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Turkey dinner is on the line One of Killington Resort’s biggest traditions returns this weekend with all the hits and rails ­— plus a Thanksgiving turkey and fixings going to the top finishers. The competition is held on the Upper Downdraft park on Sunday, Nov. 19.

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Air bag has students ready for lift-off Athletes with the Killington Mountain School were taking to the bluebird skies above Killington last week, marking the opening day on their newly completed bag jump. Meanwhile, nearby on Superstar, snowmaking operations were busy building up a base depth of snow for the upcoming World Cup races. Look for a more detailed story on this new feature next week.

Zoning change to advance Bear Mountain development

By Evan Johnson

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The Robo-Rattlers received a $1,000 grant to support their programs. The team, whose members range from age 9 to 14, competed in the Rutland stop of the 2017 Road Pitch.

REDC awards 2017 Young Entrepreneurs of the Year

Swap ‘til you drop Hunt for bargains this weekend at the Okemo Mountain School’s annual swap. Held at Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, the event features new and gently used ski and snowboard gear and all proceeds benefit OMS programs. Show up early on Nov. 17 - 19.

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RUTLAND—Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) held its 80th annual meeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 2, in the Casella Theater at Castleton University. Over 250 people attended the event.

In addition to electing officers and directors to the board and presenting on the state of the organization, the annual event is an opportunity for REDC to celebrate the successes of the region’s businesses and entrepreneurs. Ann Clark Cookie Cutters and

Killington/Pico Ski Resort were recognized as the 2017 Business Members of the Year.

This year’s Young Entrepreneurs of the Year award was given to the Rutland Robo-Rattlers, one of 32,000 First Lego League Robotics teams worldwide. In 2016, the Rutland Robo-Rattlers competed among 40 teams to win the Vermont state championships in a competition programming robots to solve problems and complete missions. The team went on to compete against 100 teams at the Entrepreneurs, page 4

The proposed Bear Mountan Revitalization project is gaining momentum, thanks to an upcoming zoning change.

The change was requested by Ottauquechee Realty Advisors, which had purchased 25 acres adjacent to the base lodge, 16 of which were zoned as the town’s Forest Reserve District.

As originally reported by the Rutland Herald, The Forest Reserve District features limited roads and forested tracts. Recommended development includes single-family homes or duplexes on minimum 10-acre lots, or cluster housing and development for skiing while the Ski Village District permits higher-density.

The new Ski Village-Falls Brook Bear Mountain, page 7

Rutland police chief: “We look at where the chaos is”

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Rutland Police Chief Brian Kilcullen says the latest phase of the department’s data-driven policing initiative is helping to get officers to where the “chaos” is happening.

And hopefully, he added, with the advances begun last month the officers will be there before any chaos even starts.

The department, through the Data-Driven Approach to Crime and Traffic Safety, or DDACTS, model, is tracking the locations of calls and crashes to help reduce crime and traffic accidents.

That has allowed the department to identify three zones, or sections of Rutland, that are generating the most calls and having the most crashes, Kilcullen said.

The department has been training on and using data-driven policing for the past couple of years, but it’s now digging deeper into the data in determining where to deploy resources, according to the police chief.

“We were looking at crime trends, pretty much, but this really pinpoints where we really need to be and when,” Kilcullen said at a Wednesday night community meeting in the city’s northwest neighborhood.

“This takes everything together, and we look at where the chaos is and when it’s happening,” the chief said. “That’s where we’re putting our resources.”

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Shown left to right, Royal Biathrow, Pres Smith and Henry Biathrow were among the early mountain men who built Killington.

Killington’s first employee leaves legacy of ski trails and tales

By Karen D. Lorentz

Royal E. Biathrow, who passed away Oct. 25 at the age of 86, was remembered at a celebration of his life Nov. 11 at Sweet Caroline’s in West Rutland as a “one of a kind grandfather,” legendary storyteller, and dedicated mountain man who helped build Killington.

A veteran of the Korean War, his service to his country was honored

by American Legion Post 31 whose color guard offered a beautiful rendition of Taps before presenting his widow Norma with the American flag.

Grandson Andrew Wiles noted Biathrow’s characteristic twinkle in his eye as he recalled the stories his grandfather was known for, especially Biathrow’s “passionate voice” and “early stories of Killington.”

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LOCAL NEWS

SVCOA director bids farewell

By Kheya Ganguly

she realized that it was important to find “It is very bittersweet,” Sandy Conrad stated as she discussed her resignation the Council a permanent location. She from the Southwestern Vermont Council said, “The Council rented office space, on Aging (SVCOA). “I’ve had so much and would move every ten years to a joy in this position, and often thought it new location. Commercial rent was a would be my last job.” excessively large part of the operating Conrad has been the executive budget, and the idea of owning property director for SVCOA for the past eight made sense.” The council applied for and years, starting in May of 2010. She led received a Vermont Community Development Grant that would help pay for the agency as it grew and worked on the purchase and renovation of a buildmany different projects and programs ing. Over the next year, to benefit older adults a former assisted living in Rutland and BenI’M PROUD OF nington County. When community building was EVERYTHING describing Conrad, purchased and renovated. the management team An open house for the I HAVE universally agreed: “Her community will be held ACCOMPLISHED passion and dedicaThursday, Nov. 16, from tion to elder services in 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a IN MY TIME AT Vermont is what stands ribbon-cutting ceremony THE COUNCIL, out the most about featuring Rutland Mayor Sandy. She is a wonderDavid Allaire at 1 p.m. at AND I’M READY ful advocate on both the SVCOA’s offices at 143 TO MOVE ON ... the local and state levels Maple St. in Rutland. and brings a fire in her Conrad spoke about her belly that is unmatched and inspiring.” legacy to SVCOA. “I’m really proud to say Conrad said, “I spent time with my that after the project (the purchase and renovation of the new location) is done grandmother’s friends and realized that we don’t owe a penny on the building.”

I loved being around them.” Conrad She was especially proud of the locaearned a master’s in social work, and her first job as a social worker was for tion and was enthusiastic to be a part of the Central Vermont Council on AgProject Vision’s plan for revitalizing the ing. After several years, she moved to a Northwest Neighborhood of Rutland. local hospital as a social worker. When a Conrad said that the completion of position for an executive director at the the project marked a good time for her to Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging move on to a new challenge. came open, she saw it as the next step on With a small smile she said, “I’m proud her path. of everything I have accomplished in Conrad wanted to help make the my time at the council, and I’m ready to Council on Aging an integral part of the move on, but, as I said, it’s bittersweet.” community it served. As part of this goal,

By Eric Sorenson

This 50-acre property along Sunset Lake in western Rutland County was recently conserved by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

State conserves shoreline in Rutland County

BENSON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has added nearly 50 acres of lakeshore property to the Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Benson in western Vermont. The property on Sunset Lake was conserved in part using funds from the Habitat Stamp program, a voluntary donation to habitat conservation in Vermont that was launched in 2015.

The land was sold to the Fish & Wildlife Department by the Green Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts. Other funding sources for the project included the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board.

The Nature Conservancy in Vermont will co-hold a conservation easement on the property with the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board.

As a result, this forested shoreline property is now permanently conserved and is open to the public for wildlife-based recreation including fishing and hunting. Sunset Lake is known for its remarkably clear, clean water, holding the record for the greatest water clarity measured in any water body in Vermont.

The department may add a small access area on the property for the public to launch canoes and kayaks for fishing or watching wildlife. Currently, there is no Shoreline, page11

LOCAL NEWS

Local law enforcement will purchase bulletproof vests Two more Rutland County police departments are due to receive funding to purchase bulletproof vests under the U.S. Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program, authored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). The Killington Police Department will receive $664.47 for two vests and Rutland City will receive $3,833.45 for 12 vests.

They are among 34 Vermont law enforcement agencies receiving federal funding to help purchase a total of 280 lifesaving protective vests. With these most recent awards, Vermont agencies to date have received more than $1 million to help purchase nearly 4,800 vests.

Sen. Leahy noted the need for protective vests is heightened by the rise in drug trafficking in Vermont and around the nation.

A leading member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Leahy led the work to create the vest program in the aftermath of a 1997 shootout on the Vermont-New Hampshire border in which a gunman killed four people, including two state troopers. Three law enforcement officers were wounded. The gunman, who was also killed, was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wore a bulletproof vest.

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FOUNDRY at summit pond

Royal Biathrow

continued from page 1 “You never were sure if they were true,” Wiles acknowledged as he shared one about being shown “a huge boulder the size of a VW bug.” Asking Biathrow how it got there so perfectly balanced, the response was “The Indians put it there.”

He also noted Biathrow’s “Yankee ingenuity, intelligence, strength, and always being there for me as well as teaching me how to find the constellations.”

Leslie Smith, daughter of Killington founder Preston Leete Smith, shared her father’s remembrance of building the ski area from scratch and needing “a Paul Bunyan.”

Biathrow had been born and raised in Bridgewater where he had been a logger before his Army service. He married Norma Towne in 1954 and gained heavy equipment expertise when he went to work for her father’s construction business in Killington. He first met Smith when he pulled Smith’s car out of a ditch and towed him home.

SMITH ALSO RECALLED BIATHROW’S DYNAMITING EXPERTISE AND THE TIME ONLY HALF THE STICKS WENT OFF AND HAVING TO “BELLY ALONG LEDGE GINGERLY TO PULL EACH STICK AND DEFUSE EACH ...”

“I could count on making ten dollars from him every weekend,” Biathrow was fond of noting about the potential he saw in Killington. The following year, Smith hired him as his first employee.

In the remembrance Leslie shared for her father who lives in Florida, Pres praised Biathrow for his many skills, saying, “He knew chainsaws, bulldozing, welding, trucking, mechanics, and blasting,” all the skills needed to cut trails and install lifts.

Smith also recalled Biathrow’s dynamiting expertise and the time only half the sticks went off and having to “belly along ledge gingerly to pull each stick and defuse each,” noting “it was stressful after a night of overdoing the beer.”

Noting that Killington didn’t have the money to hire a crane in 1958, Smith explained how Biathrow showed them the “gin pole” method to put up the first pomalift towers. It involved cutting long slender tree trunk, adding two steel cables, thus forming a tripod, and attaching a pulley-hook-tractor-winch cable to the tower to raise it.

Smith told of working together on the top bull wheel of the first Killington ​chairlift. Noting the cold and their bare-handed struggles to get a nut on a pin, Smith praised Biathrow for “never saying no, nor ever complaining.”

Leslie also related her father’s recollection of learning how to evacuate chairlifts. Biathrow was on the chair when Smith said, “Slide off and we’ll ease you down.”

The result was “ZIP SPLAT” as the 240-pound Biathrow dropped “20 feet in milliseconds.” He had grabbed the wrong rope.

Although he broke three ribs, Biathrow went on to many other adventures that became legendary, as he commented at Killington’s 50th anniversary gala in Dec. 2008.

“At the end of the day, we built something that’s going to be there forever,” he said.

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Historic United Church receives facelift LUDLOW—The United Church of Ludlow recently upgraded its front entry stairway. Under the supervision of Trustee Andy Ohotnicky, this stairway now has an attractive and safe slate covering, just in time for winter, and the entryway landing has new carpeting. The high quality workmanship performed by Travis Poczobut Masonry and Concrete of Poultney is in keeping with the church’s commitment to preserve the building in a manner consistent with its National Register of Historic Places listing.

United Church was awarded National Registry status in 2004 and keeps making improvements to its 125-year-old building. Recent improvements include: • Constructing two new unisex restrooms • Repairing the fire and low tem-

Entrepreneurs: continued from page 1 worldwide competition in St. Louis.

The Robo-Rattlers, ranging in ages from 9 to 14, competed in the Rutland stop of the 2017 Road Pitch, presenting their product the Breeze N’ Leave, a device that monitors the temperature in cars to alert pet owners by text when it is too hot for their pets.

They received a standing ovation from the over 100

perature alarm panel • Pointing the mortar in the stone basement walls • Refurbishing and painting the business office • Installing a new chair lift and a new phone system • Constructing a French drain to divert water from the building • Providing comfortable new pew cushions The United Church traces its founding back 225 years with its first religious services being held in a home near Buttermilk Falls in 1792, 20 years before Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.” The first Church building was constructed on High Street in 1806. Due to rapid growth, the church constructed a second building on High Street in 1839, just 22 years before the Civil War and 30

years before London’s Big Ben clock tower was completed.

The 1839 building included a 1,000 pound-plus bell cast in that year by an apprentice to Boston’s Paul Revere specifically for the new Ludlow church. When the current building was erected in 1892 at the intersection of Pleasant and Elm streets, that bell was transferred to the new structure’s belfry.

In 1898, the church installed an exquisite pump organ. As there was no electricity at the time, teenagers hand-pumped it during services from a small space located behind the organ – which contains graffiti carved and written during the sermons, some of it by members of Ludlow’s leading families. Today, the organ can be hand-pumped or powered by electricity and still is an amazing musical instrument.

Robo-Rattlers youth team wins prize

investors and community members present at the pitch event. As part of their award, REDC presented the Robo-Rattlers with a $1,000 grant to support their programs.

Governor Phil Scott was in attendance to help REDC congratulate the award winners and he gave the keynote address for the evening.

“REDC’s support and

work to secure funds to secure business growth has been essential,” Governor Scott said. “The collaboration and focus on marketing to grow our population, and the unique partnership with Castleton University to maximize economic development is incredibly important. It’s innovative, it’s valuable, and it’s the answer to what ails us and I thank you for your work.”

During his presentation, REDC Executive Director Lyle Jepson emphasized the importance of developing our workforce and supporting the next generation of innovators.

“Ultimately, the most important role we play as civic, business, and governmental leaders is supporting the generations that follow us,” Jepson said. “Our legacy will be how well we have cultivated and supported our entrepreneurs and our leaders of the future.”

Tropical Storm Irene documentary takes second at regional film festival Last year, the Plymouth Historical Society premiered its feature documentary, “Irene—Ruin to Renewal.” Produced in partnership with Okemo Valley TV (formerly LPCTV), the film tells the story of the lasting impact that Tropical Storm Irene had on the small town. Since then, it has been recognized by the northeast chapter of the Alliance for Community Media, a national membership and advocacy organization dedicated to the use and distribution of independent, non profit, community-based media.

“Irene—Ruin to Renewal” received second place in the documentary category at the alliance’s 2017 video festival and awards ceremony, which was held on Nov. 3, in Falmouth, Mass.

Executive producer and former historical society president, Betsy Tonkin, represented Plymouth Historical Society at the event. Tonkin was joined by Okemo Valley TV’s Executive Director Patrick Cody in Falmouth. “This project and this collaboration with the historical society gets right to the core not only of the type of service we can provide but also the value and the impact that community media can have,” Cody said. “Media, and video especially, can be a very effective tool. Betsy and the folks at the historical society put a lot of sweat equity into making this documentary, which resulted in having a strong community impact. And that’s why it’s so deserving of this recognition.”

Produced over the course of two years by historical society volunteers, as well as Okemo Valley TV staff, “Irene—Ruin to Renewal” premiered at the President Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch on the weekend of the five-year anniversary of the storm in August 2016.

Due to popular demand, two separate screenings were held over the premiere weekend in August 2016, which approximately 400 people attended. “It exceeded expectations,” said Cody, adding that there are only about 600 year-round residents in Plymouth. “Irene—Ruin to Renewal” lives on at Okemo Valley TV, where it is periodically shown on the local community access channel and can also be viewed on its website (okemovalley.tv). DVD copies are also for $10 each through the Plymouth Historical Society by calling 802-672-3086.

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STATE NEWS

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By Trent Campbell, Addison Independent

Pictured are (left) Margot Smithson, operations coordinator; Kim Demars, farm manager; Sarah Fauver, horse specialist; Stephanie Dion, assistant dean of UVM’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Dave Townson, chairman of the UVM Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences.

UVM’s fabled Morgan Horse Farm poised for an uplift

By John Flowers, Addison-Independent

WEYBRIDGE—The University of Vermont’s 139-year-old Morgan horse breeding farm in Weybridge is beginning a new chapter with a new management team, a revitalized educational mission and the prospect of some capital improvements on its 212-acre campus.

New leadership is beginning to change the identity of the horse farm from what has primarily been a training and breeding facility for Morgans, to more of an educational asset and tourist magnet.

Stephen Davis, who had presided over the Morgan Horse Farm for the past 32 years, has retired, UVM announced.

“Steve has had an incredible impact on the farm, on the

Morgan community and he leaves big shoes to fill,” said Operations Coordinator Smithson. Smithson first became associated with the Morgan Horse Farm while taking a class in volunteering as a Middlebury Union High School student in 2000.

Smithson is now part of the management team that is leading the horse farm into a new era.

“One of the things we’ve been looking at during the past couple of years is, how do we make the MHF more aligned with the education mission of UVM?” Smithson said.

To that end, UVM officials are looking at ways to use the horse farm and its four-legged residents as learning tools for students con-

sidering careers in agriculture, veterinary medicine and other animal science disciplines. The MHF also offers a longstanding apprenticeship program for students wanting hands-on learning for those seeking to work with horses.

“We have really laid some good groundwork for an academic program here,” Smithson said. “We are looking at how we can use the UVM Morgan herd to teach students and augment the animal science program at UVM.” Assisting in that transition will be David Townson, chairman of UVM’s Animal & Veterinary Science Department. Townson will spend at least a day each week at the farm on Morgan Horse Farm Road, to make sure the commuMorgan horse farm, page 7

Senate confirms Vermont’s pick for next U.S. Attorney

By Amanda Turgeon

From left: Elyza Bird, Benson; Callon Fish, Rutland; Olivia Suker, Shrewsbury; and Betsy Coburn, Castleton.

