May 9 2016

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 28 No. 5

Middlebury, Vermont

Monday, May 9, 2016

• A Mount Abe senior tells about her experience at a fossil fuel divestment rally in Montpelier. See Page 15.

Rooftop collectors cut electricity bill in half

Orwell to revote school unification • Voters will reconsider an education union with five Rutland County towns. Page 3.

Eye that turtle!

• Wildlife officials are warning Vermonters to be wary of turtles on the roads. Page 22.

Local clashes highlight slate • Games included OV baseball visiting Mt. Abe, and VUHS lax traveling to Brandon. See Sports on Pages 18-20.

Fishy frown

• The Champlain Philharmonic will premiere a young composer’s piece at THT. See Arts Beat on Pages 10-13.

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Bristol store basking in glow of new solar array

Teens rally for the planet

Orchestra to play student’s work

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MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S Center student Chloe Ralph holds a fish mask up to her face during a book-reading literacy event at the Middlebury center last Thursday morning. Chloe is sitting with her mom, Ophelia Eglene, her brother Owen Ralph, right, and classmates Haven Phelps, far left, and Mabel Blackwell.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

A new exhibit turns everyday objects into valuable ‘ArtiFacts’

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — At first glance, most of the items being collected for the latest exhibit at Town Hall Theater’s Jackson Gallery look quite pedestrian.

A bottle of water.

An inexpensive Chinese lantern.

An old leather vest.

A small, crocheted angel.

A far cry from the distinguished (See Exhibit, Page 23)

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — Bristol Beverage and Redemption Center is now catching some rays — 24.8 kW worth, to be exact.

With 87 roof-mounted solar panels installed in mid-April (plus two heat pumps), owner Adam LaPerle expects to cut The first his electricity step toward bill in half and solar was an to eliminate the engineering use of propanebased heating report on in his retail the roof to see if it space entirely.

“I had been could bear a p p r o a c h e d not just the many times panels but because this building the the panels way that it plus snow faces is perfect load. for solar,” said LaPerle about his south-facing business on Prince Lane. “But at that point I basically was looking at that number going, ‘I just can’t swallow that right now’ in sort of the infancy of getting by in this business and building it. I just wasn’t ready to jump both feet in with that, but it’s always been on my mind.”

LaPerle bought Bristol Beverage in 2006 and has been building up the business for close to a decade.

Like many Vermont buildings, the 4,000-square-foot structure has seen many uses and was originally built as a storage shed for the old Bristol Trading Post, LaPerle thinks in the 1960s or 1970s.

“It was never intended to be what (See Rooftop solar, Page 26)

Well-known public servant returns after extended medical leave

By ANDY KIRKALDY MONKTON — Back on Feb. 18, at about 6 a.m., calls went out to the Monkton Fire Department, Vergennes Area Rescue Squad and Vermont State Police: A car

had gone off Hollow Road in Monkton and hit a tree.

According to state police, the driver had “suffered a medical event” and lost control of his (See Wheeling, Page 35)

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The cutest lineup MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S Center students dressed up as their favorite book characters last Thursday morning for a special literacy event. At left, Jeremiah Hynes, Sam Kervick, Cailyn ClarkShaw, Christopher Bedard, Phoebe Suter, Phoebe Hoyler and Emmalyne Mitchell line up before parading around the center’s playground.

Below left, teacher Kristin Dewey, in crown, and parent Allison Northrup sit with students Shelby Tenny, left, Christopher Bedard and Maura Northrup Below center, Phoebe Sutter, Cailyn Clark-Shaw and Shelby Tenny get up to dance. Below, Andie, behind, and Haven Phelps parade through the Mary Johnson Children’s Center playground.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

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Feds give $10M to spur passenger rail through county BURLINGTON — A host of Vermont and federal officials gathered at Burlington’s Union Station on Friday to hail a $10 million U.S. Transportation Department grant that they said removes the final hurdle for restoring passenger rail services between Rutland and Burlington.

The official issuing of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will help fund the last leg of the Western Vermont Freight Passenger Rail Project, an ambitious, multiyear effort to upgrade antiquated Champlain Valley rail infrastructure.

Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Rep

Peter Welch, D-Vt., trumpeted the project saying in a press release that it will greatly improve the movement of freight in the region, allowing Vermont businesses to compete more effectively in the global economy. It will also relieve congestion and lessen strain on Route 7.

The project also intended to play a significant role in Vermont’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by doubling rail freight tonnage and quadrupling passenger rail ridership over the next 20 years.

Vermont’s Congressional delegation engineered the awarding of the grant to the Vermont Agency of Transportation, which will match it with state funds and use the money

to replace track with new rail, ballast and ties; rehabilitate the Rutland Wye; and add new gates for public crossings, a new passing siding in Pittsford and a crossover in Leicester to allow for operational flexibility.

The project will also include installation of new passenger platforms.

The project will completely upgrade the track to allow for safer and faster movement of freight and passenger speeds that meet Amtrak’s operating requirements, according to a Leahy press release.

The U.S. Transportation Department said the upgrades will extend Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express passenger train service all the way to Burlington; currently, the service be-

Ferrisburgh adopts trash burning ordinance

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh selectboard at its May 3 meeting adopted a law that bans burning of trash in the town without a Department of Environmental Conservation permit and requires residents to get permits from the Ferrisburgh Fire Warden before starting most outdoor fires. Per state law, the new town ordinance will take effect on July 4 unless it is petitioned.

Ferrisburgh Selectboard Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence said the board adopted the law, essentially modeled after a recommended Vermont League of Cities and Towns ordinance, at the urging of Fire Warden Mike Coyle, also a fire department member.

“It’s a safety issue,” Lawrence said. “It’s certainly coming from a safety point of view.”

Lawrence said fire officials were concerned about existing issues and wanted to protect the town from future problems.

“We have ongoing problems in

town with people just burning without permits. It is becoming an issue,” she said. “And it is also a preventative measure to give us some teeth in handling those situations.”

The key provisions of the law read: • “Unless a permit is obtained pursuant to this ordinance, the disposal of solid waste through open burning or incineration is prohibited in the Town of Ferrisburgh unless the practice has been approved by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.”

• “Fire may be granted by the municipal fire warden for the following types of open burning, provided no public nuisance is created.” The law then lists holiday bonfires; brushfires; fires related to property maintenance, logging and farming, and wildlife habitat maintenance; and several uses that also require state approval.

Any such fires require residents to tend the fires and to have needed equipment to put them out if

necessary.

The law also allows the town’s fire chief to act as the deputy fire warden and enforce the law if necessary, an addition to the VLCT model ordinance.

Penalties are town tickets of $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $150 for a third offense, $200 for a fourth offense, and $300 for all following offenses.

The law exempts campfires, barbecue pits or bonfires, as long as they are in pits that are “no less than two feet deep and less than three feet” wide. Also allowed are the use of wood in outdoor fireplaces and bonfires smaller than three feet wide “when the ground surrounding the area where the burning is to take place is covered with snow.”

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

gins in New York City and stops in Rutland.

“This project will provide a convenient new transportation option that links Vermont’s most populous area with cities like New York and Washington,” said a joint statement by Leahy, Sanders, Welch and Gov. Peter Shumlin. “Improving the movement of freight is vital to our state’s economy and better positions Vermont businesses to compete in existing and emerging markets. This project is a winning scenario for passengers looking to travel across our state and for businesses moving their products across the country.”

Secretary Foxx said upgrade of Vermont’s Western Corridor was

consistent with the goal of focusing the country’s transportation infrastructure on future needs, specifically those that are safer, more innovative, and more targeted to open the floodgates of opportunity across America.

“Transportation is always about the future,” Fox said. “If we’re just fixing today’s problems, we’ll fall further and further behind. We already know that a growing population and increasing freight traffic will require our system to do more.”

Friday’s announcement came as state and local officials try to iron out details of the replacement of two rail overpasses in downtown Middlebury, which stand at a critical point along the Vermont’s Western Rail Corridor.

Orwell petition mandates Act 46 unification revote ORWELL — Orwell residents will get another chance to weigh in on their town’s possible participation in a Slate Valley Unified Union School District, as a result of a citizens’ petition received by the Orwell Town Clerk on Friday, May 6.

Orwell residents back on April 12 voted 211 to 121 against joining five Rutland County communities in forming a unified school district that would be governed by a single board presiding over a global education budget for all of the schools in the new union. The vote came in response to Act 46, a law that prompted new unified school districts in the towns

around Vergennes, Middlebury and Brandon.

Orwell was the lone dissenting community from among the six Addison Rutland Supervisory Union towns that voted on unification. Communities that voted in favor were Castleton, West Haven, Hubbardton, Benson and Fair Haven. The new district would be governed by an 18-member board presiding over an education budget for its five elementary schools and Fair Haven Union High School.

The Independent, in its May 12 issue, will provide a more detailed overview of the petition drive and the possible timing of a revote.

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A DD I S ON I NDE PE N DEN T

Editorial

Session’s end, public gains As the legislative session wrapped up this past Saturday, the governor’s scorecard was mixed: he failed to get his two signature initiatives of this session signed into law (legalizing marijuana and divesting from coal-related industries), but several other initiatives passed that he also championed.

Some of those initiatives included passing a sick-leave bill; passing a bill authorizing automatic voter registry when applying for a driver’s license; passing a bill to eliminate outdated traffic fines, which have become an economic hardship for “tens of thousands of lower income Vermonters;” approving money to help fund a new opiate addiction treatment hub in St. Albans, as well as adding money to more employees in the fight against heroine addiction; and passing a energy bill that continues to promote renewable energy over fossil fuels, while sorting out how to allow towns to have a greater voice in the siting of solar and wind projects; plus many others. All-in-all, it is a fairly progressive list of accomplishments, while not busting the bank or taxpayers’ wallets.

Lesser initiatives supported by the governor were also passed this year as important add-ons that complemented or fixed major bills passed in the first year of the biennium.

Rep. Diane Lanpher, D-Vergennes, helped spearhead the passage of one such bill: H.674 requires immediate public notice after sewage overflows from municipal treatment facilities. The bill’s intent is to alert citizens when the millions of gallons of overflow of untreated wastewater empties into rivers, streams and lakes — often finding its way into Lake Champlain and other lakes throughout the state. Statewide there are 68 municipal systems that are vulnerable to sewage overflows because of stormwater, according to Environmental Conservation Commissioner Alyssa Schuren.

The thrust behind H.674 is two-fold: first, it will serve to better inform swimmers and other users of the creeks, rivers and lakes within an hour of the overflow, not up to 24 hours later as the current system allows. Secondly, it brings the issue more to the fore of public attention.

“The state is supposed to require (municipalities) to come up with a plan to eliminate (sewage discharges), and they’ve basically been getting a free pass because this is not a new issue,” said Lake Champlain International Executive Director James Ehlers earlier this session,” adding that the discharges violate the federal Clean Water Act and that no amount of raw sewage discharge is authorized.

The state’s goal is to help towns and cities phase out the combined sewage overflows, says Schuren. It’s an issue long ignored by previous administrations, but addressed by Shumlin, who congratulated the Legislature for passing this year’s bill, and for last year’s passage of the Vermont Clean Water Act. “This Legislature has done more in this biennium for clean water than I believe has been done in 50 or more years,” he said, adding that passage of H.674 was “yet another step that is critical to ensuring that we finally take clean water seriously.”

The bill is representative of Shumlin’s eight years in office in that he did not shy away from the state’s toughest problems, or issues that were controversial, including: moving the state toward universal health care coverage and the creation of the Green Mountain Care Board; investing in renewable energy and creating thousands of jobs in the process; decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana and launching an all-out assault on the state’s heroine crisis; becoming the first state in the nation to guarantee universal Pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds; raising the minimum wage; passing a law giving terminally ill patients the dignity to make end-of-life choices; calling for divestment of coal companies, and many others.

While the results did not always match the promised outcome, particularly with Vermont Health Connect, he advanced the important issues facing the state with proposed solutions, rather than hiding from them with the excuse that a lack of funding meant others in future years would have to deal with even greater problems. Much work remains for those who follow in his footsteps, but he pushed forward on many important fronts, and no doubt his efforts at divestment and legalizing marijuana will make passage of future initiatives all that much easier in due course.

Angelo S. Lynn

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Shout it out MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S Center teacher Jackie Bendick sits with students Phoebe Hoyler, left, Emmalyne Mitchell, Shelby Tenny and Jaylee-Ana Lopes during a literacy event at the center last Thursday morning.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Hearing beyond hearing, seeing beyond seeing While walking around town after the April 7 poetry reading by Chard deNiord at Isley Library, I found myself thinking in new ways. I thought of the times I have felt poems forming while gazing at misty Adirondack peaks or biking by lush Vermont fields, only to feel them move on past, never to be caught on paper. And I thought, too, of the ones I have caught when I took the time to stop and listen. Although it might be that poems come to us

just as often, as Mr. deNiord noted, when we are on the fly driving down the interstate (“Interstate” is the title of his recent book) or running errands.

Time can feel more precious when it is eaten up by daily errands and demands. As it slips away we can become acutely aware of what we are missing or not capturing. Or, as William Carlos Williams wrote, that which we can’t get from the news. We might feel a poem (or in-

spirations of other kinds) hovering in the parking lot as we pull up at the market, or one might suddenly appear at our window, demanding to be let in. When our days become especially hectic, we don’t just want those poems and inspirations.

We need them. I think many of us, whether writers or not, can identify with this feeling.

But what especially stayed with me from deNiord’s reading was (See Letter, Page 5)

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Letters to the Editor

(Continued from Page 4) what he said about sound, specifically the quality of sound in writing. “To hear beyond hearing and I understand it’s the law, but why is to see beyond seeing,� was how he it the law? He deserves his disabildescribed it.� When we write, our ity check. Every single penny, plus. listening can enhance or alter our Just because something is a law, seeing, and sometimes a deeper doesn’t make it right. seeing can bring about new sounds To me the disability check my and ways of listening. Poems rely a husband is supposed to be getgreat deal on their sound and music ting each month is an “I’m sorry whether or not they rhyme, and we broke you� check. A disability sometimes have even more of this check should be a guarantee for a when they don’t. They have assoveteran for the rest of his/her life. nance and consonance, long o’s and Regardless if he/she fully retires, short ah’s and shushes and clinks chooses to still serve, or wins the and moans. They have alliteration lottery. Nothing should change the and repetition. But these readily soldier getting that check. heard sounds are just the beginning.

I am sure that many other soldiers What comes next, at least what depend on these checks to support we hope for, is the hearing that is their families. How many veterans beyond hearing. are still serving and are having the When deNiord spoke about this same problem as us, I don’t know. it reminded me of something I read However, what will happen if these several years ago when I found patriots need to decide whether myself enamored of Japanese poto continue serving or bow out to etry, especially of the era of Matsuo receive their full compensation. Are Basho, the 17th-century poet of we as a country willing to let good, haiku and renga. The Japanese well-trained, seasoned soldiers have a phrase, amari-no-kokoro, leave because they cannot receive meaning that the heart and soul of their benefits? the poem must reach far beyond When our soldiers come home the words themselves, leaving an hurt, it is our country’s duty to indelible aftertaste. This concept compensate them. If they are still has always stayed with me, and willing and able to serve through I’ve learned over the years how their pain, then we are lucky to hard it is to achieve. While this was have such dedicated men and originally said of poetry, it seems women. it could be said of many forms of Time to change the law. writing, and also of speech.

Elizabeth Roy Thinking about this concept of Bristol kokoro in turn sends me back to

A duty to compensate hurt soldiers Dear Congress, When my husband was gearing up to deploy in 2006 it was the scariest thing I had ever dealt with. He is the love of my life, and the thought of him going to war terrified me. At the time our three children were 5, 3 and 1. He was in Baghdad, Iraq, from July 2006 to September 2007.

He came home with the knowledge that he would be deploying for another long tour in 2009. This time he was in (Lord knows where) Afghanistan from October 2009 to December 2010. This was the hard tour for the family. In Iraq we were lucky enough to be able to Skype.

Afghanistan was a different story.

We would go weeks with nothing from him. For me, I don’t think the emotional scars from the last deployment will ever heal. To top things off, my husband came back broken. All of this he has endured with the strength, pride and grace that I admire him for.

When a soldier goes away for a deployment they write a letter to their family in case they don’t make it home. And yet they go. A soldier knows that they might not come home in the same shape as they left. And yet they go. A soldier has to face the fact that they will be missing out on countless precious moments with their friends and family. And yet they go.

They go with the thought that if they die while they are serving their country, the government will take care of their family. They go with the belief that if something happens to them physically while serving their country, the government will take care of them. My husband left with those beliefs, and now suffers from tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, and constant pain from a severe back injury from his deployments.

He does get a disability check, or at least he did.

And yet he still chooses to serve.

This is where I start having a problem.

It’s easy for the government to ask men and women to go on a deployment, face the unknown and deal with all of the hardships that come with it. Apparently it’s not as easy for the government to take care of the veteran after they get home.

My husband still chooses to serve his country, but it’s the law that he can’t receive all of his disability pay while receiving his drill pay.

I’m wondering, just because he’s at drill, does that make his pain go away? If so, then that might be worth it. But that is not the case. He suffers from his injuries every day.

