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Aug. 23-29, 2017

Runners endure Beast of the East in inaugural running festival

By Evan Johnson

School’s in session Vermont schools will be back in session the last week in August. Be ready with tips on backpack safety and knowledge of head lice.

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KILLINGTON—A crowd of over 400 runners took to the slopes of the second-tallest mountain in Vermont this past weekend in the inaugural Under Armour Mountain Running Series. Killington Resort hosted short and long distance races that sent runners straight up some of the mountain’s steepest headwalls, across scenic ridgelines and down twisting singletrack trails.

Champion of the men’s 50K race Cody Reed of Flagstaff, Ariz. said after the race, “This was a lot more true to the name of a mountain running race.”

Reed took first with a time of 4:24:13, 12 minutes ahead of second place finisher Josh Ferenc of Saxtons River, Vt. Ul-

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that federal disaster assistance will be made available to Vermont to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe thunderstorms and flooding from June 29 to July 1, 2017.

Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emer-

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Another chance!

The third annual Race to the Peak of Killington will be held this Saturday, Aug. 26. The challenge comes on the heels of the 100 on 100 and the UA event.

By Angelo Lynn

Pictured left to right: Brian Tolbert, Cody Reed, Kyle Dietz of the Under Armour Trail team take off from the start of the 50K race this weekend at Killington Resort.

2017 World Cup tickets now on sale

Free viewing areas will once again be offered

By Polly Lynn Mikula

Repaving Killington Road Drivers on the Killington Road (a.k.a. access road) this week will need to watch out for construction work as the Killington Highway department repaves roughly a half-mile of pavement from Schoolhouse Road just past Dean Hill Road.

The paving is expected to be finished by the end of the week.

KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced that tickets for the 2017 Audi FIS Ski World Cup will go on sale Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. at www.killington.com. Taking place Nov. 25-26, the World Cup will once again bring the women’s Giant Slalom and Slalom races to Vermont and is expected to attract U.S. Ski Team superstar Mikaela Shiffrin to compete against the best women’s technical alpine skiers in the world.

“Last year, VIP and grandstand tickets sold out in less than a day, showing the incredible passion the Northeast has for world class alpine skiing,” said Michael Solimano, president and general manager of Killington Resort. “We are thrilled to once again offer free-access viewing areas so that we can hopefully surpass 2016’s immense crowd. The Audi FIS Ski World Cup at Killington is poised to become a Thanksgiving tradition that ski racing lovers will not want to miss.”

In November 2016, Killington shattered all expectations when it hosted the first Alpine World Cup event in the eastern U.S. in 25 years. The inaugural World Cup Weekend at Killington drew an estimated 30,000 spectators, prompting U.S. Ski and Snowboard to propose a two-year agreement for World Cup, page 3

Suit over police use of “sniff test” goes to Vt. top court

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger

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A lawsuit over a traffic stop in Wallingford and subsequent vehicle search that police justified based on a whiff of marijuana is heading to the Vermont Supreme Court.

The Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the state in 2014 on behalf of Gregory Zullo of Rutland, alleging a state trooper improperly pulled over, searched and impounded his vehicle.

The video of the traffic stop, posted on YouTube by the ACLU, has had more than 63,000 views.

A judge earlier this year Sniff test, page 31

Vt. to receive FEMA funds for June/July flooding

Courtesy of the town of Killington

Proposed new Killington public safety building on Killington Road.

Vote scheduled to purchase land for new public safety building

Informational meeting Aug. 31, vote Sept. 5

By Polly Lynn Mikula

KILLINGTON—On Sept. 5 there will be a special town meeting vote asking residents to approve the purchase of land for a new public safety building on Killington Road to house the fire department and first responders, police department and Killington Search and Rescue.

The Fire Department Facility Review Committee and Killington Select Board will be holding a public informational hearing on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Killington Elementary School gym. The session Public safety building, page 11

“THIS DECLARATION WILL PROVIDE MUCHNEEDED FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT THAT WERE AFFECTED,” SAID SCOTT. gency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by severe storms and flooding in Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Orange, Rutland, Washington, and Windsor counties.

“This declaration will provide much-needed financial relief for the communities that that were affected and continue to have significant cleanup and repairs to complete after this storm,” said Gov. Phil Scott. “I commend the local and state officials and work crews for their recovery efforts, and thank our federal partners, including FEMA and the White House staff for their responsiveness.”

Town leaders will be able to start the reimbursement process at applicant briefings, which were expected to be announced soon thereafter

by Vermont Emergency Management. The briefings will outline the requirements for receiving federal awards and maximizing eligibility of repairs.

Vermont Emergency Management, Agency of Transportation district personnel, and FEMA will guide town officials through the application process. An applicant briefing will be held at the VTrans District 3 office in Mendon on Wed. Aug. 30.

The declaration also includes funds from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for towns, state agencies, and approved nonprofit organizations statewide. This program provides funding for a variety of mitigation activities, including home buyouts, structural elevations, flood proofing and public infrastructure upgrades for roads, bridges and culverts in vulnerable locations.

LOCAL NEWS

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By Robin Alberti

Monday’s solar eclipe as seen from Sherburne Memorial Library in Killington.

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KILLINGTON—Millions of people across the country gathered to watch the rare solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21. Though Vermont was not in the direct path for a total eclipse, groups gathered at many locations to watch the event.

Over 20 people showed up at the Sherburne Memorial Library where solar viewing glasses were provided, making it safe for attendees to look at the sun. (Regular sunglasses are not enough to protect your eyes.)

The sun is so bright, in fact, that it can even damage a camera’s viewing sensor if pointed directly at the sun. These images were take with the library-provided eye protection, so they look just like what participants saw

By Robin Alberti viewing through the eye protectors.

Clara Shortle reacts to seeing the solar eclipse, Monday, in Killington.

Cost of ERU cut in half

Board approves 56.45 ERUs at $100/each offered to current holders

By Polly Lynn Mikula

KILLINGTON—At a regularly scheduled meeting held Thursday, Aug. 17, members of Sherburne Fire District #1 discussed the appropriate costs for an ERU within the district.

Equivalent residential unit (ERU) is a standard measurement of wastewater, which incurs the same costs for operation and maintenance as the average domestic wastes discharged from a single-family residence within a service area. The service area for Sherburne Fire District #1 runs along Killington Road from The Woods at Killington to the Glazebrook Condominiums.

The first matter of cost at the Thursday meeting was whether or not to approve all 56.45 ERUs applied for by current ERU holders at $100 per unit. The nominal fee per unit was offered only to current ERU holders and was originally going to be capped at 40.

The district made the offer in order to get the fire district back above its minimum of 980 ERUs set by ordinance, after Amherst Realty, LLC (The Woods Partnership) returned 40 ERUs to the district. The district had been at 988 ERUs before the 40 were returned; without them they were down to 948.

“We really didn’t know

if we were even going to be able to sell the 40,” said Mary Furlong, a member of the fire district, at the meeting Thursday.

The $100 offer did come with a stipulation: “Once purchased, these new ERUs will not be able to be returned to the Fire District in the future and will remain an ongoing Operation & Maintenance assess-

tionable list,” removing future conflicts.

In addition to the initial cost of an ERU, the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) assessment is $380/ERU annually for non-connected holders and $440/ERU for connected users.

In addition to application from existing ERU holders, three nonholders had submitted applications for con-

$5,634.11 WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS THE NEW COST FOR AN ERU FOR BOTH EXISTING AND NEW ERU HOLDERS. ment obligation on the property; even if they are never connected and remain as Non-User ERUs,” District Manager David Lewis wrote to all current holders.

After some discussion, mainly on the system’s capacity which was deemed to be plenty sufficient, the board unanimously approved all 56.45 units at the $100 rate.

“Ninety percent of those applications will be non-connecting ERUs,” Lewis guessed, adding that the increased capacity that some area businesses will now have removes them from the “ques-

sideration by the board.

Each requested one or two ERUs for residential use. However, the board deemed it unfair to honor the requests without assessing the demand from other non-holders within the district and making an offer for all to participate.

“There could be others,” member Chris Karr noted at the meeting, but later acknowledged that there were very few vacant properties left within the fire district and those currently not on the sewer system had septic systems and were, therefore, unlikely to voluntarily join the sewer due to the cost of

connecting (site-work, design, permits, etc.) when they have an existing solution.

After agreeing not to extend the $100 rate to the three non-holder applicants, a discussion about the appropriate price for an ERU moving forward continued.

At a price of $12,000, a total of five ERUs had been purchased over the past 10 years, Lewis noted. In the past, when ERU holders return ERUs to the district they have received a refund of $5,634.11, he added.

“In my opinion, selling 80-100 more ERUs would be a good thing,” Lewis said.

Numbers ranging from $100 to $12,000 were discussed. In the end, $5,634.11 was unanimously approved by the board as the new cost for an ERU for both existing and new ERU holders.

“There won’t be a rush to buy, but it’s a balanced approach,” said Furlong.

Lewis told the board he would send out a letter to all properties within the fire district letting them know of the reduced price.

The board agreed that it will continue to process any requests for refunds for returned ERUs on a case-by-case basis.

LOCAL NEWS

Car charging stations coming to Woodstock

By Stephen Seitz

WOODSTOCK—Thanks to a grant from the Tesla car company, two charging stations are coming to Woodstock’s Park and Ride site.

“There’s a program for EV charging,” said police Sgt. Joe Swanson, who researched and wrote the $3,000 grant. “One is a Tesla charger, and the other is a universal charger. They cost about $1,500 apiece.”

Swanson said he didn’t know exactly when the stations would be installed.

“This fall would be fanTHERE ARE tastic,” he said, “but I don’t want to get my hopes up for 157 CHARGING October. If we have to, we’ll STATIONS IN take delivery and install them in the spring.”

VERMONT. Drivers will pay via parking meter, and will be charged $1 per hour.

There are 157 charging stations in Vermont, according to the state-supported website Drive Electric Vermont. Locally, they can be found at the Killington Mountain Resort, in Rutland at the Hampton Inn and Gryphon Square, at Twin Farms in Barnard (Tesla only), and at the Vermont Antiques Mall in Quechee. (For a complete list visit driveelectricvt.com).

For those thinking about electric cars, there is a federal income tax credit of $7,500 to encourage people to buy them. There are also solar-powered charging stations for the home, according to Drive Electric Vermont.

“Reduce your charging costs and bring net carbon emissions near zero by installing photovoltaic solar panels (PV) with your EV charging equipment,” according to driveelectricvt.com. “If you consider that the average EV gets close to three miles to the kilowatt hour and the average Vermonter will drive it a little over 12,000 miles a year, most people will need to install around a 4kW system to cancel out the electricity demands of their vehicle.”

Meanwhile, the state is collaborating with other states to get more electric vehicles on the roads, and has a grant program to help towns and cities expand the charging station network. The state is also adding electric cars to its own fleet for state business travel.

Information and resources can be found at driveelectricvt.com.

World Cup:

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FOUNDRY at summit pond

Tickets go on sale Sept. 7

continued from page 1 Killington Resort to host the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in 2017 and 2018.

“We’re thrilled to have the World Cup return to Killington and the East Coast,” said Herwig Demschar, chair of Killington’s World Cup local organizing committee and vice president of international business development at Powdr Corp. “The World Cup is a special event that we want everyone to be able to take part in and enjoy. This is a party that you do not want to miss!”

In addition to the ticketed sections, Killington will once again offer plenty of free-access viewing areas to provide anyone who wishes to watch the World Cup action up close and in person. The event will also feature a festival with entertainment throughout the weekend.

Killington World Cup Committee A new addition to the 2017 Audi FIS Ski World Cup at Killington is the creation of a charitable committee founded by the Killington Mountain School that will work through Killington Resort in various ways, including providing support for athlete housing and VIP events and benefit local and regional youth ski development programs throughout the Northeast. The Killington World Cup Committee (KWCC) was created to support the Women’s World Cup at Killington and to benefit local and regional youth development programs to support athletes in their quest to compete at the highest levels of the sport, as well as organizations that facilitate competition and training infrastructure in the Northeast and increase participation in winter sports competitions throughout the region. A portion of the proceeds from the VIP and premier grandstand ticket levels will benefit the KWCC in awarding grants to deserving recipients.

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LOCAL NEWS

Recycling food waste now accepted at Rutland County transfer stations

By Julia Gosselin

By Angelo Lynn

Left: A half marathon finisher displays his medal.

Right: Runners from the District Running Collective, a running club from Washington D.C. congratulate each other.

UA Mountain Running: continued from page 1 trarunner Brian Rusiecki, who won the Hellgate 100K in Fincastle, Va., this past year, claimed third with a time of 5:09.

Amy Rusiecki of Deerfield, Mass., finished about 40 minutes after her husband to win the women’s 50K division. Rusiecki, who has run such challenges as the Vermont 50 and the Spartan Race found the vertical to be the biggest challenge.

“It was tough,” she said of the course. “It was a

Inaugural event challenges elite runners

whole lot of up and trying not to fall on your butt on the way down.”

Rusiecki was followed by runners Sarah Keyes and Elizabeth Ryan, respectively.

The weekend featured impressive performances by newer trail runners as well. In the half marathon, Hanover, N.H.’s Adam Glueck found himself at the start of the pack after a strong start, leading towards the summit of Snowdon Mountain.

“I decided if anyone was going to catch me I was going to make it hard for them,” the 18-year-old said. That meant finishing his first ever half marathon — one that featured 4,789 feet of elevation gain — in 1:56. Glueck cited his training as a cross country skier for his success.

“I’m really fit and have a high tolerance for pain,” he said.

Sarah Keays of Lake Placid, N.Y., welcomed the addition of a long distance

trail race to the East Coast, which has plenty of vertical feet for those with the leg power and lungs to match.

“It’s great that there’s finally a legit trail race on this side of the country,” she said.

Killington was the second stop in the three-part series. Before arriving in Vermont, the series started at Mt. Bachelor in Bend, Ore.; the final race will be held at Copper Mountain in Colorado, Sept. 8-10.

The third portion of Act 148 regarding the ban of food scraps from the landfill is coming into effect July 2020. As of July 2017, transfer stations must accept food scraps at no charge or for a small fee. The following Rutland County transfer stations are accepting food scraps: • Brandon: Tuesday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Castleton: Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Clarendon: Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Danby: Friday, Saturday, and Monday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Killington: Saturday and Monday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Mt. Holly: Wednesday 4-7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Mt. Tabor: Tuesday 3-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Pittsford: Wednesday 4-6:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.3:15 p.m.

• Poultney: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Rutland City: Monday-Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Wallingford: Monday and Wednesday 12-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

• Wells: Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The transfer stations have a toter full of sawdust or a bin full of wood chips. After you dump your food waste put a layer of sawdust or chips on top. This helps prevent the smell and attractiveness to animals and flies, officials explain.

Food waste items that are accepted are as follows: fruits, veggies, bread, rice, pasta, meat and fish, bones, shellfish, eggshells, dairy products (no liquids), salad dressing, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, cooking fats and oils, nonsoiled brown paper towels and napkins, oily pizza boxes, newspaper, paper bags, dryer lint, cut flowers, hair and fur, ecotainer® cups, toothpicks and wood skewers.

For more information or to ask questions call the Rutland County Solid Waste District office at 802-775-7209 or emails deanew@rcswd.com.

Julia Gosselin is an intern at the Rutland County Solid Waste District.

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STATE NEWS

Food insecurity still high among U.S., Vermont seniors

The Vermont Foodbank announced Thursday, Aug. 17, the release of The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2015, a study of food insecurity among seniors in the U.S. produced by Feeding America. Food insecurity refers to the lack of access to enough nutritious food. The findings are further evidence that the benefits of the improved economy are not being enjoyed by all.

The report shows that nationally, 8.1 percent of seniors age 60 or older (5.4 million) were food-insecure in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available.

Nationally, the 8.1 percent of seniors who are foodinsecure does represent a slight decrease over the prior year, and the first decline since 2009. Despite relative improvement, the rate and number of seniors affected remains well above pre-recession levels. In 2007, when the recession was just beginning, 6.3 percent of seniors (3.2 million) were food-insecure – 2.2 million fewer than the most recently reported total of food-insecure seniors.

In Vermont, 7.5 percent of seniors were food-insecure in 2015.

The Vermont Foodbank is one of 200 food banks in the

Feeding America network. The Vermont Foodbank serves 153,000 Vermonters facing hunger annually. This figure includes 26,000 seniors. Working with a network of 225 food shelves, meals sites, and senior centers throughout the state, as well providing food directly to Vermonters at schools, hospitals, and housing units, the Vermont Foodbank distributed 12 million pounds of food in 2016.

In addition to supplying the state’s food shelves and meals sites with high quality, nutritious food, the Vermont Foodbank distributes monthly commodity boxes to more than 2,000 seniors throughout Vermont. They also partner with Support and Services at Home to provide healthy food to senior housing facilities throughout the state.

Seniors who are racial or ethnic minorities, lowincome, and younger vs. older (age 60-69 vs. age 80-plus) were most likely to be affected by some level of food insecurity. Seniors who reported a disability were disproportionately affected, with 25 percent reporting food insecurity and an additional 13 percent reporting marginal food security.

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Green Mountain Power certified as “B Corp”

Just over three years have passed since Green Mountain Power was recognized as the first utility in the world to become a Certified B Corp - and the Colchesterbased energy company has received recertification. B Corps are companies that believe business can be a force for good and are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

GMP seeks to help customers use less energy and reduce carbon by assisting with heat pumps, home batteries and other innovative energy savers.

“We are honored that our deep commitment to put customers first, and create positive change in the community and environment has again landed us among the distinguished organizations that receive this designation,” said Mary Powell, GMP president and CEO. “At GMP, we know that energy can improve lives and transform communities. We believe that energy can spur socioeconomic change for residents, helping people save money and move toward more renewable and local sources. That’s why we consider ourselves the Energy Company of the Future, partnering with customers on a home-, business- and community-based energy system.”

Powell noted that since GMP received its first B Corp certification, the number of B Corps in Vermont has grown signifi-

cantly.

“There are now 31 B Corps in the Green Mountain State — up from just 21 when we received our first certification. Vermonters should be proud that we have created a business environment that breeds organizations that focus on creating stronger communities, higherquality jobs, and a healthy environment,” she said. “We hope to see many more Vermont businesses on the list in the future.”

To get a B Corp certification, GMP had to demonstrate its record of accomplishment and ongoing commitment in four areas: environment, employees, community and governance.

“Congratulations to GMP on their recertification as a B Corp,” said Jay Coen Gilbert, cofounder of B Lab, the nonprofit behind the B Corp movement.

“There are now over 2,200 B Corps in 50 countries representing 130 industries that have all united in common purpose to redefine success in business. GMP led the way becoming the first utility to join the movement and showing what doing good means in the energy space. Now more than ever it is critical for leadership by the business community to create a better world. ” Vermont is home to 31 B Corps including Ben & Jerry’s, Seventh Generation, LineSync Architecture, Mondo Mediaworks, SunCommon and others.

HEAT Squad receives $250,000 grant to expand to Northeast Kingdom HEAT Squad, an energy efficiency service developed by NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, is expanding to the Northeast Kingdom with the help of a $250,000 Northern Border Regional Commission grant.

The strategy of HEAT Squad focuses on educating homeowners about energy efficiency; offering low-cost energy audits and same day audit reports; objective advice and guidance regarding recommendations; referrals to local contractors; access to NWWVT in-house affordable financing; submissions for any applicable rebates; and quality review of each project.

The program, with roots in Rutland County, has created 62 jobs, three new businesses, and retrofitted 1,500 Vermont homes over the last six years. As the HEAT Squad extends to Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia counties, it will create 36 local jobs and complete 233 home energy retrofits, saving residents $400,000 total over three years.

“This is one area that needs this probably more than any place in the state,” said program manager Melanie Paskevich. “We’re excited about this opportunity and helping residents of the Northeast Kingdom make their homes healthier, safer, more efficient, and more affordable.”

HEAT Squad was one of ten Vermont organizations to receive a NBRC award. At the award ceremony in Hardwick on Thursday, Governor Phil Scott congratulated the recipients.

“These grants aim to help our forest-based economies, our emerging agricultural entrepreneurs, and the communities they depend upon to make investments in themselves – creating new opportunities for Vermonters,” said Scott. “This is incredibly valuable to our efforts to grow Vermont’s economy, and I want to thank our Congressional Delegation for supporting this program.”

Unemployment rate falls slightly in July

By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger

Vermont’s economy added 1,700 jobs in July, causing the unemployment rate to fall from 3.2 percent to 3.1 percent.

Just as it has been for several years, the state unemployment rate continues to be far lower than the

“THE PRIVATE SECTOR CONTINUES TO PROPEL ECONOMIC GROWTH,” KURRLE SAID. national rate, which was 4.3 percent in July.

Vermont tied with Indiana and South Dakota for one of the lowest unemployment rates, behind North Dakota (2.2 percent), Colorado (2.4 percent), Hawaii (2.7 percent), New Hampshire and Nebraska (both at 2.8 percent), and Idaho (3 percent).

“Job gains in professional and business services, education and health care, and leisure and hospitality drive the current employment outlook in Vermont,” state labor commissioner Lindsay Kurrle said.

“Despite some over-theyear losses in construction and manufacturing employment, we see steady job growth and low unemployment continuing throughout 2017 as the private sector continues to propel economic growth,” Kurrle said.

The highest regional unemployment rate — which is not seasonally adjusted — continues to be in Derby (4.8 percent).

The lowest continues to be in the Burlington area (3 percent).

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opinion

OP-ED

Politicians must confront hate

By Mike Smith

In the early 1960s we still had racist state laws defending the widespread practice of segregation. Slowly — too slowly for many black Americans — those laws began to change.