Vermont 4-Hers perform at Horse Roundup Sixteen Vermont 4-Hers were among the more than 300 delegates from 26 states who competed at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup, Nov. 3-5.

The annual event, the largest national 4-H horse program competition in the country, took place at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Delegates had a chance to match wits in Quiz Bowl, communications, horse judging and hippology contests.

The Quiz Bowl team came in fourth, the highest placing at Roundup for a Vermont team in this competition in several years. Members were Hailee Blades, Jeffersonville; Betsy Coburn, Castleton; Dyani Jones, Jericho; and Olivia Suker, Shrewsbury. Dyani also finished fourth for highest overall individual score.

In the communications contests, Elyza Bird, Benson, and Callon Fish, Rutland, placed third in team demonstration with a presentation on importing horses to America. Hannah Lang, Essex Junction, came in fourth in the individual demonstration category with her demonstration on vaccinating horses.

Kassidy Wyman, Cambridgeport, also a member of the team, participated in the public speaking contest with a talk on the overabundance of unwanted horses.

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The United States Senate Thursday night unanimously confirmed Christina Nolan to be Vermont’s next U.S. Attorney, following the recommendation of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R).

Nolan was nominated less than two months ago by President Trump, and she is one of only two U.S. Attorney nominees to be confirmed in states with Democratic senators and is also one of only two women to be confirmed as U.S. attorneys in this Congress.

Leahy is a leading member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which handled the nomination.

Nolan will be the 38th U.S. Attorney and the first woman to be Senate-confirmed in Vermont’s history. She will lead an office of some 45 employees, including 20 attorneys who represent the United States in criminal and civil litigation in Vermont.

Ms. Nolan has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Vermont since

2010, and in recent years has focused on criminal cases involving trafficking in heroin and other opioids.

In a joint statement, Leahy and Scott announced: “Christina Nolan is a native Vermonter and a well-respected Assistant U.S. Attorney with a passion for the State of Vermont and for the mission of a prosecutor – to seek justice and improve our communities.

“She also understands the public safety challenges facing our state, especially how opioid addiction has affected so many Vermont families and how this needs to be an important focus of the office.

“We were proud to join together to recommend Christina to the President for this position, the top federal law enforcement official in our state “We know she will make Vermont proud.

We also extend our appreciation to Eugenia A.P. Cowles, who has served Vermonters well as the Acting U.S. Attorney since February.”

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An appeal to Vermont members of the NRA

By Bill Dunkel

I am appealing to Vermonters who are members of the NRA to act patriotically and courageously by fighting back against the epidemic of mass shootings that is plaguing our country. The recent massacre at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the 307th mass shooting of 2017 according to the Gun Violence Archive, occurred on the 308th day of the year. These senseless tragedies are now so common that we have begun to accept them, fatalistically, as a fact of life in America. We should not.

I believe that the rank-and-file members of the NRA are our best hope for stemming the tide of gun violence; indeed, they may be our only hope. It is obvious that our political “leaders” will do nothing. They are so afraid of offending the NRA that they refuse to even discuss gun control. Even as the

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president expressed his condolences to the families of the latest victims, he hastened to add that the slaughter was a mental health problem, not a gun problem. The Texas attorney general added that it is “naïve” to believe that an assault weapons ban would do any good because only law-abiding citizens would obey it while “bad guys” ignored it. Let’s think about that for a moment.

Drugs, like guns, are cheap, easily attainable and lethal. In 2016 there were over 64,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. (up from fewer than 20,000 in 2001). But no one is arguing that we should get rid of laws against drug trafficking; no one says it is naïve to have such laws “because bad guys always will find drugs to sell to their customers.” Indeed, the president recently declared the opioid epidemic to be a national emergency and he promised to take rigorous action to combat it.

Similarly, everyone in America has the right to get a driver’s license at age 16 or 17, and consume alcohol at age 21. Last year an average of 28 people died every day in DUI accidents, but no one argues that it is naïve to have laws against drunk driving. On the contrary, as alcohol-related fatalities have increased we have created stricter DUI standards.

Why is it that when it comes to discussing an assault weapons ban, tougher background checks or prohibiting unregulated sales of guns, it suddenly is “naïve” to consider such measures? No one believes that drug or DUI laws will totally prevent overdoses or car fatalities. We have those laws because we feel we are safer with them than without them. Why does the same logic not apply to commonsense gun control regulations?

There is a way to respect Second Amendment rights while making it more difficult for psychopaths to get their hands on assault weapons. No one needs an AR-15 or an AK-47 to hunt or to protect their home. However, we have no chance – zero — of enacting practical commonsense protections unless a vocal multitude of NRA members demand it.

Until politicians and NRA leaders fear a backlash from this now silent majority, they will continue to be impediments to change.

So, my plea to friends and neighbors who are solid citizens and NRA members in good standing is to rise up. Please do something: refuse to pay your dues, cancel your membership, demonstrate, write a letter or, better yet, elect new leaders. Join with your non-NRA neighbors to demand that something be done.

If we do nothing, it is inevitable that there will be more and more tragedies like the recent horrors in Texas and Las Vegas. In the past, Vermont has had a great impact upon national affairs despite its modest size.

We can do this again.

Federal debt: invasive species of the economy

By Lee Hamilton

As Republicans in Congress move forward on their tax plan, it’s worth remembering one thing: whatever the legislative particulars, keep your eye on the plan’s impact on the federal debt. Our debt load is already worrisome.

It’s almost certainly going to get worse.

At some point, this will become unsustainable – we just don’t know exactly when. One common measure of the debt problem is to compare the total federal debt to our gross domestic product,

or GDP. This basically measures whether a country’s economy is healthy enough to carry its debt burden. When presidents Carter and Reagan were speaking out against the dangers of our large national debt, it stood at around 30 percent of GDP. Today it stands at 103 percent.

As the debt grows larger, it weighs more heavily on economic growth, crowds out private investment, creates economic uncertainty, dumps a burden on our children, and limits our ability as

a nation to deal with unforeseen events. How we handle it will have a profound impact on our future and our role in the world.

The problem is that regardless of what our political leaders say about deficits and debt, their actions tend to belie their words: they continue expensive federal programs and lavish tax breaks on favored constituencies without regard to the long-term fiscal impact. I’ve come to believe that deficits will likely continue – with increasing debt – until some Invasive species, page 7

LETTERS

Residents learn to “button up” at energy efficiency workshop Dear Editor, On Saturday, Nov. 11, a “button up workshop” was conducted at the Sherburne Memorial Library. There were about a dozen Killington homeowners present and the workshop was a success. The workshop was led off by a presentation by Marty Post, the Killington energy coordinator, and followed by presentations on weatherization and solar initiatives. Heidi McCullough, from Efficiency Vermont, provided an in depth weatherization presentation focusing on the benefits of sealing home air leaks. Sealing air leaks is the most important aspect of home weatherization and improved household comfort. Heidi also touched on other Efficiency Vermont initiatives associated with saving

energy, like LED light bulbs and cold temperature heat pumps. Heidi was followed by Melanie Paskevich, Neighbor Works Heat Squad manager, who again reinforced the benefits of sealing the home to minimize heat loss. Although Melanie’s focus was weatherization, and the potential for achieving heating fuel savings, in some cases up to 50% regardless of the type of fuel used, she presented the services and opportunities that Heat Squad could provide to home owners. Heidi was followed by Eric Solsaa, Solsaa Building and Energy Solutions, who passed around an infra-red camera so participants could see for themselves how the camera is used as a tool to highlight building Button up, page 7

Happy “Stick Season”

Dear Editor, The directors, staff and volunteers at Black River Good Neighbor Services in Ludlow express our sincere thanks to the many generous supporters who attended and donated to the annual Stick Season Social held on Sunday, Nov. 5th. This fundraiser helps to fill the food shelves at the holiday season and raises cash to help provide heat to families and the elderly during the winter months.

Over a hundred supporters attended the event and enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch. Guests bid on more than sixty donated silent auction items and tried for over thirty raffle items.

Black River Good Neighbors relies on local fundraising activities including the Stick Season Social to keep our shelves stocked with food and to provide financial assistance for heat and utilities in the winter.

The community comes together to make this hap-

pen, and we are fortunate and thankful to the many donors who make our auction successful each year.

We also want to thank our generous partner, Okemo for their hospitality, and of course we thank all our supporters who stand behind us throughout the year. Black River Good Neighbors receives no federal or state money – the organization exists solely on local donations.

Net income from this event will also be used to purchase food for the upcoming holiday basket program. Each year the organization distributes food just before Christmas to over a hundred local families in need, and that program is underway now. For information on BRGNS’ programs, to donate, or to volunteer, please call us at 802-228-3663.

Peter J. LaBelle, board president, Black River Good Neighbor Services, Inc., Ludlow

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CAPITOL QUOTES “Us kids would congregate outside on the sidewalk near the theater after the mall closed on Friday and Saturday nights. Anyway, when asked why they had to keep an eye outside, they said that some older guy had been trying to pick up younger girls. They didn’t go beyond that but one of the concession workers whispered to us later that it was Roy Moore he was talking about.”

Wrote Jason Nelms, an IT worker from Gadsden, Ala., to Charles Bethea, a reporter at the New Yorker. Bethea was investigating reports that Moore, a candidate for U.S. Senate from Alabama, was reportedly banned from a local mall for making advances to teenage girls.

“I have never accused the attorney general of colluding with Russia, and I am not doing so now. But it is clear that the Kremlin tested the waters with then-Senator Sessions, as it did with so many other Trump campaign officials. It is equally clear that the attorney general concealed his own contacts with Russian officials, and he has failed to correct the record even when given multiple opportunities to do so. I agree with Senators Graham, Franken, and others that he needs to come back once again to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is time we hear the whole story.”

Said Sen. Patrick Leahy in a statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, showing what was described in news reports as “selective recall” on the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts.

“I had no recollection of this meeting until I saw these news reports.”

Said Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying he couldn’t remember much about Russian influence on the Trump campaign, except when he could block such influence.

“Can you imagine dying of fourth-stage metastatic lung cancer and you’re not on anything but ibuprofen? I can’t imagine the shape he had to be in. It just breaks my heart.”

Said Joanne Brown, widow of inmate Roger Brown, who died of cancer while serving a prison sentence. VTDigger reported in the weeks leading up to Brown’s death in October, he was repeatedly denied requests for treatment by medical staff.

Morgan horse farm: continued from page 5 nication line between the farm and university remains open and effective.

“One of the things the farm has as a distinct advantage over many other land-grant schools is there is this recognition of the Morgan horse as ‘the original American breed,’ so to speak,” Townson said. “That’s something that no other institution can speak to, at this point.”

“I’d like to see more opportunities for 4-H involvement – traditional showing, judging classes, perhaps building events around those,” said Smithson, who also talked about the potential of a “haunted forest”

Making new tracks

around Halloween time that could provide an additional showcase for the MHF. The farm currently draws around 10,000 visitors each year. The coming months will see the new leadership team make the farm more of a destination.

“We want events to introduce people to the Morgan horse, the history of this place,” Smithson said. “This is an incredible institution; it will be 140 years old next year.

There’s a lot of rich history we’d like to tell.”

Joseph Battell established the Morgan Horse Farm during the late 1870s. The University of Vermont has been stew-

Bear Mountain:

ard of the site and herd since the mid-1950s.

UVM President E. Thomas Sullivan offered the following statement on changes at the MHF: “The Morgan Horse Farm played an important role in the state of Vermont. UVM is honored to count the farm as part of the university and is pleased that the farm is on track for changes that will elevate its effectiveness, efficiency and reputation. The university takes great pride in promoting the Vermont state animal.

We look forward to integrating the farm with the teaching, research and outreach mission of the university.”

Major revitalization planned

continued from page 1 and The Stash trails to improve the flow of section will be subject to the same zoning skier traffic. A new South Ridge Quad chair bylaws as the rest of the Ski Village. Height regulations will also be amended to allow a lift will carry skiers and snowboarders from maximum building height of 47 feet, or five the top of Bear Mountain and bottom of the South Ridge trails to the top of Killingstories, with a maximum roof- peak height of 68 feet. ton’s South Ridge area, just below the Kil“It includes allowing one extra story of lington Peak Lodge. Constructing the new height in the village and lift along the previous it makes the Ski Village South Ridge lift’s return District throughout Killine eliminates the need lington uniform,” said for any significant trail THE PROJECT Ottauquechee’s Steve clearing or rerouting of WILL BE Malone at the Nov. 7 trails. On-mountain imSelect Board meeting. provements are expected COMPLETED IN “So what happens at the to cost approximately $8 TWO PHASES, top of the Killington Road million total. and at Pico and now Bear Phase 2 of the Bear BEGINNING NEXT Mountain would all be Mountain Revitalization SUMMER. the same.” features construction of The project will be 18 duplex buildings near completed in two phases, the foot of the Devil’s beginning next summer Fiddle ski trail with an eswith the construction of six to seven multi- timated cost of $25 million, and is expected family units estimated to cost $45 million, to begin during summer 2020. plus a major remodeling of Bear Mountain Before reaching the Select Board, the Base Lodge. proposed change received no opposition On-mountain developments in Phase at a public hearing on Sept. 13. Barring an 1 include the construction of a ski bridge appeal, the change will become effective and tunnel at the intersection of Skyeburst 21 days after its approval.

Button up:

Efficiency workshop

continued from page 6 hot and cold spots that would benefit from weatherization measures.

Although not part of weatherization, I had Kevin Imperia, Sun Common, and Dylan Coleman, Vivint Solar, present information on the benefits, opportunities, and financial ​incentives to use photo voltaic solar panels to meet home owners electrical power needs.

They discussed both roof and ground

Invasive species: continued from page 6 financial crisis focuses our attention on the serious imbalance between our taxes and spending.

Which brings us to the current move for tax “reform.” Tax reform can have several meritorious goals, including establishing a more equitable tax system, encouraging economic growth, and imposing fiscal restraint.

What I don’t see in the current debate is much more than lip service to any of these goals.

What always worries

mounted systems as well as battery backup opportunities. Participants were given LED light bulbs, courtesy of Efficiency Vermont, as well as handouts on energy saving opportunities.

Depending on interest I may foster additional discussion on weatherization opportunities at a future date.

Marty Post, Killington Energy Coordinator

Federal debt crowds out growth

me about tax debate on Capitol Hill is that it begins with a lot of talk about reform, and usually ends with a lot of talk about tax cuts. This isn’t surprising. Tax cuts are popular. Tax reform, which helps some people and hurts others, is politically treacherous.

So as you watch the debate on Capitol Hill, use your discrimination and judgment. Tax cuts can often help the economy, but not if they balloon deficits and the

debt. If that happens, they’ll eventually end up lowering growth and slowing the economy.

Lee Hamilton is a senior advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a professor of practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT Rotary Meeting

6 p.m.

The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, friends and guests to attend its weekly meeting. The club meets Wednesdays at the Summit Lodge 6-8 p.m. for a full dinner and fellowship. Call 802-773-0600 to make a reservation. Dinner fee $19. KillingtonPicoRotary.org

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Business Education Series

Diabetes Program

6 p.m.

Taking Control of Diabetes: Live Your Best Life Now, 6-8 p.m. in CVPS/Leahy Comm. Ed Center at RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. Free, advance registration required at 802-772-2400, rrmc.org. Learn about types, risk factors, treatments, management, prevention, and nutrition and exercise.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15, 7 A.M.-3 P.M.

Bikram Yoga **

NOV. 15

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Wednesdays: 6 a.m. Inferno hot pilates; 12 p.m. 1 hour Bikram; 4 p.m. power flow; 5:30 p.m. Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

America Recycles Day

7 a.m.

Rutland County Solid Waste District offers lunch and raffle, joining thousands of local organizers holding recycling events across the country to celebrate America Recycles Day. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at Gleason Road Transfer Station, Rutland. Free food, snacks near household recycling center on the hill. Lunch at 11 a.m. Learn a bit, and win a prize. Info, rcswd.com or 802-775-7209.

Story Time

10 a.m.

Maclure Library offers two preschool story hours, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Parents and care givers are encouraged to bring children from birth to 5 years old. This is a great chance for children to socialize and parents / care givers to make new friends, share concerns, joys, ideas, and experiences and to learn from other parents. Small, intimate group. Info, 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Active Seniors Lunch

12 p.m.

Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Wednesdays at the Lookout Bar & Grille. Town sponsored. Come have lunch with this well-traveled group of men and women. $5/ person. Info, 802-422-2921. 2910 Killington Road, Killington.

Rutland Wellness

5 p.m.

Education and support for people who are struggling emotionally. Focus on tools and methods for improving our lives mentally and physically.

Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m., Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St., Rutland.

802-353-4365.

Level II Tai Chi **

5:15 p.m.

Rutland Regional Medical Center offers Level II Tai Chi, follow up to Tai Chi for Beginners class. Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 8, 11, 15 at two times: 5:15-6:15 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m. in CVPS/Leahy Community Health Ed Center at RRMC. $15, registration required, space is limited. Info, rrmc.org, 802-770-2400.

Level 2 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Level 2 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Bingo

5:30 p.m.

Bridgewater Grange Bingo, Wednesdays nights, doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Games start 6:30 p.m. Route 100A, Bridgewater Corners. Just across bridge from Junction Country Store. All welcome. Refreshments available.

Story Time

10 a.m.

Maclure Library offers two preschool story hours, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Parents and care givers are encouraged to bring children from birth to 5 years old. This is a great chance for children to socialize and parents / care givers to make new friends, share concerns, joys, ideas, and experiences and to learn from other parents. Today, Rutland Parent Child Center hosts. Snacks, crafts, stories, open playtime, dance, songs. Info, 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Story Time

10 a.m.

