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Life of Otter Valley teacher remembered BRANDON — John Herman Brutkoski, age 66, died Jan.8 at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Proctor, Feb. 12, 1943, oldest of six children of Herman and Mary (Kamuda) Brutkoski. John Brutkoski The Brutkoski family moved to Brandon in 1951 and ran the Union Street Market. Brutkoski was a member of the last graduating class of Brandon High School in 1961. He worked for the Vermont Marble Company and then entered Castleton State College, graduating with a bachelor ’s degree in education in 1966. He later earned a master ’s degree from the College of St. Joseph. He taught junior high and middle school social studies at Otter Valley Union High School from 1966 until he retired in 2003. Brutkoski’s 37 years of service remain the longest of any faculty member in Otter Valley’s history. In addition to his work in the classroom, for many years he sold tickets to OV basketball and football games, and each summer he, Coach Pattie Candon, and other staff members gave the school’s hallways a fresh coat of paint for the coming year. In the 1980s, he worked as a counselor for OV students participating in the Vermont Summer Youth Employment Program. Many students spoke of him as their favorite teacher, and he in turn was always proud to see a former student succeed. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, gardening, reading and traveling. He was a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and also followed football, college basketball, tennis and auto racing. He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Brandon, where he had served as an altar boy as a child. John enjoyed people and sharing stories with them. His sense of humor and interest in others made him enjoyable company. He will be missed by many who counted on him because of his caring and generous nature. He is survived by his wife, Sandy (Wynne) Brutkoski, whom he married on Dec. 22, 1973, at St. Monica’s Church in Forest Dale; their daughter, Donna

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MT. TABOR — David B. McLellan of Mt. Tabor pled guilty to three felony “environmental crimes” in Vermont District Court in Rutland. Pursuant to a plea agreement with the Vermont Attorney General's Office, McLellan pled guilty to one count of illegal storage or disposal of hazardous waste, one count of illegal storage or disposal of solid waste, and one count of illegal release of hazardous materials. The agreement calls for imposition of a suspended sentence with probation and for McLellan to pay a fine and restitution of excavation and clean-up costs. The state may argue for a fine of up to $65,000 at sentencing, which will be held at a later date. "This case should send a wake-up call so that businesses and individuals know to properly store and dispose of hazardous waste and materials" said Attorney Gen. William H. Sorrell. "Ignoring the rules is not an option," he added. The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Office and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources in 2008. The investigation related to the burial by McLellan of 55-gallon steel drums containing hazardous materials, including waste oil, on his property in Mt. Tabor. Excavation of the site during the investigation revealed that some of the drums had leaked hazardous materials into the environment. The investigation also found that McLellan improperly buried more than one cubic yard of solid waste.

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Farmer Sally Beckwith, of the Foggy Meadow Farm in Benson, will join other local farmers Feb. 6 for a special photographic exhibit at the Griswold Library at Green Mountain College in Poultney. Professional photographs and interviews will tell the stories behind Rutland County farmers who—like Beckwith—are leaders of the nonprofit group Rural Vermont. Beckwith and other farmers work to secure fair prices for farmers and local food options for Vermonters. The event, 6:30–8 p.m., is free.

A $100,000 grant of taxpayer funds will be used to recruit, train and retain firefighters and emergency medical services personnel throughout Vermont. The 2009-10 economic downturn and other factors have strained the ranks of volunteer firefighters and other emergency personnel. At a news conference held in U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) office in Burlington, Kristy Oxholm, president of the Vermont State Firefighters Association, Jim Finger, president of the American Ambulance Association,Gary Dillon of the Waterbury Volunteer Fire Department, Chief Charles Cole of the Essex Volunteer Fire Department, Dean Gilmore of the New Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Chief Tom Hooker of the Pittsford Volunteer Fire Department, and Chief Jim Litevich of the Vermont Fire Academy were hand to make the announcement. A report by the U.S. Fire Administration described volunteer emergency services as a “tradition in danger of weakening and possibly even dying out.” The report noted a drop of more than 97,000 volunteers since 1984. A survey of the National Fire Protection Association showed that at least two-thirds of the nation’s fire departments are understaffed. The situation was worse in rural communities. The $100,000 grant for Vermont will address those needs in various ways, including improved outreach to high school students and continuation of a successful summer program for young people.

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Solar energy gets a big boost in Vermont By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com BURLINGTON — Reliable solar power in Vermont just got a big shot in the arm. Thanks to $500,000 in taxpayer funds and additional public and private dollars, the Champlain Housing Trust will install the latest solar hot-water technology in four, affordable-housing developments in the region. The effort will significantly reduce the use of heating oil and help shrink the "carbon footprint" of these developments. The $500,000 grant will be "bested" by $700,000 in additional public and private funds. When completed, the solar project will be the largest government- and private-assisted effort of its kind in Vermont. The energy efficient and money saving solar water systems will be installed at the Salmon Run Apartments in Burlington, the Highgate Apartments in Barre, Westgate Apartments in Brattleboro, and Applegate Apartments in Bennington, according to the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Future, similar solar-energy projects may include public

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Brutkoski From page 1 Brutkoski of Washington, D.C.; three brothers, Thomas Brutkoski of Castleton, Joseph Brutkoski and his wife Cheryl of Brandon and Chuck Brutkoski and his wife Shelby of Lincoln; two sisters, Joanne Gokey and her husband Bob Scarborough of Brandon, and Sharron Brutkoski of Brandon; one uncle and three aunts; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 13 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brandon. The Rev. Albert “Skip” Baltz, pastor, was the celebrant. A private graveside committal service and burial, in the family lot, at St. Mary’s Cemetery will take place at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the “John B” OV Scholarship Fund, c/o Nancy Robinson, Otter Valley Union High School, 2997 Franklin St. Brandon 05733. 65983

Furry friends photo contest Now's the time to make your favorite pet a star. The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is holding its first online pet photo contest, "Furry Friends Photo Contest". The contest runs from January 25 until March 8 and the winning photo will be on the cover of the RCHS 2011 wall calendar. The second place winner will be the featured photograph for a month in the calendar and third and fourth place winners will share a month in the calendar. Each photo entry is $10 and each vote is $1. Visit the RCHS website at www.rchsvt.org to learn more, enter your photo or vote for your favorite animal. All funds raised from the photo contest will help RCHS care for the 1,400 animals that come through its doors each year. If you have any questions please contact the RCHS business office at 483-9171.

Junior 7 year old. Neutered Male. Chihuahua mix. I have attitude to spare. I am a very sweet little guy who hides behind a tough guy persona to maintain my cool. I don’t like things that take me by surprise and I need to make your acquaintance at my own speed.

Carley 14 month old. Spayed Female. German Shepherd mix. I am a beautiful and smart young dog who is really hoping for someone to see beyond my striking good looks and give me a permanent home and the help I need to learn to live in it. I need lots of exercise, things to do and obedience training so that I have a positive outlet for my brain.

Isabelle 5 year old. Spayed Female. Domestic Short Hair Tortoiseshell. My owner was moving and could not take me and my sister Tigger with them. We would fit nicely into any home because we have lived with dogs, cats and children of all ages. I can be affectionate but I also don’t mind spending time just snuggled in a nice warm bed if you are busy.

Milo 8 month old. Neutered Male. Domestic Short Hair Black & Tan Tiger. I am a cat on a mission: Party. I love to play and explore and test my limits. If you are looking for some laughs and someone to liven up the party, I am the kitty for you. What a silly guy I am.

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Law enforcement agencies concerneded by accidents Drivers ignore Move Over Law The Vermont State Police, the Governor ’s Highway Safety Program, the South Burlington Police Department and the Chittenden County Sheriff ’s Department participated in a joint news conference last week to speak of the preliminary 2009 fatal crash data and winter weather driving with emphasis on the state’s Move Over Law. Steve Reckers of the Governor ’s Highway Safety Program spoke of the preliminary 2009 fatal crash data. There were 75 fatalities. Below is the statistical break down: Of the 75 fatalities: 64 percent were males (48) 36 percent were females (27) 75 percent (56) in vehicles used as passenger conveyance 39 percent of fatalities in vehicles were restrained 76 percent (57) of fatalities were Vermont residents 41 percent of the fatalities occurred on a Friday or a Saturday 35 percent (67) were alcohol related while 11 percent (8) are unknown 10.7 percent (8) were motorcycle riders. The oldest deceased in the state was age 87 (2), youngest deceased was age 3. Two damaged State Police cruisers and a damaged police cruiser that had been struck on the interstate highway this winter due to motorists not abiding by the “Move Over Law” were displayed at the conference to stress the importance of this law. Lt. John Flannigan, of the VSP, spoke of two key points to remind operators on how to react properly while in the presence of emergency vehicles, towing and highway maintenance vehicles: When an emergency vehicle approaches any motor vehicle in traffic and that emergency vehicle is displaying it’s flashing lights and or siren, all vehicles are to pull to the right and come to a complete stop. The simple rule to remember, ac-

Two damaged Vermont police cruisers, both struck by Vermont drivers, are visual proof of the rising accident rate so far this winter. cording to Flannigan, is to pull to the right for sirens and lights. The operator of a vehicle which is approaching a stationary law enforcement vehicle which is displaying a blue or blue and white signal lamp, or of a vehicle which is approaching a stationary ambulance, fire apparatus, a vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter, rescue vehicle or a stationary towing and repair vehicle displaying an amber signal lamp must proceed with caution, and, if traveling on a four-lane highway, and safety conditions permit, make a lane change. It is reported that more than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed since 1999 after being struck by vehicles along America's highways, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Violating Title 23 Vermont Statutes Annotated section 1050 (Operation on approach of law enforcement and emergency vehicles) carries a fine of $243 and five points.

