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Vol. 3 No. 30 • August 3, 2011
VERMONT’S TOP GUNS CSJ president to step down Frank Miglorie rose from educator to president
By Lou Varricchio
From Staff & News Reports
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — The rising price of the metal copper during the past two years has seen a big increase in crime in the United States and Canada. And Vermont is not immune to this unusual 21st-century copper crime wave. The Vermont State Police and Vermont Department of Public Service, along with officials from Vermont Electric Cooperative , Green Mountain Power and Central V ermont Public Service, r eleased a new warning about the dangers of copper theft. The latest warning was issued July 29 after a wave of break-ins in Vermont, including recent incidents at two Vermont Electric Cooperative substations and two Green Mountain Power substations. “The person or persons responsible for these thefts do not r ealize the extr eme danger they put themselves into. Cutting a ground wire is not without risk as they carry current and the effect could be deadly ,” said engineer Hans E. Mertens of the Vermont Department of Public Service. “The value of copper stolen can never outweigh the value of a life.” Mertens said several deaths have occurred in the past year as criminals attempted to r emove copper content from electric utility fences and equipment. Copper thieves routinely target vacant business and homes as well as electrical substations, cellular telephone towers and silos, telephone land lines, railroads and water wells, according to Mertens. “These individuals ar e putting their lives at risk, and endangering the public,” Col. T om L’Esperance of the Vermont State Police said. “We urge anyone who sees anything suspic ious near a substation or utility property to call 911 immediately.”
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Vermont Shooting Sports Team at the recent National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational in Texas. Front: Lisa Muzzey, 4-H Shooting Sports coordinator, Taylor Waring, Ben Decker, , Jonathan Sanders and Joshua Sanders, Kandy Petty, 4-H Hunting Team coach. Bac: Dani Cochran, Emily Sanders, Naomi Trudeau, Sean Tillotson, Erik Waring, 4-H Muzzleloader Team coach. Photo courtesy of UVM Extension 4-H
4-H teen shooters win awards
By Lisa Muzzey
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Eight University of V ermont (UVM) Extension 4-H youths participated in the 2011 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. They wer e among the 470 4-Hers fr om 30 states invited to compete in six dif ferent disciplines at the June 19-24 event. Dani Cochran, Danville; Emily Sanders, L yndonville; Naomi T rudeau, Danville; and Sean Tillotson, Bradfor d; r epresented Vermont on the
Muzzleloader Team, which was coached by Erik Waring from Kirby. The team competed in 50-yard bull's-eye, 25-yard novelty and silhouette tar gets contests. The Hunting T eam included Ben Decker , St. Johnsbury; Jonathan and Joshua Sanders, Lyndonville; and Taylor Waring, Kirby. Team coaches were Tom Decker and Kandy Petty, both from St. Johnsbury. These competitors wer e r equired to know Texas game laws, identify wild game fr om around the country, make smart hunting decisions and shoot shotgun, archery and .22-caliber rifle. Awards were presented daily on the three days of competition to the top 10 individuals in each See 4-H, page 13
RUTLAND — At the annual meeting of the Boar d of Trustees of the College of St. Joseph, President Frank G. Miglorie announced that he will resign at the end of the 201 1-12 fiscal year. Miglorie came to CSJ in 1970 and Frank G. Migloserved on the facrie ulty for nine years. He was then appointed academic dean, a position he held for four years. In 1983, the board of trustees installed him as the college’s fourth president. Miglorie was the first lay person and the first male to serve in this position at the Roman Catholic college founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Now entering his twenty-eighth year as leader of the college, Miglorie is per haps best known for his entre preneurial spirit, expansion of the college’s pr ograms and campus, and his conservative financial management of the college’s resources. During his tenur e, Miglorie intr oduced a number of curricular innovations to better serve the needs of the region and the state. Most significant among the group are two accelerated bachelor degr ee pr ograms for working adults, the Master of Science See MIGLORE, page 13
Students to perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade By Lou Varricchio
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MORTH CLARENDON — Mill River Union High School juniors Rachel Montross and Leslie Hixon have been selected to perform with Spirit of America Productions at the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The students will spend a week in New York City preparing for a cheer r outine comprised of 600 cheerleaders fr om ar ound the United States. The event will be br oadcast nationwide on television. The young women, varsity cheerleaders for MRU, also cheer on Peak Performance's Senior All-Star Team. Both receive gymnastic instruction at Cobra Gymnastics and the Dance Center. Montross takes gymnastic classes at Head of Heels and Hixon takes dance lessons at Grand Performance All About Dance. Individuals, organizations, or businesses inter ested in sponsoring the pair may send an e-mail message to kristen.hixon@yahoo.com for details.
MRU students and cheerleaders Leslie Hixon (top) and Rachel Montross (bottom) will perform with Spirit of America Productions at the 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November.
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