Monday, Feb. 6, 2017

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 28 No. 43

Middlebury, Vermont

Monday, February 6, 2017

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Protest song going strong • Some local women are hoping to teach the anthem that inspired many at marches on the day after the Inauguration. See Page 6.

Ballots to feature few election tilts • Most Middlebury-area candidates will run unopposed for local offices on Town Meeting Day. See Page 3.

Girls’ hockey faces challenge • Fellow Division I contender Rutland visited the Memorial Sports Center on Saturday. See Sports, Page 18.

A CROWD OF about 500 students, faculty, staff and community members assembled outside Middlebury College’s McCullough Student Center last Thursday afternoon for a rally supporting refugees and denouncing the recent travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

College community challenges Trump ban More than 500 back Muslim immigrants, refugees By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College sophomore Mehek Naqvi challenged the more than 500 people who rallied on campus Thursday afternoon to protest President Trump’s recent executive order banning visitors from seven

‘Good People’ comes to THT • A ‘tough and tender’ dramedy plays this Thursday through Sunday in Middlebury. See Arts Beat, Page 10.

Estimated tax update shows mostly lower ANWSD rates By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — A revised set of residential school tax estimates released by Addison Northwest School District officials for Town Meeting Day reports late in January show lower rates in four of the five ANWSD towns than originally projected earlier last month. According to the estimates, (See ANWSD, Page 30)

Muslim-majority countries and all refugees. A psychology and religion major from New Jersey, Naqvi denounced the ban as “an abhorrent practice based on religion” and asked what would happen if the 90-day ban extends to 90 months or 90 years? What would happen if the ban against

citizens from seven countries expands to 14 or 28? “I fear that one day I may go to Pakistan to visit my grandmother and not be allowed back into the country I have known to call home my entire life,” she said. Naqvi, a rally organizer and Muslim Student (See Protest, Page 2)

Nuovo helps un-‘Locke’ philosopher’s writings By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Victor Nuovo withdrew from his professorial duties at Middlebury College 23 years ago, but he has packed enough educational and intellectual activity in his golden years to fill a second résumé. At an age when a lot of retirees would be happy to make it onto the golf course every once in a while, Nuovo, 85, has been playing his “back nine” in the storied halls of Oxford University, researching, compiling and editing books on the great 17th-century philosopher John

Locke. Nuovo is the college’s Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy Emeritus — a title that recognizes his many contributions to the institution, though he is no longer an active teacher. He taught at Middlebury from 1962 to 1994, first as a professor of religion, then in the philosophy department. As he approached his 62nd birthday, he was reminded of a popular definition of what it is to be a professor: a scholar who teaches. “I wanted to do the scholarly (See John Locke, Page 14)

JOHN LOCKE

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Protest (Continued from Page 1) Association co-president, challenged her listeners to take a stance and to take action, concluding, “That is how we will make America great again.” Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order suspended entry into the United States for 90 days for persons from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen; for 120 days for all refugees, regardless of nationality; and indefinitely for refugees from Syria. The rally brought together Middlebury students, staff and faculty, as well as members of the larger Addison County community. Above the crowd waved protest signs declaring “Stop Deportations,” “No Ban, No Wall,” “My Muslim Family Pays More Taxes than Trump” and “America for All.” Perhaps the most poignant were those held up by two young daughters of a local family that highlighted their religious faith and their Muslim headscarves, called “hijab”; they said “Muslim Here: Don’t Ban Me!” and “Hijabi Here: Don’t Ban Me!” College President Laurie Patton, a religion scholar, urged the crowd to “stand with our Muslim brothers and sisters in resisting this state of affairs.” She emphasized the importance of the open exchange of ideas and drew on ideals of justice from across religious traditions, the Quran included. Patton quoted American writer James Baldwin, who said: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE PRESIDENT Laurie Patton addresses a rally on campus last Thursday afternoon. The rally was organized to support refugees and those affected by the recent immigration ban. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

that is not faced.” Patton gave her own prescription for how to address the Muslim ban: “Let us work for a more just world now. Do one thing every day to make our world more open and free.” While Patton and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark Orten bookended the rally, most speakers were students. Among those who spoke were Hasher Nisar, a political science and religion major recently awarded a Marshall Scholarship

for graduate study at Oxford University, and sophomores Travis Sanderson, Hannah Krutiansky and Garda Rhamadito. Rhamadito, an international and global studies student from Indonesia, is copresident of the MSA. Each student brought a different perspective. Sanderson quoted from Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “Letter from Birmingham Jail” about the danger of the “white moderate.” From his

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STUDENT Mehek Naqui, left, is co-president of the Muslim Student Association. She helped organize the rally last week and spoke in support of refugees and against deportation and the recent Muslim ban. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

jail cell, King pondered whether society without his faith or ethnicity the white moderate “who is more being used to shut him out. devoted to order than to justice” “Eight years later,” said Nisar, “we was not finally a greater stumbling have a president who is making me block to the Civil Rights Movement doubt if America is a place where than the “Ku Klux Klanner.” In all things are possible and who is conclusion Sanderson also read from making me wonder if the dream of British-Somali poet Warsan Shire’s our founders is still alive in our times. poem “Home,” which “But one thing he begins: “no one leaves does not make me home unless / home is “Let us work question is the power the mouth of a shark.” for a more just of our democracy.” K r u t i a n s k y world now. Do The crowd listened described what one thing every attentively, shouted, immigration meant to shook signs and her grandparents, who day to make our stamped cold feet on fled Europe under the world more open the sparse snow. Nazis and escaped the and free.” The rally concluded Holocaust. — Middlebury with words from Orten, Rhamadito read a College President who drew his message letter from 18-yearLaurie Patton from Christian, Jewish, old Syrian refugee Buddhist, Hindu and Abdulazez Dukhan to Muslim teachings Trump: “The hardest thing about about justice and inclusion. living in a refugee camp is the “I was a stranger and you took me isolation. People build walls around in,” was among the many passages us and countries build walls around from scripture Orten quoted. those walls.” He described President Trump’s Nisar spoke about growing up in strategy as rooted in ignorance and both the United States and Pakistan less likely to make America safer: and wondering if America “was a “The truth is that this ban does not place where I belonged.” Nisar said a make us safer. The truth is that Islam turning point came for him the night is not an inherently violent religion of Barack Obama’s 2008 election and therefore subject to suspicion as victory, with the message: “If there many people publicly declare. is anyone there who still doubts that “The truth is that when a America is a place where all things government official says that we are possible, who still wonders if the must put a ban on Muslims until dream of our founders is alive in our we find out what the hell is going time, who still questions the power on here, this strategy is born of of our democracy, tonight is your ignorance and no real desire to know answer.” what is really going on.” President Obama’s example, said Such “dogged ideologies,” said Nisar, helped him to believe that he Orten, “only make the world more could fully participate in American dangerous.”

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Few contested elections RNeSU sticking to budget plans in Middlebury-area towns By JOHN FLOWERS ADDISON COUNTY — Except in Bridport and Weybridge there will be few election-related issues to draw Middlebury-area voters to their polling places on Town Meeting Day, March 7. Candidates for local school boards, selectboards and other municipal offices had until Jan. 30 to file nomination papers with their town clerks. A survey of town clerks in the Addison Central School District communities of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge reveals: • There will be no school board races of any kind. • Bridport will feature the liveliest local elections, with two contested races for the selectboard. Residents David Bronson, Tim Howlett and Michael Lawton are vying for a twoyear term being vacated by incumbent Sue Walker, and Matthew Lawton is challenging incumbent Jerry Forbes for a three-year term on the board. • The only other major contested race involves a two-year term on the Weybridge selectboard. T. Charles Jordan is running against incumbent Alix O’Meara for that spot. Otherwise, all is silent on the Addison Central front as far as local elections go. In Addison County’s shire town of Middlebury, incumbent selectboard members Brian Carpenter and Laura Asermily have no challengers for three-year terms. Carpenter and Asermily both joined the board in 2014 and said they’d like another three years on the Middlebury selectboard to continue work on such matters as replacing the two downtown rail bridges, economic development, climate change and strategic planning. Carpenter currently serves as chairman of the selectboard. Asermily heads the town’s Public Safety and Health Committee. Middlebury’s low-key election

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picture stands in sharp contrast to last year, when five people competed for three spots on the panel. In 2014, a total of eight people vied for four seats on the board. There are no races for school boards — in fact, many available posts have no takers. A big reason for this has to do with Addison Central’s ongoing merger of its school governance. The new Addison Central School District board — featuring representatives from all seven district towns — is now conducting most of the business for the unified school system. But this year’s ballot features a last hurrah for those smaller school boards, which will officially cease to exist at the end of this year. Candidates are being asked to run for 10-month terms until the boards are phased out. The lack of work and timeframe for those boards is not wooing many candidates. For example, there are no candidates for three Middlebury spots on the UD-3 school board, which for a few more months oversees Middlebury Union middle and high schools. In Salisbury, no one has stepped forward for single vacancies on the local school board and UD-3 school board. Write-in campaigns or appointments by town selectboards will be necessary to fill such spots. Fortunately, there are enough candidates to fill all five vacancies on the ACSD board this year. Running unopposed (at-large) for three yearterms will be Suzanne Buck of Bridport; Victoria Jette, James Malcolm and Mary Gill, all of Middlebury; and Jennifer Nuceder of Salisbury. The Addison Independent will provide a comprehensive overview of each Addison County’s community’s election picture in a town meeting preview section to appear later this month.

By LEE J. KAHRS rethinking every program and serBRANDON — The Rutland vice at every level.” Northeast Supervisory Union Scott also proposed a May 23 has no intention of retooling its date for taxpayers to vote on the school budgets or waiting until revised school budgets in their a May date to have voters weigh districts. in, despite what Gov. Phil Scott The newly elected Republican outlined in his budget address late cited the continuous decline in last month. student enrollment The Brandon “I think it needs and the perceived Reporter met with to be understood inability of school RNeSU Superintenboards to reduce per dent Jeanne Collins that deadlines pupil spending deand Business Man- are in place for spite having fewer ager Brenda Fleming Town Meeting students. Vermont’s last week to discuss and they have property tax system Scott’s directive, passed. We have is tied directly to which came in a education spending, put our budgets sweeping budget adso the higher the dress just five days to bed and our local cost of educareports are being tion, the more local earlier. In it, Scott out- printed ... we property taxes rise. lined a plan to take can’t stop that The problem is that money out of the train.” because of the rising state education fund cost of health care, to put into preschool — Superintendent special education, Jeanne Collins utilities and other and higher education, while directing budget items out of K- 12 school boards across the a board’s control, the more cuts state to go back and level fund must be made in electives like budgets that have already been ap- languages, the arts and athletic proved for a vote on Town Meet- programs. And still, the steady ing Day. Level funding means decline in student numbers across crafting a budget that contains no the state over the last 15 years increase in spending over the pre- does not translate to an apple to vious budget. apples reduction in costs because “I’m not asking school districts of the factors mentioned above. for anything more than what I’ve Rebuke of Scott’s directive asked from state government,” from school districts and boards Scott said. “We will be tighten- was swift. Opponents say that ing our belts in Montpelier and last year’s Act 46 school consol-

CORRECTION: An article in our Feb. 2 edition on Town Meeting Day candidates in the Ferrisburgh-Vergennes area incorrectly stated the name of Ferrisburgh Town Clerk Gloria Warden on first refer-

ence. The Independent apologizes for the mistake. CLARIFICATION: An article in our Feb. 2 edition on issues with the Vergennes Union High School heating system incorrectly stated propylene

idation legislation hasn’t been in place long enough to effect real cost savings. The bill was passed during the 2015 legislative session and directed school districts to reconfigure themselves in order to consolidate central office, special education, transportation, and some staffing in order to streamline the way education was delivered and to cut costs. The RNeSU’s newly formed Otter Valley Unified Union School District was among the first wave of consolidated districts in Vermont under Act 46. In fact, the proposed OVUU budget approved by the board on Jan. 18, is the first budget for the new consolidated district. The new district includes Otter Valley Union High School; Neshobe, Leicester, Whiting, Sudbury, and Lothrop elementary schools; and Barstow Memorial School. The district member towns are Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Whiting, Sudbury, Pittsford, and Mendon, which has high school choice. RNESU RESPONSE And that’s just one of the many aspects of Scott’s budget mandate that irks RNeSU Superintendent Collins. The budget has been crafted, proposed and sent to the printers in the school report. The Town Meeting and School Meeting warnings have been approved and filed. “I think it needs to be under(See RNeSU, Page 31) glycol is being mixed into the water in the school’s hot-water heating loop as an anti-corrosion measure. Propylene glycol is being added, but not for that reason: Other chemicals are also being added to prevent corrosion.

