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Fatal accident in Rutland County

RUTLAND — On Sept. 15, at approximately 2:57 a.m., members of the Vermont State Police from the Rutland Barracks responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Route 103 in Mount Holly.

A VSP investigation determined the operator of the vehicle was Jared T. Alexander, 33, of Rutland. Alexander was traveling north on Route 103 when his vehicle left the eastside off the roadway and subsequently struck a tree.

Alexander was transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center for treatment to his injuries.

He succumbed to the injuries sustained as a result of the crash.

Cyclists injured in Shoreham

SHOREHAM — Vermont State Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash involving multiple bicyclists at 11:25 a.m. Sept. 15. The annual Tour de Farms bicycle tour between Shoreham and Orwell was held Sept. 15; the event attracts hundreds of bicyclists to area roadways and has been deemed “a hazard” by some local residents.

Brian Miller, 54, of Shoreham was in a late model Kia Optima traveling east on Route 74.

Miller’s vehicle crossed into the east bound lane striking multiple bicyclists. Two bicyclists, including a 15-year-old female and Martin Veit, 35, of Moretown, were critically injured and transported to Porter Hospital in Middlebury for stabilization before being transferred to Fletcher Allen hospital in Burlington.

Veit suffered head trauma, multiple fractures and internal injuries. The condition of the juvenile was unknown.

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By Elicia Mailhiot newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — More than 200 colleges and high schools across the country proudly displayed nearly 3,000 American Flags on Sept. 11 as part of the 9/11: Never Forget Project. Middlebury College has been a participant for a decade and the event is well received in the community. This year was the exception.

Just before 3 p.m., students witnessed five individuals, including one student, ripping the flags that represent each life lost during the terrorist attacks from the ground. The project is a non-partisan event that occurs annually with the help of the college’s Republicans and Democrats.

The Republican group’s president Ben Kinney watched the flags being uprooted, but was unsure of what was happening at first. The protestors told Kinney they were “confiscating” the flags to protest “America’s Imperialism.”

While the identity of the student was originally unknown, Middbeat.Org, a student-run website, released the name Anna Shireman-Grabowski, claiming that she had come forward to confirm her involvement in the protest and identifying herself in photographs taken at the memorial.

In the statement, Shireman-Grabowski says, “While I

Ray Germain Jr., of Bristol won a close Shootout in the Renegade division, taking the lead from Robin Cummings with two laps to go. See the story on page 8.

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Six Castleton students suspended from team

By Elicia Mailhiot

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Six Castleton State College students have been indefinitely suspended from the institution’s football program following accusations of their involvement in a theft conspiracy.

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CASTLETON — Six Castleton State College students have been indefinitely suspended from the institution’s football program following accusations of their involvement in a theft conspiracy.

On Sept. 10, Vermont State Police Trooper Jason Johnson responded to a call from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Rutland Town regarding a possible theft. Johnson found George Andrew Busharis leaving Dick’s with two shopping bags. According to police, Busharis provided a receipt that showed one purchase of $3.20, but the merchandise he was in possession of totaled over $300.

Busharis, a Mansfield, Mass. resident, admitted to the theft, revealing he was helped by then employee Brandon Boyle, another member of the college’s athletic team. The two men had coordinated stealing merchandise on several occasions in recent weeks, according to police. While the exact total remains unclear, Dick’s administration estimates the total loss from the incidents to be over $3,000.

The store’s loss prevention staff told police they had video footage and receipts showing Boyle assisting other individuals in thefts, said police.

CSC spokesman Jeff Weld announced Wednesday that the two players were suspended from the team and will be subject to the college’s judicial process. It was later announced that Boyle, a Springfield, Vt resident, assisted four other CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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September 21, 2013

Vermont apple season better than last year

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com SHOREHAM — Last year, apple growers in Addison and Rutland counties had a miserable time of it. When the mercury reached 80 degrees in March 2012, growers knew something was wrong and there’d be trouble ahead.

Following a brief spring preview, March segued into a wet and chilly April with killing frost that did in buds. Throw in a few hail storms and most local orchards would rather forget 2012.

Not this year.

Several area orchard surveyed agreed that the 2013 apple season was an improvement over last year’s disappointments.

Bob Douglas, 63, of Douglas Orchard and Cider Mill in Shoreham wasn’t quite ready to say 2013 is a triumph (after all, he said, there’s always something to complain about), it does represent an improvement over last year’s harvest.

“We began picking our Apollo reds in August this year,” Douglas said. “Overall, I’d have to say 2013 has been better, a more normal year for us.”

Bob Douglas (red cap) of Douglas Orchard & Cider Mill helps Mark Winslow of Winslow Farm in Pittsford load crates of apples and cider onto his Chevrolet pickup truck Sept. 13.

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September 21, 2013 Douglas, who runs the business with his brother Scott, 60, are the fourth generation of Douglas to operate the famous orchard overlooking Lake Champlain.

“We celebrated our centennial in 1998,” Douglas said.

“It’s what we do.”

Douglas’ wife Terry, and Scott’s wife Sue are also active in the orchard operation. The Douglas business includes five family members, six pickers, and one salesman.

“You know we can often take this all for granted,” Douglas said about living in rural Vermont. “But then it’s really fun to see people coming here and picking their own apples. There was a happy group visiting from Albany, N.Y.; then you appreciate what we have here.”

Other signs of the apple harvest in Shoreham—Addison County’s apple capital—were highly visible this week.

On Sunday, Sept. 15, the annual Tour de Farms made Shoreham the focus of its rolling rural route.

Over 500 bicycle riders participated in the Champlain Valley’s favorite “bike and tasting tour” of farms in the area.

Cyclists rode three different routes which included stops at 15 participating farms from Shoreham to Orwell.

