Free! Take One
By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com WAT E R B U R Y — T h e makers of Vermont’s famous Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream are suing a California-based producer of adult videos. An official of Caballero Video and distributor Rodax Video—which sells DVDs of its “Ben & Jerry’s” hetero- and homosexual series online—said he thought it was “cute” to make word plays of the famous ice cream offerings. Caballero’s tongue-incheek copywriters changed Cherry Garcia to Hairy Garcia and Boston Cream Pie has been twisted into Boston Cream Thigh—and then there’s Peanut Butter D-Cup. A Caballero gay men’s DVD, titled “AmeriCone Cream” was a takeoff on Ben & Jerry’s AmeriCone Dream Ice Cream, inspired by Stephen Colbert, host of the irreverent Comedy Central television show “The Colbert Report.” “I got a good chuckle out of Caballero Video’s Ben & Jerry’s inspired titles,” said adult-entertainment industry blogger Ami Angelowicz, “but the ice cream maker didn’t find them quite so amusing. Nor did they like the twisting of their “famous and distinctive” logo from “Vermont’s Finest” to “Porno’s Finest” or the compromising positions those innocent, grazing cows were put in.” Ben & Jerry’s isn’t exactly innocent when it comes to raising See BEN & JERRY, page 2
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Brandon virus victim identified by state health officials By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com BRANDON — Richard Hollis Breen, 87, of Brandon, died after being bitten by a mosquito carrying a deadly virus. Breen was past principal of Otter Valley Union High School and served in the U.S. Navy. Vermont Health Department officials said that Breen died Sept. 4. His death was the result of being infected by eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, carried by mosquitoes in Vermont. Harry Chen, M.D., Vermont Health commissioner, said EEE is spread by See VIRUS, page 2
Aerial pesticide spraying of portions of northern Rutland County and southern Addison County will help reduce disease-bearing mosquitoes. An 87-year-old Brandon man died Sept. 4 after being infected by EEE carried by a mosquito. Photo courtesy of Tallman Aerial
Fried fair food comforts at the Vermont State Fair By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — Love that fair food? There's sausage sandwiches, funnel cakes, corn dogs, candy apples, and lots more to choose from, plus Vermont’s busy summer fair season is beginning
to wrap this month. Fairgoers had the opportunity of sampling many tried and true carnival favorites—including fried dough—at the 2012 Vermont State Fair at the Rutland Fairgrounds. In the case of fired dough, a special sweet dough is deep fried and served with a variety of
toppings including powdered sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, chocolate, and nutmeg. The origin of fried dough is unknown, but it was a staple of fairs and carnivals in the United States dating to at least the Civil War years. The food is mentioned in several, hisotrically accurate See FAIR, page 5
All aboard for the Rutland Train Show Sept. 22 Show features scale-model re-creations of Vt. railways
By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com
A miniature, scale-model landscape scene on loan from the Rutland Railroad Museum will be on display at the annual Rutland Train Show at the Franklin Center. The railroad museum, located on Depot Lane in Center Rutland, is open Saturdays. Admission to the train show is $3. Admission to the museum is free. Photo courtesy of Peter Fisk
RUTLAND — Rutland resident Peter Fisk likes his trains large and small. That’s why he, and dozens of other local model-railroad enthusiasts, are gearing up for the annual Rutland Train Show. This yearly spectacular, which features HO and other scale model-train formats, will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Franklin Conference Center in Rutland. The show will be presented by the Rutland Rail Museum and Model Railroad Club. “This exhibition will combine the rich history of local railroading with the enjoyment of the model-railroading hobby,” according to Fisk. “Children of all ages will love it. We have operating model train layouts and you may recognize your house on the layout.” Fisk said a unique feature at this year ’s See TRAIN SHOW, page 9
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