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MIDDLEBURY — A man was assaulted in downtown Middlebury , according to the Middlebury Police.

On Dec. 28, at approximately. 8:30 p.m., a 19year-old male was walking his dog on Main Street when he was assaulted. The man was pushed fr om behind, causing him to fall to the sidewalk. He said he was punched and kicked several times by two unidentified suspects.

The Middlebury Police reported that the suspects fled the scene, heading on Main Street in a red or mar oon full-size four-door pickup tr uck, possibly a For d. The victim sustained a shoulder injury which r equired treatment at Porter Hospital.

The suspects wer e described as being tall in height with average builds. One of the suspects was wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone having infor mation about this incident or the identity of the suspects, please contact Officer Nathan Hayes of the MPD at 802-388-3191.

MIDDLEBURY — The Munroe family of Mendon have the honor of giving birth to Vermont’s first baby of the new year.

Danielle Munr oe gave birth to pr emature baby Wells Fract Munr oe at 12:25 a.m. on Jan. 1.

The baby was born at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.

Certified Nurse Midwife Anita Onofrio deliver ed the baby. Born 16 days early, baby Munroe weighed-in at six pounds, 13.5 ounces.

Following on the Munroe baby’s little heels, other new year babies were born at Fletcher Allen at 1:45 a.m. and Rutland Regional Medical Center at 7:09 a.m.

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newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College has received a gift of 377 acres of land bordering the campus from trustee emeritus W ill Jackson, accor ding to a campuswide e-mail fr om college Pr esident Ronald Liebowitz dated Jan. 9.

Jackson is a member of the college’s class of 1951.

“This is the most significant gift of land to the College since Joseph Battell bequeathed 30,000 acr es on Br ead Loaf Mountain in 1915,” Liebowitz wrote.

In his message to faculty, staff and students, Liebowitz noted that “The pro perty lies west of the campus along Route 125 and Cider Mill Road and is lar ger than the College’s main campus of 350 acres.

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Mary Post (in pink) practices for the 2012 Middlebury Face Off Against Breast Cancer Hockey Tournament.

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MIDDLEBURY — If you’re a Middlebury resident, you’re probably counting down the days befor e the 13th annual “Face Of f Against Breast Cancer” hockey tournament.

The all-female ice event is a big deal in a V ermont town that loves hockey on all levels—from pee wee to college play.

This year ’s cancer icy face of f will take place at Middlebury College’s arena, Jan. 21-22.

The event brings together 12 women hockey teams fr om across Vermont. the teams compete in thr ee r ecreational hockey divisions. The goal: raise funds for breast cancer research and development The local tournament also raises money for the eVrmont Cancer Patient Support Pr ogram which of fers patient services and an emergency fund free of charge.

Last year, the Middlebury event raised $60,000 for ar ea breast cancer patients.

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Police seek authority to plant devices in homes, businesses

By Mike Donough

mdonoghue@burlingtonfreepress.com Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of shar ed statewide news reports about expanding police authority in Vermont.

BURLINGTON — A Vermont Supreme Court committee is proposing a rule that would authorize law enforcement officials to break into private r esidences, businesses and other premises to place tracking devices. Committee members also are planning to look br oadly at how warrants ar e handled across the state.

The rule, which is being circ ulated to Vermont lawyers for comments, says a search warrant may be issued to “enter any premises to install a tracking device or use a tracking device to track the movement of a person or property to obtain evidence of the commission of a crime.”

The pr oposal has been r ecommended by the Criminal Rules Committee, which is appointed by the Supre me Court to consider the ground rules under which public courts operate. The Supr eme Court has the final say on whether the rule goes into effect.

“The r ule has not r eally caught up to the practice,” said Norwich lawyer P. Scott McGee, chairman of the committee.

He acknowledged that tracking devices have been placed on vehicles or elsewhere without court approval, depending on the county. The pr oposed r ule would put courts in all 14 counties on the same page, he said.

McGee also said he expects his committee or the Supreme Court in the coming year to addr ess the issue of the actual handling of all search warrants. He said a series of recent stories by the Burlington Free Press has shown flaws in the state court system.

The Burlington newspaper in 201 1 has documented how nobody tracks the search-warrant requests by police, the reviews by prosecutors, the approval by judges and the filing of paperwork by court clerks. Sens. V incent Illuzzi, R-Essex/Orleans, and Richard Sears, D-Bennington, have a bipartisan pr oposal to str engthen oversight of sear ch warrants.

Lawyers David Sleigh of St. Johnsbury, Brooks McArthur of Burlington and Richar d Goldsborough of South Burlington wer e among the defense attorneys the Burlington Fr ee Press contacted... who said they wer e unawar e of the pr oposed rule regarding placement of tracking devices. Each expressed concern and said they would be following the pr oposal closely.

Sleigh, after his initial read of the proposal, said he wants to know what basis a judge would use to appr ove law enforcement’s entering a home or garage to plant a tracking device in a shoe or a car, for example, when there is no evidence the home or garage is used in a crime such as dr ug trafficking.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule shortly on the use of tracking devices, and that decision could help shape the final wor ding of the r ule in V ermont, Sleigh said. The proposed Vermont rule does not extend to installing bugging devices for listening purposes, McGee said. The federal government does allow court-approved bugging devices in certain cases.

Vermont Law School pr ofessor Cheryl Hanna said ther e are separate privacy standards under the U.S. and Vermont constitutions about unreasonable searches.

“In the past, the V ermont Supr eme Court has pr ovided greater protection under the state constitution,” she said.

Police say tracking devices make it easier for investigators to know the whereabouts of a potential suspect and r educe the amount of surveillance time and of ficers needed to follow a suspect or a car.

Lawyers and the public have until Jan. 31 to r eview the proposal and offer feedback.

The Supreme Court and the order covering operation of the Criminal Rules Committee note lawyers and the public should be informed of rules proposals.

The current practice sending email notices about the proposal to all the lawyers in Vermont is easy. Alerting Vermonters, who fund the courts, appears trickier . The pr oposed rules are available on the Vermont Supreme Court’s website but are not easily accessed. The court also sends pr oposed rules out to those who have inquire d through the years, said Patricia Gable of the Court Administrator ’s Office.

Gable, who is director of court improvement and innovation, said that until the Free Press asked this week about being placed on the distribution list for proposed rules, only lawyers and some legislators were on the email list.

She said there is a committee in the Legislature on judicial rules that can r eview any pr oposal and pr ovide feedback.

The committee also has hearings that allow for public comments.

Gable said she b elieves most pr oposed court r ules ar e more technical and less about topics of general inter est to taxpayers. The 12-member Criminal Rules Committee is packed with court personnel. Most ar e either lawyers or judges; one court clerk and one non-voting crime victim’s advocate are included.

Among the non-lawyers in the state taking an inter est in the pr oposed r ule is the V ermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Executive director Allen Gilbert said he was unaware of the proposal until asked about it...

