Thursday, December 27, 2018

Three of a kind

Beard brigade

Banner year

An East Middlebury author has wrapped up her trilogy of fantasy novels. See Arts + Leisure.

Local police officers adopted furry faces as part of a fund drive for Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta. See Page 3A.

2018 proved memorable for titles, individual brilliance and grit, and sadness. See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 72 No. 52

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Keeping his memory alive through quilts Late husband’s clothes used to create, heal

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS NEW HAVEN — Sometimes the miracle of love’s persistence shines most brightly when it emerges from the anguish of a broken heart.

Linda Sweeney’s heart broke last February when her beloved husband, Michael, died unexpectedly. From grief’s dark and timeless depths she struggled to envision a world without him.

Day by day, piece by piece — though she at times felt like an “unwilling architect” — she began to rebuild her life.

Along the way she has wrought a miracle.

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part of the miracle that can be seen and touched Linda created with needle and thread. Laid across a table it looks like a collection of quilts and stuffed animals. What part of the miracle that binds together the love, memories and dreams is — and will always remain — one of life’s greatest mysteries.

It began with a moment both universal and deeply personal. “ I w a s

cleaning out our closets,” Linda Sweeney recalled this week.

She found that she just couldn’t do it.

“Dispersing Michael’s things just felt wrong.”

Though she doesn’t remember when she decided to make quilts from Michael’s clothing — the polo work shirts, the Carhartt pants stained with house paint, the pajamas printed with penguins wearing Santa hats, his ties — Linda does remember the moment she made the first cut.

“I felt like I was

A GROUP FROM Mount Abraham sings at Holley Hall in a past Bristol Best Night. This year’s New Year’s Eve celebration looks to be more entertaining than ever.

chopping Michael at the neck. I could only cut one piece at a time before I had to walk away. Then two pieces, walk away. Lots of tears were poured into these quilts and stuffed animals.”

It never got easy, she said. Just easier.

In the beginning Linda could spend only five minutes at a time on the project. On a quilting machine Michael bought for her the spring before he died, she slowly began stitching into the pieces of his clothing the essence of the man who wore them, which only a partner of 35 years could compass. As the quilts and animals neared completion, just before Christmas, she was able to work on them for hours at a time.

(See Quilts, Page 17A)

Photo by Buzz Kuhns

Organizers add spark to New Year’s in Bristol

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — Bristol Best Night organizers ordered 400 buttons for this year’s New Year’s Eve event.

Then they ordered some more, just in case.

It’s going to be epic.

“This year, especially given the lack of New Year’s Eve activities in Burlington, we decided to increase our focus on the final act, with dancing until 11 p.m. with the Starline Rhythm Boys,” said Best (See Bristol Best Night, Page 2A)

LINDA SWEENEY OF New Haven was devastated last February by the unexpected death of her husband of more than three decades. Rather than give away his clothing she decided to turn it into a collection of quilts and stuffed animals, which this week she gave to their children and grandchildren for Christmas.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

Mother authors a healing work MUMS leader’s book charts recovery after son’s passing

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The calendar.

A simple measure of the passage of time and a marker for special days.

But the calendar, for Kris Francoeur, can be a foreboding benchmark that reaches its gloomy climax in October. That’s the month during which her son, Sam, tragically drew his last breath following an accidental drug overdose.

It’s the kind of tragedy that would make some parents curl up into a ball and give up on life. And indeed, Kim and her husband Paul hardly ate, spoke or went out in public for several weeks after their beloved son’s death on Oct. 9, 2013. He was just 20 years old.

Francoeur, the principal of Middlebury Union Middle School, is sharing recollections of her son through a new book called “Of Grief, Garlic and Gratitude.” She hopes it will serve not only as a loving tribute to Sam, but also as a balm for the souls of other parents who find themselves in the obscenely unfair position of having to bury a child.

She also hopes the book prompts parents to get help for any children who might be abusing drugs in an effort to dull the pain of depression, as Sam did.

“Of Grief” emerged from a series of Facebook posts that Francoeur initially used to give people basic information on Sam’s passing. But the posts later grew in scope and message. The creative outlet allowed Francoeur — an exceptionally good writer — to convey her feelings about all things “Sam,” from recalling some of his playful idiosyncrasies (he once drove the family goat to school in a car), to her frustration about a lack of media attention on the abuse of prescription painkillers.

Her posts gained a lot of Facebook “likes” and drew responses. Francoeur got a sense of the hundreds of people — both young and old — whom her son had touched through the years. Sam was, according to his mom, a person who insisted on making a connection with whomever he met. He was a gregarious, funny and well-like young man who excelled as a young actor at Otter Valley Union High School, where Kris once worked as a special educator at OVUHS. Scores of others joined in, giving Francoeur a sense of the astounding number of people her son had (See Healing, Page 7A)

New contract keeps city recycling viable

MIDDLEBURY UNION MIDDLE School Principal Kris Francoeur holds a copy of her new book, in which she frankly and passionately chronicles her healing process following her son Sam’s untimely death in 2013.

Independent photo/John Flowers

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — The Vergennes recycling center will be staying open to serve all residents in the region, and starting on Jan. 2 it will offer expanded services, according to Vergennes City Manager Matt Chabot.

Chabot said the city has awarded R&L Rubbish of Middlebury an “itinerant “R&L will take vendor’s license” to do in materials that business for one year at we didn’t take the city’s Canal Street in before.” recycling center.

— Vergennes City Instead of paying a Manager Matt taxpayer-subsidized fee Chabot of $3 per bag of trash, disposal of which comes with the right to almost unlimited recycling, residents of Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Waltham and Addison beginning Jan. 2 will pay a sliding scale of $4 to $6 per bag based on weight.

Meanwhile, “equal amounts of recycling” will be (See City recycling center, Page 7A)

Chronology 2018 - A Year In Review

Elections, conflict, triumphs and change Editor’s note: If change is good, we had plenty of it in Addison County over the past 12 months. Faces came and went, news stories flamed up and died out (and some of them will follow us into the new year). 2018 was quite a year on many fronts.

Relive some of those memories in this round up of the year that’s ending and then brace yourself ... and have a wonderful 2019.

January January 11

LONG-TIME PORTER HOSPITAL volunteer Mary Baker will turn 100 on Jan. 13. Baker has logged more than 12,000 volunteer hours since 1980 and has no plans to retire in the foreseeable future.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

The new year and the county’s first baby of 2018 did not quite arrive simultaneously: Kai Spaulding Lewia was born to Kimberly and Keith Lewia at Porter Hospital on

Jan. 2.

The year also opened with an opening in Middlebury. On Jan. 6 the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op introduced its newly expanded store on Washington Street. The co-op added 4,000 square feet for a total of 9,000, with space devoted to larger meat and deli sections, new bathrooms, a service desk, and more seating for diners.

The first shots of the election season in Middlebury were fired early on. Incumbent selectboard member Susan Shashok announced she would be stepping down after seven years of service, while another incumbent, appointee Farhad (See January, Page 9A)

By the way Save the date: the Addison County Solid Waste Management District’s Repair Fair will return to the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 4-8 p.m. The Repair Fair is a free, family-friendly event that empowers people to repair broken and damaged belongings instead of throwing them away. Bring your bikes, clothing, jewelry, eyeglasses, (See By the way, Page 5A)

Index Obituaries................................. 6A Classifieds.......................... 5B-9B Service Directory............... 6B-7B Entertainment.........Arts + Leisure Community Calendar............... 8A Arts Calendar.........Arts + Leisure Sports................................. 1B-3B

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, December 27, 2018

Ferrisburgh to honor former town official

Pierce chaired selectboard, planning panel, rec committee

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh Selectboard on Dec. 18 voted to dedicate the 2019 Town Report to recently deceased Ferrisburgh dairy farmer John Pierce, whose service to the town included tenures as chairman of its selectboard and planning commission.

Family members said Pierce, who was 84, knew before he died earlier in the day on Dec. 18 that the selectboard planned to honor him that evening.

Pierce, a Hinesburg native, moved to North Ferrisburgh in 1964, when he bought a dairy farm there. He ran the farm until about 2000.

He and Irene Gebo Pidgeon married in 1970. They recently celebrated their 48th anniversary.

Pierce served on the town’s first zoning board when it was established in 1967, overseeing tempo-

JOHN PIERCE rary zoning by-laws until permanent planning and zoning regulations were established in 1970. In that year Pierce was appointed to the planning commission and served as its chairman from 1970 to 1979.

In 1974 residents elected Pierce as town moderator, a position he held through 1994.

In March of 1986 Pierce was first elected to the selectboard, where he remained until 1993. In 1989 selectboard members chose him as their chairman, a position he held through 1991. During his tenure on the selectboard he helped lead the effort to build the town’s Route 7 fire station.

Pierce also served as the Ferrisburgh Recreation Committee’s co-chairperson from 1988 through 1994, helping to establish weekly bingo and Saturday morning breakfasts as fundraisers.

Despite his busy schedule with the farm and town work, Pierce and his wife loved to travel, according to family members, and Pierce somehow found time to visit every U.S. state except Hawaii.

Patrick Pitzaimmons, seen here at the Wolkover Gallery during a previous Bristol Best Night, will perform again this New Year’s Eve celebration, but this time at the First Baptist Church.

Bristol Best Night

File photo by Buzz Kuhns

(Continued from Page 1A) improvements to the test. Bring your I’m proud of my past involvement Night organizer Eric Warren. dancing shoes! with it,” he said. His current involveBurlington First Night organizers “We’ve always loved playing in ment, he added with a smile, focuses called it quits last spring, after 35 Bristol, and this is a great way for us on tending the fire on the town green. years, citing declining attendance to also commemorate our 20th anniBristol Best Night is also a great and the loss of a key sponsor. versary, bringing our music and great way to get introduced to the commuBristol, on the other hand, has still events throughout the Northeast,” nity when you’re new, said organizer got it going on. said the band’s leader, Danny Coane. Scott Hamshaw, who knows from The seven-and-a-half-hour party Bristol Best Night has slowly experience. gets under way at 3:30 p.m. and will grown in depth and scope since “For me and my wife, Kelly, include at least 16 scheduled 2009 Bristol Best Night was events across three venues: our first real community event,” Holley Hall, Walkover GalHamshaw said. “We’ve stayed lery and First Baptist Church involved ever since.”

First Baptist Church of Bristol of Bristol. Centered among “There is a real sense of them, the town green will community at these events,” 5:00 – Michele Fay with Tim Price be decorated with luminaria fellow organizer Anne Wallace 6:00 – Last Train to Zinkov to light the paths and a small said. “It’s local, it’s comfortable.

7:00 – Patrick Fitzsimmons fire there will add extra cheer People are walking around feel8:00 – Bread and Bones (and warmth) to the festiviing festive, and there’s a great ties. Speaking of warmth, energy.”

Holley Hall Bristol’s restaurants will be It also highlights the wealth 3:30 – kids’ activities dishing up their best fare of talent in and around Bristol, 5:00 – Sweet Transition and Bristol Baptist will serve she said.

6:00 – Magicians Without Borders soup and bread. New this Bristol Best Night is a project 6:45 – Mt. Abe musical review year: Lawrence Memorial of the Watershed Center, which Library will remain open that is dedicated to building new ties 7:15 – coffeehouse & open mic night, offering hot drinks. between neighbors and main7:45 – Mark Lavoie Holley Hall highlights will taining a strong, vibrant 5-Town 8:15 – John Dickason & Glenn include longtime favorite community.

Goodwin Tom Verner of Magicians Tickets (“Buttons,” actually) 9:00 – Starline Rhythm Boys Without Borders (6 p.m.), the cost $10 in advance (available extraordinarily talented cast online and at a number of local Walkover Gallery of Mount Abe’s fall musical, businesses) and $15 at the door.

5:00 – Rick Ceballos “Newsies” (6:45 p.m.), and a Children under 12 and seniors 6:00 – Woodchuck’s Revenge coffeehouse-style open mic over 75 are free. Visit bestnight. hosted by State Representaorg for more information, in7:00 – Phil Henry tive–elect Caleb Elder (7:15 cluding the complete schedule.

8:00 – Greg Ryan p.m.). Elder, a talented muThe buttons themselves are a sician himself, will also act special Best Night tradition. as occasional host/emcee throughout 2006, when Holley Hall was the “Sometimes people come wearing the night and will perform music on only venue. Cofounder David Brynn all their buttons from previous the fiddle later in the evening. had wanted to create a “First Night” years,” said Wallace.

Headlining the evening, juke-joint for Bristol, a celebration in — and Hamshaw nodded and grinned. rockers the Starline Rhythm Boys for — the local community.

“We have all of ours on our will put Holley Hall’s recent acoustic “It’s a great community builder. fridge.”

Best Night 2018 lineup

Archery hunters found success

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — During Vermont’s deer archery season, which ran from Oct. 6 to Nov. 2, 274 hunters brought down deer and took them to one of the seven Addison County wildlife reporting stations to be weighed.

Their efforts kicked off a wildly successful 2018 for area deer hunters.

As reported last week in the Independent, those seven weigh stations in October, November and December handled 1,345 deer — a total that also includes 110 from November’s Youth Hunting weekend, 571 from November’s rifle season, and a record number 390 from December’s muzzleloader/bow season.

That total number set an overall annual record for deer weighed in the county after 2005, when Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department officials banned shooting spikehorn bucks during November rifle season, thus lowering the numbers taken in the most popular deer season.

The previous annual record of 1,189 was set just a year ago. That record in turn broke the mark of 1,064 set in 2016.

Probably the biggest single reason for the increasing numbers of deer killed locally is milder winters.

The past three winters have been warmer than the historic average, with less snow, making it easier for deer to survive and to move around in search of food. State wildlife officials this summer pegged statewide deer population at 155,000, higher than the typical 115,000 to 120,000 of just a few years ago.

Average weight, as measured by the Independent by checking the size of bucks taken during rifle season, also rose this season, by almost seven pounds to 147.65 pounds. Weights were low in 2017,

but the 2018 average was still higher than the typical range of 144 to 146 pounds per our calculation.

Results from earlier seasons have already been published. Originally the Independent planned to publish the October-November archery results in the Dec. 20 edition, but due to space concerns (largely caused by the record number of muzzleloader deer) these results were moved to this edition.

Although rifle hunters brought down a dozen bucks that weighed in at more than 200 pounds this year, twice the 2017 total, only one hunter in either the first archery or December muzzleloader bagged a 200-pounder. Justin Hall shot a 209-pound, 7-pointer in Orwell and took it to Buxton’s Store in Orwell to have it weighed on Oct. 21.

The following hunters had deer weighed at one of the seven county reporting stations (West Addison and Lincoln general stores, Green Mountain Trails End in Bristol, Buxton’s Store in Orwell, Vermont Field Sports in Middlebury, C&S Hunting Supplies in East Middlebury, and Rack ’N Reel in New Haven) during this year’s first archery season.

Along with their name is listed the weight in pounds and number of antler points if a buck, and the town of kill: WEST ADDISON GENERAL STORE Gabe LaBerge, Shoreham, 78-4; Richard Ambrose, Ferrisburgh, 110 doe; Eugene Bradford, Ferrisburgh, 110 doe; Daniel White, Ferrisburgh, 76 male; Dwayne Roberts, Bridport, 110 doe; Brendin Roberts, Shoreham, 126-4; Jeffrey Fortune, New Haven, 149 doe; Jeremy Francis, Bridport, 115 doe; Kaleb Roberts, Bridport, 106 doe; and Ernest Cousineau, Addison, 112 doe.

Also, Eugene Bradford, Ferrisburgh, 69 male; James Bodette, Leicester, 102 doe; Christopher Thompson, Cornwall, 116-6; Dale Bushey, Weybridge, 156 doe; Scott Brace, Cornwall, 130-6; Jeff Bishop, Shoreham, 137 doe; Kevin Reed, Addison, 148-6; Brent Perkins, Addison, 120 doe; Adam Thomann, Addison, 170-4; and Wendy Garrow, New Haven, 70 male.

LINCOLN GENERAL STORE Adam Donnelly, Starksboro, female fawn, 52; Taylor Mason, Lincoln, 102 doe; Dave Cavoretto, Lincoln, 130 doe; Tyler Raymond, Huntington, 100-6; Brian Heffernan, Lincoln, 148-7; Todd Roscoe, 122 doe; Jackson Desautels, Lincoln, 54 fawn; Shaun O’Connor, Lincoln, 99 doe; John Desautels, Lincoln, 112 doe; Jeff Mayo, Lincoln, 96 doe.

C&S HUNTING SUPPLIES Travis White, Middlebury, 97 doe; Shawn Frost, Middlebury, 107-3; Richard Tatro, Salisbury, 100-3; Hunter Warner, Middlebury, 136-4; Brian Ramsey, Lincoln, 52 female; Kyle Charron, Ferrisburgh, 90 doe; Tyson Rotax, Ripton, 92 doe; Henry Ramsey, Lincoln, 123 doe; and Tyler Tanner, Salisbury, 54 female.

GREEN MT. TRAILS END Casey Butler, Middlebury, 182-8; Carla Jimmo, Grand Isle, 172-8; McGregor Butler, Middlebury, 1726; Jody Brown, Lincoln, 154 doe; George Carty, Starksboro, 150-4; Donna Mashia, Richmond, 144 doe; John Chamberlain, Lincoln, 142-7; Abraham Goyette, New Haven, 1394; Nolan Whitcomb, Starksboro, 138-4; Jacob Lathrop, Starksboro, 135 doe; and Cory Jennings, Hinesburg, 133-7.

Also, Matthew Norris, New (See Deer hunt, Page 3A)

ACSD budget drafts reflects $31.5M in spending for Middlebury-area schools

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District board will soon get to work cobbling a fiscal year 2020 spending plan for Middlebury-area schools. Addison Central administrators recently presented the panel with a first draft calling for $31,534,046 in spending, which represents a 2.24-percent increase compared to this year’s budget.

“The first draft is largely a rollover of the current environment, adjusting for any non-discretionary knowns, such as health care premiums and the (new) transportation contract,” reads a recent budget memo to the board from ACSD Business Manager Brittany Gilman.

The budget will cover pre-Kthrough-grade-12 expenses for students in the ACSD-member towns of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge. Fiscal year 2020 will span July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020.

As the Addison Independent went to press on Wednesday, the ACSD and other Vermont school districts were still waiting for key state aid information that will have a direct bearing on the taxpayers’ share of public education in their respective communities. But Addison Central officials already have a read on the major budget drivers, which include: • A 3-percent increase in the amount of money needed for student instruction, largely related to contracted increases in teacher salaries and health benefits, accord-

ing to ACSD Superintendent Peter Burrows. Health insurance costs are predicted to rise by 11 percent for the 2019-2020 academic year, according to officials, though some of that expense will be offset due to some early retirements.

• The hiring of an additional 1.5 full-time equivalent paraeducators for Middlebury Union Middle School, related to students’ individual learning plans.

• An increase in physical therapy and occupational therapy services ($160,000) based on incoming students’ needs.

• The hiring of an additional nurse at Middlebury Union High School, based on projected students’ needs.

Burrows noted the schools are still carrying two school psychologist vacancies that the district has been unable to fill due to a lack of applicants. Burrows said there’s a dearth of candidates for school psychologist vacancies statewide.

There’s also some good news in the budget for taxpayers.

Additional revenues, attrition and other factors will offset some of the impact of the aforementioned budget drivers.

For example, ACSD schools are expected to add 10 new students tuitioned from nearby districts, including Rochester, Hancock and Granville. That extra tuition will add around $180,000 in revenues.

It should also be noted that the district will avert what had been forecast as a substantial increase

in student transportation costs next year, due to the elimination of a duplicative school bus route.

District taxpayers will also benefit from a 6-cent reduction in education property taxes, one of the financial incentives the ACSD received in return for merging its school governance in 2016.

Fiscal year 2020 marks the end of a the state’s so-called health care “claw-back” that resulted in two years’ worth of reduced state contributions for teachers’ new health care plans. That claw-back, or recapture, was part of a health insurance deal negotiated by Gov. Scott and lawmakers during the spring of 2017.

This means $166,000 in additional health insurance-related revenue for the ACSD for fiscal year 2020, according to Gilman.

Burrows is anticipating a slight decline in student enrollment in ACSD schools next year, continuing a longstanding trend in Vermont.

The Independent will provide more details on the ACSD’s fiscal year 2020 spending plan when the board agrees on a final number next month. District voters will be asked to approve the budget on Town Meeting Day next March.

“When you look at the budget we’ve crafted for FY20, we’ve been able to maintain services, save in some areas and keep the overall increase fairly modest,” Burrows said. “We’re happy where we stand how and are excited to get (state aid) numbers.”

Addison Independent, Thursday, December 27, 2018 — PAGE 3A

Area police officers grow beards, raise $4,154 for ailing kids

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Members of three area law enforcement agencies retired their respective razors during the recent deer hunting season, and now they’re celebrating the payoff: A combined total of $4,154 raised for Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta, a camp in South Hero that provides respite, fun activities and support to children afflicted with cancer, and their families.

Participating officers were allowed to grow facial hair contrary to department grooming standards as long as they make a cash contribution of at least $30 to Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta. The approximately 20 officers got to model their beards, for one last time, for a celebratory photo at the Middlebury police headquarters on Dec. 20.

This year’s third annual “Deer Camp Beards for Kids with Cancer,” coordinated by Middlebury Police Officer Darrin Hinterneder, was wildly successful. Participating officers more than doubled the $2,002 total raised during last year’s “Beards” charity drive.

This year’s participants — who each committed to a $50 buy-in — included members of the Middlebury and Bristol police departments, as

well as the Addison County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff Don Keeler’s crew raised a total of $2,565. Middlebury Chief Tom Hanley’s force netted a total of $1,518. And the Bristol Police Department raised $71.

Longtime Middlebury Police Dispatcher Bonnie Murray proved the top individual fundraiser in the effort, gathering a whopping $550.

While he didn’t choose to grow a beard, Keeler donated $200.

Officers didn’t actively solicit donations during the course of their duties, but explained the philanthropic effort to those who asked.

And the beards provided a solid entrée into that conversation. Most police agencies require their officers to be clean-shaven, or limited to a mustache.

Several of the officers at the Dec. 20 photo op were barely recognizable. Chief Hanley looked like a less rotund version of St. Nick.

The beards are now gone, but will likely all reappear next fall with the start of bow season, when a new round of “Deer Camp Beards for Kids with Cancer” will kick off.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Deer hunt (Continued from Page 2A) Haven, 133 doe; Timothy Cousino, Lincoln, 130-6; Michael Kenyon, Bristol, 130-4; Mark Tierney, Charlotte, 129 doe; Cody Haines, Middlebury, 129 doe; Ronald Dusablon, Shelburne, 128-6; Scott Manning, Lincoln, 127 doe; Bruce Perlee, New Haven, 127 doe; Jerry Butler, Middlebury, 126-5; Nick Lossman, Bristol, 125 doe; William Grace, Bristol, 125 doe; and Caleb Tucker, Salisbury, 125 doe.

Also, Lawrence Martell, Lincoln, 122-4; Earl Pecor, Monkton, 121 doe; John Chamberlain, Lincoln, 120 doe; Dusty Grace, Middlebury, 119 doe; Gary Briggs, Orwell, 1186; Erin Dalley, Lincoln, 114 doe; Aaron Josey, Huntington, 113 doe; Justin Malzac, Lincoln, 112 doe; Carla Jimmo, Grand Isle, 112 doe; David Pepe, Whiting, 111 doe; Craig Shepard, Starksboro, 110 doe; and Lucas Livingston, Bristol, 110 buck.

Also, John Chamberlain, Lincoln, 110 doe; Edward Lafayette, Lincoln, 108 doe; Justin Malzac, Lincoln, 106-4; Benjamin Turner, Lincoln, 106 doe; Jack Bodington, Monkton, 104 doe; Philip Cantin, Bristol, 103 doe; Anthony Rochon, Lincoln, 99 doe; Ross Orvis, Hinesburg, 98 doe; Adam Whitcomb, Starksboro, 98 doe; Robert Twenge, Monkton, 89 doe; David Patterson, Lincoln, 87 doe; and Phillip Williams, Middlebury, 71 female.

Also, Bradley Palmer, Charlotte, 70 female; Jacob Lathrop, Bristol, 65 female; Cory Jennings, Hinesburg, 63 male; Dylan Raymond, Hinesburg, 60 female; Daniel Briggs, New Haven, 60 female; Daniel Nugent, Middlebury, 56 female; and Randy Little, Lincoln, 50 female.

VERMONT FIELD SPORTS David Gagnon, New Haven, 115 doe; Lawrence Kaufmann, Shoreham, 123 doe; Kendra Dwyer, Weybridge, 113 doe; Michael Forbes, Middlebury, 100 doe; Charles Rule, New Haven, 109 doe and 110 doe; Donald Williams, Ripton, 121 doe; Kirk Ringey, Cornwall, 143-4;

Richard Miller, Middlebury, 123-4; Darcy Trudeau, Middlebury, 126 doe; Frank Raymond, Addison, 121 doe; and Roger Regnaud, New Haven, 50 fawn.

Also, Andrew Hutchison, Leicester, 112-3; Charles Sargent, Weybridge, 131-4; Remington Coburn, Salisbury, 109-6; Paul Blair, Ripton, 100 doe; Eric Bingham, Middlebury, 62 fawn; Robert Cameron, Middlebury, 113 doe; Paul Deering, Bridport, 120-4; Charles Holbrook, Ripton, 99 doe; David Wemette, Salisbury, 133-8; Kevin Carter, Bridport, 104 doe; John Cogley, Ripton, 111 doe; and Brent Warren, Salisbury, 105 doe.

Also, Gene Torrey, Salisbury, 55 pounds and 103 doe; David Wemette, Salisbury, 122 doe; Jason Gingras, Salisbury, 165-4; Chris Groman, Whiting, 175-6; Ralph Brown, Middlebury, 130 doe; Andre Deering, Bridport, 135 doe; Tyler Pockette, Salisbury, 62 pounds; Chris Ringey, Cornwall, 107 doe; William Casavant, Salisbury, 90 doe; Joseph Zeno, Middlebury, 70 pounds; Avery Gale, Salisbury, 151-6; and Michael Ash, Cornwall, 137-4.

Also, Tallon Real, New Haven, 105 doe; Roger Gingras, Middlebury, 102 doe; Edward Galvin, Salisbury, 124-4; Daniel Wimett, Brandon, 105 doe; Brian Armell, Starksboro, 128-4; Scott Galipeau, Weybridge, 100 doe; Robert James, Weybridge, 106 doe; James Reynolds, Salisbury, 117-4; Calvin Loven, Salisbury, 123 doe; Kevin Payne, Bridport, 160-8; Morgan Laroche, Salisbury, 92 doe; Barry Forbes, Middlebury, 116 doe; and Leon Demers, New Haven, 146-6.

RACK ’N REEL Christopher Breen, Starksboro, 182-8 and 181-8; Bruce Perlee, New Haven, 179-6; Ronald Swenor, Monkton, 172-7; Lee Lapell, West Haven, 167-5; Bruce Cheever, Middlebury, 160-8; Ernest Goodrich, Salisbury, 156-5; Jeremy Lattrell, New Haven, 150 doe; Erik Carruth, Cornwall, 150-8; Chad Phillips, Huntington, 150-4; Brent Perkins,

MOST OF THE 20 law enforcement officers in the Middlebury police, Bristol police and Addison County Sheriff’s departments who took part in the “Deer Camp Beards for Kids with Cancer” fundraiser show off their facial hair last week before shaving.

Independent photo/John Flowers

Deer kill from year to year The full scan for deer weighed in the county • 2018: 1,345 deer (571 rifle, 110 youth, 274 bow, 390 muzzleloader) • 2017: 1,189 deer (554 rifle, 110 youth, 161 bow, 264 muzzleloader) • 2016: 1,064 deer (573 rifle, 94 youth, 206 bow, 191 muzzleloader) • 2015: 772 deer (444 rifle, 78 youth, 206 bow, 44 muzzleloader*) • 2014: 724 deer (359 rifle, 107 youth, 152 bow, 106 muzzleloader) • 2013: 807 deer (421 rifle, 109 youth, 132 bow, 145 muzzleloader) • 2012: 875 deer (405 rifle, 124 youth, and 346 combined bow/muzzleloader) • 2011: 671 deer (329 rifle, 110 youth, 232 bow/muzzleloader) • 2010: 1,021 deer (428 rifle, 95 youth weekend, 498 bow/ muzzleloader) • 2009: 840 deer (301 rifle, 91 youth, 448 bow/muzzleloader) * No muzzleloader doe permits were issued in 2015 after a harsher winter.

New Haven, 150-7; Isaac Preston, Panton, 148-6; and Mark Deering, Weybridge, 147-7.

Also, William Maloy, Sudbury, 140-6; Courtney Morin, Addison, 136 doe; Gary English, Salisbury, 134-4 and 130 doe; Dewey Barrows, Ferrisburgh, 131-3; Shaw Kipp, Salisbury, 130 doe; Bailey Smith, Ferrisburgh, 129-6; Kim Goodell, Monkton, 128-6; John Parker, Addison, 127 doe; Travis Kilburn, Ferrisburgh, 125 doe; Michael Hurlburt, Monkton, 124-5; Allan Mackenzie, Brandon, 123 doe; and Daniel Bourgeois, Charlotte, 123 doe.

Also, Edward Raymond, Rich-

mond, 123 doe; Sterling Pelsue, Vergennes, 122 doe; Peter Norris, New Haven, 120 doe; Ralph Dragon, Middlebury, 120-3; Charles Levarn, Lincoln, 120 doe; Jeff Palmer, Starksboro, 120 doe; John Connor, Bridport, 119 doe; Joseph Fortune, Ferrisburgh, 119 doe; Eric Wedge, Waltham, 117-4; Sterling Pelsue, Charlotte, 117-5; Mark Deering, Weybridge, 117 doe; and Daryl Tribou, Weybridge, 116 doe.

Also, Peter McDurfee, Shoreham, 114 doe; Codey Corse, Starksboro, 112 doe; Howard Humiston, Ferrisburgh, 112 doe; Eric Dalley, New Haven, 111-8; Andy Gendreau, Monkton, 110 doe; Shaw Kipp, Orwell, 110 doe; George Torrey, Ferrisburgh, 110 doe; Chad Jerome, Bristol, 110 doe; John Peck, Ripton, 110 doe; Brian Morin, New Haven, 110 doe; Glen Jewell, Monkton, 110 doe; and Mike Castillo, Monkton, 109 doe.

Also, Chris Carlson, Shelburne, 109-4; Scott Stearns, Ferrisburgh, 109-3; Adam Terry, Bristol, 108 doe; Lucas Smith, New Haven, 107 doe; Timothy Wildey, New Haven, 105 doe; Andre Deering, Bridport, 101 doe; Ryan Zeno, Bristol, 100 doe; Vincent Comai, Charlotte, 100 doe; Joshua Baldwin, New Haven, 99 doe; Bruce Cram, Ripton, 99 doe; Benjamin Newkirk, Bristol, 98 doe; and Kyle Cousino, Bristol, 98 doe.

