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The VUHS girls had been playing well, but visiting Rice ruled the pitch on Tuesday. See Page 1B.
Hall of Fame Salisbury’s Wayne Smith will be inducted into the Tiger Hall of Fame this weekend. See Page 3B.
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Middlebury  building  plan  draws  scrutiny Freidin  critical  of  downtown  proposal By  JOHN  FLOWERS / VKDSHG EXLOGLQJ RQ WKH 0,''/(%85< ² %DNHU\ /DQH SDUFHO WKDW $ PHPEHU RI DQ DG KRF ZRXOG LQFOXGH UHWDLO RI- FRPPLWWHH FKDUJHG ZLWK ¿FH DQG UHVLGHQWLDO XVHV UHYLHZLQJ WKH RQO\ GH- 0LGGOHEXU\ VHOHFW- velopment  proposal  for  ERDUG PHPEHUV OLVWHQHG D WRZQ RZQHG SDUFHO RII WR )UHLGLQœV SUHVHQWDWLRQ %DNHU\ /DQH XUJHG WKH EXW UHLWHUDWHG WKHLU VXS- VHOHFWERDUG RQ 7XHVGD\ SRUW IRU WKH RQJRLQJ YHW- WR LQVWHDG VKLIW LWV IRFXV WLQJ RI WKH 1H[%ULGJH to  a  Mill  Street  property  SURSRVDO D SURFHVV WKDW KH EHOLHYHV ZRXOG EH WKH\ VDLG FRXOG UHVXOW LQ EHWWHU VXLWHG IRU D PL[HG FKDQJHV WR WKH SODQ WR FREIDIN XVH SURMHFW ² DQG SRWHQ- PDNH LW PRUH DGYDQWD- WLDOO\ D PXOWL VWRU\ SDUNLQJ JDUDJH JHRXV IRU WKH WRZQ -RKQ )UHLGLQ D PHPEHU RI WKH )UHLGLQ FODLPHG WKH 1H[%ULGJH WRZQœV (FRQRPLF 'HYHORSPHQW ,QL- SODQ ZRXOG UHVXOW LQ LQVXI¿FLHQW WLDWLYH (', 5HTXHVW IRU 3URSRVDOV SDUNLQJ DQ LQDGHTXDWH ¿QDQFLDO UH- 5HYLHZ &RPPLWWHH DOVR WRRN VSH- WXUQ WR WKH WRZQ DQG ZRXOG GHOLYHU FL¿F LVVXH ZLWK WKH 1H[%ULGJH 3DUW- DQ DIIRUGDEOH KRXVLQJ FRPSRQHQW QHUV //& SURSRVDO IRU D PXOWL VWRU\ (See  Middlebury,  Page  7A)
VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  School  student  Megan  Martin,  above,  signs  her  name  to  the  school’s  2015  Peace  One  Day  banner  during  the  11th  annual  Peace  One  Day  rally  Monday  morning.  The  banner  was  unveiled,  below  left,  during  the  rally,  which  featured  student  musicians  and  speak- ers,  like  Sarah  Rathbun,  below  right. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
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WomenSafe  nets  big  grant  to  battle  domestic  violence By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² :RPHQ6DIH KDV ZRQ D IHGHUDO JUDQW WKDW ZLOO DOORZ WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ QRQ- SUR¿W WR FRQWLQXH LWV ¿JKW DJDLQVW GRPHVWLF YLROHQFH DQG VH[XDO DVVDXOW LQ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ DQG QHLJKERULQJ Rochester. 7KH JUDQW LV DFWXDOO\ D WKUHH \HDU
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Bristol  planners  call  for  uncluttered  green
Pucker  up CORA  WAAG,  WEARING  big  wax  lips,  leans  in  to  kiss  “Petunia�  the  pig  at  the  Shoreham  Apple  Festival  Sunday  afternoon.  Waag  took  in  almost  $600  in  the  annual  Kiss  the  Pig  contest  and  came  in  third  place  behind  Raj  Bhakta  and  Mike  Matot.  The  event  raises  money  for  the  Platt  Memorial  Library. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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By the way Two  Addison  County  word- smiths  will  be  among  Vermont’s  best-Âknown  writers  reading  from  works  that  have  been  challenged,  banned,  or  censored  at  an  event  (See  By  the  way,  Page  16A)
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Shelter purchases apartment building Middlebury location offers affordable rents
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THE  ADDISON  COUNTY  Sheriff’s  Department  recently  announced  new  hirings  and  promotions.  Pictured  here  with  Sheriff  Don  Keeler,  center,  are  Det.  Sgt  Peter  Newton,  left,  Det.  Lt.  Ruth  Whitney,  Patrol  Sgt.  Bruce  Nason  and  Deputy  Jill  Grant.
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Legalizing  pot:  It’s  critical  to  do  due  diligence  on  pros  and  cons Vermont  Attorney  General  Bill  Sorrell  made  news  recently  by  speculating  that  the  Green  Mountain  State  would  legalize  marijuana  in  the  upcoming  leg- LVODWLYH VHVVLRQ +H PDGH WKH FRPPHQW D ZHHN DJR DW DQ DQQXDO RIÂżFH UHWUHDW during  which  he  briefed  his  staff  on  legal  and  policy  issues  they  might  face  in  the  coming  year.  Sorrell  said  he  based  his  speculation  on  circumstantial  evidence,  not  from  DQ\ VSHFLÂżF LQVLGHU LQIRUPDWLRQ +H QRWHG WKDW +RXVH 6SHDNHU 6KDS 6PLWK has  said  he  favors  legalization,  clearing  the  path  for  proposed  legislation  to  move  through  the  House,  a  change  from  past  sessions.  There  are  enough  votes  in  the  Senate  to  pass  such  a  bill,  he  says,  and  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  has  said  he  would  sign  a  bill  if  it  reaches  his  desk.  In  short,  Sorrell’s  speculation  has  merit. Four  other  states  have  legalized  marijuana  sales  —  Washington,  Oregon,  Alaska  and  Colorado  —  so  there  is  also  enough  evidence  to  estimate  reason- ably  accurate  revenues  and  potential  costs  to  the  state.  And  because  those  states  have  developed  regulatory  systems  to  keep  track  of  marijuana  sales,  9HUPRQW GRHVQÂśW KDYH WR UHLQYHQW WKH ZKHHO DQG FDQ EHQHÂżW IURP WKHLU H[SHUL- ence.  A  regulatory  framework  in  Vermont  could  be  in  place  by  2017,  Sorrell  said,  but  it  is  not  likely  to  be  in  place  for  2016.  The  comment  made  news  because  the  legalization  of  marijuana  could  be  RQH RI WKH GHÂżQLQJ LVVXHV LQ WKH XSFRPLQJ FDPSDLJQ 6PLWK DQG 'HPRFUDWLF candidate  Matt  Dunne  are  lining  up  on  the  side  of  legalization,  while  newly  announced  candidate  Democrat  Sue  Minter  hasn’t  yet  broadcast  her  position.  Republican  Bruce  Lisman  has  come  out  against  it,  and  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott  is  undeclared.  Sorrell,  who  may  or  may  not  choose  to  run  for  re-Âelection,  could  face  Chittenden  County  State’s  Attorney  T.J.  Donovan,  a  Democrat,  who  has  DQQRXQFHG KLV LQWHQWLRQV WR UXQ IRU WKH RIÂżFH DQG KDV RSSRVHG OHJDOL]DWLRQ in  past  comments. It’s  also  a  highly  subjective  topic.  Anecdotally,  the  argument  at  the  water  cooler  is  that  smoking  marijuana  is  no  more  harmful  (less,  some  would  argue)  than  consuming  alcohol.  Then,  there’s  the  argument  that  the  complete  decriminalization  of  marijuana  would  relieve  the  burden  on  the  judicial  system,  while  controlling  its  sale.  Finally,  by  taxing  marijuana  sales,  the  state  could  reap  some  much-Âneeded  revenue. 7KH DUJXPHQW DJDLQVW OHJDOL]LQJ PDULMXDQD LV WZR SURQJHG ÂżUVW PDQ\ LQ law  enforcement  see  it  as  a  gateway  drug  to  more  serious  addictions  caused  by  opiates,  pharmaceuticals  and  other  drugs;Íž  second,  recreational  drug  use  ÀLHV LQ WKH IDFH RI JRRG SXEOLF KHDOWK One  can  argue  the  pros  and  cons  of  any  of  these  points,  but  the  most  obvi- ous  reason  to  oppose  its  legalization  is  that  it  does  not  advance  our  public  health.  It  may  not  be  worse  than  alcohol,  it  may  not  be  as  bad  as  cigarettes,  but  that  still  doesn’t  mean  it’s  good  for  you.  It’s  also  counter  to  the  state’s  push  to  improve  our  overall  health.  We  have  campaigns  against  obesity,  for  more  exercise,  healthy  eating  of  local  foods,  health  care  systems  based  on  preventative  health  care  practices,  against  drug  abuse.  Yet,  here  we  are  talking  about  taking  an  action  that  is  fundamentally  detrimental  to  our  health.  Smoking  marijuana  in  moderation  isn’t  the  worst  thing  in  the  world,  you  might  argue,  but  it  would  take  a  mighty  big  stretch  to  argue  that  it  is  improving  your  health. The  best  argument  for  legalization  is  that  it  doesn’t  punish  people  for  con- suming  a  drug  that  is  similar  to  cigarettes  and  alcohol.  And  if  you  decrimi- nalize  it,  then  you  have  to  make  it  available  for  sale  —  either  on  the  open  market,  on  in  a  regulated  venue. But  before  Vermont  jumps  on  that  marijuana  bandwagon,  let’s  do  the  re- search  well.  Just  how  much  tax  revenue  will  it  generate,  and  how  does  that  stack  up  against  the  cost  to  society?  In  those  states  and  other  countries  that  have  legalized  marijuana,  what  is  the  evidence  that  marijuana  is  or  is  not  a  gateway  drug,  which  could  lead  to  higher  law  enforcement  and  drug  rehabili- WDWLRQ FRVWV" $QG LV WKHUH D FRVW EHQHÂżW WR RXU FRXUW V\VWHP WR GHFULPLQDOL]H its  possession  in  limited  amounts? The  evidence  is  out  there.  Let’s  be  sure  to  pursue  our  due  diligence  and  not  make  a  decision  just  because  “everyone  else  will  be  doing  it  soon  enoughâ€?  and  we’ll  lose  out  on  a  few  dollars  by  not  jumping  in  early.  The  impact  on  public  health  is  surely  worth  careful  consideration. Angelo  S.  Lynn
A  stark  contrast  to  GOP In  watching  the  second  GOP  presidential  debate  last  week,  it’s  important  to  note  that  this  is  a  media-Âdriven  primary  debate.  The  format  does  not  follow  the  presidential  debates.  Rather,  the  format  is  driven  by  and  for  television  ratings  and  the  dollars  that  produces. The  reason  CNN  can  drag  on  the  debate  for  three  and  a  half  hours  is  that  ratings  were  high;Íž  therefore,  advertising  revenues  were  high.  And  as  long  as  the  questions  were  provocative  and  the  hosts  generated  responses  that  were  combative  —  like  any  popular  reality  television  programming  —  the  results  were  exactly  what  the  media  companies  wanted. So,  criticize  the  CNN  hosts  for  their  tactics  and  questions  all  you  want,  but  \RX PLVV WKH SRLQW LI \RX GRQÂśW ÂżUVW XQGHUVWDQG WKHVH GHEDWHV DUH IRU HQWHU- tainment  and  ratings,  not  news  value  and  certainly  not  designed  to  bring  out  the  best  in  the  candidates. That  said,  the  performance  by  the  candidates  was  universally  embarrass- ing.  It  was  a  pathetic  display  that  can’t  be  good  for  the  GOP  brand.  Contrast  that  to  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders’  30-Âminute  speech  the  few  days  pri- or  to  the  debate  as  he  challenged  13,000  students  at  Liberty  University,  the  KRPH RI WKH ODWH (YDQJHOLFDO 3DVWRU -HUU\ )DOZHOO 6U WR UHWKLQN WKHLU GHÂżQL- tions  of  morality  and  justice  as  Christians.  It  was  a  respectful  exchange  on  important  issues  that  recognized  profound  differences  in  their  perspectives,  ZKLOH VHHNLQJ WR ÂżQG FRPPRQ JURXQG RQ YLWDO LVVXHV OLNH FKLOGKRRG SRYHUW\ If  you  haven’t  seen  Sanders  speech  and  his  Q&A  with  the  university’s  mod- erator,  take  the  time  to  view  it  at  http://www.c-Âspan.org/video/?328079-Â1/ senator-Âbernie-Âsanders-Âivt-Âremarks-Âliberty-Âuniversity  or  http://tinyurl.com/ od79yns.  It’s  as  refreshing  a  political  exchange  as  the  GOP  debate  was  disappointing  and  makes  you  proud  he’s  our  senator. Angelo  S.  Lynn
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Oct.  1  forum  to  deal  with  opioids Opioid  use  disorder  is  a  chronic  illness  which  like  many  other  chronic  diseases  requires  long-Âterm  manage- ment  to  ensure  recovery.  What  is  this  care?  What  does  it  look  like?  How  is  it  being  administered?  Are  you  in  long-Âterm  recovery?  Do  you  know  someone  in  long-Âterm  recovery?  Brandon  Cares  is  offering  an  open  forum  on  Long  Term  Recovery  from  opiate  use.  The  opiate  problem  in  our  communities  affects  us  all.  Come  and  listen  and  ask  questions.  Learn  what  is  being  done  and  what  we  all  can  do. We  will  be  joined  by  Marisha  Morgan  (Otter  Valley  class  of  2004);Íž  Clay  Gilbert  (Evergreen  Substance  Abuse  Services)  and  Tracie  Hauck  (Turning  Point  of  Rutland  County).  The  forum  will  be  held  on  Thurs- day,  Oct.  1,  at  6  p.m.  at  the  Brandon  Inn,  Brandon  Vermont.  Jay  Merluzzi,  on  behalf  of  Brandon  Cares Sudbury
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I’m  moving.  Take  my  stuff,  please! 6WXII H[SDQGV WR ÂżOO WKH VSDFH DYDLODEOH I’m  not  a  physicist,  but  I’m  pretty  sure  that’s  a  proven  IDFW ,W PD\ HYHQ IDOO XQGHU 1HZWRQÂśV ÂżUVW ODZ RI PRWLRQ an  object  in  motion  will  not  change  its  velocity  unless  an  external  force  acts  upon  it.  Except  in  this  case,  the  objects  in  motion  are  our  family’s  possessions,  and  the  external  force  is  me. I  am  on  a  mission  to  get  rid  of  our  stuff. When  we  lived  in  California  —  due  to  the  combined  effects  of  sky-Âhigh  Bay  Area  housing  costs  and  raising  three  young  children  on  a  graduate  student  stipend  —  our  house  was  a  900-Âsquare-Âfoot  bungalow  with  no  yard  and  on-Âthe-Âstreet  parking. Then  we  moved  to  Vermont,  where  —  due  to  the  combined  effects  of  panic  By  Faith and  lower-Âthan-ÂBay-ÂArea-Âhousing- Gong costs  euphoria  —  we  ended  up  in  a  3,500-Âsquare-Âfoot  home  with  a  base- ment,  attached  garage,  and  storage  shed.  Our  stuff  expanded  accordingly.  2YHU WKH SDVW ÂżYH \HDUV VWXII KDV EHHQ DFFXPXODWLQJ LQ our  house  at  an  alarming  rate,  and  most  of  it  isn’t  even  stuff  that  we  bought.  There  are  birthday  and  holiday  gifts  from  generous  grandparents  and  friends;Íž  there  are  books,  toys,  and  clothing  passed  on  by  kindly  neighbors  who  know  that  their  hand-Âme-Âdowns  will  be  further  handed  down  to  four  girls;Íž  there  are  the  little  plastic  toys  —  four  of  them  each  time  we  go  to  McDonald’s  or  A&W  or  Whirlie’s  World  (which  is  why  we  tend  to  avoid  these  places,  but  still‌.);Íž  there  are  the  “specialâ€?  school  art  projects  that  have  to  be  saved.  And  last  year,  when  my  parents  moved  to  a  house  in  Vermont  that  was  smaller  than  their  prior  residence,  they  bequeathed  us  boxes  upon  boxes  of  my  old  memorabilia.  This  year  we  reached  the  tipping  point,  for  two  reasons:
1)  In  January  2016,  our  entire  family  will  return  to  Cali- IRUQLD IRU ÂżYH PRQWKV ZKLOH P\ KXVEDQG VSHQGV KLV VDEEDWL- cal  at  UC  Berkeley;Íž  while  there,  we’ll  be  living  out  of  one  suitcase  apiece  in  a  tiny  two-Âbedroom  rental.  2)  When  we  return  from  California,  we  will  move  (local- ly  —  don’t  worry!)  into  a  house  that  is  much  better  suited  to  our  family:  a  house  with  12  acres  of  cleared  land  (no  more  wooded,  rocky  gardening  for  me!);Íž  a  house  which  also  hap- pens  to  be  2,000-Âsquare-Âfeet  large. Two  thousand  square  feet  is  hardly  a  shack,  but  if  you  do  the  math  you’ll  see  that  it’s  approximately  40  percent  smaller  than  our  current  house.  The  universe  is  telling  us  to  down- size.  So  this  fall,  I’ve  been  tearing  ruth- lessly  through  closets  and  bookshelves  and  boxes,  ridding  our  family  of  detri- tus.  Thankfully,  there  are  numerous  local  opportunities  for  donating  our  excess  stuff  to  worthy  organizations.   Thus  far,  our  family’s  over- ÀRZ KDV IRXQG LWV ZD\ WR ‡ -XQHEXJ 0RWKHU &KLOG WKH QRQSURÂżW UHVDOH VKRS WKDW takes  gently  used  maternity  and  children’s  clothing  for  cash,  store  credit,  or  free,  and  donates  their  proceeds  to  other  non- SURÂżWV ‡ +HOSLQJ 2YHUFRPH 3RYHUW\ÂśV (IIHFWV +23( 5HW- roWorks  thrift  shop,  which  seeks  to  reduce  the  amount  of  ZDVWH HQWHULQJ RXU ODQGÂżOOV SURYLGH WUDLQLQJ LQ HPSOR\DELO- ity  skills,  and  generate  revenue  to  support  HOPE’s  poverty  relief  work. ‡ %RQQLHÂśV %RRN )RXQGDWLRQ FR UXQ E\ D ORFDO PRP which  provides  new  and  gently  used  books  to  children  who  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)
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Fall  temps  trigger  cooking  frenzy 1RWKLQJ PDNHV PH VPLOH TXLWH OLNH WKH ÂżUVW FRRO PRUQ- DEDQGRQ \RXU KRXVH DQG Ă€HH WR &RVWD 5LFD ing  of  fall.  And  boy,  did  fall  come  suddenly  this  year. The  sudden  change  in  temperature  Sunday  drove  me  I  was  asleep  when  it  happened,  but  the  National  Weath- into  immediate  action.  In  a  frenzy  of  cinnamon-Âscented  HU 6HUYLFH UHSRUWV WKDW WKH VHDVRQV XQRIÂżFLDOO\ FKDQJHG ecstasy,  I  cooked,  baked,  canned,  dried  and  froze  the  day  at  2:48  a.m.  on  Sunday  morning.  With  a  whoosh,  out  away,  starting  with  two  loaves  of  bread,  ending  with  an  went  swimming  holes  and  sunburns,  and  in  came  foot- DSSOH SLH DQG ÂżOOLQJ WKH KRXUV LQ EHWZHHQ ZLWK DSSOH- EDOO DQG LQÂżQLW\ VFDUYHV sauce  and  apple  butter  —  plus  a  full  chicken  dinner,  just  Hallelujah. EHFDXVH , FRXOG )RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ PRQWKV P\ NLWFKHQ A  Vermont  summer  is  supposed  to  be  the  reward  for  smelled  like  something  other  than  overripe  bananas. surviving  a  Vermont  winter,  not  the  When  fall  arrives,  I  feel  a  pressing  equal  but  opposite  punishment  it  need  to  stock  the  larder,  even  though  turned  out  to  be  this  year.  I  prefer  I’m  not  exactly  sure  what  a  larder  is  autumn  —  it’s  cool  enough  that  I  or  if  we  even  have  one.  My  instincts  can  enjoy  the  outdoors  without  all  tell  me  to  keep  making  great  quanti- the  bugs,  yet  still  warm  and  sunny  ties  of  calorie-Âdense  food  and  sock- enough  that  I  don’t  hate  everything  ing  it  away  to  protect  against  winter’s  and  everyone  every  minute  of  every  upcoming  scarcity.  (My  instincts  tend  day  (winter  does  that  to  me). to  forget  that  I  live  a  mile  from  the  By Jessie Raymond nearest  supermarket.) On  Saturday,  when  it  was  still  full- on  summer,  I  knew  there  were  apples  These  cool,  crisp  days  make  me  a  and  tomatoes  in  need  of  picking.  But  little  crazy,  I  guess.  Tuesday,  for  in- I  had  no  interest  in  tackling  the  work  under  weather  con- stance,  when  my  husband  Mark  got  home,  I  met  him  at  ditions  better  suited  to  poolside  lounging.  The  calendar  the  door  with  a  mug  of  hot  apple  cider.  While  I  lovingly  may  have  said  September,  but  my  deodorant  was  still  stirred  a  large,  simmering  pot  of  chicken  stew,  I  told  him  working  at  July  levels. about  some  fascinating  new  ideas  I  had  for  root  vegeta- I  spent  Saturday  wondering  how  long  it  would  be  be- ble  storage.  A  batch  of  apple  dumplings  cooled  on  the  IRUH , FRXOG RQFH DJDLQ ÂżOO WKH KRXVH ZLWK WKH DURPDV RI counter.  comfort  food  (the  best  kind  of  food)  without  turning  the  “I  wish  fall  lasted  all  year,â€?  I  said  with  a  sigh. kitchen  into  a  sweat  lodge. Mark  snorted  and  said,  “Oh,  please.  After  next  week- The  answer,  it  turned  out,  was  “12  hours,  give  or  end,  you’ll  be  done.  You  won’t  bake  another  pie  all  year.â€? take.â€?  When  I  woke  up  Sunday,  fall  had  arrived.  It  was  How  rude. downright  chilly  —  in  the  delicious  October  way  that  But,  yeah,  that  sounds  about  right.  Why  should  this  makes  you  look  forward  to  wearing  socks,  I  mean,  and  year  be  any  different? (See  Raymond,  Page  5A) not  in  the  miserable  January  way  that  makes  you  want  to Â