“This is a concern to us, and we will be looking at it,” said Gilbert, who is not a lawyer . “Any time new r ules are suggested around search warrants, we pay attention. Technology has r eally changed the way sear ches can be conducted, and the law has not kept up.”

McGee, the rules committee chairman, said the key to the

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“The pr oposed amendment will serve not only law enforcement and the public, but also those who may be the target of such warrants,” McGee said.

He said law-enforcement officers seeking search warrants “will have to demonstrate to the court that they have sufficient evidence to support a finding of pro bable cause for the issuance of the warrant.”

Col. Tom L’Esperance, dir ector of the V ermont State Police, said his department seeks search warrants for any kind of tracking device re gardless of the county in which the criminal investigation is being conducted.

He said most of the tracking devices requested by his department have been in narcotics cases, but he was awar e of at least one homicide case that used a device.

Burlington police have a standar d that requires warrants for any places a person would have an expectation of privacy, Deputy Chief Walt Decker said. He said it is just like trying to record a private conversation.

“We treat them the same as if we wer e getting wir e warrants,” he said. The city police have obtained some tracking warrants in the past year or so, he said.

Federal law allows for so-called “black bag jobs” made famous by the FBI and the CIA. Federal agents, often under the cloak of darkness, used lock-picking covert entries into homes and businesses to obtain information or place bugging devices.

Assistant U.S. Attorney for V ermont Paul V an de Graaf, chief of the criminal division, said he could think of five cases in 10 years that federal pr osecutors in the state r eceived permission fr om judges to place bugging devices inside a home or business. He said the requirements for wiretaps exceed the standards used for search warrants.

He said federal judges in V ermont have r uled that tracking devices placed on cars in public places do not need a search warrant. He said he was unsur e how many tracking devices had been approved by federal judges.

“It is a developing law ,” Van de Graaf said, noting the pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

One drug case that made extensive use of a tracking device on a car was the r ecent arrest of V ictoria Scripps-Carmody, 21, of Burlington after 193 bags of heroin were found in her car Aug. 10, according to court papers.

The newspaper heiress has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to charges in connection with the distribution of heroin and cocaine.

Drug investigators had placed a tracking device on her red 2006 BMW. Court r ecords show police tracked the car for a couple weeks thr oughout Chittenden County, along Interstates 89 and 91 and into Massachusetts. It was on a return trip from Springfield, Mass., that Scripps-Carmody was pulled over and arrested on I-91 in Brattleboro.

Van de Graaf, the federal pr osecutor, agreed with police, including L’Esperance and Decker, that tracking devices can save on surveillance. He said if somebody is seen in Boston and later in Burlington and a car being tracked was driven along the route, it is clear to assume the targ et was in the vehicle. Authorities might not know who was in the car with the target, he said.

Hanna, the law pr ofessor, said she has concerns about tracking warrants.

“What is tr oubling about GPS,” she said, “is it pr ovides the government with an amount of information about your private life, and it’s more than looking into my car.”

In the end, she said, the court will need to make one determination: “Is it reasonable to enter into your private space to follow your whereabouts in public?”

Contact reporter Mike Donoghue at 802-660-1845.

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USFS gives OK for giant wind power project in Vermont

By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com

House vandalized BRISTOL—On Nov. 27 at approximately 1 1 p.m. V ermont State Police wer e called to a reported burglary located on W oodland Drive in Bristol.

Investigation r evealed that an individual broke into the residence while the owners wer e home. Numer ous items were broken and vandalized inside the residence.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call the V ermont State Police New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919.

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15 2.0 megawatt turbines that will soar 389 feet in the air above the mountain.

The turbines are expected to produce approximately 92,506 MWh with a claimed capacity of 30 megawatts.

Some opponents have cited other wind pr ojects—including Searsbur g—where birds, including common and endanger ed species, have been killed by the mammoth, swirling turbine blades.

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tional For est first r eceived the formal application fr om Deerfield W ind, LLC/Iberdrola Renewables in 2004.

The USFS appr oved the largest of several proposals submitted including a “No Action” alternative required by law.

A public notice of availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision will appear in the Federal Register this month, accor ding to a USFS news release.

north side of the road where she collided with a telephone pole.

Palmer ’s car sustained moderate right fr ont bumper and quarter panel contact damage. The driver had no injuries.

Neither speed nor impairment were contributing factors in this collision.

Palmer was issued a written warning pursuant for failure to maintain control of her motor vehicle.

Anybody with any information is asked to contact the V ermont State Police New Haven Barracks at 802388-4919.

House robbed

S A L I S B U RY — Ve r m o n t State Police are currently investigating a bur glary of a Salisbury r esidence located on U.S. Route 7.

Police did not r elease the NEW HAVEN — Madeline M. Palmer, 65, of Fer- name of the r obbery victim risburgh, was involved in an or the specific location of the auto accident on Plank Road residence.

Numerous items wer e r ein New Haven Dec. 31. ported missing to include Prior to the accident, firearms, jewelry, liquor and Palmer was traveling west on Plank Road. While travel- other personal belongings.

About $6,500 worth of being west, she lost contr ol of the car and traveled off the longings wer e stolen, according to police.

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S A L I S B U RY — Ve r m o n t State Police New Haven Barracks Senior T rooper Andrew Leise has completed a burglary i nvestigation c oncerning a r ecreational vehicle that had been bro ken into in May 2011 at Kampersville in Salisbury.

As r eported by the victims, the R.V . sustained approximately $3,035 in damages as a result of the burglary. Personal pr operty was also stolen fr om the seasonal home.

At the time of the initial complaint DNA evidence was secured from the door of the R.V. and sent to the Vermont Forensic Lab for analysis. The blood was pro cessed and a suspect, Justin R. Schroeder, was developed

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based on a prior blood sample he provided. Upon interviewing Schr oeder concerning the incident, he requested an attorney.

A non-testimonial or der warrant was granted by a judge and Schr oeder's DNA evidence was sent to a lab for comparison to an existing blood sample on file.

On Dec. 30, V ermont Forensic L aboratory t echnicians r eported that the two items submitted for analysis matched.

Schroeder was subsequently booked and cited for burglary on Jan. 2 at the New Haven State Police Barracks.

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Some critics ar e blaming state and federal “agenda” politics behind the USFS’ decision to site the pr oject on a formerly pristine mountain top.

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Caution: parent-driver on board

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’ve lived around school zones most of my life. I have seen school zones turn from quiet places at 10 a.m. to figurative combat zones at 8 a.m. and again at 2:30-3 p.m., the dreaded parent/kiddie witching hours.

Don’t get me wrong. I love schools. I love teachers. I even love the cherry cheeks of America’s texting youth. But it is with some parent drivers that I have a bone to pick.

As a long-time resident of Pennsylvania, I not only grew up one block removed from a suburban public middle school, but years later—in the same city—I rented my first apartment across the street from a public high school.