Also, Anthony Curtis, Shelburne, 98 doe; Leman Bronson, Monkton, 97 doe; Gary Thibauld, Charlotte, 97 doe; Craig Newton, Cornwall, 94 doe; Kenneth Sullivan, Panton, 92 doe; Michael Crosby, Ferrisburgh, 91 doe; Devin Bradford, Ferrisburgh, 90 doe; Shawn Lacey, Shelburne, 89 doe; Bryan Peck, Ripton, 88 doe; and Kyle Armell, Starksboro, 86 doe.

Also, Craig Cheever, Middlebury, 77 doe; Shannon Martin, Starksboro, 75 male; Benjamin Smith, Starksboro, 75 male and 73 doe; Peter Funk, Cornwall, 63 male; and Krystal Bigelow, Monkton, 61 male.

BUXTON’S STORE Abigail LaRock, Shoreham, 138 doe; Tyler Steady, Shoreham, 115 doe; Matt Spardella, Benson, 175-6; Jason D’Avignon, Orwell, 161-4; Wyatt Forbes, Orwell, 145-5 and 90 doe; Greg Borah, Shoreham, 75 doe;

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Edson Lanpher, Shoreham, 160-6; Dustin, Shaw, Orwell, 151 doe; Stephen Blaise, Rutland, 65 female; Dylan Ryan, Orwell, 123 doe; Terry Norris, Shoreham, 166-4; and Dylan Lanpher, Shoreham, 132-4.

Also, Christopher Davis, Shoreham, 137 doe; Justin Hall, Orwell, 209-7; Bruce Bishop, Orwell, 1764; Gene Goodspeed, Orwell, 100 doe; Michael Chicoine, Shoreham, 135 doe; Keith Betourney, Bridport, 110 doe; Earl Kehoe, Orwell, 143 doe; Roy Murdock, Brandon, 78 female; Timothy Smith, Orwell, 106 doe; Michael Mahoney, Orwell, 120 doe; Robert LaRose, Ripton, 52 female; and Michael Dame, Shoreham, 106 doe.

Also, John Gosselin, Shoreham, 110 doe; Dennis Patterson, Shoreham, 108 doe; Kevin Kayhart, Vergennes, 140 doe; Taylor Patterson, 111 doe; Jeffrey Booska, Orwell, 115 doe; Sarah Washburn, Orwell, 135-6; Barry Delphia, Brandon, 140-6; and Shane Wood, Whiting, 115-4.

Also, Brian Raymond, Middlebury, 60 female; Stephen Myrick, Bridport, 140-3; Dylan Lee, Orwell, 143 doe; Calvin Hogan, Whiting, 119 doe; Jeritt Patch, Whiting, 106 doe; and Bruce Potter, Sudbury, 96 doe.

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As the rural economies go in the nation, so goes Vermont

By David Moats Economic stagnation in Vermont is not new. For decades, it has defied the efforts of political leaders, Republican and Democrat, to solve it.

What’s new is a growing awareness that the problem is a widespread condition, animating protests from Paris to London, from Oklahoma to Arizona, West Virginia to Vermont.

A new report from the Public Assets Institute of Montpelier has shone new light on how Vermont workers continue to struggle. It is called “The State of Working Vermont 2018,” and it’s the latest installment in a series of reports charting the economic conditions affecting Vermonters at all income levels. It’s likely that a report on workers in rural France would yield similar findings. In France conditions of stagnation have produced weeks of unrest by protesters wearing yellow vests. The Yellow Vest movement is just the latest instance of rebellion by people who see that capitalism in its present form has a put a stranglehold on their economic prospects.

The Public Assets report finds Vermont was one of only 10 states where median income fell in 2017, and it remains below where it was in 2007 — before the Great Recession. The report finds that if median income in Vermont had kept pace with growth in the rest of the nation it would be $6,500 higher.

In many ways the report details trends that are commonly understood by Vermonters. Most of the income and employment growth in the state has occurred in Chittenden County. Meanwhile, the total workforce in Vermont remains below its level of 2006, the lingering effect of the Great Recession, and also of the accelerating pace of baby boomer retirements.

Public Assets also points to many oft-mentioned problems that continue to block economic progress: the lack of affordable child care; the high cost of housing; and the growing concentration of wealth at the top.

These numbers have become so familiar they may have lost their capacity to shock. In the mid-1970s, 93 percent of income went to the bottom 99 percent of workers, with 7 percent going to the top 1 percent. By the mid-2000s, the top 1 percent was taking home 17 percent of income.

Since the recession the average income of the top 1 percent grew twice as fast as the incomes of everyone else. In 2016, the average income of the top 1 percent was above $816,579. The average income of everyone else was $50,283.

These trends are not peculiar to Vermont. A new focus on the economic decline of rural America has shown that as traditional manufacturing has receded and tech industries have flourished, rural counties have been the losers. The advance of robotics in manufacturing has also taken a toll in rural America. Fareed Zakaria, writing in the Washington Post, observed that one robot generally takes the jobs of six workers, and that robotics have been especially damaging to the workforce in the Midwest and South.

The decline of rural America is a new turn of events. In the 1970s, America’s cities were teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and overwhelmed by crime, and many people were moving to the country. In Vermont people talked of a rural renaissance.

Since then cities have become safer, and young people, especially those attracted to tech industries, have flocked to New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Washington, D.C., and other thriving urban centers. It is the rural regions, including what Eduardo Porter in the New York Times calls the Eastern Heartland, that have sunk into a swamp of joblessness, addiction and crime.

The Eastern Heartland is the region between the Mississippi River and the Eastern Seaboard that includes Appalachia. Vermont, whether it likes to think of itself this way or not, is the northern extension of Appalachia, and alongside the quaint villages, thriving arts scene and the agricultural sector, there is hopelessness and addiction like that in West Virginia or Kentucky.

Porter shows that this rural decline is a recent phenomenon.

During the economic recovery of 1992-1996, 135,000 new businesses were created in the nation’s smaller counties. That was one-third of the total across the nation. Employment in rural regions grew by 2.5 million jobs, an increase of 16 percent, which was twice the rate of counties with more than 1 million people.

In the recovery that followed the recession of 2008, counties with fewer than 100,000 people lost 17,500 businesses. Counties with more than 1 million people gained 99,000 businesses. By 2017 the large metropolitan areas had 10 percent more jobs than before the recession. Rural areas had fewer jobs.

That is far from a rural renaissance. It is what Porter called a “relentless economic decline.”

Vermonters have tried to meet this challenge. As large corporations began to colonize rural America — Walmart driving out the local shoe store, hardware store, grocery store and siphoning the profits elsewhere — Vermont worked to fortify its downtown districts.

But the large economic trends continued apace. An immense (See Guest editorial, Page 5A)

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Finding mirth in trash headline Headline seen in the Addison Independent, Dec. 20, 1918: “Solid waste station at Routes 7/22A up in the air.”

A floating solid waste station?

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Progress being made at Mt. Abe Thank you for the great article by Christopher Ross titled “FitzGerald getting to work at Mount Abe: New facilities chief ramps up rehab” (Dec. 13 edition). It is absolutely terrific to see the good things that are happening at Mount Abe. There are lots of them.

Our Mount Abe Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning – Indoor Air Quality Citizen’s Group (Mt. Abe HVAC-IAQ Citizen’s Group) has been working hard to promote the credible, initia, IAQ assessment and to actively and meaningfully involve students in that assessment.

Both are now beginning to take shape.

Hats off to the Mount Abe Environmental Action Group for helping to move this along. They gathered their own data on indoor air temperatures and relative humidity during the fall 2018 shoulder season. The data were shared with Superintendent Patrick Reen and had a positive impact. Our Citizen’s Group will encourage them in their efforts to become even more active, informed, and empowered players in moving Mt. Abe and our five elementary schools to a better place.

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A different world

IT’S A DIFFERENT world at Ripton’s Rikert Ski Touring Center compared to the relative lack of snow in Addison County’s farm country as higher elevation and snowmaking have created ample snow on key trails to keep the cross-country center operating daily since Nov. 22. Here, a trail is temporarily closed Wednesday as mounds of snow wait for a groomer to level it along a portion of the center’s 5K race trail.

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Time in Africa helps redefine beauty How do you measure a woman’s beauty? Is it in how many compliments she receives? How many people are attracted to her? How many likes she gets on Instagram posts?

As a girl, “beautiful” can feel like a state you are expected to reach in order to fulfill your existence, and to matter.

Growing up, I became aware of this message from society incrementally. I noticed it while

By Leeya trying to find clothes that were Tudek nice looking and functional, and discovering that only boys get real pockets in their pants.

In listening to objectifying music on the radio, in reading fashion magazines, in the castings of movies, and even in casual conversations, I began to wonder — if beauty is so important, where is the definition?

Because there isn’t, there is just a beauty standard constructed by our society. You can see it in TV representations and advertisements, plastered with the bodies and faces of women who fit into a category deemed attractive.

It isn’t news that there is an immense pressure on girls to subscribe to these beauty standards and to be pretty. My generation is certainly not the first to encounter it, but we are the first to experience its escalation caused by social media.

Platforms like Instagram and VSCO, which are mainly for photographs, create a space in which we

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see photographs of faces and bodies often, with minimal words. Scrolling through Instagram is essentially the same as flipping through a magazine, looking at billboards, or watching TV. Parallel to whatever one might be reading or thinking is the subconscious absorption of those standards. This is beauty. This is what it looks like. This is what a beautiful woman is.

This two-dimensional illusion is burned into the minds of unsuspecting girls like me, and remains there until we learn to see around it.

This autumn, I attended an all-girls semester school in Southern Africa with thirteen other students and four teachers. Toting our textbooks, we traveled through Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, sleeping in tents and hostels or under the stars.

We left all of our technology at home except for cameras, and wrote our assignments by hand. In times when at home we might have been scrolling through Instagram, we were exploring cities, hiking mountains or talking to people. There were days without mirrors when we forgot our own appearances, clothes dirtied from the day’s adventure, hair matted, and skin greasy with sunscreen. We spent nights in tents poorly lit by headlamps, but it was in those moments of near darkness that I saw with the most clarity.

Curled in our sleeping bags or sitting on hostel beds, (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Health care to be hot topic in 2020 Health care is likely to be one of the most important issues in the 2020 presidential and congressional elections.

Earlier this month, a Texas federal district judge ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. This decision will definitely make health care a more salient issue in 2019 and 2020.

The decision, in a case brought by Republican governors and attorneys general in 20 states, will certainly be appealed. Legal experts believe it is likely that the decision will be overturned, either by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals or by the Supreme Court.

The ruling once again puts Republicans on the defensive on the issue of health care. One reason Democrats gained 40 seats in the House in By Eric L. Davis November is that Democratic candidates successfully portrayed their Republican opponents as wanting to take away health care protections enjoyed by the American people, with no alternative in place.

The Affordable Care Act, enacted by Congress in 2010, includes much more than “Obamacare,” the subsidized insurance plans available to those who are not covered by health insurance offered by an employer. The provisions in the ACA, all of which were struck down by the judge in Texas, set standards for the health care plans offered to almost all Americans.

Among these provisions, which polling by the

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Kaiser Family Foundation indicates are supported by very large majorities, are prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage because of a person’s medical history (“pre-existing conditions”), allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26, eliminating out-of-pocket charges for many preventive and screening services such as mammograms and colonoscopies, and gradually closing the Medicare prescription drug “doughnut hole,” so people over 65 will no longer have to pay the full cost of their medications once they reach the gap.

The Affordable Care Act also provides federal funding for states to expand the Medicaid program to cover persons above the poverty line but not able to cover the cost of health insurance by themselves.

This includes many people working full-time in low-wage occupations such as food service and retail sales.

To date, 34 states have decided to participate in the Medicaid expansion. The voters in another three states — Idaho, Nebraska and Utah — approved referendums on the November ballot to expand Medicaid over the objection of Republican elected officials.

The states that are not participating in the Medicaid expansion are, in many instances, the same ones whose elected officials brought the lawsuit against (See Davis, Page 5A)

Concert was hit thanks to many

The Mission Concert Committee of the Vergennes Congregational Church wishes to thank the many talented performers, sponsors and people of Addison County who made the 3rd annual mission concert on Sunday, Dec. 9, such a success.

The melodious sounds of woodwinds, fiddles, guitars, ukuleles, keyboards and beautiful voices filled the church sanctuary for two hours and helped raise nearly $4,600 to help local neighbors in need.

Special thanks to performers Chris Wyckoff, Windsong Woodwind Quintet, Bill Ellis and Julie Coffey, Barry King, Green Mountain Uke Slingers, and Honey in the Hive for their musical contributions to a festive day.

Monies raised are distributed throughout the year from the Congregational Church Mission Fund to help with emergency needs for fuel, rent assistance, electricity, medications, food and other necessities. Requests for financial help can be directed at any time by phone at 877-2435. The Congregational Church Fund coordinates with other Vergennes area organizations to help meet local mission needs all year long.

Jane Spencer, Patricia Reid, Paul Vachon, Paul Stanilonis, Sue O’Daniel, Bill Bowers and Bill Mazeine Mission Concert Committee members

Transition to electric needed

I have had an electric car for a year now and am mostly happy with it, on warm sunny days — a Chevy Volt.

It gets about the equivalent of 100 miles a gallon with $2.50 for a gallon of gas and $0.15 per kWh in electric mode. Or 45 miles on a gallon of gas in gas mode. This doesn’t really offset the lease of $310/month.

But it is a California car. It took the service tech 15 minutes of pushing buttons and fiddling when he showed a weak stream of warm air coming out. That doesn’t really heat the car at 20 below, and not the toasting blast a good Vermont car can do. Well, it does have a steering wheel heater and seat warmers. If it is cold enough outside (it has a temperature gage on the speed display) the seat warmer comes on automatically, which uses a lot of battery. When it is below freezing the gas motor comes on to assist the battery that gets weak when cold. And it has (See Letter, Page 4A)

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transfer of wealth from rural regions to Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon has impoverished hundreds of local newspapers around the country and given high-tech companies growing sway in the dissemination of news — with little accountability.

Dollar General and other chains continue to drive out local retailers, including Vermont’s crucially important village stores.

Vermont politicians from both parties have worked around the edges of these trends.

Former Gov. James Douglas pursued what he called an “affordability agenda,” a phrase and strategy adopted by his fellow Republican, Gov. Phil Scott. The Democrat who served between them, Peter Shumlin, did not depart from the strictures of austerity demanded by the received wisdom going back for many years.

What affordability meant was that they would try to limit the damage caused by the economic decline by preventing state government from levying new taxes. Affordability translated into an erosion of support for education, environmental protection and other fundamental responsibilities — a losing battle against trends that are impoverishing not only Vermont but rural regions around the world.

Reporting from France in recent years has described the hopelessness in rural regions as the villages and towns that have defined French identity for centuries are hollowed out and eroded — like villages and towns across rural America.

Agriculture has struggled, suicide has increased, and people now are donning yellow vests to express their frustration.

Frustration in Europe has focused on the European Union and the regime of austerity imposed after the recession, leading to Brexit in Britain — and calls among some in France for “Frexit.” The cluelessness of French President Emmanuel Macron was evident in policies

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that cut taxes on wealthy French people while imposing a gas tax that would hit ordinary people the hardest. It is clear that if we are to have a carbon tax, an important weapon in the battle against climate change, it must be accompanied by a fundamental shift of the tax burden toward those who have the wherewithal actually to pay more.

In America the liberal response to economic decline has been to propose useful, targeted programs. Vermont progressives talk about raising the minimum wage, establishing paid family leave, improving child care — helpful tinkering around the margins of our economic dysfunction. At the national level experts seeking to address the economic decline of rural America speak of jobtraining initiatives — giving coal miners computer skills. But the changes needed to reverse 40 years of growing inequality are larger than the familiar list of well-intentioned progressive initiatives.

Rural regions will face enduring problems as long as the rural resource — the land — is of marginal importance.

Land tilled for crops or mined for minerals yields value, but when the value of those products declines, then the communities depending on the land will suffer. The giant industries of the present are not interested in wide open spaces; Amazon decided to locate its new headquarters in Queens, New York, where the resource is the people, not in upstate New York, where people are more scarce.

A new wave of thinkers in Europe is seeking to look beyond the marginal change that has been the recourse of most liberals. In response to the Brexit fiasco and the populist unrest in France and elsewhere, a group of economists, historians and former politicians, led by economist Thomas Piketty, has put forward a plan described as a “manifesto for the democratisation of Europe.”

The manifesto declares that Europe is at a “technocratic

impasse,” and technocratic solutions are no longer tenable.

Rather, the group proposes more effective taxation of corporations, income and wealth, so as to prevent companies like Google, Facebook and Apple from growing rich by means of tax-evasion schemes that allow them to shirk their civic responsibilities. Governments can fulfill their responsibilities for education, climate change, health care and security when they have the resources; it no longer makes sense to allow those resources to serve primarily to enhance the wealth of the top 10 percent.

Taking on the corporations through more effective antitrust efforts and the elimination of tax shelters would be a first step toward creating an economy that works for the people — in West Virginia and Vermont, as well as in Silicon Valley and New York City. Channeling the nation’s wealth to the top 10 percent of wealthiest people does not create a healthy society. The last 40 years have shown us that.

Until the economy is remade, Vermont and other rural states will struggle at the edges of the problem. Toward that end, a rhetoric of major change is starting to take shape. It goes beyond specific 10-point plans to a vision of fairness, not defined by the conventional wisdom of the past, but by visionary leaders who have the interest of the people in mind. The erosion of trust in government has hampered the ability of government to foster these changes, but the shakeup occurring now in the United States, France and elsewhere, and a new generation of activists, may allow for possibilities that a only few years ago seemed impossible to conceive of.

Editor’s note: David Moats, an author and journalist who lives in Salisbury, is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He is editorial page editor emeritus of the Rutland Herald, where he won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for a series of editorials on Vermont’s civil union law.

Below Variety Show,” a night of entertainment on Feb. 9 to support Bristol’s Lawrence Memorial Library. Prospective entertainers must first show up at auditions at Holley Hall, slated for Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. and Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. Now is the time to get your act together.

Organizers are seeking local people with all types of talent, including comedy, music, drama, poetry and impersonations. Every act must be 10 minutes or less. Call Caroline Engvall at 453-7817 for details and information.

for rabies. Rabies is a virus that can be fatal, so it’s very important that anyone who’s been exposed to a rabid animal contact the Vermont Department of Health right away.

It is winter and a lot of animals are hibernating or dormant so it would be uncommon to see skunks and raccoons out, other than during a warm spell of several days above freezing. If you see animals out when you wouldn’t expect them, keep your distance. If they seem to be acting strange or don’t seem to be afraid of you, then you should notify a state game warden right away. The local Vermont State Police contact number for game wardens is 388-4919.

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) furniture, appliances and more to be fixed for free. Refreshments and kids’ activities will be provided. More information can be found at: bit.ly/2ApqBia. If you have a repair skill and would like to volunteer at the Repair Fair, please contact Elizabeth Cultrara at americorps1@acswmd.org or 388-2333.

The Lincoln selectboard is pleased to announce the Walter S. Burnham Community Award. The award is part of a legacy spelled out in the 1919 will of the late Walter Burnham “for rewards of merit for school children of said town of Lincoln.”

The mission of the award is to encourage students to understand and appreciate the value of volunteering with local organizations. The $500 award is for service and is not based on academic achievement. Those interesting in vying for the award — open to high school juniors who reside in Lincoln or the surrounding towns — must submit an essay of up to 500 words responding to the question, “How have you contributed to the wider community of Lincoln?”

In addition to the completed essay, each student must submit a cover sheet with contact information and a brief biography. A panel of judges will read the submitted essays and choose the winner and two honorable mentions who will be honored at a dinner in at Burnham Hall next spring. The deadline for submitting essays is March 15, 2019. Specific information is available through the Mount Abraham Union High School counseling office, the Lincoln Library, the Lincoln town clerk’s office, and the Lincoln town website at lincolnvermont.org.

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(Continued from Page 4A) we talked about anything from conservation to privilege to racism to photography, and in those moments I realized I was surrounded by beautiful women. Not in the impersonal, physical way that I see beauty passed off each day. It was a much deeper kind of seeing, because the 2D illusion of beauty was brought down by the dirt and the sweat, and I saw much deeper into the women around me.

I could see the way they cared for nature, the way they processed the day’s events and how they functioned in new cultures. I saw the

way they supported me and each other, how they listened, how open their hearts were. I saw how they were good friends to one another, how they worked hard in class, and how they would undoubtedly change the world someday with their compassion and intelligence.

This is how I measure beauty.

Not by how similar she looks to an airbrushed, photo-shopped prototype on Instagram or in a magazine, but by asking, how open is her heart? Does she empathize and does she listen to people? Is she a good friend? Is she determined? Is she curious about other cultures

and eager for new perspectives?

In the three and a half months I spent with my group, I began to see beyond the untrue, superficial idea of beauty I had accidentally let myself believe in. I realized that when we spend too much time paying attention to our looks and the looks of others, we do not really see each other.

And it’s a shame, because we’re beautiful.

Leeya Tudek is a seventeen-year-old student from South Lincoln. She enjoys painting, being outdoors, good conversations, and writing.

Democratic governor from withdrawing Wisconsin’s participation in the anti-ACA lawsuit.

President Trump tweets that Republicans will replace the ACA with “GREAT” health care at low prices, insurance that will cover those with pre-existing conditions.

However, Trump appears to have little or no understanding of how health insurance actually works, and the ACA replacement plans that Republican House and Senate members developed last year could not even get a majority of votes in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Democrats have their own

disagreements over health care policy, in particular whether to continue with the ACA framework of regulating employer-provided insurance and using Medicaid and subsidized “Obamacare” plans to cover those who do not have health insurance through work, or whether to move toward a single public option, “Medicare for all” type plan. This issue will likely become a major point of contention in the Democratic presidential primary campaign in 2020.

Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.

them. And the tires have so many numbers that finding the pressure in the dark is impossible.

The back up TV takes some time to get used to as left to right are confused from the way back up

mirrors are.

It is hard to go back to an exhaust-emitting car.

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Davis (Continued from Page 4A) the ACA in Texas. One such state is Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker’s opposition to Medicaid expansion in particular, and to the ACA in general, was one of the reasons he lost his bid for re-election in November.

Democratic candidates won a majority of the votes cast across all 99 districts of the Wisconsin Assembly in November, but won only 36 seats. After the election, the gerrymandered Republican majority in the Wisconsin Legislature passed, and Walker signed, a bill prohibiting the newly elected

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) a big gap between the hood and windshield for snow to fill up and attack the wipers. I once drove a car that had the wipers retreat below the hood and in an ice storm I had to stop the car and engine when the wipers were up so I could get the ice off.

It has two dashboard displays and someone can fiddle with buttons and suddenly the steering wheel buttons control the radio instead of mileage; or the car beeps at you for some reasons that can be hard to figure out like putting it in gear with a door open, but it has a nasty habit of locking the passenger door so my wife can’t get in if it is in gear.

I can drive long distances with it, only about 70 miles on a fully charged battery (over two trips to Middlebury) and over 300 miles on a tank of gas, and forever with re-filling the gas tank, but it takes over four hours with a costly highspeed charger to refill the battery and, 15 hours with the supplied cord to plug into 110 volts at home.

They should make a battery that can be removed and replaced with a charged one, like replacing tired horses at a stagecoach station with a well-rested team, ready within seconds.

I have solar panels but a lot of good they do this time of year and most of 2018 where cloud cover doesn’t allow panels to make much power. Gotta end global warming.

It sends a signal to a satellite if the tire pressure is low so I get an email warning of low pressure, but nothing in the 300-page instruction book tells what the desired pressure is supposed to be so look at the tire to find the numbers, if you can find

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Obituaries

Darlene Simmons, 87, Lincoln

Frank Peryea, 82, Bristol

BRISTOL — Frank Peryea, 82, a long-time Bristol resident, passed away the morning of Dec. 21, 2018.

He was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., on February 6, 1936.

Frank lived a long and full life, leaving his wife Charlene (Prime) Peryea of 58 years of marriage. He also leaves behind four children whom he loved dearly. Children include Arthur Peryea, Colleen French, Laura and Roger Brace and Lisa Peryea. Along with his children, he had two grandchildren Michael and Tierney.

Frank had a good-sized family that comprised of four sisters accompanied by their spouses: Rose and Roger Strong, Betty and Robert Brady, Patricia White, and Joan and David Weaver. Frank also loved the many FRANK PERYEA nieces and nephews he leaves behind.

Frank was predeceased by his parents Melvina (Lavalette) and Leo well as brother in law John White.

Peryea, his brother Harold Peryea, as Frank enjoyed growing up working

on several farms within distance of his homes. There was never a day he would refuse going to the farm to get away. Although he never had a farm of his own, he would have run one with ease.

For a majority of his life, he worked as an interior carpenter for Brothers Building in Waitsfield. For over 30 years, he traveled over the mountain rain or shine to do what he loved most. He did some traveling for work, which inspired many stories he would share at the Sunday dinner table.

The family would like to thank Bristol and Middlebury rescue, along with Porter hospital and Chaplin Matt, for all of the efforts regarding Frank. They did an amazing job and their service does not go unnoticed.

Funeral services will be private.

Those who had the pleasure to meet Frank, know that he loved a great time with great company.◊

Marjorie Patterson, 92, Salisbury MIDDLEBURY — Marjorie Cornelia Patterson, 92, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 22, 2018, at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury.

She was born Dec. 30, 1925. in Salisbury, the daughter of Willard and Lucy (Ladd) Morse.

Marjorie married Franklin Patterson Dec. 24, 1943, in Cornwall.

She attended local schools in Salisbury and worked for Middlebury College in the custodial department, retiring after 30 years of service.

Marjorie was a member of the grange and the Russ Sholes Senior Center and the Vergennes Senior Center. She also volunteered at R.S.V.P. and at the information desk MARJORIE CORNELIA at Porter Hospital for twenty years.

PATTERSON Survivors are her children, Willard “Skip” Patterson and wife Donna of Shorkey of Waltham and Wanda Waltham, Robert Patterson and wife McGraw and husband Ken of Louise of South Carolina, Patricia Bomoseen. Her seven grandchildren

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participating in numerous other community organizations, Darlene went to work at Varian SemiConductor Equipment Associates Inc. in Gloucester, Mass.

In the early 1980’s, Darlene and Emery retired to Lincoln, Vt., where they built a beautiful home with the assistance of local craftsmen.

Darlene became very active in the Lincoln United Church as a Deacon, a Sunday school teacher, a substitute teacher, and a member of Aid Industria, the women’s outreach and fellowship group.

Darlene was an avid reader, a great listener, and a friend to many.

She loved animals, especially her beloved dogs, Cali and Coppah.

She was committed to her Christian faith, from which she derived much strength. She loved holidays, especially Christmas and Easter, and her children and grandchildren fondly remember many trips “over the hill and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go” for the festivities.

Darlene was kind, and always tried to help those in need. Even in the last years, when her health was not at her prime, she was always ready with a smile and a wonderful sense of humor to uplift the spirits of those around her. She will be missed.

A memorial service will be held at the Lincoln United Church on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., Jan.

DARLENE WATTS SIMMONS 5, followed by an informal gathering at Burnham Hall. In lieu of flowers, if you would like to contribute, please donate to the Aid Industria of the United Lincoln Church, the Lincoln library, Elderly Services, Inc., Addison County Home Health and Hospice, Inc. or Homeward Bound Addison County Humane Society.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.

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Sandra Guyette, 75, Vergennes WALTHAM / VERGENNES — Sandra O. (Foote) Guyette, 75, died peacefully on Dec. 21, 2018, at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury, surrounded by her family. Sandra was born on January 13, 1943, in Plymouth, N.H., the daughter of Clyde and Ida (Fortier) Foote. On April 6, 1961, she married V. Roland Guyette and they made their home in Woodsville, N.H. In 1967, they moved to Vergennes, where they raised their four children.

After raising their children, Sandra worked outside the home as a preschool assistant for many years. She loved every minute spent with her family. For the past few years she made her home at Helen Porter where, with Roland by her side, she made many friends and enjoyed the various activities, especially Bingo.

Sandra is survived by her husband, Roland; her children, Lindy Bessette and husband, Geoff, of Essex Junction; Lori Lumbra and partner, Rob Holwager, of Vergennes; Shelley LaBerge and partner, Erin Paquin of Vergennes; and Gregory Guyette and wife, Maria, of South Burlington; her

SANDRA O. (FOOTE) GUYETTE beloved grandchildren, Ryne Bessette (Kate Turner), Brady Bessette, Justin Bessette (Lan Vu), Jonathan Bessette (Alexis Coplin), Reid Lumbra (Nicki English), Ross Lumbra, Alexis LaBerge, Reilly LaBerge (Ashley LaBerge), and Mary, Matthew, Rachel,

Anna, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Rose and Andrew Guyette; and great-granddaughter Rowan LaFlam.

Sandra is also survived by her siblings Lloyd Foote, Bette Arnold and Beth Tegu, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Clyde and Ida Foote, her brother, Ronald Foote, and her in-laws Harland and Aline Guyette.

The family would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the staff and volunteers at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and Porter Medical Center for the wonderful and compassionate care they provided to Sandra.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 11 a.m., at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Vergennes. There will be no calling hours. Burial will be in North Haverhill, N.H., in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Sandra’s name be made to the VHS Booster Club, Inc., 101 Henry’s Way, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. Condolences can be sent to Roland Guyette c/o Lori Lumbra, 75 West Main St., Vergennes, VT 05491.◊

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and her nine great-grandchildren also survive her.

Marjorie was predeceased by her parents, by her husband Franklin Patterson, who died May 16, 1981, by her brother Robert Morse and her sisters Doris Senecal and Flora Johnson, and by her son-in-law Francis “Bud” Shorkey.

Graveside services will be held in the spring in Evergreen Cemetery in Cornwall.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at 106 Panton Road, Vergennes, VT 05491.

The family would like to thank the staff at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation center on the memory care unit for the wonderful care they provided to Marjorie.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.

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LINCOLN — Darlene Watts Simmons died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 20, 2018. Darlene was born on Oct. 10, 1931, in Rockland, Maine to Harold Simon Watts and Gretchen Thelma Gordon.

Darlene married her high school sweetheart, William Emery Simmons, on Jan. 12, 1952. Their two daughters, Janie Elizabeth Simmons (with her husband, Eric Metcalf) and Barbara Simmons Olesen, along with seven grandchildren (Daniel, Belen, William (Billy), Dustin, Matias, Mikkel and Mika) and one greatgrandchild (Mason), hold her in their hearts. She is also remembered by her sister, Sherrill Watts Weaver, numerous nieces and nephews, and many close friends too numerous to mention. Her husband of 55 years, her brother (Floyd Gordon Watts), and son (William Martin Simmons) predeceased her.

