On the menu
School break
Rusty makes a bunch of stops for Meals on Wheels to see his neighbors.
Rutland SW schools still closed during teacher strike.
See page 4
MONKTON — Monkton residents turned out in high numbers on Town Meeting Day and cast their ballots for a town flag that will be dedicated on June 24, the 250th founding celebration of the town. Residents were instructed to vote for their top three flags from the five finalists or for just one if they had a strong favorite. The winning flag was designed by Linda Reynolds, a Mt. Abraham Union High School art teacher who has been teaching for 34 years. Her design which depicts Monkton’s distinctive landscape of farm fields, pond and hills garnered seventy per cent of the first choice vote. “If you tally everybody’s choices for each flag, nearly 89 per cent of the voters cast a vote for the winning flag. I’m amazed and thrilled that we came together so decisively around a single flag,” said Jonathan Corcoran who organized the contest for the Monkton Community Coffeehouse. “I was also struck at the level of participation; more than two-thirds of the people who voted on Town Meeting Day took part in the voting for the flag.” All 34 flags that were entered into the contest will be posted to the Monkton Community Coffeehouse’s Facebook page and website (www.monktoncc.org) as well as to the Monkton Talk website (www.monktontalk.org) for viewing. Residents and friends of Monkton can pre-order their own copy of the winning Monkton flag. See MONKTON FLAG, page 9
ECRWSS PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID NEW MARKET PRESS/ DENTON PUBLICATIONS
P.O. BOX 338 ELIZABETHTOWN, NY 12932 POSTAL PATRON
See page 8
Serving Addison and Chittenden Counties
April 14, 2012
Monkton selects town flag
FREE
Take one
105-year-old makes a dream come true By Sarah Ray
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — College students across the country are once again being challenged to design and undertake “Projects for Peace” around the world, thanks to philanthropist Kathryn W. Davis. Now 105 years “young”, Davis launched Projects for Peace on the occasion of her 100th birthday in 2007 and has renewed her commitment every year since. In 2012, nearly $1.25 million will be awarded in $10,000 grants to students submitting the winning proposals for projects to be completed this summer. Davis is eager for motivated young people to come up with effective building blocks for peacebuilding in the world, and she is providing the money to make their plans a reality. Projects that address conflict resolution and reconciliation, foster understanding, provide opportunity, and build community are among the many successful endeavors to date. Undergraduates at all of the 94 partner schools of the Davis United World College Scholars Program (see www.davisuwcscholars.org), as well as those at International Houses Worldwide, Future Generations, and the Graduate Institute in Geneva, are invited annually to submit plans for Projects for Peace. Winning pro-
posals selected from competitions at all these campuses are funded through Davis’ generosity. “Competition is keen and we congratulate the students whose projects have been selected for funding in 2012,” said Philip O. Geier, executive director of the Davis United World College Scholars Program, which administers Projects for Peace. “Kathryn Davis feels a great urgency about advancing the cause of peace in the world, and she is investing in motivated youth and their ideas in order to accelerate efforts for peace in the 21st century.” Of the 16 proposals submitted by Middlebury College students, two were awarded funding. Sydney Alfonso, a member of the Middlebury class of 2012, will travel to Turkey to pursue her project, “The International Jewelry Fund Pilot Program.” Said Alfonso, “My goal is to improve the living conditions of low-income Turkish women as well as women within the migrant Kurdish community. The project will help them to manufacture their handcrafted jewelry and promote it to international markets.” Alfonso created the International Jewelry Fund (IJF), a licensed corporation that is a fusion of a nonprofit and for-profit business, after she returned home from studying abroad in Turkey, importing See PHILANTHROPIST, page 9
Kathryn Davis
Ilsley Library director to step down next year
David Clark
Suburban Propane
Photo by Lou Varricchio
MIDDLEBURY — Ilsley Public Library Board of Trustees chairwoman, Sandra Carletti, announced that David Clark, library director, will retire March 15, 2013. “The Town of Middlebury has been fortunate to have David Clark as Library Director” said Carletti, speaking for the Board. “Over the last 16 years, David has approached all aspects of library operations with confidence, a high-level of competence and a desire to provide excellent library services for the Middlebury community and beyond.” Clark began his career in 1973 in Harford County Public Library in Maryland, then worked in Telford, Pa., and finally as a regional librarian for the Vermont Department of Libraries before assuming his current position in 1996. The trustees will appoint a selection committee to find a new director.
Take control of your energy costs... Today.
• Payment Plans • 24 Hour Emergency Service • Automatic Delivery • Certified Service Techs & Drivers 388-7212 • 800-591-6604 • 2242 Route 7 So., Middlebury
CON A B SIDER UD N OWG E T ! 22491