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ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 40
Middlebury, Vermont
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Thursday, October 1, 2015 â—† 42 Pages
DiNapoli  assumes  lead  at  ANeSU Superintendent  Adams  on  leave
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facility  still  open  in  the  state.  “With  each  passing  year,  we  get  closer  to  the  time  when  our  ODQGÂżOO ZLOO KDYH WR FORVH DQ\- ZD\ ´ VDLG 6DOLVEXU\ VHOHFWERDUG Chairwoman  Martha  Sullivan.  ³5HVLGHQWV DOZD\V VHHP WR VD\ they  want  to  keep  it  open  as  long  as  possible.  But  I’m  not  sure  how  PXFK ORQJHU ZH FDQ NHHS RQ GR- ing  that.â€? 8QWLO $XJXVW $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ ZDV KRPH WR WZR XQOLQHG ODQG- (See  Town  dump,  Page  7A)
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Cost of rehab for downtown rail bridges placed at $59 million By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Rehabilitation  RI WKH WZR GRZQWRZQ 0LGGOHEXU\ UDLO EULGJHV ZRXOG FRVW DQ HVWLPDWHG PLOOLRQ D VXP WKDW ZRXOG H[- FHHG WKH SURMHFWHG H[SHQVH RI WKH current  plan  to  replace  those  spans  with  a  concrete  tunnel.  Replacing  the  0HUFKDQWV 5RZ DQG 0DLQ 6WUHHW UDLO EULGJHV ZLWK PRUH HODERUDWH EULGJHV WKDW ULVH ZRXOG FRVW HYHQ PRUH Mark  Colgan  of  the  engineering  ¿UP 9DQHVVH +DQJHQ %UXVWOLQ ,QF 9+% RQ 7XHVGD\ UHYHDOHG WKHVH DQG RWKHU XSGDWHV WR PHPEHUV RI 0LGGOHEXU\œV ORFDO PDQDJHPHQW WHDP IRU D UDLO EULGJHV SURMHFW WKDW KDV EHFRPH PRUH FRVWO\ DQG FRQWUR- versial  with  each  passing  month.  A  proposal  to  replace  the  two  spans  ZLWK D WXQQHO DW D FRVW RI PLO- OLRQ WR PLOOLRQ KDV EHHQ VKDUSO\ FULWLFL]HG E\ GRZQWRZQ PHUFKDQWV DQG SURSHUW\ RZQHUV IRU LWV SULFH WDJ VFRSH DQG HVWLPDWHG GXUDWLRQ RI XS to  three  years.  Some  business  own- ers,  as  well  as  representatives  of  the  7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU KDYH VWDWHG WKDW GLVUXSWLRQ FDXVHG E\ D WKUHH \HDU SURMHFW FRXOG IRUFH WKHP WR VKXW WKHLU GRRUV &ROJDQ RQ 7XHVGD\ VDLG UHSODFLQJ WKH UDLO EULGJHV ZLWK D ³WDEOH EULGJH´ ² D GHFN WKDW FDQ UDLVH YHUWLFDOO\ ZLWK WKH DLG RI K\GUDXOLF SLOODUV LQ D PDQQHU WKDW ZRXOG DOORZ DGHTXDWH SDVVDJH IRU WUDLQ WUDI¿F XQGHUQHDWK ² ZRXOG FRVW VXEVWDQWLDOO\ PRUH WKDQ D UHKDE RI WKH WZR GHWHULRUDWLQJ VWUXFWXUHV RU EXLOGLQJ WKH WXQQHO &RPSODLQWV DERXW WKH FRVW DQG GLVUXSWLRQ RI WKH SUHYLRXVO\ DJUHHG XSRQ WXQQHO RSWLRQ KDYH SURPSWHG WKH WRZQ VHOHFWERDUG WR FDOO RQ WKH 9HUPRQW $JHQF\ RI 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ 97UDQV WR UHFDOLEUDWH WKH SURMHFW LQ (See  Bridges,  Page  13A)
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By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH WRZQ RI 0LGGOHEXU\ LV FRQVLGHULQJ D ÂłSXEOLF QXLVDQFHV´ RUGLQDQFH WKDW FDOOV RQ ODQGORUGV WR SROLFH QRLV\ GLVUXSWLYH WHQDQWV WKDW KDYH GUDZQ DQ LQFUHDVLQJ number  of  complaints,  particularly  LQ WKH :H\EULGJH DQG 6KDQQRQ VWUHHW QHLJKERUKRRGV 7KH QHZ ODZ KDV EHHQ GUDIWHG E\ the  town’s  public  safety  committee  DQG ZLOO VRRQ FRPH EHIRUH WKH 0LG- GOHEXU\ VHOHFWERDUG IRU LWV UHYLHZ DQG SRVVLEOH DSSURYDO /RFDO UHVLGHQWV LQFOXGLQJ WHQDQWV DQG ODQGORUGV ZLOO also  have  a  chance  to  weigh  in  on  the  GUDIW Âł7KLV GHDOV ZLWK GLVRUGHUO\ KRXV- HV ´ VDLG 0LGGOHEXU\ 3ROLFH &KLHI 7RP +DQOH\ DOVR D PHPEHU RI WKH public  safety  committee.  “Some  of  these  houses  have  become  consistent  noise  generators.â€? +DQOH\ H[SODLQHG WKH WRZQÂśV QRLVH RUGLQDQFH LV HYHQW VSHFLÂżF DQG WKHUH- IRUH XQDEOH WR DGGUHVV D SDWWHUQ RI GLV- ruptive  events  at  a  particular  location. “What  we  have  seen  is  that  some  of  these  houses  become  perpetual  nui- VDQFH JHQHUDWRUV ´ KH VDLG Âł:H JR WKHUH XQGHU WKH QRLVH RUGLQDQFH DQG WHOO WKHP WKH\ QHHG WR TXLHW GRZQ 7KH\ WU\ 7KHQ WKHUH DUH D EXQFK RI NLGV ZKR DUH OHDYLQJ WKHVH KRXVHV making  noise,  fouling  up  neighbors’  ODZQV GLVFDUGLQJ OLWWHU GULQNLQJ PDNLQJ ORXG QRLVHV DQG LWÂśV QR ORQJHU a  problem  of  noise  at  the  source  any- more,  the  noise  is  all  over  the  place.â€? (See  Noise,  Page  16A)
From slavery to Vermont, Beck book weaves the tale By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Vermont  )RONOLIH &HQWHU 9)& IRXQGHU -DQH %HFN SURPLVHG 'DLV\ 7XUQHU EDFN LQ WKH PLG V WKDW VKH ZRXOG ZULWH D ERRN RQ 7XUQ- er’s  gripping  stories  about  her  IDPLO\œV RG\VVH\ from  West  Africa,  through  slavery,  to  D OLIH RI IUHHGRP DQG VHOI VXI¿FLHQF\ in  the  small  commu- nity  of  Grafton,  Vt. Now  27  years  re- PRYHG IURP 'DLV\ 7XUQHUœV GHDWK DW WKH DJH RI %HFN KDV ¿QDOO\ PDGH JRRG RQ KHU SOHGJH WR KHU ODWH IULHQG D PDVWHU VWRU\WHOOHU DQG WKH GDXJKWHU RI D VODYH ³6KH NQHZ WKH VWRULHV ZRXOGQœW EH taken  seriously  until  something  was  LQ SULQW ´ VDLG %HFN ZKR UHFRUGHG
DQG ÂżOPHG 7XUQHU GXULQJ PXOWLSOH visits  spanning  three  years.  “I  real- L]HG WKDW PHPRU\ LV QRWRULRXVO\ XQUH- OLDEOH DQG RUDO KLVWRU\ JHWV D EDG UDS DQG , WKRXJKW WKH only  way  that  her  stories  ZRXOG EH WDNHQ VHULRXVO\ was  to  put  them  in  larger  historical  context.  So  WKDWÂśV ZKDW , WULHG WR GR ´ 7KH LPSUHVVLYH UH- VXOWV DUH FRQWDLQHG LQ Beck’s  new  book,  ³'DLV\ 7XUQHUÂśV .LQ ´ Beck,  a  longtime  $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ UHVLGHQW FRPELQHV 7XUQHUÂśV IDPLO\ stories  with  relat- HG KLVWRULFDO IDFWV DQG HYHQWV WR FKDUW IRXU generations  of  Daisy’s  family.  Beck  XVHV VHYHUDO RI ZKDW VKH FDOOV 7XUQ- er’s  “touchstoneâ€?  stories  to  put  a  face  on  what  was  a  very  turbulent  time  in  (See  Daisy  Turner,  Page  16A)
Eyes  on  the  pies BURLINGTON  FREE  PRESS  staff  writer  Mike  Donoghue  judges  the  appearance  of  pies  entered  in  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival  Best  Ever  Apple  Pie  Contest  Saturday  morning.  Donoghue,  Addison  County  Sheriff  Don  Keeler  (seen  in  the  background)  and  Addison  Independent  photographer  Trent  Campbell  judged  the  14  pies  entered.  See  more  photos  from  the  Harvest  Festival  on  Page  2A. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
PAGE  2A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  October  1,  2015
Panton moving forward with culverts as state studies runoff
VALERIE  HANSON,  FAR  right,  of  the  Bristol  Recreation  Department,  sells  slices  of  pies  that  competed  in  the  Best  Ever  Apple  Pie  Contest  at  Saturday’s  Bristol  Harvest  Festival.  Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
ADDISON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  Don  Keeler  marks  his  score  sheet  while  judging  apple  pies  at  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival  Saturday  morning.  Keeler  was  one  of  three  judges  to  pick  a  winner.
Bristol Harvest Festival
THE  WINNING  PIE  at  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival’s  annual  apple  pie  contest  sits  on  a  table  with  other  entries  Saturday  morning.  The  pie  was  baked  by  Janet  Makaris,  who  works  in  the  kitchen  at  the  Living  Well  Residence  assisted  care  facility  in  Bristol.
FESTIVALGOERS  CHECK  OUT  the  sights  on  the  Bristol  town  green  during  the  town’s  annual  Harvest  Festival  Saturday.
Vergennes  aldermen  set  hearing  on  new  zoning  laws By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  Vergennes  al- dermen  on  Tuesday  accepted  updat- ed  zoning  regulations  from  the  city’s  planning  commission  and  scheduled  a  public  hearing  on  the  changes  for  7  p.m.  on  Oct.  27.  The  council  must  hold  at  least  one  hearing  before  adopting  the  new  zoning  laws. Planners  held  a  lightly  attended  public  hearing  on  Monday,  after  which  City  Manager  and  Zoning  Administrator  Mel  Hawley  said  they  made  two  changes  to  the  updated  law,  one  minor  move  to  clarify  lan- guage  and  another  to  correct  what  he  called  an  oversight.  Overall,  planners  said  most  of  the  proposed  zoning  changes  have  been  made  to  bring  the  laws  into  synch  with  the  2014  rewrite  of  the  city  plan.  At  Monday’s  hearing,  Hawley  said  one  resident  of  the  city’s  agri- cultural  district  noted  that  planners Â
had  retained  homes  as  would  allow,  after  a  an  “adjunct  use,â€?  some- “I hope this public  process,  the  Ver- thing  no  longer  support- time with an gennes  Development  ed  in  the  plan.  Review  Board  to  grant  engineering Hawley  said  plan- setback  waivers  for  ners  then  made  a  change  ÀUP JHWWLQJ commercial  uses  next  to  to  allow  single  family  on board homes  for  “parking  or  homes  on  5  acres  in  the  and again loading  spaces.â€?  agricultural  zone,  and  $ UHGXFWLRQ LQ analyzing our the  ‡ minimum  to  allow  Planned  Unit  width  of  Developments  there  that  problem here, driveways  for  all  new  would  permit  subdivi- we can solve homes  throughout  the  sions  to  cluster  homes  our problem city  from  20  feet  to  12  on  smaller  lots  within  feet,  a  new  maximum  here.â€? larger  developments.  width  of  22  feet,  and  — Mel Hawley a  requirement  that  all  Those  changes  are  supported  by  the  city  driveways  have  14  feet  plan,  Hawley  said,  and  once  plan- of  “vertical  clearanceâ€?  to  make  sure  ners  made  them  they  forwarded  the  ¿UH DQG UHVFXH YHKLFOHV FDQ DFFHVV new  laws  to  the  city  council.  properties.  Planners  said  the  mini- 7ZR SRWHQWLDOO\ VLJQLÂżFDQW FKDQJ- mum  width  change  would  better  es  planners  made  prior  to  Monday  UHĂ€HFW WKH UHDOLW\ LQ WKH FLW\ÂśV ROGHU include: neighborhoods. ‡ $ SURYLVLRQ IRXQG LQ WKH FLW\ÂśV POLICE  SERVICE Industrial  and  Public  zones  that  Aldermen  also  discussed  with Â
Hawley  the  possibility  of  the  city  avices  to  surrounding  towns,  a  dis- cussion  that  at  this  point  is  only  at  a  preliminary  basis.  Hawley  said  Ferrisburgh,  which  receives  coverage  from  Vermont  State  Police  and  sometimes  contracts  with  the  Addison  County  Sheriff’s  'HSDUWPHQW IRU WUDIÂżF FRQWURO DQG speed  enforcement,  had  sent  a  letter  to  Vergennes  asking  to  explore  the  idea.  He  said  council  members  were  “absolutely  comfortable  with  this  concept,â€?  but  only  if  it  involved  “no  Vergennes  taxpayer  subsidy.â€? Hawley  said  aldermen  agreed  he  and  Police  Chief  George  Merkel  should  meet  with  the  Ferrisburgh  selectboard,  and  also  agreed  with  Hawley’s  suggestion  that  he  should  reach  out  to  the  Waltham  and  Pan- ton  selectboards  to  see  if  those  towns  have  any  interest. In  other  business,  the  council:
‡ 0HW ZLWK 5HS 'LDQH /DQSKHU WR GLVFXVV WKH FLW\ÂśV VHZHU RYHUĂ€RZ issues.  Lanpher  also  organized  a  recent  meeting  in  Burlington  for  Vermont  communities  dealing  with  similar  problems.  Hawley  said  the  city  would  be  staying  its  course  and  complying  with  its  1272  Orders  from  the  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  to  UHVROYH LWV RYHUĂ€RZ LVVXH D QHZ RQH is  expected  by  the  end  of  December.  2IÂżFLDOV KDYH VDLG WKH Âż[ FRXOG EH costly.  “I  hope  this  time  with  an  engineer- LQJ ÂżUP JHWWLQJ RQ ERDUG DQG DJDLQ analyzing  our  problem  here,  we  can  solve  our  problem  here,â€?  Hawley  said. ‡ :HUH LQWURGXFHG WR 9HUJHQQHV Partnership  employee  Amy  Barr,  that  group’s  new  marketing  and  develop- ment  coordinator,  and  continued  to  discuss  plans  to  move  the  partnership  RIÂżFH LQWR FLW\ KDOO QH[W WR WKH 9HU- JHQQHV 2SHUD +RXVH RIÂżFH
By  ANDY  KIRKALDY PANTON  —  Panton  road  fore- man  Rick  Cloutier  is  planning  next  week  to  install  new  culverts  at  an  intersection  near  Lake  Champlain,  an  action  he  can  now  take  after  WRZQ DQG VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV DJUHHG DW a  September  meeting  that  the  cul- verts  themselves  are  not  contribut- ing  to  potential  lake  pollution,  said  Panton  selectboard  members. That  meeting,  triggered  by  a  citi- ]HQ OHWWHU WR VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV KDV OHG to  a  study  of  agricultural  runoff  is- VXHV LQ WKH DUHD 3DQWRQ RIÂżFLDOV said.  Seventeen  Panton  and  Ferris- burgh  residents  in  late  August  sent  that  letter  to  the  secretaries  of  three  Vermont  agencies:  Agriculture,  Transportation  and  Natural  Re- sources.  It  said  existing  and  pro- posed  culverts  might  worsen  runoff  from  Vorsteveld  Farm  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  intersection,  Pan- ton’s  nearest  farm  to  Lake  Cham- plain.  The  residents  asked  that  the  planned  project  be  “temporarily  “The stopped  until  such  culverts time  that  a  proper  study  be  conduct- in the ed  to  determine  the  area extent  of  current  do not runoff  into  Lake  cause the Champlain  from  problem, the  farm  acreage.â€? they just The  residents  wrote  they  were  keep the concerned  “this  water off culvert  project  the road.â€? may  have  been  — Beth planned  in  isola- Tarallo tion  and  without  awareness  of  the  environmental  impact  of  draining  the  runoff  from  this  large  farm  op- eration  directly  to  a  narrow  area  of  land  along  the  lake.â€? One  signer  of  the  letter,  accord- ing  to  selectboard  chairman  John  Viskup,  said  she  was  concerned  one  of  the  new  culverts  had  increased  WKH Ă€RZ RI UXQRII DORQJ KHU URFN\ land  so  much  that  it  “cascades  right  down  through  her  property.â€? On  Sept.  9,  selectboard  members,  residents  and  representatives  of  the  state  agencies  met  at  the  site.  Ac- FRUGLQJ WR WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV WKH 3DQ- ton  highway  department  installed  two  replacement  culverts  at  the  intersection  a  year  ago  and  needs  WKUHH PRUH WR ÂżQLVK WKH SURMHFW At  the  meeting,  it  was  deter- mined  the  issue  is  not  the  culverts  or  their  placement,  said  selectboard  member  Beth  Tarallo,  and  work  can  proceed.  Tarallo  said  the  culverts  “follow  all  VTrans  standards,â€?  and  are  not  the  cause  of  any  potential  pollution. “The  culverts  in  the  area  do  not  cause  the  problem,  they  just  keep  the  water  off  the  road,â€?  she  said.  Because  of  the  meeting  and  the  FRPSODLQW 7DUDOOR VDLG WRZQ RIÂż- cials  had  agreed  to  stop  the  project  and  paving  of  Arnold  Bay  Road  in  the  area  in  case  there  was  some- thing  “that  we  should  be  doing  dif- ferent.â€? That  paving  project  will  not  be  done  until  next  year  at  the  earliest,  Viskup  said,  because  pavers  had  to  move  onto  other  towns.   “We  lost  our  window  of  opportu- nity,â€?  he  said. But  Viskup  appreciates  the  fact  that  residents  raised  the  issue  of  runoff,  largely  from  manure  spread  RQ IDUP ÂżHOGV ZKLFK KH VDLG SRO- (See  Panton,  Page  3A)
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Lunar  show LOCAL  PHOTOGRAPHER  MAX  Kraus  captured  this  sequence  of  photos  during  Sunday  night’s  lunar  eclipse,  which  culminated  with  an  organge  glow  on  the  moon.  Clear  skies  made  for  perfect  viewing  starting  around  9  p.m. Photos  by  Max  Kraus
Panton  adopts  junk  ordinance By  ANDY  KIRKALDY PANTON  —  On  Oct.  24  a  new  Panton  law  is  scheduled  to  take  ef- fect  that  will  ban  trash  and  junk  ve- hicles  from  being  left  in  sight  from  town  roads  or  neighboring  proper- ties,  regulate  salvage  yards  in  the  town,  and  give  property  owners  the  right  to  have  vehicles  abandoned  on  their  land  towed  at  the  owners’  ex- pense.  The  Panton  selectboard  adopted  the  law  on  Aug.  25  after  a  lengthy  process  that  included  a  rewrite  by  a  new  Vermont  League  of  Cities  and  Towns  legal  team,  according  to  se- lectboard  Chairman  John  Viskup.  The  board  was  prompted  to  con- sider  the  new  law,  at  least  in  part,  by  what  Viskup  called  “one  very  promi- nent  residence  in  townâ€?  that  “many  people  complained  about  being  pret- ty  junkyâ€?  because  of  many  old  cars  and  other  junk  on  the  property. “We  didn’t  have  any  teethâ€?  to  insist  the  property  be  cleaned  up,  Viskup  said. 7KH ERDUG ÂżHOGHG IHZ FRPSODLQWV about  the  proposed  law  while  con- sidering  it,  he  said.  “I  don’t  think  anybody  was  too  concerned  about  it,â€?  Viskup  said.  “A  few  people  came  in  and  said  they Â
wanted  to  be  able  to  have  some  cars  in  their  yards  for  parts.â€? Provisions  in  the  new  law  allow  for  such  vehicles  if  fencing  or  veg- etation  screens  them  from  neighbors  or  motorists. In  drafting  the  law,  the  selectboard  relied  on  zoning  administrator  Ed  Hanson,  who  holds  the  same  job  in  several  other  towns.  “We  had  a  lot  of  input  from  Ed  Hanson,â€?  Viskup  said.  “He  had  dealt  with  it  in  other  towns.â€? The  law  makes  it  clear  that  law  HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFLDOV PD\ DOVR RUGHU abandoned  vehicles  towed.  The  law  does  not  specify  who  will  pay  for  the  towing,  but  Viskup  said  the  town  will  ultimately  stand  behind  the  cost,  as  it  does  when  the  town  is  billed  for  Vergennes  Fire  Department  work  and  passes  the  tab  onto  residents.  “Our  intention  would  have  been  that  the  vehicle  owner  would  be  pay- ing  for  it  if  he  wanted  to  get  his  ve- hicle  back,â€?  he  said.  “Then  the  town  is  stuck  with  the  bill,  of  course.â€? The  bill  includes  provisions  “to  regulate  the  outdoor  storage  of  junk  and  junk  vehicles,  to  regulate  salvage  yards  and  to  regulate  aban- doned  motor  vehicles,â€?  and  “to  regulate  disposal  of  junk  and  junk Â
vehicles.â€? The  law  prohibits  placing  junk  or  a  junk  vehicle  where  it  is  “visible  from  the  traveled  way  of  a  highway  or  where  it  is  visible  to  an  abutting  property  owner’s  land.â€?  Fines  for  failing  to  remove  or  screen  junk  or  junk  vehicles  will  be  $5  a  day. $EDQGRQHG YHKLFOHV DUH GHÂżQHG as  those  that  have  valid  registrations  and  have  been  left  on  others’  prop- erty  without  permission  or  along  roadways  for  two  days  or  longer,  or  an  unregistered  vehicle  that  has  been  left  “on  public  or  private  property  ‌  for  any  period  of  time.â€? All  salvage  yards  and  any  junk  or  junk  vehicles  stored  outdoors  must  be  “effectively  screened  by  a  fence  or  vegetation  at  least  six  feet  in  heightâ€?  that  is  approved  by  the  town’s  development  review  board.  Anyone  who  wants  to  run  a  sal- vage  yard  in  Panton  will  be  required  to  obtain  permission  from  both  the  state  and  the  Panton  selectboard.  Garages  that  repair  vehicles  are  ex- cluded. The  selectboard  may  appoint  an  HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFHU ZKR FRXOG EH ÂłDQ\ FRQVWDEOH SROLFH RIÂżFHU RU KHDOWK RIÂżFHU ´
Playground  lawsuit  costing  city  money By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  The  city  of  Ver- gennes  has  spent  $3,900  defending  itself  against  a  lawsuit  involving  its  failed  attempt  to  build  a  quarter-Âacre  preschool  playground  next  to  the  city’s  East  Street  swimming  pool,  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  told  alder- men  on  Tuesday  night,  and  will  soon  be  on  the  hook  for  another  $1,000  to  $1,500. 5HVLGHQW -RKQ 2Âś'RQQHOO ÂżOHG D suit  in  Addison  Superior  Court  this  spring  claiming  that  the  city  council  should  have  honored  the  citywide  vote  against  the  project  on  Town  Meeting  Day  instead  of  attempting  to  move  forward  with  the  proposed  $42,000  playground. Hawley  said  Vergennes  has  paid  city  attorney  Jim  Ouimette  $3,900  so  far,  including  a  motion  to  dismiss  O’Donnell’s  case,  and  will  pay  him  $1,000  to  $1,500  more  to  respond  to  O’Donnell’s  request  for  a  summary  judgment.   Delays,  cost  over-Âruns  and  the  de- cision  of  the  project  architect  that  he  could  no  longer  dedicate  himself  to Â
Panton  (Continued  from  Page  2A) 2IÂżFLDOV DQG UHVLGHQWV DW WKH September  meeting  brainstormed  possible  solutions,  and  new  EPA  standards  for  Vermont  are  requiring  dairy  farmers  such  as  the  Vorstevelds  to  take  steps  to  curb  runoff.  Town  of- ¿FH HPSOR\HHV KDYH DOVR DOZD\V GH- scribed  the  farmers  as  cooperative. Possible  solutions  raised  at  the  Sept.  9  meeting  for  property  own- ers  on  either  side  of  the  intersection  included  a  rain  garden,  a  settlement  pond  and,  according  to  minutes,  “a  large  grassy  area  to  catch  some  of  the  ZDWHU Ă€RZ ´ 9LVNXS VDLG WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH not  yet  heard  of  a  mitigation  plan  for  the  area,  but  they  expect  one  to  ar- rive.  “They’re  looking  at  all  of  this,â€?  he  said,  adding,  “The  rest  is  all  up  to  the  state.â€? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.
