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2016

Worship Directory

Worship Read about the region’s community-focused houses of worship in our annual directory.

The eighth annual Chili Festival saw a record number of visitors and lots of great eats. See Page 2A.

An MUHS sophomore leads the 2016 Independent Girls’ Basketball All-Star Team. See Page 1B.

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Governor  takes  jabs,  touts  record  during  Bristol  event By  JOHN  FLOWERS BRISTOL  —  Vermont  Gov.  Pe-­ WHU 6KXPOLQ RQ 0RQGD\ XVHG ZKDW will  be  his  last  legislative  luncheon  DSSHDUDQFH LQ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ WR trumpet  what  he  believes  have  been  KLV WRS DFFRPSOLVKPHQWV DQG KH DOVR took  heat  from  some  of  his  oppo-­ QHQWV RQ LVVXHV VXFK DV WKH $GGLVRQ 1DWXUDO *DV 3URMHFW 6KXPOLQ PDGH KLV FRPPHQWV DW OXQFKHRQ KHOG DW %ULVWROœV $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ VSRQVRUHG E\ WKH %ULGSRUW *UDQJH DQG $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ )DUP Bureau.  The  governor  is  in  his  sixth  DQG ¿QDO \HDU DV WKH VWDWHœV FKLHI

executive.  He  is  not  running  for  re-­ election  this  November,  after  eking  out  a  victory  in  2014  over  Republi-­ can  Scott  Milne.

A  six-­year  run  ties  him  for  the  ¿IWK ORQJHVW WHQXUH DPRQJ JRYHU-­ QRUV LQ 9HUPRQWœV KLVWRU\ DFFRUGLQJ to  Shumlin. ³%HLQJ KHUH LQ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ LQ (Jim)  Douglas  country,  people  think  governors  serve  for  eight  years;͞  or  IRU +RZDUG 'HDQ \HDUV ´ 6KXP-­ OLQ VDLG ³%XW WKH\ DUH WKH H[FHSWLRQ ´ Shumlin  took  some  heat  for  his  support  of  the  Vermont  Gas  Systems  (See  Shumlin,  Page  17A)

ADAM  LOUGEE,  EXECUTIVE  director  of  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission,  stands  with  a  rooftop  solar  array  on  the  Addison  County  Transit  Resources  headquarters  on  Creek  Road  in  Middlebury.  Rooftops  are  one  of  the  preferred  locations  for  solar  arrays  under  S.230,  a  proposed  law  recently  approved  in  a  committee  headed  by  Addison  County  Sen.  Chris  Bray.

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Energy  siting  bill  could  give  more  local  control Towns  might  get  a  bigger  say  over  solar

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  17,  2016

NORA  HATCH  FROM  Park  Squeeze  passes  out  samples  of  the  Vergennes  restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pork  chili  during  the  annual  Vermont  Chili  Festival  in  downtown  Middlebury  Saturday  afternoon.

Chili fest heats up Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

PARIS  RINDER-­GODDARD,  LEFT,  and  Mike  Cooley  of  Fire  and  Ice  restaurant  serve  up  chili  under  the  Gumption  tent  at  the  Vermont  Chili  Festival  Saturday  in  Middlebury.  Gumption  was  a  collaboration  between  Fire  and  Ice  and  Woodchuck  Hard  Cider.

BURLINGTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  SAMBA  STREET  band  Sambatucada!  performs  in  front  of  the  Ilsley  Library  in  downtown  Middlebury  during  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Vermont  Chili  Festival.

LINDSAY  CARTWRIGHT  AND  Wren  Hobbs  have  some  fun  while  serving  chili  from  Mister  Upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  during  downtown  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Vermont  Chili  Festival  Saturday  afternoon.

Huge  crowds  enjoy  49  varieties  of  chili MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Downtown  Middlebury  was  a  mob  scene  on  Saturday  afternoon  as  an  estimated  SHRSOH ÂżOOHG 0DLQ 6WUHHW IURP WKH &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH WR WKH WUDIÂżF circle  to  enjoy  the  sights,  sounds  and  tastes  of  the  eighth  annual  Vermont  Chili  Festival.

The  event  brought  people  from  many  parts  of  the  state  to  Middle-­ bury  to  taste  49  chilies  from  35  ven-­ dors,  enjoy  a  street  band  and  bask  in  D ORW RI ORFDO Ă&#x20AC;DYRU â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  streets  were  packed,  it  cer-­ tainly  seemed  like  the  biggest  one  to  me,â&#x20AC;?  said  Karen  Duguay,  marketing Â

director  for  the  Better  Middlebury  Partnership,  which  organizes  the  fes-­ tival.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  really  brings  the  community  out;Íž  it  has  the  sense  of  a  big  block  party.â&#x20AC;?

She  emphasized  that  the  Chili  Festival  is  led  by  volunteers  (in-­ cluding  chair  of  the  ChiliFest  Com-­ mittee  Wendy  Hirdler)  and  the  95  percent  of  all  the  work  that  goes  into  this  huge  event  is  done  by  vol-­ unteers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  really  incredible  the  num-­ ber  of  people  it  brings  to  the  commu-­ nity,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  blown  away  by  the  number  of  people  who  give  their  time  and  ef-­

forts  in  this  way,â&#x20AC;?  Duguay  said.

Overall  Best  Chili  (and  the  $1,000  prize)  went  to  the  Middle-­ bury  restaurant  Sabai  Sabai  for  its  â&#x20AC;&#x153;kitchen  sinkâ&#x20AC;?  chili.  Second  place  in  the  Overall  competition  went  to  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Two  Brothers  Tavern  for  its  beef  chili  and  third  was  the  pork  chili  from  Park  Squeeze  of  Vergennes.

6DEDL 6DEDL LQ LWV ÂżUVW \HDU LQ WKH competition,  also  won  the  Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Choice  Award.  The  restaurant  own-­ ers  were  so  impressed  that  they  said  they  are  considering  putting  their  winning  chili  on  the  menu.

The  other  winners  in  judged  com-­ petition  were: Best  Pork:  Park  Squeeze  (runners  up  Our  House).  Best  Game:  The  Lobby  (runners  up  Common  Ground).  Best  Chicken:  Indulge  Salon  (runners  up  Middlebury  College).

Best  Beef:  Middlebury  College  Brisket  (runners  up  The  Diner).  Best  Veggie:  La  Boca  Wood  Fired  Pizza  (runners  up  Middlebury  Foods).

Best  Kitchen  Sink:  Sabai  Sabai  (runners  up  Our  House)  .

Best  Booth:  Our  House.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  17,  2016  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  3A

Solar rather  than  swallowing  up  open  land  (Continued  from  Page  1A) when  state  regulators  are  deciding  and  agricultural  land. Â&#x2021; 0DNLQJ WKH 6HFWLRQ SURFHVV whether  to  OK  projects  put  forward  by  solar,  wind  or  hydro  power  de-­ more  transparent  and  more  accessible.  This  would  be  achieved  in  a  number  velopers.

Sen.  Chris  Bray,  D-­New  Haven,  of  ways,  among  them  adding  custom-­ said  Vermonters  support  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  er  assistance  personnel  at  the  PSB  to  goal  of  achieving  90  percent  renew-­ work  with  ordinary  citizens  who  want  able  energy  by  2050,  but  they  under-­ to  participate  in  the  permitting  pro-­ standably  feel  disempowered  by  the  cess  and  providing  clearer  pathways  regulator  system  that  has  allowed  for  mediation. Â&#x2021; *LYLQJ WKH $JHQF\ RI $JULFXO-­ renewable  energy  projects  that  towns  WXUH )RRG DQG 0DUNHWV DQG WKH 9HU-­ donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  doing  good  projects  but  mont  Division  for  Historic  Preserva-­ quite  often  people  in  towns  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  tion  a  guaranteed  place  at  the  table  like  they  have  any  connection  to  it;Íž  before  the  PSB,  so  that  those  agencies  they  may  feel  like  it  was  imposed  on  can  weigh  in  when  they  feel  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ap-­ the  town,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bray,  who  chairs  the  propriate Lougee  said  that  although  the  So-­ Natural  Resources  and  Energy  Com-­ lar  Siting  Task  Force  left  much  work  mittee  and  sponsored  S.230. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead,â&#x20AC;?  he  emphasized,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;it  to  be  done  in  terms  of  developing  would  be  a  far  happier,  healthier  best  practice  guidelines  for  solar  sit-­ community  if  people  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yeah,  we  ing,  he  feels  that  S.230  moves  toward  want  to  do  this  and  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  we  this  end  by  empowering  RPCs  and  want  to  do  it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Then  they  would  feel  WRZQV WR IXOÂżOO WKH VWDWH HQHUJ\ SROLF\ like  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  in  this  together.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  through  a  lens  of  greater  local  control.

But  not  everyone  is  working  together.  And  VDWLVÂżHG ZLWK 6 weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  making  progress.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;(S.230) is Karen  Horn,  director  Senate  bill  S.230  of  public  policy  and  ad-­ grew  out  of  Act  56,  a  really looking vocacy  for  the  Vermont  law  passed  last  year  in  to strike a League  of  Cities  and  response  to  Vermont  balance. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Towns,  views  the  bill  townsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  belief  that  re-­ balancing with  far  more  reserva-­ newable  energy  proj-­ our desire for tions  than  Lougee.  Horn  ects  were  being  foisted  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  FIRST-­YEAR  student  Charles  Rainey  was  the  target  of  an  anonymous  assault  on  his  character  on  the  social  media  app  renewable questions  whether  there  Yik  Yak  late  last  month.  He  hopes  the  uproar  over  the  incident  will  increase  sensitivity  around  issues  of  race  and  inclusivity  on  campus. upon  them.  The  law  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell ZLOO EH HQRXJK Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ created  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Solar  Siting  energy generation with for  t owns  i n  m eeting  s tate  Task  Forceâ&#x20AC;?  that  took  energy  policy  and  the  re-­ more  than  two  months  our desire to of  testimony  from  a  wide  retain our local gional  energy  plan.  She  spectrum  of  stakehold-­ control over our also  questions  whether  WKHUH ZLOO EH VXIÂżFLHQW UH-­ ers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  from  planners  home  feeds  from  anywhere  in  the  the  only  black  student  senator,  political  stance.  He  said  he  was  sources  for  towns  to  meet  and  activists  to  energy  landscapes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adam Lougee this  new  responsibility,  world. had  introduced  to  the  Student  moved  to  adopt  that  position  in  experts  and  renewable  Even  though  the  comments  were  *RYHUQPHQW $VVRFLDWLRQ response  to  U.S.  Supreme  Court  given  the  limited  funds  energy  developers.  The  posted  from  multiple  accounts,  7KURXJKRXW KLV ÂżUVW VL[ PRQWKV Justice  Antonin  Scaliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comments  and  the  volunteer  nature  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bill  also  responds  to  years  of  vocal  By  DAVID  FUCHS the  anonymity  of  the  app  prevents  LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 5DLQH\ KDV WDNHQ DQ last  December  questioning  the  opposition  from  towns  and  citizens,  small-­town  government.  0,''/(%85< ² :KHQ &KDUOHV the  college  from  determining  not  explicitly  anti-­racist  and  inclusive  (See  Rainey,  Page  12A) Horn  said  that  there  had  been  some  who  felt  shut  out  by  the  Public  Ser-­ Rainey,  an  African-­American  from  only  the  number  and  identity  of  the  vice  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Section  248  renewable  discussion  before  the  NR&E  Com-­ mittee  about  turning  over  to  towns  en-­ the  Atlanta  metro  area,  chose  to  original  poster  or  posters  but  also  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  energy  permitting  process.  The  heart  of  the  bill  is  a  process  tirely  the  process  and  mechanisms  for  DWWHQG 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH ODVW \HDU due  to  the  latest  feature  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  whether  by  which  regional  planning  commis-­ DZDUGLQJ D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG he  knew  he  would  be  in  for  some  big  the  responsible  parties  were  even  on  campus  at  the  time  of  the  posting.  sions  are  empowered  to  develop  en-­ for  smaller  solar  projects  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  that  changes.  ZERO  Coming  from  a  high  school  that  0LGGOHEXU\ LV RQO\ WKH ODWHVW LQ would  generate  15-­150  kilowatts  of  HUJ\ SODQV WKDW ÂżW WKH QHHGV RI WKHLU VOC! regions  and  meet  state  energy  goals.  power  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  that  option  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  was  96  percent  black,  he  expected  a  long  list  of  college  communities  the  liberal  arts  college  in  Vermont  to  that  were  agitated  by  disparaging  The  Department  of  Public  Service  LW LQWR WKH ÂżQDO OHJLVODWLRQ be  far  whiter  and  more  progressive  comments  posted  to  Yik  Yak.  would  then  certify  those  regional  LEGISLATIVE  PATHWAY than  his  schools  back  home  in  the  Essentially,  Yik  Yak  is  a  cell  On  Wednesday  afternoon,  S.230  plans,  at  which  point  a  regional  plan-­ ning  commission  would  then  work  was  before  the  Senate  Finance  Com-­ South.  He  expected  the  community,  phone  app  where  people  can  post  with  its  area  towns  to  help  each  town  mittee;Íž  from  there  it  will  go  on  to  the  though  different,  to  be  welcoming,  anonymous  comments  on  an  develop  its  own  town  energy  plan,  Senate  Appropriations  Committee.  and  he  expected  the  curriculum  to  be  electronic  bulletin  board.  While  with  the  RPC  lending  its  profession-­ The  bill  must  pass  through  both  of  rigorous.  What  he  did  not  expect  was  most  of  the  comments  are  jokes,  WKHVH FRPPLWWHHV E\ )ULGD\ 0DUFK to  become  the  target  of  explicitly  gossip  or  observations  on  the  world  alism  and  expertise.  7RZQV ZLWK FHUWLÂżHG HQHUJ\ SODQV 18,  to  meet  the  Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cross-­ racist  online  comments  six  months  at  large,  dozens  of  college  campuses  around  the  country  have  seen  posters  would  be  given  â&#x20AC;&#x153;substantial  defer-­ over  deadlinesâ&#x20AC;?  to  be  able  to  then  go  LQWR KLV ÂżUVW \HDU The  anonymous  posts,  which  take  verbal  pot  shots  at  their  fellow  on  to  the  House,  unless  lawmakers  enceâ&#x20AC;?  rather  than  â&#x20AC;&#x153;due  considerationâ&#x20AC;?  appeared  online  three  weeks  ago,  students.  when  a  renewable  energy  project  open  up  some  alternative  path.  0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH 3UHVLGHQW From  the  Appropriations  Commit-­ included  but  were  not  limited  to  the  goes  before  the  Public  Service  Board  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  seismic  shift  in  the  balance  of  tee,  the  bill  would  then  go  to  the  full  following  comments:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rainey  is  an  Laurie  Patton  reached  out  to  the  Senate,  where  it  would  most  likely  attention  whore,  sexual  predator  entire  college  community  shortly  power  before  the  PSB. The  process  has  already  been  pi-­ be  debated  next  week.  The  next  stop  and  anti-­white   Just  jigaboo,â&#x20AC;?  and  after  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;yakâ&#x20AC;?  targeting  Rainey  was  loted  by  three  regional  planning  would  be  to  go  on  to  the  House  Com-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  Rainey  because  PDGH *UDVSLQJ WKLV DV D WHDFKDEOH commissions  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Bennington,  North-­ mittee  on  Natural  Resources  and  En-­ heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  making  up  stuff  about  racism  moment,  she  urged  everyone  to  stay  DW 0LGG OLNH ZH IUHHG \RX DOO IURP true  to  the  community  standards  of  west,  and  Two  Rivers-­Ottauquechee  ergy.  Indulge  in  a consideration  and  respect.

Bray  said  that  he  and  Rep.  Anthony  slavery  what  more  do  you  want.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  working  in  collaboration  with  and  The  comments  were  uploaded  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  in  our  community  funded  by  the  Department  of  Public  Klein,  chair  of  the  House  Natural  Re-­ to  Yik  Yak,  a  social  media  app  that  should  understand  the  damaging  sources  and  Energy  Committee,  have  Service.

Tile,  Fabric,  Colors  &  Creative  Ideas  Additionally,  Bray  said,  the  bill  been  in  ongoing  discussion  about  the  allows  users  to  post  anonymously  to  effect  that  personal  comments  or  an  ongoing  feed  where  other  users  attacks  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  anonymous  or  otherwise  From  Around  the  World  are  has  a  kick-­start  provision,  whereby  bill  for  several  months.  Bray  hopes  to  see  the  bill  pass  this  can  upvote,  downvote  and  reply  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  can  have  on  individuals  and  on  towns  can  designate  a  site  as  a  pre-­ Just  Around  the  Corner.

Shop Local similar  style  to  websites  like  Reddit.  the  community  as  a  whole,â&#x20AC;?  Patton  ferred  location  for  renewable  devel-­ year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  on  my  must-­pass  list  and  2QH RI WKH HDUO\ GHÂżQLQJ IHDWXUHV wrote  in  an  email  to  the  community.  Call  Today!

RSPHQW EHIRUH GHYHORSLQJ D FHUWLÂżHG of  the  app  was  that  users  could  only  The  posts  appeared  immediately  D PI energy  plan.  This  gives  towns  a  quick  I  think  the  Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  as  well,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

388-2500 D P I M- F 7:30-5:30 Sat. 8-1 To  read  S.230  go  to  http://legisla-­ see  and  interact  with  a  particular  after  the  publication  of  a  front-­ action  pathway,  Bray  said,  while  a  feed  if  they  were  within  a  certain  page  article  in  The  Campus,  the  www.distinctivepaintvt.com 1396 Rte 7 South, Middlebury VT WRZQœV FHUWL¿HG HQHUJ\ SODQ LV EHLQJ ture.vermont.gov/committee/docu-­ &ROOHJH VWXGHQW ment/2016/30/Bill/4054566.  To  track  geographic  radius.  Now,  due  to  the  0LGGOHEXU\ developed.

Bray  said  the  bill  is  intended  to  daily  progress  on  the  bill  check  the  ³KHUG´ IHDWXUH LQWURGXFHG LQ 0D\ newspaper,  about  two  resolutions  â&#x20AC;&#x153;anticipate,  complement,  and  har-­ Senate  calendar  at  http://legislature. 2015,  users  can  connect  with  their  related  to  inclusivity  that  Rainey,  monize,â&#x20AC;?  meaning  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  designed  vermont.gov/Senate/service/2016/ WR WDNH LWV SODFH DORQJVLGH VLJQLÂżFDQW calendar.  To  send  comments  or  con-­ energy  legislation  Acts  99  and  56  and  cerns  to  Sen.  Chris  Bray,  email  him  at  CORRECTION:  An  article  in  gree  in  Educational  Leadership  from  bring  local  land-­use  planning  more  cbray@leg.state.vt.us. last  Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Independent  gave  the  University  of  Vermont.  He  got  See  Sen.  Chris  Brayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  community  erroneous  information  on  when  Pat-­ the  degree  while  teaching  at  Bristol  strongly  into  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  energy  plan-­ forum  on  Page  5A  of  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  edition. ning  goals  and  processes. rick  Reen  received  his  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  de-­ Elementary  School  in  2008.

He  hopes  that  the  bill  could  bring  to  the  siting  of  renewable  energy  the  same  kind  of  balancing  of  public  goods  as  the  Act  250  process  has  had  on  comparable  land  use  and  develop-­ ment  issues.

KEY  MEASURES Adam  Lougee,  executive  direc-­ tor  of  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission,  was  a  mem-­ ber  of  the  state  Solar  Siting  Task  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working  together  to  give  our  patients  the  best  experience.â&#x20AC;?

Force  and  an  expert  witness  before  the  Natural  Resources  and  Energy  Committee  while  they  were  drafting  the  bill.  He  said  S.230  goes  a  long  Dr.  Brian  Saltzman,  DMD way  toward  giving  towns  and  regions  the  ability  to  meet  state  energy  goals  on  their  own  terms.

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Senate  works  on  new  energy  bill Vermonters  want  a  greater  voice  in  keep  electricity  safe,  reliable,  and  af-­ solving  this  centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  greatest  chal-­ IRUGDEOH :H QHHG WRZQV WR ÂżQG WKH lenge  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  how  to  change  our  economy  ways  to  site  these  projects  in  the  loca-­ from  one  powered  by  burning  fossil  tions  that  work  best  for  the  community.  fuels  to  one  powered  by  clean,  renew-­ Some  Vermonters  and  many  towns  able  energy. are  telling  us  that  too  much  of  the  en-­ Over  the  past  several  years,  the  ergy  discussion  has  been  one-­way,  /HJLVODWXUH KDV VWUXJJOHG WR ÂżQG WKH originating  with  the  state  and  coming  right  way  to  promote  this  top-­down.  The  commit-­ energy  transformation  tee  listened.  Our  bill,  while  also  empowering  S.230,  creates  a  more  Vermonters  to  help  de-­ balanced,  two-­way  com-­ termine  how  we  make  munication. the  transition.  We  have  Every  renewable  en-­ brought  our  hearts  and  ergy  project  requires  a  mind  to  this  work,  and  permit,  issued  by  the  now  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  offering  an  Public  Service  Board  answer.

