Monday, Jan. 15, 2018

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 29 No. 38

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, January 15, 2018

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Mount Abe bond set for March 6 vote Documenting climate change • A film screening locally shows the tragic effects of bleaching coral due to global warning. See Page 10.

5-town area to field $29.5M repair plan

By JOHN FLOWERS BRISTOL — It’s official.

Five-town voters on Town Meeting Day will cast ballots on a revised, $29.5 million renovation plan for Mount Abraham Union High School that would address nine project priorities touted by school

officials, albeit to a lesser degree than the $36.6 million proposal that area residents defeated last November.

The MAUHS board on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of warning the proposed 30-year bond issue for March 6. It will be school

directors’ third attempt in three years to get taxpayers’ OK for major repairs to the 50-year-old building that serves students in grades 7-12 from Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro.

“A remodeling of this scale comes only once every half-century or so, and Mt. Abe is certainly due,” Superintendent Patrick Reen told

board members. “If we agree that Mt. Abe is in need of some significant work — which I believe we do — I propose we seize the opportunity to, as our vision suggests, ‘shape our future together.’ This is our chance to imagine education 50 years out and do what is necessary now, even though it is at a cost. It will be (See Mt. Abe, Page 23)

Forum considers women leaders • Time magazine’s first female editor-in-chief will speak at Middlebury College this Friday. See Page 32.

Commodores host local rivals

• VUHS girls’ basketball entertained Mount Abe — in the school’s old gymnasium.

See Sports on Page 18.

On the edge

MALLARDS GATHER AT the edge of some open water on Lake Dunmore last Thursday afternoon when temperatures rose into the 40s.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

City Scouts thank troop supporter • Troop 539 recognized American Legion Post 14 at its Court of Honor. See Page 3.

ANWSD eyes spending cut, tax hike

Porter approved for new electronic School budget is lower than 2017, but homeonwers will pay more patient health

By ANDY KIRKALDY communities could that budget would still increase the ANWSD records system VERGENNES — The Addison ANWSD property tax rate by 8.33 increase by an estimated range of Northwest School District Board on Wednesday agreed to propose a district-wide spending plan of $21,106,261 that if approved by voters on Town Meeting Day would cut current spending by about $10,000.

Because of a projected statewide school tax rate increase of 9.4 cents

cents, according to preliminary district estimates provided to the board. Those estimates still hinge on factors that will be determined outside the district.

When the most recently calculated Common Levels of Appraisals (CLAs) in each district community are applied, school tax rates in

7.8 to 8.34 cents, or a little more or a little less than 5 percent. Addison would be on the low end and Panton on the high end of that range as it stands now, with the remaining three communities — Vergennes, Ferrisburgh and Waltham — at just over 8 cents.

(See ANWSD, Page 31)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Green Mountain Care Board has green-lighted a new, $151.7 million electronic health records system that will greatly enhance patient services at four (See Porter, Page 32)

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City hall sized up for new conference room Former police space eyed for meetings

The big thaw

TEMPERATURES ROSE AND ice melted last week on Lake Dunmore. Here a bubbling brook clears away snow and ice from a rocky shoreline and creates a small pool of open water.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By ANDY KIRKALDY saw no reasonable solution. And VERGENNES — Work could be- while Alderwoman Lynn Donnelly gin soon to convert the former Ver- agreed with Chabot and others she gennes police station’s squad room said she believed the layout would into a city hall conference room work fine for city hall employees. that would host meetings of the de“If it’s comfortable for the people velopment review board, planning that work there, let’s do it,” Donnelcommission and possibly city coun- ly said. cil.

Although all agreed the wall Vergennes City Council members should be removed, Alderman Renlast week discussed the final steps ny Perry suggested the extra exof the renovation of the former po- pense of installing a folding wall lice station space, a projthat would allow a private ect that Mayor Michael “I don’t like meeting room and better Daniels said would cost the idea define traffic flow, and no more than $15,000. the council might at least of people Earlier work toward consider the idea in the the front of the building walking into future. produced an office and city hall and “I don’t like the idea of ticket window for the walking into people walking into city Vergennes Opera House, a conference hall and walking into a plus office space for the room. I think conference room. I think Vergennes Partnership. A it should be it should be a separate door from the city hall’s room,” Perry said. front lobby opens onto a separate There was no debate the nonprofits’ shared room.” that the wall should go. As space.

— Alderman City Manager Mel HawThe larger portion of Renny Perry ley noted, its absence will the station, which was direduce finishing costs. “It rectly across the hall from the city actually cheapens the project,” he clerk’s office, has remained largely said. untouched except for removal of As for funding, Hawley said as police lockers and equipment and a capital improvement project for preliminary demolition work. downtown city property it is eligiCouncil members at their Jan. 9 ble for Water Tower Fund financmeeting agreed the wall that sepa- ing. That fund is fed by cellphone rates the squad room from the hall- companies who pay to hang broadway should be removed to create cast equipment on the city’s former one larger space, meaning wiring water tower behind city hall. and a heating unit in the wall must Daniels also pledged to City be moved. Daniels has volunteered Clerk Joan Devine that the council to do much of the demolition, as he would at some point finally turn its did in the front offices. attention to the tired carpeting and Council members agreed that paint of city hall’s existing office having citizens coming to do busi- space. ness in city hall walk through an “It’s not my intention to leave her unoccupied conference room is not office in the shape that it’s in now,” an ideal situation, but one probably Daniel said. dictated by the building’s layout.

Devine at that point looked up Alderman Matt Chabot called that from her note-taking duties. traffic flow “awkward,” but said he (See Vergennes, Page 3)

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Vergennes

RALPH WENZEL, TROOP Sponsor Executive from American Legion Post 14 in Vergennes receives a certificate of appreciation from Vergennes Boy Scout Troop 539 Scoutmaster Rob Jewett (right) and Assistant Scoutmaster Randy Gates at its Court of Honor held in December.

City Scouts thank Legion for support VERGENNES — Vergennes Boy Scout Troop 539 recently recognized the American Legion Post 14 of Vergennes for seventy years of support. In 1947 Post 14 chartered the troop and since then has provided storage, transportation and funding support.

Veterans have long supported Boy Scout troops. The American Legion’s support of the Boy Scouts of America began in 1919 at their national convention. Seventy years of support makes the American Legion Post 14/Troop 539 relationship the longest enduring Legion/B.S.A affiliation in the state of Vermont.

At the December Court of Honor, Troop 539 presented Ralph

Wenzel, Troop Sponsor Executive from American Legion Post 14 in Vergennes, with a certificate of appreciation. The Legion’s support has been directly responsible for the continued operation of the troop, which today has 22 active boys ranging from the rank of Scout to Eagle Scout.

Some of the troop’s activities are biking, hiking, camping, and community service projects and much more. It meets at the Vergennes Armory on Sunday nights from 6 to 7:30 p.m., where members work on badges, plan trips, play games, and occasionally have a guest speaker.

There is always room for more participants. Anyone interested in

Federal tax bill expected to boost state revenues

By Elizabeth Hewitt the federal changes.

VTDigger.org He wouldn’t give a figure for MONTPELIER — State fiscal of- the expected increase ahead of the ficials anticipate Vermont tax reve- release of a revenue forecast next nue will increase as a result of the week compiled by economists for changes made to the federal tax sys- the administration and the Legislatem last month. ture. However, he said the amount is While many Vermonters will like- “certainly not a game-changer.” ly see their federal tax Samsom said if any bill go down as a result group of taxpayers sees of the package Congress “The a particularly big jump passed in December, governor in their state taxes as a some could see their state does not result of the federal bill, tax bill go up. administration may want to raise the Gov. Phil Scott’s adrecommend adjusting ministration may propose taxes on state law to avoid those changes to Vermont laws Vermonter.” increases. if some groups of taxpay“The governor does — Kaj Samsom ers see their state tax bills not want to raise taxes on increase significantly as Vermonters,” he said. a result of the federal changes, acScott vowed not to increase taxes cording to Tax Commissioner Kaj or fees in his State of the State adSamsom. dress last week.

Samsom said Thursday that modSamsom said the state is waiting els the department has done, work- for more details before making a ing with fiscal experts for the Leg- recommendation. islature as well, indicate the state is “Once we know what’s going on likely to collect more revenue under (See Tax revenue, Page 7)

joining or getting more information can contact Scout Master Robert Jewett at 802-877-1094.

(Continued from Page 2) “While I’m still employed here?” she asked.

In other business on Jan. 9, the council: • Heard from Hawley that the city-owned Sam Fishman Pool finished the 2017 season with a $10,000 fund balance, in part because Fishman family members Andrew and Audrey Fishman Franklin doubled their annual donation from $2,000 to $4,000.

Hawley also credited increased numbers on the Vergennes Champs swim team, the work of pool director Jen Kingsley, and the labor- and material-saving switch in water treatment from pool employees to sewer treatment plant workers.

• Discussed city input into a planned Feb. 5 Addison County Regional Planning Commission hearing on the 55-page transportation section of the regional plan.

Hawley told council members they should make their voices heard on such issues as a potential Route 22A bypass or alternate truck route along Routes 7 and 17.

• Approved a request by the local Daughters of the American Revolu-

tion chapter to place a bench honoring Korean War veterans on cityowned property along Otter Creek off Macdonough Drive.

• Discussed removal of holiday lights from the city green. Alderman Renny Perry said Vergennes Partnership volunteers would be willing to remove lower lights.

Council members agreed to contact volunteer Shannon Mahoney, who collected money to purchase most of the lights this season, to learn her preferences on how the lights should be handled and stored.

“Eighty percent of the lights, I think they’re hers,” Hawley said. City Council members also agreed they preferred not to have lights on the green used year-round.

• Agreed to spend $175 to maintain membership in the Addison County Chamber of Commerce.

• Appointed Patricia Ganson to replace Henry Broughton on the city’s Revolving Loan Fund Committee, which decides on making loans to city ventures from a pot of money that eventually came to the city as part of a Community Block Grant that helped renovate a Main Street building.

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Guest Editorial The Legislature and Vermont’s core challenges The Vermont Legislature returned to work with a single goal that should prevail over all others — the need to redeploy and reallocate the resources we have to break us out of the low-growth cycle we’re in.

Everything else is a sideshow.

It’s doable. But it will require putting aside the routine political machinations that come with the November general election. It’s not about raising the minimum wage — which would only hurt those it would be set up to help — or about raising taxes, or by trying to correct at the state level what the federal government has changed at the national level.

It’s about admitting that we have a demographic issue that is challenging us to the core. It’s about admitting that our growth is concentrated in — at tops — four counties, and that Chittenden County is the only county spared pockets of poverty. It’s about recognizing the mismatch between what we spend on education and what we get in return, and asking what can be done to increase the percentage of students who pursue higher education. It’s about addressing fundamental challenges to adults who cannot enter the workforce because affordable (and quality) childcare is not available.

As a state, we don’t have the resources to open a statewide marketing campaign trying to lure businesses to our shores. And we cannot afford the sorts of campaigns being pursued elsewhere — like New York and its free tuition programs, or New Haven, Connecticut, which not only offers free in-state tuition, but as much as $40,000 toward a home if the recipients will only stay for a decade.

Our challenge is several-fold; we have to be competitive as to our cost of living, we have to be appealing as a place for our youth to stay and as a place for tomorrow’s generation to live and work, and we have to have the amenities that make us attractive to upcoming generations.

To do that requires focusing on core objectives, the sorts of things that are valued most.

First, is the state of our schools and the quality of the education offered.

We spend $1.6 billion on our schools and we educate roughly 78,000 students. We have the resources to do much better than we’re doing and the resources for the process to be more inclusive, particularly when it comes to the 0-5 age group. This also includes addressing childcare needs and it includes a refocus on higher education spending. Second, like it or not, we have a new reality and that reality is a federal government that has every chance of being less and less charitable toward states, and particularly high-cost, highly taxed states. Like Vermont. We need to figure out what that means and how we adjust; it doesn’t work to stick our heads in the sand and hope for a different outcome. Vermont’s too small for Washington to care.

Third, we can no longer tread water hoping that a plan will appear out of the mist to guide us to a more prosperous future. There is no question that we will continue to see downward pressure on our spending patterns. There is no question that our budgets will struggle to meet projections. And, if trends continue, there is no question that our demographic challenges will intensify.

That’s our reality.

But Vermonters would feel better if those realities were admitted to rather than denied. And they would feel better if there were a plan we could agree to that moved us forward. We’re not alone; most of New England is in the same fix.

The definition of a good legislative session would be a bipartisan approach to Vermont’s fundamental challenge, which is how best to keep what we have, and to expand our economic opportunities.

Cross your fingers.

Emerson Lynn / St. Albans Messenger

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A SINGLE TREE and a snowy field are held in place by a fence in Cornwall last Thursday afternoon.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Universal primary care bill would be a major benefit In your Jan. 4, 2018, article about the new Accountable Care Organization (One Care) and the All Payer Model, both statewide initiatives that are also being implemented in Addison County, the goals of “better care, better access to care, and cost savings” are correctly articulated.

But, will an Accountable Care Organization and a new way of paying providers other than fee for service really achieve these goals?

Whatever else these new initiative

accomplish, universal access can only happen if health care is a public good. Paying the provider a capitated payment versus a fee for service, whatever the possible merits, won’t impact the patient who has high out-of-pocket costs and avoids going to the doctor in the first place.

Legislation currently being considered in Montpelier, on the other hand, would actually increase access markedly if implemented.

That legislation is S53/H248. These

bills would make primary care a publicly financed, public good in Vermont, with no out-of-pocket costs to patients. Since primary care is inexpensive (less than 6 percent of total health care costs), implementing universal primary care is not a big ticket item. Yet, making primary care universally accessible with no financial barriers to care would markedly improve public health in our state.

All studies show that access to (See Letter, Page 5)

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Letters to the Editor Good idea to move Mt. Abe library

The conceptual plans for renovating the Mt. Abraham Middle/ High School call for relocating the library to the entrance area of the building.

There is much confusion in the community about the reasoning behind this move and the need for the associated costs.

Evaluating the current space, the changes to educational needs, and how the existing classrooms relate to each other has been ongoing.

Relocating the library within the building was born of the perspective that consolidating metal/wood/ tech education spaces on the main level is logical.

The wood shop is located on the ground floor, near the facilities maintenance department. Raw materials are easily deliverable from the outside to these spaces through service doors.

The metal shop is located on the second floor. Delivering raw materials must be accomplished by stairway as the elevator is not suitably sized for this function.

The staircase contains a switchback with a landing in the middle.

Carrying long metal pieces up a winding staircase has obviously been accomplished out of necessity but the walls take a beating and this activity must be scheduled when other traffic on the stairs is non-existent.

The current library location, along with the surrounding rooms, provides adequate space to consolidate all of these shop areas plus the facilities maintenance department. An existing service door behind the library will serve for easy delivery of all types of materials.

Expanding Mt. Abraham’s accessibility to the community is a vibrant conversation. This consolidation creates the opportunity to use these spaces for adult education in off school hours, as they can be secured from other academic areas

of the building.

Now, to choose an alternative location for the library. Our school is first and foremost a facility for learning. A library is an integral piece of any educational institution and a traditional symbol of study.

Locating this space at the entrance of the building provides proof that our focus is on educating our children. The proximity to the gym sends the message that we focus on the minds and physical well-being of our students. For new families considering a move to our community, this first impression is essential.

I graduated from Mt. Abraham in 1982. The library looked then very much like it does today. However, the ways it is utilized by the students are very different. For one thing, computers had not yet been incorporated into our daily lives. It speaks volumes to the abilities of the librarians and administrators to keep up with the rapidly changing technological and learning needs of our student in the existing space. To serve the next generations of our students, upgrading the library into a robust media hub is necessary, no matter the location within the building.

There are many ways to learn; reading, participating, physically building, discussion, planning.

Public schools must incorporate all these methods, and more. Libraries and mechanical shop disciplines are two important segments to a complete educational curriculum.

The current, conceptual plan for renovating Mt. Abraham includes comprehensive, deliberate, and thoughtful attention to all areas of the facility. Once the bond amount is established, the detailed specifications can be established.

Please vote on Town Meeting Day. Denise Dalton Monkton

Letter (Continued from Page 4) primary care is the single most significant step that can be taken which can improve overall public health. Better still, a universally accessible primary care system will contain overall system costs, as patients who do not delay care can be treated before their symptoms are more serious, and therefore more costly.

While it might be a good thing to experiment with different payment systems for providers (other than fee for service), we need to be aware that this is not the main issue as far as access is concerned.

Indeed, there are some countries that have universal national health care systems that still use fee for

service. Despite this, their per capita health care costs are much lower than the United States.

