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ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 43
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, October 15, 2015 â—† 34 Pages
75¢
Social  workers  regroup  following  murder  in  Barre
Town gets hearings on solar projects New Haven to appear before PSB next month
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Patton inaugurated as college’s first woman president
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PAGE  2A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  October  15,  2015
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8' ERDUG DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ EHJLQ EXGJHW ZRUN IDFLQJ ÂżVFDO OLPLWV By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  UD-Â3  school  district  administrators  will  build  a  2016-Â2017  budget  for  Middlebury  Union  high  and  middle  schools  un- der  the  assumption  that  they  will  be  limited  to  a  0.71  percent  increase  in  per-Âpupil  spending,  as  prescribed  by  Act  46,  the  state’s  new  education  consolidation  law.  Spending  over  that  threshold  would  subject  the  district  to  a  dollar  penalty  for  each  dollar  they  spend  above  their  limit,  according  to  the  new  law. Act  46,  passed  during  the  2015  OHJLVODWLYH VHVVLRQ RIIHUV ÂżQDQFLDO incentives  to  supervisory  unions  that  agree  to  establish  a  single,  consoli- dated  K-Â12  school  district  that  would  be  governed  by  a  single  board.  The  law  also  calls  for  per-Âpupil  spending  caps  on  school  budgets  during  a  two-Â
year  transition  period  leading  to  full  Addison  Central  Supervisory  implementation  of  Act  46.  The  state  is  Union  Superintendent  Peter  Bur- granting  per-Âpupil  spending  increases  rows  said  it  is  likely  that  the  per- ranging  from  zero  to  5  percent,  based  pupil  spending  caps  engrained  in  in  large  part  on  the  Act  46  will  be  chal- districts’  recent  lenged  during  the  “I think it’s important upcoming  legisla- spending  trends. UD-Â3  is  currently  for us to do an tive  session.  But  he  spending  $17,714  DQDO\VLV WR Ă€JXUH stressed  there  is  no  per  student  —  the  RXW ZK\ ZH DUH WKH guarantee  that  law- highest  among  all  PDNHUV ZLOO ÂżHOG the  high  school  dis- KLJKHVW VSHQGLQJ and  pass,  a  change  tricts  in  the  state,  KLJK VFKRRO GLVWULFW LQ allowing  for  more  according  to  the  WKH VWDWH Âľ generous  spending  Vermont  Agency  of  — 8' VFKRRO ERDUG limits. Education.  Under  “I  think  we  need  PHPEHU -HUU\ 6KHGG Act  46’s  transitional  to  go  in  with  (a  0.71  budgeting  guide- percent  increase)  as  lines,  UD-Â3  is  to  be  accorded  a  per- a  reality,â€?  Burrows  said.  “It’s  pos- pupil  spending  increase  of  up  to  0.71  sible  there  will  be  a  change  (to  the  percent  next  year.  That  amounts  to  threshold),  but  we  are  going  to  be  another  $120.66  per  student. building  these  budgets  —  at  least  in Â
ÂżVFDO \HDU ² XQGHU WKHVH FRVW containment  measures.â€? The  superintendent  added  the  ACSU,  and  all  other  districts,  are  VWLOO ZDLWLQJ IRU PRUH ÂżUP VWDWH DLG numbers  that  might  not  be  provided  until  mid-ÂDecember. UD-Â3  board  member  Devin  McLaughlin  of  Middlebury  said  he  believes  any  legislative  changes  to  Act  46  would  not  be  enacted  until  af- WHU ORFDO VFKRRO EXGJHWV DUH ÂżQDOL]HG Making  it  extra  tough  on  the  ACSU  is  that  student  numbers  have  been  on  a  gradual  decline,  and  are  expected  to  continue  on  that  trajec- tory  for  at  least  a  few  more  years  until  a  leveling  off  is  expected,  ac- FRUGLQJ WR GLVWULFW RIÂżFLDOV )HZHU students  means  less  per-Âpupil  block  grant  money  from  the  state. Board  members  on  Oct.  6  consid-Â
ered  the  possibility  of  waiting  until  next  month  before  giving  UD-Â3  ad- ministrators  direction  on  the  budget,  hoping  new  information  comes  from  the  Department  of  Education.  But  administrators  said  they  wanted  their  marching  orders  as  early  as  possible,  JLYHQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO FKDOOHQJHV WKDW await  them. “I’d  rather  have  the  month,â€?  MUMS  Principal  Patrick  Reen  said,  of  maximizing  the  amount  of  time  for  budget  planning. Jerry  Shedd,  a  UD-Â3  board  mem- ber  from  Ripton,  said  a  review  of  the  district’s  budget  priorities  is  also  in  order. “I  think  it’s  important  for  us  to  do  DQ DQDO\VLV WR ÂżJXUH RXW ZK\ ZH DUH the  highest  spending  high  school  dis- trict  in  the  state,â€?  he  said. 1RW DOO WKH ÂżQDQFLDO QHZV LV ORRN-Â
ing  gloomy,  however. Cornwall’s  Peter  Conlon,  chair- man  of  the  UD-Â3  board,  said  the  district  will  have  a  budget  surplus  of  several  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  DSSO\ WR WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU VSHQG- ing  plan.  And  the  recent  retirement  of  several  veteran  MUHS  and  MUMS  teachers  will  help  UD-Â3  lower  its  payroll,  as  the  vacant  positions  will  EH ÂżOOHG ZLWK OHVV H[SHULHQFHG WHDFK- ers  commanding  smaller  salaries.  It  should  also  be  noted  that  UD-Â3  has  been  very  proactive  in  selling  its  early  retirement  incentive  program  to  senior  teachers.  Eligible  teachers  will  need  to  signal  their  interest  in  early  retirement  packages  by  Dec.  1,  noted  MUHS  Principal  Bill  Lawson. In  the  meantime,  Conlon  said,  No- vember  will  bring  some  “tough  deci- sions.â€?
Addison Independent, Thursday, October 15, 2015 — PAGE 3A
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First  debate:  Bernie  won,  but  so  did  Hillary,  CNN Here’s  why  Bernie  won  the  debate:  he  re-Âintroduced  the  concept  of  demo- cratic  socialism  to  a  large  swath  of  the  country.  He  dared  us  to  think  of  our- selves  as  a  nation  who  considers  the  wellbeing  of  the  majority  of  its  citizens  DV PRUH LPSRUWDQW WKDW EHQHÂżWLQJ WKH ZHDOWKLHVW IHZ DPRQJ XV +H DSSHDOHG to  our  moral  compass  on  the  issue  of  wealth  inequality,  not  our  aspirations  for  reckless  greed.  He  challenged  us  to  embrace  climate  change  as  the  crisis  of  our  times  that  we,  as  individuals  and  as  a  nation,  must  actively  address.  And  while  it’s  not  a  popular  or  muscular  position  to  take  in  this  American  era  of  GI  Joe  machismo,  he  advocated  peace  and  diplomacy  over  war  and  antagonism  in  the  Middle  East.  He  won  because  he  alone  can  rail  against  big  money  in  today’s  campaigns  and  not  be  tainted  by  mega-Âdonations.  He  won  because  he  was  not  afraid  to  come  to  the  defense  of  his  main  rival  and  chastise  the  broadcast  media  for  prolonging  the  controversy  over  Hillary  Clinton’s  email  snafu.  And  he  won  because  of  his  unabashed  passion  for  his  ideals,  which  is  the  root  of  Sanders’  authenticity.  Bernie  also  won  the  debate  because  he  was  so  clearly  ahead  of  the  other  three  Democrats  in  the  race  (former  Maryland  governor  Martin  O’Malley,  former  Rhode  Island  governor  Lincoln  Chafee  and  former  Virginia  senator  Jim  Webb)  that  we  can  expect  to  see  at  least  one  or  two  of  their  candidacies  be  withdrawn  in  the  not  too  distant  future.  And  Bernie  won  for  this  reply  when  asked  if  he  considers  himself  a  capi- talist:  “Do  I  consider  myself  part  of  the  casino-Âcapitalist  process,  by  which  so  few  have  so  much  and  so  many  have  so  little?  By  which  Wall  Street’s  greed  and  recklessness  wrecked  this  economy?  No  I  don’t.  I  believe  in  a  society  where  all  people  do  well,  not  just  a  handful  of  billionaires.â€? On  the  economy,  climate  change,  wealth  inequality  and  social  justice  is- sues,  Bernie  also  overwhelmingly  won  via  statistics  registered  by  most  so- cial  media  platforms;Íž  that  is,  he’s  captured  the  youth  vote  and  is  stirring  the  ÀDPHV RI LGHDOLVP To  that  end,  Bernie  made  Vermont  proud—as  he  has  since  announcing  his  presidential  run  in  May.  Clinton  won,  too.  She  was  polished,  sharp  on  all  the  issues,  composed  at  all  times  —  in  a  word,  presidential.  Democrats  may  not  like  her  as  much  as  they  do  Bernie,  but  she  showed  she  would  be  a  formidable  candidate,  electable  to  a  wide  swath  of  the  American  public,  and  capable  of  being  the  commander-Âin-Âchief  with  a  steady  hand  as  well  as  a  progressive  who  works  with  Congress  to,  as  she  said,  “get  things  done.â€?  The  three  lesser  Democratic  candidates  were  the  losers.  None  emerged  from  the  lower  tier  to  either  generate  big  donations  or  the  public  backing  QHHGHG WR FRQWLQXH WKH ÂżJKW IRU ORQJ 'HPRFUDWV FRXOG ULJKWO\ ZRQGHU ZK\ Webb  (who  switched  from  the  Republican  Party  just  a  few  years  ago)  thinks  he  represents  Democrats,  or  why  Chafee  (who  seemed  ill-Âprepared)  ever  entered  the  race.  O’Malley  still  has  a  shot,  but  he  did  not  deliver  the  standout  performance  he  needed  to  attract  new  disciples  in  numbers  that  matter. CNN  and  anchor  Anderson  Cooper  won  because  the  debate  was  clearly  IDU PRUH FLYLO DQG VXEVWDQWLYH FRPSDUHG WR WKH ÂżUVW WZR 5HSXEOLFDQ SUHVL- dential  debates.  And  the  Democratic  Party  won  if  the  nation  were  to  judge  (and  how  can  it  not?)  content  of  the  debates  and  how  each  party  addressed  the  major  issues  facing  the  country.  Did  Bernie  knock  it  out  of  the  park?  Did  he  wow  the  vast  number  of  Americans  who  are  only  just  beginning  to  tune  in  to  who  he  is  and  under- stand  the  revolution  around  wealth  inequality  he  hopes  to  launch?  Probably  not,  his  energy  waned  in  the  two-Âand-Âa-Âhalf  hour  debate,  he  was  a  little  grumpier  than  many  Americans  might  have  expected  and  he’s  a  ready  target  for  some  pretty  barbed  attacks  from  his  fellow  Democrats.  But  he  eas- LO\ HDUQHG D GRXEOH DQG RI WKH ÂżYH FDQGLGDWHV KHÂśOO JDLQ PRUH QHZ $PHUL- cans  rallying  to  his  cause  and  lots  more  small  individual  donations.  That’s  far  better  than  most  would  have  expected  four  months  ago. The  national  polls  will  continue  to  favor  Clinton  in  most  regions  of  the  nation,  but  Bernie  will  stay  in  a  strong  position  to  challenge  her  with  his  message  that  mostly  calls  on  reviving  America’s  better  self  —  policies  that  build  a  strong  middle  class,  take  care  of  those  least  fortunate  and  champion  ZRUOG SHDFH WKURXJK GLSORPDF\ 1RW EDG IRU %HUQLHÂśV ÂżUVW QDWLRQDO GHEDWH with  such  high  stakes.
Tighten  reins  on  NexBridge  plan  I  am  concerned  about  the  pro- posed  NexBridge  project.  It  is  proceeding  at  record  pace  with  little  or  no  public  discussion.   My  dad  used  to  tell  me,  “Whoa!  Hold  your  horses!â€?  That  is  exactly  what  I  hope  the  Middlebury  select- board  will  do. The  NexBridge  project  is  pro- posed  for  the  only  remaining  large,  open,  town-Âowned  space  in  downtown  Middlebury.  Whatever  is  built  in  this  area  will  impact  our  GRZQWRZQ DHVWKHWLFDOO\ ÂżVFDOO\ DQG functionally  for  decades  to  come.  Use  of  this  space  deserves  a  huge  amount  of  thought,  creativity  and  public  discussion.  Because  of  a  very  recent  gift  from  Middlebury  College,  the  town  now  owns  the  entire  area  behind  the  Ilsley  Library.  How  this  space  is  used  will  make  a  huge  impact  on  our  downtown  —  for  better  or  worse.   The  need  to  decide  right  now  is  not  critical,  what  happens  to  it  is.  “Get- ting  it  rightâ€?  IS  essential. As  a  town  we  have  an  enormous  opportunity  —  let’s  not  squander  it. “Whoa!  Hold  your  horses!â€? Peg  Martin Middlebury
Time  has  come  for  gun  control
In  a  corner FENCES  CONTAIN  SOME  brilliant  fall  colors  in  the  Evergreen  Cemetery  in  Cornwall  last  week. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
When  summer  gets  gobbled  down
elusive  pair  of  matching  gloves.  Prayers  are  said  that  the  moths  haven’t  found  the  VZHDWHUV DQG WKDW WKRVH Ă€DQQHO OLQHG EOXH MHDQV ZLOO VWLOO ÂżW IRU RQH PRUH ZLQWHU Every  trip  into  town  these  days  is  an  adventure  in  tol- eration.  Yes,  we  love  all  these  friendly  visitors  and  their  7KH ÂżUHZRRG WUXFN FDPH \HVWHUGD\ $ FRUG RI WKH infusions  into  the  local  economy.  And  their  rapt  atten- tion  to  every  red  leaf  and  stately  building  sweetest  smelling  maple  and  oak  and  even  prompts  us  to  look  with  fresh  appreciation  some  birch,  from  the  venerable  A.  Johnson  upon  where  we  live. operation.  But  just  try  getting  a  Saturday  night  din- It  costs  more  than  twice  what  we  were  ner  reservation  between  mid-ÂSeptember  and  used  to  paying,  but  it’s  worth  every  penny  mid-ÂOctober.  Thrill  to  the  site  of  lumbering  when  the  kiln-Âdried  wood  bursts  into  winter  tour  buses  negotiating  byways  meant  for  warmth. horse-Âdrawn  carts.  For  now  there’s  a  giant  pile  of  happy  look- And  please  patiently  wait  your  turn  in  line  ing  logs  in  the  driveway,  covered  by  tarps  Angelo  S.  Lynn at  the  cafĂŠ.  At  least  until  a  friendly  staff  per- and  protected  from  the  inevitable  rains.  It’ll  son  spots  you  as  a  regular,  and  surreptitious- be  stacked  within  the  shed  in  increasingly  ly  slips  you  your  order  as  the  out-Âof-Âtowners  large  and  perilous  piles.  Advil  will  ease  the  wait. accompanying  sore  back. Smart  people,  those  cafĂŠ  staff.  They  know  %XW ÂżUVW WKH VKHG LWVHOI QHHGV VRPH ZRUN who  will  be  around  come  February,  and  who  Skis  and  snow  shovel  to  the  front,  garden  In  a  letter  to  the  editor  in  this  issue,  AARP  state  director  Greg  Marchildon  tools  and  leftover  grass  seed  to  the  back.  will  be  back  in  Boston. responds  to  a  guest  editorial  in  Monday’s  Addison  Independent  that  accuses  Friday  nights  in  town  bring  the  distant  The  de-Âicer  and  last  winter’s  bags  of  sand  Marchildon  of  opposing  Vermont  Gas  Systems’  natural  gas  pipeline  to  rumble  of  a  football  announcer’s  voice.  ¿QG D KDQG\ QHZ KRPH QHDU WKH VKHG GRRU Middlebury  so  he  can  use  it  as  a  fundraising  ploy  to  boost  membership. There  are  signs  for  Halloween  events  and  The  fertilizer  and  golf  bag  —  hmm,  I  never  “Mr.  Marchildon’s  position  is  anything  but  consistent,  or  practical,â€?  the  did  get  out  on  the  course  this  year  —  get  by Gregory Dennis earnest  talks  by  authors  and  folk  concerts  by  editorial  said.  “In  fact,  it’s  a  naked  ploy  to  do  little  else  other  than  fundraising  squirreled  away  in  the  rear.  They  await  an- folkies.  With  the  kids  ensconced  in  institu- fodder  for  AARP.â€? tions  of  lower  learning,  we  know  to  plan  a  other  year’s  optimism. Mr.  Marchildon  takes  issue  with  the  editorial  by  trying  to  do  more  of  the  Stacking  the  wood  in  the  shed  is  just  one  of  a  hundred  IHZ H[WUD PLQXWHV IRU JHWWLQJ WKURXJK WUDIÂżF DW WKH EHJLQ- same:  suggest  that  it  is  somehow  unfair  for  ratepayers  in  Franklin  and  Chit- rituals  this  time  of  year. ning  and  end  of  the  school  day. tenden  counties  to  subsidize  VGS  expansion  in  any  other  part  of  the  state.  Back  at  home  the  gardens  are  the  scene  of  decay,  it  is  The  window  screens  and  screen  doors  come  off.  T- How  self-Âserving  and  narrow-Âminded  can  one  be?  shirts  and  shorts  get  crammed  into  bags  under  the  spare  true.  But  also  of  triumph. Vermont  Gas  has  a  mission  to  serve  the  state  as  broadly  as  it  can.  The  bed.  There  ensues  the  yearly  hunt  for  long  johns  and  that  (See  Dennis,  Page  5A) pipeline  to  Middlebury  will  help  hundreds  and  businesses,  families  and  in- stitutions  throughout  Addison  County  by  providing  an  optional  fuel  source  that  is  cleaner  than  fuel  oil  or  propane  and  much  less  expensive.  Low-  and  PLGGOH LQFRPH IDPLOLHV HVSHFLDOO\ ZLOO EHQHÂżW IURP SULFHV WKDW DUH DV PXFK as  50  percent  less  to  heat  their  homes.  The  last  competitive  open-Âseat  election  for  Vermont  marijuana  for  recreational  purposes.  Implementation  of  Natural  gas  rates  are  also  regulated  by  the  state  (propane  and  fuel  oil  are  QRW DQG FDQ Ă€XFXDWH ZLOGO\ SXWWLQJ DQ HYHQ JUHDWHU EXUGHQ RQ KRPHRZQHUV attorney  general  was  in  1984.  Jeffrey  Amestoy  was  such  a  statute  would  take  several  years.  What  are  the  major  issues  that  the  state  should  address  when  prices  spike),  which  provides  stability  for  businesses  and  homeowners.  elected  attorney  general  that  year,  and  served  until  1997,  when  Gov.  Howard  Dean  nominated  him  to  be  Chief  if  c annabis  becomes  a  legal  drug  for  recreational  purpos- How  is  it  fair  that  only  Chittenden  and  Franklin  counties  should  be  able  to  Justice  of  the  Vermont  Supreme  Court.  Dean  appointed  es?  How  should  the  state  regulate  growers  and  vendors?  RIIHU WKRVH EHQHÂżWV ZKLOH GHQ\LQJ WKH VDPH WR WKH UHVW RI WKH VWDWH" Mr.  Marchildon’s  argument,  oddly,  pits  one  member  against  the  other  in  a  William  Sorrell  to  succeed  Amestoy  as  attorney  general.  Should  edibles  be  permitted?  What  standards  should  be  callous  bet  that  his  membership  numbers  in  Chittenden  and  Franklin  counties  Sorrell  has  been  re-Âelected  every  two  years  since  1998.  established  for  marijuana-Âimpaired  driving?  How  should  will  dwarf  all  others.  That’s  not  someone  seeking  fairness,  that’s  cold  politics  He  announced  recently  that  he  would  not  seek  another  Vermont  coordinate  its  policies  with  Massachusetts,  if  Bay  State  voters  decide  to  legalize  marijuana  in  a  No- seeking  membership  dues  by  touting  how  he  is  trying  to  save  members  in  term  next  year. Chittenden  County  State’s  Attorney  T.J.  