Thursday, May 9, 2013 - A section

Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department

Summer Activity Guide

Recreation See what the Middlebury Rec. Department has planned for kids this summer in our special guide.

Looking up

Road race The Maple Run hosted more than 1,000 athletes Sunday. See photos and results, Pages 21A and 2B.

The young Tiger girls’ lacrosse team continued to show signs of progress on Tuesday. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 19

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

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70 Pages

New  parents  document  their  lives  in  a  new  exhibit By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² .ULVWD 6DUJHQW KDG ORVW SDUW RI KHU VRXO 6KH UHFODLPHG LW ZLWK WKH KHOS RI RWKHUV ² DQG WKURXJK D VSHFLDO SRHP WKDW FDPH IURP KHU KHDUW â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  the  smell  of  Nanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cookies  baked  all  the  time,  hugs  from  Nana,  whose  long-­gone  por-­ celain  dolls  I  remember  as  if  they  were  mine,â&#x20AC;? WKH 9HUJHQQHV UHVLGHQW ZULWHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  being  raped  three  times  and  living  homeless  in  Califor-­ nia,  from  doing  drugs  and  learning  better.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  late  nights  studying  for  college  and  cleaning  and  cooking.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  being  a  wife  and  moth-­ er.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  these  moments.â&#x20AC;?

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Opera house adjusting to tough times Group  making  cuts,  re-­assessing  strategy

MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  Anna  Shireman-­Grabowski,  above  far  right,  and  Cailey  Cron  lead  a  protest  chant  in  front  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Old  Chapel  administrative  building  Tuesday  afternoon  while  Middlebury  V.P.s  Patrick  Norton,  left,  and  Bill  Burger  listen.  Students  and  com-­ munity  members  marched  to  Old  Chapel,  below,  and  asked  the  college  to  revoke  its  support  of  the  Vermont  Gas  Systems  pipeline.

Gas  pipeline  protest  spreads  to  college

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Vergennes  to  vote  on  new  police  station  on  Tuesday

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Addison County

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ANNE  CORRIGAN,  A  teacher  for  40  years,  is  retiring  after  25  years  at  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  in  7KH 6KRUHKDP UHVLGHQW FRQWLQXHV Middlebury.  Corrigan  is  pictured  here  with  her  current  fourth-­grade  students.

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By the way

Spectators  at  this  Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (May  9)  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  baseball  home  game  DJDLQVW 0W 0DQVÂżHOG ZLOO KDYH an  opportunity  to  help  in  cancer  UHVHDUFK 7KH WHDPV ZLOO ZHDU SLQN DUPEDQGV DQG FRDFKHV ZLOO SDVV WKH KDW EHWZHHQ WKH WKLUG DQG fourth  innings  to  collect  donations  for  the  American  Cancer  Society.  7KH ÂżUVW SLWFK LV DW S P 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ PDUNV WKH VW (See  By  the  way,  Page  17A)

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  9,  2013

The  ultimate THE  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  High  School  ultimate  Frisbee  club  team  scrimmaged  against  Montpelier  last  week  and  came  away  with  a  hard-­fought,  closely  contested  loss.  Pictured  are,  left  to  right,  Mac  Groves,  Rio  McCarty  and  Ga-­ wain  Usher.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

ANwSU  residents  to  vote  on  $600,000  VUHS  roof  loan Project  could  be  rolled  into  fall  bond By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  North-­ west  Supervisory  Union  voters  on  Tuesday  will  decide  whether  to  sup-­ port  a  proposal  put  forth  by  the  Ver-­ gennes  Union  High  School  board  for  D ÂżYH \HDU ORDQ WR SXW D new  roof  on  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  leaky  class-­ room  wing  and  auditorium. ,I YRWHUV EDFN WKH ORDQ SD\PHQWV ZRXOG DGG DERXW RI DQQXDO WD[HV SHU RI DV-­ VHVVHG KRPH YDOXH DFFRUGLQJ WR DQ estimate  offered  in  April  by  ANwSU  business  manager  Kathy  Cannon.  Those  who  are  eligible  for  prebates  would  not  pay  the  full  amount  of  that  increase.  That  estimate  does  not  take  into  account  any  adjustments  for  townsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  common  levels  of  appraisals  &/$V EXW &DQQRQ VDLG WKH &/$V in  ANwSU  towns  will  not  move  the  number  much. ,Q 9HUJHQQHV EDOORWLQJ ZLOO FRLQ-­

FLGH ZLWK D YRWH RQ D PLOOLRQ and  ventilation  system;͞  and  site  im-­ bond  to  build  a  new  North  Main  SURYHPHQWV WKH\ DOVR FDOOHG FULWLFDO Street  police  station;͞  see  related  LQFOXGLQJ VWRSSLQJ ZDWHU LQ¿OWUDWLRQ story.

That  expected  bond  Polls  will  be  open  in  If voters back plan  would  also  in-­ Vergennes  from  9  a.m.  the $600,000 clude  more  favorable  WR S P LQ $GGLVRQ loan, payments long-­term  funding  for  and  Ferrisburgh  from  WKH URRÂżQJ ZRUN WR D P XQWLO S P LQ would add replace  the  short-­term  Panton  from  8  a.m.  until  about $10 of funding  called  for  in  S P DQG LQ :DOWKDP annual taxes next  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposal.

IURP D P XQWLO per $100,000 of 7KH TXHVWLRQ RI ZK\ p.m. the  board  decided  this  assessed home :KHQ WKH\ DGRSWHG spring  to  focus  solely  value, according RQ WKH URRÂżQJ FDPH XS WKHLU SURSRVDO LQ PLG $SULO 98+6 to an estimate at  a  sparsely  attended  board  members  said  offered in April informational  meeting  they  would  probably  by ANwSU DW 98+6 RQ 0RQGD\ this  fall  put  forward  an-­ business according  to  board  other  bond  proposal. manager Kathy chairman  Donald  Jo-­ That  bond  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  pos-­ chum.  VLEO\ LQ WKH PLOOLRQ Cannon.

Jochum  said  VUHS  range  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  would  prob-­ ERDUG PHPEHUV ÂżUVW GH-­ ably  at  least  fund  an  upgrade  to  the  FLGHG WKH URRÂżQJ LV OHDNLQJ EDGO\ DQG schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  aging  kitchen  and  cafete-­ causing  more  damage  to  other  build-­ ULD ZKLFK IHDWXUH HTXLSPHQW GDWLQJ LQJ HOHPHQWV DQG WKXV ZDV WKH PRVW back  to  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  construction  crucial  of  the  work  that  needs  to  be  PRUH WKDQ \HDUV DJR UHSODFHPHQW done. of  its  auditoriumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  failing  heating  ,Q FKRRVLQJ WKH ORDQ RS-­

WLRQ IRU D 0D\ YRWH -RFKXP VDLG WKH ZRUN QRU GLG WKH ERDUG ZDQW WR WDNH board  did  not  want  to  risk  another  de-­ a  chance  on  having  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spend  taxpay-­ IHDW RI D ODUJHU ERQG DQG WKXV D SR-­ ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  moneyâ&#x20AC;?  defending  its  position. tential  delay  in  the  roof-­ 7KLV SDVW 1RYHPEHU ing  project.

WKH ERDUGÂśV PLOOLRQ This past There  was  also  a  le-­ November, the proposal  that  included  JDO TXHVWLRQ RI ZKHWKHU WKH URRÂżQJ ZRUN H[-­ boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $6.5 D PLOOLRQ ERQG YRWH WHULRU LPSURYHPHQWV would  be  too  similar  to  million proposal major  auditorium  and  two  earlier  bond  propos-­ that included kitchen  and  cafeteria  als  that  ANwSU  voters  WKH URRĂ&#x20AC;QJ XSJUDGHV DQ DUWLÂżFLDO defeated.  State  law  bans  work, exterior WXUI ÂżHOG DQG D VL[ boards  and  communities  improvements, lane  track  lost  soundly.  from  asking  for  a  third  $ VSOLW ERQG SURSRVDO bond  vote  on  the  same  major auditoriRQH IRU PLOOLRQ LVVXH LQ D PRQWK SH-­ um and kitchen for  almost  all  the  work  and cafeteria riod.  inside  and  around  the  Jochum  said  that  upgrades, an VFKRRO DQG RQH IRU board  members  believed  DUWLĂ&#x20AC;FLDO WXUI PLOOLRQ IRU WKH ÂżHOG DQG D PLOOLRQ SURSRVDO Ă&#x20AC;HOG DQG D VL[ WUDFN WKHQ ORVW LQ HDUO\ that  did  not  include  February. many  elements  from  lane track lost FOUR-­POINT  PLAN HDUOLHU ODUJHU SURSRVDOV soundly.

Board  members  also  ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ OHJDO outlined  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  the  board  obtained  a  legal  opin-­ PHHWLQJ DQG LQ D Ă&#x20AC;LHU WKDW VKRXOG DU-­ ion  that  backed  that  position.  rive  in  ANwSU  homes  late  this  week  But  Jochum  said  the  board  did  not  WKHLU ORQJ UDQJH IRXU SRLQW SODQ want  to  risk  a  legal  challenge  that  for  taking  better  care  of  the  school  ZRXOG GHOD\ WKH EDGO\ QHHGHG URRÂżQJ building. Â

Step  one  is  asking  for  support  of  WKH URRÂżQJ SURMHFW RQ 0RQGD\ 7KH VHFRQG VWHS DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;\HU LV ÂłWKH ERDUG ZLOO UHFRPPHQG funding  the  annual  maintenance  budget  in  a  manner  that  will  ad-­ HTXDWHO\ DGGUHVV WKH RQJRLQJ QHHGV of  the  school.â&#x20AC;?  The  board  looked  at  comparable  schools  and  discov-­ HUHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;LHU VWDWHV ÂłRXU VTXDUH IRRW maintenance  cost  has  to  date  been  half  that  of  other  schools.â&#x20AC;?

1H[W WKH ERDUG ZLOO ÂłUHFRPPHQG the  creation  of  a  capital  improve-­ ment  fund  that  will  fund  the  larger  physical  needs  of  the  school.â&#x20AC;?  Board  members  said  such  funds  have  been  successful  at  the  ANwSU  elemen-­ WDU\ VFKRROV DQG WKH\ FRXOG UHGXFH reliance  on  bonding  in  the  future.  )LQDOO\ WKH Ă&#x20AC;\HU VDLG WKH ERDUG will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;develop  a  long-­term  plan  for  a  second  bond  that  will  begin  pay-­ ments  when  the  current  bond  is  paid  RII LQ ´ 7KDW ERQG SDLG IRU WKH major  renovation  and  expansion  of  98+6 LQ DQG WKH IXWXUH ERQG could  include  some  of  the  items  re-­ jected  by  voters  since  November. Â

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;End  of  Life  Choicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bill  clears  the  Vermont  Senate Ayer  brokers  compromise;Íž  House  next By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison,  was  working  with  RWKHU VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV HDUO\ WKLV ZHHN to  draft  compromise  language  for  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;End  of  Life  Choicesâ&#x20AC;?  bill  she  be-­ lieves  can  pass  muster  with  House  and  Senate  members  before  the  end  of  this  session.

As  of  press  time  Wednesday  eve-­ ning  it  appeared  the  Senate  had  fash-­ LRQHG D FRPSURPLVH WKDW VDWLVÂżHG of  the  30  members  of  that  body  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  more  than  the  number  needed  to  pass.  Details  on  the  compromise  were  not  immediately  available,  but  they  clearly  VDWLVÂżHG WKH ÂżUVW KXUGOH ² JDLQLQJ D majority  of  the  Senate  to  buy  in.

Thursday  and  Friday  will  see  how  close  the  updated  End  of  Life  Choices  bill  that  passed  in  the  Senate  Wednesday  will  satisfy  members  of  the  Vermont  House.

A  compromise  is  essential  if  sup-­ porters  of  the  controversial  bill  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  would  set  up  a  state-­sanctioned  process  for  physicians  to  assist  termi-­ nally  ill  patients  in  taking  their  own  lives  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  to  collect  enough  votes  WR ZLQ ÂżQDO SDVVDJH RI WKH PHDVXUH before  the  Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  adjournment  target  of  May  11  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  this  Saturday.  The  House  last  week  passed  a  bill  calling  for  Vermont  to  establish  an  Oregon-­style  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Death  with  Dignityâ&#x20AC;?  law,  through  which  doctors  could  pre-­ scribe  a  lethal  dose  of  medicine  to  re-­ questing  patients  diagnosed  as  having  less  than  six  months  to  live. %XW WKDW ELOO VXSSRUWHG E\ ÂżYH RI the  countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nine  House  representa-­ tives,  this  week  was  in  the  process  of  being  reconciled  with  a  version  passed  by  the  Senate  on  Feb.  14  that  was  far  more  rudimentary.  That  Sen-­ ate  bill  would  have  simply  grant  im-­ munity  to  physicians  who  prescribe  a  lethal  dose  of  medicine  to  terminally  ill  patients.  It  also  would  have  indem-­ nify  any  person  who  was  with  the  pa-­ tient  at  time  of  death.  Senators  were  deadlocked  15-­15  on  that  scaled-­ down  version  of  bill  S.77,  with  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott  breaking  the  tie.

Ayer,  the  Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  assistant  majority  leader  and  chairwoman  of  the  Health  and  Welfare  Committee,  was  face  this  week  with  helping  fashion  a  compro-­ mise  version  of  S.77  that  would  win  favor  in  the  Senate  for  a  more  compre-­ hensive  bill  while  maintaining  support  within  the  House.

Ayer  said  on  Monday  she  believes  the  key  to  winning  some  more  votes  in  the  Senate  lies  in  shortening  what  some  believed  was  a  too-­lengthy  bill  while  providing  assurances  that  pa-­ tients  will  be  as  informed  as  possible  before  making  the  critical  decision  of  ending  their  own  lives. ³7KH ¿UVW VHULHV RI REMHFWLRQV ZH

had  were  about  interventions,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are  we  sure  the  person  is  dy-­ ing?  Are  we  sure  the  person  is  not  depressed?  Are  we  sure  the  person  has  gotten  all  the  palliative  care  and  hospice  care  they  should  have  to  make  them  comfortable  and  make  them  want  to  live  longer?â&#x20AC;?

Supporters  also  had  to  convince  some  senators  who  believe  the  House-­passed  version  of  S.77  is  too  long,  too  complicated,  involves  too  many  hoops  and  entails  too  much  government  interference.  Early  in  the  week,  Ayer  said  she  believes  the  SURVSHFWV DUH JRRG LQ ÂżQGLQJ FRQ-­ verts  among  this  group  of  senators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  existing  legislation  that  protects  the  rights  of  patients  at  the  end  of  life,  and  I  think  we  can  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  instead  of  making  these  lists  of  check-­offs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  can  refer  to  those  things  and  make  a  bill  that  is  shorter  and  more  appealing  to  the  people  who  worry  about  state  intervention,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patients  will  JESSICA  TEETS,  LEFT,  Elyssa  Boisselle-­Sharpe  and  Leah  Jamieson  play  with  their  children  on  the  Bristol  town  green  playground  last  Thursday  still  have  protections.â&#x20AC;? afternoon.  The  town  hopes  to  renovate  the  playground  area  later  this  year.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell So  instead  of  lengthy  checklists,  Ayer  and  others  are  looking  at  a  shorter  way  of  conveying  that  pa-­ tientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  standards  of  care  will  be  ob-­ served  and  honored.  Current  state  law  already  guarantees  patients  rights,  according  to  Ayer.

By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN The  short  version  of  S.77  that  passed  BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Bristol  town  the  Senate  in  February  â&#x20AC;&#x153;had  protec-­ green  is  a  favorite  place  for  commu-­ tions  for  doctors  that  basically  allowed  nity  activity,  particularly  during  the  them  to  get  away  with  malpracticeâ&#x20AC;?  summer  months  when  it  hosts  the  and  provided  nothing  in  terms  of  guar-­ weekly  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  market,  as  well  as  antees  for  patients,  according  to  Ayer. various  events  and  festivals.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  (with  the  compromise)  we  Some  Bristol  residents  are  looking  are  going  to  end  up  in  a  place  where  to  improve  what  is  already  a  popular  we  have  protections  for  patients  and  gathering  spot.  A  team  of  six  com-­ protections  for  the  few  doctors  who  munity  members,  led  by  the  Bristol  will  wish  to  help  the  few  patients  Downtown  Community  Partnership  who  will  want  this  option,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  (BDCP)  and  supported  by  the  rec-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  help  them  get  through  reation  department,  are  looking  to  the  conversation  and  make  sure  they  renovate  the  playground  on  the  west  understand  all  of  the  options,  that  side  of  the  green. they  are  getting  all  of  the  care  they  ³:HÂśUH QRW WU\LQJ WR Âż[ DQ\WKLQJ need  and  deserve  and  can  do  this  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  broken,  but  rather  build  on  a  with  a  much  shorter  bill.â&#x20AC;? great  town  asset  in  a  way  to  hope-­ Ayer  realizes  some  of  her  colleagues  EZRA  SWARTZENTRUBER  fully  encourage  more  families  to  GETS  his  kicks  on  a  swing  on  the  are  philosophically  opposed  to  any  leg-­ linger  longer  in  Bristol,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bristol  Bristol  town  green  playground  islation  sanctioning  suicide,  and  that  resident  Jill  Kopel,  owner  of  New  last  week.  The  town  has  sent  out  a  these  lawmakers  will  not  support  S.77  survey  to  residents  for  input  on  an  Leaf  Farm  and  member  of  the  BDCP  upgrade  to  the  playground. no  matter  how  much  it  is  tweaked. board.  While  Ayer  was  optimistic  on  Mon-­ The  playground  currently  features  available  to  the  community  online.  day  of  a  compromise,  she  remained  swings,  a  slide  and  a  jungle  gym,  all  The  committee  is  planning  to  start  concerned  about  parliamentary  pro-­ of  which  are  made  from  metal  pipes. meeting  with  playground  companies  cedures  that  could  delay  or  kill  S.77.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  for  the  little  guys  to  to  begin  planning  stages  now  that  the  Among  them:  Sending  the  bill  back  to  do,  but  not  a  lot  of  imaginative  play  FRPPXQLW\ KDV LGHQWLÂżHG HOHPHQWV committee,  a  request  that  the  Senate  space,â&#x20AC;?  Kopel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seemed  like  of  the  space  that  citizens  would  like  Judiciary  panel  take  a  look  at  any  new  a  good  opportunity  for  the  BDCP  to  to  see  included. language  in  the  proposed  law,  a  vote  More  than  100  survey  respondents  spearhead  a  project  that  would  im-­ to  table  the  bill,  or  tactics  to  bury  the  LGHQWLÂżHG VDIHW\ GXUDELO-­ prove  (the  space)  for  the  measure  until  other  business  is  done  ity  and  appearance  as  their  whole  community,  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a and  the  pressure  is  on  for  the  General  top  three  priorities  for  the  rec  department  was  excited  Assembly  to  adjourn.

EZRA  SWARTZENTRUBER  PLAYS  in  the  rocks  on  the  Bristol  town  lot for the new  playground.  These  re-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  already  has  been  an  effort  to  green  playground  last  week.  A  plan  to  upgrade  the  playground  could  to  get  involved  since  they  spondents  also  favored  a  had  already  been  planning  little guys postpone  it  a  bit,  and  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  agree  include  replacing  the  rocks  with  a  softer  material. to do, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;?  look  to  the  new  to  do  work  on  the  green.â&#x20AC;? to  that,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  said. playground,  and  many  also  The  committee  got  feed-­ not a lot of back  through  the  online  imaginative suggested  replacing  the  cur-­ rent  swing  set  with  a  safer  messaging  forum  Front  play and  more  attractive  set.

Porch  Forum,  so  that  Bris-­ Kopel  said  that  favoring  tol  residents  could  identify  space.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bristol natural  materials,  like  rock  goals  and  priorities  for  the  resident and  unpainted  wood,  had  playground  renovation  license.  Jill Kopel DQRWKHU EHQHÂżW project.

Applicants  still  have  to  prove  their  ³,WÂśV D GLIÂżFXOW HFRQRPLF â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  wanted  to  make  LGHQWLW\ WKURXJK SKRWR LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ sure  the  community  supported  the  time,  but  we  are  lucky  and  fortunate  and  prove  Vermont  residency.  Ap-­ SURMHFW DQG DYRLG DQ\ ÂżUHKRXVH W\SH in  this  area  to  have  people  that  can  plicants  also  have  to  pass  eye  exams,  drama,â&#x20AC;?  said  Kopel,  referring  to  the  commit  time  and  materials  to  com-­ written  tests,  as  well  as  a  road  test  in  tension  surrounding  a  proposed  ren-­ munity  projects,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  an  inspected  and  insured  vehicle.

RYDWLRQ WR WKH %ULVWRO ÂżUHKRXVH RQ think  people  would  be  more  willing  Few  dispute  that  migrant  workers  North  Street  earlier  this  year,  which  to  do  that  than  donate  cash.â&#x20AC;? keep  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  struggling  dairy  in-­ Ultimately  though,  the  commit-­ included  aesthetic  disagreements,  GXVWU\ DĂ&#x20AC;RDW DQG WKH ELOO 6 KDG teeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  priority  is  to  make  the  Bristol  among  many  other  arguments. strong  legislative  support  this  ses-­ Krista  Siringo,  another  of  the  six  town  green  the  best  place  it  can  be. sion.  The  Senate  passed  it  by  a  27-­2  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  build  something  that  margin.  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  supports  BENNETT  EBERHARDY  PREPARES  to  head  down  the  Bristol  town  citizens  spearheading  the  project,  kids  can  be  creative  on  and  that  peo-­ plans  to  create  a  graph  and  report  the  bill  and  has  said  he  will  sign  it  green  slide  last  Thursday  afternoon.  The  town  is  hoping  to  begin  an  from  the  survey  results  and  make  it  ple  can  contribute  to,â&#x20AC;?  Kopel  said.  upgrade  to  the  playground  later  this  year. into  law.

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Migrant  driving  license  bill  clears  the  House,  105-­39 MONTPELIER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  Tuesday,  the  Vermont  House  passed  legisla-­ tion  that  would  allow  farmworkers  in  the  state  to  apply  for  driving  permits,  regardless  of  their  legal  status.

The  bill,  which  passed  with  a  de-­ cisive  105-­39  vote,  was  largely  in-­ tended  to  aid  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  population  of  1,500  migrant  workers  that  staff  dairy  farms  across  the  state.  It  cre-­ ates  a  way  for  individuals  who  can-­ not  produce  a  social  security  number  RU RWKHU VSHFLÂżF IRUPV RI LGHQWLÂż-­ cation  like  a  U.S.  passport  or  green  card)  to  apply  for  a  Vermont  driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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City  bonds  deserve  support Two  votes  facing  Vergennes  residents  next  Tuesday  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  $1.45  million  bond  to  fund  a  new  police  station,  and  a  $600,000  loan  to  replace  the  high  school  roof  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  deserve  community  support.  The  $1.45  million  police  station  proposal  is  a  scaled-­down  version  of  a  more  elaborate  $1.85  million  structure  that  was  narrowly  defeated  on  Town  Meeting  Day.  The  new  proposal,  which  cut  1,300  square-­feet,  eliminated  one  RIÂżFHU URRP ÂżWQHVV DQG LQWDNH URRPV DQG D GULYH LQ HYLGHQFH SURFHVVLQJ garage.  The  4,611-­square-­foot  building  is  still  seven  times  the  size  of  the  cur-­ rent  police  headquarters  (740-­square-­feet)  and  includes  most  of  what  was  in  WKH ÂżUVW SURSRVDO VHH VWRU\ RQ 3DJH $

For  the  $1.45  million,  the  city  will  get  a  site  on  North  Main  Street  that  pro-­ vides  enough  space  for  the  building  and  parking  (roughly  three-­quarters  of  an  acre),  a  sally  port,  two  holding  cells,  two  interview  rooms,  a  booking  room,  a  juvenile  holding  room  and  evidence  storage,  as  well  as  an  administrative  area  that  includes  a  lobby,  a  patrol  room,  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  locker  rooms,  D PXOWL SXUSRVH URRP IRU WUDLQLQJ DQG D EUHDN URRP DQ RIÂżFH IRU WKH FKLHI a  witness  interview  room,  a  technology  room  and  several  storage  rooms  for  weapons  and  records.

