Monday, January 7, 2019 by AddisonPress

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 30 No. 34

Middlebury, Vermont

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VTrans seeks input on Route 7 hot spot

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — A public meeting next Tuesday could determine if the Vermont Agency of Transportation eventually makes improvements to the North Ferrisburgh intersection of Route 7 with Old Hollow and

Stage roads — and whether those improvements are a full set of traffic lights, a roundabout, or more modest changes. That Jan. 15 meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Ferrisburgh’s town office building will include a preliminary (See Route 7, Page 39)

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Brandon school identifies, addressing radon infiltration By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — School administrators are assuring parents of students at Neshobe Elementary that they are taking steps to mitigate the dangers of elevated radon gas levels in the

Brandon building. In the district’s letter to parents last Wednesday, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Jeanńe Collins said these screening values are (See Radon, Page 7)

Tiger gymnasts topple Ghosts

• MUHS won at home thanks to several strong performances this past Thursday. See Sports on Pages 30-32.

Big star on big screen at THT

• Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival screening series will feature a Melissa McCarthy picture. See Arts Beat, Page 10.

It’s a boy!

MEGAN HEDLEY OF Benson cuddles her son, Sawyer Jensen Porter Downey, the first baby born in Addison County in 2019. Sawyer, who weighed 7 pounds, 4.6 ounces and is 22 inches long, was born at 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, the day after his due date. Hedley added “Porter” in honor of the hospital, where her own mother used to work. Sawyer’s three-year-old sister, Jocelyn, had mixed feelings about the baby before he was born but was excited once she met him.

Vt. filmmakers to answer questions • After ‘Farmer of the Year’ screens in Middlebury this week its creators will talk with viewers. See Page 2.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

Free clinic wins grants, plans for the future By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Open Door Clinic (ODC) in Middlebury enters 2019 on a high note, with two recent grant awards and a strategic plan that will sharpen the focus of the free medical service for the next three years. The awards include a $20,000 Ben & Jerry’s Foundation “Vermont Economic Justice” grant, and a $15,000 financial commitment from the Walter Cerf Community Fund.

Heidi Sulis, executive director of the ODC, said the grants will help the clinic boost its wide range of services to the underinsured and uninsured, including migrant farm workers and those who simply can’t afford basic health care and dental services. “When we get grants of this scope, it provides us with the stability that we need to meet the growing and dynamic needs of our community within the context of an ever changing constellation of

funding sources,” Sulis said. “It’s very affirming to receive these gifts because we feel that prominent community organizations endorse our work, and their support will make a pivotal difference in helping us take ODC to its 30th anniversary. It’s fundamental help for a free clinic.” Established in 1991, the non-profit ODC now has eight full- and part-time workers and a cadre of local physicians and dentists who generously (See Free clinic, Page 38)

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Marquis plans screenings of ‘Farmer of the Year’ Award-winning film offers drama, laughs MIDDLEBURY — The “so when we saw that the yellow award-winning comedy-drama house on one of the ski trails we’d “Farmer of the Year” will be screened always loved was for sale we made in Middlebury this week. an offer for the asking price, pronto.” When Vince O’Connell and Kathy The house is still yellow and where Swanson “retired” and sold the their film company gets its name, business they’d created (a company YellowHouse Productions. that manufactured custom cycling “We’re wrapping up our festival and Nordic ski clothing for clubs and circuit and self-distributing the film teams), they could have theatrically now,” said moved south to golf “We are really O’Connell. “We’ve and do water aerobics been in about 50 theyear-round but instead excited to screen aters since September.” they moved to Northern the film and do The film is screenVermont (Craftsbury Q&As at the ing in theaters from Common) so they could Marquis. It’s a Washington state cross country ski from good story, lots to Vermont. From November through multiplexes and famof layers. Plus, April. Then, one ily owned chains to long, cold night while with Vermont’s four-walling, which is watching a bad movie agricultural where they bring their they started thinking economy, it own equipment and they should apply to genuinely turn the venue into a movie theater. some film schools and resonates with “We are really nine years later, they excited to screen the were filling theaters and viewers.” — Vince O’Connell film and do Q&As winning awards in film at the Marquis,” said festivals with their first O’Connell. “It’s a good story, lots of feature, “Farmer of the Year.” The film will screen at the Middle- layers. Plus, with Vermont’s agriculbury Marquis Theatre this Wednes- tural economy, it genuinely resonates day, Jan. 9, at 3:30 and 7 p.m.; Q&As with viewers.” The film stars Emmy-nominated will follow both screenings. Kathy and Vince met at the Crafts- Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure, bury Outdoor Center in the early ’80s, No Country for Old Men, Urban where they worked three hours a day Cowboy, War Games), Mackinlee for room and board before moving to Waddell (Good Christian Belles) and Western Massachusetts to grow their Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie’s). Shot largely in Swanson’s Minbusiness. “We always knew we wanted to nesota hometown (pop. 1,100) and return to Vermont,” said Swanson, at the farm on which she grew up,

KATHY SWANSON AND Vince O’Connell, creators of the award-winning feature film “Farmer of the Year,” pause on the red carpet at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival last year. The Marquis Theatre in Middlebury will host special screenings of the film twice this Wednesday, Jan. 9.

the film tells the story of an aging farmer who, after selling the farm he’s worked for over 60 years, finds himself useless and adrift. Struggling to maintain his youth, he road-trips across the country in a ’73 Winnebago with his equally directionless and unreasonably self-confident granddaughter. Heading west, they find themselves in seemingly impossible situations with only each other for support. As their journey and relationship progress, they begin to understand and appreciate each other as individuals while discovering that being young and being old aren’t all that different. Filled with understated small town humor and restraint, “Farmer of the Year” captures a sense of real life, location and spirit of rural America

with a unique combination of homegrown and Hollywood. “The film is set in ‘farm country’ and the main character is an aging farmer but it’s not just about farming,” said Swanson. “It’s a commentary on themes of aging, loss, transition and relationships.” The film has been selected to screen at film festivals across the country, winning “Audience Choice Awards” at the Minneapolis St. Paul, Sedona and Woods Hole International film festivals. It won “Best Actor” for Barry Corbin’s performance at Woods Hole and was nominated for “Best Feature Film” and “Best Actor” at the Soho International Film Festival in New York City and Lady Filmmakers Festival in Los Angeles. The duo won the “Emerg-

ing Directors Award” at the St. Louis International Film Festival. “We’re overwhelmed with the response ... Audiences are really enthusiastic about it ... and not just Midwesterners,” laughs O’Connell. “We were one of the only feature films at Woods Hole to sell out.” Swanson wrote the screenplay. O’Connell, edited. They both directed and produced. Though principle photography was done in Minnesota and South Dakota, most of the writing and post-production was done at the yellow house in Vermont. “We farmed out a lot of the sound and digital effects to artists in Vermont. And way back when we’d just finished the screenplay, a group of Middlebury actors got together and did a table read for us.”

Vermont Green Line faces new setback By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH/NEW HAVEN — The latest potential customer for the Vermont Green Line — a proposed high-voltage power transmission line intended to bring power from Hydro Quebec to southern New England via New York, the bottom of Lake Champlain and Vermont — has said no. If the Vermont Green Line, or VGL, is built through northwestern Addison County, millions of dollars could flow into New Haven and Ferrisburgh in compensation for use of town road rights-of-way and in higher tax revenue through new taxable infrastructure. But a spokesperson for the company proposing the VGL, National Grid (a British energy firm that is a major player in the New England market), sent a Jan. 2 email to Ferrisburgh Vermont Green Line Committee chairman Craig Heindel informing him of a setback. Specifically, Alex MacLean of Leonine Public Affairs told Heindel that Connecticut officials did not choose VGL from among a number

of competing proposals to provide renewable energy to that state. “Wanted to let you know that Hydro Quebec’s bid of Vermont Green Line into CT’s Zero Carbon RFP was unfortunately not selected by Connecticut,” MacLean wrote. MacLean said the VGL had plenty of competition. “Connecticut chose, out of over 100 proposals, existing in-state nuclear (Millstone) and Seabrook in NH, 100MW of offshore wind (Revolution Wind, CT already selected 200MW in prior procurement), and in and out-of-state solar,” she said. MacLean wrote that National Grid would continue to pitch the Vermont Green Line to other potential markets. “We are disappointed VGL wasn’t selected as a cost-effective, minimal impact solution to bring clean, firm and reliable renewable energy to market,” she said. “We remain committed to working with project stakeholders as we look for additional ways to advance the project. Given outstanding clean, renewable (See VGL, Page 3)

High court denies Kolts appeal decision, noted Kolts had voluntarily agreed to be questioned by police and that he was told by investigators he could have left the unlocked room at any time, and could have had a witness present. Police alleged Kolts made his confession after being told investigators had DNA evidence linking him to the victim, and that the victim would have to testify in court, according to court records. As it turned out, police didn’t have DNA evidence in the case, according to court records. Once Kolts confessed, investigators told Kolts he was no longer free to leave and read him his Miranda rights, according to court documents. The Supreme Court justices noted that Miranda doesn’t apply to a suspect who isn’t in custody. “In summary, Det. Whitney’s statements that defendant could leave any time; her calm, unaggressive tone and questions; defendant’s voluntary arrival at the interview; its short duration; and the detectives’ willingness to have a third-party witness during questioning, combined with the comfortable setting of the interview room and close proximity of an exit outside the interview room door — which was not locked — all suggest that a reasonable person in defendant’s position would not have felt he or she was in custody,” the court’s ruling reads. “The totality of the circumstances support the trial court’s conclusion: Defendant wasn’t in custody when he confessed.” The Supreme Court justices added authorities’ false claims of incriminating evidence “taken

alone, are not enough to make any resulting confession involuntary,” the decision reads. “Here, defendant confessed in response to Det. Whitney’s claim that there was DNA evidence to prove his guilt,” the justices acknowledged. “The detective’s false claim is not enough to render his confession involuntary without other coercive actions, such as a promise of leniency. But the detectives here made no promises of leniency.” Kolts’ argument that police coerced him into confessing by “promising that if he did, then his niece would not have to testify” also failed to convince the High Court. The Supreme Court rejected that argument, stating “this was not a promise by the detectives, but a prediction of the state’s strategy if the allegations progressed into a trial.” Kolts also argued in his appeal that his expert psychologist, Charles Rossi, would have testified that police had “seized on his psychological ‘weakness’ by telling him he could protect (the victim) by confessing.” The trial court had already excluded that psychological evidence, according to the Supreme Court decision. The justices in their Dec. 15 ruling rejected additional claims by Kolts that the lower court’s instructions to the jury on the voluntariness of his concession were improper, and that the court “abused its discretion” by excluding to defense experts who would have testified to “what was happening in his mind when he confessed.”

to southern New England. (Continued from Page 2) energy procurement authority in In September MacLean informed states like CT, RI and MA, we New Haven and Ferrisburgh ofbelieve additional opportunities will ficials of the new opportunity in exist to advance VGL.” Connecticut, and a switch to solely As proposed the VGL high-volt- Hydro Quebec from a mix that age line would start in included wind power Beekmantown, N.Y.; from New York state. run under Lake Cham- “We are As compensation plain to Kingsland Bay disappointed for hosting the station in Ferrisburgh; follow VGL wasn’t and using New Haven Ferrisburgh side roads selected as a road rights of way, to Route 7 at its inter- cost-effective, National Grid had section with Tuppers agreed to pay New Crossing, just north of minimal impact Haven at least $1.4 Vergennes; go south solution to bring million a year, put along Route 7 to Route clean, firm another $4 million 17 in New Haven; and and reliable toward a new fire stathen head east to a renewable tion and town garage, new conversion station and pay neighbors energy to in that town before of the new power hooking onto the major market.” station there at least — Alex MacLean $1 million if they VELCO transmission station where electriccould document their ity would be sent southward. properties had lost value “due solely National Grid in November 2017 to the presence or operation of the pulled the plug on its VGL applica- project.” New Haven voters backed tion for a Certificate of Public Good that deal, which the selectboard had from the Vermont Public Utilities recommended. Commission. That action came after Ferrisburgh also stood to gain, National Grid failed to win contracts and that town’s selectboard has been for the power the VGL could provide supportive, but negotiations were

not made final before National Grid halted its Public Utilities Commission application. At a November 2015 public meeting VGL representatives suggested the company could pay the town at least $350,000 a year for 20 years, on top of an estimated $150,000 a year in local property taxes the project could generate. Since then Ferrisburgh has received about $40,000 to support the town’s research efforts on project details and on fees for lawyers and technical experts. Heindel said in November that MacLean said National Grid recognizes it must finalize the finances as well as complete a “Host Town Agreement” for use of and work in about a half-dozen miles of Ferrisburgh’s road rights of way, plus details of the project and restoration of the roadsides. While National Grid was seeking the Connecticut contract MacLean said those deals remained in effect. “National Grid stands by all of the commitments made to municipalities,” MacLean said. Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Supreme Court has rejected an Orwell man’s appeal of his 2017 conviction on a charge of aggravated sexual assault on a minor. It was in January of 2017 that an Addison County jury convicted Rein Kolts on the felony charge, relating to allegations he had repeatedly engaged in nonconsensual sexual acts over a two-year period with a girl whom court records identified as his niece. The victim — then in her early teens — told authorities in 2014 she had been sexually assaulted by Kolts more than five times at the defendant’s Orwell home and once in Chester during the previous two years. Kolts pleaded innocent to the assault charge in Addison Superior Court, criminal division, at his arraignment in July 2014. He requested and was granted a trial by jury. After the jury had heard the case and rendered its verdict at the Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury, Addison Superior Court Judge Samuel Hoar in July of 2017 sentenced Kolts, now 72, to 25 years to life in prison. Kolts appealed the conviction based on several assertions, including that Hoar should have granted his motion to suppress an earlier confession. Kolts argued, among other things, that his confession had been involuntary and that he “should have been given Miranda warnings because he was in custody when he was interviewed by Det. Lt. Ruth Whitney of the Addison County Unit for Special Investigations. But the Supreme Court, in its

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Dykema, Livingston elected to FSA posts MIDDLEBURY — Ben tee members serve FSA offices Dykema of North Ferrisburgh was nationwide. Each committee has elected to represent his local ad- three to 11 elected members who ministrative area during the recent serve three-year terms of office. U.S. Department of Agriculture County committee members Farm Service Agency (FSA) coun- impact the administration of FSA ty committee election. within a community by applying Dykema and his wife, Kris, run their knowledge and judgment the Wilcon Farm in to help FSA make North Ferrisburgh. important decisions According to “County on its commodity AgriMart/Cabot, Committee support programs, when the Dykemas members are a conservation profirst purchased critical component grams, indemnity the farm several of the day-to-day and disaster prodecades ago, they grams, emergency operations of had 204 acres, 50 programs and milkers and 40 FSA. They help eligibility. young stock. They deliver programs County commitnow have 450 milk- at the county level tee members impact ers and 400 young and work to serve producers through stock. They actively the needs of local their decision-makfarm 800 acres. ing and help shape Dykema was a producers. All the culture of a local founding member recently elected FSA office. They of the Champlain county committee also ensure the Valley Farmer Coa- members will fair and equitable lition. administration of take office Another result of FSA farm programs in January the election is that in their counties and Philip M. Living- 2019 and are accountable to ston of New Haven will be joining the Secretary of Agwill serve as the first the existing riculture. Members alternate to the FSA committee.” conduct hearings Addison County — Pam Smith, FSA and reviews as Committee. county executive requested by the “County Comcommittee, director state mittee members are ensure underserved a critical component farmers, ranchers of the day-to-day operations of and foresters are fairly representFSA,” said Pam Smith, FSA ed, make recommendations to the county executive director. “They state committee on existing prohelp deliver programs at the grams, monitor changes in farm county level and work to serve programs and inform farmers of the needs of local producers. All the purpose and provisions of FSA recently elected county committee programs. They also assist with members will take office in Janu- outreach and inform underserved ary 2019 and will be joining the producers such as beginning farmexisting committee.” ers, ranchers and foresters, about Every FSA office is served to by FSA opportunities. a county committee made up of loFor more information, visit fsa. cal farmers, ranchers and foresters usda.gov/elections or contact the who are elected by local producers. Addison County FSA office at Nearly 7,800 FSA county commit- 802-388-6748.