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the idea of hearing beyond hearing and seeing beyond seeing. Both phrases refer to something beyond what is visible and audible, beyond ourselves. And both seem to go beyond their own words even. What I feel they speak to is a deep listening within oneself in the moment of creating. The Japanese spoke of a deep engagement with the senses and with emotion as a requisite to writing poems. They spoke of an engagement with the natural world and its temporality.

If a poet catches just the right words and pauses, and finds their right placement, they are able to help the reader reach this place of deep listening in themselves. They might take the reader to a place beyond the limited thinking and reasoning mind, beyond the words themselves.

These places could be many — a

deeper connection with ourselves or others, deeper communion with nature or the world, a larger awareness, or something even further.

Some poets, like Li Young-Lee, speak of tapping into Universe Mind when they write. Others, like Basho, might call it the nether regions of the heart. Either way, it sounds to me like a place of expansion — beyond hearing and beyond seeing — and a worthwhile place to go.

To watch the curtains fly as a sign of the old spirits on the move again, passing through.

I take them in through the mouthpiece of my bones and let them out again. — From the poem “I Keep the Windows Open� by Chard deNiord Susan Jefts Middlebury

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

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Douglas Latreille graveside service BRIDPORT — A graveside service for Douglas S. Latreille, who died Feb. 16, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, at Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes. ◊

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Lunch with candidate Matt Dunne at Middlebury VFW, May 24 MIDDLEBURY — CVAA (Champlain Valley Agency on Aging) will sponsor a luncheon and a discussion with gubernatorial candidate Matt Dunne at the Middlebury VFW on Tuesday, May 24.

Attendees may arrive at 11 a.m. for the discussion with Dunne, who will talk about issues surrounding aging in Vermont.

Dunne says, “It’s easy for some people to assume that the toughest part about growing old in Vermont is the long winters, or the mud. The truth is, Vermonters are a hardy bunch, and the biggest challenge for aging Vermonters isn’t always the weather. Often, it’s living on a fixed income when the prices for essentials like medicine, heat, and utilities keep going up.”

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VERGENNES LIONS CLUB President Chuck Burkins, right, presents a check to Mike Reiderer, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, at a recent meeting.

Director tells Boys and Girls Club history Vergennes Lions Club welcomes Reiderer VERGENNES — Mike Reiderer, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, spoke to the Vergennes Lions recently about the growth of the club during the past 17 years, 12 of them in its current location.

Reiderer spoke about the improvements going on, including adding a kitchen and better bathroom facilities with a shower as well as a laundry. He mentioned how the landlord was putting in new ceilings and lighting. Reiderer said that for years, club directors had a feeling that what they had was “good enough.” Finally, they decided that “good enough” was not good enough.

Reiderer said that when he started as director, the poverty level of the youth attending was about 30

percent; now it is 50 percent. There who need us most, to reach their are currently 116 members of the full potential as productive, caring, club with an average daily atten- responsible citizens.” dance of 20.

After the talk, Vergennes Lions Each year the club is evaluated President Chuck Burkins presented by the national Boys Reiderer with a check and Girls Clubs of for the Boys and Girls Boys and Girls America organization Club in the amount of on a number of key Club Executive $500. areas. The Vergennes Director Reiderer In recent weeks, club consistently also introduced the Vergennes Lions meets or exceed have also donated the Lions to 11 of the 13 areas. $500 to the Vermont Jessica Francese, Reiderer is hoping Association of the some of the planned who has recently Blind and Visually improvements will been hired as Impaired, and $1,000 help the club meet the program director. to the Bixby Library final two areas, one in Vergennes. of which is outside Tickets for the activity.

Lions’ annual vehicle raffle are now Reiderer also introduced the Lions being sold, and further planning to Jessica Francese, who has recently for the Memorial Day activities are been hired as program director. He under way. In addition, July 13 is the sees her helping to meet the club’s date for the annual Vergennes Lions mission “to inspire and enable all Charity Auction; members are startyoung people, especially those ing to look for auction items.

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LEICESTER — The Leicester selectboard is seeking an interested community member to fill the position of selectboard member until town meeting, due to the resignation of Ken Young.

Letters of interest are due to the town office at 44 Schoolhouse Road, Leicester, VT 05733, by June 3. Interviews will follow. For more information, contact Chair Diane Benware at 247-3786.

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School News Briefs

Spring snowball RIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students gather around the giant snowball they rolled during the April 26 snowfall. Pictured, from left to right, are secondgrader Mary Harrington, first-grader Hayden Dunakin, sixth-graders Zoe Howe and Mollee Codding, second-grader Matthew McIntosh and first-graders Jack Hoyler and Sawyer Malzac. The snowball didn’t completely melt until May 1.

Ferrisburgh, VGL discuss deal

By ANDY KIRKALDY forward to talking about expert FERRISBURGH — At the May services for appraisal and the engi3 meeting, the Ferrisburgh select- neering part,” Lawrence said. board discussed with Vermont Many of those details must be Green Line (VGL) committee ironed out before a Host Town member Craig Heindel Agreement can be ongoing talks with the signed in Ferrisburgh, companies that plan to “Once we she said. This past Nobury a portion of a $650 get that we vember, the VGL firms million, 400-megawatt can move discussed paying Ferrispower line along some burgh $350,000 a year forward Ferrisburgh roads, and for 20 years for being to compensate the town to talking allowed to work in town for being allowed to do about expert rights-of-way. so.

Officials in New Haservices for ven, Ferrisburgh Selectwhich will host appraisal board Chairwoman Loa large above-ground retta Lawrence said this and the converter station, in past Wednesday that of- engineering April agreed with the ficials were expecting a VGL companies on a part.” promised escrow fund deal that includes $1.4 — Loretta payment to arrive shortmillion a year for 40 Lawrence ly. That money from the years, plus $4 million VGL companies — Antoward a new fire stabaric Transmission and National tion and town garage.

Grid — will cover Ferrisburgh’s Lawrence said there remains no legal expenses in negotiating a timetable for an agreement in Ferdeal and costs in researching the risburgh. impact of the project on the town.

One step will be taken soon: A Lawrence said most things were joint tour of the proposed route on hold until the cash arrived. with VGL and town officials has “Once we get that we can move been planned for this Wednesday

from 4 to 6 p.m. beginning at the town garage. The public is welcome.

Lawrence also said VGL will be placed on the agenda at every selectboard meeting going forward.

“If there is stuff to share, Craig Heindel will come and keep the public informed. We want to have transparency,” she said.

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May

9

MONDAY

“Higher Education: How the Press Shapes the Private Gains Over the Public Good” talk at Middlebury College. Monday, May 9, 4:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium. Presented by Jeffrey Selingo.

ANeSU Act 46 Community Forum in Bristol.

Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School large cafeteria. Community members are invited to come learn about work under way in the ANeSU to explore options for complying with Act 46, the school unification law. Hear about progress made so far, and share your input.

Addison County Right to Life meeting in Bristol. Monday, May 9, 7 p.m., St. Ambrose Church. Visitors welcome. Light refreshments served. Info: 388-2898 or L2Paquette@aol. com.

“Italian Spring: A Concert of Madrigals” in Middlebury. Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Amaryllis: Vermont’s Early Voice gives an a cappella performance of 16th-century works by Marenzio, Lassus, Palestrina and others, capped by a 17th-century suite of madrigals, “La Sestina,” by Monteverdi. Suggested donation $15. Info: lunalove@gmavt.net or 802-453-3513.

May

10

TUESDAY

Blood drive in Middlebury.

Tuesday, May 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion. Appointments at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-733-2767.

Middlebury Garden Club lecture in Middlebury.

Tuesday, May 10, 1 p.m., Residence at Otter Creek. Researcher and landscape designer Annie White presents “The Buzz on PollinatorFriendly Landscapes.” White will share a list of plants that attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. Program qualifies for Master Gardener education hours. Free. Info: www. middleburygardenclub.org.

Student final presentations at Middlebury College. Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. In this interactive session, titled “Final Presentations: Sophomore Seminar in the Liberal Arts,” students offer representations of their final essays in all sorts of art forms other than essay. Prompt: “What is the good life, and how do I live it?” Free. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

ANeSU school band concert in Bristol.

Tuesday, May 10, 6:30 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School. Combined-school band concert, part of the annual ANeSu Fine Arts

Festival.

Spring piano recital at Middlebury College.

Tuesday, May 10, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Concert by Diana Fanning’s piano students. Free. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

May

11

WEDNESDAY

ANeSU Fine Arts Festival in Bristol. Wednesday, May 11, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School. Art gallery open 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Lincoln Elementary performance, 6 p.m.; Bread and Puppet performance (free), 7 p.m.

Blood drive in Vergennes. Wednesday, May 11, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Vergennes Union High School. Appointments at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-733-2767.

“Global Warming: Update 2016” talk in Middlebury. Wednesday, May 11, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ilsley Library. Hosted by the Addison County Retired Teachers Association, which holds its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Rich Wolfson, professor of physics at Middlebury College, discusses how the threat of global warming may be greater than anticipated in the Fifth Assessment Report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

“Special Treasures of the Woods” slideshow in Lincoln. Wednesday, May 11, 1-2 p.m., Lincoln Library. Lincoln resident Bob Patterson shares images he captured during his many hours spent in the woods. Refreshments served. Info: 453-2665.

Computer help in Lincoln. Wednesday, May 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Lincoln Library. Call to sign up for a time and tell us the topic you need help with: 453-2665.

Book club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department conference room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. The Bridport Book Club discusses “A Gift of Rain” by Tan Twan Eng. Info: 758-2858.

Historical society meeting in New Haven.

Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m., New Haven Community Library. The New Haven Historical Society invites the public to share stories, pictures, signs and other memories from the Mud Run fundraiser that the local fire department held in the 1980s.

May

12

THURSDAY

ANeSU Fine Arts Festival in Bristol. Thursday, May 12, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School. Art gallery open 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; free community concert, 7 p.m., featuring the

The silent treatment IN THE 1929 silent comedy “Spite Marriage,” Buster Keaton joins the cast of a Civil War melodrama to be closer to the stage actress he is smitten with. The fun begins when she asks him to marry her — but only to get even with an old flame. This film, which kicks off Brandon Town Hall’s summer silent film series, will be screened with live music by Jeff Rapsis on Saturday, May 14, at 7 p.m.

Ridgerunners, Sweet Transition, Mount Abe Jazz Band and the Robinson Elementary School Rock Band.

Author appearance in Middlebury. Thursday, May 12, 6:30 p.m., Vermont Book Shop.

Vermont author Sean Prentiss will read from his book “Finding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave.”

Info: 802-388-2061 or jenny@vermontbookshop.com.

“Cuba: A Personal Journey” presentation in Bristol. Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library. Bristol resident and musician Rick Ceballos will share his story and images of the trip that reconnected him with his Cuban heritage. Info: 453-2366 or www.oneworldlibraryproject.org.

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Preserving the past IN “EARLY AMERICAN Decoration in Retrospect,” an exhibit now running at the Brandon Artists Guild, Dolores Furnari demonstrates historic techniques used to embellish household items such as this tea tray. The exhibition — featuring stenciling on tin and wood, reverse glass painting and theorem painting — will be on view through June 28.

FRIDAY

Rummage sale and bake sale in Middlebury. Friday, May 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury United Methodist Church. Clothes, household goods, books and more. Bake sale runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Rummage sale continues Saturday.

Blood drive in New Haven. Friday, May 13, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., New Haven United Reformed Church. Appointments at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-733-2767.

Exhibit reception in Middlebury. Friday, May 13, 5-7 p.m., Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater. Celebration of a two-day show May 12-13: “The ArtiFacts of Life.” This is a minimuseum showcasing objects with compelling stories contributed by regular folks. The focus is on serendipity: objects and stories about chance, coincidence and luck. Info: 382-9222 or www.townhalltheater.org.

Exhibit opening reception in Middlebury.

Friday, May 13, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater Gallery on the Green. Celebrating the opening of the May exhibit, “Hannah Bureau: Abstracting the Landscape.” Light refreshments served. Info: 802-989-7419.

“A Vermont Romance” silent film screening in Middlebury. Friday, May 13, 7-8 p.m., Town Hall Theater. This 1916 film is the first feature film ever made in Vermont. It will be shown fully

restored with live piano accompaniment, and will be followed by discussions with panels of filmmakers, historians and archivists. Run time 35 minutes. Tickets, $15, available at the THT box office, 382-9222 or www.townhalltheater. org.

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SATURDAY

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, May 14, 7-9 a.m., Otter View Park and Hurd Grassland. A monthly OCAS-MALT event inviting community members to help survey birds and other wildlife. Meet at Otter View Park parking area, corner of Weybridge Street and Pulp Mill Bridge Road. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. Shorter and longer routes possible. Info: 388-6019 or 388-1007.

Town Wide Yard Sale in Monkton. Saturday, May 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Monkton Firehouse and houses around town. Breakfast, lunch and snacks available at the fire station. Maps available on sale day at the fire station or Monkton General Store. To host a sale, call 802-338-6731 or email jls_2499@hotmail. com.

Rummage sale in Middlebury. Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-noon, Middlebury United Methodist Church. Clothes, household goods, books and more. Saturday is Bag Day: $2.50 per bag.

Sustainability Expo in Middlebury. Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Middlebury Union Middle School. Note new location. Great workshops focused on transportation, speakers, displays, tours, local food. Hosted by Middlebury Energy Committee, Go Addison County and Go Vermont.

Free child safety seat checkup in New Haven.

Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., New Haven state police barracks, 2490 Ethan Allen Highway (Route 7). Certified child passenger safety technicians will check car seats for proper installation, and advise parents and caregivers on how to choose the right car seats and install them properly. Info, or to set up an appointment: 802-388-4919 or adria. pickin@vermont.gov.

Annual church tag sale in Bristol. Saturday,

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communitycalendar May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., First Baptist Church of Bristol. Homemade baked goods, clothes, toys, books, puzzles, furniture, kitchen items and the usual treasures. Proceeds go to the wheelchair lift fund to make the church handicap +accessible.

Red Knights Motorcycle Club ride and bike blessing in Addison County. Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m., starting from Middlebury Beef Supply in East Middlebury. Registration at 10 a.m., kickstands up at 11 a.m. Rain or shine. Bike blessing at around 1 p.m. at the Vergennes Eagles Club. Cost: $15 per bike including ride, blessing, food and music at the end. Info: redknightsvt4@hotmail.com.

Prize bingo in Leicester. Saturday, May 14, 1 p.m., Leicester Senior Center. Refreshments available.

Season kickoff barbecue in Brandon.

Saturday, May 14, 1-5 p.m., Brandon American Legion Post 55. Admission $10, free for kids 12 and younger; includes food and water with more beverages available for purchase. Live music, raffles. Proceeds benefit Vermont Fallen Heroes and the Vermont National Guard Charitable Foundation. Info: 802-236-9657.

Steak dinner and dance in Middlebury.

Saturday, May 14, 5 p.m., Middlebury VFW. Dinner from 5-7 p.m., featuring charcoal-grilled 8-ounce New York strip steak, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. Dancing follows, with music by Triple B DJ. Meal price $15. RSVP

by May 7 to Wendy at 802-388-9468.

Roast pork supper in Vergennes. Saturday, May 14, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church. Roast pork, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. Adults $9, children $5.

Served buffet-style. Takeout available.

Student talent show in Salisbury. Saturday, May 14, 6:30 p.m., Salisbury Community School.

King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, May 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Community Center and Town Hall. Sandwich supper followed by an evening of fun and card games. Come planning to play King Pede or bring your own favorite card game. Requested donation: $2.50.

Silent film screening in Brandon. Saturday, May 14, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. The town hall’s annual summer silent film series kicks off with “Spite Marriage” (1929), a Buster Keaton comedy, with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis. Admission is free but free-will donations are accepted to help with ongoing renovation of the town hall. Info: www.brandontownhall.org.

Frost and Fire in concert in Lincoln. Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall. Part of the 2015-2016 Burnham Music Series. Doors open at 7 p.m., concert at 7:30. Admission $8 adults, free for kids and teens. See the Burnham Music Series Facebook page for full schedule of monthly concerts. Info: 388-6863.

Ken and Brad Kolodner in concert in Brandon.

Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

This father-son duo pushes the boundaries of the Appalachian tradition by infusing their own brand of innovative, tasteful and unique interpretations of traditional and original fiddle tunes. Tickets $20. Reservations recommended: 802-247-4295 or info@brandonmusic.net.

“Scenes and Songs” at Middlebury College.

Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Middlebury College vocal students present a lively sampling of musical theater from opera to Broadway in this popular and fun evening. Accompanied by Cynthia Huard and Annemieke Spoelstra on piano. Free. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

May

15

SUNDAY

Tiger Pride 5K in New Haven.

Sunday, May 15, 9 a.m., Addison County Fair and Field Days grounds.

Middlebury Union High School’s fun-colorrun-walk fundraiser to benefit its baseball and softball teams. Arrive 30 minutes early to pick up color packets. Online registration: www.

‘Cuba: A Personal Journey’ A MAN FISHES off the wall along the Malecón at sunset in Havana. Bristol resident Rick Ceballos captured the image during a recent trip to Cuba. He’ll present his photos and stories in a presentation at the Lawrence Memorial Library on Thursday, May 12, at 7 p.m. tigerpride5K.com.

Chicken and biscuit dinner in New Haven.

