Thursday, January 24, 2019

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A new podcast distributes diverse stories from around the Green Mountain State. See Arts+Leisure.

Firefighters from six departments helped extinguish a blaze in Salisbury Tuesday. See Page 3A.

The Eagle girls’ hoop team trailed after two periods, but then took charge on Tuesday. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 73 No. 4

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Race for Bristol board tops 5-town warnings

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — As the Jan. 28 deadline approaches, Town Meeting Day petitions have begun trickling in from citizens running for public office and from organizations seeking fiscal support.

In the 5-town area in the northeastern part of Addison County only one race is set, but anyone interested in getting their name on the ballot must submit a petition to their town clerk by end of day this coming Monday.

In Bristol, at least three people have declared candidacy for two selectboard seats.

Ian Albinson will challenge incumbent Ted Lylis for a three-year term, and John “Peeker” Heffernan seeks re-election for a two-year term

JAMIE MCKENNA, RIGHT, and his partners in the local design firm Imhotep, Marcel Leduc, left, and David Rossiter, hire other Vermont college graduates, which helps to keep more young adults in the state.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Sipe

Vermont tries to hold on to college grads Students willing to settle in state could answer concerns over aging population Editor’s note: This is the second in a three- Middlebury was high on my list of goals,” he part series looking at what the shrinking said.

After working at Middlebury College for percentage of younger people in Vermont means a few years, McKenna started his own design to the future of the Green Mountain State. firm called Imhotep. Today, he lives with his

By SARAH ASCH wife and son in Cornwall and does not plan on MIDDLEBURY — Jamie McKenna did leaving anytime soon. not realize how much he would miss Our shifting However, McKenna’s story may Vermont when he graduated from Middlebury College in 2008 and Demographics be the exception, rather than the rule.

Many students who attend college in moved away. A native of Lake Placid, Vermont — natives and out-of-staters — N.Y., McKenna spent two years abroad before deciding it was time to return to the move away after they graduate. Some go in search of jobs, others pursue further schooling Green Mountain State.

“When looking at options for working back and a fair number seek the excitement of city in the states, figuring out a way to start back in life. As the economic impact of Vermont’s aging

population looms large, some policy makers and educators are trying to encourage graduates from the state’s many public and private colleges to settle here and enter the workforce.

An important goal is to grow — or at least maintain — the number of working people who will provide muscle and brains for the Vermont economy as well as support those coming to the end of their working lives.

One problem with keeping college grads in state is that the majority of college-bound Vermont high school students do not stay in the state for higher education to begin with. In 2016, just under half of college-bound Vermonters (See Demographics, Page 13A)

City mayor to step down; Fritz to run Perry: Seven years on council enough

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Vergennes Mayor Renny Perry has decided not to seek another two years in office.

That means, barring the filing of another petition by the Monday afternoon deadline, Deputy Mayor Jeff Fritz will almost certainly succeed him in office.

Plus, five of the six city council seats will be up for election on Town Meeting Day. And it looks likely that former Vergennes mayor Bill Benton will return to the city council, again unless other candidates emerge before Monday’s petition-filing deadline to get on the Town Meeting Day ballot.

Why all the changes? 2018 saw some unusal events in city government. First, Mayor Michael Daniels resigned a year ago, and Council member Perry stepped in as mayor. Then in August Alderman Matt Chabot stepped down to become the Vergennes city manager.

As a resilt, the March Vergennes City Council ballot will probably be the most crowded since the city incorporated in 1788.

Perry noted that multi-term council member Lynn Donnelly is the only one of the incumbents who does not have to run to keep his or her seat.

“That never happens, to have so many council members, including the mayor’s spot, up for re-election,” Perry said.

While Fritz seeks to become mayor, elected incumbents Lowell (See Vergennes, Page 15A)

New CSAC leader has entrepreneurial past Cummings’ experience is in elder care

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Rachel Lee Cummings believes she won the lottery, and she didn’t even buy a ticket.

What she did was submit her resumé to the Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) when the Middlebury-based nonprofit launched its search to replace longtime CEO Robert Thorn.

Cummings, 41, was ecstatic to land the job, which places her at the helm of the county’s largest mental health agency.

“I feel it’s such an interconnected part of the social fabric of Addison County,” she said of CSAC. “To be able to lead such an organization is such a privilege and an honor.”

Cummings has long been aware of CSAC’s work, in large part because she’s spent much time working in the human services field — primarily assisting senior citizens.

Her most recent job was as chief operating officer of Age Well, an Essex Junction-based nonprofit that delivers a variety of services for elderly residents of Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties in Vermont. Age Well runs programs authorized by the Older Americans Act, providing healthy meals, in-home care and community resources.

By the way

Rachel Lee Cummings “I was part of the leadership team and oversaw all the client-facing (See Cummings, Page 16A)

Local lawmaker leads new effort to revise Act 250

Rep. Sheldon takes close look at state’s 50-year-old land use law

If there’s a fire hydrant located near the edge of your property, area firefighters and local water department officials would appreciate it if you could free it from the considerable shon that has fallen during the past week.

It only takes around 5 minutes to shovel out a hydrant, and it’s a chore firefighters won’t have to perform if they have to connect a (See By the way, Page 11A)

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— so far unopposed.

Other incumbents who will appear on the ballet include: • Fred Baser (Moderator and Town Agent).

• Mark Bouvier (Lister).

• Brian Fox (2nd Constable).

• Jen Stetson Myers (Town Clerk and Treasurer).

• Bruce Nason (1st Constable).

At least two organizations have completed petitions for funding from the town: • Habitat for Humanity of Addison County ($1,500).

• Turning Point Center of Addison County ($1,500).

LINCOLN In Lincoln, selectboard incumbents Oakley Smith (two-year term) and (See 5-Town, Page 16A)

Fuel line

SEATH DECELLE LUGS a long hose back to his Mike’s Fuels truck through more than a foot of new snow Tuesday morning after making an oil delivery to an East Middlebury home. With temperatures staying at or below zero on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, furnaces in Addison County were working overtime.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

By JOHN FLOWERS MONTPELIER — The late Sen. Art Gibb, R-Weybridge, played a huge role in 1970 in the drafting of Act 250, the state’s landmark land use planning law.

Almost 50 years later, another Addison County lawmaker — Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury — is playing a substantial role in what could be major revisions to state law.

Sheldon recently chaired the “Vermont Commission on Act 250: The next 50 years,” a panel charged with “reviewing the vision for Act 250 adopted in the 1970s and its implementation with the objective of ensuring that, over the next 50 years, Act 250 supports Vermont’s amy sheldon economic, environmental, and land use planning goals.”

That panel, formed during the fall of 2017, submitted its report earlier this month. It’s a document full of recommendations, some of which will find their way (See Act 250, Page 11A)

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Midd. sets town meeting agenda

Budget, elections highlight warning

Quite a catch

PRESENTER CYNDE MCINNIS gets help preparing a 43-foot-long plastic humpback whale for inflation from her nephew and Bridge School student Ty Bierman, left, and her daughter, Teresa, in the gym at the Bridge School in Middlebury on Friday. Once inflated, children got to climb in and learn about the insides of this gentle giant.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

Bristol writes off loan to cookie-maker

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — More than $75,000 officially went up in smoke last week when the Bristol selectboard voted to write off a debt the town can no longer collect.

“Basically this is just cleaning up the record for the bank,” said selectboard chair Peter Coffey at last week’s board meeting.

In December 2016 Waitsfield cookie maker Liz Lovely Inc. borrowed $75,000 from the Bristol Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to purchase materials and equipment. Two years — and very few payments — later, the company had racked up $6,246 in unpaid interest and $2,429 in late charges.

The loss will in no way affect Bristol’s taxpayers, however.

The RLF was established with grant money in the 1980s to fund downtown storefront improvements and low-income housing renovations. The fund has expanded its scope over the years and grown in size with money repaid from the original and current loans.

At the end of 2018, more than a dozen borrowers — most in good standing — owed Bristol’s RLF a total of $534,784. The Liz Lovely

write-off accounts for 14 percent of that.

Though it’s the largest write-off sustained by the RLF in recent memory, “the fund is in good shape,” said Bristol Town Treasurer Jen Myers, who has worked for the town for eight years.

“But it does mean that we can’t loan that money to somebody else who could use it,” she said.

Liz Lovely founders Liz Scott and Dan Holz moved their fledgling company from Philadelphia to Waitsfield in 2004, after Holz had read a book about the iconic Vermont ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s.

Liz Lovely produced a popular line of certified gluten-free and vegan cookies with the tag line “Cleanest. Ingredients. Ever.”

According to an August 2018 story in the Burlington Free Press, the company grew quickly and survived a number of setbacks caused by the Great Recession and Tropical Storm Irene.

In 2012 Scott and Holz even appeared on the ABC reality show “Shark Tank,” though the couple failed to make an investment deal.

Ultimately, according to the Free Press, the couple’s bitter divorce

in 2014 did the company in. After Holz left Liz Lovely, Scott took over as company CEO but she couldn’t make it work.

When she filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Indiana last April, Scott owed more than $600,000 to creditors, and Bristol was only in the middle of the pack in terms of outstanding debt. The creditors included: • $225,000 to the Vermont Flexible Capital Fund, which focuses on helping rural companies grow.

• $100,000 to Northfield Savings Bank.

• $75,000 to the town of Bristol.

• $50,000 to Waitsfield entrepreneur Robin Morris.

• $48,000 to Bristol Bakery (now Bristol Cliffs Cafe), which had been contracted to bake for the company.

Bristol selectboard member Michelle Perlee researched the matter on behalf of the town and concluded that there was nothing the RLF could do to recoup its losses.

Asked about it at last week’s selectboard meeting she shook her head with resignation.

“Yeah ... we’re cooked,” she said.

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents at their town meeting in March will be asked to decide a proposed 2019-2020 municipal spending plan of $11,155,400, support petitioned resolutions relating to climate change and reducing the local waste stream, and choose from at least five candidates vying for three Middlebury seats on the Addison Central School District (ACSD) board.

The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday approved a 13-article 2019 town meeting warning, six articles of which will be decided the annual town meeting on Monday, March 4, at Middlebury Union High School.

The balance of the warning — to include a variety of municipal and school elections — will be resolved

by Australian ballot voting on Tuesday, March 5.

Prospective candidates for offices such as selectboard, school board and Ilsley Public Library board of trustees have until 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, to submit their petition papers to Town Clerk Ann Webster.

Those running for municipal posts must gather at least 30 signatures for their petitions. Folks seeking a seat on the ACSD board must gather at least 60 signatures, but can do so from registered voters in any of the seven communities represented by the panel. The ACSD board presides over all public schools in Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.

As the Addison Independent went to press on Wednesday, five people had taken out petitions to run for Middlebury’s three available three-year terms on the ACSD board, although not all had necessarily filed them.

They included incumbents James Malcolm, Lorraine Gonzalez Morse and Steve Orzech, as well as challengers Ryan Torres and Betty Kafumbe.

Single ACSD board positions in Ripton and Weybridge are also up for grabs.

There could also be a race in the offing for two seats on the Ilsley Library board. Incumbents Alice Eckles and Catherine Nichols have taken steps to run for re-election, while Webster confirmed resident Joe McVeigh has taken out a petition.

As of this writing there were no confirmed challengers to incumbent Middlebury selectboard members

Heather Seeley, Nick Artim and Vic- warning ask voters to: tor Nuovo, all of whom will run for • Give permission to the selectre-election to new three-year terms. board to take out a five-year loan of As previously reported by the up to $310,000 to replace several Independent, Town Moderator (and municipal vehicles, including a former Vermont Gov.) James Douglas police cruiser and related equipment, will not run again for the local post he dump truck/snow plow and related has held since 1986. He has instead equipment, and a pick-up truck for endorsed former Selectwoman Susan the Recreation Department.

Shashok as town moderator.

• Allow the selectboard to write a The Independent will publish the letter to state officials — including locomplete slate of Middlebury and cal House and Senate members — to ACSD candidates in its Thursday, support a “350VT Climate Solutions Jan. 31, edition.

Resolution” that urges Vermont to Meanwhile, the items not related halt any new or expanded fossil to the election on the town meeting fuel infrastructure including, but not warning are already cast in stone. limited to, transmission pipelines Middlebury residents will be asked and electrical plants; adhere to the to approve an $11,155,400 municipal state’s Comprehensive Energy Plan spending plan for July 1, 2019 to June to achieve 90-percent renewable 20, 2020, of which $7,836,854 will be energy by 2050, with firm interim raised by taxes. deadlines; and to ensure If voters endorse the the transition to renewboard’s additional rec- ACSD residents able energy is “fair ommendation that resi- on Town Meeting and equitable for all dents apply $400,000 in Day will also residents, with no harm excess local option tax cast ballots on to marginalized groups revenues to draw down an education or rural communities.”

• Support another capital improvement climate solution resoluexpenses, the proposed budget of municipal budget $37,794,916 for tion offered by 350VT would add 2.5 cents to all seven district- that seeks a commitment to weatherize the current municipal member towns rate of 98.36 cents per during the 2019- town buildings and schools, while installing $100 in property value, 2020 academic rooftop solar panels according to Town on town and school Manager Kathleen year. buildings; take initiaRamsay.

Middlebury’s 1-percent local tives to reduce overall energy use option tax on rooms, meals, sales while committing to improving the and alcohol is dedicated to payback quality of life for residents; encourand maintenance of the town’s Cross age landowners, farmers and other Street Bridge. Because the fund is municipalities to implement practices now generating more revenue than that build the “soil carbon sponge” to is needed to take care of the town’s cool the planet and mitigate flooding share of the $16 million bridge debt, and drought; and actively look for the selectboard is again asking towns- opportunities to request or apply for people to use some or the surplus to support from the state to implement cover deferred repairs to the commu- the above initiatives.

• Appropriate $3,000 to Habitat nity’s roads, sidewalks, culverts and for Humanity of Addison County to other infrastructure.

ACSD residents on Town Meeting support its affordable housing efforts.

• “Advise and encourage” the Day will also cast ballots on an education budget of $37,794,916 for all selectboard to enact a new law asking seven district-member towns during stores to stop giving customers sinthe 2019-2020 academic year. That gle-use, carry-out plastic bags to take represents a 3.35-percent rise in edu- away food or merchandise.

• Authorize the selectboard to add cation spending per equalized pupil, as much as $100,000 to an existing compared to the current budget.

ACSD communities’ municipal tax loan to pay for second-floor improverates will be combined with a public ments to the Memorial Sports Center, education property tax rate that will and to extend that loan duration by become clearer when final state aid five years. As previously reported by numbers are confirmed by the state of the Independent, the Friends of Middlebury Hockey group will pay off all Vermont.

Other notable articles included on loan debt through fees, sponsorships the 2019 Middlebury town meeting and fund drives for the sports center.

Celebration of life set for local poet at Eastview

MIDDLEBURY — Otter Creek Poets and End of Life Services, the organization formed when Hospice Volunteer Services and Addison Respite Care Home merged, have organized a celebration of the life and work of Mary Oliver on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Eastview in Middlebury.

There are many in the community who are grieving the death of Oliver, a beloved poet who has tickled with us with her animal antics, stunned us with visions of the natural world, and brought us through the heights of love and the depths of loss. She is the one who told us in “When Death Comes”: When it’s over, I want to say all my life

I was a bride married to amazement.

I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.

“It is in community that we build our safe bridges, witness one another’s sadness and honor the spirits that carry us through a lifetime of challenges and joys,” says Laurie Borden, Program Director of End of Life Services.

“At times, grief can wash over us like a tsunami. We feel loss like a vast abyss — dark, deep, frightening and endless,” She adds. “And then we try to build safe bridges from happy memories to the painful absences, just to acknowledge there is life and death, and we exist in the completeness of that truth. As Oliver so aptly continued in her verse — ‘I don’t

want to end up simply having visited this world.’”

Join in this informal gathering to share in the legacy of Oliver. It is free and open to all. For more information call End of Life Services at 388-4111.

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 24, 2019 — PAGE 3A

Workshop on race & privilege offered off Misch from the rest not understand systemic The workshop of the room. racism until she took Colwell feels that “Interrupting a course in graduate events like the press con- Patterns of school about racial and ference, and the harass- Privilege” will cultural identity.

By SARAH ASCH “I, like most white MIDDLEBURY — Debby Ir- ment Morris experienced be held at the people in the U.S., had ving, author of “Waking Up White,” as a legislator, show why Congregational no idea how racism believes it is important to have workshops like Irving’s Church in downtown operated and for that hard conversations about race and are important.

“In the case of Rep. Middlebury this reason I was able to see racism, even in one of the whitest Kiah Morris, the compla- Sunday, Jan. 27, myself as outside the states in the country. problem, as if racism That is why she is returning to the cency of liberal, progres- from 3-5 p.m. All was a problem for black Congregational Church of Middle- sive Vermonters, and the are welcome. and brown people. It bury this Sunday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 5 inadequacy of the laws allowed me to approach p.m., to facilitate a workshop called to protect people of color “Interrupting Patterns of Privilege.” led to this situation where just a few the issue from a place of being a The workshop was organized by the aggressive racist trolls forced our white savior,” she said. “What I local chapter of Showing Up for only Black female legislator from missed was that there was this big Racial Justice, or SURJ, a group office,” Colwell said. “White people system that had advantaged me at that works to educate people about really need to own this. Racism is the expense of these people I was our problem and we need to do way trying to help.” racism.

Irving describes her book and her Irving said her upcoming work- more to dismantle it in ourselves, our families and the workshops as an attempt to help shop is intended as other white people explore how a continuation of “We are incredibly wider community.”

Colwell hopes that white culture perpetuates racist the event she held skilled around the Irving’s facilitating structures and ideas. on Dec. 2, although expertise can help “If we are all exposed to racist newcomers are also cultural norms the local community ideas every day that means I am welcome. Her last of whiteness. understand racism full of racist ideas. That doesn’t workshop, titled “I’m There’s a whole better. mean I am a mean-spirited, bigoted a good person. Isn’t different skill set “Debby Irving person,” she said. “We can never that enough?”, was to being connected is a great example undo the level of exposure, all we attended by over 200 people and covered to a person across of how no matter can do is manage it. And once we’re what our upbringing able to identify it, we’re also able to race-related moments difference.”

— Debby Irving was, we can embark filter out new exposure as it comes in U.S. history that on this journey to to us.” are often glazed over. understand ourselves Irving is the first to admit that this This included racist housing and lending policies from better,” Colwell said. “One of the work is challenging and upsetting, the 1950s, Black Wall Street and most important things to understand and in her workshops she tries to Native American boarding schools. is that we can be good, caring peo- create enough space for everyWhile Irving was already sched- ple and also be oppressive to people body’s thoughts and feelings.

“Feelings are big uled to return to Middlebury for the of color.”

At her Sunday “White people and it’s really hard second installment of her workshop series, her Sunday talk comes in the event, Irving plans to really need to own to set aside your wake Vermont Attorney General continue the commu- this. Racism is our own feelings and your own reality, to T.J. Donovan’s announcement last nity discussion about suspend that long week that he will not file charges in power, privilege and problem and we enough to take in the case of reported racial harass- racial identity. She need to do way person’s,” ment of former Vermont state Rep. said her goal is to more to dismantle another Kiah Morris, D-Bennington. Morris reach those who are it in ourselves, our she said. “There is a level of maturity withdrew her re-election bid last interested in working families and the required to do that.” summer after receiving repeated toward racial equality wider community.”

Yet she strongly racist taunts against her and her and help them gain — Joanna Colwell believes that helping the information and family. others learn how At a Jan. 14 press conference, skills they need.

“We are incredibly skilled around to engage around issues of race tensions came to a head when Max Misch, a self-described white na- the cultural norms of whiteness,” is the only way society can move tionalist who had threatened Morris she said. “There’s a whole different forward.

“I think when it comes to white in the past, arrived at the event. skill set to being connected to a person-to-white person, there’s East Middlebury resident Joanna person across difference.”

This is a path that Irving has nothing more powerful than doing Colwell, who helped start the Middlebury chapter of SURJ, was at the walked herself. As an upper middle our own work and sharing what press conference and said that she class white child growing up in we’re learning.” was among those who stood to wall Massachusetts, Irving said she did

Vermont not immune to racist thinking

NEARLY THREE DOZEN firefighters from five departments worked to douse a blaze that apparently started in the attic of this house on West Shore Road in Salisbury Tuesday evening. No one was hurt, but a family was displaced when the entire structure was destroyed.

Photo courtesy of Trey Duncanson

Fire destroys Salisbury house

By JOHN FLOWERS SALISBURY — Firefighters are still investigating the cause of a Tuesday evening blaze that consumed a two-story home at 2165 West Shore Road in Salisbury Village.

Salisbury Fire Chief Ryan Emilio said no one was hurt as a result of the fire, which he believes originated in the attic.

Emilio said his department was toned out to the scene at around 6 p.m. The two residents of the home told authorities they became aware of the fire while eating dinner that evening. They and their pets made it out of the home without incident, according to Emilio.

Responding firefighters found the roof of the home fully consumed by fire; a portion of it had fallen in, according to Emilio.

The first firefighters at the scene entered the home in an effort to knock down the fire from indoors, but the severity of the blaze forced them to abandon that effort due to safety reasons, Emilio said.

Approximately 35 firefighters from multiple departments responded to the call with temperatures hovering around 6 degrees. Salisbury, Brandon, Whiting, Pittsford and Middlebury fire officials worked together to extinguish the blaze by around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to Emilio. Middlebury Regional EMS personnel stood by to provide help if needed.

Emilio called the home a total loss.

A Salisbury property owner has generously allowed the affected couple to reside in a local home while they deal with the aftermath of the fire. The American Red Cross is assisting the couple, Emilio added.

The residents benefitted from working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and Emilio encouraged all homeowners to check their own

fire warning devices to make sure they’re in good operating order.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Understanding Trump is to know why Dems can’t cave What happens when Democrats and Americans begin to confront Trump?

When they call his bluff and simply say, “This will hurt you more than it will hurt us.”

Democrats are at that point with the government shutdown and they have three important reasons not to give in: • First, they’re in the right; it’s not just that the wall is immoral, but rather that security experts everywhere debunk Trump’s position that a bigger wall will stop drugs and crime. Report after report says it won’t. Drugs and human trafficking for the most part come through already established legal checkpoints. What would help reduce that illicit flow is increased funding for more personnel, and improved security systems at those check points.

Building a bigger wall across the desert does exactly the opposite of what’s needed by reducing the funding available for hiring those added security forces.

• Second, Americans have become savvy to how Trump operates and it’s not something any nation wants to encourage. Trump’s strategy is to create a crisis, then offer to help resolve the crisis only if his opponent concedes to a separate demand. Trump calls this “leveraging” and negotiating.

Democrats call it “hostage taking,” referring to the 800,000 federal employees caught in the political crosshairs, and the millions of other who are hurt by the shutdown. But most Americans have a pretty good gut reaction to what Trump is doing and would look unfavorably at anyone who did something similar to them. Just as Trump stiffed construction firms with similar raw and crooked dealings, no one likes to be shafted and today’s federal workers are getting the shaft.

• Third, if Democrats give in on this, why wouldn’t Trump believe the same tactic would work on other issues coming up? That point was emphasized by New Jersey Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski in his comments in Wednesday’s New York Times. “There’s an overwhelming consensus that this is about establishing that shutdowns are wrong,” said Malinowski. “From my standpoint, and I think this is the consensus of the caucus, everything is negotiable. Border security is negotiable. Immigration policy is negotiable. Shutting down the government is not negotiable, and we’re angry about it… If we give in to this tactic in any way we will validate it, and there will be no end to these shutdowns, and the people who suffer today will be suffering again and again and again.”

UNDERSTANDING TRUMP What Americans, and the world, knows by now is that Trump believes in a zero-sum game: that is, there is no win-win scenario. In Trump’s view, there are just winners and losers — and you’re a loser if you lose.

Now that Democrats — and more importantly the American voter — understand this, a general consensus is building that until Trump learns that he can lose more than he gains in such tactics, he’ll keep doing them. Once he loses, however, he’ll do whatever is necessary not to put himself in that position again because he hates any circumstance that marks him as a loser.

And that’s Trump’s sorry state of affairs. Two years into his administration, Americans — and large parts of the world — are ready to call his bluff.

According to a foreign diplomat interviewed by the Washington Post, he said Trump initially unnerved European leaders with his rhetoric, but no longer. “Now you just know what he’s going to do and you kind of shrug it off. You can’t totally ignore him because he’s the president of the United States. But he doesn’t scare people like he used to.”

A further problem is that Trump’s ignorance limits his ability to resolve the crises he gets himself into.

“This guy is not really good at thinking his way out of the problem,” Timothy Naftali, a clinical associate professor of public service at New York University, told the Post. “He just ups the ante and hopes the pain he causes others pushes them beyond their pain threshold.”

That might have worked for Trump in the business world, but what’s particularly galling about Trump’s behavior as president is that he is nonplussed to push the pain onto working Americans — forcing federal employees to work without pay and furloughing hundreds of thousands of others — while smugly suggesting he has the stronger hand in the political debate and will come out on top. He shows no empathy for the pain he causes others.

APPROPRIATE RESPONSE? It’s difficult to know how to respond to such tactics from an American president, but one appropriate response would be to wage nationwide protests. To change Trump’s tactics, the political fallout has to cause him enough pain that he seeks other options. If there were federal work stoppages, and other acts of civil disobedience, Republicans and Trump might think twice about the political consequences.

As for the Democrat’s response, they’re right to be willing to spend money on border security, but to spend it on the things that security experts say will help solve many of the problems: new scanning technology to detect drugs and weapons, improvements in infrastructure at ports of entry and more personnel, including more immigration judges to reduce the long waits of people seeking legitimate access into the country. And if Trump wants to seriously negotiate with Democrats to get parts of his wall funded, he can sell out his base and figure out ways for Dreamers to stay and an amnesty program for other migrant workers who meet specified conditions.

Short of that, they should hold firm.

Otherwise, short of impeachment, Americans are looking at two more years of manufactured crises and infantile threats by this president to please his dwindling base — and that’s no way to run a country.

Angelo Lynn

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Farmers market to stay at VFW

Point of view

A VISITOR GLANCES up at Ernie the Elk hanging from a wall a the Sarah Partridge Library in East Middlebury recently and happens to see the light suspended from the ceiling.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

Mingling with neighbors pays off When I was a child growing up in New Jersey, I loved Saturday mornings. We started the day with my mother’s waffles — slathered in butter and real maple syrup. (Even before moving to Vermont mom was a purist about that).

The real highlight of Saturday, though, was going to the dump with my father. It was located on the edge of town abutting Camp Tamarack, the day camp where I later learned to build fires without matches, lash tables out of branches, and sing songs of hope and sisterhood.

The dump itself consisted of huge piles of rubbish that were constantly smoldering and nearby piles of discarded household goods that were up for grabs. People from all walks of life gathered there to get rid of what they didn’t want, to pick up someone else’s discarded

By Cheryl stuff, and mostly to gossip and argue Mitchell about whatever was going on in town or in the nation.

Like most of the other kids, I was too young to follow the grown-up conversations, or to appreciate that this was a place people met without regard to class, race, occupation, or political orientation, or to understand that this was where grown-ups could share and often resolve conflicting opinions, without the spotlight of the press and reporters who covered such controversies when they were formally debated.

We kids just ran around, playing tag, selecting treasures to wheedle our folks into taking back home, and most of us — like me —relishing this special time with fathers who were usually too busy during the week to pay attention to us.

Environmentally, the dump was not such a good idea, and gradually it was replaced with curb-side trash pickup

Ways of Seeing

that you could pay for and incinerators that were one step up on the trash disposal hierarchy. But my dad and I kept going to the dump for as long as we could. Perhaps it was the draw of free recycled stuff. My dad grew up in an orphanage and lived through the depression so he was always mindful of making do with what he had for as long as he could. More likely our continued jaunts on Saturday morning had more to do with the sense of place where people could come together naturally to learn from (or try to convert) one another.

When my parents moved to Vermont, my dad took over doing the recycling for both of our households.

He was also the go-to person for many social service agencies when they needed signatures to get on the ballot for Town Meeting. He gathered names for Meals on Wheels (where he volunteered for 25 years); for Mary Johnson Children’s Center and the Parent/Child Center (where I worked); for the John Graham Shelter, (where my mom was board chair); and for WomenSafe (an organization he deeply believed in).

As his driving skills declined, we started recycling together. Although the trip was short, it was a very precious time to talk about whatever was on our minds, or what a neighbor had said, or what was recently in the Addison Independent. Dad realized that he could still collect signatures by standing beside the trucks where he could engage in conversations with those who supported social service agencies and those who didn’t but did believe in the democratic process of petitioning.

Dad loved and respected the trash handlers, who called (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Family leave bill must share costs One of the major issues before this year’s Legislature will be establishing a paid family leave program in Vermont.

While legislative Democrats and Gov. Scott seem to agree on the principle of family leave, they have fundamental disagreements over whether or not the program should be mandatory.

The purpose of the family leave program is to provide employees with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a family member with a serious illness. Many employers believe in the principle of paid leave to deal with stressful family situations. Such leaves make for more satisfied and more productive employees in the long run.

However, only a very few employers provide paid family leave as an employee benefit. In most cases, employees must decide either to take time off without pay, or to keep working and juggle their family and work responsibilities as best they can.

By Eric L. Davis Last year, the Legislature passed a paid family leave program that would have provided up to 12 weeks of leave for a new child and up to six weeks of leave in cases of illness of a family member. The program would have replaced 70 percent of an employee’s wage, and would have been funded by a payroll tax of 0.141 percent, or about $70 for an employee earning $50,000 annually. Employers with fewer than 10 employees would have been exempt.

Gov. Scott vetoed this legislation, because he argued that many small businesses in the state, that are already struggling to make a profit, could not afford the additional tax needed to fund the program. Last year’s Legislature did not attempt to override the governor’s veto.