Story time at the West Rutland Public Library. Thursdays at 10 a.m. Bring your young children to enjoy stories, crafts, and playtime. Info, 802-4382964.

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. For info, 802-422-3368.

Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. Info, 802-773-4854.

SVCOA Annual Meeting

11 a.m.

Southwestern Vermont Council on Again invites public to annual meeting plus open house, lunch, raffle, scavenger hunt. RSVP to 802-759-5990 or kganguly@svcoa.net. 143 Maple St., Rutland. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Chittenden Restorative Yoga

4:30 p.m.

All levels with Louise Harrison. Louise@LouiseHarrison.com. 8 Mountain Top Rd., Chittenden. 802-747-8444.

Business Education Series

6 p.m.

Open Source Software Alternatives Can Save Your Business Money, with Greg Smela. Part of Fall 2017 Business Education Series at College of St. Joseph, Room 105, Clement Rd., Rutland. FOSS can save hundreds, thousands and keep data safer. $10. Pre-register at rutlandvermont.com.

Heart Program

6 p.m.

39th annual WSYB Radio Auction for Epilepsy, 6-9 p.m. broadcast on AM 1380 WSYB. Listeners bid on nearly 200 items donated by local merchants.

Info, 802-318-1575.

6 p.m.

The Mature Heart: A Lifetime of Heart Health, 6-8 p.m. at Franklin Conference Center in Howe Center, Rutland. Cardiology experts discuss heart health for those entering middle and late years; risks and challenges, maintaining a strong, active heart. Q&A at end. Free, registration required at 802-772-2400; rrmc.org. Refreshments.

Free Knitting Class

Bridge Club

Radio Auction

6:30 p.m.

Free knitting classes at Plymouth Community Center, by Barbara Wanamaker. Bring yarn and needles, U.S. size 7 or 8 bamboo needles recommended, and one skein of medium weight yarn in light or medium color.

RSVP to bewanamaker@gmail.com, 802-396-0130. 35 School Drive, Plymouth.

Write Now

6:30 p.m.

Release your inner writer’s block with prompts and guidance from facilitator Joanna Tebbs Young. All writer styles and skills welcome to Chaffee Art Center, 16 S. Main St., Rutland. $15 members; $20 public. RSVP required to 802-775-0356. Info, chaffeeartcenter.org.

Sip N Dip

6:30 p.m.

Chaffee Art Center offers Sip N’ Dip painting class with local artist. It’s Arts Night Out! Materials provided; bring a good friend and a bottle of wine or beer for an evening of fun and creativity. BYOB. $25/$30. RSVP required to 802-775-0356. 16 S. Main St., Rutland. chaffeeartcenter.org.

Song Circle

7:15 p.m.

Song circle and jam session at Godnick Adult Center, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Welcomes singers, players of acoustic instruments, and listeners. Donations welcome. Info, 802-775-1182.

THURSDAY

Eat Well for Health

4:30 p.m.

Eat Well for Health Workshops at Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton. Four week series, Oct. 25-Nov. 15. Cooking demos using fresh and healthy ingredients, tastings, label readings, field trip to grocery store to learn dos and don’ts of food shopping. Free. Register at 802-7765507.

Figure Drawing

6 p.m.

Chaffee Art Center hosts figure drawing sessions, 6-8 p.m. Live model. Bring drawing materials & paper pad.

Boards & benches provided.

Advance registration required to 802-775-0062. Members $10; Non-members $15. 16 S. Main St., Rutland. chaffeeartcenter.org

AMERICA RECYCLES DAY AT RUTLAND TRANSFER STATION

WEDNESDAY

6 p.m.

Websites with Pat Porch of Pat’s Technology Services, part of Fall 2017 Business Education Series at College of St. Joseph, Room 105, Clement Rd., Rutland.

Learn to make an effective website to help your business get ahead of the competition. $10. Preregister at rutlandvermont. com.

** denotes multiple times and/or locations.

NOV. 16

6:30 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. Info, 802-228-6276. 1 Deer St., Rutland. Please join.

Vanishing Vermonters Talk

6:30 p.m.

Phoenix Books Rutland hosts photographer Peter Miller for talk on his new book, “Vanishing Vermonters.” Free, open to all. 2 Center St., Rutland.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

7 p.m.

Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. $5 for seniors and under age 18; $8 adults. 22 Stratton Rd., Rutland.

Poultney Women’s Club

7 p.m.

Poultney Woman’s Club meets at Methodist Church, Main St., Poultney.

Business meeting, speaker Cynthia Larson from Larson Farm in West Pawlet, refreshments. Plans for community Christmas Tree of Giving to be made, and breakfast with Santa.

Thank Kevin Mullin

7 p.m.

Join the Rutland County Republican Committee in thanking Senator Kevin Mullin for 18 years of dedicated public service in Vt. Legislature, as he moves on to Chair of Green Mountain Care Board. RSVP to rutlandgop@ gmail.com. Held at Rutland Area Christian School, 112 Lincoln Ave., Rutland.

Immigration Panel

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

7 p.m.

Immigration Past and Future: Curious about Dreamers and undocumented immigrants? Join a free discussion about the history and future of immigration policy in the U.S., with Faisal Gill, Chair, Vermont Democratic Party; Eloisa Romero, UVM Student and DACA Recipient; and Dr. Scott Wong, Professor of History, Williams College. Location: Jeffords Auditorium, Castleton University, 62 Alumni Dr., Castleton.

Bird Monitoring Walk

National Theatre Live

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Audubon Society monthly bird monitoring walk at West Rutland marsh.

Meet at W. Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 8 a.m. It’s a 3.7 mile loop around marsh, or just go halfway. New birders, children, and non-members welcome. Binocs available if needed. Info, birding@rutlandcountyaudubon. org.

9 p.m.

British National Theatre Live continues in Woodstock with screening of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Last of the series. $20 adults, $19 seniors, $18 members, $10 youth age 12 and under. Info, pentanglearts.org.

FRIDAY

Tobacco Cessation Group

9 a.m.

Want to quit smoking but nothing works? Join the free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Thursday, 9-10 a.m.

Behavioral Health Clinic, 1 Commons St., Rutland. 802-747-3768 for more info.

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Thursdays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hour Bikram hot; 6:15 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Story Hour

10 a.m.

Promoting early literacy and socialization skills in a fun setting. Stories, songs, movement, craft. No registration. Ages 2+. Fox Room, Rutland Free Library, 10-10:45 a.m. 773-1860.

Bikram Yoga **

NOV. 17

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Fridays: 6 a.m. & 12 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot; 4 p.m. Inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

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8:30 a.m.

Level 1 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Pawlet/Rupert Act 46 Discussion

Story Time

10:30 a.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds story time Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. Join for stories, songs, activities. Babies and toddlers welcome! Info, 802-4229765.

Jeopardy!

1 p.m.

Play Jeopardy on a full set with lights, cameras, studio audience, and Clue Crew by Wii, ast Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton.

RSVP to 802-468-3093.

Magic: the Gathering

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds Magic: the Gathering Fridays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Ages 8+, all levels welcome. 2998 River Rd., Killington. 422-9765.

Extra Stout Concert

7 p.m.

Green Mountain College Concert Band and Extra Stout perform concert in Ackley Hall of Green Mountain College. Free, open to the public. 1 Brennan Circle, Poultney.

Cotter/Robinson Concert

7:30 p.m.

Folk/Americana singer/songwriters Caroline Cotter and Emily Scott Robinson share the stage at Brandon Music. Tickets $20, $25 for pre-dinner. Reservations at 802-247-4295. 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. brandon-music.net.

Mental Illness Discussion

8 p.m.

“Bringing Light to those in Darkness,” a conversation with Woodstock author Mimi Baird. Discussion will consider how we, as a society, can bring the subject of mental illness out of the dark re corners of denial and into the light of a respectful co-existence with daily life. Shabbat worship at 6:30 p.m., followed by refreshments and a discussion with Mimi Baird at 8 p.m. Congregation Shir Shalom, 1680 West Woodstock Ave., Woodstock. 802-457-4840, shirshalomvt.org.

SATURDAY

Okemo Ski & Snowboard Swap

4 p.m.

Okemo Mountain School ski, snowboard, gear swap 4-7 p.m. at Cock Tower base lodge at Okemo Mountain Resort. New and used equipment, clothing and accessories at great prices! Benefits OMS. Info, okemomountainschool.org.

RYP Mixer - Fashion Show

6 p.m.

Rutland Young Professionals’ November mixer is a Fall Fashion Show at Southside Steakhouse, 6-8 p.m. Meet and network with others from Rutland region, swap business cards, and enjoy appetizers and cash bar.

Monthly door prize. 170 S Main St, Rutland.

Bingo

6 p.m.

Bingo at Maple Valley Grange, Dugway Rd., Wallingford. Doors open 6 p.m.

Bingo starts 7 p.m. Food available. Info, 802-353-4651.

Family Shabbat

6 p.m.

Family Shabbat in Three Movements: 6 p.m. young children’s service with singing, dancing, and movement. 6:30 p.m. community dairy/veggie potluck super, bring a dish to share. 7:30 p.m. musical shabbat service followed by dessert. Rutland Jewish Center, 96 Grove St., Rutland.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

NOV. 18

Bikram Yoga **

7:30 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. 1 hr. Bikram hot; 9 a.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Mixed Level Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Mixed level yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. (Sept. 2, welcome Christy Murphy just this week). 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Okemo Ski & Snowboard Swap

9 a.m.

Okemo Mountain School ski, snowboard, gear swap 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Cock Tower base lodge at Okemo Mountain Resort. New and used equipment, clothing and accessories at great prices! Benefits OMS. Info, okemomountainschool.org.

Christmas Fair

7 p.m.

Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. $5 for seniors and under age 18; $8 adults. 22 Stratton Rd., Rutland.

9 a.m.

St. Alphonsus Christmas Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Parish Hall, Route 7 South, Pittsford. Gift basket raffles, baked goods, locally handcrafted items, a LuLaRoe Pop-Up Shop, and many more exciting offerings! Lunch available.

Album Release Party

Holiday Bazaar

7 p.m.

John O’Connor album release party at ArtisTree. 7-9 p.m. BYOB. $15 at the door with a free CD. 2095 Pomfret Rd., So. Pomfret. artistreevt. org.

9 a.m.

Rutland Area Christian School annual holiday bazaar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 31 Bags, Trades of Hope, jewelry, crafts, maple syrup, Usborne books and more. Plus pie sale to benefit 7/8 grade trip to Gettysburg and snack shop to benefit HS missions trip to Dominican Republic. 112 Lincoln Ave., Rutland.

FHUHS Turkey Trot

9 a.m.

Fair Haven Union High School 5th annual Turkey Trot to benefit Fair Haven Concerned and the class of 2018. 5K run or walk around Fair Haven. Registration and packet pick-up 9 a.m. Race begins 10 a.m. $15 with nonperishable donation; $20 without. 33 Mechanic St., Fair Haven.

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9 a.m.

Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, Main St., Castleton. Crafts, baked goods, 30+ raffle items and white elephant tables.

All proceeds benefit St. John the Baptist Church.

Info, Debby Perry 802-4682446.

Open Gym

10 a.m.

Saturday morning open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

All ages welcome. First time is free!

Practice current skills, create gymu nastic routines, learn new tricks, social Co opportunity to be with friends! $10/ hour for members; $14/ hour for non-members. Info, 802-773-1404.

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10 a.m.

Okemo Mountain Resort has full and part time openings in all areas!

Job fair/ hiring event 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Clock Tower Snowstars Facility. Complete application ahead of time at okemo.com. 77 Okemo Ridge Rd., Ludlow.

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8:30 a.m.

Mettawee Community School hosts a community forum on Act 46 for both Pawlet and Rupert residents. Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union Superintendent Dan French will make a presentation; a question and answer session will follow. The focus of the evening is an exploration of the pros and cons for continuing designation with New York schools. 5788 VT-153, West Pawlet.

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Holiday Craft Fair

10 a.m.

Annual Pittsford Holiday Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Lothrop Elementary School Gym, 3447 US Route 7, Pittsford. Two floors of local vendors plus cash raffle, food, handmade goods. Info, 802-483-6351.

Holiday Craft Fair

10 a.m.

Gables at East Mountain hosts annual holiday craft fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. featuring 30 vendors selling artwork, jewelry, holidaythemed gifts, maple products, baked goods, more. 1 Gables Place, off Gleason Rd., Rutland. Info, 802-770-5263.

Story Hour

10 a.m.

Story hour at Chittenden Public Library, with books and songs, crafts, free play and snack. Geared toward children under 5, but all are welcome. Free, open to the public. 223 Chittenden Rd., Chittenden. 802-773-3531.

Susan B Anthony Lecture

11 a.m.

Slate Valley Museum hosts informative lecture with historian Debi Craig, “Through Susan’s Eyes: Susan Brownell Anthony’s Childhood in Washington County.” Free with admission to museum, $5. 17 Water St., Granville, N.Y.

Bridge Club

12 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. Info, 802-228-6276. 1 Deer St., Rutland. Please join.

Story Time with Mary Crowley

2 p.m.

Phoenix Books Rutland hosts story time with “ABC Fun with Penelope and Granny” author Mary Crowley. Free, open to all. 2 Center St., Rutland.

Woodstock Vermont Film Series

3 p.m.

8th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at Billings Farm & Museum features award-winning documentary “A Man Called Ove” at 3 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Reservations strongly recommended at 802-457-2355, billingsfarm. org/filmfest. Tickets $9-$11. Vt. Route 12, Woodstock, 1/2 mile north of Village Green.

Open Swim

5 p.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: Tues., Thurs., Saturday 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

Open Gym

6 p.m.

Friday night open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland.

6-7:30 p.m. Ages 6+. First time is free! Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, social opportunity to be with friends! $10/ hour for members; $14/ hour for non-members. Info, 802-773-1404.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

7 p.m.

Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. $5 for seniors and under age 18; $8 adults. 22 Stratton Rd., Rutland.

Carrie Newcomer Concert

7 p.m.

Green Mountain College welcome renown folk singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer performing songs from new and previous albums. Free, open to the public. 1 Brennan Circle, Poultney.

Chelsea Berry

7:30 p.m.

Singer/songwroter Chelsea Berry will return to Brandon Music. She’s sure to give you goosebumps. Tickets $20, $25 for pre-dinner. Reservations at 802-247-4295. 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. brandon-music.net.

David Crosby & Friends

8 p.m.

Sky Trails Tour 2017, with two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and cofounder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash - David Crosby bring his tour to Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland. Tickets $55-$75. paramountvt.org.

Table Tennis Tourney

Green Mountain Table Tennis Club 60th tournament at Knights of Columbus, 21 Merchants Row, Rutland. Singles, doubles, 5-point entry. $5-$10 per event. Register at gmttc.com - fill out application.

10 • The Mountain Times • Nov. 15-21, 2017

SUNDAY

Level 1 & 2 Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Level 1 & 2 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

NOV. 19

Bikram Yoga **

Chittenden Yoga for Strength and Balance

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Sundays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot; 11 a.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Okemo Ski & Snowboard Swap

9 a.m.

Okemo Mountain School ski, snowboard, gear swap 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Cock Tower base lodge at Okemo Mountain Resort. New and used equipment, clothing and accessories at great prices! Benefits OMS. Info, okemomountainschool.org.

Loaded Turkey Rail Jam

9 a.m.

Killington Resort’s first park event of the season, Loaded Turkey Rail Jam takes to the park — Upper Downdraft at K1. It’s Thanksgiving dinner on the podium, turkey and all the fixings. Register online through killington.com.

Lebanon Antiques Show & Sale

10 a.m.

Antiquing in the Upper Valley! The Lebanon Antiques show & sale at the Fireside Inn & Suites Ballroom, 25 Airport Rd. (at Exit 20 off i-89), West Lebanon, N.H. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 28 quality exhibitors from New England. $6 admission, or $5 with ad in this paper.

Morning Yoga

10:30 a.m.

Morning Yoga with Dawn Sunday mornings at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School Drive, Plymouth. $12 or 10 classes for $90. All levels welcome, bring your own mat. 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Killington Section GMC

1 p.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Annual Fall potluck. Join for the annual hunting season tradition. Bring a place setting and a dish to share. A slide program follows the meal. All welcome! Meet at 1 p.m. at Rutland’s Main Street Park, near firehouse, to carpool; or call for details at 802-773-2185.

Fortnightly Group Meeting

2 p.m.

The Fortnightly group at Grace Congregational Church in Rutland will hold a meeting in the Church Parlor, 8 Court St., Rutland. Speaker is a representative from AARP, Elliot Greene, who will help to understand ways to recognize frauds and scams. Tea & refreshments will be served.

Milonga with Tango Norte

9:15 a.m.

All levels with Louise Harrison. Louise@LouiseHarrison.com. 8 Mountain Top Rd., Chittenden. 802-747-8444.

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. For info, 802-422-3368.

Open Swim

11:30 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

Monday Meals

12 p.m.

Every Monday meals at Chittenden Town Hall at 12 noon. Open to public, RSVP call by Friday prior, 483-6244. Gene Sargent. Bring your own place settings. Seniors $3.50 for 60+. Under 60, $5. No holidays. 337 Holden Rd., Chittenden.

Rutland Rotary

12:15 p.m.

Rotary Club of Rutland meets Mondays for lunch at The Palms Restaurant.

Learn more or become a member, journal@sover.net.

Tobacco Cessation Group

6 p.m.

4th annual Catwalk for a Cause moves to Mountain Top Inn & Resort this year. Area’s top stylists and premiere retailers present the show worthy of NY Fashion Week. Proceeds benefit Mentor Connector, Turning Point Center, and Rutland County Court Diversion and Restorative Justice Center.