Sunday, May 15, noon-2 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church. Sittings at noon and 1 p.m. Gluten-free alternatives available.

Adults $10, children 6-12 $5, under 6 free.

Takeout available. Walk-ins OK but reservations appreciated: 453-3498.

Spring handbell concert in Weybridge.

Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m., Weybridge Congregational Church. Info: 545-2895.

CPO spring concert in Middlebury. Sunday, May 15, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Champlain Philharmonic’s spring concert, titled “Storytellers.” Tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students, available at the THT box office, 382-9222, www.townhalltheater.org or at the door.

Free community dinner in Bristol. Sunday, May 15, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall.

Come enjoy a home-cooked meal with your friends and family. Menu: Homemade meat loaf, potato salad, rolls, dessert, coffee, tea, and white and chocolate milk.

May

16

MONDAY

Red Cross blood drive in Bristol.

Monday, May 16, noon-5 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School.

Info or appointments: redcrossblood.org or 1-800-733-2767.

“A Storytelling for Syria” presentation in Lincoln. Monday, May 16, 7 p.m., Lincoln Library. Deborah Harte Felmeth, author of “Syria – Remember Me,” talks about Syria and its people, before the war. Info: 453-2665.

May

17

TUESDAY

Free foot care/blood pressure clinic in Middlebury. Tuesday, May 17, 10 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Road. Bring your own basin and towel. Offered by ACHHH. Blood pressure/foot care clinic in Brandon.

Tuesday, May 17, 11 a.m., Conant Square.

Info: 802-770-1536.

May

18

WEDNESDAY

Gallery talk in Middlebury.

Wednesday, May 18, noon, Sheldon Museum. Vermont wood historian, educator and self-taught artist Chuck Herrmann will talk about the Sheldon’s exhibit “Out of the Forest: Woodcarvings by Chuck Herrmann.”

Free with museum admission. Also on May 18.

Info: 802-388-2117 or www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

Youth auditions for “Alice in Wonderland” in Bristol. Wednesday, May 18, 6-7:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library. For ages 6-18.

Performances will be at Holley Hall July 22-24.

Script is one reserve at the library. Info: jennisonsjourney@gmail.com.

Blues jam in Middlebury. Wednesday, May 18, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main. Dennis Willmott from Left Eye Jump will provide lead guitar, bass and drums if you need backup, or take a break and let you play. Bring your instrument and get ready to jam. Info: www.go51main.com.

May

19

THURSDAY

Historical society meeting in Bristol. Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m., Howden Hall. The Bristol Historical Society welcomes Mike Chesley, who will present “History of the Bristol Park Cannon.” Info: 453-3751.

May

20

FRIDAY

Exhibit opening reception in Middlebury. Friday, May 20, 5:30-8 p.m., National Museum of the Morgan Horse, 34 Main St. Celebrating an exhibit of the art and words of Jeanne Mellin, an inspiring advocate of the Morgan horse. Light refreshments served. RSVP to 802-388-1639 or morganmuseum@gmail.com.

Five Town Bixby Ball in Vergennes. Friday, May 20, 7-11 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

Catering by 3 Squares Café, open bar by Bar Antidote, silent auction and live music by The

Grift. Tickets $65, available in Vergennes at Linda’s Apparel, Classic Stitching, Everywear for Everybody, Malabar and the Bixby Library.

All proceeds support the library.

Hungrytown in concert in Lincoln. Friday, May 20, 7-8 p.m., Starksboro Public Library.

The roots music duo of Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson gives a free concert. About the music: hungrytown.net. Info: 453-3732.

LIVEMUSIC The Willoughbys in New Haven. Friday, May 13, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard.

Mike Burbank & Friends in Middlebury. Friday, May 13, 6 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Coon Hill John in Middlebury. Friday, May 13, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

The Eschatones in Middlebury. Friday, May 13, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern.

Mogani in Middlebury. Saturday, May 14, 8:3010:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Bad Smell in Middlebury. Thursday, May 19, 8:3-9:30 p.m., 51 Main.

LeMon Trio in Middlebury. Friday, May 20, 8:3010:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Root 7 in Middlebury. Saturday, May 21, 5:307:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Cooper & LaVoie in Middlebury. Thursday, May 26, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main.

Gumbo Ya Ya in New Haven. Friday, May 27, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard.

Deb Brisson and the Hayburners in Middlebury. Friday, May 27, 8:30-10:30 p.m., 51 Main.

The Grateful Hot Club in Middlebury. Saturday, May 28, 8:30-10:30 p.m., 51 Main.

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Century-old film – first shot in Vt. – to be screened at THT The Vermont International Film Foundation announces the statewide tour of the newly restored and digitally remastered film “A Vermont Romance� (1916), which will be shown at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Friday at 7 p.m.

The high-definition restoration will tour six towns in Vermont accompanied by a live piano score played and composed by Bob Merrill. The screening will be followed by discussions with panels of filmmakers, historians and archivists. “A Vermont Romance,� was the first feature film ever made in Vermont. This screening is part of a statewide tour throughout Vermont to celebrate the film’s 100th birthday.

This movie is an extraordinary piece of Vermont folklore. It was commissioned by the Vermont Progressive Party (affiliated with Theodore Roosevelt’s national Bull Moose Party) and its newspaper, the Vermont Advance.

Scenes were filmed in KEN AND BRAD Burlington, Grand Isle, KOLODNER Newport, St. Johnsbury, The father-son duo of White River Junction, Ken and Brad Kolodner Rutland, Chester and will be coming to Bellows Falls. This Brandon Music on fueled interest from

by Greg Pahl Saturday at 7:30 p.m. theater owners from all The Kolodners push corners of the state to the boundaries of the host screenings. Run time Appalachian tradition is 35 minutes. by infusing their own brand of Tickets are $15 and may be innovative, tasteful and unique purchased at townhalltheater.org, interpretations of traditional and 382-9222, at the THT box office original fiddle tunes. Ken is regarded (noon to 5 p.m., Monday-Saturday) as one of the most influential and at the door, if available. hammered dulcimer players and old-

arts beat

The Willoughbys at Lincoln Peak Vineyard time fiddlers in the U.S., while Brad is a rising star in the clawhammer banjo world. Together they perform tight arrangements of original and traditional old-time music that appeals to every generation.

The duo’s first recording, “Otter Creek,� became the most played instrumental recording on the international Folk-DJ Radio charts, featuring Brad’s first original composition, the title track.

Tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is also available for $20 (view the menu online). Reservations are recommended for the show and required for dinner. Venue is BYOB. Call 247-4295 or e-mail info@ brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon.

FROST AND FIRE Frost and Fire will be performing for the Burnham Music Series at Burnham Hall, 52 River Road in Lincoln, on Saturday, at 7:30 p.m.

The joyful and beautiful Celtic,

English, American and original music of Frost and Fire began taking shape at the 2010 Champlain Valley Folk Festival. In 2014, Frost and Fire

released its debut album, “Midwinter Spring,� and was a featured band at the Catapult Showcase Dance (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

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Arts Beat beautifully engaging and original (Continued from Page 10) compositions by combining space, Weekend in Atlanta.

Aaron Marcus brings exuberant light and abstract forms through the energy while he’s vamping on piano, act of observation and of her own clogging or playing tunes on the invention.

“Painting landscape connects concertina. Hollis Easter, who won a British championship title with me to the beauty of nature and I’m Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band and constantly striving to capture this beauty on the canvas,” was pipe major of the Bureau says.

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Addison Independent, Monday, May 9, 2016 — PAGE 13

Frost and Fire in Lincoln

Hannah Bureau’s “Silver Clouds” at Edgewater Gallery on the Green

Beat (Continued from Page 11) and the Jayhawks. Be prepared to join them for their crowd-favorite gospel song, “I’ll Fly Away.”

As with all Wine Down Friday shows, the “doors” open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking. Food will be for sale by Almost Home, and wine by the glass.

Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or a picnic blanket. The Wine Down Friday series happens rain or shine — there’s room on the winery porch in the case of rain.

No alcohol may be brought onto the grounds, and please leave your pets at home. Lincoln Peak Vineyard is located at 142 River Road in New Haven. More information is at lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

CPO AT THT The Champlain Philharmonic will have you humming along to well-loved musical tunes for “Storytellers,” its spring concert, on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

Under guest conductor Dr. Yutaka Kono, the orchestra will perform the overture to Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” (“Cinderella”), Saint-Saëns’s “Danse Bacchanale,” Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess,” Bizet’s “Carmen Suites 1 and 2,” and the world premiere of Vermont student composer Leslie Bixby’s “Surviving Soul.” Bixby is a senior at Black River High School in Ludlow.

Tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students, available from the Town Hall Theater, by calling the box office at 3829222 or online at townhalltheater.org.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be three live musical performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern in Middlebury.

Join Two Brothers every Wednesday, at 9 p.m., for the Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy, or anything else, alternately hosted

by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley.

Come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage. It’s free to enter, and there is no cover charge.

Then, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Two Brothers presents Mike Burbank & Friends. Moriah, N.Y.-based musician Mike Burbank, as well as friends Eric Bresnick and Chris Casey of “Toast” fame, will invade the lounge for some acoustic annihilation. There is no cover.

Finally, at 9 p.m. on Friday, the Eschatones, a Middlebury band, take to the Tavern’s stage. There is a $3 cover. For more information, call 388-0002.

LIVE MUSIC AT 51 MAIN There will be two live musical events this week at Middlebury’s

51 Main. At 8 p.m. on Friday, Coon Hill John takes to the stage. This is a bluegrass arrangement that plays everything from Hank Williams to Head and the Heart mixed in with originals. CHJ is fun and energetic.

Then, at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Mogani will perform. Middlebury’s premier jazz/Latin/fusion group plays a funky fusion of hot Latin numbers, cool jazz classic, and originals. All ages, no cover. For additional information visit www. go51main.com or phone 388-8209.

‘SCENES AND SONGS’ Middlebury College students will give a presentation titled “Scenes and Songs” at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Robison Concert Hall at the

Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Vocal students of Middlebury College affiliate artists Carol Christensen, Susanne Peck and Beth Thompson present a lively sampling of musical theater from opera to Broadway in this popular and fun evening. The students will be accompanied by Cynthia Huard and Annemieke Spoelstra McLane, piano. It’s free and the public is welcome.

STUDENT PIANO RECITAL There will be a spring piano recital by Middlebury College students of Diana Fanning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Robison Concert Hall in the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Concerts by Diana Fanning’s

piano students have become a much-anticipated tradition, well attended by members of the college and town community. Come and hear an evening of beautiful piano music. It’s free, and the public is welcome.

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT A Middlebury College student art exhibit opens next Monday, May 16, in the Johnson Memorial Building. Students in ART 700 exhibit works in various media in this culminating exhibition, which showcases the work of advanced students completing semester-long independent studio art. The exhibit, which runs through May 26, is free and the public is welcome.

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STUDENTS FROM ADDISON Northeast Supervisory Union schools came together on April 11 for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Tournament. Members of the winning team, shown here, are Kayleigh Cutsinger, Eve McCormick, Eliza Bent, Grace Harvey, Abbie Landon, Allison Bull and Ty Duell.

Over 100 students compete in ANeSU DCF tournament BRISTOL — The 5-Town Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Tournament took over the Mount Abraham Union High School library on the morning of Monday, April 11. Excitement was high. There were over 100 students participating this year, with 10 from Bristol Elementary School.

Upper elementary students from Bristol, Beeman, Robinson, Lincoln and Monkton were on mixed-school teams. Team members met together on the morning of the tournament.

During the tournament, teams answered “Jeopardy!”-style questions

about 15 of the 30 Dorothy Canfield Fisher nominee books from 20152016. I am proud of their dedication and the extra reading they did to get ready for the tournament. The students knew their books and answered some tough questions, and teams worked together well, even though they had just met. There were 14 teams named for the 14 counties in Vermont. The winning team, “Addison County,” scored 15,000 points.

Editor’s note: This article was submitted by Kyra Ginalski, Bristol Elementary School librarian.

Trout release to cap ecology study LINCOLN — Fifth- and sixthgraders at Lincoln Community School will release brook trout they raised into the New Haven River behind the school on Monday, May 16.

The release of native brook trout is the culmination of these 11- and 12-year-old students’ six-month study of ecology. The students’ participation in the Trout in the Classroom program has been the cornerstone of this study.

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Next Monday, the students will rotate through four education stations staffed by community expert volunteers. The stations are: 1. Macroinvertebrate survey of the New Haven River using kick seine nets to capture and identify resident insect populations (Ashley Eaton, UVM Watershed Alliance).

2. Riparian forestry (Joe Nelson, Vermont forester).

3. Fly-tying and fly-fishing (Steve Atocha, owner of Middlebury Mountaineer, and Nancy Cornell, New Haven River Anglers Association).

4. Bird identification and buffer zones (Craig Zondag, Otter Creek Audubon Society).

A generous grant from The Friends of Lincoln Community School funded the purchase of the Trout in the Classroom equipment. Robert Wible and the Central Vermont chapter of Trout Unlimited have offered ongoing support of this project. For more information about LCS Brook Trout Release, contact Deirdre Zele at dzele@anesu.org or 802-453-2119.

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On Thursday, April 28, hundreds of students from high schools around Vermont flocked to the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, where they proceeded to march down State Street to the Statehouse.

Students waved signs, sported lifesize puppets, and chanted, “Hey hey, ho ho, fossil fuels have got to go!”

When this crowd of students converged on the Statehouse lawn, they made history as the largest youthdriven environmental rally the state has ever seen.

An estimated 50 students from Mount Abe took part in the rally.

Molly Funk, a sophomore at Mount Abraham and a member of the Environmental Action Group, says the rally was important because “it brought the environmental youth of Vermont together to show support for a more sustainable future.”

The idea for the rally began months ago, with a group of Harwood Union High School students and their dedicated civics teacher Matt Henchen. Henchen’s students had tried to directly influence the divestment from fossil fuels in the state pension fund but that bill did not pass. These students wanted to know what next steps they could take so they formed the Youth Lobby, a co-

alition of Vermont students focused on civic participation and activism.

In January, Youth Lobby reached out to other Vermont high schools, including Mount Abraham, Vergennes, Champlain Valley and Mount Mansfield union high schools, as well as Winooski High School. This group set about making the rally a reality.

The rally itself began with students from more than 23 high schools, colleges and universities collecting on the green of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Here, students were able to create posters and signs, add a ribbon to the Climate Ribbon Project and assemble for a march to the Vermont Statehouse. At 10 a.m., the Rally for the Planet March commenced, traveling down the hill of East State Street, crossing Main Street and onto State Street, and continuing toward the golden dome of our capitol build-

ing. Sign waving, chanting and excitement filled the air, supported by honking car horns and cheering from onlookers along the march path.

Once at the Statehouse lawn, students could visit informational tables, get a free scoop of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and listen to speeches and musical performances. It definitely had a festival flair and excited students gathered at the bottom steps to listen and dance. Rally speeches kicked off with one from Gov. Peter Shumlin, who congratulated the youth for their concern for the environment of Vermont. Sen. David Zuckerman, P-Hinesburg, also addressed the students.

Others gave speeches directly related to the environmental bills the students were lobbying for. A representative from 350 Vermont spoke (See Fossil fuel, Page 16)

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LINCOLN — Lincoln Library is holding its annual Book, Plant & Bake Sale on Saturday, May 28 — the day of the Lincoln Town Wide Yard Sale — from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The library is now collecting books in good condition for the Front Porch Book Sale. Library staff ask donors to check the condition of stored books and make sure that boxes do not contain mouse droppings.

Textbooks are not accepted for this sale. Books should be dropped off when the library is open; hours are listed on the library website at www.lincolnlibraryvt.com.

Staff members are also looking for plants for the plant sale.

Plants will be accepted on the day before the sale, Friday, May 27. Plants should be labeled.

To donate a treat for the bake sale, call the library at 453-2665 or email lincolnlibraryvt@gmail.com.

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Common Ground Center to host Envirothon May 19 STARKSBORO — The 21st Ver- cies. They also will summarize their mont Envirothon will take place research, surveys and the success of at The Common Ground Center in their outreach tools and action plans.

Starksboro on May 19.

Students will also take part in The Vermont Envirothon is a natural hands-on testing stations about the resource competition for high school four other subject areas. age students. Throughout the school Around 3 p.m., awards will be year, students study basic concepts given for the best team in each of in four areas: soils, forestry, wildlife the five areas studied. Next the and aquatics. There is also a fifth area teams who scored the top three called “The Current Issue.� places will be recognized This is usually a hot-button The Vermont with awards. The team issue that faced by many that places first overall Envirothon natural resource or land will represent Vermont at is a natural management groups. This the North American Enyear’s issue is “Invasive resource virothon in Peterborough, Species: A Challenge to the competition Ontario, Canada, at the Environment, Economy for high end of July. Members of and Society.� the winning team at the school age As part of their study North American Envistudents. of the fifth issue, students rothon receive scholarcomplete a communityships to pay for their colbased project. This year, students lege educations as a prize. are looking at the invasive plants, Teams from nine different schools insects and animals in their com- are participating — 14 teams total. munities, doing surveys, looking at An additional school was involved threats and researching treatments but unable to participate in the final for invasive species. Students cre- event. Schools include Danville High ated action plans to mitigate threats School, Missisquoi Valley Union caused by invasive species and cre- High School, People’s Academy, ated outreach tools to communicate Rutland High School (Environmental their plan to their communities.