Then, just a few years later, I became a temporary resident of Arizona only to find myself selecting one of the few affordable apartments in the greater Phoenix metro area near yet another suburban public school zone.

For many years, it was just my luck, or lack thereof, to find low-rent hovels right smack, dab in the middle of America’s automotive test tracks—I mean—school zones.

Thus, having lived near these various institutions of learning and extracurricular activities over the years, I must caution those of you who have no school business to stay clear during certain daylight hours.

I have been an eyewitness to displays of some of the worst automobile driving practices—at least outside of downtown Bombay—around schools.

From my personal experience, the worst drivers aren’t high school teens in their roaring jalopies. I am sorry to report that the worst drivers, on any typical school day in America, are some adults, parents— Mr. and Mrs. Soccer Mom. I often imagine momma bear or poppa bear behind the wheel of a hurtling piece of machinery approaching one of our school zones. She (or he), having just emerged from a sleepy den, is tasked with protecting a precious cargo of fuzzy cubs

from an army of Sigourney Weaver ’s gooslobbering Aliens—but the aliens, as seen through the glazed eyes of momma or poppa, are in the guise of innocent pedestrians and drivers who just happen to be passing through a school zone at the wrong time— at drop-off and pick-up times.

Pedestrians, at peril of losing some or all of their body parts when stepping off a curb around these school zones, are rarely given so much as an eye contact nod by some parent drivers.

Some parents behind the wheel are focused not on defensive driving, but more on offensive driving.

Protecting the cubs comes first, which is understandable, but ignoring the simple rules of the road strikes me as dangerous for the precious cargo as well as innocent bystanders.

Some parents seem more focused on the ticking of dashboard clocks that are either making them late for work or late in delivering the kids to the safety of home at day’s end.

That’s why protecting young passengers shouldn’t include barreling through lowMPH zones, zipping through handy shopping-center parking lots (or abandoned car wash drive-thrus) in order to avoid pesky signal lights, and assuming pedestrians will stay on the curb when they already have the right-of-way entering crosswalks—at least in this state.

Meanwhile, innocent drivers and pedestrians—with no stake in shuttling the next generation between points A and B at breakneck speed—have become impedimenta to some parents behind the wheel.

It’s now a universal truth in the suburbs: Hell hath no fury like a parent driving the kids to and from school.

So, the next time a van, wagon, or SUV with a cargo of kiddies is hurtling down the lane in your direction—for God’s sake—get out of the way. Heaven forbid you become another traffic statistic.

Lou Varricchio

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What’s not to like about Cruise?

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s it that he’s too short? Is it the weird, overwrought way he runs in movies?

Is it his pretty, squeaky clean wife and adorable little girl?

Is it his two older adopted kids who’re good-looking and thriving? (I confess. I read People magazine).

Is it his intensity?

His busted nose?

Is it that his nose works with his face, but yours doesn’t work with yours?

Is it that he’s physically fit?

Is it that he’s a short guy with a small guy attitude?

That he’s figured how to make-work to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars? (Sure, money isn’t important but in the process of his making hundreds of millions he’s helped afford thousands of folks very good livings, right down to the popcorn kids at your local theatre.

So, money is important.)

The jumping on the couch for the Oprah Show, is that it? You think that was a stupid move? Sure you do, and always will—right up until the one you love goes in front of the nation and declares their love for you by jumping for joy on Oprah’s couch.

Is it that he’s seen Nicole, Penelope, Cher, Mimi, and Katie naked?

Is it that he’s gotten more ladies on screen then you have in your wildest dreams?

Is it that he’s a walking, living, breathing cooperation, and you just got fired from your latest $12 an hour job?

Is it that he stars, helps write, produces, and does many of his own stunts in his movies, and he works 20 times harder than most of us?

Is it because he abides a religion that teaches one to believe that each person has the answers to the mysteries of life?

Is it because he could hire you, but you

couldn’t hire him? And if he hired you you’d know you’d have to tow the line, or you’d be out? And if he hired you you’d know you were working on something he’s behind, and you’d be thrilled beyond belief, not to mention crazily excited the moments before he first walked into view?

Is it because his teeth are kind of screwed, but they’re cool as hell?

Does his nice hair bother you?

How ‘bout when he spoke out against anti-psychotic drugs when being interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show. Did that bother you? If so, why?

Did you listen closely and carefully to what he was saying?

You might agree with him if you did, or at least respect his opinion of anti-psychotic drugs.

Is it you think, “His movies suck?”

Mmm? Ever see “Taps”, “All the Right Moves”, “Top Gun”, “The Color of Money”, “Rain Man”, “A Few Good Men”, “The Firm”, Mission: Impossible (1-4)”, “Magnolia”, “War of the Worlds”, Tropic Thunder”? They all sucked? Is that right?

I bet you wish you were an extra on any one of them, especially if Tom was working in the scene you were in.

I’ve heard from you—all the above lines— as reasons why you dislike actor Tom Cruise. I easily remembered them because they’re the exact reasons why I like Tom Cruise.

What’s with you people who don’t like Tom Cruise? Is he something else you know? He’s quite a rig. You should try liking him. You’d like him—if you did.

Rusty DeWees tours Vermont and Northern New York with his act “The Logger.” His column appears weekly. Reach him at rustyd@pshift.com.

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250 Granville homes will get high-speed Internet service

By Lou Varricchio

newmarketpress@denpubs.com GRANVILLE — While many residents in the Addison County-seat of Middlebury are without it, 225 homes in remote Granville—one of the county’s smallest communities—will get high-speed Internet service.

FairPoint Communications will add Granville to its high-speed Internet worklist.

According to a FairPoint news elease r Jan. 4, it will beef up its 15 megabytes-per-second fiber-optic lines into areas that previously had no high-speed Internet.

FairPoint officials did not comment on when the utility will provide added high-speed service in Middlebury.

CVAA plans Tai Chi programs

Studies have shown that Tai Chi can improve balance, flexibility, and muscle str ength while r elieving chronic pain in joints. CV AA is of fering several Tai Chi classes in Addison County for resident age 50 and over: Lincoln: Jan. 23, 1-2 p.m., every Monday thr ough March 26th at the Lincoln Library Bristol: Jan. 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m. every T uesday and Thursday at Holley Hall, for 8 weeks.

Classes fill quickly so call without delay for details.

There is no charge for classes which are open to anyone age 50 and over (donations are appreciated).

Volunteer leaders ar e certified thr ough the Arthritis Foundation.

Call Cindy ext. 1028 at CVAA 1-800-642-5119 for more information.

More funds coming for Irene recovery

MONTPELIER — Federal Emer gency Management Agency of ficials said the State of V ermont may r eceive nearly $240 million, in total, from taxpayers to continue the r ecovery ef forts following T ropical Storm Ir ene last year.

