May 30, 2013 a section

Green star

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Author and activist Bill McKibben won an award and $100,000 for his environmental work. Page 2A.

Storytellers A local educator and Vermont Folklife Center to help teens learn documentary skills. See Page 3A.

The VUHS softball and baseball WHDPV URGH ÀQH SLWFKLQJ SDVW WKH Tigers on Tuesday. See Sports, 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 21

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THE  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  High  School  marching  band,  above,  keeps  in  step  through  downtown  Middlebury  during  Monday  morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Memorial  Day  Parade,  while  young  spectators,  right,  watch  the  Vergennes  parade  from  curbside  seats.  For  more  pictures  from  the  Middlebury  and  Vergennes  parades,  see  Page  13A. Independent  photos/ Trent  Campbell

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By the way

The  public  is  invited  to  join  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust  in  celebrating  National  Trails  Day  this  Saturday  by  volunteering  to  work  on  a  section  of  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury,  affectionately  known  as  the  TAM.  This  year  MALT  will  be  focusing  efforts  on  Chipman  Hill.  Meet  at  the  Chipman  Hill  trail  ac-­ cess  off  Washington  Street  Exten-­ sion  at  9  a.m.  Work  will  go  until  noon.  Wear  appropriate  work  cloth-­ ing  (pants,  closed-­toed  shoes/boots,  work  gloves,  etc.).  MALT  and  the  Middlebury  Bike  Club  will  pro-­ vide  tools.  Come  join  in  the  fun  and  help  take  care  of  the  TAM,  even  if  you  only  have  an  hour  to  spare.  For  (See  By  the  way,  Page  16A)

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  30,  2013

McKibben  wins  $100k  environmental  award Pledges  half  to  college  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  it  divests

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Much  Ado About  Nothingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; WILLIAM  SHAKESPEAREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  PLAY  took  on  a  new  look  on  the  Addison  Repertory  The-­ ater  stage  at  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  last  week.  Director  Steve  Small  set  the  play  in  a  1980s  club  and  the  student  actors  KDQGOHG ERWK WKH FKHHV\ FORWKHV DQG GLIÂżFXOW language  with  great  skill.  Pictured  from  a  rehearsal  are,  clockwise  from  above,  Jocelyn  Bedell,  Megan  Ashley  and  Asa  Learmouth;Íž  Learmouth,  Megan  Kelley,  Ashley  and  Aman-­ da  Mandirola;Íž  DJ  Piper;Íž  Meghan  Patten  and  Carl  Andrews;Íž  and  Keegan  Bosworth  and  Lois  Rood.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Author  and  activ-­ ist  Bill  McKibben  on  Tuesday  was  awarded  the  $100,000  Sophie  Prize,  one  of  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  largest  environ-­ mental  awards,  for  his  work  in  build-­ LQJ RUJ WKH ÂżUVW ZLGHVSUHDG global  climate  campaign.

The  Norway-­based  prize  jury  cit-­ ed  McKibben  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pioneering  new  methods  of  social  protest,â&#x20AC;?  from  Internet-­based  organizing  to  the  widespread  civil  disobedience  con-­ fronting  the  Keystone  XL  pipeline.  Past  recipients  of  the  award  include  Nobel  laureate  Wangari  Mathaai  and  Orthodox  Patriarch  Bartholomew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  really  an  award  for  the  millions  of  people  who  make  up  the  BILL  MCKIBBEN growing  climate  movement,â&#x20AC;?  said  McKibben,  adding  that  he  would  Jostein  Gaarder,  in  the  wake  of  his  donate  half  the  proceeds  of  the  prize  novel  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sophieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  World,â&#x20AC;?  an  interna-­ to  350.org,  and  half  to  Middlebury  tional  bestseller.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  special  pleasure  that  this  College  in  Vermont,  where  he  is  Schumann  Distinguished  Scholar  in  honor  has  literary  roots,â&#x20AC;?  said  McK-­ Environmental  Studies  and  where  ibben,  whose  1989  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  End  of  Natureâ&#x20AC;?  is  generally  regarded  as  the  350.org  was  founded.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  hopeful  that  by  the  time  the  ¿UVW ERRN IRU D JHQHUDO DXGLHQFH RQ climate  change.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  prize  is  awarded  in  Oc-­ a  delight  because  my  only  tober,  Middlebury  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is child  is  named  Sophie!â&#x20AC;? have  announced  plans  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  certain  ways  this  has  sell  its  fossil  fuel  stocks,â&#x20AC;?  really an been  a  depressing  spring,â&#x20AC;?  said  McKibben,  who  has  award for spearheaded  the  divest-­ the millions McKibben  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  watched  the  planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  car-­ ment  campaign  that  has  of people bon  concentrations  move  now  spread  to  380  cam-­ beyond  400  parts  per  mil-­ puses  and  seen  cities  like  who make OLRQ IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH VLQFH Seattle  and  San  Francisco  up the the  evolution  of  humans.  PRYH WR VHYHU ÂżQDQFLDO growing Against  that,  however,  ties  with  the  fossil  fuel  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  real  solace  in  the  industry.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  not,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  ask  climate the  college  to  hold  it  in  movement.â&#x20AC;? emergence  of  a  global  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill movement.  At  least  hu-­ an  escrow  account  until  McKibben PDQV DUH VWDUWLQJ WR ÂżJKW they  take  that  important  back  against  the  fossil  fuel  VWHS MRLQLQJ WKH ÂżYH 1HZ England  colleges  that  have  already  industry.â&#x20AC;?

McKibben  has  won  several  other  done  so.  Middlebury  has  always  been  an  environmental  leader,  and  prizes  this  spring,  including  the  Gan-­ it  is  a  great  honor  to  support  its  GKL 3UL]H ÂżUVW DZDUGHG WR (OHDQRU Roosevelt  in  1948),  the  2012  literary  work.â&#x20AC;?

0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV DS-­ prize  of  the  American  Academy  of  plauded  the  choice  of  McKibben  Arts  and  Letters,  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steward  for  the  award,  but  they  declined  to  of  Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Creationâ&#x20AC;?  award  from  the  discuss  his  linking  the  prize  money  National  Religious  Coalition  on  Cre-­ to  college  divestment  from  fossil  ation  Care.  In  addition  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  received  fuel  companies  saying  the  college  honorary  degrees  at  commencement  ceremonies  Eckerd  College  in  Flor-­ doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  discuss  individual  gifts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  congratulate  Bill  on  win-­ ida  and  the  Rhode  Island  School  of  ning  the  award,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bill  Burger,  Design,  the  Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Medal  from  the  vice  president  for  communications  University  at  Buffalo,  and  the  Anvil  of  Freedom  Award  from  the  jour-­ at  Middlebury  College.

The  Sophie  Prize  was  established  nalism  school  at  the  University  of  in  1997  by  the  Norwegian  author  Denver. Â

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gun  Senseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  coalition  aims  to  educate  on  gun  violence MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  When  com-­ pared  to  many  states,  Vermont  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  much  gun  crime.  But  Vermont  is  not  immune  to  gun  vio-­ lence.  According  to  Gun  Sense  or-­ ganizer  Bobbi  Loney,  Vermont  has  the  highest  rate  of  gun  deaths  in  New  England,  with  the  16th  high-­ est  rate  in  the  country  for  suicide.  Loney  further  pointed  to  a  2009  study  that  found  Vermont  exports  more  guns  than  any  other  state  in  the  Northeast,  ranking  16th  nation-­ ally.  Vermont  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  require  gun  owners  to  secure  guns  in  a  gun  safe  or  with  a  trigger  lock,  despite  clear  evidence  that  accidental  deaths  by  children  are  reduced  23  percent  with  such  laws.

Gun  Sense  Vermont  has  launched  a  petition  drive  to  ask  the  governor  and  Legislature  to  take  up  sensible  gun  legislation  next  term.  There  will  be  an  organizational  meeting  on  Monday,  June  3,  from  7-­9  p.m.,  at  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Uni-­ versalist  Society  at  2  Duane  Court, Â

Middlebury,  for  Addison  County  residents  who  would  like  to  help  this  effort.

Gun  Sense  Vermont  is  a  coalition  of  Vermonters  who  support  reason-­ able  gun  safety  legislation,  bridging  groups  such  as  the  Vermont  Pub-­ lic  Health  Association,  Child  Safe  Vermont,  and  the  Vermont  Chapter  of  Moms  Demand  Action  for  Gun  Sense,  and  including  gun  own-­ ers  and  non-­gun  owners,  doctors,  teachers,  hunters,  veterans,  parents,  civic  and  religious  leaders  from  100  towns.  Gun  Sense  Vermont  supports  the  Vermont  and  U.S.  constitutions  while  calling  for  common  sense  ac-­ tions  to  make  individuals  and  com-­ PXQLWLHV VDIHU VXFK DV PDNLQJ ÂżUH-­ arms  less  accessible  to  those  who  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  use  them  responsibly  and  de-­ FUHDVLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZ RI LOOHJDO ZHDSRQV across  state  borders.

More  information  is  available  at  GunSenseVT@gmail.com.

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  This  article  was  provided  by  Gun  Sense  organizer  Bobbi  Loney.

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The  story  is  a  wake-­up  call  to  a  crisis  that  has  been  gathering  steam  for  WKH SDVW FRXSOH RI \HDUV ,Q 0HUNHO VDLG 9HUJHQQHV SROLFH UHFRUGHG MXVW RQH FKDUJH IRU WKH VDOH RI QDUFRWLFV LQ WKH QXPEHU RI GUXJ VDOHV MXPSHG WR IRXU WKHQ HLJKW LQ DQG HLJKW LQ 6R IDU LQ 9HU-­ JHQQHV SROLFH KDYH LQYHVWLJDWHG FDVHV RI GUXJ VDOHV DQG FDVHV RI narcotics  possession  cases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  the  tip  of  the  iceberg,â&#x20AC;?  Merkel  says.  The  same  increase  in  case  loads  have  been  seen  in  Bristol,  Gibbs  says,  noting  that  he  started  to  see  the  problem  developing  before  staff  was  cut  a  couple  years  ago.  Those  VWDII UHGXFWLRQV KDYH EHHQ PDJQLÂżHG E\ D VKRUWDJH RI VWDWH SROLFH ZRUNLQJ RXW RI WKH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ EDUUDFNV LQ 1HZ +DYHQ ZKLFK LV RSHUDWLQJ ZLWK four  vacancies  among  11  troopers,  and  only  two  of  three  sergeants.

(YHQ ZLWK WKDW VKRUWDJH RI RIÂżFHUV 963 6JW -DPHV +RJDQ VD\V WKH\ GHDOW ZLWK GUXJ SRVVHVVLRQ FDVHV LQ FRPSDUHG WR LQ ² DQ LQFUHDVH RI DERXW SHUFHQW )RU WKH ÂżUVW ÂżYH PRQWKV RI WKH FDVH ORDG KDV EHHQ FRPSDUHG WR LQ WKH VDPH SHULRG LQ *RY 3HWHU 6KXPOLQ LV LQ WKH PLGVW RI VWXG\LQJ WKH SUREOHP FDOOLQJ LW the  administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  primary  focus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  abundance  of  drugs,  particularly  heroin  and  other  opiates,  is  overwhelming  the  state,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said  in  a  recent  phone  interview,  adding  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  imperative  the  state  get  a  handle  on  what  he  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  growing  and  worsening  problem.â&#x20AC;?

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  be  done?  (GXFDWLRQ LV SDUW RI WKH DQVZHU DQG HGXFDWRUV LQ WKH . SURJUDP LQ Vergennes,  Ferrisburgh  and  Addison  are  making  drug  awareness  instruc-­ tion  part  of  the  program  there.  Gibbs  and  Merkel  have  also  recently  held  community  forums  to  talk  about  the  problem  and  develop  strategies.  Both  tactics  will  help. %XW 0LGGOHEXU\ 3ROLFH &KLHI 7RP +DQOH\ JRHV D VWHS IXUWKHU 7KH SURE-­ lem  to  understand,  he  said,  is  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  driving  these  users  to  take  what  they  know  is  a  dangerous  drug. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  kids  know  more  than  you  or  I  know  about  heroin  and  opiates,â&#x20AC;?  Hanley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  put  money  into  all  the  drug  education  programs  out  there  and  it  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  touch  the  problem  if  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  address  the  underlying  is-­ sues.â&#x20AC;?  Those  issues,  he  said,  are  the  causes  that  make  people  dispossessed,  that  make  the  user  lose  hope  and  be  despondent.  As  a  community,  he  said,  we  have  to  learn  how  to  recognize  those  signs  and  know  how  to  respond.

In  Middlebury,  the  opiate  problem  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  appear  to  be  as  acute.  Hanley  FUHGLWV WKH VFKRRO UHVRXUFH RIÂżFHU DQG D YHWHUDQ SROLFH IRUFH IRU KHOSLQJ UH-­ duce  crime,  including  drug  convictions,  from  the  year  before.  Middlebury  residents  can  only  hope  those  statistics  are  telling  the  real  story,  and  that  the  larger  police  force  in  town  is  paying  dividends.

Hope  aside,  however,  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clear  from  a  statewide  perspective  is  that  RSLDWH XVH LV HVFDODWLQJ UDSLGO\ DQG 9HUPRQWHUV QHHG D JDPH SODQ $ ÂżUVW step  is  to  pay  attention  to  your  immediate  neighborhood  and  to  report  sus-­ picious  behavior  to  local  police;Íž  another  is  to  talk  to  teens  about  the  avail-­ ability  and  danger  of  opiates;Íž  a  third  is  to  encourage  your  community  to  have  townwide  education  seminars  to  highlight  the  problem  and,  as  Han-­ ley  says,  talk  about  the  underlying  causes  and  how  to  address  them.  To  that  end,  perhaps  the  most  effective  state  effort  is  to  launch  a  program  that  goes  county-­to-­county  teaching  residents  what  to  watch  for  and  how  to  follow  through  with  appropriate  action.  That  could  be  done  in  cooperation  with  the  well-­known  â&#x20AC;&#x153;neighborhood  watchâ&#x20AC;?  programs,  which  could  also  EH H[SDQGHG LQWR DUHDV ZKHUH WKHUH LV D JURZLQJ QHHG DQG RULHQWHG OHVV toward  police  work  (reporting  thefts,  etc.)  and  more  toward  recognizing  trouble  signs  that  are  brewing  and  how  to  help.  This  is  also,  Hanley  cautioned,  not  a  problem  that  can  be  solved  quickly,  EXW D JHQHUDWLRQDO LVVXH WR WDFNOH RYHU WKH QH[W FRXSOH RI GHFDGHV 7KH JRDO today  is  to  get  started.