Club), Stafford Forestry and Natural At the Vermont Envirothon, stu- Resources – Stafford Tech Center, dents make presentations to a panel South Burlington High School, South of invasive plant, invasive insect and Royalton High School, Thetford invasive animal expert judges about Academy, and Websterville Baptist their findings relating to invasive spe- High School.

Fossil fuel (Continued from Page 15) about divestment, or removing fossil fuel company stocks from state pension investment portfolios. Graham Spraney, a senior from Mount Mansfield High School, delivered a moving speech about his connection with the Vermont outdoors and urged legislators to pass a bill that would institute a state tax on the carbon in gasoline and heating oil.

Other students got involved as

well. Andy Siki, a Winooski student, performed a song he wrote himself, and a Harwood band opened the rally with a rousing tune. The musical portion of the rally culminated with a performance by Headphone Jack and the Splitters, a Burlington-based hip hop band with a focus on environmentalism and activism.

Students were also able to interact with legislators from their hometowns. As the day went on and the noise of the rally shook the Statehouse walls, representatives and senators came out to talk to their young constituents and ask about their priorities for Vermont’s future.

Mount Abe students had a lengthy interaction with Rep. Fred Baser, RBristol, about various bills facing the Vermont lawmakers. Later in the day, the House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing all of the youth activists and honoring them for their involvement in Vermont’s legislative process.

By 1 p.m., the bands had packed up and left, the free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream had been all eaten up, and most of the dancing, chanting students had boarded their buses and headed back to their respective schools. No sign remained on the Statehouse lawn to show what had happened. But the students remember that day as the first time they realized the power their voices could have, and hopefully, when it comes voting time on the next environmental bills, our legislators will, too.

Addison Independent, Monday, May 9, 2016 — PAGE 17

Man escapes after high-speed chase, turns self in later BRISTOL — A 19-year-old Randolph man turned himself in to the Williston barracks of the Vermont State Police on May 2 following a high-speed chase through Chittenden and Addison

counties the night of April 30.

Alexander Tracy faces charges in Addison and Chittenden counties, including eluding police, gross negligent driving, violating conditions of release and speeding. He

Girl power AT THE GIRL Scouts of the Green and White Mountains Council annual Young Women of Distinction Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 23, council CEO Patricia Mellor, left, bestows awards on two Middlebury Union High School students: Carolyn Balparda, center, of Middlebury and Christina Wiles of Forest Dale. Wiles received recognition for her participation in the Girls Rock the Capital Program, an internship in which she shadowed state legislative leaders, attended committee meetings and hearings, and worked on preparing a bill. Balparda was honored for completing the requirements of the Gold Award in connection with her project to educate the community about bees. The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

was jailed for lack of $5,000 bail, according to a press release by Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs.

At around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, Bristol police were alerted to a high-speed chase southbound toward Bristol, Gibbs recounted. The chase had started in Essex and had traveled as far as Hinesburg, where officers lost sight of the black Subaru Impreza bearing Vermont plates.

At around 12:49 a.m. a Bristol police officer spotted the Impreza in downtown Bristol traveling

southbound from North Street onto South Street. The officer tried to stop the vehicle, which fled, speeding northbound onto Route 116, then to Burpee Road, Monkton Road, Monkton Ridge Road and onto Silver Street in Hinesburg, where it crashed after striking spike strips deployed by a Shelburne police officer.

Police were unable to catch the driver, later identified as Tracy, who fled the wrecked vehicle on foot.

At the time of the chase, Tracy was on active conditions of release

for a Franklin County burglary case.

One of many of those conditions included a 6 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew, when he was supposed to be in the custody of his mother.

The Bristol Police Department was assisted throughout the incident and subsequent investigation by the Williston and New Haven units of the Vermont State Police,

by Hinesburg Fire and Rescue, and by the police departments of Burlington, Essex, Hinesburg, Richmond, Shelburne and Vergennes.

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MONDAY

Boys’ tennis moves to 7-0

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By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team defeated visiting Montpelier, 5-2, on Saturday to complete a 3-0 week and improve to 7-0.

The Tigers’ remaining three matches come against teams they have defeated, putting an undefeated regular season within reach. Earlier last week, the Tigers defeated host North Country, 5-0, on Wednesday, and host U-32, 4-3, on Tuesday.

Coach Ken Schoen calls the Tigers “a wonderful team, the best in many years,” and praises their sportsmanship and character as well as their ability.

Schoen also noted the senior Nick Holmes, who plays at either No. 1 or No. 1; freshman No. 5 player Jesse Rubin; and the Tiger No. 1 doubles team of Ben Silver and Maxim Mayone are all undefeated.

Key points vs. the Solons came at No. 3 singles, where Ziven McCarty won a tiebreaker, and at No. 1 doubles, where Silver and Mayone also prevailed in a tiebreaker after dropping the first set.

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COMMODORE GUNNAR SONWALDT, under pressure from Otter Valley’s Keenan Pratt, goes after a loose ball Saturday in Brandon.

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Score BOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 5/5 MUHS vs. S. Burlington ................8-5 Boys’ Lacrosse 5/4 St. J vs. OV .................................17-5 5/4 Burr & Burton vs. MUHS ...........12-10 5/6 Mt. Abe vs. Randolph ..................18-3 5/6 Milton vs. VUHS ..........................13-8 5/7 VUHS vs. OV ..............................13-7 5/7 S. Burlington vs. MUHS ..............11-9 Softball 5/4 OV vs. Hartford ...........................14-6 5/5 VUHS vs. Mt. Abe .........................8-2 5/5 MUHS vs. Colchester ....................5-5 5/6 Mt. Abe vs. OV ..............................5-2 5/7 Mt. Anthony vs. OV .....................12-2 Baseball 5/4 OV vs. Windsor .............................4-0 5/5 Mt. Abe vs. VUHS ................... 3-2 (8) 5/5 Colchester vs. MUHS ..................15-0 5/6 Mt. Abe vs. OV ..............................8-5 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse NESCAC Final Four at Trinity 5/7 Midd. vs. Amherst........................13-4 5/8 Midd. vs. Trinity ...........................10-7 Men’s Lacrosse NESCAC Final Four at Tufts 5/7 Midd. vs. Bowdoin .......................10-9 5/8 Midd. vs. Tufts ...........................14-20 Baseball 5/7 Bowdoin vs. Midd ..........................6-0 5/7 Bowdoin vs. Midd ..........................3-0

Commodores ride surge of intensity to overwhelm Otters

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Intensity was the word after Saturday’s Division III high school boys’ lacrosse game at Otter Valley, in which visiting Vergennes took charge after a 5-5 first half to win, 13-7.

VUHS coach Ed Cook said the Commodores came out of the break ready to play, and that’s why they outscored OV, 6-0, in the third period.

“We talked at halftime about coming out with intensity. Our defense was incredible in the second half,” Cook said.

Meanwhile, OV coach Jesse Milliman said his Otters came out flat after a solid first half, something that has been a trend.

“It’s been the story of our season, unfortunately. Hats off to them. They came out with intensity in the second half, and we came out just the opposite,” Milliman said. “We hustled hard and played good defense in the first half, and I don’t know what I need to do better as a coach to keep them coming out fired up in the second half.”

To be fair to the Otters, they were without defenders Jove Bautista and Trevor Lear due to a scheduling conflicts and an injury, midfielder Collin Parker is hurt, and attacker Keenan Pratt left with an injury in the second quarter.

The lone regular defender, Jared Felkl, was joined by junior Sean Martin and freshman

COMMODORE TYLER KEPES stays a step ahead of Otter Sean Martin Saturday in Brandon. Kepes had a goal and three assists in the 13-7 Vergennes win.

Timothy Kittler, and they held their own for a half.

“That stings, particularly on defense, not having those guys,” Milliman said. “Our new guys came in and stepped it up in the first half, but unfortunately weren’t able to execute in the second half. But that’s on me. I’ve got to have them prepared.”

OV started strong, with middie Will Ross and attacker Colton Leno scoring in the first 2:28 to make it 2-0. By the end of the quarter it was 3-3, with VUHS goals from Tyler Crowningshield, Brett Woods and Max RattiBicknell, with two assists from Tyler Kepes and one from Ratti-Bicknell. Erik Sherman, from Leno, also scored for OV. In the second quarter OV scored early on when Tyson Cram took a feed from Ross and bounced a shot home from the right side.

Crowningshield tied the game when his shot deflected off a defender past first-half OV goalie Alec Stevens (six saves). Ratti-Bicknell made it 5-4, VUHS, with a feed from Crowningshield. At 0:53, Leno whipped a shot home from long range, and it was 5-5 at the break.

Then the roof fell in in the third quarter, Crowningshield scored three times and assisting two goals in the period (he finished with seven goals and four assists), and the other goals came from Woods, Kepes and Ratti(See Lacrosse, Page 20)

Addison Independent, Monday, May 9, 2016 — PAGE 19

Eagle baseball outlasts OV

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — Two Division II high school baseball teams fresh off their first wins met in Bristol on Friday, and it was host Mount Abraham that made it two in a row, holding off Otter Valley, 8-5.

The Eagles (2-6) built a 6-1 lead through three innings, but saw the Otters rally against Eagle sophomore starter Dustin Whitcomb in the fourth and fifth to pull to within 6-5.

But the Eagles got two innings of scoreless relief from senior Caleb Bonvouloir in his first varsity mound appearance and also added two key pad runs in the bottom of the sixth to nail down the win.

For Mount Abe, Friday’s win followed a 3-2, eight-inning win at rival Vergennes on Thursday. And those two results followed an 0-6 start in which the Eagles came no closer than six runs in any game.

“It feels good to be on the winning side a couple times. The first six games have been awful,” said Eagle coach Jeff Stetson.

The Eagles bottomed out in a 20-4 home loss on Tuesday to a two-win Middlebury team. Afterward, Stetson and the Eagles sat down for a heart-to-heart, with a positive result.

“We had a team meeting and talked about how we wanted to be remembered and perceived, and what are code of conduct and effort was going to be,” Stetson said. “We had a good positive meeting as a group. And since then … we’ve played better and the kids are more alive in the dugout.”

Baseball: OV, Eagles earn first wins

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School sophomore pitcher Dustin Whitcomb allowed just three earned runs in five innings against Otter Valley Friday afternoon in Bristol.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Coach Mike Howe’s 1-6 Otters were coming off a 1-0 Wednesday win at Windsor in which junior Derek Aines tossed a complete-game shutout.

Howe said he is seeing more good things from what is still an inexperienced OV crew.

“We’ve been progressively getting better. We are a still relatively young team, and the progression has been good. We’ve just got to continue to improve,” he said.

His sophomore starter, Payson Williams, had a rocky first inning as the Eagles took a 4-1 lead after one inning. But Williams settled down after that, allow-

ing only two earned runs on five hits in 5.2 innings, striking out four and walking just one batter after hitting two and walking one in the first.

“I thought he pitched a great game,” Howe said. “I thought he rebounded well.”

OV took a 1-0 lead in the top of first.

Tyler Allen singled with two out and reached third on an outfield error. Greg Whitney then singled him home. In the bottom of the inning Whitcomb (single), Chris Wood and George Bailey (hit by pitches), and Adam Whitcomb (walked for an RBI) all scored for Mount Abe, (See Baseball, Page 20)

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School junior Caleb Bonvouloir makes a diving tag on Otter Valley’s Gregory Whitney at third base during last Friday’s game in Bristol. The Eagles won the game, 8-5.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham topped Vergennes for its first win of the spring to highlight local high school baseball action in the latter half of last week. In other games, Otter Valley also picked up its first win, and Middlebury dropped a home contest.

The Eagles also hosted the Otters on Friday; see story.

EAGLES-COMMODORES The Eagles earned their first win on Thursday, edging host VUHS, 3-2, in eight innings. Winning pitcher Adam Whitcomb squeezed home George Bailey with the decisive unearned run. Whitcomb allowed three hits and one earned run, striking out 11, in a complete game performance. Chris Wood had three hits and scored a run for the Eagles, Caleb Bonvouloir singled in a run, and Coleman Russell plated a run with a squeeze bunt.

Hunter O’Connor started and tossed seven innings for Vergennes, allowing five hits and no earned runs and fanning 10. O’Connor also singled in a run. Josh Sickles and Nate Rowell each singled and scored for Vergennes (1-7).

Casey Kimball took the loss in relief.

OTTERS On Wednesday, OV broke into the win column by blanking host Windsor, 4-0, behind the two-hit pitching of Derek Aines, who fanned five and walked three. The Otters broke the game open with three runs in the seventh on an error, walk, a bunt hit by Colby McKay, a wild pitch and two RBI grounders.

TIGERS On Thursday, visiting Colchester blanked the Tigers, 15-0, in five innings, as Andrew Lynch threw a two-hitter for the 5-2 Lakers. Patrick Messenger and Austin Friend poked the two hits for the 2-5 Tigers, and Jordan Stearns took the pitching loss.

Rivalries highlight softball ADDISON COUNTY — A pair of local clashes highlighted the high school softball slate late last week: Vergennes defeated Mount Abraham, which bounced back to defeat Otter Valley. OV also split two other contests, while Middlebury knocked off an unbeaten team.

EAGLES-COMMODORES On Thursday, host Vergennes defeated the Eagles, 8-2.

Tamara Aunchman tossed a complete-game four-hitter for VUHS and homered, doubled and drove in three runs to spark the Commodores. Megan Martin singled and drove in two runs, and Taylor Bresnick had a hit and an RBI as VUHS evened its record at 4-4.

Rachael McCormick, who took the pitching loss, and Dani Forand each had two hits as the Eagles slipped to 5-2.

EAGLES-OTTERS On Friday, the Eagles knocked off visiting OV, 5-2.

Jenna McArdle sparked the Eagles by tripling, doubling and singling to drive in three runs, and Forand added three more hits. McCormick earned the pitching win.

Gabby Poalino belted her third homer of the week for OV, and Maia Edmunds tripled and scored. Courtney Bushey took the pitching loss.

OTTERS On Wednesday, Poalino launched two homers and drove in five runs to spark the Otters past previously undefeated Hartford, 14-6. Amy Jones added two triples and Edmunds and Caitlyn Ketcham tripled and singled to back Bushey’s complete-game pitching.

On Saturday, Division I Mt. Anthony improved to 7-1 and slugged three homers in a 12-2 victory over the visiting Otters. Jones tripled, singled and scored twice; Poalino doubled, singled and drove in a run; and Bushey picked up the other RBI. TIGERS On Thursday, the Tigers dealt visiting Colchester its first loss, 5-3, as Bridget Audet homered, doubled and drove in three runs. Payton Buxton earned the pitching win, allowing five hits, fanning five and walking none. Darcy Staats added a pair of hits for the Tigers as they improved to 6-2, while Ella Beattie and Sondra Laroche singled and drove in runs against the 7-1 Lakers.

PAGE 20 — Addison Independent, Monday, May 9, 2016

Boys’ lax: Eagles win, others fall ADDISON COUNTY — In high school boys’ lacrosse action in the latter half of last week, Mount Abraham won, but Middlebury, Vergennes and Otter Valley came up short.

The Otters also hosted Vergennes on Saturday in a Division III clash; see story.

EAGLES On Friday, the host Eagles coasted past winless Randolph, 18-3, as four players scored four goals apiece: Charlie Meyer (five assists), Dylan Weaver and Lucas Richter (two assists each), and Owein LaBarr. Goalies Tucker Paradee and Patrick Davison each made three saves for the Eagles, and Paradee went on the attack and scored a goal.

At 6-1, the Eagles trail only Stratton (6-0) in the D-III standings.

TIGERS MUHS (3-4) took a pair of two-goal D-I losses in a week that saw the Tigers thin on defense due to injury.

On Wednesday, visiting Burr & Burton won, 12-10, despite four goals and three assists from Jack Hounchell. Jake Peluso (two goals, two assists), Spencer Carpenter (two goals), Trey Kaufmann (two assists) and Ali Abdul Sater and Andrew Gleason (a goal

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 5/10 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS .....4:30 p.m.

5/13 MUHS at CVU ...................4:30 p.m.

Boys’ Lacrosse 5/9 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS ............4 p.m.

5/10 VUHS at Rice .........................4 p.m.

5/10 Mt. Abe at Burlington ..............4 p.m.

5/11 OV at VUHS ...........................4 p.m.

5/11 St. Albans at MUHS................4 p.m.

5/13 U-32 at VUHS ........................4 p.m.

5/13 Lamoille at Mt. Abe.................4 p.m.

5/13 OV at Mt. Anthony .............4:30 p.m.

5/13 MUHS at Essex ......................7 p.m.

Softball 5/10 Mt. Abe at N. Country ........4:30 p.m.

5/10 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS .....4:30 p.m.

5/10 VUHS at CVU....................4:30 p.m.

5/11 OV at Fair Haven...............4:30 p.m.

5/12 Leland & Gray at OV .........4:30 p.m.

5/12 MUHS at Milton .................4:30 p.m.

5/12 Mt. Abe at Missisquoi ........4:30 p.m.

5/12 St. Albans at VUHS ...........4:30 p.m.

5/13 MUHS at N. Country .........4:30 p.m.