Event includes silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Doors open at 5 p.m. with music, show starts at 6 p.m. $50 tickets available at Five Element Salon in Rutland. 195 Mountain Top Rd., Chittenden. Info, 802-773-8005.

Lukas Nelson & POTR

7 p.m.

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real plus Nikki Lane perform at Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland. (Yes, it’s Willie Nelson’s son!) 30 Center St., Rutland. Tickets $22.50. paramountvt.org.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

7 p.m.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Community Service at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 18 Lincoln Ave., Rutland. Msgr. Bernard Bourgeois is preacher for service. Area clergy, local congregations, and community choir participate.

Free-will offering received, plus donations of non-perishable food items encouraged. All invited.

MONDAY Bikram Yoga **

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Mondays: 6 a.m. 1 hour Bikram hot yoga; 4 p.m. power flow; 5:30 p.m. Bikram hot yoga. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Where the chaos is:

Tobacco Cessation Group

11 a.m.

Want to quit smoking but nothing works? Join the free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Tuesday, 11-12 p.m. at Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland. 802-747-3768 for more info.

Free Paper Crafting

1 p.m.

Free paper crafting workshop at Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, The Service Building, 128 State St., Suite 605, Rutland. 1-2:30 p.m. RSVP helpful, not required, to 802-775-6834 ext. 1.

TOPS Meeting

4:45 p.m.

TOPS meets every Tuesday night at the Trinity church in Rutland Vermont at the corners of West street and Church Street. Side entrance. Weight in starts at 4:45 until 5:30 and meeting starts at 6 until 6:30. Everyone is welcome come and join a stress free environment and take off pounds sensibly. For more information call Ann Marie at 802-293-5279.

CATWALK FOR A CAUSE AT MOUNTAIN TOP INN & RESORT SUNDAY, NOV. 19, 6 P.M.

Turkey Raffle

6 p.m.

West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department holds its annual turkey raffle in the firehouse. New members welcome. Call Ron Taylor, Jr., 802-6450003 or 802-683-8988. 153 Main St., West Pawlet.

Citizenship Classes

Vermont Adult Learning will offers free citizenship classes. Call Marcy Green, 802-775-0617, and learn if you may qualify for citizenship at no cost.

16 Evelyn St., Rutland. Also, free classes in reading, writing, and speaking for English speakers of other languages. Ongoing.

TUESDAY Open Swim **

NOV. 21

By Ro bin

Alb erti

Tobacco Cessation Group

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

5 p.m.

Want to quit smoking but nothing works? Join the free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Tuesday, 5-6 p.m. at Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton. 802-747-3768 for more info.

Yin Yoga

Quit Smoking Group

8:30 a.m.

Yin Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Tuesdays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. Bikram yoga; 6:15 p.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Art Workshop

5 p.m.

Is your goal to be tobacco free in 2017? Free quit smoking group in Castleton, Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. Work on the skills to stay tobacco free and receive free nicotine replacement products. Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton. Info, 802-747-3768.

Level 1 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Level 1 Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

10 a.m.

Annie’s Art Workshop, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays at Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington. Open art workshop - collaborative artist group welcomes all levels, interests, mediums. Free. In memory of Ann Wallen. Info, 2991777.

Legion Bingo

Family Playgroup

Chess Club

10 a.m.

Rutland Co. Parent Child Center holds playgroup, at Mount Holly Town Library, Belmont. Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Informal gatherings for families who share a common thread of wanting a supportive experience for their child. For info, rcpcc.org.

NOV. 20

10:30 a.m.

Norman Williams Public Library holds 45-minute story time for kids ages 3-6 featuring three, thematically related books along with craft or activity reinforcing theme. 802-457-2295. 10 the Green, Woodstock.

4:30 p.m.

Want to quit smoking but nothing works? Join the free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Monday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at RRMC Foley Cancer Center, conference room, 160 Allen St., Rutland. 802-747-3768 for more info.

3 p.m.

Milonga with music by Tango Norte. 3-7 p.m. Join Tango Norte for a milonga (social dance) at ArtisTree. Schedule: 3 p.m. lesson, 4-7 p.m. dance. Dance tickets $15; lesson $10; lesson plus dance $22 per person or $44 per couple. BYOB - light refreshments available. artistreevt.org/tangomilonga. 2095 Pomfret Rd., So. Pomfret.

Catwalk for a Cause

Preschool Story Time

6:15 p.m.

Brandon American Legion, Tuesdays. Warm ups 6:15 p.m., regular games 7 p.m. Open to the public. Bring a friend!

7 p.m.

Rutland Rec Dept. holds a chess club at Godnick Adult Center, providing a mind-enhancing skill not only to the youth but adults as well. The club will teach anyone who is willing to learn. All ages are welcome; open to the public. Tuesday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m. 1 Deer St., Rutland.

Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. Info, 802-773-4854.

Rutland City Police gathers data on incident-prone neighborhoods

continued from page 1 The city’s northwest neighborhood had been identified in the past as a “hot spot” for police calls.

With the DDACTS data, the city has been able to zero in and identify three smaller zones with the highest activity: the lower part of the northwest neighborhood, the upper section of the southwest neighborhood, and a corridor running along West Street and Woodstock Avenue, the police chief said.

Within those zones, the data are further broken down to show when the crimes and crashes are taking place, he said.

The latest phase of the data-driven policing initiative kicked off last month, according to Kilcullen.

“This is our first quarter,” the chief said. “At the end of the quarter we’ll be looking at what’s happening in those DDACTS areas versus the rest of the

city.”

The city is also tracking “threepeats,” or the locations officers are called to at least three times over a two-week period for any reason, which could range from a theft report to a noise complaint.

The top such location in the city is Walmart, referred to at Wednesday’s meeting as a “repeat threepeat” for how often it has been on that list.

The store is in the downtown Rutland Shopping Plaza.

Also high on the “threepeat” list is the Price Chopper grocery store, on the opposite end of the plaza from Walmart.

Police Sgt. Joseph Bartlett said at the meeting Wednesday night that officers patrol the plaza at the times when calls have historically come in based on the data. Sometimes the officer sits in a parked cruiser with the blue lights

flashing to increase the visibility.

“By being there we’re trying to get the calls down,” Bartlett said.

Kilcullen said that although the police presence there serves as a deterrence to many crimes, not everyone is deterred.

“We were out front a number of times and still stuff is happening inside,” he said. “One guy walked out with a TV and we were right there.”

Also at the meeting Wednesday, police officials spoke of Project Vision, a coalition of community groups and government agencies that banded together to provide a comprehensive solution to problems caused by opiate abuse in the city.

Project Vision started in Rutland in 2012. Its membership now tops 300 people from more than 100 agencies and groups.

The initiative has attracted state-

wide and national attention, with officials traveling to communities across the country to help others seeking to replicate the city’s work.

State Sen. Brian Collamore, R-Rutland, attended the meeting Wednesday evening and thanked the police department for its approach and the information it was collecting.

“I’m really impressed that a lot of this is evidence-based and backed by data,” he said. “It certainly makes our job in the Legislature easier to judge what’s happening on the ground.”

Rutland Police Cmdr. David Lachance said not many law enforcement agencies are as willing to gather all the statistics that the city police department does.

“Stats don’t always show good things,” he said. “We’re willing to expose them and work to make things better.”

The Mountain Times • Nov. 15-21, 2017 • 11

Music scene

[MUSIC Scene]

by dj dave hoffenberg

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

NOV. 15

POULTNEY 7 p.m. Taps Tavern Kris Collett

RUTLAND 9 p.m. Center Street Alley What Dude Open Mic

9:30 p.m. The Venue Jenny Porter

NOV. 17

BRANDON 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music Caroline Cotter & Emily Scott Robinson

BOMOSEEN 7 p.m. The Tap Room Ryan Fuller

KILLINGTON 7 p.m. The Foundry

THURSDAY NOV. 16

KILLINGTON

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Erin’s Guild

8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub Joey Leone’s Chop Shop

Open Mic Night w/ Jon-Carl Smith

RUTLAND

9 p.m. The Killarney

Erin’s Guild

7:30 p.m. Hop ‘n’ Moose

RUTLAND

9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub

8 p.m. Paramount Theatre

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub DJ Dave’s All Request Dance Party

RUTLAND

RUTLAND

Josh Jakab DJ Dirty D

Get Messy w/ King Arthur Jr.

STOCKBRIDGE 7 p.m. The Wild Fern

Open Mic w/ Supply & Demand

Duane Carleton Ryan Fuller

10 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant

Dancing After Dark w/ DJ Andraudy

9:30 p.m. The Hide-A-Way Tavern

SATURDAY

College Night w/ DJ Mega

NOV. 18

BRANDON 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music Chelsea Berry

KILLINGTON

Krishna Guthrie

WOODSTOCK

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

8 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant

DJ Mega

Open Mic w/ Brian Warren

Karaoke 101 w/ Tenacious T

TUESDAY

10 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant

NOV. 21

Dancing After Dark w/ DJ Chris Powers

Jennings & McComber

WOODSTOCK

9:30 p.m. The Venue

David Crosby & Friends, Sky Trails Tour 2017

WOODSTOCK

Miss Guided Angels

LUDLOW

7 p.m. Draught Room

Joey Leone Duo

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

NOV. 20

9 p.m. Taps Tavern

6 p.m. Red Clover Inn

POULTNEY

MONDAY

POULTNEY

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

Open Mic Jam w/ Supply & Demand

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

8:30 p.m. Clear River Tavern VINAL Acoustic Trio

MENDON

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern

11 a.m. Wild Fern

PITTSFIELD

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

PITTSFIELD

STOCKBRIDGE

Supply & Demand

6 p.m. Liquid Art

Jazz Trio

Open Mic w/ Chris Pallutto

9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub

7:30 p.m. Hop ‘n’ Moose

Open Mic

9:30 p.m. The Venue

POULTNEY

SUNDAY

8 p.m. Taps Tavern Bluegrass Jam

RUTLAND

NOV. 19

7 p.m. The Venue

Working Mans Karaoke w/ Bob Hudson

KILLINGTON

8 p.m. Center Street Alley Trivia

5 p.m. The Foundry

Jazz Night w/ Summit Pond Quartet

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Krishna Guthrie

Local’s Night w/ Duane Carleton

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Paramount Theatre Lukas Nelson & POTR + Nikki Lane

7 p.m. The Foundry Aaron Audet Duo

Horse roundup:

The winners

continued from page 5 The communications team finished third overall.

Vermont also sent both a judging and a hippology team to the competition although neither team finished in the top 10 in their event. Competing on the judging team were Chelsea Carcoba, Danville; Faith Ploof, Essex Junction; Lillie Tuckerman, South Woodstock; and Madison Zimmermann, Northfield.

Hippology team members were Madison Bentley, Richmond; Kimberly Gibson, Bristol; Eva Joly, Essex Junction; and Haleigh Tyerman, Wilmington. This contest consisted of several phases: a written exam, horse judging, team problem-solving, and identification stations, where the contestants were required to answer questions about breeds, anatomy, horse care and other equine topics.

In addition to competing, the Vermont 4-Hers toured Churchill Downs in Louisville, home to the Kentucky Derby, and the Proud Heritage Training Center in Johnstown, Ohio, a nationally recognized training facility for Arabian horses.

Accompanying the group were 4-H horse middle manager Mary Fay, Westford, and coaches Julia Adams, Shrewsbury (team demonstration); Deb Danforth, Castleton (judging); Norma Katz, Springfield (Quiz Bowl); Kathy Kennett, Panton (hippology); Andrea Scott, Milton (individual demonstration); and Tina Wyman, Cambridgeport (public speaking).

Shoreline:

Conserved at Sunset Lake

continued from page 2 public boat launch on Sunset Lake.

Sunset Lake is set in an historic and picturesque portion of western Rutland County known as the Lakes Region. This part of the state features the greatest concentration of waterbodies found anywhere in Vermont.

The Pond Woods WMA contains a variety of significant wildlife habitats, natural communities and species of plants and animals that were previously identified by the Fish & Wildlife Department. The forest contains stands of oak and hickory that attract deer, turkeys, and squirrels, as well as hemlock trees that serve as deer wintering habitat. It

is also an important forest corridor for wildlife migrating between the Adirondacks and Green Mountains. This addition to Pond Woods WMA effectively expands this corridor.

“Sunset Lake is an absolute treasure – one of the prettiest lakes in Vermont,” said Jane Lazorchak, who coordinates land acquisitions for the department.

“Conserving this shoreline will help protect the pristine water quality in Sunset Lake, enhancing water quality downstream all the way to Lake Champlain. We owe a special thanks to the people who purchased their Vermont Habitat Stamp to help make this happen.”

12 • The Mountain Times • Nov. 15-21, 2017

• SUDOKU

• MOVIE TIMES

• CROSSWORD

• MOVIE DIARY

just for fun the MOVIE diary

SUDOKU

By Dom Cioffi

Each block is divided by its own matrix of nine cells. The rule for solving Sudoku puzzles are very simple. Each row, column and block, must contain one of the numbers from “1” to “9”. No number may appear more than once in any row, column, or block.

When you’ve filled the entire grid the puzzle is solved.

This week’s solution is on page 21

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS 1. “Be back later” 4. Zhou dynasty state 7. Mineral 8. __ and gagged 10. One of Lebron’s former sidekicks 12. Ivory Coast village 13. Caffeinated beverage 14. Without armies 16. Intention 17. Sulfuric and citric are two 19. Supplement with difficulty 20. & & & 21. George and Weezie 25. Liquefied petroleum gas 26. Immortal act 27. Ancient Greek sophist 29. Aids digestion 30. Comedy routine 31. Actress Thurman 32. Adult beverage 39. Amounts of time 41. An awkward stupid person 42. __ Walker, “The Color Purple” 43. Covers babies’ chests 44. Parts per billion (abbr.)

45. Ottoman military title 46. More skilled 48. Natives to New Mexico 49. Indigent 50. Illuminated 51. Very fast airplane 52. Devoid of cordiality

CLUES DOWN 1. Comedian Goldthwait 2. Worn by women 3. “Naked Gun” actor Nielsen 4. Processes fatty acids 5. Mortals 6. Not invited 8. Show__: entertainment 9. Darkens 11. Pilgrimage 14. Danish krone 15. Savior 18. Midway between south and east 19. Electroencephalograph 20. Henry’s wife Boleyn 22. Hairstyle 23. Frames per second 24. Sinclair novel 27. Basics 28. A person’s life story 29. Luxury automaker 31. Ultrahigh frequency 32. Island and antelope are two 33. Taxi 34. Farm state 35. Fence part 36. Rwandan capital 37. Onomatopoeic 38. In a state of turbulence 39. Abba __, Israeli politician 40. Flowering plants 44. Inquire too closely 47. Sun up in New York Solutions on page, 21

’Tis the season

Exactly one year ago, I finished my last cancer treatment in Jacksonville, Fla. The process had been increasingly difficult as the radiation and chemotherapy progressed, but the doctors told me the week following my last treatment would be the worst. After that it would (hopefully) be a slow and steady climb back to health.

They were right. While I don’t have much memory of this period, I do remember thinking that dying might be a welcomed relief. But the will to live is a powerful mechanism and I was intent on doing whatever it took to heal.

I arrived back home just before Thanksgiving and was immediately directed to my bed. For the next couple months, I would move gingerly from that bed to a nearby chair, while occasionally wandering to other parts of the house when necessary.

I do remember everyone heading to our family’s big Thanksgiving dinner and leaving me behind. I was sad that I could not partake, but thrilled that my surroundings would be quiet.

As the days passed, I started to realize that the holiday season was going to be very different for me.

Traditionally, this has always been my favorite time of year. I love the sounds, smells, tastes, and visual excitement of Christmas and have always tried to elevate my surroundings to reflect this fascination.

I’ve always decorated our home (both inside and outside) with an abundant array of lights and various seasonal props that I’ve accumulated over the years. It’s hard work and takes up the better part of a weekend, but the results put a smile on my family’s faces and get us all in the mood for the holidays.

That did not happen last year. There would be no decorating, no tree trimming, no carols, no eggnog, no holiday movies, no shopping, and no parties. In reality, while Christmas happened all around me, I was not included (nor did I want to be) in any holiday festivities.

I felt guilty about my inability to provide my family with my usual Yuletide excitement. I only felt worse when my brother-in-law showed up and climbed into the attic to help my wife pull out and set up lights and decorations. That was my job. And while I was appreciative, I still hated that I could not help in any way.

He came back the next weekend and set up the tree, with everyone later joining in to trim and decorate.

I stayed cloistered in the bedroom listening to their voices, too sick to even pop my head out to inspect their progress.

I don’t remember Christmas morning but I believe I wandered into the living room just long enough to watch my son unwrap his presents. My illness had been hard on him. No one wants to see their dad hobbled to the degree I was. It’s not in line with the perception of the classic “father figure.”

DADDY’S HOME 2

But here we are a year later and those experiences are far behind me. I’m more excited about this holiday season than I have been in a long time and I cannot wait to indulge in all my favorite seasonal pastimes.

Things will get kicked off next week when I’ll happily join my family for a traditional Thanksgiving celebration, complete with all the food I love (which I can now eat!) and the prerequisite nap in front of the fire while watching the football game.

I’ll then spend that next weekend digging through my attic to recover all the necessary decorations to turn my house into a holiday wonderland. I’ll turn on my Christmas carols and head into the cold to string lights and garland, before setting out to locate a respectable tree.

When it comes time to trim the tree, I’ll make my annual eggnog cocktail and savor every sip. I’ll contemplate each ornament I hang from the tree and reminisce about the memories they conjure up.