Bristol man accused of felony crime against child

BRISTOL — A local man who formerly headed a law enforcement organization targeting child abuse crimes is now facing allegations that he inappropriately touched a girl two years ago in Bristol. Vermont State Police cited Arthur Cyr, 51, of Bristol on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child younger than 16, stemming from an alleged incident at a Bristol residence on Dec. 31, 2016. Cyr, now retired, once served as a lieutenant with the Burlington Police Department and at one time led the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations. The CUSI describes itself as “a multi-agency task force providing criminal investigative

services in response to reports of sexual assault, other serious sexual offenses and serious child abuse and neglect,” according to its website. The Vermont Department for Children and Families and the Addison County State’s Attorney’s Office assisted state police in their investigation of Cyr, which began on Dec. 14, 2018, following a referral from CUSI. If convicted on the felony L&L charge, Cyr faces a punishment of up to two to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Cyr is slated to answer to the charge at the Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28.

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Guest Editorial Backing the right to know Burlington Police Chief Brandon Del Pozo refuses to identify a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in the North End earlier this month. The Chief says the driver won’t be charged with a crime; was traumatized by the accident; is as much of a victim as the dead pedestrian; and (as such) is deserving of sensitivity. “… We decided to withhold his name both as a matter of compassion and under the provisions in Vermont law that require taking steps to protect the identity of victims and witnesses,” Del Pozo wrote on Facebook. His post generated a small cheering section of people who “liked” the Chief’s bottom line argument: “The Burlington Police Department, however, feels it doesn’t have an obligation to accelerate that {public identification}, especially if it will further traumatize someone who is, in a real way, another victim of this fateful accident on North Avenue.” We think the Chief, and his cheerleaders, are missing some important points. The public’s right to know isn’t a wishy-washy nicety over which government agents can lord. It’s the entire precept underlying government accountability. As such, the driver’s name in this narrow circumstance is far less important than the Chief’s predilection to withhold it. As veteran reporter Mike Donoghue explains, “If police are going to start picking and choosing what information they give out, that defeats the whole purpose of the public records act the Vermont Legislature approved.” Donoghue, who has more journalism awards and open-record accomplishments than we can count, is perfectly right. The “right to know” does not mean “right to know only the things that are comfortable, convenient, and without controversy.” Nor does it mean “right to know only those things that police think are compassionate in the public interest.” “Right to know” means the public has a right to know what our publicly-funded officials are doing in publicly-funded spaces, in keeping with Article Six of the Vermont Constitution: “That all power being originally inherent in and consequently derived from the people, therefore, all officers of government, whether legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants; and at all times, in a legal way, accountable to them.” This case might feature a sympathetic character and/or circumstance. But that’s neither a decision for a police chief to make on behalf of the public, nor a precedent that serves the people. When agents of government carve out exceptions to their reporting, those exceptions become precedent. What happens next time when the driver is a relative of the mayor? “Carrying this to the extreme would mean that no drivers involved in any public crashes on public highways will be identified by the BPD,” Donoghue answers. “That was never the intent of Vermont’s public records law.” Indeed it was not. Del Pozo puts the question out to his Facebook followers. “Someone noted, indignantly, that this type of withholding hasn’t ever been done before for a driver qua victim/witness,” he writes. “True, but thinking evolves, and it has evolved about PTSD and trauma. How we handle it is a work in progress.” In our experience, “thinking” around issues of transparency don’t, in fact, evolve. The only evolution we’ve ever seen are the clever ways in which government attempts to end-run the public’s right to know. — Published in the Caledonia Record, Jan. 3, 2019

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Winter ensemble

SHINY NEW SNOW shovels hang on display outside Shaw’s supermarket in Middlebury last week waiting in vain for a substantial snowfall.

Independent photo/Steve James

Letters to the Editor Fracked gas includes propane as well as methane The editorial in the Dec. 31 edition of the Independent, “Bristol’s rocky road with VG,” makes an important point about “the growing recognition of the environmental harm caused by the fracking process to extract natural

gas and its diminished value as a fuel with a lower carbon footprint.” For purposes of future conversations about natural gas pipelines in the state of Vermont, it should be noted that the propane (a

Letters to the editor

The Addison Independent encourages readers to write letters to the editor. We believe a newspaper should be a community forum for people to debate issues of the day. Because we believe that accountability makes for responsible

natural gas liquid) produced and marketed in the U.S. comes from the same fracked wells as methane (natural gas). Margie Latham Middlebury

debate, we will print signed letters only. Be sure to include an address and telephone number, too, so we can call to clear up any questions. If you have something to say, send it to: Letters to the Editor, Addison Independent, 58 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753. Or email to news@addisonindependent.com.

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Path to prosperity created by thoughtful investment Once upon on time, I sailed services we purchase for ourselves across the Atlantic Ocean. I learned collectively: public education important lessons about setting and job training; Social Security, goals and navigating to a far off Medicare, Medicaid and public destination that — while very real health services; public roads and bridges; environmental programs — was not yet in sight. I learned to pick out a star and to provide safe drinking water and steer by it. The star was not the des- clean air; public police, fire and rescue services; public tination, but it pointed assistance to individthe way. uals and families in As a state senator, need through poverty, the star I steer by these disability, injury, drug days is a vision of addiction and job loss; prosperity for Vermont. public green spaces The destination itself including parks, forwe will define through ests, and wildlife and work together in the recreation areas; and years ahead to create a our judicial system. state that offers all of Each of us could us the support and help add many more items needed to reach our to this list of how we best future in terms of invest in building the health, family, commusort of families, comnity and employment. munities and state that Like any real voyage, we want for ourselves the path to prosperity and our fellow citientails difficulty, exThis week’s writer zens. When we starve pense and the risk of is Sen. Christopher these programs, we failure, but I believe Bray, a New Haven starve ourselves now that the value of this Democrat who will and we undermine the trip is compelling for be sworn in to his opportunities for prostwo reasons: fourth term in the perity for our children First, as veteran state Senate this and grandchildren. travelers know, bonds Wednesday. So-called “affordof genuine understandability” focuses not ing are often formed during a trip — and such a sense of on a better future, but anxiously on being “in this together” is needed our past, on holding on to what we now more than ever because today have — or had. We should and must there are strong partisans actively appreciate our heritage, but we canseeking to divide citizens to pro- not live there. We must look ahead mote their own narrow agendas. and move forward, and we must be Committing to the journey and the bold. We need to define progress very act of working together will in terms that address the needs of strengthen our communities and today and the decades ahead. And vastly increase our likelihood of then we need to set a course to build that future. success. The course to prosperity involves Second, the goal of a prosperous Vermont is not merely a “nice idea.” steady, long-term investment — in It is vital to our long-term health ourselves and our communities. The and well-being as a state. In this age knee-jerk reaction will be to say of globalization that is relentlessly that we do not have the capacity for seeking to make everything cheap- such investment, but our own histoer, we must actively counter a trend ry demonstrates that this is a false that works to cheapen us through narrative. From 2006 to 2015, Verlower wages and reduced benefits, mont residents spending on health to cheapen our products, and to care spending in Vermont increased accept an ever-decreasing sense of by $2.7 billion, and somehow we “found” the money. Even our small security. In short, setting a course for pros- state has a vast economy, currently perity is essential to our long-term totaling $32 billion; finding the money is a matter of making wise, well-being. This course must be distinguished steady and intentional choices. The funds for these “prosperity from a false alternative that is being vaguely and seductively offered to investments” can be found in two Vermonters — that is the road to principal places: (1) the increased, “affordability.” appropriate and targeted use of Affordability rests on the phi- bonds — such as the creation of losophy of not just avoiding new Freedom and Unity Bonds, a modtaxes and fees, but on reducing ern-day crowd-sourced fund built both. This may sound attractive, on Vermonter-to-Vermont lending; and it is certainly winning rhetoric and (2) increased revenues generatfor those thinking in the short term ed by a stronger local economy. timeframe of two-year election Vermont has a world-class story cycles. We need to think through to tell on rebuilding our local econthe long-term the implications of omy. It’s an economy based on the this approach. What kind of state best use of Vermont’s unique assets will this approach create? Where and strengths, which broadly fall will this take us by 2029, or 2039? into two categories: commercial In a country and state in which growth and social investments. inflation generally increases On the commerce side, here are average costs 2 to 3 percent each three major investments that have year, the affordability approach the ability to continue to grow: means starving the vast array of • Our new food and agriculture

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economy, guided by our work through the Farm to Plate program and related complimentary efforts has produced over the last decade more than 7,700 new jobs, 842 new farms/businesses, and over $200 million in new in-state spending. From 2007 to 2012, food systems revenues grew 32 percent from $7.6 billion to over $10 billion. • Our clean energy economy (renewable energy generation, weatherization and efficiency) now employs over 18,800 Vermonters and has been one of the most rapidly growing job sectors in the last decade. There is an opportunity to recapture for our in-state economy $500 million-$800 million of the nearly $2 billion we export each year buying in energy products (transportation and heating fuels and electricity). • Our clean water economy is emerging as we embark on the state’s largest-ever capital investment program, totaling $3 billion over the next 20 years. These efforts will support a wide array of local jobs in engineering, construction, agronomy, and management to

fulfill the state’s goals to have safe swimmable, drinkable and fishable waters everywhere. • Last, and in contrast, we have failed to invest sufficiently to fully realize our potential in terms of entrepreneurs and tourism. A major opportunity lies in new businesses and capitalizing on the tourism potential of our extraordinary state. On the social investment side, here is work we’ve begun but which needs additional support and development: • We have great schools and we need to maintain them; we also need better childcare and early childhood education for children from birth to five; and we need better post-secondary access to affordable college and job training for all Vermont adults throughout their lives. • We have a high level of public safety; we also need to invest more to divert people suffering from addiction from jail and back into being productive members of society; similarly, we also need to help those who have served their time to re-enter and find a healthy place in our communities.

• We need to support working families better by implementing a higher minimum wage and a cost-effective, business-friendly paid family and medical leave insurance program. • We need not just access to healthcare, but health care itself; we need universal primary care so that every sick Vermonter can get the care they need when they need it, all while saving money because timely care costs less. • We need more low- and moderate-cost housing; such projects provide jobs during their construction, grow the grand list of host towns, and increase the quality of life for working Vermonters. Safe, sanitary and reasonably priced housing is a necessity for all. The pathway to prosperity is a journey that will last decades. We do not know all its details, but I know that if we choose and act, we will make our way to a better, more prosperous future. As we begin a new year and a new legislative session, let us commit to the journey and work ahead.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Raymond Bertrand, 74, of Orwell

ORWELL — Raymond Paul Bertrand, 74, of Orwell, passed Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at his residence following a long illness. He was born on June 15, 1944, in Ticonderoga, N.Y. the son of Paul and Shirley (Brannock) Bertrand. Raymond was raised on the family farm in the great Champlain Valley of Orwell. He graduated from Fair Haven High School in 1962. On Oct. 17, 1970, he married Joyce M. Book McCoy. Until 1986 he and his family operated the farm, where many friends and family gathered, creating heartwarming memories. Upon selling the farm, he became a member of the Fyles Brothers, Inc. team and was thereby known as 202, delivering propane and enjoying the laughter and camara- RAYMOND PAUL BERTRAND derie of his co-workers until retiring in 2013. Raymond was known by many 202, Dad, Hun or Ray ... but being as Uncle Ray, Raisin, Clayfoot, “Gramp” was his royal crown.

Survivors include his wife Joyce Bertrand of Orwell; daughter Dawn (McCoy) Pedro of Rutland; son Bryce Bertrand of Orwell; two sisters, Donna Madigan and Jeanine Bertrand; five grandchildren, Ashley Mattison-Fournier, Jordan Euber, Sydney Euber, Eleese Pedro and Carson Bertrand; and great-granddaughter Camille Euber. He was predeceased by son Daren McCoy on Oct. 16, 1988, and brother Lynn Bertrand on Feb. 4, 2015. There will be no public calling hours or funeral service per his request. Plans will be made for a summer gathering to honor Raymond’s life. Arrangements are by the Durfee Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Orwell First Response, c/o Durfee Funeral Home, P. O. Box 86, Fair Haven, VT 05743.◊

Priscilla Brown, 61, Bristol BRISTOL — Priscilla Brown, 61, of Bristol, Vt., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Dec. 28, 2018. Priscilla was born Aug. 16, 1957, in New Bedford, Mass., the daughter of Bert L. Brown and Irene Lawrence (Santos). She graduated in 1976 from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Wareham, Mass. She dedicated her life to raising her two children and then helping to raise her two grandchildren. She spent fifteen years volunteering many hours to H.O.P.E in Middlebury and the last few years volunteering for local organizations. She is survived by her mother, Irene Lawrence of Bristol; sister Roxanne Bigelow and husband Michael of Addison; brother John Lawrence of Bristol; son Derrick Brown; daughter Shannon Brown and wife Jessica of Bristol; grandchildren Tyler and Madison King and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Bert Brown, sister Caroline Marden, brother William Brown and niece Amy. Her family would love to thank

PRISCILLA BROWN Home Health and Hospice for the amazing care they gave her in her final days. A celebration of life will be held in the spring. Memorial contributions in Priscilla’s memory may be made to H.O.P.E, 282 Boardman St., Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

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A home for Rita

BILL YAWNEY OF South Burlington holds Rita, a one-year-old domestic long hair cat weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces. Rita was adopted by Yawney and his wife Anne on Jan. 2, the first pet adopted at Homeward Bound in 2019. Photo courtesy Homeward Bound

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Radon running the air exchangers 24 hours (Continued from Page 1) not an immediate health concern to a day, seven days a week now. students or staff as there is no known Previously the exchangers were acute health effects associated with turned off on weekends. The Vermont Health Department exposure to radon. “The Department of Health has and the U.S. Environmental been very clear there is no imminent Protection Agency recommend that health risk,” Collins said. “The all homes and schools be tested for district is taking proactive steps radon, and that actions be taken to reduce radon levels to mitigate elevated detected at or above levels that exist and 4.0 picocuries per liter have probably existed While health (pCi/L). Radon levels for years.” officials below 4.0 pCi/L still Her Jan. 2 letter was are giving pose some risk, and so a follow up to an initial letter sent to parents assurances that state and federal health officials recommend Dec. 19 alerting them elevated radon considering action to to early positive test at Neshobe reduce radon levels results for radon. should not be detected at or above Radon is an 2.0 pCi/L. invisible, odorless a great worry, The EPA has and tasteless gas, with the situation been testing schools no immediate health is not without nationally and the symptoms, that comes concern. Department of Health from the breakdown has been offering to of uranium inside the earth. The naturally occurring test schools locally for radon gas. gas can sometimes get trapped in Collins volunteered for Neshobe enclosed spaces. Simple test kits can radon testing. On Dec. 4, Health reveal the amount of radon in any Department staff placed 50 test kits building. High levels of the gas can throughout Neshobe and picked be fixed with simple and affordable them up 72 hours later. After testing, results revealed that many venting techniques. At Neshobe, RNESU immediately of the classrooms in the school had contracted a company to do elevated levels of radon gas. Radon levels at or above 4.0 additional testing. Testing equipment was set up for five days during the pCi/L were detected in the following holiday break and picked up on Jan. rooms: Room 47, 11.5 pCi/L; Room 2. The district is hoping to have the 48, 9.8; Room 50, 10.8; Room 52, results of those tests back this week. 11.0; Room 53 (Learning Center), In addition, the district is also 10.9; Room 56, 8.2; Room 58, 8.4; NEW EASTCOAST ARMS COLLECTORS ASSOCIATES

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Room 61, 10.1; Room 62, 13.3; Room 63, 4.4; Brick Building Teacher’s Room, 19.4; and N. Bird’s Office, 4.1. While health officials are giving assurances that elevated radon at Neshobe should not be a great worry, the situation is not without concern. According to the EPA website, radon is the number-one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Overall, radon is the secondleading cause of lung cancer.

Radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year. About 2,900 of these deaths occur among people who have never smoked. In January of 2005, then U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona released a national health advisory and warned about the risks of breathing radon. “Indoor radon is the secondleading cause of lung cancer in the United States and breathing it over prolonged periods can present a

significant health risk to families all over the county,” Dr. Carmona said. “It’s important to know that this threat is completely preventable. Radon can be detected with a simple test and fixed through wellestablished venting techniques.” Anyone interested in testing their own home for radon, can request a free, long-term test kit from the Vermont Health Department’s Radon Program by calling 1-800439-8550 or emailing radon@ vermont.gov.

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MONDAY

MiddMUG meeting in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m., Conference Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Take a tour of the Library’s Digital Media Lab, where patrons can convert VHS movies, cassette tapes, and records into digital formats to play on computers and other devices. If time, there will be a presentation on the new Mojave operating system. More info at MiddMUG2018@mail.com.

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TUESDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Lane, Vergennes. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. VASA monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Meal served at noon of chicken stew, broccoli, biscuit and tropical fruit salad. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-3882287 to inquire. American Red Cross Blood donation in Middlebury. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion Middlebury, 49 Wilson Rd. Keep Middlebury beautiful: “Banning Plastic Bags” in Middlebury. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 7-8 p.m., Community Meeting room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Open to the public.

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Conversations with Frank Bruni in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. Join New York Times columnist Frank Bruni for a wide-ranging conversation on topics including identity politics and its effect on campuses and communities, and the importance of free speech. Part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series. Book club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Road at Short St. Come discuss “Educated”, by Tara

Westover. All interested readers welcome. More info at 802-758-2858.

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THURSDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Program with Addison County Home Health and Hospice at 11:15 a.m. on your access to available services. Meal served at noon of chicken breast, hot German potato salad, green beans, wheat bread and vanilla yogurt

BEGINNING SWING DANCE – VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE Dancing keeps both brain & body fit while having a great time! Presenting East Coast Swing in a friendly, easy format. Classes held Thursdays, Jan 3‑31, 6:30‑7:30pm. Partners not necessary. $10 per class or all 5 classes up front for $40. Practice sessions‑ after all classes from 7:30‑8:30pm. Open to the public! $2 donation requested (included if taking the class). Last class includes LC Jazz band dance! Please bring clean, dry, soft soled shoes. Call Jim for more info at 475‑2349 or email jscondon@mac.com.

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Worth the read

TARA WESTOVER’S MEMOIR “Educated” is the focus of the Bridport Book Club meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department conference room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. All interested readers are welcome.

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New Century/New Voices in Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A new music series hosted by Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Matthew Evan Taylor, highlighting the ongoing contributions of women and people of color to the canon of Western art music. Opening night features music by Taylor and his mentors. Free. More info at 802-443-3168 or middlebury. edu/arts.

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WEDNESDAY

Landscape Re-Imagined: The Autumn Campus on display in Middlebury. Begins Wednesday, Jan. 9, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Come view works created in Professor Jim Butler’s fall class Landscape Re-Imagined: Painting, Drawing, Photography, and Glass — large-scale images of the campus presented in new and surprising ways. Free. More info at 802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/ arts. Show runs through Jan. 15. Age Well senior luncheon in Shoreham. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Doors open and meal served at 11 a.m. until all are served. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable and dessert. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802 377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. “Farmer of the Year” on screen in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 3:30 and 7 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. After selling the farm he’s worked for over 60 years, an aging farmer (Barry Corbin) finds himself useless and adrift. Struggling to maintain his youth he road-trips across the country in a ’73 Winnebago with his equally directionless and unreasonably self-confident granddaughter. Q&A with the Vermont filmmakers Vince O’Connell and Kathy Swanson to follow both screenings. Tickets adults $10/kids, seniors, military $8/ matinees $8. Soup supper in New Haven. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. A variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverages and dessert will be on offer. Tickets $8 adults. More info contact Carol at 802-453-5059. Festival on-the-Green annual meeting in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m., Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Ln. Wanted: Enthusiastic volunteers to help plan the 41st Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green. Attend the annual meeting to learn how to get involved in various aspects of preparing for and hosting one of the premier summer arts events in Addison County. This year’s Festival dates are July 7 through 13, 2019.

fruit parfait. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-3771419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. American Red Cross Blood donation in Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 10, noon-5 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church, 30 South Water St. Iceland and Ice Land presentation in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. World-travelling birder Hank Kaestner will talk about his recent travels to Iceland and Alaska to view Arctic birds. Expect lots of Puffins and Auks. The first of three talks as part of Otter Creek Audubon’s Eleventh Annual Cabin Fever lecture series. All are welcome.

SATURDAY

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 8 a.m., Otter View Park, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Join Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust and help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Meet at the parking area of Otter View Park. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. More info call 802-388-6019 or 802-388-1007. Green Mountain Club hike/snowshoe in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. 12. Hike or snowshoe three miles on trails from Widow’s Clearing on Goshen Rd. in Ripton to Chatfield Hollow (hiking west to east). Requires car spot. Contact Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@ gmail.com for start time and more information. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. “Adriana Lecouvreur” live in HD in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Soprano Anna Netrebko joins the ranks of Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballé, and Renata Scotto, taking on — for the first time at the Met — the title role of the reallife French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on-and offstage passion. Tickets $24 adults (+$2 preservation fee)/$10 students (+1 preservation fee), available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802-382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. MCP “Spelling Bee” auditions in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 1-4 p.m., Middlebury Fitness, 175 Wilson Rd. The Middlebury Community Players will hold auditions for highschool and adult actors for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”. Teen auditioners must be at least 14 years old and in high school. Those younger than 18 years old must have a parent or guardian signature on their audition form. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Come to only one audition. More info at info@ middleburycommunityplayers.org. “Children of Men” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. In Alfonso Cuaron’s 2007 film, in the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. Based on the novel by P.D. James. Q&A with Screenwriter Hawk Ostby following each screening. Free. Skate with the Panthers in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 5-6 p.m., Kenyon Arena, Route 30. Fans young and old are invited to join

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the Middlebury College men’s and women’s hockey teams on the ice after the women’s 3 p.m. game vs. U-Mass Boston. Team photos will be available for signing and souvenir hockey pucks will be given out. Roast pork supper in Vergennes. Saturday Jan. 12, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St., across from the Vergennes Opera House. Menu includes roast pork, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. Tickets adults $9/children $5. Served buffet style. Take out available. More info at 802-877-3150. Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. Lausanne Allen will call to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Questions? 802-462-3722. Swing Noire plays Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Swing Noire invokes the energy of a swingin’ jazz club, transporting audiences back to the early days of jazz with their unique take on Hot Swing. Concert tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295 or e-mail info@brandon-music.net. Phil Henry Acoustic Trio in Lincoln. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Burnham Hall, River Rd. Part of the Burnham Music Series.

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SUNDAY

MCP “Spelling Bee” auditions in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 13, 1-4 p.m., Middlebury Fitness, 175 Wilson Rd. The Middlebury Community Players will hold auditions for high-school and adult actors for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”. Teen auditioners must be at least 14 years old and in high school. Those younger than 18 years old must have a parent or guardian signature on their audition form. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Come to only one audition. More info at info@middleburycommunityplayers.org. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” on screen in Middlebury. *CHANGED FROM DEC. 14* Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. In the latest installment of the MNFF Winter Screening Series Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel in this true story of the best-selling celebrity biographer who made her living in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Israel is no longer able to get published she turns her art form to deception. Tickets $13.

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MONDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, Jan. 14, 11:15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Bros, Main St. Arrive after 11:15 a.m. Enjoy hearty vegetable beef stew, corn bread, green salad and cupcakes. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. FAFSA workshop on Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m., Library, Middlebury Union High School, 73 Charles Ave. The MUHS guidance team will be hosting Carrie Harlow of VSAC for those students who plan to attend college in the fall of 2019 and who have not yet filled out the FAFSA form. More info contact the MUHS Guidance Dept.

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TUESDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. SASH

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Program 10:00 a.m. — Decluttering! Indoor Yard Sale, bring small items to sell. Meal served at noon of roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, winter squash, wheat roll and pumpkin pudding. Bring your own place setting. 72 hours advanced notice required. $5 suggested donation. Call Michelle to reserve 802-3771419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Book talk in Brandon. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m., Brandon Public Library, 4 Franklin St. Meet and discuss “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles. Addison County 4-H Foundation annual meeting in Middlebury. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m., UVM Extension office, Pond Ln. More info contact Martha Seifert at 802-388-4969.

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WEDNESDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 11:15 a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. for TBD program. Meal served at noon of baked cheese lasagna roulettes with marinara sauce, spinach, wheat bread and pineapple chunks. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

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THURSDAY

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Senior fraud prevention class – Don’t be a Scam Victim! Part 1 at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon of pork chops with pineapple sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans, wheat bread and carrot cake with icing. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. FAFSA workshop in Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m., Vergennes Union High School, 50 Monkton Rd. Join the VUHS Guidance Department when they host a representative from VSAC for a FAFSA Forms Night at VUHS. The session is designed to assist parents in the process of completing and submitting the FAFSA and Vermont Grant Application online. More info contact the VUHS Guidance Dept.

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SATURDAY

Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. 19. A moderate 5.2 mile hike or snowshoe up to the ridge on switchbacks for a gradual ascent to Skylight Pond and Skyline Lodge. Lunch at the Lodge. Optional short spur trail for a great western overlook. This is a dog friendly hike. More info contact Wendy Warren at wwredhead@yahoo.com or 802-382-7112. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. Teen book swap and café in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Bored with your bookshelf? Come trade your old titles for new! Eat treats, talk books with other teens, and relax. “Burning” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 19, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. An introverted young man, Jongsu, finds romantic interest in a young woman from his past, Haemi. One day she returns from

Puffins and Auks abound

JOIN WORLD-TRAVELLING birder Hank Kaestner when he talks about his recent travels to Iceland and Alaska to view Arctic birds on Thursday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St., Middlebury.

a trip with Ben, a wealthy and sophisticated young man. When Haemi disappears, Jongsu becomes suspicious of Ben and his mysterious hobby. Winner: FIPRESCI prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. In Korean and English with English subtitles. Free. Bingo in Vergennes. Saturday, Jan. 19, 5:30-8 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 South Maple St. Door open at 5:30 p.m., bingo starts at 6 p.m. All cash prizes. 50/50 raffle. Refreshments sold. All proceeds benefit the on-going efforts for cemetery improvements. King Pede Card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center, Route 7. The evening begins with a sandwich supper and then on to the games. King Pede is a unique game that involves “trick-taking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. A game of fun and skill. Come prepared to use your strategic thinking. Last Train to Zinkov in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. David and Nathan Gusakov, father and son, play original songs and old tunes about the beauty and peace of home, of delight and sadness and the wild human emotions inherent in living and dying. Concert tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295 or e-mail info@brandon-music.net.

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SUNDAY

Champlain Valley Fiddlers in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. Jam session begins at 11 a.m. with music and dancing to follow. Refreshments available. All fiddlers welcome. Donation $3. 350Vermont Mother-Up meet-up in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Dinner and discussion about organizing for a plastic bag ban in Middlebury. A vegetarian meal and childcare for ages 8 and under provided.

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MONDAY

MLK Day drop-in events in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 21, 2:30-4 p.m., Ilsley Public Library and Addison Central Teens. Listen to books about previous and current civil right movements and participate in arts and crafts activities with Middlebury College students. Activity stations designed for preschoolers through 6th graders. For teens, come to Addison Central Teens at 77 Mary Hogan Dr. and participate in a collage art project honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. All teens welcome.

