Autumn color
New brew pub
Eagles again
Columnist Judith Irven extoles a virtue of her fall garden. Read about it in Arts + Leisure.
The owner of Vergennes’ Bar Antidote is opening a pub that will feature his own beer. See Page 3A.
For the second time this season, the Mount Abe girls’ soccer team edged MUHS. See Page 1B.
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT Vol. 70 No. 41
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 â—† 46 Pages
$1.00
Candidates  raise big  bucks  for  ’16 Cordes  garners  $19,000  for  House  run
Autumn  glow THE  SUN  SHINES  behind  Middlebury  College’s  Old  Chapel  and  illuminates  a  nearby  tree  Monday  afternoon.  For  more  fall  foliage  photos  see  Page  17A. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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Arrest of dairy workers raises questions on enforcement
New  plan  pitched  for Middlebury  bridges Replacement to peak for 10 weeks in 2019
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It’s  magic  time PAIGE  GUARINO,  LEFT,  and  Mahalya  Gogerly-ÂMoragoda  rehearse  a  scene  from  the  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury’s  production  of  Mozart’s  “The  Magic  Fluteâ€?  Tuesday  night  in  Middlebury.  The  opera  runs  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  Oct.  13,  14  and  15.  For  more  photos  see  Page  2A.
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Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
Sun fueling Shoreham orchard’s operations, not just its apples By the way Two acres of trackers powering grower
BILL  SUHR,  CO-ÂOWNER  of  Champlain  Valley  Orchards,  poses  with  a  one-Âacre,  14-Âtracker  solar  array  lo- cated  on  his  Shoreham  farm.  He  said  that  he  considers  the  solar  panels  “beautiful.â€?
Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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Vergennes  and  Middlebury  both  got  in  on  the  grants  and  bulletproof  vests  bestowed  on  Vermont  law  enforcement  agencies  this  week  by  our  senior  Sen.  Patrick  Leahy,  who  authored  the  Bulletproof  Vest  Partnership  Grant  Program.  The  funding  includes  $68,400  to  help  29  local  police  and  sheriff  (See  By  the  way,  Page  3A)
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PAGE  2A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  October  13,  2016
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&RS WRZQ RIÂżFLDO WHDP XS WR KXPDQL]H FULPLQDO MXVWLFH Community  to  be  shown  how  police  work By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Key  members  of  Addison  County’s  law  enforce- ment  and  judiciary  systems  will  take  center  stage  at  a  public  forum  in  Middlebury  on  Monday,  Oct.  17,  to  put  a  face  on  the  local  criminal  jus- tice  system  and  help  area  residents  gain  more  insights  into  some  of  the  recent,  fatal  confrontations  that  have  occurred  between  police  and  citizens  in  other  states. The  event  is  called  “Humanizing  the  Criminal  Justice  System:  A  Pub- lic  Forum.â€?  It  is  being  organized  by  Middlebury  Selectwoman  Su- san  Shashok  and  the  town’s  school  UHVRXUFH RIÂżFHU &KULV 0DVRQ 7KH forum  will  feature  a  four-Âperson  panel:  Addison  County  Superior  Court  Judge  Samuel  Hoar;Íž  Middle- bury  police  Chief  Tom  Hanley;Íž  Ad- dison  County  State’s  Attorney  David  Fenster;Íž  and  Jon  Kidde,  a  restorative  justice  consultant  in  Vermont. “I’m  hoping  this  will  dispel  some  myths,â€?  Mason  said  of  the  forum,  to  begin  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Middlebury  WRZQ RIÂżFHV DW 0DLQ 6W Âł3HRSOH have  a  lot  of  ideas  about  how  the  criminal  justice  system  works,  about  what  police,  judges,  state’s  attorneys  do.  And  most  of  that  comes  from  television  and  social  media.  Some  of  it  is  distorted  for  entertainment  pur- poses,  and  some  of  it  is  distorted  for  political  purposes.  Pretty  much  all  of  it  has  a  pretty  strong  bias  to  it.  Very  little  of  it  is  rooted  in  our  own  com- munity.â€? It  was  Shashok  who  provided  the  impetus  for  the  forum.  Like  many  Americans,  she  has  been  shaken Â
by  recent  TV  footage  showing  fatal  FRQIURQWDWLRQV EHWZHHQ SROLFH RIÂż- cers  and  citizens,  many  of  them  Af- rican  American.  While  the  incidents  in  question  have  occurred  in  places  like  Minnesota,  North  Carolina,  Louisiana,  Texas  and  other  spots  distant  from  the  Green  Mountain  State,  Shashok  reasoned  a  local  fo- rum  could  help  Middlebury-Âarea  res- idents  gain  a  better  understanding  of  the  national  headlines  and  give  them  guidance  on  what  should  happen  if  they  are  ever  stopped  by  police. “I  could  see  what  was  going  on  across  the  country,  feeling  frustrat- ed,  upset,  and  that  I  should  be  doing  something  —  but  I  wasn’t  sure  what  I  should  do,â€?  Shashok  said.  “The  main  part  was  I  didn’t  understand  the  police  side  of  things.  I  felt  like  I  could  reach  a  bunch  of  conclusions  about  how  I  felt,  but  I  wasn’t  sure  KRZ LW ÂżW LQWR WKH FRQWH[W RI ZKDW (police)  do  every  day.â€? So  Shashok  called  Mason  to  get  his  insights  and  advice.  Mason  also  hosts  a  popular  Middlebury  Com- munity  Television  talk  show  titled,  “Middlebury  Five-ÂOâ€?  that  provides  information  on  law  enforcement  is- sues,  among  other  things. “I  asked  him  a  bunch  of  questions  about  what  he  does,â€?  Shashok  said.  For  example,  she  wanted  to  know  the  protocols  that  police  are  expected  to  IROORZ GXULQJ D WUDIÂżF VWRS DQG ZKDW kind  of  compliance  is  expected  from  people  who  are  being  investigated. “The  more  we  talked  about  it,  the  better  I  felt,â€?  Shashok  said. She  thought  others  could  ben- HÂżW IURP WKH VDPH LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG
6KDVKRN DW ÂżUVW VXJJHVWHG WKDW 0D- VRQ PDNH WKH ÂłWUDIÂżF VWRS´ H[SHUL- ence  the  subject  of  a  Middlebury  Five-ÂO  show.  But  she  and  Mason  decided  that  a  forum  would  better  allow  people  to  ask  questions  of  the  law  enforcement  community. “It’s  a  pretty  big  topic  and  spans  a  lot  of  subjects,â€?  Shashok  said. Both  Mason  and  Shashok  got  a  thumbs-Âup  from  their  respective  colleagues  to  organize  the  Oct.  17 Â
forum,  which  will  include  a  mock  arrest  and  the  opportunity  for  Q&A  with  folks  who  walk  the  beat,  pros- ecute  defendants  and  hand  down  sentences. Some  of  Shashok’s  own  curiosity  stemmed  from  a  bad  experience  she  had  during  a  stop  near  Philadelphia  around  30  years  ago.  She  had  been  driving  to  a  library  for  a  late-Ânight  VWXG\ VHVVLRQ IRU KHU FDOFXOXV ÂżQDO exam  when  police  pulled  her  over. Â
The  police  —  who  as  it  turned  out  were  on  high  alert  following  a  recent  shooting  in  the  neighborhood  —  di- rected  some  bright  lights  on  Shashok  and  held  her  at  gunpoint  for  awhile. ³,W GH¿QLWHO\ VFDUHG WKH GD\OLJKWV out  of  me,�  Shashok  said. Mason  and  his  colleagues  want  area  residents  to  know  that  Shashok’s  experience  with  the  law  30  years  ago  is  not  typical  —  particularly  when  it  comes  to  Vermont.
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“I  think  a  lot  of  people  are  hear- ing  about  the  way  crime  incidents  are  approached  in  other  parts  of  the  country  —  be  it  Louisiana,  Texas  or  wherever  it  might  be  —  and  they  are  wondering  ‘is  this  the  way  (law  enforcement)  is  done  in  my  commu- nity,’  and  ‘is  that  what  I  would  face  as  a  citizen  in  this  community?’â€?  Mason  said.  “The  answer  is  prob- ably  ‘no.’â€? In  addition  to  providing  a  clear- inghouse  of  information,  the  forum  will  allow  people  to  interact  with  FRXUW DQG SROLFH RIÂżFLDOV LQ D PRUH casual  atmosphere. “I  think  people  will  feel  more  con- nected  to  (the  system),â€?  Mason  said.  “Rather  than  these  (panelists)  be- LQJ YHU\ GLVWDQW DORRI ÂżJXUHV WKH\ will  seem  more  like  human  beings,  which  is  the  humanizing  aspect.â€? Hanley  is  looking  forward  to  the  forum,  seeing  it  as  a  chance  to  fur- ther  inform  people  that  police  don’t  want  an  adversarial  relationship  with  the  public  they  serve. “The  people  who  staff  the  crimi- nal  justice  system  are  part  of  the  fabric  of  the  community,â€?  Hanley  said.  “They  live  here,  they  par- ticipate  in  community  events,  their  families  are  here.  I  hope  they  can  been  seen  as  just  that,  rather  than  a  nameless,  faceless,  untouchable  foreign  bureaucracy  imposed  on  the  public.  As  Sir  Robert  Peel  said  ZKLOH IRUPLQJ WKH ZRUOGÂśV ÂżUVW SR- lice  department  in  1824,  ‘The  po- lice  are  the  people  and  the  people  are  the  police.  The  police  are  sim- ply  those  who  are  paid  to  perform  the  duties  incumbent  on  every  citi- zen.’  That  statement  is  still  relevant  today  and  includes  the  entire  crimi- nal  justice  system.â€?
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  October  13,  2016  —  PAGE  3A
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The  town  of  Panton  is  still  seeking  a  third  selectboard  member  after  Beth  Tarallo  resigned  this  summer  to  spend  more  time  dealing  with  work  and  her  young  and  recently  expanded  family.  Chairman  Howard  Hall  said  he  and  fellow  Selectman  John  Viskup  have  a  couple  interviews  lined  up  with  residents  interested  in  serving  on  the  Panton  selectboard  until  Town  Meeting  Day  in  March,  but  that  more  applicants  would  be  welcome.  Hall  can  be  reached  at  howardhall@pantonvt.us.
IAN  HUIZENGA  IS  opening  a  second  and  related  business  upstairs  from  his  Bar  Antidote  on  the  corner  of  Green  and  School  streets  in  Vergennes.  The  new  business,  Hired  Hand  Brewing,  will  feature  a  new  menu  and  Huizenga’s  own  craft  beer. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
“We’ve  never  had  any  curb  ap- peal.  We’ve  been  in  a  basement,â€?  he  said.  “So  from  the  very  beginning  we’ve  had  to  make  an  exceptional  product  and  build  word  of  mouth.  The  people  in  Vergennes  have  been  tremendously  supportive  of  us.â€? The  decision  to  add  the  new  venture  came  from  a  combination  of  opportunity  and  motives:  The  ¿UVW Ă€RRU VSDFH RSHQHG ZKHQ ORQJ- time  tenant  The  Clock  Shop  moved  to  Kennedy  Brothers;Íž  the  idea  of  above-Âground  space  was  tempting;Íž  Huizenga  could  grow  sales  of  his  beer,  which  is  already  on  tap  at  Bar  Antidote  and  Bristol’s  Bobcat  CafĂŠ,  where  it  is  brewed;Íž  and  the  creation  of  Hired  Hand  allows  longtime  em- ployees  to  assume  greater  responsi- bilities. “I’ve  been  fortunate  enough  to  have  good  staff,â€?  he  said.  “And  if  I  want  to  keep  good  staff,  because  they’re  going  to  want  to  grow  and  make  money  and  have  their  own  in- put,  the  only  way  I  was  really  total- ly  comfortable  doing  that  was,  OK,  we  expand  up,  we  grow  vertical  in  the  same  building.â€? $QRWKHU EHQHÂżW +XL]HQJD IRUH- sees  in  expanding  upstairs  is  to  bet- ter  take  advantage  of  business  in  the  summer  months,  typically  among Â
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Press  association  candidate  debates  on  tap COLCHESTER  —  The  debates  will  be  The  Vermont  Press  As- “‘Debate livestreamed  and  tele- sociation  is  sponsoring  Sunday’ is cast  live  on  Channel  17/ “Debate  Sundayâ€?  to  one of the few Town  Meeting  TV. allow  voters  a  chance  chances for Voters  will  hear  the  to  hear  the  candidates  views  of  the  candidates  Vermonters for  governor,  lieutenant  in  the  three  races.  The  governor  and  attorney  to hear all the start  times  and  invited  general  on  Sunday,  Oct.  candidates candidates  are: 23,  at  St.  Michael’s  Col- under one roof 1  p.m.:  Candidates  for  lege. attorney  general:  Re- at the same All  candidates  for  the  time.â€? publican  Deborah  “Debâ€?  WKUHH VWDWHZLGH RIÂżFHV Bucknam  of  Walden,  are  invited  to  the  event,  — VPA President Democrat  T.J.  Donovan  which  is  being  held  in  Adam Silverman of  South  Burlington,  and  conjunction  with  the  St.  Rosemarie  Jackowski  of  Michael’s  College  Media  Studies,  Bennington.  Journalism  and  Digital  Arts  Depart- 3  p.m.:  Candidates  for  governor:  ment. Liberty  Union  Bill  “Spacemanâ€?  Lee  Each  debate  is  planned  for  90  min- of  Craftsbury,  Democrat  Sue  Minter  utes  in  the  McCarthy  Arts  Center. of  Waterbury,  and  Republican  Phil Â
Scott  of  Berlin. 5  p.m.:  Candidates  for  lieutenant  governor:  Republican  Randy  Brock  of  Swanton,  Liberty  Union  Boots  Wardinski  of  Newbury,  and  Progres- sive/Democratic  David  Zuckerman  of  Hinesburg. The  event  is  free  and  open  to  the  public. “‘Debate  Sunday’  is  one  of  the  few  chances  for  Vermonters  to  hear  all  the  candidates  under  one  roof  at  the  same  time,â€?  said  Vermont  Press  Association  President  Adam  Silver- man.  Questioners  and  moderators  will  come  from  members  of  the  Vermont  Press  Association.  The  VPA,  which  represents  the  interests  of  the  11  dai- ly  and  four-Âdozen  non-Âdaily  printed  newspapers  circulating  in  Vermont, Â
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Two  good  candidates,  but  Sue  Minter  has  foresight  Vermont  needs 9HUPRQW LV IRUWXQDWH WR KDYH WZR TXDOLÂżHG UDWLRQDO JRRG KXPRUHG honest  and  articulate  candidates  running  for  governor.  Both  Republican  Phil  Scott  and  Democrat  Sue  Minter  would  serve  the  state  well. The  two  candidates  do,  however,  have  substantially  different  approaches  to  the  role  of  government.  Minter  would  have  government  actively  work  to  meet  the  state’s  ever-Âevolving  challenges  while  keeping  expenses  in  check.  Scott  advocates  the  classic  Republican  mantra  of  minimizing  the  role  of  government  with  a  stricter  rein  on  spending  and  a  pledge  to  not  spend  more  than  the  growth  in  revenue. Both  approaches  make  sense,  but  let’s  look  closer  at  some  issues  that  will  likely  dominate  the  next  governor’s  tenure:  ‡ 2SLRLG DGGLFWLRQ ,I WKH VWDWH LV WR JHW D KDQGOH RQ WKH RQJRLQJ drug  addiction  crisis,  it  will  need  to  continue  spending  on  increased  law  enforcement  efforts,  mental  health  support  and  addiction  therapies  to  get  those  hooked  on  opiates  off  that  doomed  train.  And  it’s  not  an  issue  we  can  postpone  until  sunnier  economic  times.  If  we  don’t  solve  it  now,  the  problem  gets  worse,  local  communities  suffer,  economic  hardship  spreads  and  solutions  will  only  be  more  expensive  in  the  future.  Minter’s  plan  FRQWLQXHV WR ÂżJKW WKH EDWWOH KHDG RQ ‡ ,QFUHDVHG SUH VFKRRO DQG FKLOGFDUH IXQGLQJ 7KH VWDWH KDV UHFHQWO\ expanded  subsidized  pre-ÂKindergarten  education  (3-Â5  year  olds)  to  10  hours  per  week  with  experts  pushing  for  more  hours  in  the  future.  Why?  Because  the  evidence  is  indisputable  that  early  childhood  education  is  the  best  foundation  to  assure  success  throughout  primary  and  secondary  school  and  into  college.  Minter  would  continue  such  funding  and  expand  it  where  she  could;Íž  Scott  says  he  agrees  with  putting  money  into  early  education  but  his  caveat  is  that  he  might  be  hamstrung  by  his  proposed  budget  cap. ‡ 5HGXFLQJ SRVW VHFRQGDU\ VWXGHQW GHEW 7KLV LV D QDWLRQ ZLGH problem  that  keeps  getting  worse  as  colleges  and  universities  cut  state  aid  and  depend  more  and  more  on  tuition  to  pay  the  bills.  The  Shumlin’s  administration  got  a  good  start  on  this  issue,  but  more  needs  to  be  done;Íž  Minter  pledges  to  pick  up  the  issue  and  press  forward. ‡ &OHDQ XS RI /DNH &KDPSODLQ 8QGHU SUHVVXUH IURP WKH IHGHUDO Environmental  Protection  Agency,  the  state  agreed  to  a  multi-Âmillion  dollar  cleanup  program  for  Lake  Champlain  under  Act  64  (passed  in  2015),  but  more  is  needed.  Both  Minter  and  Scott  are  big  advocates  of  the  outdoors  and  preserving  a  clean  and  healthy  environment;Íž  Minter’s  plan,  however,  DOORZV IRU PRUH Ă€H[LELOLW\ WR DGGUHVV ODNH FOHDQ XS FRVWV ‡ *XQ ODZV 0LQWHU KDV WDNHQ D FRXUDJHRXV VWDQG E\ DGYRFDWLQJ IRU reasonable  gun  laws,  including  requiring  a  criminal  background  check  IRU DOO JXQ VDOHV DQG D EDQ RQ PLOLWDU\ VW\OH DVVDXOW ULĂ€HV %RWK PHDVXUHV would  not  limit  the  freedom  of  Vermonters  to  own  or  purchase  guns  for  hunting  or  reasonable  protection,  but  would  make  the  state  safer  from  mass  shootings  and  from  the  all-Âtoo-Âfrequent  killings  related  to  domestic  violence.  ‡ 5HQHZDEOH HQHUJ\ DQG FOLPDWH FKDQJH %RWK FDQGLGDWHV VXSSRUW renewable  energy,  but  Minter  also  supports  wind  energy,  and  is  the  greater  advocate  for  continuing  a  state  policy  pushing  renewable  energy  as  a  job  creator.  Scott  is  not  a  climate  change  denier,  he  says,  but  is  less  eager  to  embrace  an  activist  approach.  Scott  has  also  objected  to  further  wind  development  on  ridgelines,  while  Minter  advocates  for  the  development  of  all  renewable  sources  of  energy,  with  proper  planning  for  siting  and  development.  