I’ll enjoy all the seasonal treats my wife will bake, and do my best to play guitar and sing to the few carols I’m capable of playing.

But there’s one thing I won’t enjoy this holiday season: the annual barrage of humiliating Christmasthemed films that are force fed onto the public every November and December. This week’s feature, “Daddy’s Home 2,” is exactly that kind of film.

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell return to reprise their roles as goofy dads from the same blended family.

They’re up to their same hijinks with the added “bonus” of their own dads joining them for the holidays, which should mean double the laughs.

Unfortunately, it was just double the disappointment.

“Daddy’s Home 2” is a waste of celluloid and an embarrassment to a stellar cast of talent. With some solid writing and better direction, there’s no reason this concept couldn’t have been turned into a viable seasonal comedy. Instead, it groveled to the lowest IQ’s and relied on overused shtick to reach for laughs.

Check this one out if you simply have to see a holiday film. Otherwise, hold tight because the cream of the 2017 movie crop will be released in the coming weeks.

A sickly “D+” for “Daddy’s Home 2.”

Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email him at moviediary@att.net.

The Mountain Times • Nov. 15-21, 2017 • 13

Transfer station shows customer appreciation on America Recycles Day

Courtesy of Brandon Music

CAROLINE COTTER

EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON

Two singer-songwriters join forces to perform at Brandon Music Friday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.— BRANDON—Touring the globe, living their musical dream, folk/ Americana singer-songwriters, Caroline Cotter and Emily Scott Robinson will share the stage at Brandon Music on Friday, Nov. 17.

Cotter and Robinson met in 2015 while Cotter was touring through Chattanooga, Tenn., where Robinson was living and writing songs. The two connected through mutual friends, and their love for songwriting, and together planned a tour for March 2017 through Kansas, Mo., Okla., and Texas. This November,

the two songwriters are reuniting for a tour through the Northeast with shows in Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont. Cotter returns to Brandon Music, having wowed audiences with Emily Mure earlier this year, but this marks Robinson’s first appearance at the red barn.

With an angelic voice and lyrics laid bare, Robinson is pioneering her own brand of roots music she calls Southern Gothic folk.

She enchants audiences with stories and songs that are equal parts playful, darkly funny, heartwrenching and redemptive.

Cotte’s captivating soprano

NOV.

17

voice and award-winning songwriting takes you all over the world: from a Parisian salon, to an Indian ashram, to a bluegrass festival campfire, to the depths of the human heart.

This event is a part of Vermont Arts 2017, celebrating arts in Vermont.

Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music. net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road, Brandon.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7 a.m.—RUTLAND—On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Rutland County Solid Waste District will offer lunch and a raffle, joining thousands of local organizers holding recycling events across the country to celebrate America Recycles Day (ARD), a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful.

During the hours of operation (7 a.m.-3 p.m.), there will be free food and snacks near the household recycling center up the hill. Lunch starts at 11 a.m. Even those who aren’t using the transfer station are invited to come learn which items can and can’t be recycled in the various opportunities. There will also be a raffle for any people participating in an interactive game to test recycling knowledge. Prizes include a new recycling bin and a backyard compost bin.

“America Recycles Day provides a key moment

in time to regain momentum for recycling in America, and to help make recycling a daily social norm across the country,” said Brenda Pulley, senior vice president, recycling, Keep America Beautiful. “Get involved by conducting an America Recycles Day event in your hometown. Take the “#BeRecycled” Pledge and invite your friends, family and neighbors to do the same. Let’s get people recycling in every aspect of their lives — at home, at work and on the go!”

For more information about recycling in Rutland, visit rcswd.com or call 802-775-7209.

America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day and coast-tocoast community-driven awareness campaign dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. It has been held on — and in the weeks leading into — Nov. 15 since 1997.

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Listeners can tune in to bid on items that interest them.

There will be nearly 200 items available that have been donated by local merchants, including gift certificates, dinners for two, health club memberships, clothing, handcrafts, car services, and more.

For more information, or to volunteer to help or

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Billings’ annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series features “A Man Called Ove.”

Eighth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series begins with “A Man Called Ove” Saturday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The eighth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will start its season with the awardwinning documentary, “A Man Called Ove,” on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. in HD projection and surround sound, with complimentary refreshments. All films are open to the public and accessible to people with disabilities. Reservations are strongly recommended.

About “A Man Called Ove”: Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife’s grave, has finally given up

on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors. The film garnered Academy Awards nomination for Best Foreign Language Film; plus an additional 13 wins and 21 nominations. Tickets prices are $9 for adult members age 16 and up; and $11 for adult non-members age 16 and up.

Billings Farm & Museum is located one-half mile north of the Woodstock village green on Vermont Route 12. For more information, visit billingsfarm. org/filmfest or call 802-457-2355.

Community to thank local Kevin Mullin for legislative service Thursday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Join the community on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Rutland Area Christian School in thanking Kevin Mullin for his 18 years of dedicated public service in the Vermont Legislature, including four years in

the House and 14 years in the Senate, as well as serving on numerous local and state-wide boards and committees over many years. The Rutland County Republican Committee invites friends, family, fellow legislators, and county-wide constituents to

publicly thank him and hear about his new role as chair of the Green Mountain Care Board. Join for desserts and coffee and a memorable evening.

RSVP to rutlandgop@gmail.com.

Rutland Area Christian School is located at 112 Lincoln Ave., Rutland.

Nov. 17-19—LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain Resort’s annual Ski and Snowboard Swap to benefit Okemo Mountain School is scheduled Nov. 17-19. The swap is the place to gear up for winter with new and used equipment, clothing and accessories at great prices. In addition to snagging some great deals, skiers and riders can feel good about proceeds from their purchases benefitting Okemo Mountain School, a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to the academic and athletic development of serious snowsports athletes.

The Clock Tower base lodge at Okemo Mountain Resort will be transformed into a bargain hunter’s haven, and early birds are bound to score the best deals. The sale will be open Friday, Nov. 17, 4-7 p.m. From 3-4 p.m., the public can pay $5 for early-buy hour; admission is free for Okemo employees. The swap will also be open from 9

a.m.-5p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19.

Skiers and riders who are interested in selling used gear (no skis, boots, or bindings older than seven years will be accepted), can sell it on consignment at the swap. Okemo Mountain School will receive 25 percent of the selling price and a check for the remainder will go to the seller about three weeks after the swap.

Donated equipment is also welcome, and all donations are taxdeductible.

No donated or consignment gear will be accepted during swap hours. All gear must be dropped off at the Sitting Bull Restaurant (via the slopeside entraance near First Aid) in Okemo’s Clock Tower base lodge. Last day for consignments is Wednesday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Artist Stephanie Stouffer’s designs are seen on holiday greeting cards.

“Holiday Legacy” highlights works of designer Stephanie Stouffer

Friday, Nov. 17—BRANDON—The holiday spirit is something many people equate with feelings of joy, warmth, peace, and love. We are surrounded by this each year in the form of greetings from neighbors on the street, get-togethers with friends and family, gift-giving, and as the recipient of greeting cards. Many of the images on these cards or gifts may be recognized as the design by freelance illustrator Stephanie Stouffer. Stouffer’s designs are seen internationally but she has been a long-time resident of Vermont, working out of her Belmont studio.

The Compass Music and Arts Center has become a great supporter of this talented artist, and is presenting a special holiday exhibit of the artist’s original paintings and commercial products displaying her

designs. “Holiday Legacy,” opening Nov. 17, is a testament to the legacy Stouffer has created during her 35-year career.

Stouffer created over 430 paintings for the international card company Caspari, of which approximately 75 percent were used for boxed holiday cards and products like napkins, wrapping paper, and plates.

Iconic Christmas and holiday imagery, such as Santa, snowmen, winter scenes, the Nutcracker, amaryllis, partridges in pear trees, and images of peace are found in Stouffer’s illustrations. However, it’s the way she brings them to life, her own personal style and sense of whimsy that have made them so popular.

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Saturday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m.—RUTLAND— On Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m., Phoenix Books Rutland will host a story time with Rutland’s own Mary Crowley, author of “ABC Fun with Penelope and Grammy.”

“ABC Fun with Penelope and Grammy” is a book to draw in. Each page of the alphabet pages has four square drawings across the top. For instance, the two “S” pages have drawings of shapes, a snowman, a soccer ball, and a sailboat. Below those drawings a child or anyone of any age can draw something related to those four images or what is in her/ his imagination at that moment.

At the end of the book is “The Alphabet Song” and then a letter written by the author, which reads in part: “I hope you continue to create as you go through your life. You can draw or paint. You can sing. You can dance.

You can act. There are so many different ways you can express yourself in the ARTS.” Mary Crowley is also the author of “I Love to Visit My Grammy.” She received her B.A. (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Middlebury College and her M.A.E. from Castleton University. She has extensive experience teaching art and English in public schools, and has been listed a number of times in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” She has a new show, “ZING!” on PEGTV, a show for

3 to 6-year-olds that highlights civility, numbers, letters, colors, Spanish, money management, eating good food, and puppets, among other subjects. She paints and teaches art still.

This event is free and open to all ages.

Phoenix Books Rutland is located at 2 Center Street in Rutland. For more information, call 802-855-8078 or visit phoenixbooks.biz.

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The Okemo Trot it Off 5k is a family and community-oriented event that takes place each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This 5K running/walking race is perfect for the avid runner or the recreational walker eager to burn off the calories from that extra slice of Thanksgiving dessert.

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Saturday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Chelsea Berry is a singersongwriter with the edge, power, and finesse of legends. As a vocalist and performer, she evokes the style of artists such as Cheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, KD Lang, and Melissa Etheridge. Berry returns to Brandon Music on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. where co-owner/operator, Edna Sutton, explained that Berry’s first performance at the venue was powerful. Sutton sees all the acts at Brandon Music but doesn’t get “goosebumps” often — and Berry gave them to her. Sutton said “Berry grabbed the audience from the start with a stunningly powerful opening number that had the crowd eating out of her hand the rest of the night.” They then gave her a resounding standing ovation, not wanting the night to end.

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A favorite among venue owners up and down the East Coast, Berry’s beautiful voice and commanding stage presence has brought her across the U.S. as regular support for Livingston and others as well as headliner of her own shows.

Berry is currently working on her fourth full studio album in NYC with producer Adam Rhodes. This original full band album is being tracked in Brooklyn and Manhattan with seasoned and talented players such as Alex Hayes (bass) and Matt Musty (drums; of “Grace Potter and the Nocturnals”); the instrumentation and arrangements in the record are a mindful and energetic extension of Berry’s own music and performance. The record is scheduled to be released this fall.

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Sunday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m.—WEST LEBANON, N.H.—This Sunday, Nov. 19, there will be an antiques show and sale at the Fireside Inn & Suites Ballroom in West Lebanon, N.H. For years the Alice Peck Day antiques show used to bring dealers from throughout New England to the area twice a year. About four years ago, those shows stopped.

Since then, antique lovers, customers, collectors and dealers have been hoping for a show to take its place. Last year a new

show was started at the Fireside Inn & Suites to fill this void. It was successfully held twice in 2016: November and March.

And it returns to the convenient location directly off Exit 20 of I-89 and close to the intersection with I-91.

This Sunday’s show will feature 28 dealers from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and New York. Customers will find this show to be a high quality show with antiques from many areas

of the antique spectrum.

There will be antique country and period furniture, antique glass and china, silver, antique and estate jewelry, fine art, prints, and paintings, ephemera, Americana, folk art, textiles, sporting antiques, ephemera, decorative arts and more.

The show opens at 10 a.m. sharp and continues until 3 p.m. Lunch and snacks will be available. Adult admission is $6, or $5 with a printout of this story. Come and enjoy an afternoon of antiquing.

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Sunday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.—KILLINGTON—It’s tradition at its finest: Killington’s Loaded Turkey Rail Jam is back to kick off another great season of park competitions, Sunday, Nov. 19, on K-1’s Upper Downdraft. Registration will be held on the third floor of K-1 Lodge,

9-10 a.m., for athletes to pick up a bib. A lift ticket or season pass is required for this event, and helmets are required.

For the annual first park jam of the season, the Beast is serving up “Thanksgiving dinner” on the podium with a frozen turkey going out

to first place and all the fixings going to second and third place. Plus, first place competitors earn free entry into Rails 2 Riches rail jam being held later in the season, where big cash prizes are up for grabs.

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Sunday, Nov. 19, 6 p.m.—CHITTENDEN—On Sunday, Nov. 19, The Mountain Top Inn & Resort will partner with the top stylists and premiere retailers in the Rutland Region and surrounding areas to present the fourth annual Catwalk for a Cause. Proceeds from this year’s event, which includes a silent auction and 50/50 raffle, will be split evenly between the Mentor Connector, Turning Point Center, and Rutland County Court Diversion and Restorative Justice Center.

All models will be showcasing clothing from local retailers. This is a one-of-a-kind fashion event that gives all the cutting-edge glamour and spectacle of New York’s Fashion Week. Doors open at 5 p.m. with some musical entertainment, and the show starts promptly at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Five Elements Salon for

$50 and the seating is general admission, so get there early to reserve a seat along the catwalk. If you cannot attend, consider purchasing a ticket for someone less fortunate. The gala will be held in the Mountain Top’s event barn. A cash bar will be available.

Guests in attendance will have their say in determining the winner.

Each year the programs and services offered through the Mentor Connector, Turning Point Center, and Rutland County Court Diversion and Restorative Justice Center help children at risk and directly impact hundreds of lives right here in this community. Local support of this fundraising initiative will help insure that this important work continues, helping make our community a better place for all.

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Back Country Café

The Back Country Café is a hot spot for delicious breakfast foods. Choose from farm fresh eggs, multiple kinds of pancakes and waffles, omelet’s or daily specials to make your breakfast one of a kind. Check our Facebook for daily specials. (802) 422-4411

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Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie

Chef-owned, Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie was named 2012 ski magazines favorite restaurant. Choices may be the name of the restaurant but it is also what you get. Soup of the day, shrimp cockatil, steak, hamburgers, pan seared chicken, a variety of salads and pastas, scallops, sole, lamb and more await you. An extensive wine list and in house made desserts are also available. www.choices-restaurant.com (802) 422-4030

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Clear River Tavern

Our fantastic American tavern menu featuring burgers, pizza, salads, steak and more is now being handcrafted by our new Executive Chef Tim Galvin. . Nestled on 10 acres directly on the VAST snowmobile trails and only 8 miles from the Killington Road. Our live music schedule will keep you entertained, and we never charge a cover. We’re sure you’ll agree that “When You’re Here, You’re in the Clear”. www.clearrivertavern.com (802) 746-8999

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Foundry

Enjoy an intimate dining menu or tavern specials at Killington’s only waterside dining that also has live entertainment every Friday and Saturday. Appetizers include crab cakes, buffalo drumsticks and a cheese slate while the entrees include chicken Marsala, meat loaf, steamed lobster and more. The tavern menu features nachos, fried fish sandwich, teriyaki steak sandwich and others. www.foundrykillington.com (802) 422-5335

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At Killington’s hometown bar, you’re bound to have a good time with good food. Starters, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and salads are all available. With live entertainment seven days a week, they’re always serving food until last call. www.supportinglocalmusic.com (802) 422-533

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Offering donuts and a bakery, with a community reputation as being the best! Closed Monday and Tuesday. 23 West Street, Rutland. See what’s on special at Facebook.com/JonesDonuts/ Call (802) 773-7810

Liquid Art

Forget about the polar vortex for a little while at Liquid Art where they service Vermont artisan coffee, tea, espresso and lattes. If you’re looking for something a little stronger, they also offer signature cocktails. Light bites are offered for breakfast, lunch or happy hour if you get hungry. http://liquidartvt.com/menu/ (802) 422-2787

Lookout Tavern

With a free shuttle, take away and call ahead seating, Lookout Tavern is a solid choice. Nachos, quesadillas, sweet potato fries, salads, soups, sandwiches and dinner options are always a good selection and happy hour is from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Open daily at noon and serving until 10 p.m. on Friday. www.lookoutvt.com (802) 422-5665

Voted the best ribs and burger in Killington, Moguls is a great place for the whole family. Soups, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, buckets of chicken wings, salads, subs and pasta are just some of the food that’s on the menu. Free shuttle and take away and delivery options are available. (802) 422-4777

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Whether staying overnight or visiting for the day, Mountain Top’s Dining Room & Tavern serve delicious cuisine amidst one of Vermont’s best views. A mix of locally inspired and International cuisine – including salads, seafood, poultry and a new steakhouse menu - your taste buds are sure to be satisfied. Choose from 12 Vermont craft brews on tap. Dine on the terrace for lunch or dinner and enjoy the view! Just a short drive from Killington. www.mountaintopinn.com 802.483.2311

On The Rocs

Kick back at On the Rocs open daily at 3 p.m. Enjoy a full range of specialty cocktails as well as a full menu featuring items such as our signature crispy brussels sprouts, Caribbean style ceviche served with plantain chips, New England lobster roll and roasted rack of lamb just to name a few. Don’t forget to buy one tapa, get the second one free between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Peppinos

Chef-owned since 1992, Peppino’s offers Neapolitan cuisine at its finest: pasta, veal, chicken, seafood, steak, and flatbreads. If you want it, Peppino’s has it! Aprés-hour daily features half price appetizers and flatbreads.