Around the bend
Your  recent  (Sept.  7,  2015)  editorial  on  the  cost  of  presidential  candidate  Bernie  Sanders’  various  proposals  for  universal  health  care  and  other  social  safety  net  programs  raised  only  part  of  a  critical  question  facing  our  society.  At  the  bottom  of  the  debate  about  the  affordability  of  these  proposals  are  Mr.  Sanders’  concerns  about  economic  inequality. He  unabashedly  embraces  a  vi- sion  of  “democratic  socialismâ€?  as  a  pathway  to  restoring  some  balance.  The  “costsâ€?  of  government  programs  that  would  move  us  in  that  direc- WLRQ DPRXQW WR VLJQLÂżFDQW LQFRPH redistribution.  The  fact  that  this  cost  shift  would  be  out  in  the  open  makes  it  appear  to  be  “revolutionaryâ€?  as  Mr.  Sanders  openly,  and  even  proudly  admits. We  are  about  to  have  a  great  debate  in  our  society  about  the  “Sâ€?  word,  socialism.  It  will  not  be  a  debate  about  ideology,  and  probably  too  rarely  about  morality,  which  is  where  Mr.  Sanders  is  coming  from.  It  will  probably  obscure  the  fact  that  the  once  “revolutionaryâ€?  and  radical  policies  of  socialism,  such  as  social  security,  unemployment  insurance,  state  health  care  systems,  maternal  health  and  leave,  and  public  educa- tion,  not  to  mention  equal  rights  for  women  and  minorities,  were  all  once  highly  controversial  and  deeply  threatening  policy  aspirations  sought  by  socialists.  These  are  now  mainstream  and  established  policies  in  most  of  the  industrialized  world,  although  we  in  the  U.S.  are  notorious  slow  adopters. Americans,  especially  politically  conservative  Americans,  claim  to  de- plore  big  government  programs  and  government  interference  in  business,  often  citing  the  cost  factor.  This  is  the  ideological  position  of  the  right.  However,  when  big  business  and  ELJ ÂżQDQFH PDQLSXODWH ÂłIUHH PDU- ketsâ€?  and  bring  them  to  the  verge  of  global  collapse,  these  same  individu- als  seek  the  nationalization  of  debt  and  scramble  for  bailouts.  Clearly  ideology  and  views  on  the  cost  of  Sanders’  proposals  arise  directly  from  one’s  wallet  and  not  from  moral  considerations,  as  Pope  Francis  and  Bernie  Sanders  argue. Sadly,  there  is  too  little  discussion  of  the  “costsâ€?  and  murky  income  redistribution  of  the  recent  decade  caused  by  a  Federal  Reserve  policy  that  keeps  interest  rates  at  near  zero  for  pensioners  and  middle-Âclass  sav- ers.  The  same  monetary  policy  has  LQĂ€DWHG VWRFN SULFHV IRU WKRVH DIĂ€XHQW enough  to  have  such  holdings.  (The  giant  insurance  company  Swiss  Re  has  calculated  the  income  loss  due  to  low  interest  rates  at  one  half  trillion  dollars  and  the  increase  in  stock  prices  at  $9  trillion,  between  2009  and  2013.) The  Fed  is  not  the  sole  cause  of  this  growing  economic  inequality.  The  Justice  Department  does  not,  except  in  the  most  rare  instances,  jail  executives  manipulating  com- modities  markets,  CFOs  giving  fake  economic  reports,  heads  of  banks  manipulating  international  borrow- ing  rates,  or  insider  traders.  Super  wealthy  CEOs  leave  their  positions  with  golden  parachutes  after  running  their  companies  into  the  ground,  reducing  the  labor  force,  and  gutting  pension  systems. It  is  troubling  that  the  costs  of  these  capitalist  and  free  market  “programsâ€?  for  our  society  are  not  put  side  by  side  with  Mr.  Sanders’  “costlyâ€?  proposals. Randy  Kritkausky Whiting
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  24,  2015  —  PAGE  5A
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Museum  director  charts  family’s  service  in  the  military
Socrates  was  not  handsome.  He  tives  for  this  activity.  Chaerephon,  a  was  short,  stocky,  thick  limbed,  well  connected  Athenian  and  a  long- bow-Âlegged,  and  large  headed.  He  time  friend  and  admirer  of  Socrates,  had  a  snub  nose  and  protruding  known  for  his  impetuosity,  went  to  eyes,  which  served  him  well.  His  the  temple  of  Apollo  at  Delphi  and  detractors  called  him  a  busybody,  enquired  of  its  oracle  whether  there  a  buttonholer.  He  had  the  ability  was  anyone  wiser  than  Socrates.  The  in  extraordinary  measure  to  en- oracle  replied  that  no  one  was  wiser  JDJH SHRSOH LQ FRQYHUVDWLRQ Âż[- than  Socrates.  Socrates  claimed  ing  them  in  the  intense  puzzlement.  How  could  glance  of  his  bulging  someone  who  was  wise  eyes,  and  to  cause  in  nothing  be  the  wis- them  to  admit  things  est  of  all?  He  decided  to  about  themselves  that  test  the  oracle,  respect- they  did  not  care  to  ac- fully,  of  course,  because  knowledge.  And  this  is  an  oracle  is  the  voice  of  how  he  spent  his  time. god,  and  gods  are  not  By  a  kind  of  ques- supposed  to  lie.  So  he  tioning  that  is  not  began  the  round  of  per- unlike  cross-Âexami- sons  reputed  for  their  nation,  he  caused  his  wisdom,  and,  by  ques- interlocutors  to  admit  tioning  them,  discov- that  they  were  ignorant  ered  and  caused  them  Justice of  the  very  thing  about  to  discover  that  they  which  they  claimed  to  and Plato’s were  not  wise,  that  their  have  expertise:  politi- claims  to  wisdom  were  Republic cians  were  made  to  only  pretense.  After  admit  that  they  didn’t  many  repetitions  of  this,  An essay by know  what  justice  is,  which  invariably  made  Victor Nuovo nor  even  whether  there  him  hateful  to  many,  is  such  a  thing  at  all;Íž  Middlebury College Socrates  concluded  that  priests  were  made  to  professor emeritus indeed  he  was  wisest  of  confess  that  they  had  all,  not  because  he  had  of philosophy no  idea  of  holiness;Íž  expertise  or  wisdom  in  moralists,  of  virtue,  or  any  thing,  but  because  at  least  not  a  clear  or  consistent  he  knew  he  had  none.  idea  of  it,  one  that  did  not  stop  This  is  an  instance  of  Socratic  moving  around  and  contradict  it- irony.  Irony  is  a  kind  of  ambiguous  self. speech,  of  saying  one  thing  in  a  way  Socrates  presented  himself  not  that  suggests  another,  sometimes  as  a  teacher,  but  as  an  inquirer,  just  the  opposite  of  what  one  says.  pretending  to  know  nothing,  he  When  Socrates  claims  to  be  the  wis- inquired  of  others  hoping  to  be  est  of  all,  he  is  not  claiming  to  be  made  wise  by  them.  The  Greek  wise.  He  is  wisest  because  he  knows  word  sophia,  generally  translated  he  lacks  wisdom,  yet  that  itself  is  “wisdom,â€?  applied  to  all  sorts  of  a  sort  of  wisdom.  His  wisdom  is  knowledge  or  skill  that  enabled  its  just  the  opposite  of  a  ‘know-Âit-Âall’;Íž  possessors  to  do  something  well,  when  questioning  others,  he  causes  whether  it  be  building  a  house  or  them  to  doubt,  because  he  is  more  in  living  a  good  life.  Hence  he  pre- doubt  than  they.  ferred  to  be  described  not  as  wise,  Socrates  attached  great  value  to  a  sophos,  but  as  a  philosophos,  a  this  practice,  not  only  for  himself,  seeker  or  lover  of  wisdom.  Not  sur- but  also  for  everyone.  Critical  self- prisingly,  he  often  chose  as  his  in- examination  was  a  necessary  condi- terlocutors  persons  of  prominence,  tion  for  living  a  good  life.  “The  un- pillars  of  society,  for  these  were  examined  life  is  not  worth  living.â€?  noted  by  their  expertise.  And  in  a  By  this  expression,  Socrates  did  not  polite  and  always  respectful  way,  imagine  some  silly  mystical  search  he  would  unmask  them  in  public,  for  one’s  true  self,  a  real  identity  un- which  is  a  form  of  humiliation  that  derlying  one’s  every  day  appearanc- HYHU\ SXEOLF ÂżJXUH GUHDGV <RXQJ es,  rather  he  discovered  a  truth  about  men,  who  had  not  yet  entered  pub- himself  and  others,  which  is  that,  to  lic  life,  themselves  often  the  sons  be  honest,  none  of  us  has  anything  to  RI SURPLQHQW ÂżJXUHV IROORZHG KLP boast  about.  From  this  very  nothing  about  and  took  delight  in  these  at  the  core  of  our  being,  we  begin  to  practices.  They  became  imitators  enquire  how  to  live.  Here  the  words  of  him.  “virtue,â€?  “justice,â€?  “self-Âcontrol,â€?  In  the  Apology,  which  is  Plato’s  “truth,â€?  labels  with  vague  meanings  account  of  Socrates’  defense  at  his  become  our  beckoning  standards,  to  trial,  Socrates  explained  his  mo- EH GLVFRYHUHG DQG FODULÂżHG WKURXJK
For  the  last  several  years  the  Mid- dlebury  Rotary  has  erected  Ameri- FDQ Ă€DJV DURXQG WRZQ RQ QDWLRQDO holidays.  Local  businesses,  Rotarians,  and  other  supportive  citizens  have  XQGHUZULWWHQ WKH Ă€DJ SURMHFW 7KLV year  an  additional  commemoration  was  begun  —  installation  on  na- WLRQDO KROLGD\V RI $PHULFDQ Ă€DJV ZLWK veteran  plaques  (name,  rank,  branch  of  service,  and  if  served  in  combat)  in  Cannon  Park.  Over  50  veterans  have  EHHQ KRQRUHG ZLWK WKHVH Ă€DJV DQG plaques.  Middlebury  Rotary  member  Tim  Hollander  conceived  the  idea. , VXEVFULEHG WR Ă€DJV KRQRU- ing  members  of  my  immediate  or  extended  family,  many  with  Vermont  roots.  What  a  pleasure  for  me  to  look  IURP P\ ZLQGRZ RQ WKH VHFRQG Ă€RRU of  the  Sheldon  Museum  onto  Cannon  3DUN DQG YLHZ WKH PDQ\ Ă€DJV FRP- memorating  veterans.  In  my  family,  the  military  service  began  with  my  grandfather,  Maj.  Ja- cob  Johnson  Ross,  M.D.,  who  served  LQ )UDQFH LQ :RUOG :DU , DV WKH Ă€LJKW surgeon  of  the  17th  Aero  Squadron.  Dr.  Ross  returned  home  to  Middle- bury  where  he  practiced  medicine  IURP ZKDW ZDV KLV KRPH DQG RIÂżFH now  the  Kitchel  House.  He  died  SUHPDWXUHO\ LQ IURP DQ DSSHQ- dicitis  attack.  Dr.  Ross  was  a  founder  of  the  local  American  Legion  and  the  Middlebury  Rotary  Club.  Letters  exchanged  between  Dr.  Ross  and  his  Middlebury  family  are  in  the  collec- tion  of  the  Henry  Sheldon  Museum. Dr.  Ross  had  two  sons  who  served  in  the  military  during  World  War  II:  (1)  Maj.  Charles  Robert  Ross,  U.S.  Army  Air  Force,  service  dates  &KDUOLH 5RVV UHWXUQHG from  Europe,  earned  a  law  degree  from  the  University  of  Michigan,  practiced  in  Burlington  until  ap- pointed  by  President  Kennedy  and  reappointed  by  President  Johnson  to  the  Federal  Power  Commission.  On  returning  to  Vermont  he  and  his  wife  Charlotte  owned  and  operated  Taproot,  the  Morgan  Horse  Farm  in  Hinesburg.  He  was  also  a  longtime  appointee  to  the  United  States  Sec- tion  of  the  International  Joint  Com- mission,  presidential  appointments  from  Kennedy,  Johnson,  Nixon,  Ford  and  Carter.  His  son  Charles  R.  Ross  is  the  current  Vermont  Secretary  of  Agriculture 0DMRU $XVWLQ + 5RVV 8 6 Army  Corps  of  Engineers,  service  dates  1941-Â1946.  Austin  was  a  gradu- ate  of  the  University  of  Vermont.  A  small-Âcollege  All-ÂAmerican  football  player  in  1936,  he  also  was  captain  of  the  Catamounts  that  season,  his  senior  year.  In  addition,  the  cum  laude  grad- uate  co-Âcaptained  the  track  team  and  won  letters  in  basketball  and  tennis.  A  1973  UVM  Hall  of  Fame  inductee  and  one  of  the  top  scholar-Âathletes  ever  at  Vermont,  Austin  H.  Ross  was Â
elected  to  the  Sports  Illustrated  Silver  Anniversary  All-ÂAmerican  team  in  1961  along  with  such  great  football  personalities  as  the  late  Vince  Lom- bardi  and  former  Oklahoma  football  coach  Bud  Wilkinson.  Following  World  War  II,  Austin  Ross  launched  the  Derby  Construction  Co.  in  Lou- isville,  Ky.,  and  after  that  a  modest  beginning  (one  dump  truck  and  about  KH GHYHORSHG LW LQWR D PXOWL million  dollar  franchise. Dr.  Ross  had  two  daughters  whose  husbands  served  in  the  military  during  World  War  II: (1)  Katherine  Ross  married  William  F.  Brooks  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  who  was  a  lieutenant  commander  in  the  8 6 1DY\ D QDYLJDWRU RQ D 3%< LQ WKH 3DFLÂżF VHUYLQJ IURP Following  the  war  Mr.  Brooks  was  appointed  president  of  the  National  Grain  Trade  Council  in  Washington,  D.C.,  where  he  was  employed  until  KLV UHWLUHPHQW LQ +H DQG KLV family  resided  in  Arlington,  Va.,  but  spent  part  of  their  summers  at  Long  Point,  North  Ferrisburgh,  Vermont,  at  a  camp  purchased  by  Dr.  Ross  in  +HOHQ 5RVV PDUULHG :LOOLDP Bradford  Patterson,  M.D.,  of  Con- necticut,  who  was  an  Lt.  J.G.  in  the  U.S.  Navy,  aboard  a  mine  sweep,  serving  from  1943-Â1946.  Dr.  Pat- terson  and  his  family  lived  primar- ily  in  Brookline,  Mass.  He  directed  the  Department  of  Cancer  Control  at  the  Dana  Farber  Institute.  Dur- ing  his  tenure  at  the  institute,  Brad  convinced  the  Farber  to  ban  smoking  on  the  premises,  setting  a  trend  for  other  hospitals.  He  developed  and  GLUHFWHG WKH ÂżUVW (WKLFV 5RXQGV DW WKH Institute,  which  led  to  innovations  in  patient  care  and  training  opportuni- ties  for  staff.  He  and  his  wife  Helen  ¿UVW UHWLUHG WR 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG ODWHU WR Wake  Robin  in  Shelburne.  He  and  his  family  maintained  two  summer  camp  sat  Long  Point,  North  Ferrisburgh,  Vermont. Dr.  Ross  had  three  grandsons  who  served  in  the  military  during  the  Vietnam  era: (1)  William  F.  Brooks  Jr.,  Captain,  U.S.  Air  Force,  a  special  agent  in  WKH 2IÂżFH RI 6SHFLDO ,QYHVWLJDWLRQV VHUYLFH IURP ZLWK GXW\ assignments  in  Washington,  D.C.,  Seoul,  Korea,  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  $IWHU D EDQNLQJ FDUHHU RI \HDUV RQ Maryland’s  Eastern  Shore,  Brooks  earned  a  master’s  degree  in  Ameri- FDQ )RON $UW 6WXGLHV IURP 1<8 DQG EHJDQ KLV QH[W FDUHHU LQ WKH QRQSURÂżW world.  He  resides  in  New  Haven,  Vermont,  and  is  executive  director  of  the  Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History  in  Middlebury. 5REHUW 7 %URRNV /W - * 8 6 1DY\ 6XSSO\ 2IÂżFH RQ D /67 1971,  stationed  out  of  Little  Creek,  Va.  After  the  service,  he  earned  an Â
MBA  from  the  Harvard  Business  6FKRRO ZDV D ÂżQDQFLDO FRQVXOWDQW IRU D ÂżUP LQ 3KLODGHOSKLD 3D WKHQ earned  a  divinity  degree  from  Epis- copal  Divinity  School  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  He  is  now  retired  and  resides  with  his  wife  in  Little  Compton,  R.I. (3)  Scott  A.  Ross,  Commander,  U.S.  Navy,  Pilot  Air  Craft  Carriers,  1974-Â1994.  After  retired  from  the  VHUYLFH KH Ă€HZ IRU 836 EXW LV QRZ fully  retired  and  resides  with  his  wife  in  Orange  Park,  Fla. Dr.  Ross,  through  his  spouse  Hannah  Elizabeth  Holmes  Ross  of  Charlotte,  Vt.,   had/has  several  distant  cousins  from  multiple  generations,  who  served  in  the  military: (1)  George  Lucius  Russell,  Vice  Admiral,  U.S.  Navy,  raised  in  New  Haven  and  Middlebury,  Vt.,  mili- WDU\ VHUYLFH :RUOG :DU II,  Submarines  and  JAG,  married  Katharine  Burrage  of  Middlebury,  Vt.,  daughter  of  Classics  Professor  W.S.  Burrage  of  Middlebury  College.  Family  summered  at  Gardner’s  Island  in  Lake  Champlain,  located  between  Long  Point  and  Kingsland  Bay.  Ad- miral  Russell’s  father,  Leroy  Carter  5XVVHOO ZDV D ODZ\HU and  Addison  County  state’s  attorney.  Leroy  Russell  served  as  a  trustee  of  the  Sheldon  Museum. 7KRPDV + 5XVVHOO VRQ RI George  and  Katharine  Russell,  Quar- termaster,  U.S.  Navy,  1945-Â1947,  World  War  II  era,  resided  in  Brandon  and  Shoreham,  Vt.,  with  his  spouse  Virginia  de  Ganahl  Russell.  They  were  owner/operators  of  the  White  Face  Ranch  in  Shoreham. (3)  Joe  de  Ganahl,  Commander,  U.S.  Naval  Reserves,  Aviator,  :RUOG :DU ,, IDWKHU RI Virginia  de  Ganahl  Russell.  He  was  attached  as  press  correspondent  for  The  New  York  Times  to  the  Byrd  1RUWK 3ROH ([SHGLWLRQ RI DQG also  accompanied  Admiral  Byrd  DV QDYLJDWRU RQ KLV ÂżUVW $QWDUFWLF H[SHGLWLRQ RI +H ZDV killed  in  Sitka,  Alaska,  in  1943  while  piloting  a  plane. (4)  Michael  C.  Sednaoui,  Captain,  U.S.  Army,  1944-Â1953,  World  War  II  and  Korea  War  era.  Married  to  Anne  Carter  Russell  Sednaoui,  daughter  of  George  Lucius  Russell.  Following  his  service  in  the  U.S.  Army,  was  employed  by  the  CIA,  with  assign- ments  in  Washington,  D.C.,  Italy  and  Australia.  Upon  his  retirement  resided  in  the  Russell  family  home  farm  property  in  New  Haven. The  above  is  only  one  story  to  tell  a  family  honored  thought  the  Middlebury  Rotary  Club  Veterans’  Flag  Project.  William  F.  Brooks  Jr. Executive  Director Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Ver- mont  History Middlebury