Students cook, serve dinner at Dismas House Recently, three students from Rutland High School’s Green Mountain Teen Institute (GMTI) group and 2 students from Stafford Technical Center ’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Chapter recently prepared dinner for about 10 residents and a staff member at the Rutland Dismas House. Dismas House is a place that provides transitional housing and services designed to help former prisoners re-enter society. The residents at Dismas House are expected to work, participate in chores at the house, and to work on any individual issues like drug treatment, anger management, etc. Part of the Dismas model is having positive interactions with the community; community members prepare meals for the residents five days a week, and then share the dinner with the residents. The GMTI group and Stafford’s SADD Chapter have been collaborating on a number of projects lately, and the GMTI group invited the SADD chapter to assist

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Controlling tobacco in Vermont: mixed grades Vermont’s tobacco control policies earned mixed grades, with low marks for tobacco control program funding and tobacco cessation coverage and high grades for smokefree air and tobacco excise taxes in the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control 2009reported released last week. The State of Tobacco Control 2009 grades states on smokefree air laws, cigarette tax rates, tobacco prevention and control program funding, and state health insurance coverage of smoking cessation. “Vermont has done a good job, despite limited resources, to prevent youth from starting to smoke and to help adults quit smoking. However, low income Vermonters have a higher rate

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s the Vermont State Constitution being eroded away? Of the people, by the people—or is it now of the dollar by the dollar? Is open farmland in the state being appraised and taxed at more than can be generated by farming practices? The answer is yes. If you have read the Vermont Constitution, which I assume many voters have, having taken the Freeman’s Oath, swearing to uphold the constitution. I refer you to Chapter II, Section 61 of the current Vermont Constitution, which states, “As every freeman, to preserve his/her independence (if without sufficient estate) ought to have some profession, calling trade or farm , whereby he may honestly subsist.” How about Chapter 1, Article 9 of the 1791 Vermont Constitution: “That every member of society hath a right to be protected in the enjoyment of life, liberty and property, and therefore is bound to contribute his proportion towards the expense of that protection... but no part of any person’s property can be justly taken from him or applied to public uses, without his own consent.” Here’s Chapter 1, Article 9 of the 1777 constitution: “No public tat, custom or contribution shall be imposed upon, or paid by, the people of this state except by law for that purpose; and before any law be made for raising it, the purpose for which any tax is to be raised ought to appear clear to the Legislature to be more service to the community, than the money would be if not collected; which being will observed, taxes can never be burdens.” The current problem with Vermont’s constitution is Title 32 which is allowing land to be appraised not for what it is currently used for, or has always been used for, but its potential development value. There used to be a legislative body in Vermont called the Council of Censors; it was designed as a check upon government. It was a mechanism through which the people could periodically review the actions of their elected and appointed officials. The Council of Censors recommended to the legislature the repealing of laws that are contrary to the principles of the constitution. The bound-book records of the Council of Censors of the State of Vermont, published in 1991 by authority of James H. Douglas, secretary of state in Montpelier, is very informative of our rights and duties as free people of Vermont. I highly recommend you get a copy and read it. If any Eagle readers like our open farmland, you must take a stand now! Call your elected representative and demand that your voice and wishes be represented in Montpelier. It is time to repeal Title 32. Vermont land needs to be appraised and taxed for what it is currently used for—and it may also be time to reinstate the Council of Censors. The way of government is of the dollar. It cost $250. Just to make an appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court you incur lawyer fees and expert witness fees. Perhaps some good lawyer out there might take an interest in the unjust nature of Title 32? It’s your state and home, too. United we can make a difference in creating a fair and just society in Vermont,. Please get involved. Your voice can make a difference. Michael Hurlburt Monkton Writer Michael Hurlburt is the member of a sixth generation Vermont farming family.

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n an earnest effort—I’m trying really, really, hard—to stay au courant with, and au milieu de the elevated intellectual climate for which the gentry-left (plural noun) of Norwich, Vt., expect to be known and appreciated, I’ll characterize as, a ballon d’essai, the following quote from School Board member Geoffrey Vitt as reported in the Jan. 8 issue of the Norwich-area Valley News. Here it is: “…Cutting too much out of the budget could lead parents to send their children to private school, and… exacerbate school funding problems.” If the trial balloon (ballon d’essai) symbolism dating from the Great Depression years, and the then-new-use of weather balloons, doesn’t work for you perhaps the more recent “let’s run it up the flagpole to see who salutes it” imagery—supposedly spawned in the Madison Avenue ad agency culture of the 1950s—will. Either way, it’s a new tactic in the please-vote-for-ourtax-increasing- school-budget strategy in the annual campaign on this subject. Until now, the argument has been couched in terms of “We’re doing wonderful and excellent things for the inadequately prepared children you’ve dumped on us. If you vote against our barely enlarged budget, over which we have little control, it’s because you’re too cheap and stingy, too intellectually challenged to comprehend and appreciate our efforts. So if you don’t vote ‘yes’ we’ll just bring it back iterum iterumque until you finally get it right.” Whew! In Benson, Vt., in the mid-1990s, school officials brought it back a dozen times; it never gained voter acceptance and so the local school board and educrats went to the Vermont Legislature instead for approval. They got it! So much for the old rural Vermont legend of local control. Unlike Benson, where the arrogant school board demanded, and got, higher-level Golden Dome adult supervision, in the burg of Norwich the tactic is a cost-threat: “Approve our spending or your taxes will go up even more because you’ve caused our enrollment to go down even more”. In recent years, like most Vermont school districts, Norwich has responded to an enrollment down-trend with a staff up-trend. On the assumption voiced by board member Mr. Vitt, that enrollment declines were caused by too-large classes, the Norwich average was actually over 13 in 2006. The board approved class size reduction to below 12 in 2008. Last year ’s numbers aren’t available from the school report website, because the Vermont Ed Department has decided it would be imprudent to continue to furnish such data for public inspection. Over the same years, enrollment has shrunk from 306 to

WEDNESDAY January 27, 2010 297, while teaching staff and instructional aides increased from 41.2 to 42.5, and the total budget went from $8.9MM to $13.3MM. That’s a 49 percent spending increase, which, interestingly, the board ascribes to a change in the Common Level of Appraisal—thus causing a 17 percent tax increase in the unusual absence of a proposed spending increase. Clearly, the previous 49 percent spending boost wasn’t enough, in Mr. Vitt’s view, to prevent “driving students out of this school”. And equally clearly, my view has been wrong all along. I had (incorrectly, I now admit) ascribed Vermont’s socalled “brain-drain” of adults in the 25-44 age cohort, as documented by economist Art Woolf, to the pressures on younger members of the work force to flee the Green Mountain State in search of better career opportunity and pay; also the corollary (unjustified) assumption that, when such young adults leave, they take their children with them. Now, under the Vitt thesis, I can clearly see my error: it has been the understandably dissatisfied third graders wanting out, even across state lines, of their maliciously overcrowded and underfunded classrooms; plus dragging their educationally insensitive and unwilling parents with them. By extension, it’s been the dissatisfied 10k or so students, fleeing the under-spending Vermont schools and causing the enrollment drop from over 100k to just over 90k, which has caused the brain-drain, and not the State economic situation. And the brain-drain has happened in the public schools, not in the workplace. Who knew? As you should expect, even a casual glance at the student test scores reveals the achievement superiority of Norwich grade-schoolers: on both Vermont DRA and NECAP tests, almost all scored “proficient” or better, well above State averages, but there’s still a few –in single-digit percentage-points-- who didn’t. The spend-more point: the students were cruelly failed by the Marion W. Cross School in which, because of large class-size and grossly inadequate instructional investment, they were left to flounder. And they have statistical proof: from 2006 to 2008, as a result of board budgeting priorities, the percentage of spending allocated to “direct instruction” went from 69 to 61percent. The Common Level of Appraisal numbers weren’t even involved. For shame.

Former Vermont architect Martin Harris lives in Tennessee.