the  project  because  of  those  issues  led  the  council  to  pull  the  plug  on  the  playground  this  summer.  The  council  returned  the  state  grant  money  that  was  to  fund  half  the  project,  which  generated  opposition  among  neighbors  and  other  residents.  But  Hawley  said  O’Donnell  has  GHFOLQHG FLW\ RIÂżFLDOVÂś VXJJHVWLRQ WKDW the  lawsuit  could  be  dropped. “He  feels  the  city  of  Vergennes  is  bound  by  this  vote,  and  the  only  way  the  playground  could  be  built  is  by  having  a  subsequent  vote,â€?  Hawley  said. +DZOH\ VDLG RIÂżFLDOV FRQWLQXH WR believe  they  have  the  right  to  propose  reasonable  improvements  on  city- improved  property,  and  that  the  vote  was  misleading  because  of  what  they Â
called  poor  wording  on  the  article  in  question.  It  did  not  mention  the  grant  that  would  fund  half  the  project  cost.  The  citizen-Âsubmitted  article  on  which  voters  cast  ballots  read: “Should  the  City  of  Vergennes  build  a  Toddler/Preschool  park  ad- jacent  to  the  Sam  Fishman  Pool  at  Vergennes  Memorial  Park  at  a  cost  of  $42,000,  half  of  which  would  come  from  the  city  Water  Tower  Fund?â€? In  the  meantime,  Hawley  said,  he  is  concerned  the  case  “has  clouded  the  titleâ€?  of  the  city’s  East  Street  rec- reation  property,  although  he  hopes  any  possible  impact  will  be  limited  to  the  playground  site.  “I  certainly  think  the  vote  was  very  VSHFLÂżF ´ KH VDLG
Report offers details on trooper’s death By  ELIZABETH  and  spoke  with  him,  gan  CPR  and  called  911. Trooper Kyle Young the  report  says. HEWITT According  to  the  report,  the  de- was reportedly one VTDigger.org Young  was  alert  ¿EULOODWRU ZDV EURXJKW RXW EXW LW VERMONT  —  of six candidates and  said  he  did  not  did  not  administer  a  shock  because  The  Vermont  State  going for two open- want  to  quit.  John- it  could  not  detect  a  treatable  heart  Police  this  week  is- son  asked  Young  rate. ings on the state’s sued  a  report  on  the  if  he  was  OK,  and  At  the  time  he  collapsed,  Young’s  circumstances  of  a  tactical services Young  responded,  time  was  approximately  10  minutes  trooper’s  death  dur- unit, similar to a Âł,ÂśP ÂżQH ,ÂśP JRRG ´ faster  than  the  four  other  candidates. ing  a  training  exer- SWAT team, and He  later  told  John- Flynn  ordered  a  review  of  all  cise  this  month. son,  “I’m  tired,â€?  the  training  practices  and  procedures  had undergone an Trooper  Kyle  LQWHUYLHZ DQG Ă€UHreport  said. for  special  teams  in  the  department  Young,  28,  of  Monk- However,  Young  following  Young’s  death. ton  died  suddenly  of  arms test. became  unrespon- The  department  will  work  with  heatstroke  during  a  sive  shortly  thereaf- the  experts  who  direct  the  medical  6HSW WU\RXW H[HUFLVH DW D ÂżULQJ WHU 7KH RIÂżFHUV RQ VLWH UHVSRQGHG team  for  the  Vermont  City  Mara- range  in  Jericho. with  a  gel  pack,  used  to  treat  low  thon  in  the  review  process,  along  A  three-Âpage  report  released  blood  sugar.  When  it  appeared  that  with  the  Kory  Stringer  Institute  at  Tuesday  by  Public  Safety  Commis- Young  was  not  breathing,  police  be- the  University  of  Connecticut. sioner  Keith  Flynn  says  that  Young  received  CPR  after  his  collapse,  and  DQ DXWRPDWHG H[WHUQDO GHÂżEULOODWRU was  on-Âsite  but  did  not  administer  a  shock. Young  was  reportedly  one  of  six  candidates  going  for  two  openings  on  the  state’s  tactical  services  unit,  similar  to  a  SWAT  team,  and  had  DBTVBM t UFDIOJDBM t IJLJOH XQGHUJRQH DQ LQWHUYLHZ DQG ÂżUH- arms  test. He  was  in  the  third  phase  of  the  WU\RXW ² D SRLQW SK\VLFDO ÂżWQHVV test  that  candidates  need  to  com- plete  while  wearing  a  military-Âstyle  battle  dress  uniform  complete  with  body  armor  and  boots. The  trial  includes  a  one-Âmile  run,  lunging  while  carrying  a  door  ram  5IVSTEBZ 0DUPCFS TU o 4VOEBZ 0DUPCFS UI and  dragging  another  trooper  for  30  feet. 7KH RIÂżFHU DGPLQLVWHULQJ WKH WHVW Trooper  Matthew  Johnson,  briefed  all  six  candidates  about  the  details  2 PARK STREET ÂĽ MIDDLEBURY, VT ÂĽ 388-7245 of  the  physical  trial  before  they  be- OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK gan,  and  discussed  injuries,  medical  conditions,  preparation  and  hydra- WWW.MMVT.COM tion  with  them.  Young  did  not  report  any  health  concerns  at  that  time,  the  report  says. Email it to: )RXU FDQGLGDWHV ÂżQLVKHG WKH news@addisonindependent.com SK\VLFDO ÂżWQHVV WHVW EHIRUH <RXQJ began  the  trial.  At  the  time  Young  began  his  test,  the  temperature  was  82  degrees,  according  to  the  Nation- al  Weather  Service. Young  stopped  moving  while  in  the  penultimate  phase  of  the  test  —  a  climb  up  a  sand  hill.  Johnson  went  up  the  hill,  lay  down  beside  Young Â
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Pope  Francis  urges  country  to  live  up  to  its  lofty  principals  The  message  Pope  Francis  spread  throughout  the  nation  in  his  six-Âday  visit  to  the  U.S.  last  week  went  a  long  way  in  restoring  faith  in  the  Catholic  Church.  The  church  lost  the  support,  and  respect,  of  many  Americans  years  ago  when  it  chose  to  focus  on  single-Âissue  politics  rather  than  Christianity’s  larger  mission.  When  Catholic  hardliners  like  Cardinal  Raymond  Burke,  former  archbishop  of  St.  Louis,  dominated  the  stage  with  their  opposition  to  women’s  and  gay  rights  to  the  exclusion  of  moderates  who  championed  social  action,  the  church  became  a  partisan  force  for  political  divisiveness,  not  inclusion. Just  a  decade  ago,  conservative  church  leaders  denied  or  threatened  to  deny  communion  to  political  leaders  who  supported  gay  rights  or  a  woman’s  right  to  choose,  including  Secretary  of  State  John  Kerry  when  he  ran  for  president  in  2004.  And  church  conservatives  had  the  audacity  to  chastise  the  University  of  Notre  Dame  for  bestowing  an  honorary  degree  on  President  2EDPD LQ ² QRW EHFDXVH KH ZDVQÂśW DQ LQVSLUDWLRQDO OHDGHU RU EHFDXVH he  embraced  the  larger  values  of  Christianity,  but  because  of  his  support  for  those  two  singular  issues.  For  the  past  30  years,  the  Catholic  Church  has  been  guided  by  an  extremely  narrow  focus  that  did  not  stand  for  the  broader  principles  of  Christianity  —  tolerance,  acceptance,  advocacy  for  the  poor,  and  brotherly  love  to  all.  Rather,  the  church  lost  its  way  in  the  fog  of  single- issue  politics. Pope  Francis  is  changing  that  perspective. By  his  every  action,  he  demonstrates  the  power  of  humility  and  grace.  He  challenges  us  to  face  the  tough  issues  of  poverty,  the  inequity  of  wealth,  and  the  injustice  of  a  capitalistic  system  that  is  rigged  in  favor  of  the  wealthy.  He  sees  the  degradation  of  the  earth  because  of  increased  carbon  pollution  and  challenges  us  to  stop  the  madness.  ,Q KLV VSHHFK WR &RQJUHVV ODVW ZHHN WKH ÂżUVW HYHU E\ D 3RSH KH FKDO- lenged  those  elected  representatives  to  live  up  to  this  nation’s  ideals  by  be- ing  accepting  and  welcoming  of  immigrants,  by  taking  care  of  the  planet  (in  terms  of  climate  change),  by  accepting  the  new  norms  of  contemporary  so- ciety  (a  reference  to  gay  marriage)  and  by  claiming  it  a  duty  to  protect  life  at  every  stage  —  a  reference  to  the  church’s  opposition  to  abortion.  Wrapped  LQ WKRVH VSHFLÂżFV DQG RWKHUV KRZHYHU ZDV KLV SOHD WR $PHULFDQ &DWKR- OLF OHDGHUV WR FUHDWH D FKXUFK ZLWK WKH ZDUPWK RI ÂłD IDPLO\ ÂżUH ´ DYRLGLQJ “harsh  and  divisiveâ€?  language  and  a  “narrow  visionâ€?  of  Catholicism  that  he  called  “a  perversion  of  faith.â€? It  was  a  message  he  has  been  preaching  since  his  election  in  2013  when  he  challenged  the  church  to  put  “compassion  ahead  of  rulesâ€?  —  a  direct  rebuke  to  those  bishops  who  had  been  taking  a  hard  line  on  church  doctrine  that  rejected  gay  marriage  and  abortion.  Pope  Francis  doesn’t  advocate  for  either,  but  rather  he  is  seeking  to  change  the  tone  from  one  of  single-Âminded  adversity,  to  one  that  seeks  a  broader  perspective  —  one  of  inclusion,  not  exclusion;Íž  one  of  compassion,  not  derision. He  teaches  that  message  through  his  actions.  After  speaking  to  Congress  last  week,  he  didn’t  hang  around  to  lunch  on  fancy  foods,  but  chose  to  eat  with  the  homeless  in  downtown  D.C;Íž  at  the  Harlem  parish  school  the  pope  visited  in  New  York  City,  immigrants  and  refugees  were  seated  at  long  tables  in  front  of  the  stage,  while  city  politi- cians,  donors  and  community  representatives  were  on  the  sidelines  —  a  ¿WWLQJ V\PERO RI ZKHUH RXU QDWLRQÂśV SULRULWLHV VKRXOG EH “Workers  here  have  center  stage,â€?  said  Gonzalo  Mercado,  director  of  the  6WDWHQ ,VODQG &RPPXQLW\ -RE &HQWHU D QRQ SURÂżW WKDW ZRUNV ZLWK GD\ OD- borers  and  domestic  workers.  “That  speaks  volumes.  To  have  an  amazing  ¿JXUH OLNH WKH SRSH WDNH D VWDQG ZLWK WKH OHDVW DPRQJ XV DQG UHFRJQL]H WKH contributions  of  immigrant  workers  is  a  breath  of  fresh  air.â€?  The  pope  kissed  the  feet  of  the  poor,  bear-Âhugged  an  inmate  at  a  Philadel- phia  jail,  and  prayed  over  a  disabled  child  in  New  York  City  as  a  sobbing  father  watched.  He  drove  in  an  economy  car,  a  Fiat,  in  direct  contrast  to  the  huge  SUV’s   driven  by  his  security  guards. Compare  the  pope’s  visit,  grace  and  actions  to  that  of  the  overly  pious  GOP  presidential  contenders  —  all  of  whom  claim  the  mantle  of  Christian- ity.  The  difference  is  sobering. The  temptation,  of  course,  is  to  judge  the  pope’s  message  in  political  terms.  He  buoyed  Democrats  with  his  message  of  social  justice,  particularly  on  the  important  issues  of  wealth  inequity,  alleviating  poverty,  helping  the  weak  and  homeless,  embracing  immigrants,  and  being  tolerant  of  the  cul- tural  changes  sweeping  the  world  (gay  rights);Íž  for  Republicans,  he  noted  the  sanctity  of  life  and  declared  it  a  human  duty  to  protect  life  at  every  stage.  But  that  misses  the  pope’s  apolitical  message,  which  is  to  live  in  harmony  with  each  other.  His  challenge  to  Americans  during  his  six-Âday  visit  was  to  reframe  the  partisan  antagonism  between  political  parties  and  learn  how  to  harness  our  better  selves.  Citing  four  American  heroes  in  Abraham  Lincoln,  the  Rev.  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.,  Thomas  Merton  (the  Trappist  monk  who  condemned  war  and  advocated  cooperation  between  faiths),  and  Dorothy  'D\ IRXQGHU RI WKH SDFLÂżVW &DWKROLF :RUNHU 0RYHPHQW WKDW DGYRFDWHG IRU the  homeless,  the  pope  called  on  the  church  and  the  country  to  do  better.  “The  history  of  this  nation,â€?  the  pope  said,  “is  the  tale  of  a  constant  ef- fort,  lasting  to  our  own  day,  to  embody  those  lofty  principles  in  social  and  political  life.â€? Americans  across  the  nation  seemed  to  embrace  the  pope’s  authentic  call;Íž  Republicans  on  Capitol  Hill,  meanwhile,  were  slow  to  join  Democrats  in  a  standing  ovation  after  his  speech,  and  dropped  any  pretense  of  lessons  learned  only  moments  after  the  Pope  left  to  lunch  among  the  homeless,  and  by  Monday  this  week  were  once  again  trying  to  smear  their  opponents  and  sabotage  the  federal  government.  If  memory  serves,  Jesus  was  frequently  snubbed  by  the  powers  that  be  as  well. Angelo  S.  Lynn
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Insurance  costs  cause  budget  jolt I  received  the  following  notice  last  week  in  my  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  email  account:  ³9(+, D QRQSURÂżW RUJ WKDW SURYLGHV KHDOWK LQVXUDQFH EHQHÂżWV WR VFKRRO HPSOR\HHV ÂżOHV &RQWULEXWLRQ Health  Rate  Renewal  with  Dept.  RI )LQDQFLDO 5HJXODWLRQ´ ² percent!  Act  46  enacted  during  the  2015  legislative  session  is  requiring  school  districts  to  unify  and  cap  their  annual  school  budget  increases  to  2  percent  or  taxpayers  will  be  penalized  and  have  to  collect  $2  for  every  $1  over  the  cap.  That  is  a  hefty  penalty.  6DODULHV DQG EHQHÂżWV DUH D YHU\ large  percentage  of  many  school  budgets.  How  the  heck  are  the  school  boards  supposed  to  keep  their  budget  increases  to  less  than  2  percent  with  the  health  insurance  costs  going  up  SHUFHQW DQG LVQÂśW WKLV LQFUHDVH just  the  most  recent  of  20-Âplus  years  RI VLJQLÂżFDQW DQQXDO UDWH LQFUHDVHV " We  mandated  to  implement  Act  77,  personalized  learning  for  every  Ver- mont  student.  How  are  we  supposed  to  do  that  with  less  cost  per  pupil?  Personalized  learning  for  less  cost  per  student,  does  that  sound  realistic  to  you?  We  have  a  declining  student  popu- lation  driving  up  the  per  pupil  cost.  Even  if  we  don’t  raise  the  budget  a  single  dime  the  per  pupil  cost  in- creases  because  our  student  popula- tion  is  less  than  it  was  last  year.  I  am  shaking  my  head.  This  budget  season  is  going  to  be  challenging  to  say  the  least.  I  wish  I  knew  the  answer,  but  I  do  have  a  question:  When  is  the  Legis- lature  going  to  do  something  about  THE  CHAMPLAIN  ORCHARDS’  u-Âpick  shack  soaks  in  the  sun  on  a  perfect  picking  day  last  week  in  health  insurance  premium  increases?  Shoreham.  This  year’s  apple  crop  has  excelled  despite  a  very  wet  June  and  hot  September. Our  schools  are  more  and  more  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell relied  upon  to  take  care  of  children  from  families  ravaged  by  lack  of  living  wage  jobs,  drug  and  alcohol  addiction,  homelessness,  reduction  in  mental  health  services,  incarcerated  parents,  and  more.  We  ask  more  and  Doom  and  gloom,  that’s  all  we  hear  about  from  the  at  once,  distributed  evenly,  it  would  only  cover  the  earth  more  out  of  our  schools  and  provide  government.  Hackers  breaking  into  federal  databases  to  with  about  an  inch  of  water.   them  with  less  and  less  resources.  It  steal  mountains  of  information  on  common  Americans,  ‡ $ JDOORQ RI ZDWHU ZHLJKV SRXQGV D FXELF IRRW RI is  not  sustainable. bureaucrats  injudiciously  spending  tax  money  on  poorly  water  weighs  62.4  pounds. Laurie  Childers thought  out  projects,  lawmakers  arguing  over  the  stupid- The  Library  of  Congress’s  Fun  Facts  page,  not  surpris- Addison est  things  while  roads  crumble,  children  miss  much-Âneed- ingly,  kicks  butt.  It  presents  information  in  the  form  of  ed  medical  care  and  so-Âcalled  regulators  let  Wall  Street  questions;Íž  here  are  some  of  the  most  intriguing  (I’ve  ex- crooks  drain  our  retirement  accounts  with  impunity. cerpted  the  answers): But  enough  of  all  that,  those  folks  who  run  our  gov- ‡ :K\ GRHV FKRSSLQJ DQ RQLRQ PDNH \RX FU\" 8QVWD- ernment  do  kick  back  and  relax  every  now  and  then,  and  ble  chemicals.) they  want  you  to  have  some  fun,  too.  Must  be  that’s  why  ‡ :K\ GR WXUNH\V KDYH GDUN DQG ZKLWH PHDW" 7KH DF- It  is  easy  to  think  that  with  all  the  so  many  government  agencies  created  tive  muscles  such  as  the  legs  store  a  “Fun  Factsâ€?  webpages.  NASA’s  got  lot  of  oxygen  and  become  dark,  while  violence  in  the  news  today  that  the  tons  of  Fun  Facts  pages;Íž  you’d  think  less  active  muscles  like  the  breast  re- destructive  side  of  human  nature  is  getting  worse.  But  a  look  at  history  that  working  there  was  a  real  laugh  riot. main  white.) The  National  Institute  of  Environ- ‡ +RZ GR IRUWXQHV JHW LQVLGH RI will  show  that  in  fact  our  capacity  mental  Health  Science  has  a  particu- fortune  cookies?  (Slips  of  paper  are  for  violence  is  not  getting  worse,  but  larly  fun  list  of  fun  facts.  Did  you  know  folded  inside  while  the  cookies  are  has  stayed  very  much  the  same.  Our  By John potential  for  barbarity  has  existed  that: VWLOO ZDUP DQG Ă€H[LEOH