Clippings  (Continued  from  Page  4A) may  not  own  books  at  home,  and  to  schools  and  organizations  that  serve  at-Ârisk  children. Then  there’s  Front  Porch  Forum.  I  resisted  joining  Vermont’s  online  “free  community-Âbuilding  serviceâ€?  for  a  long  time,  because  I  assumed  it  would  be  just  another  social  media  distraction.  Now,  I  look  forward  to  the  daily  arrival  of  the  Front  Porch  Forum  bulletin  in  my  inbox,  in  which  local  friends  and  neighbors  post  in- formation,  questions,  and  available  or  needed  items.  So  far  I’m  a  bit  of  a  Front  Porch  Forum  troll;Íž  not  the  kind  of  troll  that  lurks  under  a  bridge  and  bites  your  ankles,  but  the  kind  of  troll  that  lurks  on  Front  Porch  Forum  and  jumps  at  opportunities  to  give  away  stuff. The  only  things  standing  in  the  way  of  our  downsizing  are  our  chil- dren.  For  some  reason  they  resist  my Â
requests  to  sort  through  their  stuffed  animals  and  books  and  cull  those  that  they  no  longer  need;Íž  “no  longer  needâ€?  is  an  alien  concept  to  my  daughters.  )RU LQVWDQFH ZKHQ , UHPRYHG WKH baby  blankets  that  were  taking  up  space  in  their  closet  (and  which,  by  the  way,  we’d  hardly  ever  used)  on  the  grounds  that  we  no  longer  have  a  baby  in  our  house,  all  four  of  my  daughters  lay  on  the  ground  screaming  as  if  I  were  trying  to  donate  their  kidneys.  “But  you  CAN’T  take  those!!!  They  have  MEMORIES!â€?  they  wept.  So  I’ve  become  an  undercover  do- nor.  When  most  of  my  children  are  at  school,  I  tiptoe  around  the  house  stuff- ing  bags  with  nonessentials;Íž  the  trunk  of  our  van  is  full  of  bags  and  boxes  to  be  delivered  to  Junebug  or  Retro- Works  or  Bonnie’s  Book  Foundation,  and  I  pray  that  my  daughters  don’t  think  to  look  back  there.  All  of  this  to  say:  If  you  need  some-Â
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WKLQJ LQ WKH QH[W \HDU DVN PH ÂżUVW Faith  Gong  has  worked  as  an  el- ementary  school  teacher,  a  freelance  SKRWRJUDSKHU DQG D QRQSURÂżW PDQ- ager.  Since  moving  to  Addison  County  in  2011,  her  work  has  involved  caring  for  a  house  in  the  woods,  four  young  daughters,  one  anxiety-Âprone  labra- doodle  —  and  writing  for  her  blog,  The  Pickle  Patch. Â
a  life  of  enquiry,  experiments  in  liv- ing,  and  critical  and  relentless  self  examination.  Only  by  these  means  can  our  souls  be  made  perfect,  or  approach  anything  like  it. Socrates  believed  his  mission,  to  philosophize,  was  intended  not  only  for  individuals,  but  also  for  Athens,  its  civil  society  and  government.  The  institutions  of  government  and  those  who  oversee  them  must  be  subjected  to  the  same  sort  of  critical  self-Âexamination.  Thus  the  perfec- tion  of  the  soul  and  the  perfection  of  the  city  are  joined  in  a  common  en- deavor  and  this  was  the  purpose  of  his  philosophizing.  As  he  explained  to  his  judges,  he  considered  himself  under  a  divine  mandate  to  engage  in  such  activity  until  death.  He  was  unapologetic  for  what  he  did;Íž  there  was  no  compromise;Íž  no  turning  back.  If  his  judges  found  fault  with  him  because  of  activity  and  which  he  was  determined  to  continue  do- ing,  then  let  them  condemn  him.  He  did  not  fear  death.   Socrates  was  charged  with  cor- rupting  the  youth  and  not  believ- ing  in  the  gods  of  the  city  but  by  introducing  new  ones.  The  court  that  tried  him  consisted  of  501  men,  selected  by  lot,  50  from  each  district  or  “demeâ€?  of  the  city,  plus  one  to  break  a  tie  if  necessary.  The  ¿QDO MXGJPHQW ZDV WR FRQYLFW WR DFTXLW 6RFUDWHV ZDV FRQ- demned  and  executed.  Why  did  the  Athenians  do  this?  I  have  no  sure  answer.  It  may  help,  however,  to  recall  that  the  Peloponnesian  war,  which  pitted  Athens  against  Sparta,  had  recently  ended  with  the  sur- render  of  Athens.  A  coup,  aided  by  Sparta,  put  an  end  to  Athenian  de- mocracy,  and  for  a  short  time,  the  city  was  ruled  by  the  so-Âcalled  “30  tyrants,â€?  one  of  whose  leaders  was  Critias,  a  follower  of  Socrates.  This  regime  was  overthrown  and  a  frag- ile  democracy  was  reestablished.  Not  long  after  this,  in  399  BCE,  Socrates  was  charged.  After  its  humiliating  defeat,  many  Athenians  came  to  believe  that  Sparta  prevailed  because  it  was  a  closed  society  whose  citizens  adhered  strictly  to  a  traditional  law.  The  wave  of  new  learning,  a  Greek  HQOLJKWHQPHQW WKDW KDG Ă€RXULVKHG in  Athens  during  the  previous  cen- tury,  was  blamed  by  many  as  a  cause  of  Athenian  moral  weakness  and  military  weakness.  Socrates  was  associated  with  these  enlight- eners  and  modernizers.  The  radi- cal  critique  of  Athenians  morals  and  institutions  that  his  practice  of  philosophy  required  seemed  sub- versive.  Â
Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) As  fond  as  I  am  of  my  cozy  autumn  rituals,  the  cycle  of  cooking,  wash- ing  dishes,  baking,  washing  dishes,  canning,  washing  dishes  and  so  on  goes  from  heartwarming  to  hellish  quite  rapidly  —  especially  when  I  know  I  could  save  a  lot  of  time  and  achieve  nearly  the  same  level  of  sea- sonal  satisfaction  simply  by  lighting  a  pumpkin  spice  candle.  Maybe,  as  Mark  insists,  it’s  not  so  much  fall  that  I  love  as  much  as  it  is  the  change  of  seasons.  After  monotonous  months  of Â
sweaty  days  and  restless  nights,  Sunday  brought  relief  in  the  form  of  bracing  air  and  welcome  smells  and  tastes,  literally  overnight.  But  the  novelty  will  soon  wear  off,  and  then,  as  usual,  I’ll  be  looking  ahead  to  the  next  transition. I’m  already  wondering  if  winter  will  arrive  as  abruptly  as  fall  has. Â
Will  we  go  to  bed  after  some  gray  late-ÂNovember  day  and  wake  up  the  QH[W PRUQLQJ WR D PXIĂ€HG ODQGVFDSH buried  in  white? Given  how  I  feel  about  winter,  I  shouldn’t  even  ask  such  a  question.  But  I  have  to  be  honest:  Nothing  PDNHV PH VPLOH TXLWH OLNH WKH ÂżUVW snowfall  of  the  season.
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ADDISON COUNTY
Obituaries
Marguerite Guthrie, 88, Bristol BRISTOL  —  Marguerite  M.  Guthrie  passed  away  Tuesday,  Sept.  22,  2015,  at  her  home  in  Bristol. She  was  born  March  19,  1927,  in  Bennington,  the  daughter  of  Ishmel  and  Josephine  (Shea)  Waite. his  brother,  C.J.  (Katey)  Young  Marguerite  is  survived  by  and  sister,  Amanda  (Christopher)  two  children,  Stephen  Brown  of  Wilson,  and  brothers  Carson  and  Evan  Young,  all  of  Brownville;Íž  ¿ YH QHSKHZV -D\GHQ DQG =DFKDU\ Premo,  Carter  Wilson,  and  Keegan  and  Lennon  Young;Íž  paternal  grand- mother,  Barbara  Young,  Calcium,  and  maternal  grandfather,  Richard  Bauter,  Watertown;Íž  and  numerous  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins. He  was  predeceased  by  his  pater- nal  grandfather,  Eric  D.  Young  II,  and  NORTH  CAROLINA  —  Henry  maternal  grandmother,  Catherine  E.  Roy,  61,  of  North  Carolina,  formerly  Bauter. of  Middlebury,  passed  away  unex- Calling  hours  were  Tuesday,  pectedly  Sunday,  Sept.  20.  A  Sept.  22,  2015,  from  3-Â7  p.m.  at  complete  obituary  will  appear  in  a  Cummings  Funeral  Service,  Inc.,  214  future  edition. Sterling  St.,  Watertown.  The  funeral  Mass  was  celebrated  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  23,  at  1  p.m.  at  Immaculate  ADDISON  Conception  Church,  119  W.  Main  COUNTY St.,  Brownville,  with  Fr.  Michael  *DIIQH\ RIÂż FLDWLQJ ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ be  sent  to  Amanda  Wilson,  P.O.  Box  130,  Brownville,  NY  13615,  to  be  used  for  an  athletic  scholar- ship  at  General  Brown  High  School.  STARKSBORO  —  Ellen  Kahler,  Online  condolences  to  Trooper  the  executive  director  of  the  Vermont  Kyle’s  family  may  be  made  at  www. Sustainable  Jobs  Fund,  will  be  recog- FXPPLQJVIXQHUDO FRP ¸ nized  this  week  for  her  statewide  work  to  promote  green,  sustainable  jobs  and,  by  extension,  the  farms  and  forests  on  which  Vermont’s  rural  economy  depends. Kahler,  of  Starksboro,  will  receive  the  Art  Gibb  Award  for  Individual  Mae  Smiel  of  Whitehall,  N.Y.  He  Leadership  from  the  Vermont  Natural  also  leaves  behind  his  stepmother,  Resources  Council  at  VNRC’s  annual  Terri  Dumont;Íž  several  aunts,  uncles  meeting  Thursday,  Sept.  24,  at  the  Inn  and  cousins;Íž  and  friends  too  numer- DW /DUHDX )DUP LQ :DLWVÂż HOG ous  to  count.  As  director  of  the  Vermont  A  celebration  of  life,  open  to  all  Sustainable  Jobs  Fund,  Kahler  will  be  held  Oct.  3,  2015,  at  the  promotes  the  development  of  sustain- American  Legion,  100  Armory  Lane,  able  agriculture,  renewable  energy  and  Vergennes,  Vt.,  from  1-Â4  p.m.  Please  forest  product  jobs  across  the  state.  In  feel  free  to  bring  a  dish  to  share  if  particular  Kahler  has  taken  the  Farm  \RXÂśG OLNH ¸ to  Plate  effort  —  Vermont’s  statewide  food  system  plan  to  increase  economic  development  and  jobs  in  the  farm  and  food  sector  and  improve  access  to  healthy  food  for  all  Vermonters  —  far  beyond  what  was  expected. “Ellen  embodies  Art  Gibb’s  legacy  because  she  is  a  humble  but  effec- &RPPXQLW\ &DUH WKH QRQ SURÂż W tive  leader  with  the  ability  to  bring  agency  serving  Marni,  has  given  her  and  her  family  unwavering  support  diverse  interests  to  the  table,â€?  said  both  personally  and  professionally  Kate  McCarthy,  VNRC’s  sustainable  communities  program  director.  “She  since  1980.  Marni  is  survived  by  her  parents,  works  with  those  interests  to  articulate  Kay  Stambler  and  Stanley  Greenberg;Íž  a  vision  for  the  future,  and  once  she  her  brother  Aaron  Stambler  and  does,  makes  that  future  happen.â€? Kahler  is  a  graduate  of  Bucknell  sister-Âin-Âlaw  Elaine  Miller;Íž  nieces  University  in  Pennsylvania  with  a  Sarah  and  Esther;Íž  step-Âsister  Lisa  Sawin  and  brother-Âin-Âlaw  Stephen  BA  in  political  science  and  from  the  Sawin;Íž  and  her  niece  Emma,  and  Kennedy  School  of  Government  at  nephews  Will  and  Oliver;Íž  and  her  Harvard  University  with  a  master’s  in Â
Kyle Young, 28, Monkton MONKTON  —  Trooper  Kyle  David  Young,  28,  of  Monkton,  Vt.,  formerly  of  Brownville,  N.Y.,  unex- pectedly  passed  away  Sept.  17,  2015,  while  training  for  the  State  Police  Tactical  Team. Kyle  was  born  on  Aug.  21,  1987,  to  Virginia  Bauter  Woolf  and  Carlton  Young  in  Watertown,  N.Y.  He  gradu- ated  from  General  Brown  High  School  in  2005  where  he  was  an  outstanding  athlete  in  both  football  and  lacrosse.  He  proudly  served  in  the  United  States  Air  Force  from  2007-Â2011,  including  tours  in  Iraq  and  Afghanistan.  After  his  honorable  discharge,  he  returned  to  the  Middle  East  where  he  worked  for  PSS/SGS,  doing  global  integrated  security.  Kyle  joined  the  Vermont  State  Police  in  January  2014  where  he  was  an  honored  trooper  at  the  time  of  his  death. Kyle  was  a  very  hands-Âon  proud  Daddy  to  his  two  beautiful  daugh- ters,  Kaydence  Young  (6  years)  and  Kinley  Young  (11  months),  who  were  the  light  of  his  life. He  is  survived  by  his  mother  and  stepfather,  Ginny  and  Michael  Woolf,  Watertown;Íž  father  and  step- mother,  Carlton  and  Dorrie  Young, Â
Henry Roy, 61, formerly of Middlebury
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Joseph Cotroneo Jr. memorial service BRANDON  —  A  memorial  service  for  Joseph  William  Cotroneo  Jr.,  who  died  Aug.  1,  2015,  at  age  71,  will  be  held  on  Friday,  Sept.  25,  at  Neshobe  Golf  Course  in  Brandon  from  7  to  10  p.m.  Cotroneo,  a  former  long-Âtime  Brandon  resident,  was  a  resident  of  Vero  Beach,  Fla.,  at  the  time  of  his  GHDWK ¸
JOSEPH Â COTRONEO Â JR.
Brownville;Íž  his  partner,  Alyssa  Smith,  and  their  daughter,  Kinley,  Vermont;Íž  his  former  wife,  Janelle,  and  their  daughter,  Kaydence,  Dexter;Íž Â
Kahler  lauded  for  green  work  in  Vt.
Âż UHZRRG FOHDQLQJ \RXU JDUDJH RU just  someone  to  listen,  he  was  there.  We  will  miss  his  huge  grin  and  infec- tious  laugh. Tony  has  gone  to  rest  with  his  mother;Íž  together  they  watch  over  Tony’s  twin  sister,  Roxanne  Marie  Smiel  of  Starksboro;Íž  his  baby  sister  and  best  friend  Jayme  Lee  Smiel  of  Burlington;Íž  and  his  precious  daugh- ters,  Brianna  Mary  Lynn  and  Layna Â
Marni Stambler, 44, Brandon BRANDON  —  Marni  Rachel  Stambler  died  on  September  21,  2015,  surrounded  by  loved  ones  and  her  beautiful  music.  Born  on  October  13,  1970,  in  Minneapolis,  MN,  Marni  was  a  strong,  deeply  loving,  and  feisty  person  right  from  the  start.  Just  before  Marni’s  second  birth- day,  she  moved  with  her  family  to  the  Burlington  area  and  enrolled  in  the  Ethan  Allen  Child  Care  Center.  There  her  fun  loving  attitude  and  her  sensi- tivity  to  the  feelings  of  adults  and  children  quickly  won  the  hearts  of  her  peers  and  teachers.  Overcoming  medical  predictions,  Marni  learned  to  walk  and  talk;Íž  and  with  her  teachers  and  peers  she  gained  a  sense  of  joy  and  humor  that  continued  throughout  her  life.  In  1982,  Marni  was  awarded  the  center’s  highest  honor,  the  “All  Time  Ethan  Allen  Child  Care  Center  Child.â€? Marni  attended  the  Schoolhouse  in  her  early  elementary  years  and  then,  with  the  support  of  Superintendent  Fred  Tuttle,  she  became  a  pioneer  entering  the  South  Burlington  Elementary  School  system,  where  she  again  won  the  hearts  of  all  with  whom  she  came  in  contact. Throughout  her  life  Marni  enjoyed  music,  cheered  on  the  Red  Sox  and  Patriots,  dreamed  of  traveling  “over  the  rainbow,â€?  and  continually  chal- lenged  herself  and  those  around  her.  In  the  last  14  years  of  her  life,  Marni  gained  a  second  family  when  she  moved  to  the  home  of  Jim  and Â
A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  10  a.m.  on  Thursday,  Sept.  24,  2015,  at  St.  Ambrose  Church  in  Bristol.  There  will  be  no  calling  KRXUV ,Q OLHX RI À RZHUV FRQWULEX tions  may  be  made  to  Mary  Bingham  Home  Care,  64  East  St.,  Bristol,  VT  ¸
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Tony Smiel, 28, Shoreham SHOREHAM  —  Tony  S.  Smiel,  28,  of  Shoreham  unexpectedly  passed  away  on  Sept.  6,  2015.  He  was  born  Oct.  1,  1986,  son  of  the  late  Mary  Ellen  Keefe  and  Keith  S.  Smiel  of  Starksboro.  Tony  was  a  generous  soul  who  ORYHG WR Âż VK DQG VSHQG WLPH ZLWK his  friends  and  family.  He  could  always  be  counted  on  to  lend  a  hand.  Whether  it  was  throwing  hay,  cutting Â
Massachusetts  and  Mary  Supernault  of  Port  Henry,  N.Y.;Íž  a  stepson,  Anthony  Guthrie;Íž  six  grandchildren;Íž  six  great-Âgrandchildren;Íž  two  great- great-Âgrandchildren;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. Predeceased  by  a  sister  Mary  Seidman.
MARNI  RACHEL  STAMBLER Brenda  Wade  and  their  children  Nikki  and  Taylor  and  grandchildren,  Hayden,  Brody  and  Roman;Íž  and  housemate  Donald  Larocque.  With  the  Wades,  she  was  adored,  loved,  and  they  learned  to  give  back  the  teasing  that  Marni  never  ceased  to  give  others. Among  the  medical  professionals  who  were  in  her  corner  and  under  her  thumb  for  years  are  pediatrician  Donald  Swartz  and  adult  physician  Jennifer  Gilwee.  Ray  Hathaway,  executive  director  of  Specialized Â
The  Addison  Independent  does  not  charge  to  print  a  100-Âword  Notice of Passing.  Families  may  opt  for  unedited Paid Obituaries,  which Â
First  elected  to  the  Vermont  Legislature  in  1962,  Gibb  was  deeply  involved  in  passing  legislation  to  ban  billboards,  enact  the  state’s  bottle  deposit  law,  regulate  junkyards  and  modernize  statutes  governing  local  and  regional  planning.  He  served  on  the  commission  that  laid  the  ground- work  for  Act  250  and  served  12  years  on  the  Vermont  Environmental  Board,  including  one  year  as  chair. For  more  information  about  the  Vermont  Natural  Resources  Council  visit  vnrc.org.
MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury’s  Co-Âoperative  Insurance  Companies’  vice  president  of  human  resources  was  recognized  by  her  co-Âworkers  and  industry  peers  for  her  contribu- tions  to  the  company,  her  profession,  and  the  community  this  month. Gina  Larrow  of  Middlebury  received  the  2015  HR  Professional  of  the  Year  award  from  the  Society  for  Human  Resource  Management  at  the  group’s  state  conference  in  Burlington  on  Sept.  10. Larrow  was  nominated  for  her  work  to  improve  employee  develop- ment  and  HR  requirements  planning,  her  leadership  on  a  company-Âwide  succession  planning  and  management  LQLWLDWLYH KHU UHÂż QHPHQW RI &R RSÂśV recruiting  and  hiring  processes,  and  the  trust  she’s  earned  from  the  company’s  employees  during  her  15  years  there. “Gina’s  guidance  and  leadership  have  enormous  impact  on  our  ability Â
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to  develop  our  current  staff  for  jobs  of  the  future  and  to  recruit  and  hire  the  right  people,â€?  wrote  Co-Âop  President  and  CEO  Marie  Jewett  in  the  nomination  letter. Larrow,  a  graduate  of  Champlain  College’s  business  program,  holds  the  Professional  in  Human  Resources  designation  from  the  Society  for  Human  Resource  Management.  She  KDV HDUQHG FHUWLÂż FDWLRQV WR DGPLQLV ter  and  interpret  both  Myers-ÂBriggs  Type  Indicator  and  Predictive  Index  tests.  She  was  a  past  leader  and  member  of  the  National  Association  of  Mutual  Insurance  Companies’  HR  committee,  and  assisted  in  organiz- ing  national  industry  conferences. Closer  to  home,  she  is  a  past  member  of  the  Middlebury  UD-Â3  school  board  and  the  board  of  direc- tors  of  the  United  Way  of  Addison  County,  and  is  a  champion  for  the  American  Cancer  Society’s  Relay  for  Life.