Their lower costs are due to several factors. First comes universal access. Health care problems are treated earlier before they are more expensive. Also, such public systems have much lower administrative costs, since they do not have multiple private insurers. These public systems also have stricter controls over prices of services and drugs.

We can take a step in the direction of better health and cost control by making primary care a universal public good in Vermont.

Ellen Oxfeld Middlebury

Why targeted stormwater control?

Stormwater runoff is a serious Agency’s efforts to reduce stormwater quality problem in Vermont water pollution and strategically that demands action. There is a fine meet our water quality goals, but balance between moving forward this new approach will require with urgency and unnecessarily modification of the current statute. compromising on cost-effective This new approach includes a solutions. We must use the best tailored solution to address speavailable science and cific water quality technology to ensure challenges in differwe select the most ent parts of the State. efficient path to clean The new rule will not water. I think Vercompromise the subThis week’s monters want us, and stantial environmenexpect us, to invest Community Forum tal benefits Act 64 is is by Julie Moore, their money wisely. intended to achieve, For those not Secretary of the but will do so without familiar with the Vermont Agency of placing unnecessary stormwater manage- Natural Resources, financial strain on ment rule, it is part the state agency Vermont’s businesses of Vermont’s Clean with primary and property owners.

Water Act (Act 64) responsibility for One way the stormpassed in 2015. protecting and water management Among other things, sustaining Vermont’s rule will be improved Act 64 requires state environment, natural is through regional agencies to put new resources, wildlife stormwater strategies. programs into place and forests, and These tailored apthat address polluted for maintaining proaches will support runoff from devel- Vermont’s beloved watershed-specific oped lands, including state parks. solutions. The Lake directing the Agency Champlain and Lake of Natural Resources to establish Memphremagog watersheds need a rule that requires installation of a phosphorous-reduction approach stormwater controls on properties while Connecticut River watershed with three or more acres of imper- requires nitrogen-reduction stratvious surfaces (like parking lots egies. Just to our south in Massaand roofs). chusetts, research by the U.S EPA Stormwater controls include found that the cost of stormwater things like ponds and rain gar- controls could be reduced by more dens that improve water quality than 60 percent simply by optimizand reduce runoff. Over the last ing stormwater management and few months, I have been working tailoring the controls to the pollutwith my team of scientists and en- ant of concern. gineers to develop a stormwater We also need a rule that doesn’t management rule that achieves place undue burden on property the important water quality goals owners. The retrofits necessary to required by Act 64. My team has treat stormwater pollution from exidentified ways to improve the isting development can be expen-

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sive, and there is an opportunity to develop more cost-effective, pollutant-specific practices that will achieve our water quality goals.

The affected properties are not simply box-store parking lots.

Rather, they’re high schools, nursing homes, homeowner associations and hospitals. These establishments were built before stormwater management was required for all new, large-scale developments. If we were to continue to rely on the existing approach, the estimated total cost of installing stormwater controls over the next 20 years exceeds $350 million.

The new approach identified by my team will not slow down the implementation of stormwater control projects identified in the pollution budget for Lake Champlain. The timeframe for compliance with the new rule will remain the same, with the rule going into effect in 2023 as directed by Act 64. In fact, the proposed rule changes would actually accelerate implementation in some cases, like with Lake Memphremagog.

Our commitment to clean water cannot simply be measured in the dollars Vermonters are asked to spend to address the problem.

I would hope it could go without saying that the primary goal of Vermont’s clean water initiative is not simply to spend money, rather it is to reach water quality standards. The Governor, the Administration, and my team at the Agency of Natural Resources remain fully committed to clean water — and we will be strategic, thoughtful, and intentional in how we invest your dollars.

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ADDISON COUNTY

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Wayne Jones Sr., 62, West Ferrisburgh WEST FERRISBURGH — Wayne S. Jones Sr., 62, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

He was born August 8, 1955 in Adams, Mass., the son Paul S. Jones and Lynn Beckwith.

He was a member of St. Peter’s Church in Vergennes and American Legion Post 14 in Vergennes. He served in the Navy from 1976 to 1996 and retired in Burlington as a Senior Chief in the Seabees. He owned the Otter Creek Bait Shop, and he also enjoyed hunting.

Wayne is survived by his wife Diane Jones; three children, Wayne S. Jones Jr., Kyle Jones and Maia Blacklock; a grandson, Bennett Blacklock; his father Paul Jones; two brothers, three sisters and several nieces and nephews.

His mother Lynn Beckwith predeceased him.

Visiting hours were held on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes from 1 to 3 p.m. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, at St. Peter’s Church in Vergennes.

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Joyce Cameron, 73, Salisbury SALISBURY — Joyce Ann (Gardner) Cameron, 73, while residing at Woodridge Nursing Home, left the hands and tore the hearts of her family and loved ones as she stepped into the loving arms of her savior, Jesus, on Jan. 3rd, 2018.

Joyce was the daughter of the late Clarence and Jean (Ward) Gardner.

She was born in New York, N.Y. on Oct. 15, 1944. Joyce graduated from Valhalla High School, (N.Y.) in 1963 and later from O’Brien’s school of Cosmetology in Burlington, Vt. After a few years as a hairdresser, Joyce operated a shop from her home in Salisbury, while raising her family until 1986. She began work for the Town of Salisbury as Clerk and retired from the City Clerk’s office in Vergennes in 2006. After retirement, she gave of her time at the Pregnancy Resource Center of Addison County in Middlebury.

Mom loved the Lord, her family and friends; enjoyed laughter, flowers, feeding the birds, and gardening. She vacationed on the coast of Maine for many years and loved the ocean, lighthouses, collecting shells, and walking the beach or reading a good book nearby. We said a long goodbye while she lived with frontotemporal dementia for the last five

years, but even in that she loved life and lived it well — giving back to those who knew her and met her. She was always quick with a smile and a sparkle in the eye.

Joyce is survived by her children; her daughter Barbara Pine and her husband Ken of Holland, Vt., daughter Kim LaCount and her husband Brian of Moretown, Vt., son John LaFountaine of Moriah, N.Y., son Chris LaFountaine of Addison, Vt., son Gabriel Cameron and his wife Karen of Salisbury, Vt., and daughter Jeannie Tucker and her husband Kaillum of Madison, Wis., as well as fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Additional survivors include her brother James Gardner and his partner Terri Cutrone-Donnelly of Danbury, Conn., sister Margaret Heartsong and her husband Robert of Parker Dam, Ca., sister Marian Reynolds and her husband William of Brewster, N.Y., sister Kathy Gardner of Redding, Conn., and brother John Gardner and his partner Joan Pulver of Brewster, N.Y., along with many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, and sister, Barbara O’Boyle of Danbury, Conn.

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JOYCE A. CAMERON her life will take place later this summer in Vergennes, Vt. In lieu of flowers, gifts of memorial in her name may be made to the Pregnancy Resource Center of Addison County, PO Box 56, Middlebury, VT 05753.

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Barbara O’Brien, 77, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Barbara Mitchell O’Brien, 77, a longtime resident of Middlebury, Vt., and Boca Raton, Fla., died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at Porter Medical Center following a yearlong residence in Vermont.

Born December 29, 1940, in Middlebury to Isadore and Kate Mitchell (Benedict), Barbara was educated locally, graduating MHS in 1958. She started her family soon after, marrying Michael Quesnel, together raising their three children in Cornwall, Vt. She was a prideful woman who enjoyed working in the community.

She worked at Middlebury College, then at Standard Register, where she met the love of her life Michael O’Brien. The two moved to Florida in the early 90’s, where Barb would then live within just a few miles of her brothers Dick and Donnie Mitchell.

In Florida she managed the printing center at FAU, making friends and enjoying the company of the young students. Barbara and Mike made many new friends in Florida, including the numerous people who became “family” from the Moose Lodge.

Friends and family were always

brought to the Moose Lodge when visiting Florida, welcomed with open arms from her friends there because she had brought in new photos and stories of her family for years.

Barbara could always be seen with an activity in her hands; knitting, solitaire, or one of the many books that she enjoyed reading then passing on to friends and family. She was a huge Vikings fan, rearranging her Sundays to be free for the big game and rallying against anyone who was against her team.

Her knitting touched the hearts of many beyond her family. Hundreds of her knitted hats were regularly sent to the children at Moose Heart in IL. Others she was proud to donate to the local hospital for cancer and NECU patients. Barbara’s dedication to the Moose club did not end there, in fact she was a charter member of the Moose Club in Boca Raton. In addition to her Moose membership, she was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion.

She was a “spunky” woman who took life’s opportunity to celebrate whenever she could. She enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s Eve especially. It was a tradition for

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Barbara and any family and friends who were around to meet at the public beach in Boca Raton every New Year’s Day just before sunrise.

Welcoming the new year with the sun coming up, champagne all around, and the love of her friends and family.

She was predeceased by her parents, her adoring husband Michael O’Brien, who passed just shy of a year prior, and brothers Stewart and Donnie. She is survived by her children, Donna Quesnel and husband David Munson, Michael Quesnel and wife Lisa, and John Quesnel and wife Abbey; two step-children, Sean and wife Karen, and Kelly O’BrienDriscoll; her brothers Richard and wife Linda Mitchell, Dean and Stacy, Bill and Kara, Izzy and Jodi and brother Bob, a sister Kate Quesnel and husband John, along with numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other longtime friends she considered family.

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Tax revenue (Continued from Page 3) fully, in the aggregate, at the individual level, we are going to assess from there,” he said. “And to the extent there are cohorts of folks that are hurting at the Vermont tax level because of this, we’re going to look into what we can do.”

However, Samsom said, if the impact on Vermonters is generally minor, the administration may not suggest changes.

“We’re getting ahead of ourselves a little bit to say that there will be a proposal,” he said.

Samsom spoke in front of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, noting that the department worked closely with legislative fiscal experts when modeling how the federal package will affect state revenues.

The package roughly doubled the standard federal income tax deduction, decreased tax rates, increased the child tax credit, capped the deduction for state and local taxes at $10,000 and made many other changes.

Samsom told the committee that families with similar income levels could end up with very different situations depending on how many children they have and other factors.

Vermont’s revenues were less affected than they might have been because of a change lawmakers made last year, shifting to using adjusted gross income as a base for calculating taxes, rather than federal taxable income.

Because of that move last year, the Tax Department does not anticipate the state will see major changes in revenue resulting from the federal tax reduction for pass-through busi-

nesses, according to Samsom.

Under the earlier format using federal taxable income, the passthrough provision would factor into the initial figure used to calculate state tax. Under the new system, the pass-through provision is not a factor, according to Samsom.

Rep. Janet Ancel, D-Calais, chair of the committee, said “it’s way too early to say” if lawmakers will make any changes in light of the federal bill. She’s waiting for the economists’ forecasts at the Emergency Board meeting next week.

Questions remain about the federal tax package, she said, adding the regulations haven’t yet been written.

There’s been discussion of Congress taking up a bill with corrections to the initial legislation, she said.

“I don’t want to do anything dramatic until we have a better sense of what’s going on,” Ancel said.

Ancel said her committee would look at a proposal to adjust state taxes if the Scott administration puts one forward.

“We need to know what’s actually happening, and if the governor makes a proposal, we’ll obviously look at it,” Ancel said.

Rep. Cynthia Browning, D-Arlington, said she does not believe the federal tax package was truly tax reform, but instead a tax cut. She said she is not looking to raise taxes on Vermonters but sees a need for change in the state tax code.

“I still like the idea of true tax reform, where you close loopholes, you simplify things. Some people may pay more, some people may pay less, you probably raise about the same amount of revenue, but you have a better tax system,” she said.

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Town meeting resolutions target climate Arguing that the state is falling behind in its effort to combat climate change, activists are pushing to get the issue before Town Meeting Day voters this year.

The Burlington-based group 350Vermont says it has petitions underway in at least 30 towns to put a climate resolution on town meeting agendas. Two of those 30 towns are in Addison County: Cornwall and Salisbury.

Such resolutions won’t carry any legal weight. But 350Vermont says they’re trying to drum up support for

quicker action to curb fossil fuel use and boost renewable energy.

“People recognize that climate change is urgent and that our political leadership is falling short on solutions,” said Maeve McBride, 350Vermont director.

The resolution asks towns and the state to oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure, including gas pipelines. It also looks for new commitments on the shift to renewable energy.

Vermont’s comprehensive energy plan calls for renewable sources to meet 90 percent of the state’s ener-

gy needs by 2050. But 350Vermont says the state is not making enough progress toward that goal.

“We should have a lot more renewable energy infrastructure in place right now,” said Jaiel Pulskamp, a field organizer for the nonprofit. “So we’re falling behind.”

350Vermont also is pushing for steps like improving public transportation, offering more electric car charging stations and weatherizing more homes and buildings, Pulskamp said.

— Mike Faher, VTDigger.org

Leaders seek better tuition aid for National Guard Waiving in-state college tuition for National Guard members would boost recruitment and expand the state’s workforce, said supporters of two bills at a news conference Thursday.

H.72 and S.195 would shift tuition assistance for service members from a limited pool of interest-free loans to a full tuition benefit program.

Vermont is the only state in the Northeast that does not offer a full tuition benefit. According to Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the Vermont National

Guard’s adjutant general, that means prospective recruits often pass over Vermont, choosing instead to enlist in nearby states that will give them a full ride.

“In the last year alone, the Army National Guard under-recruited by 50 soldiers and the Air National Guard under-recruited by 60 airmen, leaving 350-plus vacancies across the ranks of our organization,” Cray said.

Those vacancies make it harder for soldiers to accomplish their disaster

relieve missions, said 1st Lt. Mike Arcovich, a Guard public affairs officer.

Guard members currently can apply for interest-free loans toward tuition at Vermont colleges and universities.

Funding varies from year to year, so the amount an applicant is eligible for may change over the course of his or her education.

Loans average between $4,000 and $6,000 and can be forgiven after Guard service obligation is met.

— Mike Dougherty, VTDigger.org

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Soup’s on!

A SOUP SUPPER will warm you up on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m., at the New Haven Congregational Church. The New Haven Ladies Union will offer a variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverage and dessert — a perfect tonic for the cold weather.

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Day of Diversity in Bristol.

Monday Jan. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library, 40 North St. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, join folks for films, crafts, music, storytelling, and food. For all ages and free. More info call 802-453-2366.

Free Beginner/Intermediate Sun Style Tai Chi classes in Vergennes. Begins Monday, Jan. 15, 10:15-11:15 a.m. St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 S. Maple St. Come practice Beginner/ Intermediate Level, Parts 1 & 2 on Mondays & Wednesdays through April 11. More info contact Beverly Blakeney at 802-222-0455 or email beverlyblakeney@gmail.com.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day concert in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 15, 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. In “Diva Man and Friends: A Special Concert in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.” Come experience François Clemmons and a number of his talented “friends” as they honor Dr. King with music, song, poetry, and readings from other civil rights and anti-slavery pioneers.

Brain Injury Support Group meeting in Middlebury. Monday, Jan 15, 5-6:30, Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The discussion will focus on sharing helpful strategies for the new year.

More info contact Lisa at 802-388-2720

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Blood pressure/foot care clinic in Brandon. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 11 a.m., Conant Square. Sponsored

by VNA & Hospice of Southwest Region; $10; no appointment necessary. More info: 802-770-1536.

Talk by Addison Godine in Middlebury.

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 4:30 p.m., Room 304, Johnson Memorial Building. Godine is director of construction for Getaway, a “tiny house hotel” company in Brooklyn. He also created the uhü (urban housing unit), a compact apartment space on wheels that traveled through Boston as a pop-up exhibition. As an architectural studies major at Middlebury, Godine was

a leader of the 2011 Solar Decathlon team.

Free.

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Soup supper in New Haven.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church. The Ladies Union will offer a variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverage and dessert. $8 adults. More info: call Carol at 453-5059.

Book discussion in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. Meet and discuss “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley.

Open to everyone; the Mystery Readers Book Group meets on Wednesdays every month.

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“Civility in Divisiveness? A Lesson from America’s Civil War” talk in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 18, 4-5 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. A reception, talk and discussion with noted teacher, historian and author, Bill Quigley, as he chronicles the amazing story told in his historical narrative “Pure Heart.”

Discover Girl Scouts in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 18, 6-7 p.m., Mary Hogan Elementary School Library, Mary Hogan Dr. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains will be holding a free information session for girls and parents. Meet local Girl Scouts and volunteers, learn about expanded STEM and outdoor programs, enjoy fun, girl-led activities and explore becoming a Girl Scout. More info at girlscoutsgwm.org, or 888-474-9686.

Addison County 4-H Foundation annual meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m., UVM Extension Office, on Pond Lane. More info contact Martha Seifert at 802-388-4969.

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Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe at Watershed Center in Bristol. Friday, Jan. 19. Moderate

four-mile hike on the Middle Forest Trail.