Donovan  has  vember  2016  referendum? those  two  counties  money  on  their  heating  bills.  And  it  is  certainly  not  the  Privacy  concerns.  In  the  age  of  “big  data,â€?  both  gov- leadership  of  an  organization  whose  intent  is  to  serve  all  members  throughout  already  declared  his  candidacy  for  the  2016  Democratic  nomination  for  attorney  general.  Donovan,  who  nearly  ernmental  agencies  (such  as  police  departments  with  the  state  —  certainly  not  its  membership  in  Addison  and  Rutland  counties. defeated  Sorrell  in  the  Democratic  license  plate  readers  on  patrol  cars)  Furthermore,  AARP’s  siren  call  that  rates  will  go  up  15-Â19  percent  is  a  and  private  businesses  (such  as  scare  tactic  meant  to  generate  alarm.  That  sounds  like  a  big  number,  but  it’s  primary  in  2012,  has  to  be  consid- Google  and  other  providers  of  on- spread  over  30  years  —  about  half  a  percent  per  year  by  their  own  numbers. ered  the  front-Ârunner  for  the  position  at  this  time.  However,  the  race  could  line  services)  are  collecting  more  Lastly,  there  are  13,000  potential  customers  that  would  be  served  along  turn  out  to  be  competitive,  depending  and  more  information  about  citi- the  Middlebury  pipeline  and  into  Rutland,  and  just  less  than  6,000  customers  zens’  lawful,  everyday  activities.  in  Franklin  County.  Does  Mr.  Marchildon  really  think  it’s  “unfairâ€?  to  serve  on  whether  other  Democrats  choose  to  challenge  Donovan  in  the  primary  Does  there  need  to  be  more  active  those  13,000  potential  customers  or  is  this  a  mean  kind  of  politics? and  whether  the  Republicans  and  the  regulation  of  such  data-Âcollection  ac- Angelo  S.  Lynn Progressives  can  recruit  experienced  By  Eric  L.  Davis tivities?  What  is  the  proper  balance  and  politically  savvy  lawyers  to  be  between  giving  public  and  private  ADDISON COUNTY candidates. organizations  the  information  they  There  are  several  issues  that  all  need  to  do  their  jobs  and  citizens’  candidates  for  attorney  general  should  address  in  the  up- desires  to  remain  anonymous  and  to  be  left  alone?  Does  Periodicals  Postage  Paid  at  Middlebury,  Vt.  05753 coming  campaign.  Here  are  a  few  of  them: Vermont  need  electronic  privacy  legislation,  as  enacted  Postmaster,  send  address  change  to  Addison  Independent, Opioid  addiction.  How  will  the  next  attorney  general  recently  in  Maine,  California  and  Utah? 0DSOH 6WUHHW 0LGGOHEXU\ 9HUPRQW ‡ ‡ )D[ ‡ :HE ZZZ DGGLVRQLQGHSHQGHQW FRP build  on  some  of  the  initiatives  started  in  the  last  two  Investigations  of  police  misconduct. 6RUUHOOÂśV RIÂżFH DO- ( 0DLO QHZV#DGGLVRQLQGHSHQGHQW FRP ‡ ( 0DLO $GYHUWLVLQJ DGV#DGGLVRQLQGHSHQGHQW FRP years  to  address  Vermont’s  serious  problem  of  opioid  most  always  sided  with  the  police  in  instances  in  which  3XEOLVKHG HYHU\ 0RQGD\ 7KXUVGD\ E\ WKH $GGLVRQ 3UHVV ,QF 0HPEHU 9HUPRQW 3UHVV $VVRFLDWLRQ 1HZ (QJODQG 3UHVV $V addiction?  How  can  police,  prosecutors,  corrections,  the  police  practices  were  challenged,  often  by  family  mem- VRFLDWLRQ 1DWLRQDO 1HZVSDSHU $VVRFLDWLRQ 68%6&5,37,21 5$7(6 9HUPRQWÂą 0RQWKV 0RQWKV 0RQWKV 0RQWKV 2XW RI 6WDWH Âą DWWRUQH\ JHQHUDOÂśV RIÂżFH DQG WKH KHDOWK FDUH DQG PHQWDO bers  of  those  killed  or  injured  in  police  shootings.  Can  0RQWKV 0RQWKV 0RQWKV 0RQWKV 'LVFRXQWHG UDWH IRU 6HQLRU &LWL]HQV FDOO IRU GHWDLOV health  systems  work  together  on  this  issue? the  attorney  general  provide  a  truly  independent  evalu- 7KH ,QGHSHQGHQW DVVXPHV QR ÂżQDQFLDO UHVSRQVLELOLW\ IRU W\SRJUDSKLFDO HUURUV LQ DGYHUWLVHPHQWV EXW ZLOO UHSULQW WKDW SDUW RI DQ Marijuana  legalization.  The  2016  Legislature  might  ation  of  police  conduct  in  such  situations?  Would  the  DGYHUWLVHPHQW LQ ZKLFK WKH W\SRJUDSKLFDO HUURU RFFXUUHG $GYHUWLVHU ZLOO SOHDVH QRWLI\ WKH PDQDJHPHQW LPPHGLDWHO\ RI DQ\ HUURUV ZKLFK PD\ RFFXU well  vote  to  legalize  the  purchase  of  small  amounts  of  (See  Davis,  Page  5A) 7KH $GGLVRQ ,QGHSHQGHQW 8636
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I  want  to  thank  Mr.  Angelo  Lynn  for  his  editorial  “How  to  stop  the  madness  of  gun  violence:  (Addison  Independent,  Oct.  5)  in  response  to  the  Oregon  shootings  and  our  madness  of  perpetual  gun  violence.  I  once  visited  the  campus  of  Umpqua  Community  College  in  Roseburg,  Ore.,  decades  ago,  when  I  lived  in  WKH 3DFLÂżF 1RUWKZHVW , UHPHPEHU how  gorgeous  it  was  there  in  the  coastal  river  valleys  of  the  southern  Oregon  lumber  country.  This  latest  shooting  will  mar  that  memory. It  is  something  to  think  about  that,  to  quote  the  editorial,  “more  preschoolers  are  shot  dead  each  year  LQ WKDQ SROLFH RIÂżFHUV DUH in  the  line  of  duty  (27  in  2013).â€?  The  violent  deaths  of  27  policemen  in  2013,  or  any  year,  is  a  national  tragedy;Íž  the  violent  deaths  of  82  preschoolers  is  a  surreal  sadness  that  should  make  us  wonder  if  we  have  slipped  off  of  our  moorings  and  gone  mad. We  should  be  ashamed  that  our  Congress  has  barred  information  or  research  on  the  results  of  our  gun  culture  from  reaching  the  public.  As  Mr.  Lynn’s  editorial  stated  “Why?  Because  the  gun  lobby  did  not  want  public  awareness  of  facts  to  prompt  sensible  gun  regulations.â€?  This  shows  what  we  already  know,  that  money  from  corporate  donors  is,  in  general,  more  dear  to  our  Congress  than  our  lives. I  also  stand  with  President  Obama  to  ask  when  we  as  a  nation  will  ¿QDOO\ VXPPRQ WKH PRUDO SROLWL- cal,  and  social  courage  to  end  these  wanton  massacres.  “How  to  stop  the  gun  madnessâ€?  listed  some  sensible  solutions,  which  could  be  easily  implemented  while  not  infringing  on  law-Âabiding  gun  owners. As  a  survivor  of  a  random,  drive-Âby  shooting  many  years  ago,  I  would  hope  that  we  the  people  mean  more  than  just  “stuff  happens,â€?  to  our  corporate-Âowned  Congress,  though  I  doubt  it. Walter  Carpenter Montpelier
AARP  raises  key  pipeline  issues In  the  guest  editorial  on  AARP’s  Stance  on  the  Vermont  Gas  Systems  (VGS)  pipeline  (Oct.  12,  2015),  it  ap- pears  the  author  did  not  check  in  with  his  Franklin  County  readers  who  can’t  be  pleased  to  be  paying  at  least  $270  million  for  a  gas  pipeline  to  a  county  with  less  than  3,000  potential  customers  over  60  miles  away. As  an  advocacy  organization  representing  consumers,  AARP  has  steered  clear  of  the  thorny  environ- mental  and  property  rights  problems  this  project  presents  because  we  have  always  been  squarely  focused  on  the  very  simple  principle  of  fairness. ‡ +RZ LV LW IDLU IRU FXU- rent  customers  to  foot  the  bill  for  a  project  that  serves  no  more  than  few  thousand  customers  in  Addison  County? ‡ +RZ LV LW IDLU IRU 9*6 WR KDYH been  taking  ratepayer  dollars  over  the  past  several  years  and  using  them  for  this  pipeline? (See  Letter,  Page  5A)
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Mary Koll, 83, East Middlebury
Obituaries
EAST  MIDDLEBURY  –  Mary  Elizabeth  Koll,  83,  died  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  2015,  in  East  Middlebury. Born  May  17,  1932,  in  New  Haven,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Joseph  N.  and  Nora  B  (James)  Malzac.  She  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  and  Castleton  Teachers  College.  A  life- long  educator,  she  taught  in  Ripton,  Bristol  and  Middlebury  public  schools  until  her  retirement.  While  serving  in  education,  she  earned  master’s  degrees  from  the  University  of  Vermont  and  Dartmouth  College.  After  retiring  from  teaching,  she  became  a  real  estate  broker  and  ran  a  successful  real  estate  business  in  East  Middlebury,  Mary  Koll  Real  Estate,  for  many  years. In  early  years  she  loved  playing  piano  and  the  accordion.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Historical  Society  and  Women’s  Fire  Auxiliary  of  East  Middlebury.  Mary  dabbled  in  all  aspects  of  life,  including  a  stint  as  a  FRUUHFWLRQDO RIÂż FHU She  is  survived  by  her  three  sons, Â
Patti Romp, 59, Salisbury SALISBURY  —  Patti  Romp,  age  59,  passed  away  on  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  2015,  after  a  yearlong,  courageous  ¿ JKW ZLWK FDQFHU %RUQ LQ $WODQWLF City,  N.J.,  March  22,  1956,  she  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Rita  (Devine)  Gilmartin.  She  graduated  from  Lower  Cape  May  Regional  HS,  class  of  1974,  and  attended  Thomas  Jefferson  University,  1974-Â1975.  She  moved  to  Vermont  in  1975  and  married  Billy  Romp  of  Troy,  N.Y.,  in  1987.  She  worked  as  a  massage  thera- pist  for  over  35  years.  Patti  owned  and  operated  Salisbury  Station  Bed  and  Breakfast.  She  enjoyed  spend- ing  time  in  NYC  selling  Christmas  trees.  Patti  enjoyed  many  hours  on  the  beach  in  Cape  May,  and  loved  the  ocean.  She  loved  the  outdoors  and  enjoyed  hiking  and  kayaking.  Patti  ORYHG WR Ă€ \ SDVVLQJ KHU SLORWÂśV H[DP in  2014. Patti  is  survived  by  her  two  sons, Â
Henry  Romp  of  NYC  and  Tim  Romp  of  Salisbury,  and  her  daughter,  Ellie  Bishop  (James),  also  of  Salisbury,  and  their  four  sons.  Also  surviving  are  her  father,  Thomas  Gilmartin,  and  siblings,  Linda  (Jerry),  Tom  (Michele),  Margie  (Marty),  Joe  (Raechel),  and  Tim  all  of  Cape  May,  N.J.,  and  Marie  (Scott)  of  Woodland  Park,  Colo.  She  is  also  survived  by  many  aunts,  uncles,  cousins,  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  mom,  Rita,  in  June  2011.  Patti  will  be  missed  by  her  lifelong  friends  Sue  and  Sandy,  Janice  Hayes,  and  her  caregiver  and  friend  Carol  Craig.  Patti  will  also  be  missed  by  her  cousin  Terri  Case  Cole. A  celebration  of  Patti’s  life  was  held  on  Monday,  Oct.  12,  at  the  Whiting  Community  Church,  7  North  Main  St.,  Whiting,  Vermont. Arrangements  are  under  the  direc- tion  of  Miller  and  Ketcham  Funeral  +RPH LQ %UDQGRQ ¸
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Harold Morcombe, 84, native of Vergennes OCALA,  Fla.  —  Harold  Cole  Morcombe,  age  84,  passed  away  on  Oct.  7,  2015. He  was  born  July  10,  1931,  in  Vergennes,  Vt.  He  was  the  son  of  the  late  John  and  Pearl  (Cole)  Morcombe.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife  Barbara  of  Ocala,  Fla.,  and  sister  Patricia  Pratt  of  Bridport,  Vt. +DUROG DQG Âż UVW ZLIH -RVHSKLQH (now  deceased)  are  survived  by  three  children,  Harold  W.  and  wife Â
JoAnn  of  Sanford,  N.C.,  Steve  and  wife  Deb  of  Sun  City  West,  Ariz.,  and  Pearl  Gale  and  husband  Tony  of  Rutland,  Vt.  He  also  leaves  behind  seven  grandchildren  and  nine  great-Âgrandchildren. +DUROG ZDV HPSOR\HG IRU Âż YH years  as  Chief  of  Security  for  the  former  Simmonds  Precision  in  Vergennes,  Vt.  He  worked  as  a  SROLFH RIÂż FHU IRU %XUOLQJWRQ 9W Police  Department  for  10  years  and Â
worked  as  security  guard  for  Digital  Equipment  of  South  Burlington,  Vt.,  for  13-Âand-Âa-Âhalf  years  before  he  retired  to  Florida  with  his  wife  Jo. Calling  hours  were  held  at  Sanderson  Funeral  Service,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753,  from  10  to  11  a.m.,  on  Thursday,  Oct.  15.  A  funeral  followed  calling  hours  as  per  his  ZLVKHV ¸
Barbara Fletcher, 83, Middlebury ORANGE  CITY,  Fla.  —  Barbara  Fletcher  of  Orange  City,  Fla.,  and  Middlebury,  Vt.,  died  Oct.  10,  2015. Barbara  was  born  Aug.  31,  1932,  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  to  Dr.  Raymond  and  Eva  Goss.  Barbara  attended  local  schools  and  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School.  Barbara  went  on  to  get  her  bachelors  in  phys- ical  therapy  from  Boston  University. She  started  her  career  in  a  Chicago  hospital  where  she  met  a  patient  that  never  left  her  side.  Gene  Robert  Fletcher  was  checked  in  to  the  hospital  for  therapy  on  a  work  injury  and  he  checked  out  with  the  love  of  his  life.  Gene  and  Barbara  were  married  in  St.  Louis  on  Feb.  16,  1957. After  marriage  they  moved  to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  to  start  their  family Â
and  careers.  They  owned  and  oper- ated  WH  Waite  funeral  home,  WH  Waite  furniture  store,  and  Fletcher  Funeral  Home  in  Rochester,  Vt.,  until  their  retirement. Barbara  is  survived  by  her  devoted  and  loving  husband,  Gene  R.  Fletcher.  She  is  also  survived  by  two  daughters,  Roberta  Gene  Sargent  and  Eva  Marie  Young;Íž  and  two  sons,  Raymond  Charles  Fletcher  and  David  Harvey  Fletcher;Íž  as  well  as  seven  grandchildren  and  seven  great-Âgrandchildren. Barbara  always  thought  of  her  IDPLO\ Âż UVW DQG ZDV DOZD\V VPLOLQJ positive,  and  saw  the  glass  half  full.  She  will  be  sadly  missed. At  Barbara’s  request,  there  will  be  a  private  family  service  at  a  later  GDWH ¸
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William Wigmore, 84, Brandon BRANDON  —  William  T.  Wigmore,  84,  of  Brandon  passed  away  on  Tuesday  morning  at  his  home  in  Brandon.  He  was  born  on  May  5,  1931,  a  son  of  Hazen  and  Loraine  (Chadwick)  Wigmore.  He  grew  up  in  the  Rochester,  N.Y.,  area  and  attended  schools  there.  He  became  a  resident  of  Brandon  in  1980,  moving  from  Frost  Proof,  Fla.  He  married  Dorothy  (Manning)  Wigmore  June  6,  1976. Mr.  Wigmore  had  several  careers  in  his  life.  He  served  in  the  U.S.  Navy  for  four  years  upon  graduating  from  high  school,  then  drove  a  large  truck  all  over  the  USA.  For  over  38  years  he  was  employed  by  Merritt  Transport,  and  also  for  Lloyd  Whipple  trucking  in  Fair  Haven.  He  also  worked  for  Brandon  Lumber  and  found  time  to  become  a  paper  delivery  man  in  Brandon  in  his  senior  years. He  was  a  member  of  the  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  Mr.  Wigmore  was  also  a  member  of  Hiram  Lodge  No.  101  Free  &  Accepted  Masons,  West  Rutland,  and  the  Gilman  Chapter  Order  of  Eastern  Star,  West  Rutland. William  loved  camping  trips,  the  Boston  Red  Sox,  and  NASCAR  racing,  and  his  hobbies  of  motorcycling, Â
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MIDDLEBURY  —  Aaron  L.  Savage,  52,  of  Orwell  passed  away  on  Oct.  12,  2015,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury,  Vt.  Aaron  was  born  in  West  Lebanon,  a  son  of  the  late  Albert  and  Janet  (Gray)  Savage.  He  grew  up  in  Orwell  and  graduated  from  Fair  Haven  Union  High  School. On  Sept.  28,  1985,  he  married  Willy  Burden  and  they  shared  over  30  adventurous  years  together.  Aaron  was  a  true  Renaissance  person,  having  several  career  opportunities  in  his  life.  He  had  an  extreme  work  ethic,  which  he  hopes  passed  to  his  children.  Aaron  was  a  self-Âtaught  cook  and  worked  as  a  chef  in  the  food  service  for  Green  Mountain  College,  Castleton  State  College  and  also  for  the  Fox  Run  Inn  in  Ludlow.  He  also  had  a  career  working  for  Vermont  DHI  Tester  and  also  served  in  the  animal  breeding  industry  working  for  over  27  years  as  an  arti- ¿ FLDO EUHHGLQJ LQVHPLQDWRU Not  one  to  sit  idle,  he  was  self- employed  as  a  lawn  care  manager  and  mowed  seven-Âplus  cemetery  locations  in  his  local  Orwell  area Â
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Alan  J.  Murray  of  Norcross,  Ga.;Íž  Carl  E.  Murray  and  his  wife  Kelley  of  Bristol;Íž  and  Eric  J.  Murray  and  his  wife  Erika  of  East  Middlebury.  She  leaves  six  grandchildren,  Dagan  A.  Murray  of  Middlebury,  Lucas  J.  Murray  of  Middlebury,  Shaunna  R.  Parker  of Â
woodworking,  making  model  trucks  and  small  airplanes.  He  especially  enjoyed  vacation  trips  to  Wells  Beach  in  Maine. In  addition  to  his  wife,  Dorothy  of  Brandon,  he  is  survived  by  six  sons,  Clifford  Kenyon,  Gainesville,  Fla.,  Scott  Kenyon,  Punta  Gorda,  Fla.,  David  Kenyon,  Forest  Dale,  Vt.,  Darren  Kenyon,  Cape  Coral,  Fla.,  Keith  Kenyon,  Williston,  Vt.,  and  Dean  Kenyon,  Brandon,  Vt.;Íž  two  daughters,  Dawn  Williams,  Clarendon,  Vt.  and  Lori  Doolan,  Essex  Junction,  Vt.;Íž  a  brother,  Donald  Wigmore,  Henrietta,  N.Y.;Íž  a  sister,  Joanne  Lang  of  North  Chili,  N.Y.;Íž  18  grandchildren;Íž  15  great- grandchildren;Íž  and  many  nieces,  neph- ews  and  cousins. He  was  predeceased  by  a  brother,  Frank  Wigmore. A  celebration  of  his  life  will  be  held  on  Monday,  Oct.  19,  at  1  p.m.  at  the  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  A  reception  will  follow.  Friends  may  call  on  Sunday  evening  from  6  to  8  p.m.  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon. Memorial  remembrances  may  be  made  to  the  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  Association  7  Cree  Drive   in Â
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The family of BRYAN GREENE would like to thank all who responded to the scene, the riders of CVR, Rev. Bartholomew and the Brandon Congregational Church, Gary Stanley and staff, co-workers at Vermont Country Store, employees at G.E., and all of our neighbors, friends and family who sent cards, food and prayers our way. A special thank you to the employees at Lens Crafters who gave so generously.
