Nov 7 2013 — a section

Veterans Day

Dinner bell

Women rule

See what local vets are up to as we remember all those who serve the country in our special pull-out.

Joyce Shepard retires after nearly half a century as lunch lady at Robinson Elementary. See Page 3A.

The Panther women’s soccer and ÀHOG KRFNH\ WHDPV ZRQ 1(6&$& playoff games. See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 44

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

48 Pages

75¢

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Addison County

By the way

Have  you  seen  the  November/ December  issue  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yankee  Maga-­ zineâ&#x20AC;??  Blue  Ledge  Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mid-­ dlebury  Blueâ&#x20AC;?  cheese  is  awarded  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Choice  Food  Awardâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  edition.  Interestingly,  this  edition  also  features  the  caramels  created  by  Lucas  Farrell  and  Lou-­ isa  Conrad,  Middlebury  College  grads  who  are  former  apprentices  (See  By  the  way,  Page  3A)

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Middlebury United Methodist Church

The  chase VERGENNES  UNION  ELEMENTARY  School  second-­graders  Anika  Webb,  left,  and  Madelyn  Giroux  par-­ ticipate  in  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  fun  run  on  Oct.  31.  Students  ran  with  their  classmates  on  a  loop  that  took  WKHP WR WKH KLJK VFKRRO ÂżHOGV DQG EDFN Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Beloved lunch lady hangs up her spatula Starksboroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shepard retires after 48 years By  ZACH  DESPART IRU KHU DQG ÂżW KHU VRQVÂś VFKHGXOH 5RE-­ STARKSBORO  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  1965,  Lyn-­ inson  Elementary  is  about  a  hundred  don  Johnson  was  president,  Apollo  11  yards  down  the  road  from  Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  KDG \HW WR ODQG RQ WKH PRRQ D ÂżUVW home,  on  Route  116  in  the  heart  of  class  stamp  cost  a  nickel  and  a  gallon  Starksboro. of  gas  31  cents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  my  youngest  one  went  to  It  was  also  the  year  Joyce  Shepard  school,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  when  I  went  to  work,â&#x20AC;?  started  working  as  a  cook  at  Starks-­ Shepard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  close  to  home  boroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Robinson  Elementary  School.  and  my  kids  were  at  school  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  when  She  retired  in  this  past  summer,  after  they  were  on  vacation  I  was  on  vaca-­ 48  years. tion,  summers  I  had  off,  and  I  enjoyed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  liked  working  with  the  kids,â&#x20AC;?  doing  it.â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  kept  me  young.â&#x20AC;?

After  her  youngest  child  graduated  Principal  Patrick  Hartnett  likened  from  the  school,  Shepard  said  she  had  Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tenure  to  that  of  no  plans  to  leave. a  baseball  Hall  of  Famer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  liked  to  keep  ´7KH\ KDG WZR busy,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  Cal  Ripken  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  did  of  school  cafeteria  work,â&#x20AC;?  FODVVURRPV janitor  work  for  15  years.â&#x20AC;? he  said,  referring  to  the  DQG WZR Shepard  cooked  break-­ longtime  Baltimore  Ori-­ URRPV GRZQ LQ fast  and  lunch  every  day.  ROHV LQÂżHOGHU ZKR VHW WKH WKH EDVHPHQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  started  with  just  my  Major  League  record  for  %HIRUH WKH\ niece,  who  was  handi-­ consecutive  games  played.  capped,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said.  The  school  on  Wednesday  DGGHG RQ , â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  gave  her  something  hosted  a  special  event  to  FRRNHG LQ WKH to  do  and  she  could  do  celebrate  Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  long  WRZQ KDOO IRU it.  I  worked  with  her  15  WHQXUH ZKLFK RIÂżFLDOO\ D IHZ \HDUV years.â&#x20AC;? ended  at  the  close  of  the  7KH NLGV When  Shepard  started  last  school  year. in  1965,  the  school  was  ZDONHG GRZQ smaller  than  it  is  now.  Shepard,  now  85,  was  born  Joyce  Beshaw  on  IRU OXQFK Âľ â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  had  two  class-­ Feb.  7,  1928,  in  North  ³ -R\FH 6KHSDUG rooms,  and  two  rooms  Hero.  She  was  the  third  down  in  the  basement,â&#x20AC;?  youngest  of  her  10  siblings,  and  did  Shepard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before  they  added  on,  I  not  attend  school  past  the  8th  grade. cooked  in  the  town  hall  for  a  few  years.  Beshaw  met  Lyle  Shepard  while  he  The  kids  walked  down  for  lunch.â&#x20AC;? was  still  in  the  Army,  after  he  returned  Robinson  taught  children  in  grades  IURP ÂżJKWLQJ LQ (XURSH GXULQJ :RUOG 1  through  8  when  Shepard  started  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  War  II.  They  married  in  1947,  when  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  Joyce  was  19  years  old. was  not  built  until  1969.  There  was  /DWHU WKDW \HDU WKH FRXSOHÂśV ÂżUVW no  kindergarten,  and  the  student  body  child,  Alan,  was  born.  Shepard  would  was  about  half  the  size  it  is  now. have  two  more  sons  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Stanley  in  In  addition  to  her  duties  in  the  kitch-­ 1949  and  Jeffrey  in  1958. en,  Shepard  put  on  sketches  for  stu-­ After  living  in  Burlington,  the  cou-­ dents  outside  of  lunchtime. ple  moved  to  Lyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  native  Starksboro  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  used  to  put  on  theme  stories  in  1963.  Lyle  worked  at  Burlington  for  the  kids  with  my  sister-­in-­law.  One  Electric. time  we  did  a  Western,  another  time  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  sister-­in-­law,  Rollande  Shepa-­ line  dancing.â&#x20AC;? rd,  worked  in  the  school  nine  years  Shepard  also  organized  a  weekly  and  she  was  leaving,  and  when  she  bingo  at  the  town  hall  for  30  years.  The  was  done  she  asked  me  to  take  over  proceeds  were  used  to  buy  new  kitch-­ her  job,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said. en  equipment,  including  a  new  stove.

In  September  1965,  Shepard  started  ³:KHQ , ÂżUVW VWDUWHG WKH VWRYH RQO\ in  the  kitchen.  She  made  $15  a  week. had  one  burner,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  recalled.

Shepard  said  the  job  was  convenient  Shepard  said  she  liked  to  make  ev-­

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erything,  but  of  all  the  meals  she  pre-­ graduating  from  Robinson  Elementa-­ pared,  she  said  students  liked  pizza  the  ry,  students  remember  what  she  used  best. to  make.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicken  and  biscuits,  shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  kids,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  remember  what  pie  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  liked  that,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said.  I  used  to  make  for  them  and  ask  if  I  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  made  my  own  rolls.â&#x20AC;? still  make  it,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  Shepard  admitted  that  both  then  and  woman  asked  if  I  still  made  peanut  now,  kids  have  struggled  butter  squares.  I  said  no,  to  eat  their  vegetables.  but  I  made  some  for  her  ´:KHQ , Ă&#x20AC;UVW Âł:KHQ , ÂżUVW VWDUWHG and  she  said  they  tasted  I  used  to  go  around  the  VWDUWHG WKH the  same  as  when  she  was  tables  to  see  if  the  kids  had  VWRYH RQO\ KDG going  to  school.  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  tried  them,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said.  RQH EXUQHU Âľ kids  of  her  own  now.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  force  them,  ³ -R\FH 6KHSDUG Shepard  submitted  her  so  you  just  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Try  it!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? resignation  in  July  2013.  Today,  Shepard  said  the  She  said  her  lack  of  mo-­ school  places  a  larger  emphasis  on  bility  prevented  her  from  continuing  healthy  foods,  incorporating  greens  to  do  what  she  loved. like  kale.

Lyle  Shepard  passed  away  in  2009.  FORMER  STUDENTS He  and  Joyce  were  married  64  years.

Now,  she  sometimes  runs  into  for-­ Now,  Joyce  Shepard  lives  at  home  mer  students  who  are  now  adults. with  her  son,  Stanley.  Her  other  sons  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  of  them  are  married  and  live  close  by,  in  Bristol  and  Winooski.  have  children  now,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said.  In  addition  to  her  three  children,  she  Shepard  said  that  decades  after  has  four  grandchildren,  six  great-­

JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG ÂżYH JUHDW JUHDW grandchildren.

She  cooks  and  reads  to  keep  busy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  play  cards  and  go  to  senior  meals  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  go  gambling  once  in  a  while!â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said,  adding  that  she  liked  to  go  to  the  Akwesasne  Casino  in  Ho-­ gansburg,  N.Y. Principal  Hartnett,  who  was  six  years  old  when  Shepard  served  her  ¿UVW OXQFK SUDLVHG KHU IRU KHU VHUYLFH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joyce  broke  new  ground.  We  needed  new  equipment,â&#x20AC;?  Harnett  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  and  her  husband  raised  funds  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  she  really  carved  her  own  place  here.â&#x20AC;?

SAD  TO  SEE  HER  GO That  sentiment  was  shared  among  the  faculty.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  sad  to  hear  she  was  unable  to  continue,â&#x20AC;?  teacher  Mary  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien,  who  started  at  Robinson  Elementary  in  1983,  was  thankful  for  the  work  Shepard  did.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  engaged  the  students  in  vol-­ unteer  activities,  like  dishwashing,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  instilled  a  sense  of  responsibility  in  the  students  when  they  worked  for  her.â&#x20AC;?

The  staff  favorite  among  the  dishes  Shepard  made  were  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuna  Pea  Wiggle  on  saltines,â&#x20AC;?  Êclairs,  Salis-­ bury  steak,  whoopie  pies  and  the  homemade  breads  and  rolls.  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said  she  eventually  stopped  eating  breakfast  at  home  be-­ cause  Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cooking  was  irresist-­ ible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her  French  toast  was  wonderful,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said.

At  the  Wednesday  event,  Vermont  Education  Secretary  Armando  Vilas-­ eca  was  due  to  present  Shepard  with  a  plaque.  The  plaque,  which  reads  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  kitchen  that  Joyce  builtâ&#x20AC;?  will  hang  in  the  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  a  little  nervous,â&#x20AC;?  Shepard  said  before  the  celebration.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  ex-­ cited,  and  my  kids  are  excited.

Vote  set  on  city  backing  for  gas 3HWLWLRQHU RIÂżFLDOV DJUHH RQ 'HF By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vergennes  al-­ dermen  met  on  Tuesday  night  and  formally  accepted  a  petition  from  resident  Jeff  Margolis  that  calls  for  a  citywide  vote  on  whether  Vergennes  residents  back  or  oppose  the  pro-­ posed  Vermont  Gas  Systems  pipeline  that  would  run  through  Vergennes  and  other  Addison  County  commu-­ nities.

After  accepting  the  petition  on  Tuesday,  aldermen  set  a  Dec.  10  vote  on  whether  residents  agree  with  their  support  of  the  pipeline.

That  support  was  expressed  in  a  letter  aldermen  wrote  backing  Ver-­ mont  Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  earlier  application  to  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  (PSB)  seeking  to  use  a  reserve  fund  to  pay  for  its  pipeline  extension  from  Chit-­ tenden  County  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes.  The  PSB  will  ultimately  rule  on  whether  the  extension  will  move  forward.

0DUJROLV ÂżUVW H[SUHVVHG KLV RSSR-­ sition  to  the  pipeline  in  September,  DQG WKHQ ZRUNHG ZLWK FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV both  on  the  wording  of  his  petition  and  on  the  timing  of  its  submission.  Margolis  agreed  to  delay  handing  the  petition  in  until  Tuesday  in  order  to  allow  aldermen  to  warn  balloting Â

for  Dec.  10,  the  same  day  residents  will  also  vote  on  a  $2.88  million  Vergennes  Union  High  School  bond  proposal.  (See  story,  Page  2A.) 7KH ZRUGLQJ 0DUJROLV DQG RIÂż-­ cials  agreed  to  put  before  voters  is:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shall  the  voters  support  the  City  Council  to  encourage  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  to  allow  Ver-­ mont  Gas  Systems,  Inc.  to  expand  its  transmission  and  distribution  sys-­ tems  to  serve  the  residents  and  busi-­ nesses  of  Vergennes?â&#x20AC;?

Margolis  said  in  an  email  that  bal-­ lot  language  will  make  the  choice  clear  on  Dec.  10.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  wording  of  the  petition  is  taken  from  the  language  of  the  let-­ ter  the  city  council  wrote.  In  short,  if  you  support  the  pipeline,  vote  yes.  If  you  do  not,  vote  no,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Margolis  said  he  appreciated  the  cooperation  he  received  during  the  petition  process,  even  though  it  came  from  those  whose  decision  he  was  questioning.  ³&LW\ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ QRWKLQJ but  supportive  and  proactive  in  help-­ ing  me  bring  this  to  a  vote,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  In  passing  the  petition,  Margolis  gathered  about  100  signatures,  more  than  the  78  he  needed  to  trigger  a  YRWH +H VDLG LW ZDV QRW GLIÂżFXOW WR do  so.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nearly  everyone  I  asked  gave  me  their  signature,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  Margolis  said  he  opposed  the Â

councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  support  for  environmen-­ tal  reasons  and  because  he  believed  residents  should  have  had  a  say  on  the  pipeline  issue  before  aldermen  wrote  the  letter.  He  said  he  received  a  lot  of  feedback  while  seeking  peti-­ tion  signatures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nearly  everyone  had  strong  opin-­ ions  about  the  situation,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  initiated  this  process  because  I  felt  the  citizens  of  Vergennes  should  have  been  consulted  on  a  decision  with  such  great  weight.  I  hope  this  process  raises  awareness  about  the  trade-­offs  involved  in  purchasing  fracked  gas.  I  hope  the  results  of  the  vote  show  the  city  council  that  the  citizens  of  Vergennes  do  not  broadly  support  this  endeavor.â&#x20AC;?

0DUJROLV ¿UVW FDPH EHIRUH WKH council  on  Sept.  17  and  told  alder-­ men  he  favors  alternative,  renewable  energy  sources  that  he  said  could  be  shunted  aside  if  the  pipeline  goes  forward.   The  pipeline  extension,  accord-­ ing  to  Vermont  Gas,  could  provide  city  residents  as  well  as  others  in  the  county  with  a  cheaper  home  heating  alternative,  and  could  save  county  businesses  on  energy  costs.  Others  who  had  spoken  earlier  before  the  council  expressed  an  interest  in  hav-­ ing  their  homes  served  by  what  is  now  a  less  expensive  fuel.  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

%\ WKH ZD\ ed  in  history  to  join  the  New  Haven  society  will  feature  the  talk  â&#x20AC;&#x153;New  Historical  Society  on  Wednesday,  Haven  Diaries  from  the  1880sâ&#x20AC;?  Nov.  13,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  New  Ha-­ presented  by  Jean  Smith  and  Bet-­ Parker  Tripp,  the  legendary  retired  ven  Congregational  Church.  The  ty  Bell.  This  is  a  free  meeting  fol-­ chief  warden  for  the  state  of  Maine,  monthly  meeting  of  the  historical  lowed  with  free  refreshments. will  be  in  Middlebury  on  Friday  to  talk  about  a  new  book  in  which  his  exploits  are  featured.  The  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;MAINE  WILD,  Adventures  of  Fish  &  Game  Wardens,  Volume  One,â&#x20AC;?  TSFBU :PVS 8JOEPXT 3JHIU is  the  most  recent  in  the  series  by  Go Soft. Stay Warm.

0HJDQ 3ULFH WKDW SURÂżOHV WKH RIWHQ hilarious  exploits  of  game  wardens  around  Vermont  and  northern  New  Did you know that a lined drapery is the England.  Trippâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  career  reads  like  a  most energy efficient option available?

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EORRG\ EUDZOV QXWW\ SRDFKHUV Ă&#x20AC;RDW-­ you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat that! plane  busts,  boating  mishaps  and  more.  He  will  sign  copies  of  the  new  book  and  swap  stories  at  The  Ver-­ 4IPQ mont  Book  Shop,  along  with  Price  -PDBM and  illustrator  Bob  Lutz,  on  Friday,  Nov.  8,  from  4  to  5:30  p.m.

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Did  you  know  that  the  dynamic  academic  curriculum  at  SMS  is  enhanced  by  foreign  language,  the  arts,  music,  and  physical  education?

Did  you  know  that  SMS  faculty  and  staff  are  committed  to  facilitating  a  learning  environment  that  nurtures  the  intellectual,  spiritual  and  personal  growth  of  its  students?   Did  you  know  that  the  Saint  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Preschool  offers  a  year-­round  early  education  program  for  children  between  the  ages  of  3  and  5  years?  Did  you  know  that  SMS  offers  a  faith-­based  education  in  the  Catholic  tradition  that  is  open  to  families  of  all  faiths  who  wish  to  share  in  its  values  and  educational  philosophy?

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White  House  amateur  hour Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  believe  that  anyone  save  the  most  rabid  Republicans  could  have  watched  the  goings  on  in  the  White  House  over  the  past  few  weeks  and  not  be  horribly  disappointed  in  what  has  been  revealed.

In  less  than  a  month,  we  have  been  informed  that  President  Obama  was  unaware  of  the  fact  that  the  National  Security  Agency  was  listening  to  German  Chancellor  Angela  Merkelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cellphone,  as  well  as  the  phones  of  thousands  and  thousands  of  other  friends  and  allies,  or  that  the  Affordable  Care  Actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  internet  rollout  in  early  October  was  facing  crippling  problems  and  that  more  related  prob-­ lems  would  be  revealed  almost  daily  thereafter.

Something  is  gravely  wrong  here.  Either  the  President/White  House  is  lying,  or  it  is  not  in  control  of  the  executive  branch  of  our  government.  Either  way,  the  situation  is  unacceptable.

The  Affordable  Care  Act  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obamacareâ&#x20AC;?)  is  President  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  important  legislative  initiative.  It  may  well  prove  to  be  the  foundation  of  his  presidential  legacy.  Given  those  facts  plus  the  energy  and  attention  he  has  paid  to  Obamacare  and  its  implemen-­ tation,  the  premise  that  he  was  not  aware  of  the  problems  well  in  advance  is  simply  unacceptable.  If  he  was  aware,  then  his  action  in  going  ahead  with  the  rollout  before  it  could  be  a  guaranteed  suc-­ cess  was  incomprehensible  and  inexcusable.

Of  course,  the  other  possibility  is  that  the  presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  staff  did  not  keep  him  informed  on  the  incipient  problems.  If  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  true,  then  heads  should  roll,  but  none  have.  How  could  a  president  sit  idly  by  and  not  be  intimately  involved  in  his  most  important  legislative  initiative?

The  third  possibility  is  that  the  president  simply  does  not  have  control  over  either  the  White  House  or  the  executive  branch.  That  could  only  be  explained  by  the  White  Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lack  of  experience  in  Washington.  For  a  president  to  be  successful  in  this  country  he  and  his  staff  have  to  be  on  top  of  everything  of  any  importance  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on  in  the  government,  particularly  any  issues  that  are  directly  threatening  to  the  president  himself.

Which  brings  us  to  Mr.  Snowden,  the  former  NSA  contractor,  and  his  revelations  about  American  electronic  intercepts.  First,  for  those  readers  who  see  him  as  some  sort  of  admirable  or  heroic  whistle  blower,  it  seems  more  likely  that  his  efforts  will  prove  to  EH KLJKO\ WUDLWRURXV 2QO\ WLPH ZLOO JLYH XV D GH¿QLWLYH DQVZHU EXW there  is  every  likelihood  that  what  he  has  done  will  prove  to  be  one  of  the  most  devastating  reverses  ever  suffered  by  our  intelligence  community.  In  the  process  of  telling  our  enemies  precisely  what  we  do,  he  will  aid  them  immeasurably  in  helping  them  defeat  our  efforts  to  protect  ourselves.

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The  root  issue  here  is  not  when  the  president  got  to  know  about  NSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  programs,  the  issue  is  whether  or  not  he  was  ever  informed  at  all.  If  he  was  informed,  say  about  Chancellor  Merkel,  then  he  most  certainly  should  have  put  a  halt  not  only  to  that  effort,  but  to  all  other  efforts  targeting  the  leadership  of  our  important  foreign  allies.  When  it  comes  to  risk  vs.  gain,  there  would  seem  to  be  little  argument  in  this  and  other  similar  cases  in  support  of  gain.  Only  a  president  could  make  that  kind  of  judgment.

The  other  possibility,  however  remote,  is  that  his  staff  was  aware  of  these  NSA  programs  and  chose  not  to  inform  him.  If  that  proves  to  be  the  case,  then  the  responsibility  still  lies  at  the  feet  of  the  SUHVLGHQW 7KH ¿UVW TXHVWLRQ DQ\ LQFRPLQJ SUHVLGHQW KDV WR DVN WKH leaders  of  his  intelligence  community  is  whether  or  not  they  are  doing  anything  at  all  that,  if  made  public,  could  seriously  damage  our  security  or  our  standing  in  the  world.  At  that  point,  risk  vs.  gain  kicks  in  and  any  president  is  left  with  the  choice  of  whether  or  not  to  continue  the  program.

In  one  month,  we  have  seen  two  such  programs,  one  that  has  damaged  the  president  and  the  other  our  standing  in  the  world.  As  the  president  himself  has  said,  quoting  Harry  Truman,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  buck  stops  here.â&#x20AC;?  And  it  really  does.  And  in  doing  so,  it  has  made  the  president  and  the  White  House  look  like  amateurs. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Haviland  Smith

Haviland  Smith  is  a  retired  CIA  station  chief  who  served  in  east  and  west  Europe  and  the  Middle  East,  and  as  chief  of  the  counterterrorism  staff.  He  lives  in  Williston. Â

Porter  nurses  to  vote  on  union Thursday,  Nov.  7,  Porter  Hospital  nurses  will  be  voting  on  whether  or  not  to  form  a  union.

When  workers  are  looking  to  or-­ ganize  a  union  it  is  almost  inevitable  that  organizations  and  community  members  will  have  fear,  anger  or  resentment  about  the  changes  the  union  might  try  to  initiate.

A  lot  of  good  has  come  about  because  of  the  efforts  labor  unions  in  our  country:  weekends,  8-­hour  work  days,  sick  pay,  etc.,  and  we  should  have  gratitude  for  the  men  and  women  in  our  history  who  organized  and  bargained  to  get  these  basic  things  that  many  of  us  now  take  for  granted.

I  want  for  the  Porter  Hospital  nurses  to  be  heard  and  respected.  They  have  a  legal  right  to  organize  and  we  as  their  community  should  be  supportive  and  open  to  their  ef-­ forts.

Maggie  Hall New  Haven

Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wife  has  state  post While  I  support  Angelo  Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  editorial  exhortations  on  broad  participation  in  economic  develop-­ ment  efforts  in  our  state,  in  the  spirit  of  transparency  it  should  have  been  noted  that  the  publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wife,  Lisa  Gosselin,  is  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  commission-­ er  of  economic  development,  whose  RIÂżFH LV OHDGLQJ WKH LQLWLDWLYHV Krista  M.C.  Conley Middlebury Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  Good  point.  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  absolutely  right.

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The  editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  role:  tempering  the  tempest?