Angelo  S.  Lynn

An  opportunity  to  give  back Every  once  in  a  while  comes  an  apt  opportunity  to  give  back  to  your  FRPPXQLW\ LQ D ZD\ WKDW ZLOO PDNH \RX IHHO JRRG DQG \LHOG EHQH¿WV IRU WKH rest  of  the  year.   This  Saturday,  from  9  a.m.  to  noon,  volunteers  will  gather  on  behalf  of  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust  to  improve  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury.  This  year  the  focus  is  the  trails  on  Chipman  Hill.

Organizers  will  meet  volunteers  at  the  trail  access  off  Washington  Street  ([WHQVLRQ ZHDULQJ DSSURSULDWH ZRUN FORWKHV ² SDQWV FORVHG WRHG VKRHV boots,  work  gloves  and  other  things  you  think  are  essential  to  keep  you  safe  and  protected.  MALT  and  the  Middlebury  Bike  Club  will  provide  tools,  but  LI \RX KDYH DQ H[WUD SLFN VKRYHO RU OLPE SUXQHU EULQJ LW DORQJ ,WÂśV SDUW RI KRZ 0$/7 LV FHOHEUDWLQJ 1DWLRQDO 7UDLOV 'D\ RQ 6DWXUGD\ June  1.  And  even  if  you  only  have  an  hour  to  give,  MALT  leaders  say,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  welcome  and  greatly  appreciated.

So  go.  Give  back.  Then  enjoy  the  trails  day  after  day.  Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Having  fun MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  PRESIDENT  Ron  Liebowitz  laughs  at  a  joke  made  at  his  expense  by  Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  commencement  speaker  Jonathan  Safran  Foer.  Dean  of  the  College  Shirley  Collado,  background,  was  also  tickled  by  Safran  Foerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good-­natured  jabs.

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Say  thanks  to  people  who  matter When  I  sat  down  recently  with  soon-­to-­retire  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  teacher  Alana  Lilly,  I  asked  her  the  standard  question  about  the  highlights  of  her  30  years  at  the  school.  As  is  always  the  case,  not  all  of  an  intervieweeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­ VSRQVH PDGH WKH ÂżQDO FXW IRU D VWRU\ 1RW HYHU\WKLQJ ÂżW After  all,  in  30  years,  Lilly,  like  other  teachers  with  simi-­ lar  careers,  had  made  an  impact  at  her  school.   Instead,  the  article  talked  about  her  helping  to  create  two  annual  events  at  Ferrisburgh  Central,  a  producersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  fair  that  highlights  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  work  with  local  farmers,  and  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;invention  conventionâ&#x20AC;?  that  encourages  third-­graders  to  build  devices  to  perform  mechanical  feats.  The  piece  also  noted  Lilly  was  once  named  Ver-­ montâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Conservation  Teacher  of  the  Year. %XW ZKDW VKH ÂżUVW PHQWLRQHG ZKHQ I  asked  the  question  was  a  knock  on  a  door  during  a  staff  meeting.  It  came Â

By Andy from  a  student  she  had  taught  at  least  Kirkaldy 15  years  ago,  and  who  had  come  back  into  town  and  wanted  to  say  hi  to  and  thank  the  woman  he  called  the  best  ¿IWK DQG VL[WK JUDGH WHDFKHU KH HYHU KDG Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  over  the  years  these  are  the  rewards  teach-­ ers  cherish.  1RZ WDONLQJ WR ORQJWLPH WHDFKHUV RQ WKH FXVS RI UHWLUH-­ ment  is  one  of  my  more  enjoyable,  and  if  I  may,  educa-­ tional  assignments  each  year.

To  start  with,  teachers  are  almost  universally  good  folks.  Like  nursing,  the  people  who  go  into  the  profes-­ sion  tend  to  have  good  motives,  not  to  mention  brains,  kindness  and  patience.  (Full  disclosure,  yes,  I  am  mar-­ ried  to  a  Vergennes  Union  High  School  teacher,  and  yes,  she  possesses  those  qualities.  She  especially  requires  the  latter  one,  patience,  to  remain  married  to  me.)

Like  nurses,  teachers  also  tend  to  be  under-­appreciat-­

ed,  so  most  teachers  are  happy  to  sit  down  with  a  re-­ porter.  It  makes  for  lively  and  informative  chats.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  teachers  really  are  fonts  of  patience  with  their  kids.  And  at  least  when  they  are  ready  to  step  down  they  call  them  kids,  not  youngsters  or  pupils  or  students.  Most  want  every  one  of  those  kids  to  succeed,  and  will  DGYRFDWH IRU WKHP VRPHWLPHV ÂżHUFHO\ They  have  less  tolerance  for  things  that  get  in  the  way  of  what  they  see  as  the  best  way  to  teach  or  take  care  of  those  kids,  like  confusing  multiple  directives  from  high-­ er-­ups  in  the  government  or  district  or  the  sometimes  burdensome  requirements  from  standardized  testing.

Teachers  wish  people  would  un-­ derstand  their  work  day  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  begin  at  8  a.m.  and  end  at  3  p.m.,  nor  does  the  work  year  begin  in  September  and  end  in  June.  Tasks  like  planning,  creating  new  units,  completing  ongo-­ ing  personal  education  requirements,  grading  papers  and  tests  and  entering  those  grades,  chaperoning  events,  at-­ tending  staff  meetings,  serving  on  committees,  answering  parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  administratorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  con-­ cerns,  and  preparing  classrooms  add  untold  hours.

They  appreciate  it  when  community  members  sup-­ port  their  schools  by  attending  events,  volunteering  in  classrooms  or  for  school  projects,  or  taking  an  active  role  in  their  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  education.

And,  like  Lilly,  they  love  it  when  students  take  the  time  to  say  thanks.  My  wife  still  has  notes  saved  from  a  decade  ago,  when  she  taught  at  Otter  Valley.

So  as  the  school  year  winds  down,  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  message  HVSHFLDOO\ IRU WKH VHQLRUV 7DNH D PLQXWH DQG VD\ WKDQNV to  teachers  who  have  meant  something  to  you  on  the  way.  It  may  mean  more  to  them  than  you  know.

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As  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legislative  session  ended,  a  number  of  'HPRFUDWV ZHUH VXUSULVHG DW WKH H[WHQW WR ZKLFK 6KXP-­ OLQ UHVLVWHG SURSRVDOV IURP +RXVH DQG 6HQDWH 'HPRFUDWV WR UHVWUXFWXUH WKH LQFRPH WD[ LQ ZD\V WKDW ZRXOG DIIHFW primarily  upper-­income  households.  In  several  press  conferences,  Shum-­ lin  said  that  he  would  not  support  DQ\ WD[ LQFUHDVHV H[FHSW RQ JDVROLQH HYHQ WKRXJK WKH SURSRVHG LQFRPH WD[ FKDQJHV ZRXOG EHQHÂżW PRVW PLGGOH income  households.  Majorities  of  the  House  and  Senate  'HPRFUDWLF FDXFXVHV DQG PXFK RI By  Eric  L.  Davis WKH 'HPRFUDWLF EDVH DPRQJ 9HUPRQW voters,  would  like  to  see  the  state  spend  more  on  programs  for  low-­  and  moderate-­income  Vermonters  than  Shumlin  is  willing  WR VXSSRUW DQG ZRXOG OLNH WR VHH WKH VWDWHÂśV WD[ V\VWHP move  in  a  more  progressive  direction.  Shumlin  is  not  part  of  this  consensus.  The  issues  on  which  he  built  his  political  career  are  marriage  equality,  closing  Vermont  <DQNHH DQG VLQJOH SD\HU KHDOWK FDUH QRW H[SDQGLQJ VR-­ FLDO ZHOIDUH SURJUDPV DQG SURJUHVVLYH WD[DWLRQ &RQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV EHWZHHQ WKH JRYHUQRU DQG WKH /HJLVODWXUH RYHU ÂżVFDO LVVXHV ZLOO FRQWLQXH LQ WKH VHVVLRQ :KLOH the  majority  of  Vermont  voters  may  be  more  sympathetic  WR WKH JRYHUQRUÂśV SRVLWLRQ WKDQ WR WKDW RI WKH 'HPRFUDWLF

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legislative  leadership,  Shumlin  does  have  to  worry  about  WKH 'HPRFUDWLF EDVH EHLQJ OHVV HQWKXVLDVWLF DERXW KLP LQ WKDQ LW ZDV LQ DQG 7KHUH LV DOVR DW OHDVW D SRVVLELOLW\ WKDW WKH 3URJUHVVLYH SDUW\ ZLOO UXQ D FDQGLGDWH WR 6KXPOLQÂśV OHIW LQ Recent  news  stories  about  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  real  estate  transaction  with  an  East  Montpelier  neighbor  do  not  help  Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  political  position.  The  details  of  this  transac-­ WLRQ DUH FRPSOH[ DQG WKH JRYHUQRU KDV SURYLGHG D SODXVL-­ EOH H[SODQDWLRQ RI KRZ KH SODQV WR PRGLI\ WKH WUDQVDFWLRQ JRLQJ IRUZDUG +RZHYHU WKH VWRU\ ÂżWV D ODUJHU QDUUDWLYH of  Shumlin  as  a  wealthy  man  who  sometimes  seems  to  go  out  of  his  way  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  as  with  his  reaction  to  the  in-­ FRPH WD[ UHIRUP SURSRVDOV ² WR SUR-­ tect  the  interests  of  a  small  number  of  high-­income  Vermont  households.

Shumlin  also  faces  upcoming  chal-­ lenges  in  health  care.  Some  progres-­ sives  are  concerned  about  what  they  see  as  a  lack  of  progress  in  develop-­ LQJ D ¿QDQFLQJ SODQ IRU D VLQJOH SD\-­ er  system,  which  is  due  to  the  Leg-­ LVODWXUH LQ HDUO\ MXVW PRQWKV IURP QRZ &ORVHU DW KDQG WKH QHZ KHDOWK EHQH¿W H[FKDQJH NQRZQ DV 9HU-­ mont  Health  Connect,  will  go  into  operation  on  Jan.  1.  More  than  100,000  Vermonters  who  work  for  businesses  and  other  organizations  with  fewer  than  50  employees,  or  who  buy  insurance  in  the  individual  market,  must  obtain  their  insurance  through  Vermont  Health  Connect  starting  in  January.  The  administration  is  working  hard  with  private-­sector  partners  such  as  Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield  to  set  up  the  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  likely  that  many  Vermont-­ ers  would  associate  Whitey  Bulger  and  American  due  process  in  the  same  breath.  The  allegations  are  that  Mr.  Bulger  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  give  his  many  DOOHJHG YLFWLPV DQ\ ULJKWV H[FHSW their  last  rites.  With  jury  selection  set  to  begin  in  the  real-­life  ending  to  Martin  Scorceseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  now  classic  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  'HSDUWHG ´ D YHU\ FRPSHWHQW OHJDO team  has  been  assembled  to  defend  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  notorious  gangster.

We  should  all  take  pride  knowing  WKDW LQ VW FHQWXU\ $PHULFD HYHQ an  individual  charged  with  com-­ mitting  such  gruesome  crimes  will  receive  the  very  best  defense  from  talented  and  courageous  crimi-­ QDO GHIHQVH DWWRUQH\V ÂżJKWLQJ IRU every  inch  on  behalf  of  their  client.  His  lawyers  have  fought  hard  to  guarantee  Mr.  Bulger  that  not  only  will  his  trial  appear  to  be  open,  fair  and  impartial,  but  that  it  truly  will  be  open,  fair  and  impartial,  with  the  courtroom  doors  always  open,  with  biased  judges  properly  recused,  and  ZLWK LQĂ&#x20AC;DPPDWRU\ DQG SUHMXGLFLDO evidence  tossed  out.

1R PDWWHU KRZ KHDUWEUHDNLQJ WKH stories  of  the  victims  may  be,  and  no  matter  how  loud  the  howling  mob  may  cry  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whiteyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  neck  in  a  noose!â&#x20AC;?  inside  the  courtroom  in  Boston,  where  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  liberty  was  ¿UVW GHIHQGHG LQ EORRG GHIHQVH ODZ-­ yers  will  stand  in  front  of  Mr.  Bulger  and  protect  him  against  the  steam-­ rolling  and  seemingly  unlimited  power  of  government,  and  demand  proof  beyond  a  reasonable  doubt  on  behalf  of  just  one  individual.  As  a  progressive  and  free  society,  it  is  imperative  that  every  single  criminal  defendant  here  in  Vermont  obtain  no  less  than  Whitey.  Our  very  freedom  depends  on  it.

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Natural  gas  fans  should  speak  up Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  reading  with  concern  the  rising  tide  of  letters  opposing  the  natural  gas  pipeline  with  barely  a  peep  from  those  holding  oppos-­ ing  viewpoints.  We  need  to  let  our  OHJLVODWRUV DQG VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV DQG economic  developers  know  that  many  Addison  County  residents  are  in  fact  in  favor  of  bringing  in  a  new  option  for  saving  money  and  reduc-­ ing  greenhouse  gases. )DFWV 1DWXUDO JDV LV ULJKW QRZ IDU OHVV H[SHQVLYH WKDQ RLO RU SURSDQH It  may  or  may  not  stay  that  way;Íž  nobody  knows  what  the  price  of  a  commodity  will  be  in  one  year,  let  alone  10. %XUQLQJ QDWXUDO JDV LV GH-­ monstrably  more  environmentally  friendly  than  burning  oil  or  propane;Íž  LW HPLWV IDU OHVV FDUERQ GLR[LGH SHU BTU.  If  we  all  switched  from  heat-­ ing  with  oil  or  propane  to  natural  gas,  there  would  be  a  net  decrease  of  greenhouse  gases  released  into  the  atmosphere.

1DWXUDO JDV LV UHODWLYHO\ VDIH It  has  been  used  for  decades  in  Franklin  and  Chittenden  counties  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  to  mention  in  large  cities  across  the  country.  According  to  one  source,  there  were  161  deaths  in  the  8 6 EHWZHHQ DQG GXH WR QDWXUDO JDV H[SORVLRQV 0RVW ZHUH UHODWHG WR H[FDYDWLRQ QHDU SLSHOLQHV In  my  view,  this  is  an  acceptable  and  PDQDJHDEOH ULVN JLYHQ WKH EHQHÂżWV that  natural  gas  will  bring  us.  And  fracking?  The  jury  is  out,  with  one  side  minimizing  the  hazards  and  DQRWKHU PD[LPL]LQJ WKHP ,ÂśP sure  it  could  be  made  safer.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  toward  that  goal  and  urge  our  legislators  to  increase  regulatory  oversight  to  ensure  it  happens.

