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June 2, 2018
Published by New Market Press, Inc.
Serving Addison, Rutland & Chittenden Counties
Model of pioneer Ann Story unveiled From News & Staff Reports THE V ERMONT EAGLE
RUTLAND | A sculpture of Ann and Solomon Story, who aided Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys during the Revolutionary War while forging a new life on the American frontier, will soon grace West Street in downtown Rutland. (Solomon was Ann’s son.) A model of the 7-foot-tall, 4-foot wide piece of art, which will feature Ann Story peering from the doorway of her log home, her son at her side, a sense of anticipation evident in their gazes and posture, was unveiled Friday. The piece is one of three planned for sculpting this summer through a collaboration between the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland, Green Mountain Power, MKF Properties and Vermont Quarries, with additional partners involved in each sculpture. The Ann Story piece is being funded by descendants of Evelyn Gammons Costello, a Rutland resident who like Story was widowed and overcame great challenges. GMP Vice President Steve Costello, Gammons Costello’s grandson, said the sculpture was a way for family members to support Rutland and honor their grandmother and parents, who were devoted to Rutland. “The city rallied around them after our grandfather’s death in 1928, helping Gram and our Uncle Dick keep nine children fed, clothed and educated,” Costello said. “In funding the sculpture of Ann and Solomon Story, we’re excited to honor their amazing bravery and determination during the Ameri-
can Revolution, while dedicating the piece to our forbearers, who have inspired a community-service ethic for generations.” Mark Foley Jr., owner of MKF Properties, is Gammons Costello’s great-grandson. “Great Gram was strong willed, tough and loving, attributes she shared with Ann Story, and instilled in her children,” Foley said. “Raising the funds from family members was a natural. Cousins from across the country wanted to participate in this project. No matter where they live today, there is a deep and abiding love for Rutland, and an incredible fidelity to family. We see this as an expression of love for what Rutland meant to her, and to our family over four generations and counting.” The Ann Story piece was designed by artist Amanda Sisk. “Two qualities I admire about Ann Story are perseverance and calm under pressure,” Sisk said. “As I worked on the maquette in 106 acres of protected woods without amenities such as running water and electricity - and relied on chopped wood for heat - I also gained an appreciation for the pioneer challenges that Ann, her son Solomon, and the rest of her family and contemporaries faced.” Story, a widow with five children, lived in Rutland before moving to a house built by her husband along the Middlebury-Salisbury townline, near Otter Creek. Living on what was essentially frontier land sought by both British and American fighters, she often fed and housed Ethan Allen’s men. Her son once took a note, written on a page from her Bible, by horseback to Fort Ticonderoga to warn Allen about a British spy who threatened to kill her. The
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spy was caught along with numerous other Tories, and spent the rest of the war in prison. ■ Editor’s note: The true story of Ann appears elsewhere in this issue.
MISSING Area schools reach FAFSA goal From News & Staff Reports THE V ERMONT EAGLE
MIDDLEBURY | Five local high schools are among the 29 statewide that have met Vermont Gov. Phil Scott’s challenge of having 65 percent or more of their seniors file a FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Middlebury Union High School, Proctor Junior/Senior High School, and Black River High School, among others, made the cut in FAFSA Completion Challenge, hosted Missing: Austin Colson.
Police seek statewide help
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By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
MIDDLEBURY | On May 23, as part of a previously scheduled effort, the Vermont State Police resumed the search for 19-year-old Austin Colson, who was reported missing in January. » Missing Cont. on pg. 2
by Vermont Student Assistance Corp. VSAC holds the annual FAFSA Completion Challenge for all public and private high schools in the state to make sure that seniors, who plan to continue their education, are considering it, or who should be continuing their studies, file the FAFSA. The FAFSA financial resources are available to cover the costs of education and training after high school and is the first step in qualifying for the Pell grant, Vermont State Grant, institutional aid and scholarships administered by VSAC.
“We know that too many students decide they can’t afford education or training after high school before they even find out how much aid they will receive,” said Scott Giles, VSAC president and CEO. “Filling out the FAFSA and Vermont State Grant application is the first step in discovering what the real costs of their education will be – not the sticker price.” Vermonters will need to continue their education after high school if they are to be qualified for most careers in Vermont’s 21st century economy. ■
The two lives of Reeve Lindbergh By Lou Varricchio THE V ERMONT EAGLE
MIDDLEBURY | On June 5, Vermont author Reeve Lindbergh will visit the Middlebury Bookshop to read from, discuss, and sign her new book, “Two Lives”. Making her way across Vermont this spring, visiting bookstores and signing books, Lindbergh is reflecting on her role as the public face of her famous family while, simultaneously, leading a quiet life in Vermont’s countryside.
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In the case of the famous Lindbergh family, aviation, politics, and literature become, foremost, the topic of conversation. Charles Lindbergh, aviation pioneer, flew the Atlantic solo in his “Spirit of St. Louis” monoplane in 1927. Charles’ wife, Anne Morrow, also a pilot, made a name for herself as a gifted author, poet, and keen observer of the natural world. In recent decades, another Lindbergh has emerged from the shadow of her famous parents to make her own mark on the world of words and wisdom, author Reeve Morrow Lindbergh. » Lindbergh Cont. on pg. 5
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