Politically Thinking

A similar bill will likely be passed in the 2019 legislative session, and the governor would likely veto it again. However, with Democrats having a veto-proof majority in both houses, it is possible that a veto could be overridden by the necessary two-thirds majority in the House and Senate.

Doing so would require the Democratic legislative leadership to hold on to nearly all Democratic members’ votes.

This will be a challenge, since the Democratic caucuses in both House and Senate are both very big tents, including a number of moderate Democrats from rural districts who will be attentive to the concerns of small business about the affordability of a paid leave program.

Meanwhile, in order to get his own plan on the table, Gov. Scott announced, with Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, that Vermont and New Hampshire would set up a voluntary paid family leave program.

This program would include a larger number of people than a Vermont-only program. The two governors said they would start the program by making it available to all state employees.

The problem with a voluntary family leave program, however, is that the only people likely to choose to enroll in the program are those who would need it. These would be families expecting a new child within the next few months, or families with a sick or disabled person who needs care from another family member. Because those who sign up would likely use the benefit very soon after enrolling, the premiums would have to be set at a high level in order for the program to break even.

A mandatory program would spread the risk among a (See Davis, Page 5A)

After the publication of the Dec. 31 article regarding the location of the Middlebury Farmers’ Market, “Downtown Site Sought for Farmers Market,” we wish to reassure our vendors and our customers that we are staying put at the VFW location on Exchange Street for the foreseeable future!

It was unfortunate that the title gave some the impression that the market was on the verge of yet another move, and it has caused some concern among our customer and vendor base. As an economic driver in the area we want what is best for our town, our vendors and our customers. We engaged in the thoughtful discussion regarding the design of Triangle Park because we feel it is important that Middlebury has the ability to host a potential market or a myriad of other events in it’s future downtown. Certain design features that were implemented make this more feasible — thank you design team, planners and selectboard! We were grateful to give input, and we hope it means downtown options for lots of groups in the future post-construction Middlebury.

In the meantime we hope folks will help us make the most of our VFW location. Parking is easy, restrooms convenient, and we have been able to seamlessly transition to a year round winter market at the same location. The bread comes to market still warm, and the fresh greens have a flavor that is hard to find in January! Not to mention the local honey, crafts, jams, eggs, meats, licensed raw milk and baked goods. We look forward to the proposed pedestrian walkway and to the return of Greg’s Meat Market just a quarter-mile away. We will be back outside in May for another year of local food, crafts, music and fun among your neighbors.

Middlebury Farmers’ Market Board: Hannah Sessions, Barb Wilson, Sharon Kerwin, Seth Ross, Chad Beckwith, Joan Cook and Brad Koehler

State GOP must change strategy Editor’s note: The letter writer is a former Republican state representative from Bristol.

The Vermont Republican Party has experienced almost two decades of declining fortunes.

There are a few bright spots, Jim Douglas’s and Phil Scott’s gubernatorial elections most notably. However, the Vermont House was last controlled by the GOP in 2004 and the Senate had its last Republican majority in 1996.

The GOP’s results in federal races is even worse. The 2018 election was a disaster for the Vermont Republican Party with only 43 state representatives (out of 150) and 6 state senators (out of 30) getting elected. Most troubling was the party’s inability to attract capable women and men to run for office.

When you take a licking like Republicans have for a while, money dries up and candidates and volunteers get scarce. How does the Grand Old Party turn things around? How did the party get to this discouraging state?

Vermont’s Republicans, going back to George Aiken, have been conservative but an independent lot, not in the party sense, but in their ability to recognize good policy for a changing Vermont and an ability to compromise when it was in the state’s best interest. Gov. Snelling’s tax deal with Democratic Speaker Wright is one poignant example of compromise. It was Republican Gov. Davis and Republican Sen. Art Gibb that advanced and authored Act 250 during a time of rapid development within the state. Gov. Douglas established the Blueprint for Health, a way toward lowering health care costs. In his book, “The Vermont Way,” written just a few years ago, Gov. Douglas speaks to a “different Vermont whose leaders work together to ensure economic prosperity and protect its natural beauty,” the way of the past Republican notables.

Today’s GOP leadership (not including many elected Republicans) takes on the national party’s stance, developed by Newt Gingrich in the mid 1990s, that stresses an uncompromising ideological purity.

This ideological purity also stresses (See Letter, Page 7A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 24, 2019 — PAGE 5A

Up in smoke?

It’s now legal in Vermont to retail outlets that cater to those 21 grow and possess small amounts of and older. marijuana. But that newly enacted Massachusetts is budding out law is just one step toward full dispensaries like cannabis sativa legalization. in summer. Vermonters will be With our state Senate ready to able to enjoy a steady supply via a approve a bill to tax and regulate pleasant day trip down Route 7 to cannabis in various forms beyond Williamstown. the “flower” that is so popular for Marijuana is now legal in Quebec smoking, all eyes will initially be and the rest of Canada, though it’s on the Vermont House: Will it ap- of course inadvisable to transport a prove legislation allowing the legal Schedule 1 drug across an internasale of other cannabis products? tional border.

Or will the House just New York Gov. Bogart that bill and get Andrew Cuomo is nothing passed? also pushing for legalThere’s increasing ization. That means public pressure to cannabis-craving expand legal sale of Vermonters may soon cannabis products such take a ferry across to as edibles, sublinguals, the Empire State and balms, creams and oils. get high in Ti. And in a time of fiscal Dave Silberman constraint — which is an attorney who limits the states’ ability lives in Middlebury to provide adequate and advocates, on a human services and enpro bono basis, for vironmental protection drug policy reform — it’s increasingly hard and full cannabis to justify walking away legalization. He worfrom millions of dollars ries that if Vermont

by Gregory Dennis doesn’t soon move in new tax revenue.

With House approval to tax and regulate and the support of Lt. the drug, it will only Gov. Dave Zuckerman, attention reinforce illicit sales. would then focus on Republican If Vermont does decide to fully Gov. Phil Scott. legalize various forms of cannabis Scott first vetoed and then signed for adult consumption, what would legislation allowing limited grow- it look like? ing and possession. He’s frequently I decided to answer that question expressed qualms about ending during a trip to the Left Coast this prohibition. month. Strictly in the name of But the governor may be reluc- research, of course. tant to veto a bill allowing retail The Apothecarium is a high-end cannabis sales. If, that is, he wants group of legal cannabis outlets in to get re-elected in 2020.

San Francisco and Las Vegas. I visBecause next year, angry hordes ited the store in the Castro district of of Vermonters will head to the polls Baghdad by the Bay. After proving to vote against Scott’s party and I was over 21 and registering with anything that even remotely smells my driver’s license, I was shown to Trumpian. Approving full legaliza- a comfortable waiting area. tion might help Scott survive the Ken, a friendly 60-ish fellow anti-GOP onslaught. with a soul patch, soon invited us Legal weed also offers the tan- to the large counter where he and talizing prospect of a homegrown other consultants met with (what do industry. We don’t need to be domi- we call these folks — customers? nated by big businesses advertising clients? connoisseurs?). He walked that this bud’s for you. We could us through the various offerings, create the cannabis equivalent of which were presented by category our thriving craft beer industry. in a nicely printed menu book.

It’s already easy to foresee a time Kind of like a wine list. when Vermont will be bordered by My favorite moment was when three jurisdictions where marijuana Ken informed us that in addition products are readily available from to the discount for first-timers, we

Between The Lines

were also eligible for the “life experience” discount of an additional 10 percent because we were over 60.

No more senior discounts for me, baby. I’ve got life experience.

Ken brought out samples of the various products that caught my eye on the menu. Gummies; chocolate-coated, THC-infused blueberries; CBD tinctures; a Whoopi Goldberg-endorsed bee balm infused with CBD; and tablets to be ingested sublingually (under the tongue).

The edibles and tabs were in sealed packages with recommended dosages of 5 milligrams. And if a tiny buzz is your preference, the store also offers 1 mg tabs for microdosing your way through the day.

I’m OK with legal edibles. But I was sorry to see that once opened, the sealed packaging offered multiple edibles. For the same reasons that prescription drugs are sold in child-resistant packaging, the cannabis industry needs to adopt a safer approach.

What about the alleged benefits of the products themselves? In the course of our travels I concluded: • The blueberries were delicious and pleasantly mellow.

• The CBD tincture did seem to help with sleep.

• The gummies tasted like the weedy brownies we used to bake in the ’70s.

• The tablets to “reduce anxiety” did not.

• The CBD balm has a wonderful scent but did little to ease my aching shoulder. Two Advil were more effective and far less expensive.

What about the flower itself?

Didn’t we want to toke up with some Maui Wowie?

It’s probably a measure of where the market is going that I wasn’t interested in even sampling the smokable weed.

But oh my, did it smell good.

Like a lambent July evening in Vermont, suffused with the distant scent of skunk, maple syrup and Champlain Valley honey.

Gregory Dennis’s column appears here every other Thursday and is archived on his blog at gregdennis.wordpress.com. Twitter: @greengregdennis. Email: gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.

Davis (Continued from Page 4A) much larger number of participants, thereby keeping the cost per participant at a lower level. As noted earlier, the cost for the plan vetoed last year would have been about $70 for

someone earning $50,000. The cost for a voluntary program could well be five to 10 times as much, or between $350 and $700 for the same employee.

Administrative costs for the voluntary program would also be higher, as there

would be a greater churn of members in and out of the plan.

Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.

The Anger of Bartolomé de las Casas

By Victor Nuovo received were called When Columbus first encomienda, literally, landed on the island of things held in trust. But Hispaniola on October the practice was slavery 12, 1492, he claimed in every way but in the land for the Spanish name. monarchs, Ferdinand Bartolomé de las and Isabella, and he Casas (1484–1576) gave it its name, which took part in the Spanish means “Spanish Island.” conquest of Cuba in Columbus claimed all 1502, and he became the riches of the land, an encomendero; but including not just its he became troubled material goods, but also by his livelihood, for The American its native people. although it brought Whereas the land Political Tradition him physical comfort remained the possession and modest wealth, An essay by of the Spanish he was increasingly Victor Nuovo monarchs, grants were horrified by the cruelty Middlebury College of its methods and the made to their European professor emeritus subjects to work the land suffering that it caused. of philosophy and for this purpose they On December 12, were granted also the 1511, Las Casas heard free use of the native a sermon preached people as workers or forced labor. by the Dominican monk, Antonio The European settlers were called Montesinos, in the Church of Santo encomenderos; the grants they Domingo. He was deeply moved by

it, especially by these challenging words: “Tell me by what right of justice do you [encomenderos] hold these Indians in such a cruel and horrible servitude? By what authority have you waged such detestable wars against these people who dwelt quietly and peacefully in their own lands? Wars in which you have destroyed such an infinite number of them by homicides and slaughters never heard of before. Are these not men? Do they not have rational souls? Are you not obliged to love them as yourselves? Why do you keep them so oppressed and exhausted, without giving them enough to eat or curing them of their illnesses which they incur from the excessive labor with which you burden them; they die, or rather you kill them, in order to extract and acquire gold every day?”

According to one historical account, the realization began to (See Nuovo, Page 7A)

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Celebrating The Life Of: OLIN C. ROBISON

May 12, 1936 – October 22, 2018

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) him “Sir” and he devotedly attended Saturday morning recycling until shortly before his death.

He’s been gone for a while now, but I had the overwhelming feeling last Saturday, when I did the recycling alone and signed petitions for people I didn’t know, that this is the way democracy really works.

There is a phrase from a Mary Oliver poem about gratitude that goes:

future.

Cheryl Mitchell is president of Treleven, a retreat and learning program located on her family’s sheep farm in Addison County. She

does freelance consulting on issues related to children, families, social policy and farm to community work. She can be reached at cheryl.w.mitchell@gmail.com.

Enjoy Life!

“Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?

Am I no longer young and still not half perfect? Let me Keep my mind on what matters, Which is my work, Which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.”

In a time when national chaos is degrading our humanity, depriving young children of their parents, and removing nutritional supports from working families, it is a gift to stand around in our old ratty clothes, sharing ideas with our neighbors. I feel as if the institution of Saturday morning recycling will help us keep alive the spirit of community where people have mutual interests despite differences of opinions. And in that community we have hope for the

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Holly Goodale, 62, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Holly A. Goodale, 62, of Middlebury, died on Jan. 18, 2019, after a brief illness.

She was born on Dec. 28, 1956, in Meriden, Conn., the daughter of Harold and Eleanor (Watrous) Stillwaggon. Holly received her high school diploma from The Morgan School. Later, she earned an associate’s degree in Secretarial Studies from the Community College of Vermont.

An excellent seamstress, Holly’s eye for detail involved sewing and crafts, including clothing, as well

Foster McEdward, 97, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Foster A. McEdward, “Mac,” passed away peacefully in his home in Middlebury, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 17, surrounded by his family. After a long, full life of adventure, Mac’s passing brings much awaited relief from his extended bout of neuralgia from shingles late in life.

Mac was born in Strong, Maine, on Oct. 22, 1921, the third eldest of seven children. Mac’s family moved to Union, Maine, where his dad had a creamery. As young teenagers, he and his brothers drove the 100-mile milk route to pick up milk from area farms, before school started. He grew up loving nature and sports and excelled in baseball, snowshoeing, and speed skating during his high school years.

In the fall of 1942, Mac enrolled at the University of Maine. Six months later he was drafted into the Air Force — known at that time as the Army Air Corps — to fight in WWII. He trained to be a pilot in California, graduating as a cadet.

On June 6, 1943, he left for China to serve as a pilot in the China-Burma War. Mac was just 22 years old.

In a C-46 with no radar or radio communication, Mac flew “the Hump”, a 580 nautical mile flight route over the 21,000-foot Himalayan mountains. The flight route later became known as the “Aluminum Trail” from so many planes lost along the way. Some nights, Mac was the only pilot to return to his barracks. For this dangerous flying mission, Mac received The Distinguished Flying Cross and many other military awards.

From 1946-1950 Mac lived in Shanghai China flying DC-4’s and C-46’s for the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) and China Air Transport (CAT). These missions provided airlifted supplies and food into war-ravaged China.

In 1950 Mac was recalled into the Air Force for the Korean War. During this time, he flew missions to Thule, Greenland and Europe.

From 1952 - 1960 Mac flew for the ARAMCO, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company. He was based out of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia flying missions to Europe, the United states as well as missions to oil wells throughout the Arabian desert.

Wherever he went, Mac shot 16mm movies and photos, accumulating amazing footage from all over the world. Consequently,

Mac’s films are now archived at Getty Images and highly sought after.

In 1960 Mac met his future wife Kirsten Gram in Copenhagen, Denmark. After a short courtship, they married in Beirut, Lebanon and spent their first year in Cairo, Egypt where Mac was part of a government contract to aerial map all of the Egyptian desert.

Their first child Jackie was born in Denmark, Kirsten’s homeland, and a month later they settled in Middlebury, Vt., in a house Mac owned in Chipman Park and now their home of 58 years. Their second daughter Pennie was born two years later.

Mac managed to live in beautiful Vermont and fly worldwide for the rest of his career. For his final 20 years of flying he worked for a private company piloting his favorite plane, the DC-3. He flew it worldwide to Europe and South America. The company also owned a T-28 Navy Trainer with a single 350-horse power engine. With this plane, Mac flew the company president, who loved old planes and flying, to meetings all over north America. Some of their “joy rides” in this plane included a trip to Alaska, where, among other flights, they circled Mt. McKinley and flew the entire length of the Mackenzie River in the Yukon and Northwest Territories at low altitude.

It was not unusual for Mac to buzz his daughters at the Middlebury Union High School Field Hockey games as well as slalom races at the Snow Bowl.

In 1983, the company renovated a DC-6 into a machinery show room and flew it across the Pacific Ocean on a four-and-a-half month trip to New Zealand, Australia and Asia.

Mac was a pilot for 50 years and accumulated 25,000 hours of flying.

When home, Mac reveled in the outdoors, spending the majority of his free time with his family at their hideaway cabin, “Eagles Nest” in Ripton, Vt., enjoying nature, tennis, hiking, canoeing, hunting and back country skiing.

Mac’s positive spirit and wonderful sense of humor inspired everyone around him. A lot of neighbors will recall, with a smile, Mac’s annual appearance in the Memorial Day parade in “BIG RED”, his old Ford pick-up truck, loaded with all the kids in Chipman Park and flags flying.

Until Mac contracted Shingles at

FOSTER A. “MAC” MCEDWARD 85 yrs. old, he biked fifteen miles every day in the summer and speed skated, skied or snow shoed every day in winter. He loved Vermont and the four seasons that would transform the rural landscape. He called it “the land of honey, cake and ice cream.”

Mac inspired his family to be good athletes, live a healthy life and to appreciate nature. He supported his daughters in their sports pursuits and later on, his three wonderful granddaughters competing on foot, skis and skates.

Most of all Mac loved his family.

Mac is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kirsten; their children Jackie Morse and her husband Cullen of Snowmass, Colo., and Pennie Rand and husband Matthew of Richmond, Vt.; and granddaughters Brianna, Annavitte and Karin. Mac was pre-deceased by his brothers Perry McEdward, James McEdward and Robert McEdward. He is survived by his brother Donald McEdward of Scottsdale, Ariz., and his sisters Norma Dodge and Joicey McEdward, both of Epping, N.H., as well as many wonderful nieces and nephews.

The family wants to thank Addison County Home Health and Hospice for their amazing care and support. Thank you also to friends, family and neighbors for helping keep Mac’s spirits up with visits during his long illness.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to Addison County Home Health and Hospice.

There will be a Memorial Service celebrating Mac’s long and interesting life in the spring.◊

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PANTON — It is with saddened hearts the family announces the passing of Gregory E. Kirby after a brief illness on January 21, 2019, at the age of 75.

Greg was born in Burlington, Vt., to Warren and Eileen Kirby. He was predeceased by his sister Patricia Maier and brother John Kirby. He graduated from Vergennes Union High School. He grew up on his parents’ farm and worked there until the cows were sold. He worked in many agriculture businesses, including district sales managers for KerrMcGee, Oliver White, and Patz farm equipment.

He was self-employed, first doing custom farm work, hauling whey to farmers and up until October still working operating his trucking and excavating business. Many knew him as Kirby and his grandchildren referred him as Poppi. He loved being outside working on tractors

STARKSBORO — Lori P. McDurfee of Starksboro passed away Jan. 21, 2019, at UVM Medical Center after a hard fought battle.

She was surrounded by family, close friends, and the caring staff she had worked with for over 20 years.

She is preceded by her husband David McDurfee and survived by her life partner David Butler, her extended children Shawna and Josh, and her children Trisha Smith, Heather Garcia and Danial McDurfee and her grandchildren who brought her endless joy Alyssa,

Logan, John David, Liliana, Rowan and Oaklynn.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Community Alliance Church. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Addison County Home Health and Hospice, PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

Theodore Markut, 94, Bridport summer resident SHELTON, Conn. — Theodore J. Markut, age 94, passed away on Jan. 20, 2019, at his home in Shelton, Conn., where he was born on Nov. 4, 1924. He joined the Marines during WWII, returned and started an oil delivery business. He met

Jeanne Roberge and married in 1949. Together they raised five children, Colette McNamara, Marilyn LeVasseur, Denise, Ted and Tony Markut.

Ted was a true friend to all, loved telling stories and spending time with

his family and twelve grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

The family is most grateful for Project Independence, Addison County Home Health & Hospice and other wonderful caregivers.◊

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or driving his latest truck. He was always ready to help family or a neighbor out.

Greg will lovingly be remembered by his wife of 53 years, Beth, and his children; Kathleen Clark and husband Scott and Deb Di Stefano and husband Pasquale (Julio). He adored and had great pride in his seven grandchildren: Jarrett, Rachel, Mitch, Zeke, Abrianna, Alessandro and Isabella.

Calling hours will be at BrownMcClay Funeral Home in Vergennes on Friday, Jan. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. A celebration of his life will be at Addison Community Baptist Church at Addison Four Corners at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Addison County Home, Health & GREG KIRBY Hospice.

We want to thank Sarah and Sarah for their support and kindness shown very appreciative of the high level of to my husband and our dad. We are care that was given to him.◊

Lori McDurfee, Starksboro

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sons, Marshall Champion and his wife Sandra of Upperco, Md.; Jason Champion and his wife, Amanda of Waterford, Conn.; and Joshua Goodale and William Goodale, of Middlebury, Vt.; her sister Renee McConnell and her brother Harold Stillwaggon Jr., of East Windsor, Conn., along with numerous grandchildren. She is predeceased by her parents and two brothers, Randolph and Dana Stillwaggon.

A memorial talk will be given at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Middlebury.◊

Greg Kirby, 75, Panton

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as Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, which won her blue ribbons at the fair. Her generosity was expressed in gifts, whether sewn, crafted, or crocheted — especially presents for babies. Since childhood, Holly had a deep love of animals and expressed this with the many pets she had over the years. Despite her many health challenges, Holly was outgoing and had a sense of humor with a quick wit, liking to make jokes.

Holly is survived by her husband of 33 years, Richard Goodale; four

In Loving Memory of

Scott Alan Cousino Oct. 6, 1970 – Jan. 28, 2005

Twenty years ago this month Craig departed this earth for a definitively more peaceful place. He is our beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend and now uncle. His demeanor and character gave us a glimpse of the man he would have become. The impact on the lives of those he physically left behind has been monumental; from small decisions to life choices, he made a difference. We miss him no less and take solace in knowing he and Mom are together once again.

We’d like you all to reminisce with some stories, tell some tall tales, laugh a ton, give out hugs and smile until your face hurts during this week of remembrance of Scribby. - Always, His most loving family

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Panther alums to be honored in March SPRINGFIELD — Two Middlebury College alumni and Panther athletes will be among the first inductees into the new Springfield High School Athletics Hall of Fame on March 9.

The Springfield Athletics Hall of Fame Committee recently announced its inaugural class and it included 1975 SHS graduate Greg Birsky (Middlebury College class of 1979) and 1957 Springfield graduate Brad Dunbar (Middlebury College 1961).

Birsky, the valedictorian of his high school class and a four-year varsity member of the Cosmo football, basketball and baseball teams, was named the SHS Most

Outstanding Male Athlete in 1975. In basketball, his school record of 1,468 points stood for 30 years. At Middlebury College Birsky was a four-year member of both the basketball and baseball teams and captained the basketball team.

Brad Dunbar captained the SHS football, basketball and track and field teams and played on the Cosmo 1956 and 1957 state champion basketball teams, becoming an all-tournament and All-American selection. At Middlebury he was a member of the basketball and track and field teams and held the school shotput record for many years.

The SHS hall will also induct Class of 1942 member Boleslof

“Bo” Birsky as a coach, Class of 1978 member Mary Beth Birsky as an athlete, Class of 1928 member Curt Dressel as a coach, Class of 1991 member Tracy Guilford as an athlete, Class of 1907 member and Olympic champion Albert Gutterson as a athlete, Class of 1977 member Mary Rose Jasinski as an athlete, coach and teacher Bob Schweitzer, Class of 1968 member Jim Schwartz as an athlete, and Class of 1952 member Richie Wyman as a coach.

Each inductee will be honored with a plaque to be displayed in the high school lobby wall that leads to the school’s trophy cases.

Nuovo (Continued from Page 5A) grow in Las Casas’ mind that one could not be a Christian and also practice slavery, for all Christians are enjoined to love their neighbors as themselves, and every human being is one’s neighbor, and one must treat them as equals. But full realization took three years.

It should be noted that Las Casas had become a priest, and shortly before he heard the fateful sermon, he had himself become a Dominican monk. The Dominican order was dedicated to preaching, to the conversion of infidels and heretics by persuasion. Three years after hearing Montesinos’ sermon, while preparing to preach one himself, Las Casas, read this text from Ecclesiasticus 34:21–2: “The bread of the needy is their life: He that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood. He that taketh away his neighbor’s living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire is a bloodletter.”

These words reminded him of Montesinos’ sermon. He spent days agonizing over them and he emerged from his agony with this triumphal conviction: “that everything that had been done to the Indians in the Indies [that is, in the so-called new world colonies]

by European colonists was unjust and tyrannical.”

It became his sole purpose in life thereafter to plead the Indian cause before the Spanish monarchs and their court. He became a selfappointed lobbyist for the Indians.

He also wrote many historical works, telling the sad story of European colonization, which included a multi-volume “History of the Indies,” and “A Short

Account of the Destruction of the Indies.”

Perhaps most noteworthy is that these works not only tell a tale of European cruelty and destruction, but Las Casas takes time to describe just what was destroyed. The socalled Indians were not transient wanderers, they had settled the land and established civil societies and created a civilization. He observes that on the island of Hispaniola there were five Indian kingdoms.

And he notes that the rulers of these Kingdoms quite willingly accepted the sovereignty of Spain and sought its protection. But the colonists preferred a practice of conquest, or rapine, rape, slaughter and enslavement. Thus, they destroyed not only persons, but peoples, and civilizations. It was genocide on a grand scale.

“A Short Account” is not an easy book to read. One’s mind is beset by anger, a madness that cannot be assuaged by justice, for justice would come too late, and it would be a mere matter of words.

Yet it is justice that Las Casas desired, and his efforts were not without some result, albeit of little enduring effect. He returned to Spain many times to plead the cause of the Indian before the Spanish court. And it would seem that the Spanish monarchs, who considered themselves upholders of Christian morality, were at least troubled in conscience.

The Queen, Isabella, declared that Indians were not to be enslaved, that they were her free subjects. And there were efforts at legal reform. The institution of encomienda was abolished. Instead, prospective Conquistadors were enjoined that before attempting to

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make a conquest of land, they were to read a declaration or rather an ultimatum, requiring the hearers to acknowledge their subjectivity to the Spanish Crown, to the Pope, and to the “One True God.” This was often done peremptorily and often out of hearing of the Indians and was followed swiftly by pillage and destruction.

Las Casas, when asked what he thought of this measure, responded that he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Las Casas was also the inspiration of the so-called Black Legend. The term referred largely to propaganda that circulated during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

by Dutch and English Protestants, and later, depicting Spanish cruelty as unmatched as it were beyond the pale. Excessively cruel it was, but it was not unmatched. One need only consider the story of how the West was really won.

Postscript: Las Casas’ A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, has been translated into English and published by Penguin. The editor, Anthony Pagden, has written an illuminating introduction. It should be required reading in all our schools. Also, David Abulafia’s The Discovery of Mankind, mentioned in the previous essay is a readable account of the richness of the civilizations that were destroyed.

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) some social principals that go beyond traditional conservatism.

In many parts of the nation this “new” Republican Party mantra has worked. In Vermont, and New England in general, it has not. The numbers verify this flawed strategy for Vermont. The Vermont GOP can either stick to their current ideological purity, feel righteous about it, and continue to lose elections, or … it can make a few policy changes that can turn the tables in its favor.

The Democratic Party in Vermont has been very wise in the development of a cohesive strategy that has insured their decade-plus success in winning elections and developing strong candidates.

They’ve welcomed very liberal thinkers, and successfully integrated their policy ideas into more moderate (still liberal) legislation.

This makes for a liberal assembly with a bit of braking mechanism.

Democrats also consistently advance many policy ideas that strike at leading issues. Their grassroots campaign strategy is very effective in assisting candidates that have

contested local races. Plus winning means more money, candidate interest, and groups and individuals lining up to assist likeminded candidates.

So where is the opportunity for the GOP? It’s the middle where most of the electorate exists. In recent years the Vermont GOP has donated much of the middle to the D’s through their uncompromising ideological positions, and a lack of ideas to address Vermonters’ needs.

The party that wins the middle wins elections. The Democrats are vulnerable to losing the middle. If they were to amend their platform and core policy statements to appeal directly to moderates’ it would risk alienating their most liberal left. The GOP needs to appeal to the middle with common sense proposals to those issues most pressing to Vermonters. Right now, the Republican platform speaks in generalities like personal responsibility, economic freedom, safety, and one nation under God. This means little to a family struggling to afford housing, day care, college, or paying their share

of a health insurance bill. Address three or four Vermonter issues with common sense policy (easier said than done) and you begin to gain people’s attention. You also open up the doors to potential candidates that want to work to make those ideas happen.

Winning the middle means ideas, it does not mean sacrificing fundamental conservative principals, yet it means compromising when it puts the party in a favorable place in the voters’ eyes. The moderate Vermonter will vote Republican if given a reason.

The first responsibility of the State Republican Caucus and all local caucuses is to elect members of their party. The party cannot move its vision for the future forward without power in the assembly. The formula for success in Vermont is not to follow the national GOP’s playbook, it’s to formulate ideas, a vision, for Vermont’s future, express them to Vermonters and take the theme of Gov. Douglas’s book and do it “The Vermont Way.” Fred Baser Bristol

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O’hAnleigh in performance in Orwell. Saturday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Orwell Town Hall, 423 Main St. Local band O’hAnleigh will play Irish-American music at the Orwell Town Hall, bringing the traditions of Irish immigrant culture, history, literature, and music to life. Refreshments provided by the Orwell Library Friends. Tickets adults $10/seniors $8/children $5/family max $25. All proceeds go to fund the Orwell Library.

enjoy a delicious Free, fully accessible and open to all Veterans. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Storymatters in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m., Vermont Room, Ilsley Public Library. 75 Main St. The theme is memory and memoir. Welcome to storytellers ready to share their memories, while leaving an open mike for stories that have been brought to or stirred up by the gathering and conversation.

“Beyond #MeToo: Global Responses to Sexual Violence in an Age of Reckoning” lecture in Middlebury.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 3-4:30 p.m., Robert A. Jones ‘59 House Conference Room, 148 Hillcrest Rd. Professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis of the University of Pennsylvania Law School will present on the gaps and inconsistencies of international legal proceedings regarding sexual violence.

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes.

“Refugees and Global Migration” Tuesday, Jan. 29, Vergennes Area Seniors talk in Middlebury. Thursday, Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Jan. 24, 3-4:30 p.m., Community Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m.