5/14 Rice at VUHS .......................11 a.m.

5/14 Mt. Abe at Colchester ...........11 a.m.

Baseball 5/10 Mt. Abe at N. Country ........4:30 p.m.

5/10 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS .....4:30 p.m.

5/10 VUHS at CVU....................4:30 p.m.

5/10 OV at Bellows Falls ...........4:30 p.m.

5/12 MUHS at Milton .................4:30 p.m.

5/12 OV at Brattleboro ..............4:30 p.m.

5/12 Mt. Abe at Missisquoi ........4:30 p.m.

5/12 St. Albans at VUHS ...........4:30 p.m.

5/13 MUHS at N. Country .........4:30 p.m.

5/13 OV at Fair Haven ..............4:30 p.m.

5/14 Rice at VUHS .......................11 a.m.

5/14 Mt. Abe at Colchester ...........11 a.m.

Track 5/10 VUHS/Mt. Abe at Colchester .....3:30 p.m.

5/13 MUHS Hosts .....................3:30 p.m.

COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse 5/9 ................NCAA Pairings Announced Men’s Lacrosse 5/9 ................NCAA Pairings Announced Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

apiece) also contributed offensively. Goalies Eli Miller (12 saves) and Doug DeLorenzo (two saves) combined for 14 stops.

On Saturday, host South Burlington (5-3) won, 11-9, despite DeLorenzo’s 20-save effort. Peluso, Kaufmann and Donahue each scored twice, and Peluso also set up two goals.

OTTERS On Wednesday, host D-II St. Johnsbury defeated OV, 17-5. Colton Leno scored three times for OV, Erik Sherman and Collin Eugair added a goal apiece, and Keenan Pratt set up two scores. Goalies Jonathan McKeighan (nine saves) and Alec Stevens (six) combined for 15 saves as D-III OV dropped to 1-5.

COMMODORES Host VUHS on Friday also lost to a D-II foe, as Milton earned a 13-8 decision. Brett Woods and Tyler Kepes led VUHS with three goals apiece, while Tyler Crowningshield contributed two goals and two assists.

Goalie Broc Clark made 17 saves as the DIII Commodores fell to 3-2 heading into their Saturday trip to Brandon.

Lacrosse (Continued from Page 18 Bicknell. Two came after OV passes were picked off on second-half goalie Jon McKeighan’s doorstep.

Crowningshield said the Commodores wanted to finish strong, especially after playing a poor second half in a 13-8 loss the day before to Milton.

“Yesterday we didn’t capitalize on all of our opportunities, and today we came out a little slow, but the second half was definitely a plus,” Crowningshield said.

In the final period, Leno and Eugair each scored and assisted each other, while Crowningshield added two more scores, one assisted

by Woods. McKeighan made seven secondhalf saves, while Broc Clark was credited with 17 for VUHS. Some of Clark’s saves were not challenging, thanks to VUHS defenders Jeb Hodsden, Jack Eisenhower and Hunter Mayshak and long-stick middies Brad Sturtevant and Lathrop Brownell.

“Our defense is actually our strong suit,” Crowningshield said.

The 4-2 Commodores, in the top four in the D-III standings, hope to make a playoff run.

Asked what they need to do so, the I-word cropped up again.

“What we need to do is just make solid passes and have more intensity, get all of team on the same page,” Crowningshield said. “We’re definitely getting better.”

Cook said he would like to bottle the second half.

“It’s intensity in practice. It’s playing as a team, not caring who scores,” he said.

Milliman’s 1-6 team is improved from past seasons, but has not been rewarded with victories. He hopes that will come.

“We’ve just got to put it all together,” Milliman said. “They’ve got to learn how to win.

I can’t do it for them. I can’t teach them how to expect to win. And that’s the biggest thing, the mentality. We’ll keep fighting and working hard. These are great kids, and they deserve to win, and that’s what I want for them.”

Tennis (Continued from Page 18 The week’s closest call came vs. U-32 on Tuesday, where Rubin won a 15-13 tiebreaker at No. 5 with the overall match tied at 3-3 to give the Tigers the win.

Vs. the Solons on Wednesday: • At No. 1 singles, Jon Fitzcharles lost, 7-5, 6-2.

• At No. 2 singles, Holmes won, 7-6, 6-4.

• At No. 3 singles, McCarty won, 7-6, 4-6, 1-0.

• At No. 4 singles, Joao Pedro Ribeiro lost, 6-1, 6-1.

• At No. 5 singles, Rubin won, 6-1, 6-2.

• At No. 1 doubles, Silver and Mayone won, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0.

• At No. 2 doubles, Ryan Miller and Drew Ki-

ernan won, 6-1, 6-0.

At North Country on Wednesday, the Falcons forfeited both doubles matches. In singles: • At No. 1, Holmes won, 6-1, 6-1.

• At No. 2, Owen Hammel won, 3-6, 6-1, 1-0.

• At No. 3, Ribeiro won, 6-3, 6-0.

• At No. 4, Mayone won, 6-2, 6-2.

• At No. 5, Miller won, 6-1, 6-0.

Baseball (Continued from Page 19) and Bonvouloir hit an RBI grounder.

The Eagles made it 6-1 in the third when Adam Whitcomb reached on a passed ball while striking out, Bonvouloir singled, and Keion Correll doubled them home.

The Otters began to make better contact in the fourth. Whitney walked and Daniel Allen singled to start the rally. Williams grounded to third, erasing Whitney. Josh Beayon advanced the runners with a groundout, and Reilly Shannon singled both home to make it 6-3.

In the fifth, OV broke out heavy lumber to make it 6-5. Dominic McCullough singled, and Tyler Allen boomed an opposite-field triple that two-hopped the right field fence.

Daniel Allen followed with a shot that bounced over the center field fence for a double.

Whitcomb (eight hits, two strikeouts, three walks) tossed a wild pitch to move the runner to third and walked Williams, but induced a foul pop to end the threat.

Bonvouloir came on to a toss scoreless sixth, and the Eagles padded the lead in their half of the inning. Wyatt Gendreau doubled with two out and Coleman Russell reached on an error. Dustin Whitcomb then singled, and both runs scored on an outfield error. Whitney came on to get the final out.

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School senior catcher Anthony Robideau looks to throw to the infield after snagging a foul pop during Friday’s game against Otter Valley.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Bonvouloir allowed a single and a walk in the OV seventh, but got three outs on to pop-ups to Wood at shortstop.

“He’s got that nice funky sidearm delivery and threw strikes, and

he got them popping it up pretty good,” Stetson said. “It was a good experience for him and a good experience for us to be able to hold onto that lead.”

Howe said he is confident the Ot-

ters are moving in the right direction, but just came up a little short on Friday.

“We battled,” he said. “We just didn’t make enough plays today.”

Addison Independent, Monday, May 9, 2016 — PAGE 21

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It is with Tiger pride that Middlebury Union High School recognizes Nicholas “Nick” Holmes as its Student of the Week. Nick is the son of Breena and Lewis Holmes of Middlebury. His brother, Sam, attends Bates College; sister Jane is in 10th grade at MUHS. Inducted into National Honor Society last spring, Nick has taken AP English, Environmental Science, Statistics and Spanish. He has been a teaching assistant in Spanish for the past two years. Nick is also a Peer Leader, and he works on the school newspaper.

It truly would be an understatement simply to say that Nick is involved in athletics at MUHS. He has played soccer, basketball and tennis during each of his four years here. And while there certainly have been awards along the way, what Nick has meant to his teams and mates is best summed up Nicholas “Nick” Holmes by the word “Captain.” Nick was chosen as such M.U.H.S. for each of the three sports this year.

Outside of school, Nick has been very active with the Middlebury Congregational Church Youth Service Group since 2010. Besides helping with community dinners, and with food and clothing drives, he has made service trips to do Hurricane Sandy cleanup, and to help with projects at a Boston homeless shelter and in the Lakota Nation. In the summer of 2014, Nick did a combined Spanish immersion and volunteer trip to Nicaragua.

A sense of humor is important to Nick, and he views kindness as the greatest of qualities.

By joining his brother in college at Bates next year, he will be doing his folks, the family car and the environment a great kindness — at least come Parents’ Weekend and vacation times!

Nick, you’ve been a looming presence in so many positive ways throughout high school.

Middlebury’s loss indeed — and deed — no doubt will be Bates’ gain. We salute you, Captain, and wish you the very best.

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Josh Sickles as its Student of the Week. Josh lives in Addison with his parents, Mark and Christine Sickles. His brother, Steven, is an HVAC service technician.

Josh made honor roll his entire high school career, except for one quarter. He was awarded the social studies Five Guidelines award his sophomore year and the math Five Guidelines award during his junior year.

Josh is a very active member of our school community. He has been one of our student representatives on the VUHS school board since his junior year. He was also selected to participate in the Green Mountain Boys’ State. Josh is also part of our student council. He played on the JV basketball team and is currently part of the varsity baseball team. He has been captain of Josh Sickles this team since his junior year. Outside of school V.U.H.S. Josh has worked at the D.A.R. State Park and at Shaw’s Supermarket. He has also volunteered at the Green Mountain Fish and Wildlife Conservation Camp.

Josh says this about his high school career: “Education starts with yourself. If you don’t want to learn then you won’t. It’s that simple. I learned early on that I wanted to be successful so I put my head down and worked hard. Now I am going to college with hope of becoming something bigger than myself.”

Chris Clark, a science teacher at VUHS, said, “Josh is an intrinsically motivated, conscientious student who brings enthusiasm and humor to the classroom. His kind and patient leadership skills are admirable. He has been focused and driven toward accomplishing his goals and I am confident that he will continue be very successful in the future.”

Following graduation from VUHS, Josh will attend Castleton University. He has received a full four-year National Guard ROTC scholarship. The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Josh the very best in the future.

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Be on the look-out for turtles on road MONTPELIER — It’s springtime and Vermont’s turtles on are on the move. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe. Female turtles are looking for places to deposit their eggs, sometimes choosing to lay along the shoulders of roads, which can end tragically.

“Turtles often cross roads as they search for a nest site,” said Steve Parren, biologist for the Vermont

Fish & Wildlife Department. “They are a slow-moving animal in today’s fast-paced world, so they have a tough time making it safely across the road. Turtles grow slowly and live a long time, so losing a mature breeding female is a huge loss to the turtle population.”

Turtle nesting activity peaks from late May through June. At this time of year, drivers are urged to keep an eye out for turtles in the road, espe-

cially when driving near ponds and wetlands.

To decrease the number of turtles that are killed by vehicles, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has been collecting data to identify stretches of road that are hotspots for wildlife migrations. They are working closely with VTrans, and with Jim Andrews from the Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas, among other partners.

“When you spot a turtle in the road, you may be able to help it across. First be sure you’re in a safe spot to stop and get out of your car, as human safety comes first,” said Andrews. “If you’re going to move a turtle off the road, always move it in the direction it was traveling.

They know where they’re going.”

According to Andrews, most turtles can simply be picked up and carried across the road. However, if the turtle has no colorful lines, spots, or other markings, it is probably a snapping turtle, so people should not get too close to the animal to avoid being bitten. Snapping turtle’s necks are as long as their shell. Instead, people should push the turtle across the road with an object like a

A SNAPPING TURTLE, having just laid eggs in the gravel at the edge of a Middlebury parking lot, ambles across the pavement in June 2014.

State wildlife officials warn drivers to keep an eye out for turtles crossing the road at this time of year.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

shovel or broom.

Andrews is also asking paddlers, boaters, and anglers to report turtle sightings throughout the state to the Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas website at vtherpatlas.org. The reports help conservationists keep track of the status of these species in order to act if a species appears to be in decline.

“Sending in a report is quick and

easy,” said Andrews. “Just snap a photo or two of the turtle, and submit your observation via the website or email. We’re constantly impressed with Vermonters’ commitment to conservation and willingness to help us save turtles.”

Observations can be submitted to the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas online at vtherpatlas.org or to jandrews@middlebury.edu.

Bristol police investigate suspicous men BRISTOL — Police in Bristol are looking into a report of suspicious men looking for unoccupied homes.

Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs reports that at around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, April 29, a resident of Lower Meadow Lane reported

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, May 10 5:30 a.m. Lifelines 6 a.m. ACEDC 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 9:30 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 2 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB) 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Selectboard LIVE 10:30 p.m. DRB Wednesday, May 11 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. DRB, Public Affairs 10:30 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs Thursday, May 12 7 a.m. DRB 9:30 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 10 a.m. ACEDC Noon Selectboard, DRB 5:30 p.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 8 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs Friday, May 13 5 a.m. Public Affairs 9 a.m. Las Promesas De Dios 9:30 a.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. DRB 8:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios 9 p.m. Lifelines Saturday, May 14 5 a.m. ACEDC, DRB, Public Affairs

9 a.m. Eckankar 9:30 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 6:30 p.m. DRB Sunday, May 15 8 a.m. Las Promesas de Dios 8:30 a.m. Eckankar 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 10 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 8 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 8:30 p.m. ACEDC Monday, May 16 5 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 6 a.m. Public Affairs 9:30 a.m. Lifelines 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB 4 p.m. Congregational Church 5:30 p.m. Rep. Betty Nuovo 6 p.m. Las Promesas de Dios 6:30 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. ACEDC, Public Affairs 10:30 p.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace METV Channel 16 Tuesday, May 10 5 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 5:30 a.m. At the Ilsley 6:30 a.m. Yoga 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 7:30 a.m. United in Harmony

a man came to her door wearing a Casella uniform shirt and told her that he worked for the electric company in the area and was preparing to do some tree cutting near power lines.

The man asked about neighbors, wanting to know if they were

home. Another man also wearing a Casella uniform shirt was seen sitting in a burgundy-colored pickup in the driveway. The resident expressed concern the men were casing homes for criminal intent.

Bristol police planned to follow up with Casella Waste Management.

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Please see the MCTV website, www.middleburycommunitytv.org, for changes in the schedule; MCTV events, classes and news; and to view many programs online. Submit listings to the above address, or call 388-3062.

4 p.m. The Story Matters 4:30 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 5 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 6 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 6:35 p.m. Growing Bright Futures 9:30 p.m. United in Harmony 11:30 p.m. Vermont Board of Education Wednesday, May 11 6 a.m. Lights, Camera, Action 6:35 a.m. Yoga 7 a.m. Growing Bright Futures 7:30 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 8 a.m. Garden Club 11 a.m. The Story Matters 11:30 a.m. Vermont Board of Education 4:30 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 5 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 5:35 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 7 p.m. First Wednesday 8:30 p.m. At the Ilsley Thursday, May 12 6 a.m. Lights, Camera, Action 6:35 a.m. Yoga 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 7:30 a.m. The Story Matters 8 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 8:30 a.m. At the Ilsley 10 a.m. Lights, Camera, Action 11 a.m. ACSU Carousel Meetings 5 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 5:30 p.m. United in Harmony 7:30 p.m. Story Matters 8 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 8:30 p.m. Vermont Board of Education Friday, May 13 6:30 a.m. Yoga 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 9:30 a.m. Garden Club, Poets

12:30 p.m. Vermont Board of Education 5:30 p.m. Yoga 5:55 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 6:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 7 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 8 p.m. ACSU Carousel Meetings Saturday, May 14 5 a.m. At the Ilsley: Northwest Passage 6 a.m. Yoga 6:20 a.m. Bulletin Board 6:30 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 9 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9:30 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 10 a.m. ACSU Carousel Meetings 5:25 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 6 p.m. Hiking Kilimanjaro 7:30 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 8 p.m. At the Ilsley Sunday, May 15 5 a.m. Rock Gardens 6 a.m. Julius Caesar 7:10 a.m. Yoga 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. At the Ilsley: Poets 10 a.m. ACSU Carousel Meetings 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 8 p.m. The Story Matters 8:30 p.m. At the Ilsley Monday, May 16 5 a.m. Poets 7 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 7:30 a.m. At the Ilsley 9 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10 a.m. ACSU Carousel Meetings 6 p.m. Poets 7 p.m. ID-4 Meeting

Addison Independent, Monday, May 9, 2016 — PAGE 23

Exhibit (Continued from Page 1) Take, for example, the inexpenportraits, vivid watercolors and sive Chinese lantern loaned by delicate craftwork often on display THT Executive Director Douglas at the Jackson Gallery.

Anderson.

But each of these simple items It was 1978, and Anderson was features a backstory that makes teaching theater at the University them all priceless to their respec- of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. tive owners, and highly interesting One of his students, an aspiring to those who will visit the “Arti- filmmaker, had just arrived from Facts of Life” exhibit during its Taiwan and possessed little comvery limited run, this Thursday and mand of the English language.

Friday.

Anderson spent several weeks “Let’s explore how we can do helping the student brush up the interesting things with the com- English in his term papers. munity, make them feel a part of “He was genial and shy,” Anderthe process,” THT Opson recalled. erations Manager Haley At the conclusion of Rice said of the moti- “Not a single the semester, the stuvation behind the new houseguest dent gave Anderson a exhibit. rudimentary Chinese has ever “The thing about lantern, a gesture of asked about museums is, they tell gratitude for the help he you what’s valuable,” the cheap had been given. she added, “but in this lantern That student, Ang case it’s the people who Lee, would later go on dangling own the objects telling to make such acclaimed above our us what’s valuable.” films as “Life of Pi” and Rice got the exhibit sink. No “Sense and Sensibility.” idea from a national arts one has He would win Academy marketing conference Awards for “Crouching ever asked she attended a couple Tiger, Hidden Dragon” of years ago in Char- me why it’s and “Brokeback Mounlotte, N.C. The keynote there, or tain.” speaker, Nina Simon, “Not a single housewho it came extolled the advantages guest has ever asked from.” of having an interactive about the cheap lantern — Douglas dangling above our museum.