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Guest Editorial Trump travel ban strikes at heart of American values By LAURIE L. PATTON This has been a distressing week for the greater Middlebury community, as it has been for many Americans. As an institution of higher learning, Middlebury holds dear the value of the free exchange of ideas, the principle of open discourse, and the importance of bringing together people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs to study, teach, and work in a free and open society. It is central to who we are. That is why the new administration’s decision last week to issue an executive order blocking travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States startled our conscience as a global community of educators and learners. It strikes at the heart of our deepest values as a community and as a nation. For Laurie Patton us, education promotes dignity and respect. But this action encourages neither. And on a practical level, is president of the impact on us at Middlebury has been significant Middlebury already, and threatens to become worse. College. Last Middlebury is deeply committed to global educaweek she sent tion and has been for more than 100 years. We have this message to formal operations in 17 countries outside the United the Middlebury States and educational partnerships in many more. Nearly half of our third-year class at Middlebury community. College studies abroad each year. More than 30 percent of the students at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and 10 percent at the College are international students in this country on student visas. We have numerous faculty members at all of our schools who are citizens of other nations or who have immigrated to the United States to pursue their passion for teaching and research. We do not, as a matter of policy and principle, discriminate by citizenship, nationality, or religion when accepting students for admission or faculty and staff for hiring. We currently have four enrolled students — three at the Institute and one at the College — who are citizens of one of the seven countries singled out in the executive order’s travel restriction. Three are from Syria and one is from Sudan. At the time the order was signed, one of our faculty colleagues at the College, professor of religion Ata Anzali, was on leave in his hometown of Tabriz, Iran, with his wife and their 12- and 9-year-old daughters. Despite the family’s status as permanent U.S. residents (and the younger daughter’s status as a U.S. citizen), Ata was faced with the terrible choice of attempting to come back to his home in the U.S. ahead of schedule and perhaps being cut off from relatives in Iran for years, or to remain through the duration of his leave and face an even more uncertain prospect of return. As I send this, he is about to attempt the trip home to Middlebury. It is beyond ironic that Ata’s scholarship is dedicated to fostering greater understanding between religions. We have no way of knowing at this stage exactly how many individuals or academic programs will be impacted by the executive order, but I am concerned about it affecting the willingness of international students to continue to travel to the United States and of all of our students to take advantage of study-abroad opportunities and internships at a time when our nation is engaged in a profound ideological conflict with other nations. Each year some 1,500 students study at the Middlebury Language Schools, usually in preparation for international study or work. Many students at the Middlebury Institute plan for careers outside the United States. The Middlebury community will stand up for and work to support any of our members who are impacted by the travel restrictions, just as we are for our students who are living with the uncertainty over this administration’s intentions regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which permits undocumented immigrants who came to the United States before the age of 16 to remain in the country. Any Middlebury student or member of the faculty and staff, regardless of location, who has questions or concerns about their ability to travel to and (See Patton, Page 5)

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Nose to the grindstone BRISTOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL student Charlotte Crum, center, works in her classroom last Wednesday morning.

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Letters to the Editor Administration placing knowledge, truth under attack While the ethical fraudulence of this “President” is obvious (his “university” scam, multiple bankruptcies, screwing the federal government out of taxes for two decades, grotesque misogyny, racism, mocking the disabled, etc., etc.), what most concerns me is the wholesale attack on knowledge. Perhaps the most striking example in this year of “post-truth” is the bad faith of his cabinet appointees,

none of whom has any business doing the job they’ve been asked to do. As Americans witness the triumph of intellectual fraud on an unprecedented scale, we need to arm ourselves with a few basic conceptual tools. We must insist on the necessity of impartial evidence. Turning questions of evidence into matters of belief is a dangerous and intellectually fraudulent tactic, as it allows

facts, science and the truth to be dismissible as “one side of the argument.” The most glaring example of such fraudulence at work is climate change denialism, a collective lie that unites the presidential cabinet currently being assembled. Deniers simply refuse to acknowledge that climate change is occurring, willfully ignoring the mountains of evidence that contradict what they (See Letter, Page 7)

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Letters to the Editor Coyote hunt especially badly timed While not illegal under our currently inadequate wildlife rules, the coyote-killing competition happening next week in Bristol is inhumane and should be disparaged. Coyotes are one of the few species that form monogamous pairs AND the males assist the mother in pup-rearing, along with other family members. Right now is the middle of their

breeding season — they are mating now and in two months give birth in March/April. You will be shooting pregnant mothers, killing fathers, breaking up families. Why? Coyotes already have such hard lives to get through — tapeworms, viruses, ticks, heartworms etc. Don’t add yourself to this list. Marc Beaudette Reading

Hunting contest counter-productive It seems there is no end to the outrage and dangers to which our Vermont wildlife is subjected. The latest is a coyote killing contest being organized in Bristol. For the entry fee of $25, coyotes — every gender, every age, even pups — will be killed in unlimited numbers and under terrifying circumstances for no other reason than that these humans feel like shooting them. I cannot conceive of anything more sadistic and outrageous than to organize an actual killing contest in our day and age, and yet, this is something that Vermont Fish & Wildlife is happy to allow under the current lack of any legislation regulating the hunting of coyotes. The contest is cynically called ‘The Wile E. Coyote Hunt’ as if the allusion to a cartoon could do anything to trivialize this cruelty. Wildlife biologists have long established that coyotes play a tremendously important role in the ecological balance, and are equally important for the public health. It is a proven fact that by hunting primarily small rodents they help keep the tick population in check and thus prevent the further spread of Lyme disease. That crippling disease is everywhere on the rise, especially where predators like bobcats and coyotes are driven out and killed off. Where

people kill off coyotes, one consequence is an explosion in the mice, rat and other rodent population that are hosts to the Lyme disease virus. There is a wealth of information available online on the value of coyotes and their mostly secret, yet wonderful life hidden deep in the woods. We as educated and modern day Vermonters should not engage in the indiscriminate, cruel and ultimately useless killing of wildlife. The most effective and easiest to do if you want to protect wildlife from persecution and harm is to post your land, and keep hunters and trappers off of it. It is bad enough that trapping is still legal in Vermont and can be totally indiscriminate and nonstop year-round under the guise of ‘nuisance wildlife management.’ But to make a contest out of wildlife slaughter is barbaric. These contests send the chilling message that killing is fun, wild animals are disposable, and life is cheap. I invite you to please stand with us in a peaceful protest on Saturday, Feb. 11 on the Bristol Green from 1-3 p.m. For more information, see the Vermont Coyote Coexistence Coalition Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/Vermontcoyotecoexistencecoalition/. Renate Callahan Johnson

Patton (Continued from Page 4) from any of our schools should contact Kathy Foley, director of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS). In addition to the support Middlebury can offer directly, over the last several days a number of campus organizations have stepped forward to support our community in a variety of other ways. We have created and will maintain a webpage on the ISSS site with list of events and resources in both Middlebury and Monterey. Given the fluidity of the situation and the many unknowns, we will update this page often. If you have information you would like to include, please contact Baishakhi Taylor at the College, or Ryan Kasmier at the Institute. Middlebury has joined with other colleges and universities in vigorously opposing the new travel restrictions and any effort to weaken or eliminate DACA protections for students. And we will continue to

make our views known through our federal, state, and local elected representatives in Vermont and California. For everyone in Vermont, I also want to bring your attention to a rally of solidarity that will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. outside McCullough Student Center. It is being organized by the Muslim Students Association and I encourage you to attend if you are able. I am proud of the forceful way our community has responded in spirit and through concrete effort to the government’s actions. I have heard from many of you in recent days who are concerned about those most affected, and it is comforting and encouraging to hear and read your words of support — from our campus, from our sites abroad, and from parents and alumni everywhere. It matters to all of us, and especially to those among us who are members of the Islamic faith and who feel particularly vulnerable at this time. We are all Middlebury.