To date, FEMA r eported, $72 million of estimated storm assistance has been paid to help the state, towns and individuals recover from the Aug. 28, 2011 flooding.

To date 8,418 Vermont residents have formally requested disaster money from FEMA.

Veterans, military families get free ski lessons in Vermont

WARREN — Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports—a nonprofit or ganization pr oviding sports and r ecreation to people with disabilities—in conjunction with its partner Sugarbush Resort, the Red Sox Foundation, and the Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Pro gram, will offer a fr ee day of skiing and snowboar ding for military service members, veterans and families on Sunday , Jan. 22, from 8 a.m -4 p.m.

Vermont Adaptive will provide free lessons and adaptive equipment to participants with disabilities.

Skiers and riders of all abilities ar e invited to this unique event that accommodates adaptive and able-bodied participants.

Registration is required and participants will be asked for their branch of service, veteran/service person's name, age, height, weight, and whether or not they need adaptive lessons and equipment.

For mor e information and r eservations, contact Catherine Moor e at cmoor e28@ partners.org or call 617643-3830.

Death Notices Jeffery Charles Johnson BRANDON—Jeffery Charles Johnson, 49, passed peacefully, Dec. 5,at Nathan Adelson Hospice, in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his br other Tim by his side. He was born in Pr octor on Feb. 4, 1962 the son of Bonnie Lou (Miller) and Charles E. Johnson of Leicester.

Clyde Wayne Lanpher

MIDDLEBURY—Clyde Wayne Lanpher , age 46, died Dec. 1 1, 201 1, at Fletcher Allen Health Car e Center in Burlington. He was born in Middlebury on June 1 , 1965.

He was the son of Wayne and Betty (Ryder) Lanpher. He had been an Orwell resident most of his life. He attended Fair Haven Union High School.

Shirley Romaine Wheeler

FORESTDALE—Shirley Romaine Wheeler , 78, died Dec. 9, 2011, at her home in Fore stdale. Wheeler was born in Forestdale on Dec. 17, 1932. She was the daughter of Clinton and Lilly (Quinn) Wheeler. She grew up in South Chittenden and received her early education in Barstow Memorial School. She moved with her family to For estdale in 1939. She was a 1950 graduate of Brandon High School. She had worked for the Ayrshire Breeders Cattle Association for 42 years, retiring in 1992.

EPIPHANY — Judy Laneway of Ferrisburgh accompanied her grandchildren for an Epiphany walk in downtown Vergennes last week.

The Jan. 6 Christian holy day commemorates the visitation of the Magi. The children viewed the city’s decorations and nativity scene.

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Gingerbread designs win accolades

By Bob Hooker MIDDLEBURY — Imagine a log cabin made of pretzels, marshmallow pigs, straw r oofs made of cr umbled Shr edded Wheat.

The Vermont Folklife Center of Middlebury’s 13th Annual Gingerbr ead Competition was a dazzling display of creations fr om the Rockefeller Center in New York to a demolition derby.

More than 4,600 community members, including 30 classrooms were enchanted by the likes of the Colchester Reef Lighthouse at Shelburne Museum, Snoopy snoozing on his doghouse, and the new Champlain Bridge.

Choosing the winners must have certainly been difficult for the judges and the public alike given the range of creativity and talent. But in the end the prize of Middlebury Money was bestowed on the designers and makers of 14 different creations.

The People’s Choice awar d goes to Emma and Catriona Craven-Matthews, Nora McLaughlin and Carolyn Craven for their replica of the Rockefeller Center in New York, complete with a Christmas tr ee, ice skaters, and flags from around the world.

The Amateur prize goes to Kathleen Pominville for her Saint Nick.

In the Family with Childr en 12 and Over category: Eileen and Krystian Gombosi for their r endition of the Colchester Reef Lighthouse at Shelburne Museum; Mike, T awnya, Leila and Emily Kiernan for their Ginger bread “Dough-jo” W ith Ninja Br eadmen; and Nora and Satchel McLaughlin for Snoopy’s Christmas.

The Family With Children Under 12 had four winners: Lily , Phoebe and Beth Smith, Jessica Pominville and Nikki Morse for their House of Car ds; the Cookie Bookery by Dar cy Stratton and Keely Pockette; the Christmas Train at the Middlebury Station cre ated

by Stu, Sue, Martha and Connie Johnson, and Joseph, Spencer and Sawyer Cadoret; and W indfall Or chard at Thanksgiving made by Katherine Koehler, Amy T rubek and Brad Koehler.

The Children category also raked in some prize winners: Ryan Gladstone

Vermont Folklife Center’s Annual Gingerbread Competition presents a Rockefeller Center that’s good enough to eat.

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for his Crash ‘em, Mash ‘em, Smash ‘em; Kate Dapolito, Sophie R yan and Max Moulton for the Gr eat Hall at Christmastime; Nicholas Suchomel and James Birtwistle for their Statue of

Liberty; and Alex Tolgyesi for Spike’s House. Leicester Central School PreK/K took the prize for the Or ganization category for their incre dible rendition of the Crown Point Bridge.

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Book looks at Hinesburg’s Middlebury’s Sharry scores farmers, African-Americans 41, wins shootout over RPI

By Julie Nelson

HINESBURGH—On Jan. 16, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be commemorated at the Vermont History Center in Barr e at noon and again at 7 p.m. at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

Author Elise Guyette will talk about the research for her book “Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh 1790-1890.”

ThE 201 1 Richar d O. Hathaway awar dwinning book follows the lives of thr ee generations of free blacks trying to build a life and community in northern Vermont in the years following statehood. In r emembrance of Dr . King, Guyette will also discuss the jagged path that civil rights has taken in Vermont.

To use Guette’s own words, here is ex-

MIDDLEBURY — Senior Ryan Sharry connected on 19 of 23 field goal attempts and scored a car eer-high 41 points to lead Middlebury to a 123-111 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in a non-league game at East Campus Arena.

The top-ranked Panthers set a school record for points in a game on their way to improving to 10-0. Rensselaer, which got 21 points fr om senior Matt Pooley, fell to 3-5.

RPI opened the game by taking a 15-8 lead four minutes into the first half and held an advantage until Middlebury fought back to tie the game, 20-20 at the 12:21 mark. The score remained close thr oughout the first half with the Panthers holding a 64-57 lead at the break.

The second half was much of the same upand-down the court for both teams with Middlebury pulling ahead 79-62 nearly four minutes into the second half. The Panthers held a double-digit advantage until the 12minute mark when RPI’s Nate Fiala and Pooley each scored six points to help RPI pullto within seven points, 87-80.

After Middlebury increased its lead to 12 points with 8:23 remaining (100-98), the Engineers went on a 10-0 r un, thanks to eight points fr om Pooley and a pair fr om Daniel Martin, to get within two points (100-98)

cerpt fr om the pr eface of the book, “The Williams-Freeman story fit so perfectly into the stories we V ermonters tell about ourselves of being the first state to outlaw slavery in 1777, of her oism on the Underground Railroad and safe houses in every town, and of courageous soldiers in the war t o e nd s lavery?this st ory i s o f b lack Americans' prolonged struggle against oppression.”