After growing up on her father’s dairy farm in St. George, Maine, Darlene ventured to Massachusetts where she attended Becker Junior College. Subsequently, she worked as a medical secretary until the birth of her first child. After raising her three children, first in Danvers, Mass., and then in Topsfield, Mass., and serving as Cub Scout, Brownie, Girl Scout leader, and Sunday School teacher at the Topsfield Congregational Church, while

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August Jerger, 88, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — August S. Jerger, 88, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, at his home in Ferrisburgh, with his family by his side.

He was born March 25, 1930 in Ferrisburgh, the son of August and Berta (Schauble) Jerger.

August enlisted with the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged.

He was a lifelong farmer, who loved his cattle and was a steward of the land. For many years he drove tractor-trailers for Bouyea-Fassetts.

August leaves behind his wife of 61 years, Judie Jerger; a son Brent Jerger

and two daughters Brenda Garey and Barbara Jerger; numerous grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and also by his sisters Molly Leonard and Sue Jerger and his brother Peter Jerger.

He was predeceased by his parents and siblings Alfred and Ruth.

At his wishes a family service and burial will be Saturday Dec. 29, at the Union Cemetery.

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Samuel Spencer, 66, Burlington BURLINGTON — Samuel Jesse Spencer, 66, died on Dec. 17, 2018 at the UVM Medical Center of pancreatic cancer. Sam was born in Danville, Ill., on April 4, 1952. Sam was the last of four children born to Dr. Malcolm C. Spencer and Mary Evans Spencer.

Sam attended Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, Vt., where he was president of the student council his sophomore year. He played drums in the MUHS band with Peter Cram and John Filian. Sam was a gifted musician and played in local bands on drums and vocals while still in high school The Intruders band played every weekend at Lake Dunmore during one summer.

Sam attended Antioch College in Ohio for his freshman year, majoring in music under Cecil Taylor, the wellknown jazz pianist who died recently.

He finished his college career at Burlington College.

Sam worked at many different jobs while traveling to many different countries of the world, playing

music wherever he went; even busking in the London tube. He became skilled on flute, saxophone, and piano. He learned the entire “Beatle Book” and could play the piano and sing the vocals of these well known musicians.

He had no trouble picking up jobs in the food industry, waiting table, and doing food prep in Vermont, Florida, and Wyoming. He was a taxi driver for Benways in Burlington for eight years.

Sam loved hiking and camping out, and he hiked the Long Trail in Vermont end to end at least two times. He also hiked around Lake Okeechobee in Florida a number of times. He had knowledge about plants and animals and would gladly share this interest with others. Sam was most proud of his time playing with a Hawaiian band on drums and vocals. This band toured Hawaii and Canada and he always dreamed of returning to and living in Hawaii.

Sam kept in contact with his five half-siblings, David, Thomas,

Elizabeth, John and Mary and his father (until he died in 1997), and his step-mother Jane Spencer. Since they are scattered, he would combine visits to them on his way to Florida.

They all speak of life-long memories of contacts with him and they will miss him. Dr. Thomas Spencer visited Sam recently in Burlington and met Sam’s wife Kamala, and child Scarlet.

Sam learned about Nepal from neighbors in Vermont. He decided to move there and went to Porcaro, Nepal in 2010. He married Kamala BK and they had a child Scarlet in 2012. Scarlet was the light of his life and she will miss him greatly. Sam leaves his wife Kamala, his daughter Scarlet, his sister Sally Mills of Stockton Calif., his brother Malcolm Spencer of Essex Junction, Vt., and his sister Mary Patricia Kittredge of Yarmouth, Maine.

There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. at Event Hall, at 20 Allen Street in Burlington, Vt.

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Healing (Continued from Page 1A) influenced during his brief life. Some of the posts came from longtime friends and relatives, but others came from folks who had had only brief encounters with Sam but had walked away impressed by his passion, sense of humor and big heart.

“You were always ready with a smile or a joke to brighten someone’s day, all I can say is you will be missed,” reads one post.

“I never saw you in a bad mood, if there was conflict you were there to say something like, ‘Hey guys, let’s just hug it out instead,’” reads another post.

These posts helped Francoeur learn even more about her son following his passing.

“As a parent, you know who your child is to you, but you don’t often get a chance to see who your child is to others,” Francoeur writes in her book. “I’ve learned about how his humor often defused tense situations, how he encouraged young actors to take risks, how he listened to anyone about anything without any judgment…. It wasn’t until he died that I truly got to see how important he was to such an astounding number of people.”

Sam Francoeur was bipolar and his family believes he was using marijuana and other drugs to self-medicate. He died at his grandparents’ house; paramedics found a pain patch in his mouth.

“No parent should ever see their child dead. Period,” Francoeur writes in her book. “That goes against everything that seems right and logical in the universe; it’s just not the natural order of things.

Think back to the incredible moment when you saw your child for the first time, that absolute rush of emotion, of love, in those first few minutes.

But helplessly seeing your child lie lifeless? It is that same strength of emotion, but pain, and exponentially larger.”

The daughter of a minister, Francoeur had grown up as a religious person. But she could no longer find a connection with a divine force after her son’s death.

“After Sam’s death, I told my father that God and I had ‘agreed to see other people,’” she writes.

So she decided to practice what she called “conscious and deliberate gratitude” for things big and small.

Francoeur sprinkled her Facebook page with posts about things for which she was thankful. A rainbow.

SAM FRANCOEUR WAS just 20 when he succumbed to an accidental drug overdose on Oct. 9, 2013. His mother, Kris, shares his story in her new book, “Of Grief, Garlic and Gratitude.”

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Receiving kind words.

“Yesterday I was thankful for being able to spend some time with my knitting, and for good news, reads a post from Feb. 13, 2014.”

Facebook provided Francoeur with a window into other people’s lives, and she would occasionally chime in (and sometimes later wish she hadn’t) to help put a person’s “bad day” into context. She noted she would love to have some of the “bad” days others were having.

“I have to say that over the last month, many of my Facebook friends have posted complaints about their children; how the hardest thing they ever had to do was see their child go back to college, how tiring it is to be a parent, etc.,” Francoeur wrote. “I am not saying any of those feelings aren’t valid, but I would suggest gently that being tired because your children have been happily busy that day, or even because they are being difficult — this is a gift to you, be thankful of their presence in your life, be thankful they are there to irritate you, be thankful you are dropping them off at college instead of picking out a casket. To see people whine about a gift they have seems almost sin-like to me.”

Francoeur’s growing number

of Facebook friends saw wisdom, candor and passion in her posts, and it wasn’t long before they encouraged her to write a book. She agreed, and began to mine the treasure trove of Facebook posts that she, and others, had left in Sam’s honor. She provided narrative context for the posts, and signed a deal with Morgan James Publishing.

For some people, “Of Grief” will serve as a template for recovery from emotional devastation. For others, it will be a valuable guide. For example, some well meaning people have a tendency to choose their words of sympathy poorly. Francoeur recalled some people trying to make her feel better by telling her, “I lost a dog,” or, “at least he’s in a better place,” or, “he’ll be forever young.”

Francoeur didn’t want to see Sam remain forever young; she wanted to see him grow old and realize his dreams.

And in a bitter twist of irony, Francoeur would later find a slip of paper in a pocket of one of Sam’s jackets. That paper bore the theme of that year’s OVUHS prom: “Forever young.”

“I couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry, so I ended up sitting on the floor, surrounded by piles of stuff,

and laughed while tears streamed down my cheeks,” Francoeur wrote.

Indeed, the pain never goes away.

Sometimes it will lie dormant, only to be triggered by an anniversary, a song on the radio, a memory.

“We had an issue last week where I had what I refer to as a ‘tidal wave of grief’ hit very unexpectedly,” Francoeur said. “It hurts now, when those hit, as much as it did on the first day. But I now can usually sense when it’s coming and I know how to ride it out and what I need to do. So it’s different.”

Not all of the reminders bring pain; some give Francoeur and her family moments of sublime joy.

Since Sam wasn’t what one might call a neat-freak, the house is still

sprinkled with tiny scraps-turnedkeepsakes. For example, Francoeur came upon a waste wrapper, buried within a mitten, that she recalled having asked her son to throw away.

Sam had instead secreted it within the mitten.

“I went to find a pair of winter boots that I hadn’t worn for a while… ” Francoeur recalled. “I put my hand in, and there was one of Sam’s dirty socks in there, because he would occasionally be too lazy to get his own shoes and would go on tip-toe in mine.

“I sat there and laughed, and said, ‘Five years later and you’re still giving me dirty laundry,” she added with a big smile.

Five years and exceptional composure helped Francoeur put on a brave face for this interview, but there’s no mistaking it’s still difficult for her to talk about the loss of h e r beloved son. Her voice never wavers, but the pain is etched in her face.

They say time heals all wounds, but you never get over the loss of a child.

A parent is supposed to pick out a doctor, dentist and clothes for a child — not a coffin.

Francoeur received her first dose of “tough love” on the healing process at the celebration of Sam’s life, from a woman who had lost her own son to a drug overdose several years prior.

“As I hugged her, I begged, ‘Tell me it gets better,’” Francoeur writes in her book.

But the woman was going to give it to her straight.

Her response: “No, it doesn’t get better. It gets different.”

It wasn’t the answer that Francoeur

wanted to hear at the time.

“I was so mad that she had said that, and I for weeks just kept wondering, ‘How could she say that?’” Francoeur recalled. “I so needed someone to tell me it would get better.”

Over time, Francoeur learned the woman’s advice was honest and sound.

“A year later, I told her it was the kindest thing anybody could have ever said, because if she had told me it was going to get better, it would have been a lie,” Francoeur said. “She told me the truth.”

The Francoeurs, who have a younger son, Ben, continue to pay homage to Sam through deeds and some lasting legacies.

K r i s Francoeur got a tattoo of a tree of life, a permanent ink design that Sam had wanted to get on his 21st birthday. The family planted a garden, in which they grow a ton of veggies and one of Sam’s favorites: Garlic. They pass out seeds to others who might want to think of Sam as they consume a product of Mother Nature, a treasure he enjoyed so much.

But perhaps the most impressive gift is the parade of Sam’s friends who continue to search for a piece of him at his parents’ Leicester home.

“In the end, that’s why I wanted to share this story,” Francoeur said.

“This was a child who died in a way that so many people are vilified for.

And yet he’s been gone for more than five years and we still have people show up at our house or show up regularly at his gravesite to leave notes about things he did that made them feel loved. That’s an incredible legacy to leave.”

City recycling center (Continued from Page 1A) included in that charge, according to a price sheet Chabot provided, while “recycling only” will draw charges of $2 for up to 20 pounds, $3 for 21 to 30 pounds, and $4 for 31 to 40 pounds.

Metal appliances and fluorescent tube lights will be accepted at no charge.

Chabot said he believed R&L head Richard Rheaume and his employees would be understanding as customers adapt to new rules and procedures.

“They understand there is going to be a transition process while everybody is being educated,” Chabot. “I feel confident he is going to work with all the residents of the five towns to make sure this process goes as smoothly as possible.”

The center’s hours of operation will remain the same, Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon.

The other changes will be because R&L, which provides a drop-off center to the towns of Bristol and New Haven, has the capacity to offer expanded services.

“R&L will take in materials that we didn’t take in before,” Chabot said.

Area residents may now bring to the station: • Compost, at $1 for up to five pounds, $2 for six to 10 pounds, and $3 for 11 to 15 pounds.

• Leaves and yard waste on a seasonal basis, at $2 for a 30-gallon bag, $10 for a small truckload, and $15 for a large truckload.

• Brush, at $10 for a small truckload and $15 for a large truckload.

Residents may also drop off metal at no cost, including appliances — except for freon-based appliances such as refrigerators and freezers, for which they will be charged the going rate from the Addison County Solid Waste Management District, plus $1.

Mattresses, couches and other furniture will also be accepted.

Chabot said the cost for disposing such items will be determined on a “per-item, case-by-case basis.”

Chabot said overall these prices are “consistent with the best prices for haulers.”

Before the Vergennes City Council decided this past spring that the city would no longer fund the center past the end of 2018, the cost was shared among five communities and their taxpayers: Vergennes paid 50 percent, Ferrisburgh paid 20 percent, and Addison, Panton and Waltham chipped in 10 percent apiece.

The costs are now being shifted directly to consumers, Chabot said, adding that many residents have chosen and may still opt for curbside service over trips to Canal Street.

“This will not be a line item in the budgets any more. This will shift the cost to the residents at the drop-off center,” he said.

Because the center is no longer funded by taxpayers in the five towns, Chabot said residents from any town are also now welcome.

“There is no reason anybody couldn’t participate in this drop-off.

The hauler doesn’t care,” he said.

The council made its decision to get out of the trash and recycling business after Casella Inc. announced this past spring an increase in what it would charge this year to accept recycling. That price hike triggered a 50 percent hike in the annual expense of operating the city’s Canal Street center, to more than $100,000.

Surrounding towns joined Vergennes in opting to pay to keep it open through the end of this month, a decision that basically chewed up the funds that they had budgeted to pay through their fiscal years.

Casella also did not rule out further increases. Solid waste district and city officials have said the market for recycled materials bottomed out after China, formerly a go-to recycling destination, decided not to accept many items, especially recycled paper.

Meanwhile, the Addison County Solid Waste Management District is seeking another site to replace the city station, and made an offer on land owned by the town of Ferrisburgh, a parcel at the junction of Routes 7 and 22A. The Ferrisburgh selectboard rejected that offer in early December, and the district board will next meet on Jan. 18 to discuss whether to pursue it further or just look elsewhere.

In the meantime, Chabot said the city is prepared to continue to do business with R&L on Canal Street “until such time as the Addison County Solid Waste Management District secures a recycling center and trash drop-off in northern Addison County.” R&L’s current license is good for a year, and can easily be renewed, he added.

Chabot also said the council is grateful for the good service provided for years by C&J Haulers at the center.

“We wish to thank C&J for its many years of important service to the community, and we look forward to working with R&L,” he said.

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Saturday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. MNFF presents this holiday event.

Following the screening of her recent release, “The Kindergarten Teacher,” Maggie Gyllenhaal will join us for a Q&A moderated by Peter Sarsgaard. Tickets $15, available at Town Hall Theater Box Office in person or over the phone at 802-382-9222, MondaySaturday noon-5 p.m.

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Matthew Evan Taylor, highlighting the ongoing contributions of women and people of color to the canon of Western art music. Opening night features music by Taylor and his mentors. Free. More info at 802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

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Green Mountain Club hike/snowshoe in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. 12. Hike or snowshoe three miles on trails from Widow’s Clearing on Goshen Rd. in Ripton to Chatfield Hollow (hiking west to east). Requires car spot. Contact Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@ gmail.com for start time and more information. More Countdown to Noon-Year in activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

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Monday, Skate with the Panthers in Middlebury. Saturday, Dec. 31, 11 a.m., 12:30 Jan. 12, 5-6 p.m., Kenyon Arena, Route 30. Fans p.m., Community Room, Ilsley young and old are invited to join the Middlebury Public Library, 75 Main St. Crafts, College men’s and women’s hockey stories, face painting, photo ops and teams on the ice after the women’s LEARN TO DANCE SWING, LATIN & BALLROOM. Friday nights; 3 p.m. game vs. U-Mass Boston. fun. Free.

January 4, 11, 18 & 25. 7‑8pm West Coast Swing Class. 8‑9pm Basic Team photos will be available for Best Night in Bristol. Monday, Dec. 31, locations across town. Join this Waltz Class. Beginning level, no experience required. Classes held signing and souvenir hockey pucks Community-wide celebration of the be given out. at the Cornwall Town Hall on Rt. 30. $50 per person for a 4 week will coming New Year, with three music Swing Noire plays Brandon. series of a one hour lesson each week. Registration required. Call Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., venues, food, activities, and holiday spirit.

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Presenting East Coast Swing in a friendly, easy format. Classes held with dinner at 6 p.m. of Prime Rib from Concert tickets $20. Pre-concert Thursdays, Jan 3‑31, 6:30‑7:30pm. Partners not necessary. $10 dinner $25. Reservations required Pratt’s Store, mashed potatoes, per class or all 5 classes up front for $40. Practice sessions‑ after for dinner and recommended for the gravy, vegetable, tossed salad, rolls and dessert. Music by Triple B DJ. all classes from 7:30‑8:30pm. Open to the public! $2 donation show. Venue is BYOB. More info Tickets $20/person. RSVP 802-388802-247-4295 or e-mail info@ requested (included if taking the class). Last class includes LC Jazz call 9468. Advanced sales preferred. brandon-music.net. band dance! Please bring clean, dry, soft soled shoes. Call Jim for Phil Henry Acoustic Trio in Any remaining tickets at the door $25.

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New Years Eve fireworks in 9:15 p.m., Burnham Hall, River Rd. Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 31, Part of the Burnham Music Series.

7:30-8 p.m., Middlebury Recreation Park, Mary Hogan Dr. Bundle up for and enjoy the show. Brought to you by the Middlebury American Legion. Free.

Middlebury Shape Note Singers in New Year’s Eve with The Horse Traders in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” on screen Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 6, 1-3 p.m., Middlebury. Monday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m., Town Hall in Middlebury. *CHANGED FROM DEC. Mitchell Green Lounge, McCullough Student Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Ring in the New Year 14* Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Town Hall Center, Old Chapel Rd. Come join this group of with The Horse Traders. Doors open at 8 p.m., the Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. In the latest installment shape-note singers as they sing from the Sacred band kicks off at 9 p.m. of the MNFF Winter Screening Series Melissa Harp Song Book. Loaner books are available. All New Years Eve ice-skating in Middlebury. Monday, McCarthy stars as Lee Israel in this true story of the are welcome. For more information, see Facebook/ Dec. 31, 8-9:30 p.m., Memorial Sports Center, 296 best-selling celebrity biographer who made her living Middlebury Shape Note Singers or contact David Buttolph Dr. Middlebury Parks and Recreation invites in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Rosenberg at rosenber@middlebury.edu. you to on the skates and take some turns around the Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and rink. Free, including skate rentals. journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Israel is no longer Bread and Bones in Bristol. Monday, Dec. 31, 8-8:45 able to get published she turns her art form to decepp.m., Bristol Baptist Church. Park St. Part of Bristol’s tion. Tickets $13.

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Monday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m., Conference Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Take a tour of the Library’s Digital Media Lab, where patrons can First Day bird hike in Ferrisburgh.

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. convert VHS movies, cassette tapes, and records Tuesday, Jan 1, 9 a.m., Button Bay State Monday, Jan. 14, 11:15 a.m., KB Café, into digital formats to play on computers and other Park, 5 Button Bay. New Year’s Day birding Kennedy Bros, Main St. Arrive after 11:15 a.m. devices. If time, there will be a presentation on trips are a tradition held by many in the bird watching Enjoy hearty vegetable beef stew, corn bread, green the new Mojave operating system. More info at world as they begin to fill their annual bird lists. Join salad and cupcakes. 72 hours advanced notice MiddMUG2018@mail.com.

Otter Creek Audubon when they combine that tradirequired. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. tion with the fairly new tradition of First Day Hikes $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. held at State Parks across the country.

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Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan 2, 11:15 for bingo and coffee hour. VASA monthly meeting Age Well senior luncheon in a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. at 11:30 a.m. Meal served at noon of chicken stew, Vergennes. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m., Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon of broccoli, biscuit and tropical fruit salad. Bring your Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior sweet-n-sour chicken, vegetable rice pilaf, garden own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for vegetables, wheat bread and mandarin oranges. advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve bingo and coffee hour. SASH Program 10:00 a.m.

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Tuesday, Jan 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion hours advanced notice required. $5 suggested donaMiddlebury, 49 Wilson Rd. tion. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to Keep Middlebury beautiful: “Banning Plastic anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age.

Bags” in Middlebury. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 7-8 p.m., Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388Community Meeting room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Age Well senior luncheon in 2287 to inquire.

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Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 3, 10 a.m., Book talk in Brandon. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior, Brandon Public Library, 4 Franklin St. Meet and 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and discuss “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles. coffee hour. Meal served at noon of beef stroganoff Age Well senior luncheon in Shoreham. over rotini pasta, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread Wednesday, Jan. 9, 11 a.m., Halfway and seasoned apples. Bring your own place setting.

House, Route 22A. Doors open and meal $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice Age Well senior luncheon in served at 11 a.m. until all are served. Meatloaf, required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419.

Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 11:15 mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable and dessert.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at Doors open at 11:15 a.m. for TBD program. Meal to reserve at 802 377-1419. $5 suggested donation 802-388-2287 to inquire. served at noon of baked cheese lasagna roulettes does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 Senior meal in Bristol. Thursday, Jan. 3, noon, with marinara sauce, spinach, wheat bread and and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may First Baptist Church of Bristol, Park St. will have pineapple chunks. Bring your own place setting. be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. their on Jan. Menu includes macaroni and cheese, $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice kidney bean salad, green beans, bread and peanut Soup supper in New Haven. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6 required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill butter, and lemon fluff. Suggested donation $4. Call Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of Rd. A variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverages 802-453-5276 to be on the list. Come early and talk any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at and dessert will be on offer. Tickets $8 adults. More with friends and make new ones.

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Conversations with Frank Bruni in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. Join New York American Red Cross Blood donation in Times columnist Frank Bruni for a wide-ranging New Haven. Friday, Jan. 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., conversation on topics including identity politics Gerry Dineen & Matt Lonergan in Middlebury.

Saturday, Dec. 29, 8:30-11 p.m., Notte.

Addison County Home Health and Hospice, and its effect on campuses and communities, and 254 Ethan Allen Highway, (Route 7) the importance of free speech. Part of the Vermont Michele Fay and Tim Price in Bristol. Monday, Dec. 31, 5-5:40 p.m., First Baptist Church of Bristol.

Age Well senior luncheon in Middlebury. Friday, Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series.

Bread and Bones in Bristol. Monday, Dec. 31, Jan. 4, 11 a.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. Doors open 8-8:45 p.m., First Baptist Church of Bristol. at 11 a.m. Meal served at noon. Join us for chicken The Medicine Tribe Trio in Middlebury. Wednesday, breast, southern cornbread stuffing, mashed potaJan. 2, 7 p.m., Notte. toes, gravy, mixed beans, wheat dinner roll and Age Well senior luncheon in The Jim Towel Experience in Middlebury. Friday, blueberry pie. $5 suggested donation. Advanced Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m., Jan. 4, 7-9 p.m., Notte. tickets required by Monday, Dec. 31. Call Michelle Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Patrick Fitzsimmons in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. 5, at 802-377-1419. Bring your own place setting.

Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of bingo and coffee hour. Program with Addison County Swing Noire in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at Home Health and Hospice at 11:15 a.m. on your p.m., Brandon Music.

802-388-2287 to inquire. access to available services. Meal served at noon Phil Henry Acoustic Trio in Lincoln. Saturday, Jan. Tai Chi Under the Dome in Vergennes. Friday, of chicken breast, hot German potato salad, green 12, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Burnham Hall.

Jan. 4, noon-12:30 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main beans, wheat bread and vanilla yogurt fruit parfait. Del Rue in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 9-midnight, St. Continues on Fridays for the month of January.

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Vergennes resident Lee Francis will lead half hour 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to Blues Jam in Bristol. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 8 p.m., lessons in Tai Chi. All levels are welcome. Learn reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 Hatch 31. how Tai Chi can help with meditation, strengthening and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may Tom Van Sant & Glen Goodwin in Middlebury. balance, and mindfulness. More info contact Lee be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7-9 p.m., Notte.

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In Montpelier Gov. Phil Scott got on his soapbox to warn citizens and lawmakers alike of fiscal hard times statewide. At the same time some in Vermont looked forward to high times: The Vermont House approved a recreational marijuana bill and sent it along to the Senate, which quickly followed suit.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District board decided to put another bond vote on the Town Meeting Day ballot, this one for $29.5 million, about $7 million less than the proposal residents defeated in November. It would become the third attempt in three years to address a number of infrastructure needs at the 50-year-old building.

Meanwhile the Addison Northwest School District board voted to ask for $7.6 million to improve security and energy efficiency at all four ANWSD schools.

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Another facility got bad news: Frozen pipes near the Vergennes Union High School gym burst and knocked the gym out of action for the rest of the season, leaving varsity, junior varsity and middle school teams and physical education classes scrambling for space. Fortunately, VUHS has a second gym, but it alone could not easily meet all the demand.

Another ongoing Vergennes infrastructure problem recurred: A combination of heavy rains, warm weather and melting snow caused municipal wastewater systems to overflow around the state, and the city’s overflow into Otter Creek of 743,600 gallons of mostly stormwater, but also some septic waste, was the state’s second largest.

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In Middlebury many were saddened by the Jan. 13 death of Suad Teocanin, 45, a homeless man who had worked in several local restaurants and was employed by Two Brothers Tavern at the time of his passing. He was found on the town green that morning 100 yards from the shelter where he was staying. Police said alcohol played a role in his death, as did rainy, snowy weather that hid his plight.

On Jan. 22 former Middlebury Regional EMS Co-director Lisa Northup pleaded innocent to charges that she embezzled $7,802 over more than a year from the agency, allegedly to pay for personal items, gifts and her own medical expenses.

The Addison Central School District board adopted a $36.7 million budget proposal for March voter consideration to run schools for its seven member towns, a plan estimated to drive the school-tax rate up by about 4 cents before towns’

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Common Levels of Appraisals (CLAs) kick in. The plan called for eliminating the equivalent of 20 fulltime jobs in the district.

ANWSD weighed in with a $21.1 million budget plan that lowered spending by $10,000, but was projected to raise tax rates by up to 8 cents in some towns due to decreased enrollment. It cut three teaching positions and the equivalent of four other full-time jobs, and reduced the hours of two principals.

The Mount Abe district board opted to ask for $28.3 million to support its schools, an amount that represented an increase of spending of 1 percent per student. Sixteen jobs were on the line.

Meanwhile three incumbents decided not to seek re-election to the ACSD board: Jason DuquetteHoffman, Nick Causton and Ruth Hardy.

A race for the Ferrisburgh selectboard was the only contested race among the towns in the county’s northwestern quadrant. Seeking to replace longtime Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence, who decided to step down, were legal office administrative assistant Jessica James and retired U.S. National Guard official Dennis Armell.

In the Bristol area the only race shaped up to be between two Lincoln women, Sarah McClain and Annie Svitavsky, for a seat on the Mount ROKEBY MUSEUM DIRECTOR Catherine Brooks, left, and Ferrisburgh Abe school district board. conservationist Rick Kerschner look over the 67-inch vintage child’s The liveliest local race on the boat currently being conserved for the museum.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell March ballot once all petitions were in proved to be for Ilsley Library trustee, where seven candidates called for the structure to provide Commercial District. sought three seats on the library’s a home for students displaced Naturalist Sue Morse was in town board. during renovations to older nearby this month explaining to people that buildings, and space to offer some climate change is affecting northern science and compute courses. wildlife — and not for the better.

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MORE THAN 300 Middlebury Union High School students, Middlebury College students and community members lined both sides of the Cross Street Bridge in Middlebury Wednesday morning to show support for gun legislation and to remember the 17 people killed at a Florida high school last month. Similar marches took place throughout the state and the country.

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(February continued from Page 9A) own businesses. Community Barn Ventures helps develop business plans, create business software applications, and support business pop-ups.

Less than a year after coming out of retirement to win a second stint as Vergennes mayor by three votes, Michael Daniels decided to step down, citing conflict with members of the Vergennes City Council as the main reason. One sentence of his resignation statement about his relationship with council members read, “I will no longer be a puppet.”

Senior Alderman Renny Perry took over for the three weeks until Town Meeting Day, and then won election to be mayor without opposition.

Candidates for statewide office in November began to emerge: Lincoln Democrat Paul Forlenza, a former Addison County party chairman, announced he would run for a Vermont House seat representing Bristol, Monkton, Starksboro and his hometown.

Vermont Gas officials shared their plans for expanding their natural gas pipeline into Bristol. Some residents and town officials were warm to the idea, but a substantial number of townspeople oppose the idea, many because of their concern for the environmental impact of the pipeline and the gas it delivers.

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Ferrisburgh had a deal to sell its 34.91-acre parcel at the junction of Route 7 and 22A, and it fell through. This time Andrew Peterson, owner of Peterson Quality Malts in Monkton, said he could not quite line up financing to make the $337,500 deal work out. For the third time in seven years, town officials saw a buyer walk away from a deal for the land based on contract contingencies that could not be met.

Well-liked Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department Director Terri Arnold stepped down after five years. Arnold headed back to the Pacific Northwest to take a similar position in a larger community.

She oversaw the move into a new recreation center and improvement of many town facilities, including the pool.

Many around the county joined protests in Montpelier and elsewhere seeking what they called “commonsense gun violence prevention legislation” following the devastating school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and a serious threat at Fair Haven Union High School.

The Heroin Epidemic Learning Program, or HELP, is a 10-week program started by Jeremy Holm and Jesse Brooks in Addison County to educated children about dangerous drugs. In February it was announced that the program would be picked up in other parts of Vermont.

March 8

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE county gathered for town meetings Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Here, Jeff Fortin stands to ask a question in Monkton Saturday morning.

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was the third time voters rejected a multi-million-dollar referendum to repair the deteriorating, 50-year-old high school building off Airport Road in Bristol. The latest defeat, by a 1,785-1,196 margin, would become a major agenda item for the new Mount Abraham Unified School District board.

Still, the Mount Abe bond was the only major casualty at the ballot box on Town Meeting Day. Area residents

passed all of their respective 20182019 school spending plans. Local town budgets also earned thumbsups from voters.

Longtime Rep. Dave Sharpe, D-Bristol, picked March to announce he wouldn’t seek re-election to the Addison-4 House seat he had held since 2002. He cited a desire to spend more time with family and travel as among the main reasons for his imminent retirement from

the Legislature. Sharpe was one of the most influential members of the Vermont House, having served many years on the Ways & Means Committee. He would depart as chairman of the House Education Committee, which had developed and championed Act 46, the state’s so-called “school governance consolidation law.”

Candidates — particularly Democrats — quickly lined up to run for Sharpe’s spot. Among the first to declare were Mari Cordes of Lincoln and Caleb Elder of Starksboro. It would be the first House run for Elder, a worker in the renewable energy industry, and the second attempt for Cordes, a longtime Registered Nurse and union organizer.

A mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., and the arrest of a Poultney teen whom authorities claimed was considering a similar action at Fair Haven Union High School prompted lawmakers to draft gun control legislation. Local legislators in March reviewed three separate bills that would, among other things, require background checks and allow confiscation of weapons from people whom the courts considers dangerous to themselves and others.

At the same time, area teachers blasted a suggestion from the National Rifle Association and President Donald Trump that teachers become armed defenders of their respective schools.

Hundreds of Middlebury College and Middlebury Union High School students, along with scores of adults, turned out at several protests in downtown Middlebury in March demanding an end to gun violence.

And Mount Abe students also braved the elements to register their concerns.