Scott  is  also  in  support  of  continuing  the  natural  gas  pipeline  into  Addison  County  and  on  down  to  Rutland,  while  Minter  is  opposed  to  further  expansion  of  fossil  fuel  infrastructure. ‡ -RE JURZWK :KHWKHU WKH SURSRVDOV DUH WD[ LQFHQWLYHV WR JURZ MREV MRE training,  or  incentives  to  locate  in  Vermont,  encouraging  job  growth  is  not  a  zero-Âcost  game.  We  have  to  invest  in  our  future  if  we  want  to  grow.  Both  candidates  say  they  want  to  promote  job  growth,  but  voters  need  to  ask  ZKLFK EXGJHW SODQ KDV WKH Ă€H[LELOLW\ WR GR DFWXDOO\ GR LW" ‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡ With  those  issues  in  mind,  it’s  also  helpful  to  think  of  both  candidates  as  if  you  were  going  to  hire  a  CEO  for  a  business  with  8,000-Âplus  employees  and  $5.1  billion  in  annual  revenue.  You’d  want  to  look  at  the  competitive  environment  and  consider  how  to  grow,  short-Âterm  as  well  as  long-Âterm,  ZKLOH DOVR IXOÂżOOLQJ WKH PRVW FULWLFDO SXEOLF VHUYLFHV Scott  would  be  a  disciplined  CEO  who  would  bring  a  rigorous  and  prudent  approach  to  budgeting.  Furthermore,  he  is  right  to  champion  a  two- year  budget  cycle  that  would  force  the  Legislature  to  longer-Âterm  planning  and  provide  state  agencies  more  consistency  and  less  interference  in  their  ZRUN :HÂśUH DOVR FRQÂżGHQW KH ZRXOG FUHDWH D OR\DO WHDP WKDW ZRXOG ZRUN WR DFKLHYH JUHDWHU HIÂżFLHQFLHV %XW 6FRWWÂśV EXGJHW FHQWULF PLVVLRQ ZRXOG DOVR restrict  his  ability  to  adequately  address  today’s  core  challenges. Minter’s  approach,  on  the  other  hand,  is  to  use  the  state’s  budget  authority  to  get  the  biggest  bang  for  the  buck.  By  leveraging  the  state’s  double-ÂA  bond  rating,  for  example,  she  would  borrow  money  at  low  interest  rates  to  make  infrastructure  improvements  that  create  more  jobs  that  stimulate  the  state’s  economy  and  boosts  the  state’s  coffers.  Minter  also  understands  that  to  get  things  done  in  state  government,  \RX KDYH WR SURSRVH VSHFLÂżF LGHDV 6KH NQRZV IRU LQVWDQFH WKDW LI WKH VWDWH is  going  to  attract  telecommuters,  we  must  set  timelines  to  achieve  better  cellphone  coverage  and  broadband  connectivity.  She  knows  we  have  to  follow  through  on  cleaning  up  our  state  waters  and  has  pledged  to  work  ZLWK $15 DQG WKH (3$ WR UH HVWDEOLVK D JUHDW ÂżVKHU\ LQ /DNH &KDPSODLQ and  promote  it  as  the  tourist  destination  it  should  be;Íž  and  she  recognizes  that  Vermont’s  vibrant  outdoor  industry  could  produce  hundreds  of  jobs  if  the  state  placed  a  focus  on  it.  To  that  end,  she  says  she  will  appoint  an  outdoor  recreation  administrator  to  create  jobs  in  that  sector.  0LQWHUÂśV VSHFLÂżFLW\ LV QRWDEO\ GLIIHUHQW IURP 6FRWWÂśV SODQ ZKLFK VXIIHUV IURP YDJXH SODWLWXGHV DQG IHZ VSHFLÂżF SURSRVDOV 6FRWW KDV EHHQ DEOH WR help  lead  a  mid-Âsize  earth  moving  construction  business  by  setting  a  good  example,  by  working  hard,  and  running  a  frugal  shop.  But  managing  a  state  government  of  8,000  people  is  a  different  scale,  and  requires  more  than  a  PDQWUD RI EHLQJ IUXJDO DQG ÂżQGLQJ HIÂżFLHQFLHV 7R WKH VWDWHÂśV EXUHDXFUDF\ that’s  the  same-Âole,  same-Âole  they’ve  heard  time  and  time  again.  What  motivates  them  is  the  chance  to  pursue  a  good  idea;Íž  to  implement  new  LQQRYDWLRQV WR FUHDWH QHZ HIÂżFLHQFLHV $QG OLNH DQ\ EXVLQHVV WKDW JHQHUDWHV $5.1  billion  annually,  we  all  know  the  state  cannot  afford  to  sit  still;Íž  it  has  WR LQQRYDWH DQG EH FRQVWDQWO\ HYROYLQJ RU MREV DQG WKH ODERUHUV WR ÂżOO WKHP will  move  elsewhere. Sue  Minter  has  the  imagination  needed  to  create  best  practices  and  generate  good  ideas  across  state  government.  She  also  has  the  enthusiasm  and  energy  to  motivate  others  to  make  those  plans  come  to  fruition,  and  she  won’t  be  content  with  simply  maintaining  the  status  quo.  Vermonters  need  a  JRYHUQRU ZKR LV TXLFN RQ WKHLU IHHW ZLWK D VWUDWHJ\ WKDW LV DV Ă€H[LEOH DV LW LV frugal,  and  who  understands  what’s  coming  next  and  moves  the  state  in  that  GLUHFWLRQ LQ WLPH WR UHDS WKH EHQHÂżWV RI IRUHVLJKW If  given  the  opportunity,  Sue  Minter  would  be  such  a  governor.  Angelo  S.  Lynn
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I  am  writing  to  support  Ron  Holmes  of  Middlebury  for  High  Bailiff  for  Addison  County.  As  a  summer  resident  of  Lake  Dunmore,  I  have  always  felt  well  protected  when  Ron  Holmes  was  the  man  in  charge  of  law  enforcement  in  our  area. Ron  has  helped  to  keep  our  roads  and  property  safe  in  the  busy  sum- PHU PRQWKV ZKHQ WUDI¿F LV DW DQ DOO time  high  between  Middlebury  and  Salisbury.  Ron  is  personable,  re- sponsive  as  well  as  responsible,  and  of  the  highest  moral  character.  Ron  has  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Addison  County  and  has  25  years  of  law  enforcement  under  his  belt.  He  understands  the  needs  of  this  com- munity  and  will  again  be  the  voice  of  the  people.  Please  get  to  the  polls  on  Tuesday,  Nov.  8,  and  vote  for  Ron  Holmes. Audrey  Peck Salisbury
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Truth  about  Trump  always  obvious One  analogy  for  the  Republican  Party’s  response  to  the  release  of  Donald  Trump’s  taped  2005  remarks  detail- ing  his  intent  to  commit  adultery  via  crude  sexual  assault  comes  from  the  world  of  sports  —  the  NFL,  to  be  exact.   In  February  2015  Baltimore  Ravens  running  back  Ray  Rice  was  cited  for  assault.  Soon  afterward,  video  sur- IDFHG RI 5LFH GUDJJLQJ KLV XQFRQVFLRXV ÂżDQFp RXW RI D KRWHO HOHYDWRU 5DYHQV FRDFKHV DQG RIÂżFLDOV UXVKHG WR KLV defense.  In  July,  after  a  June  hearing  with  NFL  Com- missioner  Roger  Goodell,  the  league  suspended  Rice  for  two  games.  In  August,  more  video  surfaced,  this  time  show- LQJ 5LFH NQRFNLQJ RXW KLV ÂżDQFp LQ the  elevator.  In  September,  the  NFL  changed  its  mind  and  suspended  Rice  LQGHÂżQLWHO\ DQG QR WHDP UHSUHVHQWD- tive  has  given  him  the  time  of  day  since.  Well,  what  did  Ravens  and  By Andy 1)/ RIÂżFLDOV WKLQN KDSSHQHG LQ WKH Kirkaldy HOHYDWRU LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH" 7KH\ QHHG- ed  video  to  make  the  call? What’s  the  point?  Given  all  we  al- ready  knew  about  Donald  Trump,  why  was  the  language  used  and  intent  expressed  on  that  videotape  the  least  bit  of  D VXUSULVH WR 5HSXEOLFDQ 3DUW\ RIÂżFLDOV DQG RIÂżFHKROGHUV" That  is  exactly  how  one  might  expect  a  well-Âdocument- ed  serial  philanderer  and  harasser  of  women  (on  “The  Ap- prentice,â€?  at  his  other  workplaces  and  at  his  beauty  pag- HDQWV ² WKH HYLGHQFH LV HDV\ WR ÂżQG OLNH 7UXPS WR WDON about  them.  This  is  how  he  feels,  in  unvarnished  private  speech  about  the  half  of  the  human  race  —  those  Trump  has  more  recently  publicly  described  as  “pigs,â€?  “slobsâ€?  and  “dogsâ€?  with  “blood  coming  from  her  wherever.â€? Really,  it’s  like  the  words  of  the  Claude  Rains  character Â
in  “Casablancaâ€?  when  he  raids  Humphrey  Bogart’s  estab- OLVKPHQW Âł,ÂśP VKRFNHG VKRFNHG WR ÂżQG WKDW JDPEOLQJ LV going  on  in  here.â€? And  only  now  Republicans  like  Sen.  Kelly  Ayotte  of  New  Hampshire  and  former  presidential  candidate  and  longtime  Arizona  Sen.  John  McCain  are  changing  their  mind  about  supporting  Trump?  And  Paul  Ryan  only  now  is  suggesting  to  his  GOP  House  colleagues  it’s  OK  not  to  embrace  the  former  reality  TV  star  and  beauty  pageant  owner? These  sudden  shifts  smack  of  convenience,  not  princi- ples.  Or  rats  abandoning  a  sinking  ship  they  never  would  have  boarded  if  they  had  any  moral  backbone  to  begin  with. Of  course,  by  now  we  know  Trump  has  more  excuses  for  his  offensive  acts,  positions  (those  are  a  story  for  another  day)  and  statements  than  Addison  County  has  cows,  but  his  defense  for  expressing  a  plan  to  in- decently  assault  women  and  commit  adultery  is  particularly  insulting. It  was  “locker  room  banter,â€?  Trump  said. Really?  I  have  played  sports  since  I  have  been  10.  That’s  more  than  50  years.  Sticking  to  the  all-Âmale  squads  DQG VWDUWLQJ LQ P\ WHHQ \HDUV ,ÂśYH SOD\HG RQ ÂżYH VRFFHU teams,  two  softball  teams,  six  hockey  teams,  two  basket- ball  teams  and  four  baseball  teams,  and  joined  hundreds  of  pickup  basketball  games.  I  have  never  heard  anyone  speak  with  that  level  of  con- tempt  for  women  in  any  locker  room,  sideline  or  post- JDPH JDWKHULQJ DW DQ\ SRLQW LQ WKRVH ÂżYH GHFDGHV No,  that’s  not  “locker  roomâ€?  talk,  Mr.  Trump.  You  own  those  words.  That’s  who  you  are.  A  harasser.  A  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)
Clippings
Frightening  message  in  the  bottle I  learned  something  about  myself  last  week:  Water  —  in  the  car  and  didn’t  notice  until  I  got  into  bed.  I  made  RU PRUH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ P\ JODVV ZDWHU ERWWOH ² PHDQV D do  with  a  glass  of  water  on  the  nightstand.  (I  can  be  quite  lot  to  me.  Growing  older  is  just  one  self-Âdiscovery  after  resourceful  under  emergency  conditions.) another,  isn’t  it? In  the  morning,  when  I  trotted  out  to  the  car  to  fetch  I  wasn’t  always  a  big  water  drinker.  But  a  decade  or  my  precious  bottle,  I  noticed  that  the  lid  had  popped  WZR DJR ZKHQ FHUWDLQ FRUSRUDWLRQV ÂżJXUHG RXW WKDW JXOO- open.  That  was  odd  in  itself,  but  things  only  got  weirder  ible  consumers  would  pay  for  free  water  if  it  were  sold  in  (and  grosser).  Picking  the  bottle  up,  I  discovered  —  ick  plastic  bottles,  I  was  like,  “Hey,  I’m  a  gullible  consumer.  —  a  drowned  mouse  inside. Here’s  my  money.â€?  I  was  hooked. First,  I  reacted  in  an  appropriate  manner,  alternately  For  a  while,  I  was  drinking  two  bottles  a  day  at  about  shuddering  and  screaming.  Then  my  revulsion  gave  way  $1  per  bottle.  I  knew  it  was  wasteful,  to  confusion.  How  had  a  mouse  got- but  as  a  penny-Âwise,  pound-Âfoolish  ten  into  my  car?  How  had  it  opened  cheapskate,  I  couldn’t  bring  myself  to  the  bottle?  If  it  needed  water  so  bad- drop  $20  all  at  once  on  a  fancy  glass  ly,  why  didn’t  it  get  its  own  bottle?  bottle  in  a  protective  silicone  sleeve.  Surely  a  very  tiny  glass  bottle  would  Then  I  did  the  math  —  well,  I  didn’t  cost  way  less  than  $20. actually  do  the  math,  but  I  made  a  My  next  thought:  Was  this  an  acci- guesstimate:  With  such  a  purchase,  dent  ‌  or  something  else?  I’ve  seen  I’d  break  even  in  a  year.  “The  Godfather.â€?  I’ve  seen  “Fatal  Possibly  sooner.  By Jessie Raymond Attraction.â€?  Had  someone  drowned  0\ Ă€DVK\ QHZ ZDWHU ERWWOH HQDEOHG the  poor  creature  in  my  water  bottle  me  to  stay  constantly  hydrated,  and,  as  a  warning  to  me? as  a  bonus,  made  people  think  I  did  yoga.  But  it  wasn’t  I  doubted  it.  As  far  as  I  could  recall,  I’d  never  met  this  just  for  looks.  That  bottle  became  a  piece  of  me,  an  inte- mouse;Íž  it  had  nothing  to  do  with  me  personally.  For  all  gral  part  of  who  I  was,  no  less  than  my  liver  or  my  cell  I  knew,  the  mouse  had  some  bad  gambling  debts,  that’s  phone. all. Over  time,  I’ve  grown  accustomed  to  having  access  to  After  a  disturbing  few  minutes  during  which  I  shook  water  at  all  times.  I  carry  my  bottle  everywhere.  When  the  bottle  upside  down  in  the  driveway  until  the  water- LWÂśV LQ WKH GLVKZDVKHU , OLH RQ WKH Ă€RRU DQG ZKLQH OLNH D logged  corpse  popped  out,  I  ran  the  bottle  through  the  kid  whose  security  blanket  is  in  the  dryer. dishwasher  to  remove  any  lingering  mousiness. I  just  didn’t  realize,  until  last  weekend,  how  much  I  It  didn’t  help.  depend  on  that  bottle. Though  technically  the  bottle  was  clean,  sterilized  and  Saturday  night,  coming  home  late,  I  forgot  the  bottle  (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)
Around the bend
As  one  might  expect  from  a  Democratic  Party  candidate,  one  of  the  centerpieces  of  Sue  Minter’s  campaign  is  a  “freebie.â€?  She  propos- es  free  tuition  for  college  students  that  attend  the  proper  colleges  and  would  fund  this  freebie  by  increased  taxes  on  out-Âof-Âstate  banks  that  do  business  in  Vermont.  Thus,  it  would  cost  Vermont  taxpayers  nothing.  Hah!  Where  does  she  think  these  banks  will  get  the  money  for  the  increased  taxes? Jim  Peabody,  Sr. Bristol
Republican  to  vote  for  Clinton As  a  responsible  Republican  I  am  planning  to  vote  for  Hillary  in  November  for  the  good  of  my  party.  $V D ¿VFDO FRQVHUYDWLYH DQG VRFLDO liberal  I  have  held  my  nose  to  the  anachronistic  hillbilly  stance  of  many  candidates  for  many  years.  The  evolution  to  an  intolerable  level  of  irresponsible  behavior  has  culminated  with  the  nomination  of  D FHUWL¿DEOH OXQDWLF E\ WKH QDPH RI Donald  Trump.  The  party  is  in  shambles  and  Trump  would  be  the  last  nail  of  the  pine  box  the  party  has  climbed  into.  With  our  primitive  two  party  sys- tem,  a  Trump  presidency  would  all  but  assure  a  one  party  government.  7KH FXUUHQW ¿VFDO PHVV LQ 9HUPRQW is  a  warning  to  all  Americans  as  to  how  dangerous  one  party  rule  is  to  ¿VFDO VROYHQF\ DQG WKH PRVW YXOQHU- able  among  us,  as  public  funds  dry  up  due  to  excessive  and  punitive  taxation  forcing  many  of  us  to  move  elsewhere.  A  Republican  voting  for  Trump  is  a  checkers  move.  A  vote  for  Hillary  is  a  chess  move  and  represents  the  last  hope  for  the  party  that  at  one  time  nominated  a  man  named  Abra- ham  Lincoln. Anders  Holm  MD Hinesburg
Thurston  against  renewable  power 7KLV LV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ,ÂśYH ZULWWHQ a  letter  to  the  editor  of  the  Addison  Independent.  Like  many  of  my  friends  and  neighbors  in  Panton  and  surrounding  towns,  I  try  to  avoid  meaningless  political  bickering.  But  this  election  I  feel  compelled  to  speak  out.  We  know  that  the  issues  are  complex,  and  that  the  solutions  are  equally  complex. Vermonters  want  to  give  our  kids  a  good  education  and  give  them  the  opportunity  to  stay  and  live  and  work  in  this  beautiful  state  after  graduating  from  high  school  or  college.  We  want  clean  water  and  healthy  farms.  Clean  and  reasonably  priced  energy.  We  want  good  quality  and  affordable  healthcare.  Accom- plishing  these  goals  will  require  ingenuity,  compassion,  hard  work  and  cooperation.  We  also  know  that  none  of  these  goals  can  be  achieved  by  electing  candidates  sponsored  by  the  Koch  brothers,  who  simply  want  to  change  the  balance  of  power  in  Washington  and  lower  (or  in  some  cases  eliminate)  taxes  on  the  wealthiest  among  us.  It’s  unfair,  and  Vermonters  know  it.  7KH QHZ ³¿VFDOO\ FRQVHUYDWLYH´ Republican  candidate  for  Addison-Â3  is  Monique  Thurston,  a  33-Âyear  resi- (See  Letter,  Page  5A)
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  October  13,  2016  —  PAGE  5A
Spinoza: Calvin and Hobbes
Letters to the Editor State  Senate  candidate  gets  high  marks  for  listening Sen.  Chris  Bray,  who  has  served  in  both  the  Vermont  House  and  Senate,  is  one  of  the  best  elected  RIÂżFLDOV ZH KDYH NQRZQ +H listens  to  his  constituents  with  a  greater  depth  of  concern  and  really  considers  what  he  is  being  asked  to  support,  then  goes  to  work  to  ¿QG WKH EHVW VROXWLRQ :H JLYH KLP an  A+  for  being  responsive  to  the  concerns  of  the  people  of  Addison  County  and  Vermont.  When  a  number  of  Addison  County  residents  contacted  leg-Â
islators  about  the  Vermont  Gas  Systems  pipeline,  many  turned  a  deaf  ear,  or  gave  a  cautious  response  to  avoid  the  controversy.  Sen.  Bray  took  a  well-Âconsidered  approach:  he  researched  the  issue  thoroughly,  and  is  now  drafting  a  new  law  to  make  the  PSB  more  responsive  to  the  public.  Sen.  Bray  was  the  lead  sponsor  of  this  year’s  energy  siting  law,  which  gives  towns  a  much  stronger  voice  in  energy  projects.  In  2015,  Sen.  Bray  was  the Â
lead  sponsor  in  the  senate  of  the  Vermont  Clean  Water  Act.  He  is  a  strong  supporter  of  renewables  and  the  environment  generally,  an  issue  important  for  the  welfare  of  our  communities  and  future  generations.  We  commend  Chris  Bray  to  our  friends  and  neighbors  and  hope  he  will  be  re-Âelected  to  serve  us  in  the  Vermont  Senate  for  the  next  term.  Rev.  George  Klohck  Margaret  Klohck  Middlebury
&KDUERQQHDX RQ WKH ULJKW VLGH RI LPSRUWDQW LVVXHV Please  support  Jill  Charbonneau  for  representative  from  Middle- bury.  She  will  work  on  issues  that  are  important  to  working  Vermont- ers: ‡ SHU KRXU PLQLPXP ZDJH ‡ 8QLYHUVDO SXEOLFO\ ¿QDQFHG SULPDU\ FDUH DV WKH ¿UVW VWHS WR single  payer.