0RYLQJ WR DOO UHQHZDEOHV LV D laudable  goal,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  going  to  happen  in  our  lifetimes  barring  a  major  breakthrough.  Renewables  PDNH XS OHVV WKDQ SHUFHQW RI WKH energy  market,  and  when  you  take  out  hydropower,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  less  than  7  per-­ cent.  We  should,  of  course,  continue  to  promote  renewable  energy.  The  solar  hot  water  system  I  purchased  a  few  years  ago  is  one  of  the  best  investments  I  ever  made.  Were  I  king  of  Vermont,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  mandate  that  all  new  construction  have  just  such  a  system.  And  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  looking  forward  to  WKH GD\ , FDQ SXW VRODU 39 SDQHOV RQ my  shed  roof  to  further  reduce  my  energy  costs  and  help  the  planet.  (I  do  draw  the  line  at  those  giant  solar  â&#x20AC;&#x153;trackersâ&#x20AC;?  littering  the  landscape  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  are  neither  attractive  nor  DOO WKDW HIÂżFLHQW , VXVSHFW LQ years,  after  the  leases  run  out,  they  will  sit  rusting  and  in  disrepair  much  as  those  giant  TV  satellite  dishes  did  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  30,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Death,  drugs  dominated  legislative  debates 0HPRULHV RI WKH UHFHQWO\ HQGHG â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  it  turns  out  not  to  be  unusu-­ VHVVLRQ RI WKH 9HUPRQW /HJLVODWXUH DO 0RUH WKDQ D GR]HQ RWKHU VWDWHV KDYH IRU DOO EXW WKH SROLWLFDOO\ DG-­ KDG DOUHDG\ SDVVHG VRPH IRUP RI dicted,  faded  with  the  late  spring  GHFULPLQDOL]DWLRQ E\ WKH WLPH 9HU-­ heat.  mont  got  around  to  it.  %XW LWÂśV ZRUWK WDNLQJ D TXLFN ORRN ,W VHHPV ZH DUH ZHOO RQ RXU ZD\ back  at  the  session,  which  will  be  WR 7ZR $PHULFDV ² RQH ZKHUH remembered  for  two  landmark  JD\V FDQ PDUU\ DQG SHRSOH FDQ pieces  of  legislation  FDUU\ D VPDOO VWDVK WKDW ZLOO WRXFK PDQ\ without  fear  of  a  9HUPRQWHUV criminal  record,  and  7KLV \HDU 9HUPRQW another  where  reefer  EHFDPH WKH ÂżUVW (DVW-­ paranoia  reigns  and  HUQ VWDWH ² DQG RQO\ itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  not  safe  to  the  third  overall  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  come  out  of  the  closet. pass  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;death  with  %XW WKLV VHVVLRQ ZDV GLJQLW\´ ODZ ,W DOORZV also  notable  as  much  WHUPLQDOO\ LOO PHQWDOO\ for  what  the  Legisla-­ competent  people  to  die  ture  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do,  as  for  a  peaceful  death  at  the  what  it  did  do. time  of  their  choosing,  $V D UHVXOW RI OHJLV-­ with  medication  pro-­ lative  inaction,  there  YLGHG E\ D SK\VLFLDQ wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  much  in  the  $QG DIWHU DQ HQWHU-­ ZD\ RI VWDWH PRQH\ WDLQLQJO\ SXEOLF GHEDWH for  winterizing  our  among  members  of  the  homes.  The  debate  law  enforcement  world,  by Gregory Dennis about  new  shoreline  the  Legislature  decid-­ regulations  along  ed,  with  the  backing  of  Lake  Champlain  will  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin,  to  decriminal-­ FRQWLQXH IRU DW OHDVW DQRWKHU \HDU ize  possession  of  small  amounts  of  7KHUH ZRQÂśW EH DQ\ QHZ UHVWULF-­ marijuana.

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tion,  we  waste  an  inordinate  amount  The  state  came  up  short  on  an-­ of  law  enforcement  resources  on  other  essential  environmental  is-­ enforcing  marijuana  laws. sue:  The  budget  bill  provided  little  It  was  indeed  sensible  and  brave  funding  for  winterization  and  oth-­

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HU HQHUJ\ FRQVHUYDWLRQ PHDVXUHV Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  broad  consensus  that  FRQVHUYDWLRQ LV WKH ÂżUVW VWHS LQ UHGXFLQJ FOLPDWH FKDQJH %XW WKH /HJLVODWXUH IDLOHG WR ÂżQG IXQGLQJ WR KHOS QHHG\ 9HUPRQWHUV ZHDWK-­ HUL]H WKHLU KRPHV WKLV \HDU DQG conservation  remains  the  forgotten  stepchild. ,Q D QLFHO\ UHSRUWHG DUWLFOH E\ $XGUH\ &ODUN RQ 9W'LJJHU FRP Chris  Killian,  director  of  the  Conservation  Law  Foundation,  articulated  how  our  political  lead-­ ers  came  up  short  on  support  for  ZHDWKHUL]LQJ 9HUPRQW KRPHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  broad  recogni-­ tion  that  we  need  to  tighten  up  our  EXLOGLQJ VWRFN GUDPDWLFDOO\ LQ RU-­ der  to  reduce  our  greenhouse  gas  footprint  associated  with  heating  and  cooling,â&#x20AC;?  Killian  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  most  logical  revenue  stream  would  EH D VXUFKDUJH RQ IXHOV %XW EH-­ cause  our  legislators  and  our  gov-­ ernor  are  not  willing  to  press  hard  to  create  a  revenue  stream  based  on  a  fuels  surcharge,  to  fund  a  central  program  that  would  imple-­ PHQW EXLOGLQJ HIÂżFLHQF\ PHDVXUHV to  reduce  that  greenhouse  gas  foot-­ print,  we  do  not  have  a  meaningful  program  in  the  state.â&#x20AC;?

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Gregory  Dennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  column  ap-­ pears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www. gregdennis.wordpress.com.  Email  him  at  gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @greengregdennis.

Access  to  natural  gas  would  bring  some  advantages $ IHZ ZRUGV LI , PD\ SURYRNHG E\ WKH OHWWHU RI 0V %DUEDUD 6KDSLUR in  support  of  selectboard  member  Susan  Shashokâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;vote  against  the  proposed  natural  gas  pipeline  exten-­ VLRQ WKURXJK $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ ´ 0V 6KDVKRN DW D UHFHQW PHHWLQJ of  the  selectboard,  was  reluctant  to  join  her  colleagues  to  sanction  D OHWWHU E\ WKH VHOHFWERDUG WR EH sent  to  the  Addison  Independent  for  publication,  in  support  of  the  natural  gas  pipeline  insofar  as  it  pertains  to  WKH WRZQ RI 0LGGOHEXU\ There  is  no  question  but  that  the  selectboard  recognizes  the  tremen-­ dous  economic  gains  to  be  realized  E\ WKH DYDLODELOLW\ RI QDWXUDO JDV WR 0LGGOHEXU\ EXVLQHVVHV DQG UHVL-­ GHQFHV 5HVLGHQWLDO SURSHUW\ RZQHUV RI 0LGGOHEXU\ EHDU D KHDY\ WD[ ORDG ZKLFK ZRXOG EH YHU\ VXEVWDQWLDOO\ relieved  with  the  advent  of  a  natural  JDV SLSHOLQH VHUYLQJ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV commercial  and  residential  needs.  0V 6KDSLUR UHIHUV WR QXPHU-­

ous  oil  spills  which  have  occurred  due  to  ruptured  pipes  or  disabled  tankers  or  rigs  at  sea.  This  recital  RQO\ VHUYHV WR VXSSRUW WKH QHHG RI an  alternative  fuel  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  natural  gas  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ZKLFK KLVWRU\ KDV VKRZQ WR KDYH D VXSHUE VDIHW\ UHFRUG LQ GHOLYHU\ RI the  product  via  pipelines.

The  major  cities  in  the  East  have  HQMR\HG WKH HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG HFRQRP\ DQG VDIHW\ RI QDWXUDO JDV IRU GH-­ FDGHV 0LGGOHEXU\ PXVW QRW OHW WKLV RSSRUWXQLW\ WR KDUQHVV D VXSHULRU source  of  fuel  to  counter  the  ever-­ increasing  costs  of  fuel  oil  and  gaso-­ OLQH 7KH DYDLODELOLW\ RI QDWXUDO JDV LQ WKH FRPPXQLW\ ZLOO KHOS FRQWURO WKH SULFH ZH SD\ WR KHDW RXU KRPHV and  businesses.  The  introduction  of  QDWXUDO JDV WR RXU FRPPXQLW\ ZLOO VHUYH DV D YHU\ VXEVWDQWLDO LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH from  a  competitive  standpoint,  in  curbing  the  rise  in  price  of  oil  and  gasoline.  With  natural  gas  available  WR EXVLQHVVHV DQG OLJKW LQGXVWU\ DQG other  areas  of  commerce,  we  will Â

HQMR\ DQ H[SDQVLRQ RI VXFK IDFLOLWLHV LQ RXU WRZQ ZKLFK ZLOO VXEVWDQWLDOO\ increase  the  grand  list  and  will  lift  the  excessive  tax  burden  from  the  shoulders  of  the  homeowner,  not  to  PHQWLRQ WKH VLJQLÂżFDQW FRQWULEXWLRQ LW ZLOO PDNH WR WKH HPSOR\PHQW UDWH )LQDOO\ , GR QRW TXHVWLRQ WKH ULJKW of  selectboard  member  Shashok  to  vote  as  she  did.  I  would  point  out  that  it  would  be  helpful  if  she  would  provide  a  written  dissenting  opinion  FOHDUO\ VHWWLQJ IRUWK WKH SDUWLFXODUV of  her  objections  to  the  position  of  her  colleagues,  so  that  greater  credence  might  be  given  her  stance.  Her  statement  that  she  â&#x20AC;&#x153;agrees  with  some  things  but  not  with  all  thingsâ&#x20AC;?  pertaining  to  the  issue  is  not  illumi-­ nating.

Tom  Lewis Middlebury Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  Tom  Lewis  has  served  as  a  Middlebury  town  lister  since  2003.

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) in  the  1980s  and  1990s.)  In  short,  UHQHZDEOHV MXVW DUHQÂśW HIÂżFLHQW HQRXJK ² \HW ² WR FDUU\ WKH IXOO HQHUJ\ ORDG &RQWUDU\ WR WKH FODLPV RI some,  there  is  no  â&#x20AC;&#x153;evil  empireâ&#x20AC;?  of  JOREDO HQHUJ\ FRPSDQLHV ZRUN-­ ing  to  take  over  the  entire  planet  IRU WKH SXUSRVH RI VXFNLQJ HYHU\ last  dollar  from  willing  dupes  like  \RX DQG PH &RPSDQLHV HLWKHU VHUYH D XVHIXO SXUSRVH RU WKH\ GRQÂśW ODVW ORQJ :H QHHG HQHUJ\ 9HUPRQW *DV DQG RWKHUV SURYLGH LW $QG IRU WKRVH ZKR SURFODLP WKDW fossil  fuels  will  soon  end  mankind  DV ZH NQRZ LW <RXÂśYH VROG \RXU FDU ULJKW" <RX GRQÂśW Ă&#x20AC;\ DQ\PRUH right?  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  off  the  grid,  right?

I  ask  that  business  owners  and  residents  who  like  the  idea  of  VDYLQJ D /27 RI PRQH\ LQ HQHUJ\ FRVWV RYHU WKH QH[W IHZ \HDUV

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higher  prices  while  also  suffering  the  long-­term  consequences  of  more  aging  fossil  fuel  infrastructure.

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Real  Estate  and  You by  Ingrid Punderson  Jackson

Davis (Continued  from  Page  4A) exchange.  The  risk  for  Shumlin  is  that  implementation  is  not  smooth  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  businesses  and  consumers  KDYH GLIÂżFXOW\ QDYLJDWLQJ WKH 9HU-­ mont  Health  Connect  website;Íž  that  call  centers  have  long  waiting  times;Íž  DQG WKDW SUHPLXPV FR SD\V DQG GH-­ ductibles  for  some  consumers  will  increase.  The  latter  is  a  particular  concern  for  current  participants  in  WKH 9HUPRQW +HDOWK $FFHVV DQG &DW-­

selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  expression  of  sup-­ SRUW IRU 9HUPRQW *DVÂśV H[SDQVLRQ contradicts  this  and  other  principles  of  the  Earth  Charter. $Q\RQH ZKR IROORZV ORFDO politics  should  remember  at  Town  0HHWLQJ LQ ZKHQ 0LGGOHEXU\ YRWHUV QHDU XQDQLPRXVO\ DJUHHG to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;endorse  the  Earth  Charter,  and  recommend  that  the  town  â&#x20AC;Ś  use  the  Earth  Charter  to  guide  decision-­ making.â&#x20AC;?  The  selectboard  chair  DW WKH WLPH -RKQ 7HQQ\ UHSRUWHG RXU HQGRUVHPHQW SDVVHG E\ ÂłDQ overwhelming  voice  vote,â&#x20AC;?  with  RQO\ D ÂłVPDWWHULQJ RI REMHFWLRQV ´ $ GHFDGH PD\ KDYH SDVVHG EXW ZH still  expect  our  elected  representa-­ tives  to  respect  such  an  important  LQWHUQDWLRQDO FKDUWHU RXU FRPPXQLW\ HQGRUVHG QHDU XQDQLPRXVO\ 7HQQ\ and  others  have  since  retired,  but  the  will  of  the  voters  has  not.

In  discussing  this  with  select-­ ERDUG PHPEHU &UDLJ %LQJKDP , was  surprised  to  discover  he  had  no  knowledge  of  our  Earth  Charter  HQGRUVHPHQW 7KH 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ PLQXWHV FRQÂżUPHG KH ZDV WKHUH LWÂśV DOVR WKH \HDU KH ZDV FDPSDLJQLQJ WR MRLQ WKH ERDUG IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  assumed  he  would  have  been  SD\LQJ DWWHQWLRQ +RZHYHU LI QR RQH else,  Dean  George  (the  co-­drafter  RI WKH SUR 9HUPRQW *DV VWDWHPHQW

should  have  remembered,  because  he  was  on  the  selectboard  when  we  endorsed  the  charter.