7KDWœV VWLOO D VXEVWDQWLDO EXLOGLQJ WKDW ZLOO UHTXLUH VLJQL¿FDQW RQ JRLQJ maintenance  costs  far  in  excess  of  what  city  residents  have  been  paying  at  the  current  site  in  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  building.  But  no  one  is  arguing  for  maintaining  the  status  quo.  All  agree  the  current  site  is  inadequate  and  poses  safety  concerns  to  the  public  when  public  events  are  ongoing  at  the  VOH,  as  well  as  operational  problems  on  a  daily  basis  for  police.

While  some  may  argue  the  building  is  still  large  for  a  community  the  size  RI 9HUJHQQHV WKH FXWV VFDOH WKH EXLOGLQJ GRZQ WR D VL]H WKDW VKRXOG ÂżW RQ WKH proposed  lot  without  having  to  buy  neighboring  land  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  more  savings  on  top  of  the  $400,000  cut  out  of  the  original  proposal.

Police  Chief  George  Merkel  told  residents  at  a  Tuesday  informational  meeting  that  he  supported  the  redesign  of  the  station  saying  that  city  police  RIÂżFHUV ZHUH ÂłGRLQJ JUHDW ZRUN´ DQG WKDW WKH SURSRVHG EXLOGLQJ ZDV ÂłWKH kind  of  facility  we  need  to  do  that.â&#x20AC;? ,WÂśV D UHDVRQDEOH SODQ WKDW ÂżWV WKH FLW\ÂśV QHHGV DQG VKRXOG JDUQHU WKH VXSSRUW of  city  residents. Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021; City  residents  also  face  a  barebones  decision  to  replace  the  Vergennes  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRROÂśV OHDN\ URRI YLD D ÂżYH \HDU ORDQ 7KDW LV WKH most  critical  element  of  larger  improvements  the  ANwSU  school  board  wants  to  push  through,  but  decided  to  isolate  this  one  expense  in  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vote  in  the  hopes  it  would  pass  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  thus  preventing  further  damage  to  the  building.  As  a  minimum  measure,  replacing  the  roof  is  a  must  to  prevent  further  damage  to  the  building  and  bigger  replacement  costs  down  the  road  if  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  QRW Âż[HG VRRQ The  tactics  of  isolating  the  roof,  however,  may  or  may  not  work  in  the  school  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  favor  when  it  comes  to  proposing  other  improvements  that  are  not  as  critical.  School  board  members  have  said  they  will  likely  propose  another  bond  this  coming  fall  in  the  neighborhood  of  $2  million  to  upgrade  A  PILE  OF  Adirondack  chairs  awaits  distribution  around  the  Middlebury  College  campus  last  week. the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  kitchen  and  cafeteria,  the  auditoriumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  heating  and  ventilation  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell V\VWHP DQG VLWH LPSURYHPHQWV WR VWRS ZDWHU LQÂżOWUDWLRQ 7KDW H[SHFWHG ERQG SURSRVDO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG ZLOO DOVR OLNHO\ LQFOXGH PRUH IDYRUDEOH ORQJ WHUP IXQGLQJ IRU WKH URRÂżQJ ZRUN While  that  is  substantially  less  than  the  $6.5  million  bond  proposal  for  school  improvements  residents  rejected  this  past  November,  it  remains  to  be  seen  whether  residents  will  view  those  remaining  components  as  critical  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  stumbled  onto  an  unexpected  joy  of  parenting:  A  two-­by-­four. enough  to  warrant  back-­to-­back  votes  to  upgrade  the  school  facility. singing  with  my  children.

Oh  hand  me  down For  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vote,  however,  the  $600,000  loan  to  replace  the  roof  makes  This  is  unexpected  because  growing  up  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sing  A  two-­by-­four, good  sense,  as  does  the  new  police  station.  with  my  parents  much,  nor  did  I  often  sing  with  my  sib-­ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  back  to  Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Angelo  S.  Lynn lings,  either.  Oh,  there  was  singing  around.  We  all  sang  For  some  more, together  in  church,  and  I  loved  it.  We  would  all  stand  up  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cause  all  my  home  are  sold when  the  priest  and  the  altar  boys  stepped  into  the  central  Right aisle  at  the  back  of  St.  Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  the  processional;Íž  Mr.  A-­way.

Huss  or  Mr.  Hoelscher  would  step  to  the  lectern  and  re-­ When  my  girls  were  very  little  and  getting  antsy  in  the  mind  us  that  we  were  singing  hymn  No.  36  in  the  green  back  of  the  car  on  a  long  trip,  or  even  just  going  to  the  Despite  a  legislative  session  that  seemed  geared  to  raise  several  broad-­ songbook,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faith  of  our  Fathersâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  and  then  the  whole  grocery  story,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  sing  them  that  song.  It  was  simple,  and  based  taxes,  news  this  week  suggests  that  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  will  get  what  church  would  explode  in  beautiful  noise  that  was  prob-­ it  would  prompt  questions  like,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  two-­by-­four?â&#x20AC;?  he  wanted:  the  appearance  of  holding  the  line  on  taxes  in  the  face  of  a  lot  of  DEO\ PRUH ÂżOOHG ZLWK KHDUW WKDQ LW ZDV and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  did  he  sell  his  house?â&#x20AC;? red-­ink  at  the  start  of  the  session.  The  somewhat  unexpected  turnaround  this  sung  in  key.

My  kids  are  used  to  me  singing;Íž  week  was  helped  by  better  than  expected  tax  receipts  for  the  month  of  April  And  there  was  singing  with  Mrs.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  sung  them  to  bed  at  night  since  (and  a  rosier  than  expected  forecast  for  the  rest  of  the  year),  and  a  proposed  Britson  twice  a  week  in  grade  school,  they  were  infants.  When  I  started  federal  tax  on  internet  sales  that,  if  passed,  could  yield  $15  million  to  $20  where  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  learn  such  classics  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;An  ZLWK WKH ÂżUVW RQH ,ÂśG EH DEOH WR JHW million  for  the  state  annually.

Old  Woman  Had  One  Big  Bedstead.â&#x20AC;?  away  with  singing  a  few  short  kid  Personal  income  revenues  were  up  $32  million  over  April  projections,  leav-­ Mrs.  Britson  also  organized  a  choir  for Â

By John songs  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old  King  Cole  Was  a  ing  the  overall  budget  $26.8  million  over  budget.  Of  that,  $16  million  goes  into  DOO IRXUWK ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK JUDGH ER\V McCright Merry  Old  Soul.â&#x20AC;?  The  second  one  three  reserve  funds  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  $4  million  for  sequester  cuts  and  $4  million  for  rainy  called  the  Mighty  Mouths.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  go  to  came  along  22  months  later,  and  then  day  funds,  and  $8  million  automatically  goes  into  the  Education  Fund. places  like  the  Rotary  and  the  Jayceeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  I  had  a  girl  on  either  knee  singing  That  surplus  gave  the  House  the  leeway  it  needed  to  back  off  tax  increases  pancake  breakfast  and  sing  a  set  of  tunes  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  an  Old  and  rocking  and  singing,  trying  to  get  both  of  them  to  to  add  to  the  reserve  fund  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  priority  of  House  Speaker  Shap  Smith  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  Cowhand  From  the  Rio  Grandâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  Long,  Farewellâ&#x20AC;?  settle  down  for  a  long  nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sleep.  As  time  dragged  on  OHIW WKH /HJLVODWXUH DQG DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ WR ÂżOO D UDWKHU VPDOO PLOOLRQ VKRUW-­ from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Sound  of  Music.â&#x20AC;? and  my  thin  cache  of  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  songs  began  to  bore  even  me,  fall.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  number  all  agreed  could  be  found  within  the  budget  with  a  few  When  I  was  really  young  the  soundtrack  of  the  break-­ I  started  singing  other  things,  like  Mother  Goose  nursery  more  tweaks. fast  table  was  KFJB-­AM,  which  had  a  lot  of  talking,  a  rhymes  and  Sandra  Boyntonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going  to  Bed  Book.â&#x20AC;?  I  The  bottom  line  is  a  win-­win  for  Democrats  in  the  Legislature  as  well  as  for  lot  of  advertising  and  the  occasional  song  (often  country  branched  out  to  songs  written  for  adults,  including  Randy  WKH JRYHUQRU HYHQ DV VSHFLÂżF WD[HV ZHUH UDLVHG RQ JDVROLQH WR Âż[ URDGV DQG and  western).  The  main  reason  to  listen  to  this  radio  sta-­ Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dayton,  Ohio  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  1903â&#x20AC;?  and  the  old  standard  bridges)  and  on  the  property  tax  (which  will  go  straight  to  education  funding). tion  was  that  it  would  let  us  know  if  they  were  cancelling  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ukulele  Lady.â&#x20AC;?  Eventually  I  started  to  hold  open  the  The  Legislature  will  miss  a  golden  opportunity,  however,  if  it  does  not  school  because  of  the  snow.  One  advertising  jingle  from  song  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  Singâ&#x20AC;?  to  the  girls  and  let  each  pick  a  song  follow  up  next  year  on  some  of  the  tough  discussions  the  House  and  Senate  those  days  that  has  particularly  stuck  with  me  is  a  guy  for  me  to  sing  to  them. undertook  this  session.  The  rationale  behind  the  decision  to  raise  tobacco  sawing  and  singing  about  a  lumber  yard: Anyone  who  knows  me  well  knows  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  a  great  taxes  by  80-­cents,  for  example,  is  just  as  valid  next  year  as  it  was  earlier  this  Oh  hand  me  down singer.  Often  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  even  a  good  singer.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  blessed  week,  even  though  it  is  now  likely  to  die  in  committee  because  the  revenues  A  two-­by-­four. with  a  tin  ear  that  makes  even  the  worst  clunkers  sound  are  no  longer  needed  to  balance  this  budget.  Similarly,  initiatives  to  put  a  tax  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A) Oh  hand  me  down on  sugar-­sweetened  drinks  should  be  reinstated  next  year  because  it  encour-­ ages  a  change  of  behavior  that  improves  public  health  and  produces  needed  revenues  that  can  be  pumped  into  health  care  reform;Íž  a  junk  food  tax  would  accomplish  the  same  thing.  As  a  person  who  considers  herself  (a)  frugal  and  (b)  business  model  ought  to  get  a  raise.

2WKHU GLIÂżFXOW ÂżVFDO PHDVXUHV ZHUH GHEDWHG DW OHQJWK ZLWK PDQ\ JRRG VXJ-­ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  still  struggling  to  get  the  hang  of  my  no-­frills  gestions  made  in  times  of  dire  need,  which  in  the  political  world  is  another  skeptical  of  new  technology,  I  have  a  confession  to  two-­year-­old  cell  phone.  But  compared  to  Mark,  when  it  way  of  saying:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;we  know  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  us,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  only  do  it  if  we  absolutely  make.

I  want  a  smartphone.  Desperately. comes  to  technological  know-­how  I  look  like  Bill  Gates. have  to.â&#x20AC;?  Businesses  make  those  tough  decisions  all  the  time;Íž  government  7KLV DGPLVVLRQ JHWV WZR UHDFWLRQV 7KH ÂżUVW IURP 6R , GLGQÂśW H[SHFW WKDW ZLWKLQ ÂżYH PLQXWHV RI RZQLQJ VKRXOG EXW UDUHO\ GRHV 7KH JURXQGZRUN ZDV ODLG RQ PDQ\ GLIÂżFXOW LVVXHV people  who  sometimes  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  look  up  from  their  an  iPhone,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  manage  to  change  the  ringtone,  a  task  this  session;Íž  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  a  shame  to  see  that  groundwork  lay  fallow. our  daughter  had  always  handled  for  him.  He  went  on  to  Angelo  S.  Lynn  own  phones  as  they  respond,  is,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,  duh.â&#x20AC;?  The  oth-­ er,  the  one  that  echoed  my  own  sentiments  until  a  few  modify  his  message  settings  and  download  three  work-­ weeks  ago,  is,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ugh,  no.  Why  would  anyone  spend  that  related  apps.  He  then  rattled  off  various  verbal  instruc-­ ADDISON COUNTY kind  of  money  every  month  on  a  stupid  phone  whose  tions  to  Siri,  the  phoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  virtual  voice  assistant,  who  sent  use  is  causing  the  rapid  meltdown  of  a  few  texts  on  his  behalf,  gave  him  a  society  as  we  know  it?â&#x20AC;? local  weather  forecast  and  all  but  of-­ Periodicals  Postage  Paid  at  Middlebury,  Vt.  05753 Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  tell  you  why:  Because  smart-­ fered  to  rub  his  feet.  (For  a  computer  Postmaster,  send  address  change  to  Addison  Independent, phones  are  freaking  awesome. that  is  not  programmed  to  speak  Ver-­ 3 2 %R[ 0DSOH 6WUHHW 0LGGOHEXU\ 9HUPRQW Â&#x2021; Â&#x2021; )D[ A  m onth  a go  I  w ouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  h ave  k nown  monter,  she  understands  him  quite  ( 0DLO QHZV#DGGLVRQLQGHSHQGHQW FRP Â&#x2021; :HE 6LWH ZZZ DGGLVRQLQGHSHQGHQW FRP that,  but  when  my  husband  Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  old  well.)

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By Jessie Raymond news  reader,  map,  GPS,  weather  for  business  reasons.

6DUDK )RRWH &DOHQGDU (GLWRU 7\SHVHWWHU %RRNNHHSHU /DXULH :HGJH $GYHUWLVLQJ $VVW $QQD +DUULQJWRQ  Jessie  Raymond &LUFXODWLRQ .HOO\ 2Âś.HHIH He  was  doubtful  about  further  test-­ FHQWHU Ă&#x20AC;DVKOLJKW FDPHUD YLGHR 3KRWRJUDSKHU 7UHQW &DPSEHOO )URQW 2IÂżFH 9LFNL 1ROHWWH ing  his  rudimentary  cell-­phone  skills.  JDPH PXVLF SOD\HU ÂżWQHVV WUDFNHU He  worried  that  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  have  to  lug  our  teenage  daughter  video  phone,  and  business  tool.  He  even  made  a  call  or  around  piggyback  so  she  could  reach  over  his  shoulders  two. to  operate  a  new  phone  for  him.

This  was  not  the  same  man  who  had  once  had  to  en-­ It  was  a  valid  concern.  Pretty  much  every  â&#x20AC;&#x153;advanceâ&#x20AC;?  roll  in  anger  management  classes  after  trying  to  update  in  technology  in  the  past  century  has  included  a  learning  a  contact  in  his  old  phone.  I  found  the  sight  of  him  con-­ curve  too  steep  for  anyone  over  the  age  of  14.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  ¿GHQWO\ VZLSLQJ WKH VFUHHQ ZKLOH SOD\LQJ $QJU\ %LUGV -RKQ )ORZHUV $QJHOR /\QQ Kim  Estey /DXULH :HGJH Vicki  Nolette wonder  those  of  us  who  grew  up  struggling  to  program  downright  sexy.

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But  the  smartphone  is  different:  It  is,  counter  to  all  stand  why  people  who  have  smartphones  are  so  attached  7KH ,QGHSHQGHQW DVVXPHV QR ÂżQDQFLDO UHVSRQVLELOLW\ IRU W\SRJUDSKLFDO HUURUV LQ DGYHUWLVHPHQWV EXW ZLOO UHSULQW WKDW SDUW RI DQ DGYHUWLVHPHQW LQ ZKLFK WKH W\SRJUDSKLFDO HUURU RFFXUUHG $GYHUWLVHU ZLOO SOHDVH QRWLI\ WKH PDQDJHPHQW LPPHGLDWHO\ RI DQ\ the  technology  that  has  come  before  it,  easier  to  operate  to  them:  They  do  thousands  of  things  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  expression  HUURUV ZKLFK PD\ RFFXU 7KH $GGLVRQ ,QGHSHQGHQW 8636 than  the  products  it  replaces.  Whoever  came  up  with  that  (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Get  ready  to  relax

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Clippings

Redialing  opinion  on  smartphone

INDEPENDENT

Around the bend

College  should  rethink  pipeline Out  of  self-­interest  Middlebury  College  should  honorably  withdraw  its  support  for  the  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project.  By  opposing  the  project  the  college  can  retain  its  â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;?  credibility  and  ensure  future  genera-­ tions  of  students.

Natural  gas  does  not  reduce  green-­ house  gas  emissions  as  previously  thought.  In  the  early  days  natural  gas  was  benign,  but  the  easy  gas  is  all  taken  and  our  methods  of  extraction  have  become  more  destructive.  We  live  in  an  age  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;extreme  energy,â&#x20AC;?  in  which  gas  must  be  fracked,  oil  comes  from  tar  sands,  and  we  remove  entire  mountaintops  to  get  coal.

New  research  demands  we  change  our  thinking.  According  to  NOAA  and  others,  a  high  percentage  (9  percent)  of  methane  is  released  at  the  point  of  gas  extraction.  It  goes  into  the  Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  atmosphere  and  is  shared  by  everyone  equally  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  even  Vermonters,  who  claim  to  be  green  because  they  do  not  tolerate  frack-­ ing  on  their  own  soil.  Methane,  a  far  more  potent  greenhouse  gas  than  CO2,  accelerates  climate  change.  The  expansion  of  natural  gas  in  Addison  County  would  promote  fracking  because  the  gas  would  come  from  fracked  sources  in  Alberta,  Canada.  The  expansion  would  be  a  collusion  with  climate  change.

Middlebury  College  should  con-­ template  that  its  business  model  is  dependent  upon  rising  generations  of  robust  youth.  The  speedier  our  tran-­ sition  to  a  world  of  climate  change,  the  speedier  our  civilizational  col-­ lapse.  If  we  apply  all  of  our  efforts  to  slowing  the  transition,  however,  if  we  admit  our  errors  for  the  sake  of  the  future  and  courageously  change  our  course  of  action,  institutions  such  as  Middlebury  that  over  the  centuries  have  become  synonymous  with  the  very  essence  of  that  civilization  are  more  likely  to  remain  relevant.

Rebecca  Foster Charlotte

Brandon  budget  opinions  offered I  would  like  to  thank  the  Brandon  selectboard  for  making  the  infor-­ mational  meeting  possible  that  took  place  last  Monday  in  regard  to  the  town  budget  re-­vote  and  thank  every-­ one  who  attended.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  thank  everyone  that  voted,  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;vote  is  your  voice.â&#x20AC;?

Following  is  what  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  see  in  regards  to  a  new,  revised  budget: Keep  the  rec  coordinator  part-­time.  If  one  were  to  do  research,  one  would  ¿QG WKDW UHFUHDWLRQ UHYHQXHV GR QRW cover  recreation  expenses.  With  a  net  recreation  increase  of  $52,000  (I  am  presuming  the  2012/2013  actual  spending  is  the  same  as  the  2012/2013  budget,  which  of  course  is  not  usually  the  case),  2,000  people  (half  the  population)  would  have  to  pay  $26.50  in  fees  to  cover  this.

Is  this  realistic  to  get  half  the  people  involved  in  the  rec  depart-­ ment?  Probably  not.  As  I  stated  at  the  informational  meeting,  there  is  no  rec-­ reation  revenue  being  reported  in  the  line  item  revenue  in  the  town  budget.  I  would  like  to  see  this  reported.  IN  NO  WAY  SHOULD  THE  REC  DE-­ PARTMENT  BE  DISSOLVED. Also,  as  I  stated  at  the  informa-­ tional  meeting,  I  have  only  seen  Mr.  Sanderson  (the  public  works  super-­ intendent)  at  a  handful  of  selectboard  meetings  in  the  couple  of  years  since  he  has  been  hired.  Thus,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  KRZ KH MXVWLÂżHV DQ DGGLWLRQDO ODERUHU at  an  addition  to  the  bottom-­line  net  Public  Works  of  $78,000  (presuming  again  2012/2013  budget  vs.  actual  spending).  What  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand:  Why  would  there  be  a  line  item  of  overtime  of  $20,000  if  we  were  to  bring  on  a  new  laborer?  That  could  go  away.

My  bottom  line  is  this:  We,  as  a  community,  need  to  work  together,  and  the  selectboard  needs  to  listen  to  the  public.  The  idea  of  Blaine  Cliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ¿QDQFH FRPPLWWHH LV ULJKW RQ WKLV LQ essence,  would  be  what  the  Jakelia-­ ses  said  was  a  taxpayersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  committee  many  years  ago).

Phyllis  Reed Brandon  town  auditor

Natural  gas  not  a  wise  investment We,  the  citizens  of  Vermont,  have  the  power  to  decide  what  we  want  the  future  of  our  uniquely  wonderful  state  to  look  like  and  what  we  want  to  stand  for.  Do  we  want  to  support  dirty  fossil  fuel  extraction  or  lead  the  way  with  forward-­thinking  clean  energy  solutions?  Are  we  going  to  engage  in  short-­term,  non-­sustain-­ (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  9,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Vote  explained  on  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;deathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bill Last  week,  the  House  passed  a  their  experiences  with  family  and  strike-­all  amendment  to  S.77  and  friends  who  committed  suicide  or  sent  it  back  to  the  Senate.  In  the  faced  a  diagnosis  of  a  terminal  dis-­ end,  I  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  bill.  ease.  Over  a  dozen  amendments  Senate  bill  S.77  is  the  so-­called  were  offered  and  debated.  Some  â&#x20AC;&#x153;death  with  dignity,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;physician-­ were  attempts  to  defeat  the  bill;Íž  assisted  suicide,â&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;end-­of-­life  others  were  attempts  to  improve  choicesâ&#x20AC;?  bill.  The  bill  started  out  the  bill.  in  the  Senate  and  was  modeled  af-­ When  it  was  all  over,  the  House  ter  the  Oregon  law  of  similar  in-­ only  changed  two  words  in  the  bill  tent.  The  Senate  worked  hard  on  that  was  proposed:  We  added  the  the  bill,  and  it  took  a  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;facility,â&#x20AC;?  and  we  twisted  course  through  change  the  letter  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bâ&#x20AC;?  to  that  body.  When  the  the  letter  â&#x20AC;&#x153;c.â&#x20AC;?  That  was  ELOO UHDFKHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU it.  it  was  amended  in  a  One  amendment  of-­ simple  but  profound  fered  gained  my  sup-­ way.  It  passed  the  Sen-­ port,  and  I  believe  it  ate  on  a  vote  of  22-­8.  best  represented  the  My  county  senators,  views  of  most  Vermont-­ Sen.  Ayer  and  Sen.  ers.  That  amendment  Bray,  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;?  on  built  on  the  bill  the  Sen-­ that  bill.  ate  passed  and  added  Philosophically,  the  protections  that  most  bill  passed  by  the  Sen-­ by Rep. Paul Ralston believed  were  missing.  ate  said  that  end-­of-­life  That  amendment  cap-­ D-Middlebury choices  were  a  matter  tured  my  belief  and  my  between  patients  and  SRVLWLRQ RQ WKLV GLIÂżFXOW their  doctors,  and  it  issue:  struck  all  of  the  procedural  com-­ Patients  and  their  doctors  ponents  of  an  Oregon-­style  law.  should  have  every  option  avail-­ The  bill  then  came  to  the  House  able  to  them  as  they  face  the  end  where  the  Human  Services  and  Ju-­ of  their  lives.  The  choice  is  their,  diciary  committee  returned  to  the  and  the  state  should  not  insinuate  Oregon-­style  law  and  made  their  itself  into  their  decisions.  own  recommendations  for  im-­ I  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;yes,â&#x20AC;?  but  the  amend-­ provements  and  enhancements  in  ment  failed,  and  then  I  voted  procedures  and  safeguards.  Even-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  state-­regulated  plan. tually,  the  bill  came  to  the  House  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  the  state  could  Ă&#x20AC;RRU RU VKRXOG EH GHÂżQLQJ WKH FULWH-­ What  ensued  was  two  long  days  ria  and  process  for  end-­of-­life  of  debate  on  the  bill.  It  was  emo-­ choices.  Government  does  not  tional,  with  proponents  and  op-­ lend  itself  well  to  a  situation  that  ponents  recounting  stories  from  requires  compassion,  consider-­

Legislative Review

DWLRQ DQG Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ ,W LV GLVLQ-­ genuous  to  suggest  that  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  situations  (health  condition,  fam-­ LO\ VXSSRUW ÂżQDQFLDO FRQGLWLRQ living  situation,  education,  etc.)  are  similar  enough  that  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one-­ VL]H ÂżWV DOO´ SURFHVV ZLOO EH HI-­ fective.  The  state  is  trying  to  de-­ ÂżQH D SODQ ZKLFK LI LPSOHPHQWHG may  lead  to  a  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death.  The  state  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  good  at  that  kind  of  thing.