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Sean  Parkyn eventual  winners  of  the  Democrat- write-Âin  votes.  The  Democratic  pri- Sudbury ic  and  Republican  primaries,  and  By  Eric  L.  Davis PDU\ ÂżHOG IRU OLHXWHQDQW JRYHUQRU parties  and  committees  supporting  FRXOG LQFOXGH ÂżYH RU PRUH FDQGL- those  candidates,  will  each  spend  dates,  many  of  them  from  the  Sen- on  their  behalf. ate.  With  so  many  candidates,  one  But  who  is  likely  to  be  the  Progressive  candidate  of  them  could  win  the  Democratic  nomination  with  as  IRU JRYHUQRU" 7KH PRVW KLJK SURÂżOH 3URJUHVVLYHV DUH few  as  15,000  votes  in  a  low-Âturnout  primary.  The  Addison  Independent  encour- members  of  the  Legislature.  Rep.  Chris  Pearson,  Sen.  Zuckerman  has  multiple  political  bases:  his  Senate  ages  you  to  write  letters  to  the  editor.  Anthony  Pollina  and  Sen.  David  Zuckerman  have  all  constituents  in  Chittenden  County,  Progressive  activ- We  print  signed  letters  only.  Include  said  they  are  not  interested  in  running  for  governor.  ists,  and  the  organic  agricultural  community.  These  an  address  and  telephone  number,  Pearson,  the  Progressives’  leader  in  the  House,  has  varied  sources  of  support  could  make  him  a  strong  too,  so  we  can  clear  up  any  questions. said  he  wants  to  remain  in  the  House.  If  Progressives,  candidate  in  the  Democratic  primary.  Even  if  Zuck- Send  it  to:  Letters  to  the  Editor,  Independents  and  Republicans  all  gain  a  few  seats  in  erman  loses  the  Democratic  primary,  he  could  still  Addison  Independent,  58  Maple  St.,  2016,  the  Progressive  caucus  could  hold  the  balance  appear  on  the  General  Election  ballot  for  lieutenant  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  Or  email  to  of  power  in  the  House  starting  in  January  2017. governor  as  a  Progressive. news@addisonindependent.com. Pollina,  who  has  run  for  governor  twice  before,  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)
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Addison County Fair & Field Days 1790 Field Days Road, New Haven, VT 05742 Looking for a place to store your car, boat or camper during the long winter months? Look no further….bring your vehicles to Addison County Fair & Field Days. Our buildings are secured with a state of the art security system and our prices are competitive! Storage in Dates: Saturdays, October 17th & 24th 9:00-3:00 Sundays, October 18th & 25th 12:00-3:00
Middlebury Farmers’ Market Summer Market
$2.00 OFF valid 9/30 - 10/3 Limit one per vendor 3AT 7ED AM n PM s 2AIN OR 3HINE WWW MIDDLEBURYFARMERSMARKET ORG
RATES: $13 per foot under 9’6” in secured building $14 per foot over 9’6” in secured building $10 per foot under cover only (not in secured building)
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Donald Notman, 78, Enfield, Conn. ENFIELD  —  Donald  Notman,  78,  RI (QÂż HOG &RQQ ORYLQJ KXVEDQG of  Beryl  (Sawyer,  formerly  of  Middlebury)  Notman,  passed  away  peacefully  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  23,  2015,  at  Hartford  Hospital  with  his  devoted  family.  He  will  be  remem- bered  for  his  gentle  spirit,  kindness  and  compassion. Donald  was  born  Sept.  16,  1937,  LQ 6SULQJÂż HOG 0DVV WKH VRQ RI WKH late  Donald  Sr.  and  Helen  (Gates)  Notman.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Classical  High  School,  class  of  1956.  After  high  school,  Don  received  a  B.S.  and  a  M.Ed.  from  American  International  College. In  1961  Don  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Army  Reserves  and  retired  as  Master  Sergeant  after  25  years  of  VHUYLFH 7HDFKLQJ Âż IWK JUDGH EURXJKW great  joy  to  Don.  He  was  also  an  RIÂż FHU LQ WKH (QÂż HOG 7HDFKHUVÂś Association.  Don  was  an  active  member  of  Trinity  United  Methodist  &KXUFK LQ 6SULQJÂż HOG ZKHUH KH ZDV a  member  of  the  Chancel  Choir.  He  served  on  the  worship  committee  and  was  a  mentor  at  Sumner  Ave  School.  +H ZDV D PHPEHU RI WKH (QÂż HOG Community  Chorus  and  served  as  Vice-ÂPresident. In  retirement  he  enjoyed  working  as  a  docent  at  Storrowton  Village  during  the  Big  E,  as  well  as  guiding  school  groups  during  the  year.  Don  and  Beryl  enjoyed  traveling  in  the  U.S.  and  abroad. In  addition  to  his  wife,  Beryl,  to  whom  he  was  married  53  years,  he  is  survived  by  his  daughter  Heather  (Notman)  Machado,  her  husband  Arthur  of  Windsor,  Conn.,  and  three  beloved  grandchildren,  Adam,  Thomas  and  Tyler  Machado;Íž  and  his  VRQ 3HWHU 1RWPDQ KLV VLJQLÂż FDQW other  Marianne  Genco  of  Stafford  Springs,  Conn.,  and  her  children  Chris  Nicewicz,  and  Jenna  and  Dominic  Genco.  He  also  leaves  a  brother-Âin-Âlaw,  Ronald  Sawyer  of Â
Margaret ‘Peggy’ West, 92, Charlotte
CHARLOTTE  —  Margaret  “Peggyâ€?  Ann  (Durfee)  West,  92,  died  on  Sept.  13,  2015,  in  her  Charlotte,  Vt.,  home. She  was  born  Nov.  11,  1922,  in  Burlington  to  Margaret  “Pegâ€?  (Spaulding)  Durfee  and  Dr.  Herbert  A.  Durfee,  professor  and  head  of  the  Department  of  Obstetrics  and  Gynecology  at  the  University  of  Vermont. Peggy  was  predeceased  by  her  husband  of  64  years,  Russell  C.  West;Íž  her  son,  Russell  West  Jr.;Íž  and  her  sisters  Nancy  Durfee  and  Mary  Jane  (Durfee)  Jenkins.  Her  brother,  Dr.  Herbert  Durfee  Jr.,  died  on  Sept.  21,  2015.  Peggy  graduated  from  Burlington  High  School  and  University  of  Vermont  (’44),  where  she  was  a  Pi  Beta  Phi  member.  After  DONALD  NOTMAN graduation  she  studied  and  worked  in  photography  in  New  York  City. Middlebury,  Vt. Peggy  and  Russ  married  in  1946,  He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents,  had  six  children  and  moved  from  Helen  and  Donald  Notman,  and  his  Burlington  to  Bridgewater  to  North  daughter  Andrea  Notman. Relatives  and  friends  are  welcome  to  join  the  family  on  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  2015,  during  visiting  hours  from  4  to  8  p.m.  at  the  Leete-ÂStevens  (QÂż HOG &KDSHOV 6RXWK 5RDG (QÂż HOG &RQQ $ IXQHUDO VHUYLFH will  be  celebrated  on  Friday,  Oct.  2,  2015,  at  10  a.m.  at  Trinity  United  Methodist  Church,  361  Sumner  $YH 6SULQJÂż HOG 0DVV ZLWK JUDYH side  services  and  military  honors  to  follow  at  Hazardville  Cemetery  in  (QÂż HOG &RQQ Memorial  donations  may  be  made  to  the  Leukemia  &  Lymphoma  Society,  100  Pearl  St.  #1432,  Hartford,  CT  06103,  or  Andrea  Notman  Memorial  Scholarship  Fund,  .QROOZRRG &LUFOH (QÂż HOG &7 06082. For  online  expressions  of  sympa- thy,  directions  and  full  obituary:  ZZZ OHHWHVWHYHQV FRP ¸
Carolina  to  Mississauga,  Ontario,  to  Ste.  Agathe,  Quebec,  and  in  1979  settled  back  home  in  Vermont. While  Peggy’s  focus  was  always  her  family,  she  enjoyed  curling  and  bowling,  eventually  joining  her  moth- er’s  bowling  team. She  is  survived  by  her  children  Margaret  Adamson  (Barry),  Claude  West  (Christina),  Patricia  West,  Mary  West  and  Gary  West  (Deborah);Íž  grandchildren  Alex,  Dan  (Carolyn),  Christy  (Cory),  Stephanie  (Jo)  and  Cristina,  Sarah  (Mike),  Russell,  Amy,  and  Jessica;Íž  great-Âgrandchildren  Toby,  Tyler,  Oscar  and  Lucas;Íž  and  many  nieces  and  nephews.  A  gravesite  family  service  will  be  held  at  Riverside  Cemetery  in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  at  2  p.m.  RQ 6XQGD\ 2FW ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV donations  may  be  made  to  Champlain  Valley  Agency  on  Aging  (CVAA),  76  Pearl  St.,  Suite  201,  Essex  Junction,  VT  05452,  or  to  a  charity  of  one’s  choice.  An  online  guest  book  can  be  IRXQG DW FDERWIK FRP ¸
She  was  predeceased  by  her  parents  and  her  siblings,  Lawrence  Forbes,  Kenneth  Forbes  and  an  infant  sister. A  memorial  service  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  2015,  at  11  a.m.,  at  the  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church,  with  the  Rev.  Jill  Robinson  RIÂż FLDWLQJ Burial  will  be  in  Case  Street  Cemetery. The  family  would  like  to  espe- cially  thank  Dr.  Paul  Unger  and  his  staff,  the  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  team  and  family  and  friends  who  provided  help  and  support  during  her  long  battle  with  declining  health. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Homeward  Bound  at  236  Boardman  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753  or  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  at  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753. Arrangements  are  under  the  direc- tion  of  the  Sanderson-ÂDucharme  Funeral  Home. Online  condolences  at  www.sand- HUVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸
Brendon Cousino celebration of life BRISTOL  —  A  celebration  of  Brendon  Cousino’s  life  will  be  held  at  the  home  of  his  parents,  Garry  and  Cindy  Cousino,  at  3319  South  116  Road  in  Bristol,  Sunday,  Oct.  18,  at  2  p.m. Brendon  passed  away  on  July  30,  2015.  He  was  a  dedicated  family  man.  He  touched  many  lives  through  his  job  as  a  carpenter,  his  church  and  his  involvement  as  an  EMT. All  are  welcome  for  a  short  service,  VKDUH WLPH DQG UHIUHVKPHQWV ¸
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Cambridge  Insight  Meditation  Center,  Wisdom  Press,  University  California  Press  and  University  Press  North-ÂEast. Mr.  Urbanowski  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  was  an  engineering  graduate  of  Virginia  Polytechnical  Institute  and  had  many  and  diverse  interests,  from  cabinet  making  to  classical  music.  He  was  an  opera  fan,  an  avid  rower  and  member  of  the  Cambridge  Boat  Club.  At  his  retirement,  he  moved  to  Cornwall,  Vermont  and  then  to  Burlington  and  Winooski. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Julia  Blocksma;Íž  his  daughters,  Alexandra  Urbanowski  and  Tasha  Urbanowski,  and  their  husbands;Íž  two Â
R.  Herron  of  Chickasha,  Okla.,  William  A.  Geraw  of  New  York,  Marc  Sanderson  of  Burlington  and  Katelynn  E.  Lawrence  of  Burlington;͞  three  sisters,  Ruth  Ann  Barrancher  and  Ethel  Horner,  both  of  Texas,  and  Dora  Peatman  of  Burlington;͞  and  two  brothers,  David  Lawrence  of  Burlington  and  John  Lawrence  of  Middlebury.  Along  with  his  parents,  he  was  predeceased  by  his  son,  Robert  Lawrence,  and  a  brother,  James  H.  Lawrence. Memorial  services  with  full  mili- tary  honors  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  at  11  a.m.  in  Victory  Baptist  Church,  862  Route  7,  Vergennes,  followed  by  a  luncheon.  Later  interment  will  be  in  Milton  Village  Cemetery.   Arrangements  in  care  of  (OPZRRG 0HXQLHU )XQHUDO +RPH ¸
SPEEDWELL,  N.C.  —  Henry  Wilfred  Roy,  61,  of  the  Speedwell  community  in  Jackson  County,  N.C.,  unexpectedly  passed  away  Monday,  Sept.  21,  2015. He  was  preceded  in  death  by  his  mother,  Beatrice  Roy. He  is  survived  by  his  father,  Raoul  Roy,  and  stepmother,  Margaret  Roy,  of  Vermont;Íž  three  brothers,  Albert  Roy,  David  Roy  and  Eugene  Roy;Íž  two  sisters,  Anita  Roy  and  Denise  Sears;Íž  one  daughter  of  the  home,  Sidney  Anne  Beatrice  Roy,  and  her  mother,  Anne  Masson;Íž  two  stepsons,  Owen  Kendall  and  Blake  Masson;Íž  ¿ YH VWHSGDXJKWHUV 7UDF\ .HQGDOO Tammy  Hasty,  Jorden  Masson,  Kimberly  Roberts  and  Teresa  Weyer;Íž  several  grandchildren  and  great  grandchildren;Íž  and  his  dog,  Marcy. Henry  was  a  man  who  under- stood  and  appreciated  the  value  of  hard  work.  Born  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  he  grew  up  experiencing  life  well  rounded.  At  the  age  of  17,  Henry  began  his  pathway  to  becoming  the  skilled  carpenter  as  we  all  knew  him  today.  Henry  came  to  the  moun- tains  of  North  Carolina  in  1989  and  made  them  his  home.  He  served  the  community  as  a  contractor  for  26  years.  Henry  was  a  man  cherished  by  all.  If  he  wasn’t  working  hard  or  with  his  family  he  spent  his  time  talking! He  loved  to  enjoy  life.  Henry  spent Â
BRISTOL  —  Several  local  and  regional  urban  forestry  practi- tioners  and  community  leaders  have  been  invited  to  address  the  link  between  healthy  trees  and  healthy  communities  at  the  fourth  annual  Vermont  Tree  Stewards  Conference  on  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  in  downtown  Bristol. Registration  is  $12  for  the  conference,  which  will  be  held  from  8:30  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  at  Holley  Hall,  1  South  St.  Anyone  interested  in  the  stewardship  and  management  of  the  state’s  urban  and  community  forests  is  welcome  to  attend. Visit  go.uvm.edu/treestewards Â
for  the  conference  agenda,  speaker  profiles  and  registra- tion  information.  To  request  a  disability-Ârelated  accommodation  to  attend,  contact  Elise  Schadler  at  (802)  656-Â2657  or  (800)  571-Â0668. The  conference,  which  is  spon- sored  by  the  Vermont  Urban  and  Community  Forestry  Program  (VT  UCF),  will  feature  several  experts  including  keynote  speaker  Andy  Hillman  whose  two-Âpart  talk  will  focus  on  reasons  why  trees  planted  in  communities  do  not  always  thrive  and  ways  to  ensure  successful  establish- ment  and  growth  of  urban  and Â
community  forests.  Hillman  is  a  senior  consulting  urban  forester  with  the  Davey  Resource  Group. David  Raphael,  founder  of  LandWorks  in  Middlebury,  will  discuss  the  benefits  trees  bring  to  communities  from  a  planning  perspective.  Mollie  Klepack,  VT  UCF’s  pest  outreach  coordina- tor,  will  offer  an  update  on  three  invasive  pests  with  the  potential  to  threaten  the  state’s  forests. Afternoon  sessions  include  a  report  by  the  Bristol  Conservation  Commission  on  its  community  forestry  projects  and  seeing  trees  through  a  camera  lens  with  Elise  Schadler,  VT  UCF  coordinator, Â
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HENRY  ROY his  life  outdoors  whether  it  was  on  the  job,  wandering  the  woods  or  tending  to  his  farm  —  he  stayed  busy.  He  supported  his  family  and  those  around  who  needed  him  the  most. A  memorial  service  was  held  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  2015,  at  3  p.m.  in  the  chapel  of  Appalachian  Funeral  Service.  ,Q OLHX RI À RZHUV SOHDVH PDNH donations  to  State  Employees  Credit  Union  account  for  Sidney  Roy,  in  6\OYD 1& ¸
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granddaughters;͞  two  stepchildren,  Anneke  and  Dewey  Dunnington;͞  and  many  cousins. A  private  ceremony  will  be  held  by  the  family  in  Winooski,  with  a  memorial  celebration  event  to  be  KHOG DW D ODWHU GDWH ¸
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William Lawrence, 71, Vergennes VERGENNES  —  William  N.  Lawrence,  71,  died  Sunday  morn- ing,  Sept.  27,  2015,  at  Porter  Medical  Center,  Middlebury.  Bill  was  born  in  Middletown,  Conn.,  on  March  13,  1944,  the  son  of  William  E.  and  Edith  (Francis)  Lawrence.  The  family  moved  to  %XUOLQJWRQ ZKHQ %LOO ZDV Âż YH \HDUV old.  He  attended  Burlington  schools,  graduating  from  B.H.S.  in  1965.  He  then  joined  the  Navy,  where  he  served  for  six  years.  Following  his  discharge,  he  served  in  the  Marines  and  then  joined  the  U.S.  Army  in  New  Jersey.  In  the  Army,  he  served  17  years  as  a  drill  sergeant  at  Fort  Dix,  N.J.,  and  10  years  as  a  cook.  At  retirement,  he  was  a  SSG-ÂE6.  He  is  survived  by  his  loving  wife  of  42  years,  Gloria  (Bisbee)  Lawrence  of  Vergennes;Íž  four  children,  William Â
ESSEX  JUNCTION  —  Frank  Urbanowski  passed  away  after  a  long  illness  on  Sept.  19  in  Essex  Junction.  He  was  79.  Mr.  Urbanowski  served  as  director  of  MIT  Press,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  for  an  unprecedented  27  years,  building  it  into  one  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  scholarly  publishers  in  the  world. During  his  career  he  served  on  numerous  boards  including: Â
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Patricia Laframboise, 71, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  —  Patricia  (Forbes)  Laframboise,  71,  died  Saturday  morning,  Sept.  26,  2015,  at  her  residence  after  a  long  illness. Born  May  26,  1944,  in  Middlebury,  the  daughter  of  Ralph  and  Vida  (Merrill)  Forbes.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School,  class  of  1962. Patricia  was  a  member  of  the  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church.  She  was  an  avid  animal  lover  and  enjoyed  sewing,  quilting  and  painting.  Pat  was  honored  by  the  Middlebury  Rotary  Club  with  the  Meritorious  Service  Award. She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Richard,  who  she  married  July  21,  1979,  in  Middlebury,  and  also  by  her  nieces  Sherry  Bristol  and  husband  Kevin,  Lori  Bergeron  and  Michelle  Chamberlain;Íž  her  nephews  Gerald  Forbes  and  wife  Leita,  Jody  Forbes  and  Eugene  Forbes;Íž  and  several  great-Ânieces  and  -Ânephews.  Special  recognition  to  great-Âniece  Kendra  Bristol  who  was  a  great  inspiration  WKURXJK 3DWÂśV GLIÂż FXOW \HDUV
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and  Lee  Krohn,  senior  plan- ner  with  the  Chittenden  County  Regional  Planning  Commission. VJ  Comai,  Vermont’s  arborist  representative  with  the  Bartlett  Tree  Expert  Co.,  will  lead  a  tree  walk  on  Bristol’s  Town  Green  to  demonstrate  how  he  assesses  a  tree’s  health.  Among  the  areas  he  will  cover  are  root  collar  exami- nation,  how  to  read  bud  scars  to  determine  tree  growth,  common  insect  and  disease  problems  and  proper  planting  depth.  VT  UCF  is  a  joint  program  of  the  Vermont  Department  of  Forests,  Parks  and  Recreation  and  University  of  Vermont  Extension.