LIVEMUSIC Swing Noire in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Phil Henry Acoustic Trio in Lincoln. Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Burnham Hall. Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked. Del Rue in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 12, 9-midnight, Notte. Blues Jam in Bristol. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 8 p.m., Hatch 31. Tom Van Sant & Glen Goodwin in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7-9 p.m., Notte. Last Train to Zinkov in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

See an extended calendar and a full listing of

O NG O I NG E V E N T S on the Web at www.addisonindependent.com

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Swing Noire will turn Brandon into a jazz club Swing Noire will hit the stage at net for reservations or for more Brandon Music on Saturday, Jan. 12, information. Brandon Music is at 7:30 p.m. located at 62 Country Club Road in Swing Noire invokes the energy Brandon. of a swingin’ jazz club, transporting MET LIVE IN HD: “ADRIANA audiences back to the early days of LECOUVREUR” AT THT jazz with their unique take on Hot The first in the 2019 Live in Swing, making music that “will HD series from the Met, “Adriana entrance and surprise you.” They Lecouvreur” will be broadcast evoke “images of smoky basement on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m., in speakeasies and slinky cabarets,” Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. says Dan Bolles at Seven Days. The Soprano Anna Netrebko joins the group is the perfect way for Brandon ranks of Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Music to start off their 2019 year of Caballé and Renata Scotto, taking (almost) weekly concerts. on — for the first time Whether it’s called at the Met — the title Gypsy Jazz, Hot Swing, role of the real-life Jazz Manouche, or any French actress who other idiom, over the dazzled 18th century last decade, Swing Noire audiences with her onhas found their place in and offstage passion. Vermont. “In a time when The soprano is joined by Greg Pahl by tenor Piotr Beczała good jazz groups are hard to find, Swing Noire rises as Adriana’s lover, to the top as one of the Maurizio. The principal best jazz groups playing around cast also features mezzo-soprano Burlington. … Swing Noire brings Anita Rachvelishvili and baritone you into those smoky clubs of days Ambrogio Maestri. Gianandrea past, makes you feel jazz the way it Noseda conducts. was meant to be felt, full of emotion Sir David McVicar’s staging, and energy,” says Jennifer Crowell, which sets the action in a working First Night in Burlington. replica of a Baroque theater, Violinist David Gusakov premiered at the Royal Opera House (Last Train to Zinkov, Vermont in London, where the Guardian Symphony Orchestra, Pine Island), praised the “elegant production, guitarist Rob McCuen (Bloodroot sumptuously designed … The Gap, The Good Parts), and Jim spectacle guarantees a good night McCuen (Bloodroot Gap, Bessette out.” Quartet) on double bass, make up A pre-performance talk at 12:15 Vermont’s hottest Hot Club style p.m. will be given by Richard quartet. Swing Noire has performed Marshak in the studio downstairs. at the Burlington Discover Jazz Tickets are $24 (plus fees), $10 Festival, Burlington’s First Night students (plus fees), and may be Celebration, the Middlebury Town purchased at townhalltheater.org, Hall Theater, Chandler Center for by calling 802-382-9222, at the the Arts in Randolph and countless THT box office Monday-Saturday, other venues throughout Vermont noon to 5 p.m., or at the door one and New England. hour before show time. THT is Barbara Ebling, at The Ball and located at 68 South Pleasant Street Chain Café, sums it up: “This is in Middlebury. one of the hippest, most happening PHIL HENRY ACOUSTIC groups in the state, so don’t miss TRIO IN LINCOLN out!” The Phil Henry Acoustic Trio will Concert tickets are $20. A pre- be performing at the Burnham Music concert dinner is available for $25. Series at Burnham Hall in Lincoln Reservations are required for dinner on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and recommended for the show. Henry is that rare contemporary Venue is BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 folk artist who will impress you or e-mail info@brandon-music. from every direction. There’s his

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THE FILM “CAN You Ever Forgive Me?” stars Melissa McCarthy as a biographer who forges letters by literary luminaries; Richard E. Grant plays her loyal friend Jack. See it on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m. at Town Hall Theater as part of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Winter/ Spring Screening Series.

VIOLINIST DAVID GUSAKOV, guitarist Rob McCuen and bassist Jim McCuen play Hot Club-style jazz as the group known as “Swing Noire.” They will perform at Brandon Music this Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m.

sweet and strong voice, that intricate and flawless guitar work, and songs so rich and sweeping you’ll wish you wrote them yourself. But he’s also got an authenticity that can’t be taught or bought. He’s an old-school storyteller who builds songs from a place of honesty. He’s played the big stages — Kerrville, Falcon Ridge — and won top prize at SolarFest and the Susquehanna Arts and Music Festival. Henry builds a connection, gently shaking an audience out of their own heads and into the vivid world he creates. Henry is also a builder, in every sense of the word. He doesn’t just make songs; he builds stringed instruments by hand. He builds albums, too, as a producer with a keen sense for what makes great ear candy. And he doesn’t just make music — he teaches it; conducting a high-school chorus in Central Vermont. But there’s no one quite like this quiet Vermonter whose powerful voice speaks for itself, according to fellow musician Aaron Nathans.

Admission is $10 for adults, teens and kids get in free. Refreshments served during intermission. For more information, call 802-3886863. INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES The 2018-2019 Hirschfield International Film Series resumes on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Middlebury College with the 2007 US film “Children of Men” directed by Alfonso Cuarón. No children. No future. No hope. In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo (Clive Owen) becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover (Julianne Moore) to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. In a thrilling race against time, Theo will risk everything to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for. Co-starring Michael Caine, filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men “Lifts you to

the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking. The action is swift, ferocious and spectacularly choreographed,” says The New York Times. The film will be shown at 3 and again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium at Sunderland Hall, 356 College St. in Middlebury. Q&A with screenwriter Hawk Ostby follows each screening. It’s free. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children. MNFF WINTER/ SPRING SCREENING SERIES AT THT The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Winter/Spring Screening Series continues on Sunday, Jan. 13, with a 2 p.m. showing of “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel in this true story of the bestselling celebrity biographer who made her living in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Israel is no longer (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

PHIL HENRY, CENTER, will lead his namesake acoustic trio in a performance at the Burnham Music Series at Burnham Hall in Lincoln on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m.

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of January 7

TENOR PIOTR BECZAŁA and soprano Anna Netrebko are lovers in the Metropolitan Opera performance of “Adriana Lecouvreur,” which will be broadcast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m., in Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

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(Continued from Page 10) able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception and forgery on a grand scale, abetted by her loyal friend Jack, played by Richard E. Grant. Adapted lovingly by director Marielle Heller from Israel’s memoir “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” the film showcases McCarthy’s restrained but beautiful performance. Tickets are $13 (plus fee), available at the THT by calling 802382-9222, at the THT box office Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., or at the door one hour before show time. THT is located at 68 South Pleasant Street in Middlebury. Note: the Jan. 13 screening date is a change from the previously announced Dec. 14, 2018 date. LIVE MUSIC AT NOTTE There will be one live musical performance this week at Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar, located

downstairs at 86 Main Street in Middlebury, when Del Rue hits the stage on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 9 p.m. This Rutland-based band consists of Aaron Brush on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Austin Herber on rhythm and lead guitar, Justin Fornari on drums and Zack Primrose on bass and saxophone. They play an eclectic mix of rock, funk and almost ska. For more information, call 802388-0002. BLUES JAM IN BRANDON The monthly (second Saturday of the month) Blues Jam, hosted by Tom Caswell at Sister Wicked, 3 West Seminary Street in Brandon, will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12. A signup sheet for musicians is available. Singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists, harmonica players; everyone is welcome to come and play the blues. Nothing but the blues from 8 until late. For more information call 802236-3368.

Tai Chi classes set in Vergennes VERGENNES — Chase away those winter Blues by joining others at the Bixby Memorial Library for Tai Chi Under the Dome. Classes start Jan. 14, and continue until April 10, every Monday and Wednesday. See times and dates of classes at the end of this article. Many have seen Tai Chi classes advertised and have thought about taking a class; they may have even taken a class that was enough for them, but consider again what Dr. Paul Lam has to say about all the benefits of Sun Style Tai Chi: “Tai Chi movements are slow and mindful, which gently stretch the joints and muscles of the entire body, strengthening them from the inside out. Good body posture is shown by studies to make you feel more positive. Amazingly, it also improves the chance of success of whatever you are doing by 20 percent. The Tai Chi training of weight transference improves balance and prevents falls. The internal training of opening the joints and quieting the mind leads to serenity and develops mental

strength. Modern life has become quite unnatural — too much stress, we move too fast. We need the mindfulness to relax, repair and rebalance our body and mind. Plus it is FUN!!” Beverly, Dan and Lee are three very enthusiastic certified Fall Prevention Tai Chi instructors. They have been trained to teach the program of Dr. Paul Lam following his DVDs called Tai Chi Sun Style for Arthritis. Go to his website “Tai Chi for Health Institute” for more information. There is no fee for the classes but donations are welcome to Age Well or Bixby Memorial Library. All classes start Jan. 14 and end April 10. Beginner Tai Chi Class Part 1 & 2: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1010:50 a.m. Contact Dan Bagley at bagzs@yahoo.com. Intermediate Tai Chi Class Part 3: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11-11:50 a.m. Contact Beverly Blakeney at beverlyblakeney@ gmail.com.

ARIES: March 21-April 20. Look forward to solid and passionate developments in the days to come, Aries. If you’re seeking love, then sparks may soon fly. Be on the lookout. TAURUS: April 21-May 21. Taurus, after some recent turbulence, rest easy knowing that calmer waters are ahead. Some tranquility and stability is just what the doctor ordered. GEMINI: May 22-June 21. Gemini, expect some big changes in your love life in the weeks to come. Count your blessings because you deserve all the good news that’s coming your way. CANCER: June 22July 22. Surprises are in store for Cancers who are willing to take some risks. If you resign from your job, you just may find a dream position shortly after — things can be that dramatic. LEO: July 23-Aug. 23. Some cosmic goodness is in store for you, Leo. Be excited about your prospects. This year can start out on the right foot, especially as it pertains to domestic matters. VIRGO: Aug. 24Sept. 22. Virgo, things in your domestic sector are bound to settle down in a few days. If you planned improvements at home, you’ll sail through those in no time with some help from friends. LIBRA: Sept. 23-Oct.

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23. Libra, some pivotal changes may come into your life shortly. You may find out your family is increasing or learn that a career change is in the works. Start counting good fortune. SCORPIO: Oct. 24Nov. 22. A talent that you used to feel insecure about can be an avenue to earn a significant amount of money, Scorpio. Don’t hesitate to monetize and share your gifts. SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21. While you have been in a stable relationship for some time now, both parties may be looking to shake things up. It can go two ways: A breakup or newfound depth. CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20. Venus, the ruler of your career sector, will point your professional efforts in the right direction, Capricorn. Your professional outlook might turn completely around. AQUARIUS: Jan. 21Feb. 18. You may notice people in your social life are more friendly and accommodating lately, Aquarius. In fact, friends have always been there for you because they believe in you. PISCES: Feb. 19-March 20. Pisces, if you’ve been waiting for seed money to start a venture, then your patience will pay off. Expect some good news to come.

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Blue wave extends to Addison County elections Democrats turned out in droves at polling places throughout the country to vote in the mid-term General Elections on Nov. 6, hoping to change the balance of power in Washington amid their disenchantment with Republican President Donald Trump and a GOP-led Congress. But few expected that “blue wave” to have such an impact on contests for Vermont House and Senate seats representing Addison County. When all the votes had been counted following a stellar turnout, Democratic candidates had captured all but two of the county’s nine seats in the House, and maintained a firm grip on the two state Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore. The Nov. 6 results couldn’t have been much worse for the Addison County GOP, which now controls but one elected post in the state’s General Assembly — the Addison-5 House post held by Rep. Harvey Smith of New Haven, who ran unopposed. The only other Addison County legislative post not in the Democrats’ column is the Addison-Rutland-1 House seat held by Rep. Terry Norris, a Shoreham independent, who beat a challenge by Democrat Barb Wilson. Local Democrats picked up an additional seat in both the Addison-3 and Addison-4 House districts. Rep. Diane Lanpher, D-Vergennes, and fellow Little City Democrat Matt Birong both

out-polled incumbent Rep. Warren Van Wyck, R-Ferrisburgh, in Addison-3. This coming biennium will be the first during which Democrats will hold both seats in what has historically been a red district. Rep. Fred Baser, R-Bristol, also found himself boxed out, in an Addison-4 district in which he had been a top vote-getter in past elections. But Democrats Caleb Elder of Starksboro and Mari Cordes of Lincoln took both seats on Election Day in a race that had spurred considerable interest with the announced retirement of longtime Rep. Dave Sharpe, D-Bristol. Speaking of retirements, a decision by veteran state Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, to step aside produced a big field of candidates, including incumbent Sen. Chris Bray, D-New Haven; Middlebury Democrat Ruth Hardy; Addison Republican Peter Briggs; New Haven Libertarian Archie Flower; and independents Marie Audet of Bridport and Paul Ralston of New Haven. Hardy and Bray prevailed by a hefty margin over the rest of the field. It was the most expensive election cycle in Addison County history, with candidates for House, Senate and county offices raising a combined $176,000 for their campaigns. Local voters elected a new sheriff, Democrat Peter Newton of Middlebury, and produced one of the tightest races in the entire state — for Addison County State’s Attorney. In that contest, incumbent Democrat Dennis Wygmans of South Burlington seemingly edged Middlebury independent Peter Bevere by a 7,803 to 7,793 tally. Bevere requested a recount, which ultimately affirmed Wygmans’ win by a slightly larger 7,816 to 7,795 margin.

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After new gun laws, MUMS plot stuns community A mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Fla., and the foiling of an alleged shooting scheme at Fair Haven Union High School (FHUHS) early in 2018 prompted Gov. Phil Scott to sign bills that tightened Vermont’s gun laws, previously considered some of the most lenient in the nation. And in December, Middlebury police used a provision of the new laws to temporarily confiscate an area resident’s weapons that a 14-year-old Middlebury Union Middle School student had allegedly hoped to access to shoot a fellow student and anyone else who tried to get in the way, according to a police investigation that culminated in two students being indefinitely suspended from school to await potential juvenile charges. It was the first detailed, pre-planned school shooting scheme in Addison County’s history, a potential tragedy averted thanks to a heroic MUMS student who warned Middlebury police about his schoolmates’ plan, allegedly scheduled to unfold on campus on Dec. 18. Police learned of the shooting plan on Saturday, Dec. 15, and spent most of the ensuing weekend interviewing around 10 adults and students, including the two alleged involved parties. Police said one of the students offered to get his friend a gun from a relative’s collection to use against another student whom he disliked. After judging the threat to be credible, Middlebury police investigators successfully applied for an “extreme risk protection order” that allowed

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them to temporarily remove firearms from the relative’s home. The protection order was one of new “gun safety” provisions contained in legislation that Scott had signed in April, soon after Vermont State Police alleged former FHUHS student Jack Sawyer had plotted in February to commit a mass shooting at that school. Hundreds of Addison County students and adults held demonstrations rallying for new gun laws in wake of the Parkland and Sawyer cases, and some local students testified to the Legislature about the need for the gun laws. Scott ultimately agreed, signing legislation that: Bars Vermonters from importing • new rifle magazines able to hold more than 10 rounds, or pistol magazines able to hold more than 15 rounds. Mandates background checks for • almost all private gun sales. • Forbids gun sales to people younger than 21 unless they’ve passed a hunter safety course. Law enforcement officers, members of the military and veterans are exempt from this provision. Allows authorities to obtain an • “extreme risk prevention order” if the court “finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent poses an extreme risk of causing harm to himself or herself or another person by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a dangerous weapon or by having a dangerous weapon within the respondent’s custody or control.” • Bans bump stocks, an accessory that can make a semi-automatic weapon fire nearly as fast as a fully automatic weapon. law • Gives enforcement authority to remove firearms from the scene of a domestic assault. The new laws have drawn protest from some hunters and gun rights advocates, who promised Scott would face a backlash at the polls in November. Scott was still re-elected by a substantial margin.