(PSB).  When  an  applica-­ On  Friday,  March  tion  is  submitted,  towns  11,  after  more  than  two  and  regions  have  the  months  of  gathering  tes-­ statutory  right  to  oppose  timony  from  Vermonters  or  request  changes  to  a  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  town,  regional  and  project  by  arguing  that  it  VWDWH HOHFWHG RIÂżFLDOV FLW-­ FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV ZLWK WKHLU WRZQ izens,  planners,  electric  plan.  Currently,  such  This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writer  companies,  renewable  plans  are  given  â&#x20AC;&#x153;due  energy  developers,  elec-­ is  Vermont  State  Sen.  consideration.â&#x20AC;?  Some  trical  engineers,  experts  Christopher  Bray  Vermonters  think  this  is  and  activists  of  all  stripes  (D-­Addison  County).  WRR OLWWOH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  Senate  Natural  He  chairs  the  Senate  S.230  offers  Vermont-­ Resources  and  Energy  Natural  Resources  ers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  through  their  Committee  unanimously  and  Energy  Com-­ towns  and  regional  plan-­ passed  Senate  Bill  230.  mittee. ning  commissions  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  This  bill  creates  a  way  much  higher  level  of  for  towns  and  regions  to  work  with  the  LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH ÂłVXEVWDQWLDO GHIHUHQFH ´ state  in  planning  our  renewable  energy  provided  that  the  town  or  region  has  future. worked  with  the  state  and  been  certi-­ 7KLV ELOO LQWHJUDWHV IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ÂżHG DV D SDUWQHU ZRUNLQJ WR PHHW 9HU-­ land  use  planning  with  energy  genera-­ montâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overall  energy  goals.  A  certi-­ tion  planning. ÂżHG WRZQ SODQ ZKHQ EHLQJ FRQVLGHUHG Currently,  nearly  all  energy  genera-­ by  the  PSB,  must  be  honored  unless  tion  planning  takes  place  at  the  state  the  board  determines  that  there  is  clear  level,  and  nearly  all  land  use  planning  evidence  that  the  general  good  of  the  takes  place  at  the  town  and  regional  state  outweighs  the  plan.  This  is  a  very  levels.  As  we  move  to  renewables  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  high  threshold  for  the  board  to  surpass. solar,  hydro  and  wind  projects  that  are  And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  game  changer  for  our  broadly  distributed  across  the  land-­ state.  scape  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  it  is  essential  that  we  have  a  Whereas  now  the  burden  is  on  productive,  respectful  dialog  between  a  town  to  demonstrate  that  its  plan  all  the  participants.  The  need  for  this  should  override  the  public  good  asso-­ dialog  is  felt  keenly  here  in  Addison  ciated  with  a  project,  under  S.230,  the  County  where  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  so  much  de-­ burden  of  proof  shifts  to  require  that  velopment. the  board  demonstrate  why  a  town  We  need  the  state  to  lead  in  the  or-­ SODQ WKDW KDV DOUHDG\ EHHQ FHUWLÂżHG DV derly  development  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tran-­ helping  Vermont  meet  our  renewable  sition  from  fossil  fuels  to  renewable  energy  goals  should  be  overridden. fuels  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  large  and  complex  This  bill  gives  Vermonters  the  changeover  of  our  electrical  grid  that  power  to  plot  the  course  to  renewable  will  be  underway  for  decades  and  the  energy,  and  we  know  this  can  work.  work  involves  many,  many  projects  The  state  has  been  conducting  a  pilot  that  must  work  together  in  order  to  program  over  the  last  year  with  three Â

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regional  planning  commissions  inter-­ ested  in  such  coordinated  energy  de-­ velopment  planning,  and  the  results  are  very  encouraging.  Former  poten-­ tial  opponents  have  been  converted  into  working  partners.

In  the  midst  of  working  through  this  challenging  moment,  I  encourage  all  of  us  to  pause  and  appreciate  a  number  of  positive  facts  about  renewable  en-­ ergy  development  in  our  state: 1.  The  vast  majority  of  renewable  energy  projects  are  built  without  con-­ troversy  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  example,  there  are  over  5,000  net-­metered  solar  projects  in  our  state,  a  number  that  surprises  most  Vermonters  precisely  because  so  many  have  been  inconspicuously  blended  into  the  landscape  and  placed  on  roof-­ tops.

2.  Our  move  to  renewables  has  helped  drive  Vermont  electric  rates  down;Íž  in  fact,  Vermonters  now  enjoy  the  second  lowest  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  most  stable  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  rates  in  New  England;Íž  3.  Every  renewable  project  built  reduces  destructive  emissions  within  the  New  England  electrical  system,  of  which  we  are  an  integral  part;Íž  4.  Our  state  now  has  over  16,000  people  working  in  the  clean  energy  in-­ dustry,  and  the  growth  of  jobs  in  this  sector  has  outpaced  the  general  econo-­ my  by  more  than  2:1.

5.  Poll  after  poll  tells  us  that  Ver-­ monters  strongly  support  the  move  to  renewables.

The  Legislature  recognizes  all  these  positives  as  well  as  the  changes  to  our  landscape  that  are  controversial.  Un-­ der  S.230,  Vermonters  are  offered  a  PHDQV WR DYRLG FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW E\ SODQQLQJ LQ advance.  I  predict  that  less  and  less  of-­ ten  will  Vermonters  be  saying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  to  projects  because  their  focus  will  have  shifted  to  saying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;?  to  projects  de-­ veloped  in  the  locations  and  sites  they  prefer.

We  will  be  rebuilding  our  energy  system  for  decades  to  come.  And  throughout  the  decades  required  to  un-­ dertake  this  work,  S.230  will  provide  Vermonters  with  a  greater  voice  and  an  opportunity  to  work  together  through  an  integrated  energy  and  planning  strategy.

I  have  always  believed  that  endur-­ ing,  positive  change  is  based  on  col-­ laboration.  This  bill  fosters  the  collab-­ oration  we  so  clearly  need  in  this  time  of  profound  challenge.

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A  little  over  a  century  ago,  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;core  curriculum.â&#x20AC;?

Now  I  come  to  the  Spanish  American  question:  What  is  a  philosopher  George  philosophical  poem?  To  Santayana  published  which,  a  second  question  a  book  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  might  be  added:  Why  Philosophical  Poets.â&#x20AC;?  does  it  matter?  The  three  poets  are  Santayana  answers  Lucretius,  Dante  both  together,  and  I  and  Goethe,  and  will  follow  him.  For  their  poems:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;De  Lucretius  these  are  Rerum  Natura,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  especially  important  Divine  Comedy,â&#x20AC;?  and  questions,  for  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faust.â&#x20AC;?  The  poems  themes  he  writes  about  represent  three  points  seem  not  in  the  least  of  view:  Naturalism,  poetic.  They  are  matters  Christian  Platonism  Lucretius: the we  would  normally  or  Supernaturalism,  nature of things that  H[SHFW WR ÂżQG H[SODLQHG and  Romantic  An essay by in  standard  textbooks  Naturalism,  which,  on  physics,  the  social  when  considered  Victor Nuovo sciences  and  history,  and  in  sequence,  are  Middlebury College these  are  or  seem  to  be  moments  in  the  development  of  professor emeritus quintessentially  prosaic.  They  are  all  about  the  Western  thought,  of philosophy fundamental  facts  of  from  antiquity  to  the  nature  and  society.  early  19th  century.  If  you  have  an  interest  in  Knowing  them  enables  us  to  live  understanding  the  progress  of  without  illusions  and  to  discover  Western  thought  from  ancient  to  practical  ways  to  live  peacefully  modern,  and  how  we,  its  cultural  together;Íž  and  like  everyday  tools,  heirs,  have  come  to  think  the  they  work  better  when  unadorned  way  we  do  about  most  things,  I  and  commonplace.  Lucretiusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  poem  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  can  think  of  no  better  guide  than  Santayana,  who  seems  not  only  complete  system  of  philosophy  to  have  read  everything  of  note  in  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  materialism  in  natural  science, Â

humanism  in  ethics.â&#x20AC;?  It  perfectly  expresses  the  Greek  spirit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;which  produced  Greek  manners,  Greek  government  and  Greek  art  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  movement  towards  simplicity,  autonomy  and  reasonableness  in  everything,  from  dress  to  religion.â&#x20AC;?  It  is  a  system  of  naturalism  that  has  EHHQ UHÂżQHG FODULÂżHG EXW QHYHU replaced.  What  does  poetry  have  to  add?  Santayana  answers  in  one  word:  Light.  Poetry  is  the  medium  through  which  we  see  things  most  vividly  and  full  bodied,  and  with  light  there  is  joy,  its  chief  purpose  is  celebration.  In  a  previous  essay,  I  remarked  about  the  prologue  that  opens  the  poem,  a  hymn  to  Venus  as  the  gladdening  face  of  nature  in  springtime.  Even  though  we  are  mortal  animals  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  whose  span  of  life  is  LQÂżQLWHVLPDOO\ VPDOO FRPSDUHG WR the  lifetime  of  the  universe  and  who  are  fated  to  oblivion  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  are  still  capable  of  joy  and  celebration,  which  are  essential  condiments  of  life.  We  are  like  aquatic  birds  â&#x20AC;&#x153;who  throng  the  joyous  regions  of  waterâ&#x20AC;?  crowding  riverbank,  streams  and  ODNHV ÂżOOLQJ WKH DLU ZLWK VRQJ DQG IUROLFNLQJ DQG Ă&#x20AC;LWWLQJ DERXW through  pathless  woods,  making  the  forest  alive  and  gladsome,  and  never  worrying  that  they  are  mortal.

Moreover,  without  poetry,  Lucretius  could  not  have  revealed  (See  Nuovo,  Page  7A)

Forum  (Continued  from  Page  4A) building  probably  longer  than  any-­ one,  having  started  in  1972  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  nearly  44  years  ago  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  so  maybe  it  means  more  to  me  than  some.  While  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  looking  forward  WR P\ EULJKW VXQQ\ QHZ RIÂżFH RYHU-­ looking  Cross  Street  Bridge,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  a  little  melancholy  to  leave  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeâ&#x20AC;? Â

for  so  many  years.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  thank-­ ful  and  grateful  to  have  this  wonder-­ IXO QHZ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ WR PRYH LQWR but  it  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  right  to  move  on  to  the  new  without  taking  time  to  honor  the  old.  It  has  served  its  purpose  well,  and  holds  many  wonderful  memories  for  many.  Maybe  you  went  to  high  school  there,  worked  there  over  the Â

\HDUV LQ WKH PDQ\ RIÂżFHV WKDW KDYH come  and  gone,  enjoyed  the  lunches  at  the  Russ  Sholes  Center  or  were  a  participant  in  some  of  the  many  activ-­ ities  over  the  years  in  the  gymnasium.  Whatever  you  remember,  the  build-­ ing  may  disappear,  but  the  memories  are  still  there  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  be  gone.

cans  will  highlight  the  Bristol-­area  two-­member  Addison-­4  district.  Republicans  will  try  to  recruit  a  well-­known  candidate  to  take  on  incumbent  Democrat  Dave  Sharpe,  D KLJK SURÂżOH OHJLVODWRU EHFDXVH RI his  role  as  chair  of  the  House  Edu-­ cation  Committee.  Democrats  will Â

work  hard  to  defend  Sharpe,  and  should  recruit  another  strong  candi-­ GDWH WR FKDOOHQJH ¿UVW WHUP 5HSXEOL-­ can  Rep.  Fred  Baser  for  the  second  seat  in  the  district.  Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.

Davis Â

(Continued  from  Page  4A) solent  disdain.  There  was  no  one  in  WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLYH RIÂżFHV JUDFLRXV (or  courageous)  enough  to  receive  the  petition,  and  we  were  asked  to  OHDYH $V ZH GLG D VHFXULW\ RIÂżFHU arrived  to  lock  the  doors  of  the  DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ RIÂżFH EHKLQG XV There  were  those  of  us  in  the  group  who  have  been  clients  of  Por-­ ter  for  more  than  30  years,  whose  children  have  been  born  there,  who  have  undergone  surgery  and  emer-­ gency  care  there,  and  to  be  treated  in  this  manner  was  most  dishearten-­ ing.  Nothing  about  this  experience  led  us  to  feel  more  positive  about  who  these  administrators  are. Â&#x2021; 7KHUH LV D VHQVH DPRQJ PDQ\ in  the  county  that  this  administra-­ tion  has  been  put  in  place  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  retribution  against  the  nurses  who  successfully  unionized  last  spring.  These  kinds  of  union-­busting  tactics  are  well  known  to  those  of  us  who  belong  to  unions  ourselves,  and  so  I  am  left  with  a  feeling  of  disgust  toward  an  institution  that  would  resort  to  such  a  strategy.  Again,  these  nurses  are  our  neighbors  and  friends  and  fam-­ ily,  and  there  is  growing  resentment  about  their  treatment. Â&#x2021; 7KH H[WUDRUGLQDU\ FRPSHQVD-­ tion  paid  to  the  new  Porter  CEO  has Â

become  more  common  knowledge  of  late  (Although  the  exact  amount  is  apparently  quite  a  closely  guarded  secret  which  I  have  been  attempting  to  uncover  for  a  couple  of  months  now  without  success,  it  is  generally  assumed  to  be  somewhere  between  $400,000  to  $500,000  per  annum,  derived  from  the  recently  revealed  amount  paid  the  previous  CEOâ&#x20AC;Ś),  and  so  it  is  with  some  incredulity  that  we  receive  the  explanation  that  WKH OD\RIIV DQG FXWV LQ EHQHÂżWV DUH for  the  purpose  of  saving  money  DQG WKHUHE\ VWDYLQJ RII WKH ÂżQDQ-­ cial  demise  of  the  medical  center.  It  is  just  one  more  example  of  corporate-­think:  disposing  of  middle  class  front-­line  workers  in  order  to  extravagantly  compensate  a  member  of  the  1  percent.

I  am  taking  the  time  to  write  to  you  because  I  think  that  you  need  to  know  that  the  actions  being  taken  by  the  Porter  administration  are  alienat-­ ing  many  among  the  public  you  seek  to  serve,  and  while  it  is  true  that  local  folks  will  probably  continue  to  seek  care  at  Porter,  there  being  few  other  reasonable  alternatives,  that  feeling  that  many  Addison  County  people  used  to  have  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;their  hospi-­ tal,â&#x20AC;?  a  feeling  of  grateful  affection,  is  fast  fading.  If  asked  to  take  sides  between  the  nurses  and  the  current Â

administration,  I  am  pretty  certain  that  most  Addison  County  folks  will  go  with  the  nurses,  no  contest.

In  spite  of  all  that,  I  do  want  to  thank  you  for  your  service  to  the  community  as  a  member  of  the  board,  which  I  can  imagine  is  no  easy  task.  Millard  Cox Ripton The  following  citizens  endorse  this  letter: Michele  Fay,  Judy  Olinick,  Bonnie  DeGray,  Michael  Olinick,  Christine  Birong-­Smith,  George  Klohck,  Tracy  Corbett,  Julie  Durkin  Merritt,  Bryan  Alexander,  Joseph  Przyperhart,  Peter  Ryers-­ bach,  Nancy  McFadden,  Mary  Worthington,  Lynn  Littler,  Ellen  D.  Oxfeld  and  Warren  King

(Continued  from  Page  4A) retiring  Attorney  General  Bill  Sor-­ rell.  Donovan  ran  a  well-­regarded  primary  challenge  against  Sorrell  in  5HSXEOLFDQV ZLOO KDYH GLIÂż-­ culty  recruiting  a  credible  candidate  IRU WKLV RIÂżFH Which  local  legislative  races  will  be  the  most  competitive?  One  of  the  two  seats  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Addi-­ son-­1  district  will  be  open,  because  of  the  retirement  of  Rep.  Betty  Nu-­ ovo.  The  Democratic  primary  for  this  district  should  attract  several  candidates,  with  the  two  winners  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  likely  to  be  incumbent  Rep.  Amy  Sheldon  and  one  of  the  newcomers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  favored  to  win  in  November  in  strongly-­Democratic  Middlebury  in  a  presidential  election  year.

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Obituaries

Jeffrey Crossman, 69, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jeffrey  Alan  Crossman,  69,  died  Sunday,  March  13,  2016,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  after  a  long  illness.

He  was  born  April  29,  1946,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Washington  and  Barbara  (Brown)  Crossman.  -HIIUH\ ZDV EURXJKW XS E\ KLV JUDQG SDUHQWV 0LOWRQ Âł0LWW´ DQG *ODG\V Brown,  who  he  lived  with  and  took  care  of  until  her  death.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School  class  of  1965,  and  worked  at  Brush  Motors  and  Bill  Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chevrolet  in  Brandon  while  attending  high  school.

Jeffrey  enlisted  in  the  Vermont  National  Guard  attached  to  the  131st  Guard  Unit  in  1966  and  served  three  years  before  being  honorably  discharged.  He  returned  to  Middlebury  and  went  to  work  for  Middlebury  Motors,  Standard  Register  and  Polymers  Plastics  EHIRUH EHFRPLQJ VHOI HPSOR\HG IRU 10  years  as  a  landscaper  also  working  at  Pike  Industries  and  D&F  Paving.  He  then  worked  for  various  other  employers  in  the  Middlebury  area  until  he  became  disabled.

Jeffrey  was  a  member  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  and  the  Middlebury  American  Legion.

His  interests  included  NASCAR  and  he  was  an  avid  Dale  Earnhardt  Jr.  fan,  and  an  avid  Washington  Redskins  and  New  York  Yankees  fan.

He  is  survived  by  his  mother,  Barbara  Crossman  Smith  of  Middlebury;͞  his  father,  Washington  Crossman  of  Wallingford,  Vt.;͞  his  Aunt,  Marjorie  Brown  Mooney;͞  his  cousins,  Deborah  Walker  Perrelli  and  husband  Vincent,  Stephanie  Raymond  and  husband  Bruce,  Alicia  Walker  Feinberg  and  husband  Gordon,  Frederick  Walker  III  and  wife  Paula,  Marcia  Mooney  Pokrant  and  husband  John,  Patrick  Mooney  and  girlfriend  Catherine  Byrne,  DQG 0HJDQ 0RRQH\ KDOI EURWKHU 6WHSKHQ 6PLWK KDOI VLVWHU 0DULO\Q Maloney;͞  and  many  friends.

He  was  predeceased  by  his Â

JEFFREY  CROSSMAN JUDQGSDUHQWV KLV KDOI EURWKHU Rodney  Smith;Íž  stepfather  Duane  6PLWK 8QFOHV (GZDUG Âł7HG´ Mooney  and  Frederick  Walker  II;Íž  and  aunt  Elinor  Brown  Walker.  Visiting  hours  will  be  held  on  )ULGD\ 0DUFK IURP S P DW WKH 6DQGHUVRQ 'XFKDUPH Funeral  Home,  located  at  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  on  Saturday,  March  19,  2016,  at  10  a.m.,  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church,  with  the  Rev.  William  Beaudin  as  the  celebrant.  Burial  will  be  in  Prospect  Cemetery.  Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  at  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753. $UUDQJHPHQWV DUH XQGHU WKH GLUHF WLRQ RI WKH 6DQGHUVRQ 'XFKDUPH Funeral  Home.  Online  condolences  at  www.

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Orrin Sunderland, 77, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Orrin  P.  Sunderland,  age  77,  went  home  to  be  with  his  Savior,  Jesus  Christ,  on  Thursday,  March  10,  2016,  in  Middlebury.

Orrin  was  born  in  Bridport  on  March  13,  1938,  the  son  of  Alanson  and  Sadie  (Clark)  Sunderland.  He  grew  up  in  Bridport  and  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  in  the  class  of  1957.  He  married  Wanda  Boynton  in  1962.  The  couple  lived  in  Bridport  for  a  few  years  and  moved  to  East  Middlebury  in  1972.

Orrin  served  in  the  Vermont  National  Guard  and  was  employed  at  various  occupations  in  the  Middlebury  area,  including  milk  LQVSHFWRU SROLFH RI¿ FHU IRU WKH town  of  Middlebury,  salesman  for  0LGGOHEXU\ 0RWRUV VHFXULW\ RI¿ cer  at  Middlebury  College.  He  also  owned  and  operated  his  own  taxi  VHUYLFH ³&DOO $ &DE ´ IRU PDQ\ years,  and  worked  as  a  salesman  for  MacIntyre  Fuel  Co. Mr.  Sunderland  was  a  member  of  the  Valley  Bible  Church  in  East  Middlebury  and  American  Legion  Post  27  in  Middlebury  where  he  held  VHYHUDO RI¿ FHV DQG ZDV D PHPEHU RI WKH SRVW KRQRU JXDUG +H ZDV D FDQGL date  for  the  Vermont  State  Senate  from  Addison  County  in  2006.

Mr.  Sunderland  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Wanda,  in  2009  and  a  brother,  Arlyn  Sunderland.  He  is  survived  by  two  sons,  Eric  L.  Sunderland  and  his  wife  Teresa  of  Essex  Junction  and  David  A.  Sunderland  and  his  wife  Theresa  of  Rutland,  and  a  daughter,  Amy  D.  Mood  and  her  husband  Jamie  of Â

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Florence â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mozzer, 97, Brandon %5$1'21 ² )ORUHQFH Âł'ROO\´ E.  (Keenan)  Mozzer,  97,  died  March  11,  2016,  at  Wintergreen  North  Residential  Care  Home  in  Brandon.

She  was  born  in  Bristol,  Conn.,  on  Aug.  17,  1918.  Her  parents  were  Andrew  Stevenson  and  Dorothy  Dowds.  At  about  6  months  old,  her  IDWKHU DQG KHU \HDU ROG VLVWHU GLHG WKH VDPH GD\ RI WKH Ă&#x20AC; X HSLGHPLF Dolly  was  adopted  by  her  aunt  and  uncle,  Deborah  Dowds  and  Michael  Keenan,  as  her  mother  felt  she  could  not  care  for  her  and  two  other  children.  Dolly  grew  up  in  East  Haven  and  Branford,  Conn.  Michael  Keenan  died  when  Dolly  was  10  or  12  DQG WKH QH[W IHZ \HDUV ZHUH GLIÂż cult  ones.  At  16,  she  quit  school  and  moved  in  with  an  aunt  in  Manchester,  Conn.  There  she  met  Walter  Mozzer  who  she  always  said  ³VDYHG P\ OLIH ´ They  were  married  in  1940.  Throughout  her  life  Dolly  worked  various  jobs,  including  sewing  parachutes  at  Cheney  Mills  during  World  War  II,  as  a  nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  aide  and  as  a  homemaker.

She  was  proud  to  have  advanced  from  line  server  to  head  cook  at  the  Bennett  Junior  High  cafeteria  in  Manchester,  Conn.

In  her  60s  she  worked  for  and Â

Claremont,  N.H.,  as  well  as  nine  grandchildren.

A  service  in  celebration  of  his  life  was  conducted  Thursday,  March  17,  2016,  at  11  a.m.  at  Valley  Bible  Church,  Route  125  in  East  Middlebury  with  Pastor  Ed  Wheeler  conducting  the  service.  Immediately  following  the  service,  a  reception  with  light  lunch  was  held  at  the  American  Legion  Post  27,  49  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury,  Vt.  A  private  committal  and  burial  service  will  be  conducted  at  a  later  date  in  Bridport. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ EH made  to  Valley  Bible  Church,  Route  125,  East  Middlebury,  VT. The  Miller  and  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon  is  assisting  the  BRIDPORT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Barbara  H.  IDPLO\ ZLWK DUUDQJHPHQWV ¸ Marshall,  82,  a  Bridport  resident  since  1951,  died  Friday,  March  11,  2016,  at  Shard  Villa  in  Salisbury.

Born  May  2,  1933,  in  Middletown,  Conn.,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Theodore  J.  and  Mildred  Michael  Clark  and  wife  Ashley;͞  three  (Mitchell)  Hartke.  Barbara  married  sisters;͞  two  brothers;͞  and  several  George  W.  Marshall  on  Aug.  18,  nieces  and  nephews.

1951,  and  together  they  operated  She  was  predeceased  by  her  son  'HHUZRRG )DUP LQ %ULGSRUW UDLV Clifford  Barrows  Jr. ing  registered  Holsteins,  for  many  Memorial  services  will  be  held  years.  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  March  19,  at  She  was  of  the  Episcopalian  faith.