Meet at Watershed’s parking area (approximately 1.3 miles east of North Street, New Haven, on Plank Rd near the Bristol town line). Wear appropriate clothing; bring water, food and hiking poles if desired. More info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@gmail. com or 802-388-5407. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Gallery talk in Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 19, 12:30 p.m., Sabra Field Lecture Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Middlebury College senior Caroline Knapp, a joint major in History of Art and Architecture and Classics, presents her senior work in process on the museum’s recently acquired and richly storied portrait from Fayum, Egypt.

Part of the Fridays at the Museum series.

Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Italy spaghetti dinner in Bristol. Friday, Jan. 19, 5-7 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Hosted by the St. Ambrose Knights of Columbus, the menu includes all-you-caneat spaghetti with sauce, garlic bread, salad, beverages, and dessert. All proceeds will go toward furthering the Knights’ mission of aiding the community in a variety of ways from Coats for Kids to the Special Olympics. Tickets $10 adults/$5 children 12 and under/$25 family.

Ladies Union Soup Supper in New Haven.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. A variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverages and dessert. Admission $8 adults. More info contact Carol at 802-453-5059.

Addison Otters Paint Night fundraiser in Bristol. Friday, Jan. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Cafeteria, Mt. Abraham Union High School, Airport Rd. A paint ‘n’ sip event to raise funds for the Addison Otters swim team. Tickets $35 in Advance/$40 at the door. More info contact Jackie at 802-349-9315 or Jackie Rivers Paint N Sip Facebook page.

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Green Mountain Club TAM hike in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 20.

An easy to moderate three-plus mile hike that meanders through Battell and Means Woods with an 800 feet ascent up Chipman Hill. Wear appropriate clothing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if used.

This is a dog friendly event. More info contact Mike Greenwood at mike802vt@comcast. net or 802-349-5653 or Wendy Warren at wwwredhead@yahoo.com or 609-751-7633.

For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Cabin fever breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, Jan. 20, 8-10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, School Rd. Menu includes pancakes with maple syrup, home fries, sausage, breakfast casseroles and more. Tickets Adults $8/ Children $4/Families $20. Bring a non-perishable food item donation for the food shelf.

Landowners discuss potential pipeline at meeting in Leicester. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m., Leicester Meeting House, Route 7.

Landowners who gained experience and insight as to how Vermont Gas Systems operates and how contracts are negotiated during the laying of the natural gas pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury will inform those in the potential path of an extension of that pipeline to Rutland. The goal is to protect landowner rights and to help those affected make sound decisions. Refreshments will be served.

“Chasing Coral” on screen in Middlebury.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. This film taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a selfproclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to record bleaching events as they happen.

Battling technical malfunctions and the force of nature, they document the tragic transformation below the waves. Q&A with cinematographer and alum Andrew Ackerman.

Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or

802-443-3168.

Jeremy Holt in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 20, 3-5 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Vermont writer Jeremy Holt signs his latest book, “Skinned.” Light refreshments will be served at this reception and book signing.

Skate with the Panther Women in Middlebury.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 5-6 p.m., Kenyon Arena.

Fans young and old are invited to join the Middlebury College women’s hockey team on the ice after their 3 p.m. game vs. Bowdoin.

Team pictures will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of Panther Hockey.

King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Jan. 20, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center, 3279 Route 7. The socializing begins at 6:30 with a sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games. All are welcome.

“Quilters, the Musical” in Middlebury.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. A tender, moving play about a pioneer woman and her daughters that portrays the lot of women on the prairie through music, dance and drama. Free will donation.

Swing Noire on stage in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come see Vermont’s hottest Hot Club style quartet who play with great energy, soul, sophistication, and improvisation. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music, or Brandon-music.net.

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All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast in Addison. Sunday, Jan. 21, 7-11 a.m., Addison Fire Station, Jct. Routes 17 & 22A. Menu includes plain and blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon, home fries, coffee, hot chocolate, and orange juice.

Tickets $6/adults/$4/kids under 12. Funds will be used to purchase equipment for the Addison Volunteer Fire Department. More information at 802-759-2237.

Champlain Valley Fiddlers in Middlebury.

Sunday, Jan. 21, noon-5 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. All fiddlers welcome. Music and dancing. Refreshments available. Donation $3.

It’s a mystery

THE MYSTERY READERS book discussion group will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St., in Middlebury to discuss “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley and is open to all.

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go to benefit UVM Children’s Hospital. More info contact Jackie Rivers at 802-349-9315 or Jackie Rivers Paint N Sip on Facebook.

Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Led

by Brisson’s powerful, expressive vocals, this group of veteran Addison County performers offers music that is real and heartfelt, from soulful and bluesy to rocking alt-country. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-2474295, info@brandon-music, or Brandonmusic.net.

Patrick Ross performs in Bristol. Saturday, Jan. 27, 8-10 p.m., Walkover Gallery and Concert Room, Main St. The first show in this years Cabin Fever Series will feature multi-instrumental wiz Patrick Ross. Tickets are $20 More info or for reservations call 802-453-3188 x2.

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Civil War civility

IN “CIVILITY IN Divisiveness? A Lesson from America’s Civil War,” noted teacher, historian and author Bill Quigley chronicles the amazing story told in his historical narrative “Pure Heart: the Faith of a Father and Son in the War for a More Perfect Union” the presentation is on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 4-5 p.m., in the Community Room at EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Terrace.

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“Love, Grief, and Activism: Mindfulness in Times of Crisis” lecture in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 22, 4:30-6 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. Come and hear Lama Rod Owens, an author, activist, and Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, as he discusses a radical vision of bringing our full selves into the complexity of living.

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Michael Katz in Middlebury.

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 4-5:30 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Acclaimed translator and Middlebury College professor Michael R. Katz reads from and discusses his latest translated work, “Crime and Punishment.”

Diabetes Prevention Program in Middlebury.

Begins Tuesday, Jan. 23, 4:30 p.m., Porter Medical Center. The first session of a 16-week program designed to help people who are deemed at-risk for type one diabetes. Potential candidates are those considered pre-diabetic based on elevated results in glucose tolerance test, or A1C or previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Persons considered at-risk may also qualify to participate. Free.

Registration required. Contact Michele Butler, Community Health Team, 802-388-8860 or mbutler@portermedical.org.

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WEDNESDAY

“Power and Culture in Foreign Aid: Beyond the Savior Complex” in Middlebury. Wednesday Jan. 24, 4-9 p.m., Robert A. Jones ‘59 Conference Room, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Middlebury College. The fifth annual student-organized conference on global development and aid.

More info at https://tinyurl.com/y8tx39xm.

VFW Paint N Sip fundraiser in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 6-8 p.m. VFW, 530 Exchange St. A paint ‘n’ sip event to raise funds for local veterans’ programs. Limited tickets available. Tickets $35. Pre-registration required. More info call the VFW at 802-3889468 or register at bit.ly/2AxVEXl.

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THURSDAY

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section annual meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. A brief social time with hearty refreshments will be followed by the meeting. GMC’s Kristin McLane will present a program and photographs of her summer 2017 hike on the long distance Cohos Trail in New Hampshire. More info contact Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@ gmail.com. Accessible parking at Middlebury Union High School. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

“Power and Culture in Foreign Aid: Beyond the Savior Complex” in Middlebury.

Wednesday Jan. 25, 4-9 p.m., Robert A. Jones ‘59 Conference Room, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Middlebury College. The fifth annual student-organized conference on global development and aid. More info at https://tinyurl.com/y8tx39xm.

John Graham Housing & Services farewell and welcome celebration in Vergennes.

Thursday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main St. Join the staff, board and volunteers as they celebrate the contributions of outgoing executive director Elizabeth Ready and welcome new co-directors Peter Kellerman and Kate Schirmer-Smith. Catering

by Three Squares Café. Suggested $10 donation. Proceeds to benefit John Graham Housing & Services. RSVP to info@johngrahamshelter.org.

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section annual meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Meeting followed by a talk by Kristin McLane, GMA Membership & Communications coordinator on her summer 2017 hike of the 170 mile Cohos trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. More info at gmcbreadloaf. org.

Eric Sorenson speaks in New Haven.

Thursday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Town Offices, North St. Sorenson, a Natural Community Ecologist for the VT Fish & Wildlife Department will give a presentation entitled “Vermont Conservation Design: A Vision for Our Ecological Future — How Do New Haven and Neighboring Areas Fit into this Vision?” Free. Part of the New Haven’s Armchair Naturalist Speaker Series.

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Quilters’ community service projects in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 27, 9 a.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Milk and Honey Quilters’ Guild members will sew clothing protectors, fidget quilts and ‘port’ pillows (for chemotherapy patients) for distribution to community service programs. More info contact Peg Allen at 802-623-6211.

Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe to Silent Cliff in Hancock. Saturday, Jan. 27.

Hike steeply north on the Long Trail from Route 125, Middlebury Gap, for 0.4 of a mile to the more level Silent Cliff trail south 0.4 miles for views of Monastery Mountain and the Green Mountains south. Wear appropriate clothing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if used.

More info contact Anne Christie at achristie1026@gmail.com or 802-388-4347. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

“Recharge Together: A Day of Active Hope” workshop in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. In a follow-up to a similar workshop of a year ago, the Interfaith Climate Action Network (ICAN) offers this day of experiential, interactive practices, inspired by the work of Buddhist Joanna Macy. Two registration options: half day from 9 a.m.-noon, and full day from 9 a.m.-4-p.m. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. Bring lunch. Suggested donation $10.00, to go to a local non-profit. More info contact Heidi Willis at redsprings@myfairpoint.net or 802-352-4327.

“Tosca” live stream in HD in Middlebury.

Saturday, Jan. 27, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MET’s latest rendition of this beloved opera stars Kristine Opolais in the title role opposite Vittorio Grigolo and Bryn Terfel. A free talk about the opera will be given in the studio on the lower level before the broadcast at 12:15 p.m. Tickets: adults $24/$10 students, and are available at 802-3829222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door.

Benefit Paint N Sip in North Ferrisburgh.

Saturday, Jan. 27, 5-7 p.m., The Village Tavern, Route 7. Cost is $40 and proceeds

SUNDAY

Caregivers’ conference in Shoreham. Sunday, Jan. 28, 1-4 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. For all people who work with small children, both informally and professionally. Learn about ways to support emerging literacy in children ages 0-5, how to select and share books that children love, and some extension activities to take the learning beyond the book. More info contact Abby at 802-897-2647.

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Town forests public visioning workshop and open house in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m., Middlebury Town Offices, 77 Main St. Share thoughts and ideas to help explore the range of recreational uses you’d like to see in Battell Woods, Means Woods, and Chipman Hill town forests. The workshop is an open house format, so drop in any time. More info at addisonindependent. com/201801middlebury-prepare-plan-itspublic-forests-1.

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Howard Frank Mosher commemorative book event in Middlebury. Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6:30-8 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. In celebration of the late Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher, community members read from his work, featuring his last book, “Points North.”

LIVEMUSIC Swing Noire in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners in Brandon, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Patrick Ross in Bristol. Saturday, Jan. 27, 8-10 p.m., Walkover Gallery and Concert Room.

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“CHASING CORAL,” A film about the challenges of documenting the crisis facing coral reefs, will screen on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 3 and 8 p.m. at Middlebury College’s Dana Auditorium.

Photo courtesy Exposure Labs

Swing Noire to bring their great energy to Brandon Vermont’s hottest Hot Club style Violinist David Gusakov, twins quartet, Swing Noire, makes music Rob and Jim McCuen on guitar that “will entrance and surprise you.” and double bass and guitarist Jim Get entranced on Saturday, Jan. 20, Stout make up this tight acoustic at 7:30 p.m. when they perform at quartet. Swing Noire has performed Brandon Music. Great energy, soul, at the Burlington Discover Jazz sophistication, and improvisation Festival, Burlington’s First Night are the hallmarks of a Swing Noire Celebration, The Town Hall Theater performance. in Middlebury, Chandler Center for Swing Noire plays Gypsy Jazz in the Arts in Randolph and many other the tradition of Django Reinhardt venues throughout Vermont and and The Quintet of the New England.

Hot Club of France.

Concert tickets are Some call it Gypsy Jazz, $20. A pre-concert some Hot Swing; in either dinner is available for case it is acoustic music $25. Reservations are in the spirit of Django required for dinner Reinhardt and Stephane and recommended for Grappelli.

by Greg Pahl the show. Venue is Swing Noire invokes BYOB. Call 802-247the energy of a swingin’ 4295 or e-mail info@ jazz club, transporting brandon-music.net for audiences back to the early days of reservations or for more information. jazz with their unique take on Hot Brandon Music is located at 62 Swing. “The Reinhardt acolytes Country Club Road in Brandon. genuinely channel American Hot INTERNATIONAL Jazz, evoking images of smoky FILM SERIES basement speakeasies and slinky The 2017-2018 Hirschfield cabarets,” says Dan Bolles of Seven International Film Series continues Days. on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Middlebury “In a time when good jazz groups College with the 2017 U.S. film, are hard to find, Swing Noire rises “Chasing Coral,” directed by Jeff to the top as one of the best jazz Orlowski. groups playing around Burlington.

Coral reefs are the nursery for Swing Noire brings you into those all life in the oceans, a remarkable smoky clubs of days past, makes ecosystem that sustains us. Yet you feel jazz the way it was meant to with carbon emissions warming be felt, full of emotion and energy,” the seas, a phenomenon called says Jennifer Crowell of First Night “coral bleaching” — a sign of Burlington. mass coral death — has been

accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.

Enter Jeff Orlowski, director of “Chasing Ice,” which created irrefutable, visual proof of the melting ice caps. Orlowski’s next

project is similarly evidentiary and powerful. “Chasing Coral” taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a selfproclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to

record bleaching events as they happen. Unfortunately, the effort is anything but simple, and the team doggedly battles technical malfunctions and the force of nature in pursuit of their golden fleece: documenting the indisputable and (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

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SECOND HALF WILL rock Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar (formerly Two Brother’s Lounge & Stage) on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 10 p.m.

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GYPSY JAZZ QUARTET Swing Noire takes the stage at Brandon Music on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

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Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) tragic transformation below the waves.

With its breathtaking photography, nail-biting suspense and startling emotion, “Chasing Coral” is a dramatic revelation that won’t have audiences sitting idle for long.

The film will be shown at 3 and again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on College Street (Route 125). It’s free. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children.

LIVE MUSIC AT NOTTE There will be two live performances this week at Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar (formerly

Two Brothers Lounge and Stage) located downstairs at 86 Main Street in Middlebury. On Wednesday, The Open Mic is hosted at 9 p.m. by the ever talented, Mark Sikora. Play solo or join Sikora and friends for a jamming good time. All talent levels are welcome. You never know, what you are going to see and hear at open mic: musicians, comedians, poetry, slam poetry or short stories. It’s free to enter and there is no cover charge.

Then, on Saturday, Jan. 20, Notte presents Addison County’s original “rock” band Second Half at 10 p.m.

There is a $3 cover charge. For more information, call 802-388-0002.

Be sure to check out the flyers in our paper this week!

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ARIES: March 21-April 20. Aries, if a special opportunity or circumstance comes your way, jump at the chance to be a part of it. Such opportunities might not come along too often, so enjoy the ride.

TAURUS: April 21-May 21. Taurus, a newfound devotion to exercise may improve your life in many different ways. If you have been vacillating on whether or not to embrace a new lifestyle, just do it.

GEMINI: May 22June 21. An unexpected situation has put you out of your element, Gemini.

For now you can simply go with the flow and see how things work out. Don’t let this get the better of you.

CANCER: June 22-July 22. Cancer, dabbling in a few different projects may give you a unique perspective and the inspiration to take things in a new direction. Keep putting out those feelers.

LEO: July 23-Aug. 23.

Leo, you have just about sold one of your ideas and now it’s just a matter of being patient. Soon the results will support your vision, and you can enjoy the fruits of your labors.

VIRGO: Aug. 24-Sept.

22. Let other people’s perceptions roll off you like water off of a duck’s back, Virgo. To get the full picture, you need to immerse yourself and make up your own mind.

LIBRA: Sept.

23Oct. 23. Libra, take a few steps back and think about whether or not a new approach is needed regarding a specific situation.

Thinking logically instead of emotionally may help.

SCORPIO: Oct. 24-Nov. 22. Scorpio, take a day to recharge your batteries if you feel your energy

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SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21. Sagittarius, looking within yourself can help you get a grasp on your situation and your future. Make the most of this introspection and use it as a catalyst for positive change.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20. Take certain things with a grain of salt, Capricorn. Until you can flush out the facts, there is no point in worrying or passing judgment. Be patient and things will come to light.

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21Feb. 18. Find more time to explore an important relationship, Aquarius.