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Richard Finke, 92, formerly of Orwell ZEPHYRHILLS,  Fla.  —  Richard  Anton  Finke,  92,  passed  away  peacefully  at  his  home  in  Zephyrhills,  Fla.,  on  Oct.  6.  He  was  born  on  Sept.  29,  1923,  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.  He  lived  in  Orwell,  Vt.,  for  many  years  and  spent  every  summer  in  West  Addison. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Sandra;Íž  his  daughter,  Karri  L.  Bean;Íž  son-Âin-Âlaw  Lewis  C.  Bean;Íž  granddaughters  Taylor  Lahs  and  Sydney  Bean  of  Valencia,  Calif.;Íž  one  grandson,  Sean  Christopher  Doane  of  Michigan;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.   He  was  a  member  of  The  %URWKHUKRRG RI 0DVRQV ¸
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VERGENNES  —  Vergennes  police  on  Oct.  8  arrested  a  19-Âyear- old  city  resident  on  three  counts  after  KH DOOHJHGO\ WRRN D IDPLO\ PHPEHUÂśV car  and  credit  card  without  permis- sion  and  left  the  state. City  police  lodged  Jesse  Sawyer  at  the  Marble  Valley  Correctional  Center  after  citing  him  for  operating  with- RXW WKH RZQHUÂśV consent,  aggra- vated;Íž  driving  with  a  suspended  license;Íž  and  false  pretenses,  for  allegedly  using  the  credit  card.  The  driving  with- RXW WKH RZQHUÂśV FRQVHQW FKDUJH ZDV a  felony  because  Sawyer  allegedly  crossed  a  state  line  into  New  York,  RICHARD  FINKE where  the  car  was  recovered. 3ROLFH Âż UVW UHFHLYHG D FDOO IURP a  Mountain  View  Lane  resident  on  Oct.  7  alleging  that  Sawyer  had  taken  the  car  and  the  credit  card.  Police  said  the  car  was  recovered  in  New  vestry. York,  but  that  Sawyer  had  returned  to  Directions:  From  Route  22A  Vergennes,  where  they  arrested  him. take  Middle  Road  in  Bridport.  The  In  other  incidents  between  Oct.  5  church  is  red  brick  on  the  right  near  and  11,  Vergennes  police:  the  cemetery.
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Kenneth Estey memorial service BRIDPORT  —  A  memorial  service  for  Kenneth  Estey  will  be  held  at  the  Bridport  Congregational  Church  on  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  at  11  a.m.  Luncheon  to  follow  in  the Â
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Authors  on  exhibit  ARTIST  ROBERT  BIRBECK  of  Wells  River  is  exhibiting  a  series  of  sketches  representing  the  authors  of  the  Modern  Library  100  Best  Novels  of  the  20th  Century  in  the  lobby  of  Middlebury’s  Ilsley  Li- brary  Sept.  15-ÂOct.  27.  Of  the  100  books  in  the  list,  there  are  just  75  authors.  Each  week,  12  different  author  portraits  will  be  on  display,  accompanied  by  copies  of  their  works. Â
Whiting program to help with addictions, other issues Barry Lynn Rumble, 69, Vergennes VERGENNES  —  Barry  Lynn  Rumble  passed  away  on  Oct.  10,  2015,  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center,  with  his  loving  daughter  by  his  side.  Barry  was  born  on  Aug.  19,  1946,  in  Port  Leyden,  N.Y.,  to  Noel  and  Bernice  Rumble.  He  is  survived  by  his  brother  Eric  Rumble  and  sister-Âin-Âlaw,  Michelle  Rumble;Íž  his  four  children,  Heidi,  Hans,  Heath  and  Harrison;Íž  his  former  spouses  Peg  Seck  and  Jill  Delaney;Íž  his  two  grandsons  Cyron  and  Hayden;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;Íž  his  sister,  Evelyn  Rumble  LaClair;Íž  and  brother  Neil  Rumble. Barry  joined  the  Navy  straight  out  of  high  school  and  was  stationed  in  Guantanamo  Bay  until  the  Vietnam  War.  During  the  war,  he  served  on  submarines  and  aircraft  carriers.  Barry  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  Naval  Station  Newport  in  Rhode  ,VODQG ZKHUH KH PHW KLV Âż UVW ZLIH Peg.  They  raised  Heidi  and  Hans  in  Vermont  until  their  separation. Barry  was  working  as  a  ground- skeeper  at  the  Marble  Works  in  Middlebury  when  he  met  his  second  wife,  Jill.  Barry  lived  with  Jill  and  his  four  children  in  Orwell  until  their  divorce,  and  continued  to  see  and  help  his  children  throughout  his  life. Barry  was  fond  of  cars  and  boats.  For  years  he  worked  as  a  driver  for  The  Bus,  driving  those  in  need  to  appointments  all  across  Vermont.  Throughout  his  life  Barry  owned  many  boats,  ranging  greatly  in  size  and  style,  and  loved  taking  his  family  and  friends  on  them  to  sail Â
WHITING  —  The  Whiting  Community  Church  is  launching  a  “Celebrate  Recoveryâ€?  program  starting  Monday,  Oct.  19.  Doors  open  at  6  p.m.  and  the  meeting  starts  at  6:30. Celebrate  Recovery  touches  on  a  whole  range  of  issues,  includ- ing  chemical  addic- tions,  food  issues,  pornography,  physi- cal  and  sexual  abuse,  abandonment,  sexual  and  or  love  addictions,  anger  issues,  co-Âdepen- dency  or  any  other  issue  people  might  be  struggling  with.  The  program  is  open  to  the  public  and  walk-Âins  are  welcome.  Meetings  will  be  held  BARRY  RUMBLE every  Monday. Celebrate  Recovery  is  a  12-Âstep  /DNH &KDPSODLQ DQG Âż VK +H DOVR program  that  is  similar  to  tradi- owned  many  Lincoln  Town  Cars  and  tional  12-Âstep  programs;Íž  the  main  conversion  vans. difference  is  Celebrate  Recovery  Barry  would  frequently  drive  to  Florida  in  the  winter  to  avoid  the  cold  weather  in  Vermont,  sometimes  living  in  one  of  his  vans  at  state  parks.  He  loved  to  keep  people  on  their  toes  by  making  up  stories  and  stretching  the  truth,  always  thread- ing  his  remarks  with  his  offbeat  sense  of  humor.  Though  Barry  suffered  several  medical  complica- tions  throughout  his  life,  he  contin- XHG WR SUHVV RQ ZLWK D Âż JKWHUÂśV persistence.  There  was  a  public  celebration  RI %DUU\ÂśV OLIH DW %DVLQ +DUERU RQ Thursday  at  11  a.m.  For  more  infor- PDWLRQ FDOO ¸
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College.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Six  handpicked  storytellers  will  tell  true  VWRULHV ZLWKRXW QRWHV 7KLV \HDUÂśV WKHPH Âł5RRWV ´ Historical  society  annual  dinner  in  Tickets  $12/$10/$6.  Tickets  and  info:  802-Â443-Â6433  Bristol.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  6  p.m.,  Bristol  or  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.    American  Legion.  Dinner  followed  by  live  Halloween  dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  music  by  the  Carl  Boss  and  Ten  Rod  Road.  Info:  17,  8  p.m.-Âmidnight,  Middlebury  American  Legion.  453-Â7709  or  453-Â2888. DJ  Chris  Thompson.  Costume  contest  at  9  p.m.  Addison  County  Beekeepers  Association  meet- ZLWK FDVK SUL]HV IRU Âż UVW SODFH UDIĂ€ H ing.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  0XVW EH RU RYHU &RVW 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W Inaugural  meeting  of  local  beekeepers,  featur- area  basketball  programs  including  the  Middlebury  ing  Vermont  State  Apiculturist  Steve  Parise.  For  Mayhem  team.  veterans,  newcomers  or  anyone  with  an  interest  Staged  concert  version  of  “Dido  and  Aeneasâ€?  in  in  beekeeping.  Refreshments.  RSVP  to  acbavt@ Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Town  gmail.com. Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  Rummage  sale  in  Middlebury.  American  boatbuilder  in  Japan  slideshow  and  SUHVHQWV +HQU\ 3XUFHOOÂśV Âł'LGR DQG $HQHDV ´ WKH Saturday,  Oct.  17,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  talk  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  7-Â8:30  p.m.,  oldest  English  opera,  dating  from  1689.  Directed  by  0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLWHG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Douglas  Brooks  of  Douglas  Anderson;Íž  conducted  by  Jeffrey  Buettner.  47  North  Pleasant  St.  Bag  day:  $2.50  per  bag.  Vergennes  will  tell  his  personal  story  of  apprenticing  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  7:15  p.m.  at  Memorial  3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH FKXUFK ZLWK HOGHUO\ -DSDQHVH PDVWHUV WR EXLOG Âż YH XQLTXH Baptist  Church.  Q&A  session  with  cast  after  perfor- and  endangered  traditional  Japanese  boats.  In  this  Public  planning  forum  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  mance.  Tickets  $40/$45/$60,  available  at  the  THT  Oct.  17,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  New  Haven  Town  Hall.  The  One  World  Library  Project  presentation,  Brooks  will  ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ share  his  experiences  drawn  from  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org. 17  trips  to  Japan  where  he  trav- “Cocoonâ€?  live  storytelling  event  at  Middlebury  eled  over  30,000  miles  to  seek  out  College.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  and  interview  Japan’s  master  boat  Center  for  the  Arts.  True  stories  told  builders,  all  in  their  seventies  and  live  and  without  notes,  based  on  the  BEGINNING SWING DANCE — Great fun & exercise too eighties.  Free. popular  storytelling  phenomenon  in a friendly, easy format. Classes held in the Community Architecture  lecture  at  Middlebury  ³7KH 0RWK ´ 7KLV \HDUÂśV WKHPH LV Room at EastView at Middlebury on Sundays Oct 11 – Nov College.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  7  ³5RRWV ´ 5HFHSWLRQ ZLWK VWRU\WHOO p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  Building,  ers  follows.  Tickets  $12/$10/$6.  1, 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Partners not necessary. $40 per person for Room  304.  Architect  Susannah  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  4 week series. Drake  presents  “One,  Two,  802-Â443-Â3168. BEGINNING WALTZ — Anyone can learn this classic Tree:  Capitalizing  Environmental  ballroom dance. Wow your friends with just a few easy to learn %HQHÂż W LQ 8UEDQ 'HVLJQ ´ )UHH Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  moves! Classes held in the Community Room at EastView 802-Â443-Â3168. at Middlebury on Sundays Nov 8 – Nov 22, 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Green  Mountain  National  Theatre  re-Âbroadcast  Partners not necessary. $30 per person for 3 week series. Club  hike  in  of  “Hamletâ€?  in  Middlebury.  OPEN DANCE after all classes from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Open Salisbury.  Sunday,  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  7-Â10:30  p.m.,  Oct.  18,  time  and  meeting  place  Town  Hall  Theater.  Re-Âbroadcast  to the public! Please bring clean, dry soft soled shoes (smooth 7%$ 0RGHUDWH GLIÂż FXOW\ KLNH WR of  Shakespeare’s  great  tragedy,  leather works best). Call Jim Condon for more information at Rattlesnake  Point.  Four  miles  round  with  Benedict  Cumberbatch  in  the  475-2349 or email jscondon@mac.com. trip,  with  1,160-Âfoot  ascent.  Views  title  role.  Tickets  $17/$10  students,  of  Lake  Dunmore,  Silver  Lake,  Otter  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Drawing, Creek  watershed  and  Adirondacks.  382-Â9222,  www.townhalltheater.org  PM Oils, Chinese Calligraphy, Beaded Jewelry, Paper Info:  802-Â388-Â5407  or  ruthpen- or  at  the  door.  ¿ HOG#JPDLO FRP Maiden  Vermont  rehearsals  in  Sculptures, Pastel, Weds AM Painting, Thurs. AM Oils, Weds All-Âyou-Âcan-Âeat  pancake  break- Salisbury.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  7-Â9:15  Wheel, Thurs AM Clay Hand Building. Children: Potteryfast  in  Addison.  Sunday,  Oct.  18,  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  Wheel & Hand Building, Imagining the Future, Art 7-Â11  a.m.,  Addison  Fire  Station.  The  popular  four-Âpart  female  a  of the World, Holiday Gifts, Gingerbread Fantasy. Plain  and  blueberry  pancakes,  cappella  chorus  is  welcoming  new  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee,  singers  to  its  weekly  Thursday  night  Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol. hot  chocolate  and  orange  juice.  rehearsals.  If  you  love  to  sing  close  com, middleburystudioschool.org Adults  $6,  kids  under  12  $4.  Funds  harmonies,  this  may  be  the  perfect  raised  will  be  used  to  purchase  group  for  you.  Info:  388-Â1012. HTXLSPHQW IRU WKH $GGLVRQ New  Haven  Town  Planning  Commission  invites  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Info:  759-Â2237. residents  to  come  be  heard  on  issues  that  may  Robert  Frost  Walk  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  Oct.  18,  1-Â3  impact  the  town  plan.  Topics  include  commercial  p.m.,  Robert  Frost  Trail.  Middlebury  College’s  Page  Rummage  sale  and  bake  sale  in  and  residential  development,  scenic  viewsheds,  One  Literacy  program  invites  families  to  walk  the  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  9  a.m.-Â5  renewable  energy  and  agriculture.  1.2-Âmile  loop  and  enjoy  poetry  stops  along  the  S P 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLWHG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK Maker  Club  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  1-Â2  way.  Snacks  and  games.  Rain  location:  Kirk  Alumni  47  North  Pleasant  St.  Bake  sale  runs  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  kids  5  and  up.  Kids  &HQWHU RQ FDPSXV ,I ZHDWKHU LV TXHVWLRQDEOH YLVLW 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH FKXUFK and  adults  are  invited  to  work  together  to  make  sites.middlebury.edu/page1.  “Autumn  Leavesâ€?  kids’  craft  program  in  Monkton.  things  out  of  fabric,  toys,  crafts  and  electronics,  Staged  concert  version  of  “Dido  and  Aeneasâ€?  Friday,  Oct.  16,  10-Â11  a.m.,  Russell  Memorial  using  traditional  as  well  as  21st-Âcentury  methods.  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  18,  2-Â4  p.m.,  Town  Library.  Kids  K-Â6  and  their  younger  siblings  are  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org. Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  welcome  to  make  a  craft  using  colorful  autumn  Met  Opera’s  “Otelloâ€?  live  in  HD  in  Middlebury.  SUHVHQWV +HQU\ 3XUFHOOÂśV Âł'LGR DQG $HQHDV ´ WKH leaves.  Info:  453-Â4471. 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Student  Center.  Male  Middlebury  College  students  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  2:05  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater,  VSO  Wind  Quintet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  invite  area  middle-Âschool  boys  for  team-Âbuilding  -DFNVRQ *DOOHU\ 'XULQJ WKH LQWHUPLVVLRQ RI Âł2WHOOR ´ Sunday,  Oct.  18,  2-Â3  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  JDPHV DQG IUHH GLQQHU DW WKH *ULOOH 6LJQ XS DW EWE# Christine  Hadsel  will  talk  about  her  new  book.  Arts.  Halloween  family  concert  with  such  spooky  middlebury.edu. “The  Wind  Risesâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  VHOHFWLRQV DV Âł0DUFK RI WKH 0DULRQHWWHV ´ 7KHQ Fish  fry  and  Tupperware  “stop  and  shopâ€?  in  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  narrator  Peter  Hamlin  leads  VSO  musicians  in  a  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Middlebury  Final  feature  by  Academy  Award-Âwinning  Hayao  SLHFH FDOOHG Âł7KH :LWFK DQG WKH :LQGV ´ .LGV PD\ 9): ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKH 9):ÂśV UHJXODU Âż VK IU\ WKHUH Miyazaki,  one  of  Japan’s  greatest  animators  and  come  in  costume;Íž  treats  provided.  Tickets  $8  adults,  will  be  a  Tupperware  sale;Íž  save  10  percent  by  GLUHFWRUV 7KH Âż OP ZDV LQVSLUHG E\ WKH OLIH RI ::,, $6  kids  and  seniors,  $24  family  of  four.  Info:  www. EX\LQJ GLUHFWO\ QR VKLSSLQJ FKDUJH RU RUGHU RQOLQH =HUR Âż JKWHU SODQH GHVLJQHU -LUR +RULNRVKL HQFRP middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. DW NDW\KROOHU P\ WXSSHUZDUH FRP 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W SDVVLQJ WKH JUHDW .DQWR HDUWKTXDNH RI ,Q the  VFW. Japanese  with  English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www. Sister-Âto-ÂSister  pumpkin  carving  at  Middlebury  middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168.  College.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Chellis  House,  “Chiller  Theaterâ€?  silent  movie  screening  in  Preschool  story  time  for  children  in  56  Hillcrest  Road.  Female  Middlebury  College  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Shoreham.  Monday,  Oct.  19,  10:30  a.m.,  students  invite  area  middle-Âschool  girls  for  pumpkin  +DOO DQG &RPPXQLW\ &HQWHU 5RXWH Âł7KH /RGJHU´ Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  children  ages  3-Â5  carving.  Sign  up  at  khanta@middlebury.edu. 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Staged  concert  version  of  “Dido  and  Aeneasâ€?  5DSVLV ,Q WKLV HDUO\ +LWFKFRFN Âż OP WKH VHDUFK LV in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Town  on  for  the  man  responsible  for  a  series  of  murders  Lego  Night  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  Oct.  19,  5:30-Â7  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  kids  5  and  up.  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  LQ IRJ VKURXGHG /RQGRQ 7KH Âż QDO Âż OP LQ WKLV \HDUÂśV Come  check  out  our  giant  collection  of  Legos,  build  SUHVHQWV +HQU\ 3XUFHOOÂśV Âł'LGR DQG $HQHDV ´ WKH VXPPHU VLOHQW Âż OP VHULHV 7KHDWHU LV XQKHDWHG your  creation  and  hang  out  with  your  friends.  Info:  oldest  English  opera,  dating  from  1689.  Directed  by  Free,  but  donations  to  the  town  hall  restoration  fund  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org.  Douglas  Anderson;Íž  conducted  by  Jeffrey  Buettner.  appreciated.  Info:  www.brandontownhall.org.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  7:15  p.m.  at  Memorial  Blues  concert  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  Special  education  forum  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  2FW S P 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO Baptist  Church.  Q&A  session  with  cast  after  perfor- 7:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Featuring  $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ KROGV WKLV mance.  Tickets  $40/$45/$60,  available  at  the  THT  Downtown  Bob  Stannard  and  Those  Dangerous  discussion  on  the  development  of  a  comprehen- ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ Bluesmen  with  Dwight  and  Nicole.  A  night  of  impas- sive  system  of  services  for  secondary  students  with  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org. sioned  blues  and  soul.  Cash  bar  by  Bar  Antidote.  special  needs.  Also  on  Oct.  20  in  Middlebury. Guitarist  Dayve  Huckett  in  concert  at  Middlebury  Info:  www.vergennesoperahouse.org/home/events. College.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  “Cocoonâ€?  live  storytelling  event  at  Middlebury  “Paying  for  Collegeâ€?  workshop  in  Vergennes. Â
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THE  GRANITE  FINS  of  Argentina’s  Fitz  Roy  Massif  soar  into  the  sky  in  Los  Glaciares  National  Park  near  El  ChaltÊn.  They  were  named  for  Robert  FitzRoy,  the  captain  of  the  ship  Beagle  that  carried  Darwin  to  Patagonia.  Norma  Norland  of  New  Haven  will  share  this  and  other  images  from  her  travels  through  Patagonia  in  a  presentation  at  the  New  Haven  Community  Library  on  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  at  7  p.m. Monday,  Oct.  19,  7  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School.  Following  VUHS  senior  information  night,  Vermont  Student  Assistance  Corp.  will  offer  a  free  workshop  to  help  families  plan  how  to  pay  for  college  and  training  after  high  school.  Topics  include  W\SHV RI ¿ QDQFLDO DLG KRZ DLG LV DZDUGHG VWXGHQW and  parent  loans,  and  more.  Full  schedule  of  work- shops:  www.vsac.org/schedule.
