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Jim Harrison appointed as House rep

By Evan Johnson

Fore! Golf courses open Area golf courses are opening for the season: Neshobe Golf Course, Proctor-Pittsford Country Club, and Rutland Country Club are already in operation, with Green Mountain National Golf Course opening April 27 and White River Golf Club opening April 29.

Gov. Scott proclaims April 29 World Veterinary Day Governor Phil Scott signed a proclamation recognizing World Veterinary Day 2017 at a ceremony, April 25. The proclamation reaffirms the role that Vermont veterinarians play in protecting the quality and security of the food supply, in advancing human and animal health, in enhancing the welfare of all species of animals, and in contributing to the economic well-being of the state.

Vermont was recently ranked the No. 1 pet-owning state in the nation (74 percent of households, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association) and is the 17th ranked dairy producing state.

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Jim Harrison has jumped “with two feet” into his new role as state representative for the towns of Killington, Mendon, Chittenden and Bridgewater. The Chittenden resident was selected by Gov. Phil Scott to replace Rep. Job Tate, who resigned from his post for a deployment with the U.S. Navy Seabees earlier this month.

During the balance of his term, Harrison, who is a Republican, said he plans to focus on issues concerning economic growth and keeping state government working efficiently.

“I want to work on things that make Vermont a more attractive place to come to visit and to live and make it more affordable and increase opportunities for all of us,” he said.

Harrison comes from 29 years working for the Vermont Retail and Grocer’s Association, where he was the president. After leaving that position, Harrison said, he was interested in public policy.

“I always wanted to get involved with serving the community in whatever capacity,” he said. “This seemed like a good fit.”

Harrison will be visiting each town in the Rutland-Windsor-1 district to hear concerns from residents. The remainder of Tate’s term runs through 2018. Harrison said he intends to be a candidate for a new term next fall as well.

“At the end of the day I hope to end up with a more efficient government where we live within our means, help Vermonters and help our economy,” he said.

By Chandler Burgess, courtesy of Killington Resort

Celebrating spring, slope style

KILLINGTON—The umbrella bars at the base of Superstar at Killington Resort are a hot spot for spring skiers and riders. This past weekend the venue hosted the Dazed and Defrosted event Saturday, April 22, which includee on-snow demos, a photo booth and live music. Since the event shared the day with Earth Day, it was also a chance for the resort and area organizations to showcase support for environmental protection, helping to build a healthy, sustainable environment and protect the Earth for future generations, the resort stated. Live music throughout the day contributed to the spring party atmosphere featuring the Brant Taylor Band, DJ Dave Hoffenberg; Roots of Creation, Steak Your Funk and Max Creek.

This coming weekend the resort will host the Killington Triathlon (ski/ride, bike and run) Saturday, April 29, and the annual May Day Slalom, Monday, May 1.

VFFC touts agriculture as economic engine

By Evan Johnson

Governor Phil Scott has stated he wants economic growth to be a cornerstone of his administration and this week in Rutland he got a preview of what that growth could look like in a state with a rich history of agriculture.

On a tour of the Vermont

Farmers Food Center (VFFC), Scott joined elected representatives and members from the VFFC board on a tour of the grounds, led by VFFC founder Greg Cox. “We don’t know who the next Ben and Jerry’s is, but they usually start in a place like this,” Cox

said at the beginning of the tour.

“Our job is to serve as an incubator and bring the customers in and start that relationship.”

The market has seen some serious growth of its own.

In 2007, when the market launched, it grossed $700,000 in sales. Cox said in 2015, the VFFC, page 7

Senate OKs marijuana legalization amendment

By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger

Following spirited debate Friday, April 21, the Senate supported a proposal that would legalize marijuana and create a system to regulate and tax marijuana sales.

The proposal, which would set up a system similar to the model currently in place in Colorado, came after several members of the Senate expressed frustration that the House has not advanced a marijuana legalization bill this year.

The amendment was approved by the Senate on a vote of 21 in favor, 9 opposed.

Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham, offered the language as an amendment to H.167, a House bill which encourages people charged with misdemeanor drug crimes to use the pretrial services program.

Sen. Peg Flory, R-Rutland, asked whether the amendment was relevant to the underlying bill, and her challenge was determined to be valid. However, the amendment was allowed to

By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger

Marijuana buds dry with an electronic tag used to track plants from clone to sale at Medicine Man in Denver. proceed anyway because threequarters of the body agreed to suspend the rules.

White’s amendment drew heavily from the text of a marijuana legalization proposal the Senate approved twice last year.

There are some changes to last year’s bill, including a provision

allowing adults to grow pot at home and looser restrictions on small-scale grow operations.

“We know that prohibition has not worked,” White said. “Marijuana is out there. It’s being used.

It’s creating an underground market that serves no one.”

If someone wants to sell straw-

berry jam, they must comply with state regulations, she said.

“Yet we allow this product, marijuana, to somehow be completely unregulated and hope somehow that it will just go away or that kids will just smarten up and not use it,” White said.

Some legislators spoke against the proposal, raising concerns about the lack of a roadside test, as there is with alcohol, for drugimpaired driving.

Flory, who voted against the bill, said that she is concerned about road safety, and noted that marijuana is still illegal under federal law. She also has concerns about the exposure of young children to marijuana smoke.

“I just really get disturbed when I hear it being compared to alcohol, because alcohol you actually have to drink to get drunk,” Flory said. “If you have a young child there in a room where they’re smoking pot, that child can get the influence of it. It is not the same,” she said.

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LOCAL NEWS

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Downtown pop-up gallery to debut May 19 RUTLAND—A group of Rutland boosters is hoping to use a pop-up gallery to raise local artists’ profiles and add to the growing art scene that will include galleries, murals and a planned series of sculptures in downtown Rutland.

Organizers this week issued a call for artists for the new pop-up gallery, which will feature a rotating mix of art and artists over the next four months. The shop, to be located downtown, is a collaboration between NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, MKF Properties and Green Mountain Power, with support from the Chaffee Center for the Arts and Greenscreen Graphics.

Selected artists’ work will be exhibited free of charge.

MKF Properties is providing the space, NeighborWorks’ Americorps members will manage artist relations and displays and help staff the shop, and GMP is providing marketing, technical and staffing assistance.

The exact location of the shop will be decided over the next few weeks, and it will open May 19.

“This model has been successful in other communities in filling gaps in downtowns and elevating public awareness of local artists,” said Shannon Kennelly, communications and outreach coordinator at NeighborWorks. “It’s also a continuation of our efforts aimed at strengthening neighborhoods and the community.”

Three Americorps members who are serving at NeighborWorks- Maggie Lambert, Liam Fagan and Bianca Zanella- are spearheading NeighborWorks’ effort. They created an application process and will help select artists. “Preference will be given to artists who live and work in Rutland County, but we’re open to artists from across Vermont depending on the local interest,” Lambert said.

Steve Costello, a GMP vice president, said the volunteers’ youthful energy sold them on the idea immediately.

Costello, who has worked on a variety of projects with Foley and NeighborWorks, including its co-location at the GMP Energy Innovation

Center on Merchants Row, said the project brings together some of his favorite things.

“I think downtown Rutland is a dynamic and beautiful city center, and making art more accessible in Rutland is a personal passion,” Costello said.

“Art is an important and growing part of Rutland’s growth as a community, and complements the Paramount and Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum as the creative community thrives in downtown.”

Artists are welcome to submit an application to participate by May 5 at 5 p.m. The art will be displayed on a monthly rotation, so subsequent application rounds will be distributed after the selection of artists for the first month. The application is available at nwwvt. org and on NeighborWorks’ and GMP’s Facebook pages.

A theme will be chosen organically from the received submission materials in order to curate a cohesive display.

The theme will change monthly with the artists.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 19, from 7-10 p.m.

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The owner of The Local nightclub in downtown Rutland has filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s police department alleging their discriminatory practices forced him to shutter his establishment last month.

Rutland City denies police bias claims

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger

An attorney for Rutland City is disputing claims of bias policing and wants a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit from a former nightclub owner alleging discriminatory police tactics forced him out of business.

The city, in its recent filing, also asked the judge to require Charles Greeno III, who brought the lawsuit, to reimburse the city for its cost of defending itself against the action.

Greeno, who owned The Local, which closed in early February, filed a federal lawsuit last month against the city and the police department, seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

City officials at the time the lawsuit was filed declined comment. Last week an attorney representing the city filed a fourpage response, citing several defenses to the allegations, including the “exercise of policing function for public safety.”

In response to many of the allegations in the lawsuit, the city’s attorney simply wrote one word: “Denied.”

Greeno opened the nightclub in 2011 and said in the lawsuit all was going well until 2012 when the police department began targeting African-Americans at the bar.

Police claimed the patrons were dealing drugs, however, no drug dealing was taking place, Greeno alleges.

The nightclub is described in the lawsuit as a place that plays dance music and “caters to the hip hop culture,” featuring DJs from New York and Boston, often attracting African-American patrons from around the area.

An ever-increasing police presence outside the establishment, Greeno’s lawsuit stated, was keeping people away.

In 2015, when Brian Kilcullen became the city’s police chief, Greeno said he expressed his concern to Kilcullen about the alleged tactics of the police department.

The Rutland City Police Chief Brian Kilcullen(’s) response was that “it was data driven, he did not see any problems and that he personally has shut down many bars that he didn’t like,” the lawsuit stated.

Attorney Kaveh Shahi, representing the city, wrote in a reply to the lawsuit that a meeting with the new chief did take place and Greeno requested that the police “discontinue its presence” at closing time. “[Greeno] was told that that the Department would allocate its resources consistent with public safety issues,” Shahi added.

After that meeting, Greeno’s lawsuit alleges, the police presence increased, with cruisers parking in front of the nightclub with their blue lights on, and only outside The Local, not other bars in the city.

“In February 2017 as a direct result of the unlawful and discriminatory policing policy being selectively enforced against Mr. Greeno,” attorney Matthew Hart, representing Greeno, wrote in the lawsuit, “Mr. Greeno could no longer financially keep his bar open and he was forced to close The Local suffering significant economic damages.”

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CASTLETON—Castleton’s student-run newspaper, the Spartan, was recently selected by the New England Society of News Editors to receive recognition as one of the top college newspapers in the region.

“I honestly can’t believe it,” said senior coeditor Jadie Dow. “We’ve always been this good, we just haven’t been recognized until now.”

To be considered for the award, the Spartan staff and editors selected two recent issues from the 2016-17 academic year to submit for judging. Chosen as third runner-up for best

college newspaper in New England, they were recognized for their achievements on April 20 in Dedham, Mass.

“The Spartan is special because it includes everyone, and all the people who participate learn from it. We help build skills, and I think it shows that newspapers aren’t dying anytime soon,” said Dow. The Spartan newspaper’s goal is to inform readers about events, topics and individuals pertaining to the Castleton campus and its surrounding community.

Over the years student work produced by news-

paper staff members has gone on to be published in larger local papers.

“We submit work at a journalism conference in New York City every year and we’ve never won.

This was the first time we submitted to this group so I wasn’t expecting anything,” said Spartan newspaper advisor professor David Blow of the paper’s win. “Super proud of these guys. They work hard. People not involved in what we do don’t realize the hours that go into it. We put out a pretty solid product every two weeks so it’s nice to be validated by professionals in this field.”

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Chaffee Art Center to undergo renovation ArtBeat Cafe and multi-media space to open

RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center will begin a major transformation this summer with the addition of a café, artisan co-op, multi-media HD gallery, and expanded educational and community outreach offerings, including a dedicated mobile art unit.

In addition, the property will begin the first stage of a major permaculture garden/ arboretum. The ambitious project will be led by the Chaffee’s board of directors and newly hired executive director, Jim Boughton, former volunteer, gallery director and executive director between 2001 and 2006.

“We are thrilled to have Jim back at the Chaffee,” said Rick Twigg, board president.

“The Chaffee is ready to reach new heights as a cultural, educational and social hub for our community, and Jim shares our vision to make this beloved historical art center a ‘go-to’ destination for our community and visitors alike.”

A cornerstone of the project will be the open-

ing of a café eatery, The ArtBeat Café, inside the Chaffee. The eatery will feature multicultural food and will display and sell the artwork of regional artists. Another notable highlight will be a multi-media, worldgallery showcase space allowing HD, life-size viewing of regional, national, and international exhibits. Classes, workshops, and programs on a wide variety of topics will also feature prominently in the new plans.

Interior design enhancements will also allow for expanded hosting of special events, weddings, and other occasions. The mobile art unit, Chaffee Art on Wheels, will focus on delivering researchedbased tactile, visual, and auditory art to community members of all ages, including those with autism, dementia and mental health challenges, and physical limitations.

The renovations will culminate in a grand rededication of the center this fall to coincide with the Chaffee’s annual Art-in-the-Park artisan festival.

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The Gateway Improvement Project construction contract has been awarded to Parker Excavation, of New Haven, Vt. Work is set to begin in mid-June and is expected to be completed by the end of August.

The project will create four enhanced pedestrian crossings with “bulb out” features along Strongs Avenue and Merchants Row. These improved cross-

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Rutland City Mayor Dave Allaire stated, “We are very pleased to see this important project get underway. The Strongs Avenue entrance into our beautiful downtown makes a critical first impression and the new look and enhanced pedestrian circulation will be a huge improvement for visitor and local residents.”

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LOCAL NEWS

VTrans outlines bridge construction plans Walker Bridge and Branch Brook Bridge work to start May 1

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LUDLOW—Hoping for the smoothest possible project, officials from the Vermont Agency of Transportation outlined their plans for replacing the Walker Bridge, which is the gateway to downtown Ludlow, at a public forum Thursday, April 20.

At about the same time, a smaller bridge over Branch Brook will also be rehabilitated.

“Route 103 is a major west route between I-91 and U.S. [Route] 7, located in the heart of downtown Ludlow,” Michael Chenette, the assistant project manager, told the sparse crowd at the forum. “It serves as a major truck route between the east and west sides of Vermont.”

The Walker Bridge, or Bridge 25, was con-

structed in 1928. It is 86 feet long with two 43-foot spans. From curb to curb it’s 23.8 feet, with two 5-foot wide sidewalks.

“It’s in poor condition, with visible deterioration on the deck,” Chenette said. “It’s definitely time to replace. The bridge will be completely replaced.”

The next bridge, he said, will be larger and safer.

“The bridge will be 8 feet wider than it is now,” Chenette said, “which will allow for significantly larger shoulders, which will be a lifesaver. It’ll be about 10 feet wider on each side. It’s going to have a conventional castin-place deck. Some of those components will be built off-site. Construction of the new bridge has actually already started,

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Chenette said there would be two weeks of prep work before the bridge is actually closed on June 10. Starting on May 27, the agency will be installing traffic control signs and message boards, controlling erosion, and preparing the access and staging areas. The bridge will have alternating one-way traffic during daytime. The working day during this period will include weekends, and 10-12 hours during daylight.

Once the bridge is closed, contractor Cold River Bridges will remove existing the bridge. They will drive steel piles for abutments, set steel girders, and form and pour the concrete deck. They will also attend to drainage, waterline, sidewalks and light poles, and cleanup.

and going over to Gleascott Avenue,” Chenette said. “That’s going to become one-way, with some temporary parking. Some of the parking in the area will be taken away, so we’re going to try to accommodate some of that.”

“Have you given any consideration to signage?” asked one resident. “There’s a 90 degree turn onto Route 100 in Ludlow. We’ve had a couple of vehicles lose brakes coming into that, and is there any signage to indicate sharp turns ahead?”

“We can look at the sign package,” Chenette replied. “We can check on that and talk about doing something.”

Resident Sharon Bixby suggested, “We should change the timing on the Depot Street stoplight so people won’t have to wait for long periods.”

THE DETOUR ADDS 17.7 MILES TO THE TRUCK TRIP, CHENETTE SAID. There are plans during the closure to have 24hour work cycles, which prompted one man in the audience to ask if that included the pile drivers.

Cold River Bridges spokesman Jim Hollar said that would not be a problem.

“It’ll be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.,” he said. “But they’re not going that deep. It’ll probably be two days on one side, and two days on the other. It’s not like we’re driving them to China.”

Traffic will be detoured around the project. Chenette said truck traffic would be diverted from Route 103 in Chester to Route 11 to Londonderry, where trucks will be able to take Route 100 into Ludlow.

The detour adds 17.7 miles to the truck trip, Chenette said.

“We’ll be reaching out to trucking companies and bus companies to let them know what’s happening,” he said. “Hopefully, they can seek out the best routes for them, depending on where they’re coming from.”

Local traffic will be diverted to High Street from Gleascott Avenue to North Depot Street back to Main Street, making the trip .02 miles longer.

“Elm Street will be blocked off at one end,

Once the bridge is in place, alternating traffic returns to the area as permanent traffic signs and the bridge railing are installed, and the lanes need to be striped. Chenette said this would take about two weeks.

The Branch Brook project won’t be nearly as elaborate or take as long to complete, according to VTrans project manager Todd Sumner.

“The goal is to have that bridge open for traffic before Memorial Day weekend,” he said.

Built in 1966, the Branch Brook bridge is a single span concrete deck on steel beams.

“The deck is in poor condition,” Sumner said, “but the steel beams and abutments are in good condition.”

The plan is to replace the deck using the existing beams and abutments. The new bridge will be an 82-foot single span.

Construction begins May 1. On May 15, the bridge will close for 10 days. Detours for all vehicles will be to Route 100, U.S. 4, U.S. 7, and Vermont Route 103, or 53.5 miles.

There will be weekly updates on the project.

Those interested may sign up for e-mail alerts at http://southcentralvtbridges.vtransprojects. vermont.gov/bridge_ projects/ludlow.

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STATE NEWS

Failed Act 46 merged school districts to make cases for “alternative structures”

By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger

The State Board of Education has approved the Agency of Education’s revised draft rules that will guide how school districts that don’t want to or can’t merge under Act 46 will make their case to the state.

The rules—on what are referred to as “alternative structures”—will now go to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules for approval. A number of school districts that want to pursue the path set forth in Section 9 of Act 46 have been asking for clarity on how the process will work.

State Board of Education Chair Krista Huling said the rulemaking process inspired a robust discussion and helped create a better product. “The rules give clarity to Section 9 and a road map for districts to follow,” she added.

The board approved the revised draft rules Thursday afternoon, April 20; the committee voted 11-0 to move the bill forward.

The rules around alternative structures have become

IN 2018, THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION WILL COME UP WITH A PLAN TO REALIGN ALL UNMERGED DISTRICTS BASED ON THEIR ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS AND A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITIES, ACCORDING TO THE RULES. a flashpoint for the state board as critics of the law have argued that the first version of the draft rules set the bar higher than for school districts choosing to merge.

Board Vice Chair William Mathis said that is no longer the case. The alternative “proposals have to go through the same process as voluntary mergers.”

Margaret MacLean, an advocate, agreed. “The state board has clearly listened to the feedback received from numerous schools and communities. The rules now hold alternative structures to the same standards used to judge preferred structures.”

In 2015, lawmakers passed Act 46, a law that sets up a three-year process for school districts to voluntarily merge into larger units. According to Act 46, the best type of school district is a single-district supervisory union with at least 900 students that educates all children in pre-K through grade 12 either by operating all grades, tuitioning all grades, or operating and tuitioning the same grades.

But previous education acts 153 and 156 offer other types of unification models for merging school districts.

So-called Section 9 proposals have been called “alternative structures,” but the term encompasses much more than this. Merger models set in law, as well as those proposed in Senate bill S.122, which aims to introduce more flexibility to Act 46, are also alternative structures.

The agency, state board and some lawmakers have begun referring to them instead as Section 9 proposals.

David Kelley, a critic of Act 46, said the heart of the problem is the school district consolidation law.

“Act 46 is a seriously flawed piece of legislation,” he said, adding there is no relationship between enlarging school districts and creating equity for students.

At the March meeting of the state board, a number of people commented on the proposed rules and Act 46. Huling said the revised rules tried to address most of their concerns but that some people just didn’t like the law.

“The state board cannot change the law, but we can help make the requirements that all proposals will be judged by clear in a transparent way,” she said.

