ÂżJKWLQJ IRU DPRQJ plays  out,  Charbonneau’s  name  will  other  things,  preserving  six-Âday  mail  appear  on  the  General  Election  bal- GHOLYHU\ DQG NHHSLQJ SRVW RIÂżFHV lot  for  Addison-Â1,  because  she’s  also  open.  The  group  also  wants  to  see  the  running  as  a  Progressive  Party  can- reopening  of  some  mail  processing  didate. facilities  that  were  recently  closed,  Once  again,  no  Republicans  will  and  the  resumption  of  overnight  de- be  running  in  Addison-Â1.  Middle- livery  services.  She  said  while  letter  bury  voters  have  consistently  and  WUDIÂżF KDV EHHQ RQ WKH GHFOLQH WKH overwhelmingly  voted  for  Demo- USPS  is  seeing  growth  in  parcel  de- crats  in  recent  years. liveries. Interest  in  the  Addison-Â1  seat  is  “For  postal  service  to  be  viable,  heightened  this  year  by  the  retire- we  need  to  go  to  doors  six  days  a  ment  of  longtime  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo.  week  and  we  need  to  be  able  to  de- The  Middlebury  selectboard  will  liver  mail  in  a  timely  manner,â€?  Char- be  heralding  Nuovo’s  bonneau  said. contributions  to  state  Charbonneau  has  and  local  politics  at  a  “I sincerely wanted  to  run  for  the  special  ceremony  to  be  believe people Legislature  for  a  long  KHOG DW WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV who work fulltime,  but  was  barred  from  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.  on  time should be from  doing  so  as  a  fed- Tuesday,  June  14. eral  employee.  Now  able to house Charbonneau  was  retired,  Charbonneau  born  at  Porter  Hos- themselves, feed is  happy  to  run  for  of- pital  and  was  raised  themselves and ÂżFH DQG VKHÂśV SLFNHG in  North  Ferrisburgh.  look forward up  the  endorsement  She  is  a  graduate  of  to a retirement of  a  politician  who  Vergennes  Union  High  without poverty.â€? has  a  lot  of  experience  School  and  the  Univer- working  with  unions  sity  of  Vermont,  where  — Jill Charbonneau —  U.S.  Senator  and  she  earned  a  bachelor’s  Democratic  presiden- degree  in  political  science.  She  gave  tial  hopeful  Bernie  Sanders,  I-ÂVt. in  to  wanderlust  after  picking  up  her  “I’m  ‘feeling  the  Bern,’â€?  Charbon- diploma,  spending  several  months  neau  said  in  repeating  the  Sanders  living  her  dream  of  traveling  with  campaign  slogan. a  friend  throughout  the  country  in  a  She  credited  both  Nuovo  and  Shel- Volkswagen  bug. don  for  having  maintained  what  she  But  she  knew  her  future  was  root- called  a  100  percent  voting  record  on  ed  in  Vermont.  She  got  a  job  with  the  labor  issues,  and  pledged  to  do  the  SRVW RIÂżFH LQ ÂżUVW VWDWLRQHG LQ same  if  elected  to  an  Addison-Â1  seat. Burlington  and  Winooski.  She  trans- “The  door  just  opened  (with  Nuo- ferred  to  the  Middlebury  Post  Of- vo’s  retirement)  and  I  am  excited  to  ¿FH LQ DQG KDV EHHQ KHUH HYHU be  running,â€?  Charbonneau  said. since.  She  has  been  very  active  in  She’ll  spend  the  summer  and  early  USPS  union  causes.  Charbonneau  is  fall  asking  Middlebury  voters  about  the  former  president  of  the  Vermont  their  priorities  on  issues  including  State  Labor  Council  AFL/CIO  and  health  care,  the  state  budget,  renew- is  the  current  president  of  the  State  able  energy,  taxes  and  public  educa- Association  of  Letter  Carriers  AFL/ tion.  She  got  her  feet  wet  campaign- CIO. ing  while  gathering  signatures  for  “I’ve  had  a  long  history  of  union  her  nomination  petition.  The  upcom- activism,â€?  Charbonneau  said.  She  ing  primary,  she  believes,  will  give  has  represented  the  interests  of  her  and  her  colleagues  an  impetus  to  around  300  city  letter  carriers  on  take  the  early  pulse  of  the  local  elec- labor  matters  and  other  workplace  torate  on  this  issues  of  the  day. issues  in  a  governmental  industry  ³:H UHDOO\ KDYH WKUHH ÂżQH FDQ- that  has  been  steadily  shrinking.  The  didates,â€?  Charbonneau  said.  “(The Â