Room, EastView at Middlebury, M I D D L E B U R Y S T U D I O S C H O O L — A d u l t : L a n t e r n for bingo and coffee hour. Meal 100 EastView Ter. The first of eight Making, Exploring Color & Value in Oils, Bookbinding & Artist served at noon of chicken cordon weekly sessions of the “Great Decisions” program, a national Books, Block Printing with Ashley Wolff, Colored Pencil Drawing, bleu with white sauce, mashed discussion program on world Mon & Weds PM Wheel Kids: Lantern Making, Colored Pencil yams, green beans, wheat dinner roll and apple. Bring your own affairs. Facilitated by Middlebury Drawing, Paint It, Clay Wheel & Hand Building, Home School Clay place setting. $5 suggested donaCollege Professor Emeritus Nick & Art. middleburystudioschool.org Contact Barb at 247-3702, tion. 72 hours advanced notice Clifford. Free and open to the required. Call Michelle to reserve public. ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone Panel on fossil free action and age 60 and up and their spouse of divestment in Middlebury. any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at Thursday, Jan. 24, 4:30-6 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Sunderland Hall, 356 College St. Panel includes Introduction to Feldenkrais method in Middlebury.

Bill McKibben, Jeannie Bartlett, Alyssa Lee, Olin C. Robison celebration of life Tuesday, Jan. 29, 4-5 p.m., The Residence at Otter and current Middlebury student Gabe Desmond service in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Feel greater ease and vitaland will provide information on climate action 27, 1 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center ity. Rediscover lost abilities. Act with precision & steps at Middlebury and at large. Come to ask for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A service to honor strength. Move from pain to pleasure. Gentle, mindany lingering questions and learn more about Olin C. Robison, President Emeritus of Middlebury ful movement taught by Mischul, a somatic educator this issue. RSVP and details at facebook.com/ College. Speakers include President Laurie Patton, with 45 years’ experience. Free, fully accessible and events/611564499286854.

President Emeritus John McCardell Jr., and former open to all. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or One World Library Project – Middlingo in Bristol.

Chaplain John Walsh. Musical performances by pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 6-7:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Diana Fanning and the Middlebury College Choir.

Library, 40 North St. Come hear Middlingo foundSpecial guests include Bill D. Moyers and Dr. Ernest ers Joanna Doria and May Poduschnik talk about Bates. A reception will follow in the Mahaney Center teaching Chinese to local youth. Chinese cultural for the Arts. activities for kids during the program. Free.

“The End of TV” in Middlebury.

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section annual Woodchucks’ Revenge in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Wright 27, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge meeting and presentation in Middlebury.

Memorial Theatre, 96 Chateau Rd. Using Rd. Formed in front of the fire on a winter’s night in Thursday, Jan. 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Champlain vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, 1990, Woodchucks’ Revenge is three friends who Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. puppets, actors, live-feed cameras, multichannel have combined their lifelong love of music to offer Following the business portion the meeting, at sound design, and a live music ensemble, Manual an eclectic and refreshing mix of traditional and 7:30 p.m., the Harrington and McIntosh families Cinema transforms the experience of attending contemporary folksongs played with spirit and an of Ripton will present “Short Legs, Long Trail: Four the movies into an immersive event created right old time country sensibility. Part of The Residence’s Summers on the Long Trail,” describing how their before your eyes. Tickets $22 adults/$16 Middlebury Sunday Music Series. Free, fully accessible and two families decided to try backpacking together.

College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni/$10 open to the public. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388“Show me the Money: Digital Interface for youth/$6 for Middlebury College students, available 1220 or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Displaying Ancient Coins in a Museum at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/ Gallery” in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 24, 6:30 “Leveling the Playing Field: Interrupting Patterns tickets. of Privilege,” in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 27, 3-5 p.m., Room 125 and Museum of Art, Mahaney p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, 2 Main Quartets and Side-by-Side in Middlebury.

Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. As the Reiff Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Robison Hall, St. Join Debby Irving, racial justice educator and Intern at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Violinist author of “Waking Up White,” when she presents Middlebury College senior and Physics major Roo Mary Rowell, violist Paul Reynolds, cellist Emily the first of two community workshops on the chalWeed has designed and created a digital interface Taubl, and pianist Cynthia Huard present quartets lenging, but all-too-essential, topic of white privilege. for displaying the collection of Greek and Roman and quintets in collaboration with Middlebury College coins in the Antiquities Gallery. Free. 802-4423- Addison County Chronic Illness support group students. Schumann, Schubert, and more. Free. in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 27, 4-5:30 p.m., 3168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

More info at 802-442-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, “Sorting Out Plastic Bag and Food Recycling: 75 Main St. A welcoming environment to support New Options” in Weybridge. Thursday, Jan. 24, folks from all walks of life and ages who have 7-8 p.m., Weybridge School, 210 Quaker Village chronic illness, including Lyme and other tick-borne Rd. Learn about new options for recycling plastic diseases, with no judgment or bias about treatment bags and films. Understand Act 148 and options Age Well senior luncheon in options. More info: contact Henrik Herb at henrik. for food scraps recycling. Bring your questions Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m., herb@gmail.com. about recycling and items you’re not sure can be Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior recycled. Free and open to the public. More info Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. contact Fran Putnam at 802-388-1644. for bingo and coffee hour. Senior fraud prevention class — Don’t be a Scam Victim! Part 3 at 11:15 Legislative Breakfast in Bridport. a.m. Meal served at noon of Italian chicken fingers Monday, Jan. 28, Bridport Grange Hall, with BBQ sauce, rice with peas, pearl onions and Age Well senior luncheon in Route 22A and 125. Talk with local legislacarrots, broccoli florets, wheat dinner roll and appleMiddlebury. Friday, Jan. 25, 11:30 tors over a breakfast. Purchase of breakfast not sauce. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested a.m., Rosie’s, Route 7 South. Doors open required to attend but helps defray the cost of opendonation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call at 11:30, meal served at noon of us chicken and ing the hall.

Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. Open to biscuit, coleslaw and tapioca pudding. 72 hours Veterans Luncheon in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 28, 1 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not Lodge Rd. Calling all Veterans to come for a 2287 to inquire. include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up monthly complimentary luncheon, as we serve American Red Cross blood donation in Middlebury. and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be those who have served as a way of sharing our Thursday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Middlebury provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. thanks. Come meet other Veterans and friends and College, 58 Hepburn Rd. Scott Symposium on Secularism in Middlebury.

Friday, Jan. 25, 1-6 p.m., Robert A. Jones ‘59 House Conference Room, Hillcrest Rd. Community members are welcome to attend this symposium hosted by the Religion Department at Middlebury College. The symposium consists of Middlebury faculty members from a variety of departments discussing secularism in their teaching and research, with panels at 1, 2:30, and 4 p.m.

Divest letter writing and solidarity event in Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 25, 1-3 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury College. Join Divest Middlebury for an open mic storytelling event where students, faculty, and community members will speak about the personal impact of climate change and share why divestment matters to them. Event begins with writing personal letters about the impact of climate change and culminates with a parade down to Old Chapel.

“A Brief History of My Scars” on stage in Rochester. Friday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 S. Main St. Bald Mountain Theater presents three short stories by author David Jauss that deal with grief and the lasting power of memory. Woven between Jauss’ work, local writers will read their own stories of navigating grief.

Admission by suggested donation. All proceeds will go to the Quilting Forward fund, which bestows each Rochester kindergarten student with a homemade quilt. More info at baldmountaintheater.org.

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Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 26.

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“Hale County This Morning, This Evening” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 26, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. This directorial debut by RaMell Ross looks at the lives of Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, two young African American men from rural Hale County, Alabama, over the course of five years. Experience the mundane and monumental, birth and death, the quotidian and the sublime, all combining to communicate the region’s deep culture and provide glimpses of the complex ways the African American community’s collective image is integrated into America’s visual imagination. Free.

Weybridge Elementary School fundraiser in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 26, 5-9 p.m., Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar, 86 Main St. An evening of food, music and raffle drawings in support of the Friends of Weybridge Elementary School. Live music by the Horse Traders and raffle drawing for painting by local artist Jill Madden and a pair of lift tickets at Stowe. Notte will donate 10 percent of all

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VERMONT VICTORY GREENHOUSE owners Jonathan and Kim Hescock will be at Ilsley Public Library on Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m., to discuss the challenges and solutions for creating a four-season greenhouse for the Northeast and their journey in creating “Companion Greenhouses.” Pictured here is a greenhouse they installed at the Red Cedar School in Bristol, and an admirer as well.

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“The Middle East: Regional Disorder” discussion in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 31, 3-4:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. The second of eight weekly sessions of the “Great Decisions” program, a national discussion program on world affairs. Facilitated

by Middlebury College Professor Emeritus Nick Clifford. Free and open to the public.

Collaborative video screening in Middlebury.

Thursday, Jan. 31, 5 p.m., Room 232, Axinn Center, Old Chapel Rd. A viewing of short films produced by students in the Collaborative Video Projects course during winter term. Free. Originally scheduled for 2/1. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

“The Emigrants” part two on screen in Middlebury.

Thursday, Jan. 31, 6-8:30 p.m., Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The second half of the award-winning 1971 film starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow, which tells the story of 19th century Swedes’ desperate to escape the poverty of their homeland, will round out the Middlebury Community Classic Film Club series on immigration and migration.

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American Red Cross Blood Drive in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to give now to prevent a blood shortage from continuing throughout winter and affecting patient care.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. Doors open at 11 a.m., Meal served at noon. Meal includes pot roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, dinner roll, apple pie. $5 suggested donation. Advanced tickets required — deadline Monday, Jan. 28. Call Michelle Eastman at 802-377-1419. Bring your own place setting. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Age Well Senior Luncheon at the Hannaford Career Center. Friday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m., Charles Ave., Middlebury. Doors open at 11 a.m., meal served at 11:30 a.m. Meal is Chef Woody Danforth’s choice and is prepared by the students in the Culinary Arts program. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 388-2287 to inquire. This month is full; please call Michelle at 802-377-1419 to reserve for next month.

Children’s Art Show opening reception in Brandon. Friday, Feb. 1, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artist’s Guild, 7 Center St. Gallery Come see this annual show featuring the work of hundreds of children from eight area schools: Lothrop, Sudbury, Leicester, Whiting, Neshobe, Barstow Memorial, and Otter Valley Middle and High Schools.

“A Winter’s Companion” presentation in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m., Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Jonathan and Kim Hescock, owners of Vermont Victory Greenhouses, will discuss the challenges and solutions for creating a four-season greenhouse for the northeast and their journey in creating “Companion Greenhouses.”

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Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe in Shelburne. Saturday, Feb. 2, Shelburne Farms. Walk or snowshoe the Farm Trail from the Welcome Center. About 4.5 miles. More info, including meeting time, contact leader Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail.com. More activities at gmcbreadloaf. org.

“Carmen” live in HD in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don José in the MET production. Tickets $24 (+$2 preservation fee)/$10 students (+1 preservation fee), available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802-382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Community art project in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 2, 1-4 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Help create a mandala representing the theme of community inclusion and connections for display on the Chain Link Art Gallery in the middle of downtown Middlebury.

All art supplies included. No experience necessary. Refreshments provided. Organized by the Community Bridges project. More info contact Carolyn Brewer at 388-6751 x 148.

Greg Klyma in concert in Ripton. Saturday, Feb. 2, Ripton Elementary School, 753 Lincoln Rd. This Ripton Community Coffee House concert will be held at the elementary school due to repair work being done at its regular location. 7:30 p.m. open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. More artist info at rcch. org. Open mic sign up-802-388-9782 or rcchfolks@gmail.com.

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Legislative Breakfast in Vergennes.

Monday, Feb. 4, 7-8:45, St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 S. Maple St. Talk with local legislators over a breakfast. Purchase of breakfast not required to attend but helps defray the cost of opening the hall.

Backing up Apple computers and devices in Middlebury. Monday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The monthly meeting of MiddMUG, the Middlebury Macintosh User Group, will discuss how, when and why to back up our computers, iPhones and iPads, using a number of different methods. The discussion will include a demonstration of iCloud Drive.

More info at MiddMUG2018@mail.com.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal served at noon of hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, winter squash and fruit cocktail. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Politics and pancakes

LEGISLATIVE BREAKFASTS ARE beginning now that the legislature is back in session.

The meals give Addison County residents a chance to meet up with their legislators and discuss important issues in their communities. The first breakfast of 2019 takes place on Monday, Jan. 28, from 7-8:45 a.m., at the Bridport Grange Hall, Routes 22A and 125. In this photo from 2014, then-Gov. Peter Shumlin, left, speaks at the Legislative Lunch in Middlebury.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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Age Well senior luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 11:15 a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11:15 am. Meal served at noon of chicken marsala with mushroom sauce, mashed cauliflower, Italian green beans, wheat dinner roll and pineapple upside down cake. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation.

72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

New Haven Ladies Union soup supper in New Haven. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. Come enjoy hot soup on a cold winter day. A variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverages and dessert will be available for $8. More info contact Carol at 802-453-5059.

“What You Didn’t Know about Evangelicalism” in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Most Americans associate evangelicals with the hard-right precincts of the Republican Party. But as Dartmouth religion professor Randall Balmer explains, evangelicalism in America has a much longer and more complex history, including a distinguished pedigree of working for progressive reforms. What happened? Part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Program by People’s Bank: Senior Fraud Prevention Class – Don’t be a Scam Victim, 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon of minestrone soup with diced chicken, broccoli florets, wheat dinner roll and strawberry shortcake. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Senior meal in Bristol. Thursday, Feb. 7, noon, First Baptist Church of Bristol, Park St. Menu includes choice of corn chowder, pea soup, white chicken chili or tomato mac with egg salad sandwich, fruit salad and bread pudding. Suggested donation $4. To be on the list call 453-5276.

Come early and enjoy talking with friends and make new ones.

“Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?” in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 7, 3-4:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. The third of eight weekly sessions of the “Great Decisions” program, a national discussion program on world affairs. Facilitated

by Middlebury College Professor Emeritus Nick Clifford with guests. Free and open to the public.

Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. The Guild’s monthly meeting followed by a workshop on Skirting fiber. All are welcome. Questions call 802-453-6919.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol.

Friday, Feb. 8, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s Restaurant, Route 116. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., lunch served at noon of French onion soup with parmesan crouton, melted cheddar quiche with bacon and spinach, coleslaw, roasted potatoes, and seasonal cheesecake for dessert. 72 hours advanced notice required.

Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Kids’ Night Out in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 8, 5-8 p.m., Bridge School, 1469 Exchange St. Drop off the kids at Bridge and enjoy a pre-Valentine’s Day date night. Pizza dinner, games, crafting and more. $15 per child, $25 for sibling pairs.

Grades K-6. Open to the public. Pre-registration required at bit.ly/kidsnightbridge.

Jukebox Time Machine in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 8, 5:30-9 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St. Enjoy dinner and a choose-yourown-music adventure with the Grift and help raise funds for the Bridge School’s community outreach programs. Attendees select their favorite songs from the Grift’s ridiculously large play list of ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s. Dinner, cocktails, and non-alcoholic beverages available to purchase starting at 5:30 p.m. Music and bidding for your favorite songs begins at 6:30 p.m.

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SATURDAY

Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe in Weybridge. Saturday, Feb. 9, Otter Creek Gorge. Walk or snowshoe the TAM Otter Creek Gorge loop. 2.4 miles through varied terrain, both marshy and wood. More info at gmcbreadloaf.org.

A celebration of Vermont poetry and poets

in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Middlebury area poets featured in the second edition of “Roads Taken, Contemporary Vermont Poetry,” will read selections of their work, including Dede Cummings, Chard deNiord, Karin Gottshall, Syd Lea, Gary Margolis, Julia Shipley and Bianca Stone.

Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30.

Featuring David Kaynor calling to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Questions? 802-462-3722.

Chocolate Delight Night in New Haven. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7-9 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Celebrate Valentine’s Day (or just celebrate winter) with a variety of desserts that have one thing in common –– chocolate. Taste as many as you like and sip a glass or two of wine. Admission $10. Lincoln Peak wine may be purchased by the glass. Funds raised will benefit the New Haven Library.

LC Jazz Winter Thaw concert in Vergennes.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 2120 Main St. Free community concert with this group of more than 20 musicians who have been playing together for more than 26 years, raising and donating thousands of dollars to area students to pursue their musical education. Taking donations at the door. Doors and cash bar provided by Bar Antidote open at 6:30pm.

Melissa D in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Singer/songwriter Melissa D began her singing career as a painfully shy six year old in a southern Vermont church where in those moments that quietness fell away and revealed a genuinely beautiful voice that immediately set her apart from the rest. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net.

The Dave Keller Band in Lincoln. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. on p.m. at Burnham Hall. Come hear Dave Keller, one of the finest soul and blues men of his generation, when he performs as part of the Burnham Music Series. Tickets are $10 adults, teens and kids free. Refreshments served.

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“Silas Towler: Rokeby Papers” in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2-3 p.m., Ferrisburgh Community Center, 3729 U.S. Route 7. Local historian Silas Towler will share stories discovered through old town records and papers given to the Historical Society by Rokeby Museum. Free and open to the public.

MNFF Vermont Tour double feature matinee in Vergennes. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Come see “All the Wild Horses” at 2 p.m. and “Dateline-Saigon” at 4:30 p.m. when the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival statewide tour of the top documentaries from its 2018 4th Annual Festival stops in Vergennes.

Scrag Mountain Music’s Musical Storytelling for All Ages in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., Middlebury Community Music Center, 6 Main St. Scrag co-Artistic Directors Evan Premo and Mary Bonhag will be joined by the award-winning Aeolus Quartet and acclaimed Montpelier-based theater artist Kim Bent for a concert that showcases how chamber music can bring our most memorable storybook fables to life. Appropriate for all ages. Come as you are.

Pay what you can. At-will donations collected at intermission. More info at scragmountainmusic. org.

LIVEMUSIC Redi Llupa in Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center.

O’hAnleigh in Orwell. Saturday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Orwell Town Hall.

The Good Parts in Vergennes. Saturday, Jan. 26, 8-11 p.m., Bar Antidote.

Tom Cleary and Jamie Masefield in Bristol.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Walkover Gallery Woodchucks’ Revenge in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek Quartets and Side-by-Side in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Arts Center.

Chelsea Berry in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music Greg Klyma in Ripton. Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Elementary School.

The Dave Keller Band in Lincoln. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30-9:15 p.m., Burnham Hall LC Jazz in Vergennes. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

Melissa D in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music Jazzou Jones in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 17, 3-4 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

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Check out some snowshoes at Ilsley

By JOHN FLOWERS a time. Six pairs are available at the Foundation is also supporting the MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury’s Ilsley; the other four can be borrowed program. And additional snowshoes Ilsley Public Library still boasts an from the Sarah Partridge Community are being purchased for the libraries abundance of suspenseful books Library in East Middlebury. in Lincoln and Salisbury through a that can boost the reader’s heart rate Ilsley’s collection includes four separate grant from Rise VT, and while on the imaginary hunt for trea- pairs for children, and one pair each will be available in February. sure or a clue in a well-spun mystery. for an adult man and one for an adult The Ilsley has already built a Now the Ilsley — and indeed an woman. diverse collection of non-bookincreasing number of other Addison The Sarah Partridge collection related items to borrow.

County libraries — are offering includes two pairs for kids, and If you have a library card, you can other amenities aimed at getting one pair each for an adult man and borrow movies, ukuleles, a new Blu people’s pulses to jump through a woman.

Ray-DVD player, puzzles, a televariety of physical scope, tennis rackets activities, ranging and a device that can from tennis to strum- “When people think of libraries they project video content ming a ukulele. from your computer tend to think of indoor activities, but The Ilsley has just onto a big screen. added snowshoes to increasingly library services extend “When people its collection of non- beyond library walls. I hope library think of libraries literary items availthey tend to think of able for borrowing. patrons enjoy using these snowshoes indoor activities, but And with almost two to get outside and be active with increasingly library feet of snow on the services extend ground thanks to last friends and family.” beyond library weekend’s storm, the — Ilsley Executive Director Dana Hart walls,” Hart said. “I snowshoes should hope library patrons become popular enjoy using these commodities from snowshoes to get now until mud season.

Elsewhere, Platt Memorial Library outside and be active with friends “We are thrilled to… offer this in Shoreham, Lawrence Memorial and family.” resource to the community,” said Library in Bristol and the Starksboro Middlebury Mountaineer was Ilsley Executive Director Dana Hart. Library also received snowshoes instrumental in sourcing the snow“I have heard from many residents through the same grant from the shoes, noted Tricia Allen, youth how much they value the natural Vermont Governor’s Council on resources librarian at the Ilsley. beauty of Middlebury and enjoy Physical Fitness and “Come Alive “Their overarching goal is to get spending time outside, and I want Outside Vermont.” Come Alive people out and active, as much as the library to reflect that community Outside is a 501c3 nonprofit orga- possible,” Allen said. “I’m thrilled value. These snowshoes are a great nization that works closely with they’ve partnered with libraries to example of how libraries can be gate- partners in health care, public health, meet that goal.” ways to all kinds of experiences.” outdoor recreation and the landscape The snowshoes will be linked to Middlebury’s two libraries have profession to get people off the a “Winter Passport Program” that been given a combined 10 pairs of couch and back outside in communi- Come Alive Outside uses to keep snowshoes, stored in convenient ties throughout North America. children and their families active. backpacks, to loan out for a week at The Addison County Athletic This season’s Winter Passport will

To See it

ILSLEY LIBRARY EXECUTIVE Director Dana Hart, left, and Youth Resources Librarian Tricia Allen show off some of the non-book items the Middlebury library lends to its patrons, including its newest editions — snowshoes.

Independent photo/John Flowers

urge its holder, among other things, to go to their local library to check out a pair of snowshoes.

“We really enjoyed our participation in the passport program last year,” Allen said. That passport program called on participants to visit local parks, the Trail Around Middlebury, area playgrounds, along with attending such events as Middlebury WinterFest and the winter farmers market.

Ilsley served as a Come Alive Outside “prize center” for Addison County. Once kids received a certain amount of points on their passport, they were able to claim prizes that

included hats and water bottles.

“The Come Alive Outside Winter Passport Program is really trying a wide range of activities that will get kids and their families out of the house during the winter, whether it’s ideally being active and getting your heart rate up, and also becoming more involved with the community, reaching out to neighbors and others,” Allen said.

You need an Ilsley Library card to be eligible to borrow snowshoes.

All Middlebury residents are eligible for an Ilsley Library card, as are Addison Central School District students. The fee for out-of-towners

A Moment in Winter

— Laura Foley

We need to separate to see the life we’ve made.

We need to leave our house where someone waits for us, patiently, warm beneath the sheets.

We need to don a sweater, a coat, mittens, wrap a scarf around our neck, stride down the road, a cold winter morning, and turn our head back, to see it – perched on the top of the hill, our life lit from inside.

Many of us may have had an expe- when I walked through the door, yet rience of leaving our place of comfort also feeling a small sadness at leaving for a while, intentionally or not, and behind whatever it was I was expeended up gaining a new riencing outside, perspective or appreciawhich I remember tion. I remember feeling as a budding sense this way in my early of freedom and a teens, walking home from clear connectedness Catholic Church school to everything. on Monday nights in the Reading Ms. late fall, taking in the scent Foley’s poem, we of wood smoke, glancing see the obvious — into soft lit homes along a person taking a the street, and catchwalk alone, having ing small movements of the sudden experifigures across rooms. ence of looking I remember lingering back on her life in sometimes as I approached a very literal and my family’s house. The physical way, but feeling was one of being also with emotional part of two worlds, one immediacy.

For

By Susan Jefts being the world outside some readers, feellooking in, almost like ings of gratitude a small god, and the other and appreciation being the world I was about to reenter. might come up at this moment; for I remember anticipating the warmth others, something very different might. and love I would feel from my parents Initially, I felt the goodness of how

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Laura Foley is the author of six poetry collections, including “WTF” and “Night Ringing.” Her next collection, “Why I Never Finished My Dissertation,” will be coming out in 2019. Her poem “Gratitude List” won the Common Good Books contest, judged by Garrison Keillor; “Nine Ways of Looking at Light” won the Outermost Contest, judged by Marge Piercy.

She lives with her wife and their two dogs among the hills of Pomfret, Vermont. Please see: laurafoley.net.

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it must have felt to go back, but was also vaguely aware of the possibility of more beneath the surface of the poem. “On the top of the hill, our life/ lit from inside,” she writes. But where is the speaker? She is some distance away; she is pausing, looking back. I can’t help but feel that the person who “waits for us, patiently/ warm beneath the sheets” may have been, and might still be, waiting a long time.

By the end, the poem brings to mind an image of Janus, the Roman God of two faces with one looking forward, one back. We are left with the powerful image of the speaker “perched” on the top of the hill. Her head is looking back, but her body seems to still be facing forward. I consider for the first time that perhaps she doesn’t go back, or if she does, how might she go back differently?

We are left to pause with her, in this rich place of circumspection and quiet uncertainty that seems so full of emptiness and possibility, all at the same time.

to join the library is $45 annually for an individual, and $70 for families.

Financial aid is available.

Hart and Allen hope the Ilsley’s inventory of loanable items will keep growing.

“If there are items the community wants and that are in demand, we would love to hear from people what they’d like to see,” Hart said. “We’re really only limited by space and budget. But we have some wiggle room in both, and can certainly building this ‘library of things.’”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Susan Jefts is a poet and educator living near Middlebury, Vermont, whose work has been published throughout the state and country, most recently in the “Vermont Anthology, Birchsong, Volume II. She is currently finalizing a book of poetry and will be offering workshops this winter exploring the richness that this season offers. For more info, contact her at sjefts7@gmail. com. Her website is manyriverslifeguidance.com

milestones births

• Tracy and Matthew Fuller, Nov. 27, a girl, Grace Elizabeth Fuller.

• Ashley (Seguin) and Jerad Gorton of Lincoln, Dec. 11, a boy, Wade Mikel Gorton.

• Alicia and Dean Butler of Middlebury, Dec. 14, a girl, Ellie Josephine Butler.

• Autumn Aines and Tyler Simpson of Brandon, Dec. 15, a boy, Lochlin Michael Simpson.

• Anna (LaRoche) and Bryce Nye of Bristol, Dec. 21, a boy, Alfred Bryan Nye. • Bryana Thibodeau and Tyler Disorda of Shoreham, Dec. 21, a girl, Hadley Payton DiSorda.

• Megan Hedley of Shoreham, Jan. 1, a boy, Sawyer Jensen Porter Downey.

• Louise Masterson and Shawn Frost of Middlebury, Jan. 6, a girl, Helena Anne Frost.

• Michaela Sherwin, a girl, Jan. 8, Katie May Sherwin.

• Ashlie and Arlen Flynn of Vergennes, Jan. 8, a boy, Austen Jude Flynn.

• Amy Y. Poland and Travis E. Little of Brandon, Jan. 8, a girl, Hazel Caroline Little • Shelby (Parent) and Colin Rouse of Shoreham, Jan. 8, a boy, Waylon James Rouse.

• Wendy and Dakota Stender of Hancock, Jan. 17, a boy, Crew Alan Stender.

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Act 250 (Continued from Page 1A) for farming, logging, and forestry into legislation that could change the below 2,500 feet, when these way future development proposals activities occur in areas that have are considered within the context of been designated as “critical resource Act 250’s 10 evaluation criteria. areas.”

“The intention of Act 250 is to • Requiring the Natural protect Vermont’s natural resources Resources Board or its successor and allow reasonable use and work with the other state agencies economic development,” Sheldon to create a predictable said during a recent timetable for the interview at the “We’ve made a Act 250 permitting Statehouse, where recommendation process. she chairs the House It remains to be Natural Resources, that one (Act seen how many Fish & Wildlife 250 criterion) of these and other Committee. “We’re should be about committee proposals looking to adjust that will earn support by balance, given all the air and include the General Assembly new information that greenhouse and ultimately Gov. we have today.”

Phil Scott. gas emissions.

S h e l d o n ’ s So adding that Sheldon said she committee took dozens and her colleagues got of hours of testimony element of a sense during their at the Statehouse climate change work that a majority of and during public review … is Vermonters have been meetings throughout generally satisfied something we the state, gleaning Act with Act 250. They 250 feedback from would very “heard consensus” citizens, community much like to see that Act 250 goals are planners, developers happen.” still relevant, though and environmentalists. “we’re not doing the “We got paid for 14 — Rep. Amy Sheldon greatest job meeting meetings, but had a lot them,” Sheldon said. more,” Sheldon said with a smile.

She offered some of the What emerged from that committee’s thoughts on how Act testimony — and an on-line survey 250 could be updated to better — was an 80-page report offering a reflect 21st-century realities and variety of potential changes to Act values. One of the panel’s priorities 250, including: is to have the law reflect ecological • Requiring that regional plans impacts arising from climate change. be reviewed for consistency with “We’ve made a recommendation the statutory goals for municipal that one (Act 250 criterion) should be and regional planning and that, to be about air and include greenhouse gas used in Act 250, the regional plans emissions,” she said. “So adding that must be vetted as being consistent element of climate change review, with those goals. if you will, is something we would • Updating Act 250’s floodways very much like to see happen.” criterion so that it applies to flood Sheldon explained much has hazard areas and river corridors. changed in the world since Act 250 • Amending the energy was drafted, and the law hasn’t kept conservation criterion to specifically pace with those changes. reference energy efficiency.

“In the same way the planning • Amending the transportation world has grown a lot since the act criterion to include review of the was envisioned, the knowledge of safety and congestion impacts to our resources has also increased bicycle, pedestrian, and other transit significantly, and our ability to access infrastructure, and better define data has increased significantly,” she when it is appropriate for Act 250 said. to require projects to incorporate “We use different science to talk transportation demand strategies about… how we can create resilient and require connectivity to transit communities by protecting our river services other than single-occupancy corridors,” she added. “So very vehicles. much related to climate change • Repealing the exemption for is another recommendation that slate quarries. we’ve come to, around protecting • Repealing the exemption ecological functions and getting that ADDISON COUNTY

piece of it into Act 250 by identifying what we’re calling ‘critical resource areas.’ And the most easily defined right now would be the river corridors.”