However, racism and bigotry don’t end by changing laws. In many respects, integrating lunch counters, schools and bathrooms is the easy part. The real challenge nowadays is confronting those individuals who have been taught to hate.

Too often, it’s easy to ignore racism and bigotry, because confronting hate brings risks. Perhaps it’s human nature to hope that hatred toward others will somehow fade on its own. But it seldom does: Instead, it usually intensifies with time. If racism and bigotry are left unchecked, those consumed by hate will ultimately become more volatile and more dangerous.

The neo-Nazis and white supremacists who gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, were there for one reason: to spread hate. They needed to be confronted. And those who were nonviolent and protested against them deserve to be praised. Tragically, the event did turn violent, and Heather Heyer was killed by the actions of someone who seemed filled with rage and prejudice. But she will be remembered as one who stood up against those promoting racism and bigotry.

POLITICIANS WHO EXPLOIT OUR FEARS AND SEPARATE US BY OUR DIFFERENCES MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPLOSION OF RACISM AND BIGOTRY IN OUR COUNTRY. Unfortunately, President Donald Trump failed to confront hate in the same direct manner as Heather Heyer. Instead of denouncing these hate groups in a timely and unambiguous manner, he muddled his message, and as a result he gave credence to their actions, which legitimized their beliefs. Hate should never be legitimized.

The president believes our country is being ripped apart by a culture war. Certainly, we have endured divisive debates before, most recently in the turbulent 1960s.

In 1963 an assassin shot and killed President John F. Kennedy, and then in 1968 assassins killed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. In 1968 race riots set our major cities ablaze. In that same year opposition to the Vietnam War was growing to its height as more and more men were drafted and the death toll skyrocketed. And in 1970, four college students were killed by Ohio National Guard troops on the campus of Kent State University during a protest of the war.

Eleven days later, two more young people died and 12 were wounded in a police shooting at Jackson State in Mississippi.

Indeed, in America today racial tensions are once again high. But most Americans – of all races and ethnicities – believe that our political and economic systems are rigged against them, and as a result some Americans are turning against others — whether minorities or ethnic groups — to place blame. And when this happens hate begins to fester.

Starting in the mid-1970s there was the political will and the political leadership to try to heal our country from the strife of the previous decade. In 2017 that same political will and leadership seems to be lacking.

Somewhere along the way we have lost our motivation to heal.

Instead, our two major political parties are in a constant state of political warfare. Each side is focused on trying to vanquish the other. And the rhetoric is vicious. Major national problems sit unattended because a compromise with an opposing party is considered a defeat. An attempt to understand an opposing view is interpreted as lacking conviction for your cause or, Hate, page 7

By Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch

By Lee Hamilton

Nine presidents

One reason I consider myself fortunate to have led a life in politics is that, over time, I’ve had a chance to work with nine presidents. From Lyndon Johnson through Barack Obama, I’ve talked policy, politics and, sometimes, the trivial details of daily life with them.

Johnson was a deal-maker — always trying to figure out how to get your vote. He notched great domestic accomplishments, yet was brought down by a war he could neither win nor quit. Richard Nixon was one of the more complex personalities to inhabit the office: highly intelligent and brimming with energy, but he could be vindictive and had a flawed moral compass.

Few people were nicer in politics than Gerald Ford, whose great contribution was to help the country heal after Watergate and Nixon’s resignation. Jimmy Carter was a down-to-earth campaigner whose engineer’s mind led him to seek comprehensive solutions to the problems of the day. But his outsider approach led to difficulties, even with a Democratic Congress.

Ronald Reagan may be identified as the great conservative ideologue, but he was pragmatic. He criticized government — but signed the appropriations bills that came to his desk. He denounced Medicare — but made no effort to repeal it. George H.W. Bush, meanwhile, came from the “aristocracy” yet devoted his life to public service with decency, honor, and modesty. He deserves praise for his skill in handling the transition from the

Cold War. Bill Clinton mastered policy detail and had superb political skills, but couldn’t get his major health care bill through, and was hobbled by the Monica Lewinsky scandal and his impeachment. I often wonder how much more could have been accomplished had he not been distracted by personal problems.

George W. Bush was affable and likable, and right after the 9/11 attacks he effectively led the country. The course of his presidency, however, was downhill: from peace and prosperity to war and the Great Recession. Barack Obama was deliberative, smart, and took a compromiseready approach. But he changed in the face of implacable Republican opposition, arriving with expansive goals and leaving with a far shorter, more incremental horizon.

Presidents are human, with qualities both fine and troubling. Each was different, and at least one tested our democracy. Yet our system of government showed considerable resilience — in part because Congress often played a crucial role as counterbalance, a role much needed with our current president.

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.

LETTERS

KMS head introduces changes for school year Dear Editor, Many of you will recall that two years ago KMS received our first accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. As part of that accreditation process, KMS is required to submit twoand five-year reports. What they didn’t mention is how amazing everyone here is to work with, and what a fun, progressive culture we’ve created among our faculty and students.

New Faculty I’d also like to introduce some new full-term teaching faculty members

to you, as well as update you on some changes and promotions that have taken place on the administrative team: Two years ago, KMS hired Gar Trayner to perform as our director of athlete development. In addition to being a member of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Team, Gar was a seven-year veteran of the British National Alpine Ski Team, and a successful coach on the Alpine and Ski Cross World Cup circuit.

This position was designed to help drive high performance of our youngest

participants in our development programs, and to ensure that there was a solid link to the knowledge, skill and expertise of our full-time professional athletic faculty.

Joining our teaching faculty in the science and mathematics department, Allison Resnick was a successful competitive snowboard athlete and field hockey athlete during her high school years. A winterterm snowboarding athlete alumnae of KMS, Allison graduated from the University of Rochester with a BS

in mechanical engineering.

During her time at Rochester she was a member and starter of the varsity field hockey team and participated in the NCAA tournament. She then completed a year of graduate work at the University of Notre Dame as a Ph.D candidate in mechanical engineering.

Allison worked for three summers as a mechanical engineering intern for Green Mountain Power doing maintenance on both wind turbines and hydroelectric sites.

Antonio Tata BakerKMS, page 7

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CAPITOL QUOTES “In part that’s what’s so frustrating and disappointing about the last few days: It may not be intentional, but the President has fanned the flame and made it stronger. We don’t have to look any further than the praise his comments received from the former leader of the KKK to see just how polarizing this situation has become.”

Said Vermont Gov. Phil Scott in a video statement criticizing President Trump for his lack of a forceful condemnation of white supremacists.

“So this week it’s Robert E. Lee. I noticed that Stonewall Jackson’s coming down. I wonder, is it George Washington next week? And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after?

You know, you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop? ... [Jefferson] was a major slave owner. Are we going to take down his statue?”

Said President Trump, lamenting the removal of “beautiful” Confederate memorials around the country.

“We are launching an in-depth investigation to determine why drug companies are dramatically increasing their prices for drugs used to treat Multiple Sclerosis, which is a disease of the central nervous system that often has devastating and disabling effects on patients. We believe no American should be forced to struggle to afford lifesaving medical treatments, especially when drug companies increase prices without warning, cause, or justification.”

Wrote Reps. Peter Welch and Elijah Cummings in a statement announcing an investigation of drug companies’ skyrocketing prices for Multiple Sclerosis. Betaseron, manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, has seen an increase of 691 percent since its approval in 1993 from $11,532 to $91,261 in 2017.

“That tends to be what your ethnic group does,” Said Ryan Roy, an Essex, Vt. resident to Seven Days reporter Sasha Goldstein. Roy attended the recent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. and was concerned that Goldstein, who is Jewish, would lie about him.

“If a protest group insists, ‘No, we want to be able to carry loaded firearms,’ well, we don’t have to represent them. They can find someone else.”

Said American Civil Liberties Union executive director Anthony Romero, announcing that the group will no longer defend hate groups seeking to march with firearms.

KMS:

New faculty, changes announced

continued from page 6 Médard will be joining KMS as a World Languages teacher. Antonio is passionate about exploring other cultures and feels that mastering other languages is one way to contribute to that. He earned his baccalaureate in literature from the Lycée Saint François Xavier Antananarivo-Madagascar and a bachelor’s degree in public communication from the DIFP of the University of Antananarivo-Madagascar. His aim in earning these degrees was ultimately to work interactively with people from different backgrounds.

After many years of being a Killington weekender, Shayna Miller is proud to now call Vermont home.

She became intrigued by the prospect of teaching at KMS after years of hearing good things from her stepson, alumnus Myles Frendel, and taught in our winter-term English Department last year. Her undergraduate degree from Purchase College (SUNY) is in English with concentrations in creative writing and psychology. Her Master’s degree is from St. Thomas Aquinas College in New York, where she obtained her licenses to teach secondary English. She has taught in public high schools in New York and

Hate:

New Jersey. Prior to making the switch to education, Shayna was an assistant literary agent and subsequently was a journalist.

Our three-year phased introduction to 21st Century Learning includes the introduction of a trimester grading system, and the new K-Term program for full-term students in grades 7-12. The K-Term is designed to give students a 7-8 week intensive in a cross-curricular course of study that will replace their traditional humanities classes in the heavy competition period of January and February. While students will continue with their regularly assigned science, math andlanguage courses, some of these classes will meet less frequently, and most assigned work will be able to be completed on campus vs. having to be given as take-home or on-the-road homework.

While the K-Term courses have been designed to include captivating, inspirational subject matter, the skills that we are hoping to encourage are equally important.

High Performance Center This spring, KMS was designated​an Official US Ski and Snowboard Training Site and a US

Ski and Snowboard High Performance Center. One of only six sanctioned High Performance Centers in the country, KMS is serving as a regional and national leader in sport.

Leadership from around the country and from US Ski and Snowboard gathered to start the planning process and are collaborating to elevate all disciplines at all pre-elite, or pre-US Team age levels across the United States. This collaboration will help to raise the knowledge and skill of KMS coaches and faculty, which will translate into more highly-developed programming here at home and for youth across the Northeast.

Campus Expansion In addition to the buildout of our athletic capacity, collaborating with US Ski and Snowboard, making plans for our second year of our 21st Century Academic Initiative, planning for our role in the Killington World Cup, and planning for a new and exciting year with our students, we have been busy working on developments related to the future expansion of the KMS campus here at 2708 Killington Road.

Tao Smith, Head of School, Killington Mountain School

Politicians must help confront hate; left unchecked it spreads

continued from page 6 worse, disloyalty to a political party.

The neo-Nazi and white supremacist rally in Charlottesville — and others planned elsewhere in the United States in the future — reminds us that individual hatred still exists and perhaps is gaining strength.

Politicians who exploit our fears and separate us by our differences must be held responsible for the explosion of racism and bigotry in our country.

In the 1960s film footage of African-Americans peaceably protesting and then being beaten by police, attacked by police dogs and blasted by water from fire hoses shamed our nation into realizing we had a horrible problem that needed to be corrected.

Two questions have yet to be answered as a result of last week: Are the events that unfolded in Charlottesville ominous enough to shock and shame us to demand action from our political leaders? And will our political leaders confront hate and actually address the underlying problems to diminish the influence of racism and bigotry?

Only time will tell if our political leaders will lead, or if they will continue to point fingers.

Mike Smith is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas.

Food insecurity: Varies by state;Vermont fares about average continued from page 5 2.9 percent in North Dakota to 15.6 percent in Louisiana. Vermont, with 7.5 percent of its seniors food-insecure, is in the middle of that range.

Food insecurity adversely affects health, and the implications can be particularly problematic for seniors. Compared to food-secure seniors, food-insecure seniors consume fewer calories and lower quantities of key nutrients and are more likely to experience negative health conditions, including depression, asthma, and chest pain.

The study is the source for national- and state-level information about food insecurity among seniors age 60 and older, as well as data about related health implications.

“With 7.5 percent of older Vermonters struggling with food insecurity, it is critical that we come together to take action,”

said Vermont Foodbank CEO John Sayles.

“We must work together to create a world where our older neighbors and family members have access to the nutritious food they need to live long, healthy, happy lives. We call upon individuals, businesses and the government to join us as we work toward our mission to ensure that no one in Vermont goes hungry.”

“The number of seniors facing hunger in this country remains unacceptably high.

After lifetimes of hard work many of America’s seniors are put in the terrible position of having to choose between groceries and medical care,” said Feeding America CEO Diana Aviv. “These are parents, grandparents and cherished friends and we must ensure they have the nutritious food they need. Feeding America is working to prevent their hunger every day.”

CALENDAR

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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

Music at the Riverbend

6 p.m.

Brandon’s free concert series, Music at the Riverbend moves to back lawn of Brandon Inn this year. This week, Mad Mountain Scramblers. Bring a chair, no outside alcohol please. 20 Park St., Brandon.

Cavendish Summer Concert

Su bm itt ed

6 p.m.

Cavendish Summer Concert series on the Proctorsville Green continues for one extra week with a rained out reschedule: Chris Kleeman.

Main St., Proctorsville. Bring a blanket or chair, have a picnic, and enjoy. Free! Info, 802-226-7736.

SPARKLE BARN BAND + BROWSE AND SHORT FILM FEST, WALLINGFORD THURSDAY, AUG. 24, 5:30 P.M.

WEDNESDAY Bikram Yoga **

AUG. 23

Bingo

6:30 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.

Devil’s Bowl Drag Racing

7 p.m.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track Racing: Show & Go Wednesday night drag racing series. 2743 Rt. 22A, West Haven. Track line: 802-265-3112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

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.

THURSDAY

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.

Open Swim **

Smoking Cessation

Financial Capability Workshop

Bikram Yoga **

10 a.m.

BROC Community Action hosts free financial capability workshop at BROC Community Action, 45 Union St, Rutland. Savvy Spending Solutions. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Register at 802-665-1742; 800-717-2762 or sfaris@broc.org.

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.

Bike Bum Series

2 p.m.

2017 Killington Mountain Bike Club Bike Bum series runs Wednesdays, 2-5 p.m. on Lower Side Show Bob in the Bike Park at Killington Resort. Afterparties 5:30-7 p.m. Check Facebook for more details.

Farmers Market

3 p.m.

The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market is back outside for the summer!

Depot Park, in front of Walmart, downtown Rutland. 3-6 p.m. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

Market on the Green

3 p.m.

Woodstock Market on the Green, weekly market of fresh agricultural products from local farmers. Plus, live music, kids activities. 3-6 p.m. Info, 802-457-3555, woodstockvt.com

Bicycle Tour

4 p.m.

Vermont Clean Water Week, Green Mountain Infrastructure Bicycle Tour, 4-6 p.m. Visit four of 22 Green Stormwater Infrastructure sites in Rutland city. Bring a bike, and join the tour. Maps available. Meet to start the tour at Giorgetti Park, 2 Oak St. Ext., Rutland. Rain date, tomorrow, same time, same place.

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.

AUG. 24

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.

Wagonride Wednesdays

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Wagon Ride Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Horse-drawn wagon rides 11 a.m.-3 p.m. included with regular admission.

Info, billingsfarm.org, 802-457-2355. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock.

MSJ Open House

6 p.m.

Mount Saint Joseph Academy summer open house and cookout for all interested students and families, at St. Peter’s Field, River St., Rutland. Sixth graders and above, consider attending!

Call for info, 802-775-0151.

9 a.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at Rutland Regional Behavioral Health, 1 Commons St., Rutland, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

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.

Poultney Farmers’ Market

9 a.m.

Town of Poultney farmers’ market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays through the summer. Main St., Poultney.

Thursday Hikers

9 a.m.

Climb the gradual switchback Faulkner Trail toward the South Peak on Mt. Tom in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, Woodstock.

Moderate. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland, to car pool. Bring lunch. No dogs. Contact Edith Kellogg, 802-775-1246.

RAVNAH Clinic

9:30 a.m.

RAVNAH blood pressure and foot care clinic: Appletree Apartments, Fair Haven. $10 foot care. For info, call 802-775-0568.

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.

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.

** denotes multiple times and/or locations.

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 Mendon Methodist Church basement.

Info, 802-773-2694.

Castleton Farmers’ Market

3:30 p.m.

Castleton Farmers Market is up and running every Thursday through Oct. 5, 3:30-6 p.m. For more, call Lori Barker, 802-353-0498. On Main St., next to Citizen’s Bank, Castleton.

Farmers Market and Music

4:30 p.m.

Weekly farmers market, dinner and music at Feast and Field, 1544 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard. BarnArts Thursday night music series. By donation.4:30-7:30 p.m. barnarts.org, 802-234-1645.

SUP Yoga

5 p.m.

SUP (stand up paddle) Yoga hosted by Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. Pre-registration required at 802-770-4101. $30 with board rental, $15 without. Info, killingtonyoga.com.

LBA Social

5 p.m.

Lake Bomoseen Association summer social, 5-7:30 p.m. at the home of April and Cornell Dawson, 14 West Crystal Haven, Bomoseen. LBA members and Lake Bomoseen friends welcome. Bring a chair, beverages, and an appetizer to share. Info, 518-265-1267.

Chakra Balancing Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Chakra Balancing Yoga: Explore your seven chakras through the practice of yoga in this seven-week series at Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden. Aug. 17-Sept. 28, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Practice yoga and explore one chakra during each yoga class. Use Aveda chakra balancing oils to enhance this yoga experience. Teacher Cristy Murphy.

West Pawlet VFD Auction

5:30 p.m.

West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Dept. at the firehouse, Route 153, West Pawlet.

5:30 p.m. until everything is gone. Viewing begins 4 p.m. Bidding begins 5:30 p.m. Food available for purchase. Info, 802-645-0158.

Band and Browse + Short Film Fest

5:30 p.m.

Sparkle Barn holds its first Band + Browse and Short Film Fest in the loft.

Free admission, popcorn and soda provided. 6 p.m. Pierce’s Players musical entertainment, bluegrass and folk, plus discounts in the barn. 7 p.m.

Short Film Fest includes “Destino,” “I Need Color,” WoodSwimmer,” One Plastic Beach,” “You Won’t Regret That Tattoo,” and “Le Voyage Dans Le Lune.” 1509 US 7 South, Wallingford.

River Road Concert Series

6 p.m.

Town of Killington and Killington Rec Dept. present the last of the free summer concerts on the lawn at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. Free. This week, Aaron Audet performs. killingtonrec.com. Rain or shine!

Alzheimer’s Awareness Series

6 p.m.

RRMC holds free Alzheimer awareness seminars providing info on detection, causes, risk factors, and more. Tonight, “Dementia Conversation,” Melissa Squires, Alzheimer’s Community Educator will talk about the important and frank conversations families must have around issues like physician visits, legal and financial planning when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s. RSVP required to 802-772-2400. This is first of three seminars. RSVP for futures, too. 160 Allen St., Rutland.

Benefit for Little Sprouts

6 p.m.

Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum holds an adult evening out with specialty foods provided by Roots the Restaurant. $25-50/ person. Live music. 6-8 p.m.

Tickets at wonderfeetkidsmuseum.org. 11 Center St., Rutland.

Poultney 2020 Summer Meeting

6 p.m.

Green Mountain College summer events: Poultney 2020 Summer Meeting, with updates from Slate Valley Trails, Poultney Food Care, Stone Valley Arts, Slate Quarry Park. 6-8 p.m. at The Meeting House, 348 Bentley Ave., Poultney.

Bridge Club

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.

Mt. Holly Music

7 p.m.

Mount Holly Music on the Green free concert series, 26 Maple Hill Rd., Belmont. This week, Bunty Station. Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic.

Folk Dancing

7 p.m.

Folk dancing with Judy at Rutland Jewish Center, 7-8:30 p.m. Learn simple Israeli and European dances. All welcome. Free, BYOB. Dress comfy with solid, non-skid shoes. Future classes held monthly. rutlandjewishcenter.org.

96 Grove St., Rutland.

Dorset Theatre Festival

7:30 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival 40th anniversary summer season. Aug. 24-Sept. 2, “American Buffalo.” Preview night. Explosive humor, frenetic energy, surprising tenderness. Strong language, violence, gun prop. 2 hrs., 10 minute intermission. Tickets at 802-867-2223 ext 2. or dorsettheatrefestival.org.

104 Cheney Rd, Dorset.

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Always ... Patsy Cline

7:30 p.m.

ArtisTree presents “Always ... Patsy Cline” at The Grange, 65 Stage Rd., South Pomfret. The musical play based on a true story about Patsy Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her tragic death at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. Tickets at artistreevt.org.

Free Film Series

8:30 p.m.

Pentangle Arts Council holds free film showing of “Superman” on the back lawn of Woodstock history Center. Free! 26 Elm St., Woodstock. Info, pentanglearts.org.

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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Divas of Dirt

4 p.m.

Divas of Dirt ladies group ride, 4-6 p.m. at Killington Bike Park. Led by pro racer Amy Alton. All ability levels welcome.

Free bike safety checks, discounts, happy hour follows. Info, killington. com. Killington Road, Killington.

SUP and SIP

4:30 p.m.

Stand Up Paddleboarding and “sipping,” A fun, social paddle Friday evenings. Free with your own equipment. Kayaks welcome! Meet at Woodward Reservoir boat launch at 4:30 p.m. Rentals and delivery available. RSVP to Karen at 802770-4101.

ALWAYS … PATSY CLINE AT GRANGE THEATRE, SOUTH POMFRET AUG. 25-SEPT. 10 Peak Woodsplitter MTB Race

Cruise In

5 p.m.

Cruise In at Benson’s Chevrolet 5-8 p.m. Pizza and drinks available for purchase plus music and family fun. Best of Show award. 25 Pond St., Ludlow.

5 p.m.

Compass Music and Arts Center holds opening reception for “Natural Affection” exhibit by Susan Bull Riley, 5-7 p.m. Watercolor, birds, and affection for Vermont landscape. Exhibit through Oct. 28. In Park Village, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. cmacvt.org.