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primary)  is  a  motivator  to  get  out,  knock  on  doors  and  get  to  see  people  and  hear  what  they  are  thinking.â€? Charbonneau  shared  some  of  her  campaign  priorities. She  is  a  longtime  supporter  of  a  single-Âpayer  health  care  system  for  Vermont.  She  acknowledged  the  state  explored  such  a  transition  but  the  Shumlin  administration  aban- doned  it  after  a  major  study  showed  it  to  be  too  costly  to  implement.  But  Charbonneau  said  she  and  some  state  RIÂżFLDOV DUHQÂśW UHDG\ WR JLYH XS RQ single-Âpayer. Âł,W ZRXOG SURYLGH ÂżQDQFLDO UHOLHI to  families,â€?  she  said. If  the  state  is  unable  to  make  a  leap  to  a  single-Âpayer  plan  in  one  fell  swoop,  Charbonneau  believes  in  WDNLQJ D ÂżUVW VWHS WKURXJK XQLYHUVDO access  to  primary  care.  The  Shumlin  administration  in  January  unveiled  a  report  suggesting  that  Vermont  could  adopt  universal  access  to  primary  FDUH IRU LWV FLWL]HQV IRU DURXQG million. Charbonneau  noted  that  in  com- parison,  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  has  proposed  spend- LQJ PLOOLRQ IRU D QHZ LQ SDWLHQW services  building  on  its  Colchester  campus.  She  also  pointed  to  prelimi- nary  Green  Mountain  Care  Board  data  showing  that  several  hospitals  statewide  took  in  a  combined  total  of  almost  $50  million  in  revenues  be- yond  what  regulators  had  approved  IRU WKH SDVW ÂżVFDO \HDU 6XFK UHVRXUF- es,  she  believes,  could  be  diverted  to  universal  primary  care. Also  high  on  Charbonneau’s  list  is  increasing  the  state’s  minimum  wage  to  $15  per  hour,  up  from  the  current  $9.60.  She’s  conceded  that  increase  can’t  occur  all  at  once. “I  sincerely  believe  people  who  work  full-Âtime  should  be  able  to  house  themselves,  feed  themselves  and  look  forward  to  a  retirement  without  poverty,â€?  she  said. Climate  change  and  converting  to  renewable  energy  sources  are  also  among  Charbonneau’s  priorities.  She  is  against  hydraulic  fracturing  as  a  means  of  extracting  natural  gas  from  the  ground,  and  thus  is  not  a  fan  of  the  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project.  That  project,  now  under  construc- tion,  calls  for  a  natural  gas  pipeline  extending  from  Colchester  into  Mid- dlebury  and  Vergennes. Charbonneau  said  she  could  sup- port  legalizing  possession  of  recre- ational  marijuana,  so  long  as  it  could  be  done  to  the  satisfaction  of  law  en- forcement  and  health  care  providers. “By  regulating  marijuana,  we  would  have  larger  control  over  who  has  access,â€?  Charbonneau  said,  add- LQJ WKH VWDWH FRXOG EHQHÂżW IURP SRW related  revenues. She  supports  school  governance  XQLÂżFDWLRQ WKURXJK $FW ² D VWHS that  several  Addison  County  supervi- sory  unions  have  already  taken. “It  appears  to  be  a  good  vehicle  to  save  money,  â€?  she  said  of  Act  46.  “It  brings  the  community  a  little  closer  around  education,  which  I  think  is  a  good  thing.â€?