Don’t overlook the importance of date night. Make time for this important person even if it requires sacrifices.

PISCES: Feb. 19-March 20. Pisces, do something unexpected this week and watch as those around you are inspired by your willingness to try new things.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS JANUARY 14 Dave Grohl, Singer (49) JANUARY 15 Dove Cameron, Actress (22) JANUARY 16 Lin-Manuel Miranda, Actor (38) JANUARY 17 Calvin Harris, DJ/Musician (34) JANUARY 18 Kelly Rohrbach, Model (28) JANUARY 19 Shawn Johnson, Gymnast (26) JANUARY 20 Rainn Wilson, Actor (52)

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Ode to Lilly: Starksboro man reflects on a good dog Human & K-9 friends bid their last farewells Editor’s note: Lawrence Jones of South Starksboro wrote this piece about Chris Marion’s black Lab “Lilly.”

I am no stranger to death. I have buried many people and honored more in services dedicated to their memories. I have sat with those in their last moments. I have hugged many four-footed companions as they drifted off to sleep, never to reawaken in this world.

But today was different. I missed Lilly’s death, for she lived next door, and in Vermont, next door is a small hike away. Her body was still warm when I got there, without my two, who regarded Lilly as their mother, but they didn’t need to be there at that moment — for the sake of the humans in Lilly’s life. We had a prayer, and we reminisced, and I heard stories I had not known, but then I took my leave and returned home to tell my two that Lilly was gone. They didn’t really understand, but they knew I was sad, and they comforted me.

Then a few hours later, the excavator had defrosted enough to arrive from the family business, and the family and I and my two went down in the 5 degree cold to watch the digging. Lilly would lie on our land, because it was on the way to our pond where the humans — and Lilly — loved to slip and glide across the ice. It was just the right spot, on the edge of the woods, and it will make a nice glade in springs and summers to come.

My two were intrigued by the heavy machine that dug so rapidly and easily, and so deeply, in the frozen soil. Still, I don’t think they understood, although they understand much, but they were strangers to death, until the hole was dug and the machine was silent and we retrieved a sled from the barn to bring the good Labrador’s body out into the cold.

Then they began to perceive.

We waited for the small procession of family members, ranging in age from 50 years to 4 months, to assemble outside the door of the house. Mother pulled Lilly’s body on her bed on the sled.

Son with granddaughter tucked kangaroo-style into his jacket followed. Daughter-in-law came next. My two leapt to see their mentor, and then one understood and one wanted her to get up and play. On the way to the place, we brought up the rear, and Indiana, who understood, who loved her as a daughter loves her mother, cried all the way.

We paused next to the spot, and my two said their last good-byes, both now knowing. Lilly on her bed dropped into her final resting place. Simba stood on the edge and, by accident or on purpose, pushed some dirt onto Lilly’s body. We watched close by as the

LILLY excavator, son and granddaughter at the controls, did its work and did it well. A large stone that a few moments before had been deep

down now marks the spot. The earth is level and tamped down and with snow will soon look undisturbed.

I and my two left with hugs and sighs. We looked back from up the trail, and the four of the family had embraced. It was cold, hands and

pads were freezing, but we saw and we knew the warmth of family love!

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Best of Luck in the future to all Addison County Students!

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Students of the Week from area High Schools Middlebury Union High School

Middlebury Union High School is pleased to introduce Jane Holmes of Middlebury as Student of the Week. Jane is the daughter of Breena and Lewis Holmes. Her two brothers, Nick and Sam, both attend Bates College in Maine. Jane has been actively engaged in all aspects of Middlebury Union High School and enjoys an array of hobbies and activities.

In the fall of her junior year, Jane enrolled in the Mountain School in Vershire, Vt. Known as a semester school, the Mountain School offers students from across the country an opportunity to enroll in an academically challenging program in an alternative setting. Jane credits the experience as being formative and solid preparation for living away from home. She found the coursework to be similar in nature to what she has taken at MUHS and adds that she got to participate in daily farm chores, including splitting wood. One thing she especially enjoyed was the focus on environmental stewardship while at the Mountain School.

Jane Holmes Jane loves the arts and plays the guitar and piano. She MUHS spends her free time walking her dogs Bodie and Molly. She is an avid Nordic and downhill skier. When not outdoors, she can be found reading — Stephen King is a favorite author. Jane had a role in the MUHS fall theater production of “Hello, Dolly!”

She volunteers at the Open Door Clinic, where she uses her Spanish skills to assist patients with their paperwork in preparation for appointments.

Jane has accumulated enough credits to complete her graduation requirements at mid-year.

In mid-winter she will travel to Nicaragua to continue working on her Spanish speaking skills.

From there she will head to California and will reside with a family, volunteer in a bilingual school and assist in an elementary classroom. Jane will return to Vermont in June to graduate with her class. As to college, she is seeking a small four-year liberal arts institution offering a range of majors where she can explore her options.

All of us at MUHS wish Jane well in the future.

Middlebury Students of the Week receive a free pizza from Green Peppers.

Vergennes Union High School

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Anneke Boelens as its Student of the Week. Anneke lives in Ferrisburgh with her dad and mom, Scott and Elaine Boelens. Anneke has a sister, Laura Boelens, who is two years older and graduated from Perkins School for the Blind.

Anneke has been on the honor role throughout her entire high school career. She has been on high honors for all but two quarters.

Anneke was inducted into National Honor Society in 11th grade. In 10th grade, she received two awards, Challenges Oneself Award and the Five Guideline Award. Anneke was class Vice President in 11th grade. In 10th grade, she was chosen to participate in HOBY (Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Program), and in 11th grade she was a delegate to Girls State.

Outside of the classroom, Anneke is part of the yearbook staff.

She has been a member of the Commodore Singers since 10th grade and chorus since 9th grade. She is also an active leader in Student Council and helped organize the Junior Prom.

Anneke Boelens Anneke says this about her high school career: “My advice VUHS to every high school student is that you should work hard and challenge yourself, but don’t overwhelm yourself. Always put 100 percent of your effort into your work to produce the best outcome. You are capable of doing more than you think. Stay organized and focused.

Don’t procrastinate. Always try to do your best. Even if you don’t do well, teachers are there to help you build important skills that will be useful both in high school and in your future.”

Mark Powers, a science teacher at VUHS, said, “Anneke has been selected as the student of the week this week, but she could have also been selected as student of the week for every week of her high school career. Anneke is the picture of what a dedicated and involved student should be. She is a dedicated academic who is involved with student government and is one of the most kind and understanding students I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Anneke has a bright future ahead of her after her graduation this year.”

Following graduation from VUHS, Anneke plans on going to a four year college, most likely in Virginia, to major in Nursing. The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Anneke the very best in the future.

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The beech tree falls victim of a beetle, fungus

By Joe Rankin If you’ve ever seen chevrons on the bark of an American beech, you know you’re looking at a tree that’s been hugged by a black bear. And you’ve likely been impressed with the bear’s climbing ability. And perhaps looked over your shoulder while you were busy being impressed.

But bear-clawed beeches aren’t as common The as they once were. The American beech, Fagus grandiflora, has become another member of the North American “treesdevastated-by-imported-pests-anddiseases” club.

Beech trees are still out there in the forest. But many of the big ones are gone; victims of the notorious beech bark disease. It’s a one-two punch — a tiny scale insect bores holes in the bark and a fungus marches in and infects the tree.

These days, beeches in northern New England are all too likely to be small and stunted or to bear the ugly, puckered cankers that mark them as infected.

Beech bark disease “causes significant mortality and defects in American beech,” write U.S. Forest Service researchers David R. Houston and James T. O’Brien. It’s a disease that has changed the role of the tree in the forest and undoubtedly had a trickle-down effect on animals that

relied on the tree’s nutritious nuts for food.

The malady was already killing beech trees across Europe in the mid1800s. By 1890 it had arrived in Nova Scotia and by the 1930s was killing beeches in Maine.

At first the tiny non-native scale insect, Cryptococcus fagisuga, was seen as the direct cause of death. In 1914 scientists figured out that one of two European fungus species — now called Neonectria ditissima and Neonectria faginata — invaded through the wounds made by the insect and spread beneath the bark, weakening and eventually killing the tree.

Mark Twery, who researched beech bark disease in graduate school and later during a career at the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station, characterizes it as an opportunistic relationship. The scale insect’s damage makes the beech more susceptible to the fungus. Later, rough patches on the bark created by the fungus, gives the scale insect more crevices to settle into. Twery calls it a “positive feedback” loop. It is a complicated disease, and that complexity has made it difficult to combat.

Over 100 years after it arrived, beech bark disease is still spreading across the continent, said Twery. It has made it as far as Michigan, is headed

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deep into the South, and pushing north into Quebec, apparently destined to penetrate to every corner of the American beech’s range.

It is interesting that the disease has taken more than a century to get as far as it has. It’s been slowed not by geography, but climate, said Twery.

The scale insect is mainly spread by wind, and the prevailing winds in North America are west to east. But, of course, sometimes they blow the other way. Think nor’easter. Birds have undoubtedly carried the insect on feet and feathers. These days, said Twery, the main long-distance vector is people moving firewood.

Twery said his initial research in forests in Massachusetts and New Hampshire showed that when the disease swept through it killed off many of the bigger specimens.

But “…some beech trees are totally resistant to the insect and they don’t get the fungus. Some are resistant to a certain extent. Some are tolerant, but to different degrees. Some trees can wall out the fungus, so the necroses don’t actually reach the cambium and the tree stays much healthier,” he said.

Twery said he finds it fascinating that the tree’s response to the “stress and insults from this combination disease” isn’t just to give up and die.

“Instead of disappearing from the forest,” he said, the declining trees send up root suckers that grow into small trees that are then disfigured by the disease. “The beech keeps growing. It gives you a lot of respect for the tree.”

Of course, a thicket of stricken saplings or even bigger diseased trees isn’t going to make the same contribution to the forest ecology as a big healthy beech. The disease “certainly reduced the amount of mast in the northern hardwood forest … which has made it harder for animals that depend on hard mast,” said Twery — bear, deer, and now, wild turkeys among them. People don’t tend to look as kindly on the species either.

There are organisms that prey on both the scale insect and the fungi, but biocontrols probably aren’t the answer.

The scale insect is a tough customer, notes Twery. It’s parthenogenetic, so it doesn’t need to mate and spends most of its life beneath the bark. And chemical sprays aren’t practicable in a forest.

Modern genetics may help.

Researchers have been working to isolate the genes that make trees resistant to the disease. This past summer a team identified “a single locus of major effect contributing

BEECH TREE AND the beetle Cryptococcus fagisuga.

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to beech bark disease resistance” which they reported “might be used in applied breeding, conservation and restoration programs.”

Twery notes that even “if you took people out of the mix and waited hundreds or thousands of years, those few beech that are resistant would likely eventually succeed and replace those susceptible to the disease.”

That’s good news for the trees, though not much solace for this year’s hungry bears.

Joe Rankin lives in Maine. He writes on forestry and nature. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by “Northern Woodlands” magazine, northernwoodlands.org, and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.

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Vt.’s diverse habitats to be discussed at Jan. 25 talk NEW HAVEN — In its first Armchair Naturalist Series event of the year, the New Haven Conservation Commission will host VT Fish & Wildlife’s Eric Sorenson on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. for a presentation on “A Vision for Our Ecological Future How Do New Haven and Neighboring Areas Fit into this Vision?”

Vermont has diverse habitats and natural communities that support an abundance of wildlife, plants, insects, and other organisms.

These common and rare species thrive in our forests, wetlands, rivers, and riparian areas — the Vermont landscape we all know.

The presentation will address how Vermonters can plan for the future in order to provide for the needs of the thousands of species that live in Vermont. It will also explore how climate change and land use

changes complicate conservation planning. Come hear about the Vermont Conservation Design and the vision it provides for our ecological future.

Sorenson is Natural Community Ecologist working for VT Fish & Wildlife Department. He has been with the department since 1996. He holds a master’s degree in Ecology from the University of Maine and a degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Michigan. He is responsible for the classification and inventory of Vermont’s natural communities and works with landowners and the general public to conserve important natural communities. He also works on conservation planning in Vermont and the Northeast. Eric is the coauthor of “Wetland, Woodland, Wildland — A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont.”

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Ferrisburgh property transfers FERRISBURGH — The following arms-length real estate sales were recorded in Ferrisburgh in 2017 (Note: Due to changes in Vermont property-transfer forms only one buyer and seller are listed in most transactions): • Jan. 5: Town & Country Homes to Scott and Alysha Jo Curtis, home at 53 Pierce Lane, $249,500.

• Jan. 6: Alexander and Michelle Brace to Vermont Green Line Devco, easement, $20,837.02.

• Jan. 6: Raymond and Donna Brands to Vermont Green Line Devco, easement, $39,732.66.

• Jan. 6: Cornelius and Clara Brands to Vermont Green Line Devco, easement, $6,549.72 • Jan. 27: Sidney Claflin to Victor Raymond, 5.02 acres on Hand Road, $134,000.

• Jan. 30: Elizabeth Phillips to Kenneth Ruddy, 5.41 acres on Champlin Hill, $98,000.

• Jan. 31: Shayne Thompson to Mark Franceschetti, home at 80 Old Hollow Road, $137,500.

• Feb. 3: Estate Executor to Bernard Campbell, home at 2523 Route 7, $105,000.

• Feb. 24: Laurie Steadman to Arthur Cohn, home at 957 Robinson Road, $260,000.

• Feb. 27: Theodore Pappadopoulos to Callie Douglas, home at 768 Old Hollow Road, $119,000.

• March 7: Robert Stearns to Hol-Ket Farms, 135 acres with barn and mobile home at 293 Field Road, $400,000.

• March 10: Katrina Roberts to August Jerger, home at 3322 Shellhouse Mountain Road, $96,000.

• March 24: Knowlton Family Trust to David Frechette, home at 375 Bay View Road, $1.375 million.

• March 30: John Pierce to Steven Almeida, home at 6847 Route 7, $179,500.

• April 3: Thomas May to Jeremy Clark, home at 190 Pierce Lane, $300,000.

• April 7: Kathleen Stearns to Vermont Green Line Devco, easement, $12,700.

• April 11: Roy Sokolowski to 1491 Four Mountain Road LLC, mobile home on 10.1 acres on Four Mountain Road, $215,000.

• May 30: Teresa Fama to David Cahill, home at 298 Old Hollow Road, $291,000.

• May 30: Carrington Mortgage Services to Rick LeBlanc LLC, home at 4234 Ethan Allen Highway, $38,251.

• June 2: Thomas Blaise to Bradley Bushey, home at 66 Dove Lane, $224,000.

• June 2: Harvey Russell to Kevin Wimble, home at 1984 Greenbush Road, $295,000.

• June 9: Josie Mercure to William Mace, home at 2562 Greenbush Road, $360,000.

• June 14: Laurie Wheatley to James Benoit, home a 229 Dakin Road, $150,000.

• June 23: Gerianne Smart to John Huling, home at 523 Little Chicago Road, $305,000.

• June 30: Lucy Jimmo to Sylas DeMello, home at 12 Champlin Hill Road, $185,505.

• June 30: Marcella AshleySelleck to Mark Chafee, home at 588 Round Barn Road, $369,000.

• July 11: Mark Godaire to Alexis Licursi, home at 38 Stone Meadow Lane, $465,000.

• July 20: Julia Laughlin to Thomas and Cynthia Aldrich, 75 acres on Robinson Road, $355,000.

• July 31: Ulrika Schygulla to Casey Arnotte, home at 268 Old Hollow Road, $345,000.

• Aug. 7: Helen Cobb to Brett Danyow, home at 777 Hawkins Road, $105,000.

• Aug. 11: David Martin to Sarah DeVries, home at 543 Hawkins Road, $218,000.

• Aug. 25: Sarah Harrington to Kristen Brisee, home at 283 Old Hollow Road, $245,000.

• Aug. 31: Peter Pollak to Katherine Brewer, home at 590 Arnold Bay Road, $1.2 million.

• Sept. 5: Elaine Chiarillo

to Trevor Matton, home at 34 Middlebrook Road, $230,000.

• Sept. 11: Suzanne Fay to Andrew Stewart, home at 385 Mile Point Road, $475,000.

• Sept. 13: Stavenow Trust to Loretta De Marne, home at 56 Marsh Hill Road, $425,000.

• Sept. 14: William Mace to Marshall Waldron III, home at 46 Annex Road, $175,000.

• Sept. 26: David Kolos to Eddy Hurlburt, home at 19 Mountain Meadow, $207,000.

• Oct. 5: Mike Frechette to A Sunny Day LLC, home at 843 Kimball Dock Road, $872,500.

• Oct. 6: Stacey Stearns to Daniel Delgado, home at 1499 Shellhouse Mountain Road, $262,500.