Along the long and winding route, Tour riders enjoyed sampling the local harvest— including apples, vegetables, grass-fed beef, baked goods, dairy products, and more; they also enjoyed the landscape of Addison County just starting to show the rainbow colors of autumn.

This year’s Tour de Farms began and ended at the Shoreham Green, where the Shoreham Apple Fest,a fundraising event for the local library, celebrated local food producers.

Booths were open with cider tastings, handcrafts, and folk music.

Folks opposed to the proposed Addison Gas pipeline, which will carry fracked gas through the county, were also on hand with public information and lawn signs.

Check It Out: At Douglas Orchard you can buy 15 varieties of ready picked apples, or if you prefer pick them yourself. In addition to apples, the business also makes and sells old fashioned fresh apple cider, pumpkins, autumn plants, and doughnuts made by Sunrise Gardens of Shoreham. The retail counter at the farm, which opened in mid August and is crewed by salesman Meade Murphy of Orwell, will be open to serve drop-by customers until Nov. 24.

The Orchards of Addison County

Here’s all you need to know about visiting orchards to enjoy the fresh, wholesome, and healthy bounty of harvest time in Addison County. If we left any orchards off the list, please let us know for next year.

Champlain Orchards 2955 Route 74 West Shoreham Vt. 05770 802-897-2777 Open until October (daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Located on Route 74, 4.25 miles west of Shoreham Village or one half mile east of the Ticonderoga-Larrabee’s Point Ferry.

Apples & Goodies: Paula Red, Ginger Gold, Jonagold, Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Empire, Golden Supreme, Haralson, Northern

Spy, Crispin, Liberty, Snow Apple, Honeycrisp (new). Cider pressed daily, Pies, doughnuts, baked goods. Farm Stand, PYO. Mail order/gift packs, and wholesale.

Douglas Orchards 1050 Route 74 West Shoreham, Vt. 05770 802-897-5043 Open until Thanksgiving Located on Route 74, 1.5 miles west of Route 22A in Shoreham.

Apples & Goodies: McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Red Delicious, Early Varieties, Old-Fashioned Varieties, Cider, Doughnuts and Baked Goods. Farm Stand, PYO and wholesale.

Happy Valley Orchard 999 Happy Valley Rd. Middlebury Vt. 05753 802-388-2411 Open until Nov. 25 Farm stand is located at 217 Quarry Rd. Apples & Goodies: McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Red Delicious, Early Varieties, Old-Fashioned Varieties. Fresh (Sweet) Cider, Pies, Doughnuts, Baked Goods.

Farm Stand, Pick Your Own, Wholesale, School Tours.

Sentinel Pine Orchard Shoreham, Vt. 05770 802-897-7931 Open until Sept. 20

Located at 832 Witherell Rd. 2 miles from Shoreham Village on Route 74 West.

Apples & Goodies: McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Red Delicious. School Tours, Mail order/gift packs. Wholesale and retail.

Stevens Orchard 188 Stevens Orchard Rd. Orwell, Vt. 05760 802-948-2292 Open until Oct. 25 (call for directions and hours of operation. Stand at Middlebury and Brandon Farmer’s Markets.

Apples & Goodies: Honeycrisp, Cider. Mail order Honeycrisp gift packs. Wholesale.

Sunrise Orchards 1287 N Bingham St Cornwall Vt. 05753 802-462-3500 Take Route 30 South from Middlebury to Route 74 West.

Turn right on North Bingham

Street and 1.5 miles on the left.

Apples and Goodies: McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Red Delicious, Early Varieties, other apple specialties. Wholesale

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From the Editor

A volunteer worth mentioning

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s an editor of rural community newspaper, you can get a little jaded covering the usual small-town stuff. Please don’t get me wrong—these are all wonderful, important community things, but sometimes, just sometimes, the guy on this side of the smudged keyboard needs something fresh, unusual to focus on after more than a dozen years on the job.

While an editor has to find ways to recharge the creative power newsprint cells both on and off the job, I have to admit that one of the more fun, local stories of 2013 was the reemergence—and public blossoming—of the delightful Orwell Historical Society Museum in the Town of Orwell.

The museum was founded during the 1930s by the generous Wright family, but the collection of local artifacts—from Abnaki arrowheads to a World War I-era gas mask—had gone mostly unnoticed until recently. We can thank one ma n—Orwell’s Wizard of Oz. The Wizard Oz behind the curtain of this small, local history museum is its tireless, insomniac, volunteer curator—Sandy Korda.

If you happen to see electric lights ablaze on the second floor of the Orwell Public Library and Historical Society Museum at 2 a.m. on any given weekday morning, please don’t call the cops or ghostbusters. It’s just Mr. Korda rummaging around the museum attic troubleshooting the town’s next local history exhibit.

Mr. Korda is a volunteer historian, artist, and story teller—all wrapped up into one force for good in the community.

His formidable talents in service to his Orwell friends and neighbors have produced one of the best—and most fun to wander through—little museums in the Green Mountain State.

Stepping into the Orwell Historical Society Museum was the closest experience I will ever get to time travel. The past came alive there.

From the Vermont country kitchen display to the one-room schoolhouse, the amazing, creative vision and passion of Mr. Korda has brought to life—with the deft use of all local, donated antiques and artifacts—a delightful time trip to Vermont’s past of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Without a doubt, Mr. Korda is Orwell’s “local hero” at saving his town’s past and bringing it back to life; he’s an educator-hero, too, for providing Orwell’s youth with a fabulous, tactile, educational adventure in their own backyard. I should add that he’s an avid volunteer firefighter in town; there’s no end to getting involved in the community with this man.

I can’t think of a better tribute to Mr. Korda’s creative hard work and love of local history than our placement of a news story about the Orwell Museum and its awards and delights on page 1 of last week’s Eagle.