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y comments from last week, which were about the increasing rate people are driving off our interstate highway, contains a few of the many bad weather driving tips I feel qualified to pass on to you. I feel qualified because in 35 years of driving in Vermont, I’ve not slid off the interstate. Not being cocky, just sayin’ so. If you study and practice, meditate on the following thoughts and tips—you won’t necessarily always stay between the white lines, but you’ll be better equipped to try like hell. When driving, try hard to stay focused. I do and attribute my ability to focus to the two notes listed below: 1. My Greyhound Bus driver dad (nicknamed “Dry Ice DeWees” by his peers), taught me to drive and instilled in me the importance of steadfast concentration. 2. There are two kinds of drivers: those who’ve crashed, and those who are going to crash. Carrying this creed helps remind me to keep practicing the first rule. From approximately mid-October to late April, in less then half of one minute, Vermont’s interstate highway conditions can turn from 100 percent clear and dry, to 100 percent wet and slick with zero visibility. Always remember that and you’ll never let your guard down. Then, too, reserve a portion of your mind to house the following: “If I drive well within my ability and the parameters of which the present conditions allow for me to end up in the ditch, I’d have steer and aim for it.” Am I suggesting keeping from driving into a ditch during a snowstorm can be done simply through the power of mind over matter? Not exactly. Whenever possible, stay off the roads when they’re bad. These days weathercasters forecast a month in advance— heed their warnings. Schedule your fun night out another time, and or, don’t schedule fun nights out, period. Most of you people who drive off the road are the type to complain about taxes. If you stay the heck home, you’ll save money and have more left to spend on your taxes, so you won’t feel the need to complain, and the less complaining you do the more relaxed you’ll be, which will free your spirit to the point that you’ll be more likely to want to stay home and enjoy the company of your spouse and children, thus keeping you off the roads. The knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, as staying home in bad weather is connected to not going off the road, is connected to… happily paying taxes? Run an aggressive tread winter tire. They’re expensive, but so are those undies you soiled when you arrived at a stand-still, tire-side up, smashed against a rock ledge with a face full of powder blown there a blast from your bald-

all-seasons-sportin’ SUV’s side air bags. Winter tires! While driving on the interstate with a gal I’m hoping to get friendly with later, I pull a little to the right and run over the rumble strip cut-outs on the shoulder for five seconds or so to try and jiggle her emotional sexual apparatus so’s just to get her at least thinking about it. Works most every time. Don’t forget too, rumble strips are where to run your right side tires when the direct path pavement gets icy or covered with snow. The rumble strips, aside from being an aphrodisiac can provide sturdy purpose to your vehicle’s traction. I’ll say though, if visibility is at all sketchy, stay the hang off of the shoulder as to not bash into a disabled car. Man O’ man, you bang into a stopped car on the shoulder going seventy miles an hour, the next most interesting thing that happens regarding you would be your cat’s behavior while she tries to figure out where the heck her master is. Which reminds me: stopping totally due to road conditions is never recommended. If you are stationary on the road you are a sitting duck. Stop completely only if you have to because of a flat tire or engine failure. If conditions are extremely poor regarding traction or visibility (Visibility is generally better than you might think. Gauge it by how far away you estimate a car is when you first spot it’s lights. But don’t hang your hat on that rule, use it only to bolster your confidence in allowing you to drive safely, not faster), try your best to at least keep crawling along a mile or three and hour. That way if someone does ram into you, your forward inertia will minimize the impact, and, creeping along will assure you will at some point finally arrive at your destination, which of course is better than not arriving at all. It’s nearly time I wrap this up and I’ve not yet touched on the dastardliest of road conditions. So, next week’s column will be full of thoughts about detecting and operating safely through the many situations that occur related to— ice. Rusty DeWees tours Vermont and Northern New York with his act “The Logger.” His column appears weekly. He can be reached at rustyd@pshift.com. Listen for The Logger, Rusty DeWees, Thursdays at 7:40 on the Big Station, 98.9 WOKO or visit his website at www.thelogger.com

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SUBWAY WITHOUT TURNSTILES — A new Subway sandwich shop opened at 217 Woodstock Ave. in Rutland. Pictured at the ribbon cutting are Jerry Hansen, Marleen Cenate, Grey Gaillard, Ryan Audet, Anya Audet, Rebecca Audet, Allison Gaillard (in Subman costume), Dave Dress, and Joan Hill.

GED series on PEGTV RUTLAND — PEGTV Channel 20, in cooperation with the Tutorial Center of Bennington and Manchester Center will be cablecasting the GED Connections video series designed to help learners prepare for the new GED exam. More than just a video series, GED Connections is a comprehensive multi-media instructional system, with workbooks, online lessons and activities designed by the National Center on Adult Literacy. The series covers the five subject areas (reading, writing, social studies, science and math). The program series will begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, on PEGTV20. A set of three 90-minute programs will be broadcast each week for 13 weeks. The shows can be seen Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 5 p.m., Fridays at 2:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m. For more information regarding the video series, contact Jack Glade at the Tutorial Center at 362-0222 or Chris McCormack at Rutland PEGTV20 at 747-0151. Vermont Adult Learning/Learning Works (Rutland Center) at the Howe Center offers GED preparation and testing on a regular basis. You will need to make an appointment for an intake and assessment session. Call the center at 775-0617 to register for classes. PEGTV is comprised of Channels 15, 20 and 21 and is available to all cable subscribers throughout Rutland County. Streaming programming, video on demand services and hyper-local weather forecasts are also available online at www.pegtv.com. For more information, contact PEGTV at 747-0151.

Prostate support group meets The Rutland Area Prostate Cancer Support Group will be holding its next Man to Man meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m. at the Rutland Regional Medical Center, Meeting Room D– CVPS Leahy Conference Center. The guest speaker will be Dr. Richard Lovett, director of radiation oncology at the Foley Cancer Center. For more information, contact Bob Harnish at 483-6220 or bharnish@myfairpoint.net; Jim Russell at 362-2244 or jimdoc.vt@gmail.com; or Jennifer Blacklock of the American Cancer Society at Jennifer.Blacklock@cancer.org or 1-800-ACS-2345 or www.cancer.org.

Death notices FORESTDALE — Ruth Marie Mahoney, age 74, died Jan. 17, 2010, at her home in Forestdale. Mahoney was born in Brandon on July 5, 1935. She was the daughter of Harold P. “Little Jim” and Mary Louise (Rabtoy) LaRock. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in her memory, to the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse & Hospice, 7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland 0570. BRANDON —Edward Newell “Ted” Tobey, age 85, died Jan. 19, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction. Tobey was born Aug. 18, 1924, in Evanston, Ill. He came to Vermont at an early age. He graduated from Brandon High School. He joined the U.S. Army. He served in the military police; following his honorable discharge, he returned to Brandon. Memorial gifts in his memory to the Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon 05733 or to the Rutland County Humane Society, Pittsford 05763.

STAYING PUT (FOR NOW) — The Rutland Free Library will remain at its city-owned location on Court Street according to a decision made by trustees last week. Library officials had considered a move from the Court Street site to a multi-use facility planned for a commercial at Wales and Center streets in the downtown area. Library Director Paula Baker said all the trustees were in agreement to stay put—for now. Photo by Louis Varricchio

Volunteers helping seniors smile this winter RUTLAND — For the third year in a row, At Home Senior Care and the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging have chosen to fulfill this need by providing needed items for elders in our communities. Starting in early November and continuing through December, At Home Senior Care and the Southwestern Vermont Council on the Aging began organizing and accepting donations for delivery to seniors. There were collection boxes set up for Rutland area donations at the Brandon Free Library, Wal-Mart, College of Saint Joseph, Castleton State College Library, Circle K, Irving Oil, the Castleton Community Center, and the Godnick Adult Center. This effort was also made possible through the generosity of employees at CVPS in Rutland, the Vermont Country Store, the office of Dr. Gary Breen, employees of the Smith Barney Office in Rutland, Carmie’s Angels under Patty Sabotka working with the Mill River Union High School Key Club, students at Grace Congregational Church preschool, a 4H Club led by Courtney Hier, a Rutland Town Brownie troop, 6th graders from the Castleton Elementary School, as well as numerous individual contributors. On Dec. 8, Geri Burke and Mary Lou Morrissette from At Home Senior Care, Lydia Thornblade, Nicole Pfeiffer, Marilyn Sura, and Brenda

Pictured with Christmas gifts oat the Godnick Adult Center in Rutland—Back row: Mary Lou Morrissette (President At Home Senior Care), Brenda Howe (Regional Coordinator of Neighbor to Neighbor AmeriCorps at Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging), and Maureen Harvey (American Recovery and Reinvestment Specialist SVCOA). Front row: Lydia Thornblade, Nikki Pfeiffer, and Marilyn Sura (N2N AmeriCorps Members at SVCOA). Howe from the AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor Program at Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging, along with other volunteers and seniors from several area senior center sites organized an Healthy Aging Program at the Godnick Adult Center in Rutland. The group spent the time wrapping many donated gifts that were too large for the stockings. In just a couple of hours, these eager vol-

unteers wrapped a large number of gifts of a variety of shapes and sizes which are currently bringing an extra dose of comfort and joy to needy seniors in Rutland county. The time of wrapping was followed by a meal provided by Fitz-Vogt of Rutland. In the days following, case managers from the Council on Aging have been paying friendly visits and bringing bags of gifts and stuffed stockings to needy

seniors. On Dec. 18, the same AmeriCorps members, Melissa Morrison from At Home Senior Care of Bennington, and personnel from the Southwestern Council on Aging held a second Healthy Aging Program and meal to prepare similarly donated gifts and stockings from the Bennington area for that county’s seniors.