Victory  Baptist  Church  in  Vergennes.  Family  members  include  one  son,  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ 7\OHU 0DUVKDOO WZR JUDQGGDXJK be  made  to  the  church. ters,  Juniper  Marshall  of  Bridport Â

Barbara Marshall, 82, Bridport

Helen Barrows, 74, Vergennes VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Helen  M.  Barrows,  74,  died  Monday,  March  14,  2016,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  May  27,  1941,  in  Lincoln,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Arlene  Dow  Clark.

She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Clifford  Barrows;Íž  children  Pam  Barrows  and  Patricia  Clark;Íž  grandson Â

achieved  her  GED  and  did  home  care  for  the  elderly.

Her  best  times  were  the  over  40  years  of  summers  spent  at  Bashan  Lake  in  East  Haddam,  Conn.,  where  Walter  had  built  an  excellent  little  waterfront  cottage.  She  also  loved  birds,  especially  canaries,  and  had  several  over  the  years.

In  2006,  she  moved  to  Vermont  to  live  near  her  daughter.  She  lived  at  The  Commons  in  Middlebury  for  10  years.

She  was  predeceased  by  a  EURWKHU &KDUOHV ZKR GLHG LQ FKLOG hood;͞  her  sister,  Marion,  in  1982;͞  her  husband,  Walter,  in  1998;͞  her  son,  Thomas,  in  2001.  She  leaves  her  daughter  and  VRQ LQ ODZ 3DWULFLD 6WHYHQVRQ DQG 5REHUW &RQH RI 6DOLVEXU\ KHU KDOI brother  and  his  wife,  Gary  Rouillard  and  Midge  of  West  Hartford,  Conn.;͞  and  a  few  nieces  and  nephews.

Donations  in  her  memory  may  be  made  to  either  the  Homeward  Bound  Animal  Welfare  Center,  236  Boardman  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753,  or  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  Route  7  North,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  Funeral  services  will  be  held  in  Manchester,  Conn.

The  family  would  also  like  to  thank  the  staff  at  Wintergreen  North  IRU WKHLU H[FHOOHQW FDUH ¸

and  Samone  Marshall  of  New  York;͞  DQG WKUHH JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ Curtis  Cruickshank,  Evangeleanah  Marshall  and  Hannah  LaLumiere.

Barbara  was  predeceased  by  her  husband  on  Aug.  16,  1996;͞  by  her  son  Kelley  Marshall  on  April  12,  2001;͞  and  by  her  brother,  William  Hartke.

Graveside  services  will  be  held  at  the  convenience  of  the  family  at  Town  Line  Cemetery,  Bridport.  Arrangements  are  under  the  GLUHFWLRQ RI 6DQGHUVRQ 'XFKDUPH Funeral  Home,  Middlebury.  Online  condolences  at  www.

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William Oosterman, 62, North Ferrisburgh NORTH  FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  William  Glenn  Oosterman,  62,  of  North  Ferrisburgh  was  called  up  yonder  on  March  9,  2016.  For  a  man  of  many  DIĂ&#x20AC; LFWLRQV KH ZLOO EH UHPHPEHUHG IRU KLV EURDG JDS WRRWKHG VPLOH DQG KLV altruistic  drive  to  do  what  he  could  with  what  he  was  given.  Whether  it  EH D EDNHG GHVVHUW WR EULJKWHQ D QHLJK borâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  day,  a  chocolate  bar  for  a  friend  who  nearly  fell  from  her  roof  (who  was  having  a  really  bad  day),  roadside  UHVFXH IRU D VLVWHU LQ ODZ GULYLQJ D lemon,  or  even  sharing  his  home  with  a  young  mom  and  baby  that  needed  a  place  to  stay,  helping  people  made  him  happy.

Bill  was  a  jack  of  many  trades;Íž  ZHOGLQJ KRRI WULPPLQJ DQG MHUU\ rigging  were  some  of  his  specialties.  Bill  became  an  avid  gun  enthusiast  at  a  very  young  age  and  had  enjoyed  building  a  diverse  gun  collection.  His  IDYRULWH ULĂ&#x20AC; H ZDV D $OWKRXJK KH KHOG D &'/ KLV IDYRULWH PRGH RI WUDQV portation  was  horse  and  wagon.  On  his  EHWWHU GD\V \RXÂśG Âż QG KLP GRQQLQJ D full  white  beard  in  a  handmade  Santa  VXLW GULYLQJ D WHDP RI IX]]\ MLQJOH EHOO DGRUQHG %HOJLDQV DFURVV WKH Âż HOGV RI Shelburne  Farms  with  a  sleigh  full  of  happy  children. ,Q KLV ODWWHU GD\V KH HQMR\HG VWD\ ing  connected  with  friends  and  family  through  daily  chats  on  the  phone  or  GURS LQ YLVLWV ZKLFK EULJKWHQHG KLV GD\ Bill  was  a  man  who  loved  his  family.  A  piece  of  his  heart  remains  here  with Â

A  SPOTTED  SALAMANDER  gets  a  helping  hand  across  a  Salisbury  road  on  a  warm  spring  night  last  year.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  and  the  Salisbury  Conservation  Commission  are  looking  for  volunteers  to  assist  and  collect  data  on  various  species  of  amphibians  crossing  the  road  between  March  21  and  April  10.

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his  wife  of  35  years,  Penny  (62);͞  his  daughter  Ashley  (31);͞  his  son  John  (28);͞  his  beloved  grandbabies,  Levi  (4)  and  Liam  (16  months);͞  his  four  brothers,  Terry  Oosterman,  Howard  Oosterman,  Douglas  Oosterman  and  :HV 2RVWHUPDQ KLV VLVWHUV LQ ODZ his  many  nieces  and  nephews;͞  his  stepmother,  Margery  Oosterman;͞  four  stepsisters;͞  and  his  very  best  friend,  Norman  Lavalette.

The  rest  of  his  heart  is  in  heaven  where  his  body  is  whole  and  without  sickness, Â

and  today  he  sits  in  the  company  of  his  father,  William  Oosterman;͞  mother,  Gladys  Oosterman;͞  and  daughter  Heather  Oosterman  in  the  presence  of  his  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ.

Services  will  be  held  on  March  26  at  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church  in  Vergennes  with  family  greeting  at  10:30  and  memorial  at  11  with  light  luncheon  to  follow.  In  lieu  RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV SOHDVH VHQG GRQDWLRQV WR Champlain  Valley  Christian  School  in  9HUJHQQHV ¸

Get  on  email  list  to  help  Salisbury  amphibians  cross  roads  to  safety SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  early  spring  amphibians  abandon  the  protection  of  their  upland  wintering  sites  to  move  to  lower,  wetter  sites  where  they  congregate  and  lay  eggs.  Some  DPSKLELDQV SXW WKHPVHOYHV LQ MHRS ardy  by  crossing  roads  to  get  to  their  reproductive  sites.  Depending  on  ORFDO YHKLFOH WUDIÂż F HQWLUH DPSKLELDQ populations  can  be  wiped  out  in  the  process.

Otter  Creek  Audubon  and  the  Salisbury  Conservation  Commission  have  assisted  amphibians  at  an  important  road  crossing  in  Salisbury  for  over  a  decade.  The  site  is  ideal  from  the  human  perspective.  Not Â

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only  is  it  used  by  many  salamanders  and  frogs  of  seven  species,  it  has  OLWWOH YHKLFOH WUDI¿ F RQ ZDUP ZHW nights  when  amphibians  are  likely  to  PRYH ,W RIIHUV D SUHGLFWDEOH RSSRU tunity  for  people  who  are  interested  LQ REVHUYLQJ D GUDPDWLF QDWXUDO VSHF tacle  and  who  are  able  to  take  part  in  monitoring  an  amphibian  migration  in  relative  safety.

To  witness  this  remarkable  migration  and  help  perpetuate  it,  volunteers  may  sign  up  to  receive  an  email  alert  on  the  morning  of  a  projected  big  movement  during  the  movement  window  of  Monday,  March  21,  to  Sunday,  April  10,  and Â

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Volunteers  are  responsible  for  their  own  safety  and  the  safety  of  others  LQ WKHLU JURXS $W WKLV VLWH WUDI¿ F LV infrequent  and  slow.  Upon  arrival  Otter  Creek  Audubon  provides  tips  RQ VSHFLHV LGHQWL¿ FDWLRQ DQG DSSUR SULDWH KXPDQ EHKDYLRU 'DWD FROOHF tors  will  record  the  numbers  of  each  VSHFLHV YROXQWHHUV PRYH IRU WKH ¿ UVW two  hours.  To  sign  up  for  the  2016  amphibian  email  alert  list,  email  kinglet@together.net.

New Obituary Guidelines The  Independent  will  publish  paid  obitu-­ aries  and  free  notices  of  passing.  Paid  obituaries  cost  25  cents  per  word  and  will  be  published,  as  submitted,  on  the  date  of  the  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  choosing.

The  Independent  offers  a  free  notice  of  passing  up  to  100  words,  subject  to  editing  by  our  news  department.  Photos  with  either  paid  obituaries  or  free  notices  cost  $10  per  photo.  Obituaries  may  be  emailed  to  obits@addisonindependent.com,  or  call  802-­388-­4944  for  more  information.

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This is your 65th one â&#x20AC;&#x201C; your son Zebâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday also.

We still miss you and love you.

Love Always, David and family

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Lenten  noon  recital  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  17,  12:15-­12:45  p.m.,  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church.  Dominique  Dodge,  harp,  and  Timothy  Cummings,  pipe,  play  a  program  of  tradi-­ tional  Celtic  music.  You  may  bring  a  lunch;Íž  light  refreshments  will  be  served.  Part  of  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Lenten  recital  series.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your  First  Year  of  Beekeepingâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  17,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  community  room,  55  Collins  Drive.  The  Addison  County  Beekeepers  Association  welcomes  Andrew  Munkres  of  Lemonfair  Honeyworks  to  talk  about  installing  a  package  of  bees  and  guide  new  EHHNHHSHUV WKURXJK WKH FUXFLDO Âż UVW \HDU )UHH Info:  acbavt@gmail.com.

40th  Army  Band  in  concert  in  Orwell.  Thursday,  March  17,  7  p.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ownâ&#x20AC;?  40th  Army  Band  will  play  traditional  patri-­ otic  American  tunes,  as  well  as  contemporary  musical  favorites.  Info:  338-­3480. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Syria  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Remember  Meâ&#x20AC;?  talk  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  March  17,  7  p.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  /LEUDU\ :ULWHU SKRWRJUDSKHU 'HERUDK )HOPHWK speaks  about  the  people  of  Syria,  the  fabric  of  their  culture,  her  photographs  and  the  birth  of  her  recently  published  book.  Info:  453-­2366  or  www.oneworldlibraryproject.org.

In  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  Sings  to  the  Stars,â&#x20AC;?  a  Native  American  grandmother  living  alone  in  the  desert,  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating  a  Shelter  Beltâ&#x20AC;?  gardening  presen-­ half-­Mexican  grandson  lost  between  worlds,  and  a  down-­on-­his-­luck  magician  discover  a  tation  in  New  Haven.  Thursday,  March  17,  7  greater  purpose  as  they  are  thrown  together  by  a  meaningful  coincidence.  This  Vermont-­ S P 1HZ +DYHQ 7RZQ 2IÂż FH 0HJKDQ *LURX[ PDGH IHDWXUH Âż OP LV VFUHHQLQJ DW WKH 0DUTXLV 7KHDWHU LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 7XHVGD\ 7KXUVGD\ owner  of  Vermont  Edible  Landscapes,  will  talk  March  22-­24. about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;shelter  belts,â&#x20AC;?  plantings  that  control  erosion,  protect  crops  and  live-­ Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  stock,  control  odor  for  manure  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  donation:  pits,  create  edible  hedges  and  $2.50.  more.  Part  of  the  New  Haven  %RRJLH %HQHÂż W LQ /LQFROQ Conservation  Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adult: Freestyle Saturday,  March  19,  7-­11  p.m.,  Armchair  Naturalist  Speaker  6HULHV )UHH ,QIR SHUFLYDO# Acrylics, March 21-Apr 11 with Janet Fredericks, Weds. Mid- Burnham  Hall.  The  Willowell  DQQXDO IXQGUDLVLQJ madriver.com. day Wheel, Thurs AM Oils, Pastels, Weds AM Paint, Mon. )RXQGDWLRQÂśV concert,  featuring  BandAnna.  PM Oils, Thurs PM Drawing. Children: NEW-Apr Vacation Silent  auction,  light  refreshments,  Clay Hand Building and on the Wheel,Thurs. Clay Hand dancing.  Admission  $10.  Building, Small World-Art Inspired by the World, Mon. The  Bombadils  in  concert  in  Saturday,  March  19,  Special  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  story  Wheel. Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol. Brandon.  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  These  time  in  Lincoln.  com, middleburystudioschool.org rising  folk  stars  enchant  audi-­ )ULGD\ 0DUFK ences  around  the  world  with  their  a.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Illustrator  unique  fusion  of  traditional,  world  %HWKDQ\ )DUUHOO ZLOO YLVLW WR UHDG Section  offers  a  3-­  to  4-­mile  hike,  lasting  2  to  3  and  progressive  folk.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  a  book  that  she  illustrated.  Also,  puppets,  snack  KRXUV IURP WKH 5REHUW )URVW ,QWHUSUHWLYH 7UDLO recommended:  802-­247-­4295  or  info@bran-­ and  craft.  Info:  453-­2665.

DUHD 0RGHUDWH GLIÂż FXOW\ ZLWK IRRW HOHYDWLRQ don-­music.net. â&#x20AC;&#x153;UnSlut:  A  Documentary  Screeningâ&#x20AC;?  in  gain.  Bring  poles,  water,  snacks  and,  if  needed,  Middlebury.  )ULGD\ 0DUFK S P 7RZQ FUDPSRQV RU VQRZVKRHV &RQWDFW *LQQ\ +HLGNH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pop-­Up  Playsâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  0DUFK S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 6L[ +DOO 7KHDWHU )UHH VFUHHQLQJ RI D GRFXPHQ at  ginnypots@comcast.net  for  meeting  time.  new  10-­minute  plays,  written  the  night  before,  WDU\ RQ VH[XDO VKDPLQJ )UHH 5HIUHVKPHQWV More  info:  www.gmcbreadloaf.org. are  rehearsed  all  day  and  premiered  this  provided.  Info:  802-­382-­9222  or  www.townhall-­ Addison  County  Riverwatch  Collaborative  evening.  All  plays  will  include  one  line  (chosen  theater.org. volunteer  training  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  by  online  voters)  and  all  will  be  on  the  theme  Caregiver  group  in  Lincoln.  )ULGD\ 0DUFK 0DUFK D P $&53& RIÂż FH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things  on  Wheels.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $10,  available  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Support  group  for  anyone  Seminary  St.  Annual  pre-­season  training  for  DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQ who  is  caring  for  another  person,  whether  long  volunteers  who  will  take  water  samples  from  halltheater.org  or  at  the  door.  To  vote  for  your  distance  or  close  by.  Info:  453-­2665.

VL[ ORFDO ULYHUV IURP $SULO WR 6HSWHPEHU &RIIHH favorite  line,  visit  www.townhalltheater.org/ /HQWHQ ¿ VK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO )ULGD\ 0DUFK bagels  and  fruit  served.  pop-­up-­plays-­vote-­for-­the-­line. p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Church.  Seventeenth  annual  Rabies  clinic  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  March  19,  Faculty  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College. /HQWHQ ¿ VK IU\ $OO \RX FDQ HDW PHDO LQFOXGHV D P WRZQ RI¿ FH Saturday,  March  19,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  IULHG RU EDNHG KDGGRFN )UHQFK IULHV FROHVODZ Books  for  Babies  celebration  in  Bristol.  for  the  Arts.  Samples  of  faculty  choreogra-­ beverage  and  dessert.  Adults  $12.50,  children  Saturday,  March  19,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Lawrence  phy,  featuring  works  by  Christal  Brown,  Scotty  DQG XQGHU LPPHGLDWH IDPLO\ RI ¿ YH Memorial  Library.  All  babies  born  in  2015  to  Hardwig,  Tzveta  Kassabova  and  Katie  Martin.  Info:  453-­2488.

Bristol  parents  are  invited  to  come  to  a  book  Tickets  $12/$10/$6,  available  at  www.middle-­ Exhibit  opening  and  artist  talk  in  Middlebury.  dedication.  Info:  453-­2366  or  lmlkids@gmail. bury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. )ULGD\ 0DUFK S P 9HUPRQW )RONOLIH com.

Center.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life  Under  Sugar  on  snow  party  in  Starksboro.  Saturday,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs  and  Ariasâ&#x20AC;?  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  19,  8  p.m.  Mahaney  Center  the  Shadow:  Paintings  by  Hom  Pradhan.â&#x20AC;?  March  19,  2-­4  p.m.,  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  for  the  Arts,  Robison  Hall.  Students  present  a  Pradhan  will  talk  about  his  art  and  about  being  House  Society.  Annual  event  featuring  local  variety  of  songs,  duets  and  arias,  ranging  from  born  and  raised  in  a  Bhutanese  refugee  camp  in  maple  syrup  on  snow,  homemade  doughnuts,  the  Baroque  era  to  the  present.  Accompanied  1HSDO ([KLELW UXQV WKURXJK -XO\ sour  pickles  and  beverages.  Single  serving  by  Cynthia  Huard  and  Annemieke  Spoelstra  Family  bingo  night  in  Addison. )ULGD\ 0DUFK $5,  double  serving  for  one  $6.  Children  12  and  0F/DQH RQ SLDQR )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ 18,  6-­9  p.m.,  Addison  Central  School.  The  ACS  younger  $3.  Proceeds  support  restoration  of  the  edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.   PTA  holds  its  annual  bingo  night,  with  lots  of  meetinghouse  belfry.  Info:  453-­5227.

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Pasta!â&#x20AC;?  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Community  bingo  in  Orwell. )ULGD\ 0DUFK 0DUFK S P 6W 6WHSKHQÂśV &KXUFK )UHH All-­you-­can-­eat  pancake  breakfast  18,  6:30-­9  p.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  The  Orwell  spaghetti  supper  and  discussion  about  build-­ in  Addison.  Sunday,  March  20,  7-­11  Village  Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eighth  grade  is  raising  money  ing  a  movement  for  human  rights,  including  D P $GGLVRQ )LUH 6WDWLRQ 3ODLQ DQG for  their  end-­of-­year  trip  with  bingo,  featuring  health  care,  good  jobs,  housing  and  education.  blueberry  pancakes,  sausage,  bacon,  home  JUHDW SUL]HV VQDFN IRRG D UDIĂ&#x20AC; H DQG D )UHH EORRG SUHVVXUH VFUHHQLQJV DQG DQ XSGDWH fries,  coffee,  hot  chocolate  and  orange  juice.  VSHFLDO UDIĂ&#x20AC; H from  the  local  nurses  about  changes  at  Porter  $GXOWV NLGV XQGHU )XQGV UDLVHG ZLOO Faculty  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Medical  Center.  All  ages  welcome. be  used  to  purchase  equipment  for  the  Addison  )ULGD\ 0DUFK S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU Auditions  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunset  Boulevardâ&#x20AC;?  in  Brandon.  9ROXQWHHU )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW ,QIR the  Arts.  Samples  of  faculty  choreography,  Saturday,  March  19,  3:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  featuring  works  by  Christal  Brown,  Scotty  Hall.  The  Vermont  Theatre  Lab  will  hold  audi-­ Family  breakfast  in  Hancock.  Sunday,  March  20,  8-­9:30  a.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall,  1097  VT  Hardwig,  Tzveta  Kassabova  and  Katie  Martin.  tions  for  this  Andrew  Lloyd  Webber  produc-­ Route  100.  Hosted  by  the  Community  Church  of  Tickets  $12/$10/$6,  available  at  www.middle-­ tion.  Looking  for  actors,  singers  and  dancers  +DQFRFN DQG *UDQYLOOH 'RQDWLRQV WDNHQ bury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  March  \HDUV RU ROGHU 3URGXFWLRQ GDWHV -XO\ 19. &RQWDFW GLUHFWRU SURGXFHU -DFRE : 3DWRUWL IRU â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scouting  for  Foodâ&#x20AC;?  community  breakfast  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  March  20,  8-­10:30  a.m.,  Orwell  audition  details:  info@merchantshall.com  or  Town  Hall.  Cub  Scout  Pack  108  of  Orwell  and  802-­866-­8081.

Benson  will  serve  an  all-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  March  RI HJJV EDFRQ VDXVDJH SDQFDNHV )UHQFK S P )HUULVEXUJK &RPPXQLW\ toast,  home  fries,  hash,  fresh  fruit  salad,  coffee  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Ripton.  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  and  orange  juice.  Please  bring  two  nonperish-­ Saturday,  March  19,  Watertower  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  able  food  items  per  person,  to  be  donated  to  7UDLOV WLPH 7%$ 7KH *0& %UHDG /RDI WKH :KLWLQJ )RRG 6KHOI ,QIR RU jtester22@aol.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Pace,  Incomplete:  Mozart  Requiemâ&#x20AC;?  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  March  20,  3  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  The  Middlebury  College  &KRLU DQG LQVWUXPHQWDOLVWV SUHVHQW WKH Âż UVW SDUWV RI 0R]DUWÂśV 5HTXLHP LQ ' )UHH ,QIR www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Very  Hungry  Caterpillar  Day  event  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  20,  3-­4  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Reading  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Very  Hungry  Caterpillar,â&#x20AC;?  activities  and  paper  puppet  giveaways.  Info:  802-­388-­2061  or  jenny@ vermontbookshop.com.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  0DUFK S P :DON2YHU *DOOHU\ Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Years  of  Seasons,â&#x20AC;?  works  by  Linda  Seiffert  Reynolds.  Info:  H[W â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mustangâ&#x20AC;?  screening  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  20,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Set  in  summer  in  a  small  village  in  northern  Turkey,  ³0XVWDQJ´ UHYROYHV DURXQG Âż YH IUHH VSLULWHG sisters  whose  seemingly  innocent  beach  play  with  their  male  classmates  is  perceived  by  elders  in  the  town  to  be  dangerous  and  LPPRUDO 2QH RI IRXU Âż OPV LQ WKH 01)) Winter  Screening  Series.  Tickets,  $12  each  or  IRU DOO IRXU Âż OPV LQ WKH VHULHV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOO theater.org.

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Homeschool  group  meeting  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  March  23,  1-­2  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Join  the  group  as  they  explore  weather  and  make  their  own  tornado.  Info:  453-­2665.