The committee is also suggesting that development pitched at elevations of more than 1,500 feet come under Act 250 jurisdiction, as a means of protecting mountain ridgelines, according to Sheldon.

The current Act 250 trigger is 2,500 feet and higher, she noted.

Committee members were also keen about adjusting Act 250 to be more supportive of development in village centers.

“We’re looking at location-based jurisdiction, starting with our settled areas,” she said.

For example, Sheldon believes some forms of development could receive Act 250 pre-approval for designated downtowns in a similar way that individual projects have been green-lighted in Middlebury’s industrial park.

“That’s trying to make it easier to develop in our downtowns, in a sense with the commitment to the original findings of Act 250 — developing around settlement patterns,” Sheldon said.

“When we talk about locationbased jurisdiction, we’re really saying we want development in our settled areas, we want to have a viable rural economy in the working landscape surrounding those, and then we want that surrounded by natural protected areas that provide the air and clean water and wildlife habitat that we all depend on,” she added “It’s sort of a three-tiered, location-based jurisdictional approach.”

Sheldon said she and her colleagues received little pushback from developers during their review of Act 250. Most of people’s bad experiences with Act 250, Sheldon believes, have primarily stemmed from “management problems,” rather than fundamental disagreement with the law.

“The developers who are interested in having a level of confidence, I would hope could find a way to support these suggestions,” she said. “And I would say that Chittenden County has certainly seen a lot of growth since Act 250 has been around, and Act 250 has applied across the state equally.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

School Briefs

Valerie Doria of Middlebury, was recently named to the dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. To be included on the list students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average.

Congratulations are in order for William Bisson, of Middlebury, who has been named to the dean’s list at Becker College in Worcester, Mass., for the fall semester. Bisson is pursuing a BA in Interactive Media Design with a concentration in Computer Game Design. The Becker dean’s list recognizes all full-time students whose term grade point average is 3.50 or higher with no grade below a B- and no incomplete or withdrawal/failing grades.

REACH THE COUNTY, PLACE YOUR AD HERE. CALL 388-4944

Attention

Addison County Nonprofits!

United Way is Seeking Grant Proposals Three-year grants will be made to nonprofits working to improve the physical, mental and emotional HEALTH of people living in Addison County.

Grants range from $1,000 to $22,500. Funds come from donations made to UWAC’s annual campaign.

Proposals are due by 12pm on Friday, February 1.

Details at unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/grantforms All local nonprofits are encouraged to take advantage of United Way’s training, resources, and extensive volunteer network.

Questions? Call 388-7189 or email Helena@unitedwayaddisoncounty.org

United Way of Addison County

Note of Appreciation

THE GFWC ORWELL Fortnightly Club would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for donations to the club for annual placement of Christmas Wreaths on power poles in the Village of Orwell for the Holidays: Carol Murphy-Pampered Chef, Chipman Point Marina, Christine’s Hair Styling, Dundon Plumbing & Heating, Orwell First National Bank, Fyles Bros., Lake Home Business Services, Mt. Independence Lodge #10, Papandrea Construction, Simone’s Village Hair Fashions and Susan Powers.

The Club and local businesses have been decorating the poles for a number of years and everyone takes pride in the way the Village of Orwell looks during the Holidays. Pictured are GWFC president Loretta Lee, left, Dylan Lee, club member Shelly Baker, and Devon Russell.

Photo courtesy Linda Oak

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) hose to put down a fire.

Middlebury-area motorists take note: The Addison County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with the Addison Central School District and Betcha Transit to investigate drivers who violate the school bus red lights/stop sign. As part of this agreement, sheriff’s department deputies in unmarked vehicles will follow ACSD buses on routes to pursue any offenders who fail to halt — in either direction — when the bus’s red flashing lights and/ or stop sign is activated. “We have experienced a number of close calls this year when motorists did not stop for the bus stop sign and students were crossing the road, especially on fast roads where there is little time to react,” ACSD Superintendent Peter Burrows wrote in an email to parents of district students. “Our law enforcement agencies have made this a priority across the state, with similar enforcement programs in place in Chittenden and Rutland counties.”

Reminder: The Bridport Grange’s 2019 legislative breakfast series will kick off this coming Monday, Jan. 28, at the Bridport Grange Hall. Breakfast starts at 7 a.m. and the legislative program starts at 7:30 a.m. and runs to 8:45 a.m.

The Department for Children and Families’ Economic Services Division has asked all of its district offices to screen for, and potentially provide benefits to, affected Vermonters who have been furloughed as a result of the partial federal government shutdown. The division may be able to help with the cost of food, fuel assistance, and other household expenses.

Furloughed federal employees may apply in person at their local district offices or online at dcf. vermont.gov/esd, or by calling 1-800-479-6151.

A free, four-week Tobacco Cessation Program will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. at Porter Hospital. Whether

you’re working on keeping your New Year’s resolution or have simply resolved to reduce your smoking habit, start with this program. A trained tobacco treatment specialist will help you develop a plan to meet your goals.

Registration is required. For more info or to register, contact: Courtney Thorn of Porter’s Community Health Team at 3888860, or at cthorn@portermedical. org.

If you are going ice fishing soon, planning a family fishing trip next summer, or want to check deer season dates for next fall, you’ll want to get copies of the 2019 Vermont Hunting and Trapping Guide and the Fishing Guide. Both are available free where licenses are sold and from Vermont Fish & Wildlife offices statewide.

The two publications are updated with the latest laws and 2019 season dates as well as a lot of additional helpful information. Digital versions of the publications can be found on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife website (vtfishandwildlife.com).

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John Bogle 1929 – 2019

When we were children, our parents taught us that everyone deserves a chance to participate. They taught us to think clearly. And they taught us that money wasn’t everything.

John Bogle, the inventor of the index fund, took those lessons to heart. With one simple innovation, he broke the stranglehold of fees Wall Street and the mutual fund industry had on America. He created something that, perhaps more than anything in the past century, has allowed all Americans to enjoy the rewards of a market system.

Unlike most financial titans, John Bogle gave up great personal wealth for this pursuit. In the face of temptation, he maintained his principles.

It was a revolution well founded. It was a life well lived. For that, we are grateful.

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Demographics (Continued from Page 1A) chose to stay for college, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Jeb Spaulding, the chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System, noted that the lack of funding for public colleges drives up tuition costs for in-state students, which may be one of the factors pushing young Vermonters to schools out of state.

The Vermont State Colleges System — which includes Castleton University, Community College of Vermont, Northern Vermont University in Johnson and Lyndon, and Vermont Tech — currently serves over 11,000 students, HAILEY CRAY 82 percent of whom are native Vermonters. Spaulding believes businesses and nonprofits will help that making public higher education keep students in state,” he said. “If more financially accessible would students develop those connections encourage Vermont high schoolers somewhere else then they often end to stick around for college as well as up working there.”

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS after they graduate.

Vermont Businesses for Social A bill recently proposed in the Vermont Senate would help to do Responsibility (VBSR) has a similar just that. If passed, S.38 would philosophy, and has spent the past make 10 semesters of public college 10 years connecting college students free to state residents pursuing a to local companies through the bachelor’s degree. Sen. Ruth Hardy, Vermont Intern Program. Funded in part by the Vermont D-East Middlebury, Department of Labor’s one of the co-sponsors “Our hope is Workforce Education on the bill, thinks that they love the and Training Fund, investing in public the program helps higher education four years they companies create new would improve spent in Vermont internship positions for economic outcomes and we get them for the state. and internship in students in the hopes “We have one of the Vermont and then that they will enter the state’s workforce. lowest investments in they get their According to higher education in Samantha Sheehan, the country,” Hardy first job in their the communications said. “I’m hoping that Vermont.” if we reduce the cost — Betsy Bishop manager at VBSR, the Vermont Intern of attending college, Program has placed and reduce the debt load of attending college, more 259 current students and recent students will choose not only to stay graduates in internship positions in Vermont but go to college in the with Vermont employers since 2014.

This includes both Vermont natives first place.”

Evidence suggests that those who who stayed in state for college, and attend public colleges tend to stick out-of-state students who chose to around. Spaulding said that nearly attend colleges in Vermont.

“The program has grown as a 80 percent of students at the state’s public colleges stay in Vermont after resource for current students and graduation. The colleges do their recent graduates to find internships part to encourage students to stay with companies and organizations in state by arranging internships for in the state,” she said. “For some companies and interns, it has created students at Vermont companies.

“All of our colleges have robust opportunities for interns to transition internship programs. We know that to full-time positions.”

Addison County natives who having students connected to local

stayed in Vermont for college often working to attract all graduates from said access to jobs was a deciding colleges in Vermont, not just those factor in where they will move who grew up here. after graduation. Hailey Cray, who “Our hope is they love the four grew up in Ferrisburgh and is now a years they spent in Vermont and we senior at the University of Vermont, get them an internship in Vermont said she will probably look for jobs and then they get their first job in elsewhere. their Vermont,” Bishop said. “Where “Remaining in Vermont is unlikely you get your first job is where you to be permanent for me because I start to put down roots.” will be seeking a job in the medical MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE field and would like to be at a large Bishop believes it is important for medical center,” she said. “I would colleges and universities in the state absolutely be open to moving back to encourage graduates to stay here to Vermont one day, provided there for work. Peggy Burns, the director of were good jobs for me and my the Center for Careers and Internships spouse. Vermont was a great place to at Middlebury College, agrees. grow up.”

“We would like to facilitate a path UVM senior and Weybridge- for Middlebury graduates to stay in native Sharon Palmer studies Food Vermont for post-grad employment Systems and said she does want to or start-up creation, which in turn will stay in Vermont after she graduates, contribute to a more robust Vermont but will likely pursue grad school economy, contribute to a more just options out of state. society, contribute to a more vibrant “The main factors in my decisions culture, and gain more statewide right now are where my family is exposure for the college and the located and the location of jobs I’m contributions of its graduates,” she qualified for and interested in,” she said. said about her plans for In this vein, the future. the career center “We would like to Betsy Bishop, facilitates internship the president of the facilitate a path opportunities in Vermont Chamber of for Middlebury Vermont for students.

Commerce, believes graduates to Of the 320 interns the that creating more stay in Vermont career center funded internships and jobs for post-grad last summer, 53 for recent college worked in Vermont. employment or graduates is one They also help set up of the best ways to start-up creation, around 40 Winter Term create economic which in turn internships for credit growth in the state. will contribute with employers in the As part of their effort to a more state. to increase workforce robust Vermont However, although participation, the Burns said 10 to 15 Chamber of Commerce economy, percent of Middlebury helped start Vermont contribute to a students identified Futures Project. more just society, Vermont as a Among their other contribute to a geographic preference work, the Vermont more vibrant on the college’s job Futures Project and internship search culture.” conducted research online platform, only — Peggy Burns, about how to create about 30 members Middlebury College more and better jobs of the class of 2017 for college graduates remained in state. and other young adults.

Burns said that at least one barrier to “Young people want to work at a graduates staying in Vermont is the place that is meaningful and where lack of afford housing. the workplace culture matches Some of the graduates who stayed their culture,” Bishop said, which in Vermont, including Robin Vincent, is why one of her goals is to turn were hired to work at the college in Vermont businesses of all sizes into positions that last a year or two. “employers of choice” with good Vincent grew up in Sutton in the work environments.

Northeast Kingdom and graduated The Vermont Futures Project is from Middlebury College in 2018.

JAMIE MCKENNA, FOUNDER of the Middlebury-based design firm Imhotep, stands with his wife, Brit, and their son, Leo. Soon after graduating Middlebury College in 2008, McKenna realized he wanted to start his life and his business in Vermont. Now they don’t plan to leave.

Photo courtesy of Jamie McKenna

She works at the Rohatyn Center for here than I realized when I was Global Affairs on campus and her at Middlebury,” she said. “In my position ends this June, at which point experience, there seemed to be a rush she expects her next steps to take her to leave Vermont after Middlebury. out of state.

I never spent much time exploring “I can envision eventually settling the opportunities that Burlington in Vermont.

The and Vermont offered more I travel, the “I’m hoping that for recent grads as more I appreciate the it seemed like the idyllic and sometimes if we reduce the possibilities were ragged beauty of my cost of attending limited.” home state,” she said. college, and Olivia Tubio was “However, I feel the reduce the debt prepared to be part need to experience load of attending of that rush when living in a few places she graduated from college, more that have a completely Middlebury last May. different landscape, students will Many of her friends both geographically choose not only to were moving to and socially, in stay in Vermont Boston, and she wanted comparison to the area but go to college a new experience. that I grew up in.” in the first place.” But then she was Meanwhile Jessie offered a dream — Ruth Hardy job at McKenna’s Klinck, who graduated from Middlebury last architecture firm and February, moved to San Francisco for decided to stay. a new job before realizing she wanted “I absolutely love my job, and have to return to Vermont. Klinck lives made it a priority that I’ve shaped the in Burlington now and plans to stay rest of my life around,” she said. “My through the spring. She would like role will grow as the company grows, to stay longer, and is searching for so my focus is on that, and I have no full-time employment. She does not plans to leave Vermont.” think Middlebury students understand ————— the wealth of employment options Look for the final article in this available to them in Vermont. series next Thursday.

“There is so much more opportunity

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Celebration of life set for Olin Robison MIDDLEBURY — The family of the late Olin C. Robison this Sunday will host a celebration of the life of the 13th president of Middlebury College.

Current Middlebury College President Laurie Patton and President Emeritus John McCardell Jr. will be among those speaking at the celebration on Sunday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. at Middlebury’s Center for the Arts in the concert hall named in honor of Robison, who led the college from 1975 to 1990.

Robison died on Oct. 22, 2018, in Baltimore, Md., with family members by his side. He had been in poor health for several years.

Robison was 82.

Olin Clyde Robison, who made careers in both higher education and in foreign diplomacy, was credited

by many for taking Middlebury College into the higher ranks of higher education in the United States.

He was born in Anacoco, La., grew up in Port Arthur, Texas. He studied at Baylor University, Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary and Oxford University, where he earned a D.Phil. in church history in 1963.

Family said his experience at these institutions marked him deeply, instilling in him a lifelong belief that education is the great equalizer in our democracy.

In the administration of President Lyndon Johnson, Robison served as director of university affairs at the Peace Corps before moving to the State Department in 1966. He returned to academia in 1968, working at Wesleyan University and

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Bowdoin College before coming to Middlebury College at age 39.

He had a personal and professional interest in the Soviet Union and its relations with the United States. He considered one of his most significant achievements to be the establishment in 1987 of the American Collegiate Consortium for East-West Cultural and Academic Exchange.

This brought Soviet undergraduates to study in the United States, something that was almost unheard-of even in the waning days of the Soviet Union.

In addition, he participated in numerous trips sponsored by the State Department and non-governmental organizations to Moscow, acting as a personal representative for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Drawing on his background in the ministry, he played a central role in negotiating the release of two families of Soviet Pentecostal Christians who sought asylum in the United States embassy in Moscow in 1978 and spent the next five years living inside the embassy.

After a one-year sabbatical as a fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, Robison became the eighth President and CEO of the Salzburg Seminar, a nonprofit organization based in Salzburg, Austria, whose mission is to challenge current and future leaders to develop creative ideas for solving global problems.

Also lined up to speak at Sunday’s celebration of Robison’s life is former College Chaplain John Walsh. Musical performances will be staged by Diana Fanning and the Middlebury College Choir. Special guests will include Bill Moyers and Dr. Ernest Bates. A reception will follow in the Mahaney Center for the Arts.

This year’s model

VERGENNES FIRE DEPARTMENT Captain David DiBiase, center, shows off the city’s new $534,000 fire truck during a Vergennes City Council meeting recess on Tuesday evening. Watching are council members and meeting attendees. DiBiase explained the truck’s many features that he said would help firefighters do their jobs more efficiently and safely. The truck can hold about 1,000 gallons of water and pump roughly 1,500 gallons per minute, is galvanized to prevent rusting, and comes with a Class A foam system and LED pop-up lights so bright DiBiase joked firefighters would need to add sunglasses to their turnout gear.

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Bristol Hub director resigning

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — The Bristol Hub Teen Center & Skatepark will say good-bye to its director Saturday.

Brian LaClair has resigned from the Hub, effective Jan. 26, in order to take a job as Parks & Recreation Director for the town of Fairfax.

“It’s definitely a bittersweet move for me,” LaClair said. “The Hub has been my home for the last few years and has set me on a wonderful career path.”

LaClair took over as the Hub’s director in June 2018, after serving for two years as its programs manager.

“Brian has been instrumental at the

Hub since he became director, making connections with local co-ops for the Hub lunch program and putting on events like the open mic nights and group games like Magic,” said Meridith McFarland, director of the Bristol Recreation Department. “Brian’s direction and passion will be missed, but we are fortunate that he worked with and trained (Recreation Assistant) Alex Mihavics and (AmeriCorps member) Taylor Goodwin to keep the energy and vibe going strong.”

The Hub, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in August, provides both traditional and alternative afterschool activities for teenagers, as well as a

safe, adult-supervised environment to socialize, study, access the internet, listen to music and explore technology and the arts.

McFarland will meet this week with Bristol town administrator Valerie Capels to finalize a job description, she said, and then the Recreation Department will begin looking for a new Hub director.

In the meantime, Mihavics and Goodwin have things in hand, McFarland said.

“We feel comfortable taking our time to find a great replacement for Brian.”

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

MENTOR Vermont gives to Bristol-area schools

BURLINGTON — The nonprofit MENTOR Vermont has given thousands of dollars in grants to schools in the Bristol area to help local students learn and grow.

MENTOR Vermont, formerly known as Mobius, last month announced that it had awarded 29 grants, totaling $310,300 to support adult-to-youth mentoring programs throughout the state. This funding will support more

than 100 new and existing program sites, and nearly 1,800 adult-to-youth mentor pairs in communities across Vermont.

The organization awarded four grants to agencies and schools in northeastern Addison County: a $4,300 grant to Lincoln Mentors, a $4,200 grant to Monkton Mentors, a $2,500 grant to the Mt. Abraham Mentoring Program, and an $8,400 grant to the Starksboro Mentoring Program.

Locally, it also made a $4,000 grant to the Safer Society Foundation of Brandon to support the New Circle mentoring program.

“Mt. Abe Mentors thanks MENTOR Vermont for contributing to the sustainability and awareness of mentoring at Mt. Abraham middle and high school,” said Brenda McKean, coordinator of the Mt. Abraham Mentoring Program.

“The grant money will be used to offer mentors and their mentees experiences outside the school community, support matches based on best practices, and create a culture of mentoring in the

community.”

MENTOR Vermont also awarded grants to two statewide agencies that coordinate programs in Addison County: a $45,300 grant to Everybody Wins! Vermont, which runs literacy-based mentoring programs at Bridport Central School, Mary Hogan Elementary, and Salisbury Community School; and a $23,000 grant to The DREAM Program, which pairs students from Middlebury College as mentors for youth living in the Peter Coe and Pine Meadow affordable housing communities.

The Vermont Mentoring Grants are made possible each year through funding support from the A.D. Henderson Foundation, the Vermont Department for Children and Families, and the Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children. The 2018-2019 grants will provide continuing support for established programs that demonstrate they meet best practices and help plan and launch new programs in underserved regions of the state.

All 2018-2019 grantees have committed to being partners in the Vermont K-12 Mentoring Initiative, a multi-year project, spearheaded

by MENTOR Vermont, to establish the statewide program infrastructure needed to allow youth the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from elementary school until they successfully enter adulthood.

Additionally, grantees beyond their first two years of operation are required to demonstrate that they are meeting best practices through the Quality Mentoring System (a program assessment system developed by MENTOR Vermont and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership). Grantees will also continue to use common questions from the Vermont Mentoring Surveys to survey their mentors and mentees, and track youth outcome data in the following key areas: resiliency; pro-social skills; future aspirations; connectedness to community; and program satisfaction.

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 24, 2019 — PAGE 15A

Vergennes Library fundraising committee (Continued from Page 1A) member and chairman of the Bertrand and Mark Koenig and 2018 Northlands Job Corps Community appointees David Austin (himself a Relations Council. former multi-term incumbent who In his own words, “I continue to the council appointed to replace be involved in pretty much every Perry when he moved from the city major fundraising event in the city.” council to replace Daniels as mayor) In the private sector Fritz spent and David Small (a newcomer the about a decade each as a member council tabbed to replace Chabot) of a banking acquisition team and will all be on the March ballot. an owner of a gift shop in Kirkland, But Perry will not continue Wash. serving Vergennes after a number While also handling technical of years in some public service issues like creating proper processes role. Perry, a Massachusetts native for employee reviews that he said who spent two decades as a city are now lacking, Fritz sees handling manager and mayor in Maine and the truck problem as one of “some New Hampshire, fulfilled a five-year radical changes” the city needs and stint as Vergennes City Manager that is “poised to make.” Another is ended in 2008. dealing with the problematic sewer Residents then elected Perry to system, which has an overflow the city council in 2012, and he problem of mostly stormwater that was serving as deputy mayor when bill benton is largely due to aging infrastructure.

Daniels resigned in early 2018.

“We have to study where our Perry said he was contemplating not running for re-election a year ago, Vermont Agency of Transportation, sewer problems can be solved. It’s but thought it best to step up and take plus other measures that could be a big problem. It’s a big issue, and put in place before that bypass is it needs to be fixed. And it’s time to over as mayor.

“I thought it would be better for a reality. The committee will also look at those things seriously,” Fritz lobby VTrans for traffic-calming said. “I think we’ve put too many the community. There measures in the planned things on the back burner for too would have been too 2020 paving project of long.” much shuffling around “We have to all of Main Street.

He also believes the existing about who’s going to be study where Perry supports Fritz council is the right group to move appointed for what and our sewer and council incumbents the city forward. all of that stuff. And I in their election bids.

“It’s a great group on the council, was deputy mayor, and problems can “I do think he would and I really do enjoy working with that’s what I was really be solved. It’s be good for that job. them,” Fritz said. “We do not agree supposed to do, fill in if a big problem. the mayor was not there. It’s a big issue, Being deputy mayor and all the time, but we sure do know And I’d been a mayor and it needs to being on the council as how to compromise, and that is long as he has been, and a lesson I wish we could send to before, and obviously be fixed. And he’s well established in Washington.” a city manager before, and I knew what to do,” it’s time to look the community, I think BENTON RETURNS at those things he’d be a good mayor,” Benton, a longtime local real estate Perry said. he said. “I think all the appraiser and until last summer the PERRY STEPS AWAY seriously. I folks on the council Middlebury town assessor, served as Now, he said, it’s time think we’ve now are good for the city mayor from 2013 to 2017 after to step aside, although he put too many community and work a one-year stint as an alderman. He will keep his leadership well together. They unseated incumbent mayor April position with the things on the back burner for should be re-elected.”

Jin in 2013, and in turn Daniels Vergennes Partnership.

FRITZ EYES unseated him in 2017 by a five-vote “My wife and I are too long.” margin, the closest mayoral election — Jeff Fritz PROGRESS going to do a lot of Fritz, who will turn in recent memory. traveling. I just don’t 59 a few days before When it became apparent Perry want to have to have the deputy mayor fill in all the time. And the election, plans to continue would not run again, Benton said some residents looked I’m retired, and the mayor’s job, and some of the work Perry to him. even though compared to the other described, especially that “I had people ask me major’s job that I had is not nearly of the Truck Traffic Study “I’m retired, if I wanted to run for as busy, but it’s a job. I don’t need a Committee of which he and the mayor again,” Benton job,” Perry said. “I think I’ve done is the chairman. He said mayor’s job said, but he was not my service. I can’t remember how he wants to “keep that … it’s a job. I prepared to make that many terms I’ve been on the city issue alive,” and get some don’t need a level of commitment. council, and then finishing off as things done.

“I’d like to believe job.”

On the other hand, he mayor is good enough.”

— Mayor added, “I always said I Perry said it’s been a good year- that within 10 years we Renny Perry would consider running plus. He cited several committees the will have a truck route. for something.” council established during his tenure Until such time we will still have an inordinate Benton, a former that will be doing important work: • A recreation committee that number of trucks rumbling down Vergennes Partnership president, unlike an earlier similar committee Main Street. So one of the objectives said he felt refreshed and ready to has a more specific charge on of the Truck Traffic Study Committee return to work on the council.

“It was a nice break after a while,” advising the council on both is to look at what measures might maintaining existing facilities and be taken between now and when he said.

And with Fritz apparently running recommending new offerings and that might happen,” said Fritz, who bought a home in Vergennes in 2011 unopposed and having established facilities. a successful track record in the • A Basin Task Force that will and moved here full-time in 2011.

Fritz has served for several years community, Benton said he would soon meet to begin its mission to, in Perry’s words, “implement all of the as the president of the Boys & be happy to work with him.

“Jeff Fritz gets stuff done. I think stuff in the Downtown-Basin Master Girls Club of Greater Vergennes board; is currently the secretary he could bring some energy, and I Plan.”

• A truck safety committee that of the Addison County Economic would like to help him accomplish will work on multiple projects. Those Development Corp. board; and is stuff,” Benton said, adding, “At include seeking the long-term truck a past Vergennes-Panton Water the very least I could offer some bypass now being discussed with the District Board commissioner, Bixby historical perspective.”

Waterfowl blinds must be removed before Feb. 15 MONTPELIER — Waterfowl hunters who did not remove their hunting blinds from the waters of the state earlier must do so before Feb. 15 on Lake Champlain or May 15 on inland waters, according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

State law requires removal of the blinds before these deadlines in order to protect natural areas and to prevent boating accidents after the ice melts.

“Removal of the blinds and any posts that may be below the surface of the ice is important because of the

danger they present when boaters are on the water in the spring,” said State Game Warden Colonel Jason Batchelder.

Batchelder says wardens annually record names and addresses of blind owners and will follow up with inspections.

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Cummings

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A PLASTIC DINOSAUR in front of a chalkboard appears ready to instruct a classroom full of imaginary students in the children’s room at the Sarah Partridge Library in East Middlebury Tuesday morning when no kids came to story hour because of the sub-zero temperatures.

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5-Towns (Continued from Page 1A) Will Sipsey (three-year term) have submitted completed petitions to run for re-election.

Ellie Bryant, who was appointed to the selectboard last August after James Needham stepped down, plans to run for election to the remainder of his term, which expires in March 2020.

Three other incumbents have completed petitions, as well: • Sally Ober (Town Clerk).

• Mark Truax (2nd Constable).

• Lisa Truchon (Treasurer).

Petitions are also circulating for the following incumbents, said Town Clerk Sally Ober: • Linda Daybell (Library Trustee).

• Ed Hanson (Library Trustee).

• Josh Otey (1st Constable).

• Will Sipsey (Moderator).

• Nancy Stevens (Delinquent Tax Collector).

The Lincoln Community School Mentor Program has submitted a request for $500 in support.

A “Pro-Democracy Resolution” affirming and elucidating voting rights will also appear on the Lincoln town meeting ballot this year.

MONKTON So far in Monkton one citizen has declared their candidacy for the selectboard.

Marikate Kelley, Incumbent who was appointed to the board in December, is running for a threeyear term.

Other completed petitions are sure to follow.

“A lot of people leave the petitions in the office for local visitors to sign petitions in one place,” said Town Clerk Sharon Gomez.

NEW HAVEN Two spots on the selectboard will appear on New Haven’s town meeting ballot: a three-year seat currently held by Kathleen Barrett and a two-year seat currently held by Steve Dupoise.

“Petitions are not due until Jan. 28,

so I imagine most of them will roll in on Monday,” said Town Clerk Pam Kingman.

STARKSBORO Starksboro voters will elect two selectboard members on Town Meeting Day, one to a seat currently held by Tony Porter and one to an open seat.

Selectboard member Peter Marsh is stepping down after 23 years of service, off an on, according to Town Clerk Cheryl Estey.

“We don’t know of anyone running for Peter’s seat yet,” Estey said.

Candidates for local office must submit a petition containing 30 signatures or 1 percent of registered voters, whichever is less, according to the Vermont Secretary of State.

Along with petitions, candidates must file a consent of candidates form with the municipal clerk.

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent. com.

They also offer companionship to (Continued from Page 1A) services — care management further help older folks remain in nutrition programs and volunteer their homes.

After selling Armistead, programs,” Cummings said of her Age Cummings ran a business providing Well responsibilities, which began guardianship services, mostly to in 2015. “I was also very involved working with our development seniors. Probate court would assign team around fundraising efforts and her clients needing assistance marketing, and working statewide managing their finances, health care and regionally around health care and legal matters.

Counseling Service officials were reform.”

While she’s had no direct clearly impressed with Cummings’ experience in the mental health credentials. She emerged as one industry, Cummings has helped her of three finalists who attended two days of extensive interviews at the clients get such services. agency. The CSAC “CSAC has always board and Cummings been on my radar, but “There are announced a pact executive directors headwinds earlier this month. (posts) don’t turn over “The board is very very often,” Cummings and a lot of excited to have Rachel said. change coming join CSAC as the new It was several months down the pike, executive director,” ago that Cummings said board President left Age Well to study and I will Louise Sandberg. for a master’s degree help guide the “Rachel impressed in public health. She organization, us with her strong got wind of (Thorn’s) but I’ve got communication skills, impending retirement, really strong her work ethic, and her and decided to throw ability to connect well team members her hat into the ring. with a wide variety of Cummings did and staff to consumers and staff. some more research work with.

I She has spent her on CSAC, and was career in the human feel ready and particularly impressed services area and is with its innovative capable and clearly passionate programs for people excited.” and empathetic about of all ages in need of — Rachel Lee building a stronger counseling. She cited, Cummings community for all as an example, the members of the agency’s “Adventurecommunity.” based Treatment Services” for Cummings will start her new youths, which include programs that involve horses and forests areas as position in February in order to overlap with Thorn, who’s retiring part of clients’ healing process.

“They’re known as folks who think on March 31 after 40 years with the outside of the box in what drives them agency. The Independent on April to meet community needs and their 12, 2018, published an extensive clients’ needs,” Cummings said. “I article on Thorn’s accomplishments.