3HUKDSV LURQLFDOO\ LWÂśV WKHVH two  longest-­serving  members  who  VKRXOG KDYH NQRZQ EHWWHU \HW EODWDQWO\ GLVUHJDUGHG WKH ZLOO RI voters,  who  will  face  reelection  LQ 0DUFK ² LI WKH\ FKRRVH WR UXQ DJDLQ $W OHDVW WKHLU VWDWHPHQW JRW one  thing  right:  The  voters  â&#x20AC;&#x153;make  WKH ÂżQDO MXGJPHQW DERXW KRZ well  we  do.â&#x20AC;?  However  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  too  late  for  them  and  the  other  pro-­ 9HUPRQW *DV VHOHFWERDUG PHPEHUV to  change  their  position.  I  urge  the  selectboard  to  honor  the  will  RI 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV FLWL]HQV DQG WR work  toward  a  smarter  sustainable  future.

Drew  Campbell Middlebury

amount  Health  plans. )LQDOO\ 6KXPOLQ QHHGV WR PDNH sure  that  his  responsibilities  as  chair  RI WKH 'HPRFUDWLF *RYHUQRUVÂś $V-­ sociation  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  recruiting  Democratic  gubernatorial  candidates  and  raising  PRQH\ IRU WKHP ² GR QRW GLVWUDFW IURP KLV GXWLHV DV JRYHUQRU RI 9HU-­ mont.

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

HOW  TO  KEEP SOCIAL  MEDIA  WORKING  FOR  YOU The  internet  moves  fastâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  properly  implemented  social  media  network  can  be  a  strong  tool  that  works  for  the  seller  and  agent.  But  when  not  used  prop-­ HUO\ HIÂżFLHQWO\ RU IUHTXHQWO\ these  tools  can  work  to  the  agent  or  sellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  detriment,  ending  up  in  the  social  media  graveyard.  When  using  the  internet  as  a  professional  tool,  choose  a  few  forms  of  social  media  and  use  WKHP SURSHUO\ HIÂżFLHQWO\ DQG IUHTXHQWO\ UDWKHU WKDQ KDYLQJ D dozen  sites  that  languish  from  inactivity.  Invest  your  efforts  and  time  in  the  social  media  tool  that  will  keep  the  most  eyes  on  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  offering.  Google+  and  Facebook  operate  on  the  same  platform,  but  Facebook  is  esti-­ mated  to  have  some  800  million  users,  while  Google+  has  only  100  million.  Twitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  draw  LV LWV EUHYLW\ DQG IUHTXHQF\ VR to  maximize  Twitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  effective-­ ness,  users  must  update  daily  at  minimum )RXUVTXDUH LV JHDUHG towards  retail  and  restaurants  whose  goal  is  repeat  businessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; real  estate  professionals  would  be  wise  to  skip  this  form  of  so-­ cial  media.  LinkedIn  and  Active  Rain  are  great  for  professional  networking,  but  causal  visitors  may  be  discouraged  from  us-­ LQJ WKHVH VLWHV DV WKH\ UHTXLUH DQ DFFRXQW WR YLHZ SURÂżOHV DQG information.  Yelp  provides  visi-­ tors  with  impartial  reviews  of  a  business,  but  the  owner  of  the  business  has  no  way  of  moder-­ ating  or  responding  to  negative  reviews.  Blogs  provide  visitors  with  more  information  than  most  available  social  media  networks,  but  must  be  regularly  updated  to  PDLQWDLQ XVHU WUDIÂżF 7KH NH\ WR staying  relevant  on  the  internet  is  to  choose  your  social  media  networks  carefully,  updating  fre-­ TXHQWO\ DQG HIIHFWLYHO\ VR WKDW visitors  have  access  to  the  most  up-­to-­date  listings,  photos  and  information.  Ingrid  Punderson  Jackson Real  Estate Â&#x2021; FHOO WROO IUHH www.middvermontrealestate.com

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Obituaries Marjorie Bushey, 86, Bristol

BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Marjorie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tootâ&#x20AC;?  Bushey,  86,  of  Bristol  died  on  May  27  of  complications  following  cardiac  surgery.  She  was  the  last  surviving  and  beloved  Matriarch  of  the  Bushey  and  Provoncha  families.  She  lived  her  vocation  of  Wife  and  Mother  perfectly  because  she  trusted  Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  will  for  her  and  her  family.

She  was  born  on  May  25,  1927,  to  Wilfred  and  Pearl  (Dow)  Provoncha.  She  graduated  from  Mary  Fletcher  School  of  Nursing  in  1948  and  in  that  same  year  married  the  man  she  VR GHHSO\ ORYHG %HUQDUG %XWWHU¿HOG Bushey.

Once  her  children  were  all  in  school,  she  worked  in  various  nurs-­ ing  roles.  Her  last  place  of  work  and  the  one  she  most  enjoyed  was  with  cardiologist  Dr.  Stanley  Shapiro.

She  is  survived  by  her  six  chil-­ dren:  Brenda  (Les)  Sargent,  Michael  (Suzanne)  Bushey,  Barbara  (George Â

Victor Quale, 72, Cornwall

Fuller)  Ball,  Janey  (Lee)  Anderson,  Bradley  (Sharon)  Bushey  and  Julie  (Tom)  Trevor.  She  is  also  survived  by  7  grandchildren:  Andrea  Lathrop,  Matt  (Erin)  Lathrop,  Jarod  (Heather)  Bushey,  Caitlyn  Bushey,  Emily  (Andrew)  Bacon,  Jenna  (Curtis)  Hayward,  Rebecca  Bushey,  and  Brady  Bushey;͞  and  by  3  great-­grand-­ children:  Chloe  Lathrop  Reynolds,  Rhett  Lathrop  and  Baby  Girl  Bacon  whom  we  have  yet  to  meet.  She  is  also  survived  by  two  brother-­in-­ laws,  Roy  LaRose  and  Paul  Sherwin.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  at  10  a.m.  on  Friday,  May  31,  at  St.  Ambrose  Church  in  Bristol.  Interment  will  be  in  Mount  St.  Joseph  Cemetery  in  Bristol.  Calling  hours  will  be  on  Thursday,  May  30,  from  6  MARJORIE  â&#x20AC;&#x153;TOOTâ&#x20AC;?  BUSHEY to  8  p.m.  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  +RPH LQ %ULVWRO ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV Mom  requests  that  Mass  Requests  Ambrose  Roman  Catholic  Church,  on  behalf  of  her  soul  be  sent  to  St.  6FKRRO 6W %ULVWRO 97 ¸

and  Phillip  of  Bristol,  Georgina  and  Mark  Rivers  with  their  daugh-­ ters  Amber,  Ashley  and  Renee  of  Westport,  N.Y.,  and  Elizabeth  and  Matthew  Hunt  with  their  sons  Dillon  and  Nicholas  of  Bristol;͞  her  lifelong  partner  of  23  years,  Patrick  Blaise;͞  a  cousin,  Rebecca  A.  Emery  of  Bristol;͞  a  sister,  Virginia  S.  Collins  of  Brandon;͞  and  many  nieces  and  nephews,  as  well  as  great-­nieces  and  -­nephews,  and  many  cousins.  Patrick  and  Rebecca  lived  together  with  Carole  in  Bristol  with  her  favorite  Pomeranian  companion,  Venus.  We  will  miss  Carole  dearly.

A  celebration  of  her  life  will  be  held  Friday,  May  31,  2013,  at  4  p.m.  at  the  gazebo  on  the  New  Haven  town  green  with  a  reception  to  follow  at  the  New  Haven  Congregational  CAROLE  R.  COLLINS Church.  Burial  will  follow  at  a  later  date.

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Walter Moyer Jr., 90, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Walter  A.  Moyer  Jr.,  90,  passed  away  May  9,  2013,  at  his  home  in  Middlebury  with  members  of  his  family  at  his  side.

Walt  was  born  in  Philadelphia  Nov.  16,  1922,  the  son  of  Walter  A.  Moyer  Sr.  and  Delia  (Walker)  Moyer.  He  graduated  from  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  earned  a  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  chemistry  from  Middlebury  College  and  a  PhD  in  chemistry  from  the  University  of  Delaware.

He  served  in  the  US  Navy  during  World  War  II  aboard  the  minesweeper  866 3KDQWRP LQ WKH 3DFL¿F 7KHDWHU

He  was  honorably  discharged  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  JG. While  in  California  on  shore  leave  he  married  Marie  Smith  of  Philadelphia,  his  wife  of  67  years.  They  had  known  each  other  from  childhood.  Following  his  service  time  and  at  the  completion  of  his  PhD  he  returned  to  Middlebury  College  as  a  professor  of  chemistry.  He  later  also  served  as  dean  of  sciences.

Walt  is  survived  by  his  sisters,  Doris  Buck  of  Delaware  and  Connie  Hopkins  (Willard)  of  Furlong,  Pa.;Íž  his  son,  Robert  Moyer  of  Clarksville,  Tenn.;Íž  and  his  daughter,  Patricia Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pamâ&#x20AC;?  Buley  (Philip)  of  Cornwall.  He  is  also  survived  by  his  grand-­ children,  Jameson  Moyer,  Samantha  Buley  Medved  (Eric),  Matthew  Buley  and  Benjamin  Buley;Íž  his  great-­grandchildren,  Owen  and  Beatrix  Medved;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

At  his  request  there  will  be  no  visiting  hours  and  services  will  be  private.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  Addison  County  Humane  Society,  Boardman  Street,  0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸

Marie S. Moyer, 87, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Marie  S.  Moyer,  87,  passed  away  May  28,  2013,  at  her  home  in  Middlebury  with  members  of  her  family  at  her  side.

Marie  was  born  Nov.  1,  1925,  in  Philadelphia,  the  daughter  of  William  and  Marie  (Schuck)  Smith.  She  attended  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.

While  he  was  on  shore  leave  from  the  US  Navy,  she  married  her Â

husband  of  67  years,  Walter  Moyer,  who  predeceased  her  May  9,  2013.  They  had  known  each  other  from  childhood.

Marie  is  survived  by  her  sisters-­ in-­law,  Doris  Buck  of  Delaware  and  Connie  Hopkins  (Willard)  of  Furlong,  Pa.;Íž  her  son,  Robert  Moyer  of  Clarksville,  Tenn.;Íž  and  her  daugh-­ ter,  Patricia  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pamâ&#x20AC;?  Buley  (Philip)  of  Cornwall.  She  is  also  survived  by  her  grandchildren,  Jameson  Moyer, Â

Samantha  Buley  Medved  (Eric),  Matthew  Buley  and  Benjamin  Buley;͞  her  great-­grandchildren,  Owen  and  Beatrix  Medved;͞  and  many  cousins,  nieces  and  nephews.

At  her  request  there  will  be  no  visiting  hours  and  services  will  be  private.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  Addison  County  Humane  Society,  Boardman  Street,  0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸

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of  Minnesota  where  he  taught  in  the  Art  Department  before  moving  to  Vermont.  Mr.  Quale  was  an  artist  and  cartoonist  whose  work  was  published  in  the  British  magazine  Punch,  L.A.  Magazine,  and  Twin  Cities.  His  paint-­ ings  are  in  several  private  collections,  and  most  recently  he  and  his  sister  were  collaborating  on  a  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  book  with  his  drawings.

Mr.  Quale  is  survived  by  his  sister,  Jane  Quale  of  Cornwall;͞  a  nephew,  Dr.  Robert  Victor  Cantu  and  his  wife  Dr.  Michelle  Russell  of  Hanover,  New  Hampshire;͞  and  his  niece,  Elizabeth  Cantu  and  her  husband  Daniel  Kim  and  their  two  children,  Jeremy  and  Gemma  of  Burbank,  California.

There  will  be  a  family  memo-­ rial  and  celebration  of  Victorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  in  Hanover  this  August.  Final  arrangements  are  being  made  by  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home  LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 9HUPRQW ¸

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Carole Collins, 60, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Carole  R.  Collins,  60,  of  Bristol  passed  peacefully  in  her  sleep  surrounded  by  her  family  on  May  23,  2013,  after  an  extended  illness.

She  was  born  on  Nov.  6,  1952,  in  Middlebury,  the  daughter  of  the  late  Clayton  R.  and  Elizabeth  K.  Saulters  of  New  Haven,  and  the  granddaugh-­ ter  of  the  late  Edson  A.  and  Grace  W.  Doud  of  New  Haven.

She  lived  her  life  with  a  passion  for  people  and  pursuit  of  domestic  arts,  including  needlecrafts.  She  lived  her  professional  life  in  the  creative  arts  ¿HOG :KDW PDGH &DUROH GHDU WR RXU hearts  was  her  joyful  life  as  a  moth-­ HUO\ ÂżJXUH WR DOO +HU ORYH JUHZ IURP KHU ORYH RI *RG DQG Ă&#x20AC;RZHG LQWR KHU love  of  family  and  extended  family.  Her  greatest  wish  was  to  pass  on  her  unconditional  love  so  others  could  do  the  same.

She  is  survived  by  her  daughters  and  grandchildren,  Taunia  and  David  Cantin  with  their  sons  Christopher Â

CORNWALL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Victor  Wright  Quale  died  on  April  25,  2013,  in  the  home  he  designed  in  Cornwall,  Vermont.  Mr.  Quale  was  72  years  old  and  suffered  from  coronary  artery  disease  and  insulin-­dependent  diabetes.

Mr.  Quale  was  born  November  19,  1940,  in  Rochester,  Minnesota.  He  grew  up  in  Grand  Forks,  North  Dakota,  and  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  where  he  attended  Roosevelt  High  School.  He  was  named  MVP  and  All-­state  Player  after  Roosevelt  won  the  state  ice  hockey  championship  with  Victor  scoring  the  winning  goal.  He  went  on  to  play  in  the  Junior  Professional  Hockey  League  in  Canada  for  two  years.

Mr.  Quale  attended  the  Universities  of  North  Dakota  and  Minnesota  and  received  his  undergraduate  degree  from  the  University  of  California  at  Berkeley.  He  earned  a  Master  of  Fine  Arts  degree  from  the  University Â

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BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Phyllis  Leigh  Humiston,  74,  of  Brandon  died  May  25,  2013,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  in  Goshen  on  Aug.  20,  1938.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Edward  and  Marion  (Hayes)  Hayes.  She  grew  up  in  Goshen  where  she  received  her  early  education.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Brandon  High  School,  class  of  1956.

She  married  Bernard  Arthur  Humiston  in  Orwell  on  Jan.  1,  1959.  They  made  their  home  in  Brandon.  He  predeceased  her  on  March  24,  1987.