Scott plan falls short in many ways I wanted to share with you some One has to wonder if the goverinitial reaction to Gov. Scott’s edu- nor consulted a lawyer familiar with cation proposals as outlined in his Brigham before making this proposal. budget address and in subsequent FINANCIAL: The governor’s testimony before the House Educa- proposal adds $135.9 million in tion Committee. While I am a mem- spending to the Education Fund, ber of that committee, these views but only transfers $86 million from are my own and do not the General Fund to necessarily reflect the cover that, leaving a committee as a whole. gap of $50 million. As you know, the That $86 million angovernor has pronual transfer can only posed shifting many increase by the rate of new costs to the state inflation, so if the proEducation Fund from grams the $86 million General Fund, includfunds — higher ed, for ing money for higher example — increase education, teachers’ remore than the rate of tirement, child care and inflation, that falls on other costs. The goverthe Ed Fund. nor proposes to cover At this point it is imthis shift with addiportant to remember tional money from the that the Ed Fund largeGeneral Fund, some ly consists of property This week’s one-time surplus montaxes. That is where the writer is Rep. Peter ey and the mandates shortfalls will land. Conlon, D-Cornon school districts and As to the $50 million wall, who is also teachers you have been gap, $31 million of it is chair of the Addihearing so much about. made up with one-time son Central School There are many flaws surplus money that will District board. with the proposal that not exist in subsequent This is a letter that fall into four main areas: years. That shortfall he sent to school legal, financial, practical will also fall on the Ed board members. and philosophical. Fund, and, consequentLEGAL: Two piecly, property taxes. The es of the governor’s proposal appear remaining money would come from in direct conflict with the Vermont the mandate that schools level fund Supreme Court’s Brigham Decision, and teachers pay 20 percent of their which equalizes funding for schools health insurance costs (more on that across the state. First, the governor in a moment). proposes freezing spending at FY PRACTICAL: Asking the Leg2017 per-pupil levels (what was islature to quickly pass legislation approved at Town Meeting 2016). with all these changes (there are NO This seems to ignore the disparity of bills at the moment) is unrealistic. spending across the state. Some dis- Even more troubling is that citizen tricts spend more than $17,000 per school boards are currently wrapstudent, while others spend less than ping up work on FY 2018 budgets, $12,000. This would lock those dis- and many votes have been warned parities in for the foreseeable future. and annual reports sent to printers. Second, a smaller proposal would The governor’s proposal would upallow — for FY 2018 only — dis- end that citizen-led process. trict to raise an additional 5 perAdditionally, had the governor cent funding directly from the local asked any school board member grand list. This also ignores the spir- anywhere in the state about requirit of Brigham as property-rich com- ing teachers to pay 20 percent tomunities can raise more money on ward health insurance, he would small tax increases than others. have learned that we are entering

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a new world of health insurance negotiations that renders the 20 percent meaningless. It is based on insurance plans that will not exist come January 2018. All school districts are working with teachers on a menu of new insurance options that throws out the old model of oneplan, one-premium for all. Teachers will be able to choose potentially far less expensive plans and put money in their pockets or Health Savings Accounts while saving their districts money. He did not seem to know this was happening. PHILOSOPHICAL: Let’s leave aside the obvious conflict of what is essentially a state-mandated budget (you must level fund) that really erases the need for a vote or local decisions on what level of spending is appropriate. Instead, let’s look at the enormous progress of Act 46 and unification. In Addison County alone, all but one town that operates a school is now part of a unified system. Act 46 gives districts the ability to look at entire school systems to find efficiencies and streamline education, while striving for equity for all kids and looking at what works best in education. But, that work is just getting started. Most newly unified districts in Vermont don’t become operational until July, and many more have yet to hold unification votes. The governor’s proposal undermines that work and seems to show little confidence that school boards can achieve any of his goals on their own. CONCLUSION: I find myself wondering if the governor’s education proposal was one of two things — a woefully thought out plan that did not involve input from citizen school board members, or a cynical political move that allows him to claim action on behalf of all Vermonters and setting the Legislature up to be the fall guy when is unrealistic idea does not come to fruition. I am disappointed. Rep. Peter Conlon represents Cornwall, Salisbury, Leicester, Goshen, Ripton and Hancock.

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Bristol police defuse domestic fight BRISTOL — On Jan. 28, Bristol police responded at the request of Vermont State Police to an Oak Lane domestic incident involving a firearm. Police calmed the parties and stayed with them until VSP could arrive and begin their investigation. Between Jan. 23 and Jan. 29, Bristol police conducted four towncontracted traffic patrols, covering Lovers Lane, Monkton Road and Stoney Hill Road. Police issued two tickets and one warning for speeding and one warning for an improperly displayed license plate. Police conducted security checks of the Mount Abraham Union High School facility on Jan. 23, 25, 28 and 29. During the Jan. 28 security check, police found a door unlocked and notified maintenance. In other action between Jan. 23 and Jan. 29, Bristol police: • Began investigating on Jan. 23 a report of child exploitation by means of the Internet. • Began investigating on Jan. 23 a reported sexual assault that had occurred during the fall of 2016. The Bristol Police Department and Addison County Unit for Special Investigations (ACUSI) worked together on this case, which resulted in an arrest. • Responded to a district residence for a report of out-of-control

juvenile inflicting self-harm on Jan. 23. The juvenile was taken into protective custody and transported to Porter Hospital for evaluation. • Dealt with a hit-and-run accident involving a car parked on School Street on Jan. 23.

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• Removed a vehicle parked on South Street in violation of the winter parking ban on Jan. 24. The officer first tried to make contact with the vehicle’s owner. • Helped a teen with a bleeding head injury at the Kountry Trailer Park on Jan. 24. Police stayed with the teen until rescue personnel arrived. • Took a written statement from a Lincoln resident regarding a fraud incident, on Jan. 24. Police forwarded the information to VSP for follow-up. • Processed a court order on Jan. 25 from a Franklin County Family Court that restricted a Bristol woman’s ex-partner from visiting their child. The woman was concerned the partner might make contact in violation of the order, and all BPD officers were advised. • Assisted on Jan. 25 a South

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Performances will be held at ColbySawyer College on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. Both shows are free and open to the public. Matthew Becker of Bridport was named to the Miami University fall 2016 president’s list. Becker is earning a bachelor of science majoring in mechanical engineering. Christopher Grier of Bridport, a member of the class of 2020 majoring in engineering, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Caitlyn Ketcham of Brandon, an exploring arts education major, has been named to the dean’s list at Siena College for the fall 2016 semester. Justus Sturtevant of Vergennes was named to Susquehanna University’s dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester. Megan Martin of Vergennes was named to the dean’s list at Quinnipiac University for the fall 2016 semester.

WOMEN MAKE THEIR voices heard in song at the Women’s March in Montpelier last month. Those who wish to keep the energy rolling can learn the march anthem, “I Can’t Keep Quiet,” at a Feb. 18 workshop in Middlebury.

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Singers invited to learn women’s march ‘anthem’ MIDDLEBURY — Interested singers will gather together at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society on Saturday, Feb. 18, to learn and sing the march “anthem” that went viral at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., just after the inauguration. Besides having a good time (with conversation and refreshments after the singing), organizers hope singers in Addison County will feel empowered to sing this song “I Can’t Keep Quiet” at pertinent venues such as future marches or vigils. The artist MILCK, who wrote the music, has offered free downloads with guide recordings. It is available at www.icantkeepquiet.org. Organizers hope some participants will be able to download and practice the music ahead of time, but copies will be available for those not

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Letter (Continued from Page 4) wish to believe. Climate change deniers closely resemble Holocaust deniers, who argue in the face of incontrovertible evidence that the Nazi atrocities of World War II never in fact occurred. Often they are one and the same. Intellectual fraud is the vanguard of fascism, the basic operating principle of the “Alt Right� and its enablers, particularly media corporations that are nothing more than propaganda outlets for intransigent far-right political forces. Beware of crackpot explanations. The fundamental alt-Nazi unit of “argument� is the conspiracy theory. Those vulnerable to this kind of “thinking� ignore actual evidence in preference for baseless theories and red herrings. Trump is the King of Crackpots, having come to political prominence by perpetrating the canard that his predecessor was not born in this country and thereby energizing racists and xenophobes of all stripes, who turned out for him. Amazingly, this con-man and serial liar was not held to account in the primaries or the general election. Now we are living with the consequences. Lead with your head, not your gut. Our government was created by a group of rationalists, mostly deists and atheists with names like

Jefferson, Franklin and Hamilton. Their intellectual strength lay in their ability to separate belief, which is fundamentally irrational, from knowledge, which is rational. If we fail to defend the role of evidence-based thinking, then our environment, rights, and security will continue to be destroyed by unscrupulous ideologues who cannot separate rational thought from faith. Insist on necessity of evidence. We must all become familiar with the evidence for climate change, from ocean acidification to melting glaciers and ice caps to rising sea levels and megastorms. We should all study the metrics of the election and note well that the Democratic candidate won the popular vote by about at least 2.9 million. Widespread voting fraud is a ruse. Finally, bear witness. Remind people of what the GOP candidate has said and done. Remind yourself who he is: a rich, vicious, exploitative spoiled brat who has never done an honest day’s work in his life. Ask pundits where their evidence comes from. Burn every wooden nickel you’re handed. Better yet, throw it back in the faces of the fraudsters peddling their grotesque and destructive “alternative facts.� Dan Brayton Middlebury

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Dear Sen. Leahy, Sen. Sanders, and Congressman Welch: Thank you for all you are doing to stand up to Trump and Bannon’s dangerous agenda for America. A few days ago I wrote an email urging you to obstruct and resist Trump’s agenda in every way you can. As predicted, the Democrats’ attempt to delay confirmation hearings for Cabinet nominees simply resulted in Senate Republicans changing the rules and confirming nominees without input from the Democrats. It is becoming increasingly clear to me that this is exactly what Trump and Bannon want. They want to increase the divide between Democrats and Republicans as much as possible, so as to weaken any resistance to their agenda and to allow them to continue consolidating power at the highest level. As long as Republicans continue to see this as a conflict between Republican governance and Democratic governance, they will continue to side with the Trump administration. However, the true danger here is the weakening of our democratic

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principles and the consolidation of power at the highest level. The Trump administration is not, in fact, a Republican administration. It is a white nationalist administration that is seeking to destroy the stability of our government and our country. Putting Bannon on the National Security Council while demoting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence while the country is reeling from the Executive Order on travel and refugees is just one example of the way that they are systematically weakening our democracy and consolidating their power. I am coming to believe that the only way we might stop the disaster that is heading our way without violence is to create an unusual alliance between Democrats and Republicans to stand up to Trump and Bannon together. We have to help the Republicans see that Trump’s actions are not to their benefit either and that our whole country and way of life will suffer dramatically if this continues. I know that there are a few

Republicans who have spoken out against Trump’s and Bannon’s actions. Perhaps we can start with those who already have concerns to try to build an alliance of lawmakers who will stand up to Trump and Bannon. We have to stop treating this administration as if it is a normal Republican administration and start treating it as what it is: a white nationalist administration that is seeking to become a dictatorship. That is a threat to all Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike. We must somehow put aside partisan differences to unite against this dangerous administration. We don’t have to look too far back in history to see where this is leading if Bannon’s plans for the Trump administration continue unchecked. But we can also use history and President Lincoln’s example to show us that the solution may be the formation of unusual alliances to stand up to this threat. Thank you for all that you do for Americans. Amy Graham Middlebury

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Clay house ART ON MAIN will host the eighth annual Bristol clay studio exhibition including “House” by Sawyer Lyons, with an opening reception for students and the public on Saturday, Feb. 11, 3-5 p.m. The exhibit runs through Feb. 28. All are welcome. For more information call 453-4032.

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Internet safety workshop in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 3:30-5 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. One of the best ways to protect yourself from online fraud and crime is to be informed. Join us as we discuss some of the major cyber threats Internet users are facing today, how to avoid being a victim and how to identify unsafe or virus-carrying emails/websites. Please bring your device if you have one. Class size is limited. RSVP to Connie Leach at 388-1220 or cleach@ residenceottercreek.dom Community Chorus in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7-8:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, room 221. Come join the chorus — in a special location this evening — for the first Tuesday rehearsal of a new season, as they prepare music for spring concerts in early May. Uplifting music to celebrate the wonder of star‑filled nights and an awakening to new possibilities, from a rarely heard song by Beethoven to breathtaking new works by contemporary American composers. Open to all high schoolers and adults who love to sing. Contact conductor Jeff Rehbach, rehbach@middlebury. edu or 989-7355, for details.