(Continued  from  Page  1A) DOVR EH RQ WKH OLVW RI WKLQJV DQ DIÂżOLD- cision  that  Porter  Interim  CEO  Dr.  tion  might  bring. )UHG .QLIÂżQ DFNQRZOHGJHG ZLOO KDYH “We  would  like  the  best  terms  from  UDPLÂżFDWLRQV IRU JHQHUDWLRQV RI IX- DQ\ SRWHQWLDO SDUWQHU ´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG RI ture  patients. a  negotiation  process  that  he  noted  is  “What  I  am  pitching  here  is,  let’s  somewhat  akin  to  high-Âstakes  poker. all  come  together  and  talk  about  what  Hallman  said  “severalâ€?  potential  we  want  Porter  to  be  going  forward,â€?  partners  have  emerged.  He  said  iden- .QLIÂżQ VDLG GXULQJ DQ LQWHUYLHZ RQ WLÂżFDWLRQ RI D OHDG VXLWRU ² DQG D Monday.  “We  are  at  a  fork  in  the  road  new  round  of  public  engagement  —  and  we  need  to  either  go  it  alone,  or  would  likely  occur  late  this  summer. do  it  with  a  partner.  It’s  a  big  deci- POSSIBLE  PARTNERS sion.â€? Surveying  the  state’s  health  care  .QLIÂżQ DQG 3RUWHU VSRNHVPDQ 5RQ LQGXVWU\ ODQGVFDSH LWÂśV QRW GLIÂżFXOW Hallman  said  the  community  dia- to  reasonably  surmise  the  identities  logue  this  summer  will  be  fairly  far  of  two  logical  players  in  a  Porter  ranging.  Participants  will  be  asked  to  courtship. share  their  views  on  the  concept  of  The  University  of  Vermont  Medi- DIÂżOLDWLRQ 7KH\ ZLOO DOVR cal  Center  is  by  far  the  be  asked  to  identify  the  largest  hospital  in  Ver- most  important  medical  “We are at mont,  and  has  already  services  that  PMC  should  a fork in the FRQVXPPDWHG DIÂżOLDWLRQV continue  to  provide,  or  road and we with  such  previously  in- acquire.  And  they  will  need to either dependent  institutions  as  be  invited  to  weigh  in  on  go it alone, or Fannie  Allen  in  Colches- PMC’s  independent  sta- ter  and  the  Central  Ver- do it with a tus  —  whether  it  should  mont  Medical  Center  in  retain  that  status  and  try  partner. It’s a Berlin. to  persevere  through  what  big decision.â€? Dartmouth-ÂHitchcock  have  been  some  weighty  — Dr. Fred Medical  Center,  in  Leba- budget  challenges. .QLIĂ€Q QRQ 1 + LV DIÂżOLDWHG 3RUWHU RIÂżFLDOV KDYH interim CEO with  the  Mt.  Ascutney  GUDIWHG D ÂżVFDO \HDU Hospital  and  Health  Cen- spending  plan  of  roughly  ter  in  Windsor. WKDW UHĂ€HFWV GD\V RI ,I 30& RIÂżFLDOV HPSOR\HHV DQG cash  on  hand  (savings),  which  is  an  WKH FRPPXQLW\ GHFLGH DIÂżOLDWLRQ LV improvement  but  still  substantially  the  way  to  go,  the  resulting  partner- below  the  industry  standard  of  120  ship  could  take  several  forms,  ac- days  of  cash  on  hand  to  be  deemed  a  FRUGLQJ WR .QLIÂżQ ,W FRXOG UDQJH healthy/sustainable  organization. from  the  casual  to  a  full-Âon  merger.  3RUWHU ODVW )HEUXDU\ FXW IXOO The  depth  of  that  commitment  would  time  equivalent  positions,  including  in  large  part  be  predicated  on  the  lev- LQ WKH QXUVLQJ FDWHJRU\ )RUPHU el  of  investment  a  partner  would  be  Porter  CEO  Lynn  Boggs  resigned  ZLOOLQJ WR PDNH RIÂżFLDOV VDLG soon  after. “The  focus  is  to  get  terms  from  the  Assisting  PMC  in  its  exploration  partner  so  we  can  improve  clinically  RI SRWHQWLDO DIÂżOLDWLRQ ² ZKLFK EH- DQG ÂżQDQFLDOO\ ´ .QLIÂżQ VDLG JDQ LQ ² LV WKH FRQVXOWLQJ ÂżUP “It  may  also  mean  we  would  have  6WURXGZDWHU :RUNHUV IURP WKDW ÂżUP to  give  up  some  local  control.â€? interviewed  40  PMC  employees  this  30& RIÂżFLDOV KDYH GUDZQ XS D OLVW past  winter  on  the  topic,  which  was  RI SURV DQG FRQV RQ DIÂżOLDWLRQ also  featured  at  a  Jan.  13  organiza- The  pros,  according  to  PMC  ad- tional  retreat  that  included  more  than  ministrators,  include  clinical  integra- 20  medical  staff  leaders,  according  to  tion,  enhanced  local  specialty  care,  .QLIÂżQ DFFHVV WR FDSLWDO DQG ORQJ WHUP Âż- Stroudwater  is  now  soliciting  nancial  stability. 