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January 27, 2010
A New Market Press Publication
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Winter driving accidents fuel concern among law enforcement agencies.
Volunteers are helping seniors in the community during the winter months.
New bar and restaurant delivers dishes from around the world.
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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 man guilty
Activist Farmer
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.
Taxpayer funds to support firefighters Firefighter recruitment, retention
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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