Addison Northwest School Superintendent JoAn Canning confirmed she’d be moving on to a new educational challenge in a much warmer climate. Canning announced plans to become top administrator of the Universal American School of (See March, Page 11A)

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Packard of Since Vermont

1965

Mon.-Fri. 8 to 5 453-2356 • packardofvt.com

Gary Baker Insurance Gary Baker Since

1966 Insurance

Business Succession Planning Medicare Supplements Long Term Care Life Insurance • Annuities

4 Maple St., Middlebury • 388-2636

DESABRAIS LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING Family owned &Laundry operated Desabrais

Since

1966 Started by Thea & Lucien Desabrais

1232 Exchange Street, Middlebury 388-9079

United Way of Addison County

1968

United Way of Addison County was founded in

Change happens because of YOU. GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org

388-2772

March March is synonymous with town meeting, where area residents made a lot of news passing budgets and considering major initiatives, including building projects.

Residents in the 5-Town area rejected a $29.5 million bond to pay for a major overhaul of Mount Abraham Union High School. It

Bourdon

April 19

THE WIND SNUCK up under a metal overhang on this Lake Dunmore home during Monday’s storm and ripped the whole thing off.

Independent file photo/Angelo Lynn

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Quality Service Palmer

Since

1968 Landscaping

Landscape Construction • Plantings Perennial Gardens • Patios • Walkways Walls • Stairs • Pool Decks & Veneer Foundation & Stone Restoration

David Palmer • Midd., Vt. • 388-0045

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1968 802-388-7259 www.achhh.org

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1968 Corporation

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Addison County Chamber in Incorporated

1969 Visit us at 93 Court Street • Middlebury www.AddisonCounty.com

Huestis Farm Supply

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1970 Supply

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Community College COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT

of Vermont Since

1970

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(March continued from Page 10A) Kuwait, in the Middle East.

The non-profit Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects, known simply as HOPE, was closing in on its goal to raise $600,000 to repair and improve its Community Services building at 282 Boardman St. in Middlebury. The campaign benefited mightily from a $250,000 challenge grant offered by the Hoehl Family Foundation.

The town of Middlebury in March announced it had received a $75,000 state grant to help promote its downtown businesses and amenities in anticipation of a looming, $72 million project to replace its Main Street and Merchants Row rail bridges. The state grant, and similar ones to follow, would pay for marketing, promotional activities and other efforts aimed at mitigating the impacts that heavy construction will have on the downtown during the next three to four years.

Vermont Agency of Transportation officials explained the preliminary work on the rail bridges project that would unfold during the spring.

Much of it would involve installation of a large drainage system in four downtown locations, designed to funnel water away from the railroad tracks that border the Otter Creek.

Also part of the preliminary work: Construction of a temporary access road extending from the south end of Water Street to the parking lot behind the Battell Block.

In Vergennes, former Alderman David Austin rejoined the city council. He was picked to fill a vacancy created when Alderman Renny Perry replaced Mayor Michael Daniels, who had resigned.

Addison Central Teens in March officially welcomed a new director: Zoe Kaslow, a Middlebury College graduate.

Kaslow immediately began brainstorming ideas for new programming at the local teen center at 77 Mary Hogan Drive, and planned to make good use of her ties to the college.

April Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater made some big news in April, though it wasn’t for a specific performance on its stage. Theater officials closed on a deal to buy the adjacent diner at 66 Merchants Row, thereby giving the popular THT enough space for a future addition. Owners of “The Diner” — which for many years had been known as Steve’s Park Diner — said they were pleased to sell the property and move on to other food-related endeavors. THT leaders said the diner building would, in the short-term, be used for storage and perhaps host an interim business or pop-up venture.

Local dairy farmers in April continued to lament yet another year of depressed milk prices. During a series of legislative breakfasts, farmers pointed to a worldwide milk glut and over-production as chief

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1973 Automotive

April 16

DAVID PIDGEON, STANDING in Pidgeon’s Gun Shop in New Haven, does not like Vermont’s new gun laws, but he expects they will spur more sales at his store, which he has run since 1959.

Independent file photo/John S. McCright

reasons for low prices that were driving more and more dairies out of business.

Those protesting for more gun safety laws got some satisfaction in April. The Legislature passed a package of reforms that featured, among other things, a ban on bump stocks and high-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as mandatory background checks for private sales of guns. Gov. Phil Scott signed the legislation in a ceremony in Montpelier that drew jeers from gun-rights advocates who promised they’d remember in November.

Residents of the 5-Town area gathered in Bristol for the second in a handful of forums at which participants offered ideas for improving Mount Abraham Union High School. Not surprisingly, many of the comments keyed on the deteriorating Mount Abe building, with some residents arguing basic improvements should be made independent of a major bond proposal that had thus far failed to pass muster with 5-Town voters.

A long-running dispute raged on between the town of Ferrisburgh and the owner of a local dog rescue operation. At issue were complaints filed against Shelia McGregor, owner of Heidi’s Haven at 2512 Sand Road. Neighbors complained of foul odors and rats that they claimed were generated by conditions on McGregor’s property. Complainants asked the Ferrisburgh selectboard to intervene. At one meeting a neighbor held up a plastic bag with a rat in it to prove his point.

It was an emotional day at the Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury on April 16, when friends and relatives of the late Brian Kerr gave their parting messages to the man sentenced that day for causing the car crash that killed the father of three. Addison County Superior Court Judge Helen

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Champlain Valley Equipment

“Growing to meet your needs”

Since

1970

453 Exchange St. • Middlebury champlainvalleyequipment.com • 388-4967

Woodware Since Since Since

1971 1971 Route Route 77 South, South, Middlebury Middlebury 388-6297 388-6297

April 12

RUNNING A COUNTRY store is more than a job — it’s a way of life. Dick Collitt and his spouse, Sue, know that; they have owned and faithfully operated the Ripton Country Store since 1976. Now in their early 70s, they are ready to retire and looking to sell the iconic store on Route 125 in the heart of the Green Mountains.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

Automotive Accessories Professionally Installed

388-7878 3 Washington St., Middlebury

FIRE & ICE R E S T A U R A N T

Fire & Ice Since

1974 Dinner every evening Lunches Fri., Sat., Sun.

One block off Rte. 7 in Historic Middlebury •388-7166

Feed Commodities

Since

1974 www.FeedCommodities.com

BROWN’S TREE, CRANE &Brown’s RENTAL SERVICE Equipment Since

1974 Rental

“Go to new heights with Brown’s Rental Service.”

275 South 116 Rd., Bristol, VT 453-3351

May 10

THE 10TH ANNUAL Middlebury Maple Run drew more than 750 runners on Sunday, May 6, in near perfect weather. Ali Spencer of East Burke ran the half marathon with ease.

Independent file photo/Angelo Lynn

Toor sentenced Shawn Newell, 34, of Ferrisburgh to six to 15 years in prison for the felony charge of gross negligent driving with death resulting, in connection with the car crash on Route 7 in Salisbury on April 20, 2017.

One of Ripton’s most high-profile citizens assisted Dick and Sue Collitt’s efforts to sell the Ripton General Store. Nationally renowned environmentalist and author Bill McKibben penned an editorial for The New York Times urging someone to buy the store, which for around two centuries had served as the community’s longtime commercial and social hub. The Collitts had spent months searching in vain for the right buyer — someone who would lovingly manage the store and keep it untouched. The Collitts acquired the store in 1976.

Former Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs declared plans to run for Addison County sheriff, hoping to succeed retiring incumbent Don Keeler. Gibbs said he’d run as an independent. The field at that point also included Middlebury Democrat Peter Newton, a lieutenant under Keeler.

Longtime Counseling Service of Addison County Executive Director Robert Thorn announced his plans to retire within a year. Thorn, who had worked for CSAC for around four decades, is credited with having brought the county’s top mental health agency into the 21st century.

It was also a month of transitions in Vergennes and Bristol. Vergennes Congregational Church Pastor the Rev. Gary Lewis said he would retire after almost 29 years shepherding the South Water Street flock.

Meanwhile, Bristol welcomed a new recreation director to succeed Darla Senecal: Meridith McFarland, who previously worked 17 years for

Eye Care Associates

Sugarbush Resort. Also in Bristol, Martha Chesley, Anne Gleason and Andi Gordon took a final bow after having directed their last Mount Abraham Union High School musical after a 25-year run.

Mount Abe French teacher Jori Jacobeit won a major accolade — the 2018 Vermont Foreign Language Association’s Distinguished Teacher Award.

May May began with some stunning political news that would reverberate from the town of Addison to Montpelier. Longtime state Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, during an exclusive interview with the Independent, confirmed her plans to retire. Ayer, a 16-year veteran of the state’s highest chamber, said she wanted to spend more time with family and make way for others to serve in the Legislature. She departs as chairwoman of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee and served several years as the Senate majority whip. Her decision served as a catalyst for a crowded field of candidates who hoped to replace her.

One of those candidates made her announcement only days after Ayer’s retirement disclosure. East Middlebury Democrat Ruth Hardy, a former ID-4 and Addison Central School District board member and the executive director of Emerge Vermont, launched an organized and well-funded campaign for one of the two state Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore.

Meanwhile, former State Rep. (See May, Page 12A)

MNFC Incorporated

1976

middlebury.coop • 802-388-7276 9 Washington St. • Middlebury, VT

Bill Beck Bill Beck Real Estate

Since

1976

Seymour St., Middlebury • 388-7983 www.BillBeck.com

Chronology

Middlebury Since

Dental

1978

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Marcel Brunet & Marcel Sons, Inc. Brunet & Serving all your building and remodeling Sons, needs.

Inc.

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1981

Always accepting new patients 1330 Exchange St., Suite 107, Midd.

388-3553 • middleburydentalvt.com

Building Contractors 802-877-2640 • rbrunet1@myfairpoint.net

W.D. Benton Inc.

Cousino Financial Services

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Cousino Financial Since Since

Since

1981 Appraisers

1979 1979

Vergennes, VT

877-2815

Bristol and Life, Disability Retirement Planning 453-2497

wdbentonappraisers.com

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Locally crafted gifts for all ages.

Bourdeau Bros.

Since

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Maple Landmark

1982 1982 1982

1979

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Seymour St., Midd.

388-7000 SeymourSt., St.,Midd.

Midd. •• 388-7000 Seymour 388-7000

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Green Peppers

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1979 Commercial • Consignments •

Jct. 22A and 125, Bridport 758-2494 Bridport, VT • 758-2494 www.tombroughtonauctions.com tombroughtonauctions.com

serving survivors of domestic WomenSafe & sexual violence and stalking

Since

1980

24/7 Hotline: 1(800)388-4205 @womensafe_vt

NFP Insurance Mackey Insurance Agency Middlebury

Since

1980 388-6311 • nfp.com

Addison County Parent/Child Center Since

1980 MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT ww.addisoncountypcc.org

Desabrais Glass Since

1980

Complete Glass Headquarters Auto • House • Commercial Custom Shower Enclosures Boardman Street, Middlebury • 388-9049 Roger, Joanne, Roger Jr., Todd, Joe, Paul & Matthew

BTS Since

1980

Telecommunications Sales & Service Data Cabling & Fiber Optics 802-388-8999 John and Jim Fitzgerald

Since

May 31

MIDDLEBURY UNION MIDDLE School social studies teacher George Kulhowvick is retiring next month after 47 years at the school.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

(Continued from Page 11A) Paul Ralston, who represented Middlebury as a Democrat for several years, revealed he was considering plans to run for the state Senate as an independent. Ralston is founder and CEO of Vermont Coffee Company. And speaking of Vermont Coffee, Ralston announced in May a significant capital investment that would make his enterprise the first U.S. coffee roaster to use 100-percent renewable biogas in the manufacturing process.

In other election news, Middlebury Democrat Peter Newton announced his effort to succeed Addison County Sheriff Don Keeler. And he got a big boost when Keeler endorsed Newton, his longtime lieutenant with the department.

Joining Ayer in making an “I won’t run” disclosure in May was Rep. Warren Van Wyck, R-Ferrisburgh.

Van Wyck had been appointed to his Addison-3 seat in early 2013, following the tragic death of Rep. Greg Clark, R-Ferrisburgh, in late 2012. Van Wyck won the job in his own right in 2014 and 2016. He said his decision not to seek re-election was based on a desire to spend more time with family and to return to full-time status as a computer analyst programmer with the University of Vermont. However, Van Wyck had some second thoughts later in the summer and …

Porter Medical Center officials in May were praising the early performance of the new “ExpressCare” clinic on the hospital campus in Middlebury.

Created as a more affordable alternative to emergency department visits, ExpressCare gained quick popularity among patients seeking quick, effective care for non-lifethreatening maladies including coughs, tick bites, minor fractures and cuts. Officials said business was so brisk that they were considering expanding ExpressCare hours.

An effort to create an Addison County “makery” made new progress in May. The makery — a collaboration of the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center and local entrepreneurs — successfully appealed for contributions and grant money to ensure its eventual start-up in the Career Center’s Middlebury building. The makery, equipped with an assortment of tools and fabrication equipment, will become a spot where aspiring inventors can bring their concepts from the drawing board to prototype.

It was a sad month for customers of two Middlebury-area retail stores.

Owners of the Ben Franklin Store on Main Street and the Middlebury Antique Center on Route 7 South confirmed plans to close during the summer. The proprietors cited a combination of factors, including a sluggish retail market and a desire to move on to other pursuits.

It was also the end of an era at the home-style eatery at 66 Merchants Row in Middlebury. Known by generations as “Steve’s Park Diner” and most recently as “The Diner,” the latest owners — Carl Roesch

April had announced that they would buy The Diner property in June for an undetermined purpose.

Members of the Congregational Church of Cornwall continued a frank discussion amongst themselves about what could be done with their historic place of worship off Route 30 if their numbers continued to dwindle. Church leaders surveyed Cornwall residents on whether the building should be sold or repurposed if the number of parishioners reached a point where services were no longer sustainable. It’s a conversation other small church congregations in the area are likely to have, given demographics and the declining popularity of organized religion in certain parts of the country, most notably the Northeast.

The future of the Vergennes recycling and trash drop-off center was placed in doubt in May by an announcement that Casella Inc. would increase by 47 percent the cost of processing materials brought to the facility. Officials noted that increase would raise the annual cost of operating the center by $34,600, to roughly $107,600. This prompted the center’s users — Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Waltham and Addison — to weigh their options.

May 24

VERMONT COFFEE COMPANY founder and CEO Paul Ralston and roaster Ana MacLeod check on freshly roasted beans in the Middlebury company’s Exchange Street headquarters Tuesday afternoon. Vermont Coffee roasts its beans with 100 percent renewable energy.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

and Caetlin Harwood — closed the business permanently on May 27.

They cited lagging sales, in large part associated with a downtown bridges project, as the primary

reason for their decision. The move prompted many old-time customers to reflect on the good times and good meals they had at the folksy establishment. Town Hall Theater in

June With the deadline passed to file for the August primary election for county and statewide election posts, only two Aug. 14 contests loomed: Democrats Peter Newton and Ron Holmes were set to square off for that party’s nomination for Addison County Sheriff, while four (See June, Page 13A)

1982

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Vermont Field Sports Vermont Field Since

1982 Sports

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Swift House B &B

B & B, Breakfast, and Dinner

Since

1984 25 Stewart Lane, Middlebury 802.388.9925 • SwiftHouseInn.com

Vermont Vermont Folklife

Folklife Center Since

1984 88 Main Street • Middlebury 802.388.4964

July 2

LOCAL ARTIST KATE Gridley works on her Piet Mondrian-inspired contribution to the chain link fence art installation on part of the fence surrounding the rail bridges replacement project in downtown Middlebury.

Gridley and local students and teachers worked on the project earlier this month.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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Vermont Sun Training & Inspiring the people ofMiddlebury Addison County to acheive their fitness goals

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1986 Triathalon Since

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Wells Physical Since Therapy

1987

175 Wilson Rd. - Suite 101, Middlebury (802) 388-3533

Sweet Cecily

For 31 years – your hometown gift shop!

Nancie Dunn, Proprietor Featuring Nancie Dunn Cards !

31 Yrs and Bruce Baker’s Jewelry

Since

1987 42 Main Street Middlebury • 388-3353

The Vermont Home Since

1988

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J.D. Fuller Plumbing &

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2018 - A Year In Review

Maritime

4472 Basin Harbor Road Vergennes, Vt. 05491 802-475-2022 • info@lcmm.org

Chronology

(June continued from Page 12A) Democrats were seeking two slots on the ballot to represent Bristol, Monkton, Starksboro and Lincoln in the Vermont House — Lincoln’s Mari Cordes and Paul Forlenza, Bristol’s Robert Demic, and Starksboro’s Caleb Elder.

A Ripton teen won a nomination in June: To the U.S. Ski Team. Abi Jewett, 18, earned the honor, joining Starksboro’s Ryan Cochran-Siegle as native Vermonters on the squad.

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes made public in June that it had finally found a home of its own after 18 years. The club struck a deal to buy a former medical office on Armory Lane, a short walk from VUHS, and by September had moved into its new digs.

After seven years Jane Spencer stepped down as Bixby Library executive director/librarian. Her tenure didn’t last quite as long as the last head librarian’s, but Spencer oversaw many improvements to the building and the introduction of technology to modernize the Bixby’s offerings.

Most everybody liked the latest visitors to Middlebury’s Buttolph Acres neighborhood, but thought maybe it was not the best place for them to settle down — after all, bears are better off living in the woods. But lured by bird food, compost and tasty barrels of trash, a mother bear and three cubs hung out in suburbia for a couple weeks.

Finally, enough residents apparently stopped putting out bear buffets, and the family wandered off in search of more reliable food sources.

Vergennes officials proposed to surrounding towns that they all agree with the city to apply the funding they had budgeted for a full year just to keep the city recycling center open through December. Eventually they all said yes, and residents retained a local drop-off option for their trash and recycling without higher costs despite a spike in what Casella was charging to handle recycling.

The Addison County Solid Waste Management District helped by subsidizing some of that price hike.

Better Vergennes news came from Shacksbury Cider, which said it would expand the company’s operations on North Main Street.

Shacksbury’s Kennedy Brothers landlord entered into a leasepurchase deal on the former Denecker Chevrolet property across the street, and planned to rent part of that building to Shacksbury.

On the other hand, the Vergennes City Council’s search for a city manager to replace the retiring Mel Hawley fizzled in June, and the city had to restart the process by hiring the Vermont League of Cities and Towns to coordinate a new search with Hawley’s July 24 retirement deadline looming.

Ferrisburgh’s legal battles with Sand Road dog rescuer Sheila McGregor continued. After two town boards ruled against her, McGregor appealed both the conditions imposed on her by the town board of health to the Vermont Board of Health, and a

1989 Heating

SERVICE • INSTALLATION • REPAIRS John D. Fuller, Master Plumber Case St., Middlebury • 388-2019

ACSWMD Since

1989

Information on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, solid & hazardous waste disposal.

802-388-2333 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753 www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org

Murphy’s Since Since Since Metals

June 21

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School senior Kaitlyn Brace applauds as she waits to receive her diploma during the school’s graduation ceremony last Friday night.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

name on June 18. Leicester native Adam Young won that competition for that title. In the finale the Connecticut resident’s glazed Austrian chocolate cake, known as a sachertorte, reigned supreme.

July

June 14

AS SHE WALKED in to Saturday’s Mount Abe graduation ceremony, foreign exchange student Maria Eugenia Sanchez Rondan from Spain caught the eye of her host “Mom” Elizabeth Maher, who also happens to be the mother of the valedictorian.

File photo by Buzz Kuhns

town zoning board ruling that her rescue operation needed a permit to Environmental Court.

In Lincoln work began on a $260,000 playground for the Lincoln Community School. A $100,000 Vermont Land and Water Commission Fund helped fund what

folks hope will serve as a town park as well as a playground. Plans called for “Potato Hill Park” to be ready for the new school year.

Where was the “Best Baker in America” born? In Leicester, Vt., according to the Food Network, which aired the TV show of that

July began as it often does with a bumper crop of new laws going into effect. Noteworthy this year were laws that would reimburse moving and business-related expenses (up to $10,000) for remote workers willing to relocate to Vermont; guarantee some limited funding toward federally mandated cleanup of the state’s waterways; expand opportunities for medicationassisted addiction treatment; and require all single-user restrooms in public facilities to be designated gender-neutral.

On the same day, the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union, whose multiple boards had governed the schools in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro, officially became the Mount Abraham Unified School District, with a single school board.

Along with ambient temperatures, local political races began to heat up in July. It became a five-way race for state senate in July when Democrats Chris Bray (New Haven) and Ruth Hardy (Middlebury), who had already announced, were joined

by Addison Republican Peter Briggs (he announced his second run for state senate) and by former state Rep. Paul Ralston of New Haven and Bridport dairy farmer Marie Audet, who entered the race as an Independent “ticket.” Monkton Republican Valerie Mullin threw her third hat and Bristol Democrat Rob Demic threw his first into the race for (See July, Page 14A)

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Olivia’s Croutons Since

1991

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Launch… Grow… Thrive Your Partner in Business Success Since ACEDC

1991 Contact Fred Kenney • 802.388.7953 fkenney@addisoncountyedc.org www.addisoncountyedc.org

Raymond Renovations Since

1992

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June 18

WEYBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL kindergartner Tata Mia Harper helps drive some of the final screws into the school’s new playground castle structure last week. The castle was completed and officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony this past Thursday, the last day of school.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

Chronology

Stark Mountain Woodworking Since

1993 (802) 453-5549

starkmountain.com

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Since

1993 Blind

vtshadeandblind.com • 247-3883

Blue Moon Since

1993

27 & 31 Center Steet, Brandon

Middlebury Eye Since Since

1994 1994

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The Reporter Brandon Reporter covering

Brandon • Pittsford • Proctor • West Rutland

Lake Dunmore, Leicester, Whiting, Sudbury, Goshen

Since

1994 P.O. Box 51 • Brandon, VT news@brandonreporter.com • 247-8080

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Since

1997 Vergennes, VT

802-877-2446 www.shearcutsvt.

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1997 Get Midd Fit!

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Mike’s Fuels PROPANE & SERVICE

Since

1998

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2018 - A Year In Review

(July continued from Page 13A) the 5-Town-area Addison-4 House seat. Middlebury Democrat Ron Holmes announced he would make a second run for County Sheriff.

Weather wasn’t the only source of heat this month. The biggest blaze Cornwall Fire Chief Denny Rheume had ever seen — which Vermont State Police was calling “suspicious” — engulfed a house and four other structures at 339 Parkhill Rd., prompting firefighting responses from Middlebury, Shoreham, Bridport, Weybridge, Whiting and Cornwall. No was injured in the fire, but property damage was estimated between $100,000 and $200,000 to the house alone.

Former Middlebury massage therapist Roger A. Schmidt pled innocent to 30 additional charges of misdemeanor voyeurism and one count of possessing child pornography in connection with an investigation, begun in April, into his alleged use of video equipment to record women clients in various states of undress at Rogers Relaxing Massage Therapy LLC, formerly located at 31 Court St. Middlebury police confirmed they had in evidence another 25 video files of clients whose identities they were seeking to establish.

Administrators at Middlebury College began implementing a program to reevaluate faculty and staff positions across the institution — a process that, once completed at the end of June 2019, could result in significant cuts to its workforce.

Administrators did not specify how many of the college’s 1,100 staff positions would be affected but insisted that involuntary layoffs would remain a last resort under the plan.

Stymied by the new federal tax code the Vermont Department of Taxes missed its own deadline this year, failing to process 14,000 of 175,000 Vermont Homestead Declarations

by July 1, which produced some tax bills that lacked information about education property tax breaks for eligible homeowners. State tax officials hoped by Aug. 1 to send revised information to local clerks and treasurers, who in the meantime were advising their constituents to carefully review their bills.

A rapidly changing retail climate, along with Middlebury’s forthcoming downtown rail bridge replacement projects claimed three more victims in the local retail community. Carol’s Hungry Mind Cafe on Merchant’s Row in Middlebury closed its New Haven diner at 7407 Route 7. Clay’s Clothing Store at 60 Main St. in Middlebury closed its doors after more than 25 years in business. And after shutting down its Bristol store earlier in the year, Green Mountain Shoe & Apparel announced the imminent closure of its Middlebury location in the Centre Shopping Plaza.

Another Middlebury business girding for rail bridge disruptions, Town Hall Theater, took a moment to throw itself a party, this month, celebrating 10 years and more than 1,500 events. The next chapter in the theater’s history would begin with THT founder Doug Anderson assuming the mantle of artistic director and bidding farewell to his administrative duties, which would be taken over by incoming Executive Director Mark Bradley.

Addison County’s first-ever medical marijuana dispensary

Since Since Since

1998 1998 61 Main Street, Middlebury

61 Main Street, Middlebury 388-6788 388-6788

Since

2000

Landmark Financial

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And during the final weekend of the month, Bristol’s Three Day Stampede Toward a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis, in its 28th year, achieved an extraordinary milestone: $2 million raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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piling antics of local black bears, 70 people crammed into the Middlebury Town Offices in early August for a presentation by Forrest Hammond, a bear biologist for Vermont Fish & Wildlife, who told them, essentially, that this was all their own fault.

Homeowners would do well to feed their pets indoors, compost correctly, better manage their garbage, clean their grills and install electric fencing to protect chickens, beehives and corn, he said.

Just weeks after closing its New Haven diner, Carol’s Hungry Mind Cafe served its last cup of coffee on Merchant’s Row in Middlebury, ending a 13-year run. Owner John Melanson said the beginning of the end began when construction on the downtown Middlebury rail bridges project wiped out some of the block’s parking spaces. Adam Shafer, co-owner of Shafer’s Market & Deli on College Street, planned to open a coffee shop, called The Daily Grind, in the Carol’s venue.

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Days honored the president of its board of directors who was killed in a farm accident the previous fall with a big new building on the New Haven fairgrounds. The 36-foot-by60-foot James H. Foster Jr. Welcome Center, with beautiful wood finish and a stunning red roof, provided a space for fairgoers to buy tickets and get out of the sun or rain.

The march toward November proceeded apace in August as three Democratic primaries produced a trio of local candidates for office.

Mari Cordes (Lincoln) and Caleb Elder (Starksboro) defeated Paul Forlenza (Lincoln) and Rob Demic (Bristol) and prepared to vie against incumbent State Rep. Fred Baser (Bristol) and fellow Republican Valerie Mullin (Monkton) for the Addison-4 district’s two seats in the Vermont House. In the county sheriff’s race, Peter Newton defeated Ron Holmes, setting up a challenge with former Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs, an Independent. And in the race for governor, 14-yearold Mount Abraham Union Middle School student Ethan Sonneborne won more than 4,000 votes statewide in his bid to represent his party in November, but failed to capture the nomination.

On the other side of the aisle, three-term incumbent Rep. Warren Van Wyck, R-Ferrisburgh, postponed his retirement, waging a successful, eleventh-hour write-in campaign to capture a spot on the ballot in the race for one of the Addison-3 district’s two House seats.

Peter Bevere, an Independent serving as Rutland County’s chief deputy prosecutor, announced his bid to defeat incumbent Addison County State’s Attorney Dennis Wygmans, a Democrat, in November.

And a Libertarian, New Haven resident Archie Flower, entered the State Senate race, competing against incumbent Sen. Chris Bray (New Haven) and fellow Democrat Ruth Hardy (Middlebury), Republican Peter Briggs (Addison) and Independents Marie Audet (Bridport) and Paul Ralston (New Haven).

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(August continued from Page 14A) seasons. Amid increasing visibility of homelessness downtown, which sparked public concern, the shelter announced it would open its doors on Sept. 1, six weeks earlier than usual. Charter House estimated it would cost roughly $12,000 to fund the additional services.

After unsuccessful attempts to gain satisfaction from their selectboard, 37 Bristol residents sued the town and Vermont Gas Systems, alleging that a recent agreement allowing the company to install a natural gas pipeline in Bristol violated a Vermont statute. The suit accused the Bristol selectboard of signing an agreement with Vermont Gas without issuing a formal notice informing the public of their right to petition for a binding vote.

UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center announced it would soon begin searching for a replacement for its president, Dr. Fred Kniffin, who resigned effective spring 2019. Kniffin had been appointed interim president in 2016, following a period of turmoil within the organization, and was credited with efforts to improve internal and external communication and engagement.

Goshen resident Jeffrey Young, who allegedly shot his son in the back with a handgun, was arraigned in Addison County Superior Court on five separate charges, including a felony count of second-degree attempted murder. If convicted on that charge alone, he faced a prison sentence of 20 years to life. His son, Nicholas Young of Plymouth, was treated for a gunshot wound and released from Rutland Regional Medical Center.

After a six-month search marked by the withdrawal of three candidates, the Vergennes City Council picked one of its own, Alderman Matt Chabot, to replace retiring City Manager Mel Hawley.

Chabot, who for the previous three years had managed operations for Burchfield Management Company LLC in Vergennes, had just been re-elected in March to a second term on the council.

An unexpected downpour in Vergennes dumped two inches of rain at the worse possible time for the Addison Northwest School District.

Workers had been re-roofing the VUHS middle school gym, whose interior was unprotected when the rain hit. Damage to the gym’s floor was expected to put the facility out of commission for the next several months.

September In September the Vergennes Police Department had to postpone a $5,000 body-camera purchase, a rare new budget item, when the cost of getting a new SUV exceeded expectations.

What the city had hoped would be a $40,000 vehicle turned out to cost more than $50,000, and though grants and state support helped make up the difference, the body cameras had to be put on hold to prevent the department from going over budget.

After 10 months of giving riders a chance to publicly test their balance, while giving spectators a compelling side show, “Ferdinand” the mechanical bull at Rough Cut in Middlebury, was put out to pasture.

Chronic technical and mechanical difficulties were to blame.

Another Middlebury eatery, The Lobby, changed ownership in September and got a new name: The Arcadian Restaurant. The new business, operated by Caroline and Matt Corrente, would not only specialize in Italian cuisine but also serve as the production center for

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Tragedy struck near a curvy incline on Route 125 in Cornwall when a pickup truck collided with a Cornwall Fire Department utility vehicle, which was responding to a mutual aid request from neighboring Middlebury. The driver of the pickup, 44-year-old Deane Rubright of Shoreham, was killed in the crash.

More than 1,000 people attended his funeral.

A year after the retirement of Kevin Gibbs, the Bristol Police Department finally got a new chief: Bruce Nason. With more than 20 years of law-enforcement experience already under his belt, Nason had joined the Bristol Police Department part-time in 2016, then served as Officer in Charge upon Gibbs’s retirement.

Dr. Natasha Withers of Bristol Family Practice became the first family practice physician within the entire University of Vermont Health Network to pilot a new technology called “telemedicine,” which allows doctors to see and converse with patients through a video feed, saving them the time and trouble of coming into the office. The health network’s director of telemedicine services, Todd Young, predicted that this way of doing medicine was the “wave of the future.”

Representatives of British energy firm National Grid, a major player in the New England electricity market, contacted officials in New Haven and Ferrisburgh to say the company would revive the Vermont Green Line, the ill-fated high-voltage power line that sponsors had pulled the plug on in late 2017. The project, which would run a renewable energy electric cable under Lake Champlain and on to a substation in New

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Haven, promised millions of dollars in payments to the two towns but was dependent on contract awards that would not be announced until December.