In  her  earlier  years  she  worked  at  the  Brandon  Soda  and  Ice  Cream  Shop  and  Van  Raalte  Co.  in  Middlebury.  She  later  worked  for  many  years  at  Rollers  by  Baker  in  Forest  Dale.  Her  relatives  say  she  HQMR\HG JDUGHQLQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DQG hummingbirds.  She  especially  loved  family  gatherings  and  spending  time  with  her  grandchildren.

Surviving  are  four  sons,  Jeffrey  B.  Humiston,  Gregory  T.  Humiston,  Bernard  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chipâ&#x20AC;?  Humiston  and  his  wife,  Sherry,  and  Mark  Humiston Â

and  his  companion,  Brenda  Hansen,  all  of  Brandon;͞  two  brothers,  James  Hayes  and  his  wife  Marie  of  Goshen  and  John  Hayes  and  his  wife  Susan  of  Brandon;͞  four  grandchildren;͞  DQG ¿YH JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ 0DQ\ nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her.

In  addition  to  her  husband,  she  was  predeceased  by  her  parents;Íž  an  infant  daughter,  Sherry  Humiston;Íž  her  sister,  Naomi  Nickerson;Íž  and  two  brothers,  Edward  Hayes  Jr.  and  George  Arthur  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckyâ&#x20AC;?  Hayes.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  on  Friday,  May  31,  2013,  at  10  a.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Brandon.  The  Rev.  Albert  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipâ&#x20AC;?  Baltz  will  be  the  celebrant.  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  follow  in  Pine  Hill  Cemetery.

Following  the  ceremony  the  family  will  receive  friends  back  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall,  for  a  time  of  fellowship  and  remembrance.

Friends  may  call  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon  on  Thursday,  May  30,  from  6-­8  p.m.,  where  Fr.  Skip  will  conduct  a  vigil Â

PHYLLIS  HUMISTON service  at  7:45  p.m.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  &  Hospice,  7  Albert  Cree  Drive,  Rutland,  VT  05701.

Dwight Bessette Jr., 69, Panton PANTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Dwight  Bessette  Jr.  passed  away  at  home  surrounded  by  his  family  on  Tuesday,  May  28,  2013.

Dwight  was  born  on  Sept.  19,  1943,  to  Dwight  and  Alice  (Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien)  Bessette  Sr.  in  Long  Island,  N.Y.  He  and  his  parents  moved  to  the  farm  on  22A  in  Panton,  Vt.,  around  1947.  Dwight  had  many  fond  memories  of  working  and  growing  up  on  the  farm  with  his  three  brothers.

Dwight  graduated  from  Vergennes  Union  High  School  in  Vergennes  in  1961.

On  Sept.  10,  1966,  Dwight  married  Susan  Jane  Washburn  of  Alburg  Springs,  Vt.  After  living  on  the  family  farm  for  6  months,  they  bought  their  own  farm  just  a  stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  throw  away  on  Hopkins  Road.  They  had  their  four  children  and  farmed  there  until  1973.  At  that  time  they  moved  the  family  to  a  home  overlooking  the  lake  in  Panton.  Dwight  took  a  job  working  at  Champlain  Valley  Equipment  in  Middlebury  after  selling  the  farm.  After  several  years  there,  Dwight  took  the  knowledge  he  had  gained  and  started  his  own  business  of  sell-­ ing  and  repairing  farm  equipment.  He  was  all  about  helping  as  many  farmers  as  he  could.

Dwight  sometimes  came  off  as  a  rough,  grumpy  man  but  this  was  just  a  front.  He  cared  about  others,  the  events  of  the  world,  and  especially  this  state  making  sure  to  watch  the  6:00  news.  He  taught  his  children  and  grandchildren  hard  work,  honesty,  integrity  and  devotion.  We  are  very Â

proud  to  have  called  him  Husband,  Dad,  and  Papa.

Surviving  Dwight  are  his  wife  of  46  years,  Susan  Bessette,  and  his  four  children,  Anthony  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonyâ&#x20AC;?  Bessette  and  his  companion  Tina  Lawrence  of  Pearblossom,  Calif.,  daughter  Julia  Miller  and  her  husband  Steve  of  Vergennes,  daughter  Nancy  Bessette  of  Panton  and  daughter  Sheri  Smith  and  her  husband  Larry  of  Vergennes.  Dwight  also  had  nine  grandchildren,  Kayla,  Ryan,  Megan,  Stephanie,  Ashley,  Melissa,  Tracey,  Shawn  and  Sarah;Íž  three  great-­grandchildren,  Zachary,  Hayden  and  Brianna;Íž  three  brothers,  Michael  and  his  wife  Arlene  of  Burlington,  Andrew  and  his  wife  Cheryl  of  Richmond,  and  Ronald  of  Greenwich,  N.Y.;Íž  and  two  aunts,  Blanche  Dowd  of  Hinesburg  and  Shirley  Bean  of  Charlotte.  Also  brothers-­in-­law  and  sisters-­in-­law;Íž  several  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins;Íž  many  farmer  friends;Íž  and  family  pets.

Predeceasing  Dwight  were  his  parents,  Dwight  Sr.  in  1983  and  Alice  in  2007.

We  would  like  to  give  special  thanks  to  Dr.  Paul  Unger.  It  was  your  devotion  to  Dwight  that  got  him  the  best  of  care.  We  would  have  been  lost  without  you.  Also  special  thanks  to  Dr.  Joe  Winget  for  your  expertise.  You  were  both  so  patient  with  all  of  our  questions.  Dwight  thought  so  much  of  you  both,  saying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe  and  Paul  are  the  men.â&#x20AC;?  Thank  you  to  the  nursing  staff  on  Baird  6  and  McClure  5,  the  Palliative  Care  Unit  and  Internal  Medicine,  all  at  FAHC. Â

DWIGHT  BESSETTE  JR. A  big  thank  you  to  sister-­in-­law  Cheryl  Bessette  for  helping  Dwight  be  comfortable  at  home  the  last  days  of  his  life.

Per  Dwightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  request  there  will  be  no  calling  hours.  A  funeral  service  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  June  1,  2013  at  10  a.m.  at  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  in  Vergennes.  Burial  will  immedi-­ ately  follow  at  Prospect  Cemetery  in  Vergennes,  after  which  a  celebration  of  Dwightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  will  be  held  at  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV SOHDVH PDNH D donation  to  Addison  County  Home  +HDOWK DQG +RVSLFH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ ¸

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PATRICIA Â BARROWS

Patricia Barrows memorial service VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Patricia  S.  Barrows  passed  away  on  Nov.  19,  2012.  Her  children  are  planning  a  memorial  service  in  her  honor  to  be  held  on  Saturday,  June  1,  at  11  a.m.  at  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church  in  Vergennes.

Family,  friends  and  neighbors  are  cordially  invited  to  attend.  A  reception  ZLOO IROORZ LQ WKH FKXUFK SDULVK KDOO ¸

BARBARA Â WHEELOCK

Barbara Wheelock memorial service MIDDLEBURY/BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  celebration  of  life  service  for  Barbara  Wheelock  of  Middlebury,  who  died  Jan.  28,  2013,  will  be  held  at  1  p.m.  on  Saturday,  June  1,  at  Bristol  Federated  Church.  Inurnment  will  be  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  in  Bristol.

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Middlebury Lions Club Cash Calendar Winners April 2013 William Cole, Dick Catlin, Jason & Becky Barnes, Alice Grau, William & Jean Fifield, Tim Wickland, Mike Foley, Wayne Sturtevant, W. Allen & Nancy Sawyer, Victor LaBerge, Joyce Gaboriault, Ron Swenor, Rev. Albert Baltz, Jim Bodette, Gerard Brouillard, Reyneld Godard, Erin Pirkkanen, Stephanie Nixon, Luke Hotte, Tamara Baldauf, Gail Smith, Peter Barilla, Lisa Lutton, Dean Ouellette, Ryan Engilis, Christina Morana, Jonathan Glinski, Solon Coburn, Bill Pierce, Antonio Petri.

Narcotics (Continued  from  Page  1A) DQG WZR IXOO WLPH RIÂżFHUV WKDW LW ZDV recorded  one  sale  of  narcotics,  four  in  the  late  1980s.  At  the  same  time,  cases  of  possession  of  narcotics  and  Vermont  State  Police  are  working  to  one  case  of  prescription  drug  fraud.  ¿OO QXPHURXV YDFDQFLHV DPRQJ WKHLU In  2010,  those  numbers  went  up  to  trooper  ranks,  including  around  four  four  sales  of  narcotics,  20  cases  of  positions  in  Addison  County,  accord-­ possession  of  narcotics  and  one  case  ing  to  VSP  Sgt.  James  Hogan.  of  prescription  fraud.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  all  a  little  In  2011,  the  numbers  behind  the  8-­ball,  were  up  to  eight  cases  and  we  are  dealing  of  narcotics  sales  with  a  problem  that  and  20  of  narcotics  is  probably  getting  possession,  a  trend  worse  and  not  that  carried  over  into  better,â&#x20AC;?  Gibbs  said.  2012.  And  thus  far  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  not  a  short-­ in  2013,  Vergennes  term  problem.â&#x20AC;? police  have  investi-­ State  police  have  gated  13  sales  of  ille-­ also  been  seeing  a  gal  narcotics  and  20  bump  in  many  cate-­ narcotics  possession  gories  of  drug-­related  cases. crimes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  just  the  Hogan  provided  tip  of  the  iceberg,â&#x20AC;?  statistics  showing  Merkel  said.

VSP  in  Addison  Moreover,  Merkel  County  dealt  with  believes  that  drug  256  drug-­possession  activity  is  a  driver  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Drugs) is not a cases  during  2011,  other  local  crimes,  compared  to  352  such  such  as  burglaries,  problem, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the cases  last  year.  State  thefts  and  assaults. problem, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police  dealt  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Drugs)  is  not  drug  possession  overrunning the 125  a  problem,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  cases  between  Jan.  problem,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  state.â&#x20AC;?

1-­May  20  of  2012,  overrunning  the  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vergennes Police and  the  department  state,â&#x20AC;?  Merkel  said.

Chief George Merkel has  handled  154  such  Merkel  pointed  to  cases  during  the  same  statistics  from  the  timeframe  this  year.

2009-­2010  National  Survey  on  Drug  Burglaries  and  larcenies  have  also  Use  and  Health  indicating  Vermont  been  on  the  rise  during  the  past  two  ranks  second  (per  capita)  in  the  years,  according  to  VSP  statistics. nation  in  underage  drinking;Íž  second  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  uphill  battle,â&#x20AC;?  Hogan  said. in  the  nation  in  marijuana  use;Íž  and  fourth  in  the  nation  in  use  of  illicit  POLICE  SHARE  RESOURCES drugs  other  than  marijuana.

He  added  VSP  have  successfully  With  those  numbers  in  mind,  worked  cases  with  local  Addison  Merkel  and  many  of  his  Addison  County  police  forces,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;but  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  County  colleagues  are  questioning  so  much  of  it  out  there,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tough  to  the  Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  this  year  to  make  a  substantial  dent  in  it.â&#x20AC;? decriminalize  possession  of  less  than  Investigating  drug  crimes  can  an  ounce  of  marijuana  and  5  grams  of  be  particularly  challenging  for  the  hashish.  Instead,  possession  of  small  smaller  police  departments,  such  as  amounts  of  those  substances  will  be  those  in  Bristol  and  Vergennes.  Each  deemed  civil  offenses  that  will  carry  GHSDUWPHQW KDV D KDQGIXO RI RIÂż-­ ÂżQHV cers  who  must  respond  to  a  variety  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Marijuana)  is  where  it  starts,â&#x20AC;?  of  cases,  ranging  from  the  routine  Bristol  Police  Chief  Kevin  Gibbs  fender-­bender  to  the  thankfully  rare  said  of  larger  drug  problems. homicide.

He  said  that  in  every  heroin  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drug  investigations  and  the  case  his  department  has  dealt  with,  processing  and  the  paperwork  and  the  suspects  have  also  been  using  everything  else  takes  up  a  lot  of  time  marijuana. and  eats  up  a  lot  of  assets,â&#x20AC;?  Merkel  Bristol  police  have  been  working  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  becoming  more  and  more  with  residents  in  an  effort  to  stem  what  GLIÂżFXOW ´ has  been  an  alarming  increase  in  drug  With  that  in  mind,  Addison  activity  in  that  town.  Gibbs  provided  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  police  agencies  have  been  statistics  showing  his  department  in  sharing  their  resources  on  some  drug  2011  investigated  seven  drug  cases,  cases.  Merkelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  police  dog  Akido  has  ¿YH LQYROYLQJ SRVVHVVLRQ DQG WZR SURYHG D VXFFHVVIXO DOO\ LQ VQLIÂżQJ related  to  sales.  Some  crimes  that  out  drugs. year  that  authorities  said  may  have  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Attorney  Fenster  noted  been  related  included  52  thefts  and  the  docket  at  the  county  courthouse  nine  burglaries.  In  2012,  Bristol  topped  1,000  cases  in  2012  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  police  investigated  49  drug  cases  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ¿UVW WLPH LW GLG VR LQ VHYHQ \HDUV 29  involving  possession,  four  sales  Many  of  those  cases,  he  said,  were  and  16  related  to  paraphernalia.  Thus  drug-­related.  The  Addison  County  far  in  2013,  the  department  has  initi-­ 6KHULIIÂśV 'HSDUWPHQW LQ ÂżVFDO \HDU ated  31  drug-­related  cases,  of  which  2012  transported  337  people  to  15  related  to  possession,  12  related  and  from  the  county  courthouse  to  to  sale  and  four  involved  parapherna-­ correctional  centers.  With  more  than  lia.  Bristol  police  have  also  this  year  D PRQWK OHIW LQ ÂżVFDO \HDU WKH responded  to  23  larceny  cases  and  department  has  transported  393. two  reported  burglaries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  I  am  seeing  is  an  increase  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  started  to  see  this  problem  just  in  the  quantity  of  drugs  that  are  being  before  we  saw  some  major  budget  seized  during  these  prosecutions,â&#x20AC;?  cuts  in  our  department,â&#x20AC;?  Gibbs  said.  Fenster  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  was  a  time  when  ³2QFH ZH KDG RXU VWDIÂżQJ LVVXHV WKH it  was  almost  unimaginable  to  see  a  drug  dealers  were  dealing  right  on  state-­level  case  with  more  than  3.5  the  park,  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  hammering  grams  of  heroin;Íž  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  of  heroin.  that  pretty  hard.â&#x20AC;?