‡ $ IDLUHU WD[ V\VWHP ² FXUUHQWO\ the  top  one  percent  of  Vermonters  do  not  pay  their  fair  share  of  taxes,  depriving  the  state  of  needed  funds.  (Vermont  ranks  only  46th  in  tax  fairness  in  the  nation). ‡ 0DNLQJ VXUH ZH PDNH XS RXU current  shortfalls  in  mental  health  budgets  —  if  we  don’t  pay  up  front Â
and  address  issues  early,  we  end  up  paying  through  the  criminal  justice  system,  which  is  not  how  it  should  turn  out. ‡ ,QYHVWLQJ LQ HQYLURQPHQWDOO\ sustainable  infrastructure  for  the  state. Veronica  Ciambra Middlebury
%UXKO KDV ¾¿QJHU RQ WKH SXOVHÂś RI WKH IXWXUH RI 9HUPRQW In  August  of  2017,  I  will  celebrate  50  years  in  health  care.  I  have  been  incredibly  privileged  to  have  cared  for  thousands  of  people  from  all  walks  of  life,  from  millionaire  actors  in  California  to  the  homeless  on  the  streets  of  Albany,  and  more  recently,  migrant  Hispanic  workers  that  help  keep  Addison  County  dairy  farms  in  production.  That  half  century  has  taught  me  invaluable  lessons,  most  notably Â
the  many  elements  required  to  adequately  care  for  others:  listening  to  what  they  say  and  what  they  don’t  say,  applying  knowledge  and  skills  with  the  best  ability  possible,  know- ing  it  may  not  be  enough,  knowing  when  to  push  forward  and  when  to  pause  for  reassessment  or  change  of  course,  and  always  applying  basic  respect,  courtesy  and  compassion  that  is  culturally  sensitive  and  ap- propriate.
These  elements  of  caring  are  not  unique  to  health  care  professionals;͞  we  all  know  skilled  professionals  in  many  trades  and  professions  who  exhibit  these  qualities  in  serving  the  public,  whether  that  be  in  a  FODVVURRP ODZ RI¿FH SKDUPDF\ landscaper’s  garden,  artist’s  studio,  milking  parlor,  auto  mechanic  bay  or  grocery  store.  Unfortunately,  we  have  not  witnessed  these  qualities  (See  Lewis  letter,  Page  12A)
expert  and  persuaded  some  to  join  her  “cause.â€?  I  don’t  think  those  tactics  will  be  effective  in  Vermont.  You  probably  don’t  know  these  things  about  Mrs.  Thurston.  They  do  not  appear  in  her  campaign  literature.  She  has  now  married  a  Vermonter,  with  a  camp  in  Maine,  who  is  also  opposed  to  wind  energy.  She  is  starting  fresh.  But  beware,  Ver- monters:  Tigers  don’t  change  their  stripes.  At  a  recent  candidate  de- bate  in  Vergennes,  her  emphasis  on  purchasing  electricity  from  Hydro  Quebec  was  naĂŻve,  ill-Âadvised  and  conveniently  crafted  to  supplant  the  need  for  more  renewable  energy  in  Vermont.  Those  of  us  who  have  lived  in  Vermont  since  the  80s  remember  when  Green  Mountain  Power  was  nearly  bankrupted  by  a  contract Â
with  Hydro  Quebec.  We  need  renewable  energy  in  Vermont.  We  should  be  wary  about  relying  too  heavily  on  our  neighbors  to  the  north  to  solve  all  of  our  problems.  When  I  consider  the  long-Âstanding  DQG VHOĂ€HVV FRQWULEXWLRQV RI Representative  Diane  Lanpher  to  our  community  and  to  the  state  of  Vermont,  there  is  no  comparison.  We  need  more  people  like  Diane,  not  like  Monique.  If  you  want  to  bring  in  new  blood,  consider  a  vote  for  Fritz  Langrock.  I’ve  known  Fritz  for  years.  He’s  an  honest,  smart,  caring  person  —  a  Vermont- er  who  came  back  to  the  state  and  has  made  it  a  better  place.   Please  vote  for  Diane  and  Fritz,  either  by  absentee  ballot  today  or  at  the  polls  on  Nov.  8. Todd  Presson Panton
By  the  end  of  the  week,  I  couldn’t  stand  it  anymore.  I  threw  the  bottle  —  the  perfectly  good,  if  formerly  mousy,  bottle  —  out.  I  suppose  I  could  have  given  it  away,  but  if  the  recipient  later  came  down  with  hantavirus  or  bubonic  plague,  I’d  al- ways  feel  partially  responsible.  I  did  not  relish  spending  yet  an- other  $20  on  a  new  glass  water  bot- tle.  But  I  couldn’t  go  on  without  one. Luckily,  my  teenage  daughter  happened  to  have  two.  Moved  by Â
my  plight  —  or  tired  of  me  com- plaining  in  a  raspy  voice  about  my  dry  skin  and  chapped  lips  —  she  gave  me  one.  Joy.  Water  bottle,  you  complete  me. My  water  consumption  is  back  to  normal  now,  but  I’m  not  taking  any  chances.  I’m  going  to  buy  myself  a  backup  bottle,  no  matter  the  cost,  just  in  case  the  mouse  thing  wasn’t  a  coincidence. As  God  is  my  witness,  I’ll  never  be  thirsty  again.
Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) dent  of  Maine.  A  Vermont  resident  since  2013,  she  has  decided  to  run  IRU RIÂżFH LQ KHU QHZ VWDWH 6KH KDV been  knocking  on  doors  in  Addison  county  to  get  a  feel  for  what  people  are  concerned  about.  This  diligence  is  necessary  because  she  doesn’t  know  Vermonters.  In  Maine,  she  was  Monique  An- iel,  then  married  to  fellow  physi- cian  Albert  Aniel.  Both  Monique  and  her  husband  strongly  opposed  wind  energy  projects  in  Maine.  Together  they  formed  and  partici- pated  in  activist  groups  and  spoke  out  against  wind  power  projects  that  I  supported.  Opposition  is  not  unusual  in  the  democratic  process,  but  Monique,  while  articulate,  was  not  well-Âinformed;Íž  she  resorted  to  slander  and  other  negative  tactics,  she  misrepresented  herself  as  an Â
Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) entirely  de-Âmoused,  I  couldn’t  quite  bring  myself  to  drink  out  of  it.  For  a  week  it  sat  empty  on  the  counter  while  I  went  about  my  life,  sad  and  thirsty.  Water.  I  needed  water. I  did  drink  water.  Some.  But  drinking  from  an  open  glass  wasn’t  enough;Íž  I  wanted  water  within  arm’s  reach  at  every  moment  —  in  the  car,  at  the  supermarket,  during  a  mammogram.  My  throat  grew  more  parched  with  each  passing  day. Â
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Calvin  almost  to  the  letter.  Every  Yet,  involving  God  in  the  in- human  being  is  endowed  with  ferior  course  of  nature,  not  con- a  seed  of  religion,  which  is  not  fusedly,  but  always  with  precision  an  implanted  truth,  but  a  cease- and  purpose  is  just  how  Calvin  de- less  rational  curiosity  concerning  ¿QHV WKH DFWLYLW\ RI *RG DV FUHDWRU the  causes  of  things  and  on  to  the  and  governor  of  the  world.  From  causes  of  causes,  and  which  is  not  the  beginning  of  creation  until  VDWLVÂżHG XQWLO LW UHDFKHV DQ HWHUQDO now,  and  on  until  the  end  of  the  cause,  upon  which  all  things  and  world,  God  is  a  hands  on  artisan  their  causes  depend,  “which  men  and  arranger  of  all  things,  down  to  call  God;Íž  and  yet  not  have  an  idea  the  smallest  detail,  including  ev- or  image  of  him  in  their  mind.â€?  ery  human  thought  and  action.  As  The  seed  of  religion  reaches  full  Jesus  said,  even  the  hairs  on  our  ÀRZHULQJ LQ WKH UHFHSWLRQ RI GL- heads  are  numbered.  God  is  in  ev- vine  revelation,  recorded  in  Sacred Â
Scripture,  wherein  God  is  revealed  as  king  of  the  universe  and  univer- sal  lawgiver,  in  words  and  images  accommodated  to  our  sensibilities.  The  imagery  is  political,  which  did  not  go  unnoticed  by  Spinoza. Hobbes  maintained  that  civil  society,  along  with  its  principles  and  practices,  are  not  divine  but  human  creations,  although  in  imi- tation  of  God.  His  most  celebrated  work,  Leviathan,  opens  with  this  theme:  politics  as  an  art,  whereby  mankind  mimics  God. “Nature  (the  art  whereby  God  hath  made  and  governs  the  world)  is  by  the  art  of  man,  as  in  many  other  things,  so  in  this  also  imi- WDWHG WKDW LW FDQ PDNH DQ DUWLÂżFLDO animal.  For  seeing  life  is  but  a  motion  of  limbs  ‌  why  may  we  not  say,  that  all  automata  (engines  that  move  themselves  by  springs  and  wheels  as  doth  a  watch)  have  DQ DUWLÂżFLDO OLIH" ÂŤ Art  goes  yet  further,  imitating  that  rational  and  most  excellent  work  of  nature,  man.  For  by  art  is  created  that  great  LEVIATHAN  called  a  COM- MONWEALTH,  or  STATE  ‌  which  is  EXW DQ DUWLÂżFLDO PDQ WKRXJK RI greater  stature  and  strength  than  the  natural,  for  whose  protection  and  defense  it  was  intended;Íž  and  in  which,  the  sovereignty,  is  an  ar- WLÂżFLDO VRXO ´ Hobbes  imagined  that  states  were  established  and  fashioned  by  human  assemblies,  whose  mem- bers,  moved  by  their  desire  for  peace  and  security,  contract  or  covenant  together  —  where  a  ma- jority  decides  for  all  —  for  them- selves  and  their  descendants  to  unite  under  the  supreme  rule  of  a  personage  or  assembly  of  persons,  whom  they  endow  with  sovereign  power,  which  once  given  cannot  be  taken  away.  The  commonwealth  or  state,  then,  is  like  a  great  person,  au- tonomous  or  self-Âgoverning,  and,  Hobbes  concludes  that  for  the  sake  of  its  stability  it  ought  to  practice  one  religion,  the  same  IRU DOO Âł:KLFK UHOLJLRQ"´ LV D question  to  be  decided  solely  by  VRYHUHLJQ DXWKRULW\ ,WV RIÂżFHV doctrines,  and  practices  become  matters  of  civil  law.  Here  Hobbes  departs  radically  from  Calvin,  for  whom  religion  must  always  be  independent  of  secular  authority  so  far  as  concerns  its  faith  and  practice.  Hobbes  had  his  reasons  for  thinking  otherwise.  The  Eng- lish  civil  wars,  through  which  he  lived,  were  driven  by  sectarian  rivalries,  fomented  by  ambitious  clergy,  and  by  a  religious  popu- lism  fueled  by  fanatical  devotion  to  competing  orthodoxies.  Re- ligious  zeal,  then  as  now,  was  a  threat  to  civil  order  and  tranquil- ity;Íž  and  if  peace  is  to  be  estab- lished,  then  the  public  exercise  of  religion  must  fall  under  the  rule  of  an  impartial  secular  authority.  Spinoza,  also,  would  make  this  a  principle  of  his  politics.