As a gesture of good will after the town of Ferrisburgh supported a Public Utilities Commission application for a Certificate of Public Good for a 4.49-megawatt array planned for the intersection of Greenbush Road and Route 7, White River Junction firm groSolar announced it would donate a 15-kilowatt solar array to the town.

Three sites under consideration for the new array were the Ferrisburgh fire station, town-owned land next to town offices, and the parcel at the junction of Routes 7 and 22A. The Middlebury Sweets Motel continued upgrading after opening this year on Route 7 South in Middlebury, with Vermont’s largest candy store in the lobby. The former establishment, the Greystone Motel, got a major facelift (including candythemed rooms) from its new owners, Blanca and Brad Jenne, who also moved their East Middlebury sweets

joint into the motel and expanded it from 1,300 to 1,500 confectionary offerings.

A little ways south on the highway, the burned remnants of another motel, the Blue Spruce, at 2428 Route 7 South, prompted a formal complaint from the town of Middlebury relating to what it said had been a lack of cleanup effort, following the July 2017 electrical fire that destroyed the building (without injuries, thankfully). Principal owner Sam Sharma said his plans to clear the site and build a new motel had suffered a number of setbacks, leaving him with insufficient funds to clear the site.

After a journey of 30 days and some 140 feet, the large tunnel boring machine at work in the downtown Middlebury rail bridges project emerged into daylight in Riverfront Park on Sept. 20. The machine bore a 5-foot-diameter hole from the 40-foot-deep pit alongside Printer’s Alley near the railroad tracks to edge of the Otter Creek just bellow the falls. The tunnel was the first of (See September, Page 15A)

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October A prolonged summer/fall drought forced some area residents to dig deeper wells or supplement their supplies with bottled water. Hit particularly hard by the lack of rainfall were residents in Ferrisburgh, Starksboro and Monkton. A few longtime residents quoted in the Independent said it had been the driest conditions they had seen in four decades.

Local lawyers and members of the Addison County State’s Attorney’s Office convened two “expungement” sessions in October during which they helped dozens of area residents fill out the necessary paperwork to clear their respective records of past misdemeanor convictions. The sessions in part recognized the state’s recent legalization of marijuana, the possession of which in the past had been a criminal offense.

More than 200 local residents took part in an annual CROP Walk in Middlebury that raised almost $28,000 to fight food insecurity in the county and beyond.

Vergennes residents at a public gathering clamored for a reduction of the more than 700 trucks that rumble through the Little City each day. A task force that included Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) officials listened intently to the concerns and vowed to study potential solutions — including a bypass that would divert truck traffic around the city.

Meanwhile, folks in Middlebury, Cornwall and Bridport asked VTrans to deal with a notorious stretch of Route 125 (near Cider Mill Road) where 44-year-old Deane Rubright of Shoreham had died in a collision with a fire truck on Sept. 13. Town officials and representatives of the Addison County Regional Planning Commission urged VTrans to remove — or at least lower — a small ledge outcropping that has impeded visibility and led to several traffic fatalities through the years.

Speaking of transportation issues, Middlebury and VTrans officials selected the preferred location for a passenger rail platform in Addison County’s shire town: A spot in between Middle Seymour and Maple Streets, near the Marble Works business complex. The platform will serve passengers of an expanded Ethan Allen Express route that Amtrak is slated to run along the state’s western rail corridor beginning in 2021 or 2022; it would connect Middlebury with Burlington and New York City by rail.

In Ferrisburgh, the selectboard and owners of the Vorsteveld Farm continued to spar in what had been a 17-month dispute over the farmers’ 2017 decision to remove without permission almost 2,000 trees and a hedgerow in the town right-of-way along Arnold Bay Road.

Sheriff Don Keeler, who was not seeking election to another four years in the job, in October reflected on his decades in law enforcement.

He endorsed his lieutenant, Peter Newton, to take over the job.

Keeler’s announcement prompted others to enter the race.

Addison County Solid Waste Management officials in October decided to negotiate for a 35-acre parcel outside of Vergennes for a regional recycling and trash collection site. The search was in part necessitated by the scheduled closing on Dec. 31 of the current Vergennes recycling center.

Also in Vergennes, wastewater treatment center officials asked for proposal for the design of one or more sewage storage tanks to help prevent occasional system overflows into the Otter Creek.

Addison County dairy farmers met with representatives of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to comment on the state of their industry and what could be done in Congress to improve the situation. Farmers noted milk prices — which had hovered around $20 per hundredweight during the past three years — had declined to $16.70. That’s well below the break-even point, they said. On Oct. 11, Sanders introduce a bill that would provide emergency payments and give priority to farmers who live in states where the cost of milk production is higher than the national

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average, and to farmers with smaller operations.

Porter Medical Center officials launched a search for a new CEO to replace Dr. Fred Kniffin. Kniffin — who had guided Porter through a budget crisis and an affiliation with the University of Vermont Health Network — said he wanted to step down to return to patient care. The search committee’s goal is to have a new CEO on board by June 1, 2019.

Salisbury residents said goodbye to longtime civic volunteer Martha Sullivan in October. Sullivan had served her community in many different capacities, including as auditor, E-911 coordinator, and on the historical society, planning commission and selectboard.

Sullivan, who was 79 at the time of her death, died just hours before a selectboard meeting she was slated to chair.

And it was a bittersweet Halloween season in the 5-Town area. South Lincoln resident Jim Apgar announced this would be his last year of placing a mega-sized, carved pumpkin atop his truck for jaunts that have regaled area residents for many years. Poor health was the reason for the end of the tradition, Apgar said. Apgar received major thanks for his long history of heartwarming Halloween hijinks. He passed away only a few weeks later.

November Country Home Products, which manufactures property maintenance equipment like lawn mowers and log splitters, in early November acknowledged that it will leave its Vergennes headquarters in 2019. It was not clear what would happen to the approximately 120 employees who worked at the Meigs Road plant, but it was hoped that many if not most of them could follow CHP to other plants in Chittenden County or, perhaps, Wisconsin. The DR store on North Main Street, which provides maintenance to CHP products, has no plans to leave the Little City.

Habitat for Humanity talked about big plans for the Little City.

The nonprofit bought four building lots in Booth Woods at a price that officials said will make it easier for them to sell volunteer-built homes to Vergennes-area working families at affordable prices.

The op-ed pages of the Addison Independent continued to bulge with letters endorsing candidates for the Nov. 6 General Election. The local newspaper of record published well

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over 150 letters to the editor in the two months preceding the election — the vast majority of which were residents weighing in on their preferred candidates.

When Election Day rolled around, voters came out in large numbers and leaned heavily toward Democratic candidates. Democratic newcomers ousted Republican incumbents in two Vermont House races in Addison County. Caleb Elder of Starksboro and Mari Cordes of Lincoln claimed the two seats representing Bristolarea residents (Addison-4) and defeating Bristol Republican Fred Baser, who was the top vote getter in the district just two years earlier.

A few miles to the west, Democrats Matt Birong and Rep. Diane Lanpher, both of Vergennes, won the two seats representing the Addison-3 district; freezing out incumbent Rep. Warren Van Wyck, a Republican. The top vote getters in both Addison-3 and -4 were first-time candidates.

Another first-time candidate for the statehouse also won a hotly contested seat. Ruth Hardy, an East Middlebury Democrat, will join fellow Dem Sen. Chris Bray in the Vermont Senate after they won a six-way race for the two Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore.

Yet another high-profile race featured not one but two first-

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time candidates; and it went right down to the wire. The race for Addison County State’s Attorney pitted newcomer Peter Bevere vs. incumbent Dennis Wygmans, the incumbent who was appointed to the job by Gov. Shumlin almost two years ago and hadn’t faced the voters yet. Wygmans won the vote count by a razor-thin 10-ballot margin out of more than 15,000 votes cast; unsurprisingly, Bevere asked for a recount. Whoever ultimately wins will head up an office that will be losing three of its key staffers as two deputy prosecutors and the victims’ advocate said they would be leaving the state’s attorney’s office for various reasons.

Also of note, Peter Newton won the election to become the county’s next sheriff. Rep. Terry Norris, I-Shoreham, held off Democratic challenger Barbara Wilson in the Addison-Rutland-1 House race.

And voters in the Fair Haven area voted to force Orwell to join the Slate Valley school district, which ends the town’s efforts to keep its K-8 grade school independent.

In other school/election news, residents of the Otter Valley school district defeated a $5.5 million bond that would have paid for new infrastructure (including security upgrades) in three of its buildings.

The day after voters came out in unusually heavy numbers, civil rights activist DeRay McKesson spoke at Middlebury College and rallied people to get involved and take action to change their lives and the life of America.

Staff and community members gathered for a farewell event at The Rough Cut restaurant on Nov. 9 as the owners of the Middlebury restaurant closed saying it just wasn’t bringing in enough revenue. It was the second downtown Middlebury restaurant to close this month, after John and Beth Hughes closed the Storm Café in Frog Hollow after 13 years at the helm.

The college has owned the Stone Mill Building that housed Storm Café for years and made overtures to sell it to Community Barn Ventures. The future owners of the building said they had hired a team to renovate the historic structure for uses that will include dining, office, lodging (See November, Page 18A)

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IN MAKING HER quilts, Linda Sweeney used Michael’s jeans, camouflage-print clothing and even his pajamas printed with penguins wearing Santa hats.

LINDA SWEENEY POINTS to her late husband’s pants, stained with house paint, that she incorporated into a quilt to remember him.

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Quilts (Continued from Page 1A) For their granddaughter, Josie (honoring her appreciation of the finer things in life), Linda created a nine-square quilt out of Michael’s dress shirts and ties.

For their grandson, Hunter (who loves sleepovers), she quilted together Pop Pop’s T-shirts and pajamas.

Six other quilts — some with herringbone patterns, some stitched in a way that makes them look like completed puzzles — would become Christmas gifts for the Sweeneys’ three children and their respective partners.

“I couldn’t bring Michael to them whole, but I could wrap our children and grandchildren in his love,” Linda said. “That’s what I realized when I finished.”

For herself, Linda made nothing, though she acknowledged there were moments when she thought she might like

one.

An accomplished knitter, she has been sewing for more than 20 years,

but no amount of experience or expertise could ever untangle the complex emotions she’s had to navigate these past few months. Paint stains on Michael’s clothing triggered bittersweet home-improvement memories.

The smell of the garage brought back the times Michael would work on cars there with his sonsin-law. Sometimes the wrong song would come on while she was quilting.

“This summer, one of my daughters found me upstairs in the sewing room with my head on a quilt top,” she recalled. As her daughter hugged her and told her everything was going to be OK, Linda asked, “How has my life gone from what it was ... to this, to cutting up his things?”

Even as she put the finishing touches on her gifts, Linda found herself dreading the approach of the holidays — her family’s

first without Michael. She even avoided pronouncing the word “Christmas.”

“I’ve been referring to it only as ‘Tuesday,’” she said.

Then she couldn’t finish the binding on the last quilt.

“I would sit down with the needle in my hand, then get up and walk away,” she said. “It took me three and a half weeks to do that one binding. I didn’t realize it would be so hard to let go of (the quilts) until the very last hour.”

She finally finished it on Dec. 23.

By Christmas Eve Linda had decided she would continue some of Michael’s holiday traditions, including “Wait-for-Santa” giftgiving and a special Christmas Eve meal. But more than anything she was preparing for the emotional space her family would enter once she had shared her gifts.

“As I ripped up all of Michael’s clothes I realized that our life was ripped apart,” she said. “As I reconstructed these clothes into something else, I realized this was parallel to our life. We are rebuilding, with what we have, what was ripped away from us.

In this new form, as a quilt or a stuffed animal, we take Michael forward as we can: in our memory and our hearts.”

On Christmas Day Linda got a surprise of her own.

“My friend Eva made me a quilt and pillows out of Michael’s ties and shirts,” she told the

Independent on Wednesday. “I’m very touched. I wrapped myself in him last night.”

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(November continued from Page 16A) and retail. Business partners Stacey Rainey and Mary Cullinane said the Stone Mill should be undergoing interior repairs in January and open for business by next summer.

A dozen Vergennes Union High School students enrolled in a pilot class called Project Workshop this month were heading out into the community — rather than the classroom — to embark on undertakings that were key to a project-based learning class that that allows students to study topics that interest them. They say it is unlike any other classroom experience.

The Middlebury Police Department got a new officer — Goshen native Nick Stewart, who said he just loves working with people.

County residents found out this month that they are likely to see higher costs for handling their trash and recycling next year, as the cratered market for recycled materials has triggered price increases for some services in the 2019 Addison County Solid Waste Management District budget. The biggest change in the $3.22 million budget, adopted by the district board on Nov. 15, is the higher per-ton rate the district’s Middlebury transfer station will charge haulers to drop off most recycling: $92, up from $50. A big reason behind it was the move by China to stop accepting a lot of U.S. recycling material.

Babcock Solar Farm LLC pulled the plug on the big 2.2MW solar project it planned for Brandon.

Several residents had been outspoken in their opposition with the chief concerns focused on building on top of a century-old water main that runs under the proposed site, as well as the negative aesthetics of the project.

Ripton 18-year-old Abi Jewett got a chance to ski with the best in the world when she was selected by the U.S. Ski Team to race in the World Cup giant slalom at Killington in November. She was perhaps the first native Vermont woman to compete in a World Cup race in the Green Mountain State.

It was not the only thing new in Ripton this month. Folks making their daily visit to the Ripton Country Store saw the business’s first new owners in 42 years. Dick and Sue Collitt on Nov. 19 officially handed over the keys to Ripton’s beloved store to another husbandand-wife team — Eva Hoffman and Gary Wisell.

The Bristol selectboard approved a permit allowing Rabbi Binyamin Murray, co-director of Chabad Middlebury, to install on the town green a nine-foot-tall menorah to celebrate Chanukah, the Jewish “Festival of Lights,” which takes place this year on Dec. 2–10. Park rules prohibit open flames, so the nine-branch candelabra featured light bulbs and plugged into the park’s power source. Chabad had erected a similar menorah in Middlebury last year, and would do so again this year.

A contentious, long-running dispute in Ferrisburgh finally came to an end. The town and Sheila McGregor, who formerly operated a dog rescue out of her Sand Road home, resolved their final legal issues, dropped appeals of earlier

rulings, thus finally concluding a dispute with the town that lasted most of 2018, and with her neighbors for more than a decade.

The Middlebury Development Review Board in November ordered the owners of the Blue Spruce Motel property to clean up the burnt building remnants from the site at 2428 Route 7 South, which burned on July 12, 2017. The DRB issued its order and an opinion that the motel had been “abandoned.” Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay said the town has received many complaints that the charred remains of the motel remain on-site more than a year after the blaze. The principal owner, Sam Sharma, said the cleanup hadn’t happened yet because of, among other things, unproductive negotiations with insurance companies.

Meanwhile, the Middlebury selectboard agreed to name a soonto-be created downtown park in honor of the late Stan Lazarus, who served Middlebury in the Legislature and became known for his many charitable acts as owner of the former Lazarus Department Store. The park will be located off Printer’s Alley, on a site that once hosted Lazarus’ store.

A group of Middlebury residents circulated a petition and lobbied the selectboard to name the park in honor of the Lazarus patriarch.

Deer hunters in November were generally successful. Despite a fairly slow opening weekend, a strong finish made Addison County’s rifle deer season the second best in the past decade with 571 bucks taken.

That total also put the county’s overall numbers ahead of the record pace set in 2017.

The latest campaign finance records on file with the Vermont Secretary of State’s office showed that Addison County candidates running in contested races on Nov. 6 raised a combined total of $225,404 in their respective campaigns. It’s by far the most ever raised during a general election cycle here in Addison

County. And the majority of the total — $118,352 — was associated with a six-person race for the two state Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore.

At the end of November Addison County State’s Attorney Dennis Wygmans could finally exhale after three weeks of not knowing whether he’d be able to keep his job. That’s when a recount of ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election expanded his victory over independent challenger Peter Bevere from 10 to 21 votes.

December Parents, police and educators already have their hands full steering youths from using opioids, marijuana, tobacco and other potentially harmful substances on school grounds, but as December opened many realized that another health threat was rearing its ugly head. E-cigarettes are gaining alarming traction with children throughout the country, including here in Addison County.

E-smokers inhale an aerosol vapor — containing nicotine and other chemicals — infused with exotic flavors ranging from mango to crème brulée. While e-cigarettes give young users the false impression they are engaging in a harmless alternative to conventional tobacco smoking, in reality, they’re plying their bodies with large doses of super-addictive nicotine known to be particularly detrimental to the developing brain, and can lead to lifelong addiction.

Surveys show that “vaping” is on the rise — particularly among teenagers.

The newly formed Vergennes recreation committee shared with the city council the list of priorities its members created, and at the top of the list was up to $147,000 of work to the city pool.

December 3

LINCOLN RESIDENTS MARIA Teixeira, left, and her partner, Travis Herben, gathered a few toys no longer used by their children, 9-year-old Ezaias, right, Micaiah, 7, and Simeon, 1, to exchange at the upcoming Toy Swap at the Lincoln Library. Teixeira and other volunteers organized the swap to bring new life to old toys.

Independent file photo/John S. McCright

December 20

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CINDY Jones, left, Program Director Laurie Borden and Administrative Director Shirley Ryan, along with Bereavement Care Provider Margaret Olson (not pictured), are overseeing the new End of Life Services Inc., which combined two existing hospice agencies.

Independent file photo/John Flowers

Vermont is known for a variety of agricultural staples — milk, apples, honey, kale — some people are seeing if the Green Mountain State could also become a big supplier of saffron, the most expensive spice in the world. Researchers were tallying up the numbers from this past fall’s crop, which included test plots blooming in the shade of a few New Haven solar panels. It’s too soon to tell whether saffron, which retails for between $3,000 and $9,000 a pound, will become a viable crop in Vermont, but three years of testing

by UVM have produced promising results.

The new director of the Addison Repertory Theater, based in the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, staged his first show in December.

Eric Reid-St. John, who succeeds ART co-founder Steve Small, brings a long resume in theater and education.

A new piece of public art went up at the Addison County Parent-Child Center that was also a piece of play equipment. Some young adult artists, under the direction of Panton artist Eben Markowski, welded a huge metal structure that is both enchanting and sturdy.

Adaptive trikes — large, recumbent three-wheelers with fat tires — help people with physical limitations get out in the woods during the winter.

New Haven resident Larry Buck was so turned on by them that the set out to raise money to make adaptive trikes — which can cost upwards of $10,000 — available at the Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton. Six years later, the first Adaptive Trike Rikert, or ATR, recumbent tricycle is up and pedaling and will be making tracks on the freshly groomed trails at Rikert this winter.

A new sign went up in the center of Cornwall village commemorating a local son who had a big impact.

The sign posted near the town hall celebrates William Slade (17861859), a Middlebury College graduate and ardent abolitionist who served his state as governor, congressman, and as a passionate advocate for public education.

After months of discussion, the Bristol Recreation Community Steering Committee voted down a plan to develop a new recreation center on the property at 76 West St., in spite of its desirable location and gateway visibility. Committee members felt that the parcel’s small size (a little more than half an acre) would limit the growth of the physical space of Rec. Department programs; zoning will not accommodate parking, utilities and some uses of outdoor space; it

would reduce the property tax rolls; and two other larger town-owned parcels may work better.

Local residents who have experienced a heart attack, heart failure or heart surgery soon won’t have to travel outside Addison County for medical rehabilitation appointments soon.

That’s because Porter Medical Center next spring will begin offering cardiac rehabilitation services at its Middlebury campus, a new service that’s expected to extend lives and offer greater convenience to local patients who must currently drive to Burlington or Rutland to participate in such programming. Cardiac rehab is currently unavailable in Addison County, and only 35.5 percent of eligible patients avail themselves of rehab following a heart attack, according to Porter officials.

Joel FitzGerald, the new facilities director of the Mount Abraham Unified School District, has shown some accomplishments in managing a rapidly deteriorating high school in a district where voters have three times rejected bonds to renovate it.

He is excited in his role of making sure students are safe, warm and undistracted by their environment every day.

Many in the county mourned the sudden death of Peter Quinn, a highly respected Vergennes Union High School clinician and high school basketball coach. He was remembered not so much for wins and losses on the court as for how he helped student-athletes, students and others in the community as a mentor, guide and caring social worker.

Ten area fire departments responded to an early-morning blaze that could be seen for miles around but they couldn’t save the Vergennes Feed Commodities International Inc. plant on Meigs Road from burning to a pile of smoldering ruins. The building, essentially a metal shell that covered almost an acre with a small office area on one end, went up quickly. Vergennes Fire Chief Jim Breur said there were combustible materials inside a wide-open space filled with grain bins, conveyor belts, processors, mixers and other equipment.

The Middlebury Fire Department honored two of its own members for climbing into a burning home to try and save its occupant. Almost exactly two years ago veteran firefighters Paul Garrow and Pat Shaw responded to a structure fire at 7 Murdock Court, where 95-year-old Robert Kellogg was trapped inside.

The two men crawled on their hands and knees through a dark, smoky oven. They were disappointed that

they didn’t save Mr. Kellogg, but their selflessness proved worthy of recognition.

Two of Addison County’s providers of hospice-related programs, Hospice Services (HVS) and Addison Respite Care Home Ltd. (ARCH), are joining forces under a single banner: “End of Life Services Inc.” It is expected to result in better coordination of services to area residents in the final stages of their lives and their families.

The 2018 deer hunting season set a record. By the time the last few animals tipped the scales at the county’s seven wildlife reporting stations this December, those stations had handled 1,345 deer — 156 more than the 2017 record. Some said the warming climate and a warmer winter last year meant more deer were available to hunters. Plus the closure of two Chittenden County weigh stations probably pushed some hunters to bring their prizes to Addison County stations.

School officials and police jumped on a report by a teen that two fellow Middlebury Union Middle School students were planning a shooting at school. With the help of a new state law, authorities indefinitely pulled two 14-year-old MUMS students from classes and said they may face juvenile court action. Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said the investigation kicked into high gear after police learned that the threat was specific, included specific targets, and was to be executed at a specific time and date. The youth who allegedly wanted to do the shooting was put in the custody of the Vermont Department for Children & Families and receiving mental health counseling, while the other juvenile, who allegedly offered to supply the firearms, was out of school and awaiting possible punishment.

It’s a case that for the first time brings an Addison County school into the agonizing conversation of school shootings, and it put into practice one of the key provisions of a much-debated gun safety law signed his past spring. Middlebury police successfully applied to a court official for an “extreme risk protection order” that allowed them to temporarily remove firearms from the home from which one of the youths was going to access guns to use in the planned shooting.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018

KARL LINDHOLM

Blame it on Gene Wise The late Gene Wise. He was my adviser in graduate school.

Gene was an intellectual historian — that doesn’t mean he was a historian who was an intellectual (though he was); no, he studied American intellectual history, the history of ideas and thinkers and so forth.

I was a full-time secondary school English teacher in Cleveland, with all that entails (coaching, for example), and part-time graduate student. Intellectually, Gene and I were not a close match.

What Gene and I had in common was an interest in sports. In the casual interstices of our mentor-student relationship, we talked sports.

He had played small college basketball at Hanover College in Indiana (he was very tall) and I had played at Middlebury College.

Cleveland then, as now, was an avid sports town, and had just picked up its own pro basketball team, the Cavaliers.

Gene gave me permission to take sports seriously, to consider sports as culturally significant. Once when I queried the legitimacy of the study of sports, he offered this response: “Karl, last night there was an open meeting in City Hall with the mayor and other civic leaders to discuss a costly and controversial expansion of public mass transit into the suburbs, a crucial initiative.

“Nine people showed up.

“Also last night,” he said, “there was a Browns’ football game at Municipal Stadium: 90,000 people showed up.”

He then suggested an independent study course for me: I would write an essay a week on whatever I chose, and he and I would discuss the essay and its various implications.

I still have those essays, the Dead Sea Scrolls of my life: my cramped handwriting on long yellow legal pads with Gene’s comments in green or red (this of course was well before computers and word processing and (See Lindholm, Page 2B)

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2018: Titles, tragedy, drama & grit Mount Abe girls, Panther women, Tiger skiers ruled

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Arguably 2018 in Addison County was the year of the female athlete, especially if she wore Mount Abraham Union High School maroon.

Mount Abe girls’ teams won championships in basketball, softball and field hockey.

Meanwhile Eagle senior Lydia Pitts added four more Division II gold medals to her career track and field trophy case, three indoors in the winter and one outdoors in the spring.

Middlebury girls got in on the act, too. The Tiger girls’ Nordic team joined the Tiger boys in winning second straight D-II titles, while the Middlebury College field hockey team rolled to its second straight NCAA Division III title and third in four years.

Two other female athletes, Eagle senior Emma Carter and Middlebury Union senior Keagan Dunbar, both finished their basketball careers with more than 1,600 points scored.

And both helped lead their teams to titles, Carter in hoop and Dunbar in girls’ lacrosse.

For another female athlete it was a year of redemption and determination. MUHS senior three-sport standout Andi Boe returned eight months after a major knee injury to help the Tiger girls’ lacrosse team win its second straight championship.

In Vergennes the year ended in heartbreak, as beloved Vergennes Union High School coach and school-based clinician Peter Quinn,

• Classifieds • Police Logs

Sports BRIEFS Boys’ hockey improves to 3-0

MOUNT ABE SENIOR Jalen Cook celebrates the Eagle field hockey team’s Division II championship by jumping into the arms off assistant coach Jen Myers. Cook had just scored the overtime game-winner. Eagle girls’ basketball and softball also won championships in 2018.

File photo by Mark Bouvier

69, died unexpectedly at his Waltham home in December, triggering an outpouring of grief, support for his family, and fond memories.

Other coaches stepped down by choice, three after decades of service and multiple championships.

Many other teams and athletes excelled, accomplished much, experienced great highs or tremendous disappointments and sometimes both, learned about themselves and the meaning of teamwork and cooperation, or just simply enjoyed themselves participating in sports.

ScoreBOARD

Let’s play ball, and look back at the Eagle girls for several years, 2018. and before that at VUHS, where his WINTER Commodore girls won a state title.

In January most winter teams were His players recalled starting out with just hitting midseason and trying to Corey at his annual summer camps establish their identities. But many just as much as their varsity years. veterans had already established In mid-February Mount Abe’s themselves. Keagan Dunbar, for Lydia Pitts added to her trophy example, scored collection by an MUHS prowinning the INDEPENDENT BOYS’ gram-record 41 D-II long jump, HOOP ALL-STARS 2018 points in a 67-52 triple jump Lance Bergmans, VUHS Senior, win over Otter and 55-meter Player Of The Year Valley.

Dunbar hurdles race finished her Josh Letourneau, OV Senior at the indoor MUHS career Dylan Mackie, OV Junior track champiJackson Counter, Mt. Abe Senior with 1,625 points. onship meet.

OV Coach Cody Pomainville, MUHS Senior The Vergennes Kelly Trayah Dustin Whitcomb, Mt. Abe Senior boys’ fourPayson Williams, OV Senior summed it up. by-800-meter “She had a Ethan Sausville, VUHS Senior relay team of good night,” said JD Goettelmann, MUHS Senior Spencer HurlTrayah. “Keagan’s Parker Beatty, MUHS Junior burt, Xander a hell of a player.”

DeBlois, Gabe Speaking of Praamsa and coaches, longtime Mount Abe Wade Mullin also cruised to a win. boys’ soccer Coach Mike Corey It wasn’t a great year for the Panconfirmed last winter he would step ther men’s hockey team, but in a 2-1 down. He had coached the Eagle loss to visiting Williams, Middlebury boys’ varsity since 1995, leading the senior goalie Stephen Klein stopped Eagles to titles in 2004 and 2013 and 23 shots to become the program’s to home playoff games in all but five all-time saves leader; he would finish seasons. Before then he had coached (See Winter sports, Page 2B)

MANCHESTER — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team won twice last week to improve to 3-0. The Tigers were set to take on Champlain Valley on Wednesday night and will host their annual holiday tournament on Friday and Saturday.

On Dec. 19 MUHS blanked host Lake Placid, 5-0, as five Tigers scored: Devon Kearns, Hale Hescock, Kolby Farnsworth, Joey Niemo and Andy Giorgio, who notched his first varsity goal.

Cooper O’Brien, Tucker Stearns, Farnsworth, Kearns and Logan Pierson-Flagg picked up assists. Goalie Jeffrey Stearns worked a 17-save shutout and also earned an assist.

Lake Placid goalie Anderson Stanton made 30 saves.

On Saturday the Tigers scored four times in the second period to break a 0-0 tie on the way to a 5-1 victory at Burr & Burton. Aaron Larocque, from Pierson-Flagg, broke the ice, and Kearns, from Farnsworth; Robbie Bicknell, from Hescock, Joey Niemo, from Tucker Stearns and Farnsworth, made it 4-0 after two periods.

O’Brien, from Rubright, added the final goal before Johnny Miceli broke up the shutout. Zeke Hooper made 22 saves for the Tigers, and Ethan Simonds stopped 25 shots for the Bulldogs.

Girls’ hoop: OV, Eagles net wins ADDISON COUNTY — Otter Valley topped visiting Middlebury to highlight local high school girls’ basketball action late last week. In other games, Vergennes lost and Mount Abraham split on the road.

OV OVER MUHS At OV on Dec. 20 the Otters took a three-point halftime lead and then pulled away to win, 47-33, scoring a season-high in points in the process.

Alia Edmunds (15 points) and Livia Bernhardt (10) led OV in the scorebook, and Alice Keith contributed seven points and 15 rebounds.

The Otters improved to 2-2 and (See Girls’ hoop, Page 2B)

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 12/19 MUHS vs. Woodstock.....................2-0 12/22 St. Albans vs. MUHS......................6-1 Boys’ Hockey 12/19 MUHS vs. Lake Placid....................5-0 12/22 MUHS vs. Burr & Burton.................5-1 12/26 MUHS at CVU..............................Late Girls’ Basketball 12/19 Harwood vs. VUHS.....................43-31 12/20 OV vs. MUHS.............................47-33 12/21 Fair Haven vs. Mt. Abe...............38-30 12/22 Mt. Abe vs. Burr & Burton...........36-29 Boys’ Basketball 12/19 Mill River vs. Mt. Abe..................46-39 12/21 OV vs. VUHS..............................51-34 12/21 MUHS vs. Mill River....................52-51 12/22 Fair Haven vs. VUHS.................49-33

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 12/28 Rutland at MUHS........................ 5 PM 12/29 Spaulding at MUHS.................... 5 PM 1/2 Essex at MUHS.............................. 7 PM 1/5 MUHS at Colch/BHS................. 5:50 PM Boys’ Hockey 12/28 L. Placid at MUHS (Tourn).......... 7 PM 12/28 Tourn. Consolation/Final.......... 3/7 PM 1/2 MUHS at Rice............................ 8:35 PM 1/5 MUHS at Rutland............................ 7 PM Girls’ Basketball 12/28 OV at West Rutland.................... 7 PM 12/29 MUHS at Milton....................11:30 AM 12/29 U-32 at Mt. Abe.................... 12:30 PM 12/29 VUHS at Montpelier............... 2:30 PM 1/2 Harwood at VUHS.......................... 7 PM 1/2 Mt. Abe at South Burlington............ 7 PM 1/2 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS................... 7 PM 1/2 Mill River at OV............................... 7 PM 1/4 Springfield at OV............................ 7 PM 1/4 Mt. Abe at MUHS............................ 7 PM 1/5 Mt. Mansfield at VUHS.............. 2:30 PM Boys’ Basketball 12/27 Harwood at VUHS...................... 7 PM 12/27 Mt. Abe at Randolph................... 7 PM 12/27 MUHS at Colchester................... 7 PM 12/27 Mill River at OV........................... 7 PM 12/29 Woods/Hart at OV................... 5/7 PM 12/29 MUHS at S. Burlington............... 7 PM 1/2 OV at Mt. Abe................................. 7 PM 1/4 VUHS at Fairfax......................... 7:30 PM 1/5 Colchester at MUHS....................... 7 PM

(See Schedule, Page 2B)

EAGLE SENIOR EMMA Carter, shown here in action against VUHS, helped the Mount Abe girls’ basketball team win the Division II title.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

TIGER SENIOR DEFENDER Abby Gleason races up the field in the MUHS girls’ lacrosse team’s Division I quarterfinal win over Burr & Burton. Gleason was part of a tough defense that helped the Tigers repeat as D-I champs.