“I think it’s an interesting time to have an entrepreneurial background, be involved in the ‘non-physical’ and have always traveled a different path, so that was something that part of health care,’” Cummings said. “There’s so much happening spoke to me.”

She demonstrated her in Vermont. I’ve always felt that entrepreneurial spirit while an health care doesn’t happen at your undergraduate at the University of doctor’s office. It happens in your Vermont, founding Armistead Senior home, other avenues. And I feel it’s Care in 1999. Armistead — which wonderful and critical that we’re she sold around eight years ago — starting to pay attention to mental provides non-medical home-based health and integrating that into ideas care, primarily to seniors living of what it means to be healthy and throughout Vermont and parts of how to deliver that care well.”

The Charlotte resident is looking New Hampshire. Armistead workers assist people with such tasks as forward to a long tenure with CSAC, bathing, dressing and housekeeping. but knows it will take a while for

her to get up to speed with the organization and its employees.

“I think it’s going to take me a good solid year just to really get to know everybody,” she acknowledged. “I really want to be respectful of the culture that exists, and people’s experience... I’m looking to the team I work with to be the experts and help guide me in my education and decision making.”

HEALTH CARE BIG PICTURE And she realizes she and the CSAC board will be called upon to make some big decisions as the health care system evolves at both the state and national levels.

“There are headwinds and a lot of change coming down the pike, and I will help guide the organization, but I’ve got really strong team members and staff to work with,” she said. “I feel ready and capable and excited.”

Cummings cited the state’s current shortage of health care workers, perennial under-funding of services, and correcting societal misconceptions about mental illness as additional challenges the agency will face.

“Funding is a chronic problem,” she said. “Everyone’s competing for a very small purse… We’re living in a very uncertain climate. We must make sure we’re good stewards of the budget, and … advocate on the state level to ensure adequate funding and funding parity.”

Cummings described her management style as collaborative.

“I feel like I’m a flexible and adaptive leader,” she said. “I’m not the expert in everything and I really rely heavily on my team to guide me.”

She’s always willing to put in the time needed to get the job done.

“First and foremost, I lead by example,” she said. “I hold myself to a really high standards in all the work I do. I try to be very timely. And I expect a lot from the people I work with. I’m pretty calm and consistent under pressure, and I feel the bar is set by my example as a leader. I take that responsibility very seriously.”

Cummings will have a lot of senior staff on hand to help her.

“I love walking into an organization that has such longevity; I think that’s a real strength, and I want to foster that,” she said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Mo, Schill, Panther Pride, the Baines Effect January is Hall of Fame Season.

In the off-season, in the chill of winter, the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) selects the year’s inductees to the hallowed Hall, the Shrine, in Cooperstown — and then there’s a big party in July in Cooperstown for their induction.

Those selected this year were announced just last Tuesday on the Major League Baseball Network (a five hour show!). Four hundred twenty five of those writers returned their ballots and every one of them voted for Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera, the first ever unanimous selection.ß∑ He is joined by pitcher Roy “Doc” Halladay, who tragically died in 2015 in a light plane crash; designated hitter Edgar Martinez, 18 years a Seattle Mariner; and Orioles and Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina.

Rivera will be the last player to enter the Hall who as a player wore the number 42, Jackie Robinson’s number, retired

by MLB. In the Hall of Fame show Tuesday night, Rivera discussed how meaningful the connection with Jackie Robinson is for him.

There are some stars who fell short (Larry Walker, for example), and some others who provoke controversy: is it time to acknowledge the greatness of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds — or does their use of PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) doom them forever. Opinions are wildly variant.

How about Curt Schilling? His overall numbers and his brilliant postseason performance would seem to qualify him. He claims he is being punished for his right wing views: he’s an ardent Trump supporter with a radio show on Breitbart News. The President of course has tweeted his endorsement of Schilling And then there’s the Baines Effect.

He was selected by the so-called “Veterans Committee” of the Hall of Fame, which exists to “elect participants other than recently retired players.” It is, in essence, a second chance for some players.

The reaction has been, “Baines is a nice player, yes, but a Hall of Famer?”

Red Sox fans are complaining, “how about Dwight Evans?” And my Middlebury friend who’s a Braves fan, whines, “Baines, not Dale Murphy, two-time National League MVP! Baines never finished in the top eight in MVP voting.”

Baseball’s Hall of Fame was lily white, just as was the Major League game for 60 years, until Satchel Paige was inducted in 1971. Now there are 36 Negro league players in the Hall of Fame: after Satch, Josh (Gibson), and Cool Papa (Bell), how many can you name?

For all his general orneriness, Ted (See Lindholm, Page 5B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/21 Rice vs. MUHS.................................5-0 1/23 NCU/Lyndon at MUHS.........Postponed Girls’ Basketball 1/22 Milton vs. VUHS...........................36-30 1/22 Mt. Abe vs. Mt. Mansfield.............37-19 1/23 MUHS at Colchester.......................Late Boys’ Basketball 1/23 Missisquoi at VUHS........................Late 1/23 MUHS at Mt. Abe............................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/22 Norwich vs. Midd..............................3-2 Women’s Basketball

Schedule

1/22 Midd. vs. Clarkson........................59-42 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/26 Brattleboro at MUHS.................... 7 PM 1/30 MUHS at CVU......................... 8:35 PM 2/2 MUHS at Missisquoi....................... Noon Boys’ Hockey 1/26 MUHS at Essex....................... 4:30 PM 1/30 CVU at MUHS.............................. 7 PM 2/2 MUHS at Spaulding................... 5:30 PM Girls’ Basketball 1/24 N. Country at Mt. Abe................... 7 PM 1/24 Winooski at VUHS........................ 7 PM 1/24 OV at Hartford.............................. 7 PM 1/25 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield................. 7 PM 1/30 VUHS at Mt. Mansfield................. 7 PM 1/30 Mt. Abe at Milton........................... 7 PM 1/30 MUHS at Missisquoi..................... 7 PM

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Gymnastics tops visiting Harwood MIDDLEBURY — Buoyed by strong performances from Lian McGarry and Carly Burger, the Middlebury Union High School gymnastics team coasted past Harwood on Saturday, 102.6551.4, at a meet the Tigers hosted at Middlebury Union Middle School.

McGarry won on the bars and in the all-around competition while taking second on the beam and fourth on the floor. Burger won the floor exercises and was second on the all-around, third in the vault and fourth on the beam.

Harwood’s Delana Cheney sparked her team by winning on the vault and beam.

The top finishers in the individual events were: VAULT: 1. Cheney, (HUHS), 7.85; 2. Julianna Williams (Fair Haven), 7.75; 3. Burger, (MUHS), 7.3; 4.

(See Gymnastics, Page 3B)

Sports BRIEFS MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School guard Chloe Johnston evades a Mount Mansfield challenge to pass off to a teammate in the first half of Tuesday’s game in Bristol. Johnston’s six steals sparked the Eagle defense in the home team’s 37-19 victory.

Independent photo/Steve James

Yellowjackets get past VUHS girls

MILTON — Host Milton got past the Vergennes Union High School girls’ basketball team on Tuesday, 36-30. The result left both teams with 5-5 records.

Cassidy Button led the Yellowjackets with 21 points and nine rebounds.

Kate Gosliga paced the Commodores with 16 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Emily Gosliga scored six, and Emily Rooney recorded five assists and four steals.

The Commodores will host Winooski at 7 p.m. this Thursday and visit Mount Mansfield next Wednesday.

Green Knights ice MUHS girls, 5-0

Independent photo/Steve James

SOUTH BURLINGTON — Host Rice defeated the Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team on Monday, 5-0.

Division I Rice improved to 9-0.

Lisa McNamara and Kate Buckley each scored twice, and Green Knight goalie Emily McDonald made six saves in a game postponed from Saturday night. Goalie Lydia Deppman made 24 saves for MUHS, which dropped to 4-5, but remained in first place in D-II. The Tigers vs. North Country/ Lyndon game on Wednesday was postponed, and Brattleboro will visit the Memorial Sports Center on Saturday at 7 p.m.

half for the Eagles to show why they are a first-place team. They looked tentative on offense; were getting (See Eagles, Page 3B)

Middlebury skiers finish third at UNH

EAGLE FRESHMAN FORWARD Grace Harvey battles for the ball under the Mount Mansfield basket in the first quarter of Tuesday’s game in Bristol.

Independent photo/Steve James

Eagle girls soar past MMU in second half Mt. Abe wins eighth straight; now 9-2

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — After a stagnant first half in their home gym on Tuesday evening, the Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team came out swinging in the second half to overwhelm Division I foe Mount Mansfield, 37-19.

The Eagles — who graduated four

starters and a couple key reserves from the team that won the D-II title this past season — improved to 9-2 with their eighth straight win.

The Eagle veterans — seniors Jalen Cook, the lone returning starter from a year ago, and Jess Murray, Molly Murray and Cora Funke, all of whom played roles off the bench

IN THE MIDST of a Mount Mansfield crowd, Eagle senior Cora Funke turns to shoot in the third quarter of Tuesday’s game. Funke showed a nice touch with the ball in Mount Abe’s home win over the Cougars.

for the 2018 title team — now find themselves in a familiar position: Their team is in first place in D-II. But it took until Tuesday’s second

Mayer, others, excel at Essex tournament

ESSEX — Three local high school wrestlers posted top-three finishes at this past weekend’s Michael J. Baker Classic at Essex High School.

One, Mount Abraham senior Roman Mayer, was voted the tournament’s outstanding wrestler after winning the 126-pound weight class. He pinned all four of his adversaries, including Queensbury High School’s Trevor Robbins in 3:24 in the final.

Also excelling was Otter Valley senior Josh Beayon, second at 182 pounds, and Vergennes senior Brady Gebo, third at 220 pounds in the competitive tournament.

Beayon, who pinned his first three competitors in Essex, also recently won his 100th career match.

Gebo won his first two matches by fall, before being pinned by the eventual champion. Gebo then pinned another competitor in the consolation round and captured third with a 14-4 major decision over Teddy Alexander of Mount Mansfield.

Host Essex won the tournament (See Wrestling, Page 5B)

ESSEX 182-POUNDER James Danis rides OV senior Josh Beayon in the championship match of the Michael J. Baker Classic tournament in Essex Friday. Danis won the match, 18-2, and the 182-pound title.

St. Albans Messenger photo/Josh Kaufmann

DURHAM, N.H. — The Middlebury College ski team finished third this past weekend at the New Hampshire Carnival. Dartmouth won with 986 points, followed by Vermont (849) and the Panthers (738). Alpine races were held at Cannon Mountain, while Nordic races were held at the Jackson Ski Touring Center. Teams return to action the weekend after next at the UVM carnival.

On Saturday Erik Arvidsson led the Panther men’s alpine team by taking second in the slalom in a tworun time of 1:45.16. Lucia Bailey paced the women in the slalom, taking eighth in 1:54.68.

Alexandra Lawson placed fourth in the freestyle sprints to lead the Panther Nordic women’s team, while Sam Wood led the Panther men by placing fifth.

On Friday both Middlebury Nordic teams placed second in classic racing as both Lewis Nottonson and Annika Landis earned third-place finishes. Nottonson finished in 54:40 in the men’s 20-kilometer race, while Landis posted a time of 47:16 in the women’s 15K. On the alpine hill, Lucia Bailey took seventh in 2:15.57 to lead the Panther women in the giant slalom.

Arvidsson completed his two runs in 2:09.49 to take third and pace the Panther men.

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, January 24, 2019

Men’s hoop knocks off Williams WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team picked up its biggest win of the season so far on Saturday, upsetting host Williams, 80-66.

The Panthers improved to 14-5, 3-2 in NESCAC play, while the Ephs dropped to 15-2, 4-1 in the league. Williams — which took its first loss three days before, 63-62 at league foe Amherst in a game that did not count in the NESCAC standings — is now tied with Wesleyan at 4-1 for first place, with the Panthers in fifth in the tightly bunched standings.

Middlebury will host Trinity (13-5, 2-2 NESCAC) on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Leading by 15-10 at 11:44 mark of the first half, the Panthers rattled off a 12-2 run to take a 27-12 lead. The Panthers maintained that 15-point lead at the break, 38-23.

Williams went on a 21-10 run to cut the lead to 57-52 with 8:26 remaining. Middlebury answered with a basket by Jack Farrell and a three from Hilal Dahleh, and the Ephs got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Farrell paced the Panthers with

24 points and five assists, while Max Bosco contributed 18 points and six rebounds. Matt Folger added 17 points, including five threes, to go along with seven rebounds. Eric McCord pulled down a game-high 11 boards, while Alex Sobel blocked six shots and grabbed five boards.

James Heskett led the Ephs with 20 points, while Bobby Casey and Matt Karpowicz each had 18 points and six rebounds.

Williams had been ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division III before the two setbacks.

Panther track & field picks up victories MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College indoor track and field teams picked up a number of individual wins at a home meet Saturday.

The men placed second among the four schools with 166 points, trailing only Vermont (232). The women

recorded 108 points, placing third behind Vermont (243) and McGill (115). The Panthers will host another meet this weekend.

Middlebury men won four events.

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In field events, Minhaj Rahman bested his own school record in the weight throw with a heave of 59’11”, and Max Memeger won in the long jump (20’-2.5”).

Taking seconds were Liam Hoagland in the 1,000 (2:35.08), Francis Prince in the high jump (5’10”), and Nathaniel Klein in the shot put (45’7”).

For the women, Ellie Greenberg won the 60-meter dash in 8.39 seconds, and in the shot put, Helene Rowland prevailed with a toss of 39’2.5”.

Earning seconds were Gretchen McGrath in the 200 (26.73), Lucy Lang in the 600 (1:38.61), and Molly Cowell in the pole vault (10’-0”).

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GUARDED TWO-ON-ONE by Williams players, Panther guard Colleen Caveney looks to pass during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win over the Ephs. The Middlebury senior scored 17 points.

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Women’s basketball wins twice MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s basketball picked up two recent wins, one a key NESCAC result, to improve to 16-2, 4-1 in league play.

The Panthers next face another pivotal league contest. On Sunday at 2 p.m. they visit Trinity College in Connecticut, which is 15-3 and 2-2 in NESCAC play. With Amherst, Bowdoin and Tufts all ranked in the top six in NCAA Division III and all but locks for top-four seeds in the league postseason, a win over Trinity could become crucial in the Panthers’ quest for a home playoff game.

This past Saturday’s 76-62 win over visiting Williams (8-9, 2-3 NESCAC) was important for the same reason.

In that game in Middlebury the Ephs led, 20-19, early in the second quarter before the Panthers went on a 16-0 run.

Colleen Caveney sparked the decisive surge with a three-pointer, another hoop and two free throws, and Kira Waldman, Alex Huffman and Vanessa Young also hit from behind the arc in the run.

In all, the Panthers outscored the Ephs by 32-10 in the period, and Wil-

PANTHER SENIOR CENTER Catherine Harrison, who scored 15 points and added five rebounds, outlets a pass under the basket during Saturday’s game against league foe Williams.

liams came no closer than 11 points in the second half.

Caveney led four Panthers in double figures with 17 points to go along with four assists. Catherine Harrison scored 15 and added five rebounds. Waldman tallied 14 points and eight rebounds,

while Huffman finished with 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Betsy Knox contributed nine points, eight boards and four blocked shots.

The Panthers hit eight of 13 three-pointers, part of a 58-percent shooting afternoon, and recorded 20 assists on 30 hoops. Williams shot 35 percent while getting 15 points from Lauren Vostal and 13 from Lexi Jones.

On Tuesday, the Panthers coasted by visiting Clarkson, 59-42. The Panthers used a 12-2 run in the second quarter to take charge and earn a 37-21 halftime lead. Clarkson (5-10) came no closer than 13 points in the second half, during which the Panthers stretched their lead to 24 (52-28) in the fourth quarter.

Emily Wander led a balanced scoring attack for the Panthers with 12 points, while Harrison recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds. Knox finished with 12 rebounds to go along with seven points, while Maya Davis notched 10 boards and seven points. Huffman finished with five points to go along with five assists and three steals.

Molly Stewart paced the Golden Knights with 20 points to go along with six rebounds. The Panthers outrebounded, 55-27, and held an opponent to 50 points or fewer for the 10th time this season.

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Eagles (Continued from Page 1B) outrebounded, 19-16, including team rebounds; turned the ball over nine times; and trailed at the break, 15-11.

Then in the third quarter they shut out the Cougars in scoring, 15-0; outrebounded them, 17-7; and won the turnover battle, 5-1.

Cook, who scored eight of her game-high 13 points in the first half to keep the Eagles afloat, explained in part what happened.

“At halftime we talked about we didn’t really play together in the first half. So picking it up and starting to play together like we have been for the last eight games (was key),” Cook said. “So now we’ve won eight in a row and that’s because in the second half we turned it around and all played together, and looked to pass to each other more.”

Cook and Molly Murray led a balanced Eagle effort on the boards with six apiece. All the Eagles attacked the glass, and that and a defensive switch limited the Cougar offense.

“Anyone can get rebounds. It’s just who wants it more. So we just had to show we wanted this one more than they did,” Cook said. “We knew we had to pick it up in all aspects.”

Coach Connie LaRose made a switch from a 2-3 zone (two up, three back) to a 3-2 zone (three up, two back) in the second half, and the Cougars also found it more difficult to get open shots.

“We went mostly with the 2-3 in the first half. The kids weren’t happy with it. I wasn’t happy with it. So we went to the 3-2, and I felt like we got to the corners (to contest shots) a little better,” LaRose said.

But LaRose said stronger effort was probably more important. The Eagles were coming off a long weekend followed by an extra day off between semesters, and LaRose thought they took time to get going after the disruption in routine.

“They all agreed with everything I was saying at halftime that we needed some fire. We needed to change our energy level. We needed to play defense with some passion out there, and we weren’t doing that in the first half,” she said. “And we needed to execute on offense, and we did a far better job of that.”

The first quarter ended in a 5-5 tie, with Cook scoring all five for the Eagles. MMU earned a 10-6 edge in the second quarter with a balanced attack — seven Cougars scored in the half, and a CJ Luitjens three with a minute left set the score at 15-11.

Then the Eagles flipped the switch in the third period, when junior guard Chloe Johnston sparked the defense with two of her six steals. The Cougars cooperated by missing a couple of easy shots early on. Then the Eagles adjusted and denied good looks as the quarter wore on, and MMU got no secondchance opportunities as Mount Abe dominated the boards.

At the other end the Eagles moved the ball quickly and rediscovered the presence of six-foot center Cora Funke, who showed strong hands and a nice touch by scoring six points in the post in the period, four in the first three minutes to jump-start the attack.

Cook and freshman guard Abby Reen added putbacks, Johnston tossed in a three and Molly Murray hit a jumper as five Eagles scored in the period as the Eagles took a 2615 lead.

Johanna Kolok (a team-high seven points) hit a three in the first minute of the third period to break a nineplus minute MMU drought and give the Cougars some hope at 26-18. But Cook answered with a three set up by a clever inside-out pass from Funke at 5:15, and MMU added only a free throw the rest of the way. Funke converted three straight times in the post mid-period on assists from Cook and Johnston to clinch the victory.

Johnston, Cook and Molly Murray (five points) each finished with three assists. Johnston, the team’s secondleading scorer, finished with just three points, but also grabbed five rebounds, while Funke snared four boards. Funke and freshman Grace Harvey each blocked shots.

Cook said scoring balance is just one element that has sparked the Eagles winning streak.

“Everybody contributing to the scoring is definitely helpful. We’re getting more people to take more shots, and getting confident on the offensive end, and Chloe Johnston on defense, she’s got really quick hands,” Cook said. “We get a lot of steals off of our 3-2 defense, so that helps transition to our offensive end.”

LaRose said the Eagles still need to improve to repeat, but she likes their growing faith in themselves and their teammates.

“I think we’re beginning to develop a little confidence in each other. We’re just understanding

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Middlebury College women’s hockey team this past weekend split a pair of NESCAC games with host Bowdoin, which picked up its first league win by upsetting the Panthers in overtime on Saturday.

The Panthers are 9-1-3, 5-1-2 in league play. They are three points ahead of second-place Hamilton (104-1, 4-2-1 NESCAC) in the league standings, and the Panthers host the Continentals this weekend at 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Bowdoin is 2-13-1, 1-7-0 NESCAC. Late in Saturday’s overtime the Polar Bears stormed the Panther

end and were rewarded at 0:32, when Miranda Bell’s game-winner from the left dot hit traffic in front and bounced up and over the right shoulder of Middlebury goalie Anna Goldstein (12 saves). The final score was 2-1.

Bell also gave the Polar Bears the lead on a power play 3:27 into the second period The Panthers’ Jenna Letterie tied the game with 2:48 remaining in the period. Madie Leidt flipped the puck from the Panther blue line up to Letterie outside the Bowdoin zone, and she converted a breakaway.

Bowdoin goalie Keri St. Denis

stopped 37 shots as Middlebury lost for the first time since Nov. 25.

On Friday the Panthers scored twice in the third period to defeat the Polar Bears, 3-1.

Ellie Barney tipped in an Anna Zumwinkle shot from the right point to give the Panthers the lead in the second period, but Polar Bear Angelina Joyce equalized before the end of the period.

Morgan Griffin game Middlebury the lead 1:58 into the third period, and Letterie later converted a rebound for an insurance goal.

Panther goalie Lin Han and St. Denis each made 26 saves.

BEAM: 1. Cheney, (HUHS), 8.45; 2. McGarry, (MUHS), 8.3; 3.

Russell, (HUHS), 8.1; 4. Burger, (MUHS), 7.9.

FLOOR: 1. Burger, (MUHS), 7.8; 2. Williams (Fair Haven) 7.65;

3. Cheney, (HUHS); 4. McGarry, (MUHS).

ALL-AROUND: 1. McGarry, (MUHS), 29.3; 2. Burger, (MUHS), 28.3; 3. Russell, (HUHS).

2/1 Milton at MUHS.............................. 7 PM 2/1 VUHS at Enosburg......................... 7 PM Wrestling 1/26 Tournament at VUHS.....................9 AM 1/30 Mt. Mansfield at VUHS................. 6 PM Dance 1/25 Competition at MUHS................... 7 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/25 Midd. at Conn............................... 7 PM 1/26 Midd. at Tufts................................ 4 PM 2/1 Wesleyan at Midd........................... 7 PM 2/2 Trinity at Midd................................. 4 PM Women’s Hockey 1/25 Hamilton at Midd........................... 7 PM

1/26 Hamilton at Midd........................... 3 PM 2/1 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................... 7 PM 2/2 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................... 3 PM Women’s Basketball 1/24 UNE at Midd............................ 5:30 PM 1/27 Midd. at Trinity.............................. 2 PM 2/1 Bowdoin at Midd............................. 7 PM 2/2 Colby at Midd.................................. 3 PM Men’s Basketball 1/27 Trinity at Midd............................... 2 PM 2/1 Midd. at Bowdoin............................ 7 PM 2/2 Midd. at Colby................................. 3 PM Late games were played after deadline.

Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

Gymnastics EAGLE JALEN COOK drives between two Cougars and into the zone to shoot during Tuesday’s home win over Mount Mansfield. The Mount Abe senior scored a game-high 13 points in the 37-19 Eagle victory.

(Continued from Page 1B) Lynn Russell, (HUHS), 7.2.

BARS: 1. McGarry, (MUHS), 6.9; 2. Alyza Alger, (MUHS), 6.3; 3.

Julianna Williams (Fair Haven), 6.1; 4. Lynn Russell, (HUHS), 5.9.

how to play together a little better,” LaRose said. “It’s far from perfect.

We’re a work in progress. We’ll see

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where it takes us.”

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

(Continued from Page 1B)

1/31 Fair Haven at OV.......................... 7 PM 2/1 MUHS at Winooski.................... 7:30 PM 2/2 OV at Brattleboro....................... 2:30 PM 2/2 VUHS at N. Country.................. 2:30 PM 2/2 Mt. Abe at Enosburg....................... 4 PM Boys’ Basketball 1/25 VUHS at St. Albans................. 7:30 PM 1/25 MUHS at Rutland.......................... 7 PM 1/25 OV at Mt. Anthony........................ 7 PM 1/26 Mt. Abe at Enosburg................ 2:30 PM 1/29 MUHS at VUHS............................ 7 PM 1/29 Mt. Abe at Milton........................... 7 PM 1/30 OV at Proctor................................ 7 PM 2/1 Fair Haven at OV............................ 7 PM

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Officer Mark Stacey, NHTSA’s Fans the Governor’s HighDon’t Let Fans Drive way Safety Patrol coDrunk campaign ordinator for Addison encourages people to County, is alerting make plans ahead of locals that law entime that will prevent forcement agencies them from getting are mounting a Super behind the wheel of Bowl Drunk Driving a vehicle after drinkPrevention Caming. Driving drunk paign. could result in injury The Super Bowl OFFICER STACEY or death for you or is America’s most others on the road. watched national sporting event.

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Here’s what we learned in New England’s labyrinthine 37-31 victory over the Chiefs, which featured four fourth-quarter lead changes and a twominute-drill touchdown followed by a game-tying, 30-second field-goal drive that ensured both conference championship tilts would reach an extra frame for the first time in NFL history: 1. Tom vs. Time has become the most lopsided rivalry in football, with the greatest of all time once again stiff-arming the inexorable march toward retirement. Although Hall of Fame quarterbacks Bobby Layne and Johnny Unitas invented the two-minute drill in the 1950s, Brady has spent the bulk of his career perfecting the clock cheat code and slowing the sands of the hourglass. After directing a six-play, 65-yard drive to take a momentary lead with 39 seconds remaining in regulation, Brady channeled the platonic ideal of the athletic “zone” in overtime, using impeccable ball placement and timing to climb out of three separate third-and-10 pitfalls on the game-winning drive.

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2. Echoing his Week 6 performance that featured four second-half touchdowns in a see-saw shootout with Brady, MVP favorite Patrick Mahomes overcame a sluggish start to lead another quartet of expeditions to the end zone after halftime. Matching Brady’s late-game magic, Mahomes took control with 32 seconds remaining, showcasing his game-breaking ability with downfield strikes of 21 and 27 yards to set up Harrison Butker’s 39-yard field goal and force a fifth quarter. Due to the peculiarities of the NFL’s overtime rules, Mahomes was left high-and-dry on the sidelines as Brady marched down the field for the winning score.

3. Belichick’s post-game comments steered the credit toward his players for executing with legacies on the line, but the plans drawn up by his coaching staff the past two weeks have fashioned two of the most dominant 30-minute sequences in playoff history. Tag-teaming with offensive boss Josh McDaniels and defensive play-caller Brian Flores (expected to be the Dolphins’ choice as next head coach), the gridiron’s preeminent strategist has overseen an operation that has amassed an astonishing 40 first downs versus 39 total plays for the Chargers and Chiefs in their respective first halves. If not for Sunday’s 14-0 halftime cushion, Belichick’s troops would not have withstood Kansas City’s furious fourth-quarter flurry.

Rams coach Sean McVay has emerged as the poster boy for precocious offensive innovation, with right-hand man Zac Taylor set to take the reins in Cincinnati next month.

Wade Phillips is regarded by many as the greatest defensive coordinator of the past four decades. Special teams coordinator John “Bones” Fassel might be the most valuable special teams coordinator in the league today.

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4. While the NFC Championship Game was haunted by a controversial no-call that will live in Big Easy infamy, the instant-classic AFC title showdown featured a series of game-altering replay reviews. A muffed punt return was overturned on replay review when multiple angles showed just enough evidence that the bouncing oblong spheroid narrowly missed Julian Edelman’s gloves before the Chiefs recovered. On the heels of that ruling, the review system upheld one key third-down catch by Chris Hogan and rejected an ensuing Hogan catch that left the Patriots in yet another third-and-10 predicament with the game on the line. Brady’s next pass clanged off Rob Gronkowski’s hands for an interception only to be nullified

by Dee Ford’s offsides penalty. Brady dialed Gronkowski’s number in the friendlier third-and-5 scenario, setting

up the first of Burkhead’s two lategame touchdowns with a beautiful 25-yard fade to the door step of the end zone.

5. Relegated to past-prime punchline status as his role in the aerial attack evaporated over the past month, Gronkowski reemerged as a legitimate receiving threat with 79 yards on six receptions. Formerly the gold standard at tight end, Gronkowski no longer separates from coverage or rampages through a phalanx of defenders after the catch, but he can still punish manto-man coverage with his behemoth frame and vice-grip hands. The Rams can’t assume Gronkowski will be relegated to bone-jarring blocking duties in a game that may stand as the last of his unparalleled career.

6. Burkhead wasn’t the only backfield star for New England. A thirddown conversion machine, perennial postseason stud James White totaled 72 yards on 10 touches, enabling the Patriots to play keep-away from Mahomes in the early portion of the festivities. Even better, rookie power back Sony Michel carried a career-high 29 times for 113 yards and two more trips to pay dirt -- bringing his two-game postseason total to five touchdowns.

This three-headed hydra will do battle with an improved Rams run defense that has shut down the ground attacks of Dallas and New Orleans the past two weeks.

7. Undrafted rookie J.C. Jackson reached a stumbling block in his bid to recreate Malcolm Butler’s postseason star turn to close out the 2014 campaign. Although Jackson boasted the lowest opposing passer rating of any cornerback this season, per Pro Football Focus, he wore a target on his back Sunday. The Patriots double-teamed Tyreek Hill at the line of scrimmage and assigned top corner Stephon Gilmore to trail Sammy Watkins. That left Jackson in a one-on-one mismatch versus All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce.

Jackson ended up surrendering not only his first career touchdown but also Robinson’s 27-yard gain that led to Butker’s game-tying kick at the end of regulation. Along the way, Jackson was guilty of a pair of pass interference infractions as well as a holding penalty. Hailed as an especially confident young coverman, Jackson will be tested by the Rams trio of Robert Woods, Brandin Cooks and Josh Reynolds in the season’s ultimate showdown.