• Oct. 6: Katie Wilson-Carraher to Travis McCarthy, home at 81 Dove Lane, $165,000.

• Oct. 11: Christopher Clark to Rachael Donovan, home at 997 Four Winds Road, $397,000.

• Oct. 19: Scott Thompson to Susan Mead, home at 204 Annex Road, $475,000.

• Oct. 27: Monica Tupper to Lisa Arnall, home at 569 Round Barn Road, $362,000.

• Nov. 3: Ian MacFarland to Eve-Lynn Savarese, home at 2114 Greenbush Road, $285,000.

• Nov. 10: Stearns Trustee to Irene Steady, mobile home on 20 acres at 258 Tuppers Crossing, $160,000.

• Nov. 21: Judith Giusto to Allandra Farm, 74.54 acres west of Route 7, $322,500.

• Nov. 28: Robert Neimeth to John Ewing, home at 884 Arnold Bay Road, $1 million.

• Nov. 28: Gregory Mairs to Evan Masseau, home at 99 Mountain View Road, $342,500.

• Nov. 28: William Fisher III to Nancy Muller Trust, home at 1102 Woods Road, $310,000.

• Dec. 12: Parkinson Trustee to Timothy Stearns, home at 260 Middlebrook Road, $260,000.

• Dec. 21: Thomas and Carol Spencer to Dennis Boggs, home on Spencer Farm Road, $570,000.

Four area seniors reconized as Vt. scholars MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Education on Jan. 8 recognized the state’s 2018 Presidential Scholar nominees in a ceremony at the Vermont Statehouse.

The Vermont Presidential Scholars

Program recognizes graduating high school seniors who show outstanding scholarship, leadership and service to their communities. Twenty (10 male and 10 female) scholars are nominated in the general category,

and five scholars are nominated in the Career and Technical Education category (CTE).

Four Addison County students were included in the list of nominees: Mason Charlebois of Vergennes Union High School, Gabriela Poalino of Otter Valley Union High School, Julian Schmitt of Middlebury Union High School, and Maxwell Williams of Otter Valley Union High School.

All Vermont scholars will be invited to apply to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, which will announce its winners in May 2018. Additional Vermont students may be chosen to apply by the U.S. Department of Education based on ACT and SAT scores. Each year, up to 161 students are named as national Presidential Scholars — one of the highest honors for high school students.

“I am so proud to have these students representing Vermont as U.S. Presidential Scholar nominees,” Secretary Holcombe said. “Their exceptional academics and skills, as well as their personal leadership and service, are what set them apart.”

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MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School Senior Julian Schmitt stands with his brothers, Gabriel and Henry, below a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Vermont Statehouse last Monday. Schmitt was one of 20 Vermont seniors recognized that day as the state’s 2018 Presidential Scholar nominees. Seniors from Vergennes and Otter Valley union high schools were also honored.

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LEICESTER — Now that Vermont Gas Systems has finished work on its Addison Natural Gas Systems pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury, some people are anticipating the possibility of VGS turning its attention to extending its pipeline south toward Rutland.

As such, the public is invited to a Landowner Forum at the Leicester Meeting House on Saturday, Jan. 20, starting at 2 p.m.

The Leicester Meeting House is the brick building located at Leicester Four Corners — the intersection of Route 7, LeicesterWhiting Road and Fern Lake Road.

During permitting and construction of the Northern Addison County pipeline project, landowners gained experience and insight as to how Vermont Gas operates and how contracts are negotiated, among other issues relating to the pipeline.

Landowners with this experience want to inform those in the potential path of the pipeline, so as to protect landowner rights and to help those impacted to make sound decisions.

Everyone is invited to come and learn more at the Leicester Meeting House this Saturday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, email Christy Lynn at middskibum@gmail.com

Do you like to ski? Join for some friendly competition with Friday afternoon races and put the smack down on your buddy.

All skiing levels welcome (as long as you can make it down the Allen)!

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MONDAY

Otter boys start fast, top Eagles

By ANDY KIRKALDY on Jan. 3. On Friday he credited the BRISTOL — The Otter Valley other Otters for answering the call.

Union High School boys’ basket“That was our game plan initialball team has relied on the scoring ly, to try to make the other guys of senior guard Josh Letourneau beat us. They stepped up to the and junior guard Dylan Mackie this challenge,” Clark said. winter. Entering Saturday’s game at The Otters’ defense also took the Mount Abraham the two had com- Eagles out of their rhythm, espebined for more than 30 points per cially early on, Clark said. game, with no other Otter in double “Otter Valley is fast offensively figures. and just as fast defensively. They Understandably, then, Eagle push you to limits you’re not used Coach Martin Clark used a trian- to playing. That’s basically what gle-and-two defense to start out, happened to us in the first period. with two guards chasing the OV We weren’t ready for their speed,” standouts and three others protect- he said. ing the paint.

Eagle senior forwards Jackson One part of the plan worked: The Counter and Dustin Whitcomb got standout pair combined for two untracked and combined for all 17 points in the period, when Letour- Mount Abe points in the second neau took a feed from Mackie in period. But with Letourneau breaktransition and laid the ball in. ing loose for six and Williams and The problem for Rowe adding five the 4-4 Eagles was each — even though that hoop closed the the Eagles switched quarter and made it to a 1-3-1 zone and 21-6, OV. The Eathen to man-togles only late in the man on defense — game cut the lead to “Otter Valley is fast Mount Abe could fewer than 10 points offensively and just not cut into the lead, as the 5-4 Otters as fast defensively. and it was 39-23 at cruised to a 58-46 the break.

They push you to win.

The Eagles In that first period limits you’re not worked hard on dethe rest of the Otters fense in the third, sank shot after shot. used to playing... notably with junior Junior forward Tyler We weren’t ready Logan Willey haRowe hit a three, a rassing the balljumper and a layup; for their speed.” handlers, and the junior guard Patrick — Martin Clark, Otters scored only McKeighan drained one point in the first Eagle coach five-and-a-half-mintwo three-point- ers; senior forward utes. But the Eagles Payson Williams cut the lead just to hit a jumper and 40-28 in that stretch converted a cut on with a Counter hoop an inbounds play; inside, a layup from and senior forward Kollin Bessette junior guard Logan Rodriguez and nailed a turnaround jumper. a free throw from junior forward It was 12-0 with 3:15 to go be- Shain Sargent. fore Eagle sophomore forward “I thought we did pretty well deLiam Kelliher finally sank a jumper fensively, but we couldn’t hit a shot against the Otters’ swarming man- to keep us in the game,” Clark said. to-man defense.

Late in the period a Williams OV Coach Greg Hughes said he hoop set up by Letourneau and two had been waiting for more Otters to buckets from McKeighan helped assert themselves, and he was hap- OV push the lead to 46-31 entering py to see it happen on Friday. the fourth.

“This might be the game that In the fourth a three from Rodrigets the rest of the guys into it,” guez, two threes from Counter, and Hughes said. “Hopefully that sends three hoops by Kelliher, two assista message to the rest of the league ed by Whitcomb, helped the Eagles that you can’t really play a trian- close to within 54-46 with a mingle-and-two, because that just gives ute-and-a-half to go despite three us open shots.”

Letourneau drives. But OV hit free Clark’s game plan made sense throws to nail down the win. given: Letourneau (34) and MackLetourneau (17 points), McKie (16) combined for 50 points in eighan (13) and Rowe and Williams OV’s 73-61 win over Mount Abe (See Basketball, Page 20)

OTTER VALLEY UNION High School senior Joshua Letourneau soars to the basket during Saturday’s game in Bristol against Mount Abraham. Letourneau scored 17 points in the Otters’ 58-46 win.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Addison Independent, Monday, January 15, 2018 — PAGE 19

Mount Abe pressure overwhelms VUHS

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Despite the loss of two starters to injuries before the season, the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team has been holding its own this winter.

The young Commodores entered Friday’s game against visiting Mount Abraham with a 3-3 mark, and Coach Billy Waller has been happy with his team’s growth.

But a veteran Eagle team with designs on a Division II playoff run meant a challenge for VUHS, one especially difficult because Waller had planned to rely on injured junior Ciara McClay and sophomore Emily Rooney to handle the ball.

And the Eagles, who have a 5-3 record against a tough schedule, deploy a devastating full-court press and aggressive half-court man and zone defenses.

The result was predictable: The Commodores turned the ball over repeatedly and fell behind by 14-1 after one period and 28-7 at the half.

Eagle Coach Connie LaRose called off the press and went deep into her bench in the second half, and 11 Eagles scored in a 52-27 victory, led by 20 points from senior all-star forward Emma Carter and six from junior forward Jalen Cook.

Waller credited the Eagles.

“When they play unselfishly and they fly around, they’re really good,” Waller said. “There’s reason for them to think they can be the best team in the division.”

And Waller praised his team for holding it together under the onslaught, and, as he said they have all winter, trying to play the game

correctly.

“Even when we were getting beat tonight pretty good there hasn’t been that disappointing moment where I feel like I’m not getting through to them. Even then they just want to do well,” he said. “And in the second half, admittedly it was against some of their other players, they were trying to do the right thing … They’re a lot of smart kids, and you can see them starting to put it together a little bit.”

LaRose’s team was coming off three straight losses, two to D-I teams and one to fellow D-I contender U-32, and an erratic practice schedule.

“We just haven’t had breathing room since we started. Weather has created havoc,” LaRose said.

Friday’s game allowed the Eagles to use what LaRose said were tweaks to their press, and it looked like that work paid off. She said senior guards Abby Mansfield (five steals) and Emma LaRose (three steals) at the top of the press, in particular, played their roles well.

“Emma LaRose and Abby did a nice job of getting their ballhandlers where we wanted them with that press,” LaRose said.

She was also happy to have a chance to empty the bench, and senior guard Vanessa Dykstra, junior forward Cora Funke, and junior guards Molly Murray and Jasmine Gile all came in and chipped in four points.

“That’s been a long time coming where I could get more of them in.

We’ve been going seven, eight deep, but when you carry 13 it’s really

EAGLE JUNIOR JALEN Cook drives to the basket during Friday night’s game in Vergennes against the Commodores. Mount Abraham won the game, 52-27.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Score BOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/13 MUHS at Rice.......................Postponed Boys’ Hockey 1/10 Essex vs. MUHS...............................6-0 1/13 Rutland at MUHS..................Postponed Girls’ Basketball 1/10 VUHS vs. MUHS..........................34-31 1/12 Mt. Anthony vs. OV.......................58-34 1/12 MUHS at Burr & Burton........Postponed 1/12 Mt. Abe vs. VUHS.........................52-27 Boys’ Basketball 1/10 Mt. Abe vs. Randolph...................54-46 1/10 Mill River vs. VUHS......................71-61 1/10 Burr & Burton vs. OV....................52-43 1/12 MUHS at Spaulding........... Ppd. to 1/15 1/13 OV vs. Mt. Abe..............................58-46 1/13 Fair Haven vs. VUHS.......... 58-52 (OT) COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/12 Plattsburgh vs. Midd.........................3-2 Women’s Hockey 1/12 Midd. vs. UMass-Boston...................5-0 1/13 Midd. vs. Endicott............................5-0 Women’s Basketball 1/12 Bates vs. Midd..............................60-57 1/13 Tufts vs. Midd...............................61-45 Men’s Basketball 1/12 Midd. vs. Bates.............................82-76 1/13 Midd. vs. Tufts..............................78-63

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School senior Emma Carter sinks two of her 20 points against Vergennes Friday night.

nice to get a chance to get those kids some minutes,” LaRose said. “They did some nice things offensively.”

In the first quarter Carter scored 12 of her points and Cook added a pair to account for all of the Eagle points. Sophomore Sophie Hatch’s free throw put VUHS on the board.

In the second, junior guard Kylie Comeau converted an offensive rebound at 5:50 for the first VUHS hoop, and Comeau also assisted junior guard Morgan Lynk’s transition hoop that made it 18-5 at 4:30.

But four Eagles scored in a 10-0 run to settle matters. Cook converted in the lane, Murray hit a jumper, Gile went coast-to-coast with a steal, and Funke hit twice inside to make it 28-5. VUHS senior forward Norah Deming’s late putback made it 28-7 at the half; Deming finished with eight points, adding four rebounds and two blocks.

The Eagles opened the second half with another 10-0 run, with Carter scoring twice, and the Mount Abe starters passed the baton to the bench.

For the Eagles, Mansfield tied Carter for the team lead with five rebounds as the Eagles earned a 32-28 edge on the boards. Senior forward Emma Radler led with three assists.

Radler, Murray and Carter added three steals apiece.

LaRose would like to see a better effort rebounding and said the team has a tendency to pick up too many fouls. And a dash more patience wouldn’t hurt, either, she said. But she sees plenty of progress during the tough opening month.

“We’re coming,” she said. “We’re

coming together.”

For VUHS Brianna Vanderway scored four points, grabbed seven boards and blocked two shots; Comeau scored four points; and junior forwards Emily Gosliga and Emma Bryant added three apiece.

The Commodores were coming off a 34-31 win at Middlebury on Wednesday. The Tigers led at the half, 19-13, with senior standout Keagan Dunbar (27 points in all) scoring all 19 of their points despite double-teams and what Waller called strong defense from Bryant, Comeau and Lynk.

The 0-6 Tigers still led, 29-21, entering the fourth quarter. But the Commodores outscored them by 13-2 in the period, limiting MUHS to a Taylor Sylvester hoop in the final minute.

Vanderway scored the late goahead basket, and Bryant added two free throws to clinch the win.

Bryant, Emily Gosliga and Kate Gosliga all scored eight points; Hatch chipped in four in the fourth quarter, and Vanderway had 12 rebounds.

Waller said the Commodores have had contributions from up and down the lineup, and he is pleased that a team that will return all its rotation players next winter is working so hard to improve.

“I don’t know how many wins we’ll get this year, because our league is really tough,” Waller said.

“But they’re exceeding where they really should be right now. And I feel like there’s a chance for them to grow into really being a better team.”

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/20 Northfield at MUHS....................... 7 PM Boys’ Hockey 1/20 MUHS at U-32......................... 6:15 PM Girls’ Basketball 1/15 OV at MUHS................................. 7 PM 1/16 Burr & Burton at OV...................... 7 PM 1/20 Mill River at Mt. Abe............... 12:30 PM 1/20 VUHS at Colchester.............. 12:30 PM 1/20 MUHS at Missisquoi................ 1:30 PM Boys’ Basketball 1/15 Mill River at Mt. Abe...................... 7 PM 1/15 MUHS at Spaulding...................... 7 PM 1/15 Montpelier at VUHS...................... 7 PM 1/19 St. Albans at Mt. Abe.................... 7 PM 1/19 Missisquoi at MUHS..................... 7 PM 1/19 VUHS at Milton............................. 7 PM 1/22 OV at VUHS................................. 7 PM Wrestling 1/16 OV at Spaulding........................... 6 PM 1/19&20 ............VUHS/OV/Mt. Abe at Essex Gymnastics 1/24 Milton at MUHS............................ 6 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/16 Midd. at Norwich........................... 7 PM 1/19 Midd. at Colby............................... 7 PM 1/20 Midd. at Bowdoin.......................... 4 PM Women’s Hockey 1/19 Bowdoin at Midd. ......................... 7 PM 1/20 Bowdoin at Midd. ......................... 3 PM Women’s Basketball 1/20 Midd. at Williams.......................... 7 PM Men’s Basketball 1/16 Albertus Magnus at Midd.............. 7 PM 1/20 Williams at Midd........................... 3 PM Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

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Tiger gymnasts entertain CVU MIDDLEBURY — Visiting gymnastics power Champlain Valley defeated the Middlebury Union High School team on this past Wednesday, 121.90-111.95, in a meet contested at Mary Hogan Elementary School.

Highlights for the Tigers included a second-place effort by Carly Burger on the floor, third-place finishes

by Laura Whitley in the all-around and beam, a third-place finish on the beam also by Lydia Alberts, a fifthplace effort by Olivia Beauchamp on the beam, and fifth- and sixth-place finishes by Aly Chione and Maeve Hammel, respectively, on the bars.

Tiger Nick Scott, a non-scorer due to gender, posted an 8.4 on the bars and an 8.1 on the vault in a pair of strong efforts. Two independents who train with the Tigers and whose scores also don’t count also fared

well: Fair Haven’s Julianna Williams was third on the floor at 7.1, and Mount Abe’s Louisa Funk was fourth in the all-around with a total of 24.65.

The winners in each event and the top Tiger scorers were: • All Around: 1. Tali Giubardo (CVU), 31.8; 3. Whitley (MUHS), 26.7.

• Vault: 1. Giubardo (CVU), 8.5; 7. Carly Burger (MUHS), 7.8.