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  joke  most  aptly  applied  to  the  days  of  yore  when  newspapers,  run  by  mavericks  like  William  Randolph  Hearst  and  others  in  the  peak  of  Yellow  Journalism  (1895-­8),  were,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  say,  sometimes  less  than  ethical.  In  more  modern  times  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  saying  that  most  editors  are  sensitive  to:  That  is,  we  recognize  the  temptation  to  dominate  the  conversation  about  a  particular  issue,  and,  generally,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  wary  of  that  power.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  we  are  generous  with  space  in  Letters  to  the  Editor  columns  to  those  arguing  the  other  side  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  even  if  that  means Â

By Angelo a  handful  of  people  get  together  with  Lynn similar  talking  points  and  pound  away  at  that  message.

The  rub  comes  when  the  message  spreads  falsehoods  or  half-­truths.  Sometimes  such  inac-­ curacies  are  intended  and  sometimes  it  is  just  a  lack  of  knowledge.

In  Ron  Kohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  letter  to  the  editor  in  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  issue  (see  Page  5A),  he  writes  what  he  intends  is  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dose  of  hon-­ estyâ&#x20AC;?  by  researching  some  minutes  and  selectively  pick-­ ing  and  choosing  certain  meetings  from  what  has  been  an  evolving  discussion  for  the  past  six  months.  He  cites  an  initial  engineering  report  in  which  the  cost  to  renovate  the  gymnasium  was  pegged  at  less  than  $600,000.  But  that  is  only  part  of  the  story.  Selectboard  members  corrected  Kohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  assumptions,  as  reported  on  Page  1A  in  coverage  of  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  selectboard  meeting,  by  noting   those  costs  covered  plumbing,  heating/ventilation  and  electrical,  but  none  of  the  other  reconstruction  work  that  would  be  needed.  In  later  meetings,  the  total  costs  would Â

be  pegged  at  closer  to  $1.1  million.

Nor  is  it  realistic  to  then  extrapolate  the  cost  per  square  foot  of  renovating  a  gymnasium  (by  a  falsely  low  num-­ ber)  and  apply  it  to  the  municipal  building  renovation,  as  Kohn  suggests  in  his  letter.  It  is  simply  not  accurate.

Inaccuracies  aside,  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  particularly  vexing  about  this  issue  is  that  opponents  are  purposely  ignoring  the  historical  context.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  jump  on  local  govern-­ ment  for  not  adequately  seeking  community  input,  and  it  would  be  true  in  this  case,  if  con-­ sidered  as  an  isolated  event  and  pro-­ posal,  but  it  is  not.  Relocating  the  municipal  building  and  building  a  new  structure  has  been  the  subject  of  several  community-­ wide  initiatives.  In  the  past  20  years,  informal  questionnaires  and  surveys  have  been  conducted;Íž  committees  have  researched  possible  sites,  win-­ nowed  them  down,  put  the  best  up  for  discussion  and  allowed  the  free  fall  of  public  discourse  to  grind  the  pro-­ cess  to  a  halt.  Heretofore,  the  cost  has  been  too  high  and  the  chosen  sites  never  so  convincing  as  to  attract  broad  community  support.  From  these  past  discussions  we  know  the  community  prefers  to  keep  the  municipal  building  in  the  heart  of  the  downtown.  We  know  cost  and  rising  tax  rates  are  par-­ amount  and  that  any  proposal  will  face  tough  scrutiny  from  taxpayers.  The  current  proposal  the  selectboard  has  been  attempting  to  put  before  Middlebury  voters  builds  on  those  past  discussions.  Rightly  so,  in  this  writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opinion,  the  board  did  not  feel  it  had  to  start  all  over  again  with  community  surveys,  and  gathering  public  information  to  gauge  the  sentiment  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

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I  noticed  something  yesterday:  Christmas  is  only  sev-­ mas  list  a  series  of  color-­coded  charts  that  you  started  en  weeks  away. checking  off  during  clearance  sales  last  January?  Good  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  put  my  garden  hose  away  yet,  so  you  for  you.  We  will  never  be  friends. might  expect  my  reaction  to  be  one  of  surprise  and  dis-­ And  yet,  I  noticed  that  this  year,  thanks  to  a  later-­than-­ may. usual  Thanksgiving,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  only  four  weekends  be-­ Not  this  year. tween  Black  Friday  and  Christmas,  rather  than  the  usual  Instead,  I  shocked  myself  by  thinking,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,  then,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿YH 1R ELJ GHDO" ,I \RX WKLQN EDFN \RX ZLOO UHFDOO WKDW about  time  I  started  planning  for  the  holidays.â&#x20AC;?

December  weekends  feel  less  like  an  Andy  Williams  This  is  new  and  different.  And  a  little  disturbing.

Christmas  special  and  more  like  the  inside  of  a  vigor-­ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  spent  a  lifetime  resisting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas  Creep,â&#x20AC;?  ously  shaken  snow  globe. which  is  not,  as  you  might  assume,  In  between  the  parties  and  school  the  nickname  of  some  pervert  running  assemblies,  accented  with  the  excite-­ around  in  a  Santa  hat  wearing  noth-­ ment  of  the  occasional  weather  emer-­ ing  under  his  red  coat  but  a  sprig  of  gency,  you  strive  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  hot-­glue  gun  in  mistletoe.  Rather,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  term  for  the  hand  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  create  a  glowing  holiday  ever-­earlier  marketing  of  the  holidays  atmosphere,  a  fantasy  combining  by  retailers. memories  of  Christmases  past  with  In  fact,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  my  standard  policy  scenes  from  the  Pottery  Barn  fall/ to  ignore  Christmas  until  as  late  in  De-­

By Jessie Raymond winter  catalog.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  beautiful  dream  cember  as  possible:  Cut  down  the  last  in  which  you  never  forget  the  cookies  tree  standing,  shop  at  the  point  when  in  the  oven  or  threaten  to  strangle  a  the  mall  looks  like  a  zombie  convention,  and  stay  up  half  loved  one  with  a  strand  of  twinkle  lights  if  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  night  during  the  week  before  Christmas  frantically  stop  humming  that  infernal  Ukrainian  bell  carol. knitting  itchy  items,  in  the  wrong  size,  for  family  mem-­ But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  impossible.

EHUV ZKR ZRXOG SUHIHU L7XQHV JLIW FDUGV , DOZD\V ÂżJXUHG If  you  hope  to  maintain  any  semblance  of  Christmas  the  best  way  to  handle  the  craziness  of  the  holidays  was  cheer,  four  weekends  is  simply  not  enough  time  to  deck  to  compress  it  into  the  shortest  conceivable  time  frame. the  halls,  shop  for  and  wrap  presents,  decorate  the  tree,  As  reasonable  as  that  sounds,  it  tends  to  have  the  oppo-­ bake  40  varieties  of  cookies,  stick  cloves  into  citrus  fruits  site  effect.  So,  for  the  past  several  years,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  start-­ in  a  decorative  fashion,  clean  the  house  for  company,  and  ing  the  holidays  earlier  and  earlier. make  a  charming  gingerbread  house  from  scratch.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  out  of  character  for  me,  given  that  I  openly  ques-­ Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  look  at  just  that  last  item,  for  example.  Myth:  WLRQ WKH SULRULWLHV DQG PRUDO ÂżEHU RI SHRSOH ZKR ÂżQLVK Making  a  gingerbread  house  is  a  lovely  family  tradition  up  their  Christmas  shopping  in  August.  Is  your  Christ-­ (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

Nursesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  will  must  be  respected Nurses  at  Porter  Medical  Cen-­ ter  deserve  a  free  and  fair  union  election  this  Thursday.  We  write  in  support  of  the  nursesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  ability  to  vote  without  fear,  intimidation  or  misinformation.

It  is  never  an  easy  decision  to  or-­ ganize  a  union.  But  nurses  at  Porter  feel  it  is  essential  to  their  goals  for  improving  patient  care  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  adequate  VWDIÂżQJ D FXOWXUH RI FRQWLQXDO OHDUQ-­ ing,  and  an  environment  of  profes-­ sionalism  and  respect.  It  is  for  these  reasons  that  the  majority  of  nurses  signed  authorization  cards  for  the  Vermont  Federation  of  Nurses  and  Health  Professionals  to  represent  them  for  the  purpose  of  collective  bargaining.

As  Addison  County  residents,  we  go  to  Porter  for  health  care,  and  are  familiar  with  the  high  quality  of  ser-­ vice  nurses  provide.  We  trust  those  nurses  with  life  and  death  decisions  every  day.  We  also  entrust  them  to  improve  their  own  careers.  Studies  report  higher  quality  of  patient  care  at  union  hospitals,  lower  turnover  levels  among  staff,  and  better  patient-­to-­worker  ratios.  For  all  of  these  reasons,  it  is  imperative  that  nurses  can  vote  in  a  union  election  without  management  interference.

Our  vital  health  care  dollars  need  not  be  spent  on  management  attempts  to  sway  the  nurses  against  forming  a  union.  And,  nurses  want  and  need  to  spend  their  time  treat-­ ing  patients.  It  is  not  too  late  for  management  to  do  the  right  thing  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  respect  the  will  of  the  nurses.

Ellen  Oxfeld,  Middlebury Frank  Nicosia,  Middlebury Ann  Ross,  Middlebury  Peggy  Nelson,  Middlebury  Jill  Charbonneau,  Middlebury  Mari  Cordes,  RN,  Lincoln  David  Walker,  Lincoln,  Jack  Mayer,  MD,  MPH,  Middlebury Jamie  McCallum,  Middlebury Erin  Davis,  Middlebury Tami  Zeman,  RN,  New  Haven

Union  busting  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  tolerated Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  a  registered  nurse  in  Vermont  for  25  years,  at  Copley  Hospital,  Central  Vermont  Medical  Center,  and  since  2000  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  proud  to  be  a  union  nurse-­member  and  member  leader  of  Vermont  Federation  of  Nurses  and  Health  Professionals.  We  are  a  member-­led  organization  because  we  as  experienced  front  line  health  care  professionals  know  that  we  have  a  critical  and  power-­ ful  voice  in  our  ability  to  provide  high-­quality  care  in  safe  and  sup-­ portive  working  conditions.  Without  this  voice,  patient  care  suffers  and  nurses  burn  out  and  get  work-­related  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  November  7,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Selectboard  should  offer  public  a  choice  of  projects

Letters to the Editor Âľ'RVH RI KRQHVW\Âś RIIHUHG LQ RXU WRZQ RIÂżFHV GHEDWH Dear  Mr.  Lynn, +HUHÂśV WKH ÂłGRVH RI KRQHVW\´ \RX requested  in  your  editorial  of  Oct.  $V GHWDLOHG EHORZ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV selectboard  received  an  engineering  study  (available  at  the  town  man-­ DJHUÂśV RIÂżFH GDWHG )HE which  details  the  cost  of  restoring  the  gym  to  contemporary  standards.  The  study  included  items  that  would  VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ UHGXFH IXHO FRVWV DQG DGG QHZ IHDWXUHV $QG UHKDE ZRXOG pay  for  itself  with  fuel  cost  savings.  But  that  survey  has  been  kept  under  wraps. <RX VDLG WKDW Âł$OO HIIRUWV ZHUH geared  to  rebuild  or  build  new  on  the  current  site.â&#x20AC;?  Indeed,  but  as  soon  as  a  plan  to  do  just  that  came  along,  the  selectboard  pivoted  away  from  ¿QDQFLDOO\ IHDVLEOH UHKDE WR QHZ construction.  This  immediate  change  of  direction  in  the  face  of  an  afford-­ able  plan  to  rehab  the  existing  build-­ ings  was  led  by  Selectman  Victor  Nuovo  (notes  available  at  the  town  PDQDJHUÂśV RIÂżFH VHH S 7KH PDLQ points  follow.

On  Feb.  26,  2013,  a  meeting  was  KHOG WR GLVFXVV WKH ¿QGLQJV RI DQ engineering  survey  of  the  Middlebury  7RZQ *\P 3DUWLFLSDQWV DW WKLV PHHW-­ LQJ LQFOXGHG 6HOHFWPHQ 1LFN $UWLP *DU\ %DNHU DQG 9LFWRU 1XRYR 7RZQ Manager  Kathleen  Ramsay;͞  Town  3ODQQHU )UHG 'XQQLQJWRQ UHWLUHG

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Malcolm;͞  and  Recreation  Department  'LUHFWRU 7HUUL $UQROG %HWK 'RZ WRRN notes.

2QH SDUWLFLSDQW *DU\ %DNHU SRLQW-­ ed  out  that  heating  cost  savings  from  the  capital  improvements  suggested  in  the  engineering  survey  would  pay  for  the  project.  No  new  taxes  would  be  needed.  There  was  no  noteworthy  follow-­up  to  his  suggestion. +HUH DUH WKH WZR FULWLFDO SRLQWV 1.  The  existing  gym  building  can  be  restored  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pristine  condition,â&#x20AC;?  to  TXRWH 6HOHFWPHQ $UWLP DQG 1XRYR (see  selectboard  meeting  minutes  from  Nov.  13,  2012,  lines  150-­160),  for  about  $600,000  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  amount  that  also  includes  upgrades  like  separate  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shower  and  toilet  facilities,  added  insulation,  asbestos  remediation  and  new  windows.

2.  The  building  is  structurally  sound. $GGLWLRQDOO\ RWKHU XSJUDGHV FRXOG be  shared  with  a  rehabbed  adjacent  WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ IRU LQVWDQFH $ QHZ KRW ZDWHU KHDWLQJ V\VWHP which  would  save  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  minimum  30%  reduction  in  heating  costsâ&#x20AC;?  (engineer-­ ing  survey,  p.  5);Íž  an  upgraded  gym  ventilation  system,  which  â&#x20AC;&#x153;would  reduce  operating  costs  by  recovering  approximately  60%  of  the  heat  from  the  air  exhausted  from  the  spaceâ&#x20AC;?  (engineering  survey,  p.  7).

These  upgrades  would  add  ap-­ proximately  $185,000  to  the  gymâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

cost,  bringing  the  total  cost  of  an  upgraded,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pristineâ&#x20AC;?  rehabbed  build-­ LQJ WR DERXW $V 6HOHFWPDQ Baker  observed,  those  improvements  would  pay  for  themselves  in  savings  on  heating  oil.

The  cost  to  rehab  the  gym  is  about  $52  per  square  foot.  The  cost  for  the  proposed  new  construction  is  $200-­plus  per  square  foot,  plus  site  preparation  and  interior  layout. $SSO\LQJ WKDW SHU VTXDUH IRRW rehab  cost  to  our  11,000-­square-­ IRRW RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ VKRZV D FRVW RI $GGLQJ DQRWKHU SHUFHQW WR UHFRQÂżJXUH WKH LQWHULRU VSDFH to  better  serve  the  staff  and  public  produces  a  cost  of  approximately  $865,000  to  have  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pristineâ&#x20AC;?  and  FRPIRUWDEOH WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ 7R VXPPDUL]H $ERXW for  a  pristine  rehabbed  gym  and  $865,000  for  a  pristine  rehabbed  WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ IRU D WRWDO RI $1.65  million.  No  loss  of  functions,  QR LQFUHDVHG WUDIÂżF RQ HOHPHQWDU\ school  grounds,  no  tearing  up  of  downtown  Middlebury,  no  loss  of  valuable  real  estate,  and  no  new  taxes.  (Next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tax  increase  of  5.5  SHUFHQW LV WR SD\ IRU WKH WZR QHZ ÂżUH stations.)

What  in  the  world  is  the  majority  of  the  Middlebury  selectboard  think-­ ing?

Ron  Kohn Middlebury

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  vote  would  have  made  time  for  missing  feedback +HUH LV ZKDW , ZRXOG KDYH VDLG WR the  selectboard  had  they  stayed  with  their  posted  agenda  time  for  their  Nov.  5  meeting  to  vote  on  the  draft  agreement  with  the  college  for  the  town  hall/gym  proposal.

Voting  down  the  agreement  could  be  seen  not  as  a  step  backwards  but  as  a  step  forward.  It  could  be  an  op-­ portunity  to  have  the  dialogue  with  the  community  and  all  the  stake-­ holders  that  did  not  happen  before  they  went  to  the  college,  making  a  choice  for  us  instead  of  with  us.  It  could  have  been  a  chance  to  say,  we  have  a  problem,  how  would  you  like  WR ¿[ LW"

They  could  have  engaged  with  the  community,  heard  their  ideas,  and  found  out  what  the  solution  should  be  and  at  what  location.  Do  we  honor  the  town  plan  or  ignore  it?  What  should  it  look  like  and  what  to  include?  What  are  we  willing  to  pay?  Can  this  be  done  in  phases  to  VSUHDG ¿QDQFLDO LPSDFWV" *DWKHU ideas  and  then,  best  of  all,  offer  real  FKRLFH $OO WKDW VKRXOG KDYH KDS-­ pened  before  time  and  money  were  invested  in  one  plan  they  have  to  convince  people  to  accept.

I  think  approving  the  agreement  again  was  a  lost  opportunity  to  lis-­ ten  to  the  people  and  build  support Â

for  a  solution  that  comes  not  only  from  the  voters  but,  most  impor-­ tant,  gains  respect  for  and  trust  in  the  process.  This  would  have  taken  extra  effort  and  some  time  but  it  would  be  well  spent  and  it  is  what  citizens  expect  and  deserve. , XUJH DOO WR NQRZ ZKDW WKH ¿QDO agreement  with  the  college  says  be-­ fore  you  vote.  I  would  like  to  know  why  the  draft  version  approved  VD\V QHJRWLDWLRQV ZLOO EH FRQ¿GHQ-­ tial  and  make  public  only  what  is  required  by  law.  Is  there  something  to  hide?

Victoria  DeWind Middlebury

to  discuss  how  the  buildings  will  ¿W LQ ZLWK WUDIÂżF Ă&#x20AC;RZ ZKDW SDUN-­ ing  problems  may  occur  and  how  we  could  best  resolve  those  issues;Íž  and  how  the  new  buildings  can  best  meet  the  needs  of  Middlebury  for  WKH QH[W RU PRUH \HDUV $OO WKRVH decisions  can  be  placed  in  the  pub-­ lic  realm  for  discussion  if  residents  so  desire.  It  may  mean  the  proposal  is  delayed  another  month  or  two  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  drive  up  the  taxpayersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  share  of  the  cost  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  it  is  within  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  power  to  do  so. %XW ÂżUVW WKH TXHVWLRQ DW KDQG LV whether  to  accept  the  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposal,  which  passed  the  board  4-­1  on  Tuesday  night,  on  the  agreement  between  the  college  and  town.

From  this  writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opinion,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  proposal  that  solves  numerous  issues  at  a  very  reasonable  cost  to  taxpay-­

HUV $QG LQ WKH \HDUV DW WKLV GHVN and  as  a  property  owner  in  town  for  27  of  those  years,  I  feel  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  by  far  the  best  value  in  a  proposal  Middlebury  residents  have  seen.  But  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  one  opinion,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s   not  to  say  the  public  should  agree  with  my  assessment;Íž  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  towns  hold  votes.

Which  brings  me  back  to  another  famous  quote  about  this  profession  E\ $PHULFDQ HVVD\LVW DQG SRHW 5DOSK Waldo  Emerson:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Democracy  be-­ comes  a  government  of  bullies,  tem-­ pered  by  editors.â&#x20AC;?  6HOI VHUYLQJ" <HV $SSURSULDWH" Well,  we  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  suggest  those  who  argue  passionately  for  what  they  believe  are  bullies,  but  when   the  conversation  gets  heated  we  do  our  best  to  temper  the  tempest  with  facts  and  context.

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) of  all  concerned.  It  might  have  alle-­ viated  some  problems  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  seeing  today,  but  it  also  might  have  ended  up  where  those  other  processes  end-­ ed:  stalled  by  public  indecisiveness  and  stuck  with  a  status  quo  that  has  left  the  town  with  a  deteriorating,  costly  and  unattractive  municipal  building.  $GPLWWHGO\ WKH DEEUHYLDWHG SUR-­ cess  did  not  adequately  address  SDUNLQJ DQG WUDIÂżF LVVXHV DW 0DU\ +RJDQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO RU FRQ-­ sider  all  the  nuances  the  proposed  building  may  have  on  the  Ilsley  Li-­ brary.  But,  as  has  been  previously  noted,  the  term  sheet  the  selectboard  is  proposing  is  for  the  basic  construct  RI WKH ÂżQDQFLDO DJUHHPHQW ² QRW WKH VSHFLÂżF EXLOGLQJ SURSRVDOV $V D FRPPXQLW\ ZH VWLOO KDYH WLPH

Letters  to  the  Editor  can  be  found  on  Pages  4A,  5A,  14A

The  Middlebury  selectboard  has  so  successfully  framed  the  sell-­off  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  municipal  building  and  J\P VLWH WR ÂżQDQFH SURSRVHG QHZ buildings  that  many  who  otherwise  oppose  the  project  believe  Middle-­ bury  College  is  offering  the  town  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;generous  giftâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;assistanceâ&#x20AC;?  or  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;contributionâ&#x20AC;?  it  would  be  wrong  to  refuse.

But  there  is  no  college  gift,  as-­ sistance  or  contribution  of  any  kind.  The  selectboard  offered  the  college  the  municipal  site  because  it  knew  the  college  had  coveted  it  for  years;Íž  and  the  college  snapped  up  the  offer,  as  the  selectboard  knew  it  would.  The  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  approximately  $5.5  million  share  of  the  proposed  $7.5  million  bond  vote  represents  the  purchase  price  of  the  property  plus  the  funds  to  move  a  college-­owned Â

house  across  town,  demolish  the  town  buildings  and  throw  some  grass  seed  on  the  site  for  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;parkâ&#x20AC;?  that  everyone  knows  would  be  only  tem-­ porary.  Where  in  all  of  that  is  there  any  gift  to  the  town?

The  college  is  pursuing  what  it  sees  as  its  own  best  interests  and  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  object  to  that.  But  we  strongly  object  to  the  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cavalier  attitude  toward  the  town  plan,  its  own  commitment  and  what  it  knows  is  the  wish  of  the  electorate:  to  keep  the  town  buildings,  whether  upgrad-­ ed  or  built  anew,  on  the  present  site.

The  selectboard  is  further  muddy-­ ing  the  waters  by  maintaining  that  the  town  is  getting  a  bargain  on  the  proposed  new  buildings  by  bonding  for  a  mere  $2  million.  But  in  fact,  the  town  would  really  be  paying  most  of  the  $7.5  million  because  it  would  be Â

investing  the  purchase  price  of  the  ODQG LW KDG ORVW $V HYHU\ SUHVHQWD-­ tion  by  the  architects  makes  clearer  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  this  is  not  their  fault  because  they  must  work  with  the  given  loca-­ tions  and  budgets  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  these  buildings  would  be  no  bargain  at  any  price.  They  are  obsolete  and  inadequate  before  they  get  off  the  drawing  board  and  further  compromised  by  the  FURZGLQJ DQG WUDIÂżF DQG SDUNLQJ problems  they  would  create.