Open Gym

Foodways Fridays

J. Gore Summer Music

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.

Rochester Farmers’ Market

3 p.m.

Rochester farmers’ market on the Park, Fridays through Oct. 6, 3-6 p.m.

Rain or shine! Farm products, prepared foods, crafts, baked goods, arts, music, and fun. Music this week: 2 Good Eggs, 1 Bad Apple. Vendors or info, call 802-353-4620. Main St. (Route 100), Rochester.

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.

9 a.m.

The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market is back outside for the summer! Depot Park, in front of Walmart, downtown Rutland. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

Opening Reception

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.

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Foodways Fridays. Discover how they use seasonal veggies and herbs from heirloom garden in historic recipes. Takehome recipes each week. Info, billingsfarm.org, 802-457-2355. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock.

Farmers Market

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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.

Level 1 Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Peak Races presents Woodsplitter 6 hour and Gnarly Ride bike races on Green Mountain Trails in Pittsfield. Racers meet 8:30 a.m. at Amee Farm, Route 100, Pittsfield.

Free bbq for racers, plus awards and swag. peak.com.

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PAULA POUNDSTONE

6 p.m.

Jackson Gore Summer Music Series, Friday nights in Jackson Gore Courtyard at Okemo in Ludlow. Free. 6-9 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for picnicking. Info, okemo.com. This week, Big Fez and the Surfmatics.

Dorset Theatre Festival

7:30 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival 40th anniversary summer season. Aug. 24-Sept.

2, “American Buffalo.” Opening night with reception to follow. Explosive humor, frenetic energy, surprising tenderness. Strong language, violence, gun prop. 2 hrs., 10 minute intermission. Tickets at 802-867-2223 ext 2. or dorsettheatrefestival.org. 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset.

Always ... Patsy Cline

7:30 p.m.

ArtisTree presents “Always ... Patsy Cline” at The Grange, 65 Stage Rd., South Pomfret. The musical play based on a true story about Patsy Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her tragic death at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. Tickets at artistreevt.org.

SATURDAY

AUG. 26

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, 802-7476300.

Quechee Scottish Festival

7:30 a.m.

2017 Quechee Games Scottish Festival and Competition at Quechee Polo Field, 45 Deweys Mills Rd., Hartford. Tickets $15; seniors $10; kids under 12 free. Dancers, athletics, bands, parade of clans, pipe band competition, children’s games, music, closing ceremonies, plus food and beer. Full details at quecheegames.com.

MAKE A WAVE SUP RACE AT WOODWARD RESERVOIR SATURDAY, AUG. 26, 10 A.M.

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Mixed Level Yoga

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8:30 a.m.

Mixed level yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington.

Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802422-4500.

Chittenden Day

8:30 a.m.

Town of Chittenden celebrates Chittenden Day, all day, at Barstow School.

Sap Run begins 8:30 a.m. with 8 a.m. registration. Parade at noon kicks off day-long festivities: Live music, food, crafts, vendors, games, silent auction. Chicken bbq at 5 p.m. followed by free ice cream. Fireworks at 8:45 a.m. Info, 802-483-6963.

Gentle Prana Flow Yoga

9 a.m.

Gentle Prana Flow Yoga with Tammy Brown. Focus on posture and breathing, allowing students to move into the poses comfortable for their own bodies, in order to feel the sensations of energy/prana flowing. Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden.

802-483-2311.

Killington Section GMC

9 a.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Winter in August Hot Dog Roast at yet undecided location. BYO beverage and roasting foods; leaders provide chips, cookies, and condiments. Meet at Rutland’s Main St. Park, near fire station, to carpool. Call leader for location info, 802-775-3855.

Make a Wave

9 a.m.

Make a Wave benefit stand up paddle board race at Farm and Wilderness Day Camp beach on Woodward Reservoir. Family friendly. Registration 9-10 a.m. Competitor’s meeting 10:30 a.m. Race begins 11 a.m. Boards and paddles provided for fun 1-mile race for all levels. Party moves to First Stop Ski & Bike Shop after race for bbq, awards, live music. Benefits planning/development of new multi-purpose bike path connecting Killington, Plymouth, Bridgewater, Ludlow, and Woodstock. $30 includes all. Info, 802-422-9050.

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 gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, social opportunity to be with friends! $10/ hour for members; $14/ hour for non-members. Info, 802-773-1404.

Quilt Exhibition

10 a.m.

31st annual Quilt Exhibition at Billings Farm & Museum, daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 17. A juried exhibition of colorful quilts made exclusively in Windsor County will celebrate 31 years of quilting excellence at the Billings Farm. Quilting demonstrations, programs and activities for children and adults. Admission. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. billingsfarm.org, 802-457-2355.

Boot Camp Race to the Peak

10 a.m.

3rd annual Killington Boot Camp Race to the Peak 5K. Hike or run the challenging and scenic course at Killington Resort, from Ramshead Base Lodge to the Peak Lodge. Big prizes, podiums, and awards. Registration $20/$45. killington.com.

Shale Hell

10 a.m.

Shale Hell at Shale Hill Adventure, 517 Lake Road, Benson. 24 hours of continuous loops on 10K obstacle course. Register and get details at shalehilladventure.com.

Antique & Classic Car/Truck Show

10 a.m.

Okemo Valley Antique & Classic Car/Truck Show at Fletcher Farm School, Route 103, Ludlow. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Car parade at 3 p.m. Vendors, food, music, car viewing and vote for your favorite! yourplaceinvermont.com.

Revolutionary War Weekend

10 a.m.

Battle of Hubbardton Revolutionary War Encampment Weekend at Hubbardton Battlefield, Aug. 26-27. 240th anniversary of only Revolutionary War battle in Vermont. Re-enactors encamped for the weekend portraying soldiers. Demonstrations, drilling lessons, guided tours, activities, scavenger hunt, colonial games, kids’ activities, music, sutler’s row, and more.

Today, Strong Ground 5K Walk at 10 a.m., $20, preregistration at 948-2000. $6 adults; under age 15 free. Info, 802-273-2282. 5696 Monument Hill Road., Hubbardton.

Beginner Knitting

11:30 a.m.

Beginner knitting offered at Green Mountain Fibers, 259 Woodstock Ave., Rutland. Learn increases, decreases, and knitting in the round. 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Info, 802-775-7800 or yarnshopgmf@gmail.com. Space limited, preregistration suggested. $10 plus materials.

10 • The Mountain Times • Aug. 23-29, 2017 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.

Dorset Theatre Festival **

2 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival 40th anniversary summer season. Aug. 24-Sept. 2, “American Buffalo.” Explosive humor, frenetic energy, surprising tenderness.

Strong language, violence, gun prop. 2 hrs., 10 minute intermission. Today 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows. Tickets at 802-867-2223 ext 2. or dorsettheatrefestival.org. 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset.

Always ... Patsy Cline **

3 p.m.

ArtisTree presents “Always ... Patsy Cline” at The Grange, 65 Stage Rd., South Pomfret. The musical play based on a true story about Patsy Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her tragic death at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. Today, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows. Tickets at artistreevt.org.

Cooler in the Mountains

3:30 p.m.

Cooler in the Mountain summer concert series at Killington Resort’s Snowshed Adventure Center. Concerts begin 3:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. This week, Funky Dawgz Brass Band plays a contagious upbeat mix of traditional New Orleans R&B, original music, hip hop, funk, and today’s hits with a brass twist. Details at killington.com.

Open Swim

2 p.m.

ArtisTree presents “Always ... Patsy Cline” at The Grange, 65 Stage Rd., South Pomfret. The musical play based on a true story about Patsy Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her tragic death at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. Tickets at artistreevt.org.

RYT Open Auditions

3 p.m.

Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for fall production of “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween” 3-6 p.m. at Rutland Youth Theatre, Courcelle Building, 16 North St. Ext., Rutland. Open to grades K-12. rutalndrec.com/ theatre for info.

Grace Coolidge Musicale

4 p.m.

The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the third of this season’s Grace Coolidge Musicales. The 45-minute concert is free; donations are welcome. In the Museum & Education Center, showcasing Mrs. Coolidge’s piano used in the family quarters at the White House. First piano to ever fly in an airplane! Info, 802-672-3773. 3780 VT-100A, Plymouth.

Annual Mozart Concert

4 p.m.

20th annual Mozart Concert at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Woodstock. Performers: violinist John Lindsey, violist Scott Woolweaver, cellist Karen Kaderavek, and flutist Deborah Boldin. Honors memory of Father William Gallagher, OLS pastor and founder of Mozart Concert. 7 South St., Woodstock. Freewill donation being collected. pentanglearts.org.

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.

Jazz Trio Concert

Registration Deadline

Cocktail Dinner Series

Devil’s Bowl Race

Devil’s Bowl Dirt Racing

5 p.m.

Registration deadline for Welsh Family History Seminar, “Researching Your Welsh Family Tree: DNA and Genealogy” by Susan Davies Sit, held Sept.

16 at Poultney United Baptist Church. $30, first come, first served. Seating limited. Info, 802-287-5744, wagsoff1990@yahoo.com.

7:30 p.m.

DaddyLongLegs, acoustic trio, performs at Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Road, Brandon. Folk, Celtic, old time melodies, jazz, and more. $20 tickets. brandon-music.net.

Pond Hill Rodeo

8 p.m.

Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo. A real rodeo complete with classic events like roping, barrel racing, and bronc riding. Excitement for the whole family, affordable admission. 1683 Pond Hill Ranch Road, Castleton. pondhillranch. com, 802-468-2449.

SUNDAY

AUG. 27 Gentle Prana Flow Yoga

9 a.m.

Gentle Prana Flow Yoga with Christy Murphy. Focus on posture and breathing, allowing students to move into the poses comfortable for their own bodies, in order to feel the sensations of energy/prana flowing. Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden.

802-483-2311.

Bikram Yoga **

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.

Dog Pool Party

9 a.m.

Rutland County Humane Society Dog Days of Summer pool party at Northwood Pool, Post Rd., Rutland Town. 9-11 a.m. Free swim for dogs only, games for dogs and people. Donations $5/ dog and suggested for people.

Leashes required, except when in pool. Rabies shots required. No puppies under 4 months, dogs in heat, or aggressive dogs. Info, 802-483-9171.

Antique & Classic Car/Truck Show

10 a.m.

Okemo Valley Antique & Classic Car/Truck Show at Fletcher Farm School, Route 103, Ludlow. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendors, food, music, car viewing and vote for your favorite! Top 25 winners announced at 2 p.m. yourplaceinvermont.com.

Revolutionary War Weekend

10 a.m.

Battle of Hubbardton Revolutionary War Encampment Weekend at Hubbardton Battlefield, Aug. 26-27. 240th anniversary of only Revolutionary War battle in Vermont. Re-enactors encamped for the weekend portraying soldiers. Today, annual reading of Declaration of Independence at 12:30 p.m. Demonstrations, drilling lessons, guided tours, activities, scavenger hunt, colonial games, kids’ activities, music, sutler’s row, and more. $6 adults; under age 15 free. Info, 802-273-2282. 5696 Monument Hill Road., Hubbardton.

Pittsfield Picnic

12:30 p.m.

Annual Pittsfield Picnic on the Village Green, community potluck, til the food’s gone! Silent auction 12:30-3:30 p.m. Horseshoe tournament starts at 1:30 p.m. Energy fair, too. Bring a dish to share. ppicnic.com.

Dorset Theatre Festival **

2 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival 40th anniversary summer season. Aug. 24-Sept. 2, “American Buffalo.” Explosive humor, frenetic energy, surprising tenderness.

Strong language, violence, gun prop. 2 hrs., 10 minute intermission. Tickets at 802-867-2223 ext 2. or dorsettheatrefestival.org. 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset.

Yin Yoga

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.

RACE TO THE PEAK AT KILLINGTON RESORT SATURDAY, AUG. 26, 10 A.M.

5:30 p.m.

Red Clover Inn & Restaurant hosts Meet the Maker, cocktail dinners with a Vermont distiller. This week, Mad River Distillers. Served communitystyle. $55+. Reservations recommended, 802-775-2290. 7 Woodward Rd., Mendon.

6 p.m.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Racing: Back to School night, Catamount mini sprints, Bandit youth, kids race car rides. Grandstand admission applies, kids are free. 2743 Rt. 22A, West Haven. Track line: 802-265-3112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

Rochester Summer Concerts

6:30 p.m.

Rochester summer concerts on the Park, Sunday evenings. Free! Bring a chair, picnic, and enjoy. Main St. (Route 100), Rochester.

MONDAY

Deep Sky Discovery Night

7:30 p.m.

Deep Sky Discovery Night explores the mysteries of the deep sky with Green Mountain Astronomers at Hubbardton Battlefield. Tour the galaxy: Saturn, Mars, the constellations, and Milky Way. Bring flashlights; marshmallows and telescopes provided. Inside program if inclement weather.

5696 Monument Hill Road, Hubbardton. Call 802-759-2412 to confirm.

Donations appreciated.

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.; 12-1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m. Call for more times & info, 802-773-7187.

Bikram Yoga **

AUG. 28

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.

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.

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.

Smoking Cessation

4:30 p.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at RRMC Foley Cancer Center Conference Rm. on Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

Smoking Cessation for Pregnant Moms

5 p.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program for pregnant mothers, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at Rutland Women’s Healthcare, 147 Allen St., Rutland.

Mondays, 5-6 p.m. Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

RYT Open Auditions

5:30 p.m.

Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for fall production of “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween” 3-6 p.m. at Rutland Youth Theatre, Courcelle Building, 16 North St. Ext., Rutland. Open to grades K-12. rutalndrec.com/ theatre for info.

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.

Coming up:

Sept. 2: Shakespeare Alive! at Coolidge Site, Plymouth Sept. 2-3: Folk & Blues Festival at Coolidge Site, Plymouth Sept. 3: New World Festival at Chandler Music Hall, Randolph Sept. 4-10: Bedlam in residence at Burnham Hollow Orchard, Middletown Springs Sept. 6-13: Killington Valley Masters’ Games, Killington/

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DaddyLongLegs

4 p.m.

Stone Valley Arts hosts musical jazz trio. Stone Valley Arts, Fox Hill, 145 East Main St., Poultney.

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7 p.m.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Asphalt Track Racing: Double Stack Night, double features, late model championship finale, 6th annual Great North American Pancake Eating Championship. Grandstand admission applies, kids are free. 2743 Rt. 22A, West Haven. Track line: 802-265-3112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

TUESDAY

Always ... Patsy Cline

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Art Workshop

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.

Family Playgroup

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.

Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets Tuesdays at Mendon Methodist Church basement.

Info, 802-773-2694.

Preschool Story Time

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.

Smoking Cessation

11 a.m.

Rutland’s stop smoking program, including patches, gum, and lozenges, at Rutland Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Register at 747-3768 or rrmc.org. Free!

TOPS Meeting

5 p.m.

TOPS - Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Tuesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 85 West Street, Rutland. Weigh-in 5-5:25 p.m. Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. For additional information call Robin at 802-483-2967.

League Nights

5 p.m.

Killington Golf Course holds themed League Nights every Tuesday. 9-hole scramble, teams or individuals. $20 members, $25 non members includes cart, dinner, prizes. Sign up at 802-422-6700 by 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Clubhouse dinner, awards, and announcements follow. East Mountain Road, Killington.

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.

Legion Bingo

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!

Chess Club

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.

Rutland Region Sept. 7: Boz Scaggs at Paramount Theatre, Rutland Sept. 9: Green Mountain Pug Social at Sherburne Library, Killington Sept. 14-17: Tunbridge World’s Fair, Tunbridge Sept. 16-17: Spartan Race at Killington Resort Sept. 23: Vermont Fairy Tale Festival at Sherburne Library, Killington Sept. 23-24: Vt. Woodworking & Forest Festival at Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock

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Music scene by dj dave hoffenberg

WEDNESDAY AUG. 23

Public safety building:

[MUSIC Scene] FRIDAY AUG. 25

SATURDAY AUG. 26

SUNDAY AUG. 27

BRANDON

BARNARD

BOMOSEEN

KILLINGTON

7 p.m. Brandon Inn

Music at the Riverbend: Mad Mountain Scramblers

7 p.m. Feast & Field Market

6 p.m. Iron Lantern

5 p.m. The Foundry

POULTNEY

BOMOSEEN

BRANDON

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

Lakou Mizik

Jazz Night with The Jazz Vectors

6 p.m. Iron Lantern

RUTLAND

CASTLETON

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

Dan Kowalski

What Dude Open Mic

6 p.m. Blue Cat Bistro

9:30 p.m. The Venue

KILLINGTON

Jenny Porter

THURSDAY

Aaron Audet Band

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Craic Agus Ceol

AUG. 24 BARNARD

8 p.m. The Foundry

5:30 p.m. Feast & Field Market

Jenny Porter

Quincy Mumford & the Reason Why

BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Lake House Grille Ryan Fuller

KILLINGTON

Duane Carleton & Jeff Poremski

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

7:30 p.m. Brandon Music DaddyLongLegs

10 a.m. K1 Base Lodge

Killington Boot Camp Race to the Peak w/ DJ Dave

RUTLAND

Aaron Audet Band

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Craic Agus Ceol

6 p.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

PITTSFIELD

6 p.m. Sherburne Library Lawn

Clearaoke w/ Caitlin

Tony Lee Thomas

Supply & Demand

6 p.m. Clear River Tavern 9 p.m. Clear River Tavern

Aaron Audet Band

POULTNEY

MENDON

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

POULTNEY

6 p.m. Red Clover Inn Jazz Trio

RUTLAND

PITTSFIELD

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam w/ Supply & Demand

POULTNEY

DJ Mega

9:30 p.m. The Venue Josh Jakab

STOCKBRIDGE

5:30 p.m. Otto’s Cones Point General Store Music at The Moose: Moose Crossing

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Draught Room & Clubhouse at Diamond Run Mall 7:30 p.m. Hop ‘n’ Moose

RUTLAND

WOODSTOCK

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

10 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant

9:30 p.m. The Venue

9 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Mega

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Open Mic w/ Tom Irish

Dancing After Dark w/ DJ Jesse Scott

9:30 p.m. The Venue Open Mic w/ Chris Pallutto

STOCKBRIDGE 11 a.m. Wild Fern

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

WOODSTOCK 4 p.m. Our Lady of the Snows Roman Catholic Church 20th Annual Mozart Concert

MONDAY AUG. 28

LUDLOW

9 p.m. The Killarney

Open Mic w/ Supply & Demand

WOODSTOCK 8 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Open Mic w/ Brian Warren

Duane Carleton

7 p.m. Wild Fern Laurie Goldsmith

Summer Concert Series

Dougiepalooza: Rick Redington & The Luv

7 p.m. Taps Tavern Miss Guided Angels

6:30 p.m. Town Park

Dougiepalooza: Supply & Demand

8 p.m. Clear River Tavern

Northern Homespun

Music at The Moose: Don Cahn

7 p.m. The Foundry

Cooler in the Mountains: Funky Dawgz Brass Band

9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub

PITTSFIELD

12 p.m. Otto’s Cones Point General Store

3:30 p.m. Snowshed Base Area

LUDLOW Big Fez & The Surfmatics

Local’s Night w/ Duane Carleton

ROCHESTER

9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub DJ Dave’s All Request Dance Party

Jazz Night

POULTNEY

KILLINGTON

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

6 p.m. Liquid Art Open Mic

Steve Kyhill

TUESDAY

Josh Jakab DJ Dirty D

Kris Collett

AUG. 29

POULTNEY

8 p.m. Taps Tavern Bluegrass Jam

WOODSTOCK 10 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Dancing After Dark w/ DJ Jesse Scott

RUTLAND 7 p.m. The Venue

Working Mans Karaoke w/ Bob Hudson

8 p.m. Center Street Alley Trivia

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Schools, daycare centers and babysitting centers are common places for lice to strike ’Tis the season for school and lice (MC)—As the school year begins anew, lice often becomes a subject of conversation among concerned parents.

In certain areas, such as in classrooms and locker rooms, lice easily can be transferred from person to person. Understanding this common foe can help students avoid it and parents recognize it when it’s present.

A louse is an ectoparasite, meaning it feeds on its host while living on the surface of the host’s body. Although lice can affect various parts of the body, they are most notably present on the scalp.

Research indicates that head lice have been spreading among humans for

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Unlike lice that congregate on other parts of the body, head lice are not a vector for disease transmission. They are relatively innocuous, but can be quite a nuisance. The insects are adept at clinging to human hair and feeding on blood from the scalp.

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continued from page 1 will address why a new public safety building is needed; how co-locating the fire, rescue and police services will enhance public safety; and how the land costs will be covered with no net effect on the town budget or taxes.

Stephen Finneron, Otto Iannantuoni, Vito Rasenas and Andrew Salamon make up the town Fire Department Facility Review Committee.

The proposed land purchase is a four acre lot just southeast of Woods Road. The Woods Spa and Resort shares the site’s western border, and Peppino’s and Mountain Sports Inn are located across Killington Road. A separate road off Killington Road would be built to access the site.

“We need a new fire house on an emergency level,” Chet Hagenbarth, highway and facilities director, has said. “We’re in violation of state mandates. We have a fire department that doesn’t even meet fire code,” he said.

“Nor does the fire department own all the land it currently occupies.”

While the committee first considered what it would

VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE $634,360, WHICH INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND, PLUS ... DESIGN. take to retrofit the fire department at its current location, a lengthy report by architects Dore and Whittier in February 2015 concluded: “The current site is inadequate to meet the current needs and future needs of the Killington fire station and renovating the existing structure is not cost effective.”

Since, the committee has considered 13 potential sites weighing a multitude of criteria from ease of access and distance, to cost of site work, to cost and quantity of land available. The committee eventually concluded that the best site would be a four acre lot just south of Woods Road.