Anderson “She was absolutely sink,” Anderson said of fascinating,” Rice rethe prized artifact. “No called. “She talked about how mu- one has ever asked me why it’s seums could open up their doors there, or who it came from.” to be more of a community presAlso in the exhibit is a plastic ence.” bottle of water, donated by Ashley Rice thought that same con- Laux of Middlebury. cept cold be applied to the THT’s Laux’s story involves a MeJackson Gallery, in terms of it be- morial Day family trip that she, coming a reflection of the greater her husband and stepson took to Middlebury community. With that Waitsfield. Laux was pregnant at in mind, she imagined a showcase the time with her daughter, Althea. made up of objects loaned by folks But the family trip spontaneousfrom all over town. The common ly escalated from a planned lunch directive for the loaned items: That in Waitsfield to an overnight stay they were obtained serendipitous- at Popham Beach, north of Portly, as in “luck that takes the form land, Maine. of finding valuable or pleasant “My stepson felt like it was an things that are not looked for.” adventure because we didn’t even Each object therefore comes have toothbrushes or other clothes with a compelling individual sto- with us and I remember feeling ry that creates a grander prism like we were a bold and reckless through which to view what on the family getting ready for our big surface is a very “vanilla” exhibit. adventure welcoming a new baby,” Rice and her colleagues asked Laux recounted. “My husband colaround a dozen people for dona- lected the water to try to capture tions of their favorite “ArtiFacts.” the moment.”

The solicitation was also extendThe bottle of water now sits on ed to some young parents at the her laundry room shelf.

Parent-Child Center of Addison Ellie Steele Friml, director of the County, who came through with Jackson Gallery, provided a croa combined four objects, each ac- cheted angel. companied by a descriptive poem.

She harkened back to an ill-fated Other donors were instructed to trip on Route 7, during which her write a brief description of their vehicle — containing herself and item and what makes it serendipi- her two young children — was tous and special. rear-ended by a large truck. The Rice said the artifacts harvest distracted truck driver had veered also includes a blanket, a photo into Friml’s vehicle, but had been of a Syrian girl, a unicorn brace- able to spin his wheel at the last let, Liberian weaponry, a perfume moment to reduce the impact. bottle and a Panamanian shirt.

Friml’s vehicle was still totaled, Some of the stories behind the but she and her children emerged loaned items are touching; others uninjured. are informative, humorous and She found on the ground, at the awe-inspiring. scene of the accident, a simple cro-

cheted angel that she now refers to as a “guardian angel” that was symbolically looking out for the family that day.

Keisha Thompson, a ParentChild Center client, donated a black leather vest that her dad wore while driving his motorcycle. Thompson wrote a poem about how the vest evoked warm memories of her dad and their motorcycle rides together.

My father’s black leather vest takes me to a time of my childhood adventure, riding the motorcycle known as a rat bike, the tank on the front, stained with gas.

I see his braid whipping in the wind smacking the patches on the back of his vest and flying up to my cheeks.

I’ve stared at the patches on the back of his vest for hours at a time.

Tucking my arms into his side and laying my head on the words, I fall asleep to the vibrations and rumble of the motorcycle.

An old leather vest sits in a box; The crevices chalked with oil, dirt and memories.

Dusted by time, this vest lives forever.

Those who want to see the exhibit will have limited opportunities, as it’s going to be a “pop-up” exhibit, according to Rice.

It will be on view at the Jackson Gallery this Thursday, May 12, and Friday, May 13, from noon to

TOWN HALL THEATER Operations Manager Haley Rice looks down on three objects that will be featured in a pop-up exhibit at THT’s Jackson Gallery called “The ArtiFacts of Life.” The exhibit will run from noon to 5 p.m. on May 12 and 13.

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5 p.m. An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday.

“I like the brevity of it,” she said.

“You don’t stay too long at the fair.

It stays very fresh; it doesn’t get old.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Rooftop solar (Continued from Page 1) The first step toward solar for it is now,” LaPerle said.

Bristol Beverage was an engineerFive or so years ago, he put in a ing report on the roof to see if it new standing seam roof and new could bear not just the panels but siding, and insulated the walls. But more specifically the panels plus jumping into a fullsnow load. That reout solar installation “Every job is a port said that before wasn’t a step he was even thinking about little bit different, quite ready to take. installation the rafters “Bristol Electron- but this one was had to be reinforced, ics, they come in here. just fun to work something that LaThey’re customers, so on because this Perle believes a lot I know them. I talk of commercial spaces one was really to them regularly. So especially — given Dave Cobb had been different. We the engineering stanasking me to do solar really enjoyed dards they must meet on this place for two — might have to conthis project.” years. Every sunny sider.

— Chris Marion, day, he’d immediate“This is an old co-owner of ly pop in: ‘Gee, you building and I feel Bristol Electronics could be making your like a lot of commerown electricity right cial spaces are going now’ — ‘Well I know Dave,’” said to, if it’s a roof-mounted system, LaPerle, chuckling. they will go through very similar This year LaPerle was finally things to what I went through,” said ready to make the change.

LaPerle.

Step two was bringing in Structural Energy Corp. (SEC) of Middlebury to assess his energy needs and decide on the best options for improving his building’s energy use and energy efficiency overall.

One unique aspect of LaPerle’s business is the importance of refrigeration. Bristol Beverage runs two huge banks of coolers for beer, cider, milk, bottled water, tea, chilled coffee, juice, lemonade and soft drinks; a wine cooler; a dairy-hot dog-local chicken cooler; a small fridge stocked just with Canada Dry; four ice chests; and individual freezers just for local meat, ice cream and pizzas. These, of course, must run 24/7.

SEC recommended replacing his retail space’s propane-driven Rinnai wall-mounted heaters with heat pumps. The heat pumps, explained SEC’s John MacIntyre, actually transfer heat out of the air and into a building and can be used to heat or cool a building. A heat pump, said MacIntyre, can gather heat and transfer it out of the ambient environment and into a home down to 13 degrees below zero and sometimes at temperatures even lower.

SEC President Jared Moats added that a heat pump uses the exact same principle as a refrigerator, which pumps heat out of the refrigerator “box” and vents it typically behind the fridge, where most homeowners never notice it.

“A heat pump is doing the same thing with your home,” said Moats.

“It’s just doing it in reverse.”

LaPerle will still use propane heaters in the more warehouse-like parts of his building, which are subject to raising and lowering of large doors and big blasts of cold air.

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or cold — leaked out. LaPerle said these changes brought the R-value of his attic from 15 to 40. R-value is a measure of how well a material resists the transfer of heat and cold.

Finally, came the installation of the 87 solar panels.

GOING SOLAR “Every job is a little bit different, but this one was just fun to work on because this one was really different. We really enjoyed this project,” said Chris Marion, co-owner of Bristol Electronics.

Marion explained that the panels LaPerle chose use a microinverter to convert the DC power generated by the panels into the AC that is used for standard electrical appliances.

She also said that the payoff — the point at which the installation has paid for itself — for a home is typically 10 to 12 years, for a business such as LaPerle’s the payoff would be more like 8.8 years — depending on how a business owner does the accounting for depreciation.

LaPerle was also able to take advantage of federal tax credits for solar installations.

LaPerle took out a 10-year loan to pay for the project, but feels that he will be seeing benefit immediately because his electricity bill is now halved and he expects to no longer need propane heat inside the retail space. He also said that for him, the investment makes sense because he’s committed to his business and to his building over the long term.

So, the way he figures it, he can pay the utility company or he can pay the loan for the renewable energy renovation and reap long-term rewards.

“All of a sudden next winter if I’m not buying propane then I’m immediately gaining. And my Green Mountain Power bill went from $1,300 to $600 so I’m gaining,” said LaPerle. “Do I still have a loan? Yes, I still have a loan. It’s still costing me money. It’s just that I’m paying the money to a loan instead of to buying power or buying propane.”

LaPerle also feels good about making a move toward renewable energy as a born and bred Vermonter, although he admits that as much as he’s supports rooftop solar, “to be honest, the stuff out in the fields drives me crazy. It should be on rooftops or in a commercial park.”

LaPerle is also looking forward to chatting with customers who are interested in seeing what he’s done and how it works.

Was moving his business toward renewable energy more for financial or more for environmental benefit?

LaPerle said it’s both.

“Yes it’s a fiscal thing, but it’s certainly the right thing. And to me, I’m a Vermont guy. I grew up here. I was born here. I love the fact that Vermont is leading with this whole solar thing,” he said.

Reporter Gaen Murphree is reached at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

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Volunteer gardeners ROTARY CLUB OF Middlebury members take a break from preparing the ground of the Community Garden of the Charter House Coalition on a recent Saturday morning. Food raised in the garden will be used in the coalition’s community lunches and dinners. The Rotary Club also provided funds to purchase a shed and tools.

BURLINGTON — A growing number of Vermonters are falling ill with diseases spread by ticks, such as Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.

These tick-borne diseases are preventable if you take action to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors now, and in the warmer months ahead.

“The black-legged tick causes over 99 percent of the tick-borne diseases reported in Vermont,” said Bradley Tompkins, infectious disease epidemiologist at the Vermont Department of Health. “During the spring, ticks are active and looking to feed on people or their pets. The trouble is these ticks can be as small as a poppy seed right now, so we all need to be aware of the risks and take action to protect ourselves.”

The Health Department encourages Vermonters to follow these three simple steps to avoid tick-borne diseases: REPEL. Before you go outside, apply an EPA-registered insect repellent on your skin and treat your clothes with permethrin. When possible, wear light-colored long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and tuck your pants into your socks to decrease access to you skin. Inspect yourself regularly when outside to catch any ticks before they

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRANDON MEETINGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, RT 7 South.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRISTOL MEETINGS: Sunday, Discussion Meeting 4:00-5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00-7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon-1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center in The Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00-10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meeting 10:00-11:00 AM. Beginners’ Meeting 6:30-7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center in The Marbleworks, Middlebury.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon-1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center in the Marbleworks, Middlebury.

Speaker Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon-1:00 PM. AND 7:30-8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center in The Marbleworks, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NEW HAVEN MEETINGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30-8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00-9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St. ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al-Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St Stephen’s Church on Main St (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Childcare provided.

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been leading a Bone Builders class at the Memorial Baptist Church for the past nine years. When asked what she appreciates about her class she describes, “We laugh together, we complain together, and we all agree that we would not be so faithful in lifting weights if we did not have one another!

I am thankful for my co-leader, Fran Nelson.” In addition to leading a Bone Builders class, Deb teaches the Sunday School class at Memorial Baptist Church in Middlebury to a wonderfully thoughtful group of teenagers. She also cooks for Community Lunch program. Deb recently “retired” from delivering Meals on Wheels in Bristol after 12 years and from serving on the Boy Scout Committee in Bristol. Thank you for the difference you make, Deb.

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NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Mondays, 6pm, held at The Turning Point Center located in The Marble Works.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center located in the Marble Works.

OA (OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS) MEETS on Thursdays at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 228 Maple St. Middlebury, VT (In the Marble Works Complex).

Become a Bone Builder Instructor RSVP Bone Builders is offering a workshop to qualify volunteers to become instructors for this strength training and osteoporosisprevention exercise program. We are seeking a few more volunteers for the Middlebury area and are also looking for substitute leaders. The training will take place on Thursday, May 26th from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at Eastview at Middlebury. Lunch will be provided at the free workshop and no prior instructor experience is necessary. To register for the workshop or find out more information about RSVPʼs free Bone Builder classes, please call 388-7044.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Fridays, 7:30pm, held at The Turning Point Center located in the Marble Works.

OPIATE OVERDOSE RESCUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required.

For info call 802-388-4249 or 802-683-5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.

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PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at the Mountain Health Center in Bristol. For info call APDA at 888-763-3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth.org.

UNIFORMED SERVICES ALL RECOVERY Support Group will be starting at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, located in the MarbleWorks complex. The group is directed toward those that have or are currently involved in the uniformed services such as Fire, Police, Veterance, EMS, Rescue, ER and DOC. This is a facilitated Peer to Peer group gathering to support our brothers and sisters with their struggles. Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Contact Bill Brim 802-683-5569 or the center at 802-388-4249.

PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens. Delivery available.

802-388-4831.

T E E N A L L - R E C O V E RY Group Meeting for anyone 15-18 years old who is struggling with addiction disorders. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. at the Turning Point Center. A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

For info call 802-388-4249 or 802-683-5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.

S I LV E R A N D G O L D J E W E L RY r e p a i r s a n d cleaning. Call 802-825-4153 or 802-377-7171.

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THE NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction.

As a twelve step program, we offer our help by sharing our experience, strength and hope. Please join us for an evening of support and recovery. You’re only a stranger until you walk through the door.

Anonymous and confidential.

THURSDAYS 6-7pm at the Turning Point Center - Marble Works, Middlebury, VT.

C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plastering. Also tile. Call Joe 802-234-5545 or Justin 802-234-2190.

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PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/ commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experience.

Best prices. References.

802-989-5803.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDITIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802-989-0009.

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BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802-388-1156.

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FARM PICK UP / DELIVERY driver needed. Every other day, home every night. Class A CDL with tank endorsement required. Milk hauling experience preferred. Please contact Nicki at: 802-989-4928.

HUGE YARD SALE Antiques, collectibles, household goods, furniture, too much to list.

No junk. 5/14 & 5/15, starts at 9 am. 1467 East St. New Haven, VT.

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR part time AM housekeeper, weekends and some midweek days. Looking for responsible, self motivated and meticulous person. Stable work history.

Call 802-877-3337.

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FLAG POLE for yard or town park, 802-453-4597.

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ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK to provide approximately 5 hours per week front desk and clerical support at the Salisbury Town Office. Must enjoy working with the public, possess great customer service skills, be friendly, organized and able to function efficiently in an environment with frequent interruptions.

Proficiency using MS Office required. Prior clerical, office and/or front desk experience beneficial. Interest in town government desired, Salisbury resident preferred but not required. If interested, call Sue at 352-4228 for further information.

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ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Transfer Station Operator II Full-Time Position

Transfer Station Operator wanted for immediate hire. Work as part of a team at the District Transfer Station and HazWaste Center in Middlebury, VT. This position will spend time between handling household hazardous waste and small business (CEG) hazardous waste and working in the Transfer Station yard.

Qualified applicants will have to meet all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Requirements, possess a clean driving record, and obtain a CDL endorsement prior to employment. Also, ability to: lift 50 lbs; be medically cleared and fit-tested for respirator use; operate heavy equipment (backhoe, skid steer loader, forklift), and drive a box truck and tractor-trailers (in yard only). Must be a reliable team player, able to communicate effectively and cordially with co-workers, customers and the general public. A high school diploma or equivalent, as well as reading skills (with the ability to read chemical labels), communication skills, math aptitude, and familiarity with computers are required.

Work an avg. 38-hr work week: Mon–Fri, 6:45 am – 3:15 pm and Sat, 7:45 am – 1:15 pm. (Sun. and one weekday off, with occasional overtime.)

Starting wage is $16.28/hr. We offer excellent benefits, including: paid leave; health, vision and dental insurance; and retirement savings plan.

Call (802) 388-2333 for a job description and application, download it from www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org, or stop by the office at 1223 Rt. 7 South, in Middlebury. Open until filled. To apply: Mail or drop off application to: ACSWMD, Attn: District Manager, 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753, or email to teri@acswmd.org.

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HIRING THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT IS SEEKING A PEOPLE-PERSON FOR DYNAMIC SALES TEAM The Addison Independent is looking for a top-notch advertising representative to sell new and service established accounts in Addison County. Individual must be excited to represent existing print and digital marketing plans as well as budding new digital platforms.

Must enjoy meeting and working with people, have strong written and verbal communication skills and a desire to actively listen and help businesses succeed.

Challenging, fast-paced work both within the office and on the road. Must have professional appearance, attention to detail and a creative attitude. This position offers ample opportunity to excel.

Commission-based compensation with health care package, 401K benefits and flexible work schedule. Excellent opportunity for learning or honing sales/business skills.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: Christy Lynn, Advertising Manager 58 Maple Street | Middlebury, VT 05753 christy@addisonindependent.com ADDISON COUNTY

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Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork, a division of Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc., specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of custom cabinetry, built-ins and architectural woodwork, including stairs, mantel assemblies, and interior and exterior doors.

We are seeking candidates for an experienced finisher. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience with finishing, preferably in a millwork shop, and will be able to work closely with others in a fast-paced environment. We are willing to train the right person.

Responsibilities include color matching, staining, preparing finishing materials, ensuring excellent quality of all finished products, maintaining good housekeeping habits, complying with all safety rules, and helping to ensure a safe working environment.

The right candidate will be willing to perform other wood shop duties as assigned. Job duties require the ability to stand most of the day, use hands, lift up to 100 lbs., stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl around, and load trucks for delivery.