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Leaf  Organic  Farm,  4818  Bristol  Road.  Second  day  of  a  two-Âday  Jewish  harvest  celebration.  Farm-Âbased  family  activities,  spiritual  teachings,  Community  art  project  at  Middlebury  crafts  and  songs  for  all  ages.  Suggested  donation  College.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  10  a.m.-Â6  p.m.,  $5  per  person/$15  per  family.  Info:  www.livingtreeal- on  the  lawn  between  Franklin  Environmental  liance.com/sukkot.html,  bikingmelanie@gmail.com  Center  and  Proctor.  Join  artist  Jay  Mead  in  making  or  385-Â1039. “Hot  and  Cold,â€?  a  sapling  sculpture  designed  to  be  a  Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  10  meditation  on  climate  change.  Free.  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  statewide.  An  annual  Vermont  Crafts  Continues  Friday.  Council  event,  in  which  artists  all  over  Vermont  open  Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  their  doors  to  the  public.  For  information  on  open  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Vermont  studios  in  Addison  County,  visit  www.vermontcrafts. Book  Shop.  Local  author  Andrea  com/OSW/Addison.html. Chesman  shares  her  book,  “The  Marathon  reading  of  Homer’s  BEGINNING SWING DANCE — Great fun & exercise too Backyard  Homestead  Book  of  Kitchen  “Odysseyâ€?  at  Middlebury  in a friendly, easy format. Classes held in the Community Know-ÂHow.â€?  Tasting  follows.  College.  Sunday,  Oct.  4.  10  Room at EastView at Middlebury on Sundays Oct 11 – Nov “Long  Term  Recoveryâ€?  forum  on  a.m.-Âdusk  (or  until  the  end  of  the  1, 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Partners not necessary. $40 per person for opiate  use  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  story),  in  front  of  Davis  Library.  An  Oct.  1,  6  p.m.,  Brandon  Inn.  Brandon  annual  event  with  volunteers  read- 4 week series. Cares  offers  an  open  forum  to  discuss  ing  in  half-Âhour  time  slots.  The  BEGINNING WALTZ — Anyone can learn this classic what  is  being  done  in  the  community  college  provides  the  text,  a  laurel  ballroom dance. Wow your friends with just a few easy to learn to  ensure  long-Âterm  recovery  from  wreath  to  wear  while  reading  and  moves! Classes held in the Community Room at EastView opiate  use  and  talk  about  what  can  baklava  to  soothe  throats  after- be  done.  ward.  Rain  location:  Davis  Library.  at Middlebury on Sundays Nov 8 – Nov 22, 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Twist  O’  Wool  spinning  guild  meet- Sign  up  to  read  by  emailing  Partners not necessary. $30 per person for 3 week series. ing  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  pdougher@middlebury.edu.   OPEN DANCE after all classes from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Open 7  p.m.,  American  Legion,  49  Wilson  CROP  Hunger  Walk  in  to the public! Please bring clean, dry soft soled shoes (smooth Road.  General  meeting  followed  by  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  D SURJUDP RQ SUHSDULQJ Âż EHU IRU VSLQ noon,  Middlebury  town  green.  leather works best). Call Jim Condon for more information at ning  using  a  blending  board,  combs,  $QQXDO IXQGUDLVHU WR Âż JKW KXQJHU 475-2349 or email jscondon@mac.com. hand  cards  and  possibly  a  drum  and  poverty  both  locally  and  carder.  Info:  453-Â5960. afar.  People  of  all  ages  and  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Thurs. Mixed Maiden  Vermont  rehearsals  in  abilities  welcome.  Registration  Media Pastel, Thurs. Drawing, Mon PM Oils, Tues Salisbury.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  7-Â9:15  starts  at  noon,  walk  starts  at  1  Beaded Jewelry, Thurs. AM Oils, Weds PM Wheel, Thurs p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  p.m.  Rain  location  for  registra- AM Clay Hand Building. Children: Pottery-Wheel & The  popular  four-Âpart  female  a  tion:  Middlebury  Congregational  cappella  chorus  is  welcoming  new  Church.  For  pledge  form  and  to  Hand Building, Mon. Adventures in Art, Imagining the singers  to  its  weekly  Thursday  night  sign  up,  call  388-Â1561  or  visit  Future, Art of the World, Holiday Gifts, Gingerbread rehearsals.  If  you  love  to  sing  close  www.churchworldservice.org. Fantasy. Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol. harmonies,  this  may  be  the  perfect  Harvest  Fest  in  Brandon.  com, middleburystudioschool.org group  for  you.  Info:  388-Â1012. Sunday,  Oct.  4,  1  p.m.,  Central  Park.  Come  make  “harvest  peopleâ€?  and  take  one  home  for  Marathon  reading  of  Homer’s  “Odysseyâ€?  at  free.  Hay  rides,  pumpkins  and  more.  Info:  246-Â6401. Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  10  Mount  Zion  hike  in  Hubbardton.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  2-Â5  Ladies  Aide  Industria  rummage  sale  a.m.-Âdusk,  in  front  of  Davis  Library.  An  annual  event  S P PHHW DW +XEEDUGWRQ %DWWOHÂż HOG 6WDWH +LVWRULF in  Lincoln.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  8  a.m.-Â6  p.m.,  with  volunteers  reading  in  half-Âhour  time  slots.  The  Site.  Hike  up  Mount  Zion  with  site  interpreter  Carl  Burnham  Hall.  Annual  two-Âday  rummage  college  provides  the  text,  a  laurel  wreath  to  wear  )XOOHU WR HQMR\ WKH IDOO FRORUV DQG DHULDO YLHZ RI WKH sale.  Donations  accepted  Wednesday,  Sept.  30,  while  reading  and  baklava  to  soothe  throats  after- +XEEDUGWRQ EDWWOHÂż HOG DQG VXUURXQGLQJ PRXQWDLQV from  1-Â7  p.m.  No  electronics.  Info:  453-Â3364. ward.  Rain  location:  Davis  Library.  Sign  up  to  read  Wear  sturdy  shoes,  dress  for  the  weather.  Bring  Community  art  project  at  Middlebury  College.  by  emailing  pdougher@middlebury.edu.  Continues  water.  Info:  802-Â759-Â2412. Friday,  Oct.  2,  10  a.m.-Â6  p.m.,  on  the  lawn  between  Sunday. Dance  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  Franklin  Environmental  Center  and  Proctor.  Join  Climate  Revival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  Oct.  4,  2  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Andrea  artist  Jay  Mead  in  making  “Hot  and  Cold,â€?  a  sapling  3,  noon-Â3  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green  and  St.  Olsen  presents  “Dancing  in  Wild  Places:  Seaweed  sculpture  designed  to  be  a  meditation  on  climate  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church.  A  free  event  to  and  Ocean  Health,â€?  a  dance  in  seven  sections  with  change.  Free. embolden  efforts  to  care  for  the  Earth.  Sustainable  text  and  movement,  introduced  by  John  Elder.  Free.  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  foods  potluck  on  the  green  with  activities  for  all  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. 11:30  a.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  CVAA  invites  seniors  ages,  followed  by  a  service  of  music,  singing,  art,  %HQHÂż W FRQFHUW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  60  and  older  to  its  First  Friday  luncheon,  featur- poetry,  prayer,  meditation  and  more.  Info:  pastor_ 4  p.m.,  Middlebury  Community  Music  Center.  A  ing  stuffed  chicken  breast  with  white  wine  sauce,  weybridge@gmavt.net. concert  of  modern,  sacred  and  secular  works  featur- oven-Âroasted  potatoes,  romaine  and  spinach  salad,  Snow  Bowl  Family  Bash  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  Oct.  ing  soprano  Jessica  Allen,  violinist  Emily  Sunderman  EURFFROL Ă€ RUHWV GLQQHU UROO DQG DSSOH SLH ZLWK FUHDP 3,  noon-Â4  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Snow  Bowl.  and  pianist  Sadie  Brightman.  Funds  raised  will  help  plus  Vermont  Coffee  Co.  regular  and  decaf  coffee.  Annual  fundraiser  for  the  Middlebury  Ski  Patrol.  Lift  support  MCMC’s  scholarship  program.  Tickets  $25,  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  rides  up  and  down  Worth  Mountain:  $3  students  and  available  at  mcmcvt.org/events.  Info:  802-Â989-Â7538. 1-Â800-Â642-Â5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  with  children,  $5  adults.  Live  music.  BBQ:  $7  per  person.  Dancing  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  6:30-Â7:30  ACTR:  388-Â1946. Rain  or  shine.  Dress  for  the  weather.  Info:  443-Â7600. S P (DVW9LHZ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &RPH MRLQ WKH IXQ “Comics  and  the  Art  of  Visual  Communicationâ€?  Green  Mountain  Oktoberfest  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  every  Sunday  evening  for  dancing  to  swing,  blues  presentation  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  3,  noon-Â5  p.m.,  Hancock  town  green.  Featuring  and  waltz  music.  Bring  clean,  dry,  soft-Âsoled  shoes.  Oct.  2,  noon,  Dana  Auditorium.  Author  and  comics  more  than  20  vendors,  10  Vermont  brews  and  ,QIR RU MVFRQGRQ#PDF FRP artist  Scott  McCloud  offers  a  fast-Âmoving  visual  ciders,  music,  games,  a  magic  show  and  food. “Ceremonyâ€?  screening  and  Q&A  in  Middlebury. presentation  that  shines  a  light  on  trends  in  the  Metropolitan  Opera  “Live  in  HDâ€?  broadcast  in  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  7:30  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  Addison  RQFH PDOLJQHG PHGLXP RI FRPLFV ZKLFK LV Âż QDOO\ Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  1  p.m.,  Town  Hall  County  resident  Sas  Carey’s  documentary  about  coming  of  age  as  an  artistic  and  literary  form.  Free.  Theater.  The  Met  Opera  presents  “Il  Trovatore,â€?  star- the  mysterious  ways  of  the  shamans  in  northern  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. ring  Yonghoon  Lee  and  Anna  Netrebko.  Pre-Âshow  Mongolia.  Come  early  for  a  6:30  meet-Âand-Âgreet  Generation  Action  Conference  student  talk  at  talk  at  12:15  p.m.  Refreshments.  Tickets  available  at  with  Carey.  Stay  late  for  a  Q&A  where  Carey  talks  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  12:15  p.m.,  WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU about  her  many  travels  to  Mongolia  over  the  past  Chellis  House.  Three  current  Middlebury  College  org  or  at  the  door.  WZR GHFDGHV DQG DERXW 1RPDGLFDUH WKH QRQSURÂż W students  present  “Rebuilding  a  Movement  for  Sexual  Sukkot  on  the  Farm  festival  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Oct.  she  founded  to  document  indigenous  Mongolian  and  Reproductive  Freedom.â€?  Lunch  provided. 3,  6:30  p.m.,  New  Leaf  Organic  Farm,  4818  Bristol  culture  and  support  nomads’  health.  Info:  388-Â1301  Marathon  reading  of  Homer’s  “Odysseyâ€?  at  Road.  Opening  evening  of  a  two-Âday  Jewish  harvest  or  www.nomadicare.org.  Runs  Oct.  4-Â8. Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  3-Â6  p.m.,  in  celebration.  Chanting  and  community  ceremony  in  front  of  Davis  Library.  An  annual  event  with  volun- the  sukkah,  or  harvest  hut,  will  be  followed  by  a  teers  reading  in  half-Âhour  time  slots.  The  college  barn  dance  with  the  Yiddishkeit  Klezmer  Ensemble.  provides  the  text,  a  laurel  wreath  to  wear  while  read- Suggested  donation  $5  per  person/$15  per  family.  Addison  County  Fair  &  Field  Days  ing  and  baklava  to  soothe  throats  afterward.  Rain  Events  continue  Sunday.  Info:  www.livingtreeal- annual  meeting  in  Weybridge.  Monday,  location:  Davis  Library.  Sign  up  to  read  by  emailing  liance.com/sukkot.html,  bikingmelanie@gmail.com  Oct.  5,  7:30  p.m.,  Weybridge  Congregational  pdougher@middlebury.edu.  Continues  Saturday  or  385-Â1039. Church.  Bring  your  comments,  suggestions  and  and  Sunday.  Ben  Cosgrove  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  ideas.  All  are  welcome.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  Cinema  Appreciation  Group  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Oct.  3,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Composer,  545-Â2557. Oct.  2,  6  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Modeled  after  book  pianist  and  multi-Âinstrumentalist  Ben  Cosgrove  discussion  groups,  the  Cinema  Appreciation  Group  performs.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended:  “Ceremonyâ€?  screening  and  Q&A  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Oct.  5,  7:30  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  will  gather  regularly  to  discuss  a  movie  participants  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@brandon-Âmusic.net. Addison  County  resident  Sas  Carey’s  documentary  KDYH ZDWFKHG RQ WKHLU RZQ WLPH $W WKLV Âż UVW PHHW The  Ana  Egge  Acoustic  Trio  in  concert  in  Ripton.  about  the  mysterious  ways  of  the  shamans  in  north- ing,  the  group  will  watch  the  video  short  “Whiplashâ€?  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  7:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  ern  Mongolia.  Stay  late  for  a  Q&A  where  Carey  talks  in  preparation  for  watching  the  full  feature  at  home.  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  about  her  many  travels  to  Mongolia  over  the  past  The  group  will  reconvene  on  Oct.  22  to  discuss  the  welcomes  singer-Âsongwriter  Ana  Egge,  with  Alex  WZR GHFDGHV DQG DERXW 1RPDGLFDUH WKH QRQSURÂż W feature.  Register  at  802-Â877-Â2211,  ext.  208  or  muir. +DUJUHDYHV RQ Âż GGOH DQG 'DYLG 0RVV RQ &HOOR she  founded  to  document  indigenous  Mongolian  haman@bixbylibrary.org. Refreshments.  Community  house  is  wheelchair  culture  and  support  nomads’  health.  Info:  388-Â1301  Dinner  and  Conversation  with  Friends  at  accessible  but  the  bathrooms  are  not.  Admission  or  www.nomadicare.org.  Runs  Oct.  4-Â8. Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  6:30  p.m.,  $15  generous,  $10  general,  $3  children.  Info:  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Lower  Lobby.  A  388-Â9782. pre-Âperformance  dinner  prior  to  an  evening  of  cham- ber  music  by  Sophie  Shao.  Buffet  meal  includes  wine,  salad,  planko-Âencrusted  pork  cutlets,  penne  Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Vergennes.  puttanesca,  mashed  red  potatoes  and  seasonal  Sukkot  on  the  Farm  festival  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  Oct.  6,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Armory  vegetables,  with  coffee,  tea  and  caramel  Granny  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  9:30  a.m.-Â3:30  p.m.,  New  Lane.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Smith  apple  pie  for  dessert.  Tickets  $25.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Sophie  Shao  and  Friends  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Chamber  ensemble  program  includes  %HHWKRYHQÂśV 3LDQR 4XDUWHW LQ ( Ă€ DW 0DMRU 2S DQG 6WULQJ 7ULR LQ * 0DMRU 2S 1R DQG Dvorak’s  Piano  Trio  in  F  Minor,  Op.  65.  Reserved  seating.  Tickets  $25/$20/$6.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168 Â
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EastView  exhibit “THE  QUARRY,â€?  AN  oil  painting  by  artist  Barrett  Wendel  of  Boxford,  Mass.,  and  Lincoln,  Vt.,  is  one  of  23  of  his  works  currently  on  display  at  EastView  at  Middlebury.  The  exhibit,  which  hangs  in  the  lobby  and  in  the  terrace  dining  room,  is  open  to  the  public  from  9  a.m.  to  3  p.m.  daily  through  Oct.  30. Â
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Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Bridport  Grange  Hall.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Free  foot  care  clinic  offered  at  the  same  time.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www.achhh.org. Warren  Kimble  gallery  talk  in  Middlebury. Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  noon,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Vermont  artist  Warren  Kimble  talks  about  the  exhibit  “Warren  Kimble  All-ÂAmerican  Artist:  An  Eclectic  Retrospective.â€?  Free  with  museum  admission.  Info:  802-Â388-Â2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.  Campus  Tree  Tour  and  Planting  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  4:30-Â6  p.m.,  meet  on  Franklin  Environmental  Center  front  porch.  Middlebury  horticulturalist  and  tree  expert  Tim  Parsons  leads  a  tour  of  the  campus,  ending  up  with  the  planting  of  three  oak  trees  at  Franklin  Environmental  Center  to  commemorate  50  years  of  environmental  education  and  leadership  at  the  college.  Hot  cider  and  donuts.  Be  prepared  to  get  a  little  dirty. “How  the  Brain  Categorizes  the  Worldâ€?  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Williams  College  professor  Dr.  Safa  Zaki  describes  how  the  human  brain  recognizes  and  categorizes  objects,  and  presents  a  challenge  to  that  theory  from  studies  of  patients  with  amnesia.  A  Vermont  Humanities  Council  First  Wednesdays  event.  Info:  www.vermonthumanitiescouncil.org  or  802-Â262-Â2626. Pianist  Jeremy  Denk  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Denk’s  program  ranges  from  Bach  to  Beethoven  and  Joplin  to  Ives.  Tickets  $25/$20/$6.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. “Ceremonyâ€?  screening  and  Q&A  in  Middlebury. Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  7:30  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  Addison  County  resident  Sas  Carey’s  documen- tary  about  the  mysterious  ways  of  the  shamans  in  northern  Mongolia.  Stay  late  for  a  Q&A  where  Carey  talks  about  her  many  travels  to  Mongolia  over  the  past  two  decades  and  about  Nomadicare,  WKH QRQSURÂż W VKH IRXQGHG WR GRFXPHQW LQGLJHQRXV Mongolian  culture  and  support  nomads’  health.  Info:  388-Â1301  or  www.nomadicare.org.  Runs  Oct.  4-Â8. Celtic  music  jam  session  in  Middlebury. Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main.  A  monthly  opportunity  for  musicians  to  come  together  to  swap  6FRWWLVK ,ULVK DQG &DQDGLDQ Âż GGOH WXQHV 2SHQ to  all  instruments  and  players  familiar  with  Celtic  sessions  and  jam  etiquette.  Listeners  welcome.  (YHQW KDSSHQV Âż UVW :HGQHVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK ,QIR PĂ€ R\G#PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU Japanese  documentary  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  As  part  of  a  month-Âlong  Japanese  documentary  series,  the  Department  of  Japanese  Studies  will  present  “Children  of  the  Woods.â€?  In  Japanese  with  English  subtitles.  Free. Â
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Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  The  Commons,  Buttolph  Drive.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Free  foot  care  clinic  offered  at  the  same  time.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www.achhh.org. Lap-Âsit  story  time  for  babies  and  toddlers  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  11  a.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  children  ages  0-Â3  with  care- giver.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org. “Life  of  the  Mindâ€?  talk  at  Middlebury  College. Thursday,  Oct.  8,  12:15  p.m.,  Abernethy  Room,  Axinn  Center.  Assistant  Professor  of  American  Studies  Holly  Allen  presents  “Bad  Mothers  and  Monstrous  Sons:  Autistic  Adults,  Lifelong  Dependency  and  Sensationalized  Narratives  of  Care.â€? “Gardenâ€?  art  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  6:30  p.m.,  outside  Mead  Chapel.  Dancers  crisscross  colorful,  oversized  ribbons  to  alter  the  color,  density  and  time  signature  of  space  and  celebrate  the  passage  of  knowledge,  experi- ence  and  hope  from  one  generation  to  another.  Also  on  Friday.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Maiden  Vermont  rehearsals  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  7-Â9:15  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  The  popular  four-Âpart  female  a  cappella  chorus  is  welcoming  new  singers  to  its  weekly  Thursday  night  rehearsals.  If  you  love  to  sing  close  harmonies,  this  may  be  the  perfect  group  for  you.  Info:  388-Â1012. “Green  Jobs  Not  Jails:  Criminal  Justice  Ecologyâ€?  address  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  7-Â8:30  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  Van  Jones  delivers  the  keynote  address  of  the  college’s  “Fifty  Years  of  Environmental  Education  &  Leadershipâ€?  celebration.  Jones  talks  about  how  to  shrink  the  prison  system  and  grow  the  green  economy.  Info:  go.middlebury. edu/enviro50. “Ceremonyâ€?  screening  and  Q&A  in  Middlebury. Thursday,  Oct.  8,  7:30  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  Addison  County  resident  Sas  Carey’s  documentary  about  the  mysterious  ways  of  the  shamans  in  north- ern  Mongolia.  Come  early  for  a  6:30  meet-Âand-Âgreet  with  Carey.  Stay  late  for  a  Q&A  where  Carey  talks  about  her  many  travels  to  Mongolia  over  the  past  WZR GHFDGHV DQG DERXW 1RPDGLFDUH WKH QRQSURÂż W she  founded  to  document  indigenous  Mongolian  culture  and  support  nomads’  health.  Info:  388-Â1301  or  www.nomadicare.org.  “The  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Oct.  8,  8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  Neil  Simon’s  classic  comedy.  Adults  $12,  seniors  and  students  $10.  Runs  Oct.  8-Â11.  Info:  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.