Capital  punishment  is  the  most  egregious  example.  I  oppose  capital  punishment  both  on  mor-­ al  grounds  and  process  grounds.  When  the  state  tries  to  decide  if  a  person  should  be  executed,  a  process  ensues  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  long,  adver-­ sarial  process  with  highly  skilled  advocates  on  both  sides.  The  pro-­ cess  has  many  levels  of  appeal  to  several  courts  of  jurisdiction,  and  still,  the  state  can  get  it  wrong.  We  know  that  innocent  people  have  been  executed.  The  state  process  for  executions  is  imper-­ fect,  and  so  are  the  results.

There  is  a  saying  that  is  used  frequently  in  the  Legislature:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;perfectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  be  the  en-­ HP\ RI WKH ÂľJRRG ϫ 2Q WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU of  the  House,  it  was  acknowl-­ edged  that  this  bill  was  not  per-­ fect.  For  me,  I  believe  if  the  state  wants  to  control  life  and  death,  the  process  better  be  perfect  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  we  know  it  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be.  That  is  why  I  argued  that  choices  should  be  left  to  doctors  and  patients,  and  the  state  should  not  interfere.

Rep.  Paul  Ralston  can  be  con-­ tacted  at  paul@vermontcoffee-­ company.com.

Letters to the Editor College  president  not  showing  vision  on  pipeline  issue This  is  an  open  letter  to  Middle-­ bury  College  President  Ron  Li-­ ebowitz  in  response  to  his  email  to  the  college  community  supporting  the  natural  gas  pipeline.  It  appears  that  he  chose  his  words  carefully  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  his  PR  department  did  for  him,  with  only  dollars  in  mind.

Middlebury  College  has  now  shown  leadership  with  respect  to  sustainability  and  protecting  our  environment.  The  president  states  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  number  of  members  of Â

the  Middlebury  community  have  expressed  their  opposition  to  the  construction  of  a  natural  gas  pipe-­ line.â&#x20AC;?  Has  he  been  paying  attention  to  the  HUNDREDS  of  Middlebury  citizens,  including  students,  who  turned  out  for  the  Public  Service  Board  hearing  in  Hinesburg,  or  the  HUNDREDS  of  citizens  who  came  to  speak  out  at  the  Middlebury  meeting  in  April?  Or  the  citizens  of  Cornwall  and  Monkton  who  are  speaking  out  passionately  on  safety Â

issues  related  to  the  pipeline?  (None  of  whom,  Mr.  Lynn,  appear  to  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;rich  lawyersâ&#x20AC;?  as  you  termed  them  in  a  recent  editorial.)

The  college  has  turned  as  deaf  an  ear  to  them  as  did  the  U.S.  senators  who  voted  against  the  gun  registra-­ tion  measure  even  though  90  per-­ cent  of  their  constituents  supported  it.  Mr.  President,  where  is  your  courage  and  vision  now?

John  Jefferson Plattsburgh,  N.Y.

Nuovo  voted  for  death-­with-­dignity  bill  on  third  reading In  his  report  (Thursday,  May  2)  on  the  House  vote  on  the  end-­of-­life  vote,  John  Flowers  writes  that  I  was  absent  for  the  vote  on  Wednesday  night.  That  is  correct,  but  he  failed Â

to  note  that  this  was  a  vote  on  the  second  reading  (every  bill  has  three  readings).  I  was  present  at  the  third  reading  on  Thursday  morning  and  voted  in Â

favor  of  the  bill,  which  then  went  to  the  Senate.

Rep.  Betty  Nuovo Middlebury

Ilsley Public Library works toward digital future MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Staff  at  Ilsley  Public  Library  in  Middlebury  have  been  instrumental  in  making  Ver-­ mont  historical  newspapers  avail-­ able  online  and  teaching  teens  how  to  create  digital  media.

Chris  Kirby,  adult  services  and  technology  librarian  at  the  Ilsley,  has  continued  work  this  year  on  the  Vermont  Digital  Newspaper  Project  (http://library.uvm.edu/vtnp/).  More  than  125,000  pages  of  historic  news-­ papers  from  around  the  state,  includ-­ ing  Middlebury  papers  from  the  early  1800s  to  the  early  1900s,  are  now  scanned  and  can  be  accessed  for  free  at  the  Library  of  Congressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chronicling  America  project  web-­ site:  http://chroniclingamerica.loc. gov/.  Additional  federal  grant  fund-­

ing  has  been  secured  to  allow  for  the  digitization  of  100,000  more  pages  statewide  over  the  next  two  years.  The  digital  collections  are  a  boon  for  those  doing  local  history  as  well  as  genealogy  research,  and  comple-­ ment  Ilsleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  extensive  Vermont  his-­ tory  book  collection.

Librarian  for  Youth  Services  Sarah  Lawton  and  MCTV  Technology  Co-­ ordinator  Kurt  Broderson  have  part-­ nered  to  offer  Youth  Media  Lab  and  Lights,  Camera,  Action!  workshops  which  provide  a  space  for  youth  to  OHDUQ DERXW ¿OPPDNLQJ DQG WHFKQRO-­ ogy  in  an  environment  that  fosters  experimentation  and  creativity.  They  also  recently  presented  a  Tinkering  with  Technology  program,  in  which  people  of  all  ages  explored  the  in-­

ner  workings  of  electronics  with  the  help  of  experts  from  Good  Point  Re-­ cycling,  a  Middlebury  company  that  specializes  in  electronics  reuse  and  recycling.  Both  of  these  programs  are  exemplars  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;maker  movement,â&#x20AC;?  which  seeks  to  encourage  people  to  share  skills  and  knowledge  in  com-­ munity-­driven  technology  projects.

Kibry,  Lawson  and  Broderson  will  all  be  presenting  their  work  during  the  upcoming  Vermont  Library  As-­ sociation  Conference  on  May  21  (Il-­ sley  Library  is  closed  that  day  so  that  all  staff  may  attend  and  learn  about  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  happening  in  libraries  around  the  state.)   A  calendar  of  all  Ilsley  Public  Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  upcoming  programs  is  available  at  www.ilsleypublicli-­ brary.org/events.

County  Bird-­a-­thon  to  run  through  May  21 ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Although  Otter  Creek  Audubonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Bird-­a-­ thon  is  under  way,  there  is  still  plenty  of  time  for  people  to  participate.  The  event,  which  started  May  7,  runs  through  May  21.  Bird-­a-­thon  partici-­ pants  may  choose  a  24-­hour  period  anytime  between  those  dates  to  look  for  and  count  birds.  The  goal  is  to  raise  funds  for  education,  conservation  and  outreach  programs  through  bird  watching  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;birding.â&#x20AC;?

Financial  support  comes  from  peo-­ ple  making  donations  to  a  participant  or  team  by  pledging  a  certain  amount  RI PRQH\ 6RPH SHRSOH GRQDWH D Ă&#x20AC;DW sum,  others  donate  per  bird  species  sighted,  pledging,  for  example,  25  cents  per  species.

Last  year,  the  Bird-­a-­thon  fundraiser  brought  over  $2,000  to  area  schools,  including  Orwell-­Whiting,  Shoreham,  Weybridge  and  Mount  Abraham.  The  assistance  OCAS  provides  helps  offset  the  cost  of  educational  opportunities  in  natural  history  and  citizen  science.  This  year,  OCAS  has  created  a  library  of  equipment  that  can  be  loaned  to  schools.

Addison  County  is  a  great  place  for  bird  watching,  with  250  native  and Â

migrating  species  having  been  docu-­ mented.  Spring  is  the  best  time  of  year  to  see  the  most  species.  Last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bird-­a-­thon  had  eight  teams  with  one Â

team  listing  36  species  and  another  listing  104.   For  more  information,  log  onto  www.ottercreekaudubon.org  or  call  Craig  Zondag  at  453-­7237.

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) able  practices  and  be  at  the  mercy  of  a  foreign-­owned  multinational  cor-­ poration  or  pull  together  to  come  up  with  clean,  creative  energy  solutions  that  also  may  serve  as  a  model  for  others?  These  questions  are  before  us  now;͞  what  our  future  looks  like  depends  upon  the  will  and  actions  of  all  of  us.

Vermont  banned  â&#x20AC;&#x153;frackingâ&#x20AC;?  (an  incredibly  harmful  and  toxic  process  of  natural  gas  extraction)  in  2012  and  now  we  need  to  ban  the  proposed  pipeline  infrastructure  that  would  allow  fracked  gas  to  be  trans-­ mitted  from  other  unfortunate  states  and  Canada  through  Chittenden  and  Addison  counties  on  its  way  to  New  York.  Vermont  enjoys  a  reputation  for  being  a  state  that  produces  qual-­ ity  products,  values  environmental  stewardship  and  in  general  is  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;green,â&#x20AC;?  forward-­thinking,  inno-­ vative  state  with  independently Â

minded  citizens  who  care  about  the  earth  and  each  other.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reputation  and  more  importantly  the  health  of  our  environment  and  people  could  change  drastically  if  we  allow  Vermont  Gas  Systems,  otherwise  known  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  Fracked  Gas  Companyâ&#x20AC;?  and  its  Ca-­ nadian  owned  â&#x20AC;&#x153;parents,â&#x20AC;?  Gaz  MĂŠtro  and  Enbridge,  to  chart  our  future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  must  consider  the  consequences  of  our  energy  choices  beyond  our  borders.â&#x20AC;?  That  quote  is  taken  from  the  Rising  Tide  website  (www.risingtidevermont.org),  a  grassroots  organization  that  is  help-­ ing  to  bring  people  together  to  stop  the  proposed  pipeline.  If  you  care  about  our  quality  of  life,  the  environment,  the  impact  our  decisions  have  on  future  generations  and  our  beautiful  â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;?  state,  then  I  implore  you  to  get  informed  and  take  action  concerning  this  impor-­ tant  issue,  time  is  running  out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gasland  the  movieâ&#x20AC;?  or  the  re-­

cently  released  sequel  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gasland  part  ´ DUH LPSRUWDQW ÂżOPV $ QHZ ORFDO website  www.keepcornwallsafe.com  has  up-­to-­date  information  and  sug-­ gested  actions  you  can  take.  Middlebury  College  and  Cabot  currently  support  the  pipeline;Íž  let  them  know  you  want  them  to  re-­ scind  this  misguided  support.  Most  importantly,  please  let  the  Public  Service  Board  know  this  pipeline  project  is  not  in  the  best  interests  of  the  public.  They  may  be  reached  by  fax  at  802-­828-­3351,  on  the  web  at  www.psb.vermont.gov  or  by  snail  mail,  addressed  to:  Clerk  of  the  board Vermont  Public  Service  Board 112  State  St.,  Montpelier,  VT  05620-­2701 Help  move  our  state  forward  with  clean  energy,  not  backwards  with  dirty  fossil  fuel  extraction.

Elizabeth  Frank  Orwell

my  girls.  This  is  a  particularly  wel-­ come  turn  of  events  with  the  older  one,  who  will  be  heading  to  middle  school  next  year  and  all  the  distrac-­ tions  that  age  brings.  And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  that  she  can  share  the  love  of  singing  with  her  younger  sister,  who  turns  10  today  (happy  birthday,  sweetheart!).

And  they  also  sing  with  me.

Lately  during  car  rides,  the  girls  and  I  have  been  trying  to  perfect  a  song  that  they  and  their  friends  made  up.  There  is  the  regular  version  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;operaâ&#x20AC;?  version,  which  really  puts  on  airs.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  four  lines  that  is  sung  twice,  but  there  are  loads  of  variations  you  could  do  if  you  had  the  time  and  let  your  mind  run  wild.  Grandma  came  over  for  dinner  the  other  night  and  we  sang  her  the  song  DV D URXQG ZLWK WKH ÂżUVW VLQJHU VWDUW-­ LQJ RXW WKH VHFRQG VWDUWLQJ DV WKH ÂżUVW

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  urge  you,  dear  reader,  to  join  in  next  time  you  hear  a  song.  It  may  be  an  old  standard,  a  classic  rock  song,  a  TV  theme  song,  or  it  might  be  the  song  that  cracked  up  my  girls  and  me  the  other  night.  Here  are  the  words,  sing  them  through  twice: My  name  is  Bob I  am  a  cow Meow  meow  meow Meow  meow  meow.

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) to  me  like  innovative  turns  of  a  mu-­ sical  phrase.  I  try  to  be  honest  with  myself  about  my  personal  shortcom-­ ings,  but  when  it  comes  to  singing  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  happy  to  be  a  bit  delusional.

Good  students,  both  of  them,  my  girls  learned  from  Chuck  Miller  at  their  grade  school  tons  about  real  music  and  how  to  really  sing.  Thank-­ fully,  their  mother  got  them  inter-­ ested  in  dancing,  where  they  learned  about  genuine  rhythm,  coordinating  with  your  partner  in  artistic  endeav-­ ors  and  really  paying  attention  to  others.  Thankfully,  I  say,  because  now,  they  are  taking  an  interest  in  singing  together,  with  others,  and  with  me.  Finally,  a  group  of  their  friends  has  really  taken  to  singing,  so  much  so  that  raising  their  voices  in  song  is  now  comes  naturally  for Â

Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  app  for  thatâ&#x20AC;?  is  not  hy-­ perbole  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  they  do  them  with  an  elegant  economy  that  embraces,  rather  than  antagonizes,  the  user.

I  was  sold  before  I  even  found  about  what  may  be  the  best  feature  ever  invented  for  scatterbrains  like  me:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;location-­based  reminders.â&#x20AC;?  Thanks  to  its  GPS,  the  iPhone  can  be  told  to  set  off  a  reminder  not  at  a  certain  time,  but  at  a  certain  place.  An  iPhone  could  remind  me,  for  instance,  to  buy  stamps  when  I  got  FORVH WR WKH SRVW RIÂżFH ² LQVWHDG of  letting  me  drive  right  by  three  times  in  one  week.  Hallelujah.

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between  this  beautiful,  sleek,  ap-­ proachable,  entertaining  and  some-­ times  even  useful  device  and  me  is  the  exorbitant  monthly  cost.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  eligible  for  an  upgrade  next  month,  but  that  just  means  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  the  opportunity  to  pay  a  great  deal  of  money  to  allow  a  service  provider  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  to  hold  me  by  the  throat  for  another  two  years.

Is  it  worth  it?  Can  I  justify  the  hit  to  our  family  budget  just  to  own  what  is,  when  you  get  down  to  it,  merely  a  shiny  thing?

You  bet.  With  the  gas  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  save  using  location-­based  reminders  alone,  a  new  iPhone  will  practi-­ cally  pay  for  itself.

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THE  VERMONT  REAL  ESTATE  MARKET:  WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  IN  STORE  FOR  2013?  In  December,  the  Vermont  lo-­ FDO QHZV DIÂżOLDWH VWDWLRQ :&$; ran  an  end-­of-­the-­year  report  for  the  housing  trends  for  the  new  season,  and  a  synopsis  of  how  the  local  housing  market  is  gear-­ ing  up  to  meet  2013.  This  report  featured  up-­to-­date  information,  and  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;real  estateâ&#x20AC;?  forecast  for  the  coming  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  show-­ ing  sunshine  over  the  green  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  landscape!  Over  the  next  year,  experts  predict  that  local  housing  prices  will  remain  steadyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our  economy  has  been  blessed  to  have  found  consis-­ tency  in  the  price  point  of  houses  in  the  past  few  years,  and  2013  promises  to  maintain  that  con-­ sistency,  with  the  opportunity  for  the  local  housing  market  to  show  a  slight  rise  in  the  average  mean  on  home  sales,  with  single-­family  homes  and  condos  remaining  the  top  sellers.  Both  new  homes  and  remodels  are  on  the  rise  in  order  to  meet  the  market  demand,  with  local  interest  rates  remaining  low  spurring  the  median  price  point  of  home  sales  to  show  a  3.8%  growth  over  last  year.  Multi-­family  units,  land  and  commercial  property  are  slower  to  show  signs  of  picking  up  their  pace  in  the  market,  but  remain  solid  choices  for  investors  not  looking  for  a  quick  return  on  investment.  In  terms  of  remodel-­ ing,  Vermont  home  sellers  should  focus  on  completing  renovations  prior  to  listing  their  home;Íž  mar-­ ket  statistics  show  that  new  home  buyers  expect  the  home  to  be  ready  for  immediate  occupancy.  Fully  modern  updates  to  the  kitchen  and  bathroom  are  priori-­ WLHV IRU EX\HUV LQ ²HFR HIÂż-­ cient  appliances,  luxurious  details  and  surfaces  designed  for  easy  cleaningâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;such  as  stainless  steel,  granite  counters,  tile  or  hardwood  Ă&#x20AC;RRUV²DUH WRS VHOOLQJ SRLQWV IRU 2013  homes.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  real  es-­ tate  market  is  on  the  upswing  as  the  national  economy  gradually  improvesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2013  is  poised  to  be  a  successful  year,  for  buyers  and  sellers  alike!  Ingrid  Punderson  Jackson Real  Estate Â&#x2021; FHOO WROO IUHH www.middvermontrealestate.com

www.addisonindependent.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CHECK IT OUT.

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Barbara Wheelock memorial service

Shaun Rublee, 26, Starksboro STARKSBORO  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Shaun  Elliott  Rublee,  26,  of  Starksboro  died  unexpectedly  Saturday,  May  4,  2013,  at  his  home.

He  was  born  April  9,  1987,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Bruce  E.  and  Terry  (Rule)  Rublee.

His  relatives  say  he  enjoyed  hunting,  fishing,  fly-­tying,  camp-­ ing,  carpentry  and  spending  time  with  his  family.

He  is  survived  by  his  fiancÊe,  Erin  Forbes;͞  children,  Aubrey  and  Tucker  Rublee;͞  parents,  Bruce  E.  and  Terry  Rublee;͞  brothers,  Corey  and  Trevor  James,  and  a  sister,  Erin  Bent  and  their  families;͞  grandmother,  Clara  (Purinton)  Rule;͞  and  many  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  two  grandfathers,  John  Rublee  Sr.,  and  Robert  Rule,  and  his  grandmother,  Dorothy  Orvis.

A  memorial  service  will  be  held  11  a.m.  on  Friday  May,  10,  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol.  Interment  will  be  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  in  Bristol. Â

BARBARA Â WHEELOCK

SHAUN  RUBLEE In  lieu  of  flowers  contributions  may  be  made  to  Starksboro  First  Response,  Attn.  Cheryl  Estey  ,  PO  Box  91,  Starksboro,  VT  05487.

MIDDLEBURY/BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  celebration  of  life  service  for  Barbara  Wheelock  of  Middlebury,  who  died  Jan.  28,  2013,  will  be  held  at  1  p.m.  on  Saturday,  June  1,  at  Bristol  Federated  Church.  Inurnment  will  be  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  in  Bristol.

Marion Keeler graveside service

Harold Conant graveside service SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial,  with  military  honors,  for  Harold  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pudgeâ&#x20AC;?  Conant,  77,  of  Salisbury,  who  died  Dec.  28,  2012,  will  be  held  on Â

Saturday,  May  11,  2013,  at  11  a.m.,  at  MeadoWinds  Cemetery,  900  Lake  Dunmore  Road,  in  Salisbury.

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Mary Germond graveside service SUDBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  for  Mary  Katherine  Tamiso  Germond,  88,  of  Sudbury,  who  died  Feb.  17,  2013,  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  May  11,  2013,  at  2  p.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

Cemetery  in  Brandon.

The  Rev.  Ruel  Tumangday,  pastor  DW 6W 0DU\œV &KXUFK ZLOO RI¿FLDWH Following  the  ceremony  the  family  will  receive  friends  for  a  time  of  fellowship  &  remembrance.

In Loving Memory of

Matt Quesnel Twenty years ago today, our lives changed forever. You were swept into the arms of an angel and it broke our hearts to lose you.

There is not a day that passes by that we do not think of you. Your laugh, your love, your fun spirit and smile. Our fond memories of you are with us always and will be cherished forever.

There are not words to express how much we all miss and love you. You are in our hearts forever, never to be forgotten.

Love, Mom, Dad & Scott

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The  Health  Department  is  conducting  the  study  in  partnership  with  Boston  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hospital  and  the  U.S.  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention.  EEE  is  a  potentially  fatal  viral  disease  spread  to  people  and  horses  through  the  bite  of  an  infected  mosquito.

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Last  fall  two  Vermonters  died  from  EEE.  Both  lived  in  areas  where  mosquitoes  had  tested  posi-­ tive  for  EEE  virus.

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Coming  up  May  25,  the  Lincoln  Town-­wide  Lawn  Sale  will  be  held.  Many  will  have  their  own  sales  at  their  own  homes.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  forget  to  sign  up  to  be  on  the  town  map  for  your  own  sale.

There  will  be  a  sale  for  the  bene-­ fit  of  Weathervane  Senior  Housing  from  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.  The  Lincoln  Library  will  sponsor  a  sale.  The  Lincoln  Historical  Society  will  need  donations  for  the  Town-­wide Â

Lawn  Sale  and  will  also  consider  consignments.  Call  453-­2807  or  453-­7502  for  additional  informa-­ tion.  The  firemen  will  have  their  annual  lunch  at  the  firehouse.  All  of  these  organizations  very  much  appreciate  your  support.

Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Burnham  Hall  was  one  of  15  projects  statewide  to  be  awarded  a  Historic  Preservation  Matching  Grant  by  the  Vermont  Division  for  Historic  Preservation Â

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since  June  1,  2012,  can  participate.  Volunteers  will  be  screened  for  eligibility  and  there  is  no  sign  up  required  in  advance.   Eligible  participants  will  be  asked  to  complete  a  brief  survey,  and  trained  nurses  will  collect  the  blood  sample.  The  Health  Department  wants  to  learn  if  many  people  have  been  infected  with  EEE  virus  but  did  not  get  sick.  Individual  test  results  will  not  be  shared  with  participants.  All  infor-­ mation  collected  during  the  study  ZLOO EH FRQ¿GHQWLDO

at  a  May  3  ceremony  in  the  Vermont  Statehouse.  Burnhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  grant  will  aid  in  repairs  to  the  stucco  parging  and  concrete  sills  on  the  exterior  of  the  building  damaged  throughout  the  years  by  floodwaters.  The  total  project  cost  is  approximately  $10,000,  half  of  which  will  come  from  this  grant.  Mark  Benz  of  Lincoln  represented  the  Burnham  Committee  at  the  presentation.

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SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Salisbury  selectboard  members  will  act  as  a  liaison  for  the  town  and  the  resi-­ dents  in  the  following  areas:  John  Rouse,  roads;Íž  Jonathan  Blake,  WRZQ KDOO 7RP 6FDQORQ ODQGÂżOO Jack  Beasley,  legal  matters  and  Ben  Fuller,  development  review.  Of  course  any  member  can  answer  questions  about  the  town  and  KHOS UHVLGHQWV ÂżQG VROXWLRQV WR D problem.

7KLV ZHHN ZDV WKH ÂżQDO ZHHN WKLV school  year  of  the  Everybody  Wins!  mentoring  program  at  the  Salisbury  school.  Each  week  20  mentors  have  met  with  their  student  to  read,  talk  and  play  memory  games.  Thanks  to  Barbara  Andres,  Wally  Bailey,  Deb  Brighton,  Mary  Burchard,  Crispin  Butler,  Gabe  Cameron, Â

Kateri  Carmola,  Peggy  Cox,  Ceci  Desautels,  Ellen  Flight,  Jayne  Fjeld,  Suki  Fredericks,  Nancy  Galvin,  Kate  Kaster,  Sally  McClintock,  Janet  McKinnon,  Pede  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien,  Faith  Perkins,  Preston  Turner,  Nancy  Velez  and  the  late  Connie  Staats  for  their  dedication.  And  a  big  thank  you  to  Abi  Sessions,  our  coordinator,  who  spends  much  time  locating  mentors  and  giving  them  the  help  and  support  which  makes  the  program  a  success.