The town has negotiated a purchase price of $525,000 for the four acres of land. Additionally, owner Steve Durkee will provide $20,000 of in kind services to prep the site. Voters will be asked to approve $634,360, which includes the purchase of the land, plus engineering investigation and design ($21,860) and architectural design ($87,500) so that an accurate project cost and scope can be presented to the voters next summer (2018). If approved, construction would likely begin the summer of 2019.

12 • The Mountain Times • Aug. 23-29, 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 27

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS 1. Nocturnal rodents 6. “Sin City” actress Jessica 10. Strong dark beer 14. Nebraska city 15. Inclined to avoid conflict 17. Mistaken belief 19. Expresses disgust 20. Greek goddess of the dawn 21. Cranky 22. Boy who wouldn’t grow up 23. Scots for “home” 24. Turfs 26. Countries 29. The duration of something 31. Pastries 32. Golf score 34. Reasonable 35. Female parents 37. Art __, around 1920 38. Beloved sandwich 39. Damaged 40. Long time 41. One who rears 43. Without 45. Occupational safety and health act 46. Political action committee 47. Geological period 49. Swiss river 50. Type of mathematical graph 53. Doctors are sworn to it 57. One’s concerns 58. Type of wrap 59. Foray 60. Born of 61. A temporary police force

CLUES DOWN 1. __ and circumstance 2. Bowfin fish 3. Ready money 4. Expression of satisfaction 5. Lacking good judgment 6. Cooks where one 7. Majors and Oswald 8. __ humbug 9. Salts 10. Type of hound 11. A notice of someone’s death 12. Disgust with sweetness 13. Barbie’s friend 16. Rectal procedures 18. Partner to carrots 22. Group of cops (abbr.)

23. First Chinese dynasty 24. A favorite of children 25. Being a single unit or thing 27. Fencing swords 28. New England river 29. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)

30. Insect feeler 31. Payment (abbr.)

33. Director Howard 35. Large deep-bodied fish 36. Architectural term describing pillars 37. Chargers legend Fouts 39. Awaken 42. Covered 43. Frock 44. Cools a home 46. Congratulatory gestures 47. __ fide 48. Ancient Incan sun god 49. Card players’ move: __ up 50. Gentlemen 51. Educational organizations 52. Actress Daly 53. Southern sky constellation (abbr.)

54. Midway between east and southeast 55. Small European viper 56. Language close to Thai Solutions on page, 27

As luck would have it

Ever since my first major rock concert in high school, I have been a fan of live music productions. It didn’t matter if it was a local band playing in a nearby nightclub or a nationwide act performing for thousands of fans in an arena, that feeling of a thumping bass line or a piercing guitar solo never failed to excite me.

Some of my favorite memories of my 20s and 30s were the weekend–long festivals that highlighted multiple days of jamming. Couple that experience with a tent, a cooler full of food and drink, and some close friends, and it really doesn’t get any better.

My concertgoing days have dwindled as I’ve grown older, but I still manage to get in a show or two a year.

These days I’ll check the schedule of major acts to see if they’re coming nearby and if the mood strikes me, I’ll pony up for a ticket.

And now that my son is a teenager (and a budding musician in his own right), I have a willing partner to drag along. In fact, we’ve attended three concerts in the last three weeks, each of which offered a radically different experience.

The first concert was for my son’s drum teacher, who plays in a popular 90s tribute band. He suggested that we attend a show at a fairly large venue in a nearby city and offered free tickets to lure us in. I felt obliged since he’s done such a good job training my son.

So, on a Friday night a few weeks ago, we hopped into the car and took off. When we arrived, I was immediately taken aback by the number of people (apparently the tribute business is thriving).

LOGAN LUCKY The band cranked out non-stop hits from acts like Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. I could appreciate the musicianship and variety of styles, but my son was mostly mesmerized by how cool Heads). I also didn’t bite when he inquired about the his drum teacher looked. “funny” smells wafting through the crowd.

The next concert was for a band called Umphrey’s Our third concert occurred this past weekend when McGee. Known as a jam band because of their extended we went to see Earth, Wind and Fire at a large arena. I eximprovisations, UM is growing in popularity in the unplained to my son that this would be an entirely differderground circuit. I had received a tip to check them out ent scene featuring an entirely different kind of music. after I mentioned to someone at work that I liked Phish I hate to say it, but the best part about the EWF show and the Grateful Dead. was the warm-up act, After a few days of Chic, a popular 70s I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT YOU HAVE TO listening and a growing group headed by famed LET THE MUSIC FLOW THROUGH YOU TO appreciation, I serenmusic producer, Nile dipitously checked Rodgers. Rodgers proREALLY FEEL AND APPRECIATE IT. online to see where the duced some of the most band was touring. And wouldn’t you know it, a week lat- memorable disco hits from the 70s as well as other rock er they were going to be only an hour away at a popular and funk classics. Every song was a winner, including outdoor amphitheater. Needless to say, I bought tickets their monster hit, “Le Freak,” which brought the house immediately and made plans to attend. down.

The show featured tight musicianship and a loyal I was happy my son got to see this show because the crowd happy to be in their presence. Both my son and type of music was unlike anything he has ever heard.

I enjoyed the vibe of live music on a warm summer And he was particularly awestruck by the fact that night, but he was admittedly taken aback by the strange everyone was dancing, including his dad. I explained to dancing of numerous patrons (think modernized Dead him that you have to let the music flow through you to really feel and appreciate it.

So, imagine how pleased I was to look over half-way through Chic’s set to see him grooving away, unconcerned that he was surrounded by a massive crowd that would normally intimidate an impressionable teenage boy.

This week’s film, “Logan Lucky,” also featured some massive crowds, but in this case the crowds were there to see car racing.

Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Katie Holmes and Daniel Craig, “Logan Lucky” uses the CocaCola 600 and Charlotte Motor Speedway as the backdrop for a blue collar, “Ocean’s 11”-style bank heist.

On the surface you would expect this to be a bumbling comedy with copious amounts of schlock, but the reality is that director Steven Soderbergh delivered an interesting and humorous take on the backwoods world of redneck logic.

Check this one out if you want to see some intriguing characters in a very intriguing situation. It wasn’t the funniest film I’ve ever seen, but it was quirky enough to be a winner.

A speedy “B” for “Logan Lucky.”

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

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Rockin’ the region with Dougiepalooza Nearing the end of summer is no fun, but it does mean something good and that is the

rockin’ the region by dj dave hoffenberg

return of Dougiepalooza at the Clear River Tavern on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 6 p.m. til midnight.

This annual event is all about good tunes and family fun. This year’s event kicks off at 6 p.m. with Supply and Demand outside in the gazebo followed by Rick Redington and The Luv inside at 9 p.m. There is never a cover charge for music at the Clear and that includes this. I got a chance to speak with founder Doug Mianulli and Si Las, who is the lead vocalist and guitar player of Supply and Demand.

Dougipalooza came to be about five years ago.

Mianulli said, “There were people in the Clear that played in bands who suggested that since the Clear is such a fun place for music and having a good time, that with the outdoor grounds, we should have a mini festival. I agreed to it and they called it Dougiepalooza, and we’ve been doing it ever since.” Some years it’s a big event with lots of bands and this year will be a little smaller but regardless, good times will be had by all.

Mianulli talked about what to expect on Saturday. “The Clear has always been known to be a great place for anyone [age] eight to 80. We have large grounds for kids to play in, we got all kinds of toys and yard games, music, locals and food.

It’s very inviting to most

people.” Dougiepalooza is really just an extension of the Clear in general. Mianulli said, “Once people get there if they’re from out of state, we call them our ‘Out of State Locals,’ plus we have our regulars, and everybody becomes part of the scene because they enjoy the Clear and the vibe so much.”

Mianulli has been working there for the past 22 years. He really loves it and said, “There is no place I would rather work.

The type of people who come there are the people I really enjoy serving. I’ve watched their kids grow up because they’ve been coming for years. I’m a true server — I love to serve people. The Clear is a unique place. People walk in, sit down to order and I sit at the table with

undergone some big changes. Manulli described it and said, “It’s moving forward by leaps and bounds. The inn has changed dramatically.

It’s been gutted and now has beautiful rooms and decor.” The restaurant will be debuting a new executive chef in September — Tim Galvin — to work alongside Taylor. That will help [move] things along and keep things moving in a forward direction.”

Silas has been a part of this event since it started.

He said, “Everybody that shows up, has a good time. It’s kind of slowly been building since then.” He looks forward to this event every year and said, “Every time you go in the Clear, you feel at home. It’s down to earth and mellow, everyone is super chill. That’s awe-

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DOUG MIANULLI them. We talk about famsome for a regular act ily and as we’re talking, that gets to play music we’re ordering food. It’s there. When you combine the atmosphere of family that with five or six other and friends that I enjoy. people, it has this energy It’s not just a waiter comthat has a festival vibe to ing up to take your order it. The Clear has a beautiand go away. It’s commuful spot there, it’s a nice nicating with the people space. The combination and hanging out, being between the space and able to have that time to the people makes for a do that with them.” nice experience that you The Clear has recently remember.”

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Joining Si Las and making up the rest of Supply and Demand will be Chris Pallutto on guitar, Evan Antal on bass, Steven Whipple on drums and Liam Bonerman Gentry on horns.

Si Las said, “We’re going to give what we always do. I’m fortunate to play with some really tight musicians who are very talented. Dan Brown has played with us; we’ve had Steve Audsley back in the day. It’s been a consistent level of quality musicianship. We’re going to do a little bit of reggae, hip hop and some solid original music — something we can enjoy, where we can sit back and kick it. We’ll start the day off right.”

Brown is busy in the summer, so Pallutto stepped in, and Si Las is pumped. “It’s been really nice. He has a really nice repertoire of songs that pretty much anybody wants to hear. He’s a gigging musician that always wants to play. He can hold his own and he’s playing lead. Sometimes he plays lead for the majority of the time, like 75 to 25. He’ll sing when he wants, but he kind of just hangs out and shreds.

That’s a good quality to have in a lead guitarist, straight shred.”

Si Las is super psyched to be opening for Redington. He said, “I used to play with Rick a bunch back in the day. I would go to Rick’s house ad get lessons from him. This is going to be a special event for me.”

Special indeed, make sure not to miss it. Mianulli added, “It’s a nice day of music with friends, hanging out and having a good time. I call it my little Woodstock. Everybody on the grounds hanging out, kids playing and families enjoying themselves.”

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Bid well in auction to benefit West Pawlet V.F.D.

Thursday, Aug. 24, 5:30 p.m.—WEST PAWLET— The West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department auction will be held Thursday, Aug. 24 at the West Pawlet Firehouse, Route 153, West Pawlet. The auction event begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends when all items are gone.

Auctioneer for the event will be Chris Mars, son of the late, famous Vermont auctioneer Bus Mars, who taught his son well the tradition of presenting an entertaining Vermont auc-

tion. Mars will use his talent of rapid-fire, staccato calls to entice folks to bid and buy. Many bargains, including assorted antiques, tools, tables, dressers, mirrors, an old school desk, knick-knacks, glassware, toys and more arrive daily and await shoppers. All items are available to view starting at 4 p.m. before the bidding begins at 5:30 p.m.

The auction is a charity event in support of the West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department. The proceeds from donated items help

the department’s general operating costs and for much-needed equipment and training programs, both for new recruits and continuing education for long-time department member volunteers. Donated items for the auction are still being gladly accepted by the department.

Food will be available for purchase, including grilled burgers, hot dogs and French fried potatoes, plus sodas and bottled water.

For more information, call 802-645-0158.

Low light pollution allows for amazing gazing for Deep Sky Discovery Night Saturday, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m.—HUBBARDTON—The Green Mountain Astronomers are back at the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton, Saturday, Aug. 26, for another Deep Sky Discovery Night. The program runs 7:30-11 p.m.

The astronomers bring their own telescopes to share. They are happy to present the depths of the night sky to attendees. Bring blankets, flashlights, and binoculars or telescopes, if available.

The Hubbardton Battlefield has little modern light pollution and a sweeping open sky, and is the perfect spot to observe the heavens. The program is dependent on weather and sky conditions.

Call ahead, at 802-273-2282, to confirm the program is on.

Admission is by donation. It’s fun for the whole family.

For more information, visit historicsites.vermont.gov. Join the Vermont State Historic Sites on Facebook.

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Courtesy of Dorset Theatre Festival

From left to right: Oliver Palmer, Treat Williams, Stephen Adly Guirgis make up the trio that will star in Dorset Theatre Festival’s regional revival of “American Buffalo.”

Treat Williams and Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis star in “American Buffalo” at Dorset Theatre Festival Aug. 24-Sept. 2—DORSET—Dorset Theatre Festival capstones its 40th anniversary season with the regional revival of “American Buffalo” by David Mamet. “American Buffalo,” under the direction of John Gould Rubin (artistic director of “The Private Theater”), runs for a limited engagement of 11 performances between Aug. 24-Sept. 2. All performances take place at the Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset.

“American Buffalo” is one of Pulitzer Prizewinner David Mamet’s defining works, instantly acclaimed when it opened on Broadway.

Starring Treat Williams as Teach and Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis as

Donny, Dorset Theatre Festival now takes a fresh look at a trio of misguided misfits who are a little out of luck and way out of their league as they plot the theft of a rare coin collection. “American Buffalo” crackles with explosive humor, frenetic energy, and surprising tenderness. Making his regional debut, Oliver Palmer (“Shakespeare in the Square”) will round out the cast as Bobby, Donny’s junk shop delivery boy.

“This cast has amazing chemistry and depth. They bring a passion to Mamet’s seminal work that invigorates the play,” said artistic director Dina Janis. “Tony Award-winning scenic designer Christopher Barreca has also created a magnificent design for

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Single tickets and subscriptions for the 2017 summer season are on sale by calling the box office at 802-8672223 ext. 2, Tuesday through Saturday, 12-6 p.m.; or 8 p.m. on performance days. For more information, visit dorsettheatrefestival.org.

Chris Kleeman rescheduled in Proctorsville; keeps music series going another week Wednesday, Aug. 23, 5:30 p.m.—PROCTORSVILLE—Chris Kleeman was supposed to play at the Proctorsville Summer Concert series — until the rains came down. Rather than just cancel his performance, the organizers postponed it. Now, Kleeman will play Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 5:30 p.m.

A performer of great energy and focus, Chris Kleeman is well known for his sparkling interpretive skills, bringing songs from across a broad spectrum to spice up an already simmering, soulful pot of music.

He provides a unique opportunity to see and hear the real thing; an artist of high energy and gritty musical performance.

This is an extra in the series of Wednesday evening public concerts that the town of Cavendish and the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association produce for all to enjoy. Bring a blanket or favorite lawn chair and relax; have a picnic; or just listen to the music.

As always, the concerts are free and open to everyone. For more information, call 802-226-7736.

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DaddyLongLegs to perform 21st century folk music in Brandon Saturday, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m.— BRANDON—DaddyLonglegs is the confluence of three wellknown Vermont musicians whose talents merge to form a highly original acoustic trio. David Gusakov, Rick Ceballos, and Matt Witten infuse catchy folk songs, Celtic and “old-timey” melodies, and early minstrel and jazz pieces with passion and intricacy. Catch the playful and dynamic trio at Brandon Music on Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Seven Days music reviewer Dan Bolles described the group’s self-titled CD as “a finely curated collection of traditional tunes and originals, performed with exceptional skill and taste.” Playing fiddle, viola, banjo, gourd banjo, piano, guitar, percussion and vocals, DaddyLongLegs creates vibrant, sensitive and surprising 21st-century folk music.

This event is a part of Vermont Arts 2017, celebrating public funding for the arts.

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Summer cooking: Texas brisket, Green Mountain style

By Daryle Thomas

There was a time when Texas beef lived and died in Texas. That concept pretty much ended in the 60s when almost all beef grown in Texas was sent up north to the feed lots to be fattened on grain.

They had to be fattened because that good grass-fed marbling was worked off on the trail to the packing houses. One of the saddest days in Texas was when the beef was sent north to be processed. Brisket, once an insider’s freebie, skyrocketed to an unbelievable one dollar a pound.

Of the 40 processed muscles, read cuts, brisket ranks 39th. Probably the only thing tougher would be ankle meat … or the ankle itself. Brisket was considered in the trim category. It would be suitable for grinding, except hamburger did not really exist in Texas.

Imagine a longhorn beef cow. The brisket, located in the forward, lower chest area, is what keeps the front legs from splaying apart. That kind of responsibility produces a very muscular cut of beef. You actually know of some brisket cuts. Corned beef is one. If you fully cook, then smoke corned beef it becomes pastrami. Packer-cut brisket, sometimes called whole packer, is the point, the flat and all the fat.

Fortunately, you as a retail consumer shouldn’t be able to buy a full brisket. Nor would you want to. If you did, you would have to separate the point from the flat and trim the fat down to less than half an inch. You most likely don’t own knives capable of doing that task. A visit to your favorite retail butcher will produce a flat cut of brisket, cryovac’d. It will weigh about eight to 10 pounds and will be trimmed to a quarter inch of fat. The per pound cost will have climbed to about $8, although sale prices may be as low as $5 a pound.

The trick in cooking, or more correctly barbecuing, a brisket is to utilize a lot of time. Typically, one

hour per pound is a good place to start. The smoking/cooking temperature must hold steady at 225 degrees Fahrenheit for the entire time. It ain’t all that easy to do over a wood fire but you can cheat. It is possible to cook a brisket in the home oven. And you can make it taste fairly close to pit-smoked brisket.

You will need two items. One is a liquid smoke. You may find a few liquid smokes in your favorite grocery store; Stubb’s is my choice. The other item is smoked sea salt. I use Hickory Smoked Sea Salt from the San Francisco Salt Company.

Step One is to season the brisket. I make my own dry rub, which contains a fair amount of seasonings.

I call it Daryle’s Secret, mostly because I rarely write down what I use in it. True Texas barbecue dry rub is considerably easier. Salt and pepper does it — in this case, freshly ground Tellicherry black pepper and the previously mentioned smoked salt.

First, rub on some liquid smoke, mixed with canola oil. Not too much. Then lightly salt and heavily pepper both sides of the meat. Place the brisket, uncovered, on a sheet pan midway in the oven at 225 degrees Fahrenheit. Check the internal temperature after roasting for an hour per pound. It must read at least 205 degrees Fahrenheit. It will likely need more time. There will probably be a fair amount of liquid in the roasting pan. Use it to baste the brisket as it cooks. Letting the brisket rest for a half hour in the juices after cooking will redistribute some of the moisture.

Remember to carve across the grain, slicing up to a half inch thick. Drape a slice over your finger. It should hang down, like a reverse U, without breaking. Now pull the slice gently. It should break into two or three pieces. Will this brisket taste like it was fully pit-smoked? Of course not. But it will be surprisingly good eats!

Chittenden celebrates with run, BBQ, fireworks and fun Saturday, Aug. 26, 8 a.m.— CHITTENDEN—The town of Chittenden will celebrate Chittenden Day on Saturday, Aug. 26, at Barstow School, 223 Chittenden Road, Chittenden.

The Barstow Sap Run, sponsored by the Barstow PTO, will kick off the day’s events with registration at 8 a.m. at Barstow School. The one-mile fun run will start at 8:30 a.m., followed by the 5k run at 9 a.m. Race day entry fees are $10 for kids and $20 for adults. Save $5 with early registration at signupgenius.com (search for Barstow PTO).

The big parade at 12 noon will proceed from the Powerhouse to the Monument via Chittenden Road. Plan to arrive before the parade as the route will be closed to cars during the parade.

Opening ceremonies are at 1 p.m. at Barstow School. The afternoon’s program will feature live music and other entertainment, a variety of booths and oldfashioned games, softball, photo contest display, a silent auction and plenty of food. All ages are welcome.

A barbecue dinner will be served at 5 p.m. with grilled

chicken breast, cole slaw, baked beans, garden vegetables and a brownie for $8 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Proceeds will benefit the Veterans’ Monument Fund.

At the same time, the Chittenden Public Library will be offering free ice cream for dessert.

The evening will conclude with fireworks at 8:45 p.m.

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Our Lady of the Snows, Woodstock, welcomes public to 20th annual Mozart Concert Sunday, Aug. 27, 4 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— The 20th annual Mozart Concert will take place at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Woodstock, Sunday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m.

The program includes the Duo in C Major for Viola and Cello, K. 292, the Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423, the Divertimento for String Trio, K. 229, the Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285, and “Ave Verum Corpus,” K. 618. As is tradition, the audience is invited to sing the “Ave Verum.” Performers include violinist John Lindsey of Potsdam, N.Y.; violist Scott Woolweaver of Boston, Mass.;

cellist Karen Kaderavek of Montreal, Quebec; and flutist Deborah Boldin of Boston, Mass.

The performance honors the memory of Father William Gallagher, who was pastor at Our Lady of the Snows for many years, and founder of the annual Mozart Concert and the annual Messiah Sing.

The performance is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be collected.

Our Lady of the Snows Roman Catholic Church is located at 7 South St. in Woodstock, across from the Woodstock Inn. For more information, visit pentanglearts.org/ mozart-20.

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Pooches enjoy the last day for Northwood Pool during the Dog Days of Summer pool party. The annual event closes the pool for the season.

Rutland County Humane Society invites canines for a dip in Northwood Pool Sunday, Aug. 27, 9 a.m.—RUTLAND TOWN— Rutland County Humane Society will host the annual Dog Days of Summer pool party Sunday, Aug. 27, 9 -11 a.m. at Northwood Pool, Post Road, Rutland Town.

Let your favorite pooch enjoy the end of summer with a dip in the pool! There will be a free swim for dogs throughout the event (dogs only!), along with games and fun activities for people and their dog. All proceeds go towards the

care of homeless animals in the community.