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public  administration.  Prior  to  joining  the  VSJF,  Kahler  was  the  executive  director  of  the  Peace  &  Justice  Center  in  Burlington. “Ellen  is  a  giver  of  self,  to  the  common  and  public  good,â€?  wrote  Peg  Elmer  Hough  in  nominating  Kahler  for  the  award.  “Peace  and  justice.  Sustainable  jobs.  A  strengthened  food  system.  Countless  hours  of  dedica- WLRQ IDU EH\RQG Âż QDQFLDO UHWXUQ IRU the  pure  joy  of  making  good  things  happen,â€?  she  wrote. Previous  recipients  of  the  Art  Gibb  award  (starting  with  the  most  recent)  include  Andrea  Morgante,  a  citizen  activist  from  Hinesburg;Íž  Bob  Klein,  long-Âtime  director  of  the  Vermont  chapter  of  the  Nature  Conservancy;Íž  John  Ewing,  long-Âtime  smart  growth  advocate  and  co-Âfounder  of  the  Vermont  Forum  on  Sprawl  (later  known  as  Smart  Growth  Vermont);Íž  Gus  Seelig,  executive  director  of  the  Vermont  Housing  and  Conservation  Board;Íž  Rob  Woolmington,  attorney,  Witten,  Woolmington  &  Campbell;Íž  Paul  Bruhn,  executive  director  of  the  Preservation  Trust  of  Vermont;Íž  Robert  Lloyd,  Tinmouth,  retired;Íž  and  Connie  Snow,  executive  director  of  the  Windham  and  Windsor  Housing  Trust. The  Arthur  Gibb  award  has  been  given  since  2006  to  a  Vermont  resi- dent  who  embodies  qualities  similar  to  those  of  the  late  Arthur  “Artâ€?  Gibb,  and  has  who  made  a  lasting  contri- bution  to  their  community,  region  or  state  in  advancing  smart  growth  policies. Â
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Symposium  keynote  lecture  at  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Starksboro.  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Sept.  24,  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  time  and  meeting  place  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Barak  TBA.  Moderate  4.5-Âmile  hike  with  a  nearly  adĂŠ  Soleil  kicks  off  the  2015  Clifford  Symposium,  “The  1,000-Âfoot  elevation  gain.  Hike  remote  woods  road  ‘good’  Body.â€?  Reception  follows.  Free.  Info:  www. on  a  working  tree  farm,  and  see  a  pond  and  waterfall.  middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Info:  ceciliaelwert@yahoo.com  or  802-Â453-Â8447.  More  Youth  swim  club  tryouts  at  Middlebury  College.  at  www.gmcbreadloaf.org. Thursday,  Sept.  24,  6  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Public  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  Natatorium.  Swimmers  ages  8-Â18  are  invited  to  try  out  7:30-Â10  a.m.,  Masonic  Lodge,  54  School  St.  Only  for  the  Middlebury  Aquatic  Club’s  fall/winter  season.  $8  for  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  blueberry  Info:  www.eteamz.com/middleburyaquaticclub  or  SDQFDNHV )UHQFK WRDVW KRPH IULHV ZDIĂ€ HV FRUQHG middleburyaquaticclub@gmail.com. beef  hash,  sausage  gravy  and  biscuits,  juice,  coffee  Katey  Stone,  head  coach  of  Harvard  women’s  ice  and  tea.  Proceeds  support  various  local  community  hockey  team,  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  24,  needs  and  organizations. 7  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  auditorium.  Better  L8  Than  Never  Car  Show  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  $W WKH 6RFKL 2O\PSLFV 6WRQH EHFDPH WKH Âż UVW 6HSW D P S P %ULVWRO UHFUHDWLRQ Âż HOG $QQXDO woman  to  lead  the  U.S.  women’s  national  ice  hockey  car  show,  with  music  and  food.  Spectator  admission  team.  Free.  Limited  seating;Íž  RSVP  free,  but  donations  to  Camp  Ta-ÂKum-ÂTa  accepted.  with  number  of  seats  requested  to  Hosted  by  the  Snake  Mountain  Cruisers.  Vehicle  regis- dbartlett@acsu.org.  The  MUHS  tration  $15,  or  $20  after  Aug.  28.  Info:  www.betterl8th- hockey  program  requests  donations  annever.com. of  non-Âperishable  food  items  for  the  Vermont  Sun  Half  Marathon  in  Addison  County  Food  Shelf.  Salisbury.  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  10  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Thurs. Maiden  Vermont  rehearsals  in  a.m.,  Branbury  State  Park.  Choice  of  Mixed Media Pastel, Thurs. Drawing, Mon PM Oils, Salisbury.  Thursday,  Sept.  24,  5K,  10K  or  13.1-Âmile  half  marathon.  Tues Beaded Jewelry, Thurs. AM Oils, Weds PM Wheel, 7-Â9:15  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  Register  at  www.vermontsuntriathlon- Thurs AM Hand Building. Children: Pottery-Wheel & School.  The  popular  four-Âpart  female  series.com.  a  cappella  chorus  is  welcoming  new  Fall  family  carnival  at  Middlebury  Hand Building, Mon. Adventures in Art, Imagining the singers  to  its  weekly  Thursday  night  College.  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  11  a.m.-Â2  Future, Art of the World, Holiday Gifts, Gingerbread rehearsals.  If  you  love  to  sing  close  p.m.,  Forest  Lawn.  For  the  Kids,  a  Fantasy. Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol. harmonies,  this  may  be  the  perfect  student  organization,  hosts  this  event  com, middleburystudioschool.org group  for  you.  Info:  388-Â1012. with  carnival  games,  free  food,  prizes,  bouncy  castle,  live  performances  and  more.  Free  admission,  donations  ZHOFRPH )XQGV UDLVHG EHQHÂż W WKH 9HUPRQW &KLOGUHQÂśV %DUQ GDQFH Âż HOG GD\ %%4 DQG VLOHQW DXFWLRQ LQ Hospital. Starksboro.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  4  p.m.,  Sentinel  “Building  Vermont’s  Moral  Economyâ€?  Farms,  4118  VT  Route  116.  Family  games  at  4  p.m.,  Chicken  pie  dinner  in  West  Addison.  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  event  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  25,  12:30  p.m.,  West  Addison  Community  House.  Adults  harvest  potluck  BBQ  at  5:30,  dance  and  live  music  at  8-Â9:30  a.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church.  $10,  kids  6-Â12  $5,  kids  5  and  younger  free.  Sponsored  6:30.  Generous  donation  $15,  adult  general  donation  One  of  eight  Vermont  Interfaith  Action  discussions  by  the  UMW  of  the  United  Methodist  Church  of  West  $10,  kids  12  and  younger  free.  All  proceeds  go  to  fund- around  the  state  to  speak  out  on  issues  about  how  the  Addison.  ing  programs  for  youth  at  Unbound  Grace. current  economy  is  moving  away  from  the  vision  of  a  Piano  virtuoso  Andreas  Boyde  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Hike  into  History  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  1-Â3  p.m.,  just  economy.  Refreshments,  presentation,  activities  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Stephen  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Program:  and  conversation.  Free.  Zeoli  uses  the  historic  Wintersmith  map  as  a  guide  Beethoven’s  “Moonlight  Sonata,â€?  Claude  Debussy’s  “Off  the  Wall:  Informal  Discussion  About  Artâ€?  at  for  exploring  Mount  Independence  as  it  was  in  the  “Imagesâ€?  and  Modest  Mussorgsky’s  “Pictures  at  the  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Sept.  25,  11:30  a.m.,  summer  of  1777.  Discover  traces  of  sites  shown  on  Exhibition.â€?  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended:  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Art  historian  James  the  map.  Info:  802-Â948-Â2000. 802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@brandon-Âmusic.net. van  Dyke  presents  “The  Resistance  of  Otto  Dix’s  VSO  Made  in  Vermont  concert  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Guided  history  walk  across  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridge.  Sunday,  Sept.  27,  1-Â3  p.m.,  meet  at  the  Silverpoints,â€?  which  considers  the  meaning  of  the  tech- Bridge.  Sept.  26,  7:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Part  of  nique  of  silverpoint  drawing  in  Dix’s  scenes  of  sex  and  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  State  Historic  the  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestra’s  annual  Vermont  violence  during  and  after  1933.  Conversation  contin- Site  Museum.  State  historic  site  tour.  Learn  more  at  www.vso.org/eventcatview. ues  over  a  light  lunch.  Lunch  provided;Íž  $5  donation  managers  Elsa  Gilbertson  php?id=1.  suggested;Íž  free  to  college  ID  cardholders.  Info:  www. “The  Female  Version  of  the  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  of  Chimney  Point,  Vt.,  and  middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Thomas  Hughes  of  Crown  stage  in  Brandon.   Saturday,  Sept.  26,  7:30  Arts  Walk  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Sept.  25,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Point,  N.Y.,  present  “Points  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  Based  on  Neil  downtown  Vergennes.  Summer  event  on  the  fourth  of  Interest,â€?  a  guided  walk  Simon’s  hilarious  comedy,  but  with  Florence  Friday  of  each  month,  with  receptions  and  artwork  across  the  bridge.  Rain  Unger  and  Olive  Madison.  Tickets  $8  adults,  displayed  at  participating  businesses  around  town.  or  shine.  Info:  759-Â2412.  $6  seniors/students/active  military,  available  Info:  info@creativespacegallery.org. “The  Female  Version  at  Carr’s  Florist  &  Gifts  or  at  the  door.  Also  Table  of  Grace  free  community  meal  in  Vergennes.  of  the  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  Sept.  27. Friday,  Sept.  25,  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Barak  adĂŠ  Soleil  performance  at  Middlebury  on  stage  in  Congregational  Church.  Served  monthly,  open  to  Brandon.  Sunday,  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  26.  8  p.m.,  DOO 6HSWHPEHU PHQX FKLFNHQ DQG ELVFXLWV VWXIÂż QJ Sept.  27,  2  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Soleil  is  a  vegetable,  cranberry  sauce  and  dessert.  Bring  friends. B r a n d o n  disabled  artist  of  color  who  passionately  Community  downtown  planning  walk  in  Vergennes.  Town  Hall.  embraces  the  politics  of  identity,  culture  and  Friday,  Sept.  25,  5:30  p.m.,  meet  on  the  city  green.  B a s e d  aesthetics,  with  precise  and  focused  atten- As  part  of  developing  a  “Vergennes  Downtown-ÂBasin  o n  tion  to  representations  of  race,  disability  and  Master  Plan,â€?  residents  are  invited  to  walk  down  to  the  body.  A  feature  presentation  of  the  2015  Otter  Creek  and  back  (1  mile  round  trip)  to  point  out  Clifford  Symposium,  “The  ‘good’  Body.â€?  concerns  about  downtown  bike  and  pedestrian  safety  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  and  share  ideas  for  improving  the  downtown  and  basin  802-Â443-Â3168. areas.  Also  on  Saturday. Free  community  concert  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Sept.  25,  7  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  O’hAnleigh  plays  upbeat  and  beautiful  Irish-ÂAmerican  songs  with  unique  vocal  harmonies  and  a  variety  of  instruments.  Coincides  with  the  last  Vergennes  Arts  Walk  of  the  season.  Info:  877-Â6737  or  info@vergennesopera- house.org. Jay  Craven’s  “Peter  and  Johnâ€?  on  screen  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  25,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Screening  of  a  new  seaside  drama  set  in  1872  Nantucket,  starring  Jacqueline  Bisset.  Q&A  with  Craven  and  co-Âstar  Gordon  Clapp  following  the  movie.  Tickets  at  the  door  or  at  www.townhalltheater.org.  “The  Female  Version  of  the  Odd  Coupleâ€?  on  stage  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Sept.  25,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  Based  on  Neil  Simon’s  hilarious  comedy,  but  with  Florence  Unger  and  Olive  Madison.  Tickets  $8  adults,  $6  seniors/students/active  military,  available  at  Carr’s  Florist  &  Gifts  or  at  the  door.  Also  on  Sept.  26  and  27.
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Tour  de  Farms  cycling  tour  in  and  around  Bristol.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  8:30  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  starting  from  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School,  ending  at  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival  on  the  town  green.  Eighth  annual  tour,  a  37-Âmile  route  with  local  food  samples  at  farms  and  restaurants  along  the  way.  Advance  registration  by  Sept.  18:  $35  adults,  $20  kids.  Tour  day  registration,  8:30-Â10:30  a.m.,  $55  adults,  $30  kids.  Register  at  http://acornvt.org/portfolio/tour-Âde-Âfarms.  Info:  info@ acornvt.org  or  802-Â382-Â0401. Ladies’  Rally  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  9  a.m.,  Vergennes  city  green.  Annual  fundraiser  for  the  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Drivers  of  classic,  fun  or  favorite  cars  or  motorcycles  are  welcome  to  join  the  rally  for  a  tour  of  Addison  County,  stopping  for  lunch  along  the  way.  Get  some  background  on  the  rally  and  download  a  registration  form  at  http://vergennesop- erahouse.org/home/rally.  Info:  802-Â877-Â6737  or  info@ vergennesoperahouse.org. Bristol  Harvest  Festival.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  downtown  Bristol.  Annual  fall  celebration  with  5K  race,  crafters/vendors,  children’s  venue,  apple  pie  contest  and  more,  farmers’  market,  bandstand  music.  Info:  www.bristolharvestfest.com. Downtown  projects  demonstration  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  10  a.m.,  Main  Street.  As  part  of  the  Vergennes  Downtown-ÂBasin  Master  Plan,  residents  are  invited  to  see  demonstrations  of  possible  ideas  for  improving  downtown  bike  and  pedestrian  safety.  'XFW WDSH FKDON DQG WUDIÂż F FRQHV ZLOO EH XVHG WR VHW XS temporary  bike  lanes,  bulb-Âouts  and  pedestrian  cross- ings  and  “refuge  islands.â€?  Art  on  Main  silent  auction  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  10  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  A  fundraiser  for  Art  RQ 0DLQ D QRQSURÂż W 6WRS E\ GXULQJ WKH %ULVWRO +DUYHVW )HVWLYDO WR ELG RQ Âż QH DUW DQG FUDIW ORFDO VHUYLFHV DQG JLIW FHUWLÂż FDWHV VRIW JRRGV DQG WKH ZDUHV RI WDOHQWHG local  vendors.  Proceeds  further  Art  on  Main’s  mission  to  support  the  arts,  local  artists  and  the  engagement  of  local  creative  communities.  Maker  Club  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  1-Â2  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  kids  5  and  up.  Kids  and  adults  are  invited  to  work  together  to  make  things  out  of  fabric,  toys,  crafts  and  electronics,  using  traditional  as  well  as  21st-Âcentury  methods,  including  circuit-Âbuilding  with  conductive  clay.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib. org. “Life  Itselfâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Sept.  26,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  documentary  recounting  the  inspiring  and  entertaining Â
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Preschool  story  time  for  children  in  Shoreham.  Monday,  Sept.  28,  10:30  a.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  For  children  ages  3-Â5  with  caregiver.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org. Dance  master  class  with  Rennie  Harris,  R.H.A.W.,  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  Sept.  28,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Philadelphia  dance  company  R.H.A.W.  (Rennie  Harris  Awe-Âinspiring  Works)  features  today’s  hottest  and  brightest  street  dancers  who  explore  the  evolution  of  street  dance  and  hip-Âhop  through  Harris’s  innovative  choreography.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. “Reading  Places:  Art,  Architecture  and  Gravestones  in  Early  Vermontâ€?  presentation  in  Monkton.  Monday,  Sept.  28,  7  p.m.,  Monkton  Fire  Station,  3747  States  Prison  Hollow  Road.  The  Monkton  Museum  and  Historical  Society  welcomes  William  Hosley,  who  will  talk  about  how  art  and  artifacts  can  be  used  to  understand  historical  experience  while  surveying  the  extraordinary  visual  allure  of  historic  Vermont.  Info:  802-Â482-Â2277  or  monktonmhs@gmail.com. “Documenting  China’s  Great  Famine  Part  Iâ€?  at Â
Middlebury  College.  Monday,  Sept.  28,  7  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  screening  of  “Because  of  Hunger:  Diary  ,´ DQG WDON E\ Âż OPPDNHU :X :HQJXDQJ 7KH ÂłJUHDW famineâ€?  is  the  Chinese  famine  of  1959-Â1961  when  20  million  to  40  million  people  died.  Free.  Banned  Books  Week  book  discussion  in  Shoreham.  Monday,  Sept.  28,  7  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Join  us  by  selecting  a  title  from  the  list  of  commonly  banned  books  for  an  exciting  book  discussion.  Light  refresh- ments  served.  Banned  books  list:  www.ala.org/bbooks/ frequentlychallengedbooks/top100.  Many  are  at  the  Platt.  Info:  897-Â2647  or  www.plattlib.org.
Sep
29
TUESDAY
Chicken  pie  supper  in  Weybridge.  Tuesday,  Sept.  29,  5:30-Â8  p.m.,  Weybridge  Congregational  Church.  Annual  event  with  seatings  at  5:30  and  7  p.m.  Harvest  meal  of  chicken  pie,  mashed  potatoes  and  squash,  salad,  side  dishes,  and  apple  and  pumpkin  pies.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $6  children  10  and  under.  Reservations  required.  Info  and  reservations:  802-Â545-Â2538. Community  chorus  rehearsal  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  Sept.  29,  7  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  The  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  prepares  for  its  Thanksgiving  concert.  The  chorus  meets  Sunday  and  Tuesday  evenings  and  is  open  to  all  without  audition.  For  info,  contact  conductor  Jeff  Rehbach  at  989-Â7355. “Best  of  the  Festâ€?  documentary  screenings  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  29,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Three  top  documentaries  from  the  recent  Middlebury  New  Filmmakers  Festival  will  be  screened:  two  shorts,  “My  Gal,  Rosemarieâ€?  and  “John  the  Baptist,â€?  and  a  feature,  “The  River  and  the  Bush.â€?  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH www.townhalltheater.org,  or  at  the  door.  “Documenting  China’s  Great  Famine  Part  IIâ€?  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  Sept.  29,  7  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  screening  of  “Self-ÂPortrait:  At  47  KMâ€?  and  a  Q&A  with  director  Zhang  Mengqi.  The  “great  famineâ€?  is  the  Chinese  famine  of  1959-Â1961  when  20  million  to  40  million  people  died.  Free.  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Orwell.  Tuesday,  Sept.  29,  7-Â8  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  an  exhibit  of  wildlife  and  landscape  works  by  local  oil-Âon-Âcanvas  artist  Craig  S.  Hanson.  Light  refreshments  served.  Info:  802-Â948-Â2041.
Sep
30
WEDNESDAY
“Autumn  Poems  by  Robert  Frostâ€?  reading  and  discussion  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Sept.  30,  3  p.m.,  The  Residence  at  Otter  Creek  Founders’  Room.  Peter  Gilbert,  execu- tive  director  of  the  Vermont  Humanities  Council,  frequent  commentator  on  VPR  and  executor  of  Frost’s  estate,  will  read  and  talk  about  a  handful  of  Frost’s  poems  that  are  set  in  autumn.  Light  appetizers  and  beverages  served.  RSVP  to  802-Â388-Â1220  or  cleach@ residenceatottercreek.com.
Oct
1
THURSDAY
Working  Board  Luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  11:30  a.m.-Â1:30  p.m.,  Carol’s  Hungry  Mind.  Common  Good  Vermont  invites  members  of  any  board  to  a  luncheon  and  talk.  Hillary  Boone  of  Benchmarks  for  a  Better  Vermont  presents  “Three  Questions  Every  Board  Member  Should  Ask.â€?  Network  with  fellow  board  members.  Register  at  http://bit.ly/1QX7dds.  Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  noon,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  On  the  menu:  roast  pork,  mashed  potatoes,  applesauce,  green  beans,  and  peach  upside  down  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Local  author  Andrea  Chesman  shares  her  book,  “The  Backyard  Homestead  Book  of  Kitchen  Know-ÂHow.â€?  Tasting  follows.  “Long  Term  Recoveryâ€?  forum  on  opiate  use  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  6  p.m.,  Brandon  Inn.  Brandon  Cares  offers  an  open  forum  to  discuss  what  is  being  done  in  the  community  to  ensure  long-Âterm  recovery  from  opiate  use  and  talk  about  what  can  be  done.  Twist  O’  Wool  spinning  guild  meeting  in  Middlebury. Thursday,  Oct.  1,  7  p.m.,  American  Legion,  49  Wilson  Road.  General  meeting  followed  by  a  program  on  SUHSDULQJ Âż EHU IRU VSLQQLQJ XVLQJ D EOHQGLQJ ERDUG combs,  hand  cards  and  possibly  a  drum  carder.  Info:  453-Â5960. Maiden  Vermont  rehearsals  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  Oct.  1,  7-Â9:15  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  The  popular  four-Âpart  female  a  cappella  chorus  is  welcom- ing  new  singers  to  its  weekly  Thursday  night  rehears- als.  If  you  love  to  sing  close  harmonies,  this  may  be  the  perfect  group  for  you.  Info:  388-Â1012.