7KH ¿QDO *UHHQ 8S QXPEHUV DUH not  yet  available  but  there  were  many  people  out  with  green  bags  not  only  on  last  Saturday  but  other  days  too.  Although  there  are  some  areas  still  to  be  covered,  the  town  roads  are  looking  so  much  better  already.

The  Salisbury  school  has  extended  until  May  20  the  dead-­ line  for  accepting  new  or  gently  used  books  for  the  summer  read-­ ing  program.  Each  student  will  be  given  reading  material  for  the  summer  to  help  avoid  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer  lag.â&#x20AC;?  Students  who  have  shown  â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer  lagâ&#x20AC;?  may  read  books  over  the  summer  and  participate  in  the  Books  and  Bike  program.  The  more  they  read,  the  more  chances  they  have  to  win  a  bike.

A  Salisbury  resident,  William  T.  Brown,  died  this  past  winter  and  as  he  had  no  next  of  kin  his  remain-­ ing  money  was  given  to  the  school.  The  school  board  decided  to  use  the  money  to  fund  the  Books  and  Bike  program  and  also  to  do  some  play-­ ground  improvements.

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Oral History workshop is for the record No one can be left out of our human family MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Do  you  have  a  really  interesting  interview  project  in  mind  but  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  quite  know  where  to  begin  or  how  to  proceed?  The  Vermont  Folklife  Center  is  hosting  a  daylong  workshop,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oral  History:  Community  Memory  and  Passionate  Listeningâ&#x20AC;?  on  Friday,  May  17,  from  9  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  at  the  Vermont  Folklife  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  headquar-­ ters  in  Middlebury.

The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oral  History:  Community  Memory  and  Passionate  Listeningâ&#x20AC;?  workshop  combines  discussion  of  the  theories  and  methods  that  inform  oral  history  research  with  practical,  hands-­ on  training  in  oral  history  interview  techniques.  The  class  begins  with  a  demonstration  interview  followed  by  group  discussion  of  the  ethnographic  interview  process.  Attendees  will  then  work  as  teams  to  conduct  interviews  using  provided  digital  audio  recording  equipment.  The  day  concludes  with Â

UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQ RQ LQWHUYLHZLQJ DQG D GLVFXV-­ sion  of  project  ideas.

Led  by  Vermont  Folklife  Center  Director  of  Education  Gregory  Sharrow  and  Archivist  Andy  Kolovos,  this  work-­ shop  will  help  participants  develop  D SODQ IRU D ÂżHOG UHVHDUFK SURMHFW provide  hands-­on  experience  with  digi-­ tal  recording  equipment,  and  offer  a  forum  for  brainstorming  ideas  for  public  RXWUHDFK EDVHG RQ LQWHUYLHZ ÂżQGLQJV The  goal  in  offering  this  workshop  is  to  support  participants  in  develop-­ ing  their  own  project  ideas.  As  Andy  Kolovos  observes,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oral  history  is  a  powerful  tool  for  engaging  with  collec-­ tive  memory,  identifying  shared  values,  and  understanding  how  human  beings  draw  on  the  past  to  inform  action  in  the  present.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oral  History:  Community  Memory  and  Passionate  Listeningâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  part  of  the  Vermont  Folklife  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cultural Â

Sustainability  Institute  workshop  series  (www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/educa-­ tion/cultural-­sustainability/).  Cultural  sustainability  provides  a  framework  for  examining  human  experience  in  the  present  with  an  awareness  of  the  past  and  a  view  toward  the  future.

This  workshop  is  limited  to  14  partici-­ pants  and  the  registration  deadline  is  May  15.  Registration  forms  and  tuition  information  are  available  online  at  www. vermontfolklifecenter.org  or  by  calling  (802)  388-­4964.  All  classes  are  held  at  the  Vermont  Folklife  Center  building  at  88  Main  St.  in  downtown  Middlebury.

The  Vermont  Folklife  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission  is  to  broaden,  strengthen  and  deepen  our  understanding  of  Vermont  and  the  surrounding  region;Íž  to  assure  a  repository  for  our  collective  cultural  memory;Íž  and  to  strengthen  communi-­ ties  by  building  connections  among  the  diverse  peoples  of  Vermont.

I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  if  anyone  felt  the  celebrations  spread  to  learn  to  forgive  and  same  discomfort  when  applause  and  bars  and  block  parties,  tolerate  each  other.  cheers  erupted  as  Johar,  the  second  compounded  by  the  That  wisdom  is  suspect  in  the  Boston  Marathon  hype  and  muscle-­ RQH , ÂżQG P\VHOI bombings,  was  apprehended  in  a  Ă&#x20AC;H[LQJ RI VRPH RI returning  to,  even  Watertown  back  yard,  bleeding  and  the  media,  the  carni-­ WKRXJK P\ ÂżUVW too  weak  to  resist  arrest.  How  could  val-­like  atmosphere  response  is  often  any  of  this  be  cause  of  celebration:  seemed  of  a  piece  with  that  all-­too-­human  A  19-­year-­old  who  looked  no  more  the  culture  of  violence  feeling  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;throw  demonic  than  the  sweet  teenage  in  which  these  attacks  that  evil  person  sons  of  my  neighbors,  had  commit-­ KDSSHQ LQ WKH ÂżUVW out!â&#x20AC;?  ted  a  terrible  crime?  place.  The  eupho-­ Perhaps  this  is  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  me  wrong.  I  was  ria  also  distracted  us  a  habit  that  comes  appalled  by  the  explosions  at  the  away  from  what  had  from  being  a  writer.  marathon,  disheartened  by  the  happened  just  forty-­ You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  leave  WKRXJKW WKDW VRPHRQH ZRXOG LQĂ&#x20AC;LFW eight  hours  prior  to  the  someone  out  of  a  such  suffering  on  others.  I,  too,  chase:  our  congress  story  just  because  shook  my  head  at  the  horror  of  it  all.  had  voted  down  a  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  evil,  or  the  But  once  that  horror  had  a  human  gun  control  bill  that  type  of  person  you Â

By Julia Alvarez face,  as  it  most  often  does,  another  would  have  begun  to  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  in  feeling  came  unbidden  into  my  curb  access  to  weap-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;real  life.â&#x20AC;?  That  heart.  As  the  old  grandmother  who  ons  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  granted,  not  the  range  of  human  LV DERXW WR EH NLOOHG E\ 7KH 0LVÂżW crude  bombs  used  by  the  Boston  possibility  revealed  is  part  of  the  at  the  end  of  Flannery  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Marathon  bombers,  but  certainly  soul-­enlarging  power  of  great  story  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Good  Man  Is  Hard  to  the  weapons  that  had  caused  the  literature.  Terrence,  the  Roman  Find,â&#x20AC;?  says  to  her  murderer,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why,  killing  of  26  innocents  four  months  playwright  and  slave,  once  wrote:  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  one  of  my  babies  â&#x20AC;Ś  one  of  earlier  in  Newtown,  Conn.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  a  human  being.  Nothing  my  own  children.â&#x20AC;?  In  the  face  of  our  powerless-­ human  is  alien  to  me.â&#x20AC;?  That  could  This  kindredness  is  actually  ness  and  sadness  over  such  crimes,  well  be  the  motto  of  a  writer,  but  coded  in  our  genes.  how  might  we  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  a  bad  one  for  all  of  us  who  Several  years  ago  respond?  What  DVSLUH WR WKDW ÂżQDO ÂłH´ DGGHG WR WKH at  his  commence-­ might  we  do  to  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;humanâ&#x20AC;?  when  describing  hat ment  address  at  posit  another  way  ourselves. might the  college,  former  of  being  a  peace-­ The  morning  after  Johar  was  president  Bill  able  country? taken  into  custody,  I  happened  we do Clinton  mentioned  Our  own  to  run  across  a  quote  by  Audrey  that  one  of  the  to posit another community  is  Hepburn,  which  helped  me  amazing  discover-­ way of being a  good  place  to  understand  my  response  of  the  ies  of  the  sequenc-­ start.  I  recall  when  night  before:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People,  even  more  a peaceable ing  of  the  human  , ÂżUVW PRYHG than  things,  have  to  be  restored,  genome  was  that,  country? to  Middlebury  renewed,  revived,  reclaimed,  genetically,  all  commenting  to  a  and  redeemed;Íž  never  throw  out  Our own human  beings  are  friend  that  every-­ anyone.â&#x20AC;?

99.9  percent  the  community is thing  was  so  I  mourn  for  those  maimed  or  same.  Ironically,  a good place to public  in  this  small  killed  at  the  2013  Boston  Marathon,  he  added,  we  town,  everyone  their  families,  a  grieving  city.  But  I  spend  most  of  our  start. knew  when  you  also  mourn  for  Johar  and  his  older  time  focused  on  hit  a  bad  or  embar-­ brother,  Tamerlan,  and  for  how  the  one-­tenth  of  1  rassing  patch.  She  they,  too,  forgot  that  they  shared  percent,  which  makes  someone  else  reminded  me  that  my  fellow  resi-­ 99.9  percent  with  the  rest  of  us.  different  from  us.  dents  would  also  know  about  my  Julia  Alvarez  is  an  author,  most  Of  course,  the  applause  by  triumphs  and  joys,  and  that  over  recently  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wedding  In  Haiti:  Watertown  residents  was  an  expres-­ the  course  of  our  lives  together,  we  The  Story  of  Friendship.â&#x20AC;?  She  lives  sion  of  relief  and  gratitude  to  our  would  each  have  had  our  turn  at  in  Weybridge  with  her  husband,  Bill  ¿UVW UHVSRQGHUV %XW DV WKH QLJKW highs  and  lows,  a  good  incentive  to  Eichner,  a  physician  and  farmer. Â

Ways of Seeing

VSO  trio  to  play  two  area  schools ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raising  Caneâ&#x20AC;?  woodwind  trio  will  present  performances  at  Leicester  Central  School  and  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  in  Middlebury  on  May  14.  These  school  visits  have  been  made  possible  by  Neat  Repeats  Resale  Shop  of  Middlebury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raising  Caneâ&#x20AC;?  is  always  a  big  hit  in  schools.  Oboist  Ann  Greenawalt,  clarinetist  Steve  Klimowski  and  bassoonist  Janet  Polk  are  all  excellent  performers  with  years  of  experience  turning  kids  on  to  classical  music.  Their  show  focuses  on  the  unique  sounds  of  the  three  reed  instruments,  making  the  analogy  that  musical  timbres  are  the  composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  palette  of  colors.  Students  are  engaged  in  participatory  exercises  designed  to  familiarize  them  with  these  ambassa-­ dors  from  the  woodwind  family  and  sharpen  their  listening  skills.

A  rave  review  from  Grafton Â

Elementary  School:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  thoroughly  (800)  VSO-­9293,  ext.  14. enjoyed  the  performance  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Raising  Cane.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  We  found  the  woodwind  trio  to  be  very  entertain-­ i n g  and  educational.  Their  sense  of  humor  brought  the  audience  to  quick  attention.â&#x20AC;?

These  perfor-­ mances  are  part  of  the  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  statewide  SymphonyKids  education  program,  which  reached  over  23,000  schoolchildren  last  year  with  203  presenta-­ tions  for  170  schools  in  136  different  communities.

For  more  information  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raising  Caneâ&#x20AC;?  or  the  VSOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SymphonyKids  THE  VERMONT  SYMPHONY  ORCHESTRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  programs,  call  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RAISING  CANEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  WOODWIND  TRIO Eleanor  Long  at Â

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/\PH GLVHDVH ÂżOP VKRZLQJ LQ %UDQGRQ BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  award-­winning  country,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under  Our  Skinâ&#x20AC;?  takes  a  close  Lyme  disease  documentary  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under  look  at  the  science  and  politics  behind  Our  Skinâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  shown  on  Friday,  the  growing  epidemic.  It  exposes  some  May  17,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Brandon  Town  of  the  doctors  and  researchers  who  have  Hall  Community  Center,  compliments  been  linked  directly  to  the  shameful  of  local  Lyme  disease  advocates.  controversy,  including  those  who  were  Admission  is  free  and  plenty  of  seats  investigated  by  the  attorney  general  of  are  available.

Connecticut  for  illegal  practices  related  Lyme  disease  is  one  of  the  most  to  the  Infectious  Diseases  Society  misunderstood  and  of  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  controversial  illnesses  (IDSA)  treatment  of  our  time.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The exploding epidemic guidelines. exploding  epidemic  (of Lyme disease) has It  also  reveals  has  already  claimed  already claimed many the  ostracizing  and  many  victims  across  victims across the state, harsh  punishment  the  state,  with  Vermont  with Vermont having the bestowed  on  the  having  the  second-­ second-highest rate of few  researchers  highest  rate  of  infec-­ infection in the nation.â&#x20AC;? and  physicians  risk-­ tion  in  the  nation. ing  their  licenses  Described  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;next  tsunamiâ&#x20AC;?  by  to  save  lives,  those  who  continue  to  experienced  front-­line  physicians  treat-­ bravely  step  out  of  the  proverbial  box  ing  countless  numbers  of  chronically  LQ DQ HIIRUW WR IROORZ WKHLU RDWK WR ³¿UVW ill  and  disabled  patients,  but  also  being  do  no  harm.â&#x20AC;? reported  to  be  nothing  more  than  an  A  forest  ranger,  major  league  base-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;easy  to  diagnoseâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;easy  to  treatâ&#x20AC;&#x153;  ball  player,  recently  married  couple,  disease  by  a  handful  of  self-­proclaimed  pregnant  mother  and  a  rock  band  crew  experts  promoting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cost  effectiveâ&#x20AC;?  member  are  some  of  the  adults  whose  treatment,  Lyme  disease  is  no  doubt  a  struggles  with  Lyme  are  featured  on  the  national  health  crisis  threatening  the  big  screen.  The  heartbreak  and  devasta-­ health  and  welfare  of  millions. tion  caused  by  this  illness,  however,  can  Filmed  at  various  locations  across  the  best  be  seen  in  the  eyes  of  the  children Â

who  were  denied  treatment  and  dete-­ riorated  to  the  point  of  being  unable  to  speak,  walk,  play  or  attend  school,  as  their  parents  watched  in  horror  during  the  unfolding  of  this  shameful  medical  nightmare.

Doors  open  at  6:30  p.m.  and  the  movie  starts  promptly  at  7  p.m.  Running  time,  including  a  short  intermission,  will  be  approximately  two  hours.  Refreshments  will  be  served  and  educational  literature  will  be  available.  The  movie  is  not  suit-­ able  for  children.  For  more  information,  visit  VermontLyme.com  or  contact  Jackson  Whelan  at  802-­483-­4050  or  mail@vermontlyme.com.

Travel  talk  at  Ilsley  to  offer  a  crash  course  in  small  towns  across  America MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  College  student  Ryan  Kim  will  present  a  travel  talk,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small  Town  America  by  Rail,â&#x20AC;?  in  the  Ilsley  Public  Library  Community  Meeting  Room  in  Middlebury  on  Tuesday,  May  14,  at  7  p.m.

Over  the  course  of  seven  weeks  during  the  summer  of Â

2012,  Kim  traveled  across  34  states  and  over  10,000  miles  on  Amtrak  to  visit  seven  small  towns  each  with  a  population  of  about  10,000:  Yazoo  City,  Miss.;Íž  Cadillac,  Mich.;Íž  Astoria,  Ore.;Íž  Trinidad,  Colo.;Íž  Fort  Madison,  Iowa;Íž  Malvern,  Ark.;Íž  and  Wells,  Maine.  He  undertook  this  trip  completely  independently, Â

staying  in  each  town  for  approx-­ imately  three  days  with  the  intention  of  learning  everything  he  could  about  the  place.  He  will  share  stories  from  his  trip  and  talk  about  what  he  discov-­ ered  about  America  through  the  lens  of  these  small  towns.

For  more  information,  call  the  library  at  388-­4095.

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Educational  seminar  on  investing  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  9,  6-­7:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Learn  about  the  key  features  of  bonds,  stocks  and  mutual  funds  as  well  as  the  importance  of  proper  asset  alloca-­ tion.  Reservations:  877-­6559.  Refreshments  and  snacks  will  be  served.  Gardenersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  roundtable  in  East  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  9,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Sarah  Partridge  Community  Library.  Experienced  gardeners  will  discuss  market  gardening,  organic  gardening,  YHJHWDEOH DQG Ă&#x20AC;RZHU JDUGHQLQJ JUHHQKRXVH gardening,  shade  gardens  and  seed  saving.  Plants  IRU VDOH SURFHHGV EHQHÂżW SXUFKDVH RI OLEUDU\ ERRNV and  materials.  Plant  sale  on  May  11  as  well.  Info:  sarahpartridge@ilsleypubliclibrary.org.  Student  animations  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  9,  7-­8  p.m.,  51  Main.  Middlebury  College  students  in  Heimo  Wallnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studio  Art  1  course  present  their  animations.  Jazz  Showcase  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  May  9,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Student  instrumentalists  and  vocalists  present  jazz  stylings  in  an  informal,  cabaret-­style  setting.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts. Â

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May

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Green  Mountain  Club  bike  ride  in  Addison  County.  Saturday,  May  11,  time  TBA,  leave  from  the  boat  launch  below  WKH IDOOV LQ 9HUJHQQHV (DV\ PRGHUDWH PRVWO\ Ă&#x20AC;DW ride  in  the  Champlain  Valley.  Followed  by  optional  lunch  at  3  Squares  restaurant  in  Vergennes.  Helmet  required;  bring  snacks  and  water.  Contact  Ginny  Heidke  for  meeting  time  at  989-­7272  or  ginnypots@comcast.net.  Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  11,  7-­9  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-­MALT  event,  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Shorter  and  longer  routes  possible.  Leaders:  Gary  and  Kathy  Starr.  Come  for  all  or  part  of  the  walk.  Beginning  birders  welcome.  Info:  388-­1007  or  388-­6829.  Lincoln  Mountain  Magic  5K/10K  run/walk  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  May  11,  8-­11  a.m.,  starting  from  the  Lincoln  Community  School.  Third  annual  event,  fun  for  all  ages.  On-­site  registration  at  D P UDFHV DW 7R EHQHÂżW WKH )ULHQGV RI WKH Lincoln  Community  School.  Pancake  breakfast  ($3-­$5)  for  participants  and  spectators.  Info  and  UHJLVWUDWLRQ IRUPV ZZZ IULHQGVRĂ&#x20AC;FV RUJ Car  wash  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  11,  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Gaines  Insurance,  across  from  Aubuchon  Hardware.  Fundraiser  for  VUHS  Project  Graduation,  a  celebration  that  allows  graduating  VHQLRUV WR HQMR\ WKHLU ÂżQDO QLJKW ZLWK FODVVPDWHV LQ a  safe,  supervised  environment.  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  plant  sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  11,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Plants,  hanging  baskets,  shrubs,  and  select  books  for  sale.  Continues  May  12. Â

XQGHU IUHH IDPLOLHV RI ÂżYH RU PRUH 'RQÂśW forget  to  bring  your  returnables  to  support  the  Youth  Ministry  bottle  drive.  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  plant  sale  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  May  12,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Plants,  hanging  baskets,  shrubs,  and  select  books  for  sale.  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  May  12,  3-­5  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  Nearly  100  singers,  including  Middlebury  College  students,  faculty  and  staff  and  community  members,  will  perform,  accompanied  by  Tim  Guiles  and  a  chamber  orchestra  includ-­ ing  area  instrumentalists.  Free.  Info:  443-­6433  or  go.middlebury.edu/arts. Â

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Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Bristol.  Monday,  May  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Church.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@aol.com.  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Monday,  May  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  Highway  Department  conference  room.  Discussing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Namesakeâ&#x20AC;?  by  Jhumpa  Lahiri.  Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  title  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Boneâ&#x20AC;?  by  Daniel  Woodrell.  Info:  758-­2858.  Middlebury  Wind  Ensemble  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  May  13,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Midd  Winds  ensemble  draws  around  40  Addison  County  resi-­ dents  to  perform  classical  wind  ensemble  and  concert  band  repertoire.  Free.  Info:  www.middle-­ bury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  pork  chow  mein,  vegetable  rice  pilaf,  Japanese  blend  vegetables  and  Mandarin  Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  oranges.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  May  14,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­ American  Legion.  Info:  www.redcross-­ 5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  blood.org  or  1-­800-­RED-­CROSS.  388-­1946.  Adult  auditions  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Midsummer  Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Dreamâ&#x20AC;?  Arts  Walk  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  May  14,  6:30-­9  p.m.,  Holley  May  10,  5-­7  p.m.,  downtown  Hall.  The  Bristol  Gateway  Players  have  parts  avail-­ Middlebury  and  the  Marble  able  for  male  and  females  of  all  ages  Works.  Monthly  outdoor  stroll  through  town  featuring  art,  music,  NATURAL FIRST AID & SIMPLE HEALTH SOLUTIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for  this  Shakespeare  production  on  the  Bristol  green  Aug.  15-­17.  See  IRRG DQG IXQ 6HH PRQWKO\ Ă&#x20AC;LHU DW Discover easy, holistic methods to help you cope with daily character  descriptions  and  audition  www.middleburyartswalk.com.  pieces  online  at  www.facebook.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  health needs and emergencies. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll leave with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tool kitâ&#x20AC;? of com/BristolGatewayPlayers.  Also  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  5-­7  great techniques and products. Saturday, May 18, 9:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;noon, on  May  15.  Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  auditions  May  18.  p.m.,  Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small  Town  America  by  Railâ&#x20AC;?  3  Park  St.  Celebrating  the  opening  MVAA. Instructor is Barbara Clearbridge. By donation. More travel  talk  in  Middlebury.  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer  Reading,â&#x20AC;?  paintings  by  information: www.FeelingMuchBetter.org; (802) 324-9149.