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County, state still struggles with plague of drug addiction Addiction to opioids, prescription painkillers and other illicit drugs has long been a problem in the Green Mountain State, as elsewhere. During this past year, efforts to soften the impact of or even prevent such addictions moved forward, at the same time that related health and law enforcement concerns arose. The anti-addiction drug Suboxone topped the list of most-used prescriptions in Vermont’s public health insurance system in 2018, according to a report released near the end of the year. The drug is used to combat the effects of opioid dependency. In February it was announced that a program launched in 2017 to teach Addison County teens about the dangers of opioid addiction had become so successful that it gained statewide attention and would be exported to school districts in other parts of Vermont. HELP (Heroin Epidemic Learning Program), co-created and led by Jeremy Holm and Regional Prevention Partnership Coordinator Jesse Brooks, uses volunteer experts to clearly explain, educate and enlighten students about how addiction to heroin, prescription painkillers and other opioids is affecting their community. In the same vein, the Counseling Service of Addison County and the Vermont Department of Health in October were partnering with a variety of local organizations to teach “resiliency” skills to young people, so that they can more effectively bounce back from life’s setbacks. Instilling better resiliency skills in people at an early age could help stem drug addiction, alcoholism and suicide rates later on, officials reasoned. At Bristol Family Practice doctors became early adopters of a technology called “telemedicine,” which allows a physician in their office to see and converse with a patient at their home. One of those is Dr. Emily Glick, who was using telemedicine

technology to communicate with some of her patients who were getting medically assisted treatment to wean themselves off prescription painkillers. Vermont Congressman Peter Welch was in town in April praising a new, $3.3 billion federal commitment to fight opioid addiction. It included $1 billion funneled to a new State Opioid Response Grant program, with $4 million specifically earmarked for Vermont, and the state could compete for another $130 million reserved for rural communities to intensify services for those addicted to opioids. Welch pointed out that since opioid addiction knows no political boundaries, there was bipartisan support in Congress for the appropriation. But even as work was done and money spent, police gave sobering testimony on the drug scene. Brandon Police Chief Chris Brickell took the local online community to task following an opiate overdose. On the department’s Facebook page the chief reported that a car drove into the Brandon Police Department parking lot and a frantic female driver told police that someone in her car was overdosing. Police found the 26-year-old man slumped over in the passenger seat. “His lips were blue,” Brickell wrote. “He groaned once and stopped breathing.” The man did not respond to two doses of Narcan, a drug used by first responders that blocks the effects of opioids, but after a third he revived. Some of those responding to the Facebook post showed little sympathy, and even antagonism, for the man who overdosed. Brickell explained that addiction was an illness and first responders (See Story number 3, Page 27)

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Despite the best efforts of Bristol-area school district officials, who were hoping the third time would be the charm, a $29.5 million bond for the renovation of Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School went down in flames on Town Meeting Day, 1,785–1,196. In 2014, voters overwhelmingly rejected the first bond proposal of $32 million by a margin of nearly 3 to 1. Three years later a second, pricier version, at $36.5 million, nearly won approval, in spite of lower turnout and reduced support overall. If school district officials were hoping margins of defeat were trending in their favor, they were disappointed in 2018. While support for the bond remained static (‘yes’ votes stayed within a range of 71 tallies over three years), opposition showed up at the polls in decisive numbers. The revised bond, which the school board had approved on Jan. 10, was $7.1 million less than the previous proposal and represented “the smallest amount we could bond for and still get the priorities (of the original renovation) addressed,” said Superintendent Patrick Reen. Dore & Whittier, the architectural firm heading the design, submitted a memorandum to the Mount Abraham Unified School District detailing the ways in which priorities would still be met, but to a more modest degree. The 13 suggestions included: • Scaling back the complexity of the proposed second gym, saving $2 million. • Reducing the budget for aesthetic upgrades to the front of the building by $600,000. • Reconfiguring the bus-loop road and access adjustments, saving $281,000. • Eliminating “exterior site improvements,” saving $475,000.

• Eliminating $1 million in improvements to the theater and auditorium. Reducing the project’s scale was a direct response to voters’ two biggest grievances as noted from surveys and outreach sessions: The project cost too much money and contained too many frills. Voters were also concerned about the rise in the cost of education per pupil in the 5-Town district. Over 15 years, the student population at Mount Abe has dropped 33 percent, from almost 1,000 students to 639 in 2017–18. The 2018 bond’s defeat left district officials without a roadmap for accomplishing critical improvements to the 50-year-old school. Though for the second year running voters approved an overall school district budget that sets aside $1 million for Mount Abe repairs and renovations, Superintendent Reen pointed out that achieving necessary improvements was not something the district would be able to “tweak” its way toward. Some interpreted the third bond proposal’s defeat not as a “no” to the students of Mount Abe so much as a “yes” to a better approach in the future, but over the last nine months no clear picture of what that might mean has emerged. The district would be willing, to a limited extent, to consider “out-of-the-box” scenarios, Reen said, but “the assumption is that there will be some interest in pursuing another bond.” Chief among citizen groups exploring alternatives to renovation bonds was the 5-Town Community Forum (5TCF), which held a number of meetings throughout the year to increase community engagement and gather ideas. By year’s end, with strong encouragement from the 5TCF, the school district had hired a consultant to conduct assessments of Mount Abe’s indoor air quality, an issue that has for many years caused great concern among students, parents and school officials alike. School safety, accessibility and energy efficiency top the list of immediate projects the district plans to tackle in the school.

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School budgets pass as jobs and students are lost Despite cuts in jobs and some increases in taxes, local residents supported all local school budgets and one major bond in March. But one school vote in November left a few hard feelings in its wake. Addison Central School District residents backed by 1,674-523 a $36,762,479 spending plan for the 2018-2019 school year. It called for a 1.32-percent spending decrease and cut the equivalent of 20 full-time jobs, but also added a teacher at Middlebury’s Mary Hogan Elementary School, a rare facility not losing students. By the end of the year the ACSD board’s facilities committee was looking to the future. The committee is seeking public input on a facilities master plan that district officials

said is not focused on closing schools, a step that would require a separate process and voter approval. Rather, officials said they sought a way to look “more holistically” at the district’s assets to plan for its needs. Mount Abraham Unified School District voters backed a 1 percent increase in spending to $24,746,279. The plan they approved called for a net reduction equaling 16 full-time jobs and a modest tax increase. District voters did not smile upon a third

bond proposal to renovate Mount Abraham Union High School and debate continued on its future; that situation became a major news item on its own (see story No. 4). Addison Northwest School District residents in March backed, 952-551, a $21.1 million budget plan that cut $10,000 from previous spending, eliminated seven jobs, and reduced the hours of two principals and an assistant principal. Voting came a year after residents approved a budget that cut the equivalent of 20 jobs. Voters expected the spending plan to increase tax rates by about 8 cents a year after

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rates dropped by more than that in Addison, Ferrisburgh and Waltham and were stable in Vergennes and Panton. But the final numbers proved to be kinder. ANWSD residents also backed, 997-515, a $7.63 million bond to pay for energy-efficiency, security, safety and kitchen improvements to the four district schools. Work included major upgrades to the struggling Vergennes Union High School and Elementary School heating and ventilation systems. Due to energy savings and final payments on the 2001 bond than funded VUHS expansion and renovation, officials said the bond would not increase taxes. Otter Valley Unified Union School District (See Story number 5, Page 23)

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As we assemble the various pieces of the newspaper each week one of the most enjoyable parts is getting to see the face of Addison County in photos. While the words in the Addison Independent provide context and meaning, we believe the images can give added punch to the stories or can tell stories on their own. News editor John McCright looked back at 2018 and chose these photos as among the 10 best that in some way said more than words ever could. All were taken by Trent Campbell, except Steve James took the one of the boy running with the shoe. Pictured clockwise from above are: Mount Abraham’s new boys’ soccer coach Bob Russell with some of his athletes; 12-yearold Riley Gagnon of Vergennes finishes up the 3-mile run at May’s Middlebury Maple Run; Greg Whitney takes a hit from Adam Stewart and his teddy bear passenger during the Demolition Derby at Field Days; a worker preps the Congregational Church of Middlebury steeple for a new paint job in July by draping it in netting to trap paint particles during scraping and sanding; kids play under a colorful parachute on the sod rolled onto Middlebury’s Main Street for the downtown block party in August; a Middlebury College student braves the blast of the “bomb cyclone” in January; Ferrisburgh Central School art teacher Alison Parsons looks over the shoulder of first-grader Evangeline Tullos during a cartooning class; children react to the Kif-Kif Sisters act at Foodaroo in Middlebury; hundreds of gun violence protestors gather on Middlebury’s Cross Street Bridge in March; and rain and fog saturate the air along a Cornwall dirt road one April morning.

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Vergennes officials and residents began the year understanding a replacement would have to be found for longtime City Manager Mel Hawley. They didn’t know how difficult that task would prove to be, even with a full year’s notice — or that two other civic leaders would unexpectedly step down. The first surprise in a year full or them came in early February, when two-time Vergennes Mayor Michael Daniels resigned, alleging in a statement that he had a poor working relationship with the Vergennes City Council. “I was told right at the beginning by several council members that we are all equal; stop running out in front and work with the council,” wrote Daniels, who had also served the city as an alderman and a fire department officer. “I will no longer be a puppet.” Senior Alderman Renny Perry, who replaced Daniel as mayor, said different points of view were inevitable. “Councils aren’t there to agree with one another, including the mayor,” said Perry, himself once a mayor and city manager in New Hampshire as well as a former Vergennes city manager. “That’s the way the process works.” A month later Addison Northwest School District Superintendent JoAn Canning announced she would move to the Middle East to take over as the first female superintendent of the Universal American School of Kuwait, in Kuwait City. The announcement came after four years in which she earned praise for shepherding school governance unification, restoring financial stability to the district, and helping bring more educational

equity to its students. In late May ANWSD hired Harwood Unified Union School District Curriculum Director Sheila Soule to replace Canning. Around mid-year two prominent leaders in the community also retired: the Rev. Gary Lewis at the Vergennes Congregational Church and Bixby Library Executive Director Jane Spencer. The search to replace Hawley did not go too smoothly. The city council ran an in-house search that came up empty. Then the council enlisted the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. The VLCT’s efforts produced three finalists, but only after Hawley agreed to stay on for another month to buy time for the search. For one reason or another, all three of those finalists dropped out — one just days before a final interview, and all of them within three weeks of Hawley’s final deadline. Then out of the blue search committee head and Alderman Jeff Fritz got an email from fellow Alderman Matt Chabot. It stated, “Wondering if perhaps we should meet,” and included a résumé detailing Chabot’s 25 years of extensive and varied management experience. Chabot said he had not wanted to put his name forward at first due to the turmoil after Daniels resigned, and then the search seemed to be going well. But in mid-August, Fritz was happy to hear from him. “He was our white knight,” Fritz said, “and not only am I excited, but I am grateful.” Chabot took the reins as city manger on Aug. 31.

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Impact felt as Middlebury’s big dig begins; new parks debated Those who regularly travel through downtown Middlebury in 2018 saw construction crews drill away on a new drainage system and extend a temporary access road from Water Street to the Battell Block — another warm-up act to the main event that will begin its three-year run beginning this spring: A $72 million plan to replace the Main Street and Merchants Row rail bridges with a 360-foot-long concrete tunnel. Workers in 2018 began drilling at three downtown locations — the site of the former Lazarus Department Store annex next to Printer’s Alley, behind Triangle Park, and alongside the rail line in the Marble Works business complex. Pedestrians on Main Street couldn’t help but pause to look at work unfold at the former Lazarus building site, where a huge boring machine carved a 5-footdiameter hole within a 40-foot-deep pit near the railroad tracks. The machine extended the drainage tunnel all the way to edge of the Otter Creek, just bellow the falls. Work in 2018 also included relocating utilities near the drainage sites, and reimagining Triangle Park and a new public gathering space to be built at the old Lazarus store site off Printer’s Alley. Dozens of Middlebury residents offered their thoughts on what they believed would be the best features and amenities for the two parks. The Vermont Agency of Transportation and VHB Landscape Architect Mark Hamelin hosted three public meetings to solicit feedback for conceptual designs of both parks, which eventually earned support from the town selectboard if not universal acceptance from those advocating different options. As currently envisioned, both public spaces will include pedestrian pathways, seating, trees and other plantings. The Triangle Park concept specifically preserves the fountain and includes copious amounts of hardscape for public events. Organizers of the Middlebury Farmers Market are receptive to the Triangle Park plan, which they believe could lead to the market returning downtown. The farmers’ market is currently hosted on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Middlebury VFW headquarters on Exchange Street.

The Better Middlebury Partnership and the citizens’ group Neighbors Together successfully applied for a $75,000 state grant to help promote downtown businesses and amenities during the 2018 phase of work on the rail bridges project. The agenda included shopping promotions, a loyalty rewards program, multi-media advertising campaigns, special events, creation of a website and improved signs and beautification efforts. One of the more interesting promotions was a downtown block party from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 15 that included games, kids’ activities, food and live music by the Horse Traders — all on a temporary real-grass lawn that covered a section of Main Street. That $75,000 grant was anticipated as the first of three annual, like-sized amounts from VTrans to aggressively market and support Middlebury’s downtown for the duration of the project. The most disruptive work is forecasted for a 10-week period during the summer of 2020, when both Main Street and Merchants Row will close while the tunnel is being installed. Railroad freight traffic will be detoured during that timeframe.

Story number 5 (Continued from Page 19) voters favored a $19,243,835 spending plan by 772-356. The plan came in $530,000 lower than the previous years and restructured elementary schools in Leicester (to kindergarten through 4th-grade), Sudbury (5th- and 6th-grade) and Whiting (pre-K). That change removed $210,000 and three jobs from the budget, and another 2.5 teaching jobs and one office position were cut elsewhere. In November commingled balloting residents of Castleton, Benson, Hubbardston, West Haven, Fair Haven and Orwell voted, 2,216-1,615, that Orwell

should join the Slate Valley Modified Unified Union School District. The Vermont Board of Education and a majority of the Orwell School Board favored the move. But Orwell residents had three times voted against joining the district, voicing concerns that included their representatives on the Slate Valley board could be outvoted. One family reportedly sent mailers to residents of other towns urging them to vote no. Talk arose of a legal challenge to Vermont’s Act 48, which allowed the vote that dragged Orwell into the costsaving district.