Communities that are unable to voluntarily merge, or choose not to, are expected under Section 9 of the law to undergo a self-examination to see if they can meet the goals of the law to provide “substantial” equity, quality, financial efficiency, and a “variety” of opportunities for students. They also are required to meet with other school districts to see if there is a way to merge.

Ultimately, these school districts can give information to the Secretary of Education and state board supporting their arguments for joining a certain supervisory union.

They have to explain how the school districts will work together and use their resources to improve schooling.

School districts have to present their proposals to the secretary and state board by Nov. 30.

Because these proposals are expected to be part of the end of the three-year process, they go to the state board after voluntary mergers are completed. If the new school district map reveals districts orphaned by the voluntary mergers, the secretary will need to fix it.

In 2018, the secretary of education will come up with a plan to realign all unmerged districts based on their alternative proposals and a series of conversations with communities, according to the rules.

MacLean would still like to see communities be able to vote on the secretary’s plan.

“Communities expect a transparent process will be used and that they will have the ability to vote on any recommendations made by the secretary about the future of schooling in their towns,” MacLean said.

Legislation is pending in the House that would give school districts six months from the date of the rules becoming official to develop their plans and present them.

Vermont newspapers applaud new protections The Vermont Press Association is praising the Vermont Legislature for approving a shield law designed to protect journalists from unwarranted subpoenas concerning their sources.

The House of Representatives gave final approval to the legislation, 140-2, on Thursday afternoon, and Gov. Phil Scott signed it on Friday, April 21.

“This is an important piece of legislation that is designed to prohibit any governmental body from trying to compel the news media to divulge a confidential source or being forced to testify about information that is readily available from other sources,” VPA President Adam Silverman said.

He added the bill also protects the media under some circumstances from disclosing information obtained in the normal course of newsgathering.

“We are in a time now where it’s important that whistleblowers and other sources of information who wish to speak with journalists know that the threat of jail or fines to reporters cannot be made,” said Silverman, an editor and reporter at the Burlington Free Press.

“Shield laws, as they exist in many other jurisdictions, work only to

enhance the First Amendment by preventing government overreach.

All Vermonters ultimately are beneficiaries of this legislation.”

The Vermont Senate unanimously passed the bill March 23, and the House Judiciary Committee approved it with no opposition on April 13 before sending it to the full House.

The Vermont legislation is designed to provide further protection to journalists in cases where courts have not recognized a First Amendment privilege. The law also provides protections to sources, including the accused, crime victims and whistleblowers, who can expose waste and wrongdoing. Some have said they have been reluctant to speak with reporters knowing there was little or no protection for journalists from a court order compelling disclosure of a source.

A broad coalition of radio, television, online and freelance journalists joined the VPA in advocating for the legislation. The bill, known as S.96, was the top legislative priority this year for the VPA, which represents the interests of the 11 daily and fourdozen non-daily printed newspapers circulating in Vermont.

The VPA thanks several legislators who either up front or behind

the scenes championed the need to protect journalists from becoming investigative arms of the state, defense lawyers or other entities.

Special praise goes to Sens. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, and Jeanette White, D-Windham, for introducing the bill and seeking testimony from all interested parties to make the measure stronger. The VPA also thanks Reps. Maxine Grad, D-Moretown, and Martin LaLonde, D-South Burlington, for shepherding the bill through the House. The VPA also appreciates the tripartisan support S.96 received from Democrats, Republicans and Progressives. It took eight weeks from introduction to passage in both chambers.

The bill had widespread support outside the State House, including endorsements from Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan, the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, the Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence and the Society for Professional Journalists.

With Gov. Scott’s expected signature on the bill, Vermont would join about 40 states that previously have enacted some kind of media shield law.

Vt. ranked second in nation for clean energy momentum, progress A new report entitled “Clean Energy Momentum: Ranking State Progress” and published by the Union of Concerned Scientists highlighted Vermont for its success in developing a clean energy economy.

Vermont ranked second nationally, bested onlyby California.

The report scored states on 12 metrics in the three broader areas of technical progress, direct visible effects on daily lives, and policies to build momentum for the future. Vermont earned top-five scores in energy savings, electric vehicle adoption, and energy efficiency policy and 10 top-10 appearances, the most of any state. The metric that really stole the show was its clean energy jobs sector. Only nine states have at least 10 people per thousand residents employed in energy efficiency, solar, and wind.

Vermont leads the nation in these clean energy jobs per capita.

Vermont leads the nation with carbon reduction targets and hangs neck-and-neck with larger states such as California in energy efficiency (third place).

“Vermont’s early and continued leadership on local clean energy-efficiency, solar, and wind has helped fueled our economy,” said Olivia Campbell Andersen, Renewable Energy Vermont executive director. “Given federal inaction, towns and states must lead the way on climate and clean energy solutions, and that’s exactly what innovative Vermonters plan to keep doing.”

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6 • The Mountain Times • April 26-May 2, 2017

OPINION OP-ED

Creating a “climate economy”

By Linda McGinnis

Vermont is made up of communities that care about each other and our beautiful surroundings. It comes from our respect for the past combined with a passion for a sustainable future. It’s about taking care of what we have and innovating new products and services that help us shape that future. This is what will enable Vermont to creatively respond to the defining issue of our time — climate change.

If we apply Vermont’s special qualities to the challenge of climate change, we can flip the conversation on its head, and see it as a remarkable opportunity: an opportunity to build a climate economy. What does this mean? In contrast to the desperate climate denials made by the White House, it means that we can build an economy that focuses on identifying solutions to this challenge. Over my career in international development, I’ve worked collaboratively with policymakers across five continents on core issues of sustainable economic development. There is a global race to find creative solutions to both the causes and the impacts of climate change, and I believe Vermont has what it takes to be a leader. Because we are small and nimble, we can make change happen and demonstrate solutions in public policy and in business innovation.

Vermont has key assets that position us well to take this lead. With Vermont’s bold state energy plan, higher education expertise, innovative utilities, and strong business leadership, we have a powerful story to tell.

This story can celebrate and reinforce current efforts while growing and attracting a new generation of creative businesses that want to be at the center of this climate economy, helping us create jobs, preserve our high quality of life and our beautiful surroundings.

How does this happen? A climate economy focuses on building key sectors and the jobs that go with it.

These include clean energy, thermal and electrical efficiency, sustainable transportation, working lands, local food and local energy, smart growth development and the technologies that help us leapfrog into the next generation of solutions. A climate economy seeks to help all Vermonters benefit from moving away from fossil fuels, and protecting them from the impacts of climate change, while attracting new generations of young people who want to be part of the solution. Ultimately, the climate economy is the economy of the future.

With national leaders’ head-in-the-sand stance on climate change, it will be up to the states to assume leadership. Vermont has a long proud history of firsts: from outlawing slavery to passing legislation legalizing civil unions and gay marriage, from banning fracking to developing the nation’s first efficiency utility, our state has never been afraid to lead. The Vermont brand, and all the state stands for, gives us an edge. We now need to seize the opportunity to make a difference on climate change.

From Ben & Jerry’s to Seventh Generation to the nation’s first utility to become a B-Corps (GMP), we see that entrepreneurial businesses can do well by honoring the triple bottom line: people, planet and profit. From energy policies that have helped hundreds of schools and municipalities save taxpayer dollars through efficiency, going solar, and wood pellet systems, we see how a renewable energy transition helps save money and create local jobs. From the country’s top-rated environmental law school (VLS) to UVM’s Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA program and the Gund Institute for the Environment, we know that training the next generation matters. We already have all the puzzle pieces. Let’s now put them together and become the first state to build a climate economy.

Linda McGinnis worked for 20 years at the World Bank, leading research, policy and investments in over 30 countries. Since moving to Vermont in 2010, her focus has been on state-level climate change strategies, renewable energy and energy efficiency policies and programs. She served as director of Governor Shumlin’s Energy Generation Siting Policy Commission (2012-2013), and analyst to the leadership team at the Agency for Natural Resources on climate change strategy and the President’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (2013-2014). She joined the Energy Action Network as their program director in 2015 and currently serves on the boards of the Clean Energy Development Fund (as co-chair), the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, and as a member of the VCRD Climate Change Economy Council.

By Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News

LETTERS

Rep. Jim Harrison introduces himself to Rutland-Windsor-1 Scott appoints new representative for Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington and Mendon Dear Editor, Job Tate, who has served as our state representative in Montpelier for the past few years, has resigned due to a pending overseas deployment as part of his naval reserve in service to our country. I want to thank Job Tate for his dedicated service to our communities and the Rutland-Windsor-1 legislative district. I also want to thank his wife Lisa and their two young boys for sharing him with us these past few years and the various sacrifices a legislative family makes.

I am honored to have been appointed by Governor Phil Scott to succeed Job Tate as our district’s state representative. The governor made the appointment on April 11, just days after Job’s resignation took effect, so that our district would have uninterrupted representation in the critical final weeks of the legislative session. I plan to serve the district for the remainder of Job’s term through 2018 and with your support, will be a candidate for election as a republican to a new term next fall.

By way of introduction and background, I stepped down as president of the Vermont Retail & Grocers Association at the end of

December after over 29 years of serving the state’s retail and grocery community. That experience not only afforded me the opportunity to visit with many of our state’s retail shops, including the country stores in our district, but also allowed me to participate in our legislative process at the State House. Additionally, this past year, I began working part-time at Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington.

Pat and I have lived in Chittenden since 2006.

Prior to that we lived in Rutland Town. We have two adult children (Ben and Robin) and are the proud grandparents of two young boys, Luke and Graham.

In closing, I look forward to working with members of our four communities to improve Vermont’s economy and provide more opportunities to our residents to succeed.

Please feel free to contact me by email: JHarrison@ leg.state.vt.us or by cell: 802-236-300 or by mail: 75 Lazy Acres Rd., North Chittenden, VT 05763.

Messages may also be left at the State House at 802828-2228.

Rep. Jim Harrison, Chittenden

Let’s take the long view Dear Editor, Is it just the nature of the institution that the Legislature tends to focus on issues that have or are about to become crises?

We seem to have a new annual tradition in Vermont; each year we face a “budget gap” with insufficient revenue to meet the projected budget for our current level of services.

And each year we resolve the crisis by cutting state services, moving money around, or raising bits of revenue with increases in fees and narrowly targeted tax adjustments. We make it through another year without deficit spending, but also without solving the underlying problems.

And the budget gaps persist.

To be fair, legislators acknowledge that there are investments the state should make including the cleanup of the state’s waters, increasing child

care subsidies, funding for community mental health and developmental services, and making higher education more accessible to Vermonters.

But the Legislature’s time and energy gets focused on today’s budget gap without long-range planning or investment.

Budget gaps were not so much the rule before 2000. What changed?

The economy, for one thing. Income growth has been much more robust for high earners than for moderate and lowincome Vermonters. And growth in consumption has tended to be in services that are not taxed, not in goods that are. Our tax structure hasn’t adapted to this new reality.

A cultural change has revealed another shift in Montpelier. During past recessions, policymakers were more open to raising the revenue that Long view, page 7

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CAPITOL QUOTES “Nationwide, large hospital systems have been aggressively buying up independent doctors and turning them into employed physicians … When hospital systems buy private medical practices, costs skyrocket and quality suffers.”

Said Marni Jameson Carey, the executive director of the national Association of Independent Doctors, in a news release April 24. Earlier this month, independent doctors started an organization in Vermont dedicated to helping them keep their small practices in the face of what they consider pressure to sell out to hospitals—a Vermont chapter of the Association of Independent Doctors, a national nonprofit.

Amy Cooper, the executive director of HealthFirst, said Vermont has lost 20 independent doctors in the past 18 months.

“In an era when Legislatures across the country are rolling back fundamental rights and dignities, I am proud that Vermont is being a leader for gender equality by expanding access to bathrooms, rather than restricting access. We’ve heard heartbreaking testimony on this issue, including stories of children afraid to use the restroom at school. If the federal government isn’t going to protect Vermonters, it is our duty to step in.”

Said Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, April 21, after the Vermont House gave preliminary approval to H.333 on a vote of 12319, requiring that all single-user bathrooms in public buildings be labeled as gender-free.

H.333 will now move to the Senate.

“Governor Phil Scott has been working ... to evaluate a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make sure teachers do not pay more for healthcare, while also generating up to $26 million in annual savings for property taxpayers... It would be a win for taxpayers, a win for teachers and a win for our education system as a whole. Yet, unfortunately, the Vermont NEA walked away from what was intended to be a positive and collaborative discussion.”

Said Governor Phil Scott’s Communications Director Rebecca Kelley Thursday, April 20, in a statement. The NEA contends that the governor’s plan would undermine the collective bargaining process, which is done at the local level. This year, the state teachers health care system is moving from so-called “Cadillac” insurance plans to lower cost insurance programs with higher co-pays because of a mandate under the Affordable Care Act. Therefore, for the first time, the health care component of teacher contracts is being negotiated in the same year by all 60 local supervisory unions. The value of current teacher insurance plans is 9 percent higher than the platinum plan on Vermont Health Connect.

By Evan Johnson

Governor Phil Scott poses with members of the Vermont Farmers Food Center board on a recent site visit.

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Tour pitches food center as economic driver

continued from page 1 nonprofit passed $2 million in sales.

A 4,700-square-foot post and beam While the center hosts full winter and structure will have shared-use, climatesummer markets with fresh produce, controlled food storage that can be a range of freshly cooked cuisines and rented out to farmers by the cubic foot. other goods, the center is now looking In times of emergency, the facility could to increase storage and food processing also hold food for distribution. Plans for infrastructure available to small food greenhouses behind the Farmer’s Hall producers. As a are underway and “SO MANY PEOPLE DON’T farmer with 40 years will be used to teach of experience, Cox courses through LOOK AT AGRICULTURE said newer farmers Green Mountain AS AN ECONOMIC struggle with scaling College and other their operations up groups.

DRIVER... WE KNOW to stay competitive All of these THE FACTORIES AREN’T in a larger market. buildings date to “They don’t have Rutland’s industrial COMING BACK,”COX SAID. infrastructure,” he past, when sugaring said. equipment, sewer grates and more were Inside the Farmer’s Hall, which hosts manufactured in these buildings. Cox the winter farmer’s market, the center told the governor all the buildings are operates a commercial kitchen available structurally sound and are now going to to bakers and chefs at $10 per hour. Cox see a new phase of life. said the kitchen would serve as a “stop“So many people don’t look at agriculgap measure” until larger facilities on the ture as an economic driver,” Cox said. property could be completed. A neighbor- “We know the factories aren’t coming ing barn next to the Farmer’s Hall will host back, but we have a work ethic, a brand the commercial kitchen and the culinary that people recognize and an eager cusinstitute with 12,000 square feet of space tomer base up to three hours away.” on three floors that will include meat Scott said he was impressed by the cutting rooms, dry and wet kitchens, and work of the organization and its founder. rentable storage space while the culinary “He’s a combination of glue and fuel,” institute will provide training to those Scott said of Cox’s work. “It’s amazing interested in food-related businesses. what he’s done.”

Long view:

State should take a proactive economic approach

continued from page 6 was needed in order to keep state government functioning competently.

Governor Snelling used to point out that people needed more, not less, from government in hard economic times, and he backed it up with temporary tax increases during the recessions in the early 1980s and 1990s.

And we have never been able to budget counter-cyclically, raising revenue when times are good to really save for the truly rainy day.

The mantra now seems to be “manage to the money” — just spend what the state takes in with little attention to what is required to fund an effective state government.

Both parties seem to agree that less spending is better

than more, regardless of the consequences. So we move from crisis to crisis.

Has fiscal restraint in itself become a higher goal than having an excellent infrastructure with which to grow our economy?

On the administration side, policy and planning staff have been cut over the years and there has been little appetite for new revenue for state investments, even when they make long-term economic sense. This hurts Vermont. We keep putting short-term political expediency ahead of the long-term future of the state.

We need some long term solutions, we need some long term thinking.

Our present course is not really putting our finances

in order and it is leaving us with an aging infrastructure, polluted water, and more children and people with disabilities living in poverty.

The One Vermont coalition has offered a promising possibility for lawmakers to consider. By eliminating tax giveaways to upper income taxpayers we could generate savings that could be used for smart investments, for lowering nominal tax rates for all, and for balancing more than this year’s budget.

Do you have grandchildren?

Ed Paquin, Barre Paquin is the executive director of Disability Rights Vermont and served six terms in the Vermont House of Representatives.

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8 • The Mountain Times • April 26-May 2, 2017

WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT Lego Club

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library offers Lego Club every Wednesday during the school year, 3:15-4:15 p.m.

Ages 6 and up welcome. 2998 River Road, Killington. Info, 802-422-9765.

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.

Wednesday Workout

Co ur tes yo f Pa ram ount Theatre

5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Workouts with Joani at Lothrop School Gym, 3447 US Route 7, Pittsford. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Incorporates aerobic conditioning, strength, legs training and abdominal work. The cardio-kickboxing portion is a dynamic, low/ high impact aerobic workout combining boxing techniques that strengthen the upper and lower body, with punches, jabs, and kicks. Beginners and all residents welcome. $6 per class.

Bring mat or towel. Info, 802-4836500 x 17.

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 802-7730600 to make a reservation. Dinner fee $19.

KillingtonPicoRotary.org

KATHY GRIFFIN AT PARAMOUNT THEATRE APRIL 30, 8 P.M.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 26

Bikram Yoga **

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Wednesdays: 6 a.m. & 12 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot; 4 p.m. hot power flow; 5:30 p.m. 1.5 hour Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

TAG Community Input

6 p.m.

TAG Vision project community Input session at Rutland UMC, 71 Williams St., Rutland. Door prizes, free snacks. Residents of Northwest Rutland highly encouraged to attend! Help build community and neighborhood pride in the Northwest through collaborative creation and installment of public art: Suggest a location, recruit youth, volunteer. Free, open to the public.

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.

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.

Financial Capability Workshop

10 a.m.

BROC presents Savvy Spending Solutions, a financial capability workshop 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Learn to track spending, set financial goals, about credit reports and repair. Join the thought provoking discussions. Free, registration requested at 802-665-1742. Held at 45 Union St., Rutland.

Park Volunteer Interest

10 a.m.

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park holds Park Volunteer Interest Session on Park Carriage Barn Visitor Center: learn about volunteer positions available at the park, mingle with staff and current volunteers, and enjoy light refreshments. 54 Elm St., Woodstock.

Clay Open Studio

10 a.m.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center offers clay open studio. RSVP & info, 802457-3500; artistreevt.org. 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret.

Learn to Knit **

10:30 a.m.

Green Mountain Fibers holds Learn to Knit classes Wednesdays through end of April, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Learn basic knitting skills, cast on, knit and purl stitch, cast off. Free with purchase of yarn and needles; $10 to others. 259 Woodstock Ave., Rutland. Info, 802-775-7800.

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.

Blood Drive

12 p.m.

American Red Cross blood drive 12-5 p.m. at Proctor High School, 3 Park St., Proctor. Use rapid pass at redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. Bring donor cards or photo ID. Walk-ins welcome or make an appointment at 800-7332767.

RAVNAH Clinic

12:30 p.m.

RAVNAH blood pressure/food care clinic: Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. $10 foot clinic. No appt. needed. Info, 802-770-1536.

Farmers Market

3 p.m.

The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m. at Vermont Farmers Food Center, 251 West Street, Rutland. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

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Deadline to Register

Clay for Tots

10:30 a.m.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center offers clay for tots, for ages 3-6 years.

RSVP & info, 802-457-3500; artistreevt.org. 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret.

Blood Drive

12:30 p.m.

American Red Cross blood drive 12:30-5:30 p.m. at Poultney High School, 154 East Main St. Use rapid pass at redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. Bring donor cards or photo ID. Walk-ins welcome or make an appointment at 800-733-2767.

Career Services Workshop

2:30 p.m.

Community College of Vt. Rutland hosts workshop offering general and veteran-specific career services, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at CCV, 60 West St., Rutland. Participants will learn job search skills and tips for choosing a career or major. The military- and veteran-focused portion of the session will provide information on marketing military experience and transitioning from a military to civilian career. Free, open to the public.