Tuesday,  May  14,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Patricia  LeBon  Herb.  Library.  Over  seven  weeks  last  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  KUMON MATH AND READING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An affordable academic summer,  Middlebury  College  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  enrichment program preschool through 12th grade for students student  Ryan  Kim  traveled  across  5-­7  p.m.,  Edgewater  Gallery.  who wish to be challenged or need help catching up. Enroll Celebrating  the  opening  of  an  your child in May to take advantage of our FREE REGISTRATION 34  states  and  over  10,000  miles  on  Amtrak  to  visit  seven  small  towns.  exhibit  of  oil  paintings  by  local  Come  hear  stories  from  his  trip  and  artist  Rory  Jackson,  with  glasswork  month. 4 Frog Hollow, Middlebury. For more information contact what  he  discovered  about  America  by  Ethan  Bond-­Watts.  On  exhibit  Zelia van den Berg 388-6517. through  the  lens  of  these  towns.  through  May.  Info:  802-­458-­0098  or  WATERFALLS DAY SPA CLASSES - 2013 May 16th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spa Info:  388-­4095.  www.edgewatergallery-­vt.com.  Retirement  savings  strategies  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Products 101 We carry a lot of great products here at Waterfalls. in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  5-­7  Learn more about your favorite products from the proper way to class  May  14,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  p.m.,  ZoneThree  Gallery  in  the  Community  House.  Sage  Bahre,  Marble  Works.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Train  and  Creek,â&#x20AC;?  use each one to which ingredients are better for you and why! mixed  media  on  folded  paper  works  +H\ PD\EH \RX¡OO HYHQ Ă&#x20AC;QG D QHZ SURGXFW WR ORYH $OO FODVVHV ÂżQDQFLDO DGYLVHU ZLWK WKH 9HUPRQW Agency,  helps  retirees  get  the  most  by  M  P  Landis.  On  exhibit  through  are free! Please call 388-0311 to register. Available all year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of  their  retirement  income.  June  6.  Info:  www.zonethreegal-­ Teen Makeup & Skincare Consultation. Vouchers for make-up out  Repeats  on  May  16.  RSVP  at  (802)  lery.com  or  (800)  249-­3562.  861-­7987  and  include  names  of  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  application & skin recommendation. For Teens 13+. Come visit us people  attending  and  on  which  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  5-­7  at the spa to receive your free voucher & make an appointment. date.  p.m.,  PhotoPlace  Gallery,  3  Park  Student  play  reading  at  St.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  the  juried  photography  exhibi-­ May  14,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  tion,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mysterious  Visions,  Dreams,  Fantasies  and  Plant  sale  in  East  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  11,  9  a.m.-­noon,  Sarah  Partridge  Library.  A  variety  Reading  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Ugly  Rich:  A  Romance,â&#x20AC;?  the  work  Mirages.â&#x20AC;?  On  exhibit  through  May  18.  RI SODQWV ZLOO EH RQ VDOH 7R EHQHÂżW SXUFKDVHV RI of  senior  playwright  Stephen  Mrowiec.  Equal  parts  Free  Food  for  Life  preview  class  in  Middlebury.  library  books  and  materials.  Info:  sarahpartridge@ baroque  extravaganza,  comic  opera  and  erotic  Friday,  May  10,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  ilsleypubliclibrary.org.  nightmare.  During  the  Great  Depression  a  remote  &HUWLÂżHG )RRG IRU /LIH FRRNLQJ LQVWUXFWRU DQG /HYHO community  in  Florida  is  rocked  by  a  series  of  1  diabetes  educator  Beth  Perera  will  offer  a  free  Spring  Rummage  and  Food  Sale  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  May  11,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Shoreham  unspeakable  crimes.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. cooking  class  offering  a  preview  of  the  various  Congregational  Church.  Great  bargains.  Bag  sale,  edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  wellness  classes  she  teaches.  Register  online  at  $2,  starts  at  noon.  Drop  off  clean  clothing  dona-­ http://foodforlifepreviewmiddlebury.eventbrite.com.  tions  May  9  and  10.  Info:  897-­8591.  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  concert  in  Brandon.  Friday,  May  10,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Apple  Blossom  Derby  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  May  11,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Shoreham  Elementary  School.  Brandon  Town  Hall.  Nearly  100  singers,  including  eBook  and  Audiobook  Drop-­in  Day  Annual  10K/5K/5K  walk  fundraiser  for  Shoreham  Middlebury  College  students,  faculty  and  staff  and  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  15,  Elementary.  Registration  at  9,  fun  run  at  9:30,  race  community  members,  will  perform,  accompanied  9  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Bring  your  at  10.  Info  and  registration  at  www.shorehamderby. by  Tim  Guiles  and  a  chamber  orchestra  including  Kindle,  Nook,  iPad  or  other  e-­reader  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  help  FRP )UHH 7 VKLUW IRU ÂżUVW SDUWLFLSDQWV DUHD LQVWUXPHQWDOLVWV 'RQDWLRQV EHQHÂżW WKH WRZQ you  load  it  with  books  from  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  download-­ hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  restoration.  Info:  443-­6433  or  go.middlebury. 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Church.  Annual  event.  Also,  the  Monkton  Boy  com/BristolGatewayPlayers.  Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  auditions  May  Scout  Troop  525  will  be  selling  blueberry  bushes.  18.  Info:  453-­5192.  Solar  Decathlon  coffee  hour  in  Middlebury.  Amaryllis  vocal  ensemble  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  15,  7:30-­8:30  p.m.,  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Saturday,  May  11,  1:30-­3:30  p.m.,  Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hungry  on  the  Green.  Amaryllis,  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Early  Voice,  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;InSiteful  Coffee  Hour,â&#x20AC;?  this  is  will  perform  an  a  cappella  program  featuring  works  an  opportunity  to  learn  more  about  Middlebury  by  the  great  Renaissance  composer  Josquin  des  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2013  Solar  Decathlon  project  â&#x20AC;&#x153;InSite.â&#x20AC;?  Prez.  Suggested  donation  $12.  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  tea  party  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  May  11,  2-­4  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Blues  jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  15,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Dennis  Willmott  from  Left  Eye  Church.  Tea,  hors  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres  and  dessert.  Cost  Jump  will  provide  lead  guitar,  bass  and  drums  if  $5  per  person.  RSVP  to  Sara  at  877-­3080.  Walk-­ you  need  backup  or  take  a  break  and  let  you  play.  ins  welcome  if  space  is  available.  Wear  your  best  Bring  your  instrument  and  get  ready  to  jam.  Info:  bonnet  and  a  chance  to  win  a  bouquet.  www.go51main.com.  Roast  pork  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  11,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  &KXUFK 5RDVW SRUN PDVKHG SRWDWRHV VWXIÂżQJ vegetable,  applesauce,  rolls,  apple  crisp  with  ice  cream  and  beverage.  Served  buffet-­style.  Adults  Senior  luncheon  in  Vergennes.  $8,  children  $4.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-­3150.  Thursday,  May  16,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  St.  Silent  movie  screening  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  May  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  CVAA  sponsors  this  11,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall  and  Community  special  senior  meal  of  roast  turkey,  mashed  cauli-­ Center,  Route  7.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter  Panâ&#x20AC;?  (1924),  accompanied  Ă&#x20AC;RZHU VSLQDFK OHWWXFH EOHQG VDODG GLQQHU UROO DQG by  live  music  by  Jeff  Rapsis.  Free,  but  donations  hot  apple  crisp  with  cream.  Entertainment  by  the  to  the  town  hall  restoration  fund  appreciated.  Info:  Harwicks  at  11  a.m.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  www.brandontownhall.org.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scenes  and  Songsâ&#x20AC;?  musical  theater  concert  Free  transportation  through  ACTR:  388-­1946.  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  May  11,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Music  students  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peeperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rendezvousâ&#x20AC;?  annual  pig  roast  and  silent  auction  in  Cornwall.  Thursday,  May  16,  present  a  lively  evening  of  musical  theater,  from  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  at  the  home  of  Woody  Jackson,  opera  to  Broadway.  Free.  Info:  443-­6433  or  1301  Cider  Mill  Road.  Fundraiser  for  the  Addison  go.middlebury.edu/arts.  County  Parent  Child  Center,  with  live  music  and  entertainment  by  the  Yo-­Yo  Guy.  Tickets  $40  each  or  $80  per  family.  Tickets  and  info:  388-­3171.  Educational  seminar  on  the  stock  market  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Warbler  Warm-­upâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  16,  6-­7:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Sunday,  May  12,  7:30-­10:30  a.m.,  Bristol  Library.  Learn  about  the  stock  market  in  simple  Waterworks,  Plank  Road  east  of  North  terms,  including  its  basic  structure  and  three  prin-­ Street.  Ron  Payne  and  Warren  King  lead  ciples  that  can  help  you  become  successful  in  a  search  for  newly  arrived  spring  migrants.  investing.  Reservations:  877-­6559.  Refreshments  Hone  your  birding  ID  skills  before  leaf-­out.  and  snacks  will  be  served.  Free,  open  to  the  public.  Call  Warren  at  Red  Cross  disaster  shelter  training  in  Cornwall.  FINGER-­STYLE  GUITARIST  Matteo  Palmer  will  388-­4082  if  in  doubt  about  the  weather.  Thursday,  May  16,  6-­8:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  play  at  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont  in  Bristol  on  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  breakfast  in  Hall.  Cornwall  is  the  third  Addison  County  commu-­ Friday,  May  10,  from  6:30-­8:30  p.m.  See  the  Live  Vergennes.  Sunday,  May  12,  8-­10  a.m.,  nity  to  join  the  Red  Cross  Local  Disaster  Shelter  Music  listings  for  all  the  great  talent  performing  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  Eggs,  hotcakes,  Initiative.  Cornwall  residents  interested  in  training  around  the  county  this  weekend.

French  toast,  bacon,  sausage  and  more.  to  open  and  manage  a  local  disaster  shelter  should  Adults  $8,  seniors  $7,  kids  6-­12  $6,  kids  attend.  To  attend,  call  462-­2182  or  email  gieges@

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shoreaham.net.  Author  Sue  Halpern  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Halpern  will  be  on  hand  to  discuss  and  sign  copies  of  her  new  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Dog  Walks  Into  a  Nursing  Home:  Lessons  in  the  Good  Life  from  an  Unlikely  Teacher.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  388-­2061.  Historical  society  meeting  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bridport  Historical  House.  Business  meeting  followed  at  7:30  p.m.  by  the  program  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civil  War  Letters.â&#x20AC;?  Historical  society  presentation  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  6W %ULVWRO +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ SUHVLGHQW 6\OYLD &RIÂżQ will  speak  about  the  Bristol  Pond  Association,  using  recently  uncovered  information.  Handicap  accessible.  Free.  Refreshments  will  follow.  Info:  453-­3439  or  453-­2888.  Horticulturalist  Charlie  Nardozzi  in  Ripton.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  Church.  Renowned  horticulturalist  and  Vermont  treasure  Charlie  Nardozzi  will  give  a  brief  presen-­ tation  and  answer  audience  questions.  All  are  welcome.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Retirement  savings  strategies  class  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  0LGGOHEXU\ &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH 6DJH %DKUH ÂżQDQ-­ cial  adviser  with  the  Vermont  Agency,  helps  retir-­ ees  get  the  most  out  of  their  retirement  income.  Repeats  on  May  16.  RSVP  at  (802)  861-­7987  and  include  names  of  people  attending  and  on  which  date.  Student  travel  presentation  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  VUHS  senior  Mary  Langworthy  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bahamas  Bound  with  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rents,â&#x20AC;?  an  illustrated  talk  in  which  she  discusses  the  9-­month  sailboat  trip  she  took  with  her  parents  to  the  Bahamas  and  back.  Questions  and  light  refreshments  follow.  Free.  Info:  877-­2211.  Talk  on  parenting  teens  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  3DUHQWLQJ H[SHUW DQG DXWKRU 9LFNL +RHĂ&#x20AC;H SUHV-­ ents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  Tween  to  Teen:  Helping  Your  Child  Transition  Into  High  School.â&#x20AC;?  A  lively  and  informa-­ tive  evening  for  parents  of  students  in  grades  6-­8.  5HJLVWUDWLRQ DSSUHFLDWHG DW ZZZ YLFNLKRHĂ&#x20AC;H FRP mt-­abe  or  453-­2333,  ext.  2016.  Refreshments  provided.  Childcare  with  advance  reservation  only.  The  Caswell  Sisters  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  May  16,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  The  repertoire  of  vocalist  Rachel  and  violinist  Sara  covers  music  from  the  Great  American  Songbook  to  contemporary  jazz,  including  their  own  compo-­ sitions,  propelled  by  arresting  improvisation.  Admission  $15.  Info  and  reservations:  465-­4071. Â

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Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  beef  Stroganoff,  rotini  casserole,  Harvard  beets,  Italian  bread  and  pineapple  chunks.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Addison  County  Seed  Savers  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  This  month:  saving  eggplant  seeds.  Info:  388-­6601.  Bixby  Library  Gala  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  May  17,  6-­11  p.m.,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  Annual  fundraiser  with  music,  dining,  dancing  and  fun.  Cocktails  6  p.m.,  dinner  7  p.m.,  dessert  and  dancing  to  live  music  by  the  Grift  8:30  p.m.  Tickets  available  in  Vergennes  at  the  Bixby  Library  or  Lindaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Apparel,  or  online  at  www.bixbylibrary.org.  Info:  877-­2211.  Strumstick  gathering  in  Bristol.  Friday,  May  17,  6-­8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  Main  St.  All  are  invited  to  come  for  a  great  evening  of  play-­ ing,  learning  and  sharing  this  awesome  instrument.  Strumsticks  available.  Drop  in  any  time  between  6  and  8  p.m.  Documentary  on  Lyme  disease  in  Brandon.  Friday,  May  17,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall  and  Community  Center.  This  documentary,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under  Our  Skin,â&#x20AC;&#x153;  takes  a  look  at  the  science  and  poli-­ tics  behind  this  controversial  epidemic.  Free.  Refreshments  and  educational  literature  available.  Not  suitable  for  children.  Info:  vermontlyme.com  or  (802)  483-­4050. Â

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Early  bird  nature  walk  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  May  18,  8-­10  a.m.,  Mt.  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Bird  expert  Sue  Wetmore  leads  a  walk  to  introduce  the  birds  of  spring  and  spring  migration.  Wear  sturdy  shoes  and  dress  for  the  weather.  No  pets,  please.  Fee  $5  adults,  free  for  children  under  15.  Friendly  5K  Challenge  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  18,  8:30-­10  a.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  Fourth  annual  fundraiser  for  the  MAUHS  track  DQG ÂżHOG WHDP $OO DELOLWLHV ZDONHUV DQG UXQQHUV welcome.  Register  8:30-­8:55  a.m.,  starting  gun  ¿UHV DW 5HJLVWUDWLRQ E\ 0D\ DGXOWV VWXGHQWV DQG VHQLRUV DIWHU 0D\ Children  under  12  free  with  an  adult.  Forms  and  information  available  at  Mount  Abe  or  at  453-­4999.  Plant  sale  in  North  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  18,  8:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist  Church.  Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blanket  event  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  18,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  Mothers  Without  Borders  Vermont  and  Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Smile  invite  the  public  to  this  daylong  project  to  PDNH QR VHZ Ă&#x20AC;HHFH EODQNHWV IRU \RXQJ SDWLHQWV at  the  Vermont  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hospital  and  to  children  and  families  at  Camp  Knock  Knock.  No  sewing  skills  necessary;  come  for  all  or  part  of  the  day.  Garden  club  plant  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  18,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green  DFURVV IURP SRVW RIÂżFH 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ *DUGHQ

Club  offers  Vermont-­grown  perennials,  including  hydrangeas,  peonies,  ground  covers,  grasses  and  other  unique  plants  as  well  as  vegetables  starts  and  some  annuals.  Proceeds  support  the  garden  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  community  projects.  Green  Mountain  Club  spring  work  party  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  May  18,  9  a.m.-­noon,  meet  at  Ripton  Community  House.  Green  Mountain  Club  annual  clean-­up  offers  work  for  all  abilities;  tools  provided.  Rain  date  May  19.  Contact  Heather  Bessette  at  453-­3919  or  hbessette@yahoo.com  so  she  will  have  enough  tools  available.  &ODVV RQ QDWXUDO ÂżUVW DLG DQG VLPSOH KHDOLQJ VROX-­ tions  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  18,  9:30  a.m.-­ noon,  MVAA.  Barbara  Clearbridge  offers  easy,  natural,  holistic  methods  and  products  to  help  you  cope  with  daily  health  needs  and  emergencies.  By  donation.  More  information  at  www.feelingmuch-­ better.org,  (802)  324-­9149.  Bike  rodeo  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  parking  lot.  The  Vergennes  Knights  of  Columbus  present  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gold  Prospecting,â&#x20AC;?  a  bike  rodeo  with  prizes  for  those  who  collect  the  most  gold  nuggets  by  competing  in  various  bike  contests.  Bike  decoration,  safety  inspection,  games.  Registration  from  10  a.m.  to  noon.  No  rain  date;  event  will  take  place  even  in  light  rain.  Registration  forms  available  at  area  schools.  Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  auditions  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Midsummer  Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Dreamâ&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Holley  Hall.  The  Bristol  Gateway  Players  have  parts  available  for  boys  and  girls  for  this  Shakespeare  production  on  the  Bristol  green  Aug.  15-­17.  See  character  descriptions  and  audition  pieces  online  DW ZZZ IDFHERRN FRP %ULVWRO*DWHZD\3OD\HUV Woofstock  2013:  Festival  of  Fidos  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  18,  9:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  A  fundraising  3K  walk  or  5K  run,  with  or  with-­ out  your  dog,  followed  by  a  festival.  Dog  demon-­ strations,  pet  contests,  vendors,  food,  music  and  more.  Pledge  forms  at  the  shelter  or  at  www. homewardboundanimals.org,  or  raise  funds  online  DW ZZZ ÂżUVWJLYLQJ FRP KRPHZDUGERXQGDQLPDOV %HQHÂżWV WKH VKHOWHU ,QIR RU ZZZ KRPH-­ wardboundanimals.org.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blessing  of  the  Bikesâ&#x20AC;?  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  18,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vergennes  Eagles  Club.  Presented  by  the  Vermont  Chapter  IV  Red  Knights  ,QWHUQDWLRQDO )LUHÂżJKWHUV 0RWRUF\FOH &OXE +RW dogs  and  drinks  available  for  purchase  (spon-­ sored  by  Eagle  riders).  Info:  802-­373-­0273  or  802-­578-­1650.  MayFest  celebration  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  May  18,  1-­4  p.m.,  New  Haven  town  green.  Celebrate  spring  with  live  music  by  Old  Bones,  maypole  GDQFLQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHU FURZQV IDLU\ KRXVHV DQG PRUH $OVR SODQW VZDS DQG ORFDO YHQGRUV )UHH 7DEOHV spaces  available  for  $10;  call  Sara  at  877-­3080.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  18,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  donation:  $2.50.  Havurah  Fun(d)raiser  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  18,  7-­9:30  p.m.,  Havurah  House,  56  North  Pleasant  St.  A  gala  auction  and  cocktail  party  by  the  Addison  County  Jewish  Congregation  to  raise  IXQGV IRU WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU $GXOWV RQO\ (QWUDQFH GRQDWLRQ RI SHU SHUVRQ SHU couple,  includes  wine,  hors  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres,  desserts  and  music,  as  well  as  bidding  on  nearly  100  objects,  services  and  tutorials.  Cash  or  check.  Part  at  the  Methodist  Church.  Info:  388-­2986  or  ejosel-­ son@langrock.com. Â

May

19

SUNDAY

Rokeby  Museum  Education  Center  grand  opening  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  May  19,  2-­4  p.m.,  Rokeby  Museum,  Route  7.  Ribbon  cutting  for  the  museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  educa-­ tion  center,  as  well  as  an  opening  reception  for  the  new  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free  and  Safe:  The  Underground  Railroad  in  Vermont.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  rokeby@comcast.net  or  877-­3406.  Climate  change  talk  in  Weybridge.  Sunday,  May  19,  3-­5  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Kathryn  Blue  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding  Courage  and  Hope:  Responding  Effectively  to  Climate  Change.â&#x20AC;?  Dessert  reception  follows.  Suggested  donation  $20  or  what  you  can  afford.  Make  checks  payable  WR $&'& F R 0HDNLQ 4XDNHU 9LOODJH 5RDG Weybridge,  VT  05753.  Info:  388-­1644.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet  the  Singersâ&#x20AC;?  opera  event  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  May  19,  5-­7  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  hosts  a  reception  with  the  cast  of  the  upcoming  production  of  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Onegin.â&#x20AC;?  Hors  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres  and  performances  of  the  singersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  favorite  arias.  Cash  bar.  Tickets  $25,  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ townhalltheater.org,  or  at  the  door,  if  available. Â

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20

MONDAY

Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Monday,  May  20,  10:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Cubbers  Restaurant.  CVAA  sponsors  this  monthly  event  for  down-­home  cooking  and  friendly  service.  Menu  TBA.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  reception  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  May  20,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Celebrating  the  annual  K-­12  ANwSU  Student  Art  Exhibit,  which  runs  May  20-­June  7.  Refreshments;  music  by  Jeff  Spencer.  All  are  welcome. Â

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21

TUESDAY

Senior  BBQ  day  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  May  21,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  spon-­ sors  this  meal  of  char-­grilled  BBQ  chicken  quar-­ ter,  vegetable  pasta  salad,  northern  baked  beans,  dinner  roll  and  cheesecake  with  strawberries  and  cream.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­ 5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Health  information  session  in  Orwell.  Tuesday,  May  21,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  A  Vermont  Department  of  Health  representative  will  be  on  hand  to  discuss  Lyme  disease,  West  Nile  virus  and Â

WEDNESDAY

GED  testing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  22,  8:45  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Pre-­registration  required.  Call  388-­4392  for  info  and  to  register.  6HQLRU QLJKW PHDO DQG UDIĂ&#x20AC;H LQ %ULGSRUW  Wednesday,  May  22,  4:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Bridport  Grange.  CVAA  sponsors  an  evening  meal  of  roast  pork  loin,  mashed  potato,  green  beans  and  EURZQLH 'RRU SUL]HV DQG UDIĂ&#x20AC;H 6XJJHVWHG donation  $5.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Downtown/Recreation  Planning  Forum  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  May  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  A  public  meeting  to  discuss  recreation  and  downtown  projects  identi-­ ÂżHG LQ WKH FLW\ SODQ WKDW ZLOO LQFUHDVH WKH VWDQGDUG of  living  and  community  well-­being  of  Vergennes  residents.  Community  mixer  with  refreshments  followed  by  small-­group  discussion  and  then  a  brief  presentation  by  community  leaders  to  share  the  ideas  brought  up  in  the  small  groups. Â

May

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Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  penne  pasta,  cheese  and  Canadian  EDFRQ FUDQEHUU\ PXIÂżQ JUHHQ EHDQV DQG UHG peppers,  and  melon.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  AARP  Safe  Driver  Course  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  11  a.m.-­4:30  p.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  A  refresher  course  open  to  all  drivers  50  and  older.  The  curriculum  addresses  the  normal  physical  changes  brought  on  by  the  aging  process  and  how  to  compensate  for  these  changes.  Some  insurance  companies  offer  discounts  to  drivers  who  have  completed  this  class.  Fee  $12  for  AARP  members,  $14  for  non-­members.  Bring  a  lunch.  Info  and  registration:  870-­7182.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Menu:  meat  loaf  with  potatoes,  gravy,  corn  and  dessert. Â

L I V EM U S I C Pantet  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  9,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Michele  Fay  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  5-­7  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Bob  MacKenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Matteo  Palmer  in  Bristol.  Friday,  May  10,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont.  The  Justin  Perdue  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Equanimity  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  10,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Sol  &  Kiel  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  11,  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Ben  Carr  Music  Project  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  11,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Toast  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  11,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Mint  Julep  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Jamie  Kent  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Edd  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Cooper  and  LaVoie  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Eight  02  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

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FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­ 12:30  p.m.,  on  the  green  at  the  Marble  Works,  starting  May  4,  as  well  as  on  Wednesdays  start-­ ing  June  12.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.

MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook.

SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103.

CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com.

Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  S P 2Q WKH DLU RQ FOXE UHSHDWHU MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visi-­ tors  welcome.

Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks. Â

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Public  invited.

Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744.

American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury.

Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180.

Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.

Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-­3121.

The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW ¿UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P IUHH IRU DOO DJHV UHVHUYH D VSRW DW WKHKXE# JPDYW QHW ,QIR RU ZZZ EULVWROVNDWHSDUN FRP LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  <RXWK VXSSRUW JURXS PHHWV 0RQGD\ QLJKWV S P 7XUQLQJSRLQW &HQWHU 0DUEOH :RUNV 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR 388-­4249.

Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  %DUEDUD 1($7 1RUWKHDVW $GGLVRQ 7HOHYLVLRQ &KDQQHO )RXUWK Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  EGXQFDQ#PDGULYHU FRP 1HVKREH 6SRUWVPDQ &OXE 6HFRQG 0RQGD\ S P SRWOXFN S P PHHWLQJ )URJ +ROORZ 5RDG LQ %UDQGRQ 2WWHU &UHHN 3RHWV 2SHQ SRHWU\ ZRUNVKRS KHOG 7KXUVGD\V S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 3RHWV RI DOO DJHV DUH LQYLWHG WR VKDUH WKHLU SRHWU\ IRU IHHGEDFN HQFRXUDJHPHQW DQG RSWLRQDO ZHHNO\ DVVLJQPHQWV %ULQJ D SRHP RU WZR to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free.

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Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.

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BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  S P ZLWK HDUO\ ELUGV -DFNSRW )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQHÂżWV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG FRPPXQLW\ SURJUDPV 388-­9311. %UDQGRQ 6HQLRU &HQWHU %UDQGRQ )LUVW DQG WKLUG 0RQGD\V S P 5HIUHVKPHQWV VROG %UDQGRQ $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 7XHVGD\ ZDUP XSV S P regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  complimentary  hot Â

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Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  13,  7KXUVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P 6DOHV VXSSRUW WKH SXUFKDVH RI PDWHULDOV IRU the  circulating  library  collections.

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Bridge  club  in  Middlebury.  Thursdays,  5:30-­7:45  p.m.,  Ilsley  /LEUDU\ 6LQJOH SOD\HU ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU JLVHOD# shoreham.net.

Chess  club  in  Brandon.  Saturdays,  12:30  p.m.,  Brandon  /LEUDU\ $OO DJHV DQG DELOLWLHV ZHOFRPH &ROOHJH 6HVVLRQ IRU 6HQLRUV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ (OGHUO\ 6HUYLFHV ([FKDQJH 6W &ODVVHV IRU SHRSOH RYHU LQ EDVLF FRPSXWHU RSHUD SROLWLFV KLVWRU\ LQWHUQDWLRQDO ODZ DQG PRUH &DOO RU H PDLO FROOHJH#HOGHUO\VHUYLFHV org.