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Senior  luncheon,  footcare  clinic  and  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  20,  10  a.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  invites  area  seniors  for  a  10  a.m.  footcare  clinic  and,  at  11  a.m.,  a  photographic  tour  of  Morocco  presented  by  John  Freidin.  At  noon  is  a  lunch  of  sautĂŠed  chicken  breast  with  cacciatore  sauce,  home  fries,  peas  and  carrots,  Italian  bread  and  brownies  a  la  mode.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-Â800-Â642-Â5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transpor- tation  with  ACTR:  802-Â388-Â1946. Special  education  forum  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  20,  5:30-Â7  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  holds  this  discussion  on  the  development  of  a  compre- hensive  system  of  services  for  secondary  students  with  special  needs. “Paying  for  Collegeâ€?  workshop  in  Brandon. Tuesday,  Oct.  20,  6:30  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  Vermont  Student  Assistance  Corp.  will  offer  a  free  workshop  to  help  families  plan  how  to  pay  for  college  and  training  after  high  school.  Topics  include  W\SHV RI Âż QDQFLDO DLG KRZ DLG LV DZDUGHG VWXGHQW and  parent  loans,  and  more.  Full  schedule  of  work- shops:  www.vsac.org/schedule. Auditions  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  20,  7-Â9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Auditions  for  “This  Is  Not  a  Good  Time,â€?  a  new  one-Âact  comedy  by  Addison  Independent  humor  columnist  Jessie  Raymond.  Parts  for  four  women  and  two  men;Íž  see  www. middleburycommunityplayers.org/auditions-Âfor-Ân ew-Âplay-Âat-Âtown-Âhall-Âtheater.  Email  director  Doug  Anderson  for  script  pages  at  executivedirector@ townhalltheater.org.  Production  dates  Nov.  20-Â21.
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Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Shoreham.  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  9:30  a.m.-Ânoon,  6$6+ 2IÂż FH 277 EXLOGLQJ 5RXWH 22A.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www.achhh.org. ANeSU  Early  Education  screening  in  Bristol. Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  1-Â4:30  p.m.,  Bristol  Elementary  School,  57  Mountain  St.  For  children  in  the  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  who  were  3  years  old  by  September  1  or  are  4  years  old  but  not  previously  screened  are  invited  to  play  in  an  early  childhood  classroom.  Parents  can  share  about  their  child  and  get  information  about  their  child’s  communication,  social,  play  and  motor  skills.  Screening  lasts  about  an  hour.  To  schedule  an  appointment  call  453-Â3674. Constitution  Day  lecture  at  Middlebury  College. Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  4:30-Â6  p.m.,  Axinn  Center,  Abernethy  Room.  Dr.  Norma  Thompson  of  Yale  University  presents  “The  Jury,  Citizenship  and  5HVSRQVLEOH 'HOLEHUDWLRQ 5HĂ€ HFWLRQV RI D <DOH Professor  and  Sometime  Juror  in  a  Murder  Trial.â€?  Free.  Refreshments  served. Creative  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes. Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  6  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  7KH Âż UVW PHHWLQJ LQ DQ HLJKW ZHHN ZRUNVKRS WLWOHG “Storycraft:  The  Building  Blocks  of  Creative  Writing,â€?  led  by  Vermont  writer  Keith  Morrill.  All  genres  and  levels  of  experience  welcome.  Free.  Register  at  802-Â877-Â2211,  ext.  208,  or  muir.haman@bixbyli- bary.org. “Where  the  Wild  Things  Areâ€?  presentation  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  )HUULVEXUJK &RPPXQLW\ &HQWHU DQG 7RZQ 2IÂż FHV The  Ferrisburgh  Conservation  Commission  welcomes  Fish  and  Wildlife  Conservation  Planning  Biologist  Jens  Hilke  for  a  presentation  and  conver- sation  about  wildlife  in  the  area,  including  history,  current  issues  and  how  to  protect  vital  habitat.  Info:  cirillo.jen@gmail.com. Armchair  Traveler  presentation  on  Patagonia  in  New  Haven.  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  7  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Norma  Norland  of  New  Haven  will  give  a  slideshow  and  talk  on  her  travels  throughout  Patagonia.  Info:  453-Â4015. Japanese  documentary  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  As  part  of  a  month-Âlong  Japanese  documentary  series,  the  Department  of  Japanese  Studies  will  present  “Hafu  the  Film.â€?  In  Japanese  with  English  subtitles.  Free.  Celtic  jam  session  in  East  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Waybury  Inn.  Blues  jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  21,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Dennis  Willmott  from  Left  Eye  Jump  will  provide  lead  guitar,  bass  and  drums  if  you  need  backup,  or  take  a  break  and  let  you  play.  Bring  your  instrument  and  get  ready  to  jam.  Info:  www. go51main.com.
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“How  to  Skypeâ€?  presentation  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  Oct.  22,  4-Â5  p.m.,  Salisbury  Public  Library.  Free.  Led  by  John  and  Linda  Bryant.  You  may  bring  your  own  computer  device,  but  it  is  not  necessary.  Cinema  Appreciation  Group  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Oct.  22,  5:30  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Discussion  of  the  ¿ OP Âł:KLSODVK ´ 5HJLVWHU DW ext.  208,  or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org. An  Evening  of  Poetry  with  Julia  Shipley  and  David  Weinstock  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  22,  7  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Both  poets  will  read  from  their  books.  Light  refreshments  follow.  Info:  388-Â2061.
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Magician  Tom  Joyce  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Oct.  23,  4-Â5  p.m.,  Neshobe  School  gymnasium.  Funny  costumes,  puppets  and  magic.  Light  refreshments  served.  Free  to  all  Neshobe  School  students  and  their  parents.  Neshobe  students  not  enrolled  in  the  Rockin’  with  the  Rec  Friday  program  must  go  home  at  dismissal  and  return  with  their  parents.  Info:  247-Â3721,  ext.  2011.  Table  of  Grace  free  community  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Oct.  23,  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Served  monthly,  open  to  all.  October  menu:  roast  pork,  scalloped  potatoes,  applesauce,  vegetable  and  dessert.  Bring  friends. “The  Effect  of  Gamma  Rays  on  Man-Âin-Âthe-Âmoon  Marigoldsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  23,  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Pulitzer  Prize-Âwinning  1971  play  by  Paul  Zindel  about  a  single  mother  trying  to  raise  two  young  daughters  without  money  or  help.  Show  runs  75  minutes  with- out  intermission.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  the  THT  ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ $10  student  rush  available  at  the  door.  Runs  Oct.  23-Â30.
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Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  South  Starksboro.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  time  and  meeting  place  TBA.  The  Bread  Loaf  Section  hosts  an  approximately  5-Âmile  hike  up  Stark  Mountain  from  the  Appalachian  Gap.  Moderately  GLIÂż FXOW &RQWDFW OHDGHU $YH +DYLODQG IRU GHWDLOV DW 802-Â496-Â6677  or  wahav@madriver.com.  More  at  www.gmcbreadloaf.org. Clothing  giveaway  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury.  Free  clothing  for  children  from  infants  to  teens.  Bring  a  bag  and  help  yourself  —  no  charge,  no  donation  necessary.  Kids’  and  maternity  clothes  and  book  swap  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  9  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  Otter  Creek  Child  Center,  150  Weybridge  St.  Gently  used  and  washed  clothing  for  children  newborn  to  age  5  and  all  sizes  of  maternity  clothes.  Pay  $5  at  the  door  ZKHQ \RX EULQJ Âż YH PRUH LWHPV WR VZDS RU DW WKH GRRU ZLWK OHVV WKDQ Âż YH RU QR LWHPV WR VZDS ,QIR 802-Â388-Â9688. Ski  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  9  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  Save  big  on  new  and  used  famous  brands  of  skis,  snowboards,  boots,  poles,  goggles,  paddleboards  and  much  PRUH )UHH DGPLVVLRQ 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH 08+6 ski  team.  Credit  cards  accepted. Book  sale  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  10  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Biannual  sale  of  books,  new  and  old,  in  all  genres.  Priced  at  “take  what  you  want,  give  what  you  can.â€?  3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH OLEUDU\ ,QIR Halloween  story  time  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  10-Â11  a.m.,  Russell  Memorial  Library.  For  K-Â6  kids  and  their  younger  siblings.  Kids  may  come  in  costume.  Info:  453-Â4471. Vermont  Horse  Council  meeting  in  Weybridge. Saturday,  Oct.  24,  11:30  a.m.-Â3  p.m.,  UVM  Morgan  Horse  Farm.  Event  includes  tour  of  the  farm,  potluck  lunch,  and  presentation  on  managing  manure,  given  by  Pam  Stefanek  of  the  Natural  Resources  Conservation  Service.  Free  but  a  $5  donation  to  the  farm  is  suggested.  Info:  www.vthorsecouncil.org. Vermont  author  reading  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Archer  Mayor  will  read  from,  discuss  and  sign  his  latest  book,  “The  Company  She  Kept,â€?  featuring  Lt.  Joe  Gunther  of  the  Brattleboro  Police  Department.  Info:  388-Â2061. Pumpkins  in  the  Park  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  4-Â6  p.m.,  Vergennes  City  Park.  Annual  Halloween  celebration  featuring  a  pumpkin-Âcarving  contest,  new  chili  cook-Âoff  between  area  restau- rants,  bake  sale,  costume  parade,  food,  music  and  fun  for  the  family.  Info:  802-Â877-Â6344. Spooktacular  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  4:30-Â9  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church  and  town  green.  Trunk  and  Treat  car  decorat- ing  in  the  church  parking  lot  from  4:30-Â5:30  p.m.,  Trunk  and  Treat  candy  gathering  5:30-Â6:30,  pump- kin  lighting  on  the  green  at  dusk,  and  Haunted  Congregational  Church  and  Town  Green  from Â
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6:30-Â9.  Children  must  be  accompanied  by  an  adult.  Refreshments  downstairs  in  the  church.  Free.  Info  or  to  register  a  car  for  Trunk  and  Treat:  453-Â5978. Pork  roast  dinner  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  5-Â7  p.m.,  St.  Mary’s  Church,  38  Carver  St.  Boneless  URDVW SRUN RYHQ URDVWHG SRWDWRHV VWXIÂż QJ DQG gravy,  carrots,  applesauce,  roll,  applesauce  cake  with  whipped  cream,  and  drinks.  Adults  $10,  chil- dren  5-Â12  $5,  children  4  and  under  free.  Walk-Âins  welcome.  Carryout  available. Classical  pianist  Monica  Jakuc  Leverett  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Leverett  presents  “Moonlit  Hits  and  Little-Âknown  Gems,â€?  a  program  of  all-Âtime  classic  piano  favorites  mixed  with  beautiful,  rare  pieces.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended  at  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@brandon-Âmusic.net. “The  Effect  of  Gamma  Rays  on  Man-Âin-Âthe-Âmoon  Marigoldsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Pulitzer  Prize-Âwinning  1971  play  by  Paul  Zindel  about  a  single  mother  trying  to  raise  two  young  daughters  without  money  or  help.  Show  runs  75  minutes  with- out  intermission.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  the  THT  ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ $10  student  rush  available  at  the  door.  Runs  Oct.  23-Â30.
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Public  breakfast  in  Vergennes. Sunday,  Oct.  25,  7:30-Â10  a.m.,  Masonic  Lodge,  54  School  St.  Only  $8  for  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  blueberry  pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  corned  beef  hash,  sausage  gravy  and  biscuits,  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  Now  offer- LQJ PDNH \RXU RZQ ZDIĂ€ HV 3URFHHGV VXSSRUW YDUL ous  local  community  needs  and  organizations. Halloween  party  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  11:30  a.m.-Â1:30  p.m.,  Swift  House  Inn.  Middlebury  College’s  Page  One  Literacy  program  invites  fami- lies  to  play  games,  decorate  cookies,  read  spooky  stories  and  celebrate  Halloween.  Costumes  encour- aged.  Lunch  served.  RSVP  to  pageone@middle- bury.edu. Spooktacular  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green.  Eighth  annual  Halloween  bash  for  children  and  their  families.  Games,  prizes,  music  and  face  painting,  and  the  popular  trick-Âor-Âtreat  parade  down  Main  Street,  where  merchants  hand  out  candy  and  other  treats.  Trunk  or  Treat  and  Costume  Karaoke  Dance  Party  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion  Post  14.  The  Legion  Auxiliary  hosts  a  costume  karaoke  dance  party  from  1-Â2  p.m.  and  trick-Âor-Âtreating  from  2-Â3  p.m.  in  a  roped-Âoff  area  of  the  parking  lot,  where  kids  can  get  candy  from  the  trunks  of  cars  registered  in  advance.  Register  your  vehicle  at  877-Â9986  or  marsulli@aol. com.  “The  Effect  of  Gamma  Rays  on  Man-Âin-Âthe-Âmoon  Marigoldsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  2  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Pulitzer  Prize-Âwinning  1971  play  by  Paul  Zindel  about  a  single  mother  trying  to  raise  two  young  daughters  without  money  or  help.  Show  runs  75  minutes  without  intermis- VLRQ 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org;Íž  $10  student  rush  available  at  the  door.  Runs  Oct.  23-Â30. “Going  Battyâ€?  presentation  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  3  p.m.,  Rokeby  Museum.  Alyssa  Bennett  of  the  Vermont  Department  of  Fish  and  Wildlife  kicks  off  National  Bat  Week  with  a  “state  of  the  batâ€?  address.  Entrance  fee  $2  or  free  with  museum  admission.  Info:  802-Â877-Â3406. Church  harvest  supper  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  4-Â8  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall,  85  South  Maple  St.  Annual  dinner  with  seatings  at  4  and  6  p.m.  7XUNH\ GLQQHU ZLWK DOO WKH Âż [LQJV DQG VFUXPSWLRXV pies.  Adults  $10,  kids  6-Â12  $5,  kids  5  and  younger  free.  Info:  877-Â2367.
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Explore  at  a  walking  pace  to  enjoy  the  most  of  this  world When  I  was  younger,  lingers  in  some  of  the  more  walking  was  a  utilitarian  WUDIÂż FNHG SDWKV :H SDXVH activity.  Walking  moved  to  sit  inside  an  ancient  stone  my  body  from  place  A  to  circle  and  imagine  the  lives  place  B  or  led  the  dog  in  of  the  people  who  built  them  daily  exercise.  Walking  was  and  lived  in  them.  We  strike  functional;Íž  it  facilitated  the  up  a  conversation  with  the  accomplishment  of  a  task. man  gathering  wood  for  his  On-Âfoot  recreation,  purely  ¿ UH :H VFDQ WKH KLOOVLGHV for  pleasure,  had  to  be  faster  for  the  stone  markers  and  or  longer  or  steeper  or  structures  indicated  by  tiny  more  remote  or  under  more  red  dots  on  our  map;Íž  some- extreme  circumstances  or  times  we  can  spot  them  and  with  more  encumbrances  sometimes  we  can’t.  I  love  like  a  full  backpack.  this  close  inspection  that’s  Running  or  hiking  were  the  only  possible  on  foot. on-Âfoot  recreations  of  my  On  a  walk  each  day  has  its  youth.  own  shape  and  personality,  That  was  before  I  discov- which  evolves  to  the  slow  ered  the  joys  of  long- and  steady  rhythm  of  foot- By Abi Sessions distance  walking.  And,  let’s  steps.  I  like  a  chilly  early  face  it,  before  my  knees  and  morning  departure  best,  for  hips  and  lower  back  began  to  lecture  me  the  morning  light,  the  dewy  smell,  and  the  about  the  choices  I  was  making.  Now  all  of  sunlight  creeping  down  the  steeper  hillsides.  me  —  knees  and  hips  and  back  included  —  By  mid-Âday,  the  village  we  started  from  is  has  fallen  in  love  with  the  long  walk.  barely  visible,  with  a  beach,  an  estuary,  a  And  how  is  a  long  walk  not  a  hike?  Two  bay  or  a  hill  between  it  and  us  —  how  could  differences  are  important  in  my  personal  we  have  come  that  far  already?  And  by  GHÂż QLWLRQ afternoon  we’ve  come  over  a  pass  or  around  First,  we  are  not  camping,  but  sleeping  a  corner  and  we  are  in  a  new  landscape,  “between  sheets,â€?  as  the  backpackers  would  with  our  destination  beckoning  like  a  barn  say.  Each  day’s  destination  is  a  guesthouse,  to  a  horse.  Can  we  really  make  it  that  far?  I  inn,  B&B  or  mountain  hut  where  we  are  love  the  slow  and  steady  rhythm  of  the  day,  welcomed  by  people  who  seem  glad  to  see  whatever  its  shape  and  personality. us.  It  is  warm  and  dry.  The  bed  is  soft.  Hot  At  the  guesthouse,  there  are  stories  to  hear  water  runs  from  faucets  and  a  cup  of  tea  is  and  stories  to  tell,  issues  to  be  discussed.  only  two  minutes  away.  One  innkeeper  delights  In  the  evening  we  will  in  telling  about  wartime  n a walk Âż QG D KRW PHDO QHDUE\ ,Q plane  crashes  on  the  nearby  I get to the  morning  there  will  be  mountain  and  showing  study the breakfast. part  of  a  wrecked  plane  he  Second,  miraculously,  place up close. The retrieved.  Another  host  has  my  suitcase  is  in  the  hall- thoughts  about  how  new  way!  It  was  delivered  hedgerows are laws  in  Ireland  have  ruined  during  the  day  by  a  service  made up of tangled pub  life  and  the  old  sense  we  hired  in  advance  to  of  community.  Another  take  it  each  day  to  the  next  fuchsia bushes, wants  to  discuss  American  lodging.  For  a  small  fee,  I  still sporting their politics.  A  retired  teacher  get  to  have  my  extra  shoes  wants  to  talk  education.  I  and  clothes  in  their  van  delicate drooping love  the  genuine  warmth  instead  of  on  my  back.  à RZHUV DQG SOXPS and  connection  that  I  feel  It’s  a  luxury  well  worth  with  these  people  whose  the  cost  in  my  reckoning.  blackberries, ripe SDWKV FURVV RXUV VR EULHĂ€ \ My  knees  enthusiastically  and sweet. At  the  end  of  the  walk  agree. I  feel  good  in  every  way.  With  the  infrastructure  of  accommoda- (Okay,  maybe  not  those  pesky  knees  so  tions  and  meals  and  luggage  transfer  taken  much,  but  they  will  recover.)  I  feel  healthy  care  of  in  this  way,  we  simply  walk  on  to  and  strong.  I  know  my  actions  have  been  the  next  stop  on  the  route.  This  year  we  gentle  on  the  planet  and  good  for  the  local  walked  about  80  miles  in  southwest  Ireland.  economy.  I  feel  in  touch  with  where  I  have  Imagine  setting  out  in  the  morning,  belly  been.  I  feel  expanded,  connected  somehow  full  of  breakfast,  with  nothing  to  do  but  seek  to  humans  everywhere  who  have  traveled  by  the  adventures  and  delights  —  both  human  this  most  sustainable  and  universal  means.  and  natural  —  waiting  for  you  on  your  way  For  me,  a  long  walk  is  a  joyful  celebration  to  your  next  destination.  I  love  the  walking  of  life,  good  health,  and  the  precious  and  way  of  exploring  a  new  place.  curious  world  we  live  in.  On  a  walk  I  get  to  study  the  place  up  close.  Abi  Sessions  is  a  retired  educator  who  The  hedgerows  are  made  up  of  tangled  lives  in  Cornwall  and  walks  with  her  fuchsia  bushes,  still  sporting  their  delicate  husband,  Bill.  Special  thanks  to  friends  Kate  GURRSLQJ Ă€ RZHUV DQG SOXPS EODFNEHUULHV and  John  who  helped  make  our  Ireland  walk  ripe  and  sweet.  The  smell  of  pastured  sheep  such  fun.