• Bars: 1. Giubardo (CVU), 7.8; 5. Chione (MUHS), 6.8; 6. Hammel (MUHS), 6.7.

• Beam: 1. Giubardo (CVU), 8.6; 3. Whitley and Alberts (MUHS) 8.1; 5. Beauchamp (MUHS) and Lexie Cody (CVU). 7.8; 7. Burger (MUHS), 7.8.

• Floor: 1. Cody (CVU), 7.4; 2.

Burger (MUHS), 7.15; 6. Whitley (MUHS), 6.8.

LOCAL Karl Lindholm

Trent Campbell

Matt Dickerson

Andy Kirkaldy

SPORTS WE’VE GOT IT COVERED!

Basketball (Continued from Page 18) (12 each) led OV, and the Otters outrebounded Mount Abe, 29-25.

Hughes said he rebounding is one of “the little things” that the Otters must work on if they are to succeed against a tough schedule: Seven of their remaining 11 games are against Fair Haven, Mill River, Woodstock and Mount Anthony, teams with a collective 31-6 record.

“We’ve got a solid, experienced team,” Hughes said. “If we come out and play with good passes, boxing out and looking to attack on the glass, I think we have a good chance of winning a lot of games.”

The Eagles were led by Counter (19), Kelliher (10), Rodriguez (eight) and Whitcomb (seven).

The Eagles were coming off a Wednesday game in which they bolted to a 33-12 halftime lead on the way to a 54-46 victory over Randolph (1-4). Whitcomb (13 points) and Liam Kelliher (12) led a balanced attack.

Clark said the team’s better record this year is a product of the Eagles being “a little more focused” and of that offensive balance.

“It’s very encouraging, and it’s not just three or four guys, it’s someone different every night,” Clark said. “That’s basically the offense we run. It should be whoever gets the opportunity should be scoring.

So that’s been working out. We’ve just got to keep improving. We’ve got to keep working hard and find a way to get those four quarters all together and I think we’ll be fine against those stronger teams.”

EAGLE SOPHOMORE LIAM Kelliher puts up two of his 10 points in Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at Mount Abraham’s 58-46 loss to Otter Valley Saturday night.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Pet Pages

Guinea pigs make good pets, but need care (MS) – Impulsive decisions with regard to family pets can be disastrous.

Prospective pet parents who do not take the time to decide if pets fit their lifestyles before taking one home may end up regretting their decisions and/or returning the animal, which can be hard on pets and families alike.

Many prospective pet parents may recognize the commitments that large pets like dogs require. But some may mistakenly believe that small pets, such as guinea pigs, are much easier to care for than cats or dogs. That false impression may compel them to adopt guinea pigs without fully exploring just what it takes to raise these small, personable pets.

Time commitment Just because guinea pigs don’t need daily walks around the neighborhood does not mean they don’t require a substantial commitment of time on the part of their owners. According to the Humane Society of the United States, daily interaction with and attention from their owners is essential for the well-being of guinea pigs.

People considering guinea pigs as pes also should know that guinea pigs require regular grooming, including daily grooming for long-haired breeds.

Guinea pigs’ cages also must be meticulously maintained. The HSUS recommends thorough weekly cleanings as well as spot-cleaning every few days.

Children Many parents presume guinea pigs will make great first pets for their children. While that may be true, the HSUS points out that young children often lack self-restraint and fine motor control. That can make kids more likely to mishandle guinea pigs, increasing their risk of dropping or squeezing the animals. Some guinea pigs may respond to being mishandled with fear that leads them to bite their handlers.

When considering guinea pigs as pets, parents should keep in mind that guinea pigs respond most favorably to being gently held.

Companionship it spends most of its time. Handle the Guinea pigs are social animals, and animals and take note of any potential the HSUS advises that they do best indicators that you might be allergic. If with the companionship of another pig. you suspect you or a member of your Solitary guinea pigs can quickly grow household is allergic, contact an allerlonely and bored, which can be prob- gist for further testing or discussion. lematic for pet parents whose time is Guinea pigs make great pets, but already stretched thin. prospective guinea pig owners should Allergies do their homework before bring these Before adopting guinea pigs, lovable creatures home. prospective owners should confirm that they and members of their household are not allergic to the animals. Visit an animal shelter or the home of a friend with guinea pigs and spend some time with the animal in the Guinea pigs do not generally thrive when housed with room where other species.

PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

Addison County’s Humane Society Diesel. 6 years, Hound mix, neutered male.

Diesel is ready to start his engine and drive right into your home! He is a very sweet dog who does well with people; his previous guardians stated that he is very outgoing.

Diesel loves to play and to snuggle if that isn’t the perfect combination, we don’t know what is! Diesel really likes to go for car rides, he knows his basic commands and he has a preference for rubber toys. Diesel is questionable with other dogs and will do best in a home without a lot of chaos. Diesel will need very regular exercise and would love, love, love a fenced in yard because he really likes to be outside (though not a requirement). Come meet this handsome man today!

Lilo. 6 years, shorthaired grey & white, spayed female. Lilo is an independent lady who would prefer a mellow home to call her own. She likes to take her time to get to know new people but once she does, she is affectionate and loves to have her head scratched. Lilo really likes quiet spaces, such as a cat condo, cabinets, and closets, where she can retreat to. Lilo likes to chase bugs and moths and although she lived with another cat in her previous home, we think she would do best as the only fur-child.

Sophie. 10 years, shorthaired calico, spayed female. Sophie is an affectionate, talkative cat looking for a new home where she won’t be chased by dogs. She gets along great with older mellow dogs (she was very bonded with an elderly retriever in her home), but has had enough with young pups who like to play tag.

Sophie is staying at home with her guardian in Middlebury so that she doesn’t have to live at the shelter while we help find her a new home. If you would like more information about Sophie, please contact her guardian Cindy Myhre at csmyhre@comcast.net or 388-1728.

Elmer. 3 years, shorthaired tiger, neutered male. Elmer was brought to Homeward Bound after being found in a ditch on the side of the road by one of our volunteers. After such a rough start, Elmer is understandably a shy guy and timid around strangers. Although he tends to stick to himself, he does live peacefully in a community room with some of our other cats. Elmer is going to need a family who will provide him with the patience he needs to feel comfortable in a new environment and around new people. We think once he feels safe, he will make a great companion for most people!

Luna. 3 years, shorthaired tiger, spayed female. Luna is a curious and outgoing lady who loves to have her head and neck scratched. Her previous owner stated that she was fearless, active, and loved to fetch toys and play with things that crackle, like paper bags. Here at the shelter she loves to spend her days exploring, playing, and figuring out what mischief to get into. Luna would do best as an only cat or with a cat that matches her playful energy. She has lived with a dog before and they peacefully coexisted.

May. 1 year, Rex rabbit, spayed female. May is a feisty little gal whose owner decided she would make a better meal than companion, so a Good Samaritan brought her to us knowing that there is a perfect family out there somewhere who will love her for the independent bunny she is. May is an indoor rabbit, looking for a home with an experienced pet-rabbit owner.

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Citizen-led forum explores Mount Abe facilities need BRISTOL — More than 70 residents from the 5 Towns came together on Saturday, Jan. 6, at Bristol Elementary School to share ideas, concerns and aspirations about Mount Abraham Union Middle and High School.

The forum, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., was organized by a group of concerned citizens who have been meeting since residents in Bristol, New Haven, Monkton, Starksboro and Lincoln rejected the proposed Mount Abe renovation bond on Nov. 2 by a vote of 1,261 to 1,168.

Instead of pushing for either a “yes” or “no” vote on a third bond proposal, this ad hoc Steering Committee on

Mount Abe is working to increase public awareness and engagement around this shared and valuable resource and to insure that at least 60 percent of voters in the 5 Towns take part in a decision about the school’s future. The group is unaffiliated with either the board of the Mount Abraham Union School District (MAUSD) or its Renovation Committee.

Among those attending the Jan. 6 session were four members of the new MAUSD Board and a handful of members of the elementary and Mount Abe middle and high school boards that are soon to be phased out.

After welcoming and thanking citizens for coming out on a chilly

January morning, Su White of Lincoln, one of the organizers of the event, laid out the three areas of discussion concerning Mount Abe that attendees could choose from: • The physical campus and buildings.

• Education and learning experiences.

• The 5 Town community.

White described a triangular relation of these three interconnected parts of the whole with “engagement” at the center.

Bristol resident John Elder, a retired Middlebury College English professor whom the Steering Committee had asked to help frame the goals for

the morning, shared reflections on taking a step back, “when we have a particular and tough civic decision to make, to think about its context.”

He related his experience on the Bristol Planning Commission when that body and other town officials were deeply divided on the proposed town plan. By looking beyond the divisive issues confronting the town, to instead focus on shared values and assets, the planning commission was able eventually to build consensus and move forward, Elder said.

Before breaking out into the three groups, David Brynn of Bristol, whose concerns about the low voter turnout for the Nov. 2 bond vote sparked his initial outreach to fellow citizens back in November, reminded participants that every idea and every contribution to the discussion has value. He said that the committee would try to record accurately all of the ideas put forth, and share them with the broader community. Brynn emphasized that the conversations encouraged that day would continue to evolve regardless of the outcome of the upcoming bond vote.

The three separate discussions began with participants taking a few minutes to jot down ideas and concerns. Then one by one, each contributor shared their top item with the rest of the group while a designated scribe wrote down the key points.

Transcripts of each of the discussions will be shared with everyone who attended the forum.

What follows is a brief summation of some of the key themes that arose out of the discussions: How Can Mount Abe Support The 5-Town Community And Vice Versa A number of the ideas shared were about enhancing community/ school partnerships and engagement, and increasing community access to the building through adult learning, increased mentorship and partnerships among teachers, students and businesses. Access.cvuhs.org — a program that offers classes to the public at Champlain Valley Union High School — was mentioned as a model of what could be done at Mount Abe with community members teaching courses to other community members.

Other contributions included establishing a “Community Room” designed and built by students and community members, making Mount Abe an incubator or generator space with open studios and tinkering/repair space open to the community, and establishing a non-profit organization housed at the school to encourage and be a clearing house for school/ community collaboration and public/ private partnerships.

Expanding opportunities for community within the school was a recurring theme.

How Can Mount Abe Physical Environment Support Learning Several participants questioned the wisdom of investing in the current facility, citing what they saw as prohibitive costs, downward trending

demographics or a feeling that the space is mostly adequate. A couple citizens thought that Mount Abe should be updated for a 15-year rather than a 30-year horizon.

One participant cited the fact that statewide, we have facilities built for 100,000 students currently housing only 77,000.

A number of other participants made the case that the school should become a model of sustainability and strive toward net-zero energy status, and that it become a showcase for renewable and efficient energy use.

Other aspirations included using Universal Design Tenets to incorporate accessibility into the entire building, bringing the music and theater space up to the highest 21st century standards, and insuring flexible and updatable spaces to suit needs that are bound to change over time.

Others cited the need to improve technology, security and safety. They questioned the rationale and expense of a second entrance in the back of the school and a potential road around the school.

How Can The Community Support Education/Learning At Mount Abe A strong theme that emerged from this pooling of ideas involved expanding student-centered learning through the “Pathways” independent learning program, and increasing the presence of community members in the learning environment. This could be accomplished through expanded mentorship programs and creating a roster of willing community members, including the elderly, ready to help students and teachers foster experience- and project-based learning.

Several participants thought that a “Friends of the 5 Towns” group could potentially raise money and help connect students to resources/needs in the 5 Towns for potential initiatives.

Other offerings included creating a summer camp to promote both community and outdoor learning, possibly involving bike trips or civic projects.

The idea of bringing the “Community Councils” described in the MAUSD Articles of Agreement into being was also well received.

These advisory councils could bolster the connection between the community and the schools in the district, and support the work of the MAUSD Board.

When the full group reconvened to share transcripts of the three “rooms” and bring the forum to a close, the energy in the room was palpable. Regardless of which way the Town Meeting Day bond vote on the Mount Abe renovation goes, there are many 5 Town citizens committed to continuously improving both the education that takes place there and strengthening the bond between school and community to the benefit of all.

Editor’s note: This story was provided by Louis duPont, chair of the outgoing Robinson Elementary School Board in Starksboro and an active community member.

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Mt. Abe (Continued from Page 1) course of the past four years — decades before we will get another but will actually pass a vote of the chance and the costs, both economic electorate?’” Reen said. “It is that and educational, will continue to conversation that landed at $29.5 grow at a rate greater million.” than our ability to Architects have afford them.” told Mt. Abe District voters officials a $29.5 on Nov. 2 rejected million layout would a $36.6 million address the school’s renovation plan by a nine construction 1,261 to 1,168 tally. priorities, with That was after voting some compromises. down a $32.6 million Those compromises, proposal by a much according to Reen, larger margin in will include fewer November 2014. windows within the School officials proposed “curtain saw the tighter margin wall” at the front of of the latest vote as a the MAUHS building, sign that a majority of and a smaller second MAUSD voters might gym. support a renovation As the Independent plan if it were “This is our went to press, Dorr pared back. So the & Whittier had yet to school’s Renovation chance to imagine furnish MAUSD with Committee reformed education 50 conceptual drawings and consulted with years out and do of the $29.5 million project architects what is necessary project. The school Dore & Whittier now, even though board wants that about the potential for information as soon it is at a cost.” a downsized project. as possible, in order — Superintendent The committee to fully explain the Patrick Reen asked Dore & Whittier proposal to 5-town for two conceptual voters before they go drawings for a new plan — one to the polls. for $25 million, and another for MAUHS board members know $29 million. Committee members they have their work cut out for them asked that both versions include, in the coming weeks, and they hope to the greatest extent possible, the $29.5 million is a number taxpayers community’s top nine construction will support. priorities: COST TO TAXPAYERS • Second gym.

According to statistics compiled • Better lighting. by the MAUSD central office, the • Improved air quality. $29.5 million, 30-year bond would • Updated science classrooms. add an estimated $69.10 in property • Renovated and relocated school taxes per $100,000 of assessed library. value on a home in the school • Improved lobby/front office. district. The tax impact would have • Better tech education space. been $97 per $100,000 of assessed • R e f u r b i s h e d value through a 20auditorium.

“Widely accepted year bond, according • Removal of the metrics place Mt. to Reen. tandem classrooms.

The $69.10 tax C o m m i t t e e Abe behind all bump would be members stressed area high schools. $18.50 less per the need to quickly The infusion of $100,000 than this finalize the downsized $29.5 million into past November’s plan in order to meet the building is estimated bond a clear signal from impact of $87.60. unlikely to move 5-town voters that they It’s a reduction of wanted to field the the needle much, $84.29 per $100,000 referendum on Town and likely not compared to the 2014 Meeting Day, when at all to improve bond impact. turnout is usually high. these standings.”

Reen warned that In order to get on the not moving forward — school board town meeting ballot, member with a bond this year the bond proposal Kevin Hanson would raise the final needs to be warned at price tag. An increase least 30 days —and no of 0.5 percent in the more than 40 days — prior to March bond bank interest rate would add 6. another $2 million over the life of Based on that tight timeline, Dore the loan, he said. & Whittier asked school officials for “The architects and estimators a single dollar amount that could we’ve been working with tell meet the nine construction priorities. us construction costs typically “The conversation shifted to, increase at a rate of 4-5 percent ‘What is an amount of money that each year,” Reen added. “Assuming we think is enough, given what we a 5 percent increase each year, the know, to do much or most of the 2014 bond of $32.6 million would work that we believe is important be estimated at $37.7 million now. based on the priorities that have That’s an increase of $5.1 million been set and maintained over the in 3 years, or $1.7 million each year

or $142,000 per month, or $4,700 “My biggest fear is that the per day.” electorate decides to basically He also cited other potential follow the path we’ve seen so far, impacts of renovations delays: and this reduction isn’t enough to A loss of student/teacher/ sway enough people,” Rooney said. community pride in their school, Reen said state law precludes and the prospect of fewer people school districts from holding a settling in the 5-town area due to multiple-choice approval process concerns about the condition of the for bonded building projects. school. Fewer incoming families Board member Brad Johnson said could mean a sharper decline in boosters must continue to stress to enrollment, thus boosting education voters that the project “isn’t going taxes for current residents who to be more affordable in the future could in turn see their property than it is now.” values decline.