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Religious Services RUTLAND All Saints Anglican Church An orthodox Anglo-Catholic Christian Community. Mass & Liturgy offered every Sunday at 4:00p.m. Childcare available. Handicap Accessible. Christian Education. 42 Woodstock Ave., Rutland (Services at Messiah Lutheran Church) 802-282-8098. Email: AllCelticStaintsRutland@comcast.net Alliance Community Fellowship Howe Center, Sunday Worship 10:30a.m. Phone: 773-3613 Calvary Bible 2 Meadow Lane & Grove Street, 775-0358. Sunday Worship Service 9:30a.m. & 11:00a.m. www.cbcvt.org Christ the King 66 South Mail St. - Saturday Mass 5:15p.m., Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:30 & 11a.m. Church of the Nazarene 144 Woodstock Ave., Pastor Gary Blowers 483-6153. Sunday School for all ages at 9:30a.m. Morning Worship at 10:30a.m., Evening Worship at 6:00p.m. & Wednesday Prayer at 7:00p.m., Children’s Church available during Worship Service. Church of Christ 67 Dorr Dr., Sunday Worship 10:30a.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints North Strewsbury Rd., 773-8346. Sacrament 10a.m. Church of the Redeemer Cheeney Hill Center, Cedar Ave., Sunday Service 10a.m. First Baptist Church 81 Center St., 773-8010 - The Rev. Mark E. Heiner, Pastor. Sunday worship 10:30a.m., Sunday school 9:00a.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Hillside Rd. Saturday Worship 5:30 p.m., Sunday Worship 10:30a.m. Grace Congregational United Church of Christ - 8 Court St., 775-4301. Sunday Chapel Service 8:30a.m., Worship 10a.m. Green Mountain Baptist Church 50 Barrett Hill Rd. , 747-7712. Sunday Worship 11a.m., Evening service 6p.m. Green Mountain Missionary Baptist Church - 98 Killington Ave., 775-1482 • Sunday Worship 11a.m. & 6p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary - Lincoln Ave. Saturday Mass 4:30p.m., Sunday Mass 8 & 10:15a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Gleason Rd. - Public Meeting 10a.m. Messiah Lutheran Church 42 Woodstock Ave., 775-0231. Sunday Worship 10a.m. New Hope in Christ Fellowship 15 Spellman Terrace, 773-2725. Sunday Worship 10:15a.m. Pentacostals of Rutland County Corner of Rt. 4 and Depot Lane, 747-0727. Evangelistic Service 6p.m. Roadside Chapel Assembly of God Town Line Rd., 775-5805. Sunday Worship 10:25a.m. Rutland Jewish Center 96 Grove St., 773-3455. Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30p.m., Sat. Shabbat Service 9:30a.m. Salvation Army - 22 Wales St. Sunday Worship 11a.m., Praise Service 1:30 p.m. Seventh-Day Adventist 158 Stratton Rd., 775-3178. Saturday Worship 11a.m. St. Nicholas Orthodox Church 8 Cottage St. - Sunday Service 10a.m. St. Peter Church Convent Ave. - Saturday Mass 5:15p.m., Sunday Masses 7:30 and 11:30a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church 85 West St., 775-4368. Sunday Eucharist 8, 9 & 10a.m., Wed. 12:05p.m., Thurs. 9a.m., Morning Prayer Mon.-Sat. at 8:45a.m. True Vine Church of God 78 Meadow St., 775-8880 or 438-4443. Sunday Worship 10:30a.m. • Training for Reigning, Wednesdays at 7p.m. Nursery available during Sun. & Wed. services. J.A.M. Sessions for teens bi-weekly Fridays at 7p.m. Women’s Bible Study Tuesdays at 10:30a.m. Unitarian Universalist Church 117 West St., 775-0850. Sunday Services 10:30a.m. Rev. Erica Baron United Methodist Church 71 Williams St., 773-2460. Sunday Service in the Chapel 8 and 10a.m. United Pentecostal Church Corner of Rt. 4, Depot Lane, 773-4255. Sunday Services 9:30a.m. and 6p.m., Evangelical Service 5p.m. Wellspring of Life Christian Center 18 Chaplin Ave., 773-5991. Sunday Worship 11a.m. BRANDON Brandon Congregational Church Rt. 7 Sunday Worship 10a.m.

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Brandon Baptist Church, Corner of Rt. 7 & Rt. 73W (Champlain St.) Brandon, VT 802-247-6770. Sunday Services: 10a.m. Adult Bible Study, Sunday School ages 5 & up, Nursery provided ages 4 & under. Worship Service 11a.m. *Lords supper observed on the 1st Sunday of each month. *Pot luck luncheon 3rd Sunday of each month. Wednesdays 6:30p.m., Adult prayer & Bible study, Youth groups for ages 5 and up Grace Episcopal Church Rt. 73, Forestdale February-April: 9am, Holy Eucharist; 9a.m. Sunday Morning Program for children preschool and older. 247-6759, The Rev. Margaret (Margo) Fletcher, Priest-inPartnership LifeBridge Christian Church - 141 Mulcahy Drive, 247-LIFE (5433). Sunday Worship 9a.m., www.lifebridgevt.com, LifeGroups meet weekly (call for times and locations) Living Water Assembly of God 76 North Street (Route 53), Office Phone: 247-4542. Email: LivingWaterAssembly@gmail.com. Website: www.LivingWaterAOG.org. Sunday Service 10a.m. Wednesday Service 7p.m. Youth Meeting (For Teens) Saturday 7p.m. St. Mary’s Parish - 38 Carver St., 247-6351, Saturday Mass 4p.m., Sunday Mass 9:30a.m. St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church - Rt. 7, Brandon Village. February-April services will be held at Grace Church, Rt. 73 Forestdale: 9a.m., Holy Eucharist; 9a.m. Sunday Morning Program for children preschool and older. 247-6759, The Rev. Margaret (Margo) Fletcher, Priest-in-Partnership United Methodist Church Main St., 247-6524. Sunday Worship 10a.m. CASTLETON Castleton Federated Church Rt. 4A - 468-5725. Sunday Worship 10:30a.m. Church of Christ Bible study & services Sunday 10:00a.m. All are cordially welcome. Contact Jim Jackson, 683-9748 or 273-3379. Faith Community Church Mechanic St., 468-2521. Sunday Worship 10:45a.m. Fellowship Bible Church Rt. 30 North, 468-5122. Sunday Worship 10:45a.m. & 6p.m. Hydeville Baptist Church - Hydeville, Rt. 4A Sunday Worship 9:30a.m. • 265-4047. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Saturday Mass 4p.m., Sunday 8:30a.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church - Main St. Sunday Worship 10:45a.m. third Sunday of the month. CHITTENDEN Church of the Wildwood United Methodist Holden Rd., 483-2909. Sunday Service 10:30a.m. Mt. Carmel Community Church - South Chittenden Town Hall, 775-4832. Sun. Worship 5:30p.m. St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 4p.m. Wesleyan Church North Chittenden, 483-6696. Sunday Worship 10a.m. CLARENDON Clarendon Congregational Church Middle Rd. 773-5436. Sunday Worship 9:30a.m. Reformed Bible Church Clarendon Springs, 483-6975. Sunday Worship 9:30a.m. FAIR HAVEN First Baptist Church South Park Place, Sunday Worship 11a.m. First Congregational Church Rt. 22A Sunday Worship 10a.m. Our Lady of Seven Dolors 10 Washington St. Saturday Mass 5:15p.m., Sunday 8 & 9a.m. St. Luke’s - St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:45a.m. United Methodist Church West St., Sun. Service 8:30a.m. FORESTDALE Forestdale Wesleyan Church Rt. 73 Sunday Worship 11a.m. St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church Rt. 7, Brandon village: 8 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 (traditional language). 9:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite 2 (contemporary language), with music. “Sunday Morning Program” for children preschool and older (during school year). Telephone: 247-6759, The Rev. Margaret (Margo) Fletcher, Priest-in-Partnership Grace Church Rt. 73, Forestdale - part of St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church: May-July services held at St. Thomas, Brandon village (corner of Rt. 7 and Prospect): a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 (traditional language.) 9:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite 2 (contemporary language), with music. “Sunday Morning Program” for children preshcool and older (during shcool year.) Telephone: 247-6759, The Rev. Margaret (Margo) Fletcher, Priest-in-Partnership.