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Natural gas flowed to the county, but not to Bristol When Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) turned on the spigot to its Addison Natural Gas Pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury in March 2017, it hoped eventually to deliver natural gas to more than 4,000 households, businesses and institutions in Addison County. In Bristol the company hoped to complete a distribution line by April 2019. By the end of 2018, however, it looked possible that Bristol residents opposed to the pipeline project might have driven the company away. VGS’s Bristol headache began just months after completion of the pipeline. Opponents in Bristol in December 2017 expressed significant enough concern about a pending agreement between the town and VGS that the Bristol selectboard promised to hold a special meeting on the issue. At that meeting, in February 2018, gas company officials and the Bristol selectboard sparred with pipeline opponents who, in addition to expressing environmental and safety concerns, suggested that the process leading up to a proposed license agreement with Vermont Gas lacked transparency. So many people at the meeting were confused about the official status of the license agreement that the selectboard had to explain that it was still in the process of being “finalized.” Unconvinced that the proposed natural gas distribution line had overwhelming support in the town, pipeline opponents collected more than 200 signatures (more than the required 5 percent of registered voters) on a petition requesting a special referendum on the issue, but the selectboard rejected that petition on April 2, pointing out that it “has statutory authority to make decisions about utilities.” Besides, one member acknowledged, the license agreement, which had evolved from a letter of support the selectboard signed in 2012 was, and always had been, “a done deal.” Two weeks later members of the Bristol Energy Committee took the selectboard to task for failing to consult with their group or with the town’s planning or conservation commissions over the previous six years,

which underscored many pipeline detractors’ belief that the process had not received adequate public input. The selectboard voted to press pause on the license agreement while it consulted with the town attorney. For a short while the selectboard seemed amenable to exploring some kind of townwide survey, which residents Ian Albinson and Wendy Wilson offered to create for the town, but when Albinson and Wilson brought their first draft to the May 14 meeting, selectboard chair Peter Coffey rearranged the meeting agenda to prioritize a vote on the license agreement. “If we vote to agree to the agreement, there’s no point in having the survey,” he said. The board then voted 3-1 to pledge their signatures to the license agreement, rendering moot any further discussion and shocking many of those present. In July Bristol attorney James Dumont wrote a letter to the selectboard, on behalf of four residents, requesting compliance with a state statute governing highway rights-of-way and the proposed pipeline, but the selectboard, after consulting with the town attorney, decided the statute did not apply in this instance and voted to sign the license agreement (See Story number 8, Page 27)

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Program, bill not enough to relieve pressure on dairy farms Local dairy farmers suffered another tough year, and in spite of state and federal efforts, the outlook remains poor. In a blow to the local dairy industry, one that was as much symbolic as economic, Nordic Farms, whose iconic red-roofed barn stands at a high-profile location on Route 7 in Charlotte, auctioned off its cows and equipment in March, another victim of unfavorable economics. Nordic was one of more than 65 dairy farms that went out of business in Vermont this year, according to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders — a trend that seemed guaranteed to continue as long as milk prices remained depressed. Over the last four years, farm gate prices have gone from a high in September 2014 of around $24 per 100 pounds (about 11 gallons) to $19.70 in February 2017 to $15.90 in February 2018. Despite a slight uptick toward the end of 2018 ($17.40 as of Oct. 31) prices remained well below the break-even point for many Vermont farmers. In the spring, industry officials hoped emergency changes to the federally managed Margin Protection Program, a kind of insurance program for dairy farmers, would provide much needed relief. Among those changes: • Reduced premiums. • Expanded coverage. • Fairer and more frequent margin calculations. • Waiver of the annual $100 administrative fee for qualifying farmers. • Retroactive benefits, so that farmers would know to some extent what they were getting into. But by autumn the outlook had not improved. After proposing emergency federal legislation in October, Sen.

Sanders invited Vermont’s dairy farmers to attend a series of “listening sessions,” where they would have the opportunity to communicate their concerns. At the first of these sessions, in Middlebury, turnout was lower than hoped for and the mood was grim. Dairy farmers were looking for long-term solutions, not handouts or BandAids, they said. But long-term solutions were likely to run into a number of roadblocks: • Partisan divides in the U.S. Congress, which among other things had stalled the current farm bill. • Competition between regions and their respective sizes (Vermont with a few more than 700 dairy farms vs. Minnesota with more than 3,000). • Consumer suspicion. Though a number of studies have shown there’s virtually no connection between the price paid to farmers for their milk and the supermarket price per gallon, dairy farmers would be seen as “taking food out of the mouths of babies because you’re getting too much for your milk,” said Vermont Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Diane Bothfeld. In December, the farm bill finally un-stalled, an $867 billion package that was described by a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee as “mostly status quo.” It was not the bill Sen. Sanders would (See Story number 9, Page 26)

Longtime county businesses, eateries close up shop In 2018 county residents bid adieu to businesses they had patronized faithfully, in some cases for decades. In May Andy Li announced he would close Middlebury’s Ben Franklin Store; it had been for sale for three years and its inventory and space had been downsized. The variety store had been doing business on Main Street since 1943. The business finally closed its doors in September and the building remained vacant as 2019 arrived. Also in May Francis Stevens announced he would close the Middlebury Antique Center on Route 7 in East Middlebury after 34 years. Stevens, 79, said business was fine, but that he’d like to wind down his work schedule. At the end of May, Middlebury’s The Diner on Merchants Row closed. Its owners had been marketing it and did not have to look far for a buyer: The Town Hall Theater next door, in need of office and storage space, took it over in June. The change ended more than three-quarters of a century of bacon-and-egg breakfasts at the former longtime home of Steve’s Park Diner. In June, Clay’s Clothing Store on Middlebury’s Main Street, part of a nine-store chain, shut down after 25 years. The chain also shuttered its Rutland branch. Clay’s district manager cited two years of declining sales and said the Middlebury store faced the additional challenges of limited parking and the ongoing downtown $72 million rail bridges project. Clay’s space also remains empty. At the same time Carol’s Hungry Mind Café owner John Melanson pulled the plug on his Route 7, New Haven, branch after three years. That site,

where several eateries have come and gone, found a new tenant, Porky’s Backyard BBQ & Smokehouse. Melanson had briefly closed his more popular than profitable Merchants Row, Middlebury, coffeehouse in May, but received enough donations to keep the 13-year-old Middlebury site open. But Melanson finally in August shut down in Middlebury. He said the beginning of the end came with the rail bridges project, which wiped out parking spots on the now one-way Merchants Row and disrupted the area. A new coffeehouse, The Daily Grind, took over the space. Both Bristol and Middlebury took a hit when Green Mountain Shoe & Apparel co-owner Angie Wade closed her stores in those towns, in Bristol earlier in 2018 after 17 years and in Middlebury’s The Centre plaza in August after 21 years. Wade offered a simple explanation: “I just can’t compete with the internet.” Then came more changes to the Middlebury restaurant scene. In September the owners of The Lobby on Bakery Lane sold to Matt and Caroline Corrente. Matt, a seasoned chef, opened up The Arcadian restaurant in the building, while Caroline used it to produce her Haymaker-brand buns. The other change was less voluntary. In November, Storm Café owners John and Beth Hughes regretfully announced their restaurant would end its 25-year run in the Stone Mill in Middlebury’s Frog Hollow; they had run it for 13 years. Building owner Middlebury College said it would not renew their lease because it was entertaining new uses for the Stone Mill, and the college soon sold it. John soon found work cooking at the (See Story number 10, Page 26)

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Online Readers chose these top 10 stories with a click! The Top 10 catalogs what the news staff of the Addison Independent chose as the most important stories of 2018, but readers have their own opinions about what interested them most last year. To get one indication of that, look at the top 10 stories on our website. Here are the headlines for the most-read stories of 2018 on addisonindependent.com, as measured by the number of page views according to Google Analytics. We’ll post this list with links to the stories at addisonindependent.com. 1. Police, school officials avert Middlebury middle school shooting 2. Editorial: Deane Rubright was loved 3. Driver killed in crash with Cornwall fire truck on Rt. 125 4. Homeless man found dead not far from Middlebury shelter 5. Middlebury College making plans for staff reductions 6. Greg’s Market slated for February opening 7. VUHS coach, leader Peter Quinn dies unexpectedly 8. Local woman needs new kidney 9. Shawn Newell gets maximum sentence for crash that killed Ripton man 10. Middlebury Antique Center and Ben Franklin to close soon ————— Picking only 10 top stories in 2018 leaves most of the stories we saw and reported on the cutting room floor. Addison County saw many important, interesting, touching and fun stories last year. Here are some of the other stories of 2018 that caught our eyes. • Lincoln’s Jim Apgar has been turning massive pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and driving them around the county each October for years. This year, sick with a terminal illness, Apgar created his last huge jack-o-

lantern. He died Nov. 16. • Somehow there still seems to be a battle over climate change. A massive report released in November definitively showed that human beings are causing the earth’s climate to warm and change — and not for the better. For reasons of avarice or stupidity some human beings not only failed to act against the problem, they acted to make it worse. • Founding executive director of the Town Hall Theater Doug Anderson stepped away from day-to-day management of the creatively very successful institution he built; he is now directing his energies as artistic director. The THT brought in a highly qualified new executive director (and quite a nice guy), Mark Bradley. • Recycling costs quietly inched upward in 2018, in part due to the fact that China stopped accepting some of our recyclables. The county solid waste district was busy for part of the year considering whether to buy some land just north of Vergennes to put up a garbage transfer station. Vergennes residents (and some in surrounding towns) grappled with what to do with the city trash-drop off and recycling center after the trash hauler raised prices. It’s still open for now, but it costs more. • The Legislature considered ways to pay for the federally mandated clean up of Lake Champlain … but they couldn’t decide and, with Gov. Scott’s implied blessing, kicked the can down the road. • Acknowledging some bad decisions that left the institution running a deficit, Middlebury College said it needed to tighten its fiscal belt. It said it would evaluate all faculty and staff positions and by the end of this academic year and probably end up with fewer people working there. The goal was to cut staff compensation costs by 10 percent, or $8 million. It was unknown if anyone would be laid off or whether the savings would come

Drama is an inherent part of sports, and photos can sometimes capture that instant of decision better than anything. On this page we present two photos taken by Trent Campbell in 2018 that wonderfully encapsulate that moment of drama. Here Mount Abraham Union High School senior Emma Carter takes a shot during the Eagles’ Division II semifinal game at Barre Auditorium in March. Carter scored a game-high 36 points, Mount Abe won the game and went on to win the title. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

through attrition. • Furnace Brook Wesleyan Church came up with an idea to encourage visitors to come to downtown Brandon. In September the church began to hold services in an innovative new location: the public dining space next to the Center Street Bar. It planned to do so on the second Sunday of each month. Construction on Route 7 tore up downtown Brandon all summer, and Furnace Brook Wesleyan pastor Joel Tate said he hopes the regular services would attract people back to the heart of the community.

• And, of course, there were the bears in Buttolph Acres. The Middlebury neighborhood, as well as Chipman Hill and the Means Woods area, saw a family of three bear cubs and their mother making regular visits to bird feeders, trash cans and other hot points of human habitation. Several times police were called when the bears just hung out in a tree. By curbing the food attractants and keeping a judicious eye on small pets, Middlebury’s human residents managed to get through the summer, after which the bears moved on.

Story number 9 (Continued from Page 25) have written, he said, but he voted for it, not least because it contained “a number of important victories for Vermonters,” including strengthening a risk-management tool for dairy farmers and taking significant steps toward ending the national prohibition on hemp production. At the same time, as dairy continued to struggle in 2018, there were glimmers of hope for those who wanted to keep Vermont’s landscape open and working. Nordic Farms, it turns out, will remain a working farm. In December, fast-rising Peterson Quality Malts, which had outgrown its Monkton digs, purchased the 583-acre dairy for $2.4 million and plans to plant all 350 of its farmable acres with barley and other grains. The company sells malted barley for use in craft beer brewing. Farther south, on a New Haven test plot,

flowers that produce an unlikely spice — saffron — grew in the shade of a solar array. Researchers at the North American Center for Saffron Research and Development at UVM estimated that an acre of Vermont soil could eventually generate more than $100,000 worth of saffron, which is currently the most expensive spice in the world. And last but not least, hemp made a growing presence in the county. In April, Victory Hemp bought the Full Sun Company production facility on Exchange Street in Middlebury and began carrying out plans to produce hemp seed oil and hemp seed powder at the plant — some of it from locally grown hemp. By October, Addison County boasted 42 registered hemp growers cultivating a total of 423 acres — more than any other county in the state, numbers that could be reasonably expected to rise as the recently passed farm bill helps to de-stigmatize that ancient crop.

In this photo, taken during a Middlebury vs. Mount Abraham softball game in late May, Trent Campbell captured the split second when the ball seems to float between pitcher and batter. We love the mix of confidence and determination on Tiger junior Abigail LaRock’s face. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

Story number 10 (Continued from Page 25) Salisbury Community School, where Beth already worked and his kids attended classes. At about the same time Vergennes manufacturer Country Home Products’ Wisconsin parent company, Generac Power Systems Inc., announced that CHP would leave its Vergennes headquarters this

coming spring, taking most of it jobs to an undisclosed South Burlington site and others to Wisconsin. CHP’s DR Power Equipment store at 1 North Main St. will remain behind. Many workers will be offered the chance to remain with the company at new sites, and Generac promised those who don’t would receive severance packages.

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Story number 3 (Continued from Page 17) would continue to use Narcan to fight that illness. Also over the summer police were anxious about the new law that on July 1 made possession of a small amount of marijuana legal in Vermont, saying ambiguities could make enforcement and prosecution more difficult. For one, the law still made it illegal to possess an “open container” or marijuana in a car or to possess a “mature” marijuana plant, but was hazy on the definition of those terms. Also, police were forced into making judgments about driving under the influence of marijuana, and they worried about more impaired drivers on the roads. By year’s end, a new health threat that’s gaining alarming traction with children throughout the country began to come to the fore here in

Addison County: e-cigarettes, which produce an aerosol vapor — containing nicotine and other chemicals — that smokers inhale. Infused with exotic flavors ranging from mango to crème brulée, e-cigarettes are giving young users the false impression they are engaging in a harmless alternative to conventional tobacco smoking. In reality, they’re plying their bodies with large doses of super-addictive nicotine known to be particularly detrimental to the developing brain. “This is an addiction, and kids don’t realize what it does,” said Brooke Jette, prevention specialist for Middlebury Union High School, which has seen a major uptick this year in students’ use of e-cigarettes. And vaping, as it is called, has become popular among all socioeconomic groups at school.

Story number 8 (Continued from Page 24) with Vermont Gas. The following month 37 Bristol residents sued the town. In September, natural gas explosions in Massachusetts killed one person, injured 21 others, and damaged more than 130 structures, increasing the sense of urgency felt by Bristol pipeline opponents. Already under investigation for improper installation of the pipeline into Addison County, Vermont Gas underwent new and intensified scrutiny regarding safety issues. On Nov. 20, Dumont asked the Vermont Public Utilities Commission to expand its investigation to address the findings in a National Transportation Safety Board report on the Massachusetts

explosions. At issue in Dumont’s motion was whether the 43-mile transmission line from Colchester to Middlebury had been approved by a Licensed Professional Engineer, and whether Vermont Gas misled the regulator on that point in 2013. As the year wound down, Vermont Gas informed the Public Utilities Commission that it had paused its permitting efforts for the Bristol distribution line. “Whether permitting efforts resume will depend on several factors, including the legal and permitting challenges surrounding the Bristol expansion,” a company spokesperson said. Even if VGS and the Bristol selectboard prevail, it could be years until Bristol gets natural gas service, Dumont predicted.