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Kirsten  Hoving  of  the  Department  of  History  of  Art  &  Architecture  delivers  this  talk  as  part  of  the  Carol  Rifelj  Faculty  Lecture  Series.  Refreshments  served.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. StoryMatters  Halloween  gathering  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  28,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library  (enter  by  side  door).  This  month’s  storytelling  theme:  “Halloween  Tales:  Scary,  Spooky,  Mischievous  or  Just  Plain  Fun.â€?  Come  to  listen  or  to  share  a  remembrance. Japanese  documentary  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  28,  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  As  part  of  a  month-Âlong  Japanese  documentary  series,  the  Department  of  Japanese  Studies  will  present  “Lonely  Swallows.â€?  In  Japanese  with  English  subtitles.  Free. Â
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L I V EM U S I C The  Grift  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  7:30  p.m.,  Tourterelle. The  Anthony  Santor  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  8-Â11  p.m.,  51  Main. Rehab  Roadhouse  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  7:30-Â10:30  p.m.,  Hatch  31.    Mango  Jam  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  8:30  p.m.-Âmidnight,  The  Marquis. The  Doughboys  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  17,  8:30-Â10:30  p.m.,  51  Main. Rick  Redington  &  The  Luv  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  24,  8:30-Â10:30  p.m. Myra  Flynn  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  30,  8:30-Â10:30  p.m.,  51  Main. Ivory  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  31,  9-Â11  p.m.,  51  Main.
Halloween  story  time  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  Oct.  30,  10:30  a.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Children  may  come  in  costume.  Stories,  songs,  snack  and  Halloween  craft.  Info:  453-Â2665. “Off  the  Wall:  Informal  Discussions  About  Artâ€?  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  30,  12:15  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Janis  Staggs  talks  about  Gustav  Klimt Â
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Flu  vaccine  clinic  and  senior  health  fair  in  Lincoln.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  Lincoln  United  Church,  23  Quaker  St.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Halloween  costumes  welcome.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www.achhh.org. Parkinson’s  support  group  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  10-Â11:30  a.m.,  Mountain  Health  Center,  74  Munsill  Ave.,  Building  1,  Suite  100.  Meets  the  last  Thursday  of  every  month.  Info:  802-Â453-Â5148  or  grayland@ gmavt.net.  Caregivers  welcome. Maker  Club  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  2:45-Â3:45  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  kids  5  and  up.  Kids  and  adults  are  invited  to  work  together  to  make  things  out  of  fabric,  toys,  crafts  and  electronics,  using  tradi- tional  as  well  as  21st-Âcentury  methods.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org. “Paying  for  Collegeâ€?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  6:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  Vermont  Student  Assistance  Corp.  will  offer  a  free  workshop  to  help  families  plan  how  to  pay  for  college  and Â
training  after  high  school.  Topics  include  types  RI Âż QDQFLDO DLG KRZ DLG LV DZDUGHG VWXGHQW and  parent  loans,  and  more.  Full  schedule  of  workshops:  www.vsac.org/schedule. Eckankar  of  Vermont  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  6:30-Â7:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  An  open  discussion  that  includes  techniques  to  help  people  understand  the  amazing  connections  in  their  lives.  Hosted  by  Eckankar,  the  Religion  of  the  Light  and  Sound  of  God.  Info:  www.eckancar-Âvt.org. Adult  book  discussion  group  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  7  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Check  with  the  library  for  copies  of  the  selected  title.  Light  refreshments  and  lively  discussion.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org. Wu  Man  and  the  Shanghai  String  Quartet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  World-Ârenowned  pipa  player  Wu  Man  and  the  Shanghai  String  Quartet  present  “An  Evening  in  New  and  Ancient  China.â€?  Tickets  $25/$20/$6.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. “The  Effect  of  Gamma  Rays  on  Man-Âin-Âthe-Âmoon  Marigoldsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  29,  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Pulitzer  Prize-Âwinning  1971  play  by  Paul  Zindel  about  a  single  mother  trying  to  raise  two  young  daughters  without  money  or  help.  Show  runs  75  minutes  without  intermission.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQ halltheater.org;Íž  $10  student  rush  available  at  the  door.  Runs  Oct.  23-Â30.
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4-ÂH  teen  leader  program  to  train  young  teachers BURLINGTON  —  A  University  of  Vermont  (UVM)  Extension  4-ÂH  teen  leadership  program  is  now  accepting  applications  from  students  in  grades  7-Â12  who  are  interested  in  teaching  younger  people  about  environmental  topics. TRY  (Teens  Reaching  Youth)  for  the  Environment  offers  opportunities  for  teens  to  become  experts  on  renew- able  energy,  waste  solutions  or  food  systems,  and  gain  valuable  teaching  experience  by  sharing  that  knowl- edge  through  school  programs,  after- school  programs,  vacation  camps  and  other  venues.  A  full  day  of  training  will  be  offered  at  UVM  in  Burlington  for  each  of  the  program  areas. Interested  teens  are  asked  to  orga- nize  a  two-  to  four-Âmember  team  to  train  in  one  of  the  three  program  areas.  Team  members  do  not  have  to  be  in  4-ÂH,  and  no  previous  teaching  experience  is  required.  Each  team  will  need  an  adult  mentor,  and  all  team  members  must  apply  for  the  program. Applications  can  be  downloaded  at  www.uvm.edu/extension/teen- leadership.  Click  on  “Programsâ€?  to  access  both  the  teen  and  adult  applications. Deadlines  vary,  depending  on  the  program.  For  renewable  energy,  the Â
deadline  is  Nov.  15  with  training  offered  on  Dec.  3.  For  waste  solu- tions,  it  is  Nov.  20  with  training  on  Jan.  8.  Applications  for  the  food  systems  curriculum  need  to  be  in  by  Dec.  4  with  training  scheduled  for  Jan.  27. Each  curriculum  consists  of  six  one-Âhour  interactive  lessons.  The  renewable  energy  lessons,  geared  to  grades  K-Â3,  focus  on  wind  and  solar  energy.  The  waste  solutions  program,  also  for  grades  K-Â3,  will  teach  kids  about  sustainable  resource  manage- ment,  recycling,  composting  and  Vermont  laws.  Students  in  grades  3-Â5  will  explore  where  food  comes  from,  environmental  impacts  and  sustainability,  among  other  topics,  in  the  food  systems  curriculum. Teams  must  commit  to  teaching  at  least  two  different  groups  of  15  or  more  youths,  which  is  a  minimu  m  12-Âhour  commitment  plus  prepara- tion  time.  Teams  have  until  Aug.  1,  WR IXOÂż OO WKHLU REOLJDWLRQ To  learn  more,  contact  UVM  Extension  4-ÂH  Teen  and  Leadership  Program  Coordinator  Lauren  Traister  at  (866)  260-Â5603,  ext.  402  (toll-Âfree  in  Vermont),  or  (802)  888-Â4972,  ext.  402.  To  request  a  disability-Ârelated  accommodation  to  participate,  call  by  Nov.  15.
Addison  looks  to  residents  for  input  in  new  town  plan By  ANDY  KIRKALDY developers  to  create  one  or  more  ADDISON  —  The  Addison  smaller  lots  if  they  agree  to  preserve  Planning  Commission  will  take  its  open  land  on  a  larger  parcel  that  is  next  step  toward  a  rewrite  of  key  being  subdivided,  thus  both  allowing  provisions  of  Addison’s  town  plan  more  affordable  lots  and  preserving  on  Monday,  when  planners  will  farmland  and  scenery. host  what  they  hope  will  be  a  well- Tebbs,  who  thanks  to  a  $15,000  attended  open  house  at  Addison  grant  to  Addison  is  helping  with  Central  School  from  4  to  7  p.m. the  plan  rewrite,  said  almost  all  of  They  hope  especially  to  talk  about  the  134  Addison  respondents  to  the  the  issue  of  allowing  smaller  lots  and  springtime  survey  made  it  clear  they  protecting  open  land  in  the  town’s  value  both  housing  affordability  and  largest  zoning  district,  the  Low  open  land,  and  PUDs  offer  an  answer. Density  Residential  and  Agricultural  A  September  memo  to  Addison  (LDR/A)  district. RIÂż FLDOV ZULWWHQ E\ 7HEEV DQG The  town  plan  and  current  zoning  ACRPC  Executive  Director  Adam  laws  call  for  a  5-Âacre  minimum  Lougee  stated  that  PUDs  offer  “an  lot  size  in  that  zone.  Planners  had  RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU D PRUH Ă€ H[LEOH proposed  keeping  that  provision  in  FRQÂż JXUDWLRQ RI EXLOGLQJ SODFHPHQW their  2013  zoning  law  update,  but  an  opportunity  to  sell  a  smaller  lot  that  update  was  put  on  hold  after  size  from  an  existing  large  property,  selectboard  members  and  insurance  that  and  some  residents  open  space/work- suggested  smaller  ing  lands  are  being  lot-Âsize  minimums  “We’re just trying set  aside  for  future  and  smaller  road  to interact with as generations.â€? frontages  in  the  Planners  are  many people who calling  Monday’s  LDR/A  zone. Now,  at  the  want to come and open  house  an  suggestion  of  the  informal  meeting  Addison  County  talk to us.â€? at  which  they  are  Regional  Planning  — Planning Chairman happy  to  discuss  C o m m i s s i o n  Frank Galgano any  issues,  and  $&53& WRZQ RIÂż local  snacks  and  cials  are  looking  at  a  beverages  will  be  new  way  to  answer  offered.  After  it  those  concerns  while  also  satisfying  concludes,  the  planning  commission  another  concern  many  Addison  resi- will  hold  its  formal  monthly  meeting. dents  expressed  in  a  spring  survey  Planning  Chairman  Frank  Galgano  —  preserving  scenic  and  agricultural  said  planners  hope  the  meeting,  open  land.  the  second  major  outreach  to  resi- $&53& RIÂż FLDOV KDYH UHFRP dents  after  this  spring’s  10-Âquestion  mended  that  Addison’s  updated  survey,  will  draw  many  residents  to  town  plan  include  provisions  to  come  and  ask  questions  and  share  allow  planned-Âunit  developments,  their  opinions.  or  PUDs,  in  the  LDR/A  zone,  and  “We  think  the  most  important  thing  ACPRC  planner  Claire  Tebbs  said  is  to  give  them  the  opportunity,â€?  Addison’s  planners  and  selectboard  Galgano  said.  “We’ll  all  be  there,  members  are  both  interested  in  the  and  we’re  going  to  have  our  meet- proposal. ing  at  7  o’clock  when  the  other  three  PUDs  allow  landowners  or  hours  are  up.  And  we’re  just  trying Â
WILLOW,  THE  CHESTNUT  mare  of  Charles  Kelly’s  poem,  stands  in  the  pasture  with  Teddy  beside  her  and  the  timid  Pockel  hanging  back.  Gone  but  not  forgotten  is  Zippy,  37,  who  died  at  the  end  of  the  summer.
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Willow stands statuesquely in the far pasture, eyeing me. Three grazing mates follow her stare. For I am an omnivore and they are prey. But Willow gives the OK and begins her meandering walk. Her chestnut sheen, a contrast like the tree’s fruit within the spiny husk. How did I earn this equine trust? 1 LZI_ \PM Ă… Z[\ KIZZW\ NZWU Ua XWKSM\ I ZMXM\Q\QW][ IK\ Her teeth are longer now, like tree rings counted by Father Time. Zippy and Teddy gather round except for skittish Pockel, He wants the tapered root tossed to his hooves. -[KIXM \PM XM[Sa Æ QM[ 1 LIZM VW\ SMMX \PMU TWVO :M\]ZV \W \PM Ă… MTL WZ KZW_L \PM JIZV KWVĂ… VM[ Swishing their tails in an alliance of common defense. to  interact  with  as  many  people  who  want  to  come  and  talk  to  us.â€? That  survey  provided  crucial  data,  Galgano  and  Tebbs  said.  Addison’s  population,  according  to  the  2010  U.S.  Census,  is  1,317.  The  response  of  134  residents  thus  exceeds  10  percent  of  the  town’s  adult  population.  “Somewhere  along  the  line  I  learned  that  5  percent  survey  partici- pation  is  good,  and  this  is  double  that,  if  not  more,â€?  Tebbs  said. TOWN  PLAN  COMES  FIRST Monday’s  meeting  is  part  of  a  long  process  toward  new  zoning,  which  requires  an  updated  town  plan  to  support  it.  Back  in  late  2013,  the  planning  commission  put  a  halt  to  what  had  been  a  three-Âyear  effort  of  the  town’s  zoning  rewrite;Íž  the  town’s  2007  laws  are  now  in  effect.  That  2013  proposal  included  a  new  section  regulating  fences  and  a  rewritten  section  on  waivers  that  ZRXOG DOORZ UHVLGHQWV Ă€ H[LELOLW\ from  lot-Âline  setback  requirements.
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Instead,  planners  and  the  select- board  turned  their  attention  to  a  quick  update  of  the  town  plan,  a  project  that  was  accomplished  last  summer  before  its  expiration. 1H[W WRZQ RIÂż FLDOV EHJDQ WR focus  on  reaching  a  consensus  on  a  comprehensive  rewrite  of  sections  of  the  plan  that  will  include  the  under- pinning  for  new  LDR/A  regulations. Since  late  2013,  Tebbs  said,  select- board  and  planning  commission  members  have  been  on  the  same  page,  including  on  the  process  and  the  PUD  question.  “They  really  wanted  to  have  a  strategic,  transparent  process  in  their  community,  working  from  the  get-Âgo  with  both  the  planning  commission  and  the  selectboard  around  the  same  table,â€?  Tebbs  said.  “Frank  (Galgano)  and  Charles  (Kelly)  on  the  planning  commission  feel  really  good  about  that.  That’s  what  I  really  like  about  this  project,  so  I’m  hoping  we  can  get  more  community  input  at  this  point.â€? Tebbs  said  in  discussing  the  rewrite Â
with  Addison  planners,  ACPRC  RIÂż FLDOV VDZ WKH QHHG WR DGGUHVV the  existing  plan’s  entire  Land  Use  section,  not  just  the  LDR/A  zone.  That  process  does  not  mean  changes  in  regulations  to  Addison’s  other  zoning  districts,  however.  ³:HÂśOO GHÂż QLWHO\ EH UHYLVLQJ WKDW whole  (land  use)  section  just  so  it  has  clearer  goals  and  recommendations  for  the  future,â€?  Tebbs  said.  “We’re  just  reading  through  the  whole  thing  and  making  sure  there’s  a  consistent  voice  throughout  the  whole  text  and  it’s  formatted  similarly.â€? SOLAR  ARRAYS Another  change  will  focus  on  what  has  become  a  prominent  issue  in  Addison  County  —  siting  of  solar  arrays.  Addison’s  plan  will  include  a  section  that  will  allow  planners  to  add  a  provision  in  the  town’s  zoning  laws  on  solar  panel  installations. Tebbs  said  Lougee  is  now  work- ing  with  a  statewide  group  that  will  soon  release  a  new  draft  of  proposed Â
language  that  towns  dealing  with  this  issue,  including  Addison,  can  insert  in  their  documents. After  Monday,  planners,  with  the  help  of  ACRPC,  will  take  what  they  hear  and  move  onto  writing  the  plan.  Galgano  hopes  to  have  a  draft  ready  by  next  summer,  at  which  time  the  planning  commission  will  hold  at  least  one  public  hearing  before  forwarding  the  document  to  the  selectboard,  which  in  turn  must  hold  at  least  one  hearing.  ³:H KDYH WR EH Âż QLVKHG SUHWW\ much  by  July  of  next  year.  That’s  the  time  frame  we  put  on  it  to  begin  with,â€?  Galgano  said.  Galgano  said  planners  can  then  restart  their  zoning  update,  including  the  sections  on  fences  and  waivers,  because  a  plan  will  be  in  place  to  support  it.  “We  just  have  to  keep  them  in  balance,â€?  Galgano  said,  adding,  “We  KDYH WR FKDQJH WKH WRZQ SODQ Âż UVW ´  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.