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Municipal  building as  souvenirs.  Others  want  at  least  (Continued  from  Page  1A) to  be  free  of  lead  and  other  impuri- a  truckload  to  incorporate  in  home  ties  that  could  have  prevented  them  improvement  projects.  Still  others  from  being  repurposed.  This  will  al- have  placed  dibs  on  the  semi-Âcircular  low  for  the  bricks  and  some  grander  palladium  window  at  the  former  en- architectural  elements  of  the  two  old  trance  of  the  old  high  school,  as  well  buildings  at  94  Main  St.  to  be  con- as  the  stairs  at  the  Academy  Street  YH\HG UDWKHU WKDQ ODQGÂżOOHG IRU ELJ entrance  to  the  gym. While  the  town  is  prepared  to  bucks. New  Haven  contractor  Parker  give  away  small  quantities  from  the  Excavation  last  Thursday  won  the  demolition,  Ramsay  cautioned  that  contract  to  demolish  the  municipal  truckloads  would  have  to  be  nego- building  and  gym,  which  have  been  tiated  due  to  labor/transportation  FRVWV 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV replaced  by  a  new  will  also  need  to  con- WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ VLGHU ZKHWKHU WR DIÂż[ at  77  Main  St.  and  a  a  charge  to  the  larger  new  recreation  facil- items  —  like  the  ity  on  Creek  Road.  stairs  and  the  palla- Parker  won  the  con- dium  window  —  due  tract  with  a  low  bid  of  in  part  to  the  care  $325,000,  compared  that  will  be  needed  to  the  $725,000  bid  to  extricate  those  ele- submitted  by  Casella  ments  during  the  de- &RQVWUXFWLRQ 2IÂż- molition  process. cials  said  Parker’s  low  “If  there  are  items  bid  anticipated  the  re- that  could  help  de- purposing  of  a  lot  of  crease  the  cost  of  the  construction  debris  —  project,  we  would  particularly  bricks. have  to  consider  But  Ramsay  that,â€?  Ramsay  said. warned  that  those  re- Anyone  inter- serving  bricks  should  TOWN  MANAGER  ested  in  any  of  the  know  they  will  not  be  getting  a  ready-Âto-Âuse  KATHLEEN  RAMSAY salvaged  material  should  place  their  re- product. “The  bricks  from  the  demolition  quest  with  Ramsay  at  388-Â8100,  or  will  be  covered  with  mortar  and  will  at  KRamsay@TownOfMiddlebury. need  to  be  cleaned  before  they  can  org.  Requests  need  to  be  made  by  Monday,  June  20,  she  said. be  reused,â€?  she  said  on  Monday. As  of  this  week,  contractors  were  That’s  not  deterring  some  people,  who  want  to  own  a  piece  of  the  two  still  clearing  asbestos  and  other  haz- structures  in  which  generations  of  ardous  material  from  the  municipal  Middlebury-Âarea  students  have  been  building  and  gym,  work  slated  to  educated  and  in  which  decades  of  wrap  up  by  the  end  of  this  month,  important  municipal  decisions  have  according  to  Ramsay.  That  project  been  made  through  annual  town  has  gone  smoothly,  save  for  the  de- meetings  and  gatherings  of  local  tection  of  a  small  pocket  of  unantici- boards.  The  municipal  building  was  pated  hazardous  material  found  in  a  erected  in  1911  as  the  Middlebury  wall  in  the  former  Russ  Sholes  Se- High  School  and  served  as  such  un- nior  Center,  Ramsay  said. Workers  will  install  a  chain-Âlink  WLO D ÂżUH WRUH WKURXJK LW GXULQJ WKH 1950s.  After  the  blaze  claimed  the  fence  around  the  94  Main  St.  site  WRS Ă€RRU WKH EXLOGLQJ KRXVHG WKH prior  to  demolition.  The  demolition  PXQLFLSDO RIÂżFHV DQG IRU D WLPH WKH LWVHOI ZRQÂśW EH YHU\ GUDPDWLF RIÂż- cials  said,  owing  to  the  commitment  police  department. Ramsay  said  some  people  are  to  salvage  as  much  material  as  pos- simply  looking  for  a  brick  or  two  sible.