These events ar e fr ee and open to the public thanks to our sponsors Noyle W .

Johnson Insurance and Rubin, Kidney , Myer and DeW olfe. This activity is also sponsored by SerVermont.

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with 6:44 r emaining. The Panthers countered with a 13-4 run for a 113-102 lead with four minutes left and held off the Engineers from there.

In addition to his car eer-high 41 points, Sharry, a National All-America as a junior , had nine r ebounds, four assists and four blocks in 33 minutes. He is the first player from the NESCAC to score as many as 40 points in a game since Kanem Johnson of W esleyan, who had 42 against Rensselaer on November 30, 2003.

Six other players reached double figur es in scoring for the Panthers, who last scor ed at least 120 points on Nov .

18, 2006, against Mt. Ida. Freshman Dylan Sinnickson had 15 points and six r ebounds, while junior Peter L ynch added a doubledouble of 12 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Jake Wolfin had six points and tied a careerhigh 12 assists.

For Rensselaer, five others joined Pooley , a senior, in double digits. Junior Jamie Zajac had 19 points, Fiala, a sophomore, scored 15 and Martin, a junior, finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.

RPI made 42 of its 92 shots for a per centage of 45.7 percent, while Middlebury made 60.5 percent of its attempts, connecting on 49 of 81 shots.

The top-ranked Panthers set a school record for points in a game on their way to improving to 10-0.

Panera Bread opens in Rutland Located on Route 7

Some of Vermont’s most successful African-American farmers lived in Hinesburgh in the 1800s. Many sold their produce to Burlington area stores. A new book by Elise Guyette examines this lost segment of the Green Mountain State history.

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second half, with Middlebury coming within 18 on three different occasions, including MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College a hoop at the buzzer from Maddie Moreau. dropped game two at the Maine Maritime Moreau led the team with 13 points and Tournament, falling 64-46 in the consolation was named to the all-tournament team, game vs. Salve Regina (3-5). while Borsinger added 11. Stephany Surrette Salve Regina came out of the gate flying, grabbed seven boar ds in the game, while taking a 20-3 lead at the 13:22 mark. The PanKatie Ritter and Jesse Miller had six apiece. thers had seven turnovers during that span, Marissa Pendergast led all scorers with 25 going 1-5 from the floor. Middlebury cut the points and eight rebounds on 10 of 14 shootlead to 13 on a pair of free throws from Traing from the floor. Lindsay Shorey added 19 cy Borsinger at the 7:29 mark, with the Seapoints and nine boards for the Seahawks. hawks extending their advantage to 35-17 at The Panthers (3-6) opened up NESCAC the half. play last weekend when they hosted Bates The lead grew to as many as 27 early in the and Tufts.

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Angie Gr eene-Hicks of Panera said Rutland is an ideal fit for the company’s “middle America” demographics. She said women are the company’s primary

Panera Bread: The national chain of bakery cafes opened a new outlet on Main Street (U.S. Route 7) in Rutland City.

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According to a Panera Bread news r elease, the eatery’s sandwiches ar e priced in the $6 to $8 range.

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Northeast Organic Farming conference in So. Burlington Conference set for Feb. 10-12 RICHMOND —Vermont’s vibrant local food system relies on mor e than just farmers, so V ermont’s lar gest agricultural confer ence is for mor e than just farmers, too. Gar deners, homesteaders, and local food lovers will find many workshops to choose from at the 30th Annual Winter Conference put on by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-Vermont).

Taking place Feb. 10-12 at the University of Vermont in Burlington, the confer ence will featur e over 70 workshops, including hands-on workshops such as Lactofermentation, Making Fr uit Wines at Home, and Cooking New American Foods.

The workshops give conference-goers the opportunity to watch and participate as workshop leaders demonstrate techniques.

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Additional workshops intended for non-farmers include Compost for Busy People, W ild Mushr oom Foraging, and Small-scale Poultry.

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Early Vermont Constitution records now available online MONTPELIER — V ermont Secr etary of State Jim Condos announced last week that records relating to the first hundred years of the Vermont Constitution, including pr oposals of amendments, ar e now available online.

Condos said, “The records of the Vermont Council of Censors, 1777-1870 pr ovide unique insights not only into the evolution of our state constitution but also on persisting issues such as the natur e of r epresentation, constitutions, and citizenship.”

The Council of Censors was a constitutional body of 13 men, elected to one-year terms every seven years. It had the authority to review the actions of state government in the pr eceding seven years to see if they conformed to constitutional r equirements.

It also was the sole body that could propose amendments to the constitution. Pr oposed amendments would then be pr esented to a constitutional convention for ratification or rejection.

The publication of the r ecords was originally done in 1991 under then Secr etary of State Jim Douglas. The journals wer e transcribed and annotated by Paul Gillies and Gregory Sanford.

The Censors successfully proposed twoyear terms of of fice; the cr eation of a state senate; and their own r eplacement with the current amendment pr ocess, though with a ten-year time lock as opposed to the current four years.

The C ouncil a lso f oreshadowed t he c urrent make-up of the House of Repr esentatives when in 1856 it proposed replacing town-representation with a 150 member chamber based on population. While their proposals failed at the time, their system of proportional representation was essentially adopted in 1965.

The debates surr ounding even the Council’s failure are fascinating.

The 1869 Council’s debates over extending the vote to women followed along the lines of 20th Century debates over the equal rights amendment. The Council’s pr oposal in support of women’s suf frage lost in convention 1 to 233.

The records can be found at the followung URl addr ess: http://vermontarchives.org/publications/publicat/pdf/C ouncil_of_Censors.pdf.

The section on the 1777 Constitution gives a history lesson: “On Jan. 3, 1749 Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshir e issued a grant for the town of Bennington.

This was the opening move in a boundary dispute, primarily involving New Hampshire and New York, which clouded the validity of land titles in the area between Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River.

“Citing the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence, the settlers declared their own independence at a January 15, 1777 convention in Westminster.”

Yankee Sportsman’s Classic Show Jan. 20-22 ESSEX JUNCTION — The 20th Annual Yankee Sportsman's Classic Show , sponsored by NBT Bank and Myers Containers, will be held at the Robert E. Miller Expo Center in Essex Junction Jan. 20-22.

The three day, 100,000 square foot event brings together 15,000 sportsmen, women and their families fro m all over, to celebrate Vermont’s hunting and fishing heritage.

During the weekend, attend fr ee seminars, check out the latest gear , boats, trucks, ATVs, take advantage of show specials, talk with wildlife and fisheries experts, and book the hunting or fishing adventure of a lifetime.