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Oct
9
FRIDAY
“Gardenâ€?  art  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  noon  and  2  p.m.,  outside  Mead  Chapel.  Dancers  crisscross  colorful,  oversized  ribbons  to  alter  the  color,  density  and  time  signature  of  space  and  celebrate  the  passage  of  knowledge,  experience  and  hope  from  one  generation  to  another.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. “Environmental  Studies  at  50:  What’s  Nextâ€?  conversation  at  Middlebury  Colloege.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  12:30-Â2  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  Schumann  Distinguished  Scholar  Bill  McKibben  moderates.  Part  of  the  college’s  “Fifty  Years  of  Environmental  Education  &  Leadershipâ€?  celebration.  Info:  go.middlebury.edu/enviro50. “Our  Environment,  Our  Futureâ€?  group  dialogue  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  4:30  p.m.,  Wilson  Hall,  McCullough  Student  Center.  Join  in  an  inclusive  group  dialogue  exploring  questions  that  matter  to  the  community,  the  nation  and  the  globe.  Part  of  the  college’s  “Fifty  Years  of  Environmental  Education  &  Leadershipâ€?  celebration.  Info:  go.middlebury.edu/enviro50. Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury. Friday,  Oct.  9,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  “Portrait  of  a  Forest:  Men  and  Machine,â€?  which  documents  today’s  forestry  industry  and  asks  what  it  means  to  be  stewards  of  a  working  forest.  Photos  by  George  Bellerose  of  Weybridge.  Exhibit  runs  through  the  end  of  the  year.  Info:  www.vermontfolklifecenter. org  or  388-Â4964. Artist’s  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery  at  Town  Hall  Theater.  Celebrating  an  exhibit  of  drawings,  paintings  and  wall  sculptures  by  Brandon  artist  Joan  Curtis.  Exhibit  runs  Oct.  2-ÂNov.  7.  Info:  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org. Opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Edgewater  Gallery  at  Middlebury  Falls.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  “CATCHI,â€?  DQ H[KLELW RI Âż JXUH DQG VWLOO OLIH SDLQWLQJV E\ Catherine  Childs.  Exhibit  runs  through  October.  Info:  802-Â458-Â0098  or  edgewatergallery-Âvt.com. Opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Edgewater  Gallery  on  the  Green.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  “TJ  Cunningham:  Landscapes  &  Still  Lifes,â€?  which  runs  through  October.  Info:  802-Â989-Â7419  or  edgewatergal- lery-Âvt.com. Dissipated  Eight  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  Middlebury  College’s  premier  a  cappella  group.  Tickets  $6  adults,  seniors/students/active  military. “Becoming  Bulletproofâ€?  screening  and  discus- sion  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  An  award-Âwinning  documentary  on  the  making  of  “Bulletproof,â€?  an  original  Western  created  by  actors  with  and  without  disabilities  at  Zeno  Mountain  Farm.  A  Q&A  with  Zeno  Mountain  Farm’s  founders  follows.  Presented  by  Ripton’s  North  Brand  School.  Tickets  $5,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH ater.org.  Info:  www.becomingbulletproof.com  or  www.zenomountainfarm.org. “The  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes. Friday,  Oct.  9,  8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  Neil  Simon’s  classic  comedy.  Adults  $12,  seniors  and  students  $10.  Runs  Oct.  8-Â11.  Info:  www.vergennesopera- house.org.
Oct
10
SATURDAY
Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury. Saturday,  Oct.  10,  8  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-ÂMALT  event  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Birders  of  all  ages  and  abilities  welcome.  Info:  388-Â6019  or  388-Â1007.  Rummage  sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Linens,  clothes,  puzzles  and  books.  Items  $1  each  or  as  marked  from  9  a.m.-Ânoon,  and  $5  a  bag  from  noon-Â1  p.m.  unless  marked. Farmers’  market  harvest  fair  in  Brandon. Saturday,  Oct.  10,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Brandon  Central  Park.  Celebrate  the  end  of  the  farmers’  market  season.  Demonstrations,  craft  fair  and  more.  Info:  802-Â273-Â2655. Artist  demonstration  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Edgewater  Gallery  on  the  Green.  October  featured  artist  TJ  Cunningham  gives  a  live  painting  demonstration.  Info:  802-Â989-Â7419  or  edgewatergallery-Âvt.com. Roast  turkey  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  5-Â6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church.  Menu  includes  roast  turkey,  mashed  SRWDWRHV VWXIÂż QJ YHJHWDEOH UROOV EHYHUDJH and  dessert,  served  buffet  style.  Adults  $9,  chil- dren  $5.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-Â3150. Contradance  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  7-Â9:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Will  Mentor  calls  to  live  music  by  Red  Dog  Riley.  Cost:  $5  per  person.  Info:  462-Â3722. Patti  Casey  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday, Â
Oct.  10,  7:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Part  of  the  2015-Â2016  Burnham  Music  Series.  Doors  open  at  7  p.m.,  concert  at  7:30.  Admission  $8  adults,  free  for  kids  and  teens.  See  the  Burnham  Music  Series  Facebook  page  for  full  schedule  of  monthly  concerts.  Info:  388-Â6863. The  Twangtown  Paramours  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Acoustic  duo  MaryBeth  Zamer  and  Mike  T.  Lewis  present  a  hybrid  of  the  Nashville  and  Austin  music  scenes.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  UHFRPPHQGHG RU LQIR#EUDQ don-Âmusic.net. “The  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  Neil  Simon’s  classic  comedy.  Adults  $12,  seniors  and  students  $10.  Runs  Oct.  8-Â11.  Info:  www. vergennesoperahouse.org.
Oct
11
SUNDAY
St.  Peter’s  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  8-Â10  a.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  The  Knights  of  Columbus  host  this  breakfast  of  eggs,  omelets,  hotcakes,  French  toast,  bacon,  sausage  and  more.  Adults  $8.50,  seniors  $7.50,  kids  6-Â12  $6,  kids  under  6  IUHH IDPLOLHV RI Âż YH RU PRUH ,QIR Ripton  Ridge  Run.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  11  a.m.,  Ripton  Elementary  School.  Annual  fundraiser  for  the  Friends  of  the  Ripton  School,  featuring  a  5K  run,  a  10K  loop  run  and  a  non-Âcompetitive  . IXQ ZDON /XQFK UDIĂ€ H DZDUGV 5HJLVWHU LQ advance  online  or  by  downloading  a  form  at  www.riptonridgerun.org  or  register  at  the  event  from  11  a.m.-Ânoon.  Races  begin  at  12:30  p.m.  Discounts  for  registrations  postmarked  by  Oct.  ,QIR RU ULSWRQULGJHUXQ#JPDLO com. Harvest  celebration  in  Shoreham.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  11  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Champlain  Orchards.  Family  event  featuring  free  horse-Âand-Âwagon  rides  and  live  music  by  the  Bondville  Boys. Hike  into  History  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Historian  Bill  Powers  and  site  interpreter  Paul  Andriscin  lead  a  guided  autumn  trail  ramble,  exploring  the  subject  of  military  logistics  and  supply.  See  evidence  of  how  necessary  supplies  were  brought  in  to  the  fort.  Info:  802-Â948-Â2000. “The  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury. Sunday,  Oct.  11,  2  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  Neil  Simon’s  classic  comedy.  Adults  $12,  seniors  and  students  $10.  Runs  Oct.  8-Â11.  Info:  www.vergennesopera- house.org. Historical  society  meeting  in  Ferrisburgh. Sunday,  Oct.  11,  2-Â4  p.m.,  Kingsland  Bay  State  Park.  The  Ferrisburgh  Historical  Society  offers  a  history  of  Kingsland  Bay  State  Park,  includ- ing  the  Hawley  House  (1790),  which  is  part  of  the  complex.  Led  by  the  park  ranger  and  Janet  and  Carl  Cole.  Picnic  follows  presentation.  Free.  Info:  425-Â3380. “Apples  of  Uncommon  Characterâ€?  presentation  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  3  p.m.,  Rokeby  Museum.  Rowan  Jacobsen  talks  about  the  123  DSSOH YDULHWLHV SURÂż OHG LQ KLV ODWHVW ERRN 0DQ\ of  these  were  once  grown  at  Rokeby.  Some  apples  available  for  tasting.  Entry  fee  $5,  or  free  with  museum  admission.  Info:  802-Â877-Â3406.  “Rise  Up  Singingâ€?  sing-Âalong  concert  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  7  p.m.,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church.  Annie  Patterson  and  Peter  Blood,  creators  of  the  social  justice  song- book  “Rise  Up  Singing,â€?  are  joined  by  Magpie,  Bill  Harley  and  Charlie  King  for  a  community  sing-Âalong.  Tickets  $20  adult,  $10  child,  $50  family,  free  for  kids  5  and  younger,  available  in  Middlebury  at  Main  Street  Stationery  or  the  Middlebury  Community  Music  Center,  in  Bristol  at  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont  and  in  Vergennes  at  Sweet  Charity;Íž  online  at  www.rise- upsingingvtconcert.com;Íž  or  at  the  door.  Advance  ticket  purchase  recommended.
Oct
12
MONDAY
Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  Oct.  12,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  Daniel  Hackbarth  gives  an  illustrated  lecture  titled  “Materiality  and  Subjectivity  in  the  Woodblock  Prints  of  Die  BrĂźcke.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  Oct.  12,  7  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church.  Light  refresh- ments.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  388-Â2898  or  / 3DTXHWWH#DRO FRP
Oct
13
TUESDAY
Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  13,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center,  College  Street.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www.achhh.org. “Thriving  Communitiesâ€?  seminar  in  Middlebury. Tuesday,  Oct.  13,  6:30-Â8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library. Â
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Every  act  is  challenged  by  our  inertia What  do  you  think  of,  even  attempt  it?  Let’s  get  when  you  hear  the  word  into  our  time  machine  and  “resistanceâ€??  If  you  study  ask  Gandhi  why  he  thought  history,  you  might  think  India  could  ever  achieve  of  brave  French  citizens  independence  after  over  who  worked  undercover  to  300  years  of  British  rule.  defy  the  Nazis.  If  you  are  Gandhi  said,  “Satisfaction  an  environmental  activist,  lies  in  the  effort,  not  in  the  the  word  might  conjure  up  attainment.  Full  effort  is  people  with  linked  arms,  full  victory.â€?  Hmmm  ‌  blockading  a  logging  road.  it  sounds  like  Gandhi  had  If  you  are  the  parent  of  a  no  idea  whether  his  effort  toddler,  you  might  think  would  be  successful  or  of  your  child’s  reluctance  not,  but  he  knew  what  his  to  get  dressed,  leave  a  dharma,  or  duty,  was. friend’s  house,  or  go  down  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King  for  a  nap. Jr.  never  met  Gandhi  in  Today  I  was  thinking  person,  but  he  was  intro- about  resistance  in  the  duced  to  his  teachings  at  context  of  my  own  yoga  theological  seminary.  It  is  by Joanna Colwell practice.  I’ve  been  study- hard  to  imagine  a  resistance  ing  and  practicing  yoga  for  more  entrenched  than  that  over  20  years,  and  I  have  a  pretty  strong  of  the  segregated  South  in  the  1950s.  Yet  idea  of  how  refreshed  and  open  my  body  King  and  thousands  of  civil  rights  activists  and  mind  feel,  during  and  after  my  time  found  some  cracks  in  this  wall  of  racism  on  the  mat.  And  yet,  even  after  all  these  and  white  supremacy,  and  carefully  applied  \HDUV , RIWHQ Âż QG P\VHOI UHVLVWLQJ SUDFWLF pressure  in  the  form  of  boycotts,  sit-Âins,  ing.  When  it’s  time  for  me  to  do  my  yoga,  marches  and  civil  disobedience.  How  did  I  can  often  be  found  cleaning  something,  the  Voting  Rights  Act  pass?  Activists  and  answering  an  email,  writing  a  grocery  list,  their  allies  succeeded  in  making  the  white  or  any  number  of  other  necessary  but  not  majority  uncomfortable  enough  with  the  urgent  chores  that  I  could  easily  take  care  status  quo  that  they  were  willing  to  pass  of  after  my  practice.  Why  major  legislation  to  give  do  I  resist  my  practice?  black  citizens  their  long  wise Change  is  uncomfortable! overdue  right  to  vote. Aikido One  of  the  things  we  I  see  today’s  Black  are  doing  when  we  prac- Lives  Matter  movement  master, tice  yoga,  is  changing  as  a  continuation  of  that  habits  of  body  and  mind.  George Leonard, blessed  work.  We  have  We  all  have  habitual  put it like this: a  very  long  way  to  go  ways  that  we  sit,  stand,  before  King’s  beautiful  think  about  ourselves  “Resistance dream  is  realized.  African  and  others,  speak  and  act  to change American  families  today  in  the  world.  Yoga  chal- endure  poverty,  violence  lenges  us  to  work  against  is a natural and  poor  health  outcomes  gravity  (sometimes  even  tendency of any as  a  direct  result  of  insti- upside  down!)  to  open  tutionalized  racism.  stiff  areas,  stabilize  overly  self-regulating Many  white  people  don’t  mobile  places  in  the  body,  organism.â€? believe  this  is  true.  It  and  to  physically  change  is  painful  to  recognize  ourselves,  right  down  to  our  cells.  that  our  so-Âcalled  democracy  is  not  really  A  wise  Aikido  master,  George  Leonard,  a  democracy  for  all  people.  There  is  a  lot  put  it  like  this:  “Resistance  to  change  is  more  resistance  to  overcome.  Change  a  natural  tendency  of  any  self-Âregulating  can  be  uncomfortable,  but  as  we  learn  on  organism.â€?  To  some  extent,  our  resis- the  yoga  mat,  the  discomfort  is  so  minor  tance  to  change  is  what  makes  our  life  compared  to  the  spaciousness  and  freedom  possible.  Our  skeleton  supports  us  because  that  await  us  on  the  other  side. it  is  strong  and  unyielding.  Our  joints  are  Joanna  Colwell  is  the  director  of  Otter  mobile  enough  to  let  us  move  in  the  world,  Creek  Yoga  in  Middlebury’s  Marble  Works  but  their  resistance  to  going  outside  their  'LVWULFW 6KH KDV MXVW EHFRPH D FHUWLÂż HG range  of  motion  keeps  us  safe.  Even  our  Iyengar  Yoga  Teacher,  one  of  seven  in  the  cells  have  walls  to  maintain  their  integrity  state  of  Vermont.  Joanna  lives  with  her  and  structure. family  in  East  Middlebury.  Feedback  for  So  given  that  it  is  a  most  natural  state  this  or  other  columns  welcome:  joanna@ of  affairs  to  resist  change,  why  should  we  ottercreekyoga.com.
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Fundraiser  for  food A  TEAM  FROM  the  Vergennes  Congregational  Church  gathers  on  the  Middlebury  town  green  for  a  past  CROP  Hunger  Walk.  This  popular  annual  event,  which  raises  money  to  combat  hunger  both  locally  and  afar,  is  on  Sunday,  Oct.  4.  Registration  starts  at  noon. Planning  specialists  John  E.  Davis  and  Julie  Campbell  and  fair  housing  expert  Ted  :LPSH\ WDON DERXW WKH EHQH¿ WV RI SODQQLQJ and  designing  inclusive  communities  that  have  a  mix  of  housing  that’s  affordable  and  accessible  to  transportation  and  local  services.  Free.
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PMC  Farmers’  Market  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  11  a.m.-Â2  p.m.,  Porter  Medical  Center  cafeteria  patio.  One  in  a  series  of  monthly  markets  at  offering  fresh,  local  produce.  Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Orwell.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  2-Â4  p.m.,  Orwell  Village  School.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www. achhh.org. Lecture  on  the  health  of  the  U.S.  labor  market  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  4:30  p.m.,  Twilight  Auditorium.  Julie  L.  Hotchkiss,  research  economist  and  senior  policy  adviser  for  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank  of  Atlanta,  presents  “Can  We  Really  Believe  Everything  We  Read  About  the  U.S.  Labor  Market?â€?  Historical  society  annual  dinner  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  6  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  Dinner  followed  by  live  music  by  the  Carl  Boss  and  Ten  Rod  Road.  Info:  453-Â7709  or  453-Â2888. Architecture  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  7  p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  Building,  Room  304.  Architect  Susannah  Drake  presents  “One,  Two,  Tree:  &DSLWDOL]LQJ (QYLURQPHQWDO %HQHÂż W LQ 8UEDQ Design.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Maiden  Vermont  rehearsals  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  7-Â9:15  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  The  popular  four-Âpart  female  a  cappella  chorus  is  welcoming  new  singers  to  its  weekly  Thursday  night  rehearsals.  If  you  love  to  sing  close  harmo- nies,  this  may  be  the  perfect  group  for  you.  Info:  388-Â1012..