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Wrestling (Continued from Page 1B) with 255.5 points, followed by three teams from Maine and one from New York state. Spaulding (102.5) took sixth, followed by Mount Abe (86.5) in seventh. The Commodores also finished in the top 10, taking 10th with 80.5 points, out of the 26 teams competing. Otter Valley was 15th with 60 points.

Eight other local wrestlers also took the podium in Essex.

At 138 pounds, Mount Abe senior Gary Conant prevailed over Otter Valley’s David Williams to claim fourth place in the weight class; Williams was fifth.

At 195 Commodore sophomore Gabe Payne-Vinick placed fourth.

Vergennes sophomore Zach Botala earned fourth place at 145 pounds scoring four falls. His only loss was to Mount Abe’s John Bent, who went a different route in the consolation bracket and ended up in sixth place.

MOUNT ABRAHAM 126-POUND senior Roman Mayer accepts the David Demag Most Outstanding Wrestler trophy at the Michael J. Baker Classic tournament in Essex, where he won his weight class Friday.

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Otter Charlie Noble won three matches on the way to claiming fifth place at 285 pounds. He defeated Eagle junior Matt Cleeves in the last

match; Cleeves earned sixth place.

Vergennes sophomore Aiden Gebo claimed sixth place at 126 pounds.

Nettles, Luis Tiant, Roger Maris.

My two are H. Rap Dixon and John Donaldson.

What? Never heard of them? I suspect my SABR brethren have likewise not.

They were blackball stars, playing during MLB’s half-century or so of discrimination. Statistical measures are always difficult for Negro league players because of the instability of leagues and franchises, the unreliability (or absence) of statistics, and the limitations of primary sources.

Rap Dixon was a “five tool” player from the 1920s and ’30s. For every 150 games he played, he batted 315, hit 16 homers, stole 23 bases, and scored 125 runs. Cool Papa Bell named Dixon to his all-time outfield, along with Hall of Famers Monte Irvin and Turkey Stearnes.

In the early 1900s, Donaldson, a left-handed pitcher, dominated the game. New York Giants Manager John McGraw said he would happily pay $50,000 for him had he been white.

Now, closer to home, January is also the month when at Middlebury College a broadly constituted committee meets to determine just the

fifth class to the college’s athletic hall of fame. I am fortunate enough to be on the committee that researches and evaluates candidates.

I tell people I do the research on players from way back when, many of whom are deceased, and that’s because I’m closest in age to that group.

When the idea was first floated that Middlebury might have an athletic hall of fame, I was opposed and wrote very cogently and completely against the idea in a letter to the college’s Big Dogs.

I thought it emphasized the wrong thing — individual performance as opposed to a participatory ethos, and so on (and on). They responded as they often did to my brilliant arguments: viola, a Hall of Fame.

So I said, “OK, then, can I be involved?” and I have enjoyed myself enormously since then.

Consistency has never been my long suit.

Karl Lindholm is teaching a Winter Term course at Middlebury College on baseball’s Negro leagues titled “Segregation in America: Baseball and Race.”

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) Williams is endorsed by his induction speech in 1966 when he advocated for the inclusion of black players: “I hope that some day the names of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson could be added a symbol of the great Negro players that are not here only because they were not given the chance.”

In 1971, he added, “I’ve thought many a time about what would have happened to me if I hadn’t had a chance to play baseball. A chill goes up my back when I think I might have been denied this if I had been black.”

I generally don’t get too worked up about baseball’s Hall of Fame. The discussion usually runs quickly to numbers, statistical comparisons of players, and my eyes glaze.

This Saturday, however, I am heading up to Burlington where the Vermont SABR chapter (Society of American Baseball Research) will have its own debate and vote on who we think should be in the Hall of Fame.

Each of us will present two players who we believe deserve Hall of Fame consideration. Some of the worthies we will consider are Dick Allen, Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso, Greg

Men’s hockey drops two of three at home MIDDLEBURY — The Panther men’s hockey team split a pair of home NESCAC games this past weekend before falling to non-league rival Norwich on Tuesday.

The Panthers (7-8-1, 4-5-1 NESCAC) will play league road games at Connecticut and Tufts this weekend.

In Middlebury this past Friday visiting Colby (6-7-3, 3-6-2) netted the game’s final two tallies to defeat the Panthers, 4-3.

Colby’s Kienan Scott scored on a 5-on-3 power play to give the Mules the early lead.

Three goals in 1:04 early in the second period left the game tied. Colby’s Spencer Hewson made it 2-0, but Panther Jimmy scored from the right circle just 16 seconds later, and Alex Heinritz popped in his own rebound to tie the score.

Middlebury took a 3-2 lead on a Kamil Tkaczuk power-play goal at 14:32. Tkaczuk redirected home a McKee pass. The Mules tied the game two minutes later on Thomas Stahlhuth’s shorthanded strike.

Colby goalie Andrew Tucci (32 saves) stopped a Mitchell Allen

breakaway in the third period before Scott cashed in on a breakaway with 11:45 to go after a stealing the puck.

Panther goalie Brian Ketchabaw made 28 saves as Colby avenged an earlier 4-1 loss to Middlebury.

On Saturday the host Panthers picked up a 6-3 win over Bowdoin (5-9-2, 3-7-1 NESCAC). The Panthers took a 2-1 first-period lead on goals by Tyler Capello and Zach Shapiro, with Christian Capello scoring for the Polar Bears. The teams traded goals in the second period, with McKee making it 3-1 before Cam Berube answered for Bowdoin.

In the final period Panther Charlie Parsons chipped in a centering pass from Cole Joslin to make it 4-2, but Bowdoin’s Thomas Dunleavy converted a penalty shot to make it a one-goal game. Middlebury got a goal from Mitchell Allen set up by Owen Powers before Allen iced the win with an empty-netter.

Panther goalie Adam Wisco and Bowdoin’s Alex Zafonte each made 21 saves. The Panthers killed seven Bowdoin power plays.

On Tuesday visiting Norwich rallied

for a 3-2 victory over the Panthers, getting the game-winner in the final minute from Jordan Hall. The Cadets improved to 11-4-3 with their second victory of the winter over Middlebury.

The Panthers scored both of their goals in the first five minutes of the second period. Sixteen second in Zach Shapiro made it 1-0. Shapiro intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, skated into the Cadet zone and found the upper corner from the top of the right circle. Emack Bentley made it 2-0 just over four minutes later by poking in a Tkaczuk pass at the left post.

The Cadets’ Felix Brassard cut the deficit in half at 12:35, when he cut to the net from the left side and redirected a pass from Colby Downs on a power play.

In the final period, Maxime Borduas knocked in a rebound to tie the game at 3:46 on another power play. Hall later netted the winning goal by picking up the puck and slipping it home after the Panthers blocked a Jack Griffin shot.

Ketchabaw stopped 33shots he faced, while Cadet goalie Tom Aubrun made 20 saves.

Police escort a drunken man out of bar MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to Two Brothers Tavern on Jan. 17 on a report of a drunken man who had refused to leave the business at around midnight.

Police took the man to detox at the Grace House in Rutland, but ultimately had to take him to the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility after her refused to cooperate with Grace House employees.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with an emergency call at the intersection of Case and East Main streets on Jan. 14.

• Investigated two motor vehicle accidents on Jan. 14. One of the accidents was on Washington Street, the other was at the intersection of Case and East Main streets.

• Assisted a homeless person who needed a place to stay the night on Jan. 15.

• Were informed of the theft of some gas from the Maplefields on North Pleasant Street on Jan. 15.

• Received a report on Jan. 15 about a man who had allegedly been experiencing some mental health problems and has reportedly voiced a desire to commit “suicide by cop.” Police said

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the man chose not to speak with them about his issues.

• Were informed on Jan. 15 of the theft of a license plate from a local woman’s vehicle.

• Responded to a report of a client walking away from the Elderly Services building off Exchange Street on Jan. 15. Police said agency staff quickly found the client.

• Were informed of three truant students from Middlebury Union High School on Jan. 16.

• Helped the Addison County Unit for Special Investigations execute a search warrant at a Route 125 home on Jan. 17.

• Responded to a report of a drunken man trying unsuccessfully to get into a vehicle that was stopped for a red light on Court Street Extension on Jan. 18. Police found the man and took him to his home.

• Responded to a report of a verbal dispute between a driver and the owner of the Creek Road Car Wash on Jan. 18.

• Helped a driver whose vehicle had broken down on South Munger Street on Jan. 19.

• Investigated a report of a guitar-playing man who was inappropriately dressed for the outdoor weather on Court Street on Jan. 19. Police couldn’t find the man.

• Ticketed vehicles that were in violation of the town’s winter parking ban on College Street on Jan. 19.

• Warned a Lower Plains Road resident about the illegality of unauthorized bonfires on Jan. 19.

• Arrested Matthew Ceda, 26, of Middlebury on an outstanding warrant, and Addison County Sheriff’s Department officials took him to the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility on Jan. 20.

• Assisted a driver whose vehicle was stuck in the snow on Park Street on Jan. 20.

• Searched unsuccessfully for a man who was allegedly seen driving a pickup truck while drinking a beer in Court Square on Jan. 20.

• Assisted Middlebury College Public Safety with an uncooperative former student at Atwater Commons on Jan. 21. Police issued the man a no-trespass order and gave him a ride to a local hotel.

ADDISON COUNTY — On Wednesday, Jan. 16, at just past 5:30 a.m. Vermont State Police were called to a single-vehicle crash on Route 7 in Leicester, north of the Leicester Service Center.

When they got there troopers found a yellow Ford delivery truck on top the guardrail and against a utility pole.

Officers’ preliminary investigation showed that that Jacob Wilcox, 23, of Fair Haven was driving the delivery truck southbound on Route 7, went over a rise in the road and encountered two northbound vehicles — one passing the other. To avoid a collision, Wilcox swerved to the right and struck the guardrail, ultimately coming to a rest on top of the guardrail and against a utility pole.

Green Mountain Power and Agency of Transportation personnel came to the scene to assess the damage to the pole and guardrail.

Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact Vermont State Police at 802-3884919.

As reported in Monday’s edition of the Independent, on Jan. 15 at a quarter past 6 a.m., Vermont State Police from multiple barracks (including the one in New Haven) joined with members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and an agent from Homeland Security Investigations to execute a search warrant at a residence in Peacham. Police arrested Russell Bell, 44, of Peacham and cited him for dissemination of indecent material to a minor outside the presence of a minor, promoting a recording of sexual conduct, and luring a child.

Police allege that Bell had communications online with a 14-year-old female juvenile in Addison County and that he sent her multiple sexually explicit images and stated that he wanted to meet to engage in various sexual acts with her. Over the course of

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the investigation, police said they determined that Bell additionally sent sexually explicit video content on several occasions in an effort to get the juvenile comfortable with potentially engaging in sexual acts with him.

In other recent activity, troopers: • On Jan. 18 at 3:12 p.m. responded to a report of a family fight in Orwell. After investigating, troopers cited Kayla Given, 25, with two counts of first-degree aggravated domestic assault, domestic assault, unlawful mischief and offense committed within the presence of a child. Given was released on conditions.

• On Jan. 18 at approximately 5:24 p.m. responded to a report that a car had crashed into a farm tractor on Route 22A, in Shoreham.

Police report that Alyssa Lines, 25, of South Burlington was driving a 2011 VW Jetta southbound on Route 22A when she came upon a slow-moving John Deere tractor driven by Gerard Sabourin, 62, of Shoreham also heading south.

Lines began to pass the tractor on the left, realized the tractor was making a left turn, and swerved back into the southbound lane, in an attempted to avoid hitting the John Deere, but could not do so in time. Line suffered a minor injury to her left hand and her Jetta was towed from the scene; Sabourin was uninjured. Police said a ticket was pending.

• On Jan. 19 at about 10 minutes before 11 p.m. stopped a gold 2004 Chevy Silverado on Route 7 in New Haven after seeing it swerve out of its lane. Troopers said the driver, Michael Kimball, 59, of Middlebury, showed signs of impairment, so they screened him and cited him for driving under the influence,

second offense.

On Friday, Jan. 18, multiple law enforcement agencies from across Vermont and New York — including Vermont State police, Vergennes police and Addison County Sheriff’s Department deputies — joined forces to perform a saturation patrol focusing on areas where traffic is often heavy and crash data is prevalent.

This enforcement was focused on the area of Route 4 and Route 22A across the borders, with the goal of providing consistent enforcement over an area of roughly 100 miles on a busy Friday night before the long Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. Route 7 from Bennington to Addison County was covered by our law enforcement partners, as well.

Studies show that drivers change their behavior for roughly five hundred to 1,000 feet after seeing a law enforcement officer, and then drivers return to their normal driving habits of speeding, using electronic devices, aggressive driving and failing to mover over for emergency vehicles on the side of the road.

“Once people feel there is no law enforcement presence, they tend to exhibit poor driving behaviors that are not consistent with the law,” Rutland County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Kevin Geno said in a press release. “Therefore the hope is that seeing so many law enforcement officers out along the busy Route 4 and Route 7 corridor will significantly change the behaviors of the motoring public. The goal of the enforcement was to reach beyond state and county lines.”

During the enforcement, police stopped 265 vehicles resulting in issuing of many tickets and citations, including 98 speeding violations.

“No one enjoys receiving a ticket, but law enforcement officers would much rather write a ticket to save a life than deliver a tragic death notification,” Lt. Geno said.

Bristol police probing vandalism to car BRISTOL — On Jan. 10 at 2:53 p.m. Bristol police responded to a vandalism complaint and discovered that the driver’s window of a car parked at 24 Mountain St. had been damaged.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Bristol police at 453-2533.

Between Jan. 7 and 13, Bristol police also assisted Vermont State Police two times, Bristol Rescue Squad once, and Williston police once.

Officers in the Bristol department completed directed patrols — in the car and on foot — 18 times. That included mearly four hours of patrols

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in various parts of town, some of which were part of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

Bristol officers checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School three times and completed six requests for fingerprints.

In other recent activity, Bristol police: • On Jan. 7 spoke at a local school assembly.

• On Jan. 7 issued a ticket, follow-

ing a parking complaint.

• On Jan. 8 forwarded crime-related information to another jurisdiction.

• On Jan. 8 attempted but failed to locate a local citizen on behalf of another agency.

• On Jan. 9 confirmed that all of the district’s sex offenders were in compliance.

• On Jan. 9 taught a course for first responders.

• On Jan. 10 responded to an alarm that turned out to have been activated by accident.

• On Jan. 11 investigated a parking issue at a local business and found that it had been resolved.

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DIRECTORY

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• tree services • window treatments • wood services

Roofing

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Public Meetings

Services

ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders.

Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turn‑ ingpointaddisonvt.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Daily Reflection Meeting, Vergennes, Congregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm.

Spiritual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

NA (JUST IN TIME) Mon‑ days, 6:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

R E F U G E R E C O V E RY ‑ TUESDAYS 6‑7 p.m. A non‑theistic, Buddhist‑in‑ spired approach to recovery from addictions of all kinds.

Dedicated to the practices of mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, and generosity, this recovery meeting uses meditation and kindness to heal the pain and suffering that addiction has caused.

Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. (802) 388‑4249.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am.

Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, aavt. org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm.

Discussion Meeting, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 7:15‑8:15am. Discus‑ sion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. 12 Step Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 7‑8pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Discus‑ sion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Big Book Meeting, Bristol, How‑ den Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm.

Discussion Meeting, Ver‑ gennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NARCAN KITS are avail‑ able at the Turning Point Center of Addison County FREE of charge. Narcan (Naloxone) is a nasal spray used to reverse an opioid overdose in progress. These kits are specifically intended for public distribution and can be used by anyone to save a life. Easy train‑ ing is provided at Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, and takes approximately 10 minutes. Wednesdays between 9 a.m. ‑ noon, or call for an appointment (802) 388‑4249.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Nursery/Greenhouse Assistant

Opportunities STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities.

Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

Responsibilities include Care and Sales of Greenhouse and Nursery Plants, Seeds and Bulbs, plus a genuine interest in providing knowledgeable customer service. Extensive Plant knowledge is a must! Any Cashier experience is a plus. Qualified Candidate must have a dedicated work ethic and be able to perform physical lifting as required and work hard in the spring and summer seasons.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Position will start approximately March 1st.

Excellent Perks including an Employee Discount and Flexible Schedule but ability to work weekends is also a must.

Please stop in to pick up an application or send Resume and References to: Middlebury AGWAY Farm & Garden, Attn: Jennifer Jacobs 338 Exchange St. Middlebury, VT 05753 or by email to info@middleburyagway.com

YOUR YARD, GARDEN AND PET PLACE Middlebury Agway – 338 Exchange St. – Middlebury, VT.

Senior Living in the Heart of Middlebury

Help Wanted

FACILITIES MANAGER

u o y p l e h s u t Le b o j t a get th ne! do

Seeking customer service oriented, experienced Facilities Manager to join EastView at Middlebury’s leadership team.

Supervise Maintenance & Housekeeping teams, and oversee Preventative Maintenance, Capital Projects, Facilities Budget and purchases, Work Orders, and data management systems. EastView is a 99-home, nonprofit senior living community providing enhanced residential living and care since 2011.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, Beginner’s Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm.

From “Services” to “For Sale,” our classifieds are the perfect tool!

Send cover letter, resume and references to: Connie Leach, Executive Director EastView at Middlebury 100 EastView Terrace Middlebury, VT 05753 cleach@eastviewmiddlebury.com EEO

Services

Services

Services

Help Wanted

Now taking resumes and applications for an IN SEASON up to 40 hrs/ OFF SEASON 20+ hrs per week position. Middlebury Agway is seeking an experienced, qualified and highly motivated individual to assist in a thriving retail plant sales department.

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

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am.

We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middle‑ bury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkin‑ soninfo@uvmhealth.org.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Services

Services

Services

Free AARP Tax Assistance in Addison County Appointments Available RSVP & The AARP Foundation will be offering free tax assistance to residents of Addison County. AARP-trained/IRS-certified volunteers will be available to help low- and middle-income residents prepare state and federal income tax returns.

Tax preparation will be provided at the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes, the Bristol Rescue Squad, and the Middlebury Regional EMS. RSVP will begin scheduling appointments on January 23rd. Please call 388-7044 to schedule an appointment.

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MT. ABRAHAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking two full-time Maintenance/Utility workers. Both positions are Monday through Friday, one first and one second shift.

The successful applicant is responsible for a variety of cleaning and maintenance tasks.

Applicants must have a valid driver’s license.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

MAUSD offers a competitive salary and benefits package: • Health Insurance • Dental Insurance • Life/LTD insurance • Retirement • Paid leave • Training/Education Please apply on: http://schoolspring.com or by sending a resume to: 72 Munsill Avenue, Suite 601, Bristol, VT 05443.

EOE

FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE WANTED Bourdeau Brothers seeks a fulltime employee to work in a multiduty environment including driving, warehouse, and specialized equipment.

CDL license required. Agricultural experience preferred. Benefits include medical, 401K, and vacations.

Contact Skip Cray at 802-388-7000 or scray@bbinc.us.

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vacancies

Administrative Assistant Addison Central School District is seeking a full time Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director at Middlebury Union High School.

Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills and a sincere enjoyment of helping others and working as part of a team.

Qualifications include: • Associate’s Degree • Strong background in various computer applications, ie, Excel, Word; • Strong organizational skills with emphasis on detail and accuracy; • Ability to multi-task; • Strong written and oral communication skills; • Knowledge of accounting desirable, QuickBooks a plus; • Ability to work independently as directed; and • Ability to work collaboratively with administrative office team; Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, and complete transcripts via School Spring.

Help Wanted

Join the Parent/Child Center Team We are seeking an Office Supervisor to work in our center. The job is an office position focusing on training young adults in office skills. Other tasks include office management, phone coverage, administrative assistant tasks and invoicing.

Strong candidates must have excellent phone, computer and communication skills and want to work with young adults and families. Flexibility and collaboration is a must. Total are hours negotiable. Please submit your resume by February 4.

Contact Donna Bailey at: dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org

Applications will be accepted until position has been filled with consideration given to applications received by February 8, 2019 E.O.E..

The Addison County Economic Development Corporation seeks a technodexterous individual for a part-time gig sharing our story with the world.

Email Fred Kenney for a job description. fkenney@addisoncountyedc.org

Join the Parent/Child Center Team We are seeking an Early Childhood Teacher to work in our 5 STAR childcare center.

We are a therapeutic childcare program that supports children birth through 3 and their families. Strong candidates must have knowledge of child development, family systems, mental health issues, excellent communication skills, and want to work with young families. Flexibility and collaboration is a must. Total are hours negotiable. Please submit your resume by February 4th.

Contact Donna Bailey at: dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Vacancies Custodian

Addison Central School District is seeking a fulltime Custodian at the Middlebury Union High School, Monday through Friday second shift.

Experience is a plus, but not required.

Apply through Schoolspring or by sending a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to: Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury,VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

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Caregivers/Personal Assistants At Home Senior Care, a premier, private duty home care service is seeking compassionate individuals to assist seniors in their homes with a variety of tasks from companionship to personal care in Addison County.

A great opportunity to work with a growing, thoughtful company where you can truly make a difference in someone’s life. ~ Flexible Schedule ~ Competitve Pay ~ Training Provided ~ For more information or or to fill out an application, stop by our office or call Diane at 802-776-4286 TRUST ~ RESPECT ~ COMPASSION Your Care ~~ Your Way www.athomeseniors.net • 173 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753

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Addison Central School District is seeking applicants for the position of Technology Support Specialist. The Technology Support Specialist is responsible for the support, maintenance and repair of information technology hardware, software and associated services. As part of the technology team, he/she provides professional customer service to staff and students to carry out the district’s mission and vision.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar preferred, but not required with related experience or certifications. Experience with Windows clients, Apple clients, Chromebooks, Windows servers, networking, wiring, wireless technologies, Internet connectivity, and Google Apps for Education. Must have strong organizational, time management, and communication skills. Flexibility and ability to adapt to change are key. Experience working in a fastpaced environment is required.

Apply via School Spring.

Applications will be accepted until February 8, 2019.

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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SPECIALIST IMMEDIATE OPENING

A Technology Support Specialist is responsible for the maintenance and repair of information technology hardware and associated software in The Tech schools within the Addison Northwest School District.

Support Specialist provides technology customer service to administrators, staff, and students in schools; provides training to staff on hardware and software, including one-on-one and groups; coordinates school technology purchasing and budgeting.

• Excellent oral communication, written communication, time-management and organizational skills • Positive, effective and professional customer service and relation skills with staff, students,community members and colleagues whose computer skill-levels vary widely • Ability to work with a minimum of supervision, and exhibit adaptability and flexibility • Proactive attitude in anticipating, pre-empting, finding and solving problems • A strong interest in education and its curricula • Familiarity with Windows, Macintosh, and LAN hardware • Familiarity with Windows Servers, LAN/WAN environments, WiFi, Hyper-V, • Familiarity with Microsoft Office • Familiarity with G Suite and Google Classroom • Chromebook and iPad Management • Familiarity with PowerSchool (Preferred) • A+ certification Hardware and Operating System (Preferred) • Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds safely • Ability to work with adults to teach technology skills • Create video or production tools and resources • Support staff to be able to be self-sufficient • Knowledge of HTML and website design Interested individuals should apply on SchoolSpring.com.

Position is open until filled.

Help Wanted

For Sale

FT & PT ‑ 1ST shift housekeeping positions & full‑time cook available in a healthcare facility lo‑ cated in Vergennes, VT. Must have clear criminal background & able to pass drug screening. Email or call to set up an interview at MA3024@metzcorp.com or 802‑222‑5201 ext. 316.

1985 DODGE PICKUP w/ Boss plow & sandbox, 1980 Mack dump truck & 2001 20 ton Talbot trailer, TD7 Inter‑ national Crowler. 758‑2037.

HOPE HAS AN opening for a part time retail associate.

15 hours a week, reliable schedule, fun and active en‑ vironment. Must have good cash handling and math skills, and solid customer service ability. We also have a part time opening in our warehouse. 29.5 hours a week to start, with the po‑ tential for moving to full‑time.

Must have good customer service skills, be able to lift, stand, and walk for extended periods of time. Mechanical ability a plus. Send resume and cover letter, indicat‑ ing the position for which you’re applying, to HOPE, 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middlebury, or email to receptionist@hope‑vt.org.

IMMEDIATE OPENING ‑ The Town of Salisbury is currently looking to fill the following position. Those interested do not have to be Salisbury residents but must live in close proximity. Train‑ ing, when available, will be offered as well as a stipend and mileage. Please call the town offices at 352‑4228 for further information. Ani‑ mal Control Officer primary duty is to enforce Salisbury’s Animal Control Ordinance as well as provide information to residents, investigate ani‑ mal bites in concert with the Town Health Officer, main‑ tain records and prepare reports to include judicial citations when appropriate, as well as appearing at any hearings or meetings when necessary or required.

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MOUNTAIN MEADOWS Or‑ ganic Beef Farm seeks moti‑ vated individual to assist on large beef operation. Ideal candidate will have experi‑ ence with cattle, equipment and general farm practices.

Duties include feeding, barn chores, crops and general farm maintenance. Full or part‑time positions available.

Full time offers vacation and benefits. To apply contact Brian Kemp, Farm Manager at 802‑989‑0514.

PART‑TIME ‑ CUSTOMER Service Representative.

Tasks include taking orders, processing flowers, plant care, and deliveries. The right candidate will have retail experience, is self motivated, and has some computer experience.

Please e‑mail resume to colesflowers@myfairpoint. net.

THE TOWN OF Salisbury is currently looking to fill their Town Health Officer position.

Those interested do not have to be Salisbury residents but must live in close proximity.

Training, when available, stipend and milage will be offered. Please call the town offices at 352‑4228 for further information. The duties, outlined in 18 VSA §602a, deal primarily with investigating any complaint of public health hazard, en‑ forcing the provisions of Title 18, and rules/permits issued by the Vermont Department of Health. The THO prepares reports on all investigations and incidents. This posi‑ tion is regulatory in nature.

No medical background is needed or required.

For Rent

3 AQUARIUMS, 55, 50 AND 29 GALLON, Com‑ plete with variety of fish and all needed equipment.

802‑758‑2400. Reasonable, negotiable.

For Rent BRISTOL VILLAGE, HIGHLY Visible Retail/Of‑ fice street level space on the Main Street. Approx.

1,800 SF plus basement storage. Available March 1, 2019. $1,370 mo. Call Tom at Wallace Realty 453‑4670 or Tom@WallaceRE.com.

For Rent SMALL OFFICE SPACE, 656 Exchange Street, Middlebury. $500/month.

802‑388‑4831.

STOREFRONT AVAIL‑ ABLE. 1,000 sq.ft., 616 Exchange Street, Middle‑ bury. 802‑388‑4831.

VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes. All income/as‑ sets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. El‑ derly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www. summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM available. Utilities includ‑ ed are: Heat, hot water, lawn care, snow removal, garbage and parking. Ten‑ ant pays electric. Small storage space included.

802‑453‑2566 DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Ad‑ dison. Available storage space in my barn for sum‑ mer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or run‑ ning water. The barn is also available for lease. The en‑ trance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BED‑ ROOM, fully furnished apartment, all inclusive, W/D. $1,250/month.

802‑349‑8544.

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Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets.

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MIDDLEBURY UPSTAIRS STUDIO apartment with parking and utilities. New carpeting and paint. No animals, no smoking, no exceptions. References and deposit required. $750. monthly. Available 2‑1‑19.

453‑4823 after 6pm.

MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., central location, parking.

Can be subdivided. Re‑ al‑Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

MIDDLEBURY: SHARE A home w/avid sports & mu‑ sic fan in his 30s. Provide companionship, cooking 3‑4x/wk & help w/errands in exchange for minimal rent.

Shared Bath. No deposit.

863‑5625, HomeShareV‑ ermont.org for application.

Interview, refs, background check required. EHO. PROCTOR, 2 BEDROOM apartment for rent. Available 2/1, parking, washer/dryer hookup, pets allowed, free trash removal, references and checks required. $850 includes heat. Call Kathy at 802‑855‑1570 or email ktccsm@gmail.com.

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

802‑282‑9110.

Real Estate EAST MIDDLEBURY, DAI‑ SY Lane Lot #11. Beautiful, level 1/2 acre building lot with good southern expo‑ sure on a private lane. Town water, power and cable hookups at curbside. Site approved for four bedroom home with conventional (no mound necessary) septic system. $68,000. Call Jack Brown 388‑7350.

Att. Farmers HAY FOR SALE ‑ big squares, small squares, round bales. Stored in shed.

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HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.

HAY FOR SALE. 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut. Small squares $2.‑$4.; 4’ rounds $30.‑$50.

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Public Notices Index

CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AUDITORS’ REPORT Notice is hereby given to the residents and voters of the City of Vergennes, in accordance with Title 24 V.S.A. §1682, that the auditors’ report and findings in writing are available on the City’s website, www.Vergennes.org, or can be obtained at the City Clerk’s office.

Joan Devine Vergennes City Clerk

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Public notices for the following can be found in this

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 11, 2019 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application request (#201922:027) by Jill Ireland, for side yard setback waiver approval pursuant to Sections 540 and 724. Applicant proposes to construct an addition to their existing single-family. The property is located at 11 Springside Road in the High Density Residential (HDR) zoning district, parcel #22:027.000.

Plans and additional information regarding the application(s) may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 3888100, Ext 226. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

David Wetmore 1/24 Assistant ZA

ADDISON INDEPENDENT on this Page 10B.

Addison Central Middlebury (1) School District (2) VELCO (1) Addison Superior Vergennes (1) Court (2) Weybridge (1) WARNING ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Member Districts are Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Weybridge The legal voters of the Addison Central School District are hereby warned to meet at the Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, Vermont on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM, to transact the following business: ARTICLE 1: To elect the following officers: a) A Moderator b) A Treasurer c) A Clerk ARTICLE 2: To hear and act upon the reports of the school district officers.