Children can visit the T alons Bir ds of Prey Experience and the Rainforest Reptile Show, try their luck at the catch, and r elease tr out pond, take part in the kids archery shoot, BB gun shoot and casting competition or climb the 20ft r ock wall.

With nearly 175 exhibitors, ther e is something for everyone.

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College gift from page 1 “Will gave the land to the College in four stages over the past five years, with the most r ecent and lar gest gift of 269 acr es coming to the college on Dec. 31.”

The gift also includes Jackson’s estate named “Taproot.”

“Taproot is an outstanding example of vernacular New England farm architecture with magnificent views of the college and Gr een Mountains,” Liebowitz said.

“It may eventually serve as a confer ence center for the college or, as per agr eement with Will regarding the r est of the gift, serve other educational purposes not yet envisioned. W ill and his wife, Car olyn, a member of the Middlebury class of 1961, retain the right to live in Taproot for the remainder of Will’s life.”

Liebowitz told the campus community that Jackson enrolled in the college in 1947 and has been an “indefatigable volunteer” for the Middlebury campus community ever since.

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The report encourages the relocation of houses that are close to rivers and in danger of flooding.

The storm destroyed approximately 200 bridges over 500 miles throughout the state; work still re mains to be done on many bridges following the Aug. 28, 2011 storm. All of the recovery efforts are local; a partnership between the state and local communities will ensur e better r ebuilding process.

The 71-page report is broken down into sections, including headings addressing aid to Vermonters affected by the storm, learning how to prepare for future disasters, assisting towns and cities curr ently in r ecovery, managing the environmental effects of the storm and making sure that the state's roads, bridges and railways are resuscitated. The report also details policy changes that ar e needed for better safety moving forward.

“Hazardous waste and other things washed down the river. That is now something that the state can work on unilaterally,” accor ding to chief r ecovery of ficer Neale Lunderville. “It is a big question because there are a lot of businesses and homes along riverbanks. There are still, so many things we need to do all acr oss the state to make V ermont stronger for the future.”

The report indicated that efforts are still incomplete. For example, sections of r oad in Bethel and Stockbridge wer e reopened as recently as last week. The er port also states that improvements must be made with cellular telephone service.

The report indicated that communications, immediately after the storm, was spotty and many towns lacked adequate cell coverage when landlines came down.

Additionally, the r eport r ecommended that mor e indepth planning needs to be made in order to improve how volunteer ef forts ar e utilized during a disaster , as well as creating a designated location for volunteers to meet and get information.

Vermont Emergency Management will soon be conducting a workshop on managing disaster response and volunteers. The report also suggested forming a special disaster council.

The Vermont Agency of T ransportation’s chief engineer stated in the report that Vermont needs to investigate building longer bridges with supports placed farther away from the banks of rivers, in or der to compensate for swelling rivers and floodwaters. He also suggested that individual towns reaccess land-use patterns to determine how far construction should be permitted from a river ’s edge The report also indicated that some landowners are confused about what river alterations can be made without an authorization; owners need regulatory r eview and approval from a state environmental agency. Many landowners and towns are digging gravel from stream beds in order to shore up river banks.

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Saturday, Jan. 21 MIDDLEBURY—The Enchanted Island Br oadcast Live From the Met in HD at Middlebury’s T own Hall Theater at 1p.m. Tickets $24/$10 students, are available by calling 802382-9222, or at the box off ice Monday-Saturday, noon–5 p.m.

MIDDLEBURY—The Horse T raders (Face-Of f Against Breast Cancer Benefit Show) at T w o Brothers Tavern at 9 p.m. $3.

Monday, Jan. 23 MIDDLEBURY—Tai Chi Class 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Middlebury Fitness, free (donations are appreciated) Open to anyone 50 and up. Call Cindy 1-800-642-5119 ext. 1028.

LINCOLN—Tai Chi Class 1-2 p.m. at the Lincoln Library, free (donations are appreciated) Open to anyone 50 and up.

Call Cindy 1-800-642-5119 ext. 1028.

MIDDLEBURY—H.O.P.E Benefit Trivia Night, 7pm (come support a wonderful local cause).

Tuesday, Jan. 24 BRISTOL—Tai Chi Class 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Holley Hall, fr ee (donations are appreciated) Open to anyone 50 and up. Call Cindy 1-800-642-5119 ext. 1028.

MIDDLEBURY—Karaoke Night at Two Brothers Tavern at 9 p.m. Free.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 MIDDLEBURY—Trivia Night at Two Brothers Tavern at 7 p.m. $2 per person goes to winning team.

MIDDLEBURY—A Sand Hill Bridge Public Meeting will be held at Ilsley Public Library's Community Meeting Room at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 MIDDLEBURY—DJ Dizzle at T wo Br others Tavern at 10 p.m. Free Friday, Jan. 27 MIDDLEBURY—1980s Thr owback night w Jam Man Entertainment at Two Brothers Tavern at 10 p.m. Free.

Religious Services ADDISON ADDISON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH Addison Four Corners, Rts. 22A & 17. Sunday Worship at 10:30am, Adult Sunday School at 9:30am; Bible Study at 2pm on Thursdays. Call Pastor Steve @ 759-2326 for more information.

WEST ADDISON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday, 9am HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Havurah House, 56 North Pleasant St. A connection to Judaism and Jewish life for all who are interested. Independent and unaffiliated. High Holy Day services are held jointly with Middlebury College Hillel.

Weekly Hebrew School from September to May. Information: 388-8946 or www.addisoncountyhavurah.org BRANDON BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH - Corner of Rt. 7 & Rt. 73W (Champlain St.) Brandon, VT • 802-247-6770. Sunday Services: 10a. Adult Bible Study, Sunday School ages 5 & up, Nursery provided ages 4 & under. Worship Service 11am * Lords supper observed on the 1st Sunday of each month. *Pot luck luncheon 3rd Sunday of each month. Wednesdays 6:30pm, Adult prayer & Bible study, Youth groups for ages 5 & up LIFEBRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 141 Mulcahy Drive, 247-LIFE (5433), Sunday worship 9am & 10:45am, www.lifebridgevt.com, LifeGroups meet weekly (call for times & locations) BRIDPORT BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Middle Rd., Bridport, VT. Pastor Tim Franklin, 758-2227. Sunday worship services at 10:30 am. Sunday School 9:30am for children ages 3 and up.

HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP - Meets at Bridport Community Hall. Bridport, VT • 759-2922 • Rev. Kauffman. Sunday 9am, 10:30am, evening bible study.