“Parker  has  indicated  it  will  be  a  slow  and  steady  process,â€?  Ram- say  said.  “There  will  not  be  one  big  implosion,  like  you  see  in  the  movies.â€? Once  work  starts,  Parker  will  have  45  days  in  which  to  raze  and  clear  the  site  for  a  public  park  that  will  be  engineered  and  built  under  the  direc- tion  of  Middlebury  College.  The  in- stitution  now  owns  94  Main  St.  as  a  result  of  a  deal  that  netted  the  town  WKH 0DLQ 6W VLWH DQG ÂżQDQFLDO DV- sistance  for  the  new  municipal  build- ing  and  recreation  facility. Planning  for  the  new  park  has  been  proceeding  smoothly  with  pub- lic  input,  according  to  Dave  Dona- hue,  special  assistant  to  Middlebury  College  President  Laurie  Patton. “Our  plan  is  to  begin  construc- tion  of  the  park  in  August,â€?  Dona- hue  said.  “It  all  depends  on  how  the  hazardous  material  abatement  and  demolition  goes.â€? An  August  start  could  lead  to  a  completed  park  as  early  as  mid- October  or,  more  conservatively,  by  Dec.  1,  Donahue  said.  In  the  mean- time,  planners  will  continue  to  solicit  feedback  on  what  the  new  amenity  should  look  like.  To  that  end,  plan- ners  have  created  a  list  of  “guiding  principlesâ€?  for  the  park.  That  list  includes  such  priorities  as  making  use  of  natural  topography,  making  it  look  different  than  other  parks  in  town,  including  some  “historical  markers,â€?  and  making  sure  it  pos- sesses  adequate  lighting  and  other  basic  infrastructure. The  college  has  thus  far  held  three  public  feedback  gatherings,  from  which  some  interesting  ideas  for  the  park  have  emerged,  according  to  Do- nahue.  One  concept  calls  for  a  path- way  leading  into  the  heart  of  the  park  that  would  be  lined  with  three  bench- es.  One  of  these  benches  would  look  upon  the  arch-Âstone  salvaged  from  the  old  high  school.  A  statue  of  Ga- PDOLHO 3DLQWHU ² D WRZHULQJ ÂżJXUH in  town-Âgown  history  —  would  be  seated  on  the  bench. Donahue  stressed  that  plans  are  VWLOO LQ Ă€X[ DQG DGGHG Âł7KH EXGJHW is  a  factor.â€?
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Possible  partners  (Continued  from  Page  15A) rector  Sue  Hoxie;Íž  Rep.  Fred  Baser,  R-ÂBristol;Íž  former  legislator  and  Por- ter  board  member  Gerry  Gossens  of  Salisbury;Íž  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-ÂAd- dison;Íž  Vergennes  Mayor  Bill  Ben- ton;Íž  and  Vermont  Book  Shop  owner  Becky  Dayton. An  online  survey  on  the  question Â
RI 30& DI¿OLDWLRQ LV LQ WKH ZRUNV and  is  expected  to  be  ready  for  re- spondents  by  early  July,  according  to  Hallman. 2I¿FLDOV KRSH WR KHDU IURP D ORW RI people  during  the  next  few  months  on  this  important  topic  for  Porter  Medical  Center.  The  organization  GUHZ ¿UH DW LWV DQQXDO PHHWLQJ WKLV
past  April  for  a  recent  lapse  in  com- munication  on  the  announcement  of  family  practice  physicians  leaving  the  PMC  network. “It  is  vitally  important  that  this  community  feels  its  input  is  being  heard,�  Hallman  said.  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.