StoryMatters  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  23,  4-­5:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Come  listen  to  and  tell  stories  promot-­ LQJ E\ DQG DERXW Âł5HPDUNDEOH 3HRSOH ´ Airborne  LiDAR  presentation  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  23,  4-­5  p.m.,  %LFHQWHQQLDO +DOO 5RRP /L'$5 /LJKW Detection  and  Ranging)  is  a  technique  that  measures  surface  elevation  using  an  DLUFUDIW PRXQWHG ODVHU 5HHG 6LPV 86'$ 15&6 ZLOO WDON DERXW LWV QHZ DSSOLFDWLRQV LQ Âż HOGV VXFK DV K\GURORJ\ VRLOV DQG DJULFXOWXUH ecology,  forestry  and  land  use  management. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Small  Good  Thingâ&#x20AC;?  screening  and  Q&A  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  23,  S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP 6KRW LQ YDULRXV ORFD WLRQV LQ WKH %HUNVKLUHV WKLV IHDWXUH OHQJWK Âż OP follows  six  people  who  focus  on  alternative  FRQFHSWV RI KDSSLQHVV DQG VXFFHVV 4 $ ZLWK GLUHFWRU 3DPHOD 7DQQHU %ROO IROORZV 7UDLOHU ZZZ DVPDOOJRRGWKLQJÂż OP FRP Monthly  book  discussion  in  Lincoln.

Wednesday,  March  23,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  7KLV PRQWKœV WLWOH ³$ 7DOH IRU WKH 7LPH %HLQJ ´ by  Ruth  Ozeki.  Info:  453-­2665.

Zolotoi  Ples  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.

Wednesday,  March  23,  7  p.m.  Mead  Chapel.  This  popular  Russian  folk  troupe  returns  to  the  college  for  a  concert  of  lively  instrumental  and  vocal  music.  Free.  Children  will  be  delighted  with  the  bright  colors  and  unique,  handmade  instruments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  Sings  to  the  Starsâ&#x20AC;?  screening  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  23,  7  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  Screening  of  a  new  Vermont  IHDWXUH Âż OP LQ ZKLFK D 1DWLYH $PHULFDQ JUDQG mother  lives  alone  in  the  desert,  her  half-­Mexi-­ can  grandson  is  lost  between  worlds,  and  a  GRZQ RQ KLV OXFN PDJLFLDQ Âż QGV KLPVHOI DW KHU GRRU $GXOWV VHQLRUV 3URGXFHG E\ Jonathan  Corcoran,  and  written  and  directed  E\ -HQQLIHU &RUFRUDQ 4 $ ZLWK WKH Âż OPPDNHUV after  the  screening.  Info:  http://shesingstothe-­ VWDUV FRP $OVR RQ 0DUFK â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wolf  Peaches,  Poisoned  Peas  and  Madame  Pompadourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Underwearâ&#x20AC;?  talk  in  New  Haven. :HGQHVGD\ 0DUFK S P 1HZ +DYHQ 7RZQ 2IÂż FHV 6FLHQFH DQG KLVWRU\ ZULWHU Rebecca  Rupp  talks  about  the  quirky  histories  of  many  common  garden  vegetables.  Free.  The  Jupiter  String  Quartet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  23,  S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 5RELVRQ +DOO $ VSHFLDO HYHQLQJ RI VH[WHW PXVLF %UDKPVÂś 6H[WHW DQG 6FKRHQEHUJÂśV Âł7UDQVÂż JXUHG 1LJKW ´ 3URIHVVRU RI 0XVLF /DUU\ +DPEHUOLQ JLYHV D pre-­concert  lecture  at  6:30  p.m.  in  Room  125.  Reserved  seating.  Tickets  $25/$20$6,  available  DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV RU

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Thursday,  March  24,  6  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  Meet  producer  Jonathan  Corcoran  and  writer/ director  Jennifer  Corcoran  at  6  p.m.,  followed  by  the  screening  at  7.  In  this  new  Vermont  feature  ¿ OP D 1DWLYH $PHULFDQ JUDQGPRWKHU OLYHV DORQH in  the  desert,  her  half-­Mexican  grandson  is  lost  between  worlds,  and  a  down-­on-­his-­luck  PDJLFLDQ ¿ QGV KLPVHOI DW KHU GRRU $GXOWV VHQLRUV 4 $ ZLWK WKH ¿ OPPDNHUV DIWHU WKH screening.  Info:  http://shesingstothestars.com.

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Former  Vermont  Gov.  Jim  Douglas  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  22,  4  p.m.,  EastView  at  Middlebury.  Former  Gov.  Douglas  will  talk  about  his  new  book  and  the  upcoming  elections.  Rabies  clinic  in  Monkton.  Tuesday,  March  22,  6-­7  p.m.,  Monkton  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Licensing  available  as  well.  Rabies  shots  $15  per  animal.  Bring  a  copy  of  the  last  rabies  vacci-­ QDWLRQ FHUWL¿ FDWH $QLPDOV VKRXOG EH RQ D OHDVK or  in  a  carrier.

Movie  night  for  adults  in  Lincoln.  Tuesday,  March  22,  6:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Showing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladies  in  Lavender,â&#x20AC;?  starring  Judi  Dench  and  Maggie  Smith  as  sisters  who  discover  a  badly  injured  foreigner  washed  ashore  near  their  coastal  home  in  pre-­war  England.  Info:  453-­2665. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  Sings  to  the  Starsâ&#x20AC;?  screening  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  22,  7  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  Screening  of  a  new  Vermont  IHDWXUH Âż OP LQ ZKLFK D 1DWLYH $PHULFDQ JUDQG mother  lives  alone  in  the  desert,  her  half-­Mexi-­ can  grandson  is  lost  between  worlds,  and  a  GRZQ RQ KLV OXFN PDJLFLDQ Âż QGV KLPVHOI DW KHU GRRU $GXOWV VHQLRUV 3URGXFHG E\ Jonathan  Corcoran,  and  written  and  directed  E\ -HQQLIHU &RUFRUDQ 4 $ ZLWK WKH Âż OPPDNHUV after  the  screening.  Info:  http://shesingstothe-­ VWDUV FRP $OVR RQ 0DUFK DQG Milk  &  Honey  Quilters  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  22,  7  p.m.,  0LGGOHEXU\ $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 0HPEHU VKRZ FDVH 6XH *LQJUDV $QGUH (PPHOO DQG (ODLQH Lathrop  will  share  their  quilting  journeys  and  stories,  as  well  as  a  sampling  of  their  work  through  the  years.  Show  and  tell.  Free  to  guild  PHPEHUV QRQ PHPEHUV ,QIR

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Babies  love  books PARENTS  SHAWN  AND  Maryann  Twyman  with,  from  left,  Edda,  Inga  and  Idries,  celebrate  Books  for  Babies  at  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  last  year.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event,  in  which  each  baby  born  in  Bristol  in  2015  will  have  a  book  dedicated  in  their  name,  is  on  Saturday,  March  19,  from  10  a.m.-­noon.

25,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Mountain  Health  Center,  61  3LQH 6W $OO EORRG W\SHV QHHGHG $SSRLQWPHQWV UHGFURVVEORRG RUJ RU Free  baby/kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;/maternity  clothes  giveaway  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  25,  4-­7  p.m.,  Caring  +HDUWV 3UHJQDQF\ &HQWHU 0HUFKDQWV 5RZ Suite  B.  Drop  in  for  Fill-­a-­Bag  Friday  and  take  home  a  free  bag  of  clothes  from  preemie-­5T  boys/girls.  Info:  deb.caringhearts@live.com  or Â

Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  25,  5-­7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery  at  Town  Hall  Theater.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disclosures:  Coming  out  of  Obscurity,â&#x20AC;?  with  works  by  Lily  Hinrichsen  and  Karla  Van  Vliet.  Brother-­to-­Brother  event  in  Middlebury.  )ULGD\ 0DUFK S P :KLUOLHÂśV :RUOG 1232  Exchange  St.  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Brother-­to-­Brother  organization  invites  all  area  middle-­school  boys  for  an  evening  of  laser  tag,  DUFDGH JDPHV DQG SL]]D )UHH ,QIR DQG 5693 btb@middlebury.edu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace:  Songs  for  the  Earthâ&#x20AC;?  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  25,  7  p.m.,  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church.  Composed  by  Samuel  Guarnaccia  with  lyrics  by  - 3KLOLS 1HZHOO /RFDO VLQJHUV DQG LQVWUXPHQWDO LVWV ZLOO SHUIRUP ,QIR

Mar

26

SATURDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  hike  on  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  26,  carpool  to  starting  point  on  :H\EULGJH 5RDG PHHWLQJ WLPH 7%$ 7KH *0& Bread  Loaf  Section  offers  an  easy,  5-­mile  or  longer  hike.  Carspotting.  Expect  a  moder-­ ate  pace.  Traction  devices  or  snowshoes  may  be  required.  Contact  leader  Kathy  Duclos  for  info  and  meeting  time:  kduclos@gmavt.net  or  0RUH LQIR ZZZ JPFEUHDGORDI org.

Open  swim  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  26,  D P QRRQ 0RXQW $EUDKDP 8QLRQ +LJK School  pool.  Music  and  fun  for  all.  Cost  $3  per  swimmer.  Children  under  10  must  be  with  an  adult.  Offered  by  the  Bristol  Rec  Department  RQ VHOHFW 6DWXUGD\V WKURXJK $SULO &KHFN GDWHV DW EULVWROUHF#JPDYW QHW RU RQ Facebook.

Easter  bake  sale  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  March  26,  10  a.m.,  JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Quick  Stop,  529  VT  Route  100.  Sale  continues  until  the  food  runs  out.  One-­day  photography  contest  in  Middlebury.

Saturday,  March  26,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Edgewater  *DOOHU\ DW WKH )DOOV )RUPHU 1DWLRQDO *HRJUDSKLF photographer  Jim  Blair  will  judge  a  one-­day  â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoot-­outâ&#x20AC;?  for  both  professional  and  amateur  photographers.  The  winner  will  receive  a  $500  (GJHZDWHU JLIW FHUWLÂż FDWH 5693 WR VWDF\# HGJHZDWHUJDOOHU\ YW FRP /LPLWHG WR WKH Âż UVW 5693V Egg  hunt  and  open  house  in  Vergennes.

Saturday,  March  26,  10-­11  a.m.,  Cornerstone  3UHVFKRRO DQG &KDPSODLQ 9DOOH\ &KULVWLDQ School.  Come  hunt  for  eggs  and  take  a  tour  of  the  facility.  Music  swap  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  26,  10  D P S P &RPSDVV 0XVLF DQG $UWV &HQWHU Come  sell,  swap  and  barter  anything  from  YLQ\O UHFRUGV &'V V DQG WDSHV WR QHZ DQG vintage  audio  equipment,  phonographs,  radios,  musical  instruments,  accessories  and  more.  To  reserve  a  space,  register  by  March  24:  www.

FPDFYW RUJ RU LQIR#FPDFYW RUJ Sugar  on  Snow  Festival  in  Ferrisburgh.

Saturday,  March  26,  noon-­4  p.m.,  Dakin  Farm.  Free  samples  of  maple  syrup,  ham,  bacon,  cheese  and  more;Íž  boiling  demonstrations,  live  music  and  more.  Info:  www.dakinfarm. com/2016-­Sugar-­On-­Snow.dlp.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock  On  Filmâ&#x20AC;?  series  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  26,  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Waltz,â&#x20AC;?  Martin  Scorceseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memorable  UHFRUG RI WKH %DQGÂśV IDUHZHOO FRQFHUW 3DUW RI D QHZ 7+7 VHULHV RI WKH Âż QHVW URFN DQG UROO Âż OPV ever  made.  Tickets  $10,  available  at  the  THT  ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ or  at  the  door.  Arioso  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  26,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Central  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  critically  acclaimed  chamber  music  ensemble  returns  to  Brandon  Music  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zoologica,â&#x20AC;?  a  program  of  animal-­titled  or  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;themed  works.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended:  RU LQIR#EUDQGRQ PXVLF QHW

Mar

28

Ag  lunch  in  Bridport.  0RQGD\ 0DUFK noon-­1:45  p.m.,  Bridport  Community  Hall.

Mar

30

WEDNESDAY DFSFF#VRYHU QHW Â&#x2021; DGGLVRQFRXQW\SFF RUJ

Community  book  discussion  in  Orwell.  Wednesday,  March  30,  11:45  a.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Discussion  of  the  2016  Vermont  Reads  pick,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shipwreck  at  WKH %RWWRP RI WKH 6HD ´ E\ -HQQLIHU $UPVWURQJ Copies  at  the  library.  Orwell  Village  School  students  are  community  members  are  encour-­ aged  to  participate.  Lunch  provided.  Info: Â

WomenSafe  award  celebration  in  Middlebury.

Wednesday,  March  30,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  109  &DWDPRXQW 3DUN :RPHQ6DIH ZLOO KRQRU Barbara  Wagner,  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  winner  of  the  Kimberly  Krans  Women  Who  Change  the  World  $ZDUG 5HIUHVKPHQWV SURYLGHG ,QIR

Mar

31

THURSDAY

Preschool  screening  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  March  31,  6-­6:45  p.m.,  6DOLVEXU\ VFKRRO 3DUHQWV ZKR KDYH FKLO dren  who  will  be  3  or  4  by  Sept.  1  can  come  learn  about  the  preschool  program.  Bring  your  FKLOGÂśV ELUWK FHUWLÂż FDWH DQG LPPXQL]DWLRQ UHFRUG 5693 WR 'RQQD 6LPSVRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Your  Watermarkâ&#x20AC;?  documentary  screening  and  discussion  in  Ferrisburgh.

Thursday,  March  31,  6:30-­9  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  7RZQ 2IÂż FHV DQG &RPPXQLW\ &HQWHU 7KH Ferrisburgh  Conservation  Commission  and  $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 5LYHU :DWFK ZLOO VFUHHQ WKLV PLQXWH 9HUPRQW Âż OP DQG WKHQ KROG D Âł:DWHU Quality  Chat,â&#x20AC;?  one  of  a  series  of  informal  discus-­ sions  about  local  waterways.  Green  Mountain  Club  lecture  in  Middlebury.  7KXUVGD\ 0DUFK S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ The  GMC  Bread  Loaf  Sectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cecilia  Elwert  gives  an  illustrated  lecture  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Mount  Meru  and  Mount  Kilimanjaro:  High  +RSHV LQ 7DQ]DQLD ´ 3DUW RI WKH -DPHV 3 7D\ORU 2XWGRRU $GYHQWXUH 6HULHV )UHH 5HIUHVKPHQWV provided.  More  info:  www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

Apr

1

REFORMED BAPTIST â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mountainside Bible Fellowshipâ&#x20AC;?

27  Holden  Road  North  Chittenden,  Vermont.

Offering classes?

Advertise them twice weekly in the

Addison Independent

(google  maps)

Website:

Community Calendar

www.mountainsidebiblefellowship.com

Call 388-4944 for details

802-­483-­6266

nhismrcy@gmail.com

FRIDAY

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  )ULGD\ $SULO S P &RPSDVV 0XVLF DQG $UWV &HQWHU Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Girl  with  the  3XUSOH +DLU $ 5HWURVSHFWLYH ´ ZRUNV E\ IDEULF artist  Judith  Reilly.  Exhibit  runs  through  May  30.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.

L I V EM U S I C Friends  Union  Band  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  17,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  51  Main.

Rowan  in  Middlebury. )ULGD\ 0DUFK S P Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  DuPont  Brothers  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  0DUFK S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG The  Sky  Blue  Boys  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  S P 0DLQ About  Time  in  Middlebury. )ULGD\ 0DUFK p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

The  Bob  Levinson  Trio  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  19,  6  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Cooie  DeFrancesco  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  19,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  51  Main. hi8us  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  19,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Beth  Duquette  and  Richard  Ruane  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  March  25,  7:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  3HDN 9LQH\DUG Paul  Asbell  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  0DUFK S P 0DLQ The  Remedy  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  25,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Patrick  Fitzsimmons  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  26,  7:30  p.m.,  The  CafÊ  at  the  Marquis  Theater.

DuPont  Brothers  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  0DUFK S P 0DLQ The  Grift  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  26,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Caleb  Elder  and  Brett  Hughes  in  New  Haven.  )ULGD\ $SULO S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG

 Municipal staff will be moving to the new Middlebury Town Offices at 77 Main Street at the end of March. Given the magnitude of this move and to ensure public safety, it will be necessary to close the Municipal Building to members of the public from Wednesday, March 23rd through Friday, April 1st. If you anticipate needing the services of the Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Listersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Office or the Planning and Zoning Department during this period, please plan accordingly.

The new Town Offices will be open for business at 77 Main Street on Monday, April 4th. All Town staff contact information will remain the same.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this most important transitional period.

Questions? Please contact the Town Managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, 388-8100 ext 202

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MONDAY

Community  lunch  in  Cornwall.   0RQGD\ 0DUFK p.m.,  Cornwall  elementary  school.  Jay  Leshinsky  will  present  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Root  Crops:  Storing  the  Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Goodness  Through  Winter.â&#x20AC;?  On  the  menu:  beef  or  beet  burgers,  beet  chips  with  beet  ketchup,  spring  greens  salad  with  vinaigrette,  and  red  velvet  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4.  5693 WR OKRQLFDQ#DFVX RUJ E\ 0DUFK

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0LGGOHEXU\ SROLFH LQYHVWLJDWLQJ Ă&#x20AC; DJJHUÂśV GHDWK MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  police  responded  to  a  fatal  vehicle-­ pedestrian  accident  on  Route  7  near  Middlebury  Beef  Supply  in  East  Middlebury  on  the  morning  of  Friday,  March  11.  Police  said  the  pedestrian  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Lawrence  Kaminski,  RI :DOOLQJIRUG ² ZDV Ă&#x20AC; DJ JLQJ WUDIÂż F IRU *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ Flagging  when  he  was  struck  by  a  Eustis  Cable  Enterprises  truck  that  was  backing  up  in  the  southbound  breakdown  lane.  Kaminski  was  pronounced  dead  at  the  scene,  and  his  remains  were  taken  to  Burlington  for  an  autopsy.  The  case  remains  under  investigation.

In  other  action  last  week,  Middlebury  police: Â&#x2021; $VVLVWHG 0LGGOHEXU\ Âż UHÂż JKW ers  on  March  8  with  an  upset  man  who  feared  his  indoor  cat  had  run  DZD\ IURP D Âż UH VFHQH RQ :DWHU Street  on  March  8.  Police  said  the  cat  was  located  safe  and  sound  inside  the  home. Â&#x2021; $UUHVWHG :LOOLDP /LEHUW\ 27,  of  Westford  on  an  outstanding  warrant  on  March  8.  Police  said  WKH\ DOVR LVVXHG D Âż QDO UHOLHI IURP abuse  order  on  Liberty. Â&#x2021; 5HVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUW RI DQ

aggressive  driver  who  was  alleg-­ edly  speeding  and  cutting  people  off  on  Route  7  North  on  March  8. Â&#x2021; 5HVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUWHG GLVSXWH between  a  man  and  a  woman  near  a  car  parked  off  Court  Street  on  March  8.  Police  said  the  man  and  woman  had  left  in  the  vehicle  prior  to  their  arrival. Â&#x2021; :HUH LQIRUPHG RI WKH DOOHJHG theft  of  an  iPhone  from  a  woman  at  a  Mainelli  Road  business  on  March  8.  Police  said  the  woman  called  back  later  to  report  the  phone  had  been  returned  and  that  she  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  pursue  any  action. Â&#x2021; $VVLVWHG 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO RIÂż FLDOV ZLWK DQ XQFR operative  student  on  March  8. Â&#x2021; ,VVXHG D MXYHQLOH FLWDWLRQ IRU simple  assault  to  an  MUHS  student  for  allegedly  striking  another  student  on  campus  on  March  8. Â&#x2021; ,QYHVWLJDWHG D ODUFHQ\ complaint  at  a  Route  7  South  busi-­ ness  on  March  9.  Police  cited  Melanie  Sargent,  46,  of  Middlebury  for  retail  theft.

Â&#x2021; $VVLVWHG DQ 08+6 VWXGHQW who  on  March  9  reported  receiving  some  inappropriate  images  on  an  electronic  device. Â&#x2021; 6HUYHG D WHPSRUDU\ UHVWUDLQLQJ order  on  March  10  on  a  man  who  was  not  wanted  at  a  Creek  Road  residence. Â&#x2021; 6HUYHG D QR WUHVSDVV RUGHU RQ March  11  on  a  person  who  was  not  wanted  at  an  East  Munger  Street  property. Â&#x2021; 7LFNHWHG a  man  for  litter-­ ing  on  Cross  Street  on  March  12.  Police  said  they  saw  the  man  throw  a  beer  can  off  the  Cross  Street  Bridge. Â&#x2021; :HUH LQIRUPHG RI WKH WKHIW RI a  backpack  and  jacket  from  outside  a  student  apartment  building  off  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chateau  Road  on  March  12. Â&#x2021; 5HVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUW RI D drunken  man  on  Court  Street  on  March  12. Â&#x2021; 5HWXUQHG WR 3RUWHU +RVSLWDO D drunken  patient  who  had  wandered  away  from  the  facility  on  March  12. Â&#x2021; 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW RI JXQVKRWV

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City police kept busy with miscellaneous incidents VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vergennes  police  between  March  7  and  13  dealt  with  a  variety  of  cases,  includ-­ ing  a  threat  by  an  ex-­boyfriend,  an  attempted  burglary,  two  drivers  with  suspended  licenses,  and  an  argument  and  an  alcohol  incident  at  Northlands  Job  Corps.

During  those  seven  days,  Vergennes  police:  Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK WLFNHWHG D FDU parked  in  violation  of  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wintertime  overnight  ban.  The  ban  is  in  effect  through  the  end  of  the  month. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK LQYHVWLJDWHG DQ attempted  break-­in  at  a  United  Technologies  storage  building  on  Panton  Road;Íž  police  said  nothing  was  taken,  but  the  structure  was  damaged. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK ZHUH WROG E\ D Second  Street  resident  that  her  ex-­boyfriend  had  threatened  to  punch  her.  Police  advised  her  to  obtain  a  relief-­from-­abuse  order,  and  that  day  told  him  not  to  contact  her;Íž  two  days  later,  they  served  him  the  order. Â

Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK GHDOW ZLWK D PLQRU one-­car  crash  involving  property  damage  at  a  Main  Street  residence. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK VSRNH WR D 1HZ York  state  resident  who  said  he  had  been  defrauded  of  $900  over  the  Internet  by  a  woman  who  claimed  she  was  a  Vergennes  resident;Íž  police  d e t e r m i n e d  there  was  no  such  person  in  the  city. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK 7  helped  the  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  Squad  with  a  Second  Street  resident  expe-­ riencing  mental  distress;Íž  VARS  took  him  to  Porter  Hospital  for  help.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK ZHUH DVNHG E\ 9HUPRQW 6WDWH 3ROLFH IRU KHOS Âż QG ing  a  missing  Ferrisburgh  teen,  who  happened  to  be  at  the  city  police  station.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK IRXQG D 0DLQ 6WUHHW business  unlocked;Íž  police  locked  it  XS DQG QRWLÂż HG WKH RZQHU Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK DW WKH VWDWLRQ helped  the  Addison  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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The  Cabin  Fever  Series  of  the  Walkover  Gallery  and  Concert  Room  at  15  Main  St.  in  Bristol  will  present  Francesca  Blanchard  in  concert  on  Saturday,  March  19,  at  8  pm.  The  23-­year-­old  Blanchard  has  been  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;  a  profound,  mature  talentâ&#x20AC;?  who  â&#x20AC;&#x153;displays  guile  and  artistic  sensitivity  that  would  be  the  envy  of  many  tunesmiths  twice  her  age.  She  may  be  young, Â

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BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol  will  have  a  special  Maundy  Thursday  service  on  March  24  at  6:30  p.m.  The  service  will  include  the  Covenant  Players  performing  special  drama  skits,  Communion,  readings  and  special  music.  All  are  welcome  to  join  us.  The  church  is  located  at  the  north  side  of  the  Bristol  Park  on  Park  Street.