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Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Oct.  14,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  American  Legion.  Offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Free  foot  care  clinic  offered  at  the  same  time.  Info:  802-Â388-Â7259  or  www. achhh.org. After-Âschool  Lego  Challenge  Hour  in  Shoreham.  Wednesday,  Oct.  14,  2:45-Â3:45  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  ages  5  and  up.  Come  test  yourself  with  a  Lego  creation  or  complete  a  challenging  activity  with  our  extensive  collection  of  donated  Legos.  Snack  served.  Children  who  can  follow  directions  may  attend  without  a  parent.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org. “Until  the  Golden  Tidesâ€?  dance  perfor- mances  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  14,  7  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  An  evening  of  dance  works  by  visiting  assistant  professor  of  dance  Scotty  Hardwig  and  Salt  Lake  City-Âbased  dance  artist  Molly  Heller,  featur- ing  individual  pieces  and  a  brand  new  duet.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  Oct.  14,  7  p.m.,  Bridport  Highway  Department  conference  room.  This  month’s  title:  “Kingdom  of  Iceâ€?  by  Hampton  Sides.  All  interested  readers  welcome.  Info:  802-Â758-Â2858. Japanese  documentary  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Oct.  14,  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  As  part  of  a  month-Âlong  Japanese  documentary  series, Â
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Staged  concert  version  of  “Dido  and  Aeneasâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  8-Â10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  presents  Henry  Purcell’s  “Dido  and  Aeneas,â€?  the  oldest  English  opera,  dating  from  1689.  Directed  by  Douglas  Anderson;Íž  conducted  by  Jeffrey  Buettner.  Pre-Âperformance  talk  at  7:15  p.m.  at  Memorial  Baptist  Church.  Q&A  session  with  cast  after  performance.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org. Guitarist  Dayve  Huckett  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Huckett  is  joined  by  bassist  Art  DeQuasie  and  vocalist  Lena  Cannizzaro  Goglia  for  a  collaborative  concert  featuring  an  eclectic  mix  of  old  and  new  music  played  with  a  distinctly  casual  vibe.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168.
LIV EMU S IC David  and  Mimi  Bain  —  Roots,  Family  Style  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main. Folks  Up  in  Treetops  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. The  Bob  MacKenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  6  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Main  Street  Syndicate  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Iron  Eyes  Cody  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  10  p.m.-Â1  a.m.,  The  Marquis. Eight  02  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  9,  8:30-Â10:30  p.m.,  51  Main. Cooper  &  LaVoie  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  10,  8:30-Â10:30  p.m.,  51  Main. The  Anthony  Santor  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Oct.  16,  8-Â11  p.m.,  51  Main. 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.
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Winkler, Dunning STARKSBORO  —  Christina  Winkler,  daughter  of  Margaret  Clerkin  of  Middlebury  and  Reiner  Winkler  of  East  Middlebury,  and  Daniel  Dunning,  son  of  Sally  Dunning  and  the  late  Bob  Dunning  of  Bridgton,  Maine,  were  married  Aug.  29,  2015,  at  Camp  Common  Ground  in  Starksboro.  Dana  Yeaton  RI¿ FLDWHG The  bride  is  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  Middlebury  College.  She  is  currently  enrolled  in  the  masters  program  in  psychology  at  Portland  Oregon  State. The  groom  is  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  College.  He  is  a  high  school  teacher  in  Portland,  Ore. The  couple  resides  in  Portland,  Ore.
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 Starksboro’s  Arthur  Clifford  inducted  in  Vt.  Agriculture  Hall  of  Fame STARKSBORO  —  The  Clifford  family  of  Starksboro  has  been  running  its  dairy  farm  in  Vermont  almost  as  long  as  Vermont  has  been  a  state. “Our  dairy  farm  was  founded  in  1807.  We’re  one  of  the  longest  running  dairy  farms  in  Vermont  and  we’re  proud  of  the  contributions  we’ve  made  in  our  community  over  the  years,â€?  said  Jane  Clifford,  who  runs  the  farm  with  her  husband,  Eric,  the  eighth  generation. The  late  Arthur  Clifford,  Eric’s  father  and  the  seventh  generation  to  run  the  farm,  was  recently  recognized  for  his  contributions  to  the  Vermont  dairy  industry  and  inducted  posthu- mously  to  the  Vermont  Agriculture  Hall  of  Fame  at  the  Champlain  Valley  Fair. “There’s  a  lot  of  great  history  in  Vermont  and  agriculture  has  been  here  forever  —  we  want  to  educate  and  remind  people  who  these  folks  were,â€?  said  Jackie  Folsom,  Champlain  Valley  Exposition  chairwoman. Arthur  dedicated  his  life  to  the  Clifford  Farm  and  was  known  for  being  a  progressive  forward  thinker.  In  1967,  the  New  England  Dairy  &  Food  Council  hosted  a  press  event  for  30  members  of  the  media  from  Boston  at  the  Clifford  farm.  “The  choice  of  the  farm  was  a  good  one,  for  there  is  QRW D PRUH PRGHUQ PRUH VFLHQWLÂż F PRUH HIÂż FLHQW GDLU\ RSHUDWLRQ LQ DOO the  north  country,â€?  wrote  the  editor  of  the  Northern  Milk  Producer. In  1954,  Arthur  designed  a  tree- planting  machine  out  of  parts  from Â
55  years  they  made  the  time  to  visit  Mad  River  Glen  during  the  winter. The  family  welcomed  visitors  to  their  farm  including  the  media,  future  farmers  and  tourists,  who  were  treated  to  a  tour  of  the  inno- vations  Arthur  was  incorporating  on  the  farm  including  moving  from  a  stanchion  barn  to  free-Âstall  barn  where  the  cows  could  walk  around  freely. Recognition  of  his  work  came  in  many  forms;Íž  he  was  involved  in  the  Future  Farmers  of  America,  earn- ing  the  degree  of  State  Farmer  in Â
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two  men  could  run  the  85-Âcow  farm,  H[FHSW GXULQJ VLOR Âż OOLQJ “New  barns  are  expensive,  animal  breeding  costs  money  and  time,â€?  he  said,  “but  it’s  the  only  way  to  make  TXDOLW\ PLON DQG D SURÂż W ´ His  friends  and  family  know  there  ZDV DQRWKHU UHDVRQ IRU HIÂż FLHQF\ ² he  and  his  wife  liked  to  ski  and  for Â
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STARKSBORO  FARMER  ARTHUR  Clifford,  who  died  in  April  at  91,  was  inducted  posthumously  into  the  Vermont  Agriculture  Hall  of  Fame  at  the  Champlain  Valley  Fair  for  his  contributions  to  the  Vermont  dairy  industry.
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Life story shown in ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ To  present  this  dramatic  life  story,  3DZQ 6DFULÂżFH 5XQQLQJ Edward  Zwick  has  directed  a  cast  of  WLPH 5DWLQJ 3* Where  were  you  when  chess  ¿QH FKDUDFWHU DFWRUV LQ WKH EDFNVWR- prodigy  Bobby  Fischer  was  be- ry  we  never  knew.  Tobey  Maguire  is  entirely  believable  as  coming  a  legend?  If  you  the  arrogant,  angry  Fisch- were  around  in  the  ’50s,  er  who  alternates  long  you  began  to  hear  stories  silences  with  explosive  about  the  self-Âtaught  boy  outbursts.  Lily  Rabe  plays  who  had  begun  to  chal- his  sister  Joan  who  is  al- lenge  American  chess  ways  there  with  support  notables.  For  10  years,  that  he  alternately  accepts  he  consistently  beat  the  or  rejects. American  establishment.  Two  men  stick  with  this  As  his  ability  drew  the  GLIÂżFXOW ER\ WKURXJKRXW SXEOLF JD]H KLV GLIÂżFXOW his  travels  and  troubles.  personality  and  personal  Michael  Stuhlbarg  plays  story  took  second  place  to  lawyer  Paul  Marshall,  his  achievements.  “Pawn  By Joan Ellis loyal  protector,  scheduler  6DFULÂżFH´ ÂżOOV LQ WKH GH- and  overseer.  Peter  Sars- tails. At  eight,  alone  in  his  mother’s  gaard  is  extraordinary  as  the  quiet  world  of  angry  politics,  Bobby  priest  who  reads  Fischer’s  moods  turned  on  her  and  yelled,  “Go  back  without  trying  to  change  him.  He  to  Russia!â€?  He  sought  quiet  in  his  tries  to  guide  Fischer  with  subtlety  room  with  a  chessboard  and  rose  rather  than  control,  and  he  under- steadily  until  he  became  the  young- stands  the  boy’s  personality  is  a  pe- est  grand  master  in  the  world  at  15.  culiar  combination  of  brilliance  and  He  indulged  himself  in  tantrums  paranoia.  “Without  chess,â€?  Father  whenever  something  offended  him  Lombardy  says,  “he  doesn’t  exist.â€?  and  demanded  silence  of  everyone  Sarsgaard’s  performance  is  pro- within  earshot.  In  1963,  Fisch- found  in  its  wisdom. As  Fischer  starts  to  equate  the  er  faced  world  champion  Boris  Spassky  in  a  matchup  followed  by  Spassky  match  with  the  Russian  na- tion  as  a  whole,  he  tears  apart  ev- the  world.  He  was  20  years  old. Â
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ery  conceivable  tool  the  Russians  might  use  to  spy  on  him  including  telephones  and  televisions.  It’s  the  poor  boy  from  America  against  the  whole  Soviet  Union  and  the  boy  is  an  astonishing  mix  of  incomprehen- sible  brilliance  and  emotional  dam- age.  Fischer  has  made  the  Cold  War  his  own.  The  movie  is  wonderfully  effec- tive  in  presenting  the  world  of  chess  tournaments  —  of  huge  audiences  sitting  in  absolute  silence  watching  WZR ÂżJXUHV RQ D GLVWDQW VWDJH PDN- ing  their  moves  without  uttering  a  sound.  Few  of  us  can  comprehend  the  cerebral  complexity  of  a  game  where  it  is  said  that  for  each  move  there  are  thousands  of  options.  But  Bobby  Fischer  alone  says,  “People  think  there  are  all  these  options,  but  there  is  only  one  right  move.â€?  And  RQO\ KH LV DEOH WR ÂżQG WKDW RQH As  the  movie  rolls  toward  the  climactic  game  six  with  Spassky  (a  grand  Liev  Schreiber),  we  un- derstand  that  in  the  atmosphere  of  the  Cold  War,  the  world  is  watching  what  is  widely  considered  the  great- est  chess  game  ever  played.  Credit  Tobey  Maguire  with  showing  us  the  impaired  brilliance  of  a  character  who  could  never  be  measured  by  ordinary  standards.
Visual artist Kolb receives grant for poetry and art exhibit ISLAND  POND  —  The  Plum  Creek  Foundation  recently  award- ed  a  $10,000  grant  to  The  Vermont  Folklife  Center  and  visual  artist  Kathleen  Kolb  to  help  fund  “Shed- ding  Light  on  the  Working  Forest,â€?  a  traveling  exhibition. The  exhibition  project  is  a  collabo- ration  between  artist  Kathleen  Kolb  of  Lincoln  and  poet  Verandah  Porche  of  Guilford  to  celebrate  the  working  forest  and  those  who  hone  their  skills  into  a  livelihood  there.  The  exhibi- tion  will  include  paintings  and  draw- ings  of  loggers,  truckers  and  others  at  work  with  poems  and  narratives  distilled  from  conversations  with  those  depicted.  There  will  be  a  full  color  catalog,  a  website  and  public  outreach  workshops  as  well. “We  are  excited  to  foster  a  greater  understanding  of  the  forest  and  for-Â
THE  SUKKAH,  A  temporary  hut  built  for  the  Jewish  harvest  festival  of  Sukkot,  is  the  centerpiece  of  New  Leaf  Organic  Farm’s  Sukkot  on  the  Farm  festival  in  Bristol.  The  second  annual  event   takes  place  this  Saturday  and  Sunday,  Oct.  3  and  4  with  a  variety  of  family  activities. Â
Sukkot reunites people with the land BRISTOL  —  The  second  annual  Sukkot  on  the  Farm  festival  is  set  for  Saturday  and  Sunday,  Oct.  3  and  4,  at  New  Leaf  Organic  Farm,  4818  Bristol  Road,  in  Bristol. The  event  celebrates  abundance  and  impermanence  and  helps  re- connect  people  with  an  agricultural  past  that  is  thousands  of  years  old.  The  festival  provides  people  of  all  ages  a  chance  to  connect  with  cen- turies  of  celebration  and  pilgrim- age  that  have  occurred  this  time  of  year.  Reaching  20  feet  into  the  sky,  OLNH D Ă€RDWLQJ GUHDP FDWFKHU LV the  main  gathering  space:  the  suk-Â
kah,  the  traditional  harvest  hut  of  the  Jews  that  draws  the  eye  heav- enward  and  the  feet  to  Vermont’s  fertile  ground. The  festival  kicks  off  on  Satur- day  with  chanting  and  a  communi- ty  ceremony  in  the  sukkah  at  6:30  p.m.,  followed  by  a  barn  dance  with  the  Yiddishkeit  Klezmer  En- semble.  The  festival  peaks  on  Sun- day,  from  9:30  a.m.  to  3:30  p.m.,  with  a  variety  of  farm-Âbased  fam- ily  activities,  spiritual  teachings,  crafts  and  songs  for  all  ages. This  festival  brings  people  to- gether  through  ecological,  agricul-Â
tural  and  spiritual  programming  offered  on  a  farm,  as  a  way  to  share  cultural  heritage  and  teach- ings  with  the  wider  community.  All  are  invited  to  cultivate  an  interfaith  community  held  together  with  the  spirit  of  gratitude.  There  is  a  sug- gested  donation  of  $5  a  day/  $15  a  family. For  more  information  go  to  www.livingtreealliance.com/suk- kot.html,  visit  the  Facebook  page  at  https://www.facebook.com/ events/904219559645546/,  email  bikingmelanie@gmail.com  or  call  385-Â1039. Â
Midd  professor,  dancer  to  perform  Oct.  4 ARTIST  KATHLEEN  KOLB  accepts  a  $10,000  grant  from  the  Plum  Creek  Foundation  recently  for  a  traveling  art  and  poetry  exhibit  that  launches  in  October.  Pictured,  from  left,  are  Greg  Sharrow,  Vermont  Folklife  Cen- ter  director;͞  Mark  Doty  of  Plum  Creek;͞  Kolb;͞  and  poet  Verandah  Porche.
estry,â€?  said  Kolb.  “Thanks  to  the  generosity  of  the  Plum  Creek  Foun- dation,  we  can  do  this  work  to  en- gage  and  inspire  our  communities.  It’s  a  privilege  to  show  how  the  for-Â
MIDDLEBURY  —  As  part  of  comments  by  noted  environmental- the  campus-Âwide  Celebration  of  50  ist,  educator  and  writer  John  Elder,  Years  of  Environmental  Education  as  well  as  staging  assistance  by  art- and  Leadership  at  ist  Peter  Schmitz.  Middlebury,  dancer  “Dancing in Wild &RPELQLQJ VFLHQWLÂżF and  professor  Andrea  Places: Seaweed information  with  Olsen  will  perform  her  creative  storytelling  newest  work,  “Danc- and Ocean Healthâ€? and  evocative  move- ing  in  Wild  Places:  is a 40-minute ment,  Olsen  opens  Seaweed  and  Ocean  dance work with our  awareness  to  the  Healthâ€?  on  Sunday,  an introduction and vast  underwater  gar- Oct.  4,  at  2  p.m.  in  the  comments by noted dens  that  are  visible  Dance  Theatre  of  the  in  the  intertidal  zone  environmentalist, Kevin  P.  Mahaney  ’84  and  appear  along  the  Center  for  the  Arts.  educator and wrack-Âline  on  beach- The  work  represents  writer John Elder, es. WKH ÂżQDO PDMRU SHU- as well as staging Beginning  in  formance  of  Olsen’s  assistance by artist Monterey,  Calif.,  33-Âyear  career  at  Peter Schmitz. the  performance  will  Middlebury  College,  carry  its  performers  before  she  moves  on  and  audience  to  Brit- to  a  three-Âyear  appointment  at  the  tany,  France;Íž  Connemara,  Ireland;Íž  Middlebury  Institute  of  International  SkagastrĂśnd,  Iceland;Íž  Cape  Breton,  Studies  at  Monterey. Nova  Scotia;Íž  Briny  Breezes,  Fla.;Íž  Based  on  research  conducted  in  and  the  Florida  Keys.  Over  the  jour- seven  international  seaweed  sites,  ney,  the  performance  will  layer  the  “Dancing  in  Wild  Places:  Seaweed  knowledge  base  about  the  underwa- and  Ocean  Healthâ€?  is  a  40-Âminute  WHU Ă€RUD WKDW VXSSRUWV QXPHURXV OLIH dance  work  with  an  introduction  and  forms  and  helps  stabilize  ocean  tem-Â
est  provides  vital  natural  resources,  a  ZRUNSODFH D KRPH D ÂżHOG RI VWXG\ and  a  place  for  renewal.â€? The  exhibit  will  begin  its  tour  at  the  Brattleboro  Museum  and  Art  Center  Oct.  2  through  Jan.  3,  2016.  It  will  continue  its  journey  from  January  to  May  at  the  Vermont  Folklife  Center  in  Middlebury,  followed  by  the  Ver- mont  Supreme  Court  in  Montpelier  from  October  through  December  2016  and  the  Vermont  State  House  in  early  2017.  Additional  venues  are  being  scheduled. The  Vermont  Folklife  Center  sub- mitted  the  exhibit’s  grant  application  to  the  Plum  Creek  Foundation  on  be- half  of  the  artist. The  mission  of  the  Plum  Creek  Foundation  is  to  provide  philan- thropic  contributions  to  support  and  improve  the  general  welfare  of  life  in  the  communities  that  Plum  Creek  serves.  It  is  among  the  largest  and  most  geographically  diverse  private  ORWELL  —  History  buffs  and  na- the  construction  and  garrisoning  of  landowners  in  the  nation  with  more  ture  lovers  alike  are  invited  to  enjoy  the  Mount  Independence  defenses,  than  6  million  acres  of  timberlands  a  guided  autumn  trail  ramble  at  the  how  did  they  use  the  existing  ter- in  19  states. Mount  Independence  State  Historic  rain,  and  what  were  the  challenges  of  Site  in  Orwell  on  Sunday,  Oct.  11,  bringing  in  the  necessary  supplies?  The  walk  will  reveal  evidence  of  this  from  1  to  3  p.m. Historian  Bill  Powers  and  site  in- history. 3RZHUV D UHWLUHG $LU )RUFH RIÂż- terpreter  Paul  Andriscin  will  lead  this  hike,  the  last  event  of  the  state  historic  cer  with  40  years’  experience  with  military  supply  and  logistics,  has  re- site’s  2015  season. The  focus  of  this  walk  is  military  searched  many  areas  of  Vermont  his- logistics  and  supply  during  the  Amer- tory  and  gives  a  variety  of  history  pro- ican  Revolution  on  Mount  Indepen- grams.  Andriscin  is  a  long-Âtime  site  dence.  How  did  the  Americans  plan  interpreter  at  Mount  Independence Â
peratures,  along  with  the  intercul- tural  heritage  that  links  seaweed  to  such  far-Âranging  products  as  iodine,  gunpowder  and  cosmetics.  Each  of  the  dance  work’s  seven  sections  will  create  a  web  of  information,  story  and  movement  inviting  our  imagina- tive  participation  in  the  deep  heritage  of  algae,  the  oldest  life  form  on  the  planet  and  an  essential  focus  of  eco- system  sustainability. This  work  was  inspired  by  Olsen’s  2014  collaboration  with  San  Fran- cisco-Âbased  visual  artist  Josie  Iselin.  Conversations  and  images  from  Is- elin’s  book  $Q 2FHDQ *DUGHQ 7KH 6HFUHW /LIH RI 6HDZHHG inform  the  project. The  Mahaney  Center  is  located  on  the  campus  of  Middlebury  College,  at  72  Porter  Field  Road  in  Middle- bury,  just  off  Route  30  south/South  Main  Street.  Free  parking  is  avail- able  curbside  on  Route  30  or  in  the  Center  for  the  Arts  parking  lot,  in  rows  marked  faculty/staff/visitors.  Admission  is  free.  For  more  infor- mation,  call  (802)  443-ÂMIDD  (6433)  or  go  to  www.middlebury.edu/arts.