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Obituaries Paul Raymond Adams, 96, Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY  —  Paul  Ray- mond  Adams,  96,  passed  away  Fri- day,  Oct.  7,  2016,  at  East  View  Ter- race  in  Middlebury. He  was  born  Nov.  23,  1919,  in  Clarenceville,  Quebec,  the  son  of  Harold  and  Corintha  (Ferland)  Ad- ams. A  man  known  for  his  strong  work  ethic,  high  energy  and  athleticism,  he  was  captain  of  his  MHS  baseball  team,  a  competitive  member  of  the  ski  team  and  president  of  his  senior  class.  After  graduation  from  MHS  in  1939,  he  worked  for  the  Rural  (OHFWULÂżFDWLRQ 3URJUDP WUDYHOLQJ throughout  Northern  Vermont  setting  poles  and  power  lines,  often  borrow- ing  a  farmer’s  team  of  horses  to  haul  wire  and  poles  to  remote  locations  where  motorized  vehicles  could  not  JR 7KLV OHG WR D MRE LQ 6SULQJÂżHOG Vt.,  at  which  time  he  married  Fran- ces  Remele.  They  eventually  settled  in  Middlebury,  where  they  raised  a  family  of  eight  children  and  estab- lished  an  electrical  contracting  busi- ness. He  is  survived  by  his  children,  four  sons,  Ronald  Adams  of  Middlebury;Íž  Michael  Adams  and  wife  Marcia  of  Middlebury;Íž  Joseph  Adams  and  wife Â
PAUL   ADAMS Laura  of  Salisbury;Íž  John  Adams  of  Florida;Íž  and  his  four  daughters,  Louise  Carl  and  husband  Winston  of  Bridport;Íž  Paula  Warner  and  hus- band  Gary  of  Naples,  Fla.;Íž  Patricia  Perkins  of  Middlebury;Íž  and  Susan  Roberts  and  husband  David,  of  Lan- caster,  Ky.,  by  his  21  grandchildren Â
and  31  great-Âgrandchildren.  Also  by  his  brother,  George  Adams,  of  Man- chester,  N.H.;Íž  and  his  special  friends  Liz  Smith,  Kathy  Laframboise  and  Peg  Myhre. He  was  predeceased  by  his  par- ents,  his  beloved  wife  Frances  and  a  brother  Ferland. There  will  be  no  visiting  hours.  A  mass  of  Christian  burial  was  held  on  Thursday,  Oct.  13,  at  1:30  p.m.  at  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church,  Middle- bury.  The  Rev.  Yvon  Royer  will  be  the  Celebrant. Burial  will  follow  in  St.  Mary’s  Cemetery.  Following  the  burial  the  family  will  receive  family  and  friends  at  the  Middlebury  American  Legion  for  a  celebration  of  his  life. The  family  would  like  to  thank  the  staff  at  East  View  and  Addison  County  home  Health  and  Hospice  for  their  compassionate  kindness  and  care  of  Paul. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Homeward  Bound  at  236  Boardman  Street,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  Arrangements  are  under  the  direction  of  the  Sanderson  Ducha- rme  Funeral  Home.  Online  condo- lences  may  be  offered  at  www.sand- HUVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸
Mary M. Grant, 91, Vergennes VERGENNES  —  Mary  M.  Grant,  91,  passed  away  peacefully  in  her  sleep  at  the  Helen  Porter  Nursing  Home  on  Oct.  8,  2016. Mary  was  born  May  21,  1925,  in  Ferrisburgh,  Vt.  She  was  the  daugh- ter  of  Leon  and  Helen  Larrow. Mary,  a  lifetime  Vermont  resident,  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Peter’s  Catholic  Church  in  Vergennes  and  Immaculate  Heart  of  Mary  in  Wil- liston.  Mary  retired  from  Simmons  Precision  after  more  than  25  years  where  she  met  her  second  husband,  William  Grant.  They  were  married  on  July  17,  1976. Mary  is  predeceased  by  her  hus- band  of  29  years,  William;Íž  her  daughter  Claudia  Enloe;Íž  and  brother  Franklin  Larrow. She  is  survived  by  her  sisters,  Catherine  LeBoeuf;Íž  Connie  Muniz;Íž  Leone  (Bob)  Lawson;Íž  and  Helen  (Bob)  Panton;Íž  her  children,  Randall  /DĂ€LQ .HQ /DĂ€LQ 3DP 'DQD /DU- row;Íž  Laurie  (Andre)  Desautels;Íž  Lisa  (Steve)  Ecker;Íž  and  step-Âchildren, Â
one  great-Âgreat-Âgrandchild,  all  of  whom  were  the  joy  of  her  life.  0DU\ ZDV D VHOĂ€HVV JLYLQJ DQG generous  woman  who  always  put  the  needs  of  others  before  her  own.  She  enjoyed  gardening  and  was  known  as  an  outstanding  cook.  She  was  dearly  loved  and  will  be  missed  by  her  fam- ily  and  friends. Calling  hours  will  be  at  Brown- McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes  on  Sunday,  Oct.  16,  from  3  p.m.  to  7  p.m.  The  funeral  will  be  held  at  St.  Peter’s  Catholic  Church  in  Vergennes  on  Monday,  Oct.  17,  at  11  a.m.,  with  burial  immediately  following  at  Prospect  Cemetery.  A  reception  for  family  and  friends  will  be  held  at  the  American  Legion  in  Vergennes. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ be  made  to  Emerald  Coast  Cancer  Center  in  Fort  Walton  Beach,  Fla.,  in  MARY   GRANT memory  of  her  daughter  Claudia,  or  Middlebury’s  Helen  Porter  Memory  Kathy  (Peter)  Hubbard;Íž  Bill  Grant  Center.  To  send  online  condolenc- and  Sue  (Joe)  Ferra;Íž  17  grandchil- es  to  her  family  please  visit  www. dren;Íž  16  great-Âgrandchildren;Íž  and  EURZQPFFOD\IXQHUDOKRPHV FRP ¸
SHELBURNE  —  Patricia  Ann  Murray  Brooks,  72,  passed  away  peacefully  at  home  surrounded  by  her  loving  family  on  Saturday,  Oct.  8,  2016.  Patricia  was  born  in  Rapid  City,  S.D.,  on  Sept.  8,  1944,  the  daughter  of  James  C.  and  Mary  Agnes  (Metzger)  Murray. She  graduated  from  Copenhagen  Central  School,  obtained  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  from  Nazareth  College  in  Rochester,  N.Y.,  and  a  Master  of  Sci- ence  degree  from  C.W.  Post  Center  of  Long  Island  University. She  worked  as  an  employment  counselor  for  22  years  with  the  New  York  State  Department  of  Labor  in  Gloversville,  N.Y.  Prior  to  that  she  was  a  Placement  Specialist  at  Lexington  Center,  in  Johnstown,  N.Y.  She  was  an  active  member  of  St.  Peters,  Catholic  Church  in  Vergennes,  Vt.,  where  she  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Ann’s  soci- ety  as  well  as  a  Eucharistic  Minister.  She  was  a  member  of  both  the  Addi- son  County  and  Vermont  Right  to  Life  committees,  and  held  the  position  of  president  of  the  Addison  chapter  for  seven  years.  She  was  also  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Association  of  Employment  Counselors. She  is  survived  by  her  son  Mat- thew  David  Brooks,  his  wife  Keila,  and  their  three  children  Valeria,  Mia  and  Mattie,  who  reside  in  Virginia;Íž  her  daughter  Michaela  Brooks  Whitman,  her  husband  Patrick  and  their  four  children  Ella,  Hunter,  Chase  and  Har- rison  Whitman,  of  Shelburne,  Vt.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  parents,  her Â
PATRICIA  BROOKS beloved  spouse  David  Brooks,  who  passed  away  on  July  15,  2015,  and  their  daughter  Maria  Chantel  Brooks.  Patricia  is  also  survived  by  four  sib- lings:  her  brothers  James  J.  Murray  and  Peter  J.  Murray;Íž  and  sisters  Mary  Pamela  Wojtowicz  and  Kerry  Suzanne  Sise. She  will  also  be  greatly  missed  by  her  “summer  sonâ€?  Francisco  Calde- ron  of  Albany,  her  nieces,  nephews,  cousins,  dear  friends  from  St.  Peter’s  Church  in  Vergennes,  and  the  Addi- son  County  and  Vermont  Right  to  Life  Committees. She  enjoyed  spending  time  with  her  family;Íž  being  a  cheerleader  at  her Â
children’s  and  grandchildren’s  sport- ing  events,  traveling,  attending  the  annual  March  for  Life  in  Washington,  D.C.,  and  was  a  lifelong  fan  of  Notre  Dame  University  sports.  She  also  en- joyed  visiting  with  friends  and  family  regularly.  She  was  an  extraordinary  big  sister,  always  looking  out  for  her  younger  siblings  and  she  never  forgot  a  birthday  or  special  event. Those  who  knew  her  remember  her  welcoming  smile,  unconditional  love,  immense  faith  in  God  and  com- mitment  to  defending  the  rights  of  the  unborn.  Some  of  her  greatest  virtues  were  her  kindness,  hospitality  and  pa- tience. A  prayer  service  was  held  at  Sand- erson-ÂDucharme  funeral  home  in  Middlebury  on  Tuesday,  Oct.  11,  from  4  p.m.  to  6  p.m. A  mass  of  Christian  burial  was  cel- ebrated  on  Wednesday,  Oct.  12,  at  St.  Peter’s  Catholic  Church  in  Vergennes.  The  Reverend  Yvon  Royer  will  be  the  celebrant.  Graveside  services  will  be  held  in  Broadalbin,  N.Y.  at  the  Union  Mills  cemetery  on  Friday,  Oct.  14. Memorial  contributions  in  memory  of  Patricia  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Right  to  Life,  428  Court  St.  #101,  Middlebury,  VT  05753;Íž  Birth- right,  289  College  St.,  Burlington,  VT  05401  or  donate  online  http://birth- right.org/en/landingpage/lp-Âburling- tonvt. Arrangements  are  under  the  direc- tion  of  Sanderson-ÂDucharme  funeral  home  online  condolences  at  www.san- GHUGVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸
John Thomas Whitney, Sr., 72, Cornwall CORNWALL  —  John  Thomas  Whitney,  Sr.,  age  72,  passed  away  Friday,  Oct.  7,  2016,  at  Dartmouth- Hitchcock  Memorial  Hospital  in  Ha- nover,  N.H. -RKQ ZDV ERUQ LQ 6SULQJÂżHOG RQ Oct.  27,  1943.  He  was  the  son  of  Her- bert  and  Lorette  (Supernault)  Whit- ney.  He  grew  up  in  Salisbury  where  he  received  his  early  education.  He  began  his  working  career  on  the  fam- ily  farm.  He  later  worked  for  JP  Car- rara  &  Sons  in  East  Middlebury  for  over  25  years.  Following  his  retirement  from  Car- rara  he  began  the  passion  of  his  life,  “Whitney’s  Custom  Farm  Work.â€?  At  the  time  of  his  passing  he  had  been  doing  what  he  loved,  “driving  a  trac- tor.â€?  He  had  a  special  love  for  his  fam- LO\ +H HQMR\HG KLV GRJV KXQWLQJ ÂżVK- ing  and  animals.  He  loved  working  his  mini  farm  and  wood  and  hay  business. Surviving  is  his  wife,  Lorraine  (Pip-Â
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Obituaries Kenneth H. Theobald, 81, Monkton
MONKTON  —  A  toast  to  a  well  lived  life.  Kenneth  H.  Theobald,  81,  of  Monkton,  passed  away  unexpect- edly  on  Oct.  8,  2016  from  complica- tions  of  heart  surgery.  Beloved  father,  grandfather,  brother,  husband,  uncle,  neighbor,  gym  buddy  and  friend,  Ken  was  born  Jan.  13,  1935,  in  Pots- dam,  N.Y.  to  Ruth  L.  Theobald  and  Walter  R.  Theobald.  Milking  cows  in  the  pre-Âdawn  hours  before  attending  grade  school  in  a  one-Âroom  school- house,  he  developed  a  work  ethic  in  his  childhood  that  never  faltered.  He  graduated  from  SUNY  Canton  in  1954  and  went  on  to  become  a  suc- cessful  dairy  farmer  in  Canton,  N.Y.,  for  over  50  years. An  exemplary  community  citizen,  Ken  took  an  active  leadership  role  in  various  agricultural  and  planning  board  organizations  in  St.  Lawrence  County,  including  Cooperative  Ex- tension,  Farm  Credit,  Northern  Bulk  and  the  St.  Lawrence  County  Plan- ning  Board.  Balancing  his  hard  work  and  pragmatism  with  musical  inter- ludes,  he  added  his  beautiful  bari- tone  voice  to  the  local  Barbershop  Goldenaires. Admired  by  many  as  a  thought- ful  land  steward  and  conservation- ist,  Ken  transitioned  his  dairy  farm  to  a  grass-Âfed  beef  farm  and  then  to  organic  standards  before  retiring  to  a  hobby  farm  in  Vermont.  He  es- tablished  several  bluebird  trails  and  tended  countless  bluebird  nest  boxes  in  both  New  York  and  Vermont.  He  was  often  seen  driving  around  the  John  Deere  gator  with  the  grandkids  or  any  willing  rider  for  that  mat- ter,  showing  them  the  natural  world Â
KENNETH   THEOBALD through  his  eyes.  Farmer,  gardener  and  conservationist,  he  strived  to  leave  this  earth  in  better  condition  for  generations  to  come. His  stewardship  was  equally  evi- dent  in  his  faith  and  marriage.  Ken  was  a  pillar  of  the  United  Methodist  Church  in  both  Canton,  and  North  Ferrisburgh,  Vt.  He  walked  his  faith  and  recently  celebrated  his  marriage  of  50  years  to  Diane  Stafford  Theo- bald.  He  loved  life,  nature,  his  faith,  his  wife,  his  family  and  community,  and  never  stopped  tending  those  interests  or  giving  back  in  greater  amounts  than  he  ever  took.  He  was  a  gem. Ken  was  a  lifelong  learner,  ever  curious  about  the  world  around  him.  He  possessed  an  indefatigable  spirit Â
that  pulled  him  through  life’s  hur- dles.  We  will  always  remember  him  as  kind,  loving,  generous  and  funny;͞  he  was  a  man  who  was  content  and  complete  with  life  and  family  and  faith.  We  are  all  feeling  the  tremendous  loss  of  a  quiet,  spiritual,  kind  and  beautiful  soul. His  spirit  is  carried  on  by  his  wife  Diane  S.  Theobald  of  Monkton;͞  three  daughters,  Carol  Theobald  (Suellen  Sack)  of  Ely,  Minn.;͞  Marie  Kerbaugh  (Michael  Kerbaugh)  of  Williston,  Vt.;͞  and  Nancy  Wood  (Jeff  Wood)  of  Hines- burg,  Vt.;͞  four  grandchildren  Leigh  Kerbaugh,  John  Kerbaugh,  Annalise  Wood  and  Ryan  Wood.  He  is  also  VXUYLYHG E\ ¿YH VLEOLQJV :DOWHU / Theobald  (Potsdam,  N.Y.);͞  Douglas  F.  Theobald  (Potsdam,  N.Y.);͞  Bar- bara  T.  Wilder  (Canton,  N.Y.);͞  Joyce  T.  Rozon  (Sun  City  West,  Ariz.);͞  and  Phyllis  T.  Lawrence  (Canton,  N.Y.).  He  was  predeceased  by  his  grandson  Richard  Wood. Calling  hours  were  held  Tues- day,  Oct.  11,  from  3  p.m.  to  7  p.m.  at  Shelburne  Funeral  Chapel,  209  Falls  Road,  Shelburne.  A  memorial  service  was  held  on  Wednesday,  Oct.  12,  at  11  a.m.  at  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist  Church,  North  Ferrisburgh,  with  reception  to  fol- low. ,Q OLHX RI ÀRZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV can  be  made  in  his  memory  to  Can- ton  United  Methodist  Church,  Stee- ple  Fund,  41  Court  St,  Canton,  N.Y.  13617,  and  North  Ferrisburgh  Unit- HG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK 5HVWULFWHG (Q- dowment,  PO  Box  7,  N.  Ferrisburgh,  97 ¸
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LINCOLN  —  Matthew  David  Dibley,  30,  born  Feb.  25,  1986,  passed  away  Saturday,  July  9,  2016,  from  injuries  sustained  in  a  hiking  accident  in  Lincoln.  Matthew  was  born  in  Mishawaka,  Ind.,  to  Mike  Dibley,  Jr.  and  Susie  Peters. Matt  attended  St.  Thomas  the  Apostle  School,  Marian  High  School  and  the  Community  College  of  Ver- mont.  He  received  an  associate  de- gree  in  environmental  studies.  He  is  survived  by  his  mother,  Su- sie  Peters  (Dick);Íž  his  father,  Mike  Dibley,  Jr.;Íž  his  siblings,  Michael  B.  Dibley  (Cathrine  Walle),  Andrea  (Dave)  Campain,  Katie  (Vince)  De- wald,  Emily  (Trae  Parker)  Dibley,  David  (Sam  England)  Dibley,  Dan- iel  and  Megan  Peters.  He  is  also  survived  by  his  beloved  nieces  and  nephews  Sophia,  Samuel,  Magnolia  and  Atlas,  as  well  as  a  large  loving  Dibley-ÂLucchese  family.  Matt  is  also  survived  by  a  village  of  friends  and  admirers  in  the  Lincoln  and  Bristol  area. From  day  one,  Matthew  was  a  true  outdoorsman.  Growing  up  in  Bristol  (Indiana!),  he  spent  his  childhood  in Â
MATTHEW   DIBLEY the  woods.  He  and  his  family  went  up  to  their  cabin  in  Canada  each  sum- mer  where  the  love  for  the  outdoors  was  furthered  fostered.  He  loved  to  ¿VK ZLWK KLV IDWKHU DQG EURWKHUV KLNH and  explore.  He  was  a  natural  athlete  who  was  an  asset  to  every  team  he  joined.  He  was  a  comedian  who  did  not  know  it,  and  brought  joy  to  peo- ple  by  making  them  laugh.  He  had  a Â
great  respect  for  nature.  His  favorite  book  was  “Walden,â€?  by  Henry  David  Thoreau,  and  he  em- bodied  the  central  message  of  self- actualization  and  self-Âreliance.  Mat- thew  made  friends  wherever  he  went.  He  was  well-Âtraveled,  well-Âinformed  and  always  present.  He  enjoyed  great  food,  homemade  wine,  craft  beer  and  foraging  for  wild  plants.  In  a  way,  he  was  a  modern  day  Euell  Gibbons,  living  the  last  years  of  his  OLIH LQ /LQFROQ LQ D FDELQ LQ WKH ÂżHOG and  woods  which  was  off-Âgrid,  over- looking  a  beautiful  view  of  Mount  Abraham.  He  was  truly  connected  to  the  source.  Matthew,  an  organ  donor,  saved  many  lives  in  his  passing.  His  funer- al  was  held  in  Bristol,  Ind.,  on  July  15,  2016.  A  celebration  of  Matt’s  life  in  Ver- mont  will  be  held  on  Oct.  21  at  3  p.m.,  at  the  cabin  at  887  Downings- ville  Road,  Lincoln,  followed  by  a  potluck  gathering  at  Burnham  Hall  in  Lincoln.  Contributions  can  be  made  to  the  Food  Bank  of  Vermont,  33  Parker  Ave.,  Barre,  VT  05641  in  0DWWKHZÂśV KRQRU ¸
Edmund A. “Ozzieâ€? Osborne, 96 HUNTINGDON,  Pa.  —  Edmund  A.  “Ozzieâ€?  Osborne,  96,  passed  away  Sunday,  Oct.  9,  2016,  at  Fam- ily  Hospice  and  Palliative  Care  in  Pittsburgh.  He  was  the  loving  hus- band  of  his  high  school  sweetheart,  the  late  Helen  V.  (Reich)  Osborne,  to  whom  he  was  married  for  74  years. Born  on  May  22,  1920,  in  Middle- ton,  Ohio,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  Faries  and  Helen  (Haller)  Osborne.  Edmund  was  a  plant  manager  for  Standard  Register  in  York,  Bed-Â
ford  and  Burlington,  Vt.  for  over  46  years. Mr.  Osborne  served  our  country  in  the  U.S.  Army  Air  Force  during  WWII.  He  was  the  former  president  of  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middle- bury,  Vt. Mr.  Osborne  is  survived  by  one  son,  Dr.  Larry  Osborne  of  Portland,  Ore.;Íž  two  daughters,  Louise  Goldstein  and  her  husband,  Peter  of  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  and  Patricia  Gibbs  and  her  hus- band,  Ron  of  York,  Pa.;Íž  four  grand-Â
children,  Nathaniel  Osborne,  Ed- mund  Bates,  Beth  Nixdorf  and  Laura  Gibbs;Íž  and  two  great-Âgrandchildren,  Colin  and  Connor  Nixdorf. Services  for  Mr.  Osborne  are  pri- vate  at  the  convenience  of  the  family.  Heffner  Funeral  Chapel  &  Cremato- ry,  Inc.,  1551  Kenneth  Rd.,  York,  PA  is  in  charge  of  arrangements. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  York  County  SPCA,  3159  Susquehanna  Trail,  York,  PA  ¸
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An UPDATE ON MIDDLEBURY’S DOWNTOWN BRIDGE/RAIL PROJECT Save the date: Thursday, November 17, 2016 7 PM, Location TBD
Drs.  Dan  &  Diane  DaPolito  and  Dr.  Monica  Wolosinski of  Middlebury  Eye  Associates,  Inc.  are  pleased  and  excited  to  welcome  Dr.  Kayla  Brenden  to  their  optometric  practice. Â
VTrans will present a significantly modified plan to the community for replacing the deteriorated Main Street and Merchants Row bridges
Dr.  Brenden  recently  graduated  from  the  New  England  College  of  Optometry  where  she  was  awarded  the  VOSH (Volunteer  Optometric  Services  to  Humanity)  One  and Alumni  Scholarships.  She  grew  up  in  northwest  Minnesota  before  venturing  east,  graduating  from  Hamilton  College  in  upstate  New  York  prior  to  completing  optometry  school  in  Boston.  Dr.  Brenden  is  a  member  of  the  American  Optometric  Association  and  has  completed  externships  in  Boston,  MA,  Manchester,  NH,  Bethel,  AK,  and  Providence,  RI  specializing  in  primary  care,  specialty  contact  lenses  and  pediatric  eye  care.   She  enjoys  running,  hiking,  reading,  climbing  and  cycling!   She  is  excited  to  join  the  Middlebury  community and  is  looking  forward  to  the  great  skiing  that  Vermont  has  to  offer.  Â
Discussion led by new overall project lead Wayne Symonds, VHB engineer Aaron Guyette and Kubricky contractor Mark Alexander Topics to include:
Dr.  Kayla  Brenden
Dr.  Brenden  is  available  for  appointments  throughout  the  week  with  additional  availability  Thursday  evenings  and  some  Saturday  mornings.  Call  388-Â2811  or  email  info@middleburyeye.com. Â
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Scope and sequencing of the project and the project schedule How the team will minimize the economic and other impacts on our downtown Plans to protect the environment, including Otter Creek and the safety of our citizens and historic buildings Improvements to the town’s infrastructure If you have questions or concerns you would like addressed, please send them in advance to Jim Gish, Local Project Liaison, at jgish@townofmiddlebury.org. 10/13
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calendar vegetables  (mashed  potatoes,  winter  squash,  coleslaw),  homemade  baked  beans,  rolls,  a  variety  of  homemade  pies  and  bever- ages.  Tickets  $10  adults,  $5  children  under  12.  Family  ticket  $25  for  two  adults  and  two  children,  with  additional  children  at  $3  each.  Reservations  not  necessary  but  can  be  made:  453-Â5227  or  453-Â2079.  Seatings  at  5  p.m.  or  5:45  p.m.  Take  out  available. LC  Jazz  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  7:30  p.m.  Take  a  musical  journey  through  the  big  band  era  with  LC  Jazz,  an  18-Âpiece  classic  big  band.  The  group  is  celebrating  their  25th  anniversary.  Tickets  $5  students  and  seniors;Íž  $10  all  others.  There  will  be  cake  and  punch  at  intermission.