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Firehouse  to  independently  crunch  the  numbers  (Continued  from  Page  1A) overdue,â€?  Kirby  said.  “The  select- on  the  cost  estimate.  As  construction  board,  myself,  the  Bristol  Fire  De- moves  forward,  he  will  continue  to  partment  —  we  are  so  excited  that  be  the  town’s  man  on  the  ground  people  are  going  to  be  able  to  see  at  the  construction  site.  Kirby  and  groundbreaking  within  the  next  two  LaRose  will  continue  to  attend  con- weeks,  and  we  just  can’t  wait  to  get  struction  meetings  and  visit  the  site  people  moved  into  the  building.  The  regularly,  as  construction  proceeds. This  past  July,  Bristol  voters  ap- new  station  will  incorporate  the  120  proved  a  $3,190,000  years  of  history  and  bond  to  purchase  ZLOO JLYH WKH ÂżUH GH- “A new building the  9.03-Âacre  site  on  partment  more  than  has been long West  Street  and  con- adequate  facilities  to  overdue ‌ We are VWUXFW D ÂżUH IDFLOLW\ SURYLGH ÂżUH VDIHW\ DQG Cost  for  purchasing  assistance  to  the  com- so excited that people are going the  land  was  set,  be- munity.â€? fore  the  bond  vote,  at  On  Monday,  Kirby,  to be able to see $345,000.  That  vote  Bristol  Fire  Chief  groundbreaking capped  a  process  that  Brett  LaRose  and  within the next had  included  several  Bristol’s  clerk  of  the  false  starts  over  the  works  for  the  project  two weeks.â€? Tom  Barden,  together  — Town Administrator past  decade,  and  nine  Therese Kirby months  of  meetings  with  project  devel- in  this  round  of  re- oper  Kevin  Harper  of  Stoney  Hill  Development,  met  with  search,  site  evaluation  and  discus- representatives  from  builder  Nay- sion  of  plans.  A  breakthrough  in  the  process  lor  and  Breen  and  architects  Cush- man  Design  Group.  They  reviewed  came  in  late  January  when  local  bids,  selected  qualifying  suppliers  businessman  Kevin  Harper  proposed  and  subcontractors,  made  some  pre- WR ÂżQDQFH DQG RYHUVHH FRQVWUXF- FRQVWUXFWLRQ GHVLJQ DQG VSHFLÂżFDWLRQ WLRQ RI WKH ÂżUH IDFLOLW\ ZKLFK ZRXOG decisions,  and  assessed  the  project’s  then  be  sold  “turnkeyâ€?  to  the  town  progress  through  the  permitting  pro- of  Bristol.  The  purchase  of  the  lot  will  also  allow  the  town  to  access  30  cess. “The  bids  went  out,  and  the  bids  additional  acres  that  it  owns  behind  have  been  awarded  to  the  lowest  bid- WKH QHZ ÂżUH VWDWLRQ VLWH 'LVFXVVLRQV have  begun  on  developing  that  larger  ders,â€?  said  Kirby. As  construction  moves  forward,  property  into  a  business  park. Barden  will  visit  the  site  multiple  SOME  FUNDRAISING  To  keep  costs  down  on  the  bond  times  a  week,  overseeing  the  proj- ect  on  behalf  of  the  town.  Barden,  of  vote,  funding  for  the  station’s  in- Barden  Inspection  and  Consulting,  terior  furnishings  —  appliances,  was  brought  in  on  the  project  in  May  WDEOHV FKDLUV ÂżOH FDELQHWV JHDU
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New  Haven (Continued  from  Page  1A) O\ RU UHFHQWO\ SHQGLQJ IRU D &HUWLÂżFDWH of  Public  Good  to  build  new  solar  ar- rays  in  the  town.  But  at  present  three  RI WKHVH DUH VLJQLÂżFDQW HQRXJK LQ WKH eyes  of  the  PSB  to  have  warranted  a  hearing. At  issue  for  New  Haven,  as  for  towns  across  Vermont  who  have  simi- larly  felt  unheard  on  PSB  decisions  about  renewable  energy  projects  —  is  the  town’s  ability  to  regulate  develop- ment  within  its  borders.  While  Ver- monters  see  and  understand  the  im- portance  of  embracing  solar  and  other  renewable  energy  sources  in  the  battle  against  climate  change  —  and  by  law  55  percent  of  utility  sales  must  be  from  renewable  sources  by  2017  —  the  Cer- WLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG SURFHVV KDV OHG many  to  feel  that  town  plans  have  been  trampled  and  that  towns  have  been  disempowered  in  their  ability  to  make  critical  land  use  decisions. In  addition  to  this  overarching  con- cern,  the  town  of  New  Haven  has  dif- fering  concerns  about  each  of  the  three  installations  that  range  from  best  use  of  prime  agricultural  soils,  to  the  effect  on  the  historic  and  aesthetic  aspects  of  a  given  location,  to  impacts  of  de- commissioning.  They  also  wonder  if  solar  developers  might  be  gaming  the  system  by  installing  a  series  of  smaller  arrays  that  are  subject  to  less  stringent  regulation  and  less  scrutiny  than  a  sin- gle,  larger  solar  installation  would  be. The  PSB  has  scheduled  a  hearing  for  Nov.  23  on  the  proposed  2.2  megawatt Â
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DV ÂłLQWHUYHQHUV´ LQ WKH &HUWLÂżFDWH RI Public  Good  process  and  the  Public  Service  Board  could  limit  which  of  a  town’s  issues  as  an  intervener  it  would  choose  to  address.  Being  automatical- ly  recognized  as  “partiesâ€?  could  help  towns  present  the  breadth  of  their  con- cerns  about  a  particular  project. “The  difference  may  well  be  subtle  in  terms  of  what  a  nonlegal  person  might  perceive  of  it,â€?  said  Hill.  “A  statutory  party  is  by  law  they  have  a  legal  vested  interest  in  participation  in  the  process.  An  intervener  is  only  by  permission.  So  it’s  a  difference  of  by  right  versus  by  permission.  The  grant- ing  of  party  status  to  all  towns  in  these  proceedings  appears  to  not  limit  the  is- sues  that  a  town  can  raise  in  the  course  of  that  party  status,  whereas  interven- ers  can  be  limited  by  the  Public  Ser- vice  Board  in  what  they  can  attest  to.  “Basically,  an  intevener  is  by  the  discretion  of  the  Public  Service  Board  and  therefore  more  limited  and  only  subject  to  their  permission,  whereas  a  party  means  that  by  law  you  have  a  seat  at  the  table.â€? One  thing  Act  56  does  not  change  is  the  language  regarding  how  the  PSB  is  to  weigh  a  town  plan  when  evalu- ating  a  solar  generator’s  petition  for  a  &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG 7KH FXUUHQW language  of  “due  considerationâ€?  still  stands.  Section  248  instructs  the  Public  Service  Board  to  give  “due  consider- ationâ€?  to  the  “recommendations  of  the  municipal  and  regional  planning  com- missions,  the  recommendations  of  the  municipal  legislative  bodies,  and  the  land  conservation  measures  contained  in  the  plan  of  any  affected  municipal- ity.â€? To  what  extent  “due  considerationâ€?  is  a  meaningful  standard  depends  on  which  stakeholder  you  talk  to.  In  New  Haven,  the  town  plan,  in  ef- fect  since  2011,  limits  utility  projects  such  as  solar  arrays  to  300  kW.  Yet  the  Public  Service  Board  gave  the  green  light  to  the  2.2  MW  Cross  Pollination  project  along  Route  7  north  New  Haven  junction,  which  was  installed  in  2013.  Of  the  eight  proposed  projects  cur- rently  pending  before  the  Public  Ser- vice  Board,  four  are  larger  than  al- lowed  by  the  town  plan:  the  350  kW  SSE  New  Haven  Solar  II  near  the  state  police  barracks,  the  500  kW  BDE  La- zar  Solar  on  Main  Street,  the  500  kW  New  Haven  GLC  Solar  off  Route  7,  and  the  2.2  MW  Next  Generation  in- stallation  on  Field  Days  Road.
(Continued  from  Page  1A) greater  sharing  of  resources  among  ACSU  towns  economically  and  edu- schools,  more  collaborative  purchas- cationally. 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Charter  committee  members  would  ‡ (TXLWDEOH IXQGLQJ DQG PRUH HI- like  to  see  the  seven  ACSU  towns  ¿FLHQW RSHUDWLRQV DFURVV DOO RI WKH YRWH RQ WKH XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW SURSRVDO schools. on  Town  Meeting  Day  next  March,  ‡ *UHDWHU VXSSRUW IRU DOO VWXGHQWV when  turnout  is  typically  high.  It  will  communities  and  families  in  ACSU. be  a  busy  day,  with  other  referenda  on  If  voters  approve  the  change,  the  local  elections  and  budgets. ACSU  Superintendent  Peter  Burrows  If  any  of  the  seven  towns  rejects  the  would  report  to  a  single  board,  which  XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW TXHVWLRQ WKH $&68 supervising  the  principals  of  all  of  the  would  need  to  consider  a  smaller  uni- member-Âschools. ÂżHG GLVWULFW WKDW ZRXOG UHFHLYH IHZHU “It  would  be  a  much  more  stream- ¿QDQFLDO LQFHQWLYHV +DUG\ VDLG WKH OLQHG DQG VLPSOLÂżHG V\VWHP ´ +DUG\ Vermont  Secretary  of  Education  can  said. assign  any  local  school  district  that  Hardy  pointed  to  statewide  trend  UHMHFWV XQLÂżFDWLRQ WR D ODUJHU GLVWULFW RYHU WKH SDVW ÂżYH \HDUV WKDW KDV VHHQ unless  that  local  district  makes  a  com- education  spending  increase  by  23  pelling  case.  SHUFHQW VWDIÂżQJ ULVH E\ SHUFHQW And  it  is  likely  that  the  secretary  but  enrollment  decline  by  more  than  would  assign  a  dissenting  ACSU  16  percent.  She  said  ACSU  has  fol- town  to  the  larger  ACSU  district  any- lowed  similar,  though  not  quite  as  way,  since  it  will  still  be  sending  stu- dramatic,  trends. dents  to  MUHS  and  MUMS  and  be- “It  is  a  trend  that  is  hard  to  sustain,â€?  cause  of  its  geographic  proximity  to  Hardy  said.  “In  many  districts  across  Middlebury.  The  dissenting  commu- the  ACSU,  you  see  more  students  in  nity  would  also  lose  its  Small  Schools  middle  school  and  high  school  than  grant,  according  to  provisions  of  Act  you  see  in  our  elementary  schools,  46. so  clearly  there  is  a  trend  of  declining  Act  46  compels  school  districts  to  enrollment  in  the  ACSU.â€? reorganize  by  2020. INCENTIVES “We  basically  can’t  continue  as  we  Drafters  of  Act  46  have  stated  that  are,â€?  Hardy  said. XQLÂżHG JRYHUQDQFH ZRXOG OHDG WR D The  charter  committee  is  also  pro-Â
posing  that  current  school  districts  would  transfer  their  real  estate,  prop- erty,  fund-Âraising  and  capital  debt  to  WKH QHZ GLVWULFW 2IÂżFLDOV VDLG LW LV ORRNLQJ OLNH QR VLJQLÂżFDQW GHEW ZRXOG be  transferred  from  any  of  the  seven  towns. The  next  steps  in  the  process,  ac- cording  to  Hardy:  The  charter  com- PLWWHH ZLOO ÂżQLVK D GUDIW FKDUWHU WKLV month  to  submit  to  local  school  boards  for  their  review  in  November.  Vermont  Education  Secretary  Rebec- ca  Holcombe  is  scheduled  to  talk  to  $&68 RIÂżFLDOV DQG UHVLGHQWV DERXW Act  46  at  a  forum  in  Middlebury  on  Nov.  23.  The  committee  will  present  a  draft  RI D XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW FKDUWHU IRU DS- proval  by  the  Agency  of  Education  this  December.  If  the  charter  is  ap- proved  on  the  state  level,  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  ACSU  votes  will  vote  on  the  new  charters  as  well  as  on  can- GLGDWHV IRU WKH QHZ XQLÂżHG ERDUG At  the  same  time,  they  will  also  vote  on  current  school  board  mem- bership  and  the  schools’  2016-Â2017  budget  proposals,  according  to  Hardy,  EHFDXVH RIÂżFLDOV KDYH WR EH SUHSDUHG for  both  outcomes. “We  will  do  out  absolute  best  to  make  sure  voters  understand  that  they  are  doing  these  dual  elections  at  the  same  time,â€?  Hardy  said. ,I WKH XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW LV DSSURYHG there  would  be  an  organizational  meeting  in  April.  At  that  point,  the  transition  would  proceed  toward  the  XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW EHJLQQLQJ RSHUDWLRQV on  July  1.  On  Dec.  31,  2017,  the  for- mer  school  districts  would  cease  to  exist,  Hardy  said. QUESTIONS  AND  CONCERNS On  Tuesday,  charter  committee  members  got  a  preview  of  some  of  the  questions  and  concerns  residents  will  voice  during  the  many  public  meetings  that  will  be  held  before  those  votes.  Residents  asked  about,  among  other  things,  the  composition  RI WKH XQLÂżHG ERDUG DQG WKH H[WHQW WR which  some  communities  might  fare  better  economically  than  others  under  the  new  system. “Small  towns  can  be  out-Âvoted  by  Middlebury,â€?  Weybridge  resident  Spence  Putnam  said.  “That’s  an  issue  that  needs  to  be  addressed  going  for- ward.â€? +DUG\ VDLG VKH EHOLHYHV D XQLÂżHG district  would  help  sustain  smaller  schools.  Allocating  resources  through  D XQLÂżHG EXGJHW ZRXOG IRU H[DP- ple,  allow  smaller  schools  to  better  ZHDWKHU ÂżQDQFLDO VWRUPV DQG SHUKDSV preserve  valued  programming,  such  as  world  language  offerings  in  Wey- bridge  and  Ripton.  She  acknowledged  WKH XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW DOVR UDLVHV WKH SR- tential  for  individual  ACSU  schools  to  become  magnet  or  charter  schools,  offering  specialized  programming  to  students. “Right  now,  those  opportunities  are  GLIÂżFXOW WR RIIHU EHFDXVH WKH\ DUH cross-Âdistrict,â€?  Hardy  said. Resident  Heather  Seeley  raised  the  (See  ACSU,  Page  15A)
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  October  15,  2015  —  PAGE  15A
New Middlebury business all about maple Burnhams, Randall open Rt. 7 venture By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Longtime  maple  syrup  producer  Rayce  Burn- ham  of  Cornwall  had  been  looking  for  a  spot  in  which  to  consolidate  his  boiling  operation.  He  had  acquired  a  2.5-Âfoot-Âby-Â8-Âfoot  evaporator  that  needed  a  bigger  home,  and  he  wasn’t  ¿QDQFLDOO\ SUHSDUHG WR EXLOG D SODFH of  his  own. That’s  when  his  mom,  April  Burn- ham,  stepped  up.  The  Burnhams  no- ticed  that  the  former  home  of  Red  Clover  Produce  at  1124  Route  7  South  in  Middlebury  (next  to  Wood- ware)  was  vacant.  The  building  was  more  than  Rayce  needed  for  his  rela- tively  small  sugarworks,  but  April  and  friend  Leslie  Randall  decided  to  make  a  leap  of  faith,  resources  and  time.  They  agreed  to  open  their  own  store  in  the  part  of  the  building  that  Rayce  didn’t  need. “This  was  Rayce’s  dream,â€?  April  Burnham  said.  “He  talked  me  and  my  best  friend  into  doing  the  store.â€? Fortunately,  Rayce  Burnham  is  a  builder  by  trade,  “Business so  he  was  has been able  to  bring  getting better the  Route  and better. 7  building  The foliage is up  to  speed  really helping —  which  he  did,  sporadi- right now.â€? cally,  over  — April Burnham the  course  of  two  years  in  between  other  jobs  and  chores. “I  picked  away  at  it  as  I  had  time,â€?  he  said. Thus  was  born  Burnham  Maple  Farm  &  Market,  which  recently  held  its  grand  opening.  It  is  a  one-Âstop  shop  for  all  things  maple  —  from  jerky  to  cookies. The  results  of  the  trio’s  hard  work  is  evident. Maple  products  from  A  to  Z  are  neatly  stacked  on  a  variety  of  shelves,  as  are  a  variety  of  other  products  that  aren’t  designed  for  the  palate.  Thanks  to  their  association  with  various  Addison  County  craft- ers,  April  and  Leslie  are  able  to  offer  hand-Âmade  sweaters,  jewelry,  art- work,  pottery,  hand-Âwoven  baskets,  walking  sticks,  kids’  toys,  pothold- ers  and  cosmetic  bags,  among  other  things. But  maple,  that  sweet  golden  nec- tar  of  the  Green  Mountain  State,  is  the  dominant  theme  at  the  new  store. Come  sugaring  season,  Rayce  will  bring  in  sap  collected  from  a  25-Âacre  sugarbush  that  he  works  in  Cornwall.  He’ll  boil  that  sap,  with  customers  invited  to  watch,  in  his  stainless  steel  evaporator,  releasing  an  unmistak- able  aroma  throughout  the  store.  The  resulting  syrup  will,  of  course,  form  the  foundation  of  many  of  the  prod- ucts  offered  at  Burnham  Maple  Farm  &  Market.  It’s  an  impressive  maple  product  list  that  includes  year-Âround  FUHHPHHV WUXIĂ€HV SHDQXW EXWWHU sugar,  cream,  tea,  fudge,  pies,  can- dies,  jam,  popcorn  and  even  maple- scented  candles. Other  edibles  available  through  the  store  —  some  of  it  seasonal  —  include  sweet  corn  and  other  fresh  produce,  apples,  organic  jams,  Char-Â
ACSU  (Continued  from  Page  14A) question  of  potential  resentment  that  taxpayers  in  towns  like  Middlebury  —  which  doesn’t  have  an  elementary  school  world  language  program  —  might  be  asked  to  help  sustain  such  programs  in  ACSU  schools  that  do  have  such  a  program. “We  want  to  make  sure  we  don’t  get  lost  because  we  are  the  ‘big  school,’â€?  Seeley  said. +DUG\ VDLG KDYLQJ D XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW would  likely  make  it  more  possible  to  extend  a  world  language  program  throughout  the  schools. “We  want  a  foreign  language  in  (Mary  Hogan  Elementary)  and  we  are  jealous  that  Ripton  and  Wey- bridge  have  one,â€?  Hardy  said.  “I  would  be  shocked  if  Middlebury  board  members  would  take  away  a  foreign  language  program.â€? Other  residents  on  Tuesday  noted  that  Middlebury,  with  eight  members  RQ WKH XQLÂżHG ERDUG FRXOG FDUU\ great  sway  on  major  policy  decisions  —  such  as  whether  to  close  a  school.  Hardy  said  the  charter  committee  is  considering  the  requirement  of  a  su- per-Âmajority  vote  on  to  authorize  the  closing  of  a  school. “I  hope  we  would  emphasize  the  carrot,  rather  than  the  stick,â€?  former  Middlebury  Selectman  John  Tenny  said  of  the  committee’s  work  going  IRUZDUG Âł7KLV XQLÂżHG GLVWULFW SUR- posal)  is  a  lesson  in  economic  oppor- tunity  for  all.â€?
LESLIE  RANDALL,  LEFT,  and  April  Burnham  recently  opened  Burnham  Maple  Farm  and  Market  on  Route  7  South  in  Middlebury.  The  shop  features  maple  products,  Vermont  gifts  and  local  crafts. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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RAYCE  BURNHAM  RUNS  the  sugaring  operation  at  the  new  Burnham  Maple  Farm  and  Market  in  Middlebury.  The  syrup  is  featured  in  many  of  the  shop’s  maple  products. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
lie  Mraz’s  honey  and  grass-Âfed,  hor- mone-Âfree  beef.  The  three  partners  will  also  put  together  and  ship  gift  baskets  for  various  holidays.  Those  baskets  will  include  their  own  wares,  plus  other  items  the  customer  might  want  —  such  as  a  turkey  or  ham. The  store  held  a  soft  opening  in  mid-ÂAugust. “Business  has  been  getting  bet- ter  and  better,â€?  April  Burnham  said  on  Thursday.  “The  foliage  is  really Â
helping  right  now.� “The  community  has  been  amaz- ing,�  Randall  added. The  trio  plans  to  have  a  store  web- site  up  and  running  by  the  end  of  this  year.  The  store  is  currently  open  Wednesday  to  Saturday,  11  a.m.  to  6  p.m.,  and  Sunday,  noon  to  5  p.m. “We’re  having  fun  —  even  on  the  slow  days,�  April  Burnham  said. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.