It’s our hope that more folks in and outside of the historical community in Vermont discover Mr. Korda’s magic and the lessons taught by the Orwell Historical Society Museum.

Now more than ever, we need to preserve and remember our past in order to meet the future, as uncertain as it appears to be a this moment in time.

Living in the moment may work for mystics and other lotus eaters, but a community’s—a nation’s—future is assured only in as much as its past is understood and passed along to respect, study, and celebrate.

Lou Varricchio

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Response to a letter writer

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ended last week’s colNew York City. In my opinion, umn with the thought this country needs to get over that it is a sad day in the racial divide as it only exAmerica and in the North ists if we allow people to use it Country when anyone is ridias a wedge between people of culed for publicly sharing all races. This nation is a melttheir opinion. Only through ing pot and we need further reexchange and discussion can fining on the racial issues that new ideas be forged into accontinue to plague many. cepted and successful action.

I firmly believe people of We must be open-minded and all race and color need to be Dan Alexander have a fair exchange of beliefs treated equally and judged Thoughts from and ideas if we hope to adby their conduct and characBehind the Pressline vance our nation and achieve ter. In the letter, Mr. Klieman greater understanding among refers to my example of being our citizens. stopped in Lake Placid by the police makes I’ve mentioned this point before, but, a letthe race of the driver irrelevant. And that it’s ter to the editor in this week’s paper serves as not the same as a black man being stopped an example of an ongoing trend to publicly in New York City just for being black. To his intimidate and discourage people from sharpoint I agree race had no place in my stop ing their views with others. I receive many and it shouldn’t have played any role at all. emails, letters, phone calls and in person But what if I was a black man? Would that comments regarding this weekly column. have clouded my feelings regarding the Some agree with my views, some disagree stop? Would I have felt that I was unjustly and I assume some could care less and that’s stopped because of the color of my skin? And fine. But what is of greater concern is the vast that is my very point. Stop and Frisk is being majority of respondents who don’t want to conducted both by Caucasian and African share their views publicly for fear of being American police officers in high crime comattacked and put down. In an open and free munities where unfortunately the majority of society like ours where men and women the population is of colored skin. have sacrificed their lives to defend our privIn communities where violence is running ilege of free speech, this form of bullying like rampant, this law has helped save lives and all forms of bullying, must not be tolerated. taken illegal weapons off the street, which For many years I felt the paper should to me is far more important than the race of have a voice and a face on issues that affect people who have proven beyond any doubt us all. Not coming from the editorial side of that they are as equal as any white person in the business nor possessing strong writing this country. The opportunity to reach for the skills, I did not feel qualified to adequately American Dream has been realized by those articulate a weekly viewpoint on issues, who choose to work hard, strive to achieve perhaps like others, for fear of being embartheir goals and help others to do the same. rassed. Working in unison with our editoWe need look no further than the highest rial staff a few years back we decided that office in the land now occupied by Barrack I would take on the weekly task of drafting Obama, as proof of what any person can a personal column, while our editors would achieve. work in collaboration to draft a team opinion Yes, many African Americans still live in piece. I have no input on their opinions, nor poverty and have been unable to find their do they with mine. way to a better life. But we should not turn a The letter to the editor that arrived last blind eye leaving them to injure and kill each week raises several valid points, but the auother in these crime ridden communities in thor unfortunately can’t resist the opportuorder to avoid offending any of them for fear nity to toss in an insult or two while trying of making them feel persecuted. If making to make his points. We obviously have a disthat statement makes me a ranting racist and agreement over the controversial “Stop and an embarrassment to society then I am guilty.

Frisk” law recently found unconstitutional in See PRESSLINE, page 5

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News Briefs

Man denies charge in CVU student’s death

By Gail Callahan

newmarketpress@denpubs.com HINESBURG — A Vermont man stands accused of supplying alcohol to a teenager later killed in an ATV crash in May. Police say 27-year-old Kent Richland gave alcohol to Clinton Norris, a 16-year-old Champlain Valley Union High School student.

Richland is a Shelburne resident.

Attempts to reach him were unsuccessful. Clinton Norris was later found unconscious nearly a half-mile from his Hinesburg home, following a ride on the ATV. The youth was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Hinesburg Chief of Police Frank Koss said Richland is charged with providing alcohol to a minor, but added the man denies it. Richland is maintaining his innocence, stating that someone else gave the liquor to Norris. He told police he has witnesses and cell phone text messages to prove it.

“This remains an active investigation, and he’s still charged,” according to Chief Koss. “We’re following up on information he gave us.”

Hinesburg’s chief law enforcement officer said there’s no timeline to complete the case.

PIGS IN A POKE — This year’s Vermont State Fair at the Rutland Fairgrounds had good weather and strong attendance. Pictured are Rosaire’s Royal Racing Asian Potbelly pigs. The pig races are among the hottest annual attractions at the state fair. The 2013 fair ran Aug. 30 to Sept. 8.

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from page 4 What the letter writer doesn’t know is that I have personally known, worked for, admired and hired men and women of all races and skin color during my 59 years on this earth. Each is unique and each has made choices in their lives that either caused them to achieve their goals and find happiness or have kept them from doing so. In nearly every case those who took personal responsibility for their actions, good or bad, were capable of holding their heads high. Those who looked to blame others for their misfortunes always seem to be stuck in the same place and could never place blame on the single person most responsible for holding them back — themselves.

Mr. Kleiman, I recognize and respect your effort to put your thoughts in print and for speaking up when you disagreed with my position. Under normal conditions your letter would not have been published were it aimed at anyone other than me, but since I’ve chosen to put my views on display it would be unfair for our editor to withhold your views. This country faces many problems and we stand a far better chance of addressing them if we are civil with each other and seek solutions not based on prejudice but on achieving results. I would also be happy to publish your suggestions on solving the violence in many of our troubled New York City neighborhoods and how you would address the racial differences in our country.