Level 2 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

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

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.

VAC Open House

6:30 p.m.

Vermont Achievement Center welcomes public to annual open house kickoff event, “Perspective on the Spectrum: A Storytellers View of Autism.”

Join in laughter and encouragement through real life stories. Storytellers share experiences to inspire and understand. Featuring Michael Kingsbury of “The Cool Guy on the Plane.” Cash donations accepted; free and open to the public. VAC Gym, 88 Park St., Rutland.

Evening of Poetry

6:30 p.m.

Join David Mook, Joyce Thomas, and Bianca Amira Zanella for an evening of poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month, at Phoenix Books Rutland, 2 Center St., Rutland. Free, open to all. Info, 802-855-8078.

Book Discussion - Ludlow

7 p.m.

Friends of the Library in Ludlow discusses “The Zookeeper’s Wife” by Diane Ackerman, at Fletcher Memorial Library, books available. 88 Main Street, Ludlow.

GMC Benson Lecture

7 p.m.

Green Mountain College Benson Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. at lecturer and Voices of Community Plenery speaker. Address “An Uncommon Faith: W.E.B. Du Bois and the African American Religion” will be held in Ackley Hall on campus. Free, open to the public. One Brennan Circle, Poultney.

Steel Magnolias

7:30 p.m.

ART present “Steel Magnolias” A Comedy With Hearth, at Brick Box Theatre, next to Paramount Theatre, Center St., Rutland. $20, limited seating.

Get tickets at paramountvt.org.

Fences

7:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents “Fences” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Preview performance tonight, $20 tickets. jagproductionsvt.com, 802-457-3981.

FRIDAY

8 a.m.

Deadline to register for “Ties to the Land” succession planning workshop being held May 4 at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, 54 Elm St., Woodstock. A mix of presentation and practical exercises that will give you the knowledge and tools to start succession planning. Sign up at vermontwoodlands.org or call 802-747-7900.

APRIL 28

Smoking Cessation

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!

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

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

RAVNAH Clinic

9:30 a.m.

RAVNAH blood pressure/food care clinic: Fair Haven Appletree Apartments. $10 foot clinic. No appt. needed. Info, 802-770-1536.

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.

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

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

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

Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets Thursdays at Mendon Methodist Church basement.

Info, 802-773-2694.

** denotes multiple times and/or locations.

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.

Level 1 Yoga

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.

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Fridays: 9 a.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot; 12 p.m. 1 hour Bikram hot. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

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, 802-422-9765.

Magic: the Gathering

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds Magic: the Gathering after school Fridays, 3:15-4:30 p.m. Ages 8+, all levels welcome. 2998 River Rd., Killington.

422-9765.

Fun Fridays

3:30 p.m.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center offers Fun Fridays, 3:30-5:30 p.m., for ages 5+. 802-457-3500; artistreevt.org. 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret.

Rock-n-Bowl Fundraiser

6 p.m.

Slate Valley Museum hosts Rock-N-Bowl night at Slate Valley Lanes, 6-8 p.m. Fundraiser for the museum. 1142 Co Rd 24, Granville, N.Y. $15/ person includes shoe rental. Info, slatevalleymuseum.org.

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6 p.m.

Branch Out Teen Night at ArtisTree, in collaboration with Spectrum Teen Center, in the gallery. ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret. artistreevt.org.

Nature Hike

7 p.m.

Nature hike with naturalist Tom Estill, 7-9 p.m. along Carriage Trail at Pine Hill Park, searching for night critters. Wear comfy shoes, dress for the weather. Bring water, snack and flashlight. Moderate walk, open to ages 11+. Free. 2 Oak St Ext, Rutland.

Steel Magnolias

7:30 p.m.

ART present “Steel Magnolias” A Comedy With Hearth, at Brick Box Theatre, next to Paramount Theatre, Center St., Rutland. $20, limited seating.

Get tickets at paramountvt.org.

Fences

7:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents “Fences” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Preview performance tonight, $20 tickets. jagproductionsvt.com, 802-457-3981.

SATURDAY APRIL 29

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; 4 p.m. hot power flow. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802747-6300.

Killington Triathlon

7:30 a.m.

Part of Nor’Beaster Spring Celebration at Killington Resort, it’s the Killington Triathlon—ski, bike, run—with individuals and teams tested on athletic ability. Divisions based on age, men and women. Registration/check-in and transition area for athlete setup 7:30-9 a.m. at Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar; starts 10 a.m. at Superstar Trail start gate. Awards 12:45 p.m. at Umbrella Bar. Register through April 27 at killington.com.

Mindful Movements

8 a.m.

Rise and shine with mindful movements, gentle stretches and chair yoga to awaken the body and settle the mind. 60 minutes of self care. First and third Saturday mornings of each month, 8-9 a.m. at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School Drive, Plymouth. Donations in the way of dana accepted, but not expected. Contact/RSVP to instructor Susan Mordecai, smordecai6@gmail.com.

8 a.m.

Currier Memorial School in Danby and Mettawee Community School in West Pawlet hosts Community Clean Up day, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Containers placed at schools to access free of charge. Bring items from your home/ lawn/community to the schools to get rid of.

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6th annual DisasTOUR race—bike, paddle, run—in White River Valley, RASTA event/benefit. Starts/ends in Rochester Park. Registration 8-9 a.m.

Check in for pre-registered 8:30-9:30 a.m. Race begins with bike leg 10 a.m. Bike race for kids during/after the race—brink kids, bikes, helmets.

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Author Appearance

2 p.m.

“Vermont Wild” author Megan Price comes to Fair Haven Free Library to talk about her best-selling book series and answer questions. 2-4 p.m.

Free, open to the public. Books available for purchase. 107 N Main St, Fair Haven.

WWI Program at SVM

8:30 a.m.

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

2 p.m.

Slate Valley Museum holds World War I and America project talk with SUNY Albany professor Richard S. Fogarty “Putting the ‘World’ in the First World War.” Free, open to the public. 17 Water St., Granville, N.Y. Info, slatevalleymuseum.org.

Pittsford Trail Run

Open Swim

Mixed Level Yoga

9 a.m.

Second Pittsford Trail Run 5K (9:30 a.m.) and 1-mile (9 a.m.) runs at Pittsford Recreation area on the trails. Race day registration $15/$10. For info/ registration, pittsfordvermont.com, 802-483-6500. Rain or shine. 223 Recreation Area Rd, Pittsford.

Intro to Bass Fishing

9 a.m.

Vt. Fish & Wildlife Dept. holds free Intro to Bass Fishing clinic, 9 a.m.-1p .m. at Halfmoon State Park, 1621 Black Pond Rd, Hubbardton. Focus on targeting bass with artificial lures and what to use when. Preregistration required at legsgofishing@vermont.gov or 802-265-2279.

Forest Walk

9 a.m.

Big Tree/Old Growth Forest Walk with retired state forester Gary Salmon.

Lead walk to see some of local big trees and old forest growth. Meet at Gifford Woods State Park, Killington at 9 a.m. Free, open to public.

Ski Demo

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.

Lip Sync Battle

6 p.m.

Wonderfeet Kids Museum presents Lip Sync Battle at Paramount Theatre.

Teams of community members lip sync and perform a song on stage. All ages welcome, but not necessarily suited for children. Tickets $22.50 at paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.

Ludlow Penny Sale

6 p.m.

Ludlow Rotary Club holds 61st Penny Sale at Black River High School Gym, Ludlow. Free admission. Huge prize list, raffles, cash! Doors open 5 p.m. Refreshments available. Info, 802-228-4000. 43 Main St., Ludlow.

Live Storytelling

9 a.m.

Faction and Roxy ski demo at base of Superstar Trail at K1, Killington Resort. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. killington.com.

7 p.m.

College of St. Joseph hosts A Rumpus for Education, an evening of live storytelling, like “Moth Radio Hour.” Tickets $20 for adults; $5 for students at csj.edu/rumpus. Held in Tuttle Theater, CSJ, 71 Clement Rd., Rutland.

Farmers Market

Music For Peace

10 a.m.

The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Vermont Farmers Food Center, 251 West Street, Rutland. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.

Killington Section GMC

10 a.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club holds Pedal the Delaware/Hudson Bike Path, Poultney. Easy 14-mile ride, with options to buy food or bring your own. Helmet required. Meet in Main St. Park, Rutland at 10 a.m. to carpool. Bring water and a lunch. Wear sturdy shoes, and dress for the weather. Info, 802-446-2288.

VAC Open House

10 a.m.

Vermont Achievement Center welcomes public to annual open house and community celebration of the Month of the Young Child, and Autism Awareness Month. Kids events including swimming, Wonderfeet and VINS exhibits, snacks, storytelling, etc.; parent information plus sensory room; community resources like EEC, Let’s Grow Kids, and more. Refreshments, raffles, and all events are free and open to the public. 88 Park St., Rutland.

Tai Chi/Qigong Day

10 a.m.

One World, One Breath. Norman Williams Celebrates World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on the lawn. 10 the Green, Woodstock. Carpool to Montpelier for Climate Change Action march following, 1-4 p.m.

Cemetery Clean Up

10 a.m.

Poultney Cemetery Association invites lot owners, their families and invited friends to Spring Clean Up Day, weather permitting.

Clean the property of winter and other debris before mowing season begins.

Info, 802-779-5534.

7 p.m.

GMC Choir will present a program that deals with themes of Peace, Grace, and Justice in Ackley Hall. Under the direction of James Cassarino, the choir will perform songs by Gwyneth Walker, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Ann Diers. Additional selections will be taken from the African American Spiritual traditions. Free and open to the public. One Brennan Circle, Poultney.

Danika & the Jeb

7:30 p.m.

Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart, soulful combination of acoustic pop and blues, perform at Brandon Music. Tickets $20, $25 for pre-dinner. BYOB. Reservations at 802-247-4295. 62 Country Club Rd., Brandon. brandonmusic.net.

Steel Magnolias

7:30 p.m.

ART present “Steel Magnolias” A Comedy With Hearth, at Brick Box Theatre, next to Paramount Theatre, Center St., Rutland. $20, limited seating.

Get tickets at paramountvt.org.

Fences - Opening Night

7:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents official opening night of “Fences” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. JAG Productions will host a reception for the audience and company of Fences following performance, a unique opportunity to meet the cast and crew. Tickets at jagproductionsvt.com, 802-457-3981.

Vermont Philharmonic

7:30 p.m.

Vermont Philharmonic with conductor Lou Kosma will perform the Festive Overture, Op. 96 by Dmitri Shostakovich, Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 46 by Jean Sibelius and Symphony No. 9 in E mindor, Op. 95 “From the New World” by Antonin Dvorak 48. Chandler Music Hall, 71-73 Main St., Randolph. Tickets, $5-$15, 802-728-6464.

Book Discussion

SUNDAY

10:30 a.m.

Classics book discussion group at Norman Williams Public Library: Edith Wharton’s “Summer.” Discussion facilitated by John Matthews. 10 the Green, Woodstock.

Fresh-Picked Poetry

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11 a.m.

Celebrate National Poetry Month and Independent Bookstore Day with story time with Amy Huntington, illustrator of “Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market,” at Phoenix Books Rutland. Free, open to all. 2 Center St., Rutland. Info, phoenixbooks.biz, 802-8558078.

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APRIL 30

Pancake Breakfast

8 a.m.

Castleton Fire Association’s pancake breakfast 8-11 a.m. at Castleton American Legion, Route 4A, Castleton. Pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee. $5 adults, $3 kids age 10 and under.

Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Sundays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hr. Bikram hot.

1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

10 a.m.

Vinyasa flow yoga - all levels, everyone welcome! With Whitney Berra.

Meditative and heat building flow of movement with breath, to cultivate strength, space, and grounding. $10 for non-Mountain Top guests; 6 classes $50. Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden. 802-483-2311.

Steel Magnolias

2 p.m.

ART present “Steel Magnolias” A Comedy With Hearth, at Brick Box Theatre, next to Paramount Theatre, Center St., Rutland. $20, limited seating.

Get tickets at paramountvt.org.

10 • The Mountain Times • April 26-May 2, 2017 Fences **

2 p.m.

JAG Productions presents f “Fences” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Tickets at jagproductionsvt.com, 802-457-3981.

Today, matinee at 2 p.m. and evening performance at 7:30 p.m. Immediately following the performance, a talk back with the cast and creative team of Fences led by Jarvis Antonio Green.

Free Film Showing

3 p.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church hosts a free showing of the film “Risen” followed by a light meal and discussion. Public welcome. 1 Hillside Road, Rutland. The 2016 film stars Joseph Fiennes as a Roman Tribune in Judea, tasked to find the missing body of an executed Jew rumored to have risen from the dead.

Kathy Griffin

8 p.m.

Emmy/Grammy Award-winning actress and comedian Kathy Griffin brings her celeb dishing, pull-no-punches comedy tour “Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index” to Paramount Theatre. Tickets $35-$75 at paramountvt.org.

MONDAY

Clay Open Studio

6 p.m.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center offers clay open studio. RSVP & info, 802457-3500; artistreevt.org. 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret.

Fences

7:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents f “Fences” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Tickets at jagproductionsvt.com, 802-457-3981. Immediately following the performance, a talk back with the cast and creative team of Fences led by Jarvis Antonio Green.

Drop In Basketball

7:45 p.m.

Rutland Rec Dept offers co-ed drop in basketball, 7:15-9:15 p.m. at Rutland Intermediate School. Men and women age 18+. $5 fee. Self organized, self policed! Balls and pinnies provided. Info, 802-282-2054. 65 Library Ave, Rutland.

Citizenship Classes

Vermont Adult Learning will offers free citizenship classes. Call 802-7974045 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. 16 Evelyn St., Rutland

TUESDAY

MAY 1

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Mondays: 6 a.m. 1 hour Bikram hot yoga; 9 a.m.

1.5 hour Bikram hot yoga; 4 p.m. hot power flow; 5:30 p.m. 1.5 hour Bikram hot yoga. 1360 US-4, Mendon. Info, 802-747-6300.

May Day Slalom

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.

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!

Gentle Yoga

5 p.m.

Gentle yoga - all levels, everyone welcome! Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden. 802-483-2311.

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.

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.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

5:45 p.m.

Vinyasa flow yoga - all levels, everyone welcome! With Whitney Berra.

Meditative and heat building flow of movement with breath, to cultivate strength, space, and grounding. $10 for non-Mountain Top guests; 6 classes $50. Call to sign-up or drop-in. Yoga Studio at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Chittenden. 802-483-2311.

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.

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.

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.

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8 a.m.

Part of Nor’Beaster Spring Celebration at Killington Resort, May Day Slalom is a timed, free race open to anyone with a season pass or lift ticket, held on Superstar at K1. Registration 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at Roaring Brook Umbrella Bars, limited to first 200 people. Course open for racing 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Awards 1:30 p.m. at Umbrella Bar. killington.com.

12 p.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Tuesdays: 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 1.5 hr. hot Bikram yoga; 12 p.m. hot yin; 6:15 p.m. 1 hour hot Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon.

Info, 802-747-6300.

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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.

RAVNAH Clinic

10 a.m.

RAVNAH blood pressure/food care clinic: Forestdale Senior Center, Route 73, Brandon. $10 foot clinic. No appt. needed. Info, 802-770-1536.

Preschool Story Time

Figure Drawing

6 p.m.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center offers figure drawing and Drawing from the Heart. RSVP & info, 802-457-3500; artistreevt.org. 2095 Pomfret Rd., S. Pomfret.

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

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.

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.

Learn to Knit **

Fences

10:30 a.m.

Green Mountain Fibers holds Learn to Knit classes Tuesdays through end of April, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Learn basic knitting skills, cast on, knit and purl stitch, cast off. Free with purchase of yarn and needles; $10 to others. 259 Woodstock Ave., Rutland. Info, 802-775-7800.

7:30 p.m.

JAG Productions presents f “Fences” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 the Green, Woodstock. Tickets at jagproductionsvt.com, 802-457-3981. Immediately following the performance, a talk back with the cast and creative team of Fences led by Jarvis Antonio Green.

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!

Legalization:

Same arguments pro or con persist

continued from page 1

Courtesy of Judy Storch

CRAIG & MARY HOGSTROM

Farewell Killington, hello Delaware KILLINGTON—After 35-plus years in Killington, Craig and Mary Hogstrom are beginning the next chapter of their lives in Newark, Del. As you can tell from the smiles on their faces, parting is not such sweet sorrow, as they are excited about their upcoming move in mid-May. Mary is leaving her most recent job at The Vermont Country Store, and Craig has picked up his last bag of garbage and cleaned his last hot tub. Please join everyone who would like to say good-bye and wish them well on Sunday, May 7, 4-7 p.m. upstairs at The Foundry. Good stories are welcome, too.

Sen. Bobby Starr, D-Essex/Orleans, said he was confused by the proposal to legalize marijuana given that the state is already spending considerable amounts of money on drug treatment and prevention.

“Here we are passing another drug so we can spend more money for treatment for care and upkeep of young people when they get caught up on drugs,” Starr said.

Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, who was a sponsor of the amendment, responded to Starr on the floor.

“From one gray haired guy to another gray haired guy, we’re certainly confused because of our generation,” Sears said citing a study by RAND which estimated that approximately 80,000 Vermonters currently use marijuana.

“We got a lot of lawbreakers,” Sears said.

Sears noted that Vermonters will soon be able to legally purchase marijuana in the nearby states of Massachusetts and Maine — both of which passed legalization by ballot measure last November.

Responding to a comment by Starr

that the bill will probably stall in the House, Sears said the Senate could vote and “give an opportunity for the other body of the Legislature to make a decision about whether they want to advance or they want to go back.”

Pro-legalization advocates hailed the Senate vote as a victory. Matt Simon of the Marijuana Policy Project lauded the amendment in a statement, and urged action from the other chamber.

But opponents, like Margot Austin, a Burlington High School drug and alcohol counselor and a member of SAM-VT, decried the Senate’s move.

“From a health and safety perspective it’s sad,” she said.

House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Maxine Grad, D-Moretown, said she had not yet had an opportunity to review the Senate’s language. Grad is a co-sponsor of the House legalization bill, H.170.

“I understand that it’s important to the Senate,” Grad said.

The version of H.167 the House passed last month called for a study of penalties in place for drug possession in Vermont, and considering whether

penalties should be downgraded from felonies to misdemeanors. Grad said she considers the work her committee did on that bill very important.

“I’m open to looking time permitting at anything that comes our way,” Grad said, and to understand what the Senate did. “It’s not giving any promises or assertions, but I think it’s the responsible thing to do,” she said.

House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, DSouth Hero, said the Senate’s move is not likely to prod action in the House on marijuana legalization.

“If the Senate wants to play games, that’s their perogative, but it’s not a game that we’re interested in playing,” Johnson said.

The House legalization bill remains in House Human Services, and Johnson said there are no imminent plans to move it forward. However, she said, leadership hasn’t ruled out a floor vote on the bill before adjournment in the coming weeks.

“We’re not reverse engineering the outcome,” she said. “We’re just taking that very careful, measured approach to make sure we’re doing the right thing for Vermonters.”