ARTICLE 3: To see if the voters of the Addison Central School District will vote to authorize its Board of Directors, under 16 VSA 562 (9), to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenue for the school year.

ARTICLE 4: To do any other business proper to come before said meeting.

PUBLIC INFORMATION HEARING FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The legal voters of the Addison Central School District are hereby warned to meet at the Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, Vermont on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM, for a Public Information meeting to discuss Australian Ballot articles warned for vote on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Hearing will take place immediately following adjournment of the Annual Meeting of said Addison Central School District.

Linda J. Barrett, Clerk Peter Conlon, Chair Addison Central School District Addison Central School District The 2018 Addison Central School District Annual Report will be available in the following manner: http://www.acsdvt.org/domain/30 (Departments/Finance) or call 802-382-1274 to request a copy.

1/24, 1/31, 2/21

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

WARNING ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 5, 2019

Member Districts are Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Weybridge The legal voters of the Addison Central School District are hereby warned to meet at the following polling places on March 5, 2019 to vote by Australian Ballot on the following article(s) of business: District Location Polling Hours Bridport Bridport Community/Masonic Hall 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Cornwall Cornwall Town Hall 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Middlebury Middlebury Town Office (77 Main St) 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Ripton Ripton Community House 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Salisbury Salisbury Town Office 8:00 AM-7:00 PM Shoreham Shoreham Town Office 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Weybridge Weybridge Town Clerk’s Office 7:00 AM-7:00 PM ARTICLE 1: Shall the voters of the Addison Central School District vote to authorize the ACSD school board to expend $37,794,916 which is the amount the ACSD school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $17,473.81 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 3.35% higher than spending for the current year.

ARTICLE 2: Shall the voters of the Addison Central School District vote to authorize the ACSD school board to appropriate $123,801 of the FY 2018 Unassigned Fund Balance (estimated at $123,801) to the ACSD Capital Reserve Fund?

ARTICLE 3: To elect five (5) school directors from the nominees to serve on the Addison Central School District Board for the following terms: Three (3) who are residents of Middlebury for a three-year term.

One (1) who is a resident of Ripton for a three-year term.

One (1) who is a resident of Weybridge for a three-year term.

Ballots shall be commingled and counted at Middlebury Union High School by representatives of the Boards of Civil Authority of the member town school districts under the supervision of the District Clerk of Addison Central School District.

Linda J. Barrett, Clerk Peter Conlon, Chair Addison Central School District Addison Central School District

1/24, 1/31, 2/28

Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

802-388-1966

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Weybridge Town Office, 1727 Quaker Village Road in Weybridge, on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 7:00 PM, to pursue the following business: To hold the second of two public hearings to review a subdivision request submitted by David Dolginow to subdivide land on Sheep Farm Road, as found on tax map 07, parcel 31.011, into a 3-lot major subdivision (planned unit development) as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission.

Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal.

The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.

Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission 1/24

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

01/24

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 64-4-17 ANCV

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v.

JUSTIN JACKMAN A/K/A JUSTIN P. JACKMAN AND JENNIFER JACKMAN A/K/A JENNIFER L. JACKMAN OCCUPANTS OF: 56 Pine Street, Bristol 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 November 4, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Justin Jackman and Jennifer Jackman to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated August 1, 2008 and recorded in Book 127 Page 481 of the land records of the Town of Bristol, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 56 Pine Street, Bristol, Vermont on February 4, 2019 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Justin P. Jackman and Jennifer L. Jackman by Warranty Deed of Heath G. Jackman dated September 4, 2007, of record in Volume 124, Page 396 of the Town of Bristol Land Records and being more particularly described as follows: Kristen O. Jackman dated June 10, 2004 and recorded in Volume 111, Page 433 of the Town of Bristol Land Records and being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Heath G. Jackman and Kristen O. Jackman by Warranty Deed of James M. Srendsen dated May 23, 1997 and recorded in Volume 85, Page 246 of the Town of Bristol Land Records, as reconfigured per reciprocal Quit Claim Deeds between Heath G. Jackman and Jackman’s Inc. dated January 4, 2007 and recorded in Volume 122, Page 80 and Volume 122, Page 82 of the Town of Bristol Land Records.

Being a parcel of land of 0.87 acres, more or less, with improvements thereon as shown on a plan of lands entitled, “Jackmans, Inc. (formerly known as Jackman Coal & Coke Co., Inc.), Pine Street, Bristol, Addison County, Vermont,” dated 2/17/06 and prepared by Ronald L. LaRose, revised 11/1/06 and identified as H. Jackman, and recorded as Map Slide 57 in the Town of Bristol Land Records.

Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned instruments, the records thereof and the references therein contained, all 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: January 4, 2019 By: /s/ Loraine L. Hite Loraine L. Hite, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 1/10, 1/17, 1/24

IMPORTANT ANNUAL NOTICE REGARDING HERBICIDE USE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY The Vermont Public Utility Commission has set forth rules under PUC 3.600 pertaining to the use of herbicides in the maintenance of electric utility rights-of-way. Each spring, herbicide applications may begin on or after April 1st. These rules afford you important rights and duties.

Vermont electric utlities maintain electric line rights-of-way with several methods, including the selective use of herbicides on trees and brush. They also encourage low-growing shrubs and trees which will crowd tall growing species and, thus, minimize the use of herbicides. Methods of herbicide application include stump, stem injection, basal, soil, and foliar. Only electric utility rights-of-way that have tall growing tree species with the potential of threatening the electric utility system are treated.

If you reside on or own property within 1000’ of an electric utility right-of-way: 1. Sign up to receive written notification from your local electric utility of plans to apply herbicide on any ROW within 1000’ of your property or the property where you reside. Check nearby poles for tags identifying the utility and/or pole number, complete the form below and submit it to your local electric utility by mail before February 15th, 2019 to be added to the notification list. If determined to be qualified, you with receive notification from the utility at least 30 days prior to scheduled herbicide application.

2. You are responsible to make your local electric utility aware of the location of any potentially affected water supply, and of any other environmentally sensitive area where hebicide application ought to be avoided.

3. Watch and listen for public service announcements in newspapers and radio ads noting upcoming herbicide applications.

4. Check with your local electric utility regarding the vegetation management cycle near your particular line.

5. You have the right to request, in writing, that the utility refrain from applying herbicides in the process of clearing the right-of-way, and the utility may offer alternatives such as herbicide stump treatment or herbicide stem injections.

6. You have the right to refuse, in writing, the use of herbicides whatsoever at no cost to you if the type of lines in the right-of-way are distribution lines, bringing electric service directly to individual customers.

7. You have the right to refuse, in writing, the use of herbicides whatsoever by paying a $30 administration fee if the type of lines in the right-of-way are transmission lines or sub-transmission lines, bringing electricity to or between substations.

For more details, or to ask additional questions, please contact your local electric utility, or one of the following: For more details, or to ask additional questions, please contact your local electric utility, or one of the following: Agency of Agriculture Department of Public Service Cary Giguere, Plant Industry Section Consumer Affairs & Public Information 116 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602 112 State St., Montpelier, VT 05620 1-802-828-2431 1-800-622-4496 Green Mountain Power 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701 1-888-835-4672 Based on the information above, if you believe you qualify to be notified in advance of pending herbicide applications in the rights-of-way, mail the request below to your local electric company before February 15th, 2019.

Resident/Property Owner Request to be Added to Herbicide Treatment Notification Mailing List Name

Town/City of Affected Property

Street Address

Home Phone Number

Town

Work Phone Number

State

Zip Code

Electric Utility Account Number Affected Property (Check all that apply): Commercial Property Line/Pole Identification: Utility Initials

OK to use work number?

Yes

No

Best time to contact you Year-Round Residence Summer Residence Water Supply Organic Farm Land

Other

Pole Numbers

Please fill out this request completely to help us determine if you qualify for herbicide treatment notification. MAIL THIS REQUEST TO YOUR LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE BEFORE FEBRUARY 15TH, 2019 01/03

The Public Notices, Auctions and Real Estate sections appear every Mon. & Thurs. in the

Addison Independent

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 179-10-17 ANCV

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT v.

PAUL C. SMITH, DIANNE L SCHROEDER AND CITIFINANCIAL, INC. OCCUPANTS OF: 229 Pine Lane, Salisbury 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 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Paul C. Smith and Dianne L Schroeder to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB, dated July 11, 2006 and recorded in Book 60 Page 117 of the land records of the Town of Salisbury, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) an assignment of mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB to Nationstar Mortgage LLC dated May 12, 2011 and recorded in Book 64 Page 88 and (2) an assignment of mortgage from Nationstar Mortgage LLC to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT dated May 22, 2018 and recorded in Book 71 Page 153, both of the land records of the Town of Salisbury, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 229 Pine Lane, Salisbury, Vermont on February 12, 2019 at 12:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Paul C. Smith and Dianne L. Schroeder by Warranty Deed of Steven R. Carruthers dated December 18, 1998 and recorded in Book 45 at Page 539 of the Town of Salisbury Land Records and is described therein as follows: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to the herein Grantor Steven R. Carruthers by Warranty Deed of John L. Austin and Judy H. Austin dated September 29, 1992, recorded in Book 39, Page 302 of the Salisbury Land Records, and being more particularly described therein as follows: “Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Jonh L. Austin and Judy Hendy (now known as Judy H. Austin) by Warranty Deed from Raymond R. Wanke, II and Shelley Wanke dated August 23, 1985 and recorded in the Salisbury Land Records in Book 32 at Page 596 and being more particularly described therein as follows: ‘Being all and the same lands and premises described in a Warranty Deed of Leo F. Sabourin and June M. Sabourin to Raymord R. Wanke, II and Shelley Wanke, the Grantors herein, dated June 22, 1981 and recorded in Book 30, Page 429 of the Salisbury Land Records and therein more particularly described, in pertinent part, as follows: “Beginning at a point on the northwesterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed marked by marble marker, said point also being located on the rod right of way to Route 53; thence proceeding in a general southerly direction 90 feet to a point marked by a marble marker; thence turning and running in a general easterly direction a distance of 97 feet to a point marked by a marble marker; thence turning and running in a general northerly direction 90 feet to a point marked by a marble marker, said point being located on the northeasterly corner of the aforesaid right of way; thence turning and running in a general westerly direction 92 feet along said right of way to the point and place of beginning.

Bounded on the west by George Wright, on the south by Sleepy Oaks, so called and on the east by Paula Wimett.

Included is a right of way leading from Vermont Route 53 to Lake Dunmore; AND SUBJECT to the right of way of the Grantors and others to use said roadway leading from Vermont Route 53 to Lake Dunmore; Subject to applicable zoning, development and subdivision laws, regulations, restrictions, conditions, ordinances and the like promulgated by the State of Vermont, the Town of Salisbury or arty other municipal corporation, any of their subdivisions, or any commission, agency, board or the like, by whatever name called, regarding any matter affecting health, safety, order and the like.

Reference is made to said deed and the references contained therein for a more particular description.

The Grantees herein are obligated to pay water rent to Bryon E. Jones, his heirs, successors and assigns commencing 1 November 1981 as follows: Rental due from Grantees or their heirs and assigns, $7.00 per month until June 1985 while the said Grantees are actually using water from the said Bryon E. Jones’ well. After June 1985, the Grantees or their heirs and assigns shall pay such rental as may be agreed upon by the said Bryon E. Jones, his heirs and assigns and said Grantees herein and their heirs or assigns.”

The foregoing parcel is commonly referred to as the “Renshaw Cottage”.’

Subject to easements and rights of way of record, if any, as of the date hereof.”

The lands and premises hereby conveyed are not the homestead of the herein Grantor.

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 : January 10, 2019 By: /s/ Loraine L. Hite Loraine L. Hite, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 1/17, 24,31

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 24, 2019 — PAGE 11B

DivestFest at college aims to curb polluters

Prominent leaders organized event

MIDDLEBURY — The Divest Middlebury group will host a number of events late this week aimed at furthering their goal of getting Middlebury College officials to withdraw the institution’s investments from businesses that contribute to climate change.

On Thursday at Dana Auditorium Divest Middlebury will host the panel titled “Fossil Free Action and Divestment at Middlebury and Beyond” from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

This panel will answer questions on climate change divestment at Middlebury College and at other institutions. Organizers promise enlightening insight from Bill McKibben, environmental activist and Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury; Jeannie Bartlett, Middlebury alumna and former member of Sunday Night Environmental Group, or SNEG; Alyssa Lee, campus programs manager at Better Future Project; and current Middlebury student and SNEG Co-Manager Gabe

Desmond.

Moderated by Environmental Sciences Professor Dan Suarez, the panel hopes to arm the Middlebury community with knowledge about divestment in order to optimize action from the board of trustees this J-Term.

The public is also invited to join Divest Middlebury Friday for an open mic storytelling event in Mead Chapel where students, faculty and community members will speak about the personal impact of climate change and share why divestment matters to them. Anyone who is interested in taking part will begin by writing personal letters about the impact of climate change and thanking the board for their work on this issue; this is from 1-2 p.m.

At 2 p.m. people will hear from several student and community speakers at Mead Chapel and then open the mic to anyone who wishes to read a letter. The event will culminate in a parade down to Old Chapel, where they will deliver the message to the board of trustees as they decide how to act on the question of college divestment.

Dedicated service

A VERGENNES AREA Rescue Squad ambulance blares up Main Street in Vergennes on the way to a call during the big snowstorm this past Sunday afternoon.

Photo credit Auberin Strickland

Four ticketed for wintertime city parking ban VERGENNES — Vergennes police are looking into the reported theft of $1,500 of cash from an Armory Lane apartment. The resident told city police on Jan. 14 he had been away from his apartment for several days due to an illness, and the money was missing when he returned. Police this week described an investigation as ongoing.

Police between Jan. 14 and 20 also conducted two directed patrols aimed at controlling speeding, one on West Main Street on Jan. 14 and one on South Maple Street on Jan. 15. They issued two tickets and a warning on the second outing.

Police also ticketed four cars during those seven days, two on Jan. 15 and two on Jan. 19, for being left on city streets overnight in violation of the Vergennes wintertime parking ban.

Between Jan. 14 and 20, Vergennes police also: On Jan. 14:

• Helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at a High Street medical call.

• Cited Karen Norton, 48, of Vergennes for driving without a license, criminal offense, after stopping her vehicle on Green Street.

• Searched the Comfort Hill area for two youths that a resident reported he had confronted for walking through his yard; police learned they were Northlands Job Corps students who were being expelled from the program.

On Jan. 15 calmed a dispute between a customer and employee at Champlain Farms.

On Jan. 16: • Took a report from a Jericho resident that he believed a backpack containing a laptop and an Amazon Kindle, with a total value according

to the complainant of around $1,400, had been stolen from his car while he spent four hours in Vergennes earlier in the day.

• Cited Amjad Hayyat, 31, of Vergennes for driving under the influence of alcohol following a Green Street stop. Police said a roadside blood-alcohol test showed an elevated level, while an evidentiary test taken later read 0.064 percent.

The legal blood-alcohol content for driving in Vermont is 0.08.

On Jan. 17 responded to Champlain Farms, where a box truck had struck and damaged the building.

On Jan. 18: • Dealt with a minor two-car accident on West Main Street.

• Told a farmer driving a truck

Vergennes

on Macdonough Drive off of which manure was falling to return and clean it up.

• Helped Vermont State Police at crash on Route 22A in Shoreham.

• Tried to check the welfare of a woman reported to be extremely upset; state police later reported she was OK. On Jan. 20 helped state police by aiding a motorist near the Ferrisburgh McDonald’s Restaurant.

Police Log

Tom Broughton Auctioneer • Home • Estates • Commercial • Consignments Bridport, VT • 758-2494 tombroughtonauctions.com

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for Jan. 17th & Jan. 21th, 2019 BEEF Vorsteveld Farm J. Butler Wilcon Farm A. Brisson Four Hills Farm K. Quesnel Blue Spruce Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb 1965 .56 1755 .55 1275 .55 1395 .53 1780 .52 1715 .52 1910 .50

CALVES Danyow Farm Gosliga Farm L. Garvey Clifford Farm Deer Valley Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 90 1.00 90.00 98 .80 78.40 105 .65 68.25 97 .60 58.20 112 .55 61.60

Dollars 1100.40 965.25 701.25 739.35 925.60 891.80 955.00

Total # Beef: 254 • Total # Calves: 308 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

Check out the Auctions every Monday & Thursday in the

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Auctions

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UVM to host Agriculture Career Day on February 8 BURLINGTON — University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H and the UVM Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences will sponsor a free Agriculture Career Day on Friday, Feb. 8, for high school and college students interested in exploring career opportunities involving agriculture, animals or nutrition.

It will take place at the Dudley H. Davis Center on the UVM campus in Burlington from 9 a.m. to noon.

The program includes a series of lightning-round presentations followed by more in-depth roundtable discussions on careers in animal care, nutrition education, agronomy, vineyard and orchard management and diversified agriculture, among others.

Lincoln

Main Street dream

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SCOUT HEYNS of Lincoln holds a little gift bag while gazing up at the big old storefronts on Bristol’s Main Street this past Thursday afternoon.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

Speakers represent several state agencies including the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets–Animal Health Division. Staff from the Humane Society of Chittenden County, the UVM Office of Animal Care Management and ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain also will be on hand to share information on career possibilities.

Preregistration is required.

To register, or if requiring a disability-related accommodation to participate, contact Wendy Sorrell, UVM Extension 4-H livestock educator, by Thursday, Jan. 25, at 802-651-8343, ext. 513, toll-free at 800-571-0668, ext. 513 or email her at wendy.sorrell@uvm.edu.

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Call Dawn Mikkelsen at 453-7029 NEWS

LINCOLN — Join us for the first day of Hill Country Holiday (HCH) festivities when “A Wrinkle In Time” screens on Friday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Popcorn and drinks will be served. All are welcome.

This year’s Hill Country Holiday theme is Celebrating 100 Years of Burnham Legacy. Ideas for the parade include replicating the little red wagon brigade from Burnham Hall to the new library, the rummage sale, military whist and various HCH events. The parade is Saturday, Feb.

2, at 11:15 a.m. Contact Jo Jackson at 989-6340 to sign up.

As part of HCH weekend, Lincoln Sports will be hosting a paint and sip with Jackie Rivers on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 1-3 p.m. at Burnham Hall.

Artists will be painting the front of the United Church of Lincoln.

The cost is $25 and includes all the supplies. Please sign up on Jackie’s website at learntopaintwithjackie. com or at the Lincoln General Store.

Ten participants are needed in order to run this program so sign up now.

Stop by Burnham Hall from 4:30 -6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, as the preschool serves up their annual spaghetti dinner. The cost is $8.

Don’t forget about their meatball competition as well.

After your fill up on spaghetti, the annual variety show kicks off at 7 p.m. They are looking for captivating entertainment for their show. It could be gymnastics, music, a choral reading, a skit, or many other talents. It could be something that lasts 15 seconds or longer. There is a five-minute maximum. To sign up contact Todd Goodyear at 4538589 or Grace Freeman at 453-4731.

Judging for the Walter S. Burnham look alike contest will take place at the variety show. First place is $100 and second place is $50. Fifty percent of the prize money goes to the winner and the other half is donated to a Lincoln organization of the winner’s choosing. To enter the contest, contact Lisa GoodyearPrescott at lisadee1025@gmail.com

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The Dave Keller Band will perform as part of the Burnham Music Series on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7:30-9:15 p.m. at Burnham Hall. Dave Keller is one of the finest soul and blues men of his generation. His new CD, “Soul Changes,” earned a 2014 Blues Music Award Nomination (BMA) for Best Soul/Blues Album. His previous CD, “Where I’m Coming From,” won the 2012 Best Self-Produced CD Award at the International Blues Challenge (IBC). Tickets are $10 adults, teens, and kids are free. Refreshments will be served.

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School Briefs Brandon resident Olivia R. Bloomer has been named to Husson University’s president’s list for the Fall 2018 semester.

Bloomer is a senior who enrolled in Husson’s Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/ Community (MHRT/C) Certification/ Undergraduate Certificate in Counter Terrorism and Security program.

Students who make the president’s list must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 during the period.

Alyssa Hartwell of Brandon, Jakob Trautwein of Middlebury and Kayla Charron of Vergennes recently completed their degrees at Castleton University. All three will be recognized during the 232nd Commencement on Saturday, May 18 at the Castleton Pavilion.

Two Addison County natives, Caroline Kimball of Middlebury and Benjamin Praamsma of Vergennes, have been named to the dean’s list at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., for the fall semester. To earn dean’s list honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.

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January 24, 2019

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Lincoln native Mary Wesley is the host of the Vermont Folklife Center’s new podcast “VT Untapped.”

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New podcast taps into stories of Vermonters

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rchives are important; they chronicle our lives, catalogue our stories and serve as the living history of a community.

But archives are also good at collecting dust. Even the most meticulously cared for archives (no dust to be found) have a way of being forgotten — lost in the multiplicity of other records.

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For example, did you know in downtown Middlebury there are more than 5,000 taped audio and video interviews and 20,000 historic and contemporary photographs, plus transcripts, field notes, family memoirs and musical recordings? Yes, really. They’re all housed in the Vermont Folklife Center’s state-

of-the-art, climate-controlled archive.

In an effort to tap into those resources and make them more accessible, the local nonprofit has recently launched a podcast — aptly named “VT Untapped.” Podcast host Mary Wesley and editor Erica Furgiuele aim to combine archival material and content from the Folklife Center’s ongoing ethnographic research to tell unique stories about Vermonters in each episode. There are two episodes out now — one on a Putney drag queen troop and the other on a hunter’s unlikely friendship — subsequent episodes will be released monthly.

“The Folklife Center’s mission is to document, sustain, and share the diverse cultures of Vermont,” said Executive Director Kathleen Haughey in a recent press release. “‘VT Untapped’ provides the ideal platform

for us to share the experiences of Vermonters whose lives and stories we have documented over the past 35 years.” Haughey believes the podcast will bring the work of the Folklife Center to a broader audience and foster greater understanding among the state’s residents.

“Archives serve a vital purpose, but accessing their content can sometimes be challenging,” said Andy Kolovos, the center’s director of archives and research. “Through our podcast, we’re bringing these recordings out of the archive and into the world.”

Wesley agrees. “It’s a way to make our work go further,” said the Lincoln native who now lives in Burlington. “Our hope is that by sharing these stories in a new way, we will get people to revisit the larger collections. We’re proud of SEE JUMP ON PAGE 3

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ART Manual Cinema creates film right before your eyes CHICAGO-BASED THEATRE COMPANY MANUAL CINEMA PRESENTS “THE END OF TV” ON JAN. 30 AT MAC

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ometimes a work of art is so unusual, astonishing, or moving that the experience of it is hard to describe effectively. Such is the case with Manual Cinema’s “The End of TV” — a multi-media theater/film hybrid coming to Middlebury College on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The storyline of “The End of TV” explores two sides of the American Dream — its technicolor promise through TV advertising, and its failure witnessed in industrial decline. But the beautiful, moving story is only part of the appeal.

Using vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live-feed cameras, multichannel sound design, and a live music ensemble, Manual Cinema transforms the experience of attending the movies into an immersive event created right before your eyes.

Then, as a special treat at the end of the show, the audience is invited onstage to meet the company, see the equipment and puppetry, try out some video in front of the green screen, and learn how the complex production is made.

“Prepare to be surprised,” said Mahaney Arts Center Director Liza Sacheli, “seeing this company is like watching an intricately choreographed dance. One moment, you’ll be watching the puppets. Then you’ll get caught up in the GoPro part…. then it’s the musicians, who are scoring the whole show as it goes. Meanwhile, it all comes together as a movie above your head. The magic happens right before your eyes.”

This show will appeal to everyone. Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll previewed the show in Chicago with her 13-year-old son. “Now an artistic performance with a teen in tow is always an adventure,” she noted. “But I wasn’t prepared for how deeply moved I would be by a work that has virtually no dialogue. Even more incredibly, my son was actively attentive throughout the show.

Afterward I asked him if this would be a good performance for Middlebury. He gave an immediate and enthusiastic ‘Oh yeah!’”

Manual Cinema will present the multi-media theatre/film work “The End of TV” on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Middlebury College’s Wright Theatre. Julia Miller is pictured far right.

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“EVEN IF PEOPLE HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, IT’S STILL ACCESSIBLE. WE’RE TELLING A STORY THAT CAN AFFECT PEOPLE.”

stage and screen.

ABOUT MANUAL CINEMA

Manual Cinema is prolific and varied in their storytelling. In addition to “The End of TV,” they have created six other feature length shows as well as site-specific installations, music videos, short films, and live cinematic puppet adaptations of StoryCorps stories. Their work has been commissioned by the Logan Square Arts Center, the University of Chicago, and the Grammy-winning music ensemble Eighth Blackbird. Manual Cinema’s short film “The Forger” won a 2017 Emmy Award.

Manual Cinema, founded in 2010, is a performance collective, design studio, and film/video production company which transforms the experience of attending the cinema, imbuing it with liveness, ingenuity, and theatricality, and creating immersive stories for

“If you haven’t seen one of our shows, the best way to describe it is a cinematic puppet show,” said Julia Miller, Director of “The End of TV” — she’s also one of the five co-artistic directors of Manual Cinema. “Everything is made in real

time, and fed to the projector screens… It gives audience a little more agency. They get to see the chaos of everyone running around making the show happen, but then they also get to see final image projected like a movie. By doing it this way, we are sharing how we’re doing everything in real time.”

Thought it might seem a little chaotic at times, at the core they’re just trying to tell a story.

“It’s about two women growing up in the U.S. with the promise of the American Dream,” Miller explained. “That dream disappears and we follow the women as they become isolated… Even if people haven’t seen anything like this before, it’s still accessible. We’re telling a story that can affect people; one people can relate to.”

Manual Cinema will present “The End of TV” on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Wright Memorial Theatre, on the campus of Middlebury College. Wright Theatre is located at 96 Chateau Road in Middlebury. Tickets are $22 for adults; $16 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti and alumni; $10 for youth; and $6 for Middlebury College students; and are on sale at 802-443MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets.

Additional reporting by Elsie Lynn Parini

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our work, and we want it to be enjoyed.”

Like, for instance, the 13-minute-33second podcast episode “Deer stories” is a snippet of a 12-part audio documentary. Wesley hopes people will be inspired to dig into the archives to hear more.

“The podcast is really just the tip of the iceberg,” she said. “And we’re just beginning… The archive is untapped in that way. It’s really exciting to get into the material we’ve already done, and I can’t wait to see what we are going to uncover.”

As the host, Wesley thinks of herself as a guide, and hopes to convey the value of getting a glimpse into the lives of Vermonters past, present and future. “These archives are who we were, who we are and who we want to be,” she said. “It’s a continuity.”

With the help of the Vermont Folklife staff, Wesley strings it all together. She sits in the Vermont Folklife Center’s sound booth in the basement of the 88 Main St. headquarters by herself, with a microphone, digital recorder and laptop, and pretends she’s talking to someone.

“Because I kind of am,” she explained. “When you hear it on the podcast that’s the tone I want to strike.”

Often, Wesley reads her lines multiple times. “It’s like playing a role,” she said. “It’s goofy.”

THE CALLER Playing the role of podcast host, goofy as it may be, is not actually that far out of Wesley’s comfort zone.

When she’s not working for the Folklife Center, she’s probably in some town hall calling a contra dance.

“I’m comfortable using my voice,” said 35-year-old Wesley, a multi-generational Vermonter who learned after she got into calling that her grandparents were also contra dance callers. “A caller is someone who tells people what to do in a friendly way.”

But it’s more than that.

“We’re holders of tradition and stories,” said Wesley, drawing out the connection to the Vermont Folklife Center’s mission. “It definitely

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IT’S REALLY EXCITING TO GET INTO THE MATERIAL WE’VE ALREADY DONE, AND I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO UNCOVER.”

ties into this idea of taking care of Vermont stories.”

Wesley began calling dances after graduating from McGill University in 2005 with her degree in Anthropology. She joined the Vermont Folklife Center in 2009/2010 as an intern for a project on “callers, then and now.” But then she left for Portland, Maine, where she received audio training at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

After graduating in 2013, she pursued calling as a full-time gig. But she couldn’t stay away from the Folklife Center. In 2014 she worked on a one-year, grant-funded project — the New Neighbors Project — that built a K-12 curriculum around recordings of refugee and immigrant communities, supported by Young Traditions Vermont and the Vermont Folklife Center.

Back to calling… but in 2016 she started burning out. “It was a gig-life,” she said. “Too much time on the road.” And Wesley found herself a steady job at the Folklife Center.

Podcast host Mary Wesley records “VT Untapped” episodes in the sound booth at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

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special events.

“They’re kindred spirits,” she said of the Center. “It’s so nice to come back here.”

“I became a caller because I’m not enough of a musician to be in the band,” she said, half-joking.

“It’s a great way to meet people and become part of a broader community.”

She still calls for the Queen City Contras on the second and fourth Fridays at the First Congregational Church in Burlington, and for

Check out the first two episodes of “VT Untapped” wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to share in our Vermont culture.

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IN TOWN Top two documentaries make Vermont Tour

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he Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) has announced its Vermont statewide tour of the top documentaries from its 2018 Fourth Annual Festival. Expanding from six to seven cities and towns this year, the tour will roll out on the weekend of Feb. 8-10 across the state.

The Two feature documentaries — “DatelineSaigon” and “All the Wild Horses” — will be screened at most of the venues, including the Vergennes Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Director Tom Herman’s “Dateline-Saigon,” profiles five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists’ groundbreaking reporting during the early years of the Vietnam War. As President Kennedy committed U.S. troops to what was initially dismissed as a “nice little war in a land of tigers and elephants,” these five young reporters boldly challenged the administration’s version of events on the ground. “Dateline-Saigon” won the Best Documentary Feature Award at MNFF this past August.