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Congratulations to Jalen Cook of Monkton, who has been selected as Mount Abraham Union High School’s latest Student of the Week. Jalen is the daughter of Sarah and Ed Cook. She has three younger siblings, Quincy, Carley and Cooper. Jalen takes her studies very seriously, making highest honors every semester of high school except for her first semester junior year, where she received high honors. She is currently enrolled in AP Literature and AP Calculus, and will be taking a dual enrollment class at CCV throughout the second semester. There is no National Honor Society currently at Mt. Abraham, but she was selected to be on it before it was decided to take a year off to rebuild the NHS program. Jalen is a three-sport athlete at Mt. Abe, playing field hockey, basketball and lacrosse all four years. She manages to also hold down a job at Bristol Cliffs Cafe in Bristol on the weekends and when she has a day off from other activities and also had jobs at Lantman’s in Hinesburg and the Monkton General Store. She is paid as a youth lacrosse referee and volunteers both as a youth basketball referee throughout the winter months and at Mary Stetson’s youth field hockey camp for a week during the summer. Outside of school, Jalen enjoys playing sports and spending time Jalen Cook with my family and friends. MAUHS High school has been filled with lots of learning experiences for Jalen. Since freshman year, she has been able to build relationships with people she otherwise wouldn’t have because of her participation in athletics. She says, “I have learned a lot from that, including that academics come first. My coaches have instilled that in me, and I know that this will help me in both my secondary education and beyond … you get out of high school what you put into it. Join or create a club, play sports, participate in theater, and do whatever you enjoy to get the most out of the next four years! It goes by quickly.” When she leaves Mt. Abe, Jalen will join the class of 2023 at Plymouth State University, where she plans to join the women’s basketball team, major in Social Work and minor in Psychology. Jalen’s AP Literacy and Composition Teacher Addie Thompson says, “Jalen Cook is a tremendous asset to her school community. Whether sinking threes on the court, or delivering a deeply thought-out analysis of classical world literature, she consistently blows us all away.” Physics Teacher Michael Ferland adds, “I would say that as good and conscientious a student as Jalen is, she is very modest about her abilities, this was particularly demonstrated after her key role in the state championship game. Had I not seen the game highlights I would never have known (at least not from her).” The Mt. Abe community will miss Jalen, and wishes her all the best in the coming years.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/2 Essex vs. MUHS.................................8-1 1/5 Colch/Burlington vs. MUHS................6-1 Boys’ Hockey 1/2 Rice vs. MUHS...................................3-2 1/5 MUHS vs. Rutland..............................7-1 Girls’ Basketball 1/2 VUHS vs. Harwood.........................39-25 1/2 Mt. Abe vs. South Burlington..........36-25 1/2 Mt. Mansfield vs. MUHS.................47-15 1/2 OV vs. Mill River.............................52-29 1/4 Springfield vs. OV...........................62-52 1/4 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS..........................50-16 1/5 Mt. Mansfield vs. VUHS..................52-48 Boys’ Basketball 1/2 Fair Haven vs. VUHS.....................65-45 1/2 Mt. Abe vs. OV................................61-51 1/4 Fairfax vs. VUHS............................59-49 1/5 MUHS vs. Colchester.....................57-53 1/5 Brattleboro vs. OV..........................56-53 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/4 Wesleyan vs. Midd.............................5-1 1/5 Trinity vs. Midd....................................4-0 Women’s Basketball 1/4 Midd. vs. Conn................................49-44 1/5 Midd. vs. Wesleyan........................69-57 Women’s Hockey 1/4 Amherst vs. Midd................................1-1 1/5 Midd. vs. Amherst...............................3-0 Men’s Basketball 1/4 Midd. vs. Conn................................92-80 1/5 Wesleyan vs. Midd.........................80-77

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/9 MUHS at S. Burlington.............. 6:30 PM Boys’ Hockey 1/12 S. Burlington at MUHS................. 7 PM Girls’ Basketball 1/8 MUHS at VUHS.............................. 7 PM 1/8 Mt. Abe at Colchester..................... 7 PM 1/8 Woodstock at OV............................ 7 PM 1/11 Burr & Burton at MUHS................ 7 PM 1/11 OV at Mt. Anthony......................... 7 PM 1/11 VUHS at Mt. Abe........................... 7 PM Boys’ Basketball 1/7 Winooski at Mt. Abe........................ 7 PM 1/9 MUHS at Fair Haven...................... 7 PM 1/9 Mill River at VUHS.......................... 7 PM 1/9 OV at Burr & Burton........................ 7 PM 1/12 Mt. Abe at OV.......................... 2:30 PM Wrestling 1/8 CVU et al at MUHS......................... 6 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/11 Midd. at Plattsburgh...................... 7 PM Women’s Hockey 1/8 Midd. at Potsdam....................... 4:30 PM 1/11 Endicott at Midd............................ 4 PM 1/12 Mass-Boston at Midd.................... 3 PM Women’s Basketball 1/8 Midd. at Westfield State............. 5:30 PM 1/11 Bates at Midd................................ 7 PM 1/12 Tufts at Midd................................. 3 PM Men’s Basketball 1/8 Midd. at Widener............................ 7 PM 1/11 Midd. at Bates............................... 7 PM 1/12 Midd. at Tufts................................ 3 PM

MOUNT ABRAHAM SENIOR, Jalen Cook (14) tries to dribble past Middlebury’s Ashley Sunderland (3) in the first half of Friday’s game. The Eagles beat the Tigers 52-17. Independent photos/Steve James

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By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham outpaced Middlebury on Friday to highlight local high school girls’ basketball play last week. In other action, the Eagles and Tigers each dropped games earlier in the week, while Vergennes and Otter Valley each split two games. EAGLES VS. TIGERS On Friday the Eagles took charge with a 15-2 advantage in the first quarter in a 50-16 victory over the host Tigers. Mount Abe Coach Connie LaRose praised the young Tiger team for playing hard, and said she got quality minutes from her bench players. Chloe Johnston led the 5-2 Eagles with 17 points and three steals. Emma Campbell scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds, and Jalen Cook contributed eight points, five assists and four steals. For the 0-7 Tigers Ashley Sunderland scored five points and pulled down four rebounds, and Taylor Sylvester finished with four points and seven rebounds.

On Wednesday the Eagles prevailed at Division I South Burlington, 36-25. LaRose the Eagles broke open a close game in the late going. “We pulled away in the fourth quarter,” she said. “The press finally wore them down.” Johnston led the Eagles with 12 points and added four assists and three steals. Jalen Cook scored 10 with five steals and three assists, and Jess Murray hauled in seven rebounds. Gabi Ambrosino paced the 2-3 Wolves with 10 points. The Eagles will visit Colchester on Tuesday and host VUHS on Friday. On Wednesday visiting Mount Mansfield held the Tigers in check in a 47-15 victory JoJo Kolok scored 12 points for the Cougars as they improved to 2-4. Ivy Doran paced the Tigers with six points. COMMODORES On Wednesday the Commodores used a big second half to get past Harwood, 39-25, in their home opener. The game was tied at the intermission, and VUHS earned a 24-10 edge in the second half. VUHS relied on a balanced attack

MIDDLEBURY GUARD RILEY O’Neil dribbles past Mount Abe’s Abby Reen (10) during Friday’s loss to the visitors.

led by eight points from Morgan Lynk and seven apiece from Brianna Vanderway (seven rebounds) and Emma Bryant (six rebounds and four steals). Peyton Lanphear led the Highlanders with eight points. On Saturday the Commodores led most of the way, but visiting D-I foe Mount Mansfield (3-4) hit a trio of three-pointers in the final two minutes to prevail, 52-48. Kate Gosliga scored eight points to lead the VUHS offense. Also contributing were Vanderway (seven points

and eight rebounds), Emily Rooney (five points, rebounds, five steals) and Emily Gosliga (seven points). After the 2-3 Commodores host MUHS on Tuesday they will visit Mount Abe on Friday. OTTERS On Wednesday the Otters posted a convincing home win over Mill River, 52-29. Center Livia Bernhardt sparked the victory with 22 points and nine rebounds, and Julia Eastman and Alice Keith added eight and six (See Girl’s Basketball, Page 32)

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TIGER SENIOR LIAN McGarry balances herself on the beam during the MUHS gymnastics meet with Randolph in Middlebury on Thursday. McGarry won the individual beam event, finished second all-around and led the Tigers to a team victory. Independent photos/Steve James

Tiger gymnasts notch first win By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School gymnastics team picked up its first win of the season on Thursday, 94.0-87.25 over Randolph in a meet held in the Middlebury Union Middle School gymnasium. The Tigers were buoyed by five top-six finishes by senior Lian McGarry, including one first-place effort and two second-place efforts behind non-scoring Fair Haven independent Julianna Williams, and MUHS

junior Carly Burger. Tiger freshman Alyza Alger finished in the top six in four events, including a second on the bars. Freshman Kylee Ellis picked up a fifth in the vault, and non-scoring senior Connor Harris tied for third in the floor exercise. Randolph’s Lilly Myrick excelled for her team, including wins in the all-around and on the bars and seconds on the beam and floor. The Tigers visit Champlain Valley on Tuesday. Their next home meet comes vs. Harwood

TO CLOSE HER routine, Tiger freshman Alyza Alger somersaults off the beam during MUHS’s gymnastics meet at Middlebury Union Middle School on Thursday. Alger placed fourth all-around at the meet vs. Randolph.

CARLY BURGER KEEPS her eyes on the landing spot during a somersault in her floor exercise routine at Thursday’s gymnastics meet between Middlebury and Randolph High School. The MUHS junior placed in all five disciplines.

on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m., also at MUMS. The results in individual events were: VAULT: 1. Williams, Fair Haven, 7.45; 2. McGarry, MUHS, 7.3; 3. Myrick, RHS, 7.3; 4. Burger, MUHS, 7.0; 5. Ellis, (MUHS) 6.9; 6. Alger, MUHS, 6.8. BARS: 1. Myrick, RHS, 6.7; 2. Alger, MUHS, 6.2; 3. Courtney Clement, RHS, 5.6; 4. McGarry, MUHS, 5.5; 5. Burger, MUHS, 3.5; 6. Phoebe Hickin, RHS, 2.0. BEAM: 1. McGarry, MUHS, 7.92; Myrick,

RHS, 7.0; 3. Christin Nolan, RHS, 6.7; 4. Clement (RHS) and Burger, MUHS, 6.6; 6. Isabel Graham, RHS, 5.9. FLOOR: 1. Williams, Fair Haven, 8.0; 2. Myrick, RHS, 7.5; 3. McGarry & Harris, MUHS, 7.2; 5. Clement, RHS, 7.0; 6. Burger, MUHS, 6.8. ALL-AROUND: 1. Myrick, RHS, 28.4; 2. McGarry, MUHS, 27.9; 3. Clement, RHS, 25.45; 4. Alger, MUHS, 24.8; 5. Burger, MUHS, 23.9.

LIAN MCGARRY DISMOUNTS at the conclusion of her winning performance on the beam during Thursday’s gymnastics meet against Randolph High School. The Tiger senior also placed second in the vault, third on the floor and fourth on the bars.

MUHS GYMNAST ALYZA Alger demonstrates poise during her performance on the beam in Thursday’s gymnastic meet against Randolph High School.

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MUHS girls’ hockey team drops twice to D-I rivals MIDDLEBURY — The Division II Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team last week dropped a pair of games to D-I competition and fell back to .500 for the campaign at 4-4. On Wednesday visiting Essex improved to 5-1 with an 8-1 victory over the Tigers. Abby Robbins and Maddy Young led the Hornet attack with two goals, Ashley Stempek recorded a goal and three assists, and goalie Isabelle Seguin made nine saves. Merry Kimble scored for the

Tigers, and goalie Lydia Deppman stopped 30 shots. On Saturday host Colchester-Burlington moved to 5-1-1 by defeating MUHS, 6-1. The SeaLakers broke open a close game with four goals in the final period. Madison Chagnon and Meghan Lehoullier scored two goals apiece for Colchester/BHS, and goalie Courtney Roucheleau stopped 12 shots. For the Tigers Camille Malhotra scored and Lydia Deppman made 23 saves.

Tigers fall to Green Knights, and rebound against Raiders SOUTH BURLINGTON — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team last week split a pair of Division I road games. The Tigers are 6-2 heading into two 7 p.m. home games this week, vs. South Burlington on Wednesday and St. Albans on Saturday. On Wednesday host Rice improved to 4-1-1 by hanging on for a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. The Green Knights scored three times in the first 3:00 of the second period to take the lead, with two of the goals scored by Kieran Connolly. The Tigers got on the board with a Cooper O’Brien goal with 2:27 left in regulation, assisted by Aaron Larocque and Tucker Stearns, and Bode Rubright’s first varsity goal, assisted by Devon Kearns in the

final minute, made it a one-goal game. Both goalies, the Tigers’ Zeke Hooper and Rice’s Cale Layman, made 24 saves. On Saturday the Tigers scored five times in the second period, three times in the first 4:16, in a 7-1 victory over host Rutland. Seven Tigers found the net. O’Brien gave the Tigers the lead in the first period; Hale Hescock, Larocque, Kearns, Kolby Farnsworth and Rubright scored in the second; and Ryan Nadeau tacked on a third-period goal. Farnsworth, and Robbie Bicknell recorded two assists apiece. Ben Simpson scored for the 2-5 Raiders. Tiger goalie Jeffrey Stearns stopped 19 shots, and two Raider goalies combined for 34 saves.

Mount Abe sinks a win over Otter Valley By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham knocked off Otter Valley to highlight local high school boys’ basketball action last week. Elsewhere, Vergennes dropped a pair of contests, OV lost another road game, and Middlebury picked up a tight home win. EAGLES OVER OTTERS On Wednesday Mount Abe outlasted visiting Otter Valley, 61-51, as four Eagles reached double figures. Liam Kelliher notched 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second quarter to help Mount Abe take a 28-20 halftime lead, and Shain Sargent tossed in 13 of his 15 in the second half to help the Eagles hold off the Otters. Logan Rodriguez and Parker Hines added 13 apiece as the Eagles evened their record at 3-3 heading into a Monday home game vs. Winooski. The Eagles will visit Otter Valley for a rematch on Saturday and entertain Randolph next Monday; the Randolph game was postponed from this past Wednesday.

Girl’s Basketball (Continued from Page 30) points, respectively, with Keith adding four steals. OV sank 19 of 44 attempts from the floor and 10 of 13 from the line, and only turned the ball over 13 times. Coach Kelly Trayah called the game his team’s best of the season, noting consistent effort from start to finish. He also praised the forwards

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Tyler Rowe and Delshon Norwood led the Otters with 15 and 14 points, respectively. On Saturday Division I host Brattleboro dropped the D-II Otters to 4-4 by holding off an OV rally for a 56-53 victory. The Colonels led by 43-33 entering the fourth, during which Mackie scored 10 of his game-high 19 points and Kollin Bissette blocked three shots to help OV get back into the game. The Colonels’ Tyler Millerick (15 points) hit nine of 10 free throws in the period to help the 3-4 Colonels hold off the Otters. OV hurt itself by sinking only nine of 20 free throws for the game. Norwood scored 15 points for OV, and Patrick McKeighan added eight. COMMODORES On Wednesday host Fair Haven used its transition attack to defeat visiting VUHS, 65-45, in a game rescheduled from late December. Zach Ellis led the unbeaten Slaters with 16 points, and Cam Coloutti added 15.

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MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, Jan. 8 12 a.m. VT State Board of Education 6:30 a.m. Creating Supportive Environments for LGBTQ Teens 8 a.m. Yoga 8:30 a.m. First Wednesday - Rachel Carson 10 a.m. Mary Hogan Winter Concert 12:30 p.m. Senior Moments 2 p.m. First Wednesday - Rachel Carson 3:30 p.m. Tales for a Winter’s Eve 5:30 p.m. King Henry IV at THT 8 p.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 1 9 p.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 2 Wednesday, Jan. 9 12 a.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 1 1 a.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 2 2 a.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 3 3 a.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 4 4 a.m. No-Till Vegetable Production 5 5:30 a.m. VT State Board of Education 12 p.m. Phil Henry at Mills Riverside Park in July 2018 3 p.m. Yoga for You 4:30 p.m. First Wednesdays 6 p.m. Tales for a Winter’s Eve 8 p.m. Creating Supportive Environments for LGBTQ Teens Thursday, Jan. 10 5 a.m. Senior Moments 5:55 a.m. Ed Koren 7 a.m. Yoga for You 7:30 a.m. VT State Board of Education 2 p.m. Ed Koren 5 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 6 p.m. King Henry IV at THT 7:30 p.m. First Wednesdays - Rachel Carson 9 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Friday, Jan. 11 12 a.m. VT State Board of Education

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Pet Pages Dear Homeward Bound, I don’t know if you can answer this but I am wondering when you know when the time has come to say good-bye to a pet. Our family dog, Linus, is 14 and he’s on a lot of medicine to treat different health issues he has. He seems happy but I’m worried that he’s hiding how he feels. I don’t want him to suffer.