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[MUSIC Scene] WEDNESDAY APRIL 26

KILLINGTON 6 p.m. Liquid Art Open Mic w/ Ricky T

POULTNEY 6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern Jazz Night w/ Zak Hampton’s Moose Crossing

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

PITTSFIELD 8 p.m. Clear River Tavern Fiddle Witch/River Frog/Supply & Demand

POULTNEY

APRIL 27

KILLINGTON

7:30 p.m. Paramount Brick Box Steel Magnolias

9:30 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Mega

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern

SATURDAY APRIL 29

4 p.m. Liquid Art

BRANDON

LUDLOW

Danika & the Jeb

Vinyl Revolution w/ DJ Drewcifer

6 p.m. The Killarney

Irish Session w/ Members of Gypsy Reel

7:30 p.m. Brandon Music 7:30 p.m. Town Hall

Alex Smith & the Rough & Tumble Band

MENDON

BOMOSEEN

6 p.m. Red Clover Inn

6 p.m. Iron Lantern Ryan Fuller

PITTSFIELD

KILLINGTON

Jazz Trio

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam

POULTNEY

9 a.m Killington’s Superstar Trail Triathlon w/ DJ Dave

7 p.m. Taps Tavern George Nostrand

12 p.m. K1 Base Lodge Umbrella Bar

RUTLAND

2 p.m. Liquid Art

7:30 p.m. Paramount Brick Box Steel Magnolias

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

Tony Lee Thomas & Chris Pallutto Season Finale Fiesta w/ Chad Hollister

6 p.m. The Foundry Jamie Livesey

Throwback Thursday

POULTNEY

SOUTH POMFRET

8 p.m. Taps Tavern

7 p.m. Artistree

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern

POULTNEY

Karaoke w/ Tenacious T

Clay Canfield & Pat Navarre

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

Irish Night w/ Craic Agus Ceol

SUNDAY APRIL 30

KILLINGTON 2 p.m. K1 Umbrella Bar

RUTLAND 9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern Jenny Porter

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

Tony Lee Thomas

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

TUESDAY

Duane Carleton

MAY 2

RUTLAND 2 p.m. Paramount Theatre Brick Box Steel Magnolias

8 p.m. Paramount Theatre Kathy Griffin

9:30 p.m. The Venue

LUDLOW 7 p.m. The Killarney Trivia Night

Open Mic w/ Chris Pallutto

POULTNEY

STOCKBRIDGE

9 p.m. Taps Tavern

Bluegrass Jam w/ Poultney Bluegrass Society

11 a.m. Wild Fern

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

RUTLAND 8 p.m. Center Street Alley Trivia

MONDAY MAY 1

9:30 p.m. Downtown Tavern Open Mic

WOODSTOCK 6 p.m. Little Theater

Underground Ministries w/ Speaker Nate Mispel & DJ Casey

KILLINGTON 10 a.m Killington’s Superstar Trail May Day Slalom

LUDLOW 9:30 p.m. The Killarney What Dude Open Mic

Open Mic w/ Jon-Carl Smith

Open Mic w/ Jim Yeager

RUTLAND

STOCKBRIDGE

6 p.m. Paramount Theatre

7 p.m Wild Fern

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern

Northern Homespun

RUTLAND

PITTSFIELD

Steel Magnolias

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

DJ Dance Party

THURSDAY

7:30 p.m. Paramount Brick Box

Bias claims: Nothing if not persistent

Lip Sync Battle

Rick Redington

FRIDAY

APRIL 28 BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Iron Lantern Cooie

KILLINGTON 8 p.m. The Foundry Duane Carleton

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continued from page 2 Local over the past year.

An incident at The Local in May 2016 led to a decision a few months later in August in which the board called for a 21-day suspension of its liquor license. In that incident, which took place outside the bar, a man who had left the nightclub threatened others with a chainsaw, according to the state’s board ruling.

“Although we find serious violations here, and there is considerable enforcement history, there appears to be increased efforts with our regulations and cooperation with law enforcement,” that decision read.

“For those reasons, a sanction such as revocation or a lengthy suspension as [the Department of Liquor Control] seeks is not warranted at this time. We conclude instead, that a 21-day suspension of Licensee’s liquor licenses is appropriate.”

Then, shortly after the nightclub closed, on Feb. 23, the Liquor Control Board revoked the liquor licenses for The Local, effective March 1, and issued a $5,000 fine. That decision involved other incidents, including, according to the board, fighting inside the bar and the over-serving of an off-duty bartender on her birthday.

“The Board previously warned that should Licensee commit further violations, license revocation was likely to occur,” the board wrote in that decision. “Numerous opportunities have been given to this Licensee, which has continued to be a substantial and ever increasing threat to public safety.”

Neither attorney in the case, Shahi or Hart, could be reached Wednesday, April 19, for comment.

Hart said in a previous interview that his client decided against continuing to fight the city and the police department. The attorney added, “We think part of it, the reason why the liquor board was taking a certain position was at the behest of the Rutland City Police Department.”

Greeno did not take part in the hearing that led the revocation order.

“Licensee did not appear at the hearing and notified the Board and DLC counsel that it did not intend to appear at the hearing,” the ruling stated.

A different owner has since attempted to open a new bar in the downtown spot vacated by The Local, but the city Board of Aldermen denied the request for a liquor license.

12 • The Mountain Times • April 26-May 2, 2017

• SUDOKU

• MOVIE TIMES

• CROSSWORD

• MOVIE DIARY

just for fun the MOVIE diary

SUDOKU

Diamond in the rough

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. Computer security philosophy (abbr.)

4. “Antman” actor Paul 8. Region 10. Heart veins __ cavae 11. Stem 12. Public house 13. Outdated monetary units 15. Experiences again 16. Took possession of (Brit.)

17. Absolved 18. “His Airness” 21. Unhappy 22. The entirety 23. Meds without prescription 24. James Bond is one 25. Signal 26. Midwife 27. “The Who” guitarist 34. “Independence Day” actor 35. East Asian territory 36. Moved slowly 37. God of Assyria 38. Highland 39. Photographers’ requests 40. Makes tractors 41. Witnesses 42. Not beginnings 43. Prosecutors

CLUES DOWN 1. Prejudice 2. Known for its sultans 3. Boston hoopster 4. An evangelistic meeting 5. Inconsistent 6. Challenged 7. Hideaways 9. Members of Mennonite sect 10. Cogently 12. Univ. of Maryland mascot 14. The Caspian is one 15. Greek letter 17. Law degree 19. Respected 20. Resin-like substance 23. A basis for 24. Popular horror movie franchise 25. Basements 26. Boxing promoter King 27. Plucked 28. Small amount 29. Shape-memory alloy 30. Metal plates 31. Resonated 32. Sickness 33. Coercion 34. Franz van __, German diplomat 36. Type of ranch Solutions on page, 27

I was in Nashville, Tenn., this past week for a marketing conference. This was my first trip to the country metropolis known as “Music City.” And while I spent most of my day attending lectures and workshops with my 20-something coworker, I did find time to break away during the nights to take in the local flavor.

On our first night, my coworker and I wandered into the heart of the city onto Lower Broadway, where legions of country stars have strummed their guitars and belted out tunes hoping for a big break. The area is electric—and I mean that literally—as dozens of live music acts plug in to entertain the scores of tourists looking to cut loose.

I have never seen more live music being performed in such a condensed area. Lower Broadway is lined with bar after bar, each offering its own unique slice of harmonic Americana.

We wandered in and out of several establishments on our journey, listening to the bands and people watching. (I didn’t realize it, but Nashville is a top destination for bachelorette parties. This was clear given the number of young women we saw with faux veils and taboo drink receptacles.)

Eventually we ended up outside the the Bridgestone Arena, the home of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. I knew the Stanley Cup Playoffs were in full swing, but I was certain there were no games that night. And yet, crowds of people were surging into the stadium.

Out of curiosity, we wandered over and inquired what all the commotion was about. The woman at the box office window replied with giddy delight, “Why, BOSS BABY Neil Diamond is in town!”

As a longtime guitarist (without the longtime skills), I was immediately beside myself at the good forFor the next two hours, tune. Neil Diamond has written some of pop music’s this 76-year-old crooner pounded out hit after hit. As catchiest tunes – songs that have genuinely lined the each new song echoed through the stadium, I turned soundtrack of my life. to my coworker and queried, “You must know this I turned to my younger coworker and explained that one?” To each song she sheepishly replied, “Nope.” this was the opportunity of However, as the concert AFTER GATHERING MY COMPOSURE, a lifetime and that we had progressed, I noticed her to buy tickets no matter hands clapping and her I WENT INTO A QUICK DESCRIPTION where they were situated. feet tapping. Even though OF DIAMOND’S FIVE-DECADE She looked at me with utshe was unaware of the ter confusion and asked, star’s voluminous reperCAREER, RATTLING OFF NUMEROUS “Who’s Neil Diamond?” toire, she was clearly expeCLASSIC SONGS AND THE After gathering my comriencing the allure of his posure, I went into a quick creative songwriting and INFLUENCE HE’S HAD ON SOCIETY. description of Diamond’s captivating storytelling. five-decade career, rattling off numerous classic songs Eventually, “Sweet Caroline” arrived as the encore and the influence he’s had on society. While initially and the crowd erupted. All I did was turn my head and confused by my excitement, eventually she shrugged look at her and she started yelling, “I know this one!” her shoulders and agreed to go.

Later, as we exited the arena, she began singing lyrWithin 10 minutes we had purchased tickets and ics to one of the songs that had the biggest impact on found our way to our seats, high in the upper reaches of her. I filled her in on the correct lyrical phrasing, which the arena. No sooner did we sit down when Neil burst led her to sing this song for the rest of the conference. onto the stage and began singing.

Later she told me that she planned to use the ditty as her wedding song. And at work the following Monday, she admitted to downloading “Neil Diamond’s Greatest Hits” from Spotify, spending the entire weekend falling in love with his catalogue.

I must admit, while I was feeling “old” since I knew every song that night, I did feel good knowing I turned Showings April 28 - May 4 4, 2017 a member of the younger generation onto the genius of Neil Diamond.

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Celebrate seasonal events with Phoenix Books and illustrator Amy Huntington

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BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON (TROY), DANIELLE LEE GREAVES (ROSE)

JAG Productions’ “Fences” opens this weekend in Woodstock April 27-May 6—WOODSTOCK—JAG Productions’ production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fences” is set to open at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. Directed by Jarvis Antonio Green, the play will run April 27-May 7.

The cast is led by Brian Anthony Wilson as Troy Maxson and Danielle Lee Greaves as Rose. Wilson previously starred in HBO’s hit show “The Wire” as Detective Vernon Holley. He is matched with Broadway veteran Greaves whose credits include “Hairspray,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Rent.”

The play is set in the 1950s in Pittsburgh and tells the story of Troy Maxon, a former baseball player in the Negro Baseball League who dreamed of stardom but was deemed too old to continue his career when the major leagues integrated. Now a sanitation worker, Troy is bitter having missed his opportunity for success. His battle with resentment leads to tension with his wife and son in the midst of a changing American

decade.

“Fences” is the inaugural presentation of JAG Productions’ 10-year commitment to staging “The Pittsburgh Cycle,” August Wilson’s series of 10 plays charting the African American experience through the 20th century.

Preview performances will be held Thursday and Friday, April 27-28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for these previews.

Opening night is Saturday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. Following the opening night performance, JAG Productions will host a reception for the audience and company of “Fences,” a unique opportunity to meet the cast and crew. Shows continue April 30-May 6, 7:30 p.m. plus Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 adults; $28 seniors; $17 child age 17 and under; and $25 Pentangle members. A talk-back with the cast and creative team will be held immediately following performances. May 7 is closing night.

For tickets and more information, visit jagproductionsvt.com or call 802-4573981.

Noted scholar/author Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. to deliver GMC’s Benson lecture Thursday, April 27, 7 p.m.—POULTNEY—Green Mountain College has announced noted scholar and author Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. as this year’s Benson Lecturer and Voices of Community Plenary speaker. Dr. Glaude will deliver his address, “An Uncommon Faith: W. E. B. Du Bois and African American Religion” on Thursday, April 27, 7 p.m. in Ackley Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Green Mountain College’s Benson Lecture Series was inaugurated in honor of former Green Mountain College President Thomas L. Benson. The series brings visionary speakers of national

and international significance to the college campus. Dr. Benson was president from 1994 to 2002 and was the architect of the college’s sustainability mission.

Dr. Glaude is the William S. Tod professor of religion and African American studies and the chair, Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. He is the author of several books, including “Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul” and “Exodus! Religion, Race, and Nation in Early 19th Century Black America.”

Green Mountain Colleges is located at One Brennan Circle, Poultney.

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Landowners invited to succession planning workshop Thursday, May 4—WOODSTOCK—The public is invited to a land succession planning workshop called “Ties to the Land: Take Steps to Guide the Future of Your Land.” Registrants can join May 4 at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, 54 Elm St., Woodstock. Deadline to register is April 27.

This workshop is a mix of presentation and practical exercises that will provide the knowledge and tools to start succession planning. Participants will: Clarify values and goals, learn the steps to successful planning, get tools to use and network with peers and professionals to help support planning, learn about legal options that can support a plan, have access to professional advisors who can provide technical assistance on a limited, one-to-one basis (first come, first served).

The workshop runs 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost to attend is $35. Each additional family member is $20. The fee includes morning coffee and lunch, plus one copy per family of “Ties to the Land” workbook and planning binder. To request a disability-related accommodation, call 802-656-1721.

For more information, call 802-747-7900 or email info@vermontwoodlands.org.

Saturday, April 29, 11 a.m.—SATURDAY— Phoenix Books Rutland invites young book lovers to celebrate National Poetry Month, Independent Bookstore Day, and the start of farmer’s market season with Amy Huntington, illustrator of the new book “Fresh-Picked Poetry,” Saturday, April 29 at 11 a.m.

This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers’ market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown—it’s all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors’ wares with poems like “Farmer Greg’s FreeRange Eggs,” “Summer Checklist,” and “Necessary Mess.” Bright and vibrant, this is the perfect guide for little ones to take with them on marketing day to inspire literacy and healthy eating.

This event is free and open to the public.

Phoenix Books Rutland

Courtesy of Phoenix Books Rutland

“Fresh-Picked Poetry” is illustrated by Amy Huntington, who will be making an appearance at Phoenix Books Rutland, Saturday. is located at 2 Center St. in downtown Rutland, Vermont. Copies of “Fresh-Picked Poetry” will be available for attendees

to purchase and have signed.

For more information, call 802-855-8078 or visit phoenixbooks.biz.

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Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph is hosting A Rumpus for Education, an evening of live storytelling, on April 29 at 7 p.m. The Rumpus is Rutland’s own version of “The Moth Radio Hour,” a weekly series featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts or props and often featuring notable literary and cultural personalities.

The event is being organized by Michael Ray Kingsbury, who co-created The Rumpus alongside Bridget Scott back in January 2016.

Eight storytellers will grace the Tuttle Theater stage, including Forrest Byrd, Carlisle Carey, Michael Ray Kingsbury, Nanci Gordon and CSJ student Tyrelle Appleton.

Like “The Moth” or “Snap Judgment” on NPR, storytellers will be required to adhere to some general guidelines, includ-

ing that the story must be a first-person account and must be told without the use of notes. Each story must also have a beginning, middle and an end.

There is also a seven-minute time limit per storyteller. Storytellers will be judged by a panel of community members, including radio personality Kenn Hayes, on technical aspects of their performance, as well as their delivery and the stories’ authenticity.

Money raised from the evening will benefit the College of St. Joseph Provider Scholarship Program, which keeps education expenses affordable for students.

Tickets can be purchased online at csj.edu/ rumpus, and at the door: $20 for adults and $5 for students.

College of St. Joseph is located at 71 Clement Road in Rutland.

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DANIKA & THE JEB

Catch Danika & the Jeb live at Brandon Music Saturday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—She’s a songwriter who was almost a doctor. He’s a guitar aficionado who owns and operates his own guitar instruction company. Together they form the duo Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart, a.k.a., Danika & the Jeb, a soulful combination of acoustic pop and blues that hits the heart with their blended talents. Touring throughout the U.S., U.K. and Europe, the duo gets recognition for their captivating live performances. Hear Danika & the Jeb at Brandon Music April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Hailed as “a captivating singer in a truly soulful duo”

by Emmy Award-winning songwriter Trey Bruce, Holmes initially started as a solo artist, her songs playing on Sirius XM’s Coffee House station and on 150 radio stations nationwide.

Her belief is that a well written song can embody all emotions of the human existence and she articulates that beautifully with her slightly raspy yet gentle voice and truthful lyrics.

Jeb Hart can tell a story with six strings. “I’ve seen some of the best guitarists that rock, blues and country have to offer,” says entertainment reporter Jim Renke. “Jeb Hart can hold his own with any of them. His heart and passion are matched

only by his technical skills.”

Hart began playing music at the age of 9; shortly thereafter he began a 16-year career of guitar instruction, opening his own company, Six Month Guitar.

Performing with various bands, ranging in genres from blues to rock, country to big band, Hart found the partner he was looking for in Holmes.

Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road, Brandon.

For more information or reservations, call 802-247-4295.

P.C.A. encourages families to participate in spring clean up day Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.—POULTNEY— Saturday, April 29 will be Spring Clean Up Day at Poultney Cemetery, 10 a.m., weather permitting. Lot owners and their families are encouraged to participate. The goal is to clean the property of debris before the 2017 mowing season begins. Poultney Cemetery Association (P.C.A.) property is open to lot owners, their families and invited friends April 1-Nov. 30 each year.

The P.C.A. property is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. As a reminder, the property is not a public park. Kindly observe the solitude of others, especially when funerals are occurring. Please remove trash, including pet droppings, for proper disposal according to Vermont trash disposal regulations. The association’s longstanding rules are posted on signboards within the property in two locations.

For more information, call 802-779-5534 or email poultneycemeteryassociation@yahoo.com.

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Psychologist and author considers Buddhism in daily life Wednesday, May 3, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Author and Jungian analyst Polly Young-Eisendrath will look at the Buddhist perspective on engaging with daily life in a talk at Rutland Free Library May 3 at 7 p.m.

Her talk, “What the Buddhists Teach: Finding Clarity in Everyday Life,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public.

How do we develop mindfulness and a compassionate optimism about a highly imperfect world? Dr. Young-Eisendrath will discuss the Buddhist model for remaining fully engaged in the ups and downs of everyday life.

Young-Eisendrath, PhD, is a Jungian analyst, psychologist and author. An experienced clinician and teacher, she is clinical associate professor of psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Vermont and consultant in leadership development at Norwich University. She has published 13 books that have been translated into more than 20 languages, including “The Resilient Spirit.”

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“Vermont Wild” author Megan Price to entertain at Fair Haven library

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Who doesn’t want to catch a fish like this large mouth bass? Learn more about how in a free clinic this Saturday.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife to host free introductory bass fishing clinic Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m.—HUBBARDTON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding anglers that it will be hosting a free “Introduction to Bass Fishing” clinic Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Half Moon State Park in Hubbardton. The course will be taught by staff from Vermont Fish & Wildlife, as well as certified “Let’s Go Fishing” program instructors.

“The Introduction to Bass Fishing clinic is designed to cover all the basics and help get people on their way to successfully targeting and landing both largemouth and smallmouth bass,” said Corey Hart, Let’s Go Fishing coordinator with Vermont Fish & Wildlife. “Vermont is chockfull of great bass fishing opportunities and this course is a great starting point for those who might be interested in learning more about this type of fishing.”

The clinic will cover a range of topics including seasonal bass movements, preferred habitat, different rods, reels and lines, artificial lures, knot-tying, and various bass-specific tactics and techniques.

Fish identification and Vermont fishing regulations will also be reviewed. After a series of educational discussions are complete, clinic participants and instructors will go fishing for bass at Half Moon Pond.

Loaner equipment is available upon request, or participants may bring their own gear. Participants are encouraged to bring a bag lunch and dress appropriately for the weather.

Preregistration for the clinic is required by emailing letsgofishing@vermont.gov or calling 802-265-2279.

For more information, visit vtfishandwildlife.com.

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Saturday, April 29, 2 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN— “Vermont Wild, Adventures of Fish & Game Wardens” author Megan Price, will share secrets of her best-selling book series and answer questions at the Fair Haven Free Library, Saturday, April 29 from 2-4 p.m.

The event is free and the public is invited.

Price has put zany untold retired game wardens’ true tales of struggling to corral angry moose, train reluctant hunting dogs, locate hungry bears and chase cagey poachers on paper. With her focus on humor, even when the danger is palpable, readers feel the men are talking directly to them. Norm Brown of Wells, Deputy Warden Terry Williams of Poultney and Tom Stearns, formerly of Fair Haven, are among those who have contributed stories. Every warden whose story is published is acknowledged with their photo included in the series.

“I tell people, ‘I’m not smart enough to make this stuff up,’” Price explained. “I plead guilty

Courtesy of Fair Haven Free Library

“Vermont Wild, Adventures of Fish & Game Wardens” is the fourth in a series by Vermont author Megan Price. to changing some details to hide poachers’ identities. But other than that, the stories are as I heard them.”