Department  determine  that  a  motor-­ LVW KDG EHHQ GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC; X ence  of  drugs. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK UHVSRQGHG WR DQ ATV  accident  at  Booth  Woods;Íž  police  said  only  the  vehicle  was  damaged.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK VWRSSHG D FDU on  Main  Street  for  an  expired  i n s p e c t i o n  sticker  and  tick-­ eted  the  driver  for  a  counter-­ feit  sticker,  for  driving  without  insurance,  and  for  driving  with  plates  not  assigned  to  the  vehicle.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK GHOLYHUHG D message  to  a  Ferrisburgh  resident  that  his  father  was  in  a  Rutland  hospital. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK KHOSHG FDOP WZR female  Northlands  students  who  were  arguing. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK FLWHG (GZDUG Wildasin,  30,  of  Vergennes  for  driv-­ ing  with  a  criminally  suspended  license  and  for  failing  to  comply Â

but  she  has  an  old  soulâ&#x20AC;?  (Seven  'D\V

Born  and  raised  in  France,  Francesca  traveled  the  globe  with  her  family  before  settling  in  Charlotte.  Her  intimate  music,  sung  in  French  and  English,  UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWV KHU WUDYHOV ERWK SK\VLFDO DQG HPRWLRQDO DQG UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWV LQĂ&#x20AC; X ences  ranging  from  Norah  Jones  and  Carla  Bruni  to  Eva  Cassidy Â

and  Francoise  Hardy.  Francesca  is  thrilled  to  be  doing  a  solo  acous-­ tic  set  in  the  warm  and  welcom-­ ing  atmosphere  of  the  Walkover  Concert  Room.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  miss  the  opportunity  to  see  this  supremely  talented  performer  in  such  a  wonderfully  intimate  setting.

Tickets  are  $15  in  advance  and  $20  on  the  day  of  the  show.  For  reservations  call  453-­3188,  ext.  2. Â

Sex in the City, Middlebury style Last  month  I  had  , Âż QG LW DPD] the  great  pleasure  of  ing  that  in  the  year  appearing  onstage  at  2016,  we  still  as  a  Town  Hall  Theater,  society  hold  some  in  the  play  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black  extremely  antiquated  Comedy,â&#x20AC;?  by  Peter  views  about  the  Shaffer.  I  loved  sexes.  For  example,  the  whole  process,  the  male  lead  char-­ from  auditioning,  to  acter  is  involved  meeting  my  fellow  with  two  different  cast  members,  to  women  during  the  learning  to  speak  play.  Has  the  actor  with  a  British  that  played  him  had  accent,  to  the  open-­ people  in  the  grocery  ing  night  jitters.  I  store  comment  about  guess  I  really  am  Brindsleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;loose  a  drama  queen  at  morals?â&#x20AC;?  I  will  ask  heart,  because  I  him,  but  I  highly  simply  adored  being  doubt  it!

by Joanna Colwell up  on  that  stage!

Now  this  is  not  An  interesting  merely  theorizing  thing  happened  about  the  ethics  of  a  though,  in  the  days  and  weeks  couple  of  characters  from  a  British  following  the  show.  Numerous  drama  from  the  year  1965.  This  people  commented  that  my  char-­ idea  that  women  are  supposed  to  acter  was  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;loose  woman.â&#x20AC;?  Those  be  shy  and  demure,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ladylikeâ&#x20AC;?  and  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  exact  words  they  used,  always  the  pursued,  rather  than  the  but  since  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  family  newspaper,  pursuer,  is  harmful  to  all  genders.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  let  you  imagine  what  people  The  attitude  we  have  toward  a  said. Âż FWLRQDO FKDUDFWHU UHYHDOV VRPH My  character  was  thing  about  our  own  Clea,  a  young  artist.  morals  and  standards.  hy, The  playwright  said  she  In  the  United  States  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dazzling,  emotional,  today,  these  morals  and  for bright,  and  mischie-­ standards  are  in  serious  vous.â&#x20AC;?  (Incidentally,  in  example, is need  of  scrutiny.

WKH Âż UVW SHUIRUPDQFH availability Why,  for  example,  is  of  this  play,  in  London,  availability  of  contra-­ the  role  of  Clea  was  of contraception  considered  to  played  by  none  other  ception be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  issueâ&#x20AC;??  than  Maggie  Smith!)  Last  time  I  checked  Clea  is  the  ex-­girlfriend  considered it  takes  a  sperm  and  of  the  lead  character,  to be a an  egg  to  create  an  Brindsley.  She  appears  embryo.  Why  did  many  â&#x20AC;&#x153;womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s halfway  through  health  insurance  plans  the  play,  and  since  issueâ&#x20AC;?? cover  Viagra  but  not  %ULQGVOH\ÂśV /RQGRQ Ă&#x20AC; DW contraception,  up  until  is  in  complete  darkness  Obamacare  forced  them  due  to  a  blown  fuse,  she  is  unable  to  to?  Perhaps  this  insistence  that  the  resist  creating  some  chaos. right  to  avoid  unplanned  pregnancy  I  adored  playing  Clea,  because  be  covered  by  insurance  is  a  main  she  is  feisty  and  clever,  and  she  reason  Republicans  have  voted  62  knows  what  she  wants.  She  really  times  to  repeal  the  Affordable  Care  wants  to  get  back  together  with  Act. her  ex,  Brindsley,  and  it  turns  out  We  may  think  that  the  idea  that  that  he  still  has  the  hots  for  her,  women  should  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;barefoot,  preg-­ too.  Unfortunately  he  has  made  the  nant  and  in  the  kitchenâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  notion  terrible  mistake  of  getting  engaged  that  no  one  subscribes  to  anymore,  to  another  woman  in  the  brief  few  especially  now  that  one  of  the  weeks  since  he  and  Clea  have  frontrunners  for  the  presidency  is  broken  up.  If  you  missed  the  play,  female.  We  may  think  that  a  young  you  now  have  the  general  idea,  at  woman  should  have  the  right  to  least  about  Clea. attend  a  party  on  a  college  campus  I  decided  I  would  write  this  without  being  sexually  assaulted.  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  column  about  this  topic,  We  may  think  that  the  pleasure  of  because  today  while  grocery  shop-­ sexual  connection  belongs  equally  ping  I  ran  into  yet  another  friend  to  all  genders.  But  do  we  have  an  who  told  me  she  enjoyed  the  play,  inner  conservative,  judgmental  and  used  the  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;sleazyâ&#x20AC;?  to  scold  who  polices  our  thoughts  and  describe  the  character  I  played!  dreams?

Clea  is  NOT  sleazy!

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Ron Slabaugh, PhD, MSSW, CBP........ 388-9857 The BodyTalkâ&#x201E;˘ System Irene Paquin, CMT 377-5954 or 388-4882 ext.1 Integrative Energy Work & Therapeutic Massage. Ortho-BionomyÂŽ & Reiki Master Robert Rex................................. (802) 865-4770 CertiĂ&#x17E; ed RolferÂŞ, Movement Educator Gail Rex...................................... (802) 989-1989 Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  be  listed   in  this  Wellness  Directory,  call  Pam  at  388-­4944.

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Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine Gail has been healing with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for 18 years. In that time, she has gained experience with a wide variety of ailments and has found it particularly rewarding to treat children and teens, as well as those whose health issues have not responded to Western medical treatment. Gailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warm personality and decades of experience creates a relaxed and comfortable setting for anyone wishing to explore treatment with Chinese medicine.

Gail is a graduate and former faculty member of the Tri-State Institute for Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, and is also the author of Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life (Kodansha, 1998). Gail specializes QV LQNĂ&#x2026; K]T\ \W \ZMI\ KWVLQ\QWV[ QVKT]LQVO I]\W QUU]VM LQ[WZLMZ[ \PM symptoms of Lyme disease, and developmental delays in children.

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Film looks at the science of happiness â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  three  or  four  things  that  actually  make  people  happy,  as  dis-­ tinct  from  what  we  think  will  makes  us  happy,â&#x20AC;?  she  told  me.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  live  in  a  group  of  people  that  we  see  fre-­ quently,  that  we  have  respect  for,  that  we  can  deal  with  in  an  authentic  way,  then  we  have  a  greater  chance  of  be-­ ing  happy.â&#x20AC;?

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Notes of appreciation %HQHÂżW SRWDWR EDU ZDV D VXFFHVV Members  and  friends  of  the  Corn-­ wall  Congregational  Church  thank  everyone  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  from  hungry  patrons  to  volunteers  in  the  kitchen  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  helped  make  our  March  11  Baked  Potato  Bar  in  support  of  Addison  County  Habitat  for  Humanity  such  D VXFFHVV :LWK WKH ÂżIWK UHQHZDO RI this  annual  mud  season  event  we Â

blew  through  our  previous  record,  collecting  $720  that  will  directly  EHQH¿W DIIRUGDEOH KRXVLQJ VROX-­ tions  in  the  community.  A  special  thank  you  goes  to  Fire  &  Ice,  which  donated  the  potatoes.

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Whiskey  Tango  Foxtrot;Íž  Running  Americans  dropped  into  the  chaos  of  wartime  in  a  foreign  land.  Kim  time:  1:51;Íž  Rating:  R Tina  Fey  is  an  elegant,  accom-­ meets  Tanya  (Margot  Robbie),  a  plished  comedienne  who  has  created  sophisticated  competitor,  Fahim  a  national  treasure  with  her  takeoffs  (Christopher  Abbott),  an  Afghan  on  Sarah  Palin.  Her  capture  this  year  protector,  Scottish  photographer  Iain  of  Palinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  endorsement  of  Donald  (Martin  Freeman),  Alfred  Molina  as  Trump  left  the  national  TV  audience  the  Afghan  attorney  general,  and  the  chuckling  with  delight.  She  is  a  ma-­ American  general  (Billy  Bob  Thorn-­ ton)  who  makes  her  prom-­ jor  talent  perfectly  suited  ise  not  to  sleep  with  any  of  to  the  sharp  bursts  that  pro-­ his  men. pel  television  whether  in  a  These  are  the  characters  series  or  popping  up  on  the  who  rise  from  the  din  of  news.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  both  the  tri-­ the  far-­from-­home  com-­ umph  and  the  problem.  munity,  and  only  Chris-­ Is  it  possible  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whis-­ topher  Abbott  as  Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  key  Tango  Foxtrotâ&#x20AC;?  fails  protector  draws  our  inter-­ because  Fey  and  her  col-­ est.  Personal  episodes  al-­ laborator,  screenwriter  ternate  with  battle  explo-­ Robert  Carlock,  are  operat-­ sions  and  environmental  ing  in  a  medium  rooted  in  ¿OWK ZKLOH .LP QDYLJDWHV entirely  different  timing?  the  bedlam  bravely.  Now  %HFDXVH WKH ÂżOP QHYHU By Joan Ellis and  then  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  as  when  she  achieves  a  sum  of  its  parts,  understands  the  conse-­ it  feels  fractured  through-­ RXW ² DV LI LW ZHUH EHLQJ ÂżOPHG IRU quences  of  not  being  covered  from  head  to  foot  in  public  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  she  deliv-­ television  in  a  series  of  shots.

Kim  Barker  (Tina  Fey)  is  a  bored,  ers  a  genuine  sense  of  understanding  desk-­bound  reporter  writing  news  and  fear.  Otherwise,  we  watch  the  copy.  Craving  action  and  free  to  unfolding  of  explosions  and  danger  look  for  it,  she  heads  for  Afghani-­ that  are  photographed  beautifully  stan  where  she  is  plunged  into  the  EXW UDUHO\ ÂżW WKH VFULSW 7KH FRQVWDQW alcohol-­  and  sex-­fueled  culture  of  switching  between  Afghanistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

war-­torn  landscape  and  the  alcohol-­ soaked  gatherings  of  ex-­pats  seems  contrived.

The  sight  of  Tina  Fey  striding  through  the  turmoil  with  dignity  and  perfect  makeup  on  her  journey  from  RIÂżFH ERUHGRP WR VXFFHVVIXO ZDU correspondent  leaves  us  in  a  state  of  confusion.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unfortunate  that  the  story  Fey  and  Carlock  want  to  tell  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  of  Afghanistan  as  the  forgot-­ WHQ EDWWOHÂżHOG GHHS LQ WKH VKDGRZ RI the  Iraq  war  works  well  but  is  nearly  erased  by  the  off-­duty  politics. %HFDXVH WKH PRYLH LV ÂżOPHG H[-­ pertly,  we  have  become  more  interest-­ ed  in  Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  navigating  the  treatment  of  women  in  the  Afghan  culture  than  in  a  bored  American  copywriterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  de-­ sire  to  advance  as  a  war  correspon-­ dent.  Ironically,  when  the  script  shifts  to  her  eventual  professional  success  stateside,  we  lose  interest.

Because  Fey  is  a  brilliant  observ-­ er  of  her  own  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  foibles,  we  keep  waiting  for  punch  lines  that  never  come.  It  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  all  bad  to  be  so  good  at  seeing  to  the  heart  of  human  imperfection  that  audiences  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  accept  you  in  a  2-­hour  movie.  May  Tina  Fey  reign  as  master  of  short  bursts  of  observation  in  that  other  medium.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fiddlesticks!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  trio  coming  to  county  schools ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fiddlesticks!â&#x20AC;?  String  Trio  will  present  performances  at  three  area  schools  on  March  25.  The  trio  will  be  at  Lincoln  Community  School  at  8:45  a.m.,  Shoreham  Elementary  School  at  10:45  a.m.  and  Salisbury  Community  School  at  1:30  p.m.  The  day  is  made  by  possible  by  Neat  Re-­ peats  Resale  Shop  of  Middlebury,  and  an  anonymous  friend.  Members  of  Fiddlesticks  are  David  Gusakov  of  Bristol,  violin;Íž  Hilary  Hatch  of  Leicester,  violin  and  viola;Íž  and  Bonnie  Klimowski  of  Fairfax,  cello.  (They  also  bring  ³*RG]LOOD ´ WKH EDVV ÂżGGOH ZLWK them.)  Their  dynamic  performances  are  designed  to  introduce  children  to  the  most  important  members  of  the  symphony  orchestra  and  to  make  some  of  the  key  concepts  in  classical  music-­making  come  alive.  Longtime  members  of  the  VSO,  the  performers  are  funny,  friendly  and  interactive  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  wonderful  musi-­ cians.

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HANCOCK  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  will  be  holding  its  second  all-­you-­ can-­eat  Family  Breakfast  Sunday,  March  20,  at  the  Hancock  Town  Hall,  1097  VT  Route  100,  from  8-­9:30  a.m.  The  public  is  invited.  This  is  a  donation  event.

We  will  be  holding  our  Maundy  Thursday  service  on  March  24  at  the  Hancock  Town  Hall  starting  at  6  p.m.  with  coffee.  The  service  follows  at  6:45  p.m.

Our  Easter  Bake  Sale  will  be  held  Saturday,  March  26,  at  JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Quick  Stop,  529  VT  Route  100,  starting  at  10  a.m.  and  running  till  the  food  runs  out.

Easter  service  will  be  Sunday,  March  27,  at  the  Hancock  sanctuary,  1097  VT  Route  100,  starting  at  9:30  a.m.

be  discussing  the  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Tale  for  the  Time  Beingâ&#x20AC;?  by  Ruth  Ozeki.

New:  Adult  Movie  Night  on  Tues-­ day,  March  22,  at  6:30  p.m.  will  be  showing  the  movie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladies  in  Laven-­ der.â&#x20AC;?  This  is  about  two  sisters,  played  by  Judi  Dench  and  Maggie  Smith,  who  discover  a  badly  injured  foreigner  washed  ashore  near  their  coastal  home  in  pre-­war  England.  PG-­13,  104  min-­ utes.

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sexual shaming in America. Stay for a talk Technical director/ and refreshments after the film. facilities manager Applicants for this full-time, year Sun 3/20 $12 round position should have the 7pm ability to maintainMNFF and operate all theatrical WINTER SCREENING SERIES systems (lighting, sound, projection), and have experience with set construction.

Nominated for anOther Academyresponsibilities Award for include: facilitate load-ins, Best Foreign Film, Mustang revolves runs, strikes and turnarounds; provide tech around five free spirited sisters who for meetings and receptions; create lose their freedom. in technical internship program theater; maintain building by making repairs or hiring contractors.

Artistsservice Reception will in the Jackson A janitorial clean Gallery the â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri 3/25 5-7pm building, but this individual will make sure that the theater, studio and gallery are ready each day for COMING OUT OF public use. This historic theater will re-open in July, 2008, so theOBSCURITY position ZLOO EH ÓžOOHG DV VRRQ DV SRVVLEOH Works

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE  RAIMBILLI  CHILDREN  Showing  Off  at  Their  Kitchen  Table  on  the  Farmâ&#x20AC;?  is  on  display  in  the  Shel-­ don  Museum  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Curious  Cousins  of  Vermont  Outsider  Artist  Gayleen  Aikenâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  It  runs  March  15-­May  21.

Sheldon  to  show  folk  artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  works MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History  of  Middlebury  presents  the  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Curious  Cousins  of  Vermont  Outsider  Artist  Gayleen  Aikenâ&#x20AC;?  from  March  15  to  May  21.  Gayleen  Aiken  (1934-­2005)  is  recognized  as  an  idiosyncratic  20th-­century  folk  and  outsider  artist  by  the  American  Folk  Art  Museum  in  New  York  City,  the  Visionary  Art  Museum  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  the  Abby  Aldrich  Rockefeller  Folk  Art  Museum  in  Williamsburg,  Va.,  and  the  American  Art  Museum  of  the  Smithsonian  in  Washington,  D.C.  The  Henry  Sheldon  Museum  pres-­ ents  a  concentrated  portion  of  her  SUROLÂżF DUWLVWLF RXWSXW GHYRWHG WR KHU imaginary  Raimbilli  family  cousins.

As  a  small  child  in  Barre,  Aiken  FUHDWHG D IDPLO\ RI ÂżFWLRQDO FRXV-­ ins,  with  the  last  name  of  Raimbilli.  6KH LQYHQWHG VXFK ÂżUVW QDPHV IRU her  cousins  as  Leoallani,  Scampi,  Chioldio,  and  Bimbaum.  Aiken  told  stories  and  envisioned  hobbies  for  each  one.  The  cousins  are  illustrated Â

in  oil  and  mixed-­media  paintings  and  drawings,  many  with  descriptive  writings  penned  on  the  bottom  or  in  a  corner  of  the  canvas.  Aiken  also  created  life-­sized  cardboard  cutouts  of  the  cousins,  colorfully  painted  and  attired.  The  cutout  cousins  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  number  24,  each  individually  named  by  Aiken,  have  rarely  been  seen  together,  and  are  a  highlight  of  the  exhibit.

Equally  important  to  her  are  the  settings  in  which  she  chose  to  include  the  cousins  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  musicals,  PHDOV ÂżHOGV DQG %DUUHÂśV JUDQ-­ ite  sheds.  The  exhibit  shows  over  a  dozen  of  Aikenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  drawings  and  SDLQWLQJV ZLWK ÂżQH UHQGLWLRQV RI vernacular  architecture  of  Barre.  The  art  in  the  exhibit  is  on  loan  from  Grass  Roots  Art  and  Community  Effort  (G.R.A.C.E.)  in  Hardwick,  and  a  private  collection.

Her  work  has  been  subject  of  articles  in  Smithsonian  and  The  New  York  Times,  D ÂżFWLRQDO ELRJ-­ raphy  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moonlight  and  Music:  The  Enchanted  World  of  Gayleen  Aikenâ&#x20AC;? Â

by  Rachel  Klein,  and  the  1984  GRFXPHQWDU\ ¿OP ³*D\OHHQ´ E\ -D\ &UDYHQ 7KH ¿OP IHDWXUHV KHU PXOWL-­ ple  creative  talents.  As  a  musician,  she  played  the  harmonica,  xylo-­ phone,  drums,  piano  and  organ,  and  she  sang.  Her  paintings  and  writings  create  a  pretend  music  camp.

A  February  2013  art  review  in  The  New  York  Times  says  this:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carefully  detailed  and  quirkily  annotated  pencil  and  crayon  drawings  of  musical  instruments,  rural  homes  in  zooming  perspective  and  the  inner  workings  of  a  granite  grave-­ stone  company,  whose  raw  material  comes  from  nearby  quarries,  exude  infectious  curiosity  about  the  world  around  her.  There  is  much  commo-­ tion  in  her  works.â&#x20AC;?

Jay  Craven  will  present  a  gallery  WDON DERXW WKH ÂżOP DQG $LNHQ LQ early  May.  Other  guest  speakers  will  be  scheduled  on  Wednesdays  at  noon  during  the  run  of  the  show.  Refer  to  the  Sheldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website,  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org,  for  details.

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By  JOHN  FLOWERS PANTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  local  migrant  worker  pleaded  innocent  on  March  11  in  Rutland  District  Court,  criminal  division,  to  three  felony  charges  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  kidnapping  and  aggravated  sexual  assault  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  stemming  from  a  Feb.  18  incident  in  Panton  during  which  he  allegedly  held  a  woman  against  her  will  and  forced  her  to  have  intercourse  with  him.

The  defendant  in  the  case  is  25-­year-­old  Gustavo  Perez-­Lopez,  who  is  currently  being  held  without  bail  at  the  Marble  Valley  Correctional  Center  in  Rutland.  The  alleged  incident  for  which  Lopez  is  being  prosecuted  occurred  at  the  Whispering  Pines  Campground  on  Panton  Road  in  Panton,  according  to  Det.  Ruth  Whitney,  investigator  for  the  Addison  County  Unit  for  Special  Investigations.

Whitney  interviewed  the  alleged  victim,  a  40-­year-­old  woman  with  whom  Lopez  had  been  having  a  rela-­ tionship,  according  to  court  records.