The  selectboard  owes  the  people  a  real  choice  between  its  proposed  scheme  and  phased  reconstruction  of  the  existing  buildings  to  make  them  PRUH HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW DQG VHUYLFHDEOH on  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartlandâ&#x20AC;?  site  which  has  DPSOH SDUNLQJ HDV\ WUDIÂżF Ă&#x20AC;RZ DQG plenty  of  room  for  expansion.  Judy  Olinick Middlebury

A  minority  of  the  board  hijacked  the  planning  process If  ever  an  issue  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hijacked  by  a  small  minorityâ&#x20AC;?  (editorial,  Oct.  24,  2013),  it  was  the  process  of  VLWH VHOHFWLRQ IRU RXU WRZQ RIÂżFHV $ WZR PHPEHU PLQRULW\ RI WKH selectboard  and  Middlebury  College  preempted  the  citizens  of  Middle-­ bury  in  planning  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  future. Â

We  the  citizens  were  not  consulted. $ FRPPLWWHH RI FLWL]HQV VSHQW many  months  in  selecting  the  site  for  our  new  bridge.  Similarly  a  diverse  committee  worked  for  over  two  years  and  analyzed  several  locations  before  deciding  an  expan-­ VLRQ RI RXU ¿UHKRXVH PDGH WKH

most  sense.

Contrast  the  above  with  the  fact  that  the  selectboard  minority  and  the  college  decided  what  the  people  RI WKH WRZQ VKRXOG GR +LMDFNHG indeed.

Gail  Rothman Middlebury

our  collective  professional  input  with  regard  to  quality  patient  care  is  legally  protected  at  all  times,  not  just  when  management  feels  like  listening  to  us.  We  have  drastically  improved  our  ability  to  provide  quality  care,  and  ensured  that  we  could  have  quality  continuing  edu-­ cation  to  ensure  we  remain  leaders  in  the  rapidly  evolving  health  care  environment. /LNH RXU QXUVH FROOHDJXHV DW 3RU-­ WHU VDIH VWDI¿QJ ZDV DW WKH KHDUW RI our  organizing.  We  could  no  longer  tolerate  being  forced  to  work  with  XQVDIH VWDI¿QJ OHYHOV UXQQLQJ IURP task  to  task  and  unable  to  follow  a  prudent  plan  of  care,  let  alone  a  safe  RQH 3DWLHQWV ZHUH DIUDLG WR DVN IRU help  because  they  could  see  how  busy  we  were.  We  tried  our  best  to  keep  our  spirits  up  when  working  directly  with  our  patients,  but  by  the  end  of  our  often  too-­long  shifts,  at  least  one  of  us  was  in  tears  knowing  that  we  could  do  so  much  better. $QG VLQFH ZH RUJDQL]HG ² ZH KDYH EHHQ DEOH WR 3DWLHQWV DQG IDP-­

LO\ PHPEHUV DW )OHWFKHU $OOHQ UHJX-­ larly  tell  us  how  much  better  things  are  at  the  hospital  since  we  orga-­ nized.  Compelling  studies  over  the  years  prove  what  we  already  know  ² VDIH VWDIÂżQJ LV QRW RQO\ EHWWHU IRU patients  and  health  care  workers,  it  LV ÂżVFDOO\ SUXGHQW (YHU\ QXUVH )7( (full-­time  equivalent)  added  toward  VDIH VWDIÂżQJ OHYHOV DFWXDOO\ VDYHV hospitals  money  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  because  errors  GXH WR IDWLJXH DQG XQVDIH VWDIÂżQJ are  prevented.

1XUVHV VKRXOGQœW KDYH WR ¿JKW so  hard  to  be  able  to  do  what  they  love  well  at  this  very  important  community  hospital  and  nursing  KRPH 6XSSRUW \RXU QXUVHV DW 3RUWHU 0HGLFDO &HQWHU DQG +HOHQ 3RUWHU +HDOWKFDUH DQG 5HKDELOLWDWLRQ &HQ-­ ter  by  calling  management,  asking  them  to  stop  union  busting  and  let  the  nurses  have  a  union  election  free  and  fair  from  fear  and  intimidation  this  Thursday,  Nov.  7.

Mari  Cordes,  RN Lincoln

Yes,  I  am  highly  susceptible  to  taking  on  too  much  during  the  holi-­ days.  But  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  come  to  accept  that  I  have  three  options:  Â&#x2021; *R LQWR RYHUGULYH LQ 'HFHPEHU so  that  my  rabid  desire  to  create  a  perfect  Christmas  ironically  ruins  it.  In  other  words,  the  usual. Â&#x2021; 'R OHVV +D

Â&#x2021; $W WKH ULVN RI RWKHUV RSHQO\ TXHVWLRQLQJ P\ PRUDO ÂżEHU VWDUW preparing  for  the  holidays  as  early  as  necessary  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  seven  weeks  early, Â

even  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  ease  the  time  crunch,  plan  realistically  for  all  the  holiday  activi-­ ties  I  want  to  do  and  head  into  De-­ cember  mentally  ready  for  a  beauti-­ ful,  low-­stress  Christmas.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  embarrassed  to  admit  it,  but  this  morning  I  turned  the  calendar  to  the  December  page  and  made  a  few  preliminary  notes.

It  looks  like  Christmas  Creep*  has  claimed  another  victim. *Not  the  pervert.

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) injuries  and  illnesses.

I  was  part  of  the  union  organizing  GULYH WKDW ZH ZRQ DW )OHWFKHU $OOHQ in  2002,  and  like  the  many  hun-­ dreds  of  others  in  that  drive  know  ¿UVWKDQG ZKDW WKH 3RUWHU QXUVHV DUH JRLQJ WKURXJK 3RUWHU PDQDJHPHQW is  using  classic  union  busting  tech-­ niques  to  attempt  to  frighten  and  in-­ timidate  nurses  away  from  claiming  their  legal  right  to  their  collective  voice.  Unfortunately,  this  includes  forcing  nurses  to  attend  meetings  held  by  hospital  management  where  they  are  given  information  that  is  so  distorted  that  it  very  often  strays  far  from  the  truth.  I  have  been  appalled  WR KHDU VRPH RI ZKDW 3RUWHU PDQ-­ agement  are  trying  to  frighten  their  own  employees  with.

We  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  because  WE  are  our  union,  not  some  mythical  outside  entity  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  have  enhanced  relation-­ ships  with  management  through  the  collective  bargaining  agreement  that  we  negotiated  with  Fletcher  $OOHQ PDQDJHPHQW DQG EHFDXVH

Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) for  all  ages  to  enjoy  on  a  snowy  Sat-­ urday  afternoon.

Reality:  Making  a  gingerbread  house  is  a  test  of  familial  devotion  that  requires  no  fewer  than  100  man  hours,  $250  in  royal  icing  and  gum-­ drops  and,  ideally,  an  engineering  degree.  The  project  will  cause  you  to  miss  out  on  two  full  weekends  of  other,  equally  harrowing,  lovely  family  traditions.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  it.  (Note:  I  am  totally  doing  this.)

Real  Estate  and  You by  Ingrid Punderson  Jackson

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ADDISON COUNTY

Alternative  Gifts  Bazaar  Sat.,  Nov.  23

Obituaries

Cloise Baslow, 93, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Cloise  R.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankâ&#x20AC;?  Baslow,  93,  passed  away  Saturday,  Oct.  26,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Nursing  Home,  Memory  Care  Unit,  in  Middlebury.

He  was  born  Oct.  18,  1920,  in  Bristol,  the  son  of  Clyde  and  Julia  (Booska)  Baslow.  Cloise  was  a  logger  for  many  years  and  an  avid  outdoors-­ PDQ ZKR HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ DQG ¿VKLQJ with  his  children  and  friends.

He  is  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Bernice;͞  two  sons,  Ralph  and  Frank  Baslow;͞  and  youngest  daughter,  Laura  Foster.

He  is  survived  by  two  daugh-­ ters,  Claudia  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roseâ&#x20AC;?  Eastman  of  Campton,  N.H.,  and  Cindy  Kimball  CLOISE  R.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;FRANKâ&#x20AC;?  BASLOW of  Lincoln,  Vt.;Íž  10  grandchildren;Íž  many  wonderful  great-­grandchil-­ dren,  nieces  and  nephews;Íž  and  close  A  graveside  service  was  held  family  friends  Richard  and  Sandy  at  Maple  Cemetery  in  Lincoln  on  Martell.

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Shirley Bartosiewicz, 67, Leicester LEICESTER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Shirley  A.  Bartosiewicz,  67,  of  Leicester  died  Monday,  Nov.  4,  2013,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington.

She  was  born  in  Montreal,  Canada,  on  Dec.  29,  1945.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Lloyd  and  Rollie  (Leary)  Damant.  She  was  a  resident  of  Leicester  for  36  years.

She  worked  for  many  years  at  the  Cortina  Inn  in  Mendon.  Her  family  says  she  was  an  avid  outdoor  person,  particularly  enjoying  Native  American  culture  and  traditions.  They  say  she  enjoyed  crafts  and  especially  found  time  for  motor-­ cycling,  visiting  with  friends  and  loving  her  grandchildren.

She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Dennis  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bartâ&#x20AC;?  Bartosiewicz  of  Leicester;Íž  two  sons,  Richard  Carroll  of  Leicester  and  Stephen  Carroll  of  Southington,  Conn.;Íž  a  sister,  Carol  Lamarche  of  Lachaute,  Canada;Íž  six  grandchildren;Íž  a  great-­grandchild;Íž  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

The  memorial  service  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Celebration  of  Her  Lifeâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  held Â

SHIRLEY  BARTOSIEWICZ on  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  2013,  at  11  a.m.  at  the  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55.  Following  the  ceremony  the  family  will  receive  friends  there  for  a  reception  in  her  memory.

Lorraine Severy, 87, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Lorraine  Bertrand  Severy,  87,  died  Thursday,  Oct.  31,  2013,  surrounded  by  the  love  of  her  two  daughters.  Lorraine  was  born  in  Whiting  on  July  14,  1926.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Aurora  (Boisvenue)  Bertrand.  She  attended  schools  in  Whiting.  Lorraine  met  the  love  of  her  life,  Charles  Severy,  while  employed  at  the  Middlebury  Inn.  They  were  married  on  Sept.  15,  1951.  Lorraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  greatest  joy  in  life  was  her  family  and  she  created  a  wonderful  life  together  with  them.

Lorraine  is  survived  by  her  daughter  Judy  Severy  of  Middlebury;͞  daughter  Deborah  Salant  and  her  husband  Barry  of  Richmond;͞  grandson  Nick  Salant;͞  granddaughter  Danielle  Salant;͞  great-­ granddaughter  Genevieve  Lorraine  Salant;͞  sister  Helen  Hill;͞  brother  Leo  Bertrand;͞  and  many  nieces  and  neph-­ ews.  Lorraine  was  predeceased  by  her  parents;͞  son  Oral;͞  her  husband,  Charles;͞  and  10  brothers  and  sisters.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  on  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  2013, Â

A heartfelt Thank-you for the outpouring of affection, prayers and condolences at the loss of

Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Brooks.

I am still awed by the number of people whose lives he touched, who will always remember his smile, and who called him friend.

Your cards and many acts of kindness have been overwhelming and most appreciated.

Sincerely, Lois Ann Skillings

at  10  a.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  in  Middlebury.  The  Rev.  William  Beaudin  will  be  the  celebrant.  A  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  follow  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery  in  Middlebury.  Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  in  her  memory  to  the  Middlebury  Fire  Department,  for  the  Harry  Severy  Memorial  fund,  5  Seymour  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753,  or  in  her  memory  to  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  Memory  Care  Unit,  c/o  Karen  Russell,  30  Porter  Drive,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

Lorraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  family  sends  their  deep-­ est  gratitude  to  those  who  joined  them  in  their  journey  through  the  world  of  dementia,  Pat,  Rita,  Shirin,  Marilyn,  Gale  and  Dr.  Brad  Armstrong  and  most  importantly  to  everyone  in  the  Memory  Care  Unit.  Mom,  your  cour-­ age,  strength  and  dignity  humbled  us  and  we  will  carry  you  in  our  hearts  forever.   Arrangements  are  under  the  direction  of  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  LQ %UDQGRQ ¸

Marion Highter, 89, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Marion  Bacon  Highter,  89,  a  lifelong  resident  of  Middlebury,  died  Friday,  Nov.  1,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center,  Middlebury,  following  a  period  of  failing  health.

Born  in  Middlebury  Dec.  19,  1923,  she  was  the  daughter  of  Carroll  and  Lucy  (Young)  Bacon.   Marion  was  a  homemaker,  a  loving  mother  and  grandmother  and  enjoyed  helping  with  mailings  of  the  Multiple  Sclerosis  Society.  In  earlier  years  she  was  active  in  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church  and  the  youth  group.   Family  members  include  her  daughter,  Kathy  H.  Nisun  and  her  husband  Harold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satchâ&#x20AC;?  of  Salisbury;Íž  two  sons,  William  H. Â

BURLINGTON,  N.C.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Linda  Mary  Cauchon  Ruotolo,  64,  went  to  be  with  the  Lord  on  November  3,  2013,  at  1:59  a.m.  surrounded  by  her  loving  family  and  friends.  Linda  was  born  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  April  14,  1949,  graduated  from  Middlebury  Union  High  School  in  1967  and  moved  to  Burlington,  N.C.,  in  1972.

Linda  was  preceded  in  death  by  her  father,  Lloyd  Cauchon  of  Middlebury,  Vt.;͞  Maternal  Grandparents,  Guy  &  Ada  St.  George  of  Bridport,  Vt.;͞  Paternal  Grandparents,  Ernest  and  Mary  Cauchon  of  Burlington,  Vt..

Linda  is  survived  by  her  husband  of  41  years,  Nicholas;͞  son,  Matthew  and  Chandra  Ruotolo  of  Fort  Mill,  S.C.;͞  daughter,  Christina  Ruotolo  and  Craig  Franey  of  Greenville,  N.C.;͞  mother,  Mary  Margaret  Cauchon  of  Middlebury,  Vt.;͞  brother,  Joe  Cauchon  and  Belinda  Curran  of  Yulee,  Fla.;͞  brother,  Mike  Cauchon  of  Middlebury,  Vt.;͞  brother  Robert  Cauchon  of  New  York,  and  many  beloved  nieces,  neph-­ ews,  relatives  and  friends.

Linda  was  a  devoted  wife,  mother  and  friend  and  touched  the  lives  of  everyone  she  met.  She  worked  as  a  Microbiologist  and  Microbiology  Supervisor  at  Laboratory  Corporation  of  America  for  41  years.  She  was  the  recipient  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laboratorian  of  the  Yearâ&#x20AC;?  award  three  times.  Linda  was  an  avid  volunteer  and  has  been  active  in  the  American  Red  Cross  and  various Â

MIDWAY  PARK,  N.C.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Gerald  G.  Kemp  Jr.,  64,  of  Midway  Park,  N.C.,  died  peacefully  surrounded  by  his  family  Nov.  1,  2013.

He  was  born  Jan.  20,  1949,  in  Middlebury  Vt.,  the  son  of  Gerald  and  Edith  Smith  Kemp.

Jerry,  a  retired  Marine,  lived  in  North  Carolina  and  enjoyed  travel-­ ing  to  the  Grand  Tetons  photograph-­ ing  animals  in  the  wild.  He  would  work  there  in  the  summer  months  and  on  his  days  off  he  would  spend  numerous  hours  waiting  for  that  wolf  or  bear  or  moose  to  photograph.

He  is  survived  by  his  daugh-­ ter,  Shelby  Cox  and  her  husband  Michael  of  Vinton,  La.  Gerald  Kemp  had  two  grandsons,  Brandyn  and  Jason  Cox;Íž  parents  Gerald  Kemp  Sr.  and  Edith  Smith  Kemp Â

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of  New  Haven,  Vt.;͞  sister  Susan  Stephenson  and  husband  John  of  Bristol,  Vt.;͞  sister  Rosie  Hamel  and  husband  John  of  New  Haven,  Vt.;͞  brother  Sandy  Kemp  and  partner  Judy  Kemp  of  New  Haven,  Vt.;͞  sister  BettyJean  Carter  and  husband  Jeff  of  Middlebury,  Vt.;͞  sister  Pamela  Farnsworth  and  husband  Scott  of  Mineville,  N.Y.,  sister  Mary  Kemp  and  partner  Louis  Paradise  of  Middlebury,  Vt.;͞  a  very  special  friend  and  neighbor,  Jim  Johnson  of  Midway  Park,  N.C.;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

Predeceased  by  a  brother,  Steven  Kemp,  and  a  nephew,  Matthew  Kemp.

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other  organizations  in  Burlington,  N.C.  Linda  was  a  member  of  the  %XUOLQJWRQ 0RRVH /RGJH IRU ¿YH years  and  was  Senior  Regent  in  2010-­2011.  Linda  was  also  a  member  of  the  DIVAs  ,  the  Red  Hat  Society,  Homemakers  and  a  member  of  Blessed  Sacrament  Catholic  Church.  She  enjoyed  baking,  reading,  play-­ ing  Bingo,  traveling,  needlepoint,  crocheting,  spending  time  with  friends  and  family  and  had  a  fond  love  of  the  mountains.

A  memorial  service  to  celebrate  Lindaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  was  held  at  Blessed  Sacrament  Church  in  Burlington,  N.C.,  on  Wednesday,  Nov.  6,  with  )DWKHU %ULDQW &XOOLQDQH RIÂżFLDW-­ ing.  After  the  service,  a  luncheon  was  served  at  the  Burlington  Moose  Lodge  by  the  Ladies  of  the  Moose  and  Red  Hat  Society  members.

The  family  wishes  to  express  their  profound  and  heartfelt  appreciation  to  Lindaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wonderful  extended  family  and  friends  who  have  supported  her  during  her  courageous  battle  with  cancer:  Diana  Amburn,  Reba  &  Curtis  Davis,  Debbie  Deangelo,  Susan  Buchanan,  Susan  Skeen,  Michelle  Embree  and  the  dozens  of  other  devoted,  loyal  friends  for  their  extraordinary  friendship  and  care  of  /LQGD GXULQJ KHU ÂżQDO PRQWKV :H would  also  like  to  send  thanks  to  the  Hospice  Home  of  Alamance-­Caswell  for  showing  great  love  and  support  as Â

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12  Years  a  Slaveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  is a  good  understanding  of  our  troubling  past 12  Years  a  Slave;Íž  Running  Time:  for  it;Íž  Paul  Giamatti,  thoroughly  convincing  as  a  ruthless  slave  2:13;Íž  Rating:  R Watching  â&#x20AC;&#x153;12  Years  a  Slaveâ&#x20AC;?  is  trader;Íž  and  Michael  Fassbender  as  an  ordeal.  It  can  also  become,  if  we  the  plantation  master  who  nearly  allow  it,  a  major  contribution  to  a  drives  us  from  the  theater  with  his  intrinsic  evil.  These  collective  understanding  and  many  others  rise  to  of  our  past.  In  the  hands  of  the  challenge  of  ardu-­ director  Steve  McQueen,  ous  roles.  But  questions  writer  Ridley  Scott,  and  a  poured  into  my  head.    ¿QH FDVW WKH PRYLH LV XQ-­ Why  did  it  take  so  long  deniably  excellent.  What  IRU D Ă&#x20AC;HGJOLQJ QDWLRQ EH-­ lifts  it  to  the  level  of  im-­ LQJ EXLOW E\ SHRSOH Ă&#x20AC;HHLQJ portance  is  that  is  based  tyranny  to  recognize  that  on  the  memoir  written  by  people  cannot  be  proper-­ Solomon  Northup  about  ty?  Why  did  the  wisdom  the  long  nightmare  he  en-­ of  the  Founding  Fathers  dured  beginning  in  1841.  not  extend  to  ownership  7KH SRZHU RI WKH ÂżOP LV its  truth.

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How  could  slave  owners  lash  ington  for  a  short  stint  playing  his  violin  in  their  circus.  There,  in  sight  rivers  of  blood  on  the  backs  of  of  the  U.S.  capitol,  they  shackled  each  person  who  failed  to  pick  200  and  sold  him  into  slavery  where  he  pounds  of  cotton  every  day?

Is  pleasure  in  another  manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ab-­ suffered  for  12  years.  The  brutality  to  the  slaves  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  from  auction  block  ject  humiliation  the  natural  state  WR WKH FRWWRQ ÂżHOGV WR UDSH O\QFK-­ of  man?  Are  we  simply  more  re-­ LQJ DQG UHSHDWHG ODVKLQJV LV ÂżOPHG strained  now  by  law  and  regula-­ in  grotesquely  effective  detail.  It  tion?  Why  do  we  study  the  Civil  War,  is  physical  abuse  encouraged  by  power  and  emotional  erasure  en-­ Lincoln  and  Emancipation  with  pride  but  rarely  examine  the  slave  abled  by  venom.

This  is  the  story  of  one  highly  culture  that  supported  the  Ameri-­ intelligent  man  determined  to  sur-­ can  economy  for  100  years  after  vive  and  return  to  his  family.  He  men  were  bought  and  brought  in  did  survive,  and  he  wrote  his  book  chains  to  America?

Historians  have  written  about  and  lectured  throughout  the  north  slavery  but  who  chooses  to  read  for  the  abolitionist  cause.

As  Solomon  Northup,  Chiwetel  what  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  hear?  This  Ejiofor  is  superb  in  a  performance  powerful  movie  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  as  raw  as  the  of  great  strength  and  dignity  as  are  wounds  on  Solomon  Northupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  people  in  his  slave  life:  Lupita  back  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  a  highly  visible  chal-­ Nyongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o,  riveting  as  Patsey  who  lenge  to  all  of  us  to  think  quietly  cannot  restrain  herself  and  suffers  about  the  dark  side  of  our  history. Â

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Green  monster STEVE  WEBB  GREW  this  incredible  stalk  of  Brussels  sprouts  in  his  Middlebury  garden  this  summer.  He  calls  the  bright  green  bras-­ sica  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;forgotten  vegetableâ&#x20AC;?  because  of  the  way  people  clear  ev-­ ery  other  vegetable  out  of  their  garden  and  then  wait  a  few  weeks  before  harvesting  their  sprouts.  Should  the  Addison  Independent  add  a  Brussels  sprout  category  to  our  garden  game  next  year,  and  how  would  we  judge  it?

Gardner to share water garden images at Ilsley talk MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Mid-­ dlebury  Garden  Club  invites  the  public  to  the  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury  on  Tuesday,  Nov.  12,  at  1  p.m.  Dave  Hamlen  will  give  an  illustrated  presentation  on  wa-­ ter  gardening.

Hamlen,  who  has  been  water  gardening  since  1984,  has  built  numerous  ponds.  He  will  share  im-­ ages  from  around  the  country  and  around  the  world  that  show  the  beauty  and  serenity  of  water  gar-­ dens,  as  well  as  the  wildlife  that  is  attracted  to  them.

Forest  management  talk  set  Nov.  22 LEICESTER/SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  New  England  Forestry  Foun-­ dation  and  consulting  forester  Tony  Lamberton  will  host  a  tour  of  the  current  timber  harvest  at  Farwell  Memorial  Forest  on  Friday,  Nov.  22,  beginning  at  8  a.m.  This  walk  is  an  opportunity  for  community  resi-­ dents  and  others  to  learn  more  about  the  goals  of  this  harvest,  as  well  the  foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  approach  to  sound  for-­

headline-­grabbing  struggle  with  im-­ migration  issues.

Following  Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  controversial  Senate  Bill  1070,  dubbed  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;show  PH \RXU SDSHUV´ ODZ WKH ÂżOP WHOOV the  stories  of  Arizonans  on  all  sides  of  this  divisive  issue  from  ground  zero  of  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  immigration  de-­ bate.  It  is  produced  and  directed  by  Carlos  Sandoval  and  Catherine  Tam-­ bini  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmingvilleâ&#x20AC;?).