Otters, Tigers the victors in boys’ hoop ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school boys’ basketball late last week, Otter Valley knocked off visiting Vergennes, which also lost to Fair Haven; Middlebury remained undefeated, but it wasn’t easy; and Mount Abraham dropped a close home contest.

Teams will return to action this Thursday.

OV OVER VUHS OV took a 15-2 lead after one period on the way to a 51-34 victory over the visiting Commodores this past Thursday, breaking a streak of three slow starts. OV improved to 3-1.

Guard Dylan Mackie scored 12 of his game-high 19 in the opening quarter. Forward Kameron Strickland contributed 13 points, and swingman Tyler Rowe added seven for the Otters in their home opener.

Forward Kevin Jackson scored 15 to lead VUHS. The OV crowd honored recently deceased Commodore coach Peter Quinn with a pregame standing ovation.

On Saturday visiting Fair Haven remained unbeaten at 3-0 with a 49-33 win over the Commodores. Cam Coloutti and Aubrey Ramey paced the Slaters with 11 points each.

Luke Bergmans led the 1-2 Commodores with 13 points.

TIGERS On Friday host MUHS held off a late Mill River rally to win, 52-51. The Tigers, who led by 11 with 1:10 to go, missed free throws as Will Grabowski hit two three-pointers to lead the charge by the 2-1 Minutemen. Tyler Buxton hit one key late free throw, and then after grabbing an

offensive board Mill River hit only one of two from the line with a chance to tie in the final second.

Parker Beatty led MUHS (3-0) with 15 points and 11 boards (his third straight double-double), Buxton finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, Zach Dunn recorded eight points and three assists, and Gabe Dunn scored nine points, all in the fourth period.

EAGLES On Dec. 19 visiting Mill River held the Eagles to a dozen second-half points in a tight 46-39 victory they sealed with a 12-6 fourth-quarter margin. Grabowski led the Minutemen with 12 points.

Liam Kelliher led the 2-2 Eagles with 14 points, and Logan Rodriguez added 11.

Both the Eagles’ losses have come to MRU.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

MUHS girls’ hockey team tops Wasps, falls to BFA MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team split two recent games and stands at 2-2 headed into the Tigers’ annual holiday tournament this coming weekend.

On Dec. 19 the Tigers blanked visiting Division II rival Woodstock, 2-0, getting an unassisted goal from Aleta Mathers and a strike from Carlisle Brush set up by Audrey Tembreull. Tiger goalie Lydia Deppman stopped 14 shots for the shutout, and Wasp goalie Ava Dodson made 25 saves.

On Saturday visiting D-I BFA-St. Albans defeated MUHS, 6-1. Mathers, assisted by Taylor Moulton, gave the Tigers the early lead, but Lizzie Hill’s two goals led the Comets as they took charge.

Deppman made 24 saves for the Tigers, and BFA Goalie Maddie Hungerford made seven saves.

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, December 27, 2018

Girls’ hoop (Continued from Page 1B) will visit West Rutland on Friday.

Ivy Doran paced the 0-3 Tigers with 10 points; they also scored a season high. MUHS will host Mill River at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

VUHS On Dec. 19 host Harwood topped the Commodores, 43-31.

Mia Cooper led the Highlanders with 15 points.

Emily Gosliga scored nine points to pace VUHS (0-2), which will look to break into the win column at Montpelier at Saturday afternoon.

EAGLES On Friday host Fair Haven rallied past the Eagles in the first round of the Slaters’ annual holiday tournament, 38-30. Slater sophomore Ryleigh Coloutti poured in 13 of her game-high 20 points in the final quarter as Fair Haven came back

from a 24-19 deficit after three periods.

Chloe Johnston led the Eagles with 13 points and Jalen Cook scored nine.

On Saturday Mount Abe evened its record at 2-2 with a 36-29 victory over Burr & Burton in the tournament’s second round. This time the Eagles staged a fourth-quarter rally after trailing the entire game and by 23-19 entering the fourth quarter.

Cook hit two vital hoops, Grace Harvey converted a key offensive board, and Johnston was four-forfour from the line in the period, part of the Eagles’ nine-for-10 effort on free throws in the final eight minutes.

Cook led the way with 12 points, and Johnston recorded eight points, five rebounds and four assists.

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I cite this story this week on the 20th anniversary of my sports column in the best small town newspaper in the country. The first piece I wrote in this space for the Addison Independent was just about 20 years ago, January 14, 1999.

In the fall of 1998, local sports legend Richard “Ziggy” Livingston died. For years, Ziggy had been providing his idiosyncratic meditations on local sports in a column, “Zig Zags,” that ran at the top of the Independent’s sports page.

I had some things on my mind, so I thought I would offer to write an occasional sports piece in the space vacated by Ziggy’s departure.

So I walked into that time warp which is the Independent’s newsroom (enter there and you think you’re in a 1940s film and Spencer Tracy, in green eyeshade and sleeve garters, will appear any minute) and I spoke

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RICHARD “ZIGGY” LIVINGSTON ers, especially I joined the in tough times, Army to avoid with dramatic stories of his combat the war, an irony typical of that conin Vietnam with the Marines. fused time. I vowed I would never Trouble was, he had never served dissemble or lie about my motivain Vietnam. He served Stateside in tion. “To lie about your war record,” the Marine Reserves, never left San I concluded in that first column, “is Diego. His lies are called “borrowed really low.”

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It was about making the transition from player to referee in the town basketball league. I thought it would be easy.

“About five minutes into my first game,” I wrote, “my former teammates and friends were transformed into snarling monsters, casting aspersions on my eyesight, honesty, masculinity, heritage, my very being.

“I knew immediately I had been naïve. By the third game, I thought my name was ‘Jesus Christ Karl!’”

“In Search of Ted Williams” was next (March 11,1999), a reflection on a week at Spring Training with the Red Sox in Winter Haven, Florida, in 1986 with Jon, my lifelong friend.

Needing a salve for a painful time in our individual lives, we were taking the baseball cure.

So we watched baseball with Ted Williams, all day long and into the night for seven days, mostly on the lower fields where the young players (and Teddy Ballgame) were. Actually, we watched practice and games in the vicinity of Ted: we were in his orbit. Good therapy.

And it has gone on from then to now: 20 years, nearly 300 columns.

I realize I’m a dilettante, writing one or two columns a month, about whatever I please, taking as much time as I want, revising, cutting and trimming, while those ink-stained wretches at the Independent — Andy, John, Angelo, and other full-timers — write story after story, against deadline, putting out two newspapers a week.

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OV senior guard Josh Letourneau also enjoyed his final regular season home game, pouring in 28 points in a win over Woodstock that clinched a home D-II playoff game for the Otters.

Girls’ basketball playoffs were over quickly for VUHS, OV and MUHS, but Mount Abe, the No. 2 seed in D-II, opened by thumping the Otters.

Then the Tiger Nordic skiers clicked on their skis and claimed the county’s first team titles of 2018 in the two-day championships, featuring freestyle racing on Feb. 23 in Craftsbury and classic-style racing on Feb. 26 the Tigers’ home course, Rikert Nordic Center.

The Tiger boys won both days, with senior Sam Hodges finishing first in both races. Also scoring for the Tiger boys were seniors Tom Hussey, Julian Schmitt and Cade Christner; they defeated second-place U-32, 69-94, with times good enough to have won the D-I title.

The girls’ team overcame U-32’s 21-point lead entering the second day and ended up winning by 41-44.

Sophomore Malia Hodges won on the first day and finished second on the second day to pace the Tigers.

Seniors Isabel Rosenberg, Caroline Kimble and Katherine Koehler joined her on the podium.

The final Saturday of February also saw the conclusion of state wrestling meet at OV. Mount Abraham finished fourth in the division-less event, but was the top finishing team that normally competes in D-II. Coach Nick Mayer’s Eagles were led by junior Roman Mayer’s second-place effort at 132 pounds and thirds from senior Ben Murray at 126 and junior Kevin Pearsall at 182. The only other local wrestler to earn a top-three finish was OV junior Josh Beayon, third at 170.

The MUHS boys’ hockey team finished a solid season in D-I with a close playoff loss. The No. 6 Tigers came up short at No. 2 Stowe, 2-0, in

MUHS SENIOR KEAGAN Dunbar makes a move on the basketball court, where she scored more than 1,600 points for the Tigers.

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a quarterfinal.

Only one boys’ hoop team won a playoff game: OV, which finished strong to earn the No. 5 seed, held off VUHS, which entered on a three-game winning streak, 52-46.

Letourneau and backcourt mate Dylan Mackie combined for 31 points for OV, while Ethan Sausville and Bergmans combined for 29 for VUHS (7-14).

OV then earned a trip to Barre by holding off a Solon rally to win at No. 4 Montpelier, 49-46 in a D-II quarterfinal. Mackie (14 points) and Letourneau (11) paced the Otters.

Eventual champion Fair Haven ousted OV in a semifinal, defeating the Otters for the third time last season.

The Panther men’s basketball team, ranked No. 18, earned an atlarge bid to the NCAA tourney and stormed through a regional, beating Lebanon Valley and host No. 10 Eastern Connecticut easily. Senior guard Jack Daly had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists vs. Lebanon, and scored 19 the next day. But in a first-round Sectional game the next weekend MIT ousted the Panthers, 79-76; Middlebury finished 21-7.

The Middlebury College women’s

hockey team won its third straight NESCAC playoff championship by defeating Amherst in the final. The Panthers improved to 20-4-3 overall and 16-1-2 against NESCAC foes.

Fittingly, seniors Jessica Young, Maddie Winslow and Elizabeth Wulf took care of the scoring. But the next weekend host No. 2 Plattsburgh (24-2-2) edged the Panthers in an NCAA quarterfinal.

Back in Barre, the second-seeded Eagle girls earned a 55-37 seminal victory over No. 3 U-32, closing it with an 18-1 run. Emma Carter tossed in 36 points, and Emma LaRose hit two key free throws to trigger the final surge.

In a defensive struggle, the Eagles defeated No. 1 Fair Haven in the final, 33-25, defeating the Slaters for the second time this winter. Mount Abe held the Slaters without a point in the second period, but also struggled offensively after Carter turned her ankle in a collision with a Slater.

The Slaters rallied and were pressing when LaRose found junior Jalen Cook streaking behind the defense and lofted a long, contested pass that Cook converted to make it (See Basketball, Page 3B)

Schedule (Continued from Page 1B)

1/5 OV at Brattleboro....................... 2:30 PM Wrestling 12/28&29 .........................MUHS Invitational 12/29 .................................... OV Invitational Gymnastics 1/3 Randolph at MUHS......................... 6 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 12/29 Johnson & Wales at Midd........... 1 PM 12/30 Hobart/UNE at Midd.....................TBD 1/4 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................... 7 PM 1/5 Midd. at Trinity................................ 4 PM

Women’s Hockey 1/4 Amherst at Midd.............................. 7 PM 1/5 Amherst at Midd.............................. 3 PM Women’s Basketball 12/29 Midd. at Keene........................... 2 PM 12/31 Midd. at Mt. St. Mary.................. 1 PM 1/4 Midd. at Conn................................. 7 PM 1/5 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................... 3 PM Men’s Basketball 12/30 Midd. at Swarthmore.................. 3 PM 1/2 SUNY Canton at Midd.................... 3 PM 1/4 Conn. at Midd................................. 7 PM 1/5 Wesleyan at Midd........................... 3 PM

Addison Independent, Thursday, December 27, 2018 — PAGE 3B

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Basketball (Continued from Page 2B) 29-25 with 1:15 to go, the key play of the game.

Senior Abby Mansfield sparked the Eagles with five points, five rebounds, seven steals and four forced turnovers. Eagle seniors including Carter, LaRose, Emma Radler, Mansfield and Vanessa Dykstra had been playing together and dreaming of a title since elementary school.

Despite being hobbled, Carter tossed in just enough points in the final to clear 1,600 for her career, finishing with 1,605.

SPRING As spring arrived three local high school teams were hoping to repeat their 2017 championship feats: OV baseball, MUHS girls’ lacrosse and Eagle softball, and two achieved that goal.

OV baseball had cruised to the program’s second title in five years in 2017. By any measure the Otters had another outstanding season.

They finished 13-5, earned the No. 3 seed in D-II, and played well all season. But they and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds in D-II all ran into a red-hot champion No. 6 Lake Region squad.

Overall, OV junior first baseman/ pitcher Josh Beayon hit .550, drove in 26 runs and won six games on the mound, including a no-hitter, and senior center fielder/pitcher Payson Williams batted .530 with 17 runs and 12 stolen bases and earned three pitching wins, including a perfect game at Bellows Falls.

The OV softball season was not remarkable, an 8-10 record. But under the guidance of longtime Coach Pattie Candon the Otters improved dramatically after a 1-6 start and won a playoff game.

What made the season historic was that it was the last of 33 seasons Candon coached OV softball on the field that was named in her honor a few years back. Her tenure included four D-II titles, many thousands of signals for stolen bases and sacrifice bunts, and the undying affection she earned from countless Otters.

The end of the softball season also marked the end of Gabby Poalino’s four-year varsity career on three OV teams: soccer (goalie), basketball (a post player who averaged 11 points and 10 rebounds last winter) and softball (a slugging third baseman).

This past season she batted .500, scored 32 runs and stole 22 bases, and was walked 22 times, once with the bases loaded.

MUHS softball survived losing a four-year pitching ace (Payton Buxton, who threw well for Bates College this past spring) to win eight times in the spring, including a first-round playoff upset. Sophomore center fielder Gwen Stafford and junior catcher/pitcher Aby LaRock stood out for the Tigers.

The Tiger baseball team enjoyed a renaissance, winning 11 games, also including a first-round D-I playoff win for the first time in years and a tie with Spaulding for the Lake Division title. Junior pitcher/shortstop Wyatt Cameron picked up six and senior catcher Brian Foote led MUHS. VUHS baseball managed a fivewin season against a tough schedule, and the Commodores posted a firstround D-III playoff victory. Senior Casey Kimball batted a loud .368 for VUHS. The Eagle nine likewise won five times. Senior shortstop/pitcher Dustin Whitcomb was named the Lake Division Player of the Year after batting .370, scoring 14 runs, not striking out in 63 plate appearances, and compiling a 3-2 pitching mark with an ERA of 1.93.

The competitive Tiger boys’ lacrosse team won eight times, including a first-round D-I playoff game, but nemesis Champlain Valley ended

the Tigers’ season again. Senior defender Fyn Fernandez and senior attacker Jack Donahue excelled for the Tigers.

The MUHS boys’ tennis team went 8-4 and earned the No. 6 seed in D-I. Senior Ziven McCarty topped the Tiger ladder.

At the college level the women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s tennis teams made the most noise.

Coach Kate Livesay’s women’s lax group won the NESCAC title, came up two goals short of Gettysburg in the NCAA championship game, and finished 20-3.

Panther women’s tennis finished 17-4 and reached the NCAA semifinal round, while the men, after knocking on the door for several years, defeated Bowdoin, 5-3, in the NCAA championship match. The Panthers finished 25-4.

In D-II high school track and field, Mount Abe senior Jackson Counter stole the headlines from his classmate Lydia Pitts, winning both the boys’ shot put and javelin, his first state titles. Pitts won the girls’ long jump and placed second in the 100-meter hurdles and third in the triple jump. Pitts’ title was the 18th of her Mount Abe track career. In D-III track junior Wade Mullin won at 800 meters.

On May 23 the Tiger girls’ lax team got a surprise: Senior Andi Boe had been cleared to play by her medical team. Boe, a three-sport standout and one of the state’s top female high school athletes, had torn her anterior cruciate ligament in a September soccer game, and had also damaged cartilage and another ligament.

Boe, who had dedicated herself to rehab, wasted no time, scoring two quick goals and later adding an assist in what proved to be a 15-6 Tiger home win over Mount Mansfield that helped seal the No. 3 seed in D-I for the defending champs.

In the playoffs the No. 3 Tigers were not favored — they had lost twice to No. 1 Champlain Valley.

But they won close quarterfinal and semifinal games with seniors Isabel Rosenberg and Satchel McLaughlin finding the net, and carried a 14-3 record into the final against 16-2 CVU at UVM. And promptly fell behind, 4-0, af-

ter 9:27. But a defense led by seniors Abby Gleason and Keagan Dunbar and junior Lacey Greenamyre allowed only 15 shots on senior goalie Raven Payne, who made big late saves.

Rosenberg (six goals) and junior Emily Laframboise (three goals) provided the offense in a 13-10 victory — and gave former Tiger standout Brandi Whittemore a championship in her first year as a head coach.

Meanwhile the 18-2 Eagle softball team went coast-to-coast and dunked on its foes to repeat as D-II champs. After a first-round bye, they won their quarterfinal and semifinal playoff games by 10-0 and 29-2, respectively.

As expected, the Eagles faced Fair Haven (16-4) and ace hurler Olivia Bowen in the final, and the Slaters put up more resistance.

But the Eagles were not to be denied. Senior hurler Audrey Shahan tossed a complete-game win, fanning nine, in a 6-4 win. Hits by seniors Katelynn Ouellette and Jenna McArdle and a Shahan sacrifice fly made it 1-0 in the first. In the third, an error, a walk to Emily Aldrich and a Shahan double plated one run, and Brooke Perlee doubled home two more.

The Slaters got a Zoey Cole homer in the fifth to make it 4-1, but hits in the bottom of the inning by Aldrich, McArdle, Shahan and Perlee made it 6-1.

The Slaters fought back with three runs in the sixth on a hit batter, a Bowen double, an intentional walk, a Sydney Rathbun single and an error.

But Shahan got the next five batters in order to nail down the repeat title.

Shahan said she and her teammates were confident even when the Slaters rallied: “Our team stays together, we pick each other up, nothing like that gets us down, that’s why we come out like this.”

SUMMER In summer activities people fished, hiked, biked on roads and trails, tossed horseshoes, played softball, participated in youth sports, went sailing, climbed rocks, took on obstacle courses and endurance races, competed in triathlons, or simply compared their tans.

On Independence Day many of them set aside those pursuits to gather on Bristol’s Main Street for the Great Bristol Outhouse Race.

This year they cheered as Needles in Motion, led by veteran Chris Berry and joined by fellow push-and-puller Casey Babcock and rider Lizzie Russell, edged Carter Insurance

Agency — Emma Carter, Nate Seley and rider Emily Crowe — for the title of the world’s fastest outhouse squad.

The annual duel in the pool this summer between Champlain Valley Swim League rivals Middlebury Marlins and Vergennes Champs went to the host Champ, 255-203, thanks to their dominance in the relay events.

The Addison County American Legion baseball team this year played better baseball, but so did the rest of the Northern Division, and as a result AC’s record did not improve, and the team finished at 5-16 for the second straight summer.

After the season Coaches Mike Estey and Jim Lutton announced they would step down after a dozen years. AC won the Vermont tournament early in their tenure and nearly claimed the state title again several years ago in Castleton after emerging from the double-elimination tournament’s winners’ bracket undefeated.

The duo of Eric Bergland and Mike Sims won the top flight of Ralph Myhre Golf Course’s Dud Phinney Member-Guest Tournament, a major event on the course calendar every year. Kirk Goodman and Brett Everest finished second.

In a meet held in Essex, the Vergennes Champs finished fourth in the CVSL, getting two wins from 10-and-under swimmer Will Clark and one apiece from Allie Croke and Flint Crary in 14-and-under and 8-and-under races, respectively.

The Marlins were eighth, with five swimmers earning second-place results: Holly Staats, Connor McNamara, Archie Milligan and Mitzi Poduschnick.

A week later at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction both the Champs and Marlins came home with state titles from the Vermont Swim Association.

The Champs won the D-II championship by finishing first in five individual races and one relay, second in four other relays, and third in a fifth relay race.

Almost all of those top finishes were earned by swimmers 12 years old or younger, including Connor Husk, 6, who won two races and broke a state record in the 6-and-under 25-yard backstroke.

Vergennes’ Will Clark won a 10-and-under race, Carlyn Rapoport won an 11-12 race, and Sebastian Giroux and Ellie Brooks won 8-and-under events.

Brooks also joined Ellie Bearor, Petra Fearon and Sophia James to win a girls’ 8-and-under relay.

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earning a second-place finish for the Marlins was younger swimmer Lucy Poduschnick.

The Vermont Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl football team picked up the state’s third win in a row over New Hampshire, 24-13, in the 65th annual game, held at Castleton University.

MUHS defensive lineman Tyler Hotte helped Vermont hold New Hampshire to 209 yards of total (See Summer Sports, Page 10B)

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Public Meetings

ADULT ALL – RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders.

Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turn‑ ingpointaddisonvt.org.

AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP – For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am.

Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, aavt. org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm.

Discussion Meeting, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

Services

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Daily Reflection Meeting, Vergennes, Congregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm.

12 Step Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

Spiritual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am.

We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 7:15‑8:15am. Discus‑ sion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. 12 Step Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 7‑8pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, Beginner’s Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

REFUGE RECOVERY – TUESDAYS 6‑7 p.m. A non‑theistic, Buddhist‑in‑ spired approach to recovery from addictions of all kinds.

Dedicated to the practices of mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, and generosity, this recovery meeting uses meditation and kindness to heal the pain and suffering that addiction has caused.

Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. (802) 388‑4249.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

NA (JUST IN TIME) Mon‑ days, 6:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NARCAN KITS are avail‑ able at the Turning Point Center of Addison County FREE of charge. Narcan (Naloxone) is a nasal spray used to reverse an opioid overdose in progress. These kits are specifically intended for public distribution and can be used by anyone to save a life. Easy train‑ ing is provided at Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, and takes approximately 10 minutes. Wednesdays between 9 a.m. – noon, or call for an appointment (802) 388‑4249.

Help Wanted

C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

Opportunities STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities.

Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

ALYSSUM, INC. Rochester VT. House Manager Posi‑ tion. Looking for an individu‑ al who: has lived experience of trauma or mental health challenges and recovery as well as experience of providing peer support. Is dynamic, responsible and self motivated. Has excel‑ lent self awareness and personal boundaries. Has excellent communication skills and has the ability to work collaboratively in a flat management program.

Has office management and computer skills. Visit us at: alyssum.org/jobs for more information about the job and our program. This salaried position is for 32 hours per week and includes benefits. Submit your cover letter (which addresses your lived experience and your reasons for applying for this job) and your resume to: Gloria@Alyssum.org.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

BGS Maintenance Mechanic II BGS Southwest District Maintenance BGS Maintenance Mechanic II needed to fill position with great benefits working with the State of Vermont in our Southwest District Buildings and General Services Department!

YOU must be a Highly skilled Maintenance Mechanic for installation and maintenance work within the State of Vermont.

Work is involving installation and maintenance of routine and complex maintenance work and oversight of contracted work.

In addition to maintenance responsibilities, duties will include general maintenance for other facilities as required. Work travel will be done with a state provided vehicle.

Position will be based out of Middlebury/Mahady courthouse, • Base pay is 16.66 hourly, may be hired into range.

• Hours are 6:30am to 3:00 pm with a half hour lunch.

• Work travel will be done with a state provided vehicle.

If this describes you please go to the website below

If you have questions please contact DFM Bill Eroncig at 802-324-5416 or bill.eroncig@vermont.gov

Counselor Rutland, VT

(20-24 hrs/wk, flexible)

Join our team to promote healthy workplaces. Provide counseling to healthy adults mostly grappling with day-to-day challenges.

Our non-profit Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides short-term solution-focused counseling to working Vermonters – from CEOs to front line staff. We help people with everything from workplace stress to anxiety, depression and substance issues.

Some travel is required.

Requires a Master’s in mental health counseling, psychology, family and marriage counseling or social work. Clinical license with two years of mental health counseling experience. Strong team player with polished diplomatic and outreach skills, comfortable wearing business attire. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. We are a public/private collaborative within State government. The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please apply at: https://careers.vermont.gov/ by January 10, 2019.

For additional information, you may contact Marc Adams at (802) 863-7390 or marca@investeap.org and reference Job Posting ID: #652.

However you search for work ...

Services

Services

Services

Services

Services

Services

American Red Cross Volunteers Needed The American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to assist with a blood drive event on Friday, January 4th from 9 – 2 in Middlebury.

Volunteers are needed for registration and full training will be provided. If you are interested in helping with the event, please contact RSVP at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org.

...it’s best to start with the Addison Independent.

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CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Consider joining our fast-growing green cleaning team!

We are looking for part time cleaners in Shelburne for evenings hours starting at 6pm T, W, F. We also have job opportunities in Williston, Burlington, South Burlington, and Colchester.

Complete an application at www.janitechservices.com/employment.

Or call 02-863-5900 for more information

Help Wanted EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to provide hands‑on care in our dynamic retirement community. Openings: full‑time evenings, part‑time weekends. Email acoyle@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7502.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

HOPE HAS AN opening for a 15 hour a week retail associate. Applicants should have excellent customer ser‑ vice and cash register skills.

We also have an anticipated opening for a 29.5 hour a week materials handler in our warehouse. Customer service and communication skills required, mechanical ability helpful, valid drivers’ license required. Email re‑ sume and letter of interest to receptionist@hope‑vt.org or mail to 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middle‑ bury. No phone calls please.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

SHARED LIVING PRO‑ VIDER sought for a man in his mid 30’s on the autism spectrum. This intelligent and independent man en‑ joys watching movies and playing online video games.

He is eager to participate in household chores and mas‑ ter independent living skills.

He has his own transporta‑ tion. Tax‑free annual stipend of approximately $27,000, and room & board payment of $8,600. A quiet and patient home in Bristol, Middlebury, or Vergennes would be a great match. Please contact Tim Franklin at Community Associates, 388‑4021.

HELP WANTED FOR a 24 year old quadriplegic in Benson VT. Part‑Time. $12‑15 and hour depending on experience. He requires day to day care and trach suctioning. Will Train. Must be dependable and show up when scheduled. Will require some transporta‑ tion, so must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a background check.

Contact Lia at 802‑558‑8240 for more info.

VERMONT’S LARGEST cleaning service is looking for a full time position im‑ mediately. Must have reli‑ able transportation. Back‑ ground check required.

Must have experience. $16/hr. Monday‑Friday, weekends available but not mandatory. Please call 802‑355‑6500 or email vtbestcleaners@gmail.com.

PART TIME REGISTER clerk needed for busy fam‑ ily owned convenience store.

Set schedule Sundays 5am – 1pm. Prior work related experience with references preferred. Applicant should be a morning person who enjoys a fast pace work environment. Apply in per‑ son at Small City Market in Vergennes or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2012 120,000 miles, double cab, 6.5 ft. bed, new tires, good condition. Asking $15k.

802‑355‑8786.

For Rent

Business Opportunity Maples Senior Living Community is seeking an established catering company to operate rent free from its furnished commercial kitchen.

For more details contact John Hunt at 802-846-5430. ext 3110 Maples Senior Living Community 5 General Wing Road Rutland, Vermont 05701

We’re thrilled you’re interested in working for the finest whiskey company in the world.

Town of Charlotte

Minutes-Taker/Recording Secretary The Town of Charlotte seeks a Minutes Taker/Recording Secretary for evening meetings held by the Selectboard, Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Selectboard usually meets twice per month (2nd & 4th Mondays); the Planning Commission also usually meets twice per month (1st & 3rd Thursdays); the Zoning Board meets as needed, but usually once per month (on Wednesdays).

The position is considered to be a contractor, and is not an employee of the Town. The position is paid hourly and does not include leave or health benefits.

Applications should include a description of relevant experience, a sample of minutes taken or other writing sample, and requested hourly pay-rate.

Please send inquiries and applications to dean@townofcharlotte.com The deadline for submitting an application is December 28th.

12/13, 17, 20, 27

For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

Please visit www.whistlepigwhiskey.com/ work-with-us/ for a list of current openings and how to apply.

All applicants may submit a resumé with 3 professional references to jobs@whistlepigrye.com.

No phone calls please.

For Rent

For Rent

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing.

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BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM available. Utilities included are: Heat, hot water, lawn care, snow removal, garbage and parking. Tenant pays electric. Small storage space included. 802‑453‑2566.

CORNWALL QUIET COUN‑ TRY APARTMENT 5 miles from Middlebury. 2nd story, 2 bedroom, 1 full bath with washer/dryer hookup. In‑ cludes everything plus satel‑ lite, storage included. $1,250 per month. 1st and last month’s rent and security deposit. No pets, no smok‑ ing. Available immediately.

802‑462‑2924.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease.

The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown.

Appliances, off street park‑ ing, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say.

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.

Talk to our sales professionals.

BRISTOL VILLAGE, HIGHLY Visible Retail/Of‑ fice street level space on the Main Street. Approx.

1,800 SF plus basement storage. Available Feb. 1, 2019. $1,370 mo. Call Tom at Wallace Realty 453‑4670 or Tom@WallaceRE.com.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BED‑ ROOM, fully furnished apartment, all inclusive, W/D. $1,250/month.

802‑349‑8544.

Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law.

AVAILABLE JAN.,1 Middle‑ bury office space. 250 sq. ft. Single room with own bathroom on Court St./Rte. 7, ground level with ample parking and own entrance.

Use of conference room.

All utilities including internet for $400 per month. Call Kathy 352‑4302 or email cometovt@gmail.com.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM second floor apart‑ ment with deck and parking, in the center of town. $1,400/ mo. includes heat. No pets.

802‑349‑8544.

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SMALL OFFICE SPACE, 656 Exchange Street, Middlebury. $500/month.

802‑388‑4831.

EAST MIDDLEBURY, DAI‑ SY Lane Lot #11. Beauti‑ ful, level 1/2 acre building lot with good southern ex‑ posure on a private lane.