The  woman  told  Whitney  that  she  and  Lopez  had  traveled  to  Enosburg  on  Feb.  16  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;party  with  Mexican  laborers,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  court  records.  It  was  at  this  gathering  that  Lopez  allegedly  became  upset  with  the  woman,  believing  that  another  man  had  been  looking  at  her  and  talking  WR KHU :KLWQH\ÂśV DIÂżGDYLW RQ WKH FDVH states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lopez  elbowed  her  in  the  right  side  of  the  face  and  punched  her  in  the  ribs  causing  her  pain,â&#x20AC;?  reads  the  FRXUW DIÂżGDYLW Âł$ 0H[LFDQ ODERUHU had  to  pull  Lopez  off  (the  victim).â&#x20AC;?

Police  said  the  victim  then  left  Lopez  in  Enosburg  and  drove  to  Brandon  to  spend  the  night,  accord-­ ing  to  court  records.

Authorities  said  Lopez  sent  the Â

The victim told investigators that she had never gone more than three weeks without Lopez beating her. She also reported that Lopez had recently stopped hitting her in the face â&#x20AC;&#x153;so the injuries would not be visible to others,â&#x20AC;? according to court records. woman  text  messages  the  next  day,  apologizing  for  his  behavior  and  asking  her  to  return  to  her  Panton  camper.  The  woman  returned  to  her  home  on  Feb.  18  and  was  met  by  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;upsetâ&#x20AC;?  Lopez  who  allegedly  ordered  her  into  the  bedroom  of  the  camper,  according  to  court  records. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;smackedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  her  in  the  back  of  the  head,  pushed  her  down  the  hall-­ way  to  the  bed,  picked  up  a  knife  and  told  (the  victim)  to  take  her  clothes  RII ´ UHDGV WKH DIÂżGDYLW Lopez  then  allegedly  checked  her  body  for  track  marks  and  then  placed  KLV ÂżQJHUV LQVLGH KHU SULYDWH DUHDV without  the  womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  consent,  accord-­ LQJ WR WKH DIÂżGDYLW â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The  victim)  said  that  Lopez  then  started  to  beat  her  and  punched  her  repeatedly  on  the  back,â&#x20AC;?  Whitneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DIÂżGDYLW VWDWHV Âł$W RQH SRLQW VKH VDW up  on  the  bed  and  was  crying  and  Lopez  kicked  her  in  the  face  with  his  foot.  Lopez  then  got  on  top  of  (the  victim)  and  held  her  arms  down  and  continued  to  hit  her  body  while  she  was  laying  on  her  back.  Lopez  then  told  (the  victim)  that  she  needed  to  go  to  sleep  and  he  tied  her  hands  and  feet  with  zip  ties.â&#x20AC;?

Lopez  removed  the  zip  ties  when  the  womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  son  called  her  later Â

that  day,  according  to  court  records.  $IWHU WKH ZRPDQ KDG ÂżQLVKHG VSHDN-­ ing  with  her  son,  Lopez  forced  her  to  have  intercourse  with  him,  according  WR WKH DIÂżGDYLW â&#x20AC;&#x153;(She)  said  that  she  knew  if  she  said  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  she  would  just  get  beaten  more,â&#x20AC;?  :KLWQH\ UHSRUWHG LQ KHU DIÂżGDYLW A  short  time  later,  according  to  police,  Lopez  received  a  call  from  Vergennes  police  about  a  stolen  YHKLFOH FRPSODLQW KH KDG ÂżOHG ZKHQ the  victim  had  left  him  in  Enosburg.  When  he  arrived  at  the  Vergennes  police  headquarters,  U.S.  Border  3DWURO RIÂżFLDOV WRRN KLP LQWR FXVWRG\ according  to  court  records.

The  victim  told  investigators  that  she  had  never  gone  more  than  three  weeks  without  Lopez  beating  her.  She  also  reported  that  Lopez  had  recently  stopped  hitting  her  in  the  face  â&#x20AC;&#x153;so  the  injuries  would  not  be  visible  to  others,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  court  records.

Lopez  on  March  11  appeared  before  Rutland  District  Court  Judge  Thomas  Zonay  to  plead  innocent  to  charges  of  kidnapping,  domestic  assault  and  aggravated  sexual  assault.

Addison  County  Deputy  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Attorney  Dennis  Wygmans  headed  up  the  case  for  the  county  prosecu-­ WRUVÂś RIÂżFH +H VDLG /RSH] ZLOO EH in  state  custody  until  the  case  is  resolved.  He  will  face  deportation  following  any  penalties  he  might  face  if  he  is  convicted  and  sentenced  on  DQ\ RI WKH FKDUJHV WKDW KDYH EHHQ ÂżOHG against  him,  according  to  authorities.

Lopez  is  currently  being  held  at  the  Marble  Valley  Correctional  Facility.  His  next  legal  proceeding  is  sched-­ uled  for  April  11  at  the  Addison  County  Courthouse.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

Awareness campaign to feature sexual assault film and discussion MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  few  words  can  make  all  the  difference  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  both  positively  and  negatively  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  espe-­ cially  in  the  mind  of  a  victim  who  has  just  been  sexually  assaulted.  The  next  response  is  crucial:  Will  she  be  shamed  or  will  she  be  believed?

This  response  is  the  focal  point  of  the  initiation  of  a  community-­wide  public  awareness  campaign  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Start  by  Believing,â&#x20AC;?  seeking  to  improve  the  public  response  to  sexual  assault.  The  campaign  is  called  Start  by  Believing  because  a  friend  or  family  member  LV W\SLFDOO\ WKH ÂżUVW SHUVRQ D YLFWLP FRQÂżGHV LQ DIWHU DQ DVVDXOW DQG HDFK SHUVRQÂśV UHDFWLRQ LV WKH ÂżUVW VWHS LQ D long  path  toward  justice  and  healing.  Knowing  how  to  respond  is  criti-­ cal  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  negative  response  can  worsen  the  trauma  and  foster  an  environment  where  sexual  assault  predators  face  zero  consequences  for  their  crimes.

The  effects  of  a  negative  response  ZLOO EH VKRZFDVHG LQ WKH ÂżOP Âł8Q6OXW A  Documentary  Film,â&#x20AC;?  which  shares Â

stories  from  around  North  America,  exploring  the  causes  of  sexual  sham-­ ing,  and  offering  solutions.  The  Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence  (ACCADSV)  has  joined  with  the  community  to  present  two  screen-­ LQJV RI WKH ÂżOP )ULGD\ 0DUFK at  12:45  p.m.  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater,  and  Tuesday,  April  5,  at  6  p.m.  at  Middlebury  College,  Axinn  Room  232.  Both  events  are  free  and  open  to  the  public.

A  failed  response  can  be  devastat-­ ing.  Research  documents  that  rapists  attack  an  average  of  six  times,  which  means  that  one  failed  response  can  HTXDO ¿YH PRUH YLFWLPV 7KH 6WDUW E\ Believing  campaign  will  lead  the  way  toward  stopping  this  cycle,  by  creat-­ ing  a  positive  community  response,  informing  the  public,  uniting  allies  and  supporters,  and  improving  our  personal  reactions.  The  goal  is  to  change  our  community  and  outcomes  for  victims,  one  response  at  a  time.

The  screenings  will  provide  a  safe  space  to  open  up  the  conversa-­ tion  with  the  community  and  discuss  the  greater  implications  of  negative  responses  to  victims  of  sexual  assault,  and  how  people  can  be  better  supports  by  simply  believing.  The  Start  by  Believing  campaign  was  developed  by  End  Violence  Against  Women  International  (EVAWI)  and  is  being  introduced  locally  by  the  following  commu-­ nity  partners:  ACCADSV  and  WomenSafe,  and  Chellis  House,  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Resource  Center.

If  you  or  anybody  you  know  has  been  sexually  assaulted,  help  and  resources  are  available  24  hours  a  day  by  calling  WomenSafe  at  802-­388-­ 4205  or  1-­800-­388-­4205.  For  more  information,  visit  www.startbybe-­ lieving.org  or  www.womensafe. net.  Join  the  movement  locally  and  get  updates  at  www.facebook.com/ StartByBelieving. Â

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MUMS  seeking  new  principal By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  UD-­3  School  Board  will  quickly  turn  its  DWWHQWLRQ WR ÂżQGLQJ D QHZ SULQFL-­ pal  for  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School  in  the  wake  of  Patrick  Reenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  selection  as  new  superin-­ tendent  of  the  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  (see  story  on  Page  1A).

It  will  be  a  homecoming  of  sorts  for  Reen,  a  Bristol  resident  who  spent  six  years  as  a  sixth-­grade  teacher  at  Bristol  Elementary  School  prior  to  accepting  the  job  as  MUMS  associate  principal  in  2008.  He  was  hired  as  principal  of  MUMS  in  2012,  following  the  res-­ ignation  of  Inga  Duktig.

He  will  begin  his  duties  at  the  helm  of  the  ANeSU  on  July  1.  The  ANeSU  includes  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  and  the  el-­ ementary  schools  in  Bristol,  New  Haven,  Starksboro,  Monkton  and  Lincoln.

Reen  said  he  will  look  back  fondly  on  his  years  at  MUMS. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While  I  am  very  excited  about  the  opportunity  to  return  to  work  in Â

ANeSU,  it  is  bittersweet  for  me  in  many  ways,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;MUMS  will  always  be  the  place  where  I  got  my  start  as  an  administrator.  I  have  learned  a  great  deal  about  teach-­ ing,  learning  and  what  it  takes  to  be  an  effective  leader  from  some  re-­ markable  staff  members,  teachers  and  administrators.  I  will  certainly  miss  the  many  close  relationships  I  have  developed  over  the  past  eight  years.  Thankfully  I  am  not  going  too  far  away.  MUMS  and  ACSU  are  well-­positioned  to  do  some  remarkable  things  for  kids  in  the  coming  years  and  I  look  forward  to  seeing  what  they  accomplish.â&#x20AC;?

Peter  Conlon,  chairman  of  the  UD-­3  board,  had  kind  words  for  Reen  and  his  performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patrick  has  had  a  great  tenure  at  MUMS,  and  he  will  be  missed,â&#x20AC;?  Conlon  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  his  commitment  to  public  education  in  Addison  &RXQW\ ZLOO EH RI JUHDW EHQHÂżW WR our  neighbors  in  Bristol.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile,  ACSU  has  adver-­ tised  the  MUMS  vacancy  and  will  put  together  a  search  committee  of  VWDII WHDFKHUV DQG FLWL]HQV WR ¿QG

Reenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  successor.

Peter  Burrows,  ACSU  superin-­ WHQGHQW ZLOO SOD\ D VLJQLÂżFDQW UROH in  the  search  process.  He  said  the  search  panel  could  recommend  the  appointment  of  an  interim  leader  if  D SHUIHFW ÂżW FDQÂśW EH IRXQG He  wished  Reen  the  best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patrick  has  made  a  huge  im-­ pact  at  MUMS  and  in  the  ACSU  community,  and  we  are  excited  that  he  will  continue  to  inspire  the  educational  community  of  Ad-­ dison  County  in  his  new  role  as  superintendent  of  ANeSU,â&#x20AC;?  Bur-­ rows  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  really  miss  his  leadership  here,  as  he  has  proven  throughout  his  career  at  MUMS  that  he  is  a  student-­centered,  im-­ passioned  leader,  colleague,  and  role  model.â&#x20AC;?

Conlon  is  optimistic  about  the  SURVSHFWV RI ÂżQGLQJ D QHZ 0806 leader  in  a  timely  fashion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortunately,  being  principal  of  MUMS  is  a  very  attractive  posi-­ tion  and  should  bring  in  some  great  candidates,â&#x20AC;?  Conlon  said.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Reen (Continued  from  Page  1A) invaluable  contribution  to  our  dis-­ trict.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  truly  excited  to  be  rejoin-­ ing  the  exceptional,  innovative  team  of  educators  in  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union,â&#x20AC;?  Reen  told  the  Independent.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  happier  with  the  thought  of  being  a  part  of  the  great  work  happening  in  the  supervi-­ sory  union  I  call  home.â&#x20AC;?

Reen  spent  Monday  visiting  all  of  the  ANeSU  schools  and  talking  with  students,  staff,  teachers,  administra-­ tors  and  community  members  before  interviewing  with  the  ANeSU  board  that  night.  At  a  lively  forum  for  the  communi-­ ty,  hosted  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School,  Reen  spoke  easily  with  teachers  and  community  members,  answering  questions  about  his  back-­ ground,  work-­ ing  style,  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A shortvision  for  the  term goal for s u p e r v i s o r y  union  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  even  me is trust bringing  humor  EXLOGLQJ , compli-­ think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve into  cated  issues  of  lost a lot of school  gover-­ trust over nance  policy  and  district  uni-­ the last ÂżFDWLRQ XQGHU several Act  46.  \HDUV LQ Reen  intro-­ Addison duced  himself  Northeast, by  saying  that  just with he  came  to  edu-­ cation  because  all the turmoil that of  his  desire  to  help  others.  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been Having  started  WKURXJK as  a  classroom  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patrick Reen teacher,  he  transitioned  to  school  leadership  so  that  he  could  have  even  more  of  an  impact  on  more  kids.

At  the  forum,  Reen  demonstrat-­ ed  his  self-­professed  collaborative  working  style,  openness  and  willing-­ ness  to  engage.  When  asked  about  his  short-­  and  long-­term  goals  for  the  district,  Reen  addressed  both  practical  matters  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  getting  ANeSU  schools  better  equipped  with  technology  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  what  many  might  see  as  the  heart  and  soul  of  leader-­ ship,  building  trust  after  a  series  of  fractures  that  ended  up  with  federal  mediation  and  the  severing  of  ties  with  a  standing  superintendent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  short-­term  goal  for  me  is  trust  building,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  lost  a  lot  of  trust  over  the  last  several  years  in  Addison  Northeast,  just  with  all  the  turmoil  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  through.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  how  we  can  come  together  and  be  on  the  same  page  about  what  we  want  for  kids  if  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  trust  the  people  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  having  these  con-­ versations  with.  So  an  immediate  ¿UVW WKLQJ LV MXVW EXLOGLQJ WKDW WUXVW because  from  that  we  can  make  a  lot  of  other  things  happen.â&#x20AC;?

Asked  what  actions  he  might  take  to  build  trust,  Reen  emphasized  dem-­ onstrating  trustworthiness  by  fol-­ lowing  through  on  actions  and  being  present  in  the  classrooms.

Reen  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  for  super-­ intendents  to  be  present  in  schools;Íž  for  instance,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;people  seeing  me  and  having  the  chance  to  interact  and  demonstrating  interest  in  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hap-­ pening  between  teachers  and  students  because  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  the  magic  hap-­ pens.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything  else  we  do  is  so  that  interaction  between  teachers  and  stu-­ dents  is  the  best  it  can  be,â&#x20AC;?  he  con-­ tinued.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Results  for  kids  come  from Â

PATRICK  REEN interactions  between  teachers  and  students.  The  research  is  clear  that  KDV WKH PRVW VLJQLÂżFDQW LPSDFW on  student  learning.  So  everything  else  is  just  to  support  that  work  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hap-­ pening.â&#x20AC;?

Reen  emphasized  the  importance  of  creating  a  long-­term  vision  to  achieve  excellence,  but  at  the  same  time  stressed  the  importance  of  addressing  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  needs  right  now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  set  pretty  lofty  goals,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mediocrity  is  not  our  goal.  Excellence  is  our  goal,  and  we  need  to  set  a  long-­term  plan  for  how  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  reach  that  level  of  excel-­ lence  ...  (But)  we  need  to  really  move  with  some  real  intentionality  in  creat-­

ing  that  vision  so  that  we  can  get  to  work  on  it.  The  kids  who  are  sitting  in  classrooms  right  now  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  for  us  to  make  up  our  minds.  We  need  WR ÂżJXUH RXW ZKDW ZH ZDQW IRU WKHP and  begin  working  toward  that.â&#x20AC;?

Reen  also  said  that  given  the  cost  of  education,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  make  sure  that  money  is  being  spent  to  have  the  maximum  impact  on  students.

Reen  has  been  active  in  the  com-­ munity  as  a  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  sports  coach,  and  has  two  daughters  at  Bristol  Elemen-­ WDU\ 6FKRRO +H HQMR\V KXQWLQJ ÂżVK-­ ing  and  being  outdoors.

The  Morrisville  native  came  to  Bristol  in  2002  as  a  sixth-­grade  teacher  at  Bristol  Elementary,  after  a  year  teaching  third  grade  at  Castleton  Elementary  School.  Reen  taught  at  BES  for  six  years  until  2008,  when  he  became  assistant  principal  at  MUMS,  where  he  became  principal  in  March  2012.  Reen  earned  his  B.A.  in  Elemen-­ tary  and  Special  Education  from  Castleton  State  College  in  2001  and  his  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  Educational  Leader-­ ship  from  the  University  of  Vermont  in  2008. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  a  great  day  March  14  when  I  toured  all  of  the  schools,  met  with  students,  teachers,  administrators,  community  members  and  board  members,â&#x20AC;?  Reen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  Ad-­ dison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  is  poised  to  do  incredible  things  to  improve  outcomes  for  students,  and  I  look  forward  to  supporting  this  work  for  years  to  come.â&#x20AC;?

Plans  for  Panton  arrays  advance By  ANDY  KIRKALDY PANTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  As  the  town  of  Pan-­ ton  and  Green  Mount  Power  iron  out  details  for  GMPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposed  4.99MW  solar  array  along  Panton  Road  (see  related  story),  two  pro-­ posals  for  500kW  arrays  on  Panton  land  leased  from  the  Vorsteveld  Farm  are  also  moving  forward.  Waterburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Green  Lantern  Group  is  planning  both  of  the  net-­ metered  projects,  one  off  the  south  side  of  Panton  Road  across  from  Basin  Harbor  Road,  and  one  on  the  east  side  of  Jersey  Street  across  from  the  main  Vorsteveld  barn.

Green  Lantern  Director  of  Proj-­ ect  Development  Sam  Carlson  said  in  a  Thursday  email  the  Panton  Road  project  has  moved  further  along.

Carlson  said  Green  Lantern  on  Dec.  21  submitted  to  the  Public  Service  Board  (PSB)  its  application Â

IRU D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG (CPG)  on  the  Panton  Road  array,  and  the  application  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorably  reviewed  by  the  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  and  Department  of  Pub-­ lic  Service.â&#x20AC;?  He  added,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adjoining  neighbors  have  approved  the  proposed  veg-­ etative  screening  plan  for  this  proj-­ ect,â&#x20AC;?  and  that  Green  Lantern  hopes  for  a  CPG  soon.  Green  Lantern  submitted  its  CPG  application  for  the  Jersey  Street  ar-­ ray  to  the  PSB  on  Jan.  25.  Carlson  wrote  the  array,  which  would  be  installed  on  a  slope  that  runs  down  from  the  road,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;will  be  essentially  invisible  to  the  public.â&#x20AC;?    In  both  cases,  Carlson  wrote,  the  PSB  would  consider  while  looking  at  Green  Lanternâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  smaller  arrays  the  work  now  being  done  by  Green  Mountain  Power  to  evaluate  the  ef-­ fect  of  its  4.99MW  project  on  the Â

regional  power  grid:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green  Moun-­ WDLQ 3RZHU LV LQ WKH SURFHVV RI ÂżQDO-­ izing  its  System  Impact  Study  (SIS)  for  the  large  4.9  MW  solar  project  it  hopes  to  build  and  operate  in  Pan-­ ton.  The  results  of  that  SIS  will  now  be  incorporated  into  the  Fast  Track  Analysis  for  Green  Lanternâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pro-­ posed  solar  project.â&#x20AC;?

In  October,  Carlson  estimated  each  Green  Lantern  array  could  power  between  100  and  120  homes  for  a  year  and  would  also  generate,  to  start  with,  between  $5,000  and  $6,000  of  annual  property  tax  rev-­ enue  to  Panton.  The  company,  he  said,  has  al-­ ready  developed  arrays  in  towns  that  include  Rutland,  Proctor  and  Ryegate,  and  is  working  in  other  towns,  including  Ferrisburgh  and  Brandon.

Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) than  1,200  homes  for  a  year.

The  power  would  be  sent  direct-­ lectman  John  Viskup  estimated  last  week  at  about  $44,000  a  year,  and  ly  into  the  grid,  and  GMP  said  the  the  company  would  also  agree  with  project  would  also  include  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;micro  gridâ&#x20AC;?  with  battery  storage  for  emer-­ the  town  on  a  landscaping  plan.  In  the  Memorandum  of  Under-­ gency  power  to  Panton  town  build-­ standing  (MOU),  GMP  also  pledges  ings  during  a  wider  outage.  That  micro  grid  could  also  to  upgrade  or  repair  provide  some  extra  tax  town  roads  if  neces-­ revenue  to  Panton. sary  in  the  course  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel good According  to  Tar-­ the  project;Íž  either  pay  about the allo,  GMP  is  working  Panton  $15,000  or  buy  agreement, with  Panton  Planning  and  give  to  the  town  because the Commission  chairman  a  small  parcel  of  land  David  Raphael,  a  land-­ now  used  as  a  town  town will be scape  architect,  on  its  park  that  is  not  town-­ protected from owned,  but  is  part  of  bearing costs to screening  plan  to  be  the  Vorsteveld  Farm;Íž  repair potential submitted  by  the  end  of  this  week.  Those  plans  and  help  the  town  road damage, will  require  PSB  ap-­ make  its  buildings  en-­ DQG ZLOO EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W proval.

HUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW 3DQWRQ RIÂżFLDOV ² Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDOO\ DQG DETAILS Items  covered  in  the  and  most  residents  SUDFWLFDOO\ Âľ who  have  attended  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Selectboard MOU,  according  to  an  selectboard  meetings  Chairwoman email  from  Tarallo,  in-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  have  welcomed  the  Beth Tarallo clude:  Â&#x2021; 7KH XSJUDGHV DQG proposal,  and  Select-­ road  repairs,  if  needed.  board  Chairwoman  Beth  Tarallo  said  the  board  believes  GMP  will  also  schedule  use  of  town  roads  â&#x20AC;&#x153;to  accommodate  our  already  GMP  has  treated  the  town  fairly.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  good  about  the  agreement,  planned  road  work.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x2021; 7KH SRVVLEOH SDUN DFTXLVL-­ because  the  town  will  be  protected  from  bearing  costs  to  repair  poten-­ tion,  with  the  $15,000  backup  plan.  WLDO URDG GDPDJH DQG ZLOO EHQHÂżW â&#x20AC;&#x153;GMP  is  approaching  the  project  ¿QDQFLDOO\ DQG SUDFWLFDOO\ IURP WKH landowner  to  acquire  for  Panton  the  park  acquisition,  the  battery  backup  land  we  currently  use  as  our  Town  system,  and  the  weatherization  of  Park,â&#x20AC;?  Tarallo  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ownership  of  our  town  hall  and  town  garage,â&#x20AC;?  the  park  would  enable  the  Town  to  beautify  it  in  order  to  offset  some  of  Tarallo  said.  ,I *03 UHFHLYHV LWV &HUWLÂżFDWH RI the  project  impact.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x2021; 'HWDLOV RQ WKH PLFUR JULG 7DU-­ Public  Good  (CPG)  from  the  Public  Service  Board,  construction  could  allo  said  that  proposal  would  undergo  EHJLQ WKLV VXPPHU DQG EH ÂżQLVKHG a  separate  PSB  permitting  and  review  late  this  year.  According  to  GMP,  process  that  GMP  must  make  its  â&#x20AC;&#x153;best  what  the  company  calls  the  Pan-­ effortâ&#x20AC;?  to  comply  with,  and  if  GMP  ton  Solar  Project  would  generate  does  not  obtain  a  permit,  the  company  enough  electricity  to  power  more  â&#x20AC;&#x153;will  work  with  Panton  to  identify  an-­

other  project  that  would  provide  simi-­ lar  anticipated  tax  revenue.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x2021; :HDWKHUL]DWLRQ 7DUDOOR ZURWH â&#x20AC;&#x153;GMP  will  support  weatherization  efforts  of  our  Town  Hall  and  Town  Garage  buildings  by  providing  en-­ ergy  audits,  funding  the  up-­front  the  costs  for  the  improvements  that  we  agree  upon,  and  managing  sub-­con-­ tractors.â&#x20AC;?  GMP  would  help  Panton  fund  im-­ provements  with  a  break  on  its  en-­ HUJ\ ELOOV RYHU D ÂżYH WR VHYHQ \HDU period,  Tarallo  said,  and  those  bills  should  also  be  lower  thanks  to  the  energy  conservation  upgrades.

Last  fall,  GMP  spokesperson  Kristin  Carlson  said  the  Panton  So-­ lar  Project  is  one  of  several  large  solar  ventures  that  GMP  is  looking  at  statewide.  Only  another  4.99MW  proposal  in  Hartford  would  match  its  scale.  One  GMP  solar  project  with  micro-­grid  battery  storage,  the  2.2MW  Stafford  Solar  Farm  in  Rut-­ land,  is  complete.  Carlson  has  said  GMP  would  like  to  add  to  its  inventory  of  solar  proj-­ ects  with  micro  grids  because  the  company  expects  more  damaging  storms  and  power  outages  due  to  climate  change.  *03 RIÂżFLDOV VDLG ODVW IDOO WKH Panton  land  is  ideal  because  it  is  Ă&#x20AC;DW FORVH WR H[LVWLQJ WUDQVPLVVLRQ lines,  and  not  near  homes.  Land-­ owner  Hans  Vorsteveld  told  the  se-­ lectboard  it  is  not  prime  agricultural  land.  GMPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  letter  estimated  the  proj-­ ectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  productive  life  would  range  from  25  to  35  years,  and  the  com-­ pany  would  remove  the  panels  and  restore  the  site  when  the  array  is  no  longer  useful.

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Edgewater Gallery â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shoot-outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contest slated for March 26

Campus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  of  my  friends  are  actually  (Continued  from  Page  1A) 2.9  percent  African  American  and  people  of  color  and  then,  every  now  approximately  23  percent  domestic  DQG DJDLQ ,ÂśOO ÂżQG P\VHOI IULHQGV students  of  color,  according  to  the  with  a  white  person,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lan-­ guage  plays  a  large  part  in  that.  Lan-­ FROOHJHÂśV )DOO 6WXGHQW 3URÂżOH Simpson  is  not  the  only  student  to  guage  can  build  bridges  and  it  can  encounter  a  major  demographic  shift  build  walls. Âł, FDQ ÂżQG P\VHOI DPRQJVW D JURXS when  he  came  to  Middlebury.  Ste-­ ven  Medina,  a  Mexican-­American  of  Latinos  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  just  pull  out  collo-­ and  Puerto  Rican-­American  junior  TXLDO 6SDQLVK WHUPV RU ,ÂśOO ÂżQG P\VHOI with  white  individuals  born  and  raised  in  the  and  that  aspect  of  me  Harlem  neighborhood  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  exist,â&#x20AC;?  Me-­ of  New  York  City,  re-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we deal dina  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  lan-­ called  that  he  found  ZLWK GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW the  differences  to  be  VLWXDWLRQV VR WKDW guage  makes  me  feel  like  I  can  be  myself  striking.

NLGV FRPLQJ LQ but  when  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  around  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  middle  school  and  high  school  were  IXWXUH JHQHUDWLRQV other  Middlebury  stu-­ dents,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  like  actually  75  percent  GRQ¡W GHDO ZLWK I  can  use  that  language  African-­American,  WKHP Âľ 25  percent  Latino/ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 0LGGOHEXU\ VHQLRU â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  even  because  Hispanic.  There  was  6DQWLDJR *RPH] they  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand  it  but  maybe  because  zero  percent  Asian  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  pres-­ zero  percent  white.  You  come  to  Middlebury  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ent  myself  as  a  Latino  from  Harlem  extremely  different,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The  because  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  stigma  associated  transition)  was  not  rough  in  all  as-­ with  it.â&#x20AC;?

Beyond  adapting  the  way  he  pects  but  there  are  little  things  that  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  notice  unless  you  speaks,  Medina  has  also  felt  pres-­ sure  to  change  the  way  he  dresses  SD\ UHDOO\ VSHFLÂżF DWWHQWLRQ ´ One  area  where  Medina  has  picked  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  leaving  behind  cargo  pants  and  up  on  those  subtleties  is  the  consis-­ baggy  T-­shirts  with  colorful  prints  WHQW GLIÂżFXOW\ KH KDV IRXQG LQ FUH-­ for  slimmer-­cut  jeans  and  Polo  shirts  ating  meaningful  friendships  with  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  decision  he  said  his  family  un-­ derstands  and  supports. white  students.

SANTIAGO  GOMEZ,  A  Colombian-­American  senior  from  Queens,  N.Y.,  said  that  being  singled  out  on  cam-­ pus  based  on  racial  appearance  can  be  alienating  or  even  threatening.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  mom  bought  me  clothes  be-­ cause  she  understands  that  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  stigma  and  she  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  people  to  see  me  like  that.  She  thinks  it  will  limit  me  and  hold  me  back  academi-­ cally,â&#x20AC;?  Medina  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  I  GUHVV WR ÂżJKW WKH VWLJPD DV RSSRVHG to  dressing  to  be  who  I  am.â&#x20AC;?

For  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chief  Diversity  2IÂżFHU DQG 3URIHVVRU RI 6SDQLVK Miguel  FernĂĄndez,  these  stories  are  unsurprising.  ³6RPH RI WKHP DUH D OLWWOH GLIÂż-­ cult  and  hard  to  hear.  In  my  role,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  hearing  much  of  what  is  being  said  in  my  day  to  day  interactions,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. $V FKLHI GLYHUVLW\ RIÂżFHU )HUQiQ-­ dez  is  responsible  for  addressing  di-­ versity  on  campus  as  well  as  acting  as  an  intermediary  between  students,  faculty,  the  administration  and  C3,  a  consortium  of  two  dozen  liberal  arts  colleges  dedicated  to  recruiting  and  retaining  diverse  faculty  members.  The  position  was  created  in  1999  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Hu-­ man  Relations  Committee.  Although  it  then  carried  the  title  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;special  assistant  to  the  president,â&#x20AC;?  the  posi-­ tion  focused  on  addressing  diversity  broadly  across  the  campus,  FernĂĄn-­ dez  said.

Although  he  has  been  in  his  posi-­ tion  for  14  months,  FernĂĄndezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fa-­ miliarity  with  these  issues  stretches  back  to  when  he  was  an  undergradu-­ ate  student  of  color  at  Middlebury  in  the  early  1980s.

The  number  of  students  of  color  on  campus  has  increased  dramatically  over  the  last  few  decades  but  that  in  itself  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  mean  that  things  are  much  better;Íž  understand-­ ing  why  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  case  has  to  do  with  the  differences  between  diversity  and  inclusivity,  he  said.

Diversity  can  be  thought  of  as  in-­ creasing  the  number  of  people  on  campus  from  different  backgrounds  and  identities,  FernĂĄndez  explained.  Inclusivity  is  a  total  commitment  to  ensuring  that  all  people  and  perspec-­ tives  are  invited,  accepted  and  sup-­ ported  within  a  broader  community.  ,W DOVR PHDQV WKRVH YDOXHV DUH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW-­ ed  in  the  faculty,  curriculum  and  the  SINCE  COMING  TO  town,  Chicago  native  Amari  Simpson,  a  Middle-­ institution  as  a  whole.

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in  part,  to  the  changing  geography  speaker  a  question  following  their  of  American  cities,  he  said.  Due  to  talk.  At  a  dinner  later  that  night,  the  GHFDGHV RI ZLGHVSUHDG ÂłZKLWH Ă&#x20AC;LJKW´ speaker  approached  a  student  from  to  suburbia,  the  students  at  Middle-­ Hong  Kong  with  glasses  and  a  po-­ bury  today  have  grown  up  in  a  funda-­ nytail  and  complimented  him  on  the  mentally  different  environment  than  question  Law  had  asked. those  who  attended  the  college  in  his  Law  and  his  classmate  took  the  era,  FernĂĄndez  said.  situation  lightly  but  when  a  student  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban  students  are  more  likely  to  at  the  dinner  mistook  him  for  another  have  been  in  environments  with  only  Asian-­American  student  later  that  students  of  color  and  white  students  QLJKW LW EHFDPH PRUH GLIÂżFXOW WR LJ-­ are  more  likely  to  have  only  been  nore  the  deeper  undertones  at  play,  with  other  white  students  in  the  sub-­ he  said. urbs,â&#x20AC;?  FernĂĄndez  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(In  the  Unit-­ Throughout  his  four  years  at  ed  States)  we  are  more  segregated  Middlebury  College,  Law  estimates  today  than  we  were  30  years  ago.â&#x20AC;? that  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  confused  for  another  DIVERSE  TO  WHOM? Asian  or  Asian-­American  student  The  byproduct  of  that  residential  roughly  once  a  month,  something  segregation  is  a  campus  with  contra-­ that  had  never  happened  to  him  in  dictory  truths.  While  this  may  be  the  Seattle,  he  said.  whitest  environment  many  students  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  joke  that  all  Asians  of  color  have  ever  encountered,  for  look  the  same.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  it  goes  white  students,  it  may  back  to,  really,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  be  the  most  diverse,  he  frustrating,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. said.

MORE  THAN  ´7KLV VFKRRO That  tension  can  car-­ ZDVQ¡W PDGH IRU FRUSTRATING ry  over  online  where  Sometimes,  how-­ SHRSOH ZKR ORRN students  can  comment  ever,  feeling  singled  on  anonymous  social  OLNH PH ZDON OLNH out  based  on  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  media  applications  like  PH WDON OLNH PH Âľ racial  appearance  is  Yik  Yak.  Three  weeks  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH more  than  frustrating;Íž  ago,  Charles  Rainey,  VHQLRU $PDUL 6LPSVRQ it  can  be  alienating  or  an  African-­American  even  threatening,  said  ¿UVW \HDU VWXGHQW DQG Santiago  Gomez,  a  the  only  black  senator  in  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Colombian-­American  senior  from  student  government  association,  was  the  New  York  borough  of  Queens. publicly  called  a  number  of  explicitly  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  a  very  light-­skinned  La-­ racial  slurs  on  the  app  (see  story  on  tino,  visually,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  very  La-­ Page  3A). tino,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  ben-­ Despite  the  lack  of  inclusivity,  not  HÂżW KHUH DW 0LGG EHFDXVH , GRQÂśW JHW all  students  of  color  have  such  jar-­ targeted  in  the  way  that  black  people  ring  transitions  from  high  school  to  are  targeted  or  Asian  people  are  be-­ Middlebury.  Winson  Law,  an  Asian-­ ing  targeted.â&#x20AC;?  American  senior  from  Seattle,  Wash.,  As  an  example,  he  referred  to  an  attended  a  private,  predominately  incident  that  took  place  this  past  fall. white  high  school  prior  to  coming  Gomez  and  his  girlfriend,  Baolin  to  Vermont  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  background  he  feels  Xu,  were  walking  across  the  cam-­ helped  him  adjust  more  easily  to  life  pus  when  they  were  approached  by  a  at  the  college.  group  of  intoxicated,  white  students.  Although  his  adjustment  may  have  The  students  greeted  Xu,  who  is  Chi-­ been  smoother  than  those  of  his  peers,  nese-­American,  in  broken  Chinese  Law  has  still  found  that  attending  a  and  asked  them  where  they  were  predominately  white  high  school  and  from,  Gomez  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  would  say  a  predominately  white  college  have  Queens  and  Chicago  but  the  person  been  distinct  experiences. would  be  like,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where  were  you  born  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Seattle,  I  at  least  went  home  or  where  are  your  parents  from,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  in-­ and  had  family  and  connections  to  sinuating  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  American.â&#x20AC;? places  that  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  white,â&#x20AC;?  he  Xu  acknowledged  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;targetedâ&#x20AC;?  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming  to  Middlebury  was  may  seem  like  a  strong  word  because  different  because  I  lived  with  it.â&#x20AC;? her  experience  has  not  involved  as-­ Law  grew  up  in  a  lively,  multigen-­ sault  or  violence.  However,  she  erational  Chinese  and  Vietnamese  maintained  that  the  word  describes  household  in  North  Seattle  where  ar-­ the  experience  of  being  routinely  JXPHQWV FRXOG VKLIW EHWZHHQ ÂżYH GLI-­ made  to  feel  different  or  that  she  ferent  languages  and  every  meal  con-­ does  not  belong  because  of  her  phys-­ sisted  of  freshly  prepared  Chinese  or  ical  appearance.  Vietnamese  cuisine.  Not  having  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  a  person  of  color,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  immediate  connection  to  his  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  fathom  what  being  targeted  culture  has  been  a  big  shift,  he  said.  for  looking  different  feels  like,â&#x20AC;?  Xu  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  home  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  something  that  we  al-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  see  this  all  the  time  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ways  do  and  that  I  miss  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  that  we  like  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  believe  it.  I  always  eat  with  a  bowl  of  rice  and  think  racism  today  has  evolved  into  FKRSVWLFNV DQG \RX FDQÂśW ÂżQG FKRS-­ something  much  more  implicit.â&#x20AC;? sticks  in  the  dining  hall.â&#x20AC;?

Based  on  all  the  opportunities  he  For  Law,  the  lack  of  chopsticks  feels  Middlebury  has  afforded  him  UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV D EURDGHU ODFN RI DQ $VLDQ and  four  years  of  positive  interac-­ presence,  a  difference  that  has  affect-­ tions  with  administrators  and  faculty,  ed  his  relationship  with  that  aspect  *RPH] ÂżQGV UHDVRQV IRU RSWLPLVP of  his  identity.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  the  Asian  part  amidst  the  challenges. of  me  more  here,  in  a  way,  because  ³, WKLQN ZH GHDO ZLWK GLIÂżFXOW VLWX-­ there  are  fewer  Asian-­Americans  and  ations  so  that  kids  coming  in  future  Asian  people,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. generations  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  deal  with  them,â&#x20AC;?  he  Being  around  fewer  Asian-­Amer-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  job  now  is  to  cultivate  an  in-­ icans  has  presented  challenges  that  clusive  space  and  create  a  better  insti-­ range  from  the  immediate  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  like  not  tution  so  that  hopefully,  one  day,  there  having  access  to  the  foods  that  re-­ are  no  longer  social  conditions  that  are  mind  him  of  home  or  being  the  only  stunting  interactions  between  students  Asian-­American  student  in  a  class-­ of  color  and  white  students.  Hopefully,  room  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  the  abstract.  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  break  that  barrier  one  day.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes,  it  feels  like  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  ig-­ While  there  is  much  work  to  be  nored  or  dismissed  for  being  Asian.  done,  FernĂĄndez  also  remains  hopeful  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  if  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  about  that  the  college  community  will  even-­ my  stature  or  my  posture  that  makes  tually  be  able  to  create  a  fully  inclusive  me  seem  like  I  should  I  get  off  the  environment. sidewalk  for  people  to  walk,â&#x20AC;?  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  have  to  make  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  fully  describe  it.  It  feels  changes  in  the  way  we  do  things,  in  like  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  seen.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  walk  down  what  we  teach  and  how  we  teach.  the  streets  here  the  same  way  I  do  in  That  is  going  to  require  change  in  the  Seattle  where  I  know  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  there.â&#x20AC;? faculty,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  can  lead  to  Another  issue  he  faces  is  be-­ equity. ing  mistaken  with  other  students  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  goal  (is)  to  make  this  a  more  Asian  descent.  Law  recalled  a  re-­ fundamentally  fair  place  for  every-­ cent  example  that  took  place  with  a  one.â&#x20AC;? speaker  from  Brown  University.  Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  David  Fuchs  is  a  Law,  who  has  short  hair  and  does  junior  at  Middlebury  College  and  an  not  wear  glasses  in  public,  asked  the  intern  for  the  Addison  Independent.

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  new  event  space  at  Edgewater  Gallery  at  the  Falls  in  Middlebury  is  complete  and  the  views  are  stunning,  both  inside  and  out.  Edgewater  is  celebrating  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoot-­out,â&#x20AC;?  a  one-­day  pho-­ tography  contest  designed  to  show-­ case  local  photographers,  on  Satur-­ day,  March  26,  from  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.

Former  National  Geographic  pho-­ tographer  Jim  Blair  has  offered  to  judge  the  contest,  and  will  give  a  brief  talk  at  the  beginning  of  the  day.  There  will  be  a  $500  Edgewater  Gal-­ OHU\ JLIW FHUWL¿FDWH IRU WKH ZLQQHU Both  professional  and  amateur  pho-­ tographers  are  invited  to  participate.

The  gallery  will  provide  lunch  for  the  contestants,  who  get  to  be  the  ¿UVW WR FKHFN RXW WKH QHZO\ UHQRYDW-­ ed  space  at  Mill  Street  as  well  as  take  photos  from  the  deck,  in  the  event  space,  and  around  town.

Entries  will  be  submitted  via  email  by  March  29  and  the  winner  will  be  announced  on  March  31.  Only  pic-­ tures  taken  the  day  of  the  shoot-­out  can  be  entered  in  the  contest.

7R FRQ¿UP D VSRW LQ WKLV HYHQW email  stacy@edgewatergallery-­vt. com  by  March  24.  Entry  is  limited  to  WKH ¿UVW SHRSOH WR 5693

By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) is  gone?  The  Public  Park  Advisory  Group  will  host  a  public  listening  session  on  Monday,  March  21,  in  Room  201  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Twilight  Hall  beginning  at  5:30  p.m.  At  this  meeting  college  planners  will  share  the  principles  for  the  park  as  established  by  the  group  and  share  some  preliminary  concepts.  The  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Dave  Donahue  said  that  mostly  the  group  would  listen  to  members  of  the  community  and  invite  them  to  share  comments  and  LGHDV EHIRUH WKH ÂżQDO SKDVH RI GH-­ sign  begins.

The  Fresh  Air  Fund  is  seeking  host  families  in  the  Addison  County  area  to  open  their  homes  to  a  New  York  City  child  for  one  or  two  weeks  this  summer.  For  140  years,  the  fund  has  given  more  than  1.7  million  young-­ sters  the  opportunity  to  enjoy  the  simple  pleasures  of  summer  in  rural  communities.  For  more  information,  please  contact  Marion  Sullivan  at  802-­877-­3028  or  visit  www.freshair. org.

The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Covenant  Playersâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  at  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bris-­ tol  on  Thursday,  March  24,  to  take  part  in  a  special  Maundy  Thurs-­ day  service  at  6:30  p.m.  Every-­ one  is  welcome  to  come.  Covenant  Players  is  an  interdenominational  Drama  Ministry  that  can  perform  anywhere,  anytime,  on  a  variety  of  topics.  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church  in  Middlebury  has  special  Easter  servic-­ es  that  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  manage  to  get  into  our  Easter  listings  in  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Worship  Directory.  These  include  Palm/Pas-­ sion  Sunday  services  on  March  20  at  8  and  10:30  a.m.;Íž  a  Stations  of  the  Cross  service  on  Wednesday,  March  23,  at  7  p.m.;Íž  a  noonday  organ  concert  on  Thursday,  March  24,  at  12:15  p.m.  as  well  as  a  Maundy  Thursday  service  with  foot  washing  at  7  p.m.  Addition-­ ally,  on  Good  Friday,  there  will  be  an  ecumenical  service  at  noon,  with  the  church  open  for  prayer  at  1  p.m.;Íž  a  Good  Friday  public  concert  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peaceâ&#x20AC;?  at  7  p.m.;Íž  and  a  Good  Friday  Liturgy  at  7:50  p.m.  An  Easter  vigil  with  Holy  Commu-­ nion  will  be  held  Saturday,  March  26,  at  7:30  p.m.  And  on  Easter  Sunday,  March  27,  a  Holy  Communion  is  at  8  a.m.  with  a  Festival  Holy  Commu-­ nion  at  10:30  a.m.

0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV WRZQ RIÂżFHV will  be  closed  to  the  public  from  Wednesday,  March  23,  until  Mon-­ day,  April  4,  to  accommodate  the  physical  move  of  staff  and  equip-­ ment  to  the  new  municipal  build-­ ing  at  77  Main  St.  In  light  of  this  closure  period,  the  town  clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  RIÂżFH LV H[WHQGLQJ WKH GHDGOLQH IRU dog  license  renewals  from  Friday,  April  1,  to  Thursday,  April  14.  Re-­ newals  may  still  be  made  at  the  94  Main  St.  location  (municipal  build-­ ing)  on  weekdays,  7:30  a.m.  to  5:30  S P WKURXJK QH[W 7XHVGD\ Members  of  the  Vergennes  Ameri-­ can  Legion,  Vergennes  American  Legion  Auxiliary  and  the  Sons  of  the  American  Legion  will  be  treated  to  a  URDVW EHHI GLQQHU ZLWK DOO WKH Âż[LQJV on  Saturday,  March  26.  Dinner  will  be  served  at  7  p.m.  There  will  be  no  charge,  but  attendees  must  show  that  they  are  paid  members  for  2016.  A  number  of  guests  from  the  Depart-­ ment  of  Vermont  and  Auxiliary  will  be  in  attendance.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  17,  2016  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  17A

Shumlin (Continued  from  Page  1A) project,  which  features  a  pipeline  that  will  extend  from  Colchester  to  Middlebury,  with  an  offshoot  to  Vergennes.  The  pipeline  continues  to  draw  opposition,  particularly  in  Monkton,  where  a  few  property  RZQHUV FRQWLQXH WR ÂżJKW HDVHPHQWV needed  for  Vermont  Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  preferred  route.