Shackett  (Continued  from  Page  1A) tains  and  work  my  way  up,â€?  she  said. a  half  weeks  after  her  surgery,  and  Bristol  and  Addison  County  are  by  the  next  morning  was  walking  rallying  around  Shackett  to  support  around  the  apartment  on  her  own.  KHU ÂżQDQFLDO QHHGV IROORZLQJ WKH RS- “I  said,  ‘I’m  not  going  to  rehab,  eration.  Medical  expenses  and  visits  I’m  going  home  to  where  my  family  to  Boston  for  checkups  and  reha- can  help  me.’  And  I’ve  been  doing  bilitation  —  which  require  lodging,  well  ever  since,â€?  she  said. IRRG DQG JDV ² QHHG WR EH ÂżQDQFHG Shackett  suffered  from  asthma,  The  community  is  holding  two  emphysema  and  bron- fundraisers  to  help  chiectasis  and  was  “I’ve never Shackett  and  her  fam- forced  to  rely  on  an  ox- ily  as  she  works  her  ygen  tank  and  the  sup- hiked up Bristol way  toward  recovery.  port  of  her  family  and  Cliffs, I’ve 7KH ÂżUVW LV D EHQHÂżW friends  for  everyday  never hiked dance  this  Friday,  June  chores  and  activities.  10,  from  7  to  11  p.m.  at  anywhere. I “I  haven’t  been  able  the  Bristol  American  to  do  anything  really  want to start /HJLRQ 7KHQ D EHQHÂżW for  over  a  year.  My  son  and get strong breakfast  will  be  host- does  the  grocery  shop- enough to hike ed  by  the  Masons  this  ping,  and  he  and  my  Sunday,  June  12,  at  the  husband  (Ron  Shack- up these little Bristol  Libanus  Lodge. ett)  do  laundry  and  the  hills and little Before  breathing  dishes,â€?  she  explained.  mountains and complications  de- “I’m  the  driver,â€?  her  work my way stroyed  her  energy,  older  sister,  Cindy  Eu- Shackett  was  engaged  up.â€? ber,  chimed  in. with  and  established  a  Now,  Shackett  — Tammy Shackett strong  presence  in  the  spends  much  of  her  Bristol  community.  time  caring  for  her  grandchildren,  She  worked  with  the  Cub  Scouts  Belle,  8,  and  Killian,  1.  Although  she  and  Boy  Scouts  while  her  two  sons,  has  already  returned  to  cooking  and  Adam,  27,  and  Tyler,  22,  were  mem- baking  —  usually  with  the  help  of  bers.  For  almost  18  years,  Shackett  Belle  —  Shackett  still  remains  lim- and  her  husband  were  involved  in  ited  in  what  she  can  do  because  her  every  aspect  of  the  Scouts.  muscles  deteriorated  after  so  many  “If  there  was  an  activity  going  on,  years  of  inactivity.  or  anything,  we  were  always  there,â€?  “I  can’t  pick  up  a  jug  of  milk,  she  said. which  means  I  can’t  pick  up  my  Cecil  Foster,  a  member  of  the  grandson,â€?  she  explained. Libanus  Lodge  No.  47  F&A  Masons  Eager  to  start  her  new  life,  Shack- in  Bristol  and  a  long-Âtime  friend  of  ett  is  struggling  to  comply  with  the  Shackett’s,  emphasized  her  years  of  restrictions  of  recovery.  devotion  and  hard  work  for  the  Bris- “It’s  stuff  I’m  not  used  to  because  tol  Scouts.  Foster  worked  as  a  Cub- it’s  inside  that’s  healing.  I  feel  good  master  for  many  years,  relying  on  the  and  the  outside  is  looking  good,â€?  she  help  of  Shackett  to  stay  organized.  said.  “I  needed  assistance,  Her  strict  physical  and  that  was  Tammy,â€?  therapy  program  con- “I had to double he  recalled.  “It  was  a  sists  of  leg  exercises  check the caller joke  that  she  would  and,  after  her  breast- ID to make hand  me  the  agenda  bone  heals,  will  in- and  I  would  get  up  and  clude  arm  exercises  to  sure it wasn’t talk  and  read  off  from  improve  her  strength  a dream or it  and  whatever  it  said  anything. And and  endurance.  there  was  pretty  much  However,  with  new  then they said, what  I  said. lungs  and  a  new  out- ‘We have lungs Âł6KH ZDV WKH XQRIÂż- look,  Shackett  is  deter- cial  head  of  the  pack,â€?  