Dan Alexander is associate publisher of New Market Press. He may be reached at dan@newmarketpressvt.com.

Letters Takes issue with publisher’s column

To the Editor: Is anyone else out there disturbed by the weekly racist rantings of the publisher of (Elizabethtown’s) only newspaper? This time Mr. Alexander likens his being stopped by a policeman for a very good reason — his car resembled that of a vehicle used in a crime, the race of the driver being irrelevant — to the stopping of a black man simply for being black! But then, that’s IT, isn’t it, the absurd non-logic that says that, since some black men commit crimes, then all black men are suspects, because they — the guilty and the innocent — RESEMBLE each other?

How a presumably educated human being arrives at middle age with such a lack of insight is truly puzzling. That he is the voice of a newspaper is an insult to the publication. Well, maybe he’s not the only voice: I urge the Editorial Board to use its own column to separate themselves from their embarrassing boss — unless, of course, they agree with him.

Jeff Kleiman Elizabethtown

New Aurora Middle School seventh grade students Megan Thomas-Danyow, Sarah Hunt, and Aedan Taylor—along with teachers Elaine Anderson, Frankie Dunleavy Yeaton, and Danielle Levine—on the first day of school in Middlebury Sept. 4.

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Teachers, parents want Rt. 7 crosswalk

MIDDLEBURY — Last week, the Middlebury Select Board received a petition from Aurora School faculty and parents, Havurah members, and students and other community members requesting that the town install a push-button regulated pedestrian crosswalk signal at the intersection of U.S. Route 7 and Elm Street and Stewart Lane.

Select Board member Susan Shashok noted that in a recent meeting with the Ad Hoc ID 4 Recreation Facility Committee, members of the ID 4 Board expressed concern about pedestrian

safety around the traffic lights at the intersection of Route 7 and the entry to Mary Hogan School.

In separate presentations, two residents expressed their concerns to the Board regarding the schedule for the preliminary phase of the Town Offices & Recreation Facilities Project and the timing of the proposed December bond vote to fund the project.

The Board was advised to slow down the planning process down and push the bond vote back to Town Meeting in 2014.

Guest Viewpoint

Middlebury’s Osborne House plan needs public scrutiny

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t is ironic that some people compare the open-door process that led to the siting of the Cross Street Bridge with the closed-door process that resulted in the current plan to site the town offices on the Osborne House lot. One would do just as well to compare night and day.

In 2004, Arch Tilford appeared before the Board of Selectmen (the Board) and proposed that the town rebuild the Three Mile Bridge which was destroyed by a fire in the early 1950s, and thus relieve the notorious traffic congestion which plagued downtown Middlebury. The Board took his plea to heart. Recognizing that all good public works projects require planning and foresight Chairperson John Tenney quickly formed a committee charged with determining the best site for a new bridge.

In the ensuing months, the Bridge Committee (the Committee) held numerous open-door Committee meetings, as well as public presentations and forums, all of which provided an opportunity for public comment. The Committee diligently sought information and advice from traffic engineering experts and others. Additionally, the Committee reported to the Board on a bi-monthly basis, each report affording yet another opportunity for public input.

In October 2005, after examining the evidence, weighing public sentiment, and researching the pros and cons of no less than six potential sites, the Commit-

tee recommended that a bridge should be constructed between Cross and Main streets.

I was at many of those meetings, presentations, and forums, and contrary to what some may say, I didn’t hear any “whining and moaning”. Instead, I heard citizens expressing their opinions in a respectful and thoughtful manner, just as we all should do. The public had ample opportunity to express their views before I and my colleagues on the Board unanimously endorsed the Cross Street Bridge concept.

I admit that initially I questioned the wisdom of the Cross Street site, others (including Middlebury College President Ronald D. Leibowitz) had concerns about the location as well. “’I know there were people quite dubious about the location, and I was one of those, to be honest,’” Liebowitz said in a local newspaper article.

Most of those skeptics, myself and President Leibowitz included, were won over.

It is likely that many were convinced, as I was, by the extensive research that formed the foundation of the Committee’s recommendation, others may have been influenced by the overwhelming public support evidenced by a Town Meeting Day 2007 vote of 695-203 which endorsed that concept. (This) could have been converted by the smoothly functioning final product of an open, public process, our magnificent Cross Street Bridge Project.

Contrast the above with the closed-

door process that led to the current proposal to move the town offices to the Osborne House site.

On April 5 of this year, before consulting with the entire Board, members Dean George and Victor Nuovo approached college officials in private and asked if the College would be interested in participating in a town office project. At that luncheon meeting, college officials assured my colleagues that a proposal would be forthcoming.

When later presented to the Board, the College’s proposal was much the same as was revealed to the public on June 11 of this year, a scant five weeks after the initial request. There was no opportunity for the public to express their concerns before the college proposed and a majority of the Board endorsed the Osborne House site as the location for our new town offices.

In addition to a lack of parking and the numerous other faults in the plan, which I have written about in previous letters to local publications, this deeply flawed process is another compelling reason why the voters would be right to reject the Osborne House plan.

All citizens must have an opportunity to express their views before a public body makes a decision on a public project, especially when that decision is as significant as the location of our town offices for present and future generations.

Craig A. Bingham Middlebury Select Board

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oes your dog like to dock dive? Do you enjoy watching the dock diving excitement? If so, mark your calendars for a splashing good time! The Lake House Pub and Grille in Bomoseen is hosting the fifth annual dog dock diving competition to benefit the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS). The fun will take place on Sunday, September 29 at The Lake House Pub and Grille. Registration begins at 11, practice jumps begin at noon and competitive jumps begin around 1 p.m.

www.addison-eagle.com Each dog will get a practice jump and a competitive jump. The 10 dogs with the longest jump will reach the finals for a third jump. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place longest jumps as well as biggest splash and most comical! Tickets are $5 for entry or viewing and can be purchased at the door.