Board member Mount Abe board Allison Sturtevant member Kevin The project “isn’t warned against Hanson was out of the temptation of going to be more town for Wednesday’s building the project in meeting, but emailed affordable in the installments through his colleagues his future than it is the years. She argued thoughts about now.” it would be more the $29.5 million and — school board cost-effective renovation plan. He member efficient to do all the said school buildings Brad Johnson work at once, while within Mt. Abe school walls and ceilings district are currently are ripped out and under-used, a product of declining plumbing is exposed. enrollment that is expected to “Redoing work that’s already continue in this and other Vermont been done is not a fiscally school districts. With that in responsible way of doing things,” mind, he doesn’t believe MAUSD Sturtevant said. should make a substantial capital Reen encouraged school directors investment. to think about the future of Mount “With the importance of Abe beyond its current needs and understanding and getting space within the context of a statewide utilization and teacher/pupil ratios public school system that is losing aligned, bonding commitments students and trying to reduce should be short-term, not more than expenses. five years,” he wrote.

“We are in pretty interesting “Widely accepted metrics place times in the state of Vermont, Mt. Abe behind all area high in terms of what’s happening in schools (Middlebury, Vergennes education and declining enrollment and Champlain Valley Union),” statewide,” Reen said. “To assume Hanson added. “The infusion of this building will always be a $29.5 million into the building is unlikely to move the needle much, and likely not at all to improve these standings.”

Still, all but one (Carol Eldridge) of the Mt. Abe board members at Wednesday’s gathering agreed to warn the $29.5 million project, citing in part the district’s role in providing sound public school facilities for local children.

Reen said his responsibility in that regard is spelled out in the district’s policy.

“Policy 2.6, Asset Protection, states the superintendent shall not allow district assets to be unprotected or inadequately maintained,” he told board members. “It also states the superintendent shall not endanger the organization’s public image, its credibility or its ability to accomplish ends. Not renovating Mt. Abraham could be seen as the superintendent being in violation of this policy.”

BOARD MEMBERS WEIGH IN Board member Steve Rooney asked if the district could pitch multiple project funding choices to voters on March 6. He suggested the ballot include an article featuring a “base package” encompassing the most essential repairs, followed by one or more additional articles that could add other desired features to the project.

(grades) 7-12 building is just that — an assumption. It could be lots of different things … I would challenge us to not only think of it as what it is now, but think about whether or not we wish to continue to have students here. And that’s what it boils down to for me. If we’re going to continue to have kids here — whether it’s more kids or less kids — we have a building we need to take care of.”

There’s already some outsidethe-box thinking going on the 5-town area. A group of around 75 concerned citizens met at Bristol Elementary School on Saturday, Jan. 6, to discuss ways of improving local schools (See related story on Page 22).

And Lincoln resident Steve Harris recently pitched the idea of reimagining the Mount Abe campus with a new one-story building that would serve as the primary space for academic education of students and a modestly repaired MAUHS building that he called “The Eagle Institute.” This building would operate as a business incubator, providing space for classrooms, nascent businesses, visiting lecturers and other community uses.

Meanwhile, MAUSD officials will do what they can to advance the $29.5 million renovation plan, and hope it gets majority support on Town Meeting Day. “The million-dollar question is, ‘What is the amount of money that voters will pass?’” Reen said, “and nobody knows the answer to that.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Best prices. References.

802‑989‑5803.

Opportunities STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Mid‑ dlebury. Approved for seat‑ ing for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities. Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

For Sale 1998 DODGE VAN from Cali‑ fornia. Not rusted and well kept. All Seats. $3,300. Please call and leave message or text 802‑349‑4230.

COLLECTOR’S ITEM; CLAS‑ SIC, embroidered, enameled purse made in Paris. For dis‑ play or gentle use. Best offer.

802‑324‑9149.

FORD TRACTOR CIRCA 1950’S Model NAA. Good tires, two speed rear end with 6’ brush hog. Runs like a charm. $4,400. Please call and leave a message or text 802‑349‑4230.

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/ DVD: NorwoodSawmills.com.

1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N. SNOWMOBILE TRAILER, 8’x10’ Featherlite. Call 802‑537‑3569.

USED RESTAURANT EQUIP‑ MENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems. 802‑388‑4831.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 1 mile south of Brandon. $700/mo. plus utilities. Ab‑ solutely no pets or smoking.

802‑352‑6678.

2 BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR apartment with full private basement. W/D hookups. Lo‑ cated in Middlebury, close to town on Court St. Off street parking, lawn care and snow plowing included. $1,100 per month plus utilities. No smok‑ ing or pets. 802‑352‑6678.

2 CAR GARAGE in Brandon.

24’x24’ with two 7’8”x6’8” high garage doors. Electricity and snow plowing included. $250/ mo. Available immediately.

802‑352‑6678.

BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS is currently accepting applica‑ tions for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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For Rent BRIDPORT 1 BEDROOM, 4 room apartment with porch/ lawn. Washer/dryer, heat/hot water included. No smoking, no pets. References and credit check. $700/mo. plus security deposit. For more info, David 802‑758‑2546.

C O R N WA L L ‑ C L E A N , QUIET efficiency apart‑ ment. $675. Includes all. batesproperties@yahoo.com.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

MIDDLEBURY 3 BEDROOM ranch. Two car attached ga‑ rage with automatic opener.

Fully furnished, even beds and bedding. Big screen Sony.

Central vacuuming, central air, 2 bathrooms, dishwasher, garbage disposal, all appli‑ ances, including washer and dryer. Front and back porch.

Paved driveway. Nice lot, nice neighborhood. 3 miles or 7 minutes to Middlebury Col‑ lege, or Porter Hospital. Lawn mowing, snow, and satellite dish included. $2,000 plus utilities. One month security deposit. (802) 388‑5474.

M I D D L E B U RY O F F I C E SPACE for rent. 400 sq.ft., second floor. Available Janu‑ ary 1, 2018. Contact Eric at 802‑388‑6054.

MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/OF‑ FICE space for rent. 1,303 square feet. Front door park‑ ing. Contact Eric at 388‑6054.

(Countryside Carpet and Paint) NEW HAVEN, 2 BEDROOM apartment with all appli‑ ances, heat and rubbish re‑ moval. No pets, no smoking. $800/month, $850 deposit.

802‑453‑2275.

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MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT BATTELL BLOCK MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Beautiful, historic building located right in downtown Middlebury. Features heat and air conditioning, extra tall ceilings, lots of natural light and a highly customizable space. Walking distance to all downtown amenities.

Available January 1st, 2018. $800/ Month gross including electric and heat.

Contact Christine cgolden@neddere.com or 802-651-6888 Listed by Nedde Real Estate 747 Pine Street, Suite 501, Burlington, VT 05401 www.NeddeRealEstate.com

For Rent

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NEW HAVEN, SUNNY, ef‑ ficient apartment. Views, hard wood floors. No pets, no smoking. References. $895/month plus utilities.

802‑236‑2040.

PROCTOR, VT, AVAILABLE 1/1/18, 2 br. townhouse. Ga‑ rage, washer, dryer, hookup. $900/mo. Includes heat. Call Kathy at 855‑1570 or Tony at 855‑1531. References and criminal background check required.

Income Limits Apply. No Utilities Included. Modern apartment, carpet/tile, W/D connections plus onsite laundry facility. Efficient gas heat/hot water.

Ample parking and storage. Includes trash, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. In quiet Middlebury neighborhood. References Required.

To request an application, call 802-472-5016 or e-mail pinemeadow@maloneyproperties.com.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

NOW OPEN Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Christine Golden Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

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It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say.

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law. Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.

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ROOMS FOR RENT in his‑ torical Vergennes Inn. Janu‑ ary through Mid May. Perfect for UTC, Traveling nurses or other traveling profes‑ sionals. $550 to $950 per month. Call Bill 802‑877‑3293. emersonguesthouse@msn. com.

CORNWALL, VT‑ A BEAU‑ TIFUL building lot for sale.

Amazing view. Septic permit in place. Please call between 9a.m‑10a.m 802‑349‑4230.

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collect‑ ibles, etc. Visit www.bittne‑ rantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available.

House calls made free of charge.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residential De‑ velopment. One is a beauti‑ ful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream.

Lots are supported with village water and approved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Middlebury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

HAY FOR SALE small first cut, $3.00. Small second cut, $4.00. 802‑377‑5455.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green.

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NEXT WINTER’S WOOD, cut, split. Truck your own. $200 per cord. 802‑247‑6061.

READY ‑2 ‑ BURN™ Sea‑ soned ‑ Everyday low prices; Free delivery ‑ Free kindling ‑ Small orders OK. Click www.MIDDMEN.com or call 1‑855‑MIDDMEN.

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Help Wanted ARE YOU METICULOUS IN your attention to detail? Enjoy multitasking and working in a fast‑paced environment?

Have good proficiency with QuickBooks and excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills? If so, this may be the job for you.

Champlain Orchards is look‑ ing for a dedicated addition to our finance department. If this sounds like you, please com‑ plete a Champlain Orchards job application at: champlain‑ orchards.com/employment/.

Help Wanted

UVM Morgan Horse Farm

in Weybridge has temporary, parttime morning position(s) open helping with daily farm chores.

Ideal candidate is reliable and has experience working with large livestock. Experience operating farm equipment strongly desired. Schedule is 3-4 days per week, weekends included, up to 20 hours per week.

SECOND AND THIRD CUT baleage. 18‑23 percent pro‑ tein. 45 percent moisture.

759‑2135.

To apply, contact the UVM Morgan Horse Farm at 802-388-2011 or uvmorgan@uvm.edu.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aer‑ ating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

Cars 2006 FORD FOCUS 161k miles. Runs great but won’t pass inspection. Ideal parts car or demo car. $300 or obo.

802‑922‑1338.

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FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled lumber mill positions due to employee retirement. You must be in good physical condition, have a desire to learn, be reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others. We will teach you the skills you need to use the technology investments we are putting in place. Mill work has a production bonus.

SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus but not required, we will teach you the skills you need.

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

2012 SUZUKI SX4, AWD 76,000 miles. New tires, brakes. $5,900. 758‑2528.

Help Wanted

NOW HIRING AT HELEN PORTER REHABILITATION & NURSING! RNs, LPNs & LNAs! Full-time, Part-time and per diem* opportunities Nurses needed for all shifts *$2/hour per diem differential

NOW HIRING:

SIGN-ON BONUSES Up to $1,000 signing bonus for LNAs Up to $3,000 signing bonus for LPNs

Part-time cashiers & deli help needed for flexible schedules, especially afternoons & evenings.

Plus Cooler Person for nights & weekends.

WALK-IN WEDNESDAYS Walk into Helen Porter anytime between 9am — 6pm any Wednesday for an interview.

NIGHTS & WEEKENDS A MUST FOR ALL PART- & FULL-TIME POSITIONS.

For more information and to apply, please visit UVMHealth.org/PMC and click on “Careers.”

Apply in person at: East Middlebury Maplefields 3201 Rte 7 South, E. Middlebury Ask for Brittany or pick-up an application EOE

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NOW HIRING - CONCRETE LABORERS - MIDDLEBURY

A Laborer performs tasks involving physical labor on heavy precast projects.

Operating a variety of hand and power tools is a vital part of this process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE: • Performing manual work in preparing surfaces.

• Placing cables, steel, and then concrete into precast forms.

• Leveling the top of the concrete using a flat tool and straightedge.

• Maintaining a clean job site each day in order to eliminate potential hazards.

• Material handling and storage, including cutting pieces.

• Loading and unloading trucks and hauling and hoisting materials using various hand and powered lifting machines.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Some knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in construction work.

• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule.

• Ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor.

• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.

Our benefit package includes: Health Insurance/Paid Vacation 401(k) and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan/STD/Life Insurance.

Please submit resumes via email to lynn@carraraconcrete.com or apply in person at 2464 Case Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT IS SEEKING A WEB PRODUCER/REPORTER The Addison Independent in Middlebury, Vt., is seeking an energetic multimedia journalist to join the award-winning, twice-a-week newspaper’s staff. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellence in reporting and producing stories in text, audio and video formats.

This position will feature a mix of classic print media and cutting-edge online news. As such, those applying should have a demonstrated experience in journalism and understanding of news writing and feature writing, as well as be interested and engaged in social media with an eye toward understanding the community and building reader loyalty. Some knowledge and experience with posting multimedia stories and content management systems a big plus. The job will include a lot of hands-on work improving the website, so candidates should bring ideas for doing that. Addisonindependent.com has been named the best news site in Vermont many times — our new hire will be responsible for making sure we continue and improve upon this tradition of excellence.

The person we hire will be intelligent, curious, indefatigable and work well as part of a team. Also, the candidate must have a car, as in-person interviews are a must.

Send a letter outlining your qualifications, resume and examples of your work to: news@addisonindependent.com.

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BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

FULL TIME DELI POSITION Set hours Monday‑Friday.

6am to 2pm. Prior work ex‑ perience w/ food preparation in commercial kitchen/deli required. Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

OFFICE MANAGER/ASSIS‑ TANT 12 to 20 hrs/wk; $16 to $20/hr. Coordinate, organize and grow various businesses (real estate, food conces‑ sion, solar, etc.) Computer skills a must. Reply: food@ crescentfoodscatering.com.

CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS IS an ecologically managed orchard and we are looking for an energetic, dynam‑ ic Sales Manager setting sales quotas, coordinating and managing staff. This position includes manage‑ ment of sales of our orchard products such as fresh fruit, sweet cider, pies and bakery products as well as our line of hard ciders. Proficiency with Excel, QuickBooks and data analysis is a must. If you’re a big picture thinker but can still manage a staff and the details of a sales department while develop‑ ing new and existing mar‑ kets please visit our web‑ site at: champlainorchards .com/employment/ and com‑ plete a job application.

HOPE IS HIRING‑ HOPE’s growing resale store seeks a 29.5 hour per week retail as‑ sociate. Position requires the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, be self‑mo‑ tivated and detail oriented. To apply, send resume and letter of interest to receptionist@ hope‑vt.org.

HOPE’S RESALE STORE seeks a 29.5 hour/week ware‑ house assistant. The position requires the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, be self‑motivated and detail oriented. To apply, send re‑ sume and letter of interest to receptionist@hope‑vt.org.

HOUSE KEEPER WANTED responsible for cleaning guest rooms and common areas.

Responsible for doing laundry.

Must be able to stand, walk, bend, do stairs and lift up to 20 pounds. Part time to full time. Weekends required. Call Michele at the Swift House Inn; 802‑388‑9925.

SUBSTITUTE CHILDCARE TEACHERS College St. Chil‑ dren’s Center is looking for substitute teachers. Must be at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate or have a GED. Some experience/ education preferred. Must be flexible and respectful.

Contact Lorie or Amethyst at 388‑2401.

Help Wanted WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler.

Eye for detail and accuracy.

Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

MARY JOHNSON CHIL‑ DREN’S Center/school age; needs a motivated, energetic after school recreational as‑ sistant for our program at the Salisbury Community School for 12‑15 hours weekly. Must be 18, and pass background records check. Spend time as a member of a great team, working with 5‑12 year olds.

Competitive rates of pay and paid training are offered.

References required. Please respond by January 17th.

Contact Anne Gleason; Mary Johnson Children’s Center, 81 Water St., Middlebury, VT 05753 or email: schoolage@ mjccvt.org.

CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS IS seeking a strong, orga‑ nized Production manager for our apple packing, sweet cider, bakery and shipping departments. You will man‑ age a staff of dedicated em‑ ployees ensuring the quality and accuracy of orders. You will be responsible for orga‑ nizing production schedules, assessing resources, main‑ taining inventory and quality control standards and ensur‑ ing that health and safety guidelines are followed. Our typical work week is Sun‑ day, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. If you are a strong leader with a determination to succeed we really want to hear from you. please visit our website at champlainorchards.com/ employment/ and complete a job application.

Let Us Help You Get That Job Done!

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Apply for scholarships by Feb. 16 WINOOSKI — Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is reminding high school seniors and returning college students to apply now for any of the 126 scholarships administered

by VSAC. The deadline for these VSAC-assisted scholarships is Feb. 16, 2018.

Scholarships — like grants — are financial aid that you do not need to pay back. Scholarships are offered by many different groups, organizations, and even individuals. They are offered for all kinds of achievements — and to all kinds of students. And they’re usually competitive, with eligible applicants competing for a limited number of awards.

New scholarships for academic year 2018-19 include:

• $2,500 from the Paquin Family Technical Scholarship for students from Franklin County interested in an accredited certificate program in technical and skilled trades.

• $2,500 from the Tatarczuch Family Scholarship for business study, open to students seeking a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business management.

• $2,500 from the Tatarczuch Family Scholarship for technical study, open to students who are the first in their family to attend a postsecondary program and seeking an associate’s degree in a technical field.

To access the VSAC scholarship booklet for the 2018–2019 academic year you can download the PDF at

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tinyurl.com/y7ew47fw, order a free print version by mail, or request a copy from your high school guidance counselor.

VSAC has online links to complete the unified scholarship application, or USA, and required transcripts, recommendations or other documentation can be uploaded right at the VSAC website. Visit VSAC’s scholarship page, vsac.org/pay/ student-aid-options/scholarships for more information.