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AARP Fraud Watch Network presentation in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, Community Room. AARP Fraud Watch Network will present the final in a three-part series on cyber and community fraud. “Dogsledding in Labrador: Mushing in the Menihek Hills” presentation in Vergennes. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Bixby Library. Meet Addison resident Ed Blechner, a few of his dogs, check out one of his dogsleds, and enjoy stories of his endeavors in the frozen North. The program is part of an ongoing community-oriented storytelling series at the Bixby. For more information contact Muir Haman, Bixby adult services librarian, at 877-2211 x208 or muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org. Free movie screening in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7-9 p.m., Marquis Theater. Crowdsourced Cinema returns with a free screening of “The Princess Bride” at the Marquis Theater. Ten groups in the Middlebury area filmed scenes for the remake, so look for familiar faces. For more information, contact Kurt at 388-3062 or kurt@ middleburycommunitytv.org. Book club in Bridport. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. The Bridport Book Club will meet to discuss “Go Tell it on the Mountain” by James Baldwin. All interested readers are welcome. For more information call 758-2858. The March book title is “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers.

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Connie Leach, 388-1220 or cleach@residenceottercreek.com. Vermont vs. Hollywood in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 10, 3:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. Amanda Kay Gustin of the Vermont Historical Society will present “Vermont vs. Hollywood: 100 Years of Vermont in Film” with background and clips ranging chronologically from 1919’s “Way Down East” to 2005’s “Thank You for Smoking.” Free. RSVP to Connie Leach at 388-1220 or cleach@residenceottercreek.com. Spaghetti dinner in Bristol. Friday, Feb. 10, 5-7 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall. The Knights of

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Classes at EastView in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 9, 3-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury. EastView resident Nick Clifford will facilitate a class on “Conflict in the South China Sea,” the third in an eight-week Green Mountain Club X-C ski or series. hike in Ripton. Saturday, Feb. 11, Evening for Porter in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. Goshen Dam, Ripton. This ski is a moder9, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Edgewater Gallery by the Falls. ate four- to eight-mile cross-county ski event Come to the Edgewater Gallery for a fundraiser for (depending on conditions and pace) on rolling Porter Medical Center featuring drinks and appeterrains and with some hills. We will ski on parts of tizers from Two Brothers the Catamount Trail. If snow conditions do not Tavern and Stonecutter allow a ski, we’ll hike with microspikes. Contact Spirits. Purchase a $10 Anne Christie at achristie1026@gmail.com or raffle ticket to win the Rory 802-388-4347 for more information about this Jackson painting “Point activity. Co-leader Susan Jefts. WATERFALLS DAY SPA - a’chromatherapy Paint & Sip, For other events and activities Bay South.” You don’t need to be present to win. Tickets February 10 at 5:30 pm. Local artist Alison Hunt will lead an visit www.gmcbreadloaf.org. $35 per person and include Mountain Club Young a’chromatherapy paint and sip evening featuring the color red. Green one drink voucher. Adventurers Club hiking and Let your creative juices flow and have a fun night out at the spa. sledding in Charlotte. Saturday, Author reading in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 9, 6:30 Call 388-0311 for more information or visit our website www. Feb. 11. While the pace is geared p.m., Vermont Book Shop. toward younger adventurers middleburyspa.com. Sign up today! Katherine Arden, Brandon (ages 4-8), everyone is welcome. resident and Middlebury Each outing is tailored to the College graduate, is individual participants, and will the author of the newly be fun for the whole family. Call published “The Bear and or email YAC Leader Lauren the Nightingale,” the first Bierman for meeting location and novel of a trilogy set in a details at 802-349-7498 or laurenfantastic version of medibiermanrn@gmail.com. For other eval Russia. She will read events visit www.gmcbreadloaf. from, discuss and sign her org. book. Free and open to the Monthly wildlife walk in public. Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 11, Resilient students and 8-10 a.m., Otter View Park parkpreventing suicide working area. Otter Creek Audubon shop in Vergennes. and the Middlebury Area Land Thursday, Feb. 9, 6:30-7:30 Trust invite community members p.m., Vergennes Union to help survey birds and other High School. VUHS counwildlife at Otter View Park and the selors and school psycholHurd Grassland. Meet at the parkogists will facilitate an inforing area of Otter View Park at the mational night for parents intersection of Weybridge Street and community members and Pulp Mill Bridge in Middlebury. to learn about and discuss Birders of all ages and abilities ways to support youth to welcome. For more information build resilience and prevent call 388-1007 or 388-6019. suicide. For more informaOpening reception in Bristol. tion visit UMatter Suicide Saturday, Feb. 11, 3-5 p.m., Art on Prevention at http://vtspc. Main, 25 Main Street. Art on Main org/about-vtspc/training. will host the eighth annual Bristol Cabin fever lecture series clay studio exhibition from Feb. “The Birds of Taiwan” 7-28 with an opening reception in Middlebury. Thursday, for students and the public. All are Feb. 9, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public welcome. For more information Library. Hank Kaestner, call 453-4032. who has over 7,000 birds Annual maple fest in Shoreham. on his life list, tells us Saturday, Feb. 11, 6:30-8:30 about bird life in Taiwan. p.m., Platt Memorial Library. Sponsored by Otter Creek Shoreham’s Friends of the Platt Audubon. Free and open to Memorial Library will host a benefit the public. concert and maple dessert contest “Good People” play in with music by Brandon’s Nelson Middlebury. Thursday, Bandella. Maple dessert entries Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., must include Vermont maple syrup Town Hall Theater. The and a recipe card. Entry forms Middlebury Community available at the library or www. Players will present David plattlib.org. Lindsay-Abaire’s play Chocolate Delight Night in HANK KAESTNER, WHO has over 7,000 birds on his life list, will pres“Good People,” a South New Haven. Saturday, Feb. 11, ent “The Birds of Taiwan” on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. at Ilsley Public Boston comedy about a 7-9 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard Library. Sponsored by Otter Creek Audubon. Free and open to the public. feisty single mother who and Winery. The ever-popular can’t catch a break. Tickets Chocolate Delight Night returns! Columbus will be serving their Knights in Italy $12 (opening night) available through Town Hall Indulge in your favorite desserts, enjoy wine, spaghetti dinner with all you can eat spaghetti, Theater Box Office, 382‑9222, or online at www. celebrate Valentine’s Day, and with the cost of bread, salad and dessert. $10 adults; $5 kids; $25 townhalltheater.org. More information at www. admission, support the New Haven Library all immediate family. middleburycommunityplayers.org. at the same time. $10 admission. Lincoln Peak All-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner in Weybridge. wines may be purchased by the glass. Friday, Feb. 10, 5-8 p.m., Weybridge Elementary Valentine’s dinner dance in Middlebury. Saturday, School. The menu will be spaghetti and meatballs, Feb. 11, 7-11 p.m., VFW Post #7823, Exchange green salad, garlic bread, homemade desserts Street. Spaghetti dinner at 6 p.m., followed by and beverage. Proceeds go to the Weybridge Dynamic movement for gentle music from 7-11 p.m. with the Starline Rhythm Volunteer Fire Department. Adults $10, children aging class in Middlebury. Friday, Boys. Advance tickets $15; $20 at the door. RSVP ages 6-12, $5, under age 6 free. Tickets available Feb. 10, 10:30-11:45 a.m., The Residence 388-9468. at the town clerk’s office or at the door. at Otter Creek. This class is specifically designed Contradance in Bridport. Saturday, Feb. 11, for people who wish to continue moving dynami- “Good People” play in Middlebury. Friday, 7-9:30 p.m., Bridport Community/Masons Hall. Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The cally as the body adapts to the aging process. Contradance will feature Luke Donforth calling Middlebury Community Players will present David Taught by Sara McMahon, Flynn Arts faculty to live music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People,” a South member, who has been involved in the research, (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience Boston comedy about a feisty single mother who teaching and performing of movement for over 35 or partner necessary. Questions? Call 462-3722. can’t catch a break. Tickets $17 available through years. Wear comfortable clothing. Free. RSVP to The Hall is on the green in Bridport, just off 22A.

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communitycalendar “Good People” play in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Middlebury Community Players will present David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People,” a South Boston comedy about a feisty single mother who can’t catch a break. Tickets $17 available through Town Hall Theater Box Office, 382‑9222, or online at www.townhalltheater.org. More information at www.middleburycommunityplayers.org. DJ Skate Night in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 11, 8‑10 p.m., Memorial Sports Center. DJ Skate Night presented by Friends of Middlebury Hockey. All ages and abilities welcome. $5 adult; $3 student. Snack bar will be open and rental skates available. Info: www.memorialsportscenter.org. “Beauties and The Beast!” comedy show in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 11, 8‑10 p.m., Marquis Theatre. Vermont Comedy Outlaws presents “Beauties and The Beast!” featuring some of the funniest women in stand up comedy from New York and Vermont. Hosted by Pierre “The Beast” Vachon. Parental advisory: adults only show. Free.

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Green Mountain Club Young Adventurers Club hiking and sledding in Charlotte. Sunday, Feb. 12. While the pace is geared toward younger adventurers (ages 4‑8), everyone is welcome. Each outing is tailored to the individual participants, and will be fun for the whole family. Call or email YAC Leader Lauren Bierman for meeting location and details at 802‑349‑7498 or laurenbiermanrn@gmail. com. For other events visit www.gmcbreadloaf. org. Parish breakfast hosted by the Knights of Columbus in Vergennes. Sunday, Feb. 12, 8‑10 a.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple Street. The menu will include eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Bring your family and friends. Adults $8.50; seniors over 60 $7.50; kids ages 6‑12 $6; children under age 6 free; immediate families of five or more $28. For more information call the rectory at 877‑2367. Geology of Vermont presentation in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Offices and Community Center. Ray Coish, emeritus professor of geosciences at Middlebury College, will talk about the fascinating geology of Vermont, with a focus on Ferrisburgh. Sponsored by the Ferrisburgh Historical Society. All are welcome. For more information contact Silas Tower, 802‑425‑3380. “Good People” play in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Middlebury Community Players will present David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People,” a South Boston comedy about a feisty single mother who

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‘The Princess Bride’ returns ROSE CURRAN, LEFT. Helen Curran and Lillian Curran appear as Inigo, Buttercup and Westley, respectively, in a scene from a remake of “The Princess Bride” by local actors. The movie will be screened Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7-9 p.m. at the Marquis Theater in Middlebury. Free. can’t catch a break. Tickets $17 available through Town Hall Theater Box Office, 382‑9222, or online at www.townhalltheater.org. More information at www.middleburycommunityplayers.org. Singing gathering in Ripton. Sunday, Feb. 12, 4‑5 p.m., Ripton Community House. Come to the Ripton Community House to sing songs of hope and unity and peace. Bring your harmonica, your guitar, your saxophone, your voice! Homemade treats will be served. Donations to the Ripton Community House will be gratefully accepted. Call 388‑6107 with ideas and questions. Free community dinner in Bristol. Sunday, Feb. 12, 5‑6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall. The menu will be Polynesian chicken over rice, something chocolate for dessert and beverages. Come and enjoy a meal with family, friends and neighbors. All are welcome. Community Chorus in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 12, 7‑8:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, room 221. Come join the chorus — in a special location this evening — as they prepare music for spring concerts in early May. Uplifting music to celebrate the wonder of star‑filled nights and an awakening to new possibilities, from a rarely heard song by Beethoven to breathtaking new works by contemporary American composers. Open to all high schoolers and adults who love to sing. Plan to attend at least one rehearsal weekly on Sunday and/or Tuesday. Contact conductor

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Black and White Cabaret in Vergennes. Monday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m., Vergennes Union High School. Enjoy delectable desserts while being entertained by our student musicians as they perform musical numbers in ensembles that they have personally arranged. The proceeds will benefit the school’s music program. Addison County Right to Life meeting in Middlebury. Monday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Hall. Addison County Right to Life will meet Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Visitors welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information call 388‑2898 or email L2Paquette@aol.com.