Living Water Assembly of God 76 North Street (Route 53), Office Phone: 247-4542. Email: LivingWaterAssembly@gmail.com. Website: www.LivingWaterAOG.org. Sunday Service 10a.m. Wednesday Service 7p.m. Youth Meeting (For Teens) Saturday 7p.m. HUBBARDTON Hubbardton Congregational Church Sunday Worship 10a.m. • 273-3303. East Hubbardton Baptist Church The Battle Abbey, 483-6266 Worship Hour 10:30a.m. IRA Ira Baptist Church Rt. 133, 235-2239. Worship 11a.m. & 6p.m. LEICESTER Community Church of the Nazarene 39 Windy Knoll Lane • 9:30a.m. Worship Service, 11:00 a.m. Bible School, 6:00p.m. Evening Service. Wed. Evening 7:00p.m. Dare to care and Prayer. 3rd Sat. of the month (Sept.-May) 8:00a.m. Men’s breakfast St. Agnes’ Parish - Leicester Whiting Rd, 247-6351, Sunday Mass 8a.m. MENDON Mendon Community Church Rt. 4 East, Rev. Ronald Sherwin, 459-2070. Worship 9:30a.m., Sunday School 11:00a.m. PAWLET Pawlet Community Church 325-3716. Sunday Worship 9:30a.m. St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Church West Pawlet. Sunday Mass 9:30a.m. The United Church of West Pawlet 645-0767. Sunday Worship 10a.m. PITTSFORD Pittsford Congregational Church Rt. 7, 483-6408. Worship 10:15a.m. St. Alphonsus Church Sunday Mass 9a.m. POULTNEY Christian Science Society 56 York St., 287-2052. Service 10a.m. St. David’s Anglican Church Meet at Young at Heart Senior Center on Furnace St., 6451962. 1st Sun. of every month, Holy Eucharist 9:30a.m. Poultney United Methodist Church Main St., 287-5710. Worship 10:00a.m. St. Raphael Church Main St. Saturday Mass 4p.m., Sunday Mass 10a.m. Sovereign Redeemer Assembly 287-4435 • Sunday Worship 10a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church Church St., 2872252. Sunday Holy Eucharist 10:45a.m. United Baptist Church On the Green, East Poultney. 287-5811, 287-5577. Sunday Worship 10a.m. Welsh Presbyterian Church Sunday Worship 10a.m. PROCTOR St. Dominic Catholic Church 45 South St. Sunday Mass 9:15a.m. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Gibbs St. Sunday Worship 9a.m. Union Church of Proctor - Church St., Sun. Worship 10a.m. SHREWSBURY Shrewsbury Community Church Sun. Service 10:30a.m. SUDBURY Sudbury Congregational Church On the Green, Rt. 30, 623-7295 Open May 30-Oct. 10, for Worship (No winter services) & Sun. School 10:30a.m. WALLINGFORD East Wallingford Baptist Church Rt. 140, 259-2831. Worship 11a.m. First Baptist Church -School St., 446-2020. Worship 11a.m. First Congregational Church 446-2817. Worship 10a.m. St. Patrick’s Church Sat. Mass 5p.m., Sun. 10:30a.m. Society of Friends (Quaker) Rotary Bldg., Rt. 7 Sunday meeting for worship 10a.m. South Wallingford Union Congregational Church Sunday Worship 9a.m. WEST RUTLAND First Church of Christ, Scientist 71 Marble St., Sunday School & Service 10a.m., Wednesday Evening Service 7:30p.m. St. Bridget Church Pleasant & Church Streets Saturday Mass 5p.m., Sunday 9a.m. St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Barnes & Main Streets, Saturday Mass 4:30p.m., Sunday 9a.m. United Church of West Rutland Chapel St., Worship 10a.m.

On the shore of a frigid sea U

nlike Earth’s shorelines, the alien shorelines of Saturn’s big moon Titan are lapped by an ultra-cold liquid hydrocarbon sea, perhaps liquid ethane—that’s enough hydrocarbon material to crack and refine into fuel for multiple planetary civilizations, using combustion engines, for many thousands of years. We can’t really call Titan’s ethane a “fossil fuel”—it’s more like a cosmic fuel since low temperature hydrocarbon compounds appear to abound throughout the universe. Digital images transmitted to Earth from the unmanned Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Titan showed clear evidence of a hydrocarbon lapped coastline in the moon's southern hemisphere. According to NASA's Carolina Martinez, "Hints that this area was once wet, or currently has liquid present, are evident." "We've been looking for evidence of oceans or seas on Titan for some time. This radar data is among the most telling evidence so far for a shoreline," said Steve Wall, radar deputy team leader from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Cassini’s amazing pictures reveal a shoreline dividing two regions roughly 1,060 by 106 miles. "This is the area where liquid or a wet surface has most likely been present, now or in the recent past,” said Wall. "Titan probably has episodic periods of rainfall or massive seepages of liquid from the ground." "We also see a network of channels that run across the bright terrain, indicating that fluids, probably liquid hydrocarbons, have flowed across this region," said Ellen Stofan, Cassini’s radar expert. The brightness patterns in the dark area indicate that it may once have been flooded with liquid that may now have partially receded. Bay-like features also lead scientists to speculate that the bright-dark boundary is most likely a shoreline, Martinez said. Larry Soderblom with the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Ariz., said, "It looks as though fluid flowed in these channels, cutting deeply into the icy crust of Titan. Some of the channels extend over 100 kilometers (60 miles). Some of them may have been fed by springs, while others are more complicated networks that were likely filled by rainfall." According to a NASA news release about the recent Cassini discoveries, Titan has an environment somewhat similar to that of Earth—at least long before biological activity forever altered the composition of Earth's atmosphere. The major difference in the case of Titan is the absence of liquid water and its very low surface temperature. What's in the Sky: This weekend, in the western sky after sunset, treat yourself to a fabulous view of the star cluster M44 (aka NGC 2632) also known as Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster. It is easily visible to the naked eye. Astronomers can’t easily pinpoint M44’s distance but it’s between 160 to 187 parsecs (520-610 light years) distant.

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Rutland dancer performs RUTLAND — Rutland High School senior Zachary Pena appeared in the Rising Star competition at Burlington First Night last month. Pena, who moved to Rutland from Taos, N.M., has been dancing all of his life but started taking professional and master classes for six years, such as, the national touring workshops of Monsters of Hip Hop. Pena also teaches Hip Hop classes for adults and children at the Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center in Rutland.

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Raiders skate past Rebels By Frederick Pockette newmarketpress@denpubs.com Brandon Rouleau turned in a hat trick to lead his Rutland Raiders to a 6-3 victory over the visiting South Burlington Rebels in boy’s high school hockey action last Saturday. Matt Mazzariello turned in a pair of goals while Taylor Porrier contributed a goal and four assists to the Raider win. Goalie Andrew Boyle made 15 saves for Rutland, who improved to 8-5-1 with the win. Tom Carlaccini scored two power play goals, and Tom Royer scored once to round out the scoring for the visiting Rebels. In the net Charlie Vallee made 20 saves for South Burlington, who fell to 8-6 with the loss. The Mount Saint Joseph Mounties were in action last Saturday too, but came up on the short end of a 9-3 score in Lyndon against the hometown Vikings. Brannan Lacourse scored four goals, while Dan Ott and Dylan Cloutier added a pair each to lead the Vikings scoring attack. Taylor Sanchez added a single goal. In a game where the Vikings outshoot Mounties 48-14 their goalies, Ahlund and Jake Solomon, needed to just stop five shots for Lyndon, who improved to 4-8-1 with the win. Mount Saint Joseph, remained winless at 0-14 with the loss.

It turned out exactly the same way in girls hockey action last Saturday too. The Rutland girls won on the road, defeating the Mount Mansfield Cougars 3-1 in Essex. Back in Rutland however the lady Mounties fell to a visiting Rice squad 4-2. In Essex, Chelsea Hill scored twice to lead Rutland to their 3-1 win over Mount Mansfield. Erin Rielly scored the Raiders remaining goal, while Kate Kuchena provided assists for all three of Rutland’s goals. Raider goalie Deanna Rodolfy preserved the win by making 21 saves. Kaleigh Heath scored Mount Mansfield lone goal, while in the net Autumn Hallock kept her Cougars in the contest by posting 29 saves. Rutland improved to 11-4 with the win, while Mount Mansfield fell to 5-8-1 on the year. Back in Rutland Ellen Sartorelli had an assist and two goals to lead Rice to a 4-2 win over the hometown Mounties of MSJ. Marina Berger and Annie Maheux completed the visitor ’s scoring with single goals. MSJ mounted plenty of offense, but the combined effort of goalies Carney-Knisley and Addie Stillman preserved the victory by yielding 23 saves between them. It was just Rice’s second win of the season against a dozen losses. Colleen Shouldite scored both Mountie goals and goalie Katelyn Robertello posted 14 in defeat for MSJ.