Oct
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FRIDAY
Ladies  Aide  Industria  rummage  sale  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  8  a.m.-Â6  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Annual  two-Âday  rummage  sale.  Donations  accepted  Wednesday,  Sept.  30,  from  1-Â7  p.m.  No  electronics.  Info:  453-Â3364. “Comics  and  the  Art  of  Visual  Communicationâ€?  presentation  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  noon,  Dana  Auditorium.  Author  and  comics  artist  Scott  McCloud  offers  a  fast-Âmoving  visual  presentation  that  shines  a  light  on  trends  in  the  once-Âmaligned  medium  RI FRPLFV ZKLFK LV Âż QDOO\ FRPLQJ RI DJH DV DQ DUWLVWLF and  literary  form.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168. Dinner  and  Conversation  with  Friends  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  Oct.  2,  6:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Lower  Lobby.  A  pre-Âperformance  dinner  prior  to  an  evening  of  chamber  music  by  Sophie  Shao.  Buffet  meal  includes  wine,  salad,  planko-Âencrusted  pork  cutlets,  penne  puttanesca,  mashed  red  potatoes  and  seasonal  vegetables,  with  coffee,  tea  and  caramel  Granny  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 and  String  Trio  in  G  Major,  Op.  9,  No.  1;Íž  and  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
Oct
3
SATURDAY
Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  time  and  meeting  place  TBA.  Moderate  but  steep  hike  to  the  Bristol  Ledges.  Two  miles  round  trip,  960-Âfoot  ascent.  Park  at  Bristol  green  and  walk  10  minutes  to  trailhead.  Great  views  of  Bristol  and  Champlain  Valley.  Bring  water  and  snack.  Hiking  poles  recommended.  Info:  RU UXWKSHQÂż HOG#JPDLO FRP 0RUH DW www.gmcbreadloaf.org. Dead  Creek  Wildlife  Day  in  Addison.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  7  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Dead  Creek  Wildlife  Management  Area,  Route  17.  Annual  event  for  all  ages.  Bird  band- ing  demonstrations,  bird  watching,  decoy  carving,  wildlife  photography  lessons,  nature  walks,  hunting  dog  demonstrations,  illustrated  talks,  kids’  activities  and  more.  New  wild  game  cooking  contest;Íž  learn  more  at  802-Â828-Â1193.  Free.  See  full  schedule  of  events  at  ZZZ YWÂż VKDQGZLOGOLIH XQGHU :DWFK :LOGOLIH Pancake  breakfast  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  8-Â10  a.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  Free-Âwill  offering. Ladies  Aide  Industria  rummage  sale  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  8  a.m.-Ânoon,  Burnham  Hall.  Annual  two-Âday  rummage  sale.  Sunday:  $2  per  bag.  Donations  accepted  Wednesday,  Sept.  30,  from  1-Â7  p.m.  No  elec- tronics.  Info:  453-Â3364. Harvest  season  sale  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  9  a.m.-Â1  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Pumpkins,  gourds,  baked  goods  and  books  for  sale.  Proceeds  support  the  library.  Info:  802-Â948-Â2041. Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  statewide.  An  annual  Vermont  Crafts  Council  event,  in  which  artists  all  over  Vermont  open  their  doors  to  the  public.  For  information  on  open  studios  in  Addison  County,  visit  www.vermontcrafts. com/OSW/Addison.html.  Continues  Sunday. Climate  Revival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  noon-Â3  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green  and  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church.  A  free  event  to  embolden  efforts  to  care  for  the  Earth.  Sustainable  foods  potluck  on  the  green  with  activities  for  all  ages,  followed  by  a  service  of  music,  singing,  art,  poetry,  prayer,  meditation  and  more.  Info:  pastor_weybridge@gmavt.net. Green  Mountain  Oktoberfest  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  noon-Â5  p.m.,  Hancock  town  green.  Featuring  more  than  20  vendors,  10  Vermont  brews  and  ciders,  music,  games,  a  magic  show  and  food. Ben  Cosgrove  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Composer,  pianist  and  multi-Âinstrumentalist  Ben  Cosgrove  performs.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended:  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@brandon-Âmusic.net. The  Ana  Egge  Acoustic  Trio  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  Oct.  3,  7:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  welcomes  singer-Âsongwriter  Ana  Egge,  with  Alex  Hargreaves  RQ Âż GGOH DQG 'DYLG 0RVV RQ &HOOR 5HIUHVKPHQWV Community  house  is  wheelchair  accessible  but  the  bathrooms  are  not.  Admission  $15  generous,  $10  general,  $3  children.  Info:  388-Â9782.
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SUNDAY Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  statewide.  An  annual Â
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Vroooooom THE  BETTER  L8  Than  Never  Car  Show  draws  crowds  to  the  Bristol  Recreation  Field  last  year.  Over  200  vehi- cles  are  expected  at  the  11th  annual  event,  which  takes  place  this  Sunday,  Sept.  26,  from  9  a.m.-Â4  p.m.
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Vermont  Crafts  Council  event,  in  which  artists  all  over  Vermont  open  their  doors  to  the  public.  For  information  on  open  studios  in  Addison  County,  visit  www.vermontcrafts.com/OSW/Addison.html.  CROP  Hunger  Walk  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  noon,  Middlebury  WRZQ JUHHQ $QQXDO IXQGUDLVHU WR Âż JKW KXQJHU DQG SRYHUW\ ERWK ORFDOO\ and  afar.  People  of  all  ages  and  abilities  welcome.  Registration  starts  at  noon,  walk  starts  at  1  p.m.  Rain  location  for  registration:  Middlebury  Congregational  Church.  For  pledge  form  and  to  sign  up,  call  388-Â1561  or  visit  www.churchworldservice.org. Harvest  Fest  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  1  p.m.,  Central  Park.  Come  make  “harvest  peopleâ€?  and  take  one  home  for  free.  Hay  rides,  pumpkins  and  more.  Info:  246-Â6401. Mount  Zion  hike  in  Hubbardton.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  2-Â5  p.m.,  meet  at  +XEEDUGWRQ %DWWOHÂż HOG 6WDWH +LVWRULF 6LWH +LNH XS 0RXQW =LRQ ZLWK site  interpreter  Carl  Fuller  to  enjoy  the  fall  colors  and  aerial  view  of  the  +XEEDUGWRQ EDWWOHÂż HOG DQG VXUURXQGLQJ 0RXQWDLQV :HDU VWXUG\ VKRHV dress  for  the  weather.  Bring  water.  Info:  802-Â759-Â2412. Dance  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  2  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Andrea  Olsen  presents  “Dancing  in  Wild  Places:  Seaweed  and  Ocean  Heath,â€?  a  dance  in  seven  sections  with  text  and  movement,  introduced  by  John  Elder.  Free.  Info:  www.middle- bury.edu/arts  or  802-Â443-Â3168.
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Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Sunday,  Oct.  4,  10  a.m.-Â5  p.m.,  statewide.  An  annual  Vermont  Crafts  Council  event,  in  which  artists  all  over  Vermont  open  their  doors  to  the  public.  For  information  on  open  studios  in  Addison  County,  visit  www. vermontcrafts.com/OWS/Addison.html.  Continues  Oct.  5.
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Flu  vaccine  clinic  in  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  Oct.  6,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Armory  Lane.  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. “Best  of  the  Festâ€?  narrative  drama  screenings  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Oct.  6,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Three  top  narrative  dramas  from  the  recent  Middlebury  New  Filmmakers  Festival  will  be  screened:  two  shorts,  “Minimum  Wageâ€?  and  “Stunned,â€?  and  a  feature,  “The  Sound  and  WKH 6KDGRZ ´ 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH www.townhalltheater.org,  or  at  the  door.
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I’m  not  naĂŻve.  I  know  well  the  requirements  ingâ€?  or  “clear  articulation  of  ideas  Do  our  students  ever  imagine  to  get  into  medical  school  or  law  school.  But  the  ever in  both  oral  and  written  forms  of  we  love  them?  Not  unlike  academic,  social  and  extra-Âcurricular  pressures  imagine that we that  expression.â€? parental  love,  our  love  of  our  my  students  place  upon  themselves  did  not  domi- Others,  and  I  was  one  of  them,  love them? Not students  persists  (most  of  the  time)  nate  my  undergraduate  experience  in  the  same  spoke  of  the  importance  of  a  liberal  unlike parental regardless  of  whether  they  are  way.  If  I  played  rugby  and  directed  a  play  in  the  arts  education  in  an  ever  more  acting  entitled,  not  paying  atten- same  semester,  I  didn’t  think  it  was  a  crime  to  get  specialized,  technology-Âbased  and  love, our love tion,  taking  their  opportunities  for  a  bunch  of  B’s. consumerist  society.  How  might  of our students granted  or  simply  driving  us  crazy.  So  what  has  changed?  And  why?  Is  it  just  The  we  communicate  the  value  of  the  On  our  best  days  and  in  the  grand  Way  Things  Are  Now?  And  yet  underneath  this  liberal  arts  to  our  students  when  persists (most of scheme,  we  love  the  material  and  shift,  some  things  haven’t  changed.  When  I  ask  my  the  metaphorical  neon  lights  on  the time) regardwe  love  our  students.  students  to  pause  and  think  about  their  lives,  many  their  foreheads  steadily  blink,  But  so  often  I  overhear  conver- tell  me  that  they  don’t  really  want  things  to  be  this  “But  I  need  to  get  a  job!â€?  These  less of whether sations  between  students  —  do  way.  They  want  to  take  a  class  “just  for  funâ€?  or  kinds  of  responses  took  us  into  a  they are acting they  ever  bother  to  look  behind  maybe  cut  down  on  their  extra-Âcurricular  commit- deeper  conversation  about  teach- them?  —  wherein  they  describe  ments.  They  want  time  to  think  and  permission  to  ing  and  learning.  “Good!â€?  David  entitled, not their  chosen  classes  as  if  their  think  the  thoughts  that  matter  to  them.  They  don’t  cheerfully  remarked  (nice  teaching  paying attenprofessors  were  personally  out  really  want  “to  play  the  game,â€?  but  they’ve  been  move  there,  David,  positively  rein- get  them  (trust  me,  we  aren’t,  trained  to  think  they  have  to  play  it.  tion, taking their to  forcing  our  contributions,  however  though  we  would  like  you  to  do  I’ll  never  forget  this  summer’s  nothing-Âlike-Âan- shallow  they  would  come  seem  in  opportunities most  of  the  reading).  For  many  academic  conference.  I’ll  never  forget  the  level  of  retrospect). undergraduates,  it  seems,  the  companionship  I  felt  when  I  heard  other  scholars  for granted or “OK.  Let’s  pause  again  and  classroom  has  become  a  kind  talk  about  love,  while  simultaneously  confessing  breathe.  Take  some  time  to  let  more  simply driving of  intellectual  soccer  field,  or  that  they  were  afraid  to  use  the  term  in  a  faculty  teaching  dreams  enter  in.  What  do  us crazy. battleground,  where  the  goal  is  meeting.  It  was  enlightening  and  comforting,  you  really  want  your  students  to  to  “figure  out  what  the  professor  disturbing  and  inspiring.  It  was  a  truly  spacious  learn?â€?  We  paused.  We  pondered.  wantsâ€?  and  score  the  winning  A.  conversation  about  what  it  means  to  learn,  to  Could  we  go  there?  Could  we  listen  to  what  might  The  more  I  talk  to  college  students,  younger  kids  teach  and  to  navigate  the  troubled  waters  of  higher  arise  when  we  shifted  our  collective  attention  from  and  parents,  the  more  I  realize  this  “game  playingâ€?  education  in  America.  I  want  more  conversations  our  heads  to  our  hearts?â€?  Then  David  asked  the  begins  soon  after  formal  education  starts. like  these. dreaded  question,  the  very  question  we  pose  on  a  Often  before  the  age  of  seven,  privileged  kids  Rebecca  Kneale  Gould  is  a  writer,  scholar  of  regular  basis:  “Would  anyone  like  to  share  what  are  suffering  under  the  competitive  Big  Squeeze  religion  and  senior  lecturer  in  the  Environmental  you  wrote?â€?  Silence.  The  tables  were  turned  and  we  of  expected  academic  and  extra-Âcurricular  Studies  Program  at  Middlebury  College.  She  tends  didn’t  like  the  reversal.  After  a  time,  we  got  over  achievement,  just  as  their  parents  are  confront- —  and  learns  a  great  deal  from—  a  small  flock  of  ourselves. ing  a  similar  Big  Squeeze  at  work.  Meanwhile,  sheep  in  Monkton.
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PAGE  12A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  24,  2015
6KRZLQJ ÂżOPV DURXQG 1HZ (QJODQG FDQ EH IXQ By  JAY  CRAVEN I’m  on  the  road  again,  this  time  for  our  200-ÂTown  New  England  Tour  IRU Âł3HWHU DQG -RKQ ´ WKH ÂżOP , PDGH through  the  Movies  from  Marlboro  program,  and  I’ll  be  stopping  in  Middlebury  this  weekend. In  the  Marlboro  College  program  I  work  with  22  professionals  and  32  VWXGHQWV IRU D ÂżOP LQWHQVLYH VHPHVWHU every  two  years  to  make  an  ambitious  GUDPDWLF IHDWXUH ÂżOP JAY  CRAVEN “Peter  and  Johnâ€?  is  set  in  1872  Nantucket,  Mass.,  and  it’s  based  on  a  near  ready.  I  still  needed  to  set  up  Guy  de  Maupassant  novel  about  two  100  chairs.  But  people  were  lined  up  brothers  whose  relationship  strains  around  the  block  and  I  re-Âtackled  the  when  the  younger  one  receives  word  stack,  bending  my  knees  slightly  like  I’d  seen  pictured  on  wall  posters  at  of  a  strange  inheritance. The  picture  stars  Jacqueline  Bisset  warehouses.  The  only  problem  was  and  Emmy-Âwinning  Gordon  Clapp  that  you  can’t  bend  your  knees  when  (“NYPD  Blue,â€?  “Return  of  the  you’re  trying  to  reach  up  and  across  Secaucus  7â€?)  who  will  join  me  for  a  a  seven-Âfoot  pile  of  chairs  to  grapple  Q&A  after  our  Vermont  tour  debut  at  the  top  unit  free.  So  I  just  hefted  the  the  Middlebury  Town  Hall  Theater  stubborn  buggers  loose,  many  of  them  interlocked  with  the  ones  below.  this  Friday,  Sept.  25,  at  7  p.m. I  have  had  many  adventures,  criss- These  chairs  had  a  will  of  their  own  FURVVLQJ 1HZ (QJODQG ZLWK P\ ÂżOPV —  to  resist. Howard  Mosher  walked  up  from  during  these  past  30  years.  During  my  WKH JURXQG Ă€RRU Âł&RPH -D\ OHW PH 2007  “Disappearancesâ€?  Vermont  tour,  introduce  you  to  Maurice.â€?  Howard  my  1998  Subaru  Outback  was  doing  pointed  out  the  window  to  a  skinny  ¿QH XQWLO D VKLQ\ UHG [ SLFNXS FDPH careening  straight  at  me  as  I  climbed  older  fellow  with  a  startled  look  on  his  Route  4  headed  to  Rutland.  I  pegged  face.  He  had  long,  yellow-Âwhite  hair  a  hard  right  to  avoid  a  huge  crash  but  DQG D EHDUG WKDW KH ODWHU FRQÂżUPHG hadn’t  been  cut  careened  into  a  deep  for  35  years.  “He  culvert  that  tore  off  my  wants  to  know  if  e wants PXIĂ€HU DQG SXQFWXUHG it’s  OK  to  drink  to know if my  gas  tank.  From  then  beer  during  the  RQ , FRXOG RQO\ ÂżOO WKH it’s OK to show.  He’s  got  tank  to  about  60  percent.  drink beer during stomach  cancer  The  headaches  I  got  and  says  beer’s  the show. He’s got from  the  fumes  didn’t  the  only  medicine  respond  to  aspirin.  Soft  stomach cancer ice  cream  was  the  only  and says beer’s the that  works.  He  threw  all  his  pills  decent  antidote  I  found.  only medicine that down  the  toilet.  At  my  Irasburg  Come  meet  him.â€? works. screening  that  summer,  “I’d  like  to,  I  was  nervous  because  Howard,â€?  I  say.  it  was  my  longtime  collaborator  “But  I  don’t  have  time  right  now.  Howard  Mosher’s  hometown  and  I  But  he  can  drink  the  beer  if  he  wants  knew  he’d  be  there.  And,  as  I  unloaded  the  equipment  and  carried  it  upstairs  to.â€?  I  could  see  that  Maurice  was  fast  into  the  big  main  room,  I  noticed  two  becoming  a  candidate  for  a  character  huge  stacks  of  heavy  wooden  chairs,  in  Howard’s  next  book,  but  I  didn’t  four  seats  ganged  to  a  unit.  “I’ll  worry  have  time  for  him.  Plus,  dark  after- about  these  later,â€?  I  told  the  building  noon  clouds  had  lifted  and  I  became  obsessed  about  the  light  streaming  manager  who  watched  as  I  worked. I  set  up  the  projector  and  tested  the  through  the  windows.  “I’ve  got  to  sound.  Then  I  turned  to  the  seven-Âfoot  darken  the  room,â€?  I  told  Howard.  “But  stacks  and  wrestled  chairs  off  the  pile  I  forgot  my  black  cloth  and  there’s  no  and  into  makeshift  rows,  four  chairs  at  ladder.â€?  Howard  looked  at  the  windows.  “I  a  time.  Sweating  hard  in  the  90-Âdegree  see  what  you  mean.â€?  The  Irasburg  upstairs  heat,  I  felt  my  back  straining  VR , OD\ RQ WKH Ă€RRU 7KH Ă€RRU IHOW writer  helped  me  move  a  few  more  good.  Ori,  a  Wesleyan  freshman  I’d  chairs  off  the  pile  as  audience  hired  to  sell  tickets,  called  from  down- members  climbed  the  stairs.  “Never  stairs.  “Are  we  ready  to  let  people  in?â€?  thought  I’d  see  you  do  real  work,â€?  “Just  a  minute,â€?  I  say,  getting  back  said  one  audience  member  to  Howard. “It  will  be  the  last  time  I  do.  I  on  my  feet.  In  fact,  I  was  nowhere Â
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promise  you  that,â€?  says  Howard. I  ran  to  Ray’s  Market  and  came  back  with  black  garbage  bags  to  tape  to  the  windows.  Meanwhile,  Howard  kept  setting  up  chairs.  Back  in  the  hall,  progress  on  the  chairs  had  stopped  when  Howard  was  commandeered  by  another  local  fellow.  I  catch  a  snippet  of  their  conversation.  “These  guys  said  they  were  Nazis  but  they’re  some  of  the  nicest  people  I’ve  ever  met,â€?  said  the  man  in  his  40s.  “And  their  stories  are  unbelievable.â€?  I’m  sure  they  were.  I  convinced  myself  that  we’ve  set  up  enough  chairs  but  the  crowd  keeps  coming  up  the  stairs  so  I  take  one  more  run  at  the  tangled  stack.  Twenty  minutes  later,  the  show  is  rolling  and  I  checked  out  the  situation  downstairs,  where  Howard’s  new  friend,  Maurice,  had  stepped  out  for  a  cigarette  and  some  conversation  with  Ori.  “Thanks  for  letting  me  drink  the  beer,â€?  he  said.  “I  ain’t  rowdy  or  nothing.  I  just  need  it.  Only  thing  that  works.â€?  Maurice  said  he  was  71  and  had  just  gotten  engaged.  “Hell,  I  can  drink  a  24-Âpack  of  beer  and  its  like  noth- ing  at  all,â€?  he  says.  “That’s  what  my  girlfriend  likes  about  me.  She’ll  be  my  third  wife.  First  one  dropped  dead  at  34.  I’d  grown  my  beard  and  was  all  set  to  play  Santa  at  the  local  grange  hall.  Driving  over  to  it,  she  just  dropped  dead  in  the  car.  I  ain’t  shaved  since.â€?  The  show  goes  well  and  audience  members  offer  gracious  comments  as  they  leave.  Ori  and  I  pack  up  the  equipment  and  haul  it  out  to  my  car.  This  prompts  a  feeling  of  relief.  It’s  10:15  p.m.  “What  about  the  chairs?â€?  I  said. “Maybe  they’d  like  to  keep  them  set  up,â€?  said  Ori. “That  may  be  wishful  thinking,â€?  I  replied. Exhausted,  we  trudged  back  up  the  stairs  to  fold,  carry,  and  re-Âstack  the  heavy  wooden  chairs.  It  was  better  with  two  people  and  we  were  done  in  45  minutes.  It  was  11  p.m.  I  was  worried  that  all  this  work  would  prove  too  much  for  young  Ori.  But  she  remained  game. “It’s  good  to  get  the  worst  date  out  of  the  way  early  in  the  tour,â€?  she  said. “Yes.  But  it  may  not  be  the  worst  date,â€?  I  replied.  Then,  wanting  to  keep  her  spirits  up,  I  added,  “But  it  might  be.  You  just  never  know.â€? Jay  Craven,  the  artistic  director  for  the  Middlebury  New  Filmmakers  Festival,  is  an  award-Âwinning  direc- tor,  writer  and  producer  whose  QDUUDWLYH ÂżOPV LQFOXGH Âł$ 6WUDQJHU in  the  Kingdomâ€?  (1997).  He  also  created  several  documentaries  and  DQ (PP\ $ZDUG ZLQQLQJ WHOHYLVLRQ comedy  series.
MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  CHAPLAIN  Laurie  Jordan,  right,  on  joins  with  Dean  Katy  Smith  Abbott,  college  students  and  the  family  of  student  Nathan  Alexander  on  campus  Saturday  to  dedicate  a  tree  and  a  plaque  to  Alexander,  who  died  in  his  dorm  room  last  April  due  to  suicide.
