MONDAY Â Â EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 25 No. 16
Baillie shows twin talents
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Ag expert recalls dairy distinctions
Middlebury, Vermont
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Monday, June 10, 2013
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40 Pages
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1HZ Ă€OP GRFXPHQWV &RUQZDOO KLUHV +DFNHWW \HDUV RI )HUULVEXUJK KLVWRU\ WR VHUYH DV QHZ SULQFLSDO By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  —  From  the  critical  —  the  town’s  involvement  in  the  War  of  1812  —  to  the  whimsical  —  in  the  20th  century  a  Burlington- bound  train  crunched  a  loaded  ma- nure  truck  —  a  new  professionally  FUDIWHG ÂżOP RIIHUV D FRPSUHKHQVLYH look  at  Ferrisburgh’s  history. Produced  on  a  volunteer  basis Â
E\ YHWHUDQ ÂżOPPDNHU DQG 3DQWRQ resident  Ed  Dooley,  owner  of  Waits- ¿HOGÂśV 0DG 5LYHU 0HGLD Âł)HUULV- burgh:  A  Vermont  Town  With  a  His- toryâ€?  traces  the  town  from  its  days  before  European  settlers  arrived  until  its  250th  birthday  celebration  a  year  ago. The  hour-Âlong  DVD  will  make  6HH )HUULVEXUJK 3DJH 39)
By  JOHN  FLOWERS CORNWALL  —  Susan  M.  Hackett,  a  Rutland  County  educa- tor  and  past  principal  of  the  Plym- outh  and  Sunderland  elementary  schools,  has  been  named  the  new  top  administrator  of  Cornwall’s  Bingham  Memorial  School. “I’m  thrilled,â€?  Hackett,  53,  said  in  reaction  to  accepting  the  job, Â
extended  to  her  by  the  Cornwall  School  Board  Thursday  evening  after  a  thorough  interview. “I  think  the  school  is  a  wonder- ful  match  for  me.� The  Cornwall  Search  Commit- tee  received  28  applications  for  the  job,  soon  to  be  vacated  by  cur- rent  Principal  Denise  Goodnow,  6HH +DFNHWW 3DJH 24)
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Collision  course MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  seniors  Meghan  Santry,  left,  and  Lisel  Peters-ÂdeCourval  prepare  to  collide  with  Gabe  Laberge  and  his  overturned  raft  during  the  MUHS  senior  raft  race  on  Lake  Dunmore  last  Wednesday  afternoon.  See  more  photos  on  Page  2. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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,QYDVLYH Ă€\ VSHFLHV WKUHDWHQV EHUU\ FURS By  XIAN  CHIANG-ÂWAREN ADDISON  COUNTY  —  Berry  growers  across  New  England  are  on  high  alert  for  a  new  invasive  insect  species  this  year.  “We’ve  been  hearing  all  about  it  for  the  last  few  years,â€?  said  Jon  Satz,  whose  Wood’s  Market  Garden  in  Brandon  sells  berries,  along  with  many  other  vegetables,  herbs  and  ÀRZHUV The  spotted  wing  drosphila,  a Â
smaller  relative  of  the  common  IUXLW Ă€\ KDV PXOWLSOLHG GUDPDWLFDOO\ DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ LQ WKH SDVW ÂżYH years.  First  detected  in  California  in  2008,  it  spread  to  the  southeastern  U.S.  by  the  following  year.  It  was  ¿UVW GHWHFWHG LQ 1HZ (QJODQG LQ ODWH 2011  after  Hurricane  Irene,  though  it  stayed  in  the  southern  regions.  Blue- berries  and  raspberries  are  particu- larly  vulnerable,  according  to  UVM  Extension  berry  specialist  Vern Â
Grubinger. “We  know  what  the  susceptible  crops  are  based  on  experiences  in  other  parts  of  the  country,â€?  he  said.  Last  year,  UVM  researchers  and  local  growers  learned  about  the  pest  ¿UVWKDQG “In  2012,  it  was  in  most  of  New  England,â€?  he  said. But  the  pest’s  reach  into  northern  Vermont  and  the  Champlain  Valley  last  year  was  spotty.  That  was  at Â
least  partially  because  some  of  the  crops  that  are  most  susceptible,  like  late-Âseason  blueberries  and  fall  rasp- berries,  are  not  as  common  because  of  early  frost. “I  would  say  almost  everyone  who  did  fall  raspberries  got  it,  but  raspberries  are  not  a  big  part  of  your  typical  northern  New  England  farm,â€?  Grubinger  said.  Nonetheless,  the  Champlain  Val- 6HH )UXLW Ă€\ 3DJH 7)