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and  teaches  American  history  at  many  area  colleges. Mount  Independence  is  located  on  Mount  Independence  Road,  six  miles  west  of  the  intersections  of  VT  Routes  22A  and  73  near  Orwell  village.  Mount  Independence,  a  Na- tional  Historic  Landmark,  is  one  of  the  best-Âpreserved  Revolutionary  War  sites  in  America.  Carefully  fol- low  the  signs.  Admission  is  $5  for  adults  and  free  for  children  under  15,  and  includes  the  guided  walk  and  ac- cess  to  all  the  trails.  The  site  is  open  daily  through  Oct.  12.  Call  (802)  948-Â2000  for  more  information.  For  information  on  the  Vermont  State- Owned  Historic  Sites,  visit  www. historicsites.vermont.gov.
Lift  rides,  foliage and  breakfast  available  at  the  Snow  Bowl  bash HANCOCK  —  The  Middlebury  College  Snow  Bowl  will  hold  its  annual  Snow  Bowl  Family  Bash  on  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  from  noon-Â4  p.m.  3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ 6NL Patrol. The  Worth  Mountain  Chairlift  will  be  open  for  lift  rides,  with  spectacular  views  of  the  fall  foliage.  Patrons  may  alternately  choose  to  ride  the  lift  up  and  hike  down,  or  hike  up  and  ride  the  lift  down.  Lift  tickets  cost  $3  for  stu- dents  and  children,  and  $5  for  adults. The  rain-Âor-Âshine  event  includes  a  BBQ  lunch  for  $7  per  person,  as  well  as  live  music.  Organizers  remind  ev- eryone  to  dress  for  the  weather  and  wear  appropriate  footwear. For  more  information,  call  443- 7600.
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Bridges (Continued  from  Page  1A) and  other  construction  alternatives,  a  manner  that  would  reduce  the  scale  before  the  end  of  October. and  duration  of  the  work  to  be  done.  “We’re  completing  a  design  9+% RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ ZRUNLQJ change  analysis  to  see  if  there  are  ar- on  that  task.  So  Colgan  and  his  team  eas  for  cost  savings  and  schedule  re- have  been  trimming  aspects  of  the  ductions,  and  that’s  in  parallel  to  the  tunnel  proposal  and  revisiting  previ- alternatives  analysis  for  looking  back  ous  concepts  —  such  as  replacing  the  at  some  of  the  options  that  were  re- two  bridges  with  new  viewed  back  in  2013,â€?  spans  —  to  produce  a  Colgan  told  the  local  simpler  plan  that  can  project  management  satisfy  the  town’s  and  team.  “We  revisited  Vermont  Rail  Sys- some  of  the  original  tems’  needs,  ideally  design  constraints  to  within  one  construc- see  if  we  could  relax  tion  season. some  of  the  criteria  of  It’s  an  exercise  the  project.â€? complicated  by  fund- Colgan  said  VHB  ing  issues  and  site  is  also  looking  at  the  FRPSOLFDWLRQV RIÂż- possibility  of  sim- cials  noted. plifying  the  project  As  it  stands,  the  drainage  system  and  Federal  Highway  Ad- reducing  the  length  ministration  will  pay  of  associated  retain- for  the  vast  majority  ing  walls  by  300  to  of  the  project.  As  such,  400  feet  along  the  rail  the  bridges  scheme  “The choice is corridor.  Having  per- must  meet  all  federal  either a project mission  for  the  lower  requirements  —  in- that meets the vertical  clearance  of  cluding  that  the  spans  railroad needs 21  feet  is  expected  to  provide  at  least  21  feet  because it’s tied to help  in  the  cost  cut- of  vertical  clearance  federal dollars, or ting  effort,  Colgan  to  double-Âstack  rail  said.  For  example,  cars.  The  original  re- to meet the town’s less  excavation  re- quirement  was  23  feet  needs, which is quired  on  the  rail  bed  of  clearance,  but  state  having bridges means  less  micro  tun- RIÂżFLDOV VXFFHVVIXOO\ that are safe.â€? neling  for  drainage  argued  for  a  waiver  to  — Selectwoman infrastructure,  Colgan  21  feet.  But  that  will  Donna Donahue noted. still  mean  excavat- VHB  will  also  be  ing  the  rail  bed  to  al- UHYLVLWLQJ WKH ÂżYH low  for  adequate  rail  car  clearance.  SURMHFW DOWHUQDWLYHV ÂżUVW SLWFKHG LQ And  the  project  area,  which  is  near  2013.  Those  included  doing  nothing,  the  Otter  Creek,  will  require  a  lot  of  rehabbing  the  rail  bridges,  moving  drainage  work  to  ensure  the  rail  line  the  rail  line  out  of  town,  replacing  does  not  get  overwhelmed  by  water  with  new  bridges,  and  replacing  with  and  that  runoff  does  not  seep  into  the  a  tunnel. creek  or  into  other  environmentally  A  rehab  project  would  mean  re- sensitive  areas. placing  the  existing  abutments  for  Altering  the  scope  of  the  project  in  the  bridges  and  substituting  thicker  a  substantial  way  might  jeopardize  decks  and  a  longer  superstructure.  federal  assistance,  and  Middlebury  The  bridge  piers  would  have  to  be  GRHV QRW KDYH WKH ÂżQDQFLDO ZKHUH- eliminated,  Colgan  said,  and  the  withal  to  pay  for  a  mega-Âproject  on  ZDOOV ZRXOG KDYH WR EH Ă€DUHG LQ WR its  own. match  on  each  end.  The  walls  and  ap- NEW  COST  ESTIMATES proaches  would  have  to  tie  into  the  VHB  is  on  target  to  present  the  abutments,  he  added. town  with  new  cost  estimates  for  the  Colgan  attributed  the  need  for  tunnel  project  (based  on  revisions)  more  retaining  walls  and  the  need  for Â
more  extensive  site  excavation  work  as  among  the  main  cost-Âdrivers  for  the  $59  million  rehab  option. Some  citizens  at  Tuesday’s  meet- ing  challenged  the  extent  to  which  the  rail  bridges  project  is  being  tai- lored  to  meet  the  needs  of  Vermont  Rail,  which  runs  trains  on  the  tracks  and  would  require  work  to  be  halted  each  day  to  let  trains  pass.  They  ar- gued  that  the  project  could  be  much  less  costly  and  complex  if  it  were  merely  focused  on  the  two  bridges. “The  sole  interest  of  the  commu- nity  is  to  have  the  bridges  repaired;Íž  it  has  nothing  to  do  with  railroad  con- ditions,â€?  said  Bruce  Hiland,  principal  of  the  Battell  Block  in  downtown  Middlebury. Âł7KH IDWDO Ă€DZ RQ WKLV SURMHFW seems  to  me  to  have  been  from  the  outset  that  there  has  been  no  compre- hensive,  holistic  view  on  the  impact  on  the  community  of  a  project  that  has  built  into  it  this  scale  because  of  the  railroad  component,â€?  Hiland  added.  “This  thing  has  morphed  into  a  three-Âseason  behemoth  that  would  destroy  the  community  in  the  name  of  saving  it,  because  of  the  railroad  work.â€? Middlebury  Selectwoman  and  bridge  management  team  member  Donna  Donahue  agreed.  She  added  the  chance  of  double-Âstack  Amtrak  rail  cars  going  through  Middlebury  is  “slim,  to  almost  non-Âexistent,â€?  due  in  part  to  the  lack  of  passenger  rail  stations  within  the  communities  that  would  be  served. “(The  project)  is  being  driven  by  rail  and  not  by  the  necessity  to  repair  our  bridges,â€?  she  said. Colgan  again  pointed  to  how  fed- eral  funding  for  the  project  is  tied  to  the  rail  upgrades,  to  the  extent  that  deviating  from  that  path  could  jeop- ardize  assistance. “It’s  not  an  option  for  us  to  remove  the  rail  improvements,â€?  Colgan  said. CHANGE  IN  SCOPE Middlebury  Town  Manager  Kath- OHHQ 5DPVD\ VDLG WKH WRZQ FRXOG ÂżOH with  VTrans  a  “change  in  scope  or- derâ€?  for  the  a  smaller  project.  Such  a  UHTXHVW ZRXOG KDYH WR LQFOXGH MXVWLÂż- cations  for  such  a  move.  Project  man- agement  team  members  said  they  are  seriously  considering  such  an  option, Â
Moving  bus  stop,  parking  is  discussed By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  A  local  management  team  for  a  rail  bridges  project  in  downtown  Middlebury  heard  about  and  discussed  various  cost  estimates  at  a  Tuesday  meeting. The  team  also  discussed: ‡ 7KH SURVSHFW IRU D WHPSRUDU\ Addison  County  Transit  Resources  bus  shelter  on  Seymour  Street.  That  proposed  stop  has  drawn  criticism  from  local  residents  about  the  H[WUD WUDI¿F LW PLJKW EULQJ DQG LWV
proximity  to  neighboring  homes.  Project  planners  reviewed  eight  potential  sites  that  could  host  the  bus  shelter  while  work  is  proceeding  on  Merchants  Row,  where  the  stop  is  currently  located.  Locations  on  Seymour  Street  and  South  Pleasant  6WUHHW ZHUH LGHQWL¿HG DV WKH OHDVW problematic.  The  cost  of  the  Seymour  Street  stop  was  placed  at  around  $80,000,  and  South  Pleasant  Street  was  estimated  at  around  $130,000.
‡ 7KH ORFDWLRQ RI D WHPSRUDU\ parking  structure  off  Bakery  Lane  behind  the  Ilsley  Library  to  compensate  for  spaces  that  will  be  lost  during  the  rail  bridges  project.  The  town  of  Middlebury  owns  the  proposed  site  for  the  parking  structure.  That  site  is  also  being  considered  for  a  multi-Âstory,  mixed-Âuse  development,  but  that  project  is  still  two  or  three  years  away  from  coming  to  fruition,  team  members  reasoned.
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bridges  that  are  safe,â€?  Donahue  said.  “At  some  point,  you  have  to  go  back  and  look  at  the  scope.  It’s  not  fair  to  throw  in  the  towel  and  say,  ‘This  is  a  rail  project  and  we  have  nothing  to  do  with  it.’  We  have  a  lot  to  do  with  it.â€? Project  team  member  G.  Kenneth Â
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Adams  (Continued  from  Page  1A) the  board. Adams  himself  did  not  respond  to  attempts  to  reach  him  by  both  phone  and  email.  His  contract  expires  next  June. A  federal  mediator  last  month  recommended  that  Superintendent  Adams  and  the  teachers  in  the  Bris- tol-Âarea  schools  take  part  in  training  to  warm  up  the  cool  relationship  be- tween  the  parties.  The  ANeSU  Executive  Committee  called  in  the  mediator  after  a  series  of  events  last  spring  demonstrated  deep  ULIWV LQ WHDFKHU DQG SDUHQW FRQÂżGHQFH in  Adams  and  deep  rifts  community- wide  over  budget  and  communication  issues. At  its  Sept.  22  meeting,  the  ANeSU  board  voted  to  approve  the  Execu- tive  Committee’s  recommendation  to  move  ahead  with  the  more  inten- sive  “relationship  by  objectiveâ€?  op- tion.  The  training  would  bring  union  representatives,  administrators  and  board  members  together  for  two  to  three  days  off  site  and  involve  direct  facilitation  from  the  federal  mediator.  The  board  voted  to  have  the  Execu- tive  Committee  work  out  the  details  of  the  RBO  training  in  collaboration  with  ANEDA,  the  Addison  Northeast  Education  Association,  which  repre- sents  staff  and  teachers. Educator  and  support  staff  contract  negotiations,  which  began  in  Febru- ary,  are  still  under  way.  Contracts  ex-Â
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Perine  said  the  town  should  consider  talking  to  its  state  and  federal  legis- lators  “to  see  if  there  is  a  legislative  ¿[ ´ Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.
pired  this  past  June. On  behalf  of  the  teachers  union,  ANEDA  President  Mikaela  Frank  commended  the  board’s  decisions. “We  commend  the  boards  for  their  hard  work  and  applaud  their  address- ing  the  issues  we  brought  to  their  at- tention  in  the  spring,â€?  she  said  in  a  statement.  “We  pledge  our  continued  support  of  their  efforts  to  make  Ad- dison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  an  even  better  place  to  work,  to  teach  and  to  learn.â€? Lincoln  resident  Mike  Fisher  and  VL[ RWKHU UHVLGHQWV RI WKH ÂżYH $1H68 towns  last  summer  organized  the  Friends  of  the  Five  Town  Schools,  a Â
new  group  committed  to  creating  vi- brant  schools  in  the  Bristol  area.  When  reached  for  comment  on  Tuesday,  he  remarked  on  the  pride  and  passion  community  members  expressed  about  their  schools  at  a  community  forum  that  the  group  held  Sept.  21,  and  he  hoped  that  passion  could  be  positively  directed  going  forward. “The  district  desperately  needs  a  leader  who  will  engage  with  the  com- munity  and  move  the  school  com- munity  towards  a  healing  process,�  Fisher  said. Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  gae- nm@addisonindependent.com.
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Composting  DURXQG WKH ÂżYH WRZQV (Continued  from  Page  1A) $W ÂżUVW VWXGHQWV UHSRUWHG FRP- mittee  on  Natural  Resources  and  En- ergy.  Bray  was  especially  impressed  posting  wasn’t  cool,  but  with  the  with  the  way  that  the  compost  fa- group’s  efforts  the  culture  of  com- cility  closes  the  loop  for  the  Mount  posting  has  taken  hold,  and  each  Abe  community:  Once  that  food  year  the  group  has  expanded  its  ef- waste  turns  into  compost,  it  can  be  forts  and  yielded  better  results.  Dur- put  back  onto  the  Mount  Abe  garden,  ing  the  2011-Â2012  school  year,  the  which  grows  about  600  pounds  of  Environmental  Action  Group  began  to  investigate  designs  vegetables  annually  for  for  a  composting  facil- the  school  cafeteria.  And  “It’s been ity  capable  of  handling  the  cycle  repeats. inspirational, all  the  school’s  food  “This  is  one  of  those  messy and waste  and  to  compare  areas  where  kids  are  existing  compost  opera- leading  their  parents.  such a joy to tions  at  other  Vermont  We’ve  seen  it  in  some  watch unfold, high  schools,  including  energy  issues,  and  we’re  even during seeing  it  in  composting,â€?  the frustrating Montpelier,  Harwood  Union  and  Vergennes.  said  Bray. DQG GLIĂ€FXOW The  studies  revealed  one  COMPOST  DREAMS big  problem  in  compost  Led  by  the  Environ- days.â€? — adviser gone  wrong:  rats.  The  mental  Action  Group,  MAUHS  students,  staff  Caroline Camara wily  tenacity  of  rodents  hell  bent  on  munching  DQG WHDFKHUV ÂżUVW EHJDQ separating  food  waste  for  compost- garbage  sold  the  Mount  Abe  stu- ing  during  the  2008-Â2009  school  dents  on  scrapping  a  wooden  design  year.  That  same  year,  students  began  in  favor  of  a  concrete  structure  with  to  dream  of  building  a  composting  welded  steel  doors. But  this  kind  of  design  —  closer  facility  on  site.  Since  then,  students  in  the  EAG  have  organized  a  daily  to  something  that  could  serve  a  rotation  of  community  members  small  municipality  rather  than  your  who  picked  up  the  lunch  scraps  and  humble  backyard  compost  pile  —  took  them  off  site  for  composting  was  going  to  cost  big  bucks.  So  in  back  yards  and  on  small  farms  during  the  2013–2014  school  year, Â
students  in  the  Environmental  Ac- tion  Group  began  writing  grants.  In  all,  students  won  grants  from  the  Vermont  Community  Foundation,  the  Neat  Repeats  Resale  Shop  and  the  Addison  County  Solid  Waste  Management  District  to  the  tune  of  $9,000.  Students  raised  additional  funds  through  an  Indiegogo  online  fundraiser,  which  together  with  in- dividual  donations  brought  the  total  raised  to  $12,792.52. The  group  then  dove  into  the  next  phase,  which  was  gaining  approval  for  the  project  within  the  various  school  bureaucracies.  Finally  con- struction  began.  “The  Mount  Abraham  EAG  mem- bers  over  the  past  seven  years  have  learned  so  much  —  how  to  talk  to  professionals  and  community  mem- bers  they  do  not  know,  how  to  write  grants,  how  to  work  through  bureau- cracies,  how  to  be  persistent  and  persevere  and  to  creatively  think  on  their  feet,â€?  said  EAG  faculty  adviser  Caroline  Camara,  an  innovation  coach  at  ANeSU.  “The  problem  solving  involved  with  this  project  has  been  unbe- lievable.  They’ve  sustained  a  com- mitment  to  this  project  over  seven  years,  from  the  inception  of  the  idea,  passing  it  on  from  one  group  of  stu- dents  to  the  next,  to  getting  it  to  an  operational  state.  They’ve  learned  that  it  takes  many  community  stake- holders  coming  together,  planning,  designing  and  communicating,  to  pull  off  this  kind  of  project.  It’s  been  inspirational,  messy  and  such  a  joy  to  watch  unfold,  even  during  the  IUXVWUDWLQJ DQG GLIÂżFXOW GD\V ´ The  group’s  efforts  passed  a  major  milestone  in  the  fall  of  2014  when  Laurie  Concrete  Construction  of  Bristol  poured  the  main  structure:  a  giant  concrete  box  solid  enough  to  be  the  foundation  of  a  small  house.  It  was  comprised  of  eight  separate  bins,  four  on  each  side,  separated  by  concrete  stairs  leading,  now,  to  a  wooden  platform  down  the  middle.  Once  the  main  concrete  structure  was  in  place,  ANeSU  facilities  di- rector  Alden  Harwood  fabricated  and  installed  the  heavy  steel  doors  that  seal  off  or  allow  outside  access  to  each  bin  along  the  outer  perim- eter.  With  some  initial  help  from  Har- wood,  welding  students  put  together  the  steel  covers  that  close  the  bins  and  allow  access  on  the  top.  The  steel  covers  are  so  heavy  that  they  DUH EHLQJ RXWÂżWWHG ZLWK K\GUDXOLF lifts,  so  that  one  person  will  be  able  to  easily  open  them  up  and  dump  in  food  scraps,  sawdust  and  manure.  “They  got  a  lot  of  energy,  these  kids  do,  and  a  lot  of  good  ideas,â€?  said  Harwood.  “To  get  their  ideas  and  take  the  teachable  moments  where  you  can,  it  just  makes  my  job  MOUNT  ABRAHAM  UNION  High  School  students  and  teacher  Caroline  more  fun.  It’s  invigorating.â€? Camara,  top  left,  cut  the  ribbon  on  the  school’s  new  composting  facility  Truly  a  community  recycling  ef- last  Friday  afternoon. fort,  right  now  the  Mount  Abe  com- Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
STUDENTS  FROM  THE  Environmental  Action  Group  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  talk  with  Addi- son  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  Facilities  Director  Alden  Harwood  before  the  ribbon  cutting  ceremony  for  the  school’s  new  composting  facility  last  Friday  afternoon. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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STATE  SEN.  CHRIS  Bray  provides  a  few  opening  remarks  before  the  ribbon  cutting  ceremony  last  Friday  for  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School’s  new  composting  station  located  behind  the  school. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