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Sunday  music  series  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  23,  2  p.m.,  Residence  at  Otter  Creek,  350  Lodge  Road.  Meet  New  England’s  newest  Jazz  trio,  Aformal,  encompassing  a  broad  variety  of  eras  and  styles.  Free.  RSVP  appreciated.  Contact  Connie  Leach  at  388-Â1220  or  cleach@residenceottercreek.com. Western  Abenaki  artifacts  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  Oct.  23,  3  p.m.,  Rokeby  Museum.  Frederick  Wiseman  presents  his  work  on  Rokeby’s  Abenaki  artifacts.  Admission  for  the  program  $2.  Free  with  museum  admission.  Info:  877-Â3406.
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THURSDAY
Free  Library.  Local  astrono- mer  Al  Boudreau  will  be  doing  a  presentation  on  ALMA,  the  larg- est  and  most  powerful  telescope  on  Earth.  Free. Â
5:30-Â7:45  p.m.,  Ilsley  Public  Library.  Free  weekly  bridge  classes  taught  by  Gisela  Palmer.  Suitable  for  beginners  but  more  experienced  players  welcome.  Classes  are  free  and  will  follow  Audrey  Grant’s  “Bridge  Basics  1:  An  Introduction.â€?  Seven  week  session.
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SATURDAY
Annual  library  book  sale  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  9  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  A  great  selection  of  JHQWO\ XVHG ERRNV RQ VDOH WR EHQHÂżW WKH &RUQZDOO Library.  Take  what  you  want/pay  what  you  think  is  fair  or  what  you  can.  Info:  462-Â3645. Llama  visit  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  10-Â11  a.m.,  Russell  Memorial  Library.  Come  see  a  llama  at  the  library  and  hear  a  llama  story.  Info:  453-Â4471. Community  library  book  sale  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  10  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library,  78  North  Street.  Take  a  break  from  leaf  peeping  and  come  and  browse  the  selection  of  books  at  the  New  Haven  Community  /LEUDU\ÂśV IDOO ERRN VDOH )LFWLRQ QRQ ÂżFWLRQ FKLO- dren’s  books,  cookbooks,  almost  brand  new  books,  vintage  books.  All  proceeds  go  to  the  Friends  of  the  Library.  Pricing  is  “take  what  you  want,  give  what  you  can.â€?  Info:  453-Â4015. Chili  and  chocolate  fest  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  2-Â4  p.m.,  Vergennes  City  Park.  Join  us  to  VDPSOH FKLOL DQG FKRFRODWH IURP WKH DUHDÂśV ÂżQHVW chefs  and  chocolatiers.  Jamie  Lee  Thurston  will  perform  live  on  the  bandstand  and  will  also  serve  as  celebrity  chili  judge.  Rain  or  shine.  Purchase  tickets  at:  www.vergennesdowntown.org.  Tickets  $7  advance/$10  at  door.  Kids  ages  8  and  under  free. Annual  turkey  dinner  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  4:30-Â6:30  p.m.,  Brandon  United  Methodist  &KXUFK 7KH PHQX ZLOO EH WXUNH\ ZLWK DOO WKH Âż[LQJV including  beverage  and  dessert.  $10  adults;Íž  $5  children  under  age  12;Íž  free  for  children  under  age  6.  Harvest/ham  buffet  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  Monkton  Friends  Methodist  Church,  78  Monkton  Ridge.  One-Âthird  of  proceeds  will  be  donated  to  the  Monkton  Wood  Bank.  $9  adults;Íž  $5  children  ages  5-Â12.  Info:  453-Â2870.
Oct
16
SUNDAY
Pancake  breakfast  in  Addison.  Sunday,  Oct.  16,  7-Â11  a.m.,  Addison  Fire  Station.  Menu  includes  plain  and  blueberry  pancakes,  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee,  hot  chocolate  and  orange  juice.  $6  adults/$4  kids  under  age  12.  Funds  will  be  used  to  purchase  equipment  for  the  Addison  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Info:  759-Â2237. Chicken  and  biscuit  dinner  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  16,  5-Â6  p.m.,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church,  corner  of  Route  7  and  Seminary  Street.  Chicken  and  biscuit  dinner  with  side  dishes  and  delicious  desserts.  $8.  Info:  388-Â8410.
Oct
18
TUESDAY
Free  foot  care  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  18,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Middlebury  Rec  Center,  154  Creek  Road.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Offered  by  ACHHH.  Eric  Davis  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  18,  4  p.m.,  Residence  at  Otter  Creek,  350  Lodge  Road.  Eric  Davis,  professor  emeritus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College,  leads  a  dialogue  on  the  2016  election.  Free.  RSVP  appreciated.  Contact  Connie  Leach  at  388-Â1220  or  cleach@residenceotter- creek.com. Paying  for  college  workshop  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  Oct.  18,  6:30  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  VSAC  will  present  a  workshop  on  “Paying  for  Collegeâ€?  and  cover  the  changes  to  the  Free  Application  for  Federal  Student  Aid,  or  FAFSA.  Contact  the  school  for  starting  time  and  room  loca- tion:  453-Â2333. Candidate  forum  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  18,  6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  This  event  will  include  candidates  running  for  the  Addison-Â1  and Â
Oct
19
WEDNESDAY
Meet  the  candidates  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  19,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Kirk  Alumni  Center,  Middlebury  College.  A  forum  for  Addison  County  candidates  to  listen  to  and  talk  with  farmers,  food  producers  and  consumers  about  Addison  County’s  food  economy.  Panelists  include  Will  Stevens  (Golden  Russet  Farm),  Taylor  Hutchison  (Footprint  Farm),  Rob  Hunt  (Pork  Shop),  Norma  Norris  (Norris  Berry  Farm),  Hannah  Sessions  (Blue  Ledge  Farm)  and  Kevin  Harper  (Bristol  Bakery  &  CafĂŠ  Wholesale).  Free.  Info:  info@acornvt.org.
Oct
20
THURSDAY
Introduction  to  bridge  course  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  20,  5:30- 7:45  p.m.,  Ilsley  Public  Library.  Free  weekly  bridge  classes  taught  by  Gisela  Palmer.  Suitable  for  beginners  but  more  experienced  players  welcome.  Classes  are  free  and  will  follow  Audrey  Grant’s  “Bridge  Basics  1:  An  Introduction.â€?  Seven  week  session. Historical  society  meeting  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Oct.  20,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall.  The  Bristol  Historical  Society  welcomes  former  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  teacher  and  Project  Independence  lecturer  Rick  Desorda,  who  will  present  “Recollections  of  the  Presidential  Elections  of  the  1960s  and  Today.â€?  Attendees  will  be  encouraged  to  offer  their  own  insights.  Info:  453-Â2888.
Oct
21
FRIDAY
Bake  and  rummage  sale  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  21,  varied  hours,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church,  corner  of  Route  7  and  Seminary  Street.  Clothes,  household  goods,  books.  Bake  sale  from  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.;Íž  rummage  sale  from  9  a.m.-Â5  p.m. Caregiver  group  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  Oct.  21,  1  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Support  group  for  anyone  who  is  caring  for  another  person,  long  distance  or  close  E\ %\ VKDULQJ ZLWK HDFK RWKHU WKH FDUHJLYHUV ÂżQG ways  to  care  for  themselves.
Oct
22
SATURDAY
WRZQ ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW IRRG GULYH Bristol,  Lincoln,  Monkton,  New  Haven,  Starksboro.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  Bristol  Fire  Department,  Lincoln  Fire  Department,  Monkton  Fire  Department,  New  Haven  Fire  Department,  Starksboro  Fire  Department.  Drop  off  donated  items  at  any  of  the  ¿YH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQWV /LVW RI VXJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQV spaghetti  sauce,  veggies,  soup,  tuna,  fruit,  beans,  peanut  butter,  cereal,  rice,  macaroni  and  cheese,  juice,  pasta;Íž  toilet  paper,  deodorant,  toothpaste  and  brushes,  bar  soap,  laundry  soap,  shampoo  and  conditioner.  Bake  and  rummage  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church,  corner  of  Route  7  and  Seminary  Street.  Clothes,  household  goods,  books.  $2.50  per  bag.  Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  10  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  Hannaford  Supermarket.  Blood  drive  sponsored  by  the  Red  Cross.  To  make  an  appointment  visit  redcrossblood.org  or  call  1-Â800-Â733-Â2767. Story  time  with  ChildLight  Yoga  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  10:30-Â11:30  a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Cathy  Turner  will  introduce  yoga  for  young  children  into  story  times.  There  will  be  singing,  moving  about,  playing  games  and  snack.  Info:  lmlkids009@gmail.com  or  call  Marita  Schine  453-Â2366.  Annual  ham  dinner  in  Starksboro.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  5  p.m.,  First  Baptist  Church,  Route  116,  Starksboro.  The  menu  features  baked  ham, Â
MONDAY
Author  reading  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Oct.  24,  7-Â9  p.m.,  51  M a i n  at  the  Bridge.  The  New  England  5HYLHZ SUHVHQWV ÂżFWLRQ ZULWHUV -HQVHQ %HDFK Eugene  Mirabelli,  Elizabeth  Powell  and  student  translator  Bernardo  Andrade  reading  from  their  recent  work.  Light  refreshments  will  be  served,  and  books,  cocktails  and  other  beverages  will  be  available  to  purchase.  Co-Âsponsored  by  the  Vermont  Book  Shop  and  the  Bread  Loaf  Writers  Conference.  Author  talk  with  Jon  Mingle  in  Lincoln.  Monday,  Oct.  24,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Jon  Mingle  is  a  local  resident  and  author  of  “Fire  and  Ice:  Soot,  Solidarity  and  Survival  on  the  Roof  of  the  World.â€?  His  writing  on  the  environment,  climate  and  development  has  appeared  in  The  New  York  Times,  Slate,  The  Boston  Globe  and  other  publications.
Oct
25
TUESDAY
Habitat  for  Humanity  information  session  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  25,  6:30-Â7:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Community  &HQWHU &UHHN 5RDG /HDUQ DERXW HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW houses,  how  to  apply  for  a  home,  Q&A  with  current  homeowners.  Light  refreshments.  Child  care  provided. Movie  night  in  Lincoln.  Tuesday,  Oct.  25,  6:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Join  us  for  “Like  Water  for  &KRFRODWH ´ D ÂżOP EDVHG RQ WKH SRSXODU QRYHO E\ ÂżUVW WLPH 0H[LFDQ QRYHOLVW /DXUD (VTXLYHO Milk  and  honey  quilters’  guild  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  25,  7-Â9  p.m.,  American  Legion,  49  Wilson  Road.  The  Milk  and  Honey  Quilters’  Guild  will  hold  their  monthly  meeting,  and  the  topic  will  be  Free  Motion  Coaching  with  Donna  Hamill. Â
Oct
26
WEDNESDAY
ANESU  early  education  devel- opmental  screening  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Oct.  26,  1-Â4:30  p.m.,  Bristol  Elementary  School.  The  ANESU  Early  Education  Program  will  hold  developmental  screenings  for  children  three  years  old  by  September  1  or  four  years  old  who  have  not  previously  been  screened.  To  schedule  an  appointment  call  453-Â3674. Halloween  program  for  kids  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Oct.  26,  3:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Join  Betsy  Graziadei  and  Debi  for  a  Halloween  craft,  snack,  stories  and  candy  hunt.  Open  to  kids  ages  5  and  up. Paying  for  college  workshop  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Oct.  26,  6:30  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  VSAC  will  present  a  workshop  on  “Paying  for  Collegeâ€?  and  cover  the  changes  to  the  Free  Application  for  Federal  Student  Aid,  or  FAFSA.  Contact  the  school  for  room  location:  453-Â2333. Monthly  book  discussion  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Oct.  26,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Monthly  book  discussion  group  will  be  discussing  “The  God  of  Small  Things,â€?  by  Arundhati  Roy. Âł%H\RQG +XQJHU 7RZDUG )RRG 'HPRFUDF\´ LQ Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  26,  7:30-Â9  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium,  Middlebury  College.  Frances  Moore  Lappe  will  speak  on  “Beyond  Hunger:  Toward  Food  Democracy,â€?  followed  by  local  refreshments  and  a  book  signing.  Lappe  has  won  numerous  awards  and  honorary  degrees,  includ- ing  the  Right  Livelihood  Award  for  “revealing  the  political  and  economic  causes  of  world  hunger  and  how  citizens  can  help  to  remedy  them.â€?
Classes
WEST  AFRICAN  DANCE  CLASS  every  Thursday  5:30-Â7:00  PM  at  the  Middlebury  Recreation  Department  gym,  154  Creek  Rd.,  Middlebury.  Ages  15+,  all  levels;Íž  $15/class.  Taught  by  Guinean  dancer  and  drummer,  Seny  Daffe,  who  has  extensive  experience  teaching  and  performing  throughout  West  Africa,  Europe  and  the  U.S.  Come  join  the  fun  every  Thursday  evening!  Contact:  senydaffe4@gmail.com;Íž  349- 5941;Íž  453-Â5664. ONGOING  KUNDALINI  YOGA,  Middlebury Fridays   9:15  a.m.  –  10:45  a.m. St.  Stephens  Church &HUWLÂżHG 7HDFKHU .DWH 6FKPLWW Beginners  welcome,  Suggested  Donation:  $5  -  $15. Prepare  to  go  deep  and  have  fun. Explore  pranayam,  kriya  (exercises),  meditation,  mantra  and  mudra. %ULQJ ÂżUP EODQNHW V \RJD PDW RSHQ PLQG
community
calendar
Oct
27
THURSDAY
Ana  ROKAFELLA  Garcia:  Breakdance/Original  Hip  Hop  Dance  Styles  Presentation  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  27,  4:30-Â6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Dance  Theater.  Pioneering  feminist  break- dancer  Ana  ROKAFELLA  Garcia  discusses  the  rise  of  hip  hop  and  culture  the  New  York’s  dance  clubs.  Info:  www.midddlebury.edu/arts  or  443-Â3168. Introduction  to  bridge  course  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  27,  5:30-Â7:45  p.m.,  Ilsley  Public  Library.  Free  weekly  bridge  classes  taught  by  Gisela  Palmer.  Suitable  for  beginners  but  more  experienced  players  welcome.  Classes  are  free  and  will  follow  Audrey  Grant’s  “Bridge  Basics  1:  An  Introduction.â€?  Seven  week  session. Habitat  for  Humanity  information  session  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Oct.  27,  6:30-Â7:30  p.m.,  %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ /HDUQ DERXW HQHUJ\ HIÂż- cient  houses,  how  to  apply  for  a  home,  Q&A  with  current  homeowners.  Light  refreshments.  Child  care  provided. The  Antigone  Project  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  27,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Seeler  Studio  Theater.  Richard  Romagnoli  directs  this  SURORJXH DQG ÂżYH VKRUWV SOD\V HDFK RI ZKLFK WDNHV a  spin  on  the  original  Greek  tragedy.  Tickets  $12  public;Íž  $10  college  ID  holders;Íž  $6  students.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-Â3168.
