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Vol. 4 No. 18 • May 2, 2012
Community News, Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Food for Rutland and Southern Vermont
Young composers to perform in Ludlow By Lou Varricchio
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James F. Patten
Homeless man is missing after car is found By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — A homeless, employed Rutland man was reported missing April 24. Vermont State Police said the missing man is James F. Patten, 50, described as 6’02” tall with dark hair, blue eyes, and often wearing athletic type clothing, (such as EMS, Under Armor, Adidas-brand clothing) At approximately 10:52 a.m. April 24, co-workers notified the Rutland City Police Department that Patten did not report to work. Co-workers located Patten’s unsecured vehicle in the Price Chopper Supermarket parking lot at the Rutland Shopping Plaza. It is believed Patten lives in his car. Patten was seen last on the night of April 23 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Patten is believed to be despondent and suffering from depression. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Rutland City Police Department at 773-1816 or the Vermont State Police 773-9101.
LUDLOW — Three young composers–working with their Grammer School music teacher Alli Lubin in Putney–have been chosen to have their musical compositions performed live by professional musicians at the Vermont Midi Project's upcoming Opus 24 Concert for woodwinds and strings on Wednesday, May 2, at the Ludlow Town Hall. Fifth graders Miranda Fuller and Ivy Dall's piece “Dream Stream”, and 6th grader Molly Durling's piece “Grand Jig”, have been chosen out of 97 entries statewide to be featured at this free concert. Information is available on the Vermont Midi Project, soon to be renamed Music-COMP. Fuller said her work with Dall, titled “Dream Stream”, is a clarinet and oboe duet in the key of F major. “We named it Dream Stream because it reminds us of an orchestra of pond or stream critters. It came from a dream about a beautiful stream,” she said. This will be Durling's third Opus concert. “I love Northern traditional music, music used in contra dances, fiddle music from Ireland, Scotland, Canada, even See COMPOSERS, page 9
Vermont’s youngest music composers: Miranda Fuller, Ivy Dall and Molly Durling.
National Forest wind project moves ahead From Staff & News Reports
newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — U.S. Department of Agriculture Eastern Regional Forester Chuck Myers, acting as appeal deciding officer, upheld Forest Supervisor Colleen Madrid’s decision to select an alternative to approve the construction of a 15-turbine wind energy facility on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, which will provide enough electricity to power about 13,000 homes annually.
Myers’ decision is in response to four of seven administrative appeals received during a 45-day appeal period that ended on Feb. 24. Two appeals were withdrawn during informal disposition meetings between the Forest Service and individual appellants. One appeal was dismissed due to the appellant not submitting comments during two separate public comment periods, prior to filing an appeal. Major concerns raised in the appeals included effects of the wind turbine facility on black bears,
bats, and birds, as well as visual and noise concerns. Regional Forester Myers’ decision to uphold Madrid’s decision includes specific direction to consider information in an updated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report on the effects of whitenose syndrome on bat mortality, issued on Jan. 17. The announcement is based on a review of the individual appeals relative to the forest’s extensive environmental analysis and record of See WIND PROJECT, page 8
Vermont Marble Museum to close permanently this fall
The Vermont Marble Museum, pictured here, is going out of business this fall.
PROCTOR — The Proctor museum that tells the story of Vermont's once glorious empire of marble rock will close its doors forever this fall. The Vermont Marble Museum is going out of business, according to Marsha and Martin Hemm. The Hemms have owned the museum for several years; they blame rising electric rates for the museum's closing. The Hemms blame Central Vermont Public Service Corp. after its purchase of the Proctor-based Vermont Marble Power Division in 2011. The museum is located in a wing of one of the former Vermont Marble Company buildings. The Vermont Marble Company was founded in 1880 by businessman and politician Redfield Proctor, who served as the company's first president. Marble was quarried from several locations in the town of Proctor, then called Sutherland Falls, and the surrounding communities of Rutland, West Rutland and Danby. As railroads arrived in Rutland and Proctor, the Vermont Marble company became one of the largest producers of marble in the world. The company contributed marble to the Washington Monument, United States Supreme Court building, Arlington National Cemetery, and Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The surrounding town was See MUSEUM, page 8
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