Following  the  screening  will  be  a  panel  discussion  featuring  repre-­ sentatives  from  Migrant  Justice  Ver-­ mont,  local  clergy  working  to  sup-­ port  undocumented  workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  rights,  and  the  Middlebury  Police  Depart-­ ment.

Community  Cinema  is  a  national  civic  engagement  initiative  featur-­ ing  free  screenings  from  the  Emmy  Award-­winning  PBS  series  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inde-­

Tech  @  Middlebury  series  to  be  held  Nov.  14 MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Investors,  tech  experts  and  entrepreneurs  will  return  to  Middlebury  on  Thursday,  Nov.  14,  from  5:30-­7:30  p.m.  at  51  Main  at  the  Bridge  for  one  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hottest  entrepreneurial  networking  events.

Tech  @  Middlebury  is  part  of  an  event  series  intended  to  foster  the  en-­ WUHSUHQHXULDO JHQLXV WKDW GHÂżQHV WKH state.  At  the  event,  attendees  can  get  information  on  how  to  start  or  grow  their  business,  make  connections  with  investors  DQG HYHQ ÂżQG â&#x20AC;&#x153;The summer  interns. response Several  pri-­ from vate  and  non-­ Middlebury SURÂżW LQYHVWPHQW has been and  economic  exceptional, development  or-­ and we are ganizations  from  within  Vermont  excited to will  come  to  en-­ meet and gage,  share  and  connect learn  from  local  even more entrepreneurs,  business  owners  people at this event.â&#x20AC;? and  investors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  ex-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Andrew cited  to  have  the  Stickney Tech  @  series  returning  to  Middlebury,â&#x20AC;?  said  Addi-­ son  County  Economic  Development  Corp.  (ACEDC)  Executive  Direc-­ tor  Robin  Scheu.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  only  was  this  event  very  popular  last  time  around,  but  we  saw  entrepreneurs  still  ben-­ HÂżWLQJ IURP DWWHQGDQFH PRQWKV ODWHU If  you  are  an  entrepreneur  in  the  area,  the  Tech  @  Middlebury  event  is  a  must.â&#x20AC;?

Organizers  for  this  Tech  @  series  include  the  ACEDC,  Middlebury  College,  Fresh  Tracks  Capital  L.P.,  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Commerce  and  Community  Development,  North  Country  Angels,  Vermont  Center  for  Emerging  Technologies  (VCET)  and  the  Vermont  Technol-­ ogy  Council.  Following  the  event  in  Middlebury,  the  next  Tech  @event  is  being  planned  for  southern  Vermont  in  February.

The  event  continues  the  statewide  networking  series  that  started  in  Newport  in  2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two  years  ago  our  core  partners  started  the  Tech  @  series  to  connect  local  entrepreneurs  with  investors,  potential  new  team  members,  and  local  business  leaders,â&#x20AC;?  said  VCET Â

Vice  President  Andrew  Stickney.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  response  from  Middlebury  has  been  exceptional,  and  we  are  excited  to  meet  and  connect  even  more  peo-­ ple  at  this  event.â&#x20AC;?

For  more  information,  visit  the Â

event  on  Facebook  at  www.facebook. com/events/538989792844477,  or  contact  Andrew  Stickney  at  an-­ drew@vermonttechnologies.com  or  Robin  Scheu  at  rpscheu@addison-­ countyedc.org.

est  management  on  its  woodlands  throughout  New  England.  Participants  should  plan  to  meet  at  the  forest  sign  on  the  south  side  of  West  Shore  Drive  in  Salisbury.  This  walk  is  open  to  the  public  free  of  charge,  and  it  will  be  held  rain  or  shine.  For  more  information  or  to  register,  contact  Sonya  at  SLe-­ Clair@NewEnglandForestry.org,  or  call  (978)  952-­6856.  Â

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;State  of  Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  screening  on  tap  Nov.  13 MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Community  Cinema,  presented  by  the  Indepen-­ dent  Television  Service  (ITVS),  Ver-­ mont  Public  Television  and  Ilsley  Public  Library,  will  give  an  advance  screening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Arizo-­ naâ&#x20AC;?  on  Wednesday,  Nov.  13,  from  6:30-­8:30  p.m.  at  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  State  of  Arizonaâ&#x20AC;?  captures  the  explosive  emotions  and  complex  realities  behind  Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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Friday, Nov. 29 4-7 wine and cheese Saturday, Nov. 30 10-4 coffee and danish Sunday, Dec. 1. 10-4 coffee and danish Robert Crystal . Robert Crystal Pottery . 802-462-2842 . 1024 RT 30, Cornwall, VT 05753

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Nov.  10,  1-­3  p.m.,  East  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrekâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  All  Local  Harvest  Dinner  in  2-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Company,  a  new  Ferrisburgh.  Thursday,  Nov.  7,  6-­8  p.m.,  resident  company  at  THT  specializing  in  musicals,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School.  Celebrate  local  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrek,â&#x20AC;?  the  musical,  Nov.  7-­17,  starring  farms  and  gardens  and  the  foods  Leigh  Guptill  in  the  lead  role,  with  over  a  dozen  they  produce.  Admission  $6  per  other  local  performers.  Tim  Guiles  is  the  director  person,  $20  for  a  family  of  four.  All  and  musical  director.  Tickets  $23  adults,  $18  for  proceeds  support  the  Ferrisburgh  FKLOGUHQ DQG XQGHU IRU VDOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH Central  School  local  foods  382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater. program.  Reservations:  877-­3463.  WATERFALLS DAY SPA CLASSES - 2013 November 14th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; org,  or  at  the  door,  if  available.  Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  Holiday  decoration  demonstra-­ Makeover Madness! Come to our most popular class to learn tion  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Thursday,  Nov.  7,  6-­7  p.m.,  Mary  how just a few basic steps can make over your entire look for Nov.  10,  2-­4  p.m.,  Henry  Sheldon  Hogan  School  library.  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  author  Natalie  Kinsey-­Warnock  will  the holidays! Get all of our artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tips & tricks to make you feel Museum.  Lynne  Boie,  former  presi-­ come  to  the  school  to  talk  about  & look your best at any party. All classes are free! Please call dent  of  the  Middlebury  Garden  Club,  her  writing  process  and  how  family  will  show  participants  how  to  create  388-0311 to register. Available all year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Teen Makeup & three  types  of  holiday  decoration  VWRULHV ÂżJXUH LQ KHU ZULWLQJ 3DUW RI Skincare Consultation. Vouchers for make-up application & using  primarily  natural  materi-­ the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  read-­a-­thon.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paying  for  Collegeâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  skin recommendation. For Teens 13+. Come visit us at the spa als:  a  Thanksgiving  table  decora-­ in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Nov.  tion,  a  holiday  topiary  and  a  winter  to receive your free voucher & make an appointment.

7,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  wreath.  Cost  $12,  $10  for  museum  High  School  auditorium.  VSAC  members.  Handouts  included.  Info  9,  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  Info:  offers  this  free  presentation  on  how  to  pay  for  and  reservations:  388-­2117.  453-­3863.  FROOHJH KRZ WR ÂżQG DQG DSSO\ IRU ÂżQDQFLDO DLG DQG Singer  Pur  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toscaâ&#x20AC;?  live  in  HD  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  more.  Open  to  the  public.  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  3-­5  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  12:55-­3:55  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Met  Opera  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vito  Acconci:  Way  Stationâ&#x20AC;?  illustrated  lecture  the  Arts.  This  internationally  acclaimed  a  cappella  EURDGFDVWV D OLYH SHUIRUPDQFH RI 3XFFLQLÂśV IDPRXV at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Nov.  7,  7-­9  ensemble  performs  a  program  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fields  of  RSHUD 6WDUULQJ VRSUDQR 3DWULFLD 5DFHWWH DQG WHQRU p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Cameron  Visiting  Artist  Gold:  Vocal  Music  Through  the  Centuries.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  Roberto  Alagna.  Tickets  $24/$10  students,  avail-­ and  Architect  Vito  Acconci  discusses  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $20/15/6.  Info:  443-­3168.  DEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQ-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Way  Station  Iâ&#x20AC;?  in  relation  to  his  establishment  of  9LFWRU ( 5HLFKHUW %LEOH 7DON LQ 5LSWRQ  Sunday,  Nov.  halltheater.org,  or  at  the  door.  the  Acconci  Studio  in  1988  and  to  recent  public,  10,  4-­6  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  Church.  Author,  private,  national  and  international  projects.  Free.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amourâ&#x20AC;?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  scholar  and  environmental  advocate  Rebecca  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  The  Info:  443-­3168.  Gould  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheep,  Shepherds  and  Torah:  The  2013  winner  of  the  Oscar  for  Best  Foreign  Language  Twist  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  3DVWRUDO DV 0RUH WKDQ 0HWDSKRU ´ 5HIUHVKPHQWV Film,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amourâ&#x20AC;?  examines  the  bond  of  love  in  the  face  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Nov.  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  and  discussion  follow.  RI ROG DJH ,Q )UHQFK ZLWK (QJOLVK VXEWLWOHV 3DUW RI Mountain  Film  Festival  at  Middlebury  College.  Legion.  General  meeting  and  spinning.  Bring  your  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  International  Film  Series.  May  not  be  projects,  knitting  needles  and/or  spinning  wheels.  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  7-­9:15  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  suitable  for  small  children.  Info:  453-­5960.  The  Middlebury  Mountain  Club  presents  a  series  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrekâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Nov.  7,  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  reception  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  LQGHSHQGHQW VKRUW ÂżOPV WKDW DOO KDYH VRPH FRQQHF-­ 5-­8  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  CMAC  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Company,  tion  to  outdoor  adventures  and  exploration,  such  as  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your  Junk,  My  Art:  The  Transformation  of  a  new  resident  company  at  THT  specializing  in  PRXQWDLQ ELNLQJ VXUÂżQJ LQ WKH $UFWLF &LUFOH ZKLWH-­ Found  Objects.â&#x20AC;?  Over  a  dozen  Vermont  and  New  musicals,  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrek,â&#x20AC;?  the  musical,  Nov.  7-­17,  water  paddling  and  wildlife  conservation.  Tickets  York  artists  are  represented.  Exhibit  runs  Nov.  starring  Leigh  Guptill  in  the  lead  role,  with  over  a  $10,  available  at  the  www.middlebury.edu/arts/ 8-­Dec.  15.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.  dozen  other  local  performers.  Tim  Guiles  is  the  ER[RIÂżFH RU DW WKH GRRU director  and  musical  director.  Tickets  $23  adults,  Lasagna  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church.  $18  for  children  12  and  under,  for  sale  at  the  THT  Lasagna,  green  beans,  salad,  Italian  bread,  dessert  ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU and  beverage,  served  buffet  style.  Adults  $8,  chil-­ at  the  door,  if  available.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hanekeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Endgame  in  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Amourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  dren  $4.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-­3150.  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  /D]\PDQÂśV OREVWHU DQG EDNHG KDP GLQQHU LQ Nov.  11,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Axinn  Center,  Room  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  5-­8  p.m.,  Shoreham  3UHVHQWHG E\ *DUUHWW 6WHZDUW WKH -DPHV 2 Congregational  Church.  Annual  event  with  two  Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Freedman  professor  of  literature  at  the  University  seatings:  5  and  6:30  p.m.  Both  meals  include  baked  Nov.  8,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  at  of  Iowa  and  author  of  nine  books  on  topics  ranging  potato,  salad,  winter  squash,  homemade  rolls,  Baldwin  Creek.  CVAA  sponsors  a  monthly  from  Victorian  literature  and  painting  to  art-­gallery  beverages  and  dessert.  Lobster  dinner  $20,  ham  luncheon  featuring  Chef  Doug  Mackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  talents.  installations  and  cinema.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168.  dinner  $10.  Reserve  choice  of  entree  and  seating  Venison  chili  topped  with  sour  cream,  grated  ched-­ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 5LJKW WR /LIH PHHWLQJ LQ preference  at  897-­2780.  dar  and  scallions;  rice;  mixed-­greens  salad  with  Empty  Bowl  Dinner  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Nov.  Middlebury.  Monday,  Nov.  11,  7-­8  p.m.,  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  carrots  and  cucumbers;  roll;  and  chocolate  chip  3DULVK +DOO 0HHWLQJ LQFOXGHV HOHFWLRQ RI RIÂżFHUV 9,  6-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church.  cookie  with  vanilla  ice  cream.  Suggested  donation  9LVLWRUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU / 3DTXHWWH# 7ZHQW\ VHFRQG DQQXDO IXQGUDLVHU WR ÂżJKW KXQJHU DW $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  aol.com.  the  local  level.  Sponsored  by  local  potters,  bakeries,  Book  release  party  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  8,  farms  and  orchards.  Tickets,  $25,  available  at  the  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Monday,  Nov.  11,  4-­5:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Charlotte  author  7-­8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  Highway  Department  confer-­ Middlebury  Natural  Foods  Co-­op,  include  meal  and  0HJDQ 3ULFH VKDUHV KHU QHZHVW ERRN Âł0DLQH :LOG HQFH URRP 'LVFXVVLQJ Âł$ 7UHDFKHURXV 3DUDGLVH´ KDQGPDGH ERZO 3URFHHGV IURP WLFNHW VDOHV JR WR Adventures  of  Fish  &  Game  Wardens.â&#x20AC;?  Also  on  by  Henning  Mankell.  All  interested  readers  are  local  food  shelves.  KDQG ZLOO EH UHWLUHG 0DLQH &KLHI :DUGHQ 3DUNHU Contra  dance  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  7-­9:30  welcome.  Info:  758-­2858.  Tripp,  the  star  of  the  book,  and  illustrator  Bob  Lutz.  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Brendan  Taaffe  calling  to  Info:  388-­2061.  live  music  by  Red  Dog  Riley.  Cost  $5  per  person.  All  +XPDQ WUDIÂżFNLQJ WDON DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  are  welcome.  Info:  462-­3722.  Friday,  Nov.  8,  4:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Axinn  229.  Melissa  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrekâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Albanese  will  speak.  She  has  worked  as  the  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Company,  Nov.  12,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  communications  and  fundraising  adviser  for  the  a  new  resident  company  at  THT  specializing  in  American  Legion.  Info  or  appointments:  1*2 (&3$7 &DPERGLD (QG &KLOG 3URVWLWXWLRQ musicals,  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrek,â&#x20AC;?  the  musical,  Nov.  7-­17,  www.redcrossblood.org  or  1-­800-­RED-­CROSS.  $EXVH DQG 7UDIÂżFNLQJ LQ &DPERGLD 3DUW RI 6WRS starring  Leigh  Guptill  in  the  lead  role,  with  over  a  Walk-­ins  welcome  as  well.  7UDIÂżFNÂśV Âł+XPDQV 1RW IRU 6DOH´ IDOO V\PSRVLXP dozen  other  local  performers.  Tim  Guiles  is  the  Nov.  4-­8.  director  and  musical  director.  Tickets  $23  adults,  Garden  club  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Nov.  12,  1-­2  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Middlebury  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Nov.  $18  for  children  12  and  under,  for  sale  at  the  THT  Garden  Club  welcomes  gardener  Dave  Hamlen,  8,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Artists  Guild.  Celebrating  the  ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU who  will  give  an  illustrated  talk  on  water  gardening.  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small  Treasures,  Big  Impressions,â&#x20AC;?  an  at  the  door,  if  available.  Free.  Info:  388-­4095.  H[KLELW RI VPDOO VFDOH DUW DQG ÂżQH FUDIW E\ PHPEHUV Big  Spike  Bluegrass  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  of  the  guild.  On  exhibit  through  Jan.  28.  Info:  Nov.  9,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Traditional  blue-­ 247-­4956  or  www.brandonartistsguild.org.  grass  concert,  part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  :RRG ÂżUHG SL]]D VDOH LQ 5LSWRQ  Friday,  Nov.  8,  Tickets  $8  adults,  $3  for  seniors  and  children,  avail-­ S P 5LSWRQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO :RRG ÂżUHG able  at  the  door.  Info:  388-­6863.  GED  testing  in  Middlebury.  14-­inch  pizzas  made  on  site.  Dine  in  or  take  out.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amourâ&#x20AC;?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Nov.  13,  8:45  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Cost:  $12  cheese,  $15  pepperoni,  $17  harvest  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  The  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  VSHFLDO URDVWHG EHHWV DQG ZLQWHU VTXDVK RQLRQ 2013  winner  of  the  Oscar  for  Best  Foreign  Language  3UH UHJLVWUDWLRQ UHTXLUHG &DOO IRU LQIR DQG 9HUPRQW FKHYUH DQG KHUEV 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW Film,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amourâ&#x20AC;?  examines  the  bond  of  love  in  the  face  to  register.  Free  tutoring  services  available.  )ULHQGV RI 5LSWRQ 6FKRRO 3OHDVH SUH RUGHU E\ RI ROG DJH ,Q )UHQFK ZLWK (QJOLVK VXEWLWOHV 3DUW RI p.m.  on  Friday,  Nov.  8.  Info:  388-­2208  or  wleeds@ the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  International  Film  Series.  May  not  be  Sheldon  Museum  annual  meeting,  dinner  and  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Nov.  13,  6-­9  p.m.,  addisoncentralsu.org.  suitable  for  small  children.  Middlebury  Inn.  Historian  Arthur  B.  Cohn  will  present  Donkey  basketball  fundraiser  in  Bristol.  Friday,  The  Mountain  Ayres  in  concert  at  Middlebury  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  War  of  1812:  The  Bicentennial  of  a  Forgotten  Nov.  8,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  College.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  8-­9  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  :DU ´ 3UHVHQWDWLRQ IROORZV WKH DQQXDO PHHWLQJ DQG School  gym.  MAUHS  senior  boys  vs.  senior  girls.  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  chamber  vocal  ensemble  presents  dinner.  Tickets  $45.  Advance  registration  required  $ 0RXQW $EH 372 IXQGUDLVHU WR VXSSRUW VWXGHQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Spanish  Affayre,â&#x20AC;?  featuring  a  lively  selection  of  by  Nov.  6.  Tickets  available  at  the  Sheldon  Museum  enrichment  programs.  Baked  goods  and  Mount  Abe  16th-­century  Spanish  and  Catalan  court  songs  from  or  online  at  www.henrysheldonmu-­ apparel  for  sale.  Advance  tickets,  $7,  at  Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  Cancionero  de  Uppsala,  with  accompaniment  seum.org.  Info:  388-­2117.  +DUGZDUH RU WKH 0RXQW $EH VFKRRO RIÂżFH 7LFNHWV from  violin,  cello,  recorder  and  dulcimer.  Turkey  Bingo  in  at  the  door  $8.  Free.  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrekâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Nov.  13,  6:15-­9  p.m.,  Friday,  Nov.  8,  Middlebury  American  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Legion.  St.  Bernadetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hall  Theater.  The  annual  Turkey  Bingo.  Company,  a  new  resi-­ Quickies  at  6:15  p.m.,  dent  company  at  THT  followed  at  7  by  25  specializing  in  musi-­ regular-­play  games  cals,  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrek,â&#x20AC;?  for  turkeys  and  cash  the  musical,  Nov.  7-­17,  SUL]HV )RU WKH EHQHÂżW starring  Leigh  Guptill  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School  in  the  lead  role,  with  by  the  Knights  of  over  a  dozen  other  local  Columbus.  performers.  Tim  Guiles  â&#x20AC;&#x153; A l c h e m i s t r y  is  the  director  and  musi-­ pHun!â&#x20AC;?  chemistry  cal  director.  Tickets  $23  d e m o n s t r a t i o n s  adults,  $18  for  children  12  at  Middlebury  and  under,  for  sale  at  the  College.  Wednesday,  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH Nov.  13,  6:30-­8  or  www.townhalltheater. p.m.,  McCardell  org,  or  at  the  door,  if  Bicentennial  Hall  available.  216.  The  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Closing  ceremony  of  human  Chemistry  and  WUDIÂżFNLQJ V\PSRVLXP B i o c h e m i s t r y  at  Middlebury  College.  Department  invites  Friday,  Nov.  8,  8-­10  p.m.,  the  community  to  Axinn  Abernethy  room.  An  a  Q PLJUDWLR an  exciting  demon-­ cappella  ceremony  to  close  UXJJOH ZLWK LP :30  p.m.  VW V DÂś RQ UL] $ DGGUHVVLQJ  Wednesday,  Nov.  13,  at  6 stration  of  chemi-­ RXW 6WRS 7UDIÂżFNÂśV Âł+XPDQV U\ WD HQ P FX D GR  Middlebury  on cal  experiments.  Not  for  Saleâ&#x20AC;? 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Timber  harvest  tour  in  Leicester  and  Salisbury.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  8-­11  a.m.,  Farwell  Memorial  Forest.  Meet  at  the  forest  sign  on  West  Shore  Drive  in  Salisbury.  Join  the  New  England  Forestry  Foundation  and  consulting  forester  Tony  Lamberton  for  a  tour  of  the  forestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  timber  harvest.  Learn  more  about  the  harvest  and  the  approach  to  sound  forest  management  throughout  New  England.  Rain  or  shine.  Info  and  registration:  SLeCLair@ NewEnglandForestry.org  or  (978)  952-­6856.  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  partner  to  bring  area  seniors  a  monthly  luncheon.  Scalloped  potatoes  and  ham,  coleslaw  and  bread  pudding.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Ten  Thousand  Villages  craft  sale  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  3-­6  p.m.,  Memorial  Baptist  Church.  A  two-­day  sale  featur-­ ing  items  hand-­crafted  by  fairly  paid  artisans  from  around  the  world.  Handicap  accessible.  Cash  or  check  only.  Info:  453-­5583.  Continues  Saturday.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Menu:  meat-­ loaf,  potatoes,  gravy,  corn  and  dessert.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;La  Volta:  A  Turn  at  the  Masked  Ballâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Music,  lies,  intrigue  and  mistaken  identity.  Over  40  young  performers  in  THT  Young  Company  present  a  musical  extravaganza  includ-­ ing  songs  from  musical  theater  and  classic  standards  woven  into  an  original  libretto.  Ticket  $10/$5  children  12  and  under,  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH-­ ater.org.  Also  on  Nov.  23.  Broadway  musical  revue  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  music  d e p a r t m e n t Â

presents  an  evening  of  song  and  dance  from  many  well-­known  Broadway  musicals.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students  under  18.  Tickets  available  at  Lindaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Apparel,  and  at  VUHS  from  11  a.m.-­noon  and  during  rehearsals.  Also  on  Nov.  23.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Christmas  Carolâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  Mount  Abeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fall  musical  this  year  is  the  Broadway  version  of  the  &KDUOHV 'LFNHQV FODVVLF 7KLV \HDU IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH UHVHUYHG seating.  No  mad  rush  for  the  best  seats.  Tickets  on  sale  at  Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hardware  in  Bristol  or  at  the  door.  Special  accom-­ modations  available  for  the  visually  or  hearing  impaired.  Admission  $11  adults,  $7  seniors  and  children  under  12.  Runs  through  Nov.  23.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pentecostâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  A  potentially  priceless  mural  is  discovered  in  a  former  church  in  war-­torn  (DVWHUQ (XURSH GXULQJ WKH SRVW 6RYLHW HUD ,Q WKH ÂżJKW RYHU ownership,  the  fate  of  the  painting  becomes  a  metaphor  for  the  future  of  the  emergent  nations  of  the  region.  Directed  by  Richard  Romagnoli.  For  mature  audiences.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Info:  443-­3168.  Also  on  Nov.  23.  Fall  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  An  evening  of  new  dance  works  showcasing  the  choreography  of  emerging  student  dance  artists  at  the  intermediate  and  advanced  levels.  Directed  by  Catherine  Cabeen  in  collaboration  with  the  danc-­ ers.  Also  on  Nov.  23.  Ticket  info:  443-­3168.  Sound  Investment  Jazz  Ensemble  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Contemporary  jazz  compositions  and  some  of  the  best  music  of  the  swing  era.  Directed  by  Dick  Forman.  Free. Â

L I V EM U SIC Andric  Severance  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Nov.  7,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Gumbo  YaYa  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  8,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Vibratones  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  8,  10  p.m.-­2  a.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Aerolites  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Nov.  9,  10  p.m.-­2  a.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Abraxas:  The  Santana  Tribute  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  15,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Crazyhearse  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  15,  10  p.m.-­  2  a.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Soule  Monde  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Nov.  16,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Stand-­up  comedy  in  Middlebury.  Thursday, Â

Nov.  21,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Conqueror  Root  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Canopy  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Nov.  22,  10  p.m.-­2  a.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs.

FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Winter  hours  Saturdays,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  at  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  November-­December  and  March-­April.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook.

Orwell  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Fridays,  June-­October,  3-­6  p.m.,  town  green.

SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103.

CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  )ULGD\ S P 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿FH EXLOGLQJ

below  rec.  gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addi-­ sonteens.com.

Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  welcome.

Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited.

Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744.

American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury.

Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180.

Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.

Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-­3121.

Bristol  Historical  Society.  Third  Thursday,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.,  Bristol.

The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  Bristol.  Open  PLNH QLJKW ÂżUVW 7KXUVGD\ of  the  month,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@ gmavt. n e t . Â

Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com.

LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-­4249.

Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Barbara:  388-­8268.

NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com.

Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon.

Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free.

Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library.

PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  Thursday,  D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RI¿FH EXLOGLQJ RQ ([FKDQJH St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141.

Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.

Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Come  share  ideas  and  craft  simple  items  for  Operation  Christmas  Child  shoeboxes.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion.  Social  hour  at  6,  dinner  at  6:45  with  meeting  following.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  (802)  870-­7070  or  membership@vergenneslions.com.

GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury.

Citizens  for  Constitutional  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights.

Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  to  speak  out  for  world  peace.

Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  written  exams,  customer  service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000.

BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  S P ZLWK HDUO\ ELUGV -DFNSRW )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQH¿WV veterans,  scholarships  and  community  programs.  388-­9311.

Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-­3121.

Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regu-­ lar  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  complimentary  hot  tea  and  coffee.  Info:  247-­5709.

VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  quick-­ ies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-­9468.

FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Vergennes.  Monday,  12:30-­8  p.m.;  Tuesday-­Friday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  of  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials.

Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  13,  2012.  Thursday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  purchase  of  materials  for  the  circulat-­ ing  library  collections.

Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.  Info:  388-­4095.

Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  late  fall.  Food,  antiques,  quilts,  ERRNV DQG PRUH 9HQGRUVÂś IHHV EHQHÂżW FKXUFK UHVWRUDWLRQ Info:  388-­2640.

St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  As  of  Aug.  5,  2013:  Closed  until  further  notice.

Two  Brothers  Tavernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Monday.  10  percent  of  entire  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proceeds  go  to  designated  charity.

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Listen  and  learn A  YOUNG  STUDENT  dips  his  ear  in  a  tank  of  water  to  compare  how  sound  waves  travel  through  different  mediums  during  a  past  science  demonstration  hosted  by  the  Middlebury  College  Chemistry  and  Biochemistry  Department.  Another  such  demonstration,  suitable  for  all  ages,  is  on  Wednesday,  Nov.  13,  at  6:30  p.m.  ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

DINE THE UNITED WAY United Way of Addison County P.O. Box 555 Middlebury, VT 05753

802.388.7189 www.UnitedWayAddisonCounty.org Join friends and family in celebrating and supporting United Way of Addison County by Dining the United Way. These generous Addison County Restaurants are teaming up with United Way to improve lives and our community. They will be donating a portion of their profits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on the dates listed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to the United Way.

OCTOBER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NOVEMBER 2013 Oct. 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov. 10 Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Swift House Inn) 25 Stewart Lane Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-9925

Oct. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25 Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hungry Mind CafĂŠ 24 Merchantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Row Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-0101

Oct. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25 Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern (Middlebury Inn) 14 Court Square Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-4961

Oct. 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov. 1 Daily Chocolate 7 Green Street #2 Vergennes â&#x20AC;˘ 877-0087

Nov. 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 Fire & Ice 26 Seymour Street Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-7166

Nov. 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 The Storm CafĂŠ 3 Mill Street Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-1063

Nov. 6 Two Brothers 86 Main Street Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-0208

Nov. 11 Green Peppers 10 Washington Street Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-3164

Nov. 12 Mr. Ups 25 Bakery Lane Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-6724

Nov. 13 Noonie Deli 157 Maple Street Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-0014

Nov. 13 Bobcat CafĂŠ 5 Main Street Bristol â&#x20AC;˘ 453-3311

Nov. 19 American Flatbread 137 Maple Street Middlebury â&#x20AC;˘ 388-3300

Nov. 20 - 27 Tourterelle 3629 Ethan Allen Hwy. New Haven â&#x20AC;˘ 453-6309

Join us for some fun, great food, and support your local United Way. For more information, please visit www.UnitedWayAddisonCounty.org

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Anniversary Clyde & Chrystal Armell!

Come celebrate with us at an Open House on Sat., November 16 from 1-4 at the American Legion in Vergennes

To my loving husband of 40 years.

Love you always, Robin

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Conventional  agriculture,  Farm  Bill  wrong  for  Vermont

Letters to the Editor Memories  of  father  spark  thoughts  on  war,  veterans I  want  to  honor  my  father,  Thom-­ as  Heatherly.  He  taught  me  many  things.  Growing  up,  I  watched  him  work  his  compost  pile  and  make  great  soil.  He  taught  me  that  work  and  sweat  are  worthwhile.  He  taught  me  to  make  beautiful  gardens.  To  this  day,  gardens  help  to  fuel  my  soul.  Even  though  my  father  attend-­ ed  the  Roman  Catholic  Mass  every  Sunday,  his  Native  American  beliefs  are  what  guided  him  the  most.  Be  appreciative  of  fresh  air,  healthy  earth  and  clean  water.  Acknowledge  spirit.  He  even  made  a  totem  pole  which  stood  in  our  backyard.

Veterans  Day  is  approaching.  My  father  was  a  veteran  of  World  War  ,, +H Ă&#x20AC;HZ LQ WKH EHOO\ RI D % missions.  He  had  to  bail  out  twice.  He  lived.

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during  any  electric  storm  with  his  Ă&#x20AC;DVKEDFNV RI Ă&#x20AC;DN FRPLQJ DW KLV plane.  I  never  knew  if  my  friends  also  listened  to  stories  at  the  din-­ ner  table  of  their  fathers  holding  comrades  and  watching  their  brains  fall  out.  When  the  government  tried  to  draft  my  brother  into  the  Vietnam  War,  my  father  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Send  me.  I  know  what  war  is.  Do  not  do  that  to  my  son.â&#x20AC;?  (My  brother  was  deferred,  since  he  had  a  bad  knee  from  play-­ ing  college  football.)

During  the  Vietnam  War,  I  at-­ tended  college  and  soon  became  aware  of  what  napalm  can  do  to  a  body.  I  remember  hearing  a  student  in  the  attached  dormitory  wailing  in  response  to  the  news  that  her  boy-­ friend  had  been  killed  in  combat.  As  a  freshman  in  college,  I  read  ³&DWFK ´ E\ -RVHSK +HOOHU , FDQ still  remember  how  moved  I  was,  and  still  am,  by  the  scene  of  Yos-­ sarian  being  present  with  wounded  Snowden,  who  kept  saying,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Â

cold.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  cold.â&#x20AC;?  How  was  Yossarian  to  know  that  Snowden  was  disem-­ ERZHOHG XQGHU KLV Ă&#x20AC;LJKW VXLW" Atrocities  still  happen  in  ev-­ HU\ ZDU DQG FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW 3HRSOH ZKR experience  the  horrors  of  war  are  affected  physically,  mentally  and  spiritually.

On  this  Veterans  Day,  I  want  to  honor  the  healing  process,  which  can  last  a  lifetime.  I  want  to  honor  my  mother  who  stood  by  her  man  and  her  family.  Gardens  and  beauty  and  discipline  are  some  of  the  sav-­ ing  graces  that  remain.  My  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  last  battle  was  with  Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  disease.  He  decided  to  let  go  of  his  earthly  body  on  Oct.  1,  1997.

Every  day,  I  have  the  chance  to  greet  my  parents  in  my  daily  prayers.  I  am  given  â&#x20AC;&#x153;strength  in  ZKDW UHPDLQV´ -RKQ %DFRQ

Patricia  Heather-­Lea Bristol

$GGLWLRQDO FRVWV FRXOG ERJ GRZQ WRZQ RI¿FH HIIRUW I  originally  thought  the  idea  that  the  town  of  Middlebury  would  sell  off  the  land  around  the  municipal  building  and  gym  to  Middlebury  College,  and  that  the  town  would  use  the  funds  from  the  sale  to  SDUWLDOO\ ¿QDQFH D QHZ PXQLFLSDO building  and  recreation  center  in  other  parts  of  Middlebury,  was  not  a  bad  idea.

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began  to  see  that  there  were  many  SUDFWLFDO DQG ¿QDQFLDO SUREOHPV involved  in  the  proposal.  The  evidence  is  mounting  that  the  plan  to  rebuild  these  two  buildings  in  new  locations,  with  partial  help  from  funds  garnered  from  the  col-­ lege  purchase  of  town  land,  will  not  save  money  for  the  town  in  the  long  term,  and  maybe  not  even  in  the  short  term.

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the  new  municipal  building  and  the  new  recreation  center  are  many  additional  expenses  that  such  moves  will  incur.  Such  additional  expenses  include  funds  to  build  more  parking  spaces  if  the  recreation  center  is  moved  to  the  area  near  Mary  Hogan  School.  Funds  will  also  be  needed  to  replace  facilities  that  will  be  lost  if  the  new  recreation  center  is  actu-­ ally  built  at  the  proposed  new  site.  These  include  a  basketball  court,  ZKLFK ZLOO EH ORVW LQ 3KDVH ,,  and  which  will  have  to  share  the  same  space  as  one  of  the  tennis  courts.  In  addition,  there  is  still  no  solution  to  the  parking  problem  that  will  result  if  the  new  municipal  building  is  moved  to  the  area  next  to  the  Ilsley  Library.  If  a  new  parking  lot  or  garage  has  to  be  build  into  the  hill  behind  the  Ilsley  Library  then  that  will  also  add  millions  more  to  the  proposal  as  well.

All  of  these  issues  are  further  compounded  when  one  realizes  that  if  the  town  loses  a  large  chunk  of  land  to  the  college,  it  cannot  reclaim  it  in  the  future.

After  considering  all  these  issues,  I  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  we  need  to  go  back  to  the  drawing  board.  We  need  to  minimally  be  able  to  see  an  alternative  plan  for  ¿[LQJ HYHQ LI LQ VWDJHV RXU PXQLFL-­ pal  building  and  recreation  center  in  their  current  location.

Ellen  Oxfeld Middlebury

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Shawn  Oxford  ,  AIF  Â

The  Affordable  Care  Act  of-­ ¿FLDOO\ RSHQHG IRU EXVLQHVV WKLV past  Oct.  1  amid  great  fanfare  and  high  expectations.  What  was  largely  unexpected,  however,  was  the  prompt  face-­plant  Health-­ Care.gov,  and  most  of  the  state  exchanges,  subsequently  experi-­ enced.

Not  surprisingly,  conservatives  were  gleeful  as  the  horrendous  stories  of  error  messages,  system  crashes  and  clueless  â&#x20AC;&#x153;navigatorsâ&#x20AC;?  revealed  for  all  to  see  an  overcon-­ ÂżGHQW \HW G\VIXQFWLRQDO JRYHUQ-­ PHQW WKDW QHYHU LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH should  have  been  sticking  its  snout Â

For  a  good  quarter  of  a  century,  the  Parent/Child  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  programs  have  epitomized  all  that  is  best  in  our  human  condition.  The  Center  and  its  outstanding  staff  work  to  improve  the  lives  of  our  young  people  and  help  them  realize  the  full  potential  of  their  abilities.   At  the  3DUHQW &KLOG &HQWHU WKHVH \RXQJ SHRSOH ÂżQG DFFHSWDQFH GLJQLW\ professional  guidance  and  a  caring  family.   I  take  pride  in  supporting  the  work  of  the  P/CC  because  I  think  it  is  performed  at  a  critical  time  in  the  lives  of  many  of  these  young  people  and  allows  them  to  become  happy,  productive  members  of  society.  In  addition,  and  not  incidentally,  I  support  the  Parent/Child  Center  programs  because  for  over  thirty  years  they  have  saved  our  government  (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  our  taxes)  long  term  social  service  expenses.

 Fred  Baser,  CFPÂŽ     Â

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John Lenk will be 95! on November 11, 2013 Come wish him well

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Vermont  has  historically  sup-­ ported  her  farms  because  97  percent  of  Vermonters  told  the  Survey  on  the  Future  of  Vermont  that  they  â&#x20AC;&#x153;support  agriculture.â&#x20AC;?  This  is  the  MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ IRU WKH 9HUPRQW +RXV-­ ing  &  Conservation  Board,  the Â

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Vermont  Land  Trust  and  Current  Use,  which  cost  Vermont  taxpay-­ HUV DSSUR[LPDWHO\ PLOOLRQ D year.  These  programs  provide  some  assistance  to  the  many  small  farms  in  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agricultural  industry.

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The  problem  at  bottom  is  that  the  Vermont  Legislature  is  agnostic  on  the  difference  between  sustainable  and  conventional  farming.  This  gives  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Agency  of  Agricul-­ ture  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  is  utterly  captured  by  the  industry  it  exists  to  regulate  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  license  to  be  passive  on  the  subject.  Regulatory  passivity  means  that  the  lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  share  of  state  support  for  ag-­ riculture  goes  to  conventional  dairy,  with  the  ironic  result  that  the  state  is  actually  funding  with  one  hand  the  problem  it  believes  itself  to  be  legislating  with  the  other  to  solve.

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There  is  irony  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dairy  Farm-­ ers  Hit  with  Double  Blowâ&#x20AC;?  (Ad-­ dison  County  Independent,  Oct. Â

9HUPRQWÂśV FRQYHQWLRQDO dairy  farmers,  largely  Republicans,  are  dependent  upon  government  subsidies;Íž  so  they  are  pleading  for  the  reactivation  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Farm  Billâ&#x20AC;?  that  Republican  representa-­ tives  allowed  to  expire  because  they  are  blind  with  fury  about  U.S.  government  spending  and  a  rising  national  debt,  which  George  W.  Bush  (Republican,  Texas)  was  forced  to  double  in  response  to  his  own  policies  to  wage  two  unfunded  wars  while  lowering  taxes  and  repealing  the  Banking  Act,  writ-­ WHQ LQ E\ 6HQ &DUWHU *ODVV (Democrat,  Virginia)  and  Henry  B.  Steagall  (Democrat,  Alabama)  to  UHJXODWH ÂżQDQFLDO H[FHVVHV RI WKH VRUW WKDW LQ QHDUO\ EURXJKW WKH U.S.  economy  to  its  knees.

7KH ÂżUVW )DUP %LOO DOVR DSSHDUHG LQ HQDFWHG LQWR ODZ XQGHU 3UHVLGHQW )UDQNOLQ ' 5RRVHYHOW (Democrat,  New  York)  and  writ-­ ten  by  Henry  Wallace  (Democrat,  Iowa).  With  the  Great  Depression  already  deeply  seated,  Wallaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Farm  Bill  actually  paid  farmers  to  fallow  farmland,  reduce  soil  ero-­ sion  and  protect  sensitive  wetlands.  3URGXFWLRQ FRQWUROV UHPDLQHG DV DQ essential  component  of  the  Farm  %LOO IRU \HDUV ,Q VKHQDQLJDQV LQ WKH RLO markets  caused  the  price  of  food  to  ULVH FUHDWLQJ SROLWLFDO GLIÂżFXOWLHV IRU 3UHVLGHQW 5LFKDUG 1L[RQ 5HSXEOL-­ can,  California).  Nixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Secretary  of  Agriculture  Earl  Butz  convinced  Congress  to  weaken  New  Deal  production  controls;Íž  yields  rose  and  farm  and  food  prices  dropped.

Federal  agricultural  policies  are  driven  by  the  political  need  to  keep  the  price  of  food  down.  I  have  no  problem  with  cheap  food  per  se;Íž  but  cheap  food  necessitates  that  U.S.  agricultural  policies  be  engineered  to  keep  production  above  demand.  Overproduction  causes  farm  prices Â

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A  brief  reminder,  not  one  Re-­ publican  in  Congress  voted  for  the  Affordable  Care  Act.  It  was  passed  solely  by  partisan  Demo-­ crats  using  dubious  parliamentary  tactics  despite  clear  opposition  from  a  majority  of  Americans.  The  only  real  changes  made  to  it  since  passage  have  been  those  made,  unlawfully,  by  the  Obama  adminis-­ tration,  which  is  responsible  for  its  implementation.  Democrats  have  complete  and  exclusive  ownership  of  this  Frankenstein,  and  history  as  well  as  voters  should  never  forget  it.

As  for  single  payer,  prior  to  Obamacare  the  government,  via  taxpayer  dollars,  already  ac-­ FRXQWHG IRU RYHU SHUFHQW RI DOO healthcare  spending  in  this  coun-­ try,  creating  economic  distortions  the  system  simply  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  with-­ stand.  As  usual,  the  liberal  solution  to  problems  created  by  too  much  government  is  more  government,  this  time  in  the  form  of  Obam-­ acare,  Now,  predictably,  things  are  even  worse,  with  lost  coverage  (so  sorry,  looks  like  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  keep  your  insurance  after  all),  punish-­ ing  rates  for  many  if/when  they  ¿QG QHZ FRYHUDJH DQG WR WRS LW DOO off  utter  confusion,  bordering  on  chaos.  Still  more  government,  in  the  form  of  single  payer,  is  the  lib-­ eral  solution  to  the  problems  cre-­ ated  by  more  government  on  top  of  too  much  government  to  begin  with.  Sort  of  reminds  you  of  the  GHÂżQLWLRQ RI LQVDQLW\ ZKLFK E\ WKH way,  there  seems  to  be  no  shortage  of  in  Washington,  D.C.,  or,  for  that  matter,  in  Montpelier,  where  single  payer  is  all  the  rage  as  well.

Thank  you,  but  actually  a  little  less  government  and  a  little  more  sanity  would  be  nice  for  a  change.

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  police  served  a  temporary  restrain-­ ing  order  on  a  man  who  had  alleg-­ edly  been  involved  in  a  domestic  dis-­ pute  with  a  woman  at  a  Court  Street  residence  on  Oct.  29.  Police  said  the  female  victim  had  been  cut  with  a  knife  during  the  altercation.  Authori-­ WLHV KDG QRW ÂżOHG FKDUJHV DJDLQVW anyone  in  the  case  as  the  Addison  Independent  went  to  press.

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PAGE  16A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  November  7,  2013

Police seek information on Rt. 7 crash ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  State  Police  are  asking  the  public  for  information  on  a  one-­car  crash  on  Route  7  in  Leicester  this  past  Satur-­ day  that  may  have  occurred  after  a  red  pickup  truck  swerved  in  front  of  the  car  that  crashed.

On  Nov.  2  at  approximately  1  p.m.  troopers  responded  to  a  one-­car  crash  with  injuries  and  found  a  black  2006  Subaru  Forester,  driven  by  55-­year-­old  Judith  Hart  of  New  Haven,  on  its  roof  on  the  west  side  of  the  roadway.  A  wit-­ ness  told  police  that  a  red  Ford  F150  began  passing  the  Subaru  while  both  vehicles  were  traveling  southbound.  The  witness  stated  the  F150  swerved  back  into  the  southbound  lane  causing  the  Subaru  to  go  off  the  road.  Hart  sustained  a  possible  back  and  neck  injury.

VSP  are  asking  if  anyone  has  any  information  on  the  other  vehicle  to  contact  them  at  the  Rutland  barracks  at  802-­773-­9101.  Information  can  also  be  submitted  anonymously  on-­ line  at  www.vtips.info  or  by  texting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;CRIMESâ&#x20AC;?  (274637)  to  Keyword:  VTIPS. Later  that  day,  at  approximately  6:34  p.m.  and  at  the  request  of  the  Vergennes  Police  Department,  state  police  responded  to  the  intersection  of  Main  and  Green  streets  for  a  report  of  D WUDIÂżF FUDVK LQYROYLQJ D 9HUJHQQHV police  cruiser.

Trooper  McNamara  reported  that  9HUJHQQHV SROLFH RIÂżFHU 1HLO 0RJHU-­ ly,  28,  was  driving  a  2011  Ford  Crown  Victoria  cruiser  with  emergency  blue  lights  activated  and  responding  to  a  UHSRUWHG IDPLO\ ÂżJKW ZKHQ WKH FUXLVHU struck  a  2001  Toyota  truck  driven  by  22-­year-­old  Chase  Gallison  of  Ver-­ gennes.  Troopersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  preliminary  inves-­ tigation  indicated  that  both  drivers  at-­ tempted  to  avoid  a  collision,  but  were  unable  to  do  so.

The  two  vehicles  sideswiped  each  other  going  in  the  same  direction,  causing  Gallisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Toyota  truck  to  VWULNH D WUDIÂżF VLJQDO SROH 7KH FROOL-­ sion  caused  moderate  damage  to  the  Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  entire  front  end,  hood  and  undercarriage  and  minimal  damage  to  the  cruiserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  left  side,  rear  passenger  door,  left  fender,  marker  and  headlight  assembly.

McNamara  reported  that  there  was  light  rain,  the  road  was  wet  and  illumi-­ QDWHG E\ DUWL¿FLDO VWUHHW OLJKWLQJ The  investigation  remains  active,  and  any  witnesses  to  the  crash  are  asked  to  contact  the  state  police  at  the  New  Haven  barracks  at  388-­4919.