Dogs must be leashed, except when in the pool, and Vermont law requires that all dogs are up to date on their rabies shots. Puppies under four months old and dogs in heat will not be allowed to participate. Aggressive dogs will be asked to leave.

The organization is asking for a $5 donation per dog, plus a donation for people.

For more information, email Jen at the humane society at jen@rchsvt. org or call 802-483-9171.

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Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 26-27—ORWELL—On Aug. 26 and 27, the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell will host the annual Soldiers Atop the Mount living history weekend honoring the 240th anniversary of the 1777 Northern Campaign of the American Revolution.

The historic ground of Mount Independence will be brought back to life with activities related to Revolutionary-era medicine, gunsmithing, the military road and supplies, the Mount’s role in preparing Benedict Arnold’s fleet on Lake Champlain, garrison strength and much more. The soldiers’ camp opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with the Baldwin Trail walkabout from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Strong Ground 5K Walk, benefiting the Mount Independence Coalition’s education and special programs, is back for the second year on Saturday.

Registration starts at 10 a.m. The $20 fee includes a t-shirt, admission to Soldiers Atop the Mount and a simple lunch in the picnic area. Call 802-948-2000 to pre-register.

The annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, for which the Mount is named, begins on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Re-enactors will lead visitors up the hill to a special tactical event and members of Warner’s Regiment will demonstrate a changing of the guard and more in the Southern Battery. Site interpreter and historian Paul Andriscin offers an illustrated lecture on “Reasons for Revolution” on Saturday and “The Northern Campaign” on Sunday, both at 3:30 p.m.

Event admission is $6 for adults (free for children under 15) and includes access to the museum. Beverages and light snacks are available for purchase in the museum shop.

American forces built Mount Independence in 1776 and 1777 to defend New England and Lake Champlain from the British enemy in Canada. On the nights of July 5 and 6, 1777, the American Army Northern Department withdrew from Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga, as British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne attempted to split New England off from the rest of the United States. Following the Battle of Hubbardton on July 7, the British and Germans occupied Mount Independence until November.

Mount Independence, a National Historic Landmark, is near the end of Mount Independence Road, six miles west of the intersection of Vermont Routes 22A and 73 in Orwell. It includes a museum and six miles of hiking trails. It is open daily through Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m.5 p.m.

For more information, call 802-948-2000 or visit historicsites.vermont.gov.

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Sunday, Aug. 27, 12:30 p.m.—PITTSFIELD—Come celebrate the end of summer at Pittsfield’s Picnic Sunday, Aug. 27 from 12:30-4 p.m., rain or shine. This gathering on the town green originated from necessity immediately after Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. It has now become an annual potluck fundraiser reconnecting neighbors, families and new and old friends from near and far.

This year, organizers have a few new twists to the Picnic.

First, new basketball goal systems will be installed in time to enjoy.

The new theme for the potluck event is “Our Food Heritage.” Bring a favorite family dish and, if known, share its origin.

Email Erica at hurdof3@hotmail.com and she will provide flags to place in the dishes. There will also be some blank flags to create your own. Currently, there are food commitments with origins in China, Korea, Germany, Italy, England, Scotland, Ukraine and Mexico, just to name a few.

There will also be an educational space along the basketball court to learn about the origination of the flags created.

The Planning Commission has organized an energy fair, where guests can ask the experts from Green Mountain Power, Efficiency Vermont, Catamount Solar and NeighborWorks Heat Squad about alterna-

tive energy needs.

The schedule for the day is as follows: Potluck picnic will begin at 12:30 p.m. and run until the food is gone. Jason Evans is bringing the “Irene Grill” and cooking up burgers, dogs and corn on the cob. Donations have been made by Tozier’s Restaurant, Original General Store, Riverbend Farm and Pristine Mountain Water.

Free will donations are appreciated, and bring a dish to share.

The silent auction will run 12:30-3:30 p.m., featuring items from local artisans and businesses.

The popular Pittsfield’s Proud Horseshoe Tournament will begin at 1:30 p.m. It’s $5 per person, team play. The coveted gold, silver, and bronze “Stanley Cup” team trophies are up for grabs.

All money raised will fund the basketball court rehabilitation project and recreation area improvements.

Locals are also seeking Pittsfield artists and artisans to exhibit their work or photos of their work created in Pittsfield in the Pittsfield town office and library hallways from early September through December.

This will be a wonderful way to share talent and enthusiasm with the community.

For more information email pittsfieldvtart@gmail.com or call Betty Warner at 802-729-2772.

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RYT holds open auditions for “Boo!Thirteen Scenes from Halloween” Sunday & Monday, Aug. 27-28—RUTLAND—Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for the creepy “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween,” a play

by Pat Cook.

Produced by Saskia Hagen Groom and directed by Mikki Lane, “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween” is a story about a full moon and a grinning jack-o’lantern beaming from every window. Celebrate Halloween with this witch’s brew of playlets, each designed to make the skin crawl and tickle funny bones. This eerie revue of 13 skits, all with a sinister twist, is just the thing for a few scary chuckles. Full of

a wicked assortment of trick-or-treaters, grave diggers, witches and goblins, each story is a haunt all itself.

Audition times are Aug. 27, 3-6 p.m. or Aug. 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Rutland Youth Theatre, Courcelle Building, 16 North St. Extension, Rutland. Contact 802-6830019 with any quesions.

Tentative rehearsal schedule will be Tuesdays and Thursdays for leads, as well as Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Grades K-12 may audition. Choose one audition only, but stay for the duration. Visit rutlandrec.com/theatre and hit the audition button to print an audition form and bring it along

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to make the process smooth.

Show times are Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Rutland Intermediate School Theatre.

Rutland Youth Theatre is part of the Rutland Recreation and Parks Department and is a not-for-profit organization. For more information, visit rutlandrec. com/theatre or find them on Facebook.

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Volunteers sought for seasonal choir

Courtesy of Beth Roberts, Killington Boot Camp

Beth Sarandrea, Missy Karr, Kelly Lange and Cathy Leyden run through the start of the inaugural Race to the Peak at Killington’s Ramshead base lodge, in 2015. The third annual, 2017 race is Saturday, Aug. 26.

Race to the Peak challenges participants to ascend 2,000 vertical feet in 5k

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KILLINGTON—The third annual Killington Boot Camp Race to the Peak will be held this Saturday, Aug. 26, with a 10 a.m. start. Participants will run (or hike) the challenging course from the Ramshead Base Lodge to The Peak Lodge at Killington Resort— approximately a 2,000 vertical foot gain in just 3.1 miles (5 kilometers).

In August 2015, Killington Boot Camp partnered with Killington Resort and the town of Killington to host the first annual Race to the Peak 5k, which attracted hundreds.

“Our goal is to make this an annual tradition in Killington with hopes of increasing summer tourism as well,” said Beth Roberts, owner and founder of Killington Boot Camp. “The feedback from

everyone from racers to spectators and volunteers was incredible and I’m confident this race will continue to grow each year,” she added.

It seems to be doing well, as this year marks the third year of the event. In 2016, overheard at the finish line was “Best Vermont 5k of the year!”

The race is a scenic, one-way, 3.1 mile climb that winds up Killington from Ramshead to Snowdon Peak, up the glades and stairway to the back of the Peak Lodge.

Racers will receive a one way gondola ticket for a scenic and relaxing descent to the base.

Pre-registered racers can pick up their bib numbers and racer bags Friday, Aug. 25 from 5-7 p.m. at The Lookout Tavern, 2910 Kil-

lington Road, Killington. Check-in and day-of registration will be open at 8:30 a.m. Saturday behind Snowshed Lodge. Free parking is available at both the Snowshed and Ramshead Lodge lots.

Medals will be awarded to the top three male and female overall finishers. The top five male and female finishers will stand atop the podium at the awards ceremony immediately following the race and have their choice of five prizes. The fastest will pick first from a GoPro camera, $100 gift certificate to Lookout, $100 gift certificate to Sushi

Yoshi, a season pass to Mountain Meadows Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe, VIP Killington Brewfest package, and round of golf at Killington with two early season Killington lift tickets for winter 2017. Additionally the top winners in each age group will also receive podium recognition and prizes.

New this year, organizers will be raffling off two Killington Spartan entries and a three month Body Transformation Challenge package to all registered racers.

In 2016, the top female was Mary Cirelli, age 24, with a time of 34:34. The top male was Tom Geisler, age 42, with a time of 35:49.

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WOODSTOCK—The Woodstock Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Shalom, is seeking volunteers for this year’s High Holy Day choir, under the direction of Dr. James Lorenz.

The choir will perform during the High Holy Day period, beginning with Selichot on the evening of Sept. 16, followed

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21) and Yom Kippur (evening of Sept. 29 and morning of Sept. 30). The choir is open to anyone who enjoys singing, has a nice voice and a good ear, and who would enjoy learning these beautiful and haunting melodies.

Participants do not need to be Jewish or to know Hebrew or how to read music — they are not looking for professionals (but they won’t turn you away if you are one!).

To join the choir, or for more information, contact organizer Antoinette Matlins in Woodstock at 802-457-5145.

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Friday, Aug. 25, 5 p.m.—BRANDON— Susan Bull Riley’s primary muse is Vermont’s natural world, which was hers to explore as she grew up in a family that spent as much time outdoors as in. Riley’s new exhibit at the Compass Music and Arts Center — “Natural Affection” — opens Aug. 25, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. It reflects three facets of her work: a love of botanical watercolor, a bottomless affection for birds, and a need to release, via art, the intensity of her affection for the landscapes of her native state. This is Riley’s second time exhibiting at the Compass.

Patrons and admirers are captivated by the beauty and precision she brings to her work, responding strongly to the affection she has for the natural world and how it speaks to the soul.

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“Madonna with Bluebird” is a watercolor by Susan Bull Riley, part of a new exhibit at Compass Music and Arts Center, “Natural Affection.”

the natural world, be it on petals or feathers, or in a larger landscape.

Although she was formally trained in music rather than art, Riley’s paintings have received honors in regional, national and international galleries and institutions. They have been sought by organizations such as The New York State Museum, The National Science Foundation, the Vermont Community Foundation, the American Chestnut Foundation, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and from many local land trusts. Her work can be found in public and private collections in this country and beyond.

The exhibit runs through Oct. 28.

This exhibit is a part of Vermont Arts 2017, celebrating public funding for the arts.

The Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. For more information, visit cmacvt.org.

Grace Coolidge Musicale features First Lady’s piano

Sunday, Aug. 27, 4 p.m.— PLYMOUTH NOTCH—The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the third of this season’s Grace Coolidge musicales on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 4 p.m.

The 45-minute concert is free; donations are welcome.

Pianists Susan Cobb and Abigail Charbeneau will present a recital of classical piano duets beginning with two of Franz Schubert’s

“Military Marches.” Also on the program are Schubert’s lesser known, but glorious, Variations on a Theme in A-flat major, Op. 35, and Edvard Grieg’s “Norwegian Dances.”

The usicale will be held in the President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center. It showcases the piano given to Mrs. Coolidge by the Baldwin Company and used in the family quarters at the

White House. It was the first piano ever to be flown in an airplane.

The Grace Coolidge Musicales, which conclude on Oct. 8, are organized by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and generously sponsored by the Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation. For further information, call 802-672-3773, or visit historicsites.vermont. gov/coolidge.

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Jacqueline Petroccia, as Patsy Cline stars in the touching story of friendship, a different approach to the story of a star whose life was cut short in “Always … Patsy Cline.”

“Always … Patsy Cline” kicks off ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival season at The Grange Aug. 25-Sept. 10—WOODSTOCK—ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival celebrates music legend and cross-over sensation Patsy Cline, Aug. 25-Sept. 10 at the Grange Theatre in South Pomfret. The touching true story, “Always ... Patsy Cline”, combines humor, heartache and 27 of Cline’s most unforgettable hits, such as “Crazy,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Sweet Dreams,” and more. “Always … Patsy Cline” was created by Ted Swindley in Houston, Texas, in 1988. Swindley wanted to present a production featuring Cline’s music, but he did not want it to just be a typical musical revue or a biography on the singer’s life. He sought a local slant on the show and discovered an interview with a Houston housewife, Louise Seger, in a Cline biography. Within the interview, he discovered information about countless letters written between Seger and Cline up until the night of her death in 1963. “Always … Patsy Cline” is told through the heartfelt and hilarious memories of Seger and focuses on the fateful evening at Houston’s Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline’s untimely passing at age 30.

After many productions in the early 1990s around the southern part of the U.S., “Always … Patsy Cline” successfully ran off-Broadway in 1997. It is one of the Top 10 most produced shows with performances in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Ireland.

Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Henley on Sept. 8, 1932, in Winchester, Va. She was known for helping to break down the gender barrier in country music and received her first recording contract in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, Cline joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. and successfully crossed over to pop music with several of her

songs. Cline remains just as relevant today.

Her legacy as one of the greatest singers of all time continues to resonate among audiences of all ages. In 2005 her album “Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits” was listed as the Longest-Charting Title by a Female Artist in the Guinness Book of World Records, with over 10 million records sold.

Jacqueline Petroccia will portray Patsy Cline. This marks Petroccia’s ninth production of “Always … Patsy Cline.” She won the Connecticut Critics Circle Award and the St. Louis Broadway World Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Cline, and recently starred opposite Cindy Williams on the national tour.

Maria Vee will portray Louise Seger.

Vee is thrilled to be making her debut at ArtisTree — and in a role that she loves. This is her seventh appearance as Louise in “Always … Patsy Cline.” She has performed off-Broadway, in national tours, and in regional and dinner theaters around the country, as well as her critically acclaimed cabaret show in N.Y.C. “Always … Patsy Cline” will feature a live seven-person band: Josh D. Smith (piano), Skip Krevins (steel guitar), Norm Wolf (electric guitar), Paul Wyatt (acoustic guitar and banjo), Owen Kerva-Lenz (fiddle), Michael McClure (upright bass), and Ken Swinkin (drums). Background singers include Nick Kuhn and Phil Sloves.

Single ticket prices range from $20-$25.

ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival performs in the intimate, 100-seat Grange Theatre located at 65 Stage Road in South Pomfret.

For more information or to purchase tickets call 802-457- 3500 or visit artistreevt.org/ always-patsy-cline.html.

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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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Bridgewater Corners

Pop on in to the Bridgewater Corners Country Store for a quick and delicious breakfast on the go. Local favorites include the breakfast burrito or wrap and freshly baked doughnuts, muffins, bagels and English muffins. Or try one of their signature sandwiches. You can also call ahead to avoid the wait. www. bridgewatercornerstore.com (802) 672-6241

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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

“Great burgers, pizza, salads and steaks await you at this hidden gem on 10 acres off Route 100 in Pittsfield. Summer is here, so it’s time to enjoy our outdoor seating and activities like horseshoes, disc golf, volleyball and cornhole. We’re open daily at 3 PM and our friendly staff serves food until 10 PM and drinks even later, making you feel right at home. Our live music schedule will keep you entertained and we’re sure you’ll agree...”When You’re Here, You’re in The Clear” 802-746-8999 www.clearrivertavern. com

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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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Jones’ Donuts

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) 7737810

Killington Market

Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the go at Killington Market, Killington’s on-mountain grocery store for the last 30 years. Choose from breakfast sandwiches, hand carved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, roast chicken, salad and specialty sandwiches. Vermont products, maple syrup, fresh meat and produce along with wine and beer are also for sale. www.killingtonmarket.com (802) 422-7736 or (802) 422-7594

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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. 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

Mendon Mini Golf and Snack Bar

Mendon Mini Golf and Snack Bar serves a variety of dining options that include Handmade Burgers, Dogs, Grilled Chicken, Fish, Hand-cut Fries, and many other meals and sides. Also choose from 11 flavors of Hershey’s Ice Cream. Now offering soft serve ice cream. 776-4921

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) 4224777

Mountain Top Inn & Resort

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

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. For reservations, call 802-422-3293. www.peppinosvt.com.

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. 802-755-2290, redcloverinn.com

Rosemary’s

Rosemary’s was built around an indoor boulder,features an illuminated garden view, and photographs capturing the Inn’s history. Chef Daniel Molina, who comes to us from from Salubre Trattoria and the Canoe Club¬†¬†in Hanover, blends the flavors of Ireland with those of countryside New England created with a host of fresh local Vermont and New England seafood products. We take pride in serving you only the best quality, and supporting the local farmers. innatlongtrail.com 802-775-7181

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. (802) 773-2738.

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 chefowned and operated. Delivery or take away option available. Now open year round. www.vermontsushi. com (802) 422-4241

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The 172nd Vermont State Fair was held in Rutland, Aug. 15-19. The event featured rides like the iconic ferris wheel, the flying swings, and visitors even got up close and personal with a few monster trucks. See more photos online at mountaintimes.info.

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By Alan Jeffery,By Teaching Professional Teaching Professional Immovable rules for immovable objects Green Mountain National Golf Course Mountain National Golf Course QUESTION: Carol and Chad are playing in a tournament. On the third hole, Carol strokes her ball into the rough near an out of bounds marker 11. Near her ball is an immovable artificial object lying out of bounds, which interferes with her swing. Carol says rules allow her relief because the object is immovable. Chad says no relief is allowed. Is Chad correct?

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WILLOW - 11-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby. I am a friendly older gal who loves as much attention as I can get. I am a senior but I do not feel like one! I still have a spring in my step and will purr and purr away whenever I am being petted.

PHARENA - 9-year-old spayed female. Boxer mix.

I’m a super sweet, older lady who enjoys being with people. I still have a spring in my step for a dog my age but can also be a couch potato and will curl up with you as you read or watch television

ALI - 5.5-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair.

Torbie. I’m Ali and I am one big friendly gal. I am what you consider a lap cat and I sure do love food, but who doesn’t? I will need to continue being on a diet, because not only is it bikini season, I would like to stay healthy!

TENNA - 8-year-old spayed female. Spaniel/Beagle mix.

Well, let’s just state the obvious that I’m adorable! I already know Sit and I’d like to learn more commands and maybe even some tricks. I like treats so it should be easy to teach me.

TINSEL - 1-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair.

Gray and white. Get ready for a busy lady. I am a sweet, playful, affectionate and curious girl who craves attention. I am also the type of kitty who may do best as an only child. Stop in soon and visit with me!

COCO - 1-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair.

Brown and gray tabby. I am famous for being a lap cat and I am okay with that. I like being inside where it’s safe and warm and I would prefer to keep it that way. I like other cats but I have no history with dogs, but I may like them.

JASPER - 1-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black. Hi, my name is Jasper and I am a friendly guy who loves attention. I will be your shadow and follow you around wherever you go! I love people and I don’t mind other cats.

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LILLY - 8-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair.

Black. I am a big friendly gal and absolutely love my mouse shaped toys and the occasional treat. I have been on my own most of my life so with that being said I wouldn’t mind making a friend or two.

FANCY - 8-year-old spayed female. Boxer. I’m a bundle of joy which I think is an accurate description. I’m a super lady who loves people.

My whole body will wag when I see you and my butt likes to wiggle, too! I’m a love of a dog who is a joy to be around.

EMMA - 1.5-year-old spayed female. Labrador Retriever mix. I’m a very playful lady and I’m fun to be around. I’m a high energy, on the go gal and I’ll need a lot of exercise and play time with my new family. I already know Sit and Shake and I hope to learn more.

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LIZZIE Worlds most beautiful Corgi mix seeks a pet free home with a furever owner that enjoys cuddles, walks and more cuddles! My name is Lizzie and I walk well on a leash, am housebroken and love to travel in the car! Call 802-885-3997 for more information or stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:30.

LION - 6-year-old spayed female. Domestic Long Hair.

White. Hello, I’m Lion. I know what you’re thinking, you’re not a lion, you’re a cat. I think I received this big namesake because of my big personality. I am a gorgeous white long haired lady who is about to steal your heart.

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LITTLE GIRL - 8-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Calico. Hello my name is Little Girl. I came to RCHS on July 26 as a stray and the outdoor life was not for me, especially because I’m declawed. I would like to stay indoors where I am safe and pampered.

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LEON Hi! My name’s Leon and I’m a 3-year-old neutered male that came to Lucy Mackenzie from a shelter in Virginia. I’m so glad I did, too, because I really like Vermont! I’ve had a blast playing in the snow, and look forward to the many spring and summertime adventures ahead of me. I’ve been working a lot on basic obedience behaviors with the people here, and am doing a great job! Sometimes I think I’d really like to find a family that already has a dog, so I could have a dog-friend. I think that would make me very happy! I don’t need one, but it could be fun. The dog would have to be similar in size and be of the right temperament, of course. Small children tend to make me a little nervous, so a household with no children or older kids would be best. It might take me a bit to warm up to new people, but once I do, I promise I’ll be your best friend! If you’ve been looking for a deserving, loving new canine companion, stop in and meet me today! Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor. 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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Get ready for a bumpy ride

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

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a New Moon eclipse, with both lights situated at the 28th Degree of Leo. This makes it nearly impossible to shed any light on the matter, because the lies and deceptions that permeate current events have gone so far over the top, seeing the forest for the trees is being mucked up by the fact that none of us has access to the truth. Still, maybe there is something we can say. As I send prayers to the Creator for some measure of objectivity, I am holding my breath, because when chaos is on top of the stack, the scales can tilt either way.

This eclipse falls at 28 degrees 53 minutes of Leo. Closer to the 29th degree of the sign, both degrees have significance and need to be examined closely. The notion that there will be something cataclysmic that underscores whatever happens on Aug. 21 isn’t that farfetched – but all eclipses have a reach that extends beyond the current moment. From what I can see, this one is triggering a stack of dominoes that will eventually come to a head between the end of December 2017, and late April, early May of 2018, when transiting Saturn and transiting Uranus form trines to the 28th-29th degrees of Leo. With the shadow of the eclipse arcing over the United States there is no way to avoid wondering to what extent it will impact the divisive energies that have overtaken this country. Layering the eclipse chart over President Trump’s horoscope, his Ascendant, or “Point of Purpose,” is wellaspected, and sits smack dab on the 28th-29th degree of Leo. On the surface he appears to be surrounded by levels of protection that will see him rise above all of the negativity that has grown up around him.

