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West Rutland, Middlebury are winners of environmental award WEST RUTLAND Ð Presentation of the Vermont Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards will be made April 28 in Cedar Creek Room of Vermont State House in Montpelier. Gov. Peter Shumlin and Natural Resources Secretary Deb Markowitz will present the award. This yearÕ s winners include foreign-owned Global Foundries in Essex Junction (two awards), Lyndon Furniture in Lyndon, Wall Goldfi nger in Randolph, Addison County Solid Waste District, Boardman Hill Solar in West Rutland, the Stowe Farmer’s Market in Stowe, the Vermont Foodbank, the Vermont Energy Education Program, the St. Johnsbury Academy, and TRY for the Environment. The Environmental Excellence awards began in 1993 and have been given to Vermonters who conserve and protect natural resources, prevent pollution, and promote environmental sustainability. To date, more than 200 awards have been presented.
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By Bruce Parker & Michael Bielawski Vermont Watchdog Report Energy Independent Vermont claims businesses are joining the call for a carbon tax, but some business owners say they are being misrepresented by the environmentalist coalition. On Earth Day, business leaders from across Vermont met at the Statehouse to show their support for a carbon tax. Leaders discussed threats businesses face from changes in climate, and the organizer unveiled a list of more than 500 Vermont companies that want a tax on gas, heating oil, propane and other fossil fuels to fi ght global warming. A partial list of carbon tax supporters appears on Energy Independent VermontÕ s website. However, when Watchdog.org independently reached out to companies on the list, some business owners were surprised to CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
The Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance will mark the 400th anniversary year of the death of William Shakespeare with a performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, May 5–8, in Wright Memorial Theatre. Professor Cláudio Medeiros will direct 25 students. Tickets are $12 for the non-college, general public. For tickets or information, call 802-443-6433 or visit go.middlebury.edu/arts online.
Rutland-made 1990s sci-fi cult film is making a comeback From News & Staff Reports
Chainsaws stolen in Orwell
ORWELL Ð On April 26, the Vermont State Police responded to a residence on Fisher Road in Orwell. Police learned that two Husqvarna-brand chainsaws were taken from a garage during daytime hours. Anyone with information about the theft is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police at 802388-4919. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at www. vtips.info or text CRIMES (274637) to Keyword: VTIPS
RUTLAND — Rutland-based indie fi lmmaker David Giancola’s cult sci-fi adventure, “Time Chasers” (fi rst released under the title “Tangents”) is returning to theaters this May. Director Giancola describes the return as a “surreal journey.” He made the fi lm while still a teenager. The 1991 low budget feature fi lm gained a cult following after its release—by Giancola’s company Edgewood Studios—was licensed to the SyFy Channel’s popular, now-cancelled series, “Mystery Science Theater 3000”. The cable-TV program mocked movies; it was considered an honor by some fans and fi lm talent to be a target of the show. Giancola was approached by the former cast of the show to rerelease the fi lm. Back in 1991, a 19-year-old Giancola directed the weekend movie on a shoestring budgetÑ all with a volunteer cast culled from throughout Vermont. Locations included the Rutland, Bennington, and Burlington areas. The Vermont-made, low budget 1991 movie “Time Chasers” got riffed on “Mystery Science Theater 3000”. The sci-fi film, made with Rutland-area talent, is now making a comeback.
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