Fair Haven Free Library is located at 107 North Main St., Fair Haven. For more information, call 802-265-8011.

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Saturday, April 29, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—A Lip Sync Battle is exactly what it sounds like. Local teams will show off our vibrant community in a Lip Sync Battle at the Paramount Theatre Saturday, April 29 at 6 p.m. live on stage to raise funds for Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum and its operations, including out-

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Teams will lip sync and perform a song or medley of songs with determination, raw talent and fun.

Judges will award points for accuracy, creativity, and choreography to select the semi-finalists. The audience will participate by text-to-vote to select the winning team. With much anticipation and team preparation, these teams promise to put on a great show and work hard for your votes in hopes to win the battle.

Teams include people from Rutland Recreation & Parks Department, Rutland City Police Department, City of Rutland Fire Department, Green Mountain Power, Rutland Herald and Rutland Regional Medical Center.

“There’s no playbook in terms of content creation for our teams. Teams can come out and show us

what they’ve got—we’ll definitely leverage what they give us,” said Eliza Wilcox of Green Mountain Power.

Tickets are available at the Paramount Theatre box office, by calling 802-7750903, or at paramountvt. org. Children may attend,

“Wonderfeet has engaged the community in many ways meeting the needs of children and their families. I think this is a fantastic way to support our community partnerships,” said Myra Peffer, Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum executive director.

but parents are reminded that the night’s content may not be suitable for all ages.

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Red fox are among Northern wildlife that may be crossing your backyard. Find out about forest dwellers in a presentation with Sue Morse of Keeping Track.

Learn more about Vermont’s forests—and who inhabits them— with wildlife tracker Sue Morse Wednesday, May 3, 7 p.m.—TINMOUTH— Looking to learn more about the forests of Vermont and the wildlife that inhabit them?

Join the discussion Wednesday, May 3, 7-9 p.m. at the Tinmouth Community Center in a free presentation “From Butterflies to Birds to Bears” with Sue Morse of Keeping Track.

Morse is one of the top wildlife trackers in North America. Her knowledge of natural history and talent for photography will make for a wonderful and informative evening

of first-hand experiences with wildlife in Vermont’s forests and beyond.

This intriguing presentation will cover a variety of topics, including how wildlife communicate in the forest community, wildlife biology and ecology, as well as the positive outcome of various forest management practices as they stimulate more productive and diversified food and

cover resources for the benefit of all wildlife— from butterflies to birds to bears.

This program is free and open to the public. Registration recommended but not required. For more information or to register, visit vermontwoodlands. org, contact info@vermontwoodsandwildlife.org, or call 80-747-7900. The Tinmouth Community Center is located at 573 VT-140 in Tinmouth.

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Sean Linskey paddles through rapid water in the White River in Hancock in the 2016 DisasTour.

RASTA DisasTour returns to White River Valley in sixth year Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.—ROCHESTER—The sixth annual DisasTour race, aptly named, takes place Saturday, April 29 in the White River Valley. This bikepaddle-run sprint triathlon is a family and team event with proceeds supporting the Rochester/Randolph Area Sports Trail Alliance (RASTA) Valley Trail Project and the local food shelf. This is a fun, multi-sport event for all ages that tours through Rochester, Hancock and Granville, Vt. First staged in 2011 just weeks after Tropical Storm Irene, the DisasTour was created as a way to boost community morale, celebrate the resilience of the towns, and raise money for flood relief. Organization of the race was transferred to RASTA four years ago.

The event begins and ends on the Rochester town park. As usual, there will be an after-party with pizza, pot luck and beverages from Lawson’s Finest Liquids, at Green Mountain Bikes.

On-site registration runs 8-9 a.m. at the gazebo.

Check-in for pre-registered racers is 8:30-9: a.m. at the gazebo. Race start time is 10 a.m. from the park.

Online registration is available through midnight, April 26, at active.com/rochester-vt/cycling/races/ disastour-vi-2017 The race order is: peddle, paddle, run. Cross bikes or mountain bikes are suggested; road bikes are not recommended; and helmets are required for the bike leg.

Paddle can be K1, C1, C2 or SUP; helmets and life vests are required for the paddle leg.

Spring in Vermont could mean a variety of weather and conditions—be prepared for sun, rain, mud, low water, high water or maybe even snow.

A bike race for kids will be held around the park during and after the event, featuring the RASTA Pump Track.

Bring the kids and the bikes (and the helmets!).

Participants receive a race t-shirt as well as pizza, beverages, prizes and raffle at post-race party. If possible, participants are asked to bring a pot luck dish, plus a canned food item (or two, three, or four) to donate to the local food shelf.

For more information, visit rastavt.org/disastour-2/.

Comedian Kathy Griffin dishes on celebs in latest tour making Rutland stop, Sunday Sunday, April 30, 8 p.m.—RUTLAND—Comedian, actress and author Kathy Griffin brings her Celebrity Run-In Tour to The Paramount Theatre on Sunday, April 30, 8 p.m.

Two-time Emmy and Grammy awardwinning comedian Kathy Griffin is a towering figure on television, on tour and in publishing. She breaks through the entertainment clutter with her universally recog-

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brand of pull-no-punches comedy. A No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, Griffin recently released her much-anticipated second book, “Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index,” in November 2016. The book is an A-Z compendium of the celebrities she’s met over the years and the outrageous, charming and sometimes bizarre anecdotes only she can tell about them.

Simultaneously, she revealed a brand new nationwide, 50-city standup tour under the same moniker that began in January 2017.

In 2016, Griffin completed her 80-city “Like A

Boss” tour with stops from coast-to-coast including a four-night run at the famed Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Calif., and two soldout performances at the illustrious Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the iconic Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Tickets ($35-$75) are available at the box office located at 30 Center St; charge-by-phone at 802-775-0903 or online at paramountvt.org.

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May 6, 2017 9AM – Equipment & Tack 1PM – Horses Location: Addison Co. Field Days, Rt. 17, New Haven, VT Rose Ann Lombard, 802-425-2824 • rlombard@gmavt.org Rick Fletcher, 802-598-8468 • sdahlinfletcher@gmail.com Ron Wright, Auctioneer • info@wrightauctions.com

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Back Country Café

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

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. Now serving Brunch on Sundays. www.choicesrestaurantkillington.com (802) 422-4030

The Foundry at Summit Pond

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 plate 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

Marble Bar & Restaurant (At Highline Lodge)

Zac Guyette relocates to Marble Bar At Highline. Zac was formally the Head Chef at Caseys Caboose And provides Marble Bar with a more diversified menu, Featuring Steaks, Burgers, Pork and Seafood. (802) 315-0034

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) 773-7810

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, daily fresh hot panini, roast chicken, salads 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

Liquid Art

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

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. 776-4921

Mountain Top Inn

Whether staying overnight or visiting for the day, with the Mountain Top Dining Room & Tavern enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner with one of Vermont’s best views. A mix of locally inspired and International cuisine from seasonal salads, local artisan cheeseboards to filet mignon, the menu is sure to tempt your taste buds. Choose from 12 Vermont craft beers on tap. Warm up by the terrace fire pit after dinner. Wednesday nights, Burger & Brew. www. mountaintopinn.com 802.483.2311

Pickle Barrel Culinary Institute of America Alum

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

Red Clover Inn

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

Seward’s

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 chef-owned and operated. Delivery or take away option available. www.vermontsushi.com (802) 422-4241

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Stockbridge students, school staff complete training in recycling STOCKBRIDGE—Despite winter weather, the holidays in December, and scheduling challenges in the new year, Stockbridge Central School recently completed a series of recycling workshops and technical assistance trainings provided by White River Solid Waste Alliance.

As part of its Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP), White River Solid Waste Alliance funded four NRRA (Northeast Resource Recovery Association) workshops and two technical assistance trainings for all the schools within their Alliance. The Alliance’s goal is to assist schools in becoming compliant with Vermont’s universal recycling law, Act 148.

In December 2016, NRRA’s School CLUB Educator, Charen Fegard, presented workshops on Recycliang & Composting in Your Town to K-2 students, and Waste=Global Climate Change to grades 3 through 6.

Fegard also completed two technical trainings with the custodial staff.

The first technical training, a STAR Assessment, was done on the entire school. The STAR is NRRA’s proprietary school recycling inventory and review which identifies the five key areas of recycling. The report produced from this data offers clear, unbiased suggestions for future improvements as well as a baseline for examination of the positive effects of change. The school has reduced its trash volume by eliminating white milk cartons from the waste stream, choosing instead to use one-gallon milk jugs that are recycled.

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Vermont schools lead on recycling and composting Vermont’s K-12 schools are at the forefront of implementing the universal recycling law and using food education and local resources to cut down on food waste. They are successfully reducing waste, managing recyclable materials and creating food scrap diversion programs in exemplary form.

Vermont schools make different choices about how they should best manage their waste. Some schools compost on-site; some schools work with a local farm to manage food scraps; and some schools have a hauler pick up food scraps along with their recyclables and other waste.

Schools across the state are also working to address national food waste trends to reduce wasted food in their cafeterias and increase food donations.

Though most schools are not required to separate food scraps until 2020, schools have also received critical support from their solid waste districts or alliances.

The department shared several examples of the leadership and in-

novation in Vermont schools with the goal of inspiring others. St. Johnsbury Academy and Flood Brook School in Londonderry arrange food scrap pickup by commercial compost haul-

ers. Ferrisburgh Central School makes compost on-site for their school garden and incorporates composting into the 5th and 6th grade curriculum. Milton schools have share tables where “rescued food” (quality, edible food which would otherwise

be wasted) is placed and then used for afterschool programs. Sustainability Academy in Burlington maintains a “share fridge” for uneaten and unopened food in the school lobby, where members of the wider community can take it.

With the support of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets’ Milk Cooler Program, some schools have installed bulk milk dispensers, eliminating singleserving milk cartons from their waste streams and reducing wasted milk.

At Putney Central School, 51,000 milk cartons were landfilled annually prior to switching to a bulk milk dispenser system.

“In their classrooms and cafeterias, Vermont’s youth are learning important hands-on lessons about how simple and routine it can be to reduce waste, rescue food, recycle materials, and compost. It becomes natural,” said Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Emily Boedecker. “Schools are jumpstarting the market and demanding the pickup, recycling and composting services we need to revamp our waste management system.”

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25th annual Vermont Sports Medicine Center’s 5K run/walk slated for May 6 RUTLAND—The 25th annual Vermont Sports Medicine Center’s (VSMC) 5K run/walk will be held Saturday, May 6. All proceeds from the event will benefit Kids on the Move and Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports. The annual event has become a staple among the first 5Ks of the season, where all ages and abilities are welcome to walk or run for local causes.

The 5K course starts and finishes at VSMC located at 5 Albert Cree Drive, across from Rutland Regional

Medical Center. Pre-registration is suggested. The first 100 to pre-register will receive an event t-shirt.

The pre-registration entry fee is $20 for adults ages 18 and older and $15 for kids ages 10-17. The day of registration entry fee is $25 for adults ages 18 and older and $20 for kids ages 10-17. Kids under 10 are $5 and adaptive athletes participate for free.

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Spring has sprung and so will the bugs. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a relatively safe way, if used with precautions, to control diverse types of household, garden and barnyard pests. It is effective against ants, fleas, bed bugs, cockroaches, ticks, spiders, earwigs, internal parasites and more.

Winston Rost of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont said foodgrade DE is allowed in the organic garden, in livestock bedding and mixed with feed, if it is documented. It is important to use food grade DE. Other types, like the type used for pools, may contain toxic chemicals.

Diatomaceous earth is made from fossilized skeletons of tiny sea and freshwater organisms called diatoms, which are mainly composed of silica, and it is harvested from the sediment on the sea floor. When crushed, DE becomes a fine abrasive powder, like pulverized glass. It sticks to the insect on contact. The sharp edges of the powder scratch through the exoskeleton, and the internal body fluid leaks out or it is absorbed by the powder. This dries up and kills the insect. Insects do not become resistant to DE’s effect, since it works mechanically.

Silica and the minerals in DE are naturally occurring in the environment, and it is a natural component of a wildlife diet, said Andrea Shortsleeve of Vermont Fish and Wildlife. She went on to say that DE is relatively safe for the environment if used in moderation. Shortsleeve warned, “While the fuzzy hairs on honey bees and other pollinators protect them from being affected from the diatomaceous earth, it is not desirable to have the bees bring any back to the hive where it could impact the eggs According to the CDC, and larvae. So, a good way to reduce this risk is to avoid applying the diatomaregular physical activity is ceous earth powder on the blossoms of the plants and to only apply the powder one of the most important in the evening when the bees are back in their hives for the evenings.” things older adults can do DE can be irritating to the eyes, skin and the respiratory tract. Glasses, gloves, to promote their long-term and/or mask may be worn for protection during use. Always follow label inhealth. The CDC recommends structions when using DE. men and women age 65 or older exercise for at least two hours and 30 minutes at a moderate intensity such against the Fisher Falcons as brisk walking, each It was another busy Maine Mustangs 14-0 and on Monday. Both games week. week in athletics at the 13-0, respectively. Shelby were close, but CSJ came College of St. Joseph. The Fenton pitched complete baseball and softball teams up short 10-8 and 23-17, game shutouts for both respectively. They had played a combined 11 games and was masterful leads at certain points games, going 7-4 cumulain doing so. CSJ came out tively. Fighting Saints Base- in each game, but were firing on all cylinders and unable to contain the ball went a perfect 3-0 on the Mustangs never had a powerful offensive attack the week, improving their chance in either game. of the Falcons. Game two overall record to 19-20.

April 23 was a slugfest in which the They were recently ranked The baseball team took two teams put together a fourth in the USCAA Week care of business on Suncombined 40 hits.

Three Coaches Poll. day, defeating the Fisher April 19 They gave up a total of Falcons on both ends The Lady Saints played three runs in their three of their doubleheader their next two games at games combined and match-up. The Saints Fisher. There was less look to be playing their had stellar performance scoring, but the results best ball of the year as the pitching and defensively, were the same, with CSJ regular season quickly winning 5-1 and 4-0, falling 12-3 and 7-3 on comes to a close. Lady respectively. They are now each end of their doubleSaints Softball went 4-4 one win away from being on the week, bringing header match-up. CSJ .500 on the season. their overall record to 5-13 fought hard but could The Lady Saints closed on the season. They are not put together the hits out the week with two currently riding a fourthey needed in order to more victories against game winning streak after compete.

Central Maine CC on beating Central Maine April 22 Sunday. They won the Community College in Baseball put together first game 9-0 and alfour straight games over a stellar performance lowed the only run of the the weekend. The Lady against Dean College on weekend in game two, Saints are also playing at Saturday. They dominated but still earned a 17-1 their best going down the the game from start to fin- victory. They have eight final stretch of the season. ish and ended up winning games left to play this Here is a look at the games 15-2. Nick Burch stuck out season, while the baseplayed over the past week. 11 batters and allowed ball team has nine left.

April 17 only three hits.

Both teams will look to The Lady Saints got The Lady Saints had finish off the regular seathe week started with a perfect day on Saturson strong and get ready back-to-back home losses day, beating the Central for the post-season.

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continued from page 21 Fegard conducted the second technical training, Indoor Air Quality and Green Cleaning, with the custodial staff.

This training consisted of a comprehensive inventory and analysis of cleaning products used in the school.

Overall, she found that the school is

doing very well with its green cleaning.

Fegard returned to SCS on April 13, 2017 to complete the final two workshops. Healthy Home/Clean Waters and Back to the Earth (Composting) were well received by the students in the after-school program.

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Conservation district to deliver trout RUTLAND—It’s that time again!

The Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District is again offering its spring trout stocking program that includes 6- to 8-inch and 10- to 12inch rainbow and brook trout.

Hy on A Hill Trout Farm will bring its fish tank truck filled with

the 6- to 8-inch rainbow and brook trout to the Conservation District office at l70 South Main St. in Rutland on May 20, where visitors can pick up their trout and bring them home to their pond. The 10- to 12-inch rainbow and brook trout will be delivered to ponds the

afternoon of May 20.

Pre-paid orders will be taken until May 17, 2017.

For further information or an order form please contact Nanci McGuire at the Conservation District office at 802-775-8034 ext.1 l7 anytime or visit vacd.org/rcd.

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Fish & Wildlife are busy stocking ponds and lakes around the state.

Fish stocking underway across Vermont The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has kicked off fish stocking work across the state, an effort that will ultimately result in over 1 million fish being distributed into Vermont waters in 2017. The work includes the strategic distribution of brook, brown, lake, rainbow and steelhead trout, as well as landlocked Atlantic salmon and walleye.

“While we did some pond and lake stocking earlier in April, our stream and river stocking work is beginning this week and will be in full swing for the month of May,” said Adam Miller, fish culture operations manager with Fish & Wildlife. “Our stocking efforts, which are supported by our fish culture program, are designed to help maintain and restore fisheries, while also increasing recreational angling opportunities.”

One popular component of the stocking program is the trophy trout initiative, which stocks large, 2-yearold brook, brown and rainbow trout in lakes, ponds and rivers throughout Vermont.

“Nearly 15,000 trophy trout will be stocked this year, and anglers will be able to fish almost 21 miles of rivers and 16 lakes and ponds that are designated as trophy water,” Miller said.

The following streams will be stocked with trophy trout between now and mid-May: Black River, Otter Creek, East Creek, Passumpsic River, Lamoille River, Walloomsac River, Missisquoi River and Winooski River.

Stocking of trophy trout in the following lakes and ponds is also in progress at Amherst Lake, Lake Rescue, Black Pond, Lake Shaftsbury, Echo Lake, McIntosh Pond, Holland Pond, Mill Pond, Kent Pond, Miller Pond, Knapp Pond No. 1, Smith Pond, Lake Paran, Stoughton Pond, Lake Raponda and Sunset Lake.

For a complete 2017 stocking schedule, to purchase a fishing license, or for more information on fishing in Vermont, visit vtfishandwildlife.com.

Winners of the 12th annual Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest, held April 8 in Castleton. Front row (from left): Cooper Sheldon, Dorset; Nick McReynolds, North Danville; Robby Harris, Poultney; Brook Flewelling, Rutland; and Spencer Sheldon and Colby Butler, both from Dorset. Back row (from left):Luke McReynolds, North Danville; Jonathan Churchill, Groton; Josiah Aubrey, Fort Ann, N.Y.; Adam Browe and Ethan Moore, both from Pawlet; and Hunter Michaud, East Hardwick. Photo by Lisa Muzzey, UVM Extension.

Youths try out turkey calls

CASTLETON—The 12th annual Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest, held April 8 in Castleton, attracted 20 competitors including several Vermont 4-Hers.

The Oxbow Mountain 4-H Club of Pawlet and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department hosted the event at Kehoe Conservation Camp. In addition to the calling contest, arranged by age, the youths had an opportunity to participate in several UVM) Extension 4-H shooting sports events, including shotgun patterning, air rifle trailer and .22 rifle shoot. Robert Sterling, a K-9 warden from Fair Haven, gave a demonstration on how he uses his dog Crocket to find gun powder.

In Division I, open to kids 9 and younger, contestants were required to cluck, yelp and perform a locator call of their own choice using either a store-bought or handmade turkey call. Coming in first was Spencer Sheldon, 9, from Dorset, followed by Brooke Flewelling, 6, Rutland; and North Danville 4-Her Nick McReynolds, 8.

Honorable mention went to Robby Harris, 9, Poultney.

Division II for 10- to 14-year-olds attracted 11 participants. Calls for this division included the cluck, yelp, purr and locator call of choice. First-place winner was Dorset 4-Her Colby Butler, 12. Second place went to Josiah Aubrey, 14, Fort Ann, N.Y., and third to Cooper Sheldon, 11, Dorset. Tying for fourth place and receiving honorable mentions were 4-Hers Jonathan Churchill, 14, Groton, and Luke McReynolds, 13, North Danville.