Oct
28
Post  #7823.  Menu  includes  steak,  baked  potato,  VSO  string  quartet  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  30,  3  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Robison  Hall.  veggie,  roll  and  dessert.  $15.  Prize  for  best  The  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestra  presents  a  musi- costume.  Music  by  Triple  B  DJ.  RSVP  by  Oct.  19  cal  narration  of  Steve  Schuch’s  book,  “A  Symphony  to  388-Â9468. of  Whales,â€?  inspired  by  the  true  story  of  whales  Halloween  dance  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  29,  stranded  in  the  Siberian  Sea  and  the  efforts  to  save  6  p.m.,  Eagles  Club.  There  will  be  snacks  and  a  them.  The  quartet  also  plays  spooky  Halloween  Halloween  contest  for  cash  prizes.  Live  music  selections.  Costumes  encouraged  and  treats  by  “WHIRLWINâ€?  from  7-Â11  p.m.  Tickets  $10  in  provided.  $8/$6/$16  families  (up  to  four  people).  advance  or  $15  at  the  door.  Purchase  tickets  at  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-Â3168. Halfway  House  in  Shoreham;Íž  Cacklin’  CHens:  Bead,  Yarn  and  Gift  Emporium  in  Middlebury;Íž  Pratt’s  Store  in  Bridport;Íž  or  Addison  County  Eagles  Club  in  Vergennes.  Info:  877-Â2055. “Gimme  Shelterâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  Trick  or  treat  at  the  library  in  Monkton.  29,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Rolling  Stones’  Monday,  Oct.  31,  4:30-Â6  p.m.,  Russell  “Gimme  Shelterâ€?  is  presented  as  part  of  Town  Hall  Memorial  Library.  Have  the  children  stop  Theater’s  Rock  on  Film  series.  Tickets  $10  and  by  and  show  off  their  costumes  and  receive  a  book  may  be  purchased  at  www.townhalltheater.org  or  along  with  a  candy  treat.  Info:  453-Â4471. 382-Â9222. The  Antigone  Project  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  Trick  or  trunk  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Oct.  31,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church,  corner  29,  2  p.m.  and  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  of  Route  7  and  Seminary  Street.  Decorated  cars  Arts,  Seeler  Studio  Theater.  Richard  Romagnoli  DQG WUXQNV ZLOO EH ÂżOOHG ZLWK JRRGLHV &LGHU DQG GLUHFWV WKLV SURORJXH DQG ÂżYH VKRUWV SOD\V HDFK of  which  takes  a  spin  on  the  original  Greek  trag- donuts  will  be  available  in  the  Fellowship  Hall  of  the  edy.  Tickets  $12  public;Íž  $10  college  ID  holders;Íž  church.  Hosted  by  the  United  Methodist  Women.  $6  students.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  Info:  388-Â2510. 443-Â3168.
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Pumpkin  story  hour  in  Monkton.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  10-Â11  a.m.,  Russell  Memorial  Library.  Join  the  celebration  of  pumpkins  at  this  special  seasonal  event.  Info:  453-Â4471. Discussion  with  Julia  Gruen  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  12:15  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  A  discussion  with  Julia  Gruen,  executive  director  of  the  Keith  Haring  Foundation.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-Â3168. Opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  4  p.m.,  Community  Room  at  EastView  at  Middlebury.  Photographer  Sue  Palmer  Stone’s  works  will  be  on  display  through  November.  Opening  reception  with  a  talk  by  the  photographer.  All  welcome. Halloween  party  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  4:30- 6:30  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Children’s  Halloween  party  complete  with  music,  activities,  refreshments,  pizza  and  healthy  snacks.  At  6:30  p.m.  there  will  be  a  costume  parade  down  Main  Street.  Info:  453-Â5885. Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Meals  are  held  the  fourth  Friday  of  the  month.  This  month’s  menu:  roast  pork,  scalloped  potatoes,  applesauce,  vegetable  and  dessert. “Beetlejuiceâ€?  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  7  p.m.,  Town  Green.  “Beetlejuiceâ€?  movie  will  be  shown.  Free.  Wind,  rain  or  cold  location:  Holley  Hall. “The  Entertainerâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Rob  Ashford  directs  $:$5' :,11,1* ),/00$.(5 %HVV 2Âś%ULHQÂśV ÂżOP Âł$OO RI 0H ´ ZKLFK IRFXVHV RQ WKH OLYHV Kenneth  Branagh  as  the  unforgettable  Archie  Rice  of  women,  girls  and  boys  who  are  caught  in  the  downward  spiral  of  eating  disorders  and  their  in  this  production  captured  live  from  the  Branagh  struggle  to  regain  a  sense  of  self-Âcompassion  and  healing,  will  be  screened  Thursday,  Oct.  20,  Theatre  Company.  Tickets  $17/$10  students. at  7  p.m.  at  the  Ilsley  Library.  Tickets  $12  at  the  door. The  Antigone  Project  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Seeler  Studio  Theater.  Richard  Romagnoli  directs  this  Werner  Krotz  and  friends  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,   Oct.  29,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Middlebury  Community  Music   SURORJXH DQG ÂżYH VKRUWV SOD\V HDFK RI ZKLFK WDNHV Center.  German  guitarist  Werner  Krotz  joins  'DYLG %DLQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Friday,  Oct.  14,  7-Â9  p.m.,   a  spin  on  the  original  Greek  tragedy.  Tickets  $12  Vermont  musicians  Daniel  Scharstein,  Cobey   51  Main. public;Íž  $10  college  ID  holders;Íž  $6  students.  Info:  'ZLJKW 1LFROH LQ 1HZ +DYHQ Friday,  Oct.  14,  7:30  Gatos  and  others  for  a  jam  of  acoustic  and  electric   www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-Â3168. jazz,  fusion  and  pop.  Free.  p.m.,  Tourterelle. The  Twangtown  Paramours  in  Brandon.  Saturday,    Oct.  15,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music. Gumbo  YaYa  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  15,  8:30-   10:30  p.m.,  51  Main. Story  time  with  ChildLight  Yoga  in  All  you  can  eat  public  breakfast  in  Blues  Jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  19,  8-Â10   Bristol.  Saturday,  Oct.  29,  10:30-Â11:30  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Oct.  30,  7:30-Â10   p.m.,  51  Main. a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Cathy  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  20,  a.m.,  Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge,  54  School   Turner  will  introduce  yoga  for  young  children  into  Street.  The  menu  includes  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,   8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main. story  times.  There  will  be  singing,  moving  about,  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  21,  8:30-Â10:30  pancakes,  blueberry  pancakes,  French  toast,  home  Mogani   playing  games  and  snack.  Info:  lmlkids009@gmail. IULHV ZDIĂ€HV FRUQHG EHHI KDVK VDXVDJH JUDY\ DQG  p.m.,  51  Main. com  or  call  Marita  Schine  453-Â2366.  biscuits,  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  $8.  Proceeds  are  Bob  MacKenzie’s  Band  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.   “Go  Home,  Guy  Carletonâ€?  walk  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  22,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  used  to  support  various  local  community  needs.  Oct.  29,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State   Box  Honey  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  22,  Historic  Site.  A  walk  to  the  horseshoe  battery  on  Spooktacular  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  30,  1-Â3  Hot  8:30-Â10:30  p.m.,  51  Main. p.m.,  Middlebury  Green.  Head  downtown  for  a   WKH SRLQW WR FRPPHPRUDWH WKH ÂżQHVW $PHULFDQ GD\ Halloween  bash,  complete  with  games,  prizes,  Anthony  Santor  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.  Friday,   on  the  Mount  —  Oct.  28,  1776,  when  the  defen- Oct.  28,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main. music,  face  painting  and  a  trick-Âor-Âtreat  parade   sive  strength  here  helped  convince  British  Gen.  Greenbush  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  28,  7  p.m.,  down  Main  Street.  Rain  or  shine.   *X\ &DUOHWRQ DQG KLV Ă€HHW WR KHDG EDFN WR &DQDGD 51  Main.  IRU WKH ZLQWHU $IWHUQRRQ LQFOXGHV DUWLOOHU\ ÂżUH ,QIR Trunk  or  treat  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Oct.  30,  1-Â3  p.m.,  American  Legion  Post  #14,  Vergennes.  The  Root   7  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  29,  7-Â9  p.m.,  948-Â2000. 51  Main. costume  karaoke  dance  party  begins  at  1  p.m.,   “45  Yearsâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  29,  3  p.m.  followed  by  trunk  or  treat  in  the  parking  lot  from  Peter  Sutherland  and  Tim  Cummings  in  Brandon.   and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  One  week  before  Saturday,  Oct.  29,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music. 2-Â3  p.m.  To  register  your  vehicle,  contact  Martha   Kate  Mercer’s  (Charlotte  Rampling)  45th  wedding  7KH 'DYH .HOOHU %DQG LQ /LQFROQ Saturday,  Nov.  12,  DeGraaf  877-Â9986  or  email  marsulli@aol.com.  anniversary,  a  letter  arrives  for  her  husband  (Tom  7:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Music  Series,  52  River  Road,   Courtenay)  with  shattering  news  that  promises  to  Sunday  music  series  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  Lincoln. 30,  2  p.m.,  Residence  at  Otter  Creek,  350  Lodge   change  the  course  of  their  lives  forever.  Free.  Info:  Road.  Paul  Asbell  Jazz  will  be  in  concert.  Free.   www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-Â3168. RSVP  appreciated.  Contact  Connie  Leach  at   Halloween  dinner  dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  388-Â1220  or  cleach@residenceottercreek.com.  Oct.  29,  5:30  p.m.  cocktails,  6  p.m.  dinner,  VFW  FARMERS’  MARKETS  Brandon  Farmers’  Market.  Fridays,  9  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,   0D\ 2FW &HQWUDO 3DUN 9HJHWDEOHV Ă€RZHUV  plants,  Vermont  maple  syrup,  honey,  baked  goods,   organic  beef,  goat  cheese,  hand-Âcrafted  and  tie-  dyed  items,  jewelry,  paintings  and  more.   Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Marble  Works,  9  a.m.-  12:30  p.m.  Saturdays,  May  7-ÂOct.  29;Íž  Wednesdays,   June  15-ÂOct.  12.  Baked  goods,  organic  products,   FKHHVH DQG GDLU\ SURGXFWV FUDIWV FXW Ă€RZHUV IUHVK  fruit  and  vegetables,  honey,  jam,  jellies,  preserves,   maple  syrup,  meat  and  poultry  products,  wine,   bread,  plants,  pickles,  prepared  foods,  soap  and   body-Âcare  products,  eggs,  yarn,  and  cider.  Vergennes  Farmers’  Market.  Thursdays,  3-Â6:30   p.m.,  mid-ÂMay  through  September,  Vergennes   City  Park.  Organic  vegetables,  berries,  breads,   desserts,  crafts  and  takeout.  SPORTS  &R HG YROOH\EDOO LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Pick-Âup  games   Monday,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack   Brown,  388-Â2502;Íž  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation   Department,  388-Â8103.  Family  tennis  court  time  in  Middlebury.  Sundays,   10:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  Middlebury  Indoor  Tennis.   Family  play  drop-Âin  offers  families  a  chance  to  play   together.  Equipment  is  provided.  Open  to  all  levels   of  play.  Info:  Erin  Morrison,  emorrison@acafvt.org.  CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS  ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-Âin  hours  during   the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-Â6   p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-Â7  p.m.  94  Main   6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF  gym.  Teen  drop-Âin  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with   friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great   food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-Â5  p.m.  Info:   388-Â3910  or  www.addisonteens.com. 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music,  activities  &  refreshments  including  pizza  and  healthy  snacks
Costume  parade  at  6:00pm  (Down  Main  St.  sidewalk,  ending  at  the  Village  Green) Â
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For  the  month  of  October  we  will  be  donating  portion  of  all  proceeds  to  helping  families  in  Addison  County  with  help  from  HOPE  in  Middlebury.  Feel  free  to  also  visit  their  website  and  donate  with  your  Paypal  account  or  call  HOPE  at  388-Â3608. Visit  hope-Âvt.org  for  more  info  about  the  organization.
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A line in time Our  trip  through  life  is  marked  warm  memories  of  shared  mo- by  milestones:  births,  graduations,  ments,  a  small  item  found  in  the  marriages  and  deaths‌.  But  deaths  bottom  of  a  drawer,  the  smell  of  seem  to  color  the  world  with  deep- a  favorite  food.  As  comforting  as  er  and  more  lasting  tones.  It’s  as  those  moments  may  be,  they  may  if  grief  draws  a  line  that  slices  our  also  trigger  anxious  re-Âevaluation  lives  into  “beforeâ€?  and  “afterâ€?  in  of  the  time  “before.â€?  Could  I  have  the  space  of  a  single  breath.  A  line  done  more,  was  I  there  enough,  did  of  symmetry,  where  the  loved  ones  I  ever  say  how  much  I  loved  them?  OHIW OLYLQJ ÂżQG WKHPVHOYHV LQ WKH Surprisingly,  living  in  the  “af- same  environment,  with  the  same  WHU´ VLGH RI JULHI FODULÂżHV VRPH RI job  and  friends,  the  muddy  water  even  shopping  in  the  of  life.  I  now  have  same  grocery  store  no  patience  for  fri- as  they  did  “before,â€?  volities.  Like  Alice  yet  nothing  is  the  wondering  why  the  same.  Queen  of  Hearts’  Grieving  people  cards  were  painting  look  like  everyone  the  white  roses  red,  else,  but  we  don’t  I  have  to  ask:  Why  see  the  world  in  the  are  we  hiding  our  same  way.  We  have  passions  and  fear- been  thrown  through  ing  our  mortality?  the  looking  glass,  If  death  is  the  worst  to  the  other  side.  that  can  happen,  and  In  the  space  of  four  it’s  going  to  happen  short  months,  two  anyway,  why  not  people  in  my  house- live  the  way  we  want  hold  died.  Two  years  to  right  now? later,  I  still  grapple  Death  will  hap- with  that  reality. pen  and  it  will  hurt,  By Teena Hayden 'XULQJ WKH ÂżUVW but  before  death  we  weeks  of  grief,  I  are  still  living  and  feel  as  if  my  skin  has  been  peeled  breathing  and  we  can  make  this  from  my  body  and  I  walk  out  into  world  a  bit  better  with  each  deci- the  world  wounded  and  vulnerable  sion  we  make.  I  am  grateful  for  in  full  view  of  an  unknowing  and  the  clarity  that  grief  has  thrust  unsympathetic  public.  Yet,  at  the  upon  me.  I  treasure  my  collection  same  time,  I  feel  a  profound  relief  of  milestones  because  they  remind  that  my  loves  ones  who  died  are  me  that  compassion  is  a  powerful  freed  from  their  pain  and  frustra- medicine;Íž  medicine  I  continue  to  tion,  and  I  slowly  learn  that  my  receive  from  my  loved  ones  who  own  agony  will  lessen  with  time.  have  moved  from  life  into  death.  With  time,  what  starts  as  a  sharp  line  with  clearly  different  worlds  Teena  Hayden  has  a  PhD  in  ag- on  each  side,  the  “beforeâ€?  and  “af- riculture,  and  prefers  to  spend  her  terâ€?  worlds,  softens  and  certain  time  gardening  with  her  dogs.  Re- things  begin  to  fade.  The  dreaded  cently  widowed,  she  supports  the  anniversary  of  a  cancer  diagnosis  Hospice  Volunteer  Services’  be- or  surgery  may  slip  by  as  the  mind  reavement  program.  She  lives  in  selectively  replaces  them  with  Vergennes. Â
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What’s done is done THE MIDDLEBURY ACTORS Workshop is hard at work (and play) rehearsing “Macbeth,” which is set to open at the Town Hall Theater on Oct. 20. The play will also be performed in Rutland and Burlington. Pictured here are, clockwise from above, Chloe Clark;; Craig Maravich;; Chris Caswell;; Paul Ugalde, Harry McEnerny and Maravich;; and Sarah Mell and Ugalde. Read our preview of “Macbeth” in the Arts + Leisure section. Independent photos/Trent Campbell
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Scheu committed to education, environment, schools
Letters to the Editor Tax on carbon fuels would hurt working Vermonters Vermonters we need to get loud! We cannot sit quietly while the state legislators hit us with another huge WD[ , DP VSHFL¿FDOO\ VSHDNLQJ RI WKH
88 cent per gallon tax many are plan- ning to implement on all fossil fuels. Vermonters are already the most overtaxed people in the country, with
the possible exception of Hawaii, how could anyone possibly think we can stand any more taxes. This is not just any tax, this will create an enormous burden on most working Vermonters. We need to heat our homes and drive to work. This will cost Vermonters millions and mil- lions of dollars. I believe this is the progressives’ way of trying to stop people from using any fossil fuels. We are not ready for that as a nation. Vermont- ers already have the most expensive electric bills in the country and they go up constantly. The rate did go down very slightly but that is only because the smart meters have VLJQL¿FDQWO\ KLJKHU UHDGLQJV IRU WKH same amount of power usage. Every time a solar panel is installed in Vermont, our taxes go up because the government (the taxpayers) are covering 70 percent to 80 percent of the cost and our electric bills get even higher because the electric company has to buy electricity 40 percent more than they sell it for. This means that anyone who does not have solar panels subsidizes them through their electric bills as well as their taxes. Now they are trying to force us to buy even more electricity. Here in our region of the state we have so many solar panels that we are near needing an upgrade to the grid, which would of course be an- other enormous expense that would further cripple us economically. Many of use here are rejoicing WKDW ZH ¿QDOO\ KDYH D XWLOLW\ WKDW ZH can afford in natural gas. If you heat with natural gas this tax will raise your heating cost by over 70 percent. We cannot take any more taxes. It LV H[WUHPHO\ GLI¿FXOW WR PDNH HQGV meet in Vermont. Working people in Vermont usually work two and often three jobs, just to get by. We must let our legislators know that this tax is not acceptable and make sure that before you vote you know where the candidates stand on this enormous tax. After this Novem- ber’s election it will be too late. Bryan Jones Salisbury
Now deep into the campaign season, you might be feeling over- whelmed by all the noise. Let me suggest that you focus for a moment on local election races. I will be vot- ing for Robin Scheu for Middlebury State Representative because of the values I know she will bring to the job. How do I know? I have known and worked with Robin for many years. And while you might trust my judgment, you can form your own by examining her life’s work and choices. Robin is committed to our community. How can we know? Because she has chosen to serve on the United Way Board (including as chair), the Porter Medical Center Community Advisory Council, the Middlebury Natural Food Co-Op Board, and the Middlebury Town Conservation Committee. Robin is committed to our envi-
ronment. How can we know? Be- cause she has chosen to serve on the Vermont Land Trust Board (includ- ing as Chair) and the Smart Growth Vermont Board (including as Chair), and to work for the Middlebury Area Land Trust and the Addison County Solid Waste Management District (both as Interim Executive Director). Robin is committed to jobs and local business development. How can we know? Because she has chosen to work for the Addison County Economic Development Corporation (as Executive Direc- tor) and to serve on the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Board, the Working Lands Enterprise Board, and the Vermont Employee Owner- ship Center Board. Robin is committed to excel- lent education. How can we know? Because she has chosen to serve on
the Mary Hogan Elementary School Board (including as Chair), and brought to the school a collaborative contract bargaining model that hon- ors all involved — students, teach- ers, administrators and community members. So, if you want to get a good sense of what you’ll get in a candidate if s/he is elected, unpack his/her life’s work and choices. By the way, this approach works well for any and all election contests. I will be casting my other vote for State Representative (in Middlebury we have two) for incumbent Rep. Amy Sheldon. Amy has done an ex- cellent job of representing Middle- bury in Montpelier and working on water quality and land conservation issues, and has a lifetime of work in our community in these same important areas. Steve Maier Middlebury
Middlebury candidate offers extensive experience As Election Day nears, I write to encourage folks to vote for Robin Scheu for state representative from Middlebury. Robin has a long his- tory of serving our community both as a professional and as a volunteer. She currently serves as executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corpora- tion. She has worked tirelessly to help small businesses thrive and to increase jobs in Addison County. Robin has also served as chair of
the boards of the United Way of Ad- dison County, Mary Hogan Elemen- tary School, Vermont Land Trust, and Smart Growth Vermont, thus she has a good understanding of our need for strong public schools, a clean environment, and a sustain- able economy. I served with Robin on the United Way Board and can attest that Robin knows how to get things done. She is willing to voice her opinions and ideas, but she listens respectfully
to others and can build consensus. Robin is a hard worker and she can be counted on to follow through on her commitments. If elected, I believe Robin will quickly garner respect in the Vermont House and will be a great asset for representing Middlebury. Please join me in electing Robin Scheu to Vermont’s House of Rep- resentatives. Kathy Boe Middlebury
Lewis letter (Continued from Page 5A) on the national political stage this year. I almost feel like shying away from the national political news, as the degrading rhetoric and lack of adult behaviors there (let alone car- ing behaviors) is frankly embarrass- ing. I feel very fortunate to live in a state where our local politicians do not play “follow the leaders” of their respective national parties. I bring all this up because I have recently had the opportunity to inter- act with a candidate for the House
of Representatives for Addison 5 who demonstrates the qualities of a truly caring politician. He listens with a serious intention to know what is behind the question, and applies his knowledge of local situa- tions and his ideas for future growth and change in a state that struggles with maintaining the quintessential Vermont with moving forward into an inevitable technological future. He acknowledges that he is new to the political scene but embraces the opportunity with a fresh eager- ness mixed with respect for all of
his constituents’ concerns. As an actively employed Civics teacher, he OLWHUDOO\ KDV KLV ¿QJHU RQ WKH SXOVH of the future of Vermont. Because we live in a state with a citizen legislature, he will have his posi- tion at school held for him while he ZRUNV LQ WKH OHJLVODWXUH IXO¿OOLQJ KLV civic duty. I am proud to support Taborri Bruhl for state representative, and encourage your readership to seri- ously consider this candidate. Patty Lewis New Haven Letters to the editor can be found on Pages 4A, 5A and 12A. Letters to the editor: The Addison In- dependent encourages you to write letters to the editor. We print signed letters only. Include an address and telephone number, too, so we can clear up any questions. Send it to: Letters to the Editor, Addison Independent, 58 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753. Or email to news@addisoninde- pendent.com.