Bring your pooch, take advantage of the Lake House Best Friends menu, watch or compete and enjoy a fun afternoon.

All proceeds benefit RCHS. For more information contact The Lake House at 273-3000 or the RCHS Business Office at 483-9171 or visit www.rchsvt.org. Join the fun and help raise funds for RCHS. BETTY One year old. Spayed Female.

Domestic Short Hair Torbie.

I am a tiny little angel. I know I may look like a kitten myself but can you believe I have had

4 kittens? When I came in I was pregnant and I went right into foster care to bring up my beautiful babies. Well, they’ve all been adopted into their forever homes, so now it’s my time. I am a shy little girl but I do come right out of my shell when I know things are structured and safe.

JASMINE Nine year old. Spayed Female. American Shelter Dog. Oh my, I am such a sweetie!

I’m a really well mannered dog who enjoys being with people.

September 21, 2013 I love to sit at your feet and hang out. I already know Sit, Shake and Down and I have nice leash manners. I enjoy going for walks, too, so I hope my new family will take me out often for fresh air and sunshine. I also love to give kisses and while you might think I’m a big girl, I think I’m a lap dog. I also love to get belly rubs and sometimes I’ll plop myself down and roll over so you can scratch my belly.

ONYX Six year old. Neutered Male. American Shelter Dog. If you’re looking for a lap dog, I may be your guy. I love to jump into your lap as soon as you sit down and snuggle with my favorite people. I like to help the RCHS staff members with their work and will sit on their laps with my head on the arm of the chair and relax. I love to go for walks and get excited when I see a leash. I’m looking for a quiet home where there aren’t a lot of people coming and going with without a lot of commotion.

HERA One year old. Spayed Female. Domestic Short Hair Brown Tiger.

Goodness gracious, what a ham I am. I am a very happy go lucky lady who will, without question, charm you from the get go. My signature move when I see you coming is to drop and roll. Once I’m on my back, it’s your turn. I will drink in any attention you can give to me. I am a well rounded lady who will adapt very well in most homes. I have lived with dogs, cats and children so I am up for just about anything.

Adrian Bernhard, Rutland County Humane Society, 802483-9171, www.rchsvt.org

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Plan to see more police presence on Abbey Pond Road

By Lou Varricchio

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Trouble on Abbey Pond Road: a new plan will see increased law enforcement presence on the road located off Route 116 in Middlebury.

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MIDDLEBURY — According to Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay, residents along Route 116 near the junction of Abbey Pond Road will see new signage and more of a law enforcement presence in the near future.

Ramsay said a meeting was held to discuss the problem of illegal activities on the road.

Attending the meeting in Middlebury were a Select Board member, neighbors, and representatives of the Green Mountain Club and U.S. Forest Service.

Ramsay said attendees of the meeting, held Sept. 3, agreed to a “progressive approach” in beefing up security over illicit activity in and around the parking area at the access to Abbey Pond Trail at Abbey Pond Road.

“An initial recommendation to the Middlebury Select Board was to install a sign at the intersection of Route 116 and Abbey Pond Road stating that the trail parking lot closes at dusk,” Ramsay reported. “The sign would be placed in conjunction with additional patrols by the

Poetry, lit featured at Compass Center

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com BRANDON — Poetry and literature are at center stage at the Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon this month.

If you’ve followed the center’s ongoing series of monthly programs, celebrating a variety of art forms, you shouldn’t be surprised that they’ve come around to the written word; it deserves some attention, too.

While visitors recently enjoyed the Otter Creek Poetry Society, with local author Paul Christensen in tow, they’ll get another treat meeting area authors Jerry Johnson and Marilyn Taylor McDowell.

On Sunday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m., the award-winning poet Jerry Johnson will

discuss the mysteries of the creative process and how to tap into yourself. He will read from his book, “Up the Creek Without a Saddle”, which is a fascinating memoir about nature and a life interwoven with poetry. Tickets are $3.

On Sunday Sept. 29, local author Marilyn Taylor McDowell will work her magic and bring children and books together, just has she’s done for more than 25 years as a school librarian and a storyteller.

McDowell, who used to own a children’s bookshop, learned a lot about what draws kids to reading.

“She took on the role of teacher, creating and teaching writing workshops for elementary school age children, visiting classrooms from elementary school to the college level and connecting with community-based initiatives to help parents learn

to read with their children,” according to Edna Sutton of the Compass Center.

McDowell two presentations are at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Bring the kids; these presentation are geared for young people and interested parents and educators. Tickets are $3.50.

Coming in October, the Compass Center will focus on photography with an amateur photography exhibit and photo workshops by Caleb Kenna and Robert Black.

For information on how to submit your photographs for the exhibit, visit www. cmacvt.org.

Check It Out: For more information and to see updates on upcoming events as they become available, visit CMAC’s website at www.cmacvt.org. CMAC is located at 333 Jones Dr. in Brandon.

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Ramsay said that the Select Board accepted the group’s recommendations at a recent meeting.

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Bristol’s Germain shines in Vermont 200

By Justin St. Louis

Special to the Eagle WEST HAVEN — Modified stock car driver Joe Williams and Late Model racer Robert Bryant, Jr., highlighted an exciting opening day at the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sept. 14.

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members of the football team, whose names have not yet been released by the college. Those four players were also suspended indefinitely until the investigation is complete.

Castleton State College President Dave Wolk met with the entire D-III team Wednesday, including Head Coach Marc Klatt, to discuss the severity of their teammate’s actions.

“We discussed life lessons, and reassured them of our support for them as individuals and as a team,” he said to the team. “We will stay positive and upbeat as we move forward together as a family.”