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Knitting  and  Rug  Hooking  in  Brandon.  First  and  third  :HGQHVGD\V RI HDFK PRQWK S P %UDQGRQ /LEUDU\ 3URMHFW VKDULQJ LGHD JDWKHULQJ DQG WH[WLOH camaraderie.

Knitting  group  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  1-­3  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  247-­3121.

Knitting  group  in  Vergennes.  Third  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.  %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ ,QIRUPDO DVVLVWDQFH SURYLGHG $UDEHOOD +RO]DSIHO ZHHNGD\V

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ADDISON  COUNTY  RESIDENTS  enjoy  a  guided  wildlife  walk  through  Otter  View  Park  and  the  Hurd  Grassland  off  Weybridge  Street  in  Middlebury.  MALT  and  Otter  Creek  Audubon  offer  these  monthly  walks  year  round. Â

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Arbor  Day  award KRYSTIAN  GOMBOSI  OF  Ripton  stands  with  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  at  a  recent  Arbor  Day  ceremony  at  the  Statehouse.  Gombosi,  a  sev-­ enth-­grader  at  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School,  received  an  award  for  his  entry  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing  Artâ&#x20AC;?  contest  sponsored  by  the  For-­ ests,  Parks  and  Recreation  Department.  His  sugar  maple  sketch  and  maple  â&#x20AC;&#x153;fun  factsâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  along  with  entries  from  winners  in  other  age  categories  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  be  printed  on  the  departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tree  Trading  Cards  and  distributed  throughout  the  state.

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PAGE  12A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  9,  2013

Vergennes (Continued  from  Page  1A) also  noted  that  not  all  city  taxpay-­ square  feet  smaller  than  the  structure  ers  would  feel  the  brunt  of  the  in-­ aldermen  proposed  on  Town  Meet-­ crease.  In  a  letter  addressed  to  Ver-­ ing  Day.  gennes  citizens,  Benton  pointed  to  That  $1.85  million  plan  was  nar-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  homestead  property  tax  rowly  defeated,  and  aldermen  re-­ income  sensitivity  program,â&#x20AC;?  which  sponded  by  downsizing  the  build-­ caps  property  taxes  for  those  with  in-­ LQJ &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV DSSURYHG D QHZ comes  of  $47,000  or  less  at  5  percent  GHVLJQ WKDW FXWV RXW RIÂżFHV IRU WKH of  their  income. departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sergeant  and  detective,  Hawley  said  some  residents  with  ¿WQHVV DQG LQWDNH URRPV DQG D GULYH low  property  tax  rates  as  well  as  in-­ in  evidence-­processing  comes  in  that  range  or  garage.  The  function  of  lower  could  still  see  the  latter  feature  can  be  No one at an  increase,  but  that  handled  by  the  build-­ Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hear- many  property  own-­ ingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sally  port,  they  ing quibbled ers  with  low  or  mod-­ said. erate  incomes  would  with the asThe  station  retains  not  pay  more  for  the  sessment that what  Bread  Loaf  archi-­ police  station.  the current tect  Chris  Huston  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  project  actu-­ on  Tuesday  was  a  cen-­ 740-square-foot ally  is  free  to  a  lot  of  WUDO DQG FUXFLDO IHDWXUH City Hall station people,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;secure  and  separate  is unacceptable For  others,  it  could  areas  for  victims  and  due to inadmean  $118  in  addition-­ suspectsâ&#x20AC;?  that  will  en-­ al  taxes  on  a  $200,000  sure  victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  privacy,  equate separahome,  or  $177  more  and  safety  for  victims,  tion of suspects on  a  $300,000  home.  and victims/ suspects  and  police.  The  new  station  Police  Chief  George  witnesses, unwould  include  on  its  Merkel  told  the  gath-­ desirable intersecure  â&#x20AC;&#x153;operationsâ&#x20AC;?  ering  he  supported  the  area  the  sally  port,  actions between redesign.  into  which  a  cruiser  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  guys  are  doing  theater patrons can  drive  and  unload  great  work,â&#x20AC;?  Merkel  and suspects, suspects  for  question-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  the  kind  and other infra- ing  and/or  detention;Íž  of  facility  we  need  to  structure limita- two  holding  cells;Íž  do  that.â&#x20AC;?  two  interview  rooms,  tions.

The  buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  esti-­ which  Merkel  said  are  mated  construction  cost  important  to  allow  po-­ is  $1.55  million,  and  aldermen  voted  lice  to  interview  suspects  separately;Íž  to  dedicate  $100,000  from  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  booking  room;Íž  a  juvenile  holding  Water  Tower  Fund  to  lower  the  tax  room;Íž  and  evidence  storage.  The  impact  on  city  residents.  sally  port  will  also  be  used  to  store  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  said  any  cars  being  held  as  evidence,  re-­ that  tax  impact  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;worst  yearâ&#x20AC;?  placing  the  drive-­in  area  that  was  of  a  20-­year  bond  would  be  $59  per  removed.  RI DVVHVVHG YDOXH D ÂżJXUH The  administration  area  will  in-­ he  said  would  gradually  decline  to  clude  a  lobby,  a  patrol  room  with  around  $42.  work  space  for  the  detective  and  That  estimate  includes  money  sergeant,  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  locker  for  building  maintenance  as  well  as  rooms,  a  multi-­purpose  room  that  bond  payments,  Hawley  said.  will  be  used  for  training  and  as  a  Hawley  and  Mayor  Bill  Benton  EUHDN URRP DQ RIÂżFH IRU WKH FKLHI D

Businesses  can  learn  more  about  customer  service witness  interview  room,  a  technolo-­ gy  room,  and  several  storage  rooms,  one  for  required  records  and  another  for  weapons.

No  one  there  on  Tuesday  quibbled  with  Hustonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  assessment  that  the  current  740-­square-­foot  City  Hall  station  is  unacceptable  due  to  inad-­ equate  separation  of  suspects  and  victims/witnesses,  undesirable  inter-­ actions  between  theater  patrons  and  suspects,  and  lack  of  storage,  hold-­ ing  cells,  bathrooms  and  other  neces-­ sities.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  safety  problems  around  the  basic  aspects  of  police  opera-­ tions,â&#x20AC;?  Huston  said.  Some  questions  did  crop  up  about  the  new  proposal.  Resident  Nelson  Sears  wondered  about  the  size  of  the  multi-­purpose  and  patrol  rooms.  Sears  said  he  was  VDWLVÂżHG E\ WKH DQVZHUV JLYHQ E\ Merkel  that  the  multi-­purpose  room,  among  other  things,  could  be  used  for  training  that  would  save  time  and  money,  while  the  patrol  room  had  been  enlarged  to  make  room  for  the  detective  and  sergeant,  and  could  also  be  used  for  operation  centers  during  major  cases  such  as  the  de-­ partmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  four  major  recent  heroin  busts.  Resident  Cheryl  Brinkman  asked  if  solar  or  other  forms  of  alternative  energy  had  been  considered.  Huston  said  the  scale  of  the  building  and  its  limited  hot  water  use  made  the  projected  payoff  not  economical  for  geothermal  or  solar  units  during  ini-­ tial  construction.  %HQWRQ VDLG FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG consider  adding  solar  in  the  future  if  the  payoff  was  better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  something  comes  along,  you  know  Mel,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  save  money  on  any-­ thing,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  open  to  that.â&#x20AC;?

Resident  and  former  alderman  Pe-­ WHU *DURQ DVNHG KRZ ÂżUP WKH million  construction  estimate  was.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing  is  guaranteed,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  this  is  a  pretty  simple  EXLOGLQJ ÂŤ 0HO DQG , DUH FRQÂżGHQW DQG &KULV LV FRQÂżGHQW ´ Hawley  added  that  if  costs  did  run  high  on  the  project  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  if  ap-­ proved  could  be  completed  late  in  2013  or  early  in  2014  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  aldermen  ZRXOG KDYH WR ÂżQG PRQH\ HOVHZKHUH or  come  up  with  savings.  ³2QH WKLQJ WKDW LV Âż[HG LV WKH ERQG (amount),â&#x20AC;?  Hawley  said.  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Opera  House The  requirement  to  put  in  a  costly  (Continued  from  Page  1A) the  year  with  a  budget  that  showed  a  sprinkler  system,  a  project  that  is  still  potential  loss  of  about  $9,700  on  in-­ ongoing  after  several  years  of  stops  come  of  a  little  bit  less  than  $86,000.  and  starts,  has  also  taken  FVOHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  The  FVOH  board  decided  that  time,  energy  and  money.  It  is  also  path  was  not  sustainable.  The  board  possible  that  the  emergence  of  Mid-­ earlier  this  spring  laid  off  part-­time  dleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater  has  put  events  manager  Tara  Brooks  and  cut  a  dent  in  Vergennes  Opera  House  at-­ the  hours  of  artistic  director  Eileen  tendance.  Corcoran  from  full-­time  to  roughly  LOOKING  AHEAD Still,  Rimmer  said  there  are  posi-­ half-­time.

And,  Rimmer  said,  the  board  is  tives,  starting  with  the  adoption  of  a  more  realistic  budget  â&#x20AC;&#x153;reformulatingâ&#x20AC;?  what  the  and  an  increase  in  resi-­ opera  houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to dent  members. should  be  and  how  its  look at what â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  individual  mem-­ employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  job  descrip-­ sells in our berships  have  grown,â&#x20AC;?  tion  should  read. market, what she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  re-­evaluating  RXU VWDIÂżQJ QHHGV DQG does well here. individuals  love  us.â&#x20AC;?

Moving  forward,  a  really  focusing  on  our  You come key  will  be  determining  outreach  to  the  commu-­ around to nity,â&#x20AC;?  she  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  what does our how  best  to  keep  resi-­ look  forward  to  pro-­ market want?â&#x20AC;? dents  happy  and  inter-­ ested  in  the  Vergennes  ducing/presenting  arts  events  in  the  near  future,  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Allison Rimmer, Opera  House.  Friends of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  look  at  after  we  have  evaluated  Vergennes what  sells  in  our  market,  what  sort  of  events  best  Opera House what  does  well  here,â&#x20AC;?  meet  the  needs  of  the  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  come  community.â&#x20AC;?

Rimmer  re-­emphasized  that  not  all  around  to  what  does  our  market  is  bleak.  The  theater  is  well  booked  want?  â&#x20AC;Ś  What  are  these  people  do-­ for  the  spring  and  summer,  for  ex-­ ing  on  a  Friday  night,  and  what  do  ample,  with  music,  comedy,  theater  they  want  to  do?â&#x20AC;?

Some  help  in  market  research  and  camps,  Zumba,  line  dancing,  and  lo-­ FDO QRQSURÂżW PHHWLQJV RQ WKH VFKHG-­ strategic  planning  is  on  the  way.  A  Middlebury  College  student  will  ule.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  stuff  all  the  way  work  for  the  theater  this  summer  through,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  like  through  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;MiddCoreâ&#x20AC;?  program,  which  specializes  in  pro-­ there  are  pigeons  roosting.â&#x20AC;? viding  help  in  marketing  and  busi-­ PROBLEMS  CROP  UP But  problems  have  cropped  up  in  QHVV SODQQLQJ IRU VPDOO QRQSURÂżWV One  question  to  be  researched  is  recent  years.  One  has  plagued  many  EXVLQHVVHV DQG QRQSURÂżWV 7KH UH-­ what  to  ask  of  a  FVOH  employee.  cession  that  began  in  late  2007  and  Rimmer  said  that  more  emphasis  might  be  placed  on  the  theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  leas-­ still  lingers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  business  sponsorships  went  ing  operations  and  on  serving  an  in-­ down  by  80  percent,â&#x20AC;?  Rimmer  said.  creasing  membership.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  â&#x20AC;Ś  do  we  need  to  keep  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  economy  did  its  thing.â&#x20AC;?

Also,  through  the  late  1990s  and  the  doors  open  and  keep  it  a  lovely  early  this  past  decade,  the  annual  rental  space  â&#x20AC;Ś  and  keep  contact  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladies  Rallyâ&#x20AC;?  event  brought  in  with  the  community  and  our  individ-­ substantial  funding  each  year,  while  ual  and  business  members,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Certainly,  FVOH  wants  to  contin-­ more  recently  the  event  has  been  less  ue  to  promote  what  Rimmer  called  a  successful.  Meanwhile,  concerts  and  other  â&#x20AC;&#x153;romanticâ&#x20AC;?  setting  for  special  occa-­ programs  the  opera  house  itself  sions,  including  wedding  receptions,  bridal  showers,  birthday  parties  and  sponsored  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  paying  off.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  doing  a  lot  of  program-­ bar  mitzvahs.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  not  looking  to  produce  ming  â&#x20AC;Ś  and  those  just  kept  losing  money  for  us,â&#x20AC;?  Rimmer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  our  own  shows,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  certainly  ticket  sales  would  just  cover  the  art-­ open  to  renting,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  are  istsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  fee,  and  we  would  lose  our  time  looking  to  do  something,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  here  to  do  that.â&#x20AC;? and  publicity.â&#x20AC;?

And  it  remains  a  theater  with  ex-­ The  board  hoped  hiring  an  events  manager  and  a  full-­time  artistic  di-­ cellent  acoustics.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  a  band  and  want  to  rector  would  boost  the  theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bottom  line,  but  Rimmer  said  that  perform,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  here,â&#x20AC;?  Rimmer  said. proved  not  to  be  the  case,  leading  to  CITY  REQUEST FVOH  is  also  for  a  second  straight  the  tough  personnel  decisions  of  this  year  going  to  request  $10,000  from  spring.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  a  payback  on  Vergennes  aldermen  to  help  tide  the  organization  over  until  the  reformu-­ those  investments,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

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lation  is  complete.  Rimmer  is  op-­ timistic  FVOH  will  not  have  to  ask  again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  goal  is  not  to  rely  on  city  funding  in  the  future,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  Rimmer  said  FVOH  will  again  emphasize  to  the  city  council  the  positive  economic  impact  the  the-­ ater  has  on  Vergennes,  including  by  bringing  people  downtown  who  the  spend  money  at  other  businesses.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  a  lot  of  people  coming  through,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  FVOH  can  also  document  the  many  improvements  to  Vergennes  City  Hall  the  organization  has  fund-­ ed  since  the  early  1990s.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  always  can  point  out  $1.5  million  into  this  building  was  gener-­ ated  by  the  Friends,â&#x20AC;?  Rimmer  said.  Former  FVOH  president  Gerianne  Smart  noted  that  much  of  that  money  was  spent  not  just  on  upgrading  the  theater  space,  but  on  the  building  it-­ self.  For  instance,  FVOH  oversaw  the  fundraising  to  put  a  new  roof  on  the  building  in  the  1990s  at  a  cost  of  nearly  $40,000,  none  at  taxpayer  expense;Íž  bought  a  new  furnace  that  serves  the  entire  structure;Íž  and  suc-­ cessfully  applied  for  a  $250,000  Agency  of  Transportation  grant  that  funded  repointing  of  the  buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  brick  exterior,  a  process  that  also  re-­ quired  Smart  to  attend  workshops  in  Montpelier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Friends  have  demonstrated  a  humongous,  altruistic  and  tremen-­ dous  level  of  giving  to  the  taxpayers  of  Vergennes,â&#x20AC;?  Smart  said.

Smart  called  the  current  situation  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  great  opportunity  for  the  cityâ&#x20AC;?  to  help  FVOH  stabilize  and  continue  to  operate  the  City  Hall  theater.  She  also  addressed  the  concern  ex-­ pressed  by  some  that  FVOH  said  it  would  not  ask  for  city  funding  when  it  began  the  restoration  effort  two  de-­ cades  and  $1.5  million  ago.  Smart  said  when  the  building  was  ¿UVW EXLOW HDUO\ LQ WKH WK FHQWXU\ 9HUJHQQHV RIÂżFLDOV SUREDEO\ DOVR promised  taxpayers  it  would  be  properly  maintained.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  go  back  120  years.  They  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  in  75  or  80  years  the  city  was  going  to  let  the  structure  fall  down,â&#x20AC;?  Smart  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somewhere  along  the  line  a  promise  already  was  broken.â&#x20AC;?

Regardless  of  the  council  decision,  Rimmer  said  the  theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  popularity  should  ensure  its  future  and  that  of  FVOH.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  important  part  of  this  downtown.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  the  park,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  most  people  recognize  the  value  to  the  community  of  having  a  vital  organization.â&#x20AC;?

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Brandon  struggles  with  budget Board  back  to  work  after  voters  rejected  municipal  budget By  LEE  J.  KAHRS But  Selectman  Dave  Atherton  as-­ BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  saying  serted  that,  like  any  start-­up,  the  rec-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  please  all  of  the  peo-­ reation  department  needs  time  to  de-­ ple  all  of  the  timeâ&#x20AC;?  never  had  more  velop  before  it  can  be  self-­sustaining.  meaning  then  it  does  in  Brandon  He  also  read  a  letter  from  resident  right  now. and  lister  Maria  Amma-­ Since  the  April  30  de-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so tuna,  who  said  that  since  feat  of  the  municipal  bud-­ many ways the  closure  of  the  Neshobe  get  on  a  re-­vote  by  a  2-­1  we could Sportsman  Club,  there  is  a  margin,  the  selectboard  generate void  the  recreation  depart-­ here  is  tasked  with  cut-­ PHQW FRXOG ÂżOO ting  spending  to  lower  an  revenue, Lance  Laraway  is  a  vol-­ anticipated  tax  increase  to  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just not unteer  and  coach  with  the  something  voters  can  live  reaching out, recreation  department.  He  with.  Much  of  the  talk  at  but without suggested  that  the  depart-­ an  information  meeting  a recreation ment  start  selling  conces-­ prior  to  the  re-­vote  last  sions  at  games  to  bring  in  director, we week  focused  on  cutting,  more  revenue  and  provide  not  expanding,  the  Recre-­ canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do any a  service  to  parents. ation  Department  to  a  full-­ of this.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  we  could  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lance get  local  stores  to  donate  time  director  for  $85,000.  Laraway bottled  water,  juice  boxes,  Selectboard  Chair  Devon  Fuller  was  reached  for  hamburgers  and  hotdogs,â&#x20AC;?  comment  after  the  vote  and  said  that  he  said.  Parents  are  packing  all  these  cutting  the  recreation  department  snacks  themselves  to  bring  to  games,  seemed  to  be  what  the  voters  want  and  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to.â&#x20AC;? and  what  he  would  recommend. /DUDZD\ DGGHG WKDW WKH EDOO ÂżHOGV Cut  to  Monday  nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  special  LQ 3URFWRU DUH FRPSOHWHO\ VHOI VXIÂż-­ selectboard  meeting  to  discuss  the  cient  and  funded  through  an  active  budget  and  a  host  of  people  implor-­ concession  stand.  He  also  suggested  ing  the  board  to  keep  the  recreation  doing  bottle  drives,  and  securing  department,  plus  a  petition  to  that  larger,  well-­funded  sponsors  for  rec-­ end  with  over  200  signatures  so  far.  reation  teams.

In  an  effort  to  be  inclusive,  Fuller  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  much  community  opened  the  meeting  with  a  half  hour  here,  whatever  we  need  to  do,  we  for  public  comment  on  the  budget,  can  get  things  done,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  which  lasted  an  hour.  Lynn  DuMou-­ are  so  many  ways  we  could  generate  lin,  who  led  the  group  that  gath-­ revenue,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  just  not  reaching  out,  ered  petitions  to  trigger  the  re-­vote,  but  without  a  recreation  director,  we  agreed  that  she  would  vote  for  a  new  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  any  of  this.â&#x20AC;? budget  that  lowered  taxes,  even  if  Larawayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comments  were  met  the  recreation  department  was  still  with  applause  from  those  in  atten-­ part  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spending  plan.  dance.

DuMoulin  added,  however,  that  ul-­ Wayne  Rausenburger  suggested  timately  she  and  many  others  who  looking  into  establishing  low  salt  voted  against  the  budget  would  like  and  low  sand  areas  on  some  roads  in  to  see  a  self-­sustaining  recreation  the  winter  to  save  on  sand  and  sand  department. use  and  save  money.  Others  said  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  department  does  not  need  would  compromise  the  safety  of  mo-­ to  be  funded  by  the  taxpayers,â&#x20AC;?  she  torists. said.

Rausenburger  also  suggested  put-­

ting  off  improving  sidewalks  for  a  year,  which  would  save  some  money  out  of  the  $35,000  allotted  in  the  budget  for  sidewalks.  But  Brian  Fil-­ lioe  said  that  cost  for  materials  only  goes  up,  and  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  hate  to  see  the  town  pay  more  down  the  road  by  de-­ laying  sidewalk  improvement  now.

Another  gentleman  said  that  more  emphasis  should  be  put  on  increas-­ ing  the  tax  base  in  town  rather  than  ¿JXULQJ RXW ZKDW WR FXW IURP WKH budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  we  get  clean  industry  here,â&#x20AC;?  he  asked.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art  galleries  are  not  enough.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  Woodstock.â&#x20AC;?

Fuller  argued  that  a  number  of  ef-­ forts  have  been  made  by  the  town  to  attract  industry  here,  including  a  biomass  plant,  which  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  panned  out.  He  also  said  that  improved  broadband  Internet  service  would  help  attract  more  Internet-­based  business  Brandon,  something  the  state  has  been  working  on.

In  the  end,  Fuller  said  he  supports  asking  each  department  town  to  go  through  their  budgets  line  by  line  to  ¿QG SRVVLEOH FXWV +H DOVR VXSSRUWV looking  at  part-­time  employees  that  may  be  longer  needed  if  full-­time  employees  are  being  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;By  eliminating  something  we  may  be  able  to  afford  something,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Fuller  added  that  the  board  should  also  look  at  town-­owned  property  as  possible  revenue  sources,  including  the  town  forest,  as  well  as  properties  up  for  tax  sale.

In  the  end,  Brandon  resident  Dick  Kirby  stood  and  said  that  felt  A  BEE  IS  as  busy  as  ...  well,  a  bee  as  she  makes  the  rounds  at  a  grape  hyacinth  in  Karen  Hescockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  people  who  are  receiving  town  garden  in  Orwell  last  week. services  are  getting  their  moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Photo  by  John  Melanson worth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  gladly  pay  my  taxes  be-­ cause  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  of  a  better  place  to  live  than  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  he  said,  put-­ ting  yet  another  perspective  on  the  tors  (such  as  smoking  rates)  and  pro-­ %85/,1*721 ² +HDOWK &RP-­ subject.  His  comment  was  met  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even in the healthigram  performance  measures  (such  missioner  H arry  C hen,  M D,  u nveiled  applause. as  the  number  of  registrants  with  three  new  tools  designed  to  improve  est state, there are the  Vermont  Quit  Network).  Data  the  health  of  Vermonters  at  a  recent  challenges ahead. can  also  be  viewed  on  maps  and  as  EULHÂżQJ IRU +HDOWK 'HSDUWPHQW VWDII Nearly 100,000 of us trends  by  county,  health  department  and  partners.  still smoke. Like other GLVWULFW RIÂżFH DUHD DQG KRVSLWDO VHU-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  in  the  healthiest  state,  there  companied  by  an  adult.  There  is  a  are  challenges  ahead,â&#x20AC;?  Dr.  Chen  said.  Americans, we are grow- vice  area.  Hard  copy  publications  of  $5  discount  for  those  who  regis-­ Healthy  Vermonters  2020  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nearly  100,000  of  us  still  smoke.  ing more overweight. ter  prior  to  May  13;Íž  contact  Chris  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dr. Chen State  Health  Improvement  Plan  will  Like  other  Americans,  we  are  grow-­ 0DULRQ DW RU *DEH +DP-­ also  be  available  at  the  Health  De-­ ing  more  overweight.  Not  all  babies  ilton  at  Mount  Abe  for  a  registra-­ 2)  reducing  the  prevalence  of  sub-­ partmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  12  GLVWULFW RIÂżFHV. and  children  are  protected  against  tion  form.

