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Steve Hare of Middlebury emerges as one of the victors from Lake Dunmore during last week’s Vermont Sun Triathlon. SALISBURY Ñ The Vermont Sun Triathlon Series kicked off itÕ s 30th season Saturday at Branbury State park in Salisbury. Two races were held. The classic Vermont Sun Sprint Triathlon and the longer Lake Dunmore Olympic Triathlon. The sprint consists of a 600 yard swim in Lake Dunmore followed by a 14 mile bike and a 5K (3.1) mile run. The Olympic swim is 1600 yards, while the bike is 28 miles and the run is a 10K. The race began in a cool 58 degrees but, as the racers got out of the water the temperature soured to the mid 70Õ s with brilliant sunshine and a light south wind which would help push the Bikers down Rt. 7. A near record time was posted on the MenÕ s side in the Sprint as Jason Frank won in a time of 1:00:00, Kevin Bouchard-Hall was second in 1:01:40 and Don Kjelleran was third in 1:02:37. Franks led out of the water with the dayÕ s best swim. Bouchard-Hall had the best bike and caught Franks in the transition to the run only to have Franks get his run shoes on faster and go on the have the days best run (17:56) to secure the win. Julia Schofield was the womenÕ s sprint champ as she took the lead 3 miles into the bike on route to a 1:13:05 with Elizabeth Bouchard-Hall (KevinÕ s wife) runner up in 1:16:49. Linn Larson of Middlebury CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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By Emma Lamberton Vermont Watchdog Report MONTPELIER Ñ The U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday ruled 6-3 to allow states without insurance exchanges to continue receiving federal subsidies. Critics of the ruling say the decision does nothing to help Vermonters escape the stateÕ s troubled health care exchange. The King v. Burwell case had the potential to make Obamacare unaffordable for 6.4 million Americans receiving subsidies on the federal program. Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, believes the court was swayed by this consequence, instead of looking at the law objectively. Ò The court was afraid that if they didnÕ t let the president tax and spend without congressional authorization, Obamacare would throw cancer patients out of their health CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
The Rutland Fire Department held a special promotion ceremony for officers and line firefighters of the city’s firefighting team: Receiving promotions this month were Bill Lovett to Rutland Fire Department deputy chief, firefighter Gedney to Rutland Fire Department lieutenant, and Kyle Goodrich to Rutland Fire Department full-time firefighter. Eagle photo
Water main break disrupts traffic in downtown Middlebury By Lou Varricchio lou@addison-eagle.com
An apparent pipeline break, located near the Dunkin’ Donuts shop in downtown Middlebury, accidentally pumped thousands of gallons of water onto Court Street June 26. Photo by Lou Varricchio
MIDDLEBURY Ñ An apparent pipeline break, located near the DunkinÕ Donuts shop in downtown Middlebury, accidentally pumped thousands of gallons of water onto Court Street (U.S. Route 7) at approximately 9:39 a.m. June 26. A town water crew was quickly dispatched to shut off the line and direct traffic through the deepest area of the stream. A Middlebury College Police officer near the scene said escaping water, which displayed a geyser-like fountain, was deepest near the doughnut shop, on the west side of the street. Traffic was delayed as vehicles passed slowly through the muddy water. Grated, curbside intakes handled the flow as designed.