Both Busharis, a quarterback, and Boyle, an All-American wide receiver, share the distinction of being nationally ranked this season.

Wolk emphasized that the students alleged actions are “in no way typical of Castleton student behavior.”

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Williams and Bryant scored victories in 10-lap “Shootout” races for weekly competitors who had not yet won a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series main event in 2013.

Scotia, N.Y., driver Williams nearly didn’t complete the opening lap in the Bond Auto Parts Modified Shootout. Williams bounced through an opening-lap scrape involving Jamie LaFountain and Vince Quenneville, Jr., but escaped and sped to the win ahead of Ron Proctor and Cody Sargen. Bryant, of Brooklyn, Conn., dominated the Late Model Shootout with rookies Seth Bridge and Tom Eriksen in tow.

Sixteen year-old Ray Germain, Jr., of Bristol won a close Shootout in the Renegade division, taking the lead from Robin Cummings with two laps to go. Rookie Richard Lowrey, III, finished third. John McCarron of Rensselaer, N.Y. posted a long-awaited first win in the Central Vermont Motorcycles Mini Stock division,

with rookie Scott FitzGerald second and Harold LaVair third.

The Daredevil racing division was busy during the day with seven races.

Members of the Green Mountain Water Environment Association took part in the opening race, with GMWEA member Jim Peters of West Hartford taking down the win. Gene Martin was second with Rick Kenney in third place. Top point drivers in each weekly division and track officials from Devil’s Bowl Speedway later took part in the first-ever “Super Shootout” Daredevil event. Late Model driver Brandon Atkins, Mini Stock racer Chris LaVair, Renegade point leader Richie Turner, Modified driver Quenneville – who spun Todd Stone out of the lead – and technical inspectors Fred Little and Steve Miller advanced in heat races. Miller, of Vergennes, sped to the feature win over Turner and LaVair.

Shelburne school earns ‘green’ accolades

By Gail Callahan

newmarketpress@denpubs. com SHELBURNE — Among the accolades Shelburne Community School treasures, the state and national recognition it earned for its energy-saving projects are near the top of the list.

Completed under the watchful eye of Shelburne Community School Maintenance Director Dave Kelly, the schemes are now financially paying off benefits that were, at once, only imagined.

When Kelly first arrived at the elementary school about five years ago, he wrote up a list of things he was interested in

changing. Sitting in his office, which is right off the main entrance, Kelly noted the energysaving plans included changing lights in the gym to ones that can be turned on and off as needed; added frequency drives to the three, largest heating and air- conditioning units; installed outside LED lights around the perimeter of the campus; this summer over 320 lights were changed out and replaced with bulbs that use one-third of the energy.

Kelly said those efforts netted praise, receiving Vermont Energy STAR certification.

Shelburne Community School was in the first group of 12 schools statewide to earn the recognition. Additionally, last year, the school was designated as a Green Ribbon School by the federal government, garnering praise for its health programs for employees as well as its projects aimed at protecting the environment The projects are paid through a series of loans, and once re-paid, that money is loaned out and re-invested

into the community, Kelly said.

Kelly is excited about the energy saving projects and he is constantly on the lookout to

improve the school’s carbon footprint. “The projects pay for themselves and that money goes back into the community.”

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Pipeline hearing triggers angry responses

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — At a public hearing in Middlebury Sept. 10, Addison County residents had a chance to voice their pros and cons regarding the proposed Vermont Gas System pipeline. But the voices heard at the meeting were mostly against the project for both its impact on the local environment and its transmission of “fracked” natural gas to future customers.

A Vermont Public Service Board public hearing was held at Middlebury Union Middle School to hear the voices of residents as well as business owners.

According to Rising Tide Vermont, an organization which opposes the pipeline, “Vermont Gas Systems is in the planning and permit-

Urban hip-hop theater comes to Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College Performing Arts Series kicks off the 2013–14 season with the hip-hop theater work Word Becomes Flesh, presented by San Franciscobased company the Living Word Project.

Groundbreaking American artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph created Word Becomes Flesh as a fluid eveninglength “choreopoem” dramatizing a series of letters to his unborn son.

Two public performances Sept. 20-21 will cap off a week of residency activities on campus.

The performance incorporates elements of ritual, archetypes, and symbolic sites within the constructs of hiphop culture.

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ting stages of a major natural gas transmission pipeline expansion in Chittenden and Addison counties. The proposed pipeline project will extend from Colchester to Vergennes and Middlebury, then under Lake Champlain to Ticonderoga, N.Y., to serve the International Paper mill.

There are longer term plans to build pipeline to Rutland and to connect to the U.S. transmission lines in New York.”

Opposition to the 42-mile-long pipeline was visibly strong at the Middlebury meeting. However, PSB officials complained that proponents listed on a sign-in sheet had turned out to be, instead, opponents to the project—“stacking the deck”, so to speak.

Rising Tide officials did their homework to get out the opposition. The anti-pipeline group claims that oil and gas fracking—by which

investigates relationships between the spirit and space, the black body, sexuality, society, and the urban experience. Michael Wayne Turner III, better known as MyKeyRoc, is a poet, musician, actor, model, and classically trained dancer who has performed his poetry all over the country.

Admission is free; food and drinks are available for purchase.

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Vermont Gas’ product, they claim, is derived— already has a serious environmental impact where it is practiced, in places such as Pennsylvania and North Dakota.

“Leaks and spills lead to contamination of water supplies and gas fumes and smog from the industry’s associated infrastructure machinery pollute the air, contribute to asthma and lung disease, and devastate the local landscape in gas-producing communities. This practice is so nasty, that in May of 2012, Vermont became the first state to ban fracking,” according to the information portion of Rising Tide’s website.

In the days leading up to the Sept. 10 meeting, county residents received telephone calls as well as some door-to-door appeals to oppose the pipeline at the Sept. 10 hearing.