This notion is buttressed by the fact that the Fixed Star Regulus occupies the 28th and 29th degree of Leo. Classical astrology labels this “the degree of highest honor.” It is the royal star, the star of high office, and great power. But we live in a polarized reality where what rises to the top can always come down, and Regulus can also generate sudden downfalls, accidents, and violence.

Going deeper into the eclipse chart, the Trans-Neptunian Point, Kronos is positioned opposite the midpoint of Pluto and Astraea. Translated this puts the Lord of Hell and the concept of disastrous endings in a dangerous configuration with the point that holds space for the authorities, the power possessors, the big boys, and whoever’s in charge.

Saturn in Sagittarius is complicating things in a big way. Sagittarius is a lot of things, but fundamentally it is all about the truth. Some say that there is no such thing as absolute truth, and that our definition of the truth is limited to how we perceive things. How we perceive things depends upon our upbringing, the way we are educated, our spiritual/religious programming, our ethnicity, and our experience. Seen in this light, all of us form a definition of what is true for us based on multiple forms of input.

Since we are all uniquely different when it comes to the input we have received, it doesn’t take much to see that each one of us is walking around with ideas and beliefs that make it hard to find a whole lot of common ground with our fellow human beings.

What will evolve out of this eclipse is anyone’s guess.

What we do about that is up to us, and 100 percent reliant upon how our free will responds in a crisis. From my point of view things will go a lot better if from our own little pinhole perspective we can begin to haul back and take a wider view, by beginning to see that none of us is “right” about anything, and that all of us have been hogtied to perceptions that could very well be totally wrong.

Best of luck opening your heart and your mind to the possibility that we can find a way to ride out the storm that lies ahead. Take what you can from this week’s ‘scopes.

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ou keep getting feedback that makes you feel kinda shaky about some of your choices. None of it is right or wrong.

At this point all you can do about all of this well meant advice is: consider the source and file it.

Nobody knows better than you do how much is at stake. You have every right to go your own way and pursue your own methods. Even if the odds suggest that you don’t have a prayer, the odds are something that are about to teach you how to redeem a situation that has gone too far afield.

You can do this. It’s just a matter of getting real and staying true to yourself.

ou can’t be expected to go along with the program at a time like this. Before you start coloring outside the lines get clear about a) what it will cost you, and b) what it means to be strong enough to go there. All of your tests have made it clear enough that you didn’t come here to play games. The need to live according to your own truth competes with the fear that you will lose it all if you do. Don’t be too sure; and don’t allow your fears to dictate your next move.

Who knows? Things might actually improve if you break loose.

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he things that look uncertain to you are begging you to get wise and trust that there are reasons for all of it. The relationship piece is up in the air because you are undergoing a process that is meant to show you how much of your soul has gotten traded off to the idea that you need more from people than they are ready or able to give. In understanding that everything you need has to come from within before you can ever find it without, you are ready to see that it may be more important for you to focus on your true yearnings than to keep trying to get blood out of a stone.

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can’t even begin to tell you what’s going on. The best and the worst of everything could be teaching you just about anything. I have a feeling this is all about staying out of judgment and minding your own business.

It’s easy for you to see too much about what’s going on with others. What you need to remember is it’s not your job to play the cop in any of your relationships.

Keep your focus on the way your own world is spinning and let whatever doesn’t seem to be measuring up, or isn’t going according to plan teach you how to love all of this without needing to change it.

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eighing your options, half of you is stunned at the thought of more than one possibility. The light is on and you’re wondering how far you can actually go. Stretch this image over whatever your current scenario is showing you and latch on to the thought that you can do this. You could even take off and fly if your attitude is free of the need to remain chained to this post. Deeper concerns make it seem as if you aren’t entitled to do much but keep dragging your heart around.

Those issues no longer define you. Let the realm of possibilities take you away from all of this.

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ou fret too much over what’s going on in other people’s minds. Borrowing trouble where there is none is the last thing you need to be doing - especially now - right at the moment when everything’s about to take a positive turn. The things we learned about social interaction in high school wear thin by the time we grow up. Don’t let your teenage mentality take the possibility of having an intelligent relationship away from you. Whoever seems to be expecting more from you than you know how to give is in the midst of teaching you valuable lessons in the art of love.

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tepping up or stepping out of the box is a hell of a lot easier than whatever you were doing before you woke up! Those who know you well aren’t quite sure what to make of the way your behavior is making them stop and think about their own life. The idea that when one thing changes, everything changes is running full tilt. You are no longer feeling subject to the things that kept you down. This sense of fulfillment will buoy you up until it confronts you with the same choice that all of us face when things change enough to call us to turn everything around.

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obody truly understands this the way that you see it. To be too concerned with the fairness of things makes it seem as if you assume that anything was meant to be “fair” on this Earth.

It’s a misconception. For the first time you are willing to let go of the need to have it all work out like a fairy tale. If anything, what matters most is finding a way to feel at home no matter where you are and no matter how it looks.

The rules of convention no longer apply. Expecting any of this to return to normal is a fantasy.

Get used to playing the maverick and keep stretching your limits.

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ther worldly interests are calling you to parts unknown. The whole concept of traveling isn’t limited to the road.

Flights of fancy and trips into the spiritual realms are just as useful to those of you who keep thinking that there has to be more to this than meets the eye. Writing, teaching, and studying are all indicated. So is the thought that you need more training in a particular area. And if you just need to blow this clam bake, the thought that a new set of coordinates might hold something unique and special for you is neither your imagination, nor is it out of the question.

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ou do your best to stay on top of “you and your stuff.”

The daily struggle to remain true to yourself gets complicated by the part of you that still thinks it was built for bigger and better things. We are all legends in our own mind. And whatever shape your lessons are in at the moment has nothing to do with how any of this will look a year from now.

The process that you are going through is ringing up more stuff than you’ve had to deal with in quite a while. Lucky for you Mars is about to come along and give you a reason to keep looking up, instead of down.

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assive aggression makes it look like we’re totally cool, but it does a number on the amount of truth one can apply to a situation. Sometimes it’s better to spit it out than it is to try to disguise the fact that you can’t find the words.

Those closest to you support the idea that you are on your way up, but in order to get where you’re going you need to stop apologizing and get on the stick. The niche you’ve created for yourself has a stranglehold on you. As much as it feels good to have all this support, your real gifts will atrophy if you think your fulfillment depends on staying here.

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ow that everything is at stake, the ones who want a piece of it are crawling out of the walls. You’ve seen this before.

You have your PhD in situations like this. At this point your only weak spot rests in the need for higher levels of discernment. If you think you’re immune, guess again. Anyone with half a brain could get your number and play you as easily as the next person.

Open eyes are essential. The worm in the apple is hard to see until you reach the core. With all the conning you’ve got going on, it’s time to turn on the lie detector and let it run at full blast.

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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Good things for bad people This month, following social media pressure upon their employers, two workers in the San Francisco Bay Area were fired for holding opinions widely deemed abhorrent. The first was a Google engineer who circulated a memo criticizing certain internal corporate policies: specifically, the diversity initiatives that Google had implemented in order to help redress the startling gender imbalance in the male-dominated tech world. The engineer, James Damore, asserted that the relative absence of women in Silicon Valley owed more to biology than to prejudicial hiring or the conditioning of a misogynistic society: according to the junk science propagated by Damore’s manifesto, it’s only natural that women should “prefer jobs in social or artistic areas,” given their “lower stress tolerance.”

Although Damore had his defenders—both fellow sexists and anti-PC activists standing against the internet’s “outrage culture”—most people on Facebook and Twitter were pretty angry with him, and understandably so. They were reacting not only to the noxiousness of Damore’s views but to his status in an industry that increasingly dominates the U.S. economy yet still has not been truly integrated: it’s hard not to see how, as we move into our digital future, one of the fundamental aspects of gender equality will have to be equal representation in tech. Damore was an engineer, not an executive (at least not yet); however, feminists, who understand that his oppressive ideology must be rooted out at all costs, didn’t want to take any chances.

Google’s CEO may have disliked Damore’s memo as much as anyone else—and he may, moreover, understand that some of the women at his company likely feel that they have a right not to share office space with an openly sexist colleague—but it seems clear that the long arm of social media was what got Damore fired. Google had to protect its brand and give its most vocal customers what they wanted.

Shortly after this, a hot dog stand employee in Berkeley, Calif., was fired (or pressured to quit, depending on the source) for participating in the infamous white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA. Unlike Damore, Cole White didn’t self-distribute his repulsive ideology among his coworkers. But journalists documented the event, and when someone recognized White in a photo and outed his identity, online progressives rallied to convince his employer to fire him. All normal people agree that the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville constitute the absolute bottom of the American barrel, and I wouldn’t want to eat a hot dog that one of them had touched even if he were wearing regulation food-safety gloves. Still, in the battle for equality, I question the efficacy of a strategy that spends progressive energy using social media to strip opponents of their employment.

When gloomy free-speech advocates wish for a country in which Americans would be able, on their own free time, to express whatever views they want, however disgusting they may be, without fear of termination in the workplace, liberals remind them that the First Amendment ensures only that the government can’t prosecute you for your opinions; in the private sector, employers can fire you for pretty much whatever they want.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT The liberals are correct here, but they seem ENSURES ONLY THAT to have forgotten that this state of affairs represents a victory for conservatives, not THE GOVERNMENT progressives. On the contrary, progressives CAN’T PROSECUTE YOU have traditionally valued workers’ rights and, in past decades, fought hard for the few FOR YOUR OPINIONS; IN protections they have in the United States: THE PRIVATE SECTOR, for instance, they can’t be fired on account of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual EMPLOYERS CAN FIRE orientation, medical condition, disability, YOU FOR PRETTY MUCH pregnancy, or age. They also can’t be fired for voicing a critique of corporate policy, which WHATEVER THEY WANT. is why some lawyers think that James Damore—whose sexist manifesto was framed as such—has a good case if he decides to sue Google.

Even so, the firings of Damore and White now comprise that rare situation that both Democrats and Republicans can enjoy: on the one hand, it represents a broad social rejection of a backward and discriminatory ideology, and on the other, it exemplifies a world in which power belongs to corporations, not workers. Google employees have no union whose protections might exceed the meager scope of the law, and they didn’t elect to come together to demand the reinstatement of their comrade. Whether the workers’ disinclination to do so was an expression of liberalism or conservatism is irrelevant to the higher-ups; for them, labor disunity is great either way.

I don’t know much about the hot dog stand where Cole White worked, but it’s probably safe for us to assume that it was a minimum-wage gig with no benefits and little opportunity for advancement. Whatever social rung they occupy, white supremacists are a serious problem, but progressives’ decision to attack White’s surely already inadequate employment starkly embodies the Left’s shift of focus from labor issues to social issues: they are no longer intertwined struggles—we’ve not merely retreated from the former battleground but forgotten that it ever existed.

For most progressives today, society’s primary antagonist is not the greedy CEO but the everyday racist—whose racism seems to have emerged from a vacuum, as an inborn defect of character. I don’t wish to defend the hateful trolls in Charlottesville, but no one has yet explained to me how taking away their jobs will do anything but drive them deeper into their fringe subcultures and legitimize their false sense of victimization at the hands of progressives.

In recent years, corporatist Democrats have sought to portray working-class whites as contemptible racists, unworthy of concern, in order to allow for a party platform that does little to alleviate their problems.

In the case of Cole White, well, he is what they say he is. But how do we make him better? How do we change people’s hearts? For law-abiding deplorables, I don’t advocate punitive measures. Difficult as it may be, we have to start with empathy, an incapacity to write off anyone, and a willingness to give good things even to bad people—taking things away, after all, is the Republicans’ job.

Regressing: Recovery and American pride

By Brady Crain

I continue to do too much. I am between the rock and the hard place of being far more capable than I was before my surgery, and inexplicably in more pervasive pain than I

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was before my surgery.

What is puzzling about the whole thing is that this is not disabling pain. I can go run 10.5 miles with 2,500 or so feet of vertical climb (I did just two days ago), maintain a good pace, and walk off the trail feeling great. But I wake up sore in the morning. It used to be that sitting down or

hunkering down on my haunches or driving in my car would immediately cure my pain, but now the nerve burn is at a lower level all the time, and has no easy solution.

The easiest way to get this pain to go away is to ice my back whenever I am not exercising. But the problem with icing flesh is that while it reduces inflammation and swelling, but it interferes with healing (it should be obvious that injury-related inflammation is the body’s way of increasing blood flow and getting more resources to the insulted area).

At the advice of both my surgeon and my acupuncturist, I had to pull back from the Naproxin because it was exacerbating a natural water retention during hot weather,

possibly revealing a kidney deficiency. And now I have also had to pull back from icing because it is perhaps elongating my healing curve.

Though this is discouraging, and I am pretty sure that there is no Ultra or Vermont 50 in my immediate future, I do not despair.

The consensus of chiropractor, acupuncturist, and surgical staff is that if icing reduces nerve pain, we are still dealing with surgical inflammation as opposed to chronic inflammation or impingement.

This makes sense. Icing never made a dent previously: it was all about posture. Now posture doesn’t matter as much. I wake up sore (quite possibly, because my back turns into a pretzel if I sleep on my side or stomach), and Altitude sickness, page 30

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During your accumulation years, you may have categorized your risk as “conservative,” “moderate,” or “aggressive” and that guided how your portfolio was built. Maybe you concerned your-

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BY KEVIN THEISSEN self with finding the “best-performing funds,” even though you knew past performance does not guarantee future results.

What occurs with many retirees is a change in mindset—it’s less about finding the “best-performing fund” and more about consistent performance. It may be less about a risk continuum— that stretches from conservative to aggressive—and more about balancing the objectives of maximizing your income and sustaining it for a lifetime.

You may even find yourself willing to forego return potential for steady income.

A change in your mindset may drive changes in how you shape your portfolio and the investments you choose to fill it.

Let’s examine how this might look at an individual level.

Still believe During your working years, you understood the short-term volatility of the stock market but accepted it for its growth potential over longer time periods. You’re now in retirement and still believe in that concept. In fact, you know stocks remain important to your financial strategy over a 30-year or more retirement period.* But you’ve also come to understand that withdrawals from your investment portfolio have the potential to accelerate the depletion of your assets when

investment values are declining. How you define your risk tolerance may not have changed, but you understand the new risks introduced by retirement.

Consequently, it’s not so much about managing your exposure to stocks, but considering new strategies that adapt to this new landscape.* Shift the risk For instance, it may mean that you hold more cash than you ever did when you were earning a paycheck. It also may mean that you consider investments that shift the risk of market uncertainty to another party, such as an insurance company. Many retirees choose annuities for just that reason.

The guarantees of an annuity contract depend on the issuing company’s claims-paying ability. Annuities have contract limitations, fees, and charges, including account and administrative fees, underlying investment management fees, mortality and expense fees, and charges for optional benefits. Most annuities have surrender fees that are usually highest if you take out the money in the initial years of the annuity contract. Withdrawals and income payments are taxed as ordinary income.

If a withdrawal is made prior to age 59½, a 10 percent federal income tax penalty may apply (unless an exception applies).

The march of time affords us everchanging perspectives on life, and that is never more true than during retirement. * Keep in mind that the return and principal value of stock prices will fluctuate as market conditions change. And shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.This is a hypothetical example used for illustrative purposes only.

Kevin Theissen is principal and financial advisor at Skygate Financial Group, LLC., located on Main Street in Ludlow, Vt. He can be reached at kevin@skygatefinancial.com

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A monarch among us

By Elise Tillinghast

Earlier this summer, my daughter persuaded me to bring home a monarch egg. I had misgivings. This wasn’t my first butterfly rodeo, and previous experience was discouraging. Two summers past, a friend gave us several black swallowtail caterpillars. One lived to adulthood, but all the siblings wasted away, taking on the form of burnt bacon gristle.

On the plus side, this time we’d be starting with an egg, and a new one at that. We had found it minutes after watching the mother butterfly flutter down into a milkweed patch.

A new egg, I reckoned, was safer. In practical parental terms: if we raised the caterpillar in a reasonably sterile environment, it seemed unlikely to die in spectacularly horrid fashion, for example, by bursting open to reveal tachinid fly larvae, and thus inspiring tears and difficult religious conversations during the morning drive to daycare.

So I agreed to take it home. I begged my children not to get emotionally attached. I emphasized that we were starting a science project, not adopting a pet.

Over the next five days we watched as the egg elongated, and its radial grooves, running base to tip, became more distinct. By the fifth day, the top of the egg had darkened, and soon after a tiny, translucent maggot with a black head popped out. The kids named it Hatchy Tractor Tillinghast. “Hatchy” for obvious reasons; “Tractor” because my son, age 4, is of the firm opinion that anything is better with a tractor in the middle of it.

Hatchy’s first order of business was to devour its own egg case.

This is standard operating procedure for many caterpillars, and provides them with a protein-rich first meal.

Our young monarch’s next act (after resting) involved weird back and forth swaying – what my kids described as its “waggle dance.” By the end of its first day, it had chewed a hole through the middle of the leaf, and turned light green.

Given my anxieties about the impact of caterpillar death on family serenity, it’s just as well that I was ignorant about monarch feeding behaviors. Although monarch lives are fraught with peril at every stage – from egg-eating ants to any number of dangers during the fall migration down to Mexico – it turns out that one of the most dangerous moments of all is the caterpillar’s first vegetarian meal.

In his excellent new book, “Monarchs and Milkweed,” Cornell professor Anurag Agrawal described the evolutionary arms race between monarch butterflies and their host plant. For many milkweed species, the first line of defense is the plant’s woolly texture. A thick forest of hairs creates a wall between caterpillars and the leaf surface.

In retrospect, I believe Hatchy’s swaying behavior was an effort to get through this barrier – what Agrawal described as “mowing the lawn.” A young monarch caterpillar spends precious energy

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shaving off leaf hairs in order to clear a feeding patch.

Next comes the dangerous moment, the first bite.

According to research cited by Agrawal, odds of survival are remarkably grim, with more than 60 percent of monarch caterpillars dying from their first leaf meal.

The killer is latex – the milky fluid from which milkweed gets its name. This fast-drying goo, stored under pressure and released when a leaf is injured, can swamp a young caterpillar and seal its mouth shut. Toxins in the latex can also be lethal.

In retrospect, I suspect that we improved our caterpillar’s chances by providing cut leaves with some of the latex already draining out of the stems. Hatchy also appeared to follow a typical irrigation tactic to reduce latex exposure. The middle leaf holes, which it made as a young caterpillar, were likely examples of “circle trench” feeding. This involves biting holes in a circular pattern, and retracting the head every time that the latex wells up. When the circle’s complete, the caterpillar has created an island of leaf tissue that’s relatively latex-free.

There was never a time that I stopped dreading caterpillar catastrophe, especially as Hatchy grew bigger and cuter, and my daughter began reading it evening bedtime stories. (Hatchy, she reported, did not like books with pictures of birds.) But the caterpillar continued to thrive, progressing rapidly through its five instars; at each molt, it efficiently popped off its head and wriggled out of its old skin, eating both.

When Hatchy did eventually split open, what emerged was not a parasitic fly but a perfect green chrysalis. Eleven days later, a male monarch butterfly emerged, its gender evident from the black spots on its hind wings.

Its wings dried. We let it go. It fluttered high into a maple tree, and for a while at least, lived.

Elise Tillinghast is the publisher of Northern Woodlands magazine. 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.

Communicating with animals

Animals bless our lives and give us joy. Especially our pets. They love us unconditionally and connect with our deepest selves. How I miss our black lab, “Luke.” I remember how careful I had to be of having a fleeting thought like, “We should go for a walk.”

For when I did, immediately he’d appear Mountain by my side, excitedly on Meditation wagging his tail. Luke

By Marguerite te knew before someJill Dye one arrived, and if I thought, “It’s dinner time,” well, he read my mind without a doubt!

While attending Bookstock’s “Nonhuman Rights Projects” lecture by Steven Wise, foremost expert on animal rights jurisprudence, I sat beside Jeannie Lindheim, an animal communicator from central Vermont. I wanted to learn more about her gift, so asked if she’d share her amazing experiences in the field of animal communication.

Here is what she had to say: MJD: How did you first learn that you had an ability to communicate with animals and what types of animals have you worked with?

JL: I took Penelope Smith’s classes in animal communication and then it all opened up for me during her workshops. I call myself an animal communicator. It is telepathic communication. I have worked with dogs, cats, horses, lizards, llamas, birds (parakeets, pelicans, seagulls, cockatoos, owls, blue herons, cockatiels) and even insects including wasps, flies and ants. I don’t believe there is any animal that an animal communicator cannot work with.

Each animal is unique, just as people are.

MJD: Have animals always been receptive or are some animals closed to this form of communication?

JL: I have never spoken to an animal who wasn’t excited to finally have a place to say what he wants and needs and delighted to be understood. Occasionally, an animal who is ill may be quiet and communicate through images, but he definitely gives me information that is invaluable to his human companions. I do Reiki, which is energy healing, remotely and teach people how to do it for their animal.

This doesn’t necessarily heal their animal, but it can be helpful. Often the animal tells me what he needs, and many animals feel healed already, even though in people terms, they may not be. They experience illness very differently from the way humans do and may be much more accepting of it.

MJD: What was the most surprising message you have received and from what species did it come?

JL: There are so many, but I recently spoke to a llama whose client asked what was wrong with her. “She is so different from other llamas,” she said. The llama gave me a picture like she was Ferdinand the Bull, just eating grass, relaxed and spaced out. When I told the client, she confirmed her llama was just like that. Her llama was fine and only wanted to dream and space out.