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VTrans  crux  of  the  downtown  disruption  will  be  during  the  10  weeks  in  2019,  there  will  be  some  occasional  street-Âlevel  activity  before  and  after  that  period  that  will  result  in  some  periodic  de- tours  and  other  inconveniences. •  Final  alignment  of  the  down- town  rail  line,  and  landscaping,  though  August  of  2020. Acknowledging  the  steady  dete- rioration  of  the  two  1920s-Âera  rail  bridges,  Symonds  said  VTrans  will  reserve  two  of  its  temporary  spans  to  set  up  at  Merchants  Row  and/or  Main  Street  if  either  of  those  bridges  is  deemed  unsafe  during  the  life  of  the  project.  Meanwhile,  those  two  rail  bridges  will  be  inspected  on  a  quarterly  basis  to  ensure  they  can  safely  continue  to  accommodate  ve- hicles,  according  to  Symonds.
At  Tuesday’s  selectboard  meet- ing,  Selectwoman  Donna  Donahue  voiced  concerns  about  the  project’s  overall  timespan.  The  previous  plan  called  for  a  wrap  by  2019. “Four  (construction)  seasons  of  April  to  November  is  a  pretty  big  risk  for  this  town,â€?  she  cautioned. And  Symonds  cautioned  various  segments  of  the  project  could  be  dis- rupted  by  a  variety  of  factors,  includ- ing  the  bridge  bats;Íž  potential  discov- ery  of  contaminated  soil  that  would  need  to  be  removed;Íž  prolonged  right-Âof-Âway  acquisition  from  af- fected  property  owners;Íž  the  devis- ing  of  a  needed  “HAZMAT  incident  management  planâ€?;Íž  and  delays  in  FRPSDQLHV IXOÂżOOLQJ WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH responsibilities  in  burying  utilities  (See  Bridges,  Page  16A)
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Both Jill Charbonneau and Robin Scheu are good candidates for the Vermont House. However, Jill believes we should stand by Vermont’s no fracking law no matter where fracking for natural gas has occurred, and she hasn’t VXSSRUWHG 9HUPRQW *DV FRPLQJ through our area.
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Letters to the Editor Bruhl has knowledge, background to serve in House Taborri Bruhl, my choice for state representative from Addison 5, demonstrates his sincere desire to be of service each day, as a teacher and mentor at Rutland High School conducting classes in history and economics. He knows that making better education more available to more Vermonters is an urgent and continuing necessity. He recognizes the importance of assistance to low-income families for post-secondary schooling and vocational training to give young people the skills they need to suc- cessfully enter the 21st century workforce. His deep understand- ing of economic systems has led
him to support an increase in the minimum wage, because he knows that businesses need more custom- ers with more money to spend. And he knows that state government can make this happen by running a WLJKWHU ¿QDQFLDO VKLS Taborri’s career of service began with combat experience as a Ma- ULQH &RUSV RI¿FHU LQ WKH ¿UVW *XOI War. Now, he is prepared to serve Vermonters as our representative in Montpelier. Taborri knows that this service will require thoughtful deci- sions on complex issues. He knows that climate change demands that we transition to renewable energy. He and his family live in a net-
zero house and drive solar-powered cars. But he knows that many Vermonters cannot afford the neces- sary initial costs, so he has pledged to support weatherization programs and other initiatives to help us re- duce our dependence on fossil fuels. I want a representative who will study the situation, listen to all sides and then take action that will serve all Vermonters. Taborri Bruhl’s record of service demonstrates that he is that candidate. If you live in Bridport, New Haven or Weybridge please vote for Taborri Bruhl. Rebecca Strum Weybridge
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Letters to the Editor can be found on Pages 4A, 5A 12A & 14A.
Starksboro society to meet next Saturday STARKSBORO — The annual ham dinner of the Starksboro Vil- lage Meeting House Society will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, Route 116 in Starksboro village. The menu features delicious baked ham, veg- etables (mashed potatoes, winter squash, and coleslaw), homemade baked beans, rolls, a wide variety of homemade pies baked by some of Starksboro’s best pie makers, and beverages. Tickets for this tasty event, which has been held for over 50 years, are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Family tickets are avail- able for $25 for two adults and two children, with additional children at $3 each. Reservations are not nec- essary but if you’d like to reserve seats, call 453-5227 or 453-2079 for a seating at 5 p.m. or 5:45 p.m. Take out is available. Check out the small silent auc- tion. The Meeting House also will be selling Starksboro woven cover- lets, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and “Ber- tha’s Book,” the town history. Please consider coming to sup- port this event and enjoy a great home cooked meal with your neighbors. The Meeting House is embarking on an ambitious ef- fort to do necessary work on the building and would very much ap- preciate your support. For more information, visit www.starksboro- meetinghouse.org.
Quilters’ guild to meet on Oct. 25 MIDDLEBURY — The Milk and +RQH\ 4XLOWHUV¶ *XLOG ZLOO KDYH their monthly meeting at the Ameri- can Legion on 49 Wilson Road in Middlebury on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. The topic will be Free Motion Coaching with Donna Hamill, who will show how much can be accomplished with your own sewing machine. You will learn to FRPSOHWH \RXU XQ¿QLVKHG TXLOW WRSV 'RQQD ZDQWV \RX WR EXLOG FRQ¿- dence and to let being afraid of free motion quilting become a thing of the past.
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Immigration (Continued  from  Page  1A) ICE  since  late  April,  said  Will  Lam- bek  of  the  Burlington  organization  Migrant  Justice.  Lambek  said  that  nine  farmworkers  besides  Alcudia  are  still  in  ICE  custody,  but  declined  to  name  those  workers  or  where  they  were  being  held. “In  the  case  of  Miguel,  it’s  clear  to  us  that  ICE  is  not  following  their  own  rules,â€?  said  Lambek.  “We  see  ICE  as  kind  of  going  rogue  in  Addison  County  and  leaving  their  own  priori- ties  in  order  to  target  people  who  are  farmworker  organizers  or  leaders  in  the  farmworker  community.â€? In  an  email  to  the  Independent  ICE  New  England  Spokesperson  Shawn  Neudauer  said  that  “ICE  is  holding  Mr.  Alcudia  for  overstaying  a  lawful  visit  to  the  United  States.â€?  A  statement  released  by  Neudauer  Sept.  22  said  that  “as  a  recent  im- migration  violator,  Mr.  Alcudia  is  an  ICE  enforcement  priority.  He  will  be  entered  into  removal  (deportation)  proceedings  and  will  remain  in  ICE  custody  pending  the  outcome  of  those  proceedings.â€?  Lambek  characterized  the  arrests  as  a  “part  of  a  trend  of  increased  ICE  activity  in  Vermontâ€?  and  described  $OFXGLDÂśV DV ÂłWKH VHFRQG KLJK SURÂżOH detention  of  a  Vermont  farmworker  leader  this  year.â€?  Victor  Diaz,  a  farm- worker  also  active  through  Migrant  Justice,  was  arrested  last  April  and  later  released  on  $1,500  bail;Íž  Lam- bek  said  his  case  has  not  yet  been  re- solved. Alcudia’s  attorney,  Matt  Cameron  LQ %RVWRQ VDLG WKDW WKH FDVH ³¿WV LQWR what  I  have  come  to  see  as  a  concern- ing  pattern  of  abusive  immigration  enforcement  in  Vermont.â€?  According  to  Lambek,  undercover  ICE  agents  staked  out  the  Addison  County  farm  where  Alcudia  works,  followed  him  into  Vergennes  as  he  drove  to  town  to  deposit  his  paycheck,  and  arrested  him  outside  his  bank. Alcudia  has  been  prominent  in  Migrant  Justice’s  Milk  with  Dignity  campaign  to  win  better  wages,  work  and  living  conditions  for  farmworkers  in  Vermont’s  dairy  industry.  He  is  part  of  the  organization’s  Farm  Worker  Coordinating  Committee,  has  been  involved  in  outreach  to  workers  on  other  dairy  farms,  has  helped  set  the  agendas  for  the  quarterly  assemblies  at  which  farmworkers  gather  to  dis- cuss  issues,  and  has  helped  organize  farmworker  community  events  such  as  a  soccer  tournament  in  Burlington  this  past  summer  that  brought  togeth- er  farmworkers  from  Vermont  and Â
New  Hampshire. According  to  Lambek,  Alcudia  came  to  Vermont  from  New  York  state,  where  he  had  also  been  working  in  dairies,  in  2014  and  joined  Migrant  Justice  after  experiencing  what  Lam- EHN FDOOHG ÂłZDJH WKHIW´ DW KLV ÂżUVW MRE on  a  Vermont  dairy  farm.  He  has  re- mained  in  Addison  County,  working  on  dairies  and  organizing  through  Mi- grant  Justice  since  2014. Current  ICE  priorities  are  expressed  in  the  November  2014  memorandum  from  Department  of  Homeland  Se- curity  Secretary  Jeh  Charles  Johnson  that  acknowledges  DHS  can’t  remove  all  persons  illegally  in  the  United  States,  but  should  develop  smart  en- forcement  priorities. The  memo  establishes  three  pri- orities:  the  top  two  emphasize  tak- ing  action  against  those  convicted  of  terrorism,  felonies  or  violent  crimes.  A  third  priority  is  those  aliens  “who  KDYH EHHQ LVVXHG D ÂżQDO RUGHU RI UH- moval  on  or  after  Jan.  1,  2014.â€?  A  fur- ther  standard  of  detention  is  whether Â
it  is  in  “the  public  interest.â€? +LV DWWRUQH\ VDLG $OFXGLD ÂżUVW HQ- tered  the  country  with  a  legal  work  visa,  but  that  visa  expired.  Cameron  said  that  ICE  was  holding  Alcudia  as  an  alleged  violator  of  Priority  2d  “aliens  ZKR KDYH VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ DEXVHG WKH visa  or  visa  waiver  programs.â€? Cameron  called  the  idea  that  Al- FXGLDÂśV FDVH ÂżWV WKH ÂłVLJQLÂżFDQWO\ abusedâ€?  criteria  “ludicrous.â€? “He  came  on  an  employment  visa,â€?  said  Cameron.  “He  came  once  on  a  visa  in  2014  and  he  overstayed  it  and  that’s  the  whole  story.  There’s  noth- ing  else  to  it.  I  haven’t  seen  anybody  like  this  getting  enforced  on.  And  the  only  conclusion  that  I  can  reach,  espe- cially  after  seeing  this  pattern  of  con- duct  that  ICE  has  been  engaging  in,  it  seems  to  me  that  they’re  going  after  Migrant  Justice  leaders,  people  in  the  movement  who’ve  been  working  for  farmworkers  rights.  That’s  really  dis- turbing  on  a  number  of  levels.â€? Asked  to  respond  to  that  assertion  and  clarify  ICE’s  position  on  such  ac-Â
tions,  Neudauer  told  the  Independent,  “You’re  asking  me  to  clarify  a  policy  SRVLWLRQ WKDW KDVQÂśW EHHQ FODULÂżHG SUH- viously.  So  obviously  that’s  going  to  need  some  additional  vetting.â€?  In  an  email  to  the  Independent  from  his  New  Hampshire  jail  cell,  Alcudia  said,  as  translated  by  Lambek,  “I  came  to  Vermont  because  there  were  more  opportunities  to  live  a  freer  and  more  peaceful  life.â€? Alcudia  continued,  “I  am  a  mem-Â
ber  of  Migrant  Justice  because  I  see  the  need.  A  lot  of  farmworkers  don’t  KDYH GLJQLÂżHG FRQGLWLRQV LQ WKHLU work  and  housing.  They  work  13  hours  without  breaks,  for  below  the  minimum  wage,  often  without  safety  equipment.   We  aren’t  treated  with  dignity  and  I  want  to  help  change  that.â€? Farm  work  is  exempted  from  mini- mum  wage  law  and  overtime  law  in  Vermont  but  is  subject  to  Vermont Â
statues  concerning  payment  sched- ules  and  working  conditions. Alcudia’s  bail  is  set  at  $21,000.  Advocates  hope  to  see  that  reduced  at  a  bail  hearing,  the  date  of  which  has  not  been  set. The  Vermont  Farm  Worker  Wage,  Hour  and  Housing  Fact  Sheet,  cre- ated  through  the  collaborative  efforts  of  farmers,  Migrant  Justice  and  many  state  agencies  is  appears  with  this  story  on  addisonindependent.com.
