August 16, 2014
Police seek eyewitnesses RUTLAND TOWN Ñ Vermont State Police in Rutland are asking for assistance with locating and identifying a vehicle that left the scene of an accident Aug. 5. State Police received a call for a collision that occurred at 3 p.m. on Tuesday Aug. 5. Witness statements advise that a Ò newerÓ looking black sport utility vehicle that was traveling south bound on U.S. Route 7. Witnesses advised troopers that the unknown vehicle came around the corner straight crossing several travel lanes and collided with Sandra Griffin’s Ford F-250, narrowly missing two other vehicles. Witnesses advised troopers that the black SUV drove off the road, backed up and continued south bound toward Rutland with moderate front end damage. Anyone with information regarding this case can contact Rutland State Police at 802-773-9101.
Five vehicles in accident RiPTON Ñ On Aug. 5, 2014 Vermont State Police troopers were called to a five vehicle collision that occurred on Route 125 near the Middlebury College Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton. investigation suggests that operator, Jenna Cloutier, 22, of New Haven was traveling east on Vermont Route 125 and was distracted while attempting to take a left hand turn onto College Cross Road. While navigating the turn CloutierÕ s vehicle a 2001 Dodge Stratus hit head-on with a west bound 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Thomas Blair. Blair advised on scene that he attempted to avoid the collision and in doing so sideswiped a row of parked vehicles, damaging three.
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Clubs set for 100 on 100 Relay
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By Lou Varricchio lou@addison-eagle.com VERgENNES Ñ On Saturday, Aug. 16, Vermont Boys & girls Clubs will be participating in the 100 on 100 Relay, a 100-milelong relay race down Route 100. The event is in its seventh year. The clubs, including the Vergennes and Rutland Boys & girls Clubs, receive proceeds from the race in exchange for providing volunteers to staff transition areas where runners pass the baton to their teammates. Both the Vergennes and Rutland clubs are responsible for staffing several areas along he relay path and theyÕ re currently a little short on volunteers for two of them. One in granville, near the intersection of Route 100 and Route 125, from 11:20 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., and one along Route 100 in Killington from 3:35 to 6 p.m. The volunteer positions require checkingin runners and directing traffic. According to Mike Reider of the Vergennes Boys & girls Club, the local club stands to raise more than $3,500 for this one dayÕ s work. For the Rutland Boys & girls Club, call 802-747-4944. For the Vergennes Boys & girls Club, call 802-877-6344.
LOCAL ACTORS — Two local actors are part of the cast of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, “The Mousetrap”, staged at the Dorset Theatre Festival. Anthony Roach and Carol Halstead join fellow cast members Andrew Weems, Julia Ogilvie, Kieran Mulcare, Gretchen Hall, Tom Ferguson, William Haden perform Aug. 14 through Aug. 30 at the playhouse. Call the box office at 802-8672223 for ticket details and directions. Photo by Brian Jones
Hinesburg athlete gearing up for Special Olympics By Gail Callahan
gail4kidsire@burlingtontelecom.net
Emily Barboza, 16, of Hinesbirg with parents, Sara and Michael Barboza.
HiNESBURg Ñ in the upcoming months, Emily Barboza will experience a series of life-changing experiences. The 16-year-old Hinesburg girl is poised to start her freshman year at Champlain Valley Union High School in her hometown. As the academic year closes, Barboza will head to Los Angeles to participate in the 2015 Special Olympics Summer games, running from July 25-Aug. 2. The southern California city will welcome more than 7,000 Special Olympians from 170 nations, competing in an array of Olympic-type events. Created by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the first competition took place in Chicago in 1968. Barboza, who is the youngest child in her family, specializes in bowling and has competed in Special Olympics Vermont before, but this is the first time she will participate on a national level. Ò There isnÕ t a sport she doesnÕ t like,Ó said Sara Barboza, EmilyÕ s mother. Ò i think she loves to cheer for her friends.Ó As confirmation of this, Barboza piped up in the background, “I sure do.Ó Barboza has autism, and spoke briefly during the interview. She said she was excited about stepping out onto the Special Olympics playing field. Sara Barboza noted the impact the CONTINUED ON PAGE 13