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Dear Heartbroken,

Thank you for asking this important question. I am not sure there is a right answer and I think the best answer is different for everyone but here are some thoughts that may help you. At this time in your relationship with Linus, I think it’s extra important to remember that animals do not see time the way we do; the present is what matters and the future is unimportant. If the present is filled with hurting, or going to the vet all the time, or taking medicine that makes them feel sick, then they are not having a good life. I also think we have a responsibility not to wait too long. You don’t want to end up in an emergency situation where there is trauma and suffering. We are infinitely lucky in that we can give our beloved pets the gift of a peaceful passing and by paying attention to their eyes, I believe they will tell us when they have had enough. It’s also important to remember that choosing the exact right time to say goodbye is not how you show your love for Linus. You showed him every time you went for a walk, or snuggled on the couch, or made sure he got a tidbit of treat, or played in the yard, or took him to the vet for preventative care, or tucked a blanket around him on a cold night, or just paused

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to give him a head scratch as you went about your day. Good luck with this difficult decision. And please remember, in

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addison County’s Humane society Cricket. 6 years, mixed breed, spayed female. Cricket is a beautiful 6 year old lady looking for her forever family. Highly affectionate towards people, she’d love nothing more than to be your co-pilot, go for a peaceful hike through the woods and finish out the day with as many hours of snuggling as she can get. Cricket has tried many times to be friends with other dogs or cats, but it just isn’t her thing; she needs a home where she can be the center of attention. For this reason, we are requiring that she be the only animal in the home with no children under the age of 13. Cricket is a gem who deserves every bit of love you have to give! Sailor. 1 year, mixed breed, neutered male. Sailor is a playful, energetic and sweet guy who can’t get enough of chewy toys and time with people. He gets nervous when left alone in the home and requires a family that has someone to spend the day with him or can bring him to play at daycare each day (he has made many friends at Comfort Hill already!). He loves kids of all ages and develops strong bonds with them quickly, but hasn’t figured out how big he is yet and gives full body hugs! Not knowing his own strength and size, he will do best in a home with no cats and plenty of people to guide him, love him, train him and relax with him. He is friendly and welcoming to all adults, whether they are family or just walking by on the street. He doesn’t like to be alone outside any more than being alone inside, so he needs people who want to exercise or walk with him. Sailor will thrive a household with plenty of time for him, patience to train and one that is ready to make him an instant part of the family. Careful, once you meet him he is going to steal your heart! Sam. 5 years, shorthair black, neutered male. Sam is a very special kitty looking for a very special home. He was taken in as a very sick stray two years ago by a woman who fell madly, deeply in love with him. She had an unfortunate change in housing which forced her to surrender Sam to the shelter. Sam is a sweet, sweet, gentle soul who loves nothing more than to cuddle. His purr is so rumbly and deep, and he loves affections so much he’ll do somersaults while you pet him! Sam has kidney disease which means he must have a special diet of prescription food. He is currently thriving without medication, but down the road he may need medication to help his kidney function. Sam’s golden years are likely to come sooner to him than healthy cats, but that doesn’t mean he is any less deserving of love and life outside of a cage. If you have room in your heart for a special needs kitty, Sam will make a loving companion like no other. Smokey. 5 years, shorthair tiger, neutered male. Smokey is a gentle giant who came to Homeward Bound as a stray. We aren’t sure what his life was like before coming to us, but he must have had a home at some point because he just loves affection and head scritches despite being a very timid fellow. Smokey is looking for a quiet home with new guardians who will give him time to come out of his shell and who will shower him with love. This handsome fellow won’t just tug your heart strings, he’ll tie them in a knot around his little pinky toe! Pavarotti. 2 years, shorthair tiger with white, neutered male. Pavarotti is one distinguished cat! He loves human attention and when he has had enough, he likes to go off to his special quiet spot to be alone. He is a cat who knows his own mind and isn’t afraid to let you know it too- especially if you are giving other cats attention in his presence! While we strongly encourage domestic cats to be indoor pets only, Pavarotti is one of those exceptions who may do best as an indoor/outdoor kitty. Better yet, build him a catio! If you looking for a dignified, smart kitty who is full of character, then Pavarotti may be your guy.

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Wildlife board eyes furbearer hunting rule changes

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board will hold a public hearing about proposed changes mandated by the legislature to the existing regulation on hunting and trapping of furbearers on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in Whitcomb Jr.-Sr. High School, 273 Pleasant Street, Bethel. The proposed changes would apply to persons who trap nuisance furbearers or rabbits for compensation. The changes would

require these people to visit traps within a timely manner, label their traps, use approved traps, and submit the carcasses of certain species, as well as a biological trapping survey report to the Fish & Wildlife Department. These trappers are prohibited from using poison to take furbearers. The proposed rule changes would increase accountability for those individuals or commercial entities trapping furbearers or rabbits in defense of property

for compensation. The proposed rule changes maintain enough flexibility for individuals, landowners and municipalities to successfully address nuisance problems, while prohibiting unsuitable or inappropriate actions. The proposed regulation changes can be viewed on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department website, vtfishandwildlife.com. Comments may be emailed to ANR. FWPublicComment@vermont. gov. The public comment period ends January 15, 2019.

Free clinic of a “video interpretation system” (Continued from Page 1) donate their services to folks who that could improve communication can’t afford basic medical care. with migrant workers. The clinic now benefits from Typical ailments treated by ODC volunteers, include toothaches, hypertension, Spanish-speaking electronic apps, and a phone line joint pain and back pain. In 2018, the ODC saw 889 patients interpretation system to help with and provided a total of 1,434 medical translation. But Sulis explained a visits. That was up from 802 patients video interpretation system would and 1,365 visits in 2017, according to give the physician and patients quick access — through a phone or the clinic’s statistics. Around half of the clinic’s clients tablet — to a translator when a local volunteer is unavailable. are Spanish-speaking “We’d like to migrant farm workers, determine whether according to Sulis. that would be an It’s a population that improvement and a typically hasn’t had fiscally sound thing for regular checkups, us to do,” Sulis said. has transportation Meanwhile, the Walter hardships and speaks Cerf grant is funding a little English. So ODC new, part-time worker officials must often within the ODC’s travel to farms and get dental service. The translators to effectively worker, who started in communicate with September, is providing migrant worker patients. case management for The clinic typically “We realized clinic patients and the provides flu clinics at various dental service more than two-dozen we needed providers. Addison County farms more case “We realized we each year. management needed more case The Ben & Jerry’s to make sure management to make grant, according to no one falls sure no one falls through Sulis, will enhance the the cracks,” Sulis said. ODC’s “linguistic and through the “Many of the patients cultural competency” cracks. Many have never seen a dentist to better serve migrant of the patients before.” workers. Specifically, have never Clinic officials it will help train ODC seen a dentist thanked Ben & Jerry’s volunteers in recognize before.” and the Vermont signs of mental health — Heidi Sulis, Community Foundation, troubles in patients. It Open Door Clinic which administers the will pay for upgrades executive director Walter Cerf grants. It’s to the clinic’s website, money that’s allowing as well as for new print materials that will better explain the the ODC to consider, for the first ODC’s services — and Vermont’s time, tweaks to its service lineup. “These are things that we wouldn’t overall health care system — to non-English patients with limited have funds for because they aren’t the schooling. That print material, core priority, but that are important according to ODC Communications to help us keep reaching out to new Specialist Christiane Kokubo, will patients and bringing in people who include illustrations by local artist are more aware of what we do,” Kokubo said. Marek Bennett. “It gives us liberty to think more Volunteer outreach teams will distribute these materials at area creatively about some things that farms and at other nonprofits in an would really be helpful to us that we effort to encourage migrant workers don’t have,” Sulis added. seek help before their ailments THINKING CREATIVELY And ODC officials have made become debilitating. Sulis noted the ODC will stretch the a commitment to thinking more new funds to explore the feasibility creatively about services, thanks to

the generosity of Weybridge resident Bill Roper, an attorney and former top administrator of the Orton Community Foundation. Sulis explained Roper has been an ardent ODC supporter, as was his late sister, Dr. Marty Roper. Bill Roper last year offered to help the organization craft a three-year strategic plan laying out a longer-term vision for ODC priorities. After numerous meetings with clinic staff and board members, the ODC last month finalized its plan. “We had gone through a similar process in the past, but it wasn’t as comprehensive,” Sulis said. “I think we should all have these big-picture goals in mind.” The plan recommends the clinic, during the next three years, take such steps as: • Grow its interpreter network. • Encourage self-sufficiency in the migrant worker population, in part by sustaining the public transportation network, providing opportunities to learn English. • Explore the use of telemedicine. • Increase outreach efforts to more clinic-eligible residents. • Sustain the current range of services that are being provided. In essence don’t build out the Open Door Clinic too aggressively. But the plan does recommend exploring the expansion of dental services. fundraising • Increase opportunities, including applying for grants and soliciting donations. Also, pursue potential collaborations with Porter Medical Center, Middlebury College, University of Vermont Medical School and other organizations. Indeed, fundraising will continue to be critical for the ODC in a health care climate that continues to evolve at both the state and federal levels. Sulis was pleased to report that its annual appeal — which ran from June through December of last year — exceeded its $60,000 goal by $14,000. The clinic’s annual Town Meeting Day requests generate another $13,633. That combined $87,633 represents a large chunk of the ODC’s $390,000 budget for 2019. “We’re really grateful for all the support the community gives us,” Sulis said.

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Route 7 and opinions about how the preferable and how large it would (Continued from Page 1) presentation from VTrans on those intersection could be improved have to be. “We discussed how some different options and their cost, effect on with Parizo at Erin.Parizo@ options could look, but safety and impact on the area, vermont.gov. didn’t say anything There are differing as well as crash data and traffic definitive about taking ideas on how to make “We think a counts. of land or otherwise as VTrans officials also want to hear the intersection safer. roundabout has the scope of the project other ideas from residents and the Lougee said both a the potential is still to be defined,” traveling public as well feedback Western Corridor Plan … to improve Parizo wrote. on the options already on the table, for traffic movement safety and While VTrans has according to Addison County and the ACRPC’s reacted quickly to Regional preserve Regional Planning Commission own study an intersection Plan the carrying Executive Director Adam Lougee Transportation capacity of the that in recent years call for roundabouts and to resident Judy Chaves. was improved with Chaves, along with other to handle problem corridor.” members of the North Ferrisburgh intersections. — Regional left-turn lanes, Chaves Lougee said Village Association, sent a petition Planning said the three-year agency have with 500 signatures to VTrans this roundabouts Commission timetable officials discussed for past summer asking for safety worked well in similar Executive Director especially measures at an intersection where sites, Adam Lougee making improvements — if that is the two town residents were injured in including on the Barrecourse they choose — Montpelier Road, June. probably still holds. More testimony and evidence while signals can stagnate traffic. She is hopeful VTrans will make “We see Route 7 as the main that people feel this intersection is unsafe will help lead to change, arterial road in and out of Addison changes to the intersection, noting County. We want to improve the study results are due in April, when Lougee said. “The reason we go this on the safety of that area, but we also want VTrans is also expected to make a radar screen is because Judy and to preserve the carrying capacity of decision. “I am feeling very optimistic that road as best we can,” some of the other he said. “And we think that VTrans is going to improve association members a roundabout has the the intersection,” she wrote. “VHB there got together “I think (a potential … to improve is moving very quickly to get the a petition and roundabout) safety and preserve the scoping study done; they hope to be really got VTrans’s can be a carrying capacity of the able to make recommendations for attention,” Lougee nice physical improvements by this spring.” corridor.” said. “So I think it’s Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at While saying he absolutely important demarcation wanted to see “what andyk@addisonindependent.com. for the public to for Ferrisburgh. the data reveals” come out, and I It’s a place that before taking a hard think it will make a says, ‘Here’s position, Lougee said big difference on the the start of our AGENDA a roundabout could alternative as well.” community. PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD also serve to welcome Chaves noted CAREER CENTER people to Ferrisburgh. that transportation We want you WED., JAN. 9, 2019 “I think it can be a nice engineering firm to slow down 5:00 PM – A208 physical demarcation Vanasse Hangen here.’” Topic/Agenda Item Brustlin Inc., or — Regional for Ferrisburgh,” he 1. Introduction of Board Members said. “It’s a place that VHB, which is Planning 2. Approve Agenda performing the study Commission says, ‘Here’s the start 3. Visitors Comments for VTrans, will also Executive Director of our community. We 4. Correspondence want you to slow down attend the public Adam Lougee Consent Agenda here.’” meeting. She said 5. Minutes of December 12, 2018 Chaves, however, said the petition alone is 6. Monthly Accounts Payable for Jan. signals would be more pedestriannot enough. • Adult Program “It’s very important for people friendly to patrons of Cookie Love, • Revolving who use the intersection to the Mobil Short Shop convenience • Director’s Orders • Payroll + Benefit Payments attend that meeting and voice store, the area’s post office, and bus 7. Vehicle donation to Automotive Class their concerns about its dangers stops at Cookie Love and the nowAction Agenda defunct Jimmo’s Motel. and their ideas for improving its 8. Policy 2.3 Financial Condition and “I think traffic lights safety,” Chaves said. Activity (Quarterly) would accommodate “It’s important for 9. Approve 2019-20 Budget pedestrians far more folks to show up in “It’s very 10. Approve 2019-20 Adult Tech Ed. than a roundabout numbers and express important for Budget would, and would their concerns to people who use 11. Approve Announced Tuition provide for safer VTrans in person. 12. Approve Warnings for Annual Meeting the intersection access/egress to and Informational Agenda Also at that hearing from the post office 13. Facilities Report will be people from to attend that 14. Budget and Policy Report and other businesses VHB, the consulting meeting and 15. Community Engagement Report there,” she wrote in an firm doing the voice their 16. Superintendent’s Report email. “Roundabouts scoping study of the concerns about 17. Dean of Student’s Report are great in locations intersection, and they its dangers and 18. Adult Tech Ed Report where there’s nothing need to hear what we 19. Policy 4.1 Governance Style their ideas for else going on except have to say.” 20. Executive Session roads meeting.” According to improving its • Negotiations And while Lougee VTrans Project safety.” • Personnel — Judy Chaves said a roundabout Upcoming Events Manager Erin Parizo, could be installed with 21. February 13th Annual Meeting @7pm “With help from following Board Meeting a diameter of about 60 the community, the study will 22. February 14th Open House 4-7 pm 01/07 feet, Chaves said she was concerned evaluate various improvement alternatives and ultimately make it might be as large as 150 feet wide recommendations on what to and involve the taking of property. Parizo said in an email no implement going forward.” addy website Those who cannot attend the determination has been made www.addisonindependent.com a roundabout was meeting can share their thoughts whether

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