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Solar  (Continued  from  Page  1A) ops  that  care  about  how  the  fruit  is  grown,â€?  he  said. Suhr  installed  the  two  59-Âkilo- watt  arrays  in  2011,  after  taking  time  to  investigate  whether  solar  or  wind  renewable  energy  was  better  suited  for  the  farm. “Before  that  for  a  year,  Vermont  Technical  College  had  an  ane- mometer  up  here  measuring  wind  VSHHGV 2XU GHVLUH ZDV WR ÂżJXUH out  whether  solar  or  wind  made  the  most  sense,â€?  said  Suhr. Dollars  and  sense  helped  make  the  decision.  Suhr  found  that  a  wind  turbine  would  cost  Champlain  Orchards  around  $800,000,  and  they  would  have  to  foot  the  bill  fully,  whereas  All  Earth  Renewables  offered  a  better  deal. “They  approached  us  and  said,  ‘Bill,  we’ll  foot  the  bill  and  you  pay  your  normal  monthly  bill,’  which  is  $3,500,  and  they  would  receive  the  credits,  the  federal  in- centives  and  the  state  incentives,  but  they  would  cover  the  (installa- tion)  bill.â€? When  installing  the  two  one-Âacre  arrays,  Suhr  chose  land  that  was  less  suitable  for  apple  growing. Â
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The  14  panels  at  the  main  orchard  were  installed  in  a  plot  of  land  that  at  the  time  was  considered  not  well  enough  drained  for  fruit  trees.  The  slope  is  such  that  it’s  not  particu- larly  visible  from  the  road,  but  is  visible  to  those  who  come  to  visit  the  farm  to  pick  fruit  or  buy  cider  or  baked  goods. “The  other  site  (Witherell  Road)  LV GHÂżQLWHO\ D SODFH ZH ZRXOG QRW plant  an  orchard  because  it’s  down  in  a  cold  pocket  where  we  would  freeze  out  our  fruit,â€?  said  Suhr. But  Suhr’s  view  of  how  renew- DEOH HQHUJ\ ÂżWV LQWR WKH ODQGVFDSH goes  beyond  his  own  acreage.  His  questioning  of  how  to  farm  sus- tainably  went  beyond  deciding  whether  to  use  wind  or  solar.  Suhr  kept  asking  himself,  How  do  you  ethically  meet  the  demand  for  local  food,  while  balancing  that  with  the  need  to  save  energy  nationwide? “Do  you  manage  your  greens  in  a  greenhouse  and  heat  it  with  pro- pane  all  year  because  people  want  local?â€?  Suhr  asked.  “That’s  not  cool.â€? Equally  uncool  for  Suhr  was  re- frigerating  “fruit  year  round  when  it  actually  energywise  makes  more  sense  to  truck  it  by  rail  from  the Â
West  Coast  ...  That  would  be  po- tentially  more  fuel  and  energy  ef- ¿FLHQW ´ But  the  concept  of  trucking  coast  to  coast  depending  on  who  was  harvesting  in  high  season  was  far  from  satisfying. “Well  damn  it,  we  don’t  want  to  do  that,â€?  he  said.  “So  ethically  we  want  to  supply  the  community  and  to  do  that  responsibly  we  needed  to  look  at  where  our  abuse  factor  would  be.â€? Suhr  admits  that  he’s  not  quite  ¿JXUHG RXW KRZ WR FRXQWHU WKH “abuse  factorâ€?  of  the  diesel  fuel  required  to  get  its  apples  delivered  to  stores  throughout  New  England. But  he’s  proud  of  how  his  two- acre  “solar  orchardâ€?  has  helped  power  his  growing  operation. EXPANSION  CHALLENGES Up  til  a  year  or  so  ago,  Cham- plain  Orchards  was  truly  carbon  neutral,  said  Veronica  Ciambra,  who  was  hired  last  February  to  oversee  the  orchards’  energy  usage  and  develop  new  energy  conser- vation  and  new  renewable  energy  generation  measures. Then  Champlain  Orchards  tri- pled  its  controlled,  refrigerated  storage  capacity  from  30,000  to Â
90,000  bushels. “As  Bill  looks  forward,  he  knows  that  as  he  continues  to  expand  he’s  going  to  need  more  power,â€?  said  Ciambra. With  her  eye  on  the  month- ly  electricity  bills  and  monthly  statements  of  how  many  kilowatt  hours  the  Champlain  Orchards  ar- rays  generate,  Ciambra  says  that  month  to  month  the  consumption- to-Âgeneration  ratio  varies.  In  good  months,  electricity  generation  ex- ceeds  demand,  but  at  times  genera- tion  might  meet  only  half  to  three- quarters  of  the  power  orchard  operations  consume. Energy  conservation  is  critical,  said  Ciambra,  and  she  has  been  ZRUNLQJ ZLWK (IÂżFLHQF\ 9HUPRQW to  devise  a  plan  to  lower  the  or- chards’  energy  consumption  by  15  percent  overall  through  conserva- tion  measures. “The  biggest  thing  is  replacing  a  lot  of  motors  (especially  those  that  power  refrigeration)  with  energy  HIÂżFLHQW PRWRUV DQG V\VWHPV WKDW have  shut  offs,â€?  Ciambra  said. She  said  she  loves  working  with  (IÂżFLHQF\ 9HUPRQW “I  think  they’re  great,  honestly,â€?  Ciambra  said.  “I  don’t  know  why Â
more  businesses  don’t  talk  to  them  about  ways  to  make  conserving  en- ergy  pay  for  itself.â€? Ciambra  is  also  investigating  putting  solar  panels  on  the  rooftop  of  the  large  storage  and  packing  fa- cility  vs.  adding  more  trackers  on  the  ground. A  large  part  of  her  work  is  also  keeping  up  with  and  understand- ing  the  changing  landscape  of  Ver- mont’s  renewable  energy  rules  and  regulations.  Right  now,  for  exam- ple,  Ciambra  said,  Champlain  Or- chards  might  want  to  add  as  much  as  150  kilowatts  in  standing  track- ers,  but  would  only  be  able  to  do  so  in  15  kilowatt  increments,  depend- ing  on  the  parcel  and  its  location. “A  lot  of  the  hang-Âup  with  us  right  now  is  the  way  that  the  Pub- lic  Service  Board  is  allowing  you  to  expand  to  put  in  solar,â€?  she  said.  “We  can’t  do  anything  until  2017  because  the  rules  don’t  allow  us  to.  We  can  do  15  kilowatts  in  a  couple  of  different  places  but  that’s  not  as  cost  effective  as  doing  150  kilo- watts  all  at  once.â€? Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  reached  at  gaenm@addisoninde- pendent.com.
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Bridges  (Continued  from  Page  13A) behind  the  National  Bank  and  Battell  Building. Selectman  Nick  Artim  urged  97UDQV RIÂżFLDOV WR NHHS 0LGGOHEXU\ RIÂżFLDOV LQ WKH ORRS DQG HQOLVW WKH town’s  help,  if  need  be. “As  you’re  in  your  planning,  think  about  the  risks  the  town  can  help  you  minimize,â€?  Artim  said.  “We’re  all  in  this  together.â€? Selectwoman  Laura  Asermily  agreed. “We’d  like  to  be  an  agent  for  meet- ing  the  schedule,â€?  she  said. PUBLIC  INPUT VTrans  will  hold  a  community  JDWKHULQJ LQ 0LG- dlebury  on  Nov.  “As you’re 17  to  provide  PRUH VSHFLÂżFV RQ in your the  project  and  planning, answer  questions  think from  local  resi- about the dents,  merchants  risks the and  property  town can owners. Some  of  those  help you property  owners  minimize. listened  intently  We’re all to  the  VTrans  in this project  presenta- together.â€? tion  during  Tues- day’s  selectboard  — Nick Artim meeting.  Among  them  was  Edgewater  Gallery  owner  George  Dorsey.  Dorsey  expressed  several  concerns  about  VTrans’  plans,  which  he  believes  are  over- blown  and  will  not  ensure  the  safety  of  the  public.  Dorsey  —  who  has  previous  entrepreneurial  experience  in  rail  and  industrial  concerns  —  continues  to  advocate  for  at-Âgrade  re- placement  of  the  two  bridges,  which  he  asserts  could  be  done  within  three  months  and  at  a  cost  of  less  than  $4  million.  He  believes  the  state  could  return  to  excavate  the  rail  bed  when/ if  larger  freight  cars  are  introduced  DORQJ WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ OLQH Symonds  strongly  disputes  Dors- ey’s  proposed  project  estimate  and  timeline. Dorsey  also  called  for  the  town  to  hire  its  own  independent  engineer  to  review  the  new  VTrans  plan  before  endorsing  it. He  expressed  concerns  about  how  the  town  might  respond  to  any  poten- tial  hazardous  material  spills  along  the  tracks  and  said  local  emergency  responders  are  currently  unable  to  GHDO ZLWK VXFK D FDODPLW\ 0LGGOH- bury  dodged  a  major  catastrophe  in  2007  when  a  train  hauling  14  fuel  cars  derailed  in  the  downtown  area.  It’s  an  accident  that  fortunately  did  not  result  in  any  casualties  or  an  en- vironmental  catastrophe. Derailment  is  not  the  only  environ- mental  concern,  according  to  Dors- ey,  who  said  the  state  has  not  speci- ¿HG KRZ LW ZLOO FRQWDLQ DQ\ H[LVWLQJ contaminated  soils  from  the  rail  bed.  He  said  the  state  has  yet  to  publicly  GLVFORVH VSHFLÂżFV DERXW WKH DOOHJHG soil  contaminants  —  which  he  ar- gues  could  be  harmful  if  breathed  in  by  passersby  during  excavation. Âł,ÂśP WHUULÂżHG RI WKLV SURMHFW ´ Dorsey  said  during  a  phone  inter- view  on  Wednesday.  “The  town  needs  to  operate  in  the  best  interests  of  the  community,â€?  he  added. 6WDWH DQG IHGHUDO RIÂżFLDOV DW 7XHV- day’s  meeting  said  the  project  will  include  enough  money  to  not  only  ensure  the  project  is  completed,  but  that  it  is  carried  through  in  a  safe  manner.  They  said  any  harmful,  con- taminated  soils  could  be  excavated  under  a  tent  and  then  removed  by  covered  truck  to  an  approved  site. Local  selectboard  members  said  they  will  spend  the  coming  weeks  digesting  the  new  VTrans  plan  for  the  downtown  bridges,  then  follow  up  with  comments  and  questions  leading  up  to  the  Nov.  17  meeting.  The  Independent  will  provide  more  details  on  that  meeting  once  a  venue,  DJHQGD DQG WLPH KDYH EHHQ ÂżQDOL]HG “This  is  a  credible,  honest  assess- ment  of  how  long  it’s  going  to  take  to  build  this  project,â€?  Symonds  said.  “We  won’t  take  any  longer  than  we  need.â€?
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Leaf peeping FALL COLORS ARE beginning to pop all over the county and sunshine early this week helped put on quite a show. These photos were taken Monday afternoon in Cornwall, Weybridge and on the Middlebury College campus. Independent photos/Trent Campbell
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Candidates (Continued from Page 1A) Children and Public Education. will prevail again and Monkton Re- Thurston and her family have publican Valerie Mullin can oust bankrolled $901 of her campaign to another longtime Addison-4 incum- date. Her larger contributors this far bent — Rep. Dave Sharpe, D-Bristol include the Addison County GOP — and the party will likely direct a DQG IRUPHU 5HSXEOLFDQ JX- lot of party resources in that effort, bernatorial candidate Bruce Lisman Davis believes. “I think Dave Sharpe is their top Of the larger contributions Van target,” Davis said. “Fred Baser and Wyck received, $750 came from Valerie Mullin will get a lot of (GOP Dock Doctors, a Ferrisburgh busi- ¿QDQFLDO VXSSRUW ´ ness, and $350 from the Campaign Sharpe is chairman of the House Research Center in Montpelier. Education Committee and has ex- Addison-4. Baser had raised pressed interest in running for House $6,660, of which he had spent speaker if re-elected on Nov. 8. $3,513. Cordes had spent $4,097 It remains to be seen whether po- of the $19,037 she had raised up to larizing politicians at the top of the Oct. 1. Valerie Mullin had raised ballot — presidential candidates $9,541 and spent $1,580. Sharpe had 'RQDOG 7UXPS 5 DQG +LODU\ &OLQ- raised $9,235, of which he had spent WRQ ' ² ZLOO DIIHFW YRWHU GHFLVLRQV $3,162. in Vermont races. Baser’s larger con- The following is a tributions include $350 district-by-district run- “I think Dave from the Montpelier- down of how much the Sharpe is their based Campaign Re- local House and Senate top target. search Center;; $125 candidates (in alpha- from KSE Partners EHWLFDO RUGHU KDG UDLVHG Fred Baser LLP;; and a combined by the Oct. 1 campaign and Valerie total of $2,550 from ¿QDQFH UHSRUWLQJ GHDG- Mullin will get himself and his family. line: Cordes, during a a lot of (GOP Addison-1, the two- Tuesday phone inter- seat House district that ÀQDQFLDO view, acknowledged represents Middlebury: support.” that her campaign has Progressive candidate — (ULF 'DYLV EHQH¿WWHG VLJQL¿FDQWO\ Jill Charbonneau had from small contribu- raised a total of $4,117, tions derived from an of which she had spent $2,569. online fundraising effort, and thanks Democrat Robin Scheu had raised to a mass-email identifying her as $7,540 and spent $7,815. Incumbent one of 10 candidates nationwide to Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury, have earned an endorsement from had raised $6,955, of which she had Sen. Bernie Sanders. That email was spent $3,657. engineered by the “Our Revolution” Charbonneau’s contributions of organization established by Sanders more than $100 include a $300 do- supporters. nation from the Vermont National It is extremely unusual for a Ver- Education Association. mont House candidate to raise and/ Scheu’s larger contributors include or spend more than $10,000 to win a $100 from former Addison-1 Rep. House seat in Addison County. Betty Nuovo, D-Middlebury, who is Cordes added she had received a not seeking re-election. Scheu had, lot of support from Addison County as of Oct. 1, received a combined to- residents aware of her unionizing tal of $2,780 of her campaign fund- efforts, and her work on behalf of ing from herself or her family. health care issues. Cordes is a long- Sheldon also received $100 from time nurse at the University of Ver- Nuovo. She has also received $400 mont Medical Center. from Vermont Realtors and $1,000 “It’s been very exciting,” Cordes from Warren and Barry King of Rip- said of the pace of donations, which ton. she said has given her more time to Addison-3. Ferrisburgh Democrat chat with district voters, rather than Fritz Langrock had raised $5,383, of having to raise funds. which he had spent $584. Rep. Diane Almost $14,000 of the $19,000 Lanpher, D-Vergennes, had raised Cordes has raised thus far has come $5,131, of which she had spent through around 3,000 contributions $1,591. Ferrisburgh Republican Mo- of less than $100, according to her nique Thurston had raised $6,677, of FDPSDLJQ ¿QDQFH IRUPV 0RVW RI which she had spent $3,886. And in- those contributions have come in cumbent Rep. Warren Van Wyck, R- increments of around $4, she said. Ferrisburgh, had raised $7,600 and Cordes is receiving many of the spent $3,833. small contributions through Act- Langrock’s larger donations in- Blue, a national online fundraising clude $700 from the Vermont NEA. tool for Democratic candidates. She Lanpher’s contributions include compared ActBlue to a political “go- $1,000 from Peak View Eye Care fundme” website. and $700 from Vermont NEA for “My message is resonating with
the people I am speaking with,” Cordes said. “Whether I win or lose, I have already won in a huge way with the incredible warmth and en- gagement I have experienced as I go door to door.” Her contributions of more than $100 include $200 from Christine Curtis of Tucson, Ariz. Mullin’s larger contributions in- clude $1,000 from Winthrop Smith of Warren;; $1,000 from Rudolph Vallee of Shelburne;; and $400 from Daniel Cunningham of Burlington. Sharpe has received some of his larger donations from Gun Sense 97 9LFWRU\ )XQG WKH $GGL- son County Democratic Committee DQG IURP WKH 6DUDK &R- peland Hanzas Committee. Addison-5, the single-seat district that includes the towns of Bridport, New Haven and Weybridge. New Haven Democrat Taborri Bruhl had raised $6,156, of which he had spent $3,635. Bruhl and his family have funded $2,461 of his campaign. Incumbent Rep. Harvey Smith, R- New Haven, had raised $1,750 and spent $944. Smith’s largest dona- tions have included $500 from Phoe- nix Feeds & Nutrition Inc., and $250 from John Christiano of New Haven. State Senate, which includes Ad- dison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore. Incumbent Sen. Claire Ayer, a Democrat living in Addison, had raised $1,350, of which she had spent $1,702. Addison Republican Peter Briggs had raised $8,880, of which he had spent $4,666. Incumbent Sen. Chris Bray, D-New Haven, had raised $3,300 and spent $864. Bristol Republican Lynn Dike’s most recent FDPSDLJQ GLVFORVXUH IRUPV RQ ¿OH with the state dated Sept. 1, at which time she had raised $2,138 and spent $1,670. Ayer’s larger contributions include $500 from Vermont Realtors PAC;; $300 from GunSenseVT Victory Fund;; $250 from Patient Choices Victory Fund;; and $200 from Ver- mont Education and Dental PAC. Bray’s largest contributions have included $800 from Vermont Real- tor PAC;; $500 from Chris Dayton of Cornwall;; $500 from Crea Lintilhac of Shelburne;; $250 from Vermont Credit Union PAC;; and $200 from GunSenseVT. Briggs and his family have thus far subsidized his campaign to the tune of $4,000. His larger contribu- tions include $500 from the Addison County GOP and $250 from Bruce Lisman. The Addison-2 and Addison- Rutland House districts feature candidates running unopposed, Peter Conlon and Alyson Eastman, respec- tively, and did not raise enough mon- ey to warrant report contributions. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.
Candidate war chests
Total raised through Oct. 1
Addison - 1 Jill Charbonneau $4,117 Amy Sheldon $6,955 Robin Scheu $7,540
Addison - 3 Fritz Langrock $5,383 Diane Lanpher $5,131 Warren Van Wyck $7,600 Monique Thurston $6,677
Source: Vt. Secretary of State
Addison - 4 Dave Sharpe $9,235 Mari Cordes $19, 037 Valerie Mullin $9,541 Fred Baser $6,660
Addison - 5 Harvey Smith $1,750 Taborri Bruhl $6,156
Senate Claire Ayer $1,350 Lynn Dike $2,138 Peter Briggs $8,880 Chris Bray $3,300