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September 16, 2017
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FOOD CHALLENGE TO HELP RUTLAND CUPBOARD
Cornwall man reintroducing hop farming to Vermont
By Steve Costello
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By Lou Varricchio STA FF W RITER
RUTLAND | With the need for food assistance steady and strong, Green Mountain Power kicked off the 2017 GMP Fill the Cupboard Challenge last week with a goal of collecting 33,000 food items for those in need. » Cupboard Cont. on pg. 8
SHOREHAM APPLE FEST INCLUDES BLUEGRASS
SHOREHAM | The Ninth annual Apple Fest will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Shoreham village green and gazebo. Food, live music, an apple pie contest, a farmers’ market, a bounce house, children’s activities and a silent auction of Addison county photos will be featured at the afternoon-long event. Apple Fest is an annual fundraiser for the Friends of the Platt Memorial Library and is a public event open to all. » Apple Fest Cont. on pg. 9
FLOOD REPAIR
Streambed stabilization work by Vermont’s Maintenance and Operations Bureau, happening seven years after Tropical Storm Irene along the Middlebury River on Route 125, is underway. The Ripton project is one of the last projects to be completed, replacing temporary emergency work after the 2011 storm. The work is making the highway and bank safer even after heavy runoff damaged the road this summer. “Who knows what’s going to happen up north with all the current storms. We all didn’t even realize the magnitude of Irene,” according to state Project Manager Kenneth Upmal. Work along Route 125 will be finalized by 2019. Photo by Lou Varricchio
CORNWALL | When Cornwall resident Peter Briggs traveled around Europe as part of his international business responsibilities for Alvarez & Marsal, a global “turnaround management” firm, he often visited breweries and hop farms. Two weeks ago, the Charlotte Selectboard approved Briggs’ plan to build his Mt. Philo Hops farm along U.S. Route 7 in Charlotte, just west of Mt. Philo State Park. The effort was approved even with the opposition of 29 neighbors surrounding the farm. The planting of hops at the new farm will start in spring 2018. Briggs recalled how his European travels triggered the idea for his Charlotte operation. During spare time, he talked with managers and farmers in Germany and the Czech Republic about their operations. Within a few years, his personal interest in beer making and hops blossomed into a bold business plan to reintroduce commercial hops farming to Vermont—after a hiatus here of more than 90 years. » Hops Cont. on pg. 3
‘Dog Days of Summer’ blood drive needs you By Mary Brant
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MIDDLEBURY | Bruce & Hobbes, the 92.1 WVTK radio station’s “Wake-Up Crew,” are helping the Red Cross with urgent need for blood donors. The “Dog Days of Summer” blood drive takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 13 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Middlebury Recreation Center located at 154 Creek Road. “Donating blood is one of the easiest ways to be a hero to a patient in need,” said Bruce Zeman, co-host of the show. “It only takes about an hour, but there is no substitute for a volunteer blood donor, and we are hoping to welcome many current and new donors on Sept. 13 at the Middlebury Recreation Center. Hobbes and I are encouraging everyone to
bring a friend with them to our blood drive.” Bruce and Hobbes are the nation’s ONLY human/canine morning show team and have been nationally recognized for their community service. The duo has authored a book about compassion, empathy and anti-bullying, called “Hobbes Goes Home,” that has been read in almost 200 schools across the country. Copies of their book, along with other Bruce & Hobbes merchandise (coffee mugs & stuffed Hobbes toys) will be on sale at the “Dog Days of Summer” blood drive, with all profits being donated to the Red Cross. All presenting donors at this blood drive will also receive a free Red Cross T-shirt. To donate blood or for more information, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). ■
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