This is a full time hourly position offering competitive pay and benefits including insurance, paid holidays, paid personal time and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Please send your resume and three references to:

Amanda Locke, Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. 191 Alta Woods, Brandon, VT 05733 or email to alocke@naylorbreen.com.

Hawk Hill Cabinetry and Custom Woodwork and Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. are equal opportunity employers.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Public Outreach Coordinator – Full-Time Position Public Outreach Coordinator wanted for immediate hire. We have an exciting job opportunity for a Public Outreach Coordinator to join our team at the ACSWMD office in Middlebury, VT. The POC promotes the understanding and value of waste reduction and diversion programs, including recycling organics management, household hazardous waste and source reduction.

Responsibilities include: outreach to residents, businesses & institutions; maintenance of webpage and other social media; development of broad and targeted educational campaign materials and surveys; and frequent local travel to speak/ present at special events, schools, businesses, etc. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must, with the ability to promote understanding within a wide range of audiences, age groups and personalities.

A Bachelor’s Degree is required, as well as experience in communications, marketing, community relations, journalism, or equivalent combination of education & experience. Knowledge of environmental/waste management is helpful. Applicant must possess a valid driver’s license and a vehicle to be used in travel. Familiarity with website design, desktop publishing and presentation software, social media, Microsoft Office, and strong planning and organizational skills are required.

This is a full-time, hourly position, with a starting salary of $46,614 per year.

Work for this position is frequently located in the field, with the administrative portion of work performed in the Middlebury office. Occasional nights and weekends for presentations or special events are required.

We offer excellent benefits, including: paid leave; health, vision, dental and life insurance; and a retirement savings plan.

Call (802) 388-2333 for a job description, download it from www.

AddisonCountyRecycles.org, or stop by the office at 1223 Rt. 7 South, in Middlebury. To apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume and 1-2 pg. writing sample via mail to: ACSWMD, Attn: District Manager, 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753, or e-mail to teri@acswmd.org. Open until filled.

The ACSWMD is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all ages, genders, sexual orientations and races. EOE/VPE/ADA.

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Full-time Delivery Driver CDL-Clean Record Apply in person: 2107 James Road • Weybridge, VT 802.545.2119

Mary Johnson Children’s Center EARLY CHILDHOOD LICENSED TEACHER PART-TIME COMMUNITY-BASED SCHOOL YEAR Mary Johnson Children’s Center is seeking a licensed teacher to support and mentor one early childhood center based program and three early childhood home based programs for the 2016-17 academic year. 23-hour per week, 37-week school year position.Position requires Vt. Teaching License with Early Childhood Endorsement, experience in early childhood classroom, strong written and verbal communication skills and knowledge of TS Gold assessment. The Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send resume and letters of reference to: Search Committee Mary Johnson Children’s Center 81 Water Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753

The town of Salisbury is looking for a highway worker to plow snow and maintain & load trucks. Must have CDL, pass a drug test, be dependable and willing to be on call 24 hrs/day – 7days/wk. Experience a plus.

Call or stop at the town shed for more information.

Contact: Tom Barker, Road Foreman Shed: 802-352-1017 • Cell: 802-734-3341

Mary Johnson Children’s Center SUMMER RECREATION POSITION Mary Johnson’s Children Center is seeking summer recreation assistants for 32 hour 7-week positions from June 21 through August 6 at the Croutons Program in Ripton.

Croutons is a recreation program for the faculty and students at the Bread Loaf School of English in Ripton. The program operates at the Ripton Elementary School. Job requires energy and enthusiasm as well as an enjoyment, interest and some experience in working with children as well as one’s own transportation to the program in Ripton. Must be 18 years old.

Please send resume/letter of interest to Croutons, Mary Johnson Children’s Center, 81 Water Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753 or email barbara@mjccvt.org or call 388-2853

or email to office @mjccvt.org.

Applications due May 15.

SALISBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOL Custodial Position Salisbury Community School is seeking a full time year-round custodial person to clean the school on a daily basis while school is in session and to provide seasonal thorough cleaning during school vacations. When school is in session, scope of work requires 8 hours/5 days a week.

Professional cleaning experience required, preferably in schools or other businesses.

Successful applicant needs to take pride in work, be highly organized, able to work independently and maintain a regular schedule. Position beginning July 1, 2016.

Contact Eric Warren at 802-382-1183 or 802-349-8869 for more information.

Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume and three current letters of reference to: Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central Supervisory Union 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. • E.O.E.

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DRIVER WANTED Full time driver wanted. Seeking an individual with a CDL Class A. Willing to work many jobs. Some work will be highway driving, other work will be farm delivery.

Immediate employment available.

Compensation based on experience.

Medical & 401K offered.

Help Wanted GOOD PAY FOR GOOD WORKERS. Acorn Painting is looking to hire 3-4 painters starting now. Experience preferred but willing to train.

A strong work ethic, transportation, and a good attitude goes a long way. Please call 802-453-5611.

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FOURNIER LANDSCAPING is currently hiring full and part time crew members to join our team. Competitive wages, paid time off, and paid holidays.

Experience is a plus but not required. E-mail your resume to: lisa@fournierlandscaping. com. Call the office to set up an interview at 802-425-5296.

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Inquire at: 88 Seymour Street Middlebury, VT

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GOOD POINT RECYCLING has permanent and temporary summer positions available at our Middlebury Industrial Park location. Flexible hours, but we need people who can work hard and pick up heavy items like TVs and computers and keep them moving out of the waste stream. Apply online: http://goodpointrecycling.com/ contactus/jobsatgoodpoint. html.

LINEHAUL DRIVER WANTED Williston VT to Hartford CT. Full time, 2510 miles a week, Mon-Fri. Some weekends during busy season. Class A CDL with doubles endorsement needed. If interested, call Steve at 802-989-9004. Evenings only please, Mon- Fri.

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MIDDLEBURY EYE ASSOCIATES, INC. is currently looking for a full time Ophthalmic Technician. Previous experience working with Electronic Health Records screening patients, taking histories, NCT, OCT, Visual Field Testing.

Candidate should be able to multitask, keep up with a busy pace and be a team player.

Willingness to learn new areas of the business is a must. Must be able to work one evening and an occasional Saturday.

Please e-mail your resume to: jlemner@middleburyeye. com or mail to: Middlebury Eye Associates, Inc., 91 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

LOOKING FOR HAIR STYLISTS to rent stations at Pauline’s Hair Fashions.

Call for more information 802-989-0528.

Audy Trucking LLC is hiring for an

experienced class A driver. Our fleet hauls grain, minerals, and aggregate with dump and hopper bottom trailers. The job requires weekly overnights and home weekends.

We offer health benefits, paid vacation, as well as mileage and safety bonuses.

Please inquire by email to Jeff Audy at audytrucking@hotmail.com or call Jeff at 802-989-5024. Clean Driving Record A MUST!

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Join the Parent/Child Center Team We are seeking an Early Childhood Teacher/Parent Educator to work in our 5 STAR child care setting. We are a therapeutic child care program that supports children birth through 3 and their families. Strong candidates must have knowledge of child and adolescent development, family systems, mental health issues, excellent communication skills, and want to work with young families. Flexibility and collaboration is a must. This is a six-month, full-time position with generous benefits, total hours negotiable. Please submit your resume by May 18th.

Contact Info: Please contact Donna Bailey at dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org or Sue Bloomer at sbloomer@addisoncountypcc. org or you can contact on our web-site www.addisoncountypcc.org

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MANUFACTURING We’re thrilled you’re interested in working for the finest whiskey company in the world.

Please visit www.whistlepigwhiskey.com/ work-with-us/ for a list of current openings and how to apply.

All applicants may submit a resumé with 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

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Perform duties within the cheese packaging process. Ensure that the finished product is packaged correctly. Maintain a sanitary work environment, ensure accurate records, and understand specific SOP’s and product specifications. Work flexibility is a must. High School Diploma, or equivalent is required. Must be able to lift 80 lbs. 3rd shift (8pm-4am) Agri-Mark offers a competitive starting wage and an excellent benefits package.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401(k), pension, etc. Apply in person, by email to aleblanc@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:

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Help Wanted MIDDLEBURY EYE A S S O C I AT E S , I N C . i s currently looking for a part time Front Desk Associate.

Qualified candidates should have excellent customer service skills, be able to multitask in a fast paced environment and be a team player. Microsoft word and computer knowledge is required. Candidates must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail is a must. Must be able to work an evening a week and some Saturday’s. Please e-mail your resume to: jlemner@middleburyeye. com or mail to: Middlebury Eye Associates, Inc., 91 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

MISTER UPS NOW ACCEPTING applications for Servers.

Please apply within, 25 Bakery Lane, Middlebury.

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER needed for recent high school grad with intellectual disability.

She enjoys living in the country, has spent lots of time on a farm. Wants to get connected to peers, plays guitar and writes songs, enjoys hiking and fishing. At times needs significant emotional support because of past trauma. Desires to feel safe, learn skills, and maintain her job. Generous tax–free stipend w/respite budget, room & board payment. Contact Keiko Kokubun at Community Associates, 802-388-4021.

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER sought for 20 year-old with mild intellectual disability.

Uses a walker and requires a home with bedroom & bathroom on first floor. This new high school graduate needs an adult household (w/out children/pets) to provide an environment to promote independence and his role in the adult world. Enjoys part-time work, TV shows and technology. Needs a structured routine and daily living skill development. Tax-free stipend of $25,000/yr, respite budget, room and board payment of $707.00/mo. and team support. Contact Joanne Bodette at Community Associates, 802-388-4021.

THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS is looking for reliable early morning risers to deliver in the towns of: Ferrisburgh, Monkton and Charlotte. Deliveries are to be completed by 6 am Mon - Sat and 7:30 am on Sunday. Interested parties must have reliable, insured vehicle and valid driver’s license. Delivery happens 7 days a week in all kinds of weather. Contractors are required to provide a substitute to deliver in their absence.

Earn an estimated profit of over $1,000 per month plus tips. Please contact Monique at 802-316-7194 for more information.

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4 FIRESTONE WINTERFORCE snow tires.

Size 185/65-R14. $100, call 802-388-3331 or 802-377-5427.

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR EQUIPMENT Tractor model 1025R; 23.9 HP; 18 HP PTO; 3 cylinders; diesel; hydrostatic transmission; 4WD; power steering; only 26 hours; bought new April 2014. 54” undermount drive-over mower.

H120 54” front end loader with quick bucket disconnect.

Quick disconnect ballast box/ counterweight. Paid $18,100 (plus $546 tax). Mountain View dealer in Middlebury said to deduct 20% from the $18,100 in selling it since it only has 26 hrs. Is in excellent condition, and was recently serviced. 20% of $18,100 is $3620, $18,100-$3620 = $14,480. Selling for $13,000.

Call 802-247-3211.

1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE as is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802-558-6092.

4 YEAR OLD Angus feeders, $1.75 pound. 4 Canadian horses, no reasonable offer refused. 802-767-3327.

BILL’S BARRELS; 275 gallon plastic food grade totes $125 each. 55 gallon plastic and metal food grade and non food grade barrels. Barrels with removable covers and sealed barrels. Also food grade rain barrels with spin off covers, with or without spigots on bottom. Call for details.

802-453-4235.

BUY NOW AND SAVE up to $300. Maxim Outdoor Wood Pellet Furnace by Central Boiler. Heat your entire home and hot water. Call today. Boivin Farm Supply 802-475-4007.

CEDAR POSTS for sale. 8 footers, no points.

802-388-4831.

CLEAN, USED RESTAURANT equipment. Tables, chairs, ovens, grills, etc. Call for information, 802-388-4831.

DR CHIPPER - SHREDDER Model SC-183-18VECHP, 18 HP Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine. Electric start, road trailerable. Excellent condition. 802-545-2400 evenings.

FULL SET OF PROFESSIONAL horse shoeing tools.

Professional grade. GE brand.

Call 802-238-8310.

GIRL’S 24” BRAND NEW bicycle, men’s 26” new bicycle, women’s LL Bean Beach Cruiser and spinning bike.

Best offer for all or any. Call 802-453-7850.

HEN HOUSE FOR SALE Has 4 nesting boxes. Can accommodate 12 - 16 hens.

Very clean. Call for details.

802-352-6613.

MARILYN MONROE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION hundreds of pieces with an estimated total value of $2,500.

Includes plastic sleeved Time/ Life covers, approx. 40 Bradley Exchange plates, calendars and books, including a rare book (1 of 500 printed): “Marilyn: A Hollywood Farewell.” Prefer to sell the lot, but may consider selling individual pieces. 802-989-5803.

MUST SELL STARCRAFT 23 ft camping trailer with extras. Extras include a hitch, sway bars and more. In good shape. Call 802-877-3708 for appointment.

N E W 2 0 1 6 D I S P L AY MODELS Modular Homes, Double Wide’s & Single Wide’s. Open 7 days a week.

FactoryDirectHomesofVT. com, 600 Rt. 7, Pittsford, VT. 1-877-999-2555, tflanders@ beanshomes.com.

PRIVACY HEDGE FORSYTHIA, yellow flowering, Blowout Sale. 3-4 ft reg. $39 each, now only $6.99 each.

Free delivery while supplies last. www.lowcostforsythia. com, 844-592-3327.

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make and save money with your own bandmill, cut lumber any dimension. In stock, ready to ship. Free info/ DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills. com, 1-800-578-1363, ext.

300N. SMALL BOAT SHOP gone out of business. Many accessories for sale. Can see on Craig’s List under for sale by owner; “boat shop gone out of business”. 802-453-4235.

WEBER KETTLE CHARCOAL GRILL used twice.

Also tool boxes containing many forged Craftsman with lifetime warranties. Call 802-759-2928.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAMPLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends. 802-349-4212.

2,000 SQ. FT. PROFESSIONAL office space in Middlebury, multi-room. Ground level, parking, handicap-accessible.

Available now. 802-558-6092.

CLASSIC EAST MIDDLEBURY VILLAGE Fully renovated vintage farmhouse-style home. Everything new. Downstairs: kitchen, pantry, dining, family room , study, mudroom, playroom and 1/2 Bath. Upstairs: Master bedroom with full bath, plus 3 spacious bedrooms, nursery, full bathroom, enclosed washer/dryer. Open front porch soon. Propane.

1900 square feet and nice, flat back yard. Completed

by June. $2100 + utilities. fmfritz@comcast.net is best, or 781 622 7132.

281 MAIN STREET, VERGENNES Available now, medium size 2 bedroom apartment. Laundry hookups, large enclosed porch & full bath.

Heat and hot water included. $900 per month. Available May 1st, 273 Main Street, 2 bedroom apartment $900 per month. 8am to 8pm only 802-779-8565.

COMMERCIAL SPACE, NOW AVAILABLE Two 1,800 sq. ft. retail/office spaces in Brandon. Newly renovated with central air and heating and a large parking area. Highly visible Route 7 location with easy access. Please call 802-247-3650 for additional information.

BRANDON SMALL ONE BEDROOM apartment with heat. No smoking or pets. $650 plus deposit. Call 802-247-0115.

CORNWALL ONE BEDROOM apartment. Twelve minutes to college. $775, includes all. Call/text 802-989-8124.

BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS is currently accepting applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury.

All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry.

Call 802-247-0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

MIDDLEBURY, 3 BEDROOM ground floor apartment. 900 sq ft, large porch and yard.

Eat in kitchen, laundry and pantry, $1050 plus utilities.

References. 802-989-8399.

BRISTOL RENTALS, WOODLAND APARTMENTS Included: heat, water, trash.

Efficiency $525 and $560. 1 bedroom $755. 2 bedroom $885. Located on Woodland Drive. Coin washer & dryer in each building. mndlyter@ comcast.net or 802-453-3693.

BRISTOL VILLAGE, BEAUTIFUL MODERN 1300 sq. ft. 1 bedroom apartment.

High ceilings, full 3rd floor of large Victorian house, storage room and loft, mountain views, sunny, heat included. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $1,100/ month. Available early June.

Call Doug 802-578-6049.

BRISTOL, 2 NICE LARGE 1 bedroom apartments. No pets.

No smoking. Deposit required. $700 month. 802-388-0730.

BRISTOL, OFFICE SPACES available in the old high school building by the town green. Space is 225 sq ft with high ceilings, wainscoting, second entrance/exit to outside, waiting room and first floor location. Rent is $290 month. Heat and electric are included. Available June 1.

Call 802-453-4065 or email: carol@wellsmountain.com.

THE ADDISON COUNTY COMMUNITY TRUST is currently accepting applications for two and three bedroom apartments located in Vergennes and Middlebury, Vermont. Affordable rental rates.

Applications can be found on our website at www.addisontrust.org or made available by calling 802-877-3749. Income limits apply. Equal Housing Opportunity.

For Rent

For Rent MOUNTAIN VIEW APARTMENTS in Hancock, VT is accepting applications for an immediate 2 bedroom vacancy. Rent is 30% of income.

HUD regulations regarding income limits and household size apply. For an application, please visit our website, http://addisontrust.org/ apartments. Applications are to be mailed back to ACCT, PO Box 156, Vergennes, VT 05491. You can also request and send applications to Erika@addisontrust.org or call (802)877-3749. TDD 711.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

NEW HAVEN: Beautiful views, sunny apartment. Garden space. No pets, no smoking.