Town water, power and cable hookups at curbside. Site approved for four bedroom home with conventional (no mound necessary) septic system. $68,000. Call Jack Brown 388‑7350.

STOREFRONT AVAIL‑ ABLE. 1,000 sq.ft., 616 Ex‑ change Street, Middlebury.

802‑388‑4831.

VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Ver‑ gennes. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. Elderly or dis‑ abled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

For Sale RARE JESSE BARNES holiday AP’s and irreplace‑ able Bob Ross 1971 Gold Pan including COA. Contact Trish at riss7234@yahoo. com.

For Rent

For Rent

NEW HAVEN SUNNY, qui‑ et village apartment. East/ West views. Easy commute to surrounding Addison County towns and Burling‑ ton. No pets, no smoking.

References. $925/month.

802‑236‑2040.

NEW HAVEN‑1 BEDROOM fully furnished apartment.

All utilities and heat includ‑ ed. Washer/dryer. $1,075/ month. 802‑453‑3870.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green.

802‑282‑9110.

Att. Farmers HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.

HAY FOR SALE. 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut. Small squares $2.‑$4.; 4’ rounds $30.‑$50.

Mike Quinn, Middlebury.

802‑388‑7828.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Wanted Addy Indy Classifieds are online: addisonindependent.

com/classifieds

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collect‑ ibles, etc. Visit bittneran‑ tiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available.

House calls made free of charge.

Public Notices Index

Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 8B & 9B.

Addison Superior Court (2) Cornwall (1) Middlebury Fire District #1 (1) Salisbury (1) WARNING ANNUAL MEETING, FIRE DISTRICT #1 EAST MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT

The legal voters of Fire District #1 in the Town of Middlebury are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Sarah Partridge Community House in East Middlebury on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 7:00 PM to transact the following business, to wit: FIRST: To hear, discuss and act upon the reports from the Prudential Committee, the Treasurer/Collector of Water Rents, and the Auditor.

SECOND: To hear reports from the Fire Department, the Historical Society, the Sarah Partridge Library, and the Town of Middlebury.

THIRD: To elect Officers of the District as follows: • A Moderator • A Clerk • A Treasurer/Collector of Water Rents • An Auditor • A Member of the Prudential Committee to serve for three years FOURTH: To vote a tax on the taxable property within the District sufficient to defray maintenance and other expenses of the Sarah Partridge Community House, the Sarah Partridge Library, the Curtiss Recreation Area, and the Harry Goodro Recreation Area.

FIFTH: To see if the voters of the Fire District will give the Prudential Committee authority to borrow money on the credit of the District to make emergency repairs on the water system.

SIXTH: To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Dated at East Middlebury, Vermont December 20, 2018 Peggy Jean Peabody, Clerk 12/27, 1/3,10

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MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for Dec. 20 & Dec. 24 BEEF Nop Bros & Sons P. Parent Elysian Fields Goodrich Family Farm Defreest Farm P. Lussier Four Hills Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb 2360 .55 1810 .60 1430 .53 1670 .52 1405 .51 1175 .50 1510 .455

CALVES M. Churchill H. Sunderland Monument Farms Wilcon Farms Deer Valley Ptnship

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 99 .60 59.40 115 .55 63.25 100 .40 40.00 87 .30 26.10 90 .25 22.50

Dollars 1298.00 1086.00 757.90 868.40 716.55 587.55 687.05

Total # Beef: 199 • Total # Calves: 326 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

Police treat man for self-inlicted injuries MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a Rogers Road home on Dec. 17 on a report of a domestic disturbance.

Police determined both parties were intoxicated and that no physical abuse had occurred. Police said one of the parties was taken to Porter Hospital to be treated for self-inflicted injuries. Officials from the Counseling Service of Addison County are assisting in the case, according to police.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded to report that someone had smashed pumpkins at a Maple Street location on Dec. 17.

• Were informed that a vehicle had left the scene of an accident on Court Street on Dec. 18.

• Searched in vain for what witnesses described as a “possibly intoxicated driver” on Creek Road on Dec. 19.

• Received a report about a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident on Washington Street on Dec. 19.

• Cited Jennifer Bergevin, 49, of Middlebury for uttering a forged instrument, following allegations that she had stolen and forged a check in the Main Street area on Dec. 19.

• Ticketed a youth for being a

Middlebury Police Log

minor in possession of tobacco on Mainelli Drive on Dec. 19.

• Received a report that a woman had allegedly stolen a bottle of wine from the Middlebury Short Stop on Court Street Extension on Dec. 19.

• Gave a courtesy ride on Dec. 20 to a man who had been moving in and out of traffic on Seymour Street Extension on Dec. 20.

• Responded to a vehicle-pedestrian accident at the intersection of Main and Park streets on Dec. 20.

Police said the pedestrian sustained minor injuries to his side and hand.

The accident is under investigation, police said.

• Received a report on Dec. 20 about an “older” man “possibly having an inappropriate relationship” with a “younger” woman. The case is under investigation.

• Investigated a report of a woman sitting next to the railroad tracks off Cross Street on Dec. 20.

Police said they were unable to find the woman.

• Responded to a noise complaint

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at a Water Street apartment on Dec. 20.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with an injured woman on Court Street on Dec. 21.

• Received a report that a person was sleeping in the ATM vestibule of the National Bank of Middlebury during the early evening of Dec. 21.

• Were informed someone had kicked a glass panel out of the bus stop on Academy Street on Dec. 21.

• Received a report on Dec. 21 that a Middlebury Union High School student had put his finger in his mouth and then had forced it into the mouths of three other students. The matter remains under investigation.

• Responded to a noise complaint on Court Street on Dec. 21.

• Searched in vain for a woman who had reportedly been yelling outside of Hannaford supermarket on Dec. 22.

• Investigated a report of a “suspicious person” hanging around a closed business in the South Village Green area on Dec. 23. Police said they could not find the person.

• Took, to Porter Hospital for evaluation, a woman who had reportedly been throwing things out of her North Pleasant Street apartment window on Dec. 24.

PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

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TOWN OF SALISBURY – NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE Ordinance Regarding the Weight, Size and Speed Restrictions on the Salisbury/ Cornwall Bridge At the bridge on the Creek Road, vehicles will have a gross weight no greater than 12,000 pounds, a width no greater than 8 feet, a height no greater than 10 feet and shall proceed at a speed no greater than 10 miles per hour. No thru trucks will be allowed on the Creek Road.

Adopted by the Salisbury Select Board on December 11, 2018.

The ordinance may be viewed at The Town Clerk’s Office located at 25 Schoolhouse Road in the Town of Salisbury, Vermont during regular business hours as well as on the town website at www.townofsalisbury.org.

Citizens Right to Petition for a Vote Title 24 V.S.A § 1973 grants citizens the right to petition for a vote at a special or annual Town Meeting to disapprove an adopted Ordinance or amendments to the same adopted by the Select Board. To exercise this right, citizens must present to the Select Board or the Town Clerk a petition for a vote on the question of disapproving the Ordinance or amendments thereof signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the town’s qualified voters. The petition must be presented within forty-four (44) days following the date of adoption. Unless a petition requesting a vote is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1973, the Ordinance Regarding the Weight, Size and Speed Restrictions on the Salisbury/Cornwall Bridge shall become effective sixty (60) days from the date of said adoption.

Person to contact If you have questions or would like further information, contact the Town Clerk, Sue Scott, by calling 352-4228, emailing town.clerk@comcast.net or stopping by the Salisbury Town Office during regular business hours.

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TOWN OF CORNWALL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS The Cornwall Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 7pm, at the Cornwall Town Hall to consider the adoption of a substantive revision of the 2008 Zoning Bylaw and the 2008 Subdivision Regulations. This hearing is held pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 4441. This notice is issued pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 4444(b).

The revision of the Town’s zoning bylaw and subdivision regulations has been in progress since 2017. The general purposes of the revision, as described in the VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development Municipal Planning Grant application (which provided partial funding for the update), are to: • Create a unified zoning and subdivision bylaw that recognizes the responsibilities of the Planning Commission and the newly created Development Review Board and incorporates any required statutory updates; • Find creative solutions to guide new development in the Rural District; • Protect and promote agricultural operations, natural and historical resources; • Thoroughly review land use planning districts, standards and definitions; • Update energy siting requirements; • Address recent development trends and their impacts on the town including major subdivisions and new uses; • Promote affordability and its impact on the town’s population; • Enhance the Town’s Village Centers, bolster the Town’s identity and establish a more connected community throughout all planning projects.

The proposed regulations include the following new provisions which the Planning Commission feels are noteworthy: • Creating a unified bylaw with consistent processes, regulatory updates and and updated definitions; • Combining the Cornwall and West Cornwall village zoning districts into one Village zoning district that supports traditional uses and settlement pattern; clarifying village specific standards to promote identity and sense of place; • Maintaining the rural character of the town by revising major subdivision standards to allow for flexibility of development and siting to best suit the topography and character of the surrounding area; • Establishing new overlay districts, to allow for consistent development regulations town wide under certain criteria and to protect notable natural resources. These districts include a Special Features Overlay and Wellhead Protection Overlay, and replacement of the Conservation District with the Flood Hazard Overlay District; • Clearly delineating the statutorily defined application and review process and allowing for Combined Review; • Clarifying the Allowed Uses within the town and also the standards for Conditional Use; • Encouraging accessory apartments, adaptive reuse and density bonuses to promote affordability in housing.

The above is a summary of the principal change provisions. The proposed regulations affect all of the Town of Cornwall. Copies of the unified planning document, entitled Town of Cornwall Land Use and Development Regulations may be obtained or viewed at the Cornwall Town Offices, 2629 Route 30, Cornwall, VT during regular business hours and on the town web site http://cornwallvt.com.

Following is the Table of Contents: ZONING Article I - Authority and Purpose Article II –Zoning Districts Regulations Article III – General Requirements Applicable to all Land Development Article IV – Requirements Applicable to Specific Land Uses Article V – Requirements Applicable to Subdivisions Article VI – Administration and Enforcement Article VII - Zoning Permits and Land Development Review Article VIII - Subdivision Review Article IX – Definitions Article X - Appendices For further information please call Sue Johnson, the Town Clerk at (802) 462-2775.

Holly Noordsy, Chair Cornwall Planning Commission

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Lincoln LINCOLN — The first Community Movie Night of 2019 features one of my all-time favorite movies, “The Goonies.” In order to save their homes from foreclosure, a group of misfit friends set out on a quest to find a pirate’s ancient treasure. “The Goonies” will be shown on Friday, Jan. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Popcorn and drinks provided. All are welcome.

The library is beginning the year with a tribute to Burnham Hall, which will be celebrating its Centennial, having been built in 1919. The library owes much to Burnham. It first moved to Burnham Hall when the Good Templars and Ladies Aid Hall burned in January of 1924. Members moved books to the house across the street (owned at that time by Hannah Morgan) for a short time, and then moved them to the lower room at Burnham Hall.

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The library was housed in Burnham Hall for 74 years.

There will be an informational exhibit in the community room in early January. On Wednesday, Jan. 9, there will be a nostalgic session from 1-2 p.m. at the library — remembering events that took place at Burnham Hall over the years.

FROM THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE Believe it or not, Town Meeting is just around the corner. Local town officials are already busy finalizing budget details and preparing to publish our annual Town Report. If you have been thinking about getting involved in local government, now is the time to take action. You will need to submit a petition to get your name on the ballot. Blank petitions are available on the town website at lincolnvermont.org.

If you think that one of your Lincoln neighbors would be a good candidate, make it your New Year’s resolution to encourage him or her to run for office. Many of us serving in town government were approached by others, asking us to give it a try. Contact Town Clerk, Sally Ober at 453-2980 or by email at clerk@lincolnvermont.org if you have any questions about the election process.

SAVE THE DATE Phil Henry Acoustic Trio performs as part of the Burnham Music Series on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at Burnham Hall.

Until next time ... A New Year Is On The Way And The Possibilities Are Endless. You Are Never Too Old To Set Another Goal Or To Dream A New Dream. Happy New Year!

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 567-8-12 RDCV

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST v.

BERNARD O. MECIER AKA BERNIE MECIER, TERRI L. MECIER, LAVALLEY BUILDING SUPPLY INC. AND MITCHELL TEES & SIGNS, INC. OCCUPANTS OF: 1851 Country Club Road, Brandon VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered April 18, 2018 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Bernard O. Mecier aka Bernie Mecier and Terri L. Mecier to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee Quicken Loans Inc., dated May 6, 2009 and recorded in Book 201 Page 526 of the land records of the Town of Brandon, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) an assignment of mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc. to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association dated January 6, 2012 and recorded in Book 215 Page 26, (2) an assignment of mortgage from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association to Federal National Mortgage Association dated March 20, 2014 and recorded in Book 224 page 105, and (3) an assignment of mortgage from Federal National Mortgage Association to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as trustee for Carlsbad Funding Mortgage Trust dated July 12, 2016 and recorded in Book 231 Page 746 all of the land records of the Town of Brandon for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1851 Country Club Road, Brandon, Vermont on January 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Tax ID Number(s): 0073-1851 Land situated in the Town of Brandon in the County of Rutland in the State of VT. That parcel of land in Rutland County, State of Vermont, as more fully described in Deed Book 116, page 28, ID#0073-1851, being known and designated as Lot 10, Block 2, Section 10, being all and the same lands and premises obtained by First Brandon National Bank by a judgment order of foreclosure from the Rutland County Superior Court Docket No. 80556-92-RCCP, dated February 17, 1993 with said order and the certificate of Non Redemption of Writ of Possession being recorded on September 7, 1993 in Book 115 at Page 306 of the Town of Brandon Land Records with the property being more particularly described as follows: by fee simple deed from First Addition National Bank, A National Bank as set forth in Book 116 Page 28, dated 09/29/93 and recorded 10/14/93, Rutland County Records, State of Vermont.

Commonly known as: 1851 Country Club Road, Brandon, VT 05733 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : December 3, 2018 By:/S/Loraine L. Hite, Esq. Loraine L. Hite, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 12/10, 17, 24

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 11-1-16 ANCV

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-OPT2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT2 v.

AVERIL J. THIBAULT AND DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OCCUPANTS OF: 713 Quaker Street, North Ferrisburgh VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered April 25, 2018 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Averil J. Thibault to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated February 10, 2006 and recorded in Book 118 Page 134 of the land records of the Town of Ferrisburgh, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Option One Mortgage Corporation to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-OPT2, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT2 dated January 21, 2008 and recorded in Book 126 Page 45 of the land records of the Town of Ferrisburgh for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 713 Quaker Street, North Ferrisburgh, Vermont on January 8, 2019 at 11:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Marcel C. Thibault and Averil J. Thibault by Warranty Deed of John C. Pierce and Irene P. Pierce dated August 9, 1996, of record in Volume 84 at Page 466 of the Land Records of the Town of Ferrisburgh and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot No. 2 as shown on a survey map entitled “Plat of Survey showing a portion of lands of John C. and Irene P. Pierce”, dated June 24, 1996, by Harold N. Marsh, Registered Land Surveyor, recorded at Land Map Volume 6, Page 7 of the Ferrisburgh Land Records. Said land and premises are more particularly described therein as follows: Beginning at a rebar set in the southerly sideline of Quaker Street, so-called, said rebar also marking a point in the common boundary line of Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2 as shown on said survey; THENCE N 06° 42’ 42” E a distance of 25 feet, more or less, to a point calculated to be in the centerline of the right of way of Quaker Street, so-called; THENCE S 82° 38’ 00” E a distance of 300 feet, more or less, in and along the centerline of Quaker Street, socalled, to a point, said point marking the northeast corner of the lands conveyed herein; THENCE S 06° 42’ 42” W a distance of 25 feet, more or less, to a rebar, said rebar also being located in the common boundary line of Lot No. 2 and Lot No. 3 as shown on said survey; THENCE continuing S 06°42’ 42” W a distance of 300 feet, more or less, to a point; THENCE continuing S 6° 42’ 42. W a distance of 500.35 feet, more or less, to a rebar marking the southeast corner of the lands described herein; THENCE N 80° 59’ 52” W a distance of 300.22 feet, more or less, to a rebar marking the southwest corner of the lands described herein; THENCE N 06° 42’ 42” E a distance of 491.78 feet, more or less, to a point; THENCE continuing N 06° 42’ 42” E a distance of 300 feet, more or less, to a rebar set in the southerly sideline of Quaker Street, so-called, said rebar also marking the point or place of beginning.

Said lands contain 5.65 acres, more or less.

Those lands located within the bounds of Quaker Street, so-called, are conveyed herein by quitclaim only.

Subject to the terms and conditions of Subdivision Permit No. EC-9-0740, dated July 9, 1996, said permit to be recorded prior hereto in the Ferrisburgh Land Records.

Subject also to the terms and conditions of Ferrisburgh Planning Commission Permit No. 96-66, dated June 19, 1996.

Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned deed and survey and deeds and records therein referenced, all in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : November 20, 2018 By: /S/Loraine L. Hite, Esq. Loraine L. Hite, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 12/13, 20, 27

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MIDDLEBURY’S HOLLY STAATS powers her way to a win in the U-14 butterfly event at the Middlebury swim team meet this past July.

Summer sports (Continued from Page 3A) offense, including 51 yards rushing.

Local athletes fared well in events sponsored by Vermont Sun at Lake Dunmore. Veterans Doug Robinson and Steve Hare fared well in their age groups in triathlons, Brandon’s Corey Robinson won a half-marathon, and Monkton’s Chris Coffey, 39, won a pair of triathlons, in one edging his older brother, Cory Coffey, 41, of New Haven.

As always, No. 1 Auto Parts Demo Derby at Field Days drew thousands of fans of motorized mayhem. They watched Kevin Pearsall, Travis LaFountain, Ethan Gevry, Jason Casino and Randy Martin win features on Thursday night, and Ethan Dragon, Caleb Dion, Tristan Durante and Dustin Tierney win features on a muddier track the night before.

FALL/EARLY WINTER In the fall two soccer teams got new leaders for the first time in decades. Mount Abe JV boys’ coach Bobby Russell took over for Mike Corey after Corey’s 23-year stint that included two titles. Russell’s Eagles earned a home playoff game, but was upset.

At Middlebury College assistant Alex Elias, as expected, was promoted to men’s soccer head coach when David Saward stepped down after 33 years, 359 wins, a few

NESCAC titles and a 2007 NCAA title that Elias helped win as a central midfield. Elias guided the Panthers to an NCAA tournament appearance.

On the pitch several high school soccer teams did well. The VUHS girls, healthy again with the return of seniors Ciara McClay and junior Emily Rooney after both missed most or all of 2017, made a run to the D-III final before falling, 2-1, to Thetford. Their junior teammate Sophie Hatch was voted the Lake Division defensive player of the year.

The Commodore boys finished strong and reached the D-III semis before hitting the Stowe buzz saw.

Senior Ezekiel Palmer was the Lake Division Player of the Year.

The Eagle girls also finished on a roll and reached their D-II semifinal before falling in overtime to Rice.

Junior midfielders Addy Harris and Mae Peterson set the tone.

The Tiger boys had the best high school season around, winning eight straight games before a D-I quarterfinal setback and finishing with 11 victories. Center midfielders Eben Jackson and Ben Turner, striker Tucker Moulton, and central defenders Ben Crawford and Spencer Doran excelled.

But probably the best single individual soccer season belonged to OV junior Olivia White, who

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produced 27 goals and nine assists for the seven-win Otters while playing midfield, defense or striker as circumstances dictated.

And the best collective soccer season unquestionably went to Coach Peter Kim’s Panther women, who won the NESCAC title at Williams and reached the NCAA final by upsetting the undefeated No. 1 team, only to lose to Williams in a penalty kick shootout. The Panthers’ best season ever finished at 19-2-3, and with the knowledge that most key players return.

In American football the MUHS Tigers again played tough despite being undersized; stop us if you’ve heard that before. The Tigers won six games, including a road playoff contest, before falling to eventual champion Mount Mansfield in a D-I semi. Among those playing well for the Tigers were senior lineman Spencer Cadoret, junior back/ cornerback Tyler Buxton, senior tight end/defensive end/punter Wyatt Cameron, senior lineman Josh Kerr, senior receiver/cornerbacks Zach Dunn and Simon Fischer, and junior linebacker Thatcher Trudeau.

Neither the Mount Abe/VUHS collective nor the OV football teams set the world on fire this fall. The Eagles got outstanding two-way seasons from leading rusher and

tackler Kevin Pearsall and linemen Jacob Thomas and Cyrus Devine, and they did run the ball well and defeat OV. The Otters got another fine season from quarterback Tyler Rowe, especially throwing to Dylan Mackie, and they finished higher in the D-II standings than the Eagles.

One athlete enjoyed the recent move of varsity golf competition to the fall: OV junior Mia Politano earned the title of D-II girls’ medalist after firing an 87 at Ralph Myhre Golf Course.

In cross-country the Tiger boys’ and girls’ teams each finished third in D-II. Mary Ann Eastman paced the Tiger girls by finishing seventh, and Jack Christner led the boys by taking ninth. The VUHS boys were fifth, their best effort in a number of years. Ben Huston led the Commodores by taking 14th. Noah Engvall led the 14th-place Mount Abraham boys by finishing 36th.

And then there was field hockey.

The rebuilding Tiger program took a modest step forward with a better quality of play and two wins, includEAGLE SENIOR ETHAN Venman defends against Commodore junior ing a playoff victory. A young, balSeptember. anced OV team led by high-scoring Josias Salomao during Mount Abraham’s 4-0 win this File photo by Mark Bouvier Alia Edmunds won 10 times and as the No. 4 seed in D-II gave the No. 1 attack as the Eagles claimed their first titles, had been a caring and highly Eagles all they could handle in a 2-1 title since 2013 and eighth under the effective school-based clinician semifinal setback. But Mount Abe guidance of Coach Mary Stetson at VUHS since 2000, had for two defender Maizy Shepard made two as fall’s high school season wrapped decades before that had run a school remarkable up on a high for troubled adolescents, and was a defensive note. devoted husband and father of two saves, one A l s o sons. off Edmunds, ending well And he was well known by many and the Eawas the for decades as a relentless and gles got two Middlebury successful men’s league and pickup goals from College field basketball player in Addison and Jalen Cook hockey sea- Chittenden counties and beyond. to prevail. son: Coach More than a 1,000 attended the The 12-3-3 Katharine Commodore boys’ home opener Eagles then D e L o r e n - after his passing. At his family’s met No. zo’s crew request they honored Quinn not with 2 Burr & d e f e a t e d a moment of silence but by creating Burton in the Tufts, 2-0, in the raucous gym atmosphere he final at UVM the NCAA loved. The resulting standing ovain 32-degree final, 2-0, tion lasted more than minute, and the weather and for the crowd at Otter Valley did the same at driving rain. p r o g r a m ’s the Commodores’ next game.

The Eagles third title in But despite the tragedy the pages appeared four years. on the calendar kept flipping. The to have the Sophomore OV and Tiger boys’ basketball teams game well Erin Nich- both got off to strong starts, and in hand with olas scored the Eagle girls showed signs of a OLIVIA WHITE a 2-0 lead both goals successful rebuild. The Tiger boys’ well into in that game; Nordic team breezed to a win in its the second half, but the Bulldogs the Panthers also defeated Tufts for first meet. The MUHS boys’ hockey knotted the score in the late going. In the NESCAC title. In the semifinal team won its first three games. overtime goalie Chessley Jackman the Panthers defeated Rowan, 4-2, as At the college the men’s basketball made a huge save, and the Eagles senior Grace Jennings scored twice team was ranked in the top 25, and transitioned quickly to the other end, and set up a third goal. Both were the women finished their first semesand where Cook rapped home the first-team All-Americans. ter largely untested, but unbeaten. game-winner, her third goal of the Then the winter season began on The women’s hockey team showed game. the lowest note imaginable. VUHS its usual quality, and the men’s team The Eagles had been hit hard by boys’ basketball coach Peter Quinn, looked to have a little more life in its graduation, but Jackman and Shepard 69, died at his Waltham home just skates. anchored a rebuilt back line, senior days before the Commodores’ But on the slopes, courts, fields, central midfielders Evan Laurent opener. Quinn had led both the mats and diamonds and in the gyms, and Casondra Dykstra both excelled Commodore boys’ and girls’ teams pools and rinks, 2018 might prove to in new roles, and Cook led a balanced to more than 100 wins and D-II be a tough act to follow.

MUHS SOPHOMORE FULLBACK CJ Bryant bursts past a CVU defender during a late-season football victory. The Tigers won six games, including a road playoff contest, during another solid season for the program.

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Car crashes snarl 2 state routes ADDISON COUNTY — Traffic was slowed on two county roads during the morning commute this past Thursday by two notable traffic crashes.

Vermont State Police responded to the two car accidents on Thursday, Dec. 20, one of which resulted in the driver being cited for driving under the influence.

The first accident, a two-vehicle collision, occurred at around 7:11 a.m. at the intersection of Route 7 and Little Chicago Road in Ferrisburgh.

Police allege Susan Wry, 51, of Bristol had been driving her 2012 Mazda MZ6 erratically southbound on Route 7 when she rear-ended a 2014 Toyota Prius driven by 60-year-old Douglas Diehl of Chestertown, N.Y. At the time of impact, Diehl was in the process of slowing down due to the traffic signal at the

intersection of Route 7 and Little Chicago Road, according to police.

Both drivers were uninjured as a result of the crash and both vehicles sustained “moderate” damage, police said.

While speaking with Wry, troopers said they detected “several signs of impairment.” Police said they screened Wry for operating under the influence and subsequently booked her for driving under the influence, second offense, along with an added citation for careless and negligent driving.

Vergennes police, the Ferrisburgh Fire Department and Vergennes Area Rescue Squad assisted state police at the scene.

State police also responded to a one-car crash on Route 116, near its intersection with Carlstrom Road.

It was at around 7:30 a.m. that state police were alerted to a single-car

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rollover with injuries.

Police and rescue officials found Riley McGee, 22, of Bristol suffering from what they described as “significant, but not life-threatening injuries.”

Preliminary investigation indicates McGee was driving northbound on Route 116 when his 2004 Subaru Forester crossed the centerline of the road, becoming briefly airborne before landing on its roof, according to police.

Authorities are citing speed as a probable contributing factor in the crash.

The Bristol Rescue Squad took McGee to the University of Vermont Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. State police were assisted at the scene by Bristol police, fire and rescue personnel.

The crash is still under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to contact state police at 388-4919.

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Looking back at a year’s worth of arts & leisure

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rts+Leisure celebrated it’s second full year in 2018. Twelve months, 52 issues, over 830 pages, all dedicated to arts and events going on in Addison County.

In 2018, we had the opportunity to highlight the work of more than 45 local artists, musicians and craftspeople; meet a dozen chefs, bakers, farmers and food producers; suggest more than 325 don’tmiss events happening right here in Addison County; learn 12 valuable gardening lessons from our own Master Gardener Judith Irven,

and recommend 52 books and movies, plus I had a baby (Ida Lynn Parini).

Some of our favorite feature stories of 2018 are featured on pages 8-11.

Every issue was brimming with good news, celebrating the art and talents in our community. We were introduced to people like Spicy Mike, the artist behind the fun and quirky lables of Aqua ViTea, and master decoy carver Gary Starr. We witnessed the efforts to beautify construction zones in Middlebury and Brandon.

And welcomed the “Lessons in Listening” columns of Laura Wilkinson that asked us to pause, reflect and live a life we want to live.

Looking ahead to the New Year, we’re exited to continue publishing the Addison Independent’s Arts+Leisure section, and rely on your support and participation to help make it an engaging, creative and fun companion every Thursday.

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hat do you think happens when a Russian/French major graduates from Middlebury College and decides to go pick macadamia nuts on a farm in Maui, Hawaii? Why she gets promoted to making smoothies, of course… then guiding horse tours… then teaching English in France… landing a three-book deal with Del Rey Books, a subsidiary of Random House.

You can say that again.

Arden started her first book, “The Bear and the Nightingale,” while she was in Hawaii in 2011.

“Picking macadamia nuts might be very Zen, but it’s not very interesting,” she said. So she started writing a book.

True story. This is exactly what happened to Katherine Arden (a pen name made up of her first and middle names that she prefers to use).

Now she’s a national bestselling author who has been inducted into the Library Reads Hall of Fame.

“I set it in Russia because I had spent a lot of time there, and because there was Ukrainian family at the farm next to mine whose daughter was named Vasilisa,” Arden explains on her website. “They called her Vasya. She had green eyes and she and I would chase chickens among the avocado trees. She became my heroine, and so my story started. I didn’t know how to write a book. I thought it would be a cool thing to do. I just kept on haphazardly stringing events together. I had so much fun. Early drafts were terrible.”

“Sometimes I wake up and I’m like ‘how did this happen?’ said 31-year-old Arden. “Life takes you places, I guess.”

The book grew as Arden stumbled through odd jobs — yes, like guiding horse tours, and teaching in a French ski town.

KATHERINE ARDEN

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review 2018 OVER THE YEAR WE FEATURED MORE THAN 45 ARTISTS AND GALLERIES — SOME WE MET IN PERSON AND OTHERS WE SAW ON GALLERY WALLS. HOPEFULLY YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE THESE ARTISTS ON EXHIBIT. IF NOT, HERE’S A RECAP.

Never Felt Better Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes exhibited textile work by member artists Deb Allen and Marsha Chase (of Panton), and guest artists Kathy Giroux, Kim Goodling, Nancy Hayden, Muffy Kashkin-Grolier (of Orwell), Lynn Ocone, Susi Ryan and Linda Veilleux, in February.

Construction art Jonathan D. Ebinger exhibited his sculptures at Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury this July.

Ebinger uses a collection of stainless steel materials. “They are not just construction materials, but rather pieces of a puzzle that I am able to fit together to create whatever kind of sculpture I can imagine,” said Ebinger.

Fish and Feather

Photos and carvings

Lincoln resident Nick Mayer, a former marine biologist, displayed his work at Bristol’s gallery Art on Main along with wood carver Garry Starr in May and June. The exhibit, “Fish and Feather,” reflects the exceptional artistry and technique of two men passionate about the natural world and their creative expression of what they see and experience in it.

The Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury reopened in March with two exhibits. One of James Pease Blair’s photography and the other of John Cross’ wood carvings. Cross was in town to celebrate his 60th reunion at Middlebury College. Cross favors figurative renderings of sports figures and playful everyday characters.

Dimensional Dialogues

Mr. Sherman

This October the Jackson Gallery in Middlebury presented “Dimensional Dialogues” — an exhibition of Donald Perdue’s modernist, abstract and figurative sculpture, and Justin Perdue’s paintings, collages and mixed-media constructions.

As father and son, the two Vermont artists display a complimentary sense of design as both create works that range from abstract to figurative genres, inspired by cultural observations, jazz music, contemporary dance and creative explorations of the artists’ respective visual experiences.

Portraits of Lake Champlain’s steamboat pioneer, Jahaziel Sherman of Vergennes (1770-1844), and his wife Harriett Daggett Sherman (1792-1873) were unveiled during a party at the Vergennes Opera House on Nov. 11.