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RIÂżFHU 7KH DOOHJHGO\ IRUJHG GRFX-­ ment  also  displayed  the  Vermont  State  Seal.  Police  cited  Hamer  for  imper-­ VRQDWLQJ DQ RIÂżFHU LGHQWLW\ WKHIW DQG misuse  of  a  state  seal. Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW DW D P UHVSRQG-­ ed  to  a  one-­car  crash  on  Upper  Plains  Road  in  Salisbury.  Police  said  that  a  Mitsubishi  Outback  driven  by  Evelyn  Rotich,  24,  of  Salisbury  was  north-­ bound  on  the  road  when  she  lost  her  steering.  The  vehicle  crossed  the  road,  went  off  the  west  side,  overturned  and  came  to  rest  on  its  right  side.  There  were  no  passengers  and  the  driver  was  not  injured. Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW ÂżHOGHG D UHSRUW WKDW sometime  in  the  previous  week  a  trail-­ er  in  Ripton  had  numerous  windows  smashed,  resulting  in  $2,000  in  dam-­ age. Â&#x2021; /RRNHG LQWR DQ 2FW UHSRUW RI a  burglary  on  Lower  Notch  Road  in  Bristol.  The  complainants  told  police  they  left  to  go  trick  or  treating  for  a  few  hours  and  when  they  came  back  WKH\ QRWLFHG D ÂżUHDUP DQG WZR ODSWRSV missing.  Anyone  with  information  is  asked  to  contact  VSP  at  the  New  Ha-­ ven  barracks. Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY UHSRUWHG DQ RQJRLQJ investigation  into  a  debit  card  fraud  incident  involving  a  victim  who  re-­ sides  in  Panton.  Approximately  $338  in  online  fraudulent  charges  were  made  to  the  victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  debit  card.  Ver-­ mont  State  Police  continue  to  caution  citizens  to  protect  their  personal  infor-­ mation  to  prevent  debit  card,  credit  card  and  identity  theft.  Anyone  with  information  regarding  this  incident  is  asked  to  contact  VSP. Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY DW S P EHJDQ investigating  a  burglary/fraud  incident  in  Goshen,  where  unknown  individu-­ als  entered  a  private  residence  and  stole  numerous  checks.  Two  or  three  of  the  checks  have  been  passed  in  Rutland  County,  resulting  in  the  loss  for  the  victim  of  approximately  $550.  Anyone  with  information  on  this  case  is  asked  to  contact  VSP. Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY ODXQFKHG LQYHVWLJDWLRQ into  a  grand  larceny  case  at  the  Basin  Harbor  Club  in  Ferrisburgh,  where  a  large  amount  of  hard  liquor,  cases  of  wine,  and  beer,  as  well  as  six  Motorola  handheld  radios  used  by  employees,  were  reported  stolen.  The  approxi-­ mate  value  of  the  property  stolen  is  $6,000.  Anyone  with  information  on  this  incident  is  asked  to  contact  VSP. Â&#x2021; ,Q FRQMXQFWLRQ ZLWK WKH $GGLVRQ County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  and  troopers  from  the  Williston  barracks  developed  credible  information  that Â

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This  most  recent  Drug  Take  Back  Day  collected  3,429.5  pounds  of  pills.  This  amount  exceeded  the  2,393  pounds  of  pills  collected  this  past  April,  and  brought  the  total  of  unwant-­ ed  or  unused  pills  collected  in  2013  to  5,822.5  pounds.

Many  citizens  of  Vermont  have  prescription  drugs  in  their  homes,  but  have  forgotten  about  them  or  no  longer  have  a  need  to  use  them.  The  public  is  encouraged  to  inventory  their  medicine  cabinets  or  other  loca-­ tions  where  medicines  are  kept  and  properly  dispose  of  those  that  are  not  being  used.  A  number  of  law  enforce-­ ment  agencies  offer  year-­round  drug  disposal  options.  For  a  list  of  agen-­ cies  that  offer  this  service  and  hours  of  collection  call  Vermont  211  or  go  to:  http://vsp.vermont.gov/drugdiversion.  <RX ZLOO DOVR ¿QG LQIRUPDWLRQ WR DV-­ sist  you  in  reporting  abuse  or  misuse  of  prescription  medications.

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Start  ups (Continued  from  Page  1A) her  wares  for  a  month  and  has  vi-­ sions  of  making  Cerebella  a  major  IRUFH LQ WKH ÂżHOGV RI IDVKLRQ DQG HQ-­ vironmental  education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  very  excited,â&#x20AC;?  Faber,  23,  said  on  Tuesday  during  an  interview  at  the  Vermont  Center  for  Emerging  Technologies  (VCET)  headquarters  in  the  former  courthouse  on  Middle-­ EXU\ÂśV &RXUW 6TXDUH Âł:RUG LV GHÂż-­ nitely  getting  out  beyond  my  friends  and  family.â&#x20AC;?

Faber  graduated  from  Middlebury  this  past  February  after  having  ma-­ jored  in  neuroscience  and  architec-­ ture.  She  also  completed  her  pre-­ med  requirements.

While  Faber  has  had  a  long  ap-­ preciation  and  talent  for  science,  she  has  also  been  drawn  to  art.  And  she  learned  in  college  that  the  two  subjects  can  work  in  harmony.  Dur-­ ing  her  sophomore  year  she  took  a  course  about  cell  biology  and  genet-­ ics.  That  course  offered  students  the  opportunity  to  view  life  in  its  most  minute  detail,  and  Faber  found  the  images  colorful,  at  times  complex,  and  pleasing  to  the  eye. Âł, ÂżUVW VDZ SKRWRPLFURVFRS\ LQ action  when  my  professor  was  tak-­ ing  pictures  of  images  in  the  micro-­ scope,  and  I  have  always  been  a  per-­ son  that  loves  both  science  and  art,â&#x20AC;?  Faber  recalled.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  idea  of  making  science  education  more  tangible  and  approachable  to  other  people  who  PD\EH GLG QRW ÂżQG WKHPVHOYHV LQ D science  lab,  started  to  percolate.  The  idea  of  making  those  images  into  patterns  that  were  more  palpable  started  to  develop.â&#x20AC;?

She  delayed  pursuing  the  idea  for  two  years  while  completing  her  school  work.  It  was  also  during  this  time  that  she  enrolled  for  a  semester  at  the  Textiles  Summer  Institute  at  the  Rhode  Island  School  of  Design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  the  additional  technical  skills  to  establish  a  local  produc-­ WLRQ DQG PDQXIDFWXULQJ ZRUNĂ&#x20AC;RZ , UHWXUQHG WR 0LGGOHEXU\ WR ÂżQLVK coursework  at  the  college  and  grow  this  idea  into  a  reality,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Thus  was  born  Cerebella,  which  loosely  translated  from  Latin  means  â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautiful  thoughts.â&#x20AC;?

Cerebella  uses  digital  printing  technology  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  is  increasingly  used  in  the  fashion  and  upholstery  industries  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  transfer  real-­life,  biological  designs  onto  silk  and  cotton-­silk  fabrics.  Imagine  fabric  being  fed  into  something  resembling  a  large  ink-­jet  printer.  And  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  tak-­ ing  about  very  large  and  expensive  equipment  that  is  being  used  by  only  a  handful  of  companies  in  the  U.S.,  according  to  Faber.  She  has  been  farming  the  work  out  to  a  couple  of  different  digital  printing  companies.

The  patterns  themselves  start  at  the  microscope.  Faber  takes  pictures  of  select  images  from  various  slides,  and  then  makes  those  images  into  patterns.  She  then  turns  those  pat-­ WHUQV LQWR GLJLWDO ÂżOHV WKDW DUH VHQW WR the  printer.  The  printer  transfers  that  pattern  onto  fabric  that  is  then  turned  into  Cerebellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clothing  items.

Faber  has  thus  far  produced  pat-­ tern  designs  borrowed  from  some  very  interesting  sources.  Her  nine  patterns  include  microscopic  depic-­ WLRQV RI WDSHZRUPV VWDUÂżVK HJJV frog  skin,  whale  skin,  a  section  of  human  trachea  and  a  tiny  spider  known  as  the  pseudoscorpion.  Each  design  features  vibrant  colors.  Faber  challenges  people  to  identify  the  bio-­ logical  provenance  of  the  various  de-­ signs.  She  said  people  are,  more  of-­ ten  than  not,  surprised  by  the  source  of  the  image. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  conversation-­starter,â&#x20AC;?  Faber  said  of  the  designs,  which  she  hopes  can  also  provide  â&#x20AC;&#x153;teaching  moments.â&#x20AC;?

The  patterns  are  so  pleasing  that  the  scarves,  neckties  and  bow  ties  could  be  a  part  of  anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ward-­ robe,  though  Faber  conceded  they  might  have  a  special  allure  for  peo-­ ple  in  the  science,  health  care  and  HGXFDWLRQ ÂżHOGV Faber  began  taking  online  orders  for  her  products  a  month  ago  through  her  website,  cerebelladesign.com.  Business  is  looking  promising,  to  the  extent  she  is  thinking  about  taking  Cerebella  to  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;next  level.â&#x20AC;?  That  would  involve  hiring  another  person  to  help  out,  as  Faber  is  currently  a  one-­woman  band.  She  is  also  think-­ ing  about  transferring  the  designs  to  larger  clothing  items  and  interior  design  supplies,  such  as  wallpaper.  Faber  also  wants  to  develop  an  edu-­ cational  arm  of  Cerebella  to  use  the  clothing  as  a  way  to  make  science  more  relatable  for  students  in  area  schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  promote  science  through  art,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

And  she  knows  she  will  never  run  out  of  ideas. Âł7KHUH DUH DQ LQÂżQLWH QXPEHU RI patterns,â&#x20AC;?  she  said,  alluding  to  na-­ WXUHÂśV ERXQW\ RI Ă&#x20AC;RUD DQG IDXQD GREAT  PLACE  FOR  BUSINESS

Faber  is  grateful  to  VCET,  the  col-­ lege  and  several  Addison  County  EXVLQHVVHV WKDW KDYH KHOSHG KHU Ă&#x20AC;HVK out  her  business  plan.  She  is  com-­ mitted  to  growing  the  business  in  Vermont. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middlebury  has  been  an  excel-­ lent  place,â&#x20AC;?  Faber  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  to  enough  cities  and  places  to  recog-­ nize  a  gem  when  I  see  it.â&#x20AC;?

Faber  is  one  of  around  a  half-­doz-­ en  entrepreneurs  in  the  building  who  are  incubating  their  budding  enter-­

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Disorderly  citizen  draws  citation VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vergennes  po-­ lice  dealt  with  two  disorderly  citizens  in  separate  incidents  this  past  week-­ end,  citing  one  woman  and  stating  that  charges  remain  possible  in  the  second  incident.  On  Friday,  Nov.  1,  police  were  on  foot  patrol  when  they  said  they  heard  screaming  coming  from  near  the  City  /LPLWV EDU RQ *UHHQ 6WUHHW 7KH RIÂż-­ cer  found  a  group  of  women  outside  the  bar  restraining  another  woman,  ZKRP WKH\ LGHQWLÂżHG DV $PEHU -HDQ Lowell,  29,  of  Ferrisburgh.  Police  said  that  Lowell  became  an-­ gry  when  the  bartender  told  her  that  she  would  no  longer  be  served  alco-­ hol  and  had  to  leave.  Police  allege  that  Lowell  threw  empty  beer  bottles  and  glasses  at  the  bartender  and  tried  to  hit  the  bartender  with  a  liquor  bottle,  and  also  that  witnesses  said  Lowell  punched  a  male  patron.  Police  cited  her  for  disorderly  conduct.

On  Saturday  police  responded  to  a  domestic  dispute  at  a  Main  Street  apartment  building.  When  they  asked  the  man  involved  to  leave  for  the  evening,  police  said  he  became  combative  and  they  had  to  use  pep-­ per  spray  to  subdue  him.  Police  took  KLP WR WKH $FW GHWR[LÂżFDWLRQ IDFLO-­ ity  in  Burlington,  but  he  was  refused  admittance,  and  they  lodged  him  at  the  Chittenden  County  Correctional  Center.  On  Monday,  police  said  they  were  considering  charges  in  the  case.  It  was  while  police  were  respond-­ ing  to  this  second  incident  that  a  department  cruiser  collided  with  an-­ other  vehicle  at  the  downtown  inter-­ section  of  Main  and  Green  streets. Â

Vergennes Police Log

According  to  Vermont  State  Police  the  cruiser  had  its  lights  activated  and  both  operators  attempted  to  avoid  the  sideswipe  collision,  which  remains  under  investigation.  VSP  are  asking  anyone  who  witnessed  the  collision  at  just  after  6:30  p.m.  to  call  them  at  388-­4919.

In  other  incidents  between  Oct.  28  and  Nov.  3,  Vergennes  police:  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW VSRNH WR D 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO SDUHQW DERXW KHU daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  truancy;Íž  the  parent  said  her  daughter  was  ill,  but  police  noted  her  dozen  absences  this  school  year. Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW VSRNH WR WKH GULYHU RI a  car  reported  to  be  driven  erratically  on  Route  22A;Íž  the  driver  admitted  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;gawkingâ&#x20AC;?  at  scenery. Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW VSRNH WR HPSOR\HHV of  a  city  credit  union  who  reported  a  suspicious  man  trying  to  exchange  old  foreign  currency;Íž  he  was  de-­ nied  service,  and  police  alerted  local  banks.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW GHDOW ZLWK D PLQRU two-­car  accident  on  School  Street.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW KHOSHG 963 E\ ORRN-­ ing  for  a  suspicious  person  on  Green-­ bush  Road  in  Ferrisburgh;Íž  police  FRXOG QRW ÂżQG KLP Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW ORRNHG LQ WKH *UHHQ-­ bush  Road  area  for  a  suspected  drunk  driver  seen  leaving  East  Road  in  Ver-­ JHQQHV SROLFH GLG QRW ÂżQG KLP WKHUH but  he  turned  up  in  Charlotte  at  a  do-­

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mestic  dispute,  where  Shelburne  po-­ lice  took  him  into  custody.  City  police  backed  up  Shelburne  police  at  that  incident.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW GHDOW ZLWK D PLQRU two-­car  accident  in  the  Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Super-­ market  parking  lot.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW FDOOHG ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV WR help  someone  who  was  locked  out  of  a  Main  Street  apartment.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW KHDUG DQ DOOHJDWLRQ from  one  woman  that  she  had  been  harassed  on  the  phone  by  another  woman.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW VSRNH WR D MXYHQLOH male  about  staying  away  from  a  ju-­ venile  female,  an  action  taken  at  her  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  request.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW EHJDQ LQYHVWLJDWLRQ into  the  reported  theft  of  $550  from  a  car  parked  at  Northlands  Job  Corps.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 2FW EDFNHG XS 963 DW DQ underage  drinking  party  on  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh;Íž  city  police  said  VSP  is-­ sued  eight  tickets  for  underage  drink-­ ing. Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY FDOPHG D GLVSXWH EH-­ tween  parents  at  a  child  custody  ex-­ change  point  on  Monkton  Road. Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY DFFHSWHG SDLQ PHGLFD-­ tion  from  a  citizen  for  safe  disposal.  Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY FRQWDFWHG 0DLQ 6WUHHW parents  who  informed  a  babysitter  she  had  to  make  an  unplanned  overnight  stay  and  told  them  they  had  to  return  home. Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY WRRN D GUXQNHQ PDQ from  a  Second  Street  home  to  the  Act  GHWR[LÂżFDWLRQ FHQWHU Â&#x2021; 2Q 1RY SLFNHG XS D ORRVH GRJ RQ +LJK 6WUHHW DQG WRRN LW WR WKH 9HU-­ JHQQHV $QLPDO +RVSLWDO

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  hope  everyone  brought  the  plants  they  wished  to  keep  through  the  winter  inside  be-­ fore  this  real  cold  arrived.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sad  to  see  all  the  beautiful  colors  fade  and  die,  but  spring  will  be  back  before  we  know  it  and  the  peepers  and  red-­ winged  blackbirds  will  be  singing.  Until  then,  winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  white  blanket  will  sparkle  and  give  us  its  beauty.

On  Friday,  Nov.  8,  from  5-­7  p.m.,  there  is  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knights  in  Italy  Spaghetti  Dinnerâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  Knights  of  Columbus  of  St.  Ambrose  Parish.  Adults  $8,  children  under  12,  $4.

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Remember  the  SunCommon  in-­ formational  meeting  on  Friday,  Nov.  22,  from  5:30  to  7:30  p.m.  at  the  United  Church  of  Lincoln.

The  Ecumenical  Service  of  Thanksgiving  will  be  held  at  the  Federated  Church  on  Nov.  24  at  7  p.m.

We  are  still  looking  for  more  2014  calendars.  You  may  drop  them  off  at  the  United  Church  of  Lincoln  at  any  time.  Thank  you.

The  Thanksgiving  Food  Shelf  In-­ Gathering  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  Nov.  24.  Bring  your  non-­perishable Â

GRQDWLRQV IRU WKH +DYH $ +HDUW Food  Shelf  in  Bristol.  There  is  also  a  basket  for  this  in  the  foyer  every  week.

The  church  Christmas  decorating  will  take  place  on  Saturday,  Nov.  30,  at  9  a.m.  We  will  be  decorating  the  sanctuary  and  there  are  jobs  for  all  ages.  Feel  free  to  bring  a  snack  WR VKDUH :H XVXDOO\ ÂżQLVK E\ QRRQ Sunday  school  begins  at  11:15  a.m.  and  children  of  all  ages,  K-­99,  are  very  welcome.  We  have  a  sec-­ ond  hour/adult  discussion  of  the  message  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  with  coffee  and  snacks, Â

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8S LQ Ă&#x20AC;DPHV NORTH  BRANCH  SCHOOL  students  and  close  to  50  alumni  gather  during  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  alumni  bar-­ becue  in  front  of  a  wooden  â&#x20AC;&#x153;temple,â&#x20AC;?  which  the  students  built  after  learning  about  the  annual  Burning  Man  Festival  in  the  Nevada  desert.  The  stu-­ dents  planned  to  later  burn  the  temple  to  celebrate  the  idea  of  making  things,  then  being  XQDWWDFKHG WR WKHP DQG ÂżQDOO\ letting  go  of  them.

Above,  Students  and  alumni  of  North  Branch  School  in  Ripton  watch  as  their  student-­ built  structure  burns  in  a  symbolic  letting-­go  of  material  things.

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BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Bristol  police  in  the  past  week  reported  three  cases  in  which  they  cited  area  residents  for  driving-­related  offenses.

On  Oct.  31  at  11:42  p.m.  police  stopped  a  car  driven  by  Bryon  J.  Carper,  23,  of  Bristol  on  West  Street  in  Bristol.  Police  said  Carperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  blood  alcohol  content  tested  more  than  three  times  the  legal  limit  for  driving  and  they  cited  him  for  driving  under  WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH +H LV GXH WR DQVZHU WKH

charge  in  Addison  Superior  Court,  Criminal  Division,  on  Nov.  18.

Bristol  police  on  Nov.  2  stopped  a  vehicle  driven  by  Melodie  A.  Campbell,  41,  of  Bristol  for  a  motor  vehicle  violation  and  cited  her  for  driving  with  a  suspended  license.  3ROLFH WKHQ VHQW DQ DIÂżGDYLW WR WKH Addison  County  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  RIÂżFH QRWLQJ DQ 2FW LQFLGHQW LQ ZKLFK DQ RIÂżFHU ZLWQHVVHG &DPS-­ bell  allegedly  driving  a  car  after  she Â

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On  Nov.  3  at  around  11:08  p.m.  D SROLFH RIÂżFHU VWRSSHG D YHKLFOH driven  by  Kimberly  Rose  Jimmo,  RI /LQFROQ RQ 6WRQH\ +LOO 5RDG for  an  equipment  violation.  Police  cited  Jimmo  for  driving  under  the  LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH RI DOFRKRO 6KH LV GXH WR answer  the  charge  in  Addison  Su-­ perior  Court,  Criminal  Division,  on  Nov.  25.

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Who  tends  the  Vermont  Veterans  Memorial  Cemetery  in  Randolph?

In  autumn,  when  the  trees  are  bare  into  place  with  such  care  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  and  the  land  can  be  read  as  easily  WR ÂżQG WKH EUHDNV LQ WKH JUDVV as  a  book,  the  headstones  curve  It  is  a  job  that  would  overwhelm  and  dip  along  the  subtle  contours  some  people.  Even  Durkee,  whose  of  the  hillside,  the  mark-­ thoughts  are  rarely  ers  as  precisely  aligned  far  from  this  with  their  neighbors  as  FHPHWHU\ ÂżQGV WKH soldiers  standing  in  forma-­ suicides  of  so  many  tion.  But  unlike  stones  young  Vermont  in  practically  every  other  veterans  over  the  cemetery  in  Vermont,  none  past  decade  deeply  of  these  leans  or  lists,  no  troubling.  matter  winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  violence.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  saddest  At  the  Vermont  Veterans  part  of  my  job,â&#x20AC;?  he  Memorial  Cemetery  in  admits.  Randolph,  Bob  Durkeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  For  the  most  part,  job  is  to  see  that  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.  though,  Durkeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Durkee  has  been  in  soothing  air  of  charge  of  the  grounds  competence  belies  at  the  Vermont  Veterans  the  emotional  Memorial  Cemetery  since  By Nancy Price Graff aspects  of  his  work.  the  cemetery  was  dedicated  He  divines  in  every  in  July  1993.  He  attended  shovelful  of  dirt,  in  WKH ÂżUVW LQWHUPHQW WZR GD\V DIWHU WKH Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spectacular  display  of  apple  dedication,  and  has  attended  nearly  blossom,  in  every  piece  of  polished  all  of  the  more  than  3,000  interments  marble,  and  in  the  endless  whine  of  that  have  occurred  in  the  years  since.  his  crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lawnmowers,  the  higher  Once,  twice,  even  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  occasionally  purpose  of  his  labors. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  three  times  a  day,  he  digs  a  hole  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  serve,  I  feel  like  for  a  casket  or  an  urn  and  waits  at  a  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  way  of  honoring  them,â&#x20AC;?  he  respectful  distance  through  a  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  says  of  his  work  on  behalf  of  veter-­ graveside  service.  Notwithstanding  ans  whose  remains  come  to  rest  at  the  how  many  times  he  has  heard  the  cemetery.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  if  a  veteran  wants  to  VKDUS UHSRUW RI ULĂ&#x20AC;HV KH VWLOO Ă&#x20AC;LQFKHV talk,  I  let  them  talk.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  than  a  involuntarily  when  the  Randolph  job  for  me.â&#x20AC;?