for you.’â€? mined  to  take  advan- he  added. tage  of  deep  breaths  — Tammy Shackett Shackett  also  worked  and  pursue  the  active  with  the  Scouts  every  lifestyle  she  has  been  denied  for  so  Memorial  Day,  taking  troops  out  many  years.  Hiking,  apple  and  blue- WR SXW Ă€DJV RQ WKH YHWHUDQVÂś JUDYHV berry  picking,  white-Âwater  rafting  “(She)  rekindled  the  tradition  ‌  and  playing  with  her  grandkids  are  at  She  did  it  for  so  long,  it  has  now  be- the  top  of  her  list.  come  an  established  tradition  again,  “I’ve  never  hiked  up  Bristol  Cliffs,  they’re  still  doing  it  today,â€?  Foster  I’ve  never  hiked  anywhere.  I  want  to  said. start  and  get  strong  enough  to  hike  This  is  the  second  time  this  year  up  these  little  hills  and  little  moun- that  these  communities  are  coming Â
together  to  support  lung-Âtransplant  recipients.  Last  November,  Bristol’s  Kate  Heffernan  sparked  community  interest  and  support  after  receiving  a  lung  transplant  surgery  for  her  life- ORQJ VWUXJJOH ZLWK F\VWLF ÂżEURVLV Bristol  has  quickly  become  a  hub  for  organ-Âdonation  awareness  thanks  to  the  work  that  Heffernan,  Shackett,  and  their  families  and  friends  have  done  over  the  past  few  years.  Even  in  her  recovery,  Shackett  is  determined  to  continue  spreading  information  about  the  importance  of  organ  donations. Shackett  and  Heffernan  will  ride  RQ D Ă€RDW LQ %ULVWROÂśV )RXUWK RI -XO\ parade  next  month,  decorated  thanks  to  donations  made  by  the  Organ  Do- nation  Awareness  group  and  featur- ing  a  list  of  Bristol  residents  who  have  received  organ  donations.  “I’ve  been  thinking  about  it  for  two  years  and  now  I  have  my  lungs,  and  Kate  has  her  lungs,  and  so  we’re  all  excited  to  do  this,â€?  Shackett  said.  “I  have  a  lot  of  help,  and  there  are  a  lot  of  people  involved.â€?  Editor’s  note:  Help  support  Shackett,  Heffernan  and  organ  do- nation  this  weekend  by  coming  to  HLWKHU EHQHÂżW HYHQW RU E\ VHQGLQJ D check  made  out  to  “Libanus  Lodge  No.  47â€?  with  “for  Tammyâ€?  on  the  subject  line,  and  mail  it  to  Libanus  Lodge  No.  47,  P.O.  Box  124,  Bristol,  VT   05443.
Lincoln,  VT  Homeowner  Recommends  Bristol  Electronics Have  you  been  thinking  you  want  to  go  solar?  Bristol  Electronics  is  the  place  to  call.  Over  a  year  ago  we  met  with  another  company  and  were  so  frustrated  by  the  whole  process  that  we  decided  to  forget  all  about  solar  power.  But  when  we  met  Bristol  Electronics  staff  at  the  Bristol  Harvest   Festival  they  encouraged  us  to  rethink  it.  We’re  glad  we  did.  Everyone  at  Bristol  Electronics  is  friendly,  courteous,  professional  and  HIÂż FLHQW 7KH\ DUH SDWLHQW ZLWK TXHVWLRQV DQG FRQFHUQV DQG WKH\ JR EH\RQG ZKDW WKH\ KDYH WR GR 7KH SULFH ZDV IDLU WKH LQVWDOODWLRQ ZDV completed  on  schedule,  and  even  the  cables  and  wiring  were  neatly  GRQH 7KH GHVLJQ PHW RXU SRZHU QHHGV JDYH XV WKH ODWHVW PRVW powerful  panels  available,  and  the  panels  are  barely  visible  high  up  on  our  rooftops  but  they  are  up  there  working  away  -  -  -  LOVE  watching  the  meter  go  backwards! We  wanted  to  invest  in  our  property,  instead  of  the  stock  market;  and  even  though  it  was  early  winter  when  the  installation  was  complete,  we  began  to  see  a  reduction  in  our  power  bill  right  away.  We  are  looking  forward  to  this  summer  and  having  zero  electric  bills!  Patricia  &  Bob  –  Lincoln,  VT Â
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