MJD: Are you a medium, psychic, or an intuitive? Do you also have a gift of communicating telepathically with people?

JL: I’ve always been psychic but decided not to do communications with people. That said, when I talk to a client, I feel it is almost a three way communication because I pick up on what the client is feeling and thinking too. I do many end-of-life consultations.

How and what I say is very important, so I must be in touch with what the client is feeling.

MJD: How do you conduct the communication session?

JL: I do my consultations on the telephone.

The animal doesn’t have to be near the phone or in the room. I once talked with a woman in Utah, and her horse was in Massachusetts. It is helpful if it is possible to be in a quiet room with no interruptions. I open myself to the animal communication, then close that energy when done so as to not remain an open vessel.

MJD: How do you communicate with the animal?

Do you form the words into a sentence or just think the thought or question?

JL: The client asks me the question and I ask it to the animal. An animal companion may tell me things he wants Mountain meditation, page 31

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Backpacks:

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aged children between the ages of 4 and 14 catch lice more frequently than adults. Estimates suggest that as many as 12 million infestations occur each year in the U.S. among children ages 3 to 11. Head-to-head contact with an already-infested person is the most common way to get head lice. Head lice can be spread when people sit closely to one another. It is very rare that lice are spread through shared belongings such as hats, combs or on furniture.

Pets do not play a role in the spread of head lice.

Lice tend to congregate behind the ears and at the neckline, and sometimes in eyelashes or eyebrows. Lice can be difficult to detect. Itching and irritation may be so mild that it goes unnoticed. Plus, because eggs (nits) and even adult lice are so small, they can be difficult to identify.

Treating lice typically involves using specialized combs and pesticide shampoos and lotions.

ing, but it’s necessary to prevent students from developing back problems. But parents must give consideration to more than just the size of their children’s backpacks.

Depending on schedules, students may be carrying backpacks for up to 10 hours per day, five days per week.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, at least 14,000 children are treated for backpackrelated injuries every year. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says that the weight of a backpack should not exceed 10 to 15 percent of a child’s body weight.

But many students pack their bags with much more weight than that.

Improperly sized, worn and overstuffed backpacks can injure joints and lead to neck, back and shoulder injuries.

They also may affect children’s posture. Backpack fit and functionality is something parents should take seriously.

Altitude sickness: continued from page 28 that puts pressure on the incision. Driving in a car with lumbar support puts pressure on the incision.

It’s like pushing on a bruise, right?

I have now lived two days without ice, and it’s not that bad. My expectation was that if not addressed, the pain would get worse. But it does not often get worse, unless I do something really silly, and those pain moments are brief. The one thing I lack is patience, and I have no patience for patience.

Standing up for Heather, for an America for all Americans Another thing for which I have no patience is Nazis and Confederacy worshippers. According to the lore of my grandmother, I come from what is basically the royal line of the American South. I am sick to death of the “lost cause” worship, the antebellum myth of the “rising south.” When I see a Confederate battle flag, I wonder what it must feel like to be a person of color and see a flag that was the hallmark of a leadership group of treasonous, bigoted traitors, who wanted so badly to be able to own human beings that they started a war that killed about 620,000 soldiers (and untold collateral deaths among citizenry).

When I say this, by the way, I refer to the leadership rather than the soldiers.

During the Civil War, the population of the United States was about 25 million. This means that in round numbers the military deaths alone during the Civil War were a whopping 2 percent of the overall population (meaning, realistically, that about 4 percent of all United States males, of all ages, were killed in action).

To put this in context, in the terms of the proportion of today’s United States population, the death

Confronting the sickness of race hatred

toll would be just shy of 8 million soldiers, or more than 16 times the loss we suffered during WWII, and about 24 times the loss we suffered in WWI. The per capita losses during the Civil War were staggering by any count other than the Russian Revolution/WWII/Purge losses, which numbered in the tens of millions in the mid 20th century; the Holocaust; and the Chinese losses (more than ten million) during WWII. There is no place for Confederate leaders in the pantheon of heroes.

Nearly all of the monuments to Confederate leaders were put up in the 20th century, during periods of

If you look at this situation and see bad people on both sides, you are not only ignorant but you actively dishonor the memory of every single soldier who died fighting Nazis or Imperial Japan. Both my uncle and great uncle fought in the Pacific, my greatuncle (a marine) falling prisoner to the Japanese and enduring incredible horrors and deprivation for his efforts opposing fascism. My great uncle is still alive today at the age of something like 96. Believe it or not, he doesn’t like Nazis.

If you think a Confederate flag is “part of our history, can’t get rid of it,” then you are part of this

FOR US TO WAKE UP, IT TOOK THE MURDER OF A NICE WHITE LADY. increasing racial tensions and greater enactment of Jim Crow policies (thus, the motivation for their always being in victorious postures). These statues were a literal finger in the eye of civil rights efforts, intentional intimidation. As long as these statues serve as rallying points for white supremacists, they need to come down out of public spaces. Now. When Donald Trump was elected, I did my best to hold on-to my conservative friends. I did my best to understand them, talk to them, engage them in discussions. I learned some things from this.

Given the events last week in Charlottesville, and the subsequent equivocation between literal Nazi/fascist factions and people who are protesting for the civil rights of themselves and others, I am no longer making this effort with those who continue to support such leaders. This current debate is dividing the conservatives from the fascists within their own party.

problem. If you think that you can’t possibly be racist because you have a black, Asian, Jewish or Latino friend, think again. If you claim “I don’t see color,” then you have to be white.

Because people of color do not have the privilege of seeing no color, because in many parts of the country, their lives depend on what color they see, and how they act and are treated in accordance.

There is a “Free Speech Rally” (this title is a dog whistle to white supremacists) in Boston that I plan to attend this weekend (Aug. 19). Because I am no longer willing to stand aside while others fight for the society I think we should have, I am going to be part of the resistance there.

One of the main reasons that this problem has festered is because of the inaction of good people.

What I mean to say is that there are a great number of good, well-meaning people in the United States, who are far removed from any civil rights struggles.

We go about our lives, we have our jobs, we have our daily financial struggles, we keep our heads down, and we go to bed at night. I don’t know about anyone else reading this, but I personally (especially since the election of Barack Obama) thought it was better than this. I thought we had at least nominally moved on.

Now it is clear that the United States has not moved on, and we need to address it. Research has been shown that the most effective way to create a rapid change in behavior patterns is public shaming, and this is what we need to do. We need to teach these people to be ashamed of white supremacy. We need to teach people that it is shameful to equate someone fighting for the rights of themselves or others, to Nazis.

So please, if you hear someone saying something that smacks of racism, don’t politely nod.

Don’t equivocate. Stand up, straighten your spine, and call them out on it.

Call them what they are: a racist, a bigot, a normalizer, an equivocator. I went to Boston to stand up and be seen and be heard.

The ruthless murder of Heather Heyer, and the attempted murder of dozens of others has awokened.

The thing that saddens me most about this, and it speaks volumes about me, about us, is that this outrage, my outrage, our outrage, didn’t come sooner. Hate crimes occur constantly. Ask people of color. Do the research.

Matthew Shepard, James Byrd, so many others, these poor souls did not spark our outrage. For the United States to wake up, murders of people of color or gays were not enough.

For us to wake up, it took the murder of a nice white lady. Think about that.

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Sniff test:

Traffic stop: for alleged marijuana violation

continued from page 1 granted summary judgment to the ing sure nobody else goes through appeal, according to the ACLU’s filing state, throwing out the lawsuit. Now what he had to go through,” Lia Ernst, with the Vermont Supreme Court, is the ACLU is appealing to the state’s an attorney for the ACLU of Vermont whether a “reasonable mistake of law, highest court on Zullo’s behalf. who represents Zullo, said Friday. to the extent one exists in this case, Formal arguments have not been “We’re going to keep pushing this can reasonably justify a traffic stop” filed in the appeal. However, the issue, to ensure whether it’s through under the Vermont Constitution.

ACLU did submit a “docketing statethe court or through the Statehouse, Ernst said Friday of that issue, ment” to the Vermont Supreme Court that these sort of pretextual stops “That is a question that has not been on Friday afternoon, Aug. 19, briefly cease to be the norm here in Veranswered by the Vermont Supreme highlighting issues in the case. mont.”

Court.”

“In March 2014, Plaintiff Gregory Assistant Attorney General Eve In addition to issues surrounding Zullo, an African-American Vermont- Jacobs-Carnahan, who has reprethe traffic stop, the ACLU’s appeal er, was stopped in his car by thensented the state in the case, could not challenges whether police could state Trooper Lewis Hatch without be reached for comment Friday. continue to use a “sniff test” after the lawful cause. Subsequent to the stop, According to the lawsuit, a registra- state in 2013 decriminalized possesHatch ordered Mr. Zullo to exit his tion sticker on the back license plate sion of an ounce or less of marijuana. car based on the alleged faint odor of that the trooper said was obscured by Possession of that amount carries a burnt marijuana,” the civil fine.

THE ACLU’S APPEAL CHALLENGES filing reads.

“The Vermont SuWHETHER POLICE COULD CONTINUE TO “Hatch seized Mr. Zulpreme Court has not lo unnecessarily for an squarely held that the USE A “SNIFF TEST” AFTER THE STATE hour and had Mr. Zullo’s smell of marijuana, IN 2013 DECRIMINALIZED POSSESSION car towed to the baralone, gives probracks for a search, which able cause to support a OF AN OUNCE OR LESS OF MARIJUANA. revealed no contraband. warrant. However, the To retrieve his car, Mr. Zullo walked snow was cited as a reason for stopnational trend has been to hold that and hitch-hiked eight miles home ping Zullo’s vehicle in March 2014 on it does,” Judge Helen Toor wrote in through sub-freezing temperatures, Route 7 in Wallingford. granting summary judgment to the waited several hours at the barracks, Ernst suggested Friday that racial state and throwing out the case. and was forced to pay a $150 fee.” profiling may have been a reason for The judge added, “Because No criminal charges were ever the stop.

Trooper Hatch could smell marijuana filed, according to the lawsuit.

“We believe that the circumstances coming from Zullo’s car, and that Hatch has since been dismissed of the stop make it hard to find smell gave probable cause to seek a from his job with the state police, another reason,” she said. “When the warrant, Trooper Hatch was within Seven Days reported last year, and he alleged reason for the stop is somehis authority to tow and hold Zullo’s appealed to the Vermont Labor Relathing that nearly every vehicle driving car” until the warrant was issued. tions Board. The status of that appeal in Vermont in winter would be in the The ACLU, in its filing Friday, was not immediately available. Zullo’s same condition, we have to ask why asks that the appeal be heard by the lawsuit names only the state as a stop this vehicle and not some other entire five-member court and not defendant and not Hatch. vehicle.” fast-tracked and decided by a threeThe issues raised in the appeal, At the time of the traffic stop, Ernst member panel. says the ACLU filing, center on the said Friday, having an obscured “(T)he issue of whether an officer reasoning for the stop and whether validation sticker was not a violation. or court can treat someone believed the faint smell of marijuana warrantThat law has since changed, and the to possess a decriminalized amount ed a search of the vehicle. sticker must now be visible, along of marijuana as a criminal is an issue “From the beginning, Greg’s motiwith the digits and letters on the plate. of substantial public interest,” the vation and goal has always been makOne of the questions raised in the filing says.

Mountain meditation: What animals can tell us continued from page 29 my client to know. The connection is telepathic. I pick up on the animal’s thoughts, sense his feelings, hear words, and see images through energy. Everything is energy.

Sometimes the process involves taste. My body feels the sensations that the animal is feeling. I did a communication with a dog and felt his throat was very tight and sore, and I almost couldn’t swallow. In fact, the dog was ill, and had a hard time swallowing.

MJD: Are you able to communicate with animals who have died?

JL: Yes. I have spoken to animals that have died. The very first communication I ever did in training was with an animal that had died. The person said, “My cat died and I wanted to know why she didn’t like her food.” I closed my eyes and the cat said, “My food was too hard, but that doesn’t matter. Tell her that my favorite place to sit was by her knee.” I told the cat’s person what she said, and the person said, “Oh my gosh, that was her favorite spot!”

MJD: What issues are you most comfortable exploring with an animal? Are problems often resolved?

JL: Honestly, I am comfortable asking anything someone wants to know about their animal companion: behavior, training, health, end of life... The animal may also want her person to know certain things about her, which she will tell me and then I will relate. These are often new insights. By really listening to, understanding, and acting upon what the animal says he needs and how he feels, problems are often resolved. When I check in with clients a month later via email, 95 percent of the time a change has taken place since the consultation.

MJD: How do people tend to react to messages from their animals?

JL: They are incredibly relieved or grateful and love

hearing answers to their questions. One comment I often receive is, “Our bond is so much stronger now. I really understand him so much better.” This is an incredible gift.

MJD: Do you think that anyone could be trained to communicate with animals? What if someone is skeptical about animal communication?

JL: I truly feel that anyone who is open to this wonderful work can do it. One needs good training and a fine teacher to learn the tools and techniques of animal communication. If someone is skeptical, I would ask that they be as open minded as possible so the communication can proceed easily, and the results can be helpful for both the person and their animal. I have found that negative thoughts can cloud the communication.

It is fine to be skeptical; that is normal. As we proceed, people are almost always excited by what they hear and feel.

MJD: What do animals teach us? Why do you do this work?

JL: Our animal friends are here to bring us joy and love. They teach us patience, forgiveness, kindness, love, acceptance, compassion, gentleness, to not take ourselves so seriously and to laugh! I feel that animal communication has changed the lives of many people and animals I have worked with. It is such a joy and honor to do this heart-felt work—helping people and their animal friends understand each other better.

MJD: How do you believe we humans are connected to animals and God? JL: We are all one.

Marguerite Jill Dye is an artist and writer who divides her time between the Green Mountains of Vermont and Florida’s Gulf Coast.

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Four Vermonters make UCI Worlds team More than 300 of the world’s top mountain bikers from 35 countries are set to converge on the Smithfield Regional Park at James Cook University for Mountain Bike Worlds Sept. 5-10, 2017, in Cairns, Australia. USA Cycling has announced the 44 athletes that will represent the United States at the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Among them are four Vermonters, including Olympian Lea Davison of Jericho and three juniors who well may become the next Lea Davisons: Gaelen Kilburn of Burlington and downhillers Aidan Casner of Montpelier and Mazie Hayden of Pittsfield and the Killington Mountain School.

“I have high hopes of earning medals in cross-country, downhill and 4X at Worlds this year,” said USA Cycling’s Mountain Bike program director, Marc Gullickson. “We have an exceptionally strong team with a number of obvious contenders and the depth of our young riders is outstanding.”

Reigning cross-country national champion Howard Grotts (Durango, Colo./Specialized Racing) will headline Team USA in the elite men’s cross-country race. The 2016 Olympian will be joined by No. 2 in the 2017 Pro XCT rankings, Keegan Swenson (Park City, Utah/Cannondale-3Rox Racing) and by national championship bronze medalist Payson McElveen (Durango, Colo./Team RideBiker).

In the elite women’s cross-country, a pair of 2016 Olympians will kit up in the red, white and blue. Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt./Clif Pro Team), who earned silver at Worlds

last year, and Chloe Woodruff (Prescott Ariz./ Stan’s-Pivot Pro Team) will be joined by Americans Erin Huck (Boulder, Colo./Cannondale-3Rox Racing), Rose Grant (Columbia Falls, Mont./Stan’s-Pivot Pro Team) and Alexis Skarda (Grand Junction, Colo./Stan’s-Kenda) at the start line.

Well-known strongwoman Kate Courtney (Kentfield, Calif./Specialized Factory Racing) will lead Team USA’s U23 women’s contingent in Australia. With three World Cup wins under her belt so far in 2017, she’ll be one to watch on course. The gold and silver medalists from this year’s national championships – Haley Batten (Park City, Utah/Clif Pro Team) and Hannah Finchamp (Kennewick, Wash./Clif Pro Team) – will also put their wheels to the line for the USA in the U23 women’s event.

On the men’s side, reigning U23 national champ and two-time Pro XCT event winner this year, Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo./Axeon Hagens Berman), will race for the USA. He’ll join forces with teammates Luke Vrouwenvelder (Chapel Hill, N.C./Bear Development Team), Sandy Floren(Berkeley, Calif./Bear Development Team), Jerry Dufour (Birmingham, Ala./Bear Development Team), and Cole Paton (Cashmere, Wash./Giant Co-Factory Off-Road Team).

In junior men’s and women’s cross-country, reigning national champions Kevin Vermaerke (Rancho Santo Margarita, Calif./Whole Athlete p/b DNA) and Savilia Blunk (Inverness, Calif./ Bear Development Team) will headline the junior squads in Cairns. In the men’s race, Vermaerke will be joined by silver and bronze medalists from nationals, Gaelen Kilburn (Burlington, Vt./Hot Tubes) and Connor Patten (Park City, Utah/Summit-Competitive Cyclist MTB Team), as well as by Calder Wood (Anacortes, Wash./ Rad Racing NW) and Caleb Swartz (Madison, Wis./Linear Sport-Trek). In the women’s contest, Blunk will team up with Gwendalyn Gibson (Ramona, Calif./NORCO), Ezra Smith (Breckenridge, Colo./ Competitive Cyclist MTB Team), and Katja Freeburn (Durango, Colo./ Bear Development Team).

Leading a talented and accomplished elite men’s down-

hill squad for the USA will be Aaron Gwin (Wildomar, Calif./The YT Mob). This reigning national champ has won two World Cup events so far in 2017 and will be looking for a medal in Australia.

Also descending the mountain for the USA will be Luca Shaw (Hendersonville, N.C./Santa Cruz Syndicate), Bruce Klein (Altadena, Calif./KHS), Charlie Harrison (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Intense Factory Racing), Eliott Jackson (Westlake Village, Calif./Giant Factory Off-Road Team), Neko Mulally (Pisgah Forest, N.C./ The YT Mob), and Dakotah Norton (Atlas, Mich./Morpheus). Four-time 4X world champion and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in BMX Jill Kintner (Bellingham, Wash./Red Bull-NORCO) will be the sole American to represent the USA in the elite women’s downhill competition.

Samantha Kingshill (Sacramento, Calif./College Cyclery-Vittoria) got a silver medal in downhill at the world championships last year and she’ll be on course to race for another one this year. Kingshill will represent the USA in the junior women’s downhill and will be joined by fellow Americans Mazie Hayden (Pittsfield, Vt./KMS Cycling-Killington Mountain School), Kaytlin Melvin (Sammamish, Wash./Sweetlines JR Racing), and Samantha Soriano (Littleton, Colo./Honey Stinger-ODI).

When the junior men take to the mountain, you’ll see reigning national champ Nik Nestoroff (San Marcos, Calif./Intense Factory Racing), Armen Davis (Longmont, Colo./The Fix-Specialized), Steven Walton (Corona, Calif./ Commencal), Aidan Casner (Montpelier, Vt./Eastern States Cup North American Downhill Team), David Kahn (Putnam Valley, N.Y./IJ Racing-Intense Cycles), and Devin Kjaer (Aptos, Calif.).

Mountain Bike Worlds will crown world champions in cross-country and downhill. Four-cross world champions will also be named in 2017 but that event is taking place separately and in conjunction with the World Cup finals at the end of August. Barry Noble (Sun City, Calif./DK Bicycles) will be the lone American vying for a title at the four-cross event.

Riders head to Green Mountain Trails for “Gnarly Adventure” PITTSFIELD –Cyclists hoping for a spot in the 2018 Leadville Trail 100 MTB race in Colorado now have another opportunity to earn an entry: The top finishers of a local race in Pittsfield will earn an entry into next year’s long-distance bike ride.

This year, the Peak Woodsplitter 6-Hour bike race Pittsfield, Vt. has joined the Leadville qualifier series.

On Saturday, Aug. 26, Green Mountain Trails is the site of two long distance mountain bike races. Inspired by alleycat races and the free-form and fun mountain bike races of yore, the GMT Gnarly Adventure will test riders’ ingenuity as well as their riding prowess. It will cover all 30 miles of trail system. For this race, riders collect a token at

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Meanwhile, the 6-hour challenge invites riders to compete to see how many 10-mile laps they can complete in a six-hour time limit. The classic race is for those who want a more straightforward challenge.

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For those registered racers that don’t snag a top spot, there’s still a barbecue as soon as you clip out of your pedals.

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MOGULS SEEKING: Line cooks, bartenders, door staff.

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FOR SALE 1987 Mack Truck 407,000 miles on it. Take as is.

Hasn’t been used in over 10 years.

1994 OLATHE Tub Grinder . Take as is. Used for grinding brush, construction and demolition material. Hasn’t been used in over 10 years.

Missing a few parts.

The District will accept any and all bids.

Highest bid gets it. No minimum bid required.

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PHAT ITALIAN all positions available. Deli, cooks, cashier.

All shifts, day or night, F/T and P/T. Please apply in person, 2384 Killington Rd. 802-4227428.

Submit bids in sealed envelopes sent to:

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Please mark on the envelope which item your are bidding on whether it is the Truck or Tub Grinder.

All Bids are due Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. No FAX bids allowed.

Any questions you can contact Jim O’Gorman at 802-775-7209.

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The first rustic cabins yield more lodging, visitors for Killington

By Karen D. Lorentz

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a series on Killington’s first cabins for adventuring tourists.

When the hotel below Killington Peak closed circa 1910, the mountains didn’t lack for visitors.

In 1908 James P. Taylor, a Vermont Academy schoolmaster who enjoyed taking students on mountain hikes, took a group of boys up the washed out road to Killington Peak, and after spending a miserable night in the ruins of the hotel’s kitchen, tried to guide them to Pico Peak.