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Vermont Gas official Steve Wark told reporters after the meeting that Addison County supporters of the pipeline didn’t have much of an opportunity to “show their support” because opponents had registered as supporters.

At this time, Vermont Gas safely operates 750 miles of underground pipeline in Chittenden and Franklin counties.

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Students discover themselves in Wilhelm’s books

By Elaine Anderson Special to the Eagle

MIDDLEBURY — Vermont author Doug Wilhelm visited Aurora Middle School during the first week of classes.

Wilhelm, formerly a newspaper journalist, now a novelist, shared his ideas about his writing process, his novels, and his experiences working with middle school students around the country on his books which realistically portray issues and predicaments that many students that age face.

Over the summer, the middle school read “True Shoes”—Wilhelm’s sequel to his book “The Revealers”—which centers on middle school social dynamics, bullying and online technology.

The book is being used in a variety of ways.

Students have been encouraged to think of all the themes that the book touches upon. Nico Brayton, a seventh grader at

Aurora Middle School listed discrimination, fear, and misunderstanding as some of the most central themes he noticed.

Xavier Wyncoop, another seventh grader, mentioned abuse of technology, relationships and growing up, as what he saw as the main themes.

Students have been encouraged to relate to the characters and situations in the book and see if they identify and relate.

Wilhelm told the class, “Middle schoolers are searching for themselves in books.”

He continued by stating what he feels the two big questions middle school students are wrestling with, “Who am I?” and “Is it okay to be me?”

As the middle school’s humanities teacher and associate director of Aurora School, that’s exactly why I chose “True Shoes”, to be our kick-off book. Doug does such a great job getting to the heart of questions a middle school student wrestle with. The students will work together to create a still-shot video, combin-

ing photography, audio clips from class discussions and Doug’s interview, as well as music.

This type of project reflects the school’s mission, “providing a challenging academic environment with an interdisciplinary, thematic curriculum that fosters creativity and personal growth.”

The students visited Ilsley Library on Sept. 6, meeting with Kurt Broderson of MCTV, who trained them in how to combine their photography, audio files, and music. “We’re excited to see what the students create. They have innovative ideas, and they are collaborating very well so far,” Anderson noted.

If you would like to learn more about learn more about Aurora Middle School, you may visit http://auroraschoolvt.org or call 802-989-3737, or, if you would like to learn more about Doug Wilhelm and his novels, visit www.the-revealers.com.

Author Doug Wilhelm, with teacher Elaine Anderson, and Aurora School students in class last week.

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was not the only one engaged in this action and the decision was not solely mine, I am the one who will see you in the dining halls and in the classroom, and I want to take accountability for the hurt you may be feeling while clarifying the motivations for this action.”

Shireman-Grabowski claims that the area where the memorial was located is an ancient Abenaki burial ground and should be treated with respect.

“My intention was not to cause pain but to visibilize the necessity of honoring all human life and to help a friend heal from the violence of genocide that she carries with her on a daily basis as an indigenous person. While the American flags on the Middlebury hillside symbolize to some the loss of innocent lives in New York, to others they represent centuries of bloody conquest and mass murder,” the statement given to Middbeat.org read. “Three thousand flags is a lot, but the campus is not big enough to hold a marker for every life sacrificed in the history of American conquest and colonialism.”

Middlebury College President Ron Liebowitz released a statement on the school’s website early Thursday morning, expressing his disapproval for the actions that occurred.

“A group of Middlebury students commemorated the

loss of nearly 3,000 lives by placing American Flags in front of Mead Chapel as they have done a number of times in the past,” he said. “Sadly, a handful of people, at least some from our campus community, this year chose to desecrate those flags and disrespect the memories of those who lost their lives by pulling the flags from the ground and stuffing them in garbage bags.”

Liebowitz statements continues to describe how the Middlebury community “fosters” and “encourages debate” on difficult issues, but emphasizes how it must be done with a degree of respect and civility.

“Like many of you, I was deeply disturbed by the insensitivity of this act,” he said.

The college has begun a disciplinary investigation of the incident.

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MIDDLEBURY — The flags on Middlebury College’s campus vanished over a period of half an hour Sept. 11. But it took several hours longer before the Middlebury community learned where they had gone.

Four women and one man—one a Middlebury College student, one a member of the Haudenosaunee nation brought to campus by that student—plucked all 2,977 of them from the grass around Mead Chapel in the middle of the afternoon, where they had been planted in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The group worked efficiently, assembling the flags in small piles and then dumped them into opaque black garbage bags.

Julia Madden ’14 was passing on the way to the gym when she realized that something was wrong. After first passing by the scene, she turned to accost the five. They informed her that the site was an “Abenaki burial ground” and that they were acting to

counter “American colonialism.” Madden was struck by the disrespect of this action.

“I should have gotten a little more aggressive,” she says. “I was just dumbfounded.”

College Republicans President Ben Kinney ’15 was walking up the hill to Mead on his way from class. In past years, the flags had been put out as a collaborative effort between the College Democrats and Republicans – a bipartisan effort to commemorate a national tragedy. This year, however, the late start to the school year meant that the process had not been formally organized, so Kinney got the flags and began to set them up himself, driving each of the nearly three thousand miniature flags into the grass. Several friends stopped by to help at various points, one of whom had lost a close relative on that day twelve years ago. By the time Kinney finished, two hours later, he had blisters on his hands.

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The campus reacts

Rachel Kogan ’14, who took a photograph of the incident, says that “what [she] found most upsetting was that they refused to give the flags back to Ben [Kinney], literally ripping them from his arms even after he said he wouldn’t put them back.” She added that she “feel their point could have been made without stealing someone else’s property and throwing flags representing American lives lost into trash bags.” The flags had been purchased by the College Republicans several years previously.