Some  Addison  County  residents  on  Monday  chastised  Shumlin  for  continuing  to  support  the  pipeline  project  while  at  the  same  time  tout-­ ing  renewable  energy  initiatives.

Cornwall  resident  Mary  Martin  remains  steadfast  in  her  opposition  to  the  pipeline.  She  blasted  Shumlin  for  backing  a  memorandum  of  un-­ derstanding  last  October  between  the  state  and  Vermont  Gas  that  she  said  ultimately  convinced  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  not  to  reopen  the  project  docket  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  thus  poten-­ tially  reject  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  pipeline.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  promote  renewables,  and  at  the  same  time  you  are  pushing  this  pipeline  down  our  throats,â&#x20AC;?  Martin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  it.  It  has  no  place  in  the  future  of  this  state.â&#x20AC;?

She  urged  Shumlin,  in  perhaps  a  ¿QDO DFW LQ RI¿FH WR OREE\ DJDLQVW the  project.

But  Shumlin  said  he  continues  to  support  the  pipeline  as  a  means  of  giving  residents  and  businesses  what  he  believes  will  be  a  cheaper,  cleaner  alternative  to  fuel  oil.  He  also  sees  natural  gas  as  an  economic  develop-­ ment  tool.

VERMONT  GOV.  PETER  Shumlin,  shown  at  a  meeting  in  Addison  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  can  disagree  with  me  on  this  &RXQW\ ODVW VSULQJ RQ 0RQGD\ LQ %ULVWRO VSRNH DW KLV ÂżQDO /HJLVODWLYH one,  but  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  accuse  me  of  not  /XQFKHRQ LQ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ +H WDOOLHG VRPH RI KLV DFFRPSOLVKPHQWV being  consistent,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  EXW IDFHG VRPH FULWLFLVP WRR ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO said  from  day  one,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I  support  the  pipeline.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  What  I  said  is  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  move  us  to  renewables  as  soon  as  we  commitment  to  growing  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  YHDOHG VXFK D V\VWHP WR EH ÂżQDQFLDO-­ ly  unsustainable  as  proposed  in  the  know  how  â&#x20AC;Ś  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  But  I  have  been  very  green-­energy  industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  the  Route  7  Green  Mountain  State. clear  from  the  beginning  that  I  want  Meanwhile,  the  Vermont  Health  to  extend  the  natural  gas  pipeline  to  problem.  You  learn  a  lot  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  something  new,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  Connect  website  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  platform  for  Addison  and  Rutland  counties.â&#x20AC;? said,  acknowledging  the  visual  im-­ linking  Vermonters  to  affordable  in-­ LOOKING  BACK Shumlin  was  not  bashful  about  pact  of  rapid  solar  farm  development  surance  plans  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  has  been  expensive  taking  his  own  victory  lap  at  what  along  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  western  corridor  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  fraught  with  technical  glitches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  all  I  wanted  could  be  his  last  foray  into  Addison  most  notably  in  New  Haven.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  the  fact  that  we  have  delivered  on  an  in  health  care,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  came  on,  we  were  just  HQHUJ\ YLVLRQ WKDW , FDPH LQWR RIÂżFH I  got  a  lot  more  than  the  press  will  with  and  campaigned  give  us  credit  for.â&#x20AC;? coming  out  of  the  worst  on,  and  actually  made  In  spite  of  the  setbacks,  Shumlin  recession  in  American  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You promote it  happen,  is  really  said  only  3.6  percent  of  Vermonters  history.  Things  were  renewables, and good  for  Vermont.â&#x20AC;? currently  have  no  health  insurance,  pretty  tough,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  +H VSHFLÂżFDOO\ FLW-­ something  he  attributed  to  Vermont  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since  then,  we  have  at the same time ed  his  support  for  the  Health  Connect  and  the  federal  Af-­ created  17,000  new  you are pushing shutdown  of  the  Ver-­ fordable  Care  Act. jobs.  We  have  gone  this pipeline â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  universal  coverage,â&#x20AC;?  through  the  period  in  down our throats. mont  Yankee  nuclear  WKH SDVW ÂżYH DQG D We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it. power  plant  in  Vernon,  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  it  be-­ and  replacing  it  with  low  3  percent.â&#x20AC;? half  years  where,  for  Shumlin  said  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pleased  that  WKH ÂżUVW WLPH VLQFH WKH\ It has no place in solar,  wind  and  other  renewables.

9HUPRQW DSSHDUV WR EH WKH ÂżUVW started  keeping  records  the future of this â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It  will  state  â&#x20AC;&#x153;thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  moving  from  a  fee-­for-­ in  1943,  Vermontersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  state.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Martin create  jobs,  it  will  service,  quantity-­driven  health  care  incomes  have  gone  of Cornwall lower  rates,  and  it  system  â&#x20AC;Ś  to  one  where  we  pay  for  up  above  the  national  will  serve  us  well,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  outcomes  and  keeping  us  healthy.â&#x20AC;? average  every  single  Shumlin  said.  Turning  back  the  tide  of  opiate  ad-­ year.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  path  that,  according  to  Shum-­ diction  is  another  area  in  which  Ver-­ The  governor  said  employers  have,  VLQFH KH WRRN RIÂżFH JRQH IURP D SH-­ OLQ KDV FUHDWHG D Ă&#x20AC;RXULVKLQJ UHQHZ-­ mont  has  made  gains  during  the  past  riod  of  reducing  their  workforces  to  able  energy  industry  that  is  currently  few  years,  according  to  Shumlin.  He  applauded  the  Senate  Welfare  a  point  now  of  searching  desperately  responsible  for  4.7  percent  of  the  Committee  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  chaired  by  Sen.  Claire  IRU TXDOLÂżHG SHRSOH WR ÂżOO YDFDQFLHV jobs  in  Vermont. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(These  workers)  are  30  and  un-­ Ayer,  D-­Addison  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  unanimously  To  that  end,  Shumlin  touted  his  push  for  new  programs  that  allow  der,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  endorsing  bill  S.243,  which  directs  high  school  graduates  better  access  excited  about  being  here,  living  here  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health  commissioner  to  adopt  rules  governing  the  prescrip-­ to  post-­secondary  education  within  and  working  here.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile,  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  electric  tion  of  opioids  for  acute  pain  for  ma-­ the  state  college  system,  and  a  new  law  that  gives  every  3-­  and  4-­year-­ rates  have  gone  down,  according  to  jor  and  minor  procedures  and  place  limits  on  the  number  of  pills  that  can  old  access  to  pre-­K  education.  He  Shumlin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  point  is,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  keep  with  it,â&#x20AC;?  be  prescribed  for  some  procedures. noted  Vermont  also  now  requires  in-­ Shumlin  made  the  war  against  dividualized  work  plans  for  students  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  you  hear  poli-­ that  are  tied  to  the  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  career  ticians  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  have  a  moratorium  opioid  addiction  a  focal  point  of  his  on  renewables,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  I  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You  tell  me  2014  State  of  the  State  address.  The  paths,  beginning  in  middle  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  does  beautifully  getting  on  your  moratorium  whose  job  you  governor  proposed  a  strategy  that  kids  through  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  are  eliminating?  â&#x20AC;Ś  Whose  rates  are  included  more  support  for  recovery  centers  and  treatment  rather  than  jail  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  we  were  failing  miser-­ you  going  to  increase?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? time  for  addicts. ably  at  is  getting  more  Vermont  kids  HEALTH  ISSUES Shumlin  even  put  a  silver  lining  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  saved  $50  million  in  the  beyond  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  adding,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To-­ day,  if  you  stop  your  education  at  the  on  what  some  pundits  would  call  his  last  four  years  on  money  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  end  of  high  school,  you  are  sentenc-­ biggest  setback:  health  care  reform.  not  spending  on  corrections,â&#x20AC;?  Shum-­ ing  yourself  to  a  lower-­wage  job  for  Shumlin  pushed  for  Vermont  to  de-­ lin  said. vise  and  implement  a  single-­payer  He  acknowledged  that  Vermont,  life,  almost  certainly.â&#x20AC;?   The  governor  also  touted  his  health  care  system.  But  a  study  re-­ with  the  rest  of  the  country,  needs  to Â

GR PRUH WR ÂżJKW DGGLFWLRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until  we  have  an  honest  conver-­ sation  in  this  country  about  painkill-­ ers  that  are  approved  by  the  FDA,  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stop  the  waiting  lines  into  our  treatment  centers,  and  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stop  the  tragedies  in  Bristol,  in  Middle-­ bury,  in  Vergennes  and  anywhere  in  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  2010,  we  gave  out  enough  Oxycontin  to  keep  every  living  adult  in  America  high  for  a  month.â&#x20AC;?

MARIJUANA  LEGALIZATION Shumlin  transitioned  from  tough  talk  on  opioids  to  continued  words  of  support  for  the  legalization  of  a  dif-­ ferent  drug:  Marijuana.  The  Vermont  Senate  has  OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  such  a  bill,  which  is  now  in  the  House.

The  governor  pointed  to  a  recent  survey  that  asked  Vermonters  if  they  had  purchased  marijuana  during  the  past  month.  He  said  80,000  Ver-­ monters  said  they  had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  act  as  if  nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  smoking  pot,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

While  he  said  he  does  not  condone  smoking  marijuana,  he  said  legal-­ izing  possession  of  small  quantities  of  the  substance  (up  to  an  ounce  for  Vermont  adults)  would  discourage  drug  dealing  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  it  is  regulated  and  taxed  at  a  reasonable  rate.  He  added  evidence  has  shown  that  high  school  students  are  currently  having  an  eas-­ ier  time  buying  pot  from  dealers  than  they  are  obtaining  alcohol. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  not  saying,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Go  out  and  smoke  pot,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  smoke  pot,  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  drink  too  much  alcohol,  and  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  smoke  ciga-­ rettes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  But  the  reason  we  moved  to  a  regulated  market  for  alcohol  is  that  prohibition  was  failing  us  miserably.  I  say  the  war  on  drugs  has  failed  us  miserably,  when  it  comes  to  mari-­ juana.â&#x20AC;?

Shumlin  said  he  has  heard  anec-­ dotal  information  through  Colorado  RIÂżFLDOV WKDW GUXJ UHODWHG FULPH KDV gone  down  in  that  state  since  pot  was  legalized.  Drug  dealers,  Shumlin  said,  needed  the  pot  as  part  of  their  supply  market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  say  put  the  drug  dealers  out  of  business,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

Still,  participants  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lun-­ cheon  challenged  Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  position  on  pot.  Middlebury  resident  Bob  Nixon  said  other  studies  have  shown  mari-­ juana-­related  emergency  room  visits  have  been  up  110  percent  in  Colora-­ do  since  the  state  legalized  pot.  Most  of  those  visits  were  from  visitors  to  Colorado,  Nixon  alleged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  concern  is  for  our  children.  What  are  they  going  to  think  when  the  governor  says  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  OK  to  (smoke  pot),  the  government  legalized  it  and Â

my  parents  are  doing  PRUH TXDOLÂżHG SHUVRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until we have it?â&#x20AC;?  Nixon  said. to  do  the  toughest  job  But  Shumlin  main-­ an honest in  the  world.â&#x20AC;? tained  that  legalizing  conversation in He  also  shed  some  marijuana  would  solve  this country about light  on  his  political  drug  problems  rather  painkillers â&#x20AC;Ś we future.  Recently  mar-­ than  create  new  ones. ried,  Shumlin  plans  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  confront  the  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the return  to  his  job  at  the  problem,  or  pretend  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  waiting lines into helm  of  Putney  Stu-­ not  happening,â&#x20AC;?  Shum-­ our treatment dent  Travel,  his  fam-­ lin  said. ilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  business. centers, and The  governor  was  we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  could  not  get  also  questioned  about  me  to  get  on  an  air-­ the tragedies in his  support  of  Demo-­ plane  every  Tuesday  crat  Hillary  Clinton  for  Vermont.â&#x20AC;?

DQG Ă&#x20AC;\ IURP 9HU-­ president  rather  than  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Peter Shumlin mont  to  Washington,  her  party  rival,  U.S.  D.C.,  and  stay  there  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  of  until  Friday  or  Satur-­ Vermont.  Sanders  won  87  percent  of  day,  to  do  mostly  nothing,  because  the  votes  cast  in  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Demo-­ Congress  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  anything  right  cratic  primary  on  March  1. now,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  my  Shumlin  said  he  likes  Sanders  idea  of  life.â&#x20AC;? and  has  a  good  working  relationship  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  with  him,  but  believes  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hillary  is  the  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Center  (Continued  from  Page  1A) dlebury  DRB  seeking  conditional  gather  and  associate. use  approval  for  TPC  to  use  the  During  2014,  the  TPC  received  SURSHUW\ IRU LWV RIÂżFHV DQG SURJUDPV around  1,000  visits  per  month  from  Unfortunately,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  when  things  addicts  or  their  family  members  started  to  fall  apart  for  TPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pro-­ seeking  various  services,  ranging  posed  move. from  a  willing  listener  to  pointers  Due  to  what  TPC  and  town  of-­ on  how  to  re-­enter  the  labor  market.  ¿FLDOV DUH FKDONLQJ XS WR PLVFRP-­ That  was  up  from  around  600  visits  munication,  it  turns  out  Turning  per  month  just  three  years  prior.  Point  had  no  realistic  shot  of  oper-­ 7KDW WUDIÂżF KDV SODFHG VWUHVV RQ WKH ating  at  91  Court  St.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  TPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  roughly  2,000  square  feet  of  social  service  agencies  are  not  even  rented  space  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Marble  allowed  as  a  conditional  use  in  the  Works  complex.  The  TPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lease  at  2IÂżFH $SDUWPHQWV ]RQH LQ ZKLFK WKH 228  Maple  St.  expires  at  the  end  of  property  is  located. this  August,  after  which  the  Marble  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apparently,  there  was  a  misun-­ Works  Partnership  plans  to  sell  the  derstanding  as  to  how  things  could,  building,  according  to  Bill  Brim,  ex-­ should  or  would  go,â&#x20AC;?  said  TPC  ecutive  director  of  TPC. board  member  Brian  Valley.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  lease  will  not  be  renewed,â&#x20AC;?  we  known  (91  Court  St.  would  not  Brim  said  on  Tuesday,  work),  we  would  not  adding  Marble  Works  have  pursued  it.â&#x20AC;?

RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ YHU\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe 91 7XUQLQJ 3RLQW RIÂżFLDOV Court St. is accommodating. had  hoped  TPC  could  He  added  the  TPC  an excellent qualify  within  the  cat-­ Board  has  spent  the  bet-­ location for egory  of  a  business/pro-­ ter  part  of  a  year  looking  IHVVLRQDO RIÂżFH ZKLFK the Turning for  new  digs  that  would  is  one  of  the  allowed  DIIRUG WKH QRQSURÂżW Point Center conditional  uses  in  the  more  space,  greater  vis-­ of Addison district. ibility  and  more  conve-­ County. It is Middlebury  zoning  nience  for  transporta-­ accessible, UXOHV GHÂżQH VRFLDO VHU-­ tion-­challenged  clients. visible and on vice  agencies  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;build-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  does  not  meet  our  ings  or  other  facilities  needs,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  of  the  the bus route.â&#x20AC;? within  which  social  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Moira Cook services  are  provided  current  location.

So  the  organization  to  clients  or  targeted  scanned  the  area  for  a  new  spot,  and  classes  having  social  needs  as  de-­ found  a  home  at  91  Court  St.  that  ¿QHG E\ JUDQW IXQGLQJ DQG RSHUDWHG Brim  said  would  meet  TPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pro-­ E\ QRQ SURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQV VXFK DV gramming  needs.  It  includes  2,640  the  Counseling  Service  of  Addison  square  feet  of  above-­grade  space,  County,  Addison  County  Commu-­ and  another  1,300  square  feet  in  the  nity  Action,  Addison  County  Parent-­ basement.  It  also  includes  a  heated,  Child  Center  and  similar  health  or  WZR ED\ JDUDJH WKDW 73& RIÂżFLDOV social  service  agencies.â&#x20AC;? believed  could  hold  group  meetings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wish  I  would  have  known  the  Brim  added  the  building  has  zoning  issue  relative  to  social  service  enough  space  to  potentially  provide  agencies,â&#x20AC;?  Brim  lamented. transitional  housing  to  those  recov-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  it  was  very  clear  what  ering  from  addiction.  But  he  stressed  we  were  doing  was  looking  for  an  of-­ TPC  had  no  immediate  plans  to  ap-­ ÂżFH VSDFH ´ ply  for  such  an  amenity,  which  would  He  pointed  to  the  Addison  County  require  a  different  layer  of  approvals  Parent-­Child  Center  at  126  Monroe  DQG D ORW RI ÂżQDQFLDO EDFNLQJ St.  and  the  United  Way  of  Addison  So  Brim  and  his  board  focused  at  County  at  48  Court  St.  as  examples  this  point  on  simply  relocating  of-­ of  permitted,  nearby  social  service  ¿FHV DQG FXUUHQW 73& SURJUDPV WR agencies.

91  Court  St.  Brim  said  he  received  Jennifer  Murray  is  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  commitment  from  the  U.S.  Depart-­ director  of  planning  and  Zoning.  She  ment  of  Agriculture  for  enough  loan  believes  she  spelled  out  the  potential  money  to  purchase  and  renovate  the  zoning  pitfalls  within  the  TPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pro-­ building  to  accommodate  TPC.  He  posed  functions  at  the  Court  Street  prepared  an  application  to  the  Mid-­ site.

THE  TURNING  POINT  Center  of  Addison  County  is  now  on  the  lookout  for  a  new  headquarters  after  the  Middlebury  Development  Review  Board  rejected  its  relocation  from  the  Marble  Works  to  this  property  at  91  Court  St. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Asked  about  the  examples  that  Brimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  offered  of  other  social  service  agencies  operating  in  the  area,  she  said  the  Parent-­Child  Center  head-­ quarters  is  located  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  high-­density  residential  district,  and  that  it  was  approved  in  1988,  before  0LGGOHEXU\ DGGHG WKH GHÂżQLWLRQ RI â&#x20AC;&#x153;social  services  facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  to  its  table  of  allowable  uses  in  the  zoning  dis-­ tricts.  Murray  acknowledged  that  the  8QLWHG :D\ LV ORFDWHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH Apartments  zoning  district.  But  Mur-­ ray  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  began  her  Middlebury  job  around  seven  months  ago  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  suggested  that  the  UWAC  proposal  might  have  been  OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  several  years  ago  because  the  United  Way  uses  48  Court  St.  strictly  for  administrative  RIÂżFHV DQG GRHV QRW SURYLGH GLUHFW services  to  clients  there.

Ultimately,  the  DRB  determined  during  a  packed  Monday  meeting  that  the  TPC  proposal  could  not  ad-­ vance,  due  to  its  incompatibility  with  the  zoning  district.

COMMUNITY  SUPPORT Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  to  say  Turning  Pointâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plans  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  lauded.  Thirty-­one  people  attended  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DRB  meeting,  and  several  of  them  spoke Â

up  in  favor  of  the  plan. some  concerns,  includ-­ Among  the  supporters:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As needed ing  from  local  resident  Moira  Cook,  who  wrote  DQG EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO Mark  Stefani. a  letter  to  the  DRB  stat-­ as are the â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  needed  and  ben-­ ing,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  91  Court  HÂżFLDO DV DUH WKH VHU-­ services that St.  is  an  excellent  lo-­ vices  that  TPC  offers,  cation  for  the  Turning  TPC offers, I  strongly  believe  that  Point  Center  of  Addison  I strongly the  proposed  relocation  County.  It  is  accessible,  believe that of  this  social  services  visible  and  on  the  bus  the proposed agency  would  cause  route.â&#x20AC;?

VLJQLÂżFDQW KDUP WR WKH relocation of Also  writing  a  letter  quality  of  the  neighbor-­ this social of  support  for  the  plan  hood,  and  is  not  in  keep-­ was  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­ services ing  with  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agency Addison. municipal  plan  or  code,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  a  demonstrated  would cause he  wrote  in  a  letter  to  the  record  of  collaborative  VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW DRB. efforts  and  a  grasp  on  harm to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relocation  of  the  the  phenomenon  we  are  TPC  would  bring  ad-­ seeing,  the  Turning  Point  quality of the ditional  lighting,  in  the  Center  of  Addison  Coun-­ neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? IRUP RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRGOLJKWV ty  is  in  the  best  position  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Stefani, that  are  proposed  to  be  to  effectively  offer  Ad-­ neighbor installed  outside  of  the  dison  County  addiction  center;Íž  increased  vehicle  support  services,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  DQG IRRW WUDIÂżF ZKLFK wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  proposed  project  will  would  last  into  the  evenings  (recov-­ contribute  a  great  deal  to  ensuring  ery  meetings  scheduled  at  the  TPC  the  continued  services  currently  be-­ often  end  as  late  as  10:30  p.m.),  and  ing  provided  and  allowing  for  future  increased  public  smoking  and  litter,â&#x20AC;?  expansion  to  include  much  needed  Stefani  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  also  question  the  services  for  the  residents  of  Addison  wisdom  of  allowing  the  relocation  of  County.  These  much-­needed  recov-­ a  social  services  organization  for  re-­ ery  services  will  falter  if  an  appro-­ covering  substance  abusers  in  close  priate  location  is  not  acquired.â&#x20AC;? proximity  to  the  residential  neigh-­ But  the  TPC  plan  also  drew  borhood.  Within  50-­100  yards  of  the Â

building,  there  are  residences  where  live  at  least  11  children  between  the  ages  of  4  and  17;Íž  other  families  with  young  children  live  between  half  a  block  and  one  block  away.  The  high  school  and  Hannaford  Career  Center  are  located  across  Court  Street.â&#x20AC;?

Still  other  neighbors  voiced  con-­ cerns  about  the  potential  addition  of  a  TPC  â&#x20AC;&#x153;recovery  centerâ&#x20AC;?  for  up  to  eight  individuals.

Brim  said  the  recovery  center  component  would  not  have  been  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;deal-­breakerâ&#x20AC;?  if  it  were  the  only  LVVXH SUHYHQWLQJ WKH 73& RIÂżFH move.

Now  that  91  Court  St.  is  off  the  WDEOH 73& RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO TXLFNO\ meet  to  review  other  properties  that  might  meet  the  organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  needs.  It  might  come  down  to  renting  a  dif-­ ferent  location  or  even  asking  for  occasional  meeting  space  at  an  area  church  to  ensure  TPC  a  continued  presence  until  a  new,  permanent  home  can  be  found,  according  to  Brim. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  board  is  very  disappointed,â&#x20AC;?  Brim  said  of  the  failed  effort  to  se-­ cure  91  Court  St.,  after  spending  more  than  $1,000  on  permitting. +H UHDOL]HV WKDW ÂżQGLQJ DQRWKHU OR-­ cation  by  the  end  of  August  might  be  a  tall  order. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  easy,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.