It was a tough night as porcupines gnawed at the greasy floor and destroyed their breakfast, too. The trip was made worse by the fact there was no trail to Pico.

Defeated by the dense brush, it was “no go to Pico.”

The summer of 1909 found Taylor sitting on the side of Stratton Mountain waiting for the mist to clear and bemoaning the fact that there were only eight trails leading to Vermont’s mountaintops (not one to Stratton’s summit either). Wanting to offer the wonderful experience he’d had walking the Black Forest hiking trail, he began to conceive of a trail that would connect Vermont’s mountaintops.

He was soon promoting “a footpath in the wilderness” with a goal to make

the spectacular Green Mountains more “accessible to people” and “a larger part of their lives.”

He proposed to accomplish this by carving a trail that would surpass any in the Black Forest in Germany, the Alps, or the Adirondacks!

On March 11, 1910, the Green Mountain Club was formed to oversee the building and maintenance of that trail with Taylor its first president. The resulting Long Trail extended 265 miles through Vermont, from the border with Massachusetts to the Canadian line, and passed over both Little Killington and Killington Peaks. (This section was relocated to an alternate LT in the late 1990s from which a spur takes one to the Peak. The old Appalachian/Long Trail route remains an option.)

Rustic trail shelters were built for hikers on Killington Peak just below the summit near the old hotel site. They included a round metal shelter erected (1915) by the Green Mountain Club and the stone “Porky Shelter” (1926); both shelters succumbed to the ravages of time and the mountain’s porcupines, which, as Killington founder Preston Smith would learn 30 years later, love to nibble on metal as well as wood!

In 1939 the Forest Service built the large stone and wood Cooper Lodge, a porkyproof haven for hikers and visitors who are asked to treat it with respect and not leave anything behind.

Later mountain dwellers, visitors, developers Killington was also the scene of a logging operation by the Vermont Marble Company from 1901 to 1918. The company, which had purchased 3,022 acres of “Killington” lands, logged this acreage and ran a sawmill near the present Basin Ski Shop complex.

A “board camp” was located at the present site of the K-1 Base Lodge and housed 25 workers. There were also barns and other buildings, including houses for two families.

On the ridge of what is now known as Skye Peak there was a “log camp” where logs were cut and hauled to the mill. Operations moved down to U.S. Route 4 to what was called the Pico Mill in 1918.

The log road from the mill to the board camp provided a path of transportation to the mountain, albeit a rough one, for both early 1900 excursionists to the Peak and, later, the ski area’s founders.

It wasn’t just loggers and hikers who visited the mountain, however. Winter snowshoeing parties were a popular activ-

ity in the early 1900s. In addition, parties of hikers of all ages would continue to climb up in summer and fall to visit the peak with its stupendous views. Outdoor adventures have long been Mount Killington’s calling card.

Later, when cutting trails for the ski area, Pres Smith and a small crew lived up on the mountain during the week and descended on weekends to clean up and revitalize.

Visiting Killington Peak today To get to the pinnacle today is easy and really is a “must.”

You can ride the K-1 Gondola (or hike or bike up a ski trail) to the entrance of the summit trail — a stairway takes you to the short hiking path, which involves a moderate climb over rocks and through the woods. As you walk up the trail or back down, there are openings in the trees where you can spy Pico and also the top of Killington’s Cat Walk trail, which experts ski in winter.

You’ll come out at the 4,241-foot elevation and onto some of the oldest rock in the world at what geologists tell us is 900-million year old bedrock. Great spot for a picnic and photographs!

From the peak, you have views of mountain range after mountain range.

Shrewsbury Peak is close by to the

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Evolution of hiking trails on Killington

continued from page 34

Courtesy GMC

The metal hut was erected about 1915. Pico is in the background.

southwest along the spine of the Green Mountain range.

Looking due west you can see Rutland city lying below in the Valley of Vermont, and the Taconic Mountain Range extending south just beyond Rutland.

Northwesterly, there’s Chittenden Reservoir and the mighty Adirondacks. Lake Champlain may be visible on a very clear day. Nearby to the north you’ll see Pico and then the Greens as they stretch north as far as the eye can see.

For those who are part mountain goat, from the summit you can follow a long and challenging rocky trail (it descends to the west) to the site of the old hotel and Cooper Lodge. There are a few butt-sitting descents, but it is doable in sneakers or

hiking boots.

From the Cooper cabin (the hotel site is just above it) you can return to the peak via an easy walk out to the Ridge Run ski trail and hike up a short distance to the top of the Northridge Chair whence a boardwalk leads you back up to the gondola and Peak Lodge.

Alternatively, to reach the historical site, you can take the boardwalk down to the top of the Northridge Triple Chair.

Proceed left down Ridge Run, watching for the trail to Cooper’s Lodge which will be on your left.

There’s an outdoor picnic area by the Peak Lodge, which is just below the K-1 top terminal. It has food service, restrooms, and tremendous views, too.

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news briefs

Deadline for antlerless deer applications approaches The deadline to apply for an antlerless deer permit to be used during Vermont’s Dec. 2-10 muzzleloader deer season is Thursday, Aug. 24.

Antlerless deer hunting permit applications are on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website, vtfishandwildlife. com. Printed applications are available from license agents statewide.

New this year, hunters applying online for an antlerless permit will do so through the online license sales system as if they were purchasing a license or a tag using their conservation ID number, or CID#. Landowners who do not have a conservation ID number will need to create a profile through the online license sales system to apply for a landowner application even if they do not intend to purchase a hunting license.

The Dec. 2-10 muzzleloader season

has 24,500 antlerless permits distributed in 18 of Vermont’s 21 Wildlife Management Units (WMUs), which is estimated to result in 3,608 antlerless deer being taken.

Landowners who post their land may not apply for a muzzleloader landowner antlerless deer permit.

“We recommended an increase in muzzleloader season antlerless deer permits this year to account for the increase in the deer population following another mild winter in 2017,” said Nick Fortin, deer project leader for the department.

“Much of Vermont has experienced two consecutive very mild winters.

As a result, the recommendation is intended to stabilize or reduce deer densities in some parts of the state while allowing for moderate population growth in other areas,” he added.

ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND ELIGIBLE OF STUDENTS CONCERNING EDUCATION RECORDS NOTIFICATION ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABILITY

By Lani Duke

Farm markets continuing past summer’s end Although the summer may be over and children are returning to school, Lakes Region farmers’ markets are remaining open. Castleton Village Farmers’ Market remains open Thursdays through Oct. 5 from 3;30 to 6 p.m. across from the Castleton Town Library. The Lakes Region Farmers’ Market in Poultney lines up along the town’s Main Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays through Oct. 5.

The Fair Haven Summer Market runs a little later in the year in the town park from 3 to 6 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 27. Do not wait until that final day to get Halloween pumpkins, though. Vendors may sell out.

Town managers changing Fair Haven interim Town Manager Jonas Rosenthal said Aug. 17 that the town’s search committee has narrowed the field of applicants for the town manager position to three.

He was in the process of sending a questionnaire to each of them so the search committee might get to know each a little better. Rosenthal said there has been no timetable set for his successor to be named.

Herb Durfee had been Fair Haven’s town manager since January of

2013 before accepting a three-year position in Norwich this March.

Rosenthal agreed to step in as interim town manager after retiring as town manager in Poultney for more than 31 years.

Nearly simultaneously, Mark Shea announced he wished to leave his position as Castleton town manager.

The Select Board voted Aug. 9 to accept his resignation as soon as he and the town have agreed on separation terms.

Wells continues to enhance its shoreline

ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS OF PARENTS Date: August 4, 2017 The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (40 CFR 763.93 (G) (4)) requires that written WELLS—The Delaney Park Committee will attend the Wells Select Board notice given that theand following schools have a management the safe control and To: All be parents of students, eligible students*, currently attending schoolsplan in thefor Windsor Central Supervisory ELIGIBLE STUDENTS CONCERNING EDUCATION RECORDS meeting Aug. 22, as bids for the park’s pavilion and excavation are opened. The maintenance ofmember the asbestos-containing materials their buildings.

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Vermont Land Trust had helped the town to acquire the former Delaney Farm in 2010 as the last developable lakefront property in the town, assuring that there would be a public beach for the community to enjoy.

udents, and eligible students*, currently attending schools in the Windsor Central Supervisory ember districts (including Barnard School District, Killington School District, Reading School rosper Valley School District, Pittsfield School District, Woodstock School District, and district to#4): comply with the requirements of law with respect to your rights under the Family Educational on School District Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). A complaint may be made in writing to the Family Policy Compliance Local Education Agency: U.S Superintendent Department of Education, 4512 Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-4605.

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Police search for soda thief

Police are on the hunt for a suspect they say broke into several trucks and stole beverages.

According to a press release from the state police, troopers from the Rutland Barracks responded on the morning of Monday, Aug. 21 to the Coca-Cola building on Quality Lane in Rutland for a report of a burglary. Investigating officers found two Coca-Cola truck trailers were broken into and approximately 92 cases of soda and other beverages were stolen. The theft was reported to have occurred between Saturday, Aug. 19 and Sunday, Aug. 20.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police Rutland barracks at 802-773-9101.

Devil’s Bowl to race on dirt full-time in 2018 Devil’s Bowl Speedway is going back to its roots: After eight years with an asphalt half-mile, with the last four years running with both asphalt and dirt layouts, the Rutland County facility will have an all-new half-mile dirt surface for its 52nd season.

The changeover marks the third period in the speedway’s history that dirt racing will be held on a half-mile surface; the track was similar in its first four seasons from 1967 to 1970 and again from 1975 through 2009. Asphalt racing has been held on the half-mile oval twice, from 1971 through 1974, and most recently from 2010 to the present. A threetenths-mile dirt track was built in the infield of the half-mile in 2014 and has operated simultaneously with the asphalt track since then.

The asphalt surface will remain intact as a solid base. A fresh new layer of natural Champlain Valley clay, which will be excavated from the speedway property in West Haven, will be laid down over the asphalt beginning in early September. About half of the width of the current infield dirt track will be also used, creating a racing surface approximately 75-80 feet wide with progressive banking in the corners. Should time and weather permit, an open test session will be held on the new surface in the fall.

In addition to the surface change, initial plans also call for an infield pit road to be constructed for use in long-distance races, and early preparation is underway to raise the height of the grandstand bleacher seating in order to provide a better viewing experience for race fans. Recent increases in car counts and participation in the asphalt track’s Super Stock and Mini Stock support classes have been encouraging, but the headline Sportsman Modified and Late Model divisions have ultimately proven to not be sustainable as weekly attractions.

In addition, Devil’s Bowl Speedway owners Mike and Alayne Bruno are hoping to lessen the workload for staff, volunteers, and family. With asphalt racing on Saturday nights and dirt racing on Sunday nights, the current operational aspect of the facility has created a grinding seven-day work week.

“This decision is something that we have worked hard on for the last three years,” Mike Bruno said. “This is very bittersweet for me and my family. We have always loved asphalt racing and we are very proud of what we have accomplished during our six years at Devil’s Bowl. We will always be grateful for the support of our drivers and teams across all of our divisions through the good times and the bad times. Unfortunately, we feel that asphalt racing is heading in the wrong direction in this region and we have to make a change. We are excited to turn the page and start fresh with a brand new dirt track at Devil’s Bowl and build toward the future.”

Bruno also announced changes to the end of the 2017 stock car racing schedule. Due to below-average car counts in the weekly Sportsman Modified division, the two-day Vermont Championship Weekend event on Sept. 9-10 has been cancelled.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s asphalt racing era will draw to a close on Labor Day weekend with an event on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 2. A 100-lap Late Model race will be the main event, along with an Enduro. Sportsman Modifieds will run the annual Leon Gonyo Memorial event, and the Super Stocks and Mini Stocks will have extra-distance feature races. The Bandit Youth and Ladies Mini Stock classes will also be on hand.

National Alliance on Mental Illness-Vt. hosts family program in Rutland RUTLAND—NAMI Vermont will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for family members, partners and significant others of individuals living with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The series of classes will start on Sept. 5, meeting once a week for 12 weeks.

The course will cover information about the major mental illnesses; coping skills such as handling crisis and relapse; basic information about medications; listening and communication techniques; problem-solving skills; recovery and rehabilitation; and self-care around worry and stress.

The course is a unique evidence-based curriculum that has been written by an experienced family member mental health professional and will be taught by NAMI Vermont family member volunteers who

have taken intensive training as course instructors.

“This course is a wonderful experience!” said Executive Director Laurie Emerson. “It balances basic psycho-education and skilltraining with emotional support, self-care and empowerment. We hope families with relatives who have mental health challenges will take advantage of this unique opportunity.”

The course is designed specifically for parents, siblings, spouses, adult children and significant others of persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The course is not appropriate for individuals who themselves struggle with one of the major mental illnesses.

The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Course is free and is made possible in part by a grant from the Department of Mental Health. For more information or to register, call Nick Martin, 800-639-6480 ext. 102 or email program@namivt.org.

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By Lani Duke

Rutland Library public space closed for ceiling repair The Rutland Free Library has temporarily closed the Nella Grimm Fox Room, a popular public meeting space, while repairs are made to its ceiling. A dozen ceiling tiles, totaling an area about 2 feet by 3 feet, fell into the room Aug. 16, Library Director Randal Smathers told the

Expanded trail system results from city-town collaboration

Rutland Herald. In the interview, Smathers said he doubted the ceiling collapse was the result of vandalism but that a contractor and insurance adjustor may contribute more information when they inspect the damage. The only casualties appear to be antique rugs hanging on the wall and the carpet on the floor some 20 feet below. Smathers expects the city’s insur-

ance will cover the repairs to the city-owned property. The Fox Room is frequently in use for a variety of meetings and performances, as often as 70 to 75 times a month.

Originally built as a post office and federal courthouse, the building at the corner of Court and Center streets has been home to the Rutland Free Library since 1935.

Zoning plan input asked

RUTLAND TOWN—Combining the efforts of Rutland City and Rutland Town is resulting in an improved and more encompassing trail system, officials announced Aug. 17. City Mayor David Allaire and Town Select Board Chair Joshua Terenzini spent 40 minutes walking the trail arrangements that morning.

The new effort marks a resolution to the conflict that arose when the city shut off public access to the cityowned area around its reservoir, citing public safety and water security concerns, especially at the city reservoir’s intake. The new trail alignment detours walkers and their dogs away from city property, placing those activities largely on adjacent Northwoods Park land.

The park now sports 500 feet of a former skid road on town property recently reopened by volunteers, and the city will will open new trails onto the reservoir land this fall. All elements of the new trail system will be ready for use by October, Town Recreation Director Mike Rowe told the Rutland Herald.

A $20,000 state municipal planning grant plus $6,000 from the city are funding a fresh look at Rutland City’s zoning bylaws. Since the zoning code was last updated in 2004, Rutland has changed and so have planning trends.

Bringing the city zoning document in line with those changes will, hopefully, stimulate economic growth and strengthen residential neighborhoods. During the previous week, planners and consultants had been asking for input from the public, with the expectation that a new document is to be drafted in spring or summer of 2018.

The current city zoning does not clearly address such development and project standards as landscaping and buffers, City Planning Director and Zoning Administrator Tara Kelly told VTDigger. Those topics do come up but permit seekers don’t know what to anticipate without clear standards in place. Kelly’s office is striving to develop a balance which is clear without being onerous, she explained.

Another concern is finding appropriate residential density. Sometimes large homes are split into too many small apartments and housing becomes substandard,

with negative impacts on the entire neighborhood. New zoning ordinances would, generally speaking, not affect what has already been done and attempt to correct it.

Instead, they set standards for development in the future.

Mayor David Allaire also spoke of balance when he addressed the Board of Aldermen, saying that the city seeks economic growth while protecting neighborhoods. Consultant Juli Beth Hinds, Orion Planning + Design, talked of enabling Rutland’s best future with zoning providing clarity and certainty for participants. Her firm is assisting the Planning Commission in drafting the new zoning document. Public hearings throughout the process will continue to add citizen input. A survey on the city website will ask city residents and landowners which of the city zoning bylaws are or are not working effectively. A city zoning bylaws advisory group, comprising the Planning Commission, the Development Review Board, and Rutland Redevelopment Authority members, will also be taking part. The 801-page document, Zoning Bylaws Complete, is available online in pdf format through the rutlandcity.org website.

Alternative to Route 7 planned

Fair 4-H building spruced up

Sidewalk construction saves money

RUTLAND TOWN—The Rutland Town Select Board has signed a contract with design firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., to build a new town road parallel to Route 7.

A meeting to hear local concerns will be held Sept. 17 in the town office. Town officials Susan Schreibman and Byron Hathaway are gathering data and maps that document all existing conditions.

The design consultant will define alternatives and prepare concepts to be presented at an open house and presentation, scheduled for Oct. 18. at the Holiday Inn. Among the considered alternatives will be that of “Do Nothing.”

The Select Board will weigh the alternatives and announce its endorsement in November.

The venerable 4-H building at the Vermont State Fairgrounds became a project itself this summer as 25 4-Hers, under the direction of University of Vermont Extension 4-H Educator Kimberly Griffin, began by washing walls, floors, and stairwells.

The young workers then removed plywood walls to open up the ground

floor, Griffin told the Rutland Herald.

After the fair, Griffin said, she intends to work with the fair association to work on a more sophisticated renovation, looking to find grant funding to hire a contractor. The building needs upgraded restrooms, foundation work, and new windows, she said.

RUTLAND TOWN—Using town staff to do part of the work and working with subcontractors on an hourly basis is trimming $20,000 off the estimated $75,000 as Rutland Town builds a five-foot-wide sidewalk along Cold River Road, Rutland Town Road Commissioner Byron Hathaway told the Rutland Herald. Extending from the 65-unit Adele Stanley Apartments to Route 7, the sidewalk will provide safer footing to The Bus’s stop. Forty feet of the 700-foot-long expanse is poured concrete, with the rest being the less-expensive asphalt. Landings at 40-foot intervals comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mendon Excavating holds the contract for the project’s earthwork, while Joseph A. Russo Paving of Rutland is laying the asphalt.

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By Tracey Fowler

Fowler submittal for this year’s hanicap pet calendar contest. Pictured: Heath (Cattledog/Heeler), Newton (German Shepherd), Tom Turkey (Black Lab) and Mendon (a mixed breed).

Vote for your favorite handicapped pet

2018 calendar photos will be selected from 236 entries

By Polly Lynn Mikula

MENDON—Tracey Fowler of Mendon has once again entered her pets in a calendar contest and is seeking local support. The top 13 most popular photos will earn their place as the months of the 2018 HandicappedPets.com Calendar, plus one lucky pet will make the cover! During the month of August, participants can vote for their favorite pets by reacting to the photo (i.e. “liking” it), sharing it, or both.

Reactions to photos count as one vote, while shares count as two. If you like a photo and share it, that pet will get three votes

from you—the maximum.

All photos are shown in alphabetical order, by each pet’s name.

Fowler submitted a photo for this year’s contest of four handicapped dogs: Heath (Cattledog/ Heeler), Newton (German Shepherd), Tom Turkey (Black Lab) and Mendon (a mixed breed).

“Heath is the first name you will be looking for,” said Fowler, referring to the alphabetical organization of the photos. “Any help is greatly appreciated.”

HandicappedPets. com, based in Amherst, N.H., was created in 2001

to support the caretakers of elderly, injured, and handicapped pets. It offers products, services, and support for pet owners with special needs pets. The proceeds of the calendar contest go to a foundation for people who can’t afford carts for their animals — dogs, cats, or even lambs (yes, Lilly the lamb is a finalist in the contest). There are 236 finalists pictured on the Facebook page, which is 100 more than the number of submissions received last year.

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Statues something new for Carving Studio

WEST RUTLAND—A statue of a man is taking shape in the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, a marble worker from more than a century ago. Carol Driscoll, executive director for the Carving Studio, told the Rutland Herald that the statue differs from the type of work most frequently done at the West Rutland site. It’s different because it is classically representational and also because it is a commissioned piece from start to finish.

Named “Stone Legacy,” the work, commissioned by Mark Foley and Green Mountain Power, is anticipated to be first among a series of sculptures bound for downtown Rutland. New York sculptor Kellie Pereira said she studied old photographs of stone workers, observing how they stood and what they wore, including such detail as how they tucked in their shirts. She made a nude version of the sculpture so that she could cover it with clothing accurately.

Italian sculptors Alessandro Lombardo and Andrea Ingrassi are replicating Pereira’s original at three times its size, from what came into the studio as a 10foot, 11-ton block out of Vermont Quarries in Danby and positioned by a crane.

West Rutland Town Manager Mary Ann Goulette and Rutland City Mayor David Allaire together unveiled the statue Aug. 17. Project supervisor Steve Shaheen said

refinements will continue into late September, with the public encouraged to visit the Carving Studio to see its progress.

“Stone Legacy” may require a temporary home for the winter, before Center Street Alley reconstruction is complete enough for the figure’s installation, said Steve Costello, GMP vice president of customer care.

The stone worker statue is not the only statue taking shape in the West Rutland studio. Sculptor Sean Williams is transforming a 1,500-pound block of marble into a tribute to Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” WCAX-TV reported. The completed sculpture will show the characters Kipling created rising from the pages of an open book. Like “Stone Legacy,” Williams’ statue is carved from Danby marble.

Kipling wrote the beloved story of Mowgli’s adventures while living in Dummerston, Vt. The work is scheduled to be installed in front of Phoenix Books in downtown Rutland.

A third page from Vermont history is also coming to life in stone, this one depicting Revolutionary War widow, patriot and, briefly, Rutland resident Anne Story, Costello told the Herald. The initial artist design is already underway, with succeeding steps developing a budget and finding a sculptor, with carving to take place next summer, Costello outlined.

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