posting  facility’s  sawdust  supply  composting  and  better  recycling,  comes  from  Stark  Mountain  Wood- it  produces  about  three  bags  a  day,  working  in  New  Haven  and  the  ma- said  Camara.  Another  measure  of  nure  comes  from  local  stables. progress,  said  Camara,  is  how  the  AHEAD  OF  THE  CURVE EAG’s  quarterly  Clean  Plate  and  The  student-Âled  initiative  puts  Star  Composter  awards  are  now  Mount  Abe  way  ahead  of  the  curve  highly  coveted. in  terms  of  the  compost- Yet  another  impressive  ing  benchmarks  in  the  outcome  of  the  EAG’s  Act  148  Universal  Recy- “They got a campaign  for  compost  is  cling  Law,  which  man- lot of energy, in  the  lives  of  the  student  dates  that  no  food  waste  these kids do, participants.  Camara  EH GXPSHG LQ ODQGÂżOOV E\ and a lot of noted  that  many  of  the  2020. students  who  founded  good ideas.â€? The  EAG’s  annual  — Alden the  Environmental  Ac- Trash  on  the  Lawn  Day  Harwood tion  Group  in  2008  and  event  —  which  builds  kicked  off  efforts  to  get  composting  and  recy- the  school  composting  cling  awareness  by  literally  dump- and  building  the  compost  facility  ing  the  trash  on  the  school’s  lawn,  are  now  in  college  studying  environ- sorting  it  and  then  analyzing  the  mental  science  and  policymaking. data  —  also  shows  how  effective  the  “This  is  a  great  example  of  when  students’  efforts  have  been.  Look- students  own  an  idea  it  is  messy  ing  at  cafeteria  waste  alone,  when  through  the  learning  but  it  creates  a  FRPSRVWLQJ ÂżUVW EHJDQ LQ WKH beautiful  thing,â€?  said  Camara.  “This  cafeteria  produced  about  nine  bags  whole  process  —  talk  about  learn- of  garbage  a  day.  Now,  thanks  to  ing,  this  is  seven  years  of  learning Â
—  it’s  been  worth  its  weight  in  ...  compost!â€? Standing  on  the  newly  built  wood- en  platform,  compost  bucket  in  hand,  senior  Hannah  Funk,  another  key  organizer  in  the  student  group,  took  D PRPHQW WR UHĂ€HFW RQ WKH JURXSÂśV phenomenal  accomplishment.  “It  feels  like  the  highlight  of  my  whole  senior  year,  my  whole  high  school  career,â€?  said  Funk.  “I  joined  environmental  club  when  I  was  in  ninth  grade,  and  it  was  just  barely  getting  going.  We  were  just  starting  to  sort  trash.  Now  it’s  the  cultural  shift  that  I  think  is  so  powerful.  “You  saw  how  many  kids  were  out  here  who  were  actually  excited  about  this,  but  when  we  started  no  one  even  wanted  to  compost.  It  was  an  uncool  thing  to  do.  This  project  has  given  me  such  a  personal  purpose  during  my  high  school  career,  and  it’s  been  a  uniting  force  in  our  school.  It’s  re- ally  brought  us  together.â€? Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
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Daisy  Turner  (Continued  from  Page  1A) ing  in  a  Daisy  Turner  archive  at  the  U.S.  history.  There  are  stories  about  Folklife  Center  of  60  audio  tapes  and  the  abduction  into  slavery  of  Turner’s  15-Â20  videotapes.  Beck  has  had  all  of  African  ancestors;Íž  her  father’s  experi- those  tapes  transcribed  into  print. ence  of  learning  how  to  read,  thanks  Turner’s  stories  not  only  encom- to  a  slave-Âowner’s  granddaughter;Íž  passed  more  than  90  years  of  her  own  her  father’s  return  as  a  soldier  to  his  life,  but  crossed  four  generations  of  former  plantation  to  kill  his  overseer;Íž  her  family  going  back  to  the  early  and  Daisy’s  childhood  stand  against  1800s.  She  methodically  absorbed  racism. all  of  the  family  stories  that  had  been  Beck  recalled  her  almost  humor- passed  down  from  her  kinfolk  dating  RXVO\ DZNZDUG ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ ZLWK back  to  their  days  in  West  Africa. Turner,  which  came  following  ap- “I  knew  of  no  comparable  narra- peals  through  a  letter  and  several  tive,â€?  Beck  said.  “It  allowed  insights  SKRQH FDOOV WKH ODVW RI ZKLFK ÂżQDOO\ from  the  slave  trade,  two  generations  paid  dividends.  It  was  during  the  sum- of  enslavement,  escape,  the  aftermath  mer  of  1983,  while  Beck  was  serving  of  the  Civil  War  and  the  pursuit  of  the  as  a  folklorist  for  Vermont’s  State  American  dream  —  all  from  the  Afri- Arts  Council.  Her  job  was  to  bring  can  American  perspective.â€? traditional  arts  to  the  public  through  A  FAMILY’S  STORY a  variety  of  media.  Beck  knew  she  The  Turner  saga  begins  during  the  had  found  a  gold  mine  when  she  was  early  1800s,  when  a  trade  ship  cap- alerted  to  Turner,  the  centenarian  sized  in  a  storm  in  the  Gulf  of  Guinea  daughter  of  slaves  now  off  West  Africa.  The  residing  in  the  country’s  boat  included  a  re- “I knew of no whitest  state. cently  married  British  “She  listened  for  a  comparable couple.  The  husband  bit  and  then  suddenly  narrative. It died  in  the  accident,  cut  right  to  what  she  allowed insights while  the  wife  was  believed  was  the  crux  from the slave rescued  by  an  African  of  the  matter,  booming:  chieftain.  That  woman  ‘Are  you  a  prejudiced  trade, two remained  in  the  Afri- woman?’â€?  Beck  re- generations of can  village  and  had  a  called  of  that  introduc- enslavement, child  with  the  son  of  tory  phone  call.  “I  stam- escape, the the  chief.  That  child,  a  mered  that  I  didn’t  think  aftermath of the boy  they  name  Alessi,  so.  Her  voice  became  was  Daisy’s  grandfa- Civil War and warm  and  welcoming:  ther. ‘Well,  come  anytime.’â€? the pursuit of the Alessi  learned  Eng- “Anytime,â€?  unfortu- American dream lish  from  his  mother  nately  for  Beck,  turned  — all from the and  was  working  in  the  out  to  be  a  day  on  which  African American trade  industry  when  Turner  was  engaged  in  perspective.â€? he  was  captured  and  a  land  dispute  with  a  — Jane Beck shipped  to  America  as  man  who  had  showed  a  slave.  He  was  sold  up  on  her  doorstep  at  in  New  Orleans  dur- her  Grafton  farm.  Fortunately,  Turn- ing  the  early  1830s  to  a  Port  Royal,  er  made  time  for  Beck  and  quickly  Va.-Âbased  plantation  owner  named  launched  into  storytelling  mode. Jack  Gouldin.  Soon  after  making  his  “Suddenly,  she  was  in  Africa,  New  purchase,  Gouldin  changed  Alessi’s  Orleans  and  Virginia,â€?  Beck  wrote  in  name  to  “Robert.â€? her  book. Proud,  stubborn  and  resilient,  Rob- Turner  was  a  diminutive  woman,  ert  refused  to  work  for  Gouldin.  So  but  her  rich  voice  and  storytelling  Gouldin  turned  the  strong  and  athletic  abilities  gave  her  a  larger-Âthan-Âlife  5REHUW LQWR D ER[HU WR ÂżJKW VODYHV impression  —  even  at  the  advanced  from  surrounding  plantations  as  part  age  of  100,  Beck  recalled. of  a  gambling  scheme,  according  to  ³6KH ZDV ÂżUVW DQG IRUHPRVW D VWR- Beck’s  book.  Robert  would  refuse  to  ryteller,â€?  Beck  writes,  “vibrant  and  box  after  killing  a  Jamaican  opponent  alive,  her  voice  rising  and  falling,  in  the  ring.  Robert  died  when  his  son  stories  tumbling  out  one  after  another.  Alec  —   Daisy’s  father  —  was  6  years  One  moment  she  was  quiet,  the  next  old. electric  —  performing,  her  arms  pan- Alec  Turner  was  born  into  slavery  tomiming  a  reaction,  her  cane  mim- at  Gouldin’s  plantation  in  Virginia.  icking  a  task.  She  knew  how  to  build  He  was  taught  to  read  by  Gouldin’s  a  story  to  its  climax,  using  repetition,  granddaughter  Zephie,  who  also  of- suspense  and  surprise.  I  forgot  her  fered  to  help  him  escape.  Turner  was  age,  forgot  the  time  and  was  mesmer- around  16  when  he  ran  away  from  the  ized  by  the  power  of  her  voice  and  the  Gouldin  plantation  in  April  of  1862,  scope  of  her  story.â€? when  the  First  New  Jersey  Cavalry  Beck  would  return  to  Turner’s  was  camped  alongside  the  Rappah- home  almost  weekly  for  the  next  in- annock  River.  Turner,  who  quickly  stallments  of  her  stories.  Turner  ini- joined  the  Union  Army,  is  said  to  tially  did  not  want  to  be  recorded.  She  have  returned  to  the  plantation  to  kill  would  soon  relent,  however,  result- his  overseer  as  revenge  for  mistreat-Â
ment  that  he  and  other  slaves  had  re- ceived,  Beck  recounted. Turner  would  go  on  to  live  an  in- dustrious  life,  eventually  settling  on  a  farm  in  Grafton  in  1877.  He  and  his  wife  built  a  home  on  160  acres  and  raised  13  children,  among  them  Dai- sy,  born  on  June  21,  1883. “He  was  magnetic;Íž  he  drew  people  to  him,â€?  Beck  said  of  Alec  Turner.  “He  was  an  outstanding  guy.  He  was  very  powerful.â€? ‘DIDN’T  COME  FROM  NOWHERE’ Alec  Turner  would  gather  all  the  children  together  after  dinner  to  share  family  stories  so  that  their  history  would  be  remembered  and  repeated. “See,  we  didn’t  come  from  no- where,â€?  Turner  told  Beck  of  her  dad’s  message.  “We  have  a  background.  And  that  background  can  be  traced  right  down  to  the  roots.â€? Daisy  Turner  idolized  her  father  and  always  remembered  his  message  of  assimilating  the  family’s  history  and  passing  it  on,  Beck  noted.  And  Beck  would  record  a  lot  of  that  his- tory  during  her  frequent  meetings  with  Daisy.  Some  days,  Beck  would  VSHQG ÂżYH RU PRUH KRXUV ZLWK 7XUQHU using  some  of  that  time  to  help  her  with  errands.  They  became  friends,  and  Turner  would  ask  Beck  to  call  her  “Aunt  Daisy.â€? Turner  would  occasionally  rant  about  the  Civil  War  pension  her  fa- ther  never  got,  ongoing  property  dis- putes,  and  people  who  were  causing  her  problems.  Fortunately,  Beck  got  to  a  point  in  their  relationship  where  she  was  able  to  put  Turner  back  on  her  story-Âtelling  task  without  offend- ing  her. Daisy  Turner  told  Beck  that  when  her  father  moved  to  Grafton,  he  was  told  “he  wouldn’t  be  able  to  earn  enough  money  to  put  salt  in  his  bread.â€? He  proved  them  wrong,  through  a  lot  of  hard  work. “He  found  out  most  Vermonters  had  a  three-Âand-Âa-Âhalf  pound  axe,â€?  Beck  said,  “so  he  had  a  four-Âpound  axe  made  so  he  could  cut  more  lum- ber.â€? Alec  Turner,  according  to  his  daughter,  was  the  only  African  Amer- ican  within  many  miles  and  was  asked  by  local  residents  to  roll  up  his  sleeves  to  display  his  black  skin. “He  was  comfortable  with  that,â€?  Beck  said. Daisy  used  to  recount  how  her  dad  went  to  the  local  general  store  one  day  WR EX\ SRXQGV RI Ă€RXU “The  storeowner  said,  ‘Well,  if  you  FDQ FDUU\ D EDUUHO RI Ă€RXU KRPH ,ÂśOO give  it  to  you,â€?  the  story  goes. Sure  enough,  Alec  carried  the  bar- rel  three  miles  back  home. “This,  of  course,  became  a  legend- ary  tale  in  town,â€?  Beck  said. A  DAISY  TURNER  STORY One  of  Daisy’s  favorite  stories  cen-Â
Noise  (Continued  from  Page  1A) environment  for  the  neighbors  of  stu- Last  year,  according  to  Hanley,  dent  tenants,  I  am  in  favor  of.â€? Middlebury  police  were  particularly  The  Jettes  are  landlords  who  re- busy  responding  to  complaints  about  side  in  Middlebury  and  are  therefore  nuisance  behavior  —  particularly  QHDUE\ WR ÂżHOG FRPSODLQWV DQG WDON WR on  Shannon  and  Weybridge  streets,  problem  tenants. where  there  are  an  estimated  11  rental  “I  have  a  constant  dialogue  with  homes.  Those  neighborhoods  are  near  my  tenants,â€?  Jette  said.  “If  you  are  in  the  Middlebury  College  campus. fairly  constant  communication  with  “The  noise  complaints  we  got  there  them,  they  are  fairly  responsible.â€? were  just  untenable  for  the  neigh- Other  landlords  live  outside  of  bors,â€?  Hanley  said. Middlebury,  or  even  outside  the  state,  The  public  safety  committee  then  and  are  consequently  not  as  attentive. resurrected  and  updated  a  nuisance  “My  best  guess  is  that  90  per- RUGLQDQFH WKDW LW ÂżUVW FRQVLGHUHG ² cent  of  the  tenants  don’t  cause  any  but  tabled  —  back  in  problems,â€?  Jette  said.  2003.  That  ordinance  “Mostly  these  are  great  “I think it’s outlines  a  multi-Âstep  kids  and  solid  citizens.â€? process  through  which  a great idea. LIVING  OFF  landlords  are  given  Anything that can CAMPUS multiple  warnings  create a better Most  Middlebury  about  complaints  gen- environment for College  students  live  erated  by  their  tenants.  the neighbors of on  campus.  But  the  The  landlords  are  institution  permits  given  time  in  which  student tenants, I a  limited  number  of  to  address  those  com- am in favor of.â€? students  to  reside  off- — Peter Jette campus.  That  number  plaints.  Failure  to  do  so  FDQ OHDG WR ÂżQHV UDQJ- varies  annually  based  ing  from  $250  to  $1,000.  The  most  on  campus  housing  needs,  according  uncooperative  landlords  can  be  sub- to  Middlebury  College  Public  Affairs  ject  to  liens  on  their  property,  charges  Director  Sarah  Ray.  There  are  cur- for  police  response  to  complaints  at  rently  104  seniors  living  off  campus  the  homes,  and  ultimately  what  Han- out  of  a  total  2015-Â2016  enrollment  ley  called  the  “nuclear  optionâ€?  —  of  2,450.  Most  of  these  students  were  evicting  the  tenants  and  closing  the  selected  through  a  lottery,  while  some  offending  house  for  up  to  a  year. secured  special  permission,  according  Hanley  acknowledged  that  the  to  Ray. nuclear  option  is  something  the  town  All  off-Âcampus  students  sign  a  con- would  probably  never  have  to  em- tract  with  the  college  that  includes  ploy.  He  noted  a  recent  meeting  be- language  about  expectations  of  ap- WZHHQ WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV DQG ORFDO ODQG- propriate  behavior.  Prior  to  the  start  lords,  “who  across  the  board  were  of  each  semester,  the  college’s  Resi- interested  in  getting  more  involved  GHQWLDO /LIH RIÂżFH HPDLOV WKH VWXGHQWV and  helping  us  resolve  this.â€? tips  on  being  a  good  neighbor. Among  those  participating  land- For  the  past  several  years,  early  in  lords  were  Peter  and  Victoria  Jette,  the  fall  semester,  Residential  Life  has  who  own  three  rental  properties  in  the  also  organized  a  neighborhood  meet- Weybridge  and  Shannon  streets  area  and-Âgreet  for  students  and  neighbors  that  they  rent  to  college  students. in  the  Chipman  Park  and  Franklin  “I  think  it’s  a  great  idea,â€?  Peter  Street  areas.  This  year,  a  similar  event  Jette  said  of  the  proposed  ordinance.  was  held  in  the  Shannon-ÂWeybridge  “Anything  that  can  create  a  better  street  area.  These  meetings  are  in-Â
tered  on  a  student  project  at  the  Graf- ton  school  when  she  was  8  years  old.  The  teacher  asked  her  students  to  take  dolls  from  different  countries  and  learn  facts  about  those  nations. “Daisy  was  asked  to  take  a  black  doll,  and  she  didn’t  want  to  do  it,â€?  Beck  said.  “She  had  a  white  doll  at  home  that  she  liked.â€? Daisy  asked  her  father  what  she  should  do,  and  he  asked  her  to  comply  with  the  teacher’s  request. “Then  (Daisy)  hears  she’s  supposed  to  wear  a  red  dress,  and  everyone  else  will  be  wearing  a  white  dress,  and  that  she  is  going  to  be  the  last  to  present  in  the  program,â€?  Beck  said.  “This  does  not  sit  well  with  her.â€? When  it  comes  time  for  Daisy’s  turn  to  speak,  she  does  not  talk  about  her  doll  and  facts  about  the  country  it  represents.  Instead,  she  makes  up  a  poem,  on  the  spot,  that  speaks  to  UDFLDO LQMXVWLFH H[HPSOLÂżHG E\ KHU being  asked  to  dress  differently  and  showcase  a  black  doll  at  the  end  of  the  program. Âł6KH ZRQ ÂżUVW SUL]H ´ %HFN VDLG RI the  reaction  to  her  poem.  “At  8,  she  was  standing  up  for  her  rights.â€? Beck  began  writing  “Daisy  Turn- er’s  Kinâ€?  in  earnest  in  2007,  follow- ing  her  retirement  as  director  of  the  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  The  book  is  published  by  the  University  of  Illinois  Press  and  is  available  at  local  book  stores,  like  the  Vermont  Book  Shop  in  Middlebury,  and  online  through  Amazon. “Daisy’s  stories  set  me  on  an  ex- ploratory  journey  that  inspired  and  captivated  me  for  30  years,â€?  Beck  wrote.  “Her  story  must  be  preserved.  Too  many  other  family  narratives Â
JANE  BECK,  FOUNDER  and  former  executive  director  of  the  Vermont  Folklife  Center,  poses  with  her  new  book,  “Daisy  Turner’s  Kin.�  The  book  charts  four  generations  of  Turner’s  family,  from  West  Africa  and  slavery  in  America  to  freedom  and  a  farm  in  Grafton,  Vt. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
have  been  lost.  Daisy  knew  what  she  mains  a  raconteur  for  the  ages.� was  doing  and  succeeded  through  her  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ mastery  of  the  spoken  word.  She  re- addisonindependent.com.
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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 tended  to  give  everyone  a  chance  to  meet,  share  contact  information  and  have  an  opportunity  to  connect  a  house  with  a  group  of  people,  accord- ing  to  Ray. :KHQ FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV UHFHLYH D report  of  a  disruptive  incident,  they  have  a  policy  of  following  up  with  the  residents  of  the  house  and  meet- ing  with  them  in  person,  Ray  said.  Continued  behavior  issues  can  result  in  the  loss  of  the  housing  rebate,  re- quirement  to  return  to  campus,  and/or  disciplinary  action  from  the  college,  she  added. David  Donahue,  special  assistant  to  the  president  of  Middlebury  Col- lege,  believes  the  new  ordinance  will  stimulate  more  conversation  on  an  important  issue. “We  support  any  efforts  that  en- courage  everyone  involved  —  the  college,  students,  landlords,  and  neighbors  —  to  work  together  as  partners  to  improve  the  quality  of  life  in  neighborhoods  where  students  live  off  campus,â€?  Donahue  said. Residents  Sam  and  Paula  Guar- naccia  are  hopeful  the  new  ordi- nance,  if  approved,  will  pay  some  dividends. “We  are  pleased  that  the  town  of  Middlebury,  Middlebury  College,  some  landlords,  and  concerned  resi- dents  of  Weybridge  and  Shannon  streets  have  been  able  to  enter  into  a  sustained  dialogue  over  the  past  year  about  the  quality  of  life  in  our  community,â€?  they  wrote  in  a  joint  statement  to  the  Independent.  “There  have  been  many  incidents  over  the  past  year  and  a  half  that  have  brought  these  constituents  together.  It  is  our  hope  that  this  ordinance  will  clarify  both  the  boundaries  and  con- sequences  of  behavior,  and  will  lead  to  an  environment  of  mutual  respect  that  will  work  for  all,  recognizing  that  there  are  many  challenges  reconciling  the  needs  of  settled  community  mem- bers  with  more  transient  residents,  particularly  college  students.â€?
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.
Call (802) 388-4757 for more info. or to schedule an appointment. 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.