Director Ivo Marloh’s “All the Wild Horses,” is a highly dramatic and visually stunning feature documentary that follows five international riders from the USA, Canada, South Africa, Ireland and the UK as they compete in the Mongol Derby horse race. This multi-horse,

multi-station race over 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian steppe is considered the longest and toughest horse race on the planet. “All the Wild Horses” was a finalist in the Best Documentary Feature category at MNFF. The MNFF Vermont Tour will play the Vergennes Opera House in Vergennes on Sunday, Feb. 10 as a special double feature matinee. “All the Wild Horses” will screen at 2 p.m. and “Dateline-Saigon” will screen at 4:30 p.m.

“We are so pleased to partner with MNFF once again, to bring world class and thought provoking films to the Vergennes Opera House,” said VOH President Gerianne Smart. “I have no doubt that these award-winning films will receive a robust reception from the greater Vergennes community.”

Other Vermont Tour venues and dates include Main Street Landing, Burlington on Friday, Feb. 8 (presented by the Vermont International Film Festival); The Woodstock Film Series/Billings Farm and Museum and Greensboro’s Highland Center for the Arts on Saturday, Feb. 9; and, on Sunday, Feb. 10, Putney’s Next Stage Arts, Rutland’s Paramount Theater and Montpelier’s Savoy Theater. Programs and screening times will vary at each venue. Complete information on the Vermont Tour can be found at middfilmfest.org.

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Where: Vergennes Opera House Tickets: $20 for the double feature or $12 for one film.

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“By presenting these two truly outstanding documentaries in a barnstorming tour across our home state of Vermont, MNFF continues its core commitment of actively promoting the work of talented first and second time directors, the emerging voices of independent filmmaking,” noted Lloyd Komesar, MNFF Producer. “With this second version of the Tour, we are expanding our reach to seven towns and look forward to connecting with appreciative audiences around Vermont, as do our filmmakers.”

“We’re very pleased to be working with important venues and presenters in every corner of the state,” said MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven. “We’ll offer two compelling documentaries that are timely and relevant.

“Dateline-Saigon” takes us back to a time when journalists put their lives on the line while facing allegations that they were reporting inaccurately. As we know, history redeems their extraordinary commitment and work. “All the Wild Horses” similarly shows courage and stamina under pressure of a different kind— in an inspiring act of human and animal endurance.“ More information, including specific programs and show times, ticket information, and film trailers and descriptions may be found at middfilmfest.org or by contacting Jay Craven (jcraven@sarahlawrence.edu).

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IN TOWN Film Club features ‘courage’ in spring series

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he Middlebury Community Classic Film Club is excited to start their second season. This spring the group’s theme is “Courage.” The screenings are free and open to the public and will be shown on Thursdays Jan.-June, from 6-8:30 p.m., at the Ilsley Library’s Community Meeting Room.

Last spring the club started off with a series on “Politics Around the World.” The films were as diverse as Jimmy Stewart in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” the Indonesian drama “The Year of Living Dangerously,” the Greta Garbo classic “Queen Christina,” and the political thriller “All the King’s Men.” The fall 2018 theme, “Immigration and Migration,” was just as successful and diverse. Fall films included: “Amistad” based on the famous Supreme Court trial of 1841, “The Emigrants,” a dramatic account of Swedish immigration, the 1982 contemporary film “El Norte,” and the classic “West Side Story.”

“Each film is followed by a remarkable discussion,” wrote Steve Gross, the film club’s creator, in a recent press release.

“It’s wonderful to learn from one another’s perspectives and

experiences. At these times we are building a sense of community.”

Wondering why, the Middlebury Community Classic Film Club chose the theme of “Courage” this spring?

“With all of the drama and challenge facing us both near and far, it seems we could all use a bit more courage these days,” Gross said. “As we put together the list of films, we tried hard to show courage in different forms. At times we are looking at physical courage but at other times, courage takes the form of a quiet determination to stand up to the harshest challenges that life can make. We think that our series on courage will inspire us to some terrific discussions, insights and a greater appreciation of what we can do in our own lives here and now.”

Mark your calendars to attend the spring films in this series, and don’t forget to stay for discussion.

The Middlebury Community Classic Film Club looks forward to seeing old friends and new ones this spring. As usual there will be good coffee, popcorn, chocolate chip cookies, along with great films, interesting discussions and community spirit.

spring films THURSDAY, JAN. 31 “The Emigrants” (part 2). This is the second half of the film that we saw in October and will round out our series on “Immigration and Migration.”

This award winning 1971 film starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow tells the story of 19th century Swedes desperate to escape the poverty of their homeland.

THURSDAY, FEB. 28 “High Noon” will be our first film in our new series on courage. This 1952 Western classic pits an honest marshal against a criminal gang out to take over the town. When no one will stand with him, what will he do?

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and a wonderful supporting cast create great drama as the moment of truth arrives and courage is called for.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28 “The Color Purple” is the quietly powerful story of a different kind of courage. It is the inspiring account of an African American woman who struggles against racism and abuse to finally prevail. It is also the story of a community facing those same challenges. Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey, bring Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning novel vividly to the screen.

THURSDAY, MAY 9 “On the Waterfront,” our third film this spring, pits the power of a violent organization against one imperfect man. Can this lone dockworker stand up to the crushing force of a corrupt union boss and his gang?

This is a story of love, power, ethics and personal crisis starring the young Marlon Brando. Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb and Karl Malden make career-defining performances bringing this 1954 drama to life.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13 “The African Queen” (1951) is our final film this spring. Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn need courage just to contemplate their dangerous river journey during World War I. But it’s Hepburn’s strength that makes all of the difference as she pursues a seemingly impossible mission. The relationship between these outstanding actors blends drama, romance and even comedy to make this a fitting conclusion to our series.

‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening:’ Alabama on screen “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” will screen at Dana Auditorium in Middlebury at 3 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26. Admission is free.

An inspired and intimate portrait of a place and its people, “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” looks at the lives of Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, two young African American men from rural Hale County, Ala., over the course of five years. Collins attends college in search of opportunity while Bryant becomes a father to an energetic son in an open-ended, poetic form

that portrays the patiently observed interstices of their lives. The audience is invited to experience the mundane and monumental, birth and death, the quotidian and the sublime. These moments combine to communicate the region’s deep culture and provide glimpses of the complex ways the African American community’s collective image is integrated into America’s visual imagination.

In his directorial debut, award-winning photographer and director RaMell Ross offers a

refreshingly direct approach to documentary that fills in the gaps between individual black male icons. “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South, trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously offering a testament to dreaming despite the odds.

This screening is part of the Hirschfield International Film Series, which are free and open to all.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE OR SNOWSHOE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 26. A moderately difficult hike to Abbey Pond — about 4.5 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 1160 feet (1000 feet in the first mile). Trail ends at Abbey Pond, a quiet wilderness pond with an unobstructed view across the pond of Robert Frost Mt. More info contact Ivor Hughes at brhughes@gmavt.net or 802-453-4412. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE OR SNOWSHOE IN SHELBURNE. Saturday, Feb. 2, Shelburne Farms. Walk or snowshoe the Farm Trail from the Welcome Center. About 4.5 miles. More info, including meeting time, contact leader Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail. com. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

ARTS “SHOW ME THE MONEY: DIGITAL INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING ANCIENT COINS IN A MUSEUM GALLERY” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m., Room 125 and Museum of Art, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. As the Reiff Intern at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury College senior and Physics major Roo Weed has designed and created a digital interface for displaying the collection of Greek and Roman coins in the Antiquities Gallery. Free. 802-44233168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

“THE END OF TV” IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Wright Memorial Theatre, 96 Chateau Rd. Using vintage overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live-feed cameras, multichannel sound design, and a live music ensemble, Manual Cinema transforms the experience of attending the movies into an immersive event created right before your eyes.

Tickets $22 adults/$16 Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni/$10 youth/$6 for Middlebury College students, available at 802443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets.

CHILDREN’S ART SHOW OPENING RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Friday, Feb. 1, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artist’s Guild, 7 Center St. Gallery Come see this annual show featuring the work of hundreds of children from eight area schools: Lothrop, Sudbury, Leicester, Whiting, Neshobe, Barstow Memorial, and Otter Valley Middle and High Schools.

COMMUNITY ART PROJECT IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Feb. 2, 1-4 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Help create a mandala representing the theme of community inclusion and connections for display on the Chain Link Art Gallery in the middle of downtown Middlebury. All art supplies included. No experience necessary.

Refreshments provided. Organized by the Community Bridges project. More info contact Carolyn Brewer at 388-6751 x 148.

DANCE “WARRIOR WORK: SHOW UP. TELL THE TRUTH” dance performance in Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Warrior Work results from research by the Dance Company of Middlebury teaching and performing in a variety of communities, using dance as a platform for personal truth telling and bridge building Tickets: $15 public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 youth/$6 Midd students.

FILM “HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 26, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. This directorial debut by RaMell Ross looks at the lives of Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, two young African American men from rural Hale County, Alabama, over the course of five years. Experience the mundane and monumental, birth and death, the quotidian and the sublime, all combining to communicate the region’s deep culture and provide glimpses of the complex ways the African American community’s collective image is integrated into America’s visual imagination. Free.

“THE EMIGRANTS” PART TWO ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 31, 6-8:30 p.m., Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The second half of the award-winning 1971 film starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow, which tells the story of 19th century Swedes’ desperate to escape the poverty of their homeland, will round out the Middlebury Community Classic Film Club series on immigration and migration.

JUST FOR FUN JEFF BOYER BIG BUBBLES IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Feb. 3, 1 and 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Be filled with excitement and delight as Jeff Boyer brings his big bubbles for

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an interactive bubble show for all ages. The show runs approximately 45 minutes. Tickets $10 kids/$20 adults plus fees available at townhalltheater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m., or at the door one hour before show time

LECTURES & LEARNING GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB BREAD LOAF SECTION ANNUAL MEETING AND PRESENTATION IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Following the business portion the meeting, at 7:30 p.m., the Harrington and McIntosh families of Ripton will present “Short Legs, Long Trail: Four Summers on the Long Trail,” describing how their two families decided to try backpacking together.

“A WINTER’S COMPANION” PRESENTATION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m., Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Jonathan and Kim Hescock, owners of Vermont Victory Greenhouses, will discuss the challenges and solutions for creating a four-season greenhouse for the northeast and their journey in creating “Companion Greenhouses.”

MUSIC NEW CENTURY — NEW VOICES: REDI LLUPA IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Come hear this free concert of Llupa playing the piano sonatas of George Walker. More info at 802-4423168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

O’HANLEIGH IN PERFORMANCE IN ORWELL. Saturday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Orwell Town Hall, 423 Main St. Local band O’hAnleigh will play IrishAmerican music at the Orwell Town Hall, bringing the traditions of Irish immigrant culture, history, literature, and music to life. Refreshments provided by the Orwell Library Friends. Tickets adults $10/seniors $8/children $5/family max $25. All proceeds go to fund the Orwell Library.

TOM CLEARY AND JAMIE MASEFIELD PERFORM IN BRISTOL. Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Walkover Gallery, 15 Main St. A special evening with two longtime Burlington jazz musicians ​who will take the piano and mandolin to a diverse field of musical settings from Classical composer Samuel Barber to jazz heroes like Horace Silver and Ralph Towner and then to more pastoral landscapes CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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from the likes of Neil Young as well as originals.

Tickets $15 advance/$20 day of show.

WOODCHUCKS’ REVENGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Formed in front of the fire on a winter’s night in 1990, Woodchucks’ Revenge is three friends who have combined their lifelong love of music to offer an eclectic and refreshing mix of traditional and contemporary folksongs played with spirit and an old time country sensibility.

Part of The Residence’s Sunday Music Series.

Free, fully accessible and open to the public.

RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or pryan@ residenceottercreek.com.

QUARTETS AND SIDE-BY-SIDE IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Violinist Mary Rowell, violist Paul Reynolds, cellist Emily Taubl, and pianist Cynthia Huard present quartets and quintets in collaboration with Middlebury College students. Schumann, Schubert, and more. Free. More info at 802-442-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

CHELSEA BERRY LIVE IN BRANDON. Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. As a vocalist and performer, Berry evokes the style of artists such as Cheryl Crow, Eva Cassidy, KD Lang, and Melissa Etheridge. Concert tickets are $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for shows. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295 or info@brandon-music.net.

GREG KLYMA IN CONCERT IN RIPTON. Saturday, Feb. 2, Ripton Elementary School, 753 Lincoln Rd. This Ripton Community Coffee House concert will be held at the elementary school due to repair work being done at its regular location. 7:30 p.m. open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m.

More artist info at rcch.org. Open mic sign up802-388-9782 or rcchfolks@gmail.com.

STORYTIME STORYMATTERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m., Vermont Room, Ilsley Public Library.

75 Main St. The theme is memory and memoir.

Welcome to storytellers ready to share their memories, while leaving an open mike for stories that have been brought to or stirred up by the gathering and conversation.

THEATER “A BRIEF HISTORY OF MY SCARS” ON STAGE IN ROCHESTER. Friday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 S. Main St. Bald Mountain Theater presents three short stories by author David Jauss that deal with grief and the lasting power

of memory. Woven between Jauss’ work, local writers will read their own stories of navigating grief. Admission by suggested donation. All proceeds will go to the Quilting Forward fund, which bestows each Rochester kindergarten student with a homemade quilt. More info at baldmountaintheater.org.

“CARMEN” LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S.

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Pleasant St. Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don José in the MET production. Tickets $24 (+$2 preservation fee)/$10 students (+1 preservation fee), available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802-382-9222, MondaySaturday, noon-5 p.m.

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MUSIC

The Middlebury Community Chorus is now preparing for their spring concert in May. Join in — no auditions required. Rehersals are twice a week on Sundays and Tuesdays.

Community Chorus announces new season THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE COMMUNITY CHORUS WELCOMES ALL TO REHEARSE FOR SPRING PROGRAM

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he Middlebury College Community Chorus announces a new season as its singers prepare for their annual spring concert, with an intriguing mix of pieces about time, seasons, and places. Regular rehearsals take place on Sunday and Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. on the college campus, beginning this Sunday, Jan. 27. Rehearsals from Jan. 27-Feb. 12 take place at the Mahaney Center for the Arts (room 221). As of Feb. 17, rehearsals move to Mead Chapel. Historic, traditional, and contemporary music from across the globe will fill the hour-long program slated for performance the first weekend in May. On this spring’s program, the choir will sing a variety of songs accompanied by Young

Tradition Vermont award-winning high school student Romy Munkres from Cornwall. Munkres plays the fiddle.

Here are the songs the group plans to sing during the May concert: “Gropen,” a lively traditional Norwegian tune arranged for chorus with fiddle.

“Sunshine,” an upbeat tune about blue sky and summer time, set by Irish composer Michael McGlynn.

“Aisling,” a quiet Celtic tune also by McGlynn.

Aisling means “dream” or “vision” and the work features a solo instrumental part that Romy will play.

“Kanaval,” a festive, fun work by Sydney Guillaume (born in Haiti, now living in the U.S.) depicts mardi gras in Haiti with a mix of tunes and rhythms influenced by traditional Haitian culture.

“Hands are Knockin’” includes words in both English and Arabic, a song by Kyle Pederson (who earned a master of fine arts degree in Vermont), written for an international school in Muscat, the capital of Oman, that asks if we will open our doors to all people.

In differing musical styles, the chorus will prepare three newly composed songs with poetry by Sara Teasdale and Christina Rosetti, including “Refuge,” a radiant piece completed in 2015 by long-time Vermont composer SEE CHORUS ON NEXT PAGE

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Gwyneth Walker; “Grace Before Sleep,” a sensitive CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 setting by Missouribased composer Susan LaBarr; and “The Rose,” a gentle tune with flowing piano accompaniment,

by Norwegian-American composer Ola Gjeilo that portrays the picturesque beauty of this flower as it blossoms.

CHORUS

The program will include splendid historic choruses from a little known work by George Frederic Handel entitled “The Triumph of Time and Truth,” including a “Hallelujah” chorus (though not the one that many people know from “The Messiah.”) The group will also sing one of Handel’s most beautiful choruses, “Music Spread Thy Voice Around.”

The choir invites new members to join and come enjoy making music together. Participants should plan to attend at least one rehearsal each week. Numbering nearly 100 singers, the group welcomes without audition all who can follow a musical score and carry a tune accurately. Its members travel from throughout the region to participate in this 150-year-old community tradition, hosted by Middlebury College.

Jeff Rehbach continues in his 19th consecutive season as director of the College Community Chorus, and Timothy Guiles returns as the choir’s virtuoso accompanist.

For additional information, visit go.middlebury.edu/ communitychorus or send an inquiry to rehbach@ middlebury.edu or call (802) 989-7355.

live music REDI LLUPA. Friday, Jan. 25, 5 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury.

O’HANLEIGH. Saturday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Orwell Town Hall.

THE GOOD PARTS. Saturday, Jan. 26, 8-11 p.m., Bar Antidote, Vergennes.

TOM CLEARY AND JAMIE MASEFIELD. Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Walkover Gallery, Bristol.

WOODCHUCKS’ REVENGE. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, Middlebury.

QUARTETS AND SIDE-BY-SIDE. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury.

CHELSEA BERRY. Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

GREG KLYMA. Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Elementary School.

LC JAZZ. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

MELISSA D. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

JAZZOU JONES. Sunday, Feb. 17, 3-4 p.m., EastView, Middlebury.

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Sonatas of George Walker to be performed at free concert George Walker, who recently passed away at the age of 92, was the first black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music Composition for his piece “Lilacs” for voice and orchestra. Redi Llupa will perform all of Walker’s sonatas written for

piano on Friday, Jan. 25, at 5 p.m., in the Mahaney Art Center. This program is part of the New Century | New Voices concert series that honors the work of classical composers who are women or/and people of color. Admission is free.

Date correction: Masefield and Cleary concert in Bristol set for Jan. 26 Tom Cleary and Jamie Masefield will present an intimate evening of piano and mandolin jazz at the Walkover Gallery in Bristol on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 8 p.m. Sound familiar? That because last week, we made a mistake. We reported that the concert was happening on Jan. 28 — wrong. It’s happening on the 26th. Apologies.

These two longtime Burlington-based jazz musicians will take the piano and mandolin to a diverse field of musical settings. They’ll play tunes from classical composer Samuel Barber to jazz heroes like Horace Silver and Ralph Towner, and then to more pastoral landscapes as well as originals.

Pianist Cleary teaches in the University

of Vermont and FlynnArts jazz programs.

The Essex Junction resident has accompanied artists including Clark Terry and Joe Lovano, and has had long-term collaborations with Mike Gordon and James Harvey.

Mandolinist Masefield, from Monkton, is known for his ground breaking group The Jazz Mandolin Project, and has performed with Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Marc Ribot and Bob Weir.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of the show. Tickets can be reserved in advance by calling the Walkover Gallery at (802) 453-3188 ext 2 or emailing walkover@mac. com.

Jamie Masefield and Tom Cleary will perform an intimate evening of jazz on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Walkover Gallery in Bristol. Last week the date for this concert was incorrectly reported.

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Sat 2/2 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

CARMEN

Sir Richard Eyre’s powerful production, which updates this 19th century masterpiece to the 1930s Spanish Civil War, features mezzosoprano Clementine Margaine reprising her remarkable performance portraying opera’s ultimate seductress.

Pre-performance talk by Jim Pugh at 12:15 in the Studio.

Sun 2/3 1pm & 4pm $20 Adults/$10 18 & Under

JEFF BOYER’S BIG BUBBLE BONANZA

Mixing comedy, music, and interactive bubble-magic, worldrenowned Guinness Book of World Records-holding bubble wrangler Jeff Boyer engages and delights audiences of all ages. It’s a sensory-friendly bubble extravaganza for the whole family!

Wed 2/13 11am & 7pm $13/$8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAYS

YOUNG PICASSO

Picasso was just 25 years old when his cubist masterpiece Les Demoiselles d’Avignon shocked the art world and shaped art history irrevocably. What experiences and influences inspired the talents of the young artist? Three cities play pivotal roles.

Working closely with the Picasso Museums in Spain’s Malaga and Barcelona, as well as Paris, the film scrutinizes his early works and periods, exploring how he became one of the greatest and most prolific artists of the 20th century.

Fri 2/15 7:30pm $49 Orchestra/$39 Balcony

DAR WILLIAMS

Dar Williams is an accomplished and engaging singer/ songwriter whose original material is both passionately personal and incisively cultural. With an artist’s voice informed by a worldview both hopeful and critical, her songs are all the more powerful in these challenging times.

Sun 2/17 2pm $13 MNFF WINTER/SPRING SCREENING SERIES

WHAT THEY HAD

An extraordinary cast including Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner & Robert Forster give exceptional performances in this touching and potent drama.

Sat 2/23 7:30pm $20/$30/$40

JORGE MARTÍN & FRIENDS

Town Hall Theater and The Opera Company of Middlebury present a very special concert featuring Middlebury’s own Jorge Martín, celebrated Cuban-American composer. Mezzo-soprano Cherry Duke, star of Opera Company of Middlebury’s The Italian Girl in Algiers performs with tenor Brian Downen (a Metropolitan Opera alum) in a varied program of Jorge Martín’s songs, and arias from other composers.

Reception to follow.

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EXHIBITS ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early 15-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

ART SQUARED: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS INTERPRET TRADITIONAL QUILT SQUARE DESIGNS. On view through Jan. 28, featuring Guild artists’ interpretations of the classic quilt square designs. The result is a collection of modern folk-inspired art that ranges from traditional paintings to creations in ceramics, glass and jewelry. All are welcome.

The Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

MORE LIGHT. On view Dec. 1-Jan. 31, featuring all new works from Anne Cady, Cameron Schmitz, Edward Holland, Pamela Smith, Rose Umerlik, and Sobelman Cortapega in a range of media, including watercolor, oil painting and collage. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

SO VERY HIDEOUS AN IDEA. On view through Feb. 1, featuring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A Middlebury College Special Collections exhibit commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel. Located in the Davis Family Library Atrium. A companion exhibit, “Vital Experiments: Science in 1818” is on display in the Harman Periodicals Reading Room and in Special Collections. Davis Family Library, 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury.

(802) 443-5494.

SELF-PORTRAIT. On view Jan. 10-Feb.2, featuring 35 self-portraits juried and curated by Aline Smithson that show who the subject truly is. An additional 35 images were also selected for the Online Gallery Annex.

PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-4500 or photos@ photoplacegallery.com.

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. On view Jan. 8-April 28, featuring more than 30 works from the museum’s modern and contemporary collections, including recent video works by William Kentridge, Tracey Moffatt, and the Swiss team of Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Other artists represented include Andrew Lenaghan, Banksy, Damian Hirst, Shazia Sikander, Dale Chihuly, Elizabeth Catlett, Andy Warhol, Judy Chicago, Christian Marclay, Kara Walker, and Dennis Byng. Middlebury College Museum of Art at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

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GARDEN

GREENS

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IN THE DEAD OF WINTER

re you a food gardener? If so, you’re probably counting the weeks until you can start your seeds and are already dreaming of your first fresh garden salad of the season. But what if you could easily produce salad greens right now?

BY GORDON CLARK

You can, and the miracle green is pea shoots. You don’t need low tunnels, cold frames or even artificial lights to grow these delightfully delicious and nutritious shoots in your home. It’s also very cost effective as a few dollars of materials will produce $20 or more of product at retail prices.

Shoots are sometimes mentioned interchangeably with sprouts. Both are highly nutritious and easy to grow but are distinct and grown differently. Sprouts are essentially the initial developing root system of the plant, are grown in jars or special containers and can be harvested in days.

Shoots are grown in a growing medium, have developed roots and are growing stems and initial leaves (and in the case of peas, tendrils) and typically take two to three weeks from planting to harvest.

Think of them as teenage plants versus baby plants.

Pea seeds for shoot production are available at most garden stores or seed companies.

My favorite is the Dwarf Grey Pea, but other varieties will work. Here’s how to do it.

Use a standard 10-20-inch growing flat, and fill it with potting soil. Don’t worry about holes in the flat as you really don’t need drainage for this.

Spread up to a cup (8 oz.) of pea seeds as evenly as possible over the surface of the flat.

The flat should be fairly full. Just don’t have seeds piled on top of each other.

Water and cover with a shallow growing flat placed right side up as if you were stacking the two flats. To create this shallow flat, simply cut the top off a standard flat so it is no more than one-inch deep.

Place in a cool spot. As the seeds germinate and start to grow (3-5 days), they will push up

the shallow flat cover. Once they do that, give them another watering if needed. Keep moist but not wet.

Then turn the top flat over so it’s upside down.

Let the shoots continue to grow until they start to push up that top flat (another 2-4 days), then replace that with a standard 2 1/2-inch deep flat, also upside down, again watering if needed.

Don’t skip this step as the two flats are a simple but effective means to “cap” the shoots and keep them growing at a uniform rate to produce a lush, even, easily harvested crop. Without them you may have a scraggly mess with shoots of all different heights.

Once the shoots start to push up the top flat (another 2-4 days) remove it, and put the shoots next to a window. Keep them moist and watch them grow for a few more days, turning the flat daily to keep them growing straight.

In as little as 10-14 days total you will have a flat full of sweet, highly nutritious 6-8-inch shoots.

It’s that simple. Harvest with scissors, leaving the bottom 2-3 inches so you will get a second “come again” crop.

Mix the shoots with winter veggies such as beets and carrots, apple or pear slices and nuts for a fresh salad to get you through the winter. They’re also great on sandwiches, as garnishes and even stand up to a quick stir-fry.

Enjoy!

Gordon Clark is a UVM Extension Master Gardener from Burlington.

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the movie OSCAR PREVIEW In a fairly dull movie year, five go straight to audience hearts and stay there. Here they are in case you want to see them before the Oscar nominations come out.

“Green Book,” a true story from 1962, is a rare blend of comedy and tragedy delivered in very sophisticated ways. Concert pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) lives in splendor atop Carnegie Hall and hires a man to drive him on a concert tour that will end in the deep south. The driver is tough guy Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen). Watching their trust grow as they drive through the tragedy of Southern racism is truly a piece of art.

“The Wife” gives us Joan (Glenn Close) and Joe (Jonathan Pryce) as they leave for Sweden where Joe will accept the Nobel Prize. Joan has spoon fed him for years (he’s a man of the ’50s and she is a wife of the ’50s). She is a writer too, but he has won the prize. Her anger at her position boils over and spurs Close to a performance that delivers the isolation of a deeply intelligent woman. The audience is absolutely silent, stunned by her performance.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is an original piece of magic that captures hearts.

All four band members pour their originality, talent and energy into performances that swell as they sing around the world. In an astonishing performance, Rami Malek creates Freddie Mercury as a superb musical explosion. Writers and directors concentrate on Malek’s extraordinary performance rather than lingering on problems that surface. The band’s chaotic musical brilliance captures its audiences.

“A Private War” is surely the surprise stunner of the year. Rosamund Pike creates a portrait of Marie Colvin, a dedicated reporter determined to deliver to the world the tragedy of the erasure of millions of people in the Middle Eastern wars. Pike studied Colvin’s voice and way of moving on TV recordings and creates the reporter in a way so compelling that audiences are stunned. Both reporter Colvin and her interpreter Pike —

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb 24, at 8 p.m.

one who lived it, one who captures her experience — are a compelling piece of history.

“RBG” is an intricate portrait of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that lets us follow her from high school to the Supreme Court.

This documentary becomes a rare capture of a public person because of Ginsburg’s willingness to play herself, in her 80s, in the film. Carrying Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard Law Review, and distinction in all she does, she fights for the recognition of women and their rights and changes the world for women as she does it.

All five of these true stories give us the substance of some remarkable people living in the culture of their time who had the courage to do something about their beliefs. Intelligent in deep ways and willing to put themselves on the cultural battlefield they are the ones in our country who did something about their passions. Is there anything more exciting than watching strong people create change?

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book

EXCEPTIONAL FIRST NOVELS My Sister, the Serial Killer,

by Oyinkan Braithwaite

SUGAR RUN — BY MESHA MAREN

Golden Child, by Claire Adam

(Algonquin Books)

Take a chance on an unfamiliar author and be rewarded with a fresh perspective, original language and a bold plot. Jodi has just been released from Jaxton, a medium security prison in the hills of Appalachia, where she has spent more than half of her life, having been incarcerated at the age of 17, and now stepping foot outside 18 years later. She wants to finish what she started all those years ago, the task which put her in prison in the first place, to uphold promises made.

But when Jodi meets the waif-like ethereal Miranda, intense emotions are stirred up and Jodi’s straightforward plan to make right the wrongs she committed and start a new life get pushed back, then revised, and then go so wild and so wrong. Raw, unsentimental language saturates this atmospheric novel and realistically depicts the texture and tenor of a former convict’s first days of freedom. Set within the crippling circumstances of rural West Virginia, Mesha Maren’s debut may be bleak, but it is so honest in its depiction of the families we are born into as well as those we create, and how we make the same mistakes we’ve made before, even when we think we’re not.

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

Little Culinary Triumphs,

by Pascale Pujol The Far Field, by Madhuri Vijay The Incendiaries, by R.O. Kwon There There, by Tommy Orange The Au Pair, by Emma Rous Asymmetry, by Lisa Halliday The Mothers, by Brit Bennett

We Need New Names,

by NoViolet Bulawayo

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39 LEMON FAIR ROAD, CORNWALL $645,000

A LOOK INSIDE ADDISON COUNTY HOMES FOR SALE.

19th-century masterpiece for sale in Cornwall Certain historic homes encourage nostalgia. This early 19th-century masterpiece perches atop Cornwall Ridges like a regal matriarch contemplating Middlebury Campus, the Green Mountains and farmlands. When you explore and marvel at the wide floorboards, imagine the glow of multiple fireplaces, discover the walk-in pantry and kitchen hearth, appreciate Victorian-era appointments, it will be impossible not to credit the superb workmanship of a bygone time. Homes were built to last for multiple generations that would live together. Today, with 14 rooms including 5 bedrooms and 4 baths, this home is ideal for a large family and the many generations that will cherish the history of this superb property, and their family’s future in a spot everyone will be proud to call home.

This week’s property is offered by IPJ Real Estate.

More info at middvermontrealestate.com.

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