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Being Killington’s largest and most exciting venue, you’re bound to have a good time in here. Party the night away and feed yourself on delicious food such as chicken wings, onion rings, French fries or even a bowl of bacon. If that doesn’t interest you, you’re able to make your own pizza, by the slice or the whole pie. www.picklebarrelnightclub.com (802) 422-3035

Red Clover

Farm to Table Vermont Food and Drinks. Thursday night Live Jazz. Monday night Chef Specials. Open Thursday to Monday, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. 7 Woodward Road, Mendon, VT. 802-775-2290, redcloverinn.com

Seward’s Dairy

If you’re looking for something truly unique and Vermont, check out Seward Dairy Bar. Serving classic homemade food including hamburgers, steaks, chicken, sandwiches and seafood. Craving something a little sweeter? Check out their own homemade 39 flavors of ice cream. Vermont products also sold.

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Sugar and Spice

Stop on by to Sugar and Spice for a home style breakfast or lunch served up right. Try six different kinds of pancakes and/or waffles or order up some eggs and home fries. For lunch they offer a Filmore salad, grilled roast beef, burgers and sandwiches. Take away and deck dining available. www.vtsugarandspice.com (802) 773-7832

Sushi Yoshi

Sushi Yoshi is Killington’s true culinary adventure. With Hibachi, Sushi, Chinese and Japanese, we have something for every age and palate. Private Tatame rooms and large party seating available. We boast a full bar with 20 craft beers on draft. Lunch and dinner available seven days a week. We are chef-owned and operated.

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Peter Miller, former reporter for LIFE Magazine, discusses one of his books about Vermonters during a talk at Phoenix Books Rutland.

Get a different look at Vermonters with author Peter Miller at Phoenix Books Thursday, Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND— On Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m., Phoenix Books Rutland will host photographer Peter Miller for a talk on his new book, “Vanishing Vermonters.”

“Vanishing Vermonters: Loss of a Rural Culture,” is the newest and most important of Miller’s five books on his home state. He recorded 23 Vermonters on how they cope in one of the most expensive states in the Union. Includes 168 pages and 91 photographs that display life in Vermont rather than its iconic beauty.

This book came about due to the number of letters and emails Miller received after writing a short history of the changes he’d noticed while photographing Vermont between 1950 and 2013.

Peter Miller began his career in 1959 as a reporter for Life Magazine. He left Life to move to his home state of Vermont where he became a freelance photographer and writer. For 20 years he was a contributing editor to Ski magazine and a freelance writer for The New York Times, Smithsonian and many travel magazines. He became a stock photographer for The Image Bank, Iconica and Picade, a cooperative stock photographer agency.

He has authored nine books including “Vermont People,” “Vermont Farm Women,” “People of the Great Plains” and “The First Time I Saw Paris.” He has won numerous awards for his books, his photography, and was named Vermonter of the Year and honored by the Vermont Legislature for his work in documenting the culture of Vermont. He has had exhibitions of his work in New York, Paris, and Tokyo. He lives in Colbyville, Vt. This event is free and open to all. Phoenix Books Rutland is located at 2 Center Street in Rutland. Copies of the book will be available for attendees to purchase and have signed. For more information, call 802-8558078 or visit phoenixbooks.biz.

SVM lecture to explore history through Susan B. Anthony’s eyes

Saturday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y. - On Saturday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m., the Slate Valley Museum will host an informative and engaging lecture from area historian, Debi Craig. The lecture, “Through Susan’s Eyes: Susan Brownell Anthony’s Childhood in Washington County,” serves to commemorate the 100th anniversary of voting rights as granted to women in New York state during 1917. At this time, rights were also as granted in Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Rhode Island as a result of the women’s suffrage movement of the early 1910s, which was led by the impassioned Susan B. Anthony.

This lecture offers attendees a chance to see Washington County through the eyes of notorious suffragist, Susan B. Anthony. Debi Craig, a retired music teacher and local historian, noted that many people are unaware of Susan B. Anthony’s ties to the region. Anthony moved to Battenville in the town of Greenwich in Wash-

ington County during 1826 when she was six and didn’t move again until she was in her mid20s. She lived and even taught here throughout her formative years, during which time many of her ideas about women’s rights were developed.

The lecture will explore local sites across Washington County, and Greenwich, as well as in Easton and Cambridge, that are directly related to the development of Susan’s foundational suffragist beliefs.

“Through Susan’s Eyes” will be held at the Slate Valley Museum, 17 Water St., Granville, N.Y. Lecture attendance is free with $5 museum admission.

For more information, visit slatevalleymuseum. org.

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All welcome to interfaith Thanksgiving service at IHM Sunday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., there will be an Interfaith Thanksgiving Community Service at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 18 Lincoln Ave., Rutland. The Msgr. Bernard Bourgeois, priest for the Rutland-Wallingford Catholic community, will be the preacher for the service. Area clergy, local congregations, and a community choir will be participating in this interfaith service. Those that are interested in singing in the choir should plan to come at 5:45 p.m. to rehearse. Participants are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items that will be distributed to the Community Cupboard and to the Salvation Army. In addition, a free-will offering will be received and the money will be given those organizations, as well. All are invited to join in thanksgiving for life.

Birders welcome to help tally species Thursday, Nov. 16, 8 a.m.—WEST RUTLAND— Join the Audubon Society for the monthly West Rutland Marsh Monitoring Walk, Thursday, Nov. 16. Meet at the West Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 8 a.m.

A total of 155 species have been recorded at this Important

Bird Area (IBA)! Kids, new birders and non-members are welcome to join for the 3.7-mile loop around the marsh, or go halfway. Learn from friendly bird experts and join for brunch afterwards.

For more information, contact birding@rutlandcountyaudubon.org.

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A mixed bag of possibilities

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Virgo Moon, a Moon that turned Void-ofCourse at 10:45 a,m., and will remain in that state until it enters Libra at 6:45 p.m. on the east Coast, at around 3:45 p.m. out West.

Venus and Jupiter are conjoined right now. In the sign of the Scorpion this presents a mixed bag of possibilities. On the surface the two planets are all about abundance, love, and blessings from above that provide us with luck at the casino, or windfalls and surprises. Put all of those possibilities together and it would be easy to say that it doesn’t get any better than this. While that could be true for many of us, how things manifest depends on which area of the birth chart is being transited.

For many of us this aspect will surface as huge expenses, weight gain, blowing money we don’t have, over inflated expectations, wasted and wasteful emotional displays, and/or a brand of greed that makes it hard to get to the place where enough is enough. In play for the rest of the week, cross your fingers and pray that the “up” side of the Venus/Jupiter conjunction shows up in your world.

What interests me most about the planets right now is a beautiful trine running between Saturn and Uranus.

If we take Saturn to be the past, and understand Uranus to the future, the line that connects them shows that we are weaving a viable future out of what’s left of the past.

Regardless of how things appear in our private and collective realities, and in spite of whatever our limitations give us to believe, the road to tomorrow is cradled safely in this aspect.

We may not know what’s up, or where we’re at, and we may have an even foggier view of where we’re going.

Within this realm of uncertainty, with no rigid guidelines, and nothing to make us feel sure, something incredible is about to be birthed. At times like this, fixed opinions are as useful as tits on a bull. Treading the gap that lies between one dimensional level and another, it works better if we allow ourselves to look past appearances and trust that what is as yet unseen, and not fully understood, has a line on the slip stream that will carry us from the past to the future. Let me leave you with that and invite you to take what you can from this week’s ‘scopes.

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Cancer

Libra

Capricorn

June 21 - July 20

September 21 - October 20

December 21 - January 20

laying both ends to the middle will give you a chance to bide your time and see if you’re really up for this. It’s been complicated trying to figure out how to make things work and be able to live out your dream at the same time. What’s coming around the bend will turn out to be exactly what you’ve been shooting for. If and when it comes to pass the next phase of your journey will mark a whole new ballgame. There’s no sense pretending that I know what form it will take. When the next miracle is about to pop, it’s best to be ready for anything.

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he way things look many of you are getting along just fine. If you’ve been willing to roll with things, and have already learned how to read the signs, you don’t need any advice from me. Just as many of you are lost in space, dazed and confused, trying to figure out how you got here. It would be easy to tell you that all of the answers lie within; the problem lies in having the courage to go there. Mustering it up is half the battle. As long as you find a way to reconnect with your faith, within six months, in addition to a move, a whole new raft of possibilities will be on the menu.

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ou’ve got your hands full.

This is nothing compared to what you’re used to. If it shows signs of getting harder to handle, it’s because there are too many things that challenge your ability to make everything totally OK with, and/or for, other people. A short break from the stuff that is less important than you make it is in order. Why? Because too much of who you are has lost itself on the altar of obligation, or in the name of love and you’re totally out of touch with yourself.

It might be time to reclaim yourself and let absence make the heart grow fonder.

Y

ou’ve got more than your share of issues. Too many things converging all at once have got you running around in your head, trying to figure out how to manage it all. The story in your love life is complicated.

Someone is going back and forth; either that or you have questions about whether or not the outer story is in fact an inside job. At rock bottom all of this comes down to what lies beneath. Don’t be too quit to dismiss it. None of it will make sense until everyone, including you, addresses the need to examine the dark side of what happens whenever love comes to town.

Taurus

Leo

Scorpio

Aquarius

April 21 - May 20

July 21 - August 20

October 21 - November 20

January 21 - February 20

ou had no idea what was going on in a situation that has forced you to rethink all of your choices. What you were 100 percent sure about has turned out to be a case of misguided idealism leading you to believe that you were with all the right people, on the right track. From this vantage point it might be hard to wrap your mind around the idea that you took a long ride down a bunny trail that had nothing to it.

Waking up to the truth, and being able to call a spade a spade will go a long way to put you back on your feet and open up a whole bunch of better options.

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BIKRAM YOGA

Aries March 21 - April 20

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ou can’t expect those who place too much importance on whatever the system has to offer to go along with you at this point. Value differences lie at the root of whatever the problem seems to be. If someone keeps expecting you to crack the whip and get real, on the flip side, you keep hoping that they will loosen up and figure out how to follow their bliss. This is one of those times when never-the-twainshall-meet. If there’s anything left between you, try to accept your differences and be smart enough to know that sometimes the best you can do is agree to disagree.

Y

ou’ve got your hands full and are doing your best to make the most of more than one opportunity. Up until now it’s been easy to hold your own. By the time the Solstice rolls around, a million and one options will put you on a fast track that will make the downside of the last few years vindicate whatever it’s cost you to get here. What matters more than anything is the need to stay in the moment and be big enough to forgive the ones who walked off the set or messed with you. Letting things be is where it’s at right now. Do your best to forgive, and move on to what’s next.

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ith everything under control you are doing an excellent job in a situation that lesser mortals could not handle.

Perched in the cat bird seat, it’s as if you are the cream that has risen to the top. As 100 percent of your attention continues to be called to task, the human side of your life could easily fall by the wayside.

There are times when we have no choice about these things. In your case those who love you are well aware of what you’re up against.

Your goals and ambitions aside don’t wait too long to reconnect with those who will be there for you when all of this fades away.

Gemini

Virgo

Sagittarius

Pisces

May 21 - June 20

August 21 - September 20

November 21 - December 20

February 21 - March 20

he weight of other people’s opinions is making it hard to make your point. As intelligent as you are, talking will not do much at this stage of the game. If you want to be heard, those who refuse to listen will not pay attention until your actions speak louder than words. Questions as to whether or not people are willing to get off their high horse and admit that they’re wrong have more to do with how conscious they are, and less to do with where you are at. Keep directing your energy toward what’s real and true. Before too long your wisdom and integrity will be hard to ignore.

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aught between the past and the future, you’re trying to find the connecting link between the two. At this point the sense of being stuck, or perhaps overly attached to decisions that were made before time and experience shifted your perspective, are rooted in not knowing how to make changes that will set you on a whole new course. The question of what to give up, and what to keep is all over this. Before the Solstice settles in, there is a good chance that you will have it all figured out. Until then, keep in mind that there is a silver lining inside this dark cloud of unknowing.

Y

ou wish you could figure out what to do next. What you thought would fall into place is doing exactly the opposite. You’ve gone out of your way to respond to things the way a self-aware person would. What you didn’t count on was the fact that the deeper part of you is running on a lot of subconscious material that isn’t the least bit aware of itself. Things could also be messed up by whatever the doctor has prescribed. The cure for what ails you is simple, but it won’t get fixed overnight. The last thing you ever wanted to see is on top of the stack. It’s finally time to look at it.

Mother of the Skye

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hat happens next depends a lot on time and the actions of other people. Give yourself a break knowing that you’ve done everything in your power to bring things to completion and make them work. The bigger part of your task now centers on the idea that you will only succeed by assuming a maverick stance.

It matters not whether you are concerned with your long term goals, or if you’re just trying to bring a difficult situation/relationship back to center. The road less travelled, and the wayfarers who show up along the way are where your best interests will be served.

Mother of the Skye has 40 years of experience as an astrologer and tarot consultant.

She may be reached by email to cal.garrison@gmail.com

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CALLIE - 6-year-old spayed female. Treeing Walker Hound. I’m an adorable lady with unique markings who loves getting lots of love and attention. I’m smart and I already know how to Sit so I’m looking forward to learning more commands and maybe even some tricks TONKA - 3-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair.

Brown tabby. I am a beautiful brown 3 year-old tabby. I came to the shelter after living outside for two years. I am a bit of a talker so if you are looking for a cat who will give you a hello meow I am for you.

ALEXA - 1-year-old spayed female. Pit Bull. I’m a super friendly, outgoing lady who enjoys being with people.

I also love to give kisses so get ready for a smooch or two when we meet. I’m smart and I already know Sit and Shake and I hope to learn more commands.

DOTTY - 4-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Gray and white. I am a friendly lady who loves to chat! I may seem a little shy at first but once I get attention and a few scratches under my chin and behind my ears I blossom into a silly girl. I roll around and meow with excitement when I get attention.

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SHERLY - 8-month-old spayed female. Retriever/ Labrador mix. Get ready for some fun because I’m very spunky and a joy to be around. I’m very social and like hanging out with my favorite people. I’m an on-thego gal and I will need lots of exercise and play time with my new family to keep me happy.

FLOWERS - 1.5-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby. I am one special lady. Not to mention I have quite striking looks. I am very friendly and love attention. I like being held and I will rub up against your leg and purr away. I am clean and use my litter pan and I am very gentle.

CUDDLES - 4-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Torbie. Hi, my name is Cuddles! I love attention and cuddle time is my favorite. I am very gentle and personable. I will make a great companion because I will follow you wherever you go! I do not mind being held and I will sit on your lap all day if you let me.

CHASE - 1.5-year-old neutered male. Terrier mix.

Wheeee, let’s go! I’m an on the go fella who will keep you on your toes and out the door this fall. I need lots of exercise to keep me happy and out of trouble. I do like to play with toys! so I hope my new owner stocks up on them for me.

CARTER - 1-year-old neutered male. Pit Bull. I’m a tennis ball lovin’ fella and I’m always on the go! I’m a high energy dog and I’ll need lots of exercise and play time with my new family to keep me happy and out of trouble. I’m very outgoing and social and I love hanging out with my favorite people.

BUDDY - 3-year-old neutered male. Domestic Medium Hair. Brown tabby. Hey there, my name is Buddy and I am a big handsome fella! I am super laid back and just go with the flow. My favorite thing to do is lounge on the window sill in the sun. I do not mind cats, but I am not sure about dogs but I may like them.

BUMBLE - 1-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black and white. Hi there, my name is Bumble. I am a sweet young fella with the best personality. I love attention and to be around my favorite people. When I am getting a scratch or two I roll over and show my belly because I am just so happy to get attention.

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CHUNK Hi my name is Chunk and I am 7 years old. I know Sit, Down, Shake and Speak. Since I am so smart, one of the employees wanted me to let everyone know that she messed up the date of our Giant Indoor Tag Sale! The sale is Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. -2 p.m. here at the shelter. If you are looking for a 90 pound hunk and have no other pets stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, Vt, Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:30, and see how smart I am in person! For more information on Chunk or our sale call 802-885-3997.

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BRINDLES - 3.5-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Torbie. Hi there my name is Brindles and I am quite the love bug. I really enjoy socializing and chatting with the staff when they come in the room I am staying in. I am gentle and enjoy sitting on the occasional lap, but I do like to play too.

All of these pets are available for adoption at

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STELLA Hi! My name’s Stella and I’m a 1-year-old spayed female. Do you want to play? Because I’ll play with you! I came to Lucy Mackenzie when my owner was forced to give me up. It’s OK, though. I was left alone a lot of the time, and it made me a bit sad because I really like to be around people. Like I said before, I really like to play! I wouldn’t mind living with another playful cat, but it might take a little time for us to bond. I could be an only-cat, too, if you aren’t going to be gone all the time. I’m a real petite and adorable gal that overmuch deserves a second chance. If you’ve been missing some love and laughs in your life and are a cat-savvy individual, stop in and meet me today! Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor, VT. We’re open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 12-4 p.m. Reach us daily at 802-484-LUCY. Visit us at www.lucymac.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. We hope to see you soon!

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news briefs

By Lani Duke

Methodists move to Strongs Ave.

A ceremonial procession Dec. 31 will mark the relocation of the Rutland United Methodist Church from 71 Williams St. to 60 Strongs Ave., followed by an inaugural service Jan. 7. Rev. Hannah Rogers described the move as “relevant to the spiritual pulse and need of the community” when she spoke with the Rutland Herald.

The congregation is leaving its 91-year-old building for a multi-purpose space formerly occupied by Mintzer Brothers, nestled on a triangular corner defined by Strongs Avenue and Madison and Prospect streets. Initially, it will use about 3,200 square feet of the 7,800 square feet available, with intentions of expanding into more unused space.