Winners in Division III for 15- to 18-year-olds, in order of placement, were 4-H teens Hunter Michaud, 15, East Hardwick, and Ethan Moore and Adam Browe, both 16 and from Pawlet. Contestants were evaluated on their ability to perform several turkey calls including the cluck, yelp, purr, kee kee run and caller’s favorite.

The annual contest honors the late Bart Jacobs, a nationally recognized turkey call maker and turkey hunter.

The long-time Pawlet resident was a strong supporter of made youth hunters.you look. imagine what space can do for you. made you look. made you look.

Vermont’s spring turkey season starts this week It’s almost time for spring turkey hunting in Vermont.

Youth spring turkey hunting weekend is April 29-30 this year. The regular spring turkey season is May 1-31.

All of Vermont is open to turkey hunting during the youth weekend and regular spring season. Landowner permission is required to hunt on private land during youth turkey hunting weekend.

What makes Vermont’s spring gobbler season special?

Hunters can buy a turkey hunting license without having to go through a lottery. The license comes with two spring tags for two bearded birds, and hunting is allowed on Sundays.

A shotgun or archery equipment may be used in the youth turkey or regular spring turkey hunting seasons.

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Homeless family shelter planned for downtown

Homeless Prevention Center Executive Director Deborah Hall asked the city for support in developing a shelter to house as many as 10 families in the former Red Cross building, 117 Strongs Avenue. Hall told the aldermen she is not asking for funds but a document of local support to use when applying for state, federal, and foundation grant funds. Early estimates on the building’s conversion to a congregate family shelter are as high as $450,000.

Board of Aldermen president Sharon Davis referred the request to the Community and Economic Development Committee. Davis said the request can be back from the committee by the first aldermanic meeting in May, in time to be available for the center’s state funding request, due May 19.

Hall hopes to have the shelter open before the 2017-2018 school year begins. The building’s owner is aware of the proposal and supports its use as a family-oriented homeless shelter, Hall said. The converted shelter would be able to offer on-site services, which produce a better outcome, especially for children, Hall said.

City passes fifth consecutive “clean” audit The accountancy firm Bruce J. Courrette & Associates of St. Johnsbury gave the City of Rutland a fifth consecutive “clean” and unqualified opinion, saying that the city’s financial statements through the end of June 2016 “represent fairly” the city’s activities, funds, and cash flow according to accepted accounting principles. City Treasurer Wendy Wilton said the ability to maintain that validity indicates that the city treasurer’s office “is now mature,” especially in the knowledge that the

audit found no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies for three years.

The outcome “gives the public, our lenders and grant funders confidence that the city’s financial information is credible and that the operation is well-run,” Wilton said in a statement as she presented the audit report to the Board of Aldermen, April 17. Courrette is expected to formally present its opinion at the board’s May 1 meeting to. Rutland had received adverse opinions on its audits for more than

Aldermen discuss adjusting tax, fee due dates A proposal before the aldermanic public works committee would keep property tax due dates at their current dates while shifting water and sewer bills so that both major expenses do not come due at the same time. Property taxes would be due in August, November, February, and May. Property and sewer fees due dates would move on the calendar to October, January, April, and July. City Attorney Matt Bloomer is studying the proposal to determine whether the change in due dates in calendar year 2018 will necessitate a change in Rutland City ordinances. Alderman Board President Sharon Davis said that, in the past, the city allowed a longer time period between billing and due dates, and also a longer “cushion” between due dates and the imposition of a late fee. Department of Public Works Business Manager Gail Gorruso presented a spread sheet indicating the first water and sewer bill would cover a shorter period and therefore be for 20 percent (or $310,000) less than usual if the proposal were enacted. After that point, bills would be about the same as they are currently.

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Receiving unqualified audits “frees us up from any loopholes when we’re seeking federal money,” Board President Sharon Davis added.

Davis thanked Courrette accountant Randall Northrup for his collective and individual work with aldermen to realize the problems facing the city and to set checks and balances in place.

Water main replacement scheduled Five sections of Rutland City’s water main, all more than 120 years old, are scheduled for replacement between May 1 and Labor Day, Rutland City Public Works Commissioner Jeffrey Wennberg announced. Replacement sites are along the north side of Park Street and along stretches of East Street, Jackson Avenue, Spellman Terrace, and Engram Avenue, all part of a 100-year plan to upgrade Rutland’s municipal water infrastructure.

The plan, intended to combat the water main deterioration rate, relies on replacing about $1 million worth of water main each year for 100 years, Wennberg said.

This project has a value of about $1.3 million, authorized by voters at Town Meeting 2016. The Vermont Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund pays about 40 percent of the cost, with the work being performed by SUR Construction Inc. of Rochester, N.H.

Downtown theatre burglarized Sometime between overnight between April 15 and April 16, the Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., was broken into. Gone are four older-model HewlettPackard laptops used in the office. Also taken were $300 in cash and a souvenir baseball signed by former Red Sox batter David Ortiz. None of the laptops contains patron credit card information but they do contain information the theatre uses in day-to-day operations, including contracts, contact information and programming initiatives. The Paramount is offering a $1,000 reward for their return and the information on them. Theatre management said there is no interest in pursuing criminal charges.

Conviction yes, sentence up in the air The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the 2015 hit-andrun conviction of former Rutland City Attorney Christopher Sullivan’s 2015 conviction April 14, but rejected his sentence of four to 10 years in prison. The sentence must be reargued, the Court ruled in a 22-page decision, saying that the Court did not allow Sullivan enough time to arrange for testing and testimony by a psychologist after rejecting Sullivan’s request that the state pay for the $3,000 evaluation.

Sullivan struck and killed Mary Jane Outslay as she attempted to cross Strongs Avenue the evening of April 10, 2013, neither slowing nor stopping after the impact that threw her onto his hood and windshield, reports allege. He told police he had had a few alcoholic beverages earlier in the day.

The Supreme Court rejected two arguments to overthrow the guilty verdict: one that a clinical pharmacologist and toxicologist lacked relevant expertise to determine Sullivan’s level of intoxication, and the jury was allowed to rule that Sullivan was guilty without attributing the crash to Sullivan’s intoxication.

Although Sullivan will not be penalized for making the appeal itself, he could receive a longer sentence because the state will again ask for an 8- to 15-year sentence.

See a baby animal? Don’t touch!

Watching wildlife is riods of time. These animals enjoyable, especially when are not lost. Their mother young animals appear in knows where they are and the spring. But it’s best to will return. keep your distance. Picking • Young birds on the up young wildlife can do ground may have left their more harm than good, nest, but their parents will according to the Vermont still feed them.

Fish & Wildlife Depart• Young animals such as ment. It’s also against the fox and raccoon will often law. follow their parents. The When people see young family of a “wandering” animals alone, they often animal searching for food is mistakenly assume these usually nearby but just out animals are helpless or lost, of sight to a person happenin trouble or needing to be ing upon it. rescued. Bringing young • Animals that act sick wildlife into a human can carry rabies, parasites environment often results or other harmful diseases. in permanent separation Do not handle them. Even from their mothers and a though they do not show sad ending for the animal. symptoms, healthy-looking Handling wildlife could raccoons, foxes, skunks, and also pose a threat to the bats also may be carriers of people involved. Wild aniCourtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife the deadly rabies virus. mals can transmit disease, This baby skunk may look cute, but “don’t touch,” it doesn’t • Many wildlife species and angry wildlife mothneed your help the animal; in fact you may be hurting it. will not feed or care for their ers can pose significant young when people are close dangers. by. Obey signs that restrict access to wildlife nesting Department scientists encourage wildlife watchers to areas, including hiking trails that may be temporarily respect the behavior of animals in the spring and early closed.

• Keep domestic pets indoors, leashed or fenced in. Dogs summer, and to resist the urge to assist wildlife in ways and cats kill many baby animals each year. that may be harmful. Here are some helpful tips: • Avoid projects that remove trees, shrubs and dead snags • Deer and moose nurse their young at different times during the day and often leave young alone for long pethat contain nests during the spring and summer.

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By Lani Duke

Fair Haven schools look ahead FAIR HAVEN—Girls’ and Boys’ Club activities are opening to Fair Haven Grade School students in the fall. Grant-funded, the club will be free to students from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., including Power Hour academic time, an activity, light dinner, and pick-up by parents.

Director of Student Services Pat Davenport applied for and received a grant from the Hess Toy Truck company. The company has worked with Baylor University to develop a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program with learning kits.

The school is receiving 10 trucks and a curriculum.

Grade 4 teachers Jenn Chapdelaine and Jaclyn Countryman told the board their students had been nervous about taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests. They realized they need better keyboarding skills and are starting to appreciate the Minds Up curriculum.

English Language Arts students have been studying weather, setting, and report writing. Fourth-quarter classes study the earth and sky in nonfiction and fiction stories and will prepare a PowerPoint presentation on a constellation.

Grade 5 teachers plan studies on area, standard algorithms, and division. They plan that students entering grade 6 will be proficient in fractions.

The school will celebrate its Centennial the first week of May. Activities include an assembly with pictures and videos, a no-technology day, a day of dressing “of the times,” welcoming retirees and former Board members, and a final day of tree planting, cake, and burying a time capsule.

The end of the year is approaching swiftly. Eighth grade graduation is June 15, with the last student day on June 16 and the last teacher day on June 23, according to announcements made at the town School Board meeting Apr. 6.

The board voted to hold an Act 46 revote, May 9. Approval requires 147 voters to say yes.

Multiple drug intoxication caused death POULTNEY—Alexandra Kay Rooker, 26, died from intoxication by a combination of morphine, hydromorphone, and methamphetamine, according to the final death certificate state police released April 20. Dr. Steven Shapiro, Vermont’s chief medical examiner, ruled the death accidental and that the exact date remains unknown.

Apparently last seen by friends March 2, Rooker was reported missing March 8. Her body was found March 15 in an outbuilding, wrapped in a tarp, at 1953

Morse Hollow Road, Poultney, the residence of Wayne Oddo.

Hers was the second body found on Oddo’s property. Frederick J. Weitzman.

54, died there in September, of “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease” with a contributing factor of “acute heroin intoxication; acute and chronic alcohol use.”

Oddo is not charged with either death, but he has hosted out-of-state drug dealers at his house in exchange for heroin.

Poultney in search of a local bank POULTNEY—With the closing of Citizens Bank in Poultney, the town is looking for another financial institution to take its place.

The nearest banks are in Castleton and Granville, N.Y. The 597 students at Green Mountain College as well as the individuals and businesses in the 1,555-resident community rely on having a bank in town, especially a bank that they can walk to, said Jennifer Miller, president of the Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce.

A bank within walking distance is invaluable, too, to local business owners who can make a quick trip to the bank during the day and are thereby able to stay open past 5 p.m.

Customers who leave Poultney to do their banking elsewhere are likely to do other shopping there too, former Town Manager Jonas Rosenthal said.

Miller noted that town officials have been talking to representatives of both TD Bank and New York-based Great Meadows Credit Union.

Former Poultney town manager interim in Fair Haven FAIR HAVEN—With Herb Durfee’s leaving Fair Haven April 21 to take over the town managership of Norwich, Jonas Rosenthal, recently retired town manager in Poultney, is filling in until a permanent manager can be selected.

Rosenthal said he is willing to help with the search, working 20

to 24 hours a week, more if necessary.

His contract with the town is for three months, a stint that may extend to four or five but likely not six, Rosenthal predicted. He has already been to several board meetings and spent time in the office to learn the issues. He com-

Regional 4-Hers demonstrate knowledge RUTLAND—For 4-Hers from seven clubs in Bennington and Rutland Counties, April 14 was an action-packed night. Southwest Regional 4-H Night, held at Rutland High School, provided an opportunity for them to demonstrate what they have learned in University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H projects and club activities. At stake was the chance to continue on to statewide competition at 4-H State Day, May 13, at the Barre Civic Center in Barre.

The 4-Hers, ages 5 to 18, competed individually and in groups in various categories ranging from stage presentations and team demonstrations to fashion revue and technology. Many of the youths also entered tabletop exhibits, educational posters, crafts and photos.

Assisting with the event were 4-H teens Kerry Crossman, Castleton; Alexia Diaz, Emme Fairbanks and Elivia Lapre, all from Rutland; Olivia Peer, West Rutland; Evelyn and Lorryn Trujillo, North Clarendon; and Tamara Tyminski, Wallingford.

Individuals and 4-H clubs selected to represent the southwestern Vermont region at 4-H State Day were: Bennington County Fashion Revue: Laura Rosenthal, East Arlington (double-layered skirt). Photo-based design: Laura Rosenthal, East Arlington (“Teeter Turtle”). Photography: Laura Rosenthal, East Arlington (“The Cormorant”. Poster: Laura Rosenthal, East Arlington (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). Tabletop exhibits: Ann Fiegel, Arlington (Propagating Jade); Peter Fiegel, Arlington (Camping Essentials). Technology: (Maker-Tinker): Mara Rosenthal, East Arlington (DogBot) 4H, page 30

plimented Durfee on his level of organization.

Rosenthal has also met with contractors about water and sewer projects in Fair Haven.

He already knew most of them through his 31-year position in Poultney, the longest serving town manager in the state.

Hubbardton claims planning award HUBBARDTON—The Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site isn’t the only thing to put the small Rutland County town of Hubbardton on the map these days. The town recently won a statewide award for its modern creativity and fresh approach in its newest town plan. The award recognizes plans that exemplify a visionary approach and expand the envelope of planning.

The Hubbardton Town Plan won Plan of the Year, an award presented by the Vermont Planners Association at a reception in the Vermont Statehouse Thursday, April 20.

“It’s so awesome and it really captures the spirit of our town,” said Hubbardton Planning Commission Chair Shawn DuBois. “It

Police: online extortion alert Police are urging the public to watch out for a computer scam that can access bank accounts and lock a user out of their computer.

Police say incidents have been reported locally, in which individuals have had their bank accounts fraudulently accessed after having a virus installed on their computers. Users with an infected computer will commonly experience their computer being “Locked” or otherwise disabled, and will then encounter a message prompting them to call a number.

The number will put the user in touch with an individual who will either offer to clean the computer for a fee, or attempt to otherwise extort money out of the user. The user may be requested to provide bank account information, or to access their online bank account via the infected computer. The user’s bank account is then fraudulently accessed, and all funds are taken.

Users will sometimes have a sum of money deposited in their account, and then be threatened with legal action if they do not refund it by wire, or provide account information to make a refund. They have also been known to be requested to wire money, or send checks for the computer cleaning itself. A common theme has also been a request to go to Wal-Mart and wire funds. Users are sometimes then harassed from multiple phone numbers if they refuse to send the funds.

These scams come in many different varieties and are constantly changing. When in doubt, the user should never give out personal/bank account information over the phone or internet, or to an untrustworthy source, or from an infected computer. If the user is threatened with legal action over the phone, they should end the call and call the police. Users should also never access their online bank profile from a computer which appears to be infected or was recently infected with malicious software.

Should any of the above occur or if the user feels their identity has been compromised, they should immediately notify their financial institution, any lines of credit, and one of the main credit bureaus. You should also notify the police.

If you feel your computer has been affected by malicious software, seek out a reputable or local antivirus or general computer service yourself, never if you have been prompted to do so by an infected computer.

Reputable companies or creditors will not threaten a user over the phone regarding payment issues.

Police investigate drug smuggling at jail RUTLAND—Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives with the state police have finished a 30-day investigation of an incident that occurred in March at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

On March 19, 20-year-old Emma Decubellis was caught by corrections officers attempting to smuggle the pain-relieving drug buprenorphine into the jail for inmate Randy Babcock during visiting hours.

Detectives learned that Babcock and inmate Steven Sedotto had been collaborating with Decubellis and another Rutland resident, Jennifer Boule, in an attempt to smuggle drugs into the jail.

All four are to be charged with transporting regulated drugs into places of detention. Babcock is scheduled to appear in the Rutland Superior Court Criminal Division on May 22. Sedotto, Boule and Decubellis are scheduled to appear in the Rutland Superior Court Criminal Division on June 5.

was very professional, like a real magazine that you go and pick up off the shelf. It really is amazing.”

The plan was written by the Hubbardton Planning Commission with technical assistance from the Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) through the Municipal Planning Grant program.

“It was written to be digestible and understandable,” said RRPC planner Elysa Smigielski. “Something that everyone from The Brook House planning commission & The Sugar House members to prospective residents would be interested in reading.”

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PETPersonals

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LYGER — 7.5-year-old spayed female. Bengal mix.

Brown. I was surrendered on April 18 because I’m very vocal and active at night. When I am getting attention I like to talk to you so if you would like to come chat with me I am here at the shelter waiting to meet you.

JEANNIE — 3-year-old spayed female. Dachshund mix. If you’re looking for a lap dog and you’ve got a quiet home I may be the gal for you! You see, I’m very shy and timid when I meet new people and go new places.

CYCLONE — Adult neutered male. Ferret. My friend Twister and I came to RCHS April 4 as strays. We are best friends and need to be adopted together. I am friendly and don’t mind being held.

DAISY MAE — 3-year-old spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby. I’m as happy being a lap cat as I am playing with toys. I can be a little nervous, at first, in new surroundings. I have not lived with kids but I think I’d probably like them.

BLYTHE — 1-year-old spayed female. Labrador retriever/Terrier mix. Let’s go, let’s go! Oh, I love to run around and play and romp and have lots of fun! Could I be any cuter? I have the best ears!

IZZY — 2-year-old spayed female. Doberman mix. I’m a very sweet lady who enjoys being with her favorite people and getting lots of love and attention. I love a good scratch on my back and will happily hang out with you.

STUMPER — 5-year-old spayed female. American Rex. Brown and White. Hello my name is Stumper and I am a big fluffy girl with pretty brown and white fur that is so soft! I love treats and lounging around in my pen!

SPRING — Adult spayed female. Californian. White and gray. Hello, my name is Spring. I am a little skittish around people and like to stay in my comfortable house. I am here waiting to go to my forever home with an unlimited supply of carrots and treats!

MASON — 1-year-old neutered male. Great Pyrenees mix. I am on the go and I’ll need a lot of exercise and play time. I’m outgoing and fun to be around and will be in the middle of the action in my new home.

DANTE — 2-year-old neutered male. Akita mix. Well, I’m as handsome as can be if I do say so myself! I’m a sweet fella and once I get to know you, I’m outgoing and fun to be around.

LEO — 8-month-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Black. My name is Leo and I am a handsome little fella with a big purr! I am young and love to play and play. I am very friendly and love to be pet and will lay on your lap and soak up all the attention I can get.

ELVIS — 8-year-old neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Brown tabby with white.

Hey there the name is Elvis and as you can see I am a handsome fella with unique markings, like my striped tail and the white mark across my nose.

Featuring pets from:

RUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LUCY MACKENZIE HUMANE SOCIETY SPRINGFIELD HUMANE SOCIETY

Springfield Humane Society

ALLIE Beautiful calico in search of a furever home! My name is Allie and I am sweet, sassy, loving and independent 1-year old kitty. I love to lounge around on comfy beds and will even sleep on a warm lap! Stop by Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4:30 to find your purrfect match, hopefully it is me! Join us for our annual Mother’s Day plant and bake sale in front of Pebbles from 9-2.

Springfield Humane Society is located at 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield . Call 802-885-3997 for information.

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society

All of these pets are available for adoption at

Rutland County Humane Society

765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m., Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org

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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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Electromagnetic energy goes out of control

By Cal Garrison aka Mother of the Skye

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries moon, with a new moon coming up on April 26, and more aspects than we can shake a stick at. We are also knee-deep in massive solar flare activity that could see a lot of electromagnetic energy going out of control in the next 24 hours. These magnetic field shifts have already wiped out the power in three states—God knows what they are doing to our mental/ spiritual/psychological state!

Take a deep breath, stay grounded, don’t go nuts trying to figure out how to keep anything simple—do the best you can to absorb the intensity, and enjoy this week’s ‘scopes.

Turkeys:

Spring season opens May 1

continued from page 23 Shot size must be no larger than #2 and no smaller than #8.

In 2016, hunters took 5,537 turkeys in both the youth weekend and regular spring season.

Youth turkey hunting weekend To be eligible, a youth must be age 15 or under. The youth must have successfully completed a hunter education course and possess a hunting license, a turkey hunting license and a free youth turkey hunting tag.