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By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) anniversary  of  one  of  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  days  of  giving  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  National  Association  of  Letter  Carriers  Stamp  Out  Hunger  Food  drive.  Each  year  on  the  second  Saturday  in  May,  let-­ ter  carriers  across  the  country  col-­ lect  their  customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  nonperishable  food  donations.  These  donations  go  directly  to  local  food  pantries  to  provide  food  to  people  in  need.  Last  year,  more  than  70  million  pounds  of  food  were  collected  nationally,  feed-­ ing  an  estimated  30  million  people.  Just  leave  a  nonperishable  food  do-­ nation  in  a  bag  by  your  mailbox  this  Saturday,  and  your  letter  carrier  will  pick  it  up.  This  Saturday,  May  11,  the  Case  Street  Community  Club  will  hold  a  workday  at  the  schoolhouse  at  3518  Case  St.,  Middlebury,  from  8:30  to  11:30  a.m.  Volunteers  are  being  sought  for  spring  cleanup  of  the  prominent  property  at  the  intersection  with  Quarry  Road.  Painters  are  also  needed  to  paint  the  mullions  in  the  new  windows.  LITTLE  BROWN  BATS  were  once  common  in  Vermont  but  populations  have  sharply  declined  due  to  white-­ There  will  also  be  yard  work,  and  nose  syndrome.  The  Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  is  seeking  information  from  citizens  on  the  location  of  summer  other  little  jobs  odd  jobs  around  colonies  of  these  bats. the  building  that  need  to  be  done.  Anyone  interested  in  helping  should  call  Carol  Wood  at  388-­ 3344.

State launches â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Got Bats?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; campaign Residents are asked to report conditions VERMONT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Department  is  soliciting  citizen  reports  of  bats  found  in  build-­ ings  this  summer.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cave-­ bat  species  continue  to  struggle  due  to  the  deadly  effects  of  white-­nose  syndrome.

Once  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  common  bat,  the  little  brown  bat  is  now  a  state-­ endangered  species  and  the  subject  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Got  Bats?â&#x20AC;?  campaign.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  often  ask  how  they  can  help  bats,â&#x20AC;?  said  state  wildlife  technician  Alyssa  Bennett.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reporting  bat  col-­

onies  is  one  of  the  most  important  ways  to  help  us  conserve  these  frag-­ ile  species.  We  especially  need  infor-­ mation  in  the  parts  of  the  state  north  of  I-­89.â&#x20AC;?

The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Got  Bats?â&#x20AC;?  campaign  will  continue  throughout  the  spring  and  summer.  Vermonters  are  urged  to  report  bat  colonies  in  buildings  by  ¿OOLQJ RXW D %DW &RORQ\ 5HSRUWLQJ Form  at  ZZZ YWÂżVKDQGZLOGOLIH FRP wildlife_bats.cfm  or  by  contacting  Bennett  at  802-­786-­0098. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  citizen  reports  we  received  last  summer  helped  us  locate  several  of  the  little  brown  bat  colonies  that  still  exist.  We  hope  Vermonters  will  continue  to  help  us  save  this  spe-­

cies,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bennett.

In  addition,  the  department  is  seek-­ ing  citizen  scientists  to  help  monitor  local  colonies.  Instructions  for  moni-­ toring  are  available  on  the  website,  along  with  information  on  white-­ nose  syndrome,  rabies,  bat  houses,  and  other  frequently  asked  ques-­ tions.  Department  staff  also  provide  technical  assistance  to  homeowners  seeking  to  safely  exclude  unwanted  colonies  from  their  homes.

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The  Middlebury  College  Board  of  Trustees  at  its  May  9-­11  meet-­ ings  is  scheduled  to  decide  whether  the  college  should  cease  investing  funds  in  fossil  fuels  and  weapons  manufacturing.  This  has  become  a  hot  topic  on  campus  and  has  led  to Â

formation  of  the  Socially  Respon-­ sible  Investment  Club,  which  has  produced  a  video  of  18  professors  (six  of  whom  are  department  heads,  and  one  of  whom  is  the  former  dean  of  college)  weighing  in  on  the  col-­ legeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  divestment  question.  The  link  to  the  2-­minute  trailer  of  the  video  can  be  found  at  http://vimeo.com/ facultyforward/trailer.  The  full  ver-­ sion  can  be  found  at  http://vimeo. com/facultyforward/midd.

Set  to  air  on  Thursday,  May  16,  at  7:30  p.m.  on  cable  TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  RFD  Channel,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small  Town  Big  Dealâ&#x20AC;?  will  highlight  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ma-­ ple  Landmark  Woodcraft,  the  last  solely  domestic  producer  of  wood-­ en  toys,  gifts  and  games.  Also  cued  up  for  the  show  are  spots  on  the  cheese-­making,  farming  and  sug-­ aring  life  at  Sugarbush  Farm  in  Woodstock;Íž  and  the  generational  family  business  of  Vermont  Coun-­ try  Store  with  locations  in  Weston  and  Rockingham.  RFD-­TV  covers  the  growing  rural  marketplace  with  a  wide  variety  of  programs  and  features  designed  to  connect  viewers  to  their  roots  and  intro-­ duce  others  to  this  country  way  of  life.  The  Middlebury  Union  High  School  class  of  1970  will  be  hold-­ ing  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  We  Get  to  be  60?!â&#x20AC;?  reunion  on  June  1,  beginning  at  1  p.m.  at  Branbury  State  Park  on  Lake  Dunmore.  Organizers  say  it  will  be  an  informal  get-­together,  provid-­ ing  alums  a  chance  to  gather  and  catch  up.  Attendees  should  bring Â

their  own  food,  drinks,  plates  and  cutlery,  family,  yearbooks  and  fold-­ ing  chairs.  More  information  can  be  found  through  a  newly  created  a  Facebook  page  and  by  contact-­ ing  Lin  James  Everett  at  evfamnc@ gmail.com  or  Diana  Nelson  Solie  at  geodiana100@gmail.com.

In  time  for  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  week-­ end,  the  staffed  museum  at  Crown  Point  State  Historic  Site  across  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridge  will  open  for  the  2013  season  on  the  morning  of  Saturday,  May  11.  Hours  are  9:30  a.m.  to  5  p.m.,  Thursday  through  Monday.  The  May  11  museum  opening  falls  on  the  238th  anniversary  of  the  cap-­ ture  of  the  British-­held  fort  ru-­ ins  at  Crown  Point  by  100  Green  Mountain  Boys  led  by  Captain  Seth  Warner.  An  admission  fee  for  the  museum  is  $4  for  adults,  $3  for  seniors.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  forget  to  stroll  through  the  Marble  Works  during  Friday  eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Middlebury  Arts  Walk.  There,  ZoneThree  Gallery,  on  the  WKLUG Ă&#x20AC;RRU DW 0DSOH 6W ZLOO EH holding  an  opening  reception  from  S P IRU Âł7UDLQ DQG &UHHN ´ DQ exhibit  by  Brooklyn-­based  artist  M  P  Landis.  The  show  will  feature  the  mixed-­media  series  the  artist  creat-­ ed  in  Middlebury  as  well  as  a  selec-­ tion  of  his  rare  New  England  mono-­ prints.  Also  at  the  reception  will  be  live  music  by  Green  Mountain  Celts  DQG D VKRUW ÂżOP Âł:RUG6SHDN ´ E\ Rachel  Baird  showing  in  the  main  gallery.

Corrigan learned  the  Pledge  of  Allegiance  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  year  is  the  same,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) And  teachers  are  constantly  hav-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  some  might  say  anachronistic  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  became  an  American  citizen,  taking  as  evidenced  by  the  phonograph  on  the  oath  at  Middlebury  Union  Mid-­ ing  to  roll  with  the  punches,  Corri-­ which  classics  from  Burl  Ives  get  a  dle  School  more  than  a  decade  ago  gan  said.  She  likened  the  education  spin  during  music  times.  Books,  in-­ with  some  of  her  former  students  system  to  a  bumper-­cars  course;Íž  you  can  be  proceeding  in  one  direction  cluding  a  massive  dictionary,  adorn  watching.

And  she  has  accumulated  plenty  or  teaching  method  for  a  short  while  the  shelves  and  tables  and  beckon  to  the  students.  Copious  amounts  of  of  former  students  since  joining  the  only  to  be  bumped  and  sent  on  a  dif-­ childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  and  drawings  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  Mary  Hogan  School  staff  in  1988.  ferent  course  or  curricular  concept.  Her  family  had  moved  to  Vermont  All  the  while,  she  said,  she  has  ap-­ fancy  charts  and  graph-­ LQ 6KH ÂżUVW WDXJKW preciated  the  inclusiveness  and  di-­ ics  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  plastered  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the at  Shrewsburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Moun-­ versity  that  the  public  school  system  the  walls  and  ceiling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  gotten  on  things I get most tain  School  and  was  provides. thrilled  when  then-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  done  over  my  years  is  the  technology  train,â&#x20AC;?  pleasure from Mary  Hogan  School  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  worked  hard  and  strived  to  get  Corrigan  says  unapolo-­ is recognizing Principal  Henry  Scipi-­ some  sense  and  understanding  about  getically.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  one  offered  her  a  4th-­ how  children  learn  and  how  to  sup-­ time  for  me  to  jump  (the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) grade  teaching  job.  It  port  them  in  their  learning,â&#x20AC;?  Cor-­ ship,  because  that  ship  individual would  remain,  along  rigan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  things  I  get  is  sailing  on  and  I  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  differences and with  3rd  grade,  her  fa-­ most  pleasure  from  is  recognizing  be  on  it.â&#x20AC;? making sure vorite  demographic  to  their  individual  differences  and  mak-­ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  ship  that  she  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough teach. ing  sure  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  enough  variety  â&#x20AC;Ś  is  glad  to  cede  to  new  variety â&#x20AC;Ś that â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  call  these  years  WKDW HYHU\ FKLOG FDQ HQJDJH Ă&#x20AC;RXULVK deckhands. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the  bridge  years,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  shine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  like  to  bow  every child can â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wonderful  for  them  to  out  and  let  people  with  HQJDJH Ă RXULVK and  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the  cementing  years,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Corrigan  said.  recognize  their  gifts.â&#x20AC;? a  lot  of  energy  come  in  and shine.â&#x20AC;?

Corrigan  will  be  leaving  a  school  and  become  wonder-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; teacher The  terminology,  she  ful  teachers,â&#x20AC;?  Corrigan  Anne Corrigan VDLG UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV WKH IDFW that  is  physically  larger  but  serving  that  in  grades  3  and  4,  far  fewer  students  than  when  she  said. students  are  taking  the  arrived  in  1988.  Back  then,  there  WHERE  IT  ALL  basic  learning  foundation  they  have  were  620  students  at  Mary  Hogan,  BEGAN And  with  the  changing  of  the  gleaned  in  K-­2  and  are  now  ready  to  requiring  an  on-­site  expansion  proj-­ guard,  Corrigan  can  look  back  at  a  hone  those  skills  by  using  them  to  ect.  Now  the  enrollment  is  down  to  400,  mirroring  a  trend  long  teaching  career  spanning  four  further  their  education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  the  princi-­ in  most  of  the  state.  She  decades  and  two  continents.  It  be-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I call these credited  the  Middle-­ gan  following  her  graduation  from  ple,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You  learn  to  read  bury  community  with  /RQGRQ 8QLYHUVLW\ DQG KHU ÂżUVW and  then  you  read  to  years, grades 3 and 4, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the maintaining  the  qual-­ teaching  assignment,  teaching  at  an  learn,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Corrigan  said.

And  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done  a  bridge years,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ity  of  the  Mary  Hogan  elementary  school  in  Greece.  There  School  in  spite  of  the  she  met  her  American  husband  and  cracking  good  job  at  and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the decline  in  student  num-­ would  return  to  her  native  England,  teaching  through  the  cementing bers. teaching  young  children  in  the  East  years,  winning  na-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Class  sizes  have  End  of  London.  Many  of  her  charges  tional  recognition  and  years.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ... stayed  in  the  20-­range,â&#x20AC;?  were  the  children  of  poor,  immigrant  quite  the  fan  base.  In  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the 2007,  she  was  named  principle, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You she  noted. families.

It  will  undoubtedly  The  Corrigans  took  the  opportu-­ an  American  Star  of  learn to read seem  a  little  strange  for  nity  to  move  to  Opportunity,  Mont.,  Teaching  by  the  U.S.  and then you Corrigan  not  to  report  in  1977,  where  she  taught  in  small  Department  of  Educa-­ tion.  She  believes  it  is  read to learn.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? to  school  this  fall.  But  elementary  schools. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; teacher she  will  continue  to  ap-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  was  (initial)  culture  shock,â&#x20AC;?  easier  to  do  well  when  Anne Corrigan preciate  being  stopped  she  said  of  her  move  from  Europe  to  you  love  your  job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  children,â&#x20AC;?  in  town  by  former  stu-­ the  U.S.  Suddenly,  she  had  to  adapt  dents  and  parents  of  students  want-­ the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Englishâ&#x20AC;?  to  the  former  she  said  of  her  spark.

She  recalled  being  asked,  by  a  stu-­ ing  to  share  stories  and  provide  up-­ colonies.  She  refrained  from  using  British  words  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;lift,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pramâ&#x20AC;?  and  dent  intern,  whether  she  ever  gets  dates. bored  after  teaching  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  makes  me  happy,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;lorryâ&#x20AC;?  and  instead  said  so  many  years.

The  Corrigans  will  continue  to  live  â&#x20AC;&#x153;elevator,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;baby  car-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  told  her  that  no  in  Shoreham,  where  Anne  will  be  riageâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;truck.â&#x20AC;?  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such  thing  existed  in  the  able  to  spend  more  time  gardening,  VXSHUĂ&#x20AC;XRXV 8ÂśV ZHUH nice; one door dropped  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;neigh-­ closes and other teaching  profession,â&#x20AC;?  hiking,  traveling  and  cross-­country  Corrigan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  skiing.  She  also  plans  on  seeking  the  bourâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;colour.â&#x20AC;? one opens.â&#x20AC;?

Students  spoke  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; teacher was  never  a  boring  mo-­ occasional  substitute  teaching  as-­ different  accent,  but  one  Anne Corrigan ment.  Minute  to  minute,  signment  in  area  schools. day  to  day,  month  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice;Íž  one  door  clos-­ that  was  proper  for  their  month,  year  to  year,  you  es  and  other  one  opens,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. surroundings.

And  when  the  doors  open  up  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  England,  because  the  accents  were  on  the  go  and  you  never  knew  classes  at  the  Mary  Hogan  School  can  change  from  village  to  village,  what  was  around  the  corner.â&#x20AC;? this  fall,  children  will  still  see  a  Cor-­ we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  put  emphasis  on  the  vowel  CHANGES  IN  EDUCATION Regular  changes  in  the  student  rigan  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Fiona  Corrigan,  Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sounds,  and  (vowels)  are  the  em-­ phasis  here  (in  the  U.S.),â&#x20AC;?  Corrigan  body,  in  the  administrative/teaching  daughter,  to  whom  she  will  be  pass-­ team,  in  professional  development  ing  the  teaching  baton. noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  rid  of  the  Corri-­ Through  the  years,  Corrigan  not  requirements  and  in  a  teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  only  bought  into  the  system,  she  in-­ life  help  ensure  that  every  year  will  gans;Íž  another  Corrigan  is  coming,â&#x20AC;?  she  said,  with  a  chuckle. vested  in  her  adopted  country.  She  be  different,  Corrigan  noted.

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Spring brings out the amphibians Look for salamanders, frogs on the highway VERMONT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  You  may  have  already  heard  the  spring  peepers  or  wood  frogs  calling  in  your  back-­ yard.  Or  perhaps  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  noticed  salamanders  crawling  over  rocks  in  your  local  stream.  The  arrival  of  spring  brings  the  return  of  reptiles  and  amphibians  to  the  Vermont  landscape.

The  frog  calls  you  hear  each  spring  are  part  of  the  animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breeding  behavior,  according  to  Steve  Parren,  wildlife  diversity  program  direc-­ tor  for  the  Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many  frogs  and  sala-­ manders  are  already  well  into  their  breeding  season,â&#x20AC;?  said  Parren.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;By  late  May,  we  should  start  seeing  turtles  crossing  the  road  to  build  nests  in  the  sandy  embankments.â&#x20AC;?

Amphibians  migrate  by  the  thousands  each  spring  in  search  of  breeding  pools.  This  migration  can Â

frequently  take  them  across  roads  and  highways,  leading  to  high  rates  of  mortality  among  some  species.  Roadkill  mortality,  along  with  forest  fragmentation  and  loss  of  wetland  habitat,  has  contributed  to  the  decline  of  several  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reptile  and  amphibian  species.

To  mitigate  roadkill  mortality,  the  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department  has  been  collecting  data  to  identify  stretches  of  road  that  are  hotspots  for  amphibian  migrations.  The  department  staff  has  been  working  closely  with  Jim  Andrews  at  the  Vermont  Reptile  &  Amphibian  Atlas  Project  and  other  groups  to  coordi-­ nate  volunteers  who  help  move  the  animals  across  the  road  and  make  drivers  aware  of  these  potentially  high-­mortality  sites.  In  an  effort  to  allow  wildlife  to  safely  cross  the  road,  the  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department  is  also  working  with  VTrans  to  include  culverts  and  wildlife  barriers  in  road  construc-­ tion  plans.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  amphibian Â

migration  takes  place  over  several  rainy  spring  nights,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mark  Ferguson,  nongame  biologist  for  the  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;On  these  nights,  drivers  should  slow  down  on  roads  near  vernal  pools  and  wetlands,  or  try  to  use  an  alternate  route  if  possible.â&#x20AC;?

Turtle  activity  peaks  from  late  May  through  June.  At  this  time  of  year,  drivers  are  urged  to  keep  an  eye  out  for  turtles  in  the  road,  partic-­ ularly  when  driving  near  ponds  and  wetlands.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  you  spot  a  turtle  in  the  road,  you  may  be  able  to  help  it  across  the  road  if  you  are  in  a  safe  spot  to  get  out  of  your  car,â&#x20AC;?  said  Parren.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  a  snapping  turtle,  we  recommend  pushing  the  turtle  across  the  road  in  the  direction  it  was  going  with  an  object  like  a  shovel  to  avoid  getting  too  close  to  the  turtleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  face.â&#x20AC;?

To  report  an  amphibian  or  reptile  sighting,  visit  the  Vermont  Reptile  &  Amphibian  Atlas  website  at  h t t p : / / c o m m u n i t y. m i d d l e b u r y. edu/~herpatlas/.

Vt.  Folklife  Center  to  teach  research  skills  for  documenting  local  history Toss  across MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  ulti-­ mate  Frisbee  club  member  Micah  Lynch,  above,  sends  a  pass  during  his  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  scrimmaged  with  Montpelier  last  Thurs-­ day.  At  left,  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Nathan  Wulf-­ PDQ ÂżJKWV WR FDWFK WKH GLVN DQG EHORZ 6DZ\HU +HVFRFN JUDEV WKH )ULVEHH Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Folklife  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  summer  institute,  Discovering  Community:  Students,  Digital  Media,  and  Place-­Based  Learning,  brings  together  educators  IRU DQ LQWHQVLYH ÂżYH GD\ SURJUDP July  8-­12  in  Middlebury.

The  institute  offers  participants  basic  hands-­on  experience  learning  the  methods  of  community-­based  research,  the  process  of  making  a  mini-­documentary,  and  the  skills  of  working  with  digital  media  in  a  school  setting.

Past  participants  have  come  from  a  broad  spectrum  of  roles  in  the  K-­16  system,  including  classroom  teach-­ ers,  special  educators,  librarians  and  administrators.  This  diversity  makes  group  process  a  rich  opportu-­ nity  to  explore  ideas,  probe  models,  and  collaboratively  visualize Â

site-­appropriate  applications.

Over  the  course  of  an  action-­ packed  week,  Discovering  Community  participants  work  with  cultural  researchers,  media  special-­ ists  and  fellow  educators  to  explore  WKH SRZHU RI HWKQRJUDSKLF ÂżHOG research  and  techniques  for  work-­ ing  with  digital  audio,  video  and  photography  as  documentary  tools.  Using  the  Middlebury  commu-­ nity  as  a  classroom,  Discovering  Community  models  simple  strate-­ gies  for  deepening  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  rela-­ tionships  to  their  own  hometowns.

The  Discovering  Community  Summer  Institute  builds  on  the  Vermont  Folklife  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  many  years  partnering  with  educators  on  community-­based  projects,  the  ever  expanding  array  of  digital  devices  with  recording  capabilities, Â

and  the  do-­it-­yourself  editing  and  production  opportunity  that  digital  technology  affords.  Three  graduate  credits  are  available  from  Castleton  State  College  upon  completion  of  this  course.

Stories  and  storytelling  are  at  the  center  of  this  experience,  and  as  one  participant  observed,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  personal  gain  of  realizing  that  there  are  millions  of  stories  in  our  own  backyards  that  are  10  times  more  interesting  than  People  magazine  is  something  that  I  will  cherish.â&#x20AC;?

For  registration,  tuition  or  other  information  about  the  Discovering  Community  Summer  Institute  and  our  nationally  recognized  faculty  go  to  www.discovering-­ community.org,  or  contact  the  VFC  at  802-­388-­4964  or  info@  vermontfolklifecenter.org.

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  Coverts:  Woodlands  for  Wildlife  is  looking  for  landowners  interested  in  wildlife  conservation  and  forest  stewardship  to  attend  their  spring  Cooperator  Training.  Participants  learn  about  sound  forest  manage-­ ment,  wildlife  stewardship  and  ways  to  implement  management  prac-­ tices  on  their  property  and  in  their  communities.

Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  forests  are  an  impor-­ tant  resource  providing  a  beautiful  backdrop  to  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  daily  lives.  These  forests  also  provide  wildlife  habitat,  protection  of  water  quality,  carbon  storage,  soil  stabilization  and  a  number  of  forest  products  includ-­ LQJ ÂżUH ZRRG DQG PDSOH V\UXS :LWK about  87  percent  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  land  in  private  ownership,  it  is  the  actions  or  non-­actions  that  occur  on  these  lands Â

that  will  affect  the  dominant  ecology  of  Vermont.

The  3-­day  program  will  take  place  June  7-­9  at  the  Northeast  Stewardship  Center  in  East  Charleston.  The  program  is  free  and  includes  materi-­ als,  food  and  lodging.  A  $100  deposit,  refundable  upon  completion  of  the  class,  is  all  that  is  required.  Graduates,  also  known  as  Cooperators,  are  trained  to  be  a  resource  to  neighbors  and  communities  to  encourage  forest  stew-­ ardship.  Through  networking  with  friends  and  neighbors  Cooperators  share  strategies  for  managing  forest-­ land  and  the  professional  resources  available  to  help.  These  Cooperators  are  instrumental  in  having  a  posi-­ WLYH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH LQ WKH PDQDJHPHQW RI Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  forests.   9HUPRQW &RYHUWV LV D QRQSURÂżW dedicated  to  educating  landowners Â

committed  to  sound  forest  manage-­ ment  that  enhances  and  protects  wild-­ life  habitat.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  this  workshop,  our  goal  is  to  train  individuals  with  the  resources  to  make  sound  manage-­ ment  decisions  on  their  own  prop-­ HUW\ DQG KHOS RWKHU ODQGRZQHUV ÂżQG the  resources  to  do  the  same,â&#x20AC;?  said  Executive  Director  Lisa  Sausville.  Currently,  there  are  more  than  580  Cooperators  around  the  state  working  to  manage  their  own  land  and  helping  RWKHUV ÂżQG WKH WRROV WR PDNH VRXQG forest  management  decisions.

Those  interested  in  the  training  or  in  having  a  Cooperator  visit  their  land  may  contact  the  Vermont  Coverts  RIÂżFH DW 802-­388-­3880  or  e-­mail  info@vtcoverts.org.  Applications  may  be  downloaded  at  the  Coverts  website,  www.vtcoverts.org.  Space  is  limited  so  register  as  soon  as  possible. Â

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Bristol (Continued  from  Page  1A) tee,  a  nine-­person  group  comprised  RI ¿YH ¿UH¿JKWHUV WZR VHOHFWERDUG members,  Town  Administrator  Bill  Bryant,  and  one  citizen  at  large,  will  be  disbanded.  Anyone  wishing  to  serve  on  the  new  committee,  includ-­ ing  previous  committee  members,  must  submit  an  application  to  be  con-­ VLGHUHG +RZHYHU WKH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW LV OLNHO\ WR DSSRLQW PHPEHUV WR ¿OO LWV designated  seats  once  a  ratio  is  set.