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The Addison String Trio in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. Emily Sunderman, Carol Harden and Joy Pile will offer a chamber music program featuring compositions that encourage love and peace on Valentine’s

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Cancer prevention talk in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 3:30‑4:30 p.m., EastView in Middlebury. Dr. Matthew Perchemlides will give a talk titled “Four Key Nutrients for Cancer Prevention.” The talk is open to everyone in the community. First Wednesday series in Shoreham. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. In this talk titled “Mad Matt the Democrat,” Vincent Feeney discusses Matthew Lyon — indentured servant, Green Mountain Boy, son-in-law to Thomas Chittenden, land speculator and one of the most colorful characters in Vermont’s early years. Sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council.

LIVEMUSIC Snake Mountain Bluegrass in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Red Hot Juba in Lincoln. Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Music Series, 52 River Road, Lincoln. Michele Fay Band in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. See a full listing of

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mature themes.) Tickets $12 on Thursday (opening night); $17 repeat performances. Tickets are available through the Town Hall Theater box office, 3829222, or online at townhalltheater. org. BRANDON MUSIC Snake Mountain Bluegrass is coming to Brandon Music on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The group is known for their vocal, instrumental, and original songwriting talents, plus a great sense of humor and onstage banter. Snake Mountain’s “toe-tapping tunes combine the best of modern and traditional Bluegrass,” according to Seven Days, with harmonies and songs that vary in tempo from breakdown to ballad. Whenever they play at Brandon Music it is to a sold out crowd. Founding members Gregg Humphrey (guitar and vocals) and Mike Connor (banjo and vocals) are joined by Earle Provin (mandolin and resophonic guitar), Mike Boise (bass) and Milo Stanley (fiddle). Hear songs like Fire on the Mountain and Mr. Spaceman, some more traditional tunes such as Fox on the Run and Head Over Heels in Love with You, as well as new songs they are recording for their upcoming album. Retired Middlebury College Professor Humphrey and Middlebury construction company owner Connor, formed Snake Mountain Bluegrass about thirty years ago. At the time, they were both living near Snake Mountain and someone asked them what style of Bluegrass they played. “Snake Mountain Bluegrass,” was their immediate response and the name has been theirs ever since. Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon. (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

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Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) RED HOT JUBA Red Hot Juba will be performing for The Burnham Music Series at Burnham Hall in Lincoln on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Red Hot Juba plays blistering hot countrified Jazz and Green Mountain swing. Using a shifting and impulsive mix of styles while carving out an approach all their own, Red Hot Juba can turn from dynamic Jump-Blues to bittersweet Soul on a dime. With a growing reputation for long, high-energy sets, the band will cover a broad and varied expanse of musical ground over the course of an evening. The band includes: D. Davis and Eric Krull on guitar, Ryan Aubin on drums, vocals and trumpet and Steve Goldman on bass and vocals. The members of Red Hot Juba have come together with a wide variety of musical interests, experiences and explorations. The music they play, both original and interpretations, reflects an eclectic mix of influences. Tickets are $10 for adults, teens and kids get in for free. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 388-6863. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be two live performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main Street in Middlebury. Join Two Brothers every Wednesday at 9 p.m. for The Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Two Brothers Lounge is a laid back atmosphere where collaborations and libations fuel creativity. Alternately hosted by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley, come cheer on your

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Mount Abraham Union High School is pleased to announce Adam Whitcomb as its Student of the Week. Adam lives in Starksboro with his parents, Amie and David Whitcomb. His younger siblings are Nolan Whitcomb (ninth grade), Ryan Whitcomb (eighth grade), Hannah Whitcomb (seventh grade) and Violet Whitcomb (kindergarten). His nickname is “Farmer,” which was given to him by the baseball team in sophomore year. Adam has received academic excellence every year of high school and has always made the honor roll. He participates in FFA through the Hannaford Career Center and has won multiple awards including the Vermont Land Trust Stewards Awards and first place at the State Convention for Forestry, which sent him to the National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana last October, where he placed 37 out of 200 and won a gold placement. His team of four including Jake and Nick Lafleche and Ryan Lee placed 24 out of 50 and won a silver placement. He also recently won first place at the Vermont Farm Show on in February for Winter Forestry. Adam has played baseball from grades 7-12 and pitched the 2016 championship game and won. He has also participated in FFA in Adam Whitcomb grades 11-12. M.A.U.H.S. For the past three summers, Adam has worked for Jason Barnard as a junior survey technician learning about waste water systems and land surveying. In the winter and early spring he spends his time working in his family’s sugarwoods. At the end of July, he volunteers at the Three Day Stampede toward the cure for cystic fibrosis. Outside of school, Adam enjoys hunting, fishing and maple sugaring. From his high school experience, Adam has learned how important it is to enjoy your time in high school and to not let life pass by too quickly. After graduation, Adam plans to attend college at either Montana State University or the University of Maine and get his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Technology education teacher Matt Brown says, “Adam is always very polite, helpful and attentive. He pushes himself to do the best he can and does not settle for good enough. It is a pleasure to have him in class.” School counselor April Wortmann says, “Adam Whitcomb is a responsible and respectful young man. As being a new school counselor to Mt. Abe, Adam has been extremely welcoming to me. He is a motivated and thoughtful you man who has a bright future ahead of him.”

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(Continued from Page 1) part,” Nuovo said during a recent interview. “Middlebury College had a nice early retirement program. So I retired early to become a scholar.” And as he has done with all of his pursuits, Nuovo — who also serves as a Middlebury selectman — delved into his scholarly pursuits with zeal. And the focal point of his intellectual pursuits has been John Locke (1632-1704), an English philosopher and physician commonly known as the “Father of Liberalism.” His writing influenced American revolutionaries, to the extent that some of his theories are reflected in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Nuovo received a visiting

fellowship at Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in 1997. While doing research in 1998 at the English university’s Bodleian Library — which holds of Locke’s manuscripts — he serendipitously met the executive editor of the Clarendon Edition of the works of John Locke, an effort to publish all the important writing of the great philosopher. Nuovo told the editor about his background and interest in Locke, and was asked if he would join the Clarendon Locke effort, through Oxford University Press. It didn’t take much convincing for Nuovo, who agreed to edit and research books on Locke. “I more or less fell into this,”

Nuovo recalled with a smile. The prestigious gig allowed him free access to a treasure trove of all things Locke. He was given a key to unlock the Locke vault, as it were. “There are letters, notebooks, things like laundry lists,” Nuovo said, marveling at the large repository of information. “You really get to know him. I became a Locke scholar.” Nuovo began a series of annual research trips across the Atlantic to Oxford. He’d sit down and pore for hours over Locke’s trademark script. “Fortunately, Locke had a fairly clear hand,” Nuovo said of his penmanship. “I felt really blessed, (See Victor Nuovo, Page 15)

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Victor Nuovo (Continued from Page 14) Reporter John Flowers is at revolutionary period in science, figure, but also very hard to a post-retirement activity that has johnf@addisonindependent.com. in a way. For me, it was a wonderful which undoubtedly tested both understand, because there were been delightful.” privilege to have access to all of this men’s religious beliefs. Locke all these sides to him that people man’s materials.” subscribed to the theory that the weren’t aware of,” Nuovo said. Last year, Nuovo researched, universe was created in 4004 BC. “Access to all these manuscripts edited and wrote notes for an “For them, there were really and papers made clear there were Oxford University Press paperback two sources of truth: Nature and many dimensions to his mind that titled, “John Locke: the Bible, and the needed to be explored.” Vindications of the Bible was probably He is now working on a book titled, R e a s o n a b l e n e s s “Toward the end of for them a more “Locke: Theological Manuscripts.” of Christianity.” John Locke’s life, reliable source of It will include around 30 of Locke’s The book samples Isaac Newton would truth than nature,” never-before-published manuscripts, Locke’s writings Nuovo said. which Nuovo transcribed, annotated to show his often come to his “They had this and in some cases translated. Locke commitment to house and discuss theory of nature often wrote his manuscripts in Christianity, which the biblical Book of that is totally based Latin, which requires translation played an important Revelation, trying to upon non-directed and annotation. So in addition to his role in shaping figure out when the processes that considerable knowledge of theology his philosophical become generative and philosophy, Nuovo is a solid world was going to opinions. It also and produce worlds, linguist. He enjoys putting together d e m o n s t r a t e s end. They figured it and at the same time all the literary clues to get a better Locke’s versatility would probably end they were holding picture of the iconic Locke. as a Biblical scholar. somewhere toward onto a belief that “It is delightful work, and there is N u o v o ’ s the end of the 18th God created the a sense of getting a familiarity with latest book, now century,” world and designed the person,” Nuovo said. being printed, it perfectly,” he The visiting fellowship at Oxford — Victor Nuovo added. “What really has also given Nuovo a place to stay is his definitive interpretation of got me into this is during his frequent trips to England. Locke. Due to be the fascination with He made annual research trips to released this summer, it’s titled how one can hold these two views Oxford for nine straight years; his “John Locke: The Philosopher as together. Well, they didn’t exactly, most recent visit was in 2012. He Christian Virtuoso.” because they were trying to fit confesses travel is becoming less A “virtuoso” in the 17th century together theories that were alien to appealing as he gets older, but his was a term used for someone each other.” thirst to open Locke’s mysteries who was an experimental natural Nuovo is constantly amazed by keeps motivating him. philosopher — in other words, a the new things he is finding out “I’m hoping to go again, since scientist, according to Nuovo. about the Locke as he weeds through I have a place to stay and still “The purpose of the book is the layers of documents. have access to the library and to explain how Locke’s natural “(Locke) is a very important manuscripts,” Nuovo said. “It’s been scientific beliefs and Christian beliefs worked together — or didn’t M O T I V AT I O N s I N S P I R AT I O N s R E S U LT S work together — in the development of his thought,” Nuovo said. The book also explores Locke’s or relationship with his mentor, ll us f a free t a C Robert Boyle, who is often credited with being the founder of modern chemistry, as well as his friendship with astronomer/mathematician Isaac Newton. “Toward the end of Locke’s life, “If there were a drug that could do for human health everything that exercise Newton would often come to his can, it would likely be the most valuable pharmaceutical ever.” house and discuss the (biblical) Book of Revelation, trying to figure out – Dr Mark Tarnopolsky when the world was going to end,” Nuovo said. “They figured it would probably end somewhere toward MIDDLEBURY VERGENNES 30-day money back guarantee the end of the 18th century, because 388-6888 877-2030 the world was only supposed to last 7,000 years, according to the Bible.” Nuovo noted Locke and Newton’s friendship occurred during a

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By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school boys’ basketball play in the latter half of last week, Middlebury split a pair of close games and Otter Valley picked up a big win, but Vergennes and Mount Abraham each cropped a pair of contests. TIGERS On Wednesday, visiting Missisquoi held on for a 57-54 victory over the Tigers despite scoring just 19 points in the second half. Richard Walker scored 30 points for the 11-3 T-Birds, (See Basketball, Page 19) CORRECTIONS: In the Thursday Sports section, our article on the Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey game incorrectly identified the player who scored the Tigers’ second goal. Tyler Giorgio scored that goal, which gave the Tigers’ a 2-1 lead. Our article on the wrestling tournament at Vergennes Union High School used the wrong first name for the Mount Abraham sophomore who won three matches, two by pin, to finish second in the 182-pound weight class. His name is Kevin Pearsall. The Independent apologizes for the mistakes.