The youth also must be accompanied by an unarmed adult who holds a hunting license and is over 18 years of age. New this year, shooting hours for the youth weekend are one-half hour before sunrise to 5 p.m. The youth may take one bearded turkey during youth weekend and two bearded turkeys in the regular May hunting season. Last year, young hunters took 662 turkeys during Vermont’s two-day youth hunt with a success rate of 31 percent.

Regular spring season The regular spring turkey hunting season is May 1-31.

Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to noon.

Two bearded turkeys may be taken.

The success rate during the May season was 21 percent, and of those successful hunters, 33 percent harvested a second bird under the two-bird limit.

Vermont’s turkey population is one of the highest in New England. Vermont was the first New England state to re-establish wild turkeys when it released 31 wild birds from New York in 1969 and 1970. Today, the Green Mountain State has an estimated 45,000-60,000 turkeys.

“Vermont’s wild turkey restoration program is a tremendous wildlife management success story funded entirely by hunters through the sale of hunting licenses and a federal tax on hunting equipment,” said Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter. “Now, hunters are reaping the benefits, and all Vermonters enjoy watching the big birds as they roam hillsides they had been absent from for almost a century.”

“Large numbers of turkeys are being seen this spring after two relatively mild winters,” added Porter, “so hunters can expect very good chances of success.”

To find out more about wild turkey hunting in Vermont, contact the Vermont Fish and Wildlife department at 802-828-1000 or vtfishandwildlife.com. The 2016 Turkey Harvest Report, available on the website, has details to help you plan your hunt, including the number of turkeys taken in each town. A “2017 Guide to Turkey Hunting.”

Licenses are available on the Fish and Wildlife website and from agents statewide.

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March 21 - April 20

June 21 - July 20

September 21 - October 20

December 21 - January 20

ou keep thinking you need to have this all handled, when in fact, it’s already said and done. This time, it comes down to knowing enough to stand and wait. Going back and forth between people, places, and things will start to make sense once you get out of your head and find a way to stay current with whatever is going on. Eyeing up new digs, new people, and new possibilities is part of the deal. Moving on, up, and or “out” is a huge theme. Between the past and the future, the present moment is where everything lives. Pay attention to that and things will go fine.

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ou have every reason to expect things to work out.

After a long period of going back and forth between the bank and the poor house you have finally learned how to keep things balanced enough to afford what’s happening right now. It’s not as if all your ducks are in a row but you are free of enough BS to head out on your own. Changes in the larger forces that run the world around you are having an indirect impact on the timing of things; have respect for those influences. I see you being on your feet and ready for anything by the time the seasons change.

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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 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.

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oo many people and things have gone under the bridge for you to be dwelling on anything but what’s in front of you now. The slate is clear and you’re starting out fresh. Some of you are totally certain about where to direct your energy and will be on a roll for the next three months. Your plans will pass or fail depending on their relevance.

Those of you who have no clue what lies ahead, or what form things will take, never fear. This is one of those times when you don’t need to have a plan. Just keep paying attention and trust your gut to show you the way.

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Leo

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July 21 - August 20

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January 21 - February 20

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he emotional engine is in high gear. This is feeling good or bad depending which end of the stick you are on. Others have their own fish to fry.

If this comes as a surprise you should have known that they weren’t here for the duration.

Look into your past for the answers. On a plain and simple level you invested too much in what you thought was going on.

You thought you had something, and it fell through: welcome to the human race. For others, the story is totally different. As far as you are concerned things are on an upswing and you are ready for anything.

o far so good. This isn’t exactly what you had in mind, but you’re willing to see how it plays out. Others are showing up with too much, or too little - and you’re not interested in playing games. With no chance of making your influence felt, in the shadow of overpowering influences and out of control emotions, you’d do well to retreat until the coast is clear enough to warrant taking another run at this.

In the meantime there is more to life than this and thank God for that. New projects and people are about to show up and take you to a much more fulfilling place.

wish I knew what to say to you.

On the other side of any break through, there is a release that changes everything. You guys have been putting your best effort into things that will continue to work, as long as you don’t get too hung up on the fact that whatever’s been going on, is about to turn around in surprising ways.

The people, places, and things that you have met in your travels are sourcing blessings and possibilities that weren’t there, two weeks ago. As you consider offers to do this and that, don’t let yourself be blocked by thoughts that stymie your higher guidance.

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May 21 - June 20

August 21 - September 20

November 21 - December 20

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ow you navigate the intricacies of your current situation depends heavily on your ability to turn on a dime.

Nobody needs to know what to expect from you. Things are too complex for the tried and true method to make sense. Others are up in the air about how they feel. There is nothing you can do to change their mind except “be yourself.” At the end of the day it’s that, that they have to learn how to love. And when they can accept you as you are, the things that have made no sense will get clear enough for everyone to see that despite your differences, you want the same thing.

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ou aren’t too sure about this.

As the scenery transforms wondering what you’re supposed to do about it will become more of an issue. Learning to live with the idea that everything comes and goes would help. Those closest to you have no idea that you feel lost. Time will clarify what is currently too hard to decipher.

New relationships, along with new possibilities and new ways to approach everything in your life, are about to stir the pot. The spark of inspiration that has been lost for so long will soon be reignited by serendipitous changes that you could not foresee.

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hen life gets like this, it’s hard to know where you’re going to pull it from. The only thing one can do is remember that whatever happens, it’s all coming from you. The idea that you have to be totally on top of things is less important than your ability to grok the fact that being in control is always an inside job.

For sure; it helps to tie your Camel - but when you’re shopping for a miracle the bigger piece can’t weave itself into being without a little help from the Ascended Masters. Keep it real and stay focused on remaining true to the best part of whatever got you this far.

Mother of the Skye

ou’ll get through this. The hard part is usually the place where we get the lesson, so figure out how to relax about whatever putting your shoulder to the wheel might involve. Nobody but you is going to come to your rescue. Once you wake up to the fact that you have multiple options, everything will begin to seem more doable. As far as your relationships are concerned? Don’t let anyone tell you what to do.

They don’t have to live your life and they have no idea what it’s taken for you to get this far. Be patient with their good intentions and keep doing your own thing.

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s things come to a climax, you don’t know if you’re coming or going. With this much turmoil, it’s for sure that a lot of adjustments are being made.

Others are not on the same bandwidth. Either that or they’re not there at all. You’ve had more than your share of pressure and are just about ready to pop - but you won’t, because, that’s not the way you’re made. I can’t tell you what to do, but if I were in your shoes I could only handle it by taking one thing at a time and making sure that my head is on straight enough to see more about other people’s BS than I do of my own.

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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COLUMNS

High water and hidden possibility Ski movies: on the soggy edge of spring “Cold Prey” (2006) The title of this piece notwithstanding, “Cold Prey” is not technically a skiing movie; it’s a snowboarding movie, insofar as it concerns sports at all. More importantly, it’s a slasher movie: a group of frisky young adults, a masked killer on the loose—it all just happens to take place at an abandoned vacation lodge in Norway.

If you’re wondering, as I did, whether the movie’s Scandinavian provenance might contribute some cultural variation to the standard American slasher formula that the synopsis of “Cold Prey” suggests — well, the answer is: not really. It’s not an art film, and its American release — a dub, believe it or not — reflected not only the same commercialist spirit of disdain with which distributors treated 1970s kung-fu cinema but also an awareness that, really, the only thing separating this movie from “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” apart from some small additional quantity of basic filmmaking competence, is the language. In spite of this (or because of it), the movie was well-received by the international horror fandom community, and it became Europe’s most successful slasher movie of the decade, spawning two sequels that, as far as I can tell, don’t involve winter sports at all and thus fall outside my current realm of concern.

“Cold Prey” begins with an idyllic drive into the mountains. Inside the car are five kids of mixed gender and indeterminate age, all excited for the backcountry snowboarding adventure upon which they’re about to embark. It’s a clear, crisp day, and together they hike up to a snowy peak, marveling at the view before strapping on their boards and carving through the untouched powder.

Then, predictably, something goes wrong: a gruesome knee injury befalls one of the snowboarders midway down the mountain. While applying first aid, his friends spy a shelter in the distance. Dragging the incapacitated snowboarder behind them, they discover an isolated, long-abandoned hotel and, in search of warmth and medical supplies, decide to break into the building. The de facto leader of the party finds an old generator in the basement and gets it working; with a snowstorm moving in at dark, they all agree to spend the night and then to set out for help in the morning. Little do they know, a violent psychopath is — of course — lurking on the premises.

The killings that follow proceed with a slightly dull inevitability that owes partly to the film’s obvious adherence to the genre template and partly to the specifics of its own premise and setting. Part of the suspense of the slasher genre comes from the sense that, really, the forthcoming victims ought to be able to get away: to some degree, the killer is the underdog, and the innocents have to make all sorts of dumb mistakes in order to fall prey to his typically slowmoving violence. The teens (or 20-somethings) of “Cold Prey,” however, have the odds stacked against them: with a bum leg, bad weather, no way to call for help, and nowhere to run to, they’re trapped on the killer’s home turf, and it’s pretty clear that none of them, save for the necessary Final Girl, has a real shot at escape.

Part of the frightfulness of the suburban horror of “Halloween,” for instance, is that dramatizes the gaps amid a network of perceived safety, i.e. the civilized streets inhabited by our friends and neighbors.

The remote inn of “Cold Prey,” by comparison, is a haunted house, which, transported to the realm of the slasher, forms the (arguably) inferior cabin-inthe-woods subgenre, where no social breakdown is necessary for the terror to slip in; it exists simply on account of society’s absence.

The classic slasher movies — the likes of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Halloween,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” — articulated national anxieties related to changing social norms, technological progress, and U.S. foreign policy; however, the allegories were often subtle and frequently unconscious. As the genre progressed to its late, self-referential stage, the movies’ underlying concerns grew more explicit and narrower. “Cold Prey,” which begins with a reel of news footage regarding avalanche deaths and Gen Y, page 31

By Dan Lambert

The word has fallen out of use since the late 1800s, but you might THE OUTSIDE hear its echo this time of STORY year wherever streams carve channels through the land. Listen for the sound of water rushing over rocks and bursting into spray at the crest of a wave.

The word is “freshet.”

This annual surge of snowmelt and rainwater gathers force from surrounding hillsides and concentrates it into a torrent of eye-catching contrasts. Dark water plunges over a ledge and billows up as sparkling, white foam. A pushy downstream flow reverses suddenly into an eddy.

Whirlpools appear and disappear among pulsing boils.

Although the spring freshet subsides in a matter of days, the restless energy of high water is captured in Northeastern river names that have endured for centuries. Those originating from Eastern Algonquian languages include Sacandaga (“overflowed lands”), Ottauquechee (“swift mountain stream”), Pemigewasset (“where side current is”), and Machias “(bad little falls”).

Every April, these rivers attract kayakers and canoeists who want to experience the season’s turbulent power.

Meanwhile, a more tranquil force stirs in the headwaters: the awakening of turtles. One by one, they rouse from hibernation and surface from the mucky bottoms of ponds, wetlands, and slow-moving streams. Some will mosey out of moss hummocks or even muskrat burrows, where winter hiding carries the risk of detection and predation by their hosts. One herpetologist who searched burrow complexes in New Jersey found twelve wood turtles holed up with five spotted turtles.

Spotteds, which may loaf about in shallow water during winter warm spells, perk up to peak activity in April and May. During this period, they restore their depleted reserves on a diet of aquatic plants, invertebrates, tadpoles, and fish. Between feeding bouts, they may move unhurriedly among a variety of wet and dry habitats or break into frenetic courtship chases that end, after fifteen to thirty minutes, in mating.

Habitually frenetic northern short-tailed shrews are also breeding in wetlands and damp woods at this time of year. Active day and night, they tunnel under moist soil and leaves and consume up to three times their mass every day, fueled by caches of food scattered throughout their territories. Only seven of the world’s 385 shrew species are known to cache prey and the northern short-tailed shrew is the most accomplished hoarder in this group. Up to 90 percent of its captures are stored in collections that can include most any ground-dwelling animal of smaller or comparable size: frequently snails, worms, and insects, but also salamanders, voles, and the occasional bird.

Scatter-hoarding is an effective hedge against fluctuations in food supply. The added food security eases the strain of reproduction on females, who reach sexual maturity when just seven weeks old and can raise three to four litters per year.

The stamina of these solo parents is evident in their mating

behavior, which involves up to 20 copulations a day for two to three days. In most instances, the female carries on with her other activities while dragging the male behind her.

It’s not necessary to root around in shrew tunnels to find a species that uses storage and scattering strategies to improve its breeding prospects. The eastern newt provides a more visible example on the margins of spring ponds. But rather than store food, females in some northern populations of this species store sperm collected during autumn mating. Several months later, their eggs are fertilized as they pass from ovaries through an oviduct to be deposited one-by-one around their home ranges.

The timing of egg-laying and spring mating depends on climatic variations, but both are underway throughout the Northeast by April. During oviposition, a female attaches her sticky egg to the stem or leaf of a live or decaying aquatic plant. She may clasp the leaf with her hind legs and then fold it, soft taco-style, around the egg, creating a package of future possibility.

From the soggy edge of a pond, the underwater forest of algae-slimed weeds doesn’t jump out as a place of wonder. But some of this month’s marvels are like that — obscured by shadow and mud, but no less fresh than the freshet, itself.

Dan Lambert is a wildlife biologist and the assistant director of the Center for Northern Woodlands Education.

He lives in Hartland, Vt. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine, www.northernwoodlands.org, and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.

Enjoy up markets but be prepared for down markets Here’s a stock market prediction for you: It will crash.

Winter is coming. Wait, you mean

MONEY MATTERS

BY KEVIN THEISSEN spring, right? Nope, winter in the market is coming.

We are currently in an eight-year

bull market. Bear markets, defined as a period where the stock market goes down 20 percent or more, from highest point to subsequent lowest point, happen frequently. From 1900-2014, there were 32 bear markets. Statistically they occur about one out of every 3.5 years, and last an average of 367 days.

Now you probably want to know when it will crash. Nobody knows exactly—but the market will eventually fall so hard and fast you’ll feel queasy. That’s just what it does. It goes up and it goes down. The important question, however, is what you

do when it goes down.

What to do? Prepare now, during an up market, for the inevitable down market.

Fear the right things Stay in the market. Don’t fear the market. Most retail investors buy on greed or euphoria when markets are going up and then sell on fear or pessimism when markets are going down. So the result becomes buying high and selling low—or the exact opposite of what an investor should be doing!

So, don’t be afraid of market losses.

Be afraid of fees, taxes, and inflation.

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COLUMNS

Tweaking our passions When you reach your retirement years, hopefully you will be able to do the things you love. Your hobbies and passions in life probably had to take a back seat to work and family responsibilities during the years you were employed, but now they can take priority!

“They” say that it’s important to have a passion … something you do not want to give up. For seniors, your mind may be willing but your body weak when it comes to doing what you Looking love.

Fortunately for me two Back of my passions, writing and by mary eellen embroidery, do not involve shaw physical strength … just two good eyes! My other passion, gardening, will have to be tweaked as the years go by. Right now I love it when five yards of mulch arrive in late April. The aroma of its cedar bark is a sign of spring. Of course, the repetitive action of using a pitchfork to put it in the wheelbarrow could be a problem as the years go by.

Then there is the task of pushing it around the property and spreading it. I mentioned to my primary care doctor that I love this type of physical activity and dread the day when I can no longer do it. She advised me to not stop because if I did I would probably never be able to get back to it. Aaah, the golden years!

I read an article recently about a man in his 80s who was found to have the muscle mass and oxygen-carrying capacity of a young person. He is a slender man who runs marathons. When asked about his fitness routine, he told those conducting the study that all he does is work around his yard. He mows, gardens, landscapes, shovels snow, etc.

I said, “That’s me!” The outdoors is my gym! There is hope after all … but if I need to be “slender” like this man I could be in trouble!

When I was in my 50s, I remember watching a neighbor who was in her 80s as she mowed her lawn and tended her gardens. She often gave me deep rooted perennials that she dug out of the ground with the strength of a teenager.

A MAN IN HIS 80S WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE MUSCLE MASS AND OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY OF A YOUNG PERSON. She was an inspiration to me as she found a way to keep doing what she loved. Even at that age I apparently wondered how much longer I could pursue my own passions.

Of course, if you watch a senior rise up from the ground after weeding, it’s not a pretty sight. I find it easier to weed sitting on the ground than bending over for an hour. I am waiting for the day when a young person walks by and asks if I am alright down there! Of course, there is a solution for just about every problem. I have seen seats on wheels that allow you to move along as you weed. But that doesn’t work on a hill. My mother turned this same hillside garden back into lawn space when she was even younger than I am. When I asked her why she was doing that her reply was, “Someday you’ll see.” I hope that someday isn’t right around the corner.

Growing veggies will also have a slight change this year.

Last fall my handy husband, Peter, built two large raised beds that are about three feet off the ground. I can’t wait to try growing some spring veggies in them. The reason for building them was because that setup works best in this particular area of our property. But as time goes by there may be more raised garden beds scattered around our yard. They are very easy to tend.

As we age, we can tweak our passions for quite awhile before we have to give them up. Both my husband and I used to downhill ski but when our knees protested, we switched to cross country skiing. That worked for many years but because we liked some areas with rather steep declines, we found that even XC skiing had its challenges.

So we switched to snowshoes and that option allows us to get into the woods and get the fresh air that we crave with so much indoor time all winter.

Although we don’t bike very often these days, that activity was tweaked about 15 years ago by switching over from three-speed bikes to ten-speeds. We laughed when we returned from the store because we got a phone call from the credit card company asking if we had just purchased the bikes. Guess our quest for fitness just didn’t seem to match our ages and previous purchases. “Big Brother” was watching us very closely!

If you belong to the “senior set,” keep on tweaking! This is one case where you have to look ahead and not back.

Don’t give up your passions if there are alternate ways to keep them in your life.

From unwashed gym socks of a teenager to my ski boots: stenches of a reformed slob Remember those socks that sat all year in your high school gym locker?

Calcified, petrified with sweat, they felt like sandpaper putting them on; they smelled like a kimchi factory

Altit Altitude Sick Sickness By br brady crain

staffed by gangrenous skunks. Had your mother known that they even existed, she would have slapped you, washed your mouth out with soap, and burned those socks at the stake in a rite of sacrifice to Ajax, the god of cleanliness. The contamination from burning would have led to a mass poisoning of the surrounding populace on order with the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India. Jim Jones would look like a poser compared to the devastation wrought by the burning of a teenager’s gymsocks worn more than a hundred times without washing.

Left to their own devices, many people are slobs.

I used to think that this was mainly a male trait until I lived with my ex-wife for four blissful years.

Under the best of circumstances she did laundry or dishes on a quarterly basis, and folded her laundry on a semiannual basis. Her modus operandi was to have a pile of mustysmelling cleanish clothes on the floor next to a musty pile of dirtyish clothes. This was of course compounded by the fact that once she tried something on and decided not to wear it, it was in the dirtyish pile.

Apartment dwellers, she always complained that if we had a dishwasher, she would do dishes. Thus, out of spite, I bought a roll-away dishwasher on craigslist, in which she occasionally put a dish. Most of

them she left in the sink.

The only really effective way to ensure that she would clean anything at all was to thoroughly piss her off. I would know I had offended her (somehow, inexplicably) when I would come home to a house where the dishes were half done, the laundry was half folded, and the vacuum cleaner was out of the closet, plugged, in, but mostly unused. The more pissed off she was, the more she would clean. Frankly, I should have pissed her off more.

Left to their own devices, most humans will stand over the sink eating questionable meat that sat in the fridge too long (they were too lazy to go to the store).

I am not one of these people. My mother would debate this, because my room, as a child, was a complete mess. As a teen, my room was a very smelly mess (think gym locker, only

my roommate (who would then be my roommate for the next three years) was not only a slob, but highly agreeable (“Hey, we need to start keeping this room clean.” - “OK.”), and the cleanliness of the room was rapidly unproblematic!