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Secretary of state to visit Middlebury, other towns MONTPELIER — Secretary of State Jim Condos will next week start his third biennial Transparency Tour. The tour will stop at 12 loca- tions across the state — including in Middlebury — to discuss Vermont’s public records and open meeting laws with municipal and state em- ployees and citizens who serve on local government boards. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Condos’ stops in western Vermont will be Oct 21. at the South Burling- ton City Hall, 575 Dorset St.;; Nov. 12 in Middlebury at the Ilsley Public Library Community Room;; and Nov. 17 at the Rutland Free Library, Fox Room, 10 Court St. All events will be held from 6-8 p.m. “Good government is open and
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ward to reading the many wonderful submissions to this year’s Vermont Writers’ Prize competition.” The deadline is Nov. 1. Send entries to Vermont Writers’ Prize, c/o Green Mountain Power, 163 Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446 or VermontWritersPrize@ greenmountainpower.com. Submis- sions need to be essays, short stories or poems on the theme of “Vermont — Its People, the Place, Its History or Its Values.” Entries must be un- published and less than 1,500 words long. More detailed submission in- structions are available at www. greenmountainpower.com and at www.Vermontmagazine.com. The winning entry will be se- lected by an independent panel of judges, and will be published in a special section of the March/April 2016 edition of Vermont Magazine. The author will receive a cash prize of $1,500. Employees and subcontractors of Vermont Magazine or Green Moun- tain Power and previous winners are ineligible.
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Patton  Middlebury  College  Board  of  Trust- (Continued  from  Page  1A) a  Middlebury  College  alum  (class  of  ees,  invested  Patton  with  her  new  ZKR H[SUHVVHG FRQÂżGHQFH LQ title  and  presented  her  with  Gamaliel  Painter’s  cane,  a  walking  stick  borne  Patton’s  leadership. “We  need  leaders  who  are  people  by  one  of  the  founders  of  the  college  with  vision  and  perspective,  with  en- WKDW WKH SUHVLGHQW FDUULHV DW RIÂżFLDO ergy  and  talent,  folks  who  can  moti- ceremonies  such  as  convocation  and  vate  others  and  keep  things  running  commencement.  Patton  smiled  and  smoothly,  those  who  can  respect  dif- clasped  her  hands  together  before  her  ferent  views  and  encourage  everyone  chest  humbly  as  the  audience  clapped  to  move  forward  in  the  best  inter- and  stood  up  in  approval.  She  bowed  her  head  as  the  col- ests  of  all,â€?  said  former  Gov.  James  'RXJODV Âł,ÂśP FRQÂżGHQW WKDW ZH KDYH lege’s  15th  President  John  McCa- such  a  leader.  Welcome,  President  rdell  Jr.  placed  around  her  neck  the  presidential  medallion  bearing  the  Patton.â€? Duke  President  Richard  Brodhead  Middlebury  seal,  which  the  president  DOVR ZHDUV RQ RIÂżFLDO described  how  Patton  occasions. improves  those  with  “Let’s be frank: Patton  wove  her  whom  she  comes  in  she has one 35-Âminute  speech  contact. downside, around  the  importance  “When  you  are  in  and you have of  the  college’s  proven  Laurie’s  company,  her  capacity  to  progress  by  way  of  engaging  you  probably engaging  in  thoughtful  animates  you,  such  that  already arguments.  She  did  so  your  thoughts  become  discovered it. by  discussing  the  Jew- more  interesting.  She  Whatever you ish  phrase  “argument  actively  listens,  takes  do, she’ll work your  ideas  in,  and  al- twice as hard as for  the  sake  of  heaven.â€?  “This  is  an  argument  lows  them  to  release  worth  having,  where  thoughts  of  her  own,  in  you.â€? — Duke President the  goal  is  not  victory,  a  free-Âform  synthesis  Richard Brodhead nor  even  the  proof  that’s  always  opening  of  one’s  own  intelli- new  vistas,â€?  he  said.  “Couple  this  with  her  endless  energy  gence,â€?  she  explained.  “It  is  an  argu- ‌  her  endless  interest  in  others,  her  ment  where  one  wants  the  other  side  passion  for  teaching  and  learning,  to  have  better  arguments  ‌  We  want  and  her  sheer  joy  in  the  drama  of  to  learn  from  the  better  arguments,  so  education,  and  Middlebury,  you  have  that  we  can  create  a  better  and  more  capacious  home  for  all  of  us  to  dwell  met  your  match. “Building  on  your  best  thought,  in.â€?  3DWWRQ DOVR RXWOLQHG KHU ÂżYHIROG she  will  help  a  great  liberal  arts  col- lege  make  a  profound  case  for  the  lib- vision  for  the  institution’s  future  of  eral  arts,  without  being  afraid  to  try  argumentation.  This  includes  leader- new  things  or  adapt  to  new  circum- ship  in  global  literacy,  creative  mul- tipronged  strides  in  sustainability  stances,â€?  he  continued.  Brodhead  drove  home  his  point  beyond  carbon  neutrality,  a  fuller  ev- eryday  ethic  of  diversity,  and  an  ex- about  Patton’s  energy. “Let’s  be  frank:  she  has  one  down- amination  of  privilege  and  identity  in  side,  and  you  have  probably  already  human  relationships.  It  also  focuses  discovered  it,â€?  he  said.  “Whatever  on  understanding  Middlebury  as  a  you  do,  she’ll  work  twice  as  hard  as  coherent  ecosystem  comprising  not  only  its  growing  constituent  schools  you.â€? Then  it  was  time  for  the  main  and  programs,  but  also  its  town  and  state  communities. event. “What  if  Middlebury  became  a  Marna  Whittington,  chair  of  the Â
FORMER  VERMONT  GOV.  Jim  Douglas  speaks  Sunday  at  the  inaugu- ration  ceremony  for  new  Middlebury  College  President  Laurie  Patton.
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place  where  we  had  our  best  argu- ments  about  these  aspirations?â€?  pro- posed  Patton.  “What  if  our  arguments  at  Middlebury  created  affection  and  devotion  between  opponents,  united  in  the  service  of  the  common  good?  What  if  through  our  arguments  we  became  the  place  the  world  turned  to,  as  a  model  of  public  engagement  and  respect?â€? “I  believe  that  Middlebury’s  col- lective  genius  of  warmth,  optimism,  rigor  and  compassion  can  make  us  some  of  the  best  arguers  in  higher  education  —  arguers  who  can  think  together  with  deeper  respect,  stron- ger  resilience,  and  greater  wisdom,â€?  she  continued. According  to  Patton,  respect  in- volves  letting  our  speech  and  action  be  guided  by  an  awareness  of  their  potential  impact  on  others.  Resil-Â
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Proctor  Terrace.  True  to  the  college’s  Vermont  iden- tity,  the  meal  featured  over  a  dozen  different  varieties  of  apples,  cider,  maple  creemees  and  chocolate  milk  from  local  vendors.  Attendees  sat  on  the  green  grass  beneath  the  sun  and  turning  trees.  The  scene  was  set  off  by  the  surrounding  mountains  —  mountains  that  Patton  earlier  had  re- ferred  to  in  her  address: “These  mountains  call  all  of  us  to  be  bigger  in  our  aspirations  and  yet  also  to  be  smaller,  linked  to  a  larger  cause.  Middlebury’s  mountains  give  us  a  sense  of  place  that  is  also  a  sense  of  community,â€?  Patton  said.  “The  PRXQWDLQV KHOS XV ÂżQG RXU SODFH LQ WKH ZRUOG DQG HYHQ LI ZH GRQÂśW ÂżQG it  immediately,  we  have  a  deep  and  abiding  trust  that  we  will.  This  is  the  strength  of  the  hills.â€?
VERGENNES  —  American  Le- gion  Auxiliary  Unit  14  will  hold  its  annual  Trunk  or  Treat  and  Costume  Karaoke  Dance  Party  on  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  from  1-Â3  p.m.  at  the  Amer- ican  Legion  Post  14  in  Vergennes. The  Costume  Karoake  Dance  Party  runs  from  1-Â2  p.m.,  followed  by  Trunk  or  Treat  in  the  parking  lot  from  2-Â3  p.m.  Trunk  or  Treat  is  a  safe  alternative  to  trick-Âor-Âtreating  and  is  done  in  a  roped-Âoff  area  of  the  parking  lot  of  the  Legion.  Par- ents  and  community  members  will  register  to  bring  their  cars  and  candy  to  distribute  from  their  deco- rated  trunk.  Kids  will  be  led  to  the  parking  area  and  will  begin  going  car  to  car  for  treats. To  register  a  vehicle  for  Trunk  or  Treat,  contact  Martha  DeGraaf  at  877-Â9986  or  email  marsulli@aol. com.  All  vehicles  must  arrive  a  half  hour  before  the  trick-Âor-Âtreating  begins  at  2  p.m.  Vehicle  owners  are  responsible  for  providing  their  own  candy  or  treats.
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Fall is the time to create next year’s garden By  JUDITH  IRVEN 2QFH Ă€RZHULQJ LV FRPSOHWH EXW Every  autumn  my  mother  would  go  while  the  foliage  still  shows  the  lo- to  the  bulk  section  of  her  local  garden  cation  of  the  bulbs,  I  move  some  to  FHQWHU WR EX\ VSULQJ Ă€RZHULQJ EXOEV the  edge  of  the  woods  and  along  the  Ever  so  carefully  she  dropped  her  roadside  to  give  pleasure  in  the  com- choices  into  a  large  paper  bag,  start- ing  years  to  me  and  even  to  those  ing  with  daffodils,  tulips  and  other  who  come  afterwards  ‌  an  example  ELJ EXOEV 7KHQ VKH SDFNHG HYHU\ ODVW of  my  personal  gardening  optimism. cranny  with  lots  of  little  bulbs  like  REMAKING  AN  UNRULY  BED:  crocuses  and  snowdrops,  until  her  bag  A  FALL  RITUAL  ZDV ÂżOOHG WR WKH EULP My  individual  fall  ritual  is  very  You  see,  at  her  garden  center,  you  different  from  my  mother’s,  but  SDLG IRU \RXU EXOEV %< 7+( %$* again  the  results  will  not  be  visible  6R WKH PRUH \RX FRXOG VTXHH]H LQ WKH for  six  months  or  more.  bag,  the  better  the  deal! Each  autumn  I  select  one  bed  that  7KHQ VKH ZRXOG WDNH HYHU\WKLQJ is  crying  out  for  a  makeover  —  a  bed  home  and  plant  her  new  treasures  where  the  shrubs  need  pruning  and  in  the  garden,  ever  optimistic  the  perennials  need  edit- that,  six  months  from  now,  she  ing,  and  where  the  weeds  would  be  enjoying  them  in  are  running  rampant.  ÀRZHU 6KH IROORZHG WKLV As  the  years  pass,  ritual  for  years,  and  al- I  gradually  rotate  ways  delighted  in  telling  through  my  beds,  re- PH DERXW KHU IHDW RI ÂżW- juvenating  the  plants  ting  all  those  bulbs  into  and  taking  care  of  the  a  single  bag.  ravages  of  time.  It  is  Of  course,  one  year  part  of  the  long-Âterm  the  inevitable  happened,  rhythm  of  gardening.  the  spring  when  she  My  overall  goal  for  was  no  longer  there  to  these  makeovers  is  to  enjoy  her  snowdrops  ¿QLVK XS ZLWK SODQWV and  crocuses,  tulips  and  that  I  really  like,  and  daffodils.  have  them  better  On gardens and But,  instead  of  dwell- gardening in Vermont spaced  and  grouped  ing  on  that  sadness,  I  so  that,  in  the  coming  choose  to  remember  years,  they  will  create  my  mother  as  the  won- a  more  beautiful  tap- derful  optimist  that  she  was.  I  recall  estry  of  color  and  texture.  how  she  anticipated  all  the  different  Contrary  to  instinct,  it  is  fall,  not  plants  that  would  emerge  from  the  spring,  which  is  best  for  this  type  of  VRLO DQG WKH SURIXVLRQ RI Ă€RZHUV WKDW gardening  work.  would  brighten  even  the  rainiest  days.  If  you  dig  up  perennials  in  spring,  OPTIMISM:  THE  ESSENCE  OF  it  is  all  too  easy  to  damage  the  young  A  GARDENER soft  green  top  growth  that  is  just  All  gardeners  are  optimists.  Each  emerging.  year  we  plan  and  we  plant,  know- But  by  October  all  perennials  are  ing  full  well  it  will  be  months  —  preparing  for  winter  by  becoming  or  even  years  —  before  the  results  dormant  (a  bit  like  going  into  hiber- of  our  labors  will  come  to  fruition.  QDWLRQ 7KH WRSV GLH EDFN DQG WKH And  sometimes,  as  when  we  plant  a  physiological  activity  in  the  roots  PDSOH WUHH WKH PDLQ EHQHÂżFLDULHV RI gradually  slows  down.  So,  by  wait- our  efforts  will  be  those  who  come  ing  to  dig  and  divide  our  perennials  after  us.  when  their  leaves  turn  brown,  we  However  for  me,  at  this  point  in  FDQ PLQLPL]H WKHLU VWUHVV WKH OLIH RI P\ *RVKHQ JDUGHQ WKH Also,  since  the  roots  are  now  last  thing  I  need  are  more  daffodils.  semi-Âdormant,  the  entire  process  can  7ZHQW\ \HDUV DJR , SODQWHG VHYHUDO be  undertaken  in  a  gentle  leisurely  hundred  daffodil  bulbs,  thinking  es- manner,  starting  now  and,  if  neces- pecially  about  their  reputation  as  un- sary,  continuing  well  into  Novem- palatable  to  deer.  ber,  halted  only  when  the  ground  7KHVH KDYH PXOWLSOLHG EH\RQG IUHH]HV VROLG anything  I  could  ever  imagine  and  RENOVATING  A  TIRED  BED  each  spring  help  me  greet  the  new  7KLV LV P\ UHFLSH IRU WDFNOLQJ D gardening  season  with  their  incred- messy  overgrown  bed:  ible  display.  ‡ )LUVW VWDQG EDFN DQG VXUYH\ WKH
North Country Reflections:
THE  AUTHOR,  JUDITH  Irven,  indulges  in  a  rite  of  fall  —  spreading  compost  on  her  Goshen  garden. Photo  by  Richard  Conrad
scene.  Recall  how  it  looked  in  spring,  summer  and  fall,  what  worked  well  and  what  needs  changing.  For  ex- ample,  if  the  bed  is  currently  devoted  to  perennials,  by  introducing  some  shrubs  you  could  give  it  more  visual  weight.  ‡ 1RZ WDNH D PHQWDO LQYHQWRU\ of  the  existing  plants;Íž  which  ones  you  really  like;Íž  which  ones  you  like  somewhat;Íž  and  which  ones  should  be  consigned  to  the  compost.  Also  look  for  plants  that  would  look  better  in  a  new  spot,  either  within  the  bed  you  are  reworking,  or  elsewhere  in  the  garden.  ‡ 'LJ XS DOO WKH SHUHQQLDOV DQG immediately  throw  out  those  that  are  full  of  weeds  or  that  you  dislike.  ‡ )RU DOO WKH RWKHUV VRDN WKH HQ- tire  root  mass  in  water  for  a  couple  of  KRXUV 7KDW PDNHV LW PXFK HDVLHU WR tease  out  all  the  weed  roots  and  also  to  divide  the  larger  plants  before  re- planting.  Now  place  all  the  divided,  weed-Âfree  roots  in  plastic  bags  to  stop  them  drying  out.  Use  one  bag  for  each  kind  of  plant  and  label  it  carefully.  ‡ 8VH WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ RI DQ HPSW\ bed  to  get  rid  of  all  the  weeds.  More  often  than  not  there  will  be  running  weeds,  such  as  witch  grass  (recog- QL]DEOH E\ LWV ZKLWH URRWV DV ZHOO dandelions  with  their  long  taproots.  Sift  through  the  soil  with  a  sturdy  garden  fork  to  chase  along  the  whole  length  of  all  the  running  roots.  Dig  down  deep  to  dislodge  the  dandelion  roots  all  the  way  to  their  base.  ‡ 3UXQH DOO WKH VKUXEV WR UHPRYH dead  and  old  wood,  and  to  open  up Â
their  interiors. ‡ 'LJ LQ SOHQW\ RI FRPSRVW throughout  the  entire  bed  —  always  an  excellent  way  to  renew  tired  soil.  ‡ 0DNH D VFDOH GUDZLQJ RI WKH bed,  showing  how  you  would  like  LW WR EH 7KLQN DERXW KRZ ODUJH WKH plants  will  grow  and  how  to  group  them  for  best  effect.  Oftentimes  a  few  new  plants  are  needed  to  com- plete  the  plan  —  either  shrubs  or  pe- rennials  or  both  —  so  a  trip  to  the  nursery  is  the  next  stop.  ‡ 5HSODQW HYHU\WKLQJ DFFRUGLQJ WR \RXU SODQ 7KHQ FRYHU WKH VRLO EH- tween  the  plants  with  a  little  mulch  (six  layers  of  newspaper  and  an  inch  or  two  of  bark  mulch  or  ground  leaves  is  ideal).  ‡ $QG ¿QDOO\ EDJ XS DQ\ H[WUD plants  that  you  created  from  you  pe- rennial  divisions  to  share  with  gar- dening  friends.  Of  course  it  will  be  many  months,  or  perhaps  even  a  couple  of  years,  before  you  get  to  enjoy  the  full  re- sults  of  your  efforts.  But,  as  an  ever- optimistic  gardener,  you  can  surely  handle  that.  Judith  Irven  and  Dick  Conrad  live  in  Goshen  where  together  they  nurture  a  large  garden.  Judith  is  a  9HUPRQW &HUWL¿HG +RUWLFXOWXULVW DQG WHDFKHV 6XVWDLQDEOH +RPH /DQG- scaping  for  the  Vermont  Master  Gar- dener  program.  You  can  subscribe  to  her  blog  about  her  Vermont  garden- LQJ OLIH DW ZZZ QRUWKFRXQWU\UHÀHF- tions.com.  Dick  is  a  landscape  and  garden  photographer;͞  you  can  see  more  of  his  photographs  at  www. northcountryimpressions.com.