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TIGER JUNIOR POLLY Heminway chases after a rebound in front of the Rutland goal Saturday. Middlebury won the game in overtime, 2-1.

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Tigers work hard to pick up key win over Raiders By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — Junior Helen Anderson’s overtime goal, on a rebound of junior Satchel McLaughlin’s wraparound bid, gave the Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team a pivotal, 2-1 victory over visiting Rutland on Saturday. The result leapfrogged the 10-3-1 Tigers over the 11-3-1 Raiders and into second place in Division I, according to the Vermont Principals’ Association website. The teams trail five-time defending champion Essex (12-1) in the standings, but each also has another crack at the Hornets after competitive earlier games. Saturday’s result also gives MUHS the inside track on home ice for a potential semifinal vs. the Raiders. Co-Coach Matt Brush said Saturday’s game, in which the Tigers outshot the Raiders, 32-23, and got 22 saves from senior goalie Rowan Hendy, should give the Tigers a lift after three recent losses — one to Essex, and two to Beekmantown, N.Y., the team that defeated Essex. “First half of the season we were MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School goalie Rowan Hendy makes a kick save on a point blank shot by Rut(See Hockey, Page 19) land’s Angelina Tommola during Middlebury’s 2-1 win Saturday.

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Hockey from the slot on the power play. On (Continued from Page 18) strong. We hadn’t been defeated. the same power play Hendy denied And we lost three games in seven Hamilton’s close-range shorthanded days, one to Essex and two to Beek- bid. “Our goalie got the game puck for mantown, two really good teams, but any time you lose three games us because she played wonderfully. in seven days you wonder where I thought Carolyn at the other end your confidence is, whether you can played just as strong,” Brush said. Defenders also deserve credit: Mcrespond,” Brush said. “And I’m really happy with the way the girls re- Laughlin, Abby Gleason, Kate Donahue, Molly Wetmore and Payne for sponded tonight.” On Saturday, the Tigers, who pitted MUHS, and sisters Lily and Maggie their edge in speed against the Raid- Schillinger in particular for the Raiders’ advantage in size and strength ers. “Rutland did a great job trying to that helped them win battles along the control the speed and boards, also had to reeffectiveness of our spond to an early deficit: forwards,” Brush said. The Raiders scored 4:47 “Our goalie got “For the most part our the game puck into the game. defense played Meghan Emma Mazzariello for us because (Hamilton) and Mazzie chipped the puck into she played (Mazzariello) really the right corner and won wonderfully. strongly and didn’t give the race to it. She circled them too many open the net and found Caitlin I thought looks.” Laird steaming through Carolyn Laird The Tigers couldn’t the left circle. Laird at the other end keep the momentum slapped the puck just in- played just as going in the third peside the far post to give strong.” riod, however, as they Rutland the lead. — Co-Coach were whistled for four The Tigers answered Matt Brush penalties, one with a with sustained forechecksecond to go that caring: Forwards Anderson, Julia Carone, Andi Boe, Polly Hemin- ried into overtime. But Brush was not way, Monroe Cromis and Tulley Hes- unhappy with the Tigers: He wanted them to match the Raiders’ physical, cock all disrupted the Raiders. The work paid off at 9:59. Defend- but clean, play, and saw the calls as a er Raven Payne kept the puck in the byproduct. “If you play physical sometimes zone, and Carone got it and found Boe in the right circle. Boe shot for you run the risk of finding the penthe far side, and the puck deflected alty box,” Brush said. “We found off a defender and past Rutland goalie ourselves on the wrong end of that Carolyn Laird (30 saves) into the near a couple times, but I think it led to better play overall by the team.” corner. The Tigers allowed no shots on Late in the period Hendy sprawled to deny Angelina’s one-timer from the the first two penalties, and Hendy slot. Early in the second period, Laird made a routine save on the third. stopped Anderson from the right cir- Boe, Carone, Anderson, Gleason, cle and Carone on the rebound at the McLaughlin and Cromis helped kill far post, and Hendy gloved Meghan the penalties effectively. In the late going Anderson just Hamilton’s close-range backhander. Brush noted the work of both Hen- missed wide on one rush, and Mcdy and Laird, who made 13 saves in Laughlin broke up Laird after she the second period as the Tigers con- stole the puck. But with a second left, McLaughtrolled most of the play, including Boe

Schedule (Continued from Page 18) HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey 2/8 MUHS at Colchester ................4:30 p.m. 2/11 CVU at MUHS.............................7 p.m. Girls’ Hockey 2/8 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield............8:15 p.m. 2/11 South Burlington at MUHS..........5 p.m. Boys’ Basketball 2/6 OV at MSJ ....................................7 p.m. 2/7 MUHS at VUHS ............................7 p.m. 2/7 Milton at Mt. Abe ...........................7 p.m. 2/9 OV at Fair Haven ..........................7 p.m. 2/10 St. Albans at MUHS ....................7 p.m. 2/10 VUHS at Mt. Abe ........................7 p.m. Girls’ Basketball 2/6 Milton at VUHS .............................7 p.m. 2/7 OV at Mt. Anthony ........................7 p.m. 2/8 VUHS at Colchester .....................7 p.m. 2/8 Mt. Abe at MUHS ..........................7 p.m. 2/10 Fair Haven at OV ........................7 p.m. 2/11 MUHS at Missisquoi ..............1:30 p.m. 2/11 North Country at Mt. Abe .....12:30 p.m. Wrestling 2/8 ................ OV at MVL Duals at Mill River

TIGER JUNIOR HELEN Anderson sets up in front of the Rutland goal Saturday in Middlebury. Anderson scored the game-winning goal in overtime. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

lin was assessed two minutes for an inadvertent high stick. Hendy opened overtime by stopping Caitlin Laird and Mazzariello bids, and Donahue also made a defensive play on the final Raider power play. Then Tiger lightning struck. MUHS cleared the puck just as McLaughlin exited the box. She and Anderson broke in two-on-two, with McLaughlin on the left. McLaughlin curled clockwise around the net and

forced Carolyn Laird to slide over to make the save. The puck popped toward the open far side of the net. Anderson had won position, and slid in the game-winner 2:13 into overtime. On Wednesday the Tigers defeated winless host Burr and Burton, 6-2. Hescock scored twice, Boe had a goal and two assists, Anderson notched a goal and an assist, and Carone also scored. Tiger goalie Katie Billings made nine saves, while

BBA goalie Molly Dingley stopped 42 shots. But Saturday’s game was the one that really mattered, Brush said. “We know each other really well. We had a tight game earlier in the season, 2-2,” he said. “I thought down in Rutland early in the season their physicality got the best of us. But I thought we responded pretty well today with some pretty good physical play ourselves.”

Woodstock earlier in the week by knocking off visiting Division I Brattleboro on Saturday, 71-60. Derek Aines poured in 34 points, one off his career high; hit 12 of 13 fourth-quarter free throws; and sank four three-pointers to spark OV. Payson Williams contributed 13 as OV improved to 9-5. The Colonels dropped to 9-5 with the setback. OV faces a key D-II game at Mount St. Joseph (11-3) this Monday. COMMODORES On Wednesday, visiting Milton edged the Commodores, 69-64. Milton broke away from a 30-30 halftime tie to lead by 11 in the fourth quarter and held on for the win. Ian Jennings scored 21 for Milton. Adam Gill tossed in 32 for VUHS, and Lance Bergmans added 14. On Saturday, visiting St. Albans

topped the Commodores, 61-48, dropping VUHS to 1-12. Details on that game were unavailable. The Commodores host Middlebury on Tuesday. EAGLES On Thursday, host St. Albans pulled away in the second half for a 58-38 victory over Mount Abe. The Bobwhites, who got 24 points from Jens Ulrich-Verderber, led at the half, 25-20, and then outscored the Eagles by 22-6 in the third quarter. Jackson Counter led Mount Abe with 14 points. On Saturday, visiting Missisquoi defeated the Eagles, 82-62, as Richard Walker scored 34 for the T-Birds. Three players reached double figures in points for the 4-9 Eagles: Counter (19), Dustin Whitcomb (16) and Coleman Russell (11).

Basketball 2/8 Milton/VUHS/MUHS at Mt. Abe ....7 p.m. 2/8...................OV at Mt. Anthony Jamboree 2/11 ....... NVAC Championship Meet at CVU Gymnastics 2/8 MUHS at Harwood........................7 p.m. 2/18................Championship Meet at Essex COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 2/8 Midd. at Plattsburgh......................7 p.m. 2/11 Midd. at Colby .............................7 p.m. 2/12 Midd. at Colby.............................3 p.m. Men’s Hockey 2/10 Williams at Midd. ........................7 p.m. 2/11 Midd. at Williams.........................7 p.m. Women’s Basketball 2/10 Midd. at Amherst.........................7 p.m. 2/11 Midd. at Trinity ............................3 p.m. Men’s Basketball 2/10 Amherst at Midd..........................7 p.m. 2/11 Trinity at Midd. ............................3 p.m. Late events occured after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

(Continued from Page 18) including 17 of their second-half points. Trey Kaufmann scored 19 to lead the Tigers. On Saturday, the Tigers outscored host Milton, 9-3, in the final two minutes to snap a 62-62 tie and win, 71-63. J.D. Goettelman (seven points) grabbed three offensive boards and Cody Pomainville (22 points, four three-pointers) came up with a key steal down the stretch. Kaufmann tossed in a season-high 29 points to lead the attack and put MUHS on top for good, 66-65, and Pierson Beatty chipped in eight as MUHS improved to 2-11. Milton’s Ryan Brown scored his 1,000th point and gave Milton (7-6) a late lead. OTTERS OV bounced back from a disappointing home loss to

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Addison County’s Humane Society Cookie 5 years, American Bulldog, spayed female. Cookie is as sweet as her name implies! This affectionate, playful gal enjoys snuggling and sleeping with her people, and loves to play with toys – tire toys especially! According to Cookie’s previous guardian she knows sit, come, lie down, and speak. She has lived with older children and other dogs, and would love to be an active part of a family.