Friends,  family,  college  remember  student  who  died  at  Middlebury Alexander’s  loss  renews  suicide  prevention  efforts By  JULIA  JOHN MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  College  Chaplain  Laurie  Jordan  stood  between  a  newly  planted  Japanese  tree  lilac  and  a  small  group  convened  in  the  late  morn- ing  sunshine  gracing  the  Ross  Commons  Courtyard  outside  the  dining  hall  this  past  Saturday.  A  plaque  inscribed  with  “Nathan  J.  Alexander  ’17  (July  31,  1994  -  April  2,  2015)â€?  and  set  in  granite  lay  at  the  foot  of  the  sapling. “We  know  that  this  will  be  a  special  place  where  Nathan’s  memory  will  be  honored  and  his  enduring  presence  will  be  felt  among  us  for  years  to  come,â€?  Jordan  told  her  audience.  “In  these  moments  together,  here  by  this  tree,  we  want  to  revisit  our  favorite  memories  of  him,  near  to  the  places  on  campus  that  he  called  home  during  his  years  at  Middlebury.â€? Alexander’s  parents,  staff  from  WKH &KDSODLQÂśV 2IÂżFH DQG IULHQGV and  faculty  who  were  closely  connected  to  him  attended  the  memorial  tree  dedication  on  Sept.  19.  They  wiped  away  tears  and  smiled  as  they  shared  moments  of  VLOHQW UHĂ€HFWLRQ DQG SUD\HU FRQVRO- A  JAPANESE  TREE  lilac  and  a  plaque  inscribed  to  a  Middlebury  Col- ing  lines  of  poetry,  and  happy  memories  of  the  student,  who  lege  student  who  committed  suicide  last  spring  were  dedicated  in  the  committed  suicide  in  his  nearby  Ross  Common  Courtyard  on  the  Middlebury  campus  last  Saturday. dormitory  room  last  spring.  Parsons  selects  a  suitable  tree  that  campus.â€? “I  think  it  was  meaningful  to  would  thrive  in  that  spot.  The  dedi- This  year,  the  college  plans  to  everyone  who  was  there,â€?  said  cation  occurs  several  months  to  a  keep  training  students,  faculty  Nathan’s  father,  Bart  Alexander,  year  after  the  death,  depending  on  and  staff  under  an  expanded  QPR  who  had  returned  to  campus  with  the  family’s  wishes.  program. wife  Joan  Alexander  for  the  event.  “The  purpose  of  the  tree  dedica- Middlebury  is  even  bring- “To  be  quite  literal,  it  helped  ground  tion  was  to  allow  students,  faculty  ing  nationally  renowned  clini- the  experience,  and  helped  all  of  and  staff  an  opportunity  to  come  cal  psychologist  Sally  Spencer- us  remember  Nathan’s  life  and  not  together  with  Nathan’s  father  Thomas  to  campus  this  week  to  focus  solely  on  his  death.â€? and  his  father’s  wife  in  a  moment  work  with  the  community  on  “I  was  really  happy  with  the  of  remembrance,â€?  said  Abbott.  suicide  prevention.  people  who  turned  up  and  shared  “Gathering  at  the  outset  of  a  new  “The  fact  that  Sally’s  coming  their  thoughts,  feelings  and  stories  academic  year  allowed  us  to  recog- on  campus  is  a  good  sign  that  the  about  Nathan,â€?  said  Middlebury  nize  the  loss  of  a  student  to  this  community  is  reaching  out  for  sophomore  Maryam  Mahboob,  who  community,  and  to  celebrate  what  some  real  expertise  on  what  to  do,â€?  befriended  the  deceased  through  a  he  brought  to  the  campus  during  said  Bart  Alexander,  a  friend  of  mutual  friend  in  January.  “Having  his  time  here.â€?  Spencer-ÂThomas. us  all  come  together  was  part  of  the  COLLEGE  RESPONSE In  addition,  the  college  will  healing  process.â€? Since  Alexander’s  suicide,  the  evaluate  stress,  health  and  wellness  “Mourning  balanced  by  grati- college  has  continued  to  implement  on  campus  this  year  through  exten- tude,  humor  and  love  might  be  the  Question,  Persuade,  Refer,  known  sive  conversations  with  profes- best  way  to  describe  it,â€?  reflected  as  QPR,  a  nationally  recognized  sors,  staff  members  and  students.  Katy  Smith  suicide  preven- Faculty  discussed  the  issue  in  their  Abbott,  vice  pres- tion  program  ¿UVW PHHWLQJ RI WKH \HDU LQ HDUO\ ident  for  student  “(The memorial tree that  Middlebury  September.  affairs  and  dean  and service) helped launched  in  the  Scheduled  and  drop-Âin  sessions  of  the  college. fall  of  2014.  It  with  a  counselor/psychologist  at  Whenever  an  ground the experiemphasizes  the  Parton  Counseling  already  provide  enrolled  student  ence, and helped need  to  pay  close  students  with  support  on  campus  passes  away,  the  attention  to  those  throughout  the  week.  As  always,  the  college  plants  a  all of us remember who  appear  to  be  Charles  P.  Scott  Center  for  Spiritual  commemorative  Nathan’s life and struggling,  and  and  Religious  Life  remains  a  tree  accompanied  to  ask  directly  if  source  of  assistance  for  students  in  not focus solely on by  a  stone  bearing  they  have  suicidal  UHOLHYLQJ VWUHVV DQG ÂżQGLQJ VRODFH a  plaque  with  the  his death.â€? thoughts  or  feel- through  various  means.  These  deceased’s  name,  ings.  The  initia- include  practicing  their  spiritual  or  — Nathan Alexander’s his  or  her  dates  of  tive  has  trained  religious  traditions,  forming  steady  father, Bart birth  and  death,  over  100  people,  routines  and  weekly  rituals,  and  and  the  name  of  including  all  of  connecting  with  peers  and  college  the  tree  species.  the  student  resi- professionals.  “Each  year  this  dential  life  staff,  student  health  and   “Students  and  faculty  seem  to  tree  will  cycle  through  the  seasons,  wellness  leaders,  student  affairs  recognize  this  is  something  from  people  will  find  relief  and  shel- deans,  and  other  residential  staff.  which  we  have  to  learn,â€?  Alexander  ter  in  its  shade,  they  will  delight  “Direct  inquiry  about  suicidal  said.  “Something  broke  down  not  in  its  growth.  Each  spring  time  it  thinking  is  the  best  approach,â€?  said  only  with  Nathan  but  with  the  will  blossom  and  its  fragrance  and  Executive  Director  of  Health  and  cohesiveness  of  the  community.  beauty  will  grace  the  landscape,â€?  Counseling  Services  Gus  Jordan.  I’ve  been  really  impressed  with  the  said  Jordan.  “I  think  that  will  take  “Although  the  student  who  died  seriousness  with  which  everybody  on  significance  as  people  remem- last  spring  did  not  express  such  has  responded.â€? ber  Nathan  each  year  in  April  on  concerns  before  taking  his  own  Editor’s  note:  Julia  John  the  anniversary  of  his  death.â€?  life,  most  people  do  alert  others  is  an  intern  with  the  Addison  After  the  Chaplain’s  Office  and  of  their  suffering  and  pain,  and  Independent. student’s  family  identify  a  mean- our  community  has  reached  out  ingful,  feasible  planting  location,  quickly  when  that  has  happened  on  Landscape  Horticulturist  Tim Â
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1849  —  more  than  400  trees  and  75  varieties.  He  kept  a  row-Âby-Ârow,  tree-Âby-Âtree  record  of  that  planting  so  that  people  today  can  see  just  what  an  investment  he  made.  (That  account  book  is  on  display  in  the  house  through  the  end  of  the  sea- son.) American  orchards  once  boasted  16,000  different  varieties  of  apples;Íž  today  only  a  few  are  sold  in  most  grocery  stores.  But  that  is  slowly  changing,  and  Jacobsen’s  book  in-Â
troduces  123  of  the  most  colorful,  tasty,  exotic  and  downright  strange  apples. Books  will  be  available  for  sale  and  signing.  The  program  is  $5  or  free  with  museum  admission. Rokeby  Museum  is  a  National  Historic  Landmark  that  connects  visitors  with  the  human  experience  of  the  Underground  Railroad  and  with  the  lives  of  the  Robinson  fam- ily  who  lived  on  and  farmed  the  land  for  nearly  200  years.
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Bristol  brary  and  their  desire  to  encourage  (Continued  from  Page  1A) planning  commission  members  young  readers. But  at  the  Aug.  18  planning  stressed  the  need  for  a  clear  process  with  set  standards  for  all  proposed  commission  meeting,  the  Little  Free  Library  proposal  turned  what  changes  to  the  green. might  usually  have  been  a  15-Âmin- LIBRARY  SPARKS  DEBATE Concern  over  development  on  ute  discussion  to  approve  into  an  the  town  green  came  to  the  fore  at  hour-Âlong  discussion  that  tabled  the  planning  commission’s  Aug.  18  the  proposed  book  stall  and  led  meeting  over  discussion  of  a  pro- the  planning  commission  to  pass  posed  Little  Free  Library  project  that  a  motion  requesting  a  moratorium  had  already  received  approval  from  RQ DQ\ IXUWKHU PRGLÂżFDWLRQV WR WKH green  until  the  selectboard  can  put  the  Design  Review  Commission. Little  Free  Libraries  are  part  of  a  an  ordinance  in  place. The  Aug.  18  motion  passed  six  QRQSURÂżW PRYHPHQW QDWLRQZLGH WR provide  easy  access  to  free  books  to  one,  with  only  commission  chair  through  decorative  “Little  Free  Sue  Kavanagh  against. Libraryâ€?  drop-Âoffs  that  can  be  as  COMPREHENSIVE  RULES Kavanagh  introduced  the  pro- small  as  a  shoe  box  to  as  big  as  a  posed  moratorium  rabbit  hutch  and  that  and  request  for  an  or- can  be  as  simple  or  dinance  to  the  select- fancy  as  sponsors  and  “The town the  community  want  to  JUHHQ LV Ă€QLWH ÂŤ board  Monday  night,  there’s not much presented  a  written  make  them.  Addison  Coun- more room when statement  from  plan- ning  commission  ty  Readers,  led  by  you count the member  Gary  Clark  Lawrence  Memo- bandstand and and  then  turned  mat- rial  Library  children’s  librarian  Marita  Bathe- the benches and ters  over  to  planning  Schine,  had  proposed  the fountain and commission  members  Chico  Martin,  John  to  put  a  small  Little  so forth.â€? Free  Library  under  the  — John Elder Elder  and  Katie  Ray- croft-ÂMeyer. “fairy  houseâ€?  structure  Although  each  at  the  new  playground  on  the  town  green  to  encourage  spoke  in  his  or  her  own  voice,  all  literacy  and  reach  out  to  families  raised  questions  about  both  the  who  might  want  to  take  a  free  book  limited  amount  of  open  space  left  home  or  sit  and  read  a  book  togeth- on  the  green  and  the  need  for  a  er  in  the  park.  For  Addison  County  clear  process  so  that  any  new  proj- Readers,  the  idea  of  making  free  ect  idea  would  have  to  go  through  books  available  beyond  the  library  a  set  process  and  be  vetted  accord- is  key.  The  group’s  main  project  ing  to  set  standards.  Discussion  is  distributing  free  books  to  pre- included  how  different  changes  to  schoolers  through  Dolly  Parton’s  the  green  —  including  the  Veterans  Imagination  Library.  According  Memorial,  the  new  playground  de- to  Bathe-ÂSchine,  Addison  County  sign  and  structures,  the  new  bench- Readers  sees  the  proposed  Little  es  and  bike  racks  —  had  had  differ- Free  Library  at  the  Bristol  green  ent  pathways  to  approval. “We  think  that  there  should  be  a  playground  as  a  way  to  reach  fami- lies  not  in  the  Imagination  Library  consistent  process  for  approval  of  program  and  to  get  more  books  into  new  projects,â€?  said  Raycroft-ÂMey- er.  “It’s  all  good  —  we  have  the  more  kids’  homes. Planning  commission  members  new  bike  racks  and  the  new  bench- stressed  that  concern  over  how  to  es  and  it’s  all  good  stuff  —  but  ensure  open  space  on  the  green  there  are  bigger  issues  of  what’s  and  concern  over  putting  in  place  a  OK,  what’s  not  OK  and  how  does  clear  process  for  OK’ing  new  proj- it  get  reviewed.  It’s  the  process.â€? Said  Elder,  “The  town  green  is  ects  is  separate  from  their  support  for  the  idea  of  the  Little  Free  Li- ¿QLWH LWÂśV YHU\ YHU\ LPSRUWDQW DQG
5D\FH %XUQKDP ‡ $SULO %XUQKDP ‡ /HVOLH 5DQGDOO we’ve  had  major  new  develop- ments  at  either  end  —  the  memorial  park  at  one  end  and  the  playground  at  the  other.  Both  are  really  valu- able  to  the  village,  but  there’s  not  much  more  room  when  you  count  the  bandstand  and  the  benches  and  the  fountain  and  so  forth. “Because  it’s  such  valuable  space,â€?  continued  Elder,  “people  will  always  have  ideas  about  what  to  do  there.  So  we  need  a  process  that  will  cause  a  very  deliberate  re- sponse  to  new  ideas,  that  anything  that  were  to  be  proposed  would  have  to  meet  certain  standards  and  call  for  a  certain  kind  of  delibera- tion  unique  to  that  unique  spot.â€? NEXT  STEPS The  selectboard  listened  to  con- cerns  and  asked  questions  but  took  no  formal  action  at  Monday’s  meeting.  Instead,  board  members  agreed  to  look  into  the  matter  more  fully  and  discuss  whether  to  create  D QHZ WRZQ JUHHQ VSHFLÂżF RUGL- nance  at  upcoming  meetings. “The  selectboard  is  protective  of  the  green  and  understands  that  it  is  a  limited  space  and  they’re  open  to  looking  into  protecting  it  for  the  future  of  Bristol  residents,â€?  Town  Administrator  Therese  Kirby  summed  up. Tuesday  morning  Kirby  was  already  at  work  gathering  infor- mation,  having  checked  in  with  LaRose  Surveys,  which  had  sur- veyed  the  green  previously,  to  get  a  more  precise  mapping  of  the  space. “Right  now  I’m  just  trying  to  calculate  what  is  the  current  square  footage  of  the  park  and  how  much  of  that  has  a  structure  or  something  on  it,â€?  said  Kirby. In  other  action  at  Monday’s  meeting,  Kirby  and  Bristol  Fire  Chief  Brett  LaRose  provided  an  update  to  the  selectboard  regarding  SURJUHVV RQ WKH QHZ ÂżUH VWDWLRQ $V of  Sept.  4,  changes  to  the  project  coming  out  of  the  7.5  percent  con- tingency  of  $151,708  are  estimated  to  be  at  just  under  $53,000.  Once  bids  come  in  —  by  Oct.  6  —  the  numbers  could  change. Reporter  Gaen  Murphree  is  at  gaenm@addisonindependent.com.
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‘Labyrinth of Lies’ sheds light on the Nazi party Labyrinth  of  Lies;Íž  Running  time:  2:04;Íž  Rating:  R  During  the  decade  after  the  close  of  World  War  II,  a  wave  of  silence  enveloped  the  Nazi  party.  While  the  world  press  published  the  facts  and  photographs  of  the  Holocaust  for  a  stunned  world,  the  German  power  structure  built  a  protective  wall  of  si- lence  around  the  war  criminals  who  had  designed,  encouraged  and  com- mitted  the  atrocities.  No  one  admit- ted  a  personal  role  in  death  by  tor- ture,  gas  or  bullet. “Labyrinth  of  Liesâ€?  is  the  story  of  Johann  Radmann  (Alexander  Feh- ling),  an  ambitious  young  public  prosecutor  who  begins  to  probe  the  silence  after  learning  that  Charles  Schulz,  former  commander  of  Aus- chwitz,  is  teaching  children  in  a  Ber- lin  school.  That  discovery  ignites  in  Radmann  a  furious  determination  to  bring  Schulz  to  justice.  This  is  the Â
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PETER AND JOHN A seaside drama from director Jay Craven, starring Jacqueline Bisset. Sun 9/27 7:30pm Tickets available at Main St. $18/$10 Stationerystudents TOWN HALL THE THEATER PIAZZOLLA Middlebury, Vermont seeks a
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Applicants for this full-time, year Tueability 9/29 7pm $10 round position should have the to maintain and operate all theatrical systems (lighting, sound, projection), and have experience with set construction. Other responsibilities include: facilitate load-ins, runs, An evening of documentary winners strikes and turnarounds; provide tech from for Middlebury meetings and Newreceptions; Filmmakerscreate Festival. internship program in technical theater; maintain building by There’s stillSt. time to register! making repairs or hiring contractors. Tickets available at Main Stationery A janitorial service will clean the building, but this individual will make sure that the theater, studio and gallery are ready each day for public use. This historic theater will Classes for kids, adults & teens. re-open in July, 2008, so the position ZLOO EH ӞOOHG DV VRRQ DV SRVVLEOH Dance! Improv! Acting! Scholarships available. /LPLWHG EHQHӞWV 6HQG FRYHU OHWWHU and resume to: Douglas Anderson, Executive Director Town Hall Theater PO Box 128 Middlebury VT 05753 or email materials to danderson@townhalltheater.org 802-388-1436
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‘Hike  into  History’  celebrates archaeology  month  Sept.  27 ORWELL  —  To  celebrate  Sep- tember’s  Vermont  Archaeology  Month,  the  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site  in  Orwell  is  of- fering  a  special  “Hike  into  History�  program  with  Stephen  Zeoli  on  6XQGD\ 6HSW  IURP WR S P Zeoli  will  use  the  Revolutionary  War’s  historic  Wintersmith  map  of  Mount  Independence  as  a  guide  for  exploring  the  Mount  as  it  was  in  the  VXPPHU RI 3DUWLFLSDQWV ZLOO discover  sites  shown  on  the  map  that  still  have  traces  to  be  seen  to- day,  and  see  some  Revolutionary  constructions  not  documented  on  the  Wintersmith  map. Zeoli  is  president  of  the  Mount  Independence  Coalition,  is  a  former  caretaker  at  the  site,  and  has  writ- ten  a  short  book,  “Mount  Indepen- dence:  The  Enduring  Legacy  of  a  8QLTXH 3ODFH ´ QRZ LQ LWV VHFRQG
edition.  Those  attending  should  wear  sturdy  shoes,  bring  water  and  dress  for  the  weather.  Mount  Independence  is  located  on  Mount  Independence  Road,  six  miles  west  of  the  intersections  of  97 5RXWHV $ DQG QHDU 2UZHOO 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  $5.00  for  adults  and  free  for  children  XQGHU DQG LQFOXGHV WKH JXLGHG walk,  and  access  to  all  the  trails.  The  site  is  open  daily  through  Oct.  &DO IRU PRUH LQ- formation.  For  information  on  the  Vermont  State-ÂOwned  Historic  Sites,  visit  www.historicsites.ver- mont.gov,  or  join  the  Vermont  State  Historic  Sites  on  Facebook.