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  just  gotten  two  cases  with  well  %XW GHDOHUV DUH ÂżQGLQJ RWKHU ORFDO RYHU JUDPV 7UDIÂżFNLQJ RIIHQVHV places  in  which  to  make  sales,  Gibbs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  on  a  state  level  were  cautioned. unusual  to  see  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  are  seeing  more  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  concern  now  is  that  people  of  them.  The  quantities  out  there  are  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  them  dealing  on  the  park  so  just  tremendous.â&#x20AC;? they  might  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  dealt  with  the  3ROLFH RIÂżFLDOV WDNH VRPH VRODFH problem,  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  even  in  efforts  being  taken  at  some  area  nicked  it  very  much,â&#x20AC;?  Gibbs  said. schools  and  town  halls  to  hammer  Gibbs  said  his  department  is  home  the  dangers  of  drugs  and  to  currently  staffed  at  the  level  (a  chief  catch  youthful  offenders  before Â

their  activities  escalate.  Educators  have  agreed  to  make  drug  aware-­ ness  instruction  part  of  the  K-­12  program  in  Vergennes,  Ferrisburgh  and  Addison,  according  to  Merkel.  And  Valley  Vista  is  poised  to  open  in  Vergennes  a  19-­bed  residential  treatment  facility  for  young  women  dealing  with  substance  abuse  and  self-­injury  issues.

Gibbs  has  led  several  community  forums  in  Bristol  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  most  recently  on  May  22  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  candidly  describe  the  drug  problem  the  community  is  facing  and  solicit  residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  ideas  in  addressing  it.

years.  Middlebury  Police  Chief  Tom  Hanley  said  he  believes  the  SRO  position  has  paid  dividends  in  preventing  drug  crimes.  He  also  credits  a  veteran  police  force  and  a  vigilant  community  for  helping  reduce  major  crime  statistics  in  recent  years.

Middlebury  police  investigated  38  drug  offenses  in  2012,  down  slightly  from  the  40  registered  in  2011.  Burglaries  also  dropped  from  29  during  2011  to  19  in  2012.  Frauds  (including  prescription  frauds)  dropped  from  56  in  2011  to  31  in  2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  seeing  a  rather  dramatic  DRUGS  IN  MIDDLEBURY decline  in  victim  crimes,â&#x20AC;?  Hanley  Middlebury,  meanwhile,  has  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  has  been  a  greater  KDG D VFKRRO UHVRXUFH RIÂżFHU RU deterrent  effort.â&#x20AC;?

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have  been  on  board  for  more  than  15  years.  As  such,  they  know  which  cars  belong  in  which  driveways  and  have  a  good  sense  when  some-­ thing  is  amiss  during  neighborhood  patrols.  Middlebury  residents  in  turn  are  not  afraid  to  call  when  they  see  something  suspicious.

Middlebury  also  has  a  full-­time  WUDIÂżF HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHU VRPHRQH who  is  highly  visible  and  therefore  an  added  deterrent  for  would-­be  drug  dealers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  seeing  a  payoff  for  some  of  the  preventative  and  proactive  work  we  started  during  the  1990s,â&#x20AC;?  said  Hanley,  who  has  led  the  force  for  22  years.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  positive  trend  we  hope  continues.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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I  am  haunted  by  the  photos  of  Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV KRQH\ KHUEV projects  like  the  April  24  garment  factory  build-­ and  spices,  nuts  and  s c h o l a r s h i p s ,  ing  collapse  in  Dhaka,  Bangladesh,  oils,  sugar,  tea,  wine,  schools,  quality  where  over  1,100  people  died.  soccer  balls  and  improvement  and  Certainly  there  is  no  shortage  of  clothing. leadership  train-­ disturbing  photos  in  the  news  from  What  is  Fair  ing,  and  organic  all  over  the  world,  but  these  have  a  Trade?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ particular  tug  for  one  simple  reason  than  higher  wages  Â&#x2021; â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  these  people  work  for  me.  And  I  for  workers,  and  Environmental  sustain-­ expect  they  work  for  you,  too.  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  necessar-­ ability:  Harmful  We  pay  the  retailers  who  pay  the  ily  organic.  Its  agrochemicals  and  distributors  who  pay  the  factory  three-­part  mission  GMOs  are  strictly  owners  who  pay  the  workers  $38  focuses  on  paying  prohibited  in  favor  a  month  to  work  with  hazardous  fair  wages  for  qual-­ of  environmentally  materials  in  unsafe  conditions  ity  goods,  provid-­ sustainable  farm-­ to  make  our  clothes.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  thriv-­ ing  safe  conditions  ing  methods  that  ing  system.  Bangladesh  alone  has  for  workers,  and  protect  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  about  4,500  garment  factories  that  developing  commu-­ health  and  preserve  make  clothing  for  global  retailers.  nity  resources  for  valuable  ecosys-­ The  photos  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  lately  show  healthy  and  sustain-­ tems  for  future Â

By Abi Sessions some  of  the  true  cost  of  cheap  and  able  lives.  From  generations. plentiful  clothing. the  website  of  Fair  My  rudimentary  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  looking  to  pin  blame  for  Trade  USA,  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  summary  of  Internet  searching  skills  turned  this  situation  solely  on  you  or  me.  the  Fair  Trade  principles: up  a  lot  more  producers  of  Fair  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  almost  impossible  to  avoid  Â&#x2021; )DLU SULFHV DQG FUHGLW 7UDGH &HUWLÂżHG IRRGV WKDQ FORWK-­ buying  imported  clothes.  I  did  a  little  Democratically  organized  farm-­ ing.  If  you  wore  only  boxer  shorts,  market  research  lately  at  a  Target  ing  groups  receive  a  guaranteed  T-­shirts,  scarves  and  bathrobes  you  VWRUH , FRXOG QRW ÂżQG HYHQ RQH LWHP PLQLPXP Ă&#x20AC;RRU SULFH RU WKH PDUNHW could  be  fully  Fair  Trade  clad,  but  made  in  the  USA.  Same  result  at  price  if  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  higher)  and  an  addi-­ your  wardrobe  might  limit  your  a  Walmart,  at  a  Coldwater  Creek,  WLRQDO SUHPLXP IRU FHUWLÂżHG RUJDQLF activities  and  options  in  life! and  at  a  used  clothing  store  for  chil-­ products.  Farming  organizations  are  But  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  discouraged.  As  dren  in  Barre.  Do  a  check  of  your  also  eligible  for  pre-­harvest  credit. consumers,  we  have  power  and  closet.  Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  the  labels  in  my  Â&#x2021; )DLU ODERU FRQGLWLRQV :RUNHUV we  can  make  a  difference  with  our  closet  read:  Vietnam,  China,  Jordan,  on  Fair  Trade  farms  enjoy  free-­ dollars.  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  continue  Bangladesh,  Ecuador,  Thailand,  Sri  dom  of  association,  safe  working  to  support  an  exploitive  system  Lanka,  Turkey,  Indonesia,  Peru,  conditions  and  sustainable  wages.  just  to  make  our  fashion  statement.

India  and  only  Forced  child  and  We  can  buy  less  and  keep  it  a  handful  of  slave  labor  are  ORQJHU (LJKW\ ÂżYH SHUFHQW RI items  made  in  strictly  prohibited. FORWKLQJ HQGV XS LQ D ODQGÂżOO , the  USA.  CNN  Â&#x2021; ' L U H F W heard  on  NPR  today.  What  if  you  hat is Money  reports  trade:  With  Fair  had  half  as  many  clothes  as  you  do  Fair that  98  percent  of  Trade,  importers  now?  Would  your  quality  of  life  be  clothing  sold  in  purchase  from  Fair  compromised?

Trade? the  U.S.  is  made  Trade  producer  We  can  shop  at  thrift  shops,  such  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than overseas.  groups  as  directly  as  Round  Robin  and  Neat  Repeats,  How  can  we  higher wages for as  possible  to  elimi-­ where  the  money  earned  supports  stop  using  our  unnecessary  community  organizations.  workers, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nate  money  to  support  middlemen  and  We  can  learn  about  Fair  Trade  a  system  that  not necessarily empower  farmers  to  &HUWLÂżHG FRPSDQLHV 8VH WKH isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  good  for  the  organic. develop  the  business  Internet.  Push  your  favorite  stores  workers,  their  capacity  necessary  to  move  in  this  direction.  Write  communities  or  to  compete  in  the  letters.  Ask  questions.  Be  persis-­ the  planet?  global  marketplace. tent.  What  the  Fair  Trade  move-­ There  is  a  better  way  of  doing  Â&#x2021; 'HPRFUDWLF DQG WUDQVSDUHQW ment  has  done  for  food,  it  could  business,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  movement  organizations:  Fair  Trade  farmers  also  do  for  clothing.  Today  we  IRU )DLU 7UDGH &HUWLÂżFDWLRQ <RX and  workers  decide  democratically  have  boxer  shorts,  tomorrow  we  might  have  seen  the  Fair  Trade  how  to  invest  Fair  Trade  premiums,  could  have  whole  wardrobes!  Why  logo  on  coffee  or  chocolate  or  which  are  funds  for  community  not?  bananas,  for  these  were  the  prod-­ development.

Abi  Sessions  is  a  retired  educa-­ XFWV ÂżUVW LPSRUWHG ZLWK )DLU 7UDGH Â&#x2021; &RPPXQLW\ GHYHORSPHQW tor  with  three  grown  children  and  &HUWLÂżFDWLRQ 0RUH UHFHQWO\ FHUWLÂż-­ Fair  Trade  farmers  and  farm  work-­ three  grandchildren.  She  lives  cation  has  been  earned  by  produc-­ ers  invest  Fair  Trade  premiums  in  and  gardens  in  Cornwall  with  her  ers  of  grains,  body  care  products,  social  and  business  development  husband,  Bill.

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Coffeehouse  presents  singer-­songwriter  Caitlin  Canty  with  Dietrich  Strause  on  electric  and  acous-­ tic  guitars,  trumpet  and  vocals.  One-­hour  open-­ mike  set  followed  by  the  performers;  call  ahead  to  UHVHUYH DQ RSHQ PLNH VSRW 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂżW Hospice  Volunteer  Services.  Admission  $9,  $6  for  seniors  and  teens,  $3  for  children.  Info:  388-­9782.  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s  dance  party  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  June  1,  8-­10  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  MP103  presents  The  RetroFit  and  Hot  Neon  Magic.  Great  music,  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s  costume  contest,  cash  bar.  Tickets  $10  in  advance,  $12  at  the  door,  available  at  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes.  Info:  www.vergennesop-­ erahouse.org. Â

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Open  house  for  Sarah  Lawton  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  6,  3:30-­5  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Stop  in  to  say  goodbye  to  Librarian  for  Youth  Services  Sarah  Lawton  on  her  last  day  at  the  library.  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Bark Painting Info:  388-­4095.  Band  concert  rehearsal  in  June 17-21, Hand Building, June 11-13 from 3:30-4:30, Wheel, Vergennes.  Thursday,  June  Wind  turbine  open  house  in  Bridport.  Friday,  May  31,  10  June 11-13 from 3:30-5, Fly Away with Me, June 24-28 Adult: 6,  7-­9  p.m.,  VUHS  band  a.m.-­12  p.m.,  Blue  Spruce  Farm,  Weds. AM Int/Adv Oils, Weds. Night Wheel, Int. Watercolors- room.  Instrumentalists  of  all  1796  Route  22A.  Celebrating  the  installa-­ ages  are  welcome  to  join  the  Found Objects, June 13, 20, 27, Beg. Watercolors-Floral, June Vergennes  City  Band,  which  tion  of  a  new  Vermont-­built  wind  turbine  18 & 25. Contact Barb 247-3702, email ewaldewald@aol.com, performs  every  Monday  on  the  Audetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  dairy  farm.  Short  program,  refreshments.  Hosted  by  the  Audets  and  night,  June  24-­Aug.  19,  in  check out summer schedule at: middleburystudioschool.org Green  Mountain  Power.  the  Vergennes  City  Park.  Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Rehearsals  also  on  June  10  Friday,  May  31,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  and  17.  Info:  877-­2938,  ext.  218.  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  Farmer  Poetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Night  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  stuffed  chicken,  6,  7-­9  p.m.,  Sheldon  Museum.  Vermont  farmer  gravy,  mashed  potatoes,  winter  squash,  dinner  roll  poets,  including  Alice  Eckles,  Jim  Ellefson,  Mary  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  and  chocolate  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  Pratt,  Edwin  James  and  David  Weinstock,  will  read  Middlebury.  Sunday,  June  2,  2-­4  p.m.,  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  from  their  work.  Susan  Peden  will  read  a  selection  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  from  the  museum  archive.  Bring  a  poem  to  share  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  ACTR:  388-­1946.  or  just  listen.  Free.  Info:  388-­2117.  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Twist  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  avail-­ 11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  CVAA  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  6,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  able  at  382-­9222,  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  the  and  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  partner  to  bring  area  seniors  a  monthly  Legion.  Potluck  dinner  at  6  followed  by  a  general  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV WKURXJK -XQH luncheon.  Ham  and  cheese  quiche,  green  salad,  PHHWLQJ HOHFWLRQ RI RIÂżFHUV DQG D VSLQ LQ DW $OO fresh  fruit  and  cookie.  Suggested  donation  $5.  are  welcome.  Info:  453-­5960.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Thursday,  June  6,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  3-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Legislative  breakfast  in  Bridport.  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Monday,  June  3,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Bridport  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swapping  and  bargain  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.