This learning episode was exacerbated, however, by our suitemates, who were slobs of the highest order. Now, we were college males, we partied our butts off four to five nights a week, and we glued every beer can that we drank that year to the wall of our common room with a hot glue gun (the “beer wall”), assuming (rightly I might add) that this practice would pay for our end of the year party. It also meant that at all times, we college men smelled of nature’s own college aphrodisiac: beer.

This was, however, just the start.

Our suite-mates (to be fair, one of

THE BATHROOM WAS IN SUCH A STATE OF FILTH THAT IT LITERALLY HAD MUSHROOMS GROWING IN THE SHOWER. 12’x14’).

When I went away to boarding school for my second senior year of high school (I loved high school so much, I decided to graduate twice), I quickly learned that when your room is your only space, you need to keep it clean if you want to be productive (and not have your dad slaughter you for wasting a ridiculous amount of money on a school that does not, as intended, get you into college—though it did, all of them, some even with scholarships), you have to keep your room clean.

When I went to UVM, I learned that not only is cleanliness next to godliness and surrounded on all other sides by effectiveness, but also that it is especially sucky living in someone else’s mess. Luckily

them was a neat freak, and his single room was ALWAYS pristine) were the kind of slobs that used the entire suite as a combined laundry hamper/garbage can.

Three times that year our suite was condemned by ResLife staff, and we were made to clean it up. We had countless meetings with the RA, who got steamrolled into negotiating for the slobs as to how long they could leave clothes and garbage around without cleaning.

When anyone would walk through the suite, clouds of house and fruit flies would rise into the air, startled by a giant walking through their domain of slowly decomposing compost of food and textiles.

This was especially popular with women. My future martial arts master was the father of the neat freak, Altitude sickness, page 30

Lessons from Silas, Shiloh, and Thomas Merton “When ambition ends, happiness begins,” Thomas and discover. They accept everyone and spread love all Merton, a Trappist monk and mystic wrote. My husband, around, warming hearts and tickling souls along their Papa Duane, and “I,” “Gammy Jill,” just spent a few unam- way. bitious and happy days We took Silas forest bathing at a nearby state park with our 19-monthwhere a pond shimmered through budding trees and old grandson, Silas, in rhododendron will soon burst forth in a colorful cacophMassachusetts. The ony. Silas never hesitated along the pebbled path, and days were full and forged full steam ahead to meet new friends: toddlers on Mountain exciting watching him the covered bridge mastering stairs together. We watched on Meditation explore the world. fisher folk pull in lake trout and picnickers feast on jelly

By Marguerite te There are many lessons and peanut butter. We wound our way past the bat house Jill Dye to learn from this little and a small stone structure controlling dam water. Silas one and his constant played ball with a 3-year-old and tested a red, two-seater companion, Newfoundland pup Shiloh. Both are attuned wagon just the way Dada and Papa admire and test drive a to the joys, possibilities, and magic of our world. shiny new car.

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, Another day we ventured forth to a Trappist monastery order, rhythm and harmony,” Thomas Merton declared. just up the road called St. Joseph’s Abbey. Silas ran on the Silas and Shiloh expect the very best from people and lawn, stood on a crooked tree, gobbled up grapes, and are rarely disappointed. They spend as much time as drank apple juice. Inside the dark chapel, heavenly light possible out of doors delighting in the sights, sniffs, and filtered through stained glass windows of brilliant blues, sounds of nature. They are not afraid to try new things— and Gregorian chants mesmerized me for a spell. foods, experiences, books, and toys. They accept and Brother Kevin welcomed us into the gift shop where we master new challenges bought the famous Trapwhenever they arise, like EVEN AS A YOUNG MAN, MERTON pist fudge and fruit jellies climbing uneven, steep for friends. On the way out, I BELIEVED THAT ALL RELIGIONS “LEAD steps and rocky or rutpicked up a book on Brother ted terrain. They share TO GOD, ONLY IN DIFFERENT WAYS.” Leonard’s loving life. His partoys and treats without ents fled Ireland during the a fuss, and warm up and comfort each other when a cold potato famine, then met, married, and lived in New York snap arrives. They are quiet and only speak when necesfor a time before they finally settled on a farm on a Massary with a “woof” or “Momma.” Sign language comes sachusetts hill. Leonard was the youngest of 10 children. in handy with a shake for “yes” or hands high for “yea!”

I read passages out loud to my husband on our drive back They wear smiles and see the world as a place to delight to Vermont. When I looked up, I spotted the Mountain meditation, page 33

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My first apartment after college (on 19 Green St. in Burlington) was also populated by slobs who would leave piles of moldy dishes in the sink, buying paper plates instead of doing dishes. The apartment was so crappy that the owner had put up blueboard insulation around the inside walls and then put up fake wood paneling. When he did this, the insulation/beaverboard met neither the shag carpet nor the drop ceiling, so in the winter there were lines of frost along the floor and ceiling. I remedied this in my room by using my butter knife to stuff newspapers in the cracks to stop the draft, and put plastic over my one window.

Luckily, the plastic on the window still allowed me to see the feral cats drinking from oily mud puddles and homeless guys looking for cans in our trash in our unpaved driveway, next to my miraculously inspected primer red 1976 Pontiac Phoenix (with a manual choke lever that I installed myself, fenders/floorboards I had rebuilt using a furnace I cut up with tin snips, a rivet gun, and furnace cement, and a stereo—hanging by one knob— that would literally vibrate the windshield).

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Confessions of a reformed slob My mother cried all the way home.

In any case, I am acquainted with despair, despond, squalor, and the desert of the real. As an adult, I keep a very tidy dwelling, never going more than a couple of days without cleaning. I do my laundry every three weeks, but that is because I have a big hamper and three weeks’ worth of shirts, underwear, socks, etc. None of my clothing speaks (or even moves) on its own, and my dishes go in the dishwasher when I am done eating.

But then, tucked into this tidy life, are my ski boots. Those of you who read me often know that I am passionate about skiing. Back problems not withstanding I have skied every operating day this year, I skied almost every operating day last year, and I was short about a week of operating days the year before.

In addition to operating days, when the lifts do not run I crampon hike Superstar daily until it is gone, and sometimes go out to Tuckerman’s Ravine for further adventures.

What this means is that in the last two years I have put at least 400-500 hours into my ski boots, likely more.

Now much of that time is lift-service with cold feet, but much of it is conversely sweating my butt off hustling up Superstar once or twice a day.

This year, I encountered an issue I have never encountered before: smelly ski boots. These boots, should your face come close to them, have a neck snapping aroma worthy of a zombie eating a three day old horse carcass in a landfill.

Now before you get all judgy at

me, I wash my socks, ok? I wash them often. I even keep my boots in the furnace room so that they warm up and dry out daily.

These boots, however, smell exactly like the permanently unwashed gym socks of a teenager, but compressed into a much tighter, more moist space. So I bought lemon-scented Lysol. I even stuff the spray can way down in and spray into the toes of the boot. This was, for a while, fairly effective at stemming said odor. It was effective, anyway, until the weather warmed up and I began to really sweat, sweating like a man should.

Now my boots smell exactly as they would if you took my ancient high school locker (in all its moist, fecund glory), and sprayed it heavily with Lemon Pledge. I think vomiting on these would actually improve it the smell.

“If these boots could talk, the stories they would tell.” Just wait.

These boots are currently evolving the ability to talk as you read this article. By next year these boots will be learning the mathematics behind Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (Lorentz’ contraction and all; if my mother has not burned them at the stake while an exorcist performs the rite of the skibooticus sanctus).

These boots are currently plotting my untimely demise. Every time I open the furnace room door they have moved closer to me. Next year this column will be written (with more intelligence and flair at that) by my ski boots, and no one will notice. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

4-Hers demonstrate skills and abilities on 4-H night

continued from page 25 Technology (Video): Ann Fiegel, Arlington (“Propagation: How To”); Piper Guy-Crosslin, Arlington (“A Day in the Life of My Guinea Pig”) Rutland County Fashion Revue: Raven Collett, Fair Haven (jacket). NonClothing: Amelia Barber, Clemons, New York (horse cooler); Isabella Barber, Clemons, New York (horse cooler); Breanna Munger, Benson (pillow). Photography: Kelsey Adams, Pittsford (“Watching Airplanes”); Raven Collett, Fair Haven (“Immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker”) Stage presentation: Reilly Battease, Clarendon (violin); Raven Collett, Fair Haven (song medley); Kerry Crossman, Castleton (flute); Katrina Mayer-Geear, Hampton, N.Y. (karate kata); Samantha Senns, Benson (tap dancing); Tamara Tyminski, Wallingford (singing).

Tabletop exhibits: Amelia Barber, Clemons, New York (Orangutans); Isabella Barber, Clemons, N.Y. (Hot, Warm, Cold-Blooded Horses); West Rutland Crafty Critters 4-H Club, participating members: Kelsey Adams, Pittsford; Aubrey Pitts, Shrewsbury; Nika Thornton, Middletown Springs (Dishing it Up;); Ava Potter, Rutland (Eastern Coyote) Team demonstration: Lilly Seward, East Wallingford, and Tamara Tyminski, Wallingford (History of 4-H); Evelyn and Lorryn Trujillo, North Clarendon (Tropical Slime).

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continued from page 25 Hubbardton planning commissioners went door-to-door to promote a townwide forum and to engage the community in the planning process. Themes that came out of the forum, which was attended by over 90 residents, formed the basis for the plan’s action items.

“The Hubbardton Planning Commission created a trailblazing plan,” said RRPC executive director, Ed Bove. “It’s an example of collaboration at its best: a town committee, citizens, and their regional resource — us, working together for a great outcome. We were glad to help produce the

graphics and layout, but they did the hard work.

They deserve this award.”

The updated Hubbardton plan clearly articulates the community’s vision for the town’s future with a concise narrative, accessible layout, and engaging graphics. The plan is much shorter than previous plans, scraping away layers of boilerplate language and allowing Hubbardton to speak for itself about how the town will maintain and enhance the character of the town through a concise, actionable, and realistic implementation plan.

The plan can be viewed at RutlandRPC.org.

Other planning award recipients include the Bethel Better Block initiative, which won Project of the Year; Pamula Loranger, Colchester, who won Citizen Planner of the Year; the Town of Bolton, which won Planning Commission Citizen Board of the Year; and Steve Lotspeich, a community planner with the Town and Village of Waterbury, who won the 2017 Mark Blucher Planner of the Year Award for professional planners.

The Mark Blucher Planner of the Year Award is named for previous RRPC executive director, Mark Blucher, who led that

organization for 27 years before passing away in 2012. These awards have recognized outstanding achievements in community planning in Vermont for 20 years. Nominees come from all corners of Vermont and represent the best in local, regional, and state planning by citizen and professional planners over the last year.

According to Vermont Planners Association’s President Mark Kane, “This year’s award recipients are exemplary of the important and ongoing efforts of planners to support a better and more vibrant Vermont.”

Money matters: Be prepared

Gen Y:

continued from page 28 Fear the high and hidden fees of mutual funds and annuities. Be mindful of the tax implications of your investments. And be afraid of your real return, after accounting for inflation.

Investment allocation You need a good investment plan (and financial plan) and stick to it. This is critical. A solid asset allocation will help you get through all markets, both psychologically and financially. You need to put a plan in place that works in good markets and in bad.

You also need to do some gut searching about how you will react in a down market. Experienced investors already know how they’ll handle a falling market while new investors will learn sooner or later.

Now that we are in a long-running bull market, take a hard look at your investments and ask yourself the following question: Would I stick with these investments if they dropped 40 percent this year? If the answer is no, you need to rethink your investments immediately, not after the market starts to drop.

Be prepared Investing isn’t much different from any other aspect of financial planning. It’s about being prepared.

We save up a couple months’ expenses in an emergency fund just in case something unexpected happens. We pay insurance premiums on the chance that we break an arm or rear-end another car in traffic. So, we should also prepare for the worst case scenario with our investments.

Knowing that the market goes up and down, and that it will crash again, can help you consider your current investment plan. It can also help you prepare for the inevitable emotional reactions you may have.

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

continued from page 29 lost backcountry skiers, is a warning of the danger of adventure sports—which do possess a possibly irreconcilable tension between (on the one hand) the high-spirited embrace of a world beyond the stressors of daily life that animates their participants and (on the other hand) their occasionally horrifying consequences, which likewise depart from “daily life,” but in the opposite direction. Yet how many adventure sports enthusiasts are there at the average cineplex, really?

Still, the concept behind “Cold Prey” does contain— in its account of blithe, joyous youth swimming into the dark, treacherous waters that, for certain filmmakers, constitute the adult world—a fairly neat expression of the genre’s particular kind of coming-of-age.

The shame is that slasher movies never really take their generic late-adolescent characters seriously, as the imperiled youngsters test themselves against the terrors of the world, lose their innocence, lose their friends, and risk losing themselves. There’s a poignancy in this metaphor that has never been fully exploited, even in the best horror movies, and certainly not here.

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NEW building sites for sale in desirable EastRidge Acres, Barstow School K-8, PLUS 40+/- rugged mountainside acres, community water and ponds. Listed by Louise Harrison Real Estate, LouiseHarrison.com 802-775-9999.

PITTSFIELD LAND: River View Trail Road: 4AC for $49,900 with State septic permit for a 4BR, 6 person home.

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PITTSFIELD LAND: River View Trail Road: 8AC for $69,900 with State septic permit for a 4BR home. Lot 5.

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LAND FOR SALE: Route 4, Killington. 11 Acre parcel with old logging trail as a base for a future driveway. Beautiful rock formation at the base and “Roaring Brook” as a southeast boundary. High elevation with mountain views. $70,000.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you feel you’ve been discrimination against, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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WANTED BLACK RIVER Good Neighbor Services is looking for volunteers to help with its annual spring rummage sale, which will be held at Fletcher Farm, 611 Route 103 South in Ludlow May 19-20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and May 21, 10 a.m.

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Mountain meditation: continued from page 29 heralds of spring, forsythia, purple hyacinth, crocuses, and yellow daffodils, but mile after mile, full blossoms transformed back to promising buds, and red tipped branches re-donned their grey winter robes. Winding rivers, full of melted snow, raced around hillsides that stretched upward to become the Green Mountains.

Sun-starved patches of lakes still held thin ice as we drove along further north.

As it turns out, while growing up in Brooklyn before the family bought the farm, young Leonard knew Thomas Merton. Both boys would later become Trappist monks, an order of the Cistercians, and find their homes in sister abbeys.

Brother Leonard helped build the St. Joseph Abbey, stone by stone, where he lived to be over 100 years old, while Thomas Merton joined the Gethsemane Abbey in Bardstown, Ky., following years of study in Europe and America.

Upon arrival, I told my Killington writer/anthropologist friend about our adventures and the abbey because she’d recommended Thomas Merton’s writings to me in the past. “Check out ‘The Seven Story Mountain,’ his fascinating autobiography,” she said, so at last I looked him up.

What a life Thomas Merton led from his birth in 1915 until his untimely passing in 1968. What a great thinker, poet/writer, social activist, theologian, and mystic he was. Born in the French Pyrenees near the Spanish border of a New Zealand artist father and American Quaker artist mother, he lived between France, N.Y. and England throughout his childhood and studies. He attended Cambridge and Columbia universities, and wrote 70 books on spiritual and social justice issues and on pacifism.

He worked in the Harlem Friendship House, developed a lifelong love of jazz, and studied the Cistercian sign language

Thomas Merton is a gude for our times

Courtesy of Marguerite Jill Dye

Dye’s grandson Silas, left, adores his best buddy Shiloh, a young Newfoundland. used by silent monastic orders such as his own.

Even as a young man, Merton believed that all religions “lead to God, only in different ways, and every man should go according to his own conscience, and settle things according to his own private way of looking at things.” He believed in an interfaith approach to understanding one another and met with many of the world’s greatest religious leaders and thinkers including the Dalai Lama, D.T. Suzuki of Japan, Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen master Chatral Rinpoche, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and wrote books about Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Merton studied Native American spirituality, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sufism. He

studied the early Christian Desert Fathers (Gnostics) and mystics and found their commonalities with the nature of Zen philosophy. He believed that non-Christian faiths could offer Christianity a renewed perspective and experience, as in the idea of Zen Catholicism which has similarities to the monastic Christian tradition.

“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another,” Merton wrote.

Thomas Merton was concerned with justice, social and racial equality and the civil rights movement, proliferation of nuclear arms, peace, and non-violence.

He held to his non-violent approach

during race riots and in protests against the Vietnam War. In a letter to liberation theologian Ernesto Cardinal of Nicaragua, Merton wrote “the world is full of great criminals with enormous power, and they are in a death struggle with each other. It is a huge gang battle, using well-meaning lawyers and policemen and clergymen as their front, controlling papers, means of communication, and enrolling everybody in their armies.”

Pope Francis mentioned Thomas Merton in his address to the United States Congress in 2015, saying “Merton was above all a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the Church. He was also a man of dialogue, a promoter of peace between peoples and religions.”

I wish Thomas Merton, who died at age 53, could have lived twice as long like his boyhood friend Brother Leonard. I wish his voice of reason could now guide us through the perilous footing of Tomahawk and inter-continental ballistic missiles and careless tweets that put all our world in danger. When I look at little Silas and Shiloh and the sweet, innocent way that they live in the world, I only hope and pray that our earth will still exist and be fit to live on for their future.

“If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell . . . Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience,” Merton concluded.

Marguerite Jill Dye is an artist, writer, occasional poet, and constant seeker of spirituality, beauty, and justice. She lives in Vermont and Florida with her husband Duane.

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Facing invasive species, Mendon to remove trees

By Evan Johnson

Spread out among 17 tracts in the woods around Mendon, 150 acres of red pine are coming down this year. The trees are being removed due to red pine scale, an invasive species that preys on the coniferous trees.

“If they’re not harvested they’ll lose value and become a fire hazard,” said Rutland City Public Works Commissioner Jeffrey Wennberg.

Red pines are characterized by their tall height and straight growth, which makes them a top choice for telephone poles. Red pines also grow quickly and are planted in areas to restore forests. In Mendon, many red pines were planted over non-operating farms in the 1930s and 1940s.

The invasive insect is found throughout southern New England, New York, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The insect burrows into the sapwood of the tree and carries a harmful fungus similar to Dutch elm disease. The species targets pines of any maturity. Symptoms of infestation were first observed three years ago, when pines were observed dying from the bottom branches moving to the top. The Rutland City forester contacted the University of New Hampshire, which has been studying invasive species in forests. Wennberg said he expected some species to appear in local forests, including the Emerald Ash

Borer, the Asian Longhorn beetle, and the Hemlock wooly adelgid, “but this one took us completely by surprise,” he said. Study from the University of New Hampshire confirmed that red pine scale was present.

Rutland City is the largest taxpayer in the town of Mendon, owning about as many acres for its watershed as the city occupies—about 4,000 acres. The city has received a heavy cut permit from the state and has put out a call for bids. Depending on weather, the first tracts will be cut later this summer. Wennberg said he expected the project to last one to two years.

“It’s going to be an aesthetic issue for folks and it’s going to be a safety issue for the town,” Wennberg said. “It’s going to require more public notice, more communication and more attention on the part of the city to make sure the loggers are operating properly.”

After being cut, the trees will be sold.

Wennberg said if the cutting is done with caution, the forest will regenerate.

While limiting the spread of red pine scale locally, the cut will not stop the infestation from spreading in forests in northern and southern Vermont. “I don’t want to predict that this is a firewall against spread ... it’s spreading all over northern New England quite ferociously,” Wennberg said.

Courtesy of Rutland City Public Works

White filled areas show where diseased trees are to be removed in Mendon.

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Windsor County Board of Realtors to present landlord/tenant law workshop at Killington KILLINGTON—The Windsor County Board of Realtors will be presenting a workshop on landlord/tenant law Wednesday, May 3, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Killington Resort in Killington.

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Landlords, property managers or real estate professionals involved with residential rental properties, town of-

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This workshop is being presented by Angela Zaikowski of the law office of Bennett & Zaikowski, P.C. Ms. Zaikowski is also the director of the Vermont Apartment Owner’s Asso-

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