Eventual expansion will include space for childcare, offices, organizational space for the Faith on Foot ministry, and a commercial kitchen. For now, putting a small kitchen into the new space would enable the church to continue its monthly potluck community meal, Breaking Bread, held the last Thursday of each month. For some, it may be the only hot meal they eat all month, Rogers said. She hopes to expand it to a weekly offering at the new site.

Church membership had dwindled to 157 with about 100 regular worshippers, dwarfed in a hall that could seat 10 times that many. The church started to assess its future in 2014, looking at the Williams Street site with its multiple concerns of façade deterioration, inadequate insulation, and plumbing and electrical deterioration. It’s also home to a protected bat colony with accompanying health and safety questions, and contains asbestos, which must be removed. It is also a target for vandalism and received five break-ins in the last calendar year.

Rogers said bringing the Williams Street building to commercial health and safety standards would require more than $600,000. Heating last winter cost over $20,000.

New counseling approach recognized

Local non-profit Turning Point Center drew the attention of Vermont Public Radio’s Nina Keck recently for its peer-to-peer counseling approach. Although seventy percent of Vermont inmates have substance abuse issues, only about $5 million of the Vermont Department of Corrections’ $154 million budget covers abuse treatment.

Turning Point advocates promote peerto-peer counseling in Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

Turning Point director Tracie Hauck believes helping inmates before release enables them to use recovery services more easily afterwards.

Inmates may leave confinement with hope

and plans but without work and with time on their hands, they often fall back in old patterns, she said.

Hauck and other recovery coaches work to establish healthful connections and build trust with incarcerated individuals so that the releases have “someone safe” to call when they’re on the outside. Hauck works to give them other options through the Smart Recovery program.

The peer-to-peer counseling is cost-effective, considering housing an inmate in Rutland has a $70,000 annual tab. Hauck has applied for a $99,000, three-year grant to fund and expand Turning Point’s Rutland program.

Hit-and-run driver asks venue change

VTDigger reports that attorney William Cobb has asked that the trial of his client, Thomas H. Velde Jr. be moved outside Rutland County because Velde would not receive a fair trial here. Velde is charged with driving a vehicle that hit and killed Tinmouth farmer Leo Branchaud as Branchaud walked along Gulf Road in front of his house Apr. 22, 2016.

Cobb wrote in his filing that the incident is too well known locally and the publicity has “prejudiced the defendant,” as well as making it “unlikely” an impartial panel of jurors could be seated. Jury selection had been set for Nov. 8 but was canceled because of the change of venue request.

Rutland Town continues struggle with service road design

RUTLAND TOWN—The new Rutland Town road will be far shorter than initially proposed. VHB Associuates of South Burlington initially proposed a road behind Green Mountain Plaza to link Route 7 from Holiday Inn Drive to either Randbury Road or the Aldi food store area. Study committee members meeting Nov. 7 were looking at a shorter version, running from the Aldi supermarket entrance to Farrell Distributing, behind Green Mountain Plaza, costing about $2.6 million, according to the Rutland Herald. That price does not include land acquisition costs.

Time may be running short to fill all the necessary preparation requirements in time to get a bond issue to fund the road on the March town meeting ballot, Select Board member Mary Ashcroft warned.

Rutland budget proposal grown

Rutland City Mayor David Allaire gave the Board of Aldermen a proposed budget that is 4.5 percent more than the previous year. Allaire is expecting the aldermen to help adjust and trim the budget as necessary, he told the Rutland Herald.

Allaire had been drawing some criticism because he did not present the budget before Nov. 1, but none of the aldermen questioned its minor tardiness. The mayor said he took extra care in the preparation, seeking a reasonable budget of accurate numbers.

Budget increases are up because of positions funded in the fire and police departments for public safety, paid from the unassigned fund balance last year. To keep the same level of service, the department budgets must rise. The presented budget for the police department is $6.34 million, compared to the amount voters approved in March of $5.9 million; similarly, the fire department’s is $3.7 million, compared to the voter-approved $3.55 million.

To meet aldermen-approved requirements, the pension budget receives full funding. Other increases provide for health insurance cost increases, raises assured through contracts, and three percent cost of living adjustments for non-union employees.

Allaire said he had cut some big-ticket items requested by the Department of Public Works: a new truck and a wood chipper. Although street improvement increases were desirable, Allaire said city taxpayers cannot afford them in the upcoming fiscal year. Other eliminated items are Godnick Center bathroom renovations and fuel oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel increases.

General, public works, public safety, recreation, and finance committees are now working on the budget portions that lie in their purview.

Vandals hit West Street Cemetery Rutland City Cemetery Commissioner Thomas Giffin told Alderman Ed Larson Nov. 7 that vandals recently toppled numerous headstones in West Street Cemetery, 332 West St., that had been repaired earlier this year. Students and community groups have been working to restore this historic grave site.

Opened after the North Main Street Cemetery had nearly reached capacity, West Street Cemetery received its first burial in 1817. With the 1861 opening of Evergreen Cemetery, West Street interments dwindled rapidly, with many graves being moved to Evergreen. Vandalism first became a problem in the 1800s, with many stones damaged or rendered illegible, and some even disappearing.

Soldiers from both the Revolutionary and Civil wars lie buried at the West Street Cemetery. Among the more than 500 individuals buried there are Pearson Freeman, Issachar Reed, and Capt. David Tuttle, all from the Revolutionary War. Also lying there is Israel Smith, Vermont’s fourth governor, who also served as both U.S. congressman and senator and as a Vermont Supreme Court chief justice.

Awards and honors

Rutland City’s Northeast Elementary teacher Nancy Webster recently received the UVM Elementary Teacher of the Year award and Rutland High’s Bianca McKeen received the UVM Science Teacher of the Year award.

The Vermont Humanities Council named Rutland High world language teacher Marsha Cassel its 2017 Victor R. Swenson Humanities Educator of the Year. She receives a $1,000 check along with the award at the VHC fall conference Nov. 18.

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NEWS BRIEFS

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By Lani Duke

Poultney approves water bond for upgrade POULTNEY—Poultney voters approved a $1.13 million water bond Nov. 7 in a 45-16 contest, the largest special election the village can remember, according to Town Clerk Betsy Wescott. New eight-inch water lines on Beaman Street will run 1,500 feet, replacing a three-inch line and looping with the water line on Ideal Way. New eight-inch lines on Furnace Street will run 1,300 feet, replacing a four- and a six-inch water line. Both will enable the town to add new services and hydrants, according to the Rutland Herald.

The replaced sections bring the mains up to state standards for fire protection. Water users in the town will also have the benefit of increased water pressure.

The project timeline has final design beginning in November, ready for bidding in March 2018, beginning construction in May, and completing in October. The project’s timing is especially opportune in that the state is considering resurfacing Route 30 in 2019.

Town governance tidbits The town of Pawlet is considering whether to put in a traffic circle at the intersection of Routes 133 and 30 and to improve storm water drainage at that time.

Eric Mach is Pawlet’s representative on the Rutland Regional Planning Commission and also represents the Rutland Region Transportation Council.

With the return of students to the

Castletown University campus, the number of police department service calls has risen and there have been more accidents, Police Chief Peter Mantello told the Town of Castleton Select Board Oct. Fair Haven has a new police department and is working with Awesome Graphics for a paint design that can work on all town-owned vehicles.

Gov. thanks farmers this Thanksgiving season In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, Governor Phil Scott joins the Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets in offering thanks to farmers, local businesses and food producers for providing Vermonters with high quality food.

“We are grateful to have hard-working farms, like Adams Turkey Farm in Westford, making sure Vermonters have fresh Vermont turkeys for their Thanksgiving table. We are thankful farming employs so many Vermonters.

Across the supply chain, 64,000 Vermonters are employed in the food economy,” said Gov. Phil

Scott.

Fresh food is a bright spot in Vermont’s local economy. Not only does Vermont food taste amazing but when you purchase Rooted in Vermont food, you help create jobs, support the community, protect family farms, and most importantly help more local food be accessible for more Vermonters.

Last year Vermont produced nearly 48,000 turkeys and thousands of chickens as well. A Vermont Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without the best ingredients sourced from local, Vermont farmers.

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To help locate your dream bird, check out Vermont Fresh Network’s 2017 Turkey Finder and for all your other Thanksgiving shopping needs and a local wine and cider pairing guide you can find a list of Vermont Thanksgiving-week farmers markets by visiting the Network’s event blog.

Police conduct Brandon saturate resident killed Route 103 police stopped in car crash 40 State vehicles during a BENSON—A Brandon resident died of injuries sustained in a car accident on Route 22A in Benson, according to a press release from the state police. Police dispatch was alerted to an accident north of East Road in Benson at about 5:30 a.m.

Benson Fire Department and Fair Haven Rescue Squad were dispatched to the scene.

Investigation revealed Peter Pritchard, 69, of Brandon, was traveling southbound on Route 22A, when his Volkswagen Jetta crossed the center line and into the path of a tractor-trailer driven by Joshua Murray, 21, of Rutland.

The collision killed Pritchard and caused substantial damage to his vehicle Murray’s tractortrailer sustained substantial damage as a result of the crash.

Murray was not injured.

Fire departments from Benson, West Haven, Fair Haven, and Orwell as well as the Fair Haven Rescue Squad assisted.

This crash remains under investigation.

saturation patrol on Nov. 8 between 6 and 9 p.m. in the towns of Mt. Holly, Cuttingsville, Clarendon and Wallingford, or an average of 13 per hour.

According to a press release from the Rutland barracks, troopers issued 12 tickets and 30 warnings in the three-hour period. One vehicle was searched, resulting in several occupants being issued citations for possession of an illegal quantity of marijuana and for possessing open containers of alcohol, both civil violations.

Police break up fight at Killington bar KILLINGTON—Police arrested a Massachusetts man on Wednesday, Nov. 9, for fighting at a local bar, according to a press release from the Rutland Barracks of the state police. Troopers responded to Moguls Sports Pub on the Killington Road for a report of a fight in progress. Upon arrival, they separated all parties involved and took Ronald Saulnier of Belmont, Mass., into custody.

Saulnier was transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center for minor injuries sustained during the fight.

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gional Medical Center, Saulnier was processed at the Rutland Police Department and transported to Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

The Killington Fire Department and Rutland Regional Medical Center EMT unit assisted the troopers at the scene. Troopers were also assisted by the Rutland City Police Department during processing.

Saulnier was scheduled to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Rutland Criminal Division to answer to the charges of simple assault and aggravated disorderly conduct.

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City treasurer to run state Farm Service Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary and chicken magnate Sonny Perdue announced in a Nov. 3 news release that Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton will head the USDA Farm Service Agency in Vermont. Responsible for the day-to-day state FSA operations, directors implement national policies and plan, organize, and administer FSA programs.

Wilton has served Rutland City as its elected treasurer for 10+ years, reelected to a sixth two-year term in March. Wilton has already submitted her office’s budget for the coming year.

She intends to stay on as treasurer until Nov. 24 and is confident Assistant City Treasurer Mary Markowski will function smoothly until Mayor Allaire appoints a successor. That person will be teasurer until the March 2018 town meeting, when voters will elect a candidate to fill the remainder of Wilton’s term.

She has already worked with some USDA programs as part of her work for the Small Business Development Center; she has also worked in the banking sector and served one term as a state senator for Rutland County. Her work in the state legislature included a position on the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Fire chief search narrows The field of candidates for Rutland City fire chief has slimmed down from 37 to four, who will be asked to come to Rutland for a face-to-face interview, said Sharon Davis, chair of the Board of Aldermen Nov. 6. Mayor David Allaire would like to have a new fire chief in position Jan. 1. Allaire is pleased that the city has received so many high quality applications for the position, he told the Rutland Herald. A new three-year contract with unionized firefighters also received board approval Nov. 6. The previous contract expired Jun. 30.

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Sanders announces State of the Union essay contest U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched his eighth annual State of the Union essay contest Thursday, calling on Vermont’s high school students to address what they view as the major issues facing the United States.

As the president prepares to give his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress early next year, Sanders is inviting Vermont high school students to describe what they think are the most pressing issues facing the United States and what they would do to solve them.

The 250-500 word essays can be on any issue of national importance.

Sanders’ annual essay contest is an opportunity for Vermont high school students to articulate what issues they would prioritize if they were president. A panel of Vermont teachers will judge the essays and select a winner. The students’ political views have no impact on how the essays are judged.

Essays are judged on the students’ ideas and arguments.

The finalists will have their essays entered into the Congressional Record — the official archive of the United States Senate

and House of Representatives. Sanders will also hold a roundtable discussion with the finalists.

“Our students are the future of our country and they must be involved in the discussion about where our nation needs to go,” said Sanders, who serves on the Senate Education Committee. “We need our students to be engaged, to help find solutions for the problems that face our country. That’s what democracy is all about.”

Since Sanders first held his State of the Union essay contest, more than 3,000 students from schools throughout Vermont have written essays on a wide range of important issues such as the declining middle class, climate change, health care, the national debt, the rising cost of a college education, and many other issues.

The deadline for student essay submissions is Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. More information can be found on Sanders’ Senate webpage at sanders.senate.gov/ stateoftheunion/, by calling (800) 339-9834 or emailing katarina_lisaius@sanders.senate.gov.

Council on Rural Development seeking applications The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) invites communities interested in charting a path to a more prosperous and self-sufficient future to participate in the 2018 Climate Economy Model Communities Program. A collaboration of VCRD, Efficiency Vermont, Vermont’s utilities and other partners, the program works with two communities annually to help build and implement locally developed plans that increase economic opportunity, affordability, and resilience in the face of climate change. The Program kicked off in 2017 with Pownal and Middlebury being the first two communities to join the effort.

“There is a global race to develop the strategies that strengthen the economy while also addressing climate change. Through this program we are excited to work with Vermont communities that see the potential for leadership in a dynamic economic transition that is already underway. Businesses and communities that develop new models for the emerging climate economy will thrive in the years ahead,” noted Paul Costello, executive director of VCRD. “The Model Communities Program also provides an important opportunity to address the needs of low and middle-income Vermonters. Reducing the energy burden faced by those who can least afford it is a core goal of this work.”

“As a result of our participation in the Model Communities Program, there are now Task Forces focused on economic development and the revitalization of existing buildings, building a local agricultural network, growing recreation and trails, and beautifying Pownal,” noted Shannon Barsotti, a member of the Pownal Planning Commission who served as the local Chair of the process.

“The community meetings this summer allowed us to come together to grapple with some big questions about the future of our town. The program also gave the many regional and state partners who participated a much deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing Pownal.”

Position: Director of Parks & Recreation Location: Town of Killington; Killington, VT Status: Open until Filled Overview The Director oversees the Parks & Recreation Department and its personnel, and reports directly to the Killington Town Manager. S/ he is responsible for organizing and promoting year round recreation activities for town residents, second homeowners, and visitors of all ages; is responsible for the administration, management and maintenance of the Recreation Center, pool, fields, parks, hiking/ biking trails and other recreation facilities within the community; and works closely with the Parks & Recreation Commission to establish philosophy, policies and long range planning for the Department.

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities Leadership • Works with or on behalf of the Town Manager to hire and supervise full time, part time, and seasonal personnel to support pool activities, camps, and ongoing and special programs • Works with the community to develop a program for volunteer participation in recreation programs and activities Financial Management, Records and Reports • Develops, analyzes and monitors Parks & Recreation Operating and Capital budgets • Writes grants for department and area recreational opportunities; coordinates grant reimbursement and reconciliation • Maintains accurate records of department paid expenses, activities, services, personnel and property; • Prepares and issues regular and special reports for the use of the Recreation Commission which may be shared within the community.

• Provides quarterly financial reports to the Recreation Commission including financial results, budget to actual spending, and statistical support Camps, Programs, and Facilities • Develops and manages summer camps directly or through seasonal Camp Director • Develops and directly manages school break camps • Establishes specialty camps within summer camps • Partners with Killington Resort for summer camp activities • Oversees maintenance of existing facilities to maximize quality service to the community • In collaboration with the Recreation Commission, recommends to the Town Manager and Selectboard plans, acquisition, design, and construction of recreational facilities for near and long term service to the community Partnerships • Develops and supports events, programs, and sports for the local school district • Works with USFS and other organizations to continue to build Mountain Bike Trails • Partners with Killington Resort for other programs and activities • Collaborates with other towns to maximize community recreational opportunities for the region Community Relations and Social Media • Disseminates to the general public through the Killington website, public meetings, local media, collateral, staff members and volunteers, information regarding Recreation programs • Promotes participation in Recreation programs though grassroots outreach, strategic partnerships, town websites, publicity and social media • Establishes and maintains cooperative planning and liaison with regional community agencies, state and national agencies concerned with recreational and conservation related activities.

• Uses and maintains Recreation website and registration system Ongoing • Keeps current with developments in the field of Parks and Recreation, and brings related opportunities to the attention of the Town Manager and Recreation Commission • Promotes and supports Killington Active Senior program via activities and budget • Plans and runs Town events, including but not limited to: • River Road Concert Series • Chili Cook off • 4th of July • Creates and distributes Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer recreational brochures • Updates and distributes Killington Trail Map Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Leisure Services, Park Administration or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

Three years’ experience in the field of Parks and Recreation, Leisure Services or Park Administration in a supervisory or executive position.

A candidate should be certified or eligible for certification as a “Professional” under the Vermont Recreation and Parks Association Certification Plan.