Grange  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  shopping.  Students  only  until  3  p.m.;  open  to  the  ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  7:30-­8:45.  public  3-­6  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  382-­9222,  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  the  THT  clothing,  accessories,  jewelry,  knick-­knacks,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rights  and  Responsibilitiesâ&#x20AC;?  workshop  in  ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV WKURXJK -XQH Middlebury.  Monday,  June  3,  4-­6  p.m.,  Ilsley  DVDs,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items  Library  Community  Room.  Speak  Up!  Addison  based  on  a  point  system.  Cash  also  accepted;  County  hosts  this  event,  part  of  a  series  of  self-­ everything  inexpensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  for  advocacy  workshops  for  people  with  disabilities.  point  cards  at  MUHS,  May  22-­24,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  College  counseling  workshop  at  Register  at  holbrr@gmail.com,  (802)  399-­4798,  p.m.  or  donate  items  any  day  at  the  teen  center,  94  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  June  lindseyhescock@gmail.com,  or  (802)  388-­3381.  Main  St.,  3-­6  p.m.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@addi-­ 7,  8:15  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  McCardell  Gun  Sense  Vermont  organizational  meeting  in  sonteens.com.  Bicentennial  Hall.  High  school  age  children  of  Middlebury.  Monday,  June  3,  7-­9  p.m.,  Champlain  Monthly  Drum  Gathering  in  Bristol.  Friday,  May  Middlebury  alumni,  faculty  and  staff  are  invited,  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  Gun  Sense  31,  6-­8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  as  are  students  from  Vermont  high  schools.  Vermont  is  a  coalition  of  Vermonters  who  support  Main  St.  Recycled  Readingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gathering/circle/jam.  Preference  given  to  juniors.  Program  gives  an  reasonable  gun  safety  legislation.  This  meeting  Bring  your  own  drum  or  use  one  of  the  provided  overview  of  the  general  selective  college  applica-­ is  for  Addison  County  residents  who  would  like  drums  or  shakers.  All  ages  welcome.  Drop  in.  Info:  tion  process.  Free.  Register  by  May  28  at  www. to  help  with  the  organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  petition  to  ask  the  453-­5982.  middlebury.edu/admissions/start/ccworkshop.  governor  and  Legislature  to  pursue  such  legisla-­ Family  Bingo  Night  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  Info:  aap@middlebury.edu.  tion  next  term.  Info:  gunsensevt@gmail.com.  31,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School  Senior  BBQ  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  7,  11:30  cafeteria.  VUHS  Friends  of  Music  host  this  bingo  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  CVAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  monthly  night,  with  cards  only  25  cents  per  game.  Prizes  First  Friday  luncheon  is  celebrating  the  weather  donated  by  local  businesses.  Concessions  on  sale.  ZLWK D %%4 *ULOOHG PDULQDWHG Ă&#x20AC;DQN VWHDN EURF-­ 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW WKH 98+6 PXVLF GHSDUWPHQW Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  coli  salad,  potato-­egg  salad,  mixed  black  bean  ³&ODVVLFDO )DQWDVWLTXHV´ EHQHÂżW FRQFHUW LQ in  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  June  4,  11  a.m.-­ and  vegetable  salad  and  strawberry  shortcake.  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  31,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  12  p.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  One  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required  by  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Flutist  Anne  Janson,  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  June  5:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Free  transportation  by  harpist  Heidi  Soons  and  organist  David  Neiweem,  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  ACTR:  388-­1946.  DORQJ ZLWK JXHVW Ă&#x20AC;XWLVW $OLVRQ +DOH RI WKH 3RUWODQG your  own  basin  and  towel.  Info:  388-­7259.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edward  Hopper  in  Vermontâ&#x20AC;?  illustrated  lecture  0DLQH 6\PSKRQ\ 2UFKHVWUD SOD\ D EHQHÂżW at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  June  7,  4-­5:30  concert  to  raise  funds  for  the  opera  house.  Tickets  Talk  on  Palestine  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  June  4,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Peace  maker,  organizer,  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Presented  by  $18  adults,  $15  seniors,  those  younger  than  18  educator  and  father  Mohammad  Sawalha  will  give  Bonnie  Tocher  Clause,  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edward  Hopper  free.  Tickets  at  the  VOH  or  Classic  Stitching  in  an  illustrated  talk  about  life  under  occupation  in  in  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  the  catalyst  for  one  of  the  Middlebury  Vergennes,  or  online  at  www.vergennesopera-­ Palestine,  and  camps  that  seek  to  give  respite  to  College  Museum  of  Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  summer  exhibitions.  Free.  house.org.  Info:  877-­6737.  children  and  teens.  Info:  388-­4095.  Info:  go.middlebury.edu/arts.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  The  Luce  Trio  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Friday,  June  Friday,  May  31,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Music,  62  Country  Club  Road.  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Baroque  and  early  music  in  a  jazz  context.  Jon  De  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  Lucia  on  alto  sax  and  sruti  box,  Ryan  Ferreira  on  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  electric  guitar,  and  Chris  Tordini  on  double  bass.  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  382-­9222,  www. in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  June  5,  10:30  Admission  $15.  Reservations  at  (802)  465-­4071  or  WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV a.m.-­12  p.m.,  Bridport  Grange  Hall.  One  info@brandon-­music.net.  through  June  8.  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  Friday,  June  7,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Info:  388-­7259.  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  June  5,  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  GMC  Young  Adventurersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club  noon-­1  p.m.,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Chuck  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  letterboxing  in  Goshen.  Saturday,  Herrmann  will  lead  a  gallery  talk  on  wooden  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  382-­9222,  www.

June  1,  9-­11  a.m.,  Silver  Lake.  Andrea  objects  that  relate  to  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dairy  history.  WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV Kane  leads  this  GMC  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  event.  Info:  877-­6597  Presented  in  conjunction  with  the  museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  through  June  8.  or  dreakane@comcast.net.  current  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  Dairy  to  Doorstep:  Milk  Tractor  pulls  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  June  1,  9  a.m.-­1  Delivery  in  New  England.â&#x20AC;?  Museum  admission  for  p.m.,  Bristol  Rec  Field.  Come  sit  in  the  newly  reno-­ nonmembers,  free  to  members.  Info:  388-­2117  or  vated,  shaded  grandstand.  Stock  lawn  tractors  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.  VFW  Flea  Market  and  Craft  Fair  in  GULYHQ E\ \RXQJVWHUV DQG VXSHU PRGLÂżHGV WKDW Entrepreneur  start-­up  discussion  in  Brandon.  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  8,  8  a.m.-­3  are  loud  and  roar  down  the  200-­foot  track.  Fries,  Wednesday,  June  5,  6-­8  p.m.,  Park  Village  (former  p.m.,  VFW  Post  7823.  Second  annual  hamburgers,  hot  dogs.  Admission  and  parking  free.

Brandon  Training  School),  building  J.  Come  to  event.  Tables  available  for  $10,  indoors  or  out.  Info:  World  Atlatl  Day  celebration  in  Addison.  Saturday,  a  panel  presentation  at  the  future  home  of  the  802-­989-­0371.  June  1,  9:30  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Brandon  Venture  Center  Incubator,  to  learn  about  Historic  Site.  People  all  around  the  world  will  be  entrepreneurial  opportunities  for  small  Vermont  8QLYHUVDO ÂżVKLQJ SODWIRUP FHOHEUDWLRQ LQ %ULVWRO  Saturday,  June  8,  9  a.m.-­noon.  The  Bristol  using  the  atlatl  this  day.  Be  one  of  them.  Try  your  businesses.  Info:  brandondoesit.beck@gmail.com  hand  at  using  this  ancient  spear  throwing  device.  Info:  759-­2412.  Rhubarb  festival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  1,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society,  2  Duane  Court.  Enjoy  all  things  rhubarb.  Lunch;  tearoom;  rhubarb  pies,  confections,  savories  and  pastries.  Cookbooks,  used  books,  crafts,  bling,  jewelry,  white  elephants  and  plants  for  sale  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities  and  music,  too.  Info:  www.cvuus.org  or  388-­8080.  Summer  beach  books  on  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  1,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  As  part  of  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regular  book  sale,  there  will  be  a  special  table  featuring  summer  beach  books.  Good  selection  of  art  books  as  well.  Proceeds  fund  library  programs.  Info:  388-­4095.  Fire  department  open  house  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  June  1,  1-­3  p.m.,  Bristol  Fire  Department.  Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reception  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  June  1,  2-­4  p.m.,  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vanished  Vessels  Made  Visible:  Marine  Artist  Ernest  Haas.â&#x20AC;?  A  one-­ time  exhibit  of  nautical-­historical  paintings  by  South  Burlington  artist  Ernest  Haas.  Museum  admission  required  except  for  museum  members.  Pocock  Rocks!  street  fair  and  music  festival  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  June  1,  4-­8  p.m.,  downtown  Bristol.  Live  music  and  dancing  with  well-­loved  bands,  wine,  microbrews,  hard  ciders,  specialty  food  and  craft  vendors,  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  activities  and  more.  Free  and  family-­friendly.  Info:  www.pocockrocks. com  or  453-­7378.  Spring  handbell  concert  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  1,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Congregational  Church.  The  Northern  Bronze,  a  northern  Vermont  professional  English  handbell  ensemble,  will  perform  their  spring  concert  of  syncopated,  jazzy  rhythms.  Tickets  at  the  door:  $12  adults,  THIS  DAVIS  SWING  churn,  dating  to  the  1870s,  was  manufactured  by  the  Vermont  Farm  $10  seniors  and  children.  Refreshments  during  Machine  Co.  of  Bellows  Falls.  Chuck  Hermann  will  give  a  gallery  talk  on  June  5  about  the  intermission.  various  wooden  objects  in  the  Sheldon  Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  Dairy  to  Doorstep:  Caitlin  Canty  and  Dietrich  Strause  in  concert  in  Milk  Delivery  in  New  England.â&#x20AC;?

Ripton.  Saturday,  June  1,  7:30-­10  p.m.,  Ripton  Photo  courtesy  of  the  Henry  Sheldon  Museum Community  House.  The  Ripton  Community Â

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or  247-­5721.  Philomene  A.  Daniels  portrayal  in  Shoreham.  Wednesday,  June  5,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Shoreham  Elementary  School.  The  Shoreham  Historical  Society  hosts  this  presentation,  in  which  Jane  Vincent  portrays  her  great-­great-­grandmother,  3KLORPHQH $ 'DQLHOV WKH ÂżUVW ZRPDQ LQ WKH ZRUOG to  obtain  a  license  as  a  master  and  pilot  of  a  steam  vessel.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  897-­5254. Â

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) Oatley  praised  her  Middlebury  accessed  at  any  moment,  well  into  classmates  for  being  unreasonable  the  future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  remember  these  people,  pushing  boundaries  in  their  words  because  you  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  to,â&#x20AC;?  studies,  their  careers,  and  not  the  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because  everything  will  be  least,  by  challenging  American  so-­ remembered  for  you.  In  that  way,  all  cial  conventions.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  as  a  reporter  (for  the  stu-­ that  ever  happened  will  be  at  your  dent  newspaper)  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  inspired  ¿QJHUWLSV ´ But  having  that  wealth  of  infor-­ by  the  visible  achievements  of  this  PDWLRQ DW \RXU ÂżQJHUWLSV KH DUJXHG class,  as  a  student  I  have  been  per-­ runs  the  risk  that  many  of  the  things  haps  more  profoundly  humbled,  mo-­ tivated  and  challenged  by  that  could  happen  in  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  do  not  happen  at  all.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Technology the  less  visible  achieve-­ ments  and  struggles  of  People  are  simply  too  dis-­ those  students  that  sit  to  tracted,  too  disinclined  celebrates your  left  and  right,â&#x20AC;?  Oat-­ to  start  a  conversation  connectedley  said.  or  hear  a  story  or  make  ness, but it Oatley  shared  her  story  themselves  vulnerable,  encourages of  coming  out  as  queer  on  to  engage  in  the  kinds  of  campus  and,  later,  to  her  experiences  that  make  life  retreat.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jonathan family.  She  pointed  to  her  worth  remembering.  Safran Foer many  peers  who  struggled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Technology  celebrates  with  identity  issues,  per-­ connectedness,  but  it  en-­ sonal  loss  and  mental  illness  while  courages  retreat,â&#x20AC;?  Safran  Foer  said.

He  encouraged  the  young  men  and  on  campus  and  noted  that  Middle-­ women  in  front  of  him  to  respond  to  bury  College  was,  for  the  most  part,  others  in  need  and  to  tackle  an  environment  free  from  the  judg-­ WKH GLIÂżFXOW HPRWLRQDO DQG ment  and  social  pressure  that  may  moral  work  of  connecting  to  have  been  cast  on  those  individuals  others,  even  as  it  becomes  in  other  communities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  each  on  a  different  path,  increasingly  easier  to  avoid.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  worry  that  the  closer  after  we  cross  this  stage,  we  will  all  WKH ZRUOG JHWV WR RXU ÂżQJHU-­ move  out  of  this  community  and  into  tips,  the  further  it  gets  from  a  world,  heavy  with  ego,  fear  and  our  hearts,â&#x20AC;?  he  explained.  social  pressure.  But  graduates  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  an  either-­or,  but  have  been  trained  well,â&#x20AC;?  Oakley  said.

7KH ¿UVW WZR GLSORPDV RI WKH a  question  of  balance  that  our  lives,  alone  or  togeth-­ ceremony  were  presented  to  vale-­ er,  depend  on.  One  day,  dictorian  Dana  Goodwin  Callahan,  nanomachines  will  detect  a  neuroscience  major  from  Essex,  weaknesses  in  our  hearts  Conn.,  and  salutatorian  Jordan  Lynn  long  before  any  symp-­ Ricigliano  (in  absentia),  a  sociology/ toms  would  bring  us  to  anthropology  major  and  environ-­ a  doctor  and  other  nano-­ mental  studies  minor  from  Outlook,  machines  will  repair  our  Wash.

Safran  Foer  received  an  honorary  hearts  without  us  feeling  any  pain,  losing  any  time  Doctor  of  Letters  Degree.  Four  other  or  spending  any  money.  distinguished  men  and  women  also  But  it  will  only  feel  like  received  honorary  degrees  includ-­ a  miracle  if  we  are  still  ing:  internationally  celebrated  artist  capable  of  feeling  mir-­ and  photographer  Edward  Burtynsky  acles.  Which  is  to  say,  received  an  honorary  Doctor  of  Arts  if  our  hearts  are  worth  Degree;Íž  Megan  Camp,  vice  president  and  program  director  at  Shelburne  saving.â&#x20AC;?  Earlier  in  the  cer-­ Farms,  received  a  Doctor  of  Let-­ emony,  student  speaker  ters  Degree;Íž  Jacqueline  Novogratz,  Bronwyn  Oatley  had  IRXQGHU RI WKH QRQSURÂżW JOREDO YHQ-­ invoked  a  George  Bernard  Shaw  ture  fund  Acumen,  received  a  Doctor  quote  that  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  reasonable  man  of  Humane  Letters  Degree;Íž  and  Mid-­ adapts  himself  to  the  world;Íž  the  un-­ dlebury  alumnus  Stuart  Schwartz  reasonable  one  persists  in  trying  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;62,  the  George  Burton  Adams  Pro-­ adapt  the  world  to  himself.  There-­ fessor  of  History  at  Yale,  received  a  fore,  all  progress  depends  on  the  un-­ Doctor  of  Letters  Degree. Â

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Celebrating  with  sunshine AFTER  SEVERAL  DAYS  of  wet  and  raw  weather  in  Addi-­ son  County  the  sun  came  out  just  in  time  for  Memorial  Day.  People  streamed  into  downtown  Middlebury  and  Vergennes  Monday  for  annual  parades  and  memorials  that  showcased  YHWHUDQV ¿UH¿JKWHUV PDUFKLQJ EDQGV ORFDO FKLOGUHQ DQG D few  smiling  politicians.  Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

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Bristol  pulling  out  the  stops  for  Pocock  Rocks By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Holiday  weekends  often  seem  to  come  and  go  too  quickly,  but  those  in  the  Bristol  area  can  look  forward  to  two  celebratory  weekends  in  a  row.