Local schools will join golf education program By Richard H. Mihlrad rmihlrad@sover.net RUTLAND — The First Tee National School Program and the *statewide golf collaborative partners have announced 12 new elementary schools will participate in the First Tee National School Program for the 2010 school year. The 12 new schools join the 48 schools already participating in the program. Enrollment in the 60 schools participating in 2010 represent more than 10,000 physical education students. 2010 new schools: Berkshire Elementary (Richford), Bishop John A. Marshall School (Morrisville), The Dorset School, Middletown Springs Elementary, Orleans Elementary, Poultney Elementary, St. Albans Town Education Center, Stowe Elementary, Thetford Elementary, Tinmouth Elementary, Waits River Valley School (East Corinth), and Wells Village School. 2009 schools: Allen Brook School (Williston), Beeman Elementary (New Haven), Bradford Elementary & Graded School, Champlain Elementary (Burlington), Clarendon Elementary (North Clarendon), Dover Elementary School, Dummerston School (East Dummerston), Elm Hill Elementary (North Springfield), Georgia Middle School (St. Albans), Grafton Elementary School, J.J. Flynn Elementary (Burlington), Kurn Hattin Homes (Westminster), Lothrop Elementary School (Pittsford), Manchester Elementary, Mettawee Community School (West Pawlet), Newbury Elementary School, Northfield Elementary, Oak Grove School (Brattleboro), Orange Center School (East Barre), Orchard Elementary School (South Burlington), Rochester School, Rumney Elementary School (Middlesex), Stockbridge Elementary School, Warren Elementary School, and Williston Central. 2008 schools: Barnard Elementary School, Bristol Elementary School, Cavendish Town Elementary School, Chester-Andover Elementary School, East Montpelier Elementary School, Ludlow Elementary School, Lyndon Town

School, Milton Elementary School, Pomfret Elementary School, Proctor Elementary School, Reading Elementary School, Rutland Town School, Sherburne Elementary School, and State Street School (Windsor). “The National School Program is structured to present a quality, school golf curriculum that develops competency, understanding and progression through movement and physical skills,” said Benna Cawthorn, Director of The First Tee National School Program. “Through this program, children as young as five will be exposed to the motor patterns associated with golf, along with the inherent values of the game.” The National School Program curriculum is based on national physical education standards (www.aahperd.com), and uses equipment designed to be developmentally appropriate, safe and fun for children and beginners. The statewide Vermont golf collaborative partners, corporate sponsors, and individual donors are funding up to 75% of the one-time cost ($2,890) to the schools. Community support is integral to this program and the statewide golf associations and Vermont PGA teaching professionals will provide every school with information on a variety of instructional and play opportunities for interested students and families. Parents may also check the junior golf website: www.juniorlinks.com or www.thefirsttee.org for more information. The First Tee is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in St. Augustine, Florida at World Golf Village, home of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Its mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the game of golf and its values to more than 2.2 million participants and students in 49 states and four international locations – Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Singapore. Former President George Bush serves as honorary chairperson.

Seven students in the Stafford Technical Center Public Safety Services Program recently were trained in the area of Highway Safety for Emergency Personnel by a trainer from the Vermont Fire Academy, Chuck Regula. Mr. Regula is a full-time firefighter with the Rutland City Fire Department. The principles behind this training deal with the proper way of positioning emergency vehicles- fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances. When these vehicles are placed in the proper spot, crashes caused by gawkers are less likely to occur. Crashes involving drivers who focus on the incident rather than the road are far too frequent- they become victims themselves, or in other circumstances, they kill the rescuers at the scene. If the inattentive driver hits the emergency vehicle instead of a person, an improperly placed apparatus will become a lethal weapon; a properly placed one will block the vehicle from doing any harm to the rescuers. The 10 students who successfully completed the program were Rutland High School students James Bonilla and Jordan Grenier, Otter Valley Union High School student Geoffry McDonald, Mill River Union High School students Haley Cotrupi and James Reed, Proctor High School student Kyle Lenher, and West Rutland High School student Kayla Stewart. Notably, James Reed scored 97 percent on the final exam. James Reed is also a member of the Middletown Springs Volunteer Fire Department. This course was developed by the Glatfelter Insurance Group both as a public service and as an attempt to reduce the costs to communities that these deaths and injuries to emergency services workers entail. In addition to the obvious costs in death benefits, medical costs, and workmen’s compensation claims, there are significant additional costs due to the loss of expertise. It takes years to become proficient as an EMT, police officer, or firefighter, much less an officer or specialist in these fields. When these professionals are lost to a community or organization, the loss is enormous. This course is required by many departments in the fire, police and rescue services.

Tax hike for property owners By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — In addition to severe efforts statewide to cut budgets and eliminate needless spending, in every sector from state government to small business, it’s now the Rutland School Board’s turn to reduce costs. Last week, 11 members of the Rutland School Board moved to eliminate more than $600,000 from a projected $45.6 million-plus budget drafted for FY 2011. A budget of $45,009,704 was approved by board members after the board’s 6-5 vote split. On the RSB’s chopping block are— •Classroom supplies ($77,000). •School band equipment. •Athletic supplies. •Health insurance ($100,000 reduction) •Building maintenance ($404,296). •A dramatics course taught at Rutland High School. •More than a dozen teacher “coaching” stipends used to assist students with math and reading needs. •Student passes to local ski and snowboard trails ($10,000). The newly revised budget will result in a 15-cent hike in Rutland’s residential property tax rate. City officials said it means collecting$1.26 per $100 of property value accessed to $1.41. If you are a Rutland homeowner—with a residence valued at $200,000—you will pay an additional $300 or more in property taxes. The proposed school budget must be approved by registered voters during the City of Rutland’s traditional Town Meeting Day deliberations March 2.

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RUTLAND — Cierra Phelps, a member of the Stafford Technical Center SADD Chapter, who is in the Public Safety Services Program, recently wrote and was awarded a competitive national grant dealing with teen dating violence prevention. The grant was one of 10 nationwide that was granted by DoSomething.org with funds from the Liz Claiborne Foundation. After being awarded the grant, Cierra and her fellow SADD members and classmates went to work to fulfill the requirements of the grant, which was challenging as the grant required an initial presentation of the program, which was called “Hands Are Not For Hitting”, in the space of about 10 school days. The centerpiece of the program was a “silent witness” campaign, 8 plywood silhouettes of victims of dating violence, each with a personal story. The 8 silhouettes were of 6 women, 1 man, and 1 dog. Animals are often victims of domestic violence and teen dating violence and are abused to terrify the victim or used as a pawn in the relationship. The plywood silhouettes were made by Mr. Jeff Fowler of the Construction Technology Program and his students and then were painted by Stafford Technical Center SADD members Cierra Phelps, Haley Cotrupi, and Erika Stocker from Mill River Union High School, Jo Lilly from Otter Valley Union High School, and Kayla Stewart from West Rutland High School. The students developed a pledge for others to sign, which included a pledge not to be involved in an abusive relationship, either as the abuser or the abused person, and also, if they are a bystander witness to domestic or dating violence, to take some action, if only to report the abuse. The SADD members set up the silent witness campaign outside the cafeteria that serves the students at Rutland High School and Stafford Technical Center. There was also a table where stu-

dents or staff members could get information. Over 400 people signed the pledge that day and were given a purple silicone bracelet with the saying “Hands Are Not For Hitting” on it. The bracelets and the “witnesses” fostered a lot of discussion. The SADD members wore T-shirts that were designed by Paige Mayer of the Stafford Digital Arts Program, so that people could identify the members and ask them questions. The shirts, which had a silhouette and the “Hands Are Not For Hitting” logo on them, were so striking that a number of people asked to be able to buy T-shirts. The SADD members quickly decided to sell the shirts as a fundraiser, and to donate the profits to the Rutland County Women’s Network and Shelter. Additionally, the SADD members were asked to do a presentation to the Forestry, Natural Resources, and Horticulture class. Cierra Phelps had a presentation on this topic that she had prepared for a college PowerPoint class at the College of St. Joseph as part of her program of study in the Public Safety Services Program, and she and two other SADD members, James Reed, a junior from Mill River Union High School, and Kyle Lenher, a junior from Proctor High School, presented the program to the Forestry students. Other Stafford Technical Center SADD members taking part in this project were Rutland High School seniors Chris Crout, Jordan Grenier, James Bonilla, and Ashley Barnes, Mill River Union High School seniors Cantlin Eaton, Kayla Jones, and Nate Hance, and Geoffry McDonald, a senior at Otter Valley Union High School. The students also implemented this program for students at the College of St. Joseph, and are available to do a “silent witness” display at other schools or organizations.

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New American Grill & Taproom: where past, future converge By Angela DeBlasio newmarketpress@denpubs.com

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Governor, legislators announce $38 Million budget savings plan Bipartisan proposal Gov. Jim Douglas and Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie last week joined House Speaker Shap Smith and Senate President Pro Tem to announce a proposal to save $37.8 million in the fiscal year 2011 general fund budget and an estimated $72 million in fiscal year 2012. This proposal will relieve $36 million in property tax pressure in the next two fiscal years. Importantly, it will also enable state government to better deliver services to Vermonters. This proposal is the culmination of the work of Representatives Mike Obuchowski and Donna Sweaney, Senator Diane Snelling, Administration Secretary Neale Lunderville, Finance Commissioner Jim Reardon and the Public Strategies Group consultants throughout the fall. "I am pleased with the collaboration between the legislature and administration through the efforts of the steering team and PSG," said Smith. "Through this process we have identified challenges that will guide our state to a delivery system that will provide better services for Vermonters." "This collaboration is not just about saving money, it is about finding ways to do more with less and better delivering services to Vermonters," said Senator Shumlin. "Vermonters are best served when we work across party lines and branches of government and I am pleased that we have begun this important session in a spirit of cooperation." “Vermonters expect their representatives in Montpelier to work together to confront our fiscal challenges,” Dubie remarked. “The reform initiative we’ve announced today is the product of collaboration. It will help us achieve savings by moving the focus away from systems and processes, and refocusing on the people we serve and on the results we get. It’s an innovative approach for getting our economy back on track.”