ST. BERNADETTE/ST. GENEVIEVE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm Nov.1-April 30 (See Shoreham) BRISTOL BRISTOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - The River, 400 Rocky Dale Rd., Bristol. Sunday Worship 9:00am. 453-2660, 453-4573, 453-2614 BRISTOL FEDERATED CHURCH - Sunday service at 10:15am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRISTOL - Service Sunday, 10am ST. AMBROSE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday service 6:30pm, & Sunday 8am BRISTOL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 839 Rockydale Rd. - Saturday Services: Bible Studies for all ages-9:30am to 10:30 am, Song Service, Worship Service at 11am. Prayer Meeting Thursday 6:30pm. 453-4712 THE GATHERING - Non-denominational worship, second & fourth Saturday of the month, 7pm Sip-N-Suds, 3 Main St. • 453-2565, 453-3633 CORNWALL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CORNWALL - Sunday worship 9:30am EAST MIDDLEBURY/RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship, 9am VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH - Rev. Ed Wheeler, services on Sundays: Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am, morning worship at 10:45am (nursery provided), and 6:30pm on Wednesdays; Youth Group and AWANA meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm ESSEX CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 36 Old Stage Rd., Essex • 8788213

ESSEX JUNCTION CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Junction - 878-8341 FERRISBURGH/NORTH FERRISB. FERRISBURGH METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday worship 9:30am NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 227 Old Hollow Rd., North Ferrisburgh, VT 802425-2770. Rev. Kim Hornug-Marcy. Sunday worship 10am, Sunday School 10am, Nursery Available. www.nfumchurch.org CROSSROADS CHAPEL - 41 Middlebrook Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT 05456. (802) 425-3625. Pastor: Rev. Charles Paolantonio.

Services: Sunday 10am.

FERRISBURGH CENTER COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH - Rt 7, Ferrisburgh - next to the Town Offices / Grange Hall. New Pastors Rev. John & Patrice Goodwin. Worship time is now 10:45am.

HINESBURG LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH - 90 Mechanicsville Rd., Hinesburg. Sunday Service at 10:30am. Pastor Hart, info: 482-2588.

ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE - 10759 Route 116 Hinesburg.

Masses: Sat. 4:30pm; Sun. 9:30am UNITED CHURCH OF HINESBURG - 10580 Rte. 116, Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10am. Pastor Michele Rogers Brigham - 482-3352.

LINCOLN UNITED CHURCH OF LINCOLN - Sunday worship service 9:45, Church school 11:15am, united Student Ministries for grades 7-12, 6:30pm Sunday evenings. 453-4280 MIDDLEBURY CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY - Sunday service & church school, Sunday 10am CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY - Middlebury.

Middlebury Community House, Main and Seymour Sts, Sunday Service and Church School-10am; Wednesday-7:30pm.

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MIDDLEBURY (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) Sunday 10am worship service THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS - Sunday Sacrament 10am-11:15am EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORSHIP Service in Middlebury area: call 758-2722 or 453-5334.

HAVURAH, THE JEWISH CONGREGATION OF ADDISON COUNTY - Saturday morning Shabbat services, 388-8946 MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH - 97 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Sunday morning worship & church school 10am, Wednesday evening Bible Study, 6:30pm. 388-7472.

MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING - (Quakers), Sunday worship & first day school 10am (meets at Havurah House) SAINT MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday, 5:15pm, Sunday 8am, 10am ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - (On the green in Middlebury). Reverend Terence P. Gleeson, Rector.

Sunday Eucharist 8 & 10:30am Child care & Sunday school available at 10:30am service. Wednesday at 12:05pm Holy Eucharist in the chapel. www.ststephensmidd.org or call 3887200.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 10am Grades K-5: Activities, Grades. 6-8 & 9-12: Church School Classes, Refreshments & fellowship time: 10:45am-11am. Sunday morning worship service 11am. Nursery provided both at 10am & 11am.

MONKTON MONKTON FRIENDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Sunday service & Sunday school, 8:45am NEW HAVEN ADDISON COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST - 145

Campground Rd., 453-5704. Worship: Sunday 9 & 11:20am; Bible classes: Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 7pm. Watch Bible Forum on MCTV-15 (Middlebury) or NEAT-16 (Bristol) NEW HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Church services 10am on Sunday. All are welcome.

NEW HAVEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Sunday services, 10am & 7pm ORWELL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service, 10:00am. Contact: Rev. Esty, 948-2900 SAINT PAUL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday services 10:30am Mass, 468-5706 RICHMOND RICHMOND CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - 20 Church St., Richmond • 4342053. Rev. Len Rowell. Sunday Worship with Sunday School, 10am; Adult Study Class, Sunday 8:30am RIPTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 388-2510 SALISBURY SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sun. worship svc., 10am SHELBURNE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SHELBURNE - 127 Webster Road, Shelburne • 985-2848 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 2166 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. 985-2269 Sunday Services: 8am & 10am. Bible Study 9:00am • Sunday School: 9:50am.

The Reverend Craig Smith ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING - Rev. Mary Abele, Pastor. Evensong Service and Spiritual Education for Children Sun. at 5pm. 371 Bostwick Farm Rd., Shelburne. 9853819 SHELBURNE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 30 Church St., Shelburne • 985-3981 • Rev. Gregory A. Smith, Pastor, 8:00am - Holy Communion Service • 9:30am - Family Worship Service with Sunday School SHOREHAM ST. GENEVIEVE/ST. BERNADETTE - Combined parish, Saturday mass 7:30pm, May 1-Oct. 31. (See Bridport) SHOREHAM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHUCC - Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Pastor Gary O’Gorman. 897-2687 STARKSBORO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STARKSBORO - 2806 Route 16, Starksboro. Sunday worship 11am. Chat, Chew & Renew, a pre-worship fellowship and discussion time 10am-10:45am. Sunday mornings in the Fellowship Hall on the accessible first level. All are welcome. First Baptist is an American Baptist church yoked with The Community Church of Huntington for support of its pastor, The Rev. Larry Detweiler revdets@gmail.com; 802.453.5577.

SOUTH BURLINGTON NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH SBC - 1451 Williston Rd., South Burlington. 863-4305 VICTORY CENTER - Holiday Inn, Williston Road, South Burlington • 658-1019 BURLINGTON UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH - Pastor Paul Lyon • 860-5828. Sundays: 10am & 6pm. Wednesdays: 7pm. at 294 North Winooski Avenue.

SUDBURY SUDBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Sunday worship service and Sunday school, 10:30am SOVEREIGN REDEEMER ASSEMBLY - Sunday worship 10am

VERGENNES/PANTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN CENTER - 1759 U.S. Route 7, Vergennes, VT • 802-877-3903 • Sunday school 9am, Sunday worship #1 10am, Sunday worship #2 6pm, Youth, adult gathering 6pm CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - Sunday worship svcs. 10am & 7pm CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF VERGENNES (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) - Sunday, 9:30am NEW WINE COVENANT (CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST) - Sunday worship 10am PANTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH - Sunday school from 9:30am-10:15am Pre-K to adult, Sunday worship service 10:30am ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Main and Park Streets, Vergennes. Rector: The Rev. Alan Kittelson. Sunday Services 8am and 10am; childcare provided at 10am. All are welcome. For information call 758-2211.

ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday 4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am VERGENNES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 10:30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH - 862 US Rt. 7, SUNDAY: 9:45am Bible Hour For All Ages Including 5 Adult Classes; 11:00am Worship Including Primary Church Ages 3 to 5 & Junior Church 1st - 4th Graders; 6pm Evening Service Worship For All Ages. WEDNESDAY 6:30pm Adult Prayer & Bible Study; AWANA Children’s Clubs (3yrs to 6th grade); JAM Junior High Group (7th & 8th grade); Youth Group (9th - 12 grade).

Nursery is provided for children up to 3 years old. Classes are provided for children age 3 and up. 802-877-3393 WEYBRIDGE WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Worship and Sunday School 10am. Daniel Wright, Pastor. 5452579.

WHITING WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH - Sunday school 9:45am, Sunday Service 11am & 7pm WILLISTON CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Road, Williston. 878-7107. St. Minister Wes Pastor. Services: 8:30am and 10:30am TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH - 19 Mountain View Rd., Williston. 878-8118 CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - 1033 Essex Rd., Williston 878-7107 CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE - 30 Morgan Parkway Williston, VT 05495 • 802-878-8591 bwnazarene@juno.com CAVALRY CHAPEL - 300 Cornerstone, Williston. 872-5799 MARANATHA CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 1037 S. Brownell Rd., Williston. 862-2108 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - Route 2, Williston878-4513 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston 878-2285 WILLSTON FEDERATED CHURCH - 44 North Willston Rd., Williston. 878-5792

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Vermont embezzlers have a free hand Maybe the news that a woman allegedly stole $10,000 om fr a food co-op in his hometown of Putney will bring the message home to Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin.

The embezzlement problem in Vermont is getting way out of hand. Millions of dollars have been stolen r ecently from municipal entities, the state, a utility , schools and private businesses.

Strengthening internal controls over cash is long overdue but the plan fr om the governor and the legislative leadership is to do almost nothing. House Speaker Shap Smith has indicated that he’ll consider a r equirement to have municipal officials take a course in fraud pr evention, which is already available.

There is a serious disconnect her e. It should be obvious that real action is needed. Local contr ol? We don’t want to put more mandates on towns, they say. No one wants to micromanage Vermont towns, but nearly all of them r eceive state funds for roads, bridges, schools or something else. So it’s not just town money that is so vulnerable, it’s your tax money wherever you live in Vermont.

We trust our neighbors will help us when calamity strikes and they have. Why wouldn’t we tru st a neighbor with town (or local historical society) finances? We do. That trust often means no one is watching. There lies the potential for trouble. People who embezzle money know that no one will check their work or examine their pr ocedures. The town treasurer who receives payments and writes checks is often the same person who reconciles the bank statement.

It’s not always about fraud, however . Some towns just aren’t keeping up. When I served on the Rockingham Select

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Board in 2006, it was clear that the audit performed the previous year exposed some chr onic material weaknesses. W e can’t stand by and allow this to continue.

It’s time to move V ermont in the dir ection of appointed, certified pr ofessionals instead of elected tr easurers. They don’t have to be CP As, but ther e has to be day-to-day accountability for treasurers, not just on Town Meeting Day. With the appr opriate certification, (a pr ocess the V ermont Municipal Clerks’ and T reasurers’ Association is alr eady working toward) the appointed treasurer can be the person the town has previously elected.

Mandate a r ed flag checklist and fraud pr evention training. Of ficials of municipal entities and non-pr ofits receiving state funds with fiduciary r esponsibilities should certify they’ve reviewed controls over cash and have taken three hours of fraud prevention training, which we’d be happy to partner with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns to provide.

If those officials find evidence of fraud, they must r eport it within 60 days on a new r eporting form, Form E, even if the situation is handled in-house. Unfortunately, these incidents are under-reported and a track r ecord must be established in or der to discourage the embezzler fr om stealing again. Entities receiving state and federal funds have a compelling obligation to the public. Obviously , oversight authorities can better addr ess a pr oblem when they ar e fully aware of it.

Establish an Entity Audit and Oversight Commission as suggested by Ray Cota, CPA. Municipalities ar e not the only entities that need to r eview policies and pr ocedures. In 2008, of the 54 V ermont school districts undergoing single audits, 20 were found seriously behind in their r eporting with established material shortcomings. A report on Vermont school frauds and weak-

Icy road causes van accident POULTNEY — On Jan. 2, at appr oximately 9:01 p.m., Vermont State Police troopers responded to a single vehicle accident on Route 30 in Poultney.

Troopers observed a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country van was of f the west side of the highway and had hit a tree. The van’s operator , V eronica Dupell, 26,of Poultney, was seated in the driver seat.A passenger, Ashley Mulholland, 26, of Poultney , was seated in the fr ont passenger seat. Dupell and Mulholland both sustained injuries from the collision and were transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center for treatment.

A recent snow squall had created slippery road surface conditions just prior to the accident.

Dupell said she was traveling south on Route 30 in Poultney at approximately 40 mph due to the unsafe conditions. When Dupell reached the area south of Farnham Road, she began to drive down a hill and lost contr ol of the van. The rear of the van spun around and the vehicle slid off to the west side of the road and collided with a tree. There was substantial damage to the side, front and roof of Dupell’s vehicle. The airbags had deployed as a result of the collision. nesses is scheduled for r elease by our of fice in mid-Febr uary.

It’s very likely that somewher e in Vermont another embezzlement is taking place right now. Will we just shrug our shoulders? As Edmund Burke said, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”

Tom Salmon, CPA Vermont State Auditor

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China House Restaurant, Middlebury Peter Oiu, the owner of China House Restaurant said he and his team will give you the best food and service. His chef has more than 10 years of experience on creating tempting, traditional Chinese dishes. The restaurant, located at 20-1/2 Seymour St. in Middlebury, right next to Fire & Ice, opened in 2005 with a full-line Chinese menu. The business hours of China House are 7 days a week, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Multy Builders has been in business since 1985, specializing in new construction and renovation work. They also offer concrete and excavation services, and employ 10 people, as well as supporting local suppliers such as RK Miles, J.P. Carraras and others. Bill Sinks, owner of Multy Builders, Inc., is the Fire Chief of the Weybridge Volunteer Fire Department, as well as, the president of the Addison County Firefighters Association. Sinks is also a World Class Professional Armwrestler and helps train local competitors every week.

Peter’s chef prepares all of the dishes on the menu with 100% vegetable oil without MSG. There’s quick service for the busy lunch crowd, too, and it’s even faster if you call ahead and place your order.

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If you are looking for a general contractor for a fair price, call Bill for a free estimate 802-545-6000

You don’t have to travel far for the exotic taste of Chinese food. “We love our customers so much, so we bring more special dishes in the restaurant for customers to choose,” said Peter Oiu.