Discussions  during  two  public  PHHWLQJV RQ WKH ¿UH IDFLOLWLHV KHOG LQ recent  weeks  included  requests  for  the  selectboard  to  set  a  more  balanced  UDWLR EHWZHHQ ¿UH¿JKWHUV DQG FLWL]HQV at  large.

At  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting,  town  of-­ ÂżFLDOV SODQQHG WR PRYH IRUZDUG DF-­ cording  to  feedback  from  those  meet-­ ings.  However,  Bryant  emphasized  that  the  number  who  will  serve  on  the  committee  was  not  yet  set  in  stone.  Selectmen  Brian  Fox,  Alan  Huizinga,  Joel  Bouvier  and  John  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peekerâ&#x20AC;?  Hef-­ fernan  agreed  that  it  was  too  early  in  the  process  to  set  a  ratio  and  exact  numbers.

The  application  will  ask  citizens  why  they  would  like  to  serve  on  the  committee;͞  what  areas  of  expertise  they  would  bring  to  the  table;͞  and  whether  they  would  be  interested  in  serving  during  the  site  selection  phase,  the  design  phase  or  both.

Bryant  said  the  submission  period  would  run  through  the  end  of  May,  and  that  the  selectboard  could  invite Â

applicants  to  interview  during  the  June  3  selectboard  meeting.

Several  selectmen  also  raised  the  issue  of  impartiality,  since  some  of  the  communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conversations  sur-­ URXQGLQJ WKH ÂżUHKRXVH SURMHFW KDYH been  quite  heated  in  the  past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  might  be  one  of  the  questions  (on  the  application),â&#x20AC;?  Bouvier  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Could  you  be  impartial  with  a  site  selection  across  the  street  from  your  home?  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  see  an  honest  an-­ swer  to  that.â&#x20AC;?

In  other  action  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meet-­ ing,  the  Bristol  selectboard: Â&#x2021; +HOG SXEOLF KHDULQJV RQ WKH ODQG-­ ÂżOO ZDWHU DQG VHZDJH EXGJHWV IRU WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU EHJLQQLQJ -XO\ 7KH ERDUG DSSURYHG WKH ODQGÂżOO VSHQGLQJ SODQ RI )HHV IRU ODQGÂżOO services  were  unchanged.  They  also  OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  the  sewage  budget  (with  spend-­ ing  pegged  at  $33,800)  and  the  water  spending  plan  of  $259,000. Â&#x2021; 5HYLHZHG D GUDIW OHWWHU IURP WKH SODQQLQJ FRPPLVVLRQ WKDW LGHQWLÂżHG the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Stoney  Hill  property  and  several  adjoining  private  properties  of  VLJQLÂżFDQW LPSRUWDQFH WR WRZQ GHYHO-­ opment.  Â&#x2021; +HDUG IURP &DOHE (OGHU RI $OO Earth  Renewables  about  a  possible  MIKELA  DIETRICH,  LEFT,  Parent/Child  Center  intern  Rose  Ferron,  Krista  Sargent,  PCC  Outreach  Coordinator  Carol  Johnson  and  Vermont  Folklife  solar  project  with  Mount  Abraham  Center  Director  of  Development  Ned  Castle  look  through  photographs  that  will  be  part  of  the  VFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  Discovering  Community  exhibit  on  display  Union  High  School.  The  Williston-­ through  June  27.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell based  company  believed  the  proj-­ HFW LI JUDQWHG D &HUWL¿FDWH RI 3XEOLF Good,  would  bypass  local  zoning  RUGLQDQFHV %ULVWRO WRZQ RI¿FLDOV H[-­ pressed  doubt  that  that  was  the  case.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) ment  for  the  Folklife  Center.  He  spent  attending  the  afterschool  program  time  taking  photos  of  the  participants  at  Upper  Valley  Haven  (a  homeless  and  explaining  how  the  center  would  shelter),  a  memoir  writing  project  use  the  material  to  capture  their  sto-­ ADDISON COUNTY by  young  mothers  at  the  Parent/ ries  and  help  them  learn  more  about  Child  Center  of  Addison  County,  a  themselves  through  writing.

Thomas  Dickerson  and  Am-­ Danielle  T.  Leahy  of  Middlebury  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  told  them  there  was  this  poten-­ ber  Emmell,  both  of  Bristol,  were  and  John  R.  Bruce  of  Vergennes  were  documentary  project  by  high  school  students  who  traveled  to  Rwanda  to  tial  to  share  (their  stories)  with  the  among  19  St.  Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  College  recently  recognized  at  Honors  Day  UHFRUG Âł6WRULHV RI +RSH ´ DQG D ÂżOP community  and  not  just  within  the  VWXGHQWV DQG ÂżYH IDFXOW\ PHPEHUV ceremonies  held  by  the  College  of  Ag-­ exchange  linking  Vermont  students  class  at  the  Parent/Child  Center,â&#x20AC;?  to  attend  the  Hudson  River  Under-­ riculture  and  Life  Sciences  at  the  Uni-­ graduate  Mathematics  Conference  versity  of  Vermont.  Leahy  received  ZLWK \RXQJ SHRSOH LQ D VPDOO ÂżVKLQJ Castle  said.

Exhibitors  can  take  their  work  held  April  6  at  Williams  College  in  the  Nutrition  &  Food  Sciences  Faculty  village  in  Nicaragua. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  all  richer  as  an  audience  down  at  any  time  if  they  decide  they  Williamstown,  Mass.

Award,  the  Nutrition  &  Food  Sciences  Dickerson,  son  of  Deborah  and  Research  Award  and  the  Distinguished  learning  from  the  expanding  archive  no  longer  want  to  share  it. of  human  experiences  recorded  with  Mikela  Dietrich,  a  local  18-­year-­ Matthew  Dickerson  of  Bristol,  pre-­ Undergraduate  Research  Award. creativity  and  honesty,â&#x20AC;?  said  Vermont  old  single  mom  and  Parent/Child  sented  his  research  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Techniques  Bruce  received  the  American  Soci-­ Folklife  Center  Media  Instructor  and  Center  client,  has  already  seen  more  for  Fractal  Terrain  Generation.â&#x20AC;?  Em-­ ety  for  Horticulture  Science  Collegiate  mell,  daughter  of  Alice  and  Scott  Scholars  Award,  the  American  Society  exhibit  curator  Scott  Miller.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working  twists  and  turns  in  her  life  than  many  Emmell  of  Bristol,  presented  her  for  Horticulture  Science  Outstanding  with  this  diverse  group  of  Vermonters  people  twice  her  age.  Like  her  Mem-­ research  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leonhard  Euler  and  the  Horticulture  Student  Award,  the  James  over  the  past  nine  months  has  been  a  oirs  Class  colleague  Krista  Sargent,  humbling  experience.â&#x20AC;? she  penned  a  poem  about  who  she  is  Basel  Problem.â&#x20AC;?

E.  Ludlow  Endowed  Scholarship  Fund  Around  a  dozen  members  of  the  and  how  she  got  there: Both  students  are  graduates  of  Award,  and  the  Teaching  Assistant  Parent/Child  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Memoirs  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  Middlebury,  Vermont.

Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School. Award.

Classâ&#x20AC;?  agreed  to  contribute  selected  From  Kool-­Aid  smiles  and  baggies  works  for  the  exhibit,  according  to  of  Kix  Cereal.

Carol  Johnson,  an  outreach  worker  at  Am  from  endless  games  of  hide  the  center.  The  Memoirs  Class  gives  and  seek  being  won  under  the  bunk  young  parents  an  opportunity  to  write  beds,â&#x20AC;?  Dietrich  writes.

Perfect for First-â&#x20AC;?Time Triathletes about  themselves  while  earning  high  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  from  Ednaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chicken  soup  school  credits.  and  the  weeping â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  goal  (of  the  class)  is  to  help  Willow  I  always  saw  in  my  dreams.

VWXGHQWVÂś FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKHLU RZQ From  the  positive  pregnancy  tests  voice  and  promote  appreciation  for  at  sixteen their  stories,â&#x20AC;?  Johnson  said. to  the  delivery  of  my  beautiful  son  Rose  Ferron,  a  University  of  Ver-­ at  seventeen. mont  student  and  intern  at  the  Parent/ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  also  from  broken  promises  and  Child  Center,  also  helped  with  the  lost  hopes %HDXWLIXO VHWWLQJ )XQ IDLU VDIH DÇşRUGDEOH project.

Beneath  my  thick  bruised  skin.

This  is  just  the  most  recent  creative  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  from  the  hair  dryer  striking  me  collaboration  between  the  Folklife  across  the  back  of  my  head, MIKELA  DIETRICH,  LEFT,  and  Krista  Sargent,  clients  of  the  Parent/ Child  Center  of  Addison  County,  are  participants  in  a  new  exhibit  at  Mid-­ Center  and  the  Parent/Child  Center.

To  the  pity  nighttime  cuddles.

Three Sprint Triathlons June 30 thth, July 21st, dleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermont  Folklife  Center  featuring  autobiographical  poems,  es-­ Parent/Child  Center  students  I  am  from  all  of  these  things.â&#x20AC;?

600 yd. swim, 14 mi. bike, 3.1 mi. run August 11 were  happy  to  share  their  work,  and  Dietrich  also  provided  an  essay,  says  and  recordings. through  it,  the  various  chapters  of  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just  Like  Old  Times,â&#x20AC;?  which  cess.â&#x20AC;?  She  recounts  how  her  grand-­ Grandpa  often,  but  when  I  do  it  Branbury Classic Triathlon August 11th their  lives  that  have  made  them  who  describes  her  close  relationship  with  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cheerful  banter  and  uncon-­ changes  my  whole  day,  my  whole  .9 mi. swim, 28 mi. bike, 6.2 mi. run they  are  today  and  indeed,  like  all  of  her  grandfather,  whom  she  considers  ditional  love  has  carried  her  through  ZHHN DQG LW ÂżOOV P\ KHDUW ´ VKH us,  works  in  progress. her  rock  and  role  model.  He,  in  turn,  some  depressing,  dark  times. writes  in  her  essay.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  always  cher-­ Ned  Castle  is  director  of  develop-­ still  refers  to  Dietrich  as  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prin-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  these  times  with  my  ish  the  little  moments  in  time  I  spend  with  him  because  I  know  someday  I  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  able  to  have  them  back.â&#x20AC;?

DIFFICULT  TIMES Writing  has  indeed  proved  thera-­ peutic  for  Dietrich,  Sargent  and  their  colleagues  as  they  lay  their  lives  bare  for  all  to  see.

The  writing  usually  begins  with  carefree  moments  of  youth  that  get  more  raw  and  complicated,  such  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the best series in the country.â&#x20AC;? -â&#x20AC;?Triathlon Magazine for  Dietrich,  who  became  pregnant  at  age  16,  followed  by  a  bad  break-­ www.vermontsun.com 802-â&#x20AC;?388-â&#x20AC;?6888 up  and  a  wake-­up  call  to  provide  for  herself  and  her  child.

Sargentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  poem  also  follows  the  arc  in  her  life,  from  a  playful  child-­ hood  to  being  a  rape  victim  and  a  substance  abuser,  to  being  a  young  mom  back  on  the  road  to  recovery  DQG VHOI VXIÂżFLHQF\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  realize  what  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  through  and  the   person  I  have  become  because  of  those  mo-­ ments,â&#x20AC;?  Sargent,  a  28-­year-­old  moth-­ er  of  two,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  (the  writing)  brings  people  to  see  a  new  side  of  me.  I  am  usually  very  shy  and  quiet.â&#x20AC;?

Sargent  does  not  plan  on  writing  a  lot  more  poetry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  able  to  get  things  out  and  write  it  down  helps,  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  hearing  about  it  after  that,â&#x20AC;?  said  Sar-­ gent,  who  got  married  last  year.

On  the  other  hand,  Dietrich  plans  to  keep  on  writing. Âł, GHÂżQLWHO\ XVH ZULWLQJ DV RQH of  my  outlets;Íž  I  have  since  I  was  in  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  said  Dietrich,  who  like  Sargent  is  seeing  her  life  get  better.  She  works  multiple  jobs  for  a  total  of  more  than  50  hours  a  week.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discovering  Community:  Show-­ case  of  Student  Workâ&#x20AC;?  runs  through  June  8  at  the  Folklife  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  head-­ quarters  at  88  Main  St.  in  Middle-­ bury.

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Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  9,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  21A

Middlebury Maple Run SUNDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  MIDDLEBURY  MAPLE  Run  half  marathon  attracted  1,013  runners  and  nearly  perfect  weather.  3LFWXUHG DW WKH ¿IWK DQQXDO HYHQW clockwise  from  top  left,  runners  set  their  pace  on  South  Street  about  a  quarter  mile  from  the  start  line;;  runners  snake  their  way  along  Sheep  Farm  Road  in  Weybridge;;  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bicentennial  +DOO SURYLGHV D EDFNGURS QHDU WKH halfway  point;;  Allison  Rowe  leads  a  pack  on  Sheep  Farm  Road;;  runners  zip  through  Weybridge;;  a  herd  of  FRZV JHW D JRRG YLHZ RI WKH UDFH LQ Weybridge;;  Patricia  Ryan  and  Amy  %HQVRQ FDQ¶W UHVLVW D VFHQLF YLHZ off  Sheep  Farm  Road;;  runners  crest  a  hill  on  Hamilton  Road;;  Cory  Cof fey  (No.  31)  and  Margo  Cramer  (No.  4)  lead  a  crush  of  runners  at  the  start.  Cramer  was  the  female  winner  with  a  time  of  1:27:37.  For  results  see  Page  2B. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

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Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  property  on  Rotax  Road.  Though  the  Palmers  have  denied  VGS  permission  to  build,  the  South  Burlington  company  would  be  able  to  work  on  the  property  by  invok-­ ing  eminent  domain  if  the  project  is  JUDQWHG D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG by  the  Public  Service  Board.

Palmer  had  started  to  address  the  gathered  group  when,  in  an  ill-­ timed  entrance,  Burger  and  Norton  emerged  from  Old  Chapel  to  re-­ ceive  the  petition  just  as  the  group  began  applauding  Palmer. Âł:HÂśOO FRPH EDFN ZKHQ \RX ÂżQ-­ ish  up,â&#x20AC;?  Burger  said,  reiterating  The  quick  entrance  and  exit  did  not  impress  the  protesters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  emblematic,â&#x20AC;?  the  group  shouted,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;of  how  the  college  has  treated  the  community  on  this  issue  for  the  past  year.â&#x20AC;?

Palmer  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  later  told  the  Inde-­ pendent  that  he  had  begun  attending  many  protests  and  events  in  recent  months,  since  learning  the  pipeline  would  affect  his  property  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  then  shared  some  of  his  story  with  the  gathered  Middlebury  students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  trying  to  formulate  what  I  was  going  to  say  to  the  ad-­ ministration,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  too  bad  that  they  left  because  I  was  going  to  tell  them  that  I  was  really  proud  of  what  Middlebury  College  has  done  in  the  past  few  years  in  trying  to  get  carbon  neutral,â&#x20AC;?  Palmer  said,  point-­ ing  to  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  accomplish-­ ments  in  creating  emissions-­reduc-­ ing  fuel  like  its  biomass  plant  and  other  renewable  energy  sources.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  to  all  of  a  sudden  take  a  little  turn  and  put  fracked  gas  in  the  sys-­ tem,  you  wonder  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on.â&#x20AC;?

the  pipeline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  accepting  the  claimed  sav-­ ings  as  accurate,  Vermont  ratepay-­ HUV ZRXOG SD\ PLOOLRQ IRU WKH extension  of  gas  service  to  these  3,000  other  customers,  which  means  URXJKO\ SHU QHZ FXVWRPHU SHU FXVWRPHU VR WKDW VDLG FXVWRPHU FDQ VDYH SHU \HDU 7KDWÂśV DQ DOPRVW \HDU SD\EDFN on  someone  elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  investment.â&#x20AC;?

Pipeline  opposition  from  some  in  the  Middlebury  College  community  also  ties  back  to  campus  conversa-­ tions  on  divestment.

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  protest  organizers  en-­ couraged  those  gathered  to  attend  a  demonstration  outside  of  the  admin-­ istrative  building  during  the  college  board  of  trusteesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  meeting  this  com-­ ing  weekend.  The  students  intended  to  push  for  divestment,  as  well  as  rejection  of  the  VGS  pipeline.

Burger  said  that  while  those  top-­ ics  might  be  discussed  by  the  trust-­ ees,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;certainly  no  action  is  planned.â&#x20AC;?

Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Listings Addison  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  This  lovely  mid  1800s  farmhouse  was  very  tastefully  added  onto  in  1999.  The  addition  has  a  wonderful  large  kitchen,  a  master  bedroom  &  bath,  and  a  sewing  room/study.  The  garage  has  1000  sq.  ft.  with  lots  of  room  for  a  great  workshop  and  greenhouse  area  as  well  as  your  cars.  This  property  has  a  lot  to  offer  for  $270,000.  Call  Nancy  Foster  at  802-­989-­2772  or  nancy@midvthomes.com Â

Middlebury  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Charming  3  BR,  1-­3/4  bath  home,  very  nice  country  setting  on  a  1.08  acre  lot  a  few  minutesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  drive  to  downtown.  :RRG Ă&#x20AC;RRUV D ÂżUHSODFH VFUHHQHG SRUFK FDU garage,  nice  yard  &  new  town  water  &  sewer.  A  great  location  to  call  home!  $259,000  Call  Nancy  at  802-­989-­2772  or  nancy@midvthomes.com  Â

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have  the  option  of  converting  to  natural  gas  delivered  by  the  Phase  I  pipeline,  the  cost  of  converting  a  home  heating  system  may  be  higher  than  some  families  are  able  to  pay.  Liebowitz  said  in  his  statement  that  converting  to  natural  gas  would  VDYH KRPHRZQHUV EHWZHHQ DQG DQQXDOO\ D ÂżJXUH WKDW VGS  has  also  stated  in  the  past. %XW )RVWHU DUJXHG WKDW WKRVH ÂżJ-­ ures  are  based  on  an  unrealistic  ex-­ pectation  of  gas  prices  in  the  future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  low  cost  projections  of  natu-­ ral  gas  for  the  (Addison  Natural  Gas  Project)  were  passed  on  an  anoma-­ lous  point  in  time,  and  the  expecta-­ tion  among  credible  sources  is  that  the  price  of  natural  gas  will  go  up  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  some  say  sharply  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  is  as  volatile  as  the  substance  itself,â&#x20AC;?  she  wrote.  She  also  argued  that  serving  3,000  customers  did  not  justify  the  millions  that  would  be  spent  by  Vermont  ratepayers  in  constructing Â

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MONKTON  RESIDENT  NATHAN  Palmer  speaks  during  a  Vermont  Gas  Systems  pipeline  protest  at  Middlebury  College  Tuesday.  The  college  has  given  its  support  to  the  natural  gas  pipeline  that  could  cut  through  Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  property  less  than  150  feet  from  his  home.

DEBATING  THE  FACTS Opponents  and  supporters  of  the  pipeline  have  clashed  in  interpreta-­ tions  of  the  economic  and  environ-­ mental  impacts  of  the  project.  In  his  Monday  statement,  Liebowitz  reiterated  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  support  for  the  project,  saying  it  would  be  a  cost-­effective  way  of  achieving  its  JRDO RI FDUERQ QHXWUDOLW\ E\ Middlebury  College,  along  with  other  large  area  businesses  like  the  Cabot  cheese  plant  on  Exchange  Street  in  Middlebury  and  Goodrich  in  Vergennes,  would  receive  gas  from  Phase  I  of  the  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project.

At  the  same  time,  Liebowitz  ac-­ knowledged  the  environmental  con-­ cerns  around  the  pipeline  project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  understand  that  fracking  is  a  controversial  issue  and  that  many  people  object  to  fracking  in  all  circumstances,â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;However,  the  steep  increase  in  the  amount  of  fracked  natural  gas  in  the  North  American  distribution  system  means  that  it  is  virtually  impossible  to  ensure  delivery  of  only  unfracked  natural  gas.  It  is  important  to  note  that  the  same  is  true  for  fuel  oil  and  the  gasoline  used  in  automobiles,  both  of  which  are  products  of  crude  oil,  which  increasingly  is  extracted  using  hydraulic  fracking.â&#x20AC;?

A  rebuttal  written  by  Charlotte  UHVLGHQW 5HEHFFD )RVWHU DQG GLVWULE-­ uted  at  the  march  countered  with  the  argument  pointed  out  that  fracking  uniquely  adds  â&#x20AC;&#x153;exponentially  to  lo-­ cal  ground  contamination  and  re-­ VRXUFH XVH ´ )XUWKHU VKH DUJXHG WKDW methane  emissions  at  the  extraction  point  have  an  impact  on  the  regional  and  global  environment,  regardless  of  whether  the  fossil  fuel  is  extract-­ ed  through  hydraulic  fracking  or  conventional  methods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unless  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about  smog  in  Los  Angeles  or  other  local  phe-­ nomenon,  when  we  talk  about  emis-­ sions  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about  a  global  phenomenon,  overall  greenhouse  gases  emitted  into  the  atmosphere,â&#x20AC;?  )RVWHU ZURWH Âł7KH PHWKDQH HPLV-­ sions  in  Alberta,  Canada,  accelerate  climate  change  and  as  such  are  as  damaging  to  Vermont  as  to  Alberta.  Sourcing  the  environmental  prob-­ lem  in  Alberta  does  not  mean  that  the  environmental  impacts  remain  in  Alberta.â&#x20AC;?

Protesters  also  question  whether  the  pipeline  is  truly  good  for  the  economy.  Though  3,000  homes  will Â

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) for  the  cost  of  converting  systems  to  burn  natural  gas,  according  to  student  organizer  Anna  Shireman-­ Grabowski,  a  junior  at  the  college  and  Vermont  resident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  compiled  this  infor-­ mation  and  spoken  to  (college  president)  Ron  (Liebowitz)  about  passing  it  on  to  Patrick  (Norton),â&#x20AC;?  Shireman-­Grabowski  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  af-­ WHU VSHDNLQJ ZLWK FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV

it  was  clear  that  they  were  intent  on  sticking  with  an  argument  that  works  for  them  rather  than  looking  through  what  the  real  facts  of  the  situation  are,  and  what  people  in  the  community  have  to  say  about  it.â&#x20AC;?

On  Monday,  Liebowitz  released  D VWDWHPHQW UHDIÂżUPLQJ 0LGGOHEXU\ Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  support  for  the  pipeline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While  we  continue  to  listen  to,  and  understand,  the  arguments  against  the  pipeline,  we  believe  that  they  do  not  fully  take  into  account  the  economic  needs  of  the  commu-­ nities  around  us,  or  the  lack  of  suf-­ ÂżFLHQW DOWHUQDWLYH VRXUFHV RI FRP-­ parable  energy  in  the  near  term,â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately,  we  be-­ lieve  the  pipeline  will  contribute  to  the  economic  welfare  of  the  region  and  that  it  would  be  unacceptable  for  us  to  stand  in  the  way  of  real  and  measurable  progress  toward  goals  broadly  shared  in  our  community.â&#x20AC;?

Asked  whether  they  had  found  the  economic  reassessment  compel-­ ling,  Bill  Burger,  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vice  president  of  communications,  said  the  college  had  a  different  interpre-­ tation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  spent  a  lot  of  time  dis-­ cussing  and  looking  at  the  issue  from  all  sides,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  in  an  inter-­ view  after  the  demonstration.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;After  considerable  discussion  we  decided  WR UHDIÂżUP VXSSRUW IRU WKH SURMHFW The  students  acting  in  opposition  to  the  pipeline  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  are  a  minor-­ ity  of  students  on  campus  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  have  strong  views  on  the  information  that  the  college  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  share.â&#x20AC;?

The  petition  submitted  by  the  stu-­ dents  was  signed  by  1,400  people  DIÂżOLDWHG ZLWK WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ &RO-­ lege  and  Addison  County  communi-­ ties,  though  only  a  few  dozen  par-­ ticipated  in  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  march.

Monkton  landowner  Nate  Palmer,  ZKR ZDV SUR¿OHG LQ WKH )HE LV-­ sued  of  the  Independent,  was  one  of  around  a  half  dozen  Addison  Coun-­ ty  landowners  to  attend  the  rally.

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