American  Legion  Post  9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  honor  Reared  in  nearby  Tunbridge  on  the  guard  cleaves  the  air  with  its  salute  to  Durkee  homestead,  the  only  home-­ the  fallen.  Then  follows  the  keening  stead  in  Vermont  still  in  the  hands  of  sound  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taps,â&#x20AC;?  played  by  another  the  family  that  settled  it,  Durkee  spent  aging  member  of  the  Post.  He  his  youth  helping  out  on  the  farm.  watches  other  members  of  the  honor  +LV ÂżUVW SD\LQJ MRE ZDV PRZLQJ WKH guard,  this  pair  from  Camp  Johnson,  Durkee  cemetery  on  the  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  IROG WKH Ă&#x20AC;DJ DQG KDQG LW UHYHUHQWO\ WR SURSHUW\ :KHQ KH ÂżQDOO\ OHIW KH the  deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  closest  relative.  When  moved  to  Randolph  and  went  to  work  everyone  else  has  dispersed,  Durkee  for  Vermont  Technical  College  on  its  ¿OOV WKH KROH DQG ÂżQLVKHV XS RQ KLV grounds  maintenance  crew.  knees,  using  his  hands  to  pat  the  sod  In  1993,  44  years  after  a  group Â

of  Vermont  veterans  began  lobby-­ ing  for  a  cemetery  dedicated  to  those  who  had  served,  the  Vermont  Veterans  Memorial  Cemetery  opened  on  land  Vermont  Technical  College  had  purchased  from  a  farmer  whose  ¿HOGV DEXWWHG WKH FROOHJHÂśV FDPSXV The  cemetery  provides  free  burial  plots  and  marble  or  granite  markers,  HLWKHU XSULJKW RU Ă&#x20AC;DW IRU DOO YHWHUDQV interred.  For  a  small  fee,  veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  spouses  and  dependent  children  may  also  be  interred  here.   All  Durkee  had  to  do  to  report  for  his  new  job  was  walk  down  the  hill  behind  the  campus.  He  thought  his  responsibilities  would  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;just  mowing  grass,  burying  people,  and  putting  in  headstones,  but  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  that  attitude  for  long.  Seeing  people  come  here  changed  the  way  I  saw  things.  I  started  thinking  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  job  to  take  the  sadness  off  their  faces,â&#x20AC;?  he  says,  referring  to  the  mourners.  He  does  this  by  literally  wearing  out  shovels  and  maintaining  one  of  the  most  beautiful  veterans  cemeteries  in  the  country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  only  training  I  had  was  visual,  going  around  to  different  cemeteries  and  seeing  how  they  did  things.  I  taught  myself  to  set  stones.  I  learned  D ORW DERXW WKH VWRQHV DQG ÂżQLVKHV I  started  making  my  own  tools,â&#x20AC;?  he  says,  pointing  to  the  rubber  bumpers  he  designed  for  the  lawnmowers  so  that  metal  and  stone  never  meet.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  amazing  how  long  it  takes  to  tend  to  all  the  details,â&#x20AC;?  he  says.  And  the  workload  is  only  going  to  increase.  An  expansion  of  the  ceme-­ tery  will  begin  next  summer.  In  the  fall  of  2003  he  added  two  days  of  vacation  to  a  weekend  and  traveled  to  Arlington  National  Cemetery,  where  he  had  arranged  a  behind-­the-­scenes  tour  to  see  how  the  feds  managed  their  most  famous  cemetery.  He  arrived,  as  arranged,  at  5:30  a.m.  No  one  was  there  to  meet  him.  He  persuaded  the  guards  to  let  him  start  his  own  tour.  Eventually,  WKH TXDOLW\ FRQWURO RIÂżFHU FDXJKW XS with  him,  but  by  then  Durkee  had  seen  enough.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  appalled,â&#x20AC;?  he  says  of  the  chipped  stones,  trampled  grass,  and  sloppy  trim  work.  He  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  return  to  Arlington,  but  he  would  enjoy  a  busmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  holiday  to  see  the  American  cemetery  at  Normandy.  Durkee  also  used  his  own  time  to  help  out  after  Tropical  Storm  Irene  in  September  2011.  The  night  of  the  storm,  he  drove  to  the  cemetery  to  check  on  things.  Within  the  Circle  of  )ODJV DW WKH HQWUDQFH Ă&#x20AC;DJV ZHUH VODS-­ THE  VIEW  FROM  the  chapel  at  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  cemetery  is  a  VSHFWDFXODU YLVWD RI JUHHQ ÂżHOGV DQG EOXH PRXQWDLQV WKDW PDNHV VWDLQHG ping  sharply  against  their  poles,  so  he  decided  to  take  them  down  before  the  JODVV VXSHUĂ&#x20AC;XRXV Photo  by  Nancy  Graff wind  gusts  shredded  them.  Lowering Â

In This State

UNWILLING  TO  ALLOW  even  autumnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  leaves  to  distract  from  the  focus  of  an  interment,  Bob  Durkee  sweeps  the  lawn  clear  where  the  honor  guard  awaits  the  burial.

Photo  by  Nancy  Graff

THE  VERMONT  VETERANS  Memorial  Cemetery  in  Randolph  is  one  of  the  most  spectacular  veterans  cemeteries  in  the  country.  Caretaker  Bob  Durkee  says  it  is  not  as  well  known  in  the  state  as  it  should  be,  but  it  still  attracts  a  VWHDG\ VWUHDP RI YLVLWRUV ZKR DSSUHFLDWH LWV VWRQH ZDOOV FRORUIXO WUHHV YLVWDV URZV RI PDUNHUV EXVKHV DQG Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV Photo  courtesy  of  Robert  Durkee

ZLQG ZKLSSHG VRDNHG Ă&#x20AC;DJV LV QRW D one-­man  job,  but  he  eventually  wres-­ tled  them  down  and  into  the  back  of  his  truck.  He  saved  them  by  taking  them  to  the  maintenance  shed  to  dry  out.  Two  days  later,  assured  that  the  cemetery  was  okay,  he  traveled  by  truck,  ATV  and  foot  to  Rochester,  ZKHUH Ă&#x20AC;RRGZDWHUV KDG XQGHUPLQHG a  cemetery,  washing  up  caskets  and  upending  them,  spilling  remains  into  the  riverbed.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  done  that  if  I  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  developed  respect  for  the  dead  here,â&#x20AC;?  he  says.  Even  so,  the  work  was  regarded  as  so  traumatic Â

for  the  people  who  performed  it  that  Durkeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  supervisor  offered  to  provide  counseling.  Durkee  declined.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  a  good  idea  what  to  expect.  Most  people  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  done  it,  but  I  knew  I  could,  so  I  went.â&#x20AC;?

The  Vermont  Veterans  Memorial  Cemetery  is  not  full,  but  the  devel-­ oped  area  is  approaching  capacity;Íž  hence  the  plans  to  expand.  The  row  upon  row  of  nearly  identical  marble  and  granite  markers  marching  down  the  hill  from  the  white  chapel  convey  the  idea  of  corporate  identity  just  as  military  uniforms  do.  But  Durkee  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  these  graves  in  the  aggre-­ gate.  For  him,  this  job  is  personal. Â

The  graves  he  tends  are  the  resting  places  of  servicemen  and  women  who  remain  individuals  even  in  death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  over  3,000  people  interred  here,  and  when  someone  asks  where  someone  is  buried,  I  often  amaze  myself.  Sometimes  I  can  tell  them,â&#x20AC;?  he  says  with  uncharacteristic  pride.

So  he  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mind  getting  down  on  his  hands  and  knees  in  the  spring  to  straighten  any  markers  knocked  askew  by  the  long  winter.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  this  place,â&#x20AC;?  he  says,  as  if  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  show.

Nancy  Price  Graff  is  a  Montpelier  freelance  writer  and  editor.

SINCE  1993  BOB  DURKEE  has  overseen  the  burials  of  more  than  3,000  veterans,  their  spouses,  and  dependent  children  at  the  Vermont  VETERANS  WHO  WISH  to  be  interred  at  the  Vermont  Veterans  Veterans  Memorial  Cemetery  in  0HPRULDO &HPHWHU\ VKRXOG FRQWDFW WKH 9HUPRQW 2I¿FH RI 9HWHUDQV Randolph.

Photo  by  Nancy  Graff Affairs  in  Montpelier.

Photo  by  Nancy  Graff

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) County,  said  there  has  been  a  docu-­ mented  rise  in  opiate  abuse  in  the  area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;2011  data  shows  that  the  num-­ ber  of  patients  who  sought  treatment  rose  from  zero  in  2000  to  over  100  in  2011,â&#x20AC;?  McGowan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;During  this  same  period  the  number  of  people  seeking  treatment  for  alcohol  and  marijuana  abuse  declined.â&#x20AC;?

McGowan  said  that  comprehen-­ sive  data  is  hard  to  come  by,  but  there  are  indirect  ways  to  track  the  rise  in  drug  abuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  canary  in  the  coal  mine  is  the  increase  in  robberies,  burglaries  and  thefts  in  the  county,â&#x20AC;?  McGowan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  visible  aspect  we  can  track.â&#x20AC;?

Much  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hungry  Heart,â&#x20AC;?  which  is  set  in  Franklin  County,  cen-­ ters  around  Dr.  Fred  Holmes,  a  pe-­ diatrician  at  Mousetrap  Pediatrics  in  6W $OEDQV 7KH ÂżOP IHDWXUHV GR]HQV of  residents  in  various  stages  of  ad-­ diction,  treatment  and  recovery.  $W WKH FHQWHU RI WKH ÂżOP LV D GHEDWH over  the  use  of  Suboxone  (a  drug  that  includes  the  opioid  buprenorphine).  Dr.  Holmes  prescribed  Suboxone  to  patients  to  wean  them  off  opiates  such  as  oxycodone  or  hydrocodone.  ,Q WKH ÂżOP ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFLDOV expressed  doubt  about  the  merits  of  DR.  FRED  HOLMES,  right,  a  St.  Albans  pediatrician,  and  Dustin,  a  pa-­ treating  a  drug  addict  with  another  tient,  are  featured  in  the  documentary  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hungry  Heart,â&#x20AC;?  which  will  be  drug. shown  in  Vergennes,  Bristol  and  Middlebury  next  week.

MAKING  THE  FILM Moira  Cook,  the  district  direc-­ up  the  ladder  in  the  community  that  2Âś%ULHQ VDLG WKH LGHD IRU WKH ÂżOP came  from  Holmes,  who  wanted  to  WRU RI WKH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ RIÂżFH RI donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  people  to  know  they  are  tell  the  story  of  addiction  in  his  com-­ the  Department  of  Health,  said  the  addicts,â&#x20AC;?  Howard  said.

Howard  said  that  700  people  pass  munity.  Holmes  had  been  treating  lack  of  treatment  centers  in  the  area  addiction  in  patients,  many  of  whom  makes  recovery  from  addiction  that  through  Turningpointâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doors  every  month.  he  had  seen  since  they  were  infants,  PXFK PRUH GLIÂżFXOW He  believes  Suboxone  is  an  effec-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  people  drive  all  over  the  IRU VHYHQ \HDUV EHIRUH WKH ÂżOP ZDV state  for  treatment,  and  sometimes  tive  tool  to  help  addicts  kick  opiates,  shot.

Production  began  in  the  fall  of  GRZQ WR *UHHQÂżHOG 0DVV ´ &RRN and  that  it  should  be  administered  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  barrier  to  only  at  treatment  centers.  His  ratio-­ 2011  and  wrapped  in  treatment,  to  getting  nale  was  simple:  If  addicts  have  to  the  spring  of  2012.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You hear a a  job  if  someone  has  come  to  Turningpoint  every  day  for  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  cut  the  150  to  travel  an  hour  each  6XER[RQH LQVWHDG RI ÂżOOLQJ D SUH-­ hours  of  raw  footage  lot about drug scription  on  their  own,  this  would  cut  way  every  day.â&#x20AC;? down  to  a  93-­minute  addiction in Cook  acknowl-­ down  on  abuse  of  Suboxone. ÂżQDO FXW ZKLFK ZDV newspapers and edged  the  rise  of  opi-­ SEEING  THE  FILM ÂżQLVKHG WKLV \HDU Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said  she  is  seeking  nation-­ ate  use  in  the  area,  The  crew  consisted  of  RQ WHOHYLVLRQ citing  a  2011  survey  DO GLVWULEXWLRQ IRU WKH ÂżOP DQG ZLOO Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  and  a  videog-­ but the focus is in  which  6  percent  of  VXEPLW LW WR ÂżOP IHVWLYDOV 7KH 2IÂżFH rapher. on the criminal Addison  County  re-­ of  National  Drug  Control  Policy  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  great  aspect. We spondents  said  they  Washington,  D.C.,  also  contacted  WKLQJV IURP D ÂżOP-­ had  abused  prescrip-­ Kingdom  County  Productions  about  makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  standpoint,  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always VFUHHQLQJ WKH ÂżOP tion  drugs. was  the  access  Fred  take the time to She  is  encouraging  parents  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  certainly  gave  me  to  his  world,â&#x20AC;?  examine the daya  newer  trend  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  FRPH VHH WKH ÂżOP DQG WR EULQJ Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  to-day human roughly  in  the  last  their  children.  Mount  Abraham  and  shot  22  days  in  Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  struggles.â&#x20AC;?

10  years,â&#x20AC;?  Cook  said.  Vergennes  union  high  schools  will  RIÂżFH ´ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ă&#x20AC;OPPDNHU â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  also  have  high  also  have  screenings  for  students  on  In  preparation  for  Bess Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien rates  of  binge  drink-­ Nov.  15.  At  the  shows  in  Vergennes,  shooting,  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  ing  and  marijuana  Bristol  and  Middlebury  admission  approached  many  of  is  $12  for  adults,  $6  for  children  use.â&#x20AC;?

Holmesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  patients  to  Cook  praised  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hungry  Heartâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;free  for  those  in  recovery  or  see  if  they  would  be  willing  to  par-­ and  said  she  screened  parts  of  it  for  affected  by  addiction.â&#x20AC;?

WLFLSDWH LQ WKH ÂżOP 0RVW VDLG \HV It  is  especially  important  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  the  most  part,  everyone  was  her  staff.  Cook  also  invited  local  supportive  of  the  project,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  health  professionals  and  legislators  health  professionals  in  the  area  to  to  attend  the  screenings  next  week-­ VHH WKH ÂżOP 2Âś%ULHQ VDLG EHFDXVH said. no  doctors  in  Addison  County  cur-­ Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien,  a  Middlebury  native,  and  end.

Arthur  Howard,  the  president  of  rently  prescribe  Suboxone. husband  Jay  Craven  run  Kingdom  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  big  problem,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  County  Productions,  based  in  Bar-­ the  board  of  directors  of  Turning-­ net.  She  has  produced  other  docu-­ point,  a  support  center  in  Middle-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suboxone  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  end  all,  be  all  drug,  but  it  is  a  mentaries,  including  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ask  Us  Who  bury  for  people  with  step.  Doctors  should  :H $UH ´ D ÂżOP DERXW WKH VWDWHÂśV IRV-­ addictions,  said  pre-­ scription  drug  abuse  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I have eight listen  to  Fred  and  see  ter  care  system. what  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doing.â&#x20AC;?

Several  organizations,  such  as  a  big  problem  in  Addi-­ people at a McGowan  en-­ Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care,  the  Ver-­ son  County.

PHHWLQJ WKDW¡V Turningpoint  has  11  courages  residents  in  mont  Department  of  Human  Ser-­ need  of  abuse  treat-­ vices,  Burlington  Labs,  the  Brattle-­ rehabilitation  centers  a crowd. Which ment  to  call  Vermont  boro  Retreat  and  Burton  Snowboards  throughout  the  state.  means that a lot 211.  The  toll-­free  SURYLGHG IXQGLQJ IRU WKH QHZ ¿OP Each  is  staffed  by  vol-­ of people who unteers  like  Howard.  phone  line  is  staffed  which  cost  $250,000  to  produce.

Howard  hosts  a  reg-­ are addicted 24  hours  a  day  and  The  Addison  County  screenings  can  direct  callers  to  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hungry  Heartâ&#x20AC;?  will  wrap  ular  Narcotics  Anony-­ arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to the  appropriate  de-­ up  a  six-­week  tour  of  the  state,  on  mous  meeting.  He  meetings.â&#x20AC;?

ZKLFK 2Âś%ULHQ VKRZHG WKH ÂżOP LQ would  like  to  see  more  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arthur Howard partment  or  agency  towns  and  cities.  She  has  taken  her  addicts  avail  them-­ of the Turningpoint to  serve  their  needs.

McGowan  said  other  documentaries  on  tour  through  selves  of  the  services  Center she  planned  to  see  Vermont,  but  she  said  such  a  tour  offered  to  kick  their  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hungry  Heartâ&#x20AC;?  was  especially  important  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  habits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  I  have  eight  people  at  a  meet-­ when  it  comes  to  Addison  County  Hungry  Heartâ&#x20AC;?  because  of  the  light  it  shines  on  prescription  drug  use  in  ing,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  crowd,â&#x20AC;?  Howard  said.  next  week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Which  means  that  a  lot  of  people  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  member  of  this  commu-­ this  state.

In  particular,  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said  she  who  are  addicted  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  to  nity  has  been  affected  by  substance  abuse  in  some  way,â&#x20AC;?  McGowan  KRSHV WKH ÂżOP HUDVHV VRPH RI WKH meetings.â&#x20AC;?

Howard  said  the  stigma  of  being  a  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  remember  that  stigma  surrounding  addiction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  hear  a  lot  about  drug  addic-­ drug  addict  deters  many  from  seek-­ recovery  is  not  a  straight  line  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  of-­ ten  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  steps  forward,  one  step  tion  in  newspapers  and  on  television,  ing  help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  other  people  higher  back.â&#x20AC;?  but  the  focus  is  on  the  criminal  as-­ pect,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  always  take  the  time  to  examine  the  day-­to-­ NEW!! day  human  struggles.â&#x20AC;?  ,Q WKH WRZQV WKH ÂżOP KDV They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  them  gutsier  than  retired  Chief  Warden  screened  in  so  far,  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said  the  Parker  Tripp!  His  career  reads  like  a  Hollywood  movie:  response  has  been  overwhelmingly  Biting  bears  &  bloody  brawls;  dodging  poachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bullets  positive. while  barefoot,  wearing  only  his  briefs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether  it  was  a  tiny  church  Wacky  true  warden  stories  loved  by  ages  9  to  99,  same  as  the  basement  or  1,200  people  in  Burl-­ best-­selling  Vermont  Wild  books.  280  pages,  illustrated. ington,  people  have  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We  have  L L Meet Parker Tripp and author Megan Price:  L a  problem,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents  are  th L Friday, November 8 , 4-­5:30pm. L shell  shocked  by  a  childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  addiction.â&#x20AC;?

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Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said  she  believes  while  the  Vermont  Department  of  Health  is  working  hard  to  combat  addiction,  there  are  not  enough  treatment  cen-­ ters  to  handle  the  volume  of  patients.

Green or â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  unacceptable  that  we  have  Available for (Kiln Processed)* Dry waiting  lists  to  get  into  treatment  Prompt Delivery centers,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two  weeks  Dried per USDA requirements for heat processing *Dry Wood is heated in our Kilns Approved Supplier - VT Fuel Assistance Program may  be  too  late.â&#x20AC;? at 200Âş until the average She  said  there  should  be  three  moisture is down times  the  number  of  treatment  cen-­ to 20-25% THE A. JOHNSON CO., LLC ters  in  the  state  than  currently  exist.

BRISTOL, VT 05443 â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  saying  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  epidemic,  802-453-4884 we  should  treat  it  as  such,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien  www.VermontLumber.com said.

jective  consideration  to  one  focusing  Memorial  Sports  Center.  The  board  (Continued  from  Page  1A) Oct.  8  to  approve  the  term  sheet,  with  on  individuals  and  diversions  and  has  mentioned  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;phase  twoâ&#x20AC;?  project  Selectman  Craig  Bingham  opposed.  sidebar  issues.  Because  of  that,  and  in  the  future  that  would  address  rec-­ But  a  group  of  citizens  challenged  wanting  to  give  an  opportunity  with-­ reation  center  parking  as  well  as  up-­ that  vote,  stating  it  should  be  invali-­ out  any  question  that  folks  could  have  grade  the  Mary  Hogan  circulation  and  dated  because  two  board  members  a  vote  â&#x20AC;Ś  that  we  bring  forth  a  peti-­ parking  schemes.

The  ID-­4  school  board  must  give  participating  in  that  referendum  had  tion  by  the  voters  so  that  we  can  have  an  objective  look  at  the  its  blessing  to  the  recreation  center  ties  to  the  college.  They  project  if  it  is  to  be  built  at  the  recre-­ project  as  proposed.â&#x20AC;? argued  that  per  terms  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I have Tenny  said  the  peti-­ ation  park,  because  the  school  district  WKH WRZQÂśV FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW RI tion  is  currently  being  owns  the  land. interest  policy  select-­ seen and what Michael  Olinick  has  been  among  composed  and  he  ex-­ board  members  Vic-­ the community pects  to  submit  it  with  those  who  have  urged  the  board  to  tor  Nuovo  and  Susan  has seen is a considerably  more  UHEXLOG WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG J\P DW Shashok  should  have  re-­ case where the cused  themselves  from  issue has turned than  the  minimum  459  the  current  site  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  option  the  se-­ signatures  needed.  The  lectboard  discarded  after  receiving  an  voting.  Nuovo  is  a  pro-­ from objective petition  language,  he  estimate  that  such  an  endeavor  would  fessor  emeritus  of  Phi-­ VDLG ZLOO UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW DOO RI cost  $6  million  to  $10  million  and  losophy  at  the  college,  consideration to the  terms  and  condi-­ would  not  draw  college  assistance. while  Shashokâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spouse  one focusing on â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  the  public  could  have  been  tions  of  the  plan  that  is  works  for  Middlebury  individuals and now  being  crafted  by  included  much  earlier  in  this  pro-­ Interactive  Languages,  diversions and WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV LQ FRQ-­ cess,â&#x20AC;?  Olinick  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  would  have  a  company  that  is  partly  sidebar issues.â&#x20AC;? cert  with  Bread  Loaf  EHHQ EHQHÂżFLDO LQ WHUPV RI WKHUH EH-­ owned  by  the  college. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John Tenny Corp. ing  some  consensus  within  the  com-­ So  the  board  on  Oct.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The  petition)  cer-­ munity,  having  had  a  chance  to  exam-­ 22  rescinded  its  vote  on  the  term  sheet  and  scheduled  a  revote  tainly  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  away  the  work  ine  alternatives.â&#x20AC;?

Olinick  encouraged  selectboard  on  the  document  for  this  past  Tuesday  of  this  board;Íž  what  it  does  is  make  it  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  this  time  without  the  participation  the  work  of  the  whole  community,â&#x20AC;?  members  to  openly  state  whether  they  Tenny  aid.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  whole  community  have  reservations  about  the  current  of  Shashok  and  Nuovo.

After  around  20  minutes  of  debate,  then  can  have  a  good  discussion.  I  project  plans  and/or  have  a  preference  WKH ¿YH HOLJLEOH ERDUG PHPEHUV YRWHG hope  that  while  the  petition  will  be  WR NHHSLQJ WKH WRZQ RI¿FHV DQG J\P 4-­1,  with  Bingham  again  opposed,  to  one  in  support  of  the  issue,  it  could  be  at  their  current  spot.

Resident  Laura  endorse  the  term  sheet.  The  term  sheet  supported  by  those  who  needed  to  garner  at  least  four  votes  might  oppose  the  issue,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the public Asermily  agreed  with  Olinick  that  it  would  to  pass,  per  the  town  charter,  which  because  they  should  could have been be  helpful  to  give  citi-­ requires  at  least  a  four-­vote  majority  have  the  opportunity  zens  more  than  one  op-­ for  any  referendum  to  become  a  valid  to  vote.  I  think  this  is  included much tion  to  consider. action  of  the  seven-­member  select-­ what  this  is  all  about  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  earlier in this maintaining  a  positive  process. That â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  want  to  see  board.

Many  eyes  were  on  Selectman  Tra-­ stance  on  this  issue  go-­ would have been the  options  and  com-­ pare  the  options,â&#x20AC;?  said  vis  Forbes,  who  had  missed  the  Oct.  ing  forward.â&#x20AC;?

EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDO LQ Though  a  vocal  op-­ Asermily,  citing  on-­site  8  meeting  where  the  initial  vote  was  rehab  and  replacement  taken  and  voted  with  Bingham  back  ponent  of  plans  to  move  terms of there scenarios  that  could  be  on  Oct.  22.  Forbes  explained  on  Tues-­ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG being some day  that  his  actions  on  Oct.  22  were  gym  off  their  current  consensus within part  of  a  menu.