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skies  are  mostly  clear. Viewing  of  the  lunar  eclipse  will  happen  from  the  roof  deck  with  smaller  telescopes  as  well  as  with  the  unaided  eye.  Organizers  note  that  for  this  event,  the  larger  computer-Âcon- WUROOHG LQFK WHOHVFRSH LQ WKH RE- servatory  dome  will  not  be  available,  as  the  moon  is  best  appreciated  with  WKH ODUJHU ÂżHOG RI YLHZ RI D VPDOOHU telescope  or  without  any  telescope  at  all.  The  larger  telescope  is  scheduled  to  be  available  for  stargazing  during  a  subsequent  public  open  house  night  this  fall. McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall  is  lo- cated  on  the  western  edge  of  the  col- lege  campus.  Enter  the  building  and  take  the  elevators  to  the  top  (seventh)  ÀRRU This  eclipse  viewing  at  the  obser- vatory  is  free  and  open  to  the  public,  but  will  take  place  only  if  the  sky  is  at  least  mostly  clear.  If  the  weather  ap- pears  uncertain,  visitors  may  get  a  sta- tus  report  by  calling  the  observatory  DW RU YLVLWLQJ WKH REVHUYD- tory  website,  http://sites.middlebury. HGX REVHUYDWRU\ DIWHU S P RQ the  evening  of  the  eclipse  viewing,
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Virtuoso to perform in Vergennes Try  these  October  gardening  tips Historic organs like one at Congo Church are Bower’s fortĂŠ VERGENNES  —  Jenny  Bower  started  playing  piano  around  4  years  old,  in  a  free-Âfor-Âall  class  for  preschoolers.  She  kept  with  it  and  in  her  third  year  at  Oberlin  College  she  realized  that  she  was  more  interested  in  historical  instruments. She  was  drawn  to  the  organ  because  her  church  had  recently  lost  its  organist,  and  then  she  had  a  string  of  inspiring  organ  teachers,  including  James  David  Christie,  one  of  the  founding  fathers  of  the  modern  historical  performance  movement  in  the  United  States.  Now  the  Essex  resident,  who  has  played  close  to  a  hundred  historic  organs  around  the  world,  will  be  in  Vergennes  this  Sunday  for  a  perfor- mance  on  the  historic  1879  Hook  &  Hastings  tracker  organ  at  the  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  7KLV UHFLWDO VHW IRU S P ZLOO Âż OO WKH sanctuary  with  Baroque  interpreta- tions  of  Bach,  Buxtehude,  Froberger  and  more  for  more  than  an  hour.  The  church  is  urging  all  music  lovers  and  lovers  history  —  not  just  church  members  —  to  attend  this  concert.  The  church,  located  at  30  South  Water  St.,  seats  250.  While  at  Oberlin,  Bower  took  advan- tage  of  the  several  tracker  organs  on  campus  —  one  still  had  to  be  pumped  by  hand  during  a  concert.  She  also  traveled  to  Germany  for  a  month  and  sharpened  her  expertise  on  instruments  from  the  17th  and  18th  centuries.  After  graduating  in  2013,  she  stayed  on  an  extra  year  to  get  a  Master  of  Music  in  Historical  Performance. “I  am  especially  interested  in  historic  mechanical-Âaction  organs,  because  they  have  a  lot  of  personal- ity  as  instruments,â€?  she  told  an  inter- viewer  for  “Connectionsâ€?  last  year.  “Because  of  the  way  the  pipes  ‘speak’  XQGHU P\ Âż QJHUV , FDQ EHWWHU FRQWURO the  sounds  I  get  out  of  the  instrument.  I’m  also  attracted  to  unique  sounds.  I’ve  heard  reed  stops  that  sound  like  GXFNV DQG Ă€ XWH VWRSV WKDW VRXQG OLNH melted  butter. The  beautiful  pipe  organ  at  the  Congregational  Church  was  made  by  the  Hook  and  Hastings  Company.   The  company  was  located  in  Boston  and  built  more  than  2,000  organs  between  1827  and  1935.  According  to  the  Organ  Historical  Society  data- base,  44  Hook  and  Hastings  organs  were  installed  in  Vermont  and  12  are  VWLOO LQ XVH 2QO\ Âż YH RI WKHVH RUJDQV including  the  one  in  Vergennes,  are  in  their  original  state.   Organs  are  given  an  opus  number  based  on  when  they  were  built.  The  Vergennes  organ  is  opus  944  and  was  installed  in  1879. The  instrument  on  which  Bower  will  play  uses  its  original  “trackerâ€? Â
MUSICIAN  JENNY  BOWER  has  played  extensively  on  historic  pipe  or- gans.  This  Sunday  she  will  give  a  free  concert  on  the  1879  Hook  and  Hastings  organ  at  the  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.
action,  which  refers  to  a  direct  link  from  the  key  to  the  valve  that  allows  DLU WR Ă€ RZ LQWR WKH SLSHV 0DQ\ organs  have  been  converted  to  elec- tronic  action.   Originally  this  organ  had  a  manual  bellows  that  provided  air  into  the  organ,  now  that  job  is  done  by  an  electric  pump.   The  Vergennes  organ  has  two  manuals  (sets  of  keys,  or  keyboards),  16  stops  (controls  that  allow  different  combinations  of  pipes  and  give  the  voice  to  the  keys  being  played),  nine  ranks  (sets  of  pipes)  and  a  pedalboard  (played  with  the  feet).   Of  course,  all  of  this  marvelous  machinery  is  quiet  without  the  talent  of  the  musician  sitting  on  the  bench.  Bower  said  that  Sunday’s  concert  will  be  loosely  focused  on  ascend- ing  themes,  like  “do,  re,  mi,  fa,  sol,â€?  showing  how  different  composers  are  able  to  tackle  this  simple  theme  in  completely  different  ways.  Other  themes  are  explored  through  the  context  of  differences  in  national  style  (Schildt’s  Pavana  lachrymae  is  quintessentially  German,  whereas  CabezĂłn’s  Diferencias  are  from  the  Spanish  tradition,  and  Sweelinck’s Â
Onder  een  linde  groen  lies  within  the  Dutch-ÂGerman  tradition,  but  is  inspired  by  a  French  country  song).  Further,  this  concert  will  also  high- OLJKW PXVLFDO LQĂ€ XHQFHV EHWZHHQ composers  (for  example,  it  is  thought  that  Kerll  may  have  met  and  studied  with  Froberger,  and  there  is  actu- ally  a  passage  in  Kerll’s  toccata  that  is  almost  note-Âfor-Ânote  the  same  as  a  passage  in  Froberger’s  Fantasia). Following  the  one-Âhour  recital  there  will  be  a  reception  downstairs  in  the  church. The  concert  is  free  but  a  free-Âwill  offering  will  be  received  with  all  proceeds  going  to  create  a  scholarship  program  that  will  help  provide  local  band  students  obtain  instruments.   Checks  can  be  made  out  to  VCC  with  “Band  Scholarshipâ€?  on  the  memo  line. Editor’s  note:  Thanks  to  Jeanne  Peters  and  Joe  Klopfenstein  for  their  contributions  to  this  story.
Editor’s  note:  This  article  was  contributed  by  Leonard  Perry,  UVM  horticulturist  and  Charlie  Nardozzi,  garden  consultant. VERMONT  —  Testing  your  soil,  keeping  evergreens  and  shrubs  watered,  and  harvesting  Brussels  sprouts  are  some  of  the  gardening  activities  for  this  month. If  you  need  to  raise  or  lower  the  pH  of  your  soil,  add  the  required  amend- ments  such  as  sulfur  or  lime  this  fall  because  they  take  some  time  to  work.  Sample  soil  from  different  parts  of  your  yard  and  garden,  and  test  these  sepa- rately,  so  you  can  apply  what’s  needed  for  each  particular  area.  Extension  test  NLWV DUH DYDLODEOH IURP ORFDO RIÂż FHV DQG many  garden  stores. Plants  that  still  are  developing  new  root  systems  need  ample  water  in  the  fall  before  they  go  dormant.  Roots  grow  until  the  soil  temperature  gets  down  to  the  low  40s  (degrees  F),  so  moisten  the  entire  root  zone  once  a  week  unless  you  have  a  soaking  rain  providing  an  inch  or  more  of  water.  Moisten  means  to  water  well.  A  good  soaking  less  often  promotes  deeper  roots  better  able  to  withstand  stress.  This  is  especially  important  for  evergreen  shrubs,  such  as  rhododendrons,  to  prevent  their  leaves  drying  out  this  winter. Brussels  sprouts,  resembling  little  “cabbages,â€?  will  continue  to  ripen  and  sweeten  through  the  cold  snaps  so  harvest  whenever  you’re  ready  to  eat  them.  If  some  of  the  sprouts  get  frozen  almost  solid,  cook  them  right  away  or  pop  them  in  the  freezer. 2QFH Ă€ RZHU VWDONV RI SHUHQQLDOV KDYH died  and  turned  brown,  you  can  cut  them  down  to  three  to  four  inches  from  the  ground,  or  leave  the  seed  heads  IRU WKH ELUGV (FKLQDFHD FRQHĂ€ RZHU black-Âeyed  Susan,  ornamental  grasses,  and  sedums  offer  wildlife  treats  so  leave  these  alone.  But  daylilies,  phlox  and  others  that  have  no  dried  seedpods  can  be  cut  back,  as  well  as  any  perenni- als  with  diseased  foliage.  Make  sure  to  dispose  of  diseased  leaves  in  the  trash,  not  in  the  compost. If  you  use  raked  leaves  to  top  your  DQQXDO YHJJLH DQG Ă€ RZHUEHGV RU DGG them  to  the  compost  pile,  speed  up  the  decomposition  process  by  mowing  over  WKHP Âż UVW ZLWK D ODZQ PRZHU WR VKUHG them.  These  make  great  mulch,  and  VDYH \RX KDXOLQJ WKHP WR WKH ODQGÂż OO Plants  that  you  moved  inside  for  the  winter  might  harbor  insects,  and  it  can  take  a  few  weeks  before  they  become  obvious.  Check  plants  every  week  and  isolate  and  treat  any  that  have  mealy- bugs,  scale,  spider  mites  or  aphids  —  the  most  common  hitchhikers. 3ODQWHG VSULQJ Ă€ RZHULQJ EXOEV \HW" If  not,  do  so  soon  as  the  bulbs  need  a Â
few  weeks  before  soil  temperatures  drop  too  cold  in  order  to  form  roots.  Keep  in  mind  most  tulips  are  annual,  EORRPLQJ ZHOO IRU RQO\ WKH Âż UVW \HDU Planting  deeper  (below  6  inches  deep)  may  help  them  come  back  in  future  years,  or  you  can  buy  tulips  marked  as  “perennialâ€?  varieties. Now  is  a  good  time  to  pot  up  some  bulbs  for  “forcingâ€?  into  bloom  next  winter  or  spring.  If  you  want  some  in  raised  beds  or  large  containers,  pot  them  now  in  pots  about  6  inches  across, Â
then  sink  in  the  ground  and  cover  with  straw.  Mark  your  calendar  to  remove  them  in  spring  when  they  start  emerg- ing,  then  relocate  where  you  can  enjoy  them. Local  apple  farms  make  a  great  weekend  outing,  often  with  great  food  and  cider  if  you  don’t  have  time  or  abil- ity  to  make  your  own.  Check  online  for  orchard  listings  and  links  (www. newenglandapples.org).  Don’t  forget  to  buy  some  pumpkins  for  carving  and  pies.
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By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) next  Thursday  in  St.  Albans.  Robert  Cohen,  a  Middlebury  novelist  and  essayist,  and  Ash- ley  Wolff,  author  and  illustrator  of  children’s  picture  books  and  a  Leicester  resident,  will  read  at  “An  Evening  Without:  Giving  Voice  to  the  Silencedâ€?  at  7  p.m.  at  the  St.  Albans  Historical  Soci- ety.  The  American  Civil  Liberties  Union  of  Vermont  is  sponsor- ing   the  event  to  celebrate  the  First  Amendment  during  Banned  Books  Week  (Sept.  27  –  Oct.  3).  Emcee  Allen  Gilbert,  executive  director  of  the  ACLU-ÂVT,  will  put  the  readings  into  their  his- torical  context,  weaving  together  the  story  of  challenges  to  —  or Â
banning  of  —  the  works. The  Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department  is  reminding  success- ful  bear  hunters  to  make  every  effort  to  submit  a  bear  tooth  so  wildlife  managers  can  collect  criti- cal  information  on  Vermont’s  bear  population.  Teeth  submitted  by  hunters  are  used  to  determine  the  ages  of  bears.   Department  staff  use  age  and  sex  data  to  estimate  the  number  of  bears  in  Vermont  and  to  determine  the  status  and  health  of  the  bear  population.   Envelopes  for  submitting  teeth  are  available  at  all  big  game  check  stations.  Direc- tions  for  removing  the  tooth  are  on  the  back  of  the  envelope  provided  by  the  check  station,  and  a  short Â
video  showing  tooth  removal  is  on- OLQH DW ZZZ YWÂżVKDQGZLOGOLIH FRP The  Five-ÂTown  Health  Alliance  in  Bristol  recently  was  the  recipi- ent  of  $243,418  in  federal  money  —  its  portion  of  a  $2.7  million  al- location  to  10  community  health  centers  in  Vermont.  The  health  centers  will  use  this  new  federal  funding  to  offer  more  than  3,700  additional  Vermonters  low-Âcost  prescription  drugs  and  medical,  dental  and  mental  health  care  services. It’s  nearly  time  to  draw  the  win- ners  of  the  35  fantastic  prizes  in  the  Sheldon  Museum’s  Rollicking  5DIĂ€H 7KH GUDZLQJ LV RQ 6XQGD\
Sept.  27,  at  a  gala  reception  open  WR UDIĂ€H SXUFKDVHUV DW WKH KLVWRULF and  architecturally  acclaimed  Glen  Dale  Farm  in  Cornwall.  All  prizes  DUH YDOXHG DW RU PRUH DQG LQ- clude:  one  week  at  a  two-Âbedroom  vacation  home  in  Dolores,  Colo.;Íž  a  four-Âday  stay  at  Naples  Beach  Club  and  Golf  Course  and  meals  at  Ridgway  Bar  &  Grill  and  Bayside  Seafood  Grill  &  Bar;Íž  a  weekend  at  a  Burlington  waterfront  condo  and  a  dinner;Íž  a  walking  tour  of  Middle- bury  for  up  to  30  guests  with  Glenn  Andres  and  a  copy  of  his  book  “Vermont  Architecture,â€?  and  many  more.  Visit  the  Sheldon’s  website,  www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org,  for  complete  details.
Grant  (Continued  from  Page  1A) —  including  dating  violence  and  stalking. Sen.  Patrick  Leahy,  D-ÂVt.,  was  a  big  supporter  of  WomenSafe’s  grant  application.  He  is  a  longtime  supporter  of  the  Violence  Against  :RPHQ $FW ÂżUVW HQDFWHG LQ WR provide  a  comprehensive  approach  to  reducing  domestic  and  sexual  vio- lence  against  women. “More  than  half  of  all  Vermont  homicides  continue  to  result  from  domestic  violence  —  a  very  sad  sta- tistic  for  our  state,â€?  Leahy  said  in  an  emailed  response  to  a  request  for  comment  for  this  story.  “This  critical  grant  will  allow  WomenSafe  to  en- hance  services  in  underserved  com- munities  in  Addison  County  and  the  town  of  Rochester,  and  will  include  outreach  to  migrant  workers  and  to  the  LGBT  community.  We  must  pro- tect  and  support  all  victims  of  do- mestic  violence  and  sexual  assault,  and  this  grant  will  help  make  that  happen.â€? Kerri  Duquette-ÂHoffman,  execu- tive  director  of  WomenSafe,  said  she’s  “thrilledâ€?  to  see  her  organi- zation  prevail  in  what  was  a  lively  competition  for  limited  federal Â
funds.  She  believes  the  competition  ZDV DV ÂżHUFH DV LW ZDV DOPRVW WKUHH years  ago  when  WomenSafe  was  one  of  around  35  organizations  to  receive  '2- JUDQWV IURP D ÂżHOG RI PRUH WKDQ 250  applicants. “The  odds  are  terrible,â€?  Duquette- Hoffman  said,  “but  this  is  our  fourth  time  receiving  (the  grant).â€? She  believes  the  strength  of  Wom- enSafe’s  application  and  its  proven  track  record  in  helping  victims  of  domestic  violence  and  sexual  assault  enhanced  the  organization’s  chances. “Our  community  is  really  why  we  got  this  grant,â€?  Duquette-ÂHoffman  said.  “That  fact  that  our  sheriff’s  of- ¿FH RXU VWDWHÂśV DWWRUQH\ RXU EDWWHU- ers’  intervention  (providers)  all  work  together  so  well  to  write  a  grant,  I  think  sends  a  message  that  things  are  working  well  in  our  community  and  the  programs  are  worth  supporting.â€? It  should  be  noted  that  the  JUDQW ZLOO DOVR KHOS WKH $G- dison  County  State’s  Attorney’s  of- ¿FH E\ SURYLGLQJ RQJRLQJ IXOO WLPH funding  for  special  prosecutor  Den- nis  Wygmans  and  part-Âtime  funding  for  investigator  Peter  Newton.  Wyg- mans  specializes  in  domestic  vio- lence/sex  assault  cases.  Newton,  a Â
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  Fifteen  mem- bers  of  the  school  boards  and  com- munities  in  the  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  have  been  chosen  WR VHUYH RQ DQ $FW 6WXG\ &RP- mittee  that  is  charged  with  studying  VFKRRO XQL¿FDWLRQ 7KH FRPPLWWHH which  will  begin  meeting  next  Mon- day  evening,  aims  to  develop  a  plan  that  will  be  on  Town  Meeting  Day  ballots. The  committee  members,  appoint- ed  by  the  three  elementary  school  boards,  are: ‡ )URP $GGLVRQ ERDUG PHPEHUV
George  Lawrence  and  Eugene  Stea- rns  (with  Michele  Kelly  backing  Stearns  up)  and  community  member  Todd  Garthaffner. ‡ )URP )HUULVEXUJK ERDUG PHP- bers  George  Gardner,  Laurie  Gutows- ki  and  Chris  Kayhart,  and  community  members  Kristina  MacKulin,  David  Tatlock  and  Tracy  Newton. ‡ )URP 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ (OHPHQ- tary,  including  Vergennes,  Panton  and  Waltham,  board  members  Cheryl  Brinkman,  Jason  Fearon  and  Steve  Flint,  and  community  members  Bill  Benton,  Barbara  FitzPatrick  and  Mimi  Clark.  Â
Budgets  (Continued  from  Page  1A) erroneous  accounting  for  special  ed- XFDWLRQ FUHDWHG D KXJH GHÂżFLW $FW DOVR FDSV KRZ PXFK schools  can  increase  their  per-Âpupil  spending.  Ferrisburgh  and  Addison  central  schools  and  VUHS  are  all  in  WKH WRS LQ 9HUPRQW LQ SHU SXSLO spending,  and  those  school  boards  will  be  facing  tough  limits  when  they  try  to  come  up  with  budgets  this  fall.  The  penalty  for  exceeding  the  lim- its  is  a  dollar-Âfor-Âdollar  charge  the  state  will  add  to  local  schools’  taxes.  Canning  said  the  job  will  not  be  easy.  “I  have  not  talked  with  the  boards  about  this  yet,  and  that’s  going  to  come  this  fall  when  we’re  rolling  out  our  budget  calendar,â€?  she  said.  The  issue  is  complicated  when  schools  not  only  cannot  increase  spending,  but  also  lose  revenue  be- cause  fewer  students  will  attend  —  revenue  is  attached  to  the  number  of  students  at  schools. VUHS  could  be  hit  hard.  The  cur- UHQW VWXGHQW FRXQW DW 98+6 LV DFFRUGLQJ WR 98+6 ÂżJXUHV &DQ- ning  said  88  students  will  graduate  LQ DQG EHWZHHQ DQG VHY- enth-Âgraders  are  expected  next  fall.  The  per-Âpupil  spending  threshold  for  VUHS  before  the  dollar-Âfor- dollar  penalty  will  be  enforced  is  7KH PRVW 98+6 ZLOO be  allowed  to  increase  its  per-Âpu- pil  spending  before  the  penalty  is  $223.80. Numbers  are  not  exact  because  not  all  pupils  are  counted  the  same  way,  and  the  state  uses  “equalized  pupilsâ€?  WR GHWHUPLQH LWV ÂżQDO QXPEHUV %XW DVVXPLQJ D GHFUHDVH RI VWXGHQWV the  per-Âpupil  allowable  spending  in- FUHDVH IRU WKH VFKRRO \HDU ZRXOG EH RU WLPHV $223.80,  At  the  same  time,  the  lost  revenue  FRXOG EH DURXQG WLPHV HTXDOV Given  that  the  school  is  paying  construction  bonds  and  retiring  the  special  education  debt  and  has  al- ready  reduced  its  teaching  staff  by  about  the  equivalent  of  seven  full- time  teaching  positions  in  the  past  two  years,  Canning  said  the  VUHS  board  has  its  work  cut  out  for  it.  “We’ve  had  to  make  pretty  sig- QLÂżFDQW UHGXFWLRQV DW WKH KLJK VFKRRO over  the  course  of  two  years,  and  it  looks  like  we’re  going  to  be  really  challenged,â€?  she  said. For  the  other  schools:  ‡ Ferrisburgh  Central  School  HQUROOPHQW RI LV H[SHFWHG WR GH- cline  slightly,  but  the  numbers  are  not  exact.  The  threshold  per-Âpupil  VSHQGLQJ QXPEHU LV DQG the  maximum  allowable  per-Âpupil  spending  increase  before  the  penalty  is  $200.38.   Without  adjusting  for  equalized  pupils  or  for  any  decline  in  stu- GHQW FRXQW D PD[LPXP spending  increase  would  be  about  EHIRUH WKH SHQDOW\ NLFNV LQ ‡ Addison  Central  School’s  en- UROOPHQW RI LV H[SHFWHG WR EH VWD- ble.  The  threshold  spending  number  LV DQG WKH PD[LPXP DO- ORZDEOH SHU SXSLO VSHQG- ing  increase  before  the  penalty  is Â
Without  adjusting  for  equalized  pupils  or  for  any  change  in  student  count,  a  maximum  increase  would  EH DERXW EHIRUH WKH SHQDOW\ kicks  in. ‡ Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School’s  HQUROOPHQW RI LV H[- pected  to  drop;Íž  the  school  is  not  high  on  the  spending  list.  The  threshold  VSHQGLQJ QXPEHU LV DQG WKH PD[LPXP DOORZDEOH per-Âpupil  spending  increase  before  WKH SHQDOW\ LV Without  adjusting  for  equalized  pupils  or  for  any  drop  in  student  count,  a  maximum  increase  would  EH DERXW EHIRUH WKH SHQDOW\ kicks  in. Canning  does  expect  declining  en- rollment  to  be  an  issue  at  FCS  and  VUES  come  budget  time.  “The  not-Âso-Âgood  news  is  that  it  is  declining,â€?  Canning  said.  “If  last  year  is  any  indication,  we’re  also  los- ing  equalized  students,  so  that’s  also  going  to  have  an  impact.â€? UNIFICATION 8QLÂżFDWLRQ FRXOG VRIWHQ WKH WD[ LPSDFW LI DSSURYHG DW OHDVW LQ although  Canning  said  boards  should  QRW DVVXPH HYHQ LI D XQLÂżHG XQLRQ passes  this  time  around  it  would  solve  ANwSU’s  budget  and  tax  problems.  “I  am  not  telling  boards  that  uni- ¿FDWLRQ LV WKH SDQDFHD DURXQG WKHVH caps.  It’s  not.  For  me,  we  could  get  some  reprieve,â€?  Canning  said.  “If  we  do  something,  it’s  going  to  mitigate,  it’s  going  to  soften  the  blow.  But  it’s  not  going  to  take  that  pressure  totally  away.â€? 8QLÂżFDWLRQ LQFHQWLYHV WKDW DUH SRVVLEOH XQGHU $FW LQFOXGH WKH following,  assuming  district  voters  back  a  state-Âapproved  new  structure  EHIRUH -XO\ ‡ 'HFUHDVHV RI FHQWV RQ WKH HG- ucation  property  tax  rate  during  the  ¿UVW \HDU RI WKH JRYHUQDQFH PHUJHU IROORZHG E\ FHQWV LQ \HDU WZR FHQWV LQ \HDU WKUHH FHQWV LQ \HDU IRXU DQG ÂżQDOO\ FHQWV LQ \HDU ÂżYH ‡ $ ÂłWUDQVLWLRQ IDFLOLWDWLRQ JUDQW´ RI ‡ 5HWHQWLRQ RI 6PDOO 6FKRROV Grants,  which  will  instead  be  known  as  the  “merger  support  grant.â€?  A  supervisory  union  that  doesn’t  em- EUDFH $FW ZLOO ORVH LWV 6PDOO Schools  Grants. 7KH $1Z68 $FW 6WXG\ &RP- mittee  (see  sidebar  for  members)  will  get  help  from  recently  retired  Vermont  School  Board  Association  Executive  Director  Steve  Dale.  He  will  help  lead  the  process,  which  will  include  at  least  two  or  three  public  meetings,  Canning  said.  She  is  optimistic  the  committee  will  do  good  work.  “It’s  a  combination  of  community  people  and  board  people,  and  some  new  people  who  have  not  been  part  of  the  work  in  the  past,  and  some  people  who  were  part  of  the  work,â€?  she  said.  “I  think  if  history  can  teach  us  anything,  we’re  going  to  need  some  people  with  perspective,  and  then  also  others  who  have  not  had  that  experience  for  a  fresh  look  at  it.â€? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.