Scholarship booklets also will be distributed to agencies, colleges, and libraries in Vermont and some outof-state high schools and colleges that border Vermont. For more information, call 888-253-4819 or email scholarships@vsac.org.

ORWELL TOWN SCHOOL BOARD - PUBLIC NOTICE

The Orwell Town School Board will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Orwell Village School.

1/15 To publish a legal notice, email information to legals@ addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 145-8-16 ANCV

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v.

SEAN E. DEVOID AND BRIANNA E. DEVOID OCCUPANTS OF: 2399 Route 7 South, Middlebury VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered April 10, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Sean E. Devoid and Brianna E. Devoid to National Bank of Middlebury, dated March 29, 2013 and recorded in Book 264 Page 136 of the land records of the Town of Middlebury, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from National Bank of Middlebury dated March 29, 2013 and recorded in Book 264 Page 388 of the land records of the Town of Middlebury for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2399 Route 7 South, Middlebury, Vermont on January 31, 2018 at 2:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises to be conveyed to Sean E. Devoid and Brianna E. Devoid by Warranty Deed of Stephen T. Myhre, Sr. and Carolyn B. Myhre to be recorded in the Town of Middlebury Land Records and being more particularly described therein as follows: “Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Stephen T. Myhre, Sr. and Carolyn B. Myhre by Warranty Deed of John Edward Zecher, Trustee of the John Edward Zecher Revocable Trust dated 4/8/94, said deed dated August 26, 2002 and recorded in Book 192 at Page 24 of the Middlebury Land Records, and being more particularly described therein as follows: ‘Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to the Grantor herein by Corrective Warranty Deed from John E. Zecher dated October 26, 1998 and recorded in the Town of Middlebury Land Records in Book 169, Page 122, and being more particularly described therein, in part, as follows: ‘Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to John E. Zecher by Executor’s Deed of the Estate of Gordon A. Hebert dated of even date herewith and to be recorded immediately prior hereto [Book 168 at Page 119] in the Town of Middlebury Land Records, and being more particularly described therein as follows: ‘Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed of Eugene Larocque and Laura Larocque to Gorton [sic] A. Hebert and Mary L. Hebert dated September 24, 1968, recorded In Book 64, Page 116 of the Middlebury Land Records, and being more particularly described therein as follows: ‘Being a lot of land, with buildings thereon, located on the northeasterly side of U.S. Route 7, approximately three and one half miles south of the Village of Middlebury, and being all and the same lands and premises described in a deed to H. Edward Reed and Isabella Reed, dated August 13, 1951, recorded in Book 52, Page 118, of the Middlebury Land Records. Reference is also made to deed from H. Edward Reed to Eugene Larocque et al recorded in Book 60, Page 295, of Middlebury Land Records.

Reference may be had to the above-mentioned deeds and the deeds mentioned therein for a more particular description.

Together with water rights set forth in deed to H. Edward Reed and wife from Walter G. and Aurore Hurlburt dated August 13, 1951, recorded in Book 52, Page 105, of Middlebury Land Records.’

The said Mary L. Hebert died on November 14, 1997, and the said Gordon A. Hebert died on March 25, 1998.’

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: December 28, 2017 By:/S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 1/8,15, 22 Farmington, CT 06032

ADDISON COUNTY

StudentBRIEFS

Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H. has announced its dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester.

Two Salisbury students were included on the list: Darcy Staats, a member of the class of 2021 majoring in Environmental Science and Brooke Rubright, a member of the class of 2021 majoring in Graphic Design. To qualify for the dean’s list, students

must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours in graded courses.

After achieving a 4.0 grade point average for two or more consecutive semesters, Charlotte Hirschberger of Brandon has been named to the Champlain College Trustee’s List for the fall 2017 semester.

STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 169-10-16 ANCV U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v.

TIMOTHY C. WHITMAN OCCUPANTS OF: 840 Lafayette Road, Starksboro VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered April 10, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Timothy C. Whitman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank, dated December 13, 2010 and recorded in Book 99 Page 436 of the land records of the Town of Starksboro, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank to U.S. Bank National Association dated January 21, 2014 and recorded in Book 107 Page 575 of the land records of the Town of Starksboro for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 840 Lafayette Road, Starksboro, Vermont on January 31, 2018 at 12:45PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Timothy C. Whitman

by Warranty Deed of Robert J. O’Neil and Joyce C. O’Neil dated December 13, 2010, to be recorded prior hereto in the Starksboro land Records, and being more particularly described therein as follows: “Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Robert J. O’Neil and Joyce C. O’Neil by Warranty Deed of Katherine E. Birdsall dated November 6, 1998, and of record in Book 59, Pages 197-198 of the Town of Starksboro Land Records.

Being a portion only of the same land and premises conveyed to Katherine E. Birdsall by Warranty Deed of Mountain View Farm dated December 8, 1984, and of record in Book 36, Pages 261-265 of the Town of Starksboro Land Records.

Being Lot 4 containing 10.7 acres, more or less, located on the easterly side of Town Highway 31, also known as Lafayette Road, in the Town of Starksboro as depicted on a plat of survey entitled, “Property of Katherine E. Birdsall, Addison County, Starksboro, VT.”, surveyed by Ronald L. LaRose, dated November 1995 - January 1997, and recorded in Map Case B-24 of the Town of Starksboro Land Records.

Also conveyed by quitclaim only are any lands lying within the centerline of LaFayette Road, so-called, and the westerly boundary of the parcel conveyed herein. Grantors make no certification or representation as to size, dimensions, status or limits of said roadway.

This conveyance is subject to an easement and right of way for the purposes of installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing utility lines 50 feet in width along the westerly edge of the parcel hereinabove described for the benefit of Katherine E. Birdsall and her heirs and assigns.

This conveyance may be subject to the covenant that no trailer, camper, mobile home or double- wide, so-called, used as a residence shall be placed or allowed to remain on the parcel conveyed herein.

The above-described premises are subject to the terms and conditions of the Starksboro zoning regulations and the permits issued thereunder.

Reference is hereby made to the above-mentioned instruments, the records thereof, the references therein made, and their respective records and references, in further aid of this description.”

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: December 14, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 1/8,15, 22

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ANWSD (Continued from Page 1) what was a $768,419 deficit at The ANWSD tax rate increases Vergennes Union High School at would mean a little more or less the end of the 2014 school year. than $80 of additional taxes per District officials said then special $100,000 of assessed value for education had not been properly those property owners who pay funded for several years. based solely on the value of their Superintendent JoAn Canning homes. and Atkins said several factors Results would vary for those contributed to the surplus, who pay based on their income and including belt-tightening, energy would get prebates, savings after two a category that mild winters, the typically includes recent discovery about two-thirds of that reimbursement Addison County for transportation residents. costs had not ANWSD officials been previously stressed that the included in state tax rate is budget planning, a preliminary and lower than number and could expected special change during the education costs. legislative session The board depending on a deferred — to number of factors, this coming including policy Wednesday’s 6 decisions and total p.m. meeting statewide school — decisions on spending. how to handle “It is also the remaining important that it roughly $1 million be stated as an of the surplus.

“While no one likes estimated increase Canning and Atkins to the union rate to lose staff, I think proposed using ($0.833) because it’s responsible.” $423,961 to retire the revenues and — Superintendent food-service debts figures given by the JoAn Canning at all four ANWSD state can change,” schools and said ANWSD $381,500 to put in a business manager Elizabeth Atkins “Fiscal 2018-2019 Capital Projects in a Thursday email.

Fund.”

Regardless, ANWSD board That fund, Atkins said, could members at the Wednesday pay for emergency repairs if the meeting noted the increase was to $7.6 million energy improvement a large extent out of their control. and building security bond the “They’re going up by a board will approve this Wednesday significant amount through no fault doesn’t pass in March, or it could be of our own,” said board member put toward bond payments or used Bill Clark. for future repairs or improvement Board member Mark Koenig projects. estimated that the board would The remaining amount of roughly have to cut $900,000 to avoid any $174,414 could be used for building tax rate increase, an amount the emergencies next year or provide board agreed was not reasonable. cushioning if the draft audit proves “I don’t think we could get to to be slightly off. the point our taxes wouldn’t go “We didn’t want to back you into up at all without a zero balance,” severely crippling Atkins said. our schools,” said “I don’t think we IMPACT OF Chairwoman Sue could get to the $7.6M BOND Rakowski.

Now included point our taxes The adopted wouldn’t go up at in the budget are budget calls for energy savings eliminating three all without severely expected to be elementary school crippling our $213,000 a year teaching jobs, the schools.” if voters approve equivalent of three — Sue Rakowski, school the $7.6 million special education board chairwoman bond, and roughly aides, a 60 percent $179,000 of administrative interest-only bond post, and a 20 percent nursing payments the board plans to make position, for a total of 6.8 full-time before 2020, when also the 2000 equivalencies.

VUHS renovation and expansion The spending plan also assumes bond will be paid off. using $650,000 of what a draft Board members, including John audit stated was a district-wide Stroup and Finn Yarbrough, said it fund balance of $1,629,875 at the was important to get the message end of the 2017 school year to out about the financial effect of the offset what otherwise would be a bond, of which about $4.9 million larger tax rate increase, according would be devoted to VUHS. to ANWSD officials.

The 2000 VUHS bond calls for That fund balance — essentially annual payments of $400,000. The a surplus — stands in contrast to new bond, after an interest-only

stage ends in 2020, is expected to cost $600,000 a year.

But because failing boilers will be replaced, insulation will be added, and a revenue-generating solar array will be installed, the energy firm consulting with the board guarantees more than $200,000 a year in savings and revenue. Board members noted the net-zero impact.

“This bond is self-funded,” Yarbrough said.

Some board members asked why taxes would go up despite a plan that calls for less spending than current levels. Atkins cited ANWSD’s projected loss of 40 students to a total of 979, which means less per-pupil state funding, and the state’s projections of a higher statewide education tax rate needed to pay for statewide school spending.

All of that means less funding for local districts, which then must raise local taxes to make up the difference.

“They’re basically just giving us less revenue,” Atkins said.

Board member George Gardner also pointed out the teachers’ retirement system had been underfunded.

“The state was not properly funding the teachers’ retirement plans,” Gardner said. “Now they’re doing something about it.”

Addison Northwest Teachers Association representative and VUHS teacher Steve Orzech said at the meeting it was to the teachers’ union’s “dismay” that after significant teacher cuts in recent years the board’s plan cut spending “on the backs of students and teachers” while “other spending is left unexamined and unchanged.” Orzech specifically questioned recent administrative hires, a human resource business partner in the central office and a director of guidance at VUHS. Later, Canning said the budget would meet students’ needs and the elimination of teaching positions was done based on the board’s class-size policy.

“While no one likes to lose staff, I think it’s responsible,” Canning said.

Board member Finn Yarbrough also noted the proposed portion of the budget dedicated to instruction dropped by 4 percent, an amount equal to the decrease in overall ANWSD enrollment.

Canning said the week before that she hoped the teaching staff reductions could occur through teacher retirements. She clarified that remark in an email, saying that although there are no confirmed retirements there are strong possibilities.

“I am aware that some staff have been talking openly about retirement. I do not have this in writing at this point and cannot confirm,” Canning said. “So (it’s) safe to say that the district will plan to use attrition in reductions whenever possible.”

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NANCY GIBBS, THE first woman editor-in-chief of Time magazine, will speak this Friday at the “Women’s Leadership Symposium” at Middlebury College.

Exploring women and leadership College symposium begins on Thursday

By EMMA COTTON MIDDLEBURY — The first female editor-in-chief of Time magazine will be among the speakers featured late this week at Middlebury College’s “Women’s Leadership Symposium.”

Organized by a student organization called the Middlebury Women Leaders, the symposium from Thursday, Jan. 18, to Saturday, Jan. 20, will be comprised of workshops, lectures and discussions given and moderated by woman leaders such as Middlebury College President Laurie Patton and Time editor-in-chief Nancy Gibbs.

“We have purposely scheduled this symposium around the same weekend as the Women’s March from last year after Trump’s inauguration,” said Erin Van Gessel, the student club’s president. “We hope to commemorate that event and keep the female empowerment it generated alive as we begin 2018.”

The symposium aligns with the club’s mission, which is “to equip women with the leadership and networking skills to empower and enrich their professional and personal lives.”

All events are at Wilson Hall in McCullough Student Center and are open to the public. More information can be found online at middlebury. edu/events. The full schedule is as follows:

Thursday, Jan. 18 4 - 6 p.m., Conflict mediation workshop led by President Patton.

Friday, Jan. 19 12 noon - 1:30 p.m., Lean In Discussion with students, faculty/ staff, alumnae and townspeople.

5 - 6:30 p.m., Keynote by Nancy Gibbs (Time magazine editor-inchief) Saturday, Jan. 20 4 - 5 p.m., Women’s Rights Discussion with Abenaki Women with students, faculty/staff, alumnae and townspeople.

8 - 9:30 p.m., “She Should Walk” Fashion Show (a fundraiser for “She Should Run,” the national organization recruiting women to run for political office).

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(Continued from Page 1) with UVM Health Network last hospital affiliates of the University year. It’s a project Porter couldn’t of Vermont Health Network — have afforded had it remained an including Porter Medical Center independent community hospital.

(PMC).

Kniffin, Hallman and other Porter “We are kicking off a huge officials last year were among project, one which can really be those who lobbied the Green called transformational,” Porter Mountain Care Board (GMCB) to President Dr. Fred Kniffin said of approve a Certificate of Need for the new Epic electronic UVM Health Network health records system to pursue the Epic that will allow patients’ purchase.

Benefitting histories — including hospitals will share in medication lists, the project payback and past procedures and costs through a formula hospital stays — to be tied to patient counts. seamlessly transferred Porter’s ultimate charge and viewed by health has been estimated care professionals at $1,985,148. Porter within UVM Health will need to absorb Network.

Epic costs within the “This has the annual budget-growth potential to improve targets prescribed by the the care of our patients GMCB. KNIFFIN and residents for a long In its approval of time to come,” Kniffin the Epic purchase, added. “We need to seize this GMCB concluded the cost of the moment, leverage this opportunity project was “reasonable” and will and do all we can to ensure success. improve the quality of health care in Anything less is not an option.”

Vermont. The board set forth a series The new system will replace of conditions to ensure timely and a patchwork of programs that do financially prudent implementation, not communicate across hospital including regular progress updates boundaries, which can pose a barrier from the participating medical to providing the highest quality centers. and coordinated care when patients “I appreciate the (GMCB’s) receive treatment in multiple care thoughtful review and approval settings, noted Michael Carrese, of this necessary and important media relations strategist for UVM project,” Dr. John Brumsted, CEO of Health Network. The software and both the UVM Health Network and related infrastructure from Epic UVM Medical Center, said through Systems Corp. will be installed and a press release. “We understand implemented at the participating the board’s desire to measure and medical centers over the next six monitor key aspects of the system’s years. implementation and operation, and Kniffin and Porter spokesman we look forward to keeping them Ron Hallman anticipate Epic will updated on those and other factors.” “go live” at Porter Medical Center Porter officials were ecstatic with provider offices in the Epic news.

2019, and then at the will allow us “This will allow us to “This hospital in 2020. The truly accomplish Epic infrastructure to truly accomplish our mission in a will replace Porter’s our mission in a better way,” said current Meditech better way. We Tom Manion, vice electronic health will truly be able president of Porter records system that to help improve Medical Group. can’t effectively “We will truly be communicate with the health of our able to help improve Epic and many other community, one the health of our electronic records patient at a time.” community, one systems in a health — Tom Manion, vice patient at a time.” care industry that is This is not the president of Porter quickly evolving.

Medical Group kind of project where The University of folks will see a lot of Vermont Medical trucks converging on Center in Burlington, Central Porter’s campus, unloading massive Vermont Medical Center in Barre crates of new tech toys. Kniffin said and Champlain Valley Physicians Middlebury, Vergennes and Bristol Hospital in Plattsburgh, N.Y., are folks are more apt to see new faces also being outfitted with Epic in in their communities, in terms of this current phase. It’s expected consultants who will be helping that the network’s other affiliates doctors, nurses and therapists learn — Alice Hyde Medical Center how to use Epic. in Malone, N.Y., Elizabethtown “I think the real visibility is going (N.Y.) Community Hospital and to be for patients,” Kniffin said. the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter patients will no longer face Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties the occasional chore of having to — will participate in the Epic system bring hard copies of their records to at a later date, according to Carrese. different medical appointments.

Assistance with an upgrade in “This is going to be a huge electronic health records technology upgrade — a quantum leap in was a major inducement in Porter efficiency, patient experience and Medical Center’s decision to affiliate patient safety,” Kniffin said.