Resident  Ross  Con-­ not  intended  to  derail  the  current  town  site,  Bingham  lauded  WKH FRPPXQLW\ Tenny  for  the  petition  having had rad  asked  if  the  town  RIÂżFHV UHFUHDWLRQ SURMHFW has  a  formal  process  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  if  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  taking  this  the  drive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  applaud  a chance of  determining  its  most  wrong  way,  but  it  seems  that  Craig  pressing  capital  needs.  and  myself  have  been  getting  a  lot  of  you  for  your  initiative  to examine Selectboard  Chairman  ¿QJHUV SRLQWHG DW XV RQ WKH FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW RI in  bringing  forth  a  pe-­ alternatives.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Olinick Dean  George  said  the  interest  issue,â&#x20AC;?  Forbes  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  tition,â&#x20AC;?  Bingham  told  town  has  a  capital  plan  for  myself  that  to  rescind  the  last  Tenny.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  may  recall  and  tries  to  take  on  (term  sheet  vote)  for  reasons  of  keep-­ back  in  1999  that  I  ap-­ ing  things  transparent.  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  out  to  peared  before  this  board  asking  that  projects  based  on  need.  He  cited  the  kill  the  project  or  anything  of  the  sort.  an  article  be  warned  for  the  ballot  police  station,  wastewater  treatment  It  was  just  to  keep  things  above  the  about  this  very  same  project;Íž  I  was  SODQW DQG ÂżUH VWDWLRQ SURMHFWV DV SUL-­ table.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  I  feel  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  very  politely  refused.  But  I  took  the  orities  the  town  has  taken  on  prior  to  initiative  and  I  drafted  a  petition  with  tending  to  the  municipal  building  and  it  was.â&#x20AC;? a  couple  of  articles  on  J\P GHÂżFLHQFLHV Had  the  term  sheet  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  try  to  keep  everything  in  per-­ failed  to  garner  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have studied it  â&#x20AC;Ś  I  admire  you  and  applaud  you  for  your  spective,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  build-­ minimum  four  votes,  it  this (municipal) initiative.â&#x20AC;? ing  priorities.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  means  being  pulled  could  have  placed  the  CONCERNS  in  a  hundred  different  directions  and  project  in  limbo  and  building for VOICED we  have  to  make  those  choices  about  potentially  derailed  a  PDQ\ \HDUV DV Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting  which  has  the  highest  priority.  And  schedule  calling  for  everybody here also  provided  an  oppor-­ we  have  studied  this  (municipal)  the  municipal  building-­ knows. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tunity  for  critics  of  the  building  for  many  years,  as  every-­ recreation  center  to  be  spent a great current  project  plans  to  body  here  knows.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  spent  a  great  decided  in  a  March  4,  deal of time reiterate  their  concerns.  deal  of  time  and  effort.  We  continue  2014,  bond  vote.

Several  residents  have  to  throw  money  at  it  to  try  and  keep  it  But  Tenny  ensured  and effort. We there  would  be  no  continue to throw voiced  a  strong  pref-­ sustainable.â&#x20AC;? erence  to  rebuild  the  Resident  Ron  Kohn  has  urged  the  suspense  when  he  an-­ money at it to WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG J\P town  to  revisit  an  engineering  study  nounced  the  petition  try and keep it at  their  current  loca-­ on  the  gym  that  was  received  by  drive,  through  which  sustainable.â&#x20AC;? tion.  They  have  ques-­ WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV WKLV SDVW )HEUXDU\ 7KDW he  and  supporters  will  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Selectman tioned  whether  there  study,  according  to  Kohn,  indicated  have  to  gather  signa-­ Dean George will  be  adequate  park-­ the  current  gym  building  is  structur-­ tures  from  at  least  10  ing  to  serve  a  new  mu-­ ally  sound  and  could  be  restored  for  percent  of  Middle-­ buryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  4,588  registered  voters.  The  nicipal  building  at  77  Main  St.  At  the  around  $600,000  (see  his  letter  to  the  threshold  of  10  percent  (and  not  the  same  time,  ID-­4  school  board  mem-­ editor,  Page  5A).

Selectman  Nick  Artim  acknowl-­ usual  5  percent  for  petitioned  items)  bers  have  gone  on  record  with  objec-­ must  be  met  because  the  referendum  tions  to  a  recreation  center  plan  they  edged  the  gym  is  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;much  better  believe  could  exacerbate  an  already  shapeâ&#x20AC;?  than  the  municipal  building,  involves  a  bond  vote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  this  not  out  of  disrespect  for  clogged  parking/circulation  scheme  but  said  the  study  Kohn  was  referenc-­ this  board  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  certainly,  I  as  a  former  on  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  ing  focused  on  engineering,  mechani-­ member  of  the  board  for  many  years  grounds.  Plans  for  the  new  center  cal  and  plumbing  issues  with  the  gym  have  the  highest  respect  for  the  work  GR QRW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW GHGLFDWHG SDUNLQJ 6H-­ building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  deal  with  insulation  of  the  that  is  done  here,â&#x20AC;?  Tenny  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  lectboard  members  have  said  that  in  certainly  what  I  have  seen  and  what  the  short-­term,  the  center  could  be  structure,  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  deal  with  exterior  the  community  has  seen  is  a  case  adequately  served  by  spaces  at  the  and  cosmetic  works,  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  involve  where  the  issue  has  turned  from  ob-­ neighboring  county  courthouse  and  an  elevator,â&#x20AC;?  Artim  said.

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Expansion (Continued  from  Page  1A) the  north  side  of  the  majestic  build-­ ing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  the  projects  are  very  much  needed,  and  I  am  optimistic  we  (will  reach  the  $2.6  million  goal),â&#x20AC;?  said  church  Moderator  Russ  Carpenter.

Dave  Hallam,  who  with  Carpenter  is  a  member  of  the  churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Building  Preservation  Committee,  said  a  silent  phase  of  the  fundraising  campaign  is  already  under  way.  The  more  public  phase  will  kick  off  on  Nov.  24,  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pledge  Sundayâ&#x20AC;?  event  during  which  church  members  will  be  in-­ vited  to  spread  donations  over  three  years  to  help  the  three-­pronged  proj-­ ect  become  a  reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  easy,  but  we  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  be  able  to  do  it,â&#x20AC;?  Hal-­ lam,  a  seasoned  project  manager,  said  of  the  goal.

A  tentative  schedule  set  by  church  leaders  calls  for  the  church  steps  to  be  repaired  in  2014.  The  massive  stone  stairs  have  shifted  and  cracked  through  the  years,  creating  uneven  spots  that  can  pose  a  challenge  for  parishioners  who  are  unsteady  on  their  feet.  The  cracks  have  gotten  wider  through  the  years  with  the  on-­ going  freezing  and  thawing  of  water  during  the  colder  months.

Also  slated  for  next  year:  Expan-­ sion  and  renovation  of  the  church  kitchen,  in  which  200  community  lunches  and  200  suppers  are  pre-­ pared  each  week.  Hallam  explained  the  church  kitchen  was  not  created  for  such  a  volume  of  cooking,  which Â

the  congregation  has  taken  on  as  part  of  a  local,  multi-­faith  effort  to  feed  area  folks  who  might  not  have  enough  to  eat.

The  third  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  most  ambitious  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  part  of  the  capital  plan  calls  for  construction  of  an  addition  onto  the  north  side  of  the  church.  That  ad-­ dition  would  comfortably  house  a  community  meeting  room  and  class-­ rooms  to  accommodate  the  churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rapidly  growing  programs  for  young  children  and  youths.  The  number  of  children  and  youth  attending  the  Congregational  Church  of  Middle-­ buryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  religious  education  programs  has  increased  from  49  to  89  during  the  past  four  years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  outreach  to  the  community  KDV JURZQ VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ ´ +DOODP said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  attracted  a  lot  of  people  to  our  church  as  a  result.â&#x20AC;?

The  churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  classrooms,  admin-­ LVWUDWLYH RIÂżFHV OXQFK SURJUDP DQG a  temporary  shelter  for  the  home-­ less  are  currently  located  across  North  Pleasant  Street  (Route  7)  in  the  Charter  House  building.  With  all  these  functions,  the  Charter  House  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  owned  by  the  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  fairly  cramped  and  poses  an  access  chal-­ lenge  for  the  congregationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  young-­ est  members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  has  always  been  a  safety  issue  regarding  the  children  crossing  Route  7  to  go  to  church  school  and  then  back  to  the  church  on  Sunday  morning,â&#x20AC;?  Hallam  said.  He  noted  there  have  been  a  couple  of  narrowly Â

averted  accidents  through  the  years  involving  young  pedestrians.  The  church  has  crossing  guards  to  mini-­ mize  the  risk  for  such  mishaps.

Church  leaders  reasoned  they  could  reliably  solve  the  space  and  safety  issues  by  adding  onto  the  main  church  building.  The  congre-­ gation  recently  hired  an  architect  to  draw  up  some  conceptual  plans  for  an  addition,  plans  recently  presented  to  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Design  Advisory  Committee.  The  leading  concept  calls  for  a  two-­story,  6,000-­square-­ foot  structure  that  would  include  six  classrooms,  a  multi-­purpose  room,  RIÂżFHV QXUVHU\ DQG VWRUDJH VSDFH Hallam  noted  the  church  has  al-­ ready  acquired  the  adjacent  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cobble  Houseâ&#x20AC;?  property  at  32  North  Pleas-­ ant  St.  to  provide  enough  room  for  the  expansion  project.  The  Cobble  House  currently  hosts  a  handful  of  apartments,  and  church  leaders  promised  to  help  those  tenants  relo-­ cate  if  the  congregation  pursues  the  addition.  Hallam  added  the  acquisi-­ tion  costs  of  the  Cobble  House  could  be  rolled  into  the  churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $2.6  mil-­ lion  campaign.

CHARTER  HOUSE  FUTURE If  the  church  addition  is  built,  the  congregation  will  have  to  decide  what  to  do  with  the  Charter  House.  Church  leaders  are  considering  the  option  of  permanently  dedicating  the  Charter  House  for  use  as  a  temporary  shelter  for  the  homeless  under  the  auspices  of  the  Charter  House  Coali-­ tion  (formerly  known  as  the  Middle-­

ARTISTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  RENDITION  OF  possible  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury  expansion  project  from  the  northeast.

bury  Community  Care  Coalition).  7KH FRDOLWLRQ LV D QRQSUR¿W QHWZRUN of  volunteers  that  currently  manages  the  shelter  and  helps  provide  free  meals  to  those  in  need.

The  church  has  put  together  an  LQIRUPDWLRQDO Ă&#x20AC;\HU DERXW WKH FDSL-­ tal  campaign,  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing  by  Grace,  Building  to  Serve.â&#x20AC;?  Local  musical  talents  John  Wallace  and  members  of  The  Grift  are  helping  put  together  a  video  to  publicize  the  project.

Carpenter  and  other  church  leaders  hope  the  campaign  will  also  resonate  with  people  outside  of  the  congrega-­ tion.  After  all,  the  Congregational  Church  building  and  the  Otter  Creek  Falls  are  two  iconic  images  that  the Â

town  of  Middlebury  uses  on  its  crest.  And  the  town  is  not  alone  in  borrow-­ ing  those  images. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  you  look  at  the  number  of  Middlebury  businesses  that  use  the  picture  of  our  church  to  represent  their  business,  we  realize  that  it  is  not  only  members  of  our  church  that  have  ownership,  but  the  whole  town,â&#x20AC;?  Carpenter  said.

7KDW VDLG FKXUFK RIÂżFLDOV SURP-­ ised  the  addition  would  be  de-­ signed  to  dovetail  with  the  historic  architecture  of  the  main  church  building. Âł,W LV QRW RXU LQWHQW WR UXIĂ&#x20AC;H DQ\ feathers  with  respect  to  architec-­ ture,â&#x20AC;?  Carpenter  said.

The  Rev.  Andy  Nagy-­Benson,  pas-­

tor  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury,  said  the  building  ad-­ dition  would  be  available  to  other  groups  looking  for  spaces  in  which  to  meet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  an  open  door  for  people  in  the  wider  community,â&#x20AC;?  Nagy-­ Benson  said.

While  raising  the  necessary  funds  will  be  a  challenge,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  enviable  one  to  have,  according  to  Nagy-­Ben-­ son. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  project  that  is  certainly  a  stretch  for  us,  but  it  is  also  a  sign  of  vitality,â&#x20AC;?  Nagy-­Benson  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  problem  I  guess  the  church  has  prayed  for.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Meals  on  Wheels (Continued  from  Page  1A) said,  is  the  convenience. ÂżHOG DQG 6PLWK GHOLYHU PHDOV WRJHWK-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy,â&#x20AC;?  Palmer  said,  describing  er  once  a  month.  Others  sign  up  to  the  program  she  has  participated  in  deliver  once  a  week.  for  the  past  10  years.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  worth  Six  years  ago,  Ruth  Hutchins  fell  cooking  and  my  eyesight  is  getting  at  her  home  and  broke  her  wrist.  Un-­ worse  all  the  time  so  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  able  to  cook  with  one  read  a  recipe.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  hand,  she  signed  up  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My eyesight is for  me  and  I  imagine  it  Meals  on  Wheels,  which  getting worse is  for  a  lot  of  people.â&#x20AC;? delivered  hot  meals  di-­ all the time so CVAA  offers  a  num-­ rectly  to  her  every  day.  ber  of  opportunities  I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really Now,  at  72,  Hutchins  to  seniors  in  Addison  still  participates  in  the  read a recipe. &RXQW\ LQFOXGLQJ Ă&#x20AC;X program.  Sometimes  (Meals on and  pneumonia  preven-­ she  goes  out  to  eat  with  Wheels is) great tion  clinics,  monthly  her  daughter  but  cook-­ for me and I blood  pressure  screen-­ ing  on  her  own,  she  said,  imagine it is for ings,  monthly  foot  care  LV GLIÂżFXOW clinics,  nutrition  educa-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  probably  a lot of people.â&#x20AC;? tion,  wellness  educa-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 95-year-old tion  and  physical  activ-­ buy  frozen  TV  dinners,â&#x20AC;?  Genevieve Palmer ity  programs  to  name  a  she  said.  Hutchins  is  not  alone.  few.  Meals  on  Wheels  is  Many  seniors  can  drive  cars  and  live  one  of  the  larger  programs  and  also  independently,  but  mobility  prob-­ one  of  the  most  needed,  especially  in  lems,  memory  loss  or  aging  eyes  the  winter  months. can  make  cooking  complete,  healthy  Speaking  at  a  community  lunch  at  PHDOV GLIÂżFXOW *HQHYLHYH 3DOPHU the  Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars  club  95,  lives  in  New  Haven  and  receives  in  Middlebury,  Meals  on  Wheels  help  from  her  family  on  the  week-­ and  Community  Meals  coordinator  ends  and  her  son  spends  nights  at  her  Tracy  Corbett  said  she  loves  her  job. house.  She  moved  from  Addison  to  a  ³,ÂśYH WROG WKH RIÂżFH ,ÂśYH EHHQ KHUH newer  modular  home  that  could  ac-­ for  over  11  years  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  commodate  her  mobility  needs.  The  the  grave  before  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  quitting  my  best  part  about  Meals  on  Wheels,  she  job,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  work  with  seniors Â

who  are  libraries  with  skin.  These  habits  or  disposition.  After  the  deliv-­ people  have  such  rich  experiences  eries,  the  route  sheets  are  destroyed.  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  very  open  to  sharing  Hot  meals  come  every  day  Monday  through  Friday,  with  WKHP 2Q WKH Ă&#x20AC;LSVLGH RI frozen  meals  delivered  my  job  are  all  my  vol-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the unteers  who  come  to  do  people Meals on on  Fridays  for  the  week-­ ends.  this  because  they  want  Wheels serves Mary  West,  assistant  to.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  awesome.â&#x20AC;?   live alone. They nutrition  director  at  the  DELIVERY  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going CVAA,  said  the  daily  LOGISTICS food  deliveries  ensure  Volunteer  drivers  to see anyone seniors  not  only  have  play  an  important  role  else for the the  food  they  need,  but  in  the  complicated  rest of the day. also  ensures  they  re-­ dance  of  logistics  of  The volunteer ceive  other  assistance.  delivering  meals.  Meals  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  of  the  people  are  prepared  in  Rutland  drivers are the Meals  on  Wheels  serves  by  catering  company  extra set of live  alone,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  Fitz  Vogt,  then  trans-­ eyes making â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  to  ported  north  via  truck  sure they have see  anyone  else  for  the  to  a  drop-­off  point  and  what they rest  of  the  day.  The  vol-­ distributed  to  drivers  unteer  drivers  are  the  who  are  each  assigned  need, that extra  set  of  eyes  mak-­ a  route.  Middlebury  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re safe ing  sure  they  have  what  has  seven  routes;Íž  Brid-­ and can get they  need,  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  port  has  two;Íž  Vergennes  extra help if safe  and  can  get  extra  has  four;Íž  Bristol  has  they need it.â&#x20AC;? three  and  Hinesburg  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CVAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help  if  they  need  it.â&#x20AC;?

On  one  occasion,  Fi-­ has  one.  The  driver  for  Mary West ÂżHOG HQWHUHG D PDQÂśV each  route  has  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;route  home  to  discover  he  had  sheet,â&#x20AC;?  which  gives  the  name,  address,  date  of  birth,  dietary  accidentally  unplugged  himself  from  restrictions  (low  sodium/cholesterol,  his  oxygen  tank.  She  plugged  the  diabetes,  etc.)  as  well  as  other  notes  machine  back  in,  initiated  a  safety  in  boldfaced  type  on  the  individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  check  and  a  medical  professional  was  called  to  the  house.

Meals  on  Wheels  serves  a  variety  of  individuals  in  Addison  County.  Corbett  said  while  some  seniors  may  be  healthy  in  some  areas,  their  diet  and  nutrition  can  be  poor,  making  them  eligible  for  the  program.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  people  are  considered  nu-­ tritional  risks  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  go-­ ing  to  take  care  of  themselves,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  once  asked  about  the  eli-­ gibility  of  one  man  who  could  make  you  a  dining  room  table  faster  than  he  could  make  anything  to  put  on  it. Â

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MARY  SMITH  DELIVERS  meals  to  seniors  every  month  as  a  volunteer  with  Meals  on  Wheels.  CVAA  is  looking  for  more  delivery  volunteers  like  Smith.

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He  just  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  cook.  Another  man  was  eating  at  McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  the  time  and  his  diabetes  shot  up.  With  decent  nutrition,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  really  healthy  guy  now.â&#x20AC;?  With  an  increasing  number  of  se-­ niors  in  Vermont,  more  are  eligible  to  participate  in  the  program.  Be-­ tween  2011  and  2013,  CVAA  has  seen  an  increase  of  nearly  2,000  per Â

year  across  the  four  counties  it  serves  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison,  Chittenden,  Franklin  and  Grand  Isle.  That  has  resulted  in  CVAA  committed  to  delivering  42,457  meals  in  Addison  County  LQ ÂżVFDO \HDU %XW GHVSLWH WKH increase,  the  resources  available  to  CVAA  have  shrunk.  Due  to  loss  of  some  federal  funds  because  of  the  spending  cuts  referred  to  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;seques-­ tration,â&#x20AC;?  the  agency  lost  $80,000,  and  as  a  result  it  had  to  stop  delivering  28,000  meals  in  the  four  counties.

Mary  West  said  the  cuts  were  done  in  order  to  prevent  placing  eligible  seniors  on  a  waiting  list.  Drivers  now  deliver  one  meal  every  day  instead  of  two. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  that  coming  back  any  time  soon,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.   In  the  face  of  increasing  need  and  diminishing  funds,  Corbett  said  the  need  for  volunteers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  particularly  drivers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  dire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  drivers  make  our  program  happen,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afford  to  pay  their  gas,  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afford  to  pay  their  time.  We  would  cut  every  single  program  to  the  bare  bones  if  we  had  to  recompense  volunteers  in  any  scenario.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  the  Meals  On  Wheels  Association  of  America  Foundation,  one  in  nine  seniors  (roughly  5  mil-­ lion  people)  is  at  risk  of  hunger  to-­ day  in  the  United  States.  The  most  recent  data  from  the  group  Hunger  Free  Vermont  states  that  over  84,000  Vermonters  lack  access  to  enough  food  to  fully  meet  basic  needs  and  more  than  7,500  (6  percent)  of  Ver-­ PRQWÂśV VHQLRUV DUH GHÂżQHG DV ÂłIRRG insecure.â&#x20AC;?  Despite  the  budget  cuts  and  the  in-­ creasing  need,  CVAA  remains  com-­ mitted  to  providing  services  without  demanding  payment  and  West  said  she  refuses  to  budge.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  backward,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  on  my  watch.â&#x20AC;?

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BARRE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Each  Vermont  History  Expo  has  featured  a  Vermont  artist.  For  Expo  2014,  the  Vermont  Histori-­ cal  Society  has  chosen  Anne  Cady  of  New  Haven.  Her  painting  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks  for  Helpingâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  used  as  the  signature  artwork  for  Expo.  Us-­ ing  art  to  represent  Vermont  History  ([SR LV HVSHFLDOO\ ÂżWWLQJ WKLV \HDU given  that  the  Expo  theme  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art-­ ists  and  Artisans:  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Creative  Heritage.â&#x20AC;?

Using  the  artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  for  pro-­ motional  posters  and  other  public-­ ity,  the  Vermont  Historical  Society  emphasizes  collaboration  with  lo-­ cal  artists  and  artisans  throughout  the  state  to  highlight  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rich  heritage.  Although  Vermont  land-­ scapes  are  typically  traditional  with  fairly  monochromatic  palettes  us-­ ing  iconic  barn  reds  and  clapboard  whites,  Anne  Cadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermont  has  vi-­ brant  color  and  her  hills  are  wavelike  and  unending,  yet  still  recognizable  as  our  state.  Her  inventive  work  has  been  featured  in  Seven  Days  and  the  Wall  Street  Journal.

Before  her  career  as  a  full-­time  painter,  Cady  was  an  art  educator  who  founded  and  directed  The  Chil-­ drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Art  School  for  many  years.  More  on  her  work  is  online  at  www. annecady.com.

The  Vermont  History  Expo  will  take  place  at  the  Tunbridge  Fair-­ grounds  June  21  and  22,  2014,  featuring  over  150  local  historical  societies,  museums  and  heritage  or-­ ganizations,  as  well  as  musicians, Â

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NEW  HAVEN  ARTIST  Anne  Cadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  painting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks  for  Helpingâ&#x20AC;?  has  been  chosen  as  a  centerpiece  of  the  promotion  for  next  Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermont  History  Expo.

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PROFESSIONAL  EDUCATORS  ASHLEY  BESSETTE  and  Kristen  Hakey  have  joined  the  staff  at  Evergreen  Preschool  in  Vergennes  as  director  and  teacher,  respectively.  Pictured  in  the  front  row  are  teacher  Jenna  Laslow,  left,  and  Hakey;Íž  and  in  the  back  row  Bessette,  left,  and  teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  assistant  Tammy  Jewett.

Evergreen  Preschool  hires two  professional  educators VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Evergreen  Pre-­ school,  a  NAEYC-­accredited  play-­ based  preschool  program  serving  children  in  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton,  Vergennes  and  Waltham,  announces  the  addition  of  two  new  professional  educators  to  its  team.

Ashley  Bessette,  who  is  licensed  in  Vermont  with  endorsements  in  elementary  and  early  childhood  education  and  most  recently  man-­ aged  an  afterschool  and  summer Â

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