Holiday sales surprises State Park officials RUTLAND — Holiday sales of Vermont State Parks gift certificates and merchandise jumped significantly this year as Vermonters gave the gift of the outdoors to family and friends. Sales of holiday gift certificates rose 13.5 percent over last year and total merchandise sales improved by 18 percent, wrapping up a good year on a high note. “Vermont’s 52 state parks are a significant economic tool— contributing nearly $60 million annually to the economy; hiring nearly 250 seasonal employees and managing almost 150 new capital construction projects worth $5.6 million this fiscal year,” Commissioner Jason Gibbs said.

New lottery game to start Ticket sales for the new Mega Millions game will begin in Vermont Jan. 31. Mega Millions is a multi-state lotto game with jackpots starting at $12,000,000. Jackpots are comparable to Powerball which is already sold in Vermont. Players win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. In addition to the large jackpot, there are other prizes ranging from $2 to $250,000.

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Thursday, January 28 BRISTOL BRISTOL — The One-World Library Project will host a free program about life on Dal Lake in Kashmir at the Lawrence Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m.This talk and slideshow by artists and New Haven residents Michael Mode and Lynn Yarrington will take us into the heart of a traditional lake settlement where preparations are underway for a wedding celebration. . Michael is deeply connected to Kashmir, having traveled there many times and spent a year during the 1970s living on a small houseboat on Dal Lake. The presentation will give us an intimate view of this unique life where people live, work, play and create on the water – their food, handicrafts, language, ceremonies and traditions. DORSET — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Dorset Nursing Office at 9 a.m. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5.00 for foot care. For more information, please call 775-0568. MIDDLEBUR Y — Motown Concert at 9 p.m. Featuring students in the MIDDLEBURY Middlebury College winter term Motown course, with special guest artist world class Motown singer Chris Waller. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free. NORTH NORTH CLARENDON — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice is offering a Blood Pressure and Foot Care clinic at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screenings and $5.00 for foot care. For more information, please call 775-0568. RUTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) and Dorset Nursing, with support from the Coalition for Adult Immunization in the Rutland Region is hosting a public clinic for H1N1, seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccinations at the Holiday Inn from 4-6 p.m. The H1N1 vaccine is now available to the general public for all individuals age 6 months and older. Seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccinations are available for all adults age 18 and older. There is no charge for the H1N1 vaccine. For the flu and pneumonia vaccine, individuals who have Medicare Part B need only bring their card. For all others, the cost for the flu immunization is $33 and the cost for the pneumonia vaccine is $53. Mastercard and Visa are accepted. RAVNAH recommends that everyone dress appropriately for the weather and wear clothing that allows quick and easy access to your arm for the injection. For info call the RAVNAH Flu Hotline at 770-1574 or visit www.ravnah.org. RUTLAND — The January meeting of the Southwest Freedom Riders will be held on at 7p.m. in the Elks Club on Pleasant Street in Rutland.

Friday, January 29 EAST POULTNEY POULTNEY — Kindermusik classes for the Young Child, ages 4.57 years starting now! Classes held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 3-4 p.m. Free demonstration classes in January. This class is about fostering a lifelong love of learning and music, but also emphasizes working together, respect for others, and sensitivity. We are going to explore the recorder and glockenspiel this semester while learning about the fundamentals of music in a way that children learn best, through fun games and activities with their peers. To schedule a visit to one of the free classes in January contact Heidi Brown at 884-4236 or musicwithheidi@gmail.com. Find out more at www.musicwithheidi.blogspot.com.

Saturday, January 30 MIDDLEBUR Y — The Celtic Festival returns to Town Hall Theater, feaMIDDLEBURY turing MC Patrick Webb - "Irishman for Hire" - O'hAnleigh, Atlantic Crossing, stepdancers from the McFadden Academy of Irish Dance, and guest performers on harp, bagpipe at 8 p.m. Tickets, $15, are available through the THT Box Office by calling 382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org, or in person on Merchants Row, Middlebury (Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm). SHELBURNE SHELBURNE — Introduction to Zen Buddhism from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Vermont Zen Center. This workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Vegetarian lunch and refreshments are included in $55 fee. Pre registration required. Info: 985-9746 or www.vermontzen.org. VERGENNES — Evergreen Preschool presents its annual 80s Night Dance Fundraiser from 7 - 11 p.m. at the Vergennes American Legion. Music provided by Top Hat Entertainment. There will be refreshments and a cash bar.Tickets are $20 each and are available at Addison Outfitters in Vergennes. All proceeds will benefit Evergreen Preschool. For further information, please contact Jessa Karki at 877-6835 or jessakarki@yahoo.com.

Sunday, January 31 FAIR HAVEN HAVEN — Timber Rattlesnakes In Vermont And New York: Author Jon Furman from West Rutland will speak at our Fair Haven Historical Society Annual meeting at the Fair Haven Graded School in the Learning Center on from 2 to 4 p.m. There will be No charge. Refreshments will be served. For more Info: June Wilcha-265-4115 or Betty Allen Barnouw at 265-3231 MIDDLEBUR Y — "Nation" is an epic adventure story set in the South MIDDLEBURY Seas in the 1860s, told with the kind of theatrical brio that's made the National Theatre famous. The live broadcast at Town Hall Theater begins on 1:30 p.m., curtain at 2 p.m. Tickets, $15, are available through the THT Box Office by calling 382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org, or in person on Merchants Row, Middlebury (Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm). RUTLAND — Acclaimed pianist André Watts will be featured as guest soloist with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in the second Sunday Matinee Series concert in Rutland’s Paramount Theatre. In honor of the Orchestra’s 75th anniversary, Watts will perform Beethoven’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor,” with VSO Music Director Jaime Laredo conducting. This exciting program also features The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) by Felix Mendelssohn and the world premiere of Symphony No.1, “Book of Hours” by VSO New Music Advisor David Ludwig. The concert begins at 4:00 p.m. A pre-concert discussion, “Musically Speaking,” moderated by Jim Lowe will be held at 3 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, free for members of the audience. The discussion will feature pianist André Watts, composer David Ludwig and VSO Music Director Jaime Laredo, providing entertaining insight into the music, composers and musicians themselves. Concerts by the VSO are made possible in part by the State of Vermont and individuals, businesses and foundations throughout Vermont. Vermont Public Radio is the co-sponsor for the 2009/2010 season. Additional Sunday Matinee Series support is provided by the Lintilhac Foundation. The January 31 concert is made possible in part by Theodore and Patricia Mandeville. David Ludwig’s Symphony No. 1, “Book of

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Hours” was commissioned by the VSO with support from Meet The Composer’s Music Alive Extended Residency Program. Ludwig’s participation is funded in part through The Composer’s MetLife Creative Connections Program. Single tickets for the Rutland concert range from $9 for students to $32, available in person and online from the Paramount Theatre Box Office at 802-7750903, or www.ParamountTickets.org. For additional information please call the VSO office at 800-VSO-9293, extension 10, or visit the VSO website at www.vso.org. VERGENNES — Vergennes Dorchester Lodge F&AM is holding it's last Sunday of the month breakfast at it's lodge on School Street from 7:30 to 10 a.m. They will be serving all you can eat, pancakes, french toast, bacon, sausage, home fries, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee.

Monday, February 1 MIDDLEBUR Y — The Addison County Chapter of The Compassionate MIDDLEBURY Friends (TCF), a nonprofit self-help bereavement support group for families that have experienced the death of a child will hold its regular meeting weather permitting, at 7 p.m. at the Hospice Volunteer Services Office located at the Marble Works (first building on the left as you enter Bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents are encouraged to attend to meet others who have gone through a similar experience and for support. For more information, contact chapter leaders, Nancy Merolle at 388-6837, or Claire Groleau at 3889603. VERGENNES — Otter Creek Choral Society will hold practices for its spring concert Monday nights from 7-9 p.m. at the Vergennes Congregational Church. 2010 is a celebration of the 10th season that OCCS has been performing and commemorating this milestone, the group will be singing favorite pieces from the past 10 years. Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome to join the group. For more information, contact Maria at 877-2921.

Wednesday, February 3 RUTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) is offering a comprehensive cardiovascular/cholesterol health risk screening, including a total lipid profile and blood glucose on the first Wednesday of every month. The next health risk screening will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the RAVNAH office on 7 Albert Cree Drive. Please call in advance for an appointment.The total lipid profile is a group of tests to determine risk of coronary heart disease. The blood glucose test screens for diabetes. The complete lipid profile requires an 8-12 hour fast prior to the test to ensure accurate results. The cost for a Complete Lipid Profile and Glucose is $30.00. For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice at 775-0568.