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Regulator penalizes Vt. Gas for ‘imprudence’ on pipeline By MIKE POLHAMUS VTDigger.org MONTPELIER — Vermont Gas Systems acknowledged Thursday that it “did not prudently plan and manage” a 41-mile pipeline extension in Addison County in the

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“very significant challenges in management and the way this project was being undertaken, and we reset the project, got it back on track, and we’re now on the verge of completing it,” he said. Environmental advocates welcomed the terms of the settlement, but said the pipeline remains a bad deal for ratepayers. “It is good that Vermont Gas Systems recognizes the significant mismanagement of the project,” said Sandy Levine, senior attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation, one of the entities that litigated the case. “The gas pipeline remains a bungled project and a bad choice for Vermont. When smart When smart investors are running investors from a fossil are running fuel future, from a fossil Ve r m o n t e r s fuel future, should not Vermonters be yoked to should not this outdated, polluting and be yoked e x p e n s i v e to this pipeline.” outdated, The order polluting does not rule and on whether the company can expensive recover costs pipeline.” — Sandy stemming from protests against Levine, the pipeline. Conservation The $134 Law million cap on Foundation what ratepayers must cover excludes costs related to protests and certain other events. Rendall said he expects the pipeline to be completed by early April.

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Vermont elections chief says Trump wrong on illegal voting MONTPELIER — Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos has issued the following statement in response to continued assertions by President Donald J. Trump that 3 million to 5 million people voted illegally in the November elections: As the chief state election official for the state of Vermont, I am fiercely proud of the work that Vermont’s town clerks and local elections officials do to ensure the integrity of our elections. Voting is a Constitutional right at the very core of our democracy. Vermonters should know that their votes count and Vermont’s elections are fair and accurate. Voters have every right to expect accountability in their elections process, but unsubstantiated voter fraud claims undermine our democracy and disparage the hundreds of thousands of hard-

working election officials across our great nation. states are being overturned by court after court as It is disappointing that the President of the discriminatory and based in partisan politics. United States would cast doubt through unproven Those of us who administer elections for a falsehoods. It is living are well aware hard to believe the “Those of us who administer elections that study after President does not study has shown that have the information for a living are well aware that widespread voter in his hands to study after study has shown that fraud is a myth. make an informed widespread voter fraud is a myth.” True voter fraud judgment about the denying an — Secretary of State Jim Condos is non-existence of voter otherwise eligible fraud by the millions. American from My larger concern is that these baseless their constitutional right to participate in their statements are intended to set the stage for democracy. attempts from Washington, D.C., to roll back Any investigation initiated must be conducted voting rights by imposing unnecessary restrictions in an open, fair and nonpartisan way. on that Constitutional right. Such attempts by

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A House Divided By MAISIE NEWBURY, Weybridge He was a man and he was on a mission. It was operation “Make America Great Again.” The plan? It was simple. Give Americans permission to hate again. And now there’s never been a time like this when everyone’s this pissed... that hasn’t ended in hundreds of hearts breaking. His methods are unorthodox, but hey! so were Reagan’s. But is that really a positive? Reagan didn’t quite save us. They say they’ve never seen bigotry so blatant. They’ve never seen a man quite this sexist, not to mention anti-Semitic and oh! homophobic. All on top of his denial of female rights to abortion. So America, meet your next president, the real Donald Trump, who can’t handle his own Twitter account. And we gave him America? Racism blinds him and xenophobia fuels him. He’s just so determined and so full of hate. It seems no one can stop him; we’re all too afraid. And she tried and she failed, and now she knows she’ll never win because no one can stop him, especially not Clinton. And sure, we’re all on the same team, but it doesn’t feel like it.

AN EVENT?

When you’re the one who lost and we keep telling ourselves it’ll be okay, but we’re lying because we know it’s not. Things are going to change and it’s okay that we lost; everyone loses sometimes. But this time, what’s the cost? What the hell is happening around us? They give out guns on every Christian holiday. We’re a nation on our sixth month of mourning a dead gorilla. People are missing fundamental rights and there are clowns trying to kill us. So whether you lean left or right, I hope you’re ready for a fight because for so long it’s always been wrong versus right, black versus white. And it looks like we’re heading down that path once again. This isn’t democracy when people are still oppressed. Minorities have taken too many blows; their voices have been made silent. The middle class is disappearing (say goodbye to the stock market). And Roe V. Wade is gone, I guess. What it comes down to is the growing division between the rest of us and the one percent, and the Democrats and Republicans. So let all four walls fall and the roof cave in because we all know a house divided cannot stand.

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FERRISBURGH — There are several wonderful camps and educational opportunities being planned for youth at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for this summer. “Expedition Champlain — A Rowing/Wilderness Voyage of Discovery” will be held July 29-Aug. 5 for boys and girls ages 13-16. This opportunity allows youth to explore the wonders of Lake Champlain for seven days, via rowing in the six-oar 32-foot rowing boats. The trip will start at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and venture north toward Canada, camping and exploring along the way. Participants row as a team in the Museum’s traditional wooden rowing gigs, learning maritime and wilderness camping skills and experiencing firsthand the cultural and natural world that makes Lake Champlain so special. Campers will be living outdoors and rowing every day so come prepared for some hard work, good fun and incredible teamwork. The fee is $1,000 and there are scholarships available on a first-come first-served

basis. For more information contact Nick Patch at LCMM: 475-2022 extension 113 or nickp@lcmm.org. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is also planning the Champlain Discovery Kayak Program, from June 19 to July 22 for boys and girls ages 13-16. Champlain Discovery is a co-educational five-week summer program where participants build their own 17-foot sea kayak and then embark on a 10day paddling adventure exploring Lake Champlain from Whitehall, N.Y. to Burlington, Vt. Financial aid is available for this program based on financial need. Contact Nick Patch at LCMM: 4752022 extension 113 or nickp@lcmm. org to schedule an informational meeting, receive an application or to answer any questions you might have. You can also check out the Champlain Discovery page on the Museum’s website at www. lcmm.org/education/champlain_ discovery.htm. As the Vergennes area towns move further toward a unified school district (Addison Northwest School District – ANWSD) by July 1, a

Upcoming events Feb. 7 and 21: Ferrisburgh selectboard meeting, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9: Resilient Students and Preventing Suicide, VUHS, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12: Geology of Vermont, Ferrisburgh Town Hall, 2 p.m. Feb. 13: FCS PTO meeting at FCS, 6:15 p.m. Feb. 13: Black and White Cabaret at VUHS, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18: Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede card party, 6:30 p.m. March 3: Green Mountain Music Festival at College of St. Joseph, Rutland, 7 p.m. March 4: Ferrisburgh Town Meeting, Ferrisburgh Central School 10 a.m. March 7: Ferrisburgh Voting at Ferrisburgh Town Hall, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. new committee has been formed by the school board. The Community Engagement Committee is made up of school board members, district staff, administrators, and students, and has been tasked with developing a new district vision statement. The committee wants to hear from parents and community members about their thoughts for the vision and direction of our unified school district. There are two surveys. The survey for community members

asks: 1) What role do you see your community playing in your school? and 2) What role do you see your school playing in your community? The second survey is focused on parents/guardians and asks about the hopes and dreams they have for their children. All responses are anonymous. Questions about the surveys and how to access them, the vision statement, or the committee can be directed to Diana Raphael, Chair of the ANWSD Community Engagement Committee at

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A LC OH OLIC S A N ON YMOUS 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.

MAKING RECOVERY EASIER (MRE). Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12-Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discussing our feelings about the 12-Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12-Step Programs.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP - For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anonymous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:308:30 PM Friday evenings. AL-ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers welcome. Confidential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15-8:15 pm.

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A L C O HOLIC S A N ON YMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. A L C O HOLIC S A N ON YMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15-8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.

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Public Notices Index Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 30 & 31.

Addison (1) Addison County Superior Court (1) Bridport Central School (1) P. Hannaford Career Center (1) Vermont Agency of Natural Resources – Brandon (1) STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 194-8-15 ANCV DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006OPT1 v. TROY SIPLE A/K/A TROY S. SIPLE, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND DISCOVER BANK OCCUPANTS OF 4974 SAND ROAD, FERRISBURGH, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq. In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered May 11, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Troy Siple to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated December 2, 2005 and recorded in Book 117 Page 96 of the land records of the Town of Ferrisburgh, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Sand Canyon Corporation f/k/a Option One Mortgage Corporation to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-OPT1 Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPTI dated June 9, 2011 and recorded in Book 138 Page 377of the land records of the Town of Ferrisburgh for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 4974 Sand Road, Ferrisburgh, Vermont on February 24, 2017 at 9:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Troy S. Siple by Warranty Robert M. Duprey and Sandra M. Duprey dated December 2, 2005 and recorded at Book___Pages___ Ferrisburgh Land Records, and being therein described as follows: “Being all and the same land and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed of Leslie H. Rich, Jr. and Sylvia Rich to Robert M. Duprey and Sandra M. Duprey dated July 13, 1981 and recorded at Book 55, Page 159 of the Town of Ferrisburgh Land Records and being therein more fully described as follows: “Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Leslie H. Rich, Jr. by Warranty Deed of Susan A. Rich, dated April 11, 1979, and recorded at Book 52 Page 311 Ferrisburgh Land Records, and being therein described as follows: “Being all and the same land and premises described in a deed from Michael G. Duany, Trustee to Susan A. Rich dated December 1, 1978, and recorded at Volume 52, Page 132 of the land records of the Town of Ferrisburgh. Said land and premises are more particularly described therein as follows: “Being the so-called Porterboro Schoolhouse buildings and approximately threequarters of an acre, more or less, and being all and the same land and premises described in a Quit-Claim Deed from William H. Orr to the Town of Ferrisburg, dated August 10, 1914, and recorded in Book 25, Page 251 of the Land Records of the Town of Ferrisburg and being described in said deed as follows: “Beginning on the highway running from Vergennes by the Orr Farm, So-called, at the southwest corner of land owned by the estate of the late Louise B. Tupper; THENCE easterly on said Tupper’s line 10 rods; THENCE southerly parallel with the road 12 rods; THENCE westerly [10] rods to the aforementioned highway; THENCE northerly along said highway to the place of beginning, containing three quarters of an acre, more or less. “And it is understood that the [Grantee] shall build and maintain all fences required around the above described land. “Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned deeds and deeds and records therein referenced, all in further aid of this description.” Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description. Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED : January 12, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

ANWSD (Continued from Page 1) Panton now joins Addison, Ferrisburgh and Waltham in having projected rates for the 2017-2018 tax year that are lower than the current year. Those reductions range from two-tenths of a cent in Panton to 14.7 cents in Ferrisburgh, while the tax rate increase in Vergennes drops from 1.6 cents to 1.3 cents. The new calculations assume ANWSD residents back the proposed unified union spending plan of $21,116,289 to support spending at the four district schools and the central office, plus the

district’s share of the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budget. That plan calls for a 1.68 percent increase over current district-wide spending, but is actually slightly less than the 2015-2016 district spending total of $21,159,752. The earlier estimates were prepared for the ANWSD board during its early-January budget deliberations and published twice in the Independent. But ANWSD Superintendent JoAn Canning said those estimates were, first, based on district officials’ best guess of the statewide school

VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION DIVISION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TOWN OF BRANDON CLOSED LANDFILL CORONA STREET, BRANDON, VT

The public is hereby notified that the ermont A ency of Natural esources (AN ) has issued draft re-certification for the Brandon closed landfill, located at the end of Corona Street in Brandon, T. The application was submitted in accordance with the Solid aste ana ement ules, effective 0 1 12 and have been found to comply with said rules. Copies of the application and draft certification are available for public inspection durin normal business hours at the Solid aste ana ement Pro ram (S P) office located at 1 National Life Driver, ontpelier, T and at the Brandon town offices. The S P intends to issue final certification for this facility at the conclusion of the public comment period. There will be no public informational meetin s convened, unless the S P receives a written re uest for such a meetin , alon with a re uest for an e tension of the comment period, si ned by at least twenty-five (2 ) Brandon residents, the Brandon Selectboard, the utland County Solid aste District or by any abuttin landowner or resident. These re uests must be received by the S P by the end of this comment period. Comments re ardin this draft certification will be accepted until pm on ebruary 2 th, 201 . AN s response to written public comments and the final certification, incorporatin any related chan es, if when issued, will be made available for review at the S P offices and Brandon town offices. Comments re ardin the application and draft certification should be directed to asey athan ermont Solid aste ana ement Pro ram 1 National Life Drive Davis 1 ontpelier, ermont 0 620- 0 ( 02) 22-0 61 kasey.kathan vermont. ov 2/6

ADDISON NORTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS The following schedule of the Board of School Directors’ meetings is announced for the month of February, 2017. Friday, February 3 7:30 a.m. Vergennes Union High School Board Facilities Committee at VUHS Thursday, February 9 6:30 p.m. Ferrisburgh Central School Board Regular meeting at the school Thursday, February 16 6:00 p.m. Addison Central School Board Regular meeting at the school Wednesday, February 22 6:00 p.m. Vergennes Union Elementary School Board Regular meeting at the school library 7:00 p.m. Vergennes Union Elementary School District #44 ANNUAL & BUDGET INFO MEETING at the school library Tuesday, February 28 5:30 p.m. Vergennes Union High School Board Regular meeting in the school library 6:30 p.m. Vergennes Union High School District #5 ANNUAL & BUDGET INFO MEETING at the school library

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tax rate, and then more concrete information became available. “We did not have the actual tax rate at the time of the previous meeting,” Canning said. Also, she said, officials have updated Common Levels of Appraisals, or CLAs, from the towns with which to work. Each town’s CLA measures how closely its property is assessed to 100 percent of fair market value, according to state analysis of sales in each town. If a town’s CLA is higher than 100 percent, the school tax rate is lowered to reflect the high evaluation of property in the town If a town’s CLA is lower than 100 percent, the school tax rate is adjusted upward to reflect the undervaluation of property in the town. Those adjustments are made to level the playing field across the state: The intent is each penny on the tax rate in each town should raise the same amount of revenue regardless of how accurately towns assess their real estate. The ANWSD tax estimates also take into account the 10-cent discount off the statewide education rate the state awarded Vergennesarea towns for unifying their school governance and budgeting under Act 46. Another critical assumption is outlined in red in the ANWSD Annual Report to residents: “All figures are subject to change by the State Legislature.” Although Gov. Phil Scott’s budget plan that called for all school districts to fund their budgets at current levels is not gaining traction, the Legislature beginning last year now tweaks the Agency of Education’s recommended school tax rates at the end of the session to make sure there is enough cash to cover all approved school spending. In 2016, late legislative action meant the ANWSD estimates were about 2 cents low. The latest estimates call for: • A 14-cent decrease in Addison’s residential school tax rate. The earlier estimate had been for a 9.6-cent decrease, meaning a recalculated estimate of an additional 4.4-cent decrease. A 14-cent decrease translates to a $280 lower tax bill on a $200,000 (See Tax rates, Page 31)

TOWN OF ADDISON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Addison and the Addison County Regional Planning Commission, Local Government Committee, will be holding a Public Hearing for the Regional Approval of the Addison Town Plan. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, February 20th, 6pm at the Addison Town Office, 6 oute 1 Addison, T 0 1 2/6

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RNeSU (Continued from Page 3) stood that deadlines are in place for Town Meeting and they have passed,” Collins said Monday. “We have put our budgets to bed and our reports are being printed. In my estimation that’s between $500,000 and $1 million that the state has spent, and we can’t stop that train.” Collins added that she does not expect the Legislature to uphold changing the school budget vote date from Town Meeting Day to May 23. She also contends that the governor’s proposal is not only shortsighted and poorly thought-out, but that it will actually raise property taxes, not lower them. “The timing of this… If Gov. Scott wanted to look at this for the future year, this was not the appropriate time to do this. If school districts level fund and he raids the education fund for higher education, teacher retirement and pre-k, property taxes will go up. Even at level funded budgets, there will still be a $35 million shortfall and property taxes will go up.” She also questioned the legitimacy of funding higher education at the expense of k-12 education. “K-12 would be competing with higher education,” she said. “But, you can’t get to higher ed without quality k-12.” Fleming added that unlike higher education, k-12 education is mandated in the Vermont constitution. There is also the question of legality. Scott proposed that those communities that go above a level funded school budget could raise

local property assessments up to 5 percent with voter approval. But Collins contends that would violate the Brigham Decision, the result of a lawsuit brought by a family in Whiting that challenged educational inequity between poorer towns and wealthier towns that had more valuable property values. The 1997 Vermont Supreme Curt decision found Vermont’s existing educational funding system unconstitutional, because it allowed students in towns with higher total property values to receive a higher level of education funding per pupil than students in towns with lower property values. “Allowing a 5 percent assessment to be raised in a community creates inequity in a community, and that violates Brigham,” Collins said of Scott’s mandate, “so, it just strikes me as not a well thought out proposal but a political stance.” OVUU BUDGET The new proposed OVUU budget contains a net education spending amount of $19,088,683, a 1.34 percent increase over current spending, or $251,000. The OVUU Board approved a proposed budget that included a reduction in staff of 4.8 fulltime equivalent teachers and three paraeducators. They also approved a new structure for the district’s smallest schools, Sudbury and Whiting, which will be considered one school with two campuses. Starting in September, preschool through second grade will be at the Whiting School and third through sixth will be in Sudbury. The consolidation allowed the board to cut

one full-time teacher from Whiting. Also beginning in September, there will be a new principal for both schools (see accompanying story) as current principal Ed Barnwell is retiring in June. Despite the increase, property taxes will drop by four cents, to $1.46 under the Act 46 legislation, which has state-approved tax relief built in for districts that consolidated within a prescribed timeframe. The district got an eight-cent cut in property taxes over the current fiscal year. In the coming second year, the incentive is four cents, and the third year, it will be two cents. After that, the Act 46 property tax incentive ends. GOING FORWARD Rutland Northeast will hold two budget forums, on Feb 7 at 6 p.m. at the Brandon Town Hall with a screening of the film “Most Likely to Succeed” and Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at Otter Valley Union High School. Superintendent Collins reiterated that she plans to stay the course with the current proposed budget. She cited the fact that Vermont Sec. of State Jim Condos has advised school districts and town clerks to follow the current law with school budget warnings. “We have no plan to change course,” Collins said. “We are following the existing law. The governor has to understand that a significant number of days and hard work by staff went into these budgets. There were no easy decisions. The goal was fiscal responsibility and equal education opportunities, and I think we achieved that.”

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Tax rates (Continued from Page 30) home. • A 14.7-cent decrease in Ferrisburgh’s residential school tax rate. The earlier estimate had been for a 12.10-cent decrease, meaning a recalculated estimate of an additional 2.6-cent decrease. A 14.7-cent decrease translates to a $294 lower tax bill on a $200,000 home. • A 0.3-cent decrease in Panton’s residential school tax rate. The earlier estimate had been for a 2.5cent increase. A 0.3-cent decrease translates to a $6 lower tax bill on a $200,000 home. • A 1.3-cent increase in Vergennes’ residential school tax rate. The earlier estimate had been for a 1.6-cent increase. A 1.3-cent increase translates to a $26 more in taxes on a $200,000 home. • A 11.5-cent decrease in Waltham’s residential school tax rate. The earlier estimate had been for a 12.5-cent decrease, meaning a recalculated estimate of 1 cent less of a decrease. An 11.5-cent decrease translates to a $230 lower tax bill on a $200,000 home. Homeowners who pay based

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he warm and cozy atmosphere of the charming Waybury Inn in East Middlebury will make this complimentary dinner for two a fabulous date. Add to your romance a gift basket from Curve Appeal in Middlebury and you’ll have yourselves a night to remember. A floral arrangement from Hollyhocks in Vergennes will be yours to take home too, as well as chocolate from Middlebury Chocolates, so you can treasure this romantic evening long after it’s past.

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hare a special dinner for two with your Valentine at Mary’s at Baldwin Creek in Bristol. A lovely bouquet donated from Middlebury Floral will help you impress your date even further, and confections from local chocolatiers at Middlebury Chocolates will help make this a Valentine’s Day you’ll both remember.

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weep your Valentine off his/her feet with this fun and entertaining night on the town. Enjoy dinner for two at Middlebury Inn’s Morgan’s Tavern, then head next door to redeem a $50 gift certificate for a show of your choice at Middlebury’s iconic Town Hall Theater. Take home a lovely floral arrangement from Cole’s Flowers in Middlebury and chocolates from Middlebury Chocolates and you’ll savor the night till the very end.

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My significant other has been known to sport locks in all colors of the rainbow and has a wonderful time making and dressing up in costumes even when it’s not Halloween. If you enjoy polyphonic choral music from the Renaissance, or you have energy for environmental stewardship, or you comb the TAM for springtime wildflowers, you may have seen or heard my sweetheart.

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My sweetheart is the most gracious of hosts, always making guests feel welcome.

My spouse is always hospitable, can fix anything, enjoys nothing more than an evening at the pond with our dog and tennis balls, and is known to lucky friends as the “King of Grilling”.

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My partner spends a lot of time on the College campus, but in the Spring if not in Old Chapel, you might find my Valentine out coaching lacrosse!

My Valentine came to Middlebury for college and the outdoors, and fell in love with this community. My sweetie travels out of town to work hard for us all.

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You might see my sweetheart on the paddle court, mountain biking on Chipman Hill or in the woods skiing in Ripton or if you are designing your dream home.

My Valentine is easy to get along with — flexibility is a strength!

My Valentine is a poet, you know, who helps us challenge the status quo. Always tries to inspire in us, what is just, good, and generous. From groups of youth to those gone gray, my Love helps people find their way.

If you need help planning your estate, my partner is first rate!

My Valentine is an all season athlete and martial arts master, with a goal of helping members of the community gear up for athletic events; just an all around great sport.

My Valentine often reminds me that if I can’t stand the heat I should stay out of the kitchen.

My Valentine changed careers in middle age, grew up in NJ but never had big hair. My Valentine loves flower gardening and makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the world.