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September 18, 2010
Farmers Market provides local food, fun and song
Buddhist monastery for women opens in Bristol By Dr. Kerry K. Skiffington newmarketpress@denpubs.com
John and Marge Butterfield perform at the Hinesburg Lions Club Farmers Market last week. Photo by Lou Varricchio
By Margery Sharp newmarketpress@denpubs.com Editor’s note: This report is part of an ongoing summer series featuring area farmers markets. This summer has been a boon to local farmers markets. Abundant sunshine and warm weather helped produce a bumper crop of tomatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes, and other local produce. On hand to entertain late summer shoppers at the Hinesburg Lions Club’s Farmers Market last week—located along Route 116 in the heart of Hinesburg—were Vermont performers John and Marge Butterfield. The Butterfields have been playing together their 38 years of married life. They especially like to play the Carribeanstyle music because John was brought up in Jamaica although he spent his senior year of high school in Springfield, Vt. They play in six different farmers markets in Vermont. Marge hails from the Albany, N.Y., area and works as a paralegal for Hinesburg attorney Joseph Fallon. John, an engineer, is part owner of Hallam Associates Consulting Engineers. Both the Butterfields are licensed pilots and often fly their Cessna 182 four seater plane to song dates. Coming up in the remaining weeks of the Hinesburg Farmers Market: The professional singing duo, “Rik and Bec”, will perform at the Hinesburg Lions’ Farmers’ Market on Thursday, Sept. 16. The concert begins at 5 p.m. Rebecca Padula (Bec) lends her rich alto voice to a variety of song styles including over 40 of her own compositions. She has opened for such singers as Patty Larkin and Rachael Bissex. She also is a filmmaker and made a documentary of Vermont folksinger Margaret MacArthur. Together with Rik Palieri, the duo will offer a program of ballads, blues and banjo tunes for the entertainment of the popular market’s customers and vendors. Palieri, a resident of Hinesburg, also writes original songs and plays a host of instruments including the mouth bow, 6 and 12 string guitars, the Native American flute and a rare set of Polish bagpipes. He travels frequently in the U.S. and Europe and recently retuned from an overseas tour.
Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, head of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, was keynote speaker at a Buddhist monastery dedication in Bristol last weekend. Photo courtesy of Dr. Skerry K. Skiffington
The first Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in North America was consecrated in Lincoln on Sept. 11. On a day which marks a violent act of aggression in the name of religion, it is a promising commitment by a religious community dedicated to Peace Practice and Service. Abbess Khenmo Drolma refers to the Vajra Dakini Nunnery as a monastery for women and compassion college. His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, head of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, conducted the ceremony. Also consecrated was the White Tara shrine, built earlier this summer at the Peace Village. A parade featuring music by the Vermont Ukulele Society escorted the White Tara statue where it was installed in the shrine dedicated to her. White Tara is the healing and long-life female emanation of the Buddha. Welcoming His Holiness were Khenmo Drolma and other religious notables, including Rev. David Wood, pastor of the United Church of Lincoln, and Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, Native American Elder and Buddhist master. Rev. Wood welcomed both His Holiness and the nunnery to the community, making reference to the need for peace and
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Chamber fetes with community awards By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com It’s an annual community and business awards ceremony that many movers and shakers in Addison County look forward to—the Annual Addison County of Commerce Awards gala. This year ’s event, held at the Basin Harbor Club, continued to chamber ’s traditional of recognizing exceptional individuals and organizations that make a difference in Addison County. According to Sue Hoxie marketing and communications director of the chamber, “Basin Harbor Club provided us with a fabulous setting and meal; new board members were voted in, and
the baton was passed from the outgoing chairperson Lynn Coale to the incoming chair Kris Merchant. Gov. Douglas told some amusing stories and 55plus silent auction items were bid on and sold. A great evening was had by all.” Following the meeting and dinner came the chamber's annual awards. Hoxie was on hand to announce the recipients: •The Chairman’s Award was presented to Nancy Slater Cobden for her long-term efforts and support of chamber and area activities including the Workforce Investment Board, Middlebury Arts Walk, and Hannaford Career Center. Slater recently retired from the
career center in Middlebury. •The Community Achievement Award was presented to the Middlebury Selectboard, Middlebury College, and the citizens of Middlebury. All were recognized for their effort to support the new downtown Cross Street Bridge. •The Buster Brush Citizen of the Year Award was presented to John Tenny, Middlebury Selectboard chairman. According to Hoxie, Tenny “has shown extraordinary leadership in challenging times. He has also shown tremendous dedication by serving on the Middlebury Selectboard since 1995 and chairman since 1997. His tenacity
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