The portraits will be on view at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in May.

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“At the end of all this, I had a draft of a book,” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 she writes. “But nothing else.

Precious little money, even less confidence that anyone would want to read this thing I’d made. I moved back to Maui after my year in France. This time, I was determined.

No more messing around, no more making smoothies, no horse tours, and for God’s sake no macadamia nuts. I was a SERIOUS WOMAN with A LOT TO OFFER. I got a real job, as a marketing assistant in a real estate company. I even got a real estate license.

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The Winternight Trilogy

“Then I got a book deal, and well… so much for that.”

Arden moved to Vermont in the fall of 2015 with a completed book, but she didn’t see it published until January of 2017. In those two years she was able to write her second book in the Winternight Trilogy, “The Girl in the Tower,” which was published in December 2017, and work on a book for middle schoolers called “Small Spaces” (which came out this past September). Arden gave most of 2018 to the trilogy’s third book, “The Winter of the Witch,” which is due out in less than two weeks on Jan. 8.

“I’m excited about it,” she said of the third book in the trilogy. “It’s received a lot of starred reviews and has been named an Indie Next pick and a Library Reads pick.”

In fact, this is Arden’s third book to make the Library Reads list; the other two novels in the trilogy were also picked.

“The third time an author receives this, they are inducted into the Library Reads Hall of Fame,” Arden explained. “Librarians have liked me since I was a kid,” said the Texas native, only half-joking.

“I grew up in the Austin and Houston public libraries. I love libraries, especially public libraries — because pretty much everything is there… Plus, the smell of libraries is wonderful — it’s the smell

What tale will you have tonight? of books — dusty, papery and kind of dry.”

But Arden didn’t just receive this award because “librarians like her.” She’s worked hard to get to where she is.

“I write 2,000 words a day, five days a week when I’m drafting,” Arden said. “You can’t say, I need to write 150,000 words. That’s paralyzing. You have to write the sentence, the paragraph, the page… I try and always stay in a present head space.”

Arden lives in East Middlebury with three roommates and her partner Evan Johnson (yes, the same Evan Johnson who used to write for the Addison Independent and sister publications The Brandon Reporter and Mountain Times in Killington). She has made the rounds through the public workspaces in Middlebury, favoriting Stone Leaf Teahouse, Daily Grind and the Middlebury College library. Some days, especially during the winter, she’ll stay home and write by the fireplace.

Other days, when it’s warmer, Arden likes to go sit outside somewhere to write.

“I get restless if I stay in the same place, so I move around a lot,” she said.

She gets to really stretch her legs when she goes on tour with her books. Like in January, when she’ll be traveling through California, Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont with “The Winter of the Witch.” She’ll be

at The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury, Sunday, Jan. 13, at 4 p.m., and at the Platt Memorial Library in Shoreham on Monday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m.

“It’s hard for me to go from writing mode to touring mode,” Arden said. “One is very internal and quiet and the other is very external. I do enjoy meeting people who have enjoyed my books. It’s gratifying and very rewarding.”

With this third book Arden is closing the trilogy.

“The third book ends it,” she said. “It picks up the day after the second book ends and brings it to a finish… It’s dramatic and not everyone lives. A certain character does not make it, and all I can say is that my social media has been full of rage for a couple weeks now.”

But she’s not giving any more away, go buy the book and find out for yourself.

“I did my absolute best,” Arden said reflecting on the series. “I’m proud that everything is finished.

It’s gotten a lot of positive reader feedback. I’m as hopeful as one can be.”

Going forward, Arden is working on three more book projects, plus another middle grade book — “Dead Voices,” which is coming out in August 2019.

Learn more about Arden at katherinearden.com and find her books at your local bookstore.

meet the author KATHERINE ARDEN WILL BE AT THE VERMONT BOOK SHOP IN MIDDLEBURY, SUNDAY, JAN. 13, AT 4 P.M., AND AT THE PLATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN SHOREHAM ON MONDAY, JAN. 21, AT 7 P.M.

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CALENDAR

VIDEO STORY HOUR IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Dec. 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Free. Eat popcorn while watching classic children’s books.

“ICE AGE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 29, 12:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Go back in time at this free café screening of the 2002 film.

BEST NIGHT IN BRISTOL. Monday, Dec. 31, locations across town. Join this Communitywide celebration of the coming New Year, with three music venues, food, activities, and holiday spirit.

“MONTY PYTHON: IN SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 29, 3 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. The Marquis wraps up its free holiday film screenings with Monty Python’s irreverent take on the legend of King Arthur.

NEW YEARS EVE DINNER DANCE IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 31 5 p.m.-midnight, VFW Post 7823, 530 Exchange St. Cocktails 5-6 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. of Prime Rib from Pratt’s Store, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, tossed salad, rolls and dessert. Music by Triple B DJ. Tickets $20/person. RSVP 802-388-9468.

Advanced sales preferred. Any remaining tickets at the door $25.

NEW YEARS EVE ICE-SKATING IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 31, 8-9:30 p.m., Memorial Sports Center, 296 Buttolph Dr. Middlebury Parks and Recreation invites you to on the skates and take some turns around the rink. Free, including skate rentals.

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FILM

COUNTDOWN TO NOON-YEAR IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 31, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Crafts, stories, face painting, photo ops and fun. Free.

NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH THE HORSE TRADERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Ring in the New Year with The Horse Traders. Doors open at 8 p.m., the band kicks off at 9 p.m.

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

necessary. Questions? 802-462-3722.

NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS

NEW YEARS EVE FIREWORKS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Dec. 31, 7:30-8 p.m., Middlebury Recreation Park, Mary Hogan Dr. Bundle up for and enjoy the show. Brought to you by the Middlebury American Legion. Free.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

top pick NEW YEAR’S EVE SKATING AT THE MEMORIAL SPORTS CENTER IN MIDDLEBURY. MONDAY, DEC. 31, 8-9:30. FREE EVENT, INCLUDING SKATE RENTALS.

BREAD AND BONES IN BRISTOL. Monday, Dec. 31, 8-8:45 p.m., Bristol Baptist Church. Park St. Part of Bristol’s Best Night celebrations.

class Landscape Re-Imagined: Painting, Drawing, Photography, and Glass — large-scale images of the campus presented in new and surprising ways. Free. More info at 802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts. Show runs through Jan. 15.

ARTS

DANCE

LANDSCAPE RE-IMAGINED: THE AUTUMN CAMPUS ON DISPLAY IN MIDDLEBURY. Begins Wednesday, Jan. 9, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Come view works created in Professor Jim Butler’s fall

CONTRA DANCE IN CORNWALL. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30.

Lausanne Allen will call to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner

“THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER” AND Q&A WITH MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. MNFF presents this holiday event.

Following the screening of her recent release, “The Kindergarten Teacher,” Maggie Gyllenhaal will join us for a Q&A moderated by Peter Sarsgaard. Tickets $15, available at Town Hall Theater Box Office in person or over the phone at 802-382-9222, Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m.

“CHILDREN OF MEN” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 12, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. In Alfonso Cuaron’s 2007 film, in the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. Based on the novel

by P.D. James. Q&A with Screenwriter Hawk Ostby following each screening. Free.

“CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” on screen in Middlebury. *CHANGED FROM DEC. 14* Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. In the latest installment of the MNFF Winter Screening Series Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel in this true story of the best-selling celebrity biographer who made her living in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Israel is no longer able to get published she turns her art form to deception.

Tickets $13.

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JOIN IN FIRST DAY BIRD HIKE IN FERRISBURGH. Tuesday, Jan 1, 9 a.m., Button Bay State Park, 5 Button Bay. New Year’s Day birding trips are a tradition held by many in the bird watching world as they begin to fill their annual bird lists. Join Otter Creek Audubon when they combine that tradition with the fairly new tradition of First Day Hikes held at State Parks across the country.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE/SNOWSHOE IN WEYBRIDGE/MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 5, Hamilton Rd. TAM (Trail Around Middlebury) lot. After arranging a “car spot” in Middlebury, we will meet at Hamilton Rd TAM trailhead in Weybridge and hike to South Main St, Middlebury. 4.4 miles. Moderate difficulty. TAM map is available at maltvt.org. More info contact Kathy Duclos, at kduclos@gmavt.net or 802-453-2149. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE/SNOWSHOE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Jan. 12. Hike or snowshoe three miles on trails from Widow’s Clearing on Goshen Rd. in Ripton to Chatfield Hollow (hiking west to east). Requires car spot. Contact Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail.com for

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start time and more information. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

MUSIC MICHELE FAY AND TIM PRICE IN BRISTOL. Monday, Dec. 31, 5-5:40 p.m., Bristol Baptist Church, Park St. Part of Bristol’s Best Night.

PATRICK FITZSIMMONS IN RIPTON. Saturday, Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125. Vermont singer/songwriter Patrick Fitzsimmons is a 2011 and 2012 Solarfest national songwriting contest finalist and a three time Ploughshares national songwriting contest finalist. He’ll be performing with Becca Kodis on violin. 7:30-open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m.

NEW CENTURY/NEW VOICES IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A new music series hosted by Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Matthew Evan Taylor, highlighting the ongoing contributions of women and people of color to the canon of Western art music. Opening night features music by Taylor and his mentors. Free. More info at

802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

THEATER MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP 2019 SEASON AUDITIONS IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 3, and Friday, Jan. 4, 6-8 p.m., Byers Studio, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. All types of actors are encouraged to come to a general audition for MAW, a small professional theater company in residence at Town Hall Theater, for their MainStage season and Cutting Edge play reading series. Prepare two short, contrasting monologues or do a cold reading from sides that MAW will have at the theater. To make an appointment email melissa@middleburyactors.org.

“ADRIANA LECOUVREUR” LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 12, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Soprano Anna Netrebko joins the ranks of Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballé, and Renata Scotto, taking on — for the first time at the Met — the title role of the reallife French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on-and offstage passion.

Tickets $24 adults (+$2 preservation fee)/$10 students (+1 preservation fee), available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Happy New Year’s

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January KOMBUCHA ART GETS FUNKY Mike Kin is the Art Director at Aqua ViTea Kombucha in Middlebury and has been designing artwork for the company since 2007. Last January, Kin reminisced about the early days of brewing and his current job as art director for the growing company. He is the mastermind behind Aqua ViTea’s funky labels.

“I’m obsessed with color,” Kin said describing his art, “strange narratives and a sense of whimsey.”

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH ANDREA Andrea Cousineau and Dickie Austin took over as managers of the restaurant group owned

by Michel Mahe — Black Sheep Bistro and Park Squeeze in Vergennes, The Bearded Frog in Shelburne and The Lobby, which recently closed in Middlebury. Cousineau took time out of her busy schedule as executive chef for the group to talk about life in restaurants.

She knows, she’s been working in Mahe’s restaurants since she was 17.

CHRISTIAN KRUSE Chef Christian Kruse took over Vergennes Laundry in October 2017. We caught up with this New England Culinary Institute grad in March to talk about his new take on the restaurant — Vergennes Laundry CK. “I kept a little of what the former owners did and added a lot of who I am,” Kruse said. “It’s Vergennes Laundry CK because now it has my touch.”

February HELEN HUMMEL MAKES MUSIC Singer/songwriter Helen Hummel, got her start by swapping hard labor on farms for voice lessons and recording studio time. This Bristol native has high hopes, “I want to be Anais Mitchell famous,’” she said. She lived in Los Angeles and then in the back of an old pick up truck on a farm in New Hampshire. All the while, writing and playing music and making album cover art. In February, Hummel came home to regroup and launch her first album “Many Waters.”

CLASSIC FILM CLUB LAUNCHES Middlebury Community Classic Film Club showed its first film on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Isley Library. This newly formed group, spearheaded by Steve Gross, chose “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” as the first flick in a series.

Gross hopes that “younger generations will at least know about these classic films as part of our culture,” and that the films will generate good discussion.

TIMOTHY CUMMINGS Timothy Cummings is a professional piper (bagpipes, that is) and composer and teaches here at Middlebury College. He fell in love with the pipes at age eight and has sustained his passion since. In March, Cummings shared a bit about himself and his piping in advance of a concert he performed in for Middlebury College’s free annual St. Patrick’s Day Concert.

“If the instrument’s sounding good, people are strongly affected by it,” Cummings said.

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April STEVE SMALL LEAVES A.R.T. A.R.T. co-founder Steve Small bid farewell to the troupe, that serves students at Middlebury, Vergennes and Mount Abraham union high schools, after more than 24 years with a final production. This year’s major spring performance was “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery.” After this, Small moved on to focus on his own acting.

LISA BALFOUR SPILLS PAINTS Lisa Balfour works in her home studio in Shoreham creating colorful pieces of art by pouring paint directly onto canvases.

“When you look close, you start to see things in the paint,” she said. “Faces, birds. It’s funny.”

While Lisa paints, her husband, Todd, takes her photo. His commercial photography studio is down two flights of stairs, in the Balfours’ basement.

OPERA IN MIDDLEBURY WOWS CROWDS Jorge Martin reviewed The Opera Company of Middlebury’s production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” performed at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater in early June.

“This is theater on a very high level,” Martin said. “If you enjoy opera, but are unsure about ‘modern’ opera, throw caution to the winds and live it up.”

May WITCHY BROOMS MADE IN TOWN Janelle Higdon makes brooms the old fashioned way — by hand. The artisan uses a 19th century Shaker broom vise and other hand tools at her Middlebury studio. She told us about how she left her “good, adult job” working in mental health services in Western Massachusetts to come up to Middlebury and start making brooms with her family.

QUILTS FORM A ‘TRAIL’ IN BRANDON Brandon Artists Guild launched a project that brightened the landscape in response to a multi-year road construction project that has ripped up their downtown green. Armed with paintbrushes, high-quality exterior plywood cut in perfect squares, quilt patterns and a lifetime of artistic experience, the group of artists are creating what is now known as “The Quilt Trail of Brandon Vermont.”

CHAIN LINK GALLERY BEAUTIFIES TOWN To help mask the construction in downtown Middlebury, Town Hall Theater, Neighbors Together and some enthusiastic artists launched the “Chain Link Gallery.” Artists decorate the chainlink fencing around the construction. Many different area artists’ work has been featured, and will continue to be featured as the construction continues. Anyone interested in submitting a design should email office@townhalltheater.org, where proposals will be considered.

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July DECOY BIRDS FLY IN WEYBRIDGE This summer, Weybridge artist Gary Starr told us all about how he became one of the most established carvers of decoy birds around. The self-taught and artistically successful carver was first inspired by his father, a physician who carved and collected decoys as an avocation.

Fast forward a couple decades, and you’ll find Starr carving and painting birds in his local studio at 782 Weybridge Road.

MOSAIC WALL BUILT IN LINCOLN Led by art teacher Nancy McClaran, Lincoln Community School students and community members are in the process of covering both sides of a 128-square-foot concrete wall outside the school with giant mosaics. They hope to complete the project by June 2019.

“When you make a drawing, it’s easy to get attached to it,” McClaran said. “But as soon as you start working on the mosaic, it becomes its own thing.”

TECARI SHUMAN PAINTS TO HEAL At the end of August, Tecari Shuman opened a show of his work at the Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. This exhibit of 40 paintings is the story of Shuman overcoming his diagnoses of post-polio syndrome and hydrocephalus, a condition where the cerebral fluid does not drain properly and pressure builds, affecting brain function.

“I was very depressed and I found art really drew me out of that,” he said. “I started to see life differently. I started to be more positive.”

August WIRE ACT COMES TO NEW HAVEN Rachel Schiffer, an MUHS and Middlebury College graduate turned circus artist, performed a wire act at Tourterelle in New Haven in August.

“As a touring circus artist, community and connections to people and places who know my history have become really important,” she said.

“Being able to perform in Middlebury, for friends, for my local community, for family, feels good.”

CLOCK WINDERS TELL TALES In late August, we talked to the two men who help our communities keep time and tradition: Ed James who winds the Shoreham Congregational Church clock and Dick Thodal who takes care of the Congregational Church clock in Middlebury. The two talked about the engineering and construction of these original clocks, as well as the history.

“Historically, it was how people would set their watches,” Thodal said.

WARREN RINEHART FORGES ON Warren Rinehart creates a variety of practical and whimsical metal pieces in his workshop at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. A blacksmith for four decades, during which he was also an orthopedic surgeon, Rinehart also teaches the forging arts. He told us all about it in late September.

“I love the forging process,” he said. “The options of what you can do with it are endless.”

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October HIKING IN 1917 STYLE Mike DeBonis, executive director of the Green Mountain Club, hiked the Long Trail in 1917 style last summer. The MUHS grad told us all about it, from the wool knickers to the cold, canned fish for breakfast.

“While the trail has changed over the past hundred years, I like to think that the trail experience hasn’t all that much,” DeBonis reflected.

PATRICK’S HALLOWEEN Once again, Patrick Krok-Horton set up an incredible Halloween display at his Middlebury home on Rogers Road. We’re talking hundreds of carved pumpkins, smoke machines, lights, hand-crafted monsters, and, yes, candy. This year’s theme was dinosaurs, complete with a 12-foot stegosaurus that moves. This one-night-only show was up and down in a flash; keep your eyes peeled for more madness next year.

FESTIVE TRAINS AT THE SHELDON Larry Maier, one of the lead engineers of the Sheldon Museum’s holiday train exhibit, gave a tour of the new and improved experience. He told us all about how his boyhood-love of trains sparked a 40-year career in engineering. Now retired, Maier returned to trains and has helped the Sheldon’s set become even better.

New this year is a grand mountain, complete with a gondola, skiers and a snowboarder doing a flip.

November PAINTS KEEP VILMA YOUNG Vilma Smith exhibited her paintings at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, where she lives. Smith, 90, has been painting her whole life and shows no signs of stopping.

“Our community is full of artists. They are incredibly talented,” said Courtney Allenson, the Engagement Director at The Residence at Otter Creek.

MUTTVILLE COMIX TAKES THE STAGE Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix returned to the Town Hall Theater stage in Middlebury in November. Peers and his 16 dogs travel the country putting on a show; he told us all about Noodles the Basset Hound, Junior the Jack Russel mix and Lady — a real up-and-comer.

“They have me wrapped around their fingers,” Peers laughed.

KATHLEEN KOLB SHARES HER STYLE Lincoln’s Kathleen Kolb shared her inspiration and passion for painting in December. She explained the techniques of her detailed realism oils and watercolors, and the importance of a heart connection to a place as well as light.

“I really love the effect of light,” Kolb said. “Light gives us the sense that the moments of our lives are precious and fleeting, and that they have meaning.”

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Sat 12/29 7pm $15

MNFF SPECIAL SCREENING

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

Don’t miss this special screening of the critically acclaimed and compelling drama starring Maggie Gyllenhaal who will stay after the screening for a Q&A session moderated by her husband, actor Peter Sarsgaard.

Mon 12/31 8pm Doors/8:30pm Band $15/$18 @ the Door

NEW YEAR’S EVE

with THE HORSE TRADERS

Happy New Year! Say goodbye to 2018 and join a rollicking dance party led by veteran performers with a wide and exciting repertoire from modern pop to oldies and classic rock, soul, country and more! Cash bar. Midnight champagne toast for 21 & over.

Sat 1/12 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

ADRIANA LECOUVREUR

Soprano Anna Netrebko portrays the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on- and offstage passion. Set in the working replica of a Baroque theater, The Guardian praised the “elegant production, sumptuously designed.”

Pre-performance talk at 12:15 by Richard Marshak in the Studio.

Sun 1/13 2pm $13/$75 Multi-film pass MNFF WINTER/SPRING SCREENING SERIES

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Showcasing a beautiful and restrained performance by Melissa McCarthy as Lee Israel, this true story of the best-selling celebrity biographer who turned to deceit when her books fell out of fashion, is adapted from Israel’s memoir.

Fri & Sat 1/25–26 & Mon 1/28 7:30pm; Sun 1/27 2pm $20/$15 faculty&staff/$6 Students MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE J-TERM MUSICAL

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Douglas Anderson directs a talented group of students in this fascinating study of Seurat, his invention of pointillism, and the creation of his most famous painting in Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

Sat 2/2 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

CARMEN

Sir Richard Eyre’s powerful production, which updates this 19th century masterpiece to the 1930s Spanish Civil War, features mezzosoprano Clementine Margaine reprising her remarkable performance portraying opera’s ultimate seductress.

Pre-performance talk by Jim Pugh at 12:15 in the Studio.

FIND OUT WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO SEE IT. LOOK HERE EVERY THURSDAY.

EXHIBITS ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early 15-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 4435007.

ART SQUARED: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS INTERPRET TRADITIONAL QUILT SQUARE DESIGNS. On view through Jan. 28, featuring Guild artists’ interpretations of the classic quilt square designs. The result is a collection of modern folk-inspired art that ranges from traditional paintings to creations in ceramics, glass and jewelry. All are welcome.

The Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

GROWING FOOD, GROWING FARMERS. On view through December, featuring the exploration of Vermont Folklife Center researchers Greg Sharrow and Andy Kolovos of the grass-roots food movement in Vermont. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. (802) 3884964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

HO HO HISTORICAL HOLIDAYS TO YOU. On view through Jan. 12, featuring classic Christmas images, antiques postcards, seasonal cards, written holiday memories, and toys from the Sheldon’s collections.Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 3882117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

HOLIDAY SHOW. On view through Dec. 31, featuring original, handmade and hand printed art, fine crafts and jewelry by 25 regional artists. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 3829222 or townhalltheater.org.

MORE LIGHT. On view Dec. 1-Jan. 31, featuring all new works from Anne Cady, Cameron Schmitz, Edward Holland, Pamela Smith, Rose Umerlik, and Sobelman Cortapega in a range of media, including watercolor, oil painting and collage. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

OVER-THE-TOP HOLIDAY. On view through Jan. 12, featuring a glittering holiday display created by several Sheldon trustees (led by Warren Kimble, Liz Markowski, Danielle Rougeau, and Deborah Foster) of numerous lighted trees, tinsel, silver balls, antique sleds and skates, traditional Santas, paper chains and more. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

SMALL WORKS SHOW. On view through December, featuring paintings by Philip Frey, Ellen Granter, Joe Bolger, Sara Katz, Sage Tucker-Ketcham, Woody Jackson, Scott Addis and Jane Davies, as well as woodblock prints by Daryl Storrs and Matt Brown. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 for edgewatergallery.com.

SO VERY HIDEOUS AN IDEA. On view through Feb. 1, featuring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A Middlebury College Special Collections exhibit commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel.

Located in the Davis Family Library Atrium. A companion exhibit, “Vital Experiments: Science in 1818” is on display in the Harman Periodicals Reading Room and in Special Collections. Davis Family Library, 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury. (802) 443-5494.

TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS! On view through Jan. 13, featuring an annual holiday tradition of model trains, towns and more. Engineers will operate the trains Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sundays (Dec, 3, 10 and 17) 1-3 p.m. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

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the movie THE FAVOURITE — RUNNING TIME: 1:59 — RATING: R “The Favourite” opened to a number of rave reviews and is in line for Oscar honors. I mention that because I thought the movie was intolerable. Let’s take a look at the positives first.

Set in the 1700s, it is a sight to behold. The castle where Queen Anne rules is especially beautiful, bathed always in the evening warmth of hundreds of candles and in the natural light of daytime. Against this fine background, the acting is predictably exciting. Olivia Colman creates the physically and emotionally unstable Queen Anne with great skill.

Rachel Weisz gives us Lady Sarah, tough guardian and keeper of the unpredictable Queen. Abigail (Emma Stone) causes trouble in the palace as she plots her complex return to prominence after her royal family fell from grace into poverty and oblivion.

Rachel Weisz and Joe Alwyn in “The Favourite” (2018).

As the characters are introduced, the audience sits back in happy anticipation of what’s to come. We are watching first-rate competition among three selfish royals as each of them drives her cruelty into both the audience and each other with sharp verbal exchanges. As the drama unfolds, we are absorbed by the value systems of these characters, by the tools they summon to navigate their world. What’s more fun than watching three fine actors create trouble among themselves in the sophisticated language of their day?

selfish competitors is destroyed. Couldn’t the writers have laced it with the outrageousness of the era? It’s refreshing to see a movie about women running their world even when every one of them is entirely selfabsorbed. But this movie, promising in so many ways, is set to a terrible score and is immersed in the boring repetition of the four-letter words of our day.

And now, the unravelling. Writers Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, along with director Yorgos Lanthimos, decide to drop our contemporary American culture into their marvelous 18th century movie. They bestow the foul slang and behavior of 2018 America on their three grand actors and it doesn’t work. Instead of humor, the repetition of today’s boring swear words turns the movie into slapstick. Imagine the humor that might have come from soaking this movie in the slang of the 1700s.

“The Favourite” began with a grand cast and a strong story. Wouldn’t it have been funnier if their collective outrage had been expressed in the dirty slang and cruelty of their time rather than mixing the language of two centuries? If the intent of the filmmakers is to show that two centuries apart, sex still runs everything, that’s dull stuff compared to the superb family fight in the beginning of the movie. We need a script revision so the truly fine actors — Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz — can carry us through the feminine cruelty of the 1700s. The lazy foulmouthery of today doesn’t do them justice.

As the swear words and sexual proclivities of 2018 are plopped into the 1700s, the cruel sophistication already created by the sharp witted,

the book MARCH: BOOK ONE — BY JOHN LEWIS

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

TOP BOOKS Recommended by Jenny Lyons at The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury

(Top Shelf Productions)

Becoming, by Michelle Obama The Vermont Humanities Council has selected the graphic novel (ahem, comic book) “March: Book One” as the book for Vermont Reads 2019.

Vermont Reads is a statewide one-book community reading program that began in 2003. VHC provides books for free to communities through an application process as well as resources for developing community book-related activities. Since the beginning of the program, Vermont Reads events have taken place in over 200 Vermont towns.

“March: Book One” is the first of a trilogy written by civil rights icon John Lewis, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and award-winning graphic artist Nate Powell. Book One tells of Lewis’s childhood in rural Alabama, his desire as a young man to be a preacher, his life-changing interactions with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the nonviolent sit-ins he joined at lunch counters in Nashville as a means of undermining segregation.

More info at vermonthumanities.org.

The Origin of Others, by Toni Morrison Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover Going Up the Country, by Yvonne Daley Radio Free Vermont, by Bill McKibben Calypso, by David Sedaris The Great Believers, by Rebecca Makkai The Last of the Hill Farms, by Richard Brown White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo A Coming of Age, by Madeleine Kunin

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LESSONS IN

LISTENING R E F L E C T I O N S O N H E A LT H & L I F E S T Y L E

CELEBRATING WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE LOVE IN 2019

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he light is slowly returning and the final days of 2018 are upon us. The festivities of December will be replaced by the quiet starkness of January. As much as I enjoy the rituals of the season, I welcome the opportunity to mirror the dormancy of the outer world with introspection. For many, this time also inspires hopefulness with the creation of New Year’s resolutions. As most resolutions tend to be grounded in health and wellness, the nurse practitioner/health coach in me feels obliged to add my two cents on this matter.

BY LAURA WILKINSON

Here is what I know: 92 percent of New Year’s resolutions will fail by February.

I personally have only been successful once with a January intention. I was in my early 30s, living in the North Country across the big ol’ pond. It was my first Nurse Practitioner job and the only house we could find to rent was on the very end of a remote dirt road in Chilson. Neighbors were few and far between and the dogs were generally friendlier than their owners. It was likely the combination of isolation and imagined adulthood that prompted me to declare 2006 the year of the gin martini. Once a week my husband would make me one, initially adulterating it with heavy pours of olive juice.

However, by the time 2007 arrived, he was barely waving the vermouth over the glass! My one year of success — down in the books.

Spirit success aside, I tend to avoid the resolutions, as the odds just are not good. I believe there are two fundamental reasons why failure is the norm.

The first reason is that resolutions are often rooted in deprivation, denial and negative self-appraisal. The storyline that we tell ourselves is that we “should” or “have to” stop being “bad” and instead be “better.” The second reason is that resolutions usually begin with action, without reflection and the necessary grounding in your “why.” Whether we are conscious of the process or not, sustained actions are preceded by the internal stages of contemplation and preparation. Without the foundational work, our efforts lack the substance for sustainability.

What would it look like to let go of the traditional resolution formula and try a different approach? What if instead of a year of denial and white knuckling, we chose 2019 to be a year to celebrate who we are and what we love? I have been playing around with this idea as I embrace this New Year and here are a few thoughts.

Begin with self-kindness. Give yourself a month to build your foundation.

You are valuable just as you are and deserve to be safe, happy, and healthy.

Sometimes you make choices that reflect self-love, and sometimes you don’t and that is absolutely OK. Welcome to being human. At your core, there is love, goodness, and wisdom and the more you root yourself in this knowledge, the more easily you will be able to make choices that reflect self-care and wellbeing. At the base level, self-kindness requires that we make room for all parts of ourselves — the lightness and the shadow.

WHAT IF INSTEAD OF A YEAR OF DENIAL AND WHITE KNUCKLING, WE CHOSE 2019 TO BE A YEAR TO CELEBRATE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE LOVE?

Practicing self-kindness can take many forms. It could be a daily aspiration or mantra, strengthening your connection to yourself. It could be writing of gratitude or prayer. It might be walking in nature. It might be treating your body with care — listening to what you truly need. It may be eating more, or eating less. It may be sleeping more.

The key ingredients in this self-kindness recipe are nonjudgement, gentleness, patience and openhearted.

Focus on who you want to be, rather than what you want to do. Last year I worked with a client who wanted to lose weight. That is what he wanted to do.

But who did he want to be? He wanted to be a person who was proud when he looked in the mirror, a person who wanted to be intimate with his partner, a person who was confident to go to the beach in the summer, a person whose grown daughter wanted to spend time with and found interesting. He wanted to be confident and connected. He wanted to love himself and accept love from others. Articulating this clearly gave him the solid foundation for which to build his actions steps. If we had immediately starting talking nutritional and exercise plans, he would have likely experienced immediate success as he had in the past, but when the novelty wore off and life presented inevitable challenges, his passion would have waned. To sustain the motivation to make change, you must have passion in yourself, not just your action.

Write a letter from your future self to your present self. Get yourself a notebook or card that delights you. Both Main Street Stationary and The Vermont Book Shop have delightful choices. Sit down and give yourself time to articulate: what you accomplished in 2019, what you needed to do in order to be so successful, what challenges you faced, how you overcame the challenges, and how you feel about yourself now that you have actualized this new part of your life. After you write this, keep it close. Reread it every month and own your wisdom.

Here is my first draft: “Laura, nice work! In 2019 you sure kicked butt driving that Zamboni. Your patient teacher, Mike Turner, sure made that process a joy. You were challenged by all those kiddos banging on the glass and you sometimes got distracted and drove like a maniac, but you practiced and you were kind to yourself when you made mistakes and didn’t give up. I feel super proud of you!”

With that, I’m off to Stonecutter Spirits for a martini. Cheers!

Laura Wilkinson is a Nurse Practitioner and Integrative Health Coach at Middlebury College. Learn more about her and her coaching at middlebury. edu/middleburyintegratedhealthcoach.