Thursday, February 4 MIDDLEBUR Y — First ever Live in HD broadcast of "A Prairie Home ComMIDDLEBURY panion" with Garrison Keillor, featuring special guests and show regulars Sue Scott, Tim Russell, sound-effects wizard Tom Keith and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. The live broadcast at Town Hall Theater begins at 8 p.m. Tickets, $15, are available through the THT Box Office by calling 382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org, or in person on Merchants Row, Middlebury (MonSat, noon-5 pm) MIDDLEBUR Y — Twist O' Wool Guild Meeting from 7– 9 p.m. at the AmerMIDDLEBURY ican Legion on Wilson Way. There will be a spin-in, and a general membership meeting. Come and learn how to weave a small bag using tapestry techniques. All are welcome. Questions call 453-5960. RICHMOND — Gallery 160 at 160 East Main Street features Photographs of Vermont & Beyond, original works by Scott & Kelly Funk. There will be an Opening Reception from 5-8 p.m. And scheduled Open House Hours from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. Feb 4th - Sun. Feb 7th. Phone for info 434-6434. Usual Hours Are by Chance or Appointment. RUTLAND — Journal to the Self: A Journal-Writing Experience on Thursdays, February 4 – March 11 at the Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center. Instructor: Joanna Tebbs Young from6 – 8 p.m. $150 all six sessions. $28 each, minimum three sessions. Pre-register at www.pyramidvt.com or call 775.8080. For more information: 747.0761 or wisdomwithinink.com.

Friday, February 5 B URLINGTON URLINGTON — First Friday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. City-wide, Burlington and selected locations in Shelburne. February heats up with art at the many art venues staying open late to welcome walkers and share Burlington’s incredible art scene. Take a guided tour or make your own. Pick up your copy of Art Map Burlington, First Friday Art Walk’s official publication, and your guide to art in Burlington or visit www.artmapburlington.com to see a list of participating venues. First Friday Art Walk and Art Map Burlington is sponsored by Burlington City Arts, Kasini House, Opportunities Credit Union, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, and the South End Arts and Business Association. Got questions? 264-4839 or send email to info@artmapburlington.com. B URLINGTON URLINGTON — Trinity Episcopal Church to hold silent auction from 68:30 p.m. to raise money for Shelburne, Charlotte and Hinesburg Food Shelves. 75 tickets will be sold, advance tickets for $10, $15 at door. Info: 4252204 or silentauction@trinityshelburne.org. CHITTENDEN — Open MIC Night at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Wildwood, Holden Rd. Local musicians and poets invited to perform. Desserts/coffee available. Portion of free-will donation benefits CVPS ShareHeat Program. Come to entertain, listen and/or sing along. Call 483-2234 for a spot or email dmartin@sover.net . HINESBURG HINESBURG — Author Event at Carpenter-Carse Library at 7 p.m. - Newfane Vermont author Archer Mayor writes full time and volunteers as a firefighter/EMT. He is also the death investigator for the state’s medical examiner which is why his Joe Gunther series of mysteries are so grippingly realistic.Mr. Mayor will be reading from his latest book The Price of Malice but all his books will be available at the event for signing. Meet this very accomplished author at the Carpenter-Carse Library for a lively reading and engaging conversation. For seating reservations or for more information please call 4822878.

Saturday, February 6 ESSEX — Come experience "A Tradition of Excellence…A History of Success" at the Center for Technology, Open House from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Join CTE staff, students, area employers, VSAC advisors and college representatives and tour our 16 state-of-the- art programs at the Technical Center for this once-a-year event. For questions or directions please call CTE at 8795558 and be sure to visit our website at www.gocte.org. MIDDLEBUR Y — Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" Live in HD from the MetMIDDLEBURY ropolitan Opera, starring Plácido Domingo in the title role, will be broadcast at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury on at 1 p.m. Tickets, $22, are available through the THT Box Office by calling 382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org, or in person on Merchants Row, Middlebury (Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm).

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PUZZLE PAGE GROSS WORDS By Gail Grabowski

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15 Leave the country, perhaps 16 Turf controller 17 Draft status 18 Infield protector 28 DVR brand 29 Urban play area 30 Indicators of equal pressure 32 Get (a ship) ready to sail again 35 Adam’s third 36 Capitol cap 37 Award for the best flop? 38 One of a noted quintet 39 Deli selections 40 Let up 41 Saying

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

This Month in History - JANUARY 28 - U.S. space shuttle Challenger explodes 72 seconds after liftoff, killing the seven crew members. Among the crew was school teacher Christa McAuliffe. (1986) 29 - Baseball’s American League is founded. (1900)

LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU ANSWERS

31 - Confederates appoint Robert E. Lee their Commander in Chief. (1865)

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Guitar: “ASPEN” acoustic/electric, MOD.A120SE Martin copy with inlay-new strings $245 518-532-9332

POMERANIAN SHIH TZU pups. Female & male. Shots updated. Ready Feb. 1st. $350. 802-732-8243.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CLARINET/FLUTE/VIOLIN/TRUMPET/ Trombone/Amplifier/Fender Guitar, $69each. Cello/Upright Bass, Saxophone/French Horn/Drums, $185ea. Tuba/Baritone Horn/Hammond Organ, Others 4 sale. 1-516377-7907

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8 H.P. Mercury out board motor, low hours $450 518-798-1426

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WANTED TO BUY WANTED 1985 & Newer Used Motorcycles & select watercraft. ATV & snowmobiles. FREE PICK-UP! No hassle cash price. 1800-963-9216 www.SellUsYourBike.com Mon-Fri 9am-7pm

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ROCK WELL table top drill press, old, works good, serial# L-9275 $50 518-546-3088

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1999 GRAND AM for parts. Front is wrecked. 2.4 liter engine, auto, 73,000 miles. Rangreat, good tires, new gas tank. Best offer. 569-8248.

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SET OF 4 Blizzak P195/55R 15 BK snow tires mounted on wheels (4 lug) for Honda Fit.\’ca Excellent condition.\’ca $325.\’ca Call 518-793-1862 SET OF 4 Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires. P205/55-R16. New $200. 518-493-7742. STRUCTURE PERFORMANCE rims, 22x9.5, 8 lug, excellent shape, $600 for all 4 518-543-6881 TACOMA SNOW Tires 4 studded Hakkapelitta on Rims-31x10.5 R15 $250 Firm 576-4382

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1998 MERCURY Sable, alot of new parts, including transmission, in good condition, $499, 518-251-0178

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2005 360 Kawasaki\’a04-wheeler,\’a04wd, Red, $2500. 518-962-2376

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WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250, S2-250, S2-350, S3-400. CASH PAID. 1-800-7721142. 1-310-721-0726.

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RV COVER Class A Adco Polypro/Tyvek w/Zipper 33’6” to 37’ excellent cond. $100. 623-3566.

TRUCK OR VAN FOR SALE 1996 CHEVY 4x4 lots of new parts, new tires, good shape, runs good $4000 OBO Also cap. 518-494-5397

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2005 DODGE VAN SILVER/GREY HADICAPPED SEAT 60,444 MILES VERY GOOD CONDITION $7,300.00. 518-946-2601

2005 YAMAHA Rage. 4 stroke, 3,000 miles, with extras. $3,700 or best offer. 518-3592091.

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‘00 Kia Sportage l d auto, PW, PL, A/C............................$3,595 S-o4x4, ‘99 Ford Ranger - Ext. cab, XLT, 4x4, auto............................$4,895 ‘99 Ford Ranger - Ext. cab, 4x4, 5 spd., 128k.......................$3,695 ‘99 Ford F150 - 4x4, 5 spd., PW, PL.....................................$4,895 l dton, 4x4, auto, SLT.......$4,495 ‘98 Chevy Silverado - Ext. Cab, S o3/4 ‘98 Chevy Silverado - 4x4, Auto, EC, 3 Dr.............................$4,995 ‘98 Dodge DurangoS - 4x4, o l dAuto., As Traded, 124K................$2,895 ‘97 Chevy 1 Ton - Auto, S 4x4o..l..d ...............................................$3,995 ‘97 Ford F150 - Ext. cab, 4x4, Lariat Flareside, leather, loaded $4,795 ‘95 Chevy Tahoe - Hi Miles, EC.............................................$1,995 ‘94 GMC Sierra - 4x4, auto, A/C, Stepside, 128k...................$3,895 ‘93 Ford F150 - 4x4, auto, Stepside......................................$2,195

TRUCKS & SUVS ‘01 Ford Explorer - 4x4, Auto., 84K, CT Vehicle....................$4,995 ‘01 Chevy S-10S - Crew o l dcab, 4x4, auto...................................$4,995 ‘01 Chevy Blazer LT - 4x4, auto, AC, PW, PL, 112k..............$3,495 ‘00 Ford F150 - 4x4, auto, 93k..............................................$3,995

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