Cynthia Connard ’15 had helped Kinney put up the flags. She says that in the past, the “serene recognition” of the simple display struck her on a personal level. This year, she’d been “happy to be able to participate” in the commemoration of the victims of an act that had struck so close to home that her parents had come up with a personal escape plan in the event of further attacks.

Connard described the removal of the flags as “unspeakably horrendous.” She wasn’t alone in this thought. Shock quickly spread through the Middlebury community as they realized that the disappearance of the flags had been a deliberate act of theft.

Before midnight, Anna Shireman-Grabowski posted a statement to middbeat taking

credit for the action, claiming to “act in solidarity with [her] friend, an Indigenous woman and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy who was appalled to see the burial grounds of another Indigenous nation desecrated by piercing the ground that their remains lay beneath.”

For much of Middlebury, this was their first introduction to this issue. In fact, ShiremanGrabowski and a group of other students have spread the claim that Middlebury College rests on land stolen from the Abenaki since January of this year.

Amanda Lickers, a member of the Onondowa’ga Nation, was on campus for a “workshop on settler responsibility and decolonization” on the day of September 11th.

In a statement, she said that “thousands of American flags should not penetrate the earth where my Abenaki brothers and sisters sleep … I took action to respect them and began pulling up the flags.” As she did so, she was confronted

by Kinney, who she referred to as “a nationalistic-settler, a young white boy … demanding I relinquish the flags to him. I held my ground and confiscated them.”

Sam Koplinka-Loehr ’13 has lobbied the College on behalf of indigenous issues in the past. He reacted to the incident by saying that “those who died on 9.11 certainly deserve a place in our memory and hearts. We must remember, however, that using the See PROTEST, page 15

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from page 14 American flag as a symbol for their lives carries with it a long legacy of genocide and colonization on this land.”

Reached for comment, Chief Donald Stevens of the Nulhegan Band of the Abenaki Nation responded that “If these individuals knew Abenaki culture or traditions, they would have known that these flag placements would not be offensive to us. We often honor our warriors and the fallen with objects to display respect and to honor their bravery.”

Stevens further added that “Native peoples may not always like the way the government has treated our people and we may not always agree with what happens in the political world. However, many Native peoples including my father, myself, and my son have all served in the US. Military proudly. This is our land and we will defend it to our

deaths against anyone who threatens us or our people. We walk in two worlds and accept both. We are Americans and we are Native to this land, hence we are Native Americans. I condemn any actions

by Native or Non-native people that would use our culture for their own agenda without regard to the people they affect by their actions.”

Stolen land?

On Jan. 13, ShiremanGrabowski and Student cochair of Community Council Barrett Smith ’13 presented the “Decolonizing Middlebury College Bill” to the Senate of the Student Government Association. The bill claimed that Middlebury College had been built on land stolen from the Abenaki tribe, and recommended that the college return that land.

Senator Naila Jahan ’15 asked what section of college land this would involve. “All of it,” replied Koplinka-Lehr.

Jay Saper ’12.5 also testified in support of the bill, saying

that “the Abenaki people have created a culture that has been robbed from, that our eugenics movement at Middlebury robbed their lands and cultures.”

According to Jahan, the bill failed to attract the necessary sponsors to come to a vote, although former Senator Christian Holmes ’14 speculated that “the bill likely would have received two votes in favor.” According to former SGA Elections Committee member Sydney Fuqua ’13, Shireman-Grabowski missed her third meeting as a Senator on February 17, and a special election to choose her replacement was held on March 11.

Stevens said that “I would have to question the motivation of these individuals and also their knowledge of Abenaki burial grounds. We do not make known our burial grounds to the public (unless they are already public knowledge) for the protection of those sites.”

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A history of activism

A major in Sociology and Anthropology, ShiremanGrabowski has a long history of activism in favor of environmental and land-rights causes.

In August 2011, she was arrested along with Middlebury College Scholar-in-Residence Bill McKibben, and more than a thousand others who showed up around the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline in a protest organized by 350.org and refused to leave until their points were heard.

In March, ShiremanGrabowski, along with Saper, Koplinka-Loehr, and Lucy Whipps ’14 were taken into custody along with 21 others who had handcuffed themselves together at the offices of the TransCanada Corporation – the company constructing the Keystone pipeline – in Westborough, Mass. They were held for eight hours and then released without bail.

As spring rolled into summer, Shireman-Grabowski set

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her sights on a new target: the Addison County Natural Gas Project, where Vermont Gas aimed to extend a pipeline in three phases to the town of Middlebury, a paper company across Lake Champlain, and eventually the city of Rutland.

Shireman-Grabowski organized the attendance by antipipeline opponents at a public service board meeting on March 22, and a march across campus on May 7 to deliver a petition to Middlebury College Treasurer Patrick Norton and President Ronald D. Liebowitz demanding that the college retract its support for the project.

Shireman-Grabowski remained in Middlebury over the summer to organize community opposition with the organization Rising Tide Vermont, who ignored a request to comment on this story.

As late as September 10, she helped to pack a hearing of the Public Service Board with opponents of the project, some of whom signed the atten-

dance sheet as proponents of the pipeline in order to get a chance to speak.

The next day, she and four friends took part in a far less public form of protest.

But the story doesn’t end with an act of vandalism. Kinney still had a garbage bag containing roughly 1500 of the flags. A small group of students including Kinney and Sasha Schell ’15, united not by political affiliation or even by friendship, but rather by a common cause, went to the college store and purchased every American flag in stock.

They then returned to the grounds around the chapel and restored the memorial as well as they could. There the flags remained: more than a thousand fluttering in the breeze, keeping the memory of those lost on that tragic day alive.

Zach Drennen is the opinions editor and writes the column “Apply Liberally” for the Middlebury Campus student newspaper.

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