References, security deposit, lease. $875/month plus utilities. 802-236-2040.

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE in historic Middlebury property. Private room with other shared amenities; ideal for single business occupant.

Rent $450/month, utilities included. For inquiry call Dick at (802)989-8822.

For Rent

Real Estate

THE ADDISON COUNTY COMMUNITY TRUST is updating the waiting lists for the Creek View Apartments located in Vergennes, Vermont.

Apartments include one and two bedroom units. Rents are $740 and $865, respectively, all utilities included; Rental Assistance may be available.

Income restrictions apply. Accessible units available. For more information, please call 802-877-3749. TDD 771.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

2 STORY COLONIAL HOUSE 4 bedroom, 2 bath, full basement, 2 car garage. New updates. 1 1/3 acre, attractive lawn. $169,900, Crown Point, NY. 518-597-3869.

VERGENNES 3 BEDROOM: washer/dryer hookup. $900/ month. No pets. On Monkton Rd. across from Vergennes Variety. 240-281-1508 or email: ocopom.ninja.turtle@ gmail.com. Available April 1.

Completed application required prior to viewing apartment. Must pass background check.

BUILDING LOT, DAISY LANE, East Middlebury.

Town water, underground telephone, cable and electric service. Good perking soil.

Regular septic. Site approved for 4 bedroom home. Jack Brown, 802-388-2502 or 802-388-7350. Email: brownnov@together.net.

M I D D L E B U RY; I N D U S TRIAL PARK. Available 2 acres, lease or build to suit.

802-558-6092.

Att. Farmers WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462-2755, John Whitney.

SALISBURY - 2 BEDROOM, full and 1/2 bath duplex apartment in renovated farmhouse located on Dewey Road, an easy commute north and south. No pets, no smoking. 1 year lease $1250 includes utilities. Call Karen at 802-349-9838.

Boats MULTI-SPECIES FISHING BOAT 21’ Blue Fin aluminum, center console, w/75 HP Mercury EFI-4 stroke outboard.

Bow mounted Minn Kota PowerDrive trolling motor. Bilge pump, radio, dual electronics.

26’ dual axle trailer. Also large assortment of fishing gear.

Including downriggers, planer board, mast, rods, reels, nets, lures for everything from panfish to bass and salmon.

802-545-2400 evenings.

SMALL ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT ground level.

Must have excellent references. $925 month, heat and electric included. Also includes washer and dryer.

Available June 1st. New Haven, 802-453-7117.

Wood Heat

For Rent

B R A N D O N 3 A PA R TMENT HOUSE for sale by owner. Asking $125,000 OBO. Easy fixer upper. Call 802-558-1069. Rent to own.

FIREWOOD, MIXED HARDWOOD. Green and seasoned.

Cut, split, delivered. Call 802-282-9110.

FIREWOOD; CUT, SPLIT and delivered. Call for information, 802-247-9782.

MOUNTAIN ROAD FIREWOOD. Wood for sale-cut, split and delivered. Green, ash, beech, hickory, maple.

Call 802-759-2095.

Real Estate Wanted DIVORCED DAD LOOKING for newer trailer with garage for sale. Bristol, Lincoln, New Haven, Waltham, Ferrisburgh or Monkton would be best.

Price matters. Please call 802-349-9079, leave message.

Wanted FEMALE ZEBRA FINCH. Call 802-377-0207.

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collectibles, etc. Visit www.bittnerantiques. com or call Brian at 802-272-7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available.

House calls made free of charge.

WANTED TO BUY: 55 gallon metal food grade barrels with removable lids. Must be clean. Call Bill’s Barrels 802-453-4235.

Addy Indy Classifieds are online

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Public Notices Index for the following can be found in this Page 34.

Addison County Solid Waste Management District (1)

Ferrisburgh (1)

Addison Northwest Supervisory Union Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham (1)

Middlebury (1)

Lakeview Cemetery (1) Monkton (1) Patricia A Hannaford Career Center (1)

Bristol (2)

Shoreham (1)

Chittenden (1)

Weybridge (1)

Cornwall Cent. Cemetery (1)

Whiting (1)

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY REG. SELECTBOARD MEETING TUESDAY May 10 • 7 P.M. O

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WORKSESSION 5:30 – 6:30 Open eetin aw or shop with T ttorne arah arvis all invited AGENDA 7:00 all to Order pproval of inutes of pril e ular electboard eetin a acilities Tour pproval of enda iti en o ents Opportunit to raise or address issues that are not otherwise included on this agenda] 7:10 ou inclair harter ouse ecutive irector e uest for Expand the Warming Shelter operation in the fall of to include a Day Station arl obinson iddlebur rea 7:25 Land Trust Executive Director, Landowner Agreement with the epart ent of ish ildlife abitat ana e ent at ri ht ar in collaboration with the Audubon ociet ersonnel o ittee eport 7:35 eco endations on ublic or s Operations Director & Assistant Zoning Administrator Positions i ish o unit iaison 7:50 with an update on the Local Project Management Team Meeting of a includin recent correspondence onsider tate ent of 8:05 onsensus rinciples re ardin Solar Siting in the Town of Middlebury 8:15 Town Offices ecreation acilit ro ect a han e Order for Town Office la ole cost covered b donations) b ward ontract for e olition of Buildings at 94 Main Street ear to ate ud et eport 8:30 ear nd ro ections pproval of hec arrants 8:40 Town ana er s eport oard e ber oncerns ecutive ession f eeded one nticipated ction on atters iscussed in Executive Session 8:55 d ourn * Decision Item ** Possible Decision If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town ana er s Office at as earl as possible Additional information about most Agen da items is available on the Town’s web site www townof iddlebur or on the electboard pa e 5/9

A I ON COUNTY OLI WA TE MANAGEMENT I TRICT RE UE T OR I ANNUAL LAWN CARE

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The Addison County Solid Waste Management District is requesting bids for general lawn care at the District Transfer Station and Office, 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT for the 2016 Spring - Fall season. Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2016, at the District Office. Bids should be submitted on a per-mowing event basis, plus occasional landscaping as needed. A site visit prior to bidding is strongly recommended.

Call Gary Hobbs, Transfer Station Supervisor, at (802) 388-2333 for more information or to arrange a site visit.

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LAKEVIEW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION NOTICE The Lakeview Cemetery Association will hold their annual cemetery meeting on Tuesday, May 17 at the West Addison Community House at 7:00 p.m.

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TOWN OF WHITING REQUEST FOR BIDS The Town of Whiting is requesting bids for the 2016 & 2017 lawn mowing season. Parcels include the Town Office ibrar and Old chool ll parcels include mowing and string trimming. lease include our certificate of insurance references and our annual bid for both ears ids will be accepted b fa e ail or ail up to a at or ore infor ation please contact the Town Clerk at 623-7813.

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TOWN OF FERRISBURGH NOTICE OF TAXES DUE Owners of real property in the Town of Ferrisburgh are hereby warned that the final uarterl ta pa ent for the ta ear is due on une ost ar s are not accepted a ents received after une st are sub ect to a penalt of plus interest of per onth The followin t pes of pa ents are currentl accepted cash chec s one orders debit card and credit cards isa aster ard iscover ebit credit cards pa ents will incur a processin fee pa ents under will also incur a cent swipe fee a ents can be brou ht into the town office or left in the loc bo at the town office at oute or ailed to Ferrisburgh Town Treasurer O o errisbur h T 5/9, 12, 16, 19

TOWN OF BRISTOL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Bristol Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a hearing on May 24, at the Town Offices located at South Street beginning at 7:30 P.M. to consider the appeal of onin per it Town of ristol arcel 36), requesting an illuminated sign at the ire tation per ristol onin laws and e ulations rticle ec opies of the co plete onin applications are available for review at the Bristol Town Office durin re ular business hours.

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CORNWALL CENTRAL CEMETERY ANNUAL MEETING The Cornwall Central Cemetery Association will hold its annual budget meeting on Friday, May 20, 2016 at 7 pm at the Cornwall Church. For more info call 802-324-9499.

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AGENDA PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER WED., MAY 11, 2016 5:00 PM - A208 1. Introduction of Board Members 2. Visitors Comments 3. Correspondence Consent Agenda 4. 1. Minutes of April, 2016 5. 2. Monthly A/P for May a. Adult Program b. Revolving c. Director’s Orders Action Agenda 6. Policy 2.1 Treatment of Students 7. Policy 2.2 Treatment of Staff 8. Approve BERF Adjustments 9. Approve Perkins Plan Draft 10. Act Upon Leave Request (tabled in April) 11. Act Upon Employee Retirement Request 12. Corporate Resolution – Authorization of Inv. Pymts.

13. Corporate Resolution – Authorized Signatures on Accts.

Informational Agenda 11. Superintendent’s Report 12. Dean of Student’s Report 13. Adult Tech Ed Report 14. Policy 4.1 Governing Style

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The Addison Northwest Supervisory Union’s Early Education Program has set the dates for the Spring, 2016 Child Development Information Days. All children who will be 3 or 4 by September 1, 2016 in the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham are invited to participate.

All information Days (Screenings) will be held at the Preschool in Vergennes.

M W These child-oriented days will provide parents and preschool staff with the opportunity to observe each child in a variety of play-based activities in a natural environment. Each visit will take approximately one hour. During this time we will be observing your child’s play in the following areas: motor, communication, language, social and concept development.

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KYLIE QUESNEL CHITTENDEN and JEREMY CHITTENDEN, d/b/a MILLBORNE FARMS, Plaintiffs, v.

DAHLICIOUS, LLC, Defendant.

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NOTICE O ALE Pursuant to the “Order Directing Issuance of Writ of Execution and Order of Sale” issued by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division on April 20, 2016, the personal property and equipment described hereafter will be sold at public auction at 10:00 a.m. on the 24th day of May, 2016 at 238 Shoreham-Depot Road, Whiting, Vermont: To Wit: Being all of the property described in the Court Order previously referenced including, but not limited to: 1 Drum Dolly; 1 Narrow Pallet Jack; 6 Stainless Steel Milk Cans; 1 Lab Incubator; 1 Expandable Conveyor; 1 DCI 300 Gallon Pasteurizer with Chart Recorder, Including Thermometers and Stainless Steel Measuring Stick; 1 Wakusha 30 Positive Displacement Pump with Variable Drive Motor; 1 Centrifugal Pump ½ HP, Single Phase, 172 RPM; 1 3M-Matic Case Sealer with Ansar Case Coder; 1 Stainless Steel Platform Scale; 1 pH Meter; 1 Videojet Excel 170j Coder; 1 Videojet Excel 170j Coder Printhead Stand; 2 Cases Ink and Make Solution for Videoject; 1 Stainless Steel Tablewith Overhead Dust Shield; 2 Plastic Tables With Overhead Dust Shield; 1 Heat Tunnel; 1 Cup Filler, Sealer.

Terms of Sale: Purchaser at the sale shall pay cash or certified funds or produce a commitment letter or letter of credit from lender licensed to do business in the State of Vermont referencing an ability to pay the bid price.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or make inquiries to James C. Foley, Jr., Deppman & Foley, P.C., P.O. Drawer 569, 7 Washington Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, 802 388-7933.

DATED AT Middlebury, Vermont this 4th day of May, 2016.

KYLIE QUESNEL CHITTENDEN and JEREMY CHITTENDEN, d/b/a MILLBORNE FARMS, Plaintiffs By: James C. Foley, Jr., Esq. Deppman & Foley, P.C. P.O. Drawer 569, 7 Washington Street Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-7933; (802) 388-9200 (fax) jfoleyjr@middlaw.com

To publish a legal notice in the

Addison Independent, 5/9

TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7 pm at the Town Clerk’s office to consider the conditional use review of application (#16-14) in accordance with provisions of Section V of the Town Zoning Regulations. The applicant (WhistlePig, LLC and Raj Peter Bhakta) requests an adaptive reuse on the property located at 1316 North Orwell Road for Agricultural Processing and as a Warehouse/Storage Facility in an existing freestall dairy barn. The application is available at the Town Office for review. Participation in this proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to make any subsequent appeal.

John Kiernan, Chair 4/28, 5/2, 5/9

please email information to legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

NOTICE FOR MONKTON RESIDENTS The Monkton Selectboard will make appointments/reappointments to the following positions at their next meeting to be held May 23, 2016. Anyone interested in applying of one of these positions should contact the Selectboard on or before May 23rd.

POSITIONS: Addison County Regional Planning Commission: 2 Delegate 2 Alternate Addison County Regional Transportation Advisory Committee: Delegate Alternate

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5/9, 5/16

BRISTOL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Annual Public Hearing Monday, May 16, 2016 7 pm at Holley Hall

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SPECIAL WEYBRIDGE SELECTBOARD MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 7:00PM – COMMON ROOM OF THE WEYBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The Selectboard will be holding a special public meeting on May 17th to solicit comments from Weybridge residents concerning the possible continuation of a Vermont Gas service line into the Town of Weybridge. This service line would be installed in the Town’s right of way along Pulp Mill Bridge Road, Otter Creek Lane, Orchard Lane, and Pleasant View Terrace. Service would only be available to residents on those roads who wish to have piped gas in their homes.

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KEN WHEELING STANDS in the Ferrisburgh town office where he returned to work last Thursday as the town’s zoning administrator after missing almost three months after a car accident due to a stroke. Wheeling is best known as Monkton’s zoning administrator and town meeting moderator; he also serves as Waltham’s zoning administrator.

Independent photo/Andy Kirkaldy

Wheeling (Continued from Page 1) vehicle.

That driver was well-known public servant Ken Wheeling, for 40 years the Monkton town moderator and zoning administrator; he also in recent years handled the zoning job in Ferrisburgh and Waltham.

And now, after nearly three months’ recuperation, Wheeling, 77, does again hold those positions in all three towns, even though that medical event was a stroke and he was banged up in the accident.

“I’m glad to be back at work,”

ON TOWN MEETING Day, residents at Monkton’s town meeting waved their best wishes to absent town moderator Ken Wheeling, who had performed that task for four decades but missed that meeting due to a February car accident caused by his stroke. Wheeling, also the town’s longtime zoning administrator, has recovered and is back on the job.

Photo courtesy of Sharon Gomez

Wheeling said in Ferrisburgh on Thursday, his first day back there.

“That, and the people, I missed them very much.”

On Friday afternoon he was set to return to Waltham, where he has worked for two years.

“I’m looking forward to seeing him,” said Waltham Town Clerk Mary Ann Castimore that morning.

In Monkton, Wheeling has checked into the town clerk’s office three mornings a week for decades. He began again to stop by for a few hours a week in April and resumed his regular schedule when May arrived.

Town Clerk Sharon Gomez said it was not the same without him.

“It’s great to have him back in the office, to know he’s here,” Gomez said. “He’s a big part of here.”

In some ways, she said, Wheeling didn’t really leave. Some residents called him with zoning ques-

LONGTIME MONKTON TOWN moderator and zoning administrator Ken Wheeling poses with a get-well card signed by many Monkton residents and delivered to him during recovery from a stroke and traffic accident before town meeting.

Photo courtesy of Sharon Gomez

tions when he returned home during Gomez agreed with Lawrence’s said. “It’s like he never left.” his rehabilitation, and others gave assessment.

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at Gomez questions to relay to him “He’s back in full swing,” she andyk@addisonindependent.com. during her regular visits.

She was happy to pass the questions along because she believed it helped Wheeling.

Sudoku Solution May 9 “He was still on the job even Puzzle Solutions though he was off the job,” Gomez said. “I think that was good rehab for him.”

Wheeling agreed. He said the rehabilitation process, in the hospital and at home, from the accident and the ailment was difficult at times.

“It was a struggle,” he said.

But he was motivated.

“I missed the people,” Wheeling said. “The people, and getting back to work, were the greatest incentives to my rehab.”

The support he received also helped. In his absence, Monkton residents elected him to moderate a town meeting he could not attend, and while they were there posed for a picture waving at him. Many also signed a huge get-well card that went to his Burlington rehab room.

“In Monkton the people supported me,” Wheeling said. “I found out who my friends were.”

Now, Wheeling said, thanks to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 that support he has gotten from H E I R E V E S T U B friends and co-workers in the three 12 13 14 A M M O A I M P O P E towns, and the expert help he re15 16 17 ceived from medical personnel and P U P A S O P P I E S T speech, physical and occupational 18 19 therapists, he feels he is back close S P E L L E R to 100 percent.

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 “I have some difficulty when I M A T T E O T I O S E try to go along too rapidly with 27 28 29 30 31 speech,” Wheeling noted as his U S A S P A Y T I N G only complaint.

32 33 34 35 F I X O U S E L L O G Those who know Wheeling believe he’s not missing a beat.

36 37 38 39 T A I L T H E E E R A Wheeling met with the Ferrisburgh 40 41 42 43 selectboard before he went back I N S I T U A D D E R on the job, and Ferrisburgh Select44 45 46 board Chairwoman Loretta LawC U P C A K E rence said the board did not hesitate 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 to OK Wheeling’s return.

N I G H T J A R M E E T “We’re very excited to have Ken 54 55 56 back with us. We missed him,” E R S E O P T O A T H Lawrence said. “And if you look 57 58 59 W E A N B O Y B R A Y at him, you wouldn’t know he was sick. He’s an amazing guy.”

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