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PAGE  16A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  30,  2013

Bourgeault ing  the  commencement  exercises  and  (Continued  from  Page  1A) receive  a  diploma  in  a  special  ceremo-­ ting  job.

Things  started  looking  up  in  1950,  ny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  impressed  by  (Bourgeaultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s)  when  she  met  her  eventual  husband,  Joe,  who  was  then  manager  of  a  cof-­ familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  commitment  to  education  and  fee  shop  operating  in  the  Middlebury  by  her  own  commitment  to  educa-­ tion,â&#x20AC;?  Conley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  felt  Inn.  They  soon  married  (the  diploma)  was  a  more  DQG KDG WKH ÂżUVW RI WKHLU than  reasonable  request.â&#x20AC;? seven  children  at  Porter  Bourgeault  learned  the  Hospital  in  1951. news  just  two  weeks  ago.

The  growing  family  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  started  to  cry,  and  would  move  to  Lowell,  I  cried  for  three  days,â&#x20AC;?  Mass.,  before  settling  in  Bourgeault  said  of  her  New  Hampshire  around  reaction.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  hit  me  like  a  40  years  ago.  Joe  would  bomb.â&#x20AC;? enjoy  a  successful  career  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  excited  to  return  in  the  Merchant  Marines,  to  Middlebury  for  the  while  Betty  tended  the  event,  but  she  may  need  a  home  front.  After  the  last  tour  guide  to  navigate  her  of  their  children  gradu-­ through  her  former  home-­ ated  from  high  school  BOURGEAULT town. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  Betty  swore  to  During  the  many  years  herself  that  every  one  of  them  would  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  she  started  her  own  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  away,  Middlebury  High  wallpapering  and  painting  business.  School  was  substantially  burned  in  a  Her  beloved  husband  died  around  20  ¿UH DQG LV QRZ KRPH WR WKH PXQLFL-­ SDO RIÂżFHV 2I FRXUVH WKHUH LV QRZ D years  ago.

Betty  Bourgeaultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  has  been  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  marked  with  a  lot  of  love  and  excite-­ separate  middle  school,  neither  of  ment,  but  failing  to  earn  a  high  school  which  Bourgeault  has  seen.  She  might  diploma  had  always  bothered  her.  get  to  the  ceremony  via  the  new  Cross  Only  two  of  her  siblings  had  accom-­ Street  Bridge,  a  mere  fantasy  when  she  plished  the  feat.  She  was  thrilled  to  bid  farewell  to  Middlebury  six  decades  see  her  own  children  graduate  from  ago.

VERGENNES  UNION  ELEMENTARY  School  kindergarten  teacher  Donna  Ebel,  seated,  is  retiring  after  21  years  at  the  school.  Ebelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  teaching  as-­ high  school,  with  some  also  going  on  Three  generations  of  Bourgeaults  sistant,  Wanda  Loven,  standing,  has  worked  with  her  for  20  years. will  attend  Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  graduation,  and  a  to  college.  She  has  16  grandchildren  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell and  six  great-­grandchildren  whom  she  few  tears  will  undoubtedly  be  shed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gong  to  be  a  happy  day,â&#x20AC;?  she  expects  will  also  sport  a  cap  and  gown  said. someday.

And  some  gentle  teasing  has  already  And  her  day  will  come,  thanks  to  her  family,  which  reached  out  to  Ad-­ begun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  kids  told  me,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When  you  get  dison  Central  Supervisory  Union  Su-­ hood  education  from  her  than  I  ever  might  be  enough.    gether,â&#x20AC;?  Loven  said.  (Continued  from  Page  1A) that  diploma,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  have  perintendent  Gail  Conley  about  allow-­ learned  i n  a ny  e arly  e ducation  c ours-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  slowing  down.  I  can  tell.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  cried  together,  too,â&#x20AC;?  Ebel  and  having  lots  of  adventures,â&#x20AC;?  Ebel  ing  Bourgeault  to  realize  her  lifelong  to  get  a  job,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Bourgeault  said  with  a  tired  by  Friday.  I  want  to  take  a  nap  said. said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  some  things  to  get  out  es,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

New  VUES  Principal  June  Sargent  by  nine  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock  at  night,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Ebel  said  Loven  is  part  of  a  com-­ dream.  He  agreed  to  allow  Bourgeault  chuckle.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You  have  to  be  kid-­ of  my  system  before  (my  children)  Philosophically,  she  is  more  in  munity  that  she  believes  makes  to  sit  with  administrators  on  stage  dur-­ ding  me,  I  retired  20  years  ago.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? showed  up.  But  once  they  showed  echoed  Bassett  on  that  point.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  relied  on  her  insight  several  tune  with  a  recently  created  kinder-­ VUES  special.  She  remembered  up,  it  was  hunkering  down  and  be-­ garten  program  installed  with  the  when  Rick,  then  a  rookie  teacher  at  ing  a  mom  and  doing  the  best  job  I  times  this  year,â&#x20AC;?  Sargent  said.  Both  wish  Ebel  well  help  of  VUES  physical  education  98(6 VXIIHUHG D VLJQLÂżFDQW LQMXU\ could.â&#x20AC;? on  what  comes  next.  teacher  Robin  Newton  that  combines  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  bringing  us  food,  and  But  eventually  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  going  to  music  and  movement  with  academ-­ that  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  happen  in  New  York,  path  became  clear  and  more about (Continued  from  Page  1A) WKH \RXQJVWHUV WR VXSHU PRGLÂżHGV miss  her,â&#x20AC;?  Sargent  said.  ics,  than  she  is  with  a  newer  push  for  where  we  were  from,â&#x20AC;?  Ebel  said.  led  her  to  VUES,  where  early childhood that  are  loud  and  roar  down  the  new  more  information  email  info@malt-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  are  wishing  technology  at  the  kindergarten  level.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here,  they  were  like  family,  they  all  her  work  with  chil-­ education from 200-­foot  track.  Admission  and  park-­ vt.org  or  call  388-­1007. her  absolutely  the  very  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  changes  in  early  edu-­ were  so  kind  to  us.  And  as  I  taught  dren  along  the  way  and  ing  are  free. her than I ever best  in  her  retirement  cation  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  a  huge  fan  of  is  through  the  years,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  that  the  teaching  license  she  Carol  Calhoun  of  Weybridge  will  as  she  begins  to  work  that  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  such  an  emphasis  on  continue  in  the  Vergennes  commu-­ picked  up  in  the  1970s  learned in any Bill  Mathis  of  Goshen  was  recently  has  paid  off. early education with  horses  and  do  art-­ computer  learning,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  be-­ nity,  which  is  why  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  stayed  in  be  at  the  North  Branch  School  in  Rip-­ named  by  the  Vermont  State  Board  ton  next  Thursday  to  present  the  Har-­ work  again.â&#x20AC;? lieve  â&#x20AC;Ś  that  kids  need  to  get  up  and  this  community.  I  was  really  happy  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working  with  kids  courses.â&#x20AC;? of  Education  to  a  four-­person  com-­ vard  Book  Award  to  the  independent  DECIDING  TO  move  around  and  jump  to  have  my  kids  go  and  having  had  my  own  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former VUES RETIRE and  run  and  develop  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The school and through  the  Vergennes  middle  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ninth-­grade  class.  The  mittee  to  conduct  a  national  search  kids,  it  was  just  a  natu-­ Principal Certainly,  those  are  their  physical  bodies,  high  school  â&#x20AC;Ś  The  prestigious  award,  usually  given  to  for  the  next  secretary  of  the  Vermont  ral  thing,â&#x20AC;?  Ebel  said.  Sandy Bassett the community two  powerful  motives  and  then  their  learn-­ school  and  the  commu-­ high  school  students,  was  presented  to  Agency  of  Education.  Mathis  and  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  great  are tied together, to  retire.  But  there  are  ing  will  develop  more  nity  are  tied  together,  to  a  North  Branch  ninth-­grader  last  year,  colleagues  from  Montpelier,  Burl-­ working  here.  This  has  others.  Rick  Ebel,  also  an  educator  Ă&#x20AC;XLGO\ $QG WKHUHÂśV DOO to me. I see a me.  I  see  a  lot  of  parent  and  the  student  (Kiley  Pratt,  who  is  a  ington  and  Newfane  will  identify  and  been  a  great  place  for  me  to  work.â&#x20AC;? support  here.  I  see  just  10th-­grade  student  at  Mount  Abe  this  interview  candidates  and  make  a  rec-­ And  according  to  the  past  two  (he  is  a  former  Lincoln  Commu-­ sorts  of  (research)  to  lot of parent year)  wrote  a  letter  at  the  time  suggest-­ ommendation  to  the  state  board  and  to  a  great  community.â&#x20AC;?

VUES  principals,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  great  to  nity  School  administrator  and  more  prove  that.â&#x20AC;? support here. I ing  that  it  would  not  make  sense  to  give  Gov.  Shumlin  by  Sept.  1.  Mathis  was  recently  was  the  principal  of  South  LOOKING  BACK And  she  has  been  have  her.  see just a great Still,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  never  easy  particularly  happy  at  the  award  to  only  one  student  based  on  an  award-­winning  superintendent  at  Former  VUES  Principal  Sandy  Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Orchard  Elementary  to  make  the  retirement  community.â&#x20AC;? the  kindergarten  level.   the  philosophy  of  the  school.  She  wrote  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Bassett,  who  retired  before  this  School),  retired  three  years  ago.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donna Ebel Donna  Ebel  would  also,  among  decision.  Ebel  will  par-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  I  like  about  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;we  all  have  different  knowledge  Union  for  a  quarter  century. school  year  after  about  a  decade  on  still  other  things,  like  to  spend  more  ticularly  miss  her  class-­ this  age  is  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  fresh  inside  of  us  and  to  say  that  one  type  of  the  job,  praised  Ebelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  willingness  V.F.W.  Post  7823  in  Middlebury  is  to  serve  on  committees  outside  the  WLPH ZLWK KLP FRQWLQXH WR Âż[ XS room  co-­worker  of  two  decades,  page.  You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  know  who  knowledge  is  more  important  than  the  deep  into  preparations  for  its  second  other  would  be  to  disrespect  the  prin-­ they  are.  You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  classroom  and  called  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  proâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  their  old  farmhouse,  be  able  to  see  Wanda  Loven.  DQQXDO Ă&#x20AC;HD PDUNHW DQG FUDIW IDLU ciples  of  our  school.â&#x20AC;?  So  this  year,  the  their  now  two  grown  children  more  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  very  lucky  to  have  worked  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  get.  So  for  the  past  proâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  classroom.

The  event  at  the  Exchange  Street  whole  class  will  be  honored  by  receiv-­ often,  visit  other  family  members  with  my  assistant,  Wanda,  over  all  21  years  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  new  book  every  year,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  of  the  best,  if  not  the  best,  early  childhood  educators  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  who  live  elsewhere,  and  get  back  these  years,â&#x20AC;?  Ebel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pret-­ Ebel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  two  cohorts  are  the  ing  the  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  Matters  Most  Is  clubhouse  will  take  place  on  Satur-­ ty  special,  I  think.â&#x20AC;? same,  ever,  ever.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  been  How  You  Walk  Through  the  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  by  day,  June  8,  from  8  a.m.  to  3  p.m.  To  met  in  my  career,â&#x20AC;?  Bassett  said.  into  weight  training. secure  a  $10  table  (inside  or  out)  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  so  much  I  want  to  do,  Loven  said  they  have  come  to  bored  with  this  job.  They  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  Charles  Bukowski. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  progressive  â&#x20AC;Ś  She  was  peddle  your  wares,  call  Jayne  Saltus  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  be  glib  about  know  each  other  well.  you  be  bored.  A nd  you  have  to  be  on  quick  to  embrace  ideas,  and  research  The  Bristol  Recreation  Field  will  at  802-­989-­0371. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  read  each  othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  minds  and  your  toes  all  the  time.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  so  lit-­ and  study  and  put  them  into  prac-­ it,  but  work  is  getting  in  the  way  of  living  right  now,â&#x20AC;?  Ebel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  I  ¿QLVK HDFK RWKHUVÂś VHQWHQFHV DQG tle  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  your  eyes  off  them.  host  tractor  pulls  this  Saturday,  June  tice.â&#x20AC;?

After  we  ran  the  story  in  last  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  An  experienced  educator  at  the  el-­ have  a  lot  of  living  I  want  to  get  back  work  really  well  together,â&#x20AC;?  said  And  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  really  eager.  They  really  1,  beginning  at  9  a.m.  Under  cover  paper  about  an  increase  in  the  bear  of  the  Bristol  grandstand,  viewers  to  doing  right  now.â&#x20AC;?

Loven. want  to  jump  in  â&#x20AC;Ś  Seeing  them  be-­ ementary  school  level  himself,  Bas-­ And  she  senses  that  at  61,  more  And  they  have  shared  the  good  LQJ FRQÂżGHQW DV OHDUQHUV DQG JHWWLQJ will  be  protected  from  the  hot  sun  or  population,  we  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  surprised  to  sett  said  he  found  Ebel  to  be  a  valu-­ than  two  decades,  however  enjoy-­ and,  at  times,  the  challenging.  on  that  solid  footing  is  a  good  feel-­ the  rain  while  watching  everything  hear  that  a  very  large  black  bear  came  able  source  of  knowledge. from  stock  lawn  tractors  driven  by  to  dine  at  a  bird  feeder  raised  15  feet  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  some  great  times  to-­ ing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  learned  more  about  early  child-­ able,  in  a  kindergarten  classroom  above  the  back  deck  (itself  12  feet  off  the  ground)  at  a  Mead  Lane  home  in  Just  over  the  bridge  in  Moriah...

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The  WomenSafe  board  of  direc-­ tors  said  the  organization,  which  serves  women  and  families  in  Addi-­ son  County  and  Rochester,  has  com-­ pleted  its  community  survey  project  and  wants  to  thank  all  participants  for  their  contributions.  They  said  they  received  valuable  feedback  that  will  allow  WomenSafe  to  identify  opportunities  to  improve  services  and  strengthen  relationships  with  community  partners. Â