Experience  Recharging  Sleep
MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  police  and  Middlebury  College  Pub- lic  Safety  are  investigating  reports  of  break-Âins  to  four  vehicles  in  two  different  campus  parking  lots  on  Fri- day,  Oct.  9.  Police  said  a  computer,  electronic  equipment,  cash  and  hunting  gear  were  taken  from  vehicles  in  the  Ridgeline  and  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts  parking  lots  after  an  un- known  person(s)  broke  windows  to  get  inside. Anyone  with  information  about  these  crimes  or  who  may  have  seen  suspicious  people  or  vehicles  in  these  parking  lots  is  urged  to  call  Middlebury  College  Public  Safety  at  443-Â5133,  or  the  Middlebury  police  at  388-Â3191. In  other  recent  action,  Middlebury  police: ‡ 7XUQHG RYHU WR D VREHU SDUW\ a  drunken  man  on  North  Pleasant  Street  on  Oct.  5. ‡ $VVLVWHG 0LGGOHEXU\ 5HJLRQDO EMS  with  a  medical  call  in  the  But- tolph  Drive  neighborhood  on  Oct.  5. ‡ 6HL]HG D VPDOO DPRXQW RI PDUL- MXDQD IROORZLQJ D WUDIÂżF VWRS RQ Meadow  Way  on  Oct.  5. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW RI D VWXGHQW allegedly  damaging  property  and  as- saulting  a  staff  member  at  the  Cham- plain  Valley  Academy  in  Catamount  Park  on  Oct.  5. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D IDPLO\ DUJXPHQW on  Buttolph  Drive  centering  around  a  pet  dog  on  Oct.  6. ‡ 6HUYHG D WHPSRUDU\ UHVWUDLQLQJ order  on  an  Ossie  Road  resident  on  Oct.  6. ‡ :HUH DVNHG WR LQWHUFHGH LQ D loud,  verbal  dispute  between  two  Middlebury  Union  High  School  stu- dents  on  Oct.  6. ‡ *RW KHOS IRU D PHQWDO KHDOWK SD- tient  who  had  called  police  express- ing  fears  that  someone  was  coming  to  burn  her  house  down  on  Oct.  7. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D IDPLO\ GLVSXWH at  a  North  Pleasant  Street  residence  on  Oct.  7. ‡ $WWHPSWHG WR ORFDWH D VSHHGLQJ motorcycle  that  was  last  seen  trav- eling  south  on  Route  7  North  into  Middlebury  on  Oct.  7. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW WKDW VRPH cash  was  stolen  from  Middlebury  College  Dining  Services  on  College  Street  on  Oct.  8. ‡ $WWHPSWHG WR ORFDWH D GRRU WR door  sales  company  after  receiving  a  complaint  about  a  salesperson  in  the  *RUKDP /DQH DUHD RQ 2FW ‡ $VVLVWHG ZLWK D FXVWRG\ GLVSXWH on  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  property  on  Oct.  8. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW DERXW D 0DU\ Hogan  Elementary  student  running  away  from  the  campus  on  Oct.  8.  Po- lice  said  the  student  was  located  and  returned  to  school. ‡ $VVLVWHG D &RXUW 6WUHHW UHVLGHQW who  had  reported  a  break-Âin  at  her  apartment  on  Oct.  8. ‡ :HUH LQIRUPHG WKDW VRPHRQH had  broken  a  car  window  while  the  vehicle  was  parked  off  Court  Street Â
on  Oct.  8. ‡ ,VVXHG FRXUW GLYHUVLRQ SDSHU- work  on  Oct.  9  to  a  college  student  who  was  in  possession  of  alcohol  in  the  Washington  Street  neighbor- hood. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D FRPSODLQW DERXW a  noisy  Middlebury  College  student  party  at  a  Washington  Street  resi- dence  on  Oct.  9. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW DERXW VRPH loose  cows  in  a  private  yard  off  Case  Street  on  Oct.  9. ‡ 6HDUFKHG LQ YDLQ IRU D ZRPDQ LQ the  Elm  Street  area  who  was  alleg- HGO\ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH RI GUXJV ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW DERXW D YHKL- cle  leaving  the  scene  of  an  accident  on  Bakery  Lane  on  Oct.  9. ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D FDVH RQ 2FW DO- legedly  involving  physical  violence  between  two  siblings.  Police  are  working  in  concert  with  the  Depart- ment  of  Children  &  Families  (DCF)  on  this  case. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D '&) UHSRUW RQ 2FW 9  about  a  juvenile  potentially  being  KDUPHG DW D -DFNVRQ /DQH KRPH 7KH police  investigation  continues. ‡ 5HFHLYHG D UHSRUW DERXW D ZRP- an  hitchhiking  in  the  middle  of  Route  7  South  near  Woodware  on  Oct.  9.  Police  located  the  woman  and  took  her  to  Porter  Hospital  to  be  evaluated  by  Counseling  Service  of  Addison  &RXQW\ RIÂżFLDOV ‡ 7XUQHG D GUXQNHQ IHPDOH VWX- dent  over  to  Middlebury  College  Public  Safety  on  Oct.  9. ‡ ,VVXHG FRXUW GLYHUVLRQ SDSHU- work  to  an  underage  man  who  police  believed  had  consumed  alcohol  in  the  College  Street  area  on  Oct.  9.  Po- lice  also  ticketed  the  youth  for  hav- LQJ D IDNH LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ FDUG ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUW RI ORXG music  coming  from  a  Court  Street  apartment  on  Oct.  10. ‡ $VVLVWHG 9HUPRQW 6WDWH 3ROLFH with  a  missing  persons  case  on  Ev- ergreen  Lane  on  Oct.  10. ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D UHSRUWHG GRPHV- tic  dispute  at  a  Valley  View  Drive  residence  on  Oct.  10.  Police  are  also  investigating  a  report  of  a  suspected  physical  altercation  at  the  same  resi- dence. ‡ (QFRXQWHUHG D VPDOO JURXS RI intoxicated  women  near  Shaw’s  Su- permarket  off  Washington  Street  on  Oct.  10.  Police  said  one  of  the  wom- en  was  taken  to  Rutland  for  detox. ‡ ,VVXHG FRXUW GLYHUVLRQ SDSHU- work  to  a  college  student  in  the  Washington  Street  neighborhood  who  had  allegedly  been  drinking  al- cohol  on  Oct.  10. ‡ ,QYHVWLJDWHG D WUHVSDVVLQJ FRP- plaint  at  a  Juniper  Lane  residence  on  Oct.  11. ‡ 5HVSRQGHG WR D ODQGORUG WHQDQW dispute  at  a  Buttolph  Drive  residence  on  Oct.  11. ‡ $VVLVWHG 0LGGOHEXU\ :DWHU 'H- SDUWPHQW DQG 3XEOLF :RUNV RIÂżFLDOV at  the  scene  of  what  was  described  as  a  “large  water  line  breakâ€?  at  the  top  of  Court  Square  on  Oct.  12  (see  story  in  the  A  section  of  this  edition).
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While the Garden Game is now over and the winners are announced in today’s paper, we had a few entries that came in earlier this week that we wanted to get in the paper. We didn’t receive many pumpkins this year, but a few came in towards the end of the contest that were noteworthy. One was brought by Pam Thomas of Whiting. Hers was very large, but not quite big enough to beat the frontrunner from Sarah McGrath. It measured 45 inches around by 48 inches around. We had another pumpkin entry on Monday from Kelley Mills. It was a very cool looking pumpkin that’s skin was all warty. Kelley said she saw the seed packet and thought they would be fun to grow in her garden in Pittsford. We snapped a pic of Kelly and the squash, but didn’t measure it since we knew it wasn’t large enough to take the lead. Karen Parker brought in a sweet potato that she and her family grew in Monkton. It was so big when they dug it up that they thought it looked like a newborn baby. Karen brought it in in a basket with a blankie and a little hat. She said her kids had also brought it to their school’s show-and-tell. We measured it as 17 inches long and 16 inches around. It was just shy of our frontrunner. Our last entry on Monday before the noon deadline came from Phil & Marlene Russell of Monkton. Phil has won our Game before for the rutabaga category and was hoping he might again. This big veggie he brought was 23 inches around! It was very impressive but couldn’t beat the 29.5 inch one from Richard Lilly. Visit www.addisonindependent.com for a slide show of all the entries from this year’s game.
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Colleague  (Continued  from  Page  1A) “We  are  the  face  that  removes  about  the  DCF’s  collective  loss. the  child,  but  it  is  a  judge’s  order  “This  is  something  I  never  thought  that  gives  us  the  authority  to  do  so,â€?  we  would  be  doing,  having  a  conver- Grimm  said. sation  like  this,â€?  Grimm  said.  “The  Sobel’s  murder  has  prompted  the  important  thing  is  that  we  are  not  DCF  to  consider  new  safety  proce- having  that  conversation  once;Íž  it  is  a  dures  and  to  become  reacquainted,  conversation  that  has  to  continue  as  a  with  new  vigor,  with  protocols  that  are  group  and  on  an  individual  level.â€? DOUHDG\ RQ WKH ERRNV 2IÂżFLDOV DUH FXU- It  is  a  tragedy  that  will  have  a  long- rently  instructed  to  document  and  re- standing  impact  on  DCF  workers,  SRUW DQ\ WKUHDW PDGH DJDLQVW WKH RIÂżFH Grimm  believes. RU D VSHFLÂżF VWDII PHPEHU WR WKH '&) “I  have  heard  people  use  the  anal- FHQWUDO RIÂżFH DQG 9HUPRQW 'HSDUW- ogy  that,  ‘This  was  our  9-Â11,’  and  ment  of  Buildings  and  General  Servic- WKDW WKH %DUUH RIÂżFH LV FRQVLGHUHG WR HV 7KH VWDWH DQG ORFDO RIÂżFLDOV GLVFXVV be  ‘ground  zero,’â€?  she  said.  “It  has  the  nature  of  the  threat  and  whether  it  affected  everyone,  from  the  woman  warrants  bringing  in  police  to  investi- ZKR FRPHV LQ WR FOHDQ RXU RIÂżFHV DI- gate  and/or  provide  protection  at  the  ter  hours  to  the  commissioner  of  our  RIÂżFH WKDW KDV EHHQ WDUJHWHG agency.  While  we  have  not  all  been  “We  really  take  pride  in  the  work  personally  connected  to  Lara,  we  are  we  do  and  it  is  incredibly  hard  work,â€?  connected  to  her  through  this  tragedy  *ULPP VDLG Âł7KLV RIÂżFH KDV WDNHQ and  will  continue  to  be.â€? the  time  to  look  internally  at  how  we  Grimm  has  worked  for  DCF  since  are  functioning  and  how  we  are  ad- 1999.  She  oversees  a  staff  of  11  social  dressing  safety,  from  the  moment  we  workers,  eight  of  whom  specialize  in  receive  an  intake  to  the  time  we  go  out  child  abuse,  neglect  and  juvenile  de- to  do  a  home  visit,  preparation  around  linquency  cases.  The  remaining  three  a  court  hearing,  and  visits  with  parents  social  workers  are  investigators. and  children.â€? “The  work  is  really  indescribable,â€?  SIGNIFICANT  THREATS Grimm  said.  “It  is  really  intense.  We  Unfortunately,  threats  made  against  see  and  hear  about  things  that  people  '&) RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ RQ WKH ULVH DW really  can’t  imagine.  You  have  to  be  a  WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ RIÂżFH DQG VWDWHZLGH special  kind  of  person,  I  think,  in  order  according  to  Grimm. to  be  doing  the  work  that  we  are  doing  The  Family  Services  Division  of  here.  I  feel  really  lucky  that  we  have  DCF  received  73  total  threats  state- the  staff  here  that  I  do.â€? ZLGH LQ WKH SDVW WZR PRQWK ² ÂżYH There  are  currently  88  Addison  of  those  were  in  the  Middlebury  of- County  children  in  state  custody,  and  ¿FH 7KHUH ZHUH WKUHDWV VWDWHZLGH more  than  100  other  open  DCF  cases,  to  DCF’s  other  units:  Economic  Ser- according  to  Grimm. YLFHV WKH 2IÂżFH RI &KLOG 6XSSRUW DQG “We  are  busy,â€?  she  said.  “The  num- the  Disability  Determination  Services  ber  of  children  in  custody  right  now  is  Division. a  bit  high.  That  is  certainly  not  where  “We  have  received  a  number  of  sig- we  want  to  be.â€? QLÂżFDQW WKUHDWV VLQFH /DUDÂśV GHDWK ´ Unsurprisingly,  some  families  that  Grimm  said. are  under  investigation  perceive  DCF  Some  of  those  threats  are  made  di- workers  as  “the  enemy.â€?  Social  work- rectly  to  social  workers  and/or  foster  HUV FDQ EH YLOLÂżHG IRU UH- parents,  over  the  phone  moving  a  child  from  an  or  in  person.  Sometimes,  “It is really abusive  family  situation  those  threats  are  made  and  criticized  for  not  tak- intense. We see over  social  media,  or  ing  such  action  if  a  child  and hear about are  overheard  by  correc- is  injured,  or  worse. 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DCF  workers  can  face  a  lot  of  ver- Grimm  has  noticed  her  staff  becom- bal  abuse  from  clients  who  perceive  ing  more  diligent  about  personal  safe- the  social  workers  as  being  intruders  ty  since  their  colleague  was  murdered. and,  in  serious  cases,  the  arm  of  the  “We  are  operating  in  a  different  state  that  is  removing  children  from  space  now,â€?  she  said.  “We  hope  that  the  family  fold.  Most  folks  don’t  real- this  doesn’t  sustain  at  this  level  of  in- ize  that  it  is  a  judge’s  order  —  signed  tensity.â€? IROORZLQJ FRQVXOWDWLRQ ZLWK '&) RIÂż- New  DCF  safety  initiatives  are  cur- cials  and  representatives  of  the  state’s  rently  in  the  works. DWWRUQH\ÂśV RIÂżFH ² WKDW WULJJHUV WKH Grimm  is  a  member  of  a  DCF  taking  of  a  child  into  state’s  custody,  working  group  on  “worker  well-Âbeing  she  noted. and  resilience.â€?  The  group  in  January Â
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is  scheduled  to  roll  out  what  Grimm  is  calling  a  “peer-Âto-Âpeer  support  PRGHO ´ FDOOLQJ IRU HDFK '&) RIÂżFH WR GHVLJQDWH D VWDIIHU WR ÂżHOG FR ZRUNHUVÂś concerns  about  safety,  stress  and  other  matters.  The  peer-Âto-Âpeer  designee  will  be  supported  by  a  licensed  clini- cian  to  identify  and  address  signs  of  secondary  traumatic  stress  and  to  help  better  support  workers  on  a  day-Âto- day  basis,  according  to  Grimm. There  is  also  a  staff  safety  work  group  in  place  that  is  working  to  en- sure  that  social  workers  feel  protected  as  they  go  about  the  daily  rigors  of  their  job. “This  group  emerged  prior  to  (Aug.  7),  but  has  gained  in  momentum  and  membership  since  Lara’s  murder,â€?  Grimm  said. IMPORTANT  WORK Many  social  workers  have  become  more  resolute  about  their  profession  in  the  wake  of  the  Barre  shooting,  ac- cording  to  Grimm. “While  this  (tragedy)  really  made  us  stop  and  took  our  breath  away  a  lit- tle  bit,  it  really  has  enforced  our  belief  in  the  importance  of  the  work  that  we  do,â€?  she  said.  “Even  though  this  hor- ULÂżF WKLQJ KDV KDSSHQHG WR /DUD ZH must  carry  on,  because  the  children,  youth  and  families  of  Addison  County  need  us  to  be  there.â€? And  there  is  unfortunately  no  short- age  of  work,  she  said. While  the  number  of  juvenile  de- linquency  cases  in  the  county  has  been  going  down,  the  number  of  very  young  children  requiring  state  super- vision  has  been  on  a  rapid  rise.  These  are  children  from  birth  to  age  6  whose  parent(s)  have  been  deemed  by  DCF  and  the  court  system  to  be  unable  to  provide  proper  care  for  their  offspring.  Oftentimes,  it  is  because  of  drug  abuse,  Grimm  noted. “The  number  of  children,  zero  to  six,  has  increased  75  percent  over  the  last  several  years,â€?  she  said.  “Hence,  WKH LQĂ€X[ RI \RXQJ FKLOGUHQ LQWR RXU substitute  care  system.  It’s  really  sad.â€? The  tragedy  in  Barre  has  undoubt- edly  prompted  some  aspiring  social  workers  to  second-Âguess  their  career  path.  Grimm  hopes  those  people  re- main  committed  to  a  profession  that  she  said  is  vitally  important  to  protect-Â
Downtown Bob Stannard with Those Dangerous Bluesmen & special guests Dwight & Nicole
ing  children. “The  reality  is,  this  is  one  of  the  most  GLIÂżFXOW MREV \RX ZLOO HYHU HQWHU LQWR ´ Grimm  said,  “and  it  has  the  potential  to  be  one  of  the  most  rewarding.â€? She  encouraged  newly  minted  so- cial  workers  to  “take  care  of  them- selves,â€?  due  to  the  stress  of  the  voca- tion;Íž  to  connect  with  their  peers  and  RIÂżFH VXSHUYLVRUV EHFDXVH ÂłWKLV LV QRW
work  that  can  be  done  alone,  because  we  need  to  make  some  really  impor- tant  decisions  at  any  given  moment,  and  should  not  be  done  independent- lyâ€?;Íž  to  preserve  one’s  sense  of  humor;Íž  DQG WR ÂłWU\ WR ÂżQG WKH EHVW LQ DQ\ NLQG of  situation,  no  matter  how  simple  or  grave  it  may  be.  There  is  something  good  somewhere,  or  almost  every- where,  and  you’ve  really  got  to  hold Â
onto  that.� Grimm  added  social  workers  should  also  take  a  moment  to  step  in  their  clients’  shoes. “Keep  in  mind  that  this  is  not  where  (the  client)  started  out,  and  it’s  prob- ably  not  where  they  want  to  be,�  she  said. “Everyone  has  the  capacity  to  change.�
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IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women, and 8 out of 9 women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history. Our new 3D Mammography Unit allows the Radiologist to see L@RRDR @MC CHRSNQSHNMR @RRNBH@SDC VHSG B@MBDQR RHFMHĹ° B@MSKX LNQD BKD@QKX than conventional 2D mammography. 3D mammography detects 41% more invasive breast cancers and reduces false positives by UP TO 40%. This means one simple thing: early detection and improved accuracy. “Women  age  40  and  older  should  have  a  mammogram  every  year  and  should  continue  to  do  so  for  as  long  as  they  are  in  good  healthâ€?                –  American  Cancer  Society
FAQS Q: How Does 3D technology work? A: By capturing multiple slices of the breast from several angles, creating a layered 3D image resulting in a more accurate diagnosis. Q: Is there additional compression? A: No additional compression is required. Q: Why do hospitals and doctors now recommend 3D mammography? A: This technology is clinically proven, and it’s the most accurate mammogram available. It is the biggest breakthrough in breast cancer detection in 30 years. Q: Will I be exposed to more radiation? A: Porter uses the lowest dose available for 3D mammography. Very little x-ray dose is used during the 3D mammography exam, just about the same as a standard 2D mammogram, @MC KNVDQ SG@M @ SQ@CHSHNM@K Ű KL L@LLNFQ@L The total patient dose is well within the FDA safety standards for mammography.
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at the VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. A night of impassioned blues and soul! A 4-chair turn around from TV’s “The Voiceâ€? comes Nicole and her partner Dwight and together with Bob Stannard and Those Dangerous Bluesmen, the Opera House will be positively hopping! Tickets $15 in advance online or at Classic Stitching on Main St., or $18 at the door. 'RRUV DQG FDVK EDU RSHQ DW Ĺ˜ 2SHQ 6HDWLQJ vergennesoperahouse.org or 877-6737 for more info.
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Porter Hospital Now Accepting Self-Requested Appointments for Screening Mammograms The Porter Hospital Radiology Department is now accepting “self-requesting appointmentsâ€? for screening mammograms from area women. Women may now call the Radiology Department directly at 388-4757 to schedule their screening mammogram. The Radiology Department representative will obtain from women who call the name of their primary care provider so that the results can be sent to the appropriate provider. The Radiology Department staff can also assist women who need to select a local primary care provider (if they do not currently have one) so that they can do so. It is our hope that the combination of this new scheduling option, combined with our newest stateNE SGD @QS # L@LLNFQ@OGX TMHS VHKK AD RHFMHĹ° B@MS RSDOR ENQV@QC SN DMG@MBD SGDRD RDQUHBDR ENQ NTQ community.
Porter Hospital’s new unit offers the lowest dose of radiation available in our region.