C ourier COUNTY Thursday, November 1, 2018
THUNDERBIRDS FALL IN SHOOTOUT
Missisquoi’s Danielle Cummings carries the ball up the field past three Stowe defenders on Wednesday afternoon at UVM, during the D3 Field Hockey Semifinals. The hard fought game ended with a shootout, favoring the Stowe Raiders. Gregory J. Lamoureux, County Courier
Northwest Briefs..................................................... 2 Opinions................................................................. 4 Howrigan Remember His Time in the House........ 10 Property Transfers................................................. 12 Sports.................................................................... 14 Candidate Q&A.................................................... 20 Court Calendar...................................................... 26 Fun & Games........................................................ 28 Franklin County Almanac..................................... 29 The Farm Page...................................................... 30 Social News.......................................................... 31 Coming Events...................................................... 32 Service Directory.................................................. 32 Recently Closed Criminal Court Cases................. 33 Obituaries............................................................. 34 Classifieds............................................................ 38
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with Senator George D. Akin. “I sat right there on the floor with him and he asked me how things were in Fairfield and what the price of milk was,” said Howrigan with a chuckle, “It was like we were chatting at a local store.” Howrigan also had the chance to meet the famous American anthropologist, Margaret Mead
and Tom who would later work for Newsday. He also met Robert Shriver, father to Maria Shriver, a well-known diplomat, politician, and activist. In 1957, Howrigan had helped establish the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department. While at Georgetown, Shriver later gave Howrigan a fire truck for the budding department. In the summer of 1962, Howrigan received word that he would be traveling to Ethiopia with the Peace Corps. He recalled
his first moments in Anna Abba, Ethiopia. “We landed in heavy rain, and a man came up to me and said, ‘my name is Maurice Riche and Mrs. John Montagne is my aunt. Marcel Montagne is my first cousin and he’s your uncle,” said Howrigan. Howrigan spent his time in Ethiopia teaching, and he recalled the area he lived in with fondness. “It was ‘coffee country.’ The coffee plants grew wild. You could go out in your backyard,
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November 1, 2018 take some coffee beans, put them in a frying pan and roast them,” said Howrigan. In 1965, Howrigan returned to the United States where he earned his living doing appraisal work. He also taught at St. Anne’s in Swanton. Eventually, Howrigan began working for the Massachusetts Housing Department. Time passed quickly for Howrigan, and it wasn’t until he was 39 years old that he married his wife Kathleen. Kathleen had been equally busy with her education and career, and their marriage was the first for both of them. “She was teaching nursing at the University of New Hampshire. I remember telling her that she had more degrees than a thermometer! She always wondered where I came up with the things I did,” said Howrigan, laughing aloud. The Howrigan’s had one son, Jim Howrigan who is married and has three children. Despite the later start, the couple enjoyed 43 years together before Katherine passed in 2013, shortly after Richard retired from the legislature. Currently, Howrigan is working to make sure that all the young men in Vermont register for the selective service. He is also devoting much time to the restoration of cemeteries in the town of Fairfield. “We have to save these places,” said Howrigan, noting that money has already been allotted to help with the projects. With the rise in interest in
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family genealogies, out-of-state tourists can now use the internet to search for missing links in their family trees. Keeping local cemeteries in good repair not only preserves community heritage, but it also opens avenues for tourist business. A monument is also in the works to honor those who served in America’s wars. This will be placed in Fairfield in the park near the meeting house. Reflecting on years past and projects present; Howrigan’s life has the power to remind folks of the impact one person can make on a community. With Election Day right around the corner, Howrigan had a few words of wisdom for local candidates looking to leave their mark on the political landscape. “Get out and wave the flag first thing in the morning on a major highway,” Howrigan said with warm laughter, “You want to be out there in the afternoon and in the morning. At intersection 19 you can allow 14 cars to come through before the light changes. Get out there. You’ve got to get out there.” When it comes to local politics, being present in the community cannot be underestimated. “You can only go to so many chicken pie dinners without having a shorter belt, but you have to get out.,” said Howrigan, laughing, “You like that one? I just thought of that now.”
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