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The hidden gardens of Middlebury By  JUDITH  IRVEN swer  was  lots  of  vegetables  plus  some  The  success  of  any  garden  is  mea- ÀRZHUV sured  by  the  pleasure  it  brings  to  the  To  create  a  new  veggie  garden,  people  who  use  it.  And,  when  many  the  staff  built  two  new  raised  beds  at  people  use  a  garden,  there  is  much  wheelchair  level  in  the  Otter  Creek  pleasure  to  go  around. garden,  adding  to  an  existing  one.  Hidden  behind  the  walls  of  the  Now  master  gardeners  meet  weekly  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Reha- for  a  delightful  afternoon  with  in- bilitation  Center  in  Middlebury  is  a  terested  residents,  where  we  tend  garden  that  is  enjoyed  by  hundreds  both  the  raised  beds  and  of  people  in  sundry  ways.  It  is  a  WKH LQ JURXQG Ă€RZHU EHG garden  that  serves  the  entire  More  recently  we  added  a  Helen  Porter  community  new  bed  with  fragrant,  —  not  only  the  residents  non-Âtoxic  plants  for  the  and  their  visitors,  but  Lemon  Fair  residents.  also  the  many  staff  and  Next  year  there  are  volunteers  associated  plans  for  more  veggies  with  the  nursing  home.  at  that  end,  too. On  a  warm  summer  Our  activities  with  the  afternoon  you  might  see  a  residents  revolve  around  visitor  quietly  chatting  the  time-Âhonored  gar- with  an  elderly  parent;Íž  dening  cycle:  In  April  a  couple  of  staff  mem- we  start  seeds;Íž  toward  bers  leading  a  group  of  the  end  of  May  we  residents  in  a  gentle  ball  plant  outdoors;Íž  June  On gardens and game;Íž  a  rehab  therapist  gardening in Vermont and  July  are  for  weed- carefully  guiding  a  pa- ing  and  watering;Íž  and  tient  around  the  smooth  August  and  September  ÀDW SDWK DQG D JURXS RI UHVLGHQWV DQG are  for  harvesting  the  edibles,  and  for  UVM  Extension  master  gardeners  DUUDQJLQJ Ă€RZHUV E\ LQWHUHVWHG UHVL- tending  vegetables  in  raised  beds.  dents.  And,  when  Mother  Nature  does  And  from  time  to  time  special  gar- not  oblige,  four  volunteers  take  turns  den  events,  such  as  the  annual  Pump- watering  everything.  kin  Festival  coming  in  October,  draw  a  Residents  are  encouraged  to  get  huge  crowd. their  hands  in  the  soil  as  much  —  or  In  what  follows,  by  means  of  a  few  as  little  —  as  they  like.  It  seems  every- personal  stories,  I  would  like  to  il- one  enjoys  sampling  the  harvest  while  lustrate  some  of  the  ways  this  special  reminiscing  about  their  earlier  gar- garden  brings  happiness  to  its  unique  dens.  And  many  also  love  to  arrange  community. YDVHV RI Ă€RZHUV DV D ZD\ RI WDNLQJ HOW  THE  HELEN  PORTER  some  of  the  garden  indoors. GARDEN  CAME  TO  BE BLUE  RIBBONS  FOR  SELINA More  than  20  years  ago,  during  the  Selina  was  among  the  initial  group  initial  design  of  the  nursing  home,  of  residents  who  met  with  the  master  Burlington  landscape  architect  Terry  Boyle  proposed  the  building  have  a  WKUHH VLGHG FRQÂżJXUDWLRQ DQG D VRXWK IDFLQJ RULHQWDWLRQ VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WR FUH- ate  a  warm  and  sheltered  space  (ap- proximately  130  feet  by  160  feet)  for  the  residents.  He  then  added  a  grove  of  lacy  honey  locust  trees  for  shade. Credit  for  the  careful  spatial  design  goes  to  Susan  Potter  Davis  of  Wey- bridge,  working  as  a  volunteer  master  gardener  with  the  enthusiastic  support  of  Neil  Gruber,  the  nursing  home  di- rector  at  the  time. Completed  over  a  decade  ago,  the  results  of  her  work  still  resonate  today.  She  used  a  curved  lattice  fence  and  a  long  water  feature  to  divide  the  overall  space  into  two  distinct  gardens.  Each  garden  offers  a  smooth  winding  circu- lar  path  for  pushing  wheelchairs  and  paved  sitting  areas  for  relaxing.  The  smaller  of  the  two,  the  Lemon  Fair  gar- den,  is  used  primarily  by  memory-Âcare  residents,  while  the  larger  Otter  Creek  garden  serves  both  long-Âterm  nursing  home  residents  as  well  as  shorter-Âstay  rehab  patients. Soothing  sounds  of  moving  water  emanate  from  the  marvelous  water  feature  Susan  designed.  Its  central  wa- WHUIDOO Ă€DQNHG E\ ODUJH VPRRWK URFNV is  set  in  a  20-Âfoot  long  shallow  trough  of  water  that  can  be  explored  by  young  and  old  alike.  Susan  is  also  quick  to  praise  the  way  several  local  businesses  stepped  up  to  implement  her  unique  design  without  charge.  Thus,  right  from  the  outset,  the  garden  was  a  com- munity  initiative. MASTER  GARDENERS  GET  INVOLVED In  2009  a  new  group  of  UVM  Ex- tension  master  gardeners,  myself  in- cluded,  started  a  summer  gardening  project  at  Helen  Porter.  First  we  met  ZLWK VHYHUDO UHVLGHQWV WR ÂżQG RXW ZKDW they  would  enjoy  growing.  The  an-Â
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gardeners  to  tell  us  what  they  would  like  to  grow.  And  every  summer  she  has  been  a  regular  member  of  our  weekly  gardening  sessions.  Selina  has  always  loved  growing  things.  All  four  of  her  grandparents  were  farmers  in  Clark,  N.J.,  where  they  grew  fresh  vegetables  to  sell  in  the  nearby  cities.  She  recalls  the  Fri- day  evening  ritual,  helping  her  grand- parents  load  their  trucks  with  freshly  picked  produce  to  sell  at  the  Newark  Farmers  Market.  (Of  course  today,  in  this  part  of  New  Jersey  the  farms  are  long  gone,  now  replaced  by  an  endless  sea  of  houses.) Selina  married  a  Vermonter  and  a  Navy  man  who  was  serving  on  the  Mediterranean  convoys  in  World  War  II.  After  the  war  they  settled  in  his  hometown  of  Swanton,  Vt.,  where  she  raised  her  family  and  also  tended  a  huge  garden.  She  smiles  as  she  recalls  how  passersby  would  stop  their  cars  WR DGPLUH KHU ZRQGHUIXO Ă€RZHUV $QG each  summer  she  entered  her  exhibits  RI Ă€RZHUV DQG YHJHWDEOHV DW WKH ORFDO county  fair. Now,  as  a  resident  at  Helen  Porter,  Selina  enjoys  exhibiting  in  the  Home  and  Garden  section  at  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days.  This  year  she  prepared  four  entries  from  the  Helen  Porter  garden:  string  beans,  Swiss  chard,  a  pint  of  Sun  Gold  cherry  tomatoes,  and  a  lovely  arrange- PHQW RI JDUGHQ Ă€RZHUV $QG VKH ZDV completely  overjoyed  to  hear  that  she  had  garnered  three  blue  ribbons  (high- est  honor)  for  her  veggies,  plus  a  red  ULEERQ IRU KHU Ă€RZHU DUUDQJHPHQW But  then  Selina  said,  “This  is  our  community  garden  and  the  ribbons  be- long  to  all  of  us.â€?  So  now,  at  her  sug-Â
gestion,  all  four  ribbons  hang  proudly  on  the  notice  board  in  the  front  hall  —  a  tribute  to  the  entire  gardening  com- PXQLW\ DW +HOHQ 3RUWHU MARGARET  AND  JOE Margaret,  a  serene  lady  in  her  90s,  has  been  a  resident  here  for  just  a  few  months.  Her  son  Joe,  who  lives  in  Colchester  and  visits  his  mother  every  Monday,  said  that,  despite  the  distance  from  his  home,  they  chose  Helen  Por- ter  for  two  reasons:  the  friendly  caring  staff  and  the  lovely  accessible  garden.  As  he  gently  massaged  his  mother’s  legs,  Joe  told  me  how,  as  a  child,  Mar- JDUHW VSHQW WLPH LQ KHU SDUHQWVÂś Ă€RZHU ÂżOOHG FRQVHUYDWRU\ $QG DV DQ DGXOW even  while  raising  10  children,  she  al- ZD\V IRXQG WLPH WR JURZ Ă€RZHUV MASTER  GARDENER  CARRIE  Marini  shares  a  story  with  some  Helen  7RGD\ LW LV WKH Ă€RZHUV LQ WKH +HOHQ Porter  residents. Porter  garden  that  are  guaranteed  to  Photo  by  Richard  Conrad bring  a  smile  to  Margaret’s  face. EVERYTHING  NEAT  &  TIDY Andy  Mitchell  is  responsible  for  grounds  maintenance  across  the  entire  complex  at  Porter  Medical  Center.  But  his  singular  pride  is  the  nursing  home  garden.  He  clips  the  shrubs,  mows  the  lawn  and  rakes  the  leaves.  He  also  greets  all  the  residents  by  name  and  cheers  on  the  volunteer  master  garden- ers. As  Selina  remarked  to  me  recently,  “Andy  does  such  a  wonderful  job  in  the  courtyard,  keeping  everything  ORRNLQJ VR QLFH IRU DOO RI XV ´ These  stories  illustrate  a  just  few  ways  this  special  garden  brings  plea- sure  to  the  entire  Helen  Porter  com- munity  —  residents,  staff,  visitors  and  volunteers.  To  paraphrase  a  well- VEGETABLES  AND  FLOWERS  grow  beautifully  in  the  raised  beds  at  known  saying: It  takes  a  community  to  raise  a  gar- the  Helen  Porter  garden. Photo  by  Richard  Conrad GHQ
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PAGE  18A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  24,  2015
Peace  (Continued  from  Page  1A) Students  here  have  always  focused  on  what  it  means  to  them  in  the  VUHS  hallways  and  classrooms  and  in  their  lives  as  well  as  what  it  means  on  the  national  and  world  stages. Midway  through  Monday’s  event,  co-Âhost  Julia  Johnson  and  Gay- Straight  Alliance  speaker  Sarah  Rathbun  brought  that  point  home.  ³7KH ÂżUVW VWHS WRZDUG SHDFH LV equality  and  accepting  what  makes  everybody  unique,â€?  Johnson  said  in  introducing  Rathbun.  Rathbun  prompted  a  standing  ova- tion  with  her  two-Âand-Âa-Âhalf-Âminute  speech  from  the  podium: “I’m  telling  you  my  story  because  I  hope  it  will  help  someone  else  who  has  struggled  or  is  struggling  with  who  they  are.  When  people  look  at  me  they  see  a  girl  who  looks  like  a  boy,  or  just  a  boy.  When  I  look  in  the  mirror,  I  see  me,  or  someone  who  is  human.  Everyone  has  their  own  struggles.  You  have  yours,  and  I  have  mine.  Many  of  us  are  extra- sensitive  when  we  are  trying  to  be  more  comfortable  in  our  own  skin,  especially  when  there  are  people  who  call  us  names,  like  in  my  case  weirdo,  homo,  or  boy.  “I  know  me  and  others  that  face  similar  problems  must  make  peace  with  ourselves.  And  that  means  be- ing  strong  through  insults  or  ridicule.  I  don’t  like  stereotypical  girl  clothes  or  long  hair.  I’m  getting  more  com- fortable  with  who  I  am  every  day.  And  the  way  I  dress  and  how  I  look  is  the  way  I  feel  comfortable.  If  I  and  people  like  me  seem  sensitive,  maybe  it’s  because  we  are  working  at  being  at  peace  with  who  we  are.  “Turn  to  someone  and  think  about  your  differences.  Realize  our  differ- ences  are  what  make  us  the  unique  people  we  are.  If  we  were  all  the  same  in  the  world,  it  would  be  a  pretty  boring  place.  I  am  the  only  me,  and  you  are  the  only  you.  And  accepting  our  own  and  each  other’s  differences  is  the  most  peaceful  thing  all  of  us  can  do.â€? In  opening  the  festivities,  Aaron  Gaines  explained  its  roots.  “Starting  in  2005,  the  idea  origi- nated  by  students  to  have  a  whole- school  Peace  One  Day  awareness  cel- ebration  after  teachers,  one  of  them  being  Kristine  Kirkaldy,  showed  them  a  documentary  about  how  one  man,  Jeremy  Gilley,  through  great Â
AFTER  THE  PEACE  One  Day  event  the  entire  student  body  formed  WKLV PHVVDJH RQ WKH 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO YDUVLW\ VRFFHU ¿HOG Courtesy  photo
port  refugee  camps,  and  Cosgrove  and  teacher  thanked  organizers  Eric  “Peace One Chris  Wycoff;Íž  accordi- Stolen,  Jeffrey  Stearns  Day is all onists  Kareena,  Megan  and  Hannah  Wyman.  about action, and  Annika  Vorsteveld;Íž  Megan  Rooney  and  Aly  and the the  trio  of  singer  Emma  VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  Gardner,  bassist  Malcolm  School  students  Max  Ratti-ÂBick- Gebo  then  dedicated  the  international nell  and  Julia  Johnson  host  this  event  to  middle  school  Donovan-ÂCook  and  cel- year’s  Peace  One  Day  event. teacher  Deb  White  for  the  message for list  Nora  Hubbard;Íž  and  help  she  gave  to  Peace  this year is Eli  Goldman  and  a  fellow  perseverance,  convinced  the  United  One  Day  organizers  over  ‘Take Action.’ band  member.  Maddie  Nations  to  sanction  Sept.  21  as  the  the  years.  Smith,  Ashley  Cray  and  We all have ÂżUVW GD\ RI JOREDO FHDVHÂżUH DQG QRQ Also:  Caitlin  Walsh  danced. ways we violence  for  all  193  member  na- ‡ 7KH 98+6 $G- ‡ *XQQDU 6RQZDOGW tions,â€?  Gaines  said. vanced  Art  Class  unveiled  can help, no and  Tyler  Kepes  spoke  Gaines  said  the  button  handed  out  this  year’s  banner,  with  a  matter how in  both  German  and  Eng- on  Monday,  designed  by  8th-Âgrader  picture  of  an  elephant  and  busy we lish  of  the  importance  of  Emma  Beauchemin,  “illustrates  this  the  slogan,  “Be  Part  of  the  learning  a  second  lan- are. We can message  as  a  reminder  to  us  every  Heard.â€? guage  as  a  way  to  create  all make a day  that  taking  action  for  peace  saves  ‡ )LYH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ peace;Íž  the  role  of  Ger- difference.â€? lives.â€? )LUH &DGHWV ² Ă€DJ EHDUHU many  and  its  soccer  clubs  Johnson  and  co-Âhost  Max  Ratti- Dylan  Bougor,  Schuyler  — VUHS and  leagues  in  support- Bicknell  asked  students  to  donate  Coyle,  Tyler  Shortsleeve,  student ing  refugees,  with  Kepes  to  this  year’s  senior  class  cause,  sui- Philip  Armell  and  Tucker  Sophia Parker noting  wars  have  created  cide  prevention  and  awareness.  They  '\NH ² RIIHUHG D PR- 60  million  refugees  since  also  said  that  middle  school  students  ment  of  silence  for  those  who  have  2014;Íž  and  the  value  of  the  school’s  had  voted  to  give  sale  proceeds  of  fallen  in  service  of  community  and  exchange  program  with  a  German  the  “Peace  Piesâ€?  VUHS  7th-  and  country.  community. 8th-Âgraders  bake  every  year  to  sup- ‡ 0XVLF FDPH IURP VLQJHU 7UXG\ ‡ -RKQVRQ DQG 5DWWL %LFNQHOO dropped  facts  about  Peace  One  Day,  including  that  610  million  people  are  now  aware  of  it  and  that,  because  of  it,  4.5  million  children  in  areas  UDFNHG E\ FRQĂ€LFW KDYH EHHQ LPPX- nized  against  polio  since  2007. Near  the  end  of  the  celebration  Johnson  commented  on  the  life-Âsized  metal  sculpture  of  an  Asian  elephant  VWDQGLQJ LQ WKH ÂżHOG EHKLQG WKH SR- dium,  courtesy  of  Panton  sculp- tor  Eben  Markowski,  who  created  “Gravity  the  Elephant.â€?  Gravity  will  go  on  tour  to  promote  awareness  of  the  perilous  state  of  elephants  in  the  wild.  “Have  you  noticed  the  elephant  in  the  room?â€?  Johnson  said. Johnson  introduced  student  So- phia  Parker  to  speak  about  Gravity. “Peace  One  Day  is  all  about  ac- THE  V-ÂTOWN  ACCORDION  Trio,  Megan,  Annika  and  Kareena  Vorste- veld,  play  at  the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  Peace  One  Day  rally  Mon- tion,  and  the  international  message  day  morning. for  this  year  is  ‘Take  Action.’  We  all Â
VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  and  Middle  School  students,  faculty,  staff  and  community  members  watch  this  year’s  peace  rally  from  an  athletic  ¿HOG KLOO 0RQGD\ PRUQLQJ Independent  photo/sTrent  Campbell
have  ways  we  can  help,  no  matter  how  busy  we  are,â€?  Parker  said.  “We  can  all  make  a  difference.â€?    Parker  then  said  one  way  to  make  a  difference  was  through  art,  and  she  called  Markowski  and  his  wife,  Heidi  Mahoney,  to  the  podium.  They  in  turn  introduced  Ashley  McAvey,  who  helps  operate  ivoryfreevermont. org.  She  is  the  main  contact  and  the  Vermont  ambassador  for  Elephants  DC,  an  organization  dedicated  to  stopping  the  illegal  ivory  trade  that  is  threatening  the  extinction  of  el- ephants. McAvey  praised  Monday’s  stu- dent  event.  “I  am  so  impressed  with  this  en- tire  day  and  everybody  I’ve  heard,â€?  McAvey  said.   She  then  urged  students  to  consid- er  acting  to  support  a  bill  to  ban  the  sale  of  ivory  in  Vermont,  one  that  has Â
been  adopted  in  three  other  states,  in- cluding  New  Jersey  and  New  York. More  importantly,  McAvey  said,  she  suggested  they  take  action  on  any  cause  they  felt  strongly  about.  “I  did  the  most  important  thing  I  could  do  in  activism.  I  started,â€?  McAvey  said. Soon  afterward  the  senior  class  formed  a  peace  sign  on  the  soccer  ¿HOG ZKLOH WKH RWKHU FODVVHV IRUPHG the  letters  P,  E,  A,  C  and  E.  Before  the  students  left  the  gentle  slope  in  front  of  the  podium  for  that  spelling  test,  Johnson  asked  those  who  had  performed  any  sort  of  com- munity  service  to  stand.  Almost  all  realized  they  had  already  done  some- WKLQJ WKDW TXDOLÂżHG “Look  around  you,  ladies  and  gen- tlemen,â€?  Johnson  said.  “Vergennes  Union  High  School  takes  action,  and  I’m  proud  to  be  a  part  of  this  school.â€?
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