Additional Qualifications 1. Thorough knowledge of the philosophy, principals, and management of recreation and ability to share that information with others; 2. Understanding of community challenges with regard to recreation, and ability to formulate and administer recreation programs to meet specific community needs; 3. Professional administration skills in the organization, development and maintenance of a comprehensive community recreation program involving the operation of areas and facilities and the recruitment, selection, training and supervision of personnel; 4. Professional understanding of the varied recreational activities which make up a community recreation program, and technical competence in directing their optimum use to meet the needs of people of all ages and interests; 5. Capacity for working with and communicating recreation and parks to the public, as well as voluntary and private organizations; 6. Effective written and verbal communication skills; 7. Executive capacity for decision-making and implementation of policy; 8. Thorough knowledge of the current safety standards used in conducting a recreation program with regard to facilities, equipment, maintenance and staff training; and 9. Availability to work nights and weekends as needed.

Salary and Benefits Compensation will be an annual salary, starting up to the mid-$40s based on experience and qualifications. Position includes a generous benefits package with health insurance and paid vacation and holidays.

Applications Send cover letter and resume to Deborah Schwartz, Town Manager; P.O. Box 429; Killington, VT 05751 or to manager@killingtontown.com

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Participants of all ages take on walking 100 miles in 100 days in the Rutland area.

Come Alive Outside to expand programs in the winter Come Alive Outside, a nonprofit organization based in Rutland, will produce the 100 Miles, 100 Days Walking Challenge again this winter, as well as producing a Winter Passport for 1,200 elementary students in Rutland county.

The programs are possible through the continued support of the Rutland Regional Medical Center, Vermont Department of Health and Carpenter & Costin, as well as the recent support of The Heritage Family Credit Union (HFCU), Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (CHCRR) and VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region.

“When like-minded organizations come together to better the community, there’s nothing they can’t do!,” said Rob Cioffi, CEO and executive director of the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region. “We are excited to partner with Come Alive Outside and other organizations who believe like we do, that fostering healthy communities is more than just healing them when they are ill, but encouraging them to live each moment to the fullest.”

In the summer of 2017, Come Alive Outside piloted a Summer Passport program with four hundred kindergarten through second-grade students at Northeast and Northwest Elementary Schools. Using their passports, students earned points and prizes for finding secret codes when visiting local parks, farmers markets and community events.

“The positive response from students and parents for the Summer Passport this year was overwhelming,” said Andy Paluch, program director for Come Alive Outside.

“Our mission is to inspire community partners to work together in ways that remind people how much fun it is to spend time outside. The passport is an awesome way to do this, and adds a little bit of extra incentive for folks to get out to their favorite parks, as well as exploring new places and events in the community.”

Over 500 Rutland County residents participated in the 100 Miles, 100 Days Challenge this summer, walking a mile per day for one hundred days and tracking their progress.

“In total, participants ended up walking over 24,000 miles through the program, which is enough to go all the way around the earth!” Paluch said. “With both 100 Miles and the Passport program, there’s something kind of addicting about tracking your progress that is really valuable in helping to establish new habits and behaviors.”

Carrie Allen, senior vice president at HFCU says, Heritage Family Credit Union’s vision is Families Prospering Through Cooperation. “We can think of no better example of cooperation, to support healthy living, than Come Alive Outside, and are so proud to be partnering with them and other community sponsors to support these programs,” Allen said.

“CHCRR is very excited to be joining an organization like Come Alive Outside that focuses on the health and wellbeing of the community, said Jill Jesso-White from CHCRR. “As the largest provider of primary care in Rutland County we felt like a partnership with this group would help us achieve our mission.”

Come Alive Outside aims to launch the 100 Miles, 100 Days and Winter Passport programs in early January.

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November novels We’re now halfway through November’s National Novel Writing Month. How’s your novel coming along?

NaNoWriMo has grown every year since its inception in 1999, with hundreds of thousands of would-be novelists now taking part. The challenge it presents is to complete a fictional manuscript of 50,000 words between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30. This entails writing, on average, 1,666 words per day, which may not sound like that much to you – in which case, it must be explained that the typing is not the hard part.

With NaNoWriMo’s popularity has come some criticism, most of it centered on the inescapable truth that it’s impossible to write a good novel in a single month. NaNoWriMo is bound to yield a pile of dreck: an unfathomable heap of depressingly unreadable manuscripts that will never find life beyond their writers’ hard drives. Even a talented writer, approaching the novel as if the form were a sprint rather than a marathon, is likely to produce a festering heap of garbage. But then again, nearly all novels, including most Pulitzer Prize winners, are festering heaps of garbage, so who cares?

NaNoWriMo rubs full-time writers the wrong way because it’s not for them; it’s primarily for non-writers who have absorbed the axiom that “every person has one novel in him.” These non-writers may not even be dedicated readers; they may be too occupied by life – attending weddings and graduations, raising children, and going to work – to read more than a few titles per year, but they’re aware that to live is, by itself, not enough. Art is what separates us from the animals: it is beneath our human dignity to pass between birth and death without once assert-

NANOWRIMO IS BOUND TO YIELD A PILE OF DRECK: AN UNFATHOMABLE HEAP OF DEPRESSINGLY UNREADABLE MANUSCRIPTS THAT WILL NEVER FIND LIFE BEYOND THEIR WRITERS’ HARD DRIVES.

Succession: How a forest creates and re-creates itself

By Joe Rankin

A few years ago, I started an observational experiment in forest succession on a couple of acres where we once pastured sheep and goats.

THE OUTSIDE STORY Rocky and wet, without livestock it was hard to keep cleared. So, I let the forest recreate itself and just watched the process unfold. It’s a process that has taken place across much of the Northeast since the mid-1800s.

Forest succession is, simply, a “sequence of tree species, over time … the replacement of plant species due to differences in competitiveness due to different environmental

conditions,” explained Kevin Smith, the supervisory plant physiologist at the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station in Durham, N.H. “The previous mix of tree species that came in, the depth of soil and its characteristics, the drainage, the temperature and the availability of seed sources all influence it.”

In northern New England, it starts with grasses, weeds and tough wildflowers, followed by raspberries and blackberries and staghorn sumac.

The earliest colonizers protect the soil from erosion. Most of the first tree species to follow are light-lovers and quick growers. They include white pine, virtually pure stands of which sprouted in abandoned fields when farmers moved on to the black earth country of the Midwest. “Before European settlement white pines were

much more scattered on the landscape,” said Smith.

Farther south in New England, the role of white pine as an early successional species might be played by red cedar; farther north it might be white spruce. Other important early species in our area are the trembling and bigtooth aspen; red maple; paper and gray birch; and pin and black cherry.

Early stage succession species adopt the “live quick, die young” approach, putting energy into rapid vertical growth rather than spending it making the chemicals that would allow them to enjoy a life measured in centuries rather than decades.

On our experimental parcel, the grasses came in strong. Asters and goldenrod multiplied. Virginia creeper and wild grapes blanketed the rock piles. A thicket of baby white pines The Outside Story, page 29

Lessons from Silas

The return of ski season

ing our individual view of human life. Do you not have unique thoughts, ideas, and reflections that, if you don’t take the time to set them down, will expire upon your passing? And if you do, are you not dutybound, then, to add your modest contribution to the corpus of human wisdom and imagination?

For some, the belief that one has something rare and valuable to say demonstrates the height of selfimportance; for others, this belief constitutes a basic form of self-respect. But for those whose self-worth depends upon the notion that their experience of life is at least subtly different than that of anyone else, there can be a problem of opportunity: who has time to write a novel that would reflect this?

That’s where NaNoWriMo comes in. They knew they’d have to write a book eventually, and NaNoWriMo, with its infectious optimism, is just the kick in the pants they needed. By promising that the herculean task of generating an enduring testament to one’s emotional, spiritual, or imaginative life – an autobiography of the heart and mind, unbounded by narrow factuality – can be accomplished within a single month, it comprises an irresistible lure.

The question that puzzles me is why so many people are dead-set on writing novels, specifically.

I fully understand the human need for self-expression, but how did the novel become the apogee of self-expression? The greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare, wrote plays and poetry, not novels. How did we end up with the mythos of the Great American Novel, rather than the Great American Sculpture or the Great American Poem or the Great American Film? How did the novel become the ultimate proof of the soul?

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa.

When I feel discouraged, not sure how to cope, or what to say, or what words to write, I’ve found spending time with a child can be the perfect solution to energize me.

They teach me what matters most in life, how to simplify, and prioritize. Their joie de vivre is quite contagious. It overflows and encourages.

After the latest American tragedy, the shooting in Mountain a Texas church, I on Meditation shared a few posts

By Marguerite te on gun control, Jill Dye PTSD, and mental health. I demanded our leaders take a strong stand, then I prayed for the victims, their families, and friends, imagining the unbearable pain they’re feeling. It was so devastating I didn’t know what to write to hopefully uplift and inspire.

But then we were called in to babysit for our 2-year-old grandson in Massachusetts during Mommy and Daddy’s crazy work week. So we traveled south and settled in to play with Silas. At first, I took note of the many ways that Silas entertains and educates two fuddie-duddies like Papa and me, struggling to keep up with his energy. Then I saw how, when Silas Daniel feels the urge to build and create, he doesn’t hesitate to construct tall towers and big bridges.

After he builds them, he knocks them down, then reconstructs his buildings again. He doesn’t cry when the tower falls. He’s up and running, building some more. How many

I have started to recover, and it is that time of year when all young men … well, men anyhow (I’m certainly not young), think of one thing. Skiing.

“Hey, want to come hang out with us tonight?”

“I don’t know, I can’t be out late, I have to be up early for skiing.”

“Well, when is the next time you aren’t skiing in the morning?”

“Late June.”

That’s right folks, it’s that time of year again, so break out the woollens, sharpen your skis, and grow your November beard! As we speak, I have closed out my third day for the Altitude year, and from the looks Altit Sick Sickness of it I will be here for By br brady another season, so bring crain on the unrealistic ski bum life once more!

Though my neck hurts, it has mostly healed (I was able to go to the chiropractor), my back is mostly better and I am finally starting to feel energetic again, after weeks of lackluster performance.

I think the lackluster performance was my long slow decline into illness. I cycled through the whole gamut in a few days, but I have felt run down for quite a while. Even though I still feel sick, I am starting to feel energetic, so I must be healing (or skiing).

About a week ago I started lifting again, despite

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Other apt. is 3 bdrm, above Outback Pizza. Call owner Ron Viccari, 914-217-4390 (cell); 800694-2250 (office).

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CHITTENDEN (Burr Pond, East Pittsford) 1 BR/ 1BA Seasonal $5,500 or 3 BR/ 1 BA $8,900, both fully furnished with shared laundry. Utilities included.

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flowers, shrubs and fast-growing trees work together to create a new forest on bare ground and thus pave the way for a future forest of longer-lived species, the so-called climax forest.

The crowns of early successionists create annual layers of leaf litter, building up humus and looser, richer soil. Their shade keeps soil moisture from evaporating. All that creates conditions where shade-tolerant middle and late succession species, like sugar maples, American beech, or eastern hemlock, can grow, since they tend to need more fertile soils, said Smith. Some of these trees are happy to grow slowly year after year, in the shade, until a disturbance or death takes out earlier trees and grants them more light. Then they can shoot upward.

The succession process in a forest is messy. And, essentially, unending. Eventually a climax forest could emerge. In northern New England,

there are, broadly, two types — beechbirch-sugar maple and red sprucebalsam fir-Eastern hemlock. Climax forest isn’t necessarily the ultimate end product we might see it as. It “just represents a dynamic equilibrium that is stable over a land area for multiple centuries,” Smith said.

As long as there is disturbance — fire, windstorms, insect infestations, disease outbreaks, logging or development — there will always be change. And where there is change there will be succession. And, sometimes, starting over. Grasses and wildflowers, anyone?

Joe Rankin writes forestry and nature stories. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine, northernwoodlands.org, and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.

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cropped up next to an old “pasture pine” at the edge of the woods. Aspens marched in from one end, growing as fast as teenage boys. Interestingly, wild apple trees sprouted throughout.

A mature birch was one of few older trees in the field, but little birches didn’t come up. Paper birch seeds don’t germinate well unless they land on mineral soil. “If you had had a fire go through to burn off the organic matter above the mineral soil, then you would be setting up a situation for birches,” Smith said.

Other early succession species have their own needs and strengths.

Pin cherry seeds can last for years in the soil and germinate if fire comes through. Thus their other name — fire cherry. Red maples are vigorous stump sprouters, so if there were relict red maples mowed down by livestock or a mower, they might come back strong once the mowing stopped.

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And while not everybody can play the guitar, nearly everyone knows how to write; while few of us have the money to make a movie, virtually anyone can access a word processor.

The other important feature is that a novel – besides being the biggest medium, the longest stretch we’ll ever listen to a single person in one go – is that it looks as much like life as it does art. One can regard a Mark Rothko painting or hear a Beethoven symphony and understand it as a creative interpretation of the artist’s experience or an outpouring of his inner life, but it doesn’t resemble the world as directly as the novel does.

Before it’s transmuted into anything else, human life is a story: a series of events with characters and conflicts, a beginning and an end.

Or is it, really? I’ve written two novels – both took a lot longer than a month – and both times I’ve been struck by the onerousness of the medium’s demands: in other words, the non-organic nature of the novel.

The business of inventing characters with well-defined traits, complications, and desires, and inserting them into a narrative that brought them together in interesting ways, creating dissension and resolution, brought to light the rules and limitations of the form. I groaned with each unavoidable authorial manipulation – every contrivance, coincidence, and unlikely chance meeting that my narrative required to get going – and nearly wept at the effort of imbuing my artificial universe with enough detail and texture to render it persuasive.

The best novelists may be artful enough to make their stories seem real, but real life is very much not a novel.

I used to read at least a novel a week, but lately I’ve been putting them down without finishing them: there must be a better medium out there – maybe we just haven’t invented it yet. During NaNoWriMo, I don’t fret over the creation of bad art – bad art does no harm – but I worry that its writers may find their difficult task unfulfilling: they want to express their deepest selves, and instead they have to construct a novel.

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continued from page 27 MAINTENANCE & GROUNDS Positions: Several year round and part time positions now available at Killington’s premiere second home community. Grounds duties include: grass cutting, landscaping, firewood and snow shoveling. Maintenance duties include: painting, carpentry and general home repairs. Positive attitude, reliability and flexibility are essential qualities to joining our team. Superior wage and benefit package for the right candidates. Call 802-4229494 or email generalmanager@ sunrisevt.com for more information or interview.

KITCHEN HELP/Sous Chef: Kitchen Help: Sous Chef needed for winter season at the Sunrise Café. A relaxed slopeside restaurant on Killington’s Bear Mountain in Sunrise Village, serving limited but creative lunch and dinner fare. Pay commensurate with skill, experience and ability to commit for one or more seasons. Call 802-422-9494 or email maintenanceservices@ sunrisevt.com for more information.

WORTHY KITCHEN in Woodstock VT seeking weekend bartender with craft beer knowledge and energetic personality. jmknight3@gmail. com.

BARTENDER NEEDED, Thurs, Fri & Sat Evenings 3-9 p.m. for Pinnacle Spa Bar in Killington. $12/hr+tips. If interested email mullinsmrn@ hotmail.com or call 802-2995012 for details.

HOUSEKEEPING POSITION start mid-November through end of April. 40 hours per week guaranteed; Sunday a must.

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HOUSEKEEPER: The Birch Ridge Inn at Killington has an immediate opening for a housekeeper. For an interview call 802-422-4293.

PEPPINO’S is looking for levelheaded, laid-back professional staff members for the fall season.

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Mountain meditation: continued from page 28 times have I given up when failure has knocked my tower down?

Play-Do is perfect for making new shapes – circles and squiggles, squares and stars. Its luscious colors and yummy smell make vibrant designs all the more fun. Unlike grownups, Silas never thinks, “My canvas is blank. What shall I paint?”

He launches in up to his chin to paint what he knows in finger paints.

When Silas wants up, he simply says “Up,” then someone will surely help him climb up. When he needs more, he just says “More,” then more often than not, more appears once again. He’s learning that “Please” is magical, indeed. It helps manifest his most recent wish.

Silas treasures his numerous books and every day he reads many anew.

The more he reads them, the more he sees in them. There are never too many books in life! He gets so excited about some of his stories that he shouts the words out loud quite loudly. He learns new words every day, then we try to decipher each new word he says.

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CASEY’S CABOOSE is looking for some great people to help us continue to re-build Killington’s most loved restaurant. Immediate help, and fall and ski seasons. All positions considered. Part time positions available, too. Email resume and cover letter to john@ caseyscaboose.com, or stop by and introduce yourself.

LINE COOK Needed at Preston’s Restaurant at Killington/Pico Ski Resort. Prepare and produce a wide variety of menu items, perform a variety of complex cooking tasks, meal service and proper plating of all meals.

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He knows what he likes and likes what he knows. He grinds the salt and pepper shakers over dinner and vegetable dips.

He runs and plays so hard he has nary an ounce of extra weight. It all goes to growing tall like a tree, for his Chef Daddy is 6 feet, 3 inches. The little fellow delights in bear hugs – Eskimo kisses and snuggles galore.

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continued from page 28 remaining discomfort in my shoulder, and it actually seems to have helped. I am doing very low weight (everything under 30 pounds per dumbbell), high reps (20 or more) versions of my usual exercises (presses, curls, flies, squats, rows, etc.), and I am feeling pretty good. I am having increased range of motion, better sleep, and my chiropractor was able to adjust my neck, which he wasn’t able to do for a month or so.

Add to that getting back out on snow, and you have the perfect recipe for Brady ignoring pain! I really love it, I missed it, I wish it was year round.

The first day was classic mid mid-January conditions (some ice, some soft), and then day two, we shot right into mid-February conditions (beautiful, soft, even some really well spaced semi-soft bumps).

I am starting the season way ahead of where I was last year, leg and back-wise.

I had some trouble adjusting at the start last year, but this time around I am just cutting it up and loving it.

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