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Surprise! Two Republicans re-elected in Addison County
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By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com LEICESTER — A tip from a local resident led the arrest of a father, mother and teenage son from Leicester by Vermont State Police Nov. 4. Larry Lanpher, 48, Melissa Lanpher, 42, and Jonathan Lanpher, 19, were arrested on multiple charges related to illegal drug possession and theft. Larry Lanpher was charged with possession of marijuana and prescription pills. Melissa Lanpher was arrested for possession of marijuana. Jonathan Lanpher was arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor, stolen property possession, and other violations relating to a prior criminal case. State Trooper Tim Hanley reported that family members will appear in Vermont Superior Court in Middlebury Jan. 7.
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Democrats gain more control in Vt. By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Republicans not only took a drubbing in Vermont, but nationwide Nov. 6. As the nation shifted even more to the left than it did in 2008, Vermont moved closer to becoming a one-party only state. Vermonters seemed to like their incumbents this year. Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) won over 70 percent of the state with GOP Randy Brock (R) losing the battle over Vermont’s rising debt and “pie-in-thesky”—as Brock called it— alternative energy emphasis. U.S Rep. Peter Welch (D) defeated the Republican’s invisible congressional candidate, Mark Donka. Welch has been a strong supporter of more taxpayer subsidies for Vermont’s diminishing family farms through reauthorization of the U.S. Farm Bill. This fact resonated strongly in the state which is losing dairy farms at a rapid rate. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed independent, looked just like a Democrat when he defeated challenger John MacGovern, a nearly invisible Republican candidate. MacGovern ran a campaign with virtually no war chest. See ELECTION, page 14
Middlebury College’s African Music and Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Damascus Kafumbe, will perform Nov. 28, 8 p.m., at the Mahaney Center for the Arts’ Concert Hall. The ensemble will present a concert featuring a wide range of East African instrumental, vocal, and dance repertoire. Ensemble members perform on East African drums, fiddles, harps, lyres, lamellaphones, shakers, and xylophones. The free event is sponsored by the Department of Music. Photo provided
Students honored for Lions Club ‘Peace Poster Contest’ entries By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
By Lou Varricchio
BRANDON — Students of the Neshobe Elementary School in Brandon were given both an intellectual and artistic challenge by the Brandon-Forestdale Lions Club—imagine a world where peace triumphs over war and famine. Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For 25 years, more than four million children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest. Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme. Posters advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple district and international. At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth, education and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners. The theme of the 2012-13 Peace Poster Contest is Imagine Peace. Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on Nov. 15, are eligible to participate. See PEACE POSTER, page 14
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — The historic 19th-century Pulp Mill Covered Bridge reopened to traffic Nov. 9 after being closed in January for renovations. Local officials and representatives of Alpine Construction, the New York-based contractor, were on hand to